Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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MOHLER FRED OESTERLE ALAN BECK - JOSEPH BACHELDER LELAND JAMISON HARRY JONES DENZIL WARDEN JOHN LAMPE JOSEPH ACUFF RICHARD BURG Assistant Business Manager Associate Editor Snapshot Editor Literary Editor Literary Editor Literary Editor Literary Editor Literary Editor Literary Editor Sports Editor Art Editor 3 DR. MELVIN A straightforward Christian gentleman, constantly plan- ning, dreaming, ancl laboring for a brighter future for our College. 'F P' Q ,M 9: Q x 21 c i ' 1 I 1 .1 I v 1 D, lf 5 . A a I 1 x 1 5 i I W S ,.......,....... h v 1 ,,, wwf 'rx-' . ff- .M ' w -P ... .-..-.- . ' 4':'1 K'2 . x- . W ,A H' ,,,,,,........f..g,,..n-.,,.--wg -q,,1g.qw--...-1qw-m:--4-r-'-lf.1-vu14--p1v '--f'-.f M- ,.--r- -Q , , , 4 ff...-U.,-.' w . V .A 4-1-N A4--A +-A f :..,..... !yp..f,A Y -' 1'-vw ' Q, f- A -- ' 9 ' -A 1.-1,1g5.:A .5 :l. .1,-.MJ 1- '- - . 3 ,F . a hi 14 Y 1 a 1 I i i 4 SK '1 E lf? 6 1 If! H il V1 TI W 5: N fl I 'I ll m I I I v 1 i V X ,w is 1 i I 1 f Q , i f , 1, v 9. ,L - , , ij L: - Vg, L Y 5- , 1' , -L f .4 5 5 .I L 'A 5 gx' , lf. . 'T - 5 , at ' Q , ff I . J' Q 3 u Q . . K , 1 ' I P V I 2 . 2 . 1. 'u Il i , 1 . 'I I 1. ,X- . x - ' ..,...,.. ..,. 4,1'.mn,Lwuw.u..i..,m,. .. . Y f.,..u,1.,.........,..15.gQ...4LL......aw,mn,f ,- . .,.m-M-M-u,im,,:,mm.-Adil, Q ,W ' N Auld 4..........L.....u..., ........,.:- ,um The Eclilofs word The 1931 BLUE JAY is an eleventh-hour effort to pro- duce something different in the way of an annual. It is just another of the multitude of noble experiments that are constantly being thrust upon the unsuspecting public. Perhaps if a word or two of explanation is offered it will help you, my gentle reader, to appreciate this ef- fort. In the first place all of you who know Dr. J. Reeves know his aversion to the ordinary. When he informed me, along in December, that I was to have the honor of editing the 191 BLUE JAY he casually men- tioned the fact that he would like to have something different. Thereupon I began to search my brain ffor some reason it seemed sterilej for some novel idea about annuals. Gradually ideas began bobbing their heads up only to be ruthlessly killed in their tender youth by my advisor Dr. Reeves. After much contem- plation I conceived the brilliant idea of making an an- nual to present our school life in a more or less chrono- logical order-I hope you'll like it. Table of Conlenls From Beginning to Football - From Football to Basketball - From Basketball to Baseball - From Baseball to the End Our Own Literature - 1 Q S Froln Beginning lo Foollxall JOHN R. WESTBROOK A.B., Westminster College, A.M., Missouri University. Assistant Professor of Eng- lish. A Week in a Lifelinle Ah, yes, gentle reader, this is the 1931 B L U E J A Y which you are reading. And after your first hasty g l a n c e through the annual to find your pictures, it may be that you are now settling down to read the book from be- ginning to end. Yes, you experience a little anxiety, too-just like the freshman on his first view of college, you feel that this thing may not come up to your expectations. This book, as you can see, has been arranged like the pro- gram of events which unfolded itself before the eyes of the freshman during the course of the year, and we hope that you will enjoy this-our BLUE JAY. With this little apology made, begin reading in the story which unfolds itself in a panoramic view of the college life lived on our campus in 1930-31: lt is September 8, 1930, and some of the old men are back, and 130 selected freshmen fthe cream of the cropj are among them, and so begins the eightieth year. There is a great deal of hurrying and bustling about the campus and the town on the part of the new men, for they must arrange for their sleeping quarters before the evening comes on. A number of them have rooms reserved at Reunion Hall-and the ,others must find locations out in town. However, by seven o'clock all the first rush and worry seems to have subsided, so at seven-thirty all the freshmen assemble at Swope Chapel to hear the President's welcoming address. This ordeal over they are permitted to retire to Washing- ton West Mansion for the faculty reception, given in their honor. The few cynics in the group make the best of this opportunity, believ- ing that it is the only thing the faculty will ever give them. Here the writer feels the urge to philosophize by saying that at the end of the year those men will either have flunked out or dropped their childish cynicism. Thus is the first day spent. But the next morning at nine o'clock all are again back at the chapel and this time to hear the most stirring lecture on the ideals of the college. After severalrnonths in college these 12 oul of 130 IT 7 1 T' Ritter, Yates, Roe, Arbuth t W l Durham, Clark, Linebeck,n.S?11iithi7ETg01?rZ4f011E5Ijl1lZlHZg eight men wonder why they had to be subjected to that talk instead of the upperclassmen, who really need it. But now they sit up straight and l i s t e n, popeyed a n d wondering, b e l i e vi-ng-and quite truly--that they can never be like the ideal Westminster man painted by the speaker. But, thank goodness, that address lasts only an hour, and then all the ideals are quickly forgotten as they are herded into the English placement tests, where the little dears are asked the meaning of such awful words as hallucination, radioactive, and megathamolopod, and are then told to punctuate sentences and write a short story. It is too cruel, really gentle reader, but it must be gone through with because it is a tradition. As the youths stagger out of the room they find a sign-if they are observant-on the bul- letin board urging all athletically inclined men EMMETT R. STUBER B.S., University of Missouri. . Coach of Football and Track. to report to the football field that afternoon for foot- ball practice. And so that afternoon at two about sixty of the selected one hundred thirty are found down on the field mauling and pummeling each other in brave but futile attempts to emulate the old m e n w h o a r e back. By three- thirty all the available pieces of clothing have been used and Coach Stuber, who has aged twenty years in the last hour and a half, yells for everybody to line up, and then the fun begins, for nobody is in training. They do push-ups, knee bends, zigzag running, kicking, passing, charging, and then a lap around the field. That night twenty of the sixty quit foot- ball and wonder how anyone can enjoy playing in such a brutal sport. The next morning they are all back again in the chapel, this time to hear the Dean's address. Fosrm N. WILEY Creighton, Mo. Dorm Club, Skulls of Sev- en, Football, 2, 3, Captain, 4, All-State End, 4, Track, 3, 4, W Club. , Top Row-Abell, Patton, Thomas, Bloom, Reeves Second Row-Clark, Morrow, Smith, Holman, C. Porchey, Leech, Yates Third Row-Barber, Crews, Cox, Tolliver, Corder, Rodenbaugh, Farrell Fourth Row-Fisher, McClanahan, Books, McClarol, Warden, V. Porcrhey, Blanton. Wiley,Bell nine -q GILBERT F. CLOSE St. Louis, Mo. Beta Theta Pi, Debate, 1, 2, 3, 4, Pi Kappa Delta, Y. M. C. A. President, 4, Glee Club, Fofrtnightly Staff, Quartet. Some limp, some are supported by others, but they are all there, and the upperclassmen admire their pluck and somehow wish they were going through it again for the first time. After the Dean is through most of them decide to specialize in mathematics. At nine freshman registration starts, and the faculty are at their posts with dreadful expecta- tion mirrored on their visages, for ing about girls- they still say girls, for they h a v e n't taken enough of the col- legiate m a n n e r and v e n e e r to use other words w h e n speaking of the painted- and-perfumed sex fthe future jellies do thisj g inquir- ing about the town prides for dates, movies, ice cream, etc. fthe Scotch do thisj. Usually this evening all fresh- men get their taste of the real college bull session. C. K. MCCLURE, JR. St. Louis, Mo. Phi Delta Theta, President, Debate, 3, 4, Pi Kappa Delta, Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, Vice-President, 3, 4, Razz- bewies, M ust ar cl Seeds, Track Squad, 1, 2. some of the lads no more know their own mind than they did on the day of their birth, and likely as not have signed up for Theism, Social Path, and Embryology-just because the words are new to them. From twelve o'clock Wednesday until their first class the following day they are free, and the time is usually spent in a number of waysi getting settled in their room fthe mama's-angel- child type does thisj, buying chapel seats from upperclassrnen fthe gullible does thisj, inquir- Bull slinging is an ancient, honorable, and ever-to-be popular sport at Westminster. All during these three days the Pan-Hell council f gentle reader, don't be startled, I am not swearing. Hell is an abbreviation for Hel- lenic, meaning Greek. No, we do not have Greeks on our campus, a Greek is merely a fra- ternity man. But as I was saying before I so rudely interrupted myselfl-all during this time the Pan-Hell council has been conducting Rush Week. That means that different fresh- Tlley're Selecleel I Tappmeyer, Finks, McClell , Wh l S' l Baker, Reeves, Dowell, Gfrilnles, Ugbizh, Wqigiilhgbiglhomes ten , RICHARD GRIER PEOPLES Professor of Greek and Latin, Sausser Professor of New Testament Greek B.A., LL.D., Erskine Col- lege men h a v e been visiting the fra- ternity h o u s e s and making good impressions a n d smoking and tell- ing crude high- school jokes. By Wednesday eve- ning the upper- classmen have b e c o m e t i r e d soft-soaping t h e innocent boys and decide which ones they will pledge, so as to have someone to take their spite out on for the past three days. Later that evening the With the Y. M. C. A. reception on F rid a y evening the first official week of school life closes for the freshmen. From time irnmemorial on the first Friday of the school year, the one distinctly religious organi- zation on this Presbyterian campus has held a freshman recep- tion. T a lk s are made by a num- ber of alumni, ministers of Ful- ton, and Y. M. BILLY RODENBAUGH Mexico, Mo. President of F r e s h m a n Class. neophytes are looked up and informed that they have been pledged. Thursday morning during chapel hour all the freshmen are led through the Columns and one of their number is selected to make an extemporaneous reply to the welcoming speeches which are made at that time by of- ficials of the student body. This is a very sacred part of tradition, for no man goes through those two middle Columns again until he is a senior and graduates-then he goes through them for the second and last time. C. A. ofiicers, portraying the part of the Y. M. C. A. in college and the part of the individual in Y. M. C. A. Refreshments are served after the talks, and the new men get their introduc- tion to FroZan ice cream. At the end of the first month of college the freshmen are supposed to know each other well enough to elect their class officers. In the elec- tion they get their first taste of politics on the campus and learn what it means to obey when the upperclassmen say vote for this man or that man. They find out they aren't much in The Cream of llne crop i Phillips, McGill, Van Natta, Sizemore, Hesley, Lampe Reed, Lampe, Thomas, Fewell, Mcllroy, Darner eleven college life and that little blue hats are a sure sign of servility and a whole lot more. However, football is well under way by now and the approaching conflicts overshadow any other activity on the campus--except lessons- and soon all the homesickness and greenness will be gone, and everyone, including the fac- ulty, is settling down to making 1930-1931 a big OLE year. By this time a freshman has learned the art of browsing through the labyrinth of the li- brary in search of the choice gems of English literature, and has learned that it is wiser not to ask the librarian such questions as, What happened in the year 20,000 B. C.? He knows that they may break the speed law of the vil- lage, but not one of Dr. Weigle's test tubes. He has begun to have his doubts whether Zaro Sharp is the best-looking, most virile, cleverest, and strongest collegian in the Middle West. He has learned that all is fair in college love and that if a fellow can steal his roommate's girl it's a free campus. He has bought Woods' parlor tickets and sold .them again. He has learned the advantages of Booth 14 over num- bers 13 and 15. That chapel speeches may be tiresome, he knows full well, but when the Dean speaks he knows that it will be well worth his attention. He has discovered the two sides to every professor: the classroom atti- tude and the Court Street Prof, and he laughs at their poorest jokes. He knows that the price of Sunday night dates is a S20 pin and 35 in 3.-.,-5.1. W--'1 3 . cigars, but he will f o r g e t in t h e spring. He has found out t h a t Warden has more keys than a con- cert grand be- cause he stayed away from the loop, but he him- self makes a path to Jones Hall. He is looking for- ward to the time when J a m i s o n will realize his ambition of oust- ing the faculty, d e a n, president, board, in order to run the institution as he sees fit. He knows that Phi- losophy is the Times Square of the curriculum FRANCIS M. KEENER . Keener, Ark. Dorm Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice- President, 3, Yorke House, 2, 3, 4, Debate, 3, 4, Pi Kap- pa Delta, 3, 4, Vice-Presi- dent, 4, Representative Pi Kappa Delta National Con- vention, 3, Honor List, 2, 4, Honor Roll, 3, Student Council, 1, 2, 4, President Student Body, 4, Delegate National Student Federa- tion Congress, Skulls of and has heard the Seven, Lyceum Promoter, 4. sad story of those that got caught in the jam. He has discovered he cannot tell a big- ger one than Harry Jones without warping the truth and he knows by heart the night life of Keener and his debating trips. Carman, Swaine, Barber, Steel P' A b h Gallaway, Sloss, Todd, Betts, Ifighfdiger, 7l1Vg1q,Zl1?3 twelve FPO!!! ' Foollmall lo Baslcellrall KX 1. ..... 1,33 4 ,.., -,,..,.-M...-vue'-'4 ' ' Wiley CCaptainj, McClard ICaptain-electj, Warolerl, Hall, Farrell 1930 Foollrall Season With fourteen lettermen back Coach Stuber at the opening of school began to condition his men for a hard season, a season that was dis- astrous as far as games won and lost but su- preme as to putting forth real Blue Jay effort and displaying high sportsmanship. In their opening game of the season the Blue Jays defeated Wentworth Military Academy at Lexington, Mo., in a night game by a 19 to 14 CAPTAIN FOSTER WILEY, End, Creighton, Mo. The honor bestowed upon Spoof,' as captain was well placed, as he displayed exceptional ability for leadership and was untiring in his ef- forts to help Coach Stuber produce a 'true West- minster team. Again in Spoof we ind that little men can do great things. DENZIL C. WARDEN, Center, Joplin, Mo. Dainty suffered a leg injury early in the sea- son which handicapped him a great deal. How- ever, when in the battle he used his beef to a great advantage by offering a stubborn detour. CARL HALL, Guard, Fulton, Mo. Doc was perhaps the most stable player on the team. He was always in the fight when it was the hardest and will be sorely' missed next year. fourteen score. Playing his first college game Billy Tol- liver proved himself capable of filling the back- field position vacated by Boyd last year. Cox, playing his third year at halfback, scored two touchdowns, and Cole, a freshman, crossed the goal for the winning score. Both teams were handicapped as they were not accustomed to night football. . The next week the Blue Jay team displayed a CAPTAIN-ELECT IRLEY MCCLARD, Guard, Dexter, Mo. After playing his freshman year in the back- field Irley was changed to guard position in the line. As a guard, he leaves nothing to be desired, either on the defense or offense. Irley is a. hard, consistent player with that gol' dang it letis git 'em spirit. So ably does he fill his position that the team elected him captain for next year. CHAUNCEY FARRELL, Quarterback, Farmington, Mo. Here is a man who has untiringly given his SSYYICQS to the team and has developed into a reliable, heady playerg Chauncey is a good broken-field runner and netted some long gains for the Blue Jays. His services will be deeply missed next year, for such dependable players are hard to find. 1930 Foollrall Season-Conlinuecl fast running and passing attack and a stubborn defense defeated the heavy College of Emporia eleven 12 to 7 on Priest Field. It was the first victory of a Blue Jay eleven over the Kansas team in the three years they have met. Em- poria scored after three minutes of play on a series of long runs. To the large crowd watch- ing the game a Westminster victory seemed im- possible. However a few minutes later the fans cheered wildly when a beautiful triple pass, Cox to Wiley to Tolliver, gave Westmin- ster a touchdown. In the second half after a steady drive to Emporia's 15-yard line Tolliver took the ball, dashed, twisted, and dogged his way through the entire Red Team for the win- ning touchdown. Emporia made several pass- ing attempts in order to score but was unsuc- cessful. Journeying to St. Louis the Westminster team was defeated by Washington University in a night game by a 14 to 0 score. The Blue Jay line stopped several Washington thrusts but weakened on two occasions which resulted in Bear scores. Wagner, Westminster fullback, suffered a broken arm early in the game which weakened the Blue Jay offense. In the last quarter a series of passes and runs put the Blue Jays in a position to score, placing the ball on Washington's 5-yard line. After two at- tempts to plunge the line failed the Jays re- sorted to the air, but both passes were stopped by the Washington secondary and a few min- utes later the game ended with the ball in mid- field. For the first time in two years the Kirksville Teachers College succeeded in downing the Blue Jays. The game was played at night on Kirksville's new field, the score being 9 to 0. The Pedagogues held the upper hand during the entire contest, successfully staving off every Blue Jay threat. In the second quarter the Teachers scored a touchdown after a series of passes and sweeping end runs. The attempt to kick goal for the extra point was blocked. Re- ceiving the Kirksville kick-off the Jays ad- vanced the ball with steady drives to the Kirks- ville 3-yard line but there faltered and were held for downs. Late in the final period Kirks- ville scored a field goal from the 25-yard line, cinching the game for the Teachers. Playing before a Dad's Day crowd the Blue Jays again tasted the fruits of victory by over- whelming Drury College in a conference game at Fulton. The Jays won by a 32 to 0 score. Westminster scored two touchdowns in the first quarter, Cole accounting for the first and Crews the second. In the second quarter Tolliver, with long runs through the Panther team, put the ball on Drury's 5-yard line and Cox scored Continued on page 18 - m ' , ' ' ff lf 1 ..- -.4 'A 'Y i. fifteen wifi' Bachelder, Jamison, Urban Cheer Extensive research has failed to uncover any plausible reason for either the existence or tol- erating of cheer leaders. But the fact remains that we have them, and we must make the best of them fthough the worst would be easierj, meanwhile indulgently allowing them to cavort at will. At Westminster, each year a few of the more stupid freshmen and sophomores are rounded up and subjected to what is popularly termed a tryout In this the boys demon- strate what they can do towards generating en- thusiasm and fervor for the Big Blue Team. The test is held under the worst possible condi- tions, the idea being that anyone who can create pep in one of our inimitable chapel services is capable of anything. Anyhow, those exhibiting the least promise of doing anything else really worth while are chosen to direct the organized sixteen Leaders C?J cheering during the year. Jamison, Bach- elder, and Urban got the call this time, and did nobly when they did at all. .By virtue of pre- vious service, Jamison was permitted to tote a megaphone three sizes too large for him, which he often wore as a cape on rainy days. Be- tween munches on wiener sandwiches, Bach- elder and Urban bolstered the morale on either flank, also taking turns to ask the officials how much time was left. These three, assisted by the Band, the Razzberries, and the W. W. C. Green Peppers, held several very effective pep meetings, and one without the William Woods cohort. The season was ended in a blaze of glory, in which the freshmen burnt their caps. All in all, our cheer leaders worked hard and deserved a hand for themselves and better sup- port next year. V T h e a n n u a l Reeves - McCluer summons for de- b a t e candidates was issued during late October and resulted in about forty men trying out for places in the test, held No- , eeeeee vember 12. The competition W a s fast and furious with the shouts of forensic combat carrying on quite a good bit later than midnight. After consultation the judges, Dr. Peoples, Dr. Reeves, and Dr. McC1uer, selected a squad of 22 men, the first ten to bear the burden of most of the varsity debating. The results of the debate season include ten victories, four defeats, and ten no-decision de- bates. All of the contests excepting the foreign debates and the debate with the University of Missouri were on the national Pi Kappa Delta question, Resolved: That the nations should adopt a policy of free trade. JEREMIAH B. REEVES Delxale Season T W o interna- tional debates fea- tured the season. Denzil Warden and Harry Jones m e t Cambridge University of Great Britain, De- cember 5, on the question, Re- solved: That the advancement of modern science constitutes a menace to civilization. The Eng- lish debaters, Holdsworth and Oatridge, pre- sented a logical and quite Witty negative case, but lost the decision of the audience by a slight margin. December 17, Charles McClure and Fritz Raymond Theodore Frankenfeld met the de- baters of the German Federation of Students on the question, Resolved: That the European criticisms of American culture are justified. The German speakers were Count von Blumen- thal and Herbert Schaumann, the latter now a student at Westminster. Westminster upheld Continued on page 19 F. L. MCCLUER I Y .... .. ,-..