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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13
AGRICULTURE IN HIGH SCHOOL

Brookings high school holds the dis
tinction of being the arst In the state
to include in her curriculum a course
in agriculture under the Smith-Hughes
law. This means an excellent OPP
p%ortunity for students Of the school
who are interested in the farming
industry.
The Smith-Hughes law provides
financial aid to the schools which
meet certain requirements. These re-
quirements are specified along the
lines of equipment, space, amount OF
agriculture teaching. number Of pupils
taking agricultural work, the teacher
and the methods of teaching.
In order to make this work a sue
cess the closest cooperation is need
ed between parent, student n
school. The problem or project is to
be selected by the student with the
advice and consent of the parent and
teacher. 1t should be a problem that
will be worth while and not carry
with it a financial outlay greater than
thought feasible. The parent should
provide or aid in providing materials
and tools, allow the student time to
work on the project and allow the
student the net proceeds of the pro
ject.
The school will give credit for this
work in addition to that given for
class room work, the amount depend
ing on the amount of time put on the
project, the neatness and accuracy
of records and reports and the APP
pearance of project or exhibit from
project.
The school requests the heartiest
cooperation and support of the pat
rons along this line, that '~Brookings
may maintain its place at the head OF
this line of work in the state.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13
STATE NEWS

A more adequate system of legal
weights and measures and the inspec-
ton. of them is the purpose of two
bills introduced in the house by Ber-
measures standard act is copied large
ly after a model bill submitted by the
national commission of standards,
which has met each year in Washing
ton. 1t puts all measures under the
food and drug department except
those already provided by law to be
cared for by the railroad commission,
transfers, berries and some other SIM
liar articles from the class measured
by weight and provides that they
shall be sold in standard size contain
ers, and puts in dry measure in several
cases where weight had been Used be-
fore.
The South Dakota house is anticf
pating a big fight on the bill taxing
moneys and credits under the bill pre-
pared by the tax commission taking
advantage of the tax amendments to
the constitution adopted last fall. An
amendment has been offered bringing
mortgages under this act along with
other securities and replacing the
mortgages recording tax proposition
passed by the senate early in the week
and most Of the fight is promised as
to the advisability of this amendment.
While the state council Of defense
is out of existence. the spirit of their
foreign language order is yet In ca
feet and will no doubt have more or
less effect upon legislation before the
close OF the session. Bills are being
prepared to prevent the teaching of
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13

that becomes vacant. 1t won't sit by
idly to see others take them over"
DR.. John r. Mott, who has gone
over to Paris, has been asked to rep
resent the Lutheran interests In the
situation before the peace conference
If the question should come up. He
has agreed to do so
In order to be prepared and able,
the National Lutheran Council is con-
Quoting a campaign for half a million
dollars. When the foreign mission
question was touched upon at a Luth-
eran congress held in Chicago recent
ly 10 organize the campaign, the men
were unanimous in stating that the
Lutheran church of America must be
ready to step in anywhere in the
world where fellow Lutherans are in
difficulty. They proposed to raise a
million instead Of the half million sug-
gested.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING

The resolution emanating from the
Civic League, calling upon the school
board to erect a new building has
been endorsed by the following or
ganization: The Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION, the Commercial Club, the
Ladies' Aids Of the Methodist, Pres
byterian, Lutheran, Baptist and Cath
Ollie churches, the ~Episcopalian Guild,
the Woman's Club; the Saturday Lit
erary Club, the city council and the
school board.
Evidently, the citizens of Bookings
are eager to remedy the deplorable
school conditions which now exist.
The board of education in comment
ing upon the resolution has said that
it is ready to act whenever the people
of the city desire. Now is the time
to support our school board whole
heartedly,
The children of Brookings deserve
as fair an educational opportunity as
the children Of other South Dakota
towns. They do not have it. How
many men and ONE of Brookings
realize that our high school students
are not receiving instruction in err
tain subjects because Brookings does
not furnish laboratories and equip
many know that our high school has
almost lost it's place on the accredit-
ed list because of this deficiency?
Already, it is being said that our
high school is a second class one.
While it is true that we cannot offer
the courses that are given in Huron
and other first class schools, our
school is not yet rated by the state
superintendent as second class, but
it is through Superintendent Hargis'
untiring efforts that it has remained
on the accredited list of high schools.
All of us know that the health of
the children is menaced by improper
housing.
Men and women of Brookings, our
first need is a school need. Let us not
close our eyes to the dire necessity
of a new, well-equipped school build
ing. Let us push and push hard until
we lift our schools to the level of
those of other cities of South Dakota,
and until they cease to be a thing to
be ashamed of whenever they are
mentioned. Contributed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13
BOYS LEARN OF FATHER

