The School of Agriculture Published Monthly by The School of Agriculture, University of Minnesota

Vol. XIII, No.8

SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE

BROADCAST

There will be a special broadcast from the School of Agriculture Office (over Ra­dio Station KSTP) on Thurs­day, July 22, 1937, 12:30 to 12:55 p.m.

Christianson Invited To Address Varied Groups

On May 10, Superintendent J. 0. Christianson was guest speaker at the meeting of the Owatonna Rotary Club at Owatonna. On May 14 he went to Chisago Lake where he spoke before the Farm Bureau group. The Parent­Teachers Association of Wood Lake, had him as their speaker on May 18. On May 27 he spoke at the Farm Bureau meeting at Litchfield.

This spring he will make commence­ment speeches at Madelia, Worthing­ton, Harmony, Glenwood, Glencoe, and Fertile.

On May 6 he will attend the Aggie Reunion at New U1m, and on June 13 will speak before the Farm Bureau Unit at Perham. He has a speaking date scheduled for June 15 for the Fanners' P~ .t ~-and on june 25 will be in Glacier Park to speak at the annual convention of the Montana Bankers Association.

Arvid Sponberg's useful life came to a sudden close as the result of carbon monoxide poisoning on Friday May 28, at his farm near Waseca.

He had been engaged in trucking between this farm and one he had re­cently bought. He had made several trips. While occupied in transferring a load from one truck to another in the machine shed, he had . neglected to turn off the motor in the first. Even tho one door in shed stood open, he was overcome by the fumes from the motor.

Arvid had been very successful in his farm enterprises. Community life had always held his interest. His most recent activity was in the field of rural electrification and he was secre­tary of the Minnesota State organiza­tion. In this capacity, he had visited ·washington, D.C. several times. The securing of Government aid for the Waseca county project was one of the many achievements for which his com­munity will remember him.

Arvid was President of the Class of 1925 and was conspicuous for his friendly disposition and for his services to his class and the School Commu­nity.

The marriage of Kathryn Theresa Bulfer '36 and Raymond Crowley took place on Thursday, April 29, at Fairmont. Mr. and Mrs. Crowley are making their home on a farm near Iona, Minnesota.

Freeman Wold '25 is a member of the graduating class at the State Teachers College at St. Cloud. He expects to make teaching his profes­sion.

University Farm, St. Paul, Minn.

June 12 Is Univ. Farm Reunion Date Supt. ]. 0. Christianson has suggested to the officers of the alumni asso­

ciation that the state be districted into 11 Aggie Association districts for the purpose of sponsoring annual reunions and also for representation in the State Alumni Association. The suggested districts would be as follows :

District 1. Winona, Fillmore, and Houston. District 2. Goodhue, Wabasha, and Olmsted. District 3. Waseca, Steele, Dodge, Freeborn, and Mower. District 4. Sibley, Nicollet, Brown, Watonwan, LeSueur, and Blue Earth. District 5: Pipestone, Murray, Cottonwood, Rock, and Nobles. District 6. Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln,

Lyon, and Redwood. District 7. Clay, Becker, Hubbard, Wilkin, Ottertail, Wadena, Todd,

Douglas, Grant, Traverse, Stevens, Pope, Bigstone, and Swift. District 8. Stearns, Kandiyohi, and Meeker. District 9. Sherburne, Isanti, Chisago, Anoka, Washington, Ramsey, Hen­

nepin, Wright, McLeod, Carver, Scott, Dakota, and Rice. District 10. Cass, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Carlton, Pine, Benton, Kanabec,

Mille Lacs, and Morrison. District 11. Jackson, Martin, and Faribault. This plan is, of course, just a tentative one and suggestions will be wel­

comed at the office of the Superintendent, or the office of the Secretary of the Alumni Association, as to proposed changes. It is hoped that in another year we rnay have the 11 associations furictioning.

The following reunion dates and places are already definitely set :

The New Ulm district, including the counties of Sibley, Nicollet, Brown, Watonwan, Blue Earth and Le Sueur, will meet in Hermansheit Park in New Ulm on Sunday, June 6. Dr. Henry Schwermann of New Ulm is in charge of this association. ..,..I..he M:i<!~Y!l!)!!.«;.f reunioQ at Univ~ s1ty 'Farm Will oe 'lle'Tir'on 'Satiira'ay, June 12. As usual, this reunion is not limited to any district of the state but Aggies from all over are invited. The program at University Farm will be­gin at seven oclock p.m., in the auditorium, and will conclude with the dance in the Gymnasium at 8 :45. Some fifteen or twenty Aggies on the cam­pus, will have charge of arrangements.

The West Central Aggie Associa­tion will hold its summer picnic at Granite Falls, on June 20. Helmer Hermanson, of Boyd, is president of this association which includes the counties of Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln, Lyon and Redwood.

The Southwestern Minnesota Aggie Association will hold its summer pic­nic at the Ludlow Nursery near Worthington on Sunday, June 20. Ed Olson of Worthington is president of this association which includes the counties of Pipestone, Murray, Cotton­wood, Rock, Nobles, and Jackson.

These are all the district reunions on which we have definite information. The counties of Jackson, Martin, and Faribault each have county associa­tions which have sponsored most suc­cessful picnics each year. Their re­unions are usually as follows :

Martin County in July, Jackson in August, and Faribault in September.

Publicity on these reunions will be sent out to · the members of each county.

Jack Steeves '38 of Milaca, has been a warded the Brewster 11cholarship for 1937-38.

The Agricultural Faculty Women's Club of University Farm has given the School of Agriculture a scholar­ship of fifty dollars to be given "to a girl who could not otherwise come back." This should offer material help to some lucky girl.

MIDSUMMER AGGIE REUNION Saturday, June 12, 1937

University Farm, St. Paul The program for the reunion will

be held in the auditorium at 7 :00 p.m. It will consist of several entertain­ment numbers, current newsreels, and the address will be given by Dr. Andrew Boss, Class of 1891. Ernest Ba~hman~ Class of 1934, will preside . ·••1 e program w11I '15e followed f>y"'T dance in the gymnasium, at 8 :45 p.m. Committees working on this are as follows:

Decoration committee: John· Marrs, Frank Croston, Ernest Swanson, Lu­cille Peters, Norma Peters, Doris Axelson, Bernice Markeson, Russell Brooberg, Aelred Westra, Edwin Hulin.

Refreshments committee : Leona Reineccius, Joyce Hinds, Charrie Johnson, Rosarma Hagel, Della Tron­nes, Catherine Ricko, Herbert Larson, Wayne Ruona.

