OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19281107/WLURG39_RTP_19281107_001.2.txt MASSACHUSETTS, NORTH CARO- LINA AND TEXAS ARE STILL UN- CERTAIN ENOUGH TO GO TO EITHER CANDIDATE. Ring-tum Ifllii BY THE STUDENTS, FOR THE UNIVERSITY PUBL HERBERT HOOVER CARRIED FOR- TY OF THE FORTY-EIGHT STATES. VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA BROKE THE SOLID SOUTH AND WENT RE- ICAN. VOLUME XXXII WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 1928 NUMBER 16 Tucker Takes Lead of 2,500 in The Tenth Lexingtonian S_ays His Ma- jority Will Reach 2,500 FIRST REPORTED TO BE TRAILING RACE Early Returns Give Way When Congressman Passes Putnam _ BULLETIN "My majority will certainly be 2,500 and maybe 3,000 vdtes,” Congresman Harry St. George Tucker told the RING-TUM PHI at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Virginia may send two Re- publicans into the next session of congress incomplete returns from the ten congressional districts in- dicated today. In the tenth district Harry St. George Tucker, of Lexington, was leading H. J. Putnam, Republi- can candidate, by 2,000 votes. Menalcus Lankford, Republican, candidate from the second district appeared to be elected over his opponent Congressman Joseph T. Deal, the incumbent. In the “Fighting Ninth” of Southwestern Virginia, Joseph C. Shaffer, Republican, of Wythe- ville, appeared to have defeated Rouse, Democrat. Shaffer was given 18,447 in the latest count and Rouse 18,369. Other districts leaned towards the Democratic column. Congress- man Montague, of the third dis- trict, Congressman Harrison of the seventh district were appar- ently able to withstand the Repub- lican attack. In the other districts Democratic candidates were un- oposed. QT Mid-Semester Reports Made Known Nov. 12‘ Mid-semester reports will go in Nov. 12, acording to Registrar E. S. Mattingly. These reports are sent to par- ents of students and although they do not go on the permenent records of the University are im- portant indications of the stu- dents standing. ‘ Marks of A, B, C, D, E, and F enable students to see exactly how they are progressing in their courses. Whofihdhists 18 Lexingtonians Sixteen Persons Connected With Washington and Lee Named in 1928 Edition The biographies of eighteen Lexingtonians are given in the 1928-29 edition of “Who’s Who in America,” including that of Judge Martin P. Burks, deceased. Six- teen out of the total number in- cluded are connected with Wash- ington and Lee University. Those listed are: (William A. Anderson, lawyer; William M. Brown, university professor; Mar- tin P. Burks, judge; H. D. Camp- bell, university dean; R. G. Camp- bell, political scientist; William H. Cocke, educator; Lucius J. Desha, chemist; De la Marr B. Easter, college professor; Thomas J. Farrar, college professor; Gicv— er D. Hancock, economist; James L. Howe, chemist; William D. , Mr. President-Elect---A nd How.’ Herbert Clark Hoover was born August 10, 1874 in West Branch, Iowa, the son of a blacksmith, Jess Hoover, and of a Quaker school teacher, Huldah Minthorn Hoover. His ancestors had been in America since 1750. His mother’s forbears had come from Connec- ticut, his father’s from North Carolina. 3 d When Hoover was 3 years old his father died, and when he reached 9 his mother died leaving Herbert, his sister May, and his brother, Theodore. An Orphan, He Goes to Oregon At the age of 11 Hoover went to live with his uncle in Newberg, Oregon. He received his lower- school education in Newberg Aca- demy. When 1'7 he entered the Leland Stanford university open- ing that year, 1891, in Palo Alto, Calif. In Stanford, Hoover earned his expenses doing clerical work for professors, waiting on the table, running a laundry, a boarding house and a newspaper route. He became a leader of the non-frater- nity wing in campus‘ politics. His summers were spent with the United States Geological Survey in California, Colorado and Ne- vada. When 21 years old Hoover was graduated from Stanford. He spent that sunimenwith the U. S. Geological Survey. In the fall Dick Hamilton, A Junior Here, Helped Name AZ “The only student delegate in America” says the Houston (Tex.) Chronicle “is Richard Douglass Hamilton from gressional district, Virginia, 21 student at Washington and Lee university.” R. D. (“Dick”) Hamilton, jun- ior in the School of Commerce, was elected alternate to his f:.>..‘.‘i- , her, Norman R.Hamilton, editor of , _ I < 1,-rs” Boxer rebellion. Hoover broke the Portsmouth Star, from Virginia to the }Ie.tior.al lac- mocratic convention last J The state convention, ll-illliiila Mr. Hamilton, was in Roa:io:.e. Injuries received in an aut;mo— bile accident, kept Mr. Hamilton, Hoyt’ professor of biology; Wi1_ ‘ senior, from going to Houston and liam T. Lyle, civil engineer; E | Washington and Lee furnished Franklin L_ Riley, un,;V€1.Sity pm_ (the. only student delegate to the fessor; Edgar T. Shannon, uni-‘natmnal convention’ versity professor; Henry Louis Smith, university president; Harry 3 evening Leaving Roanke early Sunday on a special Houston St George Tucker, Congressman;!tra1n,.Ha,milton arrived in Hous- and R. H. Tucker, ur.iversity 1??“-— ‘ton’ Via New Orleans’ early Tues’ fessor. ———0 Dance After Game Draws 200 Persons Following the Virginia game, a dance was held Saturday night at Fry Springs, an amusement park on the outskirts of Charlottesville. The “Swing” was played in About two hundred persons at- tended. honor of the visitors and was ne- thusiastically received. I 9 day morning‘and stationed him- self among the Virginia delega- tion. After the introductory speeches, platform rulings and pre-climatic “conventional” proceedings the balloting was started. Virginia gave six of her votes to the vic- torious Smith, but left the other eighten with Candidate Hull of Tennessee. For vice-president, Virginia gave her full twenty four votes for Senator Robinson of Arkansas. the Second Con-, ‘China, Manchuria, Mongolia, Chi—7 he got a job with pick-and—shovel gang of Cornish laborers in a Ne- vada City gold mine. Next spring he obtained engineering work in San Francisco from the Janin Mining Company. He was later placed in charge of the entire Southwestern properties of that Company. Makes “ trike” in Gold The discovery of gold in Aus- tralia attracted Hoover and a group of American engineers there in 1897, where Hoover put in a gold mine that paid him a near fortune. Again in California, 1899, Hoo- ver received an offer from China to become Director of the Imper- ial Mining Bureau. Befor taking >'¢ -.‘= -.\ ¢Z< 211 >1: a- >r 3 ::< * *5 Herbert Hoover is non-fra- ternity and anti-fraternity. He worked his way through * "*' Leland Stanford university by waiting table at the Kappa * 1 Kappa Gamma sorority house. * - There he met and courted - Miss Lou Henry——now Mrs. - Hoover. It is alleged that her * sorority sisters were consider- - ably embarrassed in a social way. Their actions and the *‘ attitude of Stanford frater- nity men toward him are re- ' sponsible undoubtedly for his feeling of hostility toward the - college fraternity system. _ “Al” Smith also is a non- fraternity man. It is said that ‘ “Governor Smith has heard " “The Sweetheart of Sigma ' =.k >'s States Prove Their Loyalty I To The South Four States Split Ticket To Keep Democratic Standing WISCONSIN ELECTS ROBERT LaFOLLETTE Favorite Son Carries State For Self But Not For Smith The “Solid South” is less a ghost in the state than in the na- tion this morning. Election returns at seven o’clock showed a decided Republican vic- tory, with a few of the character- istics of the Presidential landslide lacking‘. Among the states holding sen- atorial elections which split theft ticket are Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, and Florida. Technically Wisconsin stood consistent, but in spirit the vote was divided since the republican senatorial victor, Robert LaFollette, Jr., definitely bolted the Republican ticket in fa- vor of Smith last week. Tennessee and Texas have also proved their intra-state Demo- cratic loyalty by electing Demo- cratic governors. Out of 34 gub- ernatorial elections only fourteen have been ,returned.Seventeen sen- atorial elections have been report- ed out of thirty-five. Reported senatorial are as follows: Wisconsin —— Robert LaFollette Jr., (Republican). V Delaware——John B. Houghton, (Republican.) Michigan—A. H. Vanderberg, (Republican.) . California—Hiram W. Johnson, (Republican). - Ohio—S. D. Fess, (Republican). Ohio (unexpired)~P. E. Burton, (Republican). Tennessee — J. (Democratic). Vermont—M. L. Greene publican.) Texas~Tom crat.) Mississippi — H. B. (Democrat). Virginia—Claude A. (Democrat). Maryland—-P. L. (Republican). Florida-—Paul Tramwell, (Dem- ocrat.) New Jersey—H. S. Kean (Re- elections B. McKellar (Re- Coiially (Demo- Stevens, Swanson, Eolsborough, ’ publican.) Connecticut —~ F. C. (Republican.) Pennsylvania — D. (Republican.) Walcott, A. The returns on the gubernator-I elections follow: Wisconsin-—W. J. Kohler, (Re- publican.) ' Chi” over the radio, but that * is the closest he has ever - come to a college fraternity. I: -. F VF 2:1 5i< :1: I 2* >1! the job, he married Miss Lou Hen- ry, Mc~ntei'e_v, Calif., 51 former Stanford classmate. Mr. and Mrs.