DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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The New Administration. 955 1. f' Square your conduct by the straight-edge. 2. H I had rather my safe were open before an honest man than closed and locked before a dishonest one. -Dr. john. 3. Fasten the chairs down by something stronger than screws of steel. -Dr. john. 4. We need men with backbone straight up and down and conscience running all through it. -Dr. john. 5. H We all, students and teachers, are amenable to reason. -Dr. 6. H God and one constitute a majority. -Prof. C. 7. ff De Pauw University has a divine purpose--namely,- to assist young people to realize within themselves the divine image in which they areideally, potentially created. -Prof. C. 8. The best preparation of young men and women for life in this republic is to make them subject to reason during the formative period of studentship. -Prof. C. 9. ff The struggle to comprehend and conform to the reason in this institution is worth more intellectually to a student than the study of Latin, Greek, mathematics, science or anything else in the curriculum. -Prof. C. Io. ft You are no longer subject to prescriptive rules. You have an opportunity of acquiring freedom by conforming your conduct to reason. --Prof. C. 11. Let us be manly men with back bones erect and pointing toward the zenith. -Dr.

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Our New President, the Students' Choice. SK EVER in the history of De Pauw University have the trus- tees so nearly conformed to the wishes of the whole body of students, the citizens of Greencastle, and the friends of the University everywhere as in the election of Dr. P. D. John to the presidency. De Pauw never saw a happier day or students with more thankful hearts than that afternoon of the 12th of December, i889, when the wires brought us the news that the petition, signed by 800 students without a dissenting voice, had been granted. The spontaneous yet magnificent reception and ova- tion that awaited Dr. John on his return from the city con- firmed it. . - The long line of march that escorted the Students' Choice from the depot to the hall amid the tolling of bells, the roar of cannon, the happy glare of the bonfire, sweet strains of music, the rejoicing of citizens, the enthusiastic shouts and songs of students and later the wonderful throng in Meharry Hall, all but feebly tell of the universal enthusiasm and joy on the night when, as one of the speakers so happily expressed it, Green- castle had become indeed a veritable 'fjolinstownf' Truly no hero or public man ever had more loyal support or fuller and deeper love and confidence of his followers than the new president had inspired. Indeed Dr. John, by his reason, his love and his personal magnetism not only now sat enthroned, but had enthroned himselfin the hearts of all who knew him. Dr. P. D. John was born in Brookville, Franklin county, Nov. 25th, 1843. Owing to poor health and being unable in con- sequence to endure the close confinement of the school room he was compelled to leave school at the early age oftwelve. For the