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Newspaper
Hanover College Triangle
Location
Hanover, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
1
After long discussion the Dramatic Club may present The Man From Home as its winter term play though high royalties and timing limit staging. Some members favor Servant in the House but deem it impracticable now. Alumni visitors over holidays included Millis and various teachers and students from Purdue and other schools.
A committee led by R. P. Kehoe with Miss Helen Cain and Frank Parrill plans the long postponed Dramatic Club hop for members. The event will be held January 18 in Assembly Hall.
Most students spent two weeks at home over Christmas causing the classic village to be quiet with only four out of town students remaining in town due to travel cost. The holidays passed rapidly and pleasantly for the residents. Professor Arthur M. Hadley of the History and Social Science Department was in the East attending American Economics Association meetings, reflecting his active involvement.
Two popular Physics Department members unveil a wireless device to capture energy wasted by girls chewing gum. One man admires the fair sex and energy, the other formulates a method to calculate energy loss from chewing a five cent package of Spearmint.
The First Presbyterian church of Chicago, founded in 1833 in Fort Dearborn, united with the church at 41st St and Grand Boulevard after a year of discussion. Notable figures connected include Marshall Field as trustee and Tracy Drake as deacon, with Rev Dr Covert as minister elect after the January 5 1913 union.
An energy claim says enough energy is wasted in a month to supply power for New York for a year. A machine collects energy covertly from a person chewing gum. It is reported that Mechanical Hall shops will soon receive power from this source.
The passage lauds Dr. Covert for kindness and statesmanlike conduct, noting broad agreement and unity in both name and action. It emphasizes a strong consensus and practical union in support of his character and leadership.
President Clinton Van Pelt of the Oratorical Association submitted two approved proposals to raise funds and spark interest. One event on February 12 at the Presbyterian church will feature Rev. J C Murr of Charlestown lecturing on Abraham Lincoln, with expenses paid. The second on February 22 will be a Washington patriotic tribute with five orations and a girls chorus, prizes of 10 and 5 for top speeches, and a small admission fee.
The University of Texas class of 1909 began a push to establish a $4,000 fund for girls' scholarships in the university. The plan appears near realization through the Daughters of the American Revolution. Ottawa has ceased credit for athletics and music practice, marking the first university to officially recognize the similarity.
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