The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-01-23
College Notes

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He gave = well prepared talk, in
hich he urr'd d the young reople to
make gooa VOWS and keep them
Last Wednesday was one of the
most important days of the College
year from Az official stand point.
The Board If Directors met in their
semi. annual session. Some very
important business was transacted
at this meeting. They elected DR..
Barnes Dean Of the faculty to succeed
Dean Waller. DIR. Barnes has labor
ed here for score or more Of years
very efficiently, and well deserves
the honor and recognition Of this
Office. Prof Profitt was elected
treasurer and business manager Of
the Collegt to succeed Major Cum
ninRhsm. The Major was a highly
tfficient business man and the board
of course, felt that it would be hard
to find o man to fill lis place.
After looking the ground over they
decided that Prof Proffitt was the
man equal to the task, Prof. Proffitt
has been Principal of the preparatory
department for some time and has
ben very successful indeed. The
CotIege dislikes to lose him in the
one place. but has complete conf.
dence in his ability to fill the 9th r.
Prof. Horace lee Ellis, of Carson
ard Newman, wac elected by the
COMMITTEE on Teachers appointed
Ivy the board, to take Prof. Proffitt's
place. Prof Ellis is a graduate of
Maryvill. and taught here two years
irce that he has had some ten or
twelve years experience. He is
low professor of Latin in CarsoG
and Newman. He will take up his
duu,s here in June
DR. Emore, president Of the
hoard of trustees, spoke IL chapel
ednesday, aft r conduct}rg the
s'v,ce He emphasized q the necce
slH If followil Gods plans t,r Us
Mis. Alexander Was sick foi TWO
days last week aud unable Ia meet
her cIassrs.
The Volunteer Band met Wed
nesday at four O'Clock. Letter E
Bond, Jesse B Ross and Miss Emma
Logan were rect ived into the mem
bership of the band. These Young
people bave lately become volunteers
Miss Hale. a missionary from Mexico
addressed the Band.
In chapel last Thursday Prof.
Seel spoke on missions, urging the
students to learn Of them by joining
some of the Y, NJ. G. A, study
courses; and also to give to missions,
especially to Fred Hopes work.
The Prohibition Association met
last Thursday and ordered books
for the study course which will be
begun before long.
Mr.. J. S. Smith, of Harlan,
Kentucky, spent Sunday on the hill
with his brother Chas. Smith.
There has been considerable athle-
tic activity during the past week,
On Thursday evening our boys play
ed King College at Maryville. They
carried off honors by a score Of 38
to "a.
On Saturday the students watch.
ed an interesting double header
Our first team PLAYED the University
of Tennessee. Our boys were serious
ly Handicapped by not being able to
play two of their best men. Under
these conditions they were no match |
for the University. However they
played a spunky game. The score
was 80 to 16 The other game was
between our second team and Cen
trail High of Knoxville. Our boys
distinguished themselves by score
Of 83 to % in their favor. However
the High School played good ball
and were very spOrtman like.
After all it was left to the girls to
win the greatest honor Of The week.
While the boys games were going
on in Maryville they we're playing
the Park City High girls in Knox