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VOLUME V. BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA-JANUARY 15, 1929 NUMBER 2 State College Farmers Week, Feb. 4 to 8 MEMBER CLASS '15 Enrollment of Corn Developed by College WANTS REUNION Does Well In Northern Section li'AR!WRs WEEK STUDENTS ASSN. School of Ag. i OF THE SCHOOL The Aggie News and the class I Introduced into Walworth county WILL BE WELD of 1916: It was my privilege the1 (four years ago, the Alta variety first part of October to visit the l of yellow dent corn bred by the FEB. 4TH TO 8Tfl college experiment station has Riven such good results that its Agricultural interests of the state By :School of Agriculture. I found Everett Gillis. many changes had taken place on I popularity has already spread to will again be centered at State col- The Student's Aakociation of the the old campus and building in the \ most of the north central section ,leg0 when the annual edncational School of Agriculture is making last six years. The Old North ! of south Dakota and to several lprogram known as Fanners' Week and carrying out extensive plans building was standing there as of i counties west of the river. This,is held here from Febmary fourth for the term of 1928 and 1929. old and on the second floor I found year, according to rep* from to ninth, inclusive. Professor Kum- Many new ideas have been in- the office of Professor Scarbro of {that area, Altn again gave an ex- (kin announced today that plans for cluded in the program as odlined the School of A~culture. It was, 1 cclieni account of itself, most of this event are being formulatd last year, which denotes progress indeed, a pleasure to meet Pro- Ithe fields being ready for field se- Iand that the program is pretty and advancement in the social du- fessor Scarbro who has takm such leetion of seed by the fit week'well mapped out. cation of the A&-. .a great interest in the school and [of September nnd pduring an 1 Three parallrl pmgmm; are be- every shdent its students, so that it is becom- ,abundance of seed for next year. ing made out which will Cover prae- upon enrolling, IValworth county farmers report tically every phase of agriculture in pays a certain fee the ~~~d~~t~~ing a stronger institution each I These three a* Association for activities. The sum ye". I P. J. Scarhro 8 that barring some well adapted lo- this state. * is budgeted by the Board of Con- TO me the education of Our farm ical strains of Minnesota No. 13 and Farm propm, 110memaker's Pro- the ame of Rustler's White Dent and gram, and the Indian -ice Pro- trol, of mpresentatives boys and girls becomes a duty and The schools enrollment is fmm the four classes of the school. a sacred responsibility in the lead-! largest this year in the history,i -Northwestern dmt, Alt. is aPPar- mm. Several we1I-knoWn outside When school was:ently the only variety of dent corn speakers will b. here durin~ the F~ the Purpose of budpting enhip of our young men and wo- of the school. tomorrow. an1 to reach maturity in this gear's week. carrying out the duties of the As- organized in 1908 they had is I It has always been my dedm ,enrollment of 103. The. enroll-!unfavorable grow in^ season. I The fdrm sociation, the is George Huff of Selby, and hn-'around the theme of livestock Pro- each, division caring for thedivided; acti- / that the dass of 1915 issue an an- ! merit in 1914 - 1915 was 266. ~n nUal class letter. It serves dome- 1915 the school wduaW 52, ty Agent L. C. Lippet were re- duction to meet market demands- vities listed under its head and '"-,what that purpose of a prsonal I which was the largest class mdu- sponsible .for bringing Alta to A special feature will be the pre- They got,sentation of ''market outlook ma- der the suwwision Of a compebi letter in that it informs one just 1 aM from the three year course. their terntory in 1924. ent member of the board. seed directly from the State col- I terial" for products of South business a little of what his old class mates 'During 1919-1920 the record show8 The the issodat!onlare doing from time to time and I,an enmllmnt of 333, however, a lege experimental station at High- kotn. In these are Moded live- is pnutica'ly 'Overed Onder nlne'where louted. Through Mr. Smr-; I== percentage of this noup more and planted 21 acres on Mr. 'stock and kindred tnodUet.. pou1. heads Or divisions and is compOs-lbro we could =cure our class wnr Huff's farm near Sitka. It yield- try and -, and vain. ed of: 1-basketball, which students who took covers change of names and add==. a pa* of their work in the school. ed almost 50 bushels per acre that The Co-o~enti~e Gmras the budgeting of the for Through this source of being in year and won the 10-acre corn South Dakota, fie Ddm acti~typwhich Our enrollment for 1928-1929 is bas-itOUCh with one another we could as follows: Fmshmen, 90; wphb growing test, in Walworth county. AoTstein, Gurnsey. ket trips the state Poalt~As- to other'~ometime in the near future (say moRs, 72; juniors, 69; Fmm this field of 21 acres the for and this coming summer) plan a class 61; swcial students, 2 or a tobl of variety has mwn in popularity the Baby Chick As- sweaters for the playem earning ranion to be held at some central until it is now produced on almostlsociation. will hold their annual them under the 294 studenb. e hi^ dvesus 25% of the point. I think now with good inctease in total enrollment all the farms in northern IValwnrth business meetings On Thursday, stitution of the Associatione This roads and our automobiles county and has spreari to Campbell, I and on Thundas cvenin~a Farm- 1 laat our r,ro~lment war year a very schedule of,could get away from work and war- four,h lnrpr. than be rames has been amnged for the ry for at least a couple of days gear. our senior ,.lass is AgRies and under the instruction vacation. I, for one, would try to est in the history of the of the coach, the players should be them. college as Master Farmers, a title ,which is conferreti upon farmers Alta has who have been particularlv sue- con. h cesdul in their line of work. The records program will end with the Little ~i~.j International Livestock S h 0 W. been which is sponsored by the A& club of the college. The Homemakers prOgl.am is t.6 feature "health in the home" and -anationally known speaker who is a licensed physician, will speak. Dr. Caroline Hedger will Rive fo* College Enrotlment Inter-Academy addresses dealing with health, and the child. At this promm dele- are awarded sweaters under the and its future progress. frm the various Home EX- Association's rules, requiring a westin Histor@ Debate Held i,, An Alumni 1 bnsion clubs of the state will be certain score to be shot in the An *lUmni Member' Has h~crea~edAhnoat 50 Per Cent Students of the Schml of A@ P~M~~ matches. 