Half to the church, half to college

McKean, a North Dakota rancher, got rich even though he didn't have an education. Despite his success, he stayed unsophisticated and prudish.

On his deathbed, he said to Father Dempsey, "I'm leavin' half my fortune to the Church and the other half to the state college."

"It's the devil's work!" cried the priest. "That college takes decent boys and girls and makes them matriculate together. They even have the same curriculum!"

McKean cancelled the bequest to the college.

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