Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1912 — Collegeville Items. [ARTICLE]

Collegeville Items.

On the resuming of classes at the beginning of last week, several of the old students were not found at their places, but a few new arrivals have taken - their desks thus leaving the enrollment the. s. last session. Rev. Maurice Thleiinger, G. PP. S., has been appointed a member of the college faculty. He was a graduate of St. Joseph’s in the class of 1906 when he received his A. B. with honors. He will be well renremibered as one of the most effective actors of his day having taken a prominent part in many a college play. His teaching work will be in the Latin, French and Elocution departments.

At the ma’ss meeting last Sunday were elected officers of the Athletic Association for the present term: Nicholas lluemmer, president; Anthony Loneiian, secretary; William Butler, treasurer. The retiring president Walter R'eineck, in an interesting speech briefly reviewed the many successes of the last session, pointed out the splendid financial condition of the organization, and urged the members willingly to co-operate with his successor as they had been loyal to him in his endeavors to advance college athletics. Fathefc Kramer expressed his thanks to the students for the highly appreciated gift that the students gave him before Christina's, He also spoke words of praise for the faithlfu! work done by the members of the Athletic Association, especially the loyalty that has been shown -to the Varsity teams; expressed his entire satisfaction with the endeavors of the representative teams, and concluded by asking all to. continue in the same wholesome spirit of loyalty and progress to the end of the year. Great enthusiasm prevailed; and there is no doubt that the brighter prospects will make the ensuing term a greater success than the one just closed.

Sunday afternoon a numiber of boys from Rensselaer essayed to tackle the varsity, and the best that they accomplished was to give the collegians a little practice, taking out the vacations kinks, for the Monticello game. The score of 58—8 sent the visitors home much wiser for their escapade...

Tuesday evening the Varsity entertained the Monticello Company C, 3rd Inst. I. N. C., at basket ball on the gymnasium floor. It was anybody’s game until the very finish in fact it was tho vistor’s game, except during the first and the last few minutes of play. The game started with a wild rush, and it required five minutes of play till Beckman gathered in a foul and* McArdle captured a field goal. Then Monticello began to score and forged ahead, Slynker getting ten points and Robinson two with the varsity trailing in the rear Efx points at the end of the first half’.

In the second period the game continued an even tussel till near the end when three field goals in quick succession by Beckman, Deery and McArdle, the last passing the net ( as the time keeper’s whistle blew, gave the collegians a welldeserved victory. The same It would have been for Monticello, for tney amply deserved to win, but the spirit and energy that the locals displayed in the final touch rushed them for a moment off their guard, and there was no time left to come back after the lost game. We are glad to have had Company C with us, and the varsity plays a return game with them Feb. 16. Friday evening the team journeys to Monticello to capture laurels, at least try, from the Monticello high school. , ■