The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-01-22
HOnors Come to Miss
Melick and Mr.. Powell,
Honor Pupils
Former Students Have
Been Visiting on
the Chill"

1ht setWo stud6pts have been select.
ed from the entire Senior class as
the. ones, who have made the best
record during their college course.
The choice is based on general
merit but especially on scholarship
This honor is indicative o. high at
tainment.
Saturday evening Jan. 8. our
basket ball team brought an honor
to themselves by defeating the
Knoxville Business College squad
by the decisive score of 57.28. The
game was an interesting one.
In very singular manner death
has come to many friends of the
College of late. Within the last few
days three have suddenly passed
away. Mrs. John Duncan, of our
own vicinity, whose son and daugh
ter both are graduates of this insti
tuition passed away recently. The
college extends its sympathy to
the bereaved family. Last week the
news came that one of DR.. Lyons
daughters, who visitt the hill since
her fathers death, suddenly was
called to the great beyond The
third friend was a member of the
Board of Directors of the College,
Rev. DR.. Thomas Lawrence Of Ash
vile. DR.. Lawrence was eighty. two
years of age.
Miss Elsie Mae Lane has recover
ed from her sickness but will not be
able to resume her studies this term
The health of the students this
year has been exceptionally good.
There has been nothing that ap.
proximates an epidemic and there
has been little sickness of any kind
The care that the college takes for
the health of it's students has been
very fruitful this year.
Rev. Gordon Poteat, representing
the student volunteer movement,
spoke in chapel last week concern.
ing the superstitions of the heather.
Mrs. G. r. Stegall. nee Miss
Sarah Valdes. a former student is
in Maryville. Mrs. Stegall is a
native of Cuba and Mr.. Stegall is
from Chattanooga. They expect to
sail for Africa in June, where they
are to be missionaries.
DR.. Wilson attended meeting Of
the Association of College Presidents
at Chicago last week.
Rev. Gordon Poteat, who is re-
presenting the Student Volunteer
movement, spoke in prayer-meeting
on last Tuesday in the interest of
mission study here. He spoke very
Interestingly of the advance in
missionary interest and activity in
the past 100 years. Rev. Mr..
Poteat expects to sail for China
within few months, where he ex
poets to spend his life in mission
work,
Nearly 200 students have been
enrolled in the mission study courses
that have lately been inaugurated
by the Y. M. G A.
MIR, J. l. Tweed and Mr.. Homer
A, Goddard, both of the class of II,
have decided to make their home
in MaryviIIe Mr.. Goddard and
Mr.. Tweed have graduated from
law schools since they left College
and have begun the practice of law
here. The college is of course
interested in its alumni and wishes
these two every possible success.
Last week the basket ball squad
made northern trip visiting two
Kentucky towns. Friday it played
Cumberland College at williamsburg
and defeated that team by score
of 1928, Saturday it played The
University of Kentucky and was
defeated by 81 II. This is the frs
game that our boys have lost THU
year.
Friday our reserves played Roant