The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-25

ly to the college, and it meant that
they were here to stay for all time
that the country had taken on that
era of prosperity which put it past
the stage of experiment.
Short speeches were made by diff
ferent persons on the platform as
an expression of the way they felt
over the new situation. Rev. George
Hopkins of Aberdeen spoke of the :.
pride he felt in what had come to
the college in the past week and that
he rejoiced in the good fortune. He
believed it mean the turning point
for the college. S. E. Morris, secre-
tary of the board of trustees, gave
some interesting incidents of the lay
mems convention at Vermillion when
they subscribed that $4,000. He
said that men in the convention
were so affected by the scene Of Civ
ing that tears coursed down their
cheeks as they arose in their seats
and gave their money for the insti-
tuition. j. T. Morrow, the treasurer
of the board of trustees, said that
when he had been away down east
and heard of the great work that
Ethan Cotton was performing, and
when he had been in Mexico and
Learned there what another University
graduate vas doing, and Of others
who had gone forth, 1t made him Q
solve that what he could do in the
future in a financial way should DO
done gladly. Rev. G. e. Hager, who
has been here since long before the
college vas established, spoke Of tha
work accomplished at Vermillion az
something that made a deep impress
sion on him, and it seemed like the
University was coming to its own.
j. e. Crowther spoke for the stu
dent body, in which he urged the
young ladies and gentlemen to 30
conduct themselves that there would
not be the slightest ground for bring
ing anything of an unpleasant re-
Election on the college, and he though
that If any person persisted in doing
so that the student body ought to
make 1t too warm for them to re-
main there. DR.. Youngman. the good
old patriarch of the ministry, was
called on for some kindly words and
gave forth abundant testimony Of his
great love for the college in q few
brief words. Rev. r. N. Kratx, who
was a former treasurer Of the board
of trustees. spoke Of the differences
of the institution today and as It
was many years ago. when the budget
for the year amounted to $4,000. and
Of the seemingly great effort that was )
made to raise 1t. and Of the $685.
900 budget which now took to run
the college. Vice President Weir
referred to what the ''hired servants''
did while the others Of the college
were away, in the way of keeping the
college going and of running about
after some delinquents for the en-
dowment fund, and how at the last
moment the "hired servants'' Of the p
college had come to the point and
decided to give $1,000 as their share
toward the fund, and which state
ment was received with great cheer
ing. Messrs. Downey and LaFollette,
representing the city press. were
called On for a few remarks by DR..
Nicholson, and both were taken rath-
er unawares by the ~suddenness Of the
Invitation.
AS the last thing Of the morning
La movement was started toward q
gymnasium building, Which DR.. Dob
son introduced and the idea was car
rted forward at a rapid pace. DR..
Nicholson had previously spoken OF
the necessity of a gymnasium and
hoped that the next building would
be for that purpose. AS a result OF
the talk of DR.. Dobson, Prof. Barber
was appointed as chairman of tha
committee to call the student body
together to start a fund among the
students solely that was to amount
to $4,000, and the students voted
unanimously, practically, that they
desired such a movement started.
When they expressed themselves I'm
that way. DR.. Nicholson then agreed
that within six months he would se-
cure for the fund $4,000 more and
with the nearly $4,000 on hand he
thought that within a veal the fund
would reach at least $4,000.
During the exercises yells were in
terspersed for various men of the
college support for the sacrifices they
had made in donating so much money
and nine hurrahs were given for Nor
ris, Morrow, Seaman, Butterfeld,
Nicholson, Erskine, Gilliland, and q
lot of others who had given literally
of their time and money for the en-