OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19271203/WLURG39_RTP_19271203_001.2.txt Seniors Start Now v”c)T’1mE~Px3S:1 “WASHINGTON CLEE UNIVERSITY, SATURDAY, DEC. 3, 1927 Ulyr ifxing-tum 131;‘: BY THE STUDENTS , FOR THE UNIVERSITY. On Your B. S. Theses UMBER 21 FAIR SEASON EXPERIENCED BY GENERALS Won Four, Lost Four and Tied One Is Outcome of 1927 Grid Schedule. 6-6 MOUNTAINEERS TIED, Lynchburg, Kentucky, Duke and Maryland Fall Before Blue and White. The “Fighting Generals” of 1927 experienced a fair season, as evidenced by post-season statistics. Of the nine games played four were won, four were lost, and one, with the Mountaineers of West Vriginia, was a 6-6 deadlock. In the long run, however, our offense shows up more favorably than the opponents’. The Generals ran up a total of 96 points, while the opponents were scoring 89. On October 1, after several weeks of intensive training, Coach Herron led his proteges into the first en- counter of the 1927 season, against the Lynchburg Hornets on Wilson field. The Hornets buzzed around a little in the earlier part of the game but did little damage to the Generals. Running true to pre- game dope, the game was won by the score of 26-2. The following Saturday the Herronites sprang a surprise over in Charleston, West Virginia and held the mighty Mountaineers ‘to a 6-6 tie. This was considered a moral victory because even the most optimistic of dopesters conceded the West Virginians an edge. The next week, October 15, the Washington and Lee gridders made their annual pilgrimage to New Jersey to take on Bill Roper’s Tigers. Because of the outcome of last year’s game, the Tigers were waiting with sharpened claws for the W. & L. gridmen. The Prince- tonions scored early in the game; to awaken the Generalsgwho played a see-saw battle until the final period when Wittmer broke through for another marker. The Tigers were leading 13-0 when the final whistle blew. Back on home soil once more the Generals played hosts to a dark horse team from Duke, fresh from a win over Boston college. Wash- ington and Lee scored after the first few moments of play, but failed to kick the extra point. The Blue Devils, with Jankoski, their pile- driving fullback in the principal role, quickly retaliated and scored on straight bucks from deep in their own territory. They failed to kick the extra point but were made a present of it when a W. & L. end was offside. The half ended with the Generals trailing 7-6. The Generals came back in the second half, scored another touchdown and sent the Blue Devils home with the abbreviated end of a 12-7 count. Lexington, Kentucky was the next scene of battle with Washington and Lee and Kentucky the main attrac- tions. Harry Gamage’s lads fought valiantly but were unable to with- stand the onslaughts, aerial and otherwise, of Coach Herrons stal- warts and bit the dust 25-0. The again the following week and met the Maryland Old Liners in College Park. The probable outcome of the game was a mere guess from the| moment the oval was first kicked off until the final whistle. The W. & L. men, however, continued their winning streak and subdued their hosts by the close score of 13-6. In an attempt to make it “four in a row” the Generals were halted by the Cavaliers from Charlottes- ville on Homecoming Day. The final score was 13-7. The Generals play- ed good football throughout the game, but by getting the tough end of the decisive breaks they couldn’t cope with the tricky attack of the Neal’s team. The effect of dropping the game to Virginia was felt severe- ly in the remaining games of the season. After Virginia came V. P. I., in Blacksburg. The crippled Generals, physically as well as morally, tried to stage a comeback at the expense of the Gobblers but were unsuccess- ful, losing by the count of 21-0. After a weeks rest from any games the Generals made their yearly trek to the Sunshine State in quest of ’Gator meat, but lost to the Floridans, in the sweltering sun, Generals took to the road} All/arsity and Frosh Wrestling Teams Hold Final Meet The final match between the Var- sity and freshman wrestling teams was held in the gym Thursday after- noon. The meet was well attended and furnished some interesting bouts. The feature engagement of the evening was the match between Captain “Mike” Seligman and Dick Bolton, both members of the Varsity squad. The result was a draw, neither being able to overcome the other’s excellent defense. No official score was compiled due to the failure of many freshmen to report and the abundance of Var- sity men. Friday the tryouts for the Varsity team begin and will be held in the form of elimination bouts. The first intercollegiate meet will take place next Saturday when the matmen engage the strong crew from the Richmond Y. M. C. A. The Varsity squad has been con- siderably augmented by the addition of the following six men from the football team: Taylor, Holstein, Madison, Schmitt, Hughes and Cap- tain Seligman. They are all in splendid condition. The summary of Thursday’s meet was as follows: Gresham (V) scored a fall over Barkus (F) in 7:56; Holland (V) gained a decision over Bowes (F) in 1:30; Thompson (V) pinned Gresham (F) to the mat in 8:00; Nelson (V) took the measure of Nanny (F) by a fall in 7:05; Devis (V) won a decision from Palmer (F) by 5:20; Pomeroy (V) defeated Smith (F) in a close deci- sion by 1:30; Gautier (F) counted over Holstein (V) and won a fall in 6:50; Evans (V) defeated McConnel (F) in 3:00; Tully (V) scored a time advantage over Sutherland (F) by 1:25; Hopkins won a decision over Lewis (F) by 2:30; Sperry (V) threw Walker (F) after 5:00; Madison (V) and Marshall (F) fought to a draw, as did Seligman and Bolton of the Varsity. Hughes (V) scored a fall over Chamberlain (V) in 2:10, and Kaplan and Shields of the Freshman squad engaged in a nice match resulting in a decision for Kaplan in 2:45. o_.