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THE UN IVKRS I TY JOURNAL , WASHINGTON , D. C., JANUARY 15 2, 1904.
Foot Ball Players’ Banquet.
The banquet given the Football players at Murray's
Cafe, 14th and S Streets N. \V., was the closing event of
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the season of 1903. That it was fitting to crown so
glorious a year with so glorious an occasion can hardly
^le doubted by any body.
The large T-shaped banquet table was tastefully
decorated with palms, ferns and snow-white clirysanthe-1
mums while above all floatad in all of its majesty and |
glory the White and Blue of our Alma Mater. On the
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right side of the table sat the Varsity, on the left the Re
|serves, the magnificent form of Coach Smith graced the '
’ foot, while Captain Washington and the chair made va- !
cant by the abscence of Prof. C. C. Cook, occupied the 1
; head, with Manager DeReef, Coach Wilkinson and Mr. I
; Dodd on their immediate right. Messrs. Allen and Fos-
| ter on the left, making in all fortv six persons.
It was a gay party with enthusiasm running high.
College yells and songs rent the air. “ Oh Howard Gen
eral Howard,” “ They Rambled till Howard cut them
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down,” “ Way Down in Yank de yank,” The Under-
! taker Song and many others made the very walls re-
! sound their echo. Rah, rah, rah, rah rah rah, rah rah
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rah, Howard, Howard, Howard, H-O-W-A-R-D, How-
i ard, was given with snappy, deep tones which made it
sound like so many hungry lions about meal-time,
Uverv man came in for his share of praise. “ What’s
the matter with Prof. Cook? He’s alright. What’s the
matter with Prof. Smith? He’s alright. What’s the mat
ter with Manager De Reef? He’s alright. Wliat’s the
matter with Captain Washington? He’s alright. What’s
the matter with this man and that man could be heard on
all sides.
The varsity quartet composed of Messrs. Banks,
Bailey, Brownley and Shorter rendered several fine selec
tions between courses.
Although there were
no sioiftly flowing gobtets,
Bac-
cu> being conspicuous by his absence, nevertheless there
Was much conversation over the cup. Whenever a toast
was proposed every man with one accord raised high his
glass and drank of the delicious mellow draught, not
such however, as the Faithful Achates would have rec
ommended, but such «.s the generous Great Falls and
Rock Creek can afford in rainy weather.
The last course having now been served, Mr. J. B.
Allen read a very interesting letter from Professor Cook
who was unable to be present
himselfbecau.seof injuries
received in trying to break up an interference; an instru
ment of his own device.
Capt. Washington mentioned the fact,that during his
captaincy of three years one hundred and seventy-five
|>oints had been scored for the University while her goal
line had not been in danger once. He also said : “ Now
that you are about to elect your captain for 1904, I would
leave you this advice. Elect a mar. who first of all is a
foot ball player, a man who knows the game and plays it.
In the second place; elect a man whom you respect, and
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whom you are willing to serve. Having, done that, fol
low and obey him. Success must be your reward.”
Manager DeReefamongotherthingssaid: “ I notice
that there is a tendency here tonight to ransack the past.
Of that, none here are better qualified to speak than I,
having been around the University from the time when the
memory of man ran not to the contrary. I remember
when all football games had to be played in some park
in the city because the University authorities did not al
low match games on the campus. I can remember even
since the game has been played on our athletic field,
that match games were played on a gridiron in
dicated by side and goal lines only. In those days it was
all the Varsity could do to score a victory over the High
School, but to day our second team is able to pile up a
large score on them; thus you see, that progress in
Athletics has been great, especially in foot ball.”
Time having arrived for the election of Captain, Mr.
F. Douglass Morton of the Varsity, in a very eloquent
speech nominated Mr. John Shorter the veteran left end.
Mr. Shorter in turn nominated his running mate Mr.
Bailey. Dr. McClellan put in nomination Mr. Bayton
of the Medical College. The nomination now closed
and a vote taken, only Varsity men being allowed to
vote. Manager DeReef presided. Out of a possible
eighteen votes, Mr. Shorter received fifteen, and was
therefore declared elected captain of the team of 1904.
W. II. W.
The Henry A. Brown Prize Debate.
According to custom, in the spring of this year the
Henry A. Brown Prize Debate under the auspices of the
Alpha Phi will take place in the Andrew Rankin Chapel.
The following speakers have been appointed : Affirma
tive— J. II. Dodd, ’05; M. A. Morrison, ’07; R. H. W.
Pinkett, ’04. Negative— J. G. Logan, ’05 (Ped.); F. D.
Morton, '06; D. M. Baxter, ’04 (Theol.)
The subject to be discussed is, Resolved, That the
U. S. Government possesses the elements of perma
nency.
A committee has been appointed to arrange the de
bate, and is sparing no pains to make the event a suc
cess.
The Alpha Phi Literary Society has appointed a
committee to consider a challenge which was received
from Union College of Richmond, Va. At present, not
withstanding the fact that the committee has not met,
everything points toward the acceptance of the chal
lenge, if certain slight modifications in the wording of
' it are agreed to.
Undoubtedly we can feel assured that the entliusi-
•asm manifested on the campus at contests, will be trans
ferred to the hall where men struggle not for gladiatorial
honors, but to give evidence of a superior faculty of
reasoning and of greater oratorical ability.
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