3-Inter-academy de- Mrs. Grace Lindsey Steinhoff, Miss Clan Sntter, poultry ed- bate. The most promising debat- 101 No. Moore Street, I* Past Five Years Many Tram- culture are showi~considerable) interest in inter-academy debating. 1 itor of the magazine 'OThe Fam- ers in the student body are chosen Ottumwa, Iowa. Wife" will be toastmistress to represent the school in the de- jndning from the present inter- er's est and enthusiasm shown, the at a banquet for the wo- bate teams which compete with I The largest collegiate enmllment men. Miss was :in the histov of the college has school should have a good team. teams from other sdhoois. he Farm Economics I extension specialist here. board member in charge of this !been reported by college officials. Friday, December 7th, try-outs ;poult~ Dept. Makes Study were held and a squad of eight several of the state division arranges with the coach in I ~t the opening of the second week the charge of debating for trips to a substantial were chosen from a group of ap-lawarded of Combine Uses of school, then proximately twenty students. The H~n'm'nakemin c*"~eratiOn with other schools. Also submit recom- ilWrefW0 over last asenroll- "The Farmer's Wife." This title is lment and late arrivals increased following people made the squad: mendations to the Board of Con- quite similar in simificance to that trol for standard School of Api- That large-scale cutting withlthe lead over last year. ~d~i~cunningham, conde; Verne. Sallqoist, '29, ~ihhcock;lof culture me~lals,which are awarded hawestcr - thresher combines is 1 Fimres covering the five year The Indian Service program will Ward Parsons, '29, Miller; Walter l to every debater on the teams who one of the principal causes of ex- 'period since President C. W. figs- many aearian fea*es' makes a creditable showing. iceas moistore of cmbm&ICY has directed the instihtion dis- Sl~um, 29, Glenham; Carml Breese, '29, Danforth: Kemneth Hel- them swine p*- 5.-4r0ps and juddng is -in was point& out today by G.,close the fact that the collegiate duction, poultry ~roductioh field a new activity just starting last Lundy, of the department of farm enrollment has increased almost 50 sel* '21, ~~~f~~~l;perry D~~~~~, '29, Roscoe; John BalTon, '29, ~lk-, C~OP~, ve~etable and fruit gt.o*ng, year but pined a foothald and is economics. Mr. Lundy recently is- ,Per cent in that time. farm stnlctures, and some work on prominent in the schedule this sued a summary of his findings! A record breaker in this year's tan- NO debates have been scheduled term. The judging team is coach- last summer in Hughes, Sully, and enrollmmt is in the senior class, The general program committee one- which is 15 Per cent larger than before Christmas. An effort is be- ed under an interested and Potter counties, where about ing made to schedule debates with ,has been picked and are now bus- pctent instructor and last year fifth of all the harvestor-threshers themseniorclass of last year at a ily working on the project. The competed with other agricdtural in the state were at work. (s~mllardate. An unusual return college freshmen of some of the of the stah and some Of the committee are as schools in Minnesota and North Because some combine of students and a large transferlCOllegeS follows: Prof. W. F. Kumlein, a from other schools is responsible the high schools. The squad will Dakota. Medals are awarded the cut as much as 1,200 acres in debate the following question: Re- chairman; Pmf. T. M. Olson,, mf. team members in accordance with single season, they are forced to for this large increase in seniors. /Turner Wright, Dr. A. N. Hume, regulations. be~inbefore the grain is ripe The number of students taking that the United States:fief. W. F. schnaidt, H~~~~ M. Ienough for combininn, Mr. hndy gmdnate work is also onethird Cease to ~&t, by force of 1 Jones, Extension A. E. arms, capital invested in foreign &Livestock judgin~ deserrres declares. They are also likely to larger than last year and indi- IAnderson and Miss Swan Wilder. credit and recognition as an in- enter the fields too early in the cates a growing interest in advance lands except after formal declara- 1 teresting and profitable activity in morn in^ after a heavy dew or ed study at the institution. tion of war. cording to word just received. The the school. Many hours are spent soon afkr a =in. ! The largest freshmen class in rates will be available from a11 in judging and study by the bays Despite some difficulty ~th'thehistory of the institution this A special low round-trip rate of parts of the state, according to who represent the School of Ani- moist combined grains, Professor year has enabled the collegg b one and one-half fare will be of-!agreement of the nilroads. Tick- culture through this team. The Lundy asserts that the combine is maintain its record of last year fered by railroads for the benefit et, may be poxhas& ,between trip taken by the livestock judging adapted to the grain growing areas when the freshmen class was 13 of everyone traveling Brookings Febmry 2 and 9 inclusively, and team is very similar to that of the of the state if it is used on grain per cent larger than the previous.'for the annual Farmers' Week at;the retarn ticket is gdthngh (Continued on Page 4) 1sufficiently dry. ) year.-News Letter. IState college, February 4 ta 9, ac- IFebmary 11. PAGE TWO. THE AGGIE NEWS--JANUARY 16, 1929

Another thing that has aroused 1 built up in the form of flatten- The firlirl. have a VeW fine ph~ioL The Aggie News quite a bit of criticism is the abol- Wedding Bell8 ed circle, made of yellow gold and training course. A girl's rifle Published quarterly by the State ishing of the social hour and in- bears on its face the numbers of team was organized in the past Alumni Association of the school stead devoting the entire time to1 On September 18th occumd the 1929. On the four corners of the Year. of Agriculture. constructive and educational pro- marriage of Alfred '26, to oblong are built the four letters A ,,horPs of abut one grams. This is a step that was Miss Virl~nBonn and Carl Bran& that stand for the South Dakota Rrookings, S. Dak. hundred has been organiz- taken because there are plenty of '28, to Miss Luella Ulrich. Immed- State School of Agriculture, S. D. &--also other music classes. They iately after the ceremony the two Entered assecond Class Matter, other places for social entertain- S. A. It will, indeed* be a plea- are doing a good piece of work. ment on the campus that are for couples departed by auto for a sure and honor to wear a ring of The of the orchestra September 3, 1926, at the'post of- ten day tour in Iowa, going by fice at Drookings, South Dakota, such high merit and something we is enough to demand special men- Ithe way of Brdokiw. can carry with us as a souvenir under Act of March 3, 1879. officers are elected at the begin- tion. ning of the school year, to serve Miss home -9 on afa- of days here as we go down the Subscription Price-25c per year until the first meeting after va- neaf Big Miss path of our life's work. There has been many changes cation, after which new officers Ulrlch has for several years been we, as members of the ~18%of made, especially on the interior of STAFF are elected to serve until school is 1 a resident of Big Stone City, but '29, are proud to be members of a Old North itself. Some rooms have Lyle C. Stitt ...... Editor out in the spring. 