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B. C. Flournoy: Washington and Lee University Architect, 1904-1929
B. C. Flournoy worked at the height of the so-called "American Renaissance." Classical architecture, with all its various connotations, again became the national style. With the great expansion of architectural publications, ...
Coeducation at Washington and Lee University: A Social Systems Approach
W&L is unique today, but twenty years ago, not only were most of the best private schools all-male, but even some public universities denied admission to women. Then, during the 1960's and 70's something happened, and the ...
Personal Honor and the Possibility for Redemption
What exactly is redemption? Webster's defines it as "an act or instance of repairing or restoring," and "expiation of guilt or wrong." More to the heart of the matter, is it possible to redeem oneself in an honor society ...
Nietzsche, Personal Honor, and the Concept of Honor at Washington and Lee University
Having spent four years at Washington and Lee University, I have been and continue to be impacted by our Honor System daily in both subtle and explicit ways. As a freshman, I heard the "Leave Now" speech in Lee Chapel and ...
A Southern Intellectual Community: A Sociological Inquiry
The immediate pupose of this thesis is to make a sociological analysis of Washington and Lee University as a Southern intellectual community during the first three decades of the present century. It is not here suggested ...
Is the Honor System the Best System?: A Philosophical Inquiry Into and Defense of the Honor System at Washington and Lee University
While the Honor System at Washington and Lee (W&L) is widely regarded as one of the most important and consequential aspects of the school by both alumni and current students, and while it is regarded as one of the most ...
Extension and Improvements of Washington and Lee University Campus, Lexington, Virginia
The extensions and developnents of Washington and Lee Campus discussed in this thesis are considered by the authors as necessary and important to properly open and prepare the way for the future University. The University ...
A Project for the Development of the Woods Creek Ravine, Washington and Lee University Campus, Lexington, Virginia
The plan under consideration of the authors is one to investigate and show the feasibility of developing a natural resource, of the oampus. Advantages presented by such a development are distinctly three-fold in nature: ...