The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-10-16

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year he resigned to accept the M, e.
passionate at Anderson, Indiana.
DR.. Seaman supplied The p%astoratt
at Anderson for nearly a year ant
then went to Boston where he spent
four years studying theology and
philosophy preparatory to receiving
his Doctorate of Philosophy which
age of t%hirty-one.
Intermingled with these other ex
%periences, he preached at Ludbury
Mass, 1S93-9S; at State Street NJ. Il
church, Springfield, Mass, 1S9S-190C
and at Wesley church, Salem. Mass.
100000.
Returned tt Teaching.
In the fall of 1904. President HUI
ghes now Bishop Hughes) called DR..
Seaman back to his Alma Mater and
made him Professor of Philosophy in
De Pauw university. lie occupied this
chair for eight consecutive years un-
til he was chosen president of Da-
kota Wesleyan in The fan of 1912.
1t is due 10 DR.. Seaman to say
tid NC N1' MY d!l tEI)lIN.iiil lol llC
presidency Of Dakota Wesleyan.
Some friend suggested him. The sug-
gestion reached the cars of Bishop
Hughes; Eo urged it. His record was
looked NO. When ii was placed before
the scholarly DR.. Weir of the ID. w.
o.. he looked it over and remarked:
His training is respectable and his
experience is adequate" That settled
it. The committee called on him. A
prompt decision was reached that
they had been guided to the proper
man. There was no p%arleying. They
urged that he accent; he did, 1t was
Il clear-cnt case OF a position seek
in a man-an uncommon occurrence
nowadays.
As President.
This work as president of Dakota
Wesleyan for the past year and at
the opening OF Il new school year, has
already attested his pre-eminent fit
ness for the place hat sought him.
AS q school organizer, he has had no
superiors among his able predeces-
sors.
When one walks into his office, he
sees hanging upon tho wall Il map OF
South Dakota, about W. fee wide
and three feet long. Ga it he at once
notices a lot of small hat pins with
various colored heads, sticking either
singly or in groups in the tiny dots
that indicate the various towns of the
state. These pins show the number Of
that are enrolled 1T Dakota
Wesleyan from each of tho different
cities, towns and villages in South
Dakota. Then on the border of the
map are some small handmade
countries and states, with pins stick
ing in them to denote the enrolment
from outside the state. Last year
there We're several of these little
Outside" squares-one marked Eng
land, with l pin in it; another, Colo
with one pin; Ohio, 2; North
Dakota, 3; Indiana, 1; Minnesota, q;
Iowa, 5.
Then again these pins bear other
significance. They have. as previously
stated, various colorcd heads. The
ones with large black heads denote
the pupils of college rank; those with
small black heads, academy rank;
So leu iCduS, COlISSt uOIllldl,
small red heads. academy normal;
large white heads, college
cial; small white heads, academy
commercial; while the blue headed
ones indicate music. 1t is a unique
thing. and it conveys a number of
important ideas not herein enum-
Grated.
Dr.. Seaman is a rapid public
speaker. with a clear easy address;
md he has the ability to think on his
feet. He usually speaks without eth
er manuscript or notes, and shows by
his intense earnestness that he has
long since mastered the enviable art
of thought-getting and word-getting
while standing on his feet before an
audience. In other words he is an I'M
usually strong %impromptu speaker.
South Dakota profits by his COM
ing to our state; Methodism prospers
the ID. w. U. grows stronger, educa-
tion is enhanced, and society blessed.
Welcome! thrice welcome!
THE FAMILY COUGH MEDICINE.