The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-29


Messieurs Passage, OF Miami; Overmsn, of
Lawrence; franklin, of Madison, and Smith,
of Tippecanoe. 1t was limited that the
other FIVE had their hair done up in curl
papers, preparatory to the Voorhees, recep-
ton of Wednesday evening, and so were not
presentable. But Representative Frazse, of
Rush, was on hand as volunteer, and Mr..
Lukens, clerk to the committee, to record
proceedings. These were ably supplemented
by two Young men going just for fun, Judge
d. ID. Banta, President of the University
John Graham and Joseph E. Henley, and
this guardian angel scribe.
1t was a party so decorous and digni6ed
as to put the average legislative junketing
COMMITTEES to blush. Two of the House So
Ions were clergymen. One Of the young
men temporarily forgetting, but then sud.
denly remembering this, broke an oath
in the middle so suddenly as to almost
dislooate his jaw. 1 am satisfied that Bob
Miers will need days for getting his face out
of the solemn expression donned for the
occasion.
Judge Banta knowing the car doors fgura-
lively locked by the cold was not long in
beginning to talk University. John Ora
ham would now and then whisper a way
side word, ss of Martinsville being the
home of Miss Calls, State Librarian, a
cottage, further on, the domicil of David
Van Buskirk, the giant (of Fragrant
Sozodent" fame, and OF the
millions in it,' Elletsville stone ouarries;
but Judge Banta was, the while, bankrupt
ing Webster in wording the gories and the
needs of the University. David Copper
fields love for Dora was an adoring one and
Romeo's fondness for Juliet absorbing, but
the fervor of David and Romeo must "pale
its Intellectual fire. alongside Judge Banta's
JUNCTION over the State University at Bloom
ington.
There are those to wonder at so strong an
attachment On the part of the class lover of
the location OF this University. These point
to it as being comparatively Inaccessible and
in a town which has shown retrograds
rather than progress. They recite that when
in 1916 an Indiana Legislature hoaored
Bloomington with the institution her claims
were stronger by comparison with other
places in the State than now. 1t is held
that Bloomington remains back town while
many others unborn when she was of age
have grown into almost metropolitan vigor
and grace on sites which, by the centering
or intersection OF railways, render them con-
venient of reach from various sections of the
State. An alumnus OF the university at
Bloomington actually declared in the lobby
of an Indianapolis hotel, the other night,
that he favored the removal of it TO some
other town. Said he: Bloomington has
by not advancing, been receding in the scale
of Indiana cities until she is now far out of
the way, aud since with the burning OF the
old building the school is to be removed to
entirely different grounds, the associations
dear 10 the alump@ are lost, and L, for one,
think ii advisable that the State sell on the
trifipg interest remaining to it at Blooming
ton, and rebuild the institution at some
more eligible town"
But this question aside. II has net been
my opportunity to know personally OF the
merits of its discussion. IL l may Judge of
the Bloomington people by the few citizens
1 have met, including Trustee Maxwell,
Mr., Williams and Hon. John r. East, pro.
nounce them live enough to rsfute any fos-
siliferous imputation. Still, if they would
boss their railway communication so that
their daily mail from the capital city would
come over the sixty miles before the fourth
hour of the afternoon, they would be re-
lieved from a circumstance their critics can
make good use of.
But 10 the condition of what Is, or was,
ha 2fafa nj fu
e. faculty and students, tho the situation
reminds of the telegram of the agent whom
mill owner sent, just after food, to look
after his property. The message received by
the owner read There is dam by the mill
site but DO mill by - sight" Barring
the ''cuss" word, that outlines what our cler-
gymen of the committee, Messrs. Franklin
and Frazee, will report Professor Jordan
and his dozen department assistan Is and some
| 500 pupils are packed in the one old build
ing only less closely than the sardines of the
fish museum in a upstairs closet. The de-
partment OF chemical anslysis Is in corner
cellar which would have charmed the orgies
of Captain Simon Tappertif' and his
"'Prentice Knights" provided it were a
few times more spacious; the furnish
| ing - well can not tell of what is not.
The room in which the Professor OF Phys
les presides would not accommodate a wheel
barrow load Of apparatus. even bad so much
been left by the FIRE. The only apartment
in the building ample for its present use is
the library room, and this for the single
reason that there is precious little within 1t.
| There is one great advantage in the present
state of the library: Should another fire oc
cur. there would be no danger OF its stock
being destroy ed-that is il there are one or
two tsn-year-oid boys st hand to remove il.
| l would protest that tbs building is not