The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-29
DEDICATION OF
NEW De PAW
BUILDING SET
Asbury Hall, Erected at
Cost of $250,0O0 Will
Be Opened June Z.
BEARS PIONEERS NAME
Bishop Laid Corner Stone
for First Methodist
School in County.

BV Times Special
GREENCASTLE. Ind. May 90
Asbury hall, De Pauw university
new s250,OOO recitation building
will be dedicated during the COM
mencement program. The date has
been set for Alumni day, Saturday,
June 7. DR.. w. W. Sweet. former
head of the department of history
at De Paw and now on the faculty
of the University of Chicago, will
be the dedication speaker. He will
speak on Bishop Asbury as an
Educator"
The hall was named in honor of
the bishop, who laid the corner
stone for the first Methodist college
in the United States. This was at
Abingdon. Md, for Cokesbury COL
lege. De Paw at one time bore
the name of Asbury college.
The dedication date for the hall
is within two days of the 145th an
niversary of the laying of the
cornerstone for Cokesbury college,
Bishop Asbury was one of the
pioneers in Methodist education.
Hall First of Group
Asbury Hall is the first Of three
buildings that will form a
quadrangle on the west campus. The
second unit will be across the court
from Asbury hall and will be a
science building. Funds for this
will be available soon due to be-
quest of S250,000 from the estate of
John H. Harrison. Danville Qll)
publisher. Facing into the court
from the west will be new chapel
and auditorium.
In addition to this court, efforts
are being made for erection of a
building to cost 100000 and to bear
the name of DR.. Hillary A. Goblin,
one-time president of De Paw, who
died in 1894 after lifetime of
service to the school. This building
would house the departments of
Bible. philosophy and religious ed
ucation.
In addition to the dedication of
Asbury hall, another feature of the
commencement program, will be the
announcement of gifts Within the
last two years that total nearly
100000. Honor will be accorded
benefactors. The largest giver was
Mr.. Harrison. He left the bulk of
his estate OF nearly 100000 to the
school Frank Hall. a trustee, left
an estate of approximately $1,000
900. He was a Kansas City furni
tUre manufacturer. In addition to
these large bequeaths, another mil
lion dollars has been given in
amounts ranging from $1,000 to
$250000. James B. Nelson, Indian
apolis, gave 100000 to endow a
chair of philosophy. A full list of
benefactorS will be announced dur
ing the exercises.
Glass Exceeds 300
Honorary degrees this year at De
Pauw will in themselves be a feature
as some of the most distinguished
men in the country will receive
them. The graduating class will
have more than 300 candidates for
either music school or liberal arts
degrees. The baccaleureate sermon
will be given by Dr. @. Bromley
Oman, president of De Paw, June
s, and the commencement address
will be delivered BY Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes of the Chicago area,
Methodist Episcopal church, Mon
day, June 9.
Glass reunions have been planned
for all classes ending in IS" or 90"
Special efforts are being made by
the class of 1855 and Senator James
E. Watson, probably De Pauw's
leading alumnus politically, plans
to return for the reunion.
The board of trustees will hold
its annual meeting during the COM
mencement period. Roy o. West,
secretary of the interior under
President Coolidge, is president of
fha h0a ri