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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14
Football Camp
In Full Swing
Coaches West, Enke, Saathoff
and Salisbury at Work
With Best Squad Ever
Seen on State Field.

Football training began Monday at
State college when the football camp
opened with about forty big, husky
gridiron warriors in uniform ready for
work. Never before has such a likely
looking army of football material APP
peared at State field during the train
ing and State college fans are exultant
over the great prospects for the com
ing season. Coach &. A. West is be-
ing assisted in the training Of this
large squad by Assistant Coach Fred
Enke, James salisbury, former State
college star and captain Of the team,
and Prof. W. II. Sat- off, former Huron
college star. Practically all of the
men have arrived, n or two being
detained and will arrive the latter part
Of the week.
State college is going out after the
championship of the North Central
intercollegiate conference this fall as
well as the championship OF South
Dakota. This will be the first foot
ball season of the conference which
was organized last winter. Six on
ferences games are included on the
Jackrabbit schedule.
Hopes Of the fans are based on the
return of six veterans OF last year,
men who were selected by sport writ
ers as being worthy Of places on the
allstate team, and ten other veterans.
Coach West declared hat with Clar-
ence Schultz Of Aberdeen at full back
Frank WEIGH of Madison at quarter.
Bob Coffee of Watertown at half back
and George Roberts Of Villa Grove.
H., at half back and captain Of the
team. State has a strong nucleus Of
old letter men to build her team
around. Schultz, Roberts and Welch
were on the 1921 all-state The
other State college men on the all
state team were George Thompson Of
Fort Dodge. Ia, who will return to
play end this year. Adolph Backman
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14
Radio Sacred Music
For Elkton Church

Sacred music from Sioux Falls and
from Davenport, Ia, figured in the Sun
day evening song service at the Elk
ton Methodist Episcopal church last
Sabbath. The music was brought in
by radio.
Carl Denies, student at State college
and pastor of the Elkton church, re-
Gently purchased the radio outfit with
the idea of using it in the church SER
vices and in connection with the com
munity service program of the church.
An operator was put in charge Of
the instrument at the beginning of the
song service and kept tuning in for
sacred musical selections. He would
then signal Denies and switch onto
the loud speaker and the selections
were heard plainly throughout the
church auditorium:
Mr.. Denies expects to make this a
regular Sunday evening feature at his
church and also intends to use the
radio in furnishing music at the weekly
Tuesday motion picture shows which
are to be put on at Elkton by his
church.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14
AN HONOR r

On Thursday evening Of last week
Mrs. r. H .Sexauer, Mrs. Leila Coe,
Mrs. Grace Bailey and Mrs. Lila Skin
ner were h~ostesses at an evening par
ty given at the home Of Mrs. SeXauer.
627 Eighth Avenue. The honor guest
was Miss Mabel Tinker, a bride OF the
nea future. About twenty-four OF
Miss Tinker's friends gathered at the
home of Miss Kendall and at about
s o'clock surprised her completely by
walking in or her at Mrs. Sexauer's
The party was held on the large and
spacious porch Of the Sexauer home
and at $50 a tea wagon was rolled out
and placed before the honored guest
laden with many and lovely gifts.
Choice refreshments were served in
the course of the evening in w cours-
eS.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14
Expect all Attendance Rec
ords to be Broken When
College Opens Its Doors
Next Monday.

