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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1897
Page
2
The Commencement Week at Obio University unfolds with baccalaureate address, banquets, meetings, and field day festivities. Highlights include the Damascus theme in Crook's address, a robust debate on arbitration, emerso prizes, and class-day events marking a lively college celebration.
Trustees gathered Monday evening and Wednesday morning led by President Crook. Dr Crook was reappointed president, E B Moore resigned as treasurer with A J Frame elected to replace him. Faculty retained with some salaries raised and others cut, and the art department abolished. A gift from Dr Adolph Lowe created the Leue cabinet museum of trees and forestry mags.
A university musical and literary entertainment in the city ball Monday evening impressed attendees with a well executed program. Under the direction of Miss Findles Miss Stinson and others, the show opened with Spring Song and featured a series of student performances highlighting the institution’s talents.
A Tuesday field day at the fair grounds drew about one third of the students and two faculty members. Observers noted untrained contests for merchant prizes, with contestants described as lacking training and appearing in the spring sunlight. The events featured multiple refereeing errors and embarrassing performances, marking a satirical display at Ohio University.
The Delta Tau fraternity held its annual banquet at Hotel Berry Toeaday night with about twenty five Deltas inviting their lady friends. Hon Fr Sayre presided as program featured Major Townsend on Reminiscences and several addresses by J H Williams C C Smith B O Higley J M Aulen and others. Attendees included professors Evans Wilson Higler Brann Brann and Carpenter from Northwestern University Gov Brown of Weester and PA Bright.
The first Pi Beta Phi banquet was hosted at Hotel Berry on Friday evening. About thirty couples attended with Mrs J D Broven Mrs C W Super and Mrs ALM Welch as patronesses. Grace Groavenor led as toastmistress as each guest delivered toasts including Miss Mary Coom and Miss Mame O Bleness. Other speakers included Mrs DD Brown Judge Tones of Gallipolis Major MF Jewett and Lt Welch. Attendees also included Alias Pennie Bryer BE O Bliness and several professors and alumni who contributed to a lively, cordial evening.
The local Beta Theta Pi chapter held a Monday evening banquet at Hotel Berry. About seventy guests gathered in the parlors to greet old friends and meet new ones, then moved to dining rooms for a meal and toasts. The event closed with a toast circle and attendees marking the fifty-sixth anniversary of the local chapter.
Last Chapel exercises at nine oclock with greetings from the board. Ohio University graduates listed. Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Chillicothe with National Guard units traveling from Athens and other towns. Also brief ads and notices about medicines and goods.
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