Wesley College - Eukairia Yearbook (Dover, DE)

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SPCDQTS ACTIVITIES HE athletic program of '46 was one with- out precedent in the annals of W. C. This year for the first time Vlfesley Haunted her colors in the field of interscholastic competi- tion. From beginning to end, the varsity teams showed a fine spirit of enthusiasm and a deter- mination to make way for Blue and VVhite. An extensive schedule of games was successful- ly carried out in hockey and basketball. The first competitive sport on Wes1ey's ath- letic calendar was field hockey. Although the squad lacked experience, the aggressive, hard- hitting forward line and the fast, skillful back- Held soon developed into a formidable team. The big game of the season was played on the University of Delaware held against her fresh- man team. This team had been victorious over all the other intramural teams at Delaware, so Wesley knew from the start that she was up against a powerful adversary. The game was closely contested, but when the final whistle blew, the score stood tied, 1-1. That Wesley was able to hold her own against the more select squad of the University was indeed a tribute to the drilling and polishing which the team had undergone. The hockey season end- ed with an undefeated record of five games. The schedule: November 1-Georgetown . . . . , . 2-2 November 9-Dover .........,...... 1-0 November 13-New Castle .....,....... . . . 1-1 November 16-University of Delaware .... . . . 1-1 November 27-Dover .....,....,....... . . . 7-0 The team .- Varsity forwards: Latter fCaptainj, Borer, Rit- tenhouse, O'Day, R. Fell, halfbacks: Cather, Vlfhitlock, Braigerg fullbacks: Davis, Tomlin- song goalkeeper: Kirk, subs: Day, VVebb. The basketball season opened with a good showing of fight and spirit on the par-t of the varsity players. A Hve-game winning streak was broken only by the Seaford du Pont Nylon team, a semi-professional team whose height and deceptive ball handling proved too much for 1fVesley's skill. The peak of the season was reached when VVesley defeated the experienced Milford town team, in one of the most hard- fought, fast games of the year. Another high- light of the season was the long awaited game against the winning girls' team of the basket- ball tournaments at the University of Dela- ware. In the last half of this game Wesley put up a stiff light and her fast driving sextette was defeated by a slim margin of only four points. The basketball season ended with a record of ten wins to three losses. The schedule: january 10-Dover High School . . . ,. . 54-18 january 15-W'ilIiam Penn .,.,. . . . 50-42 january 17-Tower Hill ....,., . . . 37-34 january 28-Caesar Rodney ....... .. . 53-51 February 6-Harrison St. Church .... 50-26 February 8-Seaford Nylon ....... . A . 25-67 February 18-Caesar Rodney ...... . . , 35-32 February 23-Dover High School ,... . . . 53-12 February 28-Milford Town Team ,... . . . 43-32 March 4-William Penn ......,. . . . 42-36 March ll-Seaford ................ . . . 14-37 March 15-University of Delaware .... . . . 31-35 March 18-Milford fforfeitj ...... . 2- 0 The team: Varsity forwards: Latter QCaptainj, VVootten, lflfhitlockg guards: Borer, Rittenhouse, O'Dayg subs: Goldsboro, Kirk, Parker, Sprenkle. Wesley is both proud of the record made by her teams this year and confident that in future years even greater success will be had in sports activities. So-bring on '47!

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Spring Concert GUEST ARTIST: FLox'D VVORTHINGTON HE third annual spring concert was the big musical event of the year. By adding The Chorus this year the program was length- ened and enriched by the n1en's voices. The program opened with the Choir singing the Polka from Shvanda by VVeinberger fol- lowed by the contrasting quietness of Clokey's Flower of Dreams. The novelty, The Little French Clock, by Kountz, came next, and the first part of the program ended with the exub- erant Year's at the Spring by Beach. Mr. Worthington sang in his Hrst group of solos, Dearest Creature by Giardini, Hugh's Song of the Road by lflfilliams, She Never Told Her Love by Haydn, and the Prologue from Pagliacci by Leoncavallo. The Choir then sang a group of operetta favorites, 'KW' ant- ing You from The New Nloon, Rombergg Kiss Me Again, Mlle. Modiste by Herbert. As an encore they sang a modern arrangement by VVilson of Row, Row, Row Your Boat. THE CHORUS The Ensemble began with Frog Went a-Courting, a Kentucky mountain song ar- ranged by Brockwayg and then sang the lulla- by, South Carolina Croon Song by Gaul, ending with The Arkansas Traveler ar- ranged by Branscombe. For their encore they quoted Grandma Grunts, who admonished girls never to whistle lest they come to no good end. The arrangement was by Barthole- mew. For his second group of solos, Mr. Worth- ington,chose The Victory Riders, jamesg The Inn by Toyeg Lef' Away by Guiong and the ever-popular Shadrack by MacGim- sey. He was most gracious with his encores. The Chorus sang Ezekiel Saw de Wheel ar- ranged by Burleigh, the moving Easter spirit- ual, Sweet Little Jesus Boy by MacGimsey, and finally the humorous Who Did Swallow Jonah arranged by Protheroe. For the encore they sang the VVilson arrangement of Little David Play On Your Harp. For the finale Mr. Vlforthington and all of the singers sang the Toreador Song from Carmen, with Tramp Tramp Tramp from Naughty Marietta by Herbert as their encore. The spring concert was another memorable evening of this aca- demic year because of the success it was and the splendid feeling of achievement we had when it was over.