Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
COLUMBIAN ATHLETICS.
A Delightful Entertainment Which
Increased an Important Fund.

| IN important Fund.
There were enough attractions at the
entertainment given last night in the lee
| ture hall OF the Columbian University for
the dement, OF the University Athletic Club
| to have crowded the house, had the public
but known what was going on. AS it was
there were enough present to put a snug
little sum into the purse of the new organi-
zation for the uniforming of the base ball
team and the fact of the start of the asso-
citation was made known TO those who will
| surely spread the news. The hall was hand
somely decorated with flags of all nations,
and the stage usually occupied by spec
tacled lecturers upon such frivolous topics
as 'tortS' and easements and the like
was cleared for the use Of the muses..
The program was started at o'clock
amid the CHEERS of half a hundred Props.
terest in everything. The University Banjo
Club filed out to the platform. arranged
themselves politely and gracefully about
very pretty girl. dressed all in white,
with a Greek tone to her costume, who
played an instrument of the banjo family.
Clint McClarty' was the rollicking tune
that came twanging from the banjos and
their cousins. the guitars. Next Mr..
Fergcrson of the Y. NJ. c. A. Athletic AS
ISOLATION gave an artistic exhibition of In
dian club swinging.
Then followed a novel and interesting
feature of the evenings program. The hall
cium light was thrown on the stage, which
was furnished with what at first looked
like misplaced tombstone. 1t proved.
however. to be a PEDESTAL on which Miss
Vardelle Walsh. clad in a beautiful gown
OF white silk. gave some artistic poses,
entitled Emotional Studies, arranged
by Mr.. 8. r. Kelley. Next. three members
Of the Y. NJ. c. A, Messrs. Sheridan, Smith
and Trott, gave a clever exhibition of work
on the parallel bars, and then the pretty
girl who sat in the middle of the front row
Of banjoists proved to be Miss Morrison
and daintily performed on the banjo. for
1t was she who appeared and played a
lively medley on her improved edition of the
old-fashioned instrument. The first part
of the entertainment was concluded with
recitation by Mr.. Barry Buckley, who
gave How He Saved st. Mchaels" in his
best Style
A Gymnasium Needed.
During the intermission Prof. John Chick
ering, principal Of the preparatory school,
made brief speech about the objects and
prospects of the association. I'VE are try
ing to start he said and although We
have an organization it is only beginning.
This is a large university, and IL has hun
dreds of students. The faculty are in
thorough accord and sympathy with the
idea of the physical development as we'll
as the mental education of those in their
charge, but we have no gymnasium. We
hope that some day a generous alumnus
will give us fifty thousand dollars for this
purpose. We have no athletic field, and
there is lingering belief that some other
day another generous alumnus will give US
twenty-five thousand to secure one. In
fact, we have no facilities whatever. We
can't get all these things now, but we can
show that the association has the spirit to
do the best 1t can under the circumstances
We do not aim to turn out company of
professional foot ball or base ball players
but to produce athletic men and women
There are some who today go out from
the doors of the university so full of ideas
that they are fairly top-heavy, with not
enough body to support their fact-crammed
heads
There is plenty of good material for a
first-class base bail nine. but the nine needs
10 be uniformed, and that is partly the
reason why this entertainment is given
We can also have foot ball eleven in the
fall that will make the other teams scrain-
BILE for their honors. There is now in pr ep-
aration a schedule of games between the
c. L. base ball team and those of other
colleges near at hand, and from the
present II looks as though there would be a
very lively season. Before / close / want
to say that the thanks of the associa ton
and the audience are due to Mr. j. S Pen
dleton, who has done the lions share Of
the work.
Mr.. Chickering was followed on the stage
by Messrs. Gauf, Cramer, Henley and
Pomeroy who sang 80, Promise Me-" Mr..
+. Is. Hay next gave Il Have a Secret
Sorrow Here" in his great fashion, and was
then forced to tell a story about how
Brother Horace converted 'Mericy from the
Piscolopian' Church. The trio of Y. NJ c.
A. young men then did some tumblIng
and the University Mandolin Club gave
Bella Mazurka" neatly. Mr.. Chas Baker
did solo on the autoharp, and Miss Walsh
followed with a recitation of Waltz of Nm
weber,, to musical accompaniuent
following this with When First l Met
Sweet Peggy as an encore
The entertainment was concluded bv the
performance D 10 IA rly
the Banjo Club.