OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19280423/WLURG39_RTP_19280423_001.2.txt CONVENTION EXTRA I 5 VOLUME XXXII ’ Clip» iiing-tum BY THE STUDENTS, FOR THE UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY. MONDAY, ‘APRIL 23, 1928. EDITED BY “NICK” CARTER lfihi EXTRA ISSUE SUI H or Convention Today Lexington Picking Possible Candidate Will Al Smith Get the Nomina- tion? This is Popular As Convention Opens “I don’t think Smith will get it.” “Well, I do. The Southern states will fall in line when they hear the music.” Thus they are talking in over, pro and con in Lexington today. “The laboratory of the democrtic party,” is what the mock convention which meets at Washington and Lee university here Monday might be called. Four times have the students held the convention and three times have they chosen the candidates lat- er chosen by the national party. All last week telegraph wires were busy helping students determine how their respective states wanted them to vote——how they were instructing regular delegates to go to Houston. All week long they have been search- ing into the Records of 1924 which tell the procedure of the Democrtic party four years ago in New York. When the first session opens at 3 o’clock today, placards will rise above the floor of Doremus gymnasium in- dicating the state delegations just as they will later in Houston. If this convention follows the tradition of other years, there will be grand eleventh hour’ rallies‘. and stampedes. This is the history of the 1924 Washingtonand Lee Demo- cratic convention in which John W. Davis was nominated after overcom- ing the leads of McAdoo and Smith, nearly an exact model of the subse- quent meeting in Madison Square garden. STANDING COMMITTEES OF CONVENTION Credentials—R. chairman. Permanent Organization-——W. H. Maynard, of Missouri, chairman. Rules and Order of Business- VV. J. Dorsey, of Pennsylvania, chairman. . Platform and Resolutions—J. H. Williams, of Arizona, chair- man. W. Jordan, SPECIAL THEATRE SHOW AT TONIGHT NEW AFTER BASEBALL T E A M M E E T S VIRGINIA HERE TOMORROW Tomorrow afternoon at three-thirty the Generals will lock horns with the Cavalier ball tossers in the fray post- poned from last Saturday. If the mock convention is still in session it; will be adjourned at that time to enable the students to see the game. The two rival captains of the nines will oppose each other on the mound. Captain Folliard will hurl for the Generals, whose batsmen will face Captain Stevens of the Cavaliers. Coach Smith has changed his lineup during the past week and this game will be the first test of its effectiveness. Eiglebach has been shifted from the hot corner to short- stop and “Skeet” Warthen has come in from the pasture to take his place. Tuggle wil lalternate with Hickman in right field. Slanker and Lowdon will keep their old places in center and left field respectively. Spotts will again be found on first with White holding down his old position at the key- stone sack. With Tips still in the hospital the call for the receiving end of the battery is almost sure to go to Jones. —————o F RESHMAN TRACK M E E T SUMMARY 100 year dash——Grant, W. & L., Settle, Jefferson; Johnson, -.,W. i& L. Time, 10 flat. 220-yard dash-—Grant, W. 5: L.; Clay, W. & L.; Settle, Jefferson. Time 2321. 440-yard run——Dickey,. W. & L.;’ Williams, W. & L.; Sheppard, W. & L. Time 54:3. 880-yard run—Bingham, W. & L.; Overstreet, Jefferson; Nannger, Jef- ferson. Time 2:14:3. Mile—Nininger, Jefferson; street, Jefferson; Godby, Time 5:3. High hurdles—Barron, W. & L.; Pearman, W. & L.; Pace, Jefferson. Time 19 flat. Low hurdles-—Barron, W. & L.; Godby, Jefferson; Pace, Jefferson. Time 28.3 , Shot put—Faulkner, W. & L.; Taylor, Jefferson; Hanna, W. & L.; 34 feet three inches. Pole vault—Maxey, W. & L.; San- ders, W. & L.; Hanna, W. & L.; Dis- e,dan,e.B, younocalg ETAO ETAT tance 20 feet 3 inches. Javelin——Berry Jefferson: Hanna, W. & L.; Hall, W. & L. Distance Over- Jefferson. CONVENTION ADJOURNS. 