YANKTON COLLEGE, located at Yank ton, S. Daly. It was established by the Gen eral Association of Congregational Churches of Dakota in BOIL opened to students in 1882, and is the oldest institution of higher learning in the Dakotas. The college is non sectarian and is open to both men and women. The organization includes the following de partments: (1) the College; (2) the Academy: (3) the Normal Department; (4) the Con servatory of Music; (5) the Department of Art; (6) the Department of Expression; (7) the Commercial Department. The college offers a four years' .course leading to the de gree of B.A. The work of the freshman year gives an option between Greek or Latin and Mathematics. Bible study is not required, but there are a number of electives; courses in education are included in the curricu lum. The Conservatory of Music offers courses of three to eight years in pianoforte, pipe organ, voice and violin. The course in com mercial studies covers two years. Gymna sium work is required of both men and women, and there is an athletic park, and ample provision for athletic sports. The stu dents maintain Young Men's and Young Women's Christian associations, literary so cieties, a branch of the Inter-Collegiate Ora torical and Debating Association and athletic associations. The college has an attractive campus of 25 acres, including the Athletic Park (five acres) to the north of the main Campus and Observatory Hill to the south. The buildings are Middle College, Young Women's Dormitory, the Ward Hall of Sci ence. the Clarke Observatory, the gymnasium, the library and a central heating plant. A Sum
mer School was established in 1903. The stu dents in 1919 numbered 517, of whom 174 were in the College.
MAO, or YAU, ancient Chinese emperor: reigned about 2357-2258 ex. He was the first of the three model emperors extolled in the 'Shu-king' or (Canons of History.' the oldest Chinese source of pre-Confucian history, sup posed to have been edited by Confucius him self. In the works of Confucius Yao is cele brated as the embodiment of all the virtues requisite for his high position. His patronage of astronomical works and of engineering are highly emphasized, and his goy ernmeut is de scribed as a model of good organization. The great Chinese flood occurred in his reign, and when after several years' endeavor the aw-' necrs failed to check it, Yao decided to abdi cate. He chose for his successor not his son, hut a young man named Shun, who was famed for his piety and who became the second of the moral emperors. Consult Hirth, Friedrich, 'Ancient History of China' (New York 1911).
YAP, an island of the Caroline group, about 500 miles southwest of Guam. According to the Treaty of Versailles Yap went to the United States under a mandatory, while other German islands north of the Equator went to Japan Yap is a cable station of the Commer cial Pacific Cable Company. A cable is laid direct from Shanghai to Yap and there loins the main cable between Celebes and San •ran cisco. See CAROLINE. ISLANDS.