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THE BOOSTER Vol. 5 DECEMBER 1927 No. 3
JUST SUPPOSE Ql~rt6tma!1 Suppose some cl ay you were to come into the That star that showed the Kings the way lobby clown stairs and there find the foll owin g notice To ,vhere the infant, Jesus, lay, ]lOSted on the wall "ONE THO U SAN D DOLLAR S GIVEN TO E\"Ej.~Y FEl.zSON VISITlN G THE Still leads llS to each Christmas day, With added vigo r, joy, and cheer. EIGHTH FLOOR" Again supposing the onl y means of going up were by elevato r. 'Wo uldn't it he "Christmas at last I" Toelay that is a common say an awful thing if the power gave out when you had in" thrOLJO"hout the entire worl(l. As we utter those gone about half the way up? And wouldn't it be t h~ee wor~b we can feel the thrill of millions of peo even a gr eate r j 01t if you hacl to abandon the idea 0 f ple who, like ourselves, a re lookin g forwarcl to this getting thc thousand dollars and had to descend and g reatest of all clay s w ith g reat enthusiasll1. go away instead? I can wager the experience would Christmas is a clay for the old as well as a day for shorten your life by at least ten years. the yo ung. T o the adult the day signifies peace, hap Now this Popula ri ty Contest is somewhat in the piness, alld good will-in ma ny instances an a nnual same fix. At t he top of tbi s grand affair we have 1al1lil v reuni·on. To the little one it means toys, something, which we a re not disclosing just yet, but Christmas trees, alld g reatest of all , Santa's annual whi ch we feel sllre you w ill enjoy li stening to when visit from Toyland o r Happyland. we are ready to ann oun ce it. So you see \Ve have Picture with me if you will the custumary proceed furnished the elevator, the Contest, a nd we are "v ill in gs ill the aver:lge home on the "),light Bdore" and ing to furnish the Goal at the top, but YOU Illust on the day itself : furnish the power. N ow thi s elevator of ours is qllite Tomorrow will be Christmas. A lreadv littl e Mary heavy, and ha lf the students would be far from enough to ra ise it to thE' lOp. It requi res the ~W H OLE and John have been put to bed with a final warning that they must sleep soundly all night or Santa "von't student body of the Coll ege. Jlist now the power is come. They fear the warning, but thei r enthusiasm is mighty weak a nd it has climbed only a small distance. so great that the Salld-Tvlan has lInllsual difficulty in Chances are that it will fall lin less vou come to the rescue mighty quick. If it cloes yo u never know taking them with him to fairyland. In the meantime ~h all i\l a hastens to the attic for last year's trimmings, while \V bat was at the top. And I assure you that you'll be missing something real good. Pa fetches the carefull y chosen pine tree from its hid ing place. Soon the tree is set ancl 1\ fa begins to direct. It is not too late yet. You have until January 10, 1'a very paticntl y conforms wi th her wishes, hut he 1928, in which to vote. The last "Booster" carried a seems ullusually liberal in offerin g criticism anc\ sug vote and this one carries another. You are entitled to gestions. Before anvthing is permanently set it must as many votes as YO ll can get hold of. You can vote lie viewed from all angles possible. OrC\illarily the for whol11 YO II please. I f you clo not care to vote ]lass work woulcl he tedious but today they find pleas lire vour votes on to someone who does care. Please clo in it. :\ t la st, their task accomplished, they sit down ;10t cast them aside. A U votes should he dropped in to admire it, Old y to be in te rrupted by the sound of the "Booster Copy" boxes, which appear in the cor the clock s l riking twel ve. As usual they had taken ridors or in the rool11s. If the return is good we wi ll more time tha n expected, but all is well jli st the same. make announcements of the results every Friday. l\[ornin g" dav.