RUTHERFORD RECTANGLE
VOL. XII
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE, N. C. MARCH, 1933
No. 4
PROFESSOR CATHEY
MADE BASKET
BALL COACH
In view of the fact that Prof. L. S.
Weaver, coach of basketball here last
year, was overloaded with the numer
ous duties as Chief Administrative Of
ficer of the school. Coach C. 0. Cath
ey assumed the role of head coach at
the beginning .of. the. season.. Under,
his direction a creditable team has
been moulded into shape from the few
letter men back and ..a number of
other boys participating in this.sport.
The opposition given the Ramblers
has often been intense but even in the
heat of the fight good sportsmanship,
fair play, and level-headedness, qual
ities stressed by Coach Cathey, have
been observed to a remarkable extent
in either victory or defeat.
At a recent meeting for. that pur
pose, the squad elected Lindsay Deal,
a letter forward from Oakhill High
School, Captain of the Basketeers. The
roster includes Captain Deal, (letter
man), Bronson (letter man), Willette,
Fitzgerald and Cox forwards; Kelly
and Whitener, centers; Pierce (letter
man), Ridenhoiir, Alexander, Hutchin
son, and Sigmon, guards; and. Wren,
manager.
Rutherford will enter a tournament
for Junior Colleges to be held at Dav
idson College February 24 and 25, for
the purpose of granting the title to the
best team in the Junior Conference.
By that date our boys should be in
fine shape to put forth an honest, or
ganized effort for the title. Stick to
it. Ramblers, fight! The students are
behind you. The school is proud of
you! We, by working together, must
come out ahead.
Dramatic Program
- Is Interesting
The students of Rutherford were
indeed fortunate in having Mr. Hoen-
schel, an old visitor, here on February
17 for a program. Mr. Hoenschel, a
prominent dramatic reader, opened his
program by giving a full account of
the preparations for, and the carry
ing out of, a Spanish bull fight. Very
few people have a clear conception of
a bull-fight, but after hearing Mr.
Hoenschel’s description, a complete
idea of the affair can be' obtained. The'
“American butterfly,” a humorous
number, proved very entertaining to
all.
Another feature which proved very
impressive was Mr. Hoenschel’s own
version of “When You And I Were
Young Maggie.” He appeared dressed
as a very old man with long white
beard, feebly walking with a cane.
The , progriam ."was' closed with the
Biblical story, “David and Absalom.”
Due to inclement weather the audi
ence was rather small, but all those
present seemed to enjoy the program
very much.
Ramblers Defeat Camp-
I bell Here 38-36
Rutherford Ramblers defeated the
Campbell College Basketeers on the
lo.cal floor on February 21 by a close
score of '38-36.' The Ramblers showed
a complete reversal of form and play
ed the best game seen in the Ruther
ford Gymnasium this Season. Those
boys were truly in there fighting' a
team that had been' defeated by a
strong A. S. T. C. team by only one
pdint on the night before.
jCampbell opened the scoring soon
after the same started with ' a crip
shot by Graylord. However, the Ram
blers were not to be outdone and took
a ! lead that was never headieii. Ex
cellent playing by the entire Ruther
ford team accounts for the 22-16 ad
vantage that they held at the end of
thfe first half. Captain Lindsay Deal,
who had been out on account Of sick
ness for more than a week, entered
the game shortly after the first half
arid made an exceptionally fine show
ing. Kelly, who also -did not enter the
game until late in the first half, rung
up seven points in rapid succession to
put the game on ice. Tn the first half,
Rtitherford scored eight field goals
and six foul shots while Campbell was
credited with seven field goals and
only twQvfree throws.
The second half was rather more
ev^enly matched than the first. Both
tekms fought desperately and the
game grew more thrilling as the time
grew short. Taylor, Campbell guard,
kept the crowd on pins with his daz
zling long shots. The Campbell boys
came within one point of scoring the
tie in the closing minutes but with
beautiful goals by Bronson, Sigmon,
and Ridenhour, the Ramblers clinched
the victory. It can be truly said that
the game was a thriller from begin
ning to end.
For Rutherford, Bronson led the
scoring for both teams with fifteen
points to his credit. Kelly, Sigmon,
and Deal followed with seven, six,
and five points respectively. Riden
hour, Pierce, and Willette played nice
floor games.
