The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
BUTLER SUMNER SCHOOL
1T OPENS THIS YEAR WITH LARGER
ATTENDANCE THAN EVER.
Classes That Are Proving the Most
POpuIar-A Partial List of
the students.

The summer school at Butler College
opened Tuesday morning with an attend
ance larger than that of any previous sum-
mer. The majority of those taking courses
of work in the school are teachers from In
dianapolis and the surrounding towns.
The courses of instruction offered that
are proving most in demand are those in
history, English and botany By special ar
rangement with Mr.. Kendall students re-
| ceiving one credit and a half in botany and
nature study or in English or one credit in
| civics are exempted from examinations in
| those subjects in the regular teachers ex-
aminations in the Indianapolis schools.
The recitations of the summer school are
| all in the morning, beginning at z O'Clock
| and closing at l p. m. The library and
reading room are open during those hours.
The class which has the largest attend
| ance in the history department is that In
United States history. In English the most
popular courses are those in rhetoric and
| composition, a course intended to furnish
| the elements of rhetoric and TO supply drill
| in composition, and conducted with direct
| reference TO teachers, and course In the
study of the novel, which deals with repre-
| sentative fiction of the nineteenth century.
| In the botany course the fullest is the
| course for teachers in nature study, which
| consists of lectures and field work on ami
| mails and plants OF the household garden
and field. In this course especial emphasis
| is laid upon the value of nature study, in
| the belief that the recognition OF this value
on the part of the teacher is necessary to
good teaching ana tnat most lmporta ant
| child right ideas in regard to the living
| forms about him. In mathematics the
class in analytic geometry and the normal
| course in arithmetic are we'll patronized. A
| course of lectures planned with reference
| to the needs of teachers of elementary
| physics in the public schools and giving
4 Of hRdc fra-
| tive experiments may be performed is well
| attended.
Among those in attendance at the sum-
mer school are Miss Daisy Amick, Indian
| apolis; Miss Mould Anderson, Waveland;
Miss Dora Arnold, Greenfield; Mr.. Carvin
Basgs. Indianapolis; Miss Grace Berry In
! dianapolis; Mr.. Fred Bidgood, Greenfield;
| Miss Bertha Borst, Miss Carrie Browder.
| Miss Anna Byram, Mr.. James Carpenter,
Miss Grace Clifford, Miss Jane Goldberg,
Miss Bessie Downey, Miss Jennie Edge
| worth, Miss Celia Calvin, of In
sG Miss Miss Jennie Eva e S1ss Mns
Ellen Graydon. Mrs. Ezura Harper.
Miss Clara Hunter, Mr.. Francis NJ Ingler.
Miss Eunice Johnson, Miss Dora Kryter,
Clarence HUFFMAN, Of Charleston, H.; Miss
Blanch Kelble. Brightwood; Mr. Frank
Larrabee. Greenfield; Miss Minnie Lynch,
| Mr.. Charles s. Shively, Peru; Mrs. Mary
Summers. Homer, ILL.,; Miss Katherine Vos-
4 brinck Seymour, Ind; Mr.. Lorenzo Webb,
| Franklin, Ind; Miss Minnie Wink, knights
town; Mr.. Herbert Fink, Hymera, and
| others.
The commencement number Of the Butler
Collegian was received at the secretary S
office at the college yesterday. 1t is largely
| given up to the accounts of the exercises
| and functions of commencement week, and
| contains pictures of the class Of 1903, of the
Rev. j. ]. Haley, the commencement ora
tor; of Mr.. Meredith Nicholson, who deliv-
| cred the annual masters grafton in the
| Athenaeum Hall on THE Future OF Po-
| etry;" group picture of the faculty, also
| of the Collegian staff and of the baseball
| team. Announcement is made of the pre-
sentation of fine likeness of DR.. A. r.
| Benton to the college by the seniors. The
| Collegian staff for next year is also an
| nounced, and is as follows: Editor-in- chief,
c. F. McElroy; business manager. Cleo
| Hunt; to the various other positions, Guy
Killie, O. E. Tones, Gertrude Cronbach,
Annie Heaton, Horace Russell. Ruth AL
| lerdice, Pearl Forsythe, Robert Matthews,
| Pearl McElroy. Expression is also made
| of regret at the loss of Professor Wilson,
| who for the last twelve years has had
| charge of the preparatory department, and
| of Professor Rietz, who has been at Butler
| for but a year, and who goes to the Illinois
State University next fall to take charge of
the mathematical department.
| The baseball captain announced for next
| wear is James l.. Anthony.
The Collegian is bright and newsy and
full of items of interest for those interested
in the commencement season at Butler.