The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-06
Butler College Notes.

Miss Hazel Reeves spent Tuesday at her
home in
Mr.. Roy Pierce. of Westfeld, visited
college friends tuesday.
The Sigma CHS will give a dance i'm their
hall on Monday evening.
Albert Heaton. of indianapolis, is a newly
pledged Phi Delta Theta
The Delta Tau Theta fraternity has is
sued invitations for a party on Feb. q.
The Phi Delta Thetas will dance Satur-
day evening at their hall on Central ave
nue..
The play Midsummer Nights Dream"
to be given by the young women of the
Residence. has been postponed and will be
given two weeks from to-day.
The Kappas Of Butler will entertain the
visiting Kappas. attending the oratorical
contest, with a spread at the home of Mrs.
G.. b. Coleman tomorrow evening.
Paul Murray has been elected captain of
the track team. The manager will be elect
ed at a meeting of the Athletic Association
to-day. The candidates are VIII Long and
Charles Barrett.
Prof. and Mrs. J. ID. Forest will enter
tain this evening at their home on Wash
ried professors and their wives, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Kelly. Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Cole
man and Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Karslake.
In spite of the rough game with the Y.
NJ. c.. A. Saturday night the basketball
players are i'm excellent cOpditiOn and ex-
pect To have no difficulty in defeating Wa
bash tomorrow afternoon. The Wabash
team has improved much since ii played
in indianapolis. as shown by the score il
made against l. L. The game will be holly
contested, the advantage being with But
Ter. The game will be called at $3.50 a'clock.
The following girls were chosen 10 com
pete for positions on the first basketball
team: Forwards, Essie Hunter. Nellie Sc
nour. Nina Ely and Lulu Kellar; %centers.
Helen Downing. Mary Smith: guards. May
Vance, Mary Baldwin, Blanche Boston and
Johnny Carpenter. A game has been sched-
uled with Earlham for Feb. Il. at Rich
mond. The team TO represent Butler in that
game will be picked from these players
a few days before the game. \ game is
also TO be played with the Indiana gi~ls
IN indianapolis some time before the end
OF the month.
The prospects for baseball at Butler are
the most encouraging for many years. All
OF last years players are back but Nc
Gaughey and the new material exceeds
that OF any previous year. The common
saying is that every student is a ball
player. Mr.. Kelly says that Butler should
have the best team in the State. The weak
position OF last years team was behind
the bat. This year Harry l. Dodson, of
Waynesville, O., promises to fill that pO-
sition in "A highly creditable way. There
are three experienced pitchers in school
and a host OF infelders and Outhelders.
who intend 10 try for the team. Mr.. Kelly
VIII secure the services or one OF the In
d~ianapolls players 10 coach the team dur
Ing its nrst few weeks OF practice. Games
with De Pauw. Earlham. Wabash. Frank
lin and Hanover aavc been arranged. but
their dates have not been fixed. Roy Adney
Is manager and Emmitt Huggins captain
OF the team. Practice is held in the gym
nasium each day.
Tomorrow Will be a gala day at college.
The day Is set apart in observance Of the
hfty-second anniversary OF Founders day.
In the morning at 1870 the students OF the
college classes viii give a farce on some
phase OF college life. The play viii take
place In the college chapel and the public is
invited. In the afternoon at 30 the basket
ball teams OF Butler and Wabash Will meet
at the Y. NJ. c. a. In the evening the