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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23

Scoring three Impressive victories
5. row, biuIfton colleges rampag-
* cagers continued to set a fast
ace during the last week by besting
Indlay, Trl-State and Defiance
ans.
Findlay fell before the Beavers,
to 26; Tri-State was defeated
i to %, and Defiance lost, 80 to 81,
) the Burckymen kept their slate
lean since cage play was resumed
blowing the Christmas holiday re-
4ss.
Victories over Findlay and Tri-
State were racked up on the Buff
on floor and Defiance was beaten in
he Yellow Jackets gymnasium.
With four consecutive wins to their
credit, the scrappy Button team has
a record of five victories and four
setbacks SO far this season. In re-
cent weeks, however, the Beavers
have been travelling at a fast clip
that promises to give Bluffton one of
its best collegiate crews in several
years.
r. Against Findlay, Bluffton took an
early lead and was never headed.
The Orange team was crippled by
bthe loss of Ken Zuercher, star for
ward, who was confined to his home
by illness, but the fast clip that the
Beavers set against their traditional
foes would have kept the Orange
men on the jump even had Zuercher
been in the lineup.
At halftme, the Beavers were out
in front, Ia to 7, and altho Findlay's S
attack picked up in the last half
Bluffton continued to dominate play.
Heiks and Reichenbach led Bluff
tons offensive maneuvers, each gar
nering 10 points.
Tri-State was unable to keep pace
with the fast-traveling Burckymen
in a contest last Saturday night on
the Bluffton court, losing eventually
80 to 41.
Taking an early lead, the Beavers
were leading 26 to Is at halftime,
and they went on to an easy victory
| by widening their margin during the
asst half. Heiks and Reichenbach
again paced the scoring, the former
with Ia and the latter with II points.
Playing in Defance's bandbox
gymnasium BIuffton's rampaging Gag
ers .overcame a slow start and went
on to win, 80 to "a.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
Uncommon
Am eEicamS
Founder of the Chautauqua

Founder of the Chautauqua
THERE was a time VIXEN the
chautauqua was next only to
the public school system in bringing
to the masses of people some share
of their inheritance in the worlds
great creations in art and litera-
ture" 1t was literally the "uni-
versity of the people" and it was the
creation of man who did not HIM
self have college education.
He was John Heyl Vincent, born
in Alabama in 1882 of a line of Penn
sylvanians who moved back to that
state soon after John was born.
Educated at Wesleyan institute in
Newark, N. j., he began to preach
at the age of eighteen and later was
ordained into the Methodist min
istry. Transferred to the Rock Riv-
er, H., conference in 1857 he be-
came the pastor of a church at Ca
lena, ILL.,, where one of his parish
toner's was quiet little ex-captain
of the army named Ulysses S.
Grant.
After trip to the old world VIM
cent was elected general agent of
the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School Union in 1866 and two years
later corresponding secretary of the
Sunday School Union and Tract So
ciety in New York. In these offices
he did more than any other man to
shape the International Uniform
Sunday School Lesson system.
In 1874 Vincent and Lewis Miller
founded a summer assembly on
Chautauqua Lake, N. Y, for the
training of Sunday school teachers
and in 1878 the Chautauqua Lit
erary and Scientific Circle was in
stituted, providing a system of pop
ular education through home read
ing and study. The next year the
first of the summer schools was or
ganized and these developed rapid
ly.
In speaking of his work at Chau-
tauqua Bishop Vincent said, 81 do
not expect to make a second Har-
ward or Yale out of Chautauqua,
but do want to give the people of
this generation such taste of what
it is to be intelligent that they will
see to it that their children have
the best education the country can
give" ~
How well he succeeded in doing
that is shown by the extension of
the idea-to the summer schools of
colleges and universities, the sum-
mer assemblies, conferences and
training schools of the various re-
hgious and secular organizations
and the summer courses of lectures
and entertainments which made the
word "Chautauqua" common
noun. 1t is also shown by the dec
laration of Theodore Roosevelt that
"Chautauqua is the most American
thing in America"
@ Western Newspaper Union.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ. =
FROM ISSUE OF FEB. IL. 1914

