The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
MOORE'S HILL COLLEGE.
commencement Week Has Been Full
of Interesting Features.

commencement Week Has Been Full
of Interesting Features.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MOORE'S HILL, Ind, June 1S.-The COM
mencement week programme closed with the
graduating exercises to-day at $3.50. The
programme for the week has been full and
rich. The literary exercises of the Sigour-
hear Society on Tuesday afternoon were Of
the best of their kind. Two ~orations were
delivered-''The Keynote of Life" by Lucy
d. Robertson, and Erasmus and the Re-
Nuisance" by Mary Frances Wines. Edna
L. Jennings read the '"Theater Party" from
Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch"
On Tuesday evening DR.. S. A. Steel, pres
ident of the Manual Training School at
Lamberton, Miss, lectured on Home Life
in pixie During the War. ,...
Society was given Tuesday evening. Toasts
were responded to by Prof. B. w. Aldrich
for the faculty, Rev. c. c. Bonnell. 's5, and
w. A. vayhinger, 'O1, for the society
alumni, and A. A. Helms for the society.
Wednesday was alumni day. AT 10 o'clock
a meeting was held, at which addresses
and the Rev. w. F. Smith, '99. The annual
address by j. H. T. Main, PHI. D., 80, dean
of Grinnell College, Iowa, followed.
Wednesday afternoon the college baseball
team won a game I. m a team or alumni
and former students by the score of 80 to IL.
DR.. Henry c.. Jameson, of Dayton. o., who
was to have lectured on wednesday even
ing, was unable, on account of illness, to be
present. The Rev. G. d. Wolfe, of Co
lumbus, Ind, who was present as confer
ence visitor, delivered HIS lecture on Ire
land"
The commencement exercises to-day
closed the forty-seventh year for Moore's
Hill College. After prayer by DR.. r.. r.
Vest, pastor of the Methodist Church at
ian-street Church, Indianapolis, held the at
tention of. the large audience with an adj
cress on THE Ideal as an Element in Life"
referring to the scripture, See that thou
make all things according to the pattern
shown thee in the mount"
DR.. j. H. Martin, president of the board
of trustees, announced that through the
offer of Captain H: d. Moore. one of its
members, the board had been able to Sc
cure the building now occupied by Mr..
Moore to be fitted for the work Of the sci
which was needed to complete the work,
was raised by subscription in a few min
utes. Another 800 was raised to guarantee
a gift of $500 for the purchase of a $500 piano
for the music department.
All the members Of the faculty were re-
elected. A vacancy will be made in the
normal department, as Professor Reibold,
who has completed his collegiate work, will
accept the principalship of the Butlerville
schools next year. A field secretary will
be employed to advance the interests of the
college.
The following degrees were conferred:
Bachelor of arts, w. H. Mcdowell, John
Bolley; bachelor of science, w. Fl. Graves,
c. d. Humes; master Of arts, S. j. Cope
land, 90, and Florence NJ. Sargent, 90:
master of science. Mrs. Mollie Snyder, 70:
doctor of divinity, the Rev. Edmund j.
Lockwood. 'S3, A. NJ, Cedar Rapids, Ia, and
the Rev. John MAGELLAN, A. NJ, Greensburg,
Ind.
The honorary degree of master of arts
was conferred on Mrs. Clara Lillian Olcott,
of Danville, Ind. Miss Edith Shockley re-
ceived a diploma from the music depart
ment.
The Philoneikean Society pays $1,000 on
the science hall and will occupy the second
floor of the building as a chapter house.
The alumni association elected officers as
follows: President, Prof. M. Vayhinger,
SO, Moore's Hill; vice president, Prof. James
Ross, "a. Fort Recovery, o.; corresponding
secretary, Ruth Moore, SO, Moore's Hill;
recording secretary, Clara Bighey, "a.
Moore's Hill: treasurer, Minnie Brown, '93,
Moore's Hill; alumni visitor, w. E. Peters,
81. Versailles. Executive board: DIR. j. w.
Dashiell, ~; Hurst Sargent, ,o2; Roscoe
Hill; w. A. vayhinger. '0l, 0sgood; E. /.
LIE Rue. 81, Hartsville: c.. c. Bonnell. 's5.
Brownstown; Edith Shockley, 'o3. Moore's
Hill.