Liberty junior wins statewide interclass debate at IU
Omer Farr of Liberty Indiana, a junior at Indiana University, won the longstanding State Schools Oratorical Association contest held before about 300 students. Eight competitors spoke for two hours on the Inland Deep Waterways Question, with Farr praised for clean concise phrasing that carried the win. Other contestants included freshmen Don Meller Anderson Ralph Richman Richmond sophomores Gustav Weinmann New Albany Earl Keyes Peru junior Norman Behr Noblesville seniors Thurman Van Metre Frankton and Charles Roll Piemonte.
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Omer Farr
Liberty
Ind
Indiana University
State Schools’ Oratorical Association
Claen
Don Meller
Anderson
Ralph Richman
Richmond
Gustav Weinmann
New Albany
Earl Keyes
Peru
Norman Behr
Noblesville
Thurman van Metre
Frankton
Charles Roll
Piemonte
College Receives 10000 Dollar Endowment Gift and Lands
The Oakland City College endowment grows with a major gift of lands valued at ten thousand dollars. The field secretary Rev J R Edwards accepted the donation amid a special chapel program with many locals in attendance. A separate ten thousand dollar gift to Baptist foreign missions is also noted. Mrs Bruner’s music pupils recently gave a recital in the chapel and Miss Gertrude Kerlin of Whiteland visited Fay Smith.
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Oakland City College
J. R. Edwards
Dearing
Oakland City
General Baptist
Smaller colleges valued for education and character, says Dr. Wiley
Dr. Wiley lauds Indiana's smaller colleges for spreading education and moral training. He cites Hanover as his alma mater and argues one dollar buys more education there than twenty five at Harvard. He fears small colleges' loss would harm society and notes his log cabin birth and recent farm purchase.
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Ham
Franklin
Indiana
Wiley
Hanover
Harvard
Tom
Dr. Wiley
Harvards
Jefferson County
Juvenile House Hunt Party Ends With Treats
Girls opened the darkened house for a playful evening while boys armed with toy pistols hunted for deer and crackers. Each hunt concluded with a pistol crack and horn blast as Mr Boyer and Miss Glenn won Franklin posters for gathering the most game. The event ended with daisy shaped cream and light refreshments.
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Boyer
Glenn
Franklin
Society
Purdue Adopts Letter Policy for Winning Football Teams
The article notes Purdue's football team record under Coach Jones and states a new precedent that only winning teams may wear the varsity letter. It highlights the policy as a standard set by the school.
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Jones
Purdue
Butler and rivals decline debate league bids
Butler College, Wabash and Earlham refused to join a triangular debating league with Butler. Miami and Ohio State were chosen to fill vacancies. The Butler College Dramatic Club elected officers and new members. A three member committee will meet Tarkington Baker to plan the coming season.
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Wabash
Earlham
Butler
Miami
Ohio State Universities
Butler College Dramatic Club
Tarkington Baker
Wabash Senior Class Chooses Comic Opera Title
At Tuesday night meeting the senior class selected The Mascots as the comic opera to present. Miss Claribe Shirk of 1900 has returned to her Greensburg home.
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Claribe Shirk
Greensburg
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Oakland City Institution
Gertrude Kerlin
Whiteland
Fay Smith
Fred Gaston
Irene Barcus
Indianapolis
Mr. Townsend
Florence Henry
Gam
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