'formerly lived on a farm. These ,,lass of sixtysne, the largest sen- been remodeled. The walls and Harold Forby ...... Circulation hi^ society is always well rep- 1 young people are making their ior class that the school of A@- ceilings have been cleaned and re- Everett Gillis ...... Aggie Activities resented at the annual inter-so- homes on farms about five miles cultore has ever had. we have painted. The floors have been oil- southwest of Big Stone City. ed and new floor was laid in the Edwin Hanson ...... Locals ,.jety contestsand is expecM to seen many changes in, our a Ora Sloat ...... Home Economice make coinpetition keen amin this since the time when we enrolled as chapel room. Some new chairs and James Jensen, '18, Huron; Everett year. STITT - JENSEN freshmen in the fall of '25. These desks have b2en added- These Gillis, '29, Edgemont; Carl Ruby, The real purpose of this society An attractive wedding took place changes have an been for the bet- changes been necessary and '29, Zeona; Peder Fjellanger, '29, is to train men and women in be- September 19th. at the home of tement of the school and we are they to make up a pleas- Sherman; Donald Turner, '29, Al- coming leaders in whatever they Mr. anti Mrs. Edward Stitt of Hu- proud to &long to in institution ant environment the student exandria; Paul Ruby, '30, Zeona; undertake. It is an important pa* 'On, when their daughter, Mar that is promessing because we This is imp0rtant because Mrs. G. L. Steinhoff, '15, Ottumwa; of their college training. garet, and James Jensen of Erwin, feel that we have pbyed at least environment reflects a great deal Arlington Eddy, Instructor, Wes- were united in matrimony. Rev. a p& in that movement- on the life of every young per- sington Springs; Paul J. Scarbro, AGGIE DEBATE CLUB Frank Tanner of Hitchcock, Pep One of the most impottant Principal, School of Agriculture. the at 1 o'clock The Debating 'Iub had its chanea that has taken place is We 9.. mhhand development the aftenwn in the p-nee of the general attitude of the stdent 'first meeting 0. January. 28, 1927. in department of the School of GNOTHUTII LITERARY immediate relatives and friends of body itself. me students bve Charter members numbered twen- the couple. Agricultum that we may turn to. SOCIETY OF SCHOOL taken on polish and . refinement Some classes have become so large OF AGRICULTURE ty-three, which is the same number The bride wore a white geOmtte we now have. and they feel more like they are a that class rooms will not aceom- The literary of today is some- with veil and to pa* of a real, live institution that It is the object of the organiza- match, and cametl a showed bou-Iis fidate tha. Sometimes it is what different than it has been ini working toward higher pals even necessary to make two divis- the past in some respects as the tion to furnish its members, by quet of sweet peas and ferns. She and ideals. Changes have Imeans of frequent practice in for entered the mom with her father ions of a class of seniors taking day, the social hour has of the the intelldual ensic disputation, an opportunity to the strains of Wedding March, been certain subjects. Classes are be- abandoned. and the to cultivate the art of effective by Lahengrin, played by Miss El- coming so large that it is impos- The day has been changedfrom rpublic speaking. There are a mamcmhe I sie Marshall of Hitchcock. Two sible to live smdents the ipdi.ri- in the city of Brookinrrs, represent- Friday to Tuesday evening' The' It cannot consist of more little flower girls, Marmret Stitt, dual attention they should have, meeting starts at 6:45 and closesl than ing many denominations and every thirty members which gives every a neice of the bride, and Phyllis assembly room is so nearly at 8:OO p. m., and has nothing but 1 Jensen, daughter of the groom, led Sunday we find a great majority filled on chapel day that students strictly a literary pro&am for one ,member a chance to debate or be of ~ggiestudents taking part in on the program several times in the Procession- The bride was at- a, mwded nearly up to the plat- hour. 1 the different services of the dif- ' 'the year. tended by Miss Evelyn Tanner of form on which the speakers stand. The li- .i a h" Ilitrhcock and Cam11 Stitt acted chunhes. Students are not There is scarcely room for the or different attitude' toward the work' Meetin* are held cwry week. f~rcedto take Part in religious New officers are elected every best n~an. chestm to be properly seated. than it had the pisstayear. You all Edward.semices* but by their Own three weeks, so the members After the ceremony Mrs. We demand attention! Our school knew that there were a Stitt served a delicious cafeteria free will, or are urged by ins~ira- many members that came just for have a chance to get into office tion8 and contact that they receive is ywing.It's roots are embed- me of- dinner. Immediately following the ded a soil and ' the social activities of the literary and get the -experience. I dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Jensen depart- from. church students, in- society. The doing away with the ficerr, consist of a president, vice etl for a trip through the ~l~~kstructors and other leaders, firm hpndation. It) nee& room of social hour also ditl away with the; resident, secretary, sergeant 1 pecidly F tb school of in which to spread its branches, so dead weight that the literary was j arms, and treasurer. A critic is culture. This, indeed, shows a to speak, and if it is not given that carrying, ~f course, this deemas- i chosen for each meeting from the progress morally and witbout mar- room its branches will force their es the membership from about fifty members of the by the URBAN - CUMMING als an institution cannot progress way Out* prlnc~pal of the School of A*- At the home of the bride's par- to about twenty, but this