OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19290206/WLURG39_RTP_19290206_001.2.txt 4 7 :30 IN NEWCOMB HALL. SENIOR BALL LEADER ELEC- TION, MONDAY, FEB. 11 AT BY THE STUDENTS, F0 HE UNIVERSITY lflhi SENIOR BALL LEA‘DER ELEC- TION, MONDAY, FEB. 11 AT 7:36 IN NEWCOMB HALL. VOLUME XXXIII WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ;§, 1929. NUMBER 32 0. Easter Dances To Be P ostponed Until April 19 and 20 Eighth Victory of Season Won Over Maryland Old Liners Hold Generals, 42 to 18, in Lowest Score of the Season GAME IS FIFTH CONFERENCE WIN Despite Close Guarding, Blue and White Add Another S. I. C. Victory By Mike Leibowitz Washington and Lee basketball team won its eighth straight vic- tory last night at Doremus Me- morial gym, when the Maryland team was trounced, 42 to 18. The Generals were unable to fathom the airtight defense of the Old Liners for the major part of the contest, but their ability to loop them in from outside the foul zone, and their accuracy at scoring on rebounds off the back- board, enabled them to run up the impressive total. The contest was closer than the score indicated, and it was not until the last ten minutes of play that victory was assured. The Old Liners gave up patrolling the for- ward stations in the last half and assembled their men in front of the Washington and Lee goal, but, however, were unable to ‘stop the accurate Blue and White heaves. strong factor of the Washing- ton and Lee offensive was lacking last night, when Captain Jim Lowry failed to find the basket with his accustomed regularity. The Generals gave conclusive evi- dence that their offensive is not built upon one man, by going ahead to score heavily. Leigh Williams gave a sterling exhibition at the pivot position; by completely out-jumping his man, and by turning muffled shots into two-pointers with his ability to tip the ball back into the net. The aggressiveness of Wood kept the Maryland squad moving at full speed to check his-ever- threatening scoring ability. Cox ran afoul of the penalty rule and was ejected from the fray, but not before accounting for eight points. Williams led the scorers for the evening getting twelve points, with Wood following with nine. By virtue of Lowry’s inability to tally, Cox drew up to tie him for individual scoring honors for the season. The Generals further strength- ened their hold on _first place in the Southern Conference race by virtue of their victory, the fifth of the conference season. The summary: W. & L. (42) G- Cox, f .................................... -- 3 Lowry, (c) f ........................ -- 1 Jacob, f ———————————————————————————————— -— 3 Williams, is ‘ i-oam<:>ot\:>'.,1 H . cwcoixacztooo as oooisoteosuarflm Maryland (18) .............. ..G Gaylor, f .............................. —— 1 Radice, f .............................. -- 1 Madigan, c. Hetzel, c ............................... -- 0 Dean (C) g’ .......................... —- 1 Evans, g ,,,, _. Cl-‘($00)-‘l\'J)»d00 Number Tourists at Chapel Small Valentine’s famous recumbent statue of General Robert E. Lee, which lies in. state at the Lee Memorial chapel was seen by very few visitors last month. There were only 657 visitors at the chapel during the month of January as compared to 1011 who were there in December. Jan- uary’s total, however, represents persons from thirty-two states and three foreign countries: Eng- and, South America, and Tasman- ia; December had only visitors from thirty states and -one for- eign country; Egypt. “Suicide is extermely popular at Washington and Lee.” Such a statement makes the sympathetic gasp with horror; the less emotional become skepti- cal as to the fact whether such a thing could ever be popular. It most assuredly has proved itself a horror to many students, yet it still remains at the top of the list of favorite indulgencies! This, however, is not the self- same suicide which swept the col- leges and universities throughout the country some two years ago; it is merely a game,——Basketball without rules. Though one would judge, from the name, that it is a game bar- barous and ill-chosen, and one ad- mired only by the awkard and unskilled, the truth of the matter is not so. It is a pastime embody- ing much skill and knowledge of the more graceful sciences. The new-comer enters into the play with the ardor of a lover, as witnessed by the holding and tackling throughout the game; the one who has seen more exper- Suicicle Based on Graceful Sciences Becomes Popular ience along this line and sees that it isn’t a pursuit for the mere lov- er, settles down to his task with the seriousness of a prizefighter, as is seen by the slugging, stiff- arming, and clinching that goes on. Last, there is the participant who has seen that the game is not merely one of the moment that depends on a “lucky break,” but to the contrary is based on the “eat or be eatenl’ psychology and must be won on that basis; he settles down to the job like a “big interest profiteer” and merely steps -into the action when he can trip the little fellow up and be one more step toward his goal, without taking any chances of defeat. This illustration is lit- eral! Thus the game of “suicide” has at least a foundation of three art- ful sciences; love, boxing, and pro- fiteering (for this has almost be- come a science.) In this pastime, though, even as in the pursuit of the aforemen- tioned “arts,” one is subject to (Continued on page four) Local Chapter of Society Sends Six Delegates Two Faculty Members, Three Students and Co. Supt. to Attend Conclave Washington and Lee Omicron Chapter of Kappa Phi Kappa, na- tional professional Educational fraternity, will be well represent- ed at the Fifth General Assembly of the fraternity, which will be held at the Hotel Shawnee in Springfield, Ohio, with the Eta Chapter of Wittenberg College, on February 21, 22, and 23. Those who go from here are Dr. William M. Brown, who is national Councilor of the frater- nity, Dr. Walter A. Flick, G. Waldo Dunnington, William W. Glass, III, Royal B. Embree, Jr., and Richard M. Irby, the super- intendent of schools of Rockbridge county.. Besides business sessions there will be smokers, get-togethers, and the General Assembly Banquet, at which the principal speaker will be Dr. J. J. Tigert, president of the University of Florida, former U. S. Commissioner of Education and president of Phi Delta Theta. A feature of the banquet will be “Kappa Phi Kappa in Pictures” and national officers will conduct a model initiation of alumni. The national president of the frater- nity is