OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19290112/WLURG39_RTP_19290112_001.2.txt .w ‘I THE NEXT. 1ssUE or ISSUE OUT JANUARY 30. RING-TUM PHI WILL BE PUB- LISHED AFTER EXAMS. NEXT THE I he ‘fling-tum BY THE STUDENTS, FOR THE UNIVERSITY mi ALL TUITION AND DORMI- TORY RENT. MUST . BEFORE» A- STUDENT MAY TAKE HIS EXAMS‘. BE PAID VOLUME XXXII WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1929. NUMBER 29 Banker Praises More Breadth in College Studies ‘Melvin A. Traylor, President of Chicago Bank Gives ‘ His Views BUSINESS NOW COLLEGE COURSE Colleges Today Prepare For Business World as Well as Other Fields EDITOR’S NOTE: Mr. Melvin A. Traylor, who contributes the fourth of a series of articles by leading business men, is presi- dent of the First National Bank of Chicago. He was at one time was President of the American Bankers’ Association, and is considered the leading bank president of America. He stands very high in his profession, and his legal advice is always re- garded most highly by all lead- ing business men of our coun- try. By Melvin A. Traylor College education has undergone marked changes in recent years. The statement is often made that inventions altering our whole mode of living have been more numerous in a few years in re- cent times than they were in centuries of former days. More or less the same truism applies to developments and changes in ed- ucation. It would indeed be strange if material development completely outstripped intellectual training and equipment. On the other hand, it is to be noted that these changes in education to some extent are caused by material developments. It would naturally be interesting to spec- ulate at length along the lines that the late Lord Bryce did years ago as to whether the hu- man race has really progressed; Whether after all Aristotle did not represent as high an in- tellectual development as any of our contemporaries.‘ If you are interested in this problem, I can- not do better than refer you to the article by Lord Bryce which appeared in the “Atlantic Month- ly” some time in 1907. - Point Changes The changes to which I desire to point are in the course of study as now offered by the colleges and the broadening scope and interest which has taken place. At the same time when Harvard College was founded in 1636 it was for the purpose of training a learned ministry to take the place in due course of time of those who had come over with the original settlers. In other words, the only people who spe- cifically needed higher education were the clergy. Harvard was a hundred and fifty years old before we find in this country university schools for the edu- cation of mechanical and civil engineers were established. The college course, naturally, has kept pace. Originally our colleges were purely humanistic schools, teach- ing Latin, Greek, Mathematics, logic, oratory and the like; in other words little different from the quadrivium and trivium of the Middle Ages. It was only slowly that we find added elementary” biology courses, modern lang- uages, history and English liter- ature. Parenthetically, it may be ‘noted that it was long after this country had set the example that Oxford and Cambridge introduc- ed formal courses in English lit- erature, just as even now in Eng- land preparation for the prac- (Continued on page two) _ig_,__ Next Issue of Alumni Review Out in Ten Days The next issue of the Washing- ton and Lee Alumni magazine will be out within the next ten days, aCC01‘ding to Verbon E. Kemp, editor. This number will contain the usual review of University activi- ties for the past two months, as well as a number of events of in- terest to Alumni. The magazine will come out monthly for the remainder of the year, but there will be no change of price. *0 If Finals is to be a success your aid must be given. , Martin Cramming Helps According to Prof. Berkeley, Ca.-——“Cramming is justified,” declared Dr. Gleen R. Pease, of the college of the Paci- fic, after conducting experiments on 408 ‘students over a period of six weeks. Dr. Pease divided the students into two groups. One was warned to prepare for a test, and asked to record the time spent in cram—- ming. The other group was given the test as a complete surprise. The results showed the first group, which had crammed an average of 87 minutes, to have a lead of 11.1 points over the other. Six weeks later the same test was “sprung” on both groups. The first group still had a lead of 6.3 ‘points. Armygllldfriidi in Good Shape for Generals’ Team West Point Presenting Able" Men Against Locals in Match There Tonight When the Generals meet the Cadets on the mat tonight at West Point they will be facing a team of experienced and conditioned wrestlers. Although this is the first meet of the season for the Army, Coach Tom Jenkins, former world’s champion wrestler who has coached the matmen of the United States Military academy for over twenty years, has his men in fine fettle. Hammack, captain of the squad is reported in excellent shape af- ter the football season and will wrestle in the unlimited division. In three years of intercollegiate competition Harnmack has not lost a bout. In the recent Olympics he showed up well, serving as a alternate for the United States. McD‘ermid, 175 pound veteran, who won his match in the Colum- bia meet last year by a fall, will grapple in his old position. In the 165-pound department Bradley, a new man who started wrestling on the B squad, has steadily improved and will see service against the Blue and White. Rauck and Packard both ex- perienced‘men will grapple in the 155 and 145-pound classes res- pectively. Rauck has been a first string wrestler for the past two years while Packard has also been on the squad for two campaigns. With four years of varsity com- petition behind him, Nobie will re- (Continued on page five) mom Founders’ Day Plans Complete Graham Announces Program For Jan. 19; Chapel to Get Iron Grill The program for Founders’ Day —Saturday, January 19——has been completed. According to Mr. John A. Grahom, head of the faculty committee on public fun- ctions, it is as follows: 10:30 a. m.—meeting in Lee Memorial chapel, at which Mr. H. E. Lichfoot of Richmond will pre- sent the University a new wrought iron grill surmounted by a bronze Washington and Lee coat-of-arms. The new grill wil lbe placed be- tween the Lee mausoleum and the auditorium of the chapel. It is to be received by Mr. St. Clair, rector of the board of trustees, in behalf of the University. The fa- culty, students, and people of Lex- ington are invited to attend this meeting. 11:00 a.m.—Annual day compulsory assembly will take place in Doremus gymna- sium and will consist of the fol- lowing program: 1-Prayers and hymns. 2-Resume of accomplish- ments of year, by President Hen- ry Louis Smith. 