The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-28

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door field meet. held In the college
armory, which will be followed by the
/ class dinner at Ceres hall at 8 o'clock
The commencement exercises will be
held at o'clock in the college armory
and this part OF the commencement Is
| to be the feature that is to put the
1917 industrial students of the institu-
ton In class by themselves and
make them and their institution known
throughout the length and breadth OF
the land.
| An Exposition Hall.
The college armory will be convert
| ed into veritable exhibition hall
Along the north and south sides Of the
armory will be constructed booths.
| probably six on each side while in the
| east end will be three more booths. In
the booths on the south side OF the
armory the graduates of the power
| demonstrations OF what they have
learned. On the north side the. farm
husbandry graduates win hold forth
while In the booths at the east end OF
| the large hall the home makers will
give demonstration.
Now an exhibition in itself would
| be an interesting feature, but the stu
dents OF the short courses are going
further-they are going to give q
Ing, actually doing work while the
audience at the commencement passes
from booth to booth during the hour
preceding the presentation OF the di-
plomas. ..
Graduates Actually al Work.
In the power machinery section a
graduate, clad in overalls, will re-
At boiler with fues, another booth
will show a graduate repairing an
automobile, another will be operating
O farm electric lighting plant set. a
carpenter shop will be in operation
with the graduates doing actual work
and a blacksmith shop will be run full
blast. L,.- a.
Those are some of the things to be
seen in this one section. but there Will
be others. Over in the Farm Husbandry
section, there will be a graduate dem
onstrating the complicated system or
marketing in vogue in this country,
tracing the course Of bushel or
wheat, for instance, from the produc-
er to the consumer. Another graduate
will be actually engaged in making
butter; another will be judging a
sheep, demonstrating to the audience
the points which he has been taught
are necessary In a good sheep. StiH
another farm husbandryman will be
giving a demonstration of the bal
anced versus the unbalanced ration in
livestock feeding while another Will
be giving a demonstration Of feeds
and feeding.
In the Home Making section the
booths will show the evolution Of the
home from the log cabin facilities to
the modern home. Girl graduates will
be in their domestic garb engaged In
house work. some in the drudgery
of the antiquated kitchen and living
room, while others will be ironing
with an electric iron and operating
other modern domestic appliances
with current generated by the light
plant in the power machinery section.
At 9 o'clock the audience will take
seats in the balcony and the gradu-
ates will then be called from their
work to the stage where they will be
handed their diplomas.
No "Highbrow" in it.
Could anyone wish to attend a more
entertaining commencement? AS A.
G. Arvold said, in speaking of the
novel commencement, cit is a practical
commencement with the highbrow
knocked out" There will be no flights
Of fancy, no brainstorm-just plain.
everyday Life, practical demonstra-
ton Of "honest-to-go things
taught by the institution in order that
the students may go out in life and
be fitted to meet practical problems In
This commencement will go down In
history. The graduates feel this for
they are keen for this work as they
believe that it presents, in a fairer
way the real value they have obtained
from their schooling. They are even
enthusiastic over the coming EXPOSE
ton and they are looking forward to
entertaining large number OF peo-
pie in a way that will differentiate
them from others. That it will put
them in a class by themselves is GER
tain. ... -...
The complete program is as fol-
SUNDAY, MARCH IS.
The college armory, 3 o'clock. e..
Program.
Music, Big. Ben March, Industrial
course orchestra. 81
Address, Ellwood c. Perisho, president
Music, Overture Simplicity. industrial
course orchestra. .#..-.
Glass exercises.
MONDAY, MARCH 10.
The Little Country Theatre, o'clock.
Part I.
Music, industrial course orchestra
Presidents address, Frank Schwarz.
The Yellow and the Green, class.
Glass play. Every Ship Will Find a
HarbOr, an original Lnree-acL play Dy
Albert C. Heine, Glendale, N. D., pre-
scented just as Heine wrote 1t. Cast Of
characters:
Jim Briggs, storekeeper,. ..........
.................. Herman E. Noess
Helen Briggs, his daughter $500.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Edna B1erkan
Bill LANCER, a farmer ..... Otto S. FoSs
Mrs. LANCER, his wife ..... Julia Tufte
Don LANCER, their son Arthur Else
Mr.. Scott, a farmer David feathers
Mrs. Meyer. a talkative neighbor
woman Lydia Hatcn1ng
Olga, Mrs. Langer's hired girl $500.
..................... Anna Gullerud
Pat Langer's hired man Edward Duffy
Scenes.
Act Country store owned by Jim
Briggs. Postofice in connection with
Act II-Woods near Langer's farm.
Time, moonlight evening in summer.
Act III-Room in farm home of Bill
LANCER. Time, afternoon in summer.
Part 8.
Indoor field meet. college armory,
Part A.
Commencement dinner, Ceres hall. 6
O'Clock, for guests of honor, graduates,
alumni, parents and relatives. Toast
master, Alfred Spaberg. Addresses,
william Frank. Alma Pewe and Harold
MONDAY, MARCH 10.
Commencement exercises, college ar
mory, O'Clock. Program:
Part i.
Industrial Course Exposition-Prac-