124.6 ft. Track Team Defeats Richmond in Dual Meet—Sandiier High Point S c o r e r l Competing in a steady rain Sat- urday afternoon on Stadium Field in Richmond, the Washington and Lee track team welked thirteen point victory over the Uni- away with a versity of Richmond. The final score was 69 2-3 points to 56 1-3 points. The outcome of Saturdays encoun- ter remained in doubt until the final event, the half-mile. Coach Dob- son’s charges were superior in the weights and in the jumping events. The Generals proved best in the dashes and the distance runs. The mile was won by Richmond, Spindle taking first place With Onesty and Newton second and third respective- ly. The Generals, directed by Coach Forrest Fletcher, carried a squad of twenty-six cinder path artists there for the meet. Sandifer, of Washing- ton and Lee was high point scorer of the day with thirteen points to his credit. Ed Cale, of the Spiders, was second with ten credits. The Generals displayed an abundance of team spirit. Backus, Blue and White middle distance runner, displayed great form in the half-mile event. Summary of events: Shot-put—Sanford, Richmond; An- derson, Richmond; Miller Richmond. Distance, 38 feet 1 inch. Discuss—Painter, W. & L.; Sibold, Richmond; Eberhart, W. & L. Dis- tance 108 feet 6 inches. Javelin tbrow—Reardon, W- & 14-3 Anderson, Richmand, Janney, W. & L. Distance 154 feet 4 inches. Pole vault—Pomeroy, W. & L4 and Yeaman, Richmond, tied for first and second places; Carleton, Rich- mond, Pilley, W. & L.; and Cocke, W. & L.; tied for third place. Height, 10 feet 6 inches. 120-year high hurdles——Patterson, W. & L.; Miller, Richmond; Reardon, W. & L. Time, 16 3-5 seconds. 440-yard run—Simmons, W. & L.; Backus, W. & L.; White, Richmond. Time, 54 3-4 seconds. 100-yard dash—Sandifer, W. & L.; Hamilton, Richmond; Atkins, Rich- mond. Time, 10 4-5 seconds. High—jump—Cale, Richmond; San- difer, W.'“&'L.; Pilley, W. & L. Height, 5 feet 4 inches. Mile run'—Spindle, Richmond; 0- nesty, Richmond; Newton, Richmond. Time, 4 minutes 48 2-5 seconds. 220-yard dash—-Sandifer, W. & L.; Atkins, Richmond; Grashorn, W. & L. Time, 23 2-5 seconds. Two-mile run—43Butler, W. & L.; Nance, W. & L.; Spindle, Richmond; Time, 10 minutes 37 3-5 seconds. 220-yard low hurdles——Miller, Rich- mond; Hood, W. & L.; Patterson, W. & L. Time, 26 1-5 seconds. Broad jump—-Cale, Richmond; Mc- Farland, W. & L.; Eberhart, W. & L. Distance, 20 feet 9 3-4 inches. Half-mile run——Backus, W. & L.; Hutcheson, W. & L.; Newton, Rich- mond. Time 2 minutes 4 4-5 sec- onds. (By Bryant Evans.) Not a single Southern state dele- gation will declare for Governor Alfred E. Smith, of New York, ac- cording to a canvass made in the Washington and Lee Democratic con- vention here this afternoon by the RING-TUM PHI representatives. The Smith nomination loomed as a sec- tional issue when it was learned that 236 votes were definitely pledged for Smith but that only one South- ern delegate—he from Virginia—— would cast his ballot in favor of the New York governor. According to the unofficial poll, Senator James Reed, of Missouri, will receive the second largest vote on the first ballot with 98. Governor Ritchie, of Maryland, will be second with 66, and Senator Walsh, of Mon- PUSES NEW YORK’S GOVERNOR Losra snow MASON _ANo nixoN LINE SMITH NOMINATION SEEN AS SECTIQNAL ISSUE IN CANVASS THIS AFTERNOON DEADLOCK CONDITION IS SEEN SOUTHERN STATES WILL COME FORWARD WITH FAVOR- ITE SONS TONIGHT OR TOMORROW tana third,-,.-with 38. Special show. “Thanks For the Bug- gy Ride” -at," New‘ Theatre imme- diately after-.c_o,nvention adjourns to- night. _ K. All figures-obtained are appro- ximate. Many Southern states will come forward./gvvith favorite sons, it was learned.- ‘ Looking over the “Laboratory of the Democratic Party” ‘as the Wash- ington and Lee convention has been termed, local authorities see reason in the Southern attitude to expect a dead-locked condition such as ob- tained here and in Madison Square gardens fouryears ago, when Wash- ington and. Lee’s own favorite son, John W. Davis, was nominated both in the “laboratory” and in the regu- lar conventioii. Tariff and conditions of agriculture again reared their Hydra heads above a democratic convention here this afternoon in the address of the permanent chairman, Holt. S;)e_aking.. o1’.the supposed good busi- ness conditions of which the Repub- lican party boasts, Chairman Holt said: “Is business good for those who form the life of this great nation, the farmer and the small business man? Not