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NEWARK SOLDIER BASKETBALL STAR AT WALTER REED Lt. G. H. Ferguson Recovered From Wounds Is In Fine Form The Delmarvia Star in last „Sun day's issue carried the following account of the athletic prowess of Lt. George Harvey Ferguson of Mr. and George Ferguson of this town : Lieutenant George II. Ferguson, of Newark, Del., has been playing basketball with the Walter Reed Hospital five, of Washington D. C., and together with Captain Edward J. Stackpole, also a patient in the hospital has formed a team which is cleaning up around Washington. Captain Stackpole before joining the army, was for three years the star forward on the Yale Univer sity team, and during his last sea son, acting as captain, led his five • to the intercollegiate championship of the east. Lieutenant Ferguson, the old Delaware College star and three-letter athlete, has been play ing the other forward, and these two have proved too strong for practically every team that Walter Reed ha? met. Lieutenant Fergu son has recovered from his wounds suffered in the war. and by hard training lias rounded into great form. He is awaiting to duty with his old re; stationed at Atlanta, (la. I : I imminent ,v ment, now Captain Stackpole is not ii good shape as Ferguson, and is still his wounds. aiment for miller but believes that the , , . . Trainirig and games are helping him i jo :ret back into form. . : , 1l> P>e officer patient.* could J oi! y p-;:\ a quarter of the game. Gradually the length of their stay in ic game vas lengthened until now Ferguson goes through a whole game ' at top speed, and Stackpole always lasts a half. On Friday night, January 215, the Reed five defeated the Irish Ramblers, one of the best indepen dent teams in Washington, by a 28 to 26 played at the hospital gymnasium, and over 1500 wounded men and their nurses saw the Reed team win. basketball The game was score. Ferguson played back guard during the last half, and held the Ramblers to four goals, and thus enabled his teammates to win. The score at the end of the first period j was: Irish Ramblers, 16; Walter j Reer, 20. Stackpole also went in at the start of the last session and counted j four times from the field. A fea- ! ture of the game was a long shot I by Ferguson from past the m of the floor in the last twenty I seconds of the game, which won the iddle I " ame - Last Wednesday night Lieuten- ! ant Ferguson was the main cog ini the Reed five, when they beat the team from the Army Mo,lirai Col. ös îi zx pä s au the Hearing foi- ht. team and ! ended up with eight baskets to bis credit. i The Walter Reed team is mm posed for the mos r o corns * poscu roi im most ]*ari or corps teen at the hospital, hut convalescent patients are in the squad. Giniger, a former Brook- ] lyt, Ilie-li School player, and llm-yea, who captained the Phillips Exeter five in 1916, are able run-1 nmg mates of the officer-patients. / Muller, from Jersey City, and j Stumpf. from Philadelphia, are' the other first team men. j Besides playing in most of the I games, Lieutenant lias coached the j team, and lias turned out an ag- j gnegation that has won twelve of j the thirteen games played. The Aloysius Club, of Washington, I reckoned as the independent eham- ! pions of the city, took Ferguson's men down on the Aloysius floor j and won by three points earlier in | the season. r , v ... Games are now pending with the HÄ C T tV Ca hollC Th ; wk i? ami> nm ?^ rie ^ l ho basketball games at Reed| have proved to be exceedingly pop-1 uhir with the soldier-patients and every game is attended by hun-1 dreds of them many coming in wheel chairs. The nurses often ap pear with their charges and the coming games whereby the hospital five hopes to claim the champion ship of the District of Columbia are being followed with intense interest. < Dancing, formerly one of the'E inost popular pastimes among the onvalesccnts, is now relegated to back stage position. j ''lie fair friends of the wound anks, coming out to visit, are j tlover to the "gym," where j Ant entertained by a basket have when they had come out for?' L o attend a dance at the in myU-mwe. look at my h t Y" TEAM WINS FIRST OF SERIES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP it Second of Three Decisive Games to be Played at College Gym The first of the series of three basketball games for the champion ship of the inter-city league was played between the Y. M. C. A. team and that of the Jr. O. A. M. which tied for first honors in the series played before the