Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1910 — COLLEGEVILLE ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGEVILLE ITEMS.

Hie first regular exams and quizzes were’ held on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday was deadi cated to Christopher Columbus, and the pleasant day was hugely enjoyed by all free from care and w<>rr\ of books anti tasks.

Tile college foot ball team, in its first game last Sunday, fightingiy bowed in defeat to the Rensselaer players by the score of 9to 3. Weight and superior physical strength were so greatly in favor of the visitors that the collegians' tactics and skill could not overcome. The Gopdlarid Athletics are schedued to play a game on the college grounds on Saturdav afternoon at 2:30.

. Airs. J. H. Kluetsch. Mr. and Mrs. Retinger, Chicago: Mrs. Thos. Williams, South Bend; J. A. Holzbauer, Plymouth; Mrs. \\ . C. Murphy. Miss Mary Maloney, Crawfordsville, were college visitors during the last week. Alfred Kihm. Delphos, Ohio, ami Ralph Sproston, Indianapolis, received sad news on Monday; Alfred was called home to attend the funeral of his grandfather, and Ralph to fulfill the same sorrowful office of respect to hiis father who had met a very untimely death by drowning. Both lads were the recipients of heartfelt condolence from the fellow students in -this, their hour of affliction.

Hon. L. Ert Slack, Franklin. Ind., spent a half hour at Collegeville Tuesday morning. The short talk that he gave to the students wtas well appreciated. He spoke of the staying qualities that are necessary to lead young men to success. And to be able to, adduce the alliterative appeal he held up to his auditors as the three prime requisites “grit, gumption and gaul." The tener of his address was that a man never gets a thing that he does not strive for earnestly. He concluded with words'-of encouragement to bear the knocks and blows that life deals out; then to for the enjoyment of the pleas ures and good things, in time and place, that are in store for all.

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