Levi Hofstettler will build an ad-
dition to his house next summer and
Ira Moser will remodel his house.
Abe Bucher does the mason work.
Clarence Grismore will vacate the
Eby farm, two miles south of Pan
dora, and move on the 40-acre farm
which he purchased some distance
from Pandora.
A. c. Diller is getting to be. quite
successful as poultry raiser. Last
week at the state poultry exhibit at
Columbus he was awarded first on
his r. G. Reds, and special award
for the best-shaped bird shown. He
now has forty-eight ribbons, thefwif1-
nings of the shows at Bluffton, CO.
lumbus, Findlay and Delphos, this
season. .
A very pretty church wedding was
solemnized, Immediately following
the morning services at the Grace
Mennonite church, Sunday morning,
uniting the lives of Miss Hulda,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter C..
Sutter, and Wilbert, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Schumacher. The we'd
ding march was played by Mrs. AL
bert Schumacher, and the vows were
received by Rev. Schumacher, pastor
of the church.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
! tSHORT SPORTS

Bluffton floor in Western Buckeye
league tilt.
That tournament time is only a
month in the offing, was brought to
mind this week with announcement
that county tournaments Will be held
Feb. 81, %, %, % and March L..
Bluffton, as an exempted village dis
trict, will not engage in county play,
and will be eligible to enter the sec
tional tourney along with county sur
yiyors.
SIDE CHANCES
Lord, crack Defiance forward, put
ON a great individual scoring show
against Bluffton college last Monday
when he racked up Il of the points
made by his team as it lost to Bluff
ton, 80 to 81. -. In CONTRAST four
Bluffton men carried the brunt of the
Beaver attack. Ramseyer tailed, l3
points: Reichenbach got eight and
Heiks and Radulovich each scored
seven. Roger Philips, CridersvilleIs
point t-getter center, has made 32l
points in IA games, 13 of which have
been won by his team. :. All Ham
cock county basketball games were
postponed last week because of the
influenza epidemic. -. Stretch Co.
eddie, Vaughnsville's highly touted
center ran wild in two games last
week. =. When his team beat Ottawa
he scored 27 points, and in a victory
o,,o, C.op,ay ha +allied 26 tf
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23

The Ministerial association of
Bluffton met at the Presbyterian
manse, Monday afternoon. Officers
for the ensuing year, elected at the
meeting, are: President, Rev. Got
shall; vice-president, Rev. Townsend,
and secretary, Rev. Lahr.
Buttons annual Farmers Insti-
tute will be held next Monday and
Tuesday, Feb. 16 and IT. The farm
ers of this vicinity have learned
from experience that there is both
profit and pleasure in progressive
farming.
With the close of the first semest-
er, Mr.. Sidney Hauenstein who has
been the teacher of violin at the
college for the past three years, an
Inounced his resignation. To fill this
vacancy the college has been FORUM
ate to secure the services of Miss
Gail Watson, of Lima.
The golden wedding anniversary Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Geiger will
be celebrated at the home of their
son, Amos A. Geiger on Cherry
street, Sunday, Feb. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Gable, of Gra-
bill, Ind, are spending several weeks
with friends in this vicinity.
Ashland and Bluffton colleges will
meet at the rink gymnasium Thurs
day night in what promises to be
the most interesting and hard-fought
basketball game of the season. The
Bluffton team played Ashland on
their floor last week and it was a
hard game all the way, ending 22-21
in the local teams favor.
Albert Stettler, former eighth
grade teacher, who was home on va
cation from o. S. T., substituted for
Miss Elva Moser in the eighth. grade
last Monday. .ske.x
NJ. NJ. Murray and Charles Gazette
made business trip to Dayton,
Tuesday.
Bluffton college played basketball
with Ft. Wayne last Sunday night
and the following members of the
team spent Sunday in Berne, Ind;
Ellis Springer, Ralph West, Harry
Hall, Lloyd Carolus, Ed Hauenstein,
Homer Geiger and Rene Studler.
Elmer Ludwig, who has been in
the Sidney drug store for over five
years, will open shoe repair shop in
the front part of the Bluffton Manu-
featuring Co. building about March l.
DR.. l. R. Wetherill spent Sunday
at Weston at the bedside of his son,
DR.. Wetherill, who is suffering from
an attack of typhoid fever.
Mrs. S. v. Heckathorn spent the
latter part of last week at Maumee
the guest of her son, Jacob Gorby
and wife.
Since the public library was opened
the last of November it has been
kept open nearly every afternoon and
evening and about 800 books have
been loaned.
GERMAN SETTLEMENT
A literary will be held at the
Bucher school house Friday evening.
Hiram Schumacher, who took a
course in piano tuning in Chicago,
returned last Friday. He will not
take up that work in this section.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23

