College quint seeks positions amid strong turnout at Recreation Hall
Between 25 and 30 men report for basketball practice after the first call two weeks ago. Veterans like Campbell and Strohl lead floor guard work while promising newcomers and several freshmen vie for forward spots. Make-up grades threaten eligibility, and rumors swirl about a key player.
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Beerbower
Gale
Graham
Pike
Ross
Hatton
Ningsolver
Hamilton
Gilmore
Records
Barnett
Paul Merrell
Skillman
Campbell
Strohl
Bridges
Larrmore
Woods
Waynetown
Benjamin
New Bethel
Bost
Benum
Sandborn
Old H C L Up Again Glass Backboards for Basketball
Athletic authorities report no immediate plan to install glass backboards for basketball. High school teams push for the upgrade during sectional tournaments, but funds must first be freed from debt. Prof. Roberts says backstops are costly interior fixtures and total bankruptcy avoidance hinges on cutting necessities.
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Roberts
Recital Trio To Benefit College Clubs
Miss Barbara Schmidt Miss Maude Schmidt and Miss Merle Cotton of Indianapolis plan recitals at the college within the next two weeks to aid the M C A and Y W C A. Secured by Prof A J Bernault the performers donate services. The Schmidt sisters are chautauqua readers and instrumentalists while Miss Cotton a city teacher will present The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart. A free will offering will be taken.
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Barbara
Maude ‘Schmidt
Merle Cotton
Indianapolis
A. J Bernault
Thhey
Schmidt
Miss Cotton
Mary Roberts Rhinehart
William Bridges Named Editor in Chief of Fresh Franklin
William Bridges, managing editor of The Franklin, was named editor in chief of The Freshman edition of The Franklin by the faculty committee on student publications. The edition goes to press next Friday with a staff including Paul Mozingo as managing editor and Arnold Vaught as a reporter.
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William Bridges
the Franklin
Paul Mozingo
William Mullendore
Rhiel Vandivier
Marc Waggener
Ford Arthur
Arnold Vaught
Mildred Parker
Dorcas Mills
Mary Belle Hougham
Pauline Gordon
Elvin Barnett
Zelda McCammon
Mata Hauser
William Morris
Raymond Kelly
Franklin Post No. 208 organized with 100 charter members
Rollin Ott, treasurer, presented the Franklin Post application for a charter to Indianapolis as one hundred Franklin area service men join as charter members. The post will be known as Franklin Post No. 208 and new Legion buttons are available to charter members through Ott, Todd, Van Hiper, or Ransdell.
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Franklin Post
American Legion
Rollin Ott
Indianapolis
Franklin
Indiana
Thurber to Represent Franklin at State Oratorical Meet
Prof J M Thurber will represent Franklin College at the state oratorical meeting in Indianapolis on Friday next. Delegates from Earlham Buller Notre Dame Hanover Wabash and Franklin will meet to discuss the season setup and choose a date and site for the intercollegiate debate. Faculty members and wives were guests of the Dormitory women at Sunday dinner. Town girls led YWCA services Thursday evening with Mrs Theo Sharp at the helm and Lois Williams singing.
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J.M. Thurber
Franklin College
Indianapolis
Earlham
Buller
Notre Dame
Hanover
Wabash
Franklin
Theo Sharp
Lois Williams
Commoners to Present Christmas Playlet This Evening
The Commoners will present the Christmas playlet A Christmas Conspiracy coached by Leslie Carson. The cast includes Ned Porter George Banta Alice Heath Alma Tholke Henry Heath and many others with Pearl Gross Edith Wilson and John Grinstead also featured in readings and a Life Savers paper.
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Leslie Carson
Ned Porter
George Banta
Alice Heath
Alma Tholke Henry Heath
Feral Green
Dorothy Campbell
Ruth Gordon
Camphbell
Letha DeBard Bud
Warren Winchester
Grandma Heath
Elsie Redman
Grandpa Heath
Howard Myers
Roger
Bryan Sanders
Mary
Cece
Myra Carter
Austin Moore
Helen Fuller
Ethel Moore
Ethel Morris
Fred Moore
George Stickles
Baby Moore
Velma Clayton
Pearl Gross
Edith Wilson
John Grinstead
Franklin college chorus to perform Christmas program Sunday
Sunday afternoon at 3 30 the college chorus presents a Christmas program of selections from The Messiah at First Baptist church. The event features Girls Glee Club singing Lift Thine Eyes and Handel Largo Oh God Thou Art My God with soloists from Franklin churches and organist W R Voris accompanying. Mrs O T LaGrange and Mrs J C Rand will perform Come Unto Him and He Shall Feed His Flock respectively with Inez Owen at the piano.
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First Baptist Church
Franklin
God
O. T. LaGrange
Presbyterian Church
J. C
Franklin College Bills Cleared By Army Auditor
A. T. C. bills against the Surgeon General totaling about 650 dollars for medical attention, nurse hire, and laundry during last winter’s influenza outbreak were checked and deemed just. Capt. H. M. Mims, stationed at the college, reviewed the claims and forwarded his report to Surgeon General headquarters. A Student Council meeting is set for Monday to consider athletic award recommendations and the next season’s basketball schedule.
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Franklin College
United States
H. M. Mims
Mims
Surgeon
Army
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