Nebraska Wesleyan University - Plainsman Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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MARCH OF Till PLAINSMEN Hawk-ns Quar erback Roland Enos People everywhere are on the look- out for things thai arc new and dif- ferent. Believe It or Not Ripley made a million with this idea in mind. The unaccountable upsets in the N.C.A.C. schedules this fall mighl w,]l he added to Ripley ' s repertor) of unusual facts. Three of the con- ference elevens tasted defeat when the dope sheets picked them as win- ners. The one glaring example which will be forever seared in the memory of Nebraska Wesleyan students was the championship clash between the inspired Hastings Broncs and the Plainsmen, held for the first time in Lincoln since the Wesleyan bowl was built. This game marked the cul- I ' A.l I J Fid back Shuman, Ron Halfback

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BECAUSE— -The student body recognizes Helen [eiszenbuttel as a prominent de- ater and extemper ; because her plleagues salute her as the best jort among the wranglers ; but most f all because she ' s just Heize , e place her on the List of the Elite. - This is Bliss ; because she pre- des with dignity over Wesleyan ' s ' . W. C. A. ; and because when she smiles, she dimples for you, we add the name of Frances Bliss to the List. — He is the biggest attraction at the local drugstore ; because he is vice president of the junior class ; and be- cause he can grin and wisecrack when luck ' s against him, we nominate Bearcat Wright as one of the Elite. — Dr. Claude J. Shirk is known 21 the campus over for his physical vigor; because graduates from his department find their way to top ranks; and because he himself has that spark of intellectual genius, we chose him. — Bus is Bus ; because he is the business manager of Theta Alpha Phi ; because he played a hard game of ball this season in spite of injuries; and because of his frendly sincerity, we conclude with Wesley Seyler.

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Shuman. Rod End Brasch, Center Ptacek, Tackle Otto, Quarterback lination of the tough 1935 football chedule for a fast, hard-hitting ' lainsmen squad backed by an en- husiastic student body from the rord go. Ieptember 27 — Colorado Teachers Led by Captain Dawdy Hawkins, he Plainsmen donned their helmets fter a 500-mile trip for the season ' s opener against a powerful Greeley team. In spite of the disadvantage of a high altitude. Wesleyan showed the Bears that they had a clean-play- ing, hard-fighting eleven. Contrary to the fact that the 31-7 score fa- vored the Teachers, the game was quite closely played, the Plainsmen going over for three counters alto- gether with two of them being called back, and the Greeley team breaking away for three scores on long runs. The Wesleyan passing attack, which was to prove so effective in later games, was brought out for use when a long forward from Captain Hawk- ins to Ron Shuman put the ball on the one-yard line, giving Jack Critch- field a chance to score for the Yellow and the Brown.