no, but by all means NO.” Here the speaker was inter- rupted by the hurrahs and laughter of the delegates. He continued: “Thousands of farmers are going Joe UNDER REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION HOLT FLAYS BUSINESS CONDITIONS bankrupt because the commodities they produce will only bring the low price in accord with the low world market while everything they must buy is held at the war level by the tariff. And the last straw is the TRACK TEAM TO MEET V. P. I. THERE NEXT ON APRIL 28 The track team Virginia Polytechnic Institute there on Saturday, April 28. This wil lbe the fifth meet of the season for Coach Fletcher’s harriers, having won on from the Unversity of Rich- mond runners last Saturday—69 to 57—and lost three to Tarheels run- ners, namely, Duke, N. C. State and the University of North Carolina. Last Saturday the whole team showed a marked improvement in all events, out classing the Spiders in ten out of fourteen events. The Richmonders took all places in only one event——the mile, this was due will meet Keynote Address ls W i l cl l y Applauded Delivered by Miller Mention of Woodrow Wilson and Quotations From Him Bring Cheers Opening the Mock Democratic Con- vention at Washington and Lee this afternoon, E. H. Miller delivered the keynote address, which met thund- ering applause at several instants. Preceding the keynote, the South- played the Star Spangled Banner, and an outburst of ern Collegians to the General runners being unac- customed to the muddy track which Coach Dobson’s men had been prac- ticing on all week. This will be the second meet with Virginia runners and with their slate clean in the State title race the locals are working hard to check the Techmen. Such men as Sandifer and Bac- kus—Coach Fletcher’s dependables— will most likely be able to take care of the Blacksburg men in the ma- jority of the running events, how- ever the Techmen are very strong in the field events and should score heavily in the shot put and discus. The meet as a whole should be close and with a tentative exhibi- tion of Harold Osborne—former Uni- versity of Illonois track star and also Olympic material in the high jump—should prove interesting to the spectators. -——:—0 further’iJurden of greatly increased rail and water transportation rates.” Chairman Holt recalled President Wilson as, “the rival in intellect of Jefferson.” The closing words of his address were: “The honor of our .country, the prosperity of our people, demand that we return to the ideals of Woodrow Wilson——that we resume the place he won for us—the moral leadership of the world.” Another Mock Convention was held May 14 and 15, 1912, amid the wild blowing of horns and beating of pans. There were four commit- tees to help with the proceedings, Credentials, Permanent Organization, Rules and Order, and Resolutions. The first session appointed one dele- gate from each state to one of these committees. The following night N. D. Smithson was elected permanent chairman, and the roll was called for nominations. The delegate from Hawaii in a very flowery speech placed the name of Champ Clark before the meeting, and Woodrow Wilson was put up by the New Mexico delegates. The roll call during the balloting was frequently interrupted by parad- es, rallies and other outbursts. The Alabama aggregation nominated O. W. Underwood on tthegvgfourth ballot, but the deadlock continued until Jud- son Harmon, of Ohio, was mentioned, and he carried the assembly im- mediately. 'From the fourinames for Vice-President, Foss, ;_Underwood, John W. Davis, and Robert L. Owen, the latter was chosen. In 1916 it was decided to hold a Republican Convention, since it was so evident that the Democratic nominee would be Woodrow Wilson, who was then President. The first session convened in the gym on the afternoon of April 27. It elected Paul R. Scott, temporary chairman, and adjourned until the next morning after appointing the various com- mittees. Because of the poor acoustics in the gym it was decided to hold the next meeting in the Chapel. Parker Burham was elected per- manent chairman and in his address he stated that voting by proxy would be allowed. So much trouble was met in adopting a platform that it had to PAST CONVENTIONS SUCCESSFUL be accepted in