The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-01
BUTLER ATHLETIC FIELD
THE GROUND RECENTLY PURCHASED
WILL BE UTILIZED.
Friends of the College Welcome the
Change-Getting Ready for the
Next school Year.

Among the extensive improvements be-
ing babe at Butler College this summer, one
that will interest both students and friends
of the institution is the change of the ath-
letic field. Ever since the college has been
located at Irvington, the field has been on
the northwest corner of the campus and
il has always been recognized being too
small for the purposes for which it is used.
The new athletic field viii be on the ground
recently purchased by the college, direct
ly in front of the main building on the OPP
poste side of Butler avenue. The field will
be located on the southeast corner of Uni
versity and Butler avenues. site that has
always been talked of as ideal for athletic
purposes.
The lot embraces about four acres and ex-
tends from University avenue to the c.. II.
g. D. railroad Work on the new field has
not yet been begun, but the plan has pfac-
tically been decided upon and number OF
subscriptions have been received which Will
make the Improvement of the new land
possible. The site will have to be graded
and an effort will be made TO have 1T done
in order to have the ground ready for
some of the fall football games. The field
will face north and south Among the
other advantages of the new field is that
it will be more centrally located, being
between the college buildings and the new
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Many improvements are being made about
the college this month preparatory to the
opening of school on Sept. 30. Cement
walks are being put in around the main
building TO Burgess Hall and the gym
nasium and from the main building to the
college residence. The secretary's office is
being enlarged by utilizing the girls study
A.
used by the old library. The chapel is also
being renovated. In the gymnasium new
shower baths are being put in and new
apparatus has been ordered. At the col
second and third stories being re-
papered and improved generally.
The Bona Thompson library at the cor
ner of University and Downey avenues will
be completed by Oct. i. 1t is one of the
finest library buildings in the State. Ii
will be under the control of the city library.
which will make an addition to ii of 5000
volumes. In all, ii will contain over 1900
volumes. A greater per cent. of the in
crease Is in fiction. Miss Retta Barnhill,
who has been the college librarian for sew
erai years, will be the head librarian this
year. but will have an assistant. Much of
the furniture of the Thompson home will
be placed in the library. including pictures,
statues, books and many fine paintings.
The library hours will be from a.
until ID. m.
The prospects for a good attendance at
the college for the coming year are good.
An unusually large number of applications
for information to the courses are be-
ing received, especially from high school
graduates of the city. Many OF the rooms
at the college residence have already been
engaged.
Raymond Longley, of Noblesville, a for
mer graduate of Butler. in the class of 1902
and also a graduate of Chicago University,
will serve acting professor of mathe-
nfatics during the coming year. Mr.. Long
ley was professor of mathematics I'm the
Butler Summer School during the summer
of 1902. He has been studying at Chicago
| for the-last year.