Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-05-24
COLLEGE DEPARTM EMIT.

visited friends in st. Louis over Sun
day.
Programs for the closing week of the
College Will soon be out. Look out fol-
them.
Misses Mabel and Katie Smith spent
Sunday with Rev. G. a. Jacokes, at
Ithaca.
Mckee thinks he has No. 1 class
in LIST yr.Latin, and we are not inclined
to disagree with him.
S. f. Lynd has given up work for a
few days on account of his health but
will be at it again soon.
Miss Anna Parks returned Oh Mon
day from Ionia, where she has been for
week at the bedside of her neice.
Miss Mary Logic is still confined TO
her room and Will probably be obliged
to drop her studies for the rest of the
term.
Frank Clark has been elected man
ager of the ball team. to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the departure of jim.
Lawson.
The girls at the Hall are all delighted
because they now can walk after sup
per until 7:15 p. m. OF course they ali
appreciate their privilege.
John S. Hicock, of Flint, is to lect-
ure at College Chapel on Monday night
for the benefit of the reading room
fund. His subject is a very appropriate
one" Books"
The work of the year for the 1st div
ision of rhetoricals was finished on
Thursday last; no complaint is heard
from the members of the division.
The much talked of game of tennis
between Profs. Davis and Stuart, {.
Church and Theo. Marsh, was played
Wednesday p. m, and resulted in a
victory for the boys.
a good many of the students who
have been working hard all the year
are beginning to complain of being.worn
out; well there's only four weeks more
so brace up and we will soon be
through.
The will of the late Alex. Folsom, of
Bay City, was filed on Monday. 1t dis
closes a gift of $50, 900 to the College to
be used as an endowment for some
char. Probably the money will be
used to endow the Chair of English.
Prof. Butler filled the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing and preached at the College
Chapel in the afternoon. His sermons
were philosophical and sound yet pre-
sented in such way as to be under
stood by all.
Supt. David Howell, of the Lansing
Public Schools, was in town on Satur-
day consulting Miss Ross concerning
the work to be done at the Bay View
Summer School of which he is Superin-
tendent and where Miss Ross has
charge of the kindergarten work.
At a special meeting of the Y. NJ. c.
A., last week, the President announced
the standing committees for the year.
The following are the chairman of
the committees:
Membership Com.-McKee.
Devotional Com -NOrthOn.
Missionary Conn.,. Il. Lynd.
Gen. Religious Work-Toner.
Bible Study-Milne.
Some of the boys went to Mt. Pleas
ant on Monday with the ostensible pur-
pose of attending the ball game, but it
Is said they didn't 60 near the ball
and were not seen by any of
the ball boys after reaching there
Come boys, explain. Did you get lost
in the great (?) city or was there
greater attraction than ball game?
Prof. Daniels of the Chair of Greek
at Olivet College, was in town Satur-
day looking over the College. From
the time spent at the Library building,
it is surmised that he was after pointers
the construction of the new
S25, 900 library building, to be erected
at Olivet Immediately. Well, we are
willing to do all we can to help our Sis
ter college; if in need of anything else,
don't hesitate to call and We'll try to
accommodate you.
1t is with great pleasure that we an
nounce that the pulpit of the Presby-
terrain church will be occupied next
morning and evening, by that
grand man, whom to know is to love,
Prof. Jos. Estabrook, Supt. of Public
Instruction. To those who have never
heard him, we would say that now is
an opportunity of a lifetime, and you
will be sure to be pleased, besides, if
you are willing to accept them receive
some good thoughts to you in your
daily life.
We have finally to record a defeat
for the College ball team. They went
to Mt. Pleasant on Monday and were
defeated by score of ID to s, yet we