MARCH, 1954 tetris s He 33h 3! tt EEE ae rt $3 seer 3 esseeeeataty S353 i WASHINGTON AND LEE Commemorative Plates cagwood Sold only in sets of eight different scenes Price, $18.00 per set F, 0. B. Lexington, Virginia WASHINGTON AND LEE ALUMNI, INC. Lexington, Virginia Appalachian—Waldo G. Miles, ’34, Attorney, Bristol, Virginia Augusta — Rockingham — Ed Moore, ,’25 Waynesboro, Virginia Atlanta—Thomas E. Schneider, ’24, Box 7128, Station C Baltimore—C. William Pacy, ’50, 202 EH. Uni- versity Parkway Birmingham—Clifford B. Beasley, Jr., ’46, 210-C Foxhall Road Chae W. Va.—W.-T. Brotherton, ’47, Box Chattanooga—Charles L. Claunch, ’27, 1223 Vol- unteer Building Chicago—W. C. Olendorf, ’46, 1059 Fairoaks, Deerfield, Illinois Cincinnati—Robert B. Shreve, ’40, 576 Howell Avenue Charlotte—Jack Crist, Jr., ’45, Box 1045 Cleveland—Paul L. Holden, ’38, Lincoln Elec- tric Co. Danville, Virginia—E. Ballou Bagbey, ’29, First National Bank Florida West Coast—W. E. 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(Cy) Youne, 1917 Class Notes: Editors. 0 6 os. cas Mary BARCLAY Vol. XXIX MARCH, 1954 No. 2 THE WASHINGTON AND LEE ALUMNI, INC. President..... WitiiAmM L. WEBsTER, 1912 Vice-President. ...Wyatr C. Hepricxk, 1910 Secretary...... Harry K. (Cy) Younec, 1917 Treasurer... EMMETT W. POINDEXTER, 1920 — THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PauL C. Burorp, 1913 Hucu J. Bonino, 1936 EMMETT W. POINDEXTER, 1920 WILLIAM L. WEBsTER, 1912 J. STEWART Buxton, 1936 Wyatt C. Hepricx, 1910 JOHN F. HENDON, 1924 H. L. SuHury, 1924 THE COVER This scene “under the Big Tent’ should bring back fond memories to hundreds of alumni. The date: June 18, 1949. Lhe occasion: ‘The Bicentennial Reunion. By popular demand there will be a repeat perform- ance this year. All classes will be back for another big Reunion on June 10, 11, and 12. Now is the time for all Washington and Lee men to “fall in line” and make plans to come back for more in’54! MARSHALL W. FISHWICK O PRICE can be put on the things we cherish most N at Washington and Lee. It dosen’t make sense to argue the worth of tradition, the honor system, the imprint of great men who have gone before us, natural beauty, comradeship—these things are price- less. So are our buildings, though they are made of brick and stone and wood, like thousands of others. To us they are more than structures; they are sym- bols of our heritage, our aspiration, our belief in west- ern civilization. Our Greek Revival facade is part of our cultural, as well as our geographical landscape. The dominant building of the facade—the one on which the others are modeled—is Washington Hall. Who designed and built it? When was it begun, and how much did it cost? Why is it mentioned so fre- quently in American architectural histories? To answer these questions we must go back more than a century and a half, to the then-new frontier town of Lexington. In 1802 a young man named John Jordan came into the area with his wite. ‘They were from ‘Tidewater Virginia, both from prominent families. Samuel Jordan had been wrecked off the coast of the “vexed Bermudas” in 1608, an incident which Shakespeare made use of in The Tempest. John Jordan’s father made cannon balls for the Americans during the Revolutionary War. We are not certain as to why the young couple came to Rockbridge County. One story holds that it was to work on “Mul- berry Hill,’ which Samuel Reid constructed about 1800, and which served for a number of years as the Delta Upsilon fraternity house. By 1808 we find Jordan hard at work as a con- tractor and architect. In that year he did the brick work for the Ann Smith Academy, one of the first girls’ schools in the South. Among the people who con- tributed to the building was ‘Thomas Jefferson, whom Jordan met during his military service in the War of 1812, and whose architectural ideas shaped those of Jordan. Jordan also embarked upon the production of pig iron, canal building, road construction, and grist milling in his varied and successful career. As an architect-builder John Jordan was undoubt- JOHN JORDAN’S MASTERPIECE Professor of American Studies edly a “natural.” His sense of proportion was innate, and he used it to good advantage. ‘This may be seen in the work of this craftsman and contractor who was to produce the famous central building at Washing- THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE ton College. There were few professional architects in the whole country when John Jordan began his career of building, and those were employed almost exclusively in the erection of large public buildings. In frontier districts such as Rockbridge County, the professional architect did not exist. Consequently, much was left to the architect-builder. A building turned out to be a worthy or unworthy creation ac- cording to the originality and taste of the man who built it. In 1882, Jordon began work on his masterpiece, Washington Hall, which is still the central building on the Washington and Lee campus. ‘Taking the contract with Samuel Darst, and making his bricks right on the place, Jordan designed and executed a structure the simplicity, strength, and dignity of which have won it wide praise as one of America’s handsomest academic buildings. ‘The circumstances behind its erection are worth recounting briefly. Begun as Augusta Academy in 1749, but renamed Washington Academy when Wash- ington presented the school with canal stock, the in- stitution was leveled by a fire in 1802. On February 1, 1803, a committee was formed “to receive any pro- posals from the inhabitants of Lexington and its vi- cinity as to the future site of Washington Academy and to obtain by such means as they think the most approved plans for the buildings to be erected.” By the end of 1804, funds were acquired to build two small academic buildings (known as Union Hall and Graham Hall) and a Steward’s House. They had a total of fifteen rooms and were used as dormitories and class rooms until 1824. Meanwhile money was acquired for the purpose of erecting a central build- ing. On March 10, 1821, the Board announced ‘That it 1s NOW necessary to erect another building on the college lot, and that Robert White, John Robinson, Samuel McDowell Reid and James McDowell be a committee to report for the buildings and ascertain what it can be erected for.’’* Eventually the committee was ready to receive bids on a suitable building, and the sketch and bid ($9,000) of John Jordan was awarded the contract. Although the amount on hand which could be applied to the building as of July 31, 1822, was less than $6,500, the Board decided to go ahead. It was a wise move. By the spring of 1824 Jordan had finished the building, and a proper ceremony was in order. Ac- curate historical descriptions of the event are hard to come by, since it has taken on a legendary quality in Rockbridge annals. It is said that John Robinson, famous for his Irish whiskey, donated a 4o-gallon bar- rel of 15-year old brew (‘‘the finest ever seen in Rock- *Microfilm number 1, Official University Archives, Wash- ington and Lee University. The other material for this sec- tion was obtained in the Archives and the Treasurer’s Vault. MARCH 1954 While Old George watched—basins, buckets and dippers, some more handy than nice bridge County’) for festivities. “The public was in- vited and it came. “Jocky’”? Robinson himself tapped the barrel, tra- dition says, and “for a time, courtesy in the order of approach was observed.” ‘The temptation was too great, however. Soon the crowd was attacking the barrel with “tin cups, pitchers, basins, buckets, and a variety of dippers, some of them more handy than nice.” A visitor present noted dourly that they “soon gave a glorious exhibition of what free whiskey can do for the noble creature made in the image of God.” He left when “they were rolling on the ground like swine.” Finally two gentlemen were forced to upset the barrel and empty the remainder on the ground. “Still,” says one account, “enough had been con- sumed to make College Hill look lke a battle-field after a hard fight.” Such temporary revelry did not phase the beauty or achievement of Washington Hall, a_ three-story building measuring 50 by 100 feet. Recitation rooms were on the first floor, with the science department in the west corner. ‘(The Chapel was on the second floor, and the two literary societies (Washington and Gra- ham) on the third. Henry Ruffner, college president from 1836 to 1848, pointed up the Jeffersonian quality of the structure when he later called it “a Maison Quarre, like the State Capitol, but without a high basement.” Like Jefferson’s famous building in Rich- mond, this was a “momument historique.” In the generation following, the college officials decided to construct other buildings on Jordan’s pat- 3 tern and proportions, so as to give a unity to the whole campus. ‘The re- sult has been so well described by America’s leading architectural his- torian of the Greek Revival period that it seems wise to let him des- cribe this expansion. ‘Talbot Ham- lin has this to say about the Wash- ington and Lee University: Besides the houses, a_ few churches, the state capitols, and the courthouses, it is the colleges which chiefly distinguish the Greek Revival in the: South -.. One of the most impressive of these early Southern Colleges is the main group of Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Virginia. Here, a simple existing building was made the central motif in a long and imposing composition by adding to it con- necting wings with large end buildings. The three-storied cen- tral building is pedimented, with a portico of six slim Doric col- umns... The simple lines bat- tered base, and stern lines are full of Greek simplicity. No more impressive expression of the ideals of the time could be imag- ined than this classical group, its pediment and orders seen through embowering trees, over swelling American lawns. In 1936 Washington Hall was completely renovated, fireproofed, and modernized. While the exter- ior was little changed, the interior was so completely done that almost nothing (with the exception of small items like the stair rail) was left. During the work original plans were discovered showing just what the second-floor chapel had looked like, and this was restored as Wash- ington Chapel. Generations of students have fond memories of Washington Hall, and the instruction they re- ceived there. Many remember for example, the mathematics classes of Professor “Liv” Smith, who dem- onstrated his displeasure by throw- ing chalk at the “G. I. can” that sat for years in the second floor hallway. For a long time students actually lived in Washington Hall, but there are no alumni living whose memories go back to this period. And so John Jordan’s masterpiece stands today, with its white and red beauty atop a green hill. It is still the central building of the Univer- sity, but it is more than a building. It is a landmark, a symbol of what we have been, and a heritage on which we thrive. John Jordan’s masterpiece, a red and white symbol atop a green hill THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE THE ATHLETIC STORY or breathes there an alumnus with soul so dead ALMAND R. COLEMAN, ’26 Professor of Accounting and Chairman, Athletic Committee REATHES there an alumnus with B soul so dead who, glancing at Sunday’s paper, never to himself has said: “What are we doing playing Maryland?” “Why don’t we stick to teams in our own class?....Why don’t we play unsubsidized football, or give it up?....Why don’t we use the money to raise professors’ salaries? ....Why can’t we win more games?” An aid to finding some of the answers lies, we hope, in this review of Washington and Lee’s athletic story. Let’s begin with the poll of alum- ni taken by the Board of Trustees when we resumed our intercolle- giate athletic program shortly after World War II. That poll indicated that most of our alumni desired us “to maintain competition with our ‘traditional rivals’ and to extend aid to those students who demon- strate good athletic ability and stand in need of such aid.” Wuat Is THE Po.Licy? In the light of this poll, the Board of ‘Trustees in 1946 set the five-point policy, as shown in the accompanying box. ‘The Board has its own committee on athletics, headed until recently by Dr. Morrison Hutcheson, ’og, of Richmond, and this committee, as well as the entire Board, has made the school’s athletic policy a matter for continuous review. The University Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics—five facul- ty members, two alumni members, and two student members—is as- signed responsibility for execution MARCH 1954 of the Board’s policy and for gen- eral supervision of intercollegiate athletics. Let’s review the execution of the Board’s policy by taking up in order each of its five points. 