The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-05-20

For want Of space in our regular
issue, we publish and distribute this
week an Elk's Booster Supplement OF
sixteen pages, containing matter per-
tanning to the Order of Elks and
Memorial Day, and the activities of
the Watertown Elks and Sons of Veter-
ans in connection with presenting the
Elk's Minstrel Show and observing
Memorial Day.
The report of condition of the state
treasury at the end of business April
80, showed total cash in all funds at
1886, 347, of which $S4,910 was in the
general fund, which is on a cash basis
at the present time. The income fund
for common schools, which will be
distributed in June, is now $524,SO1.
The Irvine plant carries $SS,236, and
the game fund $34.S20.
Eight South Dakota boys and girls
compete for medals and banners in the
annual state high school declamatory
contest at the State College auditorium
this evening. Each contestant has
been a winner in a district contest.
Those who will deliver committed ora
tons are: Hobart Brown, Mitchell;
Leila Linn, Brookings; Glen Seymour,
Lebanon; and Howard G. Wheeler,
Deadwood. Declarations will be de-
livered by Hazel Clark, Armour;
Crystal Grain, Redield; Libbie Daw-
son, Conistota; and Lenore Markham,
Lead.
Here is a diary account of a young
Dutchman's visit to his best girls. 1t
is, apparently, a very truthful account
and is as follows: 81 vent to see my
girl de oder night, and de first ting we
done was to blay Sex and Sexziz,
Krietz Dieble and Solo. My girl she
blay for Diamonds, und she got none. |
blay for Harris, I got none; de ole man
sneak in de back door, he blay NIT
Clubs, | got sum; l make High, Low,
Jack und the Game over the back
fence. Ven l was Walking past der
house, my girl said: "Say, Louie, I'll
be home tomorrow night" says:
so will l."
The teachers of the Castlewood pub
lie school and a majority Of the 7th
and Sth grades and of the high school
went down to B%rookings Friday morn
ing in a special car attached to the
morning passenger and spent the day
at the State College. Upon their ar
rival they were taken in automobiles
to the college where the day was spent
in a most pleasant and profitable way.
The party was entertained in a most
hospitable manner and the pleasures of
the day will not soon be forgotten.
The members of our party from here
were escorted through the several
buildings of the college; they also
visited the barns and the groves and
were served with refreshments. Our
State College ranks as one of the lead
ing institutions of learning in the
northwest and each succeeding year
witnesses a largely increased attend
ance.-Castlewood Republican.
VIM. Loesch of Oldham and Miss
Alene Giannonatti of Ludlow, phar.
macy students at the State College, re-
ceived highest honors in the annual
: examination recently held by the
state board of pharmacy, with grades
of 92 is per cent and S3 per cent re-
spectively. Walter Abbott of Tyndall,
Harry Randall of Arlington, and Clar-
ence Tolagsen of ~Brookings, ranked
fifth, sixth and ninth respectively. A
total of %thirty-four applicants repre-
> senting various pharmacy schools of
=, the northwest were examined. Prof. B.
T. Whitehead, head of the pharmacy
department is elated over the out
come of the recent examination. This
department at the college has the I'M
u ual distinction of turning out only
n graduate in eighteen years who
has finally failed to pass the state
board examination. The high grade
of VIM. Loesch of the class of 1915
has rarely been surpassed.
Prof. Michel, botanist at the college,
tells us that it is useless to try to kill
dandelions by picking the blossoms. If
the blossoms alone are destroyed and
the leaves are permitted to go un-
harmed hat the dandelion will live in
definitely. 1t Is ~aperennial, or one
which will live over many seasons
without being started again from seed.
The roots of the dandelion are often
four feet long and if the leaves are
allowed to make food for such a long
tap root the danbelion will flourish un-
checked; because of this fact the plant
must be starved to death. One method
and usually the one practical in small
towns, is the persistent use of spud or