The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-02-03
An UNIVERSITY PARK
College Societies Active and People
of Town Busy.

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lthey asked as guests the members OF
the University Faculty. The Faculty
as rule are not asked to attend these
meetings but a program of unusual
Interest had been prepared which the
association wished them to hear, and
some of them we're asked to contrib
ute to the program.
! The regular routine of business
was first taken up, and the opening
Ipxercses were as usual, The first
number of the program was a
! Piano duet, Misses Overholt anu
Burland.
Address, Dr. Mclaughlin.
Address, John Wilson.
Debate: "Resolved, that there should
be a test of an educational uqualifica-
ton for voters" Affirmative, Floyd La
Favre, and Sarah Kelley; negative,
Lawrence Whitcomb and Ruth BAR.
The discussions given in the debate
were very good, and brought out
number of matters which ordinarily
are not given a moments considera-
ton. Those who took part in the de-
bate talked intehgently and showed
that they had put in many minutes
upon the study of the question IN
hand. The negative side of the debate
won the argumer+ of the evening. In
DIR. McLaughlin's address he gave one
of the most interesting subjects full
sway, and pointed out the strong and
the weak points in Character" and
Character Blilding." His address prov
ed such very interesting one, that
he has been urged to repeat it to the
student body in general. ..
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Next Friday evening the Ioanian
Society will give their program and IL
will be a w. CT. U. contest in which.
seven c. H. u. students win work for
first place. The names of the contest
ants will be given in the report.
Howard Wagner of the c. H. u.
teaching force was called to Carroll
ton, Ohio, yesterday by the very ser.
ious illness of his mother.
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Mrs. DR.. Mclaughlin G. II. u, Ma.
tren was called to Guthrie Center on
Sunday morning by the illness and
death of her father. She was accom-
panied by her niece Miss Coda Scott
of University. The funeral services
will be held on "Wednesday, and they
will return to the University the lat.
ter part of the week,
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Mrs. w. r. Gilmore is in DEBORAH,
Ia, holding a series of meetings, which
are meeting with splendid success.
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Word has been received at the w.
e. Dole home of the critical illness OF
xheir son and brothers wife, Mrs.
Harry Dole, in Des Moines. Mrs. Dole
has clot of blood on the brain, which
if not removed will no doubt be fatal.
The clot was the result of very SER
ious case of la-grippe. l..
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Mrs. c. Spann who has spent the
past few week at the Park left yester.
day for Abba where she will look at
ter the packing of her household
goods preparatory to moving to Uni
versity. Miss Anna Spann, Bible Pro
fessor of the College for number OF
years will now live with her mother
in their new home.
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Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spurrell re-
turned Monday to their home in Wat
ertown, South Dakota after a few
weeks visit at the Park at the home
of his mother.
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Bert Cretinger has arrived at Uni
versity and will take work in the
Music Department Of the University.
He will specialize in Voice culture.
Mr.. Crotinger will make his home for
the present at the Y. M. c. A. in Os-
kalooSa!.
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John Nash, and two daughters were
guests over Sunday at the Park with
the Rossiter family.
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Miss Nellie Wilson who has been
seriously i'll with pneumonia, is able
to be sitting up in bed part of the
time, and a short while each day she
is able to sit in chair, and unless
unlocked for things happen she will
get along all right.
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Miss Anna Span preached the SER
vices on Sunday morning at the Park,
and DR.. Mclaughlin preached the ey-
ening service.