^arihTjalurht J^rtXHlhrral^rlli'x^ mi UNIVERSITY op ILUNOis JW 1 9 191 1 FHSS ^mrsafrr Icfi Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alternates https://archive.org/details/northdakotaagricOOmcar ®1 Hnrtl] Jlaknta Agricultural (Calico, requests tire Ijaratr of gour presence at itje Si'lu'utccutli Auuual Ciuttmcucemcut 3 mu' to 3mu Jiixttf Nineteen Jifmtbreb aub Itletmt Jfargo Jiefrmterailj Annual (Hommencemeni |Nortl| Dakota Agricultural (Hollcgc <3lmte Jimmh-Jiuitj, 1911 Programme m iFriimg, 3mtf §>mutJ> 8 :15 p. m. College Armory. Commencement Concert by the School of Music. §>atttriiay, 3mtr 0litrb 7 :00 p. m. College Societies Hold Their Annual Banquets. 3 mte Sfaurtlj 3 :00 p. m. College Armory — Baccalaureate Address, Dr. Herbert L. Willett of the University of Chicago. iTUmimu, 3 mu' SHfth 3 :00 p. m. College Campus — Senior Class Program. 8 :00 p. m. College Armory — Senior Class Play. 10 :00 p. m. Senior Swing Out. Siwsiau, 3mtP Sdxtlj 9 r30 a. m. 10:00 a. m. 1 :00 p. m. 3 :00 p. m. 7 :00 p. m. 9 :00 p. m. Commencement Procession. College Armory— Commencement Exercises, Address — John H. Worst, LL. D. President North Dakota Agricultural College. Ceres Hall — Commencement Dinner. Class Reunions. Ceres Hall — President’s Reception. Alumni Ball and Banquet. 3 ^Pctcudctitmth Seriate 3utte fourth, 1911, 3:00 1JL iW. College Aniumj 03 ODrOer nf tExerrises m Prelude. Doxology. Invocation. Anthem — “ Great and Marvelous are Thy Works” - - - Gaul Chorus. Scripture Reading - - - - - - Matthew xx, 1-16 Prayer --------- - Rev. F. B. Sapp Hymn — “The Spacious Firmament on High” Responsive Service - - Psalm Ixxxiv, 1-4 , 7-12 Gloria Patri. Announcements. Solo — “The Lord is My Light” - - Randegger Edyth Herschmer Grasse. Address — Dr. Herbert L. Willett, of the University of Chicago, Chi- cago, Illinois. Hymn — “God Eternal, Lord of All” Benediction. 4 Class Jag Jxerctses (iMtmfrag, Jlmte 5, 1911 College JVmttfrg 3 f. #L 03 Overture — “The Trumpeter of the Fort” - - Gruenwald College Orchestra. President's Address ------- Harold M. Dodge Class History ----------- Lars Welo Presentation of the Hatchet ------- Earle Hunt Acceptance by the Junior Class Music — “Tales of Hoffmann” ------ Offenbach College Orchestra. Presentation of the Sceptre ------ Ruby Gibbens Acceptance by Sophomore Class Class Poem --------- - Agnes Halland Prophecy --------- Henry Reddy Class Song ---------- Lillian Pearson Music — “Through Battle to Victory” - Von Blon m Class Officers. President - Harold M. Dodge Vice-President ---------- Henry Reddy Secretary ----------- Earle Hunt Treasurer ----------- Ray S. Towle Class Roster. Louise Campbell Harold Dodge Scott Drummond Paul Funderhide Ruby Gibbens LeRoy Gifford Agnes Halland Max Harrington Cal Hennis Chester Holkesvig Earle B. Hunt Anna Lamb Verne McCall - Hughina McKay Lillian Pearson - Elsie Pelissier Henry Reddy Horace Reuber Isabelle Rose Charles Ruzicka Ray Towle Edwin Travnor Lars Welo Fargo, N. D. - Devils Lake, N. D. - Fargo, N. D. Cando, N. D. - - Cando, N. D. Edgeley, N. D. Fargo, N. D. Fargo, N. D. Fargo, N. D. Fargo, N. D. - - Havana, N. D. Moorhead, Minn. Fargo, N. D. Duluth, Minn. Fargo, N. D. - Dickinson, N. D. Fargo, N. D. - Rochester, Minn. Fargo, N. D. Chicago, 111. Ypsilanti, N. D. Starkweather, N. D. Churches Ferr} r , N. D. Class Yell. Hip, Geza, Gezah, Gezeben N. D. A. C.— 1911. Class Colors. Yale Blue and White. Class Motto. Onward and Upward. 6 Jimwr Class ^Jlay (College Armory 8 f. ,M. ^robssor’s ICofre : §tofy” A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS BY J. M. BARRIE CAST OF CHARACTERS. Dr. Cosens Professor Goodwillie Sir George Gilding Dr. Yellowleaves Pete - Henders First Footman Lucy White - Effie - - - - - Lady George Gilding Dowager Lady Gilding Agnes Goodwillie Charles Ruzicka Chester Holkesvig Ray Towle - LeRoy Gilford Edwin Tray nor - Horace Reuber Reginald Dynes Ruby Gibbens Elsie Pelissier Anna Lamb - Agnes Halland - Isabelle Rose SCENES. ACT I. — The Professor’s Study in London. ACT II. — Wheatfield at Tullochmains. ACT III. — Professor’s Cottage at Tullochmains. 