University of Denver - Kynewisbok Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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24 ALMA MATER 'W Law library, where many weary hours are spent with Blackstone. University. The flu epidemic which swept the country did not miss the Uni- versity, and the effect of the entrance of the United States into War coupled with the illness made its mark on the classes and upon athletics. After the War the teams returned to a normal routine of training, and it was only two years until the football team, coached by Koonsrnan, was again on top with seven wins and no losses. ln l t given to the athletes of the University of Denver. Fred Dawson Was engaged as coach in l926, under whom Ed Haynes set two conference records which remain unbroken. Coach Percy Locey and Assistant Coach Clyde Hubbard came to Denver in l932, and together they produced championship teams in l933. ln the same year the baseball team took undisputed hold on that title un- der Lou Mahony. The latest addition to the coaching staff is William Saunders, who has coached the football team to second place in the conference. ln the life of every university there - f ' ' '- ffm - Elia 0,oa 'salt - Nl., A A a,n 0 0980 1 Y.. '37 law expounded in an '07 atmosphere. are other activities which are of inter- est to all students, though they may be in different fields. The University of Denver has never lacked this type of function since the first clubs were or- ganized beginning in l885 with the Phi Alpha literary society. As its name imports, this group was interested in literary works and carried their theme to the point of choosing cognomens for their members, which names lwere the titles of books and ranged from Don Quixote to Mrs. Wiggs, and were the source of interesting reviews, panto- mimes, and criticisms for the meetings. ln l89l, the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. were established on the campus. For many years these groups spon-

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FIGHTING MINISTERS 23 mental teams. He also developed a varsity football team which became the inter-collegiate champions of Colo- rado and also made a reputable show- ing in the first inter-sectional game. The first night football game played in this section took place in 1902, and the first annual baseball game was be- tween the seniors and the faculty. The year 1904 was an outstanding one for the University in the field of athletics. To start the year, the tennis team was Colorado champion. The track team took second place in the inter-co11egi- ate meet, and the basketball squad was champion of the conference. These accomplishments were a real reward for C. S. Fowler, who was head coach that year. ln 1905, Dana M. Evans became the director of athletics, and though no championships were won that year, all of the teams made reputable showings. lt was in this year that the Hoyt field and stadium were completed, the larg- est west of the Mississippi, seating 8,000 spectators. From 1906 to 1911, the Bishops from Denver, who Were also called the Fighting Ministers, were coached by Iohn P. Koehler. He brought forth a championship football team in 1909, and in 1911, the baseball team tied Utah for highest team ranking. The football team in 1911, held Marquette university to a 0 to 0 tie in the biggest game in the history of the University. lt was during this time that football relations with the University of Colo- rado were severed due to some misun- derstanding between the two schools. However, in 1910 the schools resumed their rivalry. A lack of team and coaching mate- rial led to a lull in athletic supremacy for the University from 1911 to 1915. The coaching job was held by Thomas Barry, C. H. Wingender, H. G. Bucking- ham, and Iohn W. Pike, the latter an alumnus of the University. ln 1915, after breaking four confer- ence records' and tying one, lames Lyman Bingham, one of the outstand- ing track men of the conference, was sent to the Western lnter-collegiate meet in Chicago, where he tied for in- dividual honors With a first place in the hammer-throw and also in the discus. Bingham later returned to the University as director of athletics until 1923, when he was named president of the A. A. U. In 1916, Pike coached a team which, led by Lou Mahony, present director of athletics in the University of Denver, defeated Boulder 7 to 0. After this vic- tory Chancellor Buchtel presented to Mahony the red vest which is now a tradition at the University. 1917 saw the rise of a football team which gained possession of the conference championship. At the same time mili- tary training was established, which affected participation in athletics. lt was in the latter part of 1917 and the early part of 1918 that the first of the volunteer troops were formed at the

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SING, SING, SING 25 sored Bible classes, missionary work, an employment bureau, and gospel teams. As the life of University stu- dents changed and new ideas were introduced, these divisions were grad- ually changed to meet the religious needs of the members. Always the outstanding event of the organization during the year has been the Estes Park conference. The next year, 1892, the Student Vol- unteer movement was started on the campus. This movement, to interest prospective missionaries in the work, met with instant approval and the vo- cational club, called the Student Vol- 'unteer band, was a definite part of the Many a gridiron hero is heralded in the University of Denver stadium. activities until the middle of Chancellor Buchtel's administration. To give singers an outlet for their talents, a Denver university glee club was organized in 1895. Though the name of this group was changed to the Young Men's glee club a year or so later, its activities and functions re- mained the same. Each year the club gave three concerts for the general public at which time there were group numbers, solos, quartets, and skits given. The nature of these was varied, but almost always the skit was a hu- morous play or operetta such as Fif- teen Minutes of College Life or A Slap at Boulder. ln addition to the concerts, which were often given as a Templin hall, girls' dormitory, sans Simon Simone. joint affair with the orchestra, the club took a tour of Colorado and the adjoin- ing states each year and also sang be- fore organizations throughout the city. The Young Women's glee club was or- ganized in 1900, but never was as ac- tive as the Men's club. Both groups were merged into the University chorus several years ago, when the need for group singing was seen at the University. A French club, organized in 1900, under the name of Les Enfants Sans Souci, changed its name several times and was inactive at other times, but still remains as the French club which we know today on our campus. The same year a music club was founded, as was the Latin Major club, a11 of which appealed to the students major- Science advances in the experimental rat laboratory.