Dr. Guy E. Snavely, presi- dent of Birmingham-Southern Col- lege. On Saturday evening, February 23 the delegates will be entrained at the Kappa Phi Kappa house at Ohio State University in Colum- bus, Ohio. Debating Team Leaves Friday ‘ on Chicago Trip Conn, Platt, Plummer Give Debate Over Radio; Meet 0. Wesleyan & Miami , I j——-—’ The Washington and Lee debat- ing team, one of four aggrega- tions chosen from all over the country by the Chicago Daily News to broadcast this year from station WMAQ, will leave here Friday evening to begin one of the most extensive trips planned by southern debating teams in a number of years. Professor M.G. Bauer’s charges D. C. Conn, H. M. Platt and W. A. Plummer, will leave by bus late Friday afternoon enroute to Clifton Forge. They’ are to leave Clifton Forge at 9:20 p.m. by train and go directly to Chi- cago arriving there Saturday af- ternoon. Immediately after their arrival they will go to the studio of WMAQ for radio tests to be made of their voices. ’ The first debate is scheduled for Sunday evening at 6 p.m.—7 p.m. here. A much greater audience is expected to be available over the air for a program of this sort then than at any other time. The team will go from Chicago to encounter the crack debaters at Ohio Wesleyan and then to Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, where debating is the outstanding stu- dent activity. They will arrive here the following Friday after- noon. The team has been meeting’ev- ery day since chosen and, accord- ing to Mr. Bauer, are very well prepared on both subjects. G M an Who Posed as Fraternity Member Here Jailed in Georgia Lewis Armstrong, the wander- ing “ATO” who fleeced Alpha Tau Omega chapters here, at the uni- versity of Georgia, and at Mer- cer, and for a short time inmate of the local jail, is now being held in jail at Waycross, Georgia. Armstrong came here during football season last fall posing as an ATO from the University of Georgia. He was hurt in a foot- ball game, so he said, and was on a leave of absence from Geor- gia. Here, due to his personality and alleged ATO'connections he was given lodging at the ATO house for several days. Then a special delivery letter came here from a South Carolina school charging Armstrong with theft from the ATO chapter there. Armstrong was arrested by local police. An ATO official came here, _investi- gated the matter, and thinking nothing amiss had him released from jail. A week or two later Armstrong left for parts unknown with mon- ey and clothes belonging to mem- bers of the local ATO chapter. He next appeared at Mercer with a heart rending story about his parents being drowned in the recent flood in South Florida. He was at Mercer, he said, selling his belongings in order to buy his bereaved parents a tombstone! Sufficient to say he escaped Mercer with other ATO belong- ings and fled to Waycross where police threw him into jail. Armstrong has never attended college. He has the “gift of gab,” however, and a personality that covers his lack of college educa- tion. While here he was said to have been just a little too “Joe College” . . . more collegiate than collegians are. lnformal Dance Added to Fancy Dress Festivities Organization Decides to Hold Afternoon Dance on Sat. Feb. 23. GIBSON ANNOUNCES FIGURE MEMBERS Leader Appoints 48 Men as Members of Eight Com- mittees of Dance The Fancy Dress organization announced today that they would hold an informal dance Saturday afternoon, February 23, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. It is not yet definitely known whether Ted Weems and his orchestra or the Southern Col- legians will play. This dance will bring to a close the Fancy Dress set, unless one of the fraternities decides to give on Saturday night. The Fancy Dress Committees have been appointed, according to T. G. Gibson, president. They are as follows: .Oriental——T. G. Gibson, Chairman P. R. Harrison, G. R. Ladd, T. B. Fitzhugh, C. Turner, J. Ed- mondson. Chinese—E. H. White, chair- man, W. A. Ward, E. H. Ould, J. C. Wilburn, A. B. Collison, W. H. Hawkins. Venetian——George Lanier, chair- man, Walter Ritchie, Allan Mor- gan, W. S. Price, H. F. Snodgrass, W. W. Palmer. Empire—John Bell Towill, chair- man, W. B. Harrington, R. D. Powers, W. A. Plummer, A. P. Bush, J. J. Salinger Louis XIV——Henry P. Johnston, chairman, G. N. Lowdon, S. F. Hampton, M. Davis, J. T. Lowe, H. G. Morison. Turkish —— E. A. Fitzpatrick, chairman, H. C. Rand, E. H. Al- len, E. S. Graves, G. L. Warthen, M. Seligman. Spanish—Joe M Holt, chairman, Walter Wilcox, C. C. Hutchinson, E. F. Madison, D. ‘V. Radford, J. W. Rainer. Egyptian——H. T. Grop, chair- man, W. D. Lindsay, J. R. Mof- fett, R. B. Lee, C. L. Claunch, B. Yoepp. ______0________ Number Droppd From University Still Uncertain The’ number of students who were’ automatically dropped from rolls on account of deficient schol- orship is still unknown. Many have petitioned for reinstatement but the committee is not through acting on these at this time. There are seventeen new stu- dents enrolled for the second se- mester. Three of these are at Washington and Lee for the first time, the remainder are men who have attended school here before. The action on all the petitions will not be known before Satur- day. The engagemeiit of Miss Emily Addison Langhorn, of Pulaski, to Andrew Frederick (Coach Gus) Gustafon, head coach of athletics at V. P. I. has been announced by the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Gray Langhorne. The wedding will takeplace early in the spring. m_____.‘ ,.____.__ . SPORTS CALENDAR Friday Varsity basketball: W&L Kentucky... Lexington, Ky. Saturday Varsity basketball: W&L West Virginia; Huntington, Va. Freshman basketball: W&L Virginia; here. Varsity boxing: W&L vs. P. I.; Blacksburg. Freshman boxing: W&L vs. P. I.; Blackburg. Varsity swimming: Virginia; here. Freshman swimming: W&L Virginia; here. W&L Calyx Drive Gets off to Good Start; Many Subscribe The Calyx subscription drive, which started Monday under the managment of E. H. Ould, busi- ness manager of the publication, has gotten a very good start, and will continue through this week, according to an announcement made by Ould today. Although it is not known just how many subscriptions have been obtained this week, Ould stated that the students were responding very well, and according to the present indications there would be little trouble in gaining the re- quired number. Two hundred more copies must be sold to co- ver the contract expenses for the engravers and publishers. The Calyx will