7 MUSICAL PROGRAM. Overture — “Lustspiel” ------- Keler-Bela Flower Song — “ Dream of the Flowers” - Cohen Selection — 11 Trovatore --------- Verdi March — The Father of Victory - - - - - - - Gaune College Orchestra. 02 STAFF. Stage Manager - - Max Harrington Business Manager -------- Charles Ruzicka Master of Properties -------- LeRoy Gifford 02 SENIOR SWINGOUT. College Armory — 10 p. m. 02 PIPE OF PEACE CEREMONY. College Campus — Midnight. 8 ( Hommmtmmt ^ xtxtm s 3mtt' 6, 1911 College Armory;, 10 A. iil- 02 •Programme Overture — Die Shone Galathea ------- Suppe Prayer ----------- Rev. J . M. Walter Caprice Poetic — “A Shower of Smiles” - Bailey Oration — Co-Operation, An Industrial Force - Edwin Traynor Address — The Emancipation of Agriculture, John H. Worst , LL.D. President of the North Dakota Agricultural College. Granting of Diplomas - Clark W. Kelley, Pres. Board of Trustees March — Victor Herbert-Carr - - - - Dr. Putnam’s Orchestra Commencement Dinner - - Ceres Hall — 1 p. m. Class Reunions -------- College Campus — 3 p. m. President’s Reception ------ Ceres Hall — 7 p. m. Alumni Ball and Banquet - - - College Armory — 9 p. m. (Cauhifrates for 03 Bachelor of Science. Louise Campbell Ruby Gibbens Agnes Halland Anna Lamb Hughina McKay Lillian Pearson Elsie Pelissier Fargo, N. D. - Cando, N. D. - Fargo, N. D. Moorhead, Minn. Duluth, Minn. Fargo, N. D. Dickinson, N. D. Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Scott Drummond Patti Funderhide LeRoy Gifford Horace Reuber Civil. Fargo, N. D. Cando, N. D. Edgeley, N. D. Rochester, Minn. Mechanical. Devils Lake, N. D. Fargo, N. D. Churchs Ferry, N. D. Harold Dodge Max Harrington Lars Welo Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Chester Holkesvig - Fargo, N. D. Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. Earle Hunt ----------- Havana, N. D. Henry Reddy ---------- Fargo, N. D. Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Reginald Dynes Charles Ruzicka Ray Towle Edwin Traynor Gardner, N. D. Chicago, 111. Ypsilanti, N. D. Starkweather, N. D. 10 ©mrtttg of kruto to tljr @tatr of Qortlj Dakota OCTOBER 15, 1890 OCTOBER 15, 1910 A Narratiur on the Ckoioth of iljr North Sakota Agricultural (Eollrgc (Enmptlrii tnj Alfrrti <&. Arnold, (Elarr H. JBaldrmt ijiorarp 3G. Wjile (Hommntrrmrnt Program (Eommtttrp 19X1 Justin S. Morrill The Founder of the Land-Grant Agricultural Colleges. 12 THE MORRILL ACT (Appendix to The Congressional Globe.) 37th Congress — 2d Session — Laws of the United States. Page 386 — Chapter cxxx — An Act donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all moneys derived from the sale of the lands aforesaid by the states to which the lands are apportioned, and from the sales of land scrip hereinbefore provided for, shall be invested in stocks of the United States, or of the States, or some other safe stocks, yielding not less than five per centum upon the par value of said stocks ; and that the moneys so invested shall constitute a perpetual fund, the capital of which shall re- main forever undiminshed, (except so far as may be provided in section fifth of this act,) and the interest of which shall be inviol- ably appropriated, by each State which may take and claim the benefit of this act, to the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall be, without ex- cluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agri- culture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the Legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the sev- eral pursuits and professions in life. 13 The Governor who signed the Legislative Act estab- lishing the North Dakota Agricultural College and Agricultural Experiment Station at Fargo. 