The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-05-20
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE
Fiftieth Anniversary will be Celebrated
Appropriately at Canton

Canton-The fiftieth anniversary OF
with appropriate festivities on TEES
day, May 81. 1910. The United churcn
and its several schools will, tn olgh
their representatives, take a beftt.n,
part in helping US make this ami
versary long to be remembered in the
annals of the school.
The festivities of commencement
week will begin Sunday, May 20. In
the morning dedication services will
b celebrated in the new Lutheran
church lately erected in Canton. DR..
T. H.. Dahl will oficiate. In the even
ing Rev. David Stove, 1900 will de-
liver the annual baccalaureate SER
mon. In connection with the dedica-
ton exercises the local churh will
conduct a religious conference on Mon
day, and in the evening Prof. Chris
t1ansen of ST. Olaf college will give
an organ concert assisted by able vo-
cal talent.
The entire day and evening of
Tuesday the 31st OF May, will be CIV
en- to the anniversary festivities. Pres
ident DIR. Dahl will sneak in Nor
wegian, and Rev. J. G.. Roseland in
English In the forenoon. The after
zoe and evening programs will eon-
tain a number of short addresses. rem
iniscences and congratulatory speeches
by representative men who have been
prominent in church and school af-
fairs, i~nterspersed with instrumental
and vocal music. Wednesday is grad
uation day. Glass day exercises will
occupy the morning and the com
mencement exercises will take place
In the evening.
Augustana college was founded IN
1860 by the Scandinavian Eyangel cal
Lutheran Augustana Synod and tenn
porarily located in Chicago, III,
whence it was moved to Paxton. IL,
in 1863. After continuing here for SIX
years the Swedes and Norwegians
concluded to divide the school ac-
cording to nationality and the Nor
Rgian branch, faculty and students,
moved to Marshall, Wis. The school
was again moved to Be'oit, Ia, In
1918. and to Canton in 1884 where l.
has found a permanent home and a
large field for its activity. It's prop
erty in the city Of Canton is valued at
about 100000.
Sioux Falls-The bvilding commit
tee, having charge the pans for the
construction of the Odd Fellows home
at Dell Rapids. met at the Cataract
hotel in this city last week. DR.. A. r.
Clough, chairman: Geo. w. Snow. G.
j. Bach, F. S. Emerson and J. NJ. Pat
ton were present. Also Grand Sore
tary Harvey J.. Rice and Brother Hen
nv Robertson. chairman of the Dell
Rapids committee. and Mr.. Schwartz,
architect. Several bids for the con-
struction Of the building were receiv-
ed and considered. and the plans care
Iully gone over. The bid of the Gar
ner Construction company of Madison
Tor the completed building. heating,
plumbing and all ready for occupancy,
was the lowest and deemed tho hes
ana the same was accepted subject to
the approval of the grand lodge. A
Rood deal Of work was done on the
report to the grand lodge. and it IS
expected that everything will be ready
Ior action at the beginning of the SEES
sion.
flerre-State Engineer Lea has re-
cnaVed from the Kansas City Star, a
REQUEST as to feasible lines for a nigh
way from Kansas City to northwest
I'll montana. Such a highway could
oe es,anilshed along the Missouri riv-
q lor us whole course, but would be
soniewhat longer than a line to follow
- .ne rlver TO practically the south line
" lnls state, then taking a more west
cry direction through the Black Hills
20 the southeast corner ~ Montana
rha pe continued through that state.
~, route would sweep throrg the
~sIrns center OF this state and would
2 route which would cover all
s4ssses OF scenery Of the northwest.