1. Grants-in-aid made openly and under University control. For the last several years the University has made available fifty tuition grants- in-aid. Most of these are for mem- bers of the football squad, but this year one varsity grant and several freshman grants have gone to bas- ketball. In addition to tuition, most of the football recipients receive grants for board, room, and books amount- ing to about $600. These grants are financed in part by alumni contri- butions to the Generals Fund (which is under University aus- pices), and in part by football gate receipts. 2. Assimilation of holders of grants. Holders of grants may elect whatever courses the catalogue per- mits them to take. ‘Thus they take their share of lab and ROTC courses, despite the effect upon at- tendance at football practice ses- sions. There are, moreover, no spe- cial courses for athletes at Washing- ton and Lee. (Or, as Dean Clayton Williams, ’12, who served until re- cently as Faculty Chairman, once put it when we were interviewing former Coach George Barclay: “There aren't many soft spots in our curriculum !’’) Membership in fraternities on the part of grant holders is perhaps somewhat less, proportionately, than for the student body as a whole. No restrictions are imposed against fraternity membership or participation in other student activ- ities. ‘he only factors which may limit grant holders are those of per- (Continued on next page) versity control student body controlled by the Faculty Athletic Policy as Set by the Board of Trustees 1. A recognition that subsidized football is required if we are to play our neighbors, and accordingly that grants-in-aid to foot- ball squad members are to be made openly and under Uni- 2. Holders of grants-in-aid are to be fully assimilated into our 3. Admissions standards and academic eligibility are to be con- 4. Caliber of team is to be such as to permit reasonable compe- tition with our natural rivals 5. Financing is to be contributed by the University to a limited extent only, exclusive of tuition grants sons. while Our Football Men Do Graduate A. Since we resumed football after World War II, foot- ball monograms have been awarded to..............00.. Of this number, there are still in school.............. C. So the remainder of............... have either graduated or left school for other rea- D. Of these 70 men no longer in school... ee. 10 left for non-academic reasons (Army, marriage, etc.) AMOS cae eens. eye alon.... left after one or two years via the Automatic Rule, failed to get their degrees in their senior year. E. ‘The important fact is that of the 70 men who have received monograms since 1946 (and who are no longer in school)................06. have received their degrees. eee 50 102 men 32 men 70 men sonal finances and the time required for football. 3. Admission standards and aca- demic eligibility. Admissions are under the administration of the Director of Admissions. All candi- dates, prospective football squad members as well as others, must take the College Board Aptitude Test as a prerequisite for admission. (Washington and Lee, we under- stand, is the only men’s school in the South which has thus far re- quired the College Board). As for academic eligibility, our faculty has imposed stiffer stand- ards than the Southern Conference (of which we are a member). Our Automatic Rule, moreover, has as one of its provisions the require- ment that a student must earn suf- ficient quality credits each year to assure his ‘progress towards a de- gree.” (Many critics of modern col- lege football have emphasized that requiring a participant to “progress towards a degree” would remove many of the evils in the conduct of the sport). Unless a student at Washington and Lee meets the fac- ulty requirements for progressing towards a degree, he ceases to be a member of the student body. 6 The best evidence of “progress towards a degree”’ is the ultimate re- ceiving of a degree. ‘The accom- panying box testifies to the remark- able record our football men have made in this respect. 4. Caliber of team sufficient to permit reasonable competition with natural rivals. ‘To determine if we have fielded teams reasonably com- petitive with our natural rivals re- quires a determination of just who are our “natural rivals.’ And this is not an easy question to answer. We may include first of all those neighboring institutions, indepen- dent like ourselves, who are mem- bers of the Southern Conference— Davidson, Furman, George Wash- ington, and Richmond. And let’s add for tradition’s sake—Virginia, V.P.1., West Virginia, and William and Mary. ‘The record shows that against our natural and traditional rivals we have held our own. Our overall record, however, is not so good, for we have scheduled and consistently lost to teams like Maryland, ‘Tennessee, et als. So the question is asked: Why do we sched- ule teams like these? ‘To which the answer is: We do so to help finance our program to keep the drain upon University funds “‘to a limited extent only.’ We have, it should be emphasized, no aspirations for national football honors. 5. University’s financial contribu- tion to be limited. And thus we come to financial considerations, which together with the matter of geographical location, make Wash- ington and Lee’s athletic problem so trying. In the accompanying box we show the cash receipts and disburse- ments of our intercollegiate athletic programs over the last three years. We have been able to budget ex- penditures almost “on the nose.” ‘The real problem is to find the re- ceipts to finance the expenditures. As for the receipts, it is clear that the only solid item of revenue is the $19,000 from student fees. For the balance we must trust to alumni contributions to the Generals Fund, and to football gate receipts. PRESENT OPERATING CONDITIONS Our present program must op- erate under the following condi- tions: (1) scheduling each year, as available, several teams out of our class, and away from home, in or- der to finance the program, (2) scheduling the remaining games with our natural and _ traditional rivals on a modified home-and- home arrangement, with the result that we are limited to an average of three home games a year, and (3) committing ourselves to a program under which a failure to realize the gate receipts and Generals Fund contributions could cause us to show a sizeable deficit. On the other hand, our -present program has enabled us to compete in football on fairly even terms with our natural and traditional rivals, and to permit attendance at Wash- ington and Lee by fifty men who would not otherwise do so. PossIBLE ALTERNATIVES From time to time the Board of Trustees has given consideration to THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE various alternative approaches to the problem. In a thorough review last year of our whole intercollegi- ate program, and in particular foot- ball, the Athletic Committee of the Board considered the following al- ternatives: 1. Schedule only teams in our class (including our natural and tra- ditional rivals). Under existing con- ditions, this alternative can be dis- posed of on the basis of the finan- cial factor alone. Since we don’t decrease expenditures by doing so, and since we do appreciably de- decrease gate receipts, where is the money coming from? Certainly the adoption of this proposal would ease the burdens of the athletic staff, but financial considerations rule it out. 2. Form in this area an indepen- dent league (such as the New Eng- land one of Amherst, Bowdoin, et als.), and play unsubsidized football among ourselves. First of all, an im- portant difference should be noted between the New England set-up and our own. The New England league is composed of independent colleges of similar character and size, located within short distances of each other. For the formation of a similar league in this area, there are few independent schools of similar character and size. Rath- er our area happens to be one dom- inated by state-supported schools. (And the intensity of the inter-state and intra-state rivalries among these institutions has set the area stand- ards for intercollegiate competi- tion.) ‘Thus, though the proposal for an independent league is an ap- pealing one, it does not appear to be feasible for us under existing conditions. 3. Give up intercollegiate foot- ball. ‘This alternative was a distinct possibility a year ago before the rules affecting “platoon” football were changed. In view of conditions over which we have no control, giv- ing up football will continue to be an alternative which we must face up to honestly. For the issue seems MARCH 1954 to be drawn for us between conduct- ing football on the present basis or giving it up entirely. Among the conditions outside of our control which constitute a threat to our continuance of intercollegiate foot- ball may be listed: a. The action of the Southern Conference last December in voting down the proposals (1) for permit- ting Freshmen to play on varsity teams and (2) for limiting the num- ber of grants-in-aid to athletes. (Let us point out that for schools of our size, and for football as it is conduct- ed in this area, the Freshman Rule acts as a football emphasis measure rather than otherwise.) b. The possible future effects of television upon our football gate re- ceipts. c. The prospect of increasing dif- ficulty in competing on a resonably competitive basis with the Univer- sity of Virginia, now that it has be- come a member ot the Atlantic Coast Conference. Although these conditions consti- tute a threat, the abolition of in- tercollegiate football is a possibility which we do not relish. All things considered, it remains a measure of last resort. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION First of all, the crux of our prob- lem is this: For the conduct of a program of intercollegiate athletics, and in particular intercollegiate football, Washington and Lee ts not well situated geographically or fi- nancially. Secondly, football as played in this area has become what may be termed a “spectacle sport.” Desig- nating it as such need not condemn it, but it is well to clear the air to see things as they are. Intercollegi- ate football (and to a certain extent, (Concluded on page 15) The Cost of Intercollegiate Athletics Actual for 1951-52 & 1952-53, Budget for 1953-54 P9942 IO 4099 195354 Receipts Actual Actual Budgeted Feotball gate receipts—net of traveling and game expemses..............24. $49,266 $42,579 $48,000 Generals Fund—net of expenses......... 19,237 17,026 18,000 Sttident: EES ei ee ee ee. ees 19,140 18,619 19,000 University cash contribution............ 3,388 5,000 Football programs, concessions, etc..... 2,779 2,010 1,000 Total Receipts................ $90,422 $83,622 $91,000 Disbursements Grants-in-aid for board, room, books.... $30,803 $26,142 $2'7,000 SLATE SA lAEIOS fog eee a FPR Vee. 33,601 37,248 40,000 Football equipment, pre-season training, scouting, MOVIES, etC...........0.000. 14,574 15,023 15,000 Equipment, game expenses, etc. of other sports (net of gate receipts).......... 8,315 9,039 9,000 Total Disbursements (excluding EUIHON) 2s Pee ees $87,293 $87,452 $91,000 Difference between receipts & disburse- Wiese Sa Se ee $ 3,129 ($3,830) Portion used for tuition grants...... 