be printed by the Ben- son Printing company, of Nash- ville, Tenn. A table has been at the Corner and members of the business staff have been making every effort to secure all the subscriptions pos- sible. Checks may be made pay- able to “The 1929 Calyx,” and may be postdated as late as Mar. 10. ' Any students who have not had their pictures taken, and who wish to have their last years picture put in, may do so by making the neccessary arrangements, and pay- ing the required amount this week. The cost will be the same as for a new picture. No more stu- dent pictures will be taken. ———0 Speech Comcst Eliminations to it be Held in Mar. Bauer Advises Entrants to See Him for Particulars Of Contest The elimination contests for the fifth National Oratorical contest will be held in the latter part of March. All contestants wishing to enter are advised to see Pro- fessor M. G. Bauer immediately for particulars. The oration is to be written by the contestant, must be entirely original, and’ must require not more than ten minutes for deliv- ery. It may be on any of the following . subjects: The Constitution, Washington and 1 the Constitution, ‘Hamilton and the Constitution, Jefferson and the Constitution, Marshall and the Constitution, Franklin and the Constitution, Madison and the Constitution, Webster and the Constitution, and Lincoln and the Constitution. There are seven prizes to be awarded at the finals in Los An- geles, June 20, 1929. First $1500, second $1000, third $750, fourth $550, fifth $450, sixth $400, seventh $350. Plan of Cotillion ili1dl3 Clubs To Better Dances Approved The petition adopted by the Cotillion Club and the “13” Club in joint meeting last week to delay the Easter dances has been granted. The dances will now be held on April 19 and 20 instead of coming immediately after Easter Sun- day. There will be only two holidays following Easter, but the third one will come on April 20. This petition was unanimously adopted by the two clubs, and was then sent to the Executive Committee of the Student Body. This group passed favorably on it, and referred it to the Social Functions Committee of the Faculty. They also approved of it and it was given final approbation‘ by the Faculty in their meeting held Monday afternoon. Second Drive L for Finals Fund Starts Thurs. Individual Students to Be So- licited in Second Drive, Says Lanier A second campaign for 1929 fi- nals funds will begin tomorrow and every student on the campus will be solicited individually, Geo. Lanier, president of Finals, an- nouneed this morning. Students will be asked to pay $10 for which the Finals commit- tee will give them in return six of the leading dances of the col- , lege year and a supper the night of the Final Ball to which their parents and guests are invited. Names of students who have not yet subscribed .to Finals will be divided among a committee of campaigners who will visit the students. Every student in the University is expected to contri- bute at least» $5 Whether he will attend Finals or not, and contri- bute the customary $10 if he at- tends. Lanier urges every student to subscribe at this time because it is important for the Finance com- mittee to know how many will re- main over for the dances and to arrange accordingly. The campaign will be concen- trated especially among the sophomores and freshmen as they failed to respond so well as the upperclassmen in the pre-exam drive. — Sweetbriar Will Soon Be Closer By New Route Forty-two miles between Lex- ington and Sweetbriar will be eliminated by a new highway which is being allocated between Buena Vista and Amherst county. The new highway will make the distance between here and Sweet- briar approximately twenty-six miles. The new highway will cross the Blue Ridge mountains between Buena Vista and Amherst and will form a direct route from West Virginia to Richmond. It is now being surveyed by T. M. Mus- saeus, state engineer. Hobos Plucked From Freight Car Prove to be College Girls By Johnny I-Iierston A good bit of coaxing was nec- These women!! You never knowlessary to get the girls to admit what they will do next. First its smoking, then it’s marriage, wreckless driving, and now it’s being a hobo. . . . and all because they want to win a bet or not take a dare. These women! W. H. Irvin, patrolman for the Southern Railway, after thirty - years as a detective, had a novel experience Sunday afternoon. Mr. Irvin picked off a trio of “beau- ties” from Randolph—Macon who were riding a la hobo style on an “open pullman.” Tipper off that several hobos were on the train, Mr. Irvin was on the look-out, and seeing three figures on a freight car called to the trio to dismount. When he fin- ally was fronted by the three he found he had not caught three rough and rugged hoboes, but had plucked three “beauties.” their identity. Finally the girls “opened up” and began to talk. They admitted being students at “the Macon,” and said one was from Arkansas and two from Louisiana. Because of a holiday between semesters the girls had a vacation Saturday, and because of a bet had started out on their thrilling adventure. The wager was that the trio could not walk so" many miles, “bum” automobile rides so many miles, and hobo on a freight so many miles. They walked, bum- med, and hoboed. Oh, these we- men! Saturday the girls walking to Lovington, Nelson county, from whence Sunday they “bummed” to Shipman, where they boarded the south-.bound freight, know- (Continued on page four) Larger Attendance Needed The reasons for this change were, according to Bill Harring- ton, president of the “13” Club and Peyton Bush, president of the Cotillion Club, was because of the Cotillion Club. The “13” Club dance is sponsored by them. They give the money which is made at their dances-.to the athletic asso- ciation for the purpose of pur- chasing sweaters, gold footballs, etc. Therefore all class dances and club dances are given under their sponsorship except those which come at Fancy Dress and at Fin- als. In order to accomplish their- purpose the Clubs ,must make money on their dances. Many of the students return home for the Easter holidays and as a result the attendance of the dances has been diminishing each year. This has necessitated the employment of inferior orchestras, and has caused the set of dances to be much below‘ the Washington and Lee standard. “The prestige of the dances here must be kept up,” Bush said. So, the change not only gives the student the benefit of a chance to go home, but enables him to at- tend a good set of dances soon