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r0. XXXI. COMMENCEMENT, 1904. No. l.

applicant. The natural consequence followed we were forced to suspend the publication of our 'ublished by the Students of Kenyon College. paper last April, and this is the first number since. Next fall we intend to start with a clean

re-solicit sub- BOARD OF E.DITOR.S. sheet, solicit new advertisers and scribers. In the editorial department we have I deemed it advisable to make a radical departure ditor-in-Chi- ef MAXWELL B. LONG. from former methods ; in fact, we intend to try L j Associate Editors. an experiment. Heretofore the paper has pos- 3 R. DYER. L. H. GILDER, sessed the qualities of both magazine and newspaper. The very nature of this combination I F. H. HAMM, H. M. EDDY, makes it hard to maintain, for magazine : matter R. S. JAPP. M. D. SOUTHWORTH. of any real merit is not plentiful and recourse Business Manager H. W. CRAW. must then be had to unworthy material ; while, Assistant Business Manager G. A. WIELAND. on the other hand, some of the news at least, in a monthly publication, must, of necessity, be For Subscriptions and Advertising Space address the Business stale. We feel that both these difficulties would Manager. Gambier, Ohio. be largely obviated by converting the Collegian into a bi-week- ly paper of about half its present we for the first time take up the editorial size and investing it with more of the character AS pen of the Collegian, the sense of our of a newspaper. But we need the help of our responsibility conies strongly upon us. Alumni. We ask them not only for their sub- We are somewhat oppressed by the startling sen- scriptions, but to sharpen up their quills in our sation of perfect liberty to insert or behalf bits of news, anecdote, verse, all infor- The omit whatsoever we wish, without mation that will be of interest to those concerned Collegian. fear of being overruled by a higher in the affairs of our little college ; that is what Dower, vet without that assurance we want and what we ask from every one whose which reliance on superior judgment usually eyes rest on this page. gives. Jbsut we accept our responsibility and witn the best of purposes we, the newly-organize- d board, extend greetings to our readers. A wise provision for the stimulation of public The Collegian is in sore straits. This is speaking in college has been made by Dr. Stires, Commencement Number, and no place for croak- of New York. He has offered an ing, but we consider it contrary to our best Prize Debates, annual prize of fifty dollars to the interests either to conceal or deny the truth. best debater in the Senior Class, the With a clear understanding of conditions, our prize to be awarded at a yearly contest held Alumni will be in a position to help us solve the during or just before Commencement Week. difficulties that oppose us. For several years An orator himself, Dr. Stires justly appreciates past the finances have been improperly managed. the value of the training involved in public speak- Funds have grown lower and lower, advertisers ing, and Kenyon, feeling that in him she has a and subscribers have failed to respond, and at hearty supporter and a reliable counsellor, grate- last the position of manager has become so hard fully thanks Dr. Stires for his wisdom in the to fill that it is next to impossible to find an choice of a gift as well as for the gift itself. 2 THE KENYON COLLEGIAN.

We are all proud of the record Kenyon has and beats and interpretations perhaps, but they made in the intercollegiate examinations. With learned to know the soul of the music under the five colleges as competitors, she loving tutelage of their Alma Mater. Under such Intercollegiate drew three first prizes Mr. C. H. conditions and with such tendencies, is it not a Examinations. Williams, in English ; Mr. F. H. rank injustice to our mother that this spirit of Hamm, in Latin ; Mr. L. S. Ded-eric- k, music, fostered by her, should so often be poured in Physics. These were the only men in out through the channels of popular songs ? Is college who tried for the prizes, and we believe it not more fitting that when we are gratifying that if more had entered the lists, more first prizes our love for music, we be at the same time would have come to the Hill. The record is expressing out love for Kenyon? It is one of significant as showing upon a comparative basis her most ennobling influences and she should the of standard Kenyon scholarship and that of possess numbers of dashing, characteristic sjongs, the other church schools of the country. the music as well as the words of which are inseparably associated with our college. Our old It was remarked last Commencement Week Alma Mater song has grown so close to Kenyon' s that Kenyon had plenty of fine songs, but that heart that we feel it belongs as much to her as it the tunes of many of them were does to the opera "Ermiuie," and we even ven- Kenyon run to death. This is partially true. ture to say that many who have sung it have Songs. No one denies the perennial fresh- never heard of the opera. Of words we have no ness of "There Is a Thrill," and lack and may we never have but Kenyon' s even that good old national hymn, "America," song-write- rs have been too long silent. Our takes new life when it clothes Kenyon words, but little college is rich enough in musical ability to such tunes as "Maryland" and "The Pope" are have at her command a splendid collection of made to bear about all they can carry. There is Kenyon songs, if only those who can compose no college in this State indeed, in this section would do so. of the county where singing is so universally indulged in by the students, and many of us may One or two very young Alumni have express- bless the Middle Path and our Alma Mater for ed the opinion that Kenyon Commencements are our first thrill of appreciation at a good song. not so lively as they used to be True, Oberlin's Glee Club may surpass ours, and Commencement and that both visitors and college so far as we know there are many that do, but Week. men enjoy them less than in the we challenge any man to name an institution ' ' good old times ' ' of their own where informal singing is more keenly relished undergraduate days. Such Alumni are, we feel, or where the students sing so much for the pure unconsciously showing the effects of their some- love of singing. Every man's heart is in his what anomalous position they have severed voice when a crowd of good fellows from choir-practic- e connections with the student body but have not or the Bakery or where not, come sing- yet become adjusted to their new relations with ing down the Path towards college. There is the the college. They yearn for their old places and same fervor whether the snow lie on the ground feel out of joint with the times and with them- or the moon beams sift through the leaves. When selves. We can scarcely blame them for this Senator Hauna at the Alumni Luncheon two feeling, but we think it inadvisable to give it too years ago complimented the Glee Club so highly wide expression, for it may gain access to un- on their singing, he was unconsciously paying a thinking, credulous ears and do much useless tribute to the customs of Kenyon, for every man harm. Time brings changes, but we believe that of that club had learned his music from the spirit they are the result of a force tending toward the of the Middle Path. We do not wish to deny advancement of our Alma Mater. We feel that we voice the sentiment of the leaders their rightful share of praise. They the undergraduate body and of the masses of the Alumni as well, when taught men the and drilled them heartily, and we say that this Commencement equals, if not under them the men learned of notes and tempo excels any that has gone before. THE KEN YON COLLEGIAN.

COMMENCEMENT WEEK. PROGRAMME.

