crhe INSTITUTE I MONTHLY r
Athletics Number
APRIL & MAY 192J Published By The West Virginia Collegiate Institute Institute, West Virsdnia. p=::E:..aI!r;)~___ . ~~ THE WEST VIRGINlA ~ COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE ~ The Institute Monthly Entered as second-class matter Jan 2 . . . ' uary 9. 1914, at the post-office at Institute, West Vir- Nine Miles from guru a, under the act of March 3, 1879. Charleston, West Virginia Vol. XIII APRIL & MAY 1921 Number 6-7 ONE OF THE LEADING SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EDUCATION Devoted to the Interests of The West Virginia Collegiate Institute Twenty-five Cents the Scholastic Year. OF COLORED YOUTH Five Cents Per Copy
Courses-College, Normal, Academic, Commercial, Music, ~t::==::::======Agriculture, Domestic Arts, Mechanical Trades, Smith-Hughes Teacher-Training in Home Economics. ~ CONTENTS College graduates receive the Degree of Bachelor of Arts PA~ or Bachelor of Science. Editorials 2 Normal graduates are granted first-grade certificates to The Function of Athletics 2 teach in West Virginia without examination. Athletics and Democracy 4 Graduates of the academic department are admitted to the The Movies 5 best universities. Our Progress in Athletics Athletics; Debating; Christian Societies; healthful surround- 6 Letters from Alumni ings; fine dormitories; low expenses; a competent faculty. 10 Institute's First Football Team 12 For Information, Address Football . John W. Davis, President 14 Basketball Institute, West Yirginia 16 Interclass Basketball 16 Iniercolleeiate Basketball 20 State Board of Control State Board of Education Campus News add Notes 26 George M. Ford, President ILLUSTRATIONS E. B. Stephenson, President F. N. Sycafoose J. Walter Barnes, Treasurer George S. Laidley INSTITUTE'S FIRST FOOTBALL TEAM 13 E. W. Oglebay DANDRIDGE ("BUTCH") BROWN James S. Lakin 15 W. C. Cook VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM Frank H. Kincheloe, Secretary L. W. Burns 19 EDWARD DICKERSON H. M. Gore 24 J. F. Marsh, Secretary GRAND-STAND AND GATE 27 T~E INTER-CLASS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS (1921) 28 AdvisorV Council to the ;---- State Board of Education EDITORIAL STAFF S. H. Guss D. A. LANE,JR. W. W. Sanders, President C. E. MITCHELL,BUSINESSMANAGER. Frank H. Jackson Address all J. W. Robinson __ Communications to "THE INSTITUTEMONTHLY",Institute, West Virginia •
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The Institute Monthly 11 building progran is held to be of little less importance than classroom Entered as second-class matter, January 29, 1914. at the post-office at Institute, West Vir- I and laboratory programs. In line with the same plan, good men and g inia, under the act of March 3, 1879. good women who realize that no good training can begin too soon are urging measures that will make athletic training obligatory in public Vol. XIII APRIL & MAY 1921 Nos. 6-7 schools. It is a shameful indictment against the intelligence of any people that a ruthless and implacable war had to bring it face to face with its physical weakness. In our judgment the causes of war are few and most of the wars of mankind have been uncalled for, but if the last bloo~y orgy has a:vakened the national conscience with respect to the physical regeneration of the men and women of America, then the men and women of tomorrow will not damn their forebears nor will the EDITORIALS poppies of Flanders' Fields have been crimsoned in vain by the blood of American heroes. At Collegiate Institute athletics were rudimentary for years and It took the stern requirements of the great The Function were permitted with the hope that they might add to the physical fitness World War to call attention to the physical deca- of the student. With no organized system of development or manage- of Athletics dence of American manhood. It follows with- . ment, baseball and football assumed, in a few years, dignified propor- out question that the physical decadence of tions, and the interest aroused in the student body, combined with the American womanhood has not only kept pace with but has exceeded physical benefits accruing to those engaged in the games, justified the that of American manhood. The disclosures of draft boards, and the management of the school in installing a definite athletic program. more recent ones of community workers and sociological investigators, When it is recalled that in addition to body-building; the athletics of have aroused the national conscience on account of the appalling con- the school have made her name known throughout the United States ditions. there is small wonder that her friends, patrons, student body, alumni: The reaction has been a national impulse to counteract this evil, and faculty ate proud of the school's excellence in all fields of athletics -for physical decadence in individual or nation is an evil. . attempted. With no gymnasium, and until very recent years, no reg- The great schools of the United States, for a score of years previ- ular coach, the school has produced a Hughes of all-American football ous to the Great War, recognizing the truthfulness of the ancient dictum, fame, a Bartlett, a Holland and a Brown of creditable mention, and "a healthy mind in a healthy body", encouraged and finally required a goodly band of supermen who have carried the Old Gold and Black some form of athletics as an integral part of each able-bodied student's to victory on many a hard-fought field. curriculum. Be it said to the credit of such a step, that the draft boards The various contests have developed a spirit of fairness in games found the American college student most fit physically for the game of and this spirit is found in all collegiate activities. The number of stu~ war. The flower of American manhood and womanhood is seen best in dents whom the love of athletics has attracted to the school has done the young men and women who are flooding the colleges and universi- rnuch to add to her fame. Criticism is often made that schools "carry ties of the country. It has been demonstrated repeatedly that these men athletics too far", but safe and sound regulations, in which scholarship and women after they have finished their courses, attack life's problems anp, personality are the determining elements, are being rapidly enforced with vim and system which are but a continuation of the methods of here. Glory and an increase in the size of the student body may result the classroom, laboratory and athletic field. . from victory-in athletic ~ort. but the greatest satisfaction that a school Schools are now expected to build not only character and intellect, n a people can. deri:e from such games is that, throughout the ath- but sound, healthy bodies, receptacles from which a great character ard f ? ~bc scheme, an intelligent band of youthful Amencans IS rounding into a great intellect may properly function.. Secondary schools have t a~perfect physical development that makes for the perpetuity of a fallen in line with this program, and today, m these schools, the body- natIOn. THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY 4 THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY 5
