The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-29
.SCOBLE is ELECTED
ALUMNI PRESIDENT;
DISCUSS EDUCATION

Will D. Scroble was elected presi-
dent OF the Indiana University Alumni
association of Wayne county at the an
nual founders day" banquet held Fri
day evening, at the Grace NJ. E.
church. Mrs. Russell Worl, of Cam
bridge City, was elected vice presi-
dent; ]. Brandon Griff1s, reelected
treasurer, and Miss Nellie Overman,
secretary.
An educational impetus Is sweeping
the entire country, DIR. U. G.. Weather
ly, of Indiana university, said in an
address on Trend OF the Times He
described this nationwide striving for
higher education as movement which
would continue-one which is not
fad. 1t is. he said. partly an outcome
of the war, because it has made it evil
dent that the country needs leaders
and a great many Of them These lead
ers require college training
The people do not realize this great
movement, he said but educators all
over the country have awakened to it
and the needs it is creating, with the
consequence that drives for funds are
being instituted by colleges and uni
versities in every part of the country.
He pointed out that the University Of
California, with an enrolment of H.
900 students, at present is making
preparations to take care of 10000 stu
dents in the next five or ten years.
Look for Increase
Indiana university, the speaker stat
ed. is anticipating 10000 in the same
length of time, at the present rate OF
increase. Illustrating the onslaught
which the young people are making on
institutions of higher education, DR..
Weatherly cited college with enroll
ment limited to 500 students, which
had 600 applicants for the freshmen
class last fall, 400 of whom had to be
turned down.
Extensive building programs to pro-
vide housing facilities for the students
are necessary Indiana university. DR..
Weatherly said, has under considera-
ton now, buildings and equipment
which will cost approximately $500, 900.
DR.. S. E. Smith, superintendent of
the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the
Insane. and one of the trustees of In
diana university, told of some of the
plans which the trustees have for the
school Since last year, he said, bill
had been passed by the legislature
which gave Indiana university larger
income, along with other institutions
of the state, so that it was possible to
make some extensions The endow-
ment fund drive has been so generous
ly responded to that the university has
felt justified in going ahead with the
building of the new girls dormitory.
Part of it will be finished by next fail,
it is hoped, he said.
Announcement was made by Prof
Weatherly that an exhibit of work
from each department of the univers-
ity was to be a feature at this years
commencement time. All alumni of
the university are urged to come back
this year as special efforts are being
made to have the most prominent of
their numbers present this year.
Among the Wayne county alumni
present were: DR.. and Mrs A. B. |
Price, Edgar G. Denny, of Milton, Miss !
Flora Broaddus, Miss Clementine (,
Overmen. Miss Helen Rust. N. C. Hell !
ronimus, Miss Margaret Kiff, Ed Y. |
Lindsay. DR.. S. f. Smith. Dr. and Mrs |
T. S. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs VIII D. |
Scoble. DIR. L. F. Ross, Mr.. and Mrs
Russell Worl. of Cambridge City, Mr. /
and Mrs. Denver Harlan, DR. r. J..
Pierce, and Mr.. and Mrs j. Brandon
GriffiS.