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Show COACH THICK' HART IS "GIVEN ROYAL WELCOME AT BIG STAG PARTY ATT UNIVERSITY ''The most iiniiorl n nt n t hlcl if ovoiit.in the history of llic- Krilmm Voun university," is tlu vny IMvsi-, dent Hiirris in his ri'innrks chnruc- j ti-rizctl the stiitf rccept inn jjiviMi hist evening in ! lie men's ym in honor of CoiK-hes Koherts nml Hurt". This theme reverlieniuled through nil of the subst'qiiont speeches and fuuinl a resJonsiliIe place in the hearts of about " "i -It'll "it'll whoso lusty cheer.'" bore witness to a new nth-, letic era just dawning at, the "Y." With .Jmle George Wort hen ns master of ceremonies, there was never a dull moment. I lis rare stock of jokes and witicisins were uncorked un-corked find "spread" before his gullible listeners, lie introduced the president ns "Mister Frank Harris" and the president responded with an informality befitting his introduction. introduc-tion. Ho paid tribute to the athletic master, E. L. Huberts nnd recounted a conference he had had with him when the name of Charles .T. Hart was proposed as n successor to Coach Twitcholl. He was convinced con-vinced that Hart was tTT? man and that there wns none hotter to be had, although he had applications from far nnd near. He likewise paid tribute to the work of Coach Twitchell and wished him success in his new field. Following a response from the old favorite, E. L. Itobcrts, who called attention to the fact that Coach Twitchell in four years nt the Brig-ham Brig-ham Young university had won i throe state championships in basketball, basket-ball, -and had made the B. Y. U. a name to conjure with in the realms of football. Few athletic coaches he said had achieved the success in so short a time which had come to Coach Twitcholl. Coach Hart, declared that he knew of no place he would rather be than at the Briham Young university. The particular message he had to leave, ho said was that the conquests in athletics are won in the Workout. Work-out. The man who fails to train and prepare himself for the race, cannot hope to win against the man who consistently prepares himself. The remarks of Coach Twitchell could not hut be fraught with some feeling of sadness. The big coach said that it had been a sad hour for him. The one thing he wanted to leave with the athletes was that they should adjust themselves to the methods of the new coach nnd not try to hang onto the methods he had taugh them, when Coach Hart was trying to put over n new system, lie made a plea for the athletes to get behind the new man and when on the morrow the call was to, be made for men to come out to spring football, for them to give a liberal response. Then, followed encouraging remarks re-marks from J. YVm. Knight, E. S. Hinckley and Judge George Ballif, after which refreshments were served under the direction of student stu-dent body president, Merrill J. Bunnell. An athletic motion picture was shown, following refreshments, for those who wished to remain. |