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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1919
Page
4
BEN FRANKLIN notes a morale boost from the Almanack co ed contest as the student body eyes a mild week of activity. He hints at LCAL games with Franklin potentially finishing second in the 1919 standings if energy rises.
Franklin College contributed a sizable group to the Missionary Conference, second only to North Manchester. Delegates included Dean Belknap and professors Palmer and Roberts along with students and spouses. Speakers covered China Outlook, Belgian Congo, British East Africa, India, Burma, and missionary drives by multiple boards and societies.
Prof Irving Schwerke surveys Nero in opera from Rubinstein’s 1880 Nero in Hamburg to Handel’s earlier Nero, noting enduring fascination with Rome’s era. He highlights Nero’s musical court, Terpnos the cithara player, and the tyrant’s struggle for artistic recognition despite a tainted soul.
Delegations met Sunday to discuss missionary instruction and possible work at their colleges. A committee was named to refine and present The World-Problems Forum plan to Franklin students. The plan, developed by the Y M C A, is already at Indiana University and Purdue.
Miss Catherine Ruthven won the co ed swimming meet with 24 points, followed by Florence Merrill with 15 and Mary Elizabeth Branham with 7. Events included sprints and strokes with Ruthven taking multiple firsts. officials were Mrs W A Burton Miss Margaret Thompson Payne and Miss Marian Chard. A May meet is planned per Miss Chard.
Private Byron Knowlton, former Franklin College student, is seriously ill in Hoboken military hospital due to wounds received in France. A relapse with complications and Spanish influenza worsens his condition as his parents travel from Flatrock, with plans to return to New Jersey for further updates.
The Y M C A meeting Thursday evening was led by Miss Mable Hanna and the social service committee. Ruth McDaniel reviewed The Social Meaning of the Lord's Prayer. Mary Short reported on the Northside Mission industrial class. Hanna spoke on Mission Sunday school work. Gladys Rudd supplied special music.
The Quantitative Analysis and Organic rooms in the Department of Chemistry now feature an indirect electric lighting system installed this week, significantly brightening the work areas.
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