Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1909 — COLLEGEVILLE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGEVILLE NEWS.

A number of the students have gone to their home for Thanksgiving. The list of visitors at the ’college for the holiday is exceptionally large. Some are visiting with students and others with members of the faculty. A. Spangler, Zanesville, Ohio, has again returned to his studies. Early in September he had a severe attack of typhoid, but he has now entirely recovered-

On Wednesday afternoon general permission was granted to the students to visit the city. With but few exceptions the boys make good use of this monthly privilege. »The regular examinations were held Tuesday and ednesday. This is the second report that will be sent to the parents and guardians. The test proven the work of the students were satisfactory. Several of the boys have been spending a few days of this week amid the comforts of the infirmary, but the Thanksgiving roll-cgll found all in the ranks, except Sulzbach whose swollen foot will not permit the wear of a shoe. The regular beat of the stone-cut-ters’ sledge Is again heard. They arq trimming the entrance Bteps and the large granite door-sills. They will also now cut the range work for the passage that is to connect the college building with the church. A daily occurrence now is the march of the club-brigade. The boys with hunting inclinations scour the surrounding fields diligently in search of rabbits, and not* Infrequently an innocent bunny falls by hedge or bush, a victim of that ancient method the bludgeon’s blow. The basket ball team is fast rounding into shape. The line up has not been definitely decided upon. The number of games that have been played thus far have given the aspirants for representative honors sufficient opportunity to show their timber. The religious have had tha best of it in the games that have been played.