The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-17
AT STATE UNIVERSITY.
Bishop White breaches the Bncca-
laureate-New Professors.

IHr., June ia idlSc
audience heard John Hazen White. Episco-
pal bishop of Indiana, deliver the bacca-
laureate sermon to the graduating class Of
Indiana University this afternoon. The old
college chapel, in which the exercises oc-
CURED, was decorated with the class colors
corn yellow and sea greenland with
profusion of palms, Nrns and cut flowers.
| The class occupied reserved seats in front
| OF the platform Bishop White chose for
his text. 1.-The fear of the Lord is the be-
| ginning of wisdom Education" he said,
| begins with nothing, is a constantly in
creasing quantity, never ending, but al
| ways positive and incomplete. AT no point
can we without jeopardy to ourselves ex-
| change the humble teachable mind of the
| student for the arrogant, pretentious atti-
| tude of the doctrinaire. Revision, re-exam-
nation, correction, elimination of error and
| partial truth are always essential to
progressive education. 1t is the arrogant at
| titude of little learning which assumes that
| it has completed its work and exhausted
| it's subject which retards the worlds
progress in knowledge. All this brings us
| face to face with the question. what is cul-
| ture? and what is modern culture as con-
| trasted with it?
| ut is not infrequently claimed that mod
| ern culture is hostile 10 and has outgrown
| Christianity and even religion. Culture,
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the whole man. Mooern culture often
means no more than the education or train
ing of part OF man, and is applied Ito TO
| the most specious OF untruths. This sort or
| culture Is positive menace to society be-
| cause IL has no rudder, guide, reSu-
| lator, indicator attached TO determine
| how ii Is to be used or for what ends wnen
is ms Now was sb wfe enrs sh onv nall
| education, knowledge of the creature with
no knowledge of the Creator; knowledge OF
power. but no inquiry into purpose; knowi-
| edge of means, out no concern for ends.
The hope of society and civilization depends
on , the vigor OF It's young y,nnp os.
| pendent on the compile teness, and cohesion
| of it's various parts and the foundations on
which they rest. If man have knowledge
and no purpose life is to him but dream
| of great possibilities. If one have a pur-
pose, but no industry, life is but an uI,
| no faith, life is not more than weary
servitude and bondage 1t is only as life is
dignfed by purpose and plan ana dirsd dahen
| to all its forces, that education is complete
and life a success. Mouern life In the de-
| of its faith is in danger of self-destruction
like the great engine that would pound it
Foundation proportionate to its power"
In conclusion, Bishop White SAID: IT Is
TO bespeak for the domain Oh spiritual edu-
cation its proper place in the realm or Sci
entific research when estimating the COM
pleteness of an education. that stand here
A I0-da ". 10
I nition in the best culture Of the perfect man
that l insist on the partial character OF
much that goes by the name OF modern .N cur,
ture to-day. Ii Is to claim for this domain
when recognized the same principle OF law
and order and method which OBTAINS In
every other domain of known truth that L
urge its universal study. At the founda-
ton Of all true education and following IL In
all its periods and evolutlonS as It's neceso
sary foundation and complement, Is the
knowledge of God, reverence Tor God, 1ath
in God. lear oil God. love OF God, obedience
to God.
WORK OF I. L. BOARD.
The board of trustees of Indiana univer-
sity has practically completed its work
Two new departments were created and a
number OF vacancies caused by the alb
sence of some OF the faculty to study for
one or more years were filled. Considerable
time was also spent iD discussing the APP
plication of the university income ac-
cruing from the tax bill passed by the
last Legislature. The following members
OF the faculty were given leave of absence
for one year: Prof. ID. NJ. Mother, botany
Prof s. c. DAWSON, mathematics; as
sistant professor j. Ii. Howard, Latin; In
structors C. ID. Morris, French; G j. Lem
bower, English; i. HI. Lindley, pnilosophy,
w. A. Rawles, history, and G ii. Stemp!e
ENGLISH. hese viii spend the year IN study
at the best universities or Europe ana
America Dr. treorge j. Pierce, or Cam
bridge, Mass, chosen active assistant
profcs sor of botany, duties TO peSln e sne
temporarily the place left vacant by Prof
Mo,tin. VINO goes to Germany Or, Pierce
harvard and IS unusually well trained for
HIS new duties. he holds a Phi D. from
one of the best German universities anu
has travelled In Europe as Harvard TEL
low. Recently he has been an assistant ;nt
| at Harvard in his special line Prof. flerce
Is one OF the most promising young botan-
lists IN the country ana Will no DOUBT prove
| very capable in his new position Prof.
| John II. Commons, of the uepartneht OF
economics and social science, who has been
at a large increase OF salary, Will De SIC
ceeded by Dr. Frank Fetter. DR.. Fetter
G an and sine e1 hs
preparing himself for chair in the pollt-
zeal sciences by study at Gornell anu the
as d promising young man III his special
line. DIR. ;. Il. Harding, of indianapolis.
history. lie receives the degree or Pm. ID.
University in 1899 ana afterwards studied
at cornell and Harvard. where he was
honored with the Morgan fellowship in
history. lie receives the degrees OF Pm ID.
from Harvard this year. DR.. Ulysses G.
l. department OF American history, who goes
II Cornell for a years post graduate york.
DR.. Weatherley IS about thirty years DAD al d
Colgate University. New York. and at
Cornell, where he won the Barnes snail s.
peare prize. 1885. he travelled in Enstand.
Germany and Austria ana studied at Held
elburg and Leipsic. On his return he was
given his Phi. ID. by Cornell. DIR. Robert
IL. Lyons was chosen 10 succeed DR.. Van
Mugs as head of the department of chemis-
try. Dr.. Lyons is a graduate of Indiana
| University and formerly instructor
and assistant professor of chemistry here.
For the last three years he has studied
| at the best German universities and has
| taken Pm. u. degree from Heidelberg. DR..
Van Nuys. whom he succeeds, has been
| for twenty-one years head of the depart
ment of chemistry from which ne TOW
retires. The board conferred on him yes
emeritus. The vacancy left in the depart
ment of philosophy by the absence OF Prof.
Ernest II. Lindley. who will spend next
year at Clark University, will be filed
temporarily by DR.. Frank Drew, who has
just received his Phi. d. from that insti-
tuition DR.. Drew is an alumnus of Indiana
| University.
NEW INSTRUCTORS.
Mr.. Nathaniel Stephenson. of Cincinnati
ws,s elected instructor in the English de-
partment. Mr.. Stepenson was educated at
the University of Cincinnati and Harvard
and at one time was instructor in English
at Iowa University. At present he is an
editorial writer on the Cincinnati Tribune
Other appointments were made as follows
Prof. - A. Rothcock. who spent last year
al Chicago University, TO be assistant pro-
: fessor of mathematics; NJ 5. Hanna, OF
New Castle, Ind, instructor in mathe-
: mates: &. Fl. Beeson. instructor in Latin