OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19281205/WLURG39_RTP_19281205_001.2.txt Pi Alpha Nu and White initiation will he held Thursday night at 7:30 in Washington Col- lege. Friar Uhr « g-tum BY THE STUDENTS, FOR THE UNIVERSITY IIOW Appointments should be made with White Studio for Calyx pictures. Photographer not here after December 15. "€o*Zx7ME- XXXII WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1928 NUMBER 23 Banquet in Honor RC1: Team Ends ’28 S_eason Members of Varsity and Freshman Football Are guests of Alumni at Banquet Feted by the Lexington alumni association and the athletic council. Washington and Lee’s varsity and fresh- man football squads saw the formal end of the 1928 season at the annual banquet in the University dining hall Monday night. About thirty varsity gridders, an equal numbers of Ed- die Davis’ yearling Big Four champs, a score or more alum- ni and faculty members, President Henry Louis Smith, Trustee James R. Caskie, of Lynchburg, and athletic of- ficials of the University gathered for the banquet, and af- terwards heard informal talks, encouraging predictions for 929, and general good-hearted chatter. Eddie Parks Davis, the inimit- able, served up the humor and in- troductions from the toastmaster’s seat, and, but for his obvious at- titude of exaggeration, would have made several of his speak- ers uncomfortable with certain of his preliminary remarks. President Henry Louis Smith A spoke briefly after the dinner was completed, and stressed the driv- ing, strenuous, competitive game of football as constituting one of the best modes of preparation for the game of life after gradua- tion. The mental, spiritual, and physical benefits to be derived from the game were explained in detail as the Generals’ administra- tive head made what was prob- ably his last speech at such a banquet here. Amid the great volume of ap- plause of the entire evening, Coach James P. Herron, who has rounded out three years of ser- vice as head mentor, was intro- duced. The vociferous ovation ac- corded‘ “Pat” as he arose clearly evidended the esteem in‘ which he and his qualities are held by his players and alumni, it was con- /Axceded, and he appeared keenly ap- preciative of the reception. Paying one of the greatest tri- butes ever heard directed to an athletic squad here to the 1928 Generals, Coach Herron, compli- mented them upon the ‘zeal with which they returned to practice Monday after Monday, with suc- cessive Saturday of defeat behind them. He mentioned that the fact that four games were lost by only one touchdown shows the valor with which his charges entered into the game, and their proximi- ty to victory when opponents led upon several occasions was given as additional evidence of their un- unconquerable spirit. The value of living through continued adver- sity and exhibiting the ability and will to come back and fight anew was stressed by the speaker, who while admitting he had seen and worked with better football teams stated emphatically that no other had shown a better spirit, in ad- versity or prosperity, than the eleven led by Captain Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick spoke briefly of his appreciation of the. backing of the individuals connected with the squad, and introduced Bill Haw- kins, captain-elect, who feelingly thanked his teammates for plac- ing confidence in him, and made a strong plea for support and con- tinued valor for the 1929 season. Following a "brief presentation and explanation of the 1929 sche- dule by Graduate Manager R. A. Smith, and a cheerful talk on “next year” by Dr. Granville Campbell. Toastmaster Davis in- troduced James R. Caskie, who took as his subject, “Nothing Serious,” and, remarkable for an after dinner speaker, he stuck to (continued on page 4) —_—o Colonel Bullis Is Speaker For Assembly Mon. Col. H. Edmund Bullis will ad- dress the student body at a com- pulsory university assembly, Mon- day December 10, at 11:30 in Do- remuc gymnasium. Dr. Henry Louis Smith announced today. Colonel Bullis, who is an F. R. G. S., will deliver an address on the “Romance of the Calendar.” The lecture will follow the fourth class period. The morning classes will be shortened to forty-five minutes; the afternoon classes will be held as usual. The bells for the morn- ing classes will ring at 8:30, 9.15, 10:00, and 10:45. The bell for the assembly will ring at 11:30. Thanksgiving Bances Open Formal Season Dances Over the Holidays Are Considered Very ‘Successful The Sophomore Cotillion held Friday night, November, 30, op- en"d the Thanksgiving dances and was the first formal event of the social calendar. William Henry Tallyn with Miss Susalee Belser, of Columbia, S. C., led the figure, assisted by R. C. Lynn and Miss Mary Moore Harper, of Hollins. Kay Kyser and his ten piece orchestra, formerly of the Uni- versity of North Carolina, fur- inshed music for all University dances. Kyser played here for the last Easter dances and seems to specialize in Waltzes. He is also noted for features and entertain- ments. Saturday. morning an informal dansant was held under the aus- pices of the Cotillion Club. The last dance of the fall set was giv- en Saturday night, December 1, by the Cotillion Club. Peyton Bush, president of the organiza- tion led the figure with Miss Isa- bel Bush, of Mobile, assisted by Howerton Gowen and Miss Mary Creecy of Norfolk. From a financial standpoint, all three dances were reported to have been successful. The Sopho- more class sponsored the opening dance and besides their class dues extra door receipts added to their satisfactory standing. The Cotil- lion Club is reported to have far- ed equally as well. The Poor Richard-’s Club also gave a dance Saturday afternoon from five to seven o’clock at (Continued on page four) Piunfieiloiito P.D.E. Coniab Conclave of Journalistic Fra- ternity Being Held in Atlanta W. A. Plummer left today for Atlanta, Georgia, where he will be the representative of the local chapter of the national journalis- tic fraternity, the Pi Delta Epsi- lon. The convention will last three days, Thursday, Friday and Sat- urday. Emory and Georgia Tech are sponsoring the convention. The head-quarters is at the Geor- gian Terrace Hotel, with meet- ings being held there Thursday afternoon, Friday morning and afternoon, and Saturday morning. Several different kinds of en- tertainment have been planned. A trip will be made to Stone Mountain, and a dance will be held at the Druid Hills Country Club. A very interesting part of the entertainment is the Georgia- Georgia Tech football game Sat- urday afternoon. A final banquet will be held that night with Sen- ator George, of Georgia, as the main speaker of the evening. These conventions meet annual- ly. Last year the convention was held at Columbus, Ohio, with Peyton Harrison as the represen- tative of this chapter. 