The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-03-08

County contest. March % and %,
final examinations for the winter
term. Friday, March %, close of
winter term. March &c, registra-
ton for trade course in dressmaking
and registration for the spring term.
Tuesday, March ~, opening of trade
course in dressmaking. April 3, Met
ropolitan Glee club, the 5th number of
the Forestry Lecture course.
The State School of Forestry closed
it's basket ball season by winning it's
18th contest of the year, which was
the game with the Bottineau high. The
score was decisive-52 to Z. The For
estry lost but one game in the season,
that with the Kenmare high school.
Two games were played with Ken
mare, the first at Bottineau and the
second at Kenmare. The first game
resulted in a win for the Forestry,
score % to Is, while Kenmare won
the second by a score of % to 9. The
team is to be congratulated upon it's
success and full credit must be given
to the caoch, Prof. A. G. Brown.
This is Prof. Browns first year with
the Forestry and while he had much
new material with which to work, he
has turned out a most excellent team.
The fourth number of the Lecture
Course, the Pooler-Dilts Co. gave their
entertainment at the Grand Theatre
last Tuesday night. Mrs. Pooler was
particularly good in her readings and
Miss Urine, who substituted for Miss
Dilts, possesses an excellent and we'll
trained voice. Her numbers were we'll
received. Mrs. Pooler and Miss Urine
left here for Havre, Mont, and will
go as far as the coast during the sea-
son.
With the close of the legislative ses-
sion it was found that the Legislature
appropriated for the State School Of
Forestry, the following sums, for the
next two years. Maintenance $685.
900; Improvements and Repairs $2027,
Equipment $29569, Miscellaneous
$3.50, making a total of $40,946. In
addition to this the appropriation Of
$4,000 in lieu of mill tax will be
available, making a total for the two
years of $53,3O6. Senator Sandstrom
and the members of the house from
Bottineau county are to be given cred
it for obtaining the appropriation for
the School of Forestry for this year.
The system employed whereby the
budget committee, in conference with
the Board of Regents and the COM
mittees from the House and Senate,
determine upon the appropriations for
the different institutions, is a most
excellent one and it is hoped that the
future legislatures may follow this
plan.
Miss Brazelton and about a dozen
of the boys are busy in the prepare
ton of the school play, which is to
be given on Wednesday, March. 81, at
the Grand Theatre.
The papers are in for the Bottineau
County Agricultural contest and have
been sent to the judges. The subject
this year is 'The Value Of Sweet
Clover" The winning paper will be
read at the Grand Theatre on the eve
ming of March 21st, between the acts
of the school play and the gold and
silver medals viii be awarded.
The trade course in dressmaking
will open at the School of Forestry on
March 26tn. This will last for six
weeks and a registration fee Of $500
will be charged. There will be no 9TH
er expenses incident to the course
This course is open to all girls or wom-
en- who wish to take it. Glasses will
run from 9 in the morning to 4:3O p.
m. each day in the week except on
Saturdays. A bulletin describing the
course and giving complete details
will be ready for distribution by the
close of the week. A copy will be
furnished anyone that is interested.
The landscaping department is at
work upon plans for the new addit-
ion to the cemetery at Rugby.
Oliver Finstad has been called home
on account of the absence from home
of his father, which will make it nee
essary that Oliver look after the
farm.
MI. Henry Mclaughlin has been
called to Harvey, N. D., on account