3-Founder’s Day address by Mr. William McChes- ney Martin, a new trustee. Mr. was graduated from Washington and Lee and is now connected with the Federal Re- serve bank of St. Louis, M0. The program will be closed with the singing of “America.” Founders’ Georgia Facing W&L Monday; , R,-M Here Tues. Washington and Lee Facing Test in Next Two Games On Schedule RANDOLPH MACON HAS GOOD RECORD Undefeated Team Has Top- pled Virginia and U. of - Maryland Washington and Lee basketeers will get their real test next week whenthey face the fives of Ran- when they face the fives of Ran- day and Tuesday nights. The Generals will meet the in- vading Georgia quintet on Mon- day night and face the undefeated Randolph-Macon squad on the fol- lowing evening. Georgia has a record of four straight wins against Southern Conference op- ponents and they expect to len- gthen their wining streak by a victorious march through the Nor- thern sector of the Southern Con- ference. In their last encounter the Bull- dogs overwhelmed the Florida squad by a 20-point margin. Ran- dolph-Macon has been playing havoc in the Old Dominion and they have as yet to be stopped. Virginia fell before their rapid play, and Wednesday they admin- istered a 33-20 trouncing to the Maryland Old Liners. The play of Slim Woodson, the bespectac- led center, has been the talk of the Old Dominion court fans for the past two weeks. Against the Virginia five Wood- son tallied twenty-three points and he tallied twelve against the Old Liners. Heiwas a. member of the John Marshall High School five that had a triumphal march through the Washington and Lee Prep tournament several‘ years ago. Coach R. A. Smith wil lhold drill today in order that the last kinks may be worked out, before the all-important battles with Georgia and Randolph-Macon. The latter team will fight hard for victory, for their path to the State title will be considerably easier if the Generals are remov- ed. Wwfigfipe of Man for Prexy Lynchburg Alumni Delay Selection As Long As Necessary now available, then the board should delay action until one can be found. The-resolutions show prominence. Each member of the board of trustees of the University will re- ceive a copy as well as the mem- bers of the nominating committee which is composed of members of the board, faculty, and alumni association. Election of ofiicers was also held which resulted as follows: David Barclay, president; A. S. White, vice-president; and A. L. Burger, secretary and treasurer. The meeting closedafter some informal discussion of matters re- lating to the association and to the University. 0 AIRPLANE RIDES TABOOED BY DEAN The latest “thou shalt not” rule has been issued by the dean of Wellesley College. It states that no student of the college shall ride in an airplane with out permission from the office of the dean and the written con- sent of the parents. It is not stated what difficulty is most prevalent in-airplane rid- ing, but it is suspected that prop- er chaperonage is not possible in the air. Say To The Lynchburg chapter, of the Washington and Lee Alumni as- sociation, at is meeting held the first part of the week adopted re- solutions requesting the board of trustees to make every effort to obtain the best possible man for next president of the University. The resolution stated that if the high type of man needed is not the desire for a man of national Sigma Delta Chi Completes Plans of I nsta.lla.tion Sigma. Delta Chi, professional journalistic fraternity, will bein- stalled at Washington and Lee on Saturday, January 19. The last meeting of the Lee Blue Pencil club, which petitioned Sigma Del- ta Chi, was held last Monday af- ternoon. Twenty five men will be the charter members of the Washing- ton and Lee chapter. Major I. D. Carson, of Philadelphia, will ar- rive the morning of the nine- teenth, to assist in installing the rhapter. Major Carson is well known in the newspaper world, and one of the leaders in Sigma Delta Chi. In conjunction with the instal- lation a banquet will be held in the Robert E. Lee hotel. This will be a “gridiron banquet,” and the program will be modeled after those of the famous Gridiron Club of Washington, D. C. Januar 19 was selected as the ideal day for installing the chap- ter. It was Lee who established the first school of journalism in the world at Washington and Lee. The program of installation will honor this memory. ' 600 15i.3i3§i}e Taken by Agent in 2 Weeks Here Work on Calyx Progressing With Large Number of Pictures Taken Approximately 600 individual pictures for the Calyx have been ,_.made by the White studio photo- grapher in the two weeks he was here before and after Christmas, according to E. H. Ould, business manager of the Calyx. Most of the group ‘pictures of various committees etc., and also the pictures of the football and basketball‘ teams have been taken. The remainder of the groups will ‘be taken during the final visit of the photographer which will pro- bably be Fancy Dress. Any stu- dents who have not had their pictures made, made do so at this time. The proofs of the pictures that were made before Christmas have been returned and are un- usually good. These proofs may be obtained at the Y. M. C. A., room and all students are request- ed to get them, select the one they prefer to go in the Annual, and return them by the first of next week. The proofs of the pictures taken during the past week will probably be back soon after examinations. Everyone who has not already subscribed to the Calyx is urged to do so at once, so that some idea may be given to the printer of the number of copies desired. 0 Patterson Quits YMCA Post To Return to China The resignation of Mr. C. II. Patterson, secretary of the Wash- ington and Lee Student Christian Association, has been tendered to the Y. M. C. A. faculty advisory board and been accepted to go into effect at the close of this school year. M1". Patterson temporarily re- signcd from the Southern Presby- terian mission in the spring of 1927 because of the forced eva- cuation of certain parts of China ' at that time. He accepted the pos- ition here and will have been here two years when his resignation takes efiect. He expects to re- turn to China where he will as- sume his former responsibilities irithe evangelistic field in North Kiangsu province. As head of the Y. M. C. A. here Mr. Patterson has been very act- ive and popular among the stu- dents. His ‘return to his old field of work will doubtless be looked upon with much regret. L Ted Weems Will 0 Definitely Play at Fancy Dress Orchestra Leader Changes Plans to Suit Shift of Dance Date FAMOUS ORCHESTRA IN BIG ENGAGEMENTS Weems and His Musicians Playing at Famous Events Ted Weems and nis famous Victor recording orchestra will play for. Fancy Dress Ball and Junior Prom, it was definitely an- nounced yesterday by .T. G. Gib- son, president. Because of the change of date of Fancy Dress to Washington’s birthday from January 29, the former date, it was recently thought that Ted Weems and his band would be unable to play the set of'dances. But Weems, on learning of the postponement, agreed to adjust his schedule so as to come to Washington and Lee. Weems and his noted aggrega- tion have been ‘playing engage- ments at the Hotel Mushlenback, Kansas City, and the great Steel Pier at Atlantic City during the last beauty pageant at which Miss America is annually chosen. Plays for Auto Show