Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1910 — COLLEGEVILLE ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGEVILLE ITEMS.

Rev. B. Besinger hag again returned from Mishawaka to his duties as prefect. The condition t of his father has not much improved, and the chances of ultimate recovery are not very favorable. j I Rev; P. Fallon, Paris, 111., has been spending the week at the college to obtain a short. respite , from his manifold pastoral duties. •I He delivered the Thanksgiving address to the students and visi- ’ tors. . • W-’ The scaffolding has again been removed from the chapel and our Thanksgiving visitors were the first to see the chapel entirely complete. The paintings of the chapel will compare very favorably, indeed, with the art work of many a far more pretentious church edifice. , The very disabreeable drizzling rain of Thursday morning was I not in the least able to put a dampner on the day’s celebra--1 tforis. With the largest erod’d . of. visitors registered that Jtes 'ever been entertained at the college the entire program, as planned weeks in advance, Was carried out without the least friction. B The religious services, in Accordance with the wish as fcc--1 pressed by the President in this ‘ proclamation, were held at eight o’clock. The high mass was sprig by Rev. Ig. Rauh, Hanover Center,. Ind. The chanting of the choir was of an exceptional high 'order. It was the first public ‘ appearance of the rfewly organized faculty quartette. They are Revs. P. Rapp, J. Toujas, F. Wachendorfer, A. Scheidler with Prof. L. Haverka at the organ. The services closed with benediction. After the religous services a ' number of informal basket ball games were played. The military band interspersed several musical j numbers to add zest and harmony to the athletic endeavors, and also to give additional tainment to those who were not much interested in the affairs of the basket shooters. At twelve o’clock all enjoyed a bounteous and sumptuous turI key dinner one that would have . done. immense credit to the Pil- ' grim fathers when they brought the wild foul to their rude tables from its original forest haunts. At two-thirty the athletic card of the day was on board. And it was a stunt. The college slang j “yellow” would be too noble a | name for the “rag-chewing” tactics of the out-state team. St. Rita’s college, Chicago, sent down a delegation of complaining lads to capture St. Joseph’s ■ football laurels. Well, they did. : And if they did not win the scalp 1 of the locals by playing, they literally chewed it from off their unsuspecting crowns. They made ’it a rag-chewing, excuse-finding •match. If they knew anything, ' they knew 1 how to take advantage •of their little nfitiatory luck, and . the over-zealous misfortunes of the locals. But was it straight ' and fair? Pass it! The visitors chose to defend the north goal. They kicked off to S. J. C. On the first play the : home boys fumbled, a visitor 1 getting the ball, and before three | minutes of play had elapsed, they had six points to their credit. St. Rita’s kicked off again; St. Joseph’s fumbled and in another three minutes the 'Stunt was repeated ; thus before the initial quarter ended, Chicago had twelve points stored away, and their scoring activities exhausted. In the second quarter affairs changed with the change of goal. The locals kicked off to the visitors, and holding them for downs, St. Joseph’s scored a touchdown and goal by playing real football. They were not able to come back again against the new tactics, of which, no doubt, neither the players nor coach Kirk had ever thought. The game was settled but for the “rag-chewing,” and the cry of “time out” after every play or attempted play. To the end of the first half, and during the entire second period. the visitors cry for “time out” was all that the side lines ever heard, and always some Chicago lad was sprallipg, pos-sum-like. on the damp soil. For the locals the call was only issued once, when Westhoven wrenched his arm, was taken from the game, B. Schmitz substituted before the visitors had time to call

for a respite on that play. The game was a distinct disappoint-, ment, not so much because the college lost, but because of the ceaseless wrangling of the visitors. It is a credit to lose, fair game, but little honor to win i even a bad game by the use of 'such foul “rag-chewing” tactics. Exit football 1910. The evening entertainment was .in charge of the C. L. S. They rendered the two-act comedy, “The Living Statue or The Old Captain’s Idea.” CAST OF CHARACTERS. Larkin, a sculptor John Goetz Toby Trotter, his man-servant..... John Trench Miss Piper, a negro woman I s- Felix Holthouse Gay, the jolly old sea captain..... ... . . ;.... .. . Herman Leugers Adolphus and Augustus, two aspiring young dudes of generous disposition. .Thomas Harrington and Herman Daniels. Stonecraft, banker and high-art critic .... ... . . . ... . . .Cjkrus Staib Charley Norton, an enterprising boy Joseph Kussmaul Tommy Jenkins, his intimate friend . Carl Stich Harris, a doctor. ... William Racher Lieutenant .... .Edmund Eisenhart Mr. Muckenbiner . .James Fitzgerald Servant . .. . .Anthony Pax The orchestra, conducted by Prof. Leo Havorka, gave the following numbers: “Willow Grove March”. .Sorrentino Selections from “Lucia”.... Donzetti The comedy was the most highly enjoyed feature of the day’s doings. Mr. Larkin, the sculpter, seeks Miss Norton’s hand. She happens to be a rich banker’s niece. Before he will agree to give his consent, he demands of the sculptor a life-size statue of Alexander the Great that will satisfy his idea of what such a statue should be. His criticisms will be and are scrutinizing. Larkin has made his plaster cast, and on the day before it is to be exhibited, his negro servant, with the aid of a broom handle, reduces it to a heap of potsherds. Now the predicament. The jolly captain solves it. Trotter, the sculptor’s handy man will be Alexander the Great. He is. All ends happily, in. spite of the enterprising boy’s efforts. And of course the banker never knows the relationship of Alexander the Great to the matrimonial agency. The boys played well. And at that the entire cast was new material. There isno need of singling out any particular one for special praise for’all showed their metal and received from an appreciative audience well-merited applause.

To the orchestra was accorded the same kindly consideration. Prof. Havorka has mostly new talent to work with, and the number of his troop is rather small. But if at so early a date he can give us such enjoyable selections, we can look forward to many pleasant musical surprises before the setting of the commencement sun. Come again ! To all who •have helped to make this day the grand success it proved to be, our kindliest acknowledgement.