The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-06-27
A City of Colleges.

A. City Of Colleges.
The Star notes with pleasure the
prospect of Hot Springs receiving
another institution Of higher educa-
tion. We have reference to the pro-
posed location of a Catholic College
in the city. Hot Springs has never
laid claim 10 fodUle commercial nm
rortance. yet it is not improbable or i'm
possible that she may Yet be q place of
no inconsiderablc commercial great
ness:but the cla,m sci up by the friends
Of Hot Springs is that it is now and al
ways will be the great s;%anltarium Of
the northwest including the opportu-
mites for mental culture and dcvelope-
ment offered. In the ligh: OF the claim it
is but the harmonious addition IF an
other institution in diroc, line of
what we already possess. IL to u
magnificent climate, beautiful sur
roundings and life giving waters, we
add the very lest ard varied
educational influences. we liay.a com.
bination that makes the most desirable
place',for a home that can be offered.
The arrangements for the location
Of a Catholic College arc 50 nearly
perfected that it can, be said with
certainty that it will liz located here.
a site and suitable grounds l'Hve
been offered Ivy FL. Evans. aid bishop
Marty has signiiica his acceptance OF
the proposition and appointed q. y.
Gushurst and Father Kcdmondof Lead
City to select the site: bishop Marty
has also indicated ,i.at lie would cn-
dcaver to have erected The finest COZ
lcge in the northwest. AID as >ieca-
lily us possible. Vt is unnecessary u"
attempt To c%nunc:ate TIE benefit TO
Hot Springs resulting from liz cs-
tahliSilmcut Of educational institutions
here. The Pioneer, The islsyk l',.is
collage has announced that ii can az
comlnodato two hundred >.n.,rMts Ii
ii should le filled this year 1T viii
bring nearly 200 hundred Noo!sl' iN'o
the citv. rs the greater loriieH q ,ha
two hunGlcd must come from alroa'.
Ii is probably safe % estimate thai the
parent, Of Il. least omr-ei.st Of The
students will emnye 10 the cav 50
that the first @resl,!. will be The adding
OF twenty i've ian,iiies 10 onr canNum-
ity during the tif>: college year. 1t
may be that these figures are loo large.
Possible two lrndlrd students may
not be enrolled tie FIRST Ncar s.oulf
there be an cnN9!lreni II cuiy ialt
that number, The first year can e.
counted q grand success ani tho Ee-
suits To our city will be- Ike sA.nc o'll'v
of less magnitude. Vic membership
will grow from year 10 year bringing
an increased veariv aHsi;tion Of desir-
able people. Tire class of pco.lc .Eiat
educate their cLii,f;vn aud lieii wsi:a
u q o%oMlA!uniiI r.s; at W ly,s.eG
ont. Another lru-ii. Mi is III he
fact THAT the n..nierp ). ~.fsai-l
F., Chnretcs throughout ttia ne.,n Wet
aud particularly this v"niessnca lis
triet. now havc"n: nrrvas"r VII laya
a greater intcf.-, ia tie ';ln Z ISIS
college. and in iiot :siiiag. as the seat
of tins rolIc,Eo. ara tsii- lsiittance j.
worth q great deal ia The iiae;Mi iinguf
this city. What is tfaa os tie Macl.
Hills college will also he thu. u 4 t3s,,-
Ole College. \ cati"!ic coiiene WEI
Interest another church and another
hods Of people III Hot SPRINGS. Ii j.;
beginning to la an established sac, that
Ho. Springs is the eiuratsonal cnntef
of the Black Hills. The coi!e..c and
the ChautauYna As:emi.y a,r l@o
educational factors of such potent III
lluence as TO mark Hot Si,riiigs n, hs-
fore Indicated. Add TO these !. cath
Ollie college and tiae fact is still mora
apparent. The STAR ccngratnlatesthc
people Of Hot Springs that She has cit
liens and Friends of sufficient zeal, en-
ergv aud pusl, as to give then ;ltcaay
the Black Hills college and the Chau-
tauqua assembly and also expresses the
hope that there will he no fa;luYe in