Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1913 — Tablet Will Tell of Heroism Of Young Purdue Student. [ARTICLE]

Tablet Will Tell of Heroism Of Young Purdue Student.

The heroism is Leland T. Woolery, the Indianapolis boy who lost his life at Lafayette March 24, when he attempted to rescue two men who were marooned on the Brown street levee by the Wabash river flood, will be commemorated with a memorial tablet in the Purdue gymnasium. The Good Citizens’ League of Wabash township is behind the movement. The Rev. M. C. Wright, pastor of the West Side Methodist church, was the originator of the idea. A committee was oppointed, and the university authorities approved the plan. The committee hopes to have the tablet in place by May 30, when ti*g Purdue memorial exercises will be held. A fund is being raised with contributions from citizens and students. The tablet will be a bronze plate, 15 by 20 inches, with raised letters;