Wichita State University - Parnassus Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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One Shocker organization that was always in the midst of pep demonstrations during the year was the. Girls' Drum and Bugle'Corps. The group appeared at all football games played on the home field and also accompanled the University Band to Washburn College for the annual Thanksgiving Day game. The girls created pep at several basketball games besides appearing in the Homecoming Day parade as shown here. Miss Loneta Brown is the drum major. H O'Z0lJ'0,'ZC! 45506155711 H It is probably not peculiar that the theme of the 1934 Homecoming Day exercises, Forward Shockers, should be synonymous with the policies and plans of the athletic department. The athletic policy committee of the Uni- versity was active all year in forwarding the aims of the department. The committee consisted of Dr. John Rydjord, chairman, Dean Frank A. Neff, Dr. Eldor Marten, Dean Leslie B. Sipple, Dr. Lambertus Hek- huis and Vane Smith. Old King Football, with Athletic Director Albert J. Gebert steering his destinies, opened the 1934-35 school year. With an at- tractive schedule lined up, including inter- sectional games with Gonzaga University of Spokane, Wash., and South Dakota State College of Brookings, the Shockers were forced to give up the Central Conference crown, which they had Worn for two years in a. row, because of sharp competition close to home, but made such an impressive rec- ord against the huskies from out West and up North that Coach Gebert has de- cided to continue bringing in teams from far away and at the same time send his Yellow and Black machine on raids across country. Coach Gebert has declared himself in favor of building the entire athletic depart- ment to a point where it will be wholesomely attractive to high school athletes who wish to go to college, and at the same time he is keeping the department in line with the ex- panded and improved scholastic policies of the school. Basketball, missing stride for a year, jumped back into position as the season progressed this year. Coach Lindsey W. Austin, a Shocker alumnus, proved that he still had the spirit of his alma mater at heart by working magnificently on what promised to be a poor basketball team, and wrought from his hard-working squad the surprise team of the Central Conference. The schedule this year included games with the Oklahoma Agricultural and Me- chanical College, a member of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Conference, and Kan- sas State College, a member of the Big Six Conference. The Kansas State team was whipped soundly in Wichita by the Shockers in the only game between the two teams, but Wichita lost to the Oklahomans. An annual trip into Old Mexico was part of the program, and the department offers Page Ten

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. cqffifataz 16129 01201 it as one of its most enjoyable and educa- tional features. Games were played in Mon- terrey and Mexico City, with Tampico as an alternate. Team members were so enthu- siastic about the trip upon their return, and so much favorable comment was received from the Mexican cities concerning the in- vasion of the Shockers that the department will, beyond doubt, continue to send an aggregation to the Southland annually. In addition to the varsity team, the de- partment has made every effort to keep a large number of other boys interested in basketball. Most prominent of the teams outside the varsity was the freshman aggre- gation, which won the city championship and went into the final rounds of the state tournament. Under Acting Coach Robert Red Shadoan, the frosh had a busy season as members of the city league. Track started this year from much the same position that basketball did a few months earlier, or, in the vernacular of the trackman, from scratch. With a Wealth of talent in a few events, and with Coach Aus- tin's promise to put forth the same tireless effort that marked his basketball instruc- tion, the season was made into more of a success than seemed probable. The large meets attended were the Kan- sas University Relays, the Drake University It was under the lead- ership of these three gentlemen that the men of the University carried on their ath- letic activities during the year. Robert Sha- doan was the assistant football coach as well as an instructor in physical education. Al- bert J. Gebert again directed the athletic department and was head football coach. Lindsey W. Austin, di- rector of physical ed- ucation, was the bas- ketball and track coach. Page Eleven Relays, and the Central Conference meet held at Pittsburg. In addition, dual meets were scheduled with Pittsburg Teachers, Emporia Teachers and Fort Hays State. A triangular meet with Southwestern College and Friends University was a Shocker vic- tory. Lesser activities of the department brought together several intramural teams in track and field. In addition the gym classse were given every encouragement to try to attain a proficiency in some sport. In the category of intramural sports, spe- cial mention is due the president of the Uni- versity. In Dr. W. M. Jardine the intra- mural sports program has found an enthu- siastic patron. Shortly after his coming to the school last year, Dr. Jardine announced his policy of getting every student outdoors in order to indulge in some recreation. Al- ready tangible results of the announcement can be seen. Last spring new bermuda grass fields were grown on the campus for the use of athletic teams. This constitutes only a start, however, as Dr. Jardine has announced that every convenient and avail- able spot will be sodded in preparation for a larger intramural program. An effort is being made by Athletic Di- rector Gebert and his co-workers to estab- lish intramural football in coming years. I,