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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
2
The Franklin is published every Friday by Franklin College students in Franklin Indiana. It outlines pricing and advertising terms, with a 1908 postal entry note.
The staff list includes Editor Nellie Eikenberry as editor in chief and Yandell Cline as associate editor with reporters Wither Myer Marion Ross Jessie Wolford Richard Creckaft Marguerite Campbell and business staff Pleasant Huffman Andres Sendon as business manager and circulation manager.
The note suggests men wear heavies and coeds their other lavaliere to cope with snow and ice. It quips that cold makes one a grate man.
The Franklin Star notes rising circulation driven by alumni editions and praise for the composing room. It discusses Gorby Cabinet and the unused Gorby Cabinet room, calls for a geology course, and welcomes a revived Vericlesian society and its Webster rivalry, hoping a literary renaissance follows.
The Pemelesian Literary Society returns after a year long absence on Crank le campus under President Goodell’s revival plan. The move honors college traditions and alums while inviting all students to join, alongside the Webster Literary Society’s ongoing work.
The Purdue Exponent reports a surge of drafted men rushing to recruiting stations after a new draft law. Men are leaving campuses, seeking easy “snap” jobs rather than remaining in school. Secretary Baker urges college men to stay until called, as Uncle Sam assigns placements.
Anonymous letters and quips fill a noisy campus page with old proverbs and editorials. The DePauw Daily names Big Hill Tway as all state football selection while mocking weekly routines and political talk. The Purdue Exponent is quoted joking about illness from lack of sleep.
Professor Deppe announced he curates Die Gorby Cabinet to his biology class but many freshmen did not understand the reference. A sophomore reportedly shared the same lack of knowledge, underscoring confusion among Franklin students.
The author urges men to remain at their posts rather than seek easy positions. Nine million men are available, and those staying show more courage and patriotism. Some may face hard tasks or light ones, but they stay until called, following Secretary Baker’s advice to bide time and stick with the university.
The November issue of the Franklin College Bulletin outlines four reasons for Franklin College’s strong future based on President Goodell’s address to the Baptist state Convention in Terre Haute. It also notes class of 1917 members, summer improvements, 1917 commencements, 1918 summer school plans, and that commencement is likely June 12 1918. Donald B. Wyrick, stationed at Jamestown Virginia, visits Phi Delta Theta brothers this week.
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