Saturday, June 18th. Tuesday, June 21st. A. M. Annual Meeting of Board of Trustees 8 p. M. Informal Reception. Rosse Hall. 9 :oo the :oo Hubbard Hall. Sunday, June 19th, 3 : 30 p. M. Class Day Exercises near Ascension Hall 4 : 30 to President and Mrs. Peirce At Home to 7 : A. m. Celebration of the Holy Communion. 30 6 : p. m. Alumni and Church of the Holy Spirit. 30 Commencement Visitors. 8 :oo p. m. Senior Play. Rosse Hall. Class of 1904 10:30 A.M. Ordination Service. Sermon by the will present Sheridan's "The Critic." Bishop of Kansas. Ordination to the Diaconate by the Bishop of Ohio. Wednesday, June 22d. 10 : 00 a. m. Morning Prayer. Church of the Holy 7 : 30 p. m. Baccalaureate Sermon by the Rev. E. M. Spirit. Stires, L. H. D., '02, Rector of St. New 10 : 20 a. m. Seventy-sixt- h Annual Commencement. Thomas' Church, York. Rosse Hall. Alumni Orator, Andrew Monday, June 20th. Squire, LL. D., '99, of Cleveland. HOOP. u. Alumni Luncheon. Philo Hall. 9 : 30 A. M. Tenuis Tournament near Old Kenyon. Toastmaster, Col. John J. McCook, '66, of New York. 2 : 30 p. M. Base Ball Game. Alumni vs. Under- graduates. Benson Athletic Field. Alumni Business Meeting. Ascension Hall. 8 :oo P. M. Concert by Glee and Mandolin Clubs. 30 P. M. Annual Meeting and Supper of Phi Beta Rosse Hall. Kappa. President's Office. 10 : 00 p. m. Fraternity banquets. 8 130 P. M. Senior Reception. Rosse Hall. PROGRAMME SeventySixth Annual Commencement KENYON COLLEGE, GAMBIER, OHIO. From Saturday June 18th to Wednesday, June 22d, 1904.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18th. SUNDAY, JUNE. 19th.

The Senior Informal. Celebration of the Holy Communion, Church informal reception given by the The usual of the Holy Spirit, 7:30A.M., Sunday, June 19th. members of the graduating class took place on Saturday night, in Rosse Hall, at eight o'clock. The evening was exceptionally clear and seemed The Ordination Service. to give promise of good weather to come. A pianist from Mt. Vernon furnished the music. The service for the ordering of deacons took The floor at first was distressingly sticky and place in the Church of the Holy Spirit on Sunday, made dancing a real effort, but the many feet at nine o'clock A. m. It was a most impres- soon wore it smooth and the fatigue of the early sive ceremony. Every seat, both nave and tran-cept- s, part of the evening was forgotten in the pleas- except those reserved for the candidates, ures of the latter part. The hall was sparingly was occupied. The processional was that stirring decorated in black and white, but this absence of hymn of Bishop Doane's, "Ancient of Days." decoration was decidedly agreeable to the dan- The clergy entered first ; then, down the nave cers for it allowed freer circulation of fresh air, the newly-appointe- d marshals conducted first the and hence greater comfort. The company dis- faculty and then the Seniors to their accustomed persed about half past eleven. places. 4 THE KENYON COLLEGIAN.

Those ordered deacons were : of the Diocese volume of music that rolled upward was tremen- of Ohio, by Bishop Leonard, Charles Frizzel dous. Magee, Francis Mcllwain, Henry Edward Paine, Dr. Stires' text was from the First Epistle Charles Frederick Walker ; of the Diocese of General of St. John, Chapter V, the last part Kansas, by Bishop Millspaugh, George Davidson. of verse 4 : " This is the victory that overcometh After the investiture with deacon's orders, each the world, even our faith." The keynote of the of the new deacons received at the bishops' hands sermon was the absolute necessity of faith, or a stole and, in accordance with the form pre- "spiritual vision," as he defined it, for the accom- scribed by the prayer book, a Bible. The sermon plishment of all human achievements. was preached by the Rt. Rev. Millspaugh, Bishop of Kansas. MONDAY, JUNE 20th. The Baccalaureate Sermon. Rain prevented the playing off of the finals There is nothing more agreeable than the in tennis as scheduled. shock of outstripped anticipations. Such was alumni-undergradua- the pleasure of those who listened to the bacca- A soft field made the te laureate sermon, delivered by the Reverend baseball game also impossible. E. M. Stires, Rector of St. Thomas' Church, New York, on Sunday, at 7:30 p. m. , in the Church of the Holy Spirit. Dr. Stires had Concert of Glee and Mandolin Clubs. preached in Gambier before, and reports of that The Glee and Mandolin Clubs actually sur- former sermon had roused expectations of great prised themselves by rendering an excellent pro- things from him. He proved himself not merely gramme in an excellent manner on Monday night not disappointing, but even overstepped expecta- at Rosse Hall. For several weeks previous to tion. Dr. Stires is, by nature or cultivation, or the concert, interest in the work had been ou the more probably by both, an orator, and his mas- wane, practices were badly attended, and prog- terful handling of the English language, his ress had been in a desultory fashion. With the exquisite use of words, his flowing, sympathetic characteristic Kenyon method of recovery, how- deliver', and, above all, his forceful, earnest, ever, the work suddenly took new life and in less simple directness sent home every statement with than half a dozen rehearsals the music was prac- such surety as to leave little room for non-acceptanc- e. tical learned and prepared for the concert. He fairly fascinated his audience for forty The Mandolin Club showed rather plainly its minutes. There was none of the rant about Dr. lack of practice, and only once, in the "Ghosts' Stires ; his voice seldom rose above an ordinarily Patrol," did it attain the level of its usual high distinct pulpit-ton- e. Instead of fireworks, he standard. The Glee Club sang most creditably. gave us, for the most part, quiet but thrilling The Jacobite war song, "Swords Out for Charlie," sincerity. The preacher was not compelled to and the "Creole Love Song," both difficult num- make his audience listen, for the audience was bers, went off with a smoothness and finish that ou the alert to catch every word. speaks well for Mr. Taylor's ability as a leader. The whole service was majestic and dignified. The Kenyon songs were sung with the customary The procession, composed of the clergy, the fac- dash and vim. A delightful little gem has been ulty, the newly-ordere- d deacons, and the Senior added to the collection by Dr. Smythe. It is Class formed at Hubbard Hall, marched to the entitled "An Ode to Bishop Chase, " and is set to nave entrance of the church, and was conducted the tune of "The Pope He Leads a Jolly Life." by the marshals to the various assigned positions. The audience was so highly pleased with this The church was over-full ; many were unable to selection that they not only encored it heartily, find seats. The ranks of the choir were swelled but a special request was made to have it sung to overflowing by willing ex-members, and the all over again. The hall was well filled in spite THE KENYON COLLEGIAN. 5 of the rainy weather and the audience was appre- Resolutions on the death of the late Senator ciative throughout the whole performance. The Hanna were passed and signed by Bishop Leon- following programme was rendered : ard, Bishop Vincent, Bishop Peterkin, Mr. Samuel First Part. Mather and Hon. Talford P. Linn. They were : 1. (a) "Alumni Song," . Carmen Kenyonensis to the following effect (b) "Faithful and True," Carmen Kenyonensis "The Trustees of Kenyon College, mindful 2. "Come, Kiss Yo' Mammy Good-night- " of the great loss our institution has sustained by Frank J. Smith Mr. Jackson, Mr. Taylor, the death of the late Senator Hanna, desire to Mr. Clarke, Mr. Long. make this permanent record. 3. " Midnight Serenade, " Preston "His generosity was an indication of his Mandolin ....Club. intelligent appreciation of the educational work 4. " The Owl and the Pussy Cat," Reginald de Kovcn we are here endeavoring to maintain. He thor- Glee Club. oughly believed in the quality and value of this " 5. Sunbeams and Shadows," . . Kaiser work, as it developed character and held up high Mandolin Club. standards of manhood. He learned to admire 6. "Creole Love Song," . . Frank J. Smith Glee Club. and love Kenyon College, and therefore became its benefactor. His personal interest as well as Second Pail. his gifts were of great value, encouraging this 7. (a) " Then We'll Remember Thee" Carmen Kenyonensis board in its policy of administration. (b) " Ode to Bishop Chase," Carmen Kenyonensis ' ' For these things and for his cordial friend- Glee Club. ship we are grateful." 8. . "New Colonial March," . R. B. Hall Mr. Carnegie's gift of $50,000 for the estab- Mandolin Club. lishment of a Chair of Economics was formally 9. " The Jolly Musician," Clcmson Glee Club..... accepted, and the following acknowledgment 10. " Swords Out for Charlie," . . Billiard made : (An English Jacobite War Song.) "The Board of Trustees of Kenyon College Glee Club. accept with sincere thanks Mr. Carnegie's gift of 11. "The Ghosts' Patrol," Weaver Mandolin ....Club. $50,000 to found the Edwin M. Stanton Chair of 12. (a) "1904 Class Song," . Carmen Kenyonensis Economics in Kenyon College, and agree to Glee Club. administer the same in accordance with the (b) "Alma Mater," . Carmen Kenyonensis donor's letter of instruction. Glee and Mandolin Clubs. "In undertaking this obligation the board wishes to put upon record its sense of the special wisdom of Mr. Carnegie's benefaction and to TUESDAY, JUNE. 21st. thank him for the careful and intelligent exami- nation of the needs of Kenyon College, of which his provisions are witnesses. In the establish- Annual Meeting of Board of Trustees. ment of a professorship of economics and in the The Trustees of Keuyon College and Bexley flexible provision for the increase of salaries in Hall met for their annual session at 9 o'clock certain departments, Mr. Carnegie has satisfied Tuesday morning, in Hubbard Hall. Besides two of the most urgent needs of Kenyon College. ' ' the Bishops of Ohio and Southern Ohio, Bishop Rev. James Townsend Russell, Bexley, '93, Peterkin, of West Virginia, was present as a at present in Brooklyn, was appointed instructor member, and Bishop Millspaugh, of Kansas, by in elocution at Bexley Hall. invitation. Hon. Harlan Cleveland, of Cincin- The thanks of the board were tendered Mrs. nati, elected in place of Charles E. Burr, and L. C. Colburn for an addition to her gift for the

