Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-03-07
A CREDIT TO JAMEsTOwN.

A College Equal in Facilities to any
+. in the Land, Many OF Whose Stu
l dents are Already Taking Il Lead
= ing Place.. 1 f"- &&<@ .i E,E5
Foremost among the various attrac-
tions and advantages which Jamestown
presents as I. place Of residence is its
widely known and hourishing college,
situated upon the summit Of bold bluff.
This massive structure Of modern archi-
1 tectural design challenges the admira-
ton of the incoming traveller and stands
as monument to the energy and perse-
verance of those citizens Of jamestown
who have taken an extra interest in it's
construction and welfare. r.. '~s ~
Although it is an institution young in
q years, having been completed less than
s two years ago, yet it has within its classic
halls today an able and efficient corps
of teachers and instructors, and almost
hundred OF those bright and energetic
students such as Dakota alone can furn-
,sh. This is certainly a very encoura-
9 ging showing, and the patrons and man
agement of the institutions may well feel
proud of it's success and look forward
with reasonable anticipations to time
] in the near future when it shall stand as
one of the leading colleges in the north
west. Situated in the midst of a happy
and prosperous people, who look upon
higher education as the richest legacy
they can bequeath to their sons and
daughters, and in climate celebrated
throughout the entire country for its
healthful and invigorating qualities,
there is no good or sufficient reason why
its present prosperity should not con-
(, tinue and increase year by year, ..-
+ The Curriculum embraces a coursesof
study as broad and liberal as any college
in the land, and it is the constant aim OF
the faculty to secure thoroughness in all
departments of study. 1fsa arr. -a
A mild yet firm system of government
aud rules are enforced, which are in all
instances calculated to further the inter
ests of the students are never sus-
pended except for good cause shown.
Students are required to beln their rooms
after half-past seven III the evenings, ex-
cept in rare instances, when the kindl y
professors yield to the entreaties of fair
petitioners and grant them leave to accom-
pany their manly escorts to some social
hop or dance. ss. t.ss- ~
Ia A hourishing literary society is con-,
nected with the college, and each Satur-
day evening grave questions OF either
church or state, engage the students IN
fine forensic contests. Music, essays and
recitations also contribute to the enter
tainment of those who attend.
r. The social features of the college are:
exceedingly pleasant. and those who
have been so fortunate as to attend the
various socials given this winter can
speak volumes in praise of them. They
have not only been successes financially
but also as contributing to the pleasures
OF those attending.
Not only is attention given to the ln-
tellectual and moral development OF the
students, but encouragement is given to
healthful exercises. and even the lady
students have acquired proficiency IN the
performance OF athletic fests.
portion of the students room In the
college building, and others in various
parts of the city Me Mc(iinnis block
has been turned into bachelors paradise,