14 Act of Legislature Establishing Agricul- tural College at Fargo An Act to Provide for the Establishment, Erection and Opera- tion of the North Dakota Agricultural College and Agricultural Experiment Station at Fargo. * * * ^ Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota. H 1 Location.] There is hereby established and located at Far- go, Cass county, North Dakota, an Agricultural College, which shall be known by the name of the North Dakota Agricultural College. If 8. Course of Study.] The design of the institution is to af- ford practical instruction in agriculture and the natural sciences connected therewith, and also the sciences which bear directly upon all industrial acts and pursuits. The course of instruction shall em- brace the English language and literature, mathematics, military tactics, civil engineering, agricultural chemistry, animal and vege- table anatomy and physiology, the veterinary art, entomology, geo- logy and such other natural sciences as may be prescribed, political and rural and household economy, horticulture, moral philosophy, history, bookkeeping, and especially the application of science and the mechanic’s arts to practical agriculture in the field. A full course of study in the institution shall embrace not less than four years, and the college year shall consist of not less than nine cal- endar months, which may be divided into terms by the board of directors as in their judgment will best secure the objects for which the college was founded. If 16. Experiment Station.] There is hereby established an agricultural experiment station in connection with the North Da- kota Agricultural College, and under the direction of the board of directors of said college, for the purpose of conducting experiments in agriculture, according to the terms of Section I of an act of Con- gress, approved March 2, 1887, and entitled “An act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several states, under the provisions of an act, ap- proved July 2, 1862, and of the acts supplementary thereto.” 15 John E. Haggart. Senator from the Ninth Legislative District who introduced Senate bill No. 1, entitled; “An act designating and appro- priating Section 36, Township 140, Range 49 west in County of Cass, for the use of the Agricultural College as a site for that Institution. 16 The Act, the Governor and the Pen that Provided the Present Site for the Agricultural College. 17 instore of the North Jhtkota HH Agricultural College 88 BY H. W. McARDLE The history of the North Dakota Agricultural College and Ex- periment Station may be said to date from March 8, 1890, when Gov. John Miller approved the organic law, known as S. F. 140, passed by the first legislative assembly of North Dakota, which con- vened in Bismarck, N. D., November 19, 1889. However, the forces which outlined its usefulness, and created the demand for an insti- tution of this class, had been at work many years. The North Da- kota Agricultural College is one of many of the well known modern type of educational forces known as the Land Grant Colleges of America. Its establishment, organization and development presented many new problems, and time is an important factor in their solu- tion. The first Board of Directors was composed of five members: 0. W. Francis, Fargo, president; J. B. Power, Power, secretary; J. D. Wallace, Drayton; M. J. Sanderson, Edgeley and E. M. Upson, Cummings, which board organized and began work in May, 1890. These men realized that the Experiment Station was of vital im- portance to the state and immediately took up the temporary organ- ization of that line of work. Dr. S. T. Satterthwaite, Fargo, was made Acting Director, and James Holes, Fargo, was made Farm Foreman. Mr. S. S. Lyon, then cashier of the First National Bank, was made treasurer, and was largely instrumental in placing funds at the disposal of the board, which enabled them to begin field oper- ations at once. Investigations were commenced upon soil and crop conditions, and in July, 1890, Prof. C. B. Waldron, of the Michigan Agricultural College was elected botanist of the station, and im- 18 H. E. Stockbridge, Ph. D. First President of The North Dakota Agricultural College, August, 1890 — May, 1893. 