Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-11
JAMESTOWN COLLEGE Opens WITH
GRAND DEDICATION Of TABER HALL.

"rhe Town and Gown" and titt!n3ly
showed the mutual relation between the
city and the college. lie illustrated the
remarkable interest that prevails among
the citizens. Judge A. G. Burr was to
have spoken on 'ASsets.' but his term
of court prevented his being present,
SO DR.. r. II. KroeZe spoke on that sub
iect. He took occasion to announce the
offer of a large gift on the Endowment,
the splendid result already obtained IN
the building up Of the college. 80 that
it now holds the leading place in the
state in Christian education. He stated
that it was Il happy hour to him, as it
| witnessed the elimination of the work
placed upon him four years ago. How
ever" he said. 'our assets are not all
counted in dollars and cents; not ali in
c!udcd in the great plant upon the hill;
not even cOnprehendeu in addition to
these by the clean environment and the
Christian upIifc through the pure and
cultural atmosphere, but include an cle-
mcnt Of devotion and sacrifice inc0mpar-
able in any other college Of the land.
In four years time q bleak barren hill
has been made to blossom like q rose, a
forelorn hops aXa!ted into a tremendous,
s~tupendous, living vibrating fact a du-
bious and detected Synod converted into
a tower of strength for Christian cdnca-
ton in our commonwealth by love and
devotion and sacrifice never before wit.
messed in my many years of crvice in
college AFFAIRS" Then he unfoldcd tho
splendid work of the Chairman Of the
Board of Trustees, who for nearly five
years was his associate, md devoted
his energies, without a cent Of pay, in
experimenting the construction Of the
greatest college in the state. The .loncr
named the new building 'Tahcr lialT'
out of IKE recognition of his services.
Then came the greetings from the
State University and the other colleges
Of the state. Prof. Pettijohn represented
President +. L. McVey f the University a
and splendidly showed the value of the
Christian College in the educational sys-
TEN of our country. He believed they
were unlimited in their standards Of
right thinking and i struction, free from
political warp'ng. and the corrective to
all state universities. Tie believed that
college instruction could be better car
ried on i nthe college than university,
since all the professional and technical
departments overshadow and influence
the department Of Liberal Arts, SO as to
narrow down rounded education. He was
ably followed by Prof. j. II. Shepherd,
Dean Of the Agricultural College who
believed that we all can pull together
for the best things in education. He
how the uneducated farmer boys
dropped out Of Judging livestock because
they could not tell the fine points over
against the college man. After him came
Prof. Stratton of Fargo College, who
carried greetings from his college, and
in fine manner claimed that the success
of jamestown College helped them.
Classes are now in progress in the new
building, and the MEMS Hall is under
going repairs for the accommodation Of
30 more men students.
Reports from the delegates to the Vol
unteer Convention occupied two chapel
services this week. Miss Hilda Taylor
was the Faculty delegate and Miss Anna
Wanner and Mr.. Dallas Walters the stu.
den delegates.
A large number Of new students regis.
tered in different departments on the It'll.
Nor are intending to come later.
IN professors and teachers have all re-
turnd from their vacations, and were
roundly greeted by the students.