The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-13


Team of 1917
"Oh we who fill the places we once
filled,
And follow in the burrows that we
titled,
Young men, whose generous hearts are
beating high,
We who are old and are about to die,
Salute you; hail you; take your hands
in ours
And crown you with our welcome as
with flowers"
No man who remembers his youth,
or in whose veins real red blood ever
throbbed or flowed, can have failed
greatly to enjoy the gathering at the
high school auditorium last Monday
evening, when a banquet was spread
in honor of the football team, undls-
putedly and far-away the champions
of the state The purpose, the person
nell the setting and the spirit of the
occasion were all inspiring.
The long and attractively furnished
table. spread in the fine and patrl-
otically decorated auditorium, seated
Superintendent Blue at the one end
and Principal bowman at the other,
with the sixteen honorees, the mem
bers of the school board, of the faculty
athletic committee and few invited
guests filling the remainder of the
thirty places.
Music by the high scnool girls glee
club was a feature of the occasion
Dressed in a uniform of white the
forty-five Misses first took the stage
and sang several selections, one or
them livened by concerted movement
Later the club seated itself about the
piano and rendered series OF sweet
songs that were highly appreciated
and literally applauded. The organ
ization certainly did credit to its d.
rector and leader, Miss Jesse Simp-
son.
In the meantime the banqueters
were busy over the tasteful viands pre-
pared in the domestic science kitchen
of the school under direction of Miss
Young. the instructor in that depart
ment, and served by members of her
class.
PREDATORY. Mr.. Blue asked each per-
son present, beginning on his left to
introduce himself; and up they came,
one after another, announcing name
and status-an unique and rather
pleasing feature. This roll-cal1, so to
speak. developed the representation
| of the champion team to be as fol
lows: Athletic committee-W. e.
Bardrick, E. p. Natziger, F. f. Nit
chell; Varsity team-Neuman, Glas-
Cow, Carter, Hassenbalg, Thometz
Pereboom, Watson, Lavender, Davis
Strong, Van Tassel, Bailey, Nickel
wait, Captain Fix
The serious business of the table
attended to, Superintendent Blue spoke
at some length regarding school ath-
letics in general, the struggle in Twin
Falls High toward idealism; and the
great measure of success attained as
evidenced both by the victories and
the character and standing of the
team of 1917-three of the members
of which are presidents of their re-
| spective classes and all of whom are
students as we'll as athletes.
| Responding to call, Mr.. w E. Bard
rick, chairman of the faculty athletic
committee and head coach for the
| team, declared it to consist of the
| finest bunch of fellows with whom /
| have ever been associated on the grid
iron" and concluded his pleasant talk
| by thanking the other members of the
| committee, the high school faculty
generally, the citizens of the town, es-
pecially Mr.. E. M. Sweelley, for CO.
operation and encouragement.
| Professor bowman spoke briefly but
effectively for the maintenance of the
best in character, in conduct and in
| scholarship in school athletics-which
alone made them really successful.
Mr.. Emery Benoit, 1916, and Cap
| tain Fix, M. Thometz, Lavender, Bailey
and Neuman of the team, each re-
| sponded gracefully and pertinently to
call; after which Mr.. e. M. Sweelley,
an old college footballist of note, and