Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-06-23
4 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.

Vermillion. S. D.. June lS.-Thc stat,
university of South Dakota has just
closed n of he Its most cventful
years. and today nearly every student
VIII have gone home 10 spend the sum
MGR vacation. CONNIE week
passed off In the usual quiet way. and
from the beginning to the closing the
program was unusually interesting and
elevating.
At the beginning of the ycar 1903
1904 at the state university there wn:
some question about the enrolment
Certain things had TRANSFERRED during
the summer that eliminated i'm strife
right at the beginning of the first week
An investigation of President Drop
pers management for the second time
was in progress, inc II was not known
how this would effect the attendance
But h students who had been here,
n were pretty we'll acquainted with
the circumstances remained loyal Ia
the president. and not only returned
themselves. but brought others with
them. so that the recor for the year
did not suffer greatly. 1t might have
been larger, In the absence of friction,
though ~ Is probable that n settlement
OF difficulties. including the faculty
war, was necessary to insure future
harmony.
After the board Of regents settled the
conflict by generating President Drop
pers and accepting the resignation of
Professors r. |. Merchant and j. F..
Todd, affairs became more TRANQUIL
and there has beer nothing since TO
mar good feeling and ard work. And
all these things considered, it may be
said that the university has lust fin
ished Its pleasantest, and so far AS work
n 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 col
legc OF music. the practical work of
the engineering department., and In
fact. the success In every department.
speaks we'll for those who have the
destinies Of he university In their
lands They have worked faithfully
for the institution. and great credit is
u the faculty for the n 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 a summer session.
which begins June 20 and continues
six weeks.
The yeafrin athletics goes on record
y Alttc AaiI ~ lOOl-
ball team broke about even In the
games played. Notwithstanding that the
schedule was a pretty tough PROPOSE
ton. including games with the Univer-
sity OF Nebraska. University OF North
Dakota n 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. II. Hell:
gerson. p. E.. Brandon. o. T.. Sweet,
Dilla Wimple. Clyde King, John. Ell
wing. Ethel Sanborn. p. c. Hvistendahl.
Ester Johnson, Grace Sanborn, Bert
Jordan. Elmer Stillwell. John Beadahl,
C. X. Overhulse, j. ]. Slechta, Lorena
Grange. Frank Nellis and 8. M. Me
veen.
The college of law sends out Twelve
seniors this year., the class being made
up of John G. Bradford. Ira T. Blewitt,
r. j. Engerseth. A. b. Geppert, e. r..
Sheldon, c.. X. Snyder. w. G. Waddle,
NJ. j. Englert. E. ID. Healey, l.. NJ.
Simons, c. d. Sterling and w. H. War
rem.