The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-27
COLLEGE GOSSIP.

EVENTS IN BLooMINGroN-BAXrER AS A TEN
PERANCE LECTURER-wORK IN THE COL
LEGE-A GRATIFYING EXHIBIT.
From an Occasional Correspondent of the Sentinel
BLooMINGToN, Ind, Jan. 10, iS74.-The
most interesting events OF the past week
were the lectures Of John G. SAKE and the
Hon. William Baxter. Sake, the poet, en-
tertsins large and appreciative audience
on Tuesday night last. His lecture consisted
of the Rotations from his poems, en- "Love,"
the Yankee Land" and others, expressing
in his quiet wav inimitable humor.
Seldom has this community been so gener-
ally and so deeply moved as they have been
by Mr. Bakers lectures on temperance, and
the Baxter Liquor Law" The University
chapel was crowded to it's utmost capacity on
Friday night, TO listen to the Hon. William
Baxter. the author of the present Indiana
liquor law, upon the evils of intemperance,
and the utility and necessity of the present
law. To say that the audience were pleased,
comes short of the truth, for they were de-
lighted and enthused by the eloquence of the
speaker. The result was, on Satur
day night, still larger number of citi-
zens were in attendance all available
standing room being occupied. The
universal verdict of those who heard is. that
Mr.. Baxter, as a temperance lecturer, is sec
ond only to John B. Cough in power and
eloquence. The Baxter law works well
here. Bloomington is without licensed
saloons, and will remain so as long as the
present law is sustained. Drunkenness and
disorder are unknown on our streets.
The present term of the state university
has opened most successfully, the old
students have nearly all returned, and q
large number of new students have entered.
The people of Bloomington, and faculty and
students, are greatly rejoiced to welcome
Prof. G.. w. Hoss, L l.. D., back to his old
position again as professor of English htera-
lure. He entered upon the duties of his
professorship at the beginning Of this term,
and is giving great satisfaction to the stu
dentA
THE WARD CABINET
Is now complete In the large hall of the
new building, and Prof. Owen is engaged in
putting up and arranging the celebrated
owen cabinet. There will be more speci
mems than can be displayed to advantage
Notwithstanding large room, 100 feet by So
be necessary to ill another large
! room exclusively with the speci-
mems in the department of natural history.
Arrangements have been completed to light
the new building with gas. IL was light
ed tor the first time at the close of Mr. Bax-
ter's lecture on Friday night, and large
number OF citizens and visitors were intro
duced, and had an opportunity of surveying
the hall and specimens by gas light, which
every one pronounced to be splendid. The
authorities of the university WILL next fall,
open past graduate course, designed for
those students who wish TO pursue special
studies to greater extent than Is provided
/ for in the regular collegiate course. This
| past graduate course will embrace the de-
partment of Greek, Latin, Hebrew, modern
! languages, astronomy natural philosophy,
chemistry, zoology, botany, mining, miner
alogy, melslurgy, civil eng neering. An adj
vauced course in English literature, includ-
ing Anglo-Saxon, political economy, to-
gether with an advanced course in mental,
moral and political philosophy. Thus stu
dents will be- furnished the means of pursu.
ing their chosen departments or special
studies, to any extent they may see proper,
under competent instructors, furnished with
ample facilities. for illustration When this
is done, the youth OF Indiana will be sup
piled in their own university with all the
} advantages for the pursuit of advanced