Dobson Wins for Wesley at Inter-Collegiate Oratorical
John V. Dobson of Mitchell won first place at the twenty first annual South Dakota Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Association contest held in the city hall auditorium before about 900 spectators. Dobson spoke on America’s Great Problem focusing on negro education and industrial independence.
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Dakota Wesleyan University
South Dakota Inter- Collegiate Oratorical Association
John V. Dobson
City Hall
Brookines
A. Craig Bowdish
Congregational
Ile
Mitchell
America
Dobson
Alvin Hansen
Yankton College
Hansen
Anna Quarnberg
Wale
Brookings College
Beeple
Mr. Hansen
Yankton
Mr. King
Tield
Chilcuttet Brookings
Miss Matousek
Huron
S. A. Ramsey
Woonsocket
A. K. Garcner
Owen P. Mcimeel
Minneapolis
John Dusson
Jiansen
South Dakota
Iesue
Oratory
Dan S. Ward
University of North Dakon Grand Forks
Arthea Ulsaker
State Science School of
Mile Run Wins at South Dakota Amateur Meet in Brookings
The South Dakota Amateur Athletic Association meet opened with finals in the afternoon at the park. The mile run was the standout event with Summer of Brookings securing the victory in a dramatic finish as Turney of Vermillion and Sperb of Brookings placed second and third. Other finals saw Hardy of Mitchell win the broad jump, Small of Huron taking the shot put, with Brookings teammates Johnson and York also placing. No state records were broken.
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South Dakota Amateur Athletic Association
Summer
Brookings
Hummer
Turney
Vermillion
Sperb
Hardy
Mitchell
Brookman
Holdridge
Small
Huron
Johnson and York
Mitchell High School closes with 1909 class graduating
The Mitchell city hall hosted the graduation as 32 seniors completed the year in a ceremony featuring Kappa orchestra, a Salutation by Merle Rowley, and an address on technical education by Dr. Charles H. Fulton of the School of Mines Rapid City. Diplomas were presented by President Winsor.
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Mitchell High School
Kappa Orchestra
Dakota Wesleyan
T. J. Macmurray
Il Trovatore
Merle Rowley
Rachel Doyle
Mary Louise Burns
Charles H. Fulton
School of Mines
Rapid City
Hoff
Germany
Fulton
Charles Ws. Jones
Board of Education
Anna Scott
Florence Walrath
Mabel Spry
Pauline Blindaeur
Ruth Sheeks
Mable Sheeks
Letha Paulin
Alice Walfhill
Zelma Rongstad
Estelle Hofstetter
Carrie Overgard
Julia Split
Depositions Begin in Mitchell Alderman Contested Election
The aldermanic contest in Mitchell over Clarion D. Hardy’s First ward seat proceeds as E. T. Grinnell questions fraudulent votes by Dakota Wesleyan University students. Seventeen named students have testified along with others. a total of 28 have been examined, with primaries paused until June 9 for resumed testimony.
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Dakota Wesleyan University
E. T. Grinnell
Clarion D. Hardy
Smith
H.C. Preston
John K. Auckland
D. Cas Brown
W. W. Coxe
Clyde E. Evans
L. J. Giddings
H. C. Kingshbery
S. W. Marble
I. R. Stephens
Robert D.winslow
O. D. Dunbar
Ia Garner
C. E. Aaron
Bernie Dean
Carl Fosse
Fred James
J. E. Washburn
C. A. Aaron
Mitchell
Lauritz Miller
City Artorney
James Brown
Chamberlain
Preston
Dakota Wesleyan
Rain delays track meet then clears for afternoon events
Morning rain paused plans for the track meet as organizers faced poor footing and uncertain conditions. By 2 30 in the afternoon the sun appeared and events began with slow running due to wet, soft ground.
The London Bus Tour Misheard History
A narrator recalls a ride through London where the bus driver humorously names landmarks. He points to Luggit Hill and Parliament Houses, then jokes about Westminster Abbey where the “good un’s” who did not get hanged were buried. The scene blends language and local color.
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America
London
Strand
Westminster Hobbey
Dr Nicholson elected secretary of Methodist education board
A telegram from Dr Thomas Nicholson president of Dakota Wesleyan University states he was elected secretary of the Board of Education of the Methodist church by the General Conference. He will retire as university president to take up the post vacated by Dr Anderson who became a bishop.
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Thomas Nicholson
Dakota Wesleyan University
Board of Education
The
Methodist Church
Methodist General Conference
Nicholson
Anderson
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Huron College
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Socrates
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