Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-10
GrinnelI and Vicinity.
ial to Times-Republican.

Grinnell, Jan. 1O.-The date of the
college society play has been set as
! March l. 1t is given by the Chresto-
! nathan and Ellis societies this year
and the play chosen is one of Shake
speare's lighter dramas. Loves Labor
Lost One. reason for choosing a
| Shakespearean production is because
! of the fact that the tercentenary
| Shakespearean celebration takes place
this year. Work will start immediate
! ly after the tryouts
! Grinnell was victorious in the first
basketball game of the season when
| Grinnell and Iowa Wesleyan met on
the Grinnell floor Friday night. The
score was 26 ito Il.
!. Miss Helen L. Hughes has been ap-
| pointed to take up the work in the
| English department of Iowa College
which had to be dropped by Prof r.
H Fletcher because Of illness. Miss
Hughes was assistant to Professor
Lovett, of Chicago University, last
year, and preceding that was instruc-
tor in English at Wellesley College for
two years
The date for the triangular debate
between Grinnell, Coe and Cornell has
been set for March 10. Grinnell will
have the affirmative and will meet
Cornell here. The varsity team has
! been chosen and will start work at
once under the direction of Professor
Ryan and Mr.. Strong. There will be
intercollegiate debates between the
Harvard exchange schools. Carleton.
Beloit Knox and Grinnell These de-
bates are set for March II. Carleton
and Knox win be the schools to be
| met by Grinnell
The indoor cinder track. which has
| been installed the entire way around
the inside wall of the mems gym
! nasium. is completed and in good con-
dition aitiro still needing some further
rolling 1t is part Of Coach HUFF q
| plan to have series Of indoor meets
during the coming months.
! Mrs. H Kluger. who has been visit
! ing her sister. Mrs. Horace Ent. and
! her brother, c. Benson. has returned
to her home in Swea City.
Miss Mary Lincoln. accompanied by
her brother, Edward Lincoln. has gone
! to Rochester. Mimi. to take treatment.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Jones are the
parents Of a daughter, born Jan. 2.
| z. H. Spaulding has gone south on
business. He will be gone a month.
Mrs. Sadie Buchart, who is mourning
! the loss of her husband is making all
preparation to return to her parents
at York Pa, as soon as she can dis
pose of her household goods and settle
her affairs here.
| Mrs Ruth Perry, Of Monroe. S. D..
and Mrs. Kate Greath. OF hardwood
have returned to their home after a
three weeks visit at the John Alie5
| home
Miss Della Hinton, who has been Wis
iting her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
| s. H. Bell. for the past two weeks. has
returned to her home in Estherville
The Grinneli Child Conservation
League of America met Saturday
In the assembly room of the Grinnel
Savings Bank. An interesting program
on the subject. Self Control" was
given. Roll call was answered by
"Platitudes on Self Control" Papers
were read by Mrs F. S. Evans on RE.
Iation Of the Condition of the Child
and His Self Control" by Mrs. c. c
Hunt on 1.-THE Part Suggestion Plays
in Self Control" and by Mrs " G
Preston on ::Strengthening the vii
Power" Mrs. Fluff led n discussion
on 1.-THE Banishing Of Don't and thu
Substitution of Come Do
Mrs. A. o. Price has gone to low;
City to spend the rest of the schoo
: year with her daughter Ellen, who Il
taking graduate work at Iowa Uni
versity.
I This year the George A. Gates mem
!. orfal lectures will be delivered by ED
ward A. Ross, of the University o
Wisconsin. The date OF the annua
. | FaIlo,yay,{n Conference aEraya heJd 4,
connection with these lectures. Is Fet
z to IL. "Undercurrents in Americas
Society VIII be the general theme D
Professor Ross lectures. Addresse
, by Prof Edward I. Bosworth, dean 0
, Oberlin theological seminary. and Pro.
Herbert F. Evans and Prof Edwar
, Steiner. of Grfnneii, Will be Include
ia the prograzn OF the conferences.