Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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GUPTON A. Voctr Webster Groves, Mo. Beta Theta Pi, Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, President, 4, As- sistant Business Manager F ortnightly, 2, Razzberries, 1, 2, 3, 4, Dewberry, 4, Jab- berwoclcy, 3, 4. Time was when dwellers in the environs of Wil- liam Woods and Synodical w e r e periodically an- noyed by avowed serenaders f r o m Westminster. These good peo- ple thought harsh- ly of the youths, and denounced paths, the voice of every man was turned against his brother, no longer was there an even tenor of our ways, they were all bad. Finally, some dip- lomat advanced a solution-the Glee Club. Immediately the chapel was converted into a DUPUY F. CAYCE Farmington, Mo. Beta Theta Pi, Vice-Presi- dent S t u d.e n t Body, 4, P if e s i cl e n t Pan-Hellenic Council, 4, Honor Roll, 1, Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, Busi- ness Manager, 2, 3, 4, Y. M. C. A., Cabinet, 2, 3, 4, Track Squad,1,2, Debate Squad, 2. them roundly as disturbers of the peace. Little did they realize that within the innocent breasts of those boys were harbored powerful artistic urges, and that the nocturnal cacophonies were only attempts to give expression to the rhapso- dies of young souls. Bitter feud sprang up be- tween the townsfolk and the aspiring masculine prima donnas fthe Greeks had a word for itj. Happily for the order of Fulton, dissensions arose in the ranks of the serenaders themselves -everyone wanted to sing first tenor. For some time thereafter pandemonium reigned on the Blue campus, arias formerly reserved for the bathroom were jangled about on the public larynx gymnasium and chaos ceased. Since that memorable date the Glee Club has grown into a Westminster institution: sometimes good, often indifferent, again frankly rotten, but al- ways plenty of sound. This year we have been fortunately blessed with an excellent choral organization. Under the capable direction of Russell Dean Becker, the Club organized early in the first semester and rehearsed faithfully until late in the spring. Gupton Vogt served as president, and DuPuy Cayce managed the business arrangements. About fifty men responded to the first call for Continued on page 28 twenty-four

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I Delrale Season-Conlinuecl February 20. Culver Stockton College vs. West- minster at Canton. Westminster affirmative, Bach- elder and Dowell. Decision 2-1 in favor of West- minster. March 23. Kirksville Teachers College at Fulton. Westminster affirmative, McClure and Keener. No decision. March 23. Kirksville Teachers College at Kirks- ville. Westminster negative, Bachelder and H. Jones. No decision. March 27. Central College vs. Westminster at Fayette. Westminster affirmative, Warden, Mc- Clure, and H. Jones. Decision 1-0 in favor of Cen- tral. March 31. William Jewell College vs. Westmin- ster at Liberty. Westminster negative, Warden, Keener, and H. Jones. Decision 1-0 in favor of William Jewell. April 8. Central College vs. Westminster at Ful- ton. Westminster negative, Arbuthnot, Bachelder, and Keener. Decision 1-0 in favor of Westminster. April 10. Culver-Stockton College vs. Westmin- ster at Palmyra, Mo. Westminster negative, Schau- mann and H. Jones. Decision of audience 44-21 in favor of Westminster. Judges, decision 3-0 in favor of Westminster. April 16. Park College vs. Westminster at Ful- ton. Westminster negative, Keener and H. Jones. Decision 3-0 in favor of Park, April 17. Kirksville vs. Westminster at Fulton. Westminster negative, D. Close and Hepple. No de- cision. April 17. William Jewell College vs. Westmin- ster at Fulton. Westminster affirmative, Keener and H. Jones. Decision 2-1 in favor of William Jewell. Five freshman debates were also held: Kemper vs. Westminster at Fulton. Westminster freshmen, affirmative. Van Matre and Arbuthnot. No decision. Kemper vs. Westminster at Boonville. Westmin- ster freshmen, negative. J. Reeves and Dowell. No decision. Wentworth vs. Westminster at Fulton. Westmin- ster freshmen, affirmative. J. Reeves and Cockrell. N o decision. Missouri University freshmen vs. Westminster freshmen at Mokane. Westminster afhrmative, Van Ma're and Arbuthnot. No decision. Missouri University freshmen vs. Westminster freshmen at Mexico. Westminster negative, Van Matre and Arbuthnot. No decision. 'H twenty-three 11 il 11 1 4: f. 1 1 1 1 11. 1 ,1 ,1 ,, 1 11 1 1. 'l 1. 11 li .1 31 '1 1. IY1 :i Q1 If 11 1. 1f 51 11 1 . 1 1 1 1 11 11 it 1: 1 11 Z 1 il 1? 1 1 l 1 1 1 F 1 l 1 J T -J 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 .1 1 1 11 'I 51 11 'I 1 11 31 1 I 1 1

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The Band Westrnmster had the mlsfortune of hav1ng no organ 1ZGd band th1s year Notwlthstandlng the lack of leadersh1p organ1zat1on and practlce the old band men of years gone by never let a football game or pep meet 1ng sl1p by Wlthout tootlng a few measures Wlth Jack Atklnson at the baton and Frank Blalr on the bass drum rhythm was a loglcal necess1ty As every band must have volume let us say that the band of 1930 may have been small but It certa1nly was concentrated The summonmg of the band was much after the fashlon of the old Hre brlgade The Heetest of the band men were dlspatched as runners who sped through the v1llage tra1l1ng mstruments and gatherlng recrults as they went The wlres burned w1th the words Strlke Up the Band In shorter t1me than lt took to Wflte these words all seventeen loyal band men were at the1r places Wlth pursed l1ps We of Westmlnster look forward to the day when our band shall be of such numbers as to necessltate a Waltlng l1st when we shall have a mus1c department when a g1ant W shall be formed on Prlest F1eld by band men 1n blue and whlte un1forms and when a com petent d1rector shall g1ve us a band of Wh1Ch to boast Unt1l that brlght future com s let that Blue Jay who can forget the lmmortal stralns of Work for the Nlght Is Com1ng and the Old Gray Mare heap on h1s head the ashes of dlsgrace and take h1S place among those Whose college Splflt IS elther bent broken or totally dead ? ! 3 . 7 , . ! 7 . . U . ' 1 ,, . . . 7 7 7 , - . . O V 7 - - cc ' . 77 gg 77 ' 7 7 twenty-five