North Dakota State College of Science - Agawasie Yearbook (Wahpeton, ND)

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c he Igawcisie and the other shop trades receive 1‘ederal aid under the Smith-1 lughes act hut tlie commercial trades do not. This fact had some bearing on school politics during the past year. Previously all of the trades were grouped together and were represented by one member ol the student cabinet. The constitution of the Student Cabinet was amended in such a way that the commercial students have a representative of their own and the shop trades have two. During the year the personnel of the commercial department is seldom the same. New students are always arriving and old students are finding positions or arc substituting to gain experience. The school maintains a kind of an employment bureau for the commerce department anil is placing students in good positions as fast as possible. This, in itself, is a great advantage, for after all. it's the start that counts. Many a good man or woman has failed because of a poor start. 11 you’ve got the go in you. all you need is the start to make life a success. Among the commercial students we find some more of Science's athletes—and they’re not all males, either. Winnifrcd McDougall and La Verne Pierce were guards on the Science girls’ basketball team, which won live out of the six games played during the season. Alta Beeson and Agnes Dahlgrcn. two more commercial girls, played forwards on this team. “Nibs” Morris was the sole representative ot the commerce department to make his letter on the men's varsity team. The commercial trades are, figuratively speaking, another star in Science’s crown. PINTS Where are the Burch Hall Bisons gone? Scattered to the for winds like leaves before an Autumn gale—gone .' cs. gone but forgotten not. l-’or at Science their memory stands implanted in the minds ol the students and instructors. I low good it would seem to gather once more in the parlor and hear Rex Paxman—“the Old Sea Dawg the Old Desert Rat —spin one of his long stretched out yarns—or to talk with the Sheriff—that six feet three inches of good humor. It would be bliss to cat the bread and jam that Riel foraged front the kitchen—and the time spent in listening to Roy Thompson’s rendition of On the Wild Wisconsin River.’’ could be counted as golden hours. Oil. I can recall the time when strains of melody were wafted down from the third Hour on none too gentle breezes, anil where did they come from. It it wasn t Warren Naegeli’s trumpet—(icorge Bingaman’s violin or Norton Liens musical saw—well, then ten to one it came from Thompson s room where Burke’s like was on the go day and night. Then remember the night when Les Serrin’s phonograph poured fourth Row. Row Rosie and hive feet-two. and the boys put on a little Charleston contest all of their very own. And then that Science band with Little Art Harrison and the big bass l’ajic 115

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c(£ he cj igawdsie horn mul six foot Larson with a diminutive alto, with six or seven other pieces to keep them company. They knew hut four pieces but they knew them well and before they were thru everyone in the Little 'I win Cities knew them also. When the hath room was crowded in the morning ami at night Mark Kopriva as sure to he there with his humorous story for Mark always had to have his little joke. And last among our remembrances comes our favorite indoor sport for Burch I lall residents— running the gauntlet. Some great poet said something about being satified with a cup of wine and then but he sure didn't live in this age or he'd never have been satisfied with that. 1 Ic'd have asked for Burch I lall full of tradesmen for they sure make the world “A good old place after all.”