Many new things have come to the
minds of the young soldiers now IN
France and perhaps nothing has
changed so many ideas, as did the APP
peal for a christmas letter to Faith
err" Here is what Gene Engel, a
Minnesota boy, wrote home to MS
father, and there are lots more luke
him:
Dear Father: Now to start out with
this is your Christmas letter and if
it we're not for that good old Stars
and Stripes. the original A. E. F. news
paper, don't believe you n l., az
father and son, ever would understand
each other as we should and as we
are going to from now until the Grim
Reaper" reaches out and knocks one
of us for the big count.
The trouble started way back ir
1895 on the 31st of December, along
about S o'clock in the morning, wher
the nurse said, "It's a boy" n II
seems that from that day until tn
night l said goodbye to you at the
Milwaukee station there has been 6
barrier between us. Not hat yor
haven't been the best ".old man. ir
the world. because you have. There's
no getting away from that. I'll put
all the dads" in the world up against
YOU and you'll beat them all. but still
there is a feeling in my heart that you
and | haven't been as close to each
other as we should.
II seems that whenever wanted
anything l always went to mother for
II. and from the time l learned to say
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13
GERMAN LUTHERAN MISSIONS

What will become of the German
Lutheran Missions in British Colonial
possessions when peace is declared?
The question is foremost in foreign
mission circles here and abroad.
It involves fourteen German foreign
mission societies. Their fields before
the war were manned by 1.400 Euro
pean workers, about $500 native as
sistants and numbered Sal 900 native
Christians. They are found in India,
Africa and South Australia. Some OF
these societies are among the Oldest
and most successful Protestant For
eign Mission societies in existence.
Their annual budget before war
reached about two million dollars.
The British Coalition cabinet has
announced the platform that no Ger
man will be tolerated in any British
possession. 1t is not known as yet
how far 1t will go in this policy. It's
execution will mean the exclusion OF
German interests in the foreign mis-
sion fields so far as the British do
minions are concerned.
During the war already these mis-
sions were severely handicapped.
There was no opportunity to commu-
nicate with the home base. Funds
soon gave out. Many of the mission
aries were interned.
The situation was eased consider
ably by the fact that the American
Lutheran church stepped into the
breach. Some of the fields were TAX
en- over entirely. Others were aided
by men and money. Today the per-
manent disposition is UP for consider
alton. Two policies are up for dis
cussion. That they be disposed Of
either according to geographical or
confessional c%ontiguity. The former
means that the nearest mission sta
ton, no matter Of what faith, will OBJ
tain control, the latter that they be
given in charge of those of their own
faith.
The Lutherans of America are fight
ing any effort to dispose of them ac-
cording to geographical c~ontiguity.
They claim that principle to be vi
cious and unworthy of democratic
ideals that given to all the freedom
of religion. They insist that to them
belongs the first privilege and duty
of providing for these fields.
At a recent conference of Ameri-
can foreign mission interests, when
the question came up for heated dis
cussion, DR.. L.. B. Wolf, OF Baltimore,
secretary of the Board of Foreign
Missions of the United Lutheran
church, stated: ''The Lutheran
church of America stands ready now
to take over any Lutheran foreign
mission field, anywhere in the world,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13
ABOUT THE COUNTY
BRUCE