-,-11 nummwauma ,W , ,W .f,, h ... ,. ,, Front Row-Reevbes McClure, Jones, Bachelder, Mow, KQGHQT, DT- MCCIUQT -D, Cl, , C k ll, Afrbuthnot, Warden, Frankenfeld, Dowell, C. Reeves g'?,j?gdR5UTiJ, Lama-2? Mdllrdjj, Owen, G. Close, Langtfry, Hepple, Reeves, Randolph seventeen :if F . aft -:.f2 av - ' - 5 L., .- ! . ........g F' X 4 1 ' f 1 , I ,W---A--' 5 4 , vi' Cox, McClanahan, Blanton, C. Porchey, Crews 1930 Foollrall Season-Conlinuell on a line smash. In the second half Coach Stu- ber substituted freely but the Drury morale was broken and the Blue Jay team gained yardage at will. In the final period Farrell and Barber scored touchdowns for the Jays. Bar- ber made his score by returning a Drury punt 65 yards behind line interference. L WILLARD Cox, Halfbaclc, Oklahoma City, Okla. For three years Puss has been a dependable cog in the Blue Jay backfield. He is responsible for successful Blue Jay offense attacks through his ability both to carry the ball and act as inter- ference. This year he also did the punting and kept the opponents' safety man playing deep. Next year, his last with us, will see Puss at his best. JAMES MCCLANAHAN, End, Maplewood, Mo. Mac, while never exceptionally outstanding, was a dependable end. His ability to break up the opponents' end runs won him honor. Mac was always among the first to reach his opponent on a punt and was a sure tackler. His next two years of football should be his best. JEROME BLANTON, Tackle, Malden, Mo. Red was outstanding in every game of the season, both on the offense and defense. Ends eighteen Next week the Rolla School of Mines defeated the Blue Jays 13 to 0 on Priest Field. It was Home-coming Day and a large crowd of West- minster alumni witnessed the game. This crowd was thrilled many times at the stiff bat- tle the light Blue Jay team put up against their Continued on page 22 who have played opposite Red will verify that he is one of the hardest tackles to get down in the conference. For two more years the opposing ends will meet an irresistible force. CARL PORCHEY, Guard, Crystal City, Mo. While basketball is his specialty Carl brings forth his lighting spirit on the gridiron. His ability to fill in the gap in the line when neces- sary makes him a valuable reserve man and with two years to go he can develop into a great line- man. CARROLL CREWS, Fullback, Fulton Mo. ' Doc was handicapped by lack of experience and couldn't get going this year. However, once started he was a task to stop. Doc,s specialty was line plunging, which accounted for several valuable gains in this field. With two more years his speed should enable him to develop into a valuable player. Debate Season-Continued the affirmative in this no-decision contest. Frankenfeld, surprised his friends and mysti- fied the audience by delivering his speech in what he asserted was the German tongue. McClure and Jones next invaded Louisiana, Mo., to oppose the University of Missouri on the chain-store question. After a heated clash, the Westminster afHrmative speakers managed to squeeze out a decision over Chrisman and Carlisle of the University by an audience ver- dict of 54-51. Fifteen debaters saw action during the sea- son. Most of the varsity debating, however, was done by the four top-ranking men, Jones, Keener, Warden, and McClure, who were nomi- nated for the Pi Kappa Delta debate tourna- ment. Harry Jones, first ranking and captain of the debating team, has been one of the out- standing debaters in the state for two years. Francis Keener, a fine debater last year, did even better work this season, shining especially when the debates were close, and with Jones, did the debating in the Pi Kappa Delta tour- nament. Denzil Warden, a senior with four years of excellent debating and the Degree of Special Distinction in Pi Kappa Delta, added to his record this year. Charles McClure, in his first season of varsity debate, displayed a bril- liant delivery and a cool head. Joe Bachelder, Charles Arbuthnot, Lawrence Hepple, Earl Dowell, Raymond Frankenfeld, Billy Van Matre, Walter Langtry, Vardaman Cockrell, Donald Close, John Reeves, and Her- bert Schaumann did fine work in the contests in which they were used. Delrales for llxe Season were Cambridge University vs. Westminster. West- minster affirmative, Warden and H. Jones. Audi- ence decision 'in favor of Westminster. Berlin University vs. Westminster. Westminster affirmative, McClure and Frankenfeld. No decision. February 14. Missouri University vs. Westmin- ster. Westminster aliirrnative, McClure and H. Jones. Audience decision 54-51 in favor of West- minster. Debate held at Louisiana, Mo. February 26. Missouri Valley College vs. West- minster at Marshall. Westminster affirmative, Mc- Clure, Keener, and H. Jones. Decision 3-0 in favor of Westminster. February 26. Missouri Valley College vs. West- minster at Fulton. Westminster negative, Hepple, Langtry, and Warden. No decision. March 11. Culver Stockton College vs. West- minster at Fulton. Westminster aliirmative, Keener and McClure. Decision 3-0 in favor of Westmin- ster. March 14. William Jewell College vs. Westmin- ster at Fulton. Westminster affirmative, Keener, Bachelder, and H. Jones. Decision 1-0 in favor of Westminster. March 18. Maryville Teachers College vs. West- minster at Fulton Cafternoon debatej. Westminster affirmative, D. Close and Keener. No decision. March 18. Maryville Teachers College vs. West- minster at Fulton. Westminster negative, Warden and H. Jones. Decision 2-1 in favor of Westmin- ster. Continued on page 23 I nineteen Of all the pe- culiarities of the f o l k W a y s and mores of the stu- dent life on our fair campus, per- haps there is no eccentricity so an- cient, so revered, and so ribald as the Razzberries. E V e r y fall at the beginning of the school year a discerning student will per- ceive His Magnificence, the Grand Elderberry, snooping about the campus summoning his lit- tle flock together to consider the prospective berries. , FRANCIS RANDOLPH Shortly thereafter some twenty freshmen are duly instructed to carry with them a can of raspberries. This is the pledge pin and must be carried to and fro for a week-be it classes, date, bed, or bath, the can must be lugged along. After a week of such degradation, the now thoroughly cowed pledge is seized one night at the mystic hour of twelve and led forth tothe Razzlnern-nes m o s t inimitably nefarious cere- mony ever prac- ticed in the fair city of Fulton. If the pledge lives through the next agonizing few hours he will be l a r i g h t r o y a l S Razzberry and en- H titled to all the privileges thereof, . which are six in number. , 1. He gets his picture in the BLUE JAY. 2. He leads in pep meetings. 3. He falls for a Willie at a pep meeting. 4. She reciprocates his affection. 5. The faculty overlook his oddities for they know he is a Razzberry. CThey realize he is not responsiblej p 6. He loses his inferiority complex after the initiation ceremonies. 4 But let me drop the dark cloak of obscurity and say for the benefit of the more gentle and uninitiated readers that the Razzberries is the pep organization on our campus and does its best to cheer the teams on to victory. CLIFFORD BRATTEN twenty . - . i..... it ........... A ..... .. .... ... S .... E, ..,,.. Muslard Seeds The Mustard Seeds fill a most urgent need on our campus. Since the war people have gone crazy-why? we do not know-but the fact remains that the people have gone crazy about hot dogs, candy, chewing gum, and cigarets. At athletic events especially does the crazed populace give vent to its passion for these rare tidbits. And so the good Scotch Presbyterians have capitalized on this urgent demand and have created the Mus- tard Seeds to supply and peddle the goods. And so it is, gentle reader, when you have been to a football game, you, no doubt, met a youth with a box of sundries fcold hot-dogs to ciga- retsj who accosted you thus: Hey, hey, how about your hot dog, ciga- rets, chewing gum, or candy? Has the little lady had her Milky Way or Hershey? He will accent every other syllable and do his best to make you feel that your nickel will pull the college out of debt. If you have had the misfortune to bring a Willie or a date of other doubtful nationality, I 1 she will place her hand on your arm and look so ap- pealingly into your e y e s w i t h her big, blue, limpid pools of eyes that you will either yield or feel that you have become a most debased menial' WILLIAM BoWERs Yes,it is his duty to filch y o u of your share of the coin of the realm. And should you have a nickel in your pocket when the game is over, if the little Mustard Seed knows about it, his whole day will be ruined. Personally-I have never brought more than four cents to a game in three years-that gripes them. , ' Front Row-Ccmn, Brcttten, Fisher, Harlan, Gordon Miller, Bowers, McClure, Sears twenty-one V. Porchey, Morrow, Books, Holman, Tolliver 1930 Foollrall Season-conlinuetl heavier and more experienced opponents. At the start of the game the Westminster team playing straight football swept down the field pushing the big Rolla team back into the shad- ows of their own goal posts. When a touch- down seemed sure, the Rolla line tightened and repelled every Blue Jay thrust, taking the ball on downs one foot from their goal line. The VIRGIL PORCHEY, Guard, Crystal City, Mo. Like his brother, Virgil has sought and achieved honor on the football field. With two years left his development should be fast and great. J. B. Moimow, Tackle, Jefferson City, Mo. Morrow, a freshman, demonstrated his capa- bility to fill a position by his good defensive work. Although not playing regular he was a consistent blocker and frustrated many of the op- . ponents' plays. J. B. has only one more year at Westminster. HARRY HOLMAN, End, Fulton, Mo. For two years Nellie has been a dependable wing man and with the experience acquired should develop into a more than dependable player. twenty-two Blue Jays were on the offense the entire first half always threatening to score, but the Miners stopped every attack when a slip would have meant a score. At the start of the second half the famed Rolla backfield stepped into action and on perfectly executed plays scored a touchdown. The try for extra point was block- Continueol on page 26 LURIN Books, Tackle, Fulton, Mo. Whenever a man in uniform jumped from the bench and ran up and down the side lines with knees high, the opposition could look for plenty of trouble, as Books was about to go on the field. For two more years the opposing teams are sure of facing Wildman. KEITH TOLLIVER, Quarterback, Springfield, Mo. When he first ran on the field they laughed, but at the end of live minutes they were spell- bound. Why? Well, they had just seen a small, blond-headed freshman run, twist, and pivot his way through the opposing team for long gains and scores. Not even the mightiest men in the conference could keep him from going places with the ball. Billy, who was outstanding in every contest, has reduced Coach Stuber's worries for a quarterback to zero for the next three years. I Delrale Season-Conlinuecl February 20. Culver Stockton College vs. West- minster at Canton. Westminster affirmative, Bach- elder and Dowell. Decision 2-1 in favor of West- minster. March 23. Kirksville Teachers College at Fulton. Westminster affirmative, McClure and Keener. No decision. March 23. Kirksville Teachers College at Kirks- ville. Westminster negative, Bachelder and H. Jones. No decision. March 27. Central College vs. Westminster at Fayette. Westminster affirmative, Warden, Mc- Clure, and H. Jones. Decision 1-0 in favor of Cen- tral. March 31. William Jewell College vs. Westmin- ster at Liberty. Westminster negative, Warden, Keener, and H. Jones. Decision 1-0 in favor of William Jewell. April 8. Central College vs. Westminster at Ful- ton. Westminster negative, Arbuthnot, Bachelder, and Keener. Decision 1-0 in favor of Westminster. April 10. Culver-Stockton College vs. Westmin- ster at Palmyra, Mo. Westminster negative, Schau- mann and H. Jones. Decision of audience 44-21 in favor of Westminster. Judges, decision 3-0 in favor of Westminster. April 16. Park College vs. Westminster at Ful- ton. Westminster negative, Keener and H. Jones. Decision 3-0 in favor of Park, April 17. Kirksville vs. Westminster at Fulton. Westminster negative, D. Close and Hepple. No de- cision. April 17. William Jewell College vs. Westmin- ster at Fulton. Westminster affirmative, Keener and H. Jones. Decision 2-1 in favor of William Jewell. Five freshman debates were also held: Kemper vs. Westminster at Fulton. Westminster freshmen, affirmative. Van Matre and Arbuthnot. No decision. Kemper vs. Westminster at Boonville. Westmin- ster freshmen, negative. J. Reeves and Dowell. No decision. Wentworth vs. Westminster at Fulton. Westmin- ster freshmen, affirmative. J. Reeves and Cockrell. N o decision. Missouri University freshmen vs. Westminster freshmen at Mokane. Westminster afhrmative, Van Ma're and Arbuthnot. No decision. Missouri University freshmen vs. Westminster freshmen at Mexico. Westminster negative, Van Matre and Arbuthnot. No decision. 'H twenty-three 11 il 11 1 4: f. 1 1 1 1 11. 1 ,1 ,1 ,, 1 11 1 1. 'l 1. 11 li .1 31 '1 1. IY1 :i Q1 If 11 1. 1f 51 11 1 . 1 1 1 1 11 11 it 1: 1 11 Z 1 il 1? 1 1 l 1 1 1 F 1 l 1 J T -J 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 .1 1 1 11 'I 51 11 'I 1 11 31 1 I 1 1 GUPTON A. Voctr Webster Groves, Mo. Beta Theta Pi, Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, President, 4, As- sistant Business Manager F ortnightly, 2, Razzberries, 1, 2, 3, 4, Dewberry, 4, Jab- berwoclcy, 3, 4. Time was when dwellers in the environs of Wil- liam Woods and Synodical w e r e periodically an- noyed by avowed serenaders f r o m Westminster. These good peo- ple thought harsh- ly of the youths, and denounced paths, the voice of every man was turned against his brother, no longer was there an even tenor of our ways, they were all bad. Finally, some dip- lomat advanced a solution-the Glee Club. Immediately the chapel was converted into a DUPUY F. CAYCE Farmington, Mo. Beta Theta Pi, Vice-Presi- dent S t u d.e n t Body, 4, P if e s i cl e n t Pan-Hellenic Council, 4, Honor Roll, 1, Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, Busi- ness Manager, 2, 3, 4, Y. M. C. A., Cabinet, 2, 3, 4, Track Squad,1,2, Debate Squad, 2. them roundly as disturbers of the peace. Little did they realize that within the innocent breasts of those boys were harbored powerful artistic urges, and that the nocturnal cacophonies were only attempts to give expression to the rhapso- dies of young souls. Bitter feud sprang up be- tween the townsfolk and the aspiring masculine prima donnas fthe Greeks had a word for itj. Happily for the order of Fulton, dissensions arose in the ranks of the serenaders themselves -everyone wanted to sing first tenor. For some time thereafter pandemonium reigned on the Blue campus, arias formerly reserved for the bathroom were jangled about on the public larynx gymnasium and chaos ceased. Since that memorable date the Glee Club has grown into a Westminster institution: sometimes good, often indifferent, again frankly rotten, but al- ways plenty of sound. This year we have been fortunately blessed with an excellent choral organization. Under the capable direction of Russell Dean Becker, the Club organized early in the first semester and rehearsed faithfully until late in the spring. Gupton Vogt served as president, and DuPuy Cayce managed the business arrangements. About fifty men responded to the first call for Continued on page 28 twenty-four The Band Westrnmster had the mlsfortune of hav1ng no organ 1ZGd band th1s year Notwlthstandlng the lack of leadersh1p organ1zat1on and practlce the old band men of years gone by never let a football game or pep meet 1ng sl1p by Wlthout tootlng a few measures Wlth Jack Atklnson at the baton and Frank Blalr on the bass drum rhythm was a loglcal necess1ty As every band must have volume let us say that the band of 1930 may have been small but It certa1nly was concentrated The summonmg of the band was much after the fashlon of the old Hre brlgade The Heetest of the band men were dlspatched as runners who sped through the v1llage tra1l1ng mstruments and gatherlng recrults as they went The wlres burned w1th the words Strlke Up the Band In shorter t1me than lt took to Wflte these words all seventeen loyal band men were at the1r places Wlth pursed l1ps We of Westmlnster look forward to the day when our band shall be of such numbers as to necessltate a Waltlng l1st when we shall have a mus1c department when a g1ant W shall be formed on Prlest F1eld by band men 1n blue and whlte un1forms and when a com petent d1rector shall g1ve us a band of Wh1Ch to boast Unt1l that brlght future com s let that Blue Jay who can forget the lmmortal stralns of Work for the Nlght Is Com1ng and the Old Gray Mare heap on h1s head the ashes of dlsgrace and take h1S place among those Whose college Splflt IS elther bent broken or totally dead ? ! 3 . 7 , . ! 7 . . U . ' 1 ,, . . . 7 7 7 , - . . O V 7 - - cc ' . 77 gg 77 ' 7 7 twenty-five li!! Smith, Fisher, Rodenbaugh, Wagner, Cole 1930 Fooilmall Season-conlinuetl ed. A few minutes later a long Rolla pass was completed putting the visitors in scoring position. After a series of line smashes Has- sler carried the ball over for the second score. A lateral pass was completed for the extra point and the scoring was ended for the day. While the whole Blue Jay team played a marvelous game against their heavier oppo- JAMES SMITH, JR., Center, Chillicothe, Mo. Smitty, playing his first year on the Blue Jay team, held down center position well. With this year's experience his work in the next three years should bring him even more honor. HICKMAN FISHER, End, Foley, Mo. Hick developed into a dependable reserve end giving the regular ends plenty of competition for their position. With a little more experience he should become a real end. Hick has three more years at Westminster. BILLY GORDON RODENBAUGH, Halfback, Mexico, Mo. Although handicapped with an ankle and leg injury, Billy did some nice work on the field. He is a hard hitting backfield man and was respon- sible for many Blue Jay gains. With three more years as a Blue Jay he should develop into a valuable player. tw enty-six nents, special credit should be given to Tol- liver, the diminutive Blue Jay quarterback, who consistently pierced the Rolla defense for long gains. In the game at Marshall the next week the Blue Jays seemed to have lost the spirit which brought them so much honor the week before. As a result Missouri Valley celebrated their EDWARD WAGNER, Fullback, St. Louis, Mo. In the game with the Bears, Hans was the victim of a concentrated Washington U. attack as he was gaining too much ground. As a result he arose from a play with a broken arm and was unable to enter the lineup until the final game of the season. His showing in this game proved that the Blue Jay power attack was greatly handicapped without him. Hans has three more years at Westminster and they should be three more years of football glory. BERNARD COLE, Fullback, Belleville, Ill. The most outstanding characteristic possessed by Barney is his grit. Although suffering bodily injuries this little man would plow into the op- ponents' line and come up grinning five or six yards down the field. He could always be de- pended upon for a gain when it was needed. Home-coming with a 13 to 6 victory. The Vik- ings scored early in the game on a long run by Van Winkle, and Nuckles added the extra point with a place kick. However, the Blue Jay fol- lowers were given a chance to cheer when Tol- liver ran 38 yardsfor a touchdown. The try for extra point failed and the half ended with Mis- souri Valley holding a 7-6 lead. In the second half the Vikings scored another touchdown after blocking a Blue Jay punt. In the closing minutes of the game the Jays tried valiantly to score but were unable to seriously threaten the Valley goal line. Returning to their home field the Blue Jays again fought a losing battle. Meeting for the first time on the gridiron since 1926 Central de- feated Westminster 13 to 6. The entire Blue Jay team fighting hard outclassed the Eagles but were the victims of bad breaks. The first half was taken up with Blue Jay advances tak- ing the ball deep into Central's territory only to lose it on penalties. In the closing minutes of the first half, Tolliver, who had time after time thrilled the crowd by breaking loose for long gains, was taken from the game after re- ceiving a spinal injury. In the second half the Eagles started a drive that the Blue Jay line was unable to stop and Central scored. Griggs made a perfect kick for the extra point. In the opening minutes of the last quarter Central scored their second touchdown on a long pass but failed to add the extra point. With only a few minutes to play the Blue Jays scored when Corder, crashing off left tackle, cut back and raced 54 yards for a touchdown. The attempt to add the extra point failed and Central held a 13 to 6 lead with the game rapidly drawing to a close. At this point the Jays attempted a desperate passing attack but the Eagles were alert and successfully defended their lead. Westminster closed the season on Thanksgiv- ing Day at Fulton in a brilliant manner by de- feating William Jewell 18 to 6. From the start the Blue Jay team swept down the field and after a few minutes of play scored a touchdown when Tolliver skirted around right end crossing the goal line unmolested. The kick for extra point was wide. Just as the Blue Jays domi- nated the field in the first minutes of play the Hilltoppers from Liberty took possession and started a drive that netted them the tying score. Their kick for the extra point was blocked by Blanton, the outstanding Blue Jay tackle. The play was fairly even for the remaining part of the first half, neither team threatening to score. At the start of the second half the Blue Jays started another power drive and displaying superior strength marched fifty-five yards for a second score, Corder making the touchdown. Another attempt to add the extra point failed and the score stood 12-6 favoring Westminster. The Jays in their third drive passed and plunged their way deep into Jewell territory but lost the ball on downs. On an exchange of punts Kaiser got off a beautiful kick that went out of bounds on the Jewell 2-yard line. This kick enabled the Blue Jays to start their last drive in Cardinal territory. After a series of