1,318 Change in cash balance during year.... $ 1,811 ($3,830) MEMO—University ‘Tuition Grants (tul- tion increased $100 in 1952-53)...... $20,936 $27,781 $29,000 James ALVIN PHILPOTT, °47, 1S Lexington, North Carolina’s Young Man of the Year. He was presented with a bronze plaque at a special “bosses’ night’ program of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in January. In Lexington, Philpott was chair- man of the local Red Cross chapter, headed its bloodmobile program, and also directed the annual Boy Scout fund drive for the district. He has been active in the Chamber of Commerce, having served as chairman of the civic committee 8 and as a member of the board of directors, and in the Kiwanis Club where, after serving as treasurer and vice-president, he is now president. The First Baptist Church claims a share of his time, too, as a deacon and as superintendent of the young people’s department. All of these things he has done while effectively handling his position Citations for distinguished service to their communities during 1953 went to F. PEN- DLETON GAINES, JR. (above), J. ALVIN PHILPoTT (left) and CARTER R. ALLEN (below). as vice-president of the United Fur- niture Corporation, manufacturers of bedroom furniture, in Lexington. CARTER R. ALLEN, LL.B. ’48, has received the first Distinguished Ser- vice Award from the Junior Cham- ber of Commerce of Waynesboro, Virginia, where he has been active in local and state civic organiza- tions since 1948. In addition to his law practice and activities asso- ciated with the state and county bar associations, he has served as presi- dent of both the Waynesboro YMCA and the Lions Club, and is currently a member of the Waynes- boro Library Board. He is also a past-president of the Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce and a mem- ber of the local Community Chest. Prior to receiving his law degree at Washington and Lee, Allen earned his bachelor of arts degree from Marshall College, which his father headed for many years. He is presently serving as substitute civil police court justice and juven- ile and domestic relations court judge. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE FRANCIS PENDELTON GAINES, JR., 39, president of Wofford College and son of Washington and Lee’s President, has been accorded the dual honor of being named Young Man of the Year for his home town of Spartanburg and for the entire State of South Carolina. Both are Junior Chamber of Commerce se- lections and are made annually on the basis of outstanding contribu- tions to profession or business and to the community. Presentation of the state award was made in Charleston in early February at the Junior Chamber’s state convention. “Since coming to Wofford,” the citation read, “Dr. Gaines has im- proved the century-old college’s physical plant, set forth a theory of values designed to produce out- standing men of tomorrow and, ul- timately, to improve the educa- tional standards of South Carolina. He has placed the college on a sound, business-like basis and has wielded a powerful influence in the leveling off of a sound athletic pro- gram and promotion of extra-curri- cular activities to the benefit of the community.” ‘The citation went on to outline his contributions to Spartanburg, among them an evening adult edu- cation program, a planetarium on the Wofford campus, which is the first in South Carolina, and bring- ing to Wofford and Spartanburg, in observance of the centennial an- niversary of the college, many prom- inent lecturers and numerous state, regional, and national conventions. Dr. Gaines has spearheaded a move- ment for educational television in Spartanburg and the Piedmont, and was influential in obtaining from the United States Post Office Department a Wofford cancellation slogan for use on all mail in the Spartanburg office. Dr. Gaines became president of Woftord College on August 1, 1952, after serving as Dean of Students at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He and his wife, Dorothy, have two sons, Francis Pendleton, If, 9, and Paul Randolph, 7. MARCH 1954 THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY & SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS in grants in-aid for Washington and Lee fac- ulty members have been approved by the Board of Trustees. The re- cipients are the first to benefit from the John M. Glenn Fund, which was established by the Board last fall with the $120,000 bequest to the University made by the late philanthropist, a member of the Class of 1879 and for many years an official of the Russell Sage Foun- dation. The Glenn grants-in-aid continue the program made possi- ble from 1951 to 1953 by a $25,000 grant from the Carnegie Founda- tion. Under the Carnegie gift 63 members of the University faculty carried on special research, study, and writing projects designed to advance the calibre of undergrad- uate instruction. Eleven depart- ments are represented in the 1954 grants. The recipients and_ their projects are: Dr. Lewis W. Adams, study at Harvard or Columbia in the field of corporations, history of economic thought, and international econom- ics. Dr. C. Westbrook Barritt, study of the staging of plays of the Span- ish Golden Age. Dr. W. Gleason Bean, comple- tion of research on “Sandy” Pen- dleton, one of Stonewall Jackson’s staff officers. Dr. Jack N. Behrman, work on a book dealing with foreign aid as a technique in obtaining the eco- nomic objectives of the United States. Dr. A. Ross Borden, Jr., prepa- ration for teaching a course in con- temporary literature. Dr. Robert W. Dickey, prepara- tion of a treatise on “‘Supplemen- tary Aids in the Study of Me- chanics.”’ Dr. Marshall W. Fishwick, a study of contemporary American architecture in Illinois and Wis- consin. Dr. Fitzgerald Flournoy, research on the papers of Hugh Blair Grigs- by. Dr. E. S. Gilreath, work on a book in advanced inorganic chemistry. Dr. William M. Hinton, a study of demonstrations in perception at the Psychology Research Center in Princeton. Dr. William A. Jenks, research at Duke University on developments in Austria, 1879-1893. Dr. Marion Junkin, a study of fresco painting and Renaissance art in Italy. Dr. ‘Troy J. Laswell, geological re- connaissance in the southern Ap- plachians and Piedmont. Dr. Charles V. Laughlin, research in sociological jurisprudence. Dr. Edward D. Myers, travel in England and France for research in the philosophy of history. Dr. Marvin B. Perry, preparation for teaching courses in the history of literary criticism and another in modern criticism. Dr. James K. Shillington, student assistance in research involving a new and original resolution of op- tically active compounds contain- ing a carbonyl group. Dr. Theodore A. Smedley, re- search of legal problems involved in a course in bankruptcy. m ON SATURDAY, February 27, John Higgins (“Hig”) Williams lectured to his class on the history of inter- national law. As the bell ending the period rang, Hig gathered up his notes and left the class, promis- ing to continue the discussion on ‘Tuesday. Since Tuesday was the opening of Religious Emphasis Week on the campus, classes were shortened to include a University Assembly in the schedule. The 10:15 class was re-scheduled to 9:30. When Hig failed to appear, the students filed out chuckling over how he had forgotten the changed schedule. Outside Newcomb Hall, where political science classes are held, the students milled around for a moment before moving on to the co-op or to the various fraternity houses. Several moments later some- one brought the news: Hig had been found unconscious in his apartment, suffering from a cere- bral hemorrhage. All morning the deans’ offices and the public relations office were flooded with phone calls and with visitors, all inquiring about Hig’s condition. ‘Throughout the morn- ing the report was the same: he has not yet regained consciousness. Finally, at 1:25 Stonewall Jackson Hospital released the news. John Higgins Williams, 57, died at 1:15 p-m., March 2, 1954. A member of the Class of 1924, Hig had spent three years as Ameri- can vice-counsel in Ceylon before returning to the University to earn his masters degree. With that ac- complished, he became a member of the faculty in 1928. In the quar- ter century that followed he was in- strumental in bringing foreign dig- nitaries to the campus to “spice up” his classes. He served on the pub- lications board for twenty-five years, and was an active member of ODK, leadership fraternity. But perhaps most significant of all was the fact that he maintained the student’s outlook throughout his long tenure, for which his rewards were staunch friends and universal popularity 10 Joun Hiccrs (Hig) WiLLiAmMs—his rewards were staunch friends and universal popularity among many generations of students among many student generations. That popularity was summed up in the 1952 Calyx which was ded1- cated to him. “His warm man-to- man manner toward the individual student,” the Calyx said, “has en- deared him to those who know him and has fostered an ideal faculty- student relationship. ‘his easy go- ing familiarity has bred no con- tempt but rather sincere respect and genuine fondness among a large part of the student body.” m FOUR YEARS AGO a Washington and Lee philosophy professor was talking with the famed _ historian, Arnold J. ‘Toynbee, on the campus of Princeton University. He asked historian ‘Toynbee why he had nev- er published a volume of maps to supplement his ten-volume Study of History.* “Why don’t you do it?” asked ‘Toynbee. Dr. Edward D. Myers, who began his professorial work in Lexington in 1949, balked at the idea, but at Toynbee’s insistence finally agreed to do so. The result: the Myers vol- ume, scheduled as the eleventh in *Vol. 1-3 published 1934; Vol. 4-6 pub- lished 1939; Vol. 7-10 scheduled for pub- lication September 1954 by the Oxford University Press. the mammouth historical _ series penned by Toynbee, is tentatively scheduled for publication by Lon- don’s Oxford University Press in May 1955. It will contain 73 maps and a gazetteer with 3,500 entries describing all geographic places mentioned in the preceding ten volumes. Although the published maps will be drawn by a _ profes- sional cartographer, the draft copies of the maps were drawn by Myers. Four years of research—most of it done in the early morning hours between 5:50 and 7:30 in his office in the basement of McCormick Li- brary—have gone into the prepara- tion of Volume 11. Important as- sistance has come from Dr. William A. Jenks, history professor at the University, and from Henry E. Cole- man, Jr., librarian, and Martha B. Culpepper, reference librarian, of the McCormick Library staff. A financial assist in the work was eranted by the Rockefeller Foun- dation. Myers is also working on a sec- ond volume, which will present a discussion of the philosophy im- plicit in the ‘Toynbee series. He plans to go to London this summer and, with the aid of a John M. Glenn faculty grant, to do much of his work in direct consultation with Professor ‘Toynbee. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE DEVELOPMENT MEMBERS OF THE University’s ad- ministration and faculty have never been known to suffer for lack of something to keep them occupied. But, as true as that has been in the past, it is even more so now. The reason: the University’s De- velopment Program, which is slowly but surely taking form, and _ the generous amounts of time which many of the University family have been giving to numerous commit- tee studies. All in all, they have devoted six or seven hundred hours of additional time and effort to those studies already; and they will spend many more before their as- signments are complete. The task that is claiming the greatest share of time over and above regular duties might best be classified as Phase No. 1 of the De- velopment Program, a self-study op- eration designed to determine just what the University’s needs are, both those that exist now and those that can be forseen as arising at any time during the next decade. Phase No. 1 requires long-range thinking; it requires inclusive thinking that embraces at once needs related to faculty, students, curriculum, equipment, library, physical plant, and non-professional personnel; and it requires thinking that is oriented to the total Univer- sity in order for stated objectives to be clear and sound, and for the priority assigned to each to be real- istic. Real progress is being made in this initial phase of the De- velopment Program. ‘The “Case for the University” is taking meaning- ful and usable form. Phase No. 2 is concerned with the University’s relations with _ its various publics—alumni, parents, friends, corporations, the com- munity, the general public—and with ways of effectively presenting the University, its functions and its needs to those publics. In this area a special committee has been exam- ining critically all of the ways in which Washington and Lee has con- tact with its publics, with an eye to MARCH 1954 recognizing strong points, pointing out weak points, and suggesting methods by which the total public relations program can be strength- ened. Phase No. 3 is that concerned with various fund-raising efforts which the University will under- take. As yet this aspect of the De- velopment Program has not re- ceived as much attention as have the studies of needs and of the Unt- versity’s