The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-08
BUTLER FOUNDERS DAY
BURLESQUE PLAYS PRESENTED BY
DIFFERENT CLASSES.
The F~ifty-Second anniversary of the
Ins%titutiOn's Existence Hon
ored by Students.

The Butler students furnished three
hours of humorous entertainment yester-
day morning when they presented their
Founders day play. The occasion was in
honor of the anniversary of the fifty-sec-
ond year of the colleges existence. Glasses
were dismissed and a holiday given in
honor of the entertainment.
The play was i'm four acts, each class fur
nishing one act. The chapel was crowded
with students and friends. who were en-
thusiastic with applause at every joke and
"take-off."
The senior class gave the first act, which
was a farce on faculty meeting. The stu
dents were costumed to represent the pro-
fessors as nearly as possible. The act
abounded in jokes on the faculty and stu
dents, especially the juniors, who are senior
enemies. The cast was as follows:
President ELECTROMAGNETIC Richey
Professor Coleman. Haas
Prof. w. d.. VIII Sinner
Prof. L. Earle Edison
Prof. j. ID. Orval Mehring
Prof. d. c. Brown. Otis Pritchard
Prot. s. A. Thornbury
Mrs. j. ID. Forrest...........Netta Campbell
Prof. ..Emmitt Huggins
Prof. Bruner Longley
The junior act was a play written by
James Baldwin, a junior, on a senior re-
union ten years from now. The act was
called The Sorrowful Slump of the Silly
Seniors" setting forth the tenth annual re-
union Of the class of 1902. The cast fol-
lows:
PROT. Meta Campbell. spinster, suc-
cessor to Bruner Helen Downing
Verna Richey, college librarian. .........
Assistant Professor Bette Poulson, a
Chagcerism orm cn; ;Chari9tte Powell
Chester Vernier
Prof. Raymond Longley, successor to
orvai Mehrine. still a senior Jasper SafP Moses
DR.. William Sinner, a country pill
doser. Clark Hutchinson
Charles Thornbury' a country Peda,
w. Bldlr
Rev. Otis Pritchard, D.. D.. the divine.
Charles Underwood
Emmett Higgins, real estate dealer.
Jason Elstun
Arthur Waters
Hezekiah McGiil, undertaken. Jas. Baldwin
Ghost, Pig, WEIGH and the Cat.
The sophomore class presented a one-act
farce by John Kendrick Bangs, entitled
THE Fatal Message" 1t was changed TO
suit the occasion and was applied to college
life and characters. The cast was:
Prof. Walter Kelly. in charge of cur
Mrs. Walter Kelly, cast for Lady Ellen.
Miss ESsie Hunter
Miss Nina Ely, cast for the Maid........
Mrs. Lula hellar
Mr.. Emmett Higgins, an understudy...
Charles Handley
Miss Florence Moore, cast for Lady
Amaranth.........-...Miss Edith Abbott
Mr. Frank Long, stage manager.........
Charles McElroy
Mr.. VIII Howe, cast for Henderson
Featnerneau. hlllle
Miss Verna Richey, a professional
waitress. Miss Mary Wicker
Mr.. Jasper Moses, an absentee. ...........
Moses
The freshmen also presented an imitation
of a faculty meeting. The characters
which were especially we'll represented
were John Mitchell. jr, as President But
Ter, and Philip Welsh, as Professor For
rest. Other characters were:
Prof. Wilson Mr.. Burton
PrO1. Murray
HrOI- Murray
Prof. VIII Mr.. McHatten
Prof. Tom Compton
fro1. Mr.. Mitchell
MISS Alien MISS Carpenter
Miss Taylor. Miss CrOnbaek
The play was very successful, all the
jokes being taken in fun. Only one class
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