The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-06
GAULT QUITS U.S. D.
~ 40 OF SOUTH DAKOTA lNSTi-
TUITION At VERMiLIION
HAS RESIGNED.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
from the Capitol City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts OF
the Sunshine State.

yermlllion.-President Franklin B.
Gault, of the University OF South Da-
kota, has rendered his resignation as
president of the University of South
Dakota to the state board Of regents.
Being asked for an explanation he
said: Il have now been in education
al work thirty-three years, fourteen
years as a city superintendent and
nineteen years as college and uniyer-
sity president. Having thus contrib
uted a lifetime to the public service, |
think | am entitled to a rest and al
opportunity to attend to my private
interests
President Gault has not given out
that in all probability he would take
up his residence in California.
It is not known who will succeed
Gault in the executive chair.
1t is with sincere regret that the
student body of the University Of
South Dakota will see President Gault
leave the university. Coming to the
university at a time when the school
was in the throes OF d~issension, he has
welded together an institution which
for scholarship standards. efficiency
of organization and administration
and record Of achievements is the
Aequal of any university in the north
'eWest. South Dakota has, during the
past five ears, acquired an enviable
reputation in athletics, oratory and
debating. This, it is safe TO say, has
been Que largely to the close attention
DIR. Gault has given these various ac-
t~ivities.
During the seven years that PreSi
dent Gault has beer in charge of the
state university there has been much
in the way of development to charac-
teriZe his administration. When he
took charge of the institution at least
half the students were in the prepar-
atory department. OF the 424 regis
tered this last year. practically 400 are
of college rank. During the history
Of the institution 601 students have
graduated, and OF this number 342
have graduated under President Gault.
The class that will graduate on June
II. between seyenty-five and eighty,
will increase the number to about two
thirds of the entire list Of alumni. The
law building. the library. the heat.
light and power plants, have been
added during his administration. while
East hall, the dormitory for women,
has been twice enlarged and has been
thoroughly modernized. The central
heating plant has been installed and
an Independent light and water serv-
ice has beer established. A new
chemical building, to cost $4,000. has
been authorized by the legislature.
The colleges of medicine and engineer
ing nave been organized; III the col
lIege of arts and science the depart
Sments Of education, philosophy and
public speaking have been added. The
library purchase fund has been in
creased by the legislature from $500
to $4,000. The legislature has in
creased the salary appropriations
from s4o,O 900 to $4,000, but it is still
pitifully inadequate. Athletics, ora
tory and debate have been put upon
the map. The state health laboratory
dIlu IllC Slalt uEpdl lIu1IL Vi lOO0 dLu
drugs have been established in con
nection with the university. A new
athletic field, the best in the state,
with grandstand and other appurte-
nances has been provided. All the
student organizations and activities
nave been put pon a sound financial
basis and are being well conducted.
The student body is orderly, content
ed and studious, as the administra-
ton has ever been alert to the educa-
tional, social and moral welfare of
the students, individually and collec-
lively. The number Of university
graduates teaching in the high schools
has been increased more than three
fOld-in fact, the demand has become
greater han the supply. This is a
record of achievements upon which
the president can retire with entire
satisfaction.
Prof. Gault was formerly presiden.
Of Whitworth college, Tacoma, Wash,
a college having 200 students. Prior
to holding the presidency of the small
Washington college. Prof. Gault was
superintendent of the city schools at
Tacoma from 1888 to 1892. He went
to Tacoma from Pueblo, Colo, where
he was city superintendent Of schools
from 1883 to 1888. Prior to that time
he was superintendent Of the Mason
City, Ia, schools for two years, and
Abefore that was superintendent of the
Nkchools at Tama, Ia, Jour years, from
1877 to 1881.
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