0_____ The University of Chicago claims to have one of the oldest Freshmen in school now in Fred- ric J. Gurney, age 72. For 35 years he has served as recorder for the University, keeping re- cords of thousands of students. Jan Garber to Appear Here December 13 “Ladies and gentlemen, that is the Washington and Lee Swing, the most popular college song ev- er written,” said Jan Garber at opening number on a recently made vita- the conclusion of his phone newsreel. “Jan Garber, known to all Wash- ington and Lee men for his Finals music for the past five years, will play in Lexington at the New and Theatre ,both afternoon night, on Thursday, December 13, featuring the “Swing.” Garber who has done much to make Washington and Lee better known through his stage announ- cements, Columbia recording, and radio presentations, will again play for Finals in June. A con- tract was signed between him and George Lanier, president of 1929 Finals at the conclusion of the 1928 set. Garber played last week, Wed- nesday and Thursday, at the Uni- versity of Virginia. F all Pibduclhin cl Tronbadours Goes Over Well Amusing Farce Well Present- ed Despite Last Minute Role Changes With a last minute shift in the cast of characters, “Officer 666” the fall Troubadour production was presented Saturday afternoon December 1, in the New Theatre. Billy Munford, who had the role of the leading lady’in the play, was forced to withdraw from the cast Thursday night due to illness. His entire part was learned Friday by Bill Plummer, who had been cast as Bataeto. Richard Wagers, who had the part of a policeman, took Plum- mer’s place. A very commendable performance was given by these men. “Officer 666” is a melodrama- tic farce of a rich young man, Travers Gladwin, who comes back from liis travels to find his long- awaited thrill in his own art gal- lery. His valuable collection of paintings is threatened by thieves so he borrows the uniform of “Officer 666” to catch the crook who is to rob him. When the police enter the scene, each man accuses the oth- er of being the thief. Kearney, the plain clothes man, settles the‘ ar- gument, Travers marries the waiting girl, and aids the aspir- ing thief who is not really a crook. Stanley Hampton, Dan Lind- say, Gerry Holden, and Bill Plum- mer, according to general opin- ion, seem to have carried off the honors. The comedy drama, written by (continued on page 4) “Bill” Hawkins Named Captain of ’Z9 Generals 200-Pound Tackle of Three Years Experience Named Is Named Leader W. H. “Bill” Hawkins, star tackle on the Wacshington and Lee football team for three years, was chosen captain and Louis F. Powell elected manager of the 1929 football team at the annual football banquet held Monday night in the‘ University Dining Hall. Twenty—three monograms were awarded to members of the varsity football team, four to the varsity cross country men, twenty numerals to the freshmen grid- ders ,and seven to the fresh har- riers. A. C. Conway was chosen jun- ior manager of the varsity foot- tall team for next season, with C. H. McMillan, Jr., as alternate. From Petersburg The captain-elect of the 1929 (Continued on page three) _.j_0L.._._ ;l..arge Crowd llears Srniiln Dr. Smith Delivers Thanks- giving Address to Large Tenn. Audience Dr. Henry Louis Smith made the Thanksgiving day address in the Chattanooga City auditorium before an audience of four thous- and people and a radio audience the size of which is problematical The service opened at 9:00 with a recital of the great organ and continued with prayers, singing by the combined city choirs, and Dr. Smith’s address. The President’s address was printed in full in the Chattanooga News, which is owned by Adolph S. Ochs, publisher of the New York Times. Dr. Smith’s subject was “What Americans Have to be Thankful for in 1928.” This Thanksgiving day service is held each year in the city aud- itorium, the whole city meeting together. Combined choirs from all the churches of Chattanoog furnish the vocal music. ‘ 1 Dr. Easter Back From National I nter-F rat Meet Dr. De la Warr B. Easter, as- sistant dean of the University, returned Sunday from New York where he atended the national Inter-fraternity council. The two- day session was held at the Hotel Pennsylvania and the various problems _of fraternities were widely discussed. The most important topics dis- cussed were: deferred rushing sea- son, “hell week.” and scholarships Dr. Easter said that at least 24 university deans were at the con- ference. The assistant dean met several alumni of Washington and Lee at the conference who were rcp- rssentatives of national headquar- ters of their various fraternities. II. D. Leake, ’24, is now travel- ling secretary for Pi Kappa Phi. Kenneth Kimbrough, ’26, was del- agate from the national head- quarters of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Henry McCorkle was a delegate from national‘ headquarters of Phi Kappa Psi. illiainfgzfinry llilatmen Foes in First Match Both Varsity and Fresh Wrestlers To Meet W&M Here, December 15 Both varsity and freshman ‘wrestling squads are slated to make their initial appearance of the season here December 15 against the William and Mary combinations, according to the schedule, just released by Coach Forrest Fletcher, head of athlet- ICS. With the tryouts for this meet set for the early part of next week Coach A. E. Mathis has sus- oended the weekly pre-season varsity-freshman bouts and has concentrated the attention of his team on its first encounter. The lighter weights from 115 lbs. thru ‘145 lbs. are being sent through their grips from 4 to 5 every day ‘including Saturdays, while the heavier aspirants take the mat at 5 o’clock. Grtatly strenjtlieried by the ad- lition to the varsity squad of ‘Bill” Hawkins, captain elect of the football earn, the heavy- weight department seems to be well fortified, with this six-footer leading the van. Eight matches, five to be play- ed away from/home, have been arranged for the varsity.’ After its first meet the varsity will not see any outside competition until Jan. 11, when the Blue and White en- gages Princeton at Princeton. On the following day, January 12 the Generals are booked to face the Army at West Point. Followers of the mat sport will have an op- portunity to see their grapplers (Continued on page three) Southern Collegian Makes I nitial Appearance Of Year On Thanksgiving; Issue Well Received The first issue of the Southern Collegian the University literary magazine, came out Thanksgiv- ing day. T. J. Sugrue, the editor, is the chief contributor. His story, “Sun- rise,” treats of the sensations of a man about to die. How true this presentation is cannot be said, but the story is Well planned, well thought out, and very read- able. The editorial of the issue deals with the peculiarities of the one hundred percent American, especially treating his strong ten- dency to be a gregarious animal. It also attacks the mental frail- ities of the American woman, re- lates it all to the recent political campaign, and is the best thing in the magazine. Classial Aristocrats An article by George F. Ash- worth laments the end of a clas- sical aristocratic tradition, alleg- edly caused by Virginia’s going Republican. The writer even goes so far as to say that no Virgin- ian voted Republican only some people living in Virginia. William Baptist Hill in his ar- ticle, “Washington and Lee in Education,” compares English and American educational ideals and advances a rather progresisve plan: that Washington Lee abo- lish its commerce and science schools and substitute a School for Diplomats, an Institute of European Affairs, or an Institute of Latin-American affairs, there- by satisfying a