The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22
UNIVERSITY NOTES

The base ball team will go to Full,
ton on Tuesday of next week to play
the team there.
The executive committee was in
session last Friday and Transacted
some important business.
Arrangements are being perfected
With Yankton college for Il dual meet
about May 10th at this plac
One-half of the south side -of the
campus back of the building has been
leased to MI. Newbury and will be
set out in trees.
The p~lastering OF the new building
will be completed by the end Of this
week and the job is pronounced by
those competent to judge the finest
ever seen i'm Mitchell.
James Crowther, our representa-
tive in the state o%ra.orical, is work.
ing bard on his Grafton and will send
copies of it to the judges on thought
and composition next week.
Or. Graham, accompanied by j. L.
Morrow and j. w. Seaman, went to
Chicago the first of the week TO in
spect the heating apparatus, etc. for
the e building and will be away
all the week.
The work on Prof. G1aham's new
residence is being pushed rapidly and
when completed it will add greatly
to the University addition which in
many ways is assuming an air of
thrift and enterprise which is very
Gratifying.
MIR. and Mrs. j. j. Evans, of Park
er, were guests of President and Mrs.
Nicholson the first of the week and
looked over the buildings and
grounds with a view to better ac-
quainting the young people OF their
vicinity with the advantages of Da-
kota University.
Or. S. G. Bronson of Garrett Bib
lical Institute was the guest of DR..
Nicholson last Friday and Saturday
and gave a fine address to the stud
ents at the regular chapel exercises
Saturday morning. He left here for
Beatrice, Nebraska. to lecture be-
fo.e a ministerial association at that
place.
DIR. Nicholson, during his absence
of last week, delivered a lecture as
one of the numbers on the course at
Brookings and gave an address to the
students, stopped at Huron and at
tended the District Conference at
Parker. On Friday he will deliver
the address of welcome at the teach.
ers' association to be held here and
on Saturday night and Sunday will
lecture and preach at Kimball.
A tennis club of "a members was
organized last week with Edgar Ruth
president, Bertha May. secretary
and John Auckland treasurer. On
Monday the new courts were made
just north of the new building which
are models in convenience and ar
rangement and add materially to the
looks of the campus. This with the
new M to be made in the athletic
park will make five fine courts which
will afford ample opportunity for all
devotees Of the game to play at any
time.
The track meet between the vari-
GUS classes will take place Monday
afternoon, April 25tb. This is a le-
ultimate outgrowth of the class
spirit manifested last winter and the
seniors sophomores, senior prepara-
tory and Junior preparatory classes
will line up against the college jun
Tors, freshmen middle preparatory
and commercials in the various attn
letic events under the same rules as
the state association. Great interest
is manifested III the event and there
will no doubt be a lively scrimmage
for honors and some records broken.
1t was decided by the committee
OIL the students play Tuesday to give
"Julius Caesar" about June 9th.
The play will be given 10y the liter.
airy societies under the direction of
Prof. Lardner and those who saw
"The Merchant of Venice pro-
duced last year know that this means
a home talent play based on profess
sional lines and ideals. 1t will be
presented on an elaborate scale as
to costuming and scenic effects and
will involve a considerable outlay Of
time and money in an effort to make
it the best ever produced here. The
cast of characters will be announced
soon.