The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-17
R. P. |. COMMENCEMENT
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL EXERCISES
AT POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL.
Franklin Field Day Events and Grad
uating Exercises the Same Day
New Trustees Chosen.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, June 16.-The
fourteenth annual graduating exercises OF
Rose Polytechnic Institute were held this
morning in the gymnasium, with one of the
largest classes in the history of the school.
There was no reading of theses, as in the
past. and with the exception of a few re-
marks on the presentation of the diplomas
the exercises consisted of addresses by
Arnold Layman, of the class of '93, now
connected with the Wagner Electric and
Manufacturing Company, of St. Louis, and
DR.. T. c. Mendenhall, former president,
later chief of the government geodetic and
geological survey, ard now president of the
Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Degrees We're conferred on the following
candidates: Ozni P. Hood So Mechanical
engineer, professor of mechanics and super
intendent of workshop, Kansas Agricultural
and Mechanical College, Manhattan Kan.
Alonzo ]. Hammond 49, civil engineer,
city engineer. Frankfort, Ind; Svend E..
Johannesen, '93. electrical engineer, Wagner
Electric and Manufacturing Company, ST.
Louis; Arthur NJ Hood, 49, Master of
science patent attorney, Indianapolis; Jas
Harrington, SO, Ohio Steel Company,
Youngstown, o.
The following are the members of the
class which was graduated to-day:
Electrical Engineering = Frederick C.
Brachmann. Cincinnati; Arthur c. East
wood, Louisville; Thomas Fletcher, Little
Rock; William F. Freudenreich, Terre
Haute; John E. Hubbell, Alton; Ned S.
Kidder Terre Haute; Charles Kloer Terre
Haute; Gustave F. Kloer Terre Haute;
John M. Lansden, jr., Cairo; Claiborne
Pirtle, Louisville; Waldo B. Ryder jr.,
Charlotte, N. c.; Frederick w. Schneider,
Evansville; Morton B. Stewart, Muscatine,
Ia; Harry B. Stilz, Louisville; Charles E.
Theobald, Archibald, O.; Kimbrough E.
Voorhees, Danville, ILL.,; Frank A. Written,
Sloan, Ia; Brent Wiley, Paris, Ill.
Civil Engineering-Wi E. Ford, Little
Rock; John I. Montgomery, Carrolfton,
Mo-. Shelby S. Roberts, Louisville; Gale
Walmsley. Terre Haute.
In Chemistry-Ned Austin. Terre Haute.
At the annual meeting of the board of
managers Colonel r. w. Thompson was re-
elected president, Demas Deming treasurer,
and Ray G. Jenckes secretary. The vacancy
on the shop committee caused by the death
of Judge Mack was filled by the designation
of Mr.. Fl. l. Miller. of the Vandalia, who
was recently elected to the board. Mr.. J.
B. Altman, who is the first of the alumni
to sit on the board, was assigned to the
library committee The board has decided
to permit the alumni to elect two members
OF the board for one-year terms, at first one
for one year and one for two years. This
action is following UP the plan adopted a
few years ago when it was decided to have
member of the alumni association deliver
the commencement day address. The gradu-
ates of Rose are organized in a number of
cities, and take lively interest in the pros
pertty of the school. 1t was recently shown
that larger per cent. of the alumni hold
responsible positions in pursuits for which
they were technically educated than of any
like school in the country. The school is
now old enough to make it possible and ex-
pedient to find men in the alumni who have
reached the stage of life where they have
the judgment and experience that make
them valuable members of the board.
Tonight the twelfth annual banquet of the
alumni association was held at the Terre
Haute House. The officers of the associa-
ton during the year just past were: S. d.
Collet, 80. New York, president; W. Offut
Mundy, 80, Louisville, vice president; j. B.
Altman, 81, Terre Haute secretary and
treasurer.