Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-20
College Department.
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Alma College.

DR.. and Mrs III. Ii. Darby of Riverdale
last Saturday.
The faculty at their meeting this week
chose b. s. Bates for the valedictorian
of the class of '0S.
w. l.. Hood of Saginaw was here over
Sunday and preached that afternoon in
the Gerber school house southwest of
town.
Prof. Geo +. Fellows of Chicago
University visited the college Wednes-
day to look over the ground and con-
slider what the future relations of Alma
college and the university shall be.
A baseball game between the college
and Edmore was scheduled to take place
on the campus yesterday afternoon, but
was declared off owing to the Edmore
pitcher being detained by the death of
his mother
A. ID. Smith of Saginaw visited his
daughter Irvina at the college and Mr..
and Mrs. a. w. Wright the last of last
week, remaining over Sunday. He was
accompanied by his granddaughter, Miss
Jerrine Valentine.
Miss Simpson left last Saturday for
Beaverton, Canada, where her father
and two brothers live She expects to
accompany her father on trip to Scot
land this summer TO visit relatives and
many old familiar scenes.
Miss Laura Sherman went TO Island
Lake Sunday to bid her brother goodbye,
and what was her surprise on meeting
there her mother and sister who
had come all the way from Dakota for a
like purpose, can be easily imagined.
At meeting of the Athletic Associ-
alton Tuesday noon O. w. Sidebotham
was chosen president in place of w. L.
Knox, who has joined the state troops
This vacated the office of treasurer and
j. b. Stevens was elected to that posi-
ton
Miss Mertha Peters entertained the
senior class at her home last Friday
evening After a short business meet
ing very pleasant social time was en-
joyed, while fig cake and other refresh
ments disappeared. 1t will always be
remembered by the seniors as a most
delightful occasion.
The lecture committees of the Y NJ
and Y. w. G. A. have secured Rev. a
S. HOyt, ID. D., professor of Sacred Rhe-
toric and Pastoral Theology in Auburn
Theological Seminary, to give the ad.
dress before the two associations on
Wednesday evening of commencement
week His services were obtained largely
through Rev f. p. Knowles, who has
been in attendance at Auburn the past
year.
a second meeting Of the Athletic
Association was held Wednesday noon,
at which the matter of joining in the
Saginaw Valley field day was discussed
and favorable action taken The res
ignation Of f. w. McCabe as baseball |
manager was accepted with regrets and
vote of thanks rendered him. The |
meeting adjourned TO Thursday noon,
when Fred Fullerton was elected base
ball manager in place OF Mr.. McCabe,
Messrs. Brooke, Sidebotham and |
Klaasse have returned to their homes |
from Princeton Theological seminary |
Mr. Brooke visited friends here the first |
of the week and had nothing but the
words of highest praise for Princeton |
seminary. He and Mr. Sidebotham will
return there in the fall and complete |
their course next year. They will both
probably occupy pulpits in the northern
peninsula during the summer. Owing
to certain unavoidable considerations,
Mr.. Klaasse will continue his work
next year at Mccormick seminary,
Chica o.
The college regulars have played two
stoutly contested games of ball since the
last issue, but met defeat in both of them.
The game at Mt. Pleasant last Saturday
was quite close except one inning, when
the Normal boys piled up the score,
which stood ten 60 three in their favor
at the close of the game. In the game
with the L Of NJ at Ann Arbor Mon
day the Alma team did fully as we'll as
they or anyone else expected The score
resulte fourteen to two in favor of the
stronger nine. This is much better
than the defeat which NJ. A. G. ex.
perienced at the. hands of the university
last Saturday, the score being twenty to
one for the L. of NJ. on that occasion.
The Y. NJ. @. AS Of Saginaw are con-
Quoting campaign in the interests of
young men in the larger towns of Sagi-
nav valley with view TO ultimately
establishing an association in each of
the towns. Last Sunday three Y. NJ. @.
A. workers of Saginaw and Messrs.
Divine and Scott of the Alma college as
ISOLATION occupied the pulpits of the
principal st. Louis churches in the t
morning, preaching regular gospel ser.
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