OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19280307/WLURG39_RTP_19280307_001.2.txt Support Finals BY THE STUDENTS, Uh» fling-tum Iflh FOR THE UNIVERSITY VOLUME XXXI wisnmcm also osivijiisnr, WEDNESDAY,’ MARCH 7, 1928 NUMBER 38 ITAY 11 3 & 12 SET FOR S0. l. P. A. 3RD MEET HERE 1500 Southern Prep and High Schools’ Writers to Gather SCHOOLS PICK DELEGATES School of Journalism and Pi Delta Epsilon Foster Scholastic Meet The third annual convention of the Southern Interscholastic Press As- sociation will be held at Washington and Lee May 11 and 12. Letters announcing and explaining the convention have been sent to more than 1500 high and prep schools throughout the South. Most of the delegates from the schools which will enter have already been selected. Among these is included registration from the high school at San An- tonio, Texas. Roscoe B. Ellard, head of the Lee School of Journalism, is the director of the convention. Howard M. Thomp son, instructor in the journalism school, is assistant director. Robert D. Powers, president of the Wash- ington and Lee chapter of Pi Delta Epsilon, national journalistic frater- nity, is general chairman of the con- vention. Many unsolicited inquiries have been received by the directors of the convention. These have either been replied to when they were received, or will be sent copies of the letters which are being mailed other schools. Six silver loving cups will be awarded the best high and prep school publications in the South. The committees chosen for the S. I. P. A. convention are as follows: Lon den, Ed. Housing comm1tte—G. N. chairman; Allen B. Morgan, Ould. Committee on Registration—R. P. Carter, chairman; W. P. Woodley, J. B. Clower, Geo. F. Atwood, Jairus Collins, T. B. Bryant. Banquet Committee——H. P. Johns- ton, chairman; H. M. Wilson, N. D. Hall. General Program Committee—— Davis Reed, chairman; Joe Kaplan, T. A. Wilkins. Entertainment Committee—F. B. Gilmore, chairman; R. E. Beaton, Mc- Ree Davis. Contest Award Committees: Newspapers—Peyton R. Harrison, chairman; Lewis F. Powell, T. F. Torrey. Magazines——W. M. Garrison, chair- man; Bill Plummer, Geo. S DePass. Annuals—Tommy Thames, chair- man; McRee Davis, Allen B. Morgan. 0__n_ Gym Competition Contest Friday, 5 Coach E. P. Twombly will bring the gym team season to a close with an extensive intramural competition in the gymnasium Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock. Those members of the gym team most skilled in acrobatics will vie with one another for supre- macy in various forms of bar and spring-board work. Some eight or ten men will per- form feats of skill on the parallel bars, horizontal bars, mat, spring board and buck, and spring board and parallel bars. The men have been working all year, and have perfect- ed some very difficult acts. The rivalry will be heated, for by this competition the best all round acro- bat will be selected. 0 Pilley Improing After Pneumonia Marvin Pilley, freshman basket- ball guard, who has been very ill at the Stonewall Jackson Memorial hospital for the past week with pneumonia, passed the crisis Sunday night and is now improving rapidly. J. C. Brock has been suffering also with pneumonia. It was thought until Monday that J. D. Jenkins had a case also but at that time it was found that his trouble was merely a bad cold. Other University students who are confined in the hospital are: T. J. Beasley, W. B. Harrington, L. H. Logan, W. B. Hill, Howard Gise, E. L. Smith, and J. A. Williamson. Most of these are suffering with colds. Memorial B’;.;z,,.; Opening Planned N The formal opening of Memorial l Bridge will take place during Finals, according to graduate Manager R. A. Smith. The committee in charge of this of Mr. Smith, Verbon E. Kemp, alumni secretary, and the officers of the student body. In all likelihood a baseball game will be the feature of the dedication, although no definite plans have been formed yet. This baseball game will be between Washington and Lee and another college or between Washington and Lee and the alumni. A prominent man, probably an out- standing alumus, will be chosen as speaker of the day. The bridge will be complete about April 1. The approaches of the bridge, costing about $7,500 are to be built during April. The ap- proaches will add much to the at- tractiveness of Washington and Lee as they are artistic as well as pra- ctical and will include the beautifi- cation of the large plot of ground in front of the gym. The Luten Bridge company, which has charge of the construction of the bridge will close operations here immediately after April 1 unless a- warded the contract for the ap- proaches. This company has just received a contract to build a $200,- 000 bridge in Arkansas. Many student pledges are still unpaid, and the money is needed for the bridge and its approaches. Students whose pledges are unful- filled may seriously hinder the work on the memorial unless they con- tribute their share. 