____ 15 Mink Excerpts In “College Humor” The January issue of “College Humor,” which appeared on news- stands yesterday, carries a total of 15 excerpts from The Mink, humor- ous magazine of Washington and Lee. This is an unusually high aver- age for any one humorous magazine in one particular issue of “College Humor”. Only a few of the best college comics in the country rate such an average, and these are usually the older magazines which number of years. Considering The Mink as a comparatively new humor- ous magazine, this being its second year of publication after its “come back”, the editors of this year’s Mink think this is a good record. “College Humor”, incidentally, has on its clipping list for excerpts over 125 humorous magazines in America and Canada. Art work taken from The Mink and used in the January issue of “College Humo” was done by Dud- ley Carr. The literary material used was written by various authors. Due to a request by Wilton M. Garrison, editor of The Mink this year, the name “Mink” which was formerly used under material re- printed in “College Humor” has been changed to “Wash. & Lee Mink”, which gives both The Mink and the university more advertising nationally. Glee Club l'lolds Regular Practice The Glee Club has now had its last cut and has settled down to regular preparation for the Christ- mas program and those that are to follow. I tnow holds regular practises and is learning new num- bers and perfecting the old ones. The club will give a concert at the Lee Chapel shortly before Christmas. The exact date of this performance is not known at present. This Christmas program will be composed primarily of Christmas carols. Frank Parker ,manager of the Glee Club, is endeavoring to hold several more concerts in various ‘parts of the state after Christmas, but he has not definitely signed up by the score of 20-7. for any of these yet. Date Opponent Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. 19—Maryland 20——Catholic U. 21——Navy 6—Bridgewater 9—W. & M. 13-—Maryland 21—V. P. I. 28—Alabama 3-——Kentucky 4—West Virginia Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 8——Duke l1—V. P. I. 14—N. C. State 16———So. Carolina 17—Sewannee 21—Virginia 24—S. C. Tourna- 25— ment The 1927-28 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE There There There Home Home Home Home Home There Huntington, W. Home Home (Pend.) Here Home Home Atlanta, Ga Last Year’s Score Opp. W. & L. 44 32 45 23 (N 0 game) 26 25 32 23 (N 0 same) 34 48 Place 44 34 34 39 36 29 Va. 20 40 41 29 (No game) 20 31 46 34 38 re 25 have been established for quite a' Roanoke Boasts Three 0 f B i g l Four Captains Jefferson High School of Roanoke, Virginia, has come into the limelight in the past few days. Earl Fitz- patrick, star tackle for Washington and Lee Generals’, and a former luminary for Jefferson High, was chosen to captain the 1928 Blue and White, Monday, November 28. On the following evening Al Barnes, V. M. I.’s great quarter, and a team- mate of Fitzpatrick’s at Jefferson High, was elected captain of the ’28 Flying Squadron. Two days later Jefferson High made its three straight with the election of “Hawk- eye Bailey, stellar linesman, to the captaincy of the 1928 V. P. I. eleven. It is a strange coincident that these three outstanding gridmen played side by side for four years in prep football, and were members of Jefferson High’s championship team, yet none were elected captain during their prep school days. Gene White Leads Pack Of Virginia Football Scorers Gene White, the crashing fullback of the Washington and Lee Gen- erals, leads the pack of Virginia gridmen in scoring for the season, according to a post-season compila- tionof statistics by the Associated Press. White’s 60 point total for first place is one touchdown better than the 54 points scored, by Gil- bert, star quarterback of the Roan- outfit, who placed oke College second. Peake, V. P. I.’s ran third with 49 points to his credit. Fourth and fifth places were occupied by Littlejohn and Hale of Emory-Henry, with 48 and 46 points respectively. White scored his points exclusively via the touchdown route. while Gilbert made 18 of his mark- ers by means of the extra point. Not one single field goal was made by Old Dominion eleven dur- ing the entire season. The only other toe-work of importance besides Gilbert’s performance was registered by Farmer of Emory and Henry,‘ who accounted for ten points with his educated toe. Emory and Henry leads the col- leges of the state in team perform- ance with no losses or ties to mar their record. In their nine games they scored 273 markers while they allowed the opposition only 19. L_()__._ WOMEN’S CLUB MEETS IN ALUMNI BUILDING all-round ace Dr. W. M. Brown gave a lecture on “The Mind of the Child” before the Womans’ Club of Lexington on‘ Tuesday, November 29, in the lounge room of the alumni headquarters. It was given under the auspices of the Womans’ Club committee on Edu- cation and Local Schools. This com- mittee is trying to organize a group of club members to make a brief study in child psychology. Dr. Brown has promised to give this course A to them, lecturing once a month. The lecture yesterday was of a. preliminary nature, given to find out those interested in taking the course“ Holiday Issue Of Mink Will Appear Dec. 15 The “Christmas Number” of The Mink will appear on December 15, just before Christmas holidays be- gin, Editor Wilton M. Garrison an- nounced today. The issue will carry an unusually bright and attractive cover express- ing the theme and spirit of the particular issue. This theme, in- cidently, will be followed throughout the contents of the magazine. A galaxy of poems, plays, stories, jokes, and art work of both a seri- ous and humorous nature will be used. Art work by Frances French, Frances Guthrie, Dudley Carr, Leonard Glover, Bill Munford, and A. P. Bondurant will be a main feature. Manager George S. DePass expects to get the issue distributed at least two days before students leave for the holidays, in order that this particular number of The Mink may be well distributed throughout the country during the holidays. ___?0_______ “Ten Girl Lists Commandments Of Love” Below There are many commandments, some to be observed, and others to be broken. Most of them are broken, either harmlessly or dangerously, but the outcome of the following “ten commandments of love” is something which causes speculation. They were made by Miss La Verne Bacher, of East Orange, N. J., be- fore she would say “yes” to the D1‘0D0Sa1 of Harold K. Beck, of Everett, Mass. “Thou shalt say thy prayers each night on bended knee, particularly asking divine blessing upon our home. f‘Thou shalt undertake all family duties on a 50-50 basis, even unto the care of the children, the doing of the dishes and the general house- work. “Thou shalt let naught transpire calculated to arouse my jealousy. “Thou shalt hold no secrets from me, my right to open all your mail, of whatever kind, to remain inviola- ble. “Thou shalt not indulge in in- toxicating liquors, nor become en- slaved to Lady Nicotine nor any of her noxious kin. “Thou shalt be on time for all appointments. “Thou shalt cater to my whims, not neglect attendance at the theatre, opera and dance and other social activities, and always appear neat when in my presence. “Thou shalt not dwell unduly upon past affairs of the heart, real or imaginary. “Thou shalt never depart from me without first bestowing a kiss, nor fail to greet me with the same caress.” ___.__o_____ Mattingly-Penick Attend Meeting, Charlottesvillel E. S. Mattingly, registrar, and P. M. Penick, treasurer, left for Char- lottesville yesterday to attend a meeting of the Association of Uni- versity and College Business officers of the eastern states. The meeting was held to discuss education and business problems which confront officials of educational institutions. Tennessee Vols Or Georgia May Be On ’28 Gridiron Menu North Carolina State and possibly Tennesee or Georgia will replace Duke and Maryland on the 1928 schedule of the Washington and Lee football team. The Generals resume relations with the Carolina school after a lapse of two years and thereby add another conference game to the schedule. The grid card for next year includes five Southern Conference tilts as well as the annual battles with Princeton, West Virginia, and Lynchburg. One other opponent has yet to be signed. The date for the Princeton struggle has been set for November 10, the week before the Tigers meet Yale and sandwiched between the erals’ battles with Virginia and V. P. I. Due to the fact that Maryland and Washington and Lee could not set a date which would be suitable to both, the Generals have an open date on October 27, but negotiations are now under way with the Univer- sities of Tennessee and Georgia for a game that week. Washington and Lee will open the season with the annual clash with Lynchburg College on Septem- ber 29. The first conference battle will take place a week later with North Carolina State. Kentucky will be met on October 13 and West Vir- ginia, October 20. Virginia, Prince- ton and V. P. I. occupy the first three Saturdays in November and the annual clash with Florida on Thanksgiving Day in Jacksonville will close the Generals’ schedule. Schedule now stands: September 29, Lynchburg College at Lexington. October 6, North Carolina State at Lexington. October 13, Kentucky at Lexing- ton, Ky. October 20, West Virginia Charleston, or Huntington, W. Va. Oct. 27, pending. Nov. 3, Virginia at Charlottes- ville. Nov. 20, Princeton at Princeton. November 17, V. P. I., at Lexing- ton. November 24, Permanently open. November 29, Florida, at Jackson- ville. at _0__; Two Hundred Have Had Pictures Made Two hundred students have thus far had their photographs taken for the 1928 Calyx by White’s Studio. McRee Davis, Editor of the Calyx, stated that it would be necessary to secure the photographs of four hun- dred more students for the Calyx. The Senior group has already been sent away and White's representa- tive is now concentrating on the lower classmen. The representative will continue his work next week beginning Tuesday and will remain here until the following Saturday. During this time all those who have not yet made appointments will be able to have their photo- graphs taken. Davis requests that the students do not wait until a late date before signing up, as this rend- ers it almost impossible for all the work to be finished in the required time. He desires that all students who find it possible, make their ap- pointments for next week on Mon- day in the first floor of Washington college. R. D. Powers, Jr., business man- ager, announced that only 270 sub- scriptions to the Calyx have been secured, and stated the necessity of 600 more subscriptions before Christ- mas. He requests all students who have not as yet subscribed, to do so, when they have their photo- graphs made. -—————0 Fancy Dress Number Of Mink To Be Next The fourth issue of The Mink, which will appear on January 30, will be known as the “Fancy Dress Number.” Art work and literary work will follow the theme of thel dance, Editor W. M. Garrison an- nounces. As much material as pos- sible is requested from contributors before the holidays begin, as the rush of examinations will hinder this work in January. All contribu- tions should be handed to the editor or mailed to The Mink at P. O. Box 895. 0 The weather man promises a con- tinuance of the present cold wave Gen- : BASKETBALL REINFORCED BY GRIDDERS Captain Spotts, Howe and Others Appear at Practice Friday In Good Shape. 