The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-12-07
GOVERNORS DAY
DULY OBSERVED
LIEUT.. GOV. McMASTER AND LEG
lSLATlVE VISITORS REVIEW
ED MILITARY DETACHMENT
SPEECHES DELIVERED At AUDITORIUM
State College Campus Presented Ant
mated Scene-Governor-elect Nor
beck Absent

Governors Day at state ColleSe
was duly observed Tuesday forenoon
Hundreds of our citizens mingled with
the student body, the faculty.and visit
ing members the state legislature to
witness the review Of the military de
partment of the college.
The review took place on the camp
us from $3.50 to 10 o'clock and those in
the reviewing line were Lieut.. "
elect VIM. McMaster, President Peri
sho. of State College, Capt. Matson,
commandment of the military depart
ment, SenatOr-elect NJ. G. Carlisle,
REPRESENTATIVES G.. N. Kennard, A. b..
Dalthorp and Nels Rishoi. About 300
men, headed by the military band,
were in line and made a fine showing.
At the close of the review the men
and the reviewing officers were photo
graphed.
The people then assembled in the
auditorium of State College and the
exercises were opened with music by
the college orchestra under the direc-
ton of Prof. Christensen. Prof. Gar
nett Hedge and Miss Elizabeth Trim
Bile of the music faculty sang, and Hof-
ace Jones, of the "Class of IT, pre-
scented the college with the beautiful
curtain recently hung on the auditor
ium stage. On behalf of the college
and faculty President Perisho accept
ed the present, and then read a tele-
gram from Governor-elect Peter Nor
beck regretting his inability to be
present owing to the death in his firm
of Mr.. Carlson.
He then introduced Lieutenant Gov
ernor-elect VIM. McMaster who de
livered a brief but able speech. Among
the points he made, in speaking OF the
state in general, was the fact that
South Dakota produces more wealth
per capita, has less illiteracy, less
poverty and fewer millionaires than
any other state in the Union. He PAID
a glowing tribute to the work being
done by State College. In speaking
to the student body he told them to
20 forward with courage, that genius
simply means hard work, and pointed
out the fact that IS per cent of the
great leaders in the big affairs of this
nation came from the farms in the mid
die west. They are not the sons OF
wealthy men. They are men who, as
boys, grew up in good environments,
in the open air on the farms where
initiative counts and each n must de-
pend on himself.
Brief addresses were made by Sena,
~tor-elect M. G. Carlisle, Senator w. f.
Whittemore, of Estelline, Representa-
tives G. N. Kennard, A.. B. Dalthorp
and Nels Rishoi, of Bookings county
and Senator Robt. Daily, Of Flandreau.
Senator Alseth, Of Kingsbury county,
arrived too late to speak. All the
members of the Legislature who spoke
dwelt on the good work of State Col
lege and signifed their intention TO
aid it in every way possible.
AS President Perisho pointed out
there are only two sources of income
for the college, a small fixed amount
from the federal government and
an annual appropriation from The
state legislature. If this appro-
priation is generous the college can
meet it's obligations and do better
work. The Legislators present Were
inclined to the view hat State col
lege must be dealt with generously in
the future.