OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19281208/WLURG39_RTP_19281208_001.2.txt ..\ t he . ‘l /M‘ The Blue Pencil Club Meet Monday, December 10 at 5 P. M., in the Journalism Room. Will VOLUME XXXII U112 g-tum BY THE STUDENTS, FOR THE UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1928 All Students Are Urged to Have Their Calyx Picture Taken Immediately Photographer Leave Dec. 15. Will NUMBER 24 Eigl1tiFootball Tilts Scheduled for Next Year No New Opponent to be Played; Kentucky May Come Here SATURDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING OPEN Generals To Be Allowed _ Week-end of Rest Before Florida Game Eight games have been book- ‘ed for Captain Bill Hawkins and his grid mates next season with _ one open date yet to be filled. The athletic authorities have decided to leave open the Saturday before Thanksgiving which will give the Generals one less game than the number played this season. All of the opponents carded for next fall were met this year, but ‘at present Washington and Lee has been unable to agree with \Maryland and Princeton 0112. ’date for a game in 1929. The most conspicuous change in " the arrangement is the game with Kentucky. It is almost certain that the Wildcats will come here I for the first time next year, al- ' \ I though it has not been officially announced. Virginia is the other big contest which Will be played on Wilson field, while the Lynch- burg Hornets will be met in the curtain raiser on September 28 as usual. N. C. State will be played in Raleigh next season as the second game on the schedule. The home and home »arrangements will be continued with V. P. L, the battle taking place in Miles Stadium in Blacksburg on November 16. ‘West Virginia will again be met \ \' I ‘ Nov. : or —.l 4 v 8 _ Sept 28—Lynchburg in Charleston, W. Va., on Octo- ber 19. The place of the Tennessee controversy is still undecided. The uthorities at the Knoxville in- stitution announced several weeks ago that the game would be play- ed in Roanoke, but the local ath- letic officials have not confirmed it. The Generals were invited to play the dedication game with the University .of Richmond Spi- ders at the new Municipal Sta- dium of Richmond which is now under construction, but the pre- vious contract with N. C. State forced Washington and Lee to decline. a The‘ schedule as it now stands is as follows: here Oct. 5-N. C. State Raleigh, N.C. Oct. 12-—Kentucky here (pend) Oct. 19——-W. Va. Charleston Oct. 26-—Tennessee undecided 2—-Virginia here 9-—pending. 16-—V. P. I. 23-Open. 28-—Florida Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Good Material Out For Squad 40 to 50 Candidates Out for Frosh Basketball; Prep = School Stars Blacksburg Jacksonville Between forty and fifty candi- dates reporte.,l Tuesday afternoon to Coach Eddie ‘Park Davis in Doremus ‘gylnnasium for the freshman basketball squad. The s uad has been‘working out daily and Coach Davis ex- { pects to have the squad in good ,‘ shape before the Christmas holi- ,day recess. The workouts this week have consisted mostly of passing and becoming accustomed to ‘handling the ball as well as a few ‘lpf the fundamentals of play. Selgeral former prep and high schoo, stars are among the list of candidates and from early ap- J pearfances the Frosh quint should be one of the most formidable in years. Among the promising prep stars on hand are: Forwards; Cross, Vickers, Martin, Smith, and Atzback; Guards: McLaurin, Stone, and Gill; Centers: Wofle, ‘Bailey, Jones, and Fulton. __.__.___0_____ Housewife (interviewing pros- pective help)—I may tell you that we are vegetarians. Country Girl (anxious to get the job)—I’ve attended that church all me life mum.-—Answers iFaculty Sedds Pideltaurus To Literary Grave Unloved——unmourned—he now lies dead. Only a pen dipped in stardust could render him his deserved obiutary. Only a sympathetic heart should pen his “In Memo- riam.” Life for him was short. In the few years of his existence he had many acquaintances—few friends. All who contacted him termed him “yellow.” Yet was he? Where there is much smoke some fire must be— He died last week as a direct reule of over-inflamation of the brain. Death came suddenly—in a room in Newcomb Hall. Faculty members served as attending phy- sicians, and realized the hopeless- ness of the case as soon as con- sulted. Death was inevitable. And now he’s dead. Beneath the swaying willows of Nirvana the freshly turned mound of earth seems a scar in Washington and Lee’s literarygraveyard. On one side rests “The Mink” and on the other “The Gray Phantom.” Time will assuage the freshness of the earth-scar, and before many months have passed, he will re- main but a memory. Stories he used to tell of dancing daughters, fireflies, and hilltoppers will long be cherished, told and retold, but never can they be rendered in his own ini- mitable fashion. The Pideltaurus is dead. Ed. lVTl¢a0rTo Preside Over N.S.F.A. Meet Last Year’s President of Student Body is President of Student Organization E. H. Miller, last year Presi- dent of the Washington and Lee Student Body, will preside over the fourth annual congress of the National Student Federation of America, at Columbia Misouri, December 12, 13, 14, and 15. “Ed” was elected president of the N. S. F. A. last year while ,9. senior here and his term ex- tends through the period of this year’s congres. Due'to the illness of John Bell Towill, President of the Student Body, B. Yoepp, a member of the executive committee will re- present Washington