The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-10-20
"HURRAH NIGHT" FOR
DAKOTA WESLEWF
COLLEGE STUDENTS AROUSED
THE ENTHUSIASM WHEN THEY
WENT TO THE MEETING IN
A BODY,

Saturday evening was "Hurrah
Night" for Dakota Wesleyan Univer.
sity, and an immense crowd of peo-
pie, Of visitors and local enthusiasts
we're present at the Methodist church.
A small portion of the student body
made the opening part of the even
ing impressive and enthusiastic by
their appearance. Over 200 marched
into the church. down the aisles, up
into the gallery on each side and then
into their seats, and they we're re.
ceived with great applause. The stu
dents carried banners and pennante
which gave q wave of color to the
procession.
Seated on the stage e three pres
idents OF the college-Dr. Graham,
his successor. DR.. Nicholson, and the
present incumbent. DR.. Ker-
foot. The students arose and gave
nine rahs for Bishops Nuelsen and
Oldham. then nine rahs for the three
president in turn. 1t aroused q won
derful amount Of enthusiasm.
Prof. NJ. NJ. Kramer presided dur
ing the evening for the laymen. un-
der whose auspices the exercises
were coducted. AS the opening fea-
ture Mrs. Samuel Weir sang a selec-
ton with fine taste and in : voice
that was rich in tonai qualities.
Prof. Romer called for the reading
OF the resolutions that we're adopted
by the laymen in the afternoons
meeting, which r~ferted the senti-
ment Of that body with reference to
H:kota Wesleyan. The resolutions
pledged the laymen to stand In
readiness to help the solicitors for
tho University when they visited their
towns to secure pledges for the COM
pletion OF the 100000 endowment
fund. the action Of James ]. Hill,
of st. Paul, was commended to the
1avmen of the state wren he gave
$4,000 to the institutions endow-
ment. and believed that 1t should act
as an incentive to men living in the
state to respond in a generous man
ner; Mitchell was commended for its
l%iberality in starting the endowment
with SO generous q sum.
ADDRESS by DIR. Nicholson.
This former president Of the Uni
versitv spoke in a very delightful
way COuSei uiAS I'O LASeASuAAoA' SAS
student body, which he said was rep
in Mexico BY the Carharts. in South
America bv the Hausers. and In India
by the Weaks. In the latter case DR..
Nicholson said he had received a lef-
ter from the missionary bishop of
India that Harry Weeks was the best
man that had ever ben sent to that
country for a missionary. an: that
If there any more like him to
send them along.
Sermon hv CIR. t:illieS.
Through the efforts Of the laymen
DR.. Andrew Gillies. pastor of the
H-nnepin Avenue Methodist church.
was secured to deliver the address II
the evening. 1t vas quite late when
the tin . arrived fer him to speak.
hut in the hour that was left him he
spoke with great earnestness He
emphasized the characteristics OF the
chnrch as containing the things
which contribute the greatest how
piness IN Nfe. We believed the
c-uroh onoh- ~ M = or-"t "e1er IN
the ranks Of s~ccietv: tat social eris-
tco~"", chcv'I ~coe've \ death h'NW
nv those Of the church: Z. at - ~arn
and the warm elias" W
the hord IN = NJ tt.,',. .""r ""c"''
mcre 10 hiring r,e irtn the "hnrcr
thon en the that conla he
preached
Dr Gu,es ur"na '"r ~o-e s~'-'+-
ua'itv amoco t1e "h,~"h members
more q: the 1--we divine IN tie .e""t
IN hiring ch"-ch acd '.e r.c~'e '~.'
a hioho- relation u.'+h ~ .cra T'e