Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-05-11
ALMA COLLEGE DEPARTMENT


members Of the faculty aud rlch and every
student. Hand them I'm a. the Office or place
them IN the Item box with nam" of writer writ
ten in full not for publication aut for gunrun-
tee OF good faith.
The Mascot did IL.
Who got the Leather medal"
There will be no preaching in the
chapel for the remainder of the year.
The College boys and clerks will paly
"A game of base ball, on the college
ground Friday afternoon.
Through the efforts of the Decoration
committee and others the Presbyterian
church WAS nicely trimed with flowers
Sunday.
The y. NJ. {. y. prayer meeting for
men only will be hsld each Sunday
afternoon at } o'clock. all men young
and old are heartily invited TO come.
Rev. II. L. Butler Of Jacksonville III
accepted the chair of Mental and Moral
science offered him by Alma College
and will enter upon his duties in Sep
mber. rhs chair Was recently en-
dowed by c. ". Wells Of Saginaw.
Don forget the concert in the Kress
school house saturday May II. The
choir, male quartette and orchestra are
making considerable preparation and
the concert promises To be especially
fine If il is possible thing YOU ought
to 90, The receipts are to aid in CAT
rying on tie Y. II. {. y. sunday
| School work.
TIE preparatory service for the fir t
communion WAS held Sat. afternoon at
3 O'clock, after which the church mem
| bers met in business session and elect
e their trustees as follows; for three
years, D.. Stuart; TWO years, Prof.
Ewing one year, Prof. Davis
There viii be preaching every Sunda!
until further notice. PRAYER meeting
on ThurIay evening OF each week.
Owners OF farms near town need not
be alarmed 10y seeing suspicious looking
fellows with grips over their shoulders
something after the order OF book
agents on trampS, singly or III squads OF
three or four. crossing their farms with
out leave or licence and with seeming
~ no more plan to their course than Il
crazy man would have: these queer
acting fellows are not dangerous at all,
they are respected members of the
Rot ola lao Dr,f -
himself and are only hunting for flow.
ers.
given 10y the y. NJ. e. \. and Y. ". G.
~. to the new students OF the College
but was deferred because of the deatl
of their fellow student-Nictor Nellis-
was held last Friday evening. II
chanced to be the birthday of Miss
GelSton and the students in expression
of their esteem, presented her with ;
neat sofa. Lynd made the presentation
speech in his usual happy manner
Games and music were enjoyed and tn,
party dispersed at little after 10. wei
| pltdoVu Will tHt pltdNNitS vi Ouc cNt'
ming
On Saturday last the base ball season
was rung in 10y a game between TIN
College Club and the Alma Maple Lea
b. B. Club: The score was 81 TO 10 II
favor of the College. On account o
lack of paper the errors could not b,
kept. Considering the practice tin
clubs have had it was very fa
game. Some ''homely mans dog o
, the bull class, with one eye gone, WA:
decorated by few yards of yell-oh
ribbon by led Ransom around tied Il
string; Ransom to keep off the crowd
, carried IA piece of cord wood, this was
, Mascot and accounts for the victory o
, the College Club. The most importan
feature of the game was the threats o
} IN )bbing the Umpire.