The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-13
EHE COMMANDMENTS SEASON
exports of the Exercises at Three Of
Indiana's Prominent Institutions.
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Wabash and Franklin Colleges Close a
Year of Great Success-Address by Hon.
A. W. Hendricks at Hanover
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WABASH COLLEGE.
breary weather, but Plenty of Good Cheer
and Good Fellowship.


bsencel and Good Fellowship.
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as NOT CRAwFoRpsvILIE, June $50 far as weather
IA I'm was concerned this was the dreariest
nent for years. but from the standpoint of good
to ththeer, and good fellowship, and general good
i feeling, it has been of the best The town
CHI bets growing large allow such occasion to
tone eause than a ripple upon the surface and
Is SUI the whirlpool of odtime commandments has
as not probably gone forever. But alumni here,
S. buthe boys relatives and friends were on hands,
echon and the utter of ribbons and FANS the beauty
away of bright dresses and still brighter faces, were
God in Just they have always been.
9eked Last Friday witnessed the contest in oratory
in the preparatory department, and the fedg
witblings that are pluming their wings for
RS be- the higher fight of the Baldwin prize hereafter
sSe land maybe the State oratoral contest, out
, bave5n full force OF course some obtained prizes
@ and and some did not and the applause and con
o vi ratulaons ready for any who succeeded.
ancesI On Sunday morning the heavens opened and
ny be the rains descended but umbrellas and water
nnoI proofs and desire to and hear brought
q 20 af null house to Center Church Baccalaureate
relics Sunday is great occasion and in college town
com is reserved for as great display of plumage
safo Easter, holding the same relation to summer
ome Mat that does to spring But this time display
5hout had to be deferred and the beautifully
40; a' decorated church received an unusually
were bomber looking crowd President Tutte took
sr to Eor his subject THE Curse of Labor and in his
To- usual happy way gave discourse full of such
have sound and practical advice that the young
from would do we'll to consider it thoughtfully De
mat livering his twenty-second baccaaureate dis
course, the honored president, by many years
the senior president in the State, showed the
1rioo in md dolly that has al
, ways characterized him. and words full of dig
nifty and power carried home the parting advice
of an instructor who always takes deep and
ocal prayerful interest in every pupil.
gen On Sabbath evening the annual address before
EN- the Y. NJ. c. A. was delivered by Rev. Dr.. Nc
ohio Pherson, Of Chicago
hor DR. Mcpherson is one of Chicago's young and
be brilliant ministers, whose rapid rise to prom
ery nent position is due to his great ability
I IN orator and thinker His subject "Chrst
and Character and gems of thought and
preston, enforced by constant gesture, were
, poured out in lavish abundance man charged
= full as leyden jar, tne orator held the great
- audience spell bound
80 Monday evening brought another dripping
- crowd together to hear the prize declarations of
--- the freshman and sophmore classes. Next to
- the exercises of the graduating class, theinterest
SeefhS TO cenbef ABOUT TINS contest fOuf
young gentlemen from each class are
appointed and to each class first and second
prize is awarded In this case Rockville rather
E at overdid the thing by carrying off both first
. prizes in the persons of Parke Daniels of the
Freshman class and Howard Maxwell, of the
Sophomore In the Junior class E. w. Brown
and Edward Van Tobel obtained the first and
second prizes for essays.
In place of the usual cass-day performance of
. Tuesday morning, the singing members of the
senior and Junior classes gave concert in the
Opera House The performance consisted
largely of college songs, Jubilee songs and
. ballads They ranged from beautiful to
ridiculous but it is in the rollicking college
- song that the student is in his element and is
y. really a,professional. Some of the voices were
unusually fine and the audience enjoyed the
Y. whole concert thoroughly.
In the afternoon of Tuesday, Rev Aurelian
Post of Ohio delivered an address before
the alumni association, upon "The Influence
of Purtanism 1t was a scholarly production
anda strong plea for more favorable and just
- Judgment concerning puritanism.
In the evening the address before the literary
societies was delivered by General Black Of
Danvile, III. The General is man of fine
presence and a finished orator, and the audience
: showed the greatest delight in listening
:. to him. The idea he tried to impress the
relation an education holds practical affairs of
life Practical smart men were held up to ridi-
= cule while the theorizer whose theories are
based upon truth commended e2l-
- ample. General Black is rarely eloquent man
and his plea for perfect truth in every pursuit of
life was very strong
On "Wednesday morning the boys took their
. turn and the weather at last was fair enough to
give us the 1utter and perfume of commence
ment day There We're music, and speeches.
and bouquets; then more music, more speeches,
and more bouquets and so the triplets ran
until sixteen men had said all they could
say in the allotted seven minutes The class is
strong one and well-equipped in mind and
y overwhelming for the old days of building them
. as to stand flying leap to the stage is long
past, and elaborate affairs in punetured paper
and baskets, are carefully transferred by ushers
TO the lucky men who put to their wits to
carry them off The delivery of diplomas fol
lowed, three young men obtaining the degree of
b. s., and thirteen that of A b. The honorary
degree of ID. d. was conferred upon two persons.
Rev. Henry L. Little of Denison, Texas, and
Prof. David E. Beach, Of Marietta College,
Ohio
In the evening the presidents levee was held
in one of the society halls, which concluded
commencement exercises in very pleasant and
social way
The college year has been very successful
one The greatest change seen is probably the
conversion of the old gymnasium into the
bewildering to the alumnus who knew it as it
was, and on every hand the large and well ar
ranged collections and fine appliances for the
study of natural history were greatly praised,
OF course the other departments are
already we'll equipped, and this is men
TONED simply because it indicates the de-
velopment during the last year. Another
new building attracts attention in the shape of a
very handsome and complete boiler-hOuse, thus
isolating all the heating apparatus from the
larger and more valuable buildings
noticeable step in advance is the large num-
Der of elective studies allowable in the senior