‘ Hoover spent their honeymooitl scouting for mineral wealth inl hli, Shantung, and Shansi. He dis—,i covered in Northeastern China. thei, 5lCr'3lt€St known coal deposits in: the world. In China, the Hoovers were, caught in the “death—to-foreign-3 where he ,ilY'ol.lgil to Tienstsin tooli charge of erecting barricades hold the 60,000 Chinese troops ll‘. the city out of the American quarter. ' When 26 years old, Hoover (Continued on page two) Yes, ‘Twas Right M ach Party Right Many Were T here Ohio—M. Y. Cooper, lican.) . North Carolina — N. Gardner (Demo-crat.) Georgia———L. G. Hardman -(Dem- ocrat). New Hampshire—C. W. Tabey, (Republican). Mi'chigan—P. W. Greene (Re- publican). Arkansas—H. Parnell crat.) Kansas—C. M. Reed, lican.) Iowa—John Hammill lican.) Connecticut—H. Trumbull publican.) Illinois—L. L. Emmerson (Re- publican.) Texas—D. N. Moody, (Demo- crat.) \ Vermont——J. E. Weeks, (Repub- lican.) (Repub- (Demo- (Repub- (Repub- (Re- Reed" ‘ development of the University.” Hoover Rides to Presidency On Decisive G. O. P. Wave Virginia Deserts Solid South, But Rockbridge COUDUV and Lex'' ington Give Democratic Plurality. Republicans Carry 40 States; Three Are Uncertain Riding on the crest_of a Republican wave which carried everything-—even part of the f0U.I1d2.l}l0I1 Of the SOlld SOuth—W1tl:l Ill, Herbert Hoover yelgstex-day was elected presl- dent of the United States in one of history’s dramatic landslides. _ Unofficial returns t0daY gaVe HOOVBI‘ 444 electoral votes from forty states, with North Carolina, Massachusetts and Texas uncertain. Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, the Democratic nominee, was credited with carrying but eight gtates; Ambama, Ark- 311835. Georgia, L011iSi9~11a, M3«SS3«Ch11S€'C’CS, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Rhode Island. North Carolina gave Hoover a slight plurality, as did Texas, Many Persons Praise Work of Dr. Smith Retiring Head of University Receives Many Letters After Resignation Since announcement of Presi- dent Smith’s Washington and Lee University, Dr. Smith has received letters from friends of himself and the university, paying tribute to his executive ability during the sev- resignation enteen years of his administration. “I wish to be among the first to bring you their thanks and their praise for high ideals ach- ieved, for long visions realized, and for another step forward along the upward path of edu- cation,” John Stewart Bryan, pub- lisher of the Richmond News Leader wrote several days after Dr. Henry Louis Smith resigned as President of Washington and Lee. Praised by Attorney Charles S. Glasgow, Lexington fmm {though not all the students took I Economist Here Lands Students’ Election Returns “The handling of election re- turns is a valuable an experience in a political way for students as the holding of the mock con- vention,” said R. H. Tucker, prof- essor of economics here, today. Doctor Tucker said that, al- ‘actual part in the work on the re- turns, every one who heard and‘ watched the exercises last night in Doremus gymnasium secured worthwhile lessons in the mach- inery of national government. “This lesson is of particular interest to Washington and Lee men,” Doctor Tucker said. If there is a more politically-minded student body than this one, I do not know it. When a man grad- uates from Washington and Lee, he is well fitted to take his place as a citizen. He has learned not only from his texts, but from personal experience in our con-[ ventions and similar exrcises much that goes to make him ac-l quainted with popular govern-.5 ment.” attorney, said: “As a member of a family for generations associat- ed with Washington and Lee uni- versjty, I wish to lodge in your memory my estimate of the great: progress the University has made under your direction and guid- ance. “During your administration the University has actually realized an educational pre-eminence long sought for; its material progres has been most gratifying ..... ..I would be untrue to my feeling and my inheritance if I did not add that you have constantly, as President of the University, held ‘ high standards of a Christian gen- tleman.” From Charlotte, N. C., came the following from Tom Glasgow, president of Glasgow—Stewart and Company, General Electrie deal- ers and distributors: Accomplishments Are Listed “You found the University in financial straits; you doubled its income. You found it with the lowest entrance standards of any £7lYZ‘.ll:'.i‘.' school the South. You: have left it with the highest. You; found it with a student body of 500. You leave it with a student body of 1,000. You found it with a faculty equipment for 2. college; you leave it with faculty equifr merit for a university. “I wish for Doctor glorious success in building .a great SLlp£‘1‘SlL,3"l}(iU1‘e upon the truly glorious foundation that you have laid. S;z:’:=l_v no president could come to the position with more favorable .'.'.;i:Z able prepar- ation than has been yours in the Denny .a Man, what a party! { Virginia went Republican; Smith went to pieces; Hoover went to bed; and from fifteen to, twenty-five hundred rootin’, toot-l in’, hootin’ humans went hog wild at the election festival. condllctedé by the Lee School of Journalisml last night—all night. Doremus Memorial gymnasium this morning is a happy mess. What more could you expect? You can’t mix music, magic, memoranda, and men: .he whole thing straight, to get away without a And that’s what’s the matter with the gymnasium this morning.Lit- tered with.‘paper, ashes, apple cores, popgbottles; aching with memories of last night; and groaning u lder the weight of seats for allikthose people, old Do- remus Memolrial has a regular moaning jagf‘, Too much (mixing! Yes suh! Even in old Wirginny where mix- ing is mixingi—inherent and un- equaled. . Yes, ’most elverybody from the . Ridge to ‘he.A1leghanies for p and «.1 wii the valley was there. The chairnzan of the Demo- cratic county committee voiced thanks for a “puffcctly rotton cvenin’, suh,” and even a country editor came to see journalism stu- dents in action and then returned to his shop where a Tuesday pa- per came out this morning. One old fellow—with a three- buttonless overcoat and a week’s growth of underbrush on his face —--cramped halfway from Fair- field to “see the goins-on.” An occasional resident of forty-three states, he had seen a two-color ‘at Charlottesville last Saturday. : lege Friendship.” ’ whistle, again “The Swing.” The Department of Journalism‘ came in for its share of praise) from the local economist when he! said that it was rendering a dis- tinct public service, in handling the returns. ______0____ Maryland Game ’ Scene of Band’s Grid Swan Song The Washington and Lee band, i Arkansas ver’s strength. One by one, doubt- ful states swung into the Repub- lican column, until long before the entire vote was counted the Californian had attained such a commanding tion was a certainty. Democratic headquarters were unwilling to concede until a late hour, but shortly after midnight John J. Raskob issued a statement, and a few minuteslater Governor Smith telegraphed his congratulations to the president-elect. Rockbridge Goes Democratic Although Virginia forsook the Democratic party, Rockbridge county turned in a plurality of 106 votes for Governor Smith. The Lexington vote, coming late in the count, was Smith 537, Hoo- ver 320. Returns of the election vxorc furnished Lexington and vicinity by the Lee School of Journalism at Washington and Lee univer- sity. Voting in Rockbridge county, Virginia, and the United States was covered carefully, from 1,500 to 2,500 persons reeciving returns in the Doremus Memorial gym- nasium. Following is the unofficial elec- toral vote by states. All states but Massachusetts are regarded as certain. THE VOTE IN 1928 State Smith .H’ver Alabama 12 Arizona ' 9 California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Work at the Virginia game Sat- urday, will journey to Washing- ton, D. C., for the Maryland game, November 24, according to Hank_ Slanker, director. The band, reorganized and ice- equipped, seventy strong, made its first appearance in full number Forming at the station, after the train had reached its long await- ed destination, it filed up the main street in perfect swing with the student body bringing up the rear. It was Charlottesville first impression of W. and L. since the fall of 1926. At 2:20 o’clock from the back of the bleachers it swept into View circling the field once, and taking its place in front of the Washington and Lee stands. Between halves of the game, the musicians formed the “V” for Virginia and played the state uni- versity Alma Mater. Then, turn- ing about face, it formed the con- ventional W. and L. monogram and played “The Swing” and “Col- Then, with the For the Maryland-Washington and Lee crowd, the band will re- peat practically the same forma- tions executed at Virginia. It will march onto the field and give se- veral selections. Then, at the half it will form the “M” for Maryland, and “Maryland, My Maryland”. Turning, the W, and L. will be formed and then “The Swing.’ At the close of the game it will parade off the ground-;. Before its Maryland appearance the l‘.:i“d will help celebrate “Home—Coming Day.”. It will play at the Washington and Lee—— Virginia Tech game that after- noon. No special arrangements flushed with compliments on its, Illinois ‘ Indiana I Iowa 5 Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts , Michigan 3. Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana E Nebraska Nevada N. Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York ‘N. Carolina j N. Dakota Ohio Oklahoma l Oregon I"e-nnsylvania Rhode Island S. Carolina S. Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Buena Vista for Hoover Buena Vista, a separate cor- poration not counted in the Rock- bridge county vote, went for Hoo- ver, 267-172. This city reversed its vot_e in the congressional elec- tion, giving Henry St. George Tucker, Lexingtonian 212 votes to (Continued on page two) _______0_____ William and Mary installed its seventh national woman's frater- or parades have yet been planned, (Continued on page six) Slanker said. Hit)’ by ushering in a new chap- ter of Kappa Delta, last week. 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This D11 1‘ cation may be quoted Only 011 Der‘, mission of the DeD31'tm9“t of A PRESIDENT NAMED Congratulations, Mr. Hoover! The election is over. We’ve been to the polls and we know who will succeed Mr. Coolidge. Our next duty is to f01‘g€t the campaign. Our daily routine is before us today just as it was yesterday. We must continue our individual life with its one-man control. Honor the other man’s opinion. If this election makes you a loser, it still leaves you an American. It is just as honorable to be a good loser as a good winner. Sprang From People Bear in mind that factional considera- tions cannot be avoided. Washington was the only President who towered above a dif- ference of opinion among the people. In a large percentage of the minds of the elec- torate, issues mean nothing—-personal fit- nessis everything. The personal qualities of Herbert Hoover have decided this campaign. Perhaps this is the surest way of electing an ideal President, “_a man who can give the country a combination of what the people think they want and what they really need.” Both candidates sprang from the people. It was a case of a blacksmith’s son opposed by the child of a drayman. One accomplishes things but cannot talk. The other is a con- vincing speaker and does things. Had Varied Career Born in a Quaker family in 1874, Hoover lived his earliest years on an Iowa farm. He became orphaned at the age of nine and was placed under the care of relatives, who later succecdedlin securing his admittance to Leland Stanford, Jr., university. Hoover became a leader among his fellow students, ever showing the qualities of calmness and foresight. He was graduated at the age of twenty—one and at twenty-four was an ad- ministration officer of one of the great min- ing corporations of the world. He later be- came head of the Chinese Department of Mines and Railways. During the World War he fed ten millions of people in Belgium and northern France, and during the two sub- sequent years, fed more than one—third of the civilized world. In 1921, he became sec- rotary of the Department of Commerce. He haspfurther emblazoned his name in dealing with the Mississippi flood sufferers, the Florida storm sufferers, and the famine in Russia. Needs Your Cooperation Thus it may be seen that from an early age our next President has been faced with problems of leadership and finance. He needs no introduction to England and he is not a blind partisan. In 1918, he urged the American electorate to return a Democratic Congress. Efficiency has been his engineer, organization his conductor, and results his objective. ' No leader, however, can successfully guide without the cooperation of his fol- lowers. One of the world’s greatest leaders, Robert E. Lee, met defeat. Yet, he did not sulk. His most sincere efforts after his sur- render were for a restoration of the Union. He advised his men to stay at home and to “unite in an honest effort to obliterate the effects of the war and restore the bles- sings of peace.” He was a good loser. So let's forget the election, consider our common end, and remember: we are Amer- icansl WIN OR LOSE—THEY ARE FIGHTING- GENERALS! ‘ Washington and "Lee sent a fighting team against Virginia last Saturday; a fighting student body in the stadium on Lambeth field. The team fought from the opening whistle until the very last minute of play. Students did likewise. Though the team went down in defeat, it went down fighting. _Washington and Lee can justly boast of a team of “Fighting Generals.” It is not hard to be good sportsmen when the team is winning; but when it is losing, often it is a differentthing. Such wasinot the case against Virginia, for the student body took the defeat from her an- cient rivals in true sportsmanship style. The team lost. The student body- was be- hind the team, it is now, and will continue to be. Coach Herron’s clan fought as no other Washington and Lee team ever fought. His team deserves great credit. The stu- dent body backed the team as no other stu- dent body could back a team. It deserves ‘ great credit. Before the season closes we must meet Princeton, V. P. I., Maryland and Florida. We can win every one of these games. Let’s get back of the team on every play. Let them know we have explicit confidence ,in them. Make them see and hear, that win or lose, they are our “Fighting Generals.” ____0_____ WORTH PRESERVING? One of the prettiest customs ever prac- ticed at Washington and Lee has so slip- ped, not only from our daily life, but from our memories as well, that few can even recall it.» Shortly after General Lee’s death, a Washington and Lee student each day was selected as a Watcher at the tomb in the chapel. He met visitors, and as the repre- sentative of the Youth to whom General Lee gave rich, though closing years of his life, he fostered an ideal. A practical and potent part of Man’s immortality is the stimulus and precept his life leaves behind him. As the young men sat in the mausoleum, much of the quality of Lee’s character, the nature of his prob- lems, decisions with which he met his times of testing, the spirituality of the her- itage which is Washington and Lee’s, came home. It came unostentatiously, without preachment or boom from an organ loft. But it came deeply. The vigil was short: only a day for each student——the enrollment, half a century ago was 375. It not even savored of duty. It was 2. dignified respect, maintained by the re- presentative of a group of collegiate gen- tlemen at the last resting place of one of the great university’s great builders, and one of the great characters of time. It was a vigil looked forward to, in the Seventies, by Washington and Lee men, and through them, vicariously, the whole South watched at the side of their leader. Our mental pictures and our thoughts each day do much to influence our cast of mind, and to mold our tendencies of char- acter. Little wonder the Greeks attained the heights they did—their ideals were al- ways before them in their marble gods and goddesses! These pretty customes are worth con- sideration. They often are the things which stick when we are out of school. The pre- sent is a door through which the future slips away from us—and echoes and names and scenes-—there should come a joyous recollection as we look back on a sunlit val- ley of days that were‘ dream days. Old chords, struck in college life, should resound in cars attuned to the music of the Infinite; and if the immigration of our ideals has been caught, there will come back to us memories of Washington and Lee’s traditions, of the Honor System, of deci- sions made, of quiet little victories achiev- ed——just such experiences which customs like this one provide—and they will grow more priceless with the years. The University now has more than 900 men. They still represent the South. A watcher once during one’s college more often if desired! Isn’t this custom worth re-establishing? _____0__._ An enlightened mind is not hoodwinked; it is walls of its own dungeon the limits of the uni- cerse, and the reach of its own chain the outer verge of intelligence.~Henry Wadsworth Longfel- low. Om The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which! stands in the way. Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity, and by these I shall not regulate my proportions; and some scarce see Nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination Naturel ls Imagination itself. As a man is, so he sees.