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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1942
Miss Lucille Steiner, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Steiner, Bluffton,
■will be presented in senior recital,
Friday evening in the Ramseyer
chapel. She will give a program of
organ music as a climax to her col
lege work.
Bluffton college will present the
Rink String Quartet from Chicago
next Monday evening, as the last
number in the College Concert
Series this year. The program will
be held in the Ramseyes chapel at
8 p. m.
Miss Ruth Neuenschwander of
Quakertown, Pa., and Miss Esther
Mae Geigley of Fairfield, Pa., will
represent Bluffton college at an all
state home economics conference to
be held at Ohio Wesleyan university
in Delaware, Friday and Saturday.
They will be accompanied by Miss
Edna Ramseyer, dean of women and
home economics instructor.
Appearing on the weekly Bluffton
college broadcast from station
WLOK in Lima, Thursday, at 9:30
“What a Life” a three act comedy
will be presented as the senior class
play by members of the class on Mon
day and Tuesday, May 25 and 26.
Members of the cast are: Hildred
Eversole, Norman Beidler, Robert
Cooney, Virginia Geiger, Janies Fett,
Leroy Lugibill, Eloise Sommers, Mar
gean Todd, James Steiner, James
Reichenbach, Harold Crouse, Marcone
Stonehill, Ruth Hankish, Roger Howe,
Rebecca Hofstetter, Carol Bame, Rich
ard Augsburger, Russell Gratz, Ros
ann Hilty, Richard Gratz, Lysle Nis
wander, Margarey Niswander, Wayne
Dailey.
Altho the Burckymen counted first
in the tilt, a lone run in the first
stanza, Wilberforce retaliated with
second and third inning scores that
gave the colored lads a winning ad
vantage.
In the first inning, Graham, lead
off man, walked, then stole second,
and scored on a overthrow after
Traucht walked Thutt was hit by a
pitched ball and Harzler singled.
After the first-inning uprising,
Bluffton went scoreless until the
seventh when Traucht walked, went
to third on an error and tallied when
Hartzer rapped his second single of
the game.
In the top of the ninth, the Beav
ers added two more runs. Guthrie
and Keiser singled and Graham
walked to fill the bases. Bill Keeney’s
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Telephone 271-W
Bluffton, Ohio
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Bluffton College Notes
Bluffton High
The state glee club contest is oc
cupying the center of attention at the
high school this week. Both the girls
and boys glee clubs have won the
right to enter the state meet to be
held at Ohio State university, Friday.
They will leave for Columbus in
school buses Friday morning.
Air raid and fire alarms will be
held at the high school this week un
der the direction of Bill Amstutz,
student patrol leader, and Gerhard
Buhler, principal.
Alice Ojer, junior, went to the fin-
College Nine Loses
First Game, 5 To 4
A ninth inning rally fell short by
one run of tying the school, as Bluff
ton college dropped a 5 to 4 decision
to Wilberforce in the Beavers’ open
ing baseball game of the season Sat
urday afternoon.
p. m., will be Miss Dorothy NaPier
of Lima, soprano Miss Sara Moyer,
of Mt. Cory, pianist Russell Oyer
of Congerville, Ill., baritone and
Miss Betty Steinman of Bluffton,
cellist. This will be the eleventh in
a series of second semester broad
casts from the college.
Two projects of permanent value
were included on the Bluffton col
lege clean-up day program this year.
Other than customary cleaning of
buildings and grounds, a new cinder
path and bridge were constructed
along Little Riley creek between
Krehbiel bridge and College Ave.,
and the foundation for an out-door
oven was built near the woods south
of the baseball diamond on the
campus. The oven will be completed
in the near future.
Ellwyn Hartzler of Topekka, Ind.,
was recently chosen by members of
the sophomore class at Bluffton col
lege to serve as editor of the Ista,
college annual, for next year.
Robert Simcox of Cincinnati, was
chosen to serve as business manager
of the Ista.
School Notes
als of the declamation competition a
the state speech contest held at Col
umbus, Saturday.
Two trophies have been won this
year by the Bluffton High school Fu
ture Farmers of America organiza
tion. One trophy was received in the
county parliamentary’ procedure con
test at Lafayette. The other was
awarded for receiving the highest
score in the Alien county pest contest.
The Home Economics Reserves at
tended the state H. E. R. conference
held at Columbus, Friday and Satur
day. Attnding weie: Ellen Basing
er, Eileen Moser, Edna Huber, Mar
jorie Moser and Miss Eddythe Cupp.
Bluffton was one of 22 clubs given the
award of merit at the meeting.
A theatre party and dance were en
joyed by members of the Sophomore
class. The group saw the show
“Babes on Broadway” at the Star
theatre and afterwards danced at the
town hall to the music of the Four
Kings.
