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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
1
The June 43 1917 issue presents staff credits for editor Nellie Eikenberry and reporters Esther Meyer Marion Ross Jesse Wolford Richard Crecraft with greetings to alumni. It closes with a buoyant line about unity in adversity, noting onion strength amid summer heat.
The Franklin launches its first issue under new staff with a pledge to improve and a request for forbearance for inevitable mistakes. The editors seek support from students alumni and faculty to help the paper serve the alma mater and deliver better journalism.
The publisher pledges a bigger five column four page issue with more news and live ads. Alumni and students are urged to subscribe and contribute news articles while faculty and friends are asked for financial and moral support to grow the paper and the school.
Last Thursday night the recital drew a sizable crowd from town and college. Performers acquitted themselves well and pleased attendees, though several numbers were cancelled due to illness, it was the best show in years.
Indiana now has 774,642 children of school age, up 2,900 from last year, per Horace Ellis, state superintendent of public instruction. The 1916 enumeration showed 774,342 pupils, reflecting an increase over 1915 of almost 6,000.
J C Smith attended the class play on Monday night as part of a school program.
Marjorie Cook and Helen Webb spent the day in the city on Saturday enjoying local shops and events.
Beck presented Sparticus to the Gladiators and Webster’s reply by Helen Bailey impressed judges J. C. Webb Mrs. Pulliam and R. D. Stott. Anthony and Sendon performed strong pieces. Grady’s New South closed the event enjoyed by college attendees. Prizes, provided by the late Judge Baldwin, include silver and bronze medals.
Pi Beta Phi actives and alumni mark the sorority’s fiftieth anniversary with a campus spread and an afternoon program in the chapter room at the dormitory.
Capt. H. M. Billingsley of Crawfordsville, from the class of ’56, attended the reunion and proved the school register wrong by appearing alive after being listed as deceased. His presence exposed the clerical error and affirmed he is very much among the living.
Miss Dorothy Telker of Lebanon is hosted by Misses Charlotte and Marjorie Cooke as a guest visiting the area.
Miss Mary Jessup of West Newton is hosted by Florence Ratcliffe at the dormitory for a visit.
Miss Glenna Vandiver of Franklin High School 1917 has enrolled in the Summer School. Miss Mary Cross, longtime secretary to the president, resigns and leaves Franklin July 1 to become secretary to Dr. Carlton at the Newberry Library in Chicago.
The article lists graduates and names including Jayne Merrill Nelp Swenson and Wilson in the officers camp granted special furloughs for the commencement. The school year ends with a reception this evening and honorary degrees conferred Otis W Caldwell LL D and Rev F M Huckleberry D D.
A lyrical postal themed note to Franklin expresses longing to stay and return, promising to relinquish cap and gown and dwell forever in memories of halls stairs trees and the mailbox. The speaker references Miss Palmer's federal meaning and Dean Belknap's chalk pictures to anchor school memories and homesickness.
Richard Crecraft and Donald Smith representing Franklin College in tennis were presented with the old English tennis F by Coach Roberts on Friday.
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