The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-28
NEWS FROM EARLHAM COLLEGE

The final tryouts for the two teams
! that will represent Earlham in the
triangular debate with Wabash and
Butler, April 26, We're held in the col
lege chapel last evening. Twelve
speakers took part in the contest and
from these twelve eight were selected
to compose the two Earlham debating
teams. Each team will consist of
three debaters and one alternate act
ing as secretary The eight men Sc
lected are: Julius Tietz, Ralph Niehol-
son, Kent Morse, Paul Smith, Lewis
Taylor, Murray Johnson, John Morris
and John George Baker. Each man
was allowed six minutes for his con-
structive speech and three minutes for
rebuttal. The judges, chosen by the
CONTESTANTS, were DR.. Lindley r. Dean.
head of the classical language depart
ment, Prof. Philip Furnas, instructor
in the English department, Martha
Doan, dean of women, and DR.. Herself
ell Coffin, head Of the department of
philosophy.
The prospects for a successful debat-
ing team are exceedingly bright this
year for Baker, Tietz, Nicholson and
Morse are all members of the last
years teams. This is the third year
on the team for Nicholson, and with
his ability and experience the team
should offer some strong opposition.
None Of these four old men will be
lost through graduation this year
Smith and Taylor are the only SEN
iors that are ON the teams and there
are number of promising freshmen
who should be able to fill their place
next spring. Morris is the only fresh
man on the teams and he has exhibit
ed a great deal of ability. Debates
have already been arranged for next
season with Albion (of Michigan) and
DePauw and probably a triangular de-
bate will be scheduled between the
three school
Plans for an Alumni and Old Stud
ents' day are being formulated under
the direction of Prof. E. p Trueblood,
chairman of the faculty committee
on the commencement program, and
Dr.. Homer l.. Morris, president of the
Earlham Alumni association. This
event will become an annual affair
if it proves successful this year. The
plan is to have each class graduated
from Earlhan and all students who
the class to reunite here every five
years at the annual Alumni and Old
Students day. These Alumni and Old
Students will be the honored guests
at commencement. They will be en-
tertained on the campus as far as
possible, and every effort to make
the guests feel at home and to revive
the spirit of old times will be put
forward. The reunion. this year will
be an all-day affair, beginning in the
morning with an address by some
alumnus of national repute. AT noon
each class will have class luncheon.
Boxes of lunch will be furnished by
the college. Immediately after lunch
each class will give a short sketch
or stunt" under the management of
the secretary of each class. Follow
ing these short entertainments, two
business meetings will be held, one
of the Earlham Alumni association
and the other of the Earlham Old Stu
dents association, when new officers
will be elected and other business
disposed of. AT $50 o'clock the Al
umni and Old Students Tea will be
held. The day will close with play
given by members of the graduating
class on Chase stage. In order to Sc
cure good attendance and work up
enthusiasm for the day, secretaries
for each class have been appointed
who, besides supervising the stunt"
to be given by their class. will judge
every member to be present. The
secretaries of the classes which will
meet here this year are: Glass of
1914-Miss Jeanette Henly, Indiana
polls; Glass of 1909-Elizabeth Mid