Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-29
Grinnell and Vicinity.

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Grinnell, May as.--Lihrarian L. L.
Dickerson and Miss Simmons, Of the
college, were the judges in the pre-
liminary tryout of the Mrs. II. W.
Spaulding contestants for the prize in
rea ding. Twenty college women passed
the first trial as follows; Edith Tuttle.
Josephine Hutchinson, Annie Chap
man. Esther Reed, Helen Nichols,
Dorothy tMcCune, Toinette Swan. Edith
Wentworth Anne Jones. Lola Heitsel-
man. Mabel Cowden. Elisabeth Hutch :
inson Eva Hall, Marie Hillery, Mary
Stmson, Bernice Wertheim. and
Frances Wilson. On Saturday Of this
week will come the second tryout.
Wednesday of this week is to be
given up by the college faculty and
students to honoring President Main at
the close Of the tenth year OF his SER
vice as president of Iowa College.
There is to be a special service at the
college chapel at 10 o'clock in the
morning, to which the president will
be escorted by the student body pre-
coded by the college and city band
This will initiate the ceremonies of
what has been named Recognition
Day." At this chapel service Rev T
~. l'6uSlaSS. tTCh- fdtl r "tiN'
Clark Graham. Is. will speak. The
FESTIVAL March, by Professor Scheve.
Of the college and dedicated to Presi-
den, Main at the close of the success
fri campaign for the first half million
Of endowment. will he sung by the
vesper canir 1t is planned also to
have sung the Steiner prize song OF the
present wear set 10 the music that has
fon
A college dinner will be given at II
on the Mears cottage lawn. Cottage
No. : will give mysterious stunt on
Ward field az $50 and there will follow
the Senior Faculty baseball game. at
o'clock. President and Mrs. Main
Will he the guests of honor at
o'clock dinner at the Quadrangle ana
Will be the guests Of the student body
in the evening at the Colonial Theater
where Hamlet will be presented
BY invitation Of the pastor Of the
Baptist church. Rev. Frank H Web
ster the members Of Gordon Granger
Post No 81 G. A R. and No. 6. Wo-
mems Relief Corps went in a body to
that church for Memorial Sunday ser
VICE The church was neatly and taste
fully decorated with flags. bunting and
flowers The choir rendered we'll som"
ve-v appropriate selections. among
them being "Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground" and america The audience
rerr7a med standing after the henedic-
ton until the soldiers had passed out
and the pastor sr'uned each one by the
hand as he passed ont.
The HONOR scholarships recently
voted by the college faculty 20 four
seniors and four juniors for next year
were placed at a recent faculty meet
ing. as follows: The senior scholarships
went - Harriet White. Sally Hu"hes,
Arlo Palmer. and Serene Norton. They
carry a money value Of full tuition
The junior schola rships went to Helen
Richter Dorothy McCune. Robert
Aborn. and Albert Noyes. AS Noyes
NAV not return next year Maurice
Fr;dlund was made an alternate fol
that scholarship. These carry a money
value Of half tuition. All these were
awarded on the basis Of scholarship or
the recommendation of the heads Of
depa rtments. This is a new departure
in the college but is to be made ar
annual feature in future.
At the latest meeting of the Ioniar
Society Van Dorm and Simmons were
elected to contest for the society fo1
| the Hill prize. Also the officers for thu
Arlo Palmer: vice president Val
Dorm: secretary. Kaufman: trna surrey
Porter: critic, Ellsworth. The Cresto