0 State Olympic Aspirants Try Here This Week The Olympic wrestling elimination bouts for the state of Virginia are to be held Friday and Saturday of this week at V. M. I. Contestants will weigh in Friday noon, and the matches will begin at 3 o’clock Fri- day afternoon. They will continue through Saturday night. The win- ners of these bouts will enter the final try-outs for the Olympic team, which are being held at Grand Ra- pids, Mich., this summer. The first event consists For 1928 Finals , trio, TO F LORIDANS HERE Gator Debators Win Argument Lee Chapel Saturday Evening Washington and Lee met the Uni- versity of Florida in forensic con- test for the first time on Saturday evening March 3, in Lee Chapel. (EITERTALS LOSE in WHO’SWHO LISTS FIFTEEN FROM w. & L. Members of Faculty Appear Educationalists, Writers In Biography As Fifteen members of the ton and Lee Faculty are “Who’s Who in America, 1927-28.” A paragraph is devoted to each one giving a short history of each man's Washing- listed in The question debated was “Resol- ved that the United States should, cease to protect by armed force cap-.3‘ ital cept by formal declaration of war.”l invested in foreign lands ex- R. O. Morrow and D. Sherby sup-l ported the affirmative for Washing-l ton and Lee while E. L. Miller andl l B. C. Thornal represented Florida.} From the result of a new and uni- que method of balloting inaugurat-if 1 man of the debate, the ’Gator team: l Before either side had taken thegi platform the audience voted itsi views upon the question—affirmativel undecided or negative. At the close: of the debate a second vote showed' that the Floridians gained more’; votes from the ranks of the unde-3 ci(led than did the localmen, but iti is significant that although this was; their sixth debate upon either side: of the question they were unable tol sway any votes from the afiirmativel to the negative. , At the last moment, because ofl the illness of one of the Florida* it was necessary to drop a Washington and Lee man. Both sides presented their points} deftly and skillfully enough to stirl the audience to a half—hour of hot} open forum which was led by Dr. Riley and Dr. Hoyt. Professor Ba- uer remarked that he could not re- call a debate which was livelier or: more hotly contested. The Florida group is to debate six more colleges upon the same; topic during this week. 4-0 President Smith Awards Trophies For Tournament ed by Professor M. G. Bauer, chair- gained a slight advantage. During intermission of the in- and second place men of the elimin- ations held this week will receive medals. The weight classes of the Olympic team are different from those of the colleges, and the men are required to make the class weight instead of having a few pounds leeway, as the colleges allow. The classes are as follows: 123 lb., 134 lb., 145 lb., 158 lb., 174 lb., 191 lb., and unlimited. In the tryouts the team competition does not count. The entries are made individually. Coach Mathis is picking the Wash- ington and Lee men who will com- pete in the respective weights. Bar- kus, a freshman, will be the entree for the 123 lb. class. Although this is his first year of wrestling Bar- kus is expected to make a very good showing. The competitor for the 134 lb. class has not been decided. It lies between Thompson, a varsity man, Gresham and Kaplan, both freshman. The 145 lb. class will be represented by Marshall, a trans- fer, who Mathis considers as having a very good chance. The 158 lb. en- tree is to be decided between Mad- ison and Tully, both on the Varsity squad. “Buster” Clark, a freshman, will be the 174 lb. class entree. The 191 lb. class will be represented by Seligman of the varsity team. The competitor in the unlimited class will be Hughes, who is also a var- sity man. ...;_0.