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CONTENTS PAGE PAGE i Views ee a Oo Ie Belton Co Barect) . cs ee 26 The Qlumni Buildips 2.2 6 ee ee 4-5 Aho &: Gordon, 72 ............ ee 26 Athletics—Homecoming Day, The Virginia Game, | Deine Wiltoe, OS 30 8... a. ee Pe 6-11 Soni Jones, OF 00 28 Know Your Alma Meler 2 2.2 see 12 WW. Jeuiauck, “OS 0) 29 President Smith Institutes Study of Curriculum 13 Hivaw il. Dow, 8% 0.0.48 ee ee 31 Vhey Game Back (04. .0 3.26) 615 re 14-15 Rope ns. Witt, [oe 6 ee. 32 Banty. Dress . 2... - ee ee a 16 lavior | Stone, 1045.00...) 2 3... a2 Cpa ee eee ee 18 WW. Ee Trotter, 21-0 ee. 34 William: Methesitey Martin, 95 ....2.....°..- 19 RT Shields.) OO ee a5 Glimpses: of General Lee... el ess. - 20 Robt. R. Brown, Coach W. & L. 705-09 ........ 36 lle Pime Woo8 i Pe eo 21-23 Notable Doings of Washington and Lee Folk .... 37 oro Wentucky Jute. 6 8 ese ee 24 betters. 8 ee 38 Neen t Pakey 2 2 ee es 25 Persdnale (i ya) a 39-41 BOLEY’S BOOK STORE RILEY’S “LEE AFTER APPOMATTOX”, prepaid $2.50 (Edition exhausted. Our limited supply the only copies available.) ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS General Robert E. Lee, size 7 x 9, prepaid $1.50 Stonewall Jackson, size 7 x 9 prepaid 1.50 General Robert E. Lee, size 9 x 13, prepaid 3.00 CAMPUS VIEWS, size 7 x 9 prepaid 1.50 Money order or check should accompany order HENRY BOLEY, Manager Lexington, Virginia E Newton D. Baker, B.L., ’94 “_Tunched on pie and buttermilk” (See page 25) Courtesy, Time, Inc. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE VoL. IV JANUARY, 1928 No. 1 Tur AL,uMNI Macazineg, Issued Bi-Monthly by the Washington and Lee Alumni, Incorporated The Year Students assembled in the gymnasium, heard J. Fred Essary, famed journalist and author of the recent book “Covering Washington ;” were entertained ; applauded. ; Next door neighbors, the V. M. I. cadets, went on strike. Washington and Lee students and faculty sympathized with their corresponding divisions, evi- denced the good feeling now existing between the two institutions. The Alumni Building, provided by the University and remodelled and furnished by liberal alumni and friends was formally opened on Homecoming Day. Luncheon was served to three hundred guests. Alumni, students and friends of Washington and Lee and of the University of Virginia packed the stands at Wilson Field, witnessed the annual grid- iron classic between their respective teams, saw the Generals go down in inglorious defeat, saw the Ca- valiers stiffen and score a victory against superior odds. Lexington contracted after receiving and accommo- dating six thousand visitors on Homecoming Day; settled back to normal routine. Football enthusiasm, white hot before the Virginia game, congealed deadly cold as the team lost to V. P. I. and the University of Florida. Students granted a holiday to attend the V. P. I. game at Blacksburg, went elsewhere or stayed at home. President Henry Louis Smith spoke before the Vir- ginia Bankers Association at Richmond, before the Staunton Kiwanis Club; pressed his drive for modernizing Washington and Lee’s curriculum re- quirements. Student debaters competed with the travelling English Debating team in open forum debate, were greeted with a full house, were victorious. The Troubadours, student musical and dramatic organization, presented their Thanksgiving play “Easy Come, Easy Go” at the New Theater, were well received. Students assembled to hear Dr. J. Floyd Black, President of the University of Sofia. Christmas and the approaching holiday was sig- nalized by the reading of Dickens’ Christmas Carol by Prof. M. G. Bauer and the singing of Christmas carols by the glee club in the Lee Chapel under the - auspices of the English Department. Most im- pressive was the Chapel itself, lighted with candles and banked with cedars. : An epidemic of mumps was rumored among stu- dents. Then V. M. I. was quarantined with two cases of infantile paralysis. Panicky students left Lexington post haste. Other students, canny, saved cuts, added from two to six days to their holiday, left less than one-third of the student body behind to go through the motions of attending classes until December 22nd. Work on the Class Memorial Bridge neared com- pletion, was halted as cold weather set in. The faculty met on December 19th, approved af- ter much controversy the new _ businesslike class schedule for next year; contemplated an_ earlier breakfast, classes at 8:30 A. M., lunch at 12:30 P. M.; classes from 1:30 to 3:30 P. M. Plans for broadcasting a special alumni banquet program from Lexington on Lee’s birthday, January 19th, over radio were discussed and abandoned. In- stead Lexington alumni will meet for dinner in the Alumni Building, hear Hon. John W. Davis and other speakers. Various local associations will meet and hear local programs. It was announced that Judge Charles J. McDer- mott, of New York City, able and interested trustee, would deliver the Founders’ Day address on January 19th. Students returned, repeated the formula “have a nice Christmas?” were greeted by clear zero weather ; the basketball season opened with early victories; ex- aminations and the famed Fancy Dress Ball approached. M. L. GOODMAN, ’26, passed the Certified Public Accounting exam on November Ist, and is now em- ployed by the A. Lee Rawlings Company public ac- countants, of Norfolk, Va. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE The Alumni Building Visiting alumni, their families and friends crowded the new Alumni Headquarters to capacity on Home- coming Day, Nov. 5th. The old McLaughlin house, 120 years old, stood the strain, re-echoed the gayety of the 40’s, of the 60’s and 90’s, stood resplendent like a wrinkled old lady in new bonnet and dress. Without; new steps had been built, old walls strengthened, woodwork painted. Some cracks and breaks remained in unalligned side walls. Within; new paper, plaster and paint, electric wiring and fixtures, floors and partitions provided a more at- tractive appearance. The walls were adorned with framed photographs of various alumni, of Washington and Lee scenes, athletic teams and alumni gatherings. A buffet luncheon was served to visitors in the alumni office. The crowds gathered, plate in hand, in the commodious lounge rooms, reminisced over old times, met old friends, talked football, noted the pictures on the wall, the furnishings, and the room ar- rangement. The right hand front entrance opened into a small lobby or reception hall furnished in wicker. ‘To the right was a small den or writing room; to the left a curving walnut stairway leading up to the living apart- ment of Alumni Secretary and Mrs. Verbon EK. Kemp. Through open double doors ahead was the club room, furnished in Spanish leather and brown mahogany. Particularly attractive were the lamp shades made by Miss Mary Barclay. Connecting through a small hall- way in the rear was a lavatory and toilet room and to the left the Alumni Office and workshop, wherein labor the Alumni Secretary, Miss Dora Witt and Miss Mary Barclay over the ALUMNri MacaziIneE, Endowment Fund collections, alumni address files, Bridge and Loyalty Fund collections, alumni correspondence. Visitors seemed pleased. Many made the building their headquarters during the day, gathered for post- humous discussion over the Virginia game in the even- ing, enjoyed fellowship with Maynard Smith, 715, Judge E. C. Caffrey, ’09, Rayford Alley, ’11, Louis S. Epes, 02, Lewis McMurran, ’06, K. A. C. Hoge, ’07, “Tubby” Derr, ’10, their families and friends. Thus were the new headquarters of the Alumni As- sociation opened; thus were the fifty donors to the re- habilitation fund justified. Particular appreciation for their generous gifts was expressed to Hon. F. T. A. Junkin, of Chicago, IIL, and Hot Springs, Va.; to Mr. H. A. Fitzgerald of Danville, Va.; to Henry Boley and Miss Mary Barclay of Lexington, non-alumni donors to the house fund. The sum of $2301.00 was contributed for the alumni house fund. $2247.40 of this amount has been spent on repair and furnishings. A balance of $153.60 re- mains for additional furniture and work on the yard in the spring. DR. W. LECONTE STEVENS DIES DECEMBER 29 Home anp Errects Desrrovep By Frre January 3 After a lingering illness due to paralysis, Dr. W. LeConte Stevens, professor emeritus of physics at Washington and Lee, died at his home on Letcher Avenue. Following his retirement in 1922 Dr. Ste- vens was succeeded by Dr. Benj. A. Wooten. In the early years Dr. Stevens taught chemistry and physical science, then took post graduate work at Strasburg, Berlin and Zurich in ’90 and ’92 and began teaching physics as a specialty in the north before com- ing to Lexington. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and several scientific organizations and wrote many articles along the line of optics and acoustics. Dr. Stevens was a scholar and a gentleman of the old type and his death will be felt by the large num- ber of friends in this and other communities. The last years of his life were devoted to aiding the sick, visiting his friends often with some dainty from his kitchen. He also devoted much time to music, having an excellent collection of Victor records, including thirty complete operas, which gave him the chance to entertain his friends with most enjoyable musicals. On January 3rd Dr. Stevens’ home was burned to the ground. The occupants, Mrs. W. LeConte Ste- vens and her widowed sister and Mr. John Letcher, were awakened about 3 A. M. to find the lower back porch ablaze from unknown cause. The house burned for several hours in spite of constant drenching from fire hose, but by nine o’clock the fire was out shough the whole dwelling was a total wreck. DR. SWEETS SPEAKS TO SOCIOLOGY CLASS Dr. Henry Sweets, of Louisville, Ky., spoke to the class in Sociology recently. Dr. Sweets is chairman of the Executive Committee on Religious Education of the Presbyterian Church. He discussed social re- | lations in the Orient and the efforts made in the South to bring about a better understanding between the leaders of the white people and of negroes. ~ WALDO DUNNINGTON of W. & L. has been elected a member of the newly formed International History of Science Society (Isis), which is a branch of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. in The Alumni Building Upper—A CorNER IN THE LOUNGE Room—“‘—Spanish leather and brown Mahogany” Center—A CoRNER IN THE ALUMNI OFrFficE—‘Wherein Labor—” Lower—Tut Op McLaucuyin Houst Now tHe ALuMNI Buitpinc—Looking Toward the Campus Photos by R. E. Witt, ’06 aoa tla LAE 6 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Homecoming Day The return of Walter N. Bootay, ’09, two weeks in advance signalized the gathering of the alumni clans in Lexington for Homecoming Day, Saturday, Nov. 5th. It was the first visit by “Boots” since his student days. Then came automobile parties with “Cy” Young, 17, and Allein Beall, 17, from Helena, Arkansas, in the vanguard; with Sam and Phillip Laughlin, ‘12, and Pierce Lantz, ’15, from Wheeling, W. Va.; with “Pete” Gibson, 715, from Huntington, W. Va., “Bob” Hobson, ’15, from Louisville, Ky., and “Tom” Roth- rock, 713, from Jackson, Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. Ray- - ford W. Alley, ’11, from New York City. Early auto arrivals came from Asheville, N. C., from Richmond and Norfolk, Va., Charlotte, N. C., Charleston, W. Va., and Birmingham, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Smith, 713, and Brooks Mell, 712, made Lexington in 18 hours from Atlanta, Ga. Incoming trains and buses were overtaxed. Lex- ington hotels and private homes were filled to capacity. The weather was good. On the eve of Homecoming Day Lexington and the old campus resounded with greetings and meetings, with good cheer and football exhuberance. ‘The newly opened alumni headquarters soon became the center of activity. A few faculty members were always on hand to greet their former students. Here old friends met and swapped ex- periences, bought tickets for the game, were directed to hotel and rooming house accommodations. By Saturday morning the convocation was complete. Judge FE. C. Caffrey, ’09, arrived from Newark, N. J. with three guests. Laurence C. Witten, °10, arrived from Cincinnati; Dan Owen, 712, and Dr. William Allan, ’02, were already “on deck”. With E. P. Davis, °15, and alumni secretary, Verbon FE. Kemp, 19, these trustees of the Alumni Association Inc. met at the Alumni Building. At noon over three hundred alumni and their. wives gathered at the Alumni Building for a buffet luncheon, presided over by Miss Mary Barclay and Miss Dora Witt, assistants to the alumni secretary, and by Mrs. Maynard Smith, of Atlanta. A reception committee headed by Mrs. L. J. Desha, Mrs. C. E. Williams, Mrs. R. L. Latture, Mrs. G. D. Hancock and Miss Annie White made every visitor feel “at home”. Judge E. C. Caffrey delivered an informal speech of welcome and expressed in behalf of the Alumni As- sociation, Inc., of which he is president, appreciation to the donors who had made the Alumni Building possible. With the same objective in view every visitor headed toward Wilson Field, regretted that the new foot-bridge was incomplete, scrambled down hill, over the tracks and up to the stands, were gratified at the sight of the new playing field, found their seats, joined in the bois- terous enthusiasm of the occasion. Crestfallen, humiliated; post mortems were held in hotel lobbies, on the street and at the Alumni Club rooms. Many survived the gloom of defeat, gathered for supper at the Alumni Building, continued to cele- brate. Others departed for home, dispirited, chagrinned. Thus ended the best attended homecoming celebra- tion ever held at Washington and Lee. Approxi- mately one thousand alumni were present in Lexing- ton. ‘I'wo hundred registered at Alumni Headquar- ters. ‘There were seventy-five hundred paid admis- sions at the game. Regardless of the defeat, it appeared that a good time was had by all! WASHINGTON AND LEE BOWS TO V. P. I. 21-0 Brilliant running of Frank Peake, phenomenal back of Virginia Poly was the principal factor in the Gob- lers’ 21 to O triumph over Washington and Lee*at Blacksburg. End runs and off-tackle thrusts with Peake apparently carrying the pigskin on three out of every four plays accounted for the Tech gains and proved the ruin of the big Blue and White eleven. V. P. 1.’s offensive superiority was clearly demon- strated. ‘Iwo of the “Three Grenadiers” in the In- stitute backfield were missing but the third mem- ber of the trio gave an exhibition of ball toting that easily stamps him as one of the topnotch backfield stars of the south. Peake’s performance, however, was aided materially by stellar work in the Gobler line. Washington and Lee, although displaying an ability to gain ground at times when in their own territory, seemed unable to get near the Gobler goal. ——————— TIPS ON PRINCETON ALL-OPPONENT : TEAM Captain Tips of Generals has been placed on an All-Opponents eleven of Princeton, selected by Al Wittmer, line coach of the Tigers. The team con- sists of six Yale men, two from Cornell, and one each from Washington and Lee and Ohio State. The other guard position is also filled by a cap- tain, Webster of Yale. ‘This is a singular honor for the Generals’ leader when one considers the calibre of the elevens which the Tigers faced this season. Perhaps they have not yet forgotten the time back in 1926 when Tips scooped up a fumble and ran for a - touchdown. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE / The Virginia Game We lost. Little can be added to the play by play account which is reprinted herewith. For the second time in two years a superior Blue and White team was defeated by a less able Cavalier eleven. A fumble and a bad punt early in the game pro- vided the first score for the alert opponents. Re- taliating drives were effective until in the shadow of Virginia goal posts. ‘Then the Cavalier defense and the Generals’ offense solidified. A touchdown was eked out by inches. Blue and White supporters were joyfully content with a tie. But not Virginia. A spirited passing game quickly brought them the win- ning touchdown early in the last quarter. The de- feated Generals wilted with their fighting Captain nursing a sprained ankle on the side lines. The game ended 13 to 7 with much credit to the Virginia team. PLAY BY PLAY Lott kicked off to Sloan on Virginia’s 5-yard line and the Cavalier halfback ran the ball out to his own 33 yard line. Hutter gained five yards in two line plays and then Sloan kicked out of bounds on the W. & L. 23 yard line. Howe made a yard through tackle. Lott failed to gain but Virginia was penalized 5 yards for being offside on the play. White went through the center of the line for 6 yards and a first down. Luke threw Howe for a yard loss and then Syming- ton broke through to throw Lott for a 4 yard set- back. Spotts then punted against the wind to his own 41 yard line where Hushion signalled for a fair catch. Hutter made two yards off right tackle and Kaminer hit the center of the Generals’ line for a 1 yard gain. A long pass from Sloan to Hushion was incompleted. Sloan then kicked to Lott who was downed on his own 14 yard line. White hit the line for two yards and then Lott punted, the ball going out on his own 30 yard line. Stearns then broke up another pass from Sloan to Hushion. Sloan was stopped in an attempted end run. Another Sloan to Hushion heave was broken up and then Sloan got off a nice kick which went out of bounds on the Generals’ 5 yard line. Spotts kick was rushed and went out on his own 23 yard line. Hutter got 3 yards through center. Kaminer gained 2 through left tackle. Hushion was held to a yard around end on a fake pass play. Hut- ter hit right tackle for 2 yards and it was the Gen- erals ball on downs. On the first play Lott fumbled on the 8 yard line and Daniels recovered for the Cava- liers. On the first play Hutter got through to the 3 yard line through left tackle and on the next play put it within 2 feet of the goal line. Hutter was stopped in his tracks on the third down, but on the Cavalier’s last try Hushion pushed through center for a touch- down. Captain Cardwell scored the extra point by a placement kick. fair catch on his own 39° yard line. Byrd then kicked off to Fisher on the 30 yard line and the Blue and White tackle ran it back to the 37 yard line. Lott made a first down on two plays through the line. Howe made two yards around right end and then Lott picked up 15 yards on a beau- tiful criss-cross play, taking the ball around left end to the Virginia 35 yard line. Lott gained 6 yards on a triple pass and White crashed the center of the line for 3 yards. Howe failed to gain but White hit cen- ter for first down on the Cavalier 21 yard line. Lott failed to gain on a double pass. White ran outside after a 4 yard gain on the next play.. Howe then made 5 yards on a lateral pass as the quarter ended. Score: Va. 7; W. & 1; 0. Second Quarter. On the first play White went through center for a 3 yard gain and first down. Virginia was penalized 5 yards for offside and the Generals had the ball on the 4 yard mark. White and Howe were both stopped in their tracks by the Orange and Blue line which was fighting with its back to the wall. Howe then took it again and reached the 2 yard line. White failed by inches to get the touchdown and it was the Cavaliers’ ball on the goal line. Sloan got off a long kick to the 45 yard line and Lott carried it back to the 35 marker before being stopped. Lott made 6 yards around left end and White made it first down through the line. White was forced out of bounds after a yard gain | and then Howe picked up 3 yards on a pretty double pass. A lateral pass was fumbled resulting in a 6 yard loss. Lott’s long heave to Howe was just a few inches too far for Bobby to reach and it was Vir- ginia’s ball on their own 28 yard line. ‘The Cavaliers were stopped in their tracks by the fast charging General line and Sloan finally punted to Lott who was downed on his own 36 yard line. Lott made a first down on a lateral pass on the first play. Two criss-cross plays failed to gain. W. & LL. was pena- lized 15 yards on the next play and were forced to punt. Spotts kicked to Hushion whe signalled for a Three tries through tackle failed to gain more than 5 yards so Sloan punted to Lott on the Blue and White 27 yard line. Lott ran it back 10 yards. On another double pass Howe gained 8 yards. Lott gained 1 but White was stopped so that Spotts punted on the next play. Hushion caught the ball on his own 39 yard line and was downed in his tracks. Pinkerton wriggled through the line for a 3 yard gain and then Sloan, Virginia’s diminutive sophomore halfback, went off right tackle for 14 yards to make Virginia’s initial first down. On the next play the Generals came right back and Bill Dorsey threw Sloan for a 12 yard loss in breaking up an attempted pass as the whistle blew ending the half. a THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Virginia had the ball on their own 40 yard line. Score, Va. 7 AN & £;., 0. Third Quarter. Captain Cardwell kicked off to Fitzpatrick on the 25 yard line and he ran it out 10 