Floor committee: Herman Vossen, Annette Wilkins, Lawrence Mi.:kow

Ticket sales : RoyStutzman, Max Hinds.

Participating hosts and hostesses will be Mr. and Mrs. Loren Neu­bauer, Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Bassett, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Christopherson, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Zakariason, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Larson.

There will be 110 aftenwo11 program.

Mildred Falk '31 was graduated from St. Vincent Sanatorium and Hospital School for Nurses, on May 12, at Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The engagement of Walter H. Clausen '31 to Dorothy Taylor of Naperville, Illinois, was announced by her parents. in April. Walter is a senior at North Central College at the same place and will be a graduate in June. He has majored in Social Science with emphasis on cooperation. He expects to find employment in that field. The News congratulates him on his engagement and his graduation.

Announcement of Wilma Soehren's graduation from the School 'of Nurs­ing of the Sisters of Mercy at Daven­port, Iowa, on June first was received at the Superintendent's office.

SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE

BROADCAST

There will be a special broadcast from the School of Agriculture Office (over ,Ra­dio Station KSTP) on Thurs­day, July 22, 1937, 12:30 to 12:55 p.m.

S.A.U.M. Fetes Alumni In Forthcoming Book

Approximately 1,500 replies to the questionnaire sent to Alumni by Su­perintendent ]. 0. Christianson have been received. The information in these letters is being organized and will be published in book form in cele­bration of the fiftieth anniversary of the School of Agriculture.

Below are extracts from a reply received from B. A. Kidder '01 of Amiret, Minnesota.

"I have run around the country a little in the last 35 years, as well as farming, on short vacations. Have been in the White House and U. S. Capital, to the tops of Washington monument and Statue of Liberty, have ridden in subways of New York and elevated R. R. of Chicago, have been ~ in a~ balloon in Philadel­phia ananivenaaaslxmiie"'Fiifelii a dirigible at the Century of Progress Exposition, have been up in airplanes several times, and have ridden in a train above the clouds (10,800 ft.), have been in the highest incorporated city in the world, Anntman, Colo, 11,200 ft., have . walked down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and to the top of Yosemite Falls in Calif­ornia, have had a ride in a glass bot" tom boat to Catalina Island, went over White Horse Pass in Alaska and down the Inside passage in Alaska, have attended most of the country's World Fairs, have been thru the Royal Gorge and Black Canyon of the Guni­son River and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado as well as twenty or more other beautiful canyons, have seen the Dells of the St. Croix and of the Wisconsin, and have seen the Big Trees in California. I would rather spend a little money seeing some of the world I live in than to spend it on drink and tobacco."

Mail It Into Oflice Now If any graduate has not received a

questionnaire from the Office of the Superintendent it is because the ad­dress that is on file is not correct. If you have not received a questionnaire, will you get in touch with the office at University Farm in order that the study which is now being made of all the graduates of the School may be complete? Questionnaires have been sent out to over 2,500 graduates and returns have come in from over 1,500. The purpose of this study is to pre­pare an extensive report on the activ­ities of the graduates of this School of Agriculture. It is hoped that this may be included in a memorial book­let which will be published as a part of the 50th Anniversary Recognition in October of 1938.

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Vol. XIII No. 8 June, 1937

EDITORIAL AND NEWS STAFF:

Chief Editor: Ray Henschen Reporters: Ruth Grobe, Vivian Nas­

man, Dick Potter, Harold Goltz, Jack Steeves, Herman Krueger, Naomi Jensen, and Florence Nelson

Faculty Adviser: Johanna Hognason

1937 Agrarian Unique Animation Is Keynote

"The 1937 Agrarian will be issued from the ticket booth in the Admin­istration building on Saturday morn­ing at eight o'clock." This was the announcement that brought purchasers of the book in.to line on that last day of School. Once in their hands, time stood still and nothing mattered except autograph-getting and giving. Until good-byes were said at noon, nothing else mattered.

After that, the 1937 Agrarian took its place as a unique year book, and time was had to turn its pages. And staff members cannily guessed, "It wilt be All-American," and readers telepathed their approval.

The book is unusually rich in pic­tures. Because they are both off-set and over-laid, every page of activities has animation.

Dedicated to cooperation, the first section is devoted to the story of co­operation in Minnesota and pictures of the men and institutions which pro­moted it illustrate the text. Promi­nent among the men are A. J, Mc­Guire '94, the late Principal D. D. Mayne and Professor Emeritus Theo­philus Haecker.

Laurence Mickow, Chief Editor and Robert Johnston, Business Manager, headed the efficient Agrarian Board which published the book under the guidance of Miss Laura Matson, Fac­ulty Adviser. The News congratulates them on this splendid achievement.

Looking into the not distant future, the Men's student Council met on February 26 to consider the need for a new men's dormitory. The outcome of the discussion was a resolution recommending the erection of such a building to replace both the Dining Hall and Pendergast Hall. This resolution was unanimously adopted and presented at the Alumni business meeting, held on Monday, March 22.

The alumni association voted that a committee with Dr. Andrew Boss as chairman be appointed to investigate the need for better housing of School of Agriculture students and to report their findings at the March, 1938 meet­ing.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sharp of Smith Mills were alumni reunion visitors this spring. Donald is a mem­ber of the class of 1927.

THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE NEWS

Alumni in Large Number• Attend Reunion Event•

The 46th annual meeting of the School of Agriculture Alumni Asso­ciation was held at University Farm on March 21 and 22. There was a larger crowd in attendance at this re­union than at any previous one. The honored classes had their class re­unions on Sunday preceding the regu­lar Alumni day. The honored classes consist of 1897-1907-1912-1917-1927-1937. Separate meeting places were provided for each of these classes. Of these various honored classes several came from the extreme eastern and western sections of the United States. Mr. Phillip Norton of the class of 1897 came from Santa Ana, Calif­ornia just to be at his 40 year reunion and to be back with his old class­mates and friends. This was the first time that he had been at University Farm for a reunion since he gradu­ated. He was recognized at the Alumni Banquet as the individual com­ing the greatest distance for the re­union. A record was established by the 1897 Class in having 65 per cent of its living members present at this 40 year reunion. The quarter cen­tury Class of 1912 presented Mr. Martin Tosterud of Arnold, Pennsyl­vania. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Tosterud and their daughter decided that the reunion was worth a trip all the way from Pennsylvania so that Mr. Tos­terud might once more be with his School of Agriculture classmates and friends. In order that they might not be outdone the Class of 1917 presented Milton Oman from Jamesburg, New Jersey, as their long distance member. In a general way this reunion was indeed a meeting of East and West, made such by the strong ties and loyal spirit and friendship that always exists between School of Agriculture gradu­ates. At 5 :30 on Sunday evening, March 21 all the honored classes gathered in the cafeteria party dining room for a luncheon. One hundred and fifty people were served at this time which was the largest number ever gathered since this plan was started three years ago. Some mem­bers of the honored classes were in a position making it impossible to attend reunion activities. In spirit however many of them joined with the others. This was probably best indicated by a cablegram received by the Class of 1917 from Miss Olive Cunningham, a member of their class, from Honolulu, Hawaii.

