The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-29
TULANE NEWS.

The opening If the session Of 1900
1901. marked the beginning Of an era il
the history Of the Tulane University
Preceding the accession Of the new presi.
Gent, college spirit seemed to be hard t.
arouse, bat following the inauguration
Of Dr.. L. A. Alderman. Of North Caro-
lima, tie energetic and well thought out
plans Of that gentleman have caused the
revival OF enthusiasm and the University
mas since advance materially towards its
/ proper place among the foremost of
Southern Institutions. The enrolment
50 lar tits session Las been very crafty
M, though last year there were lllJ
students. larger Hnmbcr than in any
other southern university.
10 add to tit handsome collection OF
buildings opposite Audubon Park. com
! posing the Colleges Of Arts and Sciences
ana OF Technology, there viii soon he
erected the Elton Memorial Library, so
called in honor Of the late lamented +.
". Hilton whose wife has made dona-
ton Of $4,000 to the University for
that purpose,
Regarding the student life a. Tulane,
great stress should be Laid upon the inn
portant Inauguration Of chapel services
and lectures. For i few moments each
day the students are assembled: at " hlch
gatherings few verses from the bible
are read, the Lords prayer recited aud u
hymn sung by choir Of students. On
these occasions any announcements that |
there may DC, are made and frequent |
short talks made TO the students by the |
president and members OF the faculty |
On one day i'll the week, however an |
address Of about torty-tiye minutes dura>
ton Is aided to the customary service.
During the past three months several
prominent men and scholars of New Orr
leans have addressed the students on in
tercsting and Instructive subjects.
There are two literary societies now
il existence at Tulane. "The Forum"
having recently been founded, in add
ton &c the time renowned "GIendy
Burke. These societies are for the cul
ovation Of the powers Of elocution, de-
'atts and oratoTy and in that lire they
ire doing good work. Arrangements are
icing rnergctcally made to hold an in
erc"llegiate debate with the University
i Texas which it IL hoped viii take
'!acc tins session and become an annual ,,
occurrence ItltdlltI-
There are other student organizations
II like order. among the most important
'cing the "Ccrcle Erancais, the Greek
irclc the sketch Club and the Sym~ ]
h"ny orchestra. 4 "CcIcle Francois .
as lon been needed 1T Tulane, and the !,
resent club, although but recently orr .
alized has membership Of over seven .
: from the academic department alone
he aim Of tie Greek Circle is the study I
literature Of ;s,cicnt Greece. The 4
ketch Club and Orchestra are doing .
GOD work IN the study Of art and e I
lusic, !.
There are four student publications, the {
an annual: the Tulane :
University Magazine the result Of the :
81 the "Colic.ian' and :
ie Tulane Magazine" and Tulane's :
licial weekly journal, the Olive and :
lne." now in its fifth volume. There Z
also q medical magazine, the "Phago- (
IT.. for Witch articles on medical I
pics are written by the medical stud {
IT'S Two numbers have been issued z
us far, the contributions being; solely =
! the students Int later on The profess ;,
rs MY "Iile Tor publication. :,
Tue outburst Of college spiiit follow =
. The recent victorious athletic season :
ld eF!nctd at the ''cIoUning success - :
llane Nights but another demon (.
ration Of the fact that college spirit has
me to stay and that henccforth Tulane
University will take a leading place
nong her contemporaries in the march Z
ward. For as Dr. Alderman said at =
c close Of one Of his recent addresses 3
The student body, ''this university has ,
'uture AMI a destiny and will remain
re as long IS the great ii,.ei OH !, nose I ),
nks she stands flows onward to the 4
a.. J.