Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-12-01
OLD GRADS RETURN
TO U FARM SCHOOL
Many Alumni Return for An
nual Thanksgiving Alumni
Reception and Dance

But few students at the University
farm school went home during the
Thanksgiving recess. Nearly every
one was glad to stay for yesterday 8
big "doings" for the alumni and the
annual Thanksgiving dance. The
University farm school faculty have
made every effort to bring the alumni
back to Morris for the annual dance and
"old grads" reception and the result
we'll warranted their efforts for the
alumni responded in good numbers.
The main attraction of the morn
ing was the football game between
the alumni and the regular school
team. In spite of the vaunted prowess
and superior avoirdupois of the former
students the rigid training and prac-
tice of the present students proved the
greatest point winning asset and the
alumni were forced to eat their former
boasts.
The Thanksgiving chapel service
was held under the joint auspices of
the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion and the Young Women's Chris
tian association.
The program was as follows:
School Orchestra
Reading:
The Pumkpin James Whittier
Agnes Drystad
Piano Duet:
Who Cares?. H. D. Dwight
Hazel Lillienthal, Agnes Brevig
Reading: Somebody Did. j. w. Riley
Sadie Warner
Cello Solo:
Tales of Hoffman. ......J. Otfenbach
Mr.. Carl Anderson
Reading Forewarning. .... H. Pebel
Stena Anderson
Welcome, Pretty Primrose. C. Pinsuti
Girls GIee Club
Reading:
A School Boys tavorite
Old School Reader
Pearl Olds
Vocal Duet: Perfect Day C. J. Bonds
Ethel Westberg, Selma Olson
School Orchestra
A musical program was given to
the alumni in the afternoon under
the auspices of the musical depart
ment of the school in the chapel.
The holiday exercises were concluded
by the annual Thanksgiving dance in
the Engineering building.
Superintendent E. C. Higbie, Phil.
S. Jordan, Arthur Woodman and Mr..
Miller of the University farm school
faculty were in the twin cities Friday
and Saturday on business.
Three automobile loads of the farm
school faculty motored to Alberta,
Monday night to attend the operetta
'The Jolly Farmers" presented by the
Alberta consolidated school in the
school auditorium. The operetta was
directed by Prof. Henry Meyer form
erly head of the musical department
of the University farm school.
The AgricoIa and Vincent literary
societies are holding try out this week
for the inter society debate which will
be held between these two societies
December 13. The question for de-
bate is "Resolved that Minnesota
should adopt the system of taxation
known as the single tax" The Agri-
cola literary society, which will up
hold the affirmative will be represent
ed byVictorPearson, Walter Henrickson
and Bennie Ness. The Vincent society
which will argue for a negative stand
point will be composed of the follow
ing students; Wayne Sinclair, Her
bert Keeler and Raj ph Pehl.
R. C. Coffin, assistant state secre-
tary of the Y. M. c. A., and who has
recently been appointed state rural
secretary of the organization, visited
the University farm school Wednes-
day md spoke to the students in
chapel on "Prison Camps in Europe" "
The students of the University
farm school are raising $50 by popu.
lar subscription to be expended for
relief of students who are in the pri-
son camps of Europe. The students
were inspired to raise this fund by
the lecture of R. C. Coffin who lec-
t1red on "Prison Camps in Europe''
at the farm school recently.