Continued on page 102 7-1 twenty-seven Dad's DRY Elaborate decorations on the fraternity houses and the Dorm, parades on the down-town streets and on the field between the halves, old grads and former students of many varietieS and assorted ages, a formal dance or two at night, the most important meeting of the Alumni Council ever held, six new members of the Board of Trustees elected by the alumni, the first time alumni ever directly chose men to these positions, Phi Delta Theta with a cele- bration of its fiftieth anniversary of its entrance on the campus, the Rolla Miners, a football game and the inevitable defeat on this stated holiday, all these coming together, at once and at the same time, that's Home-coming. Open house everywhere, bull sessions all day and most of the night, pleasure in watching a splen- did team, splendidly coached, even though that team did lose to the best eleven in any Missouri institution, college or university, in 1930, good fellowship, beautiful weather, a benevolently disposed faculty, there are nothing but pleasant memories of the day Westminster's sons re- turned in the fall of '30. ' Glaze Club-Conlinuetl B tryouts, twenty-five of whom were retained on the roster. The eliminations were not made because of poor material, but it was thought that a smaller club could be more effectively trained. Progress was somewhat slow at first, due to interference of other activities, but after the holidays Becker rapidly rounded the club into shape. The complete repertoire comprised twenty numbers, delightfully interspersing Bach and Handel with popular ballads. In all its concerts the Club showed thatlit had been carefully trained, and Mr. Becker deserves our praise for having directed one of the best glee clubs Westminster has ever had. In Fulton, the Club appeared at the Court Street churches, and also sang in a joint con- cert with the William Woods Glee Club, at Dulany Auditorium. PThis concert offered a rich and entertaining program, and was greatly appreciated by all music lovers. The big and only trip of the season was aimed at Kansas City and vicinity. Soaring on wings twenty-eight of song, the Club arrived at Westport Landing April 18. En route, Frankenfeld, who also acts as accompanist, amused with his German ac- cordion, and did likewise in thehcity until a de- mure high-school miss asked him how much his peanuts were. During the stay in Kansas City the members of the Club were hospitably entertained at the homes of Presbyterian friends. Concerts were given at several of the leading churches and high schools. ,The Club also sang before one thousand Shriners, and over two radio stations. Although the trip was a finan- cial disappointment, our musical representa- tives received much favorable comment, and certainly enhanced the reputation of the Col- lege. A quartet, made up variously of Becker, Close, Irwin, Whaley, Stone, Miller, Lampe, and Randolph, aided the Club on its trip and made several appearances in behalf of the school. twenty-nine 1 FRANCIS KEENER DUPUY CAYCE IRLEY MCCLARD CARL, HALL Slualenl Officers and Council As everyone has probably heard, Westminster has Student Government. The foundation of this Government is a cute little Constitution, for all the world like one of the big ones that work. There are also several officers, nice boys who preferred a big steam roller to other means of conveyance. The oflicers this year have been Francis Keener, President, DuPuy Cayce, Vice-President, Carl Hall, Secretary- Treasurerg and Irley McClard, Sergeant at Arms. With the exception of President Keener they have done nothing and thus preserved in- tact another old Westminster tradition. They all, however, kept within mailing distance should any exigency have arisen. But the good old Student Council came through in fine style. With Keener at the helm and Warden, et al., in the vanguard, the Coun- cil not only met almost every Monday evening but actually passed no less than seven resolu- tions and a petition or so. This august body was out for blood, and, though they could only inflict a few minor scratches, they managed to make themselves generally known and noto- rious. Among other attempts, a petition to the Board of Trustees was drawn up, entreating Beck Farrell, Warden, Harrison D Jamison, Jones, Arbuthnot orsey thirty for dance privileges in the nice, new Gym- nasium. The Board deemed it wise to table this request for the present, but action is expected within the next five years. Perhaps the most spectacular and unim- portant matter brought before the Council was the problem of William Woods' owl, also known as the Spotless Sparrow. This unhappy creature had been repeatedly besmeared with beautiful blue paint and us girls were getting good and mad. At the insistence of gallant Warden, an apologetic resolution was forthwith despatched to the Woods. The apology was gracefully re- ceived and the Blue Jays finished out the sea- son without a single other boycott. The Coun- cil is recommended to nursing homes and or- phanages, as they are without peers in the gentle art of pacifying children. The Student Council Ball and Frolic proved to be the social event of the season. It was thrown in the William Woods Gym, very kindly loaned to the Council for the occasion. They say that figures don't lie, and the Council had 'em going and coming, as a penny a pound was -charged for each date on the hoof. Ten tons of blooming young womanhood and excellent music by the Royal Blues combined to make the dance a success, both socially and financially. A charming setting of horse blankets and col- ored lights lent romance to the scene. It is hoped that next year's Council will follow the precedent thus bravely established. In the way of politics, the Council proposed several amendments to the Constitution. A student-body meeting met to consider these measures and passed three, the most significant change being one relating to the adoption of Robert's Rules of Order. The meeting was only saved from riot by the courageous feat of James A. Buck in putting to rout a few of the rowdy element who were creating disturbance. The Woods lleceplion Among the many quaint whimseys that make up that peculiar existence known as college life, none is more memorable than the eternal reception given by our sister college. Let us promenade through the arc-lighted corridors again and revive a few of the happenings of the reception of 1930. What a bald discord mangles the air on Jones Hall porch! It is merely the early comers to the reception letting the world know that the gang's all here as they wait for the doors to be unlocked. Time passes, as is its wont to do, and we are in the long, long line of those await- ing the opportunity to receive the pedagogical handclasp. Now in the ofiing are those eagef, hoping, yet fearing faces of the junior Willies. As usual they are corralled in the back parlor waiting to be chosen by some inept freshman who is wondering if his shirt collar is project- ing too high above that of his coat. The senior Willie, adept at the game, engages HH Old acquaintance and is off to a big lead. A jocular junior hies us to the dining room for ice cream and cakes, a brunette, more ice cream, more cakes, a tawny-haired damsel, who desires cakes and-ad plenum. The sinful but soothing strains from the college orchestra interrupt the sound of scraping spoons and the girls' tagi' dance is under way. By the time we have found that hazel-eyed brunette, a towering Arkansan knocks at our elbow and our smile is given her along with a mental estimation of her nerve. The clarion rings, we trudge home, remove our shoes, and enter the inevitable session. Does this description sound a bit raw, rather unjust to the Willies? Remember, then, that we too are collegians whose fathers are work- ing our way through collegeg that some of us have sand in our shoes, and that Mother Nature did not confine her regretable mistakes to Wil- lies alone. 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U -4-VVXLNS' 1, X Dx' HARRY WILLMER J ONES Phi Delta Theta, Delta Tau Gamma, Pi Kappa Delta, National Council, Debate, 1, 2, Captain, Honor Roll, 1, 2, Dobyns Oratorical, P e a c e Oratorical, State Oratorical, Extemporane- ous Speaking CProvinceDg Jabberwockyg S t u d e n t Council, 1, 2, C o l um ns Staff, Blue Jay Staff. Oralo ry T w o oratorical contests are held at Westminster e a c h y e a r, at which times aspir- ing college Burkes and Pat Henrys have their oppor- tunity to stir the multitudes f r o m the platform. The robe of Demos- thenes for 1931 is worn by Harry Willmer Jones, a sophomore, captain of debate, and one of the most versatile public speakers in the history of Westminster. Jones took first place in both the Dobyns and the Peace Oratorical, the first time both have ever been won in a single year by the same I'I18.I1. In its annual Dobyns Oratorical, Westminster boasts the oldest college oratorical contest of its kind in the Middle West. The Westminster classic was first held in 1888, and for forty-two years in succession earnest young orators have been pointing out what is wrong with the uni- verse and what we are to do about it. Among the names inscribed upon the roll of winners one recognizes those of Charles F. Lamkin, Sr., Franc L. McCluer, and Congressman Stanley P. Clay. John Westbrook says he won it one year, too, but we are unable to find him mentioned. Fifty dollars in cash and the right to repre- sent the College in the annual State Old-Line Oratorical Contest are the rewards for him who best holds you, stirs you, and moves you to action. An unusually large number of eight thwty-four entered the Dobyns this year, due perhaps to the 1930 financial depression. Five Fulton judges rendered the decision, voting unani- mously for Jones for first place. Following him, the ranking was: Earl Dowell, second, Lawrence Hepple, third, Aldine Hudson, win- ner of the Dobyns last,year, fourth. C. L. Mor- rison, Billy Van Matre, William Pevestorff, and Walter D. Langtry comprised the rest of the field. The other oratorical contest of the year is the Peace Contest, which was held November 26. Lawrence Hepple placed second in this tryout to choose the .Westminster representative for the State contest. Frank Blair and J. B. Mor- row composed the other peacemakers. By virtue of his victory in the Dobyns, Jones represented Westminster in the State Old-Line Oratorical Contest held March 5 at Park Col- lege. His oration was titled The Adder's Sting, and was a plea for world peace based upon a legend of King Arthur. When the Utumult and the shoutingi' Cemphasis on the latterj had died away, it was found that Jones had been given the state championship by the judges, the first time in ten years that Westmin- ster had won this contest. Second place was won by Mr. McEwan of Park College, speaking on The Enemy of the People. Returning from this engagement, Jones and Coke Reeves ran into the recent blizzard and were marooned in the snow for three days. Reeves reports that the Westminster spellbinder delivered the most eloquent oration of his career while put- ting on skid chains in the snow at ten below zero, but we regret that this.Philippic is not quite suited for publication. With the radio and the talking picture offer- ing new opportunities for the public speaker, there seems to be a return of interest in this traditional field of forensics. With Jones re- turning next year, and with the fine ability dis- played by such underclassmen as Hepple, Dowell, and Van Matre, Westminster's future in oratory seems well assured. As Uncle Charley would put it: Young men fslapj, success is waiting for the man who can fslapj express himself. lnhamural Sporls Under Westminster's new arrangement of student gymnasium activities the revival of in- tergroup sports has received much approval, This is the second year of intramural competi- tion and more enthusiasm is in evidence than last year. The school is divided into the Town Club, Dorm Club, Yorke House, Beta, Phi Delt, and K. A. The sports are swimming, volley ball, tennis, golf, and track. First place counts one point, second two and third three. Thus the club having the least number of points wins the intramural cup. Last year the Phi Delts won the first-place cup and the Dorm Club was second. The first sport of 1930-31 was swimming. Phi Delta Theta, with the Gordon Boys and Yantis in the swimming events and Fisher in the diving, easily won first place. The Lampe Boys, McLaughlin, Irwin, and Tolliver won sec- ond for the Dorm. The meet was most interest- ing, employing two evenings to run it off. If Westminster swimmers develop as much in the coming years as they have in the first two the college should have a tank team worthy of intercollegiate competition. It is very evident that students have been enjoying the water since the completion of the gymnasium. Next came vol- ley ball. H e r e again the Phis and Dorm were supe- rior, the two tying for first p l a c e. Volley ball has particular v a l u e as a sport which fulfills exercise re- q u i r ements for gymnasium credit. The object of the new plan is to I EUGENE F. KIMBRI-:LL B.A., Westminster College, M.A., Columbia University. make an opportunity for the largest number of men to work off their gymnasium credits in as enjoyable a way as possible. fEditor's note: See Jamison for further enlightenment on this matterj Basketball provided an unusually entertain- ing sport, both for players and spectators. Continued on page 38 Below-Dorm Volley Ball T tied for first place. p At Right-Phi Delt Volley Ball Team tied for first place. At Left-Phi Delt Basket- ball Team tied for first place. Above-Yorke House Vol- ley Ball Team. thirty-five ROBERT L. ACUFF Phi Delta Theta, W Club, Basketball 1 2 Ca tain 3, J 3 I p J Spanish Club. Basketball, Season 1930-1931 On November 20 C 0 a c h Kimbrell issued a call for basketball candi- dates who were not engaged in football. A large number of men responded to the call and f our work-outs were held each week, consisting mainly of drills on the fundamental principles of the game. ' With five lettermen, Captain Bob Aculf, Carl Porchey, Lawrence Bell, Ray Kaiser, and Ken- neth Humphrey, returning, formal practice ses- sions were started December 1, in preparation for the coming season. The Blue Jays opened the season at Fulton with a 20 to 16 victory over Central Wesleyan Junior College. The two teams battled evenly at first, but near the end of the first half East- man, Blue Jay forward playing his first col- lege game, broke loose and scored several goals, giving Westminster a lead that the Ce- wescos were unable to overcome. Coach Kim- brell substituted freely in order to see some of his freshman material under fire. Eastman was high point man with 12 points. In the second game of the season the Blue Jays were defeated by Warrensburg Teachers College 27 to 26 at Fulton. The Warrensburg team took an early lead and maintained it throughout the first half. In the ,second half the' fighting Blue Jays gradually cut down the margin but were unable to overcome it. Cap- tain Acuff and Eastman starred for the West- minster aggregation, the latter taking scoring honors with 13 points. Continued on page 42 Young, Sharp, Bell, Eastman, Howell, Tolliver, Daugherty, Porchey, Kelley Tanner Acujff fCj May thirty-six The Lay of llle Las! Minshel Listen, my loved ones, and ye shall know Of the McClure-Bowers Minstrel Show. T CANTO ONE The Fulton elite were seated in state And Doc Pat, and Tubby, and Beechnut, each one In the theatre known as Pratt, Is present and decked out in style. And Charley the Moon and Droopy the Great Here sits a fair Willie, looking up at her date, Like youthful Ziegfelds sat. Here's Jerry Reeves, still as a mouse, For the feature which gathered the good people so, And austere knights of Wooglum stand, still and And packed them inside, sardine tight, sedate, Was the far-famed McClure-Bowers Great Min- Near wild frosh from the Phi Delta house. strel Show In short, there is gayety in the air Which was visiting Fulton that night. And dough in the box office too, Mayor Tubby in shirt front that gleams as the sun For a fine and goodly crowd is there Is seated in front, on the aisle, The gala performance to view. CANTO TOO Should my story end here, it would all have been DI'00py Stirs in his seat, Charley looks far from wells . well But my chronicle must be resumed, A5 the Sffur n0te5 moufnfuuy P931- And with tears in my eyes I must hasten to ten Oh tgat singing! 'Tis like some poor tortured soul's ye v d ' d d d. , HOW our armg pro ucers were Come Or as 1f some stuck porker had squealed. O'er the jokes we shall pass with a charitable sign For repeating them wouldn't be lawful For the caramel dancers are hardly a treat, And their art, so it seems, is composed Of treading their meagufes OH each Othefis feet- And the whole presentation description belies. Not one smile in the crowd is disclosed. Now the rest of my story is awful! CANTO THREE Revenge must be had! cries some swindled lad, And now, friends, in earnest the battle is on. And to grocery stores everyone hies, Spoiled edibles darken the air. For the purchase of eggs that are aged and bad The battle of produce is not finally won And of spoiled fruits a goodly supply. Till the stage is deserted and bare. When one brown soprano doth deign to commence But the end of my epic's found not in the Pratt, To exercise har mighty lungs Retribution must still overtake. She is struck by an egg of no great excellence- The callow producers-take my word for that- A coward that hits her and runs. Found reward in Bill Woods' chilly lake. POSTLUDE So, children of mine, take good heed from my tale, And in producing minstrels, remember That the WilliamlWoods lake is quite freezing and stale And not suited for dips in December. thirty-seven lnlralnural Sporls-Conlinued Every team was defeated at least once. Until the last round the Town Club seemed certain to win, but there ran a dark horse in the race and the Betas, having lost more than they had won, defeated the probable champions in the year's thriller. It was remarked that the game was the most exciting one played on the floor the entire season. The Town Club and Phi Delta Theta tied for first. Among the out- standing players for the year were Diffenderfer and Vaughan for the Phis, Edmonds and Hum- phrey for the Town Club, Fletcher for the K. A., and Kelley for Yorke House. In handball the Dorm team composed of Mc- Clanahan and Wagner were easily victors. The Phi Delts were second. After handball we all sat around talking about football and things, waiting for spring to come, when We could start the playground ball contests. Finally one week we did have three 'days of sunshine in a row so we all de- cided that spring had come and it was time to start the ball rolling. For many weeks we were all up in the air about the outcome of the games. It seemed that even the best of ball players committed as many errors as the dubs. Sometimes you hit it hard enough to go miles and it stops at shortstop. Another time you merely tap it and over the fence it goes. How- ever in the end the Dorm Club, with the Porcheys, Gray, Cole, and Blanton, all varsity men, playing stellar roles at bat and afield, won the championship. They won all their games beating the Phi Delts in a 1 to 0 thriller that lasted an extra inning or so. The Phi Delts were second. - In the intramural track meet the Dorm was first with 4lV2 points, the Phi Delt team came in second with 331f2, closely followed by the K. A.'s with 33. The Betas scored 30M points for a good fourth and the Town Club trailed with 165 points. 