·ll s. The little ones a re up and a f1ut Rel1lellll)er-\VE furnish the Contest and the Goal. teri1lg wi d1 joy, helel in sll spense for the g reat event a nd YOLo furnish the votes. Here's hoping for a g reat the opening () F 1he pa rl or doo r. At last the minute, response. the ,;econd, the C\'clltl Ahl The children jlll1l!, w ith deli ght. The sight is Illagllificeut. !VIa alld Fa ap proach the door quiet ly to "hare with the little ones VOTE the joy, the lili ssfuiness, the wonderful atmosphere or happiness and content. Date That day of clays- Chri stmas- has come. To you, olle and alL The g 'ooster Board extellds its best wishes Departlll ent for a verv ~ / re r ry Chri stmas and a New Year of lJ()lIllti 1'\11 l'mls)"H..: rity, c()ntentment, and happilless. Name .... . EDITOR- I"-Cll TEF. Page Two THE BOOSTER
JUNIOR CLASS ELECTS OFFICERS A CHRISTMAS DINNER WHICH FOR CURRENT YEAR BROUGHT GOOD CHEER "'1 The Junior Class of the Busin ess Ad During the summer vacation the ministra tio n Department h eld a meet young set in o ur community form ed a T il1 g F riday, December 9, alld elected club. th e foll owillg class officers : President, lITe based our acti vities upon the id ea Of Lloyd N. \Vay; V ice President, George of extendillg cha rity. T he dues wer e C. Craig ; Secreta ry, Evely n M. R owse; fif teen CC ll ts weekly, w hich did not Treasurer, George D. 'NilkiI1 son. seem much, but rea lly made our funds Mr. Ba ril er acted as tempora ry cha ir grow. .A 11 1 rnan lIntil NI r. IVay carne to the chair. I The g irls ma de scrap books a nd dis tri buted th em among th e sick children, Ii The Saying of Omar Ibn Al Halif th e boys h e lp ed to gath er mate rial for Four things come not hack: these books. "Vh en winter came, a F OI The spok en word; kind old lady na m ed Ivlrs. Jackson, C HRISTMAS VACATION The sped a rrow; w ho was interes t cd in our w ork, let .. rriday, Dece1l1 ber 23, Bryan t-Stratton ..,<: T ime pa st; us use h er hom e for our meetings. I t College w ill begin its Christmas vaca The Il eglected opporutnity. , was fi na lly decided that all of our funds tiOIl peri od which con tinues to Monday, ,. I, collec ted should be spent to help s upply F OI J a nua ry 2, wh en all class sessions w ill Who Misses or Who Wins food for needy folks, wh o would other be r es umed. The executive o ffice s will '1 \Vho misses or w ho wins the prize, wise be w itho ut a Christm as dinner. re maillOpeJlaSusua l.11:any prospect Go lose or conquer, a s you can; Sylvia, Ill y c hum, an d I were c hosen ive entrants fo r 1{id-Year groups open But, if you fa ll , or if you rise, to carry a Ch ristmas dinner to I,T id ow T h ing r ebrua ry 6, fi nd this vacation pe Be each, pray God, a gen tlema n. Brown . "Vllat a pa thetic little scene ri od a ccl!lve nient time to come in and l\Tm. M . Thackeray. we witnessed! I enro ll iur the courses w hich they plan to pursue in February. "Vhen we opened the door of ller A Golden Rule humble home, a gust of w ind chilled Tit D o all the good you call, us. vVe e ntered a cold , uncomforta bl e CHRI STMAS Ey all the means yon can, room, wh ic h ,,,as a combina tion of bed Christmas ! "Vith this word 'we na tu In all th e ways yon call, r 00111, sitting room, a nd kitchen. ral:y think of g ifts, good things, prac III all th e pla ces you ca n, The occupants o f the room seem ed A ll ticall y every tl1ing that goes to mak e us At a ll the times you cal1, more dreary than the room itself. In happy. Christmas is a time for rejoic T o a ll the people you can, o ne corner, around a small stove, 1 ing. Both y oung a nd o ld combine in As lo ng as ever you can. crouc hed tbe widow a nd h er four chil l1la king it the mos t cl1 eerful of h olid ays. dren, scantily dressed. The youngest Me T he exchange of g if ts and good wish es child was a sleep a ll a n old co uch close proves it indeed a time of pea ce. T o AN ADVERTISING TRAGEDY Time: A ny eveniug. by. All of th em seemed to IJe numbed tlte babies it is a time when their li ttle with gl·ief. As we e l1tered, th e widow Place: A n~' li vil1g r00111 . h earts a re just fi ll ed w ith love for their started up as o ne does in a dream, and Characters