The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-26
NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF N. DAKOTA

Prof. John Merle Coulter of the
University of Chicago, foremost bot
anist Of America, will deliver a series
Of lectures this week at the University
Of North Dakota. Friday, March 27,
Professor Coulter will lecture before
the science classes on New Ideas Of
Reproduction. In the evening he will
speak before the Faculty club OF
Practical Science. Saturday morning
at c~onVocation his subject will be The
New Equipment
Professor Coulter has been connect
ed with many different institutions
and has been professor and head of
the department of botany at the Uni
versity of Chicago since 1896. He is
the founder of The Botanical Gazette
since 1875. He is a recognized au-
thority on his subject and a writer Of
many valuable works.
oratoricaI Contest.
The annual oratorical contest at the
state university will take place next
Monday evening, March 80, and prom
Uses to be one of the best ever held at
the institution In all nine contest
ants have handed in orations and
among this number there are several
excellent speakers
For the first time in the history of
the institution, a girl has entered the
contest-Miss >Inga Leine of North
wood, whose subject is, An Interpre-
tation Of Life. The other contestants
are Edward McIlraith of East Grand
Forks, Mimi, subject, A Citizen; Ran
dali Larson of Minot, subject, Daniel
Webster; Howard Huston, Minot, Fac
tors DIN Progress; Axel Aronson OF
Saskatchewan, subject, Commerce or
Human Rights; Lester Smith. Grand
Forks, subject, Jonathan Prentice
! nn11iyrnr. A1npr Fnr12 ne [Sran nj
Forks, subject, A Vision of Victory;
William Chittick of Grand Forks, The
New Vision; Clifford Hanson, Grand
Forks, The Little Giant of the West.
The preliminary contest consists
merely of judging on thought
will be made on delivery. as
position. The winner Of the first place
will be presented with the Mortified
$50 prize and will represent the uni
yersity in the state contest here next
month. The winner of the second
place will be presented with the $2t
Mortified. prize.
The winner of the first place in the
state contest will represent North Da-
kota in the contest with South Dako.
ia and will be presented with a beau
tiful gold watch which is the annua
gift Of the Masonic grand lodge of the
state.
University Extension Lectures.
A number OF lectures have beer
scheduled for this week and the frs
part of April. to be given under the
direction of the University of Nortl
Dakota.
Prof. Gottfried e. HUT of the Greel
department, Prof. Frederick III. Koch
and John Adams Taylor OF the Eng.
lish department, returned this week
from lecture our In different parts
Of the state.
On March 26. Prof. IA. =. Becker will
deliver a lecture at Pingree. His sub.
ject will be, The Panama Canal. Or
March ~, DR.. H. IL. French will de.
liver q lecture on The Backward Chile
at the teachers institute at Towner
On March 80, DR.. j. NJ. Gillette viii
deliver a lecture at Maddox, Hi
subject will be, Fads and Fashions
On April 8, John Adams Taylor vii
lecture on some phase OF literature a
Webster. April 10. Prof. Vernon r
Squires will lecture at Reynolds.
Under the direction og the extension
'ldtyision Of the university a number d
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