sections. This trouble was caused by the attempt to put in planks adopting nation-wide prohibi- tion, and woman suffrage. This oc- casioned many fine speeches pro and con, but the measures were over- whelmingly rejected when voted on. Thirteen nominations were made in- cluding Root, La Follette, Hughes, Roosevelt and others. Hughes was finally chosen on the sixth ballot. Miles Poindexter was nominated for the Vice-Presidency without opposi- tion. The convention of 1924 was opened with the naming of W. W. Donally as permanent chairman. In his speech he expressed the desires of the con- vention, and following this a stand- ing, silent tribute was paid to the late President Wilson. Another fight was experienced whenthe platform was put up for adoption. ‘The platform held for “unflinching enforcement of the laws of the government as representative of the people.” The Wets held that the 18th Amendment was contrary to the will of the people, and there- fore should be madified. ’After long discourses on the subject, the Wets lost by a vote of 119 to 199. A plank for a bonus for the soldiers was als voted down. ‘ On the first few ballots, Wm. G. McAdoo led but could not obtain the required majority. Al Smith ran a close second but could not gain. On the 24th ballot the delegates from Virginia, Ohio, Texas and Conn. Held a meeting and threw their votes for John W. Davis, thus giving him the majority. The conventions have been held in the gym, and the states sit in sec- tions, with their places well placard- ed, giving the place the air of a real convention hall. V ALL SENIORS WHO WISH CAPS AND‘ GOWNS MUST SIGN UP AT THE" CORNER IMMEDIATELY ' PI DELTA EPSILON ELECTSC ' OFFICERS Pi, Delta Epsilon, national, joiirin-. alistic fraternity, in a meeting held Thurshray afternoon in Newcomb Hall, elected the officers of the com- ing year. Allen Morgan was elected to succeed Bob Powers in the office of President. _Morgan is a member of the Phi Kappa Sigma social frat- ernity and a candidate for the posi- tion of Business Manager of next year’s RING TUM PHI. Frank Gilmore and Tommy Thames were elected vice president and secre- tary respectively. They are members of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Louis Powell, Phi Kappa Sigma and Rich- ard- Beaton, Kappa Sigma will fill the offices of treasurer and scribe respect tively. ____()__j SPECIAL SHOW ’ AT THEATRE TONIGHT NEW AFTER patriotic cheering resounded through Doremust gymnasium. The mention of Woodrow Wilson during the address was met with a wild ovation from all of the dele- gates present. “The Democratic Party is the friend of business, big and small; it delights to see the reflected glory from burning furnaces; the con- tentment from happy and prosper- lous farm homes; the crowded lob- bies of counting houses; the steady streams of heavily loaded trains; and the early bustle of mining camps. It cares not how large the scale or big the investment, what it is most con- cerned about is honesty in operation.” This is one of the opening phases of the keynote. There was long and prolonged ap- plause at the conclusion of the speech, when Woodrow Wilson was ,<‘i_uf»ted,M“To_you, from failing hands, we throw the torch.” “Hold it high.” “Carry on, carry on; keep the faith, keep the faith.” 'PERMANENT ORGANIZA- TION OF CONVENTION Permanent Chairman-—Joe Holt. Secretary——R. F. Howe. Assistant Secretaries——J. B. Nance, H. S. Sutton, W. Owens, F. W. Sherrill. l’arlementarians—Messrs. ture and Bauer. Sargeant at Arms——E. A. Fitz- patrick. Assistant Sargeants at Arms-—- B. B. Tips, D. C. Eberhart, H. D. Ebert, Paul Folliard, W. S. Price. Tally Clerk—R. W. Jordan. Reading Secretary—-—Ed Ould. Official Reporter—P. R. Har- risson. Lat- CONVENTION ADJOURNS. Dr. Fredrick B. Robinson, presi- dent of the College of the City of New York,.who addressed the stu- -dent body of Washington and Lee on Tuesday, February 28, said in a letter to a member of the Ring-tum lectual attainment having been on the campus but one day” he consider- ed the student body “without a doubt the student body “without a doubt a very superior group physically.”, “The average» height and weight are greater than those of the New York boy. I was pleased to observe that the students are well-bred and, without