1916 Cedrus Yearbook

19 16 NOVEMBER 26. Everbody recuperating. Cecil and Donna Burns entertain. NOVEMBER 29. Still gaining strength. NOVEMBER 30. Back at work. DECEMBER 1. Prof. Parker demonstrates to the Biology class how little they know. DECEMBER 3. Riotous times at Townsley's. Freshmen, Juniors, Seniors vs. Sophomores. Class Basket Ball games. Soph girls win 14-8. Boys lose 19-31. DECEMBER 6. Freshmen steal a march and escape to Bowersville for a spread. DECEMBER 7. Wilson's policy of preparedness settled. Aff. Bradfute, Graham, Sterrett, Waits. Neg. Chesnut, Hoskinson, J. Collins, Elder. Judges decision 2,-1 in favor; popular vote 41-29 opposed. DECEMBER 8. State Secretary of the Y.W.C.A. present. DECEMBER 9. Prof. Allen challenges to a debate on "Preparedness." Prof. Wright accepts. Fresh- man colors burned on thecampus. Sophomorespead at Marie Little's. Sophsfly Freshman colors. DECEMBER 10. McClure wins the preliminary Oratorical Contest. DECEMBER 13. Rev. Maurice Ruben visits the college and tells about work among the Jews) DECEMBER 14. Debate no. 2. Allen vs. Wright. Preparedness policy meets a second overwhelming defeat. American Quartette gives entertainment in the Opera House. DECEMBER 15. Christmans Prayer Meeting. DECEMBER 16. Prof. McChesney reads "Christmas Day in the Evening" by Grace Richmond. DECEMBER 17. No School. Everbody remains for the Antioch ball games. Girls lose 16-10; boys win 21-17. DECEMBER 18. Everybody leaves. DECEMBER 19-JANUARY 2. Visit with home folks, meet Santa Claus et cetera, etet cetera ad in- finitum. JANUARY 3. Return to Cedarville. JANUARY 4. The beginning of a new year. Some in the throes of La Grippe. JANUARY 6. La Grippe seeking whom he may devour. Miss Creswell entrapped. JANUARY 7. Profs. Jurkat, McChesney,and Creswell all victims of La Grippe. Brady's 23: C.C.34. JANUARY 8. At Antioch. Girls. C.C. 20, Antioch 40. Boys C.C. 31, Antioch a. JANUARY 10. Good news from the sick. The Sophomores give an oyster feed to the rest of the classes in the gymn. JANUARY IR. Rain! Rain! Rain! JANUARY 13. Entertainment by Raweis in the Opera House. JANUARY 17. Profs. Jurkat, McChesney, and Creswell back again. Miss Holliday succumbs to the grippe.-10° F. JANUARY 17. The grip still gripping. JANUARY 21. "A bloomin' big, buzzin' confusion" getting new schedules arranged. New Straits- ville 30. C.C. 42. JANUARY 24. Dr. J. M.Coleman gives us his idea of the right kind of preparedness. Philo Literary Society gives a Kipling Program. JANUARY 27. "Bob"shows his speed and takes refuge at Townsley's. Freshman spread at Corry's. JANUARY 28. Wilmington 39. C.C. 31. JANUARY 31. Y.M.social and business meeting in Philo Hall. The tranquillity of the girls at Lowry's suddenly interrupted. FEBRUARY 1. Second semester begins. Dr. Chesnut, the speaker. "Look out for the Switches," the theme. Time called for the second half of the year's game to begin. Discovered in Rife's Biblia Hebraica, the following: "Ruth rode with me in my cycle car, In the seat in back of me, I took a bump at fifty-five, And rode on Ruthlessly." The boys at Wilmington, C.C. 17. Wilmington 40. The girls at Greenville, C.C. 5. Greenville H.S. 17. FEBRUARY 10. Freshman spread at the home of Mildred Adams. Colman's room invaded and ran- sacked. FEBRUARY 2. FEBRUARY 3. FEBRUARY 4. 85