pa r ents. To the cbild of ten it is a time ; when we p resented her w ith th e bas Alice, t he s,,'eet young t hing . to be good, when h e must obey all com ket, she thanked us h eartily with a J ack, her boy fri end. W' mands ill order to r eceive that great kindly "God bl e;; s Y0 11 !" Spike, the ciga r ette-smo king burgla r. big surprise that awa its a good child at Gertrude Latt. Christ mas. E ut to those who h ave Jack: A lic e. are you sure we a re reached a certa in age and ca n hold a lone? I tho ug ht I heard a noise in the L A IV mar c love, it is a time w hen, with out kitchcl1. A li ce : Of course wc a re, Jack dear, Law is a study as hard a s ha rd can be, stretched a rms we invite a ll to take I It kill ed a u a ncient judge a nd 11 0W it's part In the joy ful cer em onies of please don't imagine such things again. k illing me, Christmas-time and be merry. l\Te J ack: A '"lice, I 100'e you. S h I Hear thc ,[loul d decide to fo rsake, as far a s pos -/ r a ttle of sil ver ll1 :he k itchen ? sible, worldlv strife, to lo ve o ur neig h A ilce . J ack, talk sense. hur, and to -seek the good in a ll m en. J aclc: .'\ Ii ce, will you elope w ith me ? \Vith this our object, our smile w ill not Alice: T ha t's right, Jack, yO ll a r e B-S COLLEGE be forced a nd Our cheery g r eetin g will doing well. Now do n't cha nge the sub carry the message, "P ea ce all earth to ject. CAFETERIA luc men of g ood-wil1." A loud cough is heard coming from th e kitchell. J o l1 n Beagall. Jack : H eave ns ! A li ce, someone is ill the kitchen. (Exits) V oice from the Teache r : "John ny, if your father had kitchf'l1, "Curse you, Spike, h er eafter DELICIOUS DISHES FOR forty doll ars, a nd g ave your mother one smoKe O ld Cold 's. There's not a coug h STUDENTS' PURSES h a lf of it, w hat would yo ur mo th er in a carl oad. \Ve've lost the swag and onl have? ! J tbe g irl's lost her ma ll. " John ny : "Heartfailure." E xit everyone in conf usion. cas THE BOOSTER Page Three
MERRY CHRISTMAS! DOMESTIC SALES MANAGER " 'Twas the night before Christmas," GIVES INTERESTING TALK the you've all heard the rhyme ON "THE A RT OF ~d a That brings to o ur mem'ry the most SELLING GOODS" g lorious time Friday afternoon, December 9, the idea Of the year, w hen jo ll y old Santa 'with Business Administration Department vere reindeer a nd sleigh students li stened to a most interesting not Comes clow n from the Pole to be a nd informative talk by )'1r. vVall ace L. .l\1ds here C hristmas Day, Pond, DOJll ~ Slic Sales Manag er of the And bids liS our cares and o ur troubles i ~icho l so Ll File Company. dis fo rget, I "Everyone of you is a salesman," rCll, For tho' we're grown II p we a re mere said )'1 r, Pond to his a tte ntive li steners, fo r children yet, "you have something that you are of =, a fering on the Markets of the Vvorld For Iveeks before Ch ristmas we p la n so n, your time, your k now ledge, and you, and prcpare, let natura l and acquired ability, and many Select all our gifts w ith the utmost of BRYANT-STRATTON COLLEGE It times the only differe nce between two care, HOLDS BIG DANCE Inels men of the same in born ability, one For tbose we love best will b e happy to The initial dance 0-1 the season held I'p ly proven successf ul and the other proven know in Froebel H a ll by the Class of '28 of he r unsuccessful, is that one is a good and That we think of them now as we did the Business Administration Depart r. the other a poor salesman," long ago, ment of Bryant-Stra tton College proved :lsen Out of his wide experience in se lling Then what fUll we wi ll have as we trim to be far more cnjoyable than any dow and directing the efforts of others in up the tree other ever g iven by this class. That it the fi eld oi selling, ]v[ r. Pond g ave this For Jobnny SENIOR CLASS KE EPS BUSY EARN GREGG CERTIFICATES W ell-Organized for Its Activities Last lllonth, the members of the Class meetings have been held regu Teacher-Training class took the Gregg larly since school started. All business Certificate examination