The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-07-13
FOR DUNKARDS
A College Will be Built by
the DunkardS in
N. Dakota.

The German Baptist church held
their regular district conference at
Berrhold, on June %. This being
very important meeting, delegates
attended from all parts of North
Dakota and some from Canada. The
Brethren recognize the true value of
a christian education. They wish
to give their children the very best
opportunity possible to secure an ed
ucation which will be the capital stock
of each one as he enters into the
struggle Of life. The question of
founding a demon national school ia
some part of this district was earnestly
discussed. There is need of such
school as they have none in this Sec
tion, and there is no school to take the
place of it. The Bretheren feel that
they must have some place where
they can send their children and know
that they are we'll cared for and that
the moral and religious side Of them is
trained. This part is neglected at
our state institutions grand as they
are The conference appointed com
mittee to determine upon alocation
for such an institution somewhere in
this district, which comprises this
state, northern Minnesota and pro-
vince in Canada and they are to re-
port their choice at the 1907 confer
ence to be held ut Devils Lake.
There are only five of these schools
located in the United States; at Mt.
Morris, Illinois, Mcpherson, Kansas,
Bridgewater, Virginia. Lordsburg,
California and one in Pennsylvania.
These schools are widely separated
leaving plenty of room for such a
school in North Dakota. .-Cando Her.
ald Here is chance for Bvttineau,
The state has already established q
School of Forestry here, an institution
which will Be supported by the state,
and will eventually have an income
from it's own lands sufficient to sup
port it. Now !, if we had one IF there
religious organizations established q
college right by the side of our state
institution it woud be an advantage
to both.
The city that is known as college
town usually has several institutions
of learning. People generally like
a choice Where there is one
College we get one student from the
outside; where there are two colleges.
we get three or four students. The
Methodists recognized this when they
located Wesley College under the
caves of the University; hoth are
benefited. ,....
The Dunka1d wants to build a col
lege. Shall we offer them an induce
ment to build it beside our state
school, and thus secure it for Botti-
neau9 The two will work together
and assist each other, instead of
being rivals. Has Bottineau Com
mercial Club, business mems as
sociation or anything else that can
take hold of the matter Are the
Ounkards or any other church society
going to be perm itted to offer their
college for a good location with no
takers from Bottineau9 This Dun
kard Colleeg is not all there is in the
proposition. We have one State
educational institution already located
permanently. One, two. or three more
will make Bottineau college town
an ideal place for homes. The busi-
ness men of Bottineau should send for
that Dunkard. committee to Hdeter-
mine upon location, otter them
some inducements to loeate beside our
state institution.
= One big store wep't make bust
ness center. One state Institution
won't make . college town. Beside
every successful great University you
6nd schools Of muisc, Of painting,
Of oratory, law and medicine. The
best teachers and professors gather
there. for there they find employ
naent Our State School Of Forestry
alone will never make College
town Of Bottineau. We need this
Dunkard school. then will get some
thing else they all. help.
Forty acres Of land and how much
money for the Dunkard Collepe?.
Business men Of Bottineau. it's up
to you.
Lam. Candidate.
There is a report around. the county
that do, not care whether or not I
am elected to the Office Of States At