__._ Tar Heel Boxers Cop S. C. Conference Title The University of North Carolina has added the Southern Conference boxing title to the long list of championships that it has amassed since the war, with the defeat of the University of Virginia, 201-2 to 151-2, in the recent tournament at Charlottesville. For four years the Tarheels won the basketball crown, two years ago they won the track title, in 1922 they were judged victors in football, and in 1922 and 1923 they won the tennis honors. This is their first boxing crown. formal last Saturday evening, Presi- dent Henry Louis Smith awarded the trophies to the winning teams and outstanding players in Washington and Lee’s fifth annual South Atlantic interscholastic basketball tourney. John Marshall High school, of Richmond, walked away with the honors, receiving four of the awards. Adams, forward, was awarded a loving cup for high point scorer in any one game. He made 35 points in the game which John Marshall won from A. M. A. Sherman, Justice Captain, was presented with a bronze statuette as the best all-around man in the tournament, and the trophy for the most sportsmanlike team also went to the Richmond team. Captain Sherman was also given a berth on the all-tournament team. Dr. Smith first presented the win- ning trophy, a silver basketball, actu- al size, mounted on a silver base, to Staunton Military Academy. The next award was made to Bingham, the runner-up in the tournament. This trophy was a handsome mahog- any wall plaque. The members of the winning team were each presented with a gold miniature basketball, and the runners up with silver miniatures. Abernathy, guard on the Oak Ridge team, won the sweater which was offered for the best foul shot in the tournament. To the men picked for the all- tournament team, Dr. Smith present- ed gold charms. The men selected for this team were: Captain Lapera (Bingham) and Thomas (McGuire), forwards; Aman (Swavely), center; Captain Sherman, (John Marshall) and Iglesia (S. M. A., guards The men placed on the second all- tourney team were also announced by Dr. Smith. These men were: Adams, (John Marshall) and Pierce, (Oak Ridge), forwards; Edwards, (Bing- ham), center; Hill, (Lynchburg), and Almond, (Newport News), guards. T4)_._._._ A yawn killed a man in Kentucky not so long ago. He probably was life, his education, club membership, and literary works. Those whose names appear in the current edition of “Who’s Who,” are: Dr. Henry Louis Smith, President; Dr. Henry Donald Campbell, Dean; Dr. James Lewis Howe, Professor of Chemistry; Dr. Thomas James Far- rar, Professor of German; Dr. Liv- ingstonWaddell Smith, Professor of Mathematics; Dr. Robert Granville Campbell, Professor of Political Science; Dr. De La Warr Benjamin Easter, Professor of Romance Lan- guages; Dr. G. D. Hancock, Profes- sor of Economics and Commerce; Dr. Franklin Lafayette Riley, Pro- Oraltoricallilill/feet Tryouts In Lee Chapel in April Virginia tryouts for the National Collegiate Oratorical contest will be held in Lee Chapel on April 27. The winner will go to the district try- outs in North Carolina where vic- the National contest, June 21. In Los Angeles $5,000 will be dis- tributed among the seven district the national championship First prize is $1,- 500, second $1,000, third $750, fourth $550, fifth $450, sixth $400 and seventh $350. All contestants champions trying for who take part in this national con- test will receive a prize; the smal- lest will more than pay the contest- ant’s expenses. Preliminary tryouts will be held in all Virginia colleges about the first of April. The winner from each college will attend the state tryouts here. fessor of History; Dr. Edgar Fin- ley Shannon, Professor of English; Dr. Robert Henry Tucker, Professor of Economics and Business Admin- istration; Dr. William Dana Hoyt. Professor of Biology; Dr. William Moseley Brown, Professor of Edu- cation and Psychology; Professor William Thomas Lyle, Scott Profes- sor of Civil Engineering. Those listed as authors are: Dr. Henry Louis Smith, “Your Biggest Job;” Dr. Easter, “A Study of the Magic Elements in Romans d’AVen- ture et Romans Breton” and “French Composition;” Dr. Howe, “Inorgan- ic Chemistry According to the Per- iodic Law;” Dr. Brown, “Character Traits as Factors in Intelligence Test Performance;” Dr. Farrar, “The Gerund in Old English;” Dr. Granville Campbell, “Neutral Rights and Obligations in Anglo-Boer War;” Dr. Riley, “R. E. Lee After Appomatox;” Dr. Shannon, “An At- las of English Literature;” Dr. Hoyt, biological subjects; Prof. Lyle, ‘“Parks and Park Engineering.” _?o Twenty-Two Men Chosen Members Phi Beta Kappa Eleven members of the student body and eleven alumni were elect- ed to membership in the local chap- ter of Phi Beta Kappa at a meet- ing held last week, according to an announcement made yesterday by G. D. Hancock, local secretary. Mem- bership is based on scholarship alone but no definite average is essential. Election of new members depends entirely on the will of the present members. R. W. Jordan, H. M. Barker, D. S. Dix, H. H. Butler, Joe Kaplan, A. W. Pierpont, E. H. Miller, W. C. Norman, G. H. Carr, J. G. Rennie and R. J. Haller are the students who were elected. The alumni named were: Henry W. Anderson, L. L. B., 1898, law- yer, Richmond,.; James W. Bagley, B. S., 1903, major in the United States Engineers, Washington, D. C.; Stewart Chevalier, L. L. B.,1890, banker, San