The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-21
CONFERENCE REPORT
President Nicholson Gave His Report Of
University to the Conference and
What He Needed.
He Asked for Pledges to Complete Gen.
fury Memorial Hall and to Buy
More Equipment.
His Request Was Granted by the Confer
ence and the Pledges Mere Made
Without Difficulty.
DAKOTA UNIVERSITY REPORT
Nicholson Made the Annual
Report of the College to the
Conference

Conference.
At the meeting OF the Methodist
Conference Friday DIR. Nicholson
made his annual report, and it con-
tains some very interesting matter,
not only to the members Of the con
ference hut the citizens of Mitchell
as we'll. From it we make the fol-
lowing excerpts:
I'VE are glad to report that Dakota
University has had a very successful
year. The total enrolment for the
college year 1903 and 1904 was 345.
The number OF students enrolled
up to Wednesday, Oct. -, 1904, was
269, which is a very handsome in
crease over any previous year. A
careful check-up OF the records OF
the past fifteen years shows that
up to the commencement OF the past
year, 200 students have tarried fol
a Longer or shorter period to better
tit themselves fol the worlds work.
through the advantages offered by
this Institution. The first annual
record was prepared and published
this year. 1t shows Il total of 53
graduates i'm regular college courses.
OF l29 graduates from the normal
department. 20 from the music de-
partment and 6 from the art depart
ment, a total OF POS.
1.-The trustees have recently made a
careful valuation of the grounds,
buildings, and equipment and have
submitted their estimates to a com
pany OF the most careful business
men, including the presidents of
two of our banks. The total valua-
ton they agreed upon is S1S5, 900.
The new Century Memorial hall was
opened to students with the begin.
ming OF the fail term. 10 our sur
prise IL is occupied to within five
or six rooms of its full capacity the
first term. This should be sufficient
evidence that it was sorcly needed
DIR. Nicholson devotes several
pages OF manuscript in reference tC
the new and Older members OF the
faculty. touching upon their qualiti-
cation. Continuing DIR. Nicholson
say with reference to expense: 1.-The
executive committee at a recent session
made a careful estimate OF the nee
essary expenses for 1905, which
amounts to about an even 500. 600,
On the lace OF it, this rs al, increase
OF $1,000 ot $4,000 Y the previous
year, but it includes the expenses
OF runnin. The new building. which
is to tie largely Offset by ,oon, rent
ais. SO that the expenses for the CON-
ing year will be corrcsponingly Just
about THAI OF the past year. II the
Conferences will Iive Us SO cents per
member as the educational collection
We think we shall be able to paw
all running expenses. The executive
committee simply asks that the Con-
ference simply vote to raise so cents
a member III every charge for run
ming expenses, SO that the preacher
may know just exactly What lis ap-
pOrtiOnment is on the basis OF the
total members, exclusive of proba-
tioners reported i'm the minutes OF
1904.
1--WE shall need to make IA strong
appeal throughout the Conference
for funds to pay for the completion
of Century Memorial Hall. The
original estimates were for the build
ing alone and made no provision for
heating, furnishing, grading. walks.
and a dozen incidental expenses.
The original estimate was necessar-
lily increased by perhaps SIS. 600 or
$4,000 by the advance in the price
of labor and material during the
three years in which the building
has been in process of construct
ion. The cost of furnishing will be
approximately S., 900, and the cost of
heating and lighting, another s.. 600.
With the expenses and incidentals
suggested the interest on the loans
which the board Of trustees with
splendid loyalty carry, will necessitate
the raising of at least 1926. 900 more
to clear everything Of debt. When
this is done we shall have a building
which. with its equipment, is worth