sacrificing any of the en- thusiasm and spontaneity natural to young people, they maintain seemly and courteous deportment.” Struck by the beauty of the cam- pus he said, “To have long stretches of green grass‘and trees a century old is a luxury denied students at our College of the City of New York. cross the wooded ravine to the sta- dium on the other side and the hills beyond should inspire one in many ways. All in all I should say that it would be ‘difficult to improve upon the, natural settingiiof Washington and‘ Lee.” ~ ' ’ Of'-the' .old buildingsiand tradi- Lee he wrote, “You have venerable buildings erected by high minded Phi staff that although he “could, not make any comparison of intel-' The view from your gymnasium a-' tional heritage of Washington’ and Dr. Frederick B. Robinson Compliments Washington And Lee Student Body and frugal pioneers in education. To a thoughtful student the colonial columns of your main group, with their simple dignity and impressive- ness, must be constant reminders of men who were forced to economize but who succeeded in doing so with- out becoming cheap and tawdry. Those old buildings have an air of gallantry and distinction which mean more than wealth. “It seems to me that the spirit of Lee pervades everything in and a- bout your campus. His memory is revered by North and South alike. The sweetness of his disposition, the uprightness of his character and the greatness of his courage far out- live transitory causes and events. They are with you and should keep you honorable and strong; fearless and .kind.” While he was here Dr. Robinson inspected the new bridge which he considered a “beautiful piece of work.” “Indeed,” he said, “it is evident that the not far distant future will see great developments of a modern sort inand about your campus. That islright and as it should be, but the spirit of Washington and the spirit of Lee are things which will always command attention at your institu- tion. They are the abiding elements through all the physical which time may bring.” changes of the university that will persist’ OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19280423/WLURG39_RTP_19280423_002.2.txt ..,E PAGE TWO “(ills iZfdiig—iuiit pm (ESTABLI SED 1897) WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY SEMI-‘.7‘.EEKLY Members of Southern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association Subscription $3.10 per year, in advance OFFICE AT DEPARTMIZNT OF JOURNALISM Telephones: Editor-in-chief, 430; Business Manager 483 Entered at the Lexington, Vu.., Pustoliicc as second class mail matter Editor-in-Chief Business Manager PIYTON R. HARRISON, Jr.. ‘30 L F. B. GILMORE. ‘30 L EDITORIAL BOARD ., , _____ .. W. M. Garrison, __ T. F. Torrey, L. F. Powell, H. P. Johnston, ‘ M. G. Perrow, ‘ J. D. Reed, Associate Editor Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Managing Editor Assistant Managing News Editor Assistant News E I. H. Elias, “ Sports Editor ,,,, .. Joseph Kaplan, ‘ Assistant Sports Editor G. N. Lowdon, University Editor ........................................................................................... .. R. P. Carter, Feature Editor I. W. Hill, Literary Editor R. H. Walker, Jr., Editorial-4mAssistants '1'. A. Wilkins. ‘zs , I. ll. Beaton, ‘29 J. G. Berry, ‘29 J. W. Davis. ‘30 Reporters W. 6. Tarrant, ‘30; Walter Wurzburger. ‘30; C. H. Wilson, ‘30; E. B. Wilwx, 80; J. A. Williamson, ‘BO; R. S. Chapin, ‘BI; F. M. Smith, ‘B1; E. C. Newsoxn, '81; H. W. MacKenzie, ‘I1; 0. H. Geismer, '31; J. B. Magee, ‘31; J. B. Crane, ‘B1. BUSINESS STAFF ’ i , W. O. Sugg, ‘29 J. J. Salinger, ‘29 W. B. Jacobs, “A: Assistant Business Manager Advertising Manager Circulation Manager Subscription Manager ___.L_.. __O_..__________ W. H. Wilcox, ‘29 Circulation Manager -___ ................................................ __ A. 13. Morgan, '2» Circulation Assistants M. P. Levy, '30; W. B. Brown, ‘SO; K. II. Walker, ‘30; W. H. Marsh, ‘30; J. A. Wein- berg, ‘30; E. W. Hale, ‘30; G. V. Rosenberg, ‘:30; J. I’. 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. CONVENTION—SI’EELHES-—INTEREST MONDAY and ‘Tuesday will See the men on this campus put upon their mettle reg‘-al uing tlieir knowledge Of national poli- tical affairs, the practical 'v3Uli:'\LlilgS of a nominating machine, Speech—making, nOlSe—n1uking, and a number Of other functions intimately connected with the preliminaries Of our “democratic” form of government. llflodern Giri THE RING-TUM PHI am.._ I; ’.