Following this engagement, the Weems orchestra went to Detroit to provide entertainment and mu- sic at the big auto show. Dur- ing its present tour, the “band played for dances at the Univer- sit of Tennessee, University of Virginia, and Virginia Polytech- nic Institute. This will probably be the only appearance of Ted Weems and his Victor recording orchestra at Washington and Lee for some time, being made to star his band in a famous Broadway musical com- pany immediately after their pre- sent tour. Weems and his band are under the management of the the Music Corporation of Amer- ica.” “Arabian Nights” The theme, costumes, decora- (Continued on page three) F rosliliooxers and Wrestlers at AMA Indoor Teams Representing ’32 Go to Fort Defiance In Season Opener Augusta Military claiming one of the prep school wrestling and box- ing teams in the south, will be the host and foe of the Little Generals ring and mat teams next Wednesday in their season_open- er. Academy, Showing marked strength in their recent matches with the var- sity, and increased by the addi- tion to the heavy—weight depart- ment of five numeral winners of the 1928 eleven the Blue and White yearlings will travel to the academy in high hopes of win- ning their initial contest. Davidson and Ladd, evenly matched 115-pounders ‘who are staging a spirited rivalry to re- present the lightweight contend- crs engaged in an exhibition bout last Wednesday night as an ad- ded attraction between the halves of the Hampden-Sidney—Generals court game. Grappling against A.M.A. will be: 115-lbs, Ladcl or Davidson; 125—lbs., Gordon or McWilliams; 135-lbs., Smithers; 145-lbs., Har- ris; 155-lbs., Mattox; 165-lbs., Guyol; 175-lbs., Tilson or Ham- let; unlimited, Mitchell. _._?0__ TAR HEEL COACH WILL REMAIN FOURTH YEAR Chapel Hill, N. C., Jan. 10— Chick Collins, former Notre Dame_ star and head football coach at the University of North Caro- lina for the last three years, an- nounced Wednesday that he had signed a two-year contract to re- main here as coach. ——————0 The 1929 Finals need your support to be a success. ‘ cases in Rockbridge as arrangements are now. strongest Students Have To Pay Phone Calls Easton, Pa.,—-The coin slot in the public pay telephone at La- fayette college recently was left led and as a result all money used in making calls was returned. Not a few students took advantage of this as soon as it became gener- ally known, and the telephone did a thriving business in long dis- tance calls. The boys called home and, girl friends, all over the country ,for nothing. When they returned Christmas Vacation, however they were somewhat chagrined to learn that the telephone com- pany had traced their calls, and had taken advantage of the vaca- -tion of distributing bills for pay- ment. Not a few students are broke. nu “lasagna ls Ended Here Says Dr. Cooke Rockbridge County Health Officer Says Disease On Wane from Students of Washington and Lee and of the Virginia Military Institute seem to have definitely finished with the influenza, al- though there are still numerous county, ac- cording to Dr. R. P. C Cooke, county health officer. Dr. Cooke stated that between three and four hundred students at each institution have had influenza dur- ing the present epidemic. About 100 cases are under treatment in Buena Vista, where in several instances influenza cases have been complicated by pneumonia. While it is estimated that there are at least 450 cases in Rockbridge county, only 150 have .actually been reported.- There are no cases at V. M. I. or at Washington and Lee, and only a few cases in Lexington. Dr. Cooke states that reports on the nation-wide epidemic have been incomplete and inaccurate due to the nature of the disease. Influenza has been recurrent, Dr. Cooke stated, since before the Christian era, and the germ of the disease has not yet been de- finitely isolated although several scientists have claimed the dis- covery. Several different germs are usually found, the seriousness of influenza lying mostly in the danger of complications such as pneumonia and other more dan- gerous diseases. Pandenics~—international out- breaks of disease—occured in 1889 when a particularly heavy toll of lives was taken in this country, in 1918 and 1920, and now in 1928. Reports from Edinburgh and Ber- lin show that influenza in epidem- ic proportions has now broken out in both cities. Officials of the U. S. Public (Continued on page three) Bridge Fuiid_is Given Support Letters Sent Out During Hol- idays Met Good Response, Says Verbon Kemp The results of the letters sent out during the Christmas holidays regarding the payment of sub- scriptions to the Bridge Fund are very good, according to Verbon E. Kemp, secretary. A large number of students have made payments at the office and many checks have been mail- ed in. The total amount of the payments has not been added, so it is impossible to determine the exact amount that has been paid in at this time. .These payments are on the sub- scriptions which came due Spe- tember 20, 1928, and every man who subscribed has at least one payment of ten dollars due. Men who subscribed two years ago have two payments due, unless he met the second payment last year. Everyone who has not yet paid their subscriptions due now are asked to do so at once in Mr. Kemp office in the Alumni Build- mg. open when the phone was instal- , Generals Score Heavy Victory on Bridgewater Basketball Team Runs Wild, Piling Up 77 Points Against 22 LEIGH WILLIAMS IS HIGH SCORER Tall Center Finds Basket for Total of Twenty-one Points The Generals’ basketball quint ran wild for the second time in as many games last night when they registered a 77 to 22 victory over the team from Bridgewater of both combinations was ragged ‘in spots, but the Generals showed several flashes of good form even though most of the points were chalked up through splendid individual work. college. The teamwork Leigh Williams led the scoring parade with ten field goals and one free toss with Cox close on his heels with nine double-ringers and a foul shot. Groop played a brilliant game at guard. Several Shifts Coach Smith made several shifts in his lineup during the course of the game, trying Hanna at guard and center, giving Jacob another trial at center and using Gordon and Littman in the guard posts during the latter part of the game. Cox rang the hoop for the first goal from the floor 25 seconds after play started. Williams fol- lowed with three in a row and then the tip-off plays began to function. Captain Lowry, Cox and Williams quickly ran the Gener- als’ total to 24 and Coach Smith sent in Hanna and Jacob to re- lieve Williams and Cox. Lowry carried the brunt of the attack for the rest of the half which end- ed with ,Washington and. Lee. on the long end of a 32 to 7 count. Second Half Coach Smith again sent in the first team at the beginning of the second half and Williams again stepped into prominence with a flurry of fieldgoals. He received plenty of support from Cox, Low- ry, and Wood until the junior var-_ sity was again sent in. J Captain Pence was the high scorer for Bridgewater with sev- en field goals and three free tos- ses. Shaver also made seven points. A free-for-all scrap between a quartet of youngsters was the feature between the halves. True to form, the red headed man was the victor. Lineup and summary: W&L Cox, f ______________________________ I9 Lowry, f (c) __________________ J7 Jacob, f ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, __1 VVilliams, c Hanna, c, g __________________ _,3 Wood, g ...... _. W2 Groop, g __________________________ ,,1 Gordon, g ........................ _.1' Faulkner, gt, , 0 Littman, g ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1 G,,F..Tls. 1-4 19 3-4 17 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0‘ 0-0 0-0 TOTALS BRIDGEWATER Fifer, f ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,0 Crist, f ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,_0 Pence, c (c) _________________ -5 Will, g, f ________________________ so Cupp, g .... ~ .10 Myers, g ........................ __ 1 Shaver, g ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,3 G. ,F. , 0-1 0-0 2-4 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-3 TOTALS 9 4-1 1 Referee-—Lambert (Wabash). Who’s Who ON THE CAMPUS E. N. BACKUS, Captain of track for 1929 season. “Ed” is a Senior in the Academ- ic School and a member of Sig- ma Chi social fraternity. He has been running on the Var- sity indoor and cross country teams as well as the outdoor track team for three years, be- ing captain of all three of -these teams this year. He is from Vernon, Texas. 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UNDERPAID PROFESSORS A recent report to the American Asso- ciation of University Professors states that college professors are being paid one-third the amount necessary to maintain a suitable standard of living. When one realizes that this report is made from a survey of the Yale faculty, and that the amount said to be sfficient is $15,000 a year, one begins to realize to what extent teachers in smaller institutions must be starved under the pres- ent conditions. At Washington and Lee, a full profes- sor receives not more than $4,500 a year, with most of the faculty getting much less. Though a professor receives such a scanty salary, it is certain that he earns much more. The report would not seem so bad if it had showed that the popularity of higher education had brought at least par- tial releif to “starved” professors. “Higher salaries . . .might be expect- ed as an accomplishment of university ex- pansion,” we are told, “but the contrary '. . . . . .is true. The salaries of college fac- ulties seem to be getting lower as colleges get bigger and better.” Leaving entirely aside the question of what would be fair pay, it is obviously clear that something is radically wrong with the present academic situation. Why should well-trained and educated men, seeking to empart their knowledge to youth,. be com- pelled to live on the “wages” allowed. Why should travel, books, amusement, the ele- mentary tokens of civilized life, be deprived professors, their wives, their children? We are convinced that Fingy Coners was about right when he said he could hire all the brains he wanted for $20 a week. Everywhere new college buildings are going up. And it is a poor campus in this country which has not had some rebirth in recent years. Why is it that the attention of educational administratiors has not been turned from the campus building rebirth to a rebirth of the financial brow-beaten pro- fessors? The psychology of bigness has been deeply rooted in the academic world as in the outside world. The thing which in the long run would prove of greater benefit to an institution has been given little consid- eration. It’s another case of emphasis in the wrong place. Possibly it would be a good idea to consider endowing colleges for the benefit of professors, instead of being content with erecting new buildings and providing for a greater throng of students as so many uni- versities and institutions of higher learning are. _____0__M MINUS THE BULL “You can learn a lot from bull sessions.’ A commonly acepted fact, relished by many undergraduates at this and other un- versities, is that “you can learn a lot from bull sessions.” Of course you can. Subjects discuss ed in these learned symposiums range from astronomy to politics. In no other institu- tion, possibly excepting the famous country store, can one hear so many experts on the finer things of life. If a student has a quiz in economics staring him in the face, what better pre- paration than a four—hour heart to heart talk with some of his friends? They can start talking about economics, anyhow, and even if the discussion does run the gamut of politics, football and prep school memories, and winds up on such subjects as whiskey and women, he has still the knowledge of four hours well spent. Be- Some great topics have been argued in collegiate bull sessions. The ever popular ones include: “Which Came First, the Hen or the Egg; If a Man Had a Third Eye, Where Would Be the Best Place; What I Did in Prep School, or When I Was a Freshman. Impassioned arguments, fiery fulminations, and stirring proofs are not uncommon. The average bull session lasts four hours. Conservative estimates have divided the time spent on various subjects as fol- lows: Women and allied subjects, 62 per cent; Whiskey and allied subjects, 27 per cent; all others,_11 per cent. Total 100 per cent. If it weren’t for the “bull” in them; bull sessions would be far more educational. Student dscussions often bring together good minds, alert minds, minds with‘a rare ability to appreciate an interchange of knowledge. It seems that the ones who do the greater part of the talking are those outside of this class. The shallow ones ‘say the most, and say it was an air of most final authority. , Students seem to turn to ithe bull ses- sions as a relief from the organized search for knowledge they follow in their classes and then fondly delude themselves by set- ting too high a value on their more easily found “knowledge.” You can learn a lot from bull sessions. You can learn human nature, you can learn to appraise character, you can learn the art of informal, entertaining conversation, you can learn all these and more. Every now and then you will seize upon a fact that you had never thought of before, and best of all, you will learn to be ruminative. Keep the “bull” out of bull sessions, and you can learn a lot. ‘ _:__0____ WHA'I"S WRONG? “What’s wrong with the colleges?” is a subject recently talked and written of all over the World. A large proportion of the public glances at the topic and supposes that schools have arrived at a dangerous crisis which has not existed before. But it’s just a readopted fad, From the beginning of collegiate instruction centuries ago, colleges have been a rich field for criticism. This censure is not alone from an edu- cational standpoint. A clergyman noticed “a drunken mo ” at a Virginia football game and requested an investigation. Gov- ernor Byrd consented and all Virginia schools will be examined—another quite or- dinary occurrence. ' This clergyman seemed astounded at the number of intoxicated spectators, col- legians or non-collegians, on this occasion. He, too, sensed a crisis. But colleges have always had drinking. Certainly it is not as prevalent as yesterday. The president of Washington and Lee says that, upon his ar- rival at this university in 1912, there were two organizations on this campus trying to outdrink each other. They have long since disappeared. There is a time for work and a time for play. The student, instead of drinking con- tinually, has his occasions for drinking and his occasions for study. They are fire and sxcelsior. The two will not mix. Student suicides last year also caused concern.