The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-08-19
south DAKOTA EDITORS
Meeting At BROOkINGS

The editors Of Sout.l Dakota held
one OF the most satisfactory and
profitable meetings Of their history
at Brcokings last week, when they
gathered for a midsummer meeting
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. More
than 200 newspaper men and their
families were there, which is one Of
the largest conventions.
The convention was devoted to So
cial and business meetings, both Of
which were very enjoyable. The
"Made at State College" banquet Civ
ten Thursday evening was fine affair
the likes of which not many of the
scribes had ever seen before. To make
the dinner more enjoyable four win
some young ladies Of the college gave
some Of the "peppiest'' vocal music
that has been originated and literally
brought the diners tG their feet with
applause. They were encored time
and 5ime again and were forced to
cease thru sheer exhaustion. A male
quartet also officiated and rivaled the
young ladies in their eyertiOns. The
famous State college orchestra under
The leadership of Prof Carl Christen-
sen, head Of the department Of music
at the college, gave some fine musical
numbers.
The business meetings were devoted
20 papers concerning the business of
runnin. newspaper, merchants adj
vertising. and troubles of the editor.
1t is undoubtedly the wish of every
editor that the merchants of his home
town could have heard the discussions
and the talks given, so that they could
realize the efforts of the newspapers
to bring up the standards Of their
business.
Another social feature of the con-
vcntion was the movie program given
by Nj Estes of the Fad theater,
which excluded steroptican views Of
Hawaii and 1000 feet Of motion pic
lures of the same taken by e. r.
Dowdell who recently made trip
there. The views were fine, being col
ored to show the gorgeous colors of
thestropical plants. Views of the boys
and girls summer camps which We're
taken 10y state club leader Mr.. Scar
bro with a motion picture machine
owned by the college, were also shown.
A very fine concert was given by the
Brookings band on the college campus
Friday evening, assisted by Miss
Byrne Smith. soprano, and the Viking
Male chorus. Saturday The party was
taken to Lake Campbell for a picnic
dinner. Saturday afternoon the Min
reapolis- Kansas City league baseball
game was shown on the electrical
score board for the editors The scor.
board was invented ard Is manufac-
tured by Broekings man and is quite
Q wonderful contrivance. Each ball
thrown, each play, as well as the in
ming, balls, strikes, outs, and men on
bases or at bat is accurately shown
at The time it happens.
Seeing the State College was one
CT the interesting trips of the con-
vention. The entire party first posed
for motion picture, and the machine
followed them on the trip taking pic
lures of the notable happenings. These
pictures will be shown by the Fox
News service within few weeks. The
State college is growing institution
and South Dako.ians who have never
visited it should take the first op-
portunity offered The school of ag-
ricultsre is one. of the finest. The
worlds record COW, College Belle
Wavne and her daughter, College
Belle Wayne Second were exhibited
before the party and the camera. The
only flock Of Siberian fat-rump sheep
| in the United States is owned by the
| college and great success is being
had with them. It is hoped that \
breed of sheep can be brought out by
a cross between these sheep ard the
native sheep which will be able to
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the country west of the Missouri river
and make sheep raising there prof
table business. It is one of the many
things which the agriculture depart
ment is endeavoring to do.
Grant county was represented at the
meeting by Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Nell
son, of the Herald-Advance and Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Flaa of the Revillo Item.
| /. D. Aldrich, former resident of the
county as publisher Of the Big Ston>
Headlight, was present in his official
capacity of State Immigration Com
missioner. Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Opsal,
of the Wiin1ot Enterprise, represent
ed Roberts county.
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