The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-04
new TERM AT BUTLER
THE ENROLMENT LARGER THAN
FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
Freshman Glass Is Twice as Large as
Last Year-Nev Members of
Societies.

The enrolment for the first week at But
Ter College has been the largest for several
years. The freshmen class is almost twice
as large as that of last year, numbering
now sixty-five. The upper classes also
have received a large addition in member
ship. while the preparatory department is
larger than ever before. The increase is
most marked among the girls, they COM
posing one-half the freshmen class. The
college residence has every room taken and
is accommodating thirty-two young ladies.
The percentage of new students is the
largest in the history of the college. A
number of the freshmen students are honor
high school graduates. The ''freshes" are
not lacking in college spirit. Already they
have hung their 90 in the college chapel,
and with their overwhelming numbers are
prepared to protect it. The edict of the
board prohibiting more than one party a
term in the fraternity halls is well taken
and thought to be good thing by the stu
dents.
Opening chapel exercises were held
Wednesday and the first assemblage of stu
dents occurred. The chapel was decorated
In hags and bunting and special pro-
gramme was arranged. Mrs. Rhea Hall
Behymer, who has taken Miss Galvin's
place in the music department sang sew
eral selections, after which there were
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The young mems and young women's assoc
Citations are unusually strong this wear
starting with more members and in better
financial condition than ever before Last
night they entertained the new students
and the faculty with a reception in their
halls. President and Mrs. Butler will re-
ceive the students and their friends Tues
day night at their home on Downey ave-
nue..
Professor Rietz, the new professor of
mathematics from Cornell, has already won
the regard of the students and is well liked
Professor Mckinney, formerly an instruc-
tor in Kings School of Oratory, Pittsburg,
Pa, has been secured to take classes in the
college. Mr.. Mckinney brings the very
highest recommendations and will no doubt
be of great benefit to the students in pre-
pairing them for their contests in oratory
and debate. Besides his regular classes. he
will give private instruction to Individual
students. Miss Myrtle Taylor has large
classes In the ART department, especially in
the china painting and water colors
The fraternities are unusually active and
are keeping the freshies well in tow How
ever no "spiking" can be done for three
weeks, as contract was entered into la ST
year whereby the frats agreed not to an
proach the new students with fraternal in
vitations until three weeks after their en-
trance at co,leee. This is to give both the
students and the frats an opportunity to
uSCIue 10 their own best advantage The
sororities have agreed not to spike until the
second term. The societies begin the wear
with the following followers:
Kappa Kappa Gamma-Miss Charlotte
Powell, Helen Downing, Anne Heaton
Lora Campbell. Elizabeth Wink. Mary
Wicker, Isabel Van Zant, Amelia viii
Iiams and Pearl Forsythe.
Pi Beta Phi-Misses Alice Goode Ger
trude Cronback, Edith Abbott. Maria
Leonard. Jessemine Armstrong and Laura
Parker.
Sigma Chi-John r. Mitchell Harry O.
Barnett and Harold Mauzy
Phi Delta Theta-Cleo Hunt, Paul Muir
ray. Gwyn Parker. Paul Guffin and Charles
McElroy.
Delta Tau Delta-Paul Jeffries. Harry
Fuller and A. s. Russell