The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-04
ITINERARY FOR
COLLEGE PLAY
M. c. M. THEATRICAL PRoouc'
TIoN PROMISES TO, BE FINE
AFFAIR. OTHER COL
LEeE NEWS.


of Mines during the Easter vacation
has been purchased and is already on
the way The costumes for the various
characters have been ordered. Rehear-
sails for the different choruses are held
nightly in the gymnasium of the col
lege and every sunday afternoon
complete rehearsal is held. The pro-
ceeds are to be used as nucleus Tor
fund to provide the gymnasium with
a swimming pool
In staging this play the Micomi club
and the college has been especially for
tunate in securing persons who have
had considerable experience in the or
ganization and management of college
plays. Prof. II. II. Coryel, manager
has had wide experience in college
plavs and c. f. Schaber. the stage
manager, acted as business manager
of the Purdue university plays and
was business manager of the Ben
Crit company of Boston, Shakesperian
players who made tour of the Unit
ed states some years ago.
The itinerary has now been definite
" decided upon. The proposed trip 10
Duluth and the Mesaba iron range has
been abandoned owing 10 the excess
sive expenses. The troupe of 90 play
ers will play at the following places;
Hancock, May /; Marquette, May ?;
Escanaba, May 8: Menominee, May 4;
Ishpeming. May 3: Calumet. May 6.
Local Alumni Association.
A meeting of the alumni Of the
Michigan College of Mines located in
the copper country will be held IN
Houghton Saturday, March 25, for the
purpose Of organizing a copper coun-
try alumni association. The associa-
ton will be organized on lines similar
10 those in other parts Of the country
where NJ. c. NJ. graduates are employ
ed in sufficiently large numbers 10
make such a plan feasible. The basic
purpose Of the organization will be the
promotion Of the NJ. c. NJ. reunion 10
be held at the time OF the 25th cente-
nary Of the building Of the college.
The first step for the organization
OF an association OF this kind were
taken at a meeting of the copper coun-
try alumni held at the Douglass House
in Houghton Saturday February Is.
At that meeting the following commit
tee was appointed 10 make arrange
ments for the organization Of the as
ISOLATION: Walter Hodge, Ben Sparks,
Fnoch Anderson. w j. Perkins. This
committee has prepared plans for the
organization Of the association and the
same will be made a permanent factor
of the NJ. c. NJ. alumni. A letter is be-
ing issued to the copper country
alumni announcing the meeting in
Houghton, March 25
Similar alumni associations all over
the United States are making prepare
tions TO attend the reunion at the col
lege next summer. There are associa-
tions in Chicago. where new years
banquet was held this year; in Min
nesota, where a banquet was held az
Virginia on Washington's birthday and
whose headquarters are Hibbing on
the Mesaba range; and AT Globe In
Arizona. Associations are also being
organized In the Montana copper min
ing district, whose headquarters viii
be in Butte and the Utah copper dis
trict is being organized at SAT- Lake
City. The Cobalt mining district also
contains a large number OF NJ. g. VI
graduates and an alumni association
will be organized in that district
shortly. For the reunion special cars
viii arrive in Houghton from all these
districts and from many others az
well. Besides the Minnesota, Chicago
copper country. salt Lake, Arizona
Montana and Cobalt delegations there
will be a special car TO Houghton from
New York city, making reunion that
will be second to none in the history
of the colleges Of the United states.
Basketball Game Tonight.
The Michigan College Of Mines var.
sity team will meet the Calumet IN.
dependents at the college gymnasium
this evening in what promises % b,
one Of the most stubbornly contestc,
basketball games played In the copper
country this season. Two games hav,
already been played between IA,
teams, the first resulting In victory fo
Calumet and the second ending i'm IA
vor OF the NJ. G. NJ. Both teams wer,
won and lost by the narrow margin o
two points. The Calumet Indepen
dents will play the same quintet as ii
the two former games, while the NJ. c
NJ. will play two sets as formerly,
fresh quintet taking the place Of tn
first in the second half.
Clayton Jarchow Of Duluth will b
a new player on the varsity five I'm thi
game. He was formerly on the var
sity team Of the NJ. c. NJ. and is con
ceded 10 be one OF the best player
that ever entered the college. He ar
rived this week from Florence, Wis
where he has been In the employ Of IN
Commonwealth Iron company for
year He has returned 10 school
complete his studies.
The game will commence at $3.50 an
dancing will follow until midnight.
Social and other Affairs.
A party OF about fifty students !
the ore dressing class left this after