The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-06-13
The DIRECTORS DO BUSINESS.

university Board Re-electS Dr. IRA
ham and Secured a Financial
Agent for Solicitation.
Wednesday the board Of members
of Dakota University finished the
transaction of the business of the
college. The board of members con.
sists of the following gentlemen
Rev. Duane Rifenbark, Watertown:
Y. A. Duncan, Rev. T. H. Young.
MAN, Rev. C.-E. Hager, T. J. Nor.
now, Rev. R. N. Kratz, I. w. Sea-
man, DIR. e. B. Bracy, DR.. W.. 1.
Graham, Of Mitchell ]. A. Picker,
Faulkton T. E. Blanchard. Pierre
Rev. j. O. Dobson, Huron; Nathan
Noble, Centervllie; Rev. @. B. Clark,
Deadwood; Rev. j. P. jenkins,
Sioux Falls; Bishop G. G. McCabe.,
Omaha; Rev. E. T. Hall, Aberdeen;
Ralph Brown, Aberdeen; Rev. w.
H. Jordan, Sioux Falls: Rev. H. s..
Wilkinson, Huron. All of the mem
ners Of the board were present with
the exception of four, and this is the
largest attendance in this direction
that has occurred in the past eight
Or ten years.
.. w. Seaman was made chairman
Of the board, T. A. Duncan secre-
gary. and j. T. Morrow was made
abe treasurer. this responsibility be-
ing lifted from the shoulders Of Pres
aaent Graham, who has had this care
aid on him unnecessarily for several
gears.
The board first took up the cleo.
zion of the faculty. It resulted in
retaining DR.. Graham at the head Of
Dakota University for another year.
Also the following: L. a.. Stout,
Games Rothenberger, Edward L. Full
liner, Theodore Graham, j. L. Lard
aer, Florence Starr, Myrtle r. Lee,
Anna Elsner, Nam lie Z. Ogin. Miss
Gertrude Chappell, of Sioux Falls,
Bas elected to the chair of English,
snd to the position of preceptress, |
Miss Starr declining to act in that
capacity for another year. The COM
mercial department was not filled at
this time and the matter was left to-
she executive committee. 1t is the
aslR OF the board to greatly enlarged
tsite' facilities of this department. for
more extended work and the idea is
TO develop a school of commerce.
The matter will be settled some time
the summer vacation. Miss
Haney, who has been at the head Of
abe shorthand and typewriting de-
sartment, was not an applicant for
ae-election at this time, as it is her
attention of removing to Dallas, Tex
rs. This position will be filled later.
One OF the chief concerns Of the
aDard was the new building enter
prise, and a special committee was
appointed at the opening of the meet
ing to present. some plans for the fu-
ture. The committee recommended
a financial agent be secured to
canvass the state for the new build
ing. and Geographic communication
opened at once with Dr.. Bigelow,
of the Methodist church at
Clark. DR.. Bigelow arrived in the
dty yesterday and he held a confer
nee with the executive committee
the board. The members were
very much impressed with the ability
d DR.. Bigelow, although the gentle
nan was undecided whether he would
accept the position, yet he expressed
himself somewhat favorably with ref
renee to taking up the work.
There is no question in the mind
It the board but what if a rustling
financial agent was put in the field
HAT he could raise the money in a
comparatively short time to finish
he budding, and it seems to be the
entiment of the board to dedicated
Ae building free from indebtedness.
She nex6 contracts that are made
Vlll be for a sum not less than SOL
90, and the greater share of thel:
must be in sight before work
esumes.
President Graham made his report I
the year and in it be disclosed the I
act that $24, 600 had been handled
i1rfng the year. All the current ex-
enses. OF the institution have heen !
a1d up to date, and there is a goodly
um in the treasury for starting Of i
fall term. The board members q
expressed themselves as being highly :
with the remarkable work !
nat has been performed by President a
during the past year. as he 9
as practically accomplished the work .
two OR three men in having the :
everning hand on several depart
tents. DR.. Graham has shown all
onderful faculty for accomplishing |
,sults from the time he has had to ,
we to the various interests, and a
lie fact that he was unanimously,
losen as the head of the institu- :;
on is an indication that the board
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