Rafeal, Cal.; Louis E. Epes, L. L. B. 1908, State Corpora- tion Commission, Richmond, Va.; Charles J. Faulkner, L. L. B., 1898, Armour Packing Co., Chicago, Ill.; W. G. McDowell, A. B., 1902, Bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala.; Randolph T. Shields, A. B., 1898, doctor, medical missionary and professor of medi- cine, Tsinan, China; Edward Syden— stricker, A. B., 1902, M. A., 1907, chief statistician for the Bureau of Public Health, Washington, D. C.; Archibald H. Throckmorton, L. L. B., 1900, professor at Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio and Car- rington C. Tutwiler, A. B., chemist, Conshahochen, Penna., _____():_._ Phi Alpha Delta Initiates 14 Men The annual initiation of the Phi Ten minutes is the time allowed to each spech. Following are the subjects one may chose from: “The Constitution,” “Washington and the Constitution,” or a choice from Hamilton, Jefferson, Marshall, Franklin, Madison, Webster, Lincoln, and the Constitution. Entries will close on March 15. Anyone wishing further details may see Mr. Bauer, professor of public speaking, or write the Contest Head- quarters, National Press Building, Washington, D. C. j0___..s.2 W'ilson Field Now Holds Three Major Teams’ Practices Wilson field presents a scene of varied activity now that the spring sports have all begun. Track candi- dates can be seen warming up on the cinder oval, spring football try- outs are bowling each other over the gridiron, and at the north end of the field baseball candidates are warming up their arms and knock- ing out flies. Under Coach Fletcher over 60 var- sity and freshmen track candidates are Working out every afternoon from 3:30 until 6:00. The weight, javelin. and discus men are under the direction of Fisher, Coleman, and Painter. At present the track is very soft but is being rolled every day and will pack down with use. Coach “Pat” Herron is back and taking charge of spring football. Over 65 candidates reported Tues- day afternoon to Coach Herron and his assistants “Mike” Palmer and Eddie Parks Davis. The field is rapidly being conditioned and will be in shape within a few more days. Over 35 candidates are reporting daily at 3 o’clock to Captain Dick Smith. He is being assisted by “Mike” Palmer, and “Cy” Twomb- ly is taking charge of the pitchers. Freshman baseball will start in about two weeks and their practice will be daily after the varsity is through. Again this year Eddie Parks Davis will have charge of the fresh- man team. The diamond is being rolled and conditioned every day and within a few days should be in first class shape. 0______ General Tankmen Defeat Catholics Coach Twombly’s swimming team ended a very successful season here last Saturday night with a 45-15 victory over Catholic University. This marked the second win for the locals in three starts, the other be- ing at the expense of Duke Univer- sity on the southern trip. The team lost to the University of Virginia by a very close margin earlier in the season. Only one record was broken dur- ing the season. This was in the 220 yard free style event, which Norris Smith lowered in the meet with Alpha Delta legal fraternity was held in Washington College Monday night at 7:30. Fourteen initiates were admitted into the order: R. C. ick, G. T. Steuterman, C. L VVith— erspoon, T. J. Hughes, F. B Gilmore, W. A. Plummer, N. D. Hall, G. P. Joynes, C. F. Urquhart, J. H. Adam- son, Vickers Watts and B. L. Raw- lins, Jr. ‘just bored to death. Catholic University here. Moffatt and Smith proved to be ‘the mainstays of the team and with even Ammerman, M. M. Heuser, D A. Pen- greater season is loked forward to both eligible next year an for 1929. Smith taking first in the diving, and set a new pool record for the 220 yard free style by cutting two seconds from his 1927 time of 2 minutes and 31 seconds. tory gives a trip to Los Angeles for FINALSNEEDS TWO THOUSAND MORE DOLLARS President Howe Calls Aides in Effort to Insure Dances’ Success. PERSONAL DRIVE NOW ON Success of 1928 Commencement Soci- al Functions Depends on Student Body The Finance Committee of the 1928 Finals held a meeting Monday night, in Newcomb Hall. The purpose of this meeting, the first since Fancy Dress, was to assign a number of students to each member, who was to see each assigned name that evening, in an attempt to get all the subscrip- tions at once. This plan, however, fell short of expectations, due to the fact that a great number of students are, as yet, undecided whether or not they will stay for Finals. Bob Howe, president of Finals, stated that at least two thousand more dol- lars will be needed in order to in- sure the success of the dances. The majority of the subscriptions thus far