The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-13
FRANKLIN COLLEGE.


Close of a Very Successful Year-Prospects
for the Future.
Special to the indianapolis journal,
FRANKLIN, June 12-Franflin College has
just completed the most successful year in all
its history. The number of students enrolled
for the year is about It's, considerable increase
over last year. The library has grown more rap
idly than ever before Many and valuable
instruments have been purchased for the seien-
tifc department Prof. G. E. Bailey, of Wy
oming Territory, has donated very large col
lection of specimens for the cabinet and promises
to largely increase the collection in the near
future. The endowment has been increased
about $50, 900. Agent Carr received a letter this
evening, containing check for S., 600, to go to-
ward increasing the endowment. This being
the fiftieth year since the founding of Franklin
College, it surely has many reasons for being
proud of its success in this the jubilee year.
Plans are now on foot to erect new and com
medious building as soon possible With its
increase of last year, Franklin may as we'll be
preparing for more room.
This morning many visitors crowded the
chapel and as many left, being unable to gain
admittance. 1t would seem that more interest
is taken in the college this year than ever be-
FORE A large number of the alumni are pres
ent to note the progress the college has made.
At 1890 o'clock the commencement exercises,
occurred at the Presbyterian Church The fol
lowing was the programme;
IA Glance at Mankind" .-.-.............C r. Remy
Laws Disrepute" .-----------.--.---R.A A. Brown
History, the Development of Moral
THE Christian scholar .....:....S H. Thompson
Mob Law Observation-Disclosures. F. f. Moore
The last of these was the masters Grafton.
The orations were all very fine, and perhaps as
good as Franklin has ever listened to. Follow
ing the orations occurred the address of the pres
ident to the class and the presentation of diplo
mas. 1t was announced that the degree of A.
M. was conferred upon F. F. Moore, of Franklin
Prof. E. L. Stevenson, of Gilman, H., and John
Mugg of Kokomo
The degree of D. D. was conferred upon Rev
William Elgn of indianapolis. The degree of
Phi d. was conferred upon Prof. G. f. Bailey,
Territorial geologist and mining engineer of
Wyoming Territory, formerly professor of nat
ural science in Franklin College, and the degree
of M. B. was conferred upon Miss Matte Palmer,
who has completed a four years course in music
in Franklin, and is now professor Of music in
academy at Lexington, N. c.
After the commencement the alumni of the
college and their friends, to the number of two
hundred, assembled at the Baptist Church, where
the alumni dinner was spread. The ladies of
the Baptist Church prepared all the banquets
and dinners of commencement week, and never
were better ones given in Franklin. After the
dinner toasts were responded to by Judge Burns,
of Indianapolis, Judge D. D. Banta, Profs. Hall
and Hougham, Rev Northrup, of Fort Wayne,
Rev. William Elgin, John S. Mugg R. A.
Brown of the graduating class, and j. L. Brad
ley, president of the board of trustees.
In the evening the students and visitors
sembled at the home of President Stott and en-
joyed the best social of the year.
At the close of the commencement exer
cises Miss Emma Turner was called to
the rostrum and awarded the prize
for freshman prize defamation. Katie Terrence
was also awarded free tuition for next year. in
consequence of having received the highest
grade in the third preparatory year. Both these
ladies are members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma
fraternity, and it is great honor to that organ
ization.