Only one contest is on tap for
Bluffton cage enthusiasts during the
next week, a tilt between Bluffton
High and st. Marys this Friday
night on the local floor.
Bluffton college, with an impress
sive string of four consecutive vic
tories since the first of the year, will
lay off until Friday, Jan. 81, be-
cause of semester examinations at
the school.
On that date the Burckymen will
play Cedarville at Cedarville.
Bluffton High is rated as the IA
vorite in this weeks assignment
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
Bluffton High Will Play St. Marys
Here Friday; College Idle This Week

against st. Marys. If victorious the
Pirates" standing in the Western
Buckeye league will be improved.
Only one decision has been lost by
Bluffton in loop competition, and a
victory will keep the locals in p9-
sition to Jump into tie with Celina
should the Bull Dogs happen to- be
tripped up.
Last week, the Dillermen had an
enforced layoff when a scheduled till
with Carey at Carey was postponed
indefinitely because of influenza in
the area. Date of playing the de
ferred game has not been set.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
College .agers hun Victory String
To Four In A Row During Last Week

The Ydlow Jackets were setting
the pace let halftime, 20 to ID. In
the openi1g half, Bluffton tailed
only third field goals and the out
look appeared black until the at
tack picked up momentum after the
intermission.
Four Bluffton players contributed
materially to the scoring Ramseyer
set the pace with 13 points; Reich
enbach got eight, and Heiks and Ra-
dulovich each contributed seven.
Individual scoring honors of the
evening went to Lord, Deiance'a
crack forward, who racked up total
of 81 oointS-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
try districts to teach.
Few KNOW BIRTHDAY

A curious situation encountered In
the schools is the fact that very few
of the students known their birth
dates. Records are not kept and
parents consider the matter of minor
Importance. Honig cited the case
of one of his best friends at Roberts,
college who did not know his age
He was sure within three or four
years but could not say exactly.
Despite the shortcoming of tho
schools, remarkable progress has
been made in comparatively short
time. With 959o of the population
illiterate at the time of the Sultan,
there exists now only 20 per cent of
the population unable to read or
write, the speaker pointed out.
ARMY REQUIREMENTS
Another factor contributing to the
decrease of illiteracy is the require
ments of the army. Every male
Turk is required to serve 18 months
in the army which also requires abl-
ity on the part of the rockies to
read and write. This procedure,
however, does not take care of the
peasant girls who remain illiterate
in considerable numbers.
Discipline is very bad in the Tul lrk-
ish schools due to the fact that THE
Turks love their children so mt,ch
that they refuse to restrain thehk
The same situation prevails to "a
large extent in the colleges which
makes the lot of the professor a
difficult one.
LACK EQUIPMENT u
Speaking on the status of the
army, the speaker pointed out that
while they can muster a force Of
two million men in fairly short order
they are lacking in mechanized
equipment. The army has rifles and
machine guns in considerable guam
titles but lack in tanks, planes, sub
marines and other big machines ne
cessary for modern warfare.
Turkey would more than hold its
own in warfare in Asia Minor
where the terrain is difficult but if
Germany were to invade Thrace,
Turkey is lacking too much in ma
chimes to offer effective resistance,
the speaker declared. "a
Few AUTOS .sss
Automobiles are owned only by
the very rich people. A four cylin-
der Ford costs nearly $4,000 and
gasoline retails for about one dollar
gallon. In addition, there are
practically no roads in Turkey on
which one could use an automobile.
In the cities there are cobblestone
streets, for the most part centuries
old.
American movies are very popular
in Turkey the preference running
mainly to the wild west type of show.
The French and English films are
also quite popular, the speaker con-
tinued. II
Thus westernization is rapidly
dominating every phase of Turkish
life, the speaker said in concluding
his remarks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
BOWLING

