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g THE INKANQUIL PAGE FRESHMAN OFFICERS Left to Right--Bullock, Potts, Featherngill. WE FRESHMEN A long, long time ago, when the world was so young that there ,were only four people on it, half frif them were freshmen, and the other half were dumber than that, Sophomores or Juniors perhaps. Now we are certain that Adam was an upperclassman because he was a freshman when the Lord created him and freshmen seldom marry. Abel was the other upper- classmang we are sure of that from the fact that he knew how to get along with the authorities. Gain was a freshman who must ,have resented the green cap and the paddlings the others forced him to endure in a moment of re- bellion, which is common to all freshmen, he refused to be the goat, and Abel dropped dead of apoplexy in his rage. Eve was the other freshman-she could not have been a sophomore, for sopho- mores act like ladies and gentle- men and the Bible says Eve raised cain-The Bible says it-it must be so. So we come down through the ages with the freshman like the Lord's poor, always present. Till in the years 1906-7-8 the Lord was so busy at the Hague that he for- got all about unimportant things, in consequence of which the state of Kansas suffered considerable from floods, droughts, grass hop- pers, and birth of the present freshmen class. We might say in passing that the birth of the mem- bers of this freshmen class is the only ,thing that held the settlers to their homesteads in this state. Never has there been, and never again will there be another class just like the Independence Fresh- men class of 1925-6. This fresh- man class furnished 13 of the 15 football lettermen and all the scrubs, all of the basketball play- ers, four of the six debaters who represented the school against Ar- kansas City, the college contestant in the declamation contest, nine of the cast of the school play, and all of the annual staff. Can such a record be beaten? Numerically perhaps, it can be equaled, but the men can be no better athletes or cleaner sportsmen than Niles Smith and Charles Hoffman 'and the women cannot be more loyal to their school than Rachel Gansel, who represented Independence col- lege in the declamation contest. For a year We have been humble in the presence of those who thot that they were our superiors. Now the worm will turn, and we will be for a year the lords of creation, and in our reign we hope to set the banner of achievement for In- dpendence College so high that the classes who follow us will marvel at our work just as we marvel at geniuses that built the pyramids. Madeline Allen Wilma Allen Geo. L. Allred Madge Altman David Argo Beula Bowen A Velma Bowler Claire Brandenburg Elizabeth Brighton Ruth Budke Harold Bullock Vera Calkins Marguerite Davis Ferne Duckworth Cleta May Elder Esther Ellison Charlotte Ellsworth Jake Endres Myrlean Everett Mildred Fansler Alice Featherngill Paul Ferrell Rachel Gansel James Gilmore Gladys Grabham Russell Greenlee Blanche Harris Margaret Heinback Clarice Henderson Robert Hill Charles Hoffman John, Kidd Nina Krebs Geneva, Lanning Florence Larery Merle Leech Elinor McCaul Lola McDaniels Mrs. L. C. McGaughey Jay Mason Joe Newell Paul O'Brien Mrs. F. A. Palmer Thelma Penland John Pinkston Katherine Potts Evelyn Roberts Jack Sanders Margaret Scott Wallace Scott Ruth Selleck Harold Shile Niles Smith Ernest Snell James Stevens Grace Swartz Helen Swartz Orrin Wahl Lucerne Wible Ruth Wylie
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PAGE 10 Q THE INKANQUIL , When the Independence College started on its career, the thoughts of everyone turned -to athletics. The Questions they asked them- selves were: Will the college have a football team? and, if so, what kind of a team will it be able to produce with the enrollment it has? Those questions were answered by the college itself. On September 8, 1925 a call was issued for football players, and this call was answered by approxi- mately fifteen students who were willing to bite the dust for the In- dependence college. Of those fif- teen only seven had ever played football before, and only five had received letters in high school, so Coaches Smith and Daggett had a bunch of green horns to contend with. During the ensuing weeks of September, actual practice was carried forward with great rapid- ity. Such stunts as falling on the ball, a. very painful experience to a new many tackling the dummy, Cand the larger the bite of dirt you take the better the tacklej spiking the dummy, an experience that will tell a beginner just how many ribs he hasg running down punts, where a fellow can bring into play the experiences with dummies and try, them on his teammatesg and last but not least, the actual scrim- mage are all experienced in pract- ice. In sc1'immage, football fel- lows can settle old scores, and a man can wreck his vengance on the hard