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Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

1928

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The Ursinus Weekly, December 10, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, George Leslie Omwake Dec 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, December 10, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Sophs nose out yearling gridders in annual tile • Schaff play and dance to feature this week-end • Girls basketball team begins daily practices • Rev. John Lentz '02 begins work as pastor of Trinity Reformed Church, Collegeville • All college dinner at PSEA meeting December 27 • Firemen drop opening tilt to Penn, by 35 to 21 count • Letter-men choose "Randy" Helffrich to lead '29 team • Seven members of faculty named in '28-'29 "Who's who" • Members of staff of 1930 Ruby appointed recently • Conference officials meet in Harrisburg Saturday • Girls' Glee Club sings in …


The Ursinus Weekly, December 3, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Calvin D. Yost, George Leslie Omwake Dec 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, December 3, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Calvin D. Yost, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

North campus improved by planting of trees • Chapel organ will be repaired during recess • College directors hold the annual fall meeting • Committees chosen for Schaff anniversary play • Ursinus overwhelmed by Schuylkill warriors 54-6 • End of football season finds the bears behind • Hockey team ends season by 7-1 win over Beaver • Women's dormitory committee asks for cooperation • Dr. W. H. Burk lectures about Valley Forge, Monday • College farms choose trade name for cattle • Annual frosh-soph game will be played Tuesday • Haverford institutes an incentive to more study • Webster Forensic …


The Ursinus Weekly, November 26, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Henry Alden, George Leslie Omwake Nov 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, November 26, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Henry Alden, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Philadelphia orchestra woodwind ensemble playing Friday, presents novel concert • Basketball cohorts come into action shortly • Girls swamp Philadelphia Normal 11-0 in soft field battle • Grizzlies to tangle with Schuylkill Thursday • Informal Thanksgiving dance held Saturday, November 24 in Thompson-Gay gym • Carnegie foundation reports on senior tests • Frosh fall to defeat when Hun School passes • Dramatic Club selects cast for Schaff play • Girls' court schedule opens with Drexel away • Ursinus bears will play three home games in 1929 • Nelson M. Bortz chosen editor-in-chief of '30 Ruby • Varsity teams chosen for …


The Ursinus Weekly, November 12, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Mary Oberlin, George Leslie Omwake Nov 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, November 12, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Mary Oberlin, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Senior class presents "The Patsy" Saturday evening • Dr. J. M. S. Isenberg speaks at school of religion • Second annual dad's day banquet held on Saturday • Bears bow to Drexel Dragons in last home game of season 13-0 • Yearlings defeated by Beckley College, score 8-0 • Election day a holiday on the Ursinus campus • Ursinus Biology Club reorganizes Thursday evening • Boxing and wrestling get under way at Ursinus • Ursinus debating league meets in Bomberger Hall • English Club meets in Maples Wednesday evening • Women to debate on jury system - tryouts November 10 …


The Ursinus Weekly, November 5, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Nelson M. Bortz, George Leslie Omwake Nov 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, November 5, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Nelson M. Bortz, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Chapel speakers address students in week of intellectual attainment • Dr. Omwake host to guests at dinner and luncheon • Bears win 6-0 as Muhlenberg falls before superior playing of grizzlies • Non-partisan political rally held last Tuesday • Many events scheduled for coming week-end • "The Patsy" to be given again by senior class • Newspaper conference held at Haverford, Saturday • Pep dance falls flat as students leave for home • Ursinus lassies bow to Swarthmore maids 9-4 • Grizzlies face Drexel in last home appearance • Women's dorm drive • F. & M. drops baseball as a …


The Ursinus Weekly, October 22, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Calvin D. Yost, George Leslie Omwake Oct 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, October 22, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Calvin D. Yost, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Groups hold first social meetings for this year • Glenside church club holds banquet Saturday • First part of activities reorganization is begun • Bears banish old jinx, beating University of Delaware by 7-0 score • Lecture course concert to be given Thursday • Strong Keystone Academy team defeats frosh, 13-0 • Holiday and celebration for victory over F. & M. • Debating Club meets • Frosh-junior breakfast • Ursinus wins dual cross-country meet with Temple • Bears will face a husky opponent in Dickinson • Hockey team easily defeats Rosemont 6-1 • Junior soph hockey game • Women's dorm …


