Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 24 December 1897 — Page 3

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D. C. BARNHILL,

Funeral Director and Embalmer.

LOUIS M'MAKNS,

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW OQice Koorus 3 and 4. Fisher iiuildiiiK

CRAWPORDSVILLE, IND.

grades of goods carried in stock. Calls attended day and night. Office 213 S. Washington St. Residence 415 S. Washington St. John B. Swank, Assistant. Telephones No. 61''8i''83

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Good (honestly woven) ClotH

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On farm and city property. Take a policy with the Columbian Relief Fund Association, which pays 310 per week for sick benefits.

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CHNDIES

Our Best Quality Hand Made Creams and Chocolates are offered 1 & to the public at the low price of |j

I 10c Per Pound.

Buy the children pure condies. A fine mixed candy (no impurities) at 6c per pound. Come early and get first choice.

JTHE GOLDEN RULE.I

VOL. 50-N0. 51 CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1897—TWELVE PAGES.

THAT WOMAN'S COLLEGE.

Tlio Committee of the Wnbaiili College Hoard of Trustees I« Already Taking: AgRrosslve Steps Toward tlie For-um-ding of tlie l'l-oject.

When the board of trustees of Wabash College voted last week against unconditional co-education and then voted for coordinate education at Wabash they did so advisedly and when the facts in the cas^are fully known and understood the champions of the cause of women will doubtless be willing to accord to them credit for acting in good faith and for the best interests of all concerned. If co-ordinate education is inaugurated (and the promoters of the project are confident that it will be) it will mean much more for Crawfordsville than unconditional co-education could possibly mean.

Rigbt here a littie review of thecate might not be out of order. For some years past, as is well known, Wabash College has been hampered financially. Strong men have been retained in the faculty and have accepted positions there at salaries for less than they would have commanded at other institutions. They remained, however, on promise of better things in future. Again a most rigid economy had to be practiced in all departments. The accession of the Payerweather funds relieved this embarrassment and the income enables the professors' salaries to be placed where they should be and insures the college a possibility of living within its income. This and nothing more. The money received merely placed the college on a secure footing. It did not give it the funds necessary to "branch out."

Long before the late meeting of the board it was patent that the educational policy of the college would have to be settled for all time. Friends of the college outside the alumni and a ma jority of the alumni were demanding the admissibn of women. On the other hand some of the most liberal frieads of the college and a large portion of the alumni were literally protesting against such a 6tep. It became evident to the management that the action of the board would have to be of a conciliating character. Accordingly an investigation with this end in view was made. The fact was developed that the friends of the col lege who were asking that women be admitted and the masB of those alumni who had signed the Fyffe petition were more readily in favor of co-ordi-nate education, under the plan proposed than of unconditional co-educa-tion. It was further ascertained that the critics of unconditional co-eauca-tion, both among the alamni and the outside friends, were practically unit in the belief that not only would co-ordinate education be unobjection able but would be a great step in advance. This being ascertained the action of the board was rendered comparitively easy.

Not only were the protests of a respectable minority of the alumni and many liberal friends against unconditional .-©-education of weight with the board in reaching its decision but also the possession of some very interesting facts. The failure of Coates' College gave rise for a demand for the establishment of a school where the higher education of women could be conducted on a basis different from that

in which it is conducted in the coeducational schools of the State. Again, Wabash stands alone in the States of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois as an undenominational college where young men alone are admitted. This fact has attracted to her quite a strong constituency and of late this has been quite marked.

The board had ample reason to believe that the mere opening of the doors of the institution to women would not go far toward building up an attendance. Statistics were not wanting to prove this. At Wabash in the college department there are 9 students to every professor in the college work. At coeducational Hanover, which draws from a similar constituency, there are but six students to the professor. At Lake Forest, which is better located and more richly endo wed, there are but five students to the professor. In the twenty-three nonState co-educational schools nearest Wabash the average attendance in college work is 10 5 students to a professor. In the State schools, all coeducational, of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois and other western States the attendance is 11 students to a professor. The apparently large attendance of many of these institutions is artificial, the departments of art and music enrolling the names of Bcores of local students as well as the names of those in college proper, who take, perhaps, two music lessons a week. It is not unfrequent to find scores of names appearing several times in the catalogue, as the students supplement their college work with art and music and enjoy the distinction of being counted two or three times.

It was the sense, therefore, of the Wabash college trustees that nothing was to be gained by unconditional co-education and that co-ordinate education could be inaugurated in a manner best suited to all interests. The resolution to this effect being passed the following resolution was presented:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to represent this Board in cooperating with friends of the college in soliciting the necessary funds to make practicable an effort to establish co-ordinate education as defined by the action of the Board.

