Semi-weekly herald., 1916-05-04
FORT LEWIS NOTES.

FORT LEWIS NOTES.
Saturday night the first school
dance of the term was held. Everyone
had very enjoyable time, and all are
looking forward to the next with
pleasure.
Fort Lewis has been an exceedingly
busy place during the past week
Work in the school is in full swing
while the opening of spring is keep
ing the farm force busy.
The Solid room and Domestic Sci
ence Department are both 5oasting
new cases for apparatus and supplies.
The library is being added to bJ
number of reference books, and stand
ard fiction.
The heating and power plant is
being overhauled, an oil separator
has been put in and repairs are be-
ing made on one of the boilers. The
school laundry has been reopcned
and is doing thriving business.
The tennis court is being put into
shape for the summer, another court
is to be made, and new back stops
erected in the near future. From all
reports the Fort Lewis tennis cham
pionship is to be hotly contested.
Two carloads of cement arrived
early in the week, and have been
hauled to the school. This is to be
used in the construction Of concrete
walks to replace the old board walks.
A mixer has been ordered and work
will begin as soon as possible. MIR.
S. S. Portner, practical cement man
in the employ of the Agricultural col
lege at Fort Collins, will be in charge
of the work.
The fruit trees for experimental
work in Horticulture have arrived
and will soon be in the ground. Mr..
McGinty, who has charge of this work
plans an orchard of nearly five acres
containing nearly all the harder va
rites of fruit. Over an acre of small
fruit will be set out, including 5000
strawberry plants The greenhouse
is becoming very attractive and In
terestng place, and the hot beds ant
cold frames are showing signs o
life.
On Saturday afternoon, track an,
field meet was held, the students be
ing divided into two sides, with Al
bert Lundquist and Pat Baker as lead
ers. Some very good records wer
made and some of the events wer
closely contested. The girls bal
throwing contest was especially ex
citing, and was won by small mar
gin by Arlene Skelton, pitcher for tn
girls baseball team. Second plac
was won by Ellen Dale, by the way
she is especially noted for her abil
ity to pick four tips off the bat, an
remove high balls from the treetop
with one hand.
Inc TOTI IeWlo IitSidiy ooSiSe
has been reorganized for the comm
year with Albert Lundquist rs pres
dent, Alice Hunt as secretary, M
Bader as treasurer, Walter Hawk Il
as sargeant at arms nai Mr.. Sn.
der as critic. A program committe
was appointed by The president, an
the first regular program will
given on May 6.
The Campus club, new Fort Lev
is organization held its first NEE
ing Thursday night. This club.
composed of faculty members and otl
ers residing on the campus who wiz
to attend. The object IS to get t
gether every two weeks, have a ia
by one of the members on some top
of interest, report of current even
and discussion followed by soci
evening. The first meeting was he
at the Snyder home and Mr.. M;Gm
gave very interesting talk on Sout
ern Conditions and Customs. He 10
of the child labor conditions in 4
cotton mills, the cotton and iron |
dustries, and the condition of the Il
gro in the south. Mr.. McGinty,
ing native of Alabama, could spe
from experience on these subpec
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