On Monday forenoon, March 22, Alumni members gathered for an in­formal session at the Alumni head­quarters, Room 102 Administration Building. This provided an oppor­tunity for all Alumni members present, both, of the honored classes and others to discuss old times and present prob­lems that they had in common. The regular business meeting was held at 2 p.m. Approximately 225 people at­tended which was the largest crowd ever gathered at the Alumni business meeting. Along with the regular busi­ness several important matters were taken up. A special committee was appointed to investigate housing facili­ties of School of Agriculture students at University Farm. The activities of the Alumni Association for the year were reviewed and plans laid for the coming year. It was decided that the Alumni Headquarters at the State Fair grounds should be continued and an invitation given to Alumni mem­bers to avail themselves of those op­portunities provided. A surprise an­nouncement was made by Prof. L. B.

Bassett '96 indicating that an Alumni Directory was completed and ready for distribution for the first time in IS years. Also that this directory had been financied by advertising to an extent where very little if any funds need to be taken out of the treasury. Members present at the business meet­ing were urged to send in any cor­rection of addresses for themselves or other alumni members so that a card file may be started at once in the Secretary's Office with the idea that the next alumni directory may be even more correct and complete than the present one. The election of officers resulted in the reelection of the presi­dent and the secretary for the sixth consecutive year. The officers elected for the coming year were as follows : William H. Dankers, '25, president; Glenn Talbert, '37, first vice presi­dent; H. B. White, '03, second vice president; Carl Morek, '13 third vice president ; L. B. Bassett, '96 secretary­treasurer; and ]. V. Bailey, '96 mem­ber of the executive committee.

The banquet was started at 6 p.m. Monday evening. 475 people were served. This was the largest banquet ever held by the Alumni Association since it was organized. The toast­master was Victor Christgau '17 who is the state director of the Works Progress Administration, and one of the nine Christgaus that have gradu­ated from the School of Agriculture. Along with special arrangements for honored classes an old-timers table was provided for those folks who had graduated in the earlier years of the School of Agriculture with no special attention to individual classes.

Some of the members of this group were Frank W. Peck, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Jones, Dr. and Mrs. Clyde H. Bailey, Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Boss, Mr. and Mrs. Will Boss, Mr. and Mrs. W. Peck, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Bailey, Mrs. Willa Wilcox Krum, Mr. and Mrs. L. Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. White, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Mackintosh, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Bull, Mr. and Mrs. Ole Hohle, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gorham and many others. Mr. E. B. Pierce, secretary of the general Alumni Association, Univer­sity of Minnesota was also seated at this table. At the banquet the Class of 1897 presented a picture of the late A. J , McGuire, member of their class to the Department of Agriculture, University Farm in honor of him. The presentation was made by Carl Olstad also of the Class of 1897. In the ab­sence of Dean W. C. Coffey the picture was accepted for the institu­tion by Vice Director, Frank Peck, '08. All of the living members of the School of Agriculture faculty of 40 years ago were present at this banquet. They are Prof. T. L. Haecker. Prof. J. M. Drew, and Dr. Andrew Boss. Prof. T. L. Haecker, 91 years old was the oldest person in attendance at the banquet. It was indeed gratifying to see such a large number of parents of the Senior Class in attendance at the banquet. The large number of parents in attendance made it neces­sary to provide a third large table for the Senior Class. In spite of the fact that the five year class, namely, 1932. were not included in the honored group yet over 30 plates were · re­served for this group at the banquet.

The Alumni Ball was very well at­tended. About 275 tickets were sold. Easy chairs and meeting places for those who did not wish to dance were provided so that alumni members back

Oatlund Goea To 4-H Club Camp at Capitol

Kenneth Ostlund of Verndale i5 one of four Minnesota 4-H club memben to have the honor of attending thr ~-H Club camp at Washington, D.C. m June. Kenneth was a student in the School in the 1937 Winter quarttr and was a member of the School of Agriculture Basketball team.

May visitors to University Fanu who signed the Visitor's Book are Ralph Mimbach, '33, of Roscoe, busi­ness school student; 0. T. Hovenwt, '90, of Dennison, railroading and farming, lately returned from Calif. ornia; Clinton E. Campbell, '14 of Hopewell, Virginia, on vacation from employment in Federal prison ; and Joseph Isaksen, '.24, of Milwaukee, em· ployed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

Annette Wilkins '35 now a sopho­more in the College of Agricultun, Forestry, and Home Economics, was elected to Mortar Board, this spring for her active participation in cam~ affairs.

Harry W . Soder burg, School '25 College '30, is. County Agent f~ Swift Cow1ty.

Loren E. McMartin, School '29, College '35 who has been agriculture teacher at LeRoy, Minn., has been appointed assistant agent in Hennepin County.

Dr. W. M. Myers, instructor in agronomy and plant genetics, leaves on July 1 to accept an appointment to the regional laboratory for pasture re­search at the Pennsylvania State Col­lege. Dr. Myers will be remembered by the School of Agriculture students for his keen interest in them and their activities, especially in crop and seed judging.

Alice Bu Dahn '30 of Sheboygan Falls, Wis., is a student in the Uni­versity of Wisconsin.

Howard Baer '30 is a junior in the Institute of Technology at the Uni­versity of Minnesota.

Herman Frederickson '30 teaches accordion in the Max Accordion School at Sioux City, Iowa.

Lionel Reech '23 was graduated from Jamestown College, N. D. in 1932. He teaches economics and his· tory and coaches football in the Dick­inson, N. D. high school.

Edna Snyder Gustafson '32 is a homemaker on a farm near St Peter.

home might visit further. A large number of the members re­

mained for the commencement exer­cises on Tuesday, March 23. The graduates of 40 or more years ago were specially seated and recognized. The Alumni Association is very ap­preciative of the fine remarks that were made to these honored members by Dean W. C. Coffey, Director of the Department of Agriculture.

