DePauw may lose Rockefeller gift over unpaid endowment
A joint DePauw University board meeting in Chicago focuses on collecting about $75,000 in overdue endowment pledges. If unpaid by January 1, the General Education Board fund could withhold roughly $16,000, threatening the Rockefeller grant.
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Rockefeller
Board of Trustees
DePauw University
LaSalle Hotel
Chicago
General Education Board. of
New York
Rockefeller Educational Fund
George R. Grose
Salem B. Town
C. A. Wade
DePauw Fraternity Scholarship Rankings May Not Be Published
Faculty at DePauw advises against publishing fraternity and sorority grade rankings for this semester. Dean Edwin Post says the report may not be printed as a recommendation rather than a mandate. Publication of the annual report beyond the current term remains uncertain.
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DePauw
Edwin Post
Dean Post
Anniversary of Organ Gift Celebrated at Chapel
Prof Van Denman Thompson played two organ numbers in the chapel to mark one year since the new organ was dedicated. He performed Elizabeth's Prayer from Tannhauser and In Spring Time by Kinder. Dr H A Gobin moved that a message of appreciation be sent to Mrs Sally Bowman Caldwell of Orange New Jersey who funded the organ in memory of her father the late Bishop Thomas Bowman. motion carried unanimously.
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Thompson
Elizabeth
Tannhauser
Kinder
H. A. Gobin
Sally Bowman Caldwell
Orange
N. J
University
Thomas Bowman
Fox Ridge Children Get Christmas Gifts From Sororities
Sixty children from Fox Ridge district and beyond attended Christmas parties hosted by Delta Zeta and Alpha Phi sororities. Delta Zetas provided mittens and toys at 2:00 PM, with one boy arriving early at 12:45. Alpha Phi entertained the youngsters and distributed gifts.
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Fox Ridge
Delta Zeta
Alpha Phi
Delta Zetas
Alpha Phis
News Tirth: Citizens Report On Local Incidents
A terse local notice lists various dramatic events including deaths, elopements, marriages, fires, divorces, embezzlement, arrests, arrivals, safekeeping failures, robberies, and a fatal act. The item ends with a contact line for the News Telephone 65.
The Elfin Laugh of a Comic Opera Queen
Majot known as Old Bones watches a comic opera queen with infectious laughter that awakens him from academic restraint. He pursues her backstage and suppresses his dull lab life to seek a purer truth with the beloved performer on a serenely ideal journey.
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Majot
Hilton
Old Bones
Cove
Scientific Society
Metropolitan Theater
Balder the Beautiful
Eouth
The Laugh That Killed Him in a Curtain Dream
In a far southwestern town the narrator, longing for his future wife, arrives too late for the curtain and finds an understudy mimicking her laugh. A leading lady’s illness is blamed on a tumble, then clarified as alcohol. Roses fall as the professor learns the truth and exits, praying for the once bright laugh to return.
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Locker
Marot
Jay
Polish worker learns to answer telephone calls
An employer describes a Polish girl eager to speak English quickly. After being taught how to use the phone she answered a call with Hello. The caller asked who was calling and she replied I dont know I cant see you.
Winks Discusses Exercise and Teething Twins
The dialogue shows Winks told by Binks that his doctor recommended dumbbells. He plans to buy a pair but declines when offered. The chitchat shifts to his wife organizing antisuffrage groups and a joke about Congress forcing women to vote.
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Binks
Congress
Onions and Minks Cause Whimsical Objection
A humorous exchange notes one great objection to onions. Winks answer that they are wholesome. The joke suggests that people who love onions do not die as quickly as critics would prefer.
Rigid African American Dialect Exchange Notes Bee Hive Incident
Two Black speakers joke about a hidden word nucleus and other items gathering around. One recalls tipping a beehive last week in the dark. The exchange uses caricatured dialogue to convey rural speech patterns.
Envying the Man Who Allows Money to Work For Him
A fragment contrasts the ideal of living easy with wealth against the reality that most men must labor before money can work for them. The remark reflects on effort, money, and economic patience in practical terms.
Ain't it disgusting crowding in everywhere
A vintage quip exchange between Cornerib Conrad and Next Hourse Noonan mocks foreigners and jail cell company in a sharp street الحوار captured in a satirical exchange with Father and Impatient Journalistic Son commenting on public opinion.
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Conrad
Noonan
Tierce
Puck
Automobiles as a Constant Expense Conversation
A quoted exchange questions car ownership costs while one speaker notes they avoid discussing such topics with friends who store cars at their service. The dialogue hints at ongoing financial pressure and discretion in conversations about vehicles.
Making the Home Comfy Tips for Sewing and Household Craft
A compilation of practical home sewing advice covering lace edging for guest towels, garment repair with careful cutting and thread work, ready made telephone pads, baby cap construction, linings for lace yokes, needle care, thread conditioning with beeswax, proper needle sizes for cotton fabrics, and efficient sewing room layout with organized scrap and a DIY money bag from chamois.
Omelet with Eggplant and Buttered Parmesan Additions
Recipe notes describe an omelet folded with fried eggplant and parmesan, seasoned with salt and pepper. A fruit turnover method uses flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk, and chopped raisins to form three cornered turnovers baked until done.
I Am Through Making Shirts In This Marriage
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a wife who revolts against endless domestic labor after agreeing to press trousers wash shirts and knit hose for her husband. She vows to be a good housekeeper but refuses to be a shirt factory or tailor, delivering two morals about freedom and role expectations in marriage.
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Detroit Free Press
Runaway Spouse Sparks Turmoil Between Old Friends
Tom and Harry banter over a shocking betrayal as Dick disappears with Harry's wife. The dialogue hints at a personal scandal unraveling friendship and trust.
Uncle Alecks Chops at Truth in a Satirical Rant
The American Spectator piece uses Uncle Aleck’s voice to joke about aging, honesty and social vices. It muses on vanity and folly while urging practical wisdom about marriage, patience, and avoiding divorce.
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Uncle Aleck
Truth
Man Spots Furnace Still in Basement
Mrs McSwat urges Billinger to inspect a basement furnace. Mr McSwat hurries downstairs and relays the furnace remains in place. He returns to bed, reporting the unchanged scene with a stoic tone.
Daytime quip prompts hen house cleanout remark
A dated quip from the Mobile Register references a hen house out back of a Mr. Washington home. The line jokes about cleaning the hen house during the day, with Sam replying it would be done in daytime.
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Sam
Washington
Mobile Register
Promoted or changed rooms in spelling class tale
A storekeeper and clerk recount a boy shifted to another classroom to reduce noise after repeated licks for mispronunciations. The tale links Miss Whaler and Miss Mingles to the change, noting the boy and another student were selected amid nine missed words and a tense classroom dynamic.
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Miss Mingles
Miss Whaler
Fountain pen tricks deter borrowings and discipline borrowers
Powser explains to his daughter how a fountain pen can exact revenge on a borrower through leaks, ink blotting, and failure to write at odd angles. The writer notes the pen’s loyalty to its owner and its reputation as a lender’s satisfaction when borrowers suffer harmless woes.
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Powser
Ann Powser
Burglar Alarm Jokes Echo Through a Clerk and Customer
A humorous exchange features a clerk praising a burglar alarm as the best and a customer pressing for one that will alarm the burglar. The dialog tone hints at a playful era style and a focus on home security devices.
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