group of 1 and Wm- Urban' or low endure. Our school is training men and I twenty is an active group and are ' Different clubs and societies women to go out into every walk I The constitution and am On October 8th9 occured out to learn all that they possibly the marriage of their daughter, have been organized. One of these of life and be leaders. About can from their literary work. They : made up larmly from Robert Rules is the Gold A Club. This is some- of Order and is governed Vera, to Ross Cumming, of Broad- per cent of our students go back gain just what they put into it. by it. to the farm or into other agricul- I The promams are p~+,~da -lr land. ~mmediatelyfollow in^ the what of an honoram, or~anization, Thc progom i.7 one hour in ceremony the couple left for a trip Itvhieh honors anyone affiliated with tural activities. It has been said. length and consists of debates, dis- before each meeting in through the Black Hills. the School of -4~riculturecan at- "the stregnth of a nation lies very , cussions, talks, readings, music. i give the O.nes that take part time ltain if they bring one or more near the soil." 6'Production is the ~h~ program is made out so that to prepare their speech or debate. i new students to school. The pur- I basis of existence." The whole Miss Gladys of students have at least two ,weeks practice in parliamentary pose of this club is to promote in- world leans on ay$culture. There- to work on it. law 1s also had. man' One Of Our mr's9 terest toward an increasing and Mr. Robert Ihmrner of Dell en- ,fore,I agriculture is the fundamen- Our literary members believe 1 Last year members of the De- rollment 1 tal industry of the worltl. Should that in order to have a good liter-' bate were enthusiastic in married Saturday, 22- make The debate club was organized we not spend more time and ary we must start on time and have their of the intersociety their two years a@. It has created. a money to science in agriculture? home On a farm near 1 the literary attitude and lots of and after cOnsidenble ef- Rapids great cleal of interest and has been For those taking part in this ppat first of March' Ham- pep. since this is the case we ' and hard won possessim the very beneficial to those taking,I movementhave the have 8 good literary because it is the silver loving cup for lg2'. mer Is in partnenhip with his part, in its pmpams. In the past brother. We loose a chaming greatest responsibility known to up and Coming. One can tell upon Si"e the of the few yew liten- societie. have man. Themfore, in a~- visiting the Gnothutii literary that. it has played a part in Robert wins a live been slack in their purpose of de- partner and efficient home maker. culture should have fimt considera- the members are out for business 'the School of Adculture. veloping work. Their ac- tion. because of the way the programs Paul Ruby, President. The Ag*e School extends tivities had turned mostly to the We, the senior class of '29, are are carried out. gratulations and best wishes for social, but now the social part of nearing the time when we are go- There seems to be a great in- 'long* happy and pmsperOus red- their activities has been discon- N~~ F- and Home ded life. fladuate. Soon we will have terest in forensic work this year. tinued entirely and we see them ing Bulletins Available heaped upon our shoulders This is shown by the great number on the road of real literary pro- responsibilities. It has been our of Gnothutii members that are try- j January a number ing out for interacademy work. Since Aggie Activities By 1 .purpose while here in school to get I.new experiment station bulletins The instructors in our school are think that a large part preparation necessary that circulars have come Class '29 . better and more in number than we might stand firmly under those of the literary soeietyi off the press and are available for they were years ago. Stu- should be the sponsoring of foren- free distribution upon request. ~11 responsibilities and be of more sics. dents are takin~ interest in credit to the community. state and of them give practical information. THE CLASS all of the many studies and ac- I Turner* Resident in which hope .to live. N~ 0. farm and home problems. The Carl Ruby, Vice President tivities. The per cent of students: matte+ what we do, whether we go experiment station bulletins con- The senior flass has a number taking pa* in pubtic speaking* de-lon to school, whether we go into ' Amphi~tyon.Liter~S~iety.,tain the results of recent e~ri-, of things outlined in the line of bate and all forensic activities issome sort of business or whether There has been many changes,menta* work. much greater now than it has been we go back to the farm, we will Following are the titles and num-, activities for the remainder of the made in the school of Agriculture, 1 school year. First on this program in the past. never forget the help and inspira- improvements which we hope will : bers of these publications: , I No. is a senior day, during which we Every Year a la-er Per cent of j tions that we received from our make it a better school. Exwrimental Station girls come to our school. The va- 229 am planning a trip to Sioux Falls school, the facqlty and our fellow Istacked Green Corn for Cattle take Among these changes takingiBetter Oats for S. D...... 230 to visit the many places of inter- riety of subjects that lli.1~ students within the school. UP has increased. They may take place, our Amphictyon Literary So- Feeding of the ~~i~~ nrd for est found there. We have also In all that we do, we will do ac- ciety is also changing, in a way' ...... 231 placed on our list of activities a )some asicultural subjects such as which We believe and / Prof it to our motto, which has hope, ailll~axation a senior party POU~~Yand dairy husband^ and been our guide throu* all th make it a more useful society. Itl bookee~ing- All of the thin~s in south ~akota...... after the Sioux time we have spent in the is going through a period which we above mentioned are due proof of of Agriculture.-"Ever Onward." believe we could call reconstrue- ties in up the year we the mental reaching out and the tion. South Dakota Potatoes ...... 234 will give a senior class play and lintellectual advancement of the Our meetings are held every IProfitable Farming Systems also a class day program. School of A&ulture. SOUTH DAKOTA week, if possible, on Tuesday night,] for Spring meat Area ...... 235 We have just selected the class Our physical activities are 'be- beginning at 6:45 and ending at ~~~~~i~~ cir;fulars NO. ring. We think it is an outstand- coming more important. The Jun- DAIRYMEN HONORED R:oO. Thisis done in order to give ; Grow Healthy Chicks ...... 