The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-21

such shape that the expenses of the college
for next year. as well as the past year. will
be kept under the fve-thousand-dollar
limit. in accordance with the agreement
with Simon Yapdes that the expenses shall
not exceed that amount over the income.
The question of eOnferring new degree.
b. l.. was deferred for action until the De-
cember meeting.
alumni association was held this evening
at Yandes Hall. Following was the prO-
graDme:
Opening the Case" Judge W. A. Woods; "An-
h 0nh cass ~ M RSv ann Ssw a
mnistratiOn," re K NJ. Stevenson. class of
70, and President Burrows; 1.-THE Old in the
Edward Daniels, class Of rs; sour Guests"
President Fisher. of Hanover College, and Presi-
dent Rogers, OF Blackburn University; college
and Prose-" j. 5. McLain, editor Minneapolis
Journal, AFTER Twenty Years." W. ID. Frazer,
class of '73; "The New Brood John II. Meter,
class Of '03.
RECORD OF THE PRESIDENT.
George Stockton Burroughs. who will be
lpaueurated tomorrow as the fourth presi-
dent of Wabash College. was born Jan. g.
1855, at Waterloo. n. Y. His boyhood days
were spent mostly in Brooklyn and Phila-
delDhis. At the age of sixteen he entered
the sophomore class at Princeton College.
aud graduated in 1873 He was in the
Princeton theological class of 1877. May
80, 1S17 he married Miss Emma (. Plumley.
at Metuchen, N. j., and they have three
children. On July TO- 1877. he was ordained
n minister. and took charge of the First
Presbyterian Church. at Slatington. Pa.
in 1879 he accepted call to the First
Congregational Church. at Fairfield. Conn.,,
where he remained until 1888. Then he TO.
moved to New Britain. Conn.,. where be
was pastor OF the Center COngre-
Ratlonal Church until 1887. He was
then called to the College Church,
at Amherst. Mass, where he re-
of Wabash College. His alma mater has
honored him with several academic de-
grees-A. b., NJ. A. Phi ID. and ID. ID. He IS
director and secretary of the American
Institute OF Sacred Literature. and is also
member OF two other similar societies.
American Oriental Society and the Society
OF Biblical Litrature and EXegesis. His
specialties are sacred learning and phiios-
ophy. He was chosen professor of biblical
history and Interpretation at Amherst Coz
lege In 1886. DIR. Burroughs has thoroughly
entered into every department of Wabash
College, and has visited many oitles of this
State. He has already won o name that
makes his services as q lecturer or minister
in demand far In excess of his time to
accommodate all. He arrived here TO as
sumo his duties on Nov. ii. 1892.
DIR. Charles A. Tuttle. the new professor
of history and sociology. was born at Had
herst in 1855. He received the Woods prize
for general culture and the Bond prize for
the best written and most ably delivered
GRAFTON at commencement. tie has taught
two years at Ware. Mass.. spent two years
at Heidelberg. Germany. studying political
economy, political science and politics
with Kari knies: intespatiOnal law and
general constitutional and administrative
law with Won Bulmerincq and Schulze;
history and Institutes of Roman law with
Becker and philosophy with Keno Fischer
He has received the degree of Phi. d. in
signi cum laude In July. 1886. from Heide-
berg. for political economy. international
law and general constitutional and admin
istrative law. lie is now associate pro-
fessor of political economy and interna-
tional law at Amherst
Prof. James NJ. Chapman. professor of
oratory, was born at Newmarket n. H.,
and is forty one = ears old. He has taught
school. and his Evolutionary training ives
received from Prof Ralph q. Hubbard, of
Wesleyan Cniversity. and also from Prof.
Lewis Il. Monroe. of Boston, and samuel X.
Murdoch, OF PhiladelphIa. He has given
public readings over the Eastern State,
and taught special courses at several in
stitutions of learning. The course in ora
tory at Wabash will be open TO nil students.
The Phi Gamma Deltas dedicated their
new hall tonight.
The following alumni have diod during
the past year: General s. s. Fry. class of
1910. who was present at the alumni banquet
year ago the oldest living alumnus,
and made an impressive address: Philander
Anderson. class of ~; Horace Duy Thomas.
class of Isl; BENJAMIN NJ. Thomas GLASS of
'6i. Secretary of New Mexico; Henry L.
Seaton class of go; Blackford NJ. Condit,
class of '92.
The alumni officers elected to- night were:
President Rey. j. +. Roth. 10. OF Manches-
ter; secretar,. Prof. Osborn. city; alumni
orator. next year. Thomas. Il. Marshall.