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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
SPEED CONTEST

Arthur Hasle of Brookings, won the
speed contest in typewriting at the
college with an average of $40 words
per minute for a period Of II weeks.
His highest speed was asa words per
minute. Miss Elva Feuerhelm's aver,
age was slightly lower, after one years
study, Mr.. Hasle's record having been
made after two years work. Miss
Feuerhelm's highest speed was 49.1
words per minute on new matter. The
following students qualified in the 100
word minute speed test in shorthand
with less than three per cent errors
in transcript: lnez Shaw, Arthur
Hasle. Elva Feuerhelm, Frank Neal
and Floyd Nelson. The latter won the
shorthand speed contest with a record
of $50 words per minute with less than
three per cent of errors in transcript.
These records in shorthand and type.
writing compare favorably with those
of the international speed contests.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM
Friday June 4th, 1870 p. M:
CLASS OF 1916

The class of 1916 at the Brookings
high school will be larger than the
class this year. There are forty-one
that will classify as regular seniors,
four others are short one OF two
credits and three from other schools
have asked to be permitted to enter
here for their senior year bringing the
total number of seniors for next year
up to Al or 48. The names are as
follows: Lawrence Knappen who
holds the first honors with the average
of 97.2 for the semester just closed,
Harry Solberg who holds second
honors with an average of 95A for
the last semester; Coe Durland, Clara
Hoffman, Fred Jerde, Charles Culhane,
Olive Cole, Genevieve Chappell, Hor-
ace Campbell, Lyman Caldwell,
Genevieve Caldwell, Cecil Brown.
CHAIRMAN Brictson, George Biggar, FL
bert Austin, Hilman Alrick. John Rog.
ers, Blanche Tompkins, Robert Yule.
Dwight Tyson. Virgil Turner, Nora
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
A. 0. U. w. AND D. OF II. OFFICERS

The annual state conventions of the
A. q. t. w. and ID. of II. were held at
Rapid City last week. The B~rookings
lodges were represented by w. II.
Murphy and Mesdames Fox. Etting,
Thayer and Glidden. Mrs. Thayer is
past Grand chief of honor of the degree
and took a prominent part in its de-
alterations. The a. Q. L. w. lodge of
Bookings was presented with a ban,
ner for initiating the largest class of
young men during the year.
The following officers were elected:
Northumberland master workman,
l.. } Thomas, Ipswich; grand foreman,
Richard NJ. Unruh, Deadwood; grand
overseer, Henry E.. Englesby, Water
town; grand recorder, Henry Neill.
Madison; grand receiver, f. r. Hard
ing. Langford; grand guide, c. p.
Sherwood, De Smet; grand inside
Waterman, O. c. Lindekugel, Spencer;
grand outside watch, Chas. j.. johann
son. Salem: representatives to SUI
preme lodge, j. Il. Plat, Clark; T. NJ.
Simmons, Huron; l.. j. Thomas, Ip-
switch.
Degree:-Regna c. Fitzgerald,
Watertown, grand chief of honor;
Margaret Frazier, Lead, grand lady of
honor; Viva Anderson, Aberdeen,
grand chief Of ceremonies; Mabel Todd
Ropid City, grand recorder; Mary
Noyes Farr, Pierre, grand treasurer;
Mary Like, Mitchell, grand usher;
Maude Payne, Warner, grand inside
watch; Miss NJ. n. Kremer, Salem,
grand outside watch.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
THE WAR

The most interesting phase of the
war the past week was the German
reply to President Wilson's note. Ger.
many's answer was unsatisfactory, in
that they did not assume responsibility
for the Lusitania outrage nor did they
give any assurance that murder of
this character would not happen in
the future. They sought to prolong
the discussion of the matter, but the
presidents reply to the note is expect.
ed to be a demand that Germany cease
its present method of submarine war,
fare.
Italy seems to be making progress
in its invasion Of Austria, but SO far
has not won any important successes.
This mornings dailies reported that
ROumania and Bulgaria had agreed
to enter the war on the side of the
Allies, one to attack Austria and the
other Turkey.
The situation in both the great bat
tie fronts remain the same, but Ger
many reports some success against
the Russians.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
HITS THE NAIL