It was unanimously passed and President Burroughs and Trustees Gregg and Daniels were appointed. This committee will act iu co-operation with Dr. Kane and in fact has already begun its labors. It is proposed to erect a handsome building for the woman's college and to maintain thiB college as a corporation separate from Wabash although it iB likely that practically the same board will govern both. The women will have the use of the college library and laboratories and shall receive instruction from some of the college professors. There shall be, however, several female instructors exclusively for the women. The course of study will be of as high a standard •is that of Wabash but with sone deviations therefrom, the course being made to accord more nearly to woman's needs. The diplomas will be countersigned by Wabash College.

The committee and Dr. Kane are actively at work now and are enthusiastic as to the outlook. It is believed that the woman's college will be in operation by September '99 and every effort will be made to secure this end. Besides the building and grounds 8100000 will be required as an endowment fund and Dr. Kane Tuesday expressed himself as confident that the money would be speedily raised.

The advantage of co-ordinate education over unconditional co-education as far as Crawfordsville is concerned will be readily seen. In the first place the number of students attracted to the town will be mucti larger and in the second place it will open the advantages of art and music to the young ladies of the town and county. These studies could not be pursued under unconditional co-education. It will enhance the beauty of the place by the handsome building contemplated and will give Crawfordsville additional and unique prestige as an educational center. In short the project has everything to commend it and nothing to condemn it.

Who AV111 Step Aside?

editor Craig, of the Noblesville Ledger, deplores the fact that Hamilton county statesmen all speak up at once for the same otlioe, and then jump into the fight and knife each other. The Ledger is of the opinion that six candidates for Congress from the same county is not calculated to promote harmony or bring about the proper kind of recognition from the rest of the district. Hamilton county's candidates will doubtless agree with

the Ledijer that some one should re-

tire, and each will agree that it is the

proper thing for'the other to do so.

A SURPRISE WEDDING.

Bdmiril I\ Hell, of Terre Haute, ami is* Mury Alice Mills Are Ouietly Married Tuesday.

Edward P. Bell came up from Terre Haute Tuesday morning and at noon he and Miss Mary Alice Mills, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mills, of east College street, repaired to the residence of Dr. Henry L. Nave, on south Water street where they were quietly married. Mr. and Mrs. Bell left for Terre Haute Tuesday evening and begun housekeeping at once at 108 6 Seventh street. Mr. Bell is one of the editorial force of the Terre Haute Express and is well known in Crawfordsville, ho having attended Wabash College for several years. Mr&. Bell is a most estimable young lady and her presence will be sadly missed at the First Presbyterian church, in the work of which she has been most prominently identified.

CHICK. AM AUG A MONUMENTS.

I.ocated 15y tlie India sion I.ast \Veek.

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Indianapolis Journal: Members of the Indiana Chickainauga Park Commission were at Chattanooga, Tenn., several days last week, locating monuments and markers for the various Indiana regiments that took part in the engagements about that city. Sites were selected for the two handsome State monumentB—one on Missionary llidge and the other at Orchard Knob A shaft ten feet high, surmounted by a bronze Ague, will be located on the first site at a cost of about $50,000. The monument on Orchard Knob will cost 815,000. About eighty markers, to cost some $50 each, marking the positions occupied by various regiments, are to be located by the commission. The monuments are to be put up by next summer.

A MODEST REQUEST.

Slii-um, the Lmvycr, Wants 11 I'l-etty Good Sized Share of Those Gravel iioiul Funds.

It will be remembered that some months ago the court and county commissioners passed orders for the re fundment to the taxipayerB of Union township the sum of 85,185.32, a Burplus left from the tax levied for the purchase of the gravel roads. John L. Shrum acted as attorney for the plaintiffs in this case and had the assignments of quite a large number of tax payers. Accordingly when the refund ment was made over 81,900 was paid over to Mr. Shrum, that sum belonging to the tax payers who had signed contracts with him to represent them. According to this contract Mr. Shrum kept fifty per cent of the sum recovered. The balance of the money with the exception of about 8200 never claimed was paid out to I he the tax payers as they called for it individually or through some authorized agent other than Shrum.

The first order did not cover the en tire surplus so last week Judge West made an order for the refunding of the remainder to the tax payers of Crawfordsville and Onion township. This remainder amounted to 83,0(57.37 As soon, as the judgment was rendered Mr. Shrum filed a lien for 33% per cent, not against the 82,003.37 but against the total surplus of 87,248 (l) of which 85,000 had already been refunded and of which Shrum had received about 81,000 'for his services. Mr. Shrum made this lien to recover attorney foes alleged to be due hiui. M. W. Bruner, who has lately come to figure in the case, likewise filed a lien for 81,208.11.

