East Tennessee State University - Buccaneer Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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28 THE CHALK LINE June 2, 1933 ATHLETICS FOOTBALL BASEBALL The major sports program was taken over this year by Coach McMurray. Football camps started September 13th with a motley crew as¬ sembling. Many of last year ' s squad were absent but this loss was in a measure adjusted by the presence of many new faces. By the first of school these two elements had been made into enough of a team to beat Union. Improvement through¬ out the remainder of the season was steady. For the first time in four years the final list of wins and loses balanced in the black instead of the red. Good sportsmanship and confidence character¬ ized the season. The squad loses only two men through graduation and with a number of good prospects coming in the outlook for next year is brighter than the poetic June day. Coach has already expressed his confidence in the 1933 team by making the hardest schedule ever attempted by this school. It ' s all up to the boys. Let ' s fight, boys! Those lettering this year are: Sevier Sabin, captain; Masengill, McCall, Bailey, captain-elect ' 33; Seaton, Musick, Shull, Wayman, Taylor, Hunt, Brown, Belew, Peterson, Hyder, manager; Ledwell, and Waller. BASKETBALL The basketball season ' s prospects were good from the start with a team of lettermen from the preceding year back and enthusiasm carried over from football. Even before the football season was over some were practicing basketball. By the end of the season the results spoke for themselves. Teachers had second place in the Smoky Mountain Conference. The victories as compared to defeats was such that there is a positive danger of spoiling the grandstand. Be¬ sides the actual winning and losing the whole season was marked by a spirit of enthusiasm, confidence, and good sportsmanship which is more to be desired than winning. With graduation taking only one man, the 1934 squad is out to trade the place of second in the conference for first place. Those lettering in basketball for 1933 are: Lynn Masengill, Bill Shearer, Harvey Boyd McCall, Dean Bailey, Jacob Marion Seaton, Archie Hoss, Charles W. Crouch, Kegley Graves, manager. Masengill: ‘‘Good night—sleep tight. Wilma D.: “I never drink. Spring saw a revival of outdoor sports. Quite a large number reported for spring football and much interest was shown, but the center of the stage of athletic interest was reclaimed by its ancient king, baseball. The squad reported as early as the weather permitted. The first of the season, although not without its victories, proved unsatisfctory to Coach, who did something to his team (no one knows what) that brought them out of the kinks and brought the season ' s games as a whole out of the red. TTie number of games played and trips taken was larger than ever. Those lettering for 1933 are: Sams, Billie Hunt, Seaton, McCall, A. Hoss, Chambers, Nicely, Bailey, Shull, Kilday, Taylor, Miller, and Crouch, manager. The season as whole this year was probably the best athletic year in the college ' s history. The amount of games played, the number won, the number of students going out, the backing for teams by the student body, the confidence, en¬ thusiasm, and spirit of the school and the teams all prove this statement and make the outlook for the future bright. INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS Girls’ athletics have been very successful this year with more than 300 entries. The heads of various sports were Virginia McCorkle, Norene Mitchell, Nell Keys, Mabel Arrants, Wilma Dean Sherrod, and Ruth Myers. The winners in the tournaments were: ping-pong. Ruby Vestal; vol¬ ley ball, freshmen; basketball, sophomores and seniors; foul shooting, Hannah W. Masengill, Wilma Dean Sherrod, Isa Lee Sherrod, Martha Foster; tryouts, Lucy Keys, Pauline Bailey, Verna Bacon, Martha Foster; croquet, Evelyn McCray; horseshoes, Margaret Deakins; golf, Sara Har- villle; baseball, freshmen and seniors; tennis, Josephine Cloninger (singles), Isa Lee and Wilma Dean Sherrod (doubles). The awards for the year are: T. C. monogram, Martha Foster, Pauline Bailey, Verna Bacon, Beulah Yoakum, Hazel Delozier, Pauline Webb, Hannah W. Massengill, Minnie Bray, Eva Bray; “T sweater, Virginia McCorkle, Ruth Myers, Nell Keys, Josephine Davidson, Alyne Smelcer, Wilma Dean Sherrod. “T blanket, Sara Harville, Norene Mitchell, Mabel Arrants, Isa Lee Sherrod. Miller Bray: “There are two types of co-eds. The type that can get any man she likes, and type that likes any man she can get.

