Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-21
BISMARCK GETS
LOCATION Of
NJ, {. COLLEGE
After The Committee meehDQ
Today Bismarck WasC City
Decided Upon
College viii Be Only Institu.
ton Of Its Kind IN
This Section
Capital City Pleased With
Beino Able 70 Secure
This Enterprise

Bismarck made a lucky strike to.
day when she won, through her CON-
mercial club, the location of the big
Methodist college, which will not
only be located here, but which, it
is claimed Will be built next sum.
mer, and in one year from this date
will be in operation with from 100 to
200 students in attendance.
This fact was accomplished today
and the deal has closed up. Rev. s.
A. Danord, Of this city, district su.
~perintendent; Rev. J. G. Morrison, of
Jamestown, editor OF the North Da-
kota Methodist; Rev. F. H. Farrand,
Of Dickinson, Rev. J. N. Taylor and
Rev. A. l.. Shute, both of this city,
composing a committee appointed by
the Bismarck district Ministerial as
ISOLATION of the M. E. church, met in
this city this forenoon for the pur-
pose of considering the proposition
of locating the college at Bismarck.
They held a session with the COM
mercial club and citizens at which
time they unanimously accepted the
invitation of Bismarck to locate the
college here, and what is more, they
decided to call it Bismarck Col
lege."
While this will be a denominations
al institution, yet it will no be nee
essary Aor a person in order to be a
teacher, trustee or student to be
Methodists, yet it will afford a
Christian college to which all can
send their children with the assur-
ance that they will be cared for and
educated under a Christian influence.
The commercial club has named a
number of the trustees, and as soon
as this list has been completed, the
matter of incorporating will be ia
ken up. The Commercial club now
have under consideration their side
of the contract, that Of offering a
site, and other valuable inducements.
There is to be no small institu-
ton, even in the beginning, for it
will be constructed with a view to
serving a great territory. For the
enlightenment of those who may not
have given the question considera.
ton, it might be stated that this in
stitution will serve a vast territory.
On he west there is no educational
institution between Bismarck and
Helena, Mont; on the south there is
none in the state or in South Da.
kota this side of Mitchell, with the
exception of the industrial school at
Glendale, which is of an entirely
different nature; o N the north there
is none except the prospective nor.
maj school at Minot, and on the
east there is none nearer than James.
town. This of course refers to Pro.
testant schools. Hence it will be
seen that there is urgent need for
an institution of this kind, and it Is
believed that Bismarck has gotten
in on the ground floor in securing
this college. Other denominations
have located their colleges in all
parts Of the state except the terri.
tory just described, and to which
Bismarck is the center as we'll as
being quite accessible. The Metho.
dist society is one of the strongest,
in fact it is believed to be the strong
est Protestant society in the state.
and is abundantly able o carry out
its plan in this enterprise. Bismarck
is to be congratulated upon Its win
ming.