holidays. The former won by a score of 16 to 9 after a particularly hard and fast game. The "Y" team will play the team from Old Swedes, Wilming ton tonight. The second of the championship series will be played Saturday on the gym floor at Del aware College. The line-up of Monday's game fol lows : Jr. O. A. M. Y" Robinson F .... Armstrong Will iams , Ramsey C .... Iloyt, Lilly Timekeeper, Crompton ; Referee, Debout. . . Bland ... Hoffeeker Ewing .., Longland. G Mote F C j j ! I Saturday afternoon m Wilmington j : with a score of 42 to 16. Newark High Loses To Salesianum Five In a well played hotly contested me, Newark High School five I met defeat at the hands of the* Sa les ia num < ra basketball team on I Lack of team work was respon-i sible for the defeat, but determina i | j on f 0 p ld U p ,, : pensated somewhat for this fault. J Armstrong, Newark High's een f(M . played a brilliant game, tossing 10 fouls and o field goals. Quinn and Rvczek starred for Salesianum. Tll0 1 menp an d score : good game com Pts - 14 ; 8 j 8ALE8IANUM Field Foul Quinn, F .... Walsh F . 3 Ryczek, C ... Lovell, G .... Seery, G . 1 Monaghan, G . 1 0 7 o 0 10 5 0 • o 0 0 o Totals 20 42 i j I " j ! q[ 10 16 o NEWARK HIGH Moore, F .... Hoffeeker, F . 0 j Armstrong, C .. Smith, G . 0 j Mayer, G . 0 _0 Field Foul .... 1 0 Pts. 0 •> 10 14 91 0 Steel, G .... j ! I I DuPont Co. Gives Wire 0 0 0 Totals .... Referee—Emery, Central Board, I Philadelphia ; Timekeeper—Bader. less To Delaware College ! Ti,„,i„i)„„ t , ] v donated to Delaware CoHe^ethe 'Jij, ! * n ! i Iy the roof "t i s sü ! M Hie of the Coll Cöff r i ran „ od b Dr v K «mlth of the 1 i lui r ff'ï ' i p 't r ' ' <>l S , ce , °* J ie * r ■ C .°p P f iy and + Roy I Keggcreis,'Professor of Electrical soveraltthSineerh,,, i„ Delaware Colle" Lt will be irreat helt in the train-1 ] ing of the students in electricity -fhe tip mratuf u. iwS Si „,„1 hi eonnuunieated with Port land, Maine, and Chicago, Illinois. / Signals were frequently received j from Panama. In detail the ap paratus consists of à three kilowatt j transformer, two variable air con nu oscillation transform I (leasers, j er, a variable inductance, a rotat j ing spark gap, audion bulb, ameter, j sending key, etc. The College greatly appreaciates this present I from the duPont Company. ! -—■ State Health Association j | ! . To Be Formed Announcement is made in the January issue of the State Health BuUetin, issued by the State Board ;Of Health, that a campaign will be inaugurated shortly for the for mation of a State Health Associa tion . The aim and object ig to en . list and organize the energies of privat(! citizens in aU three coun ties iuto a si le bod to consider and rceonimend meas J res and le islation with rd to he#1 f h betterment Heretofore, various organiza tions have gone before the legis lature with various bills, some of the'E b * cb bave been largely duplièa ,! 011S- , ls J, 0 rcme( U this situa 10 ^ an< a £ euera l co-ordi j na "On ot civilian health activities throughout the State that the as j HOCia P° n wdl be formed, j . ~ Extension Department Plans Lectures In Dover The Extension Department of the College under the direction of . Dr. Finley M. K. Foster has ar ranged a series of lectures oh Contemporary History and Social Problems" to be given in Dover on alternate Tuesday nights. V « These lectures are to be given by Doctors Hoyt, Vaughan, and Greenfield, and have for their ob ject the correlation of various events of past years. r aim to give an inkling of possible future world conditions. Although ! only one lecture has been given as j yet, over ( one hundred Dover people are taking a very great interest in the course. They also j The subjects of the lectures to be given are: ''The New Map of Europe" 1 Jugo-Slavia in relation to Italy and Austria ; 2 Jugo slavia and the Balkans; 15 The Balkan States Now; 4 What to do with Turkey; 5 Czeko-Slavia ; 6 Poland and the Balkan States; Trusts, Combinations and Society; The Present Situation of Labor and Engineering Buildings Being Erected During the past week ten men under contractor Griffin have been laying the foundations for one of the three temporary engineering buildings which are to be erected between Harter and Wolf Halls. The work on the concrete founda tions for the first building, which j is to be used as an electrical labora j tory, has been completed and car* ! pouters are rapidly pushing ahead j w j t .h the frame work. Provided the good weather continues it is expected that the floor and roof of the-first building will have been laid within the next ten days and the installation of the electrical equipment will then begin. As soon as the first building has been completed the men will continue work on the other two buildings. I This needed addition to the j'facilities for teaching engineering - was made possible bv a generous ; gift of about $30,000 by Mr. Pierre j S. duPont. 