Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-05-31
COLLEGE DEPARTMENT.

week.
Those who attended the Presby-
terian church last Sunday enjoyed a
rare treat in the sermons of Prof.
Estabrook.
Miss Minnie Smith returns home
today to Hornellsville, n. Y. She
has been here for six months attend
ing the Training Glass.
Last Friday II. T. Lynd handed
to the faculty his resignation as a
member of the College Council. 1t
has not yet been acted upon.
Miss Ross has been very seriously
i'll during the past week and is yet
very weak, but strong hopes are en-
tertained OF her speedy recovery.
Bills are out announcing concert
by the College Male Quartet to be
given at Shepherd, June LIST. Miss
Stevens will assist them. We promise
the people Of Shepherd and vicinity a
rare musical treat and advise all to
attend.
Prof. Estabrook spent Saturday in
looking over the work done III the
college. He expressed himself as very
much pleased with the work done and
and thinks we have very promising
outlook for the future.
There will be union prayer meeting
of the Christian Associations on Sun
day p. m, to which all young people OF
the town are very cordially invited.
1t Will be announced from the pulpit
Sunday morning as to whether it will
be at the college or the church.
The lecture by Jno. Hicok, Esq, of
Flint, was postponed until Friday
night of this week on account OF the
talk by III. NJ. Clarke. State Secretary
Y. NJ. c. A. on Monday night. Let
every one attend the lecture as it will
undoubtedly be interesting and in
structive. Subject, Books.
Among the pledges to the Y. NJ. {.
a. Monday night was that of the
Training Class, of 50. These ladies
deserve especial praise for this as they
are soon to leave us probably never
to return. so their gift represents true
love to the cause of helping Gods
kingdom on earth. May God ever bless
them is our wish and prayer.
Late Saturday night, y. +. Waldo
received word of the severe illness of
his father at Harbor Springs, and left
for home Monday noon. His table
companions went down to the train in
a body through the driving rain to
see him off, not that they were so glad
to have him go, but to show their
just appreciation of his excellent worth
both in character and as student, n
letter from Fred reports his father
better but not yet out of danger.
The pleasautest social affair of the
College year was the AT Home" of
the ladies at Ladies' Hall OH Tuesday
evening. The guests were the gentle
men boarders at the Hall. The ladies
were uniquely dressed, the banquet
was plentiful and excellent, and the
social part very enjoyable. All lido
syncrasies were for the time forgotten,
and each one present seemed lmbued
with the spirit of the occasion. Long
live the girls of Ladies Hall, say the
boys.
A. w. Beckner returned on Friday
night from Nebraska, where he has
been for some time visiting relatives
and attending his sick mother, whom
he left improving slowly. Mrs. Beckner
stopped in Indiana to visit friends tor
few days before returning home.
Beckner's popularity with the students
was evinced by the tumultuous applause
which greeted him when he took his
accustomed position in the choir at
chapel Saturday morning. We are all
glad to welcome him back among us.
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addressed a joint meeting of Y. NJ. and
Y. W. G. Associations on Monday
night at the Chapel. He gave some
advice concerning our work, then
talked at length on the main object of
his coming here, the Summer School
of Bible Study, to be held at Mortified
Mass, June 29-July IL. He told
what the school is,--twelve days of
bible study with such men as Dwight
l. Moody and Prof. Harper of Yale.
He spoke of the good that had come
to other colleges from having repre-
sentatives there and urged that Alma
College be represented. 1t was found
by vote that it was the sense of the
meeting that Alma College should be
represented, and it was decided to see
what could be raised therefor. Frank
Clark started the ball rolling with a
pledge of Sl5, afterward raised to $50,
from the baseball club, followed by
ipdivi6ual an1 olass pla1oas until G1Oh