270 ing piece of workmanship, although ior R. 0. T. C. has grown so students more time to study. In Better Team Hitches for S. D. 271' the monogram it bears is plain in much that it has become neces- Forty-six South Dakota dairy- making this change our ~rincipal,CowTesting Pays ...... 272 make-up. The qing will be of 10 sary to divide the two companies men have places on the National took into consideration of Whole karat gold and the main body of into three platoons , each. More herd honor roll for 1928 and re- that a mwtinb! beginning at ...... 273 it is of yellow gold. The top is men are interested in basketball ceived recognition in the form of and which closes at oblong in sham made of white and many come out for practice diplomas at the National Dairy does not leave very ...... W4 gold and beveled slightly upward and physical. training, even if they Exposition in Memphis, Tenn, Oc- study that evening...... 175 toward the center. The center is are not a part ofethe varsity t-.(tober 13-20. 1928. THE AGGIE NEWS-JANUARY 15, 1929 PAGE THREE

Stanley Mateer, '12, Hermosa, STUDENTS ASSN. As yet it is a tentative activity had the misfortune of losing his OF THE SCHOOL but holds a major position in our NEWS FROM OUT OVER THE STATE house by fire several days ago. OF AGRICULTURE progress towards a bigger and bet- ter school. Kenneth. Spear, '15, is living on Verner Sallquist, '29, Hitchcock, / Albert Sander, '24, Redfield, now a farm north of Draper, S. D. is president of the Aggie Y. M. C. a junior at State college, is presi- (Continued From Page 11) This plan of division has proved A. cabinet. dent of the college Y. M. C. A. crops judRing t~mand is careful- valuable in the extensive promam Foster Payne '15, was one of 1 cabinet. ly planned and provided for. which is a continuation of the work the Brown County delegates to the Members of other School of Ag by the Student's Association in the State Farm Bureau at riculture naduating classes now ?-Tack Rabbit. This division (past years. ~t is only through the I Charles .Graves, '15, Rasebud, has ,.harm of a-n~ements for splendid co-operation of Huron. attending State College are: students county agent of Ziebach space in the State college annual, working for their own inksts ccuntY, has taken char@ of the Thos. Terney is the I James Jensen* '18. is at preent !Agricultural Indian Service for all which requires group and indiddu- that the,r school can pmltress. It al as decided upon by the I is the aim of the present Board of ter for the Broadland 'employed by Armour ! Indian reservations in the state. ~~~~d.Another item may be in troop, and now has a dozen boys in their packing plant at Huron. He Contml acting for the Student,s cluded under this head which as Association, that this tern ,~llbe taking the work. is plaMing On moving On a farm Kurt Guenther, 24, Big Stone yet has not been fully worked out. at Lake in the spring' a real sbpping stone in our pm City, South Dakota, writes that he It is a "memory book," which is pessive march toward a bigger A baby girl amved durin~Oc- is enjoying the best of health and to be a souvenir soh001 days .tober to brighten the home of Mr. and better School of A&culture. Ted Shultz. '24, Hetland, dropped prosperity. KU* is at home on for the studentq although the main and Mrs. Thos. Terney of Broad- in for a few minutes chat with!his father's farm east of Big stonepumse is to interest students who land. Con~ratulations and best State College friends on his way 'city. would benefit by attending an arqProf. George Gilbertson wishqs. back to Madison, Wisconsin, where ricultural school which offers the Makes Important Find advantages of ours at State Col- he studying his Edwin Hanson, 12, Vermillion, Ralph Bischoff has been selling deeee. lege. Fords the past summer at Huron. workedyears dter as a graduation cow tester andfor atseveral the %Social activities. This re- Under the direction of Geor~e Ralph is a auto-sa1esmans The obj& of the A&e News quires careful planning and hand- Gilberts0n, assistant professor of so it is quite easy for him to get present tirne is a of the entomolog~,what is thought to be is to keep the alumni and students junior class at State college. Ed- ling of the entertainment for the rid of the fliwers. posM on the work and PmWss student body. Much entertninment the fi& effective and pmctical win ia specializing in dairy husban- control ever found for the plum- of the School of Agriculture and dry. is provided for by the b-ket ball Rhea Stit% '23, is now at the to keep former students and - mmes, plays, operas, etc., but a tree borer has been worked out dur- Mass. Agricultural College at friends in touch with other. colendar of the social propam for ing the last two Years at State Amherst, Mass., where he is teach- - Magnus0n* '25, Hermosa, the term must include suitable en- colle~e. in^ and studying toward his Mas- former the Aggie News, This method makes it possible Members the graduating 'lass tertainment foi all at remlar in- ters Degree. spent a few hours in BroDkin~sternal~, This requires co-operation at the cost of a postage stamp a of '28, attending State college are: visiting old friends, December 31 between the studenh and to Kennedy* Nisland; tm control South Dakotav% Mr. and Mrs. Homer Richards Ray 'is still located at the Univer- ness on their part to help the com- worst plum pest, which is respon- are helping Homer's parents run Konstant9 Marvin; Benjamin sit^ of Nebraska at Lincoln and re- miteemen in charge. Many new sible for millions of dollam worth Parmelee; Thorvald Lamen* of the home farm. They have a small ports that his work has many UPS Iplans are being carried out with of damage in the Unit& Stntes cottage a shod distance from the Brookin@, (Cramery and downs, but mostly ups. success along this line and the co-' every year. It is said to be un- farm home, which makes Herbert Sckerl. '25, Lake City; operation has been very good. usually simple but effective in a very fine arrangement for both. Edwin '24* Minford Hurst, '29, Dupree, -1 9.Judging contest. As yet lit- as a remedy. (School of A*cu1tun spwial); ports that an interesting program, tle can be said of this division, al- Howard Vollenweider, '23, is the George Forby, '24v Onaka; of work is being carried on in Zie- though a veat deal of work has new Boys' Club leader for Broad- Forby* '249 Onaka; Oscar Bue' '23' baeh County this winter. A corn been done towanl it. The mention James Jensen asked Tom Temy land and vicinity. Howard has been Moenville; Jasper Farchild, '23, El- show and short course will be held here can do it but little justice, fi~~~is the ~rl?w in club work for several years