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The Washington herald., 1912-09-14
The Trend OF Things

Al island Of leo acres in the Mississippi
River has been presented to the Y. NJ.
c. A. Of Hannibal. Mo.
DIR. Richard Sill Holmes, associate edI-
tor of the Continent. journal Of the
Presbyterians, and former editor Of the
Westminster. died at his home in Phila-
delphia on September 6. He was one of
the recognized leaders in religious jour
nalism.
/ The trial of Koreans in Seoul has been
concluded. and the Judgment reserved
for later announcement by the court, will
probably follow Immediately on the con-
ciusion of the funeral ceremonies of the
late Mikado., which began yesterday.
President Bonsall, of the Episcopal
Brotherhood Of st. Andrew, whose TWEEN
ty-fifth convention closed early this week
in Chicago, declares the work of the
Brotherhood has been wholly spiritual
and must continue SO. II 1t is to be an
effective aid in spreading the kingdom
of Christ among men.
The American Bible Society has just
sent a translation committee to Spain to
Join with three commissioners from the
British and Foreign Bible Society In an
effort to revise the Spanish Bible.
A reorganization OF DR.. Grenfelrs mis-
sion in Newfoundland and Labrador has
Cecil s. Ashdown, an accountant men,
Der of the managing board. The forms-
ton Of an international committee Of six
teen members Is proceeding with head
quarters at st. Jonhs.
President Taft has given $500 to the
Unitarian Church. MiIlbury, accompanied
by a personal letter stating that the
money was given because of the interest
OF the Presidents mother. Mrs. Louisa
Taft, in the church. Mrs. Taft was the
sister of Miss Della C. Torrey, aunt of
President Taft, and died at the Torey
home OF her sister.
Three well-known missionary societies
are just closing their books for the year.
One. the Episcopal General, is about
$4,000 ahead of last year; another, the
american Board, is appealing to Con-
gregational churches to come to its aid
that it may close the year without debt,
and the third. the American Missionary,
closing its books at the end of Septem-
Der, is a few thousand dollars ahead of
this date last year, but reports that II
must have gifts in unusual sums II II
eros even. mere appears TO De little
gain to missions from the agitation of
the past two years. beyond a steady gain
that has obtained for a generation. and
even less, from the unusual prosperity
which farmers and tradespeople enjoy.
Among treasurers and home secretaries
OF missionary societies. both domestic
and foreign. the feeling is said to be a
not over hopeful one. Some report gains.
but demands from fields swallow them
up. Appropriations are constantly in
creased, and deficits are as frequent as
ever. Some societies would adopt the
plan of holding in bank all moneys re-
ceived during the given year. and spend
ing 1t the succeeding year. only they can
not halt work in hand long enough to |
make the accumulation. New societies, |
were any started, would adopt such a |
plan. The administration cost OF socie- |
ties has advanced slightly along with |
other costs, and now runs up to about 8
cents on the dollar. A few administer |
gifts on less; some spend 10 cents Is
against five years ago.
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Presbyterian

