The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-04
COLLEGE MEN ARE
ENTERTAINERS
STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEM
BERS ARE HOSTS TO COM
MERCIAl CLUB
ONE BIC TINE ENJOYED BY EVERYONE
Speeches., Stunts and a Fine Feed
Make Up a Most Enjoyable Even
ins--The Evenings Program

1T certainly vas great" This has
been a common expression among
Commercial Club members this week
in referring to the big time at the
State College on Friday evening. On
this glad occasion the college men
were hosts to the members Of the
Bookings Commercial Club, and they
gave the city boosters a most enjoy
able evening. The big doings started
about eight o'clock and the good time
continued without interruption until
midnight, About four hundred stu
dents, faculty members and city men
were present, comfortably filling the
big gymnasium. There were boxing
and wrestling matches, tight wire ex-
hibition, a fine feed and only a few
speeches, a fact which added to the
enjoyment of the evening.
Bleachers had been erected on
either side of the gymnasium and they
were packed when the opening bell
sounded. In the absence of President
Perisho Dean Brown welcomed the
visitors. 1t was a cordial welcome
that made the visitors feel perfectly
at home. DR.. Brown spoke of the
close bond between college and city
and expressed the institutions appre-
citation of what the club had done.
President Carlisle responded for the
club, r%emarking that he vas glad to
represent the best boosting organiza-
ton in the best city in the best state
in the best country On earth. Nh. Car
Isle also spoke of the cordial rela.
tons between town and gown" and
pledged the club to do anything-even
to registering as a lobbyist-for the
institution. At the conclusion of his
speech Mr.. Carlisle proposed that the
club members give nine Yeas 1--WE
guess that is the way you spell it, for
State. The club members did a very
creditable job of yelling and Mr.. Car
Isle made a very fair cheer leader,
although he did not get as many con-
tortions into the job as slim" Iverson
does.
Cheer Leader Iverson, who was also
chief cook, appeared from the kitchen
at this moment and tucking his apron
in his hip pocket he led the college
boys in several rousing yells.
The first stunt on the program was
a boxing match between Skinny Skin
ner of Brcokings, and Kid Karlstad Of
Dempster. This was a fast three
round bout, full of action all the way,
and it brought the spectators to their
feet several times. No decisions are
allowed under u state laws, so the
referee, Hans Werner of De Smet,
said, and he left the decision up to the
crowd.
The next event was a wrestling
match between Jerlow of Carthage,
and Ondell of Condo. This, too, was
an exciting affair, and it seemed to in
terest the crowd even more than the
previous stunt. Jerlow was the heav-
Ter and older and took the first fall
in four and a half minutes. On
dell came back strong and pinioned
his opponent to the mat for the sec
ond fall in two and a half minutes.
The men wrestling ten minutes more
without a fall when Referee Gaetz
called the match a draw.
The next thing on the program was
quite a surprise to the down town
visitors who did not know that there
was such capable talent at the college.
This was an exhibition on the tight
wire by Messrs. Phillips and Ian
phier. The boys went through all
kinds of stunts on the wire, all of
which required a cool nerve and con-
siderable dexterity, and it was really
as good an exhibition as will be seen
anywhere.
At this stage Of the proceedings the
lunch committee announced that the
eats were ready, and the crowd
lined up and were served buffet style.
There were pickles and cheese, rye
bread sandwiches, beans, good coffee.
wienes and some more things that go
to make up a fine lunch.
The program was i~nterspersed with
some good music by the college or
chestra, and some fine vocal numbers
by Dean Hedge.
After cigars had been lighted up
Chairman Killing gave way to Prof. c.
F. Brown, who acted as POSTMASTER