—l William Blake. ! life—' I not shut up in a gloomy prison till it thinks the « ‘Edgeworth Life of Hoover (Continued from page one) turned to California. In 1902 he went back to Australia. From there he worked in New Zealand, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, and headed 50,000 railroad men in Russia in 1909. He spent his sum- mers in these foreign lands; his winters he spent in his California home. ' ' Next he headed an international firm of engineers with offices in San Francisco, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne, and other cities. His company controlled railroads, mines, and corporations in all parts of Asia, the Orient and Western United States. Heads Non-Combatant Evacuation The World War caught 200,000 Americans, tourists and boarding school girls, in Germany, Austria, and France. Mr. Hoover was put in charge of the organization that got those Americans out at the rate of 6,000 a day. He was then placed in charge of the Belgian relief which fed 2,- 000,000 children a day for four years. After the armistice he headed an organization that fed Western Europe——one-third of mankind. Back in California in 1920, Hoo- ver was asked to accept the Dem- ocratic presidential nomination by Frank L. Cobb, editor-in—chief, the New York World. He refused, ex- plaining that he chose to affiliate with the Republican party. To Harding Cabinet in 1921 When the Republicans came in- to power in 1921, they gave Mr. Hoover the cabinet position of Secretary of Commerce where for eight years he was immersed in problems of Mississippi flood suf- ferers, tropical storm sufferers, famine in Russia, waterways, for- eign trade, and industrial control. In 1921, he was appointed a member of the advisory committee of the Limitation of Armament Conference. The same year, he became president of the American Child Hygiene Association. The next year to commemorate his relief record, he was made an honorary citizen by Belgium, Po- land, and Esthonia. Honorary Degrees from 28 Colleges Mr. Hoover has received hon- orary degrees froin the universi- tfls of Brown, Harvard, Yale, Co- lumbia, Princeton, John Hopkins, George Washington, Dartmouth, Boston, Rutgers, Alabama, Ober-. lin, Liege, Brussels, Warsaw, Cra- cow, Oxford, 'Rennsselar, Tufts, Swarthmore, Williams, Manches- ter, California, Virginia, Prague, Grent, and Livow. In addition to heading the Bel- gian relief, he was United States Food Administrator during the War, and a member of the Inter- allied Food Council. He is now a member of the Colorado River Commsision, The Civic Forum, National Institute of Social Scien- ces, National Academy of Sciences, American Institute of Mining and_ Metal Engineers, and a prize winner of the French Academy. The Republican National Con- vention gavc Herbert Hoover a first ballot nomination on June 16, 1928. His greatest opposition came from the farm block which staged many spectacular anti- Hoover demonstrations. The iio— ininee resigned from his cabinet position on July 15. He was for- mally notificd of his noininzitioii and dclivcrc(l his acceptance speech August 11. Pipe Convert Ends Agonizing Hoover Wins! (Continued from page one) 190 for H. J. Putnam of Clifton Forge, his Republican opponent. The Rockbridge county vote by precincts ‘for president follows: Smith H’ver 537, 320 43 Precinct Lexington Glasgow Hartsook Shop Glenwood Natural Bridge Oak Bank Broad Creek Montgomery Collierstown Hamilton’s S. H. Smith’s Mill Big Springs Rockbridge Baths Goshen Brownsburg Kennedy’s Mill Flumen Raphine Fairfield Timber Ridge Riverside _ Campbell’s Mill ‘TOTAL _______1205 __0_____ Pan, w. F. Goats Not To Shine For a Week Ribbon society goats will not appear in their pledge hats for at least a week. Several companies‘ have been wired by Graham andl ville, President of the White Friars, but no hats can be secur- ed at present. P. D. Beville pres- QUALITY AND SERVICE Special Dinners 50c 12 noon to 9 p.m. Meal Tickets R. E. Lee COFFEE SHOP ALEXANDER THELEN, Mgr. MYERS HARDWARE CO. INC. Established Incorporated 1865 1907 CUTLERY—RAZORS GUNS R. L. HESS & Bro. Watchmakers and Jewelers Keys Made, Typewriters Re paired Next Door to Lyric_ Theatre izft v Tobacco Hunt, New York, N. Y. 1 Larus & Bro. Co. June 30’ 1926 Richmond, Va. Gentlemen: ftl started smoking on cigarettes, but I 3 er meetmg 3 young lady for whom rr}11en who smoked pipes had a greater 9 fifm» I Dmmptly switched to one. b hen my agony began. I tried one rand of tobacco after another, al- Ways working on the theory that the _more you paid for tobacco, the better it would be. I .t1'19d lmported special mixtures. I paid as much as fifty cents an ounce Al’lTto no avail. ° hen came th d I t ' worth. It was atea lzigll gall? ‘run short of the certain brand 1 W33 jsmoklng. and a casual acquaintance“ first few p if I d'd - i ..r.. 22* :;::;..::; 23:: delightful aroma, and oh’ boy: It was Sweet right down to the’bottom. . N°thm8 has §eparate,-‘fl me from my 9.1139» 01' my pipe from Edgeworth since then. 1 ’ . Yours Very truly, (Signed) Davi Freedman, Jr. Extra Higlé Grade Smoking Fohac Eofiefed me a pipeful from his pouch ' Imagine my delight when after the ihatl ‘ . t/Le '\ A majority of the beacon lights used in airport and airway illumination have been designed and manu- " factured by the General Electric Company, whose spctialis ts have the benefit Of 3. generation's experi- e_nce_ in the solution of lighting problems. I. ELECTRIC Father’s according to P. D. Be-4} ident of White Friars and G. R. stated, and attempt to get permis- Ladd, president of Pi AlphavNu, sion allowing the goats to shine will go before the faculty some- at the Homecoming game with V- time in the near future, it was P. I. is comm The “GLOBE MAN” I November 7th and 8th Semi-Annual Showing of FACBIAQICS <3» F/ISHIOYNYS This exhibit is authorized by The Globe Tailoring Co. CINCINNATI laIa=.kei's of “Needle—Molded” Clothes Don’t fail to see this attractive display of woolens and fashions. 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NERAJL Errcruic ; OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19281107/WLURG39_RTP_19281107_003.2.txt 5r_ .» .~.= I .l\ "ran R1Il\IG-'Il‘UM' PHI 4 '-,-w v- 7'" PAGE l'1‘H.REE . ‘ Dives from the Window Seat 3 Pearls from the Sea of Life Are there not Festus, are there I not, dear Michal, Two points in the adventure of the diver, 0ne—w'hen a beggar, he pre- pares to plunge, One-—when a prince, he rises with his pearl? Festus--I plunge! -—Robert Browning. V ROMOLO VISITS US AND WE WONDER ABOUT ART By Roscoe Ellard . We can’t get Romolo Rolberti out of mind. The little Italian art.ist who came to America to get the Ameri- can point of view, and to Lexing- ton a few weeks ago because“ ev- eryone said it was so beautiful!” A sensitive little scion of Michel- angelo, with his heart attuned to -the music of the ‘Infinite. “You spend dollars and dollars," he explained “for automobiles, for movies, and week-end trips ‘but art—art, you say, is too expen‘ sive!” ~ And it makes us think. For when 9. pessimist accost- ed us the other day in conversa- tion and asked, “What does it ‘all amount to- is the world really any better than it was in the days of the Spanish ‘Inquisition, when men were buri- ed lalive, were tortured by the thumb--screw and the rack, or in, the eighteenth century when men were condemned to death for steal- ing five shillings from a London shop? And ‘being something of an lopti-mi8—t’hough we think George Elliot's word “‘meliorist,” is a more fitting term for K, those who refuse to loo‘k through ‘ smeared wind-ows on the alleyways the world-—we ‘said we knew the World was gettlllg ‘better- “For look,” We said. “at all that , being done today to educate‘ «people and make them bettervfolks to live with. Look at the increase, ' l~ in charity, the IJ1'08‘1'eSS ln medl‘ cine, the radio with its broad- Dur Presidents Dowhen They Leave “Office? Dr. llowe May a Reach University Age Limit Dr. James Lewis Howe, dean of the School of Applied Science, rea- ches 70, the usual age for retire- ment August 4,1929. This makes his retirement automatic at the close of finals, 1930. Doctor Howe is at present in perfect health. If the trustees elect ‘him for further ser- vice as member of the faculty from year to year he will continue as long as his health permits. Doctor Howe, one of the leading figures on the campus of VVers along edu-- l What ‘happens t0 ll1e1Y1—tl10 ?‘(‘- cational and “‘l1ll"L';li.l1l‘0')lC lines. })leSl(lCIll?, and the (l(3f(’.€ll0(l Jefferson refused ff) (-_';,fi;ide1- a Gandldate? To What Valhalla d0 third term and rc-1'2 3! l.‘ homo former ‘presidents go? What do at Montlceno’ Where lm . .‘.mmlly ‘these men who fail to swim the supervised lhe -foullllf nu. '_r}_" lHellespont of a presidential clcc— niversity of Virginia ix ' ‘, ‘. 31,”- ltion ‘£11111 110? ville. He planned the 1;. El8‘hl3 Of the twenty-Ullne l31"e5l" the University ‘buildings, a::rl "1". dents retired to private life after eyed 3 faculty together’ l...._ V. l - leaving office; ten returned to the whom he pl-ocul-ed in Elll.0l,,,_‘ gfield of national politics; four ven— l irtured to run again for the presi-»‘ dency, of whom but one, Grover Cleveland, was successful. Two entered state politics; two took up vsson and R. B. Madison Served State James Madison served on a state constitutional convention in 1829, leducational and ' ‘philanthropic Zigngfeftcfgitfifalylfiiifif; angled work, and one, William H. Taft, Organizing the Virginia vcomtitm lsecured appointment to the United tlonl Monroe also served at‘ thiq States supreme court. Six 'presi— Constltutlonal cOnVentiOn_ and was dents have died while in office. also a regent of the Ungiersity of . ,Virginia in 1826: K The l3l‘CSld0nts who died in of- Only two presidents have actu- fice were: William H. Halllsonl ‘ally campaigned for their success— Z;-lcllary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln’ iors. These were Andrew Jackson Jall-CS A_ Garfield, William Mc_ land Theodore Roosevelt. Kirjey, and VV_al.l.en G_ Hal.dlng,_ l Trhunmlbing through the pages of lZ..t what of the defeated candi- lhistory we discover that George date-,__the Achilles Wltll splinters Wrashinvgton retired to Mount Ver- in tqlell. heels? non ‘after his two terms as pres”: Four Later became lll..eS.ldent; dent. In 1798 the government ten retired «into private life; three made him com‘mander—in-chief of 2') ran again, failed to be elected each provvisional army rbut as a need for time; three became governors, and this army did not arise he was three senators; and seven entered never required to reentcr public national life. life. John Adams‘ also retired per- l Greeley Died of Grief l manently, ‘after he failed upon e- Horace Greelev who was (lefeal/s_ lectlon for a Second term‘ A Story ed in 1872, is said to have died from is told that when Thomas Jefferson grief resultlng, from hlg pl,C§.lden_ defeated him In the campaign Of tial campaign. He was caricatur-. 