1 Edmonds running for the Betas was high point man of the meet scoring firsts in the hun- dred and two-twenty dashes and second in the quarter. Smith of the K. A. team won the quarter and half-mile, runs. For the Dorm Wagner won the low hurdles, and Herrell the high hurdles. Porchey won the javelin. Clark of the K. A. team surprised his friends and others by winning the mile. For the Phis Clayton won the high jump, Yantis won the pole vault and Crews did fine work in the dashes and field events getting llk points in all. t Below-Dofrm H a n d b all Team won first place At Right-Dorm Swimming Team won second place. thirty- eight At Left-Phi Delt Swim- ming Team won flfrst place Above-Phi Delt Handball Team won second place. Thompson, Knoch, Terrell, Aldrich, Atkinson, Singleton, Linebeck, Barnes, Doherty Royal Blues With a somewhat revised personnel the Royal Blues have been blasting and blaring away as merrily as ever this year. One is never quite sure just who are in the orchestra, inasmuch as it, like the phoenix of antiquity, builds anew on the ashes of the oldg but somehow it manages to preserve its peculiar personality. Perhaps it is Jack Atkinson, who has been blowing around with Westminster orchestras for the past fifteen years. Whatever it is that makes it so, the Royal Blues are good, in fact, about the best in these parts. After Coombs left school Courtney Aldrich took up the baton and has wielded it ever since, only there isn't any. The rest of the group are off again and on again, but always nine. The Royal Blues seem to have fallen in line with most of the better college orchestras. Whereas Westminster syncopators have ever been rather ribald in their interpretations of popular music, the present organization has gone classic. Incongruously enough, the melli- fluent strains of Kiss Me Again, smoothly blended with Traumerei, soothe the ear and still the emotions of the jaded collegiate, as he sits sipping his daily atrocity in the Greeks. Not that the Royal Blues can't get hot, oh no! But they now wax warm in a genteel manner and at the right times. This year they played some of the smoothest yet gayest dances im- aginable, notably the Student Council Ball and the Blue Jay Annual Dance. Furthermore, they have acquired a reputation in foreign parts, as a result of their work in Mexico and on other campuses. The Royal Blues have freely given of their talents to different school activities, and it is with great pride that we claim them as our own Westminster orchestra, the best ever. thirty-nine i Front Row-Prof. Westbrook, Rodenbaugh, Silces, Urban, Barbour, Shortridge, Taylor Second Row-Todd, Williamson, Sloss, Finks, Magill, Steele, Fisher Third Row-Max, Hutson, Grimes, Patton, Gray, Thomas, Lampe Pllilologic' Early this year Westminster's eminent apos- tles of sweetness and light-namely, Charles F. Dog Lamkin, Jerry Reeves, and John West- brook-put their heads together, which inci- dentally is quite a feat, and agreed that this college lacked intellectual ferment. The Eng- lish departments have been notoriously impo- tent to create this elusive spirit, and the gentle- men were at a loss for a time as to just what could stimulate and nourish a literary renas- cence. At last, however, they determined to drag forth from the cupboard the skeletons of two societies which flourished on this campus for many years, the Philalethian and the Philo- logic. Since all upperclassmen have been con- verted into incurable lowbrows by English One and Soph Lit, it was decided to limit the mem- bership of the societies to freshmen. The idea forty seems to be that the new lads still retain their pristine naivete, and, being thus uncontami- nated by the insidious sophistries of their elder brothers, are most likely subjects for a whole- sale injection of literature and all that goes with it. This reasoning has since proved sound and the Lethians and Logics are blasting away quite lustily each Monday evening. The original societies were founded in West- minster sometime before the College began to preserve written records. In fact, there is rea- son to believe that the College itself developed from two such societies, composed of a few of the gayer blades in Fulton. Sad to relate, the groups soon degenerated into purely mer- cenary affairs, due to an annual competition, the winner of which received two dollars and a half in gold coin. During the gold panic of Front Row-Wagner, Goodale, Linebeck, Durham, Mcllroy, Clark, Smith, Terrell, Phillips, Williams Second Row-Gallaway, Betts, May, Miller, Pevestorjf, House, Whaley, Singleton Thircl Row-Tappmeyer, Ireland, Sizemore, Swaine, Sheets, Wieneke, Lampe, Reed Plxilalelllian 1928 the College was forced to pay off in paper money, with the result that the following term the societies gradually lost in membership un- til no one was left except the Lamkin boys. These youths struggled mightily to resuscitate the organizations, but in vain, and since that time literature has been decidedly on the wane in Westminster. However, indications are that the seedlets planted this year will soon sprout forth into fragrant blossoms. Next year the junior and senior classes will be admitted on probation. The Philalethians are sponsored by Dr. Reeves in their ardent pursuit after Truth. The Philologics drew lucky and are under the paternal eye of Professor Westbrook. Suffice it to say, their discussions have no erotic trend whatsoever. In the Philalethian group, Ran- dolph Durham is president, John Mcllroy the vice-president, and Edward Linebach the sec- retary. For some strange reason the Lethians have intrusted their financial affairs to R. B. Clark, and also, just to be different, have James Smith as censor, duties undefined. The Logics are presided over by Earl Dowell. Other offi- cers include James Sloss, vice-president, Rob- ert Finks, secretary, J. H. Lampe, chaplain, Billy Rodenbaugh, sergeant at arms fbouncerjg and C. D. Todd, program committee. About sixty-five freshmen are enrolled in the two societies as attendance is rewarded with addi- tional credit, official and otherwise, in English courses. forty-one Acuf, C. Porchey, Bell, Daugherty, Tolliver 4 Baslcellrall-conlinuecl In the first game after the Christmas vacation 'the Jays defeated Trenton Junior College at Fulton by a 33 to 29 score. The Trenton team took the lead at the first of the game by scoring several 'long shots, and were still holding an 18 to 15 lead at the end of the first half. At the start of the final period Porchey Westminster forward began to ring up baskets from all cor ners of the court and with close guarding the Jays cut down the Trenton scoring With Eastman and Porchey constantly hitting the basket the Blue Jays took the lead and held it for the rest of the game In the next game the Blue Jays opened their conference season at Fulton with a victory over the fast Drury team The Blue Jays playing a brilliant brand of ball won the game in the CAPTAIN BOB ACUFF Guard Sprmgfield Mo The results of the seasons play do not por tray any 1nab1l1ty on the part of Bob for his ef forts were untiring his leadership commendable and his sp1r1t superb In Bob Westm1nster has found a man ready to give his best for the team He has one more year at Westminster CAPTAIN ELECT CARL PORCHEY Forward Crystal City Pla 1n his second ear of colle e basketball ference lead1ng lt 1n scoring While h1s offensive work was more than spectacular his defensive ability was far from lacking In twelve confer ence games this season Carl accounted for 150 points averaging over 12 points per game His splendid work on the court won him a place on the M C A U all conference team He IS a capable leader for the Blue Jays and will pilot the team next year skillfully and well forty two closing minutes of play, the final score being 36 to 32. While all members of the Blue Jay team who graced the court that night deserve commendation, special credit should go to Por- chey. Carl played a splendid defensive game besides taking scoring honors with 18 points. The score was close throughout the game the lead changing hands several times In their second conference game the Jays continued to hold the lead by overwhelming the team from Missouri Valley by a 43 to 21 score The Blue Jays ran up a total of 12 points before the Vikings scored and at one time held a 20 to 3 lead Coach Kimbrell used this opportunity to give his reserve material some game experience and was pleased with Contmued on page 44 LAWRENCE BELL Center Kansas City Kan Bell regular center last year was handicapped this season w1th an injured ankle H1s loss was a severe one as when able to get ln the lineup he showed up especially well He has one more year w1th the Blue Jays LEE DAUGHERTY Center Webb City Mo With good guarding ability and a lot of height Lee stepped 1nto pivot position and held it throughout the season H1s lack of experience handicapped him but with that overcome he should develop into a valuable man in his next two years Wlth Westmlnster KEITH TOLLIVER Forward Sprmgfield Mo Billy although handicapped by his size made up for It 1n his speed and accurate goal shooting He developed into a valuable man and when 1n the game could be found near 1f not possessing the ba-ll His next three years should be filled wlth honor gained on the hardwood . , , , - . 7 7 5 , 7 ' , , . , n l . . . . - , 1 U 1 n u A u , - . l 1 n 4 , l , l . . . 7 A 9 I 7 - ' 9 s r ' ' ' , Mo. . . . . . . y g y. 9 , ' ' Carl became the rank1ng forward 1n the con- ' ' 7 - , ' ' Q u l . ' 1. l 9 - ' , . . n I ,O 1 1 , . -1 . , PEYTON T. TALBOT1' Clayton, Mo. Phi Delta Theta, Track Team, 1, 2, 3, 4, Captain, 4, WD Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, Presi- dent, 4, Skulls of Seven, Class President, 2, Pan- Hellenic, 3, 4, Vice-Presi- An h o n o r or- ganization which has a g a i n and a g a i n attempted to be a purposive organization with ends to realize and a reason to be-t h i s is the W C lu b. The club has a most reputable m e m- dem' 4' bership containing the proud wearers of the college letter, em- blematic of some real attainment in its desig- nated Held. Upon the shoulders of these men W Club rests the honor of Westminster's athletic record in football, basketball, track, tennis, baseball, etc. This year the club met earlier in the year than usual and elected Peyton Talbott for their president, Virgil Porchey for vice-president, and Warden for treasurer. At the time they really intended to be able to use a treasurer, for it was vaguely rumored that they were thinking about dances, banquets and all that sort of thing. However, none of the humors ever materialized. The club did, however, meet twice more in the year, once to dispose of basketball season tickets and another time to get rid of baseball and track tickets. R Z5QsfW,Z'x:i QQ- ':, . 1, , ,,.i'6A, , .tgp Front Row-Eastman, Tolliver, William Bowers, Talbott, Wiley, Acujf, Sharp, Farrell Second Row'-Tanner, McClanahan, Thompson, Warden, McKnelly, Elliott, J. Acuf, Cox Third Row-MFisher, Holman, 1VIcClard, Smith, Frankenfeld, C. Porchey, Mays, Hall Fourth Row-Rodenbaugh, Cole, V. Porchey, Crews, Coultas, Daugherty, Blanton Top Row---Wagner, Bell, Books forty-three s I 3 I , , l iz i v. E si 3 44 i il fi it M li S15 il ,, J J l W l U fl li V 1 lil P il w 1. V il l ii . ,, 1 lx fa EI 5 5 If S4 1 I i 1 i 1 1 Sharp, Howell, May, Tanner, Eastman Baslcellball -Coniinuefl the results obtained. Porchey, with sensational playing, ran up a total of 22 points for scoring honors. The next week Central invaded the Blue Jay camp and took home a well earned 26 to 24 victory. The game was a thriller from start to finish, a game in which speed and experience counted heavily. The Blue Jays played a great game against the Eagles and were ahead until the closing minutes, when Captain Hairston, Eagle center, broke loose for several goals. Both captains were outstanding for their re- spective teams, Hairston scoring 14 points to lead Central's scoring and Acuff scoring 10 to lead the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays then journeyed to St. Louis where they played Washington University, los- ing the game by three points. The game was slow throughout, both teams missing several easy shots. Washington piled up a lead at the start, but the Jays overcame it in the second half and with but two minutes to play held a slight lead. In a final effort the Bears scored JESSE EASTMAN, Forward, Anderson, Mo. Jesse set a fast pace at the first of the season and was responsible in a large measure for the early season victories. His offensive ability was exceptionally good but lacked in defensive work. With three more seasons at Westminster he should develop into a real star. JACK SHARP, Guard, Kansas City, Mo. About midseason Jack came into his own and did some nice work at guard in several games. With a little more experience he will become a dangerous candidate for that position next year. PAUL HOWELL, Guard, Appleton City, Mo. While not spectacular his floor work was com- forty-four on long shots to win, the final score being 25 to 22. Returning to Fulton the Blue Jays suffered their second conference defeat when they lost to William Jewell 32 to 22. The Jays took an early lead but lost it when the Cardinals started a fast passing attack that bewildered the Blue Jay defense. In the second half the Cardinals continued to control the ball and after a series of fast passes would break through for a set-up. Webdell played a brilliant game for the visitors, scoring 12 points. However, Porchey took the scoring honors with 13 points, over half of his team's total score. U Westminster's chance to cop the Conference championship suffered a fatal blow when the team was defeated by Central at Fayette by a 35 to 22 score. The Jays were handicapped by a small-sized court, finding few opportunities to try for a goal. Porchey, who in the game at Fulton was held to only four free throws, broke loose several times, scoring 9 points to lead his mates. mendable and will make a strong bid for guard position next year. W. H. TANNER, Forward, Doniphan, Mo. Tanner, entering school the second semester, reported for basketball and made a good showing. Although not experienced enough to root a regu- lar out of his position, he developed into a good reserve man and should do well next year. PHIL MAY, Guard, St. Louis, Mo. Phil made a nice showing on the defense but was unable to do much on the offense. However with more experience he will make Westminster a good man. BaSlKelIDhll'c0nIinued The losing streak remained intact the next week and Rolla defeated the Jays 39 to 23. The Rolla team came to Fulton the underdog but showing superior shooting ability swept the Blue Jays off their feet. The Jays then dropped two games on a road trip. On the first night the Jays were downed by Drury 38 to 20. The Drury team was hit- ting well and scored frequently on long shots. The second night the Jays were defeated by Rolla 40 to 38. In this game the Jays settled down after an erratic first half but were unable to overcome the Rolla lead. Porchey was the outstanding player for the Blue Jays on the trip. In the Drury game he scored 13 points and in the Rolla game accounted for 17 of the Blue Jay points. The last home game of the conference sched- ule was played the next week and the Jays again tasted defeat, this time by Tarkio, the final score being 34 to 32. The Blue Jays were able to take the lead in the last half through the brilliant goal shooting of Tolliver and Por- chey, only to lose it in the last few minutes when Tarkio scored on several long shots. The Blue Jays finished the season on a three- day road trip. On the first night William Jewell defeated Westminster 36 to 30. Porchey again took scoring honors with 22 points. In the sec- ond game of the trip the Jays were defeated 45 to 28 by Tarkio. Returning to Marshall, the Blue Jays closed the regular season with a victory over Missouri Valley. The Jays opened up with a fast offensive attack piling up a big lead before the Vikings could score. The final score was 33 to 20. Returning to Fulton Coach Kimbrell began to put his men in the best shape possible for the M. C. A. U. Tournament which was held here March 5, 6, and 7. In the first round the Blue Jays defeated Rolla 32 to 29, a team which had defeated the Jays twice during the season. The game was full of thrills and the local fans cheered wildly as Porchey and Tolliver broke through the Miner defense for short shots. Others to win their opening games were William Jewell, Tar- kio, and Central. William Jewell had little trouble in defeating Drury, the score being 34 to 22. Both Tarkio and Central defeated their opponents with little effort, Tarkio winning over Missouri Valley 42 to 31, and Central beat- ing Culver Stockton 42 to 26. In the second round the fast breaking Cen- tral team proved too much for the Blue Jay de- fense and the Eagles trounced the Westminster aggregation by a 32 to 18 score. William Jewell won the right to play in the finals by decisively beating Tarkio 41 to 18. Playing in the consolation division Rolla rolled up the largest score made during the tournament by defeating Culver Stockton 55 to 20. Drury won the right to play Rolla for the consolation championship by downing Missouri Valley 26 to 18. In the consolation finals Rolla won over Drury 32 to 28. Westminster took third place in the tournament by defeating Tarkio 39 to 27. The Blue Jays played their best game of the season, displaying a flashy scoring attack and a stub- born defense. Captain Acuff, while taking scoring honors with 12 points, held his all- conference opponent to a low score. In the last game of the tournament Wil- liam Jewell won the M. C. A. U. Tournament Championship by defeating Central, the win- ner of the season play. The game was decided after four overtime periods, the final score be- ing 23 to 21. 20-Blue 26-Blue 33-Blue 36-Blue 43-Blue 24-Blue Jays vs. Central Wesleyan - - Jays vs. Warrensburg T. C. - - Jays vs. Trenton Jr. College - - Jays vs. Drury - - Jays vs. Missouri Valley Jays vs. Central - - 22-Blue Jays vs. Washington University - 22-Blue Jays vs. William Jewell - - - 22-Blue Jays vs. Central ----- 23-Blue Jays vs. Rolla - - 20-Blue 38-Blue 32-Blue Jays vs. Drury - Jays vs. Rolla - - Jays vs. Tarkio - - 30-Blue Jays vs. William Jewell 28-Blue Jays vs. Tarkio - - 33-Blue Jays vs. Missouri Valley M. C. A. U. Tournament at Ful 32-Blue Jays vs. Rolla - - 18-Blue Jays vs. Central - - 39-Blue Jays vs. Tarkio - 537 Conference Standing Wgn - - - 3 LOSt Total Season Standing Won - - - 7 Lost ton, Mo. forty-five I Wine, Wooley, Larson, E. Hammond, Martin, Coclcrell, Berghauser, Taylor, Vogt, Winkel- meyer, Close, Singleton, Marshall, Mrs. Jameson, Irwzn, Randolph, .Cayce,'Farrell, Stone, V. Hammond, Atkinson, Fitzsimmons, Van Wormer, Bullock, Guthrze, Steznmeyer, Mas-- son, Green Mixed Chorus One day last fall Mrs. Jameson was feeling more ambitious than usual so she decided to invite some of the Westminster singers up to the Woods. When they arrived she invited them back into one of the soundproof vaults in the Jameson Conservatory and there disclosed to them her plan. Now if you will work real hard and be real good I will let you sing with my girls? Then she handed out Songbooks and everyone started singing Annie Laurie or some such song. Everyone could see right off the bat that it was all a dark plot to show the boys up, be- cause you see Mrs. Jameson had already in- structed the girls in the gentle art. The boys were to find that to sing real well one must have a happy thought and that furthermore one must apply brains as well as brawn and that there were places where the idea was to sing real softly foh ever so softlyj, and other places where noise was the idea Time went on Cas time has a habit of going onj the Blue Jay singers faithfully braved the hardships hardshlps that had hitherto been considered too strenuous for any time save Fri forty sn' day nights. Mrs. Jameson labored manfully QI guess women can labor manfullyj and the girls were very considerate of their less gifted fellow singers. Andlfinally on Sunday, Decem- ber 14, the Intercollegiate Choir was ready for its first public appearance. It was in the after- noon at 4:00 and I believe is known in the by-laws as the Christmas Vesper Service and the William Woods ladies are all supposed to attend. At any rate the Choir is said to have acquitted itself well and I am sure that Mrs. Jameson was proud of them. After ,the Vesper Service they all went to her house and spent the remainder of the evening helping the com- mittee judge the Atwater Kent Audition. After the holidays and the exams were over the club began rehearsals for a concert to be given in collaboration with the Westminster and William Woods Glee Clubs No one seems to remember just when this was given but lt was a great success We feel that the Intercollegiate Choir was a good thing and appreciate the time and effort that Mrs Jameson spent in making it a success and hope that it will be continued in the future cc as 7 ' 1 7 9 - . ' n u o . ' ' - . . , . . ROBERT L. STEPHENS Joplin, Mo. Beta Theta Pi, Honor Roll, 2, 35 Class President, 3, Jabberwocky, President, 3, Blue Jay Staff, 2, Alpha Psi Omega. lethargic club into action T h a t i s t h e name which some person in the dim past has put on the dramatic club and as a result the club has loafed along on its funny name. Loafing is all that Jabber- wocky has done in the last two years. However, toward the end of the winter the boys stirred their and presented Ten Nights in a Bar Room. But how can I better illustrate the typical J abberwock, than to quote a play practice? The hour is 3:30 any day. The place is Swope Chapel. Janne.-wacky Sid Maughs arrives and demands with a loud oath: Where's the cast? Receiving no an- swer Sid plumps himself across three seats and peruses a work of Sax Rohmer. After about twenty minutes Beck comes in quoting: There are more things in heaven and earth than thou hast dreamed of, Horatio, to Lampe, who shambles down to the desk and ar- ranges it while mumbling his play part. After setting the stage he sits on the reading desk. About this time the four horsemen from the Beta house arrive and spread themselves out over the front row of chapel seats. Jamison and Jones, the only peaceful room- mates on the campus, arrive, and Lee yells for the play to start. Beck Wants to play Lime- house Blues again-so the cast gathers about the piano and yodels, or yells, or in general dis- plays its lung power. This being over the cast gradually settles down for an afternoon of registering pathos, glee, hate, fear, etc. f,0Q',1 4.221 Front Row-Jamison, Bachelder, D. Jones, H. Jones, Karsch, Glass, Gish, Langtry Reeves, S. Gordon, Dorsey, Warden, D. Close, Beck, W. Lampe, Urban Third Row-Stephens, J, Lampe, Mauglts, Clayton, Marshall, Vogt, Arbuthnot forty-seven CHAUNCEY V. FARRI-:LL Farmington, Mo. Dorm Club, Yorke House, Student Council, Blue Jay Editor, Football, W Club, Delta Tau Gamma. The Blue Jay Slaff One of the most difficult problems that confronts a Blue Jay editor is that of picking a number of men to do the Work. I had always Won- dered j u s t why the men who write for a publication are called the staff, I fo u n d out t h a t s o m e bright editor must have been in the same situation as I, he found him- self in a position where he needed something to lean on so he appointed a staff.', This year's annual was to be a more or less accurate picture of life on our campus, so it was necessary to find a group of men who would be representative and at the same time capable of presenting a c r 0 s s section of the activities and organizations here at Westminster. With this in mind I selected men who h a d b e e n active in the va- rious activities and asked them to Write on that ach- tivity in W h i c h they were most interested. In this way I believe the 1931 BLUE JAY is a fairly accurate account of o u r school life. I wish to thank those who have aided the staff with their time. WALLACE I. BOWERS A Moberly, Mo. Beta Theta Pi, Y. M. C. A., Columns Staff, 2, 3, 4, Sports Editor, 2, Business Manager, 4, Blue Jay Staf, 2, 3, Sports Editor, 2, Busi- ness Manager, 3, Student- Body President, 4, Pan- Hellenic Council, 3, 4, Sec- retary, 3, 4, Student Coun- cil, 4, Delta Tau Gamma, Golf Team C4-Man Teamj, 3, Skulls of Seven. Front Row-Jamison, Bachelder, H. Jones, Oesterle, Farrell , Second Row-Mohler, Burg, Bowers, Acuf, J. Lampe, Warden, Beck forty-eight our lleells Jiffy Miss Margarel Winsion Miss Lauralee wooley fifty-one Jifty two Miss Dorothy Gray ik --H.-,rn MY., ,,,.,., , ,, 0 Nolninale lo llne Hall of Fame r Keener porclney Glass pallerson I.. anglry Warden Mcclard fifty four COLLEGE vvnwt nn Nfllli' 'QUIK-Ki l1JlniIQHl' linux WND? M W . .iq Y , . f .M,5g.,.4..Q F 1 5 4 ff lla ' if f was 1 f, ',1', Af X ' 4 ,ix f ,g fu tj i k ,M WA x Z- Y I 3- I fi - :QA ' ' ,' 1 , 1 - - , 5 ' ., Q g ,Q wav- - 'ij A .Z , 5 ,. - f , 3, -R ' K , ., v 1,3105 -,,., M ., Q- M- , M V '.v+. f ,X , 2, - w 1 . Q : A, A, , f. :ff 3 gf. 1 5 QL ' fain J., L, VHF .