The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-20
GRADUATES OF BUTLER
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES HELD
IN THE COLLEGE CHAPEL.
Degrees Conferred Upon n Class OF
Fifteen-An Address by Prof.
Herbert l.. WiIIetts.

The forty-seventh annual commencement
exercises of Butler College were held yes
terday morning, at 10 O'Clock, in the col
lege chapel. The graduating class num-
bered fifteen, one of whom received the
degree OF master of arts, the others that Of
bachelor Of arts. They were Ovid NJ. But
Ter of Irvington, Meta d. Campbell of
Irvington, Fassett A. Cotton of Indanapo-
lis, William II. Haas of Bellevue, o., EN-
NETT Higgins of indianapolis, Harry A.
McGill of Patter Mills. o.. Raymond Long
ley of Noblesville, Orval f. Mehring of In
dianapolis, Samuel ]. Offutt of Green
field, Elizabeth Poulson of Greenfield.
Harry Otis Pritcherd of Franklin, Verna
Meade Richey of Irvington William Shi-
mer of Wanamaker and Charles o. Thorn
berry of Graysville. Elan Turner Murphy
received the degree of master of arts The
address was by Prof. Herbert L. Willett,
Phi. D.. assistant professor of the Semitic
languages and literature and dean of the
Disciples Divinity House, University Of
Chicago.
DR.. Willett's address was on "Educa-
ton; its Value and Place in Life" He
said that in the course of an ideal educa-
ton there are four words which are TO be
emphasized, because they mark the stages
Of advance. The first is life" The aca-
demic life tones up tones down the stu
dent giving him proportion. poise and
confidence.
The second word is light" When the
worlds history is opened to the student
he is seized with a passion to possess all.
In the educational vocabulary law is the
next word. BY this constituent is embodied
the mastery OF a few things and the ability
TO apply them to certain ends.
The fourth word is liberty" Education
offers the opportunities to sound the keys
of life Ind to discover for what ones self
is fitted. 1t is the process of finding ones
place in life, the liberty that makes US
free.
At the close of DR.. Winett's address Scot
Butler, president of the Butler faculty,
conferred the degrees upon the fifteen can
didates after which Addison G. Harris
president of the University of indianapolis,
speech
President Butler then read the award of
prizes Tor the year ending June 10, 1902.
1t has been the custom. since the afilia-
ton of Butler with the University of Chi
cago, TO grant scholarships from Chicago
University to the three seniors who have
maintained the highest grades during their
four years of academic work. This year
the scholarships were given tI William
Raymond Longley, Elizabeth P6ulson and
Nettie De Weese Campbell.
The other awards were cash prizes to
Samuel Joyce Offutt for first rank i'm the
oratorlcal primary; Josephine Garfield. 03
1of second rank in oratOrical primary
Henry l.. Herod. '03S for third rank I'm ora
torical primary; Chester q. Vernier '03. for
iirst rank in primary intercollegiate de-
bate; Guy e. killie, "a. for first rank in
sophomore essays; Charles +. McElroy, '0i
for first sophomore rank i'm sophomore
freshman debate; Morris y. Dillon, '05
Tor first freshman rank in sophomore
freshman debate.
President Butler then announced that at
a meeting Of the board OF directors. held
yesterday, 1t was decided 10 confer the
deGTee of master of arts upon Meredith
Nicholson
Resolutions, adopted by the board on the
deaths Of two of its directors. Charles T.
Hollenbeck and Charles r. Thornton. and
Mrs. Mary Thompson, were read by the
president.
Hilton L. Brown, chairman Of the com
mittee Of the Bona Thompson Library. re-
ported the condition Of affairs i'm regard to
the work OF erecting the building. He said
that all plans and bids had been submitted
TO the committee and awaited only Mr.. h.
! c. Thompson's sanction to proceed with
the work.