SCHOOL NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

So. Dak. College Notes

Note: See list of banquets, luncheons and re-
unions for different colleges on page 154 of this
Journal.

Eastern: Enrollment in Eastern high has in-
creased 18%. Health services to students have
been expanded with employment of a school nurse.

Northern State Teachers College: Students
come from 55 counties and three outside states.
Enrollment this year exceeds that of last year by
23%. Ninety-eight per cent of last spring’s gradu-
ates who wanted teaching positions have been
placed. Miss Mary Garlock, B. A. M. A,
Kansas State Teachers college, is a new instructor
in English and physical education.

School of Mines: Enrollment increased 18%
this year over last; 90% of the 313 students are
South Dakotans.

Southern State Normal: A regular alumni
newsletter is being sent former students. Dean
W. W.:Ludeman is author of an article in a
recent issue of the School Board Journal entitled
“Teaching: An Agency for Marriage.” He also
had an article in the September Rotarian on “Do
Schools Cost Too Much?”

Spearfish State Normal: Dr. Jessie M. Pang-
burn, head of the education department and state
AAUW president, gave a series of addresses
before AAUW groups in October.

State College: The college is cooperating with
a committee of farmers and business men of Scot-
land in planning for a series of public forum
meetings. A scout mastership course is being
offered. Recent faculty additions include: Dr.
N. O. Long, chemistry; J. F. Wyckoff, M. A.,
Yale; and Henry Delong, B. S., State, agricul-
tural engineering. An aviation course is being

offered. Enrollment totals 897, an increase of 25%
over last year. Dr. P. H. Landis has accepted
a permanent position as associate professor of
rural sociology at Washington State College. The
14th annual state high school press meeting was
held on the campus, Oct. 18.

Univ. of So. Dak.: Enrollment of collegiate
students totals over 900, an increase of 15%
over last year. Extension registration for the cur-
rent year is 219. The Univ. high school enroll-
ment is equal to that of last year.

Augustana College: Present enrollment of 436
is the highest ever. An extensive physical educa-
tion program has been made effective. All June
graduates with teachers’ certificates have been
placed. A sermon by Pres. C. M. Granskou, “The
Impact of Jesus upon Life” is included in a book
“Jesus Christ and the World Today” recently
released by the Layman’s Missionary movement.

Dakota Wesleyan Univ.: After a year’s leave,
Russell Danburg, teacher of piano, theory and
cello, is back on the campus. The second half
century of the university notes an increase in en-
rollment over last year’s. Forty-five percent of
the students are working for part of their ex-
penses. The 50th anniversary campaign to raise
$100,000 was successful at commencement time.

Huron College: Dr. R. J. Bailey has been ap-
pointed professor of biology. Enrollment this
year increased 19% over last year. Pres. F. L.
Eversull spoke before the Central Wisconsin
teachers’ association in October.

Sioux Falls College: Pres. C. R. Sattgast spoke
before Augustana college’s assembly recently and
Pres. C. M. Granskou, Augustana, at the same
time appeared before Sioux Falls college students.
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COLLEGE ROW—Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell

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