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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1919
Page
3
Reports from Notre Dame indicate freshmen faces harsher discipline after recent breaches of order. A chapel song gathering devolved into scattered yells as upperclassmen impose stricter rules. While most freshmen show improvement, one lasting issue remains with the class still pushing boundaries despite green cap traditions.
Miss Anne Ted lande Yeoman and Miss Mary n heard Alma Gluck at the air ep Mereh in Indianapolis on Sunday. The notes were well received as college action returned, ending the week with a favorable reception.
Prof. J. T. C. Noe spoke in Stott Hall on Friday presenting humorous and artistic poetry from his own work. Miss Ednad Smith, Helen Constable and Esther Closson provided music for the evening, and the audience was delightfully entertained.
Dr. Thomas Carr Howe of Butler College spoke to over a hundred students and faculty at Stott Hall about the need to educate and Americanize immigrants. He urged teaching English to help foreigners learn American laws and customs and reduce perceived threats to the nation. Charles J. Orbison, Indianapolis lawyer, will speak at the next Y M C A meeting.
Sophomore coeds beat Seniors 7 to 0 in Thursday afternoon play led by Ruthven and Scott. Juniors top Freshmen 6 to 4 to tie for second with the Seniors. Final tourney game in two weeks open to the public with 15 cent admission, proceeds to the Y W A war fund. Norma Merrill and Ruth McDaniel visited homes in Indianapolis and Brownsburg.
A new Shrine of the Silent Art forms at Franklin College as the Campus Movie becomes a permanent feature. The initial production The Vicar for Wakefield was shown in Stott Hall after a student committee canvassed tickets and two competitive teams sold about two hundred. The program plans more features including Kipling Naulahka Hugo Les Miserables and King Lear with Bryant Washburn and Marie Ostse set to appear.
Americans once impressed by English domestic help found themselves returning home as British servant availability dwindled. War work drew women away from service, leaving households short staffed and unable to hire.
The piece notes many households closed their doors and moved to hotels as war ends, with workers reluctant to return to domestic service. Government pay supports fledgling unemployment for thirteen weeks while many sew into factory roles or emigrate. a London hotel chambermaid illustrates harsh hours and low pay, fueling calls for a chambermaid union to win shorter hours better food and higher wages.
Reconstruction plans include building a railway to Regina as part of a broader program. The outline mentions three hundred miles of railway lines and several major projects slated for execution in March.
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