The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-06
HAD A GOOD Time
Three Hundred Fifty People En-
joy Washburn Day Banquet.
DIR. Sanders Is POSTMASTER
Bright Speeches Made.
MIR. MULVANE'S TALK.
Tells Young Folks They Will
know More in 25 Years.
Dean MeEachron and Others Tell
OF Washburn Past and Future.

Three hundred and fifty Washburn
students members Of the faculty,
alumni ex-cOIIegiaus and members of
the board Of trustees attended the sec
ond annual Washburn Day banquet in
the Masonic hall last night There
was a sIperabundance of college spirit,
and q more enthusiastic college aggre-
CATION was never seen in Topeka The
banquet outrivaIIed its predecessor of
d year previous in Il thousand different
ways There were more students, those
who were there had d better time;
there were more dress suits in ev1-
dence, and the literary part Of the pro-
gramne showed concIusiveIy that the
eI0cutiou department Of the college had
been earning its salary
Dr.. Sanders. president of the college,
acted as teastTnaster- Dr. Sanders was
TO have been Inaugrated today, but ow-
ing to the completion or the ne"
gymnasium being delayed by the
weather. he VIII now wait until June
and work for q whole year before he
gets officially inaugUrated- Dr. san
ders made a good tO4SCnaster he
wasn't given TO verboSity but mat ne
said always counted
Several whom Dr. Sanders had said
were planning to come sent teIesrarns
Of regret or at least Dr. Sanders said
z chance to look AT them One OF them
was from President Roosevelt in which
tha ex-Rough Rider said --SOrry can
be with you The lions are rounding
W in Africa the house and senate are
getting rambunctIous; and conditions
in California are calling for the big
stick
William Howard Taft president
elect. sent the following message: 4
cannot consider your invitation as l
understand you viii have no 'pOssur1-
Many other phOny messages We're
read. John Macdonald offered reasons
too numerous TO mention John D
Rockefeller thought that it cost too
much \ message from Hades- the
sender's name not mentioned, called at
tentiou to the possibilities Of q too
sudden change IN temperature because
of the gas pressure uncertainties
Chancellor Strong Of K L was push
ing an engineering scheme Carrie Ma
1fon was in jail Then there were sew
eraI others who were not there and
who sent their regrets
Perhaps the best toast Of the evening
was the first, w aShburu. TO which
Dean D L NIcEachron, of the liberal
Eachron thought himself amply fitted
for this toast as he had been every
thing from jauitOr TO acting college
president He thought however, that
the honor Of responding TO thIs toast
should he given 10 some one born IN
WaShbIru- as he was not He however,
said that if the trustees would give him
a chance he would stay with the local
college until he died Washburu was
his alma uater-in-IegiS as well as his
own alma mater. Dean McEachron
dweIt ruorneutarfIy on Washburn short
coufugs. but said with all her faults
love her still He Iauded Washburn
as a college with good leadership and
one Of the best schools in the world
Mr.. MuIvane's Suggestion.
John R MuIvane, one of Washburn's :
trustees. had a part in the programme
You students will know more in
twenty-five years than you do now
said Mr. MuIvane- Your head IS filled
with knowledge now. but you viii have
forgotten this in a few years and know
still more Your education has cost
somebody something. some hard work
some tears. perhaps, and it is up to
YOU to give the world some recon-
pense You should try TO oe q special
ist IN some line Today is an age of
specialization No one has lower
place than the jack of all trades
Frank CT Dreaming spoke on behalf
Of the alumni. Mr. Drenning does not
think Wash burns graduates are doing
as much for their alma mater as they
should and would like TO see some
movement started in order TO Increase
the funds at Wash burns disposal
Jonathan Thomas, the donor Of