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Show FOLLOW OUR TEAM TO VICTORY Yell! Yell! Yell! VOL. V WEBER HOOPSTERS TO MEET FAST DAVIS QUINT IN GAME FRIDAY Sixth NTan Must Be There 100$ Strong Weber will tangle with the Davis hoopsters on Friday evening, February 18, in what promises to be one of the hardest fought battles of the season. The last game with Davis was a "nip-and-tuck" affair from start to finish, and both teams displayed snappy basket shooting and floor work. Keen competition now holds sway, owing to the remarkable improvement the two teams have shown since the season opened. Coach "Male" Watson states, "Our men are out every night working hard and acquiring surprising improvement." The boys are full of pep and the prospects for the game are bright. The team is eager to meet and defeat the Davis aggregation on Weber's floor. With Weber's team going into the game determined to win, the sixth man will be a stronger factoi than ever. The students should all be out to support the players. The fact that the game is cn Weber's floor assures a good turnout. Davis at present stands at the head of the league, and will te a shnnln hp rliiRp find lnfprn.tin" Accommodations for the j will be arranged for, and reserved seats will be on sale at the office or through student officers on the day of the game. The contest will begin promptly at eight o'clock. The line-up is as follows: Weber. Davis. Budge rf Lettingham Lindsay If Roberts Watkins,..; c Love Parry rg Sanders Hickman lg Roberts You remember that Professor Terry was back east calculating the strength of the cannon The other day in class a spitball , went ftving through the air. Pro- foccnv Tovrv tnnlr mil Via wntph n n ft . timed it. He figured the angle ofFnQay, February 4. It was fast1"-"" """" "v declination and then stepped over throughout and held the interest students would have to cross China to the boy that shot it and told him Gf the fans from the beginning to- to 6et theu' lunch' and cl,m,b he not to do it again. j the end. i Himalyas on their way to Algebra I From the first blast of the ; class." Inter-Class Debating Tournament Closes The final debate of the inter-class series was won . by the Seniors, on Friday, February 4, the decision of the judges being unanimous. Two weeks be"ore the beginning of the series, class meetings, were held and a team of two was elected i't-nm p-'ph nl'i: tn l'pnrnnput the students in inter-class debate-. The lp:mn llllliprt :ltp V rant nts In rip- I ermine which side of the question they would defend, and then work' was begun. The quer-.tion was "Resolved: That the United States should pass laws to prohibit strikes in essential industries." Upper Classmen Debate j On Tuesday, February 1, in room 10. the Junior team, which defended the negative side of the question lost to the Seniors by a unanimous decision. The Juniors were repre- ! sented by Joseph Jeppson and Leon-' ard Wright, and the Seniors by-John Emmett and Delbert Wright. The constructive arguments were well prepared and delivered in good style, but the most interesting part of the debate came when the rebuttals began and the discussion became heated. Sophs AVin Krom Freshies The Sophomore-Freshman debate Continui-i on Pii 3 S LfeJ I . i a mmgSteOi fen imnii t n i 1 1 n 1 1 n 11 m urn iiMwinMimrniiiiTrnniinr -r ti imi i wn i n i i nw u. 'iMMiiiiuiiii-jjiuijjLJLii3 UliDEN, Chosen The debating team from the college students of Weber Normal College was chosen last week. Owing to the small number of college stu-( p.nts only one team was chosen, the members of the team being Helen Hinckley and ira Terry. These two students were the only ones who appeared for tryouts and for this reason no contest was held. The debaters began work immediately on t-ieir question. This team will meet a college team from the Brigham Young Uni versity of Provo, one from the Brigham Young College of Log?n, nd r.lso one from the Ricks Normal College of Rexburg, Idaho, will debate the question: "Resolved, That immigration to America should be stopped for the period of one year." These debates will to holly contested, for all ihree rehocls have excellent debaters. The Brigham Young University recently defeated 'he team from Princeton Univoi"ity by a two to one decision. They supported the negative of the question, ""Ref olvcd. Th.nt the United .