The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-30
GREENCAsTLE. Ind,
limo % 1890


june %, 1869.
As the season advances, a growing
interest is manifest. Every train
from North, South, East or West, ar
rives loaded with a precious freight
of eager humanity. among whom may
be found representatives Of every city
10 the Western States. The various
hotels and boarding houses are crowd
ed, aud private houses seem not to
have been sighted and yet visitors con-
tinue to come in increasing numbers.
Every available room IN tho city is
occupied or has been spoken for
These, and other equally striking evil
dences, seem to indicate that the
present will be beyond question the
most brilliant season the University
has ever enjoyed; and thirty Com
mencements, at the close of as many
years, have passed, and yet /" old As
bury" as the students Familiarity term
it, gives evidence of becoming younger
with increased age, and promises many
happy reunions of students of former
years ia the blessed halls Of their
beloved lima Mater. The Alumni
of this not very ancient institution
embraces men Of almost every walk
In life. Some of our greatest states
men h0noring the halls of public leg
islatiOn at Washington look back
here to find the scenes they used to
enjoy. ADD feel proud as the sons of
the Indiana mother who nOurished
them and fitted them to occupy their
present honorable stations These
men were not only pleparedin literary
education to enter upon the high
offices of trust many of them grace,
but their morals were jealousy guard
ed, and it, in later years, they have
gone estray, the fault has been of the
blood, not of the teaching. The
Methodist Episcopal Church has no
more worthy representative than "Old
ASbury."
The institution has lived and labored
and accomplished much in the last
thirty years, under adversities that
| would have conquered less determin-
ed movement. But in way it has been
sustained; its Professors have lived
upon starving salaries" during the
| days of greatest adversely, and now
| the institution lifts its head above
surrounding and more pretentious
rivals, and stands one of the proudest
| monuments OF energy and persever-
ance that our knowledge embraces.
Bishop Simpson was the first Presi-
dent, his term dating from 1888 to
ten years later. The next ten years
saw two Presidents ushered in and de-
part; and in 1853 the present Presi-
dent, DIR. Thomas Bowman, took the
chair. How we'll he has performed the
work assigned to him it Is needless
for us to write. His widespread
popularity as a preacher, lecturer
preceptor, and last, but not least, his
well known social qualities, furnishes
the most thoroughly reliable evidence
of his worth.
Our last letter ended with a notice
of the literary performance of the
members of Phi Gamma Delta fra
ternity Friday evening.
SATURDAYS EXERCISES.
As on the preceding days. the en-
tire time Of Saturdaywas taken up in
class examinations, which were large
" attended and generally enjoyed. A
noticeable feature of these test recita-
lions is the fact that the student Is
required to read aloud at the close OF
the exercise-written answers to all
questions propounded BY the professor
or visitors. This manner of examina-
ton is new here. 1t was introduced
during the year just drawing to a
close, and is certainly a vast improve
ment on the old oral examination
of former years. The student is thus
insured full justice. If he knows an
answer he can write it down without
fear, whereas his difidence might
prevent his saying a word before a
room full of persons. If he is not
prepared he simply fails, as the Fac
ulty, with keen foresight, have taken
such precautlon as to render inter
course next to impossible. These ex-
amlnations, thus far, have given gen.
eral satisfaction, and certainly i'm
press us as being a wise action on the
part Of the Faculty.
At haIf-past seven o'clock in the
evening, the representatives of the
Pathological Literary Society stem.
ped upon the rostrum, and stood
in the presence of an immense and;-
ence of cultivated persons. Rev. r
Andrus, of your city, and Rev. II q
Waltz, u former student of A sburv
occupied the chairs of honor. and off
ciated IN turn. The following was the
programme:
Music. Invocation. Music e.
say, Mind-Wrecks, by Ed. B. Stoy,