The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-09-17
RECEPTION TO
PRES. PER|SHO
COMMERCIAL CLUB TENDERS RE,
CEPTION TO NEW HEAD OF
STATE COLLEGE
NEW PRESIDENT MAKES FINE IMPRESSION
And Consensus Of Opinion is That He
Is a Live One-Club Disposes Of a
Number of important Matters

Last Friday evening the Commercial
Club of Brookings gave a reception to
DR.. E. c. Perisho the new president
of the State College. This was an in
formal affair and was held at the close
OF the regular monthly business ses-
sion. The new president gave a fine
talk and at the close of the meeting
those members who had not already
met Mr.. Perisho were given an oppor-
tunity to do so. DR.. Perisho made a
splendid impression and the consen-
sus of opinion was that he is a live
one and just the man to be at the
head of the great institution on the
hill. The meeting vas one Of the
best ever held by the club and was
thoroughly enjoyed by the guest Of
honor and the members.
The meeting was called to order by
President Hyde about eight-thirty and
practically every seat in the assembly
room was filled. r. F. Kerr acted as
secretary in the absence of Secretary
Gullick.
Charles E. Hall announced the pro-
gram for SHOW You Day" the follow
ing day and asked the club members
to come out with their cars and take
the visitors to the college.
Brookings County Day at the state
fair was discussed and a committee
was appointed to arrange for the day.
1t was decided to run an automobile
train" from this county, provided the
roads were good.
1t was mentioned that the board of
regents might be induced to build an
lege athletic park, and the matter will
be presented to them. The addition
has been badly needed for some time
and will be especially useful on Hobo
Day." when the State College football
team clashes with the University of
North Dakota in the big game of the
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the college boys in a financial way and
it is hoped to make this event one of
the biggest in the history of the col
lege.
The question of making a friendly
visit to Watertown was discussed, but
nothing definite was done.
Dro.Jo~& II- 49, A.
committee on street lighting was tax
ing more time to investigate some
new methods lately introduced in
some cities and it will probably re-
port at the next meeting.
Prof. B. L. Thompson, E. L. Squirting
and E. C. Sheldon were appointed a
committee to arrange for the annual
colt show, which will probably be held
about the middle of October.
M. G. Carlisle thanked the club on
behalf of the fair association for the
contribution of thirty dollars for the
special premium on potatoes at the
county fair.
President Hyde mentioned the Hos
pital Day at the fair grounds on Sep
TENDER 26th, and the club will help
boost for it.
Good roads and bad roads, principal
ly the latter, were discussed at some
length. Several members said that
the roads about the city and leading
out in the country were in very poor
shape and the council will probably be
asked to fix them up.
Mr.. Van Camp of Sioux Falls, ap.
peared before the club on behalf of the
commission which has charge of the
state exhibit to the Panama EXPOSE
ton. He said that the commission was
arranging for a series of moving pic
lures to be taken in the various cities
of the state and this will be shown
free to the public in the South Dakota
building at the fair. Each city that is
represented pays for what film it uses
at the rate of three dollars per foot.
MI. Van Camp admitted that the ex-
pense of making the film vas not any
where near three dollars, but said
that the commission hoped to be able
to build the South Dakota building
from the profits On the deal. He asked
the club to take a hundred feet. which
would mean an outlay of $500. The
club has been for some months SER
iously considering having moving pic
lures taken at the college and used as
an advertisement, and Mr.. Van Camp
said that this could be done at the
same time ut q cost Of thirty-hve cents