The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-25
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY.
What Has Been Done in Additional Changes
For the Future.

For the Future.
Correspondence of the indianapolis journal.
GREENoAsTLE, June 24-Some of the most
important proceedings of the Joint Board of
Trustees and Visitors remain to be noticed. The
University now owns about one hundred and
fifty acres of ground. OF this nearly thirty
acres lie in a compact mass almost in the cen
ter of Greenoastle. The remaining one hun
dred and twenty acres constitute the University
Park, Immediately adjacent to, and in part
abutting upon the principal street of the city.
On the most elevated part of this last, command
ing an unobstructed view of the horizon the
fine McKim observatory is about to be built Mr.,
McKim and DR.. John expect to start to the East
in few days, visiting the chief observatories of
the country, and making contracts for the equa-
terial and the transit instruments, the clocks,
and other appliances of a first class structure.
On the west campus the gentemen's boarding
hall is in rapid process of erection. On the
south campus-Dr. Larabees famous "Rosa-
bower"-the new armory, drill room and gymna-
stun are TO stand. The chief structure on the
east campus is large building designed to &C
commodate the Law and the theological depart
ments. The finest of the new structures is the
known to some of your readers as the ''Simpson
grounds. ''the Ames grounds" and more re
Gently the grounds of the "Indiana Female Col
lege." These adjoin the Locuststreet Church,
and cost the board 81 900. This building will
be one of the largest and finest belonging to the
university The first basement story, beside
store-rooms etc. will contain an ample skating
rink, and ladies' gymnasium. The next story is
occupied with the parlorS, Offices, family-rooms,
dining room, and rooms for lady boarders Next
- oil iTafA at
rooms for ladies. The upper story is
is devoted to music, art etc. On the south end
of center campus Mr.. DePauw will. in the near
future, build the memorial hail. SO you see
the recent commencement week was by no
means devoted exclusively to mind-work. Mr..
DePauw brought with him his engineer and also
Mr.. Marshall, practical builder and architect,
who has established an office in the West college
and remains on the grounds, experimenting and
directing all the work Friends of "Asbury"
would be delighted to see the scores ofworkmen,
teams, masons, carpenters, etc, diligently en-
ployed and hurrying everything forward as fast
as brain and muscle and ample means can. Let
| it be known DePauw University is great fact
and will be a new life in education not only to
Indiana but to the entire nation
Full faculties of instruction have been
provided in law and in theology, as
we'll as in the college of liberal arts.
These will be formally opened in the fall, Sep
TENDER II. Prof Stowell, the new professor of
biology, comes highly recommended by Doctors
Winchell Lattamore andothers of note in science,
and will be a valuable addition to the science
teachers in the West Hon. VIM. II. Raglan is
elected superintendent of the grounds, professor
of horticulture, etc In all, five new professors
beside Judge Downey, have been elected. Dr..
Martin is and remains president of DePauw
University, and Of every department. college and
school connected with it. For years he antie-
ipated entering at this time on other lines of
work. This he now foregoes in Difference to
the Judgment of those whom he should regard
BY unanimous vote the board refused to ac--
cept his resignation.