The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-12
MUSICALE OPENS
LAST EXERCISES
FOR GRADUATES
Entertainment by Literary
Societies Includes Num-
bers by Glee and Madrigal
Singing Clubs.
TRUSTEES TO MEET

Alumni VIII Assemble 10
Open Ballots for Three
Places on College Board
Before Commencement.
ham are in the midst Of final examin-
ations, tho first event of commence
ment week took place last evening
when Miss Laura Castor, head Of the
music department, Miss Carolyn Hut
ton and Glenn Friermood, held their
annual Joint recital Of pupils. A pub
lie entertainment is scheduled for this
evening at 8 o'clock, and will be under
the auspices Of the Ionian and Phoenix
Literary societies.
The entertainment is to take the
place Of the usual play. which was
abolished this year because of the
many other interests at the college
that prevented the selection of a suit
able cast. Among the features Of the
entertainment this evening will be the
special numbers by the Glee club and
the Madrigal club The public speak.
ing department will also have a part
In the program.
Thirty-nine candidates will receive
A B. degrees Wednesday morning at
the commencement exercises. Four
master of arts degrees will be award
ed. The class this year is not as large
as the graduating class last year, but
Is above the average in grades.
To Deliver Sermon.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered in the chapel Sunday morn.
ing at 10:30 o'clock by DR.. Thomas
Nicholson OF New York, corresponding
secretary of the board of education Of
the Methodist Episcopal church. Sun
day evening joint meeting Of the
Y. M. c. A. and Y. w. C. A. will be
addressed by DR.. David Worth Dennis.
At the meeting of the board Of trus-
tees Monday morning 1t is expected
that recommendations for the employ
ment Of professors to take the place
OF those who have resigned this year
will be made by President Kelly. No
official announcement has been made
by President Kelly who will succeed
Prof. Ebert Russell in the Biblical
department, but it is probable that
Prof. w. o. Mendenhall will be placed
at the head Of the department. Among
the men who are being considered is
Alexander Purdy, son of Profit Ellison
Purdy. Of Wilmington, O., who has
been a frequent visitor at the college,
no IN oyc
there. Other designations that will
be considered at the board meeting
are those Of Prof Halle in the CLASH
cal department.; Rev. NJ. S. Ken.
worthy of the Biblical department;
Miss Gladys Bassett, head of girls
athletics, and Miss Elizabeth Conrad,
who has asked for a years leave OF
absence.
The Alumni and Old Students asso-
Citations hold their annual meetings
Tuesday afternoon. These two asso-
Citations will hold their meetings joint
ly. Edward D. Evans of Indianapolis,
is president of the association; Prof.
B. w. Kelly is vice president; Miss
Barbara Beckman of Richmond is Sec
retary, and Miss Frances Wright of
Richmond is treasurer. The ballots
which have been sent to all the alumni
of the college asking for their vote on
the three men to be added to the
board Of trustees Of the college, will
be opened at this meeting Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Great interest
is centered around this event, as it
will show definitely what stand the
alumni of the college are taking to
ward the Kelly-Russell controversy
which was thrashed out at the trus-
tees meeting month ago. At that
time, it was insisted by the Kelly sup
porters in the board of trustees, that
the alumni of the college are in ma
jority support Of the present admins
tration. This vote will show definite
ly, for an active campaign has been
waged by both the Russell and Kelly
factions to elect their respective sup.
porters to the board and thus destroy
the balance of power now held by
President Kelly.
Commencement exercises will be
held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. DR.. William D. MacClintok, pro-
fessor of English literature of Chicago
university will make the commence.
ment address.