At Eastern Presbyterian Church all
regular services will be resumed to-mor-
row. when Rev. Alfred Z. Barrows, OF
Brooklyn. n. Y, will preach in the
morning and evening. Rev. Mr.. Barrows
| as pastor of Wyckoff Heights Presbyte-
rian Church, of Brooklyn. is one of the
younger ministers actively engaged In
the church work of Greater New York
Eastern Church has at present taken no
definite action toward the selection of a
permanent pastor, but II is probable that
call will be issued at the time of the
regularly. quarterly meeting OF the con-
gregation on October g.
Rev. A. R. Bird, pastor Of Second
Presbyterian Church. OF the Southern
Assembly. with his family, has spent
his vacation at Lake Placid. N Y. Rev.
Mr.. Bird will again occupy his pulpit to-
morrow.
Rev. James T. Marshall, D. D., who
during August attended the General Con-
ference for Christian Workers at North
field, has returned to the city, and will
occupy his pulpit tomorrow at the West
Street Church, in Georgetown. Large
plans are being made for a rally of the
church and all its organizations on the
first Sunday in October.
The Presbytery will hold its October
meeting at Jamestown. the session on
Monday evening. October Z, being de-
voted to the consideration of evangelistic
work with addresses by DR.. A w.
Spooner and Rev. J. Harvey Durham.
Tuesday will be given to business.
At the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church tomorrow the sermon will be
,,ra a. he ~
Rev. George B. Stewart, D. D., LII. D.,
president of Auburn Theological Semi
nary. DR.. Stewards subject will be The
Redeemer." The quartet choir, under
the leadership Of DR.. Lawrence. will rem
der What Are These Which Are Ar
rayed in White Robes?" by Shepherd,
and for the offertory. 81 Know that NV
Redeemer Liveth." by Handel. Rev. DR..
Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of the church,
is expected back from his vacation next
week. :,
Gurley Memorial Presbyterian Church
will be sold and the congregation will
seek new location in which to continue
its work. This decision was reached by
the members at a meeting held Thurs
day to consider the offer for the church
property made by congregation COM
posed Of seeding members of the COL
ored Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.
The duty Of arranging the details of the
sale and investigating prospective fields
was placed in the hands Of a COMMITTEES
Of tive, Of which Frank McCIelland was
named chairman. This committee will
begin work at once. and as soon as Dos
sible viii make report to the congrega-
tion.
The Presbytery of Potomac will con-
vene on tuesday evening in the Presby-
terrain Church, Of Mitchells, Va. The rep
from the Central Presbyte-
rian Church. this city. will be the speak,
ers, Rev. James H. Taylor, and Mr.. Sell
den NJ. Ely. one Of the elders DR.. J. C.
Buchanan il alternate to Mr.. Ely. Att
this -mesting. Mr.. John bowman VIII pfe-I
sent himself to the Presbytery e. . can
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Christian Emdeavor

The evangelistic meetings under the
auspices of the union will be continued
next Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Rev
C. H. Ehlers pastor of the Fifteenth
Street Christian Church, will deliver the
address at Stanton Park; Mr.. n. w.
Preston, of Nebraska, at Washington
Circle, and Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, pas
tor Of the Bethany Baptist Church, at
Franklin Park.
The Alpha Society of Christian En-
Church, held its annual election last
Tuesday evening. and the following Of
ficers were chosen: President, Mr.
Thomas ]. Llewellen; vice president,
Miss Lulu Harris: treasurer, Miss Katie
C'Meara; recording secretary, Miss Char
lotte Preston: corresponding secretary.
Miss Edna Smith, and press correspond
cnt. Mr.. Joseph A. Scott, jr.
The installation of officers and annual
banquet of Section A. C. E. Society of
First Congregational Church. will be held
Gil Friday evening. September 20. Mr..
Rexford L. Holmes, president of the Dis
trict Union. will address the young people
and the following officers will be in
stalled: President, Arnold P. Yerkes;
vice president. Elizabeth L. Russell: re-
cording secretary. Elmer v. Griggs; cor
responding secretary. E. Sterling Nash:
treasurer, Roger D. Marsden: delegate to
the District Union, Miss Sarah E. Da-
vison.
A letter has been sent to the president
and the chairmen Of prayer meeting COM
mittee of each society, giving the Bible
reading and other references for the first
quiet hour meeting, October g.
Mr.. John A. Davis. a former president
Of the Beta c. E. Society of the Ninth
Street Christian Church, will leave the
city Monday to enter Virginia Christian
College. Lynchburg, Va, where he is to
prepare himself for the ministry.
Thirty Endeavorers Of the society of
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church
attended the business meeting Of the So
ciety Tuesday evening at the home of @.
L. Mccullough, in Cherrydale. Va Pic
mic lunches were eaten on the McCul-
Tough lawn at 8 o'clock. At the business
meeting new officers we're elected for the
year from October I. C. c. Ref was re-
elected president and A. g. Grinnell was
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Baptist

