Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19
SHEPHERD COLLEGE NOTES.

SHEPHERD COLLEGE NOTES.
February is the month Of celebrated
hirthdays, and for this reason special
chapel exercises and the rhetorical
nrograns have been centering about
the lives of many prominent men.
Washington's birthday will be cello
brated on Monday. February 23d, first
by a short general program in as
senbN, then in the several rhetorical
classes appropriate references will be
made to his life and work. The lat
ter programs. however, will include
biography Of James Russell Lowell,
yho was born February 22, 1919.
Edison's birthday did not pass by
unnotced, nor did that Of Susan B,
Anthony, and on last Thursday a
special Lincoln program under the di
rection Of Miss Ella May Turner was
given during the chapel hour. James
Johnson, Of Hampshire county, recited
The Gettysburg Address with delibers
alton and effect, Linnie Schley gave
Abraham Lincoln in a very pleasing
manner, while Eugenia Athey rem
dered Walt whitman's @ Captain, My
Captain, with much feeling. Selected
s.,
President Lincoln, The Heart of Lin
coin That Knew No Malice, Lincoln.
Letter to Mrs. Bixby, and The Mag
nanimity Of Lincoln, were given by
Pauline Randall, Ella Scanlon, Louise
Freeman, Hazel Martin and Sula De-
Haven. One portion of the program
consisted Of famous sayings of Lin
coin recited by representatives of the
several classes, and at the conclusion
President Miller told a number of in,
teresting anecdotes and related bits Of
the history Of Lincoln's time not gen.
orally found in schoolroom books.
Some little sickness has been in
duced by the severe weather OF tha
past few days, but aside from Bessie
c. Hawse, who is now much improved
no one has been i'll enough TO be ab7
sent for more than a day or two
However, Hilda Mackenzie was out
day on account of the illness 6f a little
sister in Hagerstown. Ruth Griffith,
Of Gerrardstown, and Sara Huyett, Of
Wheatland, who were called home be-
cause OF the alarming condition OF
their mothers, are able to be in school
again.
Mr.. !. D. muldoon made very in
teresting report to the student body
on his return from the educational
conference at Keyser last Friday and
Saturday. Jimmie, the little son Of
Mrs. j. c. Cox, formerly music teach
er in Shepherd College, was said to be
TAT and Aourishing, with the Lieuten-
ant and the mother both we'll and en-
joying life at the Keyser Preparatory
School. 1t seems that their basket
ball team has some apology for the
showing made when the college team
appeared there late in January. and a
lively time is promised when Keyser
comes here on March 4th.
A number OF recent Shepherd, COL
iege graduates from this community
are now beginning the second semester
IN various nearby colleges or univer-
sites, having just passed their mid
year examinations. II all did as we'll
as three members of the 1918 class
we nave heard from, there are a num-
Der of proud parents in this section
Gertrude Muldoon, who is in the
sophomore year Of home economies
course at Hood College, made a very
gratifying record, especially in chem
ls'fy and home economies, with most
e'aHSS WeI up In ninety.
JACK Snyder, whose work in physics
al me University was mentioned last
week has now been more, definitely
neard from, his report card showing
an average of 93.7 on a stiff schedule
II looks like Phi Beta Kappa, il lack
can keep up that record. His teach
ers in Shepherd College would be glad
10 add him to the list of their former
Students who now wear the KEY Of that
honorary scholarship frate rnity.
WORD has come from the Naval
academy at Annapolis indicating the
s9oa work of Dewitt Fulton. On the
SM1lnisSion Mi examination last fall De-
TH stood ESQ in a class Of more
usn .oO plebes, but the recent test
on on winch 81 of the young sailors bust
co ranked him number SIS, with q
the top.
:, Basketball is still the big thing in
uie tecreational life OF the students.
MN three teams or squads using the
gymnasium regularly. The seventh
Sn Sal eighth grade boys of the Shep-
n.LuStown public school are now re.
Eo.ung after the close Of school on
LAY; Several weeks ago, it will ba
,mSnoered, the graded school went
np against the Freshmen of the coll
hso without any practice whatever
nro W., II VIII not be long until they arc
TpaIeo TO make better showing
os Youngsters held an election Of
omcerS recently which resulted in the
vnoice Wic,.e of Rudolph Lowe as captain.
SSille Musser as manager, and
NnarleS Musser coach.
Iyaie girls have been engaging in
.se,y practice during the past two
weeks in Authorization NJ the enre.,