Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1912 — Collegeville Items. [ARTICLE]

Collegeville Items.

The members of the Columbian Literary Society rendered a pleasant and very instructive program l*st Sunday evening. The proposition that it would have been better for the civilization and progress of the world if Russia had oome out victorious in her late war with Japan was debated by Thomas Harrington and Joseph Kenkel. The last named gentleman who stood in defense Of the doughty little Jap, won the debate by superior argumentation and pleasing delivery. The intermissions in the program were filled in with violin selections by Master McGaihey and musical numbers by Professor Havorka apd his orchestra. Last Sunday L. H. Cavenagh of Chicago paid a very pleasant visit to his son at the College. He was accompanied by Miss Anna and Master Cavenagh. The Varsity was unlucky in its initial game of base-ball for the season, having lost to St. Viateur’s last Saturday at Kankakee. Although the St. Jtoe boys succeeded In getting a good number of hits and on the strength of them should have won the game, their opponents were wide awake enough to take advantage of a number of untimely errors and loose playing. The score stood ten to three in favor of St. Viateur’s. The boys are hard at work and they expect, with this week’s practice to help them, to fare better with the Y. M. I. team of Lafayette which is scheduled to play here next Sunday. Rev. T. F. Kramer was hurried to the hospital last week where he underwent an operation for appendicitis. By last report Father; .'•Cramer is doiig well and he expects to be back at his work at the Col.'ege within a few weeks.