“Something must surely be wrong with the colleges” reformers were shout- ing everywhere. A comparison of figures, however, showed a decrease, which proved that headlines are read much more readily than the body of a story, and that conclu- sions are usually jumped at. Student religion also adds food for cri- ticism. The clergy feels that the faith of youth is turned toward science rather than religion. Science makes the world move; re- ligion might stand for centuries without even a quiver. Both play their part, though, sad as it may seem, jealousy rests with the devout. What has caused this fad of criticism? l0b—seekers, answers a noted educator. I‘he man with a new plan for. college in- ;truction’ uses the public as free publicity :‘or his scheme. He instigates criticism of ;he present system. The public is his call- Joy. The business man reads the censorious articles instigated by the job-seeker and de- clares he no longer has confidence in the college student. The very next year he sends his son off to become a freshman. The professor alone sees and under- stands. He alone is acquainted with the hu- man nature of the student. He realizes the colegian is not an abnormality, not a'thorn in the societies side, but a human being just like any other citizen. He sees and is satis- fiecl. ie wants creative participation and cooperation from the student. But the pub- Eic bothers him. No one like continual nag- ging. College Studies Melvin A. Traylor, Chicago Bank President Gives His Views (continued from page 1 tice of law is obtained by read- ing the so-called Inns of Court and not by taking a definite course at one of the universi- ties. Study Business Perhaps the most recent ad- dition to the list of college stud- ies is business. There are still large numbers of practical men who doubt the possibility of training men theoretically for a business career. It took many years before the majority of people were willing to admit that men would be better trained law- yers or physicians as a result of a theoretical training than they would be if trained by an experienced practitioner. Undoubt- edly a generation or two may have to pass before there will be more or less unanimous ac- ceptance of the view that theor- etical training, on the whole, is the best initiation for a practical business man. Naturally, theory alone will not make a man a first class lawyer, physician, or engineer and likewise practical experience will always be neces- sary for a business man, but for business itself it means a great advance to be recognized by our colleges and universities. Thus there will develop in business a professional attitude of mind which will place it on the same high level as that occupied by our older professions. All of this was very well treated in an article which appeared in the “Harvard . Business Review”. last autumn by Mr. Owen D. Young, one of the great leaders of the business world of America. Have Opportunity The young men attending our colleges today have opportunities such as were not vouchsafed to their predecessors. It is to be hoped that they will make wise and full use of these opportuni- ties. There is altogether too pre- valent a belief that the man who is a mediocre or poor student in college will be likely to be the most successful in later life. Careful studies of statistics made in recent years prove this view to be an entirely erroneous one. It has been found in looking into the careers of lawyers that those lawyers are the most suc- cessful who were among the best students of their respective law schools and that the best students in the law schools were generally those who had made the best records as undergrad- uates. To be sure, here and there exceptions to this general rule occur but a. wise young man will not take it for granted that he is to be one of the excep- tions. When sufficient time has elapsed to furnish us with ma- terial on which to base statisti- cal studies §_in regard to business men, it will probably be found that the men at the heads of our great corporations are on the whole those who were the best students of their respective bus- iness schools, and that the best students of these business schools Beauty, In selecting Venus as the bod- dess of love and beauty the an- cients acted with out a great deal of astronomical knowledge, for Venus has recently been discov- ered to be one 9f the colder beau- ties in the heavens. The fact that the personification of love and beauty should take its name from a planet having a surface temperature of forty-one degrees below freezing does not exactly click with our modern ideas. This discovery was made by Dr. S. B. Nicholson of Carnegie Insti- tution of Washington. The instru- ments used were the institution’s giant 100-inch telescope and a thermocoupe. The function of a thermocouple is especially novel and interesting. In commenting upon it Dr. Robert William Dic- key, head of the Washington and’ Lee physics department made the following statement: Dr. Dickey Comments “Recently an instrument, known as the thermocouple, has been made so sensitive that it will measure a change in temperature of one-hundred-thousanths of a degree. This new form has a weight of one,-thousandth of that of a drop of water. “The thermocouple consists of a joint of two different wires. An electric current is generated when the light of the star is focused on this joint, and the current varies with the heat received. This current can be measured, and the corresponding increase in-the heat of the joint measured. Us- were the ones who made the best records in college. Good Men Rare More and more of our large corporations become highly devel- oped institutions rquiring much technical knowledge on the part of those managing them, it will be increasingly rare to find men at the top without theoretical training. I trust that there will always be room on top for those of exceptional ability who in their younger days did not have_ the opportunity to go to college and business school. We still find able and noted lawyers who have not had a law school training and so undoubtedly and, perhaps even in larger measure, we shall find great business men who have not had the advantage ‘of a col- lege -course. But probably such will always feel that they have missed something. Those at pres- ent who are fortunate enough to be at college and university business schools should make the most of their Opportunities in order that in later life they may not feel that in spite of the chance give“ them they also have missed something. 