The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-26
SOLONS AT COLLEGE
LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNOR MAT
THEWS VISIT BLOOMINGTON.
Dedication of lakewood Hall. for
Which $4,000 Was Appropriated
by the Last Legislature.
Special TO the Indiananolis Journal.


wood Hall, the new $4,000 building OF In
diana University. was dedicated to-day un-
der notable circumstances. Preparations
have been going on for this event for sew
eral weeks AT IL o'clock a special train ar
rived from Indian apohs. 1t had board
Governor Matthews, Secretary of State
owen, State Librarian, Miss Ahern, and
thirty-nine members Of the Legislature
Fourteen of the members were from the
Senate and twenty-five from the House of
Representatives. They included the educa-
tional committees Of the two houses. Other
prominent citizens swelled the trainload to
sixty. The trustees of the university ar
rived last night and this morning, and Pres
ident Angel, of the University Of Michi-
gan, came in yesterday. AT the train this
morning twelve hundred students and cti-
zens greeted the visitors. while a salute
was fired by the artillery squad. The Wis
itors were driven to the college, and later
rendered a dinner by the citizens.
AT o'clock this afternoon the old college
chapel was crowded for the dedicat ton.
procession was formed at the new college,
and marched to the old college More peo-
pie were turned away than could get in the
building. Students and faculty sat in a
body, and the Governor, trustees and legis-
lators sat on the platform The exercises
were opened by the university quartet
President Swain introduced Hon. Isaac
Jenkinson, of Richmond, president of the
board of trustees, who, in his address,
dwelt principally on the history and the
high position of the university.
Governor Matthews spoke for twenty
minutes. He was in favor of the higher
schools of learning, and thought the
money given to the State institutions of
learning we'll expended. He paid an elo-
quent tribute to Dr. Daniel Kirkwoood
Half of his talk was devoted 10 the location
of the university. He said that he not
one of the old school, who believed that
the location for universities in the
large commercial centers. Himself gradu-
ate of university in small place, he
looked back with pleasure at the decided
advantages it had given him of a college
atmosphere. of enthusiasm. the needed Sc
clusion and the relief from temptations,
and he felt that these had dore more for
him and would do more for any young man
than all the advantages of commercial
that the university would never be moved
from Bloomington to- any other town in
tation that had been brought up regarding
removal. because. he said. it could do moth
far. as the State would be less
inclined to give it the needful funds for
it to realize it's. ambitions. He said If
would be to the grave. In conclusion he
highly recommended the great work of the
institution and predicted for it a prosperous
future.
After a solo by Miss Elsie Mason, DIR.
Angel, president of Ann Arbor, made
plea to make the highest advantages
possible for the poorer classes, as. DIR.
Angel stated, half the boys in Western
colleges. are compelled to bear their own
expenses. etr
The evening ceremony again filled the
chapel. 1t was a home affair, the visitors
having returned at 4 o'clock. The princi-
| pal addresses were by President Angel ana
President Swain Other addresses were
made by Miss Edna Henry for the students.
Judge r. d. Richardson of Evansville, for
| the alumni: Dean d. ID. Banta, for Law
faculty.
HARDWOOD HALL.
| Kirkwood Hall is one of the finest build
| ings of it's kind in Indiana. 1t is construct
| ed of cut stone from the Monroe county
quarries. and is SO planned to give one
| an excellent idea of the stone when used
| to its best effect. The building cost about
| $4,000. and when equipped and finished will
| cost the full $4,000 appropriated for that
| purpose. 1t is three stories high, in addi-
! ton to a large basement, and is heated
/ by steam. The building is located south
| of Wylie Hall and fronts west facing the
| city. The size is 13Ox76 with the basement
eleven feet high the first story sixteen
| feet, the second fourteen feet and the
gymnasium, to be arranged separately for
both sexes. The other floors are fer the
use of the various departments, and the
| basement is designed for the use of
physics and psychology. containing eight
| rooms with rooms for shops and private
laboratories.
| The first floor contains eight commodious
rooms, with cloak and toilet rooms. The
| south end of the first floor is designed for
the law department, with two lecture rooms
| on each side of the entrance. The main
hallway is thirteen feet wide, extending
| the length of the building. There are also
| two other spacious rooms. The second floor
| is to be known as a department for Ian
| guages. The south end, consisting of seven
| rooms is for the use of the French and
German departments. The north end, five
| rooms. is for Latin and Greek. There are
| wardrobes and also library rooms 4x6x16
| for each department. "Kirkwood HalP' is
named in honor of DR.. Daniel LAKEWOOD
| For mere than, a quarter of a century he
was connected with the Indiana University
| and no student ever went from it's walls
| who was not better by reason of his noble
| example AS the head of the department
| of mathematics he made for the university
| a reputation that national Now over
| seventy years old, he is spending his de-
| Ginning days with friends in California. 1t
| was hoped that ne could be here to-day
| as the guest of honor, but the long journey
| made this impossible.