The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-02
STU0ENTe Az STATE COLLEGE
70 ATTEND FEWER PARTIES
THIS WINTER.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
4 6evIeW ct the Work of the state
Government at che Capitol and
at the Various STATE
institutions,

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bills and enable the goods to contrlb-
ute their dime q day" toward the
fund for war work. Knitting IL pop
ular at all social affairs and the girls
carry their knitting constantly. The
Pan-Hellenic Council, representing all
the sor0rities at the university, has
set q limit to the dances and parties
for the winter. limiting the mixers"
to three. At the Y. w. G. A. enter
tainments and literary society meet
ings there Is a constant clicking Of
knitting needles. The university
ONE voted down their annual ban
quet and sorority rushing this fall was
limited to two parties and one formal
dinner.
The %sororities have announced these
pledges:
Kappa Alpha Theta-Susan Abrams,
Woonsocket; 10 S~tudenroth, Water
town; Margaret Johnson. Dell Rap.
ids; Marie Leavitt, Sioux Falls; Mar
garet Sharpe, Sioux Falls Faye Mich
olson, WATERFOWL; Florence Collins,
Lead.
Papa Phi Adjudication Peorce,
Letcher; Myrtle Ryan. Letcher: Flor
ence Rudning, Peever; Doris Honley.
Custer; Nell Wenke. Sturgis: Fora
Nelson, Florence Nelson. Helen Hart.
vermillion.
Alpha Xxi Delta-Bernice Camerer.
Otto, Ia; Name Taylor. Salem; Helen
Hooper, Vermillion; Anne Gunderson,
Vermillion; Beneda Grelas, Water.
town; Louise Denton, Pierre.
Books in Demand.
The University of South Dakota Is
interested in the war. War books are
in great demand at the library. Callow
freshmen and middle-aged professors
alike call for books bearing on some
phase of the great ~conflagration. Such
war novels as "Mr. Britling Sees 1t
Through and Over the Top" are in
great demand. The First Hundred
Thousand by Ian Hay and IAN Amer
leans Letters from France" the first
book telling OF the advance English
army that was wiped out in the first
months of the war, and the second.
narrating the adventures Of Victor
Chapman. an American aviator who
lost his life on a daring scouting trip
v e the German lines stand very close
to "Mr. Drifting Sees 1t Through" in
popularity. THE Friends OF France"
which tells OF the life of the ambu.
lance driver. is also in great demand.
Books IN Red Cross work, the ambu-
lance service, war finance. military
training, women's work in the time Of
war. aviation, together with books on
Turkey. Armenia. Belgium, Germany.
Russia, France, and Italy are called
for much oftener than before Ameri-
ca entered the war.
Canning Team to Demonstrate.
The South Dakota canning team,
which won the four-state champion
pionship at the recent Sioux City IN
terstate fair, has been invited to DEM
on strate before the Club Leaders of
America in their National conference
at Washington, D. c.. this winter. Be.
fore going east this team will appear
in a canning demonstration before
the student body at State college.
From Brookings the Gamers will go
direct 10 Sioux Falls to demonstrate
before the November sessions of this
State Educational association. The
winning team is composed Of Erma
Aaldrup and Julia Neufer Of Water.
town Wedmore Tweedle and Eleanor
Sterud OF Pierre, and was under the
direction Of Miss Agnes Norton, as
sistant leader Of boys and girls clubs,
State college extension division.
Extra Courses.
In addition to courses already an.
nounced by the University OF South
Dakota, for students who enter in
November, there will be given these
courses In Mathematics: College Alge.
bra. Plane Trigonometry. and Analyt.
ic Geometry. These courses are for
students who have been engaged in
farm work and whose entrance has
been delayed on that account.
Farm Laborsrs Quite Plentiful.
The scarcity OF farm labOrere, which
alarmed the farmers for . time, does
not appear to be 50 serious - 1t flrst
thought. There appears to be plenty
Or men to husk the great corr crop,
but they are holding out for 10 cents
per bushel. Some men are remaining
idle rather than husk for less than
that price.
Increased Gnrellment.
4 heavy increase IN enrolment il
expected ID the state College Or AEri.
culture and II expected to be esp
cially marked IN the home economics
department because Of the war condi.
lions and because Of the new eonven.
iences for the girls It the college. The
1oInestic science work has been
moved to the ground floor or Month
building with separate supply ,sufn.
Client room 70 accommodate al the
Girls. The enormous n4w dining room
~ beth meAs and women will hold ali
ntndeats who >4csire such se--.'--