1928 PROSPECTS BRIGHT Team Plays Maryland, Catholic U. and Navy on Washington Trip This Month. By Pete Wurzburger Last night marked the initial ap- pearance at court practice of Captain “Babe” Spotts, Bobby Howe, Heinie ICroop, Gene White, and Eiglebach, all veteran basketball monogram ‘men, who have been playing on the Blue and White eleven this fall. All appeared in first class physical con- dition, and except for a little diffi- culty in find the basket, gave every indication of their last season’s form. Coach Smith was rather reticent when asked for an early season prediction of the outlook for the year. “Of course,” he stated, “with the wealth of experienced material that is now on hand every indication points to a team up to past stand- ards. However, basketball is a game in which team play and fight are the main factors toward success, and no collection of individual stars can win without these requisites. VVith the men playing with the same spirit as last year we ought to come on top.” Ten or twelve men will make the jaunt to Washington on the pre- Christmas trip, when the Generals will meet Maryland, Catholic University, and the Navy on succes- sive nights. In past years this trip has been merely to get a line on the ability of the men in order to have a formidable line-up ready for the important clashes starting in January, but this year the Generals will exert every efiort to win all three games. Maryland will furnish the opposi- tion at College Park in the opening clash on the night of December 19. Last year the Old Liners scored an easy win over the Generals in this initial encounter, but later in the season they were nosed out in Doremus gym when Captain Urmey sank one of his sensational long shots with a second to play. The make—up of the squad for the trip is entirely problematic and will undoubtedly remain so until the last minute. With at least three or four likely candidates for each posi- tion Captain Dick will undoubtedly do a great deal of experimenting to find the best working combination to put on the floor. A bright spot of the practices to date has been the excellent work shown by members of last year’s scrub team and by men who weren’t even out for basket- ball last season. Captain Spotts, star pivot man for the past two seasons, seems to be the only monogram man practically sure of being in the regular line-up, and even he will be pushed to the limit by Jim Nance, who has been doing sensational work the past two weeks. To pick two forwards from the seven or eight now out will undoubtedly be the most difficult task in forming the quintet for the first game line-up. Eiglebach, White, Ebert and Lowry are the letter men fighting it out, and all are getting plenty of stiff opposi- tion from Lowdon, McKimmy, Hom- er, Spencer and several dthers. At present it hardly looks any easier in selecting the best guards from the bunch fighting for the places. Groop and Joynes played last year and Bobby Howe, who won his monogram two years ago, is also in the fight for one of the regular places. In addition to these are Jones, Wood and Gordon, the last two from the 1927 champion- ship freshman team. 0__. Faithful Bleachers Put Away For Winter Months The temporary bleachers on Wilson field, having served another football season, have been laid away in the field house to await the advent of the next football season. These bleachers belong to the Washington and Lee Atheltic asso- ciation. They were purchased several years ago by the Athletic association to supplement the permanent stands at the larger games. As the crowds are constantly increasing at the games, these stands are being used for some time. J more and more each year. OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19271203/WLURG39_RTP_19271203_002.2.txt PAGE TW9 Filip filing tum iflhi (ESTABLISED 1897) WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY SEMI-WEEKLY Members of Southern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association Subscription $3.10 per year, in advance OFFICE AT DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM Telephones: Editor-in-chief, 430; Business Manager 483 Entered at the Lexington, Va.. Postofiice as second class mail matter PEYTON B. HARRISON. Jr.. ‘30 L Editor-in-Chief y, B, GILMORE '30 L . . . Business Manazer All matters of business should be addressed to the Business Manager. All other matters should come to the Editor-in-Chief. We are always glad to publish any communications that may be handed to us. but no unsigned correspondence will be published. AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT HE eyes of educators throughout the country have been turned on the educational experiment now being conducted in Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, by Hamilton Holt, president of the college. Imbided by the newer theories of education, Holt took several radical advances in educational methods. He fired eleven members and the coach of the football team because he found “ringers” had been tolerated. He abolished all required night study and placed all scholastic required work within a period of eight hours. He abolished the lecture and recitation system in the class room, and substituted a two hour conference plan where the professor only guides and helps the student. He established the first professorships in books and ethology. He increased the salaries of the teaching force by 102 per cent instead of spending the funds for stadiums and athletic fields. He limited the cshools enrollment and beban to encourage building up the faculty instead of enlarging the school. Such is the program upon which Rollins College had been launched. Radical as it may seem, it still has behind it the fundamental theory that college is just what the student makes it, and that no matter how strict the requirements may be, if the tstudent has no desire to acquire an education the proces is of no avail. Regardless of how sound the theory is which Mr. Holt upholds, the question arises as to whether he may not be a little too advanced in his theory in proportion to the practical situation which exists. If students had been brought up in the grammar school and high school on the basis of such a plan. Mr. Holt’s theory might be applicable to every college in the country and be a success but the sad thing about it is that our school system is not built in that manner. It is highly possible then for Mr. Holt’s plan to be a failure. However, it should not be our purpose to criticise a plan simply because it is now. The experiment will be watched with careful eyes by people throughout the country, educators in particular. If the experiment is judged a success, it may be followed by other colleges and universities throughout the country until we come to the place that the educational system which we have today will be completely forgotten.