The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-26
COLLEGE OUTLOOK
Or. BigeloW, the Financial Agent, Re-
views the Situation About tol-
lege Building.
Believes That Century Memorial Hall
Will Be Completed for Opening
in 1908.
he Finds a Ready Willingness Among
MethodistS to Contribute 10
NsW Structure.
CENTURY MEMORIAL HALL
Dr. Blgelow, Field Agent on Finances
Expresses Great Confidence in
the Project.

the Project.
For several months DR.. Bigelow
has been traversing the state in the
interests Of the construction of
Century Memorial Hall of Dakota
University, to secure pledges to
raise the money with which to COM
plete the new building so that it can
be opened for the reception of
students at the beginning of the fall
term in 1908. DR.. Bigelow expressed
himself as being very confident that
the ambition would be attained. In
connection with the close of the
University for the holidays the state
ment by DR.. Bigelow with reference
to- the outlook of the University and
Memorial Hall will be interesting
reading. and it is published below:
''We believe that we have the
strongest and best educational insti-
tuition in the state, not excepting
the state colleges. We have an
attendance of 400 this year. We have
a very strong faculty under charge
of DR.. Graham, who is known far
and wide for his ability as an in
structor and administrator. The
scholastic standard Of the institution
is fully up to the range Of the
celebrated colleges of the east and it
must be so for all Methodist colleges
are under the charge of a university
senate which prescribes the require
ments for degrees and they are rigid
and high, we being allowed to give
the bachelors degree in arts, science
and literature. We have one hundred
thousand dollars wortho property,
Including twenty acres of land, and
the best Of it is that we are out Of
debt, it being against our rules to
contract Indebtedness either funded
or floating.
''We are thus in excellent shape,
but we are ambitious to do still better
and more extensive work To do this
we must. have more building room.
We need in addition to the main
building a commodious dormitory for
girls and also one for boys. To get
the former we have planned this
Century Memorial building. The
plans call for fine structure,
thoroughly tireproof, fitted with all
the latest improvements and to be
built of Sioux Falls stone. We have
already made the excavation and put
in the basement at a cost Of $4,000
We have on hand $4,000 in cash an(
we have pledges for $4,000 more
| But besides that we shall need uhirt,
five thousand dollars to complete
the building according to the plan
and we are just now making a tire
mendous effort to raise that and rails
Hit quickly. We shall continue build
ing only so fast as we have money t
| pay for it and we cannot finish unit
| the sum named is raised. We expec
| to raise all of this within South Da
kota.
| "Ol course we appeal to Methodist
| primarily for the assistance we neeo
/ for the university is a Methodist in
stitution and is under the charge an
\ control of the South Dakota confer
a ence, but we appeal also to al friend
\ OF the higher education, to all wh
wish to see Christian education eA
| tended in 1.-The state. The variou
churches of our faith have undertaE
en- part of this burden and the
= are Loyalty raising the funds. Blu
there are many others who are not i
. immediate contact with Methodist
who are liberal and appreciative of
christian education who should
ready to help us. We want to tinis
this Century Memorial hall for
girls dormitory the coming seaso
and we are going to do it. Th
. building will be one of the finest
not the finest of the kind in the sta1
and there will be no superior to
lanywhere. The building will be fol
stories high, one hundred ar
twenty-four by forty feet in size wit
80 an annex for kiethen and will |
II built of stone, iron and steel and full
fireproofed. It will contain eigl
rooms for music, suites of rooms fl
81 the preceptress and matron, parlor