'Men's Glee Club Makes of President Fred W. Hixson
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SPECIAL FOOTBALL SPECIAL FOOTBALL EDITION HE AM US EDITION OF ALLEGHENY COLLEGE VOLUME NO. XLIII. NO. 11 MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA DECEMBER 11, 19 4 C. E. HAMMETT WINS SPECIAL SERVICES HELD HUNDREDS ATTEND LAST RITES 'MEN'S GLEE CLUB MAKES ALUMNUS TELLS FROM ORATORICAL CONTEST IN MENORY OF PRESIDENT GOOD SHOWINfi ON TRIP OF COLLEGE ETHICS SEVEN MEN COMPETE FOR PRIZE - DR. W. A. ELLIOT SPEAKS WORDS OF PRESIDENT FRED W. HIXSON CLUB TO SING IN PLEASANTVILLE DR. SAMUEL MAXWELL, '10, GIVES AWARDED ANNUALLY BY OF TRIBUTE TO CAREER OF ' AND OIL CITY DECEMBER TALK AT FRESHMAN GUIDANCE JAMES A. WAKEFIELD FRED W. HIXSON 15 AND 16 LECTURE 1 Body is Laid to Rest iit College Lot at Green-. • Charles E. Hammett, Jr., '25, won 1 In memory of the late President 1 Drawing generous applause from all "College Ethics" was the subject of the annual Wakefield Oratorical Con-, Fred W. Hixson, special services were dale Cemetery I the lecture given to freshmen in Ford ; the audiences before which they ap- test in Ford Memorial Chapel Thurs-, held in Ford Memorial Chapel on Tues- ' Chapel, Tuesday afternoon, December day evening, December 4, when he de-;, dam neared, the Men's Glee Club made December 2, at the regular chapel 2, by Rev. Samuel Harwell, '10. Doc- livered an excellent oration on the; hour. , their first trip of the season to Fre- ! Appropriate services marked the last York; Rev. Dr. William H. Crawford, , d onia, Warren, Pa., and Corry, for Maxwell is now pastor of the First topic, "A Heritage." dealing with the; N. Y., The service was opened with the I rites for Dr. Fred W. Hixson, Presi- President Emeritus of Allegheny Col- Pa., on December Methodist Church of Fredonia, N. Y. subject of child labor. In addition to sing .ng 2, 3, and 4 i of a hymn of which President entd of Allegheny College, an influen- loge,ege, and Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Miles, , The Fredonia concert drew the larg- I In beginnin g his lecture he said that winnin g the prize of $50 which is of-, ' Hixson was very fond. Dr. C. F. Ross tial and beloved citizen, a noted edu- retired minister of the Pittsburgh the hardest subject is the one of fered each year to the whining speaker , est audience. Nearly eight hundred then led the student body in the for - ' cator, and Christian gentleman, in the , M. E. Conference, took seats in the ! p. m. ,"Egology, " or, as it is more co only by James A. Wakefield, '90, of Pitts , people were present at 8:00 chapel ritual. The life and sere- Stone Church Wednesday, Novem- pulpit. i when the curtain rose in the chapel known, as the knowledge of one's self. burgh, Hammett will represent Alle-j ices of the late president at Allegheny ben 26. ! Dr. Hough presided and read a brief ' of the Fredonia State No al School. ; Doctor Maxwell said that college stu- gheny in the Intercollegiate Oratorical : were reviewed by Prof. W. A. Elliot. ' At 11 o'clock' a. m. Wednesday the Scriptural selection, being followed by! es being. , dents had three ethical problems. The Contest, which will be held in Mead- This one of a series He spoke of the great loss to the fac- remains were removed from the fame Dr- Crawford, who read several ap- I 'first is the relation of the student to vine in the spring. given by the school. ulty and to the student body. With fly residence on North Park Avenue to propriate selections from the Sacred the college. There is a tendency to "The advances of science,!' said following evening, December 3, the passing of our dear friend, the Ford Memorial Chapel, where they lay; Word. Dr. Miles offered prayer, after go with the crowd and the danger of trialHamm R ett, "coupled with the Indus- thTe hclufb llapp.eared in the auditorium 'College lost a true and sincere admin inin s for a period of one hour, and which the quartette choir of the losing one's individuality. evolution, have made this day ; and age preeminently industrial. One istrator. He was a true Christian, and I were viewed by the students of Alle- church—Mrs. B. F. Miller, Miss Myrtle of the Warren, Pa., High School under 1 The second problem is the relation ; the auspices of the senior class of the result of this development has been ' his prayers never failed to give en- gheny College and others, a student Shaffer, Clyde Miller and Clare Kep- as of the student to the world, while in Me school. The audience was nearly couragement and hope to those who standing at each end of the