All attendance records are expected
to De broken when State college opens
its doors next Monday for the regis
tration of students for the new school
year. The prospects for a larger num-
Der II a far higher grade Of students
this fall is very bright is the opinion
Of President Willis r. Johnson.
The hard times of last year failed to
decrease the number of students at
State college and this year. while the
times are still bad, the attendance will
show a noticeable increase. Last year
the largest per cent of increase vas
noted in the agricultural courses, while
showed a decrease in the number of
agricultural students. This is espe-
cially encouraging and speaks highly
for State college. The course Of agri-
culture this year will be made more
extensive and work in the business
will be emphasized.
A number of changes have been
made on the campus. A grandstand
with a seating capacity Of several
thousands has been completed at State
field. The total seating capacity at
State field is. now is 1000, the largest
in the state. Work on the new heating
plant has progressed rapidly and a fine
new brick building with a concrete
stack now towers up to greet the eye
Of the returning student. The book
store and post office has been removed
from the main building to the base
ment Of the Central building. They now
now have separate and comfortable
quarters. The pharmacy department
has enlarged its quarters, using the
space formerly occupied by the book
store and the post office. The animal
husbandry department has been on
solidated in the rooms on the west side
OF the main building instead OF be-
ing scattered about over the campus.
In the department Of engineering a
laboratory has been fitted especially
for experiments in highway engineer
ing, testing road building materials,
etc. The school of printing has ad-
ded several new pieces of g equipt
men making it one Of the largest and
most complete schools Of printing in
the country. The commerce department
has another room and some new equip
ment. The library and reading rooms
have been arranged to give more
room. Several new tennis courts have
been constructed IN the campus.
Plans for entertaining the new stu
dents have been laid out by the Y. M.
&. A. and the Y. w. G.. A.. The sec
rotary, V. V. Varney, has planned
stag mixers on Monday and Tuesday
nights and Wednesday night there will
be a stag fresh frolic for the first year
students. Saturday night will be the
all college mixer where all the students
new and old will meet and mingle.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14
Institute for
Teachers Next Week

All of the teachers in BrOOkingS
county will be in B~rookings for three
days next week to attend the annual
county institute which opens at $50
o'clock next Thursday morning at the
high school building. The BrOokings
city schools will have a vacation and
all of the rural schools OF the county
will be closed during the institute ac-
cording to the announcement Of Mrs.
Mabel X. TrOoien, county superinten-
dent of schools. Superintendent S. w.
Johnson Of the Brookings city schools
will be the conductor OF the institute.
An interesting program for each of
the sessions, Thursday morning and
afternoon, Friday morning and after
noon, and Saturday forenoon have been
prepared and a number Of very good
speakers have been secured. Several
lectures will be given by each Of the
following:
DR.. J. l.. McBrian formerly with the
Bureau Of Education, Washington, ID.
G., now head Of the Department of
Rural Education. State Normal School,
Terre Haute, Indiana, Mrs. Anna S.
Williams, head Of the Grade Sections
Of Madison Normal who will present
practical and workable plans which
will be of great benefit to the teachers,
Mrs. Grace Greves Truax Of Sioux Falls
who is an expert in school and com
munity plans, children'S literature, etc,
Prof. S. Lincoln Smith of Aberdeen
Normal will lecture on Art Apprecia-
ton, Drawing and Writing. Miss Mary
Walden, who has travelled extensively
in the Orient will give addresses which
will combine travel, geography and
history. She is also giving readings
on American fiction. Prof. Smith will
bring with him a large collection of
pictures and prints which will be on
exhibit in the high school building.
The public is invited to be present at
any or all of these sessions.
The law requires the county Superin-
tendert to hold this institute and re-
quireS the teachers to attend except
those from four year credited school,
in their case they may come if their
school boards are willing to excuse
them. However any teacher who at
tends one Of these institutes in the
right spirit. always gets a great deal
OF help and inspiration which can be
carried back to the school. The teach
ers are given their time on pay and
should attend every session. Last
year the Volga school teachers were
the only ones who did not attend.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14
Good Prospects
For Great Year
At State College

