The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-30
NO SUCCESSOR IS NAMED
THE PRESIDENCY or PURDUE TO
BE TEMPORARILY VACANT.
Merits of Several Candidates Careful
~ Weighed-Gen. HarrisOn's
Tribute to President Smart.
peclal to the Indianapolis Journal.

President Smart, and ADJOURNED shortly De-
fore o'clock, when an authoritative an
nouncement was made that a selection
would be deferred. probably to the close
of the present school year. The almost
unanimous opinion of the members was
that, in view of the number of aspirants
for the place, with possibility of others
entering, ii would be undesirable to hurry
through matter of such vital importance.
Some time was spent in discussing the mer-
its of the various educators mentioned in
connection with the appointment, and some
letters were shown which indicated the
candidacy of some men of whom some of
the trustees had not heard in Connection
with the choice. The names canvassed,
and in the order of preference. so far as
could be learned, were those of Professor
w. Z. Stone. acting president; Professor
III. w. Wiley, of Washington; Professor
Walter Quick, of Brooklyn; Professor
James NJ. Blount. ex-State superintendent;
Professor David X. Goss, of Indianapolis;
Professor ]. w. Study. superintendent of
the Fort Wayne schools. 1t is conceded,
however. by some members of the board,
that some of those mentioned are not be-
ing seriously considered. James w. Noel,
of Indianapolis, whose friends are urging
him for the place, is popular with the stu
dents. Ex-President Harrison voiced
the general sentiment of the trus-
tees in saying there was great
responsibility attaching to the board and
that it's members were determined to make
careful investigation before coming to
decision. 'If there was some who
-. ell her
as an educator and business manager" he
said, ''the choice might be easy, but all
the circumstances and qualifications need
first to be carefully weighed" The pres
ent arrangement is satisfactory for the
time with the board. which will continue
Professor Stone at the head of the univer-
sity as acting president, believing that no
injury will be done the institution by de-
lay.
The board spent most of the morning at
the university. where memorial services
were held in honor of the services of the
late President Smart Addresses were
made by Professor Stone. Hon. James w.
eral Harrison. In presenting General Har-
rison. President Stone said:
I'VE should not forget that a large
measure of President Smart's success in
behalf of students and in behalf of Purdue
University came because he was a man
who esteemed and respected by the
world at large He had the confidence of
men of affairs. He had a large heart in
the affairs of the State and the Nation.
and of this phase of President Smart's
character General Benjamin Harrison will
speak to you"
GENERAL HARRISONS ADDRESS.
General Harrison's address was as fol-
lows:
MIR. President. Young Gentlemen and
Ladies': When came here this morning
upon the regular programme of your ex-
ercises. / had thought that perhaps when
these were finished. some brief voluntary
tributes might be called for, and that If
one was desired from me 1 might add a
few words to those more carefully pre-
pared addresses which you had right to
expect. When a leader falls, whether a
leader in battle or a leader in any organic
ed work, there is apt to be momentary
pause, sense OF dismay. A soldier, even
though he be well trained to arms, when
he sees his leader fall, is apt for the mo-
ment to feel lost, to stop the charge TO
has well impressed himself upon his men,
| II he has infused into them the true spirit
of a true soldier. If he has taught them
that victory is of more worth than the
| life of man, ii will be a very brief pause.
The fallen leader, if he was of this stamp,
If he has breath for only one word, will
not speak parting message to his wife,
however dearly he has loved her; he will
speak only the word on And 1t some
times happens that after this momentary
palsy of dismay has passed, and especially
| IL the dying captain has had pause of life
| In which TO speak this word, the line goes
| forward more irresistibly than if he led it.
L like to think, on an occasion like this.
of what the man in whose memory we are
assembled would think of, as may be-God
| knows-his disembodied spirit looks upon
us here, what directions he would like
our exercises and our thoughts to take
this morning I feel sure that he would be
deeply touched with the expressions of
regret and sorrow that he would find upon
| the faces of this student body. think he
would be glad that you mourn him and
| miss him; 1 think he would be glad to
know that IL there were any to whom he
| had failed in his life to speak an encourag-
| ing word. or any who had faltered to fol-
| low his leadership, that one has here this
morning repented himself and is renewed
/ in the inspiration of his example and high
purpose of life. / am sure he would speak
this word on not only to you. as an as
ISOLATED body, not only in relation to the
| organized work of this institution, but he
would whisper that word in the ear and in
the heart of each one of you. L am sure
| he would desire that out of all this. out OF
| this renewed and exalted sense of his use
| fulness and service here. there should
| come to the institution a girding up of the
| loins and, that movement once started
| forward, that ii should not only maintain
the nils tnat ne nad won, but In the in
F.! SEPARATION of his memory go on to take
| higher defenses from the powers of dark
| ness and ignorance.
| when Mr.. Lincoln fell at the hand of
the ASSASSIN this tremor of dsmay of which
| have spoken passed like a great wave
over the land; men ran about the streets
| for days, dismayed and wrathful. In that
great plaza, Union square. in New York, a
| multitude speedily gathered. blind with
| wrath, when General Garfield, who hap
| pened to be there, finding a place from
| which he could address them uttered those
| memorable words. God reigns and the gov
| eminent at Washington still lives think
| that should be our expression here
| to-day, in view of the great dis
| aster that has fallen upon us and
| this great institution. God reigns
| and Purdue still lives. If we do not make
| of the example and work of our great pres
| ident stepping stone to higher things we
/ shall demonstrate that we are unworthy of
his association and efforts. He had a
| thought Of men In all his work.
| TWO EDUCATIONAL IDEAS
| William Penn, speaking of the education
| of his time. characterized it as one that
took an account of scholarship and forgot
man. That was not DR.. Smart's idea of
education. Why equip a man, why train
him in craftsmanship. why make his sword
arm strong, if he is not to fight for the
right-if he is to become social pirate or
| an intellectual agnostic or iconoclast? Why
equip him for the fight at all? 1t was that
| the institution here might produce men.
| clean men. men who had thought of mental
| and bodily purity and integrity and
strength, that he taught and labored and
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