The daily star-mirror., 1922-12-02
AWARD SCHOLASTIC
CUP AT Big SMOKER
ALPHA ZETA, HONORARY AGRI-
CULTURAL FRATERNITY, HOLDS
ANNUAL EVENT FRIDAY.

| The awarding of the scholarship
cup to the sophomore in the college
of agriculture making the highest
scholastic stand during his freshman
year, and the announcement of five
pledges to the fraternity were two Of
the outstanding events at the Alpha
Zeta, honorary agricultural fraternity.
annual smoker held at the University
Hut, Friday evening.
Dean E. j. Iddings, of the school of
agriculture, awarded the cup after
brief talk on the value of stimulating
scholarship in the college of agricul-
ture and explaining the methods of
awarding the cup. He told of the sue
cesses graduates Of the college Of agri-
culture were making in the agricul-
tural industries of the state.
Walter Joseph Bryne, of Boise,
sophomore in the college of agri-
culture was the winner of the scholar
ship cup which is awarded annually
to the freshman in the college of agri-
culture making the highest honors.
The requirements further stipulate
that the award will be made only to
the student who returns to take up
the second years work.
These pledged to the Alpha Xeta
fraternity were: Dale Vohs, Emmett,
Idaho; John r. Robertson Firth, Ida
no; Walter Pierce, Berger, Idaho;
John Remsberg, Rupert, Idaho; and
Walter Payne, Idaho Falls, Idaho
They were received by Thos E. Speedy.
The smoker which was by the way
smokless in nature, was attended by
the members of the college Of agri-
culture and the students enrolled in
the school of forestry and proved an
evening of entertainment in all de-
partments of the program. Music,
speeches, readings, mock trial, and
boxing and wrestling bouts furnished
the drawing cards of the evening.
Mock Trial Gets Laugh.
The mock trial, in which a member
of the faculty was arraigned before
a court made up of students and
faculty members, was perhaps the fea-
ture of the evening and drew out many
hearty laughs at the expense Of those
taking part in the procedure. From
the time the prosecution opened its
case for the state of Podunk, until
the judge had rendered the decision
in accord with the recommendations
of the jury the audience was kept
III . continual uproar of laughter by
the prosecution and defense.
The athletic cards also proved quite
an attraction and some very good bouts
were staged in both wrestling and
boxing On the boxing card were
.hree two-minute bouts between nifty
nit-mixers in the bantamweight,
lightweight, and heavyweight classes.
No decisions were rendered in any
events by referee Heintz Glindman.
In the wrestling events were also
staged three events of five minutes
lurtion each. Only one decision was
lwarded here. This came in the last
went when after long and tiresome
struggle Fred Horning succeeded in
,inning his opponent, John Toeves, to
he mat
Music Numbers GoOd.
Music for the evening was furnished
~ the Beta quintet of two saxaphones
~ the Moe brothers, violin by Pfost,
anjo by Robert Cummins, and piano
" Curtis Harrington. A quartet COM
'osed of Port Arthur, William Parry.
Robert Cummins. and William Pal
ner also entertained for brief space.
During the fore part of the program
everal interesting talks and reading
we're also given by students and fac
lty members Professor H. P. Mag
uson, initiating a Swede in both
peech and manner of dress, evoked
great deal of applause over
wedish translation of the Midnight
Tide of Paul Revere" " and other we'll
nown selections.
The Irish and the Jews.
" God Loves the Irish, but gives the
Ioney to the Jews" and several other
readings were given by
Bud " Melan. AS impersonator Of
lie Jew and the Scandinavian he was
lpreme and succeeded in getting con-
derable applause from his listeners.
Professor r. K. Bennett of the de-
artment of agronomy spoke for
lort space upon the objects and pur-
oses of the Alpha Zeta honorary fra
srnity He gave a synopsis of its
istory. and of its place at the uni
ersity.
At the close of the program refresh
ent of cake and sherbert were gener-
lsly served to those present.