6[Vocational Students Make Fine Record In Judging Contest i The following are the results of j the Corn Judging Contest which was held in Dover, Delaware, De I cember 18, 1919 for Vocational j High Schol Students of Agricul ! lure, in conjunction with the State Corn Show. q[ Winning first place: David Dono van, Milton, Delaware Winning second place: Eldridge Donovan, Milton, Delaware Winning third place: Earl Wood ward, Marshallton, Delaware 91 Winning fourth place: Joseph Vaughn, Cheswold, Delaware. Winning fifth place: M. E. Hast bigs, Delmar, Delaware sixth > )lac0: Pohert Wa i S01 *' F a ™ington, Delaware i , veT^Jîf ™°' 0 m,w"ÏÎo"m z ® z i faurlh ' ,,accs - r « s P«='ively, 1 la the cdn . test were thirty-eight contß tants from departments of Vocational Agriculture in the vari I ous high schools of the state which i • . i , ,, , 'Tpi , "IT * f ° r ' Ma,lonJ ! i corn Bsed for judging:by the hoys was all prize eorn so that the ""- TL "'" 8 A "? T? f i r S ,' / - A1 J e eontesti r l " ts ,iantlcd m excelIent P a P ers - The A GOOD JUDGE ! of Clothing knows that real worth consists of Style, Kit and Service, and one is just as important as the others. . A GOOD OVERCOAT Dress Overcoat Ulsterette Overcoat Big Ulster Overcoat Rur Collar Bur Lined will shew just what it is and give you just what it has. TAKE NO CHANCES Come here and gel the best. MULLIN S H0ÏVÎE STORE WILMINGTON first three were nearly perfect scores compared with the score of thifjudge. Prize money was contributed for this purpose by: Mr. H. P. Scott, Mr. Josiah Marvel, and Mr. H. J. Krebs of Wilmington and Voca tional Instructors. ! j j Colored School Holds Fine Graduation Exercises A delightful entertainment of instrumental music and song was prepared in honor of the mid-year graduation class who completed the work of the eighth grade in the colored school this past week. The exercises were held at Mt. Zion TT. A. M. E. church which was crowded with friends of the gradu ates and of the school. Mr. Wil 7 7 .<sL • A. ,y L/ -'U. ■: ■ * ¥ f As i 1 %, G fev ■ra b ra *TB y s Wv" e £ I AS 5 For the Megary February Sale—and of course you know the money saving opportuni ties' of a Megary February Sale—lias started. Our friends have waited and looked for They know from past experience that the reductions are roal and well worth waiting for—that the merchandise is not sale merchandise but our regular stock and that means of Megary (high grade) quality. And they will find that in these days when good furniture is scarce and when furni ture floors are depleted that this stock is as large and varied in its assortment and price range as ever. Many, many of these pieces bear regular price tags that are considerably below their value today ; so that the February price* a saving on the prices of months ago. If you contemplate the purchase o ' furnishings now, or in the near fw: month is the time to make your selection. Later ou you will not he able to ole,fin the selection and it is certain that prie win be considerably higher. Our present stock cannot be quickly re placed—the early buyer will, of course, 1 the best choosing. Purchases will be held a reasonable time, the delivery being made later. Will you come in this sale. m vp -soon ? Such a Variety of Livingroom Suits ! Here is a big floor literally crammed and jammed and packed with livingroom suits in all the wanted styles and fabrics. Big over- \ stufféd suits for the large livingroom, dainty cane and mahogany suits for the more modest sized one and all at February prices. Here is a dainty little cane suite, mahogany finish with stained cane backs and with automobile seats covered in verdure tapestry or damask and made in the Queen Anne period, just the suite for a small room o-r a reception hall. Three pieces, settee, rocker and arm chair, arc $126.00. with two rosette pillows is $135.00. An attractive cane back suite tapestry with spring cushions and two pillows is marked $246.50. Other cane and mahogany finish suits in blue, grey, mulberry or taupe velours, with spring cushions and pillows and bolster roll range from $292.00 to $400.00 the suite of three pieces—settee, arm chair and fireside