19 mediately began an active survey of the botanic conditions, accumu- lating and tabulating much valuable information regarding the flora of the new state, and giving especial attention to the grasses and their commercial value. The Board, after careful investigation, selected H. E. Stock- bridge, Ph., D., Professor of Agriculture, Purdue University, as president of this college and director of the Experiment Station, and authorized him to select a faculty for the college and staff of assistants for the Station. Dr. Stockbridge began his labors in August, 1890, and by January 1, 1891, a course of lectures was announced as follows: Agricultural Problems, Pres. H. E. Stock- bridge; Chemistry, Prof. E. P. Ladd, from Government Experiment Station, New York; Botany, Prof. H. L. Bolley, from Purdue Uni- versity; Horticulture, Prof. C. B. Waldron, from Michigan Agri- cultural College; Veterinary Science, Dr. T. D. ITinebauch, from Purdue University; besides many lectures upon special topics by authorities from Washington, D. C. and elsewhere. The College was then occupying rented quarters in Fargo College. About 30 people took advantage of this first “Short Course”, including Hon. H. D. Hurley, of Traill county. The year 1891 brought many changes : the present administra- tion building was erected, and a central heating plant installed a few rods west of it ; in April Prof. H. W. McArdle was called to the faculty; in September Mrs. Willet M. Hayes was made Profess- or of Domestic Science; in October W. H. Whalen was secured for the chemical department ; and in December W. M. Hays became Professor of Agriculture. On September 8, 1891, the first regular class enrolled and con- sisted of Robert B. Reed, Amenia ; Robert H. Bosard, Grand Forks ; Carl E. Lee, Fingal; Fred G. Vail, Cogswell, and Jessamine S. Slaughter, Bismarck. Of these Robert Reed and Carl Lee com- pleted the course, and are now counted among the most loyal alumni of the college. Two floors of the present administration building were ready for occupancy in December, 1891, and the college then moved into its own quarters. The opening of the winter term, January 1, 1892, brought a large increase in the enrollment, including several who 20 O. W. Francis President of the First Board of Trustees 1890-1891. 21 later graduated, and have won honors for themselves and their Alma Maiter. The upper floor of the new building, being uncompleted, was used as a gymnasium, and boxing, wrestling and “tug-of-war” were popular forms of exercise, where students and faculty met in many friendly contests, and even to this day the old timers delight in reciting the thrilling experiences of the “matches” between Hine- bauch and Bolley, or Whalen and Gibson. Those were the days when everybody in school became acquainted with everybody else, and the influence of teacher over pupil was positive and lasting. The student life was cosmopolitan, but an increase in enrollment tends to develop fraternities and cliques, and members of the faculty are strangers, even after months of service in the same institution. Among the incidents of pioneer life should be mentioned the facilities to reach the college in its first years. With no sidewalk nearer than Tenth avenue and Eleventh street N., the spring rains and mud made rubber boots desirable, and it was not an uncommon sight to see one or two of the more fortunate carrying “a friend in need” over a pond or across a particularly muddy tract. An omni- bus, the “Yellow Maria”, did acceptable service for years and the many experiences and “spills” will never be forgotten by those who attended the college during the first four years of its history. Other names which have been identified with the growth of the college and who are still active in its development are Prof. Keene, who came here in July, 1892, and Prof. Shepperd, who came in November, 1893. The first class graduated in June, 1895, and included R. B. Reed, Amenia ; C. M. Hall, LaMoure; Merton Field, Bismarck; J. W. Hilborn, Leal, and R. D. Ward, Bismarck — and all of these have won honor in their chosen lines of work. A brief review written at the end of the first ten years states that the enrollment since organization had reached a total of 1,200. It may be interesting, by way of comparison, to note here that the annual enrollment now reaches that number. The faculty now numbers 63 and, the value of the equipment, including buildings and apparatus is approximately $1,000,000.00. The college has had three presidents — H. E. Stockbridge, Ph. D., August 1890 — May 1893. J. B. Power, May 1893 — June 1895. John