need of American education that would be in perfect keeping with the traditions of the University. Another story ending in the hero’s death appears under the name of I. H. Elias. It has to do with a Central American revolu- tion and a man’s honor. Death of Principal Characters ' Yet another story ending in the death of the principal character. this time suicide, is written by R. P. Carter. Very short, about 400 words, it is also very god. In- volving the last big story of a rather unsuccessful reporter, it is told concisely and well. “Archie Leaves the Fold,” by J. T. Raymond, is an unrealistic yarn, which is exceedingly amus- ing, and entirely improbable, in- cluding as its main incidents an automobile accident‘ and a game of golf. Bryant Evans speculates on the revolt and counter revolt of youth, and throws in a few book reviews to illustrate his point, or possibly to give the reader his money’s worth. Long Time Ago A rather pretty little story called “A Long, Long Time Ago” produces the love story of an Egyptian princess among the py- ramids and other grandeur of old Egypt. It is suposedly dug up from a pyramid but is not at all dusty. The poetry section includes some good stuff and some that is worse than- rotton. In it the edi- tor admits that his “mind is like a glass of beer, all suds.” A book review article follows the poetry and then comes the humor section which, serves no purpose but to appeal for a re- turn of the “Mink,” until 0. J. Wilkinson brightens it up with marvelously funny stuff about ‘Classic College Clashes.” ' Feb. 2 there,,,,,,,,,,,,, Influenza Fills Hospital With Student Patients Doctor White Says Student Health Good Except For Flu Cases The spectre of mumps stalking the campus last year just before Christmas has been replaced by another great spectre this year. It is flu. Fifty cases were reported among students late yester- day by Dr. Reid White, university physician. Thirty-three were in Jackson Memorial hospital and the rest were around town. At V. M. I. ho_spital authorities reported fifteen cases, and local doctors said flu cases are _among townspeople. S.B.X. Chapter To Be Installed On January 19 Mapel Tells of Difficulties of Getting Charter at Na- tional Conclave Plans for installation of a chap- ter of Sigma Delta Chi, national journalistic fraternity, and the report of Prof. Wm. L. Mapel, de- legate to the convention‘ of the fraternity held in Chicago re- cently, were the main topics of busines at the Lee Blue Pencil club meeting Monday afternoon. General Lee's birthday, January 19, was set as the date of in- stallation. R. P. Carter, chairman J. G. Berry, I. W. Hill, and Mike Leibowitz were named as a fin- ance committee. Sole qualification for membership in the fraternity is an absolue and sworn inten- tion to become a newspaper man. “A most unusual honor has been accorded the Lee Blue Pen- cil club,” Professor Mapel ex- plained. “On the first day of the convention I met one of the na- tional officers and asked him about our petition. He knew no- thing about it and suggested that I see the national organizer. He, too, knew nothing about our pe- tition. He said that he had receiv- ed a telegram, but that it was customary to send each chapter‘ a petition one month before the date of the national convention. so they could instruct their dele- gates how to vote. “I realized my only chance was to see each delegate individually. I began at the top of the list. Be- fore I had reached the M’s I learned that Sigma Delta Chi is a much larger and better organ- iized fraternity than I had imag- ined. I described the school, our club, its finances and possibili- '(continued on page 4) -—~——:0 Varsity Boxers Card Four Meets Season Opens Against W&M On January 19; Card Announced Five meets, starting January 19, have been carded for the var- sity boxers, and three have been listed for the freshmen. Tenta- tive yearling matches are pending for January 12 and "16 Augusta Military Academy on a home and home basis. The varsity ringmen will en- tertain here only twice during the season, the first time when they open the year against William & Mary and the second, when they make their final showing on February 23 against Catholic Uni- versity. Bouts between the varsity and freshmen will be in order after the Christmas holidays, when both squads get in their final licks before the season opens. Varsity schedule: Jan. 18 here ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, & M_ Feb 9 there _______________________ ,_V. P, 1, Feb. 14 tl1€1‘e __________________________ __Duke Feb. 16 there ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, _,N_ C_ U_ Feb. 23 here ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,_Catho1ic U, Freshman schedule: Feb. 9 there _____________ ,, __V. Feb. 18 here ______________________ "V, ————0 Statistics obtained from shoe repair shops in Cambridge indi- cate that about 20,000 feet of leather is worn out yearly by the Harvard students. M. P. P. “quite numerous” 2%: UK >l< a'= 5:00 BULLETIN Only two more cases of flu " are in the hospital this after- noon. Thirty-eight are confin- " “ ed there today as against 5‘ -‘ thirty-six yesterday. H Dr. Reid White, Jr., says that fewer new cases were "' " reported today and that the situation is well in hand. * It is the regular flu, the same kind that swept the country dur- ing the war, but is only “moder- ately sev'.'re” according to Dr. White. V. M. I. authorities re- ported the cases there somewhat severe in their first stages, but becoming very mild after thirty- six hours. How can we keep from catch- ing the flu?—~Dr. White says there is nothing we can do. Dr. R. P. Cook, county health officer, warns students to take care in eating unwashed fruits and lett- ing their “germ spotted” hands come in contact with their mouth or their food. , Flu this year is taking a much heavier toll of students than the mumps took last year. Only fif-, teen students were in the hospital at; this time last year, ten mump —cases and five grippe cases, while the hospital now and about twen- boarding and fraternity houses. Mild flu of today is not danger- ure to bad ‘weather, resulting in pneumonia, according .to Dr. White. The greatest danger of the disease to a student would behis having to remain in’ ':V€l' the Christmas holidays. The mumps kept a few students “salted” down in Lexington dur- ing the holidays last year. The hospital is now full and new patients can be taken in on- ly when others leave. Cases are reported in the dormitories and in several fraternity houses who are unable to get in the hospital. Health Good But For Flu Student health, excepting for the flu patients, is in as good condition as he has ever seen it, Dr. White said. There was not a case of any disease besides flu among students in the hospigtl yesterday afternoon. The time a student with flu will have to spend in the hospital de- pends altogether on the severity of his case, a staff doctor ex- plained. Some patients are well in a whek; others require two or three weeks to throw off the di- sease. A student taking the di- sease now would have a good pital in time for Christmas holi- days, according to the dc ,tor. Stu- dents are laaving the hospital every day out their places are be- ,(Continued on page four) Who’s Who