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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
4
A humorous college tale ends with a wartime twist as the Pri Dest girls vote on a policy to economize on dates. They approve a ban on allowing a drink after a show when a couple has attended a theater, while strolling carries no show afterward.
Charles Cross will referee a basketball game in Aurora Indiana tonight between North Vernon and Aurora high schools. George Boyer of Ohio Wesleyan and Wymond French of Indiana University were guests of Franklin friends last weekend. President Goodell will speak at Rochester Theological Seminary May anniversary. Ruth Dwyer attended a clinic at Indianapolis hospital as guest of Indiana University Mental Pathology class. Miss Helen Hunt of Newton Center Mass is visiting cousin Miss Mary Hunt at the dormitory. Hunt is candidate secretary for the Women’s American Foreign Missionary Society and daughter of former Denison University president. The service flag material arrived and will be finished soon eight by twelve feet. number of stars undecided. A program will be set when flag is raised. A Thrift Stamp drive began in chapel with Dean A T Belknap and Treasurer W A Burton urging purchases. The Dean, Treasurer and Clarence Arnett join the college committee for stamp sales. stamps go on sale at the treasurer’s office. Dairy Lunch restaurant will display photos of Franklin College athletes, including Wit Nelp Hugh Lowery Bruce Bowen, with plans to hang team pictures and arrange a photograph of the current basketball squad.
Students face a chaotic finals timetable with exams in one and two hour courses at the last recitation before next Wednesday and longer courses lasting two hours. The schedule reverses for 2130 classes with varied times across Wednesday Thursday and Friday, stirring anxiety.
The paper corrects last week’s report showing freshmen and sophomores tied for lead. Freshmen now lead after beating sophomores 13 to ? and no team has lost a game. A council committee has purchased trophy cups and will report next meeting. One cup goes to the girls tournament winner.
A local Y M C A War Fund appeal warns pledges must be paid at once to reach 1200 dollars. Only about 25 dollars was contributed last week. The letter from J J Parker urges sending all money to New York by January 31 and stresses urgency to meet the goal, with few exceptions for inability to pay.
At a recent meeting the Webster Literary Society installed winter term officers. Waneta Deer was named president with William Book as vice president and Mable Hays as first consul. Other officers include Charlotte Trout second consul Claud Smith and more.
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