Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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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

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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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li!! Smith, Fisher, Rodenbaugh, Wagner, Cole 1930 Fooilmall Season-conlinuetl ed. A few minutes later a long Rolla pass was completed putting the visitors in scoring position. After a series of line smashes Has- sler carried the ball over for the second score. A lateral pass was completed for the extra point and the scoring was ended for the day. While the whole Blue Jay team played a marvelous game against their heavier oppo- JAMES SMITH, JR., Center, Chillicothe, Mo. Smitty, playing his first year on the Blue Jay team, held down center position well. With this year's experience his work in the next three years should bring him even more honor. HICKMAN FISHER, End, Foley, Mo. Hick developed into a dependable reserve end giving the regular ends plenty of competition for their position. With a little more experience he should become a real end. Hick has three more years at Westminster. BILLY GORDON RODENBAUGH, Halfback, Mexico, Mo. Although handicapped with an ankle and leg injury, Billy did some nice work on the field. He is a hard hitting backfield man and was respon- sible for many Blue Jay gains. With three more years as a Blue Jay he should develop into a valuable player. tw enty-six nents, special credit should be given to Tol- liver, the diminutive Blue Jay quarterback, who consistently pierced the Rolla defense for long gains. In the game at Marshall the next week the Blue Jays seemed to have lost the spirit which brought them so much honor the week before. As a result Missouri Valley celebrated their EDWARD WAGNER, Fullback, St. Louis, Mo. In the game with the Bears, Hans was the victim of a concentrated Washington U. attack as he was gaining too much ground. As a result he arose from a play with a broken arm and was unable to enter the lineup until the final game of the season. His showing in this game proved that the Blue Jay power attack was greatly handicapped without him. Hans has three more years at Westminster and they should be three more years of football glory. BERNARD COLE, Fullback, Belleville, Ill. The most outstanding characteristic possessed by Barney is his grit. Although suffering bodily injuries this little man would plow into the op- ponents' line and come up grinning five or six yards down the field. He could always be de- pended upon for a gain when it was needed.