The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-13
Will Be Astonisheh at the Re-
markabIe Growth That the
institution Has Made in Re-
cent Years.
HUNDREDS EXPECTED
ATTEND CELEBRATION
Banquet Will Be Served Tues
day Evening and Covers Will
Be Laid for 600 Program
Is Good.

Will Earlham College, which insti-
tuition Of learning, has just passed its
fiftieth milestone, be recognized by
many of the visitors, former, Students
Of the college, who attended the school
back in the sixties, seventies, eighties,
and even in the. nineties, when they
visit the college next Tuesday?
Such question has been asked by
those familiar with the institutions Of
yesterday and today. Many who have
followed the improvements and addi-
tons, year by year, for the past froty
years, believe that they will not. The
biggest treat in store for these visitors
will be the institution itself and there
10 no doubt but that all will return
to their homes an much In love with
the college OF today, AZ they were when
they themselves, were the students 1t
Is predicted that their alma mater
will receive an advertisement, from
coast to coast and from the great lakes
to the Gulf OF Mexico. as being one OF
the most advanced colleges in the
country.
Expert Six Hundred.
Everything at the college Is in a
state OF preparation for the receiving
and entertaining OF the large number
OF alumni and former students. OF
these there are at least GOO expected
to again visit the school and partici-
pate in exercises, or. what might be
called the home coming" celebration.
The events OF next Tuesday, which
IL set aside for the semi centennial ceie.
bration, will be climaxed by the ban.
quet to be given in the evening, COM
nencing at g o'clock and lasting until
late In the night. It will be held In
the auditorium and upper floor Of
Lindley Hall. Nearly all preparation
for this event has been completed
The arrangements of toaSts to which
former students will respond has moi
been completed. Judge George vinsor
Carter of the appellate court OF In
djanapolis will act as toast master
and the following. will respond tl
toasts A. M. Hussey, Indianapolis: $
W. Haynes. Indianapolis; Albert Vo'
taw, Philadelphia; Prof. Sackett o,
Purdue University; Mrs. Charles Row
and OF Marion; Mrs. Rufus Kersey o.
Arizona. Ohio; Morris White OF Mil
ford, Indiana; Ray1ler Kelsey of Cali
formal Mrs. Elliott Of Carthage. In
diana, Allen Joy Of this city, and e. G
Hill, also Of this city. Each speake,
will select his own subject. A few
have been heard from and the com
plcte list is expected by tomorrow
mail, in time for q program to be pre-
pared late Monday.
Afternoon Exercises.
In making the Arrangements for tn
banquet, the committee has orderc'
600 covers be laid. II there is no
sufdcient room to accommodate tn
banquetcrs In the auditorium, the larg
double doors will be removed an
tAbles placed In the spacious corridors
While the banquet will be the prin
cipal event OF the day, the exercise
In the afternoon at the auditorium vii
be especially appropriate and pleasin
to students and visitors. This mectin
will be- In the nature OF q public cell
bration OF the anniversary. It will b
featured by addresses OF some OF tn
members Of the college faculty and al
30 by old students.