Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
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The general excellence OF the work
done by aspirants for position on the
eight that are to contest for the n. NV
| Spaulding prize for effective public
speaking has never before been equalled
and judges are finding 1t increasingly
difflcult to restrict the contestants to
the required number. There were sixty
in the first tryout. twenty-one In the
second. and eleven in the third. which
took place on Tuesday night of this
week L l.. Dickerson. librarian, Book
err Strong and Professor Norris were
the judges in this latest trial. On Sat-
urday OF this week will be held the
fourth and final trial that shall leave
but the eight for the final contest that
takes place on the 18th inst. The eleven
now on the list are: Cobb, Palmer,
Van Dorm, McConaghie. Fridlund, Rich
ards, Inglis. Hazard, Leavitt. Graham
and Brady.
James whitney. former night bag
eaeeman on the M. & st. l.. at this sta
ton, has been promoted to day bag
gageman to take the place of II. M.
Gwinn during his absence on a three
months vacation. Harley Harrington
g..
The inter-class college tennis tourna-
ment for the Fl. L. Boyer cup is to be
put on this year in the spring instead
of in the fall as has heretofore been
the custom for several years. The first
matches are to be put on tomorrow
afternoon beginning at o'clock on the
college courts. with the expectation that
all will be closed up by Saturday night.
John s. Florence has returned to his
former home in Grinnell after spending
some years in What Cheer. He lived
here eight years beginning with 1900.
F.. J. Smith, of Washington, recently
dug out Of their underground home six
wolves on which he Justly claims the
state and county bounty. He was as
sisted by his Russian wolf hound.
Coach Huff is to take twelve Of the
Grinnell track men to Mortified for
the contest with Carleton College on
Saturday Of this week Their success
at Des Moines and their more recent
victory over the Drake Bulldogs gives
them excellent ground for confidence.
Grlnnell won the meet last year and
thinks there Is a better prospect for
the coming event.
Lois st. John. president of the Wom-
ems Self Government League of Iowa
College, left last night for Lincoln.
Neb., to attend the self government
conference.
Attendants on the annual meeting OF
the Iowa Academy Of Science in Des
Moines last week were Professors Army.
HENDERSON, Norris, Gates, McClenon
and Oberhelmer. Professor Hecdri1son
presented papers on chemistry Pro-
fessors HENDERSON, Amy. Norris and
Conard of Iowa College have been
presidents of the academy. Grinnel
extended the invitation to the academy
to meet in this city next year and the
invitation was accepted. The meeting
Is to be in April.
Miss Katherine Lisor made a brief
visit with Grinnell friends on Monday
on her way back to Minneapolis. where
she Is teaching. She had been spend
ing her two weeks Of vacation with
Montezuma relatives. She was former
" a we'll liked teacher in the Grinnell
schools.
The Horrabin gang of paving men
have attracted the attention of a large
crowd of the citizens of this city this
week who were curious to note every
detail Of the work Of removing and
patching some Of the pavingg in places
on the business streets where the traf-
fic has been especially severe. The
slow and difficult process of taking out
a defective portion Of the paving at
tests the durability Of 1t. The work OF
Matching or renewing these places is