casket as ler—sang the hymn, "Come Unto y college. He said that the students are the formation of huge trusts and con - ! owMith large as the one at Fredonia. ' heard him. a guard of honor. The casket was , When Shadows Darkly Gather," beagtinnriignhgttolilviivneg must be s nowotw anidn porations, which, in the number of ; The last concert of the trip was Prof. 0. P. Akers read the resolu- then conveyed. to the First M. E. organ accompaniment by Miss Dorothy tarted men that they employ, and in the con— given in the auditorium of Church and placed in front of the pul- Urick. the Corry, ; college, for ideals will not change trot that they exert over industry, sun- bons of sympathy drawn up by the ,IPa., High School under the super-I faculty, and Leo Ross read those pit. Dr. Race Speaks. much after leaving. pass anything that could have been 1 vision of the junior class. About five drawnn up byb theth StudentSt d Senate and Thoseose who arrangedd t attendaend the The first speaker was Dr. Race,Race who , The relation of the student to the dreamed of even a century ago. There hundred people were present. is one great combine which in extent adopted by the student body. funeral services began assembling began by saying: "My friend is not • student was the final problem. We far surpasses any of the corporations ! early, and all were privileged to look dead. He still lives, although the In addition to the selections given ! have a great responsibility to our f el- by the entire club there were several of which we may have more concrete for the last time on the face of the earthly house in which he dwelt has ; low students, in having a good influ- feature numbers. knowledge. Its name is 'Childhood, NEWEW YORK ALUMNI HAVE man they had known and esteemed. fallen down." ence on them and in forming lasting Incorporated': incorporated under the It is doubtful if there has ever been Dr. Race referred to a happy meet - I The piano selections by Theodore laws of the United States of America, ; SUCCESSFUL MEETING a greater offering of floral tributes ing he had with Dr. Hinson several Poister received the greatest applause. friendships. not because there is a law providing on a similar occasion in Meadville. weeks ago, not thinking it would be At each concert he was forced to re - for its incorporation, but because the Baskets of flowers, clusters of chrys- the last on earth. He read a letter turn three or four times for encores. Y. N. C. A. INAUOURATES laws forbidding it are either inade- METROPOLITAN GRADUATES DE- anthemums, pillows of roses, wreaths, Which was written by a friend and The solos given by T. Sheridan Baker quate or unenforced. I refer to Child j SIRE MORE PUBLICITY FOR bunches of cut flowers and numerous sent to Dr. Hixson in 1908, when he were also heavilitl applauded. The NEW TYPE OF MEETING Labor, a blot on the pages of our his OLD ALLEGHENY other designs were arranged about the ras chosen president of Chattanooga * quartet and also the readings by Cyril iversity, and the writer had never B. Hartman received hearty approval. tory, and a disgrace to our country." pulpit and choir loft, and it seemed I* Continuing, I-Tammett explained that ! that a wilderness of flowers had sud- dien and did not know the man who In addition to their regular evening SERIES OF "WOOD-FIRE" TALKS The annual dinner of the New York oven those lawn, whi ch h a d b een denly come forth to attest to the es- had been elected president of the Uni- concert the club appeared before the OPENED BY DR. J. R. SHULTZ Alumni Association of Allegheny Col- , passed restricting child labor have teem in -which Dr. Hixson was held, versity. He had seen his portrait as Kiwanis Club at Dunkirk, N. Y., and LAST WEDNESDAY been inefficient and have not been en-; lege was held Friday evening, Novemt A blanket of roses entirely covered the printed in a religious publication, and also at Warren. In Warren the men City forced: only sixteen of the forty-eight ben 21st, in the rooms of the lid of the casket. he knew that such a man as was rep-; also sang for the HI-Y Club. Club, 55 West 44th Street, New York ! Instituting a series of "Wood-Fire" states have met the requirements of resented in the portrait must be the City. Fifty-six alumni attended from I The auditorium and gallery were Next week the club makes its sec- talks, the Y. M. C. A. secured Dr. John the federal laws. The epeaker proved, . filled with friends and in pews imme- right one for the place he was to fill.) and trip. Monday evening. December Ritchie Schultz as the first speaker.