The Ursinus Weekly, October 8, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Nelson M. Bortz, George Leslie Omwake Oct 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, October 8, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Nelson M. Bortz, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Debating association holds annual meeting Saturday in Harrisburg • Large crowd at first home game watches Haverford trip bears 8-0 • Weekly to conduct straw vote in Bomberger Hall • Band reorganizes with Snyder-Ferguson, leaders • Large crowd attends hop after Haverford game • Frosh lose to National Farm School lads, 6-0 • Student council to hold first dance next Saturday • Chautauqua begins • A family monument • Dates announced for first group meetings • Math group organizes • Sophs elect officers • Franklin & Marshall next grid foe to face Ursinus • Professor Stock donates piano for college …


The Ursinus Weekly, September 24, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, George Leslie Omwake Sep 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, September 24, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Formal college opening celebrated by exercises in Bomberger, Thursday • Governor Fisher expects to visit Ursinus Thursday and speak to Rotarians • Thirty frosh gridders report for first practice • Sophs easily lick lowly frosh in tug of war, Thursday • Y.M. and Y.W. play hosts at annual reception, Saturday • Hockey season to open soon • Coach Kichline sending big squad through hard drills to prep for Penn • Mrs. John W. Clawson • Swarthmore Chautauqua • Seniors elect officers • The Robert and Henrietta Patterson prize • The enquiring mind • Y.W.C.A. holds "sing" • One hundred forty-four …


The Ursinus Weekly, September 17, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Calvin D. Yost, George Leslie Omwake Sep 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, September 17, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Calvin D. Yost, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Ursinus greets incoming students at banquet held in Freeland Hall • Addition of two new members to faculty greets the students • Barnard-Herr wedding held in Olevian Hall • Over thirty veterans report for early work at the Athletic Club • The college library buys the Oxford dictionary • Faculty engaged in summer education work • Alterations made on hockey field and campus • New course in public speaking now offered • Schell is freshman coach • Notice of A. A. meeting • Biology lab is enlarged • Varsity football schedule • Y.M.-Y.W.C.A. foster the big brother & sister plan …


The Ursinus Weekly, June 11, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, George Leslie Omwake Jun 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, June 11, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

College year closes with fifty-eighth commencement exercises: Dr. James Francis Cooke delivers address at annual commencement • Class of 1928 frolics at annual Class Day events in Bomberger • Baccalaureate sermon given by Rev. Albert Edwin Keigwin, D.D. • Junior oratorical contest held on Friday evening • Board of Directors holds annual meeting • Battling bears tamed alumni in annual game • "The Creation" by Haydn given by college chorus • Alumni Athletic Club holds annual luncheon • Honorary degrees conferred at annual commencement • Financial statement of the Ursinus Weekly • Dr. Clinton A. Strong guest at tennis team …


The Ursinus Weekly, June 4, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Nelson M. Bortz, George Leslie Omwake Jun 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, June 4, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, Nelson M. Bortz, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Tennis squad closes successful season by trouncing Drexel, 5-1 • Summary of baseball season credits bears with 6 wins, 4 losses • Willard Moyer first in recent Carnegie exams • Seniors hold banquet at Spring Mountain House • Girls' tennis team trims Lebanon Valley lassies, 5-1 • John F. W. Stock given music scholarship • Review of track season; records for local field • Dr. Omwake commencement speaker at Elizabethtown • Men's student council elects new officers • Regular Memorial Day services in chapel • Frosh trim Norristown High School to maintain clean slate • Junior oratoricals Friday • Commencement …


The Ursinus Weekly, May 28, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, George Leslie Omwake, Henry Alden May 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, May 28, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, George Leslie Omwake, Henry Alden

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Senior class honored at formal reception given by sister class • Men's faculty club dines at Spring Mountain House • Ursinus racquet men win from Muhlenberg • Sophs winners of first women's interclass meet • Errors costly to bears in Franklin Field slugfest, Wednesday, May 23 • Waiters given sumptuous banquet by Mrs. Webb • Alumni-varsity game to bring back old grads • Sophomore girls win baseball game 25-7 • Ruby business staff completed by manager • Editorial comment: Entrance restriction • Mrs. Rauch entertained by Olevian girls at dinner • English Club held last meeting at Olevian Hall • …


