The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-10
PURDUE'S MEMORIAL DAY
FOR EXERCISES TO
BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY.
Morning and Afternoon to he Given
Victims Of the Big Four Wreck.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov 9-Arrange-
ment for the Purdue memorial service on
Wednesday were completed to-day and
souvenir programmes were received by the
faculty for distribution at the Fowler
Chapel exercises. The programmes are in
black and white and bear on one page the
list of wreck victims. An Inscription, I'm
memory of those who lost their lives as a
consequence of the disaster of Oct 81"
appears on the second page The list of
dead is as follows: Thomas Albert Bailey
class '07; Joseph Collins Coates, class 'o6;
Gabriel Schuyler Drollinger, class 'O5
Charles Edward Furr, class 'O5; Charles
George CRUDE, class 'O5: Jay Hamilton,
class '06: Walter Daniel Hamilton, class
o6; Roswell Johnston Powell. class 'O6; Will
bert Price. class 04; Edward Cool Robert
son. class '0l; Walter Lucas Roush. class
W; George Leslie Shaw, class O7; Samuel
Plummer Squibb. class O7; Samue! Caump-
bell Truitt, class '07; Newton Richard
Howard, Patrick McClair.
o'clock and will open with hymn-"Le cad,
kindly Light choir of students.
Prof. Clarence A. Waldo will read from
the Scripture and Prof. Stanley Coulter
will deliver prayer. An address by Presi-
dent Stone will follow. Short addresses
will be made by representatives of the
Purdue trustees and alumni and representa-
tives of the college, and hymn, Sun Of
My Soul" will complete the service.
In the afternoon the service will open at
o'clock with song, My God, My Faith
err by a choir of students Oliver L. Cults
the Purdue football coach and former Har-
ward athlete, will make the principal ad-
dress of the afternoon. Tributes by repre-
sentatives of the various classes are next
on the programme, as follows: On behalf
OF the freshman class, Benedict +. Raber:
for the sophomore class. Robert d. Kneale;
for the department of pharmacy, Arthur
make presentation Of letters OF coincidence
from the various colleges and alumni. After
hymn. Abide with Me-" more tributes
by class representatives will be given.
Robert ]. Greenwood will speak for the
juniors and j. Clyde Marquis, editor of the
Purdue Exponent, for the seniors Prof.
Erastus Test, the oldest member OF the
university faculty, will deliver a faculty
tribute. A hymn, "How Firm a Founda-
tion,'' will follow and the benediction by
the Rev. w. d. Cole will complete the serv-
ice.
Preparations are being made 10 receive
the largest crowd ever assembled In Fowler
Hall. The building will be decked in
mourning. The fraternity houses in West
Lafayette are trimmed in black and stu
dents are wearing mourning in their coat
lapels. There will be no Glasses all day
Wednesday. Faculty, students, alumni and
/ townspeople will attend. The day will be
observed in general sorrow ali over the
city.
The committee or business men having In
| charge the work of raising 5000 for the
| Purdue Athletic Association announced to-
! day that the whole amount had been sub
scribed and would be turned over TO the
| association tomorrow. The late n. r
| Howard one OF the Big Four wreck vic
| Tins was the originator of the movement
| TO assist the athletic association and after
| his death Charles {. Pyke. of the Lane.
| Pyke Company, and William Ross, OF the
| Highland Park Land Company, took charge
OF the work. They have been working dill
| gently TO carry on the work begun by Mr.
| Howard and the announcement to-day tina,
/ the whole amount had been raised was the
| source of much satisfaction. Tomorrow the
| money will be turned over 10 President
| Stone who will in turn hand il over tC
President Grant. OF the athletic association
| The money will serve as a nucleus for thu
| memorial gymnasium fund. The merchants
! committee will hold a meeting tomorrow
! and steps will be taken toward effecting a,
/ organization TO make a more thorough can
vass in behalf OF the project. 1t is probabi,
| that several prominent business men will b,
/ asked To- serve on a PERMANENT committe,
/ and solicit assistance from the wealthy mel
| of The city. The other fund, which is beins
raised by merchants of the city. headed b,
r. L. Jacques, will be consolidated with tha
/ OF the committee to be appointed tomorrow
The second fund now amounts To 81, 800 ant
| Is increasing rapidly.