ON THE CAMPUS T. J. Sugrue, Editor-in-Chief, of the Southern Collegian. Tom is a Junior in the Aca- demic school, a member of Phi Kappa Psi social fraternity, Pi Delta Epsilon, national journalistic fraternity, Alpha Sigma, honorary freshman Eng- lish club; and the Lee Blue Pen- cil Club. He is working on the Calyx": for his third year, be- ing Humor Editor last year and Editorial Assistant this year. He was on the Mink staff for two years and at present is Lit- erary Editor of the RING. TUM PHI. His sophomore year he was awarded the English Scholarship. He is from Nauga. tuck, Connecticut. flu has thirty three students in __ ty cases are scattered among the "V ous unless complicated by expos-. Lexington ' chance of getting out of the hos-V OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19281205/WLURG39_RTP_19281205_002.2.txt Page 2 THE RING-TUM PHI flhr Tiling-tum lflhi (ESTABLISHED 1897) WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY SEMI-WEEKLY Members of Southern Collegiate Newspaper Association Subscription $3.10 per year, in advance OFFICE AT DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM Telephones: Editor-in-Chief, 489 and 816 Business Manllker 430: Managing Editor, 412; University News Editor, 579: Sports Editor, 112; Editorial Rooms 2043 and 2148. Entered at the Lexington, Va., Posboffice as second class mail matter. Editor-in-Chief Business Manager HENRY P. JOHNSTON, 29 A ALLEN B. MORGAN, 29 C REPORTORIAL _ . Harrison, .Ir.. ’30L ...................................... --A535-‘C19~I49 . Hill, 29A .... ..Assi_stant . 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PROGRESSIVE YET BACKWARD Our University is a progressive institu- tion in every field of education, but in one phase of campus life we are far behind. On the campus we can easily distinguish a freshman from a sophomore, junior, or senior, but to distinguish a senior from a junior or sophomore is impossble. Once a student becomes a sophomore he remains one for three years, except in the case of the law school where the seniors have their black canes. Many Universities have some manner of recognition for its classes. In military schools the number of stripes on the sleeves of the fatigue blouse immediately tells that a cadet is a member of the graduating class, a second classman, a third classman or a rat. In these colleges there exists great class spirit as well as school spirit, but at Washington and Lee we have no distinc- tions. At Northwestern university sophomores have a colored vest which distinguishes them from any other class in school. Au- burn has recently formed a custom for sen- iors in the engineering school to use a cane distinctly different. Hundreds of other col- leges have some distinction for its seniors. Here at Washington and Lee our senior lawyers have their canes and blocked hats, monogram men set certain days aside for every monogram man to wear his sweater, but we have no recognition for seniors in the commerce or academic schools. They are just sophomores for three years. We have a good school spirit. We are proud of it, but we have no class spirit. It a great number of cases seniors do not know who are fellow seniors and who are sopho- mores or juniors. After a student has been on the campus for three years and is in his fourth year there should be some recognition for him, some distinction. 0 THE FAR SOUTH SPEAKS ‘F/iI'.h the close of the 1928 football sea- son ;.no'L‘hcr gossip session of splitting the Sou’.hsrn Conference has begun. Several v.':;c._1: 2;;-“o un;er the heading “United we mi‘...c;—-—-Jiviuegl We pro-r:pe1~” we proposed to ,,.;Z. LL13 onfercnce into two sections with "c-uh C{'.’:’0lli1£1 as the sc~u‘a.hern boundary nor';hein sector. h;;\*e felt all along that the confer- c:;~“ er; in too many teams from too wide a territory.Justice in all-Southern sc- lcct;ons is noticably absent in reference to pig. :_.:z 111 the Carolinas, Virginia and Mary- land. ‘Eh-e morning prior to the Georgia Tech- ‘?":‘:.r crbllt game the subjeci; of splitting the Southern Conference was discussed by Tech and Vandy coaches. Here is what one of them said. “The Southern Conference embraces too much territory and should be divided. It woul... be to the mutual benefit of the north- crn and southern divisions for two compact organizations. The conference is unwieldy at p;’c.cn-t. “One reason they haven’t divided the conference is that the members in the northern section are too polite to ask for a division or two separate conferences. “I think the conference should be split and so do most of the other coaches. It is harl for members of the northern division to get players on the all-star teams picked by p;:p;rs in this section. It is not because the writers in this section have anything 2-.;':' ‘M nor.‘ teams. It is because so few of the writers ever get to see the teams in the Carolinas, Virginia and Mary- lat‘-.3. Cf course, I feel like we turn out bet- \‘.A. \ 1 pfi ’\ Av ~. 5 C lter teams n the southern section and the records prove. this. It would be better for the teams along the Atlantic seaboard to have an organization of their own. But right now they want to get out and are afraid of hurting our feeling. And we are too polite to ask them to get out.” _j___0______ HEROES OF CONSISTENCY As the curtain lowered on the final scene of local grid activties last Thursday afternoon in Jacksonville seven seniors dropped from‘ the Washington and Lee foot- ball horizon. For four years these men have work- ed long hours on Wilson field to bring glory to Washington and Lee. Already sports critics all over the country have begun ob- ituaries of departing gridmen, revealing the brilliant, courageous, and unselfish play of our idols. We feel that any athlete who has play- ed intercollegiate football must possess these three qualities. They speak for them- selves. Though none of our players have earned positions on all-American selections, they have given their best for our institu- tion...their play at times has been bril- liant, they have certainly been courageous, and most of all unselfish. These players found a specialty. They found themselves fitted for football... they consistently ‘stuck to the game for the game’s sake and for their university. In losing these seven men, Capt. Fitzpatrick, White, Lott, Sproul, Henry Groop, Selig- man, and Towill, Washington and Lee loses seven brilliant, courageous, and unselfish men. _____o______ OUR SELF APPOINTED PUBLICITY AGENTS When six black sheep graze in a pas- ture, with a thousand white sheep they at- tract more attention than if two thousand white sheep grazed with no black ones in their midst. Six drunks yelling and “shining” at a football game draw more attention than a thousand sober students. Frequently “black sheep” who are discovered not to be students at all, but who are still in their ’teens and yell for Washington and Lee, are branded as “one of the W. and L. flock grazing on the hill.” On several occasions this fall Washing- ton and Lee student have been named “black sheep” because some person would yell lustily for the Generals. These “black sheep were grazing in the same pasture with the white ones,” but did not belong to the flock .... ..they were not students of Washington and Lee, and admitted they dd not even know where our University was located, but they were all for “giv’em hell Generals.” Because a “black sheep” happens to be with several “white ones” is far from con- clusive proof that they belong to the same flock. Many people pass by without taking a second look, or asking reliable sources... they are too satisfied to find criticism. It is quite likely that one will find a thousand “sheep grazing in the same pas- ture with the same fleecy white wool,” but it is hardly just to condemn a student body of nearly a thousand because six or eight “rank outsiders” yell for our University—— outsiders who are inebriated. . o.