The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-05

Return of the
they decided that it would be appro-
pirate to have Mr.. Carnegie at their
big annual dinner They explained
what was wanted to Warren Crum-
| bine. a member of the Washburn
Dramatic club, who played The Lat
tie Minister at Washburn a couple OF
years ago, and speaks Scotch like
| native and Mr.. Crumbine put on an
| impersonation of Mr.. Carnegie in cos
tune that was as the critics say
| highly convincing.
| Initiated the Seniors.
| The Andrew Carnegie stunt" fol-
| lowed by the presentation of the
alumni farewell gift to DR.. and Mrs
| Sanders, was the concluding NUMBER
| of a program so d1fterent from tne
usual alumni dinner programs that IT
will probably be remembered for d
| long time.
one of the features of the program
was the initiation of the senior class
into the alumni association.
Prof. w. A. Harshbarger, himself
an alumnus, was in charge or the
| initiation. The seniors-96 of them
were seated at special tables. Profess
sor shbarger selected five of them
to represent the class, and took them
into an ante-room, where they were
dressed in black cowls, masks ana
chains They were then led into the
banquet hall, and put through the
work" which involved asking the
candidates large number OF very en-
barrassing questions about their con-
duct while in college. Finally Pro-
fessor Harshbarger said he believed
that the seniors had shown themselves
fitted to join the alumni association,
and moved that the class be admitted.
The motion was put, and unanimously
voted down.
Instantly there was a scene of con-
fusion Ben Franklin, member OF
the senior class, sprang to his feet
This is an outrage" he said. GU
invited US in here as your guests ana
now you insult US. L for one won
stand it, We don't want to join your
association. You are bunch OF old
stiffs and has-beens. L want to say
to my classmates that am in favor;
right now, of boiling this meeting ana
1 am ready to lead the bolt"
The chairman was pounding Tor
order, and the seniors showed signs
of starting a stampede.
Then some old time alumnus got the
floor, and said he liked the spirit of
the new class, and moved that it be |
admitted to membership The mouon
prevailed without a dissenting vote
The seniors settled back in their
PAGES, and it began to dawn upon |
them that the alumni had been hav-
ing fun with them.
The Old Bell Restored.
Everybody connected with Wash !
burn knows that the class of 1910 |
stole the old college bella huge half
been missing for three years. Today
the class of 1910 returned it, in a huge |
box, which was delivered in the midst |
of the alumni program, without any |
preliminary announcement. -Four men
brought the box into the banquet hall, |
and deposited it in front of the chair |
man. A letter was read from the class |
of 1910, turning the bell over to the |
D. L. McEachron. The lid was then
knocked off the box. and a husky col |
ored girl. dressed in the height of
the fashion, climbed out and an
nounced that she was the ''ole college
BELLE
whats your name?" asked the
"Dinah Macvicar Herrick Plass
Sanders Washburn,' said the girl.
After considerable confusion, in |
which the old college belle" renewed |
old acquaintances. committee was
appointed to escort the 'old belle"
pedestal from which she was stolen |
three years ago.
OratoricaI Revival.
The most elaborate number on the
program was probably the "oratory |
revival
The five men who have in years
past won first place for Washburn at |
the state oratorical contest were call |
ed upon to repeat their winning ora |
ton" in order to determine who was
has ever produced.
Arthur w. Brewster, who in 1889 |
won the state contest was called upon |
first Instead of Brewster, however, |
Albert Tucker of Eureka, arose and |
made the speech. He took portions of /
Brewster's Grafton and sandwiched in /
a lot of observations of his own.
In like manner, Robert Stone spoke |
for S. W. Naylor John Newell for J.
L. Poston; w. L. Cunningham for Fer
~ Platt and Leslie QUAINT for ]. F.
Cell.
The speecehs were highly humorous
take-offs on the originals. and when
they were over, the decision of the
judges was called for. E. D. McKeev-
er, representing the Rev. Linus Blakes-
ley. former pastor of the Congre
gational church, who often acted as
one of the oratorical judges in the
early days of the college, made the
presentation speeches He gave a
first prize to each speaker.
A toy Bull Moose was the prize
awarded to Tucker for delivering
BREWERS Grafton on Progress and
Its Agencies"
Robert Stone received gold medal
a foot in diameter for his impersona-
ton of s. w. Naylor.
A set of rusty old 1eg-irons was the
prize awarded to John w Newell for |
his delivery of J. L. Poston's Grafton
on After the Shackles Have Been Re
moved"
W. L. Cunningham of Arkansas
City received a handsome wooden |
billy goat as his prize for delivering |
F. L. Pratt's grafton on 1.-The Grim