The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-01-21
LEGISLATORS
VISIT COLLEGE
DELEGATION COMES DOWN FROM
PIERRE MONDAY AND SPENDS
THE DAY HERE
VISITORS ARE SURPRISED AND PLEASED
Visitors Are Enthusiastic over Attend.
Good Work Being Done Here

Monday was Legislative Day at the
State College. On that day the insti-
tuition was visited by a delegation of
nine members of the state legislature.
The visiting solons arrived on the late
train Sunday night and remained until
the six-thirty passenger Monday even
ing, giving them a full day at the col
lege. And it was a busy day. They
were taken to the college at nine
o'clock in the morning and did not
leave there until five o'clock in the
afternoon. The visit of the delegation
was arranged by the Brookings Com
mercial Club.
The following were in the party:
Senator Miller of this county, Senator
Donald Mclean of Day county, Senator
j. T.. Morris of Aurora county, Senator
+. w. Erickson of Union county, Rep
resentatives B. f. Ruhlman of Faux
county, j. n. Hamm of Pennington, L.
II. Withee of Turner, and Damon Clark
of Lawrence.
The regular weekly c~onvocation was
moved forward a day and in me
ton with it there vas held a special
program of talks by local people and
the visiting legislators. The CONNER
and one section of the gallery was re-
served for the local boosters. The
club members met at the rooms at
nine o'clock and marched to the col
lege in a body. They were about fifty
strong leaving the city and twenty-five
or thirty more Joined on the way and
at the college.
The exercises opened at ten o'clock
and lasted until about noon. The
entire lower floor, which seats about
500, was filled with students and they
overlooked into the gallery, and this
big body of young people could not
help but make a splendid impression
on the visitors. AS President Perisho
remarked in his opening talk, eve
have many good things to show you
about the college, but the most splen-
did thing is our student body"
President Perisho handled the meet
ing in his usual splendid n and
there was not a dull moment. The
program was livened by music by .he
college band and orchestra and vocal
numbers by Prof. Hedge. In introduc-
ing President Carlisle of the CONNER
cial Club DR.. Perisho paid a great
compliment to the club as a live boost
ing organization. President Carlisle
welcomed the visitors in behalf of
Brookings and said that he only wish
ed they could stay a week and see all
Of the good things in the city. He
paid a fine tribute to the work being
done by the college and said that it
could do even greater things for the
state if given the proper support. In
closing he pledged the city to do every
thing in it's power to care for the
moral and physical well being Of the
students who come here.
After Mr.. Carlisle had concluded the
students, led by Rooter King Iverson,
gave him nine rousing cheers and this
was repeated as each speaker finished
his talk.
The next speaker was Hon. T. w.
Dwight of Sioux Falls, a member of
the state board Of regents. Mr.. Dwight
said that he was glad to report that
the attendance of the college to date
since July 1, 1914. was 1,048, and this
announcement was received with a
great cheer. Mr.. Dwight compliment
ed Brookings for the pep and energy
which it puts into its Commercial
Club" He paid a splendid compli-
ment to the college and the faculty
and the splendid work they are doing
for the state.
At this juncture DR.. Perisho re-
marked that 1t vas about time for the
college, song and "The Yellow and
Blue was sung with a will by the
thousand students.
Senator Miller was the next speaker.
after which the visiting legislators all
gave good talks and many nice things
about the college YER said. Some of
the visitors were complimentary but
conservative and others were out
spoken In their belief that the state
should deal generously with its lead
ing institution of learning. Mr.. Withee.
the seventy-year old . representative