yards. Three plays net- ted the Generals 9 yards and then Spotts punted to Hushion on his 13 yard line and Lott tackled him in his tracks. ‘Three plays at the Blue and White line were stopped without a gain and then Sloan punted to Lott on the W. & L. 45 yard line. He returned it to the Cavalier 43 yard line. The Generals then opened up another offensive drive. Howe started it with a 7 yard gain on a double pass. Daniel, Virginia’s star guard, threw him for a yard loss on his next attempt. On the next play, a triple pass, Lott was tackled on the 22 yard line. Another triple pass, White to Howe to Lott, again caught the Orange and Blue off their guard and was good for 8 yards more. White, in two line plays carried the oval to the 11 yard mark. Lott and Howe were stopped by the Virginia forward wall which never seemed to stiffen until forced down to the goal line. Lott then completed a pass to Howe which put the ball on the 4 yard line. Pinkerton broke up an- other pass and it was Virginia’s ball on their own 5 yard line. Hushion and Pinkerton failed to gain in two plays and Sloan kicked out to Lott on the 47 yard line. Lott ran it back 20 yards. White was forced out after gaining a yard. Lott then passed to Howe for a 12 yard gain. The ball was now on the Virginia 14 yard line. Lott fumbled and Stearns recov- ered for a 3 yard loss. White crashed through center for 11 yards and on the next play made it first down on the 4 yard line. White failed to gain and Howe then crashed through for two yards. White pushed through to the two foot line, and on the next play went over. Lott dropkicked the extra point, tying the score. Lott kicked off to Sloan who ran it out to his 35 yard line as the third quarter ended. Score Va., 7; W. & ee . Fourth Quarter. On the first play Sloan passed to Hushion who caught the ball for a 17 yard gain while lying on his back. Two line plays were stopped by Fitzpatrick and Groop and then the Charlottesville team took to the air again to gain 12 yards and the ball was on the Generals’ 35 yard line. A pass was grounded and two line plays netted but 5 yards. On the fourth down Sloan heaved another which looked as though it would end up in another score but Stearns rushed over to break it up. It was W. & L..’s ball on their own 20 yard line. Howe and Lott failed to gain. Spotts punted to Sloan who signalled for a fair catch. Someone failed to see his signal and tackled and the Generals were penalized 15 yards. Sloan made 6 yards on a lateral and on the next play Sloan passed one to Hushion who ran across the goal line for the touchdown that won the game. ‘The pass was 12 yards and Hushion ran the remaining 10 in a clear field. Capt. Cardwell’s placement for the extra point was wide. Cardwell kicked off to White who ran it out to the 40 yard line, but the Generals were penalized 15 yards so that the ball was on the 25 yard line. A pass from Lott to Howe netted 6 yards. Another, this time to White, put the ball on the 46 yard mark. Lott gained 2 on a criss-cross. ‘Two passes were broken up and Spotts punted to the Cavaliers 32 yard line. Pinker- ton hit the line three times but gained only 3 yards. Sloan punted to Lott on his 25 yard line. Lott ran it back 12 yards. A pass was grounded. On the next play, a triple lateral pass, Howe ran 18 yards before being downed. White hit the line for 4 yards. An- other pass failed. Then Lott shot one to Spotts for a 15 yard gain. Still another, this time to Stearns, and the ball was on the Cavalier 23 yard line. Two more passes were broken up and on a third “attempt Sloan intercepted one on his own 18 yard line. Three tries at the line netted to gain for the Orange and Blue and as Sloan went back to punt the game was over. COLD COMFORT W. & L.-Virginia Statistics W. & L. Va. 14 First Downs 5 16 Forward Passes Attempted 9 6 Forward Passes Completed 4 0 Forward Passes Intercepted 1 35 yds. Average of Punts 40 yds. 55 yds. Penalties 15 yds. 346 yds. Total Yards Gained 182 yds. 70. yds. Gains by Passes 61 yds. THE SEASON’S FOOTBALL RECORD sept. 23—W. & L. 26 Lynchburg College 2 Oct. I1—W.& L. 6 West Va. 6 Qe ow a 1: 0 Princeton 13 Oct. 15—W. & I. 12 Duke 7 Oct. 22—W. & I. 25 Kentucky 0 Oct. 29—W. & L. 13 Maryland 6 Nov. 5—W.&L. 7 Virginia 13 Nov. 12—W. & L. O wv Fat, 21 Nov. 24—W. & L. 7 University of Fla. 20 DR. ROBERT TUCKER, member of the faculty of Washington and Lee, was the speaker at a meeting of the Wednesday Club, of Danville, Va., a few days before Christmas. He discussed the governmental reforms now taking place in Virginia, and analyzed the administration program. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 9 ESPRIT DE CORPS—? What’s wrong? ‘To be defeated by Virginia is dis- tasteful. To be defeated twice in succession is bitter, but can be swallowed. ‘To be defeated twice in suc- cession by an obviously inferior team through fumbles » and disjointed play is indigestible. Thus sane and steady alumni write to ask, “What’s wrong?” In “Pat” Herron, Washington and Lee has a tacti- cian without equal and a football instructor par excel- lence. He is also tremendously popular with his players. Fach individual player accounted well in his position throughout the season and gave his best. Captain Tips was a tower of strength in body and _ spirit. Results for the first half of the season showed that the team was unusually strong, with several looming stars. Yet, in the first quarter of the Virginia game a slender thread snapped. It did not mend during the remaining games. It was a recurrence to a more marked degree of last year’s phenomenon, though last year there was a strong come-back against V. P. I. This slender thread was that intangible thing known as esprit de corps, or morale. No one individual can be blamed for the break. Coach, players and student body are equally responsible. | | Perhaps failure to discipline strictly, perhaps a slight break in training or a bit of individual star playing, a slight departure from the coach’s instruc- tion at times, a slight disaffection between players, a slight undercurrent of criticism among the student body or poor attendance and cheering at the games (notably at the V. P. I. game) contributed to the sus- tained break in morale. Certainly the thread was so thin that a fumble and a bad punt snapped it beyond repair. : It was a common opinion among students that had the Generals emerged victorious over Virginia they would have conquered their remaining opponents, V. P. I. and Florida. Perhaps the cumulative spirit of victory might have welded the weak spot and this goal achieved. It would have meant a strong Southern Conference Championship claim, and the team was of championship calibre, except for esprit de corps! What constitutes esprit de corps? (From Ring-tum Phi) On the plains of England in the tenth century vic- torious Danes, using the skulls of vanquished [ng- lishmen, played the first known game of football. So says Charlton G. Laird, professor of journalism at Drake University, Des Moines. He has traced the history of the game through the dim ages and says that the hard fighting Danes tossed the grisly battle mementoes around in the world’s first known grid- iron contest. Later on, pumpkins and gourds were used by farm- ers of the British Isles. They carried the garden truck through a line of opposing players in a game similar to the present gridiron sport. Laird devoted long and earnest effort to rounding up his history of football and ran across facts never collected before. Captain John Smith of the Virginia colony, he says, made.the first known reference to football in America. MAGAZINE 11 The captain and other settlers frowned upon it as “one of those sports in which English dudes indulge.” By 1829, the colleges had taken up football and the first Monday of the year was kriown as “bloody Monday” at Harvard when a game was indulged in as the annual class scrap. By 1860, the faculty ruled the game too brutal and abolished it. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, of Civil War fame, ap- peared on the delinquency list at the West Point Military Academy for “kicking football in the vi- cinity of barracks.” The first football society of the United States was organized by Gernt Smith Miller at Epes, Sargent Dixwell’s School in Boston, the Drake professor dis- covered. The first intercollegiate game on record was held between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869. There, the value of rules was demonstrated, for each school made its own regulations when playing on its own field. ‘The records showed that Princeton won the at-home game, but Rutgers, with its own rules and on its own field, reversed the process the next time. The first Yale-Princeton game in 1873 was held up for an hour and a half while players scoured the countryside for a ball. BOXERS MEET VIRGINIA IN FIRST MATCH JANUARY 14th ‘The boxing team under able tutelage is fast round- ing into shape for the first match of the season, with Virginia, here on January 14th. The prospects for a championship team are the brightest they have been in years, and the men are working hard to insure a win over our bitter rivals, not forgetting that Virginia won the Southern In- tercollegiate championship last year. Great improvement is being made every day and the prospects will be greatly enhanced when Fitz- patrick, Bailey, and Spotts are able to come out for the heavyweight class. Spotts has his hands full at present with the captaincy of the basketball team, and Fitzpatrick and Bailey are recovering from injuries suffered during the football season. OLD GRADS AT RALLY Five hundred alumni, students and_ visitors gathered at the gym Friday evening preceding the ‘Virginia game. ‘There they heard Coach Herron quietly thank the student body for their support dur- ing the year, heard “Cy” Young—famed for winning sixteen monograms at W. & L. and for being Cap- tain of four major sports during his college career (13—17); heard Bullet Joe Silverstein, famed line plunger of °18; heard lusty cheering, the “Swing ;” departed enthusiastic over prospects. a ee ' 3 | || i | wo: ‘HE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Know Your Alma Mater Many alumni of Washington and Lee, who have left college as recently as five years ago, would doubtless be surprised at the manner in which the unti- versity has grown in recent years. In order that all of our alumni, both old and young, may have some idea of their alma mater ‘‘as she now is’, the informa- tion below has been compiled by students and faculty members in the Department of Education and Psy- chology. Organization The university now has eleven administrative offi- cers, including the President of the University, five deans, the Treasurer, the Registrar, the Librarian, the University Physician, and the Psychological Ex- aminer. In addition to these there are eight adminis- trative assistants, making a total administrative force of nineteen, which is quite considerable. The Faculty totals sixty-seven men, including six which have already been mentioned above, distributed throughout the various instructional ranks as follows: Professors 24, Associate Professors 8, Assistant Professors 17, Instructors 6, Student Assistants 11. Total 67. The University comprises four schools—the Aca- demic School, School of Commerce, School of Applied Science, and School of Law, each with its own dean. In addition to Law there are twenty-one different de- partments, which offer 201 different courses in all, these courses being taught in 251 different sections. Some of the courses are limited to one semester only, but the large majority of them last throughout the year. Equipment The number of buildings used for instructional pur- poses and laboratories is now seven and in addition there are three dormitories, the library, the chapel, the Doremus gymnasium, and many professors’ residences owned by the University. There are eight depart- mental laboratories, an art gallery, a geological museum, and a Lee Museum, the last-named being devoted to Confederate relics. ‘The alumni headquarters form one of the most recent additions to the University’s equipment and it is hoped that an auditorium and a student activities center will be erected in the next few years. Money for these two buildings is sorely needed. Finances The total endowment of the University on March- 31, 1927, amounted to $1,373,850.79. To this should be added the value of buildings, grounds, etc., amount- ing to $1,649,240.05. Additional items make the total assets amount to $3,133,740.98. The income from all sources for the fiscal year 1926- 1927 was $320,121.03, from which should be deducted total operating expenses of $304,800.63, leaving a balance of $15,320.40 on hand for the year. If the student body be considered in round numbers as totalling 900 men, it requires an average investment of $3,481.83 and an average annual expenditure of $355.69 to educate a student. Of these amounts the student usually furnishes no part of the endowment (unless he makes a donation to the University later), and he pays on the average only $197.95 per year for his education at Washington and Lee. ‘This means that the University must get from other sources $157.74 annually for each student enrolled, who thus becomes the recipient of a free gift of $630.96 in cold cash for the four years which he spends in college. Distribution of Students Forty states and five foreign countries are repre- .sented in the student body for 1927-28. Virginia leads with 198 matriculates, Florida comes next with 57. There are 46 from Tennessee, 44 from Alabama, 43 from Kentucky, 43 from New York, 43 from Texas, and 41 from West Virginia. The foreign countries represented in this year’s student roster are China, Italy, Mexico, Panama and Porto Rico. The total number of students registered October 1, 1927, was 870. Denominations of Students Presbyterian 272, Methodist 170, Episcopal 150, Baptist 114, Hebrew 55, Christian 27, Roman Catho- lic 24, Lutheran 16, Congregational 15, Christian Science 12, Reformed 6, Anglican 1, Brethren 1, Com- munity 1, Protestant 1, Unitarian 1, Zion Reformed 1, Non-members 6. ‘Total 874. Degrees Applied for by Seniors Civil Engineer 1, Master of Arts 5, Bachelor of Laws 23, Bachelor of Arts 50, Bachelor of Science 11, Bachelor of Science in Commerce 40. ‘Total 130. Professions Chosen by Students Law 254, Business 110, Medicine 72, Engineering 46, Banking 31, Journalism 29, Teaching 16, Chemistry | 12, Ministry 11, Accounting 10, Broker 9, Textile 6, Insurance 6, Real Estate 6, Contractor 4, ‘Tobacco 4, Architect 3, Lumber 3, Consular Service 3, Oil 3, Planter 2, Manufacturer 2, Forestry 2, Public Utilities 1, City Manager 1, Jobber. 1, Quarying 1, Unde- cided 215. ‘Total 863. - Professions of Parents Merchant 103, Lawyer 45, Physician 45, Banker 37, Salesman, etc. 36, Engineer 29, Real Estate 28, Lum- ber 27, Insurance 22, R. R. 20, Farmer 19, Teaching 19, Government 17, Minister 17, Manufacturer 15, Wholesaler 15, Contractor 14, Retired 14, Broker 13, Oil 12, Pharmacy 10, Planter 10, Dentist 7, Jobber /, Textile 7, Judge 6, Coal 5, Publisher 4, Mortician 3, Tobacco 3, Miscellaneous 35. ‘Total 863. Yours for a greater Washington and Lee, WitLtiaM M. Brown, 714. ©) THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 13 Queries PRESIDENT SMITH INSTITUTES STUDY OF CURRICULUM Feeling that the curriculum requirements should be changed and corrected to meet modern student de- mands and to more adequately prepare the student for specialized work in after life, Prestdent Henry Louis Smith has directed faculty and student atten- tion to this condition and to the requirements of other colleges and universities. He has directed the following questions in this re- gard to alumni: _ (December, 1927) 1. The only general four-year degree now offered is A.B., with its ancient requirements in foreign syn- tax and pure math. Why no general B.S.? 2. Group I, foreign language, includes seven lan- guages and a total of fifty-two semester-courses of- fered. : Yet every student seeking any non-vocational four- year college training here must take a minimum of twenty-four to thirty semester hours, viz.. four to five years of continuous study, in this small group. 3. Group II includes the English language, spoken and written, and its vast literature, with thirteen other subjects, offering over 130 semester-courses in his- tory, politics, sociology, education, commerce, finance, philosophy, religion, etc., etc. Yet the only requirements for a “liberal” A. B. de- gree in this group are one elementary year in English Composition and only eighteen semester hours, three one-year courses, in all the rest. 4. Group IIT includes Mathematics and seven differ- ent sciences with six laboratories, offering 109 semes- ter-courses. The requirements for all students are one year of college Mathematics and only eighteen se- mester-hours of all the natural sciences. Considering the practical importance to every lead- ing American of biology, chemistry, electricity, meteor- ology, and mechanics, upon which our daily health and work depend, should trigonometry cut all the rest down to eighteen semester-hours? Why not let the student se- lect those which best suit his individual purposes, powers, and prospective life-work ? 5. Why should every student be forbidden to take public speaking during his first or freshman year? 6. Do not the very numerous and arbitrary “pre- requisites,” now imposed by individual teachers, harmfully limit a desirable elective freedom? Why not let these “prerequisites” be in most cases only PrEsIDENT Henry Louis Situ “Why No General B.S.?” “advised”? or “recommended,” instead of being made compulsory ¢ 7. The excessive foreign syntax and Math. require- ments for the only cultural or general degree now given, (A. B.), practically destroy the School of Jour- nalism, and make it almost impossible for Y. M. C. A. or other modern social workers, public-school teachers, and most ministers to obtain the four-year training in the social sciences and English and pub- lic speaking they ought to take towards their degree. If the foreign language minimum were placed at one or two years and the trigonometry made an elective, would not all these and scores of others be able to choose a more valuable, a wiser, and a more individ- ually profitable four-year undergraduate course than is now available to them. JOHN’ PP) (BUDDY) AYLMER 25) 33 guy ern- ployed as salesman for Steves Sash and Door Com- pany, San Antonio, Texas, in Houston territory. He was married in August, 1927, to Miss Sallie King Hop- kins, of Wallder, Texas. 14 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE They Came Back! The following alumni came back for the Virginta— W. & L. game, November 5th, and registered at Alumni Headquarters: Graham Robinson, ’70, Lexington, Va.; Wm. R. Allen, ’92, Buchanan, Va.; Hale Houston, 92, Lex- ington, Va.; Wm. C. Martin, 92, Martinsburg, W. Va.; Clifford Sperow, ’92, Martinsburg, W. Va.; Judge J. Fisher, ’93, Sutton, W. Va.; W. H. Keister, 04, Harrisonburg, Va.; John Preston, ’95, Lexington, Va Hl. HH. Varimore, 96, St. Lous, Mo.; ©. C. Reeves, 97, Pulaski, Va.; Dr. B. M. Rosebro, ’97, Richmond, Va.; L. R. Holmes, 00, Philadelphia, Pa. ; James M. Preston, ’00, Lewisburg, W. Va.; W. W. Glass, ’01, Winchester, Va.; Dr. Wm. Allan, ’02, Char- lotte N. 2 A. L. Burger, 02, Lynchburg, Va, Dr. J. Morrison Hutcheson, 02, Richmond, Va.; EF. a Preston, 02, Charlotte, N. C.; A..K. Fletcher, Jr., ’03, Harrisonburg, Va.; A. MacD. Smith, ’03, Bramwell, Wo Ve.. Ro A. Ruff, 03, Elkhorn, W..Va.; W. EH. Wilson, ’04, Charleston, W. Va.; J. M. B. Gill, ’05, Petersburg, Va.; J. D. Hobbie, Jr., °05, Roanoke, Va. ; C. N. Campbell, 06, Martinsburg, W. Va.; J. Howard Cather, 06, Winchester, Va.; Prof. L. J. Desha, ’06, Lexington, Va.; Milton Herman, ’06, Danville, Va.; FE. B. Roeser, ’06, Montgomery, W. Va.; J. Robt. Switzer, ’06, Harrisonburg, Va.; A. E. Griffith, ’07, Big Stone Gap, Va.; L. A. McMurran, ’07, Newport News, Va.. 1. &. Wyesor, 0/7, Pulaski, Va; A. HH. Chandler, 08, Baltimore, Md.; T. R. Cather, ’08, Winchester, Va.; Dozier A. DeVane, 08, Washington, -D. C.; Louis S. Epes, ’08, Blackstone, Va.; Robert Glass, ’08, Lynchburg, Va.; FE. Clyde Hoge, ’08, Cin- cinnati, Ohio; J. M. Moore, ’08, Lewisburg, W. Va.; Earle K. Paxton, ’08, Lexington, Va.; Geo. F,. Penn, Jr., ’08, Kingsport, Tenn.; Hunter J. Phlegar, ’08, Christiansburg, Va.; Ray Robinson, ’08, Winchester, Va.; Brown Truslow, ’08, Charleston, W. Va.; E. C. Caffrey, 09, Fast Orange, N. J.; Jas. R. Caskie, ’09, Lynchburg, Va.; Rev. J. W. Claudy, ’09, Pittsburgh, Pa.; S. M. Engelhardt, ’09, Montgomery, Ala.; 5. N. Hoshour, ’09, Staunton, Va.; W. L. Lord, ’09, Rich- mond, Va.; Rayford W. Alley, ’10, New York City; F..C.. Bedimger, 10, Boydton, Va.; Re A. Werr,, “10, Marietta, Ohio; Irwin P. Graham. ’10, Cooleemee, N. Co dpe Fy, B®. Uantz,, 10, Blacksville, W. Va. 2. H. Leap, ’10, MaGaheysville, Va.; Walter A. Mc- Donald, ’10, Cincinnati, Ohio; Laurence C. Witten, ’10, Cincinnati, Ohio; J. Nevin Kilmer, ‘11, Martinsburg, W. Va.; J..G. Johnston, °11; Jack Martin, ’11, Suffolk, Va.; W. P. Thurston, ’11, Richmond, Va.; Nelson Bell, 12, Vsingkiangsu, China; john L.. Crist, 712, Damascus, Va.; T. W. Fred, ’12, Chattanooga, Tenn. ; Brooks Mell, ’12, Atlanta Ga.; F. B. Oates, ’12, Ashe- ville, N. C.; D. B. Owen, °12, Doylesville, Va.; Wm. L. Webster, ’12, Schenectady, N. Y.; James T. Wood- ~ ward, 712, Columbia, S$. C.; Judge A. C. Buchanan, ’13, Tazewell, Va.; Geo. H. Cone, °13, Richmond, Va.; Philip P, Gibson, 913, Huntimeton, W.. Va.;. Carter Glass, Jr., 713, Lynchburg, Va.; Warren Helphenstein, 13, Chevy Chase, Md.; Posie J. Hundley, ’13, Chat- ham, Va.; Thos. S. Kirkpatrick, ’13, Lynchburg, Va. ; Richard B. Laughran, *13, Asheville, N. C.; Judge J. T. Rothrock, 13, Jackson, Tenn.; Maynard B. Smith, 13, Atlanta, Ga.; W. Gray Womble, ’13, Norfolk, Va.; Dr. John W. Baylor, ’14, Baltimore, Md.; Wm. M. Brown, 714, Lexington, Va.; Jerry A. Burke, °14, ap- pomattox, Va.; J. Allison Cooper, ’14, Henderson, N. ©: Ho S. Dance: “147 Roanoke, Val: Bo Pay, 14, Abingdon, Va.; L. R. Graybill, Jr., °14, Wilming- ton, Del.; Robt. T. Hobson, 714, Louisville, Ky.; F. V. Kellner, °14, Greenville, Miss.; Ernest Kellner, Jr., 14, Greenville, Miss.; P. A. Laughlin, 14, Wheeling, W. Va.; 5. ©, Latiehlin, jr.j 714, Wheeling, Wo Va. ; T. C. McCallie, 714, Chattanooga, Tenn.; C. FE. Wom- ble, 914, Norfolk, Va.; M. S. Barrow, ’15, Alberta, Va.; H. B. Glass, ’?15, Lynchburg, Va.; Leon W. Har- ris, (15, Anderson, S. C.; Lawrence B. Wales, (13, Norfolk, Va:; W. A. Yancey, ’15, McGaheysville, Va. ; Parker A. Burrman, ’16, Washington, D. C.; Robert M. Curtis, 16, Roanoke, Va.; Dr. Wiley D. Forbus, 716, Baltimore, Md.; Harrison P. Magruder, °16, Wood- stock, Va.