The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-18

The committee appointed at the
last meeting to make a report on the
war tax was not ready and the matter
was left over until the next meeting
Prof. Solberg made his final report
on the sign posts, stating that fifty
three of the posts had been placed in
the county, the expense being divided
up between the club and the county
Prof. Solberg said that Brookings coun
ty was now well provided with signs
and if the club intended to do anything
further in this line it would have to &C
out of the county.
Prof. Solberg thought that the club
should take up the good roads question
and boost for good highways between
each county seat town.
Chairman Hyde of the publicity com
mittee reported on the Hobo Day films,
giving a list of the towns where they
had been shown. He stated that the
films had just about paid for them
selves.
The corn contest money, amounting
to $50, appropriated by the club some
time ago, was reported to be partly
spent and a motion vas made and car
ried to appropriate enough to again
bring it up to the fifty dollar mark.
President Carlisle reported that
there would be a big teachers insti-
tute here in June and the directors had
agreed to provide conveyances to bring
the Moody county teachers here over
land.
The president said hat the piece of
model road west of the city should be
raised ten or twelve inches, and Prof.
Solberg was of the same opinion. The
latter offered to use his class in trac.
ton engineering on the work provided
that the club would meet part of the
expense.
Prof. Larsen said that Main street
and at least n street to the college
should be %graveled, and Prof, Solberg
said that this matter vas put up to the
council something over a year ago and
they had agreed to give a thousand
dollars for the work. Prof. Solberg
said, however, that he thought that
Main street should be paved.
Superintendent Browning spoke of
the card cases sent out to the club
members and he moved that a rising
vote of thanks be rendered the board
of directors, which carried.
President Carlisle mentioned the
opening of the public library on Mon
day and said that members should be
present. He also called attention to
the visit of a legislative delegation for
Monday morning, February %, and
said that all members were expected to
take in the exercises at the college.
E. L. Squirting said that the club
should get out an illustrated phamplet
of the city and county for distribution,
and Charles E. Hall moved that the
publicity committee be instructed to
do this, and the motion carried. The
publicity committee, sc the president
said, had been considering this matter
for some time. 1t is the intention of
the committee to make the phamplet
a nice one, setting forth fully the ad-
vantages of the city and county, and
it will be issued just as soon as the
material can be gathered.
Charles E. Hall moved that we hold
another Get-together-get some time in
March. The motion carried and the
matter was put up to the entertain
ment committee.
Philo Hall said that he thought
Superintendent Browning could tell
something of interest about the high
school, and Mr.. Browning reported
that he had just received word that
the school had been accepted as afil-
iating with the National Council Of
Universities and Colleges. The school
has been on the accredited list for
some time, and this is a step higher in
rating. 1t permits graduates of the
local high school to enter any eastern,
or western, university or college with
out examination, and is an honor that
is shared by but one other school,
Sioux Falls, in this state.
w. H. Conklin asked the club to
donate $25 to the two m whose
home was burned some time ago, and
on motion this was done.
Prof. Champlin extended an invita-
ton to the members to be present at
the annual meeting of the South Da-
kota Experiment association at the
State College the latter part Of March.
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned for a nice lunch.
The meeting was called earlier
than usual and the business was dis
posed of promptly, letting the mem
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