Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-19
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When We lived In a house built O.
sod,
An didn't have nothin' to speak of
but a trust in Dakota-an' God.
Just a pair o. ol' skeleton oxen,
With nothin' but hide on their
bones,
An riclety wagon that grumbled
At workin',' VITA screeches an
groans,
An flea.bitten dog bout the color
Of the sunfowers seen by the way,
AS we follered the crooked Jim river
In the summer heat, Gay after day.
Pawleen, break away from that music
An'answer that telephone ring!
AS ! was a.sayin', we struggled
Til all of our troubles took wing,
An the crops got so masterful heavy
That when every harvest came
round ,r r-..
1t was hard to git men 'nuff to save
'em
An git 'em in off O. the ground.
Now John is a travelin' in Yurrup,
An Polly is back from Of Vassar
An says we must call her Pawleen;
An'you're wearin' city-built toggin'
An lookin' as gay as you please
An guess yer ol' man amt no hobo
With tailor-made trappin's Ike
these. .~.
We stuck to our faith in Dakota,
An likewise our faith in the Lord,
An now, sense the lanes tuck turn
in, "
We're reapin' a hefty reward.
The sod house we once ust to live in,
Round which lots O. memory clings,
Just stands as a silent reminder
OF the time fore we sprouted our
t@es wings. %
Pawleen, wish you'd ring up the gar.
age
An tell the, chaw-foor to fetch
round
The turin car early tomorrer
TO take your paw.paw into town;
I'm expectin' to meet committee
From the district Republican ring
That's a-wantiR' to run me for con.
= 3gress,
An the runabout's scarcely the
~. I, James Barton Adams.
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William 4Chauncey Langdon, page.
ant master in the city Of New York,
has been secured for a lecture on
"'The Pageant; New Kind of Ora.
ma before the student body, in the
auditorium on January %. Mr. Lang
don has had a long connection with
the pageant movement in America
and comes to the Normal school as
one of the foremost authorities on
the subject. ..
The Normalonians, q girls glee
club at the Normal school, is making
preparation for it's annual winter con.
cert tour During the past two years
this organization has appeared in con.
cert in over 40 North Dakota towns.
Many novelties are being introduced
this year. The young ladies are to
appear in Greek costume. A minuet
will be included on the program, also
incostume, as we'll as a travesty on
the tower scene from II Trovatore.
Glenn billiard Gum, pianist and
critic, will appear in lecture recita.
in the auditorium on January Z, III
the second of the lPre.Festival Con-
cert series, which was op--ed carr"
this month by the Reynolds sisters
in program of folk sonks. Others
to appear on this course during the
winter are: Oscar Seagle, baritone;
Nine. Dorothea North, soprano; Amy
Emerson 'Neill, violiniste; and the
Dvorak Trio, instrumental.
Miss Laurabelle Craik of Argyle,
Minn., member of this years gradu.
ating class in domestic science, has
just been appointed dietitian at the
state hospital at st. Peter, MINI. Miss
Ida Ratzlaff, another graduate of iae
domestic science department, has just
resigned her position as principal OF
the Baldwin Consolidated school in
Barnes county, to become membe.
Of the staff of Prof. Thomas Cooper
Of the Agricultural college extension
division.
Special Christmas exercises have
been the order in the Normal train.
ing school tais week. Programs were
given in all departments and during
the general exercises of the Normal
school. The graduation exercises OF
the Normal school were aeld in the
auditorium on Friday morning, when
II students, completed the work Of
various courses and brought the total
numebr of the class of 1915 up to 20S
Several of those to complete their
work this week have accepted teach.
ing positions for the winter; Others
have elected to return to school for
the remainder of the year to complete
advanced work. 81,
The first of the inter.literary soci-
ETY. debates will take place on the
first Saturday evening of the winter
term. Four societies have elected
teams to meet in these contests. A
set of medals has been provided by
the three Granger brothers, alumni
of the Normal school. to be awarded
to the members of the winning team.
The society represented by the win.
ming team will be awarded a trophy,
to be :1eld by that society until it Is
defeated, during subsequent year.