Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-26
STUDENTS TRAINING
PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM UNDER
WAY AT THE STATE UNI.
VERSlTY.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work Of the STATE
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
institutions.

Pierre
Patriotism and preparedness are the
mainsprings behind the new courses
and the new schedules adopted at the
University of South Dakota. Military
drill from 1880 to $3.50 a. m. has been
instituted for the first time in nine
years. Students have neither guns
nor uniforms. Military tactics and
drill are taught them for thirty min
utes daily by Prof. ]. B. Shouse, who Is
West Pointer, and then Director of
Athletics Blaine McKusick leads tho
cadets in setting up exercises which
are to put them in physical condition
as soldiers If called to the colors. In
addition to this daily drill and exer-
else these students who have volun-
tarily enrolled themselves are given
two hours of lecture work each week.
Special instruction is being given a
dozen or more students who are fitting
themselves for the examination for
second lieutenant in the United
States army. AS part Of the prepared
ness program all women students Of
the University of South Dakota who
desire to equip themselves for service
in the Red Cross are being given
training in emergency nursing by
Prof. Eva r. Robinson.
Urges Intensive Farming.
Gov. Norbeck has issued the fol.
lowing proclamation:
To the People of South Dakota: In
the lives of nations these are critical
times. The world conditions now ex.
listing history does not, cannot, paral.
lei, and their appeal for activity on
our pert 10 thus with peculiar and
unusually compelling power.
A very substantial increase in the
agricultural production is essential
to our ultimate success. Our food
supply must be maintained, and it is
toward this end and in order that our
state may produce her quota that !
earnestly urge every citizen of South
Dakota to fully realize his Individual
responsibility and to govern himself
accordingly.
suggest that our farmers organ.
izations of all kinds meet and counsel
their members to increase to the great.
est extent the acreage planted to food
and feed crops and to devote atten.
ton to the maintenance of the larg.
est possible herds of live stock; that
the mayors of our cities do all within
their power to devise and put into ex.
ecu.ion ways and means of having va.
cant lots planted to grain or vegeta.
bles; that landlords request their ten
ants to plant food crops ample for all
neds; that careful attention be given
to the preservation and conservation
of al, food products such as corn, to-
matoes, peas, beans, and other veg
etables, and all fruits, either by evap
Grafton or by canning; that boys and
girls gardens be made to increase
their output and that our entire citi
zenry give close consideration to a
more economical purchase OF. food
stutfs and to the prevention of waste
We do not know what the hour may
bring forth, but to this extent we can
be prepared.
Done at the capitol in the city OF
Pierre this 14th day of April, A. D.
1917. Peter Norbeck, Governor.
Planting Of City Lots.
What crops may be grown on city
sod lots If broken up?" is an inquiry
from Brown county. Plant corn
sweet clover or even potatoes is the
advice Of the agronomists of State
college. DR.. A. N. Hume offers the
following suggestions relative to
planting on city sod: 'In cases where
the lots are sod-bound use a sharp
disk to cut up the sod before blowing.
Chop it up Thoroughbred the disk
at plenty of angle. Plow after disk.
ing thus seven inches deep, about as
deep as the pillow will run. You can
plant these lots to corn or sweet clov.
or or even potatoes. Plant in hills.
not drills, for easier cultivation. II
appears that South Dakota will need
to plant single eyes of potatoes due
to scarcity. Take small bladed knife
and cut the eyes out of the potatoes
you cook. The pieces you cut out will
be small and cone shaped. After you
cut out these eyes to use for seed,
cook the potatoes for present food.
Plant these small eye pieces in the
bottom Of deep burrows, but cover
them very lightly and drag in more
dirt gradually as they come up. Such
q measure will help make seed cover
the ground in our state"
To % Business In state.
The state insurance department has
granted authority to do business in
this state to the Millers' Mutual Cas-.
uslty company Of Chicago