We are publishing below an editorial clipped question. Intercollegiate compe- races, and we accordingly grant to tition offers one of these opportuni- Athletics and from The Lantern, the schooIorgan 0f th e Ohi10 them equal rights in representing Democracy State University. ties. Our Northern universities the institution which they attend. give the same chance to all comers It is refreshing and inspiring to learn that such sentiment~ as. ~re When two universities meet, it expressed in this editorial are the principles that the great un~versltles in molding a varsity team; the color ought to be with this understand- of a man's skin is not looked upon of the country are teaching to the future leaders of th.e natIOn.. We ing. It may be chance for one of as a qualifying point. He is rated take hope in the thought that by such outspoken declaratIOns of fairness them to cast off for the moment and the courageous stand for the principles involved, the slogan of "a on his ability as an athlete and a any inherent territorial preju- fair fight and no favors, and may the best man win" wi1l be in vogue sportsman. The doors of our edu- dices."-Ohio State Lantern. cational institutions are open to all throughout the land. ------The editorial follows: The On December thirty-first last, the Athletic Committee inau- If the colleges of our nation fail and that it will never fait to con- Movies gurated moving picture shows in Hazelwood Auditorium to view things from a broad point sider interoollegiate events open to for students and townspeople, the proceeds to be used fo; of view, what can one expect of all races. athletics at Institute. Some difficulty was met at first because of defec- that part of the world which has It is interesting to note how the tive ~lms and a machine which seem to want "its own way". A new never had the 0 p p 0 r tun i t y to editorial writer of the Cornell Sun machme was purchased, however, and a series of the best pictures broaden out and learn the princi- looks at the matter. What he has available were procured, and the attendance at the'shows each Satur- ples of that great art of.being able to say on the subject follows: day evening has justified the undertaking. Paramount and Universal to cast aside personal feelings in "Weare accustomed to thinking stars have been brought to Institute week after week and have thus behalf of the bigger things of life? that the Civil War is over, and contributed to the pleasure of the student body and the increase of our The news that Harvard and Vir- then we read of such occurrences at~letic fund. The Athletic Committee has purchased a second ma- ginia have called off their dual and realize that there is still a chine, operated in conjunction with the one first in use so that tr.ack meet because Harvard's North and a South. Race distinc- "waits" between reels will not be necessary. ' team included two Negroes, has not tion's are looked upon with disfavor The Committee deserves the commendation and thanks of the aroused much comment from the in the North, partly because the SC?ool, and THE MONTHLY desires to offer its congratulations upon sport world, but it demonstrates Northerners still have some of the ~hls worthy effort to make life at Institute more enjoyable and prof- the point we are trying to make. Yank in them, and partly because Itable. The university which looks at life they have not much provocation in such a narrow-minded sort of to arouse hatred of any race. In way is not fulfilling that function the South the old blood lingers required by American standards. too. Of course it is the private business "According to our laws, equality of the two schools; nevertheless it prevails, irrespective of color or of touches on a vital question, not blood. Custom still remains, how- only of the college world but of ever, and lends itself to locality national importance. better than does law. It is the hope of the writer that "There are certain opportunities the Ohio State University will when prejudiced persons have to always be as democratic and un- overcome their prejudice and ex- prejudiced as it has been in the past ercise their liberality on the race 6 THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY THE I STITUTE MONTHLY 7
Our Progress in Athletics might be secured temporarily, and later, members of the faculty who had any know ledge of athletics were called upon to devote part oftheir time to the work of shaping teams for certain specified contests antici- After reading the columns of this issue and those of other publica- pated. Such a system was very unsatisfactory. Time and again at- tions one cannot but appreciate the success of the athletic teams of tempts were made to better conditions, but with very little success. the West Virginia Collegiate Institute,-success which justifies a Our present .status has been made possible through courage, per- graduate in being proud to be a son or daughter of the institution. sistence, and patience. Under the able direction of Mr. Brow n, with the Two questions naturally suggest themselves to those who stop to more recent cooperation of Mr. C. E. Mitchell, Business Manager, ath- consider the development and record of our teams: first, what have letic schedules have been creditably adjusted and successfully fulfilled, been the provisions for Physical Education; second, what are our future and our teams have been more than victorious. Our athletic program prospects in this field? . . has been operated on a scale as extensive as circumstances would permit. Any attempt to consider these questions and at the same ~tJrr.er rr it The student body has afforded extraordinarily good material upon the bit of history connected with them would be almost worthless. which to draw. The members of the teams have been excellent sports- The institution in its early life, had no definite provisions made for men. Students not participating have rallied with any means of sup- athletics or for interscholastic competition. This phase of educatir I al port required. In fact, the institution has been and is characterized by life did not attract sufficient attention to justify suitable provisir.ns. an unconquerable spirit which dwells in the breast of every student on Mr. John C. Gilmer of the office of the Secretary of State, a former teach- the campus. The Institute environment has sent forth one of the best er in this institution, was probably the first person to serve as man- corps of athletes that can be grouped anywhere in the country, and ager, coach and director of athletics, if such designations are fitting. our accomplishments have attracted country-wide attention and much Prior to about 1900, competition had been confined wholly to the favorable comment because of our high standards in athletics. students of the institution, a fact which proved itself of value in pro- Persons often inquire how, with such meager equipment and poor viding a nucleus around which to build the huge machine which we now facilities for physical education, we have made such progress in this enjoy. direction. Thorough work, and cooperation ol students with the ath- The first game of consequence was played in Charleston, West Vir- letic authorities have played a great part. The institution, moreover. ginia, against Storer College, the~ a fo~mi?able team on the. gridiron. h~s been extremely fortunate in having presidents who have recog- This game was played on a field III a district of Charleston which ISn.