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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
5
The article reports two separate contests for best college song and best original music, one for active students and another for alumni or former students, with equal prize amounts. Submissions must reach the committee by April 1, 1918 in typewritten form and may be published among Franklin college songs.
The president delivers a chapel talk stressing genuine service and public recognition for work done for the college community. He notes the burden of service shared for the general good and highlights appreciation from those served, citing The Franklin college paper and Mr. Book.
A collage of quotes from Wilcox Dickens Emerson Carlyle Ruskin and Brooks on resilience luck opportunity and moving forward. The page contrasts cheerful maxims with warnings to seize the moment and endure hardship as life shifts beyond the old year.
Yota Psi Nu entertained the actives with a backward party last Friday night in the fraternity hall. The hall was furnished in backward style and a two course luncheon was served in reverse order. Special guests included Mrs Wright Miss Beach and Miss Hunt.
Franklin college appeals to alumni to form regional associations with a college representative available for speaking at local banquets. Howard C. Whitcomb of Chelsea Mass organizes New England ties, while the college invites input on how alumni can influence future policy and reconnect with old friends. January and February seen as ideal for starting organized efforts.
Ex-students from Franklin College are pictured in a retrospective. Hamlet Allen recalls a lifelong public service in Indiana from teaching to deputy postmaster and clerkship. Others include A J Thurston, Henry Eitel, W A Hartman, and Charles W Jewett among prominent positions in banking, education, and politics.
Catherine Ruthven and Grace MacArthur will spend Thanksgiving with Ruth Williams at her Shelbyville home.
Franklin college plans a faculty driven board of recommendations to assist former students seeking teaching positions. Alumni will receive blanks after holidays to provide current details, enabling the college to match candidates with vacancies without charging a fee and encouraging broad alumni cooperation.
Charles Saunders returns to the Great Lakes naval station on ten days leave from his parents. He is preparing for a navigation officer commission exam. He notes the 20,000 sailors stationed there and new buildings going up to house more personnel.
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