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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
1
Classified notice states terms apply to advertising and that the item is filed as second class matter dated November 18, 1908 with the Franklin Indiana post office under the act of March 3, 1879.
An editor note lists William Book as Editor-in-Chief with Nellie BreeNessociate Editor Yandell Cline and other staff including Esther Myer and Jess Hraft. Publicity and business roles are assigned to Om Nu Ponrane, Wolford Aghard Crec Iness Huffman and Andres Noendon with circulation noted.
Excerpt from The Daily Illini poem printed in the Depauw Daily stirs school pride as students read lines about football. Franklin fellows complain of Georgetown field mud while a Kentuckian recalls a muddy end run and surfacing water during play.
Welcome Butler students greet old time visitors at the college. The note invites newcomers to feel at home and enjoy their visit, with a light caution not to challenge the local football team. The passage reflects campus hospitality and ongoing school rivalries.
The article notes a strong mutual spirit between Franklin and Butler colleges, located within twenty miles of each other. It emphasizes shared ideals and student standards, and that rivalry during games does not erase long term sympathy and cooperation in efforts for uplift of both institutions.
A Franklin reader defends the college football standing against DePauw and the Daily. The letter argues Franklin has defeated all state secondary schools, notes DePauw’s absence from the I C A L, and urges fair credit for Franklin’s league leadership.
A compiled set of nostalgic quips from various papers lampoons older fashion and social habits. Phrases reflect memories of boiled shirts bow ties celluloid collars buggy rides and rainbow veils, ending with a riff on gendered dress and youth fashions.
The excerpt cites brief, disparate lines from several papers including the Houston Post Dayton News Indianapolis Star and Columbus Republic noting attitudes toward propriety Morality and propriety in society are lampooned by references to fashion dress codes decency in mixed audiences and burlesque humor through terse newspaper quips.
A school editorial urges Franklin football players to maintain training after a disappointing Georgetown game. It notes that lack of preparation may have inflated the opponent’s score and reminds players that the school’s pride, traditions, and honored alumni demand their best effort.
Nellie Eikenberry traveled to Louisville with her parents to visit her brothers at Camp Taylor. Student volunteers led an open meeting Monday afternoon explaining their organization’s purpose with Waneta Deer as president and talks by Mary Phillips Evelyn Dunkin Esther Closson and Waneta Deer.
John H. Skeen born in 17 has accepted the pastorate of the Rogers Park Baptist church in Chicago. He notes the superintendent is a Franklin man and says others from college are interested inviting wide support. He views the church location as among the best parts of the city and sees a wonderful opportunity ahead.
Freshmen recall Franklin pride as Franklin faces Butler in a crucial football game on Goodell field. The campus braces for the biggest home match of the year with a large Butler delegation arriving by two special cars. Coach Thurber hints at a tough battle and a lineup likely to stay mostly intact.
Magdaline Glick will leave Monday to visit in Oxford Ohio. Prof H C Merrill was a guest of Phi Delta Theta at dinner Tuesday evening.
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