The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-06-30
EARLHAM COLLEGE
IS FREE OF DEBT
Announcement Made That $685.
ll0.75 Has Been Raised.
CLASS RECEIVES DEGREES
Fairbanks Makes Address at Fifty
Second Commencement Exercises
Faculty Change An
nounced.


Richmond The ffty-second annual
commencement exercises OF Earlham
college We're held. The largest class
IN the history OF the institution re-
ceiyed degrees. There was candi-
date for the bachelor degree for every
year since the first bachelor degree
was granted 80 years ago today. The
class was addressed by Charles w.
Fairbanks. former vice-president OF
the United States II was announced
that the campaign 10 lift the debt OF
the college had been successful. and
that $5S.11075 had been raised. This
sum is more than sufficient 10 pay the
Indebtedness OF the college. The an
nouncement Of the success OF the
campaign was greeted with cheers.
Mr.. Fairbanks, in the coures OF his
address. said:
"One OF the most gratifying features
Of the day is the progress being made
toward the adjustment of interna-
tional differences through the instru-
mentality Of the arbitral tribunal. Il
has fallen 10 the lot of the United
States TO lead in promoting interna-
tlonal controversies. We believe the
day is coming when wars between ma
tons will largely cease In the accom-
phshment of this result which has so
long been hoped for and prayed for no
country will have contributed more
than ours.
we must give credit 20 the great
Christian churches OF America. TO the
Christian coi'ecs Of our land for
awakening Tie Conscience OF men TO
a realization OF the fact that wars
among people are barbaric, and an Of
tense TO modern civilization. The
stand Of Americans for peace among
all nations is not due to cowardice, or
TO any want Of the true martial spir-
il, or TO any fear that our resources
would prove inadequate in any contest
with other powers: our attitude is
due TO none OF these things; for IL is
founded in a broad spirit OF justice
the righteousness among men.
At the close Of Mr.. Fairbanks ad-
dress announcements for the coming
year were made. and the degree of
bachelor of art and bachelor OF science
were conferred on the senior class by
President Robert L. Kelley. The
names OF the graduates were printed
on June Z. In regard TO the faculty
for next year the following announce
ments were made:
Miss Helen Brown Keyes. who has
been assistant professor in Frenchs
at the college for three years, resigns
from her position. Her place is to be
taken by Miss Elizabeth Conrad, who
has done undergraduate work in Bryn
Mawr college and in the University Of
Missouri. having received the degree
OF r. A. and NJ A. from the latter in
stitution. She has also done extensive
graduate study in Europe and in the
University of Wisconsin.
The position Of assistant professor
Of Greek. which is left open by the
advancement Of Prof John Rae from
that position TO professor Of Greek
and Latin. is TO be filed by DR..
Charles II. Halle. a graduate of North
western university who received the
degree of doctor Of philosophy from
Princeton this year.
The annual class play was given on
the Chase outdoor stage The class
Of 1911 presented the drama "Sakun-
tala." an ancient Sanskrit play. said
TO have been written 800 years before
Christ. and staged only once before in
the United States. The acting OF the
play was accompanied by weird orr /,
entail music played by the orchestra of /.
picked musicians of Richmond. under
the direction Of Mr. Earhart All the
costumes were made either at the col /
lege or obtained in Syria through mis- /
sionaries.