Taylor led the scoring for the
Campbell team with a total of four
teen points. Graylord, Hooker, and
Height accounted for six points each.
The Rutherford boys made a total
of fifteen field goals while Campbell
made fourteen. Campbell scored eight
free shots out of seventeen tries, and
Rutherford also scored eight free
goals out'of seventeen tries. Fourteen
fouls were called on the Ramblers
while twelve were called on Campbell.
Both coaches substituted frequently.
Lineup and summary:
STUDENT CHAPEL SCHEDULE
I Mar,1;.'!; P'latonics
■ Mar- ..?:;' .Victorians
1 Mar.-iS:.,,-,Newtonians
i Mar,,r23! r Ministerial Band
! Mar.',89:,,-Debate Club
I Apr. ;5:. Platonics
Apr. 3.2, Victorians
Apr. 19: Newtonians
Apr. 26: Ministerial Band
May 3: . Student,-Government
May 10: Debate* Club
d™ater"s clFb
ORGANIZED
After preparing short speeches on
the intercollegiate query for confer
ence debates this year, “Resolved, that
the United States , should agree to
the cancellation of the inter-allied war
deibts,” our ambitious, debaters as-
seinbled in the History room, Friday
night, January 28, at 6:30-o’clock to
hold the preliminary try-outs. As a
result of this elimination contest, John
Gibbs (Platonic) and £. D. C. Brewer
(Ne'wtonian) with Wayne Sexton
(Platonic) alternating compose the af
firmative team while J. A. C.- Beard
(Ne'wtonian) and Harvey Womble
(Newtonian) make up . the negative
two -with T. P. Lawrence (Platonic)
as the alternate.
jA Debater’s Club was . organized by
Prof. W. B. Garrett, English Instruc
tor, for the purpose of making a
thprough and systematic analysis of
the problems relating to the present
d^bt situation. The following officers
wire elected: E. D. C. Brfiwer, Presi
dent; Harvey Womble, Vice-President;
and, Wayne Sexton, Secretary and
Treasurer. This club meets Tuesday
and Wednesday mornings and Friday
evenings.
On the evening of March 2, the
affirinative team will meet Lees-
McRae there as our negative grapples
with Wingate here. Despite the fact
that Rutherford’s teams were some
what weak last year, it is 'with great
anticipation that we look forward to
the night of the contests.
RUTHERFORD
FG
F
TP
F. Bronson ....
6
3
15
F. Willette
1
0
2
F. Deal
2
1
5
C. Ridenhour
1
1
3
C. Kelly
3
' 1
7
G. Sigmon
2
2
6
G. Pierce
0
0
0
Totals 15 8
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Pep Meeting Held
Wednesday Night
An enthusiastic pep meeting was
held in the college auditorium' on Wed
nesday night to give the Ramblers a
rousing send off to the coming" Junior
College tournament at Davidson, and
also for the Weaver game Thursday.
The students led by cheer leaders,
Franklin Campbell and Bill Harton,
gave many peppy cheers for the team,
the coach and Captain Lindsay Deal.
After the cheers. Captain Deal, Rid
enhour, Sigmon, Walters, Whitener,
Kelly, Cox, Fitzgerald, and Willette,
members of the squad, and Manager
Wren made short talks for which they
were wildly applauded. The boys ex
pressed confidence to make a good
showing in the tournament and re-
quested the whole hearted, support of
the student body. Ramblers, stick in
thpre and fight ’em, do your best and
win or lose we’re behind you and are
proud of you!
Ministerial Band Re-
sumes Work
At the close of the Christmas Holi-
dajs, there was a joyous reunion as
the; ministerial students assembled
themselves once more into the Band
tci begin a program for the new year
wfth renewed strength and zeal. The
short stay at home had given each of
them a new touch of Christ-likeness.
