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Newspaper

Franklin

Location

Franklin, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1917

Page

3

College notes and campus announcements in brief

A collection of campus items including new pledges, class absences due to illness, musical and dramatic preparations, sports plans, and faculty activities. Individuals named include Jimmie Lee Wheeler, Josephine Boyd, Lou Edith Wimborough, Russel Shirley, Conrad Hamilton, Paul D. Scott, Mrs. Wells, Rev. W. H. Book, and Mariam Ross. Several lost items and travel mentions feature, with illness affecting schedules and a planned spring trip for the glee club.

College luncheon and union activities at First Baptist Church

Last week college classes in science and household economics hosted a luncheon for the college board. All college men and women are invited to weekly Baptist Young People's Union meetings at the church on Sunday evenings at 6. Richard Crecraft was elected business manager of the Wigs and Queues to fill the vacancy from Russel Wilson’s resignation. The glee club and vocal students will perform the oratorio Queen Esther in February under church auspices.

Baptist Young People’s Union The Baptist Churen Richard Crecraft Russel Wilson Glee Club First Baptist Church

Philosophy Snippet on Fools and Fortune

A brief thought notes that the world would be pleasanter without many fools, followed by the remark that making a living would be harder without them. The exchange presents a wry contrast between social ease and economic challenge.

Foretaste Daughter Advised on Marriage Reform

A dialogic fragment presents a daughter intent on marrying to reform him and a mother urging practical proof by a week of washing before commitment. The exchange highlights contrasting views on marriage and reform within family dialogue.

Laughing at a Silly Domestic Scene

A humorous exchange mocks temperance lecturing and marital strife as a henpecked husband laments his wife’s drastic influence on his drinking, while a mother sleeps nearby and a toy balloon incident surfaces. The fragment hints at broader debate on art and culture.

Music Paper and Education Topics Featured in Briefs

A compact page highlights items on music and education with focus on the Clevenger Imprompta and Mildred White Paper. It also notes works by Herbert Thurston and the Webster family in workplace context. John Fornwald and Irene Green are listed among contributors.

Saan Ne Sakealgsephine Clevenger Imprompta Mildred White Herbert Thurston

Students Seek Manuscripts From Collegiate Writers

Writers urged to submit plays verses lyrics and recitations for purchase by New York publishers. The call targets college students in universities where many works are expected to meet merit and potential success.

Audi Field -of- York

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