The following from the Hendricks
Pioneer just about hits the nail on the
head: 1--WE are pleased to rote that
the board of education has elected a
local lady as a teacher in the public
schools for next year. Miss Bessie
Kahn will teach the primary room In
years gone by it has been a fallacy
that a stranger has a great advantage
over one who has been raised in the
community and Is intimately acquaint-
ed. We know of places where this has
been tried out and proven to be a huge
mistake, so that now in numberless
school districts you will find young
men and women in the school room
teaching pupils whom they have known
since the latter were in their baby
hood, and their work is attended by
success"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
A TAKES THIRD

The State College has "come back
in track athletics, Coach Ewing's team
having won two state championships
and third in the Minnesota-Dakota con
ference meet. The University of
South Dakota was enormously report
ed in many papers to have won third
in the conference and championship Of
the state.
States 3112 points in the tri-state
meet at Grand Forks last week were
won by three firsts in mile, two-mile
and ~javelin throw; second in broad
jump, half mile, low hurdles and high
jump; third in relay; and fourth in
high hurdles, pole vault and hammer
throw. States team consisted of five
men, Skinner, LaXon, Strachan, Cald-
well, and Lynch. The score of rank
ing competitors was Hamline, 49,;
North Dakota Univ, "A; S. ID. State
College, 31h; S. d. University, 90;
Dakota Wesleyan, 16; Northern Nor
NAL 81 n. d. Aggies, s; Huron Col
lege, 2. 1t is believed that if Garlic
ton and Yankton colleges had been
represented by teams, the meet would
have been won by State College, since
her possible points would not have
been materially affected by these col
leges, but the scores of other teams
would have been divided.
State College with five men placed
in eleven out of sixteen events, and
set two new conference records
mile and "javelin throw. Strachan of
State was fourth high point winner
with 10h points,-first in mile and
two mile and u point in relay. He
set a new record of ABS in the mile.
Laxon won s points; first in %javelin
(149 #. 10 i'm, tie for second in high
jump, and ran in relay. Skinner took
second in broad jump, and fourth in
hammer throw and pole vault. Cald-
well won second in low hurlles, fourth
in high hurles and raj in relay. Lynch
took close second in half mile in new
record time Of 2:03, and ran in the
relay.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
FLOODS WEST OF RIVER

w. II. Murphy and Mesdames
turned home Sunday morning from the
A. o. Y. w. and d. of II. conventions
at Rapid City. The party was COM
PEELED to remain a couple of days
longer than they intended at Rapid
City on account of the floods west OF
the river, which washed away several
miles of track and made the road bed
unsafe in other places. At Philip
three people were drowned by the
food, which at that point reached the
first stories of all buildings.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
AN OLD TIM Err

A dispatch to the Sioux Falls Press
says: "a few days ago James Natesta
a we'll known pioneer, completed AZ
years of continuous residence in Brook
ings county. When he located in the
county in May, 1878, there were only
II settlers in the entire county. All Of
these but five left the following year,
having been frightened away by a
threatened Indian massacre. Those
who remained became wealthy as
Bookings county has developed into
one of the richest agricultural counties
in the United States"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03

Larson were united in marriage at the
NJ. E. church parsonage Tuesday morn
ing, Rev. r. A. Bruce officiating. 1t
was a quiet wedding, only the relatives
being present. The young couple left
on the morning train for a couple Of
weeks visit with relatives of Mr. Ged-
nalske at Dubuque, Iowa, and will re-
turn home by way of Minneapolis.
These worthy young people have a
large circle of friends in Brookings
who will join with the Register in x
tending the hope that every happiness
may come to them.
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G.. A.. R.. HEROES
ARE HONORED
MEMORIAL DAY is SPLENDIDlY
OBSERVED IN BROOKINGS
ON MONDAY
ADDRESS BY PROF. BROWN IS FEATURE
Fine Parade in Morning is Foil owed
by Appropriate Exercises at Opera
House in the Afternoon