As indicated from remarks made by various members, including those who had come from a great distance. tht folks enjoyed immensely being bade at their own institution and having an opportunity to visit with classmatts. other members of the Alumni AS»­ciation, faculty members, and friends. It is the sincere hope of the executive committee that these activities may lx continued in a successful way so that the fine spirit and loyalty of School d Agriculture folks may be maintained. Also that the activities may serve in better recognizing agriculture and its leadership.

William Dankers President, Alumni Association

PROPOSED AGGIE ASSOCIATION DISTRICTS

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THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE NEWS

1936-3 7 Register of Students in School of Agriculture

AITKI N-Edwin Hulin, Aitkin; Her­b<rt Larson, Isle; Mary Rossman, Aitkin; Jack St<eves, Malmo.

ANOKA- Frank Anderson, Cedar; Arda· thea Borg , Anoka; Phyllis Domler, Bethel; \'ernon Joslyn, Constance, Armista Scovel, Anoka; Hilding Nelson, Anoka; Orabelle Sylvester, Cedar; George Waldoch, Forest Lake; John Waldoch, Forest Lake; Jane Warneke, Elk River.

BELTRAMI-Robert Johnston, Hines; Margaret Ann Larson, Cass Lake; Clara Sorlie, Hines; Signe Sorlie, Hiues.

BENTON - Chester Judd, Foreston • Clarence Koep, Sauk Rapids; Chrystal Kuschel, Rice; Reuben Schumann, Rice; Glenn Talbert, St. Cloud.

BLUE EART H-Frances Eichers, Man­kato; Eleanor Eichers, Mankato; Stuart Hall. Amboy; Woodrow Haseman, Mankato; \\"illiam Hughes, Lake Crystal; Waldo Luedtke, Amboy; John Rosenau, Mankato; Melvin Severson, Mapleton; Thomas Wal· ters, Lake Crystal; Howard Williams, Man­kato.

BROWN - Etta ·Best, Sleepy Eye; Muriel Brown, New Ulm; Walter Brudelie, Hanska; Bernice Fecker, Sleepy Eye; Myrtle Frederickson, Hanska; Amos Hovde, Hanska; Neil Johnson, Sleepy Eye; Jens Knutson. Morgan; Christine Lee, Hanska; lucille Maurer, Sleepy Eye; Dick Potter, Sprin~rfield; Irving Rohde, Morgan; Russel Schmtesing, Hanska; Lucille Senesac, Sleepy Eye; Maurice Simonsen, Sleepy Eye; Clarence Wendt, Springfield.

CARVER-Raymond Henschen, Nor· WU<KI; Lucille Mackenthun, Waconia.

CASS- Dorothie Arthur, Pine River; Clarence Isaacson, Boy River; Della Tron­nes. C ass Lake.

CHISAGO-Dudley Anderson, Rush City; Eugene Anderson, Lindstrom; Melvin Carlson, Center City; Gunnard Dahlin, (;randy; Myrtle Mattson, North Branch; Paul Peebl, Stacy; F1oyd Peterson, Chisago CitJL" Kenneth Robinson, Rush City.

C A Y-Harold Helmeke Georgetown. COTTO NWOOD-Hazel Clark Heron

Lake; John Iverson, Lamberton; Lloyd V. Larson, Westbrook; Richard Minion, Bing­ham Lake; Leo Nelson, Westbrook; Nicholas Savage, Mountain Lake; Stanford Swenson, lamherton.

CROW W I NG - Presley Caughey, Brainen!t. Arleen McDonald, Brainerd; Shirler_ wedlock, East Lake.

DAKOTA-Harry Baker, Northfield; Irving Kroobn, Rosemount; Paul Linton, So. St. Paul; Margaret Niemann, Hastings.

DO UGLAS-George Mechels, Osakis. DODGE-Wayne Suhr, Mantorville. FARIBAU LT-Edward Ankeny, Winne-

bago; James Durkee. Winnebago; Roher! Durkee, Winnehago; Marcus Guerber, Blue Earth; Alvin Helland, Bricelyn; Agnes Hov· land, Bricelyn; Lawrence Hovland, Brice­lyn; Eldon Jones, Winnebago; Blanche Kvelland, Bricelyn; Maude Kvelland, Bricelyn; Elaine Mensing, lll ue Earth; Irene Milbrandt, Elmore; Ross More, El­more; Donald Oothoudt, Winnehago; Ther­on Seltun, Bricelyn; Joseph Sendelbach, Wells; ,Clarence Slama, Wmnebago; Aldo \\"elk, Blue Earth.

FI LLMORE-Joseph Allen, Spring Val­ley ; Norman Holmen Lanesboro; Bernard Jacobson, Rushford; Edwin Jacohson, Rush­forrl; Cbarrie Johnson, Peterson~ Howard Larson. Peterson; Wayne Sheldon, Spring \'alley; Norman Tabor, Spring Valley; Clifford Vikse, Ostrander.

FREEBO R N-Charles Bonnerup, Alhert T.ea; Ruby Bonnerup. Albert Lea; James Borge. Hartland; Herman Louters, Clarks Grove; Raymond Staloch, Wells; Vera Stiehl. Alden; M vrtle Studer. Albert Lea.

GOOD HUE--Henry Barsness, Wana­mingo; Genevieve Berk, Goodhue; Marvin Bolland. Goodhue; Erwin Fitschen. Red Wing; J. Everett Geiken, Welch; Florence George. Goodhue; Stanley Geor_ge, Goodhue; Raymond Greseth. Zumbrota; Wallace Hal­vorson. Wanamingo; Everette Jacohson, Cannon Falls; R uby Kask, Re Wing; Myron Kvittem, Kenyon; Marvin Kyllo. r.oodhue; Elwood Nodland, Zumbrota; Ray­mond Ohnstad, Cannon Falls; Norman 0.-erhy, Wanamingo; Richard Schafer, Goodhue; Bennie Schwieger, Goodhue; Evelyn Shellev, Rerl Wing; Joel Swenson. \Vanamingo; Lyle Teigen, Kenyon; Avery Weum, Kenyon.

GRANT- Walter McRoberts, Hennau. HENNEPIN-Hugh Armstrong, Hop·

kins; John Batson, Wayzata; Paul Bogren , Minn~a110Hs: Johll Dvornk, Minneapolis: ~idney Fostvedt, Minneapolis; Edward Fris· sell, Minneapolis; Rosanna Hagel, Rogers; Frederick Held, St. Louis Park; Lorraine Held, St. Louis Park; Robert Howe, Min· neapolis; Harold lngvaldson, Minneapolis; George Jackson, Osseo; Laurence Johnson, Minneapolis; Merton Johnson, Minneapolis; Fred Kersten, Minneapolis; Bertram Locke, Wayzata; Douglas McCully, Maple Plain; Sidney McKay, Hopkins; William Morrell,

Minneapolis; How:trd Munn, Osseo; Dorothy Oswald, Rogers; Rohert Peterson, .Minne­apolis; Bette Schoenberg, Minneapoli• ; Rohert Tirrell, Excelsior; George Tunn, Osseo; Kenneth Turnham, Maple Plain; Joseph Walstad, Minneapolis.