-, WW, f- QW 9 --v-aqamvmm ,, :Wg ...1-WMV 4 W , wt f 'Qpdmgmwf . Q M, K 'MW . ' ,,,,,!,aqw Jifty-five fifty -six WALTER DALE LANGTRY Yorke House: Dorm Club, 1, 2, 3, Pi Kappa Delta, Alpha Psi Omega, Debate, 2, 4, Jabberwocky, C o lu m n s Staff, 1, 3, 4, Business Man- ager and Editor, 4, Y. M. C. A. Cabinet. The Colunlns Slaff Intermittently during the school year there is pub- lished by a group of students a pa- per, now called The Columns, but formerly entitled The Fortnightly. In the opening semester of the year James Ran- dolph, as the edi- tor, and Walter Langtry, as the business manager, carefully edited a paper which was satisfactory both to the faculty and the alumni. However, toward the end of the semester Randolph felt constrained to resign the editorship, because of pressing scholastic duties, leaving Langtry to carry on alone. And the little fellerw did carry on and edited a paper with assistance of his staff which proved very satis- factory to all con- cerned. Langtry is to be commended for his Work as editor and busi- ness m a n a g e r combined for it is something of a task to step into a gap and fill it to the satisfaction of b o t h one's self and the reader. The p o l i c y of the paper is much ALAN BECK Webster Groves, Mo. Yorke House, Blue Jay Staff, 2, 3, 4, Editor Fort- nightly, 3, Columns Staff, 4, Student Council, 4, Dorm Club, 1, 2, 3, Razzberries, 1, 2, 3, 4, Library Asst., 2, 3, Jabberwocky, 2, 3, 4, Alpha Psi Omega, 4, Delta Tau Gamma, 3, 4, Sigma Omega Psi, 2, Debate Team, 3, Honor List, 1, Skulls of Seven. Continued on page 88 I K . We ,wi N Front Row-Jamison, Bachelder, H. Jones, Beck, Dorsey, Langtry Second Row-Mohler, Bowers, Acuf, Clayton, Schaumann Third Row-Blair, Lampe, Karsch fifty-seven ALAN BECK HAROLD FLETCHER Skulls of Seven This year more than ever this West- minster honor organization attempted to realize its purpose and ideal: The selec- tion of every man for a definite reason because of outstanding attainments or ability in every field. The recognized qualifications for membership of scholar- ship, athletic ability, student office, editor- ship of student publications, all these com- bined with character and personality form the basis for selecting members. The Skulls of Seven is a miniature Who's Who of the outstanding men in the col- lege, usually Seniors. One day in May of each year is known as Tap Day. Upon the named day, wrap- pcd in much ceremony the naming of the new seven takes place. One of the active Skulls proceeds on his newly elected fel- low and gently taps his shoulder. The first duty of the New Seven is the conduct of the graduating class through the Col- umns and in September the leading of the incoming freshman class through the Columns. The Skulls of Seven, symboliz- ing the culmination of recognition for honorable deeds, thus leads the new freshman into the light of Westminster's tradition, history and glory and also dis- misses the graduate senior with the well- wishing and Godspeed of a Christian col- lege. FOSTER WILEY FRANCIS KEENER DENZIL WARDEN SYDNEY MAUGHS PEYTON TALBOTT fifty-eight GEORGE BEATY SWEAZEY Dean and John Harvey Scott Professor of Mathe- matics, the Chair endowed by the Alumni B.A., M.A., Wabash Collegeg LL.D., Parsons College ftfty-nine FRANC LEWIS MCCLUER ROBERT S. CHRISTIAN DANIEL SHAW GAGE The John Ja . 1 y Rzce Profes- - - Potlgs Proiegsrgi of Phzloso- 30,0 of Economics gbjfrussrzgtlginsfiithgzjliilisf p 'y an 'L Q ' ' -1 a BA VIA DD W t - - B-A-, M-A-, WeStm.1nSt.er Graduate Work at the - -v 1 - -v - -I 95 mm CollegegPh.D.,Un1vers1ty U - it f Chi ster C o 1 l e g eg Ph.D., of Chicago mvers y O cago Wooster College The Fatiully If the faculty were to be admitted to almost any of the sessions that take place at various places on the campus most any night, I believe they would be agreeably surprised to find the high esteem in which they are held. Dr. Gage would find himself a, demigod in the minds of most seniors. Drs. Day, Weigle, and Scott would learn that they are infallible in the minds of those scientifically inclined CDr. Krue- ger is rapidly entering that realmj, Dr. Peoples would find that his comments on life and things in general are not as readily forgotten as the JEREMIAI-I BAscoM REEVES JOHN CLARKE PATTERSON LEIE CHRISTOPHER DAHL Li5feIfLt3!LPT0feSS0T 0321 EWU- IETXRSSOT of History I . - zs anguage an Lit- . ., M.A., University of ngqggxr m Modem' Lan erature Texas, Ph.D., Duke Uni- BA Concordia College, B.A., University of North Vefslty . ., , . l , Diplomes, University of Carqhrfa' MA Yale Um' Paris versity, Ph.D., Cornell University sixty 'i COLIN A. MCPHEETERS Professor of Educatiorig Oc- cupant Of the Callaway County Chair of Edu- cation B.A., M.A., Westminster Collegeg Ph.D., University Of Chicago WILLIAM COOK ZELLARS Professor of Modern Lan- guages Ph.B., Emory Universityg M.A., Columbia Univer- sityg Ph.D., New York University CAMERON D. DAY . Professor of Biology BA., C e n t r al Wesleyan Collegeg M.A., Ph.D., Uni- versity of Kansas The Faculiy -Conlinued principal parts of Greek and Latin verbs. Bul- let and Jerry would find themselves being quoted as authorities, Dr. McQueen would find that he has uncovered a world Of wisdom for the freshmen in the Old Testament fand Prof. WestbrOok's Century Handbook lies right along- side the Bible as he would have itj. And so each would find that he is adding tremendously to the lives Of the men who come in contact with him in his classroom. l HAROLD HERSMAN SCOTT ' PU A Charless Professor of Phys- Oris MELVIN WEIGLE icstcarid Applied Mathe- ELIZABETH HEDGES ma ics Professor of Chemistry BA., Iowa State Teachers' Collegeg M.S., State Uni- versity Of Iowa B.A., Westminster Collegeg B.S., Washington Uni- versityg M.S., University of Colorado vw ..- .-u. . ....,........-n-1-1-vas.-4,-..,.,.....u. ..L.1- --4-4 ,, Librarian B.S., P e a b O d y Collegeg Special student in library work, University of Michigan Sixty-one Zela Tau Della For a long time Westminster has felt the need of an organization like Zeta Tau Delta. Ever since the founding of the school there has been no organization to reward and praise the mer- its of high scholarship. So, in the spring of 1929, feeling that high scholarship should be commended, several students organized Zeta Tau Delta. ' The purpose of the organization is the promotion of scholarship among the stu- dents of Westminster College. Any student is eligible who has made an average general grade for three consecutive years of ninety-three per cent, provided the average for any one semester is not less than ninety per cent. Another pur- pose is to keep strictly to the idea of high scholarship and when the college has reached the adequate endowment and library require- ments for Phi Beta Kappa, to petition Phi Beta Kappa. In furtherance of the above object the scholarship requirement has been set higher than that of Phi Beta Kappa. At present the membership consists of about twenty-live mem- bers. This number is composed of active mem- bers since the founding, of alumni elected to membership through high grades made while in college, and of faculty members also elected be- cause of their high scholarship. The following of the faculty are members: Dr. D. S. Gage, Dr. G. B. Sweazey, Dr. R. G. Peoples, Prof. Harold Scott, and Prof. John Westbrook. Maughs, Karsch, Gish sixty-two ivl f pi Kappa Della Convenlion The Westminster chapter of Pi Kappa Delta, national honorary fraternity for the promotion of the Art of Persuasion, Beautiful and Just, is one of the outstanding chapters in the or- ganization. The Missouri Alpha chapter is always a formidable factor in the contests of the fraternity and is actively connected with its affairs. Harry Jones is at present National Student Representative on the governing coun- cil of Pi Kappa Delta, having been chosen at the national convention of the order at Wichita, Kan. Dr. Franc L. McCluer is governor of the Province of Missouri and was in charge of its last province convention. The local chapter is composed of 14 men. Its officers are Denzil C. Warden, president, Fran- cis Keener, vice-president, and Gilbert Close, secretary-treasurer. Dr. McCluer, Dr. Reeves, Prof. Westbrook, and Prof. Kimbrell are faculty members of the organization, and Dr. Melvin and Dr. Peoples are honorary members. Meetings of this group are held at least twice a year and would be even more frequent if some one could be found to listen to the simul- taneous discussions of the brothers. Dr. Peo- ples was pledged to the fraternity in hopes that he would prove an auditor, but under the in- fluence of the Demosthenic lodge even he for- sook his traditional role of silence. A dinner party for the fair young debaters of William Woods was given by Pi Kappa Delta early in the spring, but when some forgetful officer seated a forensic Willie next to Potentate War- den the gathering was disrupted, This faux pas has resulted in the recent social bankruptcy of the chapter upon the Westminster campus. A banquet is now being planned in honor of certain representatives of the M. S. D., as this is the only group in town which will consent to meet with the Pi Kaps. The biannual convention of the Missouri Province of Pi Kappa Delta was held this year in Fulton, April 16, 17, and 18. Besides busi- ness meetings for the consideration of problems Front Row-Dr. Reeves, H. Jones, D. Jones, Keener, Kimbrell, DOUJQN - - D , P l , C. McClure, Frcmkenfeld, Reeves 1 52523CiQ5,Z1iGYVgZ0iZnJWeTstbvfcfdjlfilrbuthnot, Bachelder, Schaumann, D. Close, Dr. Melvm, Van Matre, Dfr. McCluer fn. . .......-naw sixty-three .4-A-.......m. 1-funn f,-,- ..,,-.-,f.1,.,.a4w'nu.,-.-.-- ' l 0 lv-m... he mv., ... . which come before such an organization, con- tests for men and women in debate, oratory, and extemporaneous speaking were held. Dur- ing the running off of this tournament Bullet lost fifteen pounds and his temper in his vain attempts to secure judges for the various com- bats being held, but finally regained his strength when a large delegation of judges from the State Hospital were secured to serve as arbiters. CThis information comes to us from each of the teams defeated during the tourna- ments.J A dinner was held April 17 for the more than 150 delegates who attended the convention from the 14. chapters of Iowa, Illinois, and Mis- souri represented in the contests. Dr. Reeves acted as toastmaster for the banquet and intro- duced the speakers, who included two national officers of Pi Kappa Delta: George McCarty, editor of The Forensic of Pi Kappa Delta, and George Finley, secretary-treasurer of the fra- ternity. The annual business meeting was held the morning of April 18, at which time new offi- cers of the Missouri Province were elected and certain resolutions affecting the future affairs of Pi Kappa Delta were adopted. Separate contests for men and women in the three branches of forensics were held, as it was considered unfair to the male representa- tives to pit them against the women speakers in extemporaneous speaking. Competition was keen in the various events, as a Pi Kappa Delta championship is among the most coveted of forensic honors. The results of the competition in the different classes resulted in the following championships being awarded: Men's Oratory-Lowell Ditson of William Jewell College. Women's Oratory-Ruth Burcham 'of Central College. Men's Extemporaneous S p e a k i n g-Harry Jones of Westminster. Women's Extemporaneous Speaking--Mar- garet France of Penn College. Men's Debate-William Jewell College. Womenis Debate-Simpson College. The largest entry lists were in Men's Debate, 14 teams, Men's Oratory, 13 entries, and Men's Extemporaneous speaking, 12 entries. Westminster was represented in debate by a four-man team of Francis Keener, Denzil War- den, Charles McClure, and Harry J ones, Keener and Jones doing the debating during the tour- nament. The Westminster debaters were elim- inated in the second round by a 2 to 1 decision lost to William Jewell, the team which later won the tournament. Jones spoke in both Oratory and Extemporaneous Speaking, finish- ing fourth in Oratory and first in Externp., which gave the college second place in the Men's Division. The biannual national convention of Pi Kap- pa Delta will be held in Tulsa, Okla., in 1932, and with the large and active chapter now built up at Westminster, the local chapter should furnish stiff competition in the national events next year. sixty-four - , . ... , p g p lr 4 1 1 f Q , fax, as ' f f 1 X Of XXV :QW Seniors JOHN E. BEEMAN Elida, N. M. Theta Kappa Nu. CHARLES E. HUGHES MAYNARD R. JONES Fulton, Mo. Farmington, Mo. Dorm Club, 1, 2, 3, Yorke House, Physics Assistant. FRANK S. KALLMEYER HUGH S. MARBLE Fulton, Mo. Glasgow, Mo. Phi Delta Theta, Y. M. C. A., Band, 23 Track Squad, 3, 4. Spanish Club, 1, President, 4, Honor Roll, 1, 2, 3, Honor List, 1. WILEY R. MARVEL . -...........nn-W-1 --.. J... . Lp- - Chicago, Ill. Delta Upsilong Fortnightly Staff, 1, Assistant Business Manager. sixty-five ff , . r F , 5 I 1 ' A t at t' fi A A - at if -fs' ea1:-fsirlriif'-4tiff -11 A L..- L., rt, L gg JAMES MATHEWS Fulton, Mo. Seniors Class Vice-President, 2, S t u d e n t Council, 3, Honor Roll, 2. HENRY W. MERTENS Fulton, Mo. Basketball Squad, 1, 2, 3, Band, 1 Y. M. C. A., 1, 3. C. RAYMOND POWELL Hunnewell, Mo. Yorke House, Y. M. C. A., Dorm Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary and Treasurer. ARTHUR CHARLES RENEAU Clarksville, Mo. MARVIN LLOYD TACKETT Fulton, Mo. sixty-sir JOE C. ACUFF Springfield, Mo. Juniors Phi Delta Thetag Blue Jay Staff, 3g Columns Staff, 3g W Clubg Honor List, 2, 3. BRIAN E. BARLOW Dermott, Ark. CHARLES G. BANNIN G Brookfield, Mo. Kappa Alpha. BYRON M. BARNES Alton, Ill. Kappa Alphag Orchestra. EDWARD H. CLAYTON Webster Groves, Mo. Phi Delta Thetag Jabberwockyg Track Squadg Columns Staff. fu. .. .,...a....-nom'-.11 ....-..,- .... W U' '- ROY DAVID CLEVELAND St. Louis, Mo. Kappa Alpha. ,. e g...J.Jf-L.1.vfg- -'f..fe.,f- sixty-seven I ' 1 1 5 e 4 V Ia ,I w N I w ! 'A I I It il 'u ,i '1 , X 'I in I ze E1 11 'I it H EI I 1 it 5, i E I I 1 I I 1 1 Q ! 1 le gl IH, if yi l ii kv I4 I1 i 4, In if Ii 514 in DONALD CLOSE Juniors University City, Mo. Beta Theta Pig Alpha Psi Omega, Jab- berwockyg Debate, 3, Honor List, 3. DAVID R. DIFFENDERFER Springfield, M 0. Phi Delta Theta. ALFRED L. ELLIOTT, JR. M exico, Mo. Beta Theta Pig W Club, 1, 2, 3, Razz- berries, 1, 2, 3, Golf Team Captain, 1, 2, 3, Spanish Club, 2, 3. HENRY ARNOLD EICHMAN Jeferson City, Mo. Kappa Alpha. RUSSELL T. FEWELL Auxvasse, Mo. sixty-eight WILLIAM CALVIN FOREMAN Hannibal, Mo. 1 L Q l Juniors MONROE GLENN . Fulton, Mo. , Beia Theta Pig Track Squad, 1, Glee Club, 1, 2, 3. ,, l. JOE GRANT Fulton, Mo. Beta Theta Pi, Y. M. C. A., 1, 2, 35 French Club. 1 ALLEN D. HARPER St. Louis, Mo. Honor Roll, 2, 3, Beta Theta Pi. LAWRENCE M. HEPPLE Jefferson City, Mo. BYRON HOFFMAN l s I l l Kappa Alpha, Pan-Hellenic Council. V, KEITH IRWIN , St. Louis, Mo. Glee Club, 1, 2, Dorm Club, 1, 2, 3, l'f , Blue Jay Staff, 13 Columns, 2, Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, 2, 3. Miami, Okla. if 4'- f W 1 K sixty-nine i A Juniors A A JOHN H. JACOBSMEYER Clayton, Mo. x ,g' N . Q V ,fi in DAVID S. JONES ,- Qi he Holliday, Mo. W Yorke Houseg Debate, 2, 39 Alpha Psi Nw Omegag Honor Roll, 25 Jabberwockyg , .M JIM ,Hifi fi' X 1 i , J I Q :Qi Razzberries. li tl if 35W iii Eilliliiii M gg. if RALPH KOTTKAMP if St. Louis, Mo. iifig, Qltfg Yorke Houseg Razzberriesg Fortnight- ij! QQ lyg Jay Jolliesg Dorm Clubg Biology Lab. Assistant. iQ S! slna 2' :gn WZ It i if I gil, RUFUS MILLER it 7 Il Fulton, Mo. '5 Qi Theta Kappa Nug Razzberriesg Mus- !!! ,Pg tard Seedsg French Club. is 'E 1 +5 Hai' H15 li Ii! ig! A :W I it Hai R T51 ii is il LEWIS MORRISON ig? gi Richmond, Mo. Debate, 2g Brookes Bible Prize, 2. 'lf lim 2 1 5 liiiii ' Hi Ht 'M mi E1!4 fi! it iii! lil J. B. MoRRoW if Jefferson City, Mo. 'M K. A.g Footballg W Club. nj V51 Sui iii? We Eli? HT! IW lflii iir in-E iii ' ' ini J R L! seventy i -135 LIVE 7 ' , :RQ 13,13 me gm E533 is live 552 NS' ff' iii!! il' hi! 57 iii 836 1 i xg. i . I I if , ,I Q, i is 3 I f J J 1 . P 1 ' r ' S n F 3 sl ? 1 5? 5 1 Juniors 1 MACKENZIE MURRAY ii, St. Louis, Mo. Honor Roll, Dorm Club, Y. M. C. A. il J. FRED. OESTERLE St. Louis, Mo. QQ Yorke House, Honor List, 1, 23 Y. M., C. A., 1, 2, 3, Secretary, 3, Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, Fortnightly Staff, 2, Blue Jay Staff, Assistant Editor, 2, 3, Dorm 3:1 Club, 1, 2. gli .ir A 55 li. EDWARD L. SCHOTT Kansas City, Mo. lg Beta Theta Pig Tennis, 1, 2, 3, Honor l Roll, 25 Spanish Club. 1 1? 'l il JAMES ST. GEORGE TUCKER F' Fulton, Mo. Q Phi Delta Theta. 5 K 5 is Q FRANK M. WHITE 5 Potosi, Mo. ,tg Dorm Club. fl 1. if if 11 ROBERT D. DORSEY Fulton, Mo. ,i Yorke House, Jabberwocky, 3, Col- qi umns Staff, 3, Delta Tau Gamma, 3, Student Council, 3, Band, 2, 3. ...uf fn. . ...i........n-vw -I .,,4,--.--....-... .,.., ..-. .- ,. l seventy-one .- gms. ff-A.m-.L - lf..., 9 sophomores Bush, Barnes, Cann, Cardwell, Clark Jamison, Kelley, Knoch, Lampe, Leech, Mow Collett, Cooper, Coultas, Crews, Daugherty, Doherty Mason, McPherson, Noble, Patrick, Pletz C. Gordon, S. Gordon, Harlan, Harrison, Hitner Reeves, Rusk, Scott, Sears sophomores First Row-Sharp, Sormners, Stevenson, Stone and Thaxter Second Row-Thompson, Townsend, Urban, Vaughan, Winkelmeyer, Yates ljreslllllell Sh , H t on, White, Ireland, Sheets, Kitto Wdlxfer, Su-jaine, Cockrell, House, Pevestorff, R. B. Clark . .. ,. .. .....N.'.4.. . .,--., seventy-three hurdles, running the 60-yard high hurdles in PEYTON T. TALBOTT Clayton, Mo. Phi Delta Theta, Track Team, 1, 2, 3,44, Captain, 4, WU Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, Presi- dent, 4, Skulls of Seven, Class President, 2, Pan- Hellenic, 3, 4, Vice-Presi- dent, 4. 1931 Track SBHSOII Track s e a s o n opened this year on February 14 at the K. C. A. C. Indoor Meet at K a n s a s C i t y. Competing W i t h University s t a r s Talbott, Blue Jay captain, took sec- ond place in the 50 -yard hurdles. Talbott went to the Illinois Re- lays held March 14, being elim- inated in the trial heats by a close margin. On March 21 the Missouri Intercollegiate Indoor Meet was held at Columbia, in which all of the major colleges and universities of the state competed. Scoring by points Westminster took second, Missouri University winning first. Cap- tain Talbott was the outstanding man of the meet, being the only one to score more than one first. Talbott took first in the high and low EMMETT R. STUBER Coach of Football and Track B.S., University of Missouri 7.7 to tie the Brewer Field House record set last year in the Big Six meet. Talbott ran the low hurdles in 7.2 seconds. Westminster's other points came in the half-mile relay, the Blue Jays taking third, and the shot put, Mor- row getting third. For the first outdoor meet of the season the Westminster team journeyed to Columbia, en- Contfnued on page 87 First Row-Douglas, Clayton, K. Urban, Leech, Tanner, Pefuestorff, C. Porchey, Thompson Second Row-Barrow, Smith, Bell, Morrow, McKnelly, Tolliver, Talbott I C 1, Kallmeyer, Wagner Third Row-Coach Stuber, Schott, Barbour, Acuff, Allee, Daugherty, Cooper, Kelley, Yan- tis, Mow, D. Urban seventy-four M From Baseball To The Ent! X 0924. ooqooog fff' Z 1 1 1 K..-1' 'S f-.J -li 1- ' r C F' EUGENE F. KIMBRELL Professor of Physical Edu- cation , 1931 Baseball Season About 40 candidates responded to Coach Kimbre1l's call for baseball practice. With seven lettermen back the prospects were bright for a good season. However, the usual Fulton spring weather cast its liquid holdings upon the field for days at a time and the team did not get its necessary pre-season workouts. The Blue Jays opened the season at Kirksville, playing the Kirksville Teachers. The ground was damp and fielding slow. Kaiser, Blue Jay , ,u -uumm, -- - pitcher, tossed a nice gam e but W ea k hitting caused the Jays to lose 2 to 0. The Pedagogues scor- ed one run in the 1 second inning and one in the ninth, both on infield hits followed by sacrifices. The next day the Blue Jays were again defeated, this time losing to the Kirksville Osteopaths. A light rain during the night had made the outfield very soggy. The game went to twelve innings before the Osteopaths won. Cox was on the mound for the Blue Jays and pitched a fine game, the Osteopaths making several of their runs on errors. C. Porchey and Cole led the Blue Jay hitting. At the end of the ninth inning the score was tied 5-5, Westminster getting two runs across the plate to tie the score. Returning to Fulton the Jays entertained the WILLIAM S. BOWERS Continued on page 91 First Row-Ireland, Kaiser, C. Porchey, William Bowers, Wallace Bowers, Cole, Goodale, Nail Second Row-Blanton, V. Porchey, Gray, Cox, Coultas, Mow, Clark, Eastman, Franlcenfeld Third Row-Weddle, Patton, Mayhew, Wagner, May, Rodenbaugh, Fisher, Coach Kimbrell seventy-six Under the lead- ership of Dr. Pat- terson and Mrs. Prater the Dorm Club has enjoyed a great year. Dr. Patterson spend- i ing his first year on our campus proved himself a careful adviser Fostrsn N. WILEY Creighton Mo. Dorm Club' Skulls of Sev- i en Football 2 3 Captain and 3 true fflelld E a r l y 1n t h e y e a r the c l u b met a n d elected Spoof Wiley to lead them for the first semester Under his regime the Dorm decided to give a tea as a means of starting the social season off At first It was objected that we were Just a bunch of country boys that knew about as much about sipping tea as We did dancing the m1nuet The day for the tea came and we were all surprised to find how simple it is to balance a cup of tea 4 All State End 4 Track 3 4 W Cub Dorm club on one knee and carry on a con- versation with our hands. The tea was quite a suc- cess and everyone began to think himself a regu- ' lar t e a h o u n d Later on in the fall a dance was given at the Country Club A good time was had by all CI believe is the correct thing to sayj LEE MCKNELLY The big event of the year was the Christmas party that the freshmen gave the upperclass men Too much credit cannot be given to the eminent R B Clark who served as producer and Master of Ceremonies The highlights of the evening were the follies and songs by the ensemble the tumbling of Fisher Tolliver and Farrell and the songs of Barbour and Wieneke seventy seven L, W T x 1 X 1 r , 1 3 V e 5 i i I i I 2 3 r I i l - x. v v. . ,- - . A I T u x. . N. Q ? v . ' 0 No x. x. , Q . I. V . . s. X. , A f A . . I N. , v 1 Q ' - N. . , . F r g ' 1 i - 1 S Q . i i X, l .' v , v f 5, E , .N . Q , 2 ' . . ' 3 1 I After the entertainment there was punch flots of itj and cakes. At the beginning of the second semester Lee McKnelly was elected president, and he too did his job well. The Dorm Club and the Faculty entertained the visiting Mothers, and the Dorm Club gave another dance, this time at Mrs. Praterls. The club points with pride at the cup they won last year for second place in the Intra- mural contests and it looks now as though it will remain in our possession for another year. Besides the Intramural activities we have 13 football lettermen, 5 basketball lettermen and quite a number of baseball and track. - Donn Members Andrews, Graham Barbour, John H. Bell, Lawrence Blanton, Jerome Cole, Bernard Farrell, Chauncey Farrell, Leon Fisher, Hickman Frankenfeld, Raymond Gobble, Sam B. Goodale, Ed. Gray, Victor Herrell, Paul Howell, Paul Ireland, H. K. Irwin, Keith Keener, Francis Lampe, H. Willard Lampe, J. Heydon Leech, Howard May, Philip seventy-eight McClanahan, James McClard, Irley McKne11y, Lee McLaughlin, Lawrence Miller, Ed. Murray, McKenzie Patterson, Dr. John C. Patton, Paul Porchey, Carl Porchey, Virgil Powell, C. R. Rodenbaugh, Wm. Schaumann, Herbert Thomas, Fred. Tolliver, Keith Wagner, Ed. Weddell, Vernon White, Frank Wieneke, Richard Wiley, Foster Winkelmeyer, Charles l . Alpha Delta was formally es- tablished a chap- ter in Beta Theta Pi as the Delta Delta Chapter on March 5, 1868, though its actual i organization W a s sometime in 1867. As a continuously existing chapter, Alpha Delta fthe Delta Delta being changed in 1872 by act of the na- tional convention at Richmond, Va.j is the old- est chapter not only of Beta Theta Pi but of all fraternities West of the Mississippi. Undoubt- edly a great part of Beta stimulus for Beta came from Dr. Samuel Sphar Laws, Miami, '48, first president of Westminster from 1856 to 1861, when he became president of the University of Missouri. He Was the sole surviving Beta at DUPUY CAYCE Bela Tllela pi Miami after the famousHSnoW Re- bellion. The first initiates into Alpha Delta were William Hockaday Wallace, '71, and T h o m a s West Shaw, '71, both of W h o m received the Bachelor's de- gree from West- minster. Shaw Was valedictorian of his class and both became famous lawyers in Mis- souri. The first meet- ings Were held in Literary Society Halls, in the rooms of the members or W h e r e V e r the i DENZIL C. WARDEN Joplin, Mo. Class President, 1, 4, Pi Kappa Delta, President, 4, Student Council, 4, Pan- Hellenic Council, Honor Roll, 1, 3, 4, Football, 2, 3, 4, Debate Team, 1, 2, 3, 4, Jabberwoclcy, Alpha Psi Omega, W Club, National Student Federation, Atlan- ta, Ga., Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, Skulls of Seven, Beta Theta Pi, Blue Jay Staff, Pi Kappa Delta National Convention, 3, Lyceum Promoter. - rpg--V .