The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-09
A CHANGE IN FACULTY
Miss Baker Resigns at the Univer
sity- New Dean OF Women
Comes in September.

Comes in September.
The president Of the University
authorizes the statement that the
! resignation OF Miss Clara A. Baker
as professor of English and Dean of
Women at the University, has been
in his hands for some months, the
fact only being withheld from the
public while d careful search for
her successor was being made. Miss
Baker came to the University JAN
uary, 1905, at the urgent solicitation
of DIR. Nicholson. to ill a vacancy.
She had been d former student of
his and a long time personal friend,
and left a much moI remunerative
position to come to the University
as a personal favor to the president.
1t was then thought that she would
only remain until commencement of
last year. Not desiring too fire.
quent changes the president per-
suaded her to remain another year,
with the understanding that she
should be relieved at the end OF the
year to go to Harvard or Columbia
to complete some postgraduate work
which she had in mind this is her
plan for tlle future. She will pro1a-
bly, study at one--of these institutions
for one or two years following. Miss
Baker has shown herself a woman of
scholarship, strength of character
and of great ability in many direc-
tions. She has rendered very valua-
ble service to the University during
her stay and will leave with the entire
good will of the University ana the
trustees.
To The position left vacant Miss
Mary l.. Robinson has been elected
and las accepted the election. She
S ii woman of mature years. d gradu-
ate of the Ohio Wesleyan University,
an institution which has graduated
many of tie noblest women i'm the
land, and which has a reputation for
having one of the best conducted
womens' halls in the country. After
graduating with high honors Miss
Robinson taught with marked sue
cess, engaged in work for the Y. w.
G. A.. and later was a district evan
gelist OF the WOman'S Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. She has had wide
experience in meeting people and
wide possibility for contact with the
world, as we'll as successful teaching
experlence. She is now completing
work for her post graduate degree at
Chicago University. She has the
highest recommendations from. some
OF the ahlest educators in the land.
10th as a teacher and as a woman
in every way adapted to the respon-
sible work 10 which she is called. In
reply to Il letter from President
Nicholson, Bishop w. f. Oldham
stated: "If l were asked to name
three women in all the range of my
acquaintance, (Which extends round
the world whom | consider in every
way fit Tor the work at your institu.
tion, Miss Robinson would be one oil
the three whom | Should name.n 1t
is expected that she will reach the
city about the 10Th of September and
will begin her duties at the opening
of the fall term. Miss Baker viii
leave at commencement i'm June amG
Miss Name L.. Ogin, the assistant
dean, will have charge of the hal.
during the session of the Summer
School.
H. Prof. j. L. Lardner and Mrs. Ida
Burkhart-Lardner, TWO of the most
highly appreciated teachers at the
University, are to have leave of all
sence for postgraduate study next
year. a very fine offer has been
made to Prof. Lardner to serve as
one of the teachers in the Cumnock
school of oYatorY. doing part work
and atfording time for POSTGRADUATE
study in the department of which he
is so thorough d master. lie leaves
with a full contract TO return at the
close of the yenr and remain with
the institution at least three years.
This action is taken in harmony with
a policy of President Nicholson to
allow any professor who desires leave
of absence out OF every seven wears
fOr. postgraduate study.
In the pressure and STRENUOUS
ness of our modern life the burdens
on the teachers are so great that it
is almost impossible for them to do
any personal study other than the
actual preparation for their duties
and the most general reading in their
departments. He therefore considers
that a faculty which is kept strictly
up to date should have this oppor-
tuEity, and Prof. Lardner is the first