of Lennon, guard, and Joe Smith of
Sioux Falls, Tackle, both of whom will
also return this fall.
Other letter men who will return to
the team this season are Wilfred Sun
Diet. of Bookings. end. Ben Fem of
Bookings, guard, Frank Coffey of
WATERFOWL, center. Art Johnson. quar-
ter, Joe Murray of Parker, tackle, Red
Burdette of Arlington, tackle, Ross
Owens, a colored boy from Kansas,
half back, Larry Seaman of Sioux City
la, half back. and Irwin Lee of Volga,
guard.
Smith, Backman, Fem f. Coffey,
Sundet and Thompson are six linemen
ly he said. and added hat these men
with Deadly, Bruins, Heathcote, Muir
ray, Mears, Carey, Thune, Morton,
Ryger, Globes and Lippert from last
years second string team, will give the
other teams in the new conference a
real battle for the coveted champion
ship.
Only four teams in the new confer
ence have a chance OF winning the
championship, Coach West believes.
He ranks State college high, the other
three elevens considered in the class
being the University OF South Dakota,
Creighton university and the Univer-
sity of North Dakota.
The State college schedule begins
Sept. 30. with a game with Columbus
college Of Sioux Falls, to be played at
Brookings. The st, Thomas college
squad will be played at Brookings on
Oct. 7. On Oct. IA Coach West will take
his team to Madison, Wis, for a game
with the University Of Wisconsin squad
and he believes that with a little break
in the luck State will win the contests
North Dakota will be played Oct. q al
Grand Forks. One OF the big events
of the football season will be the an,
nual game with the University OF
South Dakota, this years struggle be
ing staged at Bookings on Oct. %
Hobo Day. Northern Normal and In.
dustrial school will meet State at Alb
derdeen on Nov. 4, Armistice Day
Nov. II, North Dakota State college
will come to Brookings for a game
Morningside college will be played at
Sioux City, Ia, on Nov. IS. The final
game Of the season will be played
Nov. 30, Thanksgiving Day, with
Creighton university at Omaha, Nebr
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14
LAST WEEK HOTTEST OF ALL

Last week Brookings was sweltering
in the hottest weather of the year.
The thomoter rose a little higher each
day until Wednesday when the peak
was reached over one hundred degrees.
Thursday remained about the same
but the mercury took a sudden drop
and Friday was too cold for COM
fort. Since then the weather has
been clear and cool enough to suit
the most exacting. Light frosts &C.
Cured Saturday and Sunday nights,
but they were very light.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14
In Spite of al.
Brookings Will
Have City Park

school was now using the fair grounds
soon they would be chased off. He cit
ed the great benefits of athletics as a
builder of health, strength and charact-
er in boys. He urged the necessity
stated the great need of a playground
in Brookings for children. The school
grounds have been inadequate, the
children being obliged TO use the
on. The city has at present the SER
vices of the superintendent of schools
and the high school principal hired
for twelve months of the year and the
athletic coach for ten months. Dur
ing the summer months when the
schools are closed, these officers as
sisted by the capable ONE assistants
could institute a program Of organized
play at the fair grounds during the
summer at small additional expense.
Attorney w. NJ. Cheever was the
mex and in his talk met all of the
objections which had been raised by
citizens when the proposition was vot-
ed upon last spring. He stated that
the city could acquire the property now
at about half Of it's actual value and
that the opportunity should not be lost.
In years past ~BrOokings has turned
down every opportunity that has been
offered for a city park, until at present
there is but n left. If the fair
grounds is allowed to go into private
hands and converted into town lots,
BrookingS is doomed to go without
a suitable tourist park, city park and
athletic field. The fact that there are
no trees on the grounds cannot be
classed as an objection. Twenty-Five
years ago there were scarcely any
landscape gardener could accomplish
wonderful results in a very few years.
Further discussion of the advisable
ty of the proposition was made by
native proposals made for the financ-
ing of the purchase. Examples of
parks and tourist camps in other cities
were described and their success
shown. The need of a tourist camp in
Brookings was emphasized by the fact
that Brookings is located at the inter
section Of two Of the widest travelled
trails, the Black and Yellow and the
King of Trails. The closest town OF
any Importance to the east is Mankato,
Mimi. and west is Huron. The nearest
city Of Importance to the north is
Watertown, and to the south is Sioux
Fails. All tourist traffic between these
points would stop in Brookings if a
comfortable tourist camp were avail
able. At present tourists have nothing
good to say for Bookings, in fact
many are giving the city poor advertis-
ing.
The meeting closed with the passing
of a motion to appoint a committee
with G. j. Flittie as chairman. with
authority to make arrangements for
the purchase Of the fair grounds in
accordance with the sentiment as eX-
pressed at the meeting.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14
Historic Event
Told in Diary
Battle OF Monitor and Mer-
rimac in 1862 Described
in Records Kept by the
Father of Aurora Woman

