Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
A BANQUET
At The Rudolph With the Mitchell
Wesleyan University as the
Star Attraction.

SA
kins OF the Mitchell Wesleyan Uni
versity sat down to a delicious ban
quet in the main dining Don Of the
Rudolph last Saturday evening and
for three hours and a half it was a
feast of reason and a flow Of soul"
The menu vas delicious and fully en-
joyed after which Judge Kednedy, as
POSTMASTER, arose and began to tell
his attentive audience about the
beauty and charm and wOnderous
benefits Of a UNCONVENTIONAL college
and especially the Wesleyan college
at Mitchell, and called upon Presi-
dent Kerfoot of the college to explain
it's work and mission and the hopes OF
those who are behind the work.
President Kerfoot is a modest
gentleman and a good talker, and
after a few preliminary remarks be-
gan an interesting sketch of the col
lege from the beginning, showing it's
growth and rapid development and
the great work accomplished and OF
the pressing need for more room. He
told of the crowded quarters and of
the efforts made and o under way
TO ecu new buildings.
He said while the Wesleyan was
strictly a Methodist college, students
belonging to all denominations are
taught there, including one Mormon,
who hath no aspirations to follow in
the footsteps of Brigham Young.
The faculty numbers q and there
are $50 students on hand, the largest
number in any college in the state.
President Kerfoot briefly reviewed
the work and took strong ground in
favor Ot denominational colleges,
showing clearly that such colleges,
while educating the student, instill
into his growing manhood the prin-
ciples of christianity in its broadcast
sense, and no education is perfect
without christianity, for education
and christianity go hand in hand in
the development of good government
and local moral conditions. His ad-
dress was very interesting and well
received.
POSTMASTER Kennedy never ap-
peared to better advantage or seemed
in happier mood as he outlined the
good points that were coming as he
selected the next candidate for the
floor, and called upon DR.. Jenkins tC
tell something about the financial
| wnrk nuooSSar u RI on In rna rho rnlIouc
and carry on the great work.
DR.. jenkins told OF the work that
had been done and what they expect.
ed to do, and Of a contribution OF
SO, 900 from President Hill Of the
Great Northern railroad, and how
things kept dragging for lack of nee
essary funds and Of a second appeal &c
Mr.. Hill, who finally said he would
give them $50, 900 if the college people
would raise $780, O0. DR.. jenkins
said he was glad of the $4,000 Offer
but where was the big amount tt
3come from? He went home, however
with good Methodist courage in his
heart and at a meeting laid the mat
ter before the business men Of
Mitchell, who nobly responded by
pledging $55, 900 to help meet Mr.
Hill's conditions, five men giving
$5, 900 each. That spirit among home
people made him confident of success
The 5000, 900 has to be raised by q
certain date in November 1911, and
it's DR.. jenkins special work to raise
that amount and he is confident he
will do it.
Rev. Buriff was the next speaker
and in a general way proved the value
of denominational colleges from ex
perience and personal knowledge
taking the ground that any student
educated with the advantages of {
christian training must go out int
the world better prepared to NEE,
and resist the temptations that meet
him in his daily life.
POSTMASTER Kennedy again aros,
with a smile and looked over his aud
fence with fatherly pride IS he begar
to single out his speakers from Those
WIN oOAAOAA ooAAhS SoO "oAO OAAO Voof
less severe as he gradually crowded
his victims into an experience meet
ing, and this program proved very in
%teresting and sometimes amusing ane
before he got through he had ever!
one on his feet,and those called upoL
after DR.. Buritf's remarks were Ernes,
Wendt, Mayor Tank, the editor o
the LEADER, Prof. Boot, DR.. Turner
DR.. Morrison, Prof. Lawrence, Squir,
Durham, Ed. L.. WendL, Frank Beck
Postmaster Smith, Ben Summerwill
e. S. CarharJ, Simon Haw, e. d
Warner, E. J. Straw, w. J. Byrnes
and ID. S. Waldo. Judge Kennedy
evidently was o modest to call OF
his son Willard for a speech, but, Ed
Wendt promptly arose and suggested
that all present would be glad TO heal
from Willard Kennedy, a Wesleyan
college graduate who finished a fou.
year course In three years, and MilIart
proved that he was "a good talker a!
we'll as = good student, and made ONT
Of. the neatest speeches of the even
ing. Some Of the gentlemen named
spoke interestingly and illustrated