Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-09-28
TO OUR COLLEGE FRIENDS.


The college subscription list to the
RECORD now numbers 80.
Nine new members were added to the
Y. Nj. G. A, Saturday night.
Rev. DR.. Butler preached at the Pres
byterian church Sunday morning.
Eight more students since last issue
making in all 1l3 and still they come.
DR.. Nelson's lecture on Civil Govern
ment has been postponed until Friday
3;l5 p. m.
Mr.. Rosestock, of Neb., visited his
friend a. W. Beckner at the College
this week.
Mrs. Storey and son and Mrs. john
son of Ohio were the guests of Prof.
Ewing over Sunday.
Y NJ. c. y. adjourned to meet Satur-
day 20 inst. at : p. m. All members
are needed at that meeting.
a class in gymnastics has been or
ganized by the students under the in
struction of Percy Barlow of Detroit.
Mrs. Hunting has been elected presi-
dent of the Woman's Foreign Mission
AIRY Society of the Presbyterian church.
Rev. DR.. Kendall Brooks preached a
very acceptable sermon at the Pres
byterian church Sunday evening.
Pres. Geo. f. Hunting conducted the
dedication services of the new Eman-
uel Presbyterian church at Saginaw
last Sunday.
Prof. Butler preached i'll the morn
ing and DR.. Brooks in the evening last
Sunday, Both discourses were scholar
ly and clear.
General Church and son, of Paris,
have arrived i'll this country, the latter
to attend College as student, The
fame of Alma reaches across the ocean.
1t is thought that Lynd Jr. and War
ing should make an omende honorable
and cry out peccarinuS and ask that
their actions be taken can, Qrdn0 sails.
The Harrison and Morton club meets
next Saturday evening at 7:30 to discuss
the political issues of the day. Some
good speeches by the students are eX-
pected.
Prof. and Mrs. Ewing started We'd
nesday morning to attend the wedding
of friends at Ionia. Mrs. f. goes OH to
Iowa to spend few weeks.
Mrs. Hunting starts Tuesday MORN
ing for Kalamazoo to attend the an
nual meeting of tbs Woman's State
Foreign Missionary Society.
Some of the new students ought to
have brick house fall upon them, If
by this means they might take the hint
what constitutes gentlemanly manners.
Some of them are decidedly toe" fresh. "
\ wrestling contest, which had been
brewing for some time, came to a TO-
Gus last Saturday. 1t was a fine ex-
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part of several of the boys. The cham
pions of that contest are claimed to be
the champions of the College.
The following at the college sub
scribed for the RECORD last week in
order to see their names in print: STAN
ley Bush, J. T. Lawson, We Us & Co.,
Bertha Arms and Minnie Bingham)
Chas. Mcintosh, Miss Gelston, Miss
Booth, a. +. Waldo, Chas. Waring
and Nellie Benedict.
The Alma College having just organ
ized base ball club, played their first
game last Saturday with the Maple
Leaves and were defeated by a score of
If to9. At the end of the 9th innings
the game was called OH account of
darkness. The College battery did
excellent work but support was poor
Morganthaler and Andrews were the
battery for the college team. After
the 9th of Oct. the Captain of the Col
lege team will be prepared to receive
dates to play any amateur club in the
state.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
Those asking questions will please
write on one side of the paper only and
ask 10 more than one question in each
issue, as this department is issued
weekly.
BABCoCK.-Ther's powerful lot O.
people IN the world ats religious fur
revenoo on'y.
CHURCH, LAWSON, WALCH n CO.
No, it has never been considered polite
or respectable to scufile or be over
boisterous in the reception room.
Some of the other boys are in the same
box withiyou. We think they would be
respected more if they would act gen
manly at all times.