H O USTON-Ernest Albrecht, Hokah; Arnold Berg, Houston; Sidney 1-latten, Rushford; Chester Moen, Spring Grove; Odin Nelson, Spring Grove.

H U BBAR D - Sidney Avenson, Park Rapids.

I SA NT I-Aaron Boettcher, Cambrid4(e; George Boettcher. Isanti, Doris Feldhetm, Grandy; Einar Feldheim, Grandy; Wallace Peterson, Braham; Leona Reinecctus, Cam· bridge; Irene Reinhart, Cambridge ; Ralph Troolin, Cambridge.

JACKSON-Angeline Bottema, Windom; Lowell Bristow. Brewster; Claude Drahota, Jackson; Dale Hin<ls, Jackson ; Joyce Hinds , Jackson; Eleanor Koch, Heron Lake ; Or­ville Kuhnau, Windom; Lloyd I. Lar.on, Lakefield; Glenn Olson , Jackson; Wilbur Rue, Lakefield; David Vagt, Jackson.

KANABEC-Elsie Cook, Mora. K AN DIYO HI-Albert Flesland, New

London; Victor Flesland, New London; Harvey Hanson, Wi11mar; Philip johnson, Pennock; Geneva Larson, Atwater; Clarence Molenaar, Renville; Elroy Monson , Spicer; Bernard Sonstegard, Georgeville; Donald Sonstegard, Georgeville; Gaylord Stockland, Lake Lillian; Pearl Swanson , New London.

KO OCHICH ING - Kathryn Ricko, Bramble.

LA C QUI PARLE- Otis Clark, Macli­son;Helen Mork, Dawson; Norman Peter· fon, Madison; Frederick Sather, Mallison: Stanley Sather, Madison; Vernon Skallcrud, Madison; Kenneth Weniger, 'h'la£1ison.

L AKE O F W O ODS-Arnold Holte, Baudette.

L E SU EUR- Lucille Meyer, New Pra­gue; Marie Oldenkamtl, Le Center; Mar­garet Speers, Kasota.

L I N COLN-Frank Croston, Tyler; Don­old Sandager, Tyler.

LYON-Henry Cauldron, Marshall; Ger· ard Doom, Marshall; Irene Hill. Marshall; Rohert Owens, Marshall; Theola Torgrim· son, Tracy.

McL E OD-Lyle Bishman, Hutchinson; Margaret Bishman, Hutchinson; Jerry Jera­bek, Hutchinson.

MARTIN-Merle Anderson, Ormsby; Sanford Anderson. Ormsby; Shirley Attig, Sherburn; Verlie Boyer, Fairmont; Dorothy Bulfer, Fairmont; Francis Bulfer, Fair­mont; Phil Campe, Granada: Kenneth Flohrs, Triumph; Donal(l Gould, Fairmont; James Hilgendorf, Ormsby; Elliott Kiester, Fairmont ; Scoby King. Fairmont; Harold Kuehl, Ormshy; Eunice Meschke Welcome; Erwin Nolte, Fairmont ; Pauline Nolte. Fair­mont; Engval Oanes, Truman; Harold Olson, Odin; Josevh Patchin, Truman; Layne Peterson, Truman; Lester Peterson, Truman; Marland Ringeisen , Fairmont; Elmer Sauck, Truman; Clinton Stoneback, Fairmont; Mark Teaser, Truman; Bryan Vogel. Fairmont; Erwin Wille, Truman.

M EEKER-Ferdinand Carlsted, Dassel; Vernon Constant, Likhfield; Bruce Haapala, Dassel; Herman Vossen, Watkins; Margaret Vossen, Watkins.

MILLE L AC S--Wesley Engebretson, Isle; Ruth Gehert, Princeton; Harold Goltz, Milaca; James House, Princeton; Francis Knippling, Princeton; Raymond Meyer, Princeton; Bernard Solberg, Milaca.

MO RR I SO N-Charles Raue-hman, Ran­dall; Loretta Janson. Pierz; f.rlward John­son, Pierz; Rachel Tower, Little Falls ; Har­old Nelson. Little Falls.

MOWE R-AII>ert Hanson, Lyle. MURR AY -Myrna Ballinger, Slaytm\;

Melvin Bergman, Fulda; Kenneth Coyle, Garvin; Clement Crowley, Iona; Raymond Crowley, Iona; Raymond Furan, Slayton; J. Vincent Harmsen, Woodstock; Louise Hegge, Slayton; Roman Henkels, Fulda; Willard Holmberg, Avoca; Leo Johannes, lana; Alvin Jorgensen, Iona; Stanley Peder­son, Westhrook; Clair Peterson. Garvin; Leon Schafer, Fulda; Russel Schroll, Slay­ton; James Scully, lana; Bernice Teig, Garvin: Ernest Wancenried . Avoca.

NICOLLET-Henry Anderson, Nicollet; Beatrice Biehl. New Ulm; Raymond Bode. Nicollet; Elsie Hoffman, Klessner; Elin Johnson, St. Peter; John Kraut, Nicollet; Clair Olson. Nicollet; Eli Teig, Nicollet; Donald Tepley, St. Peter; Frances Ulrich, New Ulm; John Ulrich, New Ulm; Ray­mond Vulcan, Mankato.

NOBLES-Floyd Eide, Rushmore: Peter Greenhoff, Fulda; Roland McNab, Brewster; Wesley r.Iiller. Brewster; Walter Ohlen· kamp. Fulda; Lloyd Peterson, Kim brae.

NORMAN-John Bergeson, Twin Val­ley.

OLMSTED-Clyde Cutting, Byron; Ivan Elford, Douglas; James Henry, Dover; Jean McConnell, Eyota; Pearl Peterson. Stewart­ville; Ralph Pike, Rochester; Ruth Pike,

· Rochester; Maurice Scanlan, Rochester;

l\lax West, Byron ; Verne West, Pine Island; David 1/>v hitcomb, Byron.

OTTERTAIL-Oren Bjorklund, Hen· ning; Walton Bjorklund, l;ergus Falls; Russell Broobergf Clitherall; Clifford Fj<;· start, Fergus Fal s; Carl Her branson, Ch­therall ; Emmett Lien, Richville; Hazel Ryder, Richville ; Olaf Sethre, Carlisle; Maynard Smith, Parker's Prairie.

