Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-02-28
UP TO THE OWNERS.

UP 10 THE OWNERS.
Academy Will be Located Here IF Offer
is Accepted.
A Mitchell special of the 2lst says:
An important meeting was held at
the office Of the Dakota Wesleyan
University Wednesday afternoon.
The Hon. p. w. Martin, Of Deadwood, /,
and the Rev. r. II. Dolliver, superin-
tendent Of the Black Hills mission,
we're here as delegates from the Hills
country, for conference with the ex-
ecutive committee of the University
They spent the most Of the day in
canvassing the details Of q matter
which has been under consideration
since 1906.
The outcome of the meeting was q
definite decision to 60 forward with the
Black Hills academy, work to begin at
once. The Rev. E. E. Hunt, the agent
of the Dakota Wesleyan, returned to
Rapid City with Mr.. Dolliver today,
and work will begin. They propose to
raise s25,Ooo before July lst, and it is
understood that something like $1,000
of this money is already subscribed.
President Nicholson and Mr.. Martin
were appointed a committee to make q
definite offer for the property of the
Black Hills college at Hot Springs
If the offer is taken up within fifteen
days the academy will be located at
Hot Springs; if not, the campaign will
go forward as before, but with the
understanding that the academy will
be located somewhere else. The meet
ing between the committee and the
agent of the old college property will
occur early in the week and it is ex-
pected that final decision on the
location will be reached before March
first.
This new academy will decided to and
will thus be owned and controlled by
the Dakota Wesleyan University, and
will be in the nature of an affiliated
preparatory school in the Black Hills.
It will do only work of preparatory
grade, but in addition to the regular
courses preparatory to college, will
have courses in music, art, elooution,
business, normal courses for teachers,
and may eventually put in some other
courses such as manual training.
elementary agriculture, etc. 1t will be
under the general direction Of the
president of the university, but its
immediate detail management will be
by resident principal of the academy
and local executive committee con-
sisting of the members of the board of
directors of the Dakota Wesleyan who
reside in the Black Hills, the principal
of the academy, the president of the
university, and the superintendent of
the Black Hills mission, whoever he
may beat present it is Mr.. Dolli-
yer.
It is understood that the $4,000 to be
raised will suffice to prepare the build.
ings for the opening of the academy
free of debt, and provide for the run
ming expenses during the first yearwhen
the attendance will necessarily be
small. The meeting also voted to be-
gin a campaign for the raising of $4,000
endowment for the academy just as
soon as this first s25, 900 is raised.
A committee consisting of President
Thomas Nicholson, J. T. Morrow, r. II.
Dolliver, E. w. Martin, and j. o.
Dobson, was appointed to have in
charge the campaign, the work of
raising the money to begin at once.
1t is hoped that the new academy will
be opened by September 90, 1907, and
certainly not later than January L.,
1909.