Black Hills State University - Eoicha Yearbook (Spearfish, SD)

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is If I 11' 'L I K VL 4.. his-:Ni ilisi i ll' Dr. Cook was ZIIWZIYS illl K'1lI'IlK'Xi 1 About the third YCZII' of thc stliflf-I .4 gymnastics and prziclicznl pliywi--1--aj.. Athletics in the form oi' coiug-mizi'.f I t team Work was done in Hoo wht-ii gi ' i Cuity and no outsitic hclp or chu 'l1I'JiL ' , I Si-zcoxlm IEUH, KY, Q om lilo!! no ll ll'illII 'NM ,Xl 5. X N l I

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FACULTY GROUP ON A PICNIC IN 19O9 In IQIO it Was proposed that these two societies be united. At a public meeting a Wedding Was solemnized and the married couple became the lVlinerva-Cicero- nian. This proved to be a fatal step as the real purpose was soon lost and it degenerated into a social club, and speedily came to an end. Several unsuccess- ful attempts have been made to revive the Minerva-Ciceronian, but its death ended literary societies in S. N. S. O . S. N. S. FOOTBALL SQUAD IN 1899 13

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any apparatus except an old wood shed which stood about where the present gymnasium now stands. The boys on the team assessed themselves to get the money to buy their ball and other things needed. Each furnished his own suit. They had no coach or instructor. Nevertheless they played games with the sur- rounding high schoois and really became quite proficient. In 1903, P. F. lVfcCormick was hired to take charge of athletics. Soon good teams were built up in football and basket ball. From that time to the present, the school has had reason to be proud of her athletic department. The coach is now a regular member of the faculty. The well equipped gymnasium is a great contrast to the little wood shed where in the years 1896-19o3 earnest efforts were made to 'cstart somethingi' in the way of athletics. The music department established in 1898 has also grown and developed won- derfully. Today we have a girl's glee club, a boy's glee club and a normal band, all of which are very successful. These feature excellent entertainments from time to time. During all these years, we find that S. N. S. has not only grown in organizations and activities. Its growth is also expressed by its buildings. The original build- ing of 1884 has had two enormous additions. It now contains music, drawing, and domestic science departments, science laboratories, a chapel room, library, and many class rooms. The women's dormitory, called Wenona Cook Hall has had one addition. We also have a splendid training school and one of the finest gymnasiums in the state. Every year finds new improvements on the campus. The smooth, green lawn that invites the visitor to the grounds, and the splendid cement steps at the foot of the hill, are among the most recent. In 1919 President E. C. Woodburn came to fill the place left vacant at Dr. Cook's resignation. Under his able administration the school has grown in num- bers and ideals. Our present president is a man of indefatigable energy and con- tagious enthusiasm, who is leading S. N. S. steadily upward in the work so well begun by his predecessor. ' The faculty has increased from one to thirty-one teachers of high standing. Thus we can see the development of a small unknown institution into a large successful normal school, performing a real service to the state of South Dakota. ,,-...... ..... ..... .... . RECENT PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE CAMPUS 15