The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
officials will handle the event and
altogether it promise to be the larg-
est and best in the Dakotas.
TO RUSH WORK
FOR ENDOWMENT
DAKOTA WESLEYAN CAMPAIGN
FOR $4,000 LOCALLY WILL BE
STRENUOUS THE COM
ING WEEK. *
(Fron, Saturdays Daily

(From Saturdays Daily
With seven days remaining in
which to prosecute the raising OF $40
600 in Mitchell and Dawson county.
as the last lap in the campaign for
100000 additional endowment for
Dakota Wesleyan, the efforts of the
committee i'll charge will be in the
forefront of public affairs.
At a meeting of representative
business e held last evening in
the offices of the Commercial club,
the effort TO be made in the closing
of the campaign locally was outlin-
ed. A. b. Darling was named as
chairman of hte meeting and w. w.
Reams as the secretary.
DR.. w. G.. Seaman, president of
Wesleyan, opened the meeting with
a brief discussion OF the assets of the
school and the running expenses of
the istitution. He declared that dur
ing the past year. over $4,000 had
been spent for expense, compared
with $150,000 for tn tate university
at Nermillion md $685. 900 for the
State college at Brookings.
DR.. Seaman made it plain that the
two other institutions needed more
money because of their professional
schools and experiment. work. Dakota
Wesleyan was in urgent need OF more
money that its possibilities as a col
lege might be realized. He declared
that the general education board had
announced hat 100000 should be
available for the uses of the insti-
tuition each year.
DR.. ]. p. Jenkins, vice president of
tho school and executive secretary
for the campaign, reviewed the prev
ious campaigns In Mitchell for the
raising of endowment and declared
that heretofore the city had been
asked to give from 81 to 35 per cent
of the total amount wanted. In the
present campaign, he stated. the city
and county together We're being ask
ed only 10000 or 90 per cen of the
whole.
That the request for money was a
small undertaking, compared with
the demands made by other schools,
was stated by DR.. j. w. Hancher, of
New York city, who is assisting in
the campaign in his capacity of as
| sistant secretary of the Methodist
board of education. AT the suggestion
of DR.. Hancher, Chairman Darling
manned s. e. Morris, Lewis Shuster,
10. r. Litohfeld, w. r. Ronald and
DR.. Jenkins as members of a COM
mittee to name another committee
to prepare plans for the closing of
the campaign.
The committee reported in favor OF
of President Seaman, Wce-president
jenkins and Mr.. Morris. The three
members of the general committee
are to have supervision over the cam
paign. with seven leaders of team
soliciting subscriptions. The seven
leaders named were Prof. II. Il. Jones
DIR. b. A. Bobb, Prof. S. d. van Ben
thuysen, r. l.. Meyer. A. b. Hager,
Prof. j. w. McClinton and c. F. Tym.
The seven leaders will meet as
seen as possible to start their work.
which must be completed by mid
night, Friday, April 80. The temper
airy organization OF last evening will
be continued.
The committee Tor the campaign
met around the lunch table at the
Widmann hotel at IL O'Clock today.
The captains of all the eight teams
! appointed last night We're there and
all accepted their assignments. The
teams numbered from five to seven
and all assignments were completed
at today's luncheon, subject to
changes as might be made at the
first meeting OF the captains.
That meeting adjourned immed-
lately after the luncheon in the writ
ing room of the Widmann and only
two changes were made. All team
1 ,,n,,,lnr. will rann;vo ,,ot;on &c tlo;,
appointments Immediately and all
tomorrow, Saturday, which will last
pany will sit down TO the table at
1905 and arise from the table at
1856.
A feature of today's meeting was
the presence of Mr.. Kendall, presi-
dent of the Minnesota Mutual Life
Insurance company, of st. Paul.
Mimi. Mr.. Randall made a very
terse and inspiring address. DR.. B.
A. Bobb. chairman Of the East Main
street district. reported. The sub
scription of II. ID. Butterfield for
81, 100000.
To have a subscription Of that ma
ture announced within three minutes
of the completion of the %organiZa-
ton of the campaign committee, put
considerable pep" into the organiza-
ton and the Wen went out with an
enthusiastic purpose to perform the
task. which may be completed by
midnight. Friday. April 3oth.
The city has been carefully dis
tricted into seevn sections with a
captain over each district.