Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-09-22
THE COLLEGE OpFNS.
A Strong Faculty and Gratifyin. Attend
aicc- \ Good Year in Prospect.
Opening Exercises.

A Stron. Faculty and Gratifying. Attend
aucc- n Good Ycnr in Prospect.
Opening EXERCISES.
Tuesday evening witnessed the first
exercises of the new college year, the
occasion being the reception to the
Students There was IL good attend
ance of townspeople, although the
chapel should have been packed.
President Pyle opened the exercises
of the evening with IL few appropriate
remarks, explaining how our Puritan
fathers established Harvard college,
and how they struggled to establish
and maintain it. with only Il handful
of students to begin with. President
Pyle expressed pleasure and satisfac.
tion i'm the belief that Black Hills col
lege was coming through it's financial
embarrassment and was already on the
road to great success. He feels that
the year upon which they are just en-
tering is to be a successful and profit
able one He welcomed the students
and the people to the college, and after
the singing of "America' by the audi
ence. and an able and fitting prayer by
Rev. a. G. Moore, of Kansas, President
Pyle introduced s. H. Wilson. presi-
dent of the board of trustees, who bade
the faculty and the students II hearty
and happy welcome. nicely introduc
ing the faculty and complimenting the
numbers and appearance of the stud
ents. Mayor Hargens was then intro
duced and welcomed the students to
the city, taking occasion to urge upon
the people of Hot Springs the necessity
and Importance of their cooperation
in the interest of the college. He said
that when AN excursion train comes
into Hot Springs with from fifty to five
hundred people aboard the whole town
goes to the depot to greet them, but
here we have an excursion train of
between fifty and one hundred stu
come to stay for fully nine months
and the people of Hot Springs hardly
know it or recognize the event. He
urged more interest in the welfare of
the college upon the part of the bust
ness men and the citizens generally
and made Il good hit.
Rev \. A. Brown was next intro
duced and made IL few pertinent re-
marks upon the education of tie heart
and mind.
Miss Abbie Jennings then favored
the audience with most charming
piano solo, for which she was enthusi-
astically encored and responded with
another beautiful piece.
Col Linn, commandant of the
Home, was introduced and made few
remarks upon the necessity of strict
discipline. obeying rules, etc.
Rev. DIR. Clark, of Deadwood, spoke
eloquently for Il few moments upon
the great Importance of an education
i'll these days of progress.
This closed the program, following
which all joined in general sociability
meeting new students, new faculty
new friends.
On Wednesday evening those who
heard DIR. G. B. Clark speak upon the
experiences of other colleges, from the
establishment of Harvard to the pre-.
sent time, greatly enjoyed it. They
went away with greater hope and con
fidence in the future of Black Hills
college and prouder, if possible, of the
Black Hills region. He urged the stu.
dents and the people to be loyal to the
college, to do their best for it in every
way, and above all to always speak en-
couragingly of it and thus help it.
Thursday morning the president ad-
dressed the students and assigned
them to their classes, and Black Hills
college was duly opened for work.
Students are coming each day, and
will not all be here at least until
the latter part of next weak. The at
tendance is much better than last year
at the opening and President Pyle is
confident that the hundred mark will
be reached before the holidays. He
has several schemes on foot looking tc
the financial strengthening of the in.
stitution and purposes to crowd things
until success comes.
Death of Father Cartier.
Rev. Father j. E. Cartier, of the
Catholic church of this CITY died al