—Ohio Wesleyan Transcript. n V. M. I.—W. L. U. F;i~tIEl\‘I):%llII’ between Virginia Military Institute and Wash- ington and Lee was again clearly evidenced at Generals’ annual football banquet early this week, when Bill Raferty, head coach at our neighboring institution and former coach and an alumnus here, spoke to the gridders and alumni gathered in the university dining hall. Bill, speaking with the experience of contact with both schools, stressed the change in attitude which has become ap- parent within both student bodies, and among the athletes in particular, during the past several years. Changing from an attitude of indifference, and at time of actual bitterness, the two schools have come to be closer than any in the state at this time, and, he stated, it is a genuine pleasure to coaches and players of both schools that cheering sections from the two schools attend each others’ games and invariably cheer for their ' fellow-battlers against whoever may be their opponents. During the past three or four years it has constantly been the policy of student and administration leaders in both schools to foster the spirit of unity and friendship, and it is with a feeling of distinct pleasure that we see this feeling constantly growing with each school year. n AN IRON HAND REEDOM of the press! It is a constitutional right given the newspapers but what does it mean? Every newspaper should be allowed to print whatever it pleases in the way of opinion and suifer the consequences of the abuse of that right, advocates of the free press will shout. If there is one battle in the country in which the newspapers are combined into a unity it is the attempt to stem any inroads upon the right to print unhampered opinion. Aligned on the other side are usually the people in political life, those whose position is dependent upon public opinion. If a paper criticises them it may result in the loss of their jobs or at least bring some embarrassment. 0 v VERHEARD on the subway; a conversation between two Columbia University students: “I think I_ got an A in physics and a B or B plus in lit. I hope so, anyway.” “Wait until you’ve been in school a couple of years; you won’t think so much of grades. All you’ll want is a good time. You’ll realize you don’t know anything and don’t know what you’re here for anyhow.” “Oh, Neitzsche! Schopenhauer! you're a radical aren’t you?” the . THE RING-TUM PHI Presidenfs Paragraph ‘ A l l l l l l l l 1‘ No. 14 1927-28 “Scholarship for its own Sake” The academic idealists of :1 past age, defending and per- petuating certain kinds of educa- tion, held that the joy of re- search and acquisition, “scholar- ship for its own sake”, was a sufficient motive and reason for zea‘ ms and prolonged study. Today a more utilitarian age, realizing that a youth’s learn- ing-tizne is woefully short and fatally overcrowded, rcgards the zealcus pursuit of useless knowledge for the sake of mental exercise as a costly and foolish failure to use one’s time and l’ rains to the best advantage. ____()1_ The Gray Phantom “Prospective hunters —- apply within.” This should put on the front door of one of the local fraternity houses. for within said mysterious circle resides a famous turkey hunter. sign be Not long ago one of the boys shouldered a gun and started off in quest of wild turkey—in view of the Thanksgiving sea- son. From this point the tales that are told are not in harmony. Evidently, the hunter was un- able to find any of the wild species of turkey, and to prevent his returning home empty hand- ed, leaned over a fence and in cold blood slew one of Farmer Brown’s prize fowls. Well the boys at the house did eat turkey—but not long afterward said Farmer Brown, a faithful replica of the astute Sherlock Holmes, appeared at the fraternity house with a bill for one turkey—$22.00. The following‘ sign will soon be put up outside the fraternity hous%“For sale—a shotgun, only used once—$22.00.” Once was enough, and store bought turkey is just as good. 0_ Professor Charles Light spent hisi holidays at his old home in Wash., ington, and Professor Fitzgerald Flournoy enjoyed his holidays with relatives near Richmond. 1 i A ACNOR BROS. Su('ce::=.:~;o;‘s to W. Barry Agnor cétupie and Fancy Groceries Phones 36 and 76 WAYLAND-GORRELL DRUG CO. INC. NORRIS and NUNNALLY’S CANDIES W. & L. STATIONERY NECK‘; PRINTING AND NO OTHER. At The County News JOB OFFICE Students’ Printing Invited ()pp<2sitc lreslrytcrian Sunday .“school Room, Main St. I.E.‘{lN(i'l‘()N, VA. MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT LEXINGTON PO01. 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Among them is Moffctt from last years team who is con- sidered one of the most outstanding swimmers in school. The schedule for the team has not been completed, but a meet with Duke University has been closed and a southern trip is being contem- plated. j__0:__ COMPLIMENTARY LETTER RECEIVED BY MINK EDITOR Commending the Student Body of Washington and Lee highly for its conduct during football games, a let-. ter of such praise has just beenl received by Wilton M. Garrison, editor-in-cheif of the 1927-28 “Mink”. The letter follows: Washington, D. C. Editor “The Mink”, Washington and Lee, Lexington, Va. Dear Sir: While in Lexington for the Vir- ginia game I noticed the ;following* editorial in “The Mink”: ‘ “Two teams of gentlemen meet today in conflict. Both will fight to the last whistle. One of them will win. It will be the best one and the victory l will not be begrudged. Nor easily won”. : I wish to take this opportunity: to heartily commend you for such al statement and also to say that the} actions of your student body clearly] showed that they shared your sports-] manlike