in shorthan d. has been successfully taken care of. To pass this means a certificate from For our enthusiastic and interesting the Gregg Pul)lishing Company author class meetings we owe much to our en izing the person to teach shorthand. It ergetic President, J ames McLaughlin. is a very difficult test, and this year He insists on absolute order at all times two days w ere devDted to it. The , and has declared that n othing must be pa pers a re sent away and marked very done duri1lg meetings that will com r igidly. All students successfully passed promise the "social standing" of the t he test with honors. This is llnl1Sual, members of our class. At olle of our ior a grade of 90 per cenl. is very dif recent m eetings, after the treasurer fiCLlit to make on this test. The results gave his report a discussion was carriecl prove that these student s are very pro YOUR FUTURE on concerning Class clues. After much ficient in sh orthand, and show earnest clebating an cl oratory the Class passed wOl'k on the part of ~\,[iss Grant. WRITTEN IN THE STARS the following motion: That all back H ere is a chance fol' you to find out The pupils who passed this test are: clues be paicl in and the new amount, what fate has ill store for you. :M iss Mary K elley , 1 '- ld I' 1 twenty-five cents, be paid the first 01 Miss Mary Conlan No ( oUut , you wou .Ik e to cnow Ithe month, and that tIllS. amount may Miss Elizabeth S herman w hat will happen to you III the future b'e In cr('ase d I'f tl1e T reasurer sees t he --how successful you will be-whom need for it. Miss Edith Parkhurs t you -will marry, etc. Miss Ruth Spaulding '0/e wish to congratulate Captain Let the "Boo,ter's" Prophetess an "Chick" Roberts and those of our num swer your questi ons. ber who have obtained berths on the TRUTH WELL TOLD Each month ill this column you willi basketball squad. 1. Man never r eaches his highes t li nd a eoupoll which you may fill Ollt At this time w e wish the Season's effi cie ncy until he loves his work more and put in one of the Booste l- Copy Greetings to the Faculty and students, than he loves his pay-envelope. Boxes. The Prophetess will answer ant! to all their r e la tions and friends, a 2. The one w ho does not know how your ques tions in the following 1110nth's happy a nd joyful Christlnas ; and may to learn by his mistakes, turns the best issue. tIle New Year bring to all, Prosperity, school-master out of his life. l-{ere is an illustration of how your Health and Happiness. 3. A hen doesn't Cjuit scratching- just coupon should be fi ll ed out. Follow I John Beagan. because the -worms are scarce. accurately or the charm will be broken. 1. 4. Nothing revea ls the stuff that is \' EXA,VIPLE in a man quite so surely a s do the ef Kame-Jane Smith TO OUR MOST POPULAR GIRL forts he puts forth to accomplish the p Main Inte rest- Athletics \;Vill you be the little lady thing he sets himself to do. a Birth :Month-1\Iarch III the classroom over th ere 5. Never wait for a thing to turn \Vant to bceom e-Secretary \Vho'll be chosell the most pOPlllar up. Go and turn it up yourself. It Questions- Of all our g irls so fair? takes less time, and is s ure to be done. f I-Shall I be successful ill my worle? 6. Success does not cOllsist of n ever h 2-vVhat sh all I be doing three years \;Vill it be 'cause you're a scholar making bluncIers, but in never making p from now? And recite yO llr lessons well, the same one a second time. '] ) 3-\Vill my marriage be a success or That everyone's so fond of you ? 7. Go to it! Even an electric button failure? \Vell , that's rather hard to tell. won't accomplish anything unless it is pushed. 1I COUPON Perhaps 'twill be your cheery smile 8. Have you ever not iced that the Name- Birth :Month You bring to school each clay me n who have systelll in their work :-Iain Interest- \,Vant to become To brighten up the classroom almost in variably arpear to have the -Qllestions f \;Vhcn tbere you chance to stay. least to clo? I- Shall I be successful in my u work? 9. Any old duffer can go to bed, but Perchance yom disposition sunny, 2-\'\That shall I be cloing three it takes a real man to get up in the And your eyes so shiny brig ht years from now? morning. 