after his return. Then, too, it will make the Easter dances true to the Washington and Lee stan- dard and the Club will make, in- stead of lose, money as it has done in past years. The girls desire to go home at this time, also, so this set has ben lacking in every re- spect. Have Not Come Up to Standards The following statement was made by John Bel Towill, presi- dent of the student body, in be- half of the action taken‘ by the Executive Committee on the mat- ter: “In view of the fact that the Easter dances in recent years have not come up to the standards of Washington and Lee, socially or otherwise, because of such small attendance on the part of students and girls, and consequently have not been either a social or finan- cial success; the joint petition of the Cotillion and “13” clubs which provided for a change in the date of the Easter dances to April 19 and 29 was passed fa- vorably. Thus giving the student body the privilege of the Easter holidays as well as the opportun- ity to attend the dances which would, of course, increase the at- tendance on the part of both boys and girls from nearby schools at the dances; thereby making the dances a success socially and fin- ancially; thus aiding in procuring beter orchestras as well as in- creasing the amount contributed to the sweater and other athletic funds. It was considered to be in all for the best interest of the student body that the proposed change was allowed.” -——-———0 Bauer to Head Dept. at Denver Professor M. G. Bauer will as- sume the duties of head of the de- partment of Public Speaking at the University of Denver this summer. He wil conduct classes in ex- temporaneous speaking, interpre- tation of the printed page, and dramatics. His work during the summer will include the produc- tion of several one-act plays. The campus theater in which he will conduct dramatic work has been recently completed and is con- sidered one of the finest small theatres in the West. Lighting equipment alone cost over $5000. The classes in dramatics are un- ique in that they contain stu- dents from all over the country. r. OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19290206/WLURG39_RTP_19290206_002.2.txt PAGE TWO THE RING-TUM PHI S @1112 filing-tum lfllii (ESTABLISHED 1897) WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY . SEMI-WEEKLY Members of Southern Collegiate Newspaper Association Subscription $3.10 per year, in advance OFFICE AT DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALBI Telephones: Editorain-Chief, 489 and 316 Business Manage!‘ 480; Managing Editor. 412; University News Editor. 579: Sports Editor, 112; Editorial Rooms 2043 and 2143. Entered at the Lexington. Va., Postoffice as second clam mail matter. Editor-in-Chief Business Manager HENRY P. JOHNSTON, 29 A ALLEN B. MORGAN, 29 C REPORTORIAL '30L ......Associate Editor Harrison’ Jr" .Aasistant Editor _UniIv:. News ggitar Su 0, 2sA-._.__ .. iter-rv i 1? fl:i:I(enzie, 1310. ....Sports Editor Elisa, 30A _ .................................................. --C09! Ed“=°" EDITORIAL ASSOCIATES Jones. 29A; G. F. Ashworth, son; c. H. Wilson, zoa. EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS . Hutchinson, 29A; J. B. llasee. 31A; 1- G. Berry. 29A: . G. Tarrant, 30A; W. 0. Thomas, 31A; A.J. Leibowita.3lA. REPORTERS A. M. Harvey, 81A; A. M. Helfat. 31‘: -5- 13- NOYEI. 31A: an .< ~*‘=,=;*1'=F'?‘F’«*"!" 0 .o ?=a°.os.2.2s.~ All matters of business should be addressed to the Busi- apaskllfanager. All othenmatters should come to the Editor- ie We are always glad to publish any communications that be handed to us. No unsigned correspondence will aabylishedz however. we shall gladly withhold your signature from print upon request- If the choice were left to me whether. to have n. free ress or a free government, I would choose a free presa.— oinas Jefferson. CRITICISM CRITICISED The editorial appearing in last Satur- day’s issue of the RING-TUM PHI concern- ing the selection of a new secretary for the Young Men‘s Christian association has brough forth much comment, pro and con. The RING-TUM PHI was not attempting to criticise unjustly the “Y,” but was merely striving to point out the necessity for a careful selection of a new secretary. We feel that every organization, whe- ther it be the “Y” or some other club, has its good points and its faults, and we feel every organization connected with the Uni- versity, and a student organization, should be free to open criticism. Some have taken the stand that the criticism offered last week was too severe, others believe it was too bold. Be that as it may, the RING-TUM PHI still holds its opinion that if the “Y” expects to be an outstanding organization on the Washing- ton and Lee campus it must have a secre- tary who mingles with students and has the sympathy of the student body. The “Y” is a campus organization and should devote its efforts to the campus . . and devote its efforts in such a way as to net the best results and serve the most. If every one unanimously believed that the “Y,” or any club, was maintaining the de- sired results it would be useless to comment through the editorial columns of this pa- per. Students as a whole believe the Young Men’s Christian association is failing to ac- complish its purpose, and mank would like to see it discontinued here. If the organiza- tion would be discontinued for a period of a few years or entirely disbanded at Wash- ington and Lee, the majority of students would note no remarkable change in life on the campus. Whether there is an anti-YMCA faction or not, or whether there is a decided sym- pathetic “Y” fololwing, We care not, but so long as the RING-TUM PHI has its pre- sent policy . . . that is to offer constructive criticism whenever it is deemed needed . . one may look for these suggestions, even though it may be displeasing to some of the astentatious and self-centered readers of this paper. :_.._0______ NOT IN VIRGINIA All over the country colleges and uni- versities are dropping the honor system. In all sections, even the South, the honor sys- tem is under fire. But in Virginia, where the plan originated at the College of William and Mary in 1779, there is no weakening. Here at Washington and Lee it is still func- tioning perfectly. This which has become so accepted to students here, so prized and re- spected, does not seem to be suited to many other schools. During the year starting last Septem- ber the honor system at other schools has been continually under fire. Those who felt that college students could not be trusted without