The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-06
UNIVERSITY NOTES

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DR.. Seaton spent last Sunday In
Watertown where he delivered an
address on Civic Righteousness for
the Civic federation.
]. z. Nebbergall the state Y. NJ. c.
A. secretary spent Friday and Sat-
urday in the city as q guests Of the
College Association.
Floyd ellis formerly Of Dakota
Wesleyan was one OF. the four stu
dents in the senior class of the Medi.
cal Department of the University OF
Michigan who passed the final exami.
nations.
Roy Backus made a trip to Sioux
City last Sunday.
Miss Hattie Beck has recovered
from the Mumps and is again attend.
ing classes.
MIA. F. Smith of Alpena was in
town a few days last week visiting
his sick children, one at Saint JOS
eph's Hospital and two at the col
lege.
Miss Ethel Coburn of Carroll, Iowa
attended the joint ITALIAN Daedalian
program last Saturday night.
Murle Bryan, Mary Morrow, and
Helen Cotton were guests of the
Sophomores at the Graham Hall Sat-
urday evening.
Professor van Benthuysen return
ed Friday morning from Southwest
ern Iowa where he had been attend
ing the funeral of his mother.
The dates for the May musical Fes-
tival have been set for May 18th and
18th and the Minneapolis Symphony
Orchestra has been secured to furn-
ish the music. The Dakota Wesley
an Choral Club will render Brahms
Requiem on the second evening of
the Festival. On the first evening
a Male Chorus of thirty or more voic-
es will render The Sword of Fer
rara" by Billiard assisted by a part
of the Symphony orchestra.
1t was announced at the last Lee
ture Course number that the Concert
by the School of Music will not ma
terialize on account of changes in the
personnel of faculty of Music. To
~ tats vacancy i tAs Govt tsS
Whitney Brothers Quartet HIS beelFl
secured to give their concert. This
Is without doubt the best quartet on
the Lyceum platform. One of the
brothers is an accomplished reader
and he adds very materially to the
strength and variety of the program.
This organization has been heard
here in Mitchell, it having appeared
on the Lecture course two or three
years ago at which time all the pat
rons of the Course were we'll pleas
ed with the entertainment.
In a meeting of the athletic board
held a few days ago there was con-
siderable discussion regarding ap-
preparations for spring athletics. A
much larger appropriation than was
anticipated was secured for the Base
Ball team. There is considerable
splendid material for a team in
school this year, and a number of the
more enthusiastic fans have alreay
been out practicing. Coach Douglass
requested the men Of the school to
remain after chapel the other morn-
ing and in the speech which he gave
and also the one that DR.. Kerfoot
gave, the Importance of steady and
consistent training was impressed.
Also the need of a larger squad of
trainers.
Recognizing a good opportunity
when he saw it, Professor Temple
made a hurried trip to the Twin
Cities for the purpose of making
some bids at a public auction of an
assayer's estate that vas being dis
posed of. He secured equipment for
the scince department of the Univer-
sity valued at four thousand DOL
lars, for much smaller sum-. Part
of the purche consists of three of the
latest Becker balances one guaran-
teed to weight to the third of a gram,
and another to the fourth part of a