Although several of the members
have been sick since their return, the
vigor and earnestness of the Band as
a whole has shown itself by some of
the new and helpful additions to our
daily program of work. To begin 'with,
the regular Monday night prayer
meeting has been extended to cover
eyery night in the week. Thus each
night at 8:30 o’clock the ministerial
students drop their work and meet in
a comer room on the third floor, re-'
served for that purpose, to talk to
God about the daily problems and bur
dens that are common to any college
student. A sheet of paper rests on a
table in the center of the room 'with
a list of those persons and conditions
for which the members of the Club see
fit to pray. Besides this steadily in-
creasinig prayer list lies the Guide
pf all our activities—the Word of
God, the Bible.
Now in regard to our regular Thurs
day afternoon meeting, it might be
noted that the time of meeting has
been moved from 2:30 back to 2:20
so as to lose as little time as possible
bet'ween the end of the sixth period
class, 2:15, and the beginning of the
program. Due to the cold weather we
now assemble in the Pastor’s study
instead of the usual College Students’
Sunday School Class Room. The
change has proved very satisfactory
and the Band wishes to express its
appreciation to Brother McLarty, our
pastor, for this privilege. Following
his suggestion, further, an interesting
feature has been incorporated into our
already varied program — namely,
short weekly reports on the biography
of some contemporary preachers. The
reading of the methods and zeal of the
great ministers of our day has proved
a very inspiring study.
On January 12, Brother Rozzelle,
pastor of First Church, Lenoir, 'visited
the Band to deliver a most uplifting
and soul-stirring message including
beneficial portions of his experiences
during his many years as a faithful
Methodist Minister. He gave those
eager students an insight into some
problems and situations similar to
those that will soon be confronting
them. The letter of appreciation to
Mr. Rozzelle expresses the Band’s in
debtedness for his wonderful message.
It was with heartfelt' regret that
the Band bade three of its members
Godspeed upon their recent departure.
John Triplette and Edward Boles are
continuing their scholastic activities
at Appalachian State Teacher’s Col
lege in Boone, North Carolina. Since
there is no Ministerial Organization
on the Campus at Boone they have
been made honorary members of the
Band here. More recently. Brother
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C. scon HOWLAND
PRESENTS THIRD
LYCEUM HERE
A very interesting and instructive
lyceum number was presented in the
college auditorium on February first,
by Mr. C. Scott Howland of New Bed
ford, Massachusetts. The program
was in the form of an illustrated lec
ture on the industry of whale hunt
ing.
Before beginning his lecture, Mr.
Howland, the son of an American
whale boat captain, told something
of the history of the industry. Accord
ing to the lecturer, the industry of
whaling began many centuries ago. It
was in practice in England during
the reign of King Alfred. Mr. How
land says that so many whales have
been killed that there is some danger
of their becoming extinct.
In the old days whaling was a real
sport. Few people today have -wit
nessed the intense experience of cap
turing large whales. Many tributes
have been paid to the old whalemen.
Mr. Howland had with him some
old American whaling weapons. The,
two chief weapons were the harpoon,
made of iron, and a long, slender
lance with which the whales were
killed.
The lecture, -with the illustration,
included many interesting facts about
the wonderful industry. Mr. Howland
gave us a very good idea of the ac
tual size of a whale. He says that
the whale is a true air breathing ani
mal and is the largest li-ving creature.
Pictures of the old whaling ships
proved interesting. These ships,
though not built for speed, were very
sturdily constructed with blunt ends..
The whales were killed from small
boats which were carried on the moth-r
er ship.
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Societies Ele ct
New Officers
In the Platonic society, the follow
ing officers were elected for the third
quarter: Thomas La'wxence, Presi
dent; Clyde Matheson, Vice-President;
Robert Sadler, Secretary; Wayne
Sexton, Treasurer; George Hutchison,
Critic; Billie Sides, Chaplain; Clyde
Barber, Marshall; and, Guy Avery,
Janitor.
With Baxter Ridenhour at the
wheel, the Ne'wtonian society 'will steer
its course 'with N. W. Mitchell, Vice-
President; J. G. H. Mitchell, Secretary;
Jack Fitzgerald, Treasurer; Harvey
Womble, Chaplain; J. C. Smith, Mar
shall; Howard Hinshaw, Critic; Watt
Sommers, Janitor; and, Forrest
Welch, Chairman of program commit
tee.
These two organizations are silent
ly, but surely, filling their place in
our school by teaching our young
men to think and speak in public.