The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-15


dents were satisfactory. Conformity !
with the other standard colleges Of I
he state test In written composition |
xas required of all Freshmen at the |
opening Of the year, and throughout |
the year members of the faculty work |
ed together In an effort to improve |
The written and oral English Of stu |
tents. Faulty habits Of expires.
sion are brought from the homes by
students. and teachers of the state
Doth In colleges and schools are max
ing q special effort to establish right
habits. along these lines. Hereafter
Earlham will require of all students
work in practical composition and
Rhetoric during the Freshman and
Sophomore years.
A marked gain in scholarship was
assured also by legislation of the fac
ulty requiring an examination Of &C.
tual class work of q satisfactory
character. of students seeking Fresh
man credit for extra work done In
High Schools and Academies. In
other words all students will here
after enter the Freshman class no mat.
ter how much extra work they may
have done in their preparatory schools
unless they gain the higher standing
by examination. The custom OF ex.
changing credits. hour for hour. with
standard colleges will of course not
be changed by this ruling.
Quite extensive improvements were
made during the year In the chemical
and physical laboratories to meet the
increasing demands In these depart.
ments. A large number of students
can now be Accommodated in these
sciences and the quality of the equip
ment 10 such a. to make possible the
highest grade Of college work.
With the opening Of the new col
lege year In September. Walter c.
Woodward. Phi. D.. the University, of
California and q graduate of Earlham
college will join Professor Lindley a.
Assistant Professor of History. Assis-
tant Professor Hirsch with drawing at
this time for further study. Profess
sor Laurence Hadley will be acting
head Of the Department Of Mathe-
matict. Professor w. o. Mendenhall
having been granted q years leave Of
absence. and he will be assisted dur
ing the year by Barnard Benton Rob-
bins. A. NJ. Indiana University.
Through the resignation Of Lucy Fran
cisco. for the past four years head Of
the Department Of Music, It became
necessary to reorganize that depart.
ment. Laura e. CASTOR, we'll known
musician and successful teacher Of
Richmond, will have charge Of the In.
strumental work and will be assisted
by Edna Hecker. For the vocal work
we have been able to secure the SER
vices Of Aurele Boris. head of the De-
partment Of vocal teaching In the
Marion Conservatory Of Music. He 10
Of German birth and training. having
been In America but . short time. He
10 . vocalist of great ability and a
teacher Of pronounced success. BY q
special arrangement We are able to
Ak the cost Of lessons at a very mod
crate sum.
Health.
For the first time in six years
death occurred among the student
body. Malcolm Robbins who lived at
his homo in Richmond. died December
/. 1909. He was q young man of much
talent and unusual energy and gave
promise Of Q useful career. The gen
eral health of the students was good.
The college exercises much care and
expends considerable money In main
tanning the health Of its members
and the results the past year were
even more than ordinarily gratifying.
A few contagious diseases got a slight
start among the students but in each
case through the vigilance of the nurse
and other ofacerS of the college the
progress of the disease was soon stop.
ped.
| The Earlham herd of mich cows
was given the tuberculine test and all
were found to be In good condition.
Walter Carpenter and Allen Jay.
We are called upon this year to re
cord the demise Of two Of the makers
of Earlham college. Walter Totten
Carpenter became superintendent and
Treasurer Of the Boarding School two
years before the college was organ
lied and occupied the position with
two short intermissions until 1873
During the period Of transition from
Boarding School to College, he was
virtually the executive head Of the In
stitution. He proved himself . con
structive leader for he had - sure
footed mind" Az treasurer. In spite
Of the debt. he placed the institution
upon . sound financial basis. he or
fganised the boarding department. he
successfully managed tho farm and he
beautified the campus. But his In
fluence was not only felt In the ma
Iterial development OF the college: he
was just the man the faculty needed
at this critical juncture to insist up
on high standards Of admission and
sound scholarship. To an unusual De
gree In the various phases Of college
administration his word was recognix
ed a. final and was unchallenged La
} ter he served the college for many
years ~ . member of the Board Of
Trustees and he was distinguished un
til his death for his open.mindedness
and his sound Judgment.
I Allen Jay was another one Of Earl
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