(,~ Dlzed the benefit to be derived from the work of the physical training a fashionable residential section, sometimes known as the Ruffner Addi- department and who have not hesitated to give it their attention and tion. Our present director of athletics, Mr. A. G. Brown, held the posi- unstinted support. In this respect the school is to be congratulated. tion of half-back on the Institute team. One of the distinguished spec- The department of physical education receives from the leaders of the tators was Ex-Govenor G. W. Atkinson, who was heard to remark, Institution the assurance that it is as important and essential as any during the course of the game, when the Institute warriors were fight- other department in giving to the state and nation strong young men ing their opponents back under the shadow cf their gr al, "Our boys are and Women to perform the duties of citizenship. going to win". They did win and have been wim.ing ever since, and The policy of the athletic department is to develop good athletes out of the foregoing words has come this slogan: Fight with a vim by IlCOvidingsuitable physical training,-to produce winning teams to that will besure to win. r~present the institution, but not to sacrifice any of those noble prin- The resignation of Mr. Gilmer left the work, so nobly begun, to be CIPles which underlie the true value which is to be gained from assumed by Mr. A. G. Brown. For a number of years Mr. Brown has participation in athletics. We are cognizant of the fact that we can- been effecting a definite organiza-ion, directing, and in many insu I ces not always place winning teams on the field, but we realize that securing funds or himself financing our athletics. This he did at first Ly ~e can teach and observe those superb principles that make our con- himself, or with vel)" little assistance. Our equipment was scan) r.r.d estants good losers, and, in the end, winners. even cru.le. The coaching staff consisted of individuals whose services Because we have produced winning teams more frequently than 8 THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY 9 losing ones, unusual popularity has come to us. W.e have gradually are entirely inadequate. (2) A gymnasium will admit of a system risen and reached a class far superior to that which our n,:mbers and facilities justify. Our present schedule includes ~ames With the of physical training more extensive than at present, which will in- leading institutions for the training of Negro youth. m the country. volve practically every student in the institution in its program. Howard, Fisk and Wilberforce are to ?e played during th.e ensumg Both sexes may be given ample opportunity to experience some phase, season and the probability of meeting Lmcoln University ?n the and intramural athletics may be instituted so that 78 per-cent of gridiron has been given considerable attention. The great distance the students, now inactive, will become active participants. (3) Rea- between the two institutions and the necessary expense attached have sonable accommodations will be provided for the holding of various kept us from making this feature a reality. If present plans carry, tournaments of teams representing the high schools of the state, as well as for our proposed athletic carnivals. however such an event will be quite likely. . Present tendencies are indicative that the demand m the .future Second: Lakin Field, although it is one of the best fields for the staging of football and baseball contests that can be found among will be far greater than it has ever be:n~ both a'3~to. calibre of teams and the character of equipment and trammg. T?e praise-worthy Negro schools, is in need of necessary improvement. (1) Plans iti which we have earned by hard work and sacnfice by students, are developing for the purpose of moving the grandstand so as POSIIOn . . ti t b to afford better observation for spectators and at the same time athletic authorities, alumni and others of the mstitu Ion T?us .e reduce depreciation. (2) A quarter-mile cinder track should be con- maintained.' If this idea is to be substantiated, more at~entlOn will structed. While authority for such has been granted, no definite plan have to be given to physical education, and more equipment and of action has been adopted, as track athletics are in their infancy in provisions will be necessary. Facili.ties fo~ ~he accommodation .of a this state. Here, however, West Virginia Collegiate Institute has a greater number of students in physical trammg should b~ provided, great opportunity to be an interesting pioneer. For a long time, those A complete reorganization, to include a general system of m~ramural in charge of athletics have been aware of the possibilities of track ac- athletics, should be instituted. Such. a system, if ~dopted, w.lll enable vities, but have been unable to develop the sport as desired. A pro- us to build up recruits for varsity teams, besides affordmg some gram is being- drawn up with a view toward stimulating greater in- form of physical training for those who may not be deemed qual- terest in this work and rendering it more attractive to the public. Hied for intercollegiate competition. A complete system. of phy.slcal Last May, the high schools ,held the first interscholastic track meet at training for girls, a much-neglected feature m many institutions, the institution, and with the construction of a quarter-mile track encir- should also be incorporated. . .. cling the baseball diamond, Institute could easily become the center for Such a program of physical training, which WIll mclude both the holding of annual interscholastic track meets for contestants repre- meet the' needs of a larger number of students, and reach ~he sexes, id bl b f senting all of our high schools. less resourceful types, will involve a consi era e num ~r 0 im- Third: our basketball court is far below average, although our ents Some of the immediate needs I shall mention. provem . .' l' d d teams have been successful. We are unable to invite teams to play First, a gymnasium of capacious SIze IS great y . I? eT?an· here or to consider the making of an adequate schedule because of the The "big idea" in the minds of studen~s, alumm and citizens inter- lack of accommodations. Before another season, however, we expect ested in the institution is a Gummasium» No adequate system o! ~o have floored our present court and to have made other necessary physical education can be complete without on~. The need of phYSI- Improvements. This is at present a problem, but we are hopeful that cal education is accepted and universally accredIted. by ed.u~ators, and !he early erection of a gymnasium will obviate this difficulty. its value is to be evidenced by the sta~us of :t~ recI~Ients part- Like most worthy undertakings and accomplishments, our develop- icipating in the World War and in the.d.utIes of CitIzens~Ip A.~ell- ment has been periodic and interrupted. But, as though from some equipped gymnasium is a prime prerequisite to proper physical tramI~g~ ~!lsee~ force, renewed impetus has come, making more certain our There are several reasons why our status demands the .erectio I!CChon, until the steady march has placed us among other institutions of a gymnasium. (I) The institution has grown so rapldl~ .a:~ ~th honor and distinction. Mr. J. C. Gilmer and Mr. A. G. Brown have athletics have reached such a high standard that present faciliti Us far had the arduous task of proving the idea feasible and laying 10 THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY - THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY - 11 well the foundation. Students, Alumni and friends have watched our velop into the University of tomor- aboard the good ship Earth. progress. Let this progress be a supreme challenge, calling us to our row- "The most pleasant memo: ies I duty. May our earnest co-operation be instrumental in bringing the "Wishing you continued success, have are those of dear Old Insti- ideals of our ardent supporters to realization.