Provisions of the social security
act were explained to members of the
senior class by William Ashbrook,
federal agent of Lima.
double scored Guthrie and Keiser
but Graham was out at the plate
when he attempted to tally on
Traucht’s bunt.
Sommers worker on the mound for
Bluffton during the first three in
nings, giving up four of the five runs
made by Wilberforce. Art Keiser,
Quakertown, Pa., sophomore, hurled
the remainder of the game.
Kenton New Member
Of Western Buckeye
Enlargement of the Western Buck
eye athletic league to a seven-team
loop was announced this week fol
lowing the acceptance of Kenton as
a competing member.
Other schools in the league include
Bluffton, Celina, Bellefontaine, St.
Marys, Van Wert and Wapakoneta.
Ada also has made application for
membership in the league, the an
nouncement revealed.
College Nine At
Toledo Saturday
A real test against big-time com
petition will face the Bluffton college
nine this Saturday in a contest with
Toledo university on the Toledo dia
mond.
Other games on the Beavers’ sche
dule this spring include: May 1,
Wilberforce, here May 7, Ohio State
“B” team at Columbus May 11, Ohio
State “B” team, here May 15, To
ledo U., here.
Tennis Team To
Open At O. N. U.
Bluffton college tennis players will
get into action for their first match
of the season when the outfit plays
Ohio Northern university at that
place this Wednesday.
Other matches scheduled include:
May 8, Ohio Northern, here May
11, Findlay, there and May 15,
Findlay, here.
Rebecca in ‘Ivanhoe*
It is an accepted fact that Sir
Walter Scott modeled Rebecca in
“Ivanhoe” after Rebecca Gratz, of
Philadelphia, a Jewess who was
noted for her beauty and intellect.
An active and able worker in the
cause of needy women and orphans,
she founded the Philadelphia He
brew Sunday school and directed it
for 32 years. Scott never met Miss
Gratz. She was the companion of
Washington Irving’s fiancee, Matilda
Hoffman, who died before their wed
ding day, and Irving described her
to him after Scott outlined the plan
for “Ivanhoe.”
News Want-ads bring results.
Troop 56 by Robert Stratton
Troop 59 of Lima was guests of
Troop 56 at the meeting held in the
basement of the First Mennor.ite
church Monday night. The troop is
sponsored by the Emerson school of
Lima. Ten scouts and two scout
masters were present at the meeting.
In charge of the program were
Scoutmasters Karl Gable and Paul
Wingate.
For the first half»hour a nature
hike was held by the troop with the
following patrols taking part: Cobra
patrol, Chas. Trippiehorn, birds and
wild flowers The Eagle patrol, Otto
Klassen, birds and wild flowers Ex
plorer patrol, Robert Oberly, birds
and trees.
Robert Oberly gave the welcome
address to the Lima troop. After
that each scout gave his name and
rank in a get-acquainted program.
A game, Steal the Bacon, was en
joyed by the troops. A fire drill
was in charge of Bill Amstutz.
A nature study on Migration and
Usefulness of Birds was held by the
troop. The Lima boys participated
in the study.
Otto Klassen talked to the group
on “The Sport of Studying Birds.”
A talk was given by Mr. H. Groos
the Lima scoutmaster.
The troop will have a nature study
next week with Mr. Wilford Geiger,
Bluffton High school teacher, in
charge of the discussion. The
council fire will be prepared by Paul
Don Bixel, Robert Stratton and John
Schmidt.
“Be Kind to Animals Week” will
be observed by the troop as part of
a nation wide observance from April
19 to 25.
Kenneth Connelly, former Shaw
nee area scout executive, has left
the Lima post for a new scouting
position in Cincinnati. Our new ex
ecutive is Thomas B. Bourque.
Camporee is at Defiance in June.
The boys are beginning preparations
for the annual event.
International Scout Day will be
observed on April 23.
Every member of the troop is
asked to familiarize himself with 15
common birds in the next five weeks.
Karl Gable, scoutmaster, gave a
short talk at the close of the joint
meeting. The closing ceremony was
in charge of assistant scoutmaster
Paul Wingate.
Troop 82 by David Stearns
Calvin Dudgeon gave a talk on
the scout signs that he and Robert
Coon made in the treasure hunt.
Dick Rockey gave a talk on how the
rest of the boys followed the trail.
Games enjoyed at the meeting
were “Steal the Bacon”, “Touch”,
"Semaphore Touch”.
The troop approved a motion by
Harry Burkholder to challenge the
scouts of troop 56 to a game of
softball.
