Educational Convention Opens With Large Delegate Arrival
Delegates flock to the Methodist Educational convention opening day as Bishop C Q McCabe of Chicago and Rev William F McDowell of New York arrive and are welcomed. Presiding elders including J O Dobson E P Hall Duane Risenbark J P Jenkins C B Clark and C E Hager also join the gathering in Mitchell district city.
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Methodist Educational Convention
Milwaukee
C. Q. McCabe
Chicago
Wm. F. McDowell
New York
Methodist Board of Education
Methodist Church
J. O. Dobson
Huron
E. P. Hall
Aberdeen
Duane Risenbark
Watertown
J. P. Jenkins
Sioux Falls
C. B. Clark
Deadwood
C. E. Hager
Mitchell District
City
Convention Organizes Push for a State University
The Educational convention session Tuesday discussed building a thoroughly equipped university in South Dakota, citing wealth growth and resources like gas, lignite, wheat, and banks. Bishop McCabe and Dr. McDowell spoke, with plans to finish new buildings this summer and a remaining $13,000 needed. T. E. Blanchard was named chairman and Rev. Shepherd secretary.
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Youngman
Dobson
South Dakota
OC. C. McCabe
Wm. F. McDowell
Yale
Ohio Wesleyan
Syracuse
T. E. Blanchard
A. C. Shepherd
Canton
J. C. Bigelow
Graham
University Chapel hosts cheerful convention scene
A morning at the University chapel featured a diverse program with male choir, scripture by Rev. J P Jenkins, vocal solo by Miss Mary Windle, prayer by Rev. Duane Rifenbark, and the piece The Choir Invisible by Otto Chamberlain. Juniors and seniors staged a playful colors incident followed by college yells and songs. Professor J L Lardner spoke of a new era and the drive to build a memorial hall.
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J. P. Jenkins
Sioux Falls
Mary Windle
Duane Rifenbark
Watertown
Otto Chamberlain
J. L. Lardner
College leaders urge Christian character in Dakota University speech
Speakers praise unity, faith, and action among students and graduates. Clarion D. Hardy and Rev. E P Hall rally young men and women to pursue worldly impact through college life, while Bishop McCabe envisions global Methodist growth and the value of spiritual power guiding education.
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Christan
Clarion D. Hardy
Pres. Graham
McDowell
Dakota University
E. P. Hall
Aberdeen
McCabe
South America
Cornerstone Laying at Memorial Hall Ceremony
After chapel exercises a crowd gathered for the Memorial Hall cornerstone laying. Bishop McCabe Dr McDowell and President Graham placed the tin box with documents inside as contractor Felt and workers set the stone. The service opened with Doxology and prayers and included Psalm 132 and 1 Corinthians 9 23.
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Chapel Hall
University
Memorial Hall
McCabe
McDowell
Graham
College
Mitchell Daily Republican
Methodist Church
Memorial Hall Cornerstone Ceremony Described
President Graham and Dr. McDowell led a reverent ceremony placing hands on the Ka kota sandstone cornerstone. The crowd sang How Firm a Foundation as Dr. McDowell gave the benediction. The 1644 by 19 by 40 inch stone bears Memorial Hall 1901 and the gathering praised the building’s solid grandeur and bright future.
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Graham
Wednesday Night at Educational Convention in Methodist Church
A large afternoon audience at the educational convention met in the Methodist Church presided by Chairman Blanchard. Rev. H. S. Wilkinson was absent so Rev. J. S. Dobson spoke, followed by Dr. Clark. Rev. A. D. Thibodeau of Redfield presented The College and Evangelism, with discussion by Revs. Notson and Mason. Rev. N. A. Swickard of Aberdeen led The College and Epworth League with D. B. Murray and A. C. Shepherd contributing. S. E. Morris of Redfield spoke on A Thorough Education in a Christian College, with T. E. Blanchard participating.
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Methodist Church
Blanchard
College and Missions
H. S. Wilkinson
J. S. Dobson
Clark
A. D. Thibodeau
Redfield
G. T. Notson
A. D. Mason
N. A. Swickard
Aberdeen
College
Epworth League
Dr. Swickard
D. BE. Murray
A. C. Shepherd
Christaan College
E. Morris
T. E
Spirit of giving bolsters college fund at corn palace
A mass meeting at the corn palace raised 9821 dollars toward a 10000 dollar goal for the Century Memorial Hall. Bishop McCabe and local supporters urged donations as the Methodist Educational convention reported strong turnout and a push for growth and spiritual and educational balance.
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Century Memorial Hall
Corn Palace
McCabe
Methodist Educational Convention
Maude Silsby- Nichols
McDowell
Church of God
Christian College
Republic
Century Memorial Hall Drive Sparks Big University Support
Dr McDowell calls for a new era as Bishop McCabe urges 1500 in attendance to back Century Memorial Hall. The drive yields 9321 in subscriptions from 152 supporters including Redfield Vermillion Yankton Aberdeen Woonsocket and Mitchell residents along with students and church groups. The event strengthens town college ties and signals strong regional backing for the University’s expansion.