and ban; Zeba*h, '27, January 9th. This short course is but it may be an activity that will should make a good club leader. C1arence '25* Wakonda; sponsored by State College Exten- make the livestock contests in the =plied "She is a Ross Cumming, '22, was the club '241 Ed- sion Service. vicinity of Brookings very keen. success." leader the past year and had a very Win Hansenl '22* Vmillion. successful year. Wanted: 400 freshmen in the Alfred Swenson, '18, has been School of Agriculture at State Col- one of the large motor patrols for lewge.The best way to find out Beadle county the past year, but about the school is to ask some of we understand that he is going in the alumni about it Or d the implement business in Huron, to Dad Scarbro, Brookings, ask- .as he and Carroll Stitt have secur- ing about the school in which eighth ed the Massey-Harris agency in ,made graduates can enter. Ikadle county for the coming year. Carroll Allcott after leaving' Did you notice the Aggie Alum- ni float in the Hobo Day Parade this year, or was it conspicious by its absence No, we don't think tho hospital he became reporter Ala~nni should monopolize the whole parade but we should be represented, just to show our loy- alty to old State if for no other nal. He is now in the P reason. And here is hoping that Islands doing newspaper work. hereafter the Aggie Alumni will be represented in the parade. Did you ever hear of Bloomfield, I So. Dak.? No I don't suppose you Bischoff home, October 6th, in hon-1 121 THE AGGIE ORCIIESTRA 14 eveq have--as it has recently Ior of Mr. and Mrs. James Jensen. I // coml into existence and hence can- Refreshments were served and dif- 1 not be found on the map as yet. ferent games were played until a1 This new town is located 18 miles late hour. The group presented north and 6 miles east of Huron, Mr. and Mrs. Jensen with a beau- was started by Carroll Stitt, '18, tiful gift to commemorate the last spring and is doing a thriving event. business. It consists of a combina- I tion gas station, cream station and Leonard Crogstad, '27, Alcester, aeneral store. writes that he has applied for a position with the International I Yes, it is rather late now for the Harvester Company at Sioux City. Aggies to get together and induce Me states that his mother wished the legislature and Gov. Bulow to to move there and that his chanre appropriate funds for the construc- with the International will enable tion of one of the many buildings him to use that talking ability that needetl at State College, but even Dad Scarbro used to say he possess- at that it might be worth while to ed. IIe also wishes the School of talk it up now-and perhaps the Agriculture a bigger attendance task will be that much easier two and prosperity. years hence. We know the old Aggie spirit and feel confident that This is the student publication THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE CIIORES these buildings will be provided for since the quarterly is divided into either at the present session or four main issues. two years hence, but it is up to us, 1. Student and School of A&- Aggie students have an opportunity to develop their the Alumni and present students, culture edition-December 1. musical talents. They may get individual lessons in to put it across. Of course, there 2. Graduate number and alumni is another way to get those build- -March 1. the college music department. They may enter the in= and help your Alma Mater- 3. Alumni News issudune 1. different groups for class instruction. Regular class- if each Aggie in S. D. would induce 4. State Fair issue - Septem- some boy or girl to attend the Ag- ber 1. es are organized for vocal work. The School Chorus gie School next fall, it would in- Each issue carries all the news and Aggie Orchestra have two rehearsals each week. crease the enrollment in the school items which are sent in or happen 800 per cent, not an impossible to fall into the hands of the staff. Cultural training in music is a part of a practical task you must admit; just one If you have an item of interest, education. apiece, and when this is done theisend it to the School of Agricul- state of S. D. will have to fur ture office and it will find its way nish more buildings. I to the Aggie News. PAGE FOUR THE AGGIE NEWSJANUARY 15, 1929

make the table service lessons a ing near, our third in Burma, and all the races and districts of Bur- brought my brother, Henry, alon~ Form Gold A real pleasure. our thoughts turn often to things ma, training them under Christian to get him started in the School of Club at School new Singer sewing ma- of the home. We wish that we did leadership and influence in the rud- Agriculture. He is the end of the chines have taken the place of not have to be absent from the iments of agriculture science and line and when he graduates, it of Agriculture se,,ral machines, so that we home circle on that day of days. practice. We also train them in will be the first time for more than now have four Singers in good con- And how we would love to take our the facts of the Bible and in the ten years that there hasn't been a Constitution Drawn and Plans dition and one chain-stitch. babies home to share the tree and practices of Christian living and Killam attending State college. ,Made fm Active Organizations. With an attractive laboratory the fun. We want you to have at witnessing. When they finish they Edw. P. Killam and more equipment the work is least an idea of what our little go back to their villages to reach *** A Gold A Club has been formed progressing well and interest in folks are like and so we had this and to teach the people a better Brookings, S. D.-seems like I at the S. D. S. A. limited those keeping up the standard of the picture made as soon as Baby Ele- way of living. Third: We have appreciate this letter more every who have through their own ef- work is shown in each girl's atti- anor was big enough to pose. It is every hope of becoming less ant1 year and look for it more eagerly fort, encouraged a new student to tude toward her part. a fair likeness of them all. Jean less a burden on our mission bud- each time. I am still studying away come to the school of ~~i~~lt~~~.with increase in enrollment the is not as grouchy as she looks in get do need another man here- here at State and hope to be turn- This club was orenized by prin- problem of laboratory room be- the photo. She was merely anm There ought to be three men on ed loose next June. We start look- the field all the while. When the cipal Paul J. Scarbro of the school comes evident, and we hope that because her daddy had to be rath- ing for positions next quarter and school grows to demand more than and Mr. Lyle C. Stitt. ~h~ organi- some arrangementfor more room er stern to get her to sit still. Joe if luck stays with me, I will prob- zation banquet was held in Febru- may soon be made. and Jean are sturdy, healthy ,that we can recruit them from ably be serving an apprenticship youngsters and Baby Eleanor is among our native trained Chris- ary, 1928. for a couple of years. a mod stad that way. 1 tians and support them from 10- Harold Forby. The officers are Theodore Lar- 1 ~tittwrites of Margaret does not stand the hot 1 cal sources. We are increasingly *** son, president, Platte, '30; Ralph 1 weather very well and has a hard. fulfill in^ our hopes of the school She-an, S. D.