supervision of proctors have asked for abolition of the code. Students, dismay- ed at the prevalence of cheating, have them- selves asked for it. Amherst college, President Coolidge’s alma mater has dropped the honor system after having observed it for twenty-three years. Indifference toward observance caus- ed students to vote for abolition. In Cleve- land, at Western Reserve college, “intellec- tual bootleggers” have caused the system to “go to pot” a faculty statement says. In 1920, students of Rutgers were eager to give the honor system a try; in 1925 they were just as eager to drop it. The so- called “squeal clause” so annoyed them that they voted a return of monitors. This clause which places a man on his honor to report any violation of the honor lsystem is the backbone of the code. With- out it, the system is as nothing. A man honest enough not to cheat, himself, but squeamish about reporting defections, is as truly an enemy of the code as the most pro- fligate and unscrupulous. Out in Texas, the state university has been forced to abolish the honor system. At Yale the student council has convinced the faculty that enforcement is “impossi- ble under present social and educational con- ditions at Yale College.” The Sheffield Scientific School of Yale has abolished the written pledge at the end of the paper as “an unneccessary detail.” In this instance is found an unusual example of still further placing students on their honor. It is to be remembered that Yale College and Sheffield are separate schols of Yale University. At Washington and Lee, Virginia Mili- tary Institute, and the University of Vir- ginia may be found instances of three per- fect honor systems. These schools, different as they may be in origin, methods, and per- sonnel of students are as one when it comes to enforcing the honor system. There is no weakening in Virginia. ______o_.___. TASTES DIFFER Smith hid the book when Jones entered the room. Not that Smith realized he should- n’t be reading such erotic literature as “Mademoiselle de Maupin” or even that he feared Jones would borrow the volume—- but the works of Gautier, Balzac, Maupas- sant, and many of the French writers, do not indicate tastes that anyone desires to broadcast. And one never knows who will burst into a dormitory room. A man’s books, like anything else close- ly associated with him, indicate much of that man’s character. Observant persons may easily construct a picture of Smith’s room——if told that he delves constantly into such literature as charactreizes the French. On the walls? Pictures of bathing beau- ties, clad or unclad. Clipped wisecracks. Fisher bodies. Ask the man who owns one. Clothes? Very natty—-generally well-pres- sed, or collegiate in the sense of collegiate that is typical of his school. But Smith himself? Good line, vivid words, alluring ideas, but all in one channel. A one track mind. A one-track character. A man’s books like his food must be carefully selected, and should be just as varied. . ——-0---— HELP ‘THOSE WHO HELP YOU Don’t you feel kinder towards a person that you know is indirectly helping you? If you had an opportunity to help two peo- ple, one helped you and the other didn’t, wouldn’t you help the one who lent you his aid? We feel that most of us would help those who are always willing to help. It is human nature, to do otherwise would be unnatural. Merchants and national advertisers make it possible for you to have a college publication. Without advertisements from the local merchants and from national ad- vertised products it would be impossible for you to receive a copy of the RING-TUM PHI every Wednesday and Saturday. Had you ever thought of that? When you go into a store to purchase something do you ever ask yourself “does this article which I am about to buy help the college paper?” or do you just buy with- out ever thinking one way or the other? Often times there are two products for sale at the same price and have the same qual- ity . . one advertises in the RING-TUM PHI, the other doesn’t. One is helping you get a paper twice a week; the other isn‘t and doesn’t care. Then when you buy something should- n’t you try to help the one who is indirect- ly helping you? You will if your are inter- ested in seeing your paper and are natural in wanting to help those who help you. TOT . WASHINGTON’S ONE THOUSAND New York may refer to its elite society circle as the four hundred, but in Washing- ton if you really rate you are numbered among the one thousand. The social and official character of the capital is revealed in motor car tags, to a far greater extent than in any other city. The first one thousand numbers are for the “high-ups.” If you are- without this limit, socially and officially, you aren’t so “hot.” The three district commissioners have tags numbered one, two and three. Chief Justice Taft, for many years has possessed a District of Columbia license tag bearing the numbers 5 and 0. Cars belonging to the White House have numbers from 100 to 110, with Vice-Presi- dent Dawes riding with tag 111. Members beginning with 112. of the President’s cabinet have numbers. Over the wt’ . Coffee Cup “WARS BETWEEN nations will end when people come to the re- alization that they are tools of hidden war-makers; when the peo- ple become actually free; when they have shaken off hidden pow- ers and really govern themselves. Then, and not until then, will there be world peace.” This is not an unusual statement, but when it comes from the mouth of General Erich Ludendorf, the brains of the Imperial German Army in the Great War, it seems odd and has special significance. Ik * >l< * iii AMERICA WAS DRAGGED into the World War, Ludendorf continued. In this he has support- ers among both British and Am-" ericans. Ten years of peace re- moved the veil of hatred from many British and American'eyes, and they now begin to discuss what they see. it I! STORIES OF Belgian babies with their hands cut off, of Ca- nadian soldiers crucified in aban- doned vilages, of young girls with mutilated breasts———all told as deeds of the Germans—fail to bear investigation. Norman Angeli, a distinguished British writer, points out the majority of these tales were “war lies,” circulated to in- fluence public opinion in England and the United States against Germany. at an as» IT IS COINCIDENT that Lu- dendoi'f’s statement was released on Sunday, the fifth aninversary of Woodrow Wilson's death. No two men knew powers behind the World War better than Wilson and Luderdorf. That wars are made and don't just grow, was the