18.00, he started off on March 4 ed unlmerclfully ,dul.ln,g, the cam_‘ lby stage coach to Masstichilsctrs palgn by Thomas Nasty the l-am” l , .. and refused to remain to see his Gus Cartoonist and depleted as ,, Helped Successors New Collegian l Appears Nov. 3 l First Issue 0 fYezu- to Contain New Features; Poetry by lumnus Poems Iby Dr. Ben F. Sledd, an alumnus of Washington and Lee and professor of English at Wake Forest college, North Carolina, short stories ‘by To-m Sugrue and R. P. Carter and a new -section,: said to be humorous, edited by 0.1 J. Wilkinson, will. feature the first issue of the Southern Collegian for this year, November 23, editors an- . nounced today. ‘Articles for this issue will -be re»- ceived until November 10. A ‘book outstanding recent books also will be included. This number of the magazine will contain sixty—four pages. In addition to the usual short stories, l poetry and essays, .71 humorus sec tion edited by O. J. Wilkinson, will; be included. No cuts or cartoons] will be used in this part, it wasl tatcd. Funny skits and light-vein .,i’lOI‘ll stories will -be preferred to jokes. Curricular Changes May Be Proposed For W. & L. A special faculty committee is ir:vestig.atIn:g' nine curricular prob- lems confronted at VVas‘hing‘ton and Lee. The committee has been meeting periodically since the opening of school and will soon submit its report Ito the faculty and the President. The next meet- ing ‘is scheduled for next Monday. The instruction in abstract mathematics, the advisability of a compulsory foreign language re- quirement, the Inodificati-on of E n g l i s :h requirements, the strengthening of -the present hygiene course into a regular study, the regrouping of classes, Ulic requircvmcnts of a general bachelor of science degree, the advisability of instruction in physi- cal for law men and transfers, the group system, and the restriction of certain courses to bachelor of science candidates, are the prob- lems that are receiving serious at- tention from the committee. The members of the colnvlnittee are: Dr. William M. Brown, chair- Second Informal After Game On Homecoming Day The Monogram Club will hold lits second’ informal of the year in lDoremus Gyminasium Day follow- ;ing the V. P. I. game. 5 Music will be furnished ‘by the ‘Southern Collegian, who have been lworking hard on the latest hits. l I l l l l l I 2 I l The Collcgians SllOV‘.'G(lall‘l(—.‘l1' ability , to provide enchanting dancq rhythm at the first informial. It is customary for the Monog- ram clu:b to give two (lzlnccs £‘.‘l;.‘ll year. The larger portion of the financial proceeds are turned over lto the Athletic ‘association and a small amount to the Cotillion club. The Monogllam club has no run» ning expenses for the year and is -closely connected with the Athletic -‘association. Accordingly, the ‘money is given to the Athletic as- [sociation to be used for latlllctics at Washington and Lee. Copies of the origi;-‘al cir-cul:‘.. which gave trc order of marcr fol‘ Eeneral Lec’s funeral and other details of the ceremony were given Washingtoli and Lee University by Mrs. L. Z. Desha’s grandfather. Kay Kyser Secured For Thanksgiving Orchestra That Played Here Last Easter to Open Formal Dance When Knay Kyser and his or- chestra strike the first chords of music i-n Doremus ‘gymnasium on the nlilgrht of Novemlber 25, the Sophomore Cotillion, first formal dance of the year will he started‘ l Kyser’s first appearance at l Washington and Lee 1-ast Easter I/attracted favorable comment and l marked him ‘as a master musician Car.-able Of supplying melodious rhythm and intriguing music-‘ -at college dances. {This orchestra comes here from engagements in Ohio ‘and recently opened the Arcadia Iballroom in New York City, where they played opposite Tal Henry and Mal Hal- ley. Kyser has long‘ been a favor- lite at V. M. I., and h.is second ‘appclvaance here is much welcomed‘ by the student ‘body. - Prcparxations for the dances are being steadily’ pushed forward. Plans for decorating the gym h—ave been begun under the supervision “ Professor Carl Gillo. ‘J4. \ llfl‘ AND SHSP GIFTS FOR GIRLS Ask Frances Hamilton man, Dean H. D. Campbell, and lltilcy, T. J. Fyarrar, E. K. Paxton and R. B. Ellard. He was a native of Farmville, Va. lsuccessor lnaug,m_al:ed_ Qcareclow a des Qt nd _ . .. ' 1n . Captain Collyer had recentlyl After a Campaign for Martin becflo ; P , a an 1 Wlltten alumni here that he plan‘ Van Buren to succeed him Andrew “ed to ‘fly to Blacksburg for the Jackson slipped back into 3 pm- casting of thought and music and events. “Look at the world’s Wealth which increased more in the first seventy years of the nineteenth century than in the eighteen hun- dred years preceding- And we felt we had answered our pessimist. Anyhow he thought fully looked far over the hills to that line where an vazure sky cuts the dimly purple Blue Ridge, re- membering that six million more lsplindles whirl in the world’s work- _shop, eighteen million more --lliusthels of wheat grow in the world’s fields than at the close of {the last century, and that the av- ‘erage school attendance has in- I lcreased five times as fast a-s the population. ‘ But as one gazes over the moun- tains, he thinks better than up on Main street. Then out own figures mock us. And our own logic. v We had more wheat, more Wall street, more Ibuilding, more schools, yet we have ubigger wars, jvazzier music, more rte-mperalmental hath- _ ing suits—and we wouldn’t buy valrlt. When we say a man is getting “better, Henry Van Dyke pointed ‘ out, we mean three things; that ”' "» he is‘ getting more just, «more kind land considerate, more self con- trolled and willing to sacrifice -his will to the general good. The w-orld is better ofl"——'brut is it 'betteI"-’ lThat was something else. We were becoming pessimistic and thinking of Romolo, when a little boy whose nurse kept shout- ing‘ 0ut—“BolbIby!” as she tried further to enrapture ta slim young tourist from New York-brought the ‘key to our philosophy. ‘For Bobby Was dressed in the most approved made-in-Clevela-nd Indian suit obtainable. He brandished a tom-ahawk and managed I3«/ yell that would have Stepped an early frontiersman in his tracks. Funny how your mind will up pictures. “Association ideas,” Munstenburg would plain it. . Here was ‘Bobby, fed with cer. . tllfled milk, and building 4. ex- Vlirginia-V. P. I. game Saturday. Collyer entered V. P. I. in the fall of 1915 ‘but left at the be ginning «of his second year to take a position in a mine in Korea. He received his commission in avia- tion shortly after America’s en- trance into the World War. Cleveland were the chief summer residents of Lexington. There were ldeerskin dwellings and paths and signal fires. Nothing else. Now folks paiy lthe [railroads and the wbusses for a chance to come here to see the architectual wizardry of Washington and or or enjoy summer in the moun-l tains. Bvo'bby——the Indian suit—the sun -setting in la hlaze of fire be- tween two hills—lthe rattle of a cement mixer along a new high- WaY—t‘h-at was the answer. This is it, Romolo. You come from gray hairs, re- clining in an easy chair carved in the Elizabethan era—to Youth lllljst ‘stretching its balby muscles and constructing ‘its future. Bob. lby as an American institution ‘is .°nly 153 yevars old. Then we were a few path-blazing people scat- tered «along the Eastern .c0alSt, leeklng‘ ‘a few miles west at an un- conquered wilderness, a great con. ‘ tinent of hills savages. We have reclaimed, we have cut T0a the corner. Ohe spring formerly had in it a tall wooden pump, with a long‘ iron handle, ‘in m(~3.";“; W" which the water was lifted above the level of the strect for the ac- commod-ationlof the buckets; hut barrels on sleds or com‘, vheels ‘n.:vl also to be waccomm-orlitcd. and to do this, a slip was cut on the north side of the pump along the Wall Oil the house, usurping the 519390 naturally belonging is the side- iwalk, and a part of the street be- sides; and thus allowed the bar- ‘ 're1s a lower level, so they could be ifilled by gravity. The remains of ‘ca small iron pump, lately stan(l—‘7 ing by the curbstone, indicated the place from which the students with heavystoneware pitchers first, and the college servant with buckerts afterwards, carried water for thirty years. [The Town Pump * * * This source of supply was practically «abandoned soon after 1830, when a hydrant was placed immediately in front of the central college building, and the sparkling and exceptionally pure -semi—frees‘tone water from the Brushy Hills was lbroug-ht in abundance through the town pipes. From that time, the town pump ,was resorted to only to get some fcool drinking water in very hot 'weather. The regular use of the water from this.-I-spring was reviv- ed a little before 1870 during the existence of a boarding house near the front entrance of the college grounds, to which the water was piped. “The town pum,p——.as is usually the case with town pumps—had a ‘history; one chapter of which could be made up of scenes there oc- students and ltownspeople in early days. One of the summer night amusements of students was lblavthing at the pump, sometimes beginning too soon. At; such time, Robert Gold, who liv- ed on the corner, would come forth ;like a roaring lion, and immediate- lly would occur ‘either a fight or a foot race.’ Perhaps a succession of sfights, followed by arrests, and examinations by mlalgistra-tes, or the Board of Trustees. From such beginnings set in a state of war, which becam.e chronic and was known as the War between the ‘students and mechanics. Even I can recollect when armed sentinels ‘patrolledt be college grounds, while _squad~s of the ‘enemy’ armed with knives’ and ‘IrLiverj.acks' hung around the outskirts.” Additional Source Necessary -In time, however, this 8-'by.18- foot hole became inadequate. The present sulb-reservoir was prepay-.. ed and water from Brushy Hill, as- mentioned in the above quot-ati,on_ was brought to it. '1'-his too, fin- ‘ally failed to furnish the desired quantity of water, making it nec- essary between 1880 and 1885 to -purchase Conner Springs as an ad- ditional source. Much doubt was held as to the probability of get- ting the water from these -springs to town, as the natural drop did not seem -sufficient to force it over the surrounding hills. The mayor believed it could be done and the work was carried on under his supervision-. His ‘suggestion was ‘bl: * l . ' curring between 6 4 « servoir. Older citizens of the town even now recall the great celebra- to bring itthrough the sub-re-, 3- ‘--"‘ “.3;-=-€_-§§§==.§-:-2; Aineag‘ the hooks With Don Mikel “The American Novel Today,” Regis Michaud; Little Brown and Company, Boston, $2.00. l Newspa-permen are never allow- ed to proof-read their own copy: a..Lhors i;_-.va1'?r.'[‘.,r l...7e the edit- ing of tI‘.c.": books to someone else; (even hank clerks have their work checked by other persons. There is so-mething in the viewpoint of a fresh observer which is lacking in that of the original creator. Outside View Is Better Our literature is too close to us for an impartial diagnosis. We are better able to dissect and crictivcise the li-tervature of Englahd or France than our ‘0'Wh-, and it may be supposed that is true with the same Frenchmen. Regis Mic-haud is a French-mam to-aching his native language at the University of Southern Cali- fornia. He has long; been a iresid ent of this country, having taught at sevenal Eastern schools. at one time being associate professor of English at Princeton. Much Psychology in American Books i Undoubtedly Freud and the modern psychologists have attain- ed an enormous influence over ,A-mcrican novelists. As early as Nathaniel H.awt'h‘oirne the neurotic influence of Puritanism wa.s forg- iing its way to the front as a lit- erary theme. Today ninety per- cent of our novelists play with the Freudian theory, and flounder through slouglhs of mud and fields of stars to end up exactly where ,they began, which is an infinite- jsimal point called zero, the stand- iard of nieasuurcvment for man’ws un- derstanding of Life. 'Mich>a:ud has carefully and pain- staking sulbjected each of our prominent authors to the micro- scope of a critic capable of an astral and understanding point of l ted for -such a task due to the natural environmests of his lifp, and to Americans he diagnoses their literary condition which is quite as valuable and -rather ana- logous, to that of the foreign specialist who is called in to ex- amine an ailing child. “Hawthorne Imagination: Pagan” which he handles with little more sympathvy, but much more gentle- ness than H. L. Mencken, Mic-.hau(l takes up Hawthorne. “This man, Who aspired so keenly to the joy of living, had a conscience rpm- foundlylsenslitive to evil. . . . The ‘favorite and latent theme of his novels is paganism and the joy of .;‘living, the love of love, the delight iin voluptuousness. . . H'awthorne’s imagination was pagan.’ Thus the "psychologist and psychoanalyst on our Hawthorne, beloved of the Pur- itans and forced on us in grammar school days. Next we have Henry "James, Edith Wharton and William ‘Dean Howells. Orf James, “Hiq novels were a first-Jhand contribu- tion to the study of in-hibition-s.” On Mrs. Wharton," She imported the novel of man-ners to America and gave it -an original turn.” But 071 H'°'We1l’S,” His novels are spic- ed With humor and geniality. How could such a ferocious mopajjg-t hide usder such a gentle smile?" 'Mi°haud’S ‘S"'~11'V9y is interesting both from the standpoint of a student and that of a mere read- er. It is an imparti-al iand unpre- Judicial presentation, unembellish- b_Y any attempt at personal intru- sion. “The American Novel Today” has been received by the Univers- ity Library and will be placed on the StU‘denvt's Bookshelf. ti-on held on the hill nearthe re- servoir on the day the -plan was to es and mint juleps featured the ‘occasion. The mayor was right. The water climbed the steepest hills as he had prophesied. A ' But after a while, a test revealed the water. aamine Conner Springs. ging‘ around the source, they found evidence of, la hogpen. It was lat- er learned that the pigsty has been placed near the spring in order that the hogs might be furnished With Water. The ground was polu- ted and all signs of animal matter removed. In the end, we come to the pre- sent 22,000,000 gallon mountalin lake. which furnishes pure and soft water to the enlarged su'b—re- *-servoir that runs back ‘beyond re- construction days. view. He is remarkably well fit~ . lt’s a Prat-fittl lfropositiui E lhisllonor System at ‘$1.81 I... “Hi, Gentlemen,” Is Password to Friendship in The Traditional School of the South Editor’s Note-—.—Tl:—is story was sent out .recently-. by ,the Washing- ton and.Lee-News Bureau of the Department of. Journalism. It was, carried. in .full in . metropolitan newspapers all over the country.’ An Associated Press reprint of the story was sent recently to the editor of «the Ring-Tum Phi. by a friend whi cut it from a city‘ paper in Texas. Working details of one of the few successful university honor systems in the country were ex- plained by President; John B. To- will of the Washington and Lee -student body -at an -assembly of 909 ‘students here today. l’l."lie code here was established by ‘General Robert E. Lee when he became pre- sident of the southern school in 1869. , Application of. the honor sys- tem at Washington and Lee has been the -subject of study recently by administrative officers of many leading American instivtutions. “Hand in hand with our code of honor goes the tradition of speaking to everyone you meet,'i T-owill said. Visitors -at the uni- versity have been impressed by the friendliness and courtesy of -students. “Hi, Gentlemen” is the -passwork Ito friendships.” . The honor system at Washiin-g- ton and Lee is a practical one. Violations of the code‘ are rare; and these usually result from ig- norance rather than willful viola- tion of gentleman-ly char.acteri~s- tics. Professors and proctors do not examin-ation rooms. are on their own, remain in Students land cribbing in a test is virtual-‘ ly unknown. If a boy wants to leave a classroom during .3. quiz, -he leaves and goes where he chooses, knowing he is free to re- turn later in the hour to complete his work. Several boys each year help pay the expenses of college by operat- ,ing dormitory sandwich and candy -stores. A “midnight lunch" tnlble, ‘well-stocked with food and bearing a card showing the schedule of -prices, may be ‘seen every night in the hall of each dormitory. By morning the sandwiches, candy and fruit are usually gone, but any- where from four to five dollars is because the overhead is low. There any clerks. l The day of the “big game” with the University of Vi:gini-u last fall, some enterprising student «placed hundreds of celluloid lapel buttons, in the blue and ‘white of Washington and Lee, on a table near a main entrance to the camp- us. 'A card announced the prices: as 20 and 35 cents, and a cigar box contained nickels, dimes, and quarters for change. Before night the box was so overflowing with bills that a pass- ing professor -placed a weight on them to keep the pile from blowing away. The lone cardboard sales- man had disposed of more than 400 buttons, ,and‘*t~‘he bills and coins in the -box exceeded $125. , More common sights are boxe-s of peanuts and barrels of apples which sell themselves and always L A ‘ A A A L A J. J A L £ 1 L J. .5 A _i 1. .£ L .L ‘ L L 3. .-L ' 5 A ‘ .1 1 A L L L A A L L 3. A .1. 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Van’ Dyke directs the movie, taken from the-story with the same name «by Fred O’Brien. s It is based -on -the introdulctionof ’w:hite civilization in the islands and the deteriorating result. Monte Blue is featured. Beautiful Scenes. mhe «acting has been called "‘-suitable, -but the scenic effects are considered among the . most beau-tiful presented in a cinema. Two years in the South Sea is- lands went into the .ma‘~king. “*Sh‘aJdows of the Night” fea- turing Lawrence Gray, Louise Lor- raine, and the acting d-og, “Flash”, plays in the New Theatre Thurs- ’5’h°W 3 Profit. for the unknown proprietor. Locks on. uni=.'ers=ity doors rust from disuse; priceless library books 'are taken out and returned at W111; Vlsitors can count scores of textbooks, scr.atch4pads, and raljn- coats piled at the campus entrancg res, under «the trees, or on the door- ’-Steps of college buildings, awaiting the return of their owners.