People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1894 — Indiana University Notes. [ARTICLE]

Indiana University Notes.

President and Mrs. Swain rave lately returned from a two weeks’ visit to Ann Arbor, Chi'■•ago. Wisconsin and Illinois universities. The LaFayette and Terre Haute papers are up in arms to oppose the removal of Indiana University to Indianapolis. They seem to think the real estate men of Indianapolis aieatthe head of the movement, and that the whole scheme is to finally consolidate, at Indianapolis, the State University. Purdue University and the State Normal School. It is evident that if the removal is ever effected, it will be in the face of strong opposition from at least three sources. The classes in American, political and constitutional history held a political conference on Thursday evening, Oct. 25. Four students delivered ten minute speeches in which they set forth the relative principles and merits of the four political parlies of the day. E’ich speaker gave reasons for adhering to the party of his choice. It was interesting to observe what varying conclusions were drawn from the study of the same historical facis. It must not be understood, however, that a study of the same facts have alone influenced the various conclusions drawn. A student’s past training determines, in a great measure, what views he will take when he tries to understand presentconditions. The discussion was not therefore a tenor of instruction given in the departments of history and economics. These departments do not aim to influence a student towards any one party, nor away from ex’sting parties. Their aim is to study conditions, past and present, and discover what better conditions should be brought about, leaving the student to decide what party affords the best means to the production of good results. The following report of Indiana University has just been mailed to the New York World, for insertion in that paper’s statistical almanac: Nunber of instructors, 48; number of students, 609; number of volumes in library, 20,000; number of graduates since organization, 1,179; number of alumni living, 1,009; oldest living graduate, M. M. Campbell, class of ’36. The football season is now in full blast, The I. U. club has

played and lost two games so far. The first game was played with the Louisville Athletic Club. L. A. C. won by a score of 2 to 0. The second game was played with DePauw Saturday, Oct. 18. I. U. was again worsted by a score of 20 to 10. While I. U. lolds the base ball college championship, she has never gained any honors on the football field. Last Saturday a party of nine students took a tramp to Fruit's cave about five miles west of Bloomington. The cave is an interesting sight, and all report a good time. Ray Thompson was one of the party. Prof. E. W. Rettger, Who was principal of the Rennselaer highschool last year, is now living in Bloomington with his mother and sister. Mr. Rettger holds the position of instructor in mathematics at the university.

G. M.