The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-07-27
SUMNER SCHOOL THROUGH
\ Large Enrolment University
Friend Presented $4,000 Tow
ard Endowuen Fund.

ard Endowment Fun
With the forenoon r@ecitations OF
Thursday tue simmer session of the
Dakota Wesleyan University came to
an end. 1T has been highly success
fui. The enrolment has been one
seventy OF these being students at the
university for the first time. This
has raised the total enrolment for
the year to six hundred and four.
In addition to the regular college
professors who have taught in the
Isummer school, Mr.. +. z. Mood
burn. recently elected superintendent
OF schools at Canton, has taught
mathematics, and MIR. j. NJ. Breck-
enridge, principal OF the Mitchell
high school, has taught science.
Mr.. Woodburn is a graduate OF the
State University OF Indiana, and
Mr.. Breckenridge of Albion College.
Albion, Michigan. both OF these
gentlemen have shown themselves
teachers of high grade, and ave full
ly net the requirements OF the work.
The students and faculty of the
University will look to their summer
school staff again If occasion offers.
An interesting series OF lectures
has been given during the term:
three OF these were by the noted
traveller and explorer. DR.. George Z.
Cole; one 10y Vice President Samuel
Weir. who has had general charge of
lbe summer school and n by Pres
ident Thomas Nicholson. Professor
j. Lawrence ,Lardner also gave an
interesting evening of readings from
the writings Of Paul Laurence Dun
bar and James Wllitcomb Riley.--The
students have been of excellent grade
and have attended very faithfully to
their work.
The prospect for the coming year
at the University, as Indicated 10y
the correspondence. is very flatter-
ing. Since commencement the Uni
versity has received from a friend.
who insists that his name shall be
withheld, a cash donation OF Sc, 900
toward the Endowment Fund. This
is intended to help N raising the
S75, 600 needed to secure Mr.. Carne-
gie's S25. 200. The new house which
the trustees are GREETING for the
president, is rapily approaching COM
pletion, and WILDE ready for oc-
cupancy soon after September lst.
1t is a substantial stone building,
without undue adornment, but in
every way worthy Of the other build
ings on.the. campus.
The new teachers are beginning to
come in. Professor Stephen d. van
Benthuysen, principal Of the School
OF Commerce, arrived a couple Of
weeks ago and is arranging the
Commercial Museum, and doing
some work in the field. Professor G.
ID. Hardy and DR.. j.. l.. Seaton of
the faculty, are doing some field
work du,ing the summer. Most Of
the new members of the faculty are
expected during the month of
August.
A force of men is now at work
painting and decorating in Mrmor-
ial Hall. ALI the rooms will be
freshly decorated and other im-
proyements will be made, thus com
pletlng all the unfinished work, and
greatly identifying the interior of
the Hall. During the Month Of
August some changes will be made
in Main College Hall. and when
completed they will afford three
much needed class rooms.
President Nicholson leaves on
Monday for Chicago. where he is
engaged to deliver a course Of ten
lectures In an assembly held under
the auspices of the National Ep-
worth League in Chicago. The
program includes some OF the most
/, noted preachers and speakers in the
Methodist church. From Chicago
the President will 20 to the Black
Hills to attend the session Of the
conference which meets at Rapid
City August 9th. Here also he will
preach and lecture several times.
After this he expects to be reg
ularly in his Office at Mitchell until
the opening of the school year.
1lrYle An0aaY