-I am bathing Ham~ton,vice president* Maurine*1 Eastern United wan- 1 time netting acclimated. But she 1I beiw a definite. energetic and caring for the home fam. For '30; Fern Ibach, secretary, Bruce, l States Farm Life( is much wtter than she was the ~elizin~agency. Our boys go out '30; Lyle C. Stitt, historian, Brook- a vacation I spent a week in the first year we were here and we to jungle village over the week- Black Hills last summer. ings, 20. Gold A pins were given lpray that as she grows older she end when it is possible, preaching out to forty charter members. Those Arthur Hollister. Aggie News: will mwin health and strength. and testifying. Some are heeding z+. who are eligible membership to I SUPPose things are going along ~t is twoyears this month since the call to go to the Seminary ant1 ~~~~~i~~~,S. D.-I worked at the Gold A are students and in Brookings much the same as we landed in Burma. It seems but ,prepare themselves to spend their. alumni who are responsible for the usual. The Yankees claim that home during the year at the usual yesterday that we on the deck lives in spreading the nospel. job, that of raising corn, hogs, baby cominp: of one Or more students to there is no usual way here es- of the that bore us here and We feel that our school is be- the .school. IPWiallY with the weather- It is beef and lambs, but did not sell at wabhed the shorn of our beloved Binning to fill a great need in Bur- the right time so did not raise The alumni have shown their wet here most of the time and America disappear in the distance. ma. Please pray for its success loyalty by creatin~interest among rains very often. The rainfall is cash, but history now I describe all of the emotions and Pray for us missionari~that so why The present is all the students in their own locality. about 60 inches annually. It av- that we have experienced since that We may have the courage. the pa- thou hast, the future will soon be One of the highest ambitions of the eraged about 8 inches per month day, and joy, dimppoint. tience and the wisdom, necessary alumni should be to send new stu- this summer. in Our present and the present will soon ment and victory, have had a place be past. I am enrolled as a spec- dents back to the School of Ad- Amherst is located on the edge It will be weeks before this but now after two years, we have ial it S. S. C. culture and become a member of of one of the most thickly popu- ,truly leanred that "home is where reaches you. A new year will be Geo. A. Forby the Gold A Qub. The Aggie stu- lated districts in the United States the heart is," and, while every day beginning, may it hold all the hap *** dents try very hard to get new outaide of New York City. There of absence makes us realize more pines9 that You wish for. students to return with them and are several cities with over 100,- keenly how dear you a]] are to us, With much love all, IYiranda, S. D.-I attended the take a great deal of pride in wear- 000 population within a hundred yet we have established our home Edna and Joe. picnic at Lake Kampeska and ing a Gold A pin. miles. There are many less than here and have learned to love these Hobo day. There were lots of the There wen, forty-four charter1 15 miles apart with over 50,000 ir*. people, not only because of God's old gann at both places. Serer members and a great many appli- habitants. love for them and for us, but we ExtractS From months of farming, an operatior cations have been received for The farming here is mostly in- llove them for themselves. Their Letters of '24 Class for a~P@ndic"is. 3 weeks at membership this year. The date tensified.. It is of two types-that needs, their hopes, their possibili- Livingston, Mont., two days at of the banquet will be announced /in the Conecticut Rivenr Valley ties and their problems, have be- Yellowstone Park, my summer's Ray Ha~mam, '24, Ashton,, later so all of the alumni that are land the other on the hills. come our interests and we continu- promam. writes in this letter that it responsible for new Aggie stndents Tobacco and onions are the prin- I ally thank God for having given T. W. Belau "Bill" I was his privilege to be able to at- send in your names to the School ciple crops in the valley. In thelus the privilege of serving him in *.* tend several of the Aggie reunions of Agriculture office immediately. hills poultry raising and dairying this place. TWOyears ago we Reliance, S. D.-Had a poor this year and it is certainly @I Theo. Larson, are the chief rural industries. Cornithought of them only as people on a few fields and other field.. Resident, Gold A Club. is about the only crop that makes lwhom we could help by preaching Iinda large number Of the '24 ,fair crops. We took our belated members at each a good growth. Most of that is 1 the gospel but now after two years Then i wedding trip in southern Nebras- On a trip it was my used as stover or silage. There we also think of them as friends ka and northern Kansas, following are meadows which with whom we can work, as they privilege to meet Ted Schdtz at the Meridan highway from Yank- Home Economics , Madison and to keep him from ,furnish the hay crop. By far the come to know, and to grow, in the ton south. Found crops good all t studies for hours. He' Lord. the way across Nebraska. Wonder- Another school year is well un- llarper portion of the land is of no showed us a very interesting tour! der way and it may be interestingtvalue for farming purposes as it hi^ has been a a~~dbtter- ful weather so far this winter. to note some of the which is too rocky. of this is week for us here in Pyinmana. We that large educational jn-' Lyle L. Crane. stitutiOn. *tt have taken place. ered with third or fourth growth have just completed our new class + *. The enrollment in the home eco- forest. The trees are mostly hard room costing than Gettysburg-Last WTImer I PUT- i 40*000 mes(about $15*000). We Kurt Guenther, Big Stone City, nomics work has increased over'maple and oaks with a few white writes: I managed to convincemy- chased a half section from Dad, that of last year. at the present pine and cedar. have sorely needed this building as dug a in the meantime put- the is growing and we have self to take a little vacation this time eleven seniors, ten juniors, Most of the methds in ting in a large crop and raisi~ been crowded for This Summer and took a trip through sixteen sopromores and nineteen this section are about fifty yea^ southeastern Minnesota. 