The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-22
OPENING Of UNIVERSITY
An Event of Added Importance
the Light of Faculty Add
tions and Other Matters.

On Wednesday Dakota Wesleyan
was again opened to the students OF
1.-THE State, and the fall term begun.
The previous two days many OF the
new aud old students arrived in the
city ana enrolled for the year. The
enrolment for the two days amount
LED to oh up to Tuesday evening, as
no work Of this character was done
because Of the opening OF the insti-
tuition i'm the morning, which was
more or less formal in character. At
the afternoon session the enrolment
was continued with the formation Of
|classes, and at a late hour the total
number was approximately $50 which
is very satisfactory and supplanted
the number Of any previous year.
At 9:45 the first chapel exercises of
the year were held, and the room
was filed with students and some
l%citizens from the city. On the plat
form were seated the members OF the
faculty and the ministers from the
lcity. The students and citizens were
cordially welcomed by DR.. Nicholson,
who was delighted at the prospect
for the coming year. The audience
Joined in singing a hymn and DIR.
Youngman followed with a fervent
prepare for the further success of the
University and for the young men
and women who have enrolled them
selves as students.
Di. Nicholson, in making his an
nounccments, called particular at
~tention to three matters that he de-
sired to enforce, two of which relat.
ed to the public down town. One
was the persistent ringing Of tele-
phone with the request for the presi-
dents secretary to call some student
to the phone. He said that the calls
came so frequently that the secretary
had little time to do anything else
but hunt through the building for
the person wanted. Hereafter DIR.
Nicholson said that the name of the
person desired at the University
should he posted on a card and hung
up in the halls where the list could
be inspected and the students could
then call up the party desired. An
other innovation that the president
proposed to install as defense against
inroads that were made on his time
out Of college hours. Hereafter he
will not be able to be seen until the
hour for opening OF the chapel exe1-
cisns, either by telephone OR personal
visit at his residence. So much of
his time is taken up in this way that
he decided to establish this rule in
order that he could have some time
in which to study problems that are
confronting the prosperity Of the
University. He also announced that
he has reserved Tuesday and Friday
evenings of each week for himself
alone, which he desires to utilize
in study and attend to University
business matters. This statement
was a%pplauded by both students and
citizens, for they know full we'll how
the president has been pressed into
service for the various things which
have taken place in the past year or
two. ana that his time has been Civ
en- in an unstinted manner and they
realize that he too must have time
to look after matters that require
his best energy.
DR.. j. o. Winner, pastor of the
First Methodist church of Sioux
Falls, delivered the first address,
speaking on the subjecd of ''Dreams
and Visicns.' His talk was directed
along the lines of absolute loaylty to
the University, for a known purpose
in heart and mind and the genius for
bard work. These three subjects he
considered in a very interesting man
ner for the benefit of the students.
DR.. Samuel Wier, the Dean of the
Normal School of Education, was
presented to the students after a very
high endorsement from DR.. Nlchol-
son, and spoke along social lines.
DR.. Weir's subject matter was
handled in a characteristic way and
the thoughts he presented in the way
of upright aud honest living were
listened to with interest.
Prof. Barry and Miss Lee were
heard in a violin and vocal selection,
which were heartily received.
The ministers of the city were also
introduced and made very briel
speeches as sort of an Introduction t.
the students.
The school starts out under the
most encouraging circumstances an6
every prophecy that has been made
as to its being the greatest year in
the history of the college seems likely
to be carried out. The faculty which
DR.. Nicholson has surrounded himself
with is exceptionally strong and its
members stand out with prominence