-D. L. F. lam tute. 0 my! How we used to , "Very truly yours, keep 'em guessing what Manager "C. V. Harris." _.c~\~- '-..J-' '6~~---:;:r-. ••. Brown had up his sleeve! Howai d, In connection with the above Fisk and Wilberforce will always letter, THE MONTHLY desires to respect Institute for her gem'e- Letters From Alumni call attention to the following ex- manly athletes who neve] believed tract from the Summer High it too late in the game to win. THE MONTHLY is glad to present to its readers the following extracts from former School News: "Whenever I get a chance I am representatives of Institute in athletic contests. They express genuine' love and co- "Prof. C. V. Harris, better known with our High in its athletic ambi- operation, without which no institution can do its best work. to Institut e Alumni as 'C. V.', is tions At your service any time .. completing l.is third year as in- " 'U Boal' R. W. Hardy (17)." "Des Moines, Ia. past seasons. We expect, in the structor in manual training and as -0- "Enclosed please find an article near future. for 'Old Gold and athletic coach at the Sumner High Black' to wave her colors high over "Garnett High School, for the INSTITUTE MONTHLY. School of Parkersburg, W. Va. therest of the 'Big Five', and we "Charleston, W. Va. I am mailing under separate cover 'C. V.' has made an enviable repu- believe it will be said, without a "It affords me much pleasure to a photograph of the first Institute tation for himself as a coach, per- doubt, that Institute has one of the write you a letter for this num ber. Football team. I believe there is forming as well in this role as he best gridiron 'machines' ever seen "One of the most recent in- a cut of this team in the printing did on the gridiron for his Alma in action. We appreciate the posi- cidents from which I received office. Please return the photo- Mater. The teams he has turned tion she now occupies as second much pleasure was the spirit and graph to me. I have had it for out for Sumner have been strong among the 'Big Five', but we fully loyalty shown by the student body twenty years and would hate to organizations. His elevens in 1919 believe she will not stop until she at the annual football banquet. lose it. and 1920 won the State champion- reaches the topmost round. As long as sU'chexcellent spirit and "Regards to the boys. ship of our high schools in West "It is our primary object here at cooperation exist among both fac- "Lowry". Virginia. His other teams, basket- Sumner High School to give to the ulty and students, athletics will (Dr. W. H. Lowry). ban and track, have also been very boys and girls choosing higher in- continue to hold a high standing in -0- s~ccessful. An exponent of the stitutions of learning the best we the institution. ~Ighest ideals for the boys' athlet- "You have just closed a very "Parkersburg, W. Va. have, so that they in turn may be ICS,'C. V.' is doing much good, not able to contribute to the institution successful basketball season, and I "Allow me to express myappre- only for the boys under his tute- of their choice the best they have, predict equally as good a season ciation of the past issues of the lage but for those of sister schools both in class-room arid on the ath- in baseball. I feel that the 1921 INSTITUTE MONTHLY. I read With whom relations are main- each issue with increasing interest, letic field. We believe that with tained." football team will not be thought especially those pages devoted to these ideals instilled into them, the of in terms of five or six men, but athletics. young men and women finishing -0- that it shall be boosted from the "The management of athletics the high schools of the state will be "u "Montgomery, W. Va. lowest to the highest student of the and the teams are to be congratu- proper material for the West Vir- "b ndergrads and old Grads, institution. qowdy. "With best wishes for a success- lated upon the progress and excell- ginia Collegiate Institute of today, "J ent records they have made during which we hope will eventually de- usr to let you know I am Continued on pug e 14) 12 THE INS TIT UTE M 0 NTH L Y
Institute's First F ooball T earn
This article was contributed' to THE MONTHLY by Dr. William H. Lowry, now a practicing dentist in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Lowry was a member of Institute's first football team and is a loyal alumnus.
The first football team at the West Virginia Collegiate Institute was organized in September, 1901. The team was managed by Mr. J. C. Gilmer, a member of the faculty, and coached by Mr. Harry Anderson, a former football star at the West Virginia University. The football squad was composed of fourteen members, viz: Vermon E. Whi e, L. E. John A. Thompson, L.T. John K. Johnson, L. T. Oscar Caldwell L. G. Ralph Q. Hill, C. Troy Claytor, R. G. Lewis N. Spurlock, R. T. Andrew Brown, R. E. Henry C. Hargrove, L. H. B. Thomas N. Woodson, R. H. B. Willia:n H. Lowry, R. H. B. W. Henry Burke, F. B. Alexander Henderson, F. B. William B. Tucker, quarter and captain The first game was played at Institute in October, 1901, Parkersburg Colored Athletic Club against Institute. Woodson was injured during the first half and had to be carried from the field. I was called upon to substitute for Woodson. At the beginning of the second half I received a severe blow in the mouth. They carried two of my upper anterior teeth from the field and left me in the game. It was the best they could do under the circumstances. Score, Institute, 11 ,Parkersburg 5. The next game was played at Charleston in November, Institute vs. Charleston. Five minutes afcer the game had started, Charleston pulled off a trick play and scored. At the close of the first half, manager Gilmer took us down the hill for a little conference; the things he said to us wouldn't have sounded good before a Sunday School class. We went back into the game sore at Gilmer, sore at Charleston and disgusted with ourselves. What we did to Charleston during the second half would not have looked good on a "movie" screen. Score: Institute, 15; Charleston,S. We closed the season on Thanksgiving Day, Institute vs. Storer College at Charleston. Hargrove was injured in this game and I was called to take his place. The game ended in Storer's territory and I with the ball in Institute's possession. Score: Institute,' 18; Storer College, 2. I INSTITUTE'S FIRST FOOTBALL TEAM ,.~.., 14 THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY
The scores follow: FOOTBALL Institute, 1. Va. Sem. O. (for- feited) Editor's Note: The October-November and December issues of THE MONTHLY con- " O. Howard 7. tained detailed accounts of the football " 33. Ky. State O. games of this season. " 50. Bluefield O. The schedule for 1920, the heav- " 37. V. N. and 1. O. iest in the history of Institute, was " 13. Wilberforce 7. played through in a manner which The following games have been won for the team, squad and school arranged for 1921: the enthusiastic commendation of October 15 Bluefield at Institute alumni, friends and professional " 22 Ky. State at Instit u. e critics. Virginia Theological Sem- " 29 Howard at Institute inary and College, Simmons (State) November 5 Open University of Louisville, Bluefield " 12 Open Colored Institute, Virginia Normal " 18 Va. Seminary at and Industrial Institute, and Wil- Lynchburg berforce University, fell before the 24 Wilberforce at In- onslaught of the Institute team. " stitute Only Howard University was able to defeat us, and that defeat was For next year, Smith, Wilson, by the small score of seven to zero, Eaves, D. Brown, Bowles, Moore, the single touch-down being made Saunders, Drewery, Harris, Lowry, in the last three minutes of Rolls and Dandridge Brown remain play. One hundred thirty - six as an established nucleus, and cap- points were piled up by Institute, tain-elect Brown assures us that as against fourteen points made by his team will be a worthy member opponents, and professional critics of that group of fighting and vic- placed Institute second in the list torious machines to which Institute of Negro colleges. proudly points.
