The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-02
STATE SCIENCE SCHOOL

We are glad to learn that Mr.. Quinn
| the president of the board of trustees
Is able to sit up. We wish MIN d
speedy and complete
Miss Edith Johnson was an over
Sunday visitor with friends at Aper-
cronbie.
A new bulletin is just being mailed
| This is a double number giving tnfor,
nation about the trade and Vocatlonal
courses.
A new Burroughs listing and adding
machine has just been installed IN inc
commercial department. The schooi
aims to keep up with the new things IN
line with the work given here.
Some n has sent in a consignment
Of books for the library, but 1t is I'm
felt appreciation as we do not kno"
to whom thanks are due.
The annual oratorical contest &C.
CURED on Wednesday of this week.
The term examinations were held
last Thursday and Friday, and many or
the students went home to help in the
farm work. The school was unusually
quiet for a few days, the. bulletin
board was clean, and the building CIV
en- over to the Caretakcr and the school
cat.
Tuesday was enrolment day for the
spring term, but SO many enrolled on
the days designated for that purpose
last week that 1t was a quiet day COM
pared to some opening days. New
classes will be organized this term IN
botany, geography, pedagogy, and COM
m q rcial panrranhV and the com mn TclHl
department will take up business prac-
tice.
The football schedule for next fall
has been arranged and some good
games arc promised. On Oct. 10 our
team will play the A. C.. at Fargo, Oct.
II, Valley City; Oct. "a. Fargo college,
these games being played at Wahpe-
ton. Oct. 81, we GO to Jamestown, and
Nov. z to Glendale.
Also the 1914 baseball schedule has
been completed and shows the best
schedule in the history Of our athle-
tics:
April "a, Agricultural college, at
April 81, Park Region college. at
Fergus Falls.
May S, Agricultural college, at Far
May 6, The university, at Grand
Forks.
May 9, Fargo college, at Wahpeton.
May Is, The university, at Wahpeton.
May IS, Valley City normal, at Wah-
peton.
May 23. Valley City normal. at Valley
City.
May 25, Park Region college, at
Wahpeton.
June 3. Fargo college, at Fargo.
President Smith was assembly speak,
er last week, and gave the last adj
dress on Vocational Opportunities for
the winter term series. He spoke on
the OPPORTUNITIES in the Learned Pro-
fessions. and from the standpoint of
financial return and the largest op-
~portunities as a producer he did urge
the student to choose his vocation from
those in this class, as there must be
some other motive than acquiring
wealth to make one the most useful in
the profession, as these are some Of the
poorest paid Vocations to be found.
he urged young people who are seek
ing the greatest and most imm ediate
returns to select n of the producing
occupations from the industries or
agriculture. as these lines were not
ovarcrowded and offered the most ma
tural and fullest rewards.
Last Wednesday evening Virginia
Brooks gave the fourth number in BUR
lecture course. She told in a very
Interesting way the story of how
West Hammond. Illinois. was cleaned
up from graft and crime by the per-
sistent effort of the better people in
spite Of opposition from political lead
given March IA by the Appollos, a
group. of five people who sing, have a
~saXaphone quarter, and a large zvlo-
phone. This promises to be an eycen-
uonally good number, and the public