of games, they defeated every other class in college by such decisive scores that there can be no doubt of their superiority. In the three games the seniors made 70 scores while their opponents made only 18. the winner of the cup. Before the games the freshman team was expected by all to be Eight of the freshmen were among this year's Blue Jays, and Penney, the ninth freshman, played on the first team last year; while only four of the seniors played with the Blue Jays this year, and McKee in '06. According to the rules of the contest no first team man was allowed to play in his regular position on his class team. This accounts to some measure for the large scores made in all the games. first game was a revelation of the ability of the seniors. batting was superior and their fielding almost perfect. Score by innings. But this Their Both teams were sadly deficient of first team men, especially the juniors. Woods for the sophomores and Allen for the juniors pitched good games and the juniors lost simply through inferior fielding. SENIORS 28 VS ACADEMY 13. On the hottest day of the season was played the third game of the series. Home runs by Patterson and Tompkins, the batting and several doubles by the seniors, and the miserable fielding of the "Cads" tell the story of the game. Grayson wrenched his knee in the fourth and had to retire. Grayson, Souther and Wenger pitched for the Academy, while Tompkins relieved Stokes in the sixth. Score by innings. SENIORS 22 VS SOPHOMORES 5. The grounds were heavy on account of rain, but not enough to keep the seniors from playing fast ball. They out-played their opponents all around and played together like leaguers while the "Sophs" became rattled when the game went against them. Woods was knocked out of the box in the fourth and McCredie pitched the remainder of the game for the sophomores. Score The athletic board, at its meeting on June 1, accepted the resignation of F. K. Wheeler as captain of the '08 foot ball team and elected H. B. Pankey to be his successor. Fred will not be in college next year and the board acted wisely in choosing Pankey who has been the star lineman for three years, and has acted as captain in several games during that time. The members of the '08 base ball squad met and elected Foster R. Lasley captain of next year's team. The election was almost unanimous, Lasley receiving ten votes and Sevier and Patterson each one vote. Lasley has caught on the team three years and his ability together with his ever present Irish smile has made him a favorite of the grand stand as well as of the team. His base ball experience and cool head makes him a captain capable of giving his team advice and confidence in any crisis of the game. WESTMINSTER'S 1908 BASE BALL RECORD. April 2, Westminster 16, Missouri School for Deaf 7. April 25, Westminster 1, Missouri University 9. May 1, Westminster 12, Wentworth Military Academy 7. 15 Westminster 1, Missouri School for Deaf 6. Westminster's ministerial students would be particularly interested in the article from the New York Tribune, quoted in the Literary Digest of March 28, under the title-head, "Why Andover Passes.' A number of nice points are involved, especially in regard to the proper location and scope of doctrinal teaching of a theological seminary. Read about it. Those wishing to know something of the career of the men seeking the presidency of the United States can find a brief biography of each man in the, North American Review for March, 1908. We should examine the aspirants carefully and have our own opinions of the character and energy of those who are asking us for such an honor and responsibility. In this months Educational Review we find an article on "Old and new fashioned notions about education." This article makes an excellent comparison of the methods used in days gone by and those used at the present time. No doubt many of us think the A. B. course is hard but when we see what our forefathers had to undergo to get their degree, we should feel grateful towards those who have interceded for us. Few men realize, until they are nearly through college, that to be able to write a good oration one must begin writing them in his first years in college. By practicing in this way one is able, when he gets to be a junior or senior, to write an oration of genuine merit. There is a tendency, however, even in the literary societies, to shirk the duty of writing an oration, and to leave this task entirely to the older men. This is probably the great reason why we lose so many oratorical contests. The Westminster fraternity chapters gave their annual June parties and banquets on Monday evening, June 8, and each succeeded in making it the night of the year. PHI DELTA THETA. The Missouri Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta gave their twenty-seventh commencement dinner dance, Monday evening, and from the frozen punch which was the first course of the dinner to the twenty-second dance, which came when the wee small hours were not so small as they had been, the occasion was one of pleasure and enjoyment for those who were present. The dinner was served in the hall next to the Phi Delta Theta chapter hall to about seventy persons, and the elegant menu was varied by a number of appropriate toasts. C. F. Lamkin acted as toastmaster and kept things moving. E. C. Henderson, J. S. Morrison and Mitchell White spoke for the alumni, Robert McKee for the seniors and C. D. Sevier for the chapter. Mr. Carl Potter, of the Missouri University chapter, brought a message from the university. After the dinner all adjourned to the chapter hall where the Fulton orchestra, at its best, furnished music for the twenty-two numbers on the programme. The hall and the dining room were decorated in the white and blue of the fraternity. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tincher, Pres. and Mrs. C. A. McPheeters, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bush, Misses Dudley, of Auxvasse; Emmons, Lackland, Bragg, Johnson, Guthrie and Bragg, of Mexico; Wambold, Cave, Sherwood and Campbell, of Synodical; Trabue, of Pleasant Hill; Meeker, of Bunceton; Sparks, of Kansas City; Biggerstaff, of LaBelle; Anderson, of Keytesville; Brown, of Jefferson City, and Erna Watson, Fannie Watson, Tate, Morrison, Jameson, McKee, Harriman, Brown and Penney, of Fulton; Messrs. C. F. Lamkin, J. S. Morrison, W. D. Morrison, of Olatha, Kas.; Potter, Rollins, of Columbia; H. C. Miller, of Keytesville; M. Yates, of Artesia, N. M.; L. M. White, of Colorado; Charles Dudley, of Auxvasse; Fred Black, of Fulton; John Cunningham, of Keytesville. |