Triplett bowlers are continuing to
set the pace in the Hardwick Bowl
ing league, with a record of % vic
tories and eight losses.
In second place are the North
Enders with % wins and IA defeats.
Standing of other teams are: Central
Ohio, won 21, lost Is; South Enders,
won II, lost 10; Stone Company, won
16, lost 20; Radio Club, won 16, lost
20; Post Office, won Is, lost 21;
Old Dutch, won II, lost 25.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
Bloodiest Battle

According to ancient records, the
battle of Chalon was the bloodiest
battle in history. In this battle At
tia the Hun was met by the Gothic
prince, Thorismud, commanding the
Visigoths and Roman forces. The
dead left upon the field are estimat-
ed as between 250,000 and 800, 900
men.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
Pigs Have Cauliflower Ears

Boxers and wrestlers hold. no
monopoly on caulifower ears, a pro-
fessor at Pennsylvania State college
has announced. Baby pigs also suf-
fer severely from the enlarged ear
conditions, according to M. A. Nc
Carly, professor of swine hus-
bandry. Causes of this deformity
in the tiny pigs can usually be
traced to strenuous running or
jumping or bodily impact with other
pigs, he said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
Sweet Cucumbers

The "green bitter taste in ordi-
nary cucumbers led S. f. Phillips
of Seattle to do some experiments
ing Now he is offering an albino
cucumber which, he says, is much
sweeter in taste than the old-fash-
ioned variety, and almost seedless.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23

Some folks call burro weed
"aplopsapus coronopifolius" or
"bigelovia hartwegii" They, too,
are likely to call blue palo verde
"cercidium torreyanum." But Ly-
man Benson of the University of Ari-
zona studied burro weed and exam
ined a photograph of the palo verde
in the herbarium of Trinity college,
Dublin, Ireland He found that bur-
70 weed actually was 'haplopappus
tenuisectus' and the blue palo verde
"cercidium foridum." +"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
Turkey Snaps Into goth
Century Stride
CONTINUED from page II

concerning customs, dress, education
religion and in fact every aspect OF
their lives. Everything was done in
completely dictatorial fashion and
opposition was ruthlessly suppressed
Some of the western nations have
thrown up their hands in horror al
the methods used to revoIutionize the
country. However, to, any one who
understands the Oriental devotion tt
tradition it is clear that only the
leadership of a strong man like
Ataturk could bring higher stand
ards to the country, Honig stated.
Ataturk was rough, ruthless and
addicted to alcohol, but under his
leadership the country made remark
able strides in education, lessening
OF illiteracy, improvement in agricul-
tural methods and industrialization.
His death several years ago, as a
result of acute alcoholism, was gem
timely mourned by millions of his
fellow compatriots.
Another innovation instituted by
the dictator was the substitution of
a modern alphabet of Roman char
acters in place of the complicated
Aramaic used for centuries until
recently.
ARABIC FORBIDDEN
People are forbidden by law to
use any of the Arabic tongues in
conversation. Honig recalled the
case of Turkish professor who,
when excited, reverted to the Ara
bic language. If reported the pro-
fessor, would have gotten into SER
ious difficulties with the authorities.
The students, however, refused to
take advantage of the professors ex-
uberance knowing some of the diff
culties which many of their parents
encountered in changing from Ara
bic to Turkish or one of the mod
ern European tongues.
Next to Turkish, French the
most prevalent language. This is
due considerably to the fact that
Turkish schools today are patterned
after the French institutions.
THEORETICAL APPROACH
The approach in the classroom is
entirely theoretical. The practical
aJuoaf fiopol ,,,o+LoJr oe Ax~.o..s.u -
not held on very high repute in Tur-
key. Consequently courses in indus
trial arts, home economics or agri-
culture are unknown.
School work for the most part con-
sists of students examining into
their heads the facts of history, ge-
ography, literature and languages.
Almost all educated people in Tur-
key, as in the rest of Europe, speak
two or three languages in addition
to their native tongue. These us
ually are French, German or English.
No HIGH SCHOOLS
The country at large has prac-
tically no high schools, most of the
education being confined to the early
grades. There are compulsory school
attendance laws for all children be-
tween the ages of to II, four years
only.
Many mountain districts, however,
are virtually inaccessible and the
school attendance laws are not very
strictly enforced. The biggest educa-
tional problem in Turkey is the in.
adequate supply of teachers. Very
few are willing to go into the coun-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23