From the Herald:
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Warriner
were pleasantly surprised when a
large number of their neighbors
stepped into their home Monday even
ing to show the high esteem in which
they are held in this community, prior
to leaving for their new home in Cod
ington county. The evening was spent
in pleasant conversation, cards and
refreshments. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal n.
ner came here three years ago from
Valley Springs, and have made a host
of friends in Preston township who
regret their removal, but hope they
will enjoy continued prosperity in
their new location.
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Continued from Page y
vote of the members of the Farm Blu
reau.
3. The secretary of the Commercial
club, as one of his duties, serves as
secretary of the Farm Bureau board.
4. Both organizations are housed to-
gether, a membership in the Farm
Bureau making the farmer automatic
ally a member of the Commercial Club
5. An int~er-relations committee COM
posed Of three members Of the Com
mercial Club board and a like num-
Der from the Farm Bureau board
serves as a clearing house for matters
of mutual Importance to both bodies.
This committee makes recommenda-
tons to both boards.
6. An auxiliary council of 100 men,
bers, an organization that meets with
the board of directors of the Com
mercial Club the last Tuesday evening
of each month for a discussion of mat
ters of general policy is made up of
the 81 members of the Commercial
Club board, 40 members of the Farm
Bureau scattered over all sections of
the county and 20 additional Ottum-
wa members of the Commercial Club.
This body is selected annually by the
Commercial Club board. Special care
is always taken to discuss one sub
ject, at least, of special interest along
the lines Of ~city-county development,
z, Farmers r constantly given
recognition on all the standing as well
as special committees of the CONNER
cial Club. Also, in the case Of the
various bureaus, in which the farmer
is interested. he is given fullest rep
resentation.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13
VOLGA

From the Tribune:
Albert Odegaard and daughter, Miss
Selma, of Bookings township, left
last Saturday morning for Mankato
on a weeks visit to their daughter
and sister, Mrs. Warnson.
Ralph Horton expects to leave on
Wednesday evening of next week for
Pierre, where he will spend several
days visiting at the home of his uncle,
Frank Hits, and seeing the legisla-
tive wheels go round. Ralph made a
like visit two years ago and has look
ed forward to the present trip since
that time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13
TRAINING THAT is INVALUABLE

Omaha World-Herald-Several arti-
cles have appeared lately in the pub
lie press d%enouncing military training,
There is one thing about it that is ap-
parent to all. The results far exceed
the training in any private institution.
All who have seen soldiers returning
after a few months of such training
are astonished at the transformation
that was made in the raw recruits,
both In their physical appearance and
the universal courtesy of these trans
formed men. There is no denying the
benefits OF such training. Perhaps II
The same course were pursued and II
was called "civil training" instead OF
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13

Have you got?" Let me take" or
Give me-" it struck me that | ought
to go to mother for it, instead Of go
ing to you. 1t wasn't because |
couldn't get your right eye or an arm
or leg, just for the asking, and | know
it. | went to mother because she was
my pal. When | was home | used to
wonder at times why | never wen to
ing to mother, and | never could dope
it out, but | found the answer sine
I've been in the army.
It's simple-you and | never have
been ~"buddies." That's the big an
swer in a nutshell. Every kid" in the
army has a puddle" You've nc
doubt heard about Baum through my
letters. Well, he's my "buddie" in
got money, when he's got tobacco,
I've got tobacco. We sleep together,
eat together, work together, play to
gether and drink the dregs of sorrow
together. Why? Because we're bud
dies" If | get in a battle he battles
with me. When Pm out of sorts he
comes up and pats me on the back
and cheers me up, and | do the same
for him. In other words, he looks out
for me and | look out for him.
Now, that's what you and | are go
ing to do when | get home. We're
going to be the best "buddies" that
God Almighty ever hooked up togeth-
er. When | a home | only had one
puddle" and that was mother but
when | get back Pm going to have
two. | suppose it is my fault we never
were pals before, as | eve went to
you when | was in some little trouble
or wanted something, as | should have
done. | have to laugh when / think
of how | used to go to mother for ii
dollar, and if she didn't happen TO
have it she'd say: Get one from Pa"
and I'd pace the kitchen floor for an
hour before I'd finally get up nerve
to hit you for a buck and you never
refused me once in your life, but yet
l had that feeling of not wanting to
ask you for it.
The only reason was because we
weren't "buddies," we never chummed
tOgether-you went your way and
went mine, always friendly but never
"buddies." But from now on you and
| are "buddies." When | get back
you're going to look out for me and
I'm going to look out for YOU. 1 can
remember times when you would get
up with a long face, worrying abont
something and | would look at you
and say, Gee the old mans got q
crouch on today and all that day ]
would steer clear of you as if you
were smallpox or something like that
and just because l didn't understand
you and we weren't ~"buddies."
But that's all going to be changed
when you and | get together again.
The first time | see there is sometime
bothering you Pm going to slap you
on the back and say, whats the mat
ter, dad?" There's something both.
ering you and | want to know what i,
is; Pm your puddle" AM
you are going to come out with il
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13

