May - dormitory of the school, which was conducted in the old Park hotel, was discontinued as an establishment neither desirable nor profitable to the school. The students now find ample accommodations among private families in the city. [Ninth Biennial Report of the Regents of Education of the State of South Dakota to the Governor for the Biennial Period Ending June 30, 1906, Fiscal Years 1904, 1905. 1906, pg. 128] June 23 - Regents vote to rent the "dormitory" building at Rapid City for the coming year at $200, provided that it be opened as a dormitory at such time as President Slagle or Professor Fulton may decide, and not until some member of the faculty shall reside therein. [Ninth Biennial Report of the Regents of Education of the State of South Dakota to the Governor for the Biennial Period Ending June 30, 1906, Fiscal Years 1904, 1905. 1906, pg. 227]
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