op- inion of both. Each knew what caused war, and each knew how to prevent war. It ‘It WILSON AT PARIS in 1918 set forth “Fourteen Points” to prevent future wars. The first point declared the necessity for open diplomacy. In the recent in- terview, Ludendorf censured the secrecy surrounding the Chamber- lin-Briand treaty and placed open diplomacy as the greatest preven- tive for war. * MAYBE UNCLE SAM’S post office deficit will be erased if the latest fad in girl’s schools become general. From Swwetbriad comes reports that a girl's popularity is now measured by the “specials" received. A freshman at the dis- tinguished school received nine “specials” in one day, an unheard of record, unless someone had a birthday. The deluge has put soph- omores and upperclass members in a dilemma. tlt * * * III II * * * * * * * * =l< =l< * WHILE WOMEN may increase Uncle Sam's revenue, they are causing John Bull, across the wa- ter, considerable trouble—espec- ially the young women. Indications point to an unlooked for woman majority in the next election. It was expecteed when the “Flapper Vote act” was passed that women would receive a majority of 2,- 000,000. It now appears the major- ity will reach 3,000,000. * * >|< * * BRITISH MEN are pessimistic over politic’s future. They fought hard to deny woman suffrage. Po- liticians, strange as it may seem, stood by the women all along and are now hopeful over the results. They are probably expecting to enjoy sweeping victories with the women on their side. Future Eng- lish elections will feel the force of woman’s vote as it was felt in the 1928 presidential election. Weinberg’s Music Shop Lexington, Virginia Opposite New Theatre . V/I C TOR and COLUMBIA AGENCY VICTOR Releases date Friday each week. . COLUMBIA -- 10, 20, 30th each month. Dr. Tucker Goes Before Body W&L Economist Called to Raleigh to Attend Hear- ing of Bill 000. vil War Dr. Robert H. Tucker, profes- _ . sions is sor of economics at Washington and Lee University, left here to- day for Raleigh to appear before the committee of the North Car- olina legislature considering a workman’s compensation bill. are DOW the past DEATH RATE INCREASES The present figure is strongly in contrast to that of thirty years ago when Civil War reached their high tide of 754,- The latest figures show, also, that the number of widows of Ci- still nearly three times as great as the number of soldiers. There the rolls, a decrease of 5,000 in; SURPRISED THEMSELVES IN CIVIL WAR VETS Hoping to get out of school four high school girls of Glen Ridge, N. J., looked ofr a girl with the flu. They found the girl and pro- ceeded in the common method of contracting diseases, they kissed the ill girl. The girls got their vacation. , The girl they kissed had scar- let fever. ’ pensions soldiers who draw pen- on the decrease though 191,000 such widows on COME TO six months. 3 Doctor Tucker is professor of economics and business adminis- tration at Washington and Lee, and is an authority on economical and administrative topics. As chairman of the Virginia indus- trial commission in 1919 he was instrumental in passage of a compensation bill by the Virginia general assembly. Virginia present the committee with Ea: tistics on operation of the Vir- ginia law. He has recently been in communication with ten large all stated that they were not in favor of returning to the old sys- tem of employers’ liability. They are all in favor of the Virginia Workmen’s compensation act. The Dutch Inn FOR A GOOD MEAL Rooms For Parents, Visit- ing Girls and Chapei-ones manufacturers who have Doctor Tucker has played an important part in solution of many Virginia political and in- dustrial problems. 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NEW YORK OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19290206/WLURG39_RTP_19290206_003.2.txt THE RING-TUM PHI PAGE VTHRE E ' Varsity and Frosh Swimmers to Meet Virginia Here Saturday‘ Captain Smith To Lead Tank- men Agains Wahoos; Frosh Strong The varsity and freshman swimmers will meet the Univer- sity of Virginia mermen in the Doremus pool next Saturday night. Coach Twombly has been holding daily workouts with his men and is scheduled to cap off the proceedings with a meet be- tween the varsity and first year swimmers this afternoon. The varsity outfit has been strengthened by the return of Jahnke to school, but it is doubt- ful whether he will enter the meet Saturday night because of lack of practice. Captain Smith of the Generals will represent his team in diving, 20 yard swim, and will be anchor man on the relay com- bination. Fangboner and Ayars will swim the 50 yard event for Washing- ton and Lee with Moffatt and Burn taking care of the 100 yard dash. Zachary and Day are book- ed in the breast stroke ,while Cook and Moffatt will swim the back stroke. Martin will assist Captain Smith in the dives, and Swink will second him in the 202. Fangboner, Ayars, Harberson, and Smith make up the relay team. The freshmen will be represent- ed by the strongest first year team in the history of the school, according to Coach Twombly. In Stapleton, Coach Twombly has a dash man on the verge of break- ing the school record in both the 50 and 100 yard dashes. He is also on the relay quartet. Nichols is not far behind him in the 50 yard event and in addition, will be entered in the backstroke and relay. Edward and Dobbins will swim the breast stroke, Nachod and Harris the 220, and Browne will be the only entry in the dives. Barnes will be entered with Nich- ols in the backstroke, and Ruchs with Stapleton in the 100 yard swim. In addition to Stapleton and Nichols, Barnes and Nachod will be on the relay team. Quint invades Md. To Win W&L Wins Seventh Last Sat. Down Liners, 47-22 at College Park Running riot in the second per- iod, the Washington and Lee has- ketball team last Saturday de- feated the five of the University of Maryland, 47 to 22, in a game played at College Park. The Generals were held by the Old Liners defense in the first twenty minutes of play, the half ending with Washington and Lee having a four point advantage. The sharp shooting of Cox, sophomore forward, who account- ed for twenty points, put a com- plete rout to the Maryland team. Lowry with nine points was se- cond high point scorer, while Ra- dice of the Old Liners accounted for eight points. The Old Liners used twelve men in the effort to stop the Wash- ington and Lee onslaugh, but a satisfactory combination could not be found. The victory marked the seventh consecutive win for the Generals I and their fourth