relations with its publics, simply because the others must to a large extent come first. However, this phase has by no means been neglected. On the contrary, Direc- tor of Development Donald E. Smith and his staff, in addition to servicing the numerous committees that are functioning, have worked closely with alumni officials in mak- ing revisions in Alumni Fund or- ganization and procedure. ‘hey have been working out organiza- tional plans for other fund-raising efforts. And, they have made prog- ress toward accumulating the vast amount of data that must be avail- able if fund-raising efforts are to be efficient and eftective. LIBRARY A VALUABLE COLLECTION of Ger- man books, numbering 875 vol- umes, has been presented to the Mc- Cormick Library by Dr. Howard W. Mvers—his answer was a balk and a book Church of Danville, Virginia. Ac- cording to Dr. William W. Pusey, who spent several weeks examining the books, the collection consists chiefly of German literature and a number of books on recent history and politics. Ranging from medie- val to contemporary authors, it contains valuable sets of Goethe, Schiller, and Heine, as well as a large variety of books by such contemporaries as Kafka, Feucht- wanger, Schweitzer, Remarque and Thomas Mann. Biographies, dic- tionaries, philological works, and sets of periodicals are also included. The donor was a_ professor of German at Lafayette College until his retirement several years ago. A graduate of Yale University, he also studied in Germany, and taught at Yale and in California before go- ing to Lafayette. R.OVT.C. eB THE UNIVERSIFY will change its ROTC program next September by offering training in a General Military Science program instead of training for the ‘Transportation Corps. In a letter to the University last October, the Army stated that ROTC units specializing in trans- portation, quartermaster, and mili- tary police training were overpro- ducing commissioned reserve of- ficers, and that a larger number of reserve commissions should be available to ROTC graduates who have taken the general program. The Army further suggested that specialized training at Washington and Lee be replaced by general in- struction. Professor Charles P. Light’s com- mittee on military affairs, after a three-month study of the Army’s suggestion, reported to Dr. Gaines that “in order to assure our stu- dents the maximum opportunity to receive ROTC training and Army reserve commissions, we recommend that the University comply with the wish expressed by the Army.” The Transportation Corps unit was established at Washington and Lee in September 1951. Members 11 of the present junior class will com- plete their transportation training next year and will not be affected by the change. Both Dr. Gaines and the commit- tee on military affairs have paid tribute to the work done by Lt. Col. Richard W. Jones, Jr., who has di- rected the ‘Transportation Corps program since its establishment on campus, and by the members of his staff. “Our relations with the Trans- portation Corps and their repre- sentatives here have been complete- ly happy,” Dr. Gaines said. “The change is an effort to comply with the needs of our government.” SCHOLARSHIPS m THE UNIVERSITY has announced the establishment of an annual scholarship in memory of John Dashiell Rouse, a member of the Class of 1949 who was killed in com- bat in Korea on September 2, 1951. Lieutenant Rouse was a native of Newport News and a graduate of the schools there. He attended Hampden-Sydney College prior to World War II, and after serving overseas in that conflict entered Washington and Lee and com- pleted work on his degree. He was recalled to service in the Army re- serve in 1950, and was posthum- ously awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action at the time of his death. Members of his family, who en- dowed the scholarship, are his wife, Mrs. Anne Colonna Rouse, of New- port News; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Parke Rouse, of Newport News; and his three brothers, Parke Rouse, Jr., ’37, of Williamsburg, and Randolph Rouse, ’39, and Wil- liam Rouse, ’50, both of Fairfax County, Virginia, and Washington, D. C. He is also survived by a young son John Dashiell Rouse, Jr., of Newport News. ‘The first $400 grant of the $10,000 scholarship endowment will be available in September. m AN IDEA BORN SIX years ago by students to give Washington and 12 Lee a “living” World War II me- morial became a reality early in De- cember in the form of a $10,000 scholarship fund. ‘The check for the full amount, raised entirely by stu- dents, was handed to University Treasurer Earl S. Mattingly by Dean Guy, chairman of the Student War Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee, in December. The War Memorial Committee was formed in December 1947, after students had recommended that a scholarship fund be established to honor the 132 students and alumni who died in the war. Since then it has staged dances, interfraternity football games, concerts, and other events in order to reach the $10,000 goal. As a result of their six-year effort, a $400 scholarship will be awarded annually. m A MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP is being established at Washington and Lee in memory of John Rugel, ’48, who died at sea on November 27, 1953. He was aboard the steamship Ex- cambrion, enroute to this country from the Near East for the Christ- mas holidays, when he suffered a heart attack. LAW SCHOOL m™ THE WASHINGTON AND LEE Law School Association will hold its second annual meeting on Saturday, April 24, 1954, at 3 o'clock, fol- lowing the last of three ‘Tucker Lec- tures to be given by Judge Harold R. Medina on April 23 and 24. The Association was founded in the spring of 1952 by a small group of alumni for the purposes of en- listing and encouraging the in- terest of alumni in the instruction- al programs of the School of Law, of increasing the usefulness of the School of Law and promoting its welfare, and of encouraging a mutuality of interest in sound and thorough legal training, as well as a spirit of fellowship, among the alumni. The Association is not a fund raising organization and its Con- stitution limits its dues to $5.00 a year. Active membership in the Asso- Clation is open to all graduates, all persons who honorably attended and all members of the senior class of the School of Law, all members of the faculty of the School of Law, and all members of the Bar who were graduated by, or who honor- ably attended, any department of the University. Since its organization the Associa- tion has expanded until it now includes among its membership ap- proximately one-fifth of the quali- fied alumni. The organizing of alumni was of necessity drawn from the area easily accessible to Lex- ington, Virginia, but the member- ship of the Association has now spread over the whole country. ‘The Association has concentrated on organizing, explaining its pur- poses to alumni and _ interesting them in these purposes, obtaining a broad membership, securing a mu- tuality of understanding between alumni and faculty of the problems of the School of Law, and laying the groundwork for its future prog- ress. ‘The second yearly committee meeting and the meeting of the Council (the governing body of the Association) were held in February of 1954, and reports and recom- mendations will be submitted to the membership at the annual meeting of the Association in April of this year. UNDERGRADUATES m SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS are Over, but that fact hasn’t meant a thing to five Washington and Lee seniors who have been studying as hard these past several weeks as they ever studied for a semester exam. And their efforts have paid off, to the tune of $2,000 ($500 for each victory) and desirable nationwide publicity for the University, and in intense enjoyment and satisfac- tion on the part of University par- tisans. The reason for this: the Col- lege Quiz Bowl (often described as the toughest quiz show on the air) and the success Washington and Lee’s top scholars have achieved as participants. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Jor MorFFatt, 46, refereed as Quiz Bowl scho It all began back in January when University officials were ap- proached to see whether or not Washington and Lee would be in- terested in participating in this na- tionwide radio program, designed, according to the National Broad- casting Company, “to demonstrate in the best possible manner the poise and erudition of America’s college students.” They were, and to Jack Carper, ’50, Director of Publicity, fell the difficult assign- ment of first selecting the students to participate and then giving them the guidance and practice they would need if they were to be suc- cessful. It was evident that to win they would have to overcome strong op- position. Recent Quiz Bowl history had recorded the University of Minnesota as an eight-time winner before being defeated by the Brown- Pembroke team. And at the time Washington and Lee was ap- proached, the Providence, Rhode Island, contingent was in the midst of a six-week winning streak. Smith College subsequently ended _ that, and after downing the University of Indiana met Washington and Lee’s best in a contest which was transcribed on February 18 for re- broadcast on the g1st. MARCH 1954 In the meantime, however, Car- per consulted numerous University officials, selected six seniors on the basis of their academic achievement and breadth of interest, tried them out on tape recordings of several Quiz Bowl programs, and made the final selection of the four to compete with the female scholars from Northampton, Massachusetts. ‘Those chosen were Fred Lackmann and Robert Paxton of Lexington, Harold Quinn of Shreveport, Louisiana, and Henry Turner of Bethesda, Maryland. Norman Dob- yns of Newport News was named alternate to fill in for any team member who might for some reason be unable to appear. All are mem- bers of Phi Beta Kappa, and Paxton holds the additional dual distinc- tion of being valedictorian of his class and a Rhodes Scholar. The Quiz Bowl has a unique system of operation. Each college team is on its own campus, while the moderator, Allen Ludden, is in New York City. A three-way telephonic cable hook-up gives the impression that all participants are in the same studio. The studio in Lexington was Washington Chapel. ‘There technical arrangements for the broadcast were handled by WSLS’s Joe Moffatt, ’46, acted as radio station WSLS, Roanoke, and referee for the Washington and Lee team. ‘wo large speakers were set up in the Chapel so that the audience, many of whom came to the initial contest more out of curi- osity than excitement, could hear the efforts of both teams. But in subsequent weeks a speaker had to be placed in the hall in order to satisfy an enthusiastic overflow. ‘The audience soon found out that while about one-third of the ques- tions deal with current events, mu- sic, and sports, most of them are academic in nature and designed to cover material presented in under- graduate liberal arts courses. ‘lypi- cal questions: “Who originally said, “The proper study of mankind is man’”” and “What 17th Century philosopher can be associated with a whale?’ (Answers: Alexander Pope and ‘Thomas Hobbes.) The audience learned, too, that Washington and Lee’s scholars were fully capable of matching the best talents that Smith College might of- fer. ‘They took each question in stride, came up with the difficult answers, and maintained a com- fortable lead throughout the con- test. By a final score of 180-110 they brought the Quiz Bowl title to Washington and Lee. is But they would have to fight for their title, for each week an impos- ing array of scholars from another college was scheduled for its chance to dethrone them. It was not surpris- ing, therefore, that in subsequent weeks enthusiasm on the part of students, faculty, and townspeople increased. One had to be on hand an hour-and-a-half before the start of the second contest in order to get a seat in Washington Chapel, there to witness the downfall of the University of Chicago by a 200-150 score. A week later, those who failed to arrive nearly two hours before the quiz program began found it necessary to line the stairs in Wash- ington Hall in order to hear the “Classroom Generals’ defeat Prince- ton, 180-140. And the same intense interest continued as the team ex- tended its winning streak against Barnard College in a nip-and-tuck contest that ended with a 190-165 score. The University of Pittsburgh 1s scheduled to provide opposition for the next suspense-packed eve- ning. But win or lose, the Quiz Bowl has already demonstrated its value. The college and the com- munity are highly elated over the team’s success. Editorial comment in the state press has been very favorable. And alumni far and wide have enjoyed their weekly radio sojourns with the campus scholars. & THE ANNUAL SELECTION of the class valedictorian at Washington and Lee is usually preceded by several weeks of campus speculation as the list of seniors with high scholastic averages is discussed, and students attempt to remember who got a B in what course. But this year there was no speculation. Everyone knew the answer long before it was made official. So it was. no surprise when the announcement was posted nam- ing Robert Owen Paxton of Lex- ington valedictorian for the Class of 1954. His selection was the third scho- lastic honor Paxton has received 14 PaxtoN—Valedictorian and Rhodes Scholar this year. Last month it was an- nounced that the 21-year-old history major had received a Rhodes Schol- arship and would go on from Wash- ington and Lee to two years of study at Oxford University. He won this scholarship in competition with students in a six-state southern dis- trict. ‘The University and V. M. I. were the only two Virginia schools represented in the Rhodes Scholar- ship choices. ‘The second honor received by Paxton was his selection to the panel to participate in the College Quiz Bowl (see story, page 12). ‘Three generations of Paxtons have been heading the University’s scholastic lists. Bob’s father, now a prominent Lexington lawyer and publisher of The Rockbridge County News, was a Phi Beta Kap- pa in the Class of 1918. He was also a member of the legal scho- lastic fraternity when he received his LL.B. in 1920. And Bob’s grand- father, the elder Matthew W., was a Phi Beta Kappa in the Class of 1876. As can be easily surmised, Bob also is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In addition, he is a past member of the freshman scholastic fraternity, an officer of his senior class, and has held offices in his so- cial fraternity, Sigma Alpha Ep- silon. WINTER SPORTS m FOR FOUR YEARS, Swimming Coach Cy I'wombly has watched his teams dwindling, and the splash at the fin- ish line rarely has been recorded on the Washington and Lee side of the score sheet. For some inexplicable reason, incoming freshmen were simply not interested in swimming. Disinterested competitors mean losses, and losses mean disinterested spectators. Swimming at Washine- ton and Lee seemed on the way out. But this year things were differ- ent. From the first splash on, Twombly saw that the crop of freshmen was definitely interested. And not only interested, but good. Moreover, at the end of their sche- dule some two months later, Wash- ington and Lee’s freshman swim- mers had scored six wins against only one loss. And most of the wins were not even close, the point spread having always been at least 25 points in favor of the Lexing- tonians. One of the University’s swim- ming records also went by the boards before the freshmen got through. John (Jay) Fox, of Blue- field, West Virginia, broke the Uni- versity’s breast stroke record for both the ’50- and 100-yard events. Coach ‘'wombly calls Jay “the most outstanding swimmer we’ve had for many years.” # ALTHOUGH THE FRESHMAN swim- mers turned in the best record of the Winter season, the wrestling squad turned in a creditable 4-3-1 record (including a victory over Virginia) and came up with some outstanding individual perform- ances. John Ellis, a 130-pound sopho- more from Leonia, New _ Jersey, wound up his season with an unde- feated record. Ellis topped his competitors in eight contests, in- cluding matches with Maryland and Franklin and Marshall—two of the nation’s top teams. Another member chalked up a record second only to Ellis’s. Gilbert (Gibby) McSpadden of Memphis THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE has been defeated only twice in two seasons of competition. The muscular 167-pounder lost in the finals of last year’s Southern Confer- ence tournament to Maryland’s “famed Fischer.” McSpadden went through this year’s competition without a defeat until Maryland again appeared on the schedule, when he took the second loss of his career—again to Fischer. AS THE SEASON Opened and area sportswriters looked over the Wash- ington and Lee basketball line-up, “big things’ were predicted. Coach Billy McCann was flooring an ex- perienced team, one that gave prom- ise of making the preceding year’s 2-20 record look ridiculous. Captain and Center Jim Rich, a 6-4 senior from Welch, West Virginia, was the big gun as the Generals scored easy’ wins over their first two rivals, Bridgewater and Lynchburg. In addition to Rich, Charlie Topp of Wheeling, and Stu Atkinson of Warwick, Virginia, were scoring consistently, averaging 13 and 12 points per game, respectively. But at mid-semester Topp stum- bled over academic hurdles and was made ineligible. Atkinson also left the team. It was Rich, there- fore, who had to assume a major share of the responsibility for the team’s success in court contests. And it was largely his doing that ac- counted for the Generals 6-16 rec- ord and for their gaining a berth in the Southern Conference tourney. ‘The lanky senior finished the sea- son with a game average of 19.7 points. In one game a week be- fore the end of the season, he scor- ed 38 points to break his own game- scoring record. In the next contest (a 72-62 overtime win over V.P.I.) he notched 29 points, and followed with 26 against West Virginia. On the basketball scene, however, the freshmen far outshone the var- sity. ‘(The frosh earned a 7-5 record for the season. This outstanding crop of freshmen and the predomi- nance of sophomores on the varsity squad predict a better season for next year’s varsity quintet. MARCH 1954 The Athletic Story (Continued from page 7) basketball) is played by us and by our natural rivals with subsidized players. (If I could have my wish, I would wish it were not so.) ‘This does not mean, however, that sub- sidized football is necessarily evil. Much moral indignation can be wasted over this. As for Washington and Lee, one has only to know our football squad members to find the answer. Washington and Lee is the better because they are members of our student body. Thirdly, there is the part that football plays in bringing together all elements of the school into a common bond. President Ralph Cooper Hutchison of Lafayette Col- lege has stated this thought ad- mirably in his article: “Football: Symbol of College Unity,” in the April 16, 1952 issue of The Chris- tian Century Magazine. We saw something of this last November when so many of our alumni re- turned for the Virginia game on Wilson Field. (Perhaps, it is the privilege of providing such oc- casions that has sustained “Cap’n Dick” Smith, ’13, through the more than thirty years he has served as athletic director! It is not inap- propriate to note here, in view of Cap’n Dick’s retirement next July, the appreciation of our alumni, as recently expressed by Amos Bolen, Class of ’34: “I am sure the school appreciates and will ever feel in- debted to Cap’n Dick for a difficult job well done.”) Finally, we recall what Coach Carl Wise once pertinently ob- served: “If I didn’t know so much about the problem, maybe I'd have an easy answer.” ‘There is no easy answer. There is no final answer. Maintaining intercollegiate football at Washington and Lee has been and will continue to be a thorny problem. Whatever program we have should always be subject to criticism. Let us hope the criticism will be not unreasoning but under- standing. Captain and Center JIM RICH averaged 19.7 points a game, sparked the team to the Southern Conference tourney ”» BALTIMORE The Baltimore Alumni Chapter held its annual membership meet- ing on December 16, 1953, and the following officers were elected to serve for the coming year: C. Wil- liam Pacy, °50, president; David Ryer, ’51, vice-president; Talbott Bond, ’51, secretary-treasurer. JACKSONVILLE On February 19, alumni of Jacksonville, Florida, met for din- ner at the Timuquana Country Club and heard Dr. Gaines make a very interesting and inspiring talk, bringing those present up to 16 nd parents heard Dr. Gaines in Jacksonville date on University affairs. Seventy- two alumni and guests were present and also a number of prospective students from the various high schools with their parents and some of the parents of present students of Washington and Lee. Mrs. W. H. Moreland was also present. Dink Foerster, ’51, president of the chapter, presided. LOUISVILLE The Louisville, Kentucky, Alum- ni Chapter held a dinner meeting on January 19, commemorating the birthday of General Robert E. Lee, with an excellent attendance al- though the weather was such that many out-of-town guests were pre- vented from being present. ‘The film of the Washington and Lee- Virginia game was greatly enjoyed. LYNCHBURG Lynchburg alumni held their an- nual dinner meeting at Oakwood Country Club on February 24, with Dr. Allen W. Moger representing the University. Dr. Moger discussed and showed the film on Robert E. Lee which he assisted in producing. Parts of the movie, “Robert E. Lee: a Background Study” were made at Washington and Lee. The pic- ture has been acclaimed by several historical organizations. Officers of the chapter were elected as follows: Elliot Schewel, ’45, president; C. Lynch Christian, Jr., 47, vice-presi- dent, and Richard Burke, III, ’42, secretary and treasurer. MERIDIAN Alumni and their wives met in the Magnolia Room of the Lamar Hotel in Meridian, Mississippi, on February 22, for their annual din- ner meeting. Doug Simpson, ’39, chairman of arrangements, was in charge. Julius Berry, ’29, of ‘Tupelo, dis- cussed his idea of establishing a scholarship for the purpose of aid- ing some deserving young man from Mississippi to attend Washington and Lee. A committee was appoint- ed to work with him toward this end, and it is hoped the project will soon develop into a reality. ‘The picture of the Washington and Lee-Virginia game was shown and enthusiastically received. PHILADELPHIA A most enjoyable dinner meet- ing of the Philadelphia alumni was held at the Mid-City Club on Feb- ruary 22, with 35 alumni and guests present. A social hour preceded the meeting. Cy Young, Alumni Sec- retary, represented the University and brought those present up to date on University affairs. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE A film on the life of General Robert E. Lee was shown, the pic- ture having been produced by Cor- onet magazine as one of a series of educational films. Many of the shots were made on the Washington and Lee campus. Although deep in Yankee-Land, and it being George Washington’s birthday, the picture was much enjoyed by those present. Al Snyder, ’39, president of the chapter, presided. NEW YORK ‘The New York Alumni Chapter met for its annual dinner and dance at the Columbia University Club on November 20, 1953, with some 100 alumni and wives in attendance. Dr. Gaines was the principal speaker of the evening and the party was an outstandingly successful one. The chapter met again, as plan- ned, on Friday, February 5, for a stag affair with about fifty alumni present. ‘The Washington and Lee- Virginia football film was shown and enthusiastically received. This was the chapter’s Annual Beer Party and Dinner, and was held at “The Old Brew House” on 54th Street, off 3rd Avenue, and a few doors away from “El Morocco” and “The Embers.” W. L. (Pin) Web- ster, President of the General Alum- ni Association, came down from up-state New York for the meeting. Many of the younger alumni were on hand for the party. A Reading List Gets Around WILLIAM F. LAMONT, ’17 m IN THE SUMMER Of 1930, Mr. Sam- uel Blackman, Rutgers’ campus representative of the Associated Press, was in desperate straits for material for his daily report. There had been no college sports to write about and no town murders. Clutching a rabbit’s foot and wear- ing a four-leaf clover, he sent in one of my reading lists to his New York editor—“‘Sixty Great Novels of All Time.” To Blackman’s great relief and to my utter amazement, the list was not only accepted but was printed within two or three days by several of the largest metropolitan news- papers. Shortly afterwards, it ap- peared in papers and magazines all over the country, and before the