The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-13
WESTERN COLLEGE
AT OXFORD
RECEPTION GIVEN BY FRENCH
DEPARTMENT.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Ladies Take a Ride to Dayton and
Visit Cash Register
urable Trip.

The last few weeks have flown |
very rapidly at The Western College |
for the days have been crowded
with number Of things Of interest
besides the regular routine of college
work Among the most important
Of these was a visit of Monsieur Al
cxandre Giulmant. On Monday after
noon reception was given him at
The Western by the faculty and the
French Department. at which the
French students presented him with
Il Western seal pin which he at once
pinned on the lapel Of his coat just
above his Legion Of Honor ribbon.
On Monday evening Il public concert
was given at the Methodist church
which was greatly enjoyed, but the
! Western students will remember him
! longest and best for the little con-
cert which he most graciously gave
| Ill lltiI via pei SCI EItSS
morning. Besides a number of selec
tons he gave an improvisation from
/ The theme Of Il Western College song.
which delighted the hearers of the
| Western students. who expressed
their thanks by the college yell and
NJ. Giulmant returned his in French.
With his wonderful musical ability
and courtly way, M. Guilmant en-
deared himself to The Western. He
gave TO the College an autograph pie
ture of himself at the organ, which
is to be hung in the main corridor
with The autograph pictures of Mad
anne Schumann-Heink. Madame
Blomield-Zeisler and. other musical
celebrities who have been the guests
Of the college.
Another event which the students
1 of The Western will long remember,
was the excursion to the National
Cash Register, who had invited the
i College to spend the day with them
). November 9th. 4 special train was
d. provided by the c. II. & d. road
!, which left Oxford At eight o'clock
and returned at tive-iifteen. More
:. than Two hundred Of til" faculty.
/, students and alumnae filed the train
and the short run to Dayton was
made shorter by the singing Of col
leee and class songs and yells, in
hA
c. II. & d. nor Mr.. Patterson of the
n. {. K. were forgotten. After trip
through the Arcade with its model
market. the students reached that
wonderful factory, the National
Cash Register. Here they were first
entertained by an illustrated lecture
which gave the origin, the growth
and the present system of the manu-
facture of cash registers together
with a discussion of the welfare
| work which is now being carried on.
The rest of the morning was spent in
walk through the grounds and ont
lying district where much was found
to be admired in the wonderful land
seape gardening.
Luncheon was served for the West
EN- party in the girl dining-room
and was followed by "a few brief
speeches and by the singing of col
lege songs by the Western girls The
afternoon was devoted to an inspec-
ton of the buildings Of this immense
plant: the crowd was divided into
small groups each provided with a
genial, well-informed guide so that
Il careful insight into the workings
OF the factory was made possible.
! The excursion to Dayton was so
great a success that President John
son feels that it would be we'll for
the students to have such outings
at various times during the college
wear in order that they may learn to
know the points of interest in the
| territory surrounding the Western.
She believes that such outings broa-
den the minds of the students and SO
are Of educational value while Civ
ing them great pleasure.