1-1 A R L ow ’ s PRINT SHOP No. 17 JEFFERSON ST. FOR THE BEST PRINTING SPECIAL A Good I.-P. Student Note Book for 30c—Filler 10c SHANER’S TAXI SERVICE Phone 161 Meet Your Friends at LEXINGTON POOL C0. Equipment Unexcelled Proved To Be Cold ing this information and the fknowledge of the distance of the ’,star, the latter’s surface temper- ature can be calculated.” Observation of Sky “An observation of the sky ;about 6 p. In. this month. reveals ,three unusually bright bodies,” ‘continues Dr. Dickey speaking of ‘stars and planets in general. “These are the planets, Venus, Jupiter and Mars. Venus can be seen in the southwest at this time about thirty degrees above the horizon, Jupiter almost dir- ectly overhead, and Mars in the east about thirty-five degrees above the horizon. Venus and Jupiter are bluish-white and Mars is yellow in color. Large Stars Visible “The large stars visible to the un-aided eye are in general greater in diameter and volume than our sun and have surface temperatures many times greater. Their extreme distance makes them appear as point sources of light, It may be that each is the center of even a larger so- lar system than that of our sun and planets. Although we think of the earth as a very important body, it is in reality only a very small speck in this great uni- verse where even a mile is too small a unit for measurement of distances.” I Rapp Motor Co. ‘Handling Wrecks a Specialty Tire Service, Gas & Oi] Phone 532 Admitted to Firm Edmund D. Campbell, alumnus of Washington and Lee university, has been admitted to the law firm of Douglas, Obear and Douglas, attorneys at law, Washington, D. C. Campbell has two degrees from Washington and Lee, having tak- en his A. B. here in 1918, and his LL.B. in 1922. He also holds an M. A. degree in Commerce from Harvard university. . The law firm to which he has been admitted is one of the best known in Washington. Active members, except him, are Charles A. Douglas, Hugh H. Obear, and Jo. V. Morgan. Edmund Campbell is the son of Dean and Mrs. H. D. Campbell. _____0..__:___ ALUMNUS DIES . Captain J. Carl Peck, world war veteran and prominent lawyer of v Norfolk, Va., died Monday after a long illness. Captain Peck was born-in West Virginia in 1885, and was educated in law here at Washington and Lee. THE MODEL Barber Shop Opposite Rockbridge National Bank HUGH A. 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Lowry proved to be the marksman of the night, ringing in nine baskets for a ‘total of eighteen points. Captain Smith of the Tigers found the basket for eight tallies and two successful attempts from the foul line boost- ed his scoring total to eighteen, too. A total of twenty men saw ser- vice during the game, Washing- ton and Lee using eleven. Coach R. A. Smith sent in his substi- tutes soon after the Blue and White had established a safe lead. Hampden-Sidney threatened but once. At the start of the second period, they tallied fourteen points before the Generals could get their attack working. Cox, freshman star of last year looped in five goals to follow Lowry in scoring honors. Wil- liams gave a creditable perfor- mance, bolstering up the defense. The Generals lead at halftime 28-9. ' Summary G. F. Tls 1 11 0 18 W&L (45) Cox, f .................................. ..5 Lowry (c), f. Homer, f ........................... ..1 Jacob, f ............................. ..1 Williams, c. __ Hanna, c-g .......................... ..0 Wood, g .............................. ..1 Group, g.... Pilley, g .............................. ..0 Faulkner, g ........................ ..0 Gordon, g ............................ ..0 Harris, H. f .... __‘..._ Willis, f ........... .- Smith, (c), c._-_ Arehart, g ..... .. Strador, g... Sloan, g ________ __ Jefferson, g.... odmooiflwl oooomoooo The 1929 Finals need your support to be a success. R. L. HESS & Bro. Watchmakers and Jewelers Keys Made, Typewriters Re- paired Next Door to Lyric Theatre TED WEEMS WILL DEFINITELY PLAY AT FANCY DRESS (Continued from page“1) tions and plan of the Ball this year will represent the “Arabian Nights.” The groups of the fig- ure will represent the characters of Scheherazade’s tales which kept her Sultan entertained. Dancing girls, mystic temples, slaves, the Sultan’s harem, and all the ‘gla- morous characters and stories of the ancient orient will be present- ed in the prologue of Fancy Dress Ball. Elaborate decoration plans are 2 2 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 45 ‘ Tls 0 2 18 0 0 4 0 0 2 l ::LEARN THE PIANO INEEE TEN LESSONS TENOR-BANJO OR MANDOLIN IN FIVE LESSONS NI Without nerve-racking, heart-ll‘, illbreaking scales and exerciseslll lilYou are taught to play by notelll ifigin regular professional chordfilfi glgstyle. In your very first les-gr; ”"‘son you will be able to play',‘;1: gala popular number by note. '”“ SEND FOR IT ON APPROVAL The. “Hallmark Self-Instruc-Efl nu mater,” is the title of this meth—:;m H filled. Eight years were required,':: lllto perfect this great work. The ‘,3’: M‘ fiiaentire course with the neces-‘ii mu sary examination sheets, is mu lllfl . . lflll gngbound in one volume. The fii'stgg {ggglesson is unsealed which them llillstudent may examine and be:}{;: "H lllhis own “JUDGE and JURY.” ll: IllThe latter part of the “Hall-Ill‘ illmark Self-Instructor,” is seal-ill many copy of the :::Self-Instructor” with the seallilii Slllunbroken, we will refund infill lllll - nm umfull all money paid. rm WI Ml . mgwill be sent anywhere. You do gm; ggunot need to send any inoney.‘,:;;: pm . this newfitil ,, lit} method of teaching music, de-{ll = {}',§:When you receive llllposit with the Postman theilll fillsum of ten dollars. If you arelll filfinot entiiely satisfied, the mon- mu gggey paid W'1ll be returned in full,p;; ma 3;}; upon Written request. The pub-{,‘:{: {""lishers are anxious to place""" lglthis “Self—lnStructor” M gllhands of music lovers all overall; mthe country, and is in ‘a posi-gm; mtion to make an attractive pi'o-pg; 31;}: position to agents. W :1:;:youi- copy today. Address The{:::; Ill‘ Hallmark Self — InstI‘uctoi"’ll}{} ll’! Station G, Post E35111, New/York, N. Y. mu _ lllll I complications. Upon the student returningm ' “Hallmark::§{: I This amazing Self-Instructoiqfil Ill in the nu: ~ " Send for W "M under the direction of T. G. Gib- son, Louis Powell, and Van._ Gil- bert, assisted by Carl E. L. Gill. 5 Some idea of the popularity ‘attained by the Weems orchestra lduring their recent tour is shown lby the folowing article by a well- known music critic of the East: Talented Combination “Ted Weems and his merry mu- sicians, a talented combination, both individually and collectively. And Ted_ Weems is some director —no fuss, no feathers, no gym- nastics, a la Vassella, no contor- tion funnisms, a la Creatore,—-but when Weems raises that slender stick of his, it means music. Some leaders just play dance numbers, but Weems produces scintillating, inspiring, tantalizing, delightful harmonies that are different. I can