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f 5UTTRDAT. ArGrST 1912.awi a... ■***• 1 * W- .—....I.-■ ...—IB i«p-~—■»«MMitchellhas the following departments:— U«A Standard College of Liberal Arts.A School of Education including Normal Department.A School of Commerce with Collegiate and Business Courses.jT« mi.IA School of Oratory and Elocution.A School of Music.K-: ■ * £ -- - i 4A School of Art.9 ’Sv|M£p|itRWffjV ’I T*Splendid equipment, superior faculty, moderate expenses, high ideals of character and efficiency, standard courses of instruction.For Catalogue Address the PresidentDakotaMitchellWesley an U niversitySouth Dakotamdt-rcil'i : M* rd I I'd d*d.* rhr r\ v'hrrv rd IN ~V } SI « t * *t i ddd hd'hd'I ) hd I II *;• _*rT J T'X TTY/T~* T\ C IrTy\ftI I / /\ / I I / L Lmt V f I 1/ *4*+ ' ■ $ 1*4 I I * J !■ *• ^44 4 4“*! 44v!:lt;444444 1*4444* 4444*44*4*4*444*f44444444444444 ^4-44444HhS%DAKOTA WESLEYANUNIVERSITYin operation as an institution of learning laving a faculty and a body of students. At a meeting of the Board of the first corporation, held May 23, 188a, Pardee, Tooke, Brush, Basford and A. SV. Hager being present Dr. William Brush was elected president of the faculty, he receiving lour votes and Dr. Cooke one, thf latter then moving to make the elec-tion unauimous, which was done. Dr. Brush bad associated with him the following members of faculty: Prof. P. C. Eastman, Mrs. F. C. Eastman and Prof, Shan ton. The last named remained but one year, and, after afew years. Prof. Eastman accepted^ i F ¥ 9. —a aositirn in the Upper Iowa University, going from there later to theIowa Stfcte university.During the year 86-87 the.school was vorj small. In addition to the faculty already mentioned, Mr. E. T.Moyer and IVfiss Carlota Moyer assisted or the teaching force, in t,hethat year there were prob-more than ten or twelvespring oah v not ‘ n dentsThe few rooming in the found life rather moootc-relieve theCollege Hall%VAN I YlVKRSm11nO tilAIIiI*-hTl • •s Ifc J.1ifVOre8 1utionsr edlege, but the tide turned in litchell, and in April of the j articles of incorporationonly $29,600 and to offset this were subscriptions and notes based on realo inseu.AYrJ IPIw8uyhi UJi -ITnd10a rS'.ft If h111and Mitchell in particular, the property included real estate ande proposals for the location building estimated at $100,000 (_-t■ iipeh ... against which was an indebtedness ofof1885 ________ __ r,_____________________Dakota University, to le lo-1 estate contracts equalling $27,000,Mitchell, were filed in the leaving an indebtedness of $2,000which was pledged by Dr,in behalf of the citizens Mitchell, the conference voted, Resolved, That we accept the Dakota University, Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to our utmost endeavor to promote its prosperity.“At the time the school was adopted by the Conference it was alreadybufulipgnous and sometimes to driadful tedium, used io put on roll-— — V IU , , I *, , % J, , .er |ka,U s and turn the sacred hill; of learn ng into a skating rink which Ipnctice was very generously winked at by the faculty.In the fall of ’87 the school opened ausp ciously with an enlarged faculty ind a greatly increased body of students. Atnong tho r,ew members of the faculty were P. A. Reno, T. A. T urman, J. A. Wakefield and O. H. Taylor, the last named being assistant in the Commercial Department, J. A. Wakefield being Principal of fiat department. Dr. Brushwas absent much of the time solieit-funds for the University andVice President ofjf the Secretary of Dakota Ter-The original charter was .Tensive and provided for the Ilshment of a complete univer-w th Academic and Preparatorytments, and also for the organic of auxilliarie? and branches board of directors might deter-BrushWilliamofingProf.theReno wasFaculty andere-nnn 1uendent,lirman,tethof Iakota Wes-by Dr.quar-we findthe earlyT(offersS€— si OI\ f Q^f it*H IIGU V-4that the• C2I VT8 , ’ s ! J■fiK V,* It111 *• 1 . * se ■ jW Te rrAv ityletho-.0mi _orthlott nougelaborate ishallyireuinstances. Pi' ° men hi The ,' flt; • i v- iil 11 —OtISd w' '!ea*U rn ci v or*-In a brief history•‘.versify, prepared r C. Shepherd, for the centennial Celebration, following account of rs of the school:^The by-laws providedmebrs of the Corporation shall be •ted by the patronizing Conferen-of the Methodist Episcopal church m within their bounds on nomin-n of the Beard of D rectors, a ioritv of whom shall be taken fromW V‘bin the hounds of Dakota confer-e and two-thirds of whem shallinisters of the .Niethodist 'Episco-hurch in good and regular stand-This placed control of the in-tution in the hands of the Confer-Dakota Miss on Ccnfer-became the Dakota Uon-hav so remained untilcl arge of the school.w h i c hpractically in He remainedforw?as time becauseionly the one yearhim a rather storm}oi lack of harmony in the faculty.Two memorable events mark the h story of the school year of 87-88. The firR was the great