JUNIOR WEEK — ALUMNI ISSUE Twelfth THE DA VI SONIAN Anniversary FOR A BETTER DAVIDSON Vol. XIII DAVIDSON COLLEGE, DAVIDSON, N. C, APRIL 1,1926 No. 2&, y Junior Week Attracts Contingent of Southern Belles PROMINENT CAMPUS LEADERS GET OMICRON DELTA KAPPA BIDS Juniors Have Arranged Charlotte Wins in Oak Ridge Cadets Fall Sanity Rare to Be Eleven Popular Men of Extraordinary Program Cinder Path Meet in Defeat as Wildcats Bigger and Better Two Upper Classes Win of Pleasure and Mirth I-ast Saturday afternoon Charlotte Hit;!' Engage in Big Slugfest As preparal ions tor Junior Speaking are Notable College Honor School won the second annual high school being perfected, a great deal of time and expense is being pin mi Sanity A'IMV. the hu- No Plans Have Been Spared by Hack inert to be held at Davidson. The Cadets Take Lead During Several Represent Every Phase of Student winners scored 45 1-2 points. The Davidson Stages of Game morous publication annually put out by the and College Activities Juniors freshmen, their closest competitors, scored 44 junior class in connection with Junior Week. points. These two far outclassed any of the FOUR CIRCUIT CLOUTS In former years tins publication, although ALUMNI RECEIVE BIDS PROGRAM COMPLETE other entries. Greensboro High School tak- under different nimies. has always. Seen one' ing third place with 24 points. The other of the most pleasing features of Junior Initiation Will Be Held Here the Entertainment at the Gymnasium teams finished as follows: Concord, o points; Wildcats Weild Mighty Bat andWeek, and ibis year's staff is determined to Latter Part of This Month Will be Climax to Week of Force Three Pitchers from the maintain this enviable reputation. Work on Salisbury, 5 points; High Point. 4 points; Oinieroti Delia Kappa, national leader Enjoyment Mound the issue for this year has been goini: stead- Barium Surings. 3 points, and Hnntersville. ship fraternity, extended its coveted in- 1 point. ily forward and all the material i- n<>\>' in the "J»»'or Week," for many years the para- vitation to eleven prominent members oi Fort, of t"harlotte. in winning the broad Davidson defeated Oak Kidge last Friday hands of the printer. mount social event of the year at Davidson, the Junior and Senior £* lasses and t.> jump with a distance oi 20 feet and 10 inches, in a slugging contest, I1' to \3. There were Tlu re will be an increase in ; !/e and \ i •! promises tin's season to he the most extraor- forty outstanding alumni at its regular broke the state record for that event. The M) hits in the name, of which Oak Ridge got r.me over the issue of last year. There ".••!! dinary combination of joy and mirth that spring election oil Monday night. The former record was 20 feet and 2 inches^ Kell, IS. Davidson players, however, knocked out be 54 pa^es, ') inches by 1.2. wlh original local students have ever enjoyed. Plans siudeiits receiving this bid, which is of Davidson, walked away with the 220 yard four honie-runs, Allord getting two anddrawings, jokes. pcH'ins. limericks, huipi.nius have been completed by a special committee widely considered the highest honor at- dash in the excellent time of 24 seconds. Laird and Woodham one each. Oak Uidgc stories, one line witticisms and i thrr n..\el of the Junior class, under the direction of tainable at Davidson were: Seniors, I'. \Y. Milstead, of Charlotte, outclassed the other led continually until the end of the sixth, tii's. A special feature is the cover which Harllec Branch, Jr., and the program goes Alford. I.. 11. lluie, II. L. Vance, and .1. M. entries in the 120 yard low hurdles, eoniplet- ' when Vance's triple with three men on base was designed by Miss Alberta An;!in. oi far beyond the fondest expectations of the <ianison: Juniors. I. K. l'hikncy, I.. D. ing the distance in 15 seconds. tied the score. In the first of the next iunine,, Mobile. Ala. This cover is to he printed in Wharton, \V. A. Christian. J. 11. McCon- most optimistic students. Kell. of Davidson, and Horney and Brown, Oak Ridge again' forged ahead wi'll thru j lour colors, and without doubt is an attrac- mll, W. T. Cuvinglon, W. II. Branch, and Opening with the Junior Oratorical con- Ixith of Greensboro, were high i>oint men forruns, but in their hall Davidson came back tive example of Miss Austin's best work. II. XI. Austin; Professor A. Currie was test in Shearer Hall on Thursday night, the the meet, each scoring 10 points, resulting strong ami knocked out seven runs. Although The material in this issue has reference as elected from the faculty. schedule includes every conceivable form of from two