Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1911 — Collegeville items. [ARTICLE]

Collegeville items.

Friday morning all but a few of the students left for .their homes for the holidays. Classes will again fie resumed Thursday, Jan. 4, 1912. j

The college was well repre-i sented at the interesting lecture' delivered by Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the north pole discoverer and arctic explorer, at the Ellis Theatre last Monday night. The C. L. S. held their regular meeting Sunday morning. There was no business of importance transacted. After the parliamentary law quiz by E.' P. Honan, Christmas and New’ Year greetings were exchanged, and tlie assembly adjourned till after the holiday vacation.

On Dec. 17 the faculty and students were entertained in the college auditorium By the Junior Literary Society. Their public programs are not frequent, but those given show careful preparation which accounts for their pleasant' and interesting appearance. Besides recitations' Toth serious and humorous, there was a well-presented afterpiece. The College quintette, under the direction of Prof, Havorka, furnished the music for the ev’ening. The Varsity basket ball team has taken its first trip, ami incidentally its first beating. Last Saturday they journeyed to Kankakee for a game with St. Viator college, and before they were able to leave the large floor, the Viatorians had gathered 24 points and the St. Joseph’s lads but an unlucky 13. - But the score does not tell the game. It was well-played and fast concerning the early season. McArdle had shot a basket before the other team realized that the whistle had blown. Another basket and two fouls were obtained by Beckman before the game was five minutes old. During that time Fisher got a field basket and a foul for Kankakee. Ten minutes of’pointless struggle followed with the ball mostly in our possession, but some easy field goals were missed. Then McArdle hurt his ankle. Aftbr play was resumed, by some freak of lost fortune, St. Viator gathered 14 more points before the end of the half.

When the game was continued, the St. Joseph’s boys again got their stride, and held their opponents to a tie score during the last period. The wonderful floor and pass work was the scource of much favorable comment even by the wearers of thj? purple and gold. It was the inaccurate shooting of field goals that lost the game for us, and that department is now being strenuousliy developed by Coach Meyers. Xo doubt he will succeed in this as he has had success in perfecting the other work of the team ; then we will have a splendid and well-working basket ball machine. - rT — ;