understand this, for many years of experience listening to orchestra, operatic and band mu- sic have made me familiar with directors and leaders, and there is a lot of difference. Weems’ men give the best because Weems as a leader radiates confidence. His_mucicians know they have a master mind and the result is de- lightful and harmonious. I can understand now why this smiling, quiet but exceptional director is so popular, and I am prophesying [a successful future for Weems. §And I was impressed with the fdiversion from the dance numbers ‘to the more serious music that Weems included in his Sunday program-for these selections were offered with musical finesse and artistic precision which proves thetversatility of this exceptional combination.” ____.mo__m FLU EPIDEMIC IS ENDED HERE SAYS DR. COOKE (Continued from page ’1) Health Service have found it practically impossible to get ac- curate reports of the number of . cases, as only a very small per cent of the total have been re- ported, and distinctions between grippe, flu, and the ordinary cold are slight. There were 250,000 cases reported up to December 22, and probably have been several million in all. Increase in mor- tality due to the influenza has been slight and is hard to esti- mate since most of the deaths have occured through __W_0m__ PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES TOMORROW " 11:00 A. M.-—Subject: “What Dif- ference Does It Make?” 8:00 P. M.—Evening Service. Students are cordially invited also to the Blue and White Bible Class at 10:00 A. M., and to u Christian Endeavor at 7:15 P. M. various " Freshman Quint To Play Augusta Here On Mon. 1932 Basketball Artists Have Tough Foe in A.M.A.; Game in P. M. The Blue and White Frosh bas- ketball quint is fast rounding in- to form for their initial game of the season with Augusta Military Academy here on Monday after- noon. Much work has been done this week in preparation for the opener with the Cadets, with scrimmage sessions, pass drills, and perfecting of plays being the major portion of the work_for the week. ._. Coach Davis has not yet an- nounced a starting lineup or a first five, but today’s scrimmage Session saw Atzback and Smith at forwards, Fulton at center, and Barasch and Burke at the guards. This combination worked very ef- fectively and in all probability should see much service in Mon- day’s encounter. ’ At today’s practice session Coach Davis issued uniforms to ten candidates namely those on the five above with Cross, Bai- ley, Wilson, Jones and Nesbitt also receiving togs. The ten men receiving uniforms have all work- ed in scrimmage this week and should all see service in the op- ener. Monday’s affair will be the ini- tial contest for the Augusta quint also. Through reports from the valley school, it appears that A. M. A. will be represented with a strong court outfit and is looking forward to making a fine start of the season against the Blue and White. __.__._0___._ ARMY MATMEN IN GOOD SHAPE FOR GENERALS (Continued from page 1) present the 135-pounders. Mont- gomery, also a letter man from last season, is entered in the 125- pound division. A captain, to take the place of Captain-elect Tully who failed to return to school, will probably be elected before January 26 when the Generals engage North Caro- lina university in their first home encounter. Tonight's line-up follows: W&L Class Barkus 115 Kaplan 125 Rule 135 Belsar 145 Hall 155 Clark 165 Bradley Bolton 175 McDermid Flagg unlimited Hamm’k 0 A senior in the University of Oregon school of journalism ex- pects to hunt coyotes from an air- plane. He believes there will be no difficulty in‘ landing for the region is very level and practic- ally treeless. Army undecided Montg’y Nobie Packard Rauck QUALITY AND SERVICE Special Dinners 50c _ C 12 noon to 9 p.m. Meal Tickets R. E. Lee COFFEE SHOP ALEXANDER THELEN, Mgr. Opp. Court House Office, Box “"' lllll . 's‘E§E22EEEEEESEEEEEEEEE§E§§§§§E§a§§EE§§§s§§EE§E§§EEEEEEEEEEEEEE Happy New Year Start 1929 Right By Getting Fully Fitted at J. Ed Beaver & Sons “Courteous, Conscientious Service” ‘, Phone 25 \ . E 5 ==s'3§§§§§ ,freshmen and sophomores. Sportsmanship Code Is Read at Basketball Game A code of sportsmanship de- signed to promote better feeling between students of rival schools, which was recently adopted by the students of the University of Illinois, was read at the Hamp- den-Sidney basketball game Wed- nesday night by Cheerleader Gra- ham Morison. The code follows: 1—-Consider all athletic opponents as guests and treat them as such. '» 2—Accept all decisions of officials without protest. ' 3——Never hiss or boo a player or official. 4——Never utter abusive or irritat- ing remarks from the sidelines. 5—Applaud opponents for good plays and good sportsmanship. 6—Never rattle an opposing play- er. . 7——Seek to win by fair means only. 8—-Love sport for the game’s sake and not for what a victory may bring. . 9—Apply the golden rule. 10——Win without boasting and lose without excuses. 0 Laundry by mail is a regular custom at the University of Ten- nessee. Post Office officials say 600 stu- dents take advantage of the ser- vice to have their _laundry done at home. Some Send their gaments as far as Iowa, Illinois, and New York. ___m0__m Tear gas was used by sopho- mores in the annual battle be- tween the University of Nebraska This action lead to an official apology being published by the president of the second-year class. The gas attack was not deliberately plan- ned in advance ,the sophomore president declared. __m0__m Within the past few days two American students have been found dead in English universi- ties. At Cambridge George Rowland Robinson, a student at Downing college, was found lying in his pajamas in a gas-filled room. I At Oxford, Robert David Cohen, of San Francisco, was found fal- len in a fit of dizziness. Boxers to Open Ring Season on Next Saturday Varsity to Box William and Mary Here Saturday; Frosh at AMA The varsity and freshman box- ing season opens next week. The first meet of the varsity team is with William and Mary next Saturday night in the Doremus Gym, and the freshman meet A. M. A. there Wednesday night. Coach Price has not completed the elimination bouts to determine the entrees’ for the various weights. These are being held every afternoon under his super- vision. Both the varsity and fresh- man squads are unusually large, and the material is pleasing ac- cording to the coach. The scram- ble for the position on the var- sity 135 lb. class is one of the most interesting, and it is said to be determined who will survive- the elimination. As the meet next Saturday will be the first one for the W. & M. team, little is known of their ac- tual strength. The candidates to oppose them are working hard and seem to be in mid-season form. The elimination bouts will end’ the first of next week and thel teams will be announced for the first meet. Coach Price is well‘ pleased with the work of the men and is optimistic as to the out- come of the season. _____.o______ Apple eating may keep the doc- tor away, but that was what brought. the first dressmaker around.