The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-28
NEWS OF THE COLLEGES
PURDUE SATISFIED WITH THE SEA-
SONS ATHLETIC WORK.
Fraternity and Personal Notes-wa-
bash College to Dedicate "A Tablet
II. us Team at Chicago.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind. May H.-Purdue's
excellent record this year in track and field
events is very gratifying to those in charge
and the prediction is made that next years
team will do even better things. Several
State records have been broken in the sew
eral meets. including the mile run, by
Hearn, the broad jump, by Russell, and the
fifty-yard dash. indoors, by Rice. The fact
that many of the strong men are freshmen
and sophomores adds strength TO the opin-
ion that next year a record-breaking team
can be developed. Hearn. the fast miller,
with a record OF Abs, is a freshman. as Is
also Persise. the half and quarter-mile
man. Russell and Osborn, the hurdlers
and broad jumpers. are sophomOres. and so
is Claire Peck, the best pole vaulter in
school. Fred Rebel and Crumrine. the
speedy cyclists are sophomores. Captain
Corns and Long John" Miller, the weight
throwers, are juniors and VIII return next
year.
The football outlook for this year is par
ticularly encouraging. Davidson, the star
tackle, who intended to leave Purdue this
year, will return and expects TO be in his
old position. Mccain, quarter back, has left
. school and a successor must be developed
Most of the other men are still in school
and will be seen on the gridiron next fall
The addition OF Elfers. Indiana's star ath-
lete, and Smith, OF De Paw, the strongest
man in that university TO Purdues squad
next year is causing much discussion, and.
although under the eligibility rule neither
will be allowed to compete In intercol-
legiate contests until they have been az
Purdue nine months, both Will come out
with the scrubs and their weight and skin
Professor Plumb took his class in live
stock judging TO Lebanon on Thursday.
where a herd of Aberdeen cattle was IN
President Stone announced to-day that
several additions will be made next Sep
TENDER to Purdue's corps of professors
and instructors. He says the names OF
the newly-engaged men will be given out
OH commencement day.
Prof. c. V. Seastone. of the civil engin-
eerng department., will go TO ROCKFORD,
Ill, next week. where he will superintend
the erection of a large water dam
President w. f. Stone has returned from
Cleveland, where he attended the reunion
of Purdue alumni and the banquet of the
newly organized alumni society. {. >. Nc
Mahon is president and s. f. Fouts Sec
Appointments have been made to the
Purdue signal corps as follows: First lieu
tenants and assistant signal officers. Ca
diets r. r. Mitchell and c. OBrien; signal
sergeants, G. W. Hand, G. w. Wilson, 9.
r. Brown. II. zoe. F. Van Diense. D. o.
Bowman, c. j. Lantz and O. Weesner.
Next week will be a notable one for thu
newly-chartered Purdue chapter Of Phi
Gamma Delta fraternity. Phi Cams from
Chicago, Bloomington, Wabash and other
places will be here TO attend the initiatory
exercises and a grand ball Will be held on
June 3 The newly-formed chapter has
contracted for the house once occupied by
the Sigma CHS and will be installed In it
next September. The house Will be beau
tifully decorated.
The announcement that Prof. c. II. Rob-
of the science department.. VIII
sever his connection with Purdue on June
Z, is received with surprise. Professor Rob-
ertson will go to China TO give lectures.
There will be no classes on Friday, Me-
mortal day at Purdue. In the morning
the cadet corps will have symbOlical cere-
mony Of the union Of North and South.
a West Point custom on Decoration day.
! College will close June Z. but many stu
! dents will remain TO attend the laying or
/ the cornerstone OF the Eliza Fowler Me-
| mortal Hall on the following Tuesday
The faculty and senior class baseball
/ game was played yesterday on Stuart
Field Many professors who have long
since laid aside baseball gloves and bats
/ took them UP again and had two hours
of sport in which they were defeated by
the seniors by the score OF 10 3 Profess
! sors Esteriine and Kelsey were the battery
for the faculty team.
/ The tournament OF the Purdue Tennis
/ Club was completed last night, when
! lanes Jameson defeated his opponent and
! was declared the winner. Jameson Is ex-
pected 20 win the singles at bloomington
| i'm the intercollegiate matches next Friday
! and Saturday He will have a playing
! mariner in the doubles Harry Black, O3.
who was second In the tournament.