DePauw Local Committee to Consider New Social Policy
Miss Katherine S Alvord Dean of Women says the social committee will decide on a new policy after Christmas recess. The plan would regulate number type and expense of parties for university organizations to reduce dean’s office approvals. It aims to limit large pretentious parties to one a semester while allowing smaller luncheons. picnics and dinners would have no date limit if returned by eight in the evening. The yearbook staff will return from vacation to finish the annual. Basketball features are planned. Mirages subscriptions end Wednesday. contact No 325.
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Katherine S. Alvord
Mack Wylie
Wylie
No. 325
The Better Part by Adelbert F Caldwell in Zion's Herald
A 1915 Zion's Herald poem by Adelbert F Caldwell head of English literature laments unfulfilled triumphs. He reflects on seeking world changing achievement yet finding purpose in serving Christ and shaping daily life. The verse centers on spiritual vocation over public renown and a life devoted to God.
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Adelbert F. Caldwell
English Literature
Mirage subscription drive signs up six hundred
Over six hundred Mirages had already signed up by Tuesday morning in the Mirage subscription campaign led by Seaman Rossiter. Two fraternities had not yet signed, and an estimate suggests at least two hundred more students and faculty may join before the campaign ends. Joe Billingsley, editor-in-chief of
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Seaman Rossiter
Altho Rossiter
Joe Billingsley
Library waits for end of war before adding current history
College librarian Professor F. C. Tilden says authoritative war books are not yet published and the library has ordered Frederick Palmer’s latest work. Several war and diplomatic books from various countries are in the collection, plus literary titles including Makers of Madness and Sorrow of Belgium.
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F. C. Tilden
Prof. Tilden
Frederick Palmer
Sweet
Russia
England
Italy
Balkans
Germany
Herman Hagerdorn
Leonora Andred
Belgium
Owen Weston
Three Grads Lead In Christmas Tags Drive
Three co eds Miss Selah Egnew 16 Miss Anna Shields 18 and Miss Irene Selby 18 ranked first in the sale of Christmas tags for student soldiers in trenches totaling 33.55 dollars. Egnew collected 6.00 Shields 4.65 and Selby 3.50. A check for the full sum was mailed to John R. Mott of New York to forward the gift to student soldiers in Europe as DePauw’s Christmas contribution.
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Selah Egnew
Anna Shields
Irene Selby
Miss Egnew
Miss Shields
Miss Selby
John R. Mott
New York
Europe
DePauw
Clark honored by election to scientific association
George L. Clark an instructor in chemistry at DePauw has been elected to membership in the American Association for the Advancement of Science on the recommendations of Professors J. P. Naylor and W. M. Blanchard. He is among the DePauw faculty members in the society and all plan to attend its annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio during Christmas vacation.
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Clark
Scientific
George L. Clark
American Association For the Advancement of Science
J. P. Naylor
W. M. Blanchard
DePauw
Donald W. Davis
Mr. Clark
Association
Society
Columbus
Ohio
Ford and Leman to Test Septic Tank for State Board
Two University seniors Omar Ford and W Leman will test the city septic tank during the holiday vacation. They will perform nine examinations daily on the influent and effluent to determine if the tank meets expectations. The Indiana State Board of Health directs the work, which will take the entire vacation.
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Omar Ford
W. Leman
Indiana State Board of Health
Ada Herald Want Ada Quick Results
Ada Herald notes a want ad for quick results and urges readers to respond. The notice seeks fast service and efficient communication for local needs.
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Ada
Frosh Magazine Debuts In Campus Library
The first issue of The Frosh appeared Monday evening as freshman composition classes joined to publish a campus magazine. Editors selected manuscripts on Friday and Saturday, binding the best stories and articles for library tables.
Squirrel Hunt of 1822 in Dublin Ohio
At the Dublin cemetery dedication in Franklin County Ohio Rev Byron R Long recounted the 1822 squirrel hunt that reportedly ended serious farm depredations. Farmers from several townships organized weeks earlier and tallied 19960 skins while many hunters did not report their take. The account notes mass slaughter and a dramatic squirrel migration described by pioneers.
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Ludwig Sells
Dublin
Franklin County
Ohio
Byron R. Long
Columbus Gazette
Columbus Dispatch
Washington Township
Peter Sells
Indianapolis Market Prices and Grain Bids Listed
The Indianapolis market reports daily corrected quotations for hogs beef cattle and sheep plus fresh eggs butter and poultry. It lists bid ranges for hogs steers cows bulls calves and lambs with weights and quality notes and includes cash grain bids for wheat corn oats and hay with typical price ranges.