Hitherto unpublished details in con
nection with the famous naval battle
between the Monitor and the Merri-
mac in the Civil War are found in the
diary of A. II. Malcolm, Co. A, 18th
Pennsylvania cabalry, who was on
coast guard duty at the time of the
battle. This diary recently came in
to the possession Of his daughter, Mrs.
VIM. Wolf of Aurora. through whose
courtesy they appear in the Register,
March, 1862, Saturday night. "The
Rebs are pretty sassy today. Our
lines are so close hal we can hear
them talk. Our orders are, mo firing.
Heaven only knows why. One old
Cracker sang out today, Say, Yank,
What do youns come down here to
fight we 'alls fer? Don't we know We
can't lick we 'alls?" | begin to think
there is some truth in what the old
chap says for one old boy yelled out,
Say, Yank, you CANT shoot. Stick up
yer hat and I'll show we how" | did
so and got two bullet holes in a hurry.
March 10, Monday. It's hard 70 bear
just sitting in camp behind our brest-
works, idle and listening to the taunts
of the Johnies. | wonder when we
will get orders to go into action. |
don't care il they are stronger than we
are in numbers. | feel as if | could
lick a dozen alone. They show IN
tnn n MT For NJ ~ rly 6 M a y anH fhnra
is no denying they are sure shots.
Yesterday, a tall, loose jointed fellow
in butternut walked right out in plair
view and in range Of our musketS
little respect for our craftsmanship.
In spite of orders to the contrary and
being at the time out of sight, |
took aim at a patch on the seat of his
butternut jeans and fired and had the
satisfaction Of seeing him jump and
drop down behind cover.
Thursday. Fighting in the Bay Of
Hampton Roads today. Two Of our
boats sent to the bottom. The worst
of it was they just used one of our
frigates that had been sunk. They
raised her. 1t was the Merrimac, and
just covered the sloping sides Of her
deck roof with a layer Of railroad
irons. This makes it SO the grape and
canister rattle off like so many peas
on a house roof, and did no harm.
1t grew dark then and the Merrimac
just sailed up and down Hampton
Roads as if she owned the earth. The
Rebels are yelling and cheering in
camp tonight and singing, STARS and
Bars" and Dixie" Little talking in
our camp tonight. Our boys feel
mighty blue. Most of them are writ
ing home.
Friday night. Now it is our turn.
Early this morning IN odd little craft
steamed out to the Merrimac. Strange
we knew nothing about it. This little
affair had a small sort of a deck which
was round and revolved by machinery.
1t was made by a Swede named Erick-
Continued on Page 10. Col. u
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14
State to
Control Autos
Claims Accident and Death
List Can Be Cut Down
and Millions in Damages
Saved Owners.

BY Louis NJ. Emerson, Secretary of state.
Illinois
Editors Note.-Louis l.. Emerson,
Secretary Of State of Illinois is one
of the best known men in the middle
west and is also known in legislative
halls throughout the country. He has
fathered more than one movement in
his own state that has proven to be
of universal good to all state. His
biles indicates that the state super
vision Of the traffic laws as outlined
is one Of the pet hobbies OF the eX-
ecutive. a hobby that he can ride with
the assurance that both theory and
practice are based on solid fact.
The American people have been
slow to realize that the automobile
is too ambulatory and too numerous
to be regulated entirely by local gov
eminent. There should be state uni
formity Of regulation. Some central
authority should have power to reach
across several counties to reach into
or outside Of any city and compel
obedience to traffic laws. AS long
as enforcement of these laws are left
to local police the degree Of enforce,
ment will vary according to the vary.
ing efficiency or whims Of the officials,
Eighty-three per CEN Of the auto.
mobiles in use in the world are in
the United States. There is one auto,
mobile to every eleven persons in the
entire country, or a total of 10,44S, 633
In Illinois we have 100000 automo.
biles, or one to every 9.S7 persons
In some other states the percentage
is higher
Last year 1880 persons were killed
in automobile accidents. This was
an average of .OO119 per car. How
many more were injured and how
much property was damaged through
reckless driving and lack Of Obser
vance of traffic laws cannot be stated
accurately, but the figures are enor,
nous.
Obviously there is a crying need
for better regulation of the operation
of automobiles in a country where they
are so numerous.
Continued on Page 10, Col. q
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14
THIS is NO FISH STORY

On Monday, September 9Th, Mrs
Eugene Dupraz residing in Aurora
township discovered a nest of a dozen
eggs on the west side of a straw stack.
On taking them to the house it was
found that they were already cook
ed and in fit condition to eat. 1t is
not often hat September weather in
South Dakota is hot enough to cook
eggs
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14
Celebration
Despite Chilly Air