The Ursinus Weekly, May 21, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, George Leslie Omwake May 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, May 21, 1928, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Glee Club at Philadelphia • Ursinus loses track meet • Ball tossers win 2; lose 1 • Ursinus netmen again conquer PMC team • Sophs to hold dance and reception for seniors • Crystal Bird addresses joint YM & YW meeting • Editorial staff of 1929 Ruby completed • Girls track and archery contest Friday, May 25 • Annual frosh-sophomore baseball game this week • Frosh complete season without suffering defeat • Women's tennis contest won by Evelyn Lake '30 • Editorial and business staff picked for "Y" handbook • Olevian girls entertain • Ursinus Woman's Club hold card party …


The Ursinus Weekly, March 19, 1928, Charles H. Engle, George Leslie Omwake Mar 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, March 19, 1928, Charles H. Engle, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

"The Sign on the Door" will be given Friday • Woman's Club committee entertains girls at tea • Graduation honors for class of 1928 awarded • Woman's dorm benefit and senior dance, Saturday • Bears end successful season in basketball • Men's debating teams win one and lose two • Girls' team ties Cedar Crest in hard battle • Freshmen triumph over sophs in basketball • Arthur Moore speaks in chapel on Oxford life • Bears start practice in baseball and track • Dr. J. P. McCoy, formerly Ursinus professor, dies • Reading alumni banquet • Miss Edith West speaks …


The Ursinus Weekly, March 12, 1928, Charles H. Engle, George Leslie Omwake Mar 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, March 12, 1928, Charles H. Engle, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Big season of spring sports planned as three teams begin training • R. G. Trucksess speaks before H. P. group, Tuesday • Co-eds swamped by fast passing and eagle eyes of Swarthmore lassies • Bears close basketball season with two overwhelming wins • Cast and committees for Zwing play chosen • Harrisburg alumni meet at Penn-Harris Hotel • Biology Club holds its students' night meeting • Whitman places second in oratorical contest • Frosh-soph game tonight • "What price glory" to show in gym theatre, Wednesday • Ursinus alumnus on U. P. schoolmen's week program • Captain Fritsch entertains • …


The Ursinus Weekly, February 27, 1928, Charles H. Engle, George Leslie Omwake Feb 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, February 27, 1928, Charles H. Engle, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Alumni Association of Philadelphia holds banquet at City Club Friday • Bears defeated on trip by Lebanon Valley and Bucknell University Bisons • Women's debating teams defeat Susquehanna Saturday • Athletic Association to hold its annual bazaar on Friday and Saturday • Annual week of prayer services will be held on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday • Legion benefit March 14 • Vocal recital held Thursday • English Club discusses short story development • Freshman team defeats Pennington on Saturday • Men's negative team defeated by Juniata • Students attend opera • Harp ensemble Thursday • Girls defeated by Cedar Crest …


The Ursinus Weekly, January 9, 1928, Charles H. Engle, George Leslie Omwake Jan 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, January 9, 1928, Charles H. Engle, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Bears lose to Penn; but beat Osteopathy in pre-holiday games • Ursinus Glee Club makes first appearance Tuesday • The 1928 Ruby annual ready for publication within next few weeks • Annual preceptresses dinner held December 15 • Women's debating teams contest with Cedar Crest • Ursinus triumphs over Muhlenberg quintette at Allentown 28-26 • Men's varsity debating eliminations held Friday • Building and loan fund explained to alumni • Dr. Ralph Johnson to speak to Biology Club • Zwing elects officers for coming semester • Bears play two opponents on home court during week • Schaff elects officers for …


The Ursinus Weekly, January 2, 1928, Charles H. Engle, George Leslie Omwake Jan 1928

The Ursinus Weekly, January 2, 1928, Charles H. Engle, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

League conference best ever held at Ursinus • S.O.S. helps for debaters given in tabloid doses • A drop of oil in time saves a burn-out later • Two excellent addresses by successful coaches • Raising money for debates • League grows by leaps; Counties co-operating • A short bibliography • A baker's dozen of reasons for High School debating • Treasurer's report • Two questions answered • Reading up on a subject • Bronze plaque and silk banner awarded as trophies in the Ursinus league