‘-’v’&*“l1“.» I . .1 ,. Arc tho .~'\.niOric;1n c(.»liw‘=: ‘v and his elder brother been gol(l-(liggci-S? 113;; 5; ; reached the point where :1 girl to pay more than licr e-‘co,-,~L 1'-3;; _ privilege of having a tl:=. .7 ,'.1'tl'1 zilc l (51 it .- .1 The answer to both <',=i1;ssstim:S .=;.v3:~~_x.-.5 to be “Yes” in some youthful circles at least. At Columbia University 21 gr girls have formed an “:1: date” club whose 1nein’}:‘i-.»; ; A , \ cd not to accept dates On which tliO_y must pay half the cost. And now comes Shirley Ann Stone, business girl, who declares in the May issue of Smart Set magazine that it is the modern girl, not the man, who carries the bigger part of the ex- pense of courtship. Loanslllloney to Men “Not only do we have to ‘pay in-« tangibly in pride and :»‘—:cl.f-1‘:-s:poct. and pay the larger part of Our s=.1l::.i~l- cs for the smart dresses and that are So necessary, but we nlust pay today for our Own dinners, <,-urn Own theater tickets and taxi f'a.r::>",” She Says. “W'hat’s more, I’d l~.J.~lc ‘ix; count the times I have loaned money to men, never to See it again.” The modern youth who about the high cost of courtship, asserts hats ' r I - ~ ’ ~ . -, —\ . . ._. ._”f‘.2“£.a'..A:".':1.".l.'I 3.5. .1sT!LZ:2§‘a'tJ§T‘L';;\.E1"1‘J€"a3L‘.E11',?f.‘:*'.iL’I ic . r_.l. ,. L‘. ':i :.,»L., to the ~-ids (l<>cSn’t cOn.52» 6'3 \ c.:r >-A Q CD :2» 41» L22! gm 91 Ch Zeta Beta "l‘2n1 . Sigma Alpha Epsilon Kappa Sigma , Phi Kappa Psi . n 1 i’rcsident’s Paragrapsz ll NO. 38-—i.‘i27-£3 EDISON’S OI’lNlO" AS the forcnimt ii ' ican Edison ‘.1'=.kc.'l dicatc the (,=:,1.".li1'i:‘.-3 Success, not including iiczzliii an-.'l integrity which for granted. His written answer was, “In- telligence, Imagination, and THE WIL TO WORK.” Let every young American note the third. Without it the first two go to waste. OM GOLFERS 1.) l:3,u;Iin3' ‘in are t?.kc:‘; ’V‘i‘§. Er 3.7‘? J‘; 3.. 7.4 The Generals golf team is gzing through daily workouts under the di- rection of Captain I.-zuzicr in pr»:- paration for the coming match wiih Duke University, place on the Lexington course Some- timc in the last week of April. to arrange matches with the l,'ni.v~ crsity of Virginia, to be held in Lexington and one in Charlottcsville. Washington and Lee was able to defeat Duke handily in Durham, N. C., recently. at present undefeated and is certain to prove a formidable foe on its home course. Virginia, from all re- ports, appears to have an excellen’: team. 1 ___0____ Owen Named as Head Of Cotillion Club] Bill Owen was elected pres" 11: of the Cotillion Club, and }I0't\'CI'i01i Gowcn was elected sec1'cta1'y-trcaSu1'» er at the meeting held last night in Owen succeeds Rhy- don Latham, this yc2.r’S president, and Gowcn will fill the place of Owen, the present Scc1'etary—tr;-usur- er. Owen is a member of the Phi limp pa Sigma social fraternity, Wliito Friars, “13” Club, and was a junior manager Of baseball. His home is in V. M. I., are the town’s drawing-cards. J Clarksville, Virginia. FOR DUKE MATcnl l I l Captain Lanier is at present 'tr;vi1ig;. William and Mary is‘ qqaqqqqeqq .N-L3“ 9* E .._. & _._..___...._..___._ iiae fiiay Féianiani . The t'~‘L()‘:'C the '5. Oi:;imics in the goals are nu’:/..L. ' score, three will win. he i Froir. away back in the theatre comes :1 firm voicc—- cntn ’ well incoming mil clear .._. :1 !3cll,——“(}ec, if it w.:a.s Orig.’ just l;efOre Eastc1' those rz‘.l'in'. ‘i'carin’, contonin’ .\mc—ri- can:-2 cOul(l take just one and it it ‘.V'~Z}11l(l count d.>ul:le just enough to tie the Score.” ‘ 4.3-. ll», ._ _ -__._-.(},_M. r.ii‘_.r‘-.93 .‘>li""'_‘ TO HHSCITSS c.‘...n’L'S l>€)l'.l'l‘i('f.’\.L ll‘»IPR()VE3I The Cll1lj>iO].‘ l:cudS of the Was};- znni Lee ,lr:iicr'nitioS met -y :.i;_,‘.it with the Executive ‘ u>n.1niL'.c-c of the ‘ {ll siiituutioii on l.i1r.\~ca.in‘ l y, vice ihtrulcrit B..-d_\', wlio prrs ‘cciniiig elections for the Same pur- pose. l Cowen is a member of the Alpha-. {Tau Ciiiegu S::c;.1l fraternity, anal lfj llfroni l{o;inokc Ii;-.pidS, North Caro- llina. lie is a sophomore. A financial report was made by President Latham. 