and Lee at the University of Missouri con- gress. He will leave Sunday night and return the following Sunday. Miller Opens Congress Miller, who is now a student (continued on page 4) Health Official Denies Rumors HAMPTON ANNOUNCES JUNIOR CLASS MEET The Junior Class has been called tomeet Monday night at 7:30 in the Washington college by Stanley Hampton, president. Geology room in Plans concerning the observ- ance of “Junior Day” and the Junior Prom will be discussed. Committees will be appointed. Those considered juniors are all those above a sophomore rating and who are not appli- cants for a degree or members of the intermediate law class. GeneTVliit:Tied . f"orFiftl1 Place ln Scoring Race Touchdown Against Florida Raises General Star’s Score to 60 By scoring a touchdown against Florida Thanksgiving, “Gene” White, W. & L. hard—plunging fullback, managed to gain a notch in the race for high point scorer of the Southern Conference He is now in a tie with Reeves of L. S. U. for fifth place. Billy Banker, Tulane sensation, is still topping the card with 124 points, but after today’s game ssee may forge to the lead as Banker’s team has finished its season. “Snitz” Snyder, Maryland’s ace, whose touchdown was the margin by which the Old Liners trium- phed over the Blue and White, broke into the list of leaders by scoring three times against Johns Hopkins in their annual Turkey- day clash. List of high-scorers: td ex tp Banker, Tulane, ........... ..18 16 124 McEver, Tenn ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,13 85 Brumbaugh, Fla ,,,,,,,,,,,, 111 85 Armistead, Vandy___ _..,_11 75 Reeves, L. S. U . . . _ _ _ . _ _.10 White, W. & L ,,,,,,,,,,,,, 110 G. Walker, Ole Miss ,,,,,, ._9 Holm, Ala _______ .3.‘ ....... _. Snyder, Maryland ,. Goodbread, Fla ,,,,,,,,, __ Warren, N. C. State ........ _. Brown, L. S. U ................ __ Peake, V. P. I.. Hackman, Tenn ................ ._6 Lumpkin, Ga. Tech ,,,,,,,,, 16 Spear, V. P. _,,_6 Hicks, Alabama ________________ __6 Covington, Ky ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,6 CD000!-‘GOOOO03¢¢C»3c. Mmz. . Perrow, 30A... —-UWV; News Sugrue, 29A.... L nry MacKenzie, H. Elias, 30A 31L ............................. --- EDITORIAL ASSOCIATEg V, C, J , 29A; G. F. Ashworth, 30A: . Ones EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS 2 _ C. c. Hutchinson, 29A: J. B. Magee. 31A: J- G« 1,3em_'- 91:- W. G. Tai-rant, 30A; W. 0. Thomas, 31A; A.J. Leibowitz.81 . REPORTERS Heifgt, 31A; A. D. Noyes, 31A; :Assistant “assessors R. E. Beaton, H. Wilson, 29A. A. M. Harvey, 31A; A. M. All matters of business should be addressed tohtheE§3_$i- ness Manager. All other matters shoulcl come to t e i r- in-gliiiaefare always glad to publish any communications that may be handed to ug_ No unsigned correspondence ‘will be published; however, we shall gladly withhold your signili-“Te xi-om print upon request. If the choice were left to me whether to fhave B 8:136; press or a free government, I would choose a ree pre . Thomas Jefferson. WHAT IS HE? “What is John Doe? I have seen him on the campus for the last three years, but I don’t know whether he is a junior, senior, or a member of the law school,” is com- monly heard on the campus. “I have no idea,” his friend answers, “you know we have no way of telling whether a person is a sophomore or a sen- ior around Washington and Lee. Just as soon as his freshman year is over all stu- dents belong to the ‘same class’.”. Shouldn’t there be some way of distin- guishing a member of the graduating class from a sophomore, junior, or member of the two lower classes in the Law school? Many colleges have some method of distinction. Washington and Lee is considered a mo- del institution by great educators, up to the minute on education, but we are far behind in class spirit and recognition. We have prided ourselves for our spirit this year at football games. Our college spirit is wonderful, but we have no class spirit. And many of us go four years in college without knowing members of our class. The morning of graduation we awake to find ourselves standing in front of the Lee Chapel beside another student in cap and gown that we thought was only a jun- ior.....we had seen him on the campus, we recognized him as a member of some class above a freshman, but we never knew he was a member of our graduating group. “Senior Day,” during the Homecoming exercises, was a forward step as was “So- phomore Day,” the day of the Sophomore Cotillion dance. ‘Junior Day,” which is to be held the day of Junior Prom, will be an- other forward step. They tend to bring members of the various classes closer to- gether, but we :‘l:i;1?.4i lirwe more distinct recognition. Other schools have found it most ef- fective to have certain customs or wear- ing apparel for seniors. Some have their seniors use canes, as do our senior law- yers; students at military institutions have stripes on the sleeves of their coats; while others have seniors wear a certain cut and colored sweater under the coat. Class spirit has improved, seniors have become closer acquainted with members of their class. Washington and Lee is a model college in educational lines, but we are far behind in class distinction. %__0__? HAZING—TEMPERANCE-— MODERATION “Rough house” initiation methods prac- ticed in college fraternities were condemn- ed at the closing meeting of the Interfra- ternity Conference in New York City re- cently. “Outbursts of sadistic tempera- ment,” “scenes of Freudian perversity,” and “inane systems