>'H. 1. Piter; 16, Winchester, Va.; [7 Shir- ley Riley, ’16, Roanoke, Va:; L. L. Shirey, ’16, Rich- mond, Va-; F,.. P.. Barrow, (17, Alberta, Va: Allein Beall, Jr., °17, Helena, Ark.; Wm. R. Burton, ’17, New York City; David A. Falk, ’17, Tampa, Fla.; J. S. Hansel, 717, McDowell, Va.; E. L. Hix, ’17, Niagara Falls, N: ¥.:; Jno. R. Mahoney, Jr., 17, Bristol, Va.; John J. D. Preston, “17, Charleston, Wo va.” &. Sanders, *17, Bristol, Va.; Cy Young, °17, Helena, Ark.; L. D. Arnold, ’18, Winchester, Va.; J. Kent Barly, 18, Charlotte, C. H., Wa. WV. S) Hoplias, Ir, 18 Lexington, Va,;. Mi WW. axton, Ir, 18) lex- ington, Va GO. Ml: .Stumpi, 18; . Richmond, . Va. ; Jesse W. Benton, °19, Danville, Va.; J. S. Ed- mondson, °19, Memphis, Tenn.; F. H. Wissler, “AY, Mt. Jackson, Va.) R.. ME Cabell,..’20,. Covine- ton, Va.; W.-C. Lane, 20, Hagerstown, Md.;°J. M. Warren, ’20, Harrisonburg, Va.; Jno. Bell, ’21, Tampa, Fla.; C. 1. Booth, Jr. 21, Danville, Va. > H. G..Pank- houser, “21, Lexmeton, Va.; Walter’ tdindry, 21, Hopewell, Va.; Carleton E. Jewett, °21, Richmond, Va; Win. B. Patterson, "21, Staunton, Va.; RM. Copenhaver, ’22, Bristol, Va.; J: Richard Gill, 722, Portsmouth, Va.; R. D. Maben, Jr., 22 & ’27, Black- stone, Va.; Harvey Wilkinson, ’22, Charlotte, N. C.; E. P. Crockett, 723, Wytheville, Va.; L. W. Davis, ’23, Rural Retreat, Va.; Wm. L. Leap, ’23, Charlottesville, THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 15 W. & L. HAS BEST DRESSED STUDENTS In a style study undertaken by the Fairchild Uni- versity Style Survey, compiled for the Daily News Record, Washington and Lee University was cited as being the best dressed school in the South, and as the criterion of dress for that section of the country. Throughout the magazine, W. & L. was mentioned as favoring or disfavoring the divers apparel which go to make up the well dressed college man. Concerning the influence of the Lexington univer- sity on style the Survey said, “At the University of North Carolina, merchants reported that they had had some calls for the derby from students who reported that they are wearing ‘em now at W. & L.” It would also seem from the following statement that the “Beau Brummels”’ of Lexington intend to make themselves the originators of new fashions; ‘The de- mand for a shirt which would set much lower on the neck than the usual variety led one of the leading stores at Washington and Lee University to have one made up.” The Survey indicates that W. & L. tends toward the conservative in clothes, favoring quiet colors and unobstrusive cut. In both neckwear and_ socks the Survey mentions that there is a growing demand for solid or subdued colors. To those who have been concerned over the large- knotted ties that greet one’s gaze on the campus, it may be interesting to note what Fairchild’s says: “At W. & L. students are trying to buy this wide, heavy variety, and in lieu of the real article are tying their regular ties in such a manner as to secure a large knot.” The Fairchild Survey is the most complete style study of universities ever undertaken. The co-opera- tion of 28 university professors was enlisted, and at most institutions the work was handled by the school of commerce, the Survey placing Dr. G. D. Hancock, Dean of the School of Commerce, among those who had given valuable aid in compiling the study. Va.; J. W. McDonald, ’23, Memphis, Tenn.; R. W. Royston, ’23, Boyce, Va.; S. B. Avis, ’24, Washington, D. C.; Saml. E. Gaylor, ’24, Wardell, Va.; Edwin H. Howard, ’24, Lexington, Va.; Jno. T. McVay, °24, Huntington, W. Va.; C. N. Minnich, ’24, Bristol, Va. ; Chas. O. Tutwiler, ’24, Welch, W. Va.; R. G. Whit- tle, ’24, Roanoke, Va.; C. H. Wilson, ’24, Danville, Var, i. B. Davenport, Ir., (25; Chattanooga, Tenn. ; W. C. Baxter, ’26, Alexandria, Va.; L. O. Fagan, ’26, Roanoke, Va.; Robt. P. London, Jr., ’26, Johnson City, Tenn; CU. B, Carr, 27, Boyce, Va.; Geo: D. Conrad, 27, Harrisonburg, Va.; Roy $. Nichols, ’27, Norfolk, Va.; W. M. Pope, ’27, Richmond, Va.; W. Goodridge sale, jr., "27, Welch, W. Va.; “Curly” Sanders, ’27, Durham, N. C.; Euc Reeves, ’27, Atlanta, Ga.; G. W. Summerson, ’27, Portsmouth, Va.; J. M. Douglass, | Aldie, Va.; Grasty Crews, Danville, Va. PROFESSOR BAUER FEATURES THE CAROL SERVICE A charming entertainment was given under the aus- pices of the English department in Lee Chapel, Dec. 17th, in its presentation of an evening of Christmas carols. The program was directed by Dr. F. F. Shannon, and the atmosphere was in keeping with the Christmas spirit. Prof. M. G. Bauer’s reading of Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” was the main feature of the evening. The reading was given in two parts, while the Glee Club sung carols between readings. Written in the charming and pleasing style of Dick- ens, the “Christmas Carol” touched the hearts of the entire audience. Three carols were sung by the Glee Club, with the accompaniment of Prof. Shelley on the organ. ‘The songs were in harmony with the de- velopment of Dickens’ story. The chapel seemed to radiate with sincere Christ- mas spirit. Cedars and various evergreens were ar- tistically arranged on the platform and_ throughout the interior. ‘Three white candles in each window sent out a warm greeting to the wavward wanderer. On the platform, nine red candles burned with a soft yellow glow that lent beauty and charm to the atmos- phere. Portraits, pictures and Confederate flags added color to the scene. Only the soft light from the candles were used. A faint scent of cedar prevailed in the chapel, and gave harmony to the background. Students, townspeople, faculty members, and V. M. I. officers comprised the audience that filled the chapel to its capacity. More than 400 enjoyed the carols, which suggested the approaching Yuletide. The program for the evening was: Organ prelude—Prof. Shelley “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear’—Glee Club “O Come, All Ye Faithful’—Glee Club Reading of first part of Dickens’ “Christmas Carol’— Prof. Bauer. “Good King Wencelas’—Glee Club. Reading of second part of Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” Prof. Bauer. “God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen’’—Glee Club “O Little Town of Bethlehem”’—Audience. Organ postlude—Prof. Shelley. V. M. I. CLASS OUTLAWS HAZING At a meeting of the first class of cadets at the Vir- ginia Military Institute, a resolution was adopted al- most unanimously prohibiting any “laying of hands on” new cadets in the future. The action of the first class followed two conferences between officers of the first class and General Cocke, at which this deci- sion was reached and a spirit of co-operation estab- lished in cutting out hazing. 16 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE FANCY DRESS THEME TO BE “IN BOOKLAND” (From Ring-tum Phi) Famous characters of fiction will grace Doremus gymnasium in the 1928 Fancy Dress ball, according to Professor C. FE. L. Gill, director of the dance. “In Bookland” will be the theme of the ball and the dancers will be costumed as characters from book- land. David Copperfield will be there, as well as Robinson Crusoe and probably Robin Hood,. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Elmer Gantry and a host of others. The Rover boys are expected, with Dan Baxter lurking in the background. The different characters will be limited in number to avoid too much similarity. | According to plans now being worked out, the twenty-second of these famous balls will be one of the most elaborate ever seen here. ‘The 1928 Fancy Dress ball is the sixth under direction of Mr. Gill. The first ball given in the Doremus gymnasium was the Fancy Dress ball of 1915. Since 1922 the dance has been directed by Mr. Gill and has come to be known, according to the New York Times, as “the outstanding social event of the South.” In the opin- ion of many, this is not an exaggeration and the Wash- ington and Lee Fancy Dress is an object of much in- terest throughout the country. Fancy Dress will come this year on January 31st. The Junior Prom will be given on January 30th, the last day of the first semester examinations. A two- day holiday, Tuesday and Wednesday, will be given. Several orchestras are being considered, none having been signed up yet. ed PLANS MADE FOR PEACE MEMORIAL HERE IN UNIVERSITY ‘There is a movement under way to establish a Peace Memorial of international good will at Washington and Lee. This will consist of a collection of valuable and unique flags of different nations, photos of im- portant international people, and books of various languages. E.. Earl Hoffer of West Long Branch, N. J., is as- sisting Dr. Wm. M. Brown, ’15, in this work and has been in Lexington previous to going to the University of Chattanooga where he dedicated a similar memorial there on Armistice Day. A large number of donations have already been received from government officials, state governors, and foreign nations. It has not yet been decided where the Memorial will be temporarily located, but it will have permanent quarters in the basement of the proposed new audi- torium. The Memorial will be a wonderful display, and a suggestion to visitors of international good will. STUDENT ORCHESTRA TO PLAY IN EUROPE It is a certainty now that the name of Washington and Lee University will be well advertised in Euro- pean travelling and social circles during the summer months of 1928. This became a definite fact when the Southern Collegians recently signed contracts with the French Steamship Line for the months of June, July and August. Ten men will compose the band. The orchestra is fast rounding into shape now, and practice through- out the year will bring to perfection a dance orchestra of a high degree in skill, melody and musical attain- ment. ‘The personnel of the orchestra now plays 30 different instruments and boasts of three high class individual entertainers. Classical concerts will be given, as well as popular music, Jazz, dance and song hits. From nine to ten weeks will probably be spent in Furope, with engagements being filled at Deauville, Monte Carlo, the Riviera, and many famous water- ing places and social centers in Furopean countries, capitals, cities and provinces. A two weeks’ stay in Paris will also be on the program of the local collegi- ans. Here the band will make exclusive records for the Pathe Company of Europe. Both classical and popular numbers will be recorded. Records made for this company in the past by Washington and Lee orchestras have proved unusually popular, and it is felt that the new ones will repeat the successes. The orchestra will return some time late in Au- gust, being booked to play on shipboard for the re- turn trip to America also. FLOYD BLACK AT W. & L. ASSEMBLY An assembly of all students was held in the Dore- mus Gymnasium Saturday, December 10th, to hear President Floyd H. Black of the American College of Sophia, on the subject of the Problems of the Near East. President Smith, introducing the speaker said that it was hoped that this address would be a factor in broadening the sympathies of the American students to a better understanding of internationalism. The speaker honored the example of R. FE. Lee. He stated that he represented six Near East colleges, including the Roberts College of Constantinople, which have long been of great influence in the section bounded — by Egypt the Black Sea and the Danube River. In the past hundred years the many countries in this sec- tion have won their independence from Turkey. The chief characteristic of these countries is na- tionalism. There is a growing interest in education for all classes. ‘Turkey has passed a bill for free primary education in the whole republic. Severe war losses were suffered in all the Near East. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 17 GYMNASIUM SCENE OF MUCH ACTIVITY Doremus gymnasium is at present the scene of con- centrated activity in every branch of indoor sports. From three until six each afternoon its walls house a riotous mob, engaged in all forms of activity afforded by the university. , Varsity and freshman basketball squads are work- ing until late in the afternoon. ‘This occupies nearly all of the available floor space, and that which is not used for basketball is taken up by men working on the pulley-weights. Upstairs, at one end, both Var- sity and freshman boxers are training under Coach Bateman, while the other end is occupied by the wrestlers. There is always the rapid pound of feet as the track men practice. Handball seems more popular this year than it has been since its introduction. Every court is occupied, generally by four men, during the entire afternoon. The courts have recently been painted white to aid the vision of the players. In the basement, swimmers are busily engaged in strenuous practice. All over the building are men who come out in connection with no particular branch of athletics, and these men are busy with miscellane- ous types of exercise. H. E. LITCHFORD TELLS A NEW STORY OF LEE’S OLD HORSE, “TRAVELER” H. EF. Litchford, well known banker of Richmond, tells a new story that he heard in Lexington while visiting his daughter, Mrs. Verbon EF. Kemp and his little grandson, Verbon F., Jr., concerning the death of “Traveler,” the famous horse which General Rob- ert E. Lee rode during the Civil War. Memories and stories of General Lee are widespread in Lexington, the home of the leader of the Confederacy after the War. According to the story “Traveler”? was the only horse to die on a feather bed so far as is known. ‘The horse lived some years after the death of General Lee, and shared some of the love and devotion that the ‘people of the South paid to his master. When it be- came known that the horse was sick all of the horse doctors available were called in and there were many anxious Lexington citizens to offer suggestions. “Something ought to be done for the poor horse to make him comfortable,” one man exclaimed, and he sent a feather bed from his home for ‘l'raveler’’ to rest on and it was on the feather bed that he died that night. (From the Raleigh, N. C., Times). S. N. HOSHOUR, ’09, writes from Staunton, Va.: “T am enclosing my check for $4.00 for subscription to the ALUMNI Macazine. I find the magazine very interesting.” SOUTHERN COLLEGIAN MAY BE REVIVED Interest in things literary gave way to war fervor in 1916-17. The Southern Collegian, oldest student publication at Washington and Lee, withered. The literary societies became anaemic. A general revival of these two campus institutions has not yet been suc- cessfully wrought—tho the literary society has_ be- come more animated of late. Now it is proposed to revive the Southern Col- legian and to make it the outstanding college hterary publication in the South. Stimulated by the Gilliam (T. W. Gilliam, ’20) prizes for Drama, Fiction and Verse, interest in things literary has mounted on the campus. Favorable support to the revival move- ment is being given by Dr. E. F. Shannon, head of. the English department, by Prof. Fitzgerald Flour- noy, 21, Oxonian and orator extraordinary and by Prof. Frank J. Gilliam, °17, latest addition to the English department staff. It is proposed that the revived publication include contributions from both faculty and students and that alumni be asked to write for it. Thus it will be a thoroughly representative Washington and Lee pub- lication. Alumni interested in this most creditable work and willing to subscribe to it should communi- cate with Dr. Shannon. DONATIONS TO THE LAW LIBRARY My dear Mr. Kemp: | In a recent number of the ALUMNI NEws you were kind enough to include a communication to the alumni and other friends of the Law School to the effect that an attempt was being made to acquire for the law library a complete set of the codes and stat- utes of all the states, and suggesting that donations of such material would be welcome. ‘This is to in- form you that the following alumni have responded: Mr. Martin Caraballo, 09, Tampa, Fla.; Mr. R. B. Jones, 715, Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. J. T. Woodward, ’17, Columbia, S. C.; Mr. M. W. Paxton, ’21, Lexing- ton, Va.; Hon. R. S. McClintic, ’98, Monroe City, Mo. Of course, each gift has been acknowledged personally. The collection is still far from complete and any alumnus or other friend who is interested in helping to complete it can get any information he desires about our needs by writing to you or to the Dean of the Law School. Very sincerely yours, W. H. More,tanpn, DEAN. MARRIED. Hugh R. Hawthorne, 710, and Miss Margueritte Cartwright of Huntsville, Ala., were mar- ried on November 29th, They will make their home in New York City. 18 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Rector Lucian Cocke Dies Lucian Howard Cocke, outstanding for many ‘years in Roanoke as a lawyer, business man and civic leader, died at his home on November 14th, after an illness that dated from early last June. Mr. Cocke was born at Hollins College, March 27, 1858. He was the son ot Charles Lewis and Susannah Virginia (Pleasants) Cocke, and a descendant of Richard Cocke, who came from Leeds, England, prior to 1636 and settled at “Bremo”’ in Henrico county. Lucian Cocke was a student at Richmond College from 1873 to 1876 and was graduated with the de- gree of A. B. at Washington and Lee in 1878, and with the degree of LL.B. at the college of law of the University of Virginia in 1881. In the latter year he was admitted to the Virginia Bar and began the practice of his profession here. Mr. Cocke was the last mayor of the town of Roanoke and upon its in- corporation as a city by act of January 31, 1884, he continued in office as the city’s first mayor until the summer of 1884. After serving as its first mayor he was elected by the city council as Roanoke’s first city solicitor, serving in this office from 1884 to 1886. From 1884 to 1895, Mr. Cocke was associated with Colonel John FE. Penn in the law firm of Penn and Cocke and from 1896 to 1900 with William A. Glas- gow, ’86, in the firm of Cocke and Glasgow. He became consulting attorney for the Norfolk and West- ern Railway in 1904 and later its general attorney, holding this position at the time of his death. In addition to his professional activities as one of the state’s foremost attorneys, he was vice-president of the First National Exchange Bank, rector of Washington and Lee University and president of Hollins College, which institution his father, Charles H. Cocke, founded in 1846 and for 55 years person- ally supervised its operation. Representing the University as honorary pallbear- ers at the funeral were Dr. Henry Louis Smith, Dean H. D. Campbell, 82, P. M. Penick, ’96, Harrington Waddell, ’96, and Verbon EF. Kemp, 719. DR. ROBERT GLASGOW, ’75, UNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN, DIES AT HOME’ IN LEXINGTON Dr. Robert Glasgow, ’75, university physician, died at his home on South Jefferson Street, Lexington, following a prolonged illness from complications which had kept him an invalid since last August. Dr. Glasgow was born in Fincastle, June 6, 1857, the son of William A. and Elizabeth Speers Glasgow. His early years were spent at that place, while his academic education was secured at Washington and Lee. He later graduated in medicine at Virginia, practicing at Fincastle for a short time, but moving to Lexington in 1887, where he practiced until his recent illness. | At one time he was president of the state board of medical examiners, and was also former health off- cer for Lexington. During the war he was surgeon with the W. & L. unit of the Student’s Army Train- ing Corps, and had been university physician for the . past five years. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and a director in the Rockbridge National Bank, of Lexington. For years he had been actively identified with the local Presbyterian church, and at the time of his death was an elder in the church organization. Four children survive, one son, Robert, ‘OO, living in Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. T. J. Sanford, of Chatta- nooga, Tenn.; Mrs. Dean Owens, of Rome, Ga., and Mrs. C. H. Patterson, wife of the acting Y secretary, on furlough from missionary work in China. Three half brothers are also living, these being Dr. Mc- Pheeters Glasgow, ’70, of Nashville, Tenn.; Joe Glas- gow, 791, of Staunton, and W. A. Glasgow, ’86, a practicing attorney of Philadelphia. OBITUARY DIED. Judge Rhydon Call, ’78, United States dis- trict judge of the southern district of Florida since 1913, died at his home in Jacksonville, Florida on De- cember 15th. : | DIED. Haviland Stevenson, ’84, publisher of text- books, died in Arlington, Mass. on December Ist, after a lingering illness since July. Huis death removes from the educational publishing field one of its best known and most respected members. For over a quarter of a century he had been identified with Silver, Burdett and Company, and in his opportunities for wide con- tacts he drew countless friends to him from among the teachers, educators, and publishers of the country. DIED.: Col. John’S. Parke, U. 3. A., retired, died at Portland, Ore., on August 19th. : DIED. Harry Otey Snyder, ’90, died on August 19th in Lewisburg, West Va. EDMUND D. CAMPBELL, 718, practicing law in Washington, D. C. returned on a visit to Lexington recently with his wife and little son. They were at the home of Dean and Mrs. H. D. Campbell where Mrs. FE. D. Campbell remained for a month’s visit after her husband’s return to Washington. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 19 William McChesney Martin, A. B., 95, Bie cahicesd What He Was Taught at W. & L. William McChesney Martin returned to his home in Lexington, Ky., with an A. B. from W. & L. He intended to enter the Harvard Law School, but took and passed the teacher’s examinations under the Super- intendent of Public Schools in Lexington instead. Then opportunity beckoned in another direction. He was urged to become secretary to his uncle who was Superintendent of Terminals of the L. N. R. R. in St. Louis. Equipped with some early high school instruction in shorthand he “studied up” on it, took practice dictation from his mother and accepted the job. It was in this position that Mr. Martin discovered the need for disciplined thinking—an unconscious habit formed as a W. & L. student. He awakened to the fact that though he was taking dictation satis- factorily he did not assimilate the content of the let- ters he was to transcribe. As a result he studied the correspondence received and was able to place a type- written answer before the superintendent for signa- ture along with the incoming letter. These answers were generally satisfactory and relieved his uncle from much detail work. Naturally promotion came and with it the decision to abandon railroad work as a profession. On his ac- cumulated savings Mr. Martin entered the St. Louis Law School, a branch of Washington University. At the same time he served as instructor in English Clas- sics at Smith Academy, another branch of the Uni- versity. He finished his law course in 1900. Instead of entering the practice of law Mr. Martin became connected with the Mississippi Valley Trust Company to take care of probate work in its Trust Department. Again he started to study. The meth- ods of foreign banks and their relation to the bank- ing affairs of this country claimed his interest. He became interested in the National Monetary Com- mission which had reported with full discussion such institutions as the Bank of France and the Bank of Germany in 1908. His knowledge thus obtained brought him national recognition. He was called upon to speak on _ the Aldrich Bill, and as the Federal Reserve Act emerged he was engaged to write and speak on it often during its formative period. He attributes his ability to meet those opportunities to the experience gained as a member of the Graham—Lee Literary Society and as editor of the Southern Collegian. In his own company his legal work had expanded into general banking affairs. Promotions came. He was Vice-President when on September 30, 1914, he was appointed Director and Chairman of the Board WirttaAmM McCursney Martin, 95 “__Carried Federal Reserve in his brief case” and Federal Reserve agent of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. It became his duty to start the bank. For several weeks he could carry all of the records of the bank home in a brief case for work at night and the only vault was a safe deposit box. Com- pare it with the Federal Reserve Bank of which he is Governor today! During the march of events Mr. Martin developed, as a hobby, a talent shown as editor of the Southern Collegian. Several stories and articles by him ap- peared in newspapers and magazines. A novel “Shoes of Iron” finished in the years immediately after graduation, was published. He also taught courses in practical banking and commercial law for a num- ber of years in the American Institute of Banking which he helped establish in St. Louis. | At Washington and Lee Mr. Martin played right | halfback for three years. Naturally he has watched the development of the game from the old mass play (Continued on page 43) ST ee er ee ee a ns Se ae oe ee rin, 20 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Glimpses of the General Through the Eyes of a Boy The name of General Lee, first, fell on the ears of this boy when six years of age. His father had just returned, to his home, near Lexington, from W. Va. and spoke, to his son, about the masterly manner in which General Lee had handled the troop and trans- port problem in that Rich Mountain Campaign. When Stonewall Jackson was buried, from the Lexington Presbyterian Church, he went there with his mother. He heard, then, of Lee’s remark that Jackson had lost his left, while he had lost his right arm. From that day until the end of the war Lee’s name was a household word. In April 1865 the lad was sitting in the little school house when two soldiers came to the door saying that “General Lee had sur- rendered at Appomattox the day before yesterday.” The heart of the youth went out to the great leader, as the curtain, which had hung, like a pall of gloom, four long years, over him and his people, fell, and the terrible tragedy in which he had played such a splendid part ended. Some time after the surrender, a solitary horseman crossed the Blue Ridge, and entered Lexington by the Whites Gap Road and the old Buena Vista Fur- nace. That one of the greatest captains of all time should, unheralded and unattended, enter this remote country side made a sensation. As soon as he stopped on the street to make an inquiry his “recognition” was immediate. The small boys came running and soon were busy extracting hairs from Travellers tail as souvenirs. Thus, quietly, did he appear to do the work which was to be the crown and glory of his il- lustrious career. Not long after the father and daughter, Miss Mil- dred Lee, were familiar figures as they came along the road, by the boy’s home, to an eminence on the brow of the cliffs, above Maury river. He spoke as they passed in low, quiet, tones with a word of kindly greeting for the little fellow by the roadside. The young soldiers returning from the army found their mounts worn out, but rest and food soon re- stored them. ‘These young men then appeared with splendid horses. ‘lournaments became fashionable. With their gay costumes, lances, and prancing steeds, the middle ages seemed to have come again. One of these tournaments was held at the Rockbridge Baths where General Lee was a guest, at the time, with his invalid wife. ‘The Queen was crowned on the lawn, in front of the hotel, by one of his own cavalry men. After the coronation the General approached the queen who stood blushing, in her beauty, and was in- troduced to her. He very modestly expressed his great pleasure, declaring that she was the first queen to whom he had ever been presented. Jonathan Hughes a noted horse thief was sur- prised, in a house, on the river not far from the boy’s old home, but escaped with a slight wound. Elud- ing his pursuers, for awhile, he was finally caught and put in Jail in Lexington. So strong was the feel- ing against him that a band of men entered the town to lynch Hughes. They filled the Court House yard. All were excited. Trouble was imminent. ‘The mob determined. Just as they were about to rush the Jail, at the door of which stood the-faithful-old-jailer Perry. ‘There appeared on the scene, very quietly, and without haste, their old General. As quietly he moved among the men many of whom were his old soldiers. In a short time, through his influence, the mob was tamed, claws clipped and teeth extracted, and the men had agreed to return to their homes. When Valentine, the sculptor, came to Lexington to model the bust for Lee’s statue, he did much of the work, especially the sitting part, in a room on the first floor of the Lexington, now the R. E. Lee, hotel. There the boy saw the artist with the great soldier be- fore him. Valentine evidently deeply interested in what the General was, so quietly, saying. The last time he was seen alive by these eyes was when the boy entered Washington College. The General was standing near the tree not far from the chapel door. Very thoughtful he spoke to the Pro- fessors as they arranged the details in connection with the chapel service. He was most impressive in a dark suit, soft black hat with his gray hair and beard. That form and face, as he sat on the platform, are ineffaceable and rise distinctly before him after all these years. The vigil at the tomb fixed it forever. When we looked upon his face again he lay in state in his own little chapel. Wrapping his warriors cloak about .him he had lain down to quiet dreams. “Then from the dawn it seemed there came but faint’ As from beyond the limit of the world, Like the last echo born of a great cry, Sounds as if some fair city were one voice “Around a king returning from his wars.” “Washington and Lee has his ashes. ‘The world has his fame.” Emmerr W. McCorxk ir, Rockbridge Baths, Va. erect R. FE. MOORE, ’00, of Bluefield, W. Va., writes: “Hard pickings under Republican Administration, but glad to say, “The Wolf’ is on the outside and not in yet. In the words of another: ‘IT ne’r will ask you booty, I ne’r be your slave, But TIl swim the sea of slaughter ‘Till I sink beneath the wave, etc.,’ or some- thing to that effect.” THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 21 The All-Time W. & L. Eleven As suggested in the May, 1927, issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE various alumni responded with their choices for members of a mythical all time W. & L. football team. Votes were received from alumni as far back as 1898; were tallied by points according to the number of votes received for place on first, sec- ond or third team. The judges, “Bill” Streit, ’05, chairman, Coach Forest Fletcher, and Alumni Secretary Verbon E. Kemp (acting for Prof. R. G. Campbell who has been ill for several months) picked the team according to the votes cast, only deviating to place a player in his proper position. This was necessary because play- ers at tackle were voted for as guards and vice versa, players at full and halfback were voted as quarter- backs, etc. : It is felt that the teams selected are representative, that assembled today and given their old time play- ing ability they could defeat any recent all-American combination. The votes for positions on the first team were unan- imous for “Ted” Shultz, tackle and captain, and for “Cy” Young and “Johnny” Barrett, halfbacks. There was only one choice for a player other than “Ty” Rauber at fullback and “Al” Pierotti at center. First TRAM Fullback “Ty” Rauber, ’26 FHalfbacks “Johnny” Barrett, °16 ty Young, “1/7 Quarterback “Bill” Raftery, °16 Center ‘Al’ Pierotti, °17 Guards “Fats” Miller, 14 “Pat” Osbourne, ‘09 Tackles | Ted Shultz (Capt.), °16 Lindsay Moore, ’21 Ends Kay Thomas, ’25 Kelly Francis, *13 Eddie Cameron, ’25 “Buck” Sweetland, ’16 “Monk” Maddox, “Jiggs” Donahue, ’16 “Red” Hawkins, ’25. Frank Scarry, “Bob” Ignico, *17 Maynard Holt, ’26 “Buck” Miles, 715 “Babe, Spotts, 27 Paul: Larkin, ic Every other player placed on the first team had a large majority of the votes for his position and there was little choice left to the judges. In making up the second team there was a larger number of players to choose from. Most of the old- time players (from ’95 through ’05) were relegated to the third team chiefly because few alumni of that period voted, and because in the opinion of many the style of football as played in recent years is so radi- cally different that most of the men chosen were bet- ter qualified for their positions from having played on teams from 1910 to 1927. : In addition to those chosen numerous votes were received for “Cannon Ball” Beuhring and Flemming Burke, fullbacks, for Joe Silverstein, “Shack” Bag- ley and “Smut” Smith, halfbacks, for “Jimmy” Mad- dox, and “Student” Frew, quarterbacks, “Red” Moore, Frank Padgett and ‘Pat’ Collins at center, Clovis Moomaw, “Tex” Bryan, “Hank” Rogers, Oberlin and Larrick at guard, Turner Bethel and “Daddy” Potts at tackle, and for “Ollie’ Daves, “Jim” Izard, “Rube” Waddill, Ira Sims, “Pat” Ross, Johnny Harrison and Wallace Muir on the ends. The choices for first, second and third team _posi- tions were as follows: THIRD ‘TKAM “Dutch” Alderson, ’08 “Gran” Campbell, ’98 “Bill” Strett, 03 Henry Wilson, ’24 “Tubby” Stone, ’06 Eid Bailey, ’20 “Horse fips. 27 Tex Tilson, ’25 “Pike” Johnson, Ralph Daves, ’25 “Hi” Dow, 707 Skconp TEAM W. & L. LOSES LAST GAME Washington and Lee’s Generals lost their annual bat- tle with Florida at Jacksonville, Florida, by a score of 20 to 7. : An aerial bombardment by the ’Gators with Van- sickel, Florida end, doing the receiving, enabled the Floridians to cross the Generals otherwise defended goal in each of the last three periods of the game. Two of Florida’s touchdowns were the result of long passes from Crabtree, Gator quarterback, to Vansickel, who also scored the third touchdown when he intercepted a pass by Lott, General halfback. Late in the final quarter the Generals began their belated march to the ’Gators goal, when Brum- baugh’s punt slid off to the right and went out of bounds on Florida’s 30-yard line. White, W. & L. fullback, carried the ball across after Howe had plunged through right tackle for 13 yards on two plays. Lott drop kicked for the extra point. | 2 Ne here wee ee ~ pamemnane : | Lh . a = ae cS cy mS ee qe & < = ee & ~ 3S I Sa EF . fd = = rR, — = ox | 2 : Se > S 1 - ; ont Y ogee = — : = <— Oo a SD) = qj 2 = 38 = ae oS - be _ = Gc a BH oO — A te. ~ 8 ay a ao eH © oh 4 ee f C853 < aoe : ; a RR RP ay s ee : : , ee Bo eee oe faa) tS a a “ot Z, Z, : Nw AQ =, THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 25 - KELLEY FRANcIs, 714 Kay THomas, 725 LinpsAy Moors, ’21 End End : Tackle GE I “AL” Prerort1, °17 “Par” Osporne, ‘09 “Rats” Miner, 714 ; Center Guard (deceased) Guard 24 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Two Kentucky Judges W.H. Frexp, 91; Tuomas R. Gorpon, ’72. Two sons of Washington and Lee were candidates on the Democratic judicial ticket in the recent Ken- tucky elections. They were Judge Wm. H. Field and Thomas R. Gordon, both incumbents in the office for which they were candidates. i Of Judge Field, candidate for the Common Pleas Branch, First Division, the “Party Prospectus’ re- corded the following: ; “Born March 18, 1870, in Louisville, the son of Emmet Field, who from 1884, until his death in 1909, served as Judge of the Court over which the son has presided for eighteen years, William H. Field was educated in the public schools of Louisville, Almond’s University School, Washington and Lee University, and the University of Louisville Law Department. After being admitted to the bar he became associated with the late Zach Phelps, which association continued until Mr. Phelps’ death in 1901. Subsequently the practice was continued under the firm name of Forcht and Field. The relation was dissolved in 1907, after which Mr. Field practiced alone until his father’s death, when he succeeded him on the bench. He was re- elected in 1915 and 1921, the latter year without op- position. : “In his eighteen years service he has tried many important cases. He has paid particular attention to ethics and has tried most of the complaints against lawyers and subordinate judicial officials. ‘He is a member of the Lawyers’ Club and ‘The Barristers. Outside of professional life, he is a mem- ber of the Quindedium Club, a director in the Pen- dennis Club, and a member of the Players’ Club. A charter member of the Arts Club, he served one year as First Vice President, two years as President, and is again First Vice President. In the business world he is on the Board of Managers of Cave Hill Cemetery, a director in the Jefferson Savings and Building As- sociation, and President of the J. B. Gathright Land Company. He is a member of the Episcopal Church. “He has two children, a son and a daughter, the former now serving as counsel of the Legal Aid So- ciety. Ot Judge Gordon, candidate for the Common Pleas Branch, second division, the “Party Prospectus” said : “Thomas R. Gordon was born in Owingsville, Ken- tucky, and was educated at Washington and Lee Uni- versity. After leaving college, he went to Owenton, Kentucky, and was there admitted to the bar. He was elected Judge of the Owen County Court when he was the youngest member of that bar. In 1890 he removed to Louisville, practicing law there until he was elevated to the bench, He qualified as Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court in 1903 and has been continued on the bench since that time. He is now the senior Circuit Judge in point of service in the state. , “His work has been generously approved by the Court of Appeals. At one time, during a period of sixteen months of his service, there were twenty-one cases decided on appeal from his Court, of which nineteen were affirmed and two reversed. One of the two was reversed by the Court of Appeals of Kentucky by a divided Court, and was also reversed by the Supreme Court of the United States by a di- vided Court. “In a late case the Court of Appeals said: ‘Judge Thomas R. Gordon, one of the most learned and outstanding Judges of this Commonwealth, in deliv- ering a written opinion made the following find of fact and conclusion of law * * * and then pro- ceeded to quote the opinion with approval. “His administration of the law and his conduct of the Court have been at once diligent and vigorous, holding fast to his official oath to ‘do equal right to the poor and the rich’—recognizing no station in life, no political, religious or other distinction, giving to every one a fair and full hearing and a just decision as he sees fit. ‘He took the lead in preparing and procuring adop- tion by the Legislature of the Declaratory Judgment Act, under which a party who has a real controversy with another may apply to the Court and have his rights declared, before there has been any breach of contract or other wrong. Judge Gordon was one of the organizers of the Jefferson School of Law, which holds its sessions at night, and has been continuously a member of its faculty since organization, and for fifteen years dean of the faculty. In doing this work he at once gives young men an opportunity to pre- pare themselves for the law as well as keeping him- self fully abreast of the progress of the law. “Since his early manhood he has been a member of the Odd Fellows, and an honorary member of the Louisville Bar Association and the Kentucky State Bar Association.” TED HARRIS, ’23, writes from Newark, N. J.: “I have a professorship in English at the New Jersey Law School, and find the work interesting; students are of all types and classes, most of them anxious to learn. Another advantage for me in the work is that I am only twenty minutes and fifteen cents from New York; thus I may keep up my theatrical enthusiasms. On the legal faculty are Lew Tyree and Judge Caffrey ; we ought to form a W. and L,. club of our own. In- cidentally, this law school of which you may not have heard is the largest in the world,” THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE oe 25 News Magazine Compliments Newton D. Baker, 94 The portrait of Newton D. Baker, 94, drawn by artist A. J. Wolfe, was reproduced on the front cover of a recent issue of Time, the weekly news maga- zine. (See frontispiece.) A news story on Mr. Baker’s activities appearing in that issue is reprinted herewith by courtesy of the publishers of Time: He is a small man and a quiet man, but Washing- ton, D. C., always takes notice when Newton D. Baker comes to town. Last week Mr. Baker was there for three days, to attend sessions of the National Crime Commission. He presided over that section of the commission which studies social, educational and in- dustrial conditions to discover crime preventives. Also he functioned, as no one else can, as toastmaster at the commission’s banquet. Washington particularly noticed Baker last week be- cause, in all the talk about Democratic Presidential can- didates, his name had been conspicuously inconspicuous. Yet if there is anyone in the late Woodrow Wilson’s party who was not a dark horse it was Newton D. Baker. Dark horses trot out of obscurity. Newton D. Baker, though small and quiet, is one of the least obscure and most distinguished men of his time. He will inevitably loom in Democratic parleys be- tween now and the nominating ballot at the conven- tion. It is only a question of how soon. It was characteristic of Mr. Baker that, while other crime commissioners were talking last week about sharper juries, harsher laws, fewer pardons and more citizen vigilantes with sawed-off shot-guns, he was trying to put criminals into philosophical perspective, where he saw them as sick people whom a humanitarian society ought to cure. A humanitarian philosopher, a man so keen and kindly that he cannot bear to read Mark Twain because that heartless author put his char- acter at such unfair disadvantages—could such a man be nominated to govern a nation? It would not be un- heard of, even in the U. S. Observers last week pon- dered some of the things people would want to know about Mr. Baker apart from his record in public office, which everyone knows—when the Democratic politi- clans get around to considering him. An easy way to know more about Mr. Baker—or any | man—would be to observe his hour-to-hour, day-to-day activities during a typical week in his life—last week for example. Last week, Mr. Baker went about life as follows: Sunday. (Shaker Heights, Cleveland). Rose, shaved and bathed early so that he could see his grand- son, John Michael McGean aged five weeks, during some of the latter’s few waking moments. Motored with Mrs. Baker to see the new home of his friend John Stockwell. Showed special interest in John Stockwell’s library. Home for Sunday dinner, the best part of which (for Mr. Baker) was ice cream. Changed to old shirt and work trousers, left off hat, coat and waistcoat, rolled up workshirt sleeves and fell to cutting cornstalks in the garden. Carried the cornstalks in armfuls to his va- cant side lot. (‘The stalks were later to be spread on flower beds for winter coverage). Forked up large clods in the back garden with a spading fork. No blis- ters resulted, his hands being used to such work. Dressed to receive his lawyer-friend John H. Clarke, one time Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court. They talked League of Nations, World Court, peace movements, until Mr. Clarke could be shown Grand- son McGean. Mr. Clarke gave favorable judgment. After supper, read Mother India by Kather- ine Mayo, about horrid conditions in a backward so- ciety. 