(Continued from page 11) of congratulating the different DANDRIDGE C"BUTCH") BROWN branches of athletics, and I am ful number, I am CAPTAIN-ELECT,1922 FOOTBALLTEAM. "Yours sincerely, sure of their greater success each "A. T. Bartlett,(,20) and every year. I also hope to re- sta "Dan" Brown came to us from Garnett School, Charleston and "Director of Athletics, turn to secure all of the great ben- WiIr~d at .once to make an enviable record in athletics. Next 'year "Garnett High School" efits one can secure at Dear Old capt. e hIS fourth on the Varsity Football team, and he has won the cou aIncy through hard and consistent playing throughout his -0- . Institute. "Yours truly, rse:, He"h.as represented his class, also, in Basketball and Baseball. "Morgantown, W. Va. "Samuel A. Holland." Dan IS a member of the class of 1923, College. "I am glad to have the privilege • ------16 THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY 17 ------former for the Fourth-Years, being directly responsible for most of Basketball their victories. Harden and Bowles did good work when they were able to play. INTERCLASS BASKETBALL The Second-Year team chi'nged its line-up time after time, at- The interclass basketball season this year aroused great interest tempting to stand against its opponents. Their chief trouble seemed throughout the entire student body. The series consisted of sixteen to be a lack of team-work, and a wild tendency to shoot at the basket games played by each of five teams, representing the four classes of the from anywhere on the floor. Their motto seemed to be. "Whenever secondary department and the college departmemt, - a total of forty in doubt as to what to do, shoot!" and this proved disastrous in every games in all. Competition was keen and excitement ran high until at game. Twice, during the early season, they defeated the First-Years, last the' college team, under the leadership of Captain Dallas Brown, but the latter "came back" and by a victory over the Second-Years and and composed of Benjamin Goode, Edward Dickerson, Max Westerband later over the Fourth- Years, shoved the lordly Seconders into a firm and Dillard Wilson, carried away the championship honors by winning pJ3ition in last place. Drain was the individual star for the Second- fifteen of their sixteen games, having been defeated once by the hard- y ~ll team, but little else may be said f ir the team, except that with ex- fighting Third-years, by the score of 13 to 10. The College team, perience and proper coaching, some of tne.n may develop wonderfully. however, deserved its honors, for throughout the season it showed by 1 he Freshmen, after contending among themselves as to their line- its excellent team work its superiority in both offense and defense. up, rr.eanwhile losing game after game, eventually hit upon a combina- Among the six highest point winners for the series, also, four were tion which carried them to fourth place. Lack of team-work was their members of the College team. This team piled up a total of 631 points, noticeable fault, also. All their hopes w-re placed in Sinclair, and the or an average of 39.7 points per game, against 214 points, or an average other teams, taking advantage of this fact as well as of the fact that of 13.4 scored by their opponents. Sinclair never played on the defensive, usually managed to subdue the The Third-year team was always a contender to be feared. They "one man team". After several changes, however, opposing teams, were unbeaten by anyone except the College, to whom they lowered notably the Second and Fourth-Years, found out that there were others their colors three times before they finally obtained the long-desired than Sinclair on the First- Year team, among whom were Lowry, a victory. Their offense was built around their brilliant forward, William tenacious little guard, and Henry Smoots, a hard-playing forward, al- Drewery, who scored 182 of their 381 points, and who was the high- though the latter, due to inexperience and over-enthusiasm, could occa- point man of the season. He, however, was not their only reliance, for sionally be depended upon to drop one into the basket for the opposing Messrs. Cullums and Smith, along with White and Hairston, were team. The encouraging fact concerning the First-Years, however, was always sure to cause trouble to any contending team. In the early part that they were anxious to learn and to-k basketball as a serious matter. of the season, team-work was rather ragged, but as the season advanced, It is safe to predict that in a few years several men of the present team this defect was removed to a great extent, as one must realize when the will be the main reliance of our Varsity basketball teams. victory over the College team is considered. 'I he highest point scorers of the season were Drewery, Goode The Fourth-Year team was probably the disappointment of the Dickerson, Dallas Brown, Westerband, and Higginbotham, all of who~ season both to themselves and their supporters. Much was expected ran up ·"c.re than fifty field goals apiece. Drewery led with seventy- of the team because of its good showing during the previous year. It four, while Goode followed closely with seventy-two. The best foul- seems, however, that several of their men slipped back to the Shooter of the season was Capt. Dallas Brown of the College team, who third year, and those who remained seemed unable to "get together". SCoredtwenty-five out of thirty-five attempts. Next was Goode of the Once they showed a rare flash of brilliancy by giving the College same team, with twenty-one out of forty-five; then Drewery of the third- team one of the closest battles of the season by the close score of }'ears, with thirty-four out of ninety. 21-18 in favor of the College. Immediately, however, they slipped The results of the games were as follows: back into their old form and were beaten later by the ambitious January 3 College 34 Fourth-year 18 First-Years, 17 to 15. Higginbotham was the most consistent per- 6 Third-year 29 Second-" 17 18 THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY .. 8 Second- " 30 First- " 5 8 Fourth- " 11 Third- " 25 10 College 58 First- " 8 13 Fourth-year 35 Second- . " 18 15 College 32 Third- " 18 1~ Fourth-year 29 First- " 8 17 College 50 Second- " 7 20 Third-year 30 First- " 16 22 College 56 Fourth- " 22 22 Third-year 40 Second- " 14 24 College 40 Third- " 13 ., 29 Fourth-year 33 First- 14 29 College 48 Second- " 8 31 Third-year 20 First- " 14 Fedruary 3 College 21 Fourth- " 18 5 Second-year 19 First- " 14 5 Third- " 25 Second- " 8 7 Fourth- " 20 Third- " 27 10 College 19 Third- " 12 12 Fourth-year 16 Eirst- " 8 12 College 44 Second- " 16 14 Third-year 34 First- " 9 17 College 42 First- " 12 19 Fourth-year 21 Second- " 20 19 College 47 First- " 9 21 Fourth-year 25 Second- " 21 24 First- " 23 Second- " 19 26 Third- " 29 Fourth- " 23 26 College 50 Second- " 16 28 Third-year 29 First- ". 16 March 3 First- " 22 Second- " 10 5 " " 17 Fourth- " 15 5 Third- " 13 College 10 7 College 60 First-year 8 10 Fourth-year 27 Second- " 18 12 Third- " 25 Fourth- " 19 14 " " 31 Second- " 22 17 College 23 Second- " 12 Standing of the Teams Won Lost Percentage College 15 1 .938 -.