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Clothes Stetson and J. <9’ M ..Shoes Shoble Hats The Main Street Rendezvous For Students Drinks, Drugs, Cigars, Cigarettes, Sandwiches, Candies, Magazines, N ewspapors IlllllllllllIll'III11111IIllllIllillllllllllllllllllllIHHIIIIIIIIIHHIlllllllllllllllll OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19280423/WLURG39_RTP_19280423_004.2.txt PAGE FOUR I928 Troiibadour E Egg Man” Rated High By Virginia Papers By \V. M. Garrison Echoes of the success of the East- er-week trip of the Troubadours of Washington and Lee University, who presented “The Butter and Egg man’ in four prominent Virginia and Ten- nessee cities last week, are still be- ing heard through the medium of the public press of these cities and two states. The play, which was chosen by the Troubadours to be this season’s pro- duction for the annual Easter show, was a comedy in three acts. It was produced by special arrangement with Samuel French of New York, and special scenery and costumes were used in the play. The first public performance was given Tuesday afternoon in Lexing- ton at the New Theatre, where it scored a complete success before a large holiday crowd. Playing in East Radford, the first city on the tour, on Wednesday night, the play again scored a hit. The East Radford newspapers had the following to say of the show: “The Troubadours of Washingt-E->nl and Lee University, gave a succes- ful presentation of “The Butter and Egg Man” in the auditorium of the Radford State Teachers College on Wednesday evening. In spite of in- clement weather they played to a full house of sympathetic and appre- ciative auditors. Seldom does a col- lege group or any group of ama- teurs present such a finished per- formance. “The acting was not only remark- ably good, but also each actor seem- ed to enter wholehearted into the spirit of his part. The humor was clean and carried the audience on a wave of mirth from the raising of the curtain to its final fall. Even those parts in which men acted as women were naturally interpreted and elicited admiration from the spectators. “The Southern Collegians, Wash- ington and Lee’s famous college dance orchestra, played between acts. The performance was sponsored by the Bee Hive. the Radford college annual. Immediately following the show, the cast and members of the orchestra were entertained by the an- nual staff in Madame Russell Hall.” The second stand on the tour was played in Marion on Thursday night. The “Marion Democrat,” edited by Sherwood Anderson, famous author and novelist, carried the following snappy review of the show: A good sized audience saw the presentation of “The Butter and Egg Man,” a play by the Trouba- dours of Washington and Lee Uni- versity on Thursday night at the Court House theater while the for- mal opening of the new Marion Hotel and the revival meeting were running as rival attractions. It was a good play and between the acts there was a lot of fine dance music by the University Orchestra. “The delegation of girls from Ma— rion college seemed to enjoy both about equally and the orchestra leader did about as much acting as the players. “For one thing the play gave Ma- rion a swell notion of New York theatrical slang. That is what “The Butter and Egg Man” is, a collec- tion of wise cracks strung together on a pretty flimsy plot. Most of the cracks went over and got a good laugh. “The Washington and Lee boys who played the girl’s parts certainly held up their end of the program.’ Their burlesque had everything, even the motions. The rest ofthe players had a job keeping up with them but managed it well.” The Southern Collegians who ac- companied the troupe and played be- fore, during and after the shows, also pleased the Marion citizens. The “Democrat” had the following to say of them: “The opening of the Hotel Marion, ' on the evening of Thursday, 12th, was a huge success. A great din- ner was served in the large dining room of the hotel and while the guests, to the number of more than a hundred, ate a delicious dinner, they were entertained by music furnished by the Troubadours student body was present enmasse. The Bristol “Herald-Courier” carried on Sunday morning the following re- view