DR.. George b. Vosburgh Is supplying
the pulpit of Cavalry Church this month
| during the absence OF DIR. Greene. His
sermons contain much to help and up
lift," Cavalry members say, land there
Is tone of seriousness from the very
| commencement of his addresses" DIR.
Greene Is expected to occupy his pulpit
the first Sunday in October. after a pro-
lonsed rest at Troy. Vt.-his former
home.
Rev. II. 8. Pinkham will preach to his
people at Emmanuel again tomorrow.
after a vacation spent in New England.
The day will be observed as Pastor
Pinkham's anniversary Sunday. spe-
cial feature of the evening services Is
the congregational einging. under the
leadership Of Mr.. Percy S. Foster.
Pastor B. d. Cav has returned to his
pulpit at West Washington. and will
preach tomorrow morning on The
New Birth and in the evening on Les
sons from Pentecost." Special services
on Wednesday. Thursday. and Friday
evenings, led respectively by Mr.. Walter
Scott, Pastor Cav. and Church Clerk
w. II. Haycock, will be preparatory to
evangelistic meetings. TO be conducted
from September % to October 6. by DIR.
II. NJ. Wharton. of Baltimore. In these
services. to which the public is cordially
welcomed, DR.. Wharton will be assisted
by Prof. p. W. Bush and a chorus of
sixty voices.
Rev. E. Hez Sven will preach to-
morrow evening at Centennial on She
Outwitted a Man" In the morning the
pulpit will be occupied by Rev. N e.
Naylor. we'll known to Washington Bap-
fists as the former pastor OF Maryland
Avenue Church.
The ninth anniversary Of the pastorate
Of Rev. J. Compton Ball will be observed
at Metropolitan tomorrow. The Call to
an Awakened Church will be Pastor
Balls subject for the morning service
and for the evening. Friendship and the
Best Friend"
Tomorrow night there will be memo
rial services at Fifth Church for the
late DR.. William Z. Hatcher. of Virginia.
and Gen. Booth. OF the Salvation Army.
Addresses will be made by Col R. A
Ford and Adtt Brazier, OF the Salvation
Army, and by Rev. Donald c. Macleod.
Pastor ]. e. Briggs viii preside. Special
music will be rendered by the chorus
choir of the church. led by Prof. W. J.
Palmer. Pastor Briggs will preach in the
as usual.
Grace Baptist Church will commence
on the 18th a series OF special meetings
the cancellation of the
s.. 600 mortgage on the church. Further
on the church edifice are
being planned.
DR.. Muir has returned from an extern
sive visit abroad. and will have for his
subject Sunday his observations while in |
Europe. During the PASTORS absence ex-
tensive repairs have been made in the |
church auditorium. The congregation is |
planning TO give Pastor Muir a hearty |
welcome home.
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Disciple

The Monday meetings OF Disciple min
listers will be resumed on Monday at L
O'Clock at Vermont Avenue Christian
Church. A new face at this meeting
will be that Of Rev. Andrew w. Gott
schall. who has recently been called Il
the Benning Church.
At the Ninth Street Church Rev
George A. Miller will preach tomorrow
morning on THE Church Building" ant
at this service the annual offering fol
the erection of new churches will b<
taken. the money to be distributed In
the form OF loans by the Board Of
Church Extension.
THE Price OF Progress will be the
subject of Rev. Earle Wilhey's sermon
tomorrow morning at the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church. On Sunday even
ing. September p, DR.. Wiley will star,
series Of illustrated sermons on the
passion play.
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Three weddings within a week is the
record of the society OF Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. and five OF the siA
young people have been doing active
work as officers OF the society. The So
ciety's pastor, DR.. Earle Wiley. or
Wednesday married Miss Olga Hanson
and A. G. Grinnell. The latter has Tor
two years served as chairman OF the
lookout committee. but gives credit for
most of the work accomplished during
the past year to the vice chairman. who
was Miss Hanson. Miss Alice Day, who
was on Thursday married to G. E. Sims.
has acted as superintendent of the Junior
Christian Endeavor Society. One men,
Der OF the third couple. who are TO be
married next Wednesday. has been chair
man of the social committee. while the
other was at this months business meet
ing selected chairman Of another impor-
tant committee.
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Argentine Delegates.

