The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-08
PURDUE's 1o4 GRADUATES.
Twenty-Fifth Annual Commencement
in the Big Tent.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, June 7.-Purdue's
twenty-fifth annual commencement was held
to-day under the huge tent erected on the
campus, which was crowded to its capacity.
This years class comprised 1O4 regular
students and twenty irregular ones, who
came in for advanced privileges, classified
as follows: Twenty-Five in general science,
20 In civil engineering. IS in mechanical en-
cheering. IL in electrical engineering 2 in
advanced pharmacy, masters of science, s
mechanical engineers. / civil engineer, /
analytical chemist. pharmaceutical chem
lists and 80 pharmacy students. The day was
torrid. Just the exercises were concluded
a lively shower began. reminding students
of the flood which last year interrupted the
programme. The huge platform stood I'm the
north of the tent and the American flag
fioated from every quarter. President Smart.
whose health has been such as to preclude
his taking part in this years college work,
was able to be present on the stage, togeth-
er with several of the trustees. Music by
the college Mandolin Club opened the exer-
cises. Appropriately interpreted between
the thesis were songs and instrumental mu-
sic. Franklin Ely spoke on THE Effect of
Pressure Upon the Coefficient of Friction
CT Different Brake Shoes Sherman Chad
wick on Design Of a Machine Gun of Small
Calibre;' Miss Della Mclaughlin on 1.-The
Structure of the Skim Ernest Lyle Simp-
son on THE Efficiency and Regulation Test
of a Westinghouse Rotary Converter" Err
nest Clay WEIGH on THE Design of a New
Bridge for Brown street, Lafayette Ind. :"
William Allen Drake on THE Reflection of
Sound by Various Surfaces" These con-
cluded the student contributions to the pro-
sramme and were followed by Dr. Stones
introduction of DR.. T. c. Mendenhall presi-
dent of the Worcester. Mass, Polytechnic
School. whose subject was ''Our Scientific
Ancestry" DR.. Stone. vice president of the
institution, and at the head of the active
work the past year, then spoke in glowing
terms of the quality of the graduates. So
per cent. OF whom, he said. have positions
TO step into with the closing of the school,
DR.. Coulter made the diploma presentation.
AT meeting of the board of trustees
selection of w. v. Stuart as president of
the board; David Z. Beem vice president:
James M. Fowler, treasurer. and E. A. Ellis
worth. secretary. Professor Ponce of the
University of Illinois. is to succeed Prof
Fred Morley in the engineering department
next year Prof Joakim Reinhardt is also
TO retire from the faculty, but his successor
has not been chosen. The candidates for de-
grees were:
Bachelor of science-7J. C. Ballard, G. s.
J. L. Doan. George Downs. w. A. Drake
G +. t Elliott, G. w Nan Felbaam, J.; J. Hall
Mclaughlin, E. "A. Means. A. w. Piowman
Claude Riddle, G. E. Ripley. G. L. Siddons,
o. E Sturgeon. b: w Stair. Sadye Stall
lard, c. E. vanderkleed Tin pharmacy, S.
G. Van Malta.
b, s; in Civil Engineering-J. E. Allen.
Fred Butterworth c. E. Collins. r. j. Gus
Errel<fna ri ~
HAIRY pE teacoek i D. Mcclure Frank GSse es
s s55 g NJ Ks TheoS g. sa% Ws6oer H.
Welch, F.. c. Williamson. NJ. B. Wishard
3. s. in Electrical Engineering-T S.
Clark, John Cooper. ]. c. Dobelbower,
Marvin v FOE, z; T King. f R, Knight. Z
Rolf nae l. smp M%s E L. n 4ui sIaux q
Clarke Williams and c. A. D. Young.
3. s: in Mechanical Engineering-C. B.
wick. F. F. Chandler. Arthur Duffy H. F.
Foley. G.. A: Gemmer. A. F. Gilman. Percy
Farland. G. H. Mueller, J. T Nichols. Ed
n FSmarS ORCHARD shaIs r z. Psck J. W. 5Raue
q. Stroud. e. e TAFT. e. W. Tippy. B. 4.
Tozzer. C: E. -Ugland. P. c. Van Zandt.
Fred voelke. II. a; wainwright. H; 6.
lace and G.. A. Young
Master OF Science-E- II. Anderson. W.
3. Anderson. B. b. Grouse, H. G. Hollis.
". p. Jones.
Mechanical Engineer-E NJ. Allen. C. F.
Mug, p. w. Covert, a. c. Spiker. n. Z.
Gee. l.. E. Wolgemuth A. r. Kipp. II. NJ.
Lane.
Civil Engineer-T. a. Clark.
Analytical Chemist-W. j. Jones.
Pharmaceutical Chemist-W. y. Benson,
w. VI. Blair, J. L. Butsch. K. ]. Decker,
S. A. Johnson. E. b. Merritt, c. j. Moutoux.
The degree OF graduate In pharmacy was
also granted TO thirty-three persons in
March, making total of graduates for the
year OF l5s.
The class has announced its decision 10
appropriate the sum of $3.50. the surplus
derived from the publication OF the Debris.
TO the purchase of a work of art, TO be pre-
scented 10 the university. This custom OF the
graduating class to leave some memorial 10
the institution has been observed for many
years.
An interesting comment upon the charac-
ter and value OF the training which these
graduates have enjoyed Is the fact that OF
the los graduates In the regular classes. 81
have already prior to graduation. obtained