-. .- - f seventy-nine ..'.,-,Vg-D 1 , i A 1 I 2 4 -vm. 1: 1. Q 5 f , , l l 1 w in Lt small group could associate themselves. The chapter was always small, often composed of two or three men and never more than fifteen. On Monday night, April 5, 1886, Alpha Delta celebrated her eighteenth anniversary with a banquet at the Palace Hotel, with S. T. Harri- son, '77, as master of ceremonies. Charles Henry Hardin, former governor of Missouri, founder of Hardin College at Mexico, Mo., and one of the eight founders of Beta Theta Pi, was present. ln 1909 the alumni with the aid of the chap- ter purchased a home and thenceforth the chapter has occupied some four houses. In August, 1927, ground was broken just off the Westminster Campus on Westminster Avenue for the new chapter house. In February, 1928, the house was presented to the active chapter by the alumni association. Alpha Delta history has been most colorful with its traditions and history. The chapter has always sought to maintain itself as worthy of its beloved Alma Mater by renderingractive collegiate service and encouraging like endeavor on the part of its alumni. Aclives - ' DuPuy F. Cayce, Farmington, Mo. Robert Neal, Fulton, Mo. Gupton A. Vogt, Webster Groves, Mo. Gilbert F. Close, Jr., University City, Mo. William S. Bowers, Moberly, Mo. Julian W. Glass, Jr., Nowata, Okla. Robert L. Stephens, Joplin, Mo. Denzil C. Warden, Joplin, Mo. Wallace Bowers, Moberly, Mo. Joseph W. Grant, Bachelor, Mo. Donald Close, University City, Mo. Edward L. Schott, Kansas City, Mo. Allen D. Harper, Webster Groves, Mo. Alfred L. Elliott, Jr., Mexico, Mo. W. Monroe Glenn, Fulton, Mo. Morrison Harlan, Jr., Farmington, Mo. Bob Wise Alexander, Fulton, Mo. Joseph E. Bachelder, Jr., Chicago, Ill. Robert M. Hitner, Webb City, Mo. Lee A. Daugherty, 303 S. Ball Ave., Webb City, Mo. Charles McK. Fisher, 5510 Cabanne Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Joel H. Yates, Fulton, Mo. Albert B. Thaxter, 712 Pine St., Waukegan, Ill. Sim Beam Comfort, 215 N. Gore Ave., Webster Groves, Mo. C Charles Arbuthnot, 1926 Annie Baxter Ave., Jop- lin, Mo. George N. White, 6303 Lucille Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Robert T. Wengler, Jr., 320 N. Central Ave., Clay- ton, Mo. Robert M. Marshall, 4237 Lafayette Ave., St. Louis, Mo. John Magill, 1722 Moffet Ave., Joplin, Mo. Charles Roe, 3137 Allen Ave., St. Louis, Mo. J. Victor Hightower, 2108 Jackson Ave., Joplin, Mo. Donald F. Steele, 111 Selma Ave., Webster Groves, Mo. Tom M. Ritter, 605 Clara Ave., St. Louis, Mo. James M. Sharp, 3617 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Mo. William T. Thomes, 806 Vine St., Poplar Bluff, Mo. E. Laird Carman, Jr., R.F.D. No. 1, Box 544, Jop- lin, Mo. J. Daniels House, 415 Wesley Ave., Ferguson, Mo. Richard O. Burg, 3207 Copelin Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Leon P. Stone, 6019 Cates Ave., St. Louis, Mo. H. Durand Stanley, Jr., 4046 Connecticut Ave., St. Tyke Yates, Fulton, Mo. ' Louis, Mo. Pledges Lloyd Simpson, 4940 Wabada Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Norman A. Edmunds, 3821 Virginia Ave., Kansas Ralph Simpson, 4940 Wabada Ave., St. Louis, Mo. City, Mo. Fraler in Facullale Prof. Harold H. Scott A F1-all-es in Urine F. E. Baker J. R. Baker Fred Bell Montgomery W. Franc Russell eighty Dr. Martin Yates John Wren Cook Dr. D. H. Young lKapp T h e K a p p a Alpha fraternity was founded at Washington a n d L e e University, i D e c e m b e r 21, 1865, its founders being aided in the establishment of the order and in the formulation of its ideals by Gen- eral Robert E. Lee, president of the university. Alpha Eta Chapter was established at West- minster College, January 28, 1890, a charter having been granted the local organization, known as Chi Beta Delta. The charter mem- bers were A. A. Hockaday, P. B. Bartley, G. E. Keithley, A. B. Garvin, W. C. Shanks, J. R. Powne, C. L. Hemming, J. B. Grey, and T. M. Barbee. W. H. FLETCHER Kappa Alpha, President, 3, Skulls of Seven, 3, Pan- Hellenic Council, 2, 3, Vice- President, 3, Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, 1, 2, 3, Basket- ball,1. a1AJpha The history of the chapter on our campus has been a happy and pros- perous one. Alpha Eta takes pride in the fine chapter house, a symbol of its material pros- perity, and is grateful to its alumni whose gifts have made it pos- ELDON MOHLER Aurora, Mo. Kappa Alpha, Blue Jay Staff, Pan-Hellenic Coun- cil, Baseball Squad. sible. But it takes greater pride in the achievements of its alumni, evidence of suc- D-4+ 2-2.s.g..ga 9-Ur-1-1l ',...4 gg DJCDOU' Hg O C H1 r--I Ffgdw 932. I-Um Tif'1i5'5-5-'HS wgfi 5.3 n--I 'e-P img DSB FDQUIQL-r H Tmgigea Kiasma? 1116+ Ooggarggg Dua- me mgg, 3355 gl-F g5U'Q Dawfglgmd, m5'8T5'Ei1og Qfsp-mmm ,81'Q '4-v- v3c+ C5 5'- D r-is :TC UQSWE-mmg OO assess? Fiwiasam '5'o?aE5'E339-. .-...--.mn-mix fm .,.........fanru-v Q fi - A, eighty-one ,.,....-- ...ww .,-.-.A... -.1 ummluw---Ender u--q......hm.-.1-...,,.-....-.wwf .g.,. .. Westminster College-a church college, a small college, a college for men distinguished by the quality of its work and the merit rather than Alpha Eta that its own activities will continue to forward the program and the ideals of our Alma Mater. the number of its students. It is the hope of C. C. Aldrich, '31, Maplewood, Mo. L. L. Allee, '34, California, Mo. B. M. Barnes, '32, Alton, Ill. C. G. Banning, '32, Brookfield, Mo. B. Barlow, '32, Dermott, Ark. R. D. Cleveland, '31, St. Louis, Mo. W. Darner, '34, Granite City, Ill. H. A. Eichman, '32, Jefferson City, Mo. W. E. Fifield, '32, St. Louis, Mo. W. H. Fletcher, '32, Alma, Mo. Al. Hesley, '34, Pittsfield, Mo. B. B. Hoffman, '32, Miami, Okla. H. K. Knoch, '33, Cameron, Mo. E. C. Mohler, '31, Fulton, Mo. W. T. Cann, '33, St. Louis, Mo. D. Cardwell, '33, St. Clair, Mo. R. B. Clark, '34, St. Louis, Mo. W. H. Clark, '33, Nevada, Mo. J . Harrison, '33, St. Louis, Mo. J. B. Grow H. H. Hamilton B. G. Herndon A. Hockaday A. C. Holt T. B. Jones eighty-two Actives J. G. Kester, '33, Fulton, Mo. Ed. Linebach, '34, Higginsville, Mo. VG. L. McPherson, '33, Fulton, Mo.' J. B. Morrow, '33, Jefferson City, Mo. W. C. Nail, '32, St. Louis, Mo. John Owen, '33, Union, Mo. W. E. Patrick, '33, St. Louis, Mo. W. B. Priest, '33, St. Louis, Mo. W. J. Sears, '33, Clarence, Mo. M. Sheets, '34, St. Louis, Mo. J. M. Mcllroy, '34, Louisiana, Mo. H. V. Sizemore, '34, Louisiana, Mo. J. Smith, '34, Chillicothe, Mo. W. G. Swaine, '34, St. Louis, Mo. G. Tappmeyer, '34, Gerald, Mo. J. A. Stevenson, '33, El Dorado, Ark. Keith Walker, '34, St. Louis, Mo. J. C. Whaley, '34, St. Louis, Mo. Pledges P. W. Grimes, '34, Hardin, Mo. Jack Hutson, '34, St. Louis, Mo. Art Max, '35, St. Louis, Mo. Fralres in Facullale Franc Lewis McCluer Eugene F. Kimbrell Fralres in Urlre O. B. Moore F. W. Neukomm E. H. Payne J. W. Roseborough U. M. Swinford W. S. Duncan C. K. MCCLURE, JR. Phi Delta Theta, President, Pi Kappa Delta, Debate, 3, 4, Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, Vice-President, 3, 4, Razz- berries, Mustard Seeds' Track Squad, 1, 2, Glee Club, 1, Class Vice-Presi- dent, 1, Honor List, 1, 2, Honor Roll, 4. phi Della Tllela Founded, Miami University, 1848. Westminster chapter installed 1880. Missouri Beta of Phi Delta Theta celebrated f i f t y years of life upon t h e Westminster campus coincident with the annual Westminster Col- lege Home-corn- i n g D a y. T h e three-day Semi- centennial C e l e- bration was the outstanding event of the year for the chapter and drew well over one hundred former Westminster Phis, from all parts of the United States, to Fulton for the occasion. Splendid in- struction was given in the fine art of conduct- ing bull sessions as, far into the night, the oldsters recounted to the younger men the ad- ventures of their own college days, when interfra- ternity egg fights were held even more often than every Halloween, and putting Hol- stein cows in Dr. Scott's classroom was an under- graduate feat of great prestige. During the cele- bration, a bronze PEYTON T. TALBOTT Clayton, Mo. Phi Delta Theta, Track Team, 1, 2, 3, 4, Captain, 4, WN Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, Presi- dent, 4, Skulls of Seven, Class President, 2, Pan- Hellenic, 3, 4, Vice-Presi- dent, 4. tablet was dedicated in Swope Chapel by the fraternity in memory of the Rev. Robert Mor- rison, one of the founders of the national fra- ternity and the man who, more than any other, assured the iinancial future of Westminster College. This tablet was a replica of one dedi- M 'wi eighty three MW. - K X I 0 'f f f I kr 4 L of Q , ,. iff ' H ,, ,,,, .-, ,,,,.,.,, L. . .- ra., ,....,.,,,,,, nl,-tv. V, -..,.. -V- .hir 1..+.i2f'HnL..,f' in .,-,- '.v.-- .. .., V.. M- ....,,., . . - -- cated to Father Morrison. in 1902 and destroyed in the burning of the old building. The local fraternity chapter was fortunate, indeed, in the early days of its existence to have the wise counsel and sympathetic assistance of Mr. Morrison to smooth out the rough places in the hard road which leads to the establish- ment of a college fraternity chapter. Accord- ing to Walter E. Owen, one of the oldest living members ofthe fraternity, the first meetings were held in a classroom in old Westminster Hall, with a hectic battle between Phi Delts and Betas accompanying practically every chapter meeting. In 1904 the chapter rented the first house in Fulton to be used exclusively as a fraternity meeting place and home. Nine years later a new dwelling was purchased and remodeled for the use of the chapter, and the fraternity spent many years comfortably in this home. However, around 1922 certain slothful of the brethren decided that their current residence was too far from the College. The sight of hurriedly dressed college boys dashing up the streets of Fulton gnawing on doughnuts began to attract the ire of the townspeople. tAccord- ingly Fat Whitlow, Dog,' Lamkin, Slick Henderson and certain of the other prominent alumni were asked if they could not provide some means of making the eight o'clock classes nearer the fraternity house, and they in answer promised the chapter a new home. Work was begun in 1925 upon the Phi Delt house, No. 1, Fraternity Row, the first house to be built for a fraternity chapter at Westminster. The fraternity moved in in 1926 and has 'made its not-very-quiet residence in its comfortable home ever since. A beautifully timbered annex was dedicated to the chapter by -certain of our neighbors in 1929 but was moved away soon afterward to furnish a chicken house for D. P. Tucker, '30. The current year has been a most enjoyable one at the Phi Delt Inn. This year witnessed the adoption of a new Missouri Beta motto, lt Ain't a Fit Night Out for Man Nor Beastf' the composition of W. E. Grumpy, Central Barber College, '98. The Fraternity maintains a Ine- nagerie at present including a worm, a chimp, an orang-outang, half-starved timber wolf, a chattering red squirrel, and Bambo, the Ape Man. Present chapter notables include: Lind- bergh, the Governor, Plato the Philosopher, Dr. C. D. Todd, B.S., and the great St. Looie, only sixteen-letter man ever to enter Westmin- ster. To our housernother, Mrs. Belle Dudley Young, we owe a deep obligation for her devo- tion in making the chapter house a real home for each of us. Cllapler Roll I Charles K. McClure, Jr., St. Louis, Mo. Peyton Tabb Talbott, Clayton, Mo. Frank S. Kallmeyer, Glasgow, Mo. Sydney B. Maughs, Fulton, Mo. Walter E. Owen, Jr., Clinton, Mo. J. H. Atkinson, Jr., Fulton, Mo. Joseph C. Acuif, Springfield, Mo. Robert L. Acuff, Springfield, Mo. Edward H. Clayton, Webster Groves, Mo. Willard E. Cox, Oklahoma City, Okla. David R. Diifenderfer, Springlield, Mo. Burdette V. Gill, Jr., Chillicothe, lVIo. C. Forrest Wnaley, Fulton, Mo. Jack J. Barnes, Clayton, Mo. Samuel J. Coultas, St. Louis, Mo. Carroll K. Crews, Fulton, Mo. Douglas Dean Galbreath, Clayton, Mo. Donald B. Gordon, St. Louis, Mo. E. Clifford Gordon, Fort Scott, Kan. Stanley Stewart Gordon, Dwight, Ill. Harry Willmer Jones, Webster Groves, Mo. Robert Henry Mow, Sikeston, Mo. Arvid V. Owsley, Chillicothe, Mo. Marvin C. Reeves, Jr., Sanford, N. C. John L. Rowland, St. Louis, Mo. W. Stanley Stuart, St. Louis, Mo. ' J. Kenneth Thompson, Princeton, Mo, Robert B. Thompson, Webster Groves, Mo. J. Terrell Vaughan, St. Louis, Mo. Fordyce M. Yantis, Paragould, Ark. George R. Baker, Jr., St. Louis, Mo. Elliott R. Betts, Webster Groves, Mo. T. Randolph Durham, St. Louis, Mo. Robert M. Finks, Clinton, Mo. Hickman Y. Fisher, Foley, Mo. Tom L, Gallaway, University City, 'Mo.. aC. E. Phillips, Jr., Kansas City, Mo. John Price Reed, Jr., St. Louis, Mo. John E. Reeves, Sanford, N. C. D. Edward Singleton, Fulton, Mo. James L. Sloss, Jr., Webster Groves, Mo. Clarence D. Todd, Jr., University City, Mo. , pllilceias William T. Miller, Jr., Webster Groves, Mo. Lynn C. Williamson, Duncan, Okla. I Fraler in Facullale Colin A. McPheeters J Fralres in Urine J. H. Atkinson, Sr. E. C. Henderson H. H. Mclntire E. A. Robnett D. P. Tucker H L Wh't1 13. llgaitley B. H. Jameson J. G. McCall L. W. Rood T. H. Van Sant W. B. Wlfitffyvgv V1 e F. M. Rootes E. C. Whaley S. W, Yantis eighty-four Yorke House, W e s t m inster's only honorary so- cial group, was organized on this c a m p u s three years ago by Rut- ledge G i s h and g N D a v i d M 0 d e Payne. The char- ROBERT F. KARSCH ter members were Farmington, Mo. Yorke House, Glee Club, Alan Beck, Madi- Jabberwocky, Zeta Tau SOD Coombs, Ruf- Deltag Delta Tau Gamma, ledge Gish, Ralph Columns Staff, Honor Roll. Kottkamp, Waiter Langtry, Fred Oesterle, and David Mode Payne. The mem- bership was very fortunate to have as its faculty sponsor Dr. Cameron Day, who still continues in that capacity. Since that day the group has increased in size until now it has an active membership of 'thirty-one and an alumni group of eleven. During its existence, the group has had sev- eral places of meeting, but this year it procured Yorke House a house of its own. For the first se- mester the old Beta-K. A. house on C 0 u r t Street was the place of residence, but at the beginning of the second semes- ter the group FRANK BLAIR m o V e d into the Belton, MO, Old Theta Nu Yorke House, Baud, 1, 2, house at West- 3, 4, Vice-President Class, . 4' l . minster and Sev- 3, ' C0 umm Staff' 4 enth. Under the leadership of Robert Karsch and 'Frank Blair, Yorke House has enjoyed a very full year in all the activities on or about the campus. During the course of the year the group has blossomed forth socially more than at any previous time. Three dances were held, and in addition a new custom was established by the introduction of parties. These parties are especially enjoyable on Friday evenings as substitutes for show dating to a poor movie. oighlyefivc H ,, , -1--f 'f1-1.ai..s2i..wp...,....-.1..v........... 1 ,1 1 1 1 i l 1 11 1 1 1 I 1 1 l 3 Z 1 1 1 l I l i 2 1 i I 1 l I i I 1 1 11, '1 1 L 1 i E E t 1 G l fl Y 1 F Q 1 1 1 1 F 1 i , N E ,, cj ,l ' ,, 4. i :,',', 'l 63 1,53 p E , 'il ell' j,l1,! l 1 ,N , rift M' F, ,ll ,r-grief 1?-i ,sag aaa 12- s : .... ,, .,,i'1lllf',, L4 JQQLAIA, ia M4 M gi Y DM g,:,,'T,fl fn L ,ilfgj f 'l':...-,. 'A :g ' A A l f -'-3 A455 A HL-mm! M, ' ,IS ,,, VH, ,iv H1 ,Y 43 It w w W '54 ,'Il ' , in i M. ,if i .ng 1 :l, Y- su I felt a 1 ii! Q , Vs I 1 , 5, 4. , 1 J i, M, 1, 'El 1 2 fliilqlf eighty-six Yorke House Roll Alan Beck, Webster Groves, Mo. Frank Blair, Belton, Mo. Maurice Bloom, Fulton, Mo. William Doherty, Doniphan, Mo. Earl Dowell, Salisbury, Mo. Carl Dorsey, Fulton, Mo. Chauncey Farrell, Farmington, Mo. Raymond Frankenfeld, St. Charles, Mo. Rutledge Gish, St. Louis, Mo. Victor Gray, Montgomery City, Mo. Paul Howell, Appleton City, Mo. Charles Hughes, Farmington, Mo. Leland Jamison, Fulton, Mo. David Jones, Holliday, Mo. Robert Karsch, Farmington, Mo. Francis Keener, Keener, Ark. John Kelley, St. Louis, Mo. Ralph Kottkamp, St. Louis, Mo. Armin Kreter, Bem, Mo. John Lampe, St. Louis, Mo. Willard Lampe, Syen Chun, Korea Heydon Lampe, Syen Chun, Korea Walter Langtry, Clayton, Mo. John Mayhew, Fulton, Mo. Lacy Noble, Mangum, Okla. Fred Oesterle, Richmond Heights, Mo. William Pevestorif, Higginsville, Mo. Harry Piper, Hannibal, Mo. John Pletz, Owensville, Mo. Raymond Powell, Hunnewell, Mo. Herbert Schaumann, Insterburg, East Prussia Talbott McKnelly Wzley Hall Kallmeyer Bell Thompson 1931 Track Season Conhnued gag1ng in a meet with Missouri University and K1rksv1lle Teachers College In th1s meet Tal bott set a new school record by stepping the 120 yard high hurdles in 15 flat He also took Hrst 1n the low hurdles and in the high Jump While competing 1n the hlgh Jump he developed an injury in his ankle that kept him from com petmg in the Kansas Relays the next week The next week the Blue Jays outclassed all opposition at Rolla in a triangular meet with Central and Rolla The .Jays ran up a total of 68 points to win Central taking second with 42 Kenneth Thompson Blue Jay sprint man took both the 100 and 220 yard dashes McKnelly star Blue Jay distance runner copped first place in both the mile and two mile runs Talbott had little trouble in w1nn1ng both hurdle races. Pevestorff Westminster fresh- man made a good showing by winning the 440- yard dash. In 13 events the Blue Jays took first place in 10 On the following Saturday the Blue Jay tracksters defeated Washington University in a dual meet held at Fulton by a 77 to 53 score. Lee McKnelly was outstanding for the Jays by capturing first in three events the 880 yard run the mile run and the two mile run mak 1ng good t1me 1n each Talbott won both hurdle races setting a new Priest Field record of 15 4 in the highs He also took second in the broad Jump Wiley took second in both hurdle races and first in the pole vault Morrow took first in the shot put Hesley first in the discus and Hall first in the Javelin to give Westminster the lead in field events The BLUE JAY goes to press with three more meets on schedule the first being a dual meet with Kirksville at Kirksville the second being the M C A U conference meet at Columbia If the Blu Jays succeed in th1s it will be the sixth consecutive victory for Westminster in this contest And last the Missouri Kansas Interconference Meet to be held at Pittsburg Kan Westminster loses through graduation this year' Captain Talbott star hurdler' Lee Mc- Knelly outstanding distance runner' Foster Wiley hurdler and pole vault' and Frank Kall- meyer relay. eighty-seven l' nf, I ,, ll ,. fl sl I! 1. 