-Vples shnnH rinP laws Jo urnhiM I strikes in essential industries." i ne aoiivmes oi ine college sun dents of Weber are being encour-agd and it is hoped that next year the school will be represented in college athletic contests, as well as in college debating and public speaking. Continued on Page 2 WEBER DEFEATED BY BRIGHAM In one of the fastest games that has been seen this season, the We ber quint went down to defeat at the hands of the Box Elder five by a score of 21-14. The game was nln, nJ 1 Dulrtliom flr.,. nn whistle, both teams were fighting' their hardest. During the first half i of the game unusually close guard-', ing was the feature. For the first! o otner nation, nor. even ex-ten minutes the score remained one ; cepting Belgium, suffered more in to one. these points having been scored by foul goals. I Before long', however, the Brig- hamites succeeded in eluding the Weber fellows and made three bas- i cred by the Turks, and many Chris-kets,, while Weber was still held ; tian men suffered death. down to one point. After a "nip and tuck" contest the first half ended with a score of seven to three in Brigham's favor. The second half started in much the same manner as the first. The guarding was close, but by a series "l " c" l""" -.nuio ...c ".'6."" five gradually drew away from the. Weber players. The floor work and basket shooting of Lindsay and the guarding of Hickman for the Weber team were commendable: while for the Brigham nuint the work of V. Watkins and Haws, was excellent. BRIGHAM F.G. F.T. F.G. T.P ... 0 fi 3 3 W. Morrison, ' rf.. R. Haws. If............. 1 V. Watkins, c 3 R. Gibbs, rg 1 W. Pett, lg 3 g 2 6 21 WEBER F.G. F.T. F.G. T.P. --2 1 4 2 4 --- 1 0 6 8 --- 0 0 0 n Lindsay, rf. Budge. If. . Watkins, c. Parry, rg 1 Hickman, lg 0 0 UTAH, THURSDAY- FE BUARY 17, Dr. Aiien aaks On Gonuiiions In Near-East Dr. Allen, an international authority on the problems of Persia and the Near East, delivered an interesting address to the students of Weber Normal College in their devotional assembly, on Thursday, February 10. Dr. Allen has spent many years in the countries of the Near East, and during the war he served there under the American Relief Commission. He therefore speaks of the jiojUions from knowledge gained through observation and experience. Dr. Allen was introduced by the Reverend Mr. Carver, .who spoke a few minutes. "There is no audience," said Dr. Allen, "which I take ; more delight in addressing than an audience of students. The world u losing faith in existing governments; it is losing faith in the judgment of the older people; but it will never lose faith in the youth of the land in you -ot'ng people who will have the matins of the world iit your hands. But,'.' he smiled, "there is no audi-enre cuite so hard to speak to. I am not afraid of the faculty, but the Seniors know so much more than 'he faculty, and the Fi&.iVen know o tri-ch more tnar; anyone else, even the i'er.iors. thsiL! far.;V before tuiic-iiu- r-'rr zr.A tit ..tr-iiuB " Americans Pi-.si iciai Dr. Allen then stated that there are no people in the world more provincial than the people of America."We are contented with ourselves and our own immediate interests. so much so that wc care lit'le for the people of any part of the world except the little strip of land between the Atlantic and the Pacific. We are interested first in our own little town, a little less in our state, still less in our country as a whole, and not at all in foreign lands. Students Need Maps "If I had my way," continued Dr. Allen, "I should like to see many maps in every school, maps on the walls,, on the ceilings, in the aisles. Alien imeres.eu uie auuieuce by telling several of his experiences i" the land ot Persia. the recent world war than did Per- sia, yet Persia was a neutral nation throughout the conflict. Innocent women and children were massa- "The American Relief Committee has now nearly 100,000 orphans to care for, and about 50,000 young girls who have been rescued from the Turks. Tells of Oppression "On one occasion we had obtained a promise from the leader of (he guard which surrounded a little Persian city that no harm would be done to the inhabitants. But -this friendly guard was removed and the new commander ordered his soldiers lo massacre the men of the city. The men were lined up, bound arm to arm, inarched to the cemetery and - shot down. The soldiers then entered the city and violated every .woman and girl in the village." I With two assistants, Dr. Allen : entered the city and demanded the ; wounded men and their families. The commander demurred, but Dr. .Allen, through clever strategy, suc- i ceeded in rescuing eighty young girls, and placing them behind the j American flag. i "Those six wounded men had 2 Inrrpr families than (tipv hoH ouor had before," he remarked. Cntin jed -n Page 4 1921 " OLD RIVALS WILL CLASH ON WEBER'S FLOOR NEXT TUESDAY Organized Because of a vigorous administra tion and an alert student organization, the Weber Normal College is always inaugurating . one big educational activity after another each for the glory of the school and the welfare of its students. Recently students interested in the fine arts, painting, drama and literature held a meeting and organized a Fine Arts Club. Besides the students., there were present at the meeting President Jcel E. nicks, Mrs. McKey, Professor Manir'ng Professor Tracy, Miss Maughan, Professor Tillotson, and Miss Lov-endahl from the faculty, who assisted in the organization of the club. Directors Chosen That the club might te continuous, a board of eight directors ra' elected, and it was invested with power to keep a full quorum by electing a new member for every one who might resign; for it w s shown that at least a number of the eight directors would remain wim the school each sueeppdir.;: It was alf.o decided that the