of no practical use” were terms used by the Conference mem- bers in their discussion of this practice. Extreme cases of hazing in which the freshmen were injured certainly deserve the description applied by these fraternity men. In some instances, law courts have inflicted sentences upon the hazers. The following quotation from a New York Sun editorial shows the attitude of a jury and an editorialist toward a case which hap- pened nearly ten years ago: “A Montgomery County jury has sent one student of the _____________________________ __to the penitentiary for a year, three others get- ing six months each in jail. This ought to take some of the false charm out of the custom. It is to be hoped that all boys with inclinations toward that type of savagery will take courage to do their full duty.” As a further case, the death of a stu- [caused by hazing in the form of an elec- trified bed spring. The hazers have not yet been tried. Individual judgment will answer as to the justice of their punish- ment—to—be. I But does all hazing need to be abolish- ed? Cannot moderation make it a good thing? A member of the Conference, in his talk regarding its abolishment, said that the oddest thing about the “rough house" custom is that the freshmen themselves are averse to its abolishment. Is that odd? How many of us who have gone through an initiation regret it afterwards? It is a memory. We feel we have earned our place in the group. Fasten a badge upon a pledge and tell him he is a member—a brother who did not need the initiation. He cannot help feel- ing he has not been given his 'money’s worth. It is difficult for him to acquire a close fraternal bond because there is al- ways the haunting thought that he has not earned his membership. He lacks an incen- tive for appreciation. One does not value that for which he has not worked. “Are men becoming effeminate?” was the topic of a recent feature article in a Sunday newspaper. The answer was “yes.” It seems the correct answer. Someone will probably say we are becoming more sane nstead of effeminate. Perhaps we are, but that is beside the question. The old “grad” remembers and has his say. He is proud of what he has gone through and there is ‘no regret in his reflection. An American soldier enduring the hardships in France iduring the World War, was asked by his friend what he thought of his present life. “Aw, I don’t mind,” he replied. “I went through a rat system back home, you know.” It was a memory that inspired en- durance. He would no doubt favor any form of hazing. Moderation, however, is the aim. “It proves that even the so-called cul- control his primitive instincts.” was an- other statement at the Conference. The speaker evidently overlooked the fact that college men come to college to learn, not because they are cultured. He also forgot that there are other organizations besides college fraternities, bearing the esteem of the public and made up of matured citizens, that have the “rough house” initiation. “It is far better that the relations be- tween the pledge and the active fraternity member’ be on a rational basis,” argued the same speaker. He is right. But does mod- erate “rough house” hazing make such a basis impossible? _j_()________. V CLEANLINESS—CIVILIZED LIVING I The American fondness for ‘bathtubs is ‘sometimes held up to us by prowlers into history as an indication of decadence. We are reminded that in Rome, shortly before the fall of the Empire, bathing became a luxurious and aesthetic pastime that ex- pressed the mental and physical softness into which the Romans had sunk. Our modern physicians, however, con- tinue to recommend frequent bathing. They consider that cleanlines is an aid in the fight against preventable disease. Clean hands and finger nails keep countless germs from entering the body by way of the mouth as, for example, in the handling of food. Tuberculosis infection is often caused in childhood by transferring the tubercle bacillus to the mouth from toys that have lain about the "floor or street and have been soiled by sputum from some carless spitter. Scrupulous cleanliness is also a mental and physical stimulant, as well as a disease pre- ventative. l The best Way to guard against danger- 'ous germs making any headway is not to lower our physical resistance so that our bodies become a fertile ground for them to multiply in. Most of us can build up a strong resistance by eating nourishing foods, getting plenty of rest, fresh air, ex- ercise and sunshine, and, by being clean. The teaching of health habits is one of the chief activities in the work of the Nation- al Tuberculosis Association and its affiliat- ed organizations. They are conducting the twenty-frst annual sale of Christmas ‘Seals in December. (H. L. W.) 0 It is nothing to give pension and cottage to the widow who has lost her son; it is nothing to give food and medicine to the workman who has broken his arm, or the discrepit woman wasting in siskness. But it is something to use your time and strength to war with the waywardnes and thoughtlessness of mankind; to keep the erring workman in your service til you have made him an unerring one, and to direct your fellow-mer- chant to the opportunity which his judgment would have lost.——John Ruskin. ' 0 The men whom I have seen succeed best in life have always been cheerful and hopeful men, who went about their business with a smile on their faces, and took the changes and chances of htis mortal life like men, facing rough and smooth dent at a Texas institution was recentlylalike as it came.