The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-19
NEWS OF THE COLLEGES
NEW INSTRUCTOR IN ENGLISH AT
PURDUE UNIVERSITY.
Y. vi. &. A. Treasury shows n Deficit
FrankIin's Primary Debate for the
Kalamazoo Contest.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 1S.-Oficial an
nouncement was made to-day by President
w. Z. Stone, of Purdue University, of the
appointment of Prof. Edward Ayres, re-
signed as superintendent of Lafayette
schools, to the chair of rhetoric in the uni
versity. This is in a sense a new departure
in the university's arrangement of studies
growing out of the large increase in stu
dents. To organize and care for the large
classes made necessary an addition 10 the
teaching force in the English department.
Professor Ayres will have charge of all the
English classes of the engineering students,
leaving Professor McRae, the head of the
department. to devote her attentions TO adj
vanced work.
Seniors are hard at work in all depart
ments on their theses. These must be COM
pleted before graduation. Many of the
seniors are designing machinery, construct
ing electrical and steam engines and max
ing original tests.
DR.. Stanley Coulter, secretary of the Pur-
due faculty. will make an address in In
dianapolis next week before the State For
estry Association.
The Emersonian, Carlyle and Irving So
cieties held business meetings tonight.
The Irvings elected officers.
The treasurer of the Purdue Y. NJ. c. A
has filed his report for the year ended on
April l. and 1T shows disbursements
amounting to $500, with subscriptions OF
S576,40 and $500 pledged. A hundred dollars
most gratifying TO the association is the
increase in attendance at religious meet
ings.
Sixty Purdue students of the electrical
and mechanical departments are in Ander-
son conducting tests or the traction lines.
They hey Will be through next sunday;
at the university yesterday. The main OBJ
Jecs of the organization will be TO pro-
mote the study OF life in the fields and for
estS by trips and indoor meetings. ES-
pecially will the members seek to prepare
records of Indiana birds. The charter MEM
bers are Prof. Stanley Coulter. DR.. Erastus
nahan, c. S. Spalding, r. c. Salisbury, c.. p.
Smith and j. G. Marquis.
The men who took part in the Purdue
minstrel performance held a banque at
the Progress Club tonight. Many witty
toasts and songs We're given.
The Tau Beta Pi fraternity elected the
ident, A. ]. Crane; vice president, w. T.,
Miller; corresponding secretary, o.. p.
Smith; recording secretary, w. T. Small;
treasurer, c. W. Wilson.
Prof. E. H. Moore, of the -ema
department Of Chicago University, will con-
duct a personal inspection of the Purdue
shops and mechanical laboratories with a
view 10 so equip the new engineering school
to be opened by Chicago next fall.
Tn ANIMALS" to be given by the former
Purdue literary societies next week will
be successful entertainments If careful
preparation cunts for anything. The en-
tertainments will be held in the following
order: Monday night, Emersonian Society;
Tuesday, CARLYLE Society; "Wednesday, Try
ing Society; Friday, Philaletheans.
Nj. Hughes lie Roux, the celebrated
French litterateur, lectured at Purdue this
axra,fn0 rRnHnr tho nnEninpC of the Alliance
Franchise of Lafayette. His subject was
"Daudet."
The members of the basketball team have
reelected II. w. Reimann captain, and the
choice was unanimous. Reimann Is one or
the best players ever on a Purdue team,
and he has done more than any other per-
son TO raise the team to its present stand
ard. He is a Charlottesville boy and a
member of Kappa Sigma. Purdue will
have a team fully as strong next season
as the victorious five of the past season.
The sophomore members of the Phi Zap
pa Psi, Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta
fraternities gave a successful dance IN
Sigma Chi Hall tonight.