mid winter when once week col
lection is being put into effect.
The winter freezing also has its
affect on the collection of ashes
After being placed in container il
often rains and after freezing it is
very difficult to remove the ashes
Under such circumstances it is al
most impossible to remove then
Without running the containers. Trip
pIehorn stated that he would rather
have the ashes dumped on a pile as
it would facilitate their transfer to
the truck. Collection of refuse and
ashes is made on the 28th of every
month, weather permitting.
Amusing Requests
Occasionally amusing requests are
made as seen in the case Of Gus
toner who asked that Tripplehorn
knock at the door of the house each
time a garbage collection is made. In
refusing the request Tripplehorn
pointed out that this would more
than double the amount of labor re-
quGred for the present service.
Plenty of headaches were received
As a result of activities of pranks-
|ters during Halloween. Fifteen
extra hours of work by Tripplehorn
and his helper were required to pick
up the cans that spilled out Of the
upset containers.
Hard on Containers
The strongest steel containers that
Tripplehorn has on his truck last
only two or three months as the re-
suit of the hard pounding and
knocking they receive during the re-
movals. The garbage is purchased
by a GiIboa concern and fed to hogs
there.
When the containers are emptied
they are dropped distance of four
feet from the truck and receive con-
siderable damage by the jolt. Con-
stant replacement of the barrels is
necessary. Use of barrels keeps his
truck in more sanitary condition
and thus enables better service to
the patrons, Tripplehorn stated.
A round of collections for the
average day totals about 16 miles
during which time 10 gallons of
gasoline are consumed. The constant
stopping and starting is hard on
brakes and clutches with repair and
maintenance expenses running much
higher for this item than is the case
in ordinary trucking businesses.
Participation Voluntary
Although under the direction of
the town council and the Allen
County Board of Health, participa-
ton in the program is entirely vol
untary. Householders who do not
participate are held responsible for
satisfactory disposal of garbage, rub
bish and ashes regardless of the
means.
Cost to each family for the SER
vice is So per year the amount pay
able so cents quarterly at the may
or's office. This has not provided
sufficient funds to maintain the SER
vice, Mayor Howe pointed out this
week. 1t will be necessary for the
town council to provide approximate
ly $500 additional funds to meet the
expenses incurred by the collection
service, the mayor stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
City Garbage System
Serves More Than 400
CONTINUED from page II

Continued from page u
canning operations, Triplehorn point
ed out. The same collection schedule,
Mondays and Thursdays, is maintain
ed throughout the year, except in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23

At one time pins were handmade
and were so expensive that the
money received or set aside by
woman for her personal expenses
came to be known as ''pin money!"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
More Ham Eaten

Food expert claims more people
eat baked ham for dinner than do
steak.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-18
Baby Weems!

FOR THE small fry a
cute little book entitled Baby
WeemS," by Joe Grant and Dick
Huemer, with introduction by
Robert Benchley, published by
Doubleday Doran =. Baby
Weems being a most remark
able baby.
At the age of ? days he sur
priSed his nurse by talking back
to her. Surprised her? Indeed,
she tainted.
When the news got around.
reporters came from far and
wide and there's a picture
of the Weems kid sitting up in
bed interviewing the astounded
gentlemen of the press.
There's Baby Weems on the
radio Baby Weems in col
lege the world practically
went mad.
Especially the world of Papa
and Mama WeemS :. and Rob-
ert BenChley, who is supposed
to be the prececious child.
So much for a fond parent!
The book is lovely. but we don't
know whether you ought to give
IL TO your small child or TO his
father.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-18
BY IDA JEAN KAN

YOU THIN girls usually get
thinner in the Summer. blame
it on the weather and let il 60
AT that. But there is a balancing
trick by which precious pounds
can be gained.
What you have TO do is see
that your three meals a day
measure up TO the recommended
nutrition yardstick and furnish
the extra calories for curves.
If you have TO force yourself
to eat, more vitamin B-l in your
diet will work wonders. 1t will
make a decided improvement in
your appetite and digestion.
The rich food sources of this
vitamin are wheat germ, yeast
and enriched and whole grain
breads Or if you'd rather, you
can take pure thiamin chloride
tablets. one milligram at break
fast and another at lunch.