Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-09-17

the Minnie H., we :lisembarked and re-
named in Minnewaukan over night at
the Arlington, and next morning q tsn
started for home Oh the ST. Paui and MiH-
neapolis express, where we arrived safely
on time.
The Jamestown Presbyterian College.
From the Weekly Age of this city last
week we make the following extracts in
regard TO the Presbyterian college located
at this place.
MIR. O. II. Hewitt went 70 Fargo last
Tuesday to attend : meeting Of the board
of trustees Of the jamestown College held
at that place Tuesday night. He reports
that Rev. +. W. Iddings Of Grand Forks
was appointed the financial agent Of ~
incipient institution, and in tnat cspaeity
has been instructed TO appear before the
Presbyterian aid for colleges to naeet
in Chicago next Friday and present IN
applications for assistance during the next
eighteen months. Rev. N. D. Tanning,
0. H. Hewitt and T. E. Yerxa were sp.
pointed the executive committee Of the
college. These gentlemen are particular
ly instructed to open preparatory de-
partment of the college immediately-this
fall. Undoubtedly Mr.. Iddings, who i .
man just adapted to the important work
of financial aid for great enterprise,
will soon haye ready the fifty thousand
dollars pledged to the college from the
Presbyteries of North Dakota Below
we publish the articles of incorporation
and charter of the college, which our
readers will find interesting:
ARTICLES OF Incorporation OF THE
JAMESTOWN COLLEGE.
Know all men by these presents that
we, VIM. g. White, Edwin J. Thompsoa
and q. S. Baskervill, citizens of the
United States and territory of Dakota,
for ourselves and others with 10 do asso-
ciate ourselves together and form and or
ganize corporation for educational pur-
poses, under and in accordance with the
provisions Of Part III. Title IL. Chapter
Ill, of the civil code of the territory Of
Dakota and its amendments to have and
to enjoy the rights, powers and privileges
by said code conferred; and for such pur-
poses we do now make, propose and set
forth these articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
ton shall be Jamestown College.
ART. 1.-THE purpose for which this
corporation is formed is the establish
ment of an institution of learning at
jamestown Stntsman county, Dakota
territory, whose course OF instruction
shall become and be full university
course, with academic and preparatory
departments, TO be under the supervision
and contr u of the Northern Pacific Pres
bytery, its successors, or such body - it
or they shall in future designate.
ART. IV.-rhe term for which this cor
poration is to exist shall be ninety-nine
years.
ART. V.-The number of trustees of
this corporation shall be nine. The first
board Of trustees of this corporation are
the following named persons, who were
duly chosen at the meeting held for that
purpose in Tower City, Cass county, Da-
kots territory, on the 10Th day OF Novem-
Der, A. D. 1883, as further appears by the
affidavit of the officers conducting such
election hereto appended; at such election
majority Of the members Of this corpo-
ration was present and voted and trustees
we're then duly elected, whose names and
places of residence are as follows:
O. H. HEWITT, jamestown, Dakota.
r. S. ADAMS, Lisbon, Dakota.
d. H. TwoMEy, Fargo, Oak.
j. B. DAVIDSON, Bismarck, Oak.
E. j. THOMPSON, Casselton, Dak.
N. D. flaming, jamestown, Oak.
F. w. IDD1NGs, Grand Forks, Oak.
N. NJ. KINNEY, Larlmore, OAK.
T. f. YERxA, Pembina, Oak.
ART. VI.-The particular branches OF
science, literature and art, proposed TO he
taught at such institution of learning are
ancient and modern languages, natural
science, including chemistry, geology,
astronomy, botany, natural philosophy,
and zoology, mathematics, in
Guiding arithmetic, algebra, geometry,
surveying, engineering and
Calculus, English branches, including
English literature and bellies lettres, agri-
culture, the arts, including drawing,
painting, sculpture and music, mental
and moral science, and further full
course of medical instruction; including
anatomy, physiology, hygiene, nateria
medlca, patho ology, Therapeutics, obsset
RIGS, theory and practice of medicine; and
surgery; also, further full course Of in
stractlon in law, including international
law, constitutional law and constitutional
history, civil law, the Law of real proper
ty, the law of contracts, the law of torts,
criminal law, the law of evidence, medl-
cal jurisprudence, jurisprudence and
procedure in equity and the procedure
and practice Of courts.
The professorships to be established arc
as follows:
l. Ancient and modern languages.
2. Natural science
5. Mathematics.
4. English language and literature.
5. Mental and moral science
6. Medical practice.
4. Medical science.
8. Surgery.
9. Theory and science of law.
10. Procedure and practice OF law.