Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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days which should break the monotony of class-room work. Then a brief two weeks ' respite; and the long grind, the last lap for us, was begun. With the coming of the basket ball season and the loss of one of our best players, things began to look gloomy: but the cloud raised after the first game, and the student body as one man stood back of Coach Jones in his effort to turn out a good team. Due to the efficiency of this ma- chine, I.afayette saw two monstrous Night Shirt Parades, one after the Illinois game and one after the Minnesota game. The team was so good that it was thought unnecessary t o have a parade after such an insignifi- cant game as that with Indiana. Our debut into indoor track meets resulted in second place in the Conference for us. The development of Myers, McWayne and Calvin, in addition to the old standbys — Hench. Richards, Gannon and Wason — has helped our track prospects wonderfully. Then came the warm spring days, and with them the call for baseball. There ar ' j several stars missing: but as we go to press no one doubts that Xick will be able to develope men to fill all the vacant places, and natu- rally w ' e look for a comfortable place near the top of the list when the But the im))ression should not be gained that athletics receive all our attention, for such is far from the real facts of the case. Throughout the year we have had from time to time the pleasure of listening to many of the foremost men of the country upon various subjects. And nside from lectures of a more or less technical nature, through the good offices of the Purdue Lecture Course, we have had the opportunity of hearing many men of world-wide fame. Among our Uiusical organizations the band has played a very impor- tant part, and has won only praise from every source. The selection of Mr. Emrick as director, after his leadership for the four years while he was a student in the University, has made the high standard of the organi- zation assured. While the Glee and Mandolin clubs have not been very active durin;; the year, the Orchestra has played its usual important part in the musical programs of the year. Along dramatic lines, the Harlequin Club has had the most successful season in its history. The City Chap, George Ade ' s latest musical comedy, was presented to three record-break- ing houses in Lafayette: and the performance at Indianapolis was in every sense a hit. With tlie opening of spring and all its accompanying activities, then we first began to realize that our college careers were nearing the end. Enjoying for the last time the athletic events, the convocation exercises, the 1911 Junior Prom, and the various other social and entertaining fea- tures, we say goodby, for the last time as students, to the scenes which fo.- four brief years have been so closely interwoven with our lives. So has closed the year 1909-10 : and we can safely say that it has been the most enjo ablc of our college years, and one of the most brilliant and successful in the history of Purdue. New Shops

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ADM1NI5TPATION WI.NTHROP ELLSWORTH STONE. PhD,, LL,D,. President of the University, STANLEY COULTER. Ph.D., LL.D.. ;tar.v ot the Faculty and Dean of the School of Scie CHARLES HENRY BENJAMIN. M.E.. D. Eng.. Dean of the Schools of Engineering. JOHN HARRISON SKINNER. B.S.. Dean of the School of Agriculture. ARTHUR LAWRENCE GREEN. Ph.C. Ph.D.. Dean of the School of Pharmacy. WILLIAM CARROLL LATTA. M.S.. Superintendent of Farmer ' s Institutes. ARTHUR GOSS. M.S., A.C., ireitor of Agricultural Experiment Static WILLIAM MURRAY HEPBURN. A.M., Librarian of the University. EDWARD HATTON DAVIS. S.B.. Registrar ot the University. EDWARD A. ELLSWORTH. Bursar of the University.