The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-08
PURDUE GRADUATES TO
GET DIPLOMAS TODAY
Two Hundred Students Will Take
Part in Thirtieth Annual
Commencement.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. June THE thirtieth
annual commencement of Purdue Univer-
sity will be held tomorrow morning. be-
ginning at $50 O'Clock. The exercises will
be held in Fowler Hall and the senior class,
which numbers 200, the largest ever grad
uated from the institution, will receive
their degrees. Charles Emory Smith, of
Philadelphia, editor of the Press, and for
mer postmaster general under President
Mckinley will deliver the address, and it
is expected that more than 1000 persons
will be present.
Seniors of Purdue held their class day
exercises all day to-day in Fowler Hall, an
audience of 1,4O0 persons being in attend
ance. The exercises were unusually elabo-
rate this year on account of the many Wis
IIors being present, and the members of
the graduating class who took part in the
programme acquitted themselves with
great credit The seniors held full sway
to-day, the entire day and evening being
given over to them. The exercises opened
with an organ selection by Miss Eva Linn.
H. d. McCaslin, of Franklin, acting presi-
dent Of the class in the absence of Harry
G. Leslie. who has been chief Executive of
due four years ago. made the presidents
address. The speaker paid tribute TO
Harry Leslie, who is now in ar Indianapo-
lis hospital, and the mention OF the wreck
victims name was the signal for prolonged
applause. ]. Clyde Marquis of Lafayette.
read the class history, clever review of
the four years spent by the class of 1904.
Samuel CT. Clifford. of Evansville. gave the
class GRAFTON, and the class prophecy was
read by G.. D. Babcock, of Wes< Lafayette.
The seniors gave the class md college
gramme.
this afternoon by the seniors{ when they
paid their final tribute to thek university,
making farewell addresses. The farewell
tour of the campus began at 2:3O o'clock.
The seniors and visitors, with the members members
TO another and the following farewell
speeches were made: Fowler Hall. Miss
h0is E. Yagsr Lafayette
Thomas, Ont; for the civil engineers, II.
A. Cook of Miller, Ind; electrical building.
L. j. Kirby, of Fairbury, ILL.,: Science Hall,
D. A. Heron, of Academy, S. 70; Purdue
Hall. Horace T. Herr1ck. of New Haven.
Ind; pharmacy building, A. =. Walters,
Battle Ground; main building. Miss Cecil
| c. Crane, of Lafayette; Ladies' Hall, Hugo
| II. Berthold of New York.
This evening there was a band concert
| and military march on the campus before
| the main building, and at oczck the Sc
| nior hop began.
Fraternity parties and balls re numer-
Gus at Purdue last night. TheYmost elab-
crate social function was the third ami
versary dinner and ball of the Phi Kappa
! Psi fraternity at Tecumseh Trail. The party
went to the Trail the steamer Tecumseh
and danced in the pavilion. Tho chaperons
were: DR.. and Mrs. c. B. Kern Professor
| and Mrs. j. c. Kelsey, Prof. T. CT. Afford
Mrs. Brown Brockenbrough, Me and Mrs
Bradley, of Syracuse: Mrs. Reynolds, of
| Rochester, y. Y. The visiting Auests were
Misses Dean and Kareen Grondrt, of Elk
| hart; Jane Brodie. of Owensboro. Ky; Miss
| o. Brien, of Syracuse, N. Y; Alice Barr, of
! Bluffton; Agnes Spar, of York Pa A
| coaching party was given this 'evening TO
| Dayton.
The Sigma Nh fraternity gave a lawn fete
! last night at its chapter house In honor of
/ its house party guests. The chaperons
were: Mesdames Mueller, PEGS, Duncan,
| Van Messenger and Mccain, # Indian
! apolis. The visiting young les were:
Misses Helen Ford, Anna RogerS and Helen
| Grassland of Indianapolis; Alta.and Jessie
| Reeves. Columbus. o.. Ruth Winters and
/ Margaret Olcott, of Muncie: Halle Cabains
| and Laura Vile, of Evansville; Ethel
| Woodward, st. Louis; Jessie Hamilton and
| Irene Aites, of Chicago.
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity gave a
! ball at it's hall last night, at (Which the
visiting guests were: Mr.. and fMrs. John
! Long, Verna Monarch and MarI Lewis, of
| Louisville: Gladys Finney, Enid Morris,
| Bertha Balls and Dean Spellman, of Indian
! apolis; Agatha Corners, of Col 'mbus, O.. :;
| Paula Jones, of Wabash; Frances Lang, of
Fort Worth, Tex.