received have been for five dollars. Those who have paid only this amount, and later decide to re- main for Finals will be expected to subscribe further for that amount. At the present rate, it was stated that 300 more subscribers will be needed. Tables, from time to time, will be placed on various spots around the campus to give everyone a chance to subscribe without any personal calls. The present campaign, how- ever, will also continue. A system of following-up has been organized, which will make it possible for the ‘committee to see every student in the University. A great many post-dated checks have been given the Committee, and the individals who gave them are re- quested to attend to this matter as soon as they receive notice from the Committee that the check will be cashed. Bob Howe urges that all students please co-operate with the Committee in making their work easier. He further said that he wished to thank those who have already subscribed. 0 Many Report For Baseball Practice Between thirty and forty men responded to the first call for base- ball Monday afternoon and are daily braving the cold on Wilson field in order to get into shape for the open- ing game. The drills, as yet, consist only of setting-up exercises and exercises for the arms and legs which are be- ing carired out under the direction of Coach Twombly. Pepper drills have been on the program for the infielders while the pitchers and the outfielders have been chasing fly balls. Yesterday, however, Coach Twom- bly let up on his conditioning work for the infielders long enough to let them have a short drill on ground balls. Babe Spotts was back at his old position at first base while Eigle— back the only other letter man in the infield occupied the hot corner. Other candidates got short chances in every infield post. Coach Twombly expects to inaugurate batting prac- tice early next week and at the same time give the pitchers their first real work-out if the weather per- mits. Among those on last year’s var- sity squad who responded to the first call were Captain Follioard, White, Spotts, Eiglebach, Warthen, Jones, Tips, Lowden, Hickman, and Osterman. .__.___0T Eight Men To Enter Custis-Lee Society The Custis-Lee Civil Engineering society will hold its annual initia- tion Friday night at 7:15, in Reid hall. The men who are taken into this society are chosen according to their scholastic standing for the past semester, and at this time eight men will be initiated. The new men are F. E. Conaway, P. J. Gordon, E. J. Mackle, J. A. Veech and H. O. Winston. H. J. Cox, C. W Day, D. W. Denton, ' OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19280307/WLURG39_RTP_19280307_002.2.txt PAGE TWO ‘year this school had won the annual .» iiICI.llIiI;i£irIgi—ium1fihi I (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 488 Entered at the Lexington, Va., Postotfice as second class mail matter Editor-in-Chief . Business Manager PEYTON R. HARRISON, Jr.. ‘30 L F. B. GILMORE. ‘30 L EDITORIAL BOARD Associate Editor W. M. Garrison. ‘ Assistant Editor ..... .. T. F. Torrey. ‘ Assistant Editor . -.. L- F- POWBIL ' Managing Editor . .. .. H. P. 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Rosenberg, ‘30; J. P. Lynch, ‘30; S. F. Hampton, ‘30; W. E. Vanderbilt, ‘31. 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. THE MOCK CONVENTION ASHINGTON and Lee is to have its mock convention again this year, according to a decision reached last week by the Executive Committee of the Student Body. A short general description of the convention as planned was given several issues ago. Beginning with this week, definite plans are being made by Student Body officers, and the date has al- ready been set. The co—operation of the university adminis- tration has been secured, as is evidenced by their setting aside an entire day as holiday on which to hold the convention. De- tails are yet to be worked out, but officers of the Student Body promise that from time to time further announcement of com- mittees. representation, and schedule for the meeting will be made public, and the University kept fully apprised of all pro- ceedings looking toward a convention second to none in the his- tory of the school, and rivalled only by the one to be held at Houston in June and the fracas which occupied Madison Square Garden in 1924. The convention will be Democratic. We believe that the de- cision to hold it as of that political faith is a wise one, inas- much as the great majority of students here are Democrats or of Democratic sympathies, and more genuine interest will result than if a Republican gathering were decreed. Aside from being interesting, the convention is recognized by students and faculty alike as