H. Worst, LL. D., since July 1895 — who has labored unceas- 99 THE FIRST FACULTY OF THE NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE C. B. Waldron E. F. Ladd Lois M. Hooper 23 ingly for the college and its success. The growth of the college has been steady, though at times, retarded by lack of funds. The im- provements have been substantial. Graduates from the Agricultural College have won honors in post graduate work in Johns Hopkins, Michigan, Cornell, and other universities, in competition with men from the best colleges in this country. Our graduates are in de- mand for Experiment Stations, the Department of Agriculture at Washington, and for teachers of agriculture in this and other states. In declamation, composition, and oratorical contests our represen- tatives win first place. In the great national stock judging contests in Chicago, North Dakota Agricultural College students rank high. The Agricultural College was a leader in introducing the train- ing school for teachers, having organized and conducted successful summer schools before any move in that direction had been made by the state educational department and for fifteen consecutive 3 ^ears Prof. McArdle has conducted such a school at the college. Excellent results have been secured both for the college and for the teachers of Cass county. In organizing the extension department, the college has been enabled to reach a large number of the young people of the state, by introducing lecture courses in the public schools and bringing to the attention of the high school pupils of the state the character of our work and our methods of conducting it. That the work done by the station is appreciated by the people of the state is attested by the demand for our bulletins, there being now nearly 20.000 names on our mailing list, not to mention the thousands of personal letters annually seeking information not specifically given in these bulletins. 24 Administration building. The First Building on the Campus, Erected 1891-92. The First Student Bcdy. First Boys to Register — Robert B. Reed, Amenia, N. D.; Robert Bosard, Grand Forks, N. D. ; first girl to Register, Jessamine S. Slaughter, Bismarck. North Dakota. One of the First Groups of Cadets. Boards of Trustees First, 1890 - 1891 . O. W. Francis, Fargo, President J. B. Power, Power, Secretary J. D. Wallace, Drayton M. J. Sanderson, Edgeley E. M. Upson, Cummings. Second, 1891 - 1893 . H. F. Miller, Fargo, President J. B. Power, Power, Secretary Jacob Lowell, Fargo Peter McKenna, Fargo Joseph Desehenes, Grafton A. M. Tofthagen, Lakota O. W. Francis, Fargo Third, 1893 - 1895 . H. F. Miller, Fargo, President. J. B. Power, Power, Secretary Jacob Lowell, Fargo Peter McKenna, Fargo Joseph Desehenes, Grafton A. M. Tofthagen, Lakota A. E. Fenton, Amenia. 28 Fourth, 1895-1897. W. H. Robinson, Mavville, Pr\ s. J. O. Smith, Casselton, Sec’y L. R. Casey, Jamestown E. H. Sikes, Minot Alex. Stern, Fargo George E. Osgood, Fargo. 0. W. Francis, Fargo Fifth 1897-1899. W. H. Robinson, Mavville, Pres. A. G. Clark, Steele, Sec. ’97- ’98 H. J. Rusch, Fargo, Sec. ’98- ’99 L. R. Casey, Jamestown Alex. Stern, Fargo George E. Osgood, Fargo E. M. Warren, LaMoure, ’98 ’99 Roger Allin, Grafton Sixth, 1899-1901 W. H. Robinson. Mavville, Pres. E. M. Warren, LaMonre, Se^. Alex Stern, Fargo. George E. Osgood, Fargo H. J. Rusch, Fargo Roger Allin, Grafton R. S. Lewis, Buffalo Seventh, 1901-1903 W. H. Robinson, Mayville, Pres. H. J. Rusch, Fargo. Alex. Stern, Fargo. Geo. E. Osgood, Fargo Maynard Crane, Cooperstown B. N. Stone, LaMonre S. S. Lyon, Fargo Eighth, 1903-1905 Alex. Stern, Fargo, President H. J. Rusch, Fargo, Sec. ’03- ’04 S. S. Lyon, Fargo, Sec. ’04- ’05 Maynard Crane, Cooperstown B. N. Stone, LaMonre Addison Leech, Warren Chas. McKissick, Mayville G. S. Barnes, Fargo Ninth, 1905-1907 B. N. Stone, LaMoure, President S. S. Lyon, Fargo, Secretary Alex. Stern, Fargo Addison Leech, Warren W. H. Robinson, Mayville Eric R. Ramstad, Minot, ’05- ’06 L. M. Wallin, Washburn Tenth, 1907-1909. Geo. IT. Hollister, Fargo, Pres. B. N. Stone, LaMoure, Sec’y L. M. Wallin, Washburn C. D. Nelson, Mayville Clark W. Kelley, Devils Lake James Radford, Warren H. R. Hartman, Page Eleventh, 1909-1911 Geo. H. Hollister, Fargo, Pres. Clark W. Kelley, Devils Lake James Radford, Warren H. R. Hartman, Page L. A. Ueland, Edgeley Frank Sanford, Valley City Arja Bowen, Mohall Twelfth, 1911-1913 C. W. Kelley, Devils Lake, Pres. Geo. H. Kolli'ter, Fargo Frank Sanford, Valley City Claude E. Nugent, Fargo H. D. Mack, Dickey Peter Elliott, Fargo Arja Bowen, Mohall W. A. Yoder, Sec. W. P. Porterfield, Treas. 