The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-27
TO CANCEL THE DEBT
Proceedings Started Locally to Can
Gel the Debt or $4,000 on Dako-
TIA Wesleyan University.

Sei tic bcDl0 or 1000 on DaAO-
til Wesleyan University.
A hundred or more people We're
gathered in the basement room OF the
Methodist church this morning to
participate in a banquet given under
the auspices OF Dakota Wesleyan
University.
The primary object of the banquet
was for the purpose of having the
friends of the institution assist in
raising the debt that stands over Da-
kota Wesleyan by investing in some
real estate property owned by the
university over on the south side, con-
sisting of some excellent building
lots. There is a debt of $4,000 over
the University and it. is the desire of
President Kerfoot to wipe out this in
~debtedness. OF this amount $4,000
has been provided for through the
generosity and kindness of outside
parties, contingent, however, upon
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At this banquet the first move was
made along that direction. With this
debt taken carr of 1t is then the am
bition to start on the work of a gym
nasium. 1t is the intention to make
it a combination building, which will
provide for a gymnasium of good di-
mansions, an assembly hall and
rooms for the Y. M. G. A. The insti-
tuition needs this building very much
and the work of students in these
various departments is hampered to
a large extent by it's absence.
At s o'clock the people commenced
to assemble in the basement of the
church for the morning banquet, and
they were greeted by happily arrang-
ranged dining room with the fragrant
flowers, the white linen and the other
accessories of the tables. The break
fast was served by the ladies of the
church, and it proved a delightful
affair.
After the proper amount of time
had been given to the banquet feature
Mr.. S. e. Morris, acted as the toast
made in the happy manner in which
he introduced the speakers of the
morning. Governor Wesley was among
the invited guests and was on the
Gov, n %~o J.,% ~ Tho pr+
moment he wired that it would be
impossible for him to come at this
time.
Rev. j. e. Crowther was the first
speaker, referring to "My Alma Mat
err" he being a graduate of tire Uni
~versity of this city. His thoughts
were grouped round the hallowed
associations of the college, and felt
that it was in a way mother to him
endearment as he did his mother. TO
him that institution has been much
Of a blessing for it was the mean
of lifting him from ignorance to light
and provided him with the education
by which he could battle with the
world. He touched with interest or
the foreign mission york, and the
great good that was being accom-
plished for humanity by the young
men and women who are going forth
into the fields where their presence
is so necessary. He spoke with ref
ernece to a recent examination of
eight candidates for foreign fields as
coming before the mission board in
Chicago, and he said .hat he was
proud TO say that five Of those can
didates were graduates of Dakota
Wesleyan University OF this city. Mr..
Crowther made a strong plea for the
greater increase in Christian educa-
ton to meet the needs of the world.
Mayor Hitchcock spoke on "The
City and the College, The mayor re-
ferred to many and diverse occasions
similar to the present that lie has
attended in the past twenty wife years
where he las heard much of the
same discussions. but ro%twithstand-
ing this subject was just as fresh this
morning as TWENTY-FIVE years ago. He
said there Wee three phase5.i in look
ing at the city and college propos :
ton. One was selfish. semi-selfish
and the third for higher thinking,
The business mar thought Of the COL
lege of what Il could do for him in 3
business way III remembered Inc
time of business depression OF years
ago, when the college commenced to
attract people TO the south side to
build homes, and this he considered
was the first departure from the hard
times. He found that the college
meant something to other towns, and
referred to the Jealous activity of
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