2 9 1. bed at 10:30 occ Monday. All day at his law office. Ten or a dozen callers on as many varied cases. Boarded the 8:40 o’clock Baltimore & Ohio sleeper for Wash- ington, D. C. Smoked a pipe (old, well-caked, straight and-long stemmed, strong tobacco), retired, read in berth. Tuesday. Breakfast on the train. Registered at the Willard Hotel for a morning of law conferences (the Nickel Plate merger, for the Brothers Van Swer- ingen of Cleveland, is on his hands). Went to the Su- preme Court Chambers at the Capital. [unched in the Senate restaurant on pie and buttermilk. . . . Con- ferred with Assistant Secretary of the Navy in charge of aviation F. Trubee Davison, presiding officer of the Crime Commission; meeting set for next day. Called at the War Department. Secretary Davis at Cabinet meeting. Conferred with General Pershing’s secretary, Captain Adamson, about Cleveland’s re- ception for General Pershing on Armistice Day. Dropped in on the Chief of Staff, Major General Summerall, and reminisced for a half-hour about the war. . . . Law conferences all evening. Wednesday and Thursday. Crime Commission meetings. Made a speech and introduced other speak- ers at the banquet. Entrained for Cleveland. Friday. Reached his office about noon. Read mail and dictated answers. That evening, political meeting—mostly Poles, a people Mr. Baker knows well—about whether or not Cleveland should revert to mayoralty form of government or retain the city- manager plan. Favored city-manager plan, though twice Mayor of Cleveland himself. Quoted his political godfather, the late Tom LL. Johnson; “If you'll get a tent and talk sensibly to the people, they'll respond— they’ll do what’s right—and they can always be trusted io do ah. 26 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE DR. LEROY C. BARRET, ’97, TRANSLATES ANCIENT HINDU WRITINGS A report of the work being done by Dr. LeRoy C. Barret, B. A. ’97, M. A. ’98, professor of Latin at Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., was widely syndi- cated by the Associated Press and featured in Sunday newspaper editions throughout the country on De- cember 18th. The report read as follows: : “For twenty-five years Professor LeRoy C. Barret of Trinity College has devoted all the time at his dis- posal to preparing one of the ancient sacred writings of the Hindus for translation. After a quarter of a century only about half the manuscript—the Kashi- mirian Atharva-Veda—has been made ready. But when the long task is completed the world will learn the ethics and attitudes of the common people of ancient India in their daily life, for the Atharva- Veda, more than any other version, scholars say, 1s filled with the folklore of old India. : “The manuscript itself is 400 years old, but the lore it holds is much older, passed on for centuries from generation to generation, and copied and re- copied by each. Much of the writing consists of magic charms and spells in metrical form, for gain- ing success in love, battle and business or for use against disease, demons and human enemies. Other portions are philosophic and theosophic hymns. “A striking feature of the manuscript, Professor Barret says, is that more than half of its curative charms are directed against poison, chiefly that of snakes which abound in India. “One of the shorter ‘hymns’, a gambling charm, would hardly pass muster under Anglo-Saxon sport- — ing standards. It goes: “When the great men play for wealth, meeting in a mighty contest may I smash the luck of the winner among them. Profitable be my dice, and may India help me; like a wolf that has ravaged the sheep, may I return home victorious.’ “This and another portion were translated by Barret to indicate the general nature of the manu- script, but he expects to continue for years the task of preparing the manuscript before it is ready for complete translation. He is working on photographic copies of the original, changing the text to Roman characters and correcting errors in spelling and gram- mar which crept into the ancient copying. He has finished the fourteenth of the twenty books, and his task, by bulk, is about half done.” JOHN L. CRIST, ’12, writes: “I am General Man- ager of the Beaver Chemical Corporation of Damascus, Va., makers of dyestuffs. I was very much pleased to see the Alumni Home and congratulate all that had a hand in securing it.” TRUST COMPANY ELECTS THOMAS R. GORDON, ’72 Announcement was made December 15th, by the Banker’s Trust Company of the election of Judge Thomas R. Gordon as vice-president and director of that institution. Judge Gordon, who is now Judge of the Jefferson circuit court, common pleas branch, will assume his new duties on January 1, 1928. Judge Gordon came to Louisville in 1890 from Owingsville, Bath County, Ky., after serving as judge of the Owen county court, while he was the youngest member of that bar. He is well and favor- ably known to the people of Louisville and is often referred to as the “Dean of Circuit Judges,” having served on the bench continuously by successive elec- tions since 1903. In 1921 he received the endorse- ments of both the Democratic and Republican parties. He was one of the organizers of the Circuit Judges’ Association and served as president of that organiza- tion for six consecutive years. He also assisted in the organization of the Jefferson School of Law twenty-two years ago, and served as dean of the faculty for fifteen years and has been a member of the faculty since organi- zation. Before elevation to the bench Judge Gordon prac- ticed law as a member of the firm of Strother & Gordon, and later as a member of the firm of Gordon & Gordon. : In addition to active duties as vice-president of the Bankers’ Trust Company, Judge Gordon will act as the company’s trust officer, for which service he 1s eminently well qualified because of his long judicial experience. DEAN RETURNS FROM EDUCATIONAL MEET DEAN H. D. CAMPBELL attended the meeting of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the South, held November 29th to December 2nd in Jacksonville, Fla. Being a member of the execu- tive committee, and on the commission of Institutions of Higher Education, it was necessary for him to at- tend. Dr. Campbell also visited the University of Florida, in Gainesville, where he was the guest of Dr. C. L. Crow, of the class of ’88, and a professor of modern languages at W. and L. from 1899 to 1905. Dr. Crow is now teaching Spanish and German at Florida, be- ing on the faculty there since leaving here in 1905. At the inauguration of Dr. Burney L. Parkinson as president of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina, on November 16th, Dr. W. S. Currell, former Professor in English at Washington and Lee was elected to represent the University on that oc- casion. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE | ay A Lawyer--Banker--““Ed” Wilson, B. A., 98 Recently the Liberty National Bank of New York City reached into a Philadelphia law office for a Vice- President and Director. ‘The sought-for lawyer was E. Waring Wilson, 98, who then moved his business and residence from the Quaker City to the World’s Broadway, there to become a banker, there to con- tinue and enlarge his record of achievement in his twin professions. Edward Waring Wilson was born in Anchorage, Kentucky, October 12th, 1873, graduated from Louis- | ville High School in 1892, and entered Washington and Lee in 1894, taking part in the usual college ac- tivities, and becoming a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity; was stroke of Harry Lee Crew for three years, and manager of the football team. Commenced the study of law in 1896, and graduated in 1898, re- ceiving the Edward Thompson Law Prize for high- est examination average in his senior year. Admitted to the bar in Kentucky and Pennsylvania, he located in Philadelphia, engaging in general prac- tice and acting as officer and director of various cor- porations. During the war was appointed as Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, and, for many years, has acted as Honorary British Vice-Consul at Philadelphia, in charge of legal mat- ters. In March of this year was elected Vice-Presi- dent and Director of the Liberty National Bank in New York, and of the Liberty National Safe Deposit Company, with office at 50 Broadway, and residence at 21 East 87th Street, New York, N. Y. He still retains, however, his connection with former legal associates in Philadelphia, as well as member- ship in various organizations there. FE. Warinc Wizson, 98 “SN EVORE vsiicase Manager” RICHMOND “Y” DOWNS LOCAL MATMEN 18-15 The Varsity wrestling team lost the first match of the season to the Richmond Y. M. C. A. here in a close scrap, the final score being 18 to 15. Coach Mathis was very well pleased with the outcome. The Washington and Lee matmen showed up well, and gave evidence of some excellent training. It was the first match for all of the Varsity men with the exception of Bolton, and Coach Mathis is optimistic over prospects of a winning team. ‘The meet gave the men some valuable experience, which is expected to prove beneficial in the future. Friends of Judge M. P. Burks, of the State Su- preme Court will be glad to learn that he is well on the road to recovery from his recent operation in. Richmond. AMERICAN MERCURY CRITICIZES WASHINGTON AND LEE “Washington and Lee,.though situated in the back- woods, has kept itself abreast of world events and its choices for honorary LL.D.’s would do credit to Harvard, the ever alert Tufts, or even New York University.” Is this sarcastic, complimentary, or a combination of the two? Anyway it comes from “The Roll of Honor” in the December American Mercury. "Ty J. Bartlett, a New York business man, is the author of this article. ‘The article is a subtly satiracal diatribe against American universities for their spreading honorary degrees among those who, in Mr. Bartlett's opinion, are the lesserlights of the nation. His argu- ment is upheld by a sea of names of leading men in many activities who have and who have not received honorary LL.D.'s. 28 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Southgate Jones, ’07 Southgate Jones, vice-president of the First Na- tional Bank of Durham, is a native of that city. In the summer of 1906 he entered the First National Bank as a runner, as a vacation job, but remained dur- ing the next year, with a promotion to assistant teller. The following year, Mr. Jones went to Washing- ton and Lee University, having attended the public schools of Durham and for two years the Bingham Military School in Asheville. He remained at W. & L. for a year, then spent a year! in New Mexico. When he returned to Durham he again started with the First National Bank as a runner, pending a vacancy higher up. ‘Two or three months later, the Peoples Bank of Chapel Hill failed, and Mr. Jones was sent by the First National Bank as cashier to assist in reopening the Chapel Hill bank. He remained there for a year and a half, then returned to Durham and entered the real estate business under the firm name of Southgate Jones & Co., which he continued for a few years. - Again in 1918, Mr. Jones returned to the First Na- tional Bank as assistant cashier and teller. He was promoted to cashier in 1920 and in 1923 was elected a vice-president of the bank, a position he still holds. The North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank, spon- sored by the First National Bank, was organized in 1922 and Mr. Jones was elected president. ‘This bank was chartered by the Treasury Department of the United States to make farm loans. Under the guidance of Mr. Jones the bank has grown rapidly, the paid-in capital having been increased to $700,000, while the surplus, profits and reserves are approximately $450,- O00. Mr. Jones, in addition to his extensive banking duties, has been active in public matters in Durham. He has served as president of the Y. M. C. A. He was one of the organizers of the Durham Chamber of Commerce, serving on its board of directors for many years, and also as vice-president one year. While the Durham County Fair was in operation he was a president of that organization. Mr. Jones is a member of the board of directors of the Durham Citizens Hotel Corporaticn, owner of the Washington Duke Hotel; a member of the Masonic Lodge and a steward in Trinity M. E. Church. On February 18, 1920, Mr. Jones married Miss Nancy Greene, of Durham, and they have three sons and one daughter. Possessing a strong and pleasing personality, Mr. Jones probably knows as many Durham people as any other man in the city, and is cordially liked by as many. He is never too busy at his desk in the front of the bank to speak to the many friends who visit him and greet him in passing to transact their banking business, and make the stranger feel at home. His affable and friendly manner, a valuable asset to the bank, coupled with the implicit confidence the com- munity reposes not only in his ability, but in his ster- ling character, make him a valuable officer of the bank. ERECT MONUMENT TO FAITHFUL SLAVES HERE A monument in memory of faithful servants of the slavery and reconstruction days was placed at the Rockbridge Court House last week by people of this town and the county, led.by Miss M. FE. White, 6 Jordan Street, who wrote letters from an invalid’s bed to aid in securing subscriptions, A granite block, rough hewn, and standing about three and a half feet, with a thickness of over a foot, has on it a small bronze tablet with the following inscription: “A tribute by the white friends of Rockbridge County in grateful remembrance of the faithfulness and loyalty of the old servants of the past. “They loved their owners and were trusted and loved by them.” | The idea was born in the desire which Miss White has had for several years, to see a public expression of appreciation for these old servants who have al- ways been held in fond memory through this section. Her brother, Mr. Robert White, and others showed cordial support in securing subscriptions and there was only friendliness encountered; the requisite sum is practically made up, gifts coming from over a hun- dred people. VISITORS CONTINUE TO COME TO CHAPEL One day it is raining. The next is bright and cold. A third brings the icy grip of a winter snow. Yet day in and day out visitors come to the Lee Memorial Chapel in a steady stream in homage to Robert EF. Lee, the great Southern chieftain. The frigid blasts of the winter months do cause a decrease in the number of visitors there, but not a day passes when at least 20 persons do not enter the chapel. | A total of 2835 visitors are recorded for the month of November showing a gain of 1427 over the same month last year, when the number of persons regis- tered totalled 1408. Among these are tourists from every state in the union and many from abroad. The effect of the unenforced regulation concerning an admission fee to the shrine is little. The amount of $28 was collected during the past month, some of which was for the sale of books, dealing with the story of the chapel. The rest was derived from vol- untary contributions. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 29 W. Jett Lauck, A. B., 03 In a discussion of the increasing prominence and value of the professional economist. “The Nation’s Business” once said of W. Jett Lauck, B.A. ’03: “Always, nearly, when the coal miners, the loco- motive engineers, the locomotive firemen, the train conductors or the brakemen are heard by a commit- tee of Congress, they bring along their lawyers—and W. Jett Lauck, professional economist and_ notable example of this new type. | “He appears, from the printed word, to be a large and combative person, with a heavy voice and droop- ing mustache. Whereas he is nothing of the kind. No milder-mannered man ever attempted to evaporate the water out of a railroad or figure on what really constitutes a living wage. He is slim, well-dressed and. interesting; a good conversationalist, it goes without mentioning ; a skillful writer of articles, books and speeches; a trained and clever interpreter; and, fur-_ thermore, he is alluringly, perhaps dangerously, con- ciliatory except when diligently at work on a case. His hair is black as night, and his brown eyes are wide apart. Some of his ancestors helped General Wash- : ington win the Revolutionary War—a noble ‘back- ground’, as any imitative writer would say. “Being a high representative of a type, W. Jett Lauck is industrially, politically, intellectually, eth- nologically and psychologically, worth more than a bare notice on the part of Capital, if Capital will in- dulge the foregoing goose parade of long adverbs, and study their meaning. Mr. Lauck confesses, with neither shame nor regret, that he was once a ‘conserva- tive’. Nor does he admit that he is now a radical. “Born and reared in West Virginia, in the con- gressional district of William L. Wilson, writer of the tariff law, which was reviled but signed by President Cleveland, he, Mr. Lauck, purposed to be a lawyer, always to vote for William L. Wilson, who was a friend of his father, and always steadily to walk in the middle of the old-time economic highway. Soundly educated at Washington and Lee and at the University of Chicago, he turned political economist and became a professor. “Then, for the National Government he made a tour of all the industrial centers which lay between New England and the Rocky Mountains so as to learn, for the guidance of Congress, the latest phases of the im- migration question. “Well, briefly, that is the history, intellectually, of a staidly-thinking young college professor who was transformed into an industrial revolutionist. He set up in Washington as an economist. His first client was William S. Carter, chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, who left schoo! and went to tending cattle out in Texas, when he was nine years W. Jerr Lauck, ’03 “Spent $17,000 for statistics” old. Carter had $300 to spend on statistics, which were to be used in a hearing before Congress. ‘They, Carter and Lauck, spent $17,000 before they got through.” The above account gives a clear picture of this dis- tinguished graduate and former professor. He left the professorial ranks of W. & L. in 1907 to become Director of Industrial Investigation for the U. 5S. Immigration Commission. He was Chief Examiner of the U. S. Tariff Board, 1910-11; Secretary, Na- tional Citizens League for a Sound Banking Sys- tem until 1913; Chief Economist U. S. Commission on Industrial Relations, 1913-15; and Director of Bureau of Applied Economics, Washington, D. C., since 1914. He was Secretary of the National War Labor Board 1918-19. | Mr. Lauck is also the author of numerous books and papers on immigration, labor, industrial and political problems. His book “Conditions of Labor in American Industry,” published by Funk & Wag- (C, ontinued on page 43) 30 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Rescuer of Lees Casket Retires (From The Ring-Tum Phi). Bootsbootsbootsmoving up and down again. . Theres no relief in the shoe business. The full significance of Kiplings famous poem has been revealed to Charles H. Chittum, veteran boot and _ shoemaker, who is retiring from the oldest continual personal business existing in Lexington, after 65 years of faithful service. Mr. Chittum doesnt feel old, his step is still firm, and his eyes bright, but he wants a change after sup- plying four generations with footwear. Seated in his little shop, a landmark in Lexington, he puts the finishing touches to a shoe belonging to a person who is the great grandson of one of his first customers. In this, his own environment, he loves to recount tales of the days when the General, refer- ring of course to Robert F,. Lee, used to be a citizen of Lexington. Chittum was only a boy at that time, but he recalls the incidents as though they took place yesterday. His favorite story is about the great flood of 1870. During the night of October 9, 1870, the North river, swollen from recent rains steadily rose and washed away the old bridge at Fast Lexington. At the same time much damage was done to the property along the river. A warehouse belonging to Cousin Arch Alexander was swept away and the merchandise con- tained therein, was either washed down the stream or scattered along the river banks for miles. The town of Lexington was entirely shut off from the outside world. The only news that reached the town was that received from the opposite side of the river through the medium of some deep-chested hol- lering. On October 12, Robert E. Lee, then president of the institution now known as Washington and Lee, passed away. Lexington paused in grief. Its loss from the flood had been excelled by the death of its most honored citizen. Shortly afterward the report was spread abroad that all the coffins in the town had been in Cousin Archs warehouse and had been washed away. Chit- tum, then but a boy, with a chum, Harry Wallace, was down at the river bank looking at the results of the flood when Coons, furniture man and undertaker, together with the town police force, named Holmes, were observed by the boys. Coons, pausing from his labors at constructing a flat bottom boat, explained to the boys that a coffin must be recovered for the burial of General Lee, and asked their aid. They, only too willing to engage in an adventure of this type, manned the tiny craft that had just been constructed and were immediately washed down stream to David- sons Island below the site of the bridge. Realizing that they were in danger, Wallace caught a tree branch that overhung the turbulent river, and managed to make fast their boat. Just above them, caught in the boughs of a tree, was a casket, deposited there by the swollen stream. After aid came, Chittum and his friend managed to get the casket to shore. It was this coffin that was used for the remains of the great chieftain. MILLER ASKS FROSH HELP ON BRIDGE A meeting of the Freshman class and transfers was held in the gymnasium recently. The meeting was called by the Executive Committee of the Student body for the purpose of discussing the finances of the Me- morial Bridge which was started by the class of 1927. k. H. Miller, president of the Bridge Committee, gave a short talk on the advantages of the new bridge, and asked for the co-operation of the new men in financing it. W. J. Dorsey then explained the plan of contribution, asking that each man give $50.00, the ini- tial payment of $10.00 to be made this year, and the re- mainder during the succeeding four years. Short talks were also given by Francis Harvey, freshman class president, and B. B. Tips, captain of the football team. nn STUDENTS FILE APPLICATIONS FOR DEGREES From the report from the Registrars office, 128 men have filed applications for degrees for 1928, showing a decrease of seven from last years figure. There are 49 applicants for the degree of Bachelor of Arts while last year there were 57. The Com- merce school has also suffered a loss there being only 40 applicants this year, as compared with 42 last year. As last year, there has been only one application for a Certificate in Commerce. 23 men have applied for the degree of Bachelor of Law as compared with 26 last year. The only increase over last years ap- plications for degrees is that in Master of Arts, five having applied this year, and only one last year. JAMES A. LEE, B.A. 17, able secretary and mov- ing spirit in the Manhattan alumni association, called at the Alumni Office en route from Chicago to New York, talked over alumni organization plans, called upon his former professors, visited familiar scenes, departed for his office in the Research Department of the Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York City. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE : 31 For the Inter-State Commerce Commission, “Hi Dow, ‘07 An interesting letter from Hiram M. Dow, ’07, ap- pearing elsewhere in this issue of the ALUMNI MaGa- ZINE, lauds the achievements of W. & L. alumni in New Mexico but modestly omits any reference to the achievements of its author. It was from “Jimmie” Caskie, ’03-’06, that we learned that “Hi” Dow was New Mexico’s candidate for the Inter-state Com- merce Commission. Upon investigation we found that the retirement of Commissioner Henry C. Hall of Colorado left a vacancy on the Inter-state Commerce Commission which, according to custom, would be filled by a law- yer, a democrat and a representative of one of the Rocky Mountain states. New Mexico senators and congressmen urged the democratic patty in their state to put forth a candidate for this vacancy. ‘“‘Hi’ Dow was their unanimous choice. : Mr. Dow was immediately endorsed by the two senators, by each member of the State Supreme Court, the two Federal judges (one of whom is Colin M. Neb-* lett, 04). He also has the support of the State Re- publican organization. His experience and ability as a lawyer entitles him to a favorable recognition by President Coolidge. Regarding Mr. Dow’s record his friend and law partner, Mr, J]. M. Hervey, wrote us: “There is no more substantial member of the Bar in New Mexico than Hiram M. Dow. He has never had very much to do with politics, but has applied himself closely to his business and to other lines of public service. He was President of the New Mexico State Bar Association in 1917 and 1918, and during that time appointed the various county boards of legal ad- visers required in the civil management of our war preparations. He was Mayor of the City of Roswell at the same time in 1917 and 1918, and due largely to his efforts a local improvement program was started that is still continuing and has contributed substan- tially to the upbuilding and beautifying of this city. He has been a member of the Board of Regents of the New Mexico Military Institute for the past eight years, and is now Vice-President of the Board. He has devoted a great deal of his time to this military school, and has taken a great interest 1n it, and 1s re- garded as one of the most valuable members. Some five or six years ago he took a leading part in the organization of the Equitable Building and Loan As- sociation, which is now rather a large financial insti- tution for this community, and he is now, and has been since its organization, the President. R. H. ABBOTT, ’26, writes: “Am in the insurance business in Springfield, Illinois. Very glad to receive the MaGAZINE as often as possible.”’ Hrram M. Dow, ’07 “__Fayorable recognition by President Coolidge” FIRE IN DOREMUS GYMNASIUM Only slight damage resulted to Doremus Memorial Gymnasium Sunday morning, November 6th, when a fire burned part way through the floor just inside the entrance to the building. A hole less than three feet wide was burned in the floor, and the doormat was damaged, but aside from this no actual damage was done to the gym. ‘he dance decorations in the room beneath suffered considerably from water, how- ever. The fire originated behind the radiator just inside the door, and no one is sure what started the trouble. The men sleeping in the gym first/had their attention attracted to the danger shortly after day-break Sun- day, when they smelled smoke, end hurriedly secured the fire hose and soon had it out. LEE R. GRAYBILL, JR.,/14, is engaged as patent attorney in the legal department of the Fugene I. Du- Pont de Nemours Company of Wilmington, Del. 32 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE “Bob” Witt, B. A., "13 October 31, 1927. Dear Mr. Kemp: Pardon my failure to give proper attention to your letter of September 22nd. It was misplaced on my desk and filed with other papers, which goes to show that letters, like boys in college, go astray whenever they get mixed up in the wrong crowd. As to giving you an account of my ‘‘work, hobbies and accomplishments” I feel a little awkward. I could write pages on my work, because there is lots of it in this country and I find a generous portion of it on my doorstep at all times. I could also tell you some of my hobbies, but unfortunately I cannot qualify in that small but select group of alumni who, year after year, reflect credit on their Alma Mater as they make foot- prints in the sands of time. ‘There is, however, one outstanding accomplishment of which I am very proud, and that is selling the present Mrs. Witt on the idea of matrimony. The net result to date is that I have a half interest in two of the finest little girls that have come into the world in the last thirty years since their mother broke all records. The mere matter of railroad fare is the only thing which keeps me from showing all three of them to all members of the Class of 713. There is nothing else in the line of accomplishments that would set me apart from the rest of the world or raise me above the average level of my classmates. I came to Texas in the fall of 1913 to represent the Steves Sash & Door Company of this city as travel- ling salesman. About 1916 I moved to Corpus Christi as manager of their branch warehouse. The follow- ing year the war broke out and I entered the first offi- cers training camp at Leon Springs, Texas, was trans- ferred from there to Ft. Monroe for Heavy Artillery training, was commissioned First Lieutenant, Coast Artillery, went to France during the winter of 1918 on the Artillery Staff of the first army as Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General. After the usual vicissitudes of attending school and teaching school, I was attached to a French Regiment in the Lines for several weeks, and later to the 44th C. A. C. Regiment serving 8” British Howitzers. This was a regular army outfit and the first American Heavy Artillery Regiment in the Lines. I served with them until the Armistice, and soon thereafter was in command of the Regiment with rank of Major to\bring them home. After the war 1 began where I left off in Corpus Christi and things \moved very rapidly. First the house where I was living burned, and the only thing recovered from the loss was my fraternity pin found among the ashes a few days later. Then came the Corpus Christi storm and tidal wave and the build- ing in which I was housed was destroyed and I spent a day and night under the floor. Becoming used to the natural hazards of normal life, I resigned my job, got married and went into a brokerage business for myself, that being the climax of two tempestuous years, during which I suffered first a storm, then a war, a fire, a flood, entered business for myself and got married. About a year later when I came to, my wife was still with me and my brokerage business had been fused with the hardware jobbing business operat- ing under the name of the Builders Supply Company. This company I have managed since that time, and feel that it may properly be called successful. Under hobbies perhaps the most striking thing is the fact that I do not play golf. Instead I pull weeds in my wife’s back yard. It is almost impossible for a hard working man to play golf in San Antonio, as we have three hundred and sixty-five days of good golf weather here, except leap year and then we have only three hundred and sixty-four. Added to this we perhaps have the best golf links anywhere in the South, and a fellow should never undertake golf un- less he has unlimited time to give under such circum- stances as these. My hobbies are hunting and fish- ing. Several years ago I killea a deer. Tonight I am leaving for the Coast duck hunting, and have high hopes that I might kill “a duck.” I can produce necessary witnesses to show that periodically, but with no degree of regularity, I have caught fish large enough to eat. , Under the head of work—not hobby or accomplish- ment—I might state that I am president of the San Antonio Rotary Club. You find in the above the “stride” of the average man. If it is your desire to show such from time to time in your columns along with the great and near-great I refer you to my mother or sister for the photo- graph you desire. With kindest regards, I am Very truly yours, Bee wart, . Ie. 718. HONOR ROLL, FALL 1927 I. B. Collette, J. P. Davis, G. W. Dunnington, P. J. Gordon, R: J, Haller, J. H. Hardwick, N. E. Hawes, H. G. Hahncke, J. Kaplan, D. I. Lewis, J. L. Lockett, Jr., C. H. McMillan, Jr., J. A. McNeil, W. H. Marshall, W. T. Martin, E. H. Miller, H. G. Morison,, W. C, Norman, 1. 7. Sanders, $1.) Shackelford, M. A. Simons, P. D. Sprouse, W. H. Tallyn, D. H. Wice, J. H. Williams. MARRIED. Walter E. Smith, ’20, to Miss Eliza- beth Jame Stevens of Jacksonville, Fla. on December 6th. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 33 Gaylord J. Stone, ’10, Blazes New Trail In the December issue of “Southern Advertising and Publishing” (Greensboro, N. C.) the accomplish- ments of Gaylord J. Stone, 10, of Fort Worth, Texas, are highly lauded from the standpoint of his new feed production and advertising methods. At Washington and Lee Mr. Stone ran on the track team and was prominent in other affairs. He is now president of the Universal Mills, Inc., manufacturers of stock and poultry feeds. In commenting on his progressive work the article stated— “But there was one man in the feed industry who wasn't satisfied with things as they were; this man was Gaylord J. Stone, president of Universal Mills of Fort Worth, Texas. He is something more than a capable executive and a widevisioned business man. ‘The son of a Virginia flour miller, he was literally born in the milling business. Later, going into dairy and poultry farming himself, he gained a practical working knowl- edge of the “consumer viewpoint” that has since been surveyed, outlined and charted—expensively and often inaccurately—for countless other manufpcturers. “Having paid his own feed bills—having earned his living from his own flocks and herds—Gaylord Stone knows, probably better than any other feed manu- facturer, that the only reason why any man should buy the ‘Superior’ brand of feeds manufactured by his Universal Mills is because those feeds will return a profit to the feeder. — | “With such a background, it is only natural that Mr. Stone has constantly improved the quality of ‘Superior’ feeds. But his greatest improvement — the big discovery that has affected all feeds and all feed advertising—had its inception in a trivial incrdent. Of course there have been many other ‘trivial inci- dents.’ Every schoolboy knows of Isaac Newton and the falling apple; Ben Franklin and his kite; Watt and the steam kettle—all mere trifles except that, in each case, a man of vision could see more than was apparent to other men’s eyes. “Gaylord Stone discovered the value of dehydrated orange peel and pulp through similar unrelated inci- dents. But we will let him tell it in his own words: ““About three years ago my little girl became very ill with stomach trouble. After the attending phy- sician had prescribed as a diet practically everything known to modern medical science—all without ap- preciable results—he finally suggested orange juice as a last resort. The effect was astounding. Within two weeks my daughter had returned to normal health; she was able to retain solid food on her stomach and she developed very rapidly into a strong and healthy child. “ “The wonderful results of the orange juice in my own family naturally awakened my curiosity concern- Gayrorp J. Stonr, 710 “Fed oranges to chickens” ing this rich source of the health-giving vitamines. Knowing that the juice itself was more than ninety- five per cent water, I concluded that these same mys- terious vitamines which had brought my little girl back to health would be found in larger and more con- centrated quantities in the pulp and peel itself. So I then began a lengthy investigation of the vitamine con- tents of this fruit, securing all available information from the foremost authorities on the subject. I then took the matter up with various laboratories that had experimented with orange-feeding on guinea pigs and rats afflicted with scurvy, with pronounced curative re- sults. ““Convinced that I was on the road to the discovery of the long-sought-for green food substitute, I con- tracted with a California candy concern to supply us with enough of the dehydrated orange for experi- mental purposes. Our Poultry Service Department then conducted experiments for approximately two years, testing and proving the wonderful properties of this new ingredient in every conceivable manner. ““The University of California likewise conducted successful experiments and, at the same time, we sup- plied feed containing the dehydrate orange peel and pulp to three practical poultrymen. ““The results in every case were even more satis- factory than I had hoped for. ‘The most rigid tests proved beyond a doubt that dehydrated orange peel and pulp is not only a wonderful source of the health- giving and growth-promoting vitamines, but also that CC ontinued on page 43) 34 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE W.H. ‘Trotter, 2 | : Sets World’s Record The “Provident Review” house organ of the Provi- dent Life and Accident Insurance Company of Chatta- nooga, Tenn., featured the record breaking achieve- ment of William Henry Trotter, ’21, in their October. issue. ‘The article states: “What is believed to be a new world record as to the number of accident insurance applications written im one month was hung up during September by W. H. Trotter, of Trotter & Boyd, general agents in Chatta- nooga for the Provident’s Personal Accident and Health Department. During the 26 days of Septem- ber Mr. Trotter wrote a total of 219 accident applica- tions. Since the previous record, so far as can be as- certained, was 153 applications in one month’s time, Mr. ‘Trotter’s September business sets a new high mark for the world to shoot at. An-app-an-hour was the pace Mr. Trotter set for the 26 working days, al- lowing eight hours for each day. “Only commercial business is included in this record, no monthly pay or life applications being counted. [1 these and the commercial applications calling for health - insurance business were counted, his total number of applications for the month would be increased to a larger figure. “Two factors make Mr. Trotter’s record quite re- markable. In the first place, he -entered upon the record-breaking attempt with only a few days prepara- tion. It was after the middle of August, in fact, be- fore he finally determined to make the attempt in Sep- tember. Asa rule, agents who set out to hang up new world records for production prepare for the campaign at least two months ahead of time. In the second place, the class of business that Mr. Trotter placed on his books during the campaign was the very highest that the city of Chattanooga could produce—business of the class that sticks. “In going after his record Mr. Trotter left na stone unturned. He adopted every method of getting busi- ness that portended results. For the most part, how- ever, his production was secured through personal calls. Before starting his campaign he made up a large prospect list and then scheduled a certain number of calls for every day. Along with his scheduled calls he conducted a cold canvass, also, nailing every likely looking prospect encountered. With a large number of his friends and acquaintances, he used direct by mail solicitation and many of his applications were pro- duced by this means. But the thing that put the job over was regular, systematic day by day hammering, getting to work early and staying at it late. “As a result of his month’s campaign, Mr. ‘Trotter not only made a new world record but also rolled up a big showing for his agency for the month.”’ Nov, 721927 Mr. Verbon E. Kemp: I received copy of the ALUMNI MaGazINeE today and in looking over its interesting pages I find a notice of myself, taken from the Raleigh News and Observer, stating that I can spell every word in an unabridged Dictionary. Now, my dear friend, as I dislike to be overrated just let me inform you that the News and Observer has been widely misinformed. I do not be- lieve there has ever lived a man who could spell 450,- O00 words especially those included in the sciences. I learned the old Blue Back Speller away back in the early 50’s at the age of seven years and I still know it. I don’t think I said it was excluded from the schools because “it only costs ten cents” but I think I said “be- cause it costs only ten cents.” To give you an accurate statement of my proficiency in the orthographic line, I shall say that I can spell every word in the old Blue Back Speller, all in Towne’s Speller and define all in the antebellum Primary Dic- tionary (Webster’s) all in his School Dictionary, all in Westlake’s 3,000 Practice Words and many in the latest New Abridged Dictionary but by no means all of them. My reputation as a speller got out in 1892 when I was sent to Raleigh, Dec. Ist. to spell in a “Bee” of the Literati of the state for the benefit of the Con- federate Veterans’ Home. ‘There were 35 contestants of all professions and I knocked out every one of them. Raleigh at that time considered itself “not of the uni- verse” and was mightily cut down that a man from the plow-horse team in the country should be victorious in a contest of that kind. And in°1907 they invited me again to give out the words for another “Bee”. I did so and Professor Monson won the prize. Then some- one steps forward and said: “For a continuation of the championship Mr. Allen must spell against Prof. Morson.”’ I could not back down and so took a seat at the side of Morson before an audience of 2,000 or more. I knocked him out on the third round, each having been given three words. Morson was a gradu- ate of the University of Virginia and had been a teacher in the high school at Raleigh for forty years. I trust you can read this scrawl and excuse its length.. I shall be 81 next February 2nd, and hope to be at the next Finals. I omitted to say that in my spelling contests I not only spelled all my words correctly but located them by page, column and number in column if in the Blue ae JosrpH JoHn ALLEN, ’70. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 35 R. T. Shields, ’98, Still Able Athlete Tho nearly two decades have passed by since “Ran” Shields cavorted on the W. & L. gridiron or pulled an oar on the Harry Lee crew during the years of ’96- 98, he seems to have lost none of his athletic prowess. In a track meet at his post in China during April, 1926, Dr. Shields was pitted against C. C. Chang, twice China’s representative in the Far Eastern Clym- pics. In a 1500 meter race Dr. Shields came in first and Chang second. The time was 4 49”. He was bested by Chang in the 5,000 meter race but ran him a close second. The accompanying photograph show both runners at the meet. 7 Recent disturbance in: China has not allowed for much sporting activity unless in the realm of armed combat. However, Dr. Shields has returned to his position as head of the Medical School of Shantung University, at Tsinan, Shantung, China. Dr. Shields writes us: “I was very glad to see the in- teresting August number of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Was especially interested in seeing the old ’97 football team and learning something of the whereabouts of. some of the old boys. The enclosed photo will show that I have not yet become fossilized. I am not President of Shantung Christian University but Dean of School of Medicine. Hope to return for a visit to Lexington | next spring and enter Ran, Jr., in fall of ’28. WILLIAM W. MORGAN, ’26, PROMINENT ASTRONOMER At the beginning of his junior year at Washington and Lee, William W. Morgan of Washington, D. C., had an opportunity to take a position with the Yerkes Wma. W. Morcan, 726 “C, P. Cygni not variable” “ Dr. R. T. Suretps, 98 “Ran ran Chang” Observatory under famed astronomer Edwin L, Frost. This opportunity came by chance through Dr. B. A. Wooten, able professor of Physics at W. & L., who worked at the Yerkes Observatory during the summer of 1926. Morgan specialized in Physics and As- ~tronomy under Dr. Wooten, who recognizing his un- usual ability tried to secure a post-graduate research scholarship for him. Dr. Frost of the Yerkes Ob- servatory heard of this effort and immediately offered to place him in a vacancy in his own staff. The opportunity could not be missed. After con- siderable debate over leaving W. & L. before complet- ing his under-graduate work, Morgan accepted. Since that time his rise has been phenominal. He has writ- ten several papers on Astronomy which were published in the Astra Physical Journal, and in Popular Astron- omy. He presented, by invitation, a paper before the American Astronomical Society at Madison, Wisc., proving that the variable star C. P. Cygni (Continued on page 42) 36 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE From Robert R. Brown, Coach 1905-09 Editor ALUMNI MAGAZINE, Dear Sir: I have just received a letter from an alumnus of W. & L. giving me some details of the selection of the ALL TIME W. & L. Team. As I was coach at W. & L. from 1905 to 1908 I am in a position to give some credit to men who played on my teams of those years. There were men whose work was especially notice- able whom I would like to nominate for positions. Bagley, Moomaw, Ed Brown, Streit, and Alderson were the best of the backs. Dow and White were the two best linemen. I considered Dow the best end I coached while at W. & L., and one of the best in the South. He was not especially fast, but was always on top of the ball, always down under kicks and always got the receiver of the kick. During the two years he played end— 1906 & 1907—I can not recall a gain made around his end. During those years W. & L. beat Virginia, tied N. C., lost to V. P. I. although the latter made but one or two first downs, lost to Bucknell 0-2, and Bucknell made but one first down. If you will look up the rec- ords of the teams of those years, you will notice the few scores made against the teams. Will suggest H. M. Dow, 1908 Law, for an end position. White was an exceptionally good tackle, and was the equal of any tackle I saw on later teams. I refereed and acted as umpire in the games between Tulane and W.& L. in New Orleans about 1914 and 1919, and did not see a lineman on the W. & L. teams better. Alderson and Bill Streit were the two best backs who were on my teams of 1905-1908. Alderson was the best line plunger in the south in 1907. He was good for a gain against every line he opposed, and had the faculty of passing the secondary when through. In Georgetown game of 1908, Alderson had a_ bad knee and was instructed not to carry ball until near the opposing goal. He was not given ball until on George- town ZO yd. line, and on first play broke through line, sidestepped secondary defense, and scored. With score 11-6 against W. & L. in last few minutes of game he again crashed 11 yds. for second touchdown, and kicked goal to win 12-11. His defense was as good. Streit was one of the best backs in South in 1906-7. While not fast he was never stopped without a good gain, and his off tackle smashes were always good for from 5 to 15 yds. Before coming to W. & L. he was named All-Southern tackle while at Auburn, be- cause of his defenSive work. At W. & LL. under me, I can not recall his ever missing a tackle, and they were made on line of scrimmage. He sized up a play quicker than most backs, and the low scores made on W. & L. teams while he was there were due in great part to the defensive work of Streit. He was power- fully built, never injured, and an ideal leader. In tak- ing out an end for his other backs he had no equal in the South. To show his nerve; in Georgetown game of 1906, Streit played while his arms and shoulders were covered with 11 boils. After game I took him to the hospital, and the Doctor could not believe that a person could have played under the handicap. He stated it was the greatest exhibit of courage and nerve he had ever seen. He was not only a great player but an inspiring leader. As I stated above, I saw teams from W. & L. play in 1914 and 1919, and there were not as great players on those teams as Dow and Streit. I would nominate for the All Time Team H. M. Dow for one end, and “Bill” Streit for a back. For second team (if one is selected) White, about 1908, tackle and Alderson, 1909, full. : Yours truly, Rost. R. Brown, Coach W. & L. 1905 to 1909. November 21, 1927. Dear Mr. Kemp: I am enclosing my check for $2.50 covering sub- scription to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Your letter of the 14th was certainly appreciated, and it was indeed a pleasure to renew our acquaint- ance. | While I was very anxious for W & L. to defeat Virginia, I do not feel that the defeat in any way spoiled my trip, because it was worth almost any price to get back to Lexington, even at the great expense of a Virginia victory, to meet my old friends again, whom I shall always regard as those that are the best. . When you were in Helena a few years ago I was laboring under such financial difficulties that I was unable to pledge anything to W. & L. If you still need any pledges I am now in a position to at least pledge a moderate amount, and I would appreciate your explaining to me just how this is done, and send me whatever necessary papers there are to be signed. Mrs. Beall and the Youngs thoroughly enjoyed the visit as well as myself, and we are going to drive up again next year. It is possible that I will be in Vir- ginia again in the Spring, and I am planning to spend a couple of days at W. & L. : Sincerely yours, ALLEIN Bray, JR., 18. MARRIED. James Edward Moyler, ’21, and Miss Amelia Walker were married on November 19th, and are making their home in Franklin, Virginia. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE — 37 Notable Doings of Washington and Lee Folk COACH FOREST FLETCHER, Director of Phys- ical Education and titular head of all athletics at W. & L., represented Washington and Lee at the meet- ing of the Southern Athletic Conference which was held at Lexington, Kentucky, at the close of the foot- ball season. ‘This convention has been an annual af- fair since 1921 and Coach Fletcher has championed local athletic interests in this conference at every meeting since that time. : HUGH B. SPROUL, 792, trustee of Washington and Lee, member of the State Highway Commission, addressed the Sphex Club, prominent literary organi- zation of Lynchburg at their December meeting. He gave a brief history of road building in Virginia, gave statistics on road mileage in the State, discussed the maintenance of the Valley Pike, discussed revenue sources, the 160 road projects, the 22 convict camps and the work in the Lynchburg construction district. A brief address was also made at this meeting of the Sphex Club by Powell Glass, ’07. ROBERT L. OWEN, ’77, of Oklahoma, no pro German, in whose veins flows the blood of the native red man, spoke at a patriotic dinner, absolved Ger- many from the guilt of starting the war, showed that the War guilt should rest on France and the Balkans. His hearers were astounded; applauded or not, ac- cording to their own convictions. BABE SPOTTS, student, all-round athlete, star football end, was chosen to join the all-star Southern Football Eleven which met and defeated an all star Western team in a Christmas battle at Los Angeles, Calif. He was chosen by coaches Wade of Alabama and Alexander of Georgia Tech who had charge of the Southern aggregation. Washington and Lee was represented on the all-star Southern Eleven last year by “Ty” Rauber. LUCIUS JUNIUS DESHA, A.B., 06, M.A, Ph.D., able professor of Organic Chemistry at Wash- ington and Lee, announced the compilation of a new chemistry text book, to be ready for publication in the near future. The material in this text has been used for regular assignment by Dr. Desha’s classes for the past year. It is the result of several years’ study and observation as to the needs of college classes in organic chemistry and the product of much ex- perience. WILLIAM A. GLASGOW, ’86, patriot and able lawyer, took justifiable exception to an America bait- ing cartoon in “Punch,” British weekly, politely ad- dressed the editor in a letter saying: “Such publications are distressing to cordial and affectionate relations between two great countries. * * * J am quite sure the next edition of your paper should contain an apology,” and received a cold and disdainful re- ply; again wrote, this time sharply—‘I find I mis- judged both the intelligence of the editor and the character of the publication.” ALLAN RUSHTON, ’26, returns by air. Dur- ing the third quarter of play in the Virginia game an airplane appeared out of the gray haze to the South. It circled the field and swooped low just as the Cava- liers from Virginia scored their winning touchdown. Then it departed in disgust. A safe landing was made in a field just South of Lexington. Out stepped Allan Rushton, of Birmingham, Ala., and his passen- ger, Miss Adelaide Douglas, of Washington, D. C. Allan reported an uneventful flight from Birming- ham. He flew with Miss Douglas to Atlanta where they were joined by a co-pilot. Stops were made at Greenville, S. C. and Winston-Salem, N. C. He at- tended the Monogram Club dance and started on the return flight the following morning. MAJOR LEROY HODGES, B.A., ’10, able, popu- lar director of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, announced that he was not a candidate for the gov- ernorship of Virginia to succeed able, popular Gov- ernor H. F. Byrd. This announcement came in re- sponse to a query from a Suffolk, Va., newspaper edi- tor; scotched rumors that he was to enter politics. Major Hodges stated that his every effort was di- rected toward completing the five-five program for commercial unification and expansion in Virginia, inaugurated in 1924 by the State Chamber of Com- merce. | CONGRESSMAN GEORGE LL. PEERY, B.A., 02, famed democratic conqueror of the republican Ninth District of Virginia, thrice elected to Congress from that district, announced that he would not be a> candidate for re-election; was editorially lauded throughout the state for his achievement and rapid rise in the U. S. House of Representatives, and his political retirement deplored; was mentioned as a candidate for governor of Virginia to succeed Governor Byrd. (In this event he would oppose Lieut.-Gov. Junius FE. West, ’93, only announced candidate for the governor- ship ). E. CLYDE HOGE, ’08, writes us from Cincinnati: “Certainly did enjoy Home-coming Day, November 5th, and seeing many alumni of my day and time. You are to be congratulated on the splendid showing you made in fixing up the Alumni House with the funds at your disposal. I urge the alumni to contrib- ute generously to this cause so we may have a real | headquarters at Alma Mater.” » TET I, a aaa He OES 38 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Letters W. & L. IN NEW MEXICO Nov. 23, 192s: My dear Mr. Kemp: I enclose my check for $4.00 covering ALUMNI MacazIneE subscription for two years. The Novem- ber issue was received and greatly enjoyed. I have a section of my office library set apart and bountifully stocked with Washington and Lee litera- ture. I am particularly fond of my ALUMNI MaAGa- ZINE file, which is complete. This room in my office has become the headquarters for Washington and Lee graduates and prospective students seeking in- formation. ~ Washington and Lee men are playing important roles in the affairs of this State. Hon. Colin Neblett, 04, is Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. W. A. Kelleher, 715, of Albuquerque and Clarence Hinkle, 13, of Ros- well are universally recognized as two of the most promising young lawyers in the State. Herman Crile, ’°17, is back into the practice of law and is do- ing exceptionally well, and, but for the fact that he deemed it unwise to go on the bench at this time, he probably would have received an appointment as Judge of our district, filling a vacancy recently occurring. Miguel Otero, Jr., 15, is State Auditor, and Bob Dow, 12, is the State’s Attorney General. There are twelve Washington and Lee men in and around Roswell, all of whom are getting along splen- didly in the business world, and I am rather proud of the fact that they often get together and sometimes refer to me as the “Daddy of the Washington and Lee movement from this section of the country.” With warm personal regards, I beg to remain, Sincerely yours, Hiram M. Dow, ’08. ——— LEXINGTON LEADS LIST OF TEN CITIES REPRESENTED One of the most surprising facts brought to lght from a survey of Washington and Lee men by cities as listed in the student directory is that many cities which have a large representation are a considerable distance from Lexington. Lexington has the largest number of students in the University this year, but Memphis, Tenn., and Washington, D. C., follow closely. The following table shows the number of students from cities in the country in the order of the size of their group:. Lexington 25, Memphis 21, Washington 19, New York 17, Louisville 16, Birmingham 15, Portsmouth 13, Roanoke 13, Lynchburg 12. My dear Mr. Kemp: Enclosed herewith find check for $2.50 covering one year’s subscription to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. I am sorry that I have been negligent in forwarding my subscription as I have enjoyed the many issues which I received last year, and I looked forward to receiving them with very much eagerness and antici- pation. I have talked W. & L. more the past few months than I have since my graduation, possibly due to the fact that “Shorty” and “Cy” Hall visited us in August telling us of the many happenings in and around Lexington for the past several years. We had a regular W. &. L. gathering, there being “Swamp” Jackson, ’24, G. P. Fifer, ‘25, Ed Woodson, “25, “Chick” Manley, ’24, “Cy” Hall, “Shorty” Hall and myself. It certainly seemed like old times to have some one to “pop” questions to and have them answered by ones who were familiar with the various teams, fra- ternities, activities, etc. If there are any issues of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE which I might have missed, kindly forward them to me as quickly as possible. , I saw Ed Rosamond, ’23, in Birmingham two weeks ago and naturally W. & L. was again the sole topic of conversation. If the class of ’23 convenes this com- ing year for a reunion at Finals, you may count me “among those present” from now on. Kindly remember me to Dick Smith, Eddie Parks, “Dean Harry”, and “Boss” Moreland. Yours for the “Fighting Generals” to lick the tar out of Virginia on the 5th, Rost. Carr, ’23. November 10, 1927. Dear Mr. Kemp: After receiving and again partaking of such gener- ous hospitality which was accorded me on last Friday and Saturday, due mainly to your efforts, I feel as though I should express my felicitations to you in some small way. To be made to feel at home in our Alumni Head- quarters, makes one feel as though he is really a part and parcel of the University, even though he might have finished many, many years ago and that is what I experienced on my recent trip to Lexington. The Alumni Headquarters is indeed a most valuable asset to the University. Again thanking you and further assuring you that if I can be of any service in some small way, do not hesitate to call on me. With kind personal regards and best wishes, I re- main, Yours for success, CaRLETON FE. JEweET?, 21. ee THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 39 LA Yes ANS \ * aM By PYAR RPP Vro7y~ OE J Oe PERSONALS 1 EDWARD C. DAY, ’80, writes: ‘“‘SHave been en- GAG. A gaged in the practice of law in Helena 31 years. : VW OR : a \ . . a ah A SS We Q b 4 / ig Greetings to those who are left of 1880!” So ee Se , COO Nan ae | SS SAGE 0 cleo 0 REV. JOHN V. McCALL, ’86, of El Paso, Texas, Pod aiken YE pastor of the Kastminster Presbyterian Church, is easily pH OE | 3 : eS $ LV SAS Ost A J KH Ayer ‘ NC one of the leading Presbyterian ministers of the state. Veer BP OOOO a eee Se He studied for the ministry at Columbia Theological Seminary and also at Princeton Seminary. While at Hugo, Oklahoma, in 1921, Rev. McCall spent sev- eral years at Kenworth on account of ill health, but he has recovered and is actively engaged in his work. ee COLES, 93, writes us that in February he will have completed a residence of 20 years in Char- lotte, N. C., as manager of the General Electric Com- pany. H. H. LARIMORE, 795, of St. Louis, Mo., General Counsel of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and a grad- uate of the law school of Washington and Lee, obeyed the impulse