military, there would be no objection
made to it.. The training is not only
physical but mental. Many raw re-
cruits were in a few months converted
from youths of slow comprehension
to mental alertness. That sort of
training is of inestimable value to he
nation in time of peace. There should
be some way found to continue it.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13
THIS NEVER HAPPENED

"Pa, will you give me a good lick
ing right now"
why this, Lemdel?"
I'm going to sneak off and go swim
ming, and l don't want to be bothered
with a future."-Cornell Widow.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13
THE BOY MAS HEP

The Honorable-"My boy, do you
realize how great is the solemnity of
an oath, before you commit YOURSELF"
The Boy-"Why-why, yes, sir. I
caddied for you last Sunday."-Widow.
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Be a Joy.W Walker,
'"eets.It" for Gorns
2 Drops. 2 Seconds Corn Is Doomed!

When you almost die with your
shoes on and corns make you almost
walk sideways to get away from
the pain, take a vacation for a min
ute or two and apply 2 or 3 drops
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13

Of the worlds magic and only gem
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your corr will loosen from your toe
so that you can peel it right off
gloriously easy with your fingers.
Fake no chances of continued pain
and soreness-why use greasy, irri-
tating salves, plasters that shift
and press into the quick" ra3ors
and ''diggers' that make Germs bleed
and also grow faster? Use. painless.
easy, always sure "Gets-It" There's
only one like 1t in tho world-thats
"Gets-It." Millions have tried and
o. KID 1t for years. 1t never fails,
"Gets-It," the guaranteed, money
back corn~remover, the only sure
way, costs but a trifle at any drug store
Nf'd by r. lawrence & Co.. Chicago. Iii.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13
CITY AND FARM COOPERATE

Continued from Page u
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03
YOUNG TOUGHS ARRESTED

Last Sunday night four young men
who live in Flint came to Clio and en-
gagged in such boisterous and outrag-
eous conduct on Bluff st. in this vii
lage that residents in that part Of
town called Marshal Chas. L. Best
who arrested them and locked them
up. The boys came to Clio in an
automobile in which they drove up
down the sidewalks, yelling and
swearing and using vulgar language,
and when people demonstrated with
them, Invited the latter to go to a
climate several times warmer than
that of Michigan, although that has
been plenty hot for several weeks.
However, when the young men were
ION the inside lookin' out" their
nerve, so abundant before, seemed to
leave them entirely and they begged
to be released and offered to leave
their can as security for their appear
ance to answer any charges that
might be made against them. The
marshal has a tender heart and be-
cause of this he got Justice George
Palmer out of bed and the latter or
dered the boys release, to appear
before him next morning. This they
did and were fined $500 each and
costs for the nights hilarity. We're
glad the marshal arrested these boys,
whose ages ran from 16 to 10, and
who were old enough to use some
common sense, if not to act as gentle
men. There are some things which
are so absolutely offensive to decency
that they become unbearable, and the
conduct of these boys was of that
character. The editor could not, we
believe, be accused Of being puritan
ical, but at various times during the
past year a bunch of young hoodlums
have engaged in such conduct on the
streets at night, particularly on Sun
day nights, that he would have been
very glad if they had been arrested.
Possibly a person should be allowed
to find sport much as he will so long
as his conduct does not infringe the
rights of others, but when he finds
pleasure in making life miserable for
others and offending every sense Of
decency he ought to get all of the
punishment the law provides.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03
FAMILY REUNION

