The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-01-26

Educational Board Selected
Mitchell's University as
One to Aid.
| The glorious information was re-
ceived through the press dispatches
this morning to the effect that Da-
kota Wesleyan University was the re-
cipient of gift of $4,000 from the
John D. Rockefeller educational
fund. which is in charge of an edu-
cational board. This board met in
New York yesterday afternoon to
make the awards to the ten colleges
and universities Of the country.
which had been decided upon ac in
stitutions worthy of the support Of
this fund. Carleton college, OF
Northfield, Mimi, was awarded
100000.
Three weeks ago today DR.. But
terick. representative of this edu-
cational board, paid visit to Nit
chell and was entertained during a
portion Of the day at Dakota Wesley
an. His visit was for the purpose of
making a final investigation into the
college work and to ascertain what
support the institution received from
Mitchell people. DR.. Butterick was
given every facility to make his in
quiries thorough and what informa-
tiOn was lacking was supplied to him
to be gone over after he had left the
city.
He was apprised of what the peo.
pie of Mitchell and of South Dakota
have done for the local college and
at the time he expressed great sur
prise at the loyalty Of the home peo-
pie in giving SO generously, and
likewise the manner in which the
Methodists of the state had come tc
the aid of the college. DR.. Butter,
lex was shown that in June the
citizens of this city put in one soliC
week in a financial campaign to,
ward raising their part of the $780,
900 endowment fund, and of what
success had come from it. This
showing made a fine impression or
DR.. Butterick and he was unstintec
in his praise of the great effort thai
was put forth and was so successful
of No
tional board also made thorough in
; quiry into the educational work tina
is being carried on and there was lit
tie if anything to which he objected
on that score. The University sup
porters felt pretty confident tina
the $4,000 would be Forthcoming
when the education board met in it
eighth annual meeting, which wa
held yesterday.
From Mitchell DR.. Buttericll wen
over to Huron to make some investi
cations along the same line concern
| ing the Presbyterian college. Th
! fact that Huron was not mentione
in the dispatches indicate that tn
1
institution was not recognized with
gift. 1t was stated that DR.. Butter
ick's conference over at Huron re
L vealed the fact that the Huron peopl
have done but very little in the wa
of financial support for the upbuilc
ing of the college, and that practica
ly all of The money has come frol
eastern sources. One of the require
ments of the educational board
that local people must show the rigf
kind of spirit in financial way an
this he failed to find at Huron. l
referring to this matter DR.. Butte,
ick gave the Huron people an illus
tration of what Mitchell people ha
done for Dakota Wesleyan and tol
them that was the kind of spir
which got the support Of the educs
tional board.
II DIR. Kerfoot and DR.. jenkins hay
been hard at work since last June
increasing the money already raise
for the endowment fund, and sine
that time they have reported the fiji
est kind of encouragement from a
sections of the state. The present;
ton Of this $4,000 from the educ;
tional board will nearly close up tt
II endowment fund. 1t is understoo
that with this gift from the educ'
tional board an additional sum is r.
quired of the University, but Il
how much cannot be ascertained ,
this time.
| The people of Mitchell who ha,
stood behind the University have re
son to feel higly gratified that the i,
stitution has been thus recognize
by this eastern educational body, ar
they can fel that the selfdenial viii.
= has ben practiced on the part !
many has received its reward in th
generous gift. for 1t is likely that Il
4 sum would have been withheld b
for the fact that the people Of Il
city have shown in the past they a