attitude. When received in? such a manner your opponents feel, that they are welcome on your; campus. It is indeed appreciated. A growing evil noticeable at somex games in the North is the practice‘ of one side “Boo-ing” their disap-l proval of the tactics of their op-7 ponents. Let us hope this will never reach the South. Such good sports-E manship and keen rivalry as evid-N enced in the Virginia game should« endure. Here’s hoping it will. J Respectfully yours, _, Howard M. Lloyd, Alumnus of Virginia and an ex- V. M. I. Keydet. ——o Only One Student Handled by Comm. Only one student received dis- ciplinary action at the hands of the student dance control committee, which met Monday night to hear complaints and reports on conduct at the Thanksgiving set of dances. The general impression around the campus, although not expressed of- ficially by the committee, is that the student body continued to up- hold the student authorities in their efforts to maintain order and to en- force the regulations at all social functions. _.?M_j0M.._____.. l SOUTHERN COLLEGIANS PLAY TWICE IN ROANOKE. The Southern Collegians played for two dances in Roanoke last week at. the Hotel Roanoke, on both Thurs-; day and Friday nights. They made :1’ very favorable impression on the guests. Manager “Toot” Gibson announced‘ that he was at the present time planning an extensive trip for the orchestra during the Christmas holi-N‘ days. He does not as yet know de-l finitely where this trip will be. He, is attempting to make it include: either North and South Carolina orl Tennessee and Alabama. W. J. THOMAS Meat Market Quality and Service Phones 81 and 288 , l J l l I 1 THE RING-TUM PHI PAGE THREE OPEN a tidy red tin of Prince Albert and give your olfactory nerve a treat. Never have you met an aroma that had so much come-and-get-it. Some fragrance, Fellows. And that’s ust a starter. Load up and light up. . . . Cool as final exams. Sweet as passing. Mild as cafe au lair‘-— mild, but with that rich, full- bodied flavor that bangs your smoke-gong right on the ziose on P. A. is sold every- where in tidy red tins, pound and half-pound tin humidors, and pound crystal-glass humidar: with :, ge- moislener lop. And always with every bit of bite and perch re- moved by the Prince Albert process. Pants ALBERT ——the national joy smoke.’ every fire-up. You’ll like this long- burning Prince Albert in the bowl of a pipe. And how! © 1927, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, \Vinston-Salem, N. C. One of the first things you notice about P. A. is that it never bites your tongue or patches your throat, no matter how wide you open the smoke-throttle. one tobacco that never wears out its welcome. You can stoke and smoke to your heart’s content, with P. A. for packing. Get some Prince Albert now and get going! Itis j kill]!Illlllllllllllllllllilll! l)l%lfl'lN|%llll 1 i..*U*BWT I 3 llll ‘. ii!Iall.,,, *5 1927 THIS WEEK AT SRAHAM & FATHER Varsity H aberdashers for over a Quarter of a Century Spittlefield Ties, McCurrach New Crea- F or Fall Nine New Patterns in Polo Scarfs Adler Gloves of Pig and Doe Skin Ned Graham ex '12 Merce Graham ex '19 Mr. Bauer To Read Christmas Carrol é 1 Reading of Dickens’ “Christmas_l Carrol” by Professor Bauer, I singing of old English carrols the Glee Club will constitute thcl = pre—Christ1nas entertainment ofl"eredl .- by the Chapel Thursday, December 8 P. M. Mr. Bauer, professor of public speaking, is a trained reader, and his interpretation should lend new _ beauty and meaning to l_)ickens’~ most charming work. The audiencel ‘ will join in the singing oi‘ some ofl‘ ‘ the old English carrols, while the} more ditlicult and uni'amiliar ones,’ ‘ will be rendered by the Glee Club,‘ "'- FOR SN APPY and l English department in Lee‘ 15, at 5' l l x l l I l l l the organ. oiatcd with holly and mistletoe. The singing of Christmas carrolsi is an old custom which has beenl allowed to lapse of late on this ‘ campus. It is hoped that this enter- tainment may re~establish the custom,’ _ laccompanied by Proeissor Shelley onil ;_,_ B C The chapel will be dec-‘V '_, ' ‘ The College Man’s Shop PHONE 164 l l, l I A new shipment of Walk-Over just arrived DROP IN AND LET US FIT YOU UP TOLLEY’S OGGERY CLOTHES THE GOODMAN & SUSS “23 POINTS HAND TAILORED SUITS & TOP COATS 1 I SHOES—-WALK-OVER & NUNN BUSH, HATS—THE CROFUT & KNAPP & BERG I A SHIRTS—EMORY & IDE _!'JEEfl*El'!!%!fll'M3LL"'_"!' -'- NELSON STREET ,; ;_._I!§lfi1|l,lIll ‘ '9MilmmmmInuuulflsinfitfiilltalslvnnuui urum/muItInInnuaisnluuluIislvcmnimfififiim um; The Main Street Rendezvous For Students Drinks, Drugs, Cigars, Cigarettes, Sandwiches, Candies, Magazines, Newspapers * Football Scores Received By Wire Results On Bulletin Board ti 1lf:7IlTt:iIiiTiziu:lsiiiE7Is\»‘::IvI:xImum , ||ll|||I||lIm7§\L_& RAPP MOTOR COMPANY PHONE 532 Night and Day Service General Garage Service——Storage WEINBERG’S VICTOR and COLUMBIA AGENTS Sole Distributors for W. & L. Swing Fada Radios-—-Loud Speakers ROCKBRIDGE NATIONAL BANK Resources over a Million and Half Dollars PAUL M. PENICK. Praldeut. A. P. WADE. Cuhier. and bring additional breath of 3 * Christmas to both town and campus! All townspeople of Lexington, well as all students, are cordiallyl invited. Miss Helen Rockwell, librarian, spent Thanksgiving in VVashington. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK o.__A_ LEXINGTON, VA THE BANK OF SERVICE—-STUDENTS WELCOME /- 4{ Wide World Gift Shop Gifts for Every One Next Door Dutch Inn COMPLIMENTS OF ROCKBRIDGE STEAM LAUNDRY PHONE 185 .lACKSON’S The Barber Shop With 3 Conscience OPPOSITE NEW THEATRE NELSON STREET 1863 Nnfl Said 1037 DIRECTION SHENANDOAH VALLEY THEATRES RALPH I. DAVES, Hunger Matinee Daily 3:00 Evening 7:30 & 9.300 ‘ _.._ /5”!‘ElliEEIEEUWEMUMIWE"flwfifllllflllflfillflfllllllilfiflllllw§'E!"ll'EH'ELl QgéiillillliIlllnéfilggiilllllllllflllllzalgg “- . '5-?."."?.l"".’.'11."."!