The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-05-19
THE NEW BUILDING
The UniVerSityS Movement to Erect a
New College Building Meets With
Much Favor in This City.
Business Mon Will Give 0ne-third Of The
$4,000 and Dr.. Graham Promises
to Raise the Balance.
THE W. c. 7. j. CONVENTION
Good Meeting Mas Held DoYnin Lisbon
Township Last Friday After
noon--KeW Officers.
FOR UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

fUR UNI EhSlI4 EA lENSlON.
rhe Citizens of Mitchell Come to the Aid
of the Universtty's New Building.
One of the projects made and dear to
the heart of DR.. Graham, president OF
Dakota University, is The construction
of new college building on the hill.
The matter has been under quiet dis
cussion for several months and from
every source the president has received
strong AS urances of financial help. 1t
remained for Mitchell to demonstrate
its 10y ATTY aud assistance to the uni
versity by giving public expression to
the sympathy it felt for the project in
hand, private expression having been
wholly in favor OF the building and with
it promise of financial aid. Friday
evening meeting Of the Business
Mems League was held at the court
house in order that the matter could be
thoroughly discussed and thus arrive
at definite conclusion as to what
should be done in the case. In re-
sponse to the call there was a good rep
presentation of business men at the
meeting and the expressions brought
forth on the subject left no room for
doubt that the aid asked for would be
given unhesatingly
President Branson called the meet
ing to order by stating the object.
He believed he voiced the sentiment of
the league and the business men Of
Mitchell by saying that we are proud
of the University: proud because OF the
prominence it had attained among the
educational institutions of the state and
that it was able to compete with any OF
them. Mitchell and the University are
linked together, he said, by q common
bond of interest aud what helps one hepls
the other. That the situation might pre-
sented fully the chairman called on
Dr. Graham to make a statement of the
hopes and ambition along the line OF
extension. The president said that he
would bring out some features of the
| college which would show the necessity
| for advancement. In the past year or
two the University had taken on the
characteristics of college, with full
classical course and had graduated
several Classes since. At present the
enrolment was 1923, representing stu
dents from 40 of the "A counties east O.
the Missoui river. The college, be
said, had manifestly grown in the con
fdence OF the people in this territory
and that the Methodist conference ha6
! shown marked confidence in the in
stitution by coming to it's aid finanoiall,
less than two years ago. The bes
argument, he thought, in favor of ex
pansion was to exhaust the presen
capacity, and this had been done. Al
the rooms of the building from tn
fourth floor to the basement we're oc
cupied, and in many instances tn
doubling up process had become nee
essary. This WAS bad for the institu
tion, as it represented q condition 9
inability to grow and advance as tn
needs of the institution required, an
materially hampered the college b
having it become known that the limi
of progress had been reached. Unde
these circum stances DR.. Graham be
J lieved that people would lose conidenc
in the college. In closing he state
that it was the idea to raise 100000 fo
the new building, but as yet no plan
had been formulated as to the COZ
struction of the extension.
In order that the question could b
discussed the chairman presented th
matter in this way: Is it the sense {
this meeting that we encourage th
contemplated Improvements by Dako,
J University" and called on various gel
tlemen in the audience for an expires
ion.
Prof. Quigley was heartily in favor
the plan and believed that the inves
I ment would not only bring good fna
cial returns but would raise Mitche
higher as an educational center. T
was ready to assist financially.
"A. e. Hitchcock referred to 9th
times when he had been identified wi
, building the university, and that
agreed with all that had been said