On Monday Brookings honored the
heroes Of the Grand Army, both living
and dead, This deserved tribute was
paid by means of the most splendid
Memorial Day exercises ever held in
the usual parade to the cemetery,
where the graves of the Soldier Dead
were decorated with bright flowers,
and in the afternoon there was a fine
program at the opera house. The ex-
ercises were largely attended and the
fine weather, the first for some weeks,
was much appreciated.
The parade, which was in charge Of
C~ommandant Ditto Of the State Col
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lege, formed at the court house square
north and west and then south through
Main street and on to the cemetery.
There was an unusually large number
of carriages and autoes in line and
the parade was a splendid spectacle.
The order of march was as follows:
Marshal Ditton, Mayor Mathews and
members of city council, Boy Scouts,
State College military band, Members
of the G.. A. II. in a%utoes, college
cadets, w. r. c., school children, Sons
of Veterans, citizens. This year, for
the first time, the members of the G..
A. r. rode in the parade instead of
marching.
The exercises at the opera house be-
gan at two-thirty and were presided
over by DR.. A. w. Hyde. The program
consisted of a number of patriotic
numbers and it was featured by a
splendid address by Prof. Frank 4.
Brown, of the State College. A male
chorus furnished fine music and the
audience assisted them in singing q
number Of war songs. Before dismiss
ing the meeting Chairman Hyde said
that there should be a statue to the
memory of the Boys in Blue erected
in the court house square and 1t
should have engraved upon 1t the
name of every member of the G.. A. r.
who ever resided in Brookings county.
1t should be a county movement, said
DR.. Hyde, and he advised the Sons of
Veterans and members of the G.. A.
R. to push the matter.
Prof. Browns address was so good
that the Register prints it in full be.
low:
From the times Of which we have
written record there have been places
and seasons OF sacred memory. l am
thinking Of the Acropolis Of Athens,
of the Senate-house at Rome, of the
Tower at London, and the Old South
Church of Boston. Again I am think
ing of the anniversary of our country's
Natal Day, the birthdays both of the
Father and Saviour of our Country
and that day which has been set aside
to decorate the graves of our fallen
heroes of the Civil War-these are
days marking such memorable events
as still deserve to be celebrated In
that form and spirit best calculated
to impress the lessons of the great
lives and deeds with which such holy
days live in association.
A number Of years ago when in a
city Of Eastern Illinois, we hapepned
to pick up an old copy of the New
York Herald of which James Gordon
Bennett was editor, dated April Is,
1865. In this paper we read the news
of Lees surrender reaching Sherman's
fNAUt1nuAA m 0a~A TN~r~N
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
BUYS TOGGERY

Adolph Larson has sold the Toggery
to Il. O. Haugen, who took possession
Monday morning. Mr.. Haugen has had
much experience in the clothing and
furnishing business, having been con-
nected with the Columbia for several
years and as he is a popular young
man he should do a nice business. He
is making a number of improvements
in the store and is adding to the stock.
Mr.. Larson is undecided as to what
he will do, but will in all probability
leave Brookings.
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Thompson, Grace Sloan. Rachael Shell
don, Lydian NJ. Schultz, Myrtle
Schultz. Carl Sacre, Selma Rodne,
Rhoda Rittman. Mary Perso, Florence
Palmer. Myrtle Olson, Lawrence Olson
Angie Olson, Louise McMahan, Great
Johnson. Zula Johnson, Marguerite
Wix, Earl Miner, and Hyman WeXler,
Kamella Fieldt, Philo Mix, Elmer Ken
nard who will have extra credit to
make.
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SERVICE FOR CITY

Down town people now have a
weather service, the government hav-
ing after some persuasion, decided to
display the weather flags from the flag
pole of the p~ostofice building. The
weather service has always been
handled by the college and the flags
were visible to but a small portion of
the city. Now they can be seer by
everyone who comes down town.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
BASEBALL

The local base ball season will be
opened tomorrow at the fair grounds
by a game between Bookings and
White. White has a good team this
year and the local boys have organized
a pretty good team, considering that
1t is all home talent. Tomorrow's
game will be in a way a test as to
whether or not Brookings wants base
ball. If the citizens show an inclina.
ton to support the team the boys will
get busy and schedule games with the
leading teams of this section. To.
morrow's game will be called at three
o'clock.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
H~AROLDSON RESIGNS

H. F. Haroldson has resigned his
position as cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank and is at present on a
fishing trip at Spirit Lake, Iowa. Mr..
Haroldson has been identified with the
First National for over twenty years,
working up from the loves pos.
ition in the bank to that Of cashier
and he contributed his share toward
making it the large and popular insti-
tuition 1t is today. Mr.. Haroldson
may decide to remain in Brookings and
his legion of friends are hopeful tina,
this will be the case.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
WINS

