The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-10
UNIVERSITY NOTES

GSOfSe ~. Mluly anu 1NdAsolu AOAc
went to Elk Point last night and will
attend the funeral of b. c. Ericsson.
| with whose family they have been
personal friends for a number of
years.
During the remainder of the month
of February basketball games will be
coming thick and fast for the Uni
versity quint. On Friday they will
meet the State College team from
Brookings and Tuesday the Sioux
Falls College bunch. Later in the
month vermillion will play here and
probably the team from Montrose.
The team will make two trips at
least. On one they will meet the
Huron and Brookings aggregations
and the other Sioux Falls. A tenta-,,
tive date is being arranged for q con-
test with the Aberdeen Normal at
Aberdeen.
The biggest class in school at the
present time is M in Commercial
Law in the School of Commerce un-
der Professor van Benthuysen. There
are ninety members in the class.
The members of the Kappas were
entertained late Saturday evening by
the four Senior members. The affair
was on a sumptuous scale and an
event of considerable enjoyment.
Lawrence Todnem, vice president
of the state intercollegiate athletic
association, was in Huron last Fri
day and attended the meeting of the
executive board of the association.
The principal object of the meeting
was the preliminary arrangements
for the state meet which will be held
in Huron. The dates selected for the
meeting are the 26th and 9th of
May. The executive committee of
the state oratorical association will
meet soon and select the evening of
the 26th as the date for the annual
contest.
The 7. NJ. C. A. meeting last Sun
day afternoon was led by 8. E. Nor
ris Of Mitchell.
The annual Thalian4D ID edelian
party. held at the home Of J. +. Nor
row last Saturday evening. was the
most unique event of the school year.
The party was of q japanese nature
and that idea was carried out COM
pletely. A number Of members Of
the faculty were guests at the func-
ton.
The male members Of the senior
Geology class are anticipating q geo
logical trip to the Black Hills during
the month Of May. A number are
making arrangements to go and the
trip will last about three days. The
trip will be OF considerable value
and interest to study at first hand
the rocky formations and structure
Of the western part of the state. The
party will be in charge of Professor
]. A. Pynch, head of the department
of science.
Miss Mabel Stegner of Sioux Falls,
a former student of the University
Of Wisconsin, visited several of the
classes with a number of friends Fri
day last.
The choral society at the state uni
versity at Vermillion is planning on
the production soon of "The Mascot.
Dean Grabill Of the college of music,
is directing the production. which will
be Of a very high nature.
The contestants for the local ora
torical contest are now hard at work
putting the finishing touches on their
productions. The papers have to be
submitted to the secretary of the
local students association by the 18th
of. March. The judges of thought
and composition have not as yet been
selected.
Prof. G. A. Warfield and Mrs. Hall
left Saturday morning, having attend
ed the funeral here Friday afternoon
Of Mr.. Hall, Mrs. Warfeld's father.
The professor is now on his leave of
absence at st. Louis, Missouri.
One of the prominent members of
the senior class was somewhat sur
prised. to put 1t mildly, while seat
ed In a downtown restaurant, to have
a couple of the police walk in and
place him under arrest. He had an
easy conscience as to any wrongdoing|
and 1t finally developed. that he bore
a close description to one Of two cam
vassers wanted here who had been
annoying a number Of ladies in their
solicitations to order enlarged por-l
traits. He was released when he had