Dorm At Yankton College to Build Men’s Dormitory
Excavation starts this week for Yankton college dormitory for men. Two units, cost about 100,000 dollars, will be ready for fall opening with full accommodations for two men per room. A third unit will follow. Riesche and Sanborn of Sioux City have general contracting. bids total 53,500 dollars for general work. K and B Electric of Yankton is low bidder for wiring. Plumbing and heating contract pending. Architect supervision by George B. Hilgers with George G. Elmslie guiding design. The gift of Mrs. Fannie B. Look of California. Building includes two stories plus basement, furnished rooms, recreation areas, billiard rooms, and bowling alleys plus social quarters on ground floor. Campus projects include driveways, landscaping, reseeding, irrigation, and a power lawn mower.
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Chicago
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Fannie B. Look
California
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Yankton College forensic squad honored for season triumph
Yankton April 30 Special recognition was given to seventeen members of the Yankton College forensic squad before the student body by Debate Coach H. L. Curry. The team capped a 43 debate season by winning the Sioux Province championship and received special distinctions. William Lang of Tyndall was undefeated in inter collegiate debates this year and had first place in every local oratorical contest he entered over the past two years, participating in 12 debates this year. Devore Cheney of Wolsey partnered Lang in the Sioux Province tournament, where they were undisputed champions.
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Yankton College
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Sioux
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South Dakota
Curry
William Lang
Tyndall
Lang
Devore Cheney
Wolsey
Sioux Province
Debaters Shine in Tri State Meet Across Yankton and Nearby Cities
Cheney, a Yankton College sophomore, competed in thirteen debates this year marking his first out for debate. Vivian Halverson of Yankton won women's extemporaneous speaking, with six debates this year. Monica Klepping, also of Yankton, placed second in women’s oratorical and has seven debates. Julia McFarland of Rapid City leads debates this year with eight. Others include Hazel Collins of Rapid City three debates, Erna Lehman Beresford four, Theo Liddell Bloomfield seven, Martin Mischke Crofton four, Tremain Robinson Mitchgil three, William Sattler Yankton six, Howard Schmitt Chamberlain three, Eugene Snoxell Sioux Falls three, Helmer Wolkow Erwin five. Fred Nichol Yankton earned fourth in extemporaneous speaking in the tri-state meet despite not debating.
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Yankton College
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Yankton
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Monica Klepping
Julia McFarland
Rapid City
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Hazel Collins
Erna Lehman
Beresford
Theo Liddell
Bloomfield
Neb
Martin Mischke
Crofton
Tremain Robinson
Mitchgil
William Sattler
Howard Schmitt
Chamberlain
Eugene Snoxell
Sioux Falls
Helmer Wolkow
Erwin
Fred Nichol
Sioux Province
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