Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-09-29
EntAusiasm for the College.

ial in his waste paper basket. Thus
confident to find a resting place for my
restless thoughts, I send you the fol-
lowing lines which came to me at the
opening exercises of Black Hills col
lege. Tuesday nights celebration,
which you have already largely re-
ferred to, brought many a kind vel
come from personages concerned in
educational matters and was likely to
quite satisfy the friends of the college
about "the health of the child" to use
an analogy common to the delivered
addresses. But it was on Wednesday
night only were given the reasons for
so great confidence in the health and
growth of this child, the confidence
that it would stand the inevitable di-
seases of infancy. DR.. Clark. of Dead
wood, a we'll fitted judge in this case,
protested that all children of this kind
are born small in the United States,
all these children are to pass through
the diseases of infancy and the major
ity stand them we'll. Even Harvard
college. he said, was once very small
and had to stand perilous diseases.
The social conditions of the parents of
our college are now steadily improving
year by year, for their property grows
and untold riches lie still hidden in
their hills. Or, to produce more eX-
actly the idea of the orator-Dr. Clark
is not talker but an orator-many of
the greatest schools of this country
have arisen from small beginnings,
have been supported and finally saved
by the idealism of our great common
wealth, SO that they could become a
lasting source of infinite blessing to
the nation The Black Hills is need
ing a college for their civilization; the
population is large and literary enough;
unknown material riches are at hand;
the climate is better fitted, on account
of it's salubriety for intellectual train
ing and high standard of humanity
than that of the eastern and southern
states. There is no month all the year
round which should not permit of
sharp brain work. If so frey a soul
as that of the orator espouses cause
the audience must needs be set on fire
too. There will be an applause, conf
dence i'll the future stealing into the
hearts and enthusiasm overcame the
II, <,c a.,
aged their teachers. Much more, how
ever, is meant. For if so bright ana
experienced u man as DIR. Clark be.
lieves III cause, it means that his ar
gumentation is based on assured sta
tistical facts. The principal question
is if the population of the Black Hills
is large enough and at the same time
so desirous of culture, that they need
college. The number of the popula-
tion is not at all indicative of the need
of college; 100000 people in the
United States of Brazil, for instance,
are not at lie to support a college, but
perhaps 10000 people of the United
States of America, can send so many
students to a college as to make it in
dependent and selfsupporting. This
great difference is caused by the higher
educational standard of the average
population; or, in other words, by the
larger number of families that can and
will afford college education for their
children. 1 cannot tell yet whether
the friends of Black Hills college are
right in giving an affirmative answer
to that question. But if they are right
if indeed the people of the Black Hills
rank high in intellectual culture and
dispose of some material means, there
is no reason to fear for the future of
our college and an everfowing stream
of students will be the best supply for
the kindled enthusiasm to last as
motive power in students and profes-
sors when the inspiring friends who
first aroused that enthusiasm have left
them to the trials of the week. day
work. Then it will be within reach OF
the education and instruction what
the president said referring to Psalm
In the first chapter service, namely, to
educate men and women who rejoice
in the laws of God. Not ignorance but
the thorough knowledge of and obed.
fence to the God given laws. Of nature
create prosperity and satisfaction In
farming and industry as we'll as In
every line of social work. Why theu
should there not be hundreds among
the 10000 people of the Hills who. wit6
the aid Of Black Hills college and &
good endowment Of brains, viii strive
Tor higher usefulness and q create,
enjoyment Of life!
Sincerely yours,
EDWIN TAuscH, Pm. D
Professor of Languages.
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