Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1910 — COLLEGEVILLE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGEVILLE NEWS.

Mr. Mortan, of Chicago, inelectric organ-blow,er 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 Gary, had a few hours visit with James Rogers on Sunday. An incipient conflagrative blaze was 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 trouble and damage. This has again been examination week, and all in all the results are satisfactory. 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 thie most difficult of filling; some of the new material, however, shows heady bustle in the caged position. The schedule is not yet complete, but some 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’s day at Terre Haute, where he delivered the St. Patrick’s oration in St. Patrick’s church. The C. L. S. did themselves the usual honors in their St. Patrick’s performance of the following numbers: Music, Orchestra ; Oration of the day, R. Carmody; Cremona, U. Koehl; Faithful unto Death, H. Post; Sherzo von Shopin, piano solo, Prof. Staeger; Debate, “Resolved that the Postal Savings Bank should be Established,” affi., H. Berghoff, Neg., L. Gerken; Operatic Selection, comic interlude, Orchestra; Comic farce, furnished apartments, Dr. Planus, L. Wildenhaus; T. Fuggles, T. Riley; Mr. Smith, C. Challaghan; T. Thompson, J. Cavanaugh; C. Squill, R. Fitzgibbons.