Wednesday Mr.Shrum entered theAuditor's oflice and demanded that portion of the sum originally ordered refunded which had not been called for. The Auditor refused this unless Mr. Shrurn produced the contracts with the parties to whom the money was due authorizing him to act as their agent. Mr. Shrum would not produce such contracts and accordingly got nothing. As soon as the commissioners, acting on the court's judgment, make the order for the refundment of the 82,0(53.37 Mr. Shrum will, if his lien is indicative of his intentions, insist cn having the whole thing for attorney fees. The Auditor will not allow him to have this money, which the court ordered refunded to the tax-payers, unless Judge West so orders. Mr. Shrum has not contracts with anything like half the tax-payers and aB soon as the commissioners make the order of refundment those not having contracts with Shrum will come and demand their share. The caso is as-

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PART FIRST

BLAIR-CLELAND.

The Marriage of itov, John Allan Hliiic* and Miss Harriet Cleland Occurs In Indianapolis I.ast Monday.

Indianapolis Scnllncl: The First Presbyterian church was the scenc of" a beautiful wedding last evening at 0:30, lien Miss Harriet, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Cleland, was married to Mr. John Allan Blair, pastor of the Washington avenue PreBbyterian church, Terre Haute. The church had been handsomely decorated with palms and tropical plants for the occasion. The ceremony was performed by the liev. M. L. Haines, pastor of the church.

The bridal party entered the church to the strains of the wedding march from "Lohengrin," which was played by Mrs. A. It. Anderson, of Ciawfordsville. The ushers, Mr. Thaddius Baker, Mr. Frank Cleland, Mr. Reginald Sullivan and Mr. Almus Ruddell, catne first and they were followed by the bridesmaids, Miss Mary Noble and Miss Ellen Baker, who are both cousins of the groom. Miss Ethel Cleland, the bride's sister, came next and preceded the bride and her father. They were met at the altar by the officiating clergyman, the groom and his best m&n, Mr. Herbert Thomson, of Crawfordsville. "Song Without

Words" was played during the ceremony, and the Mendelsohn wedding march as they left the church. The bride wore an exceedingly becoming gown of white organdie elaborately trimmed with Valenciennes lace insertion. Tha corsage waH high neck and long sleeves, with collar and girdle of white satin. She wore a tulle veil and carried a white prayer book. Miss Cleland's gown was white organdie with a tucked skirt and bodice and trimming of white moire ribbon. She carried the bride's bouquet of white roses and also a large arm bouquet of white carnations. The bridesmaid's gowns were fashioned alike, and were white 1 organdie over white. They were made with tucked Bkirta and bodices with low, round necks, and they wore sashes of red liberty silk and carried arm bouquets of red carnations. After the ceremony the bridal party went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cleland, where a buffet supper was Berved to the bridal party and the immediate friendB. This was followed at 8 o'clock by a small reception to the relatives of the bride and groom. The house was decorated with Christmas greens, and the Christmas colors, red and green, were used in the table decorations.

The guests were received by Mr. and Mrs, Blair, Mr. and Mrs. Oleland, Mrs. Blair and Miss Lilly Blair. Mrs. Cleland was assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Edward Dean and Mrs. Albert Baker. Salad was served by Mrs. II. McClain, Mrs. E. Kingsbury, Mi6S Gertie Baker, Miss Belle Dean. At the coffee table were: Miss Coughlin, Miss L. McClain, Miss Annie Dean, Mrs. Arthur McCain, Crawfordsville. Ices were served by: Miss Florence Day. Mi6s Anna Bond, Miss Daisy Avery, Miss Helen Connor, Miss Mary Sloan, Miss Anna Sickles, Miss Harriet Shepard.

Mr. and Mrs. Illair have gone on a wedding trip and will reside in Terre Haute where they will be given a large reception on Dec. 30. Among the guests from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. A. Anderson, Crawfordsville Prof, and Mrs. Campbell, Crawfordsville Mr. and Mrs Arthur McCain, Crawfordsville Prof, ana Mrs. Milford, Crawfordsville Mrs. Blair, Terre Haute Miss Lillian

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Sport Tlial Is.Sport.

Will Ii. Thompson, writing to a friend in this city states that out in Seattle the citizens are obliged to fight off the game which llutters recklessly about on every side. In self defense a few days ago Mr. Thompson fired into a cloud of wild dueks and killed nineteen at one shot. After a two hours' hunt near the city he returned with fifty-six quails in his game bag. All a fellow has to do out there is to go out with a couple of brick bats and pile up fur and feathers.

II is Position.

Harry Eller, a former student of the Crawfordsville Business College, and for the past two yearB keekkeeper for Messrs. Crabbs & Reynolds, has resigned hiB position and will enter Wabash College on Jan. 4, "98. His place will be taken by Miss Ethel Conn, of Ladoga, another student of the Crawfordsville Business College. Many students of this college are securing positions over the country.

Death of an Tnluiit.

Boyd El wood Binford, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Binford, died at an early hour last Tuesday at the family residence on west Main street. The interment took place on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.