The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09
Closing Events at EarIham a Novelty
to the Quakers-COates
College Finals.


reserved seat coupon. The class of '97 has
the distinction of breaking the record in
size and sets a pace for the future by grad
uating seventy members. The class is I'M
usually strong and they had rehearsed dill
gently for several weeks their programme
for the day. 1t was arranged in the ma
ture of play entitled THE Council of the
Gods; a Tragically Tragic Tragedy in Three
Spasms." The proceedings closed with a
chorus sung to the tune of My Gal Is
High-born Lady" as follows
80, we students of De Paw who rank be-
meath US
Just gaze upon us once in all our glee.
Fen the Council of IL Gods the great
and mighty in their wisdom,
Have agreed that sure none like us they
can see.
A chosen band of noble youths and maid
Whose intellectual powers can't be beat,
While their gay and joyous faces
Have made bright the darkest places,
Sure such class again you'll never meet
"Chorus-Then hail to Ninety-SeVen,
Ring loud her praise to heaven.
Boom-a-Lacka, I3oom-a-Lacka Boom,
Boom, Bah,
Ninety-seven, Ninety-seven, Rah, Rah
Rah
Ye under class men ALL
AS on name we CALL
Long the line you can't outshine,
The class of Ninety-seven.
From we gods omnipotent we crave a
blessing,
You have guided us in ways of truth and
right,
our pleasures and our trials
And you've made the path of Ninety
seven bright.
Next a warning to our juniors we would
whisper,
To walk within our footsteps you should
strive,
Though 1ro,J'u pavar win o1r GLORY
You may emulate our story,
For we're the grandest class ever yet alive
"Chorus.-Three cheers for Ninety-seven
Just hear praised to heaven,
Boom-a-Lacka Boom-a-Lacka, Boom,
Ninety~seven, Ninety-seven Rah Rah
Rah.
Though from you well be parted,
Wen be the loyal hearted.
d. p. L. will find true,
The class of Ninety-seven."
The gags" jokes and shots at the fac
ulty and underclass men were met with
roars of applause from the audience. The
days festivities were the most eagerly
sought and most thoroughly enjoyed of the
week thus far. The class gave an open air
concert on the east campus, the Ringgold
Band, of Terre Haute, furnishing the music.
grounds, giving a beautiful effect Refresh
ments were also served.
ALUMNI EXERCISES.
Meharry Hall contained a large audience
this evening to hear the annual exercises
Of the reunion of the society of the alumni
The exercises began at 7:30 o'clock in order
to close in time for the class reunions to
follow. The annual poem, by Mr.. NJ HUI
bert NJ. Skinner, class of IA. of Chicago
Then followed the annual address before
alumni and students by Mr.. Albert J. Bev-
eridge, class 'S5, of indianapolis. His topic
was The Plain People and the College
Man" and the speaker earnestly endeav-
ored to impress his hearers with the fact
that government of the people is not a fail
ure, and that it is the duty of the educated
classes to make themselves familiar with
the needs and wishes of the great masses
in order that those who have enjoyed Su-
perior advantages may be able to better
serve the interest of all. After telling who
the plain people are and paying tribute to
their sturdy common sense and integrity
of purpose, Mr. Beverage said:
THE need. and therefore the duty of the
hour is rest from agitation. Repose is as
necessary in its time and place as revOlu-
ton. And after a hundred years of revo-
luton in government, society. industry;
after a century of progress so swift that
we are breathlesS keeping pace with it, the
natural, yes, the necessary thing is time
to adjust ourselves to the improved con-
ditions. Needless change is as bad as stag
nation. Once acquire the habit of unrest,
once enthrone the devil of discomfort and
neither the individual nor the nation can
accomplish anything of value nor even
is being cultivated in America. And there
are those who foster and nourish it. Even
among college men there are Catalines.
There are those who think that the way
to career is over the road of agitation.
There are those who think that they will
amount to nothing unless they are reform
something with the hammer of Thor.
No matter what is to be reformed,
no matter whether it is something deli
cate and complicated as a watch, your pro-
fessionai reformer does not think he has
reformed it unless he has destroyed it. For
our latter-day reformer is not reformer-
he is a destroyer. And his material-his
opportunity for proposing his SO-called
forms, is this spirit of discomfort. of unrest
among the people Let that spirit once be-
come established and there will be nothing
permanent in the republic but agitation,
nothing thorough but dissatisfaction, moth
ing certain but change. We will become
nation of talics-a people of sensationalism
- government of caprice-a land of Ii
cense; Already these results are manifest
ing themselves. Already a want of thor
Oughness among Americans is noted by the
observers and thinkers of the world. AL
detected in public opinion and public res
olution.
DANGER IN FANATICISM
I'VE must break the growing habit of lis
tening to every demagogue or lunatic who
tells us that unless his particular views are
adopted the end of the republic is here.
When every economic Aelous is permitted to
blow up hurricane the end of the republic
is here indeed; because, when that is per-
mitted. our character will have changed
from Anglo-Saxon sturdiness and conserva-
tism to South American ficklesness and ca
price. No scheme of social or government
al reform in republic justifes any general
disturbance. Any man who tells the people
that he has a perfect plan of human happi-
ness or prosperity is a liar or a crank. No
perfect plan, no complete and practical
scheme of society and government was ever
struck off al one time by the brain of man.
No such plan or scheme ever can be made
to order All that is good in society and
government is the result of slow growth
the principles of evolution working in the
social and political world-new conditions
suggesting new methods and those in turn
creating new conditions and thus growing
as grows the race itself toward the final
good estate. But that perfect estate cannot
be acquired in an instant
mo condition of society, no scheme of
government will ever do away with the
eternal necessities-labor. thought and
thrift. No plan win ever reverse the de-
cree, In the sweat of thy face shalt thou