The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-19
NEWS OF THE COLLEGES
BUSY WEEK AMONG THE L. U. CLUBS
AND ASSOCIATIONS.
Musical and Dramatic PIans-New
Building Seems Within Reach
Rose Polytechnic Glee Club.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind. Oct B.-This has
been very busy week at Indiana Univer-
sity with the clubs and various student or
CARNATIONS. The GIee Club has been
lected, consisting of about eighteen mem
bers. and gives promise of being one OF
the best clubs of recent years at i. U.
The club will be under the direction OF l..
NJ. Hiatt, and Elmer z. Petty will be the
business manager. The Christmas tour VIII
be made through the northern part OF the
State, and during the spring term the
southern part of the State will be visited.
new feature will be the orchestra, which
will accompany the club in nearly all its
selections.
The Strut and Fret Dramatic Organiza-
ton of the university has been reorgan-
lied 1t is the intention of the club this
year to give three public entertainments
and several minor farces, which will be
given before the club only. A short trip
may be arranged for some time during
the year. The first public play will be
given some time between Thanksgiving
and Christmas. This club is limited 10
twenty-five members, of which fifteen are
men and ten women. There are FIVE va
cancies among the women and six among
the men. The positions will be filled ac-
cording to merit.
The first meeting of the new English
Club was held this week. The organiza-
ton starts with eight members, some of
whom are English professors. AT the last
meeting Prof Sampson, of the department
of English, presented a paper on poetry.
which was followed by a general discus
sion.
The woman's League entertained about
200 young women of the University Satur-
day afternoon at Beechwood, the home OF
DIR. Breed, dean of women. The junction
was in the nature of chatting dish party.
The faculty reception given last night in
the mems gymnasium was the main social
feature of the week. The entire student
body and several OF the faculty were IN
vited and over 600 attended 1T was an IN
formal affair, and the purpose was 10 prlns
the student body In closer touch with the
members of the faculty.
A new feature in the line of interclass
contests is being arranged by the oratorlcal
association. This occasion is looked for
ward to as the most exciting of the year.
The coming discussion will take very little
of the students time. Each class will be
given a primary contest. in which any
member of the class may compete. Any
member of the class in good standing VIII
be admitted, on application, to the associa-
ton. Seven judges, to be selected from
the faculty, will name the two best men
and these will in turn struggle in the
interclass contest for class supremacy.
The new 100000 science hall, now nearing
completion, will be ready to occupy by the
LIST of January. When completed it will be
one of the largest buildings on the campus
and will contain in all seventy-four rooms.
The departments of physics, chemistry.
pedagogy, philosophy and mathematics Will
be located here. The administrative offices,
now located in Maxwell Hall, will be moved
to the second floor of this building.
The new students building is within the
reach of Indiana University. Gifts amount
ing to $4,000 only are needed. Fifty thou
sand dollars are already subscribed, and the
balance of $4,000 must be raised by the 1st
of January.