Delmer Swenehart, the high school
track star, competed in the interschol.
astic meet held at the University of
Minnesota Saturday and won the high
jump against a strong field, going 5
feet, 9 inches. He went on to Chicago
and will compete in the big meet to be
held under the auspices of the Univer-
sity Of Chicago next Monday. Coach
Dillon accompanied him and will go
from there to his home in Illinois.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03

The commencement program on Fri
day evening was much more interest
ing than the usual exercises of this
character. The class gave the follow.
ing numbers:
Presidents address. Albert Thompson
Class History ...... Daisy Elston
Glass Grafton ...... Leila b. Linn
Charge to Juniors. Harry Halvorson
Glass Poem Clara S~hanbarker
An added feature was the presenta-
ton Of a farce entitled, The Dear
Boy Graduate" in which about half Of
the class had parts. 1t showed in as
amusing way the trials and tribula-
tons of a young man who was about
to graduate and of his final triumph.
The cast was as follows:
Clyde Walker-The Dear Boy.
Leonard Fem
Bessie Moore-His best girl and
captain of the basket ball team.
Esther Somers
Caroline Walker-His mother......
Ora Larson
Grandma Walker-His grandmother
Mabel Pultz
Genevieve Walker-His eldest sis
ter ........... Dorothy Squirting
Mamie Walker-His little sister,.
Erma Hubbart
Gerusha Walker-An "old maid
aunt Alvia Anderson
Mrs. Mary Milton-A country aunt
Julia Enright
Helen Milton-A country cousin.
.Cecile Swift
Martha Westfeld-A city aunt.....
Edith Poole
Leona Westfeld-A city cousin.
Nellie Erickson
1.-The Boys"-His Chums
Tom Leonard .......C Claude Vinegar
Dick Reed ......... Leroy Chichester
Harry Duff ....... Albert Thompson
THE Girls"-His Classmates
Dora Harding Alice Grape
Clara Reed ........ Helen Patterson
Ethyl Hall ........ Mabel Bitterness
Pearl Whitney Agnes tllttle
After the completion of the exer-
cises by the young people Principal
this Mr.. Dillon paid a high compli-
ment to the graduates for their un-
usually high scholarship record dur
ing their your years of high school
work. In presenting the diplomas
Superintendent Browning reviewed
the splendid work of the class during
the four years, and he announced the
honors which had been won by Frank
Bergeim and Esther Somers.
The following received diplomas:
Girls: Alvia NJ. Anderson, Frances
Harriet Carlisle, Harriet Lorraine
Cheever, Daisy Alma Elston, Julia
Margaret Enright, Nellie Olevia Erick-
son, Agnes Mae Flittie, Alice Grape,
Frances Floy Harza, Erma Hubbart,
Ora Omita Larson, Leila Beth Linn,
Joy F. Morton, Mabel O. Bitterness,
Ethel Helen Patterson, Edith Herberg
Poole, Mabel A. Pultz, Pearl Vivian
Randall, Clara Belle Shanbarker,
Hazel ]. Skiff, Esther Mae Sommers,
Dorothy Florence Squirting, Cecile
Swift.
Boys: Ray X. Atkinson, Guy w
Austin, Frank H. Bergeim, Albert N.
Leroy j. Chidester, Otto B.
Dybdahl, Leonard Orlando Fem, Har-
ry NJ. Halverson, Harold Knutson, AL
bert M. Thompson, Delbert w. Jerde,
Andrew NJ. Pultz, Delmar Swenehart,
Walter J. Whitmus, Claude Vinegar.
--1-
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U NEXT WEEK

Judge Sherwood will the
June term of court here next Monday
but the jury will not report until Tues.
day. 1t is expected that the libel suit
of Geo. w. Egan vs.. the WATERFOWL
Public Opinion will be the first case
taken up on Tuesday. This is a re
hearing Of a cas- tried at Watertown,
in which Egan was awarded 500
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
GO TO NEW HOME

