Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 227, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1912 — COLLEGEVULE. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGEVULE.

Nearly all the old students who had reserved for themselves places have now returned, thus bringing the total up to 310, which number practically taxes the capacity of the college. The C. L. S. held a provisional meeting Sunday morning for the purpose of reorganization, and also to prepare for a literary entertainment that will be given on Columbus Day. The A L S. and the Altar Society also held their reorganization meetings. At the general meeting of the Athletic Association held Sunday evening the following officers were elected: president, Thomas Harrington, secretary, James-Fitzgerald; treasurer, Joseph Gordon. At the next meeting the Board of Directors will be chosen, and the athletic affairs will be ready for another prosperous year Wednesday afternoon was general city day for the students; the old ones took advantage of the permission to new ones “to get next to some of the ropes” if possible. While the weather is warm the Athletic Director is trying out the baseball material preparatory for next spring’s work. There is some good new material on hand. The game with the St. Xavier’s Sunday afternoon was lost 8 to 1 because of the difficulty in filling creditably the catcher’s position, and not until Roof, new acquisition, was given a chance did the ball cease to find its way to the grand stand. In fielding both teams played well. They were weak at the bat The game was slow and uninteresting.