The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-10-22
COLLEGE NOTES.

Every ne has birthday and 1t &C.
Cured to one of the students that our
good Professor VanNess has one which
happens to be on October 18th. He be-
gan to whisper the fact to some OF his
fellow students with the result that
the Booster club, one OF the leading
organizations of the college. composed
of about ten of it's most Industrious
boys, held a meeting and Immediately
appointed committee to circulate a
subscription among the students and
remaining members OF the faculty,
and with the proceeds to purchase
such gift or gifts as they saw fit.
To be sure everyone contributed lib
orally to so worthy a cause and Tues
DAY morning, October It'll, found a
very pretty umbrella awaiting its pre-
sentation to the good professor. Ev-
rybody was filled with excitement as
they gathered In chapel awaiting the
time when Mr.. VanNess would meet
with the surprise of his life, but he
suspected nothing. A clever plan had
been arranged for the presentation OF
the gift The umberlal had been
secertly conveyed to the chapel earlier
in the morning and hidden behind the
piano.
Walter Kitson, presiding officer OF
the Booster club, had been selected to
deliver the gift. Equal to every
emergency, he received permission to
speak to the students after morning
exercises about some affairs Of the
athletic association, of which he is
also the chairman. He was announced
and proceeded to the platform, but en-
tirely forgetting the matter of the as
ISOLATION, he approached Professor
VanNess and extending the umbrella
toward him, said: Professor VanNess,
in the name of the students and mem
bers Of the faculty, l ask you to &C
cept this gift as token of our re-
membrance of the many kind favors
We have received from you in the past
and wish you very happy birthday,
and many returns of the day."
Mr.. Kitson was about to leave the
platform when ne was met by John
Riggleman, ex-president of the Boost
er club, who handing the president a
box of fine chocolates, said: Fellow
students, our beloved professor is not
the only one in this large family who
has a birthday on this day, so in the
name of the Booster club | present to
Mr.: kitson this little remembrance"
Then followed yell for Mr.. Kitson,
latter which the recipients expressed
their thanks.
/ Miss Verna Trip. of Logan, stud
ent of the normal department of the
Denison college. went to Vail Tuesday
morning in response to call for a
teacher by the school board of that
place. Miss Trip will have charge
of the sixth and seventh grades there
for a short time. during the illness of
the regular teacher.
The stereoptcon lecture. "A Month
in and Around Rome" given at the
college Friday evening by Prof. e. B.
Il. Spencer, of Grinnell, was pro
nounced as splendid by those attend.
ing. 1t was very educational as well
as entertaining. Professor Spencer
besides being very able speaker, has
spent several years in the ancient city
Of Rome, thus becoming quite famil
lar with the city and its people. Fri
day morning the students and faculty
| were favored with short address by
Professor Spencer. His talk was chief
ly advice to the students and was quite
fitting.