The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
UNIVERSITY OPENS TUESDAY
AN Term of Dakota Wesleyan Will
Begin With Registration
Monday and Tuesday.

Monday and Tuesday.
Next Monday and Tuesday are reg
lst'ation days over at Dakota Wesley
an University, and it is the begin
ming of the twenty-fourth term of the
Institution, and it commences to add
age to the college when it gets past
the twenty mark.
During the summer months there
have been more or less improvements
made at the college buildings and on
the grounds, SO hat everything is In
fine shape for the beginning of the
term.
The prospects for the coming year
are very bright, more SO thar at any
previous time in the history of the
institution. AS an indication of
the coming attendance, it can be
stated that every room in Century
Memorial hall has been engaged for
the past month and the college Of
fcials have been forced to secure
rooms outside the college building
for the young ladies. There is plcn-
ty of room for them on the south
side, however, for many new houses
have been erected over there in the
past few years VIZ . idea in view
of rooming the students.
The applications received in the
business office indicate that students
are coming from all parts of South
Dakota, and over rs per cent. of
the counties will be represented in
the student body. The student COM
ing the greatest distance to attend
the college is a young man by the
name of Coates, who is now on his
way from Montevideo, South Ameri-
ca, who will enroll in the -~Aool of
Commerce. This is quite a distinc-
ton for the University to be select
ed by a business man of that coun-
try to which to send his son to OBJ
tain a business education. He want
ed to send his son into the United
States to acquire the business meth
DDS, and particularly did he wan! his
boy to get out into the west. 1t was
here that a little missionary work
was accomplished by a member of
the alumni of the college, one of the
Carhart boys putting in a strong
word for his alma mater, with the
result that Mr.. Coates selected Dako-
ia Wesleyan as the place for his son
to secure his business training.
President Kerfoot has been in tn
city for about ten days and has TAX
en- active management of the college.
He stepped into the work like a vet
leran and gives plenty of evidence
right at the start of his managerial
ability. DR.. Kerfoot is a hard work
er II that he will prove a valua-
BILE successor to DR.. Nicholson there
is no question. Immediately after
the institution opens President Ker-
foot will be called away to attend to
some other business matters for the
period of a week or ten days.
The Faculty Members.
During the summer the trustees
: met at frequent periods to discuss
the members of the faculty-those
who were to be employed for the first
) time, as it was necessary to fill in
| some of the vacancies. The faculty
5 is now complete and the trustees feel
fho+ tIov 1auo coo,ra1 n ror1y o{r0r,
!, lot of men and to handle
| that end of the college.
The new members of the faculty
are headed by DR.. Samuel F. Kerfoot
f A. NJ, DID,, a graduate of Hamlinc
: University and of Drew Theological
seminary. no some time he has
l been superintendent of the Mankate
2 district of the Methodist church j
Victor Martin, A. M, is a graduate
: of Cornell college, who has done ad.
vanced work study in the University
. of Chicago, and who has had five
years experience in teaching. Miss
e Mabel Smith, who will have charg,
f of the elocution department., is 9
graduate of Leander Clark college
t Toledo, Iowa, and of the Nortl. wcst-
t ern University School of Oratory
a Mr.. Franz Martin Favel, the instruc
: tor in commercial branches is {
y graduate of the Western Normal col
lege in the regular course and il
t commerce.
There are quite a large number o
e the former members Of the facult.
e who will remain with the institution
: DR.. Samuel Weir, Oh. d., is the Tic'
president and has had charge OF tn
college since the retirement of DR.
Nicholson and the coming of Presi
dent Kerfoot. He will have charg'