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Third-year 13 3 .813 in favor of Institute. Ohio, the basketball team met and Fourth-year 6 10 .375 In the second half Wilson sub- defeated the "Buffaloes", one of First-year 3 13 .188 stituted for Bowles. Institute the best colored teams in Ohio. A Second-year 2 14 .125 scored a field goal thirty seconds large crowd watched the fast floor- Referee, Mr. A. C. Spurlock; Scorer, Mr. S. J. Dunlap; after the whistle sounded, and work and accurate shooting of the Time-keeper, Mr. A. G. Brown. with this basket seemed to find her Institute five and the unheard-of Points by Teams. stride, for thereafter the team "five-man defense" which Coach worked together perfectly, with Dunlap has introduced in this sec- Points Opponents' Points Goode and Brown "dropping them tion of the country. At the end College 631 214 in" from all angles. Third-year 381 288 of the first half the score was 14 to Goode was the highest point Fourth-year 338 361 9 in favor of Institute. During the man, scoring sixteen points, while First-year 203 472 second half, however, the Institute Brown scored twelve. The final team "got together" and kept the ~OO~~M ~ ~ score was: Institute, 38; Bluefield, scoring of the Buffaloes down to Points by Players scoring More than 50 Field Goals 16. five points, while the accurate After the game the team was shooting of Goode and Westerband Team Field Goals Fouls Points Drewery entertained by the school in the brought their own total up to 28. 3rd-year 74 34 182 Goode parlor of the young women's Inststute Buffaloes College 72 21 165 Dickerson dormitory. Goode F. Wright " 71 142 Drewery F. Turner Brown " 69 25 163 TEAM TOURS OHIO Westerband CO. Singer (capt.) Westerband " 66 132 During the week of February Dickerson (capt.) G' Hargraves Higginbotham Higginbotham G T. Singer 4th-yr. 54 7 115 21st, the team toured the State of Ohio. As the following account will Goals from floor: Westerband, 4; THE INTERCOLLEGIATE BASKETBALL GAMES show, the trip as a whole was very Goode, 3; Drewery, 1; Dickerson, 1. Wright, 3; Turner, 1; O. Singer Successful, and marks this year's Although Basketball is not one 1. The final score was: Institute, team played Bluefield Colored In- team as one of the best that has of the more popular sports, much 28; Buffaloes, 14. stitute at Bluefield. The game ever represented Institute since interest has been prevalent in both opened with the following line-up: basketball became an intercolle- WILBERFORCE BOWS. the "Varsity" and interclass games Dickerson L. G. (Capt.) giate sport. . at Institute and away from In- On the 24th, Institute traveled Bowles R. G. The team left Institute on Tues- stitute. The "Varsity" has meet to Wilberforce. Due to the fact Higginbotham C. day morning, played at Zanesville Bluefield, Wi;berforce, the Zanes- that "Founder's Day" and the 60th Goode R. F. the same night, at Wilberforce on ville Buffaloes and the Cincinnati anniversary of the University were Dallas Brown L. F. Thursday and in Cincinnati on Y. M. C. A. team, with victories On account of extra-high baskets Friday. The men who made the being held the Wilberforcians over all except the last-named were compelled to call the game at Bluefield, Institute seemed to trip were Coach Dunlap, Captain team. A return game with Wil- spend about five minutes in getting DiCkerson, Higginbotham, Goode, at 5.30 in spite of the fact that the berforce was played on the their range, making two baskets, Westerband, Drewery, Wilson and Institute team did not arrive until twenty-sixth of March. four o'clock. while B. C. I. followed with two. Dallas Brown. For the first ten minutes, it was However, the hungry West Vir- THE BLUEFIELD GAME 8UFFALOESSLAUGHTERED "anybody's game", but the first ginians took the floor and played On February fif.h, the "Varsity" half ended with the score 18 to 6 On February 22nd, at Zanesville, an exciting first half, characterized f
22 THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY by much spectacular playing, to a feated practically every worth- 13-13 tie. During the second half, while team between Pittsburg and however, Institute's five-man de- Chicago. fence stiffened and became a stone The entire Cincinnati team wall, so far as Wilberforce was played exceptionally well, yet concerned. On the other hand, Pattengall, center, stood out. For the Institute boys used a four-man Institute, Goode played an excep- offense to such ad vantage that they tional game, getting six baskets were able to score at will on the from the floor, some of them verg- tired Wilberforcians, who time and ing on the spectacular, since Cin- again called for "time out". The cinnati, too, was using the five- final score was: Institute 32; Wil- man defense. In the second half, berforce, 18. For Wilberforce, Wilson replaced Dickerson, who Fisher and Murdock played the had been injured in the Wilber- best game. For Institute, the force game the night before, and whole team starred, displaying bas- displayed great ability. Drewery ketball of a calibre hitherto unseen played his usual good game. at Wilberforce. Institute Cincinnati Goode F. Houston,(capt.) INSTITUTE BOWS TO Drewery F. Noel Westerband t C P tt II ONCINNATI Higginbotham) . a enga On February 25th, at 8.30 p. m., Dickerson,(capt.) t G Anderson Wilson . i '" in the Ninth Street Y. M. C. A. Higginbotham t G Ward gymnasium, the fast Cincinnati Westerband ) "Y" team defeated us in the hard- Referee,-Gamblae. est and fastest game of the season. WILBERFORCE BOWS AGAIN The Cincinnati boys lost no time in getting under way, and scored The night of March twenty-sixth several baskets before the West marked a double victory for the Virginians found themselves. In- basketball teams of W. V. C. I. stitute did find herself, however, On the spacious floor of the and from that time on the game Charleston Armory, the team was exciting and interesting; but representing the Secondary De- Cincinnati maintained her early partment completely swamped the EDW ARD DICKERSON lead and at the end of the game the inexperienced boys from the Gar- CAPTAINAND SECONDBASEMAN,VARSITYBASEBALL,1921 score was 39-24 in favor of the "Y" nett High by the one-sided score CAPTAINAND GUARD,VARSITYBASKETBALL,1921 of 44 to 14,while in the main affair team. They confessed that Insti- . Always smiling, always "playing the game" hard, fast, and in the of the evening Coach Dunlap's tute gave them the hardest game Spirit of clean sportsmanship, Captain Dickerson is the highest type of machine led the dazed and mysti- of the season, - a statement which ~lege athlete. To be elected to two varsity captaincies is an unusual fied Wilberforcians by the score means much when one considers nor, and "Ed" has come into it deservedly. that Cincinnati has played and de- 38 to 27. ,
