Nine Women Nominated for University Honorary Colonel
Vermillion December 4 Nine women are nominated for the honorary colonel for the 1931 military ball at the University of South Dakota. Nominees include Beth Williams Fedora Manota Leamy Claire Biffle Isabel Hegness Claire Overton Ruth Erickson Delma Smith Heather Jean Douglas and Lucille Clark. Voting by the R O T C will select the cadet colonel Wesley Carter Lead. The ball is set for February 21 in the new armory.
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University of South Dakota
Miss Dakota
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Fedora
Manota Leamy
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Neb
Claire Biffle
Mobridge
Isabel Hegness
Claire Overton
Ruth Erickson
Delma Smith
Mitcheltt
Heather Jean Douglas
Highmore
Lucille Clark
Marcus
Wesley Carter
New Armory
Boy Seriously Hurt Then Recovers After Horse Accident
Emil Geise ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Earl Geise of Clark suffered a fractured skull when kicked by a horse on October 21 on his father's farm. After emergency surgery and a month in hospital he returned home this week with nearly full recovery and doctors optimistic about return to normal vision. Surgeons called the operation one of the most extensive fractures they had treated.
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Watertown
Emil Geise
Earl Geise
Clark
Geise
Building once pride of Volga to be razed
Workmen razing the old opera house at Volga after a high wind blew over its east end. Built in 1902, it was a premier eastern South Dakota venue seen by Brookings residents for shows denied in their city. The city council ordered immediate demolition to clear the site. The building hosted athletic events bazaars suppers and community gatherings.
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Volga
Yvolga
South Dakota
Brookings
Lineman Breaks Ankle After Fifteen Foot Fall
Watertown report describes Aberdeen lineman Gus Melcher suffering a broken ankle after slipping from a platform that collapsed, sending him to hospital with injuries. He tumbled fifteen feet onto frozen ground as supports failed.
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Watertown
Gus Melcher
Aberdeen
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Plan to Help Farmers Keep Farm Accounts in Minnehaha
Sioux Falls December 4 A county program announced by County Agent Ralph M Hartung aims to aid farmers in maintaining farm accounts with provided record books. The plan includes a one day farm school after year’s start directed by T S Thorfinnson of Brookings, a farm management specialist.
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Sioux Falls
Minnehaha County
Ralph M. Hartung
T. 8. Thorfinnson
Brookings
Recovery For Accident Victim Elmer Graves In Logan Township
Elmer Graves, a Clark County farmer, is reported to be making a satisfactory recovery after a skull fracture suffered when he was thrown from a horse. He was not hospitalized for three weeks, and his condition worsened until he was moved from his Logan Township home.
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Elmer Graves
Clark County
Logan Township
Man Fined Jailed On Liquor Charge in Madison
Oscar Feige of Madison pleaded guilty to possession of intoxicating liquor. Judge John T. Medin of Sioux Falls sentenced him to 250 dollars and 3 days in county jail, with a stay of sentence granted after the plea made in Sioux Falls two weeks earlier.
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Oscar Feige
Judez
John T. Medin
Sioux Falls
Medin
Felge
Yankton Elks Plan To Spread Christmas Joy
Yankton Elks outlined plans to aid those in need during Christmas with large baskets of food and candy enough for a week per family. A free local theater show is planned, along with an Elks memorial for the lodge and committees to lead upcoming year activities.
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Yankton Elks
Yankton
Liberal arts college in danger of disappearing says university president
Wayne Nebr December 4 college trend shows Liberal arts programs fading due to vocational and professional education. Dr Herman G James president University of South Dakota told Tri State Col group attendees Tuesday night that liberal arts face real danger of loss of dominance.
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Nebr
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Herman G. James
University of South Dakota
Tri State
Decline and Purpose of Arts Colleges Revisited
In early American higher education the liberal arts college declined as universities moved toward professional focus. Dr James argues the arts college still has a crucial role and meaningful value for students, even if its character is debated. He stresses its enduring importance in education.
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Liberal College
James
Arta College
Arts College
Endorsement for South Dakota University funds request
A nine member graduates committee endorsed the university of South Dakota’s bid for a higher appropriation for the coming biennium. The panel backed Dr Herman G. James, university president, and recommended continued support from Byron S. Payne of Pierre W. K. Danforth of Mitchell and Jerry Larmmers among others.
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University of South Dakota
Herman G. James
Byron S. Payne
Pierre
W. K. Danforth
Mitchell
Jerry Larmmers
Wressington Springs Names List of Local Residents
Wressington Springs announces a roster of area residents including F. J. Benthin Hay les LM Simons Belle Fourche Blaine Simons Sioux Falls G. H Helgerson Huron Mt A Schonebaum Winner and W. M. Potts Mobridgs in a community notice.
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Wressington Springs
F. J. Benthin
Hayles
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