The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18
BUFFERS COLLEGE YEAR
Final Sessions of the Classes Nester-
day-Prepa ratOry Defamation.

Regular college classes at Butler held
their final sessions for the year SO and "
Yesterday. Special closing chapel exercises
were held from 10 till 1876 O'Clock in the
morning The chapel was filed with stu
dents and their friends and many OF the
alumni. After offering the Invocation
President Butler made announcements Tor
commencement week. for the coming sum
ner term and for the next years session
The announcement of numerous changes III
the faculty was made public Prof. y. M.
Davis. who has he'd the professorship OF
the biological department during Mr. bru-
ner's two years leave of absence for STUDY
i'm German universities, and Prof. Bryan
who has occupied the chair OF SOCIOLOGY
and who has accepted call TO the state
University will not be back next year,
Formal announcement was maze OF the au-
dition to the faculty of Prof Forest, for the
department of sociology and ecohoIhlcs,
Prof Ames, for that of philosophy ana
nadaeogv and Of Miss Kies as assistant in
English 1t was further stated that the re-
sources of the college had made 1t neces-
sary to do away with the services OF the
regular preparatory teachers, the principal,
Mr.. Omar Wilson, only being retained, and
the work being distributed among the pro-
fessors of the college feculty. After Scrip
ture reading and prayer by Dr. A. H. ben-
ton Miss Calvin sang the irish FOLK
Song Mr. Willis Blount, OF the ,s ellol
class then made the ValedletoIy avn ' ess,
Resnonse in behalf of the student pody was
made nv Mr. E. G.. Roberts, OF the junior
class. followed by Prof. b. NJ. laws LOT ,5
the faculty. The speeches. were ciever anu ia
fun If college spirit and enthusiasm. ne ne
EXERCISES closed with the singing or AUD
Lang Syne" Last night the annual pre-
paratory contest in defamation occurred.
r 70 t.,ere ely contestants and two prizes
offered The judges were; MessrS. omar VI
son, A. F. Brow1 ana \. M. loen Ia MSS ths
foiioWiner sDta kers: Miss Marie Martin, In
the Chiidren's Hospital Mr.. Samuel by
con SON IAN order for Pictures" Mr.. Myron
Settle 1.-THE Execution Of sydney carton
Mr. benjamin Davis Shamus . Brl ZEN
Nj Jason Elstun Two Gentlemen of Ken
lucky The programme was varied by or
After the contest in defamation the
Judges awarded first place to Samuel Dy-
SON second TO Jason Elstun, third to Myron
Little and fourth to Benjamin Davis. -,
RMS evening the sophomore oratorlcai
contest will take place The contestants sta
and their subjects are; The Cretan crisis,
Miss Stella Ward; The Birth OF tne CON
stitution." MIR. E. r. Norman; is LegiS;-
lation Against the Department store JUST
fiable?" Mr.. ]. H.. Stevens abraham
Lincoln" Mr.. G.. II. Bass. Tomorrow even
ing the Philokurian exhibiucn will be held
in the college chapel.
very charming garden party was given
ton u. Brown on Wednesday afternoon:
Miss Smith entertained NUMBER OF the
friends of Miss Boyles from 10 on Tues
day afternoon at her home on Washington
street.
The annual senior party was given Friday
night by Mr.. and Mrs. Scot Butler, AT their
home on DoWney avenue. Quantities OF
June roses made the rooms sweet with fra
GRANGE. Miss Elizabeth Campbell and Miss
Anne Butler assisted in serving the guests
A feature of the evening entertainment was
the prophecy of each seniors future, by
Miss Jeffries costumed a Spanish gypsy.
One Of the prettiest lawn parties of the
commencement season was that given yes
te.day afternoon by Mrs. Il. G.. Thompson
for her daughter, Miss Bona Thompson.
who will be graduated from Butler next
week The guests included only the young
women of the senior class and Mrs. Wilson,
Miss Bridges Miss kies, Miss Gilbert and
Miss Butler, of the faculty