The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-21
Ill U CHECK J
ADS That MUCH
FOR The BUILDING
james Hill Sends Per
sonal Check for
His Donation
KERFooT is HAPPY
Makes The Outlook for. the
University That Much
Better and Brighter

S9s5e5 AAy40 ~ t4SS Sdl0 A1. 0duQuSl L.
Kes1oot, president OF Dakota Wes-
leysp University as he stepped into
shessanctum Of the city editor OF
The Republican, and laid on the
desk . check for $4,000. The i'm
mense sum of money the check rep
resented made things rather hazy
around these quarters for the mo-
sment, and more or less staggered
the mar who looked UP from his
stypexriter to meet something
which We had never before seen.
What Dr.. Ke;foot displayed was
cheek bearing the signature of
the Ecn. James ]. Hill, of st. Paul,
Tho : year ago agreed to give the
University people $4,000 when
they had accomplished certain things
IN the matter Of money raising. The
University people did their part in
occurring the proper amount from
the people Of Mitchell, and all that
III. Hill had TO do to fulfill his part
sos the obligation was to dip his pen
81 the Ink and write out the check.
DR.; Kerfoot was exceedingly
plsased over the arrival Of the
check. and It came near causing the
soodsdoctor q catastrophe. for
when he started out OF the Office he
opsssned the wrong door and was
nearly precipitated into the base.
msnt.b hut caught himself in time to
:@sYe ! mishap. The $4,000 SEEM
"a 70 have blurred his vision when
"a entered door that he walked by
ilor several years.
THE s 10000 which Mr.. Hill has
cent /, said Or. Kerfoot, put the
University IN very nice shape to
aomplete science hall. and it
wiliHenable US to lay the plans for
the future which means big things
sor Dakota Wesleyan. There is the
gymnasium owe there with a CON-
Ipaletsd foundation that needs to be
financed, and II Is going to be a much
eslsler matter with this $4,000
added TO the resources OF the insti-
tuition. We realize that 1t has been
hard year; crops have been short
in many parts Of the state where
ours help is coming from, but We
have great hopes for the coming
scar. We need the gymnasium bad
IA, and our friends over the state
know that Ne need It, and they feel
~ keenly Its absence fro mthe Uni
verify. grounds as anybody. So we
aaye high hopes Of this additional
building coming soon.
There are still q great many col
lectlons to be, made among those
who have agreed to assist the insti-
tuition" said the president. "and the
sfaster these I paid in the sooner
VIII "a DO nble to collect the $780,
900 that has been awarded US by
the Rockefeller fund. With $780,
900 for the endowment, 100000
for buildings the Institution on the
South, side will be In fairly good
shape to make the campaign for
the gymnasium. Taking the endow-
msnt. and tho property the univer-
sity can chow up q good %conserva-
tive yalues Of between 5000, 900 and
100000.
1T was q happy lot Of students
Who :gased on that $4,000 check all
Iayf yesterday. is we had It on dis
pla.ysin the oaice. and there was q
81 :olscheering for Mr.. Hill by reason
e his significance. and. they yocifer-
ousjy appreciated the splendid do
nlsions,of this. generous man. The
citlenss Of Mitchell. too, have cause
Tor appreciation for his donation in
that they were instrumental in
bringing shout the result by their
own generous giving.
..Of tho $4,000 given by Mr..
HILL" said DR.. Kerfoot. 100000 is
to be utilizsd for science hall, as he
stated at the time SO much Of the
money could be used In that way.
Tho remaining $4,000 will so to-
yard the endowment fund. So that
Feare climbing along steadily to-
xard the hnal goal when the institu-
Ion will be placed on the solid anan-
ial basis that It deserves" Is
With the endowment fund com-
llstedSand the gymnasium building I
rsctsd, which, however. will require /,
10 raising rs another $4,000, none +;
M 81 haplpier than the men and
Dmsnswho we're In on the drst Civ !!
Is The Univsrsity more than ali.
k4tN q : century ago. and have I
their giving consistently q
y occasion required ]