The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-09
THE FALL OPENING
University Will Open Its Fall Term Tues
day. Sept. 20-NeW Members on
the Faculty.
Century Memorial Hall Ready for Use
and improvements Made ia the
Main Building,
Fine Sheep Ranch Located in Lisbon
Township, Successfully Conducted
by MIR. Russ.
UNIVERSITY OPENS SOON
The Date is Sept. 20 and 1t Will he
a Notable Event in Many
WAYS,

bdhOld olllNClSllf Will, VII lucS-
day Sept. Goth, open what promises
to be n of the most prosperous
years in its history. The new Cen
fury Memorial Hall is being rapidly
fitted up for the reception of stud
ents and it promises to more than
fulfill all the promises which have
been made concerning it. A fine
four story granite building, steam
heated, electric lighted, with every
modern convenience, it is not sur
passed by any building of its kind in
the state or in the surrounding
states. The terms announced for
rooms are very reasonable and Pies
ident Thomas Nicholson has ..been
kept very busy for some weeks past
answering letters Of inquiry and
filing Applications for rooms. The
Main College Hall has also received
extensive improvements and changes.
The space for the library has been
doubled, a fine new reading room has
been fitted up, several new class
rooms have been made to accommo-
date the rapidly increasing student
body and various other conveniences
such as a rest room for the young
women, a new office for the Regist-
rar, etc. have been added. The
seating capacity Of the chapel has
been enlarged also.
Many new additions have been
made in the faculty and in the course
of study. New courses have been
added in physical science, history,
literature, engineering. mathemat-
les. psychology, political economy,
political science and i'm some of the
other departnents. Mrs. Cora f..
Murphy of Boston has been chosen
Dean of Women and associate pro-
fessor OF English, She is the widow
OF a Methodist preacher, though she
is still Il young woman. She gradu-
ated from college, did post graduate
work, served as preceptress in one
Of the Methodist colleges for a term
Of years and for the past eight years
has been a teacher In the East Bos-
ton High School. AS a fine teacher.
a woman of culture. character and
piety, an earnest, enthusiastic friend
OF young people she has the very
highest testimonials from some peo-
pile OF national reputation. The COL
lege counts itself fortunate in being
able to secure her. For the chair of
the PHYSICAL Sciences Professor AZ
thur Nj. Jayne has been secured. He
is a graduate Of Cornell College. has
done advanced work at Chicago Uni
ve1sity and has made a remarkable
record as a teacher. This depart
ment will he greatly improved and
extended. Miss Jean Il. Anderson
mas been selected as assistant teacher
of LANGUAGE and of science. She is
a gradute of the Illinois Normal Uni
| velsity and of Cornell college and
has had several years successful
teaching experience. Rev John l..
Seaton of Dubuque. Iowa, becomes
professor of Greek and Psychology.
He graduated from the Upper Iowa
University, then from the Boston
University School of Theology, took
post graduate work under the famous
Borden p. Bovine, and spent a year
abroad. He has been successful as a
pastor and teacher and those who
know him best speak most confident-
ly OF his ability. a notable depart
ure is the securing Of Professor
frank b. Barry Of Chicago as an adj
ded teacher in the Department of
Music. He is a graduate Of North
western University Conservatory of
Music and has the highest testimoni-
ais. he will teach violin, harmony,
theory and will conduct an orchestra
and some chorus classes.
Last spring the Western Business
college was amalgamated with the
Commercial School at the University.
making a new and larger school un-
der the caption of the Mitchell Bust
ness College. This has been thor
oughly equipped and it is to be grad.
ually enlarged into a School of Com