Judge A. D. Cole, of Maysville, Ky. , elected by erection of a library building for Bexley Hall. the Diocese of Lexington, were present for the The flexible conditions of Mrs. Bedell's gift first time as members of the board. to the Seminary have allowed $150 a year for the 6 THE KENYON COLLEGIAN. purchase of new books for the library. A card of the day, Mr. Billingsley and Mr. McKim, catalogue has been purchased and the whole occupied seats at a small table. library for the first time will be catalogued. Mr. Billingsley, as president of the class, The conditions governing the payment of made an address to its members. He reviewed term bills were changed. Heretofore payment the work of the class, touched on its successes has been required within three weeks from the and the friendships formed within it, and closed opening of the first semester and two weeks from with a fitting appeal to cherish an enduring love the opening of the second. Under the new pro- for old Kenyon and the class of nineteen four. vision payment is required within two weeks Then followed the class song written by Mr. from the issuing of the bills. Billingsley himself. A constitutional amendment was proposed Mr. McKim, on behalf of the class, gave a and unanimously adopted. It was inserted as lucid and detailed account of the progress made Article VI (a) and reads as follows : by Kenyon in the various departments of student activity during past year. He laid special ' ' The Board of Trustees may elect at any the as was right, on exceptionally good annual meeting two additional trustees for the stress, the of team. brought his speech term of six years, provided that the total number work the track He by hope Kenyon of such trustees shall not exceed six at any one to a close expressing the that always remain as time." spirit among the Alumni would strong as it is to-da- y, and he promised for his The board voted to renew the lease of the classmates that they who were to become Alumni academy premises to Wyant and Williams for a on the following morning would never cease in term of years. their efforts to further the interests of Kenyon. Telegrams of sympathy were sent to Bishop The exercises in front of Ascension closed White, of Michigan City, who was enduring an with Mr. McKim' s speech and the audience was operation at Ft. Wayne, and to ex-Govern- or invited to Rosse Hall to witness the planting of Nash. the class ivy. The orator on this occasion was Dr. A. E. Hall was elected to the new Chair Mr. Maury. He said that the ivy which the of Economics. Dr. Hall comes highly recom- class were about to plant possessed a twofold sig- mended by men. The resignation of Dr. reliable nificance : First, it was to be a memorial of the Fischer, instructor of New Testament at Bexley class to future Kenyon students and was to keep Hall, was accepted. The vacancy on the perma- green in their own minds the associations as class- Board of by the removal of nent Trustees caused mates ; second, since it had been sent from the Rev. A. B. Putnam was filled by the election of old home of Lord Ken3'on, after whom the college Rev. Wilson R. Stearly. was named, by the present Lord Kenyon, it was to be a testimonial of the continued interest of the house of Kenyon in the success of the college. Class Day Exercises. Mr. Maury related the incidents attendant upon of ivy and read the following The class of 1904 is to be congratulated on its the securing the successful revival of the observance of Class Day. letter from Lord Kenyon : The exercises were held in front of Ascension Gredington, Whitchurch, Salop. Hall. The members of the class assembled before Dear Sir : I am much touched by your letter and assurance contains that my great-grandfathe- r's gave their class yell, formed in the it Old Kenyon, memory is still held in honor in the college that he marching order, and, with the "Alma Mater" assisted to found. I will send you some plants of ivy on song on their lips, came up the Path and took Monday and trust that they may survive their long jour- positions beneath the old tree near the entrance ney. If I can find a plant small enough I will send one of Ascension. There they seated themselves in from off the house where my forebear lived most of his life, and part of which he built. a semicircle on the ground, each with a long-stemm- ed I hope that Kenyon College is in a flourishing con- bowl- clay pipe in his mouth to smoke a dition. Believe me, yours truly, ful to the "tie that binds." The two speakers Kenyon. THE KENYON COLLEGIAN. 7

