Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-10-28
SHEPHERD COLLEGE NOTES.


Martinsburg High School VS.. Shep-
nerd College on the Shepherd College
field this afternoon at $50. This is
the FIRST football game ever arranged
Tor the .ocal normal school, and, while
II IS not expected that our boys will
play like Yale, they will go into the
game determined to look like a foot
ha'l team and to give themselves and
the spectators chance to decide
whether this branch of athletics shall
be made a regular part of the school
activities. Several practices have been
INDUCED in and the rudiments of the
game thoroughly explained by w. r.
Legge, an old star on the V. p. I. team,
Among experienced players from the
town who have appeared on the field
to put up some defense in the scrim-
images are Rev. John Grose, Rev. !. II.
Haley, DR.. Horace Banks, Walter Hern
and Mcclure Moler. The team will
line up with the forward chosen from
William Harris, William Hiett, Fred
Henderson, Vernon Frye, Floyd Flick
niger, Cletus Lowe, Kenneth Knode.
Cecil Bell, Freel Welshans and Stuart
Osbourn, while the backfeld will be
composed of James Haley, Richard
Davis, Scott James and George Lud-
wig. A large crowd is expected out to
witness the contest, in the hope OF
getting some idea OF the great college
game.
The Extension Department has been
active the past week securing groups OF
teachers at Leetown and Harper's Fer
ry, where Prof. Morrow, will meet them
once week for instruction in some
course in education. For the years
thGU he nj
lust the same as those students AT
distance who are taking correspondence
courses. This is new feature of the
work at Shepherd Oollege, and ia
bound TO expand considerably when the
advantage of such work becomes more
generally recognized.
Mid-term reports are due next week,
and everyone has been putting forth
best efforts the past few days TO make
a good showing in the tests, which will
partly determine class standing for the
halt term already gone.
Several members of the faculty will
caSt their first vote next Tuesday. Mrs.
Gardiner will go to Martinsburg. Miss
williams TO Hagerstown and Miss
trecse will vote in Kentucky by mail
The voters will appear at the polls in
Shepherdstown. While only few
students will 20 home to vote, school
VIII not be In session on election dav.
President White will go to Parkers.
oure next Wednesday to attend the an
nual meeting of the State Education
Association and to confer with the
State Board of Education, which has
been called to meet the latter part of
next week. He is also scheduled for
an address before the normal school
section. AS yet none Of the other
teachers has decided to attend, though
Prof. Morrow has been invited to dis
cuss one OF the topics on the program
Ior tne normal school section, and
frof. kenamond to address the science
teachers. The theme of the general
program is Democracy in Education"
a largee attendance Is already assured.
since at this early date il seems almost
impossible to make hotel reservation.
MISS Ella M. Turner was the guest of
MISS Louise ]. Smith in Washington
the latter part of the past week, and
spent Friday visiting English classes
in the Technical High School. She re-
ports pleasant visit, and was very
fortunate in being able to see "Ham-
let and Tanning Of the Shrew," in
Whicn the leading part was taken by
Walter Hampden, who is regarded by
washington folk as the leading
Shakespearean performer of the day.
MRS. Schneider has formed story-
telling club, and Mrs. w. H. S. White.
assisted by Miss Rachel Snyder and
MISS Jessie Trotter, is organizing the
Camp Fire Girls
=. DR.: Charles Ghiselin led the deyo-
tlonal exercises in chapel last Thurs
DAY, after which he made an interest,
ing address on the 10Th Psalm. Miss
Mildred Simons furnished the special
music, singing two solos very beautiful
ly.