______ MODEL EDITOR FOR COLLEGE PAPER With the assistance of past and present college editors a few of the requirements and desirable qualities of the ordinary rank-and-file college editor are given below. A college editor should be a superman endowed with the patience of Job, the meekness of Moses, the editorial ability of Charles Schwab, the diplomacy of Woodrow Wilson, the judicial qualities of the former chief justice John Marshall; he needs the dignity and philosophy of Socrates; he should have the literary ability of Shakes- peare and sufficient will-power to split in"- finitives. In addition to these few qualifications, he needs the physique of Jack Dempsey, the nerve of a hold-up man, and Edison’s ability to do without sleep. His brain should be so constituted that he could ab- sorb the essentials of these courses by the barest perusal of the subjects contain- ed and to pass the final exams with honors so that the faculty will respect him and al- low him to remain in school. He should be absolutely foreign to the needs of rest, sleep, eating, recreation, the love of bull- sessions, the inclination for glory in ath- letics ,or happiness in love. Having these few requirements, he should be able to qualify as a fairly com- petent editor, and there is a possibility that he should not be hauled on the official car- pet more than once a week or kicked by the student body in general more than twice an issue.—Exchange. PRESIDENT’S PARAGRAPH No. 12-1928-29 Egotism An assertive self-confidence, allied with a loving heart and habitual self-sacrifice for oth- ers makes any one a “natural- born leader of other people. Egotism, however, is the self- centered’ attitude that cannot feel a deep interest in or an af- fectionate regard for anything or anybody outside of Self. It ' generally chills all budding friendships, turns mutual ac- quaintanceship into contempt or hostility, and becomes at last a habit as fixed as it is fatal. Watch for and conquer its earliest beginnings in your own social development. ‘ IRWIN & CO., Inc. Everything In DRY GOODS AND GROCER- IES_ > Quality, Service and Price SHANER’S TAXI SERVICE Phone 161 “It Pays To Look Well” Sanitation The Law Service The Idea Modern Conveniences Expert Shoe Cleaning and Dyinz Walter’s Barber Shop Rockbridge National Bank PAUL M. PENICK, Pres. A. P. WADE, Cashier Resources Two Million Dollars Central Cafe New, Modern Soda Foun- tain Phone 1 76 MYERS HARDWARE CO. INC. Established Incorporated 1865 1907 CUTLERY—RAZORS GUNS SERVICE OUR MOTTO If you want that job in a hurry—bring it to Acme Print Shop First Nat’l Bank Bldg. Phone 146 AGNOR BROS. Successors to W. Harry Agnor Staple and Fancy Groceries Phones 36 and 76 PAGE’S Meat Market Phones 126 and 426 ROCKBRIDGE THEATRE BUENA VISTA, VA. Saturday, ‘Dec. 8th Ronald Colman Vilma Banky in “TWO LOVERS” A Fred Niblo Production Added Comedy and News Matinee 3 :30—Night 7 :30——-9 :00 Attention Managers of Fraternity Houses We have coal that will burn Phone us your orders Harper & Agnor, Inc. “The Fuel People” Fraternities We Solicit your patronage Welsh & Hutton Phones 192 and 144 l S 2 CENTRAL BARBER SHOP Located Central Hotel l E Skilled Barbers and San»? itary Service ullorace Greeley, the managing ability of , -/\I§ J. W. Zimmerman Lexington, Va. Graduate Optician Registered Optometrist R. L. HESS & Bro. Watchmakers and Jewelers Keys Made, Typewriters Re- paired Next Door to Lyric Theatre QUALITY AND SERVICE Special Dinners 50c 12 noon to 9 pm. Meal Tickets R. E. Lee COFFEE SHOP 4 ALEXANDER THELEN, Mgr. I This Christmas Gifts Ask Frances Hamilton GIFT AND ART SHOP ROBERT E. LEE HOTEL OPEN NITES The Latest College News Is In FIRST Follow Washington and Lee Athletics and campus happenings through the official college semi-weekly. You’ll want to know what has happened and what will happen-——get it authentic and in full by subscribing to the RING-TUM PHI. The forty remaining issues, including finals issue, are offered you at a special price of $1.85. You’ll‘find it money well spent. Write the Business Manager, Drawer 899, Lexington, Va. Henry P. Johnston, Editor A. B. Morgan, Bus. Mgr. Changing World To-day, you can see big buildings erected .noiselessly—-by electric welding. The structural steel worker is dropping his clattering hammer for the electric arc. Silently, swiftly, rigidly, economi- cally, buildings are being fabricated by electric welding, which knits steel with joints as strong as the metal itself. Building silently! Nothing seems im- possible in this electrical age. Not only in building construction, but in every human activity, we instinctively turn to electricity to add to the com- forts of life and to eliminate the wastes of production—another evidence that the electrical industry is maintaining its leadership in this changing world. GJE EGENBRAL ELECTRIC NlElRAlL lElLlE Not only industrial equipment, but electric refrigerators, MAZDA lamps, and little motors that add to the comforts of home, are manufactured by the General Electric Company. All are identi- fied by the G-E monogram——a symbol of service. crnffi COMPANY, SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19281205/WLURG39_RTP_19281205_003.2.txt -.of the undefeated Freshman team THE RING-TUM PHI PAGE 3 Qairit Schedule Completed For ' 1929 Season Large Squad Answers Call For Practice; Team to Play Many Games IMPORTANT GAMES ON NEW SCHEDULE Basketball Team To Play Virginia Poly Three Contests Twenty—three men answered “Captain Dick” Smith’s first call for varsity basketball practice Monday. All of this week will be taken up with preliminary work- outs as none of the football men will report until next week. This season’s prospects are the brightest in years with three of last year’s letter men and all of 1927-28 back in school. It is expected, however, that Leigh Williams, star center of last years Frosh quintet will not be able to report until after Christmas due to his injury received in the N. C. State football game this fall. The schedule has been complet- ed with the exception of games with University of Georgia and,‘ Centre which are pending. One of the features of this year’s schedule is that the V. P. I. quin- tet will be met three times; in Lexington, Blacksburg, and Roa- noke. The schedule as it now stands includes 10 home games and four out of town. If the two pending games are scheduled Georgia will probably be met here and Centre on the Kentucky-West Virginia trip. Following is the schedule: Jan. 9 here ______________ "Hampden-Sid. Jan. 11 here .............. ..Bridgewater Jan. 15 here ______ ..Randolph-Macon Jan. 16 pending ................ ..Georgia Jan. 1‘9 here ...................... ..Virginia Jan. 26‘,here . . _ , . . _ _ ..V. P..I. Feb. 1 here ______________________ __W. & M. Feb. 5/here ...................... ..Maryland Feb. 8 there . . _ _ . . . . . . ..Kentucky Feb. 9 there .............. __ W. Virginia Feb. 12 pending .................. ..Centre Feb. 14 here ........ _. ____Davidson Feb. 16 Roanoke .............. ..V. P. I. Feb. 19 here .................... _.Kentucky Feb. 20 here ______ ,,Marshall College Feb. 23 there ...................... ..V. P. I. Feb. 26 there ....................... ..Virginia Mar. 1-5 Atlanta Tournament. __.*o __ SEVEN MEMBERS GEORGIA FOOTBALL SQUAD HAVE “FLU” Athens, Ga., Dec. 4--Harry Mehre, head coach at the Univer- sity of Georgia, Jimmy Crowley, coach, and seven men, most of them first stringers, of the Bull- dog football squad, are down with influenza with their hardest game of the season with Georgia Tech just around the corner. Both coaches were reported to be suffering from high fever, and it appeared probable tonight that some, if not all of the play- ers listed as sick, might not be able to participate in the game next Saturday. Members of the squad in the hospital here tonight were Her- dis McCrary, Glenn Lautzenheiser, Fat Bryant. Joe Martin, John Davidson, John Hill and Joe Bo- land. With the exception of Da- vidson, the players are all line- men. , The attack of influenza has rendered the squad practically helpless unless some great im- provement takes place. Georgia’s reserve strength has bccn weak this fall. __r;_() V -,1 Weinberg’s Music Shop Lexington, Virginia Opposite New Theatre VIC TOR and COLUMBIA AGENCY VICTOR Releases date Friday each week. COLUMBIA — 10, 20, 30th each month. Generals Handed Worst Beating In Years by ’Gators Playing a superior brand of football before a Thanksgiving day crowd of 14,000 at Fairfield Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., the ’Gators of the University of Flo- rida swept the Generals off their feet by a 60 to 6 score and con- tinued their winning march to- ward the Southern Conference championship. Soon after the opening whistle with the ’Gators “shock troops” in the game, the Generals began their promised aerial attack with Lott and Faulkner accurately passing the ball, carrying it to the one yard line where a few se- conds later White smashed over for the first touchdown of the game. The “shock troops” rallied and pushed over a touchdown as the quarter ended, tying the score at 6 all. Coach Bachman then in- jected his first eleven into the game and for a while their de- fense than that of the reserves as the Generals again worked the ball well into the ’Gator terri- tory. They tightened, however, and tookthe ball. With an attack of forward pas- ses intermingled with end runs they scored 21 points before the second quarter ended. In the third quarter they play- ed more on the defense and only scored seven points in this quar- ter chiefly through the brilliant work of Crabtree and Owens. In the fourth quarter they opened their offensive attack and reached heights by scoring 27 points in this quarter with Crabtree and Owens making several good runs. The third string finished the game for the ’Gators late in the fourth quarter and the Generals failed to threaten. The victory of the ’Gators can be attributed to the perfect team- work and an impregnable de- fense which developed after the first quarter. The work of Crab- tree and Owens was remarkable as well as that of Brumbaugh, Steele and Goodbread. Captain Fitzpatrick in the line was best for the Generals. The passing of Lott and Eberhardt who completed six between them in the first quarter for the Gen- eral’s score was also a feature of the game. With the points scored in this game the ’Gators have rolled up 324 points to lead the country in scoring, being six points ahead of New York University. Florida Green Hicks Grandoff Clark Houser Waters Nolan Bowyer Bethea Goodbread Sauls W&L Day Fitzpatrick H. Groop Snodgrass Taylor Hawkins Sproul Lott Eberhardt Jones White “Bill” iiawkins Named Captain 200 Pound Tackle of Three Years Experience Elect- ed Leader (Continued from page one) Generals came to Washington and Lee from Petersburg, Va., high school where he starred as an all-around athlete. Playing on the 1926 freshman combination, Haw- kins was one of the outstanding men in the line and was chosen captain of the team at the end of the season. Hawkins shared a tackle berth with Virgil Fisher on the varsity last season, but during the 1928 campaign came to the front as one of the strong- est bulwarks in the forward line. Both Maryland and Princeton re- frained from running plays over his position after the first halves of the respective contests, while every other foe on the Washing- ton and Lee card tried ineffec- tively to gain through him dur- ing the season. He has been cho- sen on the Lynchburg News’ se- lection of and All South Atlantic team, the first to be announced as this paper goes to press. Haw- kins is a member of the Phi Gam- ma Delta social fraternity, White Friars, and is a ‘13” goat. The new manager is a member of Phi Kappa Sigma Social frat- ernity, Pi Alpha Nu, Cotillion Club, “13”, Sigma, and Omicron Delta Kappa. Monograms were follows: Varsity Football Captain 7 E. A. Fitzpatrick, Captain-elect W. H. Hawkins, J. B. Towill, M. M. S::~roul, C. W. Cocke, C. W. Day, Jr., D. S. Hos- tetter, H. T. Groop, T. J. Taylor, M. Seligman, J. R. Martin, Jr., H. F. Snodgrass, H. R. Groop, H. L. Williams, W. S. Lott, D. C. Eberhart, Jr., E. H. White, M. N. Thibodeau, J. G. Faulkner, A. C. Jones, Jr., V. J. Barnett, J. L. Jacob and Manager G. H. Lanier. awarded as Varsity Cross Country Captain E. N. Backus, captain- elect G. Brock, E. Johnson, A. T. Hickin. Freshman Football Captain C. E. Long, Jr., W. Rosenberg, E. C. Tilson, B. P. ROCKBRIDGE Steam Laundry The Wife Saving Station PHONE 185 THE MODEL Barber Shop Opposite Rockbridge National Bank HUGH A. WILLIAMS, Proprietor William 6’ Mary M atmen Foes (Continued from page one) in action here on January 26 against North Carolina, and February 2 against Virginia. While the list of opponents for the yearling matmen has not been completed three meets are sched- uled to date. Bouts are pending with Augusta Military Academy for January 12 here and January 16 there. Varsity schedule follows: Dec. 15 here ______________________ & M. Jan. 11 there, .....Princeton Jan. 12 there __________________________ ,,Army Jan. 26 here ______________________ __N. C. U. Feb. 2 here... _,,_Virginia Feb. 16 there ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, _,Duke Feb. 23 there ______________________ ..V. P. I. Freshman schedule: Dec. 15 here _____________________ ,,W Jan. 26 here..." . Feb. 23 there ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, __V. P, I, (Meets are tentative with Augus- ta Military for Jan. 12 (here) and Jan. 26 (there). . M. . U. Porter, R. C. Egbert, C. G. Har- ris, E. C. Tonsmeire, E. A. Nes- bitt, W. W. Mattox, F. R. Bailey, E. N. Cross, J. W. McLaurin, P. Mitchell, A. P. Guyol, B. R. Wil- son, Jr., B. H. Smith, E. L. Ste- vens, H. M. Wilcox, W. C. Cremin and R. A. Morris, Jr. Freshman Cross Country Captain J. J. Broderick, R. B. Champlin, J. H. Coll, R. M. Coe, M. H. Kempton, I. F. Hudson and J. T. Shields. in First