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Century Memorial Hall
Mitchell
M. E. Church
Bishop McCabe
West
Redfield
Vermillion
Yankton
Aberdeen
Woonsocket
Education and faith unite at South Dakota convention
Dr. McDowell opened the Educational Convention with a forceful defense of the university, urging strong Christian education and warning against pitting religion against schooling. He cites Harvard’s Pres Eliot, cautions against unequal access, and stresses Dakota University support through home and church environments.
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McDowell
South Dakota
Pres. Eliot
Harvard
Dakota University
Went for More Money. At the conclusion of Dr. Mc Dowell's address
The article notes Bishop McCabe departed at the end of Dr. Mc Dowell's remarks as the event wrapped up. The fragment hints at a finance or fundraising angle within a church or religious gathering.
University fund drive and talks on education reform
The bishop completed a 15000 dollar fund raise with 9321 raised at a mass meeting reaching 10000, leaving 5000 to be raised in five districts. Rev A P Jones urged awakening youth to higher education while Rev D Risenbark outlined obligations to support the college and church. Papers by Dr C B Clarke Prof Stout and D C Thomas followed on the Dakota University past present and the Christian college’s business role.
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A. P. Jones
Plankinton
D. Risenbark
Watertown
C. B. Clarke
Deadwood
Dakota University
Stout
D. C. Thomas
Christian College
University delegates empty Mitchell for the afternoon trains
A large number of delegates attended a church meeting on Thursday. The program was delivered and delegates expressed pleasure at visiting Mitchell, calling the gathering a wonderful success for the University.
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Mitchell
Bishop McCabe to Close Educational Convention at Corn Palace
Tonight the educational convention ends with a mass meeting at the corn palace. Bishop McCabe will deliver his lecture The Bright Side of Life in Libby Prison. The public is invited to attend the closing feature.
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Corn Palace
Women in Conference discuss university aid at Methodist church
Delegates to the Methodist Educational convention held a conference at the Methodist church to discuss what women can do for the University. Miss Roberts of Parker chaired, Miss Hutchins of Woonsocket kept minutes, and Mrs. Crose Hitchock Mrs. J. C. Bigelow Mitchell and Mrs. C. E. Hager spoke. The talks highlighted broader roles for women through church societies and college support.
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Methodist Educational Convention
Methodist Church
Miss Roberts
Parker
Taxed rights to wear trousers vary by country
The text notes that in France women may gain the right to wear trousers by paying a government tax of ten dollars. In the United States, the same right can be obtained through marriage, with the tax paid to the minister in fee simple.
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France
United States
Ninety year old Rev Beecher Misses Brookline Vote
The venerable Rev. Luther F. Beecher failed to vote at the Brookline town election last week due to his age and difficulty climbing stairs. He is ninety years old but otherwise in fair health, making the act of voting a challenge.
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Luther F. Beecher
Brookline
Mass
Presidents and knives in early American dining lore
The Utica Observer recounts how early presidents ate with knives and cooled beverages with saucers. It notes George Washington through Andrew Jackson, with John Quincy Adams introducing the fork, plus a tale of General Taylor bargaining for meat and dying from cherries in July 1850.
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George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
White House
Adams
France
Andrew Jackson
General Taylor
Washington
Utica
Feline Ethics and a Mother Cat’s Remarkable Training
A correspondent recounts a mother cat disciplining her kitten after the animal follows a person into another room. The mother seizes the kitten by the tail and drags it away, biting repeatedly to enforce obedience, then later the kitten stops responding.
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Animal Life
The Lion's Roar in Central Africa Travel
Major Austin writes of central Africa describing the lion’s roar as the grandest most awe inspiring sound on earth. He notes the tremor it causes in the ground the hush that follows and the relief whispered after the lion finishes its feast on an antelope.
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Major Austin
Central Africa
Old Engraved Rings and Ancient Gem Art
Legends say Pythagoras father was a gem engraver and Helen and Ulysses may be ring engravings. Engraving on partly precious stones dates to ancient times. The British Museum owns a yellow jasper square with Amenophis Í titles dating to about 1450 B C. A famous Nero head on a diamond by the Castanzi brothers dates to 1780 A D.
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Greece
Pythagoras
Helen of Troy
Ulysses
British Museum
Amenophis
Nero
Castanzi
A Curious God Adoration of the Ass Head in Ancient Cults
The article explains how an donkey head icon served as a symbol of the Deity among early Asiatic peoples and likely appeared with the Hittites and Egyptians in reverence to Sut. It links various legends of sacred donkeys to this ancient iconography and its survivals.
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India
Eastern
Asia
Dionysius
Where Ignorance is Bliss in a Jewelry Mix Up
A Philadelphia Press item recounts Miss Inez Sentz in a engagement with Mr. Rounders. She notes his claim of true love and the aftermath of returning a ring to the jeweler after an engraving error changed the inscription to Jack to Gwendoline.
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Inez Sentz
A Busy Day at the Railroad Station
The speaker describes a strenuous day observing workers cleaning a railroad station and witnessing safes hoisted into four story windows and coal delivered in baskets, as reported by the Boston Transcript.
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Klay
Boston Transcript
Chicken skeletons and a blackbird sighting in Devon
The item notes a question about how many bones a chicken has, with a playful exchange from Millie about the neck. It also mentions a blackbird near Tiverton, Devonshire with a white head and speckled back observed by a reader.
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Millie
Chicago Tribune
Tiverton
Devonshire
England
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