- An overcoat hung in a cloak- room in Newcomub hall from mid- winter to almost commencement last year. Each day it was taken down, dusted and replaced on its D683 Its owner would call for it, some day. A study of the honor "system is 3 Part Of the Week of orientation ,each fall for new students I at Washington and Lee. Once learn. ed. the code is never fworg~otten_ F01’: Y011 Sef5;_ this school is built 31'011‘nd tradition, and it's a pleas- ure to be a gentleman. HIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllflllllll Tmillllilllilltzlirllxzllim Iillllllllllllllllll|Il||llI||l|li|ll Est 1899 E 1 week is the Astor Theatre of New‘ |York, where it aroused praise, I E E E E E E E E E E E E E i 3 I E. E E E ! E E E E E i E Cline Music Co. Pianos, Player Pianos, Phonographs “Everything Kmown in Music” 126; West Beverly!St., Staunton, Va. 19 West Washington St., Lexington; Va_ iBook Borrowers I 663 More Volumes Taken From Library in October 1928 i __ , An increase of 663 in the total '0 number of books borrowed from ~ the Carnegie Library durin.g Oct- ober 1928 than during the same month in 1927 was reported to- ' day by officialsv of the library. In October this year 2,398 books were borrowed and taken from the shelves, in the same month last 'year 1735 books were released for outside use. Besides the persons borrowing books for outside use a large number used the _ volumes" in the reading rooms. ‘ ‘ 1 Water A Show Increase Library officials believe that tho’ I-additional of 150 new volumes to the library during the month is‘ resp'gnsi«ble for this increase in books ‘borrowed. These new books lhave been secured for student use by direct purchase from the lib- rary fund or through gifts. ‘ Among‘ the new books ad-ded are: DeIbater’s Annual, which contains ‘the debate of Washington and Lee debaters with the National Union debaters; Whither Mankind,’ by’ ‘Charles A. Beard; Best ‘Plays of 1927'28$ G'0€tl1e, by Emil Ludwig; Destiny Bvay by Donn Byrne; and ‘many others. day. It is I3 M.G.M. picture, dir-i ected by D. Ross Lederiman. The Story» by Ted Shane, follows the:’ routine set by the highly -success- ful “Gang-” pictures, “ The Un.d erworld" and “The Rocket.” turns around the love of a news- Papel‘ _1‘€‘D'01‘l’—e1' [for a girl of the underworld. 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OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19281107/WLURG39_RTP_19281107_005.2.txt —exceed that of THE RING-TUM PHI Page 5 Team Set For Fifth Meeting With Princeton Washington and Lee‘ Gen- erals Invade Palmer Sta- dium Saturday ‘ By Mike Leibowitz The Washington and Lee Gen- erals will invade Palmer Stadium Saturday for the fifth clash with the Princeton’ Tigers in recent years. The appeal of this encounter is unusually strong and Princeton regards the General game as one of the hardest of the year. Shifting the schedule so Wash- ington and Lee holds prime posi- tion bears mute testimony to the fact that the Blue and White are respected opponents of the Ro- per machine. In the four games the Tigers and Generals have played since 1920, Princeton has won three and tied one. The games in the past have always been hard fought and a great deal of attention has been directed to Washington and ‘ Lee, due to the fight the Generals put up in the Princeton clash. The game is the nature of an annual trek to New York for the student body, and it is estimated that this years attendance will previous years. Twenty—two thousand persons watched the Tigers win last year by a 13 to 0 count. “A1” Wittmer, Princeton’s All-American candi- date, and Baruch, his running mate, crashed through the Blue line for the scores. The feature of the game was the stern fight put up by the Blue and White line, with Fitzpatrick and Tips immovable on defense. Tommy Stearns, quarterback, crashed through the heavy Prince- ton line for steady gains, but the offense failed to click within scoring distance. The 1926 Generals were acclaim- ed by the sports scribes of the country as the leading invading eleven of the year. The Tigers were Big Three champions that year, and the Blue and White were not figured to stand up to the bone-crushing attack of Sla- gle and Norman. It was “Pat” Herron’s first year as Washing- ton and Lee coach, and the team was untried. Starting from the first play, the Blue and White swept the Tigers off their feet, and the off tackle slants of Rau- ber were finding holes ‘in the highly touted Princeton" line. “Horse”' Tips, alert guard, re- covered a Princeton ‘fumble, and screened by perfect interference raced goalward for the Washing- ton and Lee score. The Generals held their advantage for several periods, but under the quick form- ing attack of the Roper squad, the Blue line was penetrated by Nor- man, who finally tallied on a run around left flank. Late in the fourth period, “Ty” Rauber and “Babe” Spotts launched an aerial attack that carried the ball to the two-yard line, but before another play could be completed the ref- eree’s gun prevented a Washing- ton & Lee victory. ”Ty” Rauber’s swan song on a northern grid- iron earned him favorable men- tion on All-American teams of that year. Rauber was also the star in 1925, -when he plowed through the Princeton line for ten yarls and the lone Washington and Lee score. Princeton, with “Jake” Slagle running wild, finally ran up a 15-6 score, but the work of Rauber and Holt overshadowed the Tiger victory. Rauber’s punt- ing was a feature of the game, the pigskin twice sailing over the head of the Princeton safety. The Blue and White defense held its own, and twice stopped the mighty Tiger team for downs within the shadows of the posts. The game in 1920 was a 34-0 triumph for the Tigers, with 7,000 persons shivering in the chil- ly blasts that swept Palmer Sta- dium. The Generals started a drive with the first play, but a fumble by “Bullet” Joe Silverstein, when For Smart Clothes — The Good- man & Suss Suits “23 Points Hand Tailored” Suits, Over-Coats and Top-Coats Are Now on Display—Look Them Over Walk-Over Shoes in Scotch Grain And Plain Calf Leather in Black and Tan The Shoe That Gives You the Most for ,Your Money Emery & Icle Shirts—Berg Hats Belber Luggage Tolley’s Toggery The College Man Shop 111 West Nelson St. Phone 164 Virginia Uses Breaks of Game To Win Battle Generals Outplay Cavalier Foes in Annual Game but Lose, 20 to 13 T The old adage, “History repeats itself” was again applicable last Saturday afternoon in Charlottes- ville when the University of Vir- ginia secured its second ‘victory ter being outplayed in every de- partment of the game except the score sheet. The »breaks of the game again went Virginia’s way, and the Cavaliers came out on the long end of a 20 to 13 count. One young man named Flippen provided for most of the Gener- als’ discomfiture throughout the afternoon by blocking one punt, catching one pass, and picking up one fumble. Flippin Scores Nevertheless Washington and Lee played great ball and seemed destined to win until Dame For- tune hid her face from the Big Blue and Flippin stepped 45 yards for the Cavalier’s final touchdown. The Washington and Lee men lived up to their title of the “Fighting Generals” to the fullest extent. After the Cavaliers had swept them off their feet during the first quarter with a brace of touchdowns, they came back in the second with a spirit and a drive which left the Virginia defense groggy at the half after knotting the score. Generals Hard to Stop As the third period opened, it appeared that the Generals’ could- n’t be stopped. Just as a second first down had given Washington and Lee the ball in midfield, one of the criss-crosses went wrong, the ball dropped to the ground, and Flippin, coming in on the run, .scooped it up and dashed to an iunearned touchdown for the Cav- aliers. In spite of this ill for- tune, the Blue clad machine con- tinued to come back for more, but just fell short of its object in the last play of the game when a pass was grounded over the goal. No fault could be found with the Blue and White offense was just starting to function, turned the tide in Princet0n’s favor. An alert Tiger end scooped up the ball and raced fifty yards to Washington and Lee’s goal. The play of Silverstein, Lindsey Moore . and Dorr Tucker were the high- lights of the game, and the Princeton team suffered through the injuring of several backs, who tried to crash through the heavy Blue line. The record of the Tigers this year is impressive. They have as yet to lose, and two tie games are the only blemishes to an oth- erwise clean slate. Virgiina man- aged to hold,them scoreless and the Princetonians battled the Ohio State avalanche to a 6-6 tieylast {week at Columbus. On the other hand, the Generals have lost their tent in knowing that they have outplayed their opponents.‘ The scores: ‘192()——Princeton, 8-'1; W&L C-. 1925—Princeton 15; W&L 6. 