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June 2, 1933 THE CHALK LINE 29 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOLS The State Teachers College again sponsored the Annual District Basketball Tournament for high schools. The tournament was held at the close of the basketball season in February and was open to all high school teams for boys and girls of the district which includes five counties of East Tennessee. Players and enthusiasts came to the meet from many miles out of Johnson City, showing there was a wide-spread interest in this annual tourney. Friendliness, cooperation, good sportsmanship, and courtesy was manifested on all sides. In the boys ' tournament Boones Creek played Bristol; Boones Creek were victors. In the girls ' tournament Bluff City defeated Elizabethton for the championship. COLLEGE WOMEN’S PLAY DAY One of the most unique and interesting activi¬ ties of the Spring Quarter was the East Tennessee College Women ' s Play Day that was held here on May 20, with the Women ' s Physcial Education and Intramural Departments as joint hostesses. This was the third Play Day to be held for college women of East Tennessee. The idea for Play Day grew out of the need for college girls to learn to associate with strange groups and in the group give the best of their ability to the group team. The activities that are carried on in a Play Day program require no necessary training or skill. The events of this Play Day were: bas¬ ketball, baseball, volley ball, kick ball, archery, tennis, hors eshoes, and relays. The visiting teams for the occasion were rep¬ resenting Milligan, Carson-Newman, Virginia In¬ terment, Middle Tennessee Teachers College, East Tennessee Teachers College, Peabody, Mary¬ ville, and University of Tennessee. A program that was both instructive and in¬ teresting was drawn up and carried out under the direction of: Mrs. Helen Smith, Gladys Carr, Mabel Arrants, Norene Mitchell, Isa Lee Sherrod, Virginia McCorkle, Nelle Keys, and Jo Chapman. CHANGES I’VE SEEN DURING LAST TEN YEARS AT TEACHERS COLLEGE I have been teaching for ten years and have also been going to the Teachers College in sum¬ mers and on Saturdays during this time. Now I have finished the required work and am receiving my B. S. degree. To do this requires hard work, system, and above all, love for your work. I have observed many changes and feel that I have been a part of the college all this time. I entered the dormitory the first summer 1923. At that time there were no such conveniences as they have now; however, we had a good time and studied. The Library was in one room in the Administration Building; it was crowded and the volumes of books were limited. The Science de¬ partment would not begin to compare with the one today. The gymnasium was in the Admin¬ istration Building and it can be imagined how small it was. The Athletic Field was not in ex¬ istence. The Cafeteria was small and was like an old-time boarding house. There was no Man¬ ual Arts Building. The Campus was not as well kept and not nearly so extensive. The Training School was small and crowded, and there was no Boys ' Dormitory at all; the boys stayed in nearby homes. Many members of the faculty are still here, and they, too, have changed, keeping up with the times, modern methods of teaching, and social changes. Also, there are many new mem¬ bers. Everything has progressed and improved, and thus it has been a pleasure to have been a part of the great growth and stride forward of dear old Teachers College.—T. D. JUNIOR - SENIOR THEATER PARTY The Juniors of the College were hosts Mon¬ day night. May 22nd to the Senior Class with a theater party at the Majestic Theater, where they saw the picture ‘‘White Sister , starring Helen Hayes and Clark Gable. Following the show the entire Senior and Junior classes, numbering one hundred and fifty, were served delicious strawberry sundae and home-made cakes at the Chocolate Bar. The school colors of blue and gold were carried out. Music was furnished by Hope Davis, Elizabeth Grigsby, and Frank Hoss. This was a most enjoyable affair. REWARD FOR A NAME Suppose we should take the trunk of Ridenour, the arms and legs of Grindstaff, the head of Sabin, set with the eyes of Graves; the glasses of Chase, the ears of Coe, and the hair of Beers; and clothe this being with the coat of McKamey, the trous¬ ers of Shull, the socks of Dew, the shoes of Dal¬ ton ; arm him with the cheek of Cox, the smile of Ham, the laugh of Graybeal; crown him with the knowledge of Sams, the tastes of Reed, the silence of Ledwell and the voice of Perry coupled with the expression of Dickens, and then, well, what would we name the baby? She has asked me Would I help her With her Latin, ' Twas so hard Would I help her learn to conjugate That ole verb ‘Disco ' . Pretty lips so near So tempting Tended strongly to beguile ‘Didicissem ' ? I should smile.