Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-07
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS
Ac TiyiTIEs OF STATE LIBRARY
COMMISSION COVER
WIDE field.

One Of the departments Of the state
which probably reaches closer to the
rural communities than any other par.
sicular one is that of the state free
library commission. This commission
ID constantly sending out circulating
Libraries over the state, at present
supplying books at 2l8 stations, which
cover practically every county Of the
state, the only ones left out being
some OF the reservation counties in
he southwest part Of the state, and.
one of two of these maintain stations.
Through these stations the rural COM
munities which are not able to main
ain a free circulating library receive
he best books of the day at no cost
20 themselves, and when the contents
Of one box has been supplied to the
patrons, the books are repacked and
returned and a fresh supply sent cut.
Outside of the mere detail OF sending
out and receiving books. the execu-
i've head of the commission, Miss
%5tockett, has looked after many other
iuties in the past year, among them
collecting and sending out books and
magazines for the soldiers, and in this
work has collected and forwarded
nearly $4,000 books and 1900 a g
zines with the work yet under way.
Besides this cheer to the soldiers in
he field, the commission through Mrs.
Herreid, of Aberdeen, has been sup
plying wal saving bulletins provided
by the United States food administra-
lion at Washington and has stimu-
lated the production of war gardens
by its work. 1t has further devoted
attention to collection of cash funds
for soldiers books which were desired
In the way of technical works not
pose the commission has collected and
sent in s~S,4z2.56.
While acting the part of a patriot
by aiding her father with his corn
picking, Miss Ollie loft, daughter OF
3 farmer living near Hudson, was the
victim Of an accident. Her right hand
was crushed when it was caught be-
tween the chain and the cog wheels
Of the corn elevator as she was un
loading a load of corn she had picked
that afternoon. Two of the bones in
the hand were crushed and she was
fortunate not to have lost her entire
hand. The young woman is greatly
disappointed because of her enforced
%idleness, as she was striving to take
the place of her three brothers who
are in the military service OF the
country.
Courses in modern language, espe.
cially French and Spanish, and
courses in English and education are
the most popular in extension work
atzftheesuniyersity of South Dakota
The demand for Spanish is to be cred
tied to the general belief that it viii
be of business value later. Extension
centers have been opened at Wagner
belmont, Sioux Falls, Redfield, ELI
Point, Pierre and VermilIion. The
last named center is for the public
school teachers. The demand for ex
tension work is greater than ever be
fore. Full university credit is given
The war department now opens The
officers training school at Camp Ere
mont, CAL, to civilians who were draft
ed before September IL, and who are
in Glass L. The announcement O
last week restricted membership O
the last draft. South Dakota's quots
is 10 candidates. Captain r. w.
Hotchkiss, commandment Of state col
lege S. "A. T. G. at Bookings, is OF
fcially in charge Of applications from
this state. Requests for application
Blanks are pouring in with every mail
The Webster Cooperative Cream
cry company is erecting a fine nev
building, which will give 1t necessar.
facilities for caring for its increasing
business. 1t is expected the building
will be ready for occupancy about De
eember i. The creamery has for year
been one OF the leading institution,
OF its kind in South Dakota, and an
nually pays the farmers Of this terri
tory an aggregate Of many thousand!
of dollars for milk and cream pu1
chased from them.
The shirty.sixth annual session O
the South Dakota Teachers, Educa
tiona1 association will be held q
Mitchell November 25-27. Despite wa
conditions the program will be up Il
the standard, with q splendid list o
speakers. The program issued by til,
officers Of the association, just off o
The press, shows the leading attrac
tion to be q concert on Tuesday, No
vembsr 26, by Miss Anne Case. whicl
will be Mitchells gift to the conyeu
Zion. 4
Through the efforts OF G. Il Boy
and the Aberdeen Commercial club
and the willing cooperation OF bus
ness and professional men, q minia
ture newspaper VIII be published twic
j month hereafter especially for tn
benefit of the soidier boys from Brow
county who are now overseas. III
! paper VIII be crowded with bright
newsy, cosby little items about I'll
soldiers and the folks II home.