club should have a president and a secretary and that the board of directors should appoint these officers. Further, it was moved and carried Continued on Page 2 WEBEP. WINS FROM . . MORGAN ' Cn Friday evening, February 11 1921, the Weber Normal College basket ball team met and defeated the team from Morgan cn the Weber floor. The final score ..as 4t to 14. Although it was Weber': fifth game, it was-her first victory. Until Friday night both team? had lost every game they had played. Both teams did gocd Poor and team work, but the game was onesided from the beginning, and Weber was never in danger of being headed by the other team. Morgan r.peeded up once or twice, but with the exception of these spurts of energy, the game was unusually slow. Both teams had several opportunities to throw fouls, and Budge for Weber was unusuallv successful in making points by foul goals. Close guarding by both teams several times made the game in'rr-esting. The playing of Lindsay in the forward position kept the fans and rooters on their feet.. Hickman played a star game lor Weber at the guard position. Kingston and Francis were the strrs for Morgan. At. present Morgan stands lowest in the league, having lost all games played. Davis is at the head with a clean slate. Box E'der comes second with but two defeats against her. She defeated the Ogden High School the same night Weber defeated Morgan. The line-up and summary of the Weher-Morean game was as fol lows: MORGAN Fd.G. Fl.G. T.P Kingston, rf 4 Francis, If 0 F. Dickson, c 0 R. Dickson, lg 0 T Waldron. rg 0 0 G 0 0 0 G. Substitutes for Morgan: G. Wal dron for T. Waldron. WEBER Fd.G. Fl.G. T.P. Lindsay, If 9 0 1S Budge, rf 4 12, Wntlcins c 10 2 Parry, rg 3 0 Hickman, lg 0 0 Substitutes for Weber: Couch for Parry 1 0 Back The Team ! NO. 10 Ogden High and Weber to Meet for Twenty-fourth Game This coming Tuesday, February 2 2, Weber Normal College and Ogden High School will clash in their second basket ball game of this season. The students of both schools and the general public are looking forward to the most intensely interesting and the swiftest game of the season. This year, as in the past, the most keen competition has existed between the Ogden High School and Weber. The rivalry this year, however, has been of a more "friendly enemy" type than ever before, and it is hoped that this spirit of good sportsmanship will continue. The first game between Ogden High and Weber was played on the former's floor, and was considered one of the best games of the season. Although High School won by the small majority of five points, the work of the Weber Wild Cats was thought to be equal to that of the Ogden Tigers. Although Ogden High and Weber have engaged in basket ball contests for the past twelve years, Weber has been defeated by the Tigers only twice. The first time was in the school year 1918-19, and the 'er-ond time was this year. On both occasions the games were played on the High School's, floor Weber .M!('.'ii's are pro'.ld of tl e fact Him Ogden; Illg-h tscnooi Ua-( r.c-ver ' 1' '.i victorious in a - battle .iva Weber's floor, and they hope to defeat the Ogden Tigers in the' game Tuesday. The seating capacity of the hall is a great question in the minds of the student officers. Plans are being made to enable Weber to accommodate the huge crowd that is expected to witness the game. There will be a portion of the hall reserved for the Ogden High School students, a portion for Weber students, and a number of reserved seats will be sold to the public. It will be necessary for those desiring reserved seats to purchase them several days before-hand. The officers advise the basket ball fans to "come early and avoid the rush'' because when the hall is filled to its utmost, capacity the outer doors will be closed and no more spectators will be admitted. Come out to the game students! Back your team! See the best team win! Sons ot Amer. Revolution To Conduct Contest The Sons of the American Revolution in Ogden have introduced a new public speaking contest between Weber Normal College and Ogden High School. Last year, the first year of the contest in Ogden, the Ogden High School was. pronounced winner by the judges. This year Weber, with excellent material in the school, will enter the contest to win. Similar contests have been held for several years in other cities of the stale, but it was not until Wednesday, February 8, that it was decided to make this contest an annual event in Ogden. In future years, the event will occur on Lincoln's birthday. This year it will be held on March 16 at the Ogden tabernacle. The orations are to be ten min utes long and may deal with any ninatrlotic subject. Some vital ques- n 1 Hon of the day is suggested as the most appropriate theme for these orations. It is hoped that Weber will have a large representation, as there is some excellent material in the school this year. The members of the English faculty have expressed their willingness to co-operate wit the students, and it is stifejested that those who desire to sntO 14 Continued on Page 4 i Halliday for Watkins 2 0 |