The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-01
BUTLER COLLEGE NOTES.

The Sigma CHS will entertain Informally
in their hall Saturday evening.
The Phi Delta Theta boys danced Mon
day evening in the hall on Central avenue.
The Philokurian Literary Society will
hold its regular meeting Friday night in
the Philokurian Hall.
Mr.. Jason Z. Elstun, 'O3, left Monday
for Confluence Pa, TO accept a position in
the b. * O. surveying corps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson, 80, who
have been in Mexico during the winter are
visiting Mr.. Johnsons parents on Downey
avenue.
One of the tennis courts on the campus
has been converted into a basketball court,
and the girls Will begin outdoor basketball
this week.
DR. Herbert L. WiIlett. a distinguished
Chicago University professor and lecturer,
will deliver the commencement address TO
the seniors.
Mrs. j. Dorsey Forrest will entertain
Monday afternoon at her home on Wash
ington street in honor of the young ladies
of the college. Miss Elizabeth Dye will
read an original dialect story.
At chapel Tuesday morning the students
and faculty enthusiastically congratulated
Mr.. L. A. Cotton, a member of the senior
class, who is the selected delegate of the
Republican party for the position of state
superintendent of public instruction. Mr.
Cotton made short speech
The ball game scheduled for last Monday
at Danville, but which was postponed on
account of rain, will be played in the latter
part of May. This afternoon, on the
campus. the Shortridge High School team
will cross bats with the Butler boys. On
Saturday the team will play a practice
game with a picked team from the Pan
handle shops.
y meeting of the tennis associatio will be
held after chapel to-day to elect officers
for this season and select a representative
for the State Tennis Association. For the
last two years the state tennis tournament
hos hnlA of Qrrtl L. Id
University has asked that the meet be held
there. Two representatives. will be sent
from each college in the association. Shell
ly ID. Watts, who won the Butler primaries
two years ago. is back in school and prac-
ticing daily for the coming primaries.
The membership of the Golf Club is in
creasing rapidly. Work on the links is
expected TO begin to-day. 1t is hoped that
by Monday the grounds will be in fairly
good condition and the golfers will be
chasing the white balls around the campus.
The links are the same as those used two
years ago, so it will take comparatively
short time To get them into first-class or
der. The club has thrown open its men,
bership to outsiders, and several Irving
tonians have joined. j. Anna Carpenter is
captain of the club
A letter has just been received from the
Rev. William Irelan, of Topeka Kan
president of the class of 1872, in which he
says that his class will celebrate the Thrift
eth anniversary of their graduation by a
reunion during the coming commencement
week. There were ten members in the
class only one of which was a woman.
Mrs. Irelan, who died recently. The other
members are II. w. Fitzgerald and l.. p.
Mitchell, lawyers in Washington, D. G :
Walter 5. Campbell a minister at Rush
vile, Ind; w. X. Cronch. of FriendsvilIe.
III; W. r. Lowe, of Winamac, Ind: w H.
filler, of Sparta, Ky; George II. Clifford, OF
Upton, Ind, and G.. II. Remey, of Chicago.
The most important debate of this term
for Butler will be held a week from
Wednesday. when their debating team viii
go 10 NOtre Dame TO argue the question
Resolved That it is unwise for the States
TO tax personal property" The Butler trio
which consists of Charles McElroy. Chester
Nernice and George Kern, has been train
ing systematically and thoroughly Pri-
maries have been held each week in which
the question has been reviewed in all its
different phases. The team is one of ex-
perenced debaters. each member having
been on a former debating team and had
several years work in forensic work. But
Ter will argue the affirmative of the uues-
fiOn