Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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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, ..,,..

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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

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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