The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-03
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Vassar sent out this last commencement
the largest class in the history of the insti-
tuition. hundred young women receiving
the degree of Il. A. -
1t has been discovered that the Luxor
obeisk in the Place de Ia Concorde, in
Paris is crumbling away under the influence
of the atmosphere. The obensk was taken
to. Paris from Egypt in Louis Philippe
reign.
A Boston girl now in London writes home
that she could not gain admittance to any
so-called respectable hotel In London be-
cause she. was alone, though she, had con-
Siderable luggage and showed her passport
and letter OF credit.
The patriotic feelings of the people of
Spokane, Wash, have lately been stirred
to great depths because of the ascertained
fact that precedence has been given in the
public schools of that town to English his
tory over American history. Indignant
public opinion compelled the school commits
sioners to reverse the unpatriotic order of
things and English history has been rele-
gated to the background.
Mr.. Henry Hanna, wealthy philanthro-
pist of Cincinnati has just given the Uni
versity of Cincinnati $4,000 to build the
north wing of the new university building.
This is the largest gift the university has
Micken and Thomas requests, and they
were saddled with expensive litigation,
while Mr.. Hanna's magnificent present to
the people of Cincinnati comes free of all
incumbrance. The north wing will be
named Hanna Hall and work upon II Will
begin at once.
The Rev. DR.. F. E. Clark, who originated
the Christian Endeavor movement, has
come to be called Father Endeavor' Clark,
very much to his disgust; for it gives peo-
pie the impression that ne is an old and
fact, he is only forty-four and is in the
prime of his strength and vigor. Once some
enthusiastic Endeavorers, after rubbing 1t
in by calling him Grandfather Endeavor
Clark" asked him for his blessing. He COM
piled with their request, but he says it
required large supply OF Christian grace
to enable him to do So
Mr. Ruskn has written letter in reply
to the question, Ought parents to leave
a fortune to their children He says
that parents ought to educate and maintain
Damned modernism" he adds. ''eats its
children young. When they are strong,
throw them out of the nest, but let the
should ever stand between child and parent.
The doors should be always open to a
daughter who is harlot or son who Is
thief, If they return, but no fortune
should be left to them"
Negotiations have been completed and pa
pers all executed in the largest dredging
contract ever let to one firm The success
full competitor is Chicago firm. The Bow
ers Dredging Company has been awarded
a contract which covers the dredging and
excavating of 35.OOO,0O0 cubic yards of earth
by which a three-miie canal will be con
structed between Puget SOUND, at Seattle,
and Lake Washington. The cost of this
dredging will be in the neigborhood OF S.
coo COG Two mammoth dredges will be en-
ployed in the work for the next nve years.
Tbs Garth and other material taken from
the cut will be used in filing up the tide
lands of Seattle, comprising some two thou
sand acres, which will practically be re-
claimed from the sea.