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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
1
Franklin college weighs a one or two day holiday to send students into the country to saw wood for the heating plant as coal supplies thin. Four more coal cars are due, bringing forty plus tons to last about eight days, while officials deny plans to close the college.
Committees from rival literary societies meet to select eight debaters, three per side with an alternate, by tryouts. Each team leader may deliver rebuttals, the debate to be held in the college chapel on a Friday. Judges may include prominent Franklin stat figures. winner likely receives a ten dollar prize.
The college updates degree rules under Dean Belknap, mandating 124 credit points and a grade average around 78 to 84 percent. Regular work remains 12 to 16 hours plus mandatory physical culture in the first two years. The changes aim for fairer outcomes rather than harder work.
A local student Lestie Bh Donkin wrote Off to the Front a war song praised by Chicago music circles. A music house offered rights but he declined and proposed a share from sales instead. The piece is regarded as strong and may rival Over There and Long Boy, with publication due in February.
Four games into the season, sophomores lead with two wins and one loss. They beat the seniors 17 to 1 last week, and the freshmen edged the seniors in overtime. The sophomores also defeated the juniors 10 to 4 on Monday, with two Thursday games: freshmen toppled seniors in overtime, and sophomores beat juniors in the second game. The silver cap standings are set by the student council.
Tonight at seven o'clock Franklin College hosts the primary oratorical contest in the college chapel. Six speakers will present on timely topics, with Esther Closson leading songs before the addresses. The program, under the Periclesian and Webster societies, features Roberts orchestra, Esther Lyons solo, and glee club numbers.
Franklin travels to Earlham for the first A L game of the season, with Campbell returning from knee trouble and Thurber expected to field the same lineup. The Quakers and Franklin both aim to start strong as fans hope for a solid road performance and minimal season disruption.
A college conducts a patriotic survey highlighting student support and campus activities. A girl writes to 57 soldiers expressing thanks and solidarity with servicemen.
A patriotic survey of 186 students at the college reports 9470.02 dollars raised for war funds. Liberty Loan bonds total 7750.00, Thrift Stamps 81.12, Y M C A funds 1249.40, Red Cross 274.50, and Belgian and Serbian relief 181.30 dollars. One hundred eighty one dollars and thirty cents went to additional funds.
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