year was out it had made the rounds of the European and Latin-Ameri- can periodicals. It ended in the World Almanac for 1931. As might be expected of such a highly publicized selection of books, it started all manner of literary brawls. European critics heatedly denounced the list, claiming that some of the great French, German, and Spanish novels had been delib- erately and spitefully omitted in MARCH 1954 order to find room tor third-rate English and American productions. Outraged Anglo-Saxons, on the oth- er hand, rushed into print to pro- test against the small number of their native works and to demand the inclusion of additional novels by their favorite English or Ameri- can authors. | While all these alarums, excur- sions, and caterwaulings were filling the journalistic ozone, the New York Post, ever alert for an oppor- tunity to capitalize on a situation of such promise, announced its inten- tion of publishing a series of guides concerned with the masterworks of art and compiled by a team of ex- perts of its own choosing. Limiting the number of titles on each list to fifty (instead of 60, as I had done) the Post invited AI- bert Coates to select what he con- sidered to be the fifty greatest musi- cal compositions of all time, David Belasco to select the greatest actors and actresses, William Henry Fox the greatest paintings, Hatcher Hughes the greatest dramas, and David Mark Griffith the greatest motion pictures. The Post prefaced each of these with the following comment: The widespread interest aroused by the recent selection of the “great novels of all time” by William H. F. La- mont has led the Post to ask author- ities in other branches of the arts to compile lists of the “best fifty’ in their respective fields. As might be expected, the Post’s lists excited a tremendous amount of general interest. And no won- der! ‘There had probably never be- fore been a series of guides pre- pared by so distinguished a group of artists and scholars. The list of musical compositions selected by Albert Coates intrigued me especially. It was an intensely personal list, obviously made up of the conductor’s special favorites. It made me wonder what pieces would have been on the lists of Bruno Walter and Arturo ‘Tos- canini. And that made me speculate on the contents of a complete list made up of the combined choices of all three of these great musicians. With this composite idea in mind, I determined (about a year ago) to make such a list of great novels. As a foundation, I used three famous earlier compilations; William Lyon Phelps’ “Fifteen Finest Novels,” Arthur Symons’ “Fifteen Finest Novels,” and Somerset Maugham’s “Ten Best Novels of the World.” Comparing them with one another and noting wherein they most agreed, I made a new list, “Fifteen Masterpieces of Fiction.” Although this list has not thus far exhibited such vigorous activi- ty as its predecessor of 1930, never- theless it has been quite lively in its unassuming way. Within a few months of its completion, it ap- peared in the New York Herald Tribune, in the Dagens Nyheter of Stockholm, and in De Periscoop of Brussels. Its latest but by no means least significant appearance was in the fine, well-written, but somewhat exclusive periodical which _ is known, I hope, to but few Wash- ington and Lee men—the San Quentin Prison News. This new list has also been getting around! 17 Lexington’s NEW HOSPITAL NorMAN DOBYNS, 54 EVERAL years ago a Washington S and Lee student was battling it out with a tenacious cold virus. He was suffering with a high fever, so his fraternity brothers advised him to go to the hospital. “No thanks,’ he said ‘“‘I’d rather suffer through it than spend any time in that hospital.” Fortunately the majority of W. and L. students have gone through four years in Lexington without ever having to enter Jackson Memorial Hospital. For those who have, however, the prospect was not a cheery one. Drab colors, archaic furnishings, and somewhat -less-than-modern facili- ties, have not favorably impressed students over the years. But W&Lers haven’t been alone in looking askance at the offerings of Jackson Memorial Hospital. Sev- en years ago, on September 15, 1946, a committee was appointed to consider the question of hospi- tal improvement for Rockbridge County. Three weeks ago, the staff, pa- tients, and some equipment from the old Jackson Memorial Hospital were moved into a new, $1,000,000 hospital on a 2o-acre site in the east- 18 ern part of Lexington. ‘The new Stonewall Jackson Hospital* is con- structed on property adjoining Col Alto, the ‘Tucker Home. The Washington and Lee com- munity, realizing the benefits it would derive from a new hospital, was influential in its completion. The University contributed $50,000 to the project. In recognition of this assistance, the hospital has es- tablished a special four-bed ward for the sole use of Washington and Lee students. This room is equip- ped with a private bath and shower. Students will continue to get re- duced rates under a plan similar to that which has been in effect at the old hospital. In 1953, 108 students were admitted to the hospital. Students also contributed to the financing of the new hospital. In a 1950 fund drive, $1,750 was col- lected from the student body through the various fraternities. This gift is memorialized on a wall tablet. *When the corporation for the new hospital was formed, a new name was selected to differentiate the new from the old hospital. Many members of Washington and Lee’s faculty and administra- tion contributed time and resources to the new hospital. Treasurer Earl S. Mattingly, ’25, has served on the board of directors of the project since its inception. Dean Frank J. Gilliam, *17, served as assistant chairman of the financial campaign, and his efforts were aided by mem- bers of the faculty. Dr. Marion Junkin, ‘29, fine arts professor and painter of the oft- viewed mural in the basement of McCormick Library, donated a mural which adorns the entrance lobby. Among W&L alumni who have served on the board for the Stone- wall Jackson Hospital are Ralph Daves, °26, Matthew Paxton, ’18, and Stuart Moore, ’14. Mrs. Frank J. Gilliam was recently appointed to the board. She will oversee land- scaping and planting of the hospital grounds, a project which is being sponsored by Rockbridge County garden clubs. President Francis P. Gaines add- ed the final touch to Washington and Lee’s contributions when he presided over the dedication of the new building on January 21. Compared to the new hospital, Jackson Memorial looks like a Ken- tucky mountain outhouse beside a blue grass mansion. Designed by York & Sawyer of New York, archi- tects specializing in hospital con- THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE struction, Stonewall Jackson Hospi- tal is a one-level red-brick construc- tion. If you were to walk from the main entrance to the far end of the building, you would step off 386 feet—more than the length of a football field. An elaborate basement level houses storage and boiler rooms, alone with emergency gas supply units and a concrete freight loading platform. This platform can also be used to transport patients from ambulances to the interior of the building without exposing them to inclement weather. As for patient comfort, every- thing from adjustable bed-tables to private telephones have been provided. Each bedroom has a washbasin, and _ the rooms have private baths. Each pa- tient has a roomy metal wardrobe. An adjustable metal lamp, by each bed, gives either direct or indirect lighting. Furniture in the rooms is comfortable and modern, fitting in with the soft wall colors. SIX private A patient who wants a nurse doesn’t have to yell. He simply pushes a button by his bed and a yellow light in the corridor over his door is turned on. Window-type air conditioners can be installed in rooms during the Summer. And in case a patient wants a private line, telephones can be installed in 15 rooms. communications ‘The problem of getting hot meals to patients has always vexed hos- pital administrators. ‘This will pre- sent no problem to the Stonewall Jeckson staff because of an in- genious device known as “meal- pack.” ‘The mealpack is a_ plate sized pyrex dish inside a thermos metal container, which can keep a meal warm and fresh for three hours. Each mealpack container has a place for a nametag so patients can get special meals if necessary. Jackson Memorial, Inc., has con- tracted to buy the old Jackson Me- morial Hospital and to maintain it as an historic landmark of Lex- ington. MARCH 1954 06 WALTER H. DUNLAP retired from the Federal Power Commission in Febru- ary 1953, and is still living at The High- lands, Washington 9, D.C. As a hobby he is handling his water front real estate near Annapolis. 17 W. CALVIN WELLS, III, has been elected to the board of directors of the First National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi. He is senior member of the firm of Wells, Thomas and Wells, and active in many civic and business affairs throughout the State. 2 P| JoHN L. PATTERSON is a member of the recently opened Patterson-Britt In- surance Agency, with offices at 3920 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis 8, Missouri. DANIEL A. ‘TAYLOR assumed the office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service on November 9, 1953. Address: Sheraton- Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, N. W., Washington, D.C. 30 D. ALLEN PENICK has been elected to the membership of the Laird Founda- tion, at its annual meeting in Mont- gomery, West Virginia, on January 4, 1954. The Laird Foundation is an elee- mosynary corporation for the relief of suffering, the promotion of medical re- search and education. ‘The Laird Memorial Hospital in Montgomery is a division of this Foundation. The foundation was es- tablished in memory of the late William R. Laird and his wife, Ella Penick Laird. Dr. WILLIAM R. LAIRD, JR. “10, was instru- mental in its foundation. 3 ( NEIL C. PAscoz, after several years service in World War II, renewed afhfiia- tions with Selected Risks Companies (in- Alumnus succeeded alumnus at the installation of officers of the St. Petersburg, Florida, Bar Association at the Bahama Shores Yatch Club in January. JAMES A. MCCLURE, JR. 37 (left), accepted the presidential gavel from JoHN C. BLOCKER, ’20. Many Washington and Lee alumni have headed their local and state bar associations, but, as far as we have been able to ascertain, this is the first time one alumnus has succeeded another. 19° surance) Branchville, New Jersey, and has recently completed fifteen years service with them—now serving as Assistant Sec- retary in charge of personnel. Address: Box 247, Branchville, New Jersey. Mitton L. Harris, M.D., after spending several years as a member of the Johns Hopkins Hospital staff, has been practicing internal medicine in Baton Rouge, Louis- iana, since July, 1952. Address: 3759 Con- vention St., Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Lesytie E. ‘Tucker is the proprietor of Tucker Brokerage Company, food brokers, P. O. Box 2433, Birmingham, Alabama. CHARLES COLLIER has been with North Carolina Finishing Company, Salisbury, North Carolina, for 19 years, except for five years in the Army (ETO). He married Elizabeth Collett in 1947 and they have two children, Elizabeth, age 3, and Charles, Jr., age 1. Address: 330 S. Ellis Street, Salisbury, North Carolina. JAMES DUNCAN BurRN is manager, Eastern Inspection Bureau, Wilson Building, Ma- nila, Philippine Islands. Vicror F. ‘Tucker, shortly after release from active duty with the Navy in 1946, has been associated with the Atlas Ad- hesives of the Flintkote Company, Mana- yunk, Philadephia 27, Pennsylvania. He is at present General Sales Manager of the company. Home address: Emlen Arms, 6733 Emlen Street, Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania. RatpH D. Wuittey, M.D., after graduat- ing in medicine from George Washington University, spent six years in the Medi- cal Corps of the U. S. Navy. He is now practicing surgery in Washington, D.C., with offices at suite 301—1302 Eighteenth Street, N.W. He is married and has a daughter 5 years old. THORNTON G. BERRY was apointed Judge of the Circuit Court for the Eighth Judi- cial Circuit of West Virginia in Septem- ber, 1952, and was elected for a full term, beginning January 1, 1953. Before being elevated to the Bench, he was in the Navy and, after the war, in the private practice of law. Address: First National Bank Building, Welch, West Virginia. ROBERT BAILEY is a member of the law firm of Bailey, Worrell & Bailey, Pineville, 20 West Virginia, both he and CLARENCE WorRELL being members of the Law Class of 1934. Apparently Bailey and Worrell take turn about serving as Prosecuting Attorney and Assistant Prosecuting At- torney. 