The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-21
HER LARGEST CLASS
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AT HI
STATE UNIVERSITY.
Address by President Harper OF Chi
Graduates Twenty-Seven.
Snecial tn the Indiananolis Jonrnal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. June 20.-The
most successful commencement of Indiana
University closed to-day with the largest
graduating class in the history of the insti-
tuition. All week there has been "a large at
tendance at each of the performances and
to-day the chapel was crowded to hear the
final exercises. The annual address was
given by President Harper, of Chicago,
who took for his TOPIC a System in Edu-
cation" President Swain delivered the di-
plomas with the following degrees:
b. A.-Margaret A. Roberts. Edward
Saunders. Munson Atwater, Estelle Dalton.
Estelle Emison, Charlotte Malotte. Louise
Rogers. Alberta Perry, A. D.. Batcnelor, w.
ID. Crow. Title FelDaum, L. }. Griffith,
Lola f. Hamilton. George NJ. Howe, Roy
IA. Perrins' George Schaerser. Emma y.
lentZ, Hattie Cochran, Martha Dorsey,
Louise a. Goodbody. Charles 5. Thomas,
Frank o. Beck. Romulus Boyd. w. T..
Brown, j. NJ. Callahan, Bertha Freese,
Alice l.. Green, A 4. Gordon, Will Ii. kel-
ley, Robert h. Leatherrock, p. A. Yoder,
Lewis e. Conn. W. d. Milroy. la j. Ram
sey, Arthur hieronymous. Junus w. knipp.
Mary W. Lindley, Villa McMahan. II. ..
Pitcher, John A. Shafer, Tnurston Smith,
w: Z. Hotel, ), W. kann. Ricnard Miller,
Berry, John !. Boyle, W. b. Brown, j. G.
Bush, w. E. Chapman, W. j. Cushman,
j. L. Harter. l.. w. Dinsmore, f; G. Dun
can, Otto Geckler, w. F. Headley, Lin
naeus hines. Arda Knox. Eva Lewis. Rob-
ert McDill, j. NJ. hIIodes, G. j. Waits, Joe
I; Giles. G. T. Knipp. w. o. Hiatt. w; J.
Frank NJ. Andrews. Mrs. b. A. HeadIey,
Mark p. Helm, G. z. Lemon, George l..
Roberts.
B. edward G. Adank, otto T. Cailor,
Frank A. Crooke. Frank G. DALEY, George
Il. Davis, Charles l.. Freshman, James w.
Fortune. Finley Geiger. John w. Kelly.
Ernst n. Odle. William Reister, Grant
Gould Rheuby, Thomas j. Sare, Charles h.
Sinner. William II. Stout, Lewis Taylor,
Kerr Trayior, Mary Van Nuys, c. c. Ut
ter.
Hamilton. c. C. Krauskoff, Elizabeth Mid
dleton, Grace Helen Woodburn, Calvin S.
Hoover. Ernest II. Lindley, Bertha Hawk
ms, Mrs: A r. Hornbrook. S. c. Phipps.
The society Of the alumni is enjoying one
OF the most interesting reunions in the
nGal dinner over two hundred plates were
laid, and the toasts and responses were
unusually appropriate to the occasion.
Judge r. w. Miers acted as POSTMASTER
Swain. Outlook OF the University Judge
Frank E. Hunter, class 70, Fifteen Years
Out Prof. VIII Rawles. class "a. The
flute. class "a. "Ohioans from Indiana Uni
versity;'' John r. Brill, class SO, The
Fifth Milestone" William Reister, law class
u. II lawyer JIG III
class "a, GLASS "a" The business meeting
OF the alumni was very interesting, and
the attendance was large. Mrs. Lena Beck,
Edwin Corr and George Rollenbacher were
the persons nominated as candidates for
trustee. The result was in favor Of Edwin
Corr, by a majority of LOG on the first bal
lot, the votes being as follows: Corr, 249;
Mrs. Beck, SO. and ~Bollenbacher. IS.
The committee on nominations for next
year was Capt. j. ID. Alexander. j. w. Fes-
Ter and Professor Dye. The nominees were
una nfrnOuSlv alocfad nc f0l0uS. Dracidanf
w. p. Rogers; vice president. Miss Eliza
beth Hughes; secretaries. Misses Ida Man
ley and Sophia Sheeks; treasurer, b. F.
Adams, jr. The executive committee for
next year is composed of T. j. Louden,
Mrs. j. K. Beck, Miss Louise Maxwell, E.
p. Bicknell and Ernest Lindley. The ora
tor chosen for next year Is Hon. George Il.
Wise. of Virginia, and the alternates are
Congressman w. w. Springer, of Illinois,
and r. r. Hit, of the same State. The
report of Treasurer Adams showed a ball
VINO was reelected alumni trustee, is now
serving in that capacity. and is a graduate
OF the class Of 1887. He rs at present as
sistant United States attorney under Mr..
Burke. During the term just closing he
has been secretary of the board and has
been a faithful trustee. He lives in this
city.
The annual address was given by CLAIR
ence L. Goodwin, of Dunlo. Pa, a member
OF the class of 1883, and, at one time, con-
nected with the indianapolis press. Mr..
audience and his address is acknowledged
as one of the strongest ever given here.
lie talked on THE Duty of the Citizen
Towards Corruption in MunicipaI Politics "