The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-07
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work Of the State
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.

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commencement and the return OF stu
dents of the long ago will be a feature
throughout a week of varied activity.
The classes which are to hold reun-
ions this June are those of 1887, 1892,
1897, 1902 and 1912.
June 10 the Rev. S. p. Long of Mans
field, O., pastor of the largest Luther
an church in the world, will preach
the baccalaureate sermon The Y. w.
C.. A. and the Y. NJ. c. A. will give a
program that afternoon. The uniyer-
sity chorus and orchestra will contrib
ute to both morning and afternoon
programs.
Monday and Tuesday, June IL and
II, will be alumni days. Monday morn
ing there will be a band concert and
alumni reunions will be held Monday.
Seniors will hold their class day pro-
gram on Monday and there will be a
senior ball and reception Monday eve
ming. An outdoor play, "Rosepetal,"
will be presented on the campus by
the girls Of the Alethian society on
Monday, June IL. The play includes
a chorus Of fairies.
Tuesday, June IL, the alumni lunch
o will be held at the armory at
% After luncheon an alumni bus
mess meeting will be held. An alumni
dinner will be held Tuesday evening
at 6 o'clock.
Wednesday morning, June Is, the
commencement exercises will be held.
The commencement speaker is to be
Madam Aino Malmberg, a noted Fin
nish novelist and educator. President
Slagle will held a reception that night.
To Make inventory.
A chemical inventory Of the state Of
South Dakota to be furnished the fed
eral government for use in national
defense, in munitions manufacture, or
otherwise, has been decided upon by
the South Dakota section Of the Amer.
lean Chemical society. DR.. Alfred E.
Cook, head Of the department of chem
istry of the University Of South Da.
kota, president Of the society, said:
in a state the size of South Dakota,
with its varied surface and geological
formations, it seems likely hat the
possibilities OF deposits OF great eco.
nomic Importance occur to a much
greater industrial value to the state
in future years. When complete the
university offers to publish the re.
suits of the investigations
Guy A. Frary, state food and drug
commissioner, is the chairman of a
committee composed of South Dakota
chemists, appointed by DR.. Alfred f.
Cook, to make the chemical inventory.
state College Commencement.
State college held it's ~thirty-irst an
nual commencement eight days be-
fore schedule to permit students to
go into productive work. The entire
student body Is now either on farms
or enrolled in the officers training
camp. In fact, so many had already
left college for those purposes, that
only a few remained TO receive their
diplomas in person from President E.
c. Perisho. Sixty-three received de.
grees, so bachelors of science, 3 mas
tiers of science, and 10 pharmacy
graduates. The total for the year In
I all departments is LA graduates. The
commencement address was given by
DR.. Samuel Avery, chancellor Of the
University of Nebraska, while the ad-
dress to the graduates was delivered
by Regent r. w. Dwight of Sioux
Falls. Dean G. l.. Brown presented
the classes to President Perisho, who
conferred the degrees.
Druggists and Liquor.
II the druggists of the state comply
with the recommendations of the state
board Of pharmacy after the LIST OF
July the people who fear that there
is a large opening in the liquor law
will have their fears allayed. The
state board recommends to the drug.
| gists of the state that they simply
stay out OF the game" and not take
out the liquor permits required under
the law. The position OF the state
pharmacy burdens upon the druggist
who takes out a permit that there Ia
nothing but trouble to be gained by
the druggist. The circular also states
that many physicians are taking the
same position in regard to the per.
mits demanded OF them IL they care
to prescribe liquor and will not at.
tempt to secure the permits required
under the law.
University Growing Fast.
The steady growth OF the Uniyersi.
ty of South Dakota has outstripped
the printers and this years catalogue.
5000 copies of which have Just been
received. contains a topographic man
of the campus which will no longer
At the facts when the freshmen as.
semble in September. The man shows
the new s $1,000 observatory which Is
being completed this spring but does
not show the new s125. 900 women's
building or the $685. engineering
building which are L be erected an
soon as the contracts can be let.