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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1915
Page
1
Dr Wirt Lowther of Columbus Indiana gave the annual Greencastle High School commencement exercises urging that man’s future is determined by the art of seeing things. The address stressed vision and initiative as keys to success.
Dr. Wirt Lowther of Columbus Indiana delivered the Greencastle high school commencement address on the theme The Art of Seeing Things. He urged graduates to use imagination and humility to seize opportunities, citing steam invention and the example of Bishop Quayle, as Meharry Hall filled for the ceremony.
The orchestra and glee club received warm applause as Miss Lillian Southard the high school principal introduced the class of 1915. Superintendent H A Henderson distributed diplomas to thirty six graduates. Girls wore middy blouses with Windsor ties while boys wore white trousers and dark coats. Reverend Demetrius Tillotson led prayer and Reverend B D Beck gave the benediction.
The Star backstop of the DePauw Tigers, who ended the 1915 season with a victory over Butler College, will lead the Old Gold aggregation next spring as captain.
DePauw star catcher Boyce Gash Morrow was chosen captain of the 1916 Old Gold baseball team after a gymnasium meeting. The Madison Indiana native led the squad with a .358 batting average and fielding average of .987 with only two errors in 1915.
The Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Co plans major cuts to passenger service between Indianapolis and Terre Haute. An order closes the Girton power station from 6 p m to 7 a m reducing staff to one man, signaling further night service reductions and a forthcoming time card revision.
Ship farmer suffers severe injuries early Friday evening while repairing a break in the engine of an automobile at Chado Hill three miles east of the city.
Reese Buis 39 prominent Marion township farmer was badly burned when the engine of an automobile exploded as he crawled under the car near the county farm to repair a break. The new Cole roadster valued at 1485 burned. Buis and his nephew Cecil attempted to fight the blaze but failed. Buis was treated at Al Chadd’s and returned home late that night.
Ivan Myers of DePauw seizes attention at Champaign by finishing second in a half mile trial heat. His recent 4 24 mile pace on a muddy Purdue track boosts hopes for the upcoming longer race. Notre Dame fails to reach finals. Ohio State Carroll wins half mile heat. University of Chicago leads preliminaries with six wins. Wisconsin adds three.
Members of the two I O O F lodges will hold annual memorial exercises for deceased members Sunday afternoon. They meet at 2 o'clock in the I O O F hall, march to Forest Hill cemetery, where ritual services occur. The Greencastle band leads and will play at the cemetery. Rev A M Hootman will deliver the memorial address. Graves will be decorated.
Public notice from G B Parker announcing willingness to make fewer connections at a reasonable rate and providing phone contact 179.
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