The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-21

PURDUE COMMENCEMENT
PROGRAMME COMPLETED
Largest Class in the History of the
University to Be Graduated on
Wednesday, June 8.
IN DETAIL
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind. May 20--Students
and faculty of Purdue University are pre-
pairing for the annual commencement ex-
ercises in which there is unusual interest
this year on account of the activity and
participation or the students in general.
who. in addition to the official exercises OF
the university have arranged a series or
informal social and athletic features of
more than ordinary attractiveness for the
undergraduates and their friends. The
graduating class this year is the largest
in the history of Purdue. numbering 40.
They are distributed through the various
schools as follows: Science. seventeen; ag-
riculture. nine; mechanical engineering,
sixty-three; evil engineering, forty, cleo
trical engineering, l..ty-eight. About twenty
advanced degrees will be conferred, and
these, with the graduates OF the school or
pharmacy in April. thirty-four In number,
will aggregate more than $50 degrees grant
ed by the university during the year. The
regular class work will cease at noon on
June 8. The programme follows:
Friday afternOon-Ball game with Notre
Dame; evening. exhibition of the combined
literary societies.
Saturday, June 4-Morning, parade and
review of the military corps concluding
with sham battle; afternoon, class ath-
letic contests on Stuart Field, and tennis
tournament; evening, torchlight procession
of students, concluding with campfire on
Stuart Field.
Sunday, June SIS p n baccalaureate ad-
dress to the graduating class by President
Andrew Morrissey, of Notre Dame UniVer-
sity; p. M, sacred concert ana song re-
cital under the auspices OF the University
Christian Association; Mrs. Marie Long
man. of Chicago, soloist.
Monday, June 6-Morning: Opening of the
annual exhibit of the Art School, to con-
tinue two days; inspection of laboratories
and buildings by guests and visitors under
escort of the student technical societies
Afternoon: Ball games, Varsity VS.. Alum
nj. Seniors VS.. Faculty. Evening: Social
functions by the various classes, and en-
tertainment in honor of alumni.
Tuesday, June informing and afternoon
Class day exercises of the graduatig class
Afternoon: Ball game. Evening: Lawn
fete on the campus and senior hop.
Wednesday, June $3.50 a. m: Gradua-
ton exercises, with abstracts of theses by
representatives of the various schools; adj
dress by the Hon. Charles Emory Smith, of
Philadelphia.
The seniors completed their class work to-
theses will enjoy a two weeks: vacation
before the opening of the commencement
rtous departments at commencement will
be selected next week. The military de-
partment is drilling daily for its exhibition
during gala week and to-day battalion drill
was held. On Memorial day special exer-
cises will be held in Fowler Hall. Charles
r. Williams. of Indianapolis, will deliver
the principal address.
Word was received by President w. e.
Stone to-day that the Purdue alumni in
Chicago had organized permanent associ-
alton. which will be incorporated. The or
ganization will be known as the Purdue
Chicago Alumni Association, and officers
were elected as follows: President, Van
Wagner Alling, 81; vice president, Daniel
Royse, 49, second vice president, III. r.
Stafford. '95; secretary, II. Prime Kieffer.
'03; treasurer, Edward o. Hyde '95; SER
geant-at-arms. Albert f. Award, '95; ath-
letic representative. Frank G. Todd, '03.