first places. Horney and Brown Oak Ridge threatened once or twice in thefar as is possible to Junior Speakinc., ami ' outdoor and indoor entertainment. No pains The ahiiiiui, whose names will be an- scored 20 of Greensboro's 24 points. final two innings, this was enough to put the iall the material has been supervised by the j have been spared by the Juniors and their nounced soon, are all men who have Following the regular events Mr. I". I.. game away. Dean, Benton and Johnson phy- faculty. ! special committee to make the week one of gained conspicuous recognition in their Jackson, treasurer of Davidson College, wel- ed well for Oak Ridge, Dean getting two The magazine is to be printed in Char- unparalleled merriment. triples. Vance starred for Davidson, with various professions. They will represent comed the visiting teams to Davidson and lotte, and will be senl back to Davidsmi some I Even as early as Thursday afternoon, the Woodham, Alford and Laird doing more than the states of Pennsylvania, Virginia. presented Captain Ison, representing the time Friday. On Saturday night tic copies trains and busses had begun to bring to Da- their share. By errors and wilduess, David-i South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Charlotte team, with a beautiful loving cup. will be distributed among those at!•nding the vidson large numbers of visitors for the oc- sou threw away several runs in the beginning tieorgia, and North Carolina. This cup was donated to the winner of the entertainment at the gym. Kadi person will casion. Early calculations justify the belief of the game, but the team steadied as it got Frank W. Alford, of Chiplcy, Fla., was meet by Prof. Carl Wacbter, who has taken get a copy, and those wanting addii'onal that one of the largest contingents of South- warm. Each team used three pitchers, hut one of the two members of his class to (Continued on page s) (Continued on page 5) ern beauties, that has ever gathered at Da- none were very effective and lasted only a j make a varsity monogram in baseball vidson, will be present for the festivities this few innings. his first year. This year his athletic week. Girls from all over the sunny south- prowess was recognized by his election land arc expected to attend the "Junior Lynn McClain Wins The box score and summary : R. E. Kell Chosen as to the captaincy of the Wildcat nine. He Week" celebration as guests of Davidson has ranked as a leader in the Class of '.!<> Junior Presidency Oak Ridge. A11R II PO A F. ! Soph Class Leader since its advent at Davidson. Alford is students. Dean, 2b -- 6 3 4 1 1 0 The Glee club concert, which is to be pre- a prominent member of the Kappa Sigma On the third ballot of the elections for the Goodson, ss 4 3 2 0 0 0 Robert K. Kell, of Pascagoula, Miss., vas Fraternity. sented in Shearer H*all on Friday evening, Scarboro, cf 5 1 0 0 presidency of the rising junior class, Lynn 2 2 elected to the presidency of the rising sopho- l.itehfield B. (Litch) llnie, of Atlanta, will give both students and their visitors an Johnson, If 5 0 0 0 B. McClain, of Sweetwatcr, Tenn., was 1 3 more class Saturday morning, March 27th. (Continued on page 6) opportunity of seeing one of Dixie's finest 3 3 0 elected to lead his class during the coming Howard, 3!> — 5 1 1 winning by a close margin over a field of five collegiate musical organizations in action. A Oglctrec, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 special program, apporpriate for the occasion, year. The final ballot was a run-over be- nominees. tween McClain and Caldwell Withers, of Pierce, rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 (Continued on page 5) Durham, lb 5 2 3 10 0 Because of the absence of J. R. Covinglon. Marionette Performance Columbia, S. C. In the second ballot, F. S. the present president of the freshman class, Benton, c 3 0 2 7 4 Wearn, of Charlotte, N". C, was eliminated. who is ill at bis home, Roland Parker, of [ H. B. Arbuckle was eliminated on the first Kdmiimlson. c 0 0 0 0 0 Will be Presented Here White, p 4 110 1 the Student Council, served as chairman of • —— . Dr. D.M. Robinson Talks ballot. The race was hotly contested through- the meeting, and had charge of the election. P««' Clemens Will Bring Novel On Oriental Discoveries out, each man winning his position in the (Continued on page 8) In the first ballot, Kell and Flinn received j Entertainment Here for Benefit various ballots by a very small margin. The the highest number of votes with John T.; Performance Tuesday final ballot was led by McClain by only a Noted Archeologist and Linguist few votes.