3 --\Vill my marriage be a Sllccess or lI'fakc your very presence here just failure? One contillL10US delight. t , Good Guess d Sandy lIIcTwitteJ'll, after going to \Vhatever be your l1Iake-up Teacher: "\Villiam, what three L church for eighteen years straight, That has won you favor here, words are most used in the English acq uired the k nack of bounding hi s It \vill be your greatest asset language 0 " [J C' nny 011 the collection plate so that In your business career. \Villiam: "I cIo n't know." \ ' it flipped back into hi s pocket. Frances Helgesen. Teacher: "Correct." THE BOOSTER Page Fi~' e ES N ews from "Movieland" HOSPITAL TRUST PERSONNEL DIRECTOR GIVES HELPFUL the GAT HE RED BY OUR OWN ;regg TALK MOVIE CRITIC Tuesday afternoon, D ecember 6, Miss hand. A brand new pi cture is bciug pro A nn E. Fryer, of the Rhode Island from d uced at th e p resent time within the Hospita l Trust Company, spolc e to the thor- Gates of :Moviedom. T he well-known d. students of the Secreta rial Department. It playwrig ht and director, j\Ir. R. Du year bamil, has chosen for its title, "A F ight She chose for h er subject "How to The to tll ' F inish." T he leading characters Apply fo r a Position." Out of h er ow n very a re B utler a nd Barton. The pict ure experience in meeting candida tes for ~ss ccl dates back to school days, when these positions, she was able to give informa .1s lI a l, two had a continuous squabble and tive advic e as to w hat is expected by r di f- carried it throug h for the rest of their busin ess men. cs nlts lives. It h as a trag ic ending. "Appearance and ma nners," she said, . pro "are important fac tors which s hould .rnest • Halsl ad has becn chosen to star in, not be overlooked. A thoughtiu l con " \-V hy Girls L eave H ome," a picture sideration for the rig hts of others, and are: { that sets elrery girl wonderin g as to tactfuln ess wh ich bege ts kindness and how h e can attract a ny girl toward his patie nce, a re n ecdcd qualities." \-v inning \\lays . In building o ne's business success, health should be protected, native and \\Talter D y jack bas just completed acquired ability increased, experience "The ~.Jyste rio us Voice from N owhere," accumulated. Miss Fryer stressed par but he h as s ignecl a con tract to the ticlliarly "willingness to co -operate" a s " Now remember, my dears," said effect that h e will s how the new actors hal'ing much to do wi th promotion a nd ;"i( o ther Racoon to her children, "you how to make their voices carry, as this a dvancement. must always watch y our step, because ghest 111 0re is required of the leading characters S he counseled her li ste ners not to you have the skin the colleg e boys love of the coming production, "The Wild grow impatiu lt if r es ults seemed slow to touch!" Man's Shriek." in coming. Growth takes time a nd m ust how be built on a firm foundation of pains : lw st I WONDER W H AT WOU LD 11r. H arold A da ms has been chosen taking effort. HA PPE N IF to s tar in the "Smiling Conductor." Ruth Spal1 ldi ng left her clictiona ry in s j llst ·M r. Adams owes his fame to the \V OI'ce ster. United E lec tric Railway Company, If Floorwalkers Said What They ?If ary Kelley's h air was not waved. la t is w hich has educated him in the opera Actually Thought Mary Conlan bad a perfect attendance IC d- t io n of the trolley car, thus m akin g it "Can't y uh read, lady? There it is at school. 