——-Boston’ Transcript. W. J. 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Matinee 2:30-4:00 Evening 7:30-9:00 MON DAY, JAN. 14 TUES.——WED. JANUARY 15-16 Joiispu M. scutucx prune - tinct from the dramatic criticism course of last semester. 5 New Courses Are Offered in New Semester Patterson Offering Course in Religion, Professors Have New Classes THREE OF FIVE ARE IN, JOURNALISM Ellard Taking Up Two New Courses, Mapel Has Class In Copy Reading Five new courses are being of- fered to Washington and Lee stu- dents for the second semester, beginning in February. One is in philosophy,— one in chemistry, and three in the department of Journalism. In the Philosophy department Mr. C. H. Patterson will give a semester course in Comparative Religions, if enough students re- gister. Mr. Patterson states that he is teaching the course solely out of his interest in the subject, and that he is anxious to get stu- dents who are genuinely interest- ed. The course will include a study of the nature of religion, a study of the religions of Egypt, Mesopatamia, Greece and Rome, and a study of Hinduism, Budd- hism, Judiasm, Mohammedanism, Christianity and the religions of ancient Persia, and modern Ja- pan and China‘; Mr. Patterson has spent a number of years in Japan and China, where he was engaged in misisonary work. The hour for the class can be arrang- ed to suit the students, Mr. Pat- terson stated. Dr. Howe will have a new course open to students who have not had chemistry in high school, the course to be known as chem- istery 04B. It will replace chem- istery 104 and will consist of lec- tures Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30, and a laboratory Saturday from 8:30 to 10:30, with a credit of three hours. In the Department of Journal- ism Professor Ellard is offering a. course in literary criticism, dis- The course wil be held at 8:30 TTS, and may be elected by students uriunv xmcrs PRODUCTION GAELBERT ROLAND 5 1,, I uN‘IVI3- Anuuva - vuc'ruI.I WEDNESDAY——LYRIC Buster Keaton “C O L L E G E” THURSDAY, JAN. 17 FRIDAY, JAN. 18 Norma Shearer John Mack Brown “LADY OF CHANCE” SATURDAY, JAN. 19 (Lee’s Birthday) prelrn fs Added Feature ‘The Heart of Robt. E. Lee” A Technicolor Production COMING ATTRACTIONS :; “Mark of The Devil” “Awakening” “Flying Fleet” “Shop Worn Angel” known as Journalism 114, is re? with six hours English credit who have been in the University three semesters. The class will discuss from the newspaper critics point of view the main currents in cri- tical theory from Aristotle to the present, and wil consider such subjects as decency in art, natur- alism, realism, and the different types and movements in British and American literature in the twentieth century. Mr. Ellard will also have an Introduction to Journalism course at 11:30 MWF. This course, quired for a certificate in journal- ism. The course will be a survey of the American newspaper, its principles, social influence, ethics, its opportunities for community service, and its activity and poten- tial contribution to American civil- ization. This will be the only course »in journalism open to freshmen, and is to serve as some thing of orientation course, giving students some of the serious side of journalism. Mr. William L. Mapel, assistant professor of journalism, will be- gin a three hour course in Copy Reading and Make-up to‘ be held MWF at 10:30, Journalism 101-2 is a perquisite. Mr. Mapel will take up various theories of make- up, and will discuss headlines, background subjects, necessary precautions against libel, and the handling of the running story among other things. ' ———0 Myron C. Taylor, of New York, chairman of the finance commit- tee of the United States Steel Corporation, has given $1,500,000 to Cornell University for a new building to house the Cornell law school. Announcement of the gift was made by the board of trustees, of which Mr. Taylor is a member. He was graduated from the law school with the class of 1894. ___j()____: The Floating university, after a lapse of one year in activities, is a fact again this year. The university sailed last month from New York with 120 students a- board, to return here June 11, after sailing around the world. Central Cafe New, Modern Soda Foun- tain Phone 176 oRAToR:S ‘CONTEST . ;.- To BE‘ CONTINUED." ‘ SAXS .._Ai~IN0UNCE1\_Zr§~.f§t~IT \ Washington, January 11, 1929- The "National Intercollegiate Ora- torical Contest on the Constitution which has been conducted for the past four years by the Better America‘ Federation of California, will be continued this year, accord- ing to an announcement today at contest headquarters, 1217 Na- tional Press Building, Washing- ton. V The prizes will be the same as in previous years, namely $5,000 in cash, divided among the seven National finalists in the follow- ing amounts: First place, $1500; second, $1,000; third, $750; fourth $550; fifth, $450; sixth, $400 and seventh, $350. The National finals will be held in Los Angeles on June 20. Any bona fide undergraduate student in any university or col- lege in the United States is eli- gible. The orations, which must not require more than ten minutes for delivery, must be on one of the following subjects: The Con- stitution, Washington and the lConstitution, Hamilton and the Constitution, Jefferson and the Constitution, Marshall and the Constitution, Franklin and the Constitution, Madison and the Constitution, Webster and the Constitution Lincoln and the Con- stitution. The nation is divided into sev- en regions for the purposes of the contest. The colleges in each re- gion compete among themselves, generally by states, to determine the finalists for each region. The regional finalists compete late in May to determine the one speak- er from each region who is to have a place in the National finals. A place in the National finals automatically carries with it an award ranging from $350 to $1500, according to the ratings given the different national fin- alists. Colleges may be enrolled in the contest by action of either a college official or a student. 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Glatfelter, Princeton University, winner of sixth place, and Paul V. Keyser, Jr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, winner of -seventh place. The championship of 1927 was won by H. J. Oberholzer, North Carolina State Agricultural Col- lege; that of 1926 was won by Charles T. Murphy of Fordham University, and that of 1925 by E. Wight Bakke, Northwestern University. _____0 _.____ The University of Michigan pro- fessors are protesting against a plan to have the students grade the efficiency of the faculty. Pro- fessor Claude H. Van Tyne of the history department says the pro- fessors will resign if the proposal if carried out. ———0 Robert Earle McGee, Southwest- ern senior, will go to Oxford Uni- versity next fall as Rhodes scho- lar from Tennessee. McGee was the unanimous choice of the se- lection committee over 13 other contenders for the coveted hon- or. _____0__.__.._ Dr. Voronoff predicts that ev- erybody will live to be 140. 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