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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1919
Page
2
The page lists subscription rates for Daily Herald and Weekly Herald-Democrat, including obituaries and cards of thanks. It also compiles a string of curious statistics about diamonds, eye health, incomes, rivers, the heart, silk stockings, electricity, Eve’s tomb, ocean depths, convict prices, Christmas in Japan, debts, artificial teeth, and tobacco-related items.
A string of pithy aphorisms on marriage, money, and desire. The lines joke about reforming husbands, the costs of dwellings, opera pleasures, flattery, work, suspicion, and wealth, framed as societal quips from a bachelor’s lens.
A desert sunset frames a tense scene at Maricopa Arizona as rancher Brookfield confronts his former lover Iva Allington aboard a Pullman car. A revelation of paternity and a concealed marriage erupts when Jim Brookfield insists the woman is still his wife and mother to his son, amid simmering jealousy and dangerous loyalties.
The article outlines DePauw University’s Big Sisters program started in 1917 to help freshmen integrate into college life. Upperclass mentors pair with sophomores from YWCA and the sophomore class, easing homesickness and fostering friendships, with plans for endowed chairs and broader endowment across colleges.
Cornell outlines a plan to form an endowment fund aimed at increasing instructors' pay. An appeal will be made to alumni to support broad salary increases, with organizing work under way to build the fund.
A proposed measure would classify student activities to ensure more participants can engage. It seeks to give activity organizers sufficient time to manage duties and to reduce the concentration of office holding among a few individuals.
The student council has produced a draft honor system for final exams and submitted it to the faculty. The constitution is not yet public, but the plan builds on other systems with adjustments for DePauw. It warrants prompt faculty and student review and public objections if any. support should be made known.
The DePauw University faculty meets to consider the student council draft of an honor system constitution aimed at reducing dishonesty and promoting honesty in classes. Amendments will go back to the council if needed with a vote expected next year. delays could hinder adoption.
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