24 THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY - THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY 25 GARNETT YIELDS IN Substitutions: Hairston for Smith; - ted. On the other hand, Institute's fie basketball was in evidence that THE PRELIMINARY Fields for Buchanan; Stout for team work became more effective has been seen in these parts for a Fields. and their defense improved as the long time. The preliminary game, as the Time; fifteen minute halves. game went on, so that by the end The line-up: score indicates, was one-sided. Referee, Embleton; Scorer, Mor- Captain Harden kept his ma- of'the game Wilberforce was com- Institute Wilberforce gan; Timekeeper, Parker. Goode F. Hull (Capt.) chine well in hand, so that it was pletelyoutclassed. The offensive work of Goode and Drewery F. Stone apparent from the beginning that THE MAIN BOUT Westerband C. Cassell Drewery and the wonderful work Garnett did not have a chance to The second and big game of Higginbotham G. Murdock of Captain Dickerson were little Dickerson (Capt.) G. McGee win. Time after time the Insti- the evening was not so one-sided, short of marvelous. Goode seemed Substitutions: Sedgwick for Mur- tute boys would break up Garnett's but was hard fought all the way. weak offense by their superb five- able to cage them from anywhere dock; F'lsher for Cassell, Cassell for The consistent team-work, how- at all, while Drewery, not to be out- Fisher; Petway for Stone. man defense, and then by short ac- ever, of the Institute boys, and the done, rained them into the hasket Goals from floor: Goode.B, Drew- curate passes carry the ball toward unbeatable five-man defense which their opponents' goal, where the from all around the Wilberforcians. ery, 8; Westerband, 1; Hull, 5; they presented more than made up Each of these men was credited Stone, 2; Fisher, 1; McGee, 1. short shots were easily made by for the brilliant work of Captain Sinclair or Captain Harden. Per- with eight goals from the floor, Goals from Foul line: Hull, 9; Hull of Wilberforce. while Goode also scored two trom Goode, 2. haps the most spectacular work of The game was interesting from the foul line. Captain Dickerson Time, 20 minute halves. the game was done by Sinclair, who beginning to end. Goode and made a specialty of keeping two Referee, Embelton. Scorer, Mor- caged ten goals from the floor dur- Drewery managed to evade the . and three Wilberforcians from suc- gan. Timekeeper, Parker. ing the thirty minutes of play. The Wilberforcians time after time, but small score of Garnett, however, ceeding in their attempts to score, the Institute lead was kept low CLARKSBURG KNEELS TO is due largely to the excellent and then managing to take the ball because of numerous technical away from them and start it on its THE SECONDARY guarding of White and Smith, who fouls and by the brilliant work of as last men on the defense proved sure journey toward Wilberforce's On March 4th, at Institute, in a Captain Hull, who managed to slip goal. In spite of the fact that he very one-sided game, a team rep- themselves impregnable when the through the Institute defense un- Garnett boys looked dangerous. is not credited with a single basket, resenting the secondary depart- noticed for a couple of short shots. much credit is due him for excellent ment, minus all Varsity players, For Garnett, Buchanan was the Stone of Wilberforce caged a ring- high point man, getting three field work in breaking up Wilberforce's met and defeated the team from er from the middle of the floor, offensive. Kelly Miller High Schoolof Clarks- goals and one foul, eleven of Gar- and McGee slipped one in from a nett's fourteen points. The line up: For Wilberforce, Captain Hull burg, by the overwhelming score difficult angle. Here the Institute Was highpoint man, getting five of 29 to 3. The Clarksburg boys Institute Garnett defense stiffened, however, and In- Sinclair F. Boyd field goals and caging nine free were at a loss to know how to pen- Cullums F. Campbell stitute's lead, though never exces- throws out of twelve attempts. His etrate the impregnable five-man Harden (Capt.) C. Gough sive, was never in danger. The aCCurate foul shooting, in fact, was defense which the Institute team Smith G. Buchanan first half ended with the score 20 the big factor in the Wilberforce used throughout the game, while White G. Davis to 14 in favor of Institute. Score. Stone also did good work on the other hand the Institute Goals from the floor: Sinclair, 10; During the second half the Wil- for the visitors. team scored almost at will, the Harden, 6; Cullums, 5; Smith, 1; berforcians seemed mystified and The game was conceded by all small count being due to the fact Buchanan, 3; Davis, 2; Camp- wearied. Numerous substitutions Present to have been the fastest that numerous easy shots were bell, 1. were made by them, giving a man lante on the Armory court this sea- missed. Clarksburg's three points Fouls: Buchanan, 1; Campbell, 1. a chance to rest until resubstitu- n, and one in which more scienti- resulted from one field goal and 26 THE