Matchl jfieuth Gets On I All-American §N. Y. Sun Picks Pund of Ga. ‘ Tech. and Sanders of S. M. U. Out of a list of 278 selected players from every section of the country, the New Yo\"k Sun nam- led it’s all-American‘ football ele- ven, an eleven of alternates, and a. list of 75 players for honorable ,mention. I On the first eleven the South had two representatives in Pund, of Goergia Tech at center and Sanders, of S. M. U. at guard. The Big Ten got two places, the Pacific Coast three, and four were from the east. The first eleven and alternate selections follow: Haycraft, Min- nesota, left end; Pommerening, Michigan, left tackle; Sanders, S. M. U. left guard; Pund, Georgia Tech, center; Post, Stanford, right guard; Hibbs, S. California, right tackle; Donchess, Pittsburg, right end; Harpster, Carnegie quarterback; Strong, N. Y. U. COME TO The Dutch lnn FOR A GOOD MEAL Rooms For Parents, Visit- ing Girls and Chaperones J A C K S O N ’ S The Barber Shop With a Conscience Opposite New Theatre NELSON STREET 1863 Nuff Said 1927 Palace Barber Shop First Class Service in a San- itary Way Located in ROBERT E. LEE HOTEL left halfback; Cagle, Army, right half; Carrol, Washington, full- back. Alternate eleven: Phillips, Cal- ifornia, left end; Dressel, Wash- ington State, left tackle, McMul— len, Nebraska, left guard; Howe, Princeton, center; -Westra, Iowa, right guard; Miller, Notre Dame, right tackle; Barna, Hobart, right end; Mapel, Oregon State; quar- terback; Weston, Boston College, left halfback; Mizell, Georgia HARl.OW’S PRINTSHOP No. 17 JEFFERSON ST. FOR THE BEST PRINTING SPECIAL A Good I.-P. Student Note Book for 30c—Filler 10¢ Tech, right half; and Scull, of Pennsylvania, fullback. Tolley’s Toggery THE HOME OF SMART CLOTHES The Goodman & Suss ”23 Points Hand Tailored” Suits, Over-Coats, Top-Coats once worn, always worn Fur-Coats——Fur-Lined Gloves in Smart Shades SHIRTS WALK-OVER In Scotch Grain and Plain Leathers-Black & Tan Hosiery in the New- Emory & Ide Noby—Neckwear est Shades Silk and Wool and All- Wool In Newest Shades . : BELBER LUGGAGE GOOD LOOKING AS WELL AS QUALITY NOBY-CAPS BERG HATS SPORTY PAJAMAS (B. C. 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We are oflicially informed that the selection of Chesterfield resulted from the individually expressed preferences of a majority of the expedition’s members. When it is recalled that these are-—in superlative sense —- picked men . . . selected not only for bravery, ability and eXPe1'ie11C€, but also. by searching tests of physical fitness. ..we may be forgiven for our considerable pride in. their vote. And something of this pride, W111 be shared by all Chesterfield smokers. we believe, It is another of the many proofs piling up that the surest way to earn popularity is to desergze it! CHESTERFIELD MILD enough for anybody. . and yet. . THEY SATISFY uecirrr a: nun: -roucco co. OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19281205/WLURG39_RTP_19281205_004.2.txt 1 eluded, Page 4 RING-TUM PHI a Chapter To Be installed Mapel Tells of Difficulties of Getting Charter at Na- tional Convention (continued from page 1 ties to each delegate and to the convention. My main point was to impress them with financial sta- bility of Washington and Lee. “Things looked dark for us,” Professor Mapel continued. “At last some of the delegates came over to my side and gave their opinions on the floor. The nation- al president agreed to overlook the unconstitutionality of our be- ing received providing there were no objections and a unanimous approval.” Professor Mapel described his anxiety while waiting outside the convention hall for the vote to be taken. He was recalled at the end of an hour to learn that Washington and Lee had been un- animously elected to membership. “We owe our election,” he con- “to telegrams sent by Professor Ellard, the reputation of Washington and Lee, and the fact that the Lee school of Jour- nalism was the first collegiate instruction in journalism in the World.” The next meeting of the Club will be held Monday afternoon, December 10, at 5 o’clock. ,___.0__; Fraternities Will Convene at Holidays Five national fraternities that have chapters on the campus will have national conventions during the Christmas holidays. Three of the conventoins will be in the South and two in the East. Phi Delta Theta will convene at Nashville, Tennessee, from December 27 to 29. Pi Kappa Alpha gets under way at El Paso, Texas, where its con- vention will last longer than any of the others. It starts December 31 and runs until January 3. Sigma Alpha Epsilon joins so- ciety at Miami, Florida from Dec- ember 28 to December 30. Another resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, gets the Phi Epsi- Ion" Pi convention, and the other meeting in -the East goes to Har- risburg, Pennsylvania, when Phi Kappa Sigma meets there three days after Crhistmas. NEW THEATRE Thursday, Dec. 6th Joan Crawford - in “DREAM OF LOVE” Nine Men Are On Debate Team After a series of tryouts, the debating team has been picked. It consists of nine men: D. N. JConn, C. B. Fulton,‘E. B. Harral, J. R. Moore, R. O. Morrow, Har- old Platt, W. A. Plummer, R. M. Ramirez and J. D. Williams. Ac- cording to coach M. G. Bauer, this squad will carry on the de- bates for the University the en- tire year. The main debates are: Chicago Kent School of Law, Ohio State, Ohio Weslyan, Miami University, Princeton, and Har- vard. ____()____ lnlluenza Fills Local Hospital Doctor White Says Student Health Good Except For Flu (continued from page 1 ing taken by new students. Those Confined The following students are now in the Jackson hospital with flu, according to the hospital officials. W. I. Martin, E. B. Miller, J. T. Raymond, P. D. Sharp, J. D. Parker, William T. Munford, George A. Speer, R. D. Hamilton, Simon Schlossberg, B. M. Oso- witz, John Persson, S. M. Row- land, R. C. Aminerman, B. L. Jones, J. H. Hardwick, R. Hall, J. A. Wotton, F. T. Bready, S. Kessler, Graham Morison, J. B. Towill, R. C. Conner, A. M. Hel- fat, M. H. Kaplan, I. E. Dobbs, J. M. Stemmons, C. F. Corpen- ing, E. A. Nix, J. C. Melton and J. V. Freeman. Students desiring) to visit any- one in th hospital must go there between nine and eleven in the morning and from three to five in the afternoon. These visiting hours are enforced. Fall EIIiEn Goes Over Well Amusing Farce Well Present- ed Despite Last Minute Role Changes (Continued from page one) Augustin MacHugh, was secured by special arrangement with Sam- uel French of New York. Van Horn & Co., Philadelphia, furnish- ed the costumes. The property ef- fects were constructed locally un- der the management of Tom Fitzhugh. Al. Troubadours directed the play, assisted by Marvin G. Bauer, pro- fessor of public speaking. Van Gilbert, business manager of the organization, handled the finan- cial end of the production, and Louis Powell directed publicity. The dramatic cast was as fol- lows: Bataeto .................. ..Richard Wagers Michael Phelan, Officer 666,... ...... __Gerry Holden Friday, Dec. 7th also Saturday Matinee r l Alfred Wilson , with James Hall Clara’s Best Since Red Hair Pl—CFUR LYRIC THEATRE Saturday, Dec. 8th Olve Borden in “SINNERS IN LOVE” NEW THEATRE Saturday Night Three Shows 6 :00—7:30—9 :00 BUZZ BARTOI. (The boy that always thrills) in THE FIGHTING REDHEADF . Chapter N0. 