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

The Quakers Give o New and Charming Ath-
Ietic Programme on tho Kostrum.
Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, April 24.-FrIday even
ing was one of athletic entertainment at
Earlham. The grand climax of indoor
athletics came. and q fine programme was
rendered before a packed house. 1t far
surpassed anything Of the kind ever given
from the Earlham rostrum. Such an ex-
hibltion showed that there had been active
workers behind it oil, and they ore the in
structors-Professor f.. T. 1rueblood. Susan
X. Harrison and Mrs. Nina Irueblood. at
S o'clock the double quartet. consisting of
Misses Mote. Styleman. Maddox and
Brown. and Messrs. Moon. Marmon. Taylor
and Barrett. opened the following pro-
gramme before the large audience in Lind.
ley Hall: Light May the Boat Row."
by the double quartet; pizzIcati drill, by
Class A: wand drill. by Class B: la
dies hoop drill; The GYM" by the GIee
Club; horse work: long wand exercise, by
Class Il: pole drill; The Spelling Match
by the Male Quartet; high kick; wand
drill, by Class A; Cheer. Boys. Cheer by
the Glee Club; hippety hog. Xxx, ~, etc.. by
Class A; ladies' dumb-bell quadrille; The
Cream and Yellow" by the chorus.
The ladies' hoop drill was oneof the most
successful numbers. it being very complex
and we'll rendered. The costumes were
white. with yellow sashes to represent the
new colleges colors. The real athletic
skill was shown by the heavy weights IN
their work ON the horse-Harold, PrItoh-
nrd. Moon. Allen, Peters and Maddox wero
the performers. The standing high kick
was won by Harold at six feet. eight
inches. The jumping high kick was taken
by Pritchard at eight feet three inches.
The wand drill by Class A deserves special
mention. The sixteen women in their
beautiful costumes for mb-b bell work
made a capItal closing. The entertalnm ent
closed by q chorus of voices singing n new
college song. entitled Tine Yellow and
Cream
II. d. Wildman, the Earlham State depu-
tstion man. and Irwin kelsey. president
elect of the Y. NJ. G.. A.. attended the State
meeting of college Y. NJ. G. A. workers at
the state University. Upon their return
MIR. Kelsey made an enthusiastic report at
chapel. His report was loudly ~applauded
when he made the statement that Mrs.
Stacey had informed him while making q
short stop In Greelcnstle that the Earlham
y. NJ. e. A. was the strongest college Y. NJ.
&. A. in the State.
At the summer assembly of Friends
ministers here last summer the question
Was raised in regard TO making
more attractive park out OF the northeast
portion OF Earlham campus. Resolutions
TO that effect were then offered, end the
work has been IN process of development
ever since. At a meeting OF the proper au-
thorities yesterday plans were adopted. and
30 IL Is expected that this portion of the
campus will undergo some radical changes
the coming summer.
Dr. Dougan II. Clark. who has been in
Philadelphia n week. returned yesterday.
This afternoon President Mills delivered
q lecture on the Sources of Power before
the city Y. NJ. &. A. assembly.
Quite an unusual phenomenon sprang up
among the students the past week. For a
while IL looked as if We had q genuine
hypnotist among us. and that Professor
Victor at last had q rival in the person of
Howard Marmon. His subject was Robert
Hunt. with whom 40 performed some in
teresting feats-snch as running n needle
through the skin ON the back of the hand,
sticking q needle through the tongue. run
ming a needle under the finger nail down to
the root. Students are generally skeptics
bn the subject of by pnotism. and SO they
were In this case, although the boys gave
some lively exhibits OF their magic.