PINE-Palmer Dahl, Sturgeon Lake ; Doris Jensen , Askov; Naomi Jensen, Askov; Leon Jewell, Pine City; Lawrence Peter· son. Pine City.

Pl:f!ESTONE-Vehna Cambern, Pipe­stone; Mildred Coburn, Pipestone; Howard Dailey, Pipestone.

RAMSEY-Kenneth Anderson, North St. Paul; Helen Bajari, Cokato; Alice Bauleke, St. Paul; Lorraine Brislance, St. Paul; George Bullock, St. Paul; Dorothy Carl· son, St. Paul: Harriet Crooker, St. Paul; Gordon Cusick, St. l'aul; Donald Dahl, St. Paul; Albert Dittfach, St. Paul; Mary Dittfach , St. Paul; Marion Doyle, New Brighton ; Virginia Dunnwald, St. Paul ; Helma Elling, St. Paul; Edward Em11enger, St. Paul ; Constance Erlandson, St. Paul ; Eileen Faulkner, St. Paul; Walter Foote, St. Paul; Rhoda Fosket, St. Paul; Pauline Gibeau, St. Paul; ~:Iaine Greenburg, St. Paul; Robert (;reene, White llear l.3ke; LeRoy Howard, St. Paul; Gladys Kallested, St. Paul; Ralph Keller, St. Paul; Rosalie Keller, St. Paul; Pauline Kelley, St. Paul; Willias Koempel, St. Paul; Alma Larkin, St. Paul; Bernard Laska, St. Paul; Daniel Leonard, St. Paul; Clare Lindeke, St. Paul; Joseph Maasen, St. Paul; Harold McDaniel, St. Paul; Walter Mallory, St. Paul; Elhert Meade, St. Paul; Robert Moran, St. Paul; Fred Nechville. White Bear; Arline Nel­son, St. Paul; Evelyn Olson, St. Paul; Gcorgiann Olsun, St. Paul; Stanley Olsun, !:it. Paul; David Orr, St. Paul; Ronald Lee Orton, St. Paul; Ruth Orton, St. Paul; Lucile Peters. St. Paul; Norma Peters, St. Paul; David Putnam, St. Paul; Jack Rich, St. Paul ; Gladys Scha wang, St. Paul; Jean Scott, St. Paul; Lois Smith, St. Paul; Paul Stegmeir, St. Paul ; Fred Storezinger, St. Paul; Sophia Taylor St. Paul; Eilert Wall, St. Paul; Ruth Wallraff, St. Paul; William Wallraff, St. Paul; Irene Wego, St. Paul ; Donald Wheeler, St. Paul; Audray Wright, St. Paul.

RED LAKE--Clara Waldal, Plummer. REDWOOD-Leonard Coulter, Lamber·

ton; Howard Hubert, Lamberton; Reinhardt Jenniges, Wanda; 1 van Klabunde, Clements; Fred Lussenhop, Morton; Roman Zwach, Walnut Grove.

RENVILLE Lester Agre, Sacred Heart; Kent Bradeson , Renville; Glenn Dahlgren, Bird Island; Layton Johnson, Hector ; Monis Johnson, Bird Island; Les­lie Norskog, Rird Island ; Florence Nelson, Fairfax; Andrew Olson, Renville; Wayne Ruona, Fairfax; Fred Schaefer, Renville ; Doris Skogberg, Sacred Heart; Floyd Tay· lor, Olivia.

RICE-Paul Aldrich, Northfield; Myles Cervenka, Webster; Edwin Clifford, North­field; Ruth Fausch Morristown; Martha Kalina, Northfield ; John Rezac, Elko; Ray­mond Valek. Lonsdale.

ROCK- Fern Halverson, Hardwick; Gor· don Hawkinson, I ... uverne; Marlis Johan­sen, Hardwick: Victor Sandager, Hills.

ST. LOUIS-Anna Butkus, · Duluth; Ingrid Larson, Duluth.

SCOTT - Herman Dueffert, Jordan; Thomas Fogarty, Bell~ Plaine; Herman Kruel(er , Prior Lake; Walter M uhlenhanlt, Shakopee; John Quinn , Shakopee; LeRoy Zweber, New Market.

S H ERBURNE--Virgil Johnson, Clear Lake; John Orton , Elk River.

SIBLEY - Bernard Larson, Winthrop; Geraldine Mueller, Deerwood , Theresia Swanson, Winthrop.

STEARNS - Edmund Auer, Albany; llyron Barrett. Clearwater; Joseph Hen· dricks, Kimball; Wende lin Imdieke, Bel­grade; Ray Klein, Richmond; Alton Levor· son, Brooten: Clarence Leyendecker, Ros­coe!· Ervin Molitor, Cole! Springs; Gilbert Mo itor, Cold Springs; Leonard Neeser, St. Cloud; Alfred Schmit, St. Cloud; Leo Schwinghammer, Albany; Anton Traeger, Alhany.

STEELE-Parnell Lee, Kenyon ; Louis No .. tce, Owatonna .

SW IFT- Arline Johnson, Murdock. TODD- Harold Hoglund, Long Prairie. WABASHA-Jean Abraham, Lake City;

Muriel Abraham, Lake City; Merwin Boat­man, Lake City; Carl Bremer. Lake City; Eleanor Bremer, Lake City; Cathryn Dose, Lake City; Victor Dose, Lake City~;~ Vivian Dose, Lake City; Robert F1orin , Wabasha; Harlan Freiheit, Lake City; Ruth Grobe, Lake City; Henrietta Juers, Zum)>ro Falls; Alfred Lamb, Lake City; Laurence Mickow, Zumbro Falls; Arnold Pruter, Lake City; Mary Ellen Pruter, Lake City; Wilbert Rabe, Lake City; George~ Rother, Theil­man; Bernard Siewert, Lake City; Henri~

3

Scholarship Is Rewarded In School and College

Professor L .B. Bassett, chairman of the Scholarship Committee, an­nounces the seven winners of the Single· Term Scholarship medals and cash awards in the Winter term. These awards are based 90% on scholarship and JO% on participation in student activ-ities. The winners, in order to rank, are Eugene Anderson, Ray Henschen, Frank Croston, Clyde Cutting, Eleanor Bremer, Amos Hovde, and Elroy Munson.

Three Aggies now in the College of Agriculture, Oren Shelly, Bradford Croston, and Ernest Baughman, and two in the College of Science, Litera­ture, and Arts, Howard West and Lyndon Gammalson were among the University students honored by recog­nition on Cap and Gown Day. Each had maintained an average of B or better in scholarship.

