The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-20

that during the first eleven terms, 25oT
young men had attended the school,
and that they were in great demand as
teachers.
Corps of Officers
In the year 1855 the building nov
known as "Earlham Hall" was com
pleted and the corps of officers and
instructors were:
Superintendent-Da Hunt.
Matron-EilZabeth Hopkins
Instructors - William B. Morgan,
Joseph Moore, William Haughton,
Sarah Morgan and Josephine Quinby.
Through the years the officers found
a growing tendency on the part of the
students, to leave the institution, If
possible, for colleges where they could
graduate and receive degrees. Since
this made the institution secondary
| one, some of the more progressive
| of its friends urged upon its reorgani-
! cation upon the basis of a college, and
! to ask for a charter from the state
! legislature This matter was first
; preached In 1856, but the conservative
| fathers questioned whether degrees"
| were not too much of the flesh to intro
| duce into a Quaker institution But
| progress conquered and in 1859 char
ter was granted by the state and the
Friends Boarding School, became
'Earlham College"
May Day Events
The May Day events which will take
place on Monday afternoon, June 5,
will be an important feature of the
Jubilee program and will be much the
same as those which we're presented at
the former May Day celebrations of
the college. Practices are being held
regularly in preparation for the pre-
sentation of these exercises by the
members of the student body. The
| May Day exercises, scenes Of which
are presented above, are exceptionally
impressive. The last big presentation
of this program at Earlham was in
1911 and it was again scheduled for
last year, but was postponed till this
year to form part of the Jubilee cele-
bration.
The events which will take place on
Monday afternoon are the GROWING of
the May Queen, the revels of the Nor
ris men and the presentation of old
English plays, est George and the
Dragon Tragic Interlude of Pyramus
and Thisbe," THE Hue and Cry After
, J
Scene from the Winters Tale" by
Shakespeare. The pageant will be
presented in the evening of the same
day. Rehearsals in the various scenes
which form this dramatic presentation
are being held daily by the students
who are taking part in the pageant
Hoover to Speak
Commemoration Day, Tuesday, June
nj al he
meetings of alumni and Herbert Hoo
!, yer will give the principle address OF
the day. In the morning there will be
a grand parade of all old Earlham
ties and present students followed in
the Afternoon by the speaking and the
big alumni banquet. On Wednesday
the commencement exercises will be
. held in the morning with the pageant
being staged for the second time II
the afternoon. In case of rain on Mon
day the May Day events will be giver
6 on Wednesday afternoon and the page
. ant Wednesday evening.
/. The combination of Jubilee program
pageant and May Day events form the
grandest celebration that has eve
taken place at Earlham and will repre-
: sent the steady development of tn,
college through its seventy-five years
! of history. A great number of alumni
= will be gathered for the commence
; ment times and in addition to the cele
l bration of the past. activities Of thu
college it is expected that plans TO
i the future growth of Earlham will alst
: be formed. Earlham has had enrolled
u at one time or another a great numbe
= of men and women who have mad,
=. records in their activities after college
= Prominent Speakers
= The Jubilee committee of which Pre-
u fessor E. P Trueblood is chairman
has secured prominent speakers of tn
:. country to appear at the commence
:. ment time With Herbert Hoover a
; the principal speaker, President Ale
. of Butler, President King of Oberlir
delivering the commencement address
=, Rev Ebert Russell giving the baccs
= laureate sermon, Dean Stanley Coulte
:, of Purdue, Professor Hadley of Pen
= College and Elwood c. Perisho speal
= ing at various times during the cell
{. bration, there is no doubt but that az
= dresses of exceptional talent will b
! delivered.
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