The Weaver and Turner reunion
was held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Darius McCrady, Wednesday, June
25. Four long tables were set under
tents and were beautifully decorated
with roses, being laden with fine
chicken dinner and lots of other good
things that go with such feast. The
afternoon was spent in visiting and
all listened to a fine program. The
president not being present, the sec
ond vice-president presided. The
program opened with the singing of
America; recitation by Florence Hag-
en-; solo, Ella Baldwin; remarks by
Rev. Prouse; recitation by Leona
Curtis; solo by Earl McCrady; dia-
logue by Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Butler
and Mrs. B. B. Curtis, entitled 'Fol-
lowing Husbands Example," solo,
Rev. Prouse; recitation, Beatrice
Hagen, duet Rev. Prouse and Louis
Weaver; remarks, Rev. Camburn !;
duet Mrs. Cargill and Mrs. Prouse !;
recitation, Leora Mae Curtis; solo,
Earl McCrady; music, Ella Baldwin /;
prayer by Rev. Prouse. This con-
cluded the program, following which
the boys had a ball game and then it
was time for eats again. Ice cream,
cakes and water melon were served
for supper, to which all did ample
justice. There were guests from In
diana, Detroit, Flint, Swartz Creek,
six large car loads from Marlette and
goodly number from in and around
Clio. The attendance was rs in all.
Late in the evening all departed, hop
ing to meet again the last Wednes-
day of next June, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Shepherd, of Marlette.
The Secretary.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03
OFFICERS TRIBUTE
TO HARRY A. MYERy
SAY HE WAS LOVED BY ENTIRE
BATTALION
Captain and Chaplain Tell of his Ex-
cellent Character and Of the
Details of Funeral

The following letters were written
by the captain and the chaplain of
the company of which Harry A. N.Y.
ers was a member. The details of
Mr.. Myers death through drowning,
while serving in the American army
in France, as published in these col
umns last week, will be fresh in the
minds of our readers. The informa-
tion on which our article of last week
was based came from these letters
and as these details were published
substantially in their entirety, we
shall not repeat them, but will quote
those portions of the letters above re-
ferred to which deal with funeral of
Sergeant Myers and with the esteem
in which he was held by the officers
and men of his company, with whom
military life had thrown him in close
contact for many months. The let
ters were written to Mrs. Clarinda
Myers, Harry's mother, who resides
in Leipsic, Ohio, and we are permit
ted to quote from copies which were
sent to Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Gilmore
and their daughter, Nina.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03
THETFORD CENTER

Wray Mitchell visited Bernard
Long and family, of West Forest,
Sunday.
Gay Bixby and family, of Saginaw
were Sunday guests of Fred Geiger
and family.
Mrs. Bellinger and Mrs. Hummer
visited Mrs. Ruth Harmon one day
last week.
Miss Louisa WILDER is attending
summer school at Ferris Institute,
Big Rapids.
Mrs. Zina Bellinger and baby,
June, visited Mrs. George Barnum
last Wednesday.
Ira j. Vantyne, of Flint, was the
guest of his niece, Mrs. Will Bellin-
ger, last week.
Mrs. c. Page and Mrs. Alice Guy
cite, of Detroit, are guests of Wayne
Page and wife.
Mrs. Sam Hummer, Of Flint, was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Geo. Bel
linger, last week.
Glen Long and family, of West
Forest, spent Sunday with Albert
Ralmond and wife.
The little Misses Elizabeth Harris
on and Frances Ridley were guests of
their grandmother a few days this
week.
Bert Ostrander and family attend
ed a reunion of the Ostrander family
at the home of his parents, Sunday.
About twenty-five were present. A
good time was enjoyed by all. 1t
was impossible for all members of
the family to be present.