12 Dec 1924
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Newspaper
Oberlin Review
Location
Oberlin, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1924
Page
1
Puppeteer Tony Argale’s marionettes are planned for two performances at Oberlin Hall, with titles The Pied Piper of Hamelin and Treasure Island. The act promises colorful minatures, elaborate scenery, and a family friendly puppet show style. Local notices hint at plans for a restaurant dance hall expansion nearby as work begins.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a December or January timeline with vague references to a vacation, a meeting, and a parade. Specific names, places, or dates are unclear, leaving only scattered hints of scheduling and events without coherent details.
Only about half the needed passengers have registered for New York Central Christmas specials. Eastbound trains from Cleveland depart at 12 12 and 12 15 for Chicago, with Westbound at 12 15 from Obelin to Chicago, as officials await further signups and announce details in upcoming college notices.
Fragmented OCR notes reference Nill Oberlin and a girls college event Saturday evening. Mentions a statue, attendance plans, and potential admissions or entrance actions. Details are garbled with unclear names and dates.
Christmas observances fill the day with services in morning and evening. YM and W ag groups suspend meetings for care Sunday afternoon and evening. A vesper view of old English carols and a pageant by church groups will be held at 4 and 6 PM respectively, focusing on Christ’s birth.
Fragmentary report describes a football game between Carroll and Oberth. The text is garbled with unclear names and statements. It references an interview and unsubstantiated sport commentary but provides no verifiable scores or outcomes. The record preserves the confusion rather than a clear result.
A 1924 meeting of educators discussed new student rating scales to assess activities and traits. The analysis covers reliability across teachers, with findings favoring the Orlin Stent Hating Scales as a significant improvement over prior methods.
A social hour will host Oberlin varsity players and visiting teams to foster friendship beyond games. In prior years athletes from other schools rarely met off the floor, so the event aims to help players mingle and know each other personally. Plans also proceed to invite visiting high school teams to similar socials.
Fifteen freshmen competed in the tryouts with J Calealler Granville Quackenbush James Heod and J Peeram Dan chosen as starters. The freshman sophomore debate to follow after Grit was vacated. The varsity team includes Robert Walton Wenner D Langman and others with Prof Horton judging and Prof Harbison praising the freshmen’s strong enthusiasm and the sophomores’ challenge.
The classical department will present Christus Parvulus in the Art building Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock. The program includes a Latin birth of the Virgin Mary motif and a chorus singing the old Christmas hymn in Latin. All are invited.
A campus dance draws diverse attendees from Majors to Commons, with box office tickets selling fast. The Ev Jones orchestra provides music and refreshments, while the event aims for a lively, modestly timed affair ending around 11:30 p.m.
Oberlin will field five candidates in the Ohio Rhodes scholarship contest with three others in regional races. Fifteen Oberlin alumni and students were considered. the prize offers three years at Oxford plus $1,700 yearly and travel benefits. The state committee will award scholarships on Saturday afternoon, December 13.
Paul Blanchard of the League for Industrial Democracy will speak in Sturges hall on the evening of December 18 under the auspices of the Liberal club. He will also lead a chapel service next morning. The lectures form part of a series on semantic aspects. Professor Basington will lead a group discussion at 9:45 in the laboratory space.
A meeting of all students maining in Obert for the Christmas holidays will be held in the National hall Tuesday December 16 at 5 pm. Active GPA members will meet December 18 at 7 30 in the Women’s gym with a tandem by the D C tule and dancing to follow. Attendance is required.
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