11 11 tl ill it sl ll: LK ll it li la E54 if ,i 1 5 , 'Q .1 I ' f ff - fizf',1f9i V. ,f.f.w..:1L-.:r4. ..:nf-qyMz'., c9.J....sf ' , nm ...WMM - 4,1 I W 3 71.1 K v 4 . A ' 1 , Morrow, Pevestorff, Tolliver, Hesley, Wagner, Smith Season Records 100-yard dash R. L. Sheetz - - - 10-0 1923 220-yard dash R. L. Sheetz - 22.0 1928 440-yard dash Ben Dally 49-2 1928 880-yard run - C. C. Gunn - 2.2 1909 1-mile run - Lee McKnelly - - 4:36.0 1929 2-mile run - Lee McKnelly - - 10: 28.3 1928 120-yard high hurdles Peyton Talbott 15.0 1931 220-yard low hurdles Peyton Talbott 24.5 1930 High jump - G. Brouillette - - 5' 10 1926 Pole vault - Junior Boyd - - 11' 6 1929 Shot put Jean Sexton - - 44' 7341 1927 Discus - H. MCA1'1elly - - 134' 8 1928 Javelin - - Howard - - - - 169' 5M 1930 Broad jump - Cecil Boyd ---- 22' SW 1927 Mile relay - CBozman, Allen, Dally, Sheetzh 3124.5 1928 Half-mile relay - CKrueger, Allen, Dally, Sheetzj 1:29.3 1928 The Columns Sian-conlinued as it has been in former years. It sets forth for the alumni the news both scholastic and athletic. It keeps the student body interested by con- ducting an open forum entitled The Arena in which those more Bolshevistic members of our student body are allowed to print their adoles- cent misconceptions. By this same Arena the faculty and trustees are kept in a constant up- roar. And so all the readers are satisfied. eighty-eight Of course for this, as for all college papers, there is a censor board. The chairman and only member of this board is Jerry Reeves. Thanks to him the writings of the more thought- less contributors are excluded from print and a great deal of trouble for the editor is thus avoided. In conclusion we just say that it's a good paper in a good college and we like it. A 5 i J. E. BACHELDER, JR. Chicago, Ill. Beta Theta Pi, Pi Kappa Delta, Delta Tau Gamma, Debate Team, Blue Jay Stajf, Columns Staff, Jab- B e n e a th low b l u e lights the couples swayed to the soft music of Courtney Aldrich and his Columns Orchestra. Al- t h o u g h it had rained all day and the sky was still overcast, the Country Club was packed, for it was the night of the berwocky, Chairman Blue Jay Prom Committee. ' Blue Jay Prom. It was the big dance of the year and it seemed as if almost all the school had turned out, for the proverbial sardines live in comfort compared to the way the dancers were crowded on the floor. The committee consisting of William S. Clark, Clyde Mohler, ..,...-. Y Blue Jay prom and J. E. Bachelder had worked hard to deco- rate the club with blue lights and to build the throne for the Blue Jay Queen. Yes, the Blue Jay Queen had been elected several weeks before by the student body, but her identity had been kept a secret, at least it was sup- posed to be a secret, and this was the night on which she was to be presented as well as her Maids of Honor. At eleven o'clock Jimmie Randolph sang a song introducing the queen as Miss Margaret Winston was led to the throne. Her Maids of Honor, who were also introduced by Jimmie's song, turned out to be Misses Lauralee Wooley, Dorothy Gray, and Helen Nelson. During the intermission the Kennedy sisters sang several songs, followed by a dance by James McClanahan and Miss Hallie Mar- garet Birney, and a trio consisting of Jimmie Randolph, John Whaley, and Russell Becker concluded the intermission by singing several numbers. And thus another Blue Jay Prom went down into the history of the school. I l l eighty-nine . ,,.. .... ....- l ..... . .. Ten Niglxls in a Bar Room With due respect to Warden, Keener, and the Cossack Chorus, the entertainment highlight of the year was presented by our own dear Jab- berwocky. Coming out of a twelve-month hibernation, during which the hangover from The Importance of Being Earnest was slept off, the Burbling Monster bared its teeth and whiffied forth to redeem the fair name of Drama on Westminster Campus. Realizing that its very life depended on the success of this eifort, the Brute selected a proven old melo- drama as its weapon. Ten Nights in a Bar Room was the play, Pratt's Theatre the arena, and a mixed throng of Pi Kappa Delta debaters and local highbrows witnessed the struggle. The Jabberwock and its Bad Reputation bat- tled for some two hours or more, with victory always hanging in some balance or other. Fi- nally the Beast leaped forth in one last super- human attack, and emerged triumphant by the margin of a broken beer bottle. Totally ex- hausted, the Jabberwock then passed out, to slumber, we suppose, for another year. J abberwocky presented Ten Nights in a Bar Room April 16. The play is an old melodrama dealing with the evils of the liquor traffic and the havoc it wreaks on men and morals. While of course the present generation knows nothing at all about liquor, the cast handled their roles like real bar flies. Included in the cast were such sterling performers as Stephens, Beck, Vogt, D. Jones, Langtry, Clayton, Lampe, Ur- ban, D. Close, Maughs, and Marshall. Leland Jamison directed and managed, and Stewart Gordon guarded the money. What with beer, murders, and music Jabber- wocky gave us a good show. May they do as well in the future. ' As a parting shot Jabberwocky and the Wil- liam Woods Campus Players offered Love-in- a-Mist, under the direction of Miss Osceola Burr. This was a clever comedy in the modern style. Harry Jones in the lead showed that he could love as well as debate. Joe Bachelder gave an interpretation of an Italian count that was the spaghetti. John Reeves played a negro gardener in the good old Reeves-North Caro- lina manner. Dorothy Gray, Wilma McComb, Catherine Beck, and Pat Bullock of the Campus Players all gave most excellent performances. ninety . Bowers, Kaiser, Cox, C. Porchey, Nail, Frankenfeld 1931 Baseball Season-conlinuetl Maryville Teachers in a two-game series the next week. The Teachers succeeded in taking both games. Kaiser was on the mound the first game doing some stellar pitching. The Bear- cats finding they could not hit Ray began to bunt and taking advantage of several errors scored 4 runs in the fourth frame. The final score was 8 to 1. On the following day the Blue Jays took the field determined to down the Bearcats but were nosed out 4 to 3. Cox, pitch- ing for Westminster, sent nine men to the bench via the strike-out route and allowed only four hits. Captain Bill Bowers and Coultas played well for the Jays, figuring in several fast field- ing plays. In the next game the Jays went to St. Louis to play Washington University. The Bears took the contest by a 7 to 6 score in the tenth inning. The Jays scored 2 runs in their first inning and 2 runs in the third, holding the Bears scoreless. After pitching air-tight ball for six innings Cox was taken from the mound upon showing signs of tiring by walking the first two men up. Kaiser, who had been catching Cox, took the mound and the Bears proceeded to find him immediately by scoring 4 runs and tying the score. In the eighth frame the Jays again took the lead when Coultas hit a triple scoring Kai- ser and later scoring himself on a hard hit by Cox. However, the Bears retaliated in their half of the inning by tying the score. The ninth inning was scoreless as was the first half of the tenth. The game was brought to a close when a Washington player hit a long single after Kaiser had hit two men. So far the season has been disastrous for the Blue Jays since they have as yet to win and have lost five games. The three remaining games on the schedule are with the Kirksville Teachers, Washington University, and Kirks- ninety-one Coultas, V. Pofrchey, Blanton, Gray, Cole, Wagner ville Osteopaths, all being played on Priest Field. After being idle for a week on account of rain the 'Jays were hosts to the Washington University nine on Priest Field. The West- minster team, playing their best game of the season, defeated the Bears 5 to 2. For seven innings Cox held the visitors scoreless and practically hitless while his mates found the Bear pitcher and scored five runs. In the eighth inning Cox eased up and by the aid of an error scored two runs before the Jays could settle down. In the ninth, the Washington team was retired in straight order. While the entire Blue Jay team played well, special credit goes to Cox, who held the Bears to 5 hits. ninety-two The next week the Blue Jays defeated the Kirksville Osteopaths 6 to 3 at Fulton. Coach Kimbrell uncovered a new pitcher in Paul Pat- ton, Westminster freshman, who, pitching his first game for the Blue Jays, allowed the visitors only 6 hits. Porchey, Kaiser, and Cole had a big day at bat for the Jays. In the last game of the season the Kirksville Teachers came to Fulton and defeated the Jays in a ragged game, 4 to 3. The first part of the game was well played on both sides, but as the teachers began to hit, Cox weakened and al- lowed the visitors to take a lead. However, timely hitting brought in a run and the score was tied. In the next inning two errors en- abled Kirksville to score the winning run. Don't mind us- we're just another Activity. Back in the dear, d e a d days s o m e bril- liant scholar hit upon the idea that if all the perse- T , cuted literary men on the campus got organized, safety might be found in numbers-no mat- ter how small. The logical result was D e l t a Tau Gamma, our honorary literary fraternity. Delta Tau Gamma, however, is different. We JULIAN W. GLASS, JR. Nowata, Okla. Beta Theta Pig Delta Tau Gamma, President, 3, As- sociate Editor Blue Jay, 2, Editor, 3, Honor List, 1, 2, 4, Jabberwocky. Della Tau Galnlllh proudly name as fratres in facultate Brothers Gage, Reeves, lVlcCluer and Westbrook, and thatls something the Betas and the WH Club canlt do. The only active survivors from last year were: Hudson, who is everlastingly win- ning a Peace contest, Beck and Glass, notorious for their literary atrocities of last year, and Gish, postgraduate, who really deserved a gold medal for not trying to print those poems he wrote as an entrance fee. Feeling very democratic one day, we decided at the instigation of Dr. Reeves to enlarge our numbers. After Gish and Beck had argued for halt an hour about something irrelevant, the rest of the club voted in the following men: John Lampe, Karsch, Farrell, Lee Jamison, Bob Dorsey, Bachelder, Harry Jones, Wallace Bow- ers, and Schaumann. Please donlt ask Why. Qu ir , 5,3 gl' E- GPH F1-out Row-Jamison, Bachelder, Dorsey, Jones, Farrell, Glass, Gish Beck, Bowers, Lampe, Schaufmann, Karsch ,,, 14... ....hm..n......,..., ,A ...............-1--iw ,.. ,,,., , . . . . i. ninety-three ,,,,,,,,.. .,, ,, , i,,,..,., L.. -J- ...,1m..t.n..-f-.:...- . Alpha psi Omega On our campus is Alpha Psi Omega, a na- tional dramatic fraternity. ln its history it has produced a play, a dramatic atrocity, after which the organization passed into the land where the woodbine twineth and the whang- doodle mourneth for its mate. ' The opening of the school year found Sidney Brown Maughs acting as president, vice-presi- dent, secretary and treasurer, and membership of Alpha Psi Omega. Growing lonesome in his solitary glory, he launched, single-handed, a campaign which brought into the dramatic fold some ten new members. From that thriller of 1929, Seven Keys to Baldpatef' he pledged gunmen, crooks, and blackmailers, from Ten Nights in a Bar Roomi' he salvaged such lost souls as drunkards, murderers, and bartenders. All in all the present membership of Alpha Psi Omega falls into the class of the 'ten-minute egg. .Alpha Psi Omega has possibilities for the coming years. With a full membership, whose dramatic ability is more or less com- mendable, s o m e creditable p l a y s should be given, and the organiza- tion will no doubt become a live fra- ternity on the campus. In the year 1931-32 the national conven- tion of Alpha Psi O m e g a will be held at Westmin- ster. This furnish- es an excellent opportunity f o r this, the A l p h a Epsilon chapter, to ,,fi, SYDNEY B. MAUGHS Fulton, Mo. Skulls of Seven, Phi Delta Theta, Zeta Tau Delta, Alpha Psi Omega, 1, 2, 3, President, 4, Jabberwocky, 1, 2, 3, 4, Honor Roll, 1, 2, 3, 4, Blue Jay Stagg, 2, Busi- ness Manager, 3, Columns Staff, 1, Y. M. C. A., French Club, 4. prove their worth and give the fraternity more popularity than it has had here in past years. Front Row-D. Jones, Urban, Beck, D. Close, Jamison 1 Stephens, Lampe, lVIaughs, Warden ninety-four 8 1,1454 awa- ..-nu. CIIVIPU CLATTEIP. QUE h'EJPfAl9E 91:55 THE I gf' 5 Jnfaeflwvdlf yvpapu-:L 5 EN MGH7f 2 I E ffV ff 9 z,,..-- BM Hoon 5, 65-ff g Ik CSU 5 rl,-f AG9 my-29 5? ig, xl fr' Jfkky BU ' if 4 lm! LB CALL ff' A xVf6fr7- ,Doc EVANS Bssfpe Hfnsfzf' Jw: 9fYl1Mb'dQ WNOWX X-I 'MES El C- 5 .x Worm CRAWLING Wfsf QA? QS. Jofml 7:36410 !WflA'ffVC Q3 7',y5 Loo? 540k WV 59 E Mia I ev 7257 TELL ML ffug MUN S 4 pnmvy Amswpfa N ,J .9fr1.4. 410 CHAIN fs A will 7, pf M5 y, ylm f 7 1' F 'fl gg M ' N' I AND .von-r ronesr 9 HOLD THAT LINE TH: ,Jn WOODS 1-crrg-av fmfy 'nmety szx 1 I i 5 i lr on Running Aflel' 0ne's Girl A certain dying philosopher, who during his terrestrial tenure had been something of a philanderer, is said to have called his son to his deathbed and, summing up his bitterly ac- quired experience with the more deadly of the species, to have delivered this last paternal in- junction: My son, never run after a woman or a street car, there'll be another one along in a minute or two. How much more tranquil would be the ex- istence of the youth of college years were this timely advice to be adopted at its face value. Think of the hours of slumber that would be assured for lovesick swainsg imagine the im- proved treatment which the masculine division of the younger generation would receive from its feminine counterpart. Oh, the whims of coquettish woman. Has not the best of us come into contact at one time or another with that most inconsistent and trying of human creatures, a temperamental damsel. We recall that even so accomplished a squire of dames as Sir Walter Scott revealed his true feelings when he lamented: Oh, woman, in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please! To which we .might append: Uncertain, yes, and hard to please. But, Scott, from whence those hours of ease? Indeed, the time has come for mere man to revolt. Is there no Bolivar to lead us to free- dom from servile subjection to giddy woman- hood? Is ther no Moses to deliver us from petticoat tyranny? Would that there could be a retrocession to the wise principles of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and King Solomon. The only remedy which can at all ameliorate our condition, it seems to me, is a Hghting of fire with fire, a firm stand for equal rights. Like the hero of old we must conquer our Medusa without looking at her, for the at- tractiveness of the opposite sex is the great ob- stacle in the way of masculine liberation. And I say Medusa advisedly, for where the features of the Medusa made a man turn to stone, the passing of a pretty girl today makes the best of us turn to rubber. Allons! ye warriors of the sterner sex. May we iight united, for the abolition of the humilia- tion which faces him who runs after his girl. Only by driving effort can we, some day, reach that masculine Utopia in which our rights are not trampled upon by disrespectful and impu- dent Amazons. But until that day, we shall continue to let the. daughters of Eve make fools of us and Cthis is a shameful confessionj enjoy having them do it. 96 96 -X- Sunsel The Tides of Shadows as They rush on toward The evening's shore of Peace and calm break in a Glorious, golden surf Of mystery Against the Cities' Spires. J.E.B. -Je 96 -me Foresl al Niglnl Deep Silence Save the sound Of rubbing leaves, From time to time the Drip of dew from Druid's Heights, awakes a Hower Which starts, and then Goes back to Quiet Sleep. J. E. B. 96 96 96 on Learning A prisoner pent within his cell Was sleeping dully in the dark. His body held with heavy chains Lay on the cobbles, stiff and stark. A narrow window high above Admitted moonlight soft and cool, Which seemed to whisper in the gloom, Rise up, go forth, you sluggish fool. And as the light of early morn Came through the slit, he stirred and sighed, The light grew strong, the prisoner moved, The chains fell off, he leaped and cried. The door sprang wide, he rushed outside, The world to him was fresh and whole. The light was knowledge Joined with will To bring him freedom for his soul. J. E. B. ninety-seven Campus Siglxis Such a sound shakes the earth That our very wits are baffled, Don't run away, that comes each day- They're singing hymns in Chapel. Vile odors on the spring winds blow Of acids, salts, and such, And poison fumes of this and that Forth from the windows rush. Now to explain the cause of all, 'Tis quite simple, it's Science Hall. A massive pile frowns from the hill With rugged style and form, Students about its portals gang- That house must be the Dorm. That new place, there, so up to date Where Kimbrell holds full sway, That's whcre we go and exercise And pass an hour away. That's where we keep ourselves in trim, That's our 150-thousand gym. on Writing poeh-y I try to be a poet, To weave a lyric spell About some lilting phrase: Her smiles I love so well, About her sunlit tresses, '4Love in moonlight glow, But struggle as I will with words They just won't come out so. I want to be a poet, I know I'll never be, Such gallant words and gestures Were never meant for me, Inspiring love' for maidens , ' Gave ancient sonnets fire, Alas, I lack that vital thrust- I'm such an unconvincing liar. B0B DORSEY, eeae,-me Blue .lay Nonsense The Freshmen come, Blue Jays to be To strive through college years, '32. That mumbling sound upon the breeze They struggle through Doc. Weigle's labs Is Blue Jay chatter, not swarming bees, And listen to MCQueen'5 Idears, The place of the Columns, the den of our 8l00mS- The Sophomores, that mighty clan, You've guessed it at last, beloved classrooms. Stride thrgugh our halls in State, But woe even to the bravest one What manner of sheet is this we scan That Comes to Danny,S lateu With feeble wit attempted brightly? From bad to worse, the Faculty curse- Now Juniors and Seniors here The ravings of our Fortnightly. Wend their Ways sublime, BOB DORSEY- But even they have been heard 'to say 5, ae 9, That exams are trying times. . Tragedy While Westbrook in his direful class With grammar seeks sensations, The grades in Eng. were falling fast, Jerry in the nexfbdoor room As came to Westbrook's English class, Raves on of great Orations. A youth who bore with eyes serene A Very Splendid little theme? A motley throng from Bullet's room Excelslefl Issues forth in steady streams, i I A Those endless references of his His eye was gay, his song ,was glad, Haunt many a Blue Jay's dreams. He knew his theme was not so bad, t Heohoped 'twould pull him through the course A drowsy bunch in Tubbyfs ffpsychv With one-or two, 'twould not be worse, Wake up, prompt, with the bell, P Excelslorl To chapel go, still in a daze But Westbrook eyed him with a glare, To Sleep through lt as Wen' Great Scott! a comma was not there, So as the Weeks and mgnths pass by You Vlolale Rule 91! We lowly ones toil along, You've flunked the course! Now please begone! Now what's that literature that says Excelsior! The battle is to the strong? PHILLIP A. CANN. , BOB DORSEY ninety-eight Ballad of weslnninsler Here's to old Westminster Beneath whose columns tall Her spirit and traditions Have encompassed us all. An honored seat of learning Is our college on the hill, Who ever strives to keep alive Thoughts of God's own will. Memories of old, honored traditions Echo through its campus green, With its renowned, gray halls glistening From their point of vantage seen. Legion are her noble sons Who in her halls have strived, To bring forth into the world Her spirit, still alive. Though some have failed, many won, And in this game of life Have held Westminster's high ideals In all their toil and strife. So through the years Westminster stands A symbol staunch and grand, And though World's tempests strongly beat May our Alma Mater stand. R. D. DORSEY. 66 -JG -JG Denouenlenl Oh she was an innocent Willie And he was a Jay of eighteen, Devoted was he to cosmetics, His urge in such matters was keen, He powdered himself quite profusely He laid it on thick-did this bimg He was young for his age but his scent was a rage, And she learned about Mennen's from him. ABIE GINNER. 96 -X -76 Ode lo verlnin I know a black beetle Who lives in a drain, And friendly is he Though his manners are plain. When I do bathe He comes up from the pipe? Together we wash And together we wipe. ' A. C. B. The Greeks' The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece! Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace- Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is setf' Si So piped Byron and so might we well chant today. During this now expiring school term, there have appeared in the columns of The Columns a number of prolix and erudite es- says concerning the evils of our student life and government. These discussions have been timely and constructive, but withal boring. The lackadaisical atmosphere, which at present hangs as a pall about our regal slope, has been attributed to a number of causes and condi- tions, ranging from the Tariff to Jerry's hair- cut, which doubtless exist in and of themselves, but are not, I venture, the fundamental sources of this blight upon Westminster's manhood. By all rights, Westminster should be just one big happy family, with all united one to an- other by the adamantine bonds of Liberty, Fra- ternity, and Faculty. It has been suggested that every son ought to be afiiliated with Pi Kappa Delta, Jabberwocky, and the Y. M. C. A., ready to barter his soul, if need be, for any one or all of the named organizations. The deplorable fact remains that most of us seem- ingly lack inclination toward the drama, the disputation, and a clean shirt on Thursday morning. This is obviously wrong. But no critic has as yet ferreted out the real germ of the pestilence. The trouble with the student body this year lies not in the neglect of any academic activi- ties, but of the most important adjunct to the school proper-namely, the Greeks'. Since years and years, the Greeks' has been the tra- ditional trysting place and general hangout, though seldom sought for its cuisine. In that historic confectionery have been dark political plots contrived fit even rivals Blair's roomj, troths plighted, and jolly old Bacchus worship- ped. The Greeks' has been at once Forum, Academy, and Mike's Place. But, of late, the 'cglory that was Greece is faded away, bovine consultations are threshed out elsewhere, Eros finds his haven farther west, and Ten Nights in a Bar Room out-Keeleyed Keeley. Those reassuring high-backed booths closet none but the most desultory necking, and John's coffee has been definitely worsted by the White House and Rusty's. No longer may one find in the Greeks' that spontaneity of laughter, that fer- tility of thought, that tumultuous passion, which so endeared it to preceding generations ninety-nine of Westminster men and whatever they hap- pened to have with them. True, the orchestra harmonizes bravely and blatantly on, but My Gal Sal is heard no more, which is enough to knock any romance into a cocked hat or even no hat at all. And there, guys and gals, is What's Wet in Westminster. To establish anew our lost en- thusiasm, solidarity, and pin mortality we must restore the Greeks' to its hallowed preemi- nence, as dayspring and center of our political, social, and convivial life. It will take courage of the highest order, for none but the brave and hardy can withstand those terrible cokes. But the future of dear Alma Mater rests in the bal- ance, and he will be craven indeed who shirks his duty now. What matters indigestion when a college is at stake? A. L. J. X- '36 -76 Ode lo vermin No. 2 O simple, homely little louse, You have no home, you have no house, You have no jeering, hooting wife, O would that I had such a life. Louses are such simple things, They have no hands, they have no wings, They cannot talk, they cannot fly, But Lord, how they can multiply! A.C.B. -me -me -me Insane lvlullerings I've seen my women I've drunk my booze I've flunked exams And hocked my shoes. I've had my loves I've had my hates I've been to Woods For parlor dates. I've studied for Danny I've studied for Reeves But all that I got was A fistful of threes. I've studied for Tubby In classes that bore And never got any- . Thing more than a four. I'm'just a poor Soph'more Shoved back on the shelf If you want any more Go. write it yourself. 