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

IN q new aspect before The people OF
Mitchell and before Its supporters OF
the slate, Of whom there are many,
q was evidenced in the very success
1nl campaign that was made in Its
behalf last week at the Methodist
Conference at Vermillion.
Under the direction of a very cap.
able and :.palnstaking management
the college has grown to be a very
large factor 10 the educational circles
Of South Dakota. The enrolment
has grown beyond the capacity Of the
Building, and the management has
found itself taxed to the utmost to
provide for the expenses Of the in
s~titution. Some time ago DR.. Nichol-
son advanced the idea of an endow-
ment and to get the nucleus for 1t
Andrew Carnegie was asked for a
donation. Mr.. Carnegie replied that
he would give the last s25. 600 Of a
100000 endowment. The task
seemed a big one, when the sparsely
settled condition Of South dakota
vas viewed, for there is only a
certain proportion Of the 45O,0 600
Inhabitants who are Methodists, and
while the donations were not secured
wholly within that denomination
they we're very nearly 30. In Mitch
ell, however, they we're all Metho-
dists-for individuals were solicited
without regard to creed and they
responded promptly.
The great task Is finished and the
Institution has an endowment Of
100000. That means that Dakota
Wesleyan has taken q much higher
step In the the educational world. 1t
means that when the managers Of
the college want to ask for further
sums of a larger denomination there
will not be the ha1f-heartedness
that was prevalent years before. 1t
means that wealthy eastern Metho-
dists can be approached for subscrip-
tions for an educational institution
which has passed the period OF
experimentation. There Is no qestton
but what a man Of wealth will give
ear to a successful college than to
one that has not as vet the stage Of
whether IL is going to succeed or not.
After aatime doubtless the NANCE
ment Of the University will start the
e8o<t foI moro things for the Uni-
setslty ia the way 81 buildings aid
end6wments. Through the bishops
of the church Dakota Wesleyan has
secured so4ne good leaders In her
behalf, and 1t Is believed that when
the time comes Dakota Wesleyan will
have support now that she did not
have Ia previous years.
at home Dakota Wesleyan will
mean much more to our people than
ever before, and this has been
brought about through the assistance
Of many non-residents who have con-
trihuted Of their means to build up
ah institution In this city, and it is
m effort that the citizens Of Mitch
oil ought to appreciate to the highest
extAat.. What the institution has
been TO Mitcheu cannot be told In
Nords stroegss enongh 10 impress the
people with its achievements.
Twelve OF thirteen years ago the
south side was a sparsely settled
portion Of the city, and the question
often came up as to whether 1t would
ever build up equal with the part
north Of the Milwaukee track.
While there is still room TO build over
there, the . vacant spots have been
covered up mighty fast In those years
and the population has been added
TO BY a very large per cent. The
University has had a great zeal to
do with this great growth over there,
and IL has added much to the popu-
1ation Of Mitchell In general.
With this endowment OF 800. 600
the college is bound by the very
nature OF things to grow larger.
more buildings will he erected to
accommodate the greater number of
students who are coming. and o
homes will be erected over on the
south side to provide places Of living
FOR the young men aud young women.
The outlook for the college Ia GER
tainly OF . very bright character and
everybody will rejoice at tile good
fortune which bad been so generously
bestowed on the institution. Dr.
Nicholson has proved himself . great
general, and men Of less tenacity and
foresiehtedness would have felt that
the endowment .propositton was too
large . zone, but the goal has been
reached and to the worthy president
and his earnest co-workers all praise
should be given.
The great tempest that Is raging
down on Wall street Is said not to
have airy effect on business in the
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