. Dance Arrangements finals Are Appr~aching - The Taft School

VOL. XVIII, NO, 11. vVATERTOW~, CO~NECTICU r, JA:-.JUARY 17, 1911. PRICE TWELVE CENTSBasketball Season Opens Season Begun by VictoryAn Eventful WeekOur Athletic ProspectsTaft Suffers Defeat at Hands ofWatertown.Defeat of Watertown MarksOpening of Hockey.New Gymnasium to be OpenedonThursday or Friday.Year of 1911 Bids Fair to beAthletic Success.On vVednesday night, December14th, the first and secondteams' played two vVatertownteams and both were badly beaten.'rhe second team, which wasthe first on the floor: showed upvery poorly, being defeated 27-18by a lighter team. '\iVilmer madethe most baskets with CaptainSayre a close 8econd. Holleranwas easil v tb e VVa tertown star inboth team work and shooting.The first team zame was muchmore interesting and harderfought. '\iV. vVolf and Farrellshowed up well for Taft, both beingvery accurate in the shooting.Bormolini was the best for \Vatertown,scoring several prettybaskets. T'he amount of foulingwas very noticeable.The first score was made bv '\iV.W oIf, who put in a clean -foul.Then the baskets. came quickly,shots by Bonnolini and Guernseymaking the score 4-3 for Watertown.At this point Leffertswent in for '\iV oIf. Soon after anotherbasket and a foul were addedto the vVaterto\vn total.. In'the succeeding scrimages a numberof fouls were called, only two'for Taft and two for '\iV atei-townbeing put in, however. Score,9-5 forvVatertown. 'Calhounthen shot a clean basket from themiddle of a scrimmage. T'he half,ended with one more goal forvVa tertown.In the second half Farrell, afi era short run, shot a basket, \"",hieh\,vas closely followed by a foul on ,Taft. This was shot by 11cLean.'By good team work vVoIf andFarrell each made a pretty bas­,ket, bringing the score to 13-12.Then Watertown pulled togetherContinued 01/" Page Two, Column ThreeOn December 17th, Taft wonher first game from \Vatertmvn.Both sides were fairly evenlymatched, Taft making up in teamwork what she lacked in weight.Benner at right wing played thebest game for Taft~ while Taylorat left wing starred for \Vatertown.In the first half, Benner got freeand shot the first goal. .T enkinssoon added another, making thescore two to nothing in Taft'sfavor. However, vVatertowntook a brace, and no more scoringwas done that half.In the second half, \1\1 atertovvn'splaying was a lot more steady andTaylor shot a goal. Score, 2 to 1in Taft's favor. Soon Benneradded "another point to Taft'sscore. Taylor again got free severaltimes, but could not shoot agoal. After a few minutes timewas called. Final score, Taft 3;Watertown 1.Continued on Pa;;e 7wo, Coilimn Three. Dance ArrangementsDate Selected and PreparationsAre Under Way.1\1r. Taft recently appointed acommittee to arrange the comingFootball Dance. The committeeis composed of Knapp, chairman,D. Coleman, Brice and R. Coleman.After a consultation with:Mrs. lVIclntosh, Mrs. "\iV eld and,}Vlr. Taft, the date of the dancewas changed from February 3rdto February l~th, it being agreedthat the former date was too nearat hand. --The latter 'date willgive every fellow a chance to sendhis invitation, arid receive hisanswer, but nevertheless every­,one is urged to send his invitationas soon as possible.,NEW PRIVILEGE OBTAINED Y ALE ,~FRESHMAN ROOMS.A few days ago advertisementsof freshman rooming houses wereOn January 16th, the Juniors put up on the bulletin board.and Lower 11iddlers were grant- Seniors should notice this and,ed a new privilege in respect to take action very soon, for thevisiting. ,The new rule permits rooms should be engaged a longthem .t6 [6 t6 thefi"'r60mg Of! time ahead. However, the ma­:Saturday nights until 8 dclock, jority of the class, it seems, haveand to visit, with permission. already done so. Peet and Blakefrom 8 till bedtime. This privi- intend to room in 238 York, Garlege,has been much sought after field and ,.Brown'; ,in 248-, andrecently, and -is- greatly appreci-·I Knapp, Coleman, Brice, Moore,ated. " , McKee and Barbour in 237.'This is an eventful week in theschool term, inasmuch as it marksthe real opening of winter activities.On vVednesday the hockeyteam gets its first real test, whenit lines up against the strong NewHaven ,H.igh seven. The first andsecond basket-ball teams alsoplay their initial regular games,since those held before Christmaswere but practice events. vViththe opening of the new gymnasiumon Thursday or Friday, thebasket-ball quintet move intolarger and more commodiousquarters. Playjng on the largerfloor in the new structure, CoachChamberlin asserts, will requirea somewhat different and speedierstyle of game than has been playedso far this season, and so it behoovesthe candidates to maintainstrict training to keep to the,height of efficiency. The teamis rounding out nicely, and theprospects for a successful seasonare bright.T. A. A. MEETING.The first T. A. A. meeting ofthe term was held on Friday evening,January 13th. Loughridgeproposed an· amendment to theconstitution to the effect that nonew fellow be allowed to voteuntil after the Thangsgiving recess.This amendment, beingseconded, was laid on the table,to be voted on at a meeting calledin two weeks' time. PresidentKnapp then appointed thecheerleaders for this term, as follows:Hockey, J o. Garfield, Headcheer1e~der, Tittman