Mary Leavitt Hall Dedication at Mary Lyon School
Despite unseasonable weather the Mary Lyon School held a Sunday dedication on the Seven Gables lawn for its new Senior School home, the Mary Leavitt. The ceremony featured Te Deum sung by the girls, words from Rev. Horace H. Leavitt Jr., a corner stone laid and a prayer by Dr. Tuttle. The hall will house sixty girls and be a true home free of institutional feel.
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Mary Lyon School
Mary Leavitt
Seven Gables
Horace H. Leavitt, Jr
Brooklyn
Tuttle
Swarthmore Preparatory School Commencement Date Set
Swarthmore Preparatory School will hold its commencement on Friday morning June 8 at 10 30. Dr. George I Blessing of Swarthmore College will deliver the address on The Present Duty and Future Responsibility of Young Men. The public is cordially invited.
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Swarthmore Preparatory School
George I. Blessing
Swarthmore College
Canning Demonstration Promotes Home Gardens at Presbyterian Church
About 60 women attended the canning session at the Presbyterian Church last week. County agricultural representative D. Watson Atkinson urged home gardens and canning all garden produce especially surplus stock. Weather delayed planting as scouts college girls and local school children prepared to plant community garden lots.
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Presbyterian Church
D. Watson Atkinson
Eckoy
Chess Club Matches Highlight Philadelphia and Swarthmore duels
The Chess Club played two matches against the Central Y M C A. Philadelphia on the 23rd with the Y M C A boys winning 4 to 0. The Swarthmore clash followed last Tuesday where Swarthmore won 5 4 to 2 2. William Ruth of the Y M C A team, and Philadelphia merchant chess club champion, gave a twelve board simultaneous display though few games finished.
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Theentral Y. M. C. A
Philadelphia
Swarthore
the -Arthmore
William Ruth
Merchant Chess Club
Swarthmore College Commencement Schedule Released
Swarthmore College announces the commencement week program with events beginning Thursday June 7 and concluding Sunday with the commencement day. Activities include Senior Lunch Class Day play Prunella Alumni Day Baccalaureate address by John A Miller and the graduation ceremony.
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Rogram
Swarthmore College
Hursday
Prunella
John A. Miller
Professor Russell Named Woolman School Director
Professor Elbert Russell, an Orthodox Friends member and a Biblical scholar, will become Woolman House director on June 28. Former head of Earlham College’s Biblical Department, he has spent two years at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore conducting research and lecturing. He emphasizes religious education for youth preparation and will reside at Mr Pace’s Whittier Place house for the summer while directing studies.
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Elbert Russell
Woolman House
Friends
Earlham College
Indiana
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Pace
Whittier Place
Community Canning Demonstration Attended by All
A two afternoon community canning demonstration will be held June 1 and 2 at 2 30 P M in the Domestic Science room Yale Avenue School Building Miss Lilian Elmore of Drexel Institute will teach modern canning and drying methods for vegetables and fruits The event seeks broad community benefit and asks a silver offering at the door for expenses
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Yale Avenue
Lilian Elmore
Drexel Institute
Blomie
Farrell
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Philip Bellows to address Swarthmore Friends meeting
Philip Bellows of Boston and former England resident has held a long interest in the world crisis. He will attend a Swarthworth Friends meeting at Whittier House on June 4 at 8 o'clock, urging local branch members to join.
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Philip Bellows
Boston
England
Whittier House
Swarth
Westminster Guild Meeting at Mrs Hannum Home
The Westminster Guild will meet at the home of Mrs C E Hannum tonight. Miss Rena Gray will conduct the devotional and Miss Ethel Emery will lead the discussion.
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Westminster Guild
C. E. Hannum
Rena Gray
Ethel Emery
Notice to the Men of Swarthmore Registration June 5 1917
The notice urges men of Swarthmore to register on Tuesday June 5 1917 between 7 AM and 9 PM at Borough Hall. Exceptions apply to active U S military and naval service. Registration overseen by W R Landis aided by Stockton Bassett and Emmons. penalties include jail for false answers.
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United States
Regular Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Naval Militia
Burrough Hall
Swarthmore
W. R. Landis
Messrs. E. A. Stockton
JE. _M. Bassett
L. C. Emmons
Spiritual appeals at Friends' Meeting on youth education
Dr Bald urged young men and women to stay in school to finish their education as reconstruction after the war will need their skills. Miss Travilla urged spiritual study and dismissed fear, urging love from God and ending with a biblical verse about residing in the Most High.
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B. T. Baldwin
Mary Travilla
Condensed Reports Requested by News Office
Publisher asks contributors to submit shorter reports due to high news load and press costs. Long submissions will be trimmed to fit space and budget, with an emphasis on conciseness for the coming weeks.
Soldiers of the Commissary honor garden kids district wide
Up to date sixty five boys and girls aged eight to eighteen cultivate gardens this summer and receive medals on red white and blue ribbons inscribed with Soldiers of the Commissary. One hundred medals were struck. Organizers include Mrs Potter Mrs Yarnall with Mr Stuart and others. Prizes will be awarded at the Harvest Home Festival next fall under the Woman's Club. Speed up, boys and girls.
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William P. Potter
Edwin A. Yarnall
Stuart
Community events and notices in Swarthmore week ahead
A calendar lists a series of community activities from June 3 to June 8 including canning demonstrations at Yale Avenue Public School, motion pictures at the Ideal Theatre, and church services at Trinity, Swarthmore, and Friends meetings. Also noted are war service registration, a War Relief Committee meeting, an honor roll unveiling, a strawberry festival, a commencement, and a senior play.
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Yale Avenue
Ideal Theatre
Morton
Trinity Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Swarthmore Presbyterian Church
Friends’ Meeting
Borough Hall
War Relief Committee Seeks Help For French Hospitals
The War Relief Committee meets every Tuesday at 10 at the Woman's Club through summer. Organized last fall by Mrs. David Ludlum, now led by Mrs Frederic Calvert. They make surgical supplies for French war hospitals, shipped to France as needed. In the last month over 2000 pieces were sent to Philadelphia headquarters. more help is invited at the Club House Tuesday mornings.
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War Relief Committee
Woman's Club
David Ludlum
Swarthmore
Frederic Calvert
France
Philadelphia
J. B
Methodist Church Notes Announces Communion and Strawberry Festival
Sunday morning June 3 the Sacrament of Communion will be administered and new members received. The annual strawberry festival will be held on the church lawn Thursday evening June 8. Tickets are 25 cents.
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Russell
Woolman School
the Woman's Club
Station Square
Friends’ Aid Society
Methodist
Presbyterian
Council
Methodist Church
Church Lawn
S. C. Howell
Alfred C. Hall
U. S. Naval Service
Newport
William Speakman
Buck Hill Falls
Eastbourne
Atlantic City
Bessie Barriscale
Mrs
T. L. Bailey
David Harrower
Rex
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