Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-08
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Large Number Of Marshalltown stu.
dents Seeking Higher Education
At Seats Of Learning.
Many Will Fit Themselves For Spe-
cial Lines Of Work In Iowa and
Eastern Schools.
List Of Young People Who Will At
tend school Away From Home,
and Where They Go.
Marshalltown is to witness within the

Marshalltown is to witness within the
next few weeks the greatest exodus of
college students in it's history, 1t is
within the memory of great many of
the younger people when the city's rep
resentatives in the different colleges
and universities of the country were
comparatively few in number, but such
is not the case now. For the past few
years the number has constantly grown,
and this season the number will be ex-
ceedingly large. Several students of
those colleges where the opening terms
are earlier than others have already left
the city to prepare for the beginning of
their years work.
Iowa College. Grinnell, is to have the
same students from here that 1t had
last year, with the exception, of course,
of those who finished their course, and
one or two new ones. The State Uni
versity will have about the same rep
Presentation, with few additional. The
majority of the city's students, how
ever will seek halls of learning outside
of the state, many of them taking up
work along special lines.
Misses Bessie w. and Edna Louise
Parker. two Of Marshalltown's most
talented young ladies in a musical way,
will spend the winter in Chicago where
they will study under private teachers
of the plano and voice, respectively.
They will leave about Oct. 1 and all
though as yet their instructors have not
been definitely decided upon, they will
be the best that Chicago affords.
Miss Belle Fletcher leaves about the
23d inst. for Wellesley, Mass, where for
two years she has been a student, and
will take UP the work Of her Junior
year.
Mr.. Guy A. Meeker, who began his coll
llege life at Grinnell, and who, last year,
lcompleted four years civic-historic
course at the University of Wisconsin,
goes this year to Harvard, where he en-
tiers upon the study of law. He will go
about Oct. I, and accompanying him
will be three friends and former Iowa
college mates-Mr. James Allison, Jr.,
| of State Center, and Messrs. Paul Nor
| ris and Harold Boyer, of Grinnell, all of
whom are known in this city Mr.. AL
llison begins the work of his senior year,
|
n. n. stipp of State Center, is also a
student in the law department Of Har-
ward, and begins his sophomore year.
Mr.. Bedford Kibbey will attend Hair
ward, but is in the university proper
Mr.. Worley Getz and Mr.. Louis
Brechemin, class and room mates last
year in the Jefferson Medical College.
philadelphia, will soon return to the
Quaker city to take up the work of
/ their senior year. Mr.. Brechemin has
lbeen spending the summer in the city
as Mr.. Gets guest.
Miss Bessie Speers. who has shown
quite marked talent in an elocution-
| airy way. will attend this year the cele-
brated Comnocks school, at Evanston.
/ ILL., The school is part of the North
/ western University, and in 1t number
Of the best readers of the country have
i received training. The course in elo-
cution is two years In length, but Miss
Speers has not yet decided whether she
4 will finish there or not. She will go to
Evanston next week.
Quite representation will be had this
year at the Northwestern Military
/ Academy. Highland Park, Ill. where
Messrs. Wyllis Smith and Ross Ingle-
due were students last year. They will
both return and with them will be
Messrs. Delos Wilbur and Leonard Car
ney who will begin four years course
of study.
The Culver Military College, Culver,
Ind. will have two Marshalltown stu
dents in the persons of Messrs. Harry
.lDenmead and Clyde Church, who will
Ileave soon to take up their work. Gull
liver is little town near Hubbard. Ind.
Z and about thirty-three miles from Lo-
Transport.
4 Mr.. George Fletcher begins a course
in civil engineering at the Bradley
Polytechnic Institute, Peoria, ILL.,. a
preparatory institution for the Boston
Polytechnic. which is conceded to be the
best polytechnic school in the country.
Mr.. Fred Let's will attend the Hill
school at Pottstown, Pa, preparatory
school for either Yale, Harvard, Prince
ton or Cornell. Mr.. Fred Ackert, a
former Marshalltown boy, is also a stu
dent at the Hill school.
Messrs. Dick and Biscoe Kibbey will
be students az st. Paul's school, Con-
cord, N. H, a preparatory for Harvard.
Miss Jessie Binford, who has had two
years at Rockford Female College and
one at Smith, with finish this year al
Rockford, and accompanying ner VIII
be her sister, Ruth who will begin q
four years course. Miss Leora Crabtree
lis thinking somewhat of taking up a
course at Rockford. Miss Eft Aileene
Pence has had one year at Rockford
but has not yet determined whether she
will return this year.
Mr.. Merritt Greene, Jr.. whose par
ents are soon to take up their residence
at Edgewood, a country villa west OF
the city, expects to go to the Iowa State
College, Ames, to take up some specia
} work Messrs. Harry Gerst, Fred
Trautmann and Ed Andrews and Miss
Nellie Thompson are already at Ames
In addition to Miss Nina McElroy, al
Mount ST: Joseph's, Dubuque. will be
Miss Madge Kelley. who will begin g
course there later In the fall. Miss Nc
Elroy has already gone to Dubuque.
The Iowa College contingent-Misse:
. Helen Battin and Eva Wetherbee anc
Mr. Albert Mead-will return this year
and with them will be the latter.
brother, Mr.. Fletcher Mead. member
of the high schools class of '97.
At s. U. I. this year there will be Mis-.
Alice Howard, Mr.. Richard Dams
Marsh, Mr.. Clyde Caswell and Mr.. LIE,
H..