The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-25
WABASH

Glee Club, Ball Club, Debating Societies and
Natural-H History CLUB Occupy the Students.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Ind, April 24.-The
Wabash College Glee Club gave a concert
Monday evening ut the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall.
Owing to counter-attractIons the audience
was not very large. but the selections rem
dered were received with approval. The
club was assisted by Misses Maud Cowan.
Mabel Newton and Eddie Brandkamp, tho
blind pianist. Negotiations are being car
ried on with Lafayette, Attica and Frank
fort parties for the appearance of the club.
and arrangements have been about con-
summated at the latter two places. Dates
have been made for Wayeland. Westtield
n Charleston. and Danville, Ill.
The continued bad weather has made
little practice possible for the base-b ball
good shape. and it Is regretted that the
Butler team did not appear last Saturday.
The day was excellent. the boys were con-
tdent. and the diamond has been newly
scrsped. Offering q chance for good held
work. Hanove will be here next Friday.
The junior members of Beta Theta Pi
have issued q circula to their alumni. ask
ing that the college annual, The Ouia-
%tenOn," be not patrOniZed. Four OF the
fraternity were ex spelled from the class or
ganizatlon for refusal to pay class assess
ments, and shortly afterwards the remain
ing member of that fraternity resigned,
thus giving them no representative on the
ANIMALS board; hence the circular. Fur
thermore. the fraternity now refuses to al
low any of it's member to appear In the
nnual as members of any college organiza-
ton. But this opposition does not seem to
offset the determination to have The
commencement season. under the able
management of II. l.. Starr as editor-ln-
chief and c. NJ. Zener as business manager;
and 1t IS the intention to mako IL the best
ever published at Wabash.
Friday evening the PlatOniau Literary
Society wrestled with the question. Re-
solved. that q protective tariff does not
beneht the wage-earner or the aRricultur-
ist." Sanders. Allen and Tune strOve for
the affirmative. and Knouh, Lamb and
Cooper for the negative.
To give the student some drill in pre-
senting his thought and opinions on vari-
Gus natural history subjects in which he
may be interested was the principal object
History Club. Students of Wabash Col
lege who are members Of the biological de-
partment in good standing are eligible to
active membership. The constitution of
the club places the member upon his honor,
and, so far. this has been duly respected
bv the faithful performance of every duty.
The organization was effected during the
latter part of the first term of the present
COllogo year, anu was inc carrying out Oh
an idea that had been partly developed by
certain members of the class of 81 during
their senior year. The indications now
are that the club will be O ~permapent thing.
There were 237 students attended college
here this year. being IN increase of 80 over
last year. There are 4 post graduates. "a
seniors, 81 juniors, IS sophom0res. 50 fresh
men. and II specials In the college depart
ment. In the preparatory department there
are 81 students.
Rev. w. +. Kane. ID. D., of Lafayette. q
trustee of this college. preached his fare
well sermon to-day, and will move to Bloom
ingtOn, ILL.,, next week.
The alnmm visitors during the past week
were E. II. Anderson. 'S3. now of Braddock.
Pa; Melanchthon Plunkett, 100. of lndianap-
oils; L. Is. Eastman, 80. of Indianapolis;
Hon. j. NJ. Butler. $50. of Indianapolis.
Park Hunter has made An enviable repu-
tatiOn as a banjo-pIayer. and he has signed
to travel with the Barnum show next sum-
mer. Professor Smith will take passage in
the Alaska on june %. for a visit to SCOT
land. E. NJ. Mccullough and n. P. Kirk
attended q Phi Kappa Psi convention at
Cincinnati last week. Harvey Thompson,
80. is now o postal clerk on the Illinois
Central.