head of the man opposite him. All this may mean just fun to one who has played no football, but to the player it is hard, grind- ing work.To him who goes through ugh the same routine of work each night for a whole season without any thought of quitting or lying down on his particular part, who many times helps his teammate who has a particularly hard man to handleg to him who can go down fighting and come up grinning, we owe the greatest respect and admiration, for it is this fellow who wins. On October 1 occured the first game of' the season. Parsons invaded the'Yellow Jackets Camp, and carried away the big end of the score 26-6. It was a hard fought game. Independence made the first and their only touch- down, in the beginning of the first quarter. Smith took a fumble and galloped across for a touchdown. . FOOTBALL ' The inexperienced line of Inde- pendence soon began to tell, for Parsons started shoving across the touchdowns which won them the game. On Thursday of the following week October 8, the Independence Warriors took their first trip of the season. They went West for a battle with the Arkansas City Col- lege, where they were greeted by a war cry. This was perhaps the hardest fought contest of the sea- son although the Ark City eleven took the large end of a 26-6 score. In the first quarter Independence had a little bad luck and Endres, quarterback, was laid out for a while. During the remaining part of the half, Arkansas City scored three touchdowns and one field goal making it look bad for Inde- pendence. Weller, Ark City quart- er, made all the touchdowns. In the third quarter, Smith, Indepen- dence half, took the ball on a ride around right end, dodged the'safe- ty, laid back his ears and ran sixty yards for Independence's only score. But this touchdown seemed to pep up the team, for time and time again they drove the ball down on Ark City's 10 yard line, but lacked the weight and ex- perience to put it over. During the last half Arkansas City got close enough to the Independence goal to get a place kick which was their only score in the last half. Arkansas City won the game in the first half, but Independence made more yardage and outscored Ark City in the last half. On October ,14, the Pittsburg Reserves came down to Indepen- dence and in the combat which followed Independence was beaten 12-0. The Reserves were a strong team and Independence made them show the best they had to win the game. On the eve of Neewollah, Octob- er 31, CThe day of festivity in In- dependencej Iola came to the Inde- pendence camp and showed signs of hostility. Independence promp- tly responded with the agility of a bantam rooster. In the first quarter, Hoffman pushed over a touchdown, and it looked as if ,Independence was going in for a cleaning. But Iola came back strong the first half, scoring a touchdown and a place kick, which won the game 9-7. On November 12, Independence journeyed to the camp on the south with all the fight they had, for Coffeyville is an old enemy of In- dependence. Hoffman, fullback, and Newell, halfback, were out of the game on account of injuries. This considerably weakened the power of the team, but not their fight. About thirty minutes before the game started, it began raining and continued a heavenly deluge all through the game, making it almost impossible to gain any dis- tance. In the third quarter a Coffeyville, half swam across for a touchdown making the only score of the game. By this time the mud was so bad that it was impossible for either side to play very well, but both teams kept their scrap to the end. The Coffeyville game end- ed the season with the Indepen- dence team atfthe bottom of- the list in scores, but the top in scrap and pep. It is well worth the time and paper to name the players who rep- resented the Independence College in her first year. A Captain Alford Prescott, L-tack- le, is a hard hitter and a good lead- er, playing every minute of the game. - Robert Heckert, L-end. Bob is every inch a fighter, and he im- pressed this freely on the opposing teams. Carl Gillen, L-guardifi Dutch was ever in the battle. Harold Shile, center, was a man who just wouldn't be pushed back. Ralph Waggoner, R-tackle, des- pite his cracked ribs played a stel- lar part. Harold Bullock, L-guard. THis red hair made him a marked man, one who had to be watched. g Vernon Burroughs, R-guard,had a knack of getting through the line. Niles Smith, L-half. On a split formation he would split the air. Jack Sanders, quarterback. A man who used his head first then feet and hands afterwards. Jake Endres, R-half. A mighty little man with a football and a stick of gum. ' Charles Hoffman, full back. With head down and teeth bared Chuck plowed on through. Joe Newell, R-half. Joe was always fighting to gain and de- fend. C ' p Ernest Snell Hero played, end. -Ernest Snell
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