Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-05-18
COLLEGE NEWS ITEMS
As Cleaned From The College Week
ly Albanian Of Monday.

Under the direction of Coach Grady
and manager Fraker a tennis tourna-
ment was conducted last week TO de-
termine who should compose the col
lege team to play NJ A. c. Monday
noon after all entries were in names
were drawn for the preliminary
matches Monday Lambert defeated
Thurn by taking two sets, and Cook
two out OF three from Hooper Tues
day, Yonker defeated Fraker and Ew-
ing McCloy. Wednesday rain spoiled
all chances for play. Thursday Cook
won from Lambert, and Yonker from
McAllister in the morning and Ewing
in the .fternoon Thus the team de-
termined upon was Cook and Yonker.
These two players played at another
match Thursday afternoon, Cook win
ming two straight sets
The grove was the scene Friday
afternoon OF another entertainment
given by the Philos for all OF the
other societies. About eighty guests
assembled at this most attractive of
all spots on the campus at five o'clock.
Pillows were scattered around among
the trees and there were hammockS,
swings, and a teter-totter to add TO
the general good time Supper was
served on a decidedly new and novel
plan. the girls being seated in circles
of eight. la Wright Hall, and the
luncheon passed around in baskets
packed in true picnic fashion Indeed
it was most delightful affair Thank
you. Philomatheans.
Prof. Adams treated his orators and
debaters TO what was without doubt
the finest spread ever given group
Of college people in the remembrance
of the oldest senior i'm this seat OF
lea. ming Tuesday evening up the-river
There were some twenty orators, de-
baters and alternates given an invi-
tation the latter part of last week
which read about like this: The time
Tuesday. May Q; The place. Grasmere
on the River; The girl and the Ca
noe, Why they're up to you. Mr.
and Mrs. J. Q. Adams"
Miss Isabel Stevens is the valedic-
torian OF the class of 1911. She was
chosen at the last meeting of the fac
ulty to deliver the valedictory Com
mencement day. Two other gradu-
ates were honored by the faculty in
being asked TO deliver orations. These
two were Adelbert Lindley and Rob
ert Thurn. The class chose three
more, Hurd Allyn Drake, Florence
Hood and Selma Hahn. These six
seniors will represent the class on the
platform commencement day.
The co-eds repeated their successful
drills of College Day Friday evening
in the college gymnasium. The ex-
cellence of the girls efforts as di-
rected by Miss Weis had gone forth
to the townsbeople and many OF them
: expressed a -iesire TO witness them
Thus it was that it was decided to give
them over again. An admission fee
was charged. netting the gymnasium
ind something for the girls work.
The senior class went to Crystal
Lake Saturday in an automobile ON
libus and spent the day there in one
long. grand picnic. All the amuse-
ments of the little resort for the bowl
ing alleys to the lake were brought
out by the hustling inhabitants and
placed before the worthy seniors. The
best time OF the year, OF course, was
the result
Cook and Yonker, representing
Alma, lost every set in three matche,
Of tennis Saturday at East Lansing tc
TAFT and Itano. who represented the
NJ. A. c. The NJ. A. c. team clearly
outclassed the Alma pair in every
way The sets in doubles were six
two, siX-love; in singles. Taft versu,
Cook, six-love, siX-love. and Yonker
versus Itano, six-one, six-one.
The Alpha Theta society placed il
their rooms last week two dozer
handsome leather upholstered chairs
and two new tables, one for the pres
ident and one for the secretary. TIL,
new chairs and tables add very ma
terially to the beauty OF the Alph;
Theta room.
The Inter-society debating cup
which upon the abolition of the in
tcr-socicty debates. was placed in tn,
college library, was last week suitably
engraved. Each society has won tn,
cup twice and it will remain in tn,
library as a token OF past intersociety
struggles upon the platform.
The kindergarten students wer,
taken to the ward school THURSDAY
afternoon for the purpose OF obscrv
ing the work OF the primary teachers
there The work OF Miss Farwell
Miss Turner and Miss Brown wer,
watched
The members of the girls gymnas
ium had dance of their own i'm the
gymnasium Saturday evening as
sort OF celebration OF the completion
Of the gymnasium drills.
NJ. A. c. unfolding the affirmative
OF the coal lands debate lost to Ypsi
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