Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-10-05
ColleQe Department.
Devoted to the Interests OF
Alma College.

Miss Mabel Wood spent Sunday Il
Owosso.
Mr.. Kellogg spent Sunday at his HON
in Mt. Pleasant.
The enrolment TO date is fully 30 pc
cent larger than last year.
Miss Olive Miner entered the kinder
garten department on Tuesday
Miss Nina Sumerville of Port Austir
entered the music school this week.
Miss c. NJ. Hough from st. Ignace reg
istered in the commercial school on
Tuesday.
Miss Nell Sthrugham entertained
Miss Marguerite Smell of Ionia last Fri
day and Saturday.
John Watson of Breckenridge called
on his sister, Miss Edna Watson, at the
dormitory last Friday night.
Miss Mamie Shoettle, class go, was
recently appointed Undergraduates in
the Franklin School. Detroit
Miss Conover, who was student at
Alma College, in 1913 is now teacher of
botany in the Central High School,
Detroit.
IL is plain, Judging from the number
of pupils enrolled in the college that the
advantages of the institution are appreci-
ated at home. Out of total of ls6 en-
rolled to date SIS are from this county.
The young men of the Christian asso-
citation have again taken mp the Sunday
school work at the various school houses
in the adjacent country. They report
good prospects for large and Interesting
schools.
AT the freshman class last Friday the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent Miss Louise Strange; secretary,
Miss Mary Deering; class editor, j. w.
Dunning member Of board of control,
Herbert Wilcox.
At least three Bible classes will be
formed among the young men; one for
the study of the life Of Christ, one for
the study of the life of Paul and Acts
of the Apostles, and one for the study Of
Old Testament characters.
A business meeting of the Y. NJ. Q. A.
was held last Saturday morning at
which twenty nine new men were elect
ed to embership--thirteen active and
sixteen associate members. Z. f. Fell
was elected treasurer to fill the vacancy
cause by JAS Martin who did not re.
turn
The great game 10 which Alma has
looked forward for some time will be
played Saturday with Oberlin College |
at Oberlin. The men leave here today |
friday and will return Monday |
Every body interested in Alma College
will wait anxiously to know the results
of the game.
A choral union was organized Tues
day night. The charter membership
will probably exceed forty. The follow
ing officers were elected President,
l.. s. Bagley. vice.president Miss Mabel
Howard; secretary, Miss Mabel Wood
treasurer, r. |. Mckee; and accompanist,
Miss Velma Sharp. The choral union
will meet every Tuesday night. Fines
will be imposed for absence and tardi-
ness
The first football game of the season
played on the home field last Saturday
by the Ferris Industrial team VS.. the
Alma team, was an easy victory for the c
latter. The visiting team was composed
of heavy men and put up good prac-
tice game for the invincibe eleven {
The men on the Ferris team did some '
good individual work, but they were out s
played by the perfect team work of the c
home team. Every man on the Alma
team deserves special mention for excel.
lent work fifteen, thirty, and even for
ty yard gains through the line and !
around the end were common Never q
once did Alma loose the ball on downs r
Final score Alma fl, Ferris o.