victory over a Southern Conference opponent. fllHilflIMHIWIRlHIllfllflHItlHIlflHlflIIllliIlilIflllIfllIlflmflllIiflIflllHliIllIlliHlllflIlllllIlllilI Varsity Boxers In A1 Condition for Va. Techmen Coach Bill Price's boxers are in prime condition for their se- cond meet of the season with V. P. I. in Blacksburg Saturday night. It will be the second ap- pearance of the General mittmen this year, but the first confer- ence meet. The tryouts held Monday and Tuesday have changed several names on the card which faced William and Mary. Armstrong will replace Junkin in the 115 pound class, and Heaps will ap- pear for the first time in the un- limited weight. Devine, who scrapped in the heavyweight division against the Indians will be moved down into his own tonnage, facing V. P. I. in the 158 lb division. Black will again appear in the 125 pound class, Robinson in the 135, and Crosland in the 145. Each of these men won his open- ing bout, Crosland putting his man to sleep in the opening round. The Washington and Lee entry in the 175 pound class has not been determined, but indica- tions are that Johnny Faulkner will be seen in action in that weight. The Generals did not meet the Gobblers last year due to the ab- breviated season. Whether the Gobblers had a good or bad team, they lost four men by graduation and dropped a meet to Duke ear- ly this year. Offer Total of Eight Trophies Prep School Tournament Awards on Display'at The Corner Two team trophies and six in- dividual awards will be at stake in the sixth annual Washington and Lee Interscholastic basketball tournament on March 7, 8, 9, in Doremus Gymnasium, according to Coach R. A. Smith, tournament director. The trophies will be on display the week of the tournament at the Corner. Awards follow: 1. Winner of the tournament will receive a regulation S12c sil- ver basketball. 2. Runner-up will bronze plaque. 3. Individual members of the winning team will receive silver miniature basketballs. 4. The most valuable all-around player will receive a handsome bronze statuette. 5. The high-point man of the tournament in any one game will receive a small loving cup. 6. Each member of the “All- Tournament Team” will receive gold watch chains. 7. The best foul shooter will re- ceive a sweater made up in his school colors. 8. The high-point man from the teams eliminated in the first game will receive a handsome trophy. receive a Ii‘: - McCRUM’S - The Student Hangout but there are a number of bril- WATCH ’EM CLIMB Varsity Basketball individual scoring to date, including last night with Maryland here. Cox, f _____________________ __55 10-25 120 Lowry, f ________________ __54 12-23 120 Williams, c ____________ __45 14-30 104 i __ 43 30 13 13 Gordon, g _______________ Homer, f ____________________ __1 ...... -.195 59-119 449 TOTALS Tennis Team Has‘ Very Attractive A Trip Scheduled The tennis team under the di- rection of Captain Len Jacobs and Manager Horace Gooch will have one of the most attractive sche- dules in years as an incentive to tennis aspirants this spring. Ele- ven matches have already been carded, and others are pending. The northern trip this year will be taken about the last of April, and will include five matches. The itinerary calls for meets with Catholic U. and George Washing- ton, D. C., Johns Hopkins in Bal- timore, and Lehigh and N. Y. U. in New York. Last year only one meet was lost on this northern invasion. Virginia and V. P. I. will be met both here and there for the first time in a number of years, and Johns Hopkins and Davidson will also appear on the local courts. Jacobs and Gooch are the only letter men to return this year, liant prospects. This list includes Clapp, Hamilton, Bush, and Han- na. Captain Jacobs announced that practice will begin as early as possible, and all candidates are urged to report immediately, when the call is given. Varsity Mile Relay Team to Face Columbia and Yale in N. Y. Leaving Staunton Friday On Trip To Participate in Melrose Games The varsity mile relay team leaves Staunton Friday night at 10:20 to journey to New York, where it will participate in the Melrose games in the Madison Square Garden. hTe teams will face teams from Columbia University and Yale. The Generals are by no means the underdogs in this triangular af- fair, according to figures. Coach Fletcher has his men in tip-top shape, and their appearance in fast competition is expected to be inmpressive. The quartet of Yale is rated among the best, while the team representing Columbia has not had a strenuous test it is expected to be very good. The Melrose games have always been one of the biggest indoor meets of the year, and attract the best athletes. The record breaking Nurmi, will take a shot at an- other record Saturday night. He will oppose a large field including some of the best middle-distance runners of the country. Coach Fletcher's team will be composed of four of the following men: Capt. Backus, Dickey, Sim- mons, Sandifer, and Sheppard. Manager McCardell will accom- pany the team. Next Tuesday night Grant, San- difer, and Finkelstein will parti- cipate in the Meadowbrook meet at Philadelphia. All three of these men will enter the forty-fire yard dash, and Sandifer and Finkle- stein will also run in the forty- five yard hurdles. In the dash such runners as Wil- liams, Olympic champion, and Hamm, world record holder of the broad jump, will match‘ strides. R. L. HESS & Bro. 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With the score standing 14 to 11 in favor of Virginia at the be- ginning of the last match, Dick Bolton, unlimited giant played the hero role of the day by pinning Davenport in 7 minutes 46 seconds to give the locals a two point vic- tory. Palmer, 135 pounder won the applause of the University when he grappled in the 165 lb division and prevented his oppon- ent from securing a fall. He re- placed Flagg who is ineligible to compete due to scholastic diffi- culties. The first year men had little difficulty in mauling the Cava- liers, experiencing six falls and one decision. Captain Harris con- tinued his winning record to three straight when he threw Pierce in 1 minute 49 seconds. nert, Wise, and Noah stood out among the S. M. A. courtmen. Summary: Summary follows: Varsity 115 lb—-Pryor (V) threw Bowes 6:45. 125 Kaplan W&L defeated Fra- ser, decision 6:45. 135 lb—Capt. Graves (V) won decision over Capt. Rule 6:4. 145 lb——Belser W&L won deci- sion over McEwen 3:46. 155 lb—Hall W&L threw Oden- heimer 5:00. 165 lb—French (V) won deci- sion over Palmer 8:20. 