_’ ._..._... MYERS HARDWARE CO. INC. Established Incorporated 1865 1907 CUTLERY—RAZORS' GUNS ROCKBRIDGE MOTOR COMPANY DODGE BROTHERS AUTOMOBILES STORAGE PHONE :89 McCoy’: Three Stores FRUITS, CANDIES CAKES And All Good Things To Eat THE MODEL BARBER SHOP Opposite Rockbridge National Bank HUGH A. WILLIAMS, Prop. Palace Barber Shop First Class Service In I Sanitary Way Loclted In ROBERT E. LEE HOTEL IRWIN & CO., Inc. Everything In DRY GOODS & GROCERIES Specialists In QUALITY, SERVICE & PRICE FRATERNITIES We Solicit Your Patronage Welsh & Hutton J. W. Zimmerman LEXINGTON, VA. Graduate Optician Registered Optometrist phones 192 and 144 ‘IT PAYS TO LOOK WELL’ Sanitation The LIV Service The Idea Modern Convienceo Expert Shoe Cleaning and Dying Walter’: Barber Shop “WE CAN KEEP U NEAT" SMlTH’S DRY CLEANING WORKS 35 N. Jefferson St. Phone 514 F 0X’S EXPECTS YOU OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19271203/WLURG39_RTP_19271203_004.2.txt I:A_7GEp_FOURp Student Loan Fund Has Few Applicants VVashington and Lee students have not availed themselves of the Storer Loan Fund as they h e in previous years, Dr. W. M. Brown, chairman of the Faculty loan committee, stated recently. There have been only two applicants for the use oi’ this fund this year, and only one loan has been granted so .l'ar; the other be- ing subject to consideration and investigation by the committee at the present time. S. V The Ilarinon Foulidation adminis- ters thcse loans to Washington and Lee University under the name of the Storer Studeiitls Loan Fund. The total value of the Washington and Lee fund is one thousand dollars, which‘is adnilnistcred to sl'uden'L applicants in varying sums accord- ing to the needs of the student and the number of appiicatiolis handed in to the coliliiiittec. Loans granted only after‘ iiivestigation and consideration by the lacuity committee. This conniiittee posed of Mr. Latture, Dr. and Dr‘. Brown as chairman. Dr. Bowl: in speaking for the committee stated that as only two students had made applicatioiis far, there was money still available from this lurid. lie lurtner advised that students wishing to make use of the loans hand in their appli- cations ili the near future, as appli- cations cannot be accepted aiter l<‘ebruary 1. 40? Only Two Classes At 1 On Saturday 2110 is coin- Desha, Only two classes in the University meet at one o’ciock on Saturdays. These are l<'rench 101-Z, with an en- roliiiient of IS, taught by l'l'olc-ssor Thompson, and Biology 11);;-4, with 20 students, under Dr. iioyt. According to Dr. lloy t, the Biology class has been meeting at this hour for more than twenty years. lt was scheduled for this hour when he came here thirteen years ago, and has continued at the same time since. Dr. Hoyt stated yesterday that there would in all probability be a shift of other classes to that hour next year. lie also said that at certain hours of the morning there are no courses open to first year men, and that this problem would perhaps be i'eiiiedied by the change. A faculty committee has been ap- pointed to investigate these dill’icul- ties in the class schedule, and a report from them is due on Decem- ber 12. At this time the committee appointed to report on the possible results of starting classes at eight- thirty is also expected to make a report. ~_f(){_ Rogers l\/lay Not Return To Coach Speaking at a football banquet held at Chester this week, head Coach Ira E. Rodgers, oi’ VVest Vir- ginia, indicated that he may not serve as head football mentor at his Alma after‘ the 1928 season. His contract expires at that Mater time, and he states that next year, might be his with the Mountaineers. last year Coach Rodgers has been the target for some severe criticisms on the part of various individuals. These individuals have been at no pains loan 1 SO. BOXING CAN‘ IDATES REPORT EC-rt ‘ " sea::oii’s boxing the gyin. their in floor this ai't>v.;wo‘zi the roo .l the ol’ A call lor squads has beeii issueti*J.(l has given to Colonel Liiiileigll and lieiiry Ford among the men and to Qtlecil Marie among the women. Mrs. Coolidge, Ruth T‘ll(lL1‘ most ii: ;."~l‘i:lilT, w LOCI] Helen ,—_,,..-n. . . ;:n';>":‘.=‘I.(1:e\5"-:-.14 .; :~,-.»'.;I'\T?': , l l)Ll;;llLf Dec:-liil;e1' 1-1, at 6:30 o’clock. rooni the El.'L1(ll(‘ll(."c‘ is too small, and‘ Elli:-_;' in ii . z,/.:i“=_L'.iil.,‘ a lil‘.»l.‘l’, ha-c:llal cnxlionilieiit and to :».lL'c'illi. llliltl’; I;Illrl (l, I'll.‘ V’ TH...‘ ' ' 7;-’V;::Av ’ ’~.Z:’*.4.'11}1’_’-{"§.’.-':;’_1 ':-:tl."'.....”“i..l.*.:1FfizEH.;.v.. lE%UUTllI<1l?.N coi.LE<:Es I EXPECTED TO DEBATE W. & L. IN LEXINGTON ., ., , cf’. _. B. J. inanager of the del.>atir.g announced that he is ?lL‘§.',‘(}l)l?.i.i.illj_.~‘,‘ with several univer- sities and 1;-.\'.pccts to have a number booked for IIe is now in cor- VVagner, third U1’ll1:1'S lerim, Yet <:u_ V’-..»1;ol":; (.'Ul1lC ‘to Cliapel in a r ‘i \'.1i‘ztql' L-‘viii/‘CV. eliglrgeiiieiits months. ()1 l’;n'>i«;r't u‘,'llli,(‘-1‘ it uni\'oi'silies llrllliiilllu, these , ‘l11£{,'t()Ii. ‘l'cLt‘:f._?'0l‘ilCl1tS have been made. re f,-;'lC;lt :i:i‘cli,.i‘\Ll‘il ciileilaiii. - ' ‘ of Alabama, and Gettysburg College. debates will be held in As yet, no definite ar- izla; -is L"..Ll:‘ni Lt ~‘.>, .: ’ 1; ‘» visitor's L\‘lk}\'C.Ll‘L‘L J35 i.r*3.p, in which the team will oppose lie leading debaters ol’ the southern rqliools. The last debate, with the British team, held in Lee Chapel, November if), drew a crowd of 250. The ;Washington and Lee team, upholding uhwi-Orccdrthe afiiirmative, won by the close admissionwote or 114 to 119. The question The I argued was: Resolved, that co-educa- ltion is a failure. , I o'v’c1’ the “ , V i ,_ .. ,-, V, l _ riril Act-Lil gear, \VAA\"I l,ll\. , i . ,1 ‘ 1 ‘z. . ‘-xi,-‘u.-3 l’._:,i;,t,'rcci c.:...rl.cxl it l-.u-i,-',‘_'l' or 1;‘; l }’;'\’t\r »--. L\_, ‘tourists union and xlxilikzllb tilL‘;.;‘-c‘ slcxtc in the c‘~.\i'_», iruilr L'.l,-iocltl. rile enect oi’ the ;n.~atio.i ctilccrliiilg all re.-. the shrine is little. an.ou.it of 3325 was collected during the past nioiitii, some or which ‘was; re, bx} ,-,\«1’ ll}: 01‘ the Cm,i—,c1_ The rest admission or ask for contributions dc-rived ioni voluntary contri-llll L60 Chapel, l l tile ‘V iv.