Franklin College - Almanack Yearbook (Franklin, IN)

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Q TH ALMANACIL 21 THE HISTORY OF FRANKLIN S TENTH LEGION THE CLASS OF 1 0 INTRODUCTION Thxs hlstory IS d1x1ded 1nto three parts Anclent Medleval and Modern The ADCIBDL per1od g1ves the hlstory of the class from September, 1915, to June, 1917, and lncludes all folk tales and legends Though these do not stand the test of h1gher cr1t1c1sm,' they make an atmospherlc back ground upon wh1ch the real h1story of the Leglon 15 based The Medleval HISLOIY covers the per1od from September 1911, to june 1919 The followlng blbllography IS respectfully submltted The 1919 Almanack, ed1ted largely by members of the 1920 class and The 20 Nack ed1ted by Class of 1920 The Modern per1od begms Wlth September, 1919, and ends w1th the present Reahzmg that 1t IS dlffrcult to present an accurate account of hlstory In the makmg the author presents these volumes w1th the request that suspended Judgment be EXCTCISCG rn all ca es of seem1ng contrad1ct1on For SCIVICCS rendered ln preservlng the valued 'documents, the 1919 and 1920 Nacks he author makes acknowledgment to the 1' C Off1C6 Force For proofreadmg and valued cr1t1c1sm the author makes acknowledgment to her slster, Iantha V McDanell CS1 nedj EMMA DEWITT Voknzs VOL ONE Anc1ent H1St0Yy, 191: 16 It IS sa1d that when Frankl1ns Tenth Leglon entered the ranks the three gleatest leaders 1n Colle e Mary LCWIS Hugh Lowery and Hallie Hamllton speedlly allled themselves wrth the C 7 new le lon and asslsted IH makln the band of newcomers a force felt 1n all college act1v1t1es lhe footbai team IS descrxbed by recolflnters of Frankl n Folklore as be1ng the f1rst bunch of real muscle h h P l Fox ID the hlstory of the 1nst1tut1on It IS bel1eved that Hallle and Hugh, toget er w1t au worthy, were on the team Th1s man called Foxey, was sa1d to have been manager of basket ball and that the above named men were on the team Bruce entered the Dramat1c Club lt IS d d l ft Foae to keep the base ball team go1ng Evelyn Duncan IS sa1d to have devoted Sal an e y much t1me to an organ1zat1on known as the Volunteers Through the shlftlessness of contempo G ld B n Dave rar1es the act1v1t1es of Mary Beard Ellzabeth Banaham, Ora Beerbower, era ran1ga Bunnell, Ewart Kllley and Edna Smlth were lost, but fragmentary tales from soclal, rel1g1ous and h l oncernmg the valued work done by these worthy members of the Tenth Leg1on are ot er c1rc es c handed down to us All legends agree that Franklln grew much durmg th1s per1od VOL TWO Anclent HISLOIY, 1916 17 CCont1nuedJ Thls year IS sa1d to have opened wlth Hall1e 1n charge of Athletics, Dave managlng the Soph omores, and Foxey countlng penn1es for the junxors, wh1le Ped Huffman flled b1lls and s1gned checks for the Sophomores There are many confl1ct1ng legends concermng the pres1dency ot Yandell Clme, but all agree that he made a surpr1s1ng speeth upon hls 1naugurat1on and that Flor ence Merrlll d1d much to asslst 1n manag1ng the green army Bowen IS belleved to have been the man who took charge of the football squad composed of Hallle, Hugh, and a man named Mutt or Smut Qstor1es do not agreej Hugh Lowery IS Sald to have taken charge of the basket ball out I-It and to have tralned Bowen, Beerbower and Hall1e unt1l they could WIDE up the Hoor wxth Butler Mutt and one called Potato Campbell also played on the team, so the legend goes, and were looked upon as valuable mater1al m any basket ball team Some legends ment1on Bowen as tramer for the track army, whlch lncluded Foxey, Hamnton and Hugh Webster, IS sa1d to have been a strong band before the tlme of the Tenth Leg1on but th1s company added to lt some of the strongest mater1al of 1tS career The le end contalns the names of Bertha Caffyn, Opal Wr1ght, Maud Humphreys, Inez Owen, Helen