Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-11
SHEPHERD COLLEGE NOTES.

Keyser Prep was forlorn hope, be-
ing unable to defeat the S. G. basket
hall boys with two regulars out of the
lineup. Shepherd College has I'M
uuestionabiy the champion school team
n the whole eastern section Of West
Virginia
Inc State Preparatory School at
Keyser sent the best team il could
muster down to Shepherdstown last
Thursday. In fact, only one of the
nlayerS who met our boys at Keyser
in January held a place on the much
routed team, and the names of famous
"colegian" players in the lineup were
calculated to strike terror to the hearts
of Shepherd College players and their
supporters. To add to our discontinue
Show and Moler both took sick and
we're unable TO play. But the conflict
had been scheduled and Shepherd Col
lege was game to the core, even though
about thirty of the usual adherents
failed TO take their places among the
spectators, and many others had con-
ceded victory to the opponents by a
large score.
In spite of all odds, our players were
determined to win. At first it was
thought that it might be necessary to
send in the crack freshman team, but
when the Old Gold and Blue appeared,
Kenneth Knode was the only fresh
man in the squad. Newton Mckee,
VINO, as president of the athletic as
sOciation, felt some responsibility for
our standing in interscholaStic affairs,
decided at the last moment that he
wanted to play few minutes. and
thus Knode didn't get his chance until
after nine minutes of play. In that
time Newton had made four spec
tacu,ar shots from near the center
of the floor and dropped out Of the
whrlwind of passing and shooting
with the score 4 to | in favor Of
Shepherd College. 1t was two much
for the Keyser experts who though;
they we're up against bunch of kids,
so during the remainder of the game
they we're unable to gain on our boys.
who played with the determination,
which brings success. Everyone was
nightly pleased with the plucky play
inc of Kenneth Knode. Richard Davis
was in good form, when it came to
putting the ball through the ring, and
Edward Johnson filled in handily at
center Fulton and Reed of course
did their part. The final score was 80
to 25.
1t Semed like a shame to take the
were sure of victory, but il had to be
done. Unfortunately the psychology
cal effect was so bad on them that they
Straightway went over to st. James
to suffer 4 AZ to 1S beating.
The attendance at Shepherd College
Is greatly improved this week All
the teachers are on the job and many of
the classes have one hundred per cent
attendance. A few students, however.
are unable to report. Monday morning
three young people left for their homes
to recuperate after an attack of in
huenza. Gladys Moreland went back
to Davis with her mother, Curtis Pow
or accompanied his father, Rev. ]. T.
Power, to the home farm in Hampshire
county, while Lewis Show returned
with his mother to Welch, w. Va.
KATHLEEN Lipscomb has been detained al
JenningSton and Ruth Griffith at Ger
rardStown, both on account of illness
Allen wilkins and Ray Power are
now nov up and about their rooms at Mrs
mary Groves. 1t will probably be
some time before they will be able 10
take their accustomed places as lead
ers in their classes, where thew are
greatly missed. Students and teachers
alike will be glad to see them as Wis
ltors even, pending the time of their
complete recovery.
Inc winter term closes one week
rom today and the students will have
holiday until March 23d, the date sci
ior the opening of the spring term. The
last week of regular class work is on
as the examinations have been set to
hcgln next Tuesday
The Athenaeum, West Virginia Uni.
verSliy, for March I'd, contains an in
,c'ssting bit of news concerning Ho-
naft Rohv, Of Petersburg, w. Va, a
member If the 1918 class at Shepherd
G.'"Ge, The University has revived
Irn,"r'oI.ee'ate debating and on last
wII.aay sent one team against George
washington University and the other
against Swarthmore College. Hobari
was member of the latter team. Both
leoates were on the question: Resolv.
g., mat the principle of the closed