The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-29
Tusculurn Notes
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held an open meeting of exceptional
interest on Tuesday evening.
Robert Rankin made a short ad-
dress of welcome, followed by pa
per by /. A. Heller, answering the
criticism on the Y. M. c. A. during
the war. Mr.. Heller spoke from per-
sonal knowledge and varied expert
ence in France during the late war.
The society paper "Tid-Bits" was
read by George Scutt and was terse,
humorous and interesting. The lead
ing feature on the program was a
mock trial, the State Of Tennessee vs..
Bartholomew Higgins, for "moon-
shining"
Robert Rankin was the judge and
Robert Smith the clerk Of the court.
The jury was from the community
and the following named men were
chosen: Messrs. Hathaway, Hirsch-
man, Kelley, Todd, Walter, Britton,
Broyles, Walker and Taylor. Lynn
Campbell was government inspector
and Walter Sturgeon was sheriff.
Lawyers for the defendants were
Chas. Chandler and Herman Smith.
The state was represented by Walter
Gray and Ed Bishop. Clifford Dill
lard was the neighborhood teacher
and the preacher, Lola Henard, -
both certainly acted well their part.
Ted Finley represented the miller.
The real fun centered around Hig-
gins, himself, who was Blake Smith,
his wife, Carl Broyles, and his daugh-
ter, Mack Ramsey. Broyles and RAM
sey deserve mention for their reals
tic impersonation Of the female char
acters, and Smith was typical Hill
Billy moonshiner.
The cry of the feminine athletes
has been answered, and an athletic.
gymnastic, physical culture organiza-
ton is being formed with Miss Selby
at the head. More of this club will
be heard and seen later.
The "PEP" society is useful or.
ganization when cheers, college yells
and songs are needed! Most every
body belongs.
The open session of the Althean
literary society which was held in the
Mccormick Chapel Thursday even
ing was a pronounced success.
The president, Miss Muriel Rose
Grams, spoke few words of intro.
duction, and the secretary, Miss Pau
line Russell, called the roll.
The program was opened with a
song and yell by the society, follow
ed by reading by Miss Estelle Har-
ris, who demonstrated her subject
with good powers of imitation.
Miss Rolien told, with good effect
German and English legend, trac-
ing the resemblance between the
mythical characters and the charac-
teristics of the two nations.
A song by Evelyn Rankin and Hell
en- Holt and ragtime monologue by
Alice Rosecrans, preceded the read
ing of the society paper, "The Spec
tator," by Eugenia Earnest, which
sparkled with clever items and in
teresting news notes.
Miss Helen Ashley gave pleasing
recital, after which came the farce
which was cleverly acted and very
mirth provoking.
The girls societies are evidently
not falling behind in the least this
year.
All the good talks in Tusculum dc
not come from the outside. Dean
Hirschman gave an address on "Citi-
zenship" one morning this week that
every student might consider himself
privileged to hear
Morris Buquo was taken to the
Greeneville hospital and operated up
on for appendicitis this week. Re-
ports have been favorable up to the
present time.
Mrs. Digger returned Friday from
Knoxville, where she has been at
tending meeting of the synodical
missionary society.
Miss Winple, of the Asheville Nor
NAL School, and Miss Halloek, of the
Asheville Home school, visited Tuscu-
lum College on their way home from
the synodical meeting, and were the
guests of Mrs. A. C. Holt.
There will be Halloween party
in the gymnasium on the evening of
October 81. Glasses will come in
costumes and do stunts according to
their respective abilities.
Dr. Jere A. Moore, of Atlanta, Ga,
preached in the Tusculum church
Sunday evening.
The singing and music at the morn
ing service Sunday excited much IA
vorable comment The anthem Sc
lected by request, was especially fine
and a violin solo by Nick Cayellero