The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-25
PRESIDENT GRANTS HOLIDAY TO
GIVE COLLEGE CHANCE
TO ENThUSE.
Parades. Stunts. Burlcsue OF Game
and Other Features Staged.
Players Feted.

Following BetnanE '"llpEcN VIZ
tory on the gridirOn over Rutgers last
Saturday at New Brunswick. \. j..
the student body al the Buffalo creek
school petitioned President Gooa'
night. Of the college. 10 dcclar" yes
tcrtlay n holiday. At which nm" I'M"
students could show their real appre
ciatoin OF their teams great victory
in the east The Sportsmanlikc presl-
dent immediately gave his consent
and Yesterday following III" dairy
chanel exercises at 10 O'Clock, the
school was dismissed for the day.
Immediately the students Siart""
in on one of the biggest lhuS"s ever
held in the history OF IN" school,
From the school they formed huSe'
own individual float, c!ab"rat"IE dec
GRATED. The entire male faculty Turn
parade. with each class having their
rJ out in the football toys worn by
The PLAYERS in last Saturdays game.
while the women members cach wore
the head2carS ui one OF The prayers
drcOrated in the COlOrS Of the school,
Green and White" The entire stu
dent body headed by the college
band paradcd through III" town.
which had been previously decorated
in anticipation of the affair.
Following the palad" tn" entire a.
SrmbIy retired to til" gymnasium
where two sots OF college c0-"ds
STAGED a mock football hattl" in MINI
jrry of the Bethany - clash.
The girls reproduced III" game play
by play and delighted tn" .audl"ncf
with their caprrs. The next stop by
the pcp-wild group was mad" at the
football field. where til" upp"rcIaSS-
men and Il team composed OF ire$h'
men and Sophs. held football Dat
tIr rnyal" TIL" entertainment end
cd I'm victory for the upper.classmen
h> the score of 10. From here they
adjourned to The library. where stunts
of various nature Wer" hcln.
Visit WeIIsburg.
Shortly after o'clock tho students
took over the street car line between
Berhany and WcIlSburg and came
down tn the DruUkr county seat
where o5U strong they staged another
monster demonstration. RonllreS,
stunts, snake dances and many other
fnyoIito college diversions ""ro
STAGED. following which another par
ado WAS formed. The two features OF
the parade were the h"arSr. ana the
several individuals clothed in bar
rcls lpacarded We bet on Rutgers.
AT a late hour last night the students
returned to Bethany tired but happy,
and We still ready 10 20 through the
Same performance at a minutes no
tice.
While the demonstration was be-
ING held In Wel!shurg last evening
the football mon were h"nig banquet
cd Al BETHANY. with Mother Council
man and Mother RaIhCll as hOStrsSea.
Mother Councilman Witnessed her
first football game when she saw
the Bisons play Observation-Disclosures
nj Washington, Pa. TWO weeks ago.
Those present at the banquet includ'
cd tho mcmbcrs of tn" faculty. board
Of directors, President Goodnight and
.
was being held From the manager
10 II, lowest substitute all were in
attendance and enjoyed III" evening.
Short addresses were mad" by PreS!'
dent Goodnight and members OF the
team.
At noon yesterday the Green ana
White were banquetcd by III" Wells
burg Kiwanis Club. President Good
might was tho principal speaker on
the program while members OF the
civic organization and members OF
the team were also called upon. Beth
any plays It's first Eamr IN Ne'ISpure
Saturday afternoon and members OF
the kiwanis Club. in that city are
anxious To show them they Ar" back
Ing them In tn" limit.