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Page 15 text:
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Yet our men are uncomplainingly leaving this pleasant activity. The qualities which were once evident in their devotion to S. T. C. are now manifest in their patriotism. Let us be con¬ tent in knowing that the spirit of the Athletic Association is being carried into the mighty armies of our nation. Standing — Mr. Frazier, Colgain, Laws, C. Powell, H. Mikelait, Nelson, Moore, J. Matthews, Garvin. Kneeling — Tyndall, W. Cropper, Cawley, Collins, Stevenson, Martin. Mr. Straughn, Groton, Powell, Collins, Martin, Moore, V. Potter, Stevenson, Matthews, Garvin.
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Page 14 text:
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4 Fight, Team, Fight!” W e’re in the army now” is not far from wrong when it comes to describing the Ath¬ letic Association. During onr first full year as a part of an edcuational system attempting to carry on in a world at war, the Athletic Association has had many adjustments to make. From early fall we realized that because of the war, inter-collegiate activities would be practically non-existent. The Association received a hard blow in October when its coach and advisor, Mr. Benn Maggs, went into the Navy. If he is doing as much for the sailors as he did for the boys of S. T. C., our loss is the Navy’s gain. Virgil Hickman, a former S. T. C. student, recently wrote: Students alone, however, are not the onlv contribution of S. T. C. to military service. About two months ago I could hardly be¬ lieve my eyes when I unexpectedly met Benn Maggs on the street of the Naval Base here [Norfolk, Virginia]. Coach is doing his bit to keep the boys in good physical condition.” In the absence of our physical education instructor, the men were asked to supervise their own athletics until arrangements for supervision could be made. The response was even more surprising than the request. The men not only carried on the accelerated program as prescribed by Coach Maggs be¬ fore his departure, but in many cases intensi¬ fied it. Later Miss Helen Jamart and Mr. William Straughn were assigned to instruct the physical education classes. Our soccer team had a little difficulty in becoming adapted to the absence of that familiar figure standing in the bleachers or on the side lines, but, nevertheless, it carried on. The men were fortunate in getting an excellent man to take Coach’s place, namely, Rev. Robert Frazier. Flis splendid training was evident in the games with the boys from Somerset. With the close of soccer season, ever- popular basketball came into its own. Find¬ ing someone to guide our quintet proved no problem now, for Mr. Straughn (promoted to the rank of Coach) came to our assist¬ ance. He has built a good team, as can be seen from the large number of games which we have won. Opposing teams have not been so scarce as we had expected, for there were games with Army and Coast Guard men, the Civilian Public Service Squad, Wicomico High School boys, and several Salisbury groups. In these abnormal times, one might ex¬ pect boys to use their surplus energy for such pranks as staging raids on the dormitory or Miss Ruth’s pantry, but such has not been the case. (Editor’s Note: What went with that ice cream we were to have had for din¬ ner?) The men have saved their energy for Uncle Sam. In order to make their efforts more effective, Mr. Straughn, together with Dr. John B. May, made it possible for all the men to drill daily. Their alert obedience to such orders as About face,” Squads right and left,” and Present arms” has been fas¬ cinating to everyone from the tiniest boy in the first grade of the Campus Elementary School to the most sedate senior in the col¬ lege. As one boy says, It makes us feel like real soldiers.” What can compare with a lively soccer game on a bright, brisk afternoon followed by a coke at the staff dispenser? Nothing, unless it be an equally exciting basketball game in the gymnasium when the score is close and S. T. C. is ahead. 10
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