—Chas. Kingsley. tured college man has not yet learned to. BY the WAY7 LOVELORN LETTERS Pat has gotten a lot of letters from women in his day. He really knows what women are. It was Pat that said that women are all different and yet alike. And it was Pat who furnished the follow- ing list of sentences——every one clipped from a letter written by some girl. Maybe Pat isn’t so individual after all: 1. I’ll tell you that you’re the only boy I’ll ever let kiss me. 2. I haven’t had those pictures developed yet-— 3. Honest, don’t you think it’s kind of dirty or a boy to string a girl? 4. I’ve been thinking of the time I kissed you and perhaps I shouldn’t have done it. 5. I’ve neglected to write you, but I have often thought of you rather guiltily. . I love you just the same—because I know you’re not as bad as you talk. . I don’t care about your being in love with me or anything like that. I just want you to like me. . I really would like to see you. You know it’s been nearly a whole week. 9. The mail man just passed and he asked where that letter was that I used to get so often. 10. I mean it when I say “I love you” even if you don’t ’ mean it when you tell me that. 11. Do you remember the first night I was with you? You know the time that the moon was a “tilted silver cup” (it was even if you‘didn’t agree with me.) You’ll have to forgive me for being reminiscent, but tonight is just the kind of a night to make one feel that way. . The reason that I haven’t written to you is that I didn’t think it made any difference to you. . Honest, I want to see you, but I made that date two weeks ago, and you can see the position I’m in. . Some day I’m going to write you and say something that is worth reading. . Don’t think I care, but you’re the biggest liar I’ve ever heard. I’m glad I quit while quitting was good. How you can tell two girls the same thing is more than I can understand. . I suppose you could be nice if you wanted to, but the trouble is that you do not seem to wish to. You must have some school to have changed you from a little Lord Fauntleroy into a roaring lion. . The more I think about my affair with you the more I admire the old proverb-—“Never let a fool kiss you, and never let a kiss fool you.” 19. All my love. 20. As ever. (Darn a woman that’ll close a. letter thusly). Maybe women are original, but if there's a one of them that can write a letter and leave out every one of the above sentences, there are nine hundred men in Lexington waiting to love her. MYERS HARDWARE CO. ' INC. ' Established Incorporated 1865 1907 CUTLERY—RAZORS GUNS PAGE’S Meat Market Phones 126 and 426 }0uld Names Men Manager of Calyx Announces Members of Business Staff of 1929 “Keen competition was shown amongqthe try-outs for the busi- ness staff of the 1929 Calyx and it is rather hard to pick a staff from them,” says E. H. Ould, business manager of the publica- tion in appointing his staff. The men chosen for the staff are: A. E. Beaton and A. L. Roberson, assistant busines man- agers; R. D. Hamilton, advertising manager; R. E. DeMontluzin, sub- scription manager; J. W. Devine, assistant subscription manager; R. W. Lacefield, circulation mana- ger; and C. G. McElroy, Wilbur Owen, A. C. Conway, L. L. Tig- nor, J. C. Clark, J. B. Payne and Ed. Steidtman, sophomore assist- ants. “Their work for the Calyx has been very satisfactory and their appointment to the busi- ness Staff is the reward,” states Ould. Work on the Calyx is being pushed forward rapidly and Editor C. C. Hutchinson requests every student to help as much as he can. He is urging all men who are to have their pictures the Calyx to make their appoint- ment with White Studios at once. The photographer will not be here after Dec. 15. At Macon, Gedigia, a few days ago Fred Shaw, 3. white student of Mercer University, gave a pint of his blood to save the life of Lee Battle, aged negro em- ployee of the institution. to Business Staff PRESIDENT’S PARAGRAPH Lack of Intensity Two touring cars may look like perfect twins but if the en- gine that drives one is rated at a hundred horsepower and its fellow at only twenty-five every hour of mountain travel will put the weaker car further be- hind. So with two young men on their life-tour through college and the long uphill of Ameri- can competition. The young man who fails to develop on a habitual intensity of purpose and action, a char- acteristic driving-power in meeting his daily difficulties, will soon find himself left hope- lessly in the rear by his com- petitors. Cultivate, therfore, from the very beginning an adequate and irresistable driving-power, a ha- bitual intensity of decision, of purpose, and of action. It will make all the difference between a habit of success and a habit of failure. in‘ QUALITY AND SERVICE Special Dinners 50c 12 noon to 9 p.m. Meal Tickets R. E. Lee COFFEE SHOP ALEXANDER THELEN, Mgr. SHANER’S TAXI SERVICE Phone 161 Rockbridge National Bank PAUL M. PENICK, Pros. A. P. WADE, Cashier Resources Two Million Dollars For Your Girl and Your Mother Evening Suggestions for Christmas Shawls and Fans Bags Costume Jewelry Christmas Cards (without sentiment) /Is/r Frances Hamilton . GIFT AND ART SHOP Robert E. Lee Hotel OPEN AT NITE OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19281208/WLURG39_RTP_19281208_003.2.txt ‘ THE RING—TUM PHI PAGE 3 Histdry of Early Fraternities is Told by Writer Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Beta Phi, and T. N. E. are Outlined “Mystery and secrecy is dear to the youthful mind,” says De Lysle Ferres Cass in an article on the history of early Secret organizations in the January Col- lege Humor. “Hence the many secret societies in steadily in- creasing numbers throughout the country. After the early class and debating societies came Phi Beta Kappa, organized in 1776 with aims that were purely so- ~ cial. The Yale chapter was instal- led as ‘a select debating society, with initiation suppers where the juice of Bacchus flows.’ It was the first Greek letter society whose active membership was not confined to a single,undergrad- uate class. “In those days the student rath- skeller was a characteristic as were peg-top trousers. Almost every college town boasted one or more such drinking places where the students gathered. These par- ties—never in mixed company—- were known as ‘beer busts,’ ‘beer fests,” and ‘keg parties,’ and were provocative of good-natured mirth and fast fellowship. They repre- sented no alcoholic craving, but were as peculiarly an undergrad- uate affection as the insistence upon weirdly distinctive headgear and apparel, or the hocus-pocus of Greek letter society mysticism. “Phi Beta Kappa was prepar- atory to the fraternity movement. Secrecy fas abandoned in 1830 and since that time membership has been almost exclusively an hon- orary distinction. “The most dangerous of the class secret societies was Theta Nu Epsilon, known as T. N. E. and nowvabandoned almost every- where. It perpetuated all sorts of excesses and violence with the utmost impunity, encouraging drunkeness, dissipation, immoral- ity. It worked much as the pres- ent Ku Klux Klan. Good fel- — lowship, sporty proclivities, liber- al spending, and an unusual ca- pacity for holding hard liquor became the determining qualifi- cations for membership. No T. N. E. ever allowed a girl to wear his pin except in tacit commem- oration of her moral frailty. The Greek letters of the society's name were popularly alleged to signify ‘Thirst Never Endeth.’ “Kappa Beta Phi, directly bur- lesquing Phi Beta Kappa, was an- other sophomore secret society but this flourished only for a decade or so until the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment and the largely prohibitive prices of liquor contributed to its execu- tion.” T()_______ F rosh at Utah Join To Quiet Sophs Salt Lake City.———With the slo- gan, “In Unity There is Strength,” freshmen at the Uni- versity of Utah have banded themselves together in a club called “The Arrow Club,” the purpose of which is to further the downfall of “soph” superior- ity. “It Pays To Look Well” ‘ Sanitation The Law Service The Idea Modern Conveniences Expert Shoe Cleaning and Dying Walter.’,s Barber Shop Central Cafe New, Modern Soda Foun- tain , Phone 176 .- "s ,.,..,...,a_ '5' . Zimmerman .. W Lexington, Va. ' Graduate Optician I gistered Optometrist I L I «R. L. HESS & Bro. Watchmakers and Jewelers Keys Made, Typewriters Re- paired Next ‘Door to Lyric Theatre Famous Museum In Lee Chapel I Draws Many A space one hundred and fifty‘ feet in dimension at Washington and Lee University here is not only one of the spots in Virginia, but show it to be also the most cos- mopolitan spot in the Old Domin- ion. ' Through this space, so far this year, 60,000 tourists, representing every state in the Union and ev- ery continent in the world have passed. In it rests the tomb of Robert E. Lee, unquestionably the most famous of Virginia’s many historical characters. It is the Lee Museum, filled with relics of Revolutionary and Civil War days. Many have been the property of this university for a half century. Others are coming into the museum almost daily. During October, a slack month, 4744 tourists coming from thirty nine states, and from Hawaii, England, Canada, and Austria registered on the museum books. They came from states as far away as California, Washington, and Colorado. New York led the states in the number of visitors. _._.__0j__ Gene White Is Again Named All-State Full (continued from page 1 Hewlett, guard ________________ ,,V. M. I. Nank, center ______________________ "Roanoke Hawkins, quarterback ______ ..V. M. I. N. Sanford, half ______________ __U_ of R_ Littlejohn, half , . , _ . . . . & H. Owens, full __________________________ ,_V, P, I, Honorable Mention: Ends, Har- din, Lynchburg; Landrum, Rich- mond, Bell Lynchburg; Tackles, Lotito, E.&H., Carmichael, W&M, Hawkins, W&L, Worden, Hamp- den-Sidney. Guards, Symington, Virginia; Groop‘, W&L, Center, Brown, V. P. I., Grow, V. M. I., Taylor, U. Va., Quarterbacks, Hooper, V. P. I., Halfbacks Wil- liams, Roanoke. _..____o_M UNIVERSITIES, 1200 MILES APART PLAN 5 SPORT PROGRAM Madison, Wis.%The fall of 1930 will find the University of Wis- consin and the University of Pennsylvania launched on a five- sports inter-sectional athletic pro- gram, officials here have announ- ced. Five sports——football, rowing, basketball, track and baseball, will be contested by the two universi- ties, situated about 1200 miles apart. The inter-sectional football struggles probably will not begin until the autumn of 1930, offi- cials indicated, but it is believed that track teams and crews will clash next spring. most historic , records .Varsity Outpoints Frosh Swimmers Aquatic Meet Results In A Fairly Close Victory for Varsity Men 35-24 The varsity swimmers admin- istered a decisive trimming to the freshmen yesterday in the first meet between the two teams when a member of the freshman relay combination left the bank before he was touched by the