Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-09
GrinneIl and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Feb. 9.-Mr. S. H. Crosby,
who with his family arrived here on
Monday from his home in Denver Tor
& visit at the home of his parents, has
gone on a business TIP thru the east
that will take MIN TO Chicago. New
York and New Orleans for about three
weeks, the family meanwhile remain
ing here.
At last Thanksg giving the college fac
uity here ruled that there should be
but one day of recess as the time was
so short between Thanksgiving and
Christmas. This curtailing Of the time
honored custom raised a strong pro-
test from the students in general. Inc
matter has been the subject of much
discussion among the student body
since that time and recently it was put
to the test of popular vote among
the students. The result was over
whelmingly in favor of & return to the
old custom of the longer Thanksgiving
recess. At the regular meeting of the
faculty on Monday of this week the
question was taken up and decided
that. in future, the Thanksgiving re-
cess shall cover the time from the
closing on Wednesday until the open
ing on the next Monday. The Christ
mas vacation was also fixed for the
coming year at from Dec. 30 to Jan. 3.
Prof. George L. Pierce has SO far re-
covered from the illness that has kept
him at home for the past week or more
as to be able to be out Of the house.
Ray Eusden, 10, who had such a Sc
we're fall recently upon the icy side
H. frer n
skull is again able to attend his
classes.
Rev. T. o. Douglass has completed
the book upon which he has been
spending great labor and much time
for several years and it has been pub
lished in an attractive form. 1t is en-
titled The Pilgrims OF Iowa and is
Of intense interest to those who have
been long in this state and privileged
to know any of the noble characters
there depicted. No other man in the
state was so well fitted to write such
a book, his twenty-five years Of service
to the state as secretary of home mis-
sions for Iowa having brought him in
contact with all that was heroic in the
formative stage of the missionary work
Of the state as we now have it. With
aim 1t mas DSeIl d ldtOl VI IoNc, eoO' as
all the profits from the sale Of the
work go, not to him, but to the home
missionary cause to which he has given
the larger part of his life.
Superior court is now open for me
February term but so far nothing of
especial interest has developed. The
jury will be impaneled for this term.
DR.. II. G. Willard, who has left his
home and practice in Deer Lodge.
Mont, for a year of advanced study in
Vienna, was in Grinnell for visit at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. o. Willard. over Sunday and then
went on to Whitewater, Wis, to rejoin
his wife and child. They plan to take
steamer soon from New York.
A very interesting cabinet meeting
Of the superintendent and officers and
teachers of the Congregational Sunday
school was held at the church Wednes-
day evening. After an appetizing lunch
at O'Clock business was taken up and
several subjects We're discussed in the
attempt to solve the problem of getting
the best methods for developing the
school to its highest point of useful
ness. The question Of changing the
hour of Sunday school from the pres
ent plan of before the church services
to the hour INN ediately after was
| thoroughly discussed but left to be de-
cided by a canvass and vote of those
! interested.