Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-24
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR
HAS JUST CLOSED
South Dakota State University
Commencement and Clos
ing Exercises.
ENROLMENT is LARGE
In All Departments Work Has Been
Finished With Marked Satisfaction
on Part Of Both Teachers
and Students.

yermillion, S. d. June lS,-rhe state
university of South Dakota has just
closed one OF he its most cventful
years. and today nearly every student
VIII have gore home % spend the sum
nler vacation. Commencement week
passed of in the usual quiet way, and
from the beginning to the closing the
program Was unusually interesting and
e~lcvatinG.
At the beginning OF the year 1903
1904 at the state university there vas
some question about the enrolment.
Certain things a t~ranspired during
the summer that eliminated in strife
right at the beginning of the first week.
An investigation OF President Drop
per's management for the second time
was in progress. n ii was not known
how this would effect the attendance.
But the students who had been here,
and were pretty well acquainted with
the circumstances. remained loyal to
the president, and not only returned
themselves, but brought others with
them, so that the record for the year
did not suffer greatly. 1t might nave
been larger, I'm the absence of friction,
though IT is probable that a settlement
Of difficulties, including the faculty
Wal, Was HtttSSdIG W iilSutC ANtuiI
harmony.
After the board Of regents settled the
conflict By generating President Drop
pers and accepting the resignation of
Professors T.. /. Merchant and j. u.
Todd. affairs became more tranquil,
and there has been nothing since TO
mar good feeling and hard work. And
all these things considered, 1t may be
said that the university has just fin
t1hoI ffa plaa 90 pfaGt and On far no work
and progress go, its most successful
year.
The large number OF graduates, the
constant increase In the college classes.
the rapid development OF the law
school. and increased attendance in coll
lege Of music, the practical work of
the engineering department. and in
fact, the success in every department,
speaks well for those IN have the
destinies OF the university in their
hands. They rave worked faithfully
for the institution, and great credit is
due the faculty for the name In which
their duties have been performed.
Usually the professors begin their
summer vacation with the closing of
the university, but this year they will
remain TO conduct Il summer session.
which begins June 20 and continues
six weeks.
~ NGlA III AAAiAiGtiAR 68NF Ot GNbA "a
rs being IL success, Last fall the foot
BAH team broke about ever In the
played. Notwithstanding that the
schedule was a pretty tough PROPOSE
ton, Including games with the Univer-
sity OF Nebraska. University OF North
Dakota and The North Dakota Agri-
cultural college.
This years graduating class OF the
college OF arts and sciences numbered
twenty-one, including the following
students. Abbie l.. Davenport. Clark
Brown, Ethel Richardson. G. Fl. Hell
gerson. p. r.. brandon. @. II. Sweet.
Dilla Wimple, Clyde King, John FL
wing, Ethel Sanborn, T.. G. Hvistendahl,
Ester Johnson, Grace Sanborn, Bert
Jordan. Elmer StilIwell. John Beadahl,
e. k Overhulse, j. j. Slechta. Lorena
Grange, Frank Nellis and s. NJ. Me
yeen.
The college of law sends out twelve
seniors this year. the class being made
up OF John G.. Bradford, Ira r, Blewitt.
j. J.. Engerseth, A. B. Geppert. f. r..
Sheldon, G.. X. Snyder. w. G. Waddle.
NJ. r.. Englert, f.. ID. Healey. l.. M.
simops.C ID. Sterling and w. II. War
rem.