President and Mrs. Peirce entertained most doubt he would long ago have been corralled delightfully the Alumni and Commencement visit- within the confines of the Puff and Powder Club. ors at their home ou Tuesday afternoon. Bishop Mr. Maury was most of the show. He took the

self-satisfie- Millspaugh and Mrs. Leonard assisted Mrs. Peirce part of the d, overweening Puff with in receiving. In the dining room Mrs. Vaugh a remarkable display of insight and understand- and Mrs. Ganter served refreshments. About ing. We cannot refrain from mention of one two hundred guests were present. rather unimportant part which, however, formed one of the brightest spots in the whole play. Seita, as Interpreter, gave a piece of acting that The Senior Play. was inexpressibly droll and fairly took the audi- The custom of presenting a play of recognized ence by storm. The singers, too, rendered their standing at Commencement time may be looked piece most artistically. upon as practically established since the Senior The Haydn String Quartet, Dr. Reeves, Mr. Class has so successfully presented "The Critic, Fischbach, Mr. Tschan and Mr. Rising, furnished or a Tragedy Rehearsed," by Richard Brinsley characteristic music during intermissions. Sheridan, the second performance of its kind given at Gambier. The audience was unusually large, and it is safe to say that no event of the week WEDNESDAY, passed off more smoothly or was more acceptable JUNE 2 2d. to both visitors and college men. For several mouths previous the members of The Seventy-Sixt- h Annual Commencement the class had been hard at work on the play, of Kenyon College and Bexley Hall. under the able direction of Dr. Reeves, and the Commencement Day dawned bright and clear success which attended the result of their efforts and all things seemed auspicious for a pleasant argues well for their diligence. The scenery was ending to a week that had been partially marred loaned by the Puff and Powder Club, while the by frequent rains. At ten o'clock sharp the pro- costumes, procured from Van Horn & Son, of cession, composed of Seniors, faculty and clergy, New York, were the same used in the presenta- formed at Hubbard Hall and marched to their tion of the play at Yale last season. places in the Church of the Holy Spirit by way The performance progressed without noticea- of the nave entrance. Morning prayer was read ble break from the time the new asbestos curtain by the Rt. Rev. Millspaugh, Bishop of Kansas, rose until it fell after the third act. The histri- assisted by Bishop Leonard, of Ohio, and Rev. onic ability displayed by the members of the E. M. Stires, of New York. The service was Senior Class was a surprise to all who knew short but impressive. At its conclusion the pro- them. Every single man acted his part well, and cession formed again outside the church and it is hard to say whether Dr. Reeves should be marched to Rosse Hall, where the following pro- praised for assigning the parts with keenness of gramme was carried out : insight or for training the men to a proper con- PROGRAMME. ception of the characters they represented. How- ever it may be, men and characters were well MUSIC fitted to each other and Dr. Reeves deserves the praise just the same. Invocation Rt. Rev. Frank Rosebrook Millspaugh, The star actor of the whole aggregation was D. D., Bishop of Kansas. Max Ganter as Tilburiua. The tender cadences Salutatory Address Mr. Henry Waning. and running sob in his voice during the love Richard scene wet. many an eye, and his fine frenzy in music. the mad scene chased many a prickly chill up many a backbone. No hot one had ever dreamed Alumni Oration Andrew Squire, LL. D., '99, that he possessed such possibilities, or beyond Cleveland, Ohio. 8 THE KENYON COLLEGIAN.

Valedictory Address Mr. John RosB Stalker. Graduates of Bexley Hall. Henry Oscar Bowles, music. George Davidson, B. A., Charles Frizzel Magee, B. A., Awarding of Certificates of Graduation Bexley Francis McIlwain, from Haul. Henry Edward Paine, Conferring of Degrees. Charles Frederick Walker, B. S. Announcements. Degrees In Course. Bachelor of Arts. Benediction RT. Rev. Boyd Vincent, D. D., Bishop of Southern Ohio. Harry Martin Babin, Horace McCook Billingsley, The salutatory address was delivered by Mr. Roscoe Ashman Clayborne, Crosser, of James Richard Henry Laning, on the subject "The Lucius Aaron Edelblute, Spirit of Compromise." Maxwell Ganter, Pierpont Edward Irvine, ' ' ' ' very fitting title of Senator Hanna was the Richard Henry Laning the Hon. Andrew Squire's alumni oration. He (First Honor Man), spoke touchingly and effectively of Mr. Hanna' s John Cole McKim, Matthew Fontaine Maury, connection with Kenyon. He dwelt on Mr. Herbert Ivan Oberholtzer Hamia's kindliness of spirit and geniality of (Second Honor Man), Ryonosuka Seita, disposition ; how his business relations were John Rose Stalker always, when possible, pleasant, and how he (First Honor Man). always made friends wherever he went and with Bachelor of Philosophy. whomsoever he associated. The relations exist- Fletcher Rockwell Jackson. and Mr. McKinley, two ing between Mr. Hanna Bachelor of Letters. great men of our nation, were those of the great- John Ross Beiter, est trust and confidence and this affords a reason Harold Edward Langdon, for Mr. Hanna' s great activity in the campaign Leland Alexander Vaughn, Clarke, of '96. He was ever the friend of labor. From Robert Jr. the beginning he was prominent in the Senate Master of Arts. and at last he became its leader. The hearty George Davidson, B. A., Kenyon, '02, applause at the close of the oration showed the Charles Frederick Walker, B. S., Kenyon, '03, REV. Charles Reifsneider, B. A., Kenyon, '98. audience's appreciation of Mr. Squire's tribute. Mr. John Rose Stalker delivered the valedic- Honorary Degree. tory address and took for his subject "The Need Doctor of Laws. of a National library." William Nelson Cromwell, Esq., New York City. Dr. Jones gave a short talk to the graduating class of Bexley Hall, after which they received The Alumni Luncheon. their diplomas at the hands of Dr. Peirce. Pres- of nineteen hundred -- ident Peirce himself addressed the class of 1904 The Alumni Luncheon and presented them with their diplomas. and four was a happy and auspicious occasion. Every one was in his place by two o'clock, and Mr. William Nelson Cromwell was unable to grace was said at that hour by the Rev. George be present to receive the honorary degree of Doc- Franklin Smythe, D. D., chaplain of Kenyon tor of Laws, but the bestowal was made in his College. The intervals between the courses of

by well-attend- absence and formally announced President this ed luncheon were rendered enjoy- Peirce. able by the admirable singing of select songs by The benediction was pronounced by Rt. Rev. the Glee Club. After the first course the Glee Boyd Vincent, of Southern Ohio. Club sang the College Song : THE KENYON COLLEGIAN. 9

