- y Harriers Headed No More Worries For Championship Until Finals Cltr £feui IHatttpsljtre The Official Organ of the University of New Hampshire Price, 10 Cents Volume 18. Issue 7. DURHAM, N. H., NOVEMBER 10, 1927. COWELL SPEAKS ON BOOK AND SCROLL Commander Richard E. Byrd Speaks Alumni Return FOOTBALL HISTORY Harriers Out To Resolutions on death of Miss HOLDS INITIATION Mabel Brown, adopted by Uni­ Repeat In Races versity Faculty. To Students and Faculty in Gym For Homecoming New Hampshire Mentor Addresses November 7, 1927. Dean Morse Addresses Literary Soci­ Deering High School— Tells of WHEREAS, in the death of ety at Annual Banquet Following Origin And Development Of Varsity and Freshmen Miss Mabel Brown, assistant Ceremony in University Com­ Great American School Describes Interesting Adventures of Transatlantic Occasion Featured by professor of botany, the faculty mons— New Members Promi­ Game to Compete in N. E. Wildcat and New Mayor of the University of New nent on Campus And Polar Expeditions Illustrating With Pictures I. C. A. A. Meet Hampshire has lost the services William H. Cowell, director of foot­ and the friendship of an able The annual banquet and initiation Also Outlines Plans for Coming Antartic Project Which Will be Started President Huse Presides at Meeting ball at the university spoke at Deering Blue and White Cross-country Teams teacher and a devoted scholar, of Board of Directors— Plans Made High School, Portland, Maine, on the of Book and Scroll, the honorary lit­ Sometime Next Year— New Hampshire Man to Make Trip for Entered in New England Cham­ be it history and gradual development of erary society of the University, took Purpose of Taking Dog Team for Meeting to Be Held in Feb­ pionships at Boston Monday— RESOLVED, that we, the place Monday evening in the Presi­ ruary football from early to modern times. Both Hill-and-Dale Outfits members of this faculty, extend dent’s dining room at the University He told of the first authentic foot­ Won Last Year to the family of Miss Brown NEW MASCOT MAKES Commander Richard E. Bryd, fa­ ball game at Yale in 1840 between the Commons building. The feature of By George L. Hadley, ’30 our heartfelt sympathy; and be mous transatlantic flyer and conquer­ the entertainment for the evening DEBUT AT BIG GAME Freshmen and the Sophomores, of The New Hampshire varsity and it further or of the North Pole by air, spoke be­ Influx of alumni returning to the the first attempts to popularize the was a talk by Adrian 0. Morse, freshman cross-country teams, win­ RESOLVED, that copies of fore one of the largest audiences ever campus for the annual Homecoming dean of men, upon the subject, “A The Wildcat, official mascot of the game, and how it was neglected until ners of the New England champion­ these resolutions be sent to her assembled in the University Gymna­ Day made its start Friday evening. Modern Literary Forgery”. The dean University, which was brought here a about 1870. In 1872 Yale played Co­ ships last year, enter the 15th annual family and that they be com­ sium, Tuesday evening. Commander Early Saturday morning it contin­ week ago Tuesday from Pinnacle lumbia. There were twenty men on New England Intercollegiate cross­ municated to the public through related the story of William Francis Byrd’s lecture dealt with his first ued all through the day the “old Mannix, famous literary forger, who Park Zoo, Meredith, was present each team and the players were country races at Franklin Park, Bos­ the medium of the proper pub­ transatlantic flight with the NC4, his grads” were still returning to visit duped the publications of this country during the Tufts game Saturday, but dressed in jerseys and long pants. ton, Monday with winning combina­ lications. polar expedition and the more recent their Alma Mater again. They de­ was unable to pull the team into the During the early history of football tions which bid fair to repeat the For the University Faculty, and Europe for twenty years. He flight of the “America”. sired to revive old remembrances by in the United States the emphasis was 1926 double victory in the hill-and- received the facts of his story from winning column, despite the able as­ F. W. TAYLOR. This program, a special feature of wandering around the campus, to look placed on kicking. In the late 90’s dale races. Maine presents the most the late Ralph D. Paine, well-known sistance of the mayor and his coun­ Dean of the College of Agricul­ the regular Lyceum course, was one up friends of days gone past, and to ball carrying became more prominent serious opposition to the Wildcat