1 th e possible for him to become a 1nOVl e r ight ill front of your eyes : NOTION S Helena Sullivan stopped g iggling. actor. AN D RIBBON::; for the tenth time, Marie O'Connor had no admirers. turn nladam, two aisle s over. \\That's the 'Mary lvIarshall lost her "blonde." On in terviewing 1\{r. Lunnie, manu f. It matter ) Are you deaf? No, :Mrs. Hig Pegg y Bertram did not know all her facturer of shoes, I've discovered that done. g inbotham, I dOll't know wh ere yo u can lessons. he has in tentions of openillg a moving never leave your baby. I suppose you expect Mary T ierney did not have "It." picture company ill th e n ear fu ture. aking me to bold it I ::\fo, tvIr s. Yontiff, fis h Betty S herman received a mark lower The fi rst film wi ll be, "Th e Red-headed food is not sold in the furniture depart than 9S per cent. John the S hoema n," starring :M r. Lu litton m ent. Three aisles over, sister, T H.l{EE ! E lizabeth D amsey talked long and loud. citt. It is a biographical review of the it is You heard me, you a in't blind. Good :-i(ary Mullaney lost her "gjft of gab." ups ancl downs of Lucitl's hi story. morning', :M r. Johna maker. SlICe, busi Edith Parkh urst was boisterous. lIess is g ood but that's no jelly on m y t th e ~.[ o r e of "our own" s tars will be fea bread. Thirty bucks Business Z;opics. J.l "SPEA K SOFTLY AND SMILE" Can Financial Crises Be Avoided? POS TOFFIC E SLOGAN \Vashington, Nov. 29-"Speak softly and smile" is the slogan of the Post- office Department. This important question is being there was no panic. Such deRation of talked about everywhere ill the country. credit in the future is inconceivable, First Assistant Postmaster General Five times this nation has been in either politically as in 1921, or finan masters throughout the nation to put Bartlett has called upon the post panics, but in spite of all this it has car cially. men and women on tbe public windows ried Oll its work. Ultimately, the American people will who arc noted for their amiability, and The e. S. Bank beil1g in the death undnstand that the powers of their advised them not to keep them on duty hands of Andrew Jackson, the whole own government were used against the "give "vay to sourness and business and financial foundation gave interests of tile people by the very until they gruffness." way, tvvo-thirds of the banks failed. mechanism framed for the benign pur posc of stabilizing credit, industry aL, d "The public Ilas a right to feel that In 1873 as the COlin try was doing a commerce. very good business the hour of doom I in dealing with their Government they The same causes which brought about will be accorded the greatest courtcsy sounded again. panics in the past may cause the,n ill III 1907 stock and real estate booms, the future, when our workingmen are ilnd good nature," said rdr. Bartlett. and loose banking methods came to fully employed and the farmer's prod such a climax that every bank in the uce ftnds a ready and profttable sale, STENOGRAPHIC PUP ILS FIND United States suspended payment to no panic will or can occur. But, if the EXCELLENT USE FOR some degree and thousands perished. the bars are let down and foreign goods RADIO ORATIONS However, fonrteen years later we find are permitted to do work which should that the country is sailing along with be done here at home, then panics may Even the long-winded radio orator IS out any financial troubles, and so the come as has been the case in the past. I)eing made to serve a utilitarian pur sixth great financial cns]s was not re There is no good reason why panics pose ill this economical age. corded. should occur as in the past, provided Aspiring stenogrJphic students here Robert L. Owen, co-author of the the present policies of our Government abouts have found that excellent prac Federal Reserve Act, states, "Under arc maintained which guarantee a stan tice may be had by tuning in on and proper management by the Federal Re dard of living such as the American s taking dOWll lengthy dissertions on fu serve Board and the Federal Re demand and deserve. turist art among the Pacific islanders serve Banks, future ftnancial [Janic i., The most important of the many laws or :Mrs. \Vhoozthis's weekly hour on impossible, for the simplest of all rea that make our country practically panic home millinery. Beyond the practice sons that money redeemable in gold is proof is our protective tariff policy. acquired, the system is held to give instantly available not only to the ut It is true that extremc extravagance on considerable information on a wide va most liJlJit of legitimate commercial de the part of the government as well as riety o{ subjects. mand, but even beyond that point." of the people, is provocative of condi Even the deliberate deflation policy of tiolls which bring on panics. s. 1920-1921 which, following Harding's ."