The daily star-mirror., 1923-06-22
STATE Line PICNIC
Is HAPPY EVENT
HUNDREDS ATTEND FROM IDAHO
AND W.S.C.-FINAL EVENTS IN
JUNIOR SHORT COURSE

One of the interesting features in
connection with the first annual
junior extension short course, which
Is being held this week at the Uni
versity of Idaho, under the direc-
ton of H. A. Stone, district club
agent, with some $50 boys and girls
present, was the state line" picnic
with the boys and girls attending the
junior short course at Washington
State college, and the extension
workers from the two institutions,
held at Luvaas grove, four miles
northeast of Moscow, Thursday even
ing. More than 400 persons, mostly
boys and girls, were present, and en-
joyed thoroughly the picnic dinner
and the program of sports. The even
ing was given over entirely to sports,
no attempt being made to have any
speaking.
The wood-in-face baseball
throwing contest, in which six boys
from each college participated, and
which was put on under the direc-
ton of Halsey Watson, of the Seattle
Times, was won by WS.C., by score
of Ia to 4. The ball throwing con-
test between Dean E. j. Iddings of
the college of agriculture at the Uni
versity of Idaho, and Dean Johnson
OF the agricultural department of
".
OF 1 to 0.
In the track sports, Idaho won
practically all events easily.
The following are the places taken
In the various contests:
Fifty-yard dash, boys under Is
Forest Conke, Idaho, 1st; William
Boutilier, Idaho, End; Leonard Tur
ner, Idaho, 3rd; Chas. Calkins, Idaho,
4th; Harold Waters, Idaho, 5th; Ed
ward Paige Wash 9Th
Fifty-yard dash, boys over ID
Roman Newman, Washington, 1st;
Garlin Farris, Idaho, End; Ralph Mag
nuson, Idaho, 3rd; Martin Thorsen,
Idaho, 4th Albert Johnson, Idaho,
5th; Virgil Thompson, Idaho, 9Th.
Fifty-yard dash, girls under IS
Doris Griffith, Idaho, 1st; Elizabeth |
Clapsadle, Washington. End; Leila
Webster, Idaho, 3rd; Margaret Will
kins, Washington, 4th; Helen Heath,
Idaho, 5th; Irene Ehigott, Idaho, 9th.
Fifty-yard dash, girls over 10
LEILA Webster, Idaho, 1st; Eva
Cochran, Washington, End; Margaret
Peterson, Idaho, 3rd; Mary Dragece
mig, Washington, 4th; Mildred Jen-
kins, Washington, 5th; Leila Houchen,
Washington, 9Th.
In the boys and girls handicap race,
Leila Webster won first place; Eva
Cochran, Washington, second, and
Garland Farris, Idaho, third.
A tug-of-war between ten extern
sion workers from each institution
was declared a draw after the rope
had broken three times.
AS a welcome addition to the din
ner, 20 gallons of milk chocolate, a
delightful cold drink, was furnished
by Professor H. L. Bendixon of the
Idaho dairy department.
Following the picnic dinner some
4
ing group songs.
Farmer Smith Talks
Farmer . Smith, the veteran Union
Pacific agriculturist, who furnished ,
free seed corn to many of the club ,
and who is intensely in
terested in club work among the boys, ,
spent Thursday and Friday at the uni '
versity and spoke to the boys and
girls Friday morning. !
Miss Clara Cowgirl, district home
demonstration agent, has been an ac 9
tive worker among the girls during r
the week, aiding in the home econo- +
mics work, and having charge of the f
sixty or more girls attending the :
short course. r
Course Closes Saturday
The extension course, which has b
been a success throughout will close o
Saturday. The forenoon will be h
given over to judging and demOnStra- p
lions in farm crops and animal hus- il
bandry for the boys and in sewing, il
cooking and other home economics n
work for the girls. In the afternoon C
there will be the annual track and O
rield meet on MacLean field, and IN Y
The evening a farewell party will be C
given at the " U >" hut. The last meal Il
will be served Sunday morning, after g
which most Of the young people will
cave for their homes.
Tonight is Stunt Night a
At 7:30 this evening the public is il
invited to a stunt fest, put on by the P
.lub members in the " U I" hut. Each j.
club will put on a stunt, and where a
here are not enough members of any r
,lub present, the members from that b.
county will aid. The evenings pro- K
,ram promises to be most interest ST
ng- w
Senator BOrah Interested b.
H. A. Stone, district club agent, is fo
n receipt of the following telegram Ell
rom United States Senator William Fl
]. Borah: ID
sc / am deeply interested in the work m
t the extension short course. think
is value and Importance cannot be tt
YER estimated NJ
It has been through Senator Borah .,
hat the department Libraries, which CO
re in use in the various club libraries w
ave been obtained, together with a
1uch other matter from the depart al
lent of agriculture which is used in
he club work.
Mr.. Stone states that the co-opera !
ion from the university and from the be