The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-06-16

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and in the years past.
To Lewis shuster was delegated
the subject of 1.-The College and the
Commonwealth" In his relation as
a graduate of the college and his ma
terial interest in the commonwealth,
MIR. Shuster spoke definitely Of the
advantages and privileges which we
are enabled to enjoy through what
the college accompanies. Mr., Shus-
ter's talk emphasized the idea to a
marked degree what the college does
for the citizenry and what benefits
accrue in better men and women who
go. forth into the work to fight its
battles. j
The presence of a man connected.
with. the highest educational depart.
ment of the Methodist church gave
opportunity for learning. something
about u own institution. -r.
Thomas Nicholson, secretary of the
Methodist board of education, spoke
on Dakota Wesleyan in the Educa-
tional Worl4." Any person who
thought that the University's repu-
tation was confined to the b%oundar-,
les Of this state got information from
DR.. Nicholson of a much. different
character. DR.. Nicholdson's long
connection with Dakota Wesleyan in
the capacity of president has made
him a steadfast friend, and he never
'neglects the opportunity to put it
before asbody of eastern Methodists.
He emphasized the standing of this
college among the UNCONVENTIONAL
schools as the equal of that of any
other school under the management
Of the church. The personnel of the
boardsof trustees he considered to be
exceptionally good, in that it repre-
sented' SO thoroughly the diversified
business interests of the state, and
were men who were sacrihcial in their
natures to help the college. DR..
Nicholson made the statement that
there were fifteen Methodist colleges
in the United States which were
ranked as exceptionally strong and
the best under the church manage
ment. He said that he was glad in
deed to say that Dakota Wesleyan
was numbered among the fifteen, not
from any personal preference of his,
but because the work done by the in
stitution demanded that it be places
OA lAdI 1O1A. III IN LIZ SA1pudS
sized the point that this kind of a
college briaged the chasm between
the high and lower civilization which
gave opportunity to the middle class
es to enter school and acquire the
education which was desirable.
Bishop Nuelsen's address was on
"The College and the Church." in
which he well marked the lines laid
down by the church for the progress
sion Of the college. The bishop re-
marked that 1t Is we'll to remember
that what the college can to the
different forces, to men and women,
that the church is behind 1t all. In
this he referred solely to the denomi-
national .college. He spoke with de-
cided emphasis on the great good that
the UNCONVENTIONAL college is doing
and believed that without 1t the citi-
zenship would suffer in the years to
come. The bishop spoke briefly, ow-
ing to the lateness Of the hour, but
his thoughts impressed all that with
out the church the college, as a de-
institution. would not
the success that 1t already has.
He spoke in glowing terms of the
seeming great future of the local in
stitution, and felt that greater
achievements we're ahead.
Closing the Gap" with President
Kerfoot meant two things which he
expressed with strong sympathy. AZ
meant in one instance the closing up
Of the gap in the thermometer which
has been standing on Main street for
the past week, and he considered
some heroic work had been done. He
believed yet that the small space re-
naming from the $4,000 mark can
and will be closed up to the $685.
900 mark. He said arrangements
had been made to do this work right
in Dawson county, and thus make the
whole 100000 available through
the energies of our home people.
Touching on another viewpoint of
closing the gap, President Kerfoot re-
ferred to the student body, to the
alumni, members of which had gone
into the world and even on foreign
shores, the faculty, the board Of d.
rectors and the citizens Of the city
and bringing them together into one
unit. The idea of solidarity in this
respect was the n main thing which
he wanted to emphasize at this time
as the great thing for the future. He
wanted to see that bond of feeling
among the members of the alumni
to the extent that they would feel 1t
a special mark of love and duty to al
ways talk for their alma mater; to
have the board of directors all of
that one opinion where their efforts
would not be In the least divided.
and. he declared that Ia. the two yesrs
they have not been; to have the stu
dents show that reverence and re-
spect which will cause them to use
their, every effort to make popular
the idea Of coming to Dakota Wesley
an; to have the citizens feel that the
institution II q part of themselves
ans their work. This great feeling
OF Fellowship among all the forces of
the University. Professor Kerfoot
hoped ia. see. accomplished.in the full
lest sopse. IN closinS President Ker-
foot iaid he felt that an honor had