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Newspaper
Hanover College Triangle
Location
Hanover, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
1
Coach Rider reports strong turnout for football practice with veterans and new recruits. The team has undergone thorough drills this week, focusing on light work, dummy plays, and signal practice. Manager Brashear notes a few dates remain open but expect them to fill as the season nears a winning outlook.
Students directed by Prof and Mrs Alexander performed the operetta Sylvia in 1910. Ruth Lane Esther Ruff Ray Hufford and K Montgomery led the four principal roles with strong singing and acting. C E Colgate humorously portrayed Prince Tabbytum. the chorus Haymakers and final harvest moon number impressed.
In early July storms, Hanover sustained tree damage including a large tree in the President's yard nearly ruined by wind and a Dormitory tree more than half destroyed. other damage occurred around town.
Among other alumni who visited Hanover during the summer were Jessie Mann George Allison Fred Green Walter Kunkle W. A. Stark J. Burns Huffer.
The Hanover student body set a record Spring Term average of 8.737 with 41 honors. L. L. Huber led the seniors with top averages in all subjects, a feat achieved only once before. Theta Delta Sigma headed the women’s groups with 9.379 and five honors, Phi Gamma Delta led the men with 8.9403 and eight honors.
The Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Associations convened in the old Y M C A Hall with a large crowd requiring extra chairs. Dr Millis spoke on open attitudes toward education and spiritual welfare, urging openness to conviction and cautioning against extremes. Miss Colgate sang a solo before the talk.
Lawrence Capehart 14 has moved from Chicago to Crawfordsville for YMCA membership.
Enrollment surged last Wednesday as many old students and a large wave of freshmen arrived for the term. Dormitories filled quickly and campus improvements, including chemistry and zoology facilities, were completed to accommodate the growth.
A suggestion to superintendents and principals to place Hanover College Triangle in every high school weekly. The goal is to expose students to Hanover College life and standards and keep the issue accessible for leisure reading.
The Freshman class held a meeting after the fifth hour on Wednesday and elected Louis Brett as president, J Hyatt as vice president, Miss Alice Millar as secretary, and A Brashear as treasurer.
The Union Literary Society held its first meeting of the term with officers installed: Vice President G. E. Amick Secretary W. E. Bull Censor C. E. Colgate Doorkeeper I. E. Brashear. E. S. Allison had been installed at the last meeting. Members gave extemporaneous speeches and several visitors expressed interest in joining.
While riding home from college on Wednesday morning Prof. Young was slightly injured when his buggy collided with a passing automobile at the bridge by the common school house. The impact threw him to the ground and damaged the harness, but he attended his classes in the afternoon.
The first Press Club meeting post chapel elected to fill vacancies caused by absences of R W Mc Nulty C F Cochrane and Roy Pender Alumni Editor E C Hawkins and Wm Hatfield Assistant Circulation Manager and A Tur bu ne Assistant Business Manager Clyde Broddecker moves from assistant circulation manager to full manager.
Philal Literary Society held its first meeting of the year in Philal Hall on Tuesday evening. Officers elected last term were installed: President I F M Hufford, Vice President Frank Miller, Program Secretary Chas James, Secretary-Treasurer Wm Culley, Censor Robert Millis, 1st Critic Dean Jackson, Critic Julian Culbertson, and Sergeant at Arms G A Blackwood. Hufford outlined goals for the term, hoping for an improved year. Several new students indicated intent to join.
Miss Gwladys Roberts has been elected head monitor at the Dor mitory. This announcement highlights a student leadership change within the dormitory community.
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