Depauw articles - Putnam

Source: Greencastle Herald 22 Jan 1908 p 1

Bids of the several contractors who desire securing the contract for building the DePauw Carnegie Library were opened in the office of Dr. EH Hughes, President of the University this afternoon.  The time limit for filing bids was at 12 o’clock today. That several are anxious to build the library was shown by the number of bids.  Virtually every bid was represented by some member of the firm from which it came, who was here to personally look after the interest of his firm.  On account of the large number of bids and the different styles in which they were submitted the committee were busy most of the afternoon with the work of choosing the best proposal. The members of the building committee are: Dr EH Hughes, Dr. SB Town; RL O’Hair; Hugh Dougherty of Indianapolis; WH Adams of Bloomington; Harry Whitman of Shelbyville; Dr. HG Campbell of Rochester, J. Smith Talley of Terre Haute and AL Mason of Indianapolis.  All the members of the committee were here this afternoon.  The committee meeting was private.  Not even newspaper representatives were admitted.  Just before the committee went into session one of its members announced that there were approximately 12 bids to be gone over.  He said that nothing regarding the work of the committee would be given out until after the work was completed, which probably would be late this afternoon.  The new library building will cost near $50,000.

Classic DePauw – poem by James Buchanan Elmore (25 years in Jackville)