The celebration of the American
Legion staged in Brookings last Fri
day was an entire success and was
enjoyed by the people who anne to
Brookings in spite of the threatening
rain and cold weather. The size of the
crowd was materially affected by the
weather but it was estimated that
about 700 people attended the ball
game and the races at the fair grounds
in the afternoon. Pipestone and
Carthage furnished the big attraction
of the day with the best exhibition Of
baseball that has been seer in Brook
ings for many long years. IL nothing
else had been on the program the day
would have been a success. In addition
it gave an opportunity for some Of the
younger boys in Brookings a chance
to see what a ball game looks like
and learn to appreciate in some
measure the great American sport.
The pavement dance in the evening
proved to be a happy innovation,
hundreds of couples enjoying the free
music and a large crowd Of spectators
watched from the sidelines. Although
the Legion boys failed to make any
profit they were we'll satisfied with the
affair. -.
The Brookings Creamery captured
first prize at the State fair at Huron
this week with it's entry Of butter
which scored 9412. The Lake Norden
Creamery took second and State col
lege tied with Huron Products Co.,
for third place. James Gregg
is the buttermaker at the Brook
ings Creamery who made the
prize winning butter. The Bookings
Creamery has made an enviable record
in producing high grade butter during
the last few years and are the proud
possessors of a number of loving cups
which they have won.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-10
HOPE FOR PENNSYLVANIA,

To those who understand anything
OF the disreputable peculiarities Of
Pennsylvania politics.. the situation
Just above our boundary line In inter-
esting. Representative Thomas Butler.
Of West Chester. who has served In
Congress for twenty years or 30. liz to
have an opponent In Richard j. Bald
win. OF Chadd's Ford. In Delaware
county. Tho fact that Mr.. Baldwin
dares to oppose Butler shows how
greatly the late Senator Penrose Is
missed at such crises. 1t WAS the old
custom In the adjoining Congressional
district OF Chester and Delaware
counties, when Butler camo upon the
scene to alternate I'm bestowlng Con-
gressional honors and until Penrose
took up control of tho State. Butler
held his post and was long undis-
turbed, until every one came to re-
gard him as having sort of life
tenure I'm Congress- Penrose. dead less
than half year. already Ia forgotten
his presidents unset. and these two
! job seekers. always working ami
cably together. like yoked, oxen. under
Penrose's pilotage and bossism. are
are now seeking to get at each others
/ threats. figuratively speaking. They
have smashed machine rule 10 smith
Greens in the most extensively ruled
county In Pennsylvania, and unde,
the most offensive Of all local bosses
II this county Is an example Of how
the machine has broken down. and
doubtless II is. one may even expcc
to see the keystone State who'll,
freed from the grip Of the men whc
have brought Il into political con
tempt and. eventually directed b,
entirely new men. Democrats let M
hope. Clifford Pinchot already has ven
tured into the open with his s1Iber
material lightning rod up in denanc
OF the bosses. an adventure tina
would have teen Impossible and wors
than useless were the big Boss
hack in the flesh. Pennsylvania ma
some day have leaders OF whom It
self-respecting voters are not ASHAMED
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-10
THE EVENING SMILE.
THAT'S EFFICIENCY.

The superintendent OF a big lumber
company had decided TO visit one Of
his camps incognito and see how
things we're getting on among the
work men.
Does the new foreman discharge
his duties property" ne asked a
laborer OF obviously Hfbsrnian ex-
traction who was leaning on his exc
smoking restful pipe.
He does that" explained the latter
in admira non. Sure, an didn't he
ire three Hunkies. a Swede and Ave
Japs this very mornin'?"-Anerican
Legion Weekly.
Singular Jones IA sn't accompl shed
more; be certainly has broad views. -
Yes. but very narrow means. -
Boston an>cript
a good time 20 tell your husband
anything that can be argued about is
while he is lighting his way into q
dress shirt. Nina Wilcox Putnam.
80 the editor declined your spring
poem with regrets" Yes. a whole
page,of EN-. hate 20 make a fellow
as sorry as all that. Louisville
Courier j Journal.