The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-26
THE SUMMER Term,
Denison College Makes Grand
Beginning for Ensuing Year.
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
The Whole College Plans for Growth
and ImprOvement.-Has Made
Splendid Record.


Splendid Record.
Denison Normal and Business Col
lege opens its six weeks summer term
to-day, with an attendance larger than
ever before for the hot seasons work.
Plans have been perfected to make
this summer term an exceptional one
in interest and opportunities afforded.
The high reputation Of the school is to
be maintained and the work is especial
ly adapted to teachers, and to those
who expect to enter that profession.
Denison College has seen some hard
and unsatisfactory years. Every new
institution of like character does. A
reputation must be built up. and a
clientage developed for which no pains
be spared, for the old students
must give good report of the school in
order that new students may. follow.
1t is owing to the generosity of the
people OF Denison, and the indomitable
will and energy of a few men that our
college has been able to serve these
initiatory years and has lived through
the hard times when so many similar
schools went crashing to destruction.
In speaking Of the history of Denison
College. we would be unjust not to give
full credit to the work of Prof. j.. II.
Holmes. His path was far from being
strewn with roses. He had many diff
culties with which to contend, but in
dealing with these his fund of good
nature always prevailed, and he worked
heart and soul for the up-building of
the college. Prof. Holmes contract
having expired, he has thought best
to seek new fields of enterprise, and
the management of the school is left in
the hands,of two of the best educators
in the state of Iowa, Prof. w. G. Van
Ness and Prof. l.. G. Rusmisel. Prof.
Van Ness has been seven years in
charge of the Normal department and
is a mar far above the ordinary, both
in attainments and ability. He is a
thought originator, A man with whom
youth cannot come in contact without
being benefited, both by his personal
ity and his intruction. If Denison col
lege had accomplished no other thing
than 10 bring Plof. Van Ness to live
with us, it would still have been a
distinct gain to u community. Prof.
Rusmisel, who has been in charge OF
the Commercial department for four
years, is recognized throughout the
west as one of the foremost educators
in Stenographic and Commercial lines.
He has built up this department OF our
college until its graduates have at once
a higher standing among employing
classes than do those of the majority OF
Business colleges. Prof. Rusmisel is a
hard worker, a good business man, and
is ambitious for the rapid growth OF
the Institution under his charge. The
dormitory will this year be in charge
of Prof. and Mrs. Van Ness, and we
wish to assure the people of the county
that their daughters could be in nc
better home, o surrounded by nc
better influences than they will receive
from this model family. Good iniu'
ences count much in the after lives Of
our young people, and in this respect
the influence of Mr.. and Mrs. VanNess
will be of distinct value. For the sum
mer term the services of Prof. j. r
Bagge and Prof. C. II. Kamphoefnel
have been secured, and for the begin.
ming of the regular year in September
negotiations are under way toward Sc
curing the best talent that has evel
been connected with the college
The energies of the new Management,
are not being confined to one part Of
the school but every department
the normal. shorthand, commercial
music and %elocution are to be made the
best possible.
With these preparations and pros
poets. DE- 1ison College should open w
it's regul;.r year in September with the
best showing it has yet made. 1t is al
institution that has come to stay
Throughout the entire western Iowa il
is recognized as the best and stronges'
institution of learning. Every yeal
adds to it's prestige and the school ::
growing in geometrical ratio.