29 One of the First Football Teams. The First Dress Parade. 31 THE MISSION OF THE AGRI- CULTURAL COLLEGE By J. H. Worst, LL.D. The purpose for which the Agricultural College was established is clearly set forth in the Morrill Act of 1862 and Acts supple- mentary thereto, and in Section 1106 of the Political Code of North Dakota. No unbiased person need mistake the scope of educational work contemplated by these Acts nor the support that should be given by the state for this type of education. As agriculture and the mechanic arts embrace quite completely the productive interests of the state, logically the scope of educational work contemplated for the Agricultural College is co-extensive with these productive interests. Inasmuch as all professions and vocations depend almost exclusively upon agriculture, the mission of the Agricultural Col- lege can scarcely be over estimated. There are those who, taking advantage of the name “agricul- tural college”, would limit its mission to teaching subjects relating exclusively to technical activities on the farm. This name, although appropriate, was but -the fancy of an index clerk of the United FRANCIS HALL — CNE CF THE FIRST PICTURES. 32 John Burke Present Governor of North Dakota. States Senate and has no legal standing. ‘ ‘ Land Grant College ’ ’ is the legal name. These institutions, for the establishment and partial support of which public land grants were made (hence their name) are clothed with all the attributes of colleges in general. Their purpose is to afford a “liberal and practical education for the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life.” In conformity with law and the general welfare, the curricula of these colleges em- phasize such sciences and culture subjects as seem necessary to place the productive man, be he farmer or engineer, on the same intel- lectual plane as the business or professional man. The Agricultural College offers such training to students as will enable them to teach or practice what they learn at school. The scope of educational training is as broad as the arts and their re- lated sciences that have a bearing upon agriculture and the mechanic arts, together with the supplementary subjects that natur- 33 ally associate themselves with a college education. It could not be less in law or reason. Moreover, the work and influence of the col- lege belongs as much to the industrialists of the state as to their children on the campus. College extension, therefore, should be promoted earnestly and systematically. The families comprising the industrial class, bearing as they do the burden of the state, are entitled to the best information that science affords, to guide them in their labors. As it is impossible for them to get instruction at this seat of learning, it should be taken to them by means of bulletins, lectures, demonstrations, institutes, etc. Agriculture being the dominant industry of the state, the mis- sion of the Agricultural College is no larger than this industry, to- gether with the mechanic arts or engineering problems that natur- ally correlate with it. Neither is its mission any less. This em- braces the soil and whatever grows from the soil, together with the Present Board of Trustees. John H. Worst, LL.D. President North Dakota Agricultural College Since 1895. 