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Full Listing > Search results for "Humorous:"Click on the accession's accession number to see the full accession's information.| Topic | Accession # | Description Summary | | Advancement: Otho Winger Society and President's Club | MU2013/106 | Programs: Manchester College President's Club and Otho Winger Society Annual Dinnner, Inauguration Weekend, 21 October 1994 - with a brief description of each president along with humorous quips. The Otho Winger Society, Annual Breakfast, 24 May 2002, 31 May 2012. Otho Winger Society - descriptive brochure. The President's Club - descriptive brochure. |
| Aleph | MC General File: Aleph | A humorous pamphlet but out by a MC student organization with a scientific orientiation. |
| Class Photograph, 1901 - 1902 | MC2004/476 | Student photographs: Class of 1901 - 1902. There are two other copies of this photo MC2004/472 and MC2004/466. |
| Convocation #119: Stevens, Leigh Howard | MU2014/84 wave sound | Musician Leigh Howard Stevens performs in Convocation on 1 March 1982. |
| Eberly, William: Office Files | MU2014/107 | Materials from Bill Eberly's files that describe his educational history, the development of Manchester's Environmental Science and public school educational programs, the history of Koinonia, syllabi, student notes (confidential), research data on Indiana and other lakes, Cordier biographical material, Indiana history, and Manchester College quips. |
| Forensics | MC2001/110 | Detailed description of two Forensics boxes filled with materials. Included are newspaper articles, scrapbook, manuscripts from oratorical contests written by MC students: Fujii, Butler, Thomas, Childs, Dye, Mendenhall, Hoffman...and much, much more. |
| Gilbert, Art: Collection | MU2018/44 | The personal collection of Art Gilbert, 1953 alumnus and accounting professor at Manchester College, including materials related to Bethel Church of the Brethren, Milford, Indiana. |
| History, Political Science, and Social Science | MU2014/147 | History, Political Science and Social Science materials including but not limited to: bibliographies, descriptions and/or reports for the Social Sciences Core, the Humanities Core Program, Senior Colloquium (1968), January Interim Term, and the Natural Sciences Core Program (1967). Humorous plaque illustrating "The Golden Age" of Waas, Bishop, Buzzard, Caldwell, Bittinger, Calihan and Johansen. |
| Neher, Oscar | MU2019/40 | The Oscar Neher Mount Morris College and Manchester College Collection |
| Orpurt, Philip: Biology Department Notebook | MU2014/148 | Dr. Philip A. Orpurt presents the history of the Biology department at Manchester College (1894 - 2005). His notebook includes humorous stories about Emerson Niswander, provides photographs of instructors, preserves memorabilia, and documents the construction of the new Science Center in 2005. |
| Performances: "Ye Olde Tyme Concert At Ye College Chapel," circa 1917 | MC2008/49 | "Ye Olde Tyme Concert At Ye College Chapel." circa 1917. - The cast of players and singers includes individuals graduating in 1917, 1918, 1922...so the program probably took place 1917 or earlier. This humorous event quips:
- In Ye Borough of North Manchester, On Ye 19th Day of November. Ye Doors Will be Open at Earlie Candle Light. Ye Synging Will Begin at 7:45 by Ye Tymebeater's watch.
- N. B. Lester Bowser will attend to ye snuffin' of ye candles.
- N. B. If at any tyme ye desire to heare ye sweet strains again, ye will clap ye hands and not stampe or scrape ye unseemlie.
- N. B. Ye syngers will bring ye tune books, and slippery elm for ye voice, less they syng falslie.
- N. B. A solemn silence should prevade ye assembly; yet peradventure some of ye tunes be funny, a little laughter may be indulged, but ye listeners are not to think they can do better than ye syngers.
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| Plunkett, Roy: Objects | MC2001/3 | Objects and plaques in the possession of Plunkett that were received as awards, commemorative items, gifts, or as examples of the varied uses of Teflon. Slides and notecards for presentations. Other Plunkett awards and objects are on display on the second floor of the Science Center and are not documented. |
| Postcard, Humorous | MC2004/690 | Humorous postcard: Time Saver for Busy M. C. Students. |
| Public Relations: Collection | MU2014/143 MP4 videos and DVDs | Informational files, news clippings, publications, CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes from the Public Relations Office, various years from 2001 - 2013. Topics include but are not limited to: Jim Adams, teaching awards, dedication College of Pharmacy, Switzer to retire and receives leadership honor, Jennifer Shepherd, Andrea Murray, Eel River watershed, Blair and Pat Helman memorial info, Yom HaShoah, Stacey Morgan, Rainn MacPhail, Beth Sweitzer Riley, Jerry Sweeten, LaFountain Mural, A Cappella tour, Science Center dedication, Switzer inauguration, fire, CASE Professor of the Year, |
| Public Relations: Wall of Fame Photographs | MU2012/83 | Faculty/Staff and Student contact sheets, negatives and photographs taken for the Wall of Fame. Biographies of some individuals are attached to the picture's verso. Dates include 2003-2004, 2005 |
| Stebing, Glen: Class of 1943 Photograph Collection | MC2011/60 | A collection of photographs circa 1943 featuring Manchester College Alumnus, Glen Stebing's, classmates. |
| Students, circa 1920 to Current: Photographs | MC2010/197a,b,c,d | One humorous photo of a male student in a tuxedo jacket, looking at a periodical while sitting in front of a piano. The student is wearing sunglasses, a rain cap of some type and a t-shirt with a large logo. One photo circa 1972 of Vicki Pell, LuAnn Weldy, Steve Bowne, and Jo Renbarger. 1940's or early 1950's photographs of students, unidentified. Two photographs are cut into a circle. Circa 1920? "In front of Bumgardner (Bumgerdner), Georgia." Georgia is wearing high-topped laced boots. |
These items in the Church of the Brethren collection may also be helpful:Click on the record's record number to see the full record information.| Topic | Record # | Description Summary | | Church of the Brethren: Beliefs and Stories | BC2018/14 | A collection of pages copied from an undocumented source. It includes not just a description of Brethren beliefs, but accompanying stories. |
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