The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-26
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY.

GREENCAsTLE, June 25-At the meeting of
the society Of the alumni, Judge T. B. Redding
of New Castle, class of "a, was elected presi-
dent; Senator Harlan, of Iowa, class of 45, was
elected orator; Miss Nellie Iglehart, of Evans
ville class of 83, poet, and Miss Martha Rid
path, city, 'S2, elected secretary. The meeting
was largely attended, and unbounded enthusiasm
prevailed 1t was unanimously voted that next
year there be grand reunion and banquet of
the alumni society on larger and more magnif-
cent scale than has heretofore been contem-
plated.
Last night occurred the address before the
society Of the alumni. Rev. Thomas Jefferson
Basset. A. NJ, delivered the grafton and Miss
Maggie Noble read an original poem. The
music consisted of choice instrumental selec-
tions for the piano-forte and was rendered by
Misses Nellie Bridges and Anna Downey.
At the same hour the Phi Gamma Delta fra
ternity held their annual banquet at the surburb-
ridge, jr. AS entertainers the hosts are un-
excelled, and the company tarried until the
hours of early morning
THE GRADUATING EXERCISES.
From o'clock in the morning till high noon
and half an hour beyond. the mill of elo-
quence ground out its annual grist in Meharry
Hall. The weather was perfect and the crowd
was not crowd, but just sufficient to occupy
every seat in the spacious room. The thought
was good, the rhetoric finished and the elocution
quite up to the average of that heard upon any
platform. The class consisted of sixty seven
members, the largest ever graduated from any
college in Indiana, and probably in the West
save in Michigan University. The graduates
may be classified on three or four different bases
First, there were fifty six men and eleven wom-
en-. Otherwise, there were forty-fve A. BIS,
twenty one B. Phs, and one B. S. Again, there
were sixty-sx natives and one foreigner, VIZ: a
Japanese, who, In dignity of thought and style,
and in correctness in his articulation OF English,
was hardly inferior to the best Sennoske Ogata,
of Toxic, Japan has been in this country twelve
years, five Of which have been spent at De Paw.
He now returns to his native country. Fifteen
speakers were taken to represent the class, some
by selection and some by lot, but nothing upon
the programme indicates which are which Glass
honors do not appear to be in favor with
the authorities of DePauw. All the additions
were excellent in their way, but few are worthy
of special mention. The most brillant in mat
ter, style and delivery, was that of Albert Il.
Beverdge, of Sullivan, ILL.,; subject, Robert
Burns" Beverage has already attained quite a
reputation a prize orat or, having taken the
300 prize in the recent interstate collegiate
oratorical contest, as we'll as the prizes in quite
a number of previous contests of greater or less
scope. The young man is doubtless highly
gifted, and if his genius of industry continues to
equal his genius In other respects: his name will
be better known ten years hence than it is now.
Another notable production was that of Charles
III. McAnney, of Princeton n. j. His topic was
1.-The Preachers Style" Mr. McAnney is already
pastor of metropolitan church, and is said to
be receiving $4,000 per year. AS may be
inferred, therefore, he is man of ability and
maturity.
A stroll about the village reveals the extent to
are devoted to education About the university
campus clusters a group of buildingS-all sub
stantial and mostly new-that belong to the
institution in its various departments. Some of
the buildings are as yet unfinished but all will
be completed before the opening Of the
next session. Very interesting is the
physical laboratory, under the charge
of Prof j. B. De Motto. Tt would
be difficult to find in any institution amore com
plete and finely adjusted set of apparatus for
the illustration of electricity and of acoustics
than here. All are of the best manufacture,
and are calculated for results decately and
fundamentally exact as well snowy. The
department of chemistry under Professor Baker,
is said to be fully as we'll equipped.
The board of trustees transact most of their
business in executive session, and hence it is
somewhat difficult to obtain early reports of
the proceedings Some things, however, are
known.
Wilbur " Brown, of Indianapolis has been
elected as assistant professor of mathematics
and curator of the observatory. The observa-
tory is already nearly completed, and parts of
the ninein telescope, witch is to be mounted in
it, are already on the ground. A normal depart
ment has been organized. which will be under
the direction of s. s.: Parr, formerly of the In
dianapolis High-schoo and afterwards of the
State Normal. Measures have been naugurated
looking to the purchase of the Indiana Medical
College by the trustees of DePauw, but no
definite conclusion has been reached.
The outlook for DePauw is very encouraging.
The institution has a good name, and that
which to university is scarcely less desirable
it now has great riches Money is spent freely
for what is needfu and for the most part, it
would seem that it is expended judiciously. If
a stranger may be allowed word of criticism
however it would be aimed at the three and
fourstory buildings that are being erected as
dormitories and recitation departments. A high
building looks stately and may greater
area of flooring under smaller roof, but when
institution has hundreds of acres of land at
its disposal it seems neither wise nor necessary
to compel young nell and women TO spend so
much of their precious time and strength in
climbing endless flights of stairs. The meeting
of the board is said to have been the most salts
factory and harmonious that has been held for
some years
The scholarship prize of $50 for best record
made in freshman and sophomore classes. was
The speakers and their subjects were as fol-
lows:
''What Shall We do with Our EXPIRES
Irish dsn American f. W Ru CLARK
1.-The True Thread" Kate Riggs
Harmony of Science and Re-
ligionh. Wellington B. johnson
The Democratic Spirit of Christi
anity". William b. Mitchell
Justification OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Frank G. PAYNE
Philanthropy ----..-...-...--.Cl Clara L. Rudisill
"0ur False Goddess. Joseph T.. Stephenson
Robert Burns" Albert j. Beveridge
1.-The Motive Power of Ideas" Wilbur f. Sheridan
''Our National Menaces" ----.---.. Oscar 7. Merke
The Preachers Style. Charles H. McAnney
'Our National Banner. Matte f. Tough
ssyictor Hugo" John NJ. Goodwin
"The Secret of Happiness -Sennoske Ogata
Masters Grafton" -.--.---- James W. Emison
The degrees conferred were:
A. B.-Einerson E. Ballard, Oliver M. Mat
son, Clarence W. Bennett Oscar I. Merkle,
John A. Davis Sennoske Ogata. Thomas NJ
Guild William O. SHEPARD Edgar S. Sheridan