35 transmutations that occur from vegetable growth to animal life and products, and their ultimate conversion into forms of wealth. It also embraces a knowledge of the parasites, fungi, and other diseases that afflict farm crops, as well as diseases of domestic animals and the remedies necessary to successfully combat them ; the fertility of the soil and how to conserve it ; improvement of plants and animals by scientific selection or breeding ; the care and use of labor saving machinery; road making, irrigation, drainage, etc., and a thorough working knowledge of the sciences that explain the phenomena of life and growth; familiarity with certain laws of nature and how to direct them. The home also is given intelligent consideration. The girls, the future homemakers, are educated with special reference to the duties and responsibilities of the wife and mother. To make domes- tic life pleasant and desirable by eliminating many of its drudgeries and substituting modern improvements instead, has passed the ex- perimental stage. Domestic Science has even a larger place in edu- cation than many popular courses of study that relate almost ex- clusively to personal improvement. The home being the “heart of the Nation” should not be excluded from the curricula of higher institutions of learning. Here it is given actual emphasis. The great interest that attaches to the work of the Agricultural College results from the fact that the educational material employ- ed is, quite largely, inherent in the vocations it seeks to improve. But a limited number of foreign or abstruse subjects need be per- sued in order to secure a “liberal and practical education. An un- derstanding of the chemical and biological laws that govern the growth of plants and animals is in itself a liberal education. To develop the state’s latent resources requires a knowledge of those natural laws which govern plant and animal life, and the ability to direct them for the attainment of desired ends. In such education, the sciences must, of course, occupy a place of pre-emin- ence. The study of Nature’s laws and forces not only enables men more easily and bountifully to provide for themselves the necessities of life, but it also develops and broadens the mind and is as truly cultural as a study of the classics. Indeed, the trend of modern education is toward the practical and concrete instead of toward the theoretical and abstract. The field of scientific inquiry is not a narrow one, nor need the 36 37 PRESENT FACULTY OF THE NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. work in that field be narrowing in any way. The study of the laws of Grod, as manifested in Nature, trains the reason, encourages the habit of observation and requires research and investigation, which holds the student ’s interest and affords him delightful mental recre- ation. A science course of study is at once useful and cultural. It enables the liberally educated man to be a leader of thought and action in the most important pursuit open to the young men of this generation. ITe will be able to do things as well as to know things ; to render society a service which it demands and for which it will render a just equivalent in the way of compensation.. In the Agricultural College the dignity of labor is emphasized and such preparation is afforded as will make it pleasant, congenial, and profitable for those who toil for a livelihood. North Dakota is pre-eminently an agricultural state.. The cultivation of grain and forage crops and the breeding and feeding of livestock will neces- sarily occupy the attention of the bulk of our population. From these sources must come practically all our future wealth. “No man can study for a moment the entirely new conditions and problems that will confront our people in the immediate fu- ture, 9 9 says Dean Davenport, of Illinois, * ‘ without realizing that the establishment of agricultural colleges and experiment stations was the largest act of foresighted wisdom in recorded history, nor can he fail to realize that their adequate maintenance and fostering sup- port is not only the first duty but one of the highest public privi- leges of the commonwealth of our day and time.” 38 39 Present Student Body. North Dakota Agricultural College — FACULTY = = John Henry Worst, LL.D., President and Professor of Political Economy. Edwin Freemont Ladd, B. S., Dean and Professor of Chemistry and Pharmacy. Henry Luke Bolley, M. S., Dean of Biology and Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology. Clare