The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SEASON
Wabash College Graduates a Class Of
Eighteen Promising Young Men.
Preliminary Exercises at Butler University
Resignation of President Eyerest-Ma-
jor Holstein's Address at Hanover.
WABASH COLLEGE.

WABASH COLLEGE.
what the Graduates Talked About-Per-
sonal Notes About the Faculty.
Upecai to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE. June 16-The forty eighth
commencement of Wabash College was held to-
day. at Music Hail. At 9 o'clock President Tut
tie took his place for the twenty fifth time as
master of ceremonies the orchestra "blew In"
the Rev. r. F. Coyle invoked divine approval
and by 1890 eighteen young men were set free
to take their places in the real business of life
with the 473 who have preceded them. First to
the front was r. P. A. Bergman, of Potato
Greek. newly married and as fresh as peach
with an essay on 1.-THE Railway as a Civilizer.'
and the sure source of egress from Potato Creek
Next was Burgess B. Brier, of Rob Rot with an
essay on "Glaciers of Progress" showing how
the glacier had reorganized Indiana and tracing
the parallel in human life. He is a Greek, and
hereafter will explain the Word.
Winfield Scott Brown gave an Grafton on the
PHILOSOPHY Of History" showing the effect Of
climate, influence. physical surroundings and
war In leading to the universal peace, which is
che ultimate end of national life. Brown Is a
DePauw student, hailing from Danville, and
will preach.
More music, and Campbell Coyle, of Craw-
louisville, showed how all modern poets had
only copied Homer, who first struck the rock
from which forevermore gushed the waters of
eternal song VIII teach Greek, of course. Jesse
A. Gray, of Garrettsburg, Mo-, Grated on 'Sher-
mans March to the Sea- as the greatest strategic
movement of military annals. Jesse now lays
by the sword and breaches the gospel OF peace
Also, from Missouri is James T. Green,
both preacher and student, with an
essay on "Morality an Instinct
Of Man. The John Bull of the class proves to
pe John O.. Lowell. from London, with an ora
tion on 1.-THE Freedom of the People" John is
also preacher, and believes 'sthe world is near
Ing that golden age when the sun shall set upon
no slave. and no clank of chains shall be heard. I"
There are no pessmists in the class of 1856
Howard Maxwell, of Rockville, took his start
ut the State University. His subject was 'Se-
session Resurrectcd," and he 6guratively
inopped the floor with the remains of jeff Davis
and his kind who defend the treason of the
South. He closed with an extract from Nor
toms last address, fayoring unity and reconcilia-
ton.
.sThe Puritan Idea as one of the great steps
In the worlds progress was discussed by Albert
II. Miles, of Southport; The Press and the
People by John I. Montman, of Hudson, in
which the press was ably shown to be the great
est instrument of usefulness known to man.
and circulating it. Montman is mature stu.
dent he has evidently been careful reader of
the Indianapolis Journal, and as a preacher can
not go amiss.
Moore, of New Albany, student and preacher
was plea for suppression of the rum power
censorship of the press, and restriction of for
eign Immigration. The woes of modern life and
politics hang heavily over Moore's devoted head
Frank S. Sharp of Idaville, gave his ideas of
Popular Government" showing that enlight-
ened public opinion is more terrible than stand
ing armies, and will prevail and civilize the
earth.
John l.. Shrum. of Harristown. discussed
Liberalism and Conservatism" and pointed the
audience to the happy mean in which safety lies.
From Southport comes Frank L. Srider with
an essay on THE American Problem" depre
eating the fact that the dregs of Europe are
emptied into the fair lap of America Snider,
like most who graduated to-day, will dispense
she gospel, and with the rest, will find much to
reflect upon in after life in the solid education
of Wabash, without doubt, far more useful than
that OF the theological seminary to the preacher
''The Effects of Nature" was a beautiful essay
on the natural world as the living garment of
God, by Theodore w. Smith, of Waveland Its
author takes to chemistry, and completes his
studies in Germany.
Charles A. Stockbarger, of Mishawaka, a pros
pective journalist, discussed Emancipation in
Its broad sense of physical, mental and spiritual
liberation, showing, in an able way. that it is
from themselves
''The Genius of Common Sense" by Robert
5, Thomson, OF Charlottesville, showed how
this faculty is the resultant OF the whole pre-
vious action of the mind.
Last on the list was Eben H. Walcott, of Wal
cott with an address on the Spirit of Our
Forefathers," which was sterling review of the
times Of '76.
DR.. futile then conferred the degrees upon
the class, and also the degree of Master of Arts
thnr Af
Brown. and on Prof. Craigg, of Waveand, the
degree of Bachelor Of Science The Fowler
prizes of $50 and $25, given by Moses Fowler, of
Lafayette, closed the exercises of the day.
NOTES
The tuition was made free in the preparatory
department.
President Tuttle goes this week to Asbury
Pask for the summer.
Prof Harvey Thompson. A. NJ, late assistant
to Prot Coulter has been elected to Hastings
College, at Hastings, Neb., as professor of biol
ogy.
Profs. j. L. Campbell and John Coulter con-
tinue the geodetic survey this summer in Scott
Clark and Washington counties for the govern
ment IN the knob region of Indiana.
The board of trustees raised $4,000 for the
endowment fund, but the individuals are too
modest TO announce the sums and names. The
alumni are working with them, and the amount
Will without doubt be increased 500, 900 before
january
Messrs. }. W. Rose and c. n Stock barger
have been elected assistants to the chair of biol
ogy. They virtually hold fellowships for two
years and then secure positions in Western col
leges. Professor Gray, in the recent number of
the Journal of Science and Arts, states that In
diana botany is far in advance and is supplying
teachers to all the Western country.
The most interesting feature of the commence
ment week was the Fowler prize debate on the
Chinese question. The debate was extempo-
raneous. and no fellow knew which side he was
on until the lots were drawn. Park Daniels, of
Rockville, of the junior class, took the first prize
of $50, and Frank Sharp, of the senior class, the
second prize of $25.
The trustees have determined to establish
new professorship to be known as the alumni
chair of history as soon as $50 900 can be raised