Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-02-10
Whole No. 462.
ALMA COLLEGE DEPARTMENT.

IN Forest Hill.
President Hunting occupied a De
troit pulpit again last Sabbath.
Prof. Stuart instructed the Bible
class Monday morning.
Carpenter spent the Sabbath with
his fair one at Shepherd
Ira FoggleSonger walked home FIJI
day afternoon, returning Sunday.
The Y. NJ. c. \. held a prayer meet
ing at the chapel last Sabbath after
noon.
Capt. Henry Vance, of Saginaw, has
presented the College with valuable
Microscope.
Ransom. be more careful and do not
leave your text books down to the post
office again.
Prof. Ewing Is having stone hauled
for contemplated new house just east
Of the College.
We still hear rumors of the proposed
library building. but discover no evil
dence of its construction yet.
The Y. NJ. c. A. will give fifty dollars
for state work this year. How is that
for 50 young an institution?
Students desiring to send the RECORD
to their friends, come and see us--we
will make it an object to you
Crittenden took Bechner's place as
tenor singer in the choir during the
latters absence in Kalamazoo.
Miss Powell was called suddenly
home Wednesday morning, owing to
the dangerous illness of her mother
What has become of those green
neckties, boys: Quite suggestive
color we think; nothing like harmony
College stationery at the RECORD
Olice-l00 sheets of fine writing paper
in tablet and - envelopes nicely print
e. for - cts.
\ box of valuable specimens has been
received at the College from the Iron
Range Upper Peninsula, through the
kindness of G.. \. ct Clair.
The debating society of the Y NJ. c.
\. did not meet last Friday evening,
owing to the absence Of the officers at
the convention at Kalamazoo.
Ye gods! Drummond has had his
moustache shorn from his upper lip
nigh unto three weeks, but it was not
noticed until last Friday night.
Rev. Hart, of the NJ. Z. church.
preached very interesting sermon at
the chapel last sunday. filling the
vacancy caused by DR. Ilunting's alb
Sence.
The several essays read 10y the young
ladies at the rhetorical exercises last
Thursday afternoon were very interest
ing, showing much culture and origi-
nality.
There are seventy two students at
the College this term this steady in
crease in attendance evnces the appre-
citation of this college by the discimin-
atng public.
One of our absent-minded young men
forgot to rise during the singing at the
chapel last Sunday until the hymn was
finished, when he jumped to his feet
Just in time to find himself too late.
College prayer meeting will be held
Friday evening in College Chapel, be-
giuing at o'clock. The delegates of
the Y. VI. c. y. State convention will
give their reports. All are cordially
invited to come.
Students. watch the College Column
in the RECORD, if you do not have the
pleasure of seeing your own name in
print each week, you will at least, have
the satisfaction of knowing what your
brother students are doing.
The delegates to the Y. VI. G.. A.
, convention returned from kalamazo.
Monday night, the greeting they re-
ceived by their fellow students was one
long TO be remembered by them. At
, about o'clock the students began to
assemble at the ID. l.. Il n. depot, la
dies included, and by train time per-
son, ignorant of the facts, would have
imagined that Blaine and Logan club
!, had been turned loose, but when the
train arrived the familiar "yell" imme-
diately dispelled all doubts rs to their
identity. AS the tall and majestic form
Of II. L. Lynd was seen emerging from
the car, followed 10y Mckee. Hunting,
Kennedy, Bechner and O'Connel, the
| yell was repeated with such energy
, and good feeling that the boys were
= overwhelmed with surprise and JOY.
I but recovered sufficiently to enable them
$ to grasp the outstretched palms of their
{ enthusiastic school-fellows. After this
$ trying ordeal. they were escorted to the
+ post office much to the satisfactorily
/: of the postmaster) and Ithsnce to their
T various abodes, each one feeling amply
y repaid for his walk to the depot. The