COLLEGE SONG. This song caused much appreciative laughter was There is a thrill of spirit which love imparts, and vociferously encored. When the applause When turn our thoughts to Kenyon's glory ; had sufficiently subsided, the president suggested Both old and young that some remarks from the author would be in With single tongue order. The authorship was traced to Dr. Smythe, Unite to sing our Alma Mater's story : and loud laughter proclaimed the glee of the CHORUS. audience at this discovery. The most energetic Then let our song ascend in unison ! Our loyal hearts avow no other ; clapping of hands, yelling, and stamping of feet, It unifies, could, however, elicit nothing more than a It never dies, very The love of Kenyon, our mother. low bow from the reverend chaplain. Thy beauty strikes a chord of harmony The next song, which also occasioned much And bends us to a high endeavor ; applause, was the following, in honor of Mr. Thy glorious name : Thy spotless fame Mather We'll cherish in our hearts forever : There is no man whom we would rather CHORDS. See on this Hill than Samuel Mather ; Then let our song ascend in unison ! When Kenyon's fortunes were so low Our loyal hearts avow no other ; He gave encouragement and ; It unifies, dough It never dies, So happy days to Samuel M., The love of Kenyon, our mother. And may he see a lot of them. This song was heartily applauded, and after After another course the Glee Club sang the another course the Glee Club sang the first, sec- song beginning, "She rises there serene and ond and last verses of "Old Kenyon, Mother bright," printed in our issue for last Commence- ment. This was followed by Dear." This was followed by that long-continue- d and heartfelt applause which the Alumni " I wish I had a barrel of rum Song, dear to the memory of all Kenyon men, And sugar, three hundred pound," etc., never fails to call forth. Then followed a song and, finally, the class song of the class of 1899, well worthy a place in these columns, and which several of whose members were present. we therefore print in full. It is sung to the tune At this point President Elliott of the Alumni of "The Pope, he Leads a Jolly Life." Association called the meeting to order and read ODE TO BISHOP CHASE. telegrams from the Bishops of Michigan City and of Lexington, expressing their regret at not being The first of Kenyon's goodly race able to be present. He also voiced the universal Was that great man Philander Chase ; regret of the members of the Association He climbed the Hill and said a prayer, at the And founded Kenyon College there. necessitated absence of Colonel McCook, who was to have acted as toastmaster, He dug up stones, he chopped down trees, and then, with a He sailed across the stormy seas, neat speech, introduced the Hon. Albert Doug- And begged at every noble's door, las, B. A., '72, as toastmaster for the occasion. And also that of Hannah More. Mr. Douglas rose amid prolonged applause : The king, the queen, the lords, the earls, " Mr. President and Dear Friends : I am hon- They gave their crowns, they gave their pearls, ored and pleased at the favor you have shown Until Philander had enough, me, but I know that I can't fill McCook's place, And hurried homeward with the stuff. so don't think I am going to try. In fact, instead He built the college, built the dam, of being honored by you, I really owe you my He milked the cow, he smoked the ham, most humble apologies. I am ashamed to He taught the classes, rang the bell, admit And spanked the naughty Freshmen well. it, but I must own that I really didn't know that this was Commencement Day. I came clown And thus he worked with all his might here thinking that this was the day for For Kenyon College day and night ; the annual And Kenyon's heart still keeps a place meeting of the Board of Trustees and that I Of love of old Philander Chase. should have to leave before Commencement to- - 10 THE KENYON COLLEGIAN. morrow this is a very bad thing, but, as I said glimpse at his Latinity, which has remained before, I apologize most humbly for it. unimpaired throughout the fifty years that have Yes, Kenyon is an old college, and the word old elapsed since he left Kenyon. His use of the has a peculiar charm about it iu that connection. English pronunciation gave rise to some discus- When we speak of an old man, we are apt to sion, which finally turned on the various ways of think with some repugnance of approaching dis- pronouncing the declaration, "Vcni, vidi, vici." solution, but we know that dear old Kenyon gets Mr. Larwill cinched the question by exclaiming : stronger and more beautiful and better with every "Well, I am more nearly a contemporary of year of her advancing age." Mr. Douglas then Caesar's than any man here, so ought to know." referred fittingly to the late Charles E. Burr and Mr. Larwill took advantage of the vociferous the late Senator Hanna. He then proposed as the applause which followed this sally to get back first toast the Rev. E. M. Stires ('02, L. H. D.). into his chair. Dr. Stires' name was received with great applause. Mr. Douglas then ably set forth the indebted- Dr. Stires, with his usual happy humor, ral- ness of the college to President Peirce, and ended lied the chair for calling upon him unexpectedly by proposing him as the next toast. and out of order. He then went on to speak to Dr. Peirce said that it was with the utmost the graduating class, and to contrast scholarship modesty that he arose to address the Alumni, and with superficial education : ' ' There was once a that he felt very small when contemplating the young lawyer who was sounded by an old one as task of addressing so many great and able men, to what he knew about law. 'At what law school all enthusiastic for Kenyon. Nevertheless, the ' did you study ? inquired the old lawyer. ' Oh ! needs of the college must be voiced. The endow- I didn't waste any time at law school,' replied ment must be increased. The present income of ' the young hopeful ; I studied practically in an the institution is about thirty-eigh- t thousand office.' 'Ah!' said the old gentleman, 'and what dollars a year. About thirty-on- e thousand dol- ' have you read of common law?' Oh ! I didn't lars of this money is used for the college and waste any time with common law I studied about seven thousand for the Theological Semi- statute law.' 'Well, young man,' concluded the nary. The efficiency with which this income has old lawyer, ' you had better get right down to been administered is singular. Dr. Peirce him- work and study common law before some fool self had had occasion to look into the manage- legislature gets together and repeals all you ment of other institutions, having been appointed know!'" After a few more well-chose- n anec- to a committee for that purpose by the Governor dotes, Dr. Stires made his adieus and left to catch of Ohio. Amherst has an endowment four times his train for New York. as large as that of Kenyon, yet a comparison of The Glee Club again sang the College Song. the two institutions is all in Kenyon' s favor. The toastmaster then said that it gave him Dr. Peirce then spoke in fittingly appreciative much pleasure to introduce one of the earliest terms of the recent gift of Mr. Andrew Carnegie, living alumni of the college a man renowned in praising it both for its generosity and for the the field of politics for his sagacity and foresight ; wisdom of the terms which govern it. In closing, one of the founders of the commonwealth of he offered for the consideration of the Alumni, Kansas, the Hon. Joseph Hart Larwill, B. A., the following resolution : of the class of 1855. The Hon. Mr. Larwill " The Alumni of Kenyon College wish to place responded in a witty speech : upon record their sense of appreciation of Mr. ' ' I am afraid that you have called on the Carnegie's generous gift to Kenyon College and wrong man. There is one thing in their recognition of the wisdom of the provisions which I am like Moses we are told that he was which accompany the gift. a silent man and slow of speech. I fear that I "We would express our satisfaction that the am similarly affected. I may add that this is the new professorship is to bear the name of the most only point that Moses and I have in common." distinguished man who has ever been a member Mr. Larwill then indulged the Classici with a of this Association. Other notable names stand THE KENYON COLLEGIAN. upon the list of Keuyon Alumni, but in Edwin M. vital facts to my notice." "But just let me tell Stanton, Kenyon may claim to have educated a you, Mr. Carnegie, about " " I tell you again, man whose lifework has influenced the destinies bishop, it's no use talking ; I give from the head of the world. Kenyon is proud to have a memo- never from the heart. Prepare a written state- rial of her connection with Stanton. We are ment, I tell you, and send it to my secretaries." grateful that the professorship is in the Depart- "At least," said the bishop, "let me tell me you ment of Economics, which has become so vital a about some of the men who have graduated from subject in modern education. The professorship Kenyon," and the bishop gave him the names of economics, too, represents most fittingly the of many illustrious graduates. Mr. Carnegie services both of the donor and of the man whose remained unmoved and again suggested a written name it is to bear. statement. Just as the bishop was about to leave, ' ' We would express also our grateful apprecia- it occurred to him to add : "If you could have tion of the generous freedom which is allowed in been with me at a certain Kenyon Commence- the expenditure of the income. It is the earnest ment, Mr. Carnegie, and could have heard Ruth- hope of Kenyon men that, at no distant time, the erford B. Hayes say, standing on the platform full income of the endowment may be devoted to more than thirty years after his graduation, and the support of the professorship of economics, but after he had been President of the United States, in the meantime the gift will aid the college at the that his old Alma Mater had probably had more point at which help is most needed. No alumnus effect upon the destinies of the nation when she of the college who knew all the conditions of produced such a man as Edwin M. Stanton than Keuyon thoroughly, could, iu making a gift, any other college ever had, and if you " "Hold have shown a wiser appreciation of the highest on, there," broke in Mr. Carnegie ; "was Edwin good of the college." M. Stanton a graduate of Keuyon College?" This resolution was adopted by a rising vote, "Yes," replied the bishop, "he was." "Well, amid tumultuous and prolonged applause. then," replied the financier, "lam interested; The Hon. James Denton Hancock then took sit down and talk to me, and anything that I do the floor and delivered a brief but discriminating for Kenyon College shall be done in the name of appreciation of his old friend, Colonel Farquahr, Edwin M. Stanton why ! that man practically to whose good taste and liberality the college was gave me my start in life!" Everybody knows indebted for the magnificent portfolio of Kenyon the result of that interview. The bishop con- views which was at that moment being distrib- cluded his remarks by saying that he believed uted to the members of the Association. Mr. that he had been divinely inspired in his refer- Hancock then moved a vote of thanks to Colonel ence to Edwin M. Stanton. Prolonged applause Farquahr, and, in conclusion, humorously re- followed the bishop's speech. marked that this was to be his own part of the The toastmaster again rose to his feet. "Some programme and that he did not expect to do any time ago, everybody was asking, ' What is the more talking. matter with Kansas ? ' To-da- y there is nothing The Bishop of Ohio was the next to be toasted the" matter with Kansas her crops are good, and he replied in a speech which was one of the her business is booming, and her bishop is at features of the day. this table." Bishop Millspaugh responded amid Bishop Leonard described the interview which applause : he had had with Mr. Andrew Carnegie when he " I have no direct connection with this college first called upon that gentleman in New York. or with these institutions except that George Senator Hanna had already spoken of Kenyon to Davidson is my son in the Gospel. Last Mr. Carnegie, and the bishop wanted to say a year I visited the University of the South, and I little more to interest the great financier. ' 'Don' t waut to tell you that the excellence of that insti- talk to me about Kenyon College," said Mr. tution made a tremendous impression upon me ; Carnegie ; "prepare a written statement and my but let me tell you in strict confidence just one secretaries will boil it down and bring all the thing more : My influence in the Diocese of Kansas 12 THE KEN YON COLLEGIAN.

