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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
1
The piece notes a postponement of sweater coat decisions until after vacation and hopes for Christmas gifts for needy students. Mr. Burton urges personal responsibility while considering the college's welfare, cautioning against personal retaliation and urging fair handling of finances.
Mr. Schmith opened meeting. "Hail to Franklin" sung. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Sweater coat motion removed from the table. Sweater coat amendment tabled indefinitely. An amendment to the sweater coat proposal would award sweat er coats to all sophomore and freshman F men. Left over until next meeting. Adjournment.
A dormitory Christmas piece praises dorm party efforts led by Anne Ledford Agnes White and N A B 18. It notes decorations fine food from Mrs Wright and cooks, and regrets a noon lacking dessert. It commends workers with immeasurable appreciation for their hard work.
A playful college dormitory poem lampoons late nights and alarm clocks as seniors lead dorm life revelry. The piece jokes about professors thinking students are stars, room mates and food runs, and ends with holiday anticipation and an author tag I, M. F.48 with apologies to Longfellow.
Earlham, Depauw, Wabash, and Indiana squads appear in a busy bulletin with results: Earlham lost 44 to 24 at Bloomington after a scoreless stretch, Earlham beat the foothallers 23 to 21, Wabash crushed the Dentals 73 to 10, and Indiana led by about 20 points in a later game. The piece also notes nose guard injuries, class competition at Butler, and a campus study linking rooming patterns to academic performance.
Wabash College confident to beat Purdue as they meet in Lafayette on Tuesday night. The Scarlet past meeting Purdue in practice games over Christmas boosted belief, though last year Purdue won at Purdue, complicating state title claims. Margaret Thompson and Qoline Heck visited Indianapolis. Leslie Dunkin preached at Amity last Sunday.
The YW girls held a successful weekly meeting led by Miss Stewart who shared ideas on giving and the spirit of Christmas. Esther Lyons sang That Night of Nights and Elizabeth Lemmon read The Sad Shepherd by Van Dyke. Girls spoke on the Spirit of Christmas and sang carols. Edith Wright closed with There Came Upon the Midnight Clear.
Active members of Phi Alpha Pi were invited to a Monday chicken dinner served by pledges. The long dining hall was decorated for Christmas. Class representatives Ben Hanna Don Hamilton Herbert Thurston Fred Robertson and Arthur Enos gave toasts, with Enos recently returning from the border.
Esther Myer spent Saturday night with Florence Merrill in a social visit reported by local society notices. The two women were seen at a private gathering in town, sharing conversation and light refreshments amid a cordial atmosphere.
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