starter, causing the race to be given to the varsity when the first year men were leading by half a length of the pool. The official count was 35 to 24 in favor of the varsity. The freshmen showed 9. decid- ed superiority in the dashes, cap- turing both the 50 and 100 yard events, but the varsity came back strong, taking first in diving, breast ,stroke, back stroke, and 220 yard swim. Smith of the varsity and Stapleton of the frosh tied for high point honors with two first places. Jahncke of the varsity took a first and second place, while Cook cap- tured the other event. The summary is as follows: 50 yard relay: won by varsity on default. Starters; varsity, Harper- son, Ayars, Burn, Fangboner; freshmen, Stapleton, Barnes, Na- chod, Nichols. Dives: Smith (V), first; Stanfield (F) Breast stroke: Jahnke (V), first; Luft (F) second, 220 yard swim: .Smith (V), first; Swink (V) se- cond; Nachod (F) third. Back stroke: Cook (V), first; Nichols (F), second, 50 yard dash: Sta- pleton (F), first; Nichols (F) second; Ayars (V), third, 100 yard dash: Stapleton (F), first; Jahncke (V), second; Harris (F), third. 0 of Texas book store claims’ it has found the champion bad gues- sers of the world. A contest was held before the Texas-Southern Methodist game, to see which student could guess the exact score of the game. Three prixes were put up, and 1,369 students registered their guesses. Not one was right. The score was 6 to 2 for the Texans. The nearest guess was 6 to 0. ROCKBRIDGE i Steam Laundry The Wife Saving Station PHONE 185 THE MODEL Barber Shop Opposite Rockbridge National Bank HUGH A. WILLIAMS, Proprietor Wayland-Gorrell Drug NORRIS & N UN N ALLY’ CANDIES w. & L. STATIONERY Co. Inc. Opp. Court House Fashion Park M ichael-S terns Charter H osue SUITS and OVERCOA TS and California- Weight TOP-COA TS J. Ed Deaver & Sons “Courteous, Conscientious Service” Phone 25 second. - Austin, Texas.-——The University: lCrash of Paddles Ends Shining of I Societies’ Goats The crash of paddles against of padding, sounded the parting knell for the green caps and “cookoo calls” of the White Friar goats, and the red caps and “shines” of the Pi Alpha Nu goats, when they were initiated ton college, Thursday night. Twenty-seven men were taken in by the two societies, thirteen by the White Friars, and four- teen ‘by the Pans. Four goats of the former society, andthree of the latter were sick, and un- able to attend the initiations. These men will be taken in soon after Christmas. The newly initiated members of White Friars are: Harry Burn, Jr., A. C. Conway, R. B. Gautier, ‘G. A. Fleece, H. B. Heaps, J. I. Henderson, F. S. Hanna, G. H. Jenkins, H. C. Lawder, R. L. Ma- lone, H. W. MacKenzie, C. H. ,Taliaferro, and W. H. Tallyn. }The goats to be initiated after iChristmas are: W. H. Fields, A. Harvey, N. C. Mellen, and G. 3N. Nunn. i The new members of Pi Alpha [Nu are: J. P. Armstrong, M. P. [Burks, C. W. Cooke, J. B. Ellis, H. T. Hall, J. H. Hardwick, M. '.K. Maclntyre, Wilbur Owen, R. 3R. Porter, K. M. Smith, G. A. lSpeare, D. P. Tillar, and L. A. ‘Vance. The goats to be taken in after Christmas are: J. L. Ja- Street. lsponges, towels, and other forms‘ cobs, J. M. Stemmons and H. P. Final Games Played Today :Georgia Tech and Florida Meet Strong Opponents in Title Race (Continued from page one) in Knoxville to take on Tennes- see. The Volunteers ‘also have a 'clean record with five wins, but have one tie game as a black in Newcomb Hall and Washing-lmarifi Little trouble should be encoun- ;tered by Alabama’s Crimson Tide when it winds up its schedule against Louisana State. Both teams are out of the running for sectional honors. A high light of this afternoon's combats will be the University of North Carolina-Duke fracas at Chapel Hill. The North Carolina team will be fighting not only for the state championship, but to de- fend a goal which the Blue-Devils (have crossed only once in the last six years. Clemson, with ‘four conference ,wins in six starts, is slated to {down Citadel. I [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 Nuff Said 1863 1927 Palace Barber vShop First Class Service in a San- itary Way Located in ROBERT E. LEE HOTEL Meet Your Equipment LEXINGTON POOL CO. Friends at Unexcelled FILM PRESENTED AT SOCIETY MEET‘ “The Story of Excavating Machinery,” a film, was shown at the meeting of the Custis Lee En- gineering society last night 'at' 7:30. The film was the chief featurel of the meeting. It was preceded by a brief business meeting. The Custis Lee society is the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. ‘ PRINT SHOP No. 17 JEFFERSON ST. FOR THE BEST PRINTING SPECIAL A Good I.-P. 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There on the plain pine table lay twenty-five $20.00 gold pieces. My father and mother were stand- ing by and the girls were in rap numerous tures of delight, as and varied suggestions of addi tions to their depleted wardrobes were successively made by each of them. “An inquiry brought out the fact from my father that this young soldier, when Richmond fel on the 3rd of April, had been in gold by some official of the state to be brought to my father as his share as an officer of the state, of the given this $500.00 and went s 3 I . l 1 JAN GARBER lAnd his World Famous Orchestra ll will be at THE NEW THEA'1RE Thursday, December 13th GLENN TRYON’S latest picture “THE GATE CRASHER’’ ! Healthqllfficer I of Flu Epidemic Is Mild (Continued from page one) merous.” Two members of the faculty jhave fallen before the influenza lmicrobe. Fitzgerald Flournoy, of the English department, who took the flu a few days ago has developed pneumonia. Professor Flournoy is improving according to latest reports from his doctor. Dr. De la Wvrr Benjamin Easter, assistant dean of the University, also contracted the flu immediate ly upon returning to college from a trip to a fraternity convention. 