The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-31
THE UNIVERSITY OUTLOOK
A Strong Faculty, a Large Increase
of Students. Bright Prospects
for the Year.

OK Students. Bright Prospects
for the Year.
The authorities of the Dakota
Wesleyan University report that the
correspondence and advanced con-
tracts for rooms and all the usual
indications point to very much the
largest enIollment in the history of
the college. In preparation for this
improvements and engagements are
being made. Four new class rooms
have been provided and three or four
homes under the regular supervision
have been secured for girls, rem
dered necessary by the overflow from
Memorial, hall.
Two years ago when this magniti-
t building, which is said to be
the largest in the state. was opened
it was supposed that it would pro-
vide for all the needs of the college
in the way OF doriuitory for girls for
several years to come. 1t is already
full and the college is compelled to
make provisions for about fifty
Young women outside, in addition
TO those who live with parents and
friends. They have been able TO
secure excellent rooms in some new
houses built this summer neal the
college where the Dean Of women
car have practically the same
SUPERVISION as is given in the hall,
and where the young women can
board at the college dining hall.
Two assistants have been provided
for the library which is being cata-
logged according to the latest methods
and will he rendered decidedly SER
viceable for the coming year. A
room has been provided for the
museum and a large mount of new
equipment and material has been
secured and particularly a fine COL
lection having been installed for the
commercial museum.
The college plans at the opening of
this new school year to have in full
operation its academic and COL
legiate course in commerce. This
is thought to be a specially valuable
feature OF the work at the Dakota
Wesleyan University. Realizing the
demands of such noted labor agencies
as Hapgoods, and the constantly
INCREASING demands Of the largest
|the business tirms, for thor
|oughly equipped business men,
the Dakota Wesleyan has inaugural
fed a scheme by which students take
1.-The regularly required work in
mathematics, in science, and litera-
Fture Of the straight college courses,
|but are allowed to make their cleo
ltions from advanced courses, in
money, banking, commercial and
international law, sociology, bust
mess institutions, advanced CON-
mercial geography, industrial history
and institutions, and expert steno-
graphy. etc. The aim has been to
place business instruction on a
strictly college plan with the back
bone Of the college course Just as has
been done for years in law. medi-
cine, and other courses. SO as to
provide thoroughly equipped business
men of COLLEGIATE standing. At the
head OF this new department
Professor S. ID. vanBenthuysen. who
mas large experience and has taken
high rank, has been secured and
personally has been on the ground
for over a month, having created the
impression that he is the man
thoroughly competent for this work.
He will be aided by an eficieut corps
OF assistants.
Professor George A. Warfield
arrived with his family from
Tacoma, Wash. Tuesday. He is
the incumbent of the newly estab-
lislled chair of political and social
science. The course in history.
sociology and political economy will
be enlarged and placed under his
supervision. He is n thoroughly
competent man who, in addition to
being d specialist in history. has had
a law course and been admitted to
the bar.
Professor r. w. Hobson. the
director OF the department. of vocal
music, was married on Saturday
last, and he arrived with his bride
a day or two since. lie is a vigorous
young man of about thirty years,
who has the distinction Of being the
gold medalist OF the Cincinnati
College of Music, after a thorough
tive years course OF training, and he
is a baritone singer Of sufficient skill
to have been the concert soloist in
the cantata OF the Holy City
rendered in the celebrated Cincin-
nati.Music Festival last May.
The piano teacher, Mrs.