Bailey Waldron, B. S., Professor of Horticulture and Forestry. Edmund Spencer Keene, B. S., Dean and Professor of Physics and Mechanical Engineering. John Henry Shepperd, M. S. A., Dean and Professor of Agriculture. Harry Walter McArdle, B. S., Professor of Mathematics. James Ulio, Major, U. S. A., Professor of Military Science and Tactics. Leunis Van Es, M. D., V, S., Professor of Veterinary Science. Max Batt, Ph, D., Professor of Modern Languages. Archibald Ellsworth Minard, A. M., Professor of English Language and Literature. Arland Devett Weeks, M. A., Professor of Education. Roy Harley Slocum, B. S., Professor of Civil Engineering. 40 William Bonner Richards,, B. S. A., Professor of Animal Husbandry.' William Bonar Bell, Ph, D., Professor of Zoology and Physiology. Jessie May Hoover, B. S., Dean of Women and Professor of Home Economies. William Joseph Trimble, Ph, D., Professor of History and Social Science. George Lester Martin, B. S. A., Professor of Dairying. Alfred Gilmeiden Arvold, B. A., Professor of Oratory. Herbert Aaron Hard, B. S., Professor of Geology and Mineralogy. Clarence Simeon Putnam, M. D., Director of Music. Gordon Randlett, B. S. A., Director of College Extension and Assistant Professor of Agricul- ture. Theodore Day Beckwith, M. S., Professor of Bacteriology and Plant Pathology. Horace Loring White, M. A., Professor of Physiological Chemistry and Toxicology. Roe Eugene Remington, A. B., Professor of Food and Sanitary Chemistry. Joseph Waite Ince, A. M., Professor of Agricultural Chemistry. Herbert Fuoyd Bergman, B. S., Professor of Botany. Ray Claude Doneghue, M. S. A., Professor of Agronomy (Soils). Adolph Ziefle, Ph. C., B. S., Professor of Pharmacy. Abbie Louise Simmons, Ph, B., Assistant Professor of English. 41 Fred Clinton Householder, B. A., Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Robert Martinus Dolve, B. S., Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering. Ernest Dalton Harris, D. V. M., Assistant Professor of Veterinary Science. Arthur Rueber, LL. B., Director of Athletics. •John Emmett Kirshman, Ph. M., Assistant Professor of History and German. Christian Gunness, B. S., Assistant Professor of Steam and Experimental Engineering. Irvin Webster Smith, A. M., Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Arthur Frederick Schalk, D. V. M., Assistant Professor of Veterinary Science. Elmer Edwin Ware, B. S., Assistant Professor of Industrial Chemistry. Maurice Louis Dolt, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry. William Frederick Sudro, B. S., Assistant Prof, of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Problems. Haile Chisholm, Instructor in Forge Shop. Serene Bell Ash, Instructor in Home Economics (Sewing). Earl Berger Putt, Ph. C., B. S., Assistant Professor in Materia Medica and Therapeutics. Edyth Herschmer Grasse, Instructor in Voice Culture and Pianoforte. 42 ^Oliver Wesley Dynes, B. S., Instructor in Animal Husbandry. Jaredine Thompson, Instructor in Freehand Drawing. Lucy Maria Glasier, Instructor in Stenography and Typewriting. David Elem Scull, Instructor in Manual Training. Ward Lear Stockham, M. S., Instructor in Qualitative Chemistry. Mathias Erickson, B. S., Instructor in Steam Engineering. Andrew McMeans, Instructor in Horticulture. George Edwin Miller, M. A., Instructor in Biology. Newton Carl Abbott, Jr., B. A., Instructor in English. Nellie Thompson, B. S., Instructor in Home Economics. Elmer John Thompson, B. S., Instructor in Animal Husbandry. Jean Watt Donaldson, B. S., Instructor in Home Economics. Harold Robert Rafsky, A. B., Instructor in Chemistry. Alice Gertrude Haggart, Graduate Nurse, Instructor in Home Nursing, Hygiene and Physical Culture for Women. ^Granted leave of absence. 43 £j°°o ooo^oo 00-^3000 f pg^-oo 00-^3 OOP ((( J) ooog^-oo 00-^3 Officers of Administration pg>oo oo<3o 1 OOOg^OO 00-^3000 (^j) OOOg^OO 00< 3 < ☆ fM o Present Buildings {(( )) ooog>oo :SE: 000^00 =3G== & 0 ° ((( ))) 46 ENTRANCE TO CAMPUS. 47 Main Building. 48 49 *f-6— 8681 Engineering Building. Erected 1907. 51 Science Hall. Erected 1901. Chemical Building. Erected 1910—11. 52 , C5 i I <1 co hj os ^ 00 m M o ^ &