The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14
BUTLER COLLEGE NEWS.

The Phi Delta Theta boys will dance
informally in their hall next week.
Monsieur Jaillet lectured before the sec
ond-year French class yesterday morning
The art department is arranging TO give
a poster sale in its studio the last OF this
term.
Miss nellie Frazee of Indianapolis. will
spend Sunday with Miss Hazel Reyes at
the college residence.
The young men of the Delta Tau Delta
fraternity will give a dance in their hall
on Central avenue this evening.
Prof Will d. Howe has returned from
Cincinnati. where he attended the wedding
of Mr. Louis Martin, Butler graduate.
The Butler second basketba.- team Will
play the r. c. Atkins basketball five
match game in the gymnasium tomorrow
evening.
The evening set for the presentation Of
Midsummer Nights Dream" by the young
ladies of the college residence is Thursday,
Feb 20.
Arrangements are being made to give the
basketball team a banquet after the last
college game, which is with l. T. on Feb.
% at Indianapolis
Test Dalton. the author of the new novel
THE Role of the Unconquered. is an old
Butler student. He graduated in the class
of so. He was member of the Sigma CHI
fraternity.
The athletic committee, composed Of
Charles Barnett, Robert Tomlnson and
Paul Jeffries, to raise an athletic fund are
preparing to give a musical concert. Frank
Taylor, of Indianapolis is expected TO have
charge of the entertainment.
The next intercollegiate basketball game
which Butler will play will be with Purdue
at Lafayette on the evening of Wednes-
give the Purdue team hard fight as they
have improved much since the last game,
which Purdue won only by a close score.
This week is being observed as a week of
PRAYER by the Christian associations. Meet
held each aSSOCia
rooms from 1:10 to o clock. The pro-
gramme is as follows: General subject,
what is Christianity" Tuesday, Jesus:
Its Source" Wednesday, The Christian
Belief" Thursday, The Christian Life
Friday. What Does 1t Mean TO Us?"
The programme for the Philokurian Lit
erary Society, which will meet tonight is
as follows: Music Miss Griffin: short talk
Mr. Hutchinson; recitation, Miss McElroy:
reading. Miss Brooks; imprOmptu. Mr.. Bur-
ton: current events, Mr.. Handley: story.
Miss Garfield: recitation Miss Baldwin:
debate Resolved, That municipalities
should own and operate public plants for
the furnishing of light affirmative
Messrs. Eddings and Cash; negative,
Messrs Black and Blair.
The Sigma Chi banquet which is to be
given on Feb. 2S Will be made a state af-
fair Every Sigma Chi in the State will
be invited. There will also be many we'll
known Sgs present from other States. who
will respond TO tOastS. Each Indiana chap
ter will be represented by a toast from
dred followers OF the white cross are ex-
pected to be present. The banquet is to
be made an annual affair. lambda Chap
ter is taking the initiative
A match basketball game has been ar
ranged among the young ladies TO be played
the last of next week. The contest is to be
between last years town team and a
picked team from the remainder of the
PLAYERS in school. All students are invited
but outsiders must have invitations A
slight admission fee will be charged The
members of last years town team are
Essie Hunter and Verna Richey forwards:
Helen Downing. center; Mary Baldwin and
Meta Campbell. guards. The date of ths
game with the Earlham girls is Feb. 70
call was made yesterday by Professor
Kelly for candidates for the spring track
team About twenty men reported at the
gymnasium and training will begin at once
A relay team Is TO be organized to COM
pete with Franklin in the state athletic
carnival TO be held at TOmlinson Hail
March ~. Professor Kelly is also arrang-
ing an indoor athletic meet TO be held in
the gymnasium March l. The events are
10 be relay potato race. pole vault high
and broad jump. high and long dive and
shot-put. Exhibitions of tumblinC ans
wrestling will also be given. There is n
great zeal of material in school and this
meet will help TO develop the track ath-
letes Paul Murray is captain of the team
and Will Long is manager. Besides a dual
meet with Franklin one is being arranged
with Earlham.