Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1910 — COLLEGEVILLE. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGEVILLE.

Mr. Morton, of Chicago, installed an electric organ-blow in the new pipe organ that was recently purchased and has been erected in the gymnasium. Mr. and Mrs. J. Rogers and little daughter, of Gaijy, had a few hours visit with James Rogers on Sunday. An incipient conflagative blaze wat making not a little headway in one of the waste-paper baskets the other day. its timely discovery and extinction averted what might have been a serious fire. This has been examination week, and all in all the results are satisfacory. The, grades are sitting up and taking notice as their grades are coming nearer telling a longer tale. A large consignment of base ball goods is on the way, and soon the diamond rompers will be in their full rights. Several games have been played and the prospects for a good team this year are fair. Nageleisen’s position will be the most difficult to fill. Some of the new material, however, shows heady bustle in the caged position. The schedule in not yet complete, but some good strong teams will be on the list. A very successful local basket ball season has been brought to a close. Many fast and interesting games were played, in most of which, owing to the well matched teams and equal scores, the strenuous fight was. continued to the whistle’s last call. The 3d Commercials succeeded in capturing the honors by a short margin. The varsity was glad to break even in the twenty games played. Rev. P. Kanney spent St. Patrick’! Day at Terre Haute, where he deliv ered the St. Patrick’s Day oration in Sf. Patrick’s church. The C. L. S. did themselves the usual honors in their St. Patrick’s performance of the following numbers: Ist, Music, Orchestra; 2nd, Oration of the day, R. Carmody; 3rd, Cremona, U. Koehl; 4th, Faithful Unto Death, H. Post; sth, Sherzo von Shopin, piano sblo, Prof. Steger; 6th, Debate: Resolved that the Postal Savings Bank should be established, asGerken; 7th, Operatie selection,-comic interlude, Orchestra; Comic Farce, Furnished Apartments: Dr. Planus, L. Wildenhaus; T. H. Fuddles, T. Riley; Mr. Smith, C. Challaghan; T. Thompson, J. Cavanaugh; C. Squill, R. Fitzgibbons.