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Franklin

Location

Franklin, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1917

Page

4

Want College Men at Camp Fort Benjamin Harrison May 8

President Belknap announces a three month training camp for college men over 20 years 8 months at Fort Benjamin Harrison starting May 8. B F Hendricks will discuss the plan with prospective entrants at 3 15 in the Franklin public library. No pay, but government defrays all stay expenses.

Belknap Fort Benjamin Harrison B. F. Hendricks Officers Reserve Corps Franklin Public Library

Prohibition judges preside over orator contest at Indiana college

Judges including DePauw University officials and Earlham alum Hadley preside as contestants deliver comic verses about the ideal coed. The event features Alva J. Rucker and H. P. Scott among the jurists and notes a PT Beta Phi alumni spread for attendees.

Waylor Universi DePauw Univer’ Central ‘Normal Se Jton Indianapolis Lawrence Hadley Earlham College Alva J. ‘Rucker H. P. Scott Greensburg Harry 8. Warner Intercollegiate Prohibition Association

Baseball Players Shuffling as War Camps Loom

The article notes unsettled athletics due to military enlistments for Indiana and Kentucky training camps to begin May 14 at Fort Harrison. It mentions Vance seen daily with a hickory bat, Curtis under scrutiny, and Earl Ham game postponed by rain as Curtis eyes future chances, while preparations proceed for upcoming games and war impact.

Vance Curtis Earlham Goodedd Field Indiana Kentucky Fort Harrison

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