175 lb—Lewy (V) won decision over Clark 4:50. , Unlimited—Bolton W&L threw Davenport 7:46. Thatre , NEW THEATRE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6TH Chester Conklin in “TAXI 13” . A good laugh for everybody THURSDAY, FEB. 7TH Reene Adore, Allan Hale and Clyde. Cooke in “THE SPEILER” A red blooded drama of Carnival . Underworld Life THURSDAY, FEB. 7TH LYRIC THEATRE “Chronicles of American Photoplays” Benefit of Woman’s Club Matinee 3:30———Evening 7:30-9:00 Admission 15c, 25c, 50c Buy Tickets from the Represen- tatives ’of the Woman’s Club FRIDAY, FEB. 8TH NEW THEATRE Lon Chaney in “West of Zanzibar” Chaney in another great charac- ter role Added OUR GANG COMEDY SATURDAY, FEB. 9TH Matinee 1:30-3:00-4:00 Night 7:30-9:00 J ack_ Holt “SUBMIARINE” A $2.00 road show. You see it at popular prices. The greatest and most spectacular of all sea pic- tures. SATURDAY, FEB. 9TH LYRIC THEATRE Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro in “The Trail of the Horse- thieves T Scarlet Arrow No. 3 , .-g ~,a-jar ., THE RING-TUM PHI Suicide Based on Art Becomes Popular Pastime (Continued from page one) sudden reverses and disastrous endings, and many of its admir- ers are way-laid in the ruch. Those who come out of one en- counter successful, alive, and un- injured and remain for even an- other conflict, not only are tak- ing chances with their well de- served reputation as being “one who lasted throughout one entire game,” but also bring [on them- selves almost a certain finish. A finish at one’s own hands is con- sidered suicidal, hence theinamel Even so, the game continues and many new, unsuspecting stu- dents are lured on by the tales of those who have yet to meet their fate; even fraternities on the campus are playing the game among themselves,—and the sur- vivors are liking it! ___._o__.__. Traffic Signals At Busy Corners New traffic signals have been installed at four of the busiest corners in town, those at Main and Nelson, Jefferson and Nelson, Main and Washington,,and Jeffer- son and Washington streets. The signals read “stop” and are made of heavy pliable rubber, set in concrete so that a car may run over them without injury. 0______ Hobos. Prove to Be College Girls (Continued from page one) ing Lynchburg was south . . and “knowing” all trains stopped at the “Burg.” But they were wrong, because the freight did not stop in Lynchburg, it came over the new main line and did not stop until it reached Montview, six miles further south. When the girls told Mr. Irwin they were “Lynchburg bound” he immediately informed them that the “Burg” was six miles north and the next stop was Danville, sixty miles further south. Im- agine their embarassment? But “beauty” came to the res- cue. The three girls were placed on a shifting engine and brought to the Union station in Lynchburg. Upon arrival at the station they were escorted to Main street where Mr. Irwin gave the street car conductor instructions and fare for three. The girls went back to the “Macon.” They walker, bum- med, hobbed. These women!! Oh, these wo- men, what will they do next? PAGE’S Meat Market Phones 126 and 426 SMA Again Bows to Frosh Quint Captain- Davis’ Men Win From Cadets, 35-22, in Return Game Here For the second time this year Eddie Parks Davis’ freshman five proved themselves masters of the Staunton Military Academy quin- tet by coming out on the long end of a 35-22 count in Doremus gym- nasium Friday afternoon. The “Little Generals” jumped into the lead at the start of the game and were headed only once during the remainder of the con- test when Noah, cadet guard, dropped in three pretty shots from the side court during the second quarter to give S. M. A. the lead. Smoothing their ragged teamwork the Freshmen then settled down to lead the cadets 17-13 at the half. With the opening of the third quarter Charley Fulton, Sam Bar- asch, aided by Smith and Burke, repeatedly found the meshes to increase the Freshman total while holding Staunton to three free throws. At this stage of the game Coach Davis made numerous sub- stitutions with the result that little. scoring took place, the re- mainder of the contest. The Freshmen’s passwork was ragged attimes and numerous shots were missed under the bas- ket. The cadets had, a number of opportunities to score but mus- sed up most of the chances. Rei- Fheshmen (35) S.M.A. (22) Barasch F Reinert Smith F Griffith Fulton C Smith Burke G Noah Morris G Ake Field goals: Barasch (3); Smith (4); Fulton (6); Burke (3); Smith nert (3); Smith, Noah (3), Da- vidson. Free throws: Burke, Reinert (2), Noah, and Ake. Substitutions: Wise for Grif- fiths; Bailey for Fulton; Cross for Morris, Taylor for Smith; Fulton for Bailey; Nesbit for Cross; Jones for Taylor; Wilson for Ful- ton; Davidson for Ake; Atzbach for Barasch. Referee: Cy Twombly. Barasch, Smith, Wise (2), Attention Managers of Fraternity Houses We have coal that will burn Phone us your orders Harper & Agnor, Inc. “The Fuel People” Fraternities We Solicit your patronage Welsh & Hutton Phones 192 and 144 "Syracuse Junior Found; Mind Is Blank for Week Syracuse, N. Y.—Kendall B. Hassard, Syracuse university ju- nior and assistant manager of the Syracuse football team, was found at Columbus, Ohio, more than a week after he disappeared from the campus here. The youth was recognized from descriptions by a policeman to whom he appealed for aid. Hassard told reporters that his mind went blank as he was climb- ing “Piety Hill” on which Syra- cuse University is located, about 9:30 the night of Dec. 4. He had gone for a walk, he said, eating medicine tablets for a headache which bothered him. The next thing he knew he was on a rail- road coach approaching Pittsburg. He arrived in Columbus next day. He had forgotten his identity, and appealed to a detective for aid. McCOY’S THREE STORES FRUITS, CANDIES, CAKES And all good thing to eat B R O W N ’ S Cleaning Works . Phone 282 -9163-65 S. Main St. " IL;-u~_ THE MODEL Barber-Shop Opposite Rockbridge National Bank HUGH A. WILLIAMS, Proprietor MYERS HARDWARE CO. INC. Established Incorporated 1865 1907 CUTLERiY—-RAZORS GUNS Central Cafe New, Modern Soda Foun- tain Phone 176 Smoke’¥G.K Smoking Tobacco Churchman Says Condition Good Despite of cocktails and petting parties, which he said still exist, Reverend Lester Glenn, college work secretary for the National Council of the Episcopal church, declared today that college mor- ality is higher than two years ago. After a year and a half survey of collegians in all sections of the country, Rev. 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