9 “Tarzan The Mighty” Also Comedy Coming Tues-Wed. Dec. 11th and 12th : Ellltll VON §ER€).%lE§.«::».'§ X . iRyan, Police Officer...,John Ulmer‘; Whitney Barnes _______ ._Dan Lindsay Travers Gladwin _________________________ ,_ .... ......... _.Stanley Hampton Helen Burton .......... ._ Bill Plummer Sadie Small,_.. Herbert Dollahite Mrs. Burton.._...,,.,....,,Ii'ving Dobbs Watkins, Melton Police Captain Stone ................. .. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, _William Long, Kearney, Plain Clothes Man 1 .................................. ..Willard Luffl Policeman,..... .... ..,Macon Crockeri Policeman ................ ..William Moore O————~ . In order that the co-eds in the University of Michigan dormitor- ies may have first hand accountsl ‘of football games home, they have begun a system‘ of selecting a_girl, each week by \port the happenings to the group on her return. B R O W N ’ S Cleaning Works . Phone 282 163-65 5. Main St. F()X’S FINE FOOD Collison, president of the’ . Lloyd Foster l i away from I l 1 t t h J 11 t 0t 0 go 0 t e game and re lgersrigmbrance and all that with some little gif-t—a box of cigars, fishing “ Conference Race ] Georgia Tech To Georgia; Tennessee Meets Florida Meet . With the season over for most of the teams of the Southern Conference on last Thursday the race simmered down to a battle between Georgia Tech and Flori- da who have each one more game on their schedules. Until Thursday the Vols of Tennessee had hopes of coming out as winner but were tied by the eleven of Kentucky. While the ’Gators of Florida and the Tech Tornado were winning easy victories over the Generals of Washington and Lee and the Plainsmen of Auburn respectively Virginia Tech, hitherto unbeaten or untied in the South, was suc- cumbing to a surprising upset at the hands of the Fighting Cadets of V. M. I. The Vols may still chances of the Florida ’Gators and the Tech eleven must win‘ over it’s old rival Georgia in or- der to claim the championship, The standing of the Southern Conference football teams, based on games played within the con- ference: Georgia Tech , Florida Tennessee ,, ,, Louisiana State ...... ,, Alabama .. Vir. Poly Inst-.. Clemson Vanderbilt Tulane Mississippi , . ,, South Carolina ,, 2 Kentucky .............. ,1, North Carolina ., Georgia . ,, Vir. Mil. Inst. ,,: Maryland _ ............... ., North Carolina St...,... Miss. A&M ........ ._ Virginia Sewanee . , Auburn . _;0_..__ STUDENT ARRESTED Charles Peck, 24, former stu- dent at the University of Virginia is in jail in New York charged with the theft of a diamond stud- ded bracelet worth $3,000 from Moses Morse. Peck admitted he took the jewelry while visiting a friend and added that he “must have been unconscious when he did it.” ~io1c:a>.:>.ooo:cocoi\:>mtceocni\ai\'>>—-txaoooorl ®©©¢Or-‘r—*i-*C>[\Z>>—*b-*©OOO®Ol-‘I-*©O*'a __._0______ Dr. F. L. Riley ,head of the history department, left Monday evening with Mrs. Riley for Bal- timorc wher he will resume his radium treatments. 0_____._ Herbert Hoover is a football fan and for many years has been in election to the presidency was his presence at a game noted in the papers. W. J. THOMAS Meat Market Quality and Service Phones 81 and 288 games, but not until after his - Just About Over: The W, College Humor Uses Mink Jokes ry issue of College Humor contains several pictures and jokes from last year’s Mink, the now extinct humorous maga- zine of Washington and Lee. Eight jokes are in this edition; Dud Carr, a former student, drew most of the pictures. Although the Mink is extinct as a magazine the name “Mink” still lives as a nick-name for Washington and Lee students on some campuses. Banquet ljlojors Football Team Members of Varsity and Fresh Teams are Guests of Alumni (continued from page 1 it very well except in the closing moments, when he clearly ex- plained what he considers proper ruin the and improper attitudes of alumni toward the conduct of athletic af- fairs at a university. He payed tribute to Coach Herron as a coach and a gentleman, and to Captain Fitzpatrick and his mates for fighting through such a dis- heartening season as the one just closed turned out to be. __M()____ SOPHOMORES ESTABLISH NEW TRADITION 1 At Northwestern University the sophomores are establishing a new tradition by wearing purple vests as a class emblem. Both front and back of the vests are of the same material so that they can be worn in warm weather without a coat. pockets on the front and one in- side. The class numerals and an “N” appear on the lower pockets in white felt. _.____()___M NOTABLE GATHERING Two governors, 35 college pres- idents, and 12 state superinten- dents of education were among the delegates to a conference of men and women interested in pub- lic affairs throughout the south which was held at the University of North Carolina last week. There are four’ Dances Open , Formal Season Dances Over Holidays Are Considered Unusually l Succesful (Continued from page 1) Fox’s Japanese Gardens. The Southern Collegians furnished the music. Kyser and his orchestra expres- sed their gratitude at being sign- ed at Washington and Lee and added that they hoped they would be able to come again. The band has recently been quite success- ful at a New York night club and are now making several engage- ments at different points in the South. Kyser came here from Charlottesville, where he played Thanksgiving night in competi- tion with Jan Garber. ___0_._ Minneapolis, Minn.—~Ski-U-Mah, student humor magazine, fell un- der the ban of the censor Friday, after the edition had party come off the press. The offending ar- ticle was said to be a questionable joke. ' Rapp Motor Co. Handling Wrecks a Specialty Tire Service, Gas & Oil Phone 532 GOOD PRINTING AND NO OTHER At The County News JOB OFFICE STUDENT’S PRINTING IN- VITED Opposite Presbyterian Sunday School Room, Main St. Rockbridge Hardware Co., Inc. DESK LAMPS, LIGHT BULBS, WASTE BASKETS, ALARM CLOCKS SUBWAY KITCHEN, lnc. By Students—F0r Students 17 say ,“Merry Xmas”; S PAT'l'0N’S H. S. & M. Clothes [Stetson and Shoble Hats J. & M. Shoes lwith same Gift two Evanston, Ill. l -1 Dec. 31, 1927, Larus & Bro. Co. .2]. Richmond, Va. 1 _ Dear Sirs: . I happen to be blest with a host of very fine friends, mostly “highbrows --professors, scientists, etc. Gener- Christmas time they show their 3 tackle, a book—all that sort of thing. 1 Well, this Christmas many seemed ‘ to centre on tobacco. Now, mark you, I these fellows have no communication ‘- with each other. They live in widely 3 separated parts of_ the country, so it was no “put-up” Joke on me or any- For Quality of Service and Ser- vice of I thing like that. But here came seven- ‘ " ~‘ 3 teen boxes of tobacco, and sixteen of them the familiar blue “Edgeworth!” , jThe seventeenth was a very flossyl I walnut, brass-trimmed box, but if I , ‘know tobacco, the contents were.‘ 1 Edgeworth with a little perique in it. , f‘: l Just coincidence, perhaps, but a} Am not an habitual: *; l. queer one. 7 smoker of Edgeworth, so they weren t jLooks like a _consens1is of opinion . among the “highbrows ’—or quite a batch of ’em—that Edgeworth IS the l ' yours, Sincerely F. A. 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