3S WINTHROP C. SMITH, 734 Boule- vard, Westfield, New Jersey, is the author of an article entitled “Compounding Butyl Rubber for Mineral-Filled Stocks” which was published recently in the India Rub- ber World. Mr. Smith, a member of the staff of the Esso Laboratories of the Standard Oil Development Company, re- ceived his B.S. in chemistry here and his Masters degree from Pennsylvania State College. 37 WILLIAM D. ELLIs has been on ac- tive duty in the U. S. Navy since 1942. In 1946 he was transferred from the Re- serves to the regular Navy. He is at present Force Supply Officer, Amphibious Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, stationed aboard the Flag Ship U.S.S. Pocono. He was promoted to the rank of Commander on January 1, 1951. Present address: 401 East Chester Street, Norfolk, Virginia. M. Cow. RIpER, JR., formerly associate editor of the Richmond News-Leader, has joined the copy department of N. W. Ayer & Son, Inc., Philadelphia. Address: 248 Dudley Avenue, Narberth, Pennsyl- vania. Lewis D. WILLIAMS, B.S. ’37, has been ap- pointed Sales Manager for Sumner Chemi- cal Company and will be in charge of all sales of Sumner’s pharmaceutical chemi- cals. Lew also received his master’s degree from the University in 1939, and added further to his educational background WILLIAMS—he was made manager of sales with post-graduate work at both the University of Chicago and Northwestern University. He joined Sumner in 1948 in a technical sales capacity after teaching at Washington and Lee for nine years. During the war he served for thirty months as an officer of the U. S. Navy. WILLIAM H. ALLEN completed his tour of duty with the Navy (August 1950 to August 1952) and has returned to his job in the office building industry, Building Owners and Managers of Atlanta, Inc., of which he is secretary. He and his fam- ily are now settled in Atlanta, at last in a house big enough for them. They now have four children, the third son having been born on November 11, 1953. Address: 601 Healey Building, Atlanta, Georgia. 38 PAuL M. MILLER was a recent visi- tor to the campus during a vacation from the State Department, having served in London, Geneva, Belfast, and more re- cently in Hong Kong. His next assign- ment will be with the American Embassy, Philippine Islands. He married Dorothy Shepherd in 1948 and they have a son, Michael Paul, born in Belfast, Ireland. Home address: 10211 Montgomery Avenue, Kensington, Maryland. 3 9g ANDREW M. EASTWICK, JR., is NOW associated with the firm of E. R. Jones and Company, members of the Philadelphia- Baltimore Stock Exchange. He was form- erly associated with George G. Shriver and Company, Inc. Address: Miller Road, Cockeysville, Maryland. CHARLES K. LATUus is associated with the Seaboard Finance Company as Educational Director. He was recently promoted to Commander in the U. S. Naval Reserves. Address: 945 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, California. 0 RoBeERT A. DEMENTI has’ been awarded the advanced degree—master of photography—from the Photographers As- sociation of America. ‘The award was made during the Association’s national conven- tion recently held in Chicago. The degree is given for academic studies and exhibit awards. There are 196 masters throughout the country. Also, the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain has awarded him an “‘associateship in recognition of pro- ficiency of a high order in photography.” Associateships are designated by the use of the letters, “ARPS.” He is vice-presi- dent of Dementi Studios, Richmond, Virginia. 4] PETE BARROW, JR., has opened of- fices for the general practice of law at 504 Coal and Coke Building, Bluefield, West Virginia. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Jack L. REITER has been elected president for 1954 of the Cincinnati Stock and Bond Club. GG A. Linwood HOLtToNn, Jr., is a member of the newly formed partner- ship for the general practice of law, under the firm name of Eggleston and Holton, with offices at 209 State & City Building, Roanoke, Virginia. G5 HENRY E. YounG was. elected Mayor of the City of Norwalk, Ohio, on November 3, and took office January 1, 1954: GS BILLy S. HOLLAND has been made 4707th Defense Wing Staff Judge Advo- cate at Otis Air Force Base, Falmouth, Massachusetts. A native of Lexington, Vir- ginia, he is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and received his LL.B. degree from the Washington and Lee Law School. Frep L. RusH is Commonwealths Attorney of Buchanan County, Virginia. He is again serving as Agent for his class. Address: Courthouse Building, Grundy, Virginia. WILLIAM F. REYNOLDS is Assistant Trust Officer, ‘The United States National Bank of Denver, Colorado. ELMER H. FRENCH has been promoted to sales representative for Monsanto Chem- ical Company’s Plastic Division. He will service Ultron vinyl film accounts out of the division’s New York City sales office. Before joining Monsanto he was _ associ- ated with Firestone Plastic Company. Ad- dress: 413 New Providence Road, Moun- tainside, New Jersey. $9 JoHN H. REEp, JR., has spent the bulk of his time during 1953 for the West Virginia ‘Turnpike Commission as Assistant General Counsel. They are en- gaged in constructing an eighty-eight mile turnpike running North to South from Charleston, West Virginia, to Princeton, West Virginia. Other Washington and Lee men who have been with the Commission in Charleston are LEE M. KENNA, ’40, General Counsel; RALPH H. SMITH, ’39, Right-of-Way Attorney, and GRANT WILDE- MAN, ’49, Right-of-Way Attorney. Wilde- man left last September 1, for the West Coast and additional studies of Tax Law, and on October 15, Ralph Smith reentered the private practice of law in Charleston. GOGH HOHHHSHHHHHHHHHHSHHSHDHCHTHHOHSHHOHOHHOHSSHHOHHOSHSHHHSHHOHHHHOHOOHSOHOHOHSTHVOCEHOSSCOHOSCHOO8OROOCOLSD Schumacher’s BRAINCHILD m AN OFFICE AWAY from the office is the promise of Travel Talk, a new idea which allows businessmen to dictate in public places as con- veniently as buying a package of cigarettes. The installation, unveiled at the recent National Business Show in New York, consists of a desk-size booth with a built-in Dictaphone Time-Master “5” dictating ma- chine. Users insert a quarter in a coin slot and out pops a Dictabelt record (good for fifteen minutes of dictation) with mailer-filer inserted in an air mail stamped envelope. A second coin slot and another quarter activates the Dictaphone machine for ten minutes of dictat- ing. Three sides of the booth are sound-proofed for convenient pri- vacy. A comfortable chair com- pletes the installation. Although this newest wrinkle in the fast growing list of products and services for America’s busier than ever traveling man has just been introduced, more than 50 Travel ‘Talk booths are now in production. MARCH 1954 Trial installations are currently in operation at London, Ontario, and Cleveland, Ohio, and users have taken to the idea with great enthu- siasm. Dictabelts are mailed to home offices for listening or tran- scribing. Or in the event that the user does not own Dictaphone equipment, transcribing is done locally through the hotel. Travel ‘Talk is the brainchild of a recent Washington and Lee alumnus, John Schumacher, ’53, of During his last Akron, Ohio. year at college, he had occasion to use dictating facilities while trav- eling on a research assignment, and it was then that the thought came to him for coin-operated dictating installations. After college, he teamed up with William Sherwood Howe, an executive of Willys-Over- land and set up a factory and of- fices in Akron, Ohio. ‘They will soon be producing one hundred booths per month. These will then be ready for placement throughout the United States and Canada. SCHUMACHER—he made public dictation as convenient as buying a package of cigarettes 21 5 0 FREDERICK ‘THOMAS MOFFATT, JR., received the Bachelor of Divinity degree from the School of Theology of the South- ern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louis- ville, Kentucky, at the mid-year Convo- cation, January 26, 1954. Address: Route No. 4, Frankfort, Kentucky. SAMUEL SHAFER ODOM was ordained to The Sacred Order of Priests on Monday, January 25, 1954, at Christ Episcopal Church, Pearisburg, Virginia, The Right Reverend Henry Disbrow Phillips, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Vir- ginia, officiated. Jack A. PALMER has been promoted to Assistant Editor of the Appalachian Elec- tric Power Company’s employee news- paper. He has been with Appalachian since July, 1950, as feature writer in the company’s public relations department. CHARLES WILLIAM Pacey, II, has been named lacrosse coach at the University of Baltimore. Address: 202 East University Parkway, Baltimore 10, Maryland. STANFORD LEE FELLERS, JR., has opened an office for the practice of law in the State and City Building, Roanoke, Virginia. CHRISTOPHER S. Moore has been elected As- sistant Treasurer of Volunteer State Life Insurance Company, Chattanooga, Ten- nessee. Address: 203 Wautauga Lane, Chat- tanooga, ‘Tennessee. 57 My tes M. JOHNSON is now Com- pany Clerk, Company “B,” 10th Engineer (C) Bn, grd Infantry Division, APO 468, care of Postmaster, San Francisco, Cali- fornia. He was married after completing his work at George Washington Univer- sity and was sent to Korea as an engineer. He expects to enter the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work with ihe fall term of 1954, upon his discharge from the Army in September, 1954. Ep Morris completed a year of study and research toward his doctorate in clinical psychology in the late summer of 1953 at Stanford University. He received his mas- ters degree in the summer of 1952 and didn’t waste any time between that and commencement of study for his Ph.D. He plans to become a Child Psychotherapist, when he has finished his thesis and disser- tation. Address: 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco, California. B. L. CLARKE, JR., since graduation, has joined the Navy, married, was stationed in New York, and has now been trans- ferred by the Bureau of Personnel in Washington, to Trinidad, British West Indies. Home address: 1210 Grant Avenue, Charleston, West Virginia. FRANK SIMMONS was discharged from the Air Force last February. He planned to enter the University of South Carolina Law School last fall. Birt Rosasco, HI, is manager of the 22 GIORDANI—a Silver Star for gallantry in action while serving on an outpost in Korea branch mills at Milton, Florida, of Santa Rosa Lumber Co., Pensacola, Florida. Dick ‘TAYLOR, in May was working for the New Statler Hotel in Los Angeles on an Executive ‘Training set-up. Address: 926 Hillcroft Road, Glendale 7, California. AL POWELL, writing in May, was in Korea and gave his address: Lt. A. W. Powell, Jr., 01890052, Btry. A 82nd AAA AW SP BN, APO 248, care Postmaster, San Francisco, California. Home address: RFD No. 3, Box 102, Salem, Virginia. Dick PRUITT was married to Constance King on April 17. Dick has been with All- state Insurance Company since December, 1952. Address: 505 Blair Street, Anderson, South Carolina. Jim Roserts is in the wholesale drug business with the Norfolk Division of the Henry B. Gilpin Company. Address: 7509 Courtlandt Place, Norfolk 8, Virginia. 5 2 MARINE First LIEUTENANT PAUL R. GIORDANI of 158 Washington Avenue, N., Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, was awarded the Silver Star Medal by his Commanding General, Major-General R. M. Pate, for gallantry in action while serving on out- post “East Berlin” during the fierce fight- ing just prior to the truce. Receiving the B.A. degree here in 1952, he was a mem- ber of Delta Upsilon fraternity, and played center on the Varsity football team four years. David Riotro is the new advertising manager of Adirondack Enterprise, Sa- ranac Lake, New York. Dave was born in Passaic, New Jersey. After graduation from Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, he spent two and a half years in the Naval Reserve, serving in the Atlantic Theater. He attended the School of Jour- nalism of Washington and Lee, 1948-1950, leaving on account of his health. He has been with the Enterprise for eighteen months, and for most of the past year has been assistant advertising manager. JAMes A. PARKER received the advanced degree of Master of Science at Pennsyl- vania State University, State College, Penn- sylvania, on January 27, 1954. He holds the B.S. and B.A. degrees from Washing- ton and Lee. ELitiotr W. EAves has completed advanced training at the American Institute for Foreign Trade, Thunderbird Field, Phoe- nix, Arizona. Specializing in South Amer- ica, Eaves has completed the school’s in- tensive training course in preparaton for a career in American business abroad. He has been employed by the First National Bank of Boston and will be assigned to its foreign operations. Eaves served with the United States Air Force as an Aero- Medical Technician. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 1935 NorMAN S. FITZHUGH, JR., was married to Betty Moulton on November 21, 1953, in Charleston, West Virginia. Their new ad- dress is: 1412 Virginia Street, Charleston, West Virginia. 1937 HOWELL WATKINS ROBERTS, JR., Was mar- ried to Nancy Elizabeth Harris on Jan- uary 30, 1954. 1940 JACKSON GROVER AKIN, JR., was married to Mary Margaret Lackey on November 25, 1953, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1943 GEORGE ROBERT ESHELMAN was married to Mary Jane Pearson on November 28, 1953, in Decatur, [linois. ARTHUR ‘THOMPSON, JR., Was married to Isabel Jordan Gaylord on December 5, 1953, in Staten Island, New York. 1944 Dr. David HAMILTON SMITH was married to Charlene Helen Fator on February 13, 1954, In Richmond, Virginia. 1945 Dr. JosEPH HUMPHRIES MAGEE was mar- ried to Alice Elizabeth Agnor on De- cember 26, 1953, in Lexington, Virginia. 1946 WILLARD HUMPHREY MILLER was married to Mary Patricia Tuggle on January a2, 1954, in Wytheville, Virginia. CHARLES ‘TAIT ‘TRUSSELL was married to Woodley Ann Grizzard on December 27, 1953: 1949 Capt. WILLIAM WorTH GRAHAM, grd, was married to Yvette LaVarre Ruddell on February 2, 1954. 1950 CLAIRBONE WATTS Goocu, III, was mar- ried to Cynthia Rodes Wade on January 2, 1954, in Westport, Connecticut. HORACE BROOME KELTON was married to Jane Mathes on January 27, 1954, in Ar- lington, ‘Texas. 1951 WILLIAM F. O’NEIL was married to Mary Elizabeth Hardy on February 20, 1954, in Covington, Virginia. MARCH 1954 1952 ALEXANDER BYRON MOHLER was married to Ana Yolanda Cadaval on November 28, 1953, in Mexico City. JosEpH B. YANITY was married to Joyce Ann Gilham on January 9, 1954, in Athens, Ohio. CHARLES GABRIEL HUTZLER was married to Eleanor Joyce Kann on November 25, 1953, in Eccleston, Maryland. AucusT R. BopEn, Jr., and Lila Dale Bar- rett were married August 22, 1953. 1954 JOHN GEORGE CARGILL, JR., was married to Mary Massie Lea on February 27, 1954, in Washington, D.C. 1933 Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM PATRICK COLEMAN are the parents of a son, William Patrick, Jv., born February 27, 1954. 1935 Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM SCHUHLE, JR., are the parents of a third child, Carl Philip, born November 24, 1953. Their other children are son Billy, and daughter Barbara. Bill, Sr., is teaching at Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan. 1936 Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Jones have adopted a daughter, Sally Booker Jones, born July 10, 1953, who came to their home on No- vember 20, 1953. 1937 Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM C. WILBUR, Jr., have recently adopted a son, William Cut- tino, III, born September 3, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. PARKE S. ROUSE, JR., are the parents of a son, Parke Shepherd Rouse, III, born November 28, 1953, in Richmond, Virginia. 1938 Mr. and Mrs. Ropert M. BASILE are the parents of a daughter, Laura Lorraine, born December 1, 1953. 1941 Mr. and Mrs. GERHART SCHOTT SUPPIGER, JrR., are the parents of a son, Gerhart Schott Suppiger, III, born August 15, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. ALLEN T. SNYDER are the parents of a daughter, Mary, born De- cember 11, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. Cart EpwArD BURLESON are the parents of a son Carl Edward, III, born January 15, 1954. 1943 Mr. and Mrs. JAMEs S. Parsons are the parents of a son, John Edward, born February 20, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. Roscor B. STEPHENSON, JR., are the parents of a son, born January 18, 1954, in Covington, Virgnia. Mr. and Mrs. Paut G. GANas are the parents of a son, Dean Paul, born Feb- ruary 22, 1954. 1944 Mr. and Mrs. E. C. WADDINGTON, JR., are the parents of a daughter, born December 225 1953: Mr. and Mrs. JULIAN POLK STUART SMITH are the parents of a son, Julian P. Stuart, Jv., born January 29, 1954. 1945 Mr. and Mrs. Ropert A. HAYNES are the parents of a daughter, Martha Haynes, born November 14, 1953. 1946 Mr. and Mrs. W. ROBERT GAINES ‘are the parents of a son, Frank Camp, born De- cember 18, 1953. 1948 Dr. and Mrs. JAMES A. CRANFORD, JR., have a new son, James A., III, born 1954. 1949 Mr. and Mrs. HENRY M. BARKER are the parents of a son, Henry M., Jr., born No- vember 10, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. JAMES D. FARRAR are the parents of a second son, Duvall Scott Farrar, born January 15, 1954. 1950 Mr. and Mrs. JACK CARPER are the par- ents of a daughter, Lynn ‘Taylor, born. March 2, 1954, in Lexington, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. EDWIN METCALF GAINES are the parents of a son, Edwin Metcalf, Jr. born January 11, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. WALLACE E. WING are the parents of a son, Wallace E. Wing, III, born December 17, 1953. 1951 Mr. and Mrs. G. MEREDITH PERSINGER are the parents of a son, George Meredith, Jv., born February 21, 1954. 23 Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM HowaArpD ADAMS are the parents of a baby girl, Sarah Wood- bury, born July 18, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. JOHN BOARDMAN are the parents of a daughter, Marilyn Scott, born December 20, 1953. 1952 Mr. and Mrs. Epwarp B. CALECHMAN are the parents of a son, James Alan, born July 25, 1953. 1888 Dr. WILLIAM SpricG HAMILTON died Feb- ruary 19, 1954, in Louisville, Kentucky. Funeral services were at Stonewall Jack- son Memorial Cemetery in Lexington, Vir- ginia, in the burial lot of the Kappa Alpha Order, of which Mr. Hamilton was former knight commander. 1889 Dr. CHARLES 'TABB PEARCE died September 21, 1953. He had been active in the prac- tice of medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio, for over fifty years. 1890 Dr. Doucias S. ANDERSON died March 2, 1954, in a New York hospital, following an operation. His home was in Ogunquit, Maine. Dr. Anderson retired in 1936, after being on the faculty of Tulane University in New Orleans for 44 years. For 17 years he was dean of the engineering school, and for three years prior to his retirement he was acting president of the university. 1898 ALBAN G. SNYDER died January 26, 1954. Mr. Snyder was a native of Charleston, West Virginia, but lived in Florida. He had spent many years in overseas diplo- matic service. COLONEL HENRY W. ANDERSON, chairman of the board of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company, died at his home, 913 West Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia, on January 7, after an illness of several months. At the time of his death he was a member of the law firm of Hunton, Williams, Anderson, Gay and Moore. Dur- ing his varied career, he served in the office of the Attorney-General of the United States, organized Balkan relief after World War I, and was a member of the 24 Mexican Claims Commission. Col. Ander- son was a candidate for the Republican vice-presidential nomination in 1920, and in 1921 was the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia. 1907 Frepd S. Hoyt died December 18, 1953, at his home in Worcester, Massachusetts, following a long illness. 1910 Emory LANDON, vice-president of Seaboard Steel and Iron Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, died December 19, 1953. 1912 JOHN REID CUNNINGHAM died November 29, 1953. His home was in Harrisonburg, Virginia. 1913 JupGE WILLIAM L. HocurE died December 13, 1953, at his home, 3762 Montevallo Road, Birmingham, Alabama. 1914 Dr. JOHN W. Baytor, for many years a member of the teaching staff of the Johns Hopkins Medical School, died November 25, 1953, after a long illness. 1915 WILLIAM HENRY OAst, Portsmouth, Vir- ginia, Civil and Police Justice and Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, died December 27, 1953, in a Ports- mouth hospital after an illness of several weeks. 1917 ROBERT M. CAMPBELL died December 20, 1953- His home was in Marion, Virginia. 1919 FRANK Hays JAcoss, JR., died February 14, 1954, after a prolonged illness. His home was in Bel Air, Maryland. THOMAS WEsT GILLIAM, II, died March 7, 1954, following a heart attack at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia. 1920 ELMORE ‘TURNER BETHEL died at his home in Richmond, Virginia, February 24, 1954, following a heart attack. While at Wash- ington and Lee he was an outstanding football player, having been Captain of the team in 1919. He was picked as an All- Southern tackle and also made the third All-American team. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT LANE died January 5, 1954, following a heart attack in his office at the State Roads Commission, Bal- timore, Maryland. JOHN BAXTER ATKINS, SR., president of Highland Oil Co., and an officer of Atlas Refining Co., was one of 12 persons killed in the crash of an amphibious plane near Shreveport, Louisiana, on January 10, 1954. The accident happened to one of two planes returning a group of prominent businessmen from a duck hunt. 1924 THOMAS HENRY CLAY died October 12, 1953, following a heart attack. His home was in Paris, Kentucky. 1926 ANDREW G. WOOLWINE died December 109, 1953. He was an Engineer with the Im- perial ‘Tobacco Company, Montreal, Can- ada. Interment was in Ceres, Virginia. 1931 FRED SHEPHERD NANNY Of Petersburg, Vir- ginia, died January 12, 1954. 1935 DANIEL PENICK GHOLSON died February 24, 1954, at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. 1940 Davin J. Isaty died November 28, 1953, at his home in Marion, Ohio. 1942 WiLBuR B. Hacer has been presumed drowned on January 10, 1954, in the Ohio River near Owensboro, Kentucky. He and a friend were duck hunting and the body of his companion was found lying across an overturned canoe, but nothing has been learned about Hager. 1948 Lioyp RICHARD KUHN died February 14, 1954, of a heart attack. He had been prac- ticing law in Hagerstown, Maryland. He received his LL.B. degree here in 1948, graduating magna cum laude, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Jon RAYMOND RUGEL died at sea on No- vember 27, 1953, Of a coronary throm- bosis, on the steamship Excambion, be- tween Barcelona and Gibraltar. He was returning to this country for Christmas vacation from the Near East. 1954 CLARENCE W. WHEELWRIGHT, Airman First- Class, son of Mrs. Martha C. Thompson, Beaverbrook Farm, Reisterstown, Mary- land, was one of four Marylanders whose names appeared on a list of 256 officers and enlisted men whose status has been changed by the Air Force from missing in action in Korea to “missing and presumed dead.”’ THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE SOMETHING NEW! A Washington and Lee Chair (with Crest in five colors) This Chair made from Northern Birch and Rock Maple—Finished in Black with Gold trim (arms finished in Cherry.) A perfect Gift for an Alumnus for Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary or Wedding. A beautiful addition to any room in your home. All profit from the sale of this chair goes to the scholarship fund in memory of John Graham, ’14. Mail your order to: WASHINGTON AND LEE ALUMNI, INC. Box 897, Lexington, Virginia Price: $25.00, f.o.b. Gardner, Mass.—Delivery within three weeks TWO IMPORTANT ITEMS € YOUR CLASS—and every other class—has an important date in June. You asked for another reunion, and there will be one. The place: Lexington The dates: June 10, 11, and 12 Big plans are being made. Now is the time to make your reservations. Write: Reunion Committee Box 862, Lexington, Virginia THE 1954 Atumni Fund is off to a fine start. You can help _ it along by responding promptly to your Class Agent’s letter. And remember, the goal this year is “To double the Fund’s effectiveness to Washington and Lee”’ Your Class Agent, the Fund Council, and the University are count- ing on you. Please don’t let them down.