OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19281128/WLURG39_RTP_19281128_001.2.txt ,5” When Kay Kyser and his band cm at Montgomery, THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE RING-TUM PHI WILL APPEAR ON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5. ‘s BY THE STUDE, FOR THE UNIVERSITY IN G. THE RING-TUM PHI EX- TENDS HEARTY WISHES FOR A BOUNTIFUL THANKSGIV-‘ VOLUME XXXII » WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1928. NUMBER 22 Formal Dances To Bi Ushered in Friday Night Sophomore Cotillion to Start Holiday Set-Second Dance Saturday COMMITTEES ENGAGE ~ KAY KYSER’S BAND Thanksgiving Colors and Fu- turistic Drawings Fea- ip ture Decorations l make their appearance in the Doremus gymnasium Friday night November 30, the Thanksgiving dances will be formally begun. The first dance of the holiday set will be the Sophomore Cot- illion, which will be led by Wil- liam Henry Tallyn, president of the sophomore class, with Miss Susalee Belser of Columbia, C. C. He will be assisted by Ralph Clay Lynn, with Miss Mary Har- per of Hollins. The committees are as follows: Sophomore Committees -. Finance: S. L. Crenshaw, chair- man; D. H. Stowe; G. R. Holden, R. B. Collette; H. P. Street, Jr.,; M. G. Kaetzel; A. B. Levin; N. C. Mellen, R. B. Gautier, F M. Smith. Reception: J. E. Piersol, Jr., chairman; E. J. Mackle; H. R. Groop; A. S. Carr; M. N. Thibo- deau. Decoration: ‘E. A. Nix, Jr., chairman; Philip Barkus; O. H. Smith, F. R. Dixon; A. C. Con- way, S. W. Clay, H. O. Winston; C. L. Brooks, A. D. Noyes. Refreshment: C. E. Wright, chairman, R. H. Douglas; J. B. Magee; F. S. Hanna, W. C. Ed- mundson; F. E.‘Palmer; T. M. Belser. Invitation: A. C. Marshall, Jr., chairman; Julius Halpern; R. L. Malone, Jr.,; H. L. Williams, Jr.; D. P. Tillar. Music: R. H. ‘Brundage, chair- man; A. J. Leibowitz; H. W. Mackenzie, Jr.; C. W. Day, Jr.; C. H. Taliaferro. Upper-Classmen Guests Junior and Seniors are guests at the Sophomore Cotillion. Fresh- men are allowed to attend the dances at the usual subscription price. Saturday morning at 11 o’clock the Cotillion Club will hold an’ informal tea dansant. Several fraternities are also planning to give dances. The Cotillion Club formal Sat- urday night will bring the fall dances to a close. A. P. Bush, Jr., president of the club, is leader, with Miss Isabel Bush of Sweet Briar. He will be assisted by Howerton Gowen, secretary, with Miss Mary Creecy of Norfolk. The committees are as follows: Cotillion Club Committees Finance: G. N. Lowdon, chair- n"i’an; L. F. Powell, E. M. Wood, J. W. Rainer, G. B. Wiltshire, J. T. McVay; Walter Wilcox. Reception: T. G. Gibson, chair- man, T. J. Taylor, Jr., A. B. Mor- gan; E. F. Madison, W. V. Gil- bert. Decoration: P. D. Beville, chair- man, W. B. Harrington; H. L. Williams, T. B. Fitzhugh, J. D. Jenkins. Floor Committee: J. T. Lowe, chairman, G. H. Lanier, R. K. Sutherland, J. J. Phillips, W. P. Battle. Music: R. C. Ammerman, chair- man, W. W. Palmer, L. Y. Foote, S. C. Strite, J. R. Roberts. Under the direction of Profes- sor C E. L. Gill, plans for de- coration of the gym have been completed .William T. Munford contributed futuristic drawings. Decorations are carried out in the Thanksgiving colors. ——————0 Night Football Becoming Popular The Arkansas Panther says “Night Football is becoming more than a passing fad in Dixie”. They cited William and Mary who played several games last season at night and found the experience so successful that they plan to continue the practice. Alabama Polytechnic Institute will be the first team in the Southern Conference to try it, the Tigers play Birmingham South- Ala., next year on the night of Sept. 28. for THANKSGIVING ORCHESTRA Kay Kyser and his orchestra, rormeriy North Carolina, who will furnish which begin Friday night in the Doremus gymnasium. r the uinverslty of the music for the fall dances, Five Games 011 i929 Schedule Await Release Tennessee, Florida, Virginia, V. P. I. and West. Va. Scheduled The Washington and Lee foot- ball team will play in Roanoke the first time in several years next season when they take on the Tennessee Volunteers in the Magic City on October 26. The announcement comes from the release of Tennessee’s