1926—Princeton T; VV&L 7. l92‘T~Princet0n 13; W&L 0. SMlTH’S Dry Cleaning Works Phone 514 , TERMS CASH McCOY’S THREE STORES FRUITS, CANDIES, CAKES And all good thing to eat HARLOW’S PRINTSHOP No. 17 JEFFERSON ST. FOR THE BEST PRINTING SPECIAL over the Generals in’ two years 'af- _ last four starts, but they are con-» the Washington and Lee attack except for the one fumble which cost them the game. The Gen- erals came onto the field with a variety. of criss crosses and cross bucks which had the Virginia de- fense completely at sea. The Washington and Lee strategy was in the hands of Billy Lott who played his greatest game of the season. When the Virginia sec- ondaries seemed to sense’ a play at one section of the line," Lott would cross them by faking at the strong position and sending one of hismates through a hole in another sector. ‘ ' White Again Stars White was having a great day of it with his famous spin play. He ripped the Virginia guards to pieces with gains over their po- sitions time after time. For the first time in several weeks Thi- bodeau got away on his end runs. The interference led by Faulkner brushed aside the best end material the Cavaliers could show while Thibodeau frequently outsprinted the secondaries for long gains. The Washington and Lee line, led by Billy Hawkins, also played great ball. It opened big holes through the Virginia forward wall through which the backs tore for 19 first downs. On the defense, it held Virginia to eight, and ex- cept for that brief period at the first of the game, kept the Cava- liers well out in the field. Come Back Strong After Virginia had scored its first two touchdowns as the re- sult of a pass and a blocked punt, the Generals came back strong. Taking possession of the pigskin on their own 40 yard line, the Blue and White secured a first down in midfield as the result of two penalties. Thibodeau gained a yard, and Lott hurled a 15 yr. pass to Sproul which gave the Generals a second first down on Virginia’s 35 yard strip. At this point the first quarter ended. Resuming the march with the advent of the second period, White gained a couple of yards on a spin play. Thibodeau made 29 yds. and a first down on Virginia’s 7 yard line with a beautiful sweep around Virginia’s right end. White carried it over after four attempts Lott’s kick was blocked. W. & L. Scores Again White intercepted a pass on his own 25 yard line and returned it 10 yards to start the General’s second offensive. Thibodeau’s slant off left end netted 14 more yards and a first down in mid field. The line smashes of_ White and end runs of Thibodeau could Grid-Graph To Play Game For S tay-at-‘H omes Students here will see the Washington Lee-Princeton game this Saturday on the Grid-graph as it is played on Palmer field, Princeton, according to Lewis Po- well, junior manager of football. A leased wire will run into Dor- emus gymnasium and the game will come play by play at it pro- gresses in New Jersey. - The game at Princeton is sche- duled at 3 o’clock and the Grid- graph will begin at 3:30, sharp. A representative of Washington of Washington and Lee will be in the press box in Palmer field to send the plays. “The plays are received here shortly after they are run, but we do not start showing them un- til a half hour later as they do not take as long to run them on the Gridgraph as is actually re- quired,” Powell said. “The managers who operate the board do not know a single play' in advance of the rest of the stu- dents,” he said, “if they did they would lose much of the thrill that goes with following the game play by play.” The board will be used for the Maryland game later in the sea- son. not be stopped, and the pair reg- istered another first down on the Cavaliers’ 40 yard marker. Here Lott stepped into the offense with an 11 yard dash through the tackle position guarded by Cap- tain Luke. Thibodeau added three yards and White carried it over‘ in two more shots at the weak- ening Virginia line. Starting on their own 35 yard line near the close of the last quarter the Generals worked the ball to Virginia’s 30 yard cross section by a running and pass at- tack. Lott, finding himself rush- ed as he attempted to pass dodg- ed Flippin and sped around right end for 20 yards and first down on Virginia’s 12 yard line. Just as the final whistle blew. Faulcon- er snatcher a pass from Williams’ hands over the goal line. The Generals lost a’ heart breaking game. They played steady and brilliant ball in face of disheartening breaks. They fought a great fight, and though they lost, they showed that spirit J A C K S O N ’ S , The Barber Shop With a Conscience Opposite New Theatre NELSON STREET 1863 Nuff Said 1927 AGNOR BROS. Successors to,W. Harry Agnor Staple and Fancy Groceries Phones 36 and 76 “It Pays To Look Well” ‘ Sanitation The Law ‘ , Service The Idea Modern Conveniences Expert’ Shoe Cleaning and Dying W. J. THOMAS Meat Market‘ Quality and Service Phones 81 and 288 Walter’s Barber Shop Palace Barber , Shop First Class Service in a San- itary Way Located in ROBERT E. LEE HOTEL SERVICE ‘OUR MOTTO If you want that job in a hurry—-bring it to Acme Print Shop First Nat’l Bank Bldg. Phone 146 S}IOO’IO I/\lHV'TV ‘SLIEXSVH ELLSVAA ‘SEFIIIEI .LHf)I’I ‘Sdl/\lV'I XSEICI ‘ml ‘'03 e.IeAAp.mH 9.3pl.Iq}{OO’H Rockbridge National Bank PAUL M. PENICK, Pres. Resources Two Million Dollars A. P. WADE, Cashier SUBWAY KITCHEN, Inc. By Students—F0r Students which has characterized the play_ of the Big Blue teams of the past. 1 PATTON’S H. S. & M. Clothes J. & M. Shoes Stetson and Shoble Hats /4 I1 ec/I0 f/1m‘ circ/es f/Ie globe . _‘ M . ~‘ \\/I ../ /<;\ «\ \" / Sigbtseefs retumin from the Alps never fail to babble of the marvelous echoes that re- verberate so obligingly from peak to peak. But no such phenomenon matches a certain echo that keeps circling this whole mundane sphere. 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OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19281107/WLURG39_RTP_19281107_006.2.txt Page 6 THE RING-TUM PHI Freshmen Play Maryland Next Little Generals To Try to Ex- tend Winning Streak To Four Wins The Little Generals will invade College Park Maryland this Sat- urday where they will meet the Maryland Frosh eleven in an effort to continue their wining streak to four con- University of secutive victories. The Maryland yearlings are un- usually strong despite their loss to the Virginia Frosh who were defeated by the Little Generals last week. Since the opening game with William and Mary which was lost have been playing good football and have turned in victories over the V. the Little Generals P. I. Rats, Greenbrier Military, and Virginia yearlings on succes- sive week ends. The same line up which defeat- Twenty-eight years have passed since Rockbridge county last went Republican. Not only has the county failed to give a Republican candidate a majority since 1900, but each el- ection it tends to become more Democratic, the figures show. When McKinley ran for the presidency in 1896 and in 1900 he carried the county both times. The first time he polled a ma- jority of 623 votes and the se- cond 564. Since then the Repub- lican majority has ceased to ex- ist. In 1904 the closest election took place when Parker carried the county by 5 votes over Roosevelt. Last Time Rockbridge Went G. 0. P. Was Back in 1900 Each Election -9 Has Added to Democratic Plurality for Presidential Candidate a majority of 190 votes over Taft. He had previously failed to car- ry the county twice when he ran against McKinley. The Democratic plurality has continued to grow until, in he last election, John W. Davis polled a majority of 793 over Coolidge. This was the largest majority ever given a candidate of either party except the plurality of 889 given Grover Cleveland in his second campaign in 1892. Cleveland and Bryan both saw Rockbridge voters shift to sup- port them after their opponents had carried the county in former elections. In his first campaign in 1888, Cleveland lost th county by What A Party! (Continued from page _one) poster advertising the event, and —Lexington was as good a place as anywhere to spend the night. “Must be quite a place around here. A tabernacle?” “A university.” “Hmmm, must have right much scholars. All board here?” The crowd liked the party. Some for Smith; some for Hoover; but all for a good time, men grunted and cheered and women gasped and clapped. The returns came rapidly enough to sustain inter- est and the entertainment cont- ributed pleasure. Half the crowd cheered when Virginia went to Hoover; the other half roared when the University band broke out with “The Sidewalks of New York.” And so on through the long, sleepy story. Smith poked his head out of the landslide about 1 o’clock long enough to congratu- late Hoover, and about that time most of the crowd had gone home. nasium buzzed and wheezed on. Service until the last man was gone had "been advertised, and service it was until someone woke up to the fact that the three long-winded ones in the otherwise empty gymnasium were sound asleep, and a kind providence drew the curtain of ______________________ __ (Editor’s note: At 3 o’clock this afternoon this story was found as it is ended, in a typewriter on a rubber’s bench in the gym- nasum. A dead-to-the-world soph- omore slumped over the keys. He smiled in his sleep.) FOX’S FINE FOOD Society Brand Clothes THE DARTMOUTH One of the new Styles by SOCIETY BRAND. Single breasted, full free lines. Very smart with collar turned half up. In stock The final count showed Parker 996 and Roosevelt 991. In 1908 William Jennings‘ Bryan received The Weather — A New Wrinkle But the stereoptican in the gym- LYONS TAILORING CO’S. Wishes to announce the arrival of their Fall and Winter Woolens FOREIGN AND 'DoMEsT1c— Now is the time to see about your Fall Suit! Our Clothes Speak For Themselves! 44 votes to Harrison. He then won his large plurality in the 1892 election. The largest vote ever polled in Rockbridge county was recorded in 1896 when McKinley and Bry- an received 4,328 together. Results of elections since‘ 1888 follows: i 1888 — Harrison Cleveland (D), 2,030. 1892 — Cleveland Harrison, (R), 1,662. 1896—McKinley, Bryan, (D), 1,853. 1900—McKinley, Bryan, (D), 1,657. 1904—Parl