Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1915 — Collegeville Items. [ARTICLE]

Collegeville Items.

Death has again visited the Precious Blood Community. After suffering for about two weeks with pneumonia, .Bro. Stephen Kebele passed peacefully away Thursday morning. Brother Stephen Was born in Helberdingen, Amt Saulgau, Wurtemburg, Germany, Sept. 2, 1841. He entered the Community of the Precious Blood Nov. 3Q, 18G7, at Wapakoneta, Ohio, and was faithful in his duties to. the last. The funeral was held in the college chapel Saturday morning. The body was interred in the Catnolic. cemetery. :o:—■ The work on the new gymnasium has so far advanced that the basket ball floor is now in condition for use. The contractor rushed the work on this part of-.the building, putting down a temporary floor, which u ill be covered with one of hardr maple as soon as the indd&r ts are over. The Junior League opened the season Wednesday, and the Seniors had their first game Saturday. The

varsity schedule is not quite completed, so the date of the first game is not yet certain. After a little necessary practice on the new floor, it will begin what it hopes to be a most successful season. . * The contracts which have recently been accepted by American com pan ies to furnish immense consignments of war munitions to the warring nations of Europe is considerable adverse criticism thWughout the country. An excellent opportunity is given the American people to further the cause of peace, or to aid at least in bringing about a speedy cessation of hostilities in war-distracted Europe, by timely and forceful protests against this infamous commerce. The following resolutions, a.copy of which has been sent to Senator Shively, have been drawn up and signed by the faculty and students of St. Joseph’s college:

Whereas, the people and the government of the United Sates have repeatedly and publicly declared their belief the principles and ideals of peace and their abhorrence of war. and Whereas, shortly after the outbreak of the Euporean war, the president, solemnly called uport the people of this country to pray for the speedy restoration of peace among the warring nations and designated a day for that purpose, and Whereas, the/pulpit and press has repeatedly expressed its sense of grief and horror at the destruction of life and property caused by the war. and the consequent sufferings of the people, and Whereas, the American people have given expression to their sympathy for their war-stricken brethren of Europe by the shipment of flour and other provisions, and, at Christmas time, even of gifts for the ornhaned children, and Whereas, we regard the policy of the United States ’ government permitting the exporation of war munitions for the belligerent nations as contrary to its highest and publicly expressed ideals and as inconsistent with the above sentiments and acta of the American people, and therefore injurious to their good name and fame and derogatory to their highest interests, be it Resolved, that we, the faculty and students of St. Joseph College, protest against a continuance of said policy and call upon our government to abrogate it as speedily as possible. and that we favor the passage of any law to that effect.