\. general pra.ctice of living beyond md election, contracting- banking credit o ne's lll eans, of running wildly into CAMBIO the TAILOR over six billions of dollars and, what debt. of keeping up the expenses of ed was iuftnitely worse, con tracting the state and national governments be TAILORING for MEN currency fifteen hundred million dollars, yond what the people can afford to dill not cause fillallcial panic. It did meet in the form of taxes, will more and WOMEN not, although resulting in the most than likely be but a forerunner of a painful and injurious liquidation, in palllC. ' 3,000 bank failur es, and increasillg com Of all the countries the United States iss should he free of the dangers inci mercial failure s 500%. The general. Cleaning and Repairing illie cOll1modity index tables of tI,e depart dent to panics. Our natural resources ment of Labor and Commerce and the are so vast that, if handled rightly, they a Specialty 1Y," Federal Reserve Board, together with alone preclude all need for panics oc 1[1't thc reports of the controller of the cur curring. Corner Empire and Washington Sts. rency, verify these fLgures. And still Page Eight T H E BOOS T ER ATHLETICS BRYANT-STRATTON H OOP FIVE BRYANT-STRA TTON O PENS BRYANT-STRATTON DEFEATS OPE NED S E ASON DECEMBER 9 H OME SEASON IN "Y" PLAINVILLE M e t St. Mary 's Aca dem y at Taunton; B asketball Gets U nder Way F rom Provo J ournal, D ecember 14, 1927 L ocals in F ine S h ape Dec. l3.-The schoolb oy bask etball A consist ent attack won a c losely T he Bryallt- S tratto ll College basket s e~ l SO " in R hode Is la nd opened today foug ht,low scoring bask etball game for I,[tll sq !lac! lias been practicing da ily for with three games, t\\'o being played Brya nt-Stratto n against th e Plainville thc past thrce weeks, and was in g reat tonigh t and on e this afternoon. A t high school team yesterday, 19-13. ,llape for its opc ll ing game o'f the sea 31 5 o'cloc k Bryant- St ratto n enter Plainvill e showed a pre tty passing game SOli wit h St. :'vlary's Academy of Tal1 n ta ined P la invil le hig h school at the but fin a ll y yielded to the st eady play ton on the latter's Aoor at 8 o'clock. Providen ce Y. 1\1. C. A. of its op po nents. T h e city boys led a t ha lf-time, 12-6, T he busincss sel lool baske tcers arc B ryant-Stratton is a nx ious to get off iJ ei ng coached this campa igu by Bud Ito a willnillg start in it s opening h ome and maintained the pace to t he e nd of \\'atermall and they a rc holding daily ss'amc and Coach " Bud" \Vaterman w ill I the game. Coach \Naterman used hi s enUre squad dUring the progress o f the \\' Ol' k011t , 8 t rh e Y. ), I. C. A ., a nd from have hi s entirc sq uad ava il a ble for the hostilities. Capta in Robert s a nd Stow lil e p res(, lI t outlook, Bryant-Stratton i racas. Last week B ryant-Stra tton was ell played the forward positioll s for the \I' ii! be reprc'oent (' ci by tlJ e strongcst defeated by St. l\Ta ry's Academy o f business sc hool with Casey at cent re. t('a m it has boa sted ill Ill a ll), years. Tau nt on, but the bus in ess college play ers were handicapped by the sma ll Aoor M userlian a nd H opkins started a t the D uring t!l C three weeks of practice, at the Taunto n Boys' Club. Stowell w ill guar d positions. Coach \Vatcrman has beell stressillg proba bly start a t a fo rward postion in PI::Iin ville gave them a hard ba t tle tc:a m work, wit ll passin g playing a place of Norma n F ineberg , with Capt. with Cobb and Kcyes playing forward prominent part. Short scrimmages have Lester Roberts pai ring up with him. anci Ca pt. M cK echnie at cell tre. The been stag ed da ily, a Ull the pl ayers have Hamer o r Casey will be at centre with startillg