--will be all for Kenyon ! ' ' Much applause followed congratulated the Senior Class upon the manner this remark. in which they had manifested it. At this point the Rev. John H. Ely made a Mr. Elliott next proposed Judge A. D. Cole, motion that the alumni oration which had been of Maysville, the latest accession to the Board of delivered at the Commencement exercises be suit- Trustees, and a representative of the Diocese of ably published as a testimony to the deep feeling Lexington. Judge Cole's speech stamped him as of respect which the Alumni entertained for the an earnest man, an energetic trustee, and a sound dead Senator in whose honor the address had churchman. He charmed his hearers by his been given. The motion was carried by a rising presence and the quality of his voice as well as vote, amid a silence which gave evidence of the by the speech itself, which was all too brief. deep feeling of the Asssociation. Mr. James H. Dempsey, the last to be called The next speaker was Mr. Andrew Squire, upon, gave a most impressive and interesting talk of Cleveland, who spoke very ably but briefly upon "Kenyon, Past, Present, and Future" regarding the influence of the fine architectural chiefly from a financial standpoint. He spoke in beauties of Kenyon upon her undergraduates. appreciative terms of Mr. Mather's great gener- During the speech of Mr. Squire the toastmaster osity to Kenyon, and paid a fitting and able had to leave to catch a train and President Elliot tribute to the memory of the late Senator Hanna. took his place, and proposed Dean Jones of Bex-le- y He then went on to remind the Association that Hall. he was still backing with all his might the move- After a few of those humorous anecdotes for ment to increase the endowment of the college, which he is so justly noted, the Very Reverend but said that, without having in the least dimin- Dean gave a brief synopsis of the course of study ished his enthusiasm in this direction, he had past and proposed at the seminary, and went on also determined to speak to the Alumni on behalf to mention the scholarships which had been estab- of two very important aims which the friends of lished there so recently and proposed a vote of the college had in view first, to raise about fifty thanks to the joint committee which had founded thousand dollars for the erection of a suitable them. It need not be said that this motion was inn, and, in the second place, to raise a similar carried. amount for the erection of suitable houses for the At this point Mr. Elliott called special atten- faculty. Mr. Dempsey expressed a hope that the tion to the fact that the immediate iuspirer of the Alumni would come back to the Hill next Com- alumni interest in Kenyon' s financial progress mencement prepared to meet both of these needs. had been no other than Samuel Mather, who had The fund for the professors' houses was started for so many years been a faithful trustee and quite unexpectedly by the generous gift of one always the most helpful supporter of Kenyon thousand dollars offered on the spot by the Hon. College. Joseph Hart Larwill. Mr. Dempsey' s speech and Mr. Mather, in his usual urbane manner, the wisely directed generosity of Mr. Larwill were talked for some moments on the duties of trustees greeted by an outburst of applause of unusual in general and of college trustees in particular, length and vehemence. arriving at last at the humorous conclusion that The chairman aptly remarked that the hap- it was their duty to father any measure that the piness of the occasion seemed to him to have president of the college did not care to own. He reached its highest point in this delightful said (and in a manner well assured to make every climax, and amid much cheering and other one present see his point) that the most difficult demonstrations of enthusiasm the luncheon came duty of the trustee was to be compelled to vote to a close. to the members of the faculty salaries absurdly inadequate to the duties which they so well and Remember ! The Collegian starts out on a new business basis next year. If you are not faithfully perform. He concluded with a word a subscriber send in your money to the Business in praise of that Kenyon spirit which had been Manager at once. so much in evidence throughout the day, and Terms : $1.50 a year ; 10 cts. per copy. THE KENYON COLLEGIAN. 13