100 at V. M. I. -Sweeping through Virginia Mil- itary Institute, influenza has struck down more than a hundred cadets, a seventh of the cadets, Denies Rumors; Doctor Cook Says Character {Richmond School . Pres. is Here To Make Address Dr. B. «R. Lacy, Jr., president of the Union Theological Semin- ary in Richmond, will speak in Lexington on Sunday under the auspices of the Washington and Lee Y. M. C. A. He will make two addresses, one in Lee Chapel at eleven o’clock in the morning, ‘and the other in the Presbyterian church at‘ eight o’clock in the evening. Dr. Lacy has a long and varied record of achievements as an edu- cator» and public speaker. He was an Oxford student as a Rhodes scholar, and later saw consider- able service with the army in France.‘ In 1926 he was elected president of the Union Theologi- cal Seminary in Richmond and still holds that position: _._?()_j Cody Places Five Techmen On List ‘Miller Priesides Last Year’s President of Stu- dent Body is Head of National Body (continued from page 1 in the Harvard Law School, will The program includes committee meetings speeches, teas, dances, banquets, and discussing groups. The honor systems of various schools will be discussed in these groups and it is expected that Washington and Lee will be one of exemplary institutions pointed to in this field. ‘ The printed program of the H. Miller: “The constant atten- tion, the concrete suggestions and the far-seeing imagination of Mr. E. H. Miller, President of the Federation, have been invalu- able to the formulation of the ln N.S.F.A. Meet] formally open the congres at 8:301 P.M. Wednesday, December 13.| congress speaks favorably of E. , lnent students in the country to idiscuss together their common problems, to decide on concerted action in regard to their respon- isibilities of the N. S. F. A. to the federation of students, and to ‘further student contact by meet- ing on a social as well as a busi- ness basis. “The aims of the Congress em- body the fundamental purpose of the N. S. F. A. itself as worded [III the preamble of the Constitu- tion: ‘We would achieve a spirit [of cooperation among the students iof the United States of America Ito give consideration to questions vaffecting students’ interests; we lwould develop an intelligent stu- ldent opinion on questions of na- tional and international import- ance: we would foster understand- ing among the students of the World in the futherance of an enduring peace.’ ” The National Student Federa- I IRWIN & CO., ihefl Everything In tion of America grew out of the Inter-Collegiate World Court Con- gress which met in 1925 at Princeton. The final amendments to its constitution were author- ized at the Nebraska Congress of 1927. An executive office with a full time secretary is maintained at the Phillips Brooks House in Cam- bridge, Mass., where “Ed” Miller is attending school. The Federa- tion also maintains a foreign Re- lations and Travel Office at 218 Madison Avenue, New York City. Fraternities We Solicit your patronage Welsh & Hutton Phones 192 and 144 CENTRAL BARBER SHOP . Located Central Hotel DRY GOODS AND GROCER-V gold which remained in the treas- IES according to reports given out by} Skilled Barbers and San- Congress’ plans.” ury when Richmond fell. It had been safely and honestly deliv- ered. Not one of us children had ever seen a $20.00 gold piece It was good for young eyes , and we all saw in it re- before. lief for our narrow wardrobes. In the midst of our joys we were brought to sorrow when my father, standing by the table, said, ‘My children, I am sorry to dis- appoint your hopes; it distresses but that is not my money me; and cannot be used by me.’ “We were living down. Their dresess made them look like zebras. as the girls grew an sort, or any sort, was added to the dress that its length might consist with the views existed in that belated society. Red, White, blue, purple, and yel- low bands, two or three inches wide, followed each other in glor- ious succession, for the length of a dress for a fourteen year old girl was far too short for a girl of fifteen, sixteen or seventeen.” “Five hundred dollars is not much,” he remarked, but it furn- ished an example of integrity that a sum many times as great could not do. In a case of moral doubt, my father always made it a rule to give the other party the advantage.” Since this time, Congressman Tucker and his father have rais- ed approximately a quarter of a million dollars for the support and endowment of Washington and Lee university. _.