Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1911 — COLLEGEVILLE ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGEVILLE ITEMS.

The following visitors were with us lately: Miss Caroline Blaschka, Miss Regina Dusek, Ralph Dusek, of North Judson; Mr. J. Ricks, Lafayette; Henry Pohlman, Delphos, Ohio. During the last few days there has bean no progress at the well digging because of a broken drill that has not yet been replaced. The early snow has brought unexpected pleasure to our would-be nim-. rods. Every free hour finds some out with sticks and clubs as weapons, and It invariably means an extra fried bunny for someone's breakfast -- t Practice for the Thansgiving play is. now in progress. The players realise that they have a serious task on hand, but they are at it with spirit and vim and are confident of success. The A. L. 8. are preparing to rentier a public program on December 10. Several changes have also been effected in their reading rooms which are now on the second floor of the main building. Their library is now conducted strictly on the card system. At the private program rendered by the society last Sunday, the most attractive number was the unarranged talk by Louis Comboy, the seventeen year old lad who is making his way from 'Denver to New Orleans on ar ordinary bicycle. He talked very freely, and plainly showed that his power of observation is equal to the nerve and grit that induced him to under take such a trip, and urges him to continue on to a successful conclusion.

The first basket ball games were played last Sunday afternoon. The older members demonstrated to the '’nlookers that skill in this department of sport is not easily lost during the off season, while the youngei students, many of whom were witnessing their first game, tried to grasp some of the tricks of the new sport