College grades show record high in second term
The president's office reports the second term grades at the college reached a record high average of 8.42 with seventeen students over 9.00 and six above 9.5 Magna cum laude. Senior class average 8.51 leads, followed by Freshmen 8.50 Junior 8.41 and Sophomores 8.27.
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Indiana College
Altho
T. R. Hollcroft
T. H. Montgomery
Eloise Millis
Montgomery
McDill
Schnaitzer
H. M. Marble
K. P. Miller
Abby Marble
Margaret Hawk
F. C. Millis
Miss Britan
Millis
J. B. Allison
Young But
L. MacDill
M. R. Schnaitter
Hawk
Boyer
W. Niklaus
Quick
D. C. Reynolds
Britan
Emma Leland
H. J. Grossman
A. W. Priest
Sylvia Operetta to be Presented by College Chorus in May
The operetta Sylvia by W. Rheys Herbert features two young women from a royal court and a farmer’s daughter who swap roles and lovers, leading to comic complications resolved for a happy ending. Press notices praise its breezy mood and graceful music.
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Sylvia
W. Rheys-Herbert
Minneapolis Tribune
Senior Girls Entertain Senior Girls Entertain
The senior girls hosted the boys from their class on Tuesday evening March 30 to honor the championship cup in the class basketball season. An athletic meet formed the highlight with medals for event winners and a loving cup for the overall winner. Dewitt Reynolds displays the cup, while “Editing a Paper” provided amusement. Despite only thirteen present, the gathering went smoothly and the seniors wore red and white carnations in chapel the next morning.
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Dewitt Reynolds
Chapel
Radium storage and dust explosion findings
A report notes no container exists to hold a pound of radium. It explains that during a solar eclipse the moon's shadow covers about fifty miles of earth. In dust explosion tests, two ounces of flour in two cubic feet of air can lift two men on a test rig several feet.
Tales of Cities and Bridges Across Major Urban Areas
Chicago reports a yearly natural increase of 5,000 school age children. Amsterdam is divided into about nine island groups by canals linked by 300 bridges. New York City plans a future three mile bridge to span Hell Gate Channel, touted as the world’s longest.
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Chicago
Amsterdam
New York City
Hell Gate Channel
Dream Exploded Creek Indian Revolt Tale
Rumors spread among students about the Creek revolt and the capture of Chitti Harjo, son of Chief Crazy Snake, who supposedly revealed tribal secrets. An Oklahoma eastern school myth linked Heap Much to Chitti Harjo, fueling excitement until a Carlisle school report disconfirmed the tale.
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Chitti Harjo
Moore
Heap
Snake
Indiana
Oklahoma
Chitti Hario
Crazy Snake
Chitti Harja
Carlisle
Opening of Third Term at Hanover College
Hanover College reports a strong start to the Mid-Spring term with 213 students enrolled so far, a 105 percent rise from last year’s 103. More teachers join for the May start, and the summer term will run ten weeks after Commencement.
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Hanover
Indiana
Hanover Presbyterian Church Elects Superintendent at Meeting
On March 31 the Annual Congregational meeting of Hanover Presbyterian Church elected a Superintendent to serve. Prof. Boyd was chosen to succeed himself, continuing in the role.
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Hanover Presbyterian Church
Prof
Boyd
Cross Country Hike Led by Beauty Doctor Nagel
Last Thursday the College women joined Beauty Doctor Nagel on a two hour cross country hike from the Dorm at 4 pm to Science Hall by 6 pm. Miss Conner narrated a vivid section of a bow from Mr Niklaus’s Physiology class to enliven the outing.
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Nagel
Happy Valley
Science Hall
Conner
Niklaus
Indiana Y M C A Presidents Meet Impresses in Greencastle
Geo W Allison, attendee at the State Convention of College Y M C A Presidents in Indiana at Greencastle, returned Monday and reported a very instructive and enthusiastic gathering.
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Geo. W. Allison
College Y. M.C. A
Indiana
Greencastle
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