At the College of Agriculture, For­estry, and Home Economics Recogni­tion Assembly, held in the Auditorium on Wednesday evening, May 12, Brad­ford Croston and Ernest Baughman, each, received a Caleb Dorr prize, a copy of "Tales of the Northwest.'' for having maintained a 2.5 or better aver­age scholarship.

Of Interest to Alumni Carl Sierk, president of the class of

1930, is a student at the Universit} of Idaho, Moscow, majoring in agri­cultural education.

Ray Pauly 'Zl is head gardener at Mr. George Dayton's Boulder Bridge Farm, near Excelsior. His brother Robert '30 is in the greenhouse and landscaping business at Walker.

Milton C. Oman '17 of Jamesburg, N. ]. is Farm Manager of the Fors­gate Farm. He joined his class in celebrating its 20th Anniversary at University Farm this spring.

etta Tomforde, Lake City; Merlyn Watson, Lake City.

WADENA-Kenneth Ostlund, Verndale; Aelred Westra, Sebeka; John Westra, Sebeka.

WASECA-Willard Abraham, Janesville; Robert Britton, Janesville; Loren Ewert, Janesville; Charles Hofmann, Janesville; Robert Murphy, Janesville; Randall Par­rish, Waseca; David Zimmerman, Waseca.

WASHINGTON - Orpha Albertson, Stillwater; Richard Behrends, Hastings; William Bell Withrow; Gail Burbeck, Forest Lake; Melvin Christensen, Hastings; James Cutler, Stillwater; Catherine Dnran, Stillwater; Dorothy Heifort, Stillwater; Marr Helen Johnson, Stillwater; Elizabeth Mons, Lake Elmo; Howard Nelson, Still· water; James Nelson, Stillwater; Ragnar Nelson. Scandia; Laurence Thurnheck: For­est L.~ke; Clifford Wolterstorff, Newport; Edythe Wolterstorlf. Newport.

WATONWAN -Arnold Brekke, St. James; AdoLph Brekken, St. James; Geneva Lindquist, St. James; Vivian Nasman. St. James; !\1ilford Olson, Comfort; Winfield Olson, Ormsby; J. Marlowe Oredson, St. James ; Franklin Romsdahl, St. James.

WILKIN-Ciayton Le Noue, Kent. WINONA- Donald Edwards Utica;

Russell Fishback, Altura; Edmund Gensmer, Altura; Albert Girtler, Winona; Donald Kaehler, St. Charles; Edmund Luhmann, Lewiston; Elnora Mueller, Lewiston; John Nahrgang, Lewiston; Jos~_ph Nahrgang, Lewiston ; Lyndon Pierce, Utica; M.argaret Schell, Minneiska.

WRIGHT- Leo Ahsenmacher, Annan· dale; Marvin Nelles, Elk River; Gladys Olson, Cokato.

YELLOW MEDICINE-Thilda Ander­son, Clarkfield.

OUT OF STATE IDAHO-Leslie, Stoltenberg, Swan Val­

ley. IOWA-George Barnes, Huxley. MONTANA-Anton Hundtoft, Sidney ;

Enoch Iverson, Sidney; Charles Nelson, Plentywood.

WISCONSIN-Walter Gullickson, Cush­ing; LaVern Larson, Cushing; Sidney Nel­son, St. Croix Falls; Ernest Swanson, Cush­ing.

4 THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE NEWS

Forty-Year Grads Pose on Home Building Porch; Make First Presentation to School Hall ol Fa~e

Forty years seems a long ways to look ahead; but to the Class of 1897, forty years ago was just one of the yesterdays to be refreshed in memory, when the class met for its reunion on Sunday afternoon, March 21, in old Pendergast Hall.

Out of the original 28 members, just eight had answered the last call, and at the banquet three of them had fam­ily representation. Professor T. L. Haecker (now 91 years old) repre­sented his son Harry; Mrs. 0. F. Becker and son, 0. F. Becker; and Mrs. A. J . McGuire, her late husband.

Thirteen out of the twenty living members were present and none but three of the absent ones failed to send greetings. This was a remarkable showing "after forty years."

At the banquet, a picture of the late A. J. McGuire was presented to the School of Agriculture in recognition of his outstanding and unselfish public service to agriculture in the field of dairying. This picture is the first given to what will be the S.A.U.M. Hall of Fame.

At the Alumni meeting, a resolution was passed that on its fortieth anni­versary, each succeeding class may nominate for like recognition some distinguished member of the class, the Board of the Alumni Association to pass on the nomination before recogni­tion is given.

Carl Olstad made the presentation speech, and introduced our class speaker, Otto Uhlhorn, as a good natured Dutchman, who the school of "hard kicks" had rounded 'out into the poet-laureate of the class of 1897. That he did himself and the class honor goes without saying. For his final poem, he used as a title, the class Motto, "By Constancy and Vir­tue." The poem follows.

My friends we are met tonight Where forty years ago We gaily raised our anchor And started out to row Out on life's stormy ocean Our compass set to win. Resolved, when foul the weather, We'd brave it with a grin.

Rudolph Clausen '33 is employed in the Agricultural Economics Division at University Farm.

Mr. and Mrs. Emery Eisert '14 of Waseca attended the alumni reunion during commencement week.

Well, time has tried our metal; And often we would grin; And ere the struggle ended The sweat rolled down our chin. But stiU we are undaunted, Altho our heads are gray; And we arc looking westward To greet the close of day.

For like a weary plowman Who homeward turns at eve Is filled with solemn longing To gain a night's reprieve, So I rejoice at knowing That when life's storm is o'er, I'll reach a tranquil haven Beyond the billows roar.

And close to where I anchor Upon a gentle swell There lies a peaceful city Wherein I too shall dwell. There tender and securely The curtains are drawn down When evening hush has fallen And Autumn gold turned ~rown.

There none may come unbidden; And none may bear a stain; For o'er the Golden Portal I see a precious strain. "By Constancy and Virtue" High on the celestial dome, The Master there has written To stay us nearing home.

Strand '07

Members of the class of 1897 who attended the reunion were: Beyer Aune, Newell, S. D.; Knute 0. Fin­seth, Kenyon ; C. C. Hunter, Min­neapolis; P. H. Norton, Santa Ana, Calif. ; Carl Olstad, Hanska; A. L. Sayers, Lakeville; G. U. Strand, Tay­lors Falls; 0. 0. Ulhorn, North Fargo, N. D. ; C. R. Whitaker, Hast­ings; and J . F. Ziemer, Waltham. Other living members are C. H. Andrews, Faribault; Dr. Paul H. Bur­ton, Fargo, N. D.; Dr. H. H. Chap­man, Yale College, New Haven, Conn. ; Roy R. Ferris, Portland, Ore. ; Theo. Geohagen, Webster ; S. R. Houlton, Elk River: Otto B. Krog­stad, Fergus Falls; Louis Lawrence, Springfield; and P. Thompson, Hous­ton.

