DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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Chestnut vender. The poet will make you laugh, the humorist will thrill your soul, and the tt chestnut man T, will call up vis- ions of Hillis Science of Rhetoric. 7 As we pass around the tt compliments of the seasonf should you be fortunate enough to draw a lucky'number, curse not the entire editorial board, and call not down upon their heads the wrath of the tt powers that bef but rather thank your stars that you are a personage of sufhcient importance in ttthese' a, halls to be thought worthy of notice. A brief mention of some of the principal occurrences at De Pauw since the last issue of the MIRAGE may be of interest, especially to those who are not connected with the institution. Before proceeding with'this, however, we deem it our duty to say something concerning the failure of the MIRAGE to make its appearance last year. For this failure we have no apology to make. The sins of our predecessors be not recorded against us. Suthce it to say that the present Senior class, whose duty it was last year to issue the MIRAGE, has from the very begin- ning of its existence been distinguished for its utter lack of class spirit, college spirit, and almost everything else except the titleeclass of 88. As an example of the condition of the Class, it has not been able to hold a class meeting for the pur- pose of electing ohicers since the beginning of its Freshman year! The MIRAGE failed to appear last year, not because the college would not have heartily supported it had it been issued, but because the class of 88 did not have energy and enterprise enough to stand up to its duty and undertake the task. Unable to leave behind a reputation for anything else, this brz'llz'mzl class seeks to render itself famous by dozhtg notlzz'ng. Of the many events which have happened in the history of the institution since the last issue of the MIRAGE we would mention but a few of the more important, and these briefly,

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Ebitorial. The Junior class of De Pauw University extends, through M'IRAGE, a hearty greeting to the faculty, students and mni of our own institution, to our sister colleges and uniVer- es, and to all interested in colleges and college life. We oice in the unparalleled prosperity of our own institution ing the past year, in the advancement made by American Wleges generally, and in the increased interesttmanifapsted by ' people in educational matters. Concerning the nature of the publication which we present ', your consideration we deem it necessary. to say but little. A e college annual, as an established part of college literature, 'l 'become so fixed in its character that the mere mention of 15;; word ttannual informs the reader what he is to expect. T he primary object of the MIRAGE being to present sketches, :ious Classes, fraternities, societies and clubs of De Pauw, '58 has been taken that these may be correct, so that the .tAGE may be useful in after years as a book of reference. Vttlso take pleasure in presenting pictures of the members of i.gfaculty of the College of Liberal Arts, and 0f the deans of the glans departments of the university. The engravings and 'ptiens of the grounds and buildings of the university, we ', will be interesting. Our readers, we know, will pardon tf we give a few pages to the college poet, humorist and of members, and other items of interest relating to the '

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ferring the reader to the various sketches and histories for jjbore detailed accounts. During the past two years many of the greatest benefactors hssed away. Notable among these is he whose name the niversity bears-Washington C. De Pauw-a man whom we fall had learned to admire and honor for his ability, his interest. 11 education, his liberality, and, above all, for his true christian integrity of character. The liberal provision made by him for the university has greatly increased its resources, and will ren- :der possible many improvements and additions. ,. Changes have taken place in the faculty. Two of our i' ablest professors have been called to positions of greater impor- tance and responsibility as p1esidents of colleges. Doctors 'Earp and Gobin will be long and favorably remembered by hose who received instruction under them. The new additions the faculty have been Doctors Poucher, Curtiss and Pa1k- urst in the School of Theology; Prof. Jenkins in the chair 1nd Dr. Swahlen in the chair of Greek in the College of Lib- Music, and Prof. Davisson tartist for the MIRAGEt in the School 1f Art. ' t The semi-centennial of the university was celebrated with Vppropriate exercises during last commencement week. Within Pauw has increased in number from four to more than forty, had the number of students from less than one hundred to- . Viearly one thousand. pearance-Alpha Phi and Delta Upsiloneboth established '1 at the close of the last college year. The Pan-Hellenic club, the institutione-men long intereSted in its welfale-have. pf Biology, Prof. NeHin the Department of Modern Languages, - 'ral Arts; Professors Allen and Tunnell in the School of' We comparatively short period of fifty years the facnlty of In the fraternity world two new societies have made their'