Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-11
DAKOTA WESLEYAN GALA DAY
Citizens of Mitchell Raise Fifty
Thousand for Buildings.
ADDRESS BY BISHOP NUELsEN
Ground for New structure Broken
with PIow Drawn by Hundred
notwithstanding for
Funds 90 Continue.

MITCHELL. s. D. June i0--(special)-
Yesterday ended the short and strenuous
campaign instituted by DR., Kerfoot, presl-
dent of Dakota Wesleyan university, to
secure the subscription of $4,000 from the
citizens Of Mitchell for the extension OF
the building of Dakota Wesleyan. The
campaign started ten days ago and was
carried on in the most strenuous manner.
Dinners we're served every noon in the
basement OF the Methodist church, where
the thirteen captains of the soliciting teams
met and gave their reports. At the last
NEE ting held the result was announced.
Instead of $4,000 being raised the total
amount is nearly $4,000. Five business men
Of the city each gave 5000 to the enter
prise. and the entire city was canvassed
to secure the rest. 1t was the greatest
money raising campaign the university ever
conducted In the city. With this amount
raised the campaign will be carried out
over the state to bring the amount up to
100000, and with this accomplished, $4,000
/ will be given by James j. Hin of st. Paul,
Of Great Northern railroad fame. Mr.. Hill
has agreed to give $4,000 when $4,000 has
been raised. With. this 100000 two build
lngs will be constructed at once-one a
| gymnasium and social hall, and the other
science hail. Today the ceremony OF
breaking the ground was carried through
before a large assemblage. of people who
| stood in a drizzling rain and watched the
! proceedings. One hundred students took
hold of a rope attached to a pillow and
| broke a furrow through the building lot
the pillow handles being manned by Presi
dent Kerfoot and Dr. Nicholson, a former
president of the institution. The addresses
| daI tn ho aha ban ID n,
Bishop Nuelsen.
Huron COnRers Degrees.
HURON, s. D., June 10.-(Speclal )-Com
| mencement OF Huron college for the yea
1910 closed Thursday evening with music
recital by Prof. Garnet Hedge and MS
Ruth Pinch. The exercises throughout wert
largely attended and intensely interesting
Those graduating were Miss Miriam Craw
ford, Miss Edna Streeter, Miss Daisy Searls
Roscoe e. Mosiman and l.. Howard Smith
The baccalaureate address was delivered
by President French and the annual ad
dress before the college Christian associa
ton was given by Rev. Hugh Robinson o
Bookings. Commencement exercises 70
the School of Music were under the drec
ton Of Prof. j. W.. Brown. Christian
Work in the World Today" was the sub
Ject OF an interesting ADDRESS Detoro TN
academy and normal departments by DR.
Hugh Morris of Evanston. Wednesday aft
ernoon GAS You Like IT. was given by tn
students of the college. The same evening
the Thomas Maynard defamation contes
took place. First prize was won by Mis-
Bessie Vanderwoort and the second by Mis-
Mary S. Bell. Commencement exercise
proper closed Thursday morning, when Di
: Joseph w. Cochrane OF Philadelphia de
livered the address and degrees were con
: ferred. In the afternoon the alumni ban
/; quet was served at Elizabeth vorhee
3 dormitory. with meeting Of the alumr
+; at Voorhees, hall.