Kenyon Alumni Association. Benson. He stated that a most satisfactory sepia enlargement had been secured and hung on The annual meeting of the Kenyon Alumni wall of ' ' Latin Room. ' ' The report was Association was held in the "English Room," the received with thanks and the committee dis- Ascension Hall, Wednesday afternoon, June charged. 22nd, 1904. The report of the necrologist was received as The inspectors of elections, Messrs. G. P. follows : Atwater, '95, Leo W. Wertheimer, '99, and C. McKim, '04, reported the election to the Augustus Newton Whiting, of the class J. Board of Trustees of the Rev. William Thompson of i860, died December 22nd, 1903, at his home and H. Dempsey. The report was ordered in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Whiting was one of James sent to the Board of Trustees. Kenyon's most loyal Alumni, an active worker in charitable and religious fields, for forty years a Dean Jones was appointed a committee to see member of the vestry of Trinity church, and at Dr. Squire concerning the publication of his the time of his death, treasurer of the diocese of address. Southern Ohio. The following resolution was adopted : ' ' That the Kenyon Alumni Association urges E. Sturges, of the class of 1877, died John the early issue of a general catalogue of Kenyon April 12th, 1904, at St. Augustine, Florida, College, and extends to the authorities of the where he had gone hoping to regain his health. College such co-operation and assistance as their His home was in Mansfield, Ohio. organization may command." Frank H. Morrison, of the class of 1875, A committee appointed by the president died June 7th, 1904, at his home in'Cranford, reported the following : New Jersey. " We, the Alumni of Kenyon College gathered in annual session, cannot but record our grateful John Morris Butler, of the class of 1864, appreciation of the services rendered our alma died May 24th, 1904, at his home in Ogoutz, mater by the late Senator Marcus A. Hanna. Pennsylvania. " We admire the beauty and utility of Hanna Hall, a monument to his munificence ; we kindle of Guy Buttles Cask, M. D., of the class at his enthusiasm for Kenyon ; but we are pos- 1871, died February 26th, 1904, at his home in sessed of emotion deeper and stronger in memories Cleveland, Ohio. of the man himself. His genial personality and unfeigned kindliness seemed to expand in the ' John II . Carpenter, of the class of 1866, atmosphere of the Hill,' so all he did and said, died July 23rd, 1902, at his home in Chicago, apparently came straight from a heart glowing Illinois. with kindly affection. "Such a spirit needs not nor asks fulsome Alexander L. Crawford, of the class of expressions of gratitude, but recognizes the 1889, died at his home in Terre Haute, Indiana, answering smile and hearty hand-gras- p e'en, 1902. perchance, in the Great Beyond." Francis W. Blake Win. P. Elliott, '70, was re-elected president James H. Dempsey of the association by acclamation. F. W. Blake, N. Pendleton Dandridge '80, was re-elected secretary. The secretary was Committee. ordered to cast the vote of the meeting for the present incumbents of the other offices. On motion, the meeting adjourned. Dean Jones made a report for the committee Wm. P. Elliott, President. authorized to secure a portrait of Professor Francis W. Blake, Secretary. x4 THE KEN YON COLLEGIAN.

The Senior Reception. Annual Meeting and Supper of Phi The Senior Reception at Rosse Hall on Com- Beta Kappa. mencement night was a brilliant and enjoyable The annual meeting of Phi Beta Kappa took affair. The hall was decorated in red and white place at 5 : 30 p. m. on Wednesday in the Hall and the floor was in excellent condition. It was of Nu Pi Kappa. At this meeting, W. T. Collins, remarked that even Kenyon has rarely seen a T. M. Cartmel, R. H. leaning, M. B. Long and more attractive gathering of feminine charms F. R. Tschan were initiated into the society. than were in evidence that night. Supper was After the initiation, business was transacted and served in the gallery. The dancing lasted long the meeting adjourned to the Philomathesian Hall after the sun had risen above the eastern hills. where an elaborate and most delightful supper Kenyon's old stand-by- , Johnson of Cleveland, was served. furnished the music aud he with his band of players ably maintained their already firmly DR. A. CLEVELAND HALL. established reputation in Gambier. We are glad to announce the election of Dr. The following programme was rendered : A. Cleveland Hall to the Edwin M. Stanton Chair PROGRAMME. of Economics, recently established by Mr. Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Hall comes highly recommended 1. Two-ste- p The Jolly General by such men as Richard T. Ely, of Wisconsin ; 2. Two-ste- p . ....The Boys are Coming Home To-da- y John D. Clark, of Columbia, and A. W. Taussig, 3. Waltz Babes in Toyland of Harvard. He is a graduate of St. 4. Two-ste- p Polly Prim John's Military School, Manlius, N. Y. ; took his B. A. 5. Waltz The Office Boy degree at Trinity College in 1888, and his M. A. 6. Two-ste- p Up in a Cocoanut Tree in 1893; ni the year 1894 he was a student at 7. Waltz .... The Tenderfoot in a Johns Hopkins; 1894 and 1895, fellow in 8. Two-ste- p A Wise Old Owl Columbia University ; from 1898 to 1904, a grad- his Colum- 9. Two-ste- p Anona uate student, taking Ph. D. degree at bia in 1 1. After leaving Trinity he was in 10. Waltz Princess 90 business four years in New York City and Massa- 11. Two-ste- p Big Indian Chief chusetts. While a graduate in the Johns Hopkins 12. Waltz .... The Palms University, he lectured to stu-- . other graduate 13. Two-ste- p By the Sycamore Tree dents. For two years he was in charge of Social 14. Waltz ... of Settlement, a position requiring some teaching Dream Heaven and public speaking. Wyckoff's Two-ste- p During Prof. 15. . . . Court House in the Sky lengthy slay in Iuirope, Dr. Hall has had charge 16. Two-ste- p Rooster Dance of his work in Economics and Sociology at 17. Waltz ...... You're Always in the Way Princeton University, and by his able manage- 18. Two-ste- p The Gondolier ment of the course has shown himself a thoroughly efficient and capable man. His release 19. Waltz .... Pretty as a Picture from Princeton is due to the fact that Professor 20. Two-ste- p .... The Village Maid Wyckoff will return in September to resume his 21. Waltz .... Dream of Paradise work, thus leaving Dr. Hall free to take up his 22. Two-ste- p ...... The Maid of Timbuctoo charge at Kenyon. 23. Two-ste- p College Medley Dr. Hall is not merely a teacher and a speaker, he is also a 24. Waltz My Rosary writer of high standing. His works on economic and social Two-ste- subjects are ranked high 25. p Navajo by authorities. The best known of his publica- 26. Waltz Two Eyes of Brown tions is " Crime and Social Progress," published 27. Two-Ste-p .... Good Bye Eliza Jane by MacMillan & Co. 28. Waltz .... Love's Devotion We are also glad to announce that Dr. Hall is

p a man with red blood in his veins aud enjoys a 29. Two-Ste- . . . Court House in the Sky game of foot-ball or base-bal- l as much as anyone. 30. Waltz . . .In That Home so Far Away This, with his scholarly attainments will quicken 1904 Extra Yale Boola kindly feelings toward him and insure him a Alumni Extra. warm welcome to the Hill. THE KENYON COLLEGIAN. r5