___‘_0____._ PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES 11:00 A. M. Dr. B. R. Lacy, Pres- ident of Union Theological Sem- inary, will preach on the Cam- pus ‘at Lee Chapel. All students who are accustom- ed to attend the Presbyterian church are urged to go to Lee Chapel to hear Dr. Lacy. I 8:00 P. M. Dr. Lacy will preach at the Presbyterian church. Stu- dents are especially invited. a I‘! ... LYRIC THEATRE ~.v Today, December 8th Olive Borden in “SINNERS IN LOVE” M. G. M. Comedy NEW THEATRE Monday, Dec. 10th “HIT OF THE SHOW” with Gertrude Olmstead Tuesday-Wednesday Dec. 1 1-12 ? I-zmezsi \/0% §liR®!lE .nsfi%*e ‘ FM‘ ES‘: added NEWS-FABLES Thursday, Dec. 13 GLENN TRYON PATSY RUTH MILLER “GATE CRASHER” Jan Garber’s Orchestra on the stage Matinee-—Night Admission 25c—50c _ with Patsy Ruth Miller the V. M. I. hospital yesterday. Most of the flu patients there are Quality, Service and Price The program also gives the; in poverty. The girls were from 15 years old There were no new dresses during the war, but inch or two each year a band of some of material of propriety which then is the screen attraction for this date (Adv.) Western Teams Lead Selection of All-American to be grabbing the lion’s share of places The mid-west seems on the multitude of All-American football teams which have ap- peared during the past week. Most of the backfields have been pick- ed from the brilliant crop which have appeared in the East this year, but the line positions have fallen mainly to the giants of the Big Ten and other mid west- ern colleges. The South does not figure so prominently in the selections in spite of the fact that two most outstanding records of, the pres- ent campaign have been made by Georgia Tech and Florida, mem- bers of the Southern Conference. The main\problem of the judges has been to find‘ ends to take the place of the famous Georgia combination of Shiver and Nash, and the equally prominent Yale wing twins of Scott and Fish- wick who gave the “stove leagu-, ers” so much to think about last year. Sports writers and coaches seem to be of the opinion that Fesler of Ohio State is the coun- try’s outstanding flankman, and argue over Rosenweig of Carneg- ie Tech, Phillips of California, and Haycraft of Minnesota, while Vansickle of Floriad and Alley of Tennessee stand in the back- ground. I Pommerening of Michigan seems to be the most thought of tackle, but the scribes can not agree over Miller of Notre Dame, Lassman of N. Y. U.,.Getto of Pitt, Hibbs of Southern Califor- nia and others. Captain Lauten- heiser of Georgia and Tinsley of Tulane are seldom mentioned. There is greater difference in opinion over guard positions than any other. Post of Stanford has been the selection of several as‘ has McMullen of Nebraska. Burke of Navy has been favored by many along with Gibson of Min- nesota. Steele of Florida and Drennon of Georgia Tech have to fight for honorable mention. SERVICE OUR MOTTO If you want that job in a hurry-—bring it to confined to the barracks, the ‘hos- pital not being large enough to accomodate the crowd. Proof of the mild character of the disease is evident to anyone visiting the hospital and by com- plaints of the nurses. “We can hardly keep those boys in bed,” one nurse said, “they want to spend their time playing bridge, We keep flu patients in the hos- pital for two days after the fever and it is some job,” a nurse wail- ed. “Influenza in its form became a world epidemic only once in thirty years.” Dr. Cook told a RING-TUM PHI re- presentative. “It appeared four times in the ninteenth century, the last deadly epidemic coming in 1891-92. The fifth world-wide in- fluenza epidemic of a dangerous type appeared during the world war.” “If you had the flu durng the war you are safe in this mild epi- demic,” Dr. Cook said, “You are very unlikely to catch the flu twice. The treatment we use for it is simple. We first put the patient on a liquid diet, clean‘ him out, and then give him a combination of soda and aspirin to counteract the acid in his sys-, tem. “You know,” he said, “colds of all kinds only get you when the acid content of your blood runs too high.” More Patients Students who have entered the hospital since the last list publish- ed in this paper are. H.G. Tardy, C. V. Amole, W. T. Stuchell, E. J. Mackel, Merle Suter, F. C. Creasy, W. B. Hightower, A. J. Leibowitz, Raymond Ade, H. S. Stephens, and Eugene Johnson. dangerous I Attention Managers of Fraternity Houses We have coal that will burn Phone us your orders Harper & Agnor, Inc. wandering the halls, or singing; is gone to prevent complications,‘ Flu Rarely Epidemic _ Greenville, S. C., Dec. 7—Five members of the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado appear on the, all-Southern eleven selected by: Josh Cody, head coach of Clem-I rson College, which was pub-' lished by the Greenville News Wednesday. _ Cody’s selections follow: Ends: Van Sickle, Florida, and {Waddey, Georgia Tech. ; Tackles: Speer and Maree, both ‘of Georgia Tech. Guards: Steele, Florida, (Brown, Vanderbilt. Center: Pressley, Clemson. Quarterback: Crabtree, Floridam Halfbacks: Mizell, Georgia Tech and Gerald Walker, University of Mississippi. Fullback: Tech. and Lumpkin, Georgia I AGNOR BROS. Successors to W. Harry Agnor Staple and Fancy Groceries Phones 36 and 76 McCOY’S THREE STORES FRUITS, CANDIES, CAKES “And all good thing to eat purpose of the Congress. 2 Congress’ Purpose A “This is the one and the of? ficial national gathering of stu-! dent leaders held in the United? States during the year. The aim‘ of the Congress is to provide an: opportunity for the most promi-} j 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, Inc. By Students—For Students “The Fuel People” W. J. THOMAS Meat Market Quality and Service Phones 81 and 288 London Man Acme Print Shop First Nat’l Bank Bldg. Phone 146 . 11.- 4- ,_ E -.. . -.__........_._....a......_—— B R O W N ’ S Cleaning Works Phone 282 _ 163-65 S. Main St. ‘ Foxs A Inns 1 1 FOOD I Give-sCool Tip Smokers Here London, England 30th December, 1927 Larus & Bro. Co., Richmond, Va., U. S. A. 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