Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-17
GOES TO OXFORD.
Paul M. Young Of vermilIion Who Wor
the Cecil Rhodes Scholarship
Is zinc Student.

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j Vermillion, s. d.. June 10.-Though II
causes little surprise in this city that
Paul II. Young - chosen as the success
lful candidate for the Rhodes scholar
ship for South Dakota, the news OF ms
winning is nevertheless very gratifying
Ito his many friends in yermiliion. Ever
since the examination a few weeks ago
1T has been freely predicted that he
would carry off the honors, though his
opponents are both bright young men.
In the examination conducted at the
university by Chairman Garrett Drop
pers Of the selection committee, three
lcandidates appeared before him Paul
M. Young and Ralph Milliken OF the
jstate university city, and Ernest Shep-
herd OF Mitchell. brother of Rev. A. G
shepherd OF this city.
The winner of the scholarship is the
ieldest son of Professor and Mrs. g. M.
tYoung of Vermillion. Ever since be-
Iginning his studies at the university he
has made rapid progress, finishing hia
l~college course with the class OF O3.
During the past year he has been tax,
ling advanced work along special lines.
lin anticipation of taking the examina'
ltion for the scholarship.
\ Idul NJ. IOuIlk was boih <hNS hpN ~
1854. in the city of Mitchell, S. D.. his
father at that time being superintend'
lent of hat city's schools. In 1892 the
family came 10 this city, Professor
Young having accepted a chair in the
university. That fall Paul entered the
ipusaic schools, being her 8 years OF
Eage. Although having no schooling prior
ito that time IN public schools, he had
been given a pretty thorough training
lat home. and when he entered the city
schools was In a fair way to move
Ialong rapidly in the different grades,
In just four years from that time he
was given his diploma. During the last
year in school he studied Latin in the
university.
In 1897 Mr.. Young entered the state
university. The ease with which he
mastered the high school work did not
desert him, and in the six years that he
remained I'm the institution TO gain hia
diploma he was classed among the
brightest students. He graduated in
1908. thereby establishing a record for
as the youngest graduate OF
the state University of South Dakota,
being then but 16 years of age.
The fact that Young is one of tho
best ali around athletes that the state
ever sent out is a body blow TO the
theory that a successful student cannot
carry along with his college course any
great amount of athletic training. In
his early years Young was not a
healthy lad by n means. One sickness
followed another, and when it came
for him to be doing something in
an educational way he was not very
rugged. But his love for athletic sports
started him on the right track,
and 1t was not long before strength
to him. At the high school he
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long in making the teams at the
university. In track work he mas made
good records in the broad and high
Jumps, having a record of 5 feet 8
inches for the latter event. In base
ball he is known as n of the fastest
players or the u. team. This year he
was manager of athletics. In football
Young has only played two seasons,
but in that time developed into one of
the best q~uarterbacks, if not the best,
that the university has ever had. He
has assisted in winning many a hard
battle on the gridiron, and the
u. loses a valuable player when he
down and out.
Patrons and admirers of the ". s.
ID. should feel justly proud OF the
achievement of Paul M. Young. The
OF Vermillion should also accept
his success with a great deal of pride.
Although a native of this city, his en-
tire Pfe in an educational way dates
from the year he entered the schools
here. The foundation for greater
things was laid Ia TIE cit. schools, but
the finishing touches and the ones
which viii no doubt make lim a power
at oxford, We're gained az the univer-
sity during a six-year college course.
His going to Oxford as South Dakota's
representative is a fine recon-
mendation for the state university and
work that President Droppers and
his faculty are doing.