Pacing tests were given at the
end of the meeting. Passing the
tests were: David Stearns, Harry
Burkholder, Calvin Dudgeon. In the
touch game the three patrols tried
to to find how many words each
could make from the letters EAT
FROMSUD. The Coyote found 64
words, the Black Bears found 58
words.
In the Semaphore Touch game the
Black Bear and Stalking Tiger pa
trols were tied. Francis Kohli is
leader of the latter and David
Frick is leader of the former patrol.
Elrose
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Marshall
moved to their farm last week, that
they purchased several months ago.
Mrs. Goldie Battles, daughters
Mabel and Merilyn and Joan Battles
spent Sunday at the Garth Heckman
home in Dayton.
Mrs. Lucinda Koontz was a Sun
day guest at the Ami Nonnamaker
home. Howard Nonnamaker and
family were afternoon visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Stratton and
family spent Sunday at the M. J.
Stratton home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koontz and
sons were Sunday visitors at the
Hiram Elzay home, near Ada.
Maple Table for Desk
A maple table fitted as a desk
may be placed in a sunny, bright
corner to fill a “dead” space and
serve as a useful piece of furniture
as well.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
Rockport
Miss La Donna Campbell a teach
er in the Staunton schools near
Troy, spent the week end,with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Camp
bell.
Rev. Ernest Bigelow of the Yale
Divinity school of New Haven,
Conn., was a Saturday night guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cupp and
family, and preached at the Presby
terian church Sunday morning.
Herbert Marshall Jr., who is with
Farm Management and stationed at
Marysville, spent several days the
past week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Marshall, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marshall of
this place and Dr. and Mrs. M. R.
Bixel and family of Bluffton were
Sunday evening supper guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Millen Geiger
in Bluffton.
Mrs. Frank Jagger, Miss Grace
Freet and Mrs. E. E. Freet were
guests at a meeting of the Profit and
Pleasure Club recently held in the
home of Mrs. Fred Badertscher.
Mrs. Guy Mayberry. Mrs. F. C.
Marshall, Mrs. Orlo Marshall and
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall at
tended the banquet and inspection
of Bluffton Chapter 0. E. S. last
Friday evening.
gram will be given: Special Music,
club Paper, “The Miraculous Case
of Blind Tom”, Mrs. Mildred Lentz
Special Music Paper, “The Return
to Religion”, Mrs. Olive Dunlap.
Miss Jean Marshall, a student at
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The Friendly Neighbors’ club will
meet with Mrs. Ella Huber Thurs
day afternoon and the following pro
Mrs. Lysle Baumgartner of Bluff
ton and Mrs. H. B. Marshall attend
ed a Christian Service meeting at
the M. E. Church in Findlay last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Robenalt of
Ottawa and daughter Ruth of Miami
university were Sunday afternoon
callers in the Orlo Marshall home.
Delegates from the local church to
a meeting of Lima Presbytery held
in Delphos, Monday were: Messrs.
Glen Mayberry, Walter Cupp and
Orlo Marshall.
The Allen County Federation of
Farm Women’s clubs will hold a
luncheon at the Kirwin Hotel in
Lima, Saturday, to be followed by a
business session. Mrs. Herbert Mar
shall, president of the Federation
will preside and Mrs. Frank Hall
and Mrs. E. E. Freet will represent
the Friendly Neighbors Club and
Mrs. Glen Mayberry and Mrs. Ben
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Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Martz and
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Miss Edythe Cupp, Mrs. Edgar
Begg, Miss Elnora Marshall, Mrs.
F. C. Marshall and Mrs. Orlo Mar
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shall represented the local mission
ary society at a meeting of Lima
Presbyterial held in Sidney, Tues
day.
Miss Edythe Cupp and a group of
her Home Ec. girls of Bluffton H. S.
attended a Home Economics confer
ence in Columbus last Friday and
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall
and sons were entertained at Sunday
dinner in the Clarence Begg home.
LaFayette
Friday evening, February 17th,
Miss Marjorie Huber, daughter of
Mrs. Kathryn Huber of Ada. was
married at the Methodist parsonage
in Harrod to Mr. William Vorhees,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Vorhees
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the vows. Others present were Mr.
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Mrs. Gene Huber and Mr. and Mrs.
Doyt Hall.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. T. W. Desenberg were: Mr.
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Miss Ruth Scoles of Lima.
Mrs. George Vorhees, Mrs. Doyt
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Cochensparger, Mrs. Elmer Kritzler,
Mrs. Warren Cook, Miss Sarah Jane
Guyton, Mrs. Dan Augsburger, Mrs.
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Kathrine Huber, Miss Helen Huber,
Mrs. B. F. Hall, Mrs. Dick Williams,
were present. Games were played.
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