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Indianapolis
Board of Trade
E. Hay
Timothy
Clover
Blackleg Disease in Cattle and Poultry Care
The article explains blackleg in cattle as a noncontagious soilborne infection common in young animals six months to two years old. It details symptoms including swelling, lameness, gas buildup, and death, and stresses vaccination, proper carcass disposal, and sanitation to prevent spread. It also covers poultry squab care and general husbandry practices for disease prevention and house cleanliness.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Cooper House in Michigan Marked by Bronze Plate
The Detroit News Tribune notes a bronze plate on James Fenimore Cooper's Michigan home where he gathered material for Oak Openings. The Bee Hunter character mirrors Judge Bazil Harrison, Kalamazoo County’s first Circuit Judge, who built the house Cooper stayed in.
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James Fenimore Cooper
Cooper
Michigan
Detroit News Tribune
Kalamazoo County
Bee Hunter
Bazil Harrison
Schoolcraft
Ladies Library Association
When Speech Was Golden Ventriloquist's Pennyworth Tale
A jobless ventriloquist walked from New York to Philadelphia with a talking dog. He entered a saloon where the German owner offered drinks. The dog asked for a ham sandwich and the pair arranged a loan of fifty dollars in exchange for keeping the dog until repayment. The ventriloquist promised to return, and the dog vowed never to speak again after being sold.
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New York
Philiadelphia
Hans
Jack
The Astral Husband Tale of a Would-Be Bride
An unmarried woman seeks comfort from a fortune teller claiming she is already married on the astral plane. The supposed astral husband prevents earthly suitors, prompting the woman to beg to be freed from this spiritual constraint.
Reclaiming Arid West Lands By Siphon Irrigation System
Popular Mechanics describes a new irrigation system for remote western lands. Water from wells is carried to a central well and pumped to an irrigation flume. Pipes run on the surface and into each well to create vacuum and draw water via siphon principles.
A Lesson Well Learned About Names in Office Practice
The anecdote features Elihu Root, then Secretary of State, in a Washington office. He questions a boy about workers by first names, lessons in familiarity and respect. The tale ends with a visitor seeking an audience, highlighting workplace dynamics and humor.
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Elihu Root
Washington
Mr. Root
Mr. Riley
Albany legislator asks cook to broil steak a little more
An Albany legislator in a restaurant asks the cook to broil a porterhouse longer after finding it undercooked. The waiter relays a blunt, threatening message from the customer, warning the cook he risks being exposed by his real name.
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Albany
Bill
Albany Journal
Genesis 33 Gen Short For Street Shine Boy
A Northern visitor in Baltimore asks a black shoeshine boy his name. The boy explains his full name Genesis thirty three and that Gen is just a nickname. The story ends with a note that a noiseless wheel for street cars has been invented.
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Baltimore
Washington Carter
Fond Memories of a Pittsburg Manufacturer at a Wagner Concert
A hard headed Pittsburg maker recalls youth while attending a Wagner concert with his daughters. He says the music took him back to days in Scranton working in a holler shop and echoes a nostalgic sigh about country summer days. He had never attended such events before.
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Pittsburg
Nea
Brown
Scranton
Success Magazine
Retort Courteous Told in a London Party Tale
A merry city flat party caused a neighbor to send a polite servant with a message asking less noise since Mr. Smith cannot read. The host replies I could read when four, and sends compliments to the master. London Tit-Bits recounts the witticism.
Great Danger in Burning Wells and Oil Field Fires
A long account describes the dangers of burning gas wells in oil fields, detailing cases in Oklahoma Cimarron river bed and Louisiana Caddo field. It explains methods to extinguish fires, including cable tricks and wagon-assisted caps, and notes the impact on nearby oil production and gas pressure.
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Oklahoma
Cimarron River
Johnny Evers
Mackenzen
Ted Sloan
Caddo
Louisiana
Cimarron
Pemeta
Tulsa Pipeline
Cushing
McMan Oil Company
Walter Starr
Dilton
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Caldwell
Christ
Tilden
Ford and
Leman
State Board
Squirrel Hunt
the Herald
Pitty Dollers
Moses
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