The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-09-29
HARD TIMES DOES
NOT AFFECT THEM
STUDENTS FLOCK INTO STATE
COLLEGE IN UNEXPECTED
PROPULSION
ENROLMENT INCREASED Is PER CENT
Opening Of South Dakota's
Greatest College.

Exceeding even the most optimistic
expectations, the enrolment at State
college at the close of the second day
of registration showed an increase of
twenty-five per cent over the enroll
ment at a corresponding time last year.
From the time the registrars door
opened Monday morning until it closed
Tuesday afternoon, the incoming
stream of students continued undated.
The increase is noted in all depart
ments and the freshman class Is half
again as large as it was last year.
The hard tines bugaboo as reducing
college attendance has been exploded.
The unusual increase is explained in
two ways Young men and women,
who, during the inflated times were at
tracted away from school by high sal
aried positions, fabulous wages and
easy money, have lost their easy berths
and now see the need Of education and
skilled training. The magnet is now
in the college. Another factor is the
number of students who formerly at
tended educational institutions in the
east where tuition and living costs run
exceedingly high, now find it to their
advantage to attend their W State
college where tuition is practically
nothing and other expenses very low
in comparison.
Glasses for the new year began yes
terday morning. That State college
was beginning one of the brightest and
most successful years in history was
the spirit that DR.. w. E.. Johnson, presi-
dent of the college, expressed in his
address of welcome to the new student
body at the opening chapel exercises
in the auditorium yesterday. The only
sad note was the announcement that
DR.. Rachael knight, dean of women al
State college, passed away in Phila-
delphia after a brief illness. The news
of her sudden death was a distinct
shock over the student body and was
received with the deepest sorrow.
A campaign started a year ago by
the South Dakota Pharmaceutical asso-
CldLlOu W nave oOuIh n uSSioS
educated in the state is largely respon-
sible for doubling the enrolment in
the State college school Of pharmacy
this year, according to E. r. Series
professor of pharmacy. Although a
limitation of 80 students was intended
for this years freshman cless, an ad-
vance enrolment of SIS has been made,
even then excluding a number of ap-
plicants from other states. The total
enrolment in the school of pharmacy
will reach IS. The South Dakota Phar-
maceutical association recently pro-
vided a student loan fund of $500,
which is to be used in helping a num-
Der of students through the school each
year. A committee consisting of d. F.
Dexter of Canton, Joseph Wagner OF
Garden City, and A. A. Woodward OF
Aberdeen, is in charge of the loan fund.
Quarters of the school of pharmacy
have been enlarged during the summer
and about $4,000 worth of new equip
ment has been installed. Karl Rottlurf,
a graduate of the school with the de-
gree of bachelor Of science, has been
added to the teaching corps.
Getting acquainted" has begun IN
earnest among the college students.
Monday evening about two hundred
men and women gathered at the joint
Y. w. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. open house
held in the Y. NJ. C. A. parlors for the
hilarious mixing games. Tuesday even.
ing the Y. w. C. A. was hostess at a
"%walkout' to college grove where the
evening was spent in singing and
games and informal talks. The same
evening the Y. NJ. C. A. entertained the
men at a stag party in their parlors.
Friday evening the churches entertain
their students at their various church
homes. Saturday evening comes the
big Joint mixer after which everyone
is supposed to be acquainted.
Wv, s. S.