The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-28
RIBBON AND BRIGHT FACES.

RIBBON AND BRIGHT FACES.
The crowd gathered and began yelling at
an early hour. The church had gala dress
OF vari-coIored ribbons and bright faces.
There seemed to be as many girls as boys,
and all together they filled the place to over
flowing. The girls took as prominent part
in the yelling as did the boys-they were
Outdone in nothing except that they had no
representatives among the orators. Even
when the Butler gang pushed its way to the
platform and one of them opened the organ
and played "Vive VARSITY" the University
of Indianapolis Song-a direct challenge TO
the other bands of students-a bunch of
pretty girls lined up in front and lent their
voices to the din. They were scattered even
as the chaff before the storm when the De
Paw mob rushed for the citadel, but they
were game to the last And when an attempt
was made from below to drag, the De Pauw
colors from the balcony rail- crowd or
twentieth century girls above grabbed the
streamers and hung on like men until the
cloth gave way in the middle.
The general sound of the schrdlu voices
seemed somewhat different than 1t did at
last years contest and ii is probable that
the individual yells had been made over to
include advanced educational thought. 1t
was screamed out that:
DE Paw came to the contest to see what
she could saw
hope sprang in the breasts of the Ignorant
ones that il might be revealed in time what
De Pauw had saw tb but before feat
and "Clickety Clacks!' and other express
sions of extreme JUNCTION drowned out the
explanation of what De Paw saw. The
storm of voices beat against the church
walls and found its way out through cracks
and into the homes of people living some
distance away. It was. all around, large
desperately but Vainly sought "a rough
house" added to the exhilaration. Gov
ernor Mount, smiling broadly sat in the
nH n
fun.
Farrar, the successful orator, spoke in a
convincing way which the others, in diff
The Coming King He said that the di-
vine idea that stands behind all organized
movements for reform is the coming king
He told of the worldwide evils that had
been overcome by the advance of civiliza-
ton, but he set over against chem the
dustrial phases of life and showed that
there is yet much to be gained. His view
of the future was optimistic. His was not
a platform exhibition of oratory, but real
address full Of earnest thought, presented
William Hovey Stout. of Indiana Univer-
sity, discussed 1.-THE Problem of the City"
He denounced corruption in municipal adj
ministration; bitterly arraigned the pur-
only cure for political jobbery is for the
good citizens to take an active interest in
politics.
With fairy language f. A. Risner, of
Franklin College, denounced the capitalists,
the bIoated, bondholders" and others Of
their ik. He spoke of their being drunk
with success" told of helpless women and
innocent children and bloody coin given
to the church 10 ease the conscience Of the
money sharks
The address of G. L. lowering of Earl
ham, on Gladstone and Bismarck" was a
thoughtful measuring of the two men Bis
marck stood for egotism and Gladstone for
altruism Bismarck was for Bismarck,
Prussia and Germany; Gladstone for all
mankind.
Joseph Silas Miller. of Wabash, told the
story of the life Of the martyr John Brown,
of Osawatomie.
c. Herbert Bass. of Butler, eulogized
Americas War for Humanity" and pre-
dicted a glorious future for the country in
its philanthropy.
w A. Oldfather. of Hanover, said 1.-The
Call to Americans was for them to 'step
out into the heat of the day" He put the
anti-expanSDnstS on the rack and showed
that the duty of America is to continue ex-
tending the helping hand to peoples strug-
Cling for freedom
The University of Indianapolis Glee Club
and the Indiana University Quartet sang
between the orations and were warmly well
coined.