sched- ule to the Associated Press last Sunday. The Generals’ card of opponents has not been officially announced, but several adversaries have be- come known through publication of their completed schedules in the daily papers and it is under- stood nine games will be played. . Play Florida Once More Washington and Lee will again meet Florida on Thanksgiving day next year, but in 1930 the Generals will have to hunt up another Turkey day clash for the Gators have signed a long term” contract to play Georgia Tech on that date. _ The home and home agree- ment between the Generals and V. P. 1. will be continued, the’ game being played in Blacksburg. Virginia is certain to come to Lexington although no definite dates have been announced. Lose Princeton Game The annual contest with Prince- _ton seems to have been definitely called off as the Tigers have signed to meet the University -of Chicago on the date formerly al- lotted to the Generals. It was also understood that the Univer- sity of Indiana wished a game with Washington and Lee to be played in Bloomington, Ind., but the date conflicted with the time of the West Virginia game which will again be played in Ch8.1‘l.eS- ton, W. Va., next season. The University of Kentucky will play V. M. I. here next sea- son, but no announcement has yet been made concerning the 1929 game between the Wildcats and the Generals. _,__._o_______ SEVEN IN HOSPITAL Seven students are in the Jack- son Memorial Hospital with cases of grippe, at the present time. They are: G. A. Fleece, M. L. Printz, J. W. McDill, Ed. Gwin, Jr., B. L. Jones, S. W. Clay, and E. N. Martin. Collegians Are Selected For blilitary Ball Twelve Man Band To Play For Two Dances in Roanoke The Southern Collegians of‘ Washington and Lee have again been selected by the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce to play for the two Thanksgiving dances to be given in that city during the Thanksgiving holidays. The first will be held in the Hotel Roanke on Wednesday night, and will last from nine until one, while on Thursday night they will furnsh the music for the annual V. P. I.-V. M. 1. military ball in the city auditor- ium, from eight-thirty until one. Twelve Pieces The twelve men who will make up the personnel of the band on this trip will be the same that played for the last informal gi- ven here. There will be three men in both the saxophone and the brass depart.ments, two pi- anists, and one each on the ban- jo, bass horn, and drums, with the conductor making up the com- plete band. Aside from all the latest pop- ular numbers, the Collegians will feature “Louisiana Bobo,” “I Don’t Care,” “Raphsody in Ry- thm,” “Blue Idol,” and “Tiger Rag.” The Southern Colegians have a good reputation in Roanoke,‘ which probably acounts for their being selected from among other orchestras for the Thanksgiving dances. On last Friday they played before 1,600 people at the Roanoke Elks annual Charity Ball, this being the second year they have played for the dances, and the third year they have furnished synocapation for the Thanksgiving set. —————0 Davis Expects, to Call Quint Soon Freshman basketball practice will not begin until shortly af- ter 'the Thanksgiving holiday, Coach Eddie Park Davis has an- nounced. The intra-mural games have. come to an end and with outdoor track work suspended until spring after’ Christmas Coach Davis ex- pects a large number of candi- dates reporting for the freshman quint when the sesion begins. Georgia and Missouri Delegates Support W. “Washington and Lee is one of the greatest universities in the United States. The South wants Washington and Lee in Sigma Delta Chi”, said the University of Georgia delegate to the Sigma Delta Chi convention in Chicago. The University of Missouri was among several others who spoke heartily in favor of establishing a chapter here. Six local frat- ernities had petitions before the committce. The Lee Blue Pencil club of Washington and Lee and the Fourth Estate Club at the University of Florida were ac- cepted. Forty Chapters Represented Delegates attended the conven- tion from all the forty one chap- ters of the fraternity but one, and over one hundred prominent alumni were present. Missouri to see hisimother who One of