chair. » tractive tapestry, davenport, arm chair and fireside chair, is marked $360.00. Other tapestry covered suits range up to $650.00. The covers are of fine qualitv, the pattern rich and out of the ordinary. An unusual suite is covered in a blue frieze, an attractive and very long-wearing material. The price for three pieces $630.00. is And there is one suite made with high spring arms and spring backs, deep seated and the utmost in comfort. It is covered in a wonderful blue-grey silk velour undershot with gold. $990.00. The same suite in velour and The three pieces# ire marked These upholstered suffis are built not to a price but to a high standard of c oust rue J he best of springs, twine, filling and workmanship is demanded. They are made ior long service. All outside backs, including tlie davenport, arc covered. tion. If a complete suite is not wanted here are dozens rockers all colors. of comfortable odd chairs and and davenports in all sips and in The price range is very extensive and will meet most any pocketbook. A comfortable overstuffed suite made with spring cushions, covered in a very at Will You Gei Your Bedroom Suite Now—And Save? QueeA ehiffoi We are fortunate indeed, in being able to »how such an assortment of bedroom suites. Most of these suites were ordered long ago and have just arrived and at the February Hale prices arc unusual values. There is a mahogany with Anne suite in walnut or . . . 'obe and a vanity toilet a )le that is remarkably low priced at 8270.09 for tour pieces. ... A f J,ni is X\ I suite is in brown mahoiranv with graceful fluted legs and bow-end bed. i -w l )1< j' ees are large and include a roomv ohiftorobe and a vanity dresser. The suite of eight pieces including the night stand, is marked for lebruary, $541.00. A solid mahogany suite in plain, straight 1 ne effect with twin beds is marked $541.00 the five pieces. A colonial four poster suite in maïïôganv is ot generous size and can be had with fail size or twin lour poster beds, and $508.00 the suite. A . nd '. there . one particularly beautiful suite in American walnut with berl walnut iîïft UeS °n he case fronts - The chioffrobe thff.wi° P - ld and sIldin S trays. Included in nii-lit' t 1S i & Tn a u nity dresser » twin beds and s if nd - . J he construction is of the very dresser K ff SUlt , e t E in hads,« bureau, vanity andi r ° n>be ; m * ht stand, chair, rocker and bench, is marked this month $990.00. They are mostly in mahogany and Ameri can walnut apd in the popular periods, Queen Anne, William and Mary and Louis NVI. One suite is in American walnut, Queen Anne period. The pieces are of just the right size for the ordinary bedroom. It is of dust proof construction, hand polished and with the convenient chiffonette that will be Four conies appreciated by the man of the house, pieces, $275.00. A colonial suite of the poster type with modernized bed and with chiffo-robe is in American walnut and priced for four pieces, $298.00, an exceptional value. A particularly attractive suite of the Hepplewhite period of American walnut with low bed and roomy chifforobe, drawer front of berl walnut and the chairs covered in a cFainty damask, is priced for the seven pieces, $364.50. We could not duplicate this suite for $500.00. Priced $427.00 The M. Megary Son Co. Sixth and Tatnall Streets, Wilmington Store open 9 to 5.30 We deliver by Motor Truck to Newark and vicinity liani Saunders was master of eere The principal address of monies. the evening was made by Dr. W. C. Jason of the College for Colored Students at Dover. The invocation was delivered by Rev. W. H. Foward after which the following program was .pre sented : Duet—Mrs. D. Hill and Mrs. D. Simpers Address— Dr. W. C. Jason Solo—Miss Irene Stricklin Address—Mr. Phineas Morris, sup erintendent of Newark Schools Instrumental Solo — Mrs. B. D. Jolly Chorus—School The benediction was pronounced by Rev. C. II. Walker. Superintendent Morris present ed certificates of graduation to the V 7 six students, two of whom ft ' Wilson, who is employed at trt* and Elbert Hackett, com p i etf S course at night school. u \ The graduating class the following : Esther James, Eunice Stev«, Rudolph Congo, Elbert II ae J Randolph Rider and Charles r son. COm Pri$ej Miss Beclc, the new cher, after a little lecture ger cities of the East, asked: "Now, children, name one of principal industries of New City?" A hand shot up. "Yes, Clarence," said the teacher Clarence arose, proudly confident "Sky-scraping," said he. geography t {1 . l at , on ïort