Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-01-29
SHEPHERD COLLEGE NOTES.

school on Monday, having recovered
sufficiently after an operation in a
Cumberland hospital for the removal
of tonsils. 1t is generally regretted
that she will be unable to plaV any
basketball this term, as she had been
a very promising candidate for the
girls team. Margaret Maddox, the
manager, is arranging several games
for the girls and the team will be Sc
lected soon. Likely candidates are
Ruth Clipp and Katherine Boswell, of
Louise Kable, of Charles Town, Sua
DeHaven and Margaret Fegan, of Mar
tinsburg, and Margaret Ropp and
Elizabeth Sperow, of Hedgesvile.
January 18th is so far the banner
day for enrolment of correspondence
students, when seven applications
we're received for courses by mail.
Advertising matter is being sent out
from the college this week canvassing
the prospects for the 1920 summer
school, which will open on June 10
and continue for six weeks. One hun
dred students for next summer is the
number set by those in authority, and
every one connected with Shepherd Col
lege seems to believe the goal will be
reached. The Ciceronian and Par
thenian literary societies, having al
ready looked over the situation, re-
Gently amended their constitutions so
that they may each have an organiza-
ton in operation next summer. This
is the beginning Of movement on the
part of student leaders to see that "a Il
their school activities continue in ef-
Lnl
and that every force is operative dur
ing the summer to produce that lively
school spirit and effective loyalty so
characteristic of the great Shepherd
College family.
TIE school has recently been hon
ored by visits from former students
william d. Hines tarried for a dav
last week visiting with members of
the faculty and attending to some bus
mess correspondence re ative 10 with
drawai from the government service at
Washington and entrance at the West
Virginia University for completion of
the course he gave up to enlist in the
First Officers Training Camp at Fort
BENJAMIN Harrison.
Charles Worman, who was spending
several days with his parents in Shep-
herdstown. ran in frequently and work
ed out plans for graduation from the
secondary course with the class Of
1920. Charles was a member Of the
senior class of two years ago, but
withdrew from schoo to enter the
aviation service, following the example
of others of his class.
Another army boy slipped into
chapel last Thursday, Wibert Gun
ningham, with a record of four years
service winding up with the Army Of
Occupation in Germany. He is now
engaged in the insurance business in
the growing little city of Princeton,
w. Va
The Freshmen have been very ac-
tive in athletics. Last week they play
ed and won two games of basketball
On Thursday at o'clock, about one
hundred representatives of the graded
school accompanied their team to the
college gymnasium and looked on with
admiration while Charles Musser put
the five through lively period Of
practice. Willie Musser was the
chief point getter for the graded
school, passing down the floor like a
streak of lightning, while Wilton
Thompson did some splendid guard
ing. Upton Martin, Rudolph Lowe
and William Waddy also showed their
mettle, but the Freshmen were too
large for them. At the end Of the first
half Leslie Robinson and Henry Mad
dex dropped out of the college line
up, and Billy Reinhart and James
Haley took their places. Stuart Os-
bourn. Homes Reinhart and Floyd
flickineer were the other members OF
ot
this game was the biggest Of any this
year.
On SATURDAY night the Sophomores
who had previously beaten the Seniors
accepted the chal'enge of the Frneh-
men. This Pame, like the former.
was arrarped specially for the gen
eral en-er'airmnnt Of the public. and
a number of parents end brothers and
sisters OF tho var;ous DIayers were OH
getting inoculated with the basket
ball germ. During the first half the
younger team seemed 10 have little
chance against more experienced p'ay-
erS IKE C'e'us Lowe, Scott lanes.
william Walnor, lack Don'ey and
JACK Crowl, h"t a little later a shift in
tne iIne-ups started them on the way
10 victory. the majority Of the spec
lators wildly cheering all along the
way VI VIII not be many years until
these youngsters will constitute the
regular Co leee team, and in fact il
would not be a surprise to see Ken
meth knode get chance in one OF the
Dig games OF the year II he can dupli-
cate his work against the Sophomores
Unless the Seniors take hand in
the matter, the Freshmen will stand
as CHAMPIONS Of the school in basket
ball. AS a whole, the Freshmen con-
stitute very live group with an ac-
tive class organization F'oyd Flick
niger acts as president, with Leslie
Robinson as vice-nresident El;.nhn.l,