The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-04
Earlham Notes

The committee on local arrange
ments. for the postponed Indiana Stu
dent Volunteer unions annual confer
ence at Earlham, will meet some time
during the coming weekend. Miss
Abbie Davidson of Earlham is chair
man. Milton Hadley, president Of the
state union, will meet with the exc
cutive committee in the City Trust
building in Indianapolis, Saturday,
March 13, to arrange for the postpon-
ed meeting. OwirG to the conflict in
dates to some of the speakers formerly
obtained. the entire program will have
to be worked over, Mr.. Hadley said
Thursday.
Mrs. David w Dennis and William
c. Dennis Of the class Of 1896, who
has been legal advisor to the Chinese
government for two years, were guests
at dinner at the college Wednesday
night. Following dinner the guests,
members of the faculty living on the
campus, and those living adjacently,
Doans parlors.
Sylvester Jones. associate director
of the Friends Forward Movement
and for several years a missionary
, worker in Cuba spoke informally on
Cuba and Our Neighborliness," deal
ing with needs Of the island at the
present time, at the regular meeting
of the Earlham Y. w. G.. A. Thursday
morning. Miss Juanita Ballard sang.
Clay Thompson was elected presi-
dent of the Y. NJ. c. A. at the Thurs
day morning session. Other officers
elected were: Morris Tomlinson. vice
president; Theron Coffin, secretary,
and Charles Blackburn. treasurer.
Members of the cabinet will be select
ed by the president and retiring presi-
dent. Installation will take place next
Thursday.
DR.. f. L. House, who has been de-
livering series of lectures on THE
Psychology of Religion" in Richmond
spoke at chapel exercises Wednesday
morning.
Helen Johnson, chairman of the
sophomore social committee has an
nounced that the annual sophomore
banquet to the seniors will be given
at one Of the Richmond hotels on May
IS. A number Of after dinner speak
ers are being obtained. Other mem
bers of the social committee are
Charles Robinson. Leon Cox, Bernice
Hadley. Clarkes Blackburn, and Col
die Billman.
Prof f. P. Trueblood, head Of the
public speaking department. has re-
Ceived communication from the Deve
reau Players, announcing that they
will negotiate for an Earlham date for
middle spring. They are offering
Shaw's Arms and the Man. and
"Retribution." Although college
dates are well filled it is hoped that
these players may be engaged for
some time in April Or May Several
interested people were called into
consultation with Prof. Trueblood
this week.
lie Burgeose Geutilhomme' by
Molier has been chosen for the annual
dramatic presentation Of the French
department. The play will be staged
late in April.
The state Peace contest try-out at
Earlham Friday night proceeds sew
eral other oratorial events including
the Franklin Earlham duel debate
on Friday night. March IL. when Earl
ham will send its negative team to
Franklin to meet Franklin's affrma-
tive and Franklin will send her mega
tive team to Earlfam to meet the local
college alternatives. Earlhams
affirmative men are Ralph Nicholson,
Kent Morse, and Neal Newlin; her
negatives are Kenneth Keinzle, Jul
JUS Tietz and John George Baker.
On March 10, Earlham will partici-
nate in the Earlham-Albion, DePauw
triangular debate, and will send her