and Dunham;basketball, D. Coleman,_Head cheerleader, and Knapp.There being no more business tobe brought up, the meeting adjourned.'In this issue, which appears atpractically the dawn of the 'newyear, we find an exceptional opportunityto present to our readersour athletic stock in trade,and to discuss the chances forathletic success that we havefrom now on until next Christmas.In doing this we cannottake into account anv new materialthat may spring "'up, but mustbe content with considering thatwhich former athletic campaignsand the ravages of graduationhave and will have left us.The basket-ball team has beendiscussed so often frequently thatany further comment must seemout of place. Still this is theplace to acknow1.edge with thanksthe excellent coaching the teamis receiving at the hands of~Ir.Cham berlin, and also the effortsMr. Dresser is making to whipinto shape an indifferent secondteam. ]'he difference the newfloor will make in the playing ofthe team cannot be estimated.Speed and endurance, however,are certain to be developed, althoughthe playing at first maybe a little ragged.In hockey there are but fewlosses by graduation, but injurieshave handicapped a team whichotherwise promised strength andspeed. D. Coleman is out of thegame at present with chickenpoxand water on the knee, whileAllen is laid up with an injuredfoot. The rather poor showingContinued on Page Two, Cclu11Zn Twofinals Are Appr~achingPrize Speaking Contests ReachConclusion on February 1st.On February 1st, the winners: CALENDAR of the preliminary Upper ClassIVlonday, January 16.-Mando- ,Speeches, are scheduled to conlinCltib in :Music Room at 8.15. tend for the premier oratorical, Ttlesday, January 17.-Glee honors of the school. Those e1ig­Club in IV[usic Room at 8.15. ible are K. Blake, Brice, Moore,' Wednesday, January 18.-T. S.Ja. Garfield and R. Coleman. TheC. S. meeting in Library at 8.15. judges will probably be prom i­, Saturday, January _21.-First nent Waterbury newspaper men"Hackey ,game with All Connecti- and the contest promises to becuts. close and interesting. It is toSaturday, January, 21.~First be hoped that the five who areB~sket-:Ball game ,with,S~_nford., privileged to speak at the timeSaturday, January21.-:-Second set will, exert themselves to p,re­Team, 'Baskef-B~ll_ g

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Andrews, '11,i went to New York on Sunday the! 15th.I Bishop, '08, Folson, '07, andStevens, '09, visited the school onDecember 12th.Baxter, '10, came up to schoolDecember 13th, to see the firstbasketball game.All the fellows that went outto California for the vacationwere allowed to go five daysearlier.During the vacation, lYIr. Tafthad a slight operation, on accountof which he was confined to hisbed for a few days.Brush and Lobdell enteredschool just after the vacation, inthe class of '] 3.E. Stevens, Taft '08, Yale '12,is in the cast of "II Ventaglio,"(The Fan).1\1rs. Jennings visited her sonRichard on Sunday, January15th.f . WALTER LAWRENCE,RARE STONES,Jewelry · Silverware,322 Fifth Avenue,NEW YORK.SteamShovels,DredgesDrag..,LitleExcavatorsTHEBUCYRUSCOMPANYSo. Milwaukee~UnloadingPlowsWisconsinLoco­PifeDrivenThe School LibraryWhat it Stands for and How itShould be Used.The Johnson & Collins Co.George W. 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Manufacturers of Sublime QualityThere is a well-defined. rule thatSPOOL SILKno magazines be taken from the MillS-Watertown and Waterbury, Conn.room, but this has repeatedlybeen broken. At the present time Your Friends at Homethere are as many as five or sixmagazine covers missing, andare anxious fortheir loss means simply that the Your Photographenjoyment that could hav~ beenderived from those magazines Call on us. We can give youwill have to be curtailed.The Best that can be madeOthers there are who make apractice of abstracting periodicals BRONSON STUDIO,addressed to the library before 2'] East Main St., Waterbury, Conn.they reach the hands of the librarvcommittee. And, as aTELEPHONErule,the~e periodicals are the mostpopular and those which aregreatly missed.Now the point we wish to makeis this: "Do as the Romans do,"is an old and time-worn argument.A little thought wouldshow its foolishness. And yet,this is the argument mostly usedin· a case like this. It ought notto hold. If a guest, in the libraryof vour own homes, should act inthe' manner you act almost dailyin the library of your school, youwould be greatly surprised andmortified. All that is necessaryto remember is, that this libraryis your library, so act accordingly.MR. DARRACH COMING.On Saturday night, January 21,at eight o'clock, l'vfr. MarshallDarrach will give us one of hisdeservedly popular Shakesperianrecitations. The play he has selectedthis year is. "Macbeth,"which is especially interesting becausesome of the older boys arestudying it. In recent years hehas given us "Twelfth Night" and"A Comedy of Error§," both ofwhich were admirably done. :Mr.Darrach ~s WOrk is very popularat the school, and so Saturdaynig-ht is awaited with a great dealof interest. A number of townspeopleexpect JQ b~ pre$6.nt.We have supplied the FurnitureWants for"The enof Taft's"FOR A NUMBER OF YBARS.Tell us your troubles.The Filley & Crane Co.,60 Bank St., \Vaterbury 9 Conn.M. 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