g nards w er e .Miller a nd l\iorse. displayed hilt form . Demirjian a llci H opkins at th e guard J enkins was referee. Altl lo llg h Capt. i'v1 urray a nd Sewell, berth s. r lc l('r perfo mlcrs 0 11 last winter's team, BOWLING LEAGUE ORGANIZED have g rad ua tcd, the coach has a squad Lively Contests Promised of te ll men prac liciug da il y, and it i ~ COLLEGE QUINTET DROPS At a meeting h e ld on ?d onday, De Ili s intenti(ln to r etaill thes e player s OPENING COURT GAME ceml) er 5, 1927, a bowling league' VI as during th c entire campaign. \<\Iith s l1 ch P!al'illg its lirst game of the sea son, organized consisting of eig ht teams. a fi'le g ro up o f ),o ulIg,ctcrs, the coach Bryant-Stra tton fO llnd S t. Mary's O ffi cers of thc leagne were elected as has bee n shif tiug hi " pla yers around in Ac:tdemy basketb,,11 team in mid-season fo ll ows : a ll c f, ort to g ,.t the s trongest possibk fo rm and los t 40-1 6 at Taunton. The P r esident-Tho mas Moran. com billatioll Providence fi ve wa s out-classed in the \ ' ice Presid cnt-Thomas L isi . first ha lf, b ut improved as th e game T'l e forwarcl court pos itions should Secreta ry and Treasurer - Robert prog ressed. and h e ld its oppon ent even be we ll ta k eu care uf, w ith four for McKay. for the second ha lf. wards of more t ha n a ve ragr ability Resolutions were approved a s fo l battli l1 g for berths. Ca pt. L ester R ob Ten men made the trip to Taunton. ID ws : erts and Stowell , members of the team Ca ptain Ro bert s gal' e everyon e a T h e gam es to he p layed on T hurs last year ; \ Ve lch, and H o pkins, a for cha nce. days from 3 P. l\L to 3 :45 P. M. mer Plainfi eld h igh school pl'riorlner, T hi s year's team is c Cj ua lly balan ced, A t the end o f the bowling season a comprise th e fo rward lin e material. O f with a fi g hting spirit, and g iv es promise banqnet IS to be held a nd prizes t his quartet, it is likely tha t Ca pt. Rob- of pl Zly ing well both singly a nd in team distrih11 tcd. erts, w ho has im proved cOll siderably Iwork, as the season a dvances a lld more F or thc purpose o f financing the this year, a nd H opkin s wlll be In the practice work 1S nnderg one. hanquet a c ha rg e o f te ll cents p er week st:utillg lill e11 p, with the other pair see S. D. will be made 0 11 each play er besides ill g action before h os tilities cease. his firty cents per three string'S . Two centres of experi cnce are a vail Manager Thomas Lis i has he en bu sy A t th e end of the season the Bowling able in Casey a nd H a rn er, vetera ns. th e past month a rrang ill g a basketba ll Alleys reflll1c1 20 per cellt of the mOll ey Both are Ltq, feed t heir forwards well, schedule. and to el a te h e has booked paid ill thus ma king an adequate Slll1J allc! thei r battk for a regula r posit ion man)' attractive games. H owever, se v for prizes. The prizes s('tticci on were has been kecn si1 !l :e the openillg ses era l of these will he played away from as follows : , lOll. I l. owevcr. l ascy will pro bably hom e. Assumption Colleg e. which gen .'\ prize for the high ~ illg le thro ug h- sta rt, Ivith Haiiler in the relief role. cra lly turns ont a snap py quintc t, w ill Ollt the season ( highest string) . O n the back court, B ryant-S tratton entertain Bryant-Stratton in vVorcester, A prize for the high est three string wi ll prescnt a n exceptio nally stro ng' J a n uary II. T he annual se ries with total. ddu 1ce, with jour fi ne prospec ts l~ h o (lc Island Sc hool of Design has A prize for th e tea m having the hig h al'ailahle. bt'cn arra:lged. cs t three s tring tota l. :FEATS ' r 14, 1927 a closely ga lTIe for P la inv il le lY, 19-13. siu g ga m e cad v play :i111 C. 12-G, he e nd of lIsed h is ess of the tll d Stow IlS fo r the at centre. cd at the trd battle ~ fnrvva rd Itrc. T h e ](1 ~ · [ o r sc . \NIZED .ed tday, D e 19l1C was It tcams. 'lccted as Sl. Rober t , as i o l 11 T hurs ~ 1. season a d prizcs Cill!:! the per wcek . besid es rs, Bow lin g lC 11Iolley b te SllJll on \\'cre hrough ec stri ng