Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-06
GAuLT QUITS U.S.. D.
HEAD OF SOUTH DAKOTA INSTi.
TUITION AT VERNlLllON
HAS RESIGNED.
OTHER ITEMS. OF INTEREST
From the Capitol City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

the SunSnlne Stdte.
vermilIion.-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 thi%rty-three years, fourteen
years as a city superintendent and
nineteen years as college and univer-
sity president. Having thus contrib
uted a lifetime to the public service, 1
think I am entitled to a rest and an
opportunity to attend to my private
interests"
President Gault has not given out
his plans for the future. He intimated
that in all probability he would take
W his residence in California.
1t is not known who will succeed
Gault in the executive chair.
1t is with sincere regret hat 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
equal Of any university in the north
west. South Dakota has, during the
past five years, acquired an ,enviable
reputation in athletics. oratory and
debating. This, it is safe to say, has
been due largely to the close attention
DR.. Gault has given these various ac-
tivities.
During the seven years that Presi-
dent Gault has been 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 las year., practically 400 are
of college rank. During the history
of the institution GOT students have
graduated, and of this number 342
have graduated under President Gault.
The class that will graduate on June
IL, between seventy-five and eighty,
will increase the humber 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 ONE
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 been established. A new
chemical building, to cost SIS, 900. has
been authorized by the legislature.
The colleges of medicine and engineer
ing have been organized; in the col
lege of arts and science the depart
ments Of education, philosophy and
public speaking have been added. The
library purchase fund has been in
creased by the legislature from $1,000
to 5 5000. The legislature has in
creased the salary appropriations
from $4,000 to 100000, but it is still
pitifAly inadequate. Athletics, ora-
tory and debate have been put upon
the map. The state health laboratory
and the state department of food and
drugs have beer 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 n activities
have been put upon a sound financial
basis and are being we'll conducted.
The student body is orderly, content
ed and studious, as the administra-
ton has eve been alert to the educa-
tional, social and moral welfare OF
the students, individually and co1lec-
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 than the supply. This is a.
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
before that was superintendent of he
schools at Tama, Ia, four years. from
1877 to 1881.
Cheese Making.
Pierre.-Cheese making is being
pushed along with the creamery bust
hess west Of the Missouri river, the
latest factory of that product to make
a showing being a small farm plar.t
at South Fork, in Perkins county.
where j. A.. Stevens is turning out
several hundred pounds of excellent
cheese each week, all of which is TAX
en- by local patrons, as he is too far
from. a railway to attempt shipments.
But the local demand is so great that
he will at once increase the capacity
of his plant.
MANY Seek Citizenship.
Pierre.-At the last term of court
in Perkins county there were fifty-five
applicants for final citizenship papers.
and thirty-nine of these were granted