The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
ROSE POLYTECHNIC.
Revival OF Sports, the Faculty Giving
Hour Each Day for Campus Work.

Revival OF Sports, the Faculty Giving
Hour Each Day for Campus Work.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. April 10.-The facul-
ty of Rose has always heartily favored
athletics and has done all in its power to
further the interests of ball, tennis,
and. In fact. all frst-class sports. Many of
the professors are themselves good ball or
tennis players Professor Hathaway.
whom Rose now claims. was the best ten
mis- player in Cornell while instructor there.
HIS instructions will be of great value to
our players. Besides the indIvid-
ual interest which many of tho
professors manifest. thel faculty as
whole has lately given an example of It's
approval of athletics. At recent meeting
ask the faculty to arrange so that all
students might be on the campus at once
and the same time each day for physical
exercises and practice. The faculty gave
the matter immediate attention. and made
the following chang in the hour plan: All
recitations In the afternoon beginning at
o'clock and after will be moved forward
one-half hour. leaving the time after $50
O'Clock free for the use of the students.
Shop-work commencing at l o'clock will
still begin at that hour. but will end at
$50 instead of at @, as heretofore.
The faculty. fearing that this particular
arrangement might not be satisfactory to
all the students. put the same to q vote of
in its favor that the new hour plan went
inS G noW. at $50. the campus sren
is alive with men practicing for various
actually training gladly assist those who
are, and it is no trouble at all to find part
ners or opponents Inc baseball team is
practicing daily. The full membership of
the team has not been definitely settled.
and the names of players and positions
cannot be announced. Most of our last
years team Is still with us, however, and
the men now practicing for the vacant
positions being strong players. can not fail
TO add strength. Rose Is proud of her ball
teams record of four unbroken victories
last year. and she will make a grand strug
gle for the pennant this year. The first
game will occur next Saturday with the
Wabash team on the home ground.
The athletic directors held their regular
monthly meeting Thursday afternoon In
the presidents office. In addition
to the usual business transacted
Mr.. w. j. Fogarty was elected executive
officer of the Indiana intercollegiate As
ISOLATION. as provided for in the new con-
stitutIon. Messrs. Fogarty, Dale and Nc
Culloch were appointed a committee to
have charge of tield-day arrangements, and
to present plan for the same. A circuar
invitation was received from the Uni
versity of Illinois. asking rs to participate
in q Western intercollegiate field day, to be
held at Champaign. Ill, May ID. The mat
ter was laid over until next meeting for
further action.
The junior quiz" in calculus took place
yesterday morning, while the sophomore
examination In COME sections has been
postponed for week.
Tay ior, formerly of '95. who was COM
PEELED to leave on account of his eyes Civ
ing out. is here for few days to close up
his work.
johnson. 1913. has returned to enter his
classes. He spent part of his vacation in
Indianapolis.
DIR. L. G. Mendenhall, former
ly president of Rose Polytech-
MIC, delivered an interesting lecture
on "Seals and Seal Islands, at ormal Hall,
Friday evening. The Doctor is we'll known
throughout Indiana, as well On in scientific
circles throughout the country. He il now
superintendent of the United States geodet-
ic and coast survey. with headquarters at
Washington. He recently made q trip TO
Alaska. and Is therefore especially qualified
to sneak mon the an biect mentioned