The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
DE PAUW'S NEW PRESIDENT
IS GUEST OF THE ALUMNI
Plan to Raise 100000 to Endow
His Chair-Praise Old
Alma Mater.


The new life and enthusiasm that char
acterize De Pauw University at this time,
and especially since the Inauguration of the
new president, DR.. Edwin II. Hughes, were
reflected in the third annual reunion and
banquet of the Indianapolis alumni and
former students of De Pauw University,
which was held last evening in the Claypool
Hotel.
The meeting was unquestionably the most
successful that the Indianapolis alumni
has ever held, and was attended by over
one hundred former students of the school
and their husbands and wives, including
number of the most prominent citizens of
the city and State. President Hughes was
the guest of honor. and delivered an ad-
dress, in the palm room of the hotel, at
o'clock. He was introduced by DIR. Frank
b. Wynn, president of the Indianapolis
Alumni Association, and talked for half an
hour on the subject. college Debts
The speaker stated that he believed it was
wise thing at times to talk on a subject
as ambiguous possible, for the reason
that 1t gave speaker as wide latitude as
he could desire, and he need not confne
himself to any one particular theme. He
said there are four kinds of college debts,
The first are those debts owed by col
lege to its financial creditors, of which, he
echoS eonS desre naS gmf as mneh
Hughes said, the school Is now experience
ing new era of prosperity, and its in
perfectly safe basis, and its system of
finance is the best that careful business
management and advice can devise. IL be-
a college ought to be run in the same care
ful business manner that a wise financier
conducts his private business affairs and
this is the case with De Pauw at the pres
ent time"
After touching briefly on the second kind
OF college debts, those contracted by the
student in the requirement of college edu-
gained by the hard discipline of such col
lege debts was worth more than all the
mental suffering and hard effort they en-
of college debts-the debt community owes
to college for its contribution to the life
and growth of the State and people. DIR.
Hughes dwelt at some length on De Pauw's
contribution to Indianas s progress and pros
perity and the debt which the State owes
to the school. He said that De Pauw has
men, jurists, teachers and eminent and USE
full men in all walks of life.
SUPPORT OF STATE.
"a school like De Pauw,'' said DR..
Hughes, ''has a right to ask and expect
support from the people of the State be-
cause of the immense service which it
renders it in countless ways In con-
clusion, DR.. Hughes spoke of the debt which
a graduate-owes to his alma mater because
the benefits which the graduate had re-
ceived from the institution are immensely
greater, and have been given at much
greater cost than is represented by the fees
which the student had paid to the school
At the end of DIR. Hugres's address, a
business session was held. at which a move
ment was given headway that may mean
much for the future development and pros
perity of the school. On motion of c. W.
Smith, the president of the Indianapolis
lect a committee of nine alumni, five of
them from Indianap polls and four from out
side alumni, to have charge of a move
ment for the raising Of fund of $4,000 or
more with which to permanently endow the
presidents chair of De Pauw. 1t was free
ly predicted that such a fund would be
pledged before the end of another year.
Hon. Frank l.. Littleton was elected presi-
dent Of the association, to succeed Dr.
Wynn, whose professional duties forced
him to resign the office. Francis o. Hester
was reelected secretary for the ensuing
year.
AT the banquet which followed the ad-
dress of DR.. Hughes and the business ses-
sion, plates were laid for lis guests in the
long table was set in the center of the
room, beautifully decorated with Candida
bra and cut flowers.
With Senator Albert j. Beveridge as toast
master, following the consideration Of the
menu a programme of some of the brightest
tOaSts that have ever been heard in the city
were given attention until a late hour. The
regular programme was preceded by short
and happy talk by President Hughes and
was followed by an impromptu address by
Hilary A. Goblin, former president of De
Pauw The regular programme of toasts
was follows:
"The Gentlemen ... Ida Andrus 70
1.-THE Ladies' '............. Daniel Storms '92
DE Pauw and the Alumni ni''.--.-........
............,...........Ch Charles A. Dryer, '75
'"The Value of College Training" -
Henry Warrum, SO
1.-The Tie That Binds s'....................
......................W Willis A. Bastian, 81
1.-The De Pauw Spirit. it"..--..----.-....
.........................W Worth NJ. Tippy, 81
A number Of guests were present from
out of the city, including. among others,
Mrs. II. A. Goblin, DR.. Stephenson, DR..
Cook. DIR. Brown. Professor Naylor, Mrs