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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1913
Page
1
A Panamanian Canal Zone educator will be the feature at a Putnam County teachers gathering next month. The event will include two regular lecturers.
L G Wright announces a five day Putnam County Teachers Institute to run August 18 to 22 in the county court house. Prof Frank A Gause and Prof F C Tilden will lead lectures on education geography and time management with daily special music led by Harry Maxwell.
The Wereman Quartet with Miss Jane Elsie Wrate present a refined program of ensemble and solo pieces. The reader Miss Wrate conveys emotion through storytelling and interpretation. They are billed as popular for the Chautauqua assembly opening day afternoon and evening.
With 450 of 600 tickets sold, Greencastle readies a chautauqua week of celebrated musicians and artists. Organizers urge prompt ticketing at Bell Clothing store and plan booster trips to nearby towns. City leaders stress broad support to ensure success and prevent deficits if 600 season tickets aren’t sold.
Mrs. Margaret Ayres hosts a Greencastle reunion with 15 relatives from Kansas Ohio Colorado Oregon California Indiana and Kentucky. The gathering traces the Ayres lineage through DePauw alumni and notable careers including Judge A T Ayres of Kansas and Dr J Ayres. A cousin Ida Flanton from Richmond Kentucky visits.
Col Charles L Perkins acting for Sheriff Rees sold 162 acres in Cloverdale township tied to the Reese vs Gladdin dispute. Reese bid in the land for 1969 70. Mrs D L Harris departed for California after noon for daughter illness, escorted to St Louis by William Harris.
Wanted four inch diameter or larger basewood cottonwood willow and poplar timber bolts standing timber or cut and locked anywhere. Johnson Smith Excelsior Co Indianapolis Indiana seeking timber supply.
President Grose faces a task on return from his eastern trip as vacancies appear among DePauw University faculty. Authorities indicate ongoing staffing concerns and potential appointments are under consideration.
DePauw University faces multiple faculty vacancies as the previous year's departures reduce staff in History Philosophy English and Science. Dr George R Grose returns from an east trip to help fill posts including chairs in History and Philosophy with several promising candidates under consideration.
Readable fragments describe a Chautauqua gathering titled Remember The Mates with dates in August and a Rural Carriers Convention from August 29 to September 1, listing Av 4 4 and home-coming notes.
The Christian Church and First Baptist Church announce a full slate of services. Bible school at 6:30 a.m., morning worship at 10:30 a.m., and evening Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. Epworth League session at 6:30 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. Airdome meeting.
College Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church schedules Sunday school with Joseph P. Allen Jr as superintendent at 2 30 am and morning service at 10 40 am featuring a sermon on The Sparrow s Friend The 7 20 pm evening service at the Airdome for all Greencastle residents will cover The Christian Citizen Harry Maxwell leads singing with solos at both services. Congressman McCullen of Martineville announced he will run for Congress next election.
Professor Woody makes a formal statement as city school superintendent answering questions raised by a Township resident. He clarifies policy, funding and district priorities while addressing concerns about local schools and community impact.
In a stirring editorial the Daily Herald argues that public education serves all. It compares township schooling to a farmer buying a reaper, saying Greencastle township must invest in a joint high school to educate its many capable children.
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