The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
DE PAW FESTIVITIES
COMMENCEMENT WEEK BEGINS
WITH THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
Crowds of Alumni Expected Monday
to See Deciding Game Between 1.
u. and the Methodists.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, June 5-The pre-
lminary exercises of the De Pauw COM
mencement closed to-day with the term ex-
aminatons. Commencement week begins
with great promise President Goblin has
assurances that there will be an unusual
number of alumni visitors present this year.
These are especially interested in the finan-
cial outlook and plans for the coming year,
and much aid is expected. The plans for
alumni day this year are changed from
those of proceeding years. The time-hon-
ored and somewhat worn custom of hav-
ing banquet which lasted until the small
hours of the next morning has been dis
pensed with, and instead on Tuesday at
noon {. luncheon will be spread. In the
afternoon the local Delta Kappa Epsilon
fraternity will entertain at the residence
of Mr.. F. H. hammers in honor of the
thirtieth anniversary of the chapter. The
alumni address will be delivered that
evening in Meharry Hall by Hon. A. j.
Beveridge, class of 1886, on the subject
The Plain People and the College Man.
Mr. Hubert M. Skinner, class of IA, of
1hlcago. Will read the poem In Meharry
Hall this evening were held the annual
graduating exercises of the School of Music
There were four graduates-Miss Olive
Horner, of Brazil: Miss Josephine Arm
strong. of Greencastle Miss Helen O'Den,
of O'Dell, Ind; Miss Marie Hoover, of
Greencastle The diplomas will be con-
ferred on commencement day, June 9.
Among the designations announced from
the faculty is that of Miss Sidelia Starr
instructor in English in the preparatory
Great preparations are being made for
the De Paw Indiana baseball game Mon
day. The contest will close the season and
decide the championship of the college
games of the State. De Paw and Indiana
are tied for first place, and have defeated
each other once their other victories be-
ing about even, De PAW however, having
been defeated by no team in the State ex-
cept l. Y. Both teams have just closed
successful trips into Ohio, where they had
the benefit of much good practice
in the games with the best Buck
eye teams. The, game here will
weather will draw the largest crowd ever
seen in a ball field in this city. The alumni
over the State are taking an active interest
and many will attend commencement with
the ball game as the uppermost thing in
over as to loyalty of ''rooters," for Bloom
ington will send q special team and band
with the club and several hundred root
ers" will accompany them. indianapolis
will furnish a professional ball player as
umpire in the person of Pitcher Frank
Foreman.
The Initiation of the Phi Beta Kappas
was held last night at the residence of Col.
J. r. Weaver, and. as usual, was followed
by a banquet. The initiates were Messrs.
Charles Allen, J. P. Allen. Lienberger. Nc
den. Charles Prosser, of New Albany.
could not be present and his initiation had
to be deferred to later date.
Bishop Thomas Bowman arrived this aft
ernoon to remain all week.
The first of the social events Of the week
was garden party given by the Theta
Bridges on East Anderson street. The
lawns surrounding the residence were
iighted With electricity, an orchestra fur
several hundred were entertained.