The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-02
HOWE SCHOOL ALUMNI.
A Dinner at the Bates, with Some
Interesting Discussions.

Interesting Discussions.
The alumni OF Howe school to the num-
Der OF thirty-hve sat down to their annual
dinner in the Bates House yesterday for
the eleventh time. Rev. ]. II. Mckenzie,
rector OF the school. presided. and the in
vited guests were Bishop Francis. Prof.
Clarence J. Blake. Of Harvard University.
Aquiila Zones. Henry c. Adams and w. W.
Hammond. the latter OF whom has been
head master of the school until 1899.
The principal address was by DR.. Blake,
who. in addition to being a trustee OF the
school. Is q surviving nephew of John and
James Howe. who made 1t possible for the
school to be established.
He began by relating the history of the
Howe family in Lima. saying that John
Howe. a graduate OF Harvard, was a
pioneer In Indiana, coming to this State
seventy-four years ago. when Lagrange
county was q wilderness. His library he
brought in his saddle-bags. He was a law
yer. but his great ambition was to start a
school which would live after him. He
prospered. became q banker and died with
out accomplishing his purpose. but the
present Howe School was established by
his widow. DIR. Blake then discussed
Ideals in Education" holding that the
Ideal education consisted OF a training for
good citizenship. Howe school had an
taGAAH A0 SoAAa Win III ACA oil Cuu-
cation along the lines OF both church and
state. He said the military branch pro-
NOTED patriotism. while the church con-
nection impaired a seriousness much to be
desired. He complimented the school on
its work and the high standing its gradu-
ates had taken in the higher institutions OF
learning
Bishop Francis spoke briefly on the in
terest which was felt I'm the southern In
diana diocese for the Howe School and the
good results obtained by those who had
attended IL.
Aquilla Jones. one Of the trustees of the
school. confined his brief talk to the bene-
fits OF athletics in connection with schoo,
life and the part such sports play in max
ing the characters OF the boys. He said
II required hard work. careful training and
fine control OF temper TO make n boy a
good sportsman, and that -Ae development
OF these qualities would have a lasting
effect on the character and life OF the
student.
ter of the school. spoke briefly on Honor
as the Principle in School Government"
He said IL had been his experience that
honor among schoolboys was not only the
rule. but was susceptible OF high c%ultiva-
ton and that 1t followed that college men
as a rule had finer perceptions OF the term
than those net so favorably situated.
Henry C. Adams talked briefly on the adj
vantages or a college education In business
life, telling several humorous anecdotes OF
the sense Of superiority felt by some col
lege men on starting out I'm business life.
The point he made was that as soon as
this sense OF superiority had disappeared
WAS apparent in the facility with which
the man took TO any line OF work.
DIR. J. Il. cravens spoke on 1.-The Howe
School In the Late War" giving the infor-
nation that twenty-seyen graduates and
students OF the school had taken part in
the Spanish war either as officers or pri-
Yates.