The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-31
DE PAUW CITES
GAINS; NEARS
CENTURY MARK
Scholarship and Enrolment
Increased During
Past Year.
By Times Special

GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. 81
De Paw University is looking for
ward to 1885 as the year which vii
be used to lay the groundwork fol
celebrating the Tooth anniversary
Of this Methodist school. The ami
versary will be observed at COM
mencement time in 1887, but a ire
mendous amount Of preparedness is
in prospect.
A general centennial committee
was appointed at the last meeting
Of the board of trustees and visitors
DR.. Henry B. Longden, vice president
Of De Paw and the oldest mem
Der of the faculty, was made chair
man OF this important committee.
Other members are Kenneth C
Hungate, New York; Arthur r. Bax-
ter, indianapolis; lie Grand Cannon
and Philip Maxwell, Chicago, and
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, Wash
ington, D. O., former president of
De Paw. EX-officio members in
clude President G. Bromley Oman
Roy o. West, Chicago, president of
the board Of trustees, and H. H
Hornbrook, indianapolis, board, Sec
rotary.
DR.. Longden is making the per-
sonnet Of the various subcommittee
that will function under this gen
eral committee. The university plans
to publish a complete history of the
first 100 years of De PAW and q
companion volume of a new direc-
tory Of its alumni. The history is
being written now by DR.. w. w
Sweet of the University of Chicago
former head of the history depart
ment at De Paw.
Buildings in Prospect
One of the centennial building,
Tor the campus will be a new
Science Building to be known a,
Harrison Hall. This will cost
S25OO00 and will be a duplicate Of
Asbury Hall erected four years ago
Harrison Hall will form the see
ond building of new quadrangle
on the old West College campus
Money for this building was be.
queathed De Paw by the late Johr
H. Harrison, wealthy newspaper
publisher of Danville, Ill.
1t is hoped that a new library OF
chapel will complete the quadrangle
The De PAW Alumni Association is
planning to make the new library
one of the projects for the CEN
tennial celebration. The suggestion
came from Charles F. Coffin, Indi-
annapolis, president of the associa-
ton.
Frat Emeritus Cooperate
Although Harrison Hall will not
be started in 1885, at least one new
building is in immediate prospect
The De Paw and The Mirage
student publications, will break
ground shortly for a new PubIica-
tons Building to house the edi-
torial and business Office of these
two publications.
The De PAW chapter of Sigma
Delta Chi, journalism fraternity,
and of Alpha Delta Sigma, adver-
Using fraternity, are cooperating in
this project. The building will cost
about $4,000 and will also be one
of the new buildings to occupy the
West College campus. Ground will
be broken by spring for this struc-
ture as most of the required amount
is available.
One new building was added dur
ing the year just past, the students
erecting. a Varsity House at Black
stock Field for De Pauw's record
breaking football team of 1888, which
was the only team in the country
to go undefeated and unsecured upon
that year.
Successful in 1884
The year just past was a success
full one for De Paw. One hundred
and fifty Rector scholarships were
made available to honor high school