The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16
MElI OUTLINES
The AMBITIONS
Of The COLLEGE
President Of EarIhar, States
That the End in View Is to
Make the lnstitHian a Uni
's'''ty.
A MILLION 8 LIARS
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At the Banqdt Last tening,
Only cIass9 NJ Repre-
sented Were Those Of 1875,
1876 and '83.

1876 and 's3.
Prof. William N. Trueblood, Prof
David Worth Dennis, Dr.. Erastus Test
and Walter Carpenter were the only
memDers OF the first graduating class
Of EAxiham. when 1t waS only q board
school, who were in attendance at the
semi-centennial celebration held in
L1ndley hall ct Earlham college last
evening. All these we'll known men,
who have served Earlham college In
many ways graduated In the class Of
1858. During the afternoon the many
former graduates Of Richmond's great
QualCsr college. known all over the
country. % we'll as present Students
and friends Of Earlham gathered on
the campus six hundred strong. The
''old boys recounted "reminiscences Of
the days when they were In school.
and the many little escapades in
which they took part. All spoke Of
the pleasure OF returning to their alma
mater and the great strides made by
the school in the past nifty years. The
venerable Quaker college was praised
on every side and the alumnus spoke
of the great returns they have reaped
through their alma mater.
Interesting Speakers.
The celebration Of the fiftieth ami
versary celebration commenced
promptly at o'clock. There were
many interesting addresses made at
this reunion by speakers Of national
fame, including Dr.. Samuel D. Heck
man Of New York, Luxena Thornburg
Of Carthage, Ind, Dr.. Caroline Hill OF
Chicago, secretary OF the Equal Suf-
frage association, Joseph Dixon at one
time editor Of the Earihamite. now
United States senator from Montana,
Mordica White Of Cincinnati. DR.. Cas-
we'll Grave Of Johns HOPKINS univer-
ity. DR.. Erastus Test OF Purdue uni
versity. Prof. Ebert Russell, Harlow
Lindley and President Robert L. Kei-
~ OF Eariham college,
Carpenters Address.
Walter Carpenter. one Of the most
enthusiastic friends Of Earlham. who
il now past 86 years of age, and who
was for fifteen years superintendent Of
the college, was one Of the most ven
venerable speakers Of the occasion.
Mr.. Carpenter was received with much
enthusiasm by tho assembly and des-
pite his extreme age appeared to get
much enjoyment from the occasion
He recalled the time when the faculty
members met part Of the colleges an
nual deficit out OF their own meager
earnings.
The most remarkable paper Of the
afternoon was presented by Dr.. Cas-
we'll Graves, '95, now professor al
Johns Hopkins university. His sub
1ect wes Science and Religion" He
appeale>1 for transformation OF the
church into an institution which Will
meet the needs Of men Of science and
affairs. He deplored the old idea that
God guided only the spirit, rather than
the spirit, the mind and the body
He said evolution was now little talk
cd OF because 1t was an accepted FACT
on which to base our modern thought
DR.. Samuel b. Hickman OF the Col
lege OF the City OF New York gave .
speech, the key note Of which was the
rixht method Of living. He appealed
to the alumni to show the spirit EN-
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