INSTITUTE MONTHL Y ------THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY 27 ------one free throw. told of the ups and downs of the ball team and guests, on Friday of the Institute Male Sextette and For Institute, Sinclair was the making of a successful football evening, April first. Entertain- Girls' Quartette in concert, at the outstanding star, with eight field team, complimented the squad on ments and games in keeping with Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, goals to his credit. The defensive its excellent spirit shown through- the spirit of the day were enjoyed. Huntington, under the direction of work of Harden was also very dis- out the season, and closed with a The feature of the evening was a Mrs. Clarice J. Michaels, head of the concerting to the Clarksburgers. brief statement as to the prospects story-telling contest, in which Department of Music. Mr. Lane, The line-up: for next year's team. Mr. D. L. Messrs. William Drewery and of the faculty, accompanied the Secondaries Clarksburg Ferguson of the Athletic Commit- Frank Fairfax won first and second Sinclair F. Striplin group, and spoke briefly concern- tee presented letters and jerseys pr.jzes for telling the "wickedest" CulJums F. Lowry to the following men who have ing the work of the institution, Harden, Garrison C. Johnson story. won letters twice: Dandridge with particular regard to the Sum- White G. Johnson mer School and the College De- Smith, Hairston G. Jones Brown, William Moore, Benjamin On April first, Mrs. Clarice J. partmen t. Similar concerts are Refree, A. Bartlett, Scorer, F. A. Goode, Harry Saunders. Letters Michaels, director of the Depart- planned for Charleston, Mont- Parker, Time-Keeper, S. J. Dun- were presented to Fitzhugh Eaves, ment of Music, and the members lap. Granville Smith, Dillard Wilson, of the school chorus were guests of gomery, Wheeling, Clarksburg and Parkersburg. and Manager Max Westerband, honor at an informal reception who received letters for the first given by the young ladies of Me- The Athletic Committe announ- CAMPUS NEWS AND NOTES time. Corkle Hall. ces that the following moving Mr. Austin W. Curtis, director pictures will be presented in Hazel- On Friday evening, March 18th, The Morrill Agricultural Club of the Department of Agriculture,- wood Auditorium during Com- at eight p. m., the annual Varsity held its annual banquet and recep- was recently elected Grand Master mencement week: May 21st, Mary Football Banquet was held in the tion, in the dining room of Glass- of Masons for the State of West Pickford in Rebecca of Sunnybrook dining room of Glasscock Hall, and cock Hall, on Friday evening, April Virginia. Mr. Curtis is a member sixteenth. Farm; May 24th, Violet Heming was attended by about seventy of the faculty, loved and respected in The Cost. A Universal comedy persons, including the members of by both colleagues and students, A new departure in student ac- and a Paramount Magazine will be the football squad with their and his election to this position of tivities was inaugurated on Friday, shown each night. guests, the Athletic Committee, state-wide importance brings a April fifteen th, by the appearance and a few members of former Var- signal honor to the school. sity teams. Mr. Petris Higgin- botham was toast-master, and Mr. Miss Mary Frances Webb, of Max Westerband led the yells and Washington, D. c., was the guest singing. Between courses addres- of President and Mrs. John W. ses were made by Captain-elect Davis during the Easter holidays. Dandridge Brown, Assistant Cap- Miss Webb was the recipient of tain-ele-t William Moore, President many social favors during her Davis, and Coach Dunlap. The stay, and expressed herself as be- toast to the school was offered by ing much pleased with life at In- Mr. Fitzhugh Eaves, the elusive stitute. half-back. "The" talk of the evening was that of Coach Dunlap, President and Mrs. Davis were who reviewed the season's work, "at home" to the Varsity Basket- GATE AND GRAND-STAND INTERCLASS CHAMPIONS FOR 1921, COLLEGE TEAM
j 1 heWest Va. Collegiate Institute
announces TOhe Annual Summer Selloo!
which will be held June l3 to July 22, 1921
RURAL and URBAN TEACHERS will be offered courses in Rural Problems, in the Organization and Ad- ministration of Rural Schools, and a review of the com- mon branches, etc. ELEMENTARY GRADE TEACHERS will be offered an intensive drill in all subjects required in the Uniform Examination for the Elementary Certificate. Courses will be arranged to meet special needs of the teachers who are working for a Short Course Certificate. Courses will be offered for CONDITIONED STU- DENTS and for those who are working for ADVANCE CREDITS. CREDIT TOWARD A COLLEGE DEGREE will be given for courses in Economics, English, Foreign Lan- guages, History, Mathematics, the Natural Sciences and Sociology. OTHER COURSES will be offered as the need arises.
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'rune- "My Own United States."
The poet sings of Harvard, Yale, In preans of love and praise, Of universities far and wide, In laudatory lays, Of Oxford, countless ages old In science, primal root, But we'll acclaim, the school we name Our own dear Institute.
CHORUS I love every inch of her campus wide, /11 Each brick in her buildings grand; I love every drop of the water clear That flows from her spring in the sand. I love every tree, every blade of grass That grows so silent and mute; The best place to be, either side of the sea, Is dear old Institute.
The poet sings of Columbia, Great school in a greater state, Of the rich and proud, whose praises loud Her glories do relate. ~H But we will make the welkin ring On timbrel, harp and lute With echoes for the school we name, ~, Our own dear Institute, !ii I~~:::;!:::::;::::::::::::::::::::::::::;:;::::!!:::::::;:::::::::::;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~::::::::::::::~:::::::.::::::::::::::::::::;:::::::::;::~~~