| Show STUDENT AFFAIRS Athletic Mass Meeting For some time students have expressed themselves as being desirous of doing something for the football boys to show them that the general student body fully appreciated their efforts on the gridiron during the past season Until Tuesday November 24th however nothing definite was done On this date the Athletic Association met and would have decided upon definite plans had not one of the thoughtful members of the association suggested that the student body be given an oppor-- t unity to join as they were interested in the football team as much perhaps as was the association Accordingly the meeting adjourned and arrangements were made with the President of the College to call a mass meeting students on the following day At this meeting President Kerr congratulated the students on their thoughtfulness and good judgment stating that the football warriors had done excellent work and should receive some sort of recognition from the students Wishing the occasion to be entirely a student affair he called Mr Callister to the chair The students were not at all slow to act After spirited speeches by Messrs Callister Swend-se- n West Miss Maughan and others it was decided that a college sweater would be the most appropriate token to give the boys The entire student body then voted to present each of the football players with a blue sweater decorated with a large white “A” Upon the suggestion of one of the students those present decided to subscribe money with which to purchase the necessary apparatus for base ball basket ball tennis etc and also to build a track in the large drill hall on which the track team can train during the winter months Before twenty minutes had elapsed of-th- e subscriptions amounting to $195 were at the disposal of the Athletic Committee with which to purchase these equipments After singing some college songs and indulging in a few college cheers the meeting adjourned Football Boys Entertained The foot ball boys were entertained by the Egbert sisters at their home Saturaaj' evening November 22nd Progressive High Five was the principal game of the evening Will Jar-din- e and Jennett Izatt won the first prizes Edmund Crawford and Etfie Nebeker captured the “boobies” An interesting feature of the evening was that of moulding gum into the form of animals If any one thinks the foot ball boys can do nothing but chase a n he should see some of these would-b- e animals was Egbert’s lion guessed to be a spider and every one was certain that Madson’s horse was a rattle snake Capt Nebeker did excellent work on his lamb but he couldn’t convince the crow d that it was not intended for a donkey Promptly at 11:30 a sumptuous luncheon was served After luncheon games and college songs ran high until a later hour when all dispersed feeling that they had had one of the best times of the season pig-ski- Senior Class Ball Students always enjoy themselves when school closes for a holiday and especially for Thanksgiving For the time school work is all forgotten and nothing seems to concern them but pleasure They are thinking too seriously of turkey and cranberry pie to let such little things as lessons detract from their pleasure This probably accounts for the general good time that was had at the Senior Class Ball |