The Argentine Republic has appointed
Dr. Juan c. Castillo, now in this country
delegate from the Argentine to the AS.
ISOLATION of Military Surgeons. DR.. Cas-
tillo and DR.. Naon. the Argentine Minis
ter to the United States. will serve as
delegates to the International Congress
of Hygiene and Demography. which
meets in Washington. Joaquin Granel
and Justo Gaballa, engineers, will attend
the Twentieth Irrigation Congress as
delegates from Argentina.
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IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD

| 600, or 1L3 per cent Of the population
During the preceding sixteen years. whe-
the government took an earlier census. y
showed an increase Of A. per cent greatel
than population growth. Catholic figure.
at present are exactly 15ooo.ooo. 1t !,
stated that the archbishop committee
with Archbishop Messmer at its head. will
begin with detailed parish statistics.
Reports from Rome that Archbishop
:, Kennedy. rector Of the American College
Is to be elevated to the Sacred College
I at the next consistory. to be held prob
abiy in November. are credited In this
country as accurate. The reasons fol-
| the Advancement are In large part per
sJnal to Mgr. Kennedy, who Is recognized
as one of the foremost Americans whom
Catholics have ever reared and advanced
TIE Sacred College has only I'VE vacan-
ries, its membership being sixty-ive In a
possit e seventy, and as there is an un-
written law that II is never to be filled
to the limit the reason for a new Ameri-
can cardinal Is hardly that Of larger rep
resentation or a full college.
Mgr. Kennedy's advancement will make
the fourth American. strictly speaking
in the Sacred College. Cardinal Falconio
Is naturalized American citizen, but
he Is an Italian by birth and training,
recalls him to Rome and puts him into
the Curia. or governing body of the
church, as II would not do were he an
American. With Mgr. Kennedy's eleva-
ton he will. II Is surmised, remain In
Rome. probably not as rector of the
American College, but adviser to the
Pope concerning American Catholic af-
fairs. and especially Catholic educational
affairs. He will not be in Rome as repre-
sanftn0 An1arfra N hot - a.
mails are there from Spain. but in an en-
tirely new sense, growing out of catholic
conditions, and particularly Catholic
growth, in America.
Mgr. Kennedy is a Philadelphia, born
and educated. and for a time was pro-
fessor in Philadelphia Catholic seminar
les. He has always been identified with
educational work, but was mentioned as
possible successor to the late Archbishop
Ryan. of Philadelphia, when Archbishop
Prendergast. the auxiliary there. was
promoted. The American College at
Rome is one of many maintained by
Catholics Of different countries for the
special training of priests at the foun-
tain head OF Roman Catholicism. Promis-
ing students only are admitted
Rev. Walter Elliot. the new head OF the
Apostolic Mission House, is one of the
Of 8, paul a. snns,Ia =. a. % 80
has WOW snccass To- ,,anv vaars ~ ne
sion wo,t % non.cs,bnJ,,s "a trn1,
whom has corns the lis, ~ Converts fron,
Protestantism widely nuhIished fron,
time 10 time in the daily naners He
was long associated closely Win the late
Rev Alexander p. Doyle OF The same
society. and founder Of the house
The Mission House Of the panIists Is
for the training of secular PRIESTS as mis-
sionarias, chiefly in the South where
they supplement the efforts of rectors of
parishes About six hundred men have
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Catholic