being instructive in its nature. Practical workings of a great national party in its nominating Conclave will be vividly pictured, and the details of guiding the meeting through waters expected to be tumultuous from start to finish will be left entirely to student initiative. Those inter- ested in government from a practical viewpoint will learn much, while the many to whom national politics is still a mystery will have the opportunity to see for themselves just how a potential president is nominated. The Student Body should realize the worth of the convention, and should support it whole-heartedly. Many men will be called upon to assist in caring for arrangements and perfecting details incident to the affair, while others will participate actively as delegates from their respective states. Ballhooing, steam rollers operating, smooth-talking supporters of dark horses, stampedes to favorites——all these will be present on the convention floor. Although actually six or seven weeks off, the convention fever is already getting hold of many students, and since it will come only ten days or two weeks before the regular Student Body elections it should serve to make campus politicians even keener than during the past three years, and will probably add much zest to the campaigns of the ambitions W. & L. students who desire favor in the eyes of their fellow-men. Local Orators Plan To Enter State Meet Washington and Lee will be repre- sented in the Virginia State Inter- collegiate Oratorial contest to be held in Richmond on May 4. Until last The Gray Phanlom Betty sure is nice! Four of the boys met Betty the other night.——-Betty of the campus—Betty of real collegiate life. .,It was Bob’s idea that ev- erybody take a long ride with Betty—out in the country, among the rolling hills, beneath the saddening stars. Betty didn't need coaxing. She acquiesced readily. And furthermore, it was Betty’s idea to run out of gas, and Betty, be- ing of the type commonly known as “real stuff”, picked the most unfrequented place to run out of gas. state contest two consecutive times. Tryouts for the local representa- tive to this contest will be held in Lee Chapel during the early part of April. Professor M. G. Buear coach of the debating team, requests that all those interested in the af- fair see him immediately. In the tryouts, as in the final con- test on May 4, each candidate will give an original speech of not more than 2400 words on any subject that he chooses. Special entertainments will be giv- en in Richmond to those entering this oratorical contest. A $50 gold an alone with Betty beneath a medal is the prize for the winner. moon overflowing with mmanca Om Silence reigned. ..Then the boys wanted Betty to leave—but Bet- ty only sighed. Finally the boys got a seat from out of the ma- chine and put it upon the ground and sat down beside Betty. The boys began to plead, argue, and finally to swear—but Betty wouldn't pay any atten- tion to them, and only stared oil‘ down the road with her eyes of tin. For Betty is a Ford, and a very dilapidated one at that, and Betty certainly does love to run out of gas in isolated places. For a long time the boys were Alumnus As Preacher At Lynchburg Church Dr. W. G. Pendleton, for eight years headmaster of Virginia Epis- copal school, Lynchburg, Va., has ac- cepted a call to the rectorship of the New Grace Memorial Episcopal church of Lynchburg. Dr. Pendleton is an alumus of Washington and Lee, and of Virgin- ia Theological Seminary. He suc- ceeded Bishop Robert C. Jett as headmaster of the school. ' THE RING-TUM PHI Presidenfs Paragraph H No. 26, 1927-8 A Big Mistake, Don’t Make It. In this Age of the Expert the young American who devotes his four undergraduate years to abstract mental gymnasics and deliberately postpones selecting any special line of life-work till his “college course” is over has been woefully misled by some theorist or is making a danger- ous and often a suicidal mistake. ———0 INITIATIOII POSTPONED The initiation of Alpha Sigma, hon—. orary freshman literary society, has been poostponed to this Thursday‘ night. It will be held on the third floor of Washington College. ____0____._ It’s easy enough to catch ’em young these days, but it takes a strong fellow to treat ’em rough and tell ’em nothing. - HOME-MADE CAKES, PIES COOKIES. ETC. Fresh Every Day at the Woman’s Exchange N0. 2 Lee Avenue Phone 482 for Special Orders SPECIAL CLUB BARGAIN 200 LETTERHEADS 100 ENVELOPES for $3.00 Old Deerfield Bond, Monarch size, three lines of type, same copy on envelope and letterheads, blue ink, put up in nice box. HARLOW’S PRINT SHOP No. 8 JEFFERSON ST. 