Rev. and Mrs. H. Fossnes departed
this week for their home at Norwood,
Iowa, where MI. Fossnes has accepted
the ~pastorate of a Lutheran church.
During their residence here Rev. and
Mrs. Fossnes have made a large num-
Der of friends among u people who
will wish them every happiness in
their new home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-17

clothing for these people, We are sur.
rounded with many difficulties" said
Mr.. Hoover. "We are forced 10 ask
frankly for unmade material and only
for unworn stufs. We have estab-
lished workrooms in all the leading
Belgian cities, the one in Brussels Civ
ing employment 20 more than 10000.
This clothing is all distributed freq
through our local communal commit
tees after they have investigated the
necessities of each recipient.
"What We need urgently lie new wool
len clothes for women and girls, wool
len and cotton materials for babies
clothing, shswls, stockings, Jerseys,
sweaters. blankets, boots and shoes.
unierclothing, overcoats and suits"
These may be sent TO the commissions
Headquarters at II Broadway.
Bishop Greer and Cardinal Gibbons
yesterday sent Endorsements of the
commissions works. the former d.
claring that the appeal was worthy OF
all commentator. Cardinal Gibbons
said he was happy TO learn. of The
deep interest which the President WAS
taking in the mission Of mercy and
| hoped the people would respond cen
erously.
The Lafayette Fund has received
sS6s3596 for its relief work, yester-
days contributions aggregating $1,000.
This fund is sending kits costing 81,
and contributions are received at the
funds Offices, at the Vanderbilt Hotsl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-17
NO. rs TAP RAIL
IN YALE CLUB BAR
Debutantes and Grand
mothers Fill New House
at First Ladies' Day.
LUNCH AND DANCE
20 STORIES IN AIR
Concert and Reception Part Of
Programme - HouSeWarm-
ing Continues To-day.

That mystery of mysteries, mans
club, is mystery no longer, for yes
terday was "ladies' day" at the new
Yale Club, Vanderbilt Avenue and
Forty-fourth Sareet, and some $500
women-debutantes, wives and grand
mothers-inspected it from ground
floor to roof garden. The unanimous
verdict was perfectly adorable
A receiving line, men only, welcomed
them in the lobby, and they first in
spected the lounge.
Perfectly wonderful" said one with
orchids. 1.-THE ceiling looks like de-
l.cious ice cream"
which also was open for all to see, for
tunately. for many said that they came
with the ayowed intention Of entering
it. These experienced that unique SEN
sation of placing No shoes on brass
rail
ITS terribly cute" remarked viva
oious young lady as she munched an
olive.
Up they went in elevators and by
stairways, leaving faint tint of per-
fume in the usually tobacco scented at
mosphere, and thronged through the
grill, billiard hall, locker room, Turk
ish bath, pool. squash courts and gym
nasium, testing the exercise apparatus
and polishing up their superlatives.
An orchestra played "Boola," Upright
College Years." March, March on
Down the Field" and otner Yale ditties.
Feminine chatter and laughter filled
the place and skirts swished, sketching
scene truly reminiscent of prom
time in New Haven when the campus is
given over to undergraduates and their
girls from every corner Of the land.
ooh. how marvellous." was over
heard in the library. "pd like 20 spend
an hour right here. Oh, | wish | were
a man! You know things are made so
comfortable and attractive for men,
Even private rooms of members were
inspected by the fair sex, the entire
club being theirs for the day. Luncheon
was served in the main dining room on
the twentieth floor. the private dining
rooms and the grill. A reception was
held in the lounge from $3.50 till 6, and
there was dancing at the same time on
the eighteenth floor. A bird's-eye view
Of Long Island, The Bronx and New
Jersey was had from the roof. The en-
tire twenty-one floors were filled from
IL till $3.50.
Tomorrow is Yale Club day, for
members only, and calculated to bring
back the accustomed atmosphere to the
place. A reception, dinner ant smoker
will be held in the evening, beginning
at $3.50 o'clock. Afterward the Uni,
versity Glee Club of New York will
MARBLE. Saturday returns from the
Yale-Harvard football game will be re
ceived from Cambridge by wire. This
will close housewarming week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-17
DENIES BAN ON SHAW PLAY
Dublin Manager Says Production Has
Been Postponed Only.

Dublin, Nov. l6.-The manager OF the
Abbey Theatre denies the report that
the censor has suppressed George Ber-
nard Shaw's play on recruiting.
The manager says that the produc-
ton has been postponed only.