Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-08-13

pharmacy courses in getting them
started on their medical work.
David GritlithS of the class Of '93
took the agricultural course specializ
ing in botany. He has been botaniSt
at the agricultural college OF New
Mexico, but at present is holding
good position as agronomist in the de-
partment Of agriculture at Washing
a department in the Missouri Botani-
cal Gardens at st. Louis. II. Is.
Mathews, '92, is professor Of physics
and electrical engineering at the agri-
cultural college at Brookings. w. A.
Schoppe, '95, holds an important posi-
tion with the United States signal
service at Buffalo, n. Y. M n. Bolles,
'99, is an instructor and Fellow IN Col
umbia university. Dustin w. Nc
Kenney, 'S9, is now director of Chas.
Schwabs manual training school at
II homestead, Penn. l.. Z. Wolgemuth,
81, is head draughtsman for the G.
M. & St. 2. Ry, at st. Paul, Mimi.
John G. Whitten, '92, is professor Of
horticulture in the University OF Mis-
souri, where he has been for the past
eight or ten years.
MORE WHO HAVE RISEN.
viii Edgerton, '0l, the son of Judge
Edgerton, is practicing physician at
Faulkton. Francis A. Grady, 49, is a
promine lawyer, and states attorney
at Red Lake Falls, Mimi. Miss Lila
A. Harkins, 80, is professor Of do
mestic science at the Montana agri-
cultural college, and Miss Minnie
Stoner, $50, holds similar position at
the Ohio agricultural college. Ira II.
Hatfield. '92, and l.. +. Winslow are
lawyers at Lincoln, Neb., where they
took law courses after leaving Brook
ings. The greatest prize offered in the
university law school at Lincoln, which
is set of the American and English
encyclopedia Of law, given for the best
thesis on legal subject, was taken by
South Dakota students for three years
in succession, NJ Messrs. Hatfield, Wins
low and Ivan w. Goodner being the
successful contestants. 1t is hardly
necessary to add that South Dakota
institutions are held in due respect at
the University Of Nebraska.
CHOSEN AS PROFESSORS.
Cyril G.. Hopkins, 80, is professor Of
agronomy in the state agricultural
college of illinois. Henry G. Irish, ~ g,
has been doing experimental work for
the Missouri Botanical Gardens. st.
Louis, for some years, and has a high
standing among the scientists Of the
west.
PROFESSIONS REPRESENTED.
John c. Jenkins, 90, is leading at
torney of Brookings, and is mayor of
the city. Arthur II. Kenyon, 80, is
practcing law at Spokane, and is as
sistant corporation counsel of that
thriving city. Prof. Geo. Kephart is a
prominent teacher and institute con-
ductor Of this state. ". G. Lusk %,
is one OF the bright. and enterp-ising
business men Of Yankton, having re-
Gently effected merger in the daily
newspapers OF that town. Miss Emma
A. KeeneY of '92, and Miss Jennie
Cha hamberlaln, 81, are practicing ply
sicians, the former in Minneapolis aud
the latter at Stevens Point, Wis,
where her time is partly taken up with
domestic possibilities recently as.
sumed. Lewis G. McLouth, 'S9, is a
graduate Of the mechanical course and
is secretary Of an automobile company
at Cleveland, O., which is making a
machine Of his own invention. He
also has the superintendent Of the
manual training in the city schools.
Guy Roe, 80. is prominent manu-
facturer of fax fiber products at
Winona. MINI. John j. Thornber
'95, is professor Of botany in the Uni
versity OF Arizona. b. T. Whitehead,
'9s. is professor OF pharmacy at the
college at Brookings.
REPRESENTATIVE FARMERS.
Among the successful farmers and
ranchmen who are graduates Of the
college are r. S. Roe, '9S, Highmore;
Sam A Davis, '92, Plankinton; John
NJ. Day, 80, Mellette: Hildus Ege-
berg, go, Brookings; D. G. Emo, SO,
Bijou Hills; Jay B. Ham, 81, Car
thage; Jas. McAndrew, '02, Iroquois,
and a great many others who took
complete or partial courses.
1t is believed that careful study Of
the alumni lists of the other state in
stitutions will reveal a record cores
pondingly good. The state may be