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Six of the new Tournament Begins Eliminations for the annual Wash- ington and Lee handball “ournament were held in Doremus ‘vymnasium yesterday afternoon, Bo‘h singles and doubles were play ea. In the singles Osterman beat Godwin 21-15, 16-21 and 21-5. Holt defeated Busold 21-8 and 21-7. In the doubles Latham and Sproul de- feated Osterman and Godwin 21-12 ACCT? 2 EIEEIXJIS Q me“ Will SW9 teh minute ta1k5~ and 21-4. Holt and Bush defeated The Speakers and their Subjects Busold and Simmons 21-3 and 21-5. 31'93 “The Lemmlhgyv M- H~ K3913“? The finals were held this after- “The R0mah0e Of the Stars”: Nick noon. Osterman and Holt played for Carter; “Darwinism”, Norman E. the Singleus championship, and Lat- H3W€S; “L3Ma1'k’S Theory Of EV01u‘ ham and Sproul battled Holt and tion”, J. Sherwood Eddy; “The Chem- Bush in doubles tit1e_ ist as Creator”, Marcus Cohen; “Im- mortality in Pawn”, L. L. Davidge. Following the speeches there will be discussions of each of the sub- jects. The meeting will be preced- ed by a brief business meeting at 7:45 o’clock. There will be three such meetings from this time until the final ban- quet, which will be held in the lat- ter part of May. There have as yet been no arrangements made to secure outside speakers for these meetings. _____0___.__ Peaslee in Charge of , Landscaping Workl ’ Upon completion of the Memorial Bridge in a few weeks, work will be begun on the approaches to the bridge and on landscaping the ground around the gymnasium. Horace W. Peaslee, of Washington, D. C., who laid out fraternity park, is under contract to do this work. Mr. Peaslee will also be employed by the university next summer in im- proving the roadway from the memorial gateway, and in landscap- ing the torn—up ground around the gymnasium. FIRST SrAR—“They tell me you’ ll endorse any cigarette for a consideration . . .” GO down t3 the S ca SECOND STAR.--“Sure, so long as the consideration isn’t that I give up my Chesterfieldsl” ‘informal’.—- flL€aI’l.iiL,£?' Cunard Tourist 'I'li7-.1-:3 . . .the way of the know- ing iiluminati to EUROPE $193.50 gets you there and back in Cunard Comfort . . . without severely p1mish- ing the bankroll The university has appropriated $5,000 for the work to be done next summer. President Smith says that this work is far more pressing than the proposed plan of landscaping the ground in front of Reid hall and the chemistry building. THEY’RE MILD and yet THEY SATISFY Sailing "Tourist Third” is adventure that begins \\ hen you go up the gangplank. 01928, UGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO CO. .ii‘.§I1illlflllll| l l l l l l l Acme Print Shop —For— QUICK SERVICE In First National Bank Building Phone 146 Lexington, Va. 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Students of the lfniversity are es- pecially invited to attend the ser- vices. 0 Site Being Cleared For Newberry Store Al Smlithi Debate“ By Alabama-W. & L. Professor M. G. Baeur, professor of Public Speaking, has received a communication from the University of Alabama debating team challeging Washington and Lee to a debate on the question: “Resolved: That Al Smith should be elected President of the United States.” This debate, on which Washington and Lee will take the negative side, will be held here Thursday, March 29. Tryouts to choose three men for the local team will be held in Tucker hall Tuesday, March 13. A five- minute speech on the negative side of the question should be prepared by each man expecting to try for the team. VVork is going forward rapidly on the demolition of the building owned by I. VVeinberg on Main street, form- erly occupied by J. M. Meeks’ cloth- ing store. Mr. Weinberg has Bruce Wolme- dorf, of Lexington, under contract to complete a one—story block with an approximate frontage of 43 feet on lVlain street on this site by June 1. The new building has already been leased by its sponsor under a long- term contract to the J. J. Newberry Co., operators of an extensive chain of 5, 10 and cent stores. 0 DR. HOWE RESUMES WORK AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Dr. James L. Howe, head of the Chemistry department, is now meet- ing his classes after a short illness. He was compelled to go to bed with grip last Wednesday night and ran a fever until Saturday. Dr. Howe made one lecture Mon- day and intends to meet his classes regularly now. .- :_ n,_,‘_.._ .,‘. LEW TNEAIR PROGRAM‘ THURS, MARCH 8, 1928 _. Lya de Putti, Kenneth Harlan -—in—— “l\'IIDVl‘v\lI{;‘HT ROSE” FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MARCH 9 AND 10, 1928 SAT., MARCH 10 AT LYRI( Hoot Gibson __1n.... “GALLOPING FURY” SERIAL AND NEWS MONDAY, MARCH 12nd. GOLF ms H em as '5 Admission 20c and 40c. 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