The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-10-07
||IllE UNIVERSITY 0rEK
- observation-disclosures Members o
Faculty introduced and Prcsi-
50 dent Kerfoot's Address.
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Dent Kerfoo4's Address.
N Dakota Wesleyan University form
opened Its doors Wednesday
II sthesopening exercises of the TWEEN
ty-fourth year Of school. The ex-
Afcises were held in the chapel with
= crowd Of students and t~ownspeople
present that completely filled the
room President Samuel: F. Kerfoot
presided at the occasion which last
"A from 10 O'Clock until the noon
hour
Percy Fullenwider, director of the
violin department of the school of
music. opened the exercises with a
4olo. that delighted exceedingly those
present. The shortness Of the time
precluded an encore. After the scrip
1are reading BY Rev. q. M. LETTERS.
castor OF the Baptist church. and the
Drayer by DR.. j.. 8. Hoagland of the
Methodlst church, DR.. Kerfoot intro
anced Mayor A. e. Hitchcock who
i member OF the boad of directors
"a tho University and Who spoke
shrisny and much to the point along
tines directly pertinent to the new
Ktudents.3 The mayors short address
inspiring. dealing much with
xhe ultimate end Of all education
and the great purpose to which 1t
could be put. He bid the students
x.elupme as temporary residents OF
Matehsll and importuned them to
nnnaks the most Of their great oppor-
1nnities.
@Ttleanext number ON the program
lja vocal solo by Emery w. Hob
SIu;n, kAead OF the voice department.
~ fI.M0bson has an excellent voice
faah1se0orts to please brought forth
sasISsn lilaDrable applause from the aud
gIn the sabssnce Of DR.. Little,
NJ prsuidsnt 90 the Garrett Biblical In
I lfituts, Who had promised 70 be pre-
osnf.D ID. Kerfoot addressed the stu
oentsat some length, giving them
: sterned some practical adj
ssv3ce ma which VS. most helpful.
~ heprssident took up In his address
Il @insessentials of the thingsst that
:aaSnNfpund In college life and dwelt
,suuIpol them ~ their applications to
EhspsfmanSnt success or failure of
eyonnetma or woman who is now
mnskgIng their start In life's battles.
MI talk was teeming with good
Il kkI3ngs md impressed upon the list
enersin the way that the speaker has
IN0kdxtying his points home,Dr. Ker.
.1o1hbade the students to ssspecially
sa1Inilaard themselves. as each reflected
- antegral part Of the University and
s4l1el,rlue IN responsible for its God name
rwhich III sometimes: hard to affair
and easy I . lose. He dwelt g SOM
upon the new standard thu
school IS erdaavoring to maintain ii
ssaNthegswsy OF advanced scholarship ant
sfhes nj AaGA member Of the studen
- IN making this. He sail
Ahat ~ ~ two standardized schools
e thisssstnts, the University Of soutl
1Dakota andsDakota Wesleyan. Y,
anpnld. u the UNCONVENTIONAL school
our scholarship and cultur'
ssIsellllxsHl closing the president pail
Il1nneeanttentton what was expecte.
each student u the way Of regu
lations and said that % long @ the,
eompoTtsd themselves % ladies' an,
gentlsIn4n they would have little I
fearAssto what the rules or regu!a
ion mnliSht require,
IAeaAew members fthe facult,
forthls year wsre introduced: Mis-
sssJsnnings. who takes Miss Noble
lIlapssain the department Of Latin
= g Karns. instructor Ia elocutiol
md physiac lculture: Miss Wiean,
~instruetor "a. commercial branches
lynch. who nlls the chair o
eilnoa,,sR.ssA. Rigby, professor Of pc
~ Z !eicallssscience ana Dale4E Chadwick
eaAessphysical director for men. IN re
Alrd p NJ. Cbadwirk. ais introduc
eGloA ashFousht forth hearty applrus
,,lnnydfea1ing the part that athletics VIII
Alue ::An the interest Of the student
~ iii. q
III tr,sollment a:s year = some
as.nss.1phonomsnal. Il hasg been .,
/. 14tAdfthat I'll previous record
~. xyilpnid. Az broken but the sss.umber .
.4eeqqtt1sstlhat hare come. IL Z :
s.n1ehl greater than has been expect
ssAssfhlatssit may be necessary to max
9srent arranEsUuents for the di,
posalsHo 81 classes. Tns enrolment he
going on for the past two day