author, shortly before the latter’s cil. ture. of the biggest attractions ever staged see how things are done by the pres­ and was featured in the games. The varsity aggregation, the Blue and death. The forty pound cat was brought A. E. RICHARDS, ‘n Durham. The fame of Commander ent generation in comparison with year 1889 saw the introduction of White losing to the Pine Tree Staters Previous to the banquet fifteen new onto the field at the start of the game Professor of English. Byrd, and the opportunity to hear first affairs in their day. When the alumni numerical signals by Yale and this at Orono earlier in the season by a members were initiated into the so­ in a cage especially constructed by came to Durham on Saturday morn­ hand, the story of the epoc making was followed by the birth of new close score. ciety by Robert G. Webster of New- Mr. Tomkin, and was placed in the flights, brought a large crowd of ing they registered at the Faculty plays. In 1893 the “ killer plays” such Outside of the Maine setback, the buryport, Mass., president of the or­ rear of the New Hampshire bench. students and many out of town people. Club and later on in the day at the as the flying wedge and the Princeton Wildcat varsity hill-and-dale team ganization. The list included many The big black and white cat had been gates to Memorial Field just before “V” were abolished, thus reducing the has enjoyed a successful season, turn­ Deans See Penn of the most prominent students on the pictured as the very spirit of aggres­ Commander Byrd first spoke of the the game. number of injuries in games. Only ing back Bates, M. I. T., and Spring­ campus among whom were the edi­ siveness, as a snarling, spitting, famous NCI, NC2 and NC4, and the Plans for this homecoming were since 1912 has the touchdown counted field. The latter team was defeated tors of the three undergraduate pub­ clawing, restless animal, but the con­ flight across the Atlantic in 1919. started at the beginning of the col­ With Dr. Hetzel 6 points, a field goal 3 points and the here last Saturday by a perfect score, lications, a varsity football star, the stant din of cheers, songs and selec­ The next part of the lecture dealt with lege year and the mayoralty election point after touchdown 1 point, for­ 15 to 40, with three New Hampshire president of the junior class, and the tions by the band were too much for the first polar expedition, and this was in the town of Durham was one of Convention of Liberal merly a field goal and the point after runners tied for first place. The president of Casque and Casket, the the child of the wilds, and before the followed by the story of the successful the means to arouse spirit in the stu­ touchdown counted more. Wildcats will have no easy task to Arts Deans Held at Penn interfraternity council. Dean Morse first quarter had passed, the cat was fl’ght to the Pole in 1925. Commander dent body as a prelude to the game. An athletic gathering followed the repeat this year, being hard pressed was made an honorary member of the thoroughly scared, and slunk down Byrd’s lecture upon each of these The students were very attentive at coach’s talk. by sixteen other college teams which Dean French Represents University society. low in its cage. From the stands it events was supplemented by motion all campaign demonstrations and af­ are entered in the annual meet. Capt. of New Hampshire— Ex-President The students elected were: Lyle appeared as if the cat was motionless pictures taken by members of the ter having listened to the most amaz­ Weeks, Calahan, Hobbs, and Eastman Hetzel Personally Conducts Tour Farrell, ’29, of Manchester; Robert but those near it say that it was spit­ arious expeditions during the flights. ing contradictory statements on all should be the leading performers for of Penn State Institution Starke, ’29, of Lawrence, Mass.; Lois ting and growling nearly all the time. The final part of the program con- sides, finally elected William J. Maine Gridsters the Blue and White, while McClintock Tompkins, ’29, of Salem, Mass.; Gy- One of the important milestones in erned the “America”, and the trans­ Gelpke, ’28, as “Mayor of Durham”. M. I. T., second place winner last While at Penn State last week at­ neth Prew, ’29, of Foxboro, Mass.; the life of the cat was passed, when atlantic flight of the present year. A rally was held Friday night in Face Wildcats year, and several Maine runners are tending a regional conference of Lib­ Ruth Phelps, ’29, of Durham; Paul it received its official name of At the conclusion of his talk on past front of the “canine vehicle”.