The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-31
JAMESTOWN COLLEGE HAS
VERY STRONG AMBITIONS

Jamestown college, the new Presby-
/ terrain educational institution al
/ jamestown, has ambitions to become
1 the leading college of the state.
| Discussing the outlook for the school
an official of that institution says:
at is believed that the time has
come in the development of North
Dakota that some suitable place should
be designated for a large influential
christian college, where the ideals and
culture Of American christian educa-
ton will forever be fostered as the
population and agricultural and in
dusb1al resources are increased and
developed. 1t is significant that the
Oldest college in the state should
have that distinction. jamestown col
lege was organized in 1888 at Cassel-
ton, before any other institution, even
the state university, was organized.
But the early founders, who were men
of vision, believing that the future
greatness OF the state would demand a
more central site, relocated the coll
lege in 1886 at jamestown, where the
college fiourished until the terrible
depression of 1893. So the college has
the tradition OF age as we'll as the
virility and vigor of youth, it having
been rehabilitated year ago. The
first years enrolment was 102 with a
strong faculty.
1.-The new scheme comprehends
some dozen large buildings all of COL
lege design, like the style that OBJ
tains in the institutions of the east,
as Princeton, Wooster, University of
Pennsylvania and the University of
Chicago; giving a classical environ
ment-rnot the modern commercial
style-oD a beautiful campus of 1O7
acres overlooking the city, yet within
the limits, on slight elevation, artis-
tically arranged with drives, quad
rangle, groves and shaded walks. Two
of these contemplated structures are
nearing completion, so that this year
the campus will have three beautiful
buildings. Three hundred trees were
planted and hundreds of shrubs, which
were well cared for during the sum-
mer which together with the beauti-
full lawn and the large buildings give
the campus a delightful aspect. This
development and growth has been
made possible because of the enthus-
lam and interest of the whole state
in this very much needed project, and
the support thus far obtained has been
phenomenal.
"The institution is under the man
agement OF prominent men in the state
in a twofOld form, a -perpetuating
board of trustees, and an advisory
council The board of trustees, as a
holding body, consists Of eighteen men.
They are: Henry M. Taber, chair
man; Judge John Knauf, secretary:
II. b. Allen, treasurer; Arthur G.
Baily, u. D., Devils Lake, vice chair
man; Ben Orlady. merchant; w. A.
Caldwell, banker, Monango; William
Kavanagh, real estate and loans; Rev.
Guy w. Simon; George Welsh, state
senator, Bismarck; w. w. Mcqueen,
physician and surgeon, Langdon; T.
e. McCurdy, d. d. l.. L. D., Mandan;
Judge A. G. Burr, Rugby; r. p. Sher-
man, banker, Tower City; Rev, Byron
A. FAIL, Devils Lake; w. J. Lane, real
estate and loans, Fargo; Butler Lamb,
attorney at law, Towner; j. M. Smith,
president Alliance Hail association,
Grand Forks; ]. A. Coffey, attorney at
law, Courtenay; Andrew Carr, M, D.,
Minot. In order to make the college
more representative of the interests
of the whole state, the political divi-
sion of the state have been organized
for the purpose of higher educational
advancement of the citizenship. This
has accomplished by the organization
of the advisory council Of sixty prom
inent business men distributed in this
division,
The following have already been ap-
pointed, illustrating the representa-