of the show: “Washington and Lee Troubadours scored one of the biggest hits they have ever made in this city with their presentation at Bristol, Va., high school last night under the auspices of the D. A. R. of “The Butter and Egg Man”. The comedy sparkled with wit and was mark- ed by particularly good acting on the part of main characters. “Joe Lehman, played by A. B. Collison, was laboring under the de- lusion he had a world beating play but alas, the cash was not there to produce it. Finally he and his part- ner, Jack McClure, played by J. A. Collison, find a Butter and Egg Man, Peter Jones, of Chillicote, Ohio, play- ed by S. F. Hampton, whose grand- parents left him $22,400. “The play was a flop but Jones, educated somewhat, roped in Oscar Fritchie, played by G. R. Holden, and bought Lehman’s interest and turned the show into a howling success. Threatened with a salt for plagarism, he is confronted by Leh- man and McClure, who seek to buy back the play. They do, at $100,000. and Peter proves that others than people from Chilicothe, Ohio are is over he is attempting to let his partner, Oscar Fritchie a hotel deal. “The acting of A. B. Collison, W. A. Plummer, W. P. Battle,and S. F. Hampton was Datricularly good.” MUM Hat colors will be shades of light brown, with darker bands, and shades of gray ranging from a med- ium tint to a light pearl. in on I THE RING-TUM PHI Lands M. A. Contract; Sullins Pending The Southern Collegians will play at the Easter dance of Augusta Mili- tary Academy on Friday, April 27 according to T. G. “Toot” Gibson, business manager of the Trouba- dour. Negotiations are now pending with Sullins College, Bristol, Virginia, and in all prol>ability the orchestra will play for Sullins at the May Day dances on May 4 and 5 there. Sullins heard the Southern Col- legians while they were in Bristol during the Troubadours’ Easter trip. They were much impres.~;ed with the musical output of the orchestra and at the close of the show gave Man- ager Gibson a bid for their May Day dances. The Southern Collegians are now in better form than ever due to the smoothness acquired by their con- tinuous playing on the Easter trip. _.__.__0.____ New York City, April 11.-—An in- crease in the importance of what is known as metropolitan style in its influence on university men’s dress is one of the outstanding develop- ments of the year in this field. This is the belief of the Daily News Rec- ord and Men’s ‘vV'ear, authoritative style publications of New York, after early spring visits to eastern univ- ersities and interviews with mer- chants and tailors ‘who supply the eastern college men with their ap- parel. _?M0L__ The oxford gray Chesterfield over- coat, with velvet colar and fly front has been so popular duding the win- ter that many university students will order for spring wear a garment of the same cut. NEVV THEATRE, MONDAY AND TUESDAY Ag AUSTIN STRONG 1 I IAN ET t"§AYn o :3: riL3liARl.ES FARRE LL Mm/my JOHN GOI.DEN'S S/uqe .S'ucc'e.sJ '-‘RANK BORZAGE AGNOR BROS. Successors to W. Harry Agnor ' I. I Staple and Fancy Groceries Phones 36 and 76 Palace Barber Shop First Class Service in a Sanitary Way Located in ROBERT E. LEE HOTEL Acme Print Shop —For— QUICK SERVICE In First National Bank Building Phone 146 Lexington, Va. W. J. THOMAS Meat Market Quality and Service Phones 81 and 288 Or- , chestra of Washington and Lee Uni- I versity. After the dinner at the Hotel Ma— rian the other evening the tables ; were cleared away, the boys came back from the show at the Court Square Theater and there 1 was a dance to which the town turn- ed out. Corking dance music, pretty wo- men. everyone, young and old. opening was a real success.” The best and last performance of the entire trip was made to a large audience who filled the Virginia High School auditorium in Bristol on Saturday night. The play was sponsored by the Fort Chiswell Chap- ter of the D.A.R., and the Sullins orchestra } The evening seemed to suit ., The hotel ' / Q] Sack Suits, Top Coats. Exclusive fabrics, per- fect tailoring. Made to individual require- ments and measure- ments. Satisfaction as- sured. $50 and’ more. JACOB REED‘S SONS 1424--26 CHESTNUT s1'.l J’Ji’.$DE,1,-P IRWIN & CO., Inc. 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