Basketball opens with Purdue clash on New Year's night
A large turnout of hopefuls fills practice as Wyrick and Mize exit. Gooch Thurber and Yeoman return, with several veterans and freshmen competing for guard and forward spots. The season opens New Year’s night at Lafayette against Purdue, followed by a home game and a January 5 meeting with Indiana at Bloomington.
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Wyrick
Mize
Gooch Thurber
Yeoman
Pruitt
Klyver
Muthkin
Lowery
Bowen
Capt. C
Vandiver
Nelp
Hamilton
Short
Craig
Crecraft
Gilmore
Merrill
Beerhbower
Liberty Center
Moeller
New Bethel
White
Franklin
Chaney
Hopewell
Cross
Lebanon
Denman
Crawfordsville
H. Vandiver
J. Vandi
Elect Class Captains For Basketball Teams
In the gym Tuesday afternoon the girls elected class captains for basketball. Lou Emma Crouch was chosen manager and Blanche Crawford Clarice Ratlife and Frances Moss were elected captains. Plans include winter games then outdoor tennis and baseball.
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Lou Emma Crouch
Blanche Crawford
Clarice Ratlife
Frances Moss
Bowen Named Captain Elect of Rossville Football Team
Bruce Bowen of Rossville was elected unanimously by the squad to lead the 1916 football team. The two year man, formerly a guard, has shifted to tackle this season and is regarded as the ideal leader who can inspire pep in the team. Bowen also belongs to Sigma Alpha Epsilon and was chosen last spring to head the 1916 track team.
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Bruce Bowen
Rossville
Bonie
Bowen
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Color Series Aims to Boost Basketball Interest
Coach Thurber plans a color series to be played in the coming months to spark interest and develop skill. The program emphasizes exercise recreation and game learning, with potential to identify and build varsity material for future teams.
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Thurber
Franklin College eyed for next track and field meet
Athletic field improvements include tile beneath Goodell field for rapid drainage and a planned cinder path. Negotiations are under way to host the next Indiana high school track and field meet at Franklin College, which may attract participants from across the state.
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Goodell
Franklin College
Indiana
Franklin
Cross Country Interest Aims to Build Track Talent
Coach Thurber promotes cross-country running as a healthful form of exercise designed to develop promising track men and create interest in the sport.
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Thurber
Miss Ruth Dame Visits Colby Academy Sister in New London
Miss Ruth Dame of Colby Academy New London N H visits her sister Margaret at the dormitory. They attend the performance Il Trovatore Saturday night.
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Alice McGuire
Glenn Law
Indianapolis
Tales of Hoffman
B. F. Keith
Ruth Dame
Colby Academy
New London
N. H
Margaret
Il Trevatore
Reverend W H Book Delivers Record Meeting Speech
Rev W H Book of Columbus, Indiana, a renowned speaker, addressed the Y M C A gathering to provide direct, shoulder-to-shoulder talk. Attendance reached a record with about seventy men present. Franklin College students know him for supporting the college library, donating three new volumes this year.
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Book
Indiana
Franklin College
Y W C A Jubilee Plans Highlight Millicent Hosmer Talk
Miss Millicent Hosmer of Indianapolis spoke to Y W C A girls on the March jubilee for the fifty year anniversary. The four aims include membership growth publicity free will offering in Grace Dodge’s name, and emphasizing spiritual work for college students. February 1 marks the membership rally with potential guest speakers and a “Girls of Yesterday” pageant. March 3 will observe birthday celebrations with thanksgiving and rejoicing.
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Millicent Hosmer
Indianapolis
Y. W
Grace Dodge
Y. W. CG A
Faust at Murat Seen by Six Patrons on Wednesday
Irene Chandler Esther Wilson Esther Meyer and Ben Hanna Julian Carter and Claude Yeoman attended a Wednesday matinee of Faust at the Murat theater.
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Irene Chandler
Esther Wilson
Esther Meyer
Ben Hanna
Julian Carter
Claude Yeoman
Faust
the Murat
Inter Class Basketball Shows Clear Improvement
Sophomores and seniors win in the second series as juniors topple the sophomores. Freshmen fight seniors to a close finish with White and H Vandiver as bright lights for the yearlings while Mullikin leads the seniors in scoring. Vandivier, Nelp, and Wilson pace the sophomores in a fast, hard fought contest.
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Beerhower
Middleton
White
Chaney
H. Vandiver
Nelp
Sophia
Vandivier
Vandiver
Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Josephine Wood
Bowen, Captain Elect
Giant
W. H. Book
W. H. Book of Colum
Y. W. G. A. Notes
Mullikin
Seitner
White Doub
Middleton Leitner
Finkenbiner
Chaney Yeoman
Bailey
Doub
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