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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1917
Page
1
The DePauw Daily notes Miss Icy Frost chosen queen over at Greecastle school. The piece also mocks the recurring society habit of hat theft among male students at Franklin college, calling the act a nefarious custom and predicting Damp Rain as a potential Robin Hood representative.
A damaged OCR snippet shows garbled quotes and phrases about anger and a hat. The readable bits include "taken, And the anger" and "keep the hat" with unclear surrounding context and no identifiable people or organizations.
On April 26 1917 the executive board met and voted to present to the Student Council a plan to cover spring baseball and track costs. They recommend selling at least one hundred sixty tickets to avoid a deficit and threatening to cancel all athletics if the target is not met by April 27. They also offer tickets to financially strapped students with a two dollar personal note payable by May 7 to the management. Signed Philip Schmith president and Nellie Eickenberry secretary.
The minutes record an April 27 special meeting called by the president. The executive board recommends selling 160 Student Council tickets by April 27, 1917 or athletics are canceled. A motion to issue tickets to students in need with a two dollar personal note due by May 7, 1917 was carried.
Hallie Hamilton, business manager of the Junior Annual, announces that several men who are leaving the organization will not be replaced. The notice emphasizes transition within the event’s management and future involvement.
The graduation roster lists Vance Curtis Elmer Dils Donald Dunkin Mary Foster William Gillespie Esther Marie Griffith Marguerite Hall Ben Hanna Regina Helm Clarence Jayne Wayne Merrill Mable Miles William Nelp Roy Pavy Mae Robertson Hulda Rhode Magdalene Schmith Philip Schmith Ralph Sheek John Skeen Helen Stevens Ruth Stevens Roxye Storms Amy Sutton Swan Swenson Jay Thom George Walden Russell Wilson and Josephine Wood.
Dr. Matthews lectures to women on first aid as clubs churches and sororities promote Red Cross work in Franklin. Pi Beta Phi alumni and Delta Delta Delta sisters sew napkins and towels for hospital boxes while college girls take a weekly lecture series aimed at future service to the country.
Franklin urged readiness among college trained men to support the nation during the current crisis. He stressed the need for education and service and spoke of the hoped for future role of Franklin in the educational world and the Greater Franklin movement.
A list of presentations at Webster Program May 11 1917 includes Irene Chandler Esther Berghill Conrad Hamilton Helen Glesaier and Elizabeth Boal. Topics cover literature's role in civilization history applied to present life and debating English versus general education with affirmative and negative speakers.
A local Baptist church member will serve as a delegate to the Northern Baptist church convention on the upcoming Wednesday the 20th, pending arrangements at the church.
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