Kenyon College - Reveille Yearbook (Gambier, OH)

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notoriety and free advertising. The much talked of Kronacher trial anti the shooting of one of the students by a member of the Faculty during a political celebration on account of the election of another member of the Faculty to the State School Commissionership, have been objects of much concern to the friends and supporters of the institution. A formal expression in Tub Reveille of the feeling of the students concerning these two events, has, we understand, been looked forward to with con- siderable interest, but on account of the extreme delicacy of the subjects the Hoard has decided to make no further mention of them. During the past two years several changes have taken place on the acuity. The Chair of Greek, left vacant by the resignation of Dr. Rust take charge of the Kenyon Military Academy, has been ahiv filled e . pttmber, 188.», by Prof. Streibert, and Dr. Jones lias successfully occupied the Chair of History for the same period. I)r. Tap,.an, Prof. - ° vi c. and Prof. Devol arc now respectively College Treasurer, Librae 1, an. Secretary of the Faculty, instead of Mr. H. N. Hills and Profs. electi r ii aa e®9re- It s with pleasure that we note the reirret th 1 a , ! n tH l le tatc School Commissionership, but with v. ar i . 1 ” °° orttar,l to loosing him at the close of this collegiate This is triil-' ' 111111,16 K 6S to Columbus to assumes his new duties, regret loosim V' °[ °',iCC 86 kin th«' ' an, a»d Kenyon may well eighteen ve .fs l’ ’ 1° Ve year8 WaK her •’’''•«■'lent and who for member of our fL'uU , 1 'ntcresls his own- during the past year one icraldTtar °' the other the Park beine I O,lr.,on8 anticipated library building, at last graces it i» excemionaiu ,n,medtaW -th of the Chape,. In appeared stands a lasting memoriaUf’the 7 l‘Uhstan,i:,, n buiMinf?' an 1 il have not as vet h. mu,l,ficence of donor. The libraries - «««ring the coming ninmer we inZ£ Hie increased Military Academy is Ur r, l ar tory Department, the Kenyon agoment of that in»ti nr gfeal sali8fftction, not only to the man- fhat the future of th« P !' ° Ver v W«nd of Kenyon who realizes ° epC ,,0l end» largely upon that of the Hall. Mil- 0

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© © FTER a silence of two years The Reveille again sounds its little note and makes its appearance with the hope that it has not been altogether forgotten in the meantime. In justice to the preceding Board we undertake to explain the non-appearance of our annual for last year. The Board of Editors, as then elected, consisted of Messrs. Alfred H. Granger, a. K. k.. Managing Editor; Curtis Claypool, o. a. x.; Lawrence P. Han- cock, A. A.WaLBTEIN F. DOUTHIRT, +.T.; CLEVELAND K. BENEDICT, B O. II., Business Manager, and Walter W. Scranton, a. t. a. These gentlemen performed their work faithfully and well, and sent all copy to press in due time, having contracted for a book of a specified size, bound in a specified manner, illustrated with a specified number of engravings, designs for which accompanied the copy, and to be delivered in Gamhier on a specified date. To their surprise and disgust the book did not reach Gambier until three days before Commencement, was of an entirely dif- ferent size and shape from that contracted for, contained engravings of only about one-half of the designs, and bristled with typographical errors innumerable. In addition to all this, the cover l ore not the slightest resemblance to the one ordered, and the beautiful design for it was so miserably executed as to be scarcely recognizable. A meeting of the Board was at once held, and after consulting legal authority it was decided to suppress the magazine for that year. We trust that this explanation will place last year’s editors in a true light before the patrons and supporters of the book. Since The Reveille’s last appearance several events have occurred in college circles which have afforded the institution a greal deal of

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nor, Delano, and North Halls are now filled to their utmost capacity, and Harcourt Place, the property of the Regents since commencement, 1885, is being utilized to accommodate the overflow of “ Barbs.” In this con- nection we are pleased to announce that our dreams of a Young Ladies’ Seminary at Gnmbier are soon to be realized. All arrangements have been completed, and in March ground was broken for the new seminary building at Harcourt. This newest of Gambier’s educational institutions will be opened next September, and if it meets with the success it deserves the superabundance of “stags” at our College receptions will be a thing of the past. The fraternities of Delta Kappa Kpsilon, Theta Delta Chi, Alpha Delta Phi, Psi Upsilon, Beta Theta Pi, and Delta Tau Delta still con- tinue their chapters at Kenyon. The chapter of the Sophomore Society, Theta Nu Kpsilon, has lately Wen revived and placed on a firm footing; a Junior Society, called Delta Theta Psi. has Wen established by the class of ’88; the class of ’89 has organized Delta Beta Phi, a Freshman Society, and the Freshman Society of Pi Kappa has placed a chapter here. The Reveille extends congratulations to all and wishes them lasting pros- l erity. Among the students generally there exists much good will and friendliness, and that bitter feeling Wtween various of the fraternities, which was so characteristic of Kenyon a few years ago, has almost, if not entirely, disappeared. Taking them all in all, the past two years have been ones of prosperity and usefulness and Kenyon’s outlook for the future is unusually bright. 7