blizzard of 12th of January, 1888. Whileclasses were in session the storm inthethtrefor tbfn 18 86avng\t1; e kia i, Q t* IA tl' 11CJ \* Iiin Water-shown1;: Asit i0fhe con I ere nee in 1886, when it wasit the articles of incorporation iced the control of fhe University thin the power of the conferencenation ! and when it was further shown that:onnectedNew Sc ence«■ ■*-aPresident’s Residence1its fury burst upon an unexpeet- wass tudying for the ministry alsoing world and many an ill-fated, vie- jumped to his death. Will Smith andtime slept that night in windingsheet of snow and never looked uponaearthly scenes again. Not a student w'as able o leave the building thatafter the storm brokeO. H. Taylor were among the injured the former bowliving at Bridge-* sufff rs as a result of thatwater, stilawful experience, the atter died sev-though.ieral years ago in Pennsylvania. Prof. some of them Jried it and were driv- Duncan en back with faces badly frozen af-aayUa V»if 81. _ nonribU 1 l uter having ventured only a few steps from the building.The other memorable incident fraught with an awful tragedy to the University was the burning ofthe building on the morning ofMarch 9, 1888. No one knows, or at least no one has ever told, how the fire started. About three o’clock in the morning some of the men rooming on the third floor were awakened by the fire. There were six of them on that floor and the fire seemed to have started under the only stairway leading to that story. Thus they were caught in a regular fire-trap. Arza Janes opened the door and tried to escape through the hall but was driven back by the fiery flames and hisr oom mate was so frightened that he rushed to the window and jumped without thinking orroofhemade his way to the of the burning building where was about to jump and then remembering that there was a clothes line in one ol the unfinished roonm in the west wing he hurried back, secured the rope and made his escape without injury ecept a severe burning of hi? hands.The citizens of Mitchell came■iAonce to o.ir rescue, calamity theiratThey made the They caredown.tenderly or the dead, and provided comfortal 1© homes, physicians andnurses for the injured ones. They rented at their own expense a commodious luilding for the use of theschool and did all in their power tolessen tho burden renting so heavilyupon us.”Within 11 days after the fire the spring term opened in the Earner building, now the residence of Dr.Heyler which became the home of the University during the rest of thatlil/e Peter, “Silver none, but such as thee,” said it and labor, and the loyal student days have very distinct relt; of time spent in nated to help in theThe work of rebuildi charge of Prof. T. A. right royally did he duty. If the public bui country were construetlt; same care and economy the American peoplefive million dollars evJn September of th school was opened in I ing, with a faculty inaddition of two mei Shurtleff in charge ocial Department, and as Professor of tress.gold have Igive ISr*.080* % sfcause.Tl.a*msnd1thei,, ... -... .. romtoVVec1889,build-•v themmer-11»-a iIn \be meantime, t. TheIL'.i ta rOI'planning how’ he might alight andHorton I year anc* ^ie next 'earWith heroism unexcelled, thewith his back broken, poor Pitcher, after a few hours of fearfuluffering was released from pain.Mr. Janes made his way along ab» ■ » citizens of Mitchell came to the rescue. During tie spring and summer of 1889, the new building wms cen-!been graduated uated in 1888,Edward Murray inMiss Beulah Win dieScallin), Miss Emi *W. E. Tipton), and ner, (Mrs. Rhlt; ington), from ment. In 1889 tnree studentgraduated from the college a from the Norma! De part menstS *KrOH0 vH.Its.% *1/ * HAides of+ hpvllvNormalXV I u -a h h“rt • rete4- «-*r -rxIt was from such small blt;thewindow’ sill, reached the cistern pipein the L of the building, and started i structed on the old foundation, partto descend, but fell to the frozen ground below, seemingly a mass of1 burned and bleeding flesh. Though seriously injured, his recovery w’asquite complete and he has done his part in the work of the world, being at the present time one of the effi-cieut ministers of the Dakota Con-ence. Giles W. Parkin, a popular and [big heart*d young Englishman whoof the north wall, which had been seriously damaged, beingtained.notre-%I•Says Dr. Shepherd:“The :-itizens of uitchelldeserve■igreat credit for their response to theinstituticn’s call. A campaign equal in intensity to any ever made in the city was carried on every one was solicited and some who couldithatUniversity deis due to the d who bore the sacrifice? honor is attach Rev. Dr. ‘Williaielie faith andpreserved the irdays of poverty Dr. Brush vL U• .'■ { FllJct n nMl17‘ A r UiJJ f] AI ■itteeT iSpec i a34iJUsayContinued lt;Page
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Mitchell, South Dakota, US
Fri, Aug 23, 1912
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