‘ the debate mid.) l;Ll‘cl’u}.l‘.5. ,« .,.r .- *1 e the Debating Council. hjubuc The Debating Council is attempt- Ueco ing to secure questions which will l be of interest to the students, and desires that suggestions be given it by all who are interested. '1‘,-, t,,~U:,,«- 7l'{. i'e;il 21i.l‘i1OSpll~’;'1‘C,i _ . l :1 ll\'oi_-y oi speetlics, Mr.’ ~'i3.ssoi‘ of public speaking, he lour , AL . l,l.l_‘ Llll: :,l21Li.:l‘, .. , be held “ day, 4 ms ‘-.- 1.5 , cue 1-ac‘ Orr to d—';Ll\‘;l' tl:;ni‘ .51e(‘c‘ii'.>‘s ‘in q] Sack Suit5'T°p Coats. Exclusive fabrics, per- fect tailoring. Made to individual require- ments and measure- ments. Satisfaction as- sured. $50 and more. vii audierlce. A_ .~i£,urit Lil} sludcilts ;«r.= lxpected to uiil act as will be Clo».-cr speeches Bcinis, l*‘. R. T. rarlili, J. 1'. Davis, bhcriell, and o. E. Taylor. is. and A . 4:. l.\%?.?. : Llliztj LC l‘, by 11. E :2 l 1 . vv. » Wills and Jane Addams received several votes to rank them jut be- low the l’.u.niani-an queen as oi iiiajoi world news inipo-i'tance. (A. 33.). 0_____ Y. M. C. . To Have Feature Social ’l‘nest..a_u' Special music, a W. rt ii. 'proi’;sso. as speaker and a social will i'eatur'e the Y. M. C. A. nieetiiig next Tues- day, it was announced today. Delegates to the iiruiolial coiiveii- tion of the Student l\'L)lLliltCCr‘ Move- ment, wliicli will be held in Detroit December 28 to Jaiiuary 1, will be elected at this nieetiiig. The various coiiliiiiteeis reports coiiceriiiiig,' tlicii‘ so far this ‘year, and an {)jJ(‘il :LiUl'LZlZl discussion will lollow in which sug- gestions for the iinproveni:-nt oi‘ ‘the, Y. M. C. A. will be dis-qusst-d. -0 W. and L. In The Past will llld.l§L7 aclivi Lies 1907 The third annual Ball Tiiisli be—‘ to conceal the fact that they con- sidered Coach itodger"'s method the main cause for West Virginia’s dis- astrous season. iiarry A. Stalls- bury, director of athletics, has sturdily delended Rodgers, however, and made the statement that as far as he himself was concerned, Rodgers would again be asked to direct the Mountaineers. Coach Rodgers would not amplify the state- ment concerning his withdrawal, and refused to make any further coin- ments. __§()_j Tablet Erected There was put in place in court- house square a siniplc and enduring monument to the old servants of slave times in ltockbridge. It is a massive, gray, granite boulder, to be seen standing out over-looking Washington street near the side entrance to the square. Upon the rough surface towards the there is encased a bronze tablet, bearing, in raised letters, this scription: “A tribute by the white friends of Rockbridge county in grateful re- membrance of the faithlulliess and loyalty of the old servants of the past.” “They were trusted and loved by them.” The boulder was quietly put into position. placing. It inches high is forty To Old Servants 5 street spectacle. in- loved their owners and? Alpha Sigma, lreshiiian 3 l tween the Sophomore and l*‘i*<=shiii:in classes was waged on YVil.:o‘.i i"il-ld ‘ Satuulay, Septeinber £6. a l:»:pcct.atoi' the fight w one -:;1' the‘ ir-mist interesting ever witnessed and it resulted in a 25 to 0 victory for the freshmen. 191-1 remains of E. Lee, the sole Geri. Robert .1 »l Captain Rt )C1’t suiviviiig son of Lee, comniandl r-ir- chief of the Coiit’e(ler-ac_v, w: 'L‘ laid ‘to rest in the l‘arnily vault the lLc-e Memorial Chapel lilriday l‘il<>l'l1--l liiig, October 2.73. l 1926 , An unusual sight was the people of liexiiigtoli ineighboring country side, vclieii the l“Virginia Creeper", “main line” oi‘ ‘the Chesapeake and Ohio railway,‘ lthe Vednesday inoriiiiig i“ollo\vi"lg‘ Christmas, drew the first real l":_ill- ‘man into the valley nietropolis that ‘had been here for years. The na- tives for miles around galzln-i'ed at: the station to view the unheard of l The 1 ill. in ail'<»i’d0d and the cd for by Wasliiiigtoii and Lee stu- dents to come direct froin l\orlfolk ito Lexington via the Western andthe Chesapeake and Ohio‘ railways. ifor lolk l —_--04-.-—— _ l Alpha Sigina To initiate. l l llinglisli society, will holds its initia- tion ol:' new men at 7:30, 'l'1iesd~a_v, 1 No ceremonies aL{;e1](led the 3, l)CC(31TlbC1' 6, in room 106 Wasliington Albert bteves, pl'esirl<,:iit, re-p I l colle-go. thirty-three inches broad, and fifteen‘ quests that all old men be present inches deep. at this meeting. The l’ulllnali was arrang- « and ' lionorziry .lA.COB REEDS SONS Mwmml“ :4:-z:-:.—2o ...:-:ss'rNU'r small , the ‘ :.;>ondelice with the teams of the, Florida,‘, \Vag- - is also negotiating for a southern‘ Since the faculty does not allow‘ sale oi books‘; dealing wlthlthe ilebatlllg team elthel‘ t0 Charge‘ was i financed from the funds appropriated : by the University for the use of ‘ lCat Coach Wishes Players Kept OH All-State Team» I 1 of the: football 3 hoped no .3 Harry Gammage, coach Uinversity of Kentucky team, said recently he ‘ sports writer or anybody else wouldl pick a member of his team on an, all-state eleven. l He explained that since the uni- versity is the only member of the} Southern Conference in this state‘, and plays stronger teams than do‘ the other Kentucky elevens, he did} not think it would be fair to con-l sider the Wildcats for all—statcl teams. “Vile are primarily the Southern Conference,” Gam-, mage said, “and if my boys are: not named for all-Southern teams,l I do not want them mentioned on‘ any team. (A. P.). interested in = is Al Court Team Starts V»/'ork After Holidays Fros Because of the crowded condition f the with other mid-winter‘ sports, freshman o p,{v:i’:_ each afternoon basketball })1':1.Cl,l(,"c‘ will not begin until Janiiai'y. The opening engage- ment for the yeai'lings is not that month that he to develop a scheduled until late in and Coach Davis believ<-s will have ainplo ll. 0 formidable conibiiiatioii. Coach l')a=:is will again lake charge of the frosh and reports that there seems to be a wealth of material. lie feels coiil"i