to visit Lexington and see the big football game on November 5th. HONORABLE HARRY M. WURZBACH, 796, representative of Texas, has begun his fourth term in Congress. He will be in Washington until adjournment of Congress.» DR. HARVEY WINTERS McNEILL of Mar- linton, W. Va., class of 1898 W. & L. and 1900 U. Va., saw the game on November 5th between W. & L. and U. Va., with divided emotions. He sat with the W. & L. boys. | | IT HAS BEEN THE PURPOSE OF FINCHLEY TO DEVELOP ONLY THE MOST INTERESTING AND CORRECT TYPE OF WEARABLES— AND IT IS COMMONLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE CLOTHES, HATS, SHOES AND HABERDASHERY FOR LOUNGE, BUSI- NESS, SPORTS AND FORMAL USAGE ARE QUITE INCOMPARABLE IN EVERY DEGREE. EXHIBITIONS ARE HELD. AT FREQUENT INTERVALS IN VARIOUS CITIES OF IMPOR- TANCE. IT WILL RESULT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO ATTEND THESE EXHIBITIONS WHEN NEAR YOU. WRITE DEPARTMENT C FOR EDGAR SYDENSTRICKER, ’02, is the author of an essay published by the Milbank Memorial Fund of New York City, entitled “The Measurement of Results of Public Health Work” which has been widely re- viewed. He was one of the principal speakers of the an- nual meetings of the National Tuberculosis Association at Indianapolis and of the American Statistical Associa- tion at Washington. Recently he was named as a mem- ber of the commission on vital statistics of the Inter- national Institute of Statistics and also of the League of Nations’ commission on the same subject. These two bodies are an outgrowth of the League of Nations’ Service of Public Health Statistics of which he was the organizer and first chief in 1922-24, DR. JOHN SHARSHALL GRASTY, ’04, has been appointed Chief Geologist of the American Manganese Producers Association. A SEDRON. JONES, JR., °99, is division Sales Manager for the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corpora- tion, of Richmond, Va. WALTER N. BOOTAY, ’09, of New York, a well-known student at W. & L. twenty years ago, was a recent visitor in Lexington. He had just returned from Europe. | | ILLUSTRATED CATALOG; ALSO INFORMATION AS TO DATES AND PLACES OF EXHIBITIONS. FIFTH AVENUE AT FORTY SIXTH STREET NEW YORK t | | i f | 40 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE PERSONALS FRANCIS FENTRESS, ’24, is working with the Turner, Farber Love Company in Tchula, Miss. The firm of MALONE & ELLIS (B. L. Malone, Jr., 24, and Thomas J. Ellis, ’23), of Punta Gorda, Florida, has been dissolved, the former firm member now prac- tising independently with offices in the Dreggors build- ing. ‘They will continue to be associated in all matters in which the firm was previously engaged, but each of the attorneys will be primarily responsible hereafter for the respective matters heretofore handled by him. W. E. BROCK, JR., ’25, Mission Ridge, Chatta- nooga, Tenn., writes us: ‘Wish I were back at W. & i? BOB SMITH, ’26, is occupying the chair of Soci- ology at Furman University this winter. GRAHAM LYTLE, ’27, is making a fine start as an independent house-builder in Beckley, West Va. “SCRAM” SALE, ’27, has a position with the Strother, Sale, Curd and Tucker law offices in Welch, West Va. HARRY SMITH SPIERS, ’27, is teaching Junior High School work in Greensboro, with charge of coaching athletics. EK. T. (CURLY) SANDERS, ’27, is now studying — law at Duke University. PENDLETON TOMPKINS, ’27. now attending Washington University Medical School, had an ex- citing experience and a narrow escape in the tornado which struck St. Louis recently. He was uninjured, altho all the windows and doors in the building where he was working were broken, and houses within a few hundred yards were completely wrecked. BORN. To Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Trotter a son, Reginald F. Trotter, Jr., on November 27th. MARRIED. Paul Elder, ex ’28, of Jonesboro, Ark. was married on October 23rd to Miss Rubye Dye of Parkin, Ark. CARY R. BLAIN, ’03 and ’04, of Guerrant, Ky., re- cently became Superintendent of Highland Institution in Breathitt County, Kentucky. It is a home mission en- terprise of the Presbyterian Church embracing orphan- age, school, hospital, church and farm—training 150 mountain children and young people. LAURENCE C. WITTEN, 710, writes us: ‘Life Insurance, properly arranged, furnishes the only | method by which a. man can by contract guarantee to do for his dependents after he dies, what he hopes to do if he lives. ‘That has been my work since leaving college. I have continuously been inspired by the growth of the business and by its appeal to college men as a profession and as a means of building estates.” DR. AND MRS. W. M. BROWN, 715, were the guests of the D.A.R. chapter of Augusta county at “Silverbrook” recently. Dr. Brown gave a very interesting talk on some of Virginia’s great men. PAUL C. THOMAS, 715, of Bluefield, West Va., writes us: “When I read in the ALUMNI MaAGazINneE of the exploits and work of former class mates, and other alumni of Washington and Lee, my own life seems commonplace in comparison. I am in the wholesale grocery business, being a member of the firm, Huff, Andrews and Thomas Company. We operate six wholesale grocery houses in this part of Virginia and West Virginia. I have a girl and a boy at my house who take up most of the time not devoted to the busi- ness above mentioned. In addition to the above I am a Past Commander of Bluefield Commandery No. 19, Knights Templar, and have charge of the best Sun- day School Orchestra in Bluefield.” DR. AND MRS. T. PRESTON WHITE, ’16, and little son were visitors at the home of Dr. Reid White, Lexington, Va., for a week during November. MR. WM. B. PATTERSON, ’21, of Staunton has accepted the position of cub reporter and advertise- ment chaser on the Gazette. ROBERT M. BEAR, ’22, head of the department of Education at Centre College, Danville, Ky., repre- sented Washington and Lee at the inauguration of President Charles J. Turck of Centre College. RAYMOND SMITH, ’22, has been transferred to another office of an allied company and is located at 17 Battery Place, New York City, with the Piedmont — Finance Company. MARRIED. R. Maurice (“Student”) Frew, ’23, and Miss Rose Renfro of Rock Hill, S. C., were mar- ried on December 6th. They will make their home in Rock Hull. THOS. HENRY CLAY, ’24, located at Paris, Ky., writes us: “My occupation is farming so you know I have no more to tell. Enjoy your publication very much.” J. PRESTON MOORE, ’27, is at his home in Lexington recuperating from an appendicitis opera- tion. Mr. Moore had just started his professorship at Davidson College when he was stricken with an attack of appendicitis. He will resume his duties as soon as he has recovered his strength. R. V. MILBANK, ’27, of Plainfield, N. J., writes us that he is “with the Engineering Department of New Jersev Central Railroad and still running.” THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 41 ROANOKE TEACHERS HEAR DR. BROWN DR. W. M. BROWN, of W. & L. U., who is one of the teachers conducting the extension courses offered by the University of Virginia, made the address at the Roanoke Teachers’ Institute held at the Jefferson High School auditorium recently. All of the teach- ers of the city schools attended the meeting. ‘The chief business of the body was the election of the delegates to the State Educational Association which was to meet in Richmond shortly thereafter. a J. FRED ESSARY WELL PLEASED WITH | W. & L. The student body assembly and the journalism ban- quet at the Robert EF. Lee hotel, provided “two very superior and responsive audiences,” J. Fred Essary, Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, who addressed the two gatherings, wrote to President Smith recently. Stating that he had “never faced so keenly intelligent a body of young fellow Americans and never felt so inadequate,” Mr. Essary was loud-spoken in his praises of the reception accorded him here. REPAIR WORK WILL BE DONE IN SPRING Repair work to be done on the University roads will probably not be started until the early spring, according to Professor Hale Houston, who is in charge of the work. The appropriation of $5,000 set aside for this work by the Board of Trustees will not become effective until after January 19th. At that time, the Board will hold a meeting to approve the suggestions made by Professor Houston. As it will be impossible for the concrete work to be done during the cold season, it is necessary that the repairs be de- layed until the early spring. —— Miss Blanche McCrum, librarian at Washington and Lee University, who has been studying at Harvard University during the summer, will remain in Boston during the coming session studying at Boston Univer- sity where she is an applicant for a degree. Miss Rockwell is at present in charge of the library. D. C. PORTER, ’27, writes us that he has “turned student. Too bad! I’m taking graduate work in Geology at the University of Oklahoma. Two years will be required for my Master’s Degree.” : DR. H. L. SMITH, recently addressed the Rotary Club of Staunton who had as their guests sixty odd S. M. A. boys, sons of Rotarians. The talk was about the likeness between training for life and for football. HOME COMING ALUMNI See GRAHAM & FATHER For Hats, Shoes and Socks “McCRUMS” As Always, the Gathering Place Of ALUMNI, STUDENTS AND FRIENDS _ OF WASHINGTON AND LEE Onexcelled Fountain Service LEXINGTON, VA. LEXINGTON POOL COMPANY “THE STUDENTS WINTER RESORT” SER MAA OR i” BRAM ATR AT ANN SAIS. So a en on ea a Treat pn ‘| rf be ? } ie it 2 i ; i it i i" vt i 4 i i 42 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE W. & L. BANQUET IN HELENA, ARKANSAS Covers were laid for 31 at a well appointed four course banquet table in Habib’s dining room at 6:30, on the evening of December 27th,-when the alumni of W. & L. entertained the local W. & L. students and their fathers and several prospective students and their fathers. The college colors of blue and white were effectively used in the decoration scheme of the table and dining hall. An’ enjoyable program included talks by Mr. Chas. Wooten and other alumni present, to which apt responses were given by some of the students present. The “Swing” and other Washington and Lee songs were sung with enthusiasm. A spirit of congeniality and pride and interest in their Alma Mater was very strong among these Washington and Lee men. W. T. RIVIERE, ’12, COMMENTS ON “SWING” IN LETTER TO J. R. CASKIE “Dear Caskie: “A short time ago we exchanged letters about the first use of the ‘W. & L. Swing’. Winding up what I said in my last note about local high school football prospects, let me add: Abilene, using the ‘Swing’ with a strong band and a big pep squad, gave Cle- burne the worst licking in the latter’s history, 34-7. As usher in the press box, I was behind the Abilene band, and had to whistle the air with them. ‘The next week at Waco I saw Waco beat Abilene 21-14, both teams supported by singing of the same good old tune, but the winners had the loudest band and used the ‘Swing’ oftener. In a game which I did not see this week, Waco further won 44-12 over a Cleveland team which holds the Ohio championship. So the music works.”’ eee THE NEW CLASS SCHEDULE The old order changeth. The routine of the tra- ditional Virginia gentlemen at Washington and Lee received a slight jolt when the faculty approved a more modern class schedule under which students and fac- ulty arise one half hour earlier, attend some classes between 8:30 A. M. and 12:30 P. M., eat lunch and return for class work between 1:30 and 3:30 P. M. Ably sponsored, ably opposed, this proposed change created an unexpected controversy in the faculty. Fi- nally passed, many details of the new schedule remain to be worked out and approved. Non-partisan views of the change were favorable. It appears to be a move toward more business like ac- tivity; toward reducing the innocuous atmosphere of leisure and luxury prevalent on the campus; toward increased efficiency. Exponents of more radical change might demand ‘more supervised study, more laboratory work in non- scientific courses, seminar classes, faculty guidance of student activities, faculty responsibility for student con- duct (outside of class), as additional blows to the rou- tine of the traditional Virginia gentlemen, as a consum- mation of their modernizing program. FLORIDA ALUMNI ENTERTAIN The ever-active alumni association in Jacksonville, assisted by C. T. Dawkins, °10, and some of his Tampa alumni associates were “on the job’ for the annual ‘Thanksgiving game this year. In addition to turning over the keys of the city to the team and to visiting alumni they held a most suc- cessful banquet at which Governor Martin of Florida was the chief speaker and guest of honor on the even- ing after the game. One of the features of this occasion was the pre- sentation of a handsome silver loving cup to foot- ball Capt. B. B. Tips by the Florida alumni in recog- nition of his capable service as captain, his individual playing ability and in appreciation of the team as a whole for their splendid showing against the Univer- sity of Florida Eleven during their three gridiron en- gagements in Jacksonville. WILLIAM W. MORGAN, ’26 (Continued from page 35) was not variable as heretofore thought. invaluable to Dr. Frost. In addition to his work at Yerkes, Morgan attended the University of Chicago and received his B. S. de- gree in June, 1927; is working on his thesis for a Master’s degree next spring. At the Yerkes Observatory he takes photographs of the sun and the moon, charts the paths of astral bodies, evolves many facts from his observations, dis- proving former theories; discovers new facts of scien- tific importance; is becoming recognized as an au- thority on astronomial subjects. He became Joe Bauserman, ’14, ’17, shot himself on January 3rd, in the waiting room of the filling station where he had — been working several years. Mr. Bauserman had given up his practice of law and taken up work at the garage to insure his being out of doors. Suicide was attributed to despondency over 111 health. DR. D. W. M. McCLUER, ’06, pastor of the Rose City Park Community Church, Portland, Oregon, since July 1, 1920, presided at the dedication of their handsome new church building during the week of October 2, Av27: THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE W. MC. MARTIN, °95 (Continued from page 19). and flying wedge with five yards to be gained in three downs, when the eleven men that started the game usually finished it, to the present open style of play with the substitution of a new man when a player is badly out of breath, with great interest. Mr. Martin payed appreciative - tribute to the in- spiring influence of the members of the faculty when he was at Washington and Lee. He recalls parti- cularly the training he received under Dr. H. A. White and Dr. J. A. Quarles. To Dean H. D. Camp- bell, then Professor Campbell and to Dr. J. L. Howe, the only remaining members of the faculty of ’91-’95, he has asked us to express his feeling of apprecia- tion which he so genuinely feels for all of his pro- fessors of that day. oo, W. JETT LAUCEK, 703. (Continued from page 29) nalls in 1916, was written in collaboration with an- other prominent W. & L. alumnus, Edgar Syden- stricker, B.A. ’02. | At Washington and Lee Mr. Lauck was editor of the Ring-tum Phi, editor of the Calyx, Santini meda-— list and manager of the baseball team. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, of Theta Nu Epsilon and Sigma. GAYLORD J. STONE, 710 (Continued from page 33). it.is the most perfect substitute for green food of which we have any knowledge.’ “That’s the bare story of the first real discovery in mixed feeds in many years. But after this there fol- lowed months of careless work, delays and disappoint- ments. Mr. Stone made many trips to California; he ‘sold’ his idea to the orange growers’ association; he showed them how they could convert a useless by- product into a source of revenue; he induced them to invest some twenty-five thousand dollars in dehydra- tion equipment and then signed a contract to take their entire output of dehydrated orange peel and pulp — after forestalling the efforts of one of America’s lar- gest feed mills, to ‘beat him to it.’ “After the contract was signed and the machinery installed, more months passed by while the operators learned the proper method of dehydrating the oranges. Finally in the late Spring of 1926, enough dehydrated orange was assured.to warrant the Universal Mills in incorporating this new ingredient in its ‘Superior’ Egg Mash.” NICE PRINTING at COUN TY NEWS OFFICE LEXINGTON, VA. 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Think what this means when you are in a strange city and wish to look up a classmate or friend. | You will find at these hotels a current copy of your Alumni publication. You will also find a spirit of co-operation and a keen desire to see you comfortably housed and adequately pro- vided for. Reservations may be made from one Intercol- legiate Alumni Hotel to another as a convenience to you. Intercollegiate Alumni Hotels are a new and vital force in assisting your Alumni Secretary. He urges you to sup- port them whenever and wherever possible. He will be glad to supply you with an introduction card to the managers of all Intercollegiate Alumni Hotels, if you so request. THE PARTICIPATING COLLEGES e SSS z PERE MARQUETTE Peoria, Ill. The alumni organizations of .the following colleges and universities are participants in the Intercollegiate Alumni Hotel movement: Colerads Akron Maine Oregon State Virginia Alabama Columbia M. 1. fF. Penn State Virginia Amherst Cornell Michigan State Pennsylvania Polytechnic Institute Antioch Cumberland Michigan Princeton Washington and Lee Bates Emory Mills Purdue Washington State Beloit Elmira Minnesota Radcliffe Washington (Seattle) Bowdoin Georgia Missouri Rollins Washington (St. Louis) Brown Georgetown College Montana Rutgers Wellesley Bryn Mawr Goucher Mount Holyoke ~ Smith Wesleyan College Bucknell Harvard Nebraska South Dakota Wesleyan University Buffalo Illinois New York University Southefn California Western Reserve California Indiana North Carolina Stanford Whitman Carnegie Institute lowa State College North Dakota Stevens Institute Williams Case School Kansas Northwestern Texas A. and M. Winthrop Chicago — Teachers’ Coll. Oberlin Texas Wisconsin College of the Kansas Occidental Tulane Wittenberg City of New York Lake Erie Ohio State Union Wooster Colgate Lafayette Ohio Wesleyan Vanderbilt Worcester 7 Colorado Lehigh Oklahoma Vassar Polytechnic Institute School Mines Louisiana Oregon Vermont Yale CALIFORNIAN Fresno, Calif. PALACE San Francisco, Calif. \ SAINT PAUL St. Paul, Minn. MULTNOMAH Portland, Ore. SINTON Cincinnati, O. ST JAMES WALDORF- ASTORIA ONONDAGA WOLVERINE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN San Diego, Calif. : ‘ New York, N. Y Syracuse, N. Y Detroit, Mich. Philadelphia, Pa. Intercollegiate Alumni Hotels — “SEarrce poston xt Pay TON pw YoRK. BLHILADELPH/A ELEY BERN CRAM ENTO art ino Ae Sa KWLANO WASHINGTON SAN FRANCISCO @ SAN DIEGO Every Dot Marks an Intercollegiate Alumni Hotel Baltimore, Md., Southern Lincoln, Nebr., Lincoln Portland, Ore., Multonomah Berkeley, Cal., Claremont Los Angeles, Calif., Biltmore Rochester, N. Y., Seneca Bethlehem, Pa. Bethlehem Madison, Wis., Park Sacramento, Cal., Sacramento Birmingham, Ala., Bankhead Minneapolis, Minn., Radisson St. Louis, Mo., Coronado Boston, Mass., Copley-Plaza Montreal, Canada, Mount Royal St. Paul, Minn., Saint Paul Chicago, Ill., Blackstone New Orleans, La., Monteleone San Diego, Cal., St. James Chicago, Ill., Windermere New York, N. Y., Roosevelt San Francisco, Cal., Palace Cincinnati, Ohio, Sinton New York, N. Y., Waldorf-Astoric Seattle, Wash., Olympic Columbus, Ohio, Neil House Northampton, Mass., Northampton Syracuse, N. Y., Onondaga Danville, Ill., Wolford Oakland, Cal., Oakland Toronto, Canada, King Edward Detroit, Mich., Wolverine Peoria, Ill., Pere Marquette Urbana, IIl., Urbana-Lincoln Fresno, Cal., Californian Philadelphia, Pa., Benjamin Franklin Washington, D. C., Willard Kansas City, Mo., Muehlebach Pittsburgh, Pa., Schenley Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming The Intercollegiate Alumni Hotel movement is sponsored by the Alumni Secretaries and Editors of the participating colleges and directed by INTERCOLLEGIATE ALUMNI EXTENSION SERVICE, 18 E. 41st St., New York, N.Y. DIRECTORS J.O. BAXENDALE STEPHEN K. LITTLE J. L. MORRILL W.B. SHAW Alumni Secretary Princeton Alumni Weekly Alumni Secretary Alumni Secretary University of Vermont Princeton University Ohio State University University of M.chigan A. C. BUSCH JOHN D. McKEE . W.R. OKESON ROBERT SIBLEY Alumni Secretary Wooster Alumni Bulletin Treasurer of Alumni Secretary Rutgers College Wooster College Lehigh University ' University of California R. W. HARWOOD HELEN F. McMILLIN R. W. SAILOR FLORENCE H. SNOW Harvard Alumni Bulletin Wellesley Alumnae Magazine Cornell Alumni News Alumnae Secretary sHarvard University Wellesley College Cornell University Smith College E. N. SULLIVAN LEVERING TYSON E. T. T. 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