Northwest School of Agriculture - Red River Aggie Yearbook (Crookston, MN)

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.N.W.S.A. ALUMNI GREETINGS FROM THE FARM Dear N. W. S. A. Harmonies : There's a song in the air! Keep it ringing! My melody thoughts are always pleasant when I recall the times spent at the Northwest School. May success and happiness accompany each and every Aggie Member through future years. Whistle a tune, and be gay! Very truly yours, MRS. M. J. PERRY CHelen Brownj. Faribault, Minn. GREETINGS FROM HAMLINE UNIVERSITY I welcome the opportunity to send my greeting to the many old friends and associates throughout the Valley. The fact that each of us has been a part of the Northwest School is responsible for a feeling of friendliness which perseveres. There is something unique in the spirit of that school-something big which reflects the ex- panse of the prairies, something vigorous which suggests the sweep of the northern winds. There is something fine which is indicative of the splendid young students who, in developing themselves, are assuring the Red River Valley of continued progress. I am grateful for the years I spent with you. I congratulate the present students on the opportunities which are theirs. As in the past, so in the future, the school will be a powerful factor indetermining the success of countless young people throughout the Northwest. ANNE S1MLEY, Hamline University AND FROM THE NATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL Greetings! I am very happy to have this opportunity to greet the students who were in my classes and the other friends I made while at the Northwest School, and especially to congratulate the members of the Class of '3l. You are approaching the last hurdle in your prep-school career and the joy of the occasion is necessarily somewhat tempered by the thought of leaving. As the years slip by one by one, the memories of the Northwest School will grow more mellow in your heart as they have in mine. You will always be glad to have had this worthwhile and invaluable school experience, and will find much joy and pleasure in the many friendships you have formed. Best Wishes and Good Luck to All, Sincerely yours, LAURA GERBER, St. Paul, Minn. A MINNESOTA ALUMNUS Happy to have this opportunity of extending my greetings to all my former Class- mates and teachers and especially to the members of the Advanced Class of 1926. Sincerely, AGNES FORSNESS, Fergus Falls, Minn. Sixty-five X t

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N. W. S. A. x E r l l Alumni The annual Home Coming celebration for the Alumni of the Northwest School was held Saturday, October 25. The day proved to be a success in every way, and the largest crowd that was ever assembled at the Northwest School, was present to attend the Dedication of the new Physical Education Building. There were a great many of our near neighbors and boosters from Crookston present, as well as, a very large representation of the ever increasing group of Alumni. The weather was ideal for such a large crowd. At one o'clock a special assembly was held for the dedication of the new Physical Education Building. The main speakers of the afternoon were: Honorable E. Sandberg, Dean Coffey and Mr. Lawrence, who is assistant to President Coffman, There were also a few short talks given by some of the business men of Crookston, who have always taken a keen interest in the success of the school. A program at the Northwest School, as the Alumni know, would not be complete without some musical numbers. So there were appropriate selections rendered by both the Mixed Chorus and the Aggie Pepsters. After a very fitting program for the dedication of the new edifice, this structure and Kiehle building were inspected. It was not only a pleasure for the Alumni members to visit Kiehle and the Physical Education Build- ing but also for the present students as well. These buildings were open for inspec- tion for the first time during this day and the Alumni and students were especially anxious to see the interor of Kiehle, to see how the new library and the new Audi- torium are arranged. At three o'clock the Crookston Aggies clashed with the Morris Aggies in their annual football game. The game was filled with excitement from beginning to end, and ended with a score of 20-0 in favor of Crookston Aggies. Dinner, which was enjoyed by all, was served in the Dining Hall at six o'clock. At this time some of the outstanding persons of the Alumni were asked to give a few words, and responded heartily. At eight o'clock a dance was held in the new Gymnasium. This drew to a close what we called a most perfect day. Sixty-four X

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N.W.S.A. F ANOTHER FARM GREETING To Northwest Aggies: If any of you question the usefulness of an Aggie School, I can reassure you. I've been doubtful myself at times. But although I may not become exceptionally successful-become a Super-farmer, so to speak--I am being convinced more and more that my agricultural education is helping me to do a better job. VVhen you, whom I know, have settled down I shall be interested in hearing of the extent of your various successes. Sincerely, PAUL J. JEFFERY, Benson, Minn. FROM THE U. OF M. I have been reminded that the 1931 Red River Aggie is in the throes of prepar- ing the records and events of another N. W. S. A. class. In the course of a few short weeks, this class will be enrolled in that fine group of the Northwest School Alumni. If each individual of the present student body was asked the question, why he or she is in attendance at the Northwest School, I am sure there would be a variety of interesting answers. As a student in the every day contacts of the class room and in the campus social activities, the importance of the school may not make a very great impression. I am inclined to believe that one needs to have a distant view of the school to appreciate its real value. This distance to be measured by time after leaving school. I believe this to be a fact because of the influential work older graduates are now doing, work that has been built upon foundations started while students at the North- west School. The School then cannot be looked upon by the student as the final form of any structural educational scheme. Likewise, the school should not cease to consider the obligation of maintaining a contact after student days are o'er. Very truly yours, O. M. KISER. A WORD FROM THE SOUTH Greetings: I found that the Old School, through its similarity to a college in organization and Campus life, admirably prepares one for College work. LEsTER KENKNIGHT, N. VV. S. A. '26, Carleton '30, 8 College Ave., Columbia, Mo. Sixty-:ix N at I