1 attend- Lived a manary freshmen are enrolled in the work behind the times. Machinery of building completes the firJt set of buildings called for in the orig- ed the Kampeska picnic, where 1 "Id weather when we moved into in the various classes. any kind is rare. The harvesting inal plan of the school. on last met quite a number of Aggies. Ray a home. The school has been fortunate to of-hay and corn are stdl perform- Harry A. i rid^^ afternoonwe held the dedi- Hagman surprised me on election Mr. and Mrs. Manfull. secure Miss Mattie Stoddard as!ed by hand. A few farmers are day when he stopped in his new * b a part time teacher in this depart-! more up to date in their methods cation semces and had with for the day some of the of Na" coupe. Hitchcock, S. D. - Our farm ment. Miss Stoddard has Clothing I and they have a mowing machine the party who are touring the Mis- * *. yields quite small. I was too busy IV, Clothing 11, Textiles and Mil-'and a rake. sion fields in the interest of the Arnold Folvik, Wakonda, Mitee Isst summer to attend any of the linery. Many fine problems are The biggest problem they have 1 Baptist Mission Board. Dr. J. C. that he is on the farm introducing picnics. Since hay Was Scarce and being Out and keen inter to overcome, is not One Robbim, his wife and secretav, ome of the things I took home from also feed we purchased a Litz grind est is manifested by the gils. lof methods but of soil fertility and were detained in Mandaley because the schml of Agliculture. er and mixer grinding alfalfa hay The class in The Home has made drainage. The high rainfall makes D~~~~ Robbins illness, but Pro- * *. and cornfodder, making a real new glass curtains for the foods for both poor drainage and low fessor hbbins of ne- I took in the Aggie picnic, State feed without any waste. laboratory and the clothing labora- soil fertility. All of the soils ological semenavand M~. fair and Hobo Day, spent the rest Homer Richard. tory. The girls enjoy the work of very acidy and most of them are/rich, a laager from Tmy, New of the time at farming. Single. o** making the department more home low in potassium. Even pastures york, both members of the Board, same as four yeers ago. Cavour, S. D.-Farming this last like and are now planning the dec-'grow mostly moss when unfertil- were here; also ~i~~ ~ilh~ll~~d Marlow Thoreson. year has been lots of fun for me. oration of the food containers in ; ized. from Washington, D. C. We count ++* My father bought a new Farm-All the pantry. it a peat privilege to have visit- tractor and 1 do everything with During the summer vacation E. Stit' white Lake, S. D. -crops not from home and it wah a hap- so good due hait and dm ~~th-,it except milk the cows. I might many changes were made in lab- py day us spent the a oratories which makes them more er. ~bont half crop all around.,do that, too, but the noise from looking around the school, I have attended two Aggie picnics the tractor Causes the COWS to give leasa ant to work in. The walls Mr. and Mrs. Smith the farm and in conference with less milk. and ceilings hae been refinished and state ~~i~ ~~~i~D~~, one and Mr. the ~enterville and the other Leon Martin in a lighter color, the white wood- 1 Write From India dedication services in the afternoon Lake Andes. * * t work was repainted in ivory we sewed tea, sandwiches and cake cupboartls, desks and tables were and at 4:40 they took the train to Lester Bumgardner. I Wakonda, S. D.-I am still pyinmana, Burma, .*. working for my Bachelor of Sci- finished the same as the woodwork., November 18, 1928. TO~U~ROO,where our mission has The f~oorswere refinished and are Dear Folks: several schools. Milbank, S. D.-The past sum-[ence degree on the farm and will waxed and P~~~~~~~- mer I have been working with the say it isn't half bad when the 1 it is Sunday night. and a dnz- You will be interested to know county highway department. I ex- 1 crops are as good as this year i. New shades in li~htcolor help zly, sleepy rain is fallinn. The somethin' of Our plans and pros- pect to go to school after Christ-.1 this section of the state. The live- make the more attractive. babies are peacefully askcp but if peck. First: We are still young. New equipment has been added in ,,, but do not know where I will stock industry, too, has been quite could walk into the room in Thc first students entered June 6, prosperous. the foods laboratories, which en- which I am sitting you would know' 1923 (the day we were married) John A. Nord. Lyol Abild. ables each girl to have her desk that they were wide awake not and they graduated March 15, **. properly equipped, thus making many minutes ago. It is strewn 1927. Everything is in the mak- *** the work more efficient. Several with sofa pillows, picture books, ing. While we have plans for all BOX536, S. C. Station, Brookings. Lake Andes, S. D.-As most of kerosene stoves were added in the dolls and a1 Ithe rest, because the the fields on paper and the first -1 spent the summer working you know, I was married to Fay fall to take the place of the gas Karen girls who help take care of unit of buildings is completed, there with the Faulk county bridge crew Crisman, a brother of Calvin Cris- stoves which we had been unable them have gone to the Karen church is much yet to be done. AS Mr. and at home. At present pursuing man in 1924. We lived on a farm to use since the chemistry build- meeting and their daddy has been Aldrich said: "Our life as a school my COurSe in engineering here at at Wagner until the spring of 1925, ing burned last February. This looking after them while mother is all in the future." Second: Our State Colle~e. when we moved to Lake Andes, week we are again enjoying the use writes home letters. Needless to place' in the missionary enterprise Ernest M. Belau. which is my address now. We are of the gas stoves. say, they have been having a hilar- is an increasing necessity. We are ..* living on a 480 acre farm. Crops A new set of dishes in an attrac- ious time. taking boys of primary and see- Brookings, S. D.-Enrolled as a quite poor this year. tive pattern h.s been pmhased t. The Christmas season b dnw- ondary ~~~&r education from special Aggie at Stat. college. 11 Clarrr Criaman 1