Glessner and someone called Ped or Peddle The out standlng names 1n an old legend concernmg The Independent Lrterary SOCICLY7, are Edlth Crlbbs Maryorle Owens, Ora Beerbower and Leshe Carson Agnes Whlte represented the Tenth Leg1on 1n the Y W Cab1net, wh1le Beerbower, Lowery and Bowen were connected w1th the Y M It 15 sa1d that the Dramat1c Club needed some good mater1al, so drafted Mary Beard Halhe HHm1lt0H and Dave Bunnell The Proh1b1t1on League, a club about whlch we know l1ttle, and wh1ch had some l1ttle understood motlve, 1S sa1d to have done a great SCIVICC for Franklln under the leader sh1p of Bruce The Franklm IS sa1d to have been rather weak xn those days unt1l Yandell Cllne Slnce that t1me the Franklm has been the college paper prxnted and read Bruce, Hallle and Foxey d1d what they could to lmprove upon the old Nacks but custom was stronger than more sc1ent1ic methods, so much of thelr careful work was not allowed to make 1ts bow to the publlc So ends the AHC1CHt per1od wlth 1ts fragmentary tales and legends VOL THREE Medleval H1stor5 1911 18 1 ht t k charge of the Tenth Leg1on IIS members were ordered 1nto varlous when Opa Wrlb O0 t work The prlvate Journal kept by Opal IS most ln d d to do much construc lve tleifeslffheg 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19,'1fHE ALMAN-ACIQl2Q C l THE SENIOR CLASS President, Hallie Hamilton K Vice-President, Florence Merill' l Secretary, Edna Smith i Treasurer, Opal Wright 5 Historian, Emma Lou Vories Poet, William Earl Campbell l I 5 l Hallie Hamilton I Class President l 1 1 I , fi'-1 5 l V i l N l Y i l x5 osx- l 271'-if l l ADVERTISEMENT T STOP, Gentle Reader, LOOK at this bee-oo-ti-fully told history of Franklin's Tenth Legion, and LISTEN to the remarkable offer we make-to make money? Ah, no-TOINTRODUCE l THESE REMARKABLE BOOKS TO AN EAGER PUBLIC! These beautifully bound volumes will costayou the small sum of 33.75 Cpersonal checks accepted if certiiied by a FEDERAL BANKD. 16 RANKLIN COLLEGE '

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I if c I ll. I ll ltr HU is MQ' l l in we l 5 il xl l'l lYR lil lf lf , . I l ' 1 sh Ill l ll ll .1 I fl lf l . 1 l l l l. 1 lp E 15 l K 1 5 19' , 19 YTI-IE ALMANA in Mose and Potato for their brave actions in the last encounter with Butler on the football field. An . cc ' other entry runs. I shall decorate Agnes for her efficient work as a Y W official Yandell fi . . . an Ped, as Y. M. workers, need honorable mention at the next meeting of the Legion Th P ' . e er1cle- sian Society boasted membership of Clinton Wainscott, Opal, Ped, Yandell, Dave, Mary B Edith A n M ' ' ' ' ' ' , g es, arjorle and Royce Kinnrck. The Dramatic Club gave a most interesting perform- ance, while Mary B., Opal, Florence, Mutt and Dave were facing the footllights. Webster contin- ued growing with such excellent material as Ralph Thurston Lavina Schlink , er, Joseph McClure, Evelyn, Bertha, Opal, Maud and Inez. The Scientific Association made itself felt largely through th h ' I ' e researc, es made by Clinton W. In real dress suits, Royce and Charles Farmer appeared on the Men's Glee Club programs, while Evelyn, Inez, Agnes and Elsie Ensley toned down the harsher voices in the Glee Club for Girls The Student Council was guided alon st h , V . g ony pat s by Mutt and Leslie Carson, while Inez did what she could to still the canttinj raids in the dorm Royce made l'ttl ' ' a 1 e more noise in the college band while Mutt's sister, Marian, Ped and Yandell struggled along with the Franklin. Evelyn was busy as usual with the new Volunteers A few memb f . ers o the Tenth Legion nursed flu patients and rolled bandages and knitted sweaters here, while the follow- ing-as given by the reliable Nack Staff-were in service for Uncle Sam: Bruce, Infantry France, ug L., Aviation, France, Foxey, Marines, F