The National Conference of Catholic
Charities. to be held here at the Catholic
University. September % to IS. aims to
bring about an exchange of views among
experienced Catholic men and women
who are active in the work of charity; to
collect and publish information concern
ing organizations. problems, and results
in Catholic charity; to bring to express
sion a general policy toward distinctive
modern questions in relief and prevention
and toward methods and tendencies in
them; and to encourage further develop
ment of a literature in which the reIi-
gious and social ideas of charity will find
dignified expression. The subjects to be
discussed are: "Desertion and Nonsup-
port" The Convict and His Family"
"Pensioning of Widows and Their Fam
ilies," Child Labor" Mentally and
Physically Defective Children" Causes
sary legislation THE Child,s Federal
Bureau" Dependent Children in Public
Institutions, and the Education Of Same"
THE Poor in City Environments" Rec
reation," and THE Cooperation that
Should Exist Between Organized Soci-
eties.'
Archbishop Messmer. of Milwaukee;
Archbishop Ireland, OF st. Paul, and Arch
bishop Glennon, of st. Louis, a commit
tee appointed by the last meeting of the
Catholic Archbishops of America, have
just held a meeting for organization and
the making of preliminary plans for the
taking of a census of the Catholics Of
America. The committee is not only to
ascertain how many Catholics are in
America, but also to take UP the matter
of better statistics Of Catholic growth,
especially of better parochial reports. 1t
Is not so much a complaint against United
States census figures as II Is an effort by
Catholics to collect and record exact
dates concerning their work.
The late Archbishop C orrigan, of New
York, in a formal address to the Cath
Giles of his province, made about the
tire he celebrated the twenty-fifth ami
versary of his ordination, stated that
more Catholics had come through Castle
Garden in the previous thirty years than
Catholics could. at that moment, claim
growth in numbers during the same
period. Thus no account was made of
natural increase from births during three
decades. The Archbishop was criticised
to some extent for his statement. but
he returned to II. and added that Cath
olics should not only improve their
methods for counting Catholic popula-
ton, but should set about conserving
their own numbers, preventing what he
pointed out to be their enormous lapsea
The last official counting by. the govern
ment that Of 1sos. gave Catholics R.ooo,-
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CONGREGATIONAL.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCB. eornn
10Th and G Sta NV. Rev. Samuel II. woodro~.
ID. D.. pastor. Rev. Lewis Z Purdum. assistant
pastor. II a. n. public worship. with short SIR
mon By the pastor; subject. AN OUTLOOK
AND AN UPLIFT." Communion and recer-
ton Of members. Music By the quartet and chorus
choir s'i5 a. m. Sunday school p m. Y, p.
8. G. Z.
MT PLEASANT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
Columbia Road. near Ath ST. Rev. Prank J.
Goodwin. ID. D.. minister Morning serTioe, Il
O'Clock; sermon By the minister: subject, "Christ's
Coustraining Love" Sunday school. rs q N.
Christian EndeaEor meeting. SO p n
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didate for the ministry. The Central
Church will then have two men lately
entering the ministry. one young woman
about to go to the foreign field. two
missionaries on the foreign field. and two
representatives on the home field.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST. 18th
and R SITS. NV. Services Sunday. Il q, m and
2. N.
Subject: SUBSTANCE"
Sunday school. II a. n wednesday ereuina
meeting. p N. Public cordially invited Read
ing room COL Colorado Bldg.
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Mr. Rexford L. Holmes. president OF
the District Union. is spending week
at Norfolk and Old Point, where he Is &C
companied by his mother.
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made vice president. The society voted
TO use for the four meetings in October
the topics on the Quiet Hour. suggest
ed by the local union.
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THEOSOPHY.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLASS MEETINGS
have ben resumed. First Sunday lecture Octo6sf
6 CAPITAL City Branch. 4le-Eo Corcoran Bldg.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL.

