Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-15
College Notes.

ing To give a popular entertainment
next term that will knock the spots off
from anything that has been given in
Alma for some time. One feature will
be farce of VIM d Howell's.
Recently the president delivered a
very tactful speech in chapel on the
subject of ''oflicers of the law and col
lege yells." An Athenian rhetorician
could not have framed one better on
that subject. The sOphomores. the
bloods of the institution, who are
especially interested in that phase of
rhetoric beheld with JOY and amaze
ment this extempore illustration of a
subject so dear to their hearts.
Last Friday night, after the Alpha
Theta public, the boys felt so exuberant
over its success that on the way down
to their rooms they decided to give the
yell. One of the fellows was beating
time to get the rest into the swing of
this exquisite piece of music when IAN
officer of the law'' stepped up and pre-
tended to arrest the musical director.
Hereafter, boys, don't venture to
whisper after dark unless in your
rooms.
The universal verdict on the hill
with regard to the recent annual con-
cert of the Euterpe Club is that the
club not only sustained its reputation
of former years but added not little
of prestige to it, This year it gave its
usual concert music of high grade, well
rendered, but in addition put upon the
boards the Grecian Idyl "Narcissus,
by j. Massenet, in manner which was
delightfully."- surprising TO the elite OF
the town who had assembled TO see II
presented. The music, very beautiful
and difficult, was well sung, the cos
tunes, imported from Detroit and
other cities, were perfect, and the
scenery aud stage devices were exceed
ingly effective.
Last Wednesday evening company
of friends and acquaintances were III
vited to the home of W. G. Clark and
wife to enjoy an evening in the com
pany of Burns and enjoy the evening
we did. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark are Scotch
to the core, especially in the royal ART
of entertaining and of being most de
lightful host and hostess. a large
number of students and young people
from the town were present. Wher
the company arrived Mr.. Clark, who il
distant relative of the Scotchman now
so famous, read critical and sympa
thetic sketch of the "Lowland Poet,
l"whose rank" says BY ron, lis the yer,
first in his art" Mr.. Robert Ros
acted also as entertainer; i'll ably rem
dering a Scotch selection for recitation
which was typical one. Mr.. Clarl
read Tam O'Shanter' and ITO Man!
In Heaven Mr. Ross read, "Th'
Cotter's Saturday Night" and ITO
Mountain Daisy" The latter also sans
a Scottish battle hymn, the one o
Bruce fame at BaInockburn. Durin!
the exercises "A central figure of tn,
evening exclaimed, II think the bonni
lassies of Alma College are all right
To which two burning youths, in
terested in that direction, were hear
!. fervidly TO murmur under their breath
but from the depth of their inmos
bosoms, "a a.amen, good eye old man.
, After general and pleasant intercourse
the guests went home.
Last Friday evening the annual pull
lie of the Alpha Theta Literary Societ
= of Alma College took place, this tim
little out of the ordinary plan bu
Just as delightful as usual, if possibl
more so. The chapel where the publ
was held was filled with the larges
crowd of the year and very appreclativ
!, one. When the curtains were draw
n for the public gaze there were tn
y daughters of Athens, unhampered b
the presence of weak and infrm mel
in all their beauty, surrounding tn
festive board at real, live, Gree
Symposium, regulation Grecian SUI
roundings, costumes, flowers, banquet
ing table, pages, fountain, owl an
busts, everything except men. Unde
such conditions it was very fitting tha
the discussion of the society be what
al was, subject universally interestin
- and universally understood, woman
Rights" 1t was very entertaining
= the audience to have the discussion
j sparkling with repartee, carried on /
, the ladies pro and con. 1t added spiC
u and naturalness. How gratifying it
TO the gentlemen to hear from the liI
of woman that men are really Of son
use. On the other hand how reassu
ing To the gentler sex to know that f,
every woman there is "A man somewhel
in this wide world. The society WI
assisted in the music 10y Miss Eleanor
Bushnell and by Messrs. Ernest SEQ