The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-24
Parade of Members of Var
iouS Glasses Pleasing
Feature of Exercises.
BATTERY OF MOVIES
Snap Everything of Interes,
-Ex-Speaker Cannon a
Center of Interest

More than two thousand friends and
alumni gathered on the campus at
Earlham this morning TO celebrate the
Homecoming of old students. Good
fellowship and the spirit OF Earlham
were everywhere manifested as the old
and the young mingled together. The
old ceased TO be old and the young
forgot the light burden OF years rest
ing on their shoulders. Lines of class
and age vanished and all became once
more Earlham students.
Each Given Ribbon.
From all parts of the country for
mer students came 10 register in front
of Lindley hall. Each person registered
was given a ribbon bearing his name
and the year in which he was gradu-
ated. The number of visitors increas-
ed until o'clock when they began to
form in groups arranged in the order
OF their classes. In these groups old
classmates, long separated. renewed
acquaintance and lived over again the
days they had spent in the College
halls.
"uncle" Joe In "MoVIes."
From these groups the alumni and
the present students formed a line OF
parade which moved round the circle
and finally arrived at the Chase out
door stage. Just as the line was FORM
ing. the Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, ac-
companied by President Robert l..
Kelly. arrived. In the distinguished
politicians wake followed a corps OF
photographers and motion picture ar
lists, as he approached the registration
tables and greeted old friends. He and
President Kelly were snapped stand
ing just north of the walk in front OF
Lindley Hall.
Uncle" Joe was escorted by Presi-
dent Kelly to the group of alumni who
had attended between 1S49 and 1876.
Headed BY Drum Corps.
Headed by a drum corps, the pro-
session moved from west to Earlham
hall, north to Lindley hall, thence
across to the library. across to Bun
dy hall and south past Earlham hall
again. The classes were arranged in
groups. each group being marked of
by a banner bearing the years repre-
order of the march: Class of 1s4a-
1876. 1885. $500. 'sI-s5. 's6-1s00.
'01-05. 'O6-1O. 11-12. 1916.
Joseph G. Cannon marched with the
class of '49.
Glasses Perform Stunts.
The procession after completing the
circle once and a half way around.
again marched TO the Chase stage and
disbanded. Here each. group repre-
sented had a stunt TO present The
program, for which each division was
allowed ten minutes. ranged all the
way from imitation of Quaker sermons
receptions.
AS early as eight o'clock the visit
ors began TO arrive and register. Each
student and alumnus was tagged with
ribbon bearing his name and the
years of attendance at Earlham. The
alumni wore white ribbons. being dis
tinguished from the present students
who wore the yellow of Earlham.
Recall Old School Days.
Students who had studied at Earl
ham when it was the Friends Board
ing school in 1s49. lived over their
school days. They recalled the cracks
in the wall between the boys and the
girls class rooms through which many
a secret note had been passed Old
football games were discussed with
the same enthusiasm that present stu
dents replay the present-day contests.
Professor Edwin Trueblood had
charge of the program for the day, the
first part of which was given by the
classes on the Chase Stage. Each
group was allotted ten minutes in
which to produce its stunt"
Prof. Trueblood introduced Uncle
Joe" Cannon to the crowd of students
and former students and the chautau-
qua salute was given him, apparently
TO his great amusement
VIM. Jones Lectures.
The first period was taken by the
group OF 1916. For this body of
alumni William W. Jones, IA, gave
an old lecture on Noah and the Ark"
which he said was a fair specimen of
the old Quaker sermons to which he
used to listen as a student at Earl
ham.
Each person who attended during
the period from 1875 was led to the
front of the stage and introduced to
the audience The speaker remarked
that Mr.. Jones had described the AMI
mails of the Ark and that he was in
Producing them.
"When Boys and Girls"
The groups from $3.50 sang the
song when We Were Boys and Girls
at Earlham." to the tune of the Battle
Hymn of the Republic.
First Eariham Yell.