95 if '36 When I was young I used to play And have great fun the livelong day. one hundred Of things to come I never thought And all my life has come to naught. I wish I had prepared for life And made a name out in the strife. What's wrong with me, why do I mope? Here,s me arm, fill 'er up with dope. M 96 M I wish I were a little fly Flitting about up in the sky. On second thought, that's not so good, Cause then I'd be some birdie's food. JOHN HANKS. suicide ' Oh why keep up this crazy hopeless play The world is mad and we are all insane We are but strings on Clothois shrouded harp On which she plays with glee and high disdain. My mind is reeling in a deep abyss My dreams are crushed beneath Atropos' heel. Why try to reason with a mocking fate Whose imps, the winedrops from my chalice steal? In vain I've sought through clouds of human forms For peace and calm but I have gone unblest. So now I'll ease the tortures of this clay And soothe my soul in everlasting rest. J. E. B. To J. B. R. Out in the new-mown hay The English professor lay Chanting a roundelay ' Of women in Mandalay Singing so daringly Chanting so merrily And they call this poetry! A. C. B. Finis Sightless eyeballs, dim and dull Festering in a cloven skull, A mangled shape, a decayed mass, The final goal of righteousness. God's protection? What's it worth? Thy sole protection, six feet of earth. Faith has left thee no better off Than those of us who sit and scoff. So laugh, and love, and live, and sing, Life holds for us no better thing. A. C. B. HERBERT SCHAUMANN Foreign Every student who goes to foreign countries for the purpose of debating should be sensible enough to realize that he has no right to drive good people into deserts of tediousness and despair except during that time which is pro- vided for doing so, that is, during the debate while he is forced to defend himself against the fortunately insufficient arguments of his wor- thy opponents. My German comrade and I governed our actions according to this convic- tion. We always made it a point to dismiss the frightening dignity of debaters before our audience decided to fall asleep entirely. Every- body appreciated this unoiiicial attitude. Our impressions of America, being influenced by the effects of this appreciation, highly sur- passed the sad observations of those European travelers who can complain only about the re- sults of prohibition or wrongly parked chewing gum. Unfortunately we could not always please our hosts. We could not even escape being a disappointment where we were most ambitious to be a success, that is, in the eyes of one of those famous, beautiful, and courageous Kan- sas Betty Coeds, who usually breeze in as soon as you reach your hotel in order to get some information for their college newspaper. Where are those German boys? That was the first question that reached us in a voice of anxious expectation. We introduced ourselves. Two wide open sparkling eyes gazed at us Connnenl with mistrusting astonishment. We saw how Betty blushed. Yes, sir, we saw it in spite of her powder. She felt really uneasy. Don't kid me, was all she said. You are not the German debatersf' Certainly we are. Why not? Betty was not yet convinced. No, you are not Germans. I know what Germans look like. We had reason to doubt it. We dared to ask. I found myself never more curious. Well, what do they look like? Betty did not have to think it over: All of them have awful long beards, and speak with a terrible deep voice. It took a little while to convince Betty that all of them are not made that way. Of course, German debaters, who were already so far Americanized that they could not help but en- joy the daily pleasure of a Burma shave, frightening away even the shadow of a fashion- able Menjou-mustache, couldnit possibly have been as interesting as those with long black beards and deep voices. How to restore broken dreams? We had to save the situation one way or another. In order to give at least some kind of an exotic impression we started speaking the worst Eng- lish we could. I hope this flattered to a certain extent Bettyis preconceived notion. It was not a special exertion for us, anyway, because there was not a great deal of difference between the best and the worst of our English. one hundred one .. . . .. ..-ww--.1 ..--. 1930 Foollrall Season-coniinuetl line plays Tolliver shot a pass to McClanahan who was stopped on the goal line. On the next play Rodenbaugh dived over for a touchdown. Kaiser's kick was wide. The Jays settled down to defend their lead. The Jewell team resorted to passes in the closing minutes of play but Captain Wiley frustrated their threats and the game ended. . Four seniors played their last game for West- minster: Captain Foster Wiley, Carl Hall, Den- zil Warden, and Chauncey Farrell. Special commemoration is due Wiley, the diminutive end who was noted throughout the conference for his tackling ability. Wiley and Blanton were both honored for their work dur- ing the season by being selected on the Asso- ciated Press All-M. C. A. U. team. Denzil Warden, handicapped at the first of the season with an injured ankle, played his opposing center and stopped many of the op- positionis line attacks in the closing games of the season. Carl Hall, completing his last season for the Sept. 26-Westminster Oct. 4-Westminster Oct. 18-Westminster Oct. 24-Westminster Oct. 31-Westminster Nov. 8-Westminster Nov. 14-Westminster Nov. 22-Westminster Thanksgiving Day-Westminster Total-Westminster CURTIS CORDER, Halfbaclc, Malden, Mo. It seems as if Malden, Mo., must require its citizens to possess exceptional football ability. Although starting late, Corder proved his ability to hold down a backfield position with his spec- tacular runs and tackles. He saved the game for Westminster when playing Emporia College by bringing down an Emporian who was racing un- molested for a touchdown in the closing minutes - of the game. With three more years of college one hundred two Blue Jays, was the type of guard that could be depended upon to do his share of the work under all conditions. Chauncey Farrell, quarterback, though never starring regularly was always on hand to do his part, demonstrating his ability to fill the gap when given the opportunity. I Among the other members of the team de- serving recognition are McClard, guard and captain-elect, Tolliver, freshman quarterback holding that position on the All-M. C. A. U. team, Willard Cox, halfback, who gained hon- orable mention on the All-M. C. A. U. selection, and Jerome Blanton, versatile tackle, who be- sides being placed on the All-M. C. A. U. aggre- gation was further honored by being selected on Parke Carroll's fKansas City J oufrnal-Postj all-state team consisting mostly of university players. With 18 lettermen returning the Blue Jays should develop into a strong contender for the M. C. A. U. championship. 19 Wentworth M. A. 14 12- C. of Emporia 7 0 Washington U. 14 0 Kirksville T. C. 9 32 Drury 0 0 Rolla 13 6 Missouri Valley 13 6 Central 13 18 William Jewell 6 Q2 Opponents 89 football to play, Curtis should be an outstanding player. CLAIBOURNE BARBER, Fullback. Bobby was a valuable reserve man and ably .filled his position. Anyone who saw him return a punt 65 yards through the entire Drury team for a touchdown realized that in this man is plenty of potential football ability and that with three more years as a Blue Jay he will prove to be a valuable man on the team. Gur Advertisers We gratefully aclcnowledge orders for advertising space from tlne Firms listed in the succeeding sixteen pages and commend their Wares to your con- sideration. -Editor WESTM NSTER COLLEGE A College for Men Only-One of the Few West of Mississippi River Fully Accredited by the Association of American Universities A Debating and Athletic Record that Challenges Attention High Standards of Scholarship Looking to A.B. Degree Freshman Class Limited to 130 in order to Avoid Overcrowding New Gymnasium 85x125 Feet, Completely Equipped A College with the standing and the past that Westminster has deserves the attention of all young men who are investigating C o l l e g e s 'For Catalog and Other Information Write Westminster College Fulton, Missouri WILLIAM WOODS COLLEGE FULTON, MISSOURI A high-class junior college for young women. A col- lege fully accredited by the North Central Association of colleges and all state universities. William Woods is democratic. Its spirit of friendship and good will is an actual though intangible part of its educational assets. A college whose Christian and cultured atmosphere has this year attracted young women of twelve states. A college with well-equipped laboratories and library. All who know the college unite in their praise of the Work it offers in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Conservatory of Music, Art, Expression, Dramatics, Education, and Commerce. Keep Healthy W bile You Study William Woods is a college whose splendid gymnasium, eighty-five-acre campus, golf course, tennis courts, sad- dle horses, archery field, hockey field, and constant invi- tations for hiking make it nationally known as TI-IE IDEAL OUTDOOR COLLEGE Write far Catalog ana' cUieW Book IW I Iii .V V! U11 Hi, Hf I iii: H51 i' , :wx 'IME Fiji: L, I it .-552 it ill? Wi wi I j H1 Ili' ,il 1533, fifi HEX glial if :IW ,W Mn- will iw its 411 iii? em iff! fi Eli, r'1 riff 3115 1 iii U1 I.: li .5 Wi qi it If I2 1 rbi W if 5 H H Hs I gr 5 +5 lx iii V F il ill 'x M L I p NE! rv' if H . 54 f .! I 'ii' .-,l ,vi xii li I . E ia ii ii ef fi ,ii f I l 5 l 1 133 I y , , I 1 i. +I vig 'rw- 4,- 1 I . , ..,, ...W .i,,,.,. Y. .N 11 ,A- swim.. in Fulk.. sm.. af me SEMINOLE Horn ' TOM BALL Electrical Goods, Edison Mazda Lamps, Plumbing, Heating PHONE 264 An institution in Fulton through many historic Westminster years Tompkins - Christian - Alexander Dry Goods Company H. CLAY MCGREGOR Tailor and Cleaner Suits Made to Measure 527.00 to 375.00 PATTO COLLETT The College CBooks'Zore Underwood, Royal and Corona Portables BEAMER DRY CLEANER We appreciate all college business . PHONE 135 CLEANING D PRESSING REPAIRING good Luck to A 1931 FCDOTBALL TEAM ...POP ,, PIGGLY WIGGLY Shop as you please OMETIMES you want to hurry through your shopping-get it fin- ished promptly. Sometimes you want to linger, look things over, perhaps wait for ideas. Come to Slowly or Quickly Piggly Wiggly and set your own pace. No clerks to hurry you. You shop as you please at Piggly Wiggly. You choose for yourself. A Home Owned lnslilulion Fisher 86 Lorenz Herndon -Taylor Furniture Co. ?eqvelers Leading Furniture Dealers and Undertakers You have to be satisfied before we The Gift Shop of Fulton are satisfied when dealing with us E pe t Repairing Eyes E amined Yours for Service B 0 ULWARE I-I ' Mrs. George H. Toney West 7th Street offers Phone 675 Cut Flowers and CDecoratmg p THE CAI LAWAY BANK CESTABLISHED 18575 Capital and Surplus S200 000.00 Resources S1 500 000 00 Westminster men are cordially invited to make use of the services of this bank PAYN E ROTI-I GROCERY CO Wholesale Only FULTON LUMBER COMPANY The Qualzty Yard PHONE THREE SIXTH AND NICHOLS o , ? 7 ' - C 6: . 75 iDUBIlNlSKV BRQTI-IEl2Si FULTON THEATRE TCM B. l.Ql:TUS,AResident'Manager f 9 n 42 I The Latest and Best infxxll Talking picture Entertainment The M1SSoUR1 ct e and onjQctz'onery A Rendezvous for Students United Cigar Store Agency Good Music, Fooa' ana' Smokes Prom t Service Prices Ri 1-It P BQLTQN g i Callaway Motor Co. JEWELRY COMPANY Willys 6 and 8-Willys-Knight Eyesight Specialist We Replace Broken Lenses W. Scott Fox, Proprietor Phone 64 HARRIS 81 ROOTES REALTY COMPANY LOANS, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE Abstracts of Title 508 Court Street Fulton, Missouri HARRIS CAFE The Best Place to Eat We Put the O. K. in Cooking The Largest Variety of Sandwiches in Town Fw in Stylev CLAUDE WEST ER' S ifefweler WOMEN7S READY,T0,WEAR Certified Watch Maker Backer Brothers The Recreation Sporting Goods RHCHOS ' - R C1 Vlctmlaiqcmss from Postogice ecor S We Infoite the Patronage of Students Berghauser Hardware Company The CBest of Everything in HARADWARE T , M1 -VI1 ,xl Mil !'3'! gfgix il V . T ,Q ,Vx 'e 4 4? , , I 5 9 l ' ,Q 5, sw' V lil T 's 5, , ' 1 ,,! M : in fs Ii, Tl- l T !, ,I ii. A 'i, ' T yi rf- H12 Mi? 'Vs Mi yr I lt , , M ww ,l i, ,. 1 U4 Jill' W ,rj ELDRSHEIM SHOES EoR THE MAN WHO CARES V PAYNES SHOE STQRE , RooLE 86 CREBER CASH AND CARRY CRoCERY AND MEAT MARKET 6 I The W hite House 5 4 Where W eiiminfler Men Meet, Greet ana' Eat FULTGN STEAM LAUNDRY The Laundry CDoes It CBe5t', rf r A A Good Store in a Good Town ,rg MILLER'S DEPARTMENT STORE IEEE Everything Under the Sun HI ' E PHONE 166 C A FULTON ICE CGMPANY QQ PHONE 166 I This cv4nnual Is u ,,g BECKTOLD-COVERED to Endure l' To preserve-and preserve in beauty-the memory of days that will grow more A glamorous as the years pass, the staff of the 1931 BLU J has chosen ,, T Becktold Covers. p '5 F fifty y th ft manship and qu l'ty f Becktold Cove h been held gf A t th h gh t standard. This example of Becktold art will enable you to keep ' for generatlons your priceless record of student days. ll 'Q A BECKTOLD COMPANY af 200-210 Pine Street St. Louis, Missourl FH fi EV 5' :T 1 V, ,I K W z 4, GCDCDD PORTRAITS AND I-ICDLTSNIDERS STLJDICD ARE SYNOIXIVMOUS PHQNE 5 1 5 J. C. PENNEY Co. Ouijitters far Men ancl Boys Garretps Cafe HOME o1L c:oMPANY Skelly Qasoline and Oils The Home of Good Eats LAWRENCE AND WILLETT Phone 260 Miller 66 Worley Dry Goods Company RUGS Q' The House of Home Furnishings DRAPERIES THE PALACE HOTEL Waldo F. fCapJ Smith, Proprietor Eating Is W lzat Makes Us Famous f'BosToN1ANs X' p Correo? Slroes jQ1r College Men ESSLINGER'S BOGTERIE THE HOME BAKERY FEEDS BLUE JAYS Pickwick-Greyhound and Alton Transfer Bus Depot 519 Market St., Fulton, Mo. CI-IAS. M. WILSON ' Independent Grocer We Specialize on Callaway County Products Play More Pool at the ' Playmore Pool Hall 1 Q Home Again- Eli? b GREYHOUND Bus OME agaun or back to school, travel this modern way vla plCl2WlClC Greyhound Motor coach fares are very economical thus makes possible more trips home during the school term Start your vacatcon right and go home by bus UNION BUS TERMINAL 917 McGee Kansas Czty Mo To Nearly All the Bug Schools Lmklng most of the lm campuses In the thousands of students choose portant country college thus modern travel-way lckwlclc GREY:-louNn :Nas Q 0 U I 0 u a Q Q lil . Q . U ...n Q I 3 o 1 JAMESON ac ATKINSON INSURANCE ALL LINES FARM LOANS REAL ESTATE FIFTH AND COURT STS FULTON MISSOURI HOME SAVINGS BANK TI-IE BANK THAT CARES FOR AND PROTECTS ITS CUSTOMERS SPARREL MCCALL Preszdent JACK MCCALL Asszstant Cashier ROBERT PRATT Vzce Preszdent MISS ZETA LAWRENCE Asststant Cashzer ROY C TAYLOR Vrce Preszdent MISS GOLDIE IVIOSLEY Stenograp er W R TAYLOR Cashzer MISS MAE CASTLE Bookkeeper QUALITY STORE C0 32522555 LAIN MYERS DRUG COMPANY Eggs Everythmg In Drugs Soda Fountam Servlce Llggett Cand1es Eastman Agency 505 Court Street 100 per cent Blue Jay Boosters Phone 194 You 'wzll alfways na' the better grades o Clothmg and Furmshmg Goods at the NEUKOMM CLOTHING CO S STORE FULTON MISSOURI R I-I PEARCE Dry feanmg Cpressmg CRepczzrzrzg Cut Flofwers for All Occaszons MORRIS DAVIS, Qlgent C. C. Wonneman and Sons, Florists, Mexico PHONES DAY 181: NIGHT 179 RADIOS FOR RENT Extenszon Speakers, Faftory Autborzzed , S for Leadzng Makes S R A D I O Expert Hazr CDressers and Beauty SERVICE Speczalzfs FIJLTON MISSOURI I O . FULTD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EUGENE FRANCIS ABBDTT D D Paflor WILLIAM HOGE MARQUESS BIBLE CLASS DR COLIN A MCPHEETERS Teacher THE COLLEGE CLASS DR FRANC L MCCLUER Teacher I 5 W zse to Choose cz Szx BIGGER XQHEVROLEU BETTER GLENN MAUGI-IS MOTDR CO , Inc THE WESTERN THEQLOGICAL SEMINARY PITTSBURGH PA A Semmary for College Graduates A complete theologlcal currlculum wlth e1ect1ve courses leadlng to de grees of STB and STM raduate courses of the Unlverslty of Prttsburgh leadrng to degrees of AM and PhD are open to properly quahfied students of the Semlnary The C1ty of Plttsburgh offers an unusual field for the study of the prob lems and work of the modern church Exceptlonal hbrary fac111t1es Semmary hbrary of 45 000 volumes of theologlcal llterature North S1de Branch ot Carnegle L1brary 1S wrthm five minutes walk of the dormltory Two postgraduate feIIOWSh1pS 13600 and S8003 prov1d1ng for a year of study 1n a European UHlVefS1ty Two entrance prlzes of S300 each awarded on the b3S1S of a competltlve examlnatlon to college graduates of hlgh rank All the pubhc bulldlngs of the Senunary are new The dormltory 1S equlpped wlth the latest modern 1mprovements 1nclud1ng gymnaslum soclal hall and students commons One hundred fifth year beglns September 15 1931 For mformatxon apply to PRESIDENT JAMES A KELSO ueen CPzc'Zu res 'Ta en by PAUL PARSONS STUDIO MISSOUFI Theatre Bldg C0lL1mb121, MISSOUFI 7 ' '? . , , . , , fl' t3 ' - gg ' T-' Q RV C ft or - I I G . . . . . . u . 'I , l I I G TESWORTH HOTEL UNION AVE. ENTRANCE TO FOREST PARK ON ROUTES NO. 40 AND 61 Hotel and Kitchenette accommodations by the day, week or month. Cool, spacious rooms, overlooking beautiful Forest Park, Municipal Opera, Jefferson Memorial, Art Museum, and Zoological Gardens. RATES from 53.00 . . . I-lotel Rooms from 55.00 . . . Kitchenette Apartments Dining Room in connection- with popular prices Q9VIake the Gateswortb your home while in St. Louis Tokens of Friendship - Friendships that are worth while are deserving of a concrete expression of regard, such as a selection of jewelry. Here are rings, scarf pins, cuff buttons, lighters, cigarette cases, bill folds, and numerous other articles which would long be cherished as a symbol of friendship. Hess 8: Cullrerlson Jewelry Company NINTH AND OLIVE, ST. LOUIS ST WILL CHECK YOUR BAGGAGE ' HOME TO DESTINATION When checking your trunks to St. Louis, specify that you wish SPECIAL DELIVERY CHECKS direct to your residence or hotel. This will insure prompt delivery of your baggage upon arrival. Agents at Union Station meet all trains to arrange for delivery of baggage to any part of the city where SPECIAL DELIVERY SERVICE is not available. V oFFIcEs Boatmen's Bank Building Union Station Midway Hotel Chase Receiving Room 420 Locust MAin 3682 CI-'Iestnut 5120 DElmar 5700 h In Sl. Loliis Q The New Holel Melbourne Grand and Linden Blvcls. Provides the Ultimate in Comfort and Convenience Located in the heart of the city, the Melbourne is sur- rounded by the leading theaters and is in the center of a fine shopping district. Also on direct 'transportation lines to Forest Park, Shaw's Garden, Jefferson Me- morial and Sportsmanfs Park. ,si . . . f Dining Rooms Coffee Shop Garage ' 400 Rooms from 52.50 0. P. Grealllouse, Mgr. A Courtney Aldrich and his Royal Blues Catering to a Most Discriminating Public ress ommunications' dd C . Kappa Alpha I-louse, Fulton, Mo. 'C J. F. REED 86 SON COAL CO. The Beit in Service and Price TELEPHONE 772 CLEANING - PRESSING - TAILORING Standard Factory Hat Equipment Guaranteed to Gifve You a Nefw Hat EAST SIDE CLEANERS PHONE 512 QUALITY SHOE SHOP PALACE HOTEL BLDG EAST FIFTH STREET MARTIN L FRANK Prop Samtary Barber Shop West of Courthouse We Welcome Blue aYS FRED S PLACE . . 7 I . . ec J as 7 THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FULTCDN MISSCDURI Offers 1ts best trlbute to Westmlnster College and bespeaks for lt a great year 1n 1931 1932 To those who have sons to place 1n college we recommend thls 1nst1tut1on Wlth almost a century of lofty and 1nsp1r1ng trad1t1ons Wlth a pres1dent and faculty of preemment power and character and w1th the SpeC1al1Z6d and 1nd1v1dual tra1n1ng wh1ch only a school l1m1ted to three hundred plcked men can g1Ve Fulton through 1ts homes 1tS churches and 1ts busmess never forgets what lt owes to Westmlnster and assures every parent and pupll patron1z1ng the college that nothmg 1S left undone to make the student l1fe here a clean a happy and a successful experlence To the students of Westmlnster of th1s present year, the C1ty of Fulton wlshes each the very happlest vacat1on It slncerely hopes that 1f not a graduatlng Sen1or you w1ll find you1 way back next year to the old college and brmg a fr1end wlth you eLGJmfo t i x x 'Ax A Servlce Institut1on For tickets, reservationslgggscrgggizgggfglklrigtuonitzee-nearest Missouri Pacific SO Passenger Traffic Manager, 1601 Missouri Pacific Bldg., St. Louis, Missouri . .. . . . . .. .. . . 7 , . , b 7 . .. . . . 7 . . . . . ' 9 ' 1 . . . O X g N 'x X. J . D U. Z IN THE CITY GF FULTON Tlwe lwome ol Westminster College, vve lmave puilt up a rarely efficient organization-one tlwat is able to print a job lilce l-lie Blue Jay '31 as a part ol its everyday vvorlc. And pack ol it is a complete printing plant tlnat is mod- ern to tlwe last detail .... l'lere We print fraternity magazines and catalogs, trade pub- lications and poolcs ol every l4ind. lVlore, vve try to give lwelplul cooperation to our Customers and to l4eep our promises in malcing deliveries. ll you lwave a job ol printing tlwat you vvisli done vvell and on vvlmiclwyou vvould lilce to lceep dovvn costs, you will Find it to your advantage to get estimates lrom us. THE OVID BELL PRESS Fulton, Missouri V ,,,, , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 Q -1' --i il 6 A , 1 Lf 2 1 1 . YA Q 2 v T Q 5 f 2 Q 6 x I A M 'Au m, ,ML . M., , , . ......... .. ......,.....,4 ,-L.. . -... . ...mv-w'w .W . -- V Q K... 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