The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-16
WATCHES LEGISLATURE.
Football and $4,000 Appropriation Con-
Germs Students of Nv"

Germs Students of "V."
Vermillion, S. D., Jan. 9.-The state,
university opened yesterday for the
closing months of the first semester,
after a two weeks vacation for the
holidays. Many new faces are to be
seen among the students and he larger
majority OF the old ones have arrived.
The attendance will surely be mater
tally increased over the past three
months, which means that the enroll
ment will easily reach four hundred.
President Droppers has not yet re-
urned from Washington, where he
went to attend a meeting of state uni
Versity presidents n also a scientific
convention Of which organization he is
Il member. All the other members of
the faculty were on hand for the open
ing exercises yesterday.
For the next few weeks all eyes will
be turned on the workings Of the legis-
latur at Pierre. Several events will oc-
u this winter in the senate and rep
resentative chambers that mean a great
deal to the state university. An APP
preparation for a new building has been
asked for. This is the first important
consideration. Will the legislature be
convinced that it is necessary? And
If they are, will they see fit to set aside
$50, 900 for this purpose.
WaICh TOoIOah Legislation.
Then again, there has been much
comment on the football situation and
the report has been current for several
weeks that a bill would be introduced
to abolish the popular college game
from all state educational institutions.
Coach A. II. Whittemore has been busy
for weeks preparing football statistics
and in making inquiries of many prom
inent educators as to their views of the
game. He is prepared to put up a
strong argument in favor of gridiron
contests and should the bill be intro
duced will undoubtedly be sent to
Pierre to protest against any such pro-
position becoming a law. The stu
dents and faculty are satisfied that the
legislators can be greatly enlightened
on the subject and that they will be
prevailed upon to do the right thing.
Should both the appropriation and
football be cut off, it is hard to esti-
mate what effect is would have at the
university. Just now when military
tactics are so popular at the institution,
likewise athletics, it seems that come
thing must be done to relieve the
crowded condition Of affairs. On stormy
days drill has to be suspended for want
Of a hall in which to carry on the work.
At all times the need Of a gymnasium
has been apparent. Physical culture
has peeu Sduly neglected IN past years,
n the excellent success of athletes
on thet track and gridiron has been due
to their courage and pluck in Drawing
the elements to keep in shape for con-.
tests. Those on the outside do not real
lie what the university athletes have
had to contend with in their efforts to
win honor for the university.
The officers elect of Clay county were
installed today. Only five changes were
fno6n Shnrtff Ht11l-s~& L. - -.
John A. Gunderson, Eric Westlund,
register, by Tom Russell; II. l.. Gran
gard, treasurer; l.. A. Anderson, COM
missioner, by Nels Nelson and J. c. F.
Elmore, coroner by I. M. Howard. With
the exception of Charles Chaussee as
commissioner from the First district,
the entire force Of Clay county officials
is now republican. W.. M. Gilchrist
was appointed by the board to succeed
O. H. Johnson, deceased, but the voters
would not put him back again. He
will now operate a laundry in the city.
Grangaard will go back to the farm,
while Westlund will write abstracts of
CLAW county.