Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-27
Jamestown College !

course. Undoubtedly It strengthen
ed the position Of the college in the
state.
Years ago, when Wn. Moore, super
intendent Of the city schools at BIS.
narck, taught school in Minnesota
and had among his pupils Professor
Thomas of the science faculty Of
Jamestown college, a friendship Was
formed that proved fortunate Tor inc
college at jamestown.
In the library, completely cvoering
the front Of the librarians desk, arc
200 volumes from Mr.. Moore's pr''
yate library--a gift to the college,
and n that is heartily appreciated
by the faculty and the board OF con-
troll. The books cover a large range
in history, science and politics n
are unsurpassed for reference uses. A
better gift could not have been De-
vised, and the books could have been
put to no; better use.
Recently Stutsnan county was de-
clar&d out Of debt. Now comes James.
town college, in the same county.
with a clean financial slate. For tho
past four years-which is, since Its
reopening in 19O9-the college has
paid every dollar of Indebtedness, and
has had money in the bank. In this
prosperous condition is the college
left after years of endeaver on the
part of DR.. B. H. Kroeze, president.
and others, to ecure the necessary
funds to support the college. and at
the same time to maintain the stand
ard Of teaching they set out to estah'
fish.
81 don't care. to have you quote
me as making comparisons between
jamestown college and any other in
stitution," said n. B. Taylor, dean Of
the faculty, to a Tribune O%verlander
yesterday, but 1 would like to be put
on record as saying just this-that
earnestly believe that the proper
place to begin a well.grounded educa.
ton is at a college-a small college.
A college is, ! feel certain, superior
TO training Of the same sort received
in a university for obvious reasons:
That the work is along only, one line,
necessarily of a narrower scope, but
thorough. The large universities sell
dom become acquainted with their
students. University, life is broad.
cosmopolitan and 'free-but it does
not always tend to concentration on
the part of the student.
I'm fact" continued Dean Taylor.
'T find that students in a college
develop much faster than those TAX.
ing the same work in a large univer.
sity. College life, being only one as.
pect of university life. brings the
students closer together and the stud
ents closer to the faculty. All this
tends to better work, more rapid de-
velopment. lii the university, on the
other hand, the personal equation
amounts to nothing, so far as the fac
ulty and the. student body are con-
cerned. Among thousands of stud
ents anything like Ill intimate re.
latiolship is Impossible. The law
yers, the doctors, the journalists, the
druggists, the engineers, have inter.
ests at variance, and yet they can
not absolutely withdraw from the in.
fluerce Of one another. Result.
Lack Of opportunity to concentrate
on one line Of work uninterrupted,
and failure to get to the full what
the university has to offer.
jamestown college, ! consider
ideally situated for what it aims to
do. In a small, yet beautiful city.
with little of the glamour of the me-
tropolis to distract the attention OF
he, student. far enough away from the
business section to give it q life all
its own, It affords a student the best
sort of a chance to get the most from
college.
"Our courses also cover a wide
range Of subjects, and they are thor
ougll. DR.. Kroeze has had as much
success in the choice Of his faculty as
he has had in gathering the funds to
finance the school. A student may
take a preparatory, or he may take a
college, course. he may take a course
in science, in domestic science, an
academy course, a course in music OF
a commercial course. The choice lies
with the student, and, he is assured Ut
thorough teaching, coupled with per
sonal supervision of his progress. To
the average student this is almost i'm.
perative If he is to develop.
"a course at the college is not very
expensive, seither. The tuition for the
year is $40, board can be had for 81
per week, and a room at one of the
| dormitorics. with heat and light. car
be had for Sc per month"
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