NETHoDIsT EfisCOfAL-
FOUNDRY. 18th and Church Sta
REV. W. r.. wEDDERSP0oN. D. D.. Pastor.
80 a. m--Sunday school
il 90 e. m.-"THE DAY OF GROWING
100 n m.-Epworth League rally.
500 p m--'THE MAN OF REAL STRENGTH u
Quartet choir. Visitors welcome.
HAMLINE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
Ninth and Streets Northwest.
REV. JOSEPH VI. NJ GRAY. MINISTER
80 a. m.-sunday school.
II % a m.-PREPARATIOS FOR PROVIDENCE.
100 p m.-Epvorth League Service.
500 ,. m.-THE MEMORABLE CHRIST.
AL sittings free. Visitors always welcome.
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SPIRITUALITY.

FIRST sPIRITUALIsT CHURCH, Pythian Tenn
pie l0ls 9Th ST. NV. frst floor. 10 p n. Rev.
q. W. Rates lectures Light Of the World. e
followed by Spirit messages by Mrs Hates. All
fnvited.
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UNIVERSALIST.

CHURCH OF OUR FATHER, 18th and L Sta
NV Rev. John Van schaick. IT,. d. D.. pasto,.
IL A. m. morning service; senon by DR.. Thomas
Jesse Jones.
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BAPTIST.

Z. HEZ SVEN explains: she OutEitted A Man, "
p m. Come coatiesS Swem's Songs sung. II
a.. m. sermon By Rev. ". c. Naylor. Centennial
Bapt. Ch-. sth and Eye Sts- ne.
TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, 10Th and sts
NV. Regular services at II a. n and As p on
next Lords Day. Rev. DIR. J. J. Muir. the pas
tor. will occupy the pllIat at both services DR..
Muir has been abroad on his vacation for the pas;
two months. visiting several countries In Europe.
Bible school at 80 a. m. Deacon Joel T. CuTy.
superintendent YOsng Peoples Society meets at
O'Clock D. m sharp Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening. led by the pssto<. curdial tn
ritstiou extended to all Of these services To the
public generally.
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Rev. A. r. Bird, pastor OF Second
Presbyterian Church, OF the Southern
Assembly. with his family, has spent
his vacation at Lake Placid. n. Y Rev.
Mr.. Bird will again occupy his pulpit to-
morrow.
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Mr.. John A. Davis, a former president
Of the Beta C. E. Society of the Ninth
Street Christian Church, will leave the
city Monday to enter Virginia Christian
College. Lynchburg. Va, where he is to
prepare himself for the ministry.
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Rev. E. Hez Sven will preach to-
morrow evening at Centennial on 'Sht
Outwitted a Man" In the morning the
pulpit will be occupied by Rev. N. G
MAYOR, well known to Washington Bap.
lists as the former pastor OF Maryland
Avenue Church.
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DR.. Muir has returned from an extern
sive visit abroad, and will have for his
subject Sunday his observations while in
Europe. During the PASTORS absence ex-
tensive repairs have been made in the
church auditorium. The congregation is
planning TO give Pastor Muir a hearty
welcome home.
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| has sailed for home. and Is reported to
be In greatly improved health
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27

to fill one of the yawning gaps in the
Commodores line. hasn't showed up in
Nashville yet and it begins to look as
if he was not coming. At first it was
stated that there was difficulty in his
passing his entrance requirements, but
this was later denied and it was said
he would be out this week. SO far he
has not appeared, and McGugin has
about given up hope of seeing him.
While Robbins ran at quarter with
the varsity Curtin and Boensch. the
two other leading candidates for quar-
ter. worked at punting. 1t so happens
that Ray Morrison. for whose place
they are contesting, was the punter for
the 1911 squad and that Curtin and
BOensch are about the best punters Of
the IS men now on the field Curtin.
however has the advantage of BoensCh
in that he can drop kick with consid-
erablY accuracy and complete cool
ness.
Vanderbilt is preparing for the first
game tomorrow with Bethel college. Of
Russelville, Ky. Subs will be used to
a large extent.