loridag I-Iallie, Base Hospital, France, and Ped, Avia- tion, Texas. ' voL. FOUR-Medieval, 1918-19 qconfinuedp In football, Mutt, Yandell and Charles were the usual leaders while the basketball t , eam was kept to its usual strength by Hugh and Potato. Base ball was stronger than for years, with the tireless fighting of Pruitt, Mutt and that peppery Irish Potato. The star runners for the year were Mutt, Yand ll d R ' ' ' ' e an ed. The champs in Girls Basket Ball were these' representing the Tenth Le- gion: Opal, Maud, Agnes, Ruth, Edith, Elsie and Esther Coons. Two swimming prizes were hung up in the barracks of the Tenth Legion and were owned by Florence Merrill and Betty Branham. ' The Y. W. Cabinet worked wonders for the student body with Ruth, Helen, Inez and Agnes as hard workers. The tin cans were guarded by the following sober and law-abiding persons: Helen, Elsie, Ruth, Opal and Bertha. The Franklin had continued to grow and now boasted the follow- ing as members of its staff: Florence, Ralph, Opal and the tireless and talented Yandell fthe latter was the most important member of the Press Clubl. Ralph, Bertha, Ruth McDaniel and Inez were faithful members of Webster. Kinnick and Red sang in the Glee Club, while Inez was a val- ued member of the' Octette. Opal, Red, Florence, Mutt, Yandell and Agnes assisted in Dramatic Club activities, putting on several excellent programs. The Tenth Legion served Franklin further through the work of Yandell and Ralph in the Post War Y, while Inez, Ralph, Evelyn and Joe kept interest at a high pitch in the Volunteer Band. Edith, Ruth, Ralph and Agnes assisted in Scientific Research, while the Language Association was organized and kept active largely through the diligent work of Royce, Marjorie, Evelyn, Bertha and Florence. The Student Council did everything possible for Franklin with Ralph, Ruth, Joe and Agnes, officials. I VOL. FIVE-Modern, 1919-20 The last ruling days of any great man or any great body are usually the most interesting, and so it is with the last ruling days of The Tenth Legion. In the minds of some, we are a doomed body-doomed to oblivion after June 10th, when we pack our war implements and break camp. These people pity and support us. In the minds of others we are almost-dethroned tyrants- tyrants whose reign ends after June 10th, when we surrender the emblems of our authority Ccol- lege Belfry Key and Seats in Chapelj. These people scorn and attack us. In the face of such pity and scorning, we, Franklin's Tenth Legion, go serenely on our way as the mighty ocean steamer plows through wreckage in the sea. When Hallie, our president, called the roll, he found Mary Beard had returned from her ranch in - , Betty Branham from her home in Illinois, Eunice Snearley from Purdue University, and one or two from service under the flag to re-enter the ranks of the Legion. He learned that so far had the fame of the Legion traveled, Mary Huckle- berry had journeyed from Colorado and Emma DeWitt Vories from Kentucky in order that their names might be entered upon the Roll Book of this famous Tenth Legion. Florence was selected as Vice-President and soon became acting president, as the State needed some Tenth Legion ma- terial in the school room. Opal was made Treasurer, but soon surrendered the class funds and bills to Mabel Hanna, Secretary, and took her place in the school room until commencement time. Modern History-the history being made now, can be studied by turning to any organization in this Almanack CBenjamin never spoke a greater truthj, as the Tenth Legion is a vital part of all college activities. The only thing which it asks permission to boast is the lack of class littleness and its only request is that it be looked upon as good and faithful material for Franklin Alumni Activities. . 21 FRA KLIN CGLLEGE ,B 30 Fl . 21