Mr. and Mrs. George Habeck, nee Orpha Root, make their home near Waldorf.

Earl Mahler '12 combines the busi­nesses of farming and trucking near Waseca.

Christianson Presents Awards at Assembly; Fourteen Students Receive Coveted Gold "A"

Music by the School of Agriculture Band under David W. Boland's direc­tion opened, closed, and generally en­livened the last assembly exercises which were held on Friday evening, March 19, in the Auditorium. Selec­tions played were "Encore" by W. H. Kiefer; "Sunnyland,'' "The Royal Highway," S. J. Mustal; and "The Zouaves,'' Will Huff.

Other musical numbers on the pro­gram were a cornet solo "Carnival of v' enice,'' by Del Staigers, played by Mr. Boland; a song, "Oh, for a Hill­side White with Snow," by Clark, sung by the Men's Chorus, under Lucile Wendt's direction. Miss Wendt also directed the community singing.

Superintendent ) . 0. Christianson presided.

"Education is the process by which a person is changed into another.-In a real sense, each person is self-edu­cated. The teacher only exposes the materials.-Do not cash in on an edu­cation too soon. Enrich it as much as you can,'' said Dr. Richard R. Price, Director of University Extension, in his address to the post-graduates to whom he presented certificates. There were two groups of post-graduates who received appropriate certificates, those who had completed college en­trance requirements, and those Inter­mediates or high school graduates who had completed thirty or more credits of work in 1936-37. There were 37 students in the latter group. In the first group were Gerard Doom, Einar Feldheim, Woodrow Haseman, Paul­ine Gibeau, Gladys Schawang, Stan­ley Sather, Theresia Swanson, and Gwenyth Jones. Albert Girder and Herman Vossen, both Seniors, had also completed the requirements for college entrance and received certifi­cates.

Doris Nelson, Ralph E. Miller, and William Randel judged the Extempor­aneous Speaking Contest in which Howard Dailey, Ray Meyer, Joseph Sendelbach, and Clarence Koep placed in the order named. The D. D. Mayne Diamond medal was presented to Howard Dailey by the winner of the 1936 contest, Cloy Knodt . '36. Howard also received a gold medal and $5.00; Ray Meyer, a silver medal and $4.00 ; and Joe Sendelbach, a bronze medal and $3.00.

The rest of the program was de­voted to the distribution of various awards.

For having maintained the highest scholastic average of any senior in the graduating class, Frank Croston was presented with a check for twenty five dollars.

Recipients of the Gold Letter "A" award were Eugene Anderson, Eleanor Bremer, Frank Croston, Victor Dose, Einar Feldheim, Albert Girder, Walter Gullickson, Ray Hens­chen, Naomi Jensen, Robert Johnston, Sidney Nelson, Donald Sandager, Signe Sorlie, and Herman Vossen. This award recognizes high scholar­ship coupled with participation in · stu­dent activities.

Gold Basketball charms were given to the members of the Championship basketball squad, Don Oothoudt, Lloyd Peterson, Oren Bjorklund, Howard Dailey, Laurence Thurnbeck, Claude Drahota, Robert Florin, James Henry, Walter McRoberts, and Kenneth Ost­lund.

In the order named, Arnold Brekke, Willard Abraham, and Norma Peters were announced as winners in the Senior Essay Contest. Each received

an appropriate medal as well as gifts of money ; five, four, and three dollars were amounts of the cash prizes given for first, second, and third prizes, re­spectively.

Members of the two debate teams Donald Sandager, Charles Hoffman: Herman Vossen, Stanley George, Walter Gullickson, and Victor Dose, were awarded gold medals.

For outstanding performance in the Music Department, Kenneth Turnham, Herman Vossen, and Eugene Ander­son received gold emblems.

For achieving the greatest improve­ment in English, Victor Dose was awarded the Pendergast prize, a book, "Your Tell-Talc English."

Russell Schroll received a leather billfold for having been rated as the high individual livestock judge at the Crookston Winter Shows.

Reuben Schumann, President, re­ceived for the Ski-U-Mah literary society the silver cup awarded by the Literary Union for the ·winner in the 1937 winter quarter contest. Individual contestants in the Literary Union Tournament were also rewarded. They received the following prizes : Doris Jensen, spelling champion, a diction­ary; Elnora Mueller, pronunciation champion, . the book, "25,000 words most Commonly Mispronounced"; Elnora Mueller, best actor in contest plays, Snelling's "Tales of the North­west"; and Louis Noske and Ray Meyer, champion debaters, five-year diaries.

Contestants in the interscholastic speaking contests received awards, as follows : Constance Erlandson, gold medal, and Bernice Fecker, silver medal, winners of first and second place in humorous readings; Howard Dailey, gold medal, and Ray Meyer, silver medal, oratorical readings, first and second place; and Hazel Ryder, gold medal, first place in dramatic reading contest.

Suitable gold medals were given to each of the members of the School livestock · judging team, Russell Schroll, Willard Holmberg, Donald Sandager, and Herman Vossen. The members of the crop judging team, Elroy Monson, Willard Abraham, Albert Flesland, and George Boet­tcher, also received gold medals.

Gold medals were awarded to high­est ranking men in wrestling, Engval Oanes, Dale Hinds, Wesley Engebret­son, Otis Clark, and Bernard Solberg.

George Jackson received a sterling silver charm, for being the best seed and plant judge, from the Plant Science Club. Erwin Wille, highest ranking Freshman in the same contest, re­ceived a medal furnished by the Mar­ket Seed Company, St. Paul.

For the championship wrestling squad of the School of Agriculture, Fred Sather, Captain, received the A.A.U. plaque given the team scoring the highest number of points in the Northwestern A.A.U. wrestling tour­nament.

Following the ·Assembly exercises athletic letters were presented mem­bers of the basketball and wrestling squads.

At the Wednesday, March 17, As­sembly recognition was given editors of the School publications. Laurence Mickow, Editor-in-chief of the 1937 Agrarian, Robert Johnston, 1937 Agrarian Business Manager, and Ray­mond Henschen, Editor of the News of the School of Agriculture, each re­ceived an appropriate Gold Medal.