Track Meets. BIG SIX MEET. Cleveland, Ohio, May 25th, The splendid work of Kenyon' s track team 1904. during the past season is so creditable to the 220-Ya- rd Hurdle 1. Bellows (Oberlin), 2. Spiers (Oberlin), college and such a great advance over the accom- 3. Jackson (Kenyon), plishments of previous seasons, that we print 4. McKelvey (W. R. U.). herein a full record of the Wooster Meet held at Time 27 seconds. Gambier and the Big Six Meet held at Cleveland. Shot Put i. Boggs (Kenyon), Most of the records have been greatly lowered 2. Walker (O. S. U.), and, with the exception of the mile run, are no 3. Kauffman (Case), Farnum (Oberlin). a discredit to the college. 4. longer Distance 37 ft. 7 in. Broad Jump 1. Bacon (Oberlin), WOOSTER MEET. 2. Miller (Oberlin), High Jump W. H. Brown (Kenyon), 3. W. T. Miller (W.R.U.), Balmer (Wooster). 4. Brandt (Case). Height 5 ft. 4 in. Distance 21 ft. 9 in. 100-Ya- rd Dash Hall (Kenyon), 100-Ya- rd Dash I. Dawson (Case), Taylor, (Kenyon). 2. Koster (Oberlin), Time 10 J seconds. 3. Prentice (W.R. U.), Vault A. L. Brown (Kenyon), Pole 4. Brandt (Case). Crabtree, (Wooster). Time 10 seconds. Height 8 ft. io'3 in. Half Mile Run I. W. H. Brown (Kenyon), 120-Ya- rd Hurdles Crosby (Kenyon), 2. Mills (Case), W. II. Brown (Kenyon). 3. Loar (Oberlin), Time 17 seconds. 4. Roller (O. S. U.). SSo-Ya- rd Run W. H. Brown (Kenyon), Time 2 min. 2 sec. Smith (Wooster). Time 2 niin. 2I sec. Pole Vault I. Callander (Case), Shot Put Boggs (Kenyon), 2. Hammond (Oberlin), Hayman (Wooster), 3. Thomas (Case), Distance 37 ft. 1 in. 4. A. L. Brown (Kenyon). Height 10 ft. 220-Ya- rd Dash Hall (Kenyon), Taylor (Kenyon). Discus Throw I. Boggs (Kenyon), Time 23' seconds. 2. Kauffman (Case), Discus Throw Boggs (Kenyon), 3. Bellows (Oberlin), Hayman (Wooster). 4. Anderson (Oberlin). Distance 108 ft. 2? in. Distance 124 ft. 1 in. 440-Ya- rd Dash 1. Dawson (Case), 440-Ya- rd Dash W. H. Brown (Kenyon), Hall (Kenyon). 2. Patterson (Oberlin), Time 53 seconds. 3. Koster (Oberlin), One Mile Run Smith (Wooster), 4. Kline (O. S. U.). Morrison (Wooster) Time 51 seconds. Time 4 min. 51 J sec. 120-Ya- rd Hurdle I. Bellows (Oberlin), Running Broad Jump Taylor (Kenyon), 2. Crosby (Kenyon), Erwin (Wooster). 3. Crippen (Case), Distance 20 ft. 2 in. 4. Curtis (W. R. U.). 1( seconds. 220-Ya- rd Hurdle W. II. Brown (Kenyon), Time Overholt (Wooster). High Jump I. Bellows (Oberlin), Time 2SI seconds. 2. Bellville (Case), Hammer Throw Hayman (Wooster), 3. Pinuey (Oberlin), Boggs (Kenyon). 4. Cook (O. S. U.). Distance 103 ft. 6 in. Height 5 ft. n in. Kenyon Relay Team (A. H. Brown, Hall, Goldsborough, Two Mile Run 1. Anderson (Oberlin), W. H. Brown) ran an exhibition mile in 3 minutes 2. Greenleaf (Case), and 42 seconds. 3. Wilmot (Oberlin), Score in Points Wooster 34, 4. Moyer (Case). Kenyon 75. Time 10 min. 19 sec. i6 THE KEN YON COLLEGIAN.

Hammer Throw I. Kauffman (Case), two more runs. Dodo made a sensational catch 2. Farnham (Oberliu), of Crosser's foul fly. Langdon, Vaughn and 3. Hodgman (W. R. U.), Tokio all Ober- 4. Heard (Oberliu). walked, scoring another run. Distance 1 1 1 ft. 1 1 in. holtzer struck out and the Faculty came to bat. 220-Ya- rd Dash 1. Dawson (Case), Benny drew four balls. The Bowler struck 2. Hubbell (W. R. U.), out. Tokio took a difficult chance on Rowdy's 3. Hall (Kenyon), hit to deep left but only got the tips of his fingers Prentice (W. R. U.), 4. on it. Time 22i seconds. Hub struck out. Fat got to first on Mile Run 1. Anderson (Oberlin), Irvine's error and Benny scored. Walton popped 2. Quayle (W. R. U.), out to Langdon. Nichols who had previously 3. McDaniels (Oberlin), sacrificed the seat of his well, unmentionables, Lee (Kenyon). 4. in a slide to third, now appeared in a new pair Time rniu. sec. 4 41; amid great applause. Score in points Oberlin 6S, Inning. first Case 47, 3d Laning walked to and Stalker Kenyon 27, followed on Walton's error. Beiter and Irvine W. R. U 16, died on easy ones to short. .Crosser flew out to O. S. U 6, young Halsted. Bug and Dodo then struck out. O. V. U. did not compete. Weiant knocked an easy grounder to Irvine. 4th liming. Langdon knocked a pretty single BASE BALL. to short right. Vaughn singled over short and Tokio put a two-bagger by Benny, scoring Lang- Faculty vs. Seniors. June 18th, 1904. don and Vaughn. Oberholtzer and Laning walked and Tokio stole home. Stalker walked and Beiter Faculty 19. Seniors 24. hit to Benny who fumbled the ball scoring Ober- holtzer and Laning. Irvine struck out and Crosser The game was called at 2:30 p. sr. Captain flew out to Benny. Stalker stole home. Weiant Peirce won the toss and took the field. The made a pretty catch of Langdon's liner. Walton faculty smiled confidently as they ran to their knocked an easy grounder to Langdon. Nichols places. Rowdy Blake was put in the box. flew to Tokio, and Weiant struck out. 1st Inning. The Seniors, however, failed to 5th Inning. The Seniors scored Vaughn, take advantage of this fact in the first inning but Tokio, Oberholtzer, Stalker and Beiter and got hit to the infield and went out in one, two, three the swell head. order. The Bowler, for the Faculty walked to The chief event of the last half of the fifth first and got third on Rowdy's single. Hub was the balloon ascension of the Seniors. The Williams had four balls and Fat singled, scoring Faculty scored thirteen runs and the story is too the Bowler. Bug flew out to Tokio. Sleuth long too tell. Rowdy tried to steal home after the fly was 6th Inning. The rally in the fifth gave the caught but wasn't quite foxy enough. Nichols Faculty great hopes, but the Seniors did some walked and Williams scored. Weiaut, playing more hitting and the Faculty made some bad for the Faculty in Halsted's place, was too errors, so that the Seniors scored five runs. The Euclidean and struck out. Faculty went out for four runs made by a pass, 2d Inning. Crosser led out for the Seniors Williams' single, Beiter's error and Walton's two with a neat single over short. Langdon walked bagger. The game was called on account of the and Vaughn knocked a home run to deep middle. expiration of the time limit. Tokio hit safe to short and stole second on Ober-holtzer- 's Home run, Vaughn. Two base-hi- t, McKim single. Laning put an easy grounder 2, Peirce 2, Walton 2, Briter, Weiant, Nichols, to Rowdy and was down. Stalker and Beiter Struck out by Briter 7, by Balke 3. Bases on both hit safe to short left, scoring Oberholtzer ; balls off Briter 7, off Balke 10. Double play and Weiant fumbled Irvine's fly to left netting McKim to Vaughn to Crosser.