Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15
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GRINNELL.
Calocagathia held a dance Friday
evening. They also presented q farce
at their meeting in the afternoon.
At a meeting OF the Grinnell col
lege board OF trustees held at Des
Moines, It was decided formally and
omcially to open campaign for
81, 900, 900, to be secured within the
next two years. "A 100000 endowment
campaign closed successfully year
ago. but the growth Of the college
makes Il necessary to continue the
campaign. for funds. Half million
Of the SUM to be raised win be used
for permanent endowment, which will
make the total somewhere around
t1,4O0,O 900. The other half-nNnon,
when raised, - to be spent for new
buildings and Improved equipment
Plans include q new recitation build
ing, a new school OF music hall
group Of Womens dormttNfes, new or
improved science buildings and .
mans commons. Some Of the0o aE0
badly naedsd. and President Main ~
euerttng every effort TO have them
started within q year.
A good crowd OF rooters was 4t the
train last night to see the football
team on for Cedar Falls, whsro they
meet the Teacher college team this
afternoon. Coach Brown hnp1 to b0
able to uso a good many subsedtutes
In this game in order to save In team
for Cornell next week, but it II not At
all unlikely that Grfnnell win have to
fight constantly. The scarlet and
black aggregation IL especially anxi-.
Gus to defeat the teachers todsy on
account OF the defeat they received
last fall from their hands.
Joe Greenwood. an old veteran who
had been ineligible thus far this sea-
son, has 1ust been reinstgted BY the
state board Of control This brings
Joy to the hearts Of Grinne11ities for
Greenwood IL q most valuable line
man. He may be saved for next $50
son. rather than to use him merely in
two games this fail.
The freshmen class held their. hrst
party Saturday night, In Rand gym
nas1um-
There has been received at the
library here, copy Of . new book Just
out, "A Cartoon History Of Roosevelt's
Career prepared by Albert Shaw, 10.
This work contains $40 cartoons Illus
trating Roosevelt's public life, and DR..
Shaw has written an interesting mar
rative to 60 with the cartoons. Mr..
Shaw's position as editor OF the
"Review OF Reviews" makes him un-
usually we'll fitted to complete such .
book.
There was an ~open house, held In
4 the association pafloFs Friday evening
It is the policy Of the present socias
committee to have these informal
gatherings on every Friday night when
there is no special event scheduled.
President Main led the vesper SER
vices last Sunday.
Roy J. Clampitt, IL, took the Rhodes
scholarship. examinations, held last
week. Raymond Price, ex-'11. and
Raymond Hartman, ,09, are also ELI
gible again this year, inasmuch as they
passed the examinations last winter.
A large number OF alumni and other
| former students were In sGrinnell the
early part OF the week, most OF them
stopping of on their way homo from
the Drake game.
1t has been definitely decided by
1.-The state executive committee Of the
Y. M. C. "A. to have the state college
gospel team convention held at Grin
nell, on December 4 and s. dad"
Elliott, possibly Bishop Mcdowell, and
other prominent speakers have been
secured for the occasion.
Politics played large part In the
Sv,4 oS3or Iva
programs Of the mems literary society
and Institute held national conven-
lions. lie Won Townsend, IA, OF Des
Moines was elected to membership In
IChrestOmathia. M
Mr.. Charles X. ODER. field secretary
Of the Y. M. G. A., of New York, adj
dresses the men OF the college at the
association meeting Thursday night,
on the subject Of "The Association
Work as Profession"
The debating union Is in receipt Of
a challenge from the freshmen Of
Beliot for debate, to be held early
next spring. 1t has been tentatively
accepted. A detailed plan for inter
society debates, preliminary contests,
etc. was also worked out by the de.
batting union In their meeting.
| Guy " Aldrich, representing the
student volunteer movement, is to be
in Grinnell the first two days after
Thanksgiving recess in the interest OF
mission study work. A lady mission
airy, from Japan, spoke in chapel to
the students, Friday morning.
The women OF the faculty received
informally at their rooms Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Sheldon gave talk Wednesday
evening before the Humboldt society
on Peace Ideals in French Ltera-
ture."
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