The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-28
MISS SUNIER CHOSEN.
Will Be Professor OF Romance Lam
guages at Washburn.

At the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of Washburn college held Mon
day afternoon, Miss Fanny Annette
Sunier, instructor in modern languages,
was elected to the professorship of
I romance languages.
This action of the executive commit
/ tee places at the head of each of the
college departments a professor, which
is a. condition which never existed be-
fore in the history of the college.
Heretofore, the work of some of the
departments has been in charge of in
structors. The difference between the
rank of professor and instructor is
considerable, and the professors get
more pay than the instructors. Miss
Sunier has been connected with the
coliege for two years. and has done
very efficient work. She IS graduate
I of Iowa college, and holds a master s
It is announced by President Piass
that so far as is known, there will be
faculty for next year. No designations
have been received, and none OF the
present members will be displaced.
President Plass, Dean D. l. Nc
Eachron of the school of liberal arts,
and Principal w. w. Silver of the
academy, will leave this afternoon for
Galesburg, Ill, where they will attend
a meeting of the college presidents OF
comprises all Christian colleges of
either Congregational or Independent
denominations from Ohio to the Rocky
mountains. one of the principal
things to be discussed is a plan Tor a
uniform system of credits to be given
students who desire to pursue profess
sional work at big universities such as
Yale and Chicago. The Washpurn
representatives will also attend the
meeting of the Northwest Association
of colleges and Preparatory schools to
be held at Chicago on Friday and sat
urday.
Washburn has applied to the rail-
road companies to grant speclal rates
from June to IA for the fortieth an
niyersary of the founding of the col
lege the dedication of the Carnegie Il
brary, and the annual commence
ment III, -
a big event in the history OF the col
leee A large number of dfstingulshed
speakers win be on the programme, ana
it is expected that hundreds OF people
will come to Topeka to attend the exer-
cises A great gathering of old stu
dents is expected.
on Tuesday evening, June 10, the col
Iege has secured the use of the Auditor
iuna for a big mass meeting Among
those who will speak will be former
President George NJ. Herrick, of chi
cago Governor Hoch, and the mayor OF
Topeka. There will also be represen-
tative from the president of the United
states from other colleges and uni
yersities of the state, the alumni OF the
college and the state association of Con-
gregational churches. This will be fol-
lowed by a big banquet
The dedication of the Carnegie library
win take place Tuesday afternoon The
address will be by President VIM. F.
SlocuYn. of Colorado college.
Tuesday morning the class day exer-
eises will take place on the campus, and
there will be addresses by the following
out of town speakers:
.'The Church and Education" Presi-
dent Henry c. King, D. D., of Oberlln
..The Educated Man in the Church
Secretary A. NJ. Brodie, D. D., Of Chi
cago. ),
Honorable G. Henry Whitcomb, OF
Worcester, Mass
The baccalaureate sermon this year
will be delivered by Archibald McCul-
laugh. D. D., of Worcester Mass, the
home of Ichabod Washburn, founder Of
the college and pastor of the church
to which Wasnburn belonged Or NC
Cullagh will also deliver an address on
Monday evening on the life and work
of Ichabod Washburn.
The commencement address on Wed-
nesday will be by President Henry Z.
King of Oberlin college.
There will also be a large number OF
concerts, banquets. and other exercises
during the week.