The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-25
tARtnAM COLLEGE )
ORIGINATED The
PRESS FEATURE
Seventeen Years Ago the
Quaker Institution Organ
lied the Indiana College
Press Association.
PRESIDENT KELLY WAS
the FIRST PROMOTER
The Movement Has Grown
| Rapidly and Now All Of the
Leading Institutions in the,
State Have Adopted It.


History repeats ttseH and EarlhAm -
now represented in the Indiana Inter-
collegiate Press Association. Seveo.
teen years ago Earlham WIS instr0p
mental in forming the Indiana Colleoo
Press Association. And the year before
she was one Of the colleges who fol-
lowed the lead OF Michigan Univcrx- (.
ity In the formation Of the Western
memorable year at Earlham. and tho
achievements OF that year are still
dear to the hearts Of the Earlham all
umnus. Not only did earlham gain
admission 20 the Indiana lntsecolleG-
tate Association and the lntercolleg,- )
ate Oritorical Association. but she was
prime mover with De Pauw In estab-
fishing the Indiana College Press A.
ISOLATION. which was founded In pas-
lor OF tho English hotel. lndlanapo-
lis. ON March IL. The Quaker repre-
sentative. A. w. Newlin. % now one
of the editors of q New Orleans paper.
vase elected vice president Of the o.
ISOLATION. and the Earlhamite was fDr
one year the oficial organ OF the state
association. One Of the most interest
ing facts concerning the development
Of the idea of q state association q
college editors, Is the fact that tAo.
earliest record Of tho idea was that of
the advocacy Of President r.. L. KEEL:
~. at that time editor Of the Earl
hamite. However. It vas not until
several years had passed. and Presi--'
dent Kelly was an alumnue that hio
idea brought fruit.
looxs for Strength.
With q foundation Of this character
on which to build. the Earlham Co..
lege Press Club expects to b . stroag
and permanent organisation which
will cover fully the newspaper -
well ~ the general interests OF the
college. On the seventh day Of May
she will send her representatives to
the state meeting. held ut Indiana UNI
versity. the program for which IN
clude . banquet in the Commons Of The
Student Building: addresses BY samuel
g. Blythe. Of the Saturday Evening
Post. and CONGRESSMAN Barnard. ana
discussions by the delegates froa the
different colleges. The Press Clubs OF
the state which are now members oe
the organisation. are those OF Indiana
University, Purdue University. Wa
bash College, De Paw CniveFstty.
Butler College and Earlham Collegs.
Hanover and Rose Polytechnic have
both applied for admission. and the
probabilities are that they will b
elected, making eight member In As
state Organisation. The president OK
the /. l. p. A. Is Aubrey L. Hawkins.
a graduate OF the local high school.
and q prominent student in indiana
University.
The possibilities OF an intercollegi-
ate club composed Of hustling men.
such rs hold membership In the Press
i Clubs of the state. are apparently nm
limited, and It II expected to give tho
educational Institutions Of Indiana =
unique position among the instttutt0oS
Of other states. The individual clubs
| accomplish much In their own colleges.
The Indiana University club has pro-
NOTED some very important STUDENT
activities. such ~ the organisattoo d
the Howling Host. which follows the
most effective roofing plans ever car
ried into execution. The wabash e1uO
uublishes the Bachelor. the semi-week-
" of the college journalistic nsad. Do
| PAW and Purdue Press Club men are
very very prominent in the puoiSea'
ton OF the dailies Of those Two tnse:-
tutions, and the Earlham club has ex-
teustve plans which Will be carried out
before the FIRST year Of its existsncs
has been completed. One Of The aedy-
tiles of interest to the whole college.
| which It is now interested IN. b the
preparation Of q directory containing
the names and statement Of various
lines of interest Of all men who are
/ considering entering Earlham nsxf
year. This directory viii be used BY
the athletic coach In lining mp hi.
men: By the Press Club In casting about
for suitable men for the orBnnisa1Son;
by the Earihamite u procuring the
names Of Freshmen Of literasy or 1oar'
nalistic ability. and the heads OF -
uartments in singing out men VINO arr
interested in their lime Of work
The Press Club has REPRESENTATIVES
ON each of the three Riehmo0d papefss
and the news editor Of one q these
i papers vas active In the formation q
the EarlhAm Club.
The oDcers Of the EarlhA0 Pre-
Cub an: Paul J. Furnas. II. prees'
dent: Carl Alderman. II. vscs psa'
lideut: Charles C. Rees. II. seTsAsys
Daniel Labsn Deebe, 10. treasurer. IT,
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