Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1912 — Collegeville Items. [ARTICLE]

Collegeville Items.

Sunday evening the C. L. S. rendered a very interesting program. The afterpiece, The Uninvited Guest, was the surprise of the evening, and was the source of much amusement. Over Saturday and' sunday State Senator and Mrs. Robert E. Proctor of Elklhart were the guests of Cornelius Smith at the college. The senator was prevailed upon to deliver an address to the students. After recalling pleasant memories of his own college days at Notre Dame, he gave ari interesting and instructive talk on Socialism, Its dangers, and what is expected of every good American citizen towards the uprooting of that terrible menace of American instiutions.

The biggest basket ball surprise of the season was pulled oft when the Renselaer high school team played their return game in the college gymnasium. The collegians had gotten into the habit of piling up abnormal scores on the home floor. The local high school held them to the lowest figures that they have been able to snatdh from opponents, when they suffered their defeat by the 1 low score of 13-3. The only consolation that the college players were able to get from their victory was the fact that they did not give their opponents a field goal. Both teams were sorely handicapped by the absence of regulars, only one appearing on the college quintet and not many more on the high school line-up. In the curtain raiser the college juniors, though greatly inferior in stature and weight, won an easy victory by the score of 46 to 6.

This has been one of the most successful seasons In the history of basket ball at St. Joseph’s. In all 16 games were played, and nearly all were with strong teams. Of these contests were defeats, and only one by anything by a safe-margined score. Moreover, no games were lost on the home floor, and in every game, except in that with Monticello Co. C. the score was greater than threefold that of the opponents. In the master of scoring points McArdle leads, getting a total of 149; Beckman is a close second with 146. The total score of the varsity was 494, that of their opponents 282. The basket ball togs have been put away with great glee. ■ And here is hoping that the baseball season may bring equally successful results.