j <5’ L. at Convention these was Karl Brickel, president of the United Press. , Professor William L. Mapel personally represented the Blue Pencil club petitioners at the con- vention, and was initiated into the fraternity by the convention when the charter was granted. Professor Roscoe B. Ellard was initiated by a convention when he joined Sigma Delta Chi some years ago. Mapel Returns Professor Mapel returned to Lexington Monday afternoon. While away he visited Albany, is ill. , The convention deemed it par- ticularly fit, Professor Mapel said, to establish a chapter of Sigma Delta Chi at the university that was the first in the world to give instruction in journalism. Efforts Being Made to Perfect Fall Offering “Officer 666” Has Record of Pleasing Many Varied Audiences TROUBADOURS HAVE PLAY WITH GOOD PLOT Hard Work by Cast Culmin- ates in Show on Saturday Strenuous rehearsals nightly have been the order of the week for the cast and directors of the Troubadours fall production, “Of- ficer 666”. Particulars in the show, officers and directors of the organization, and busy mana- gers of property have gathered each night at the New Theatre after the second show and re- hearsed and worked until the ear- ly hours of the morning. Every effort is being made by Al Collison, president of the Troubadours and director of all dramatic productions, to work out any rough spots which may exist and insure that the presentation Saturday by a flawless one, one comparable to and surpassing shows so ably presented by the Troubadours in the past years. In this effort he is being assist- ed by the entre cast, which has been at work on the play prac- tically every night for the past six weeks. As has been customary in the past, only one performance of the fall Show will be given and this will be in Lexington, at the New Theatre next Saturday, at three o’clock. The Troubadours usually take their spring Show on the road for a week" or ten days, but (continued on page 4) CoollJgE0Wii Visit Virginia Mrs. Wilson, Governor Byrd To Be in Party at Va. Carolina Game President and Mrs. Calvin Cool- idge, who are coming to Virginia to spend the week-end at the Swannanoa Country Club, will spend Thanksgiving day in Char- lottesville as the guests of the University of Virginia. The President and his party, which includes Mrs. V Wilson, Governor Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia, and Governor Angus W. McLean of N. C., will attend services the the First Bap- tist church in Charlottesville at eleven o’clock, after which they will have lunch at the home of President and Mrs. Alderman. The party will then go to Lambcth Field to witness the football game between the Uni- versity of Virginia and the Uni- versity of North Carolina, which starts at 2:30. The .Monticello Guards, attired in Colonial cos- tume, will act as special escort. A special box on the gridiron has been constructed for the President and his party. This is the first time in history that a Pesident of the United States has attended a University of Virginia, consequently a large crowd is expected. Seating room for 15,000 people has been made on Lambeth Field but with a crowd of 20,000 ex- pected, some will have standing room only. ._____0_______ Boxers to Start Regular Practice Regular practice for both var- sity and freshmen boxers will begin Monday December 3. Ten wceks this fall have been de- voted ot grounding frosh tryouts in the fundamentals of the sport and to conditioning varsity can- didates. After the Thanksgiving holi- days all men who have intentions of coming out for either squad, are advised to report regularly for practices. These will be held from four o’clock until five for the freshmen and from five o’clock until six for the varsity. Meetings ‘will be held every af- ternoon of the week including Saturday. Woodrow - CHANGE IN CLASSES‘ T0 EQUALIZE WORK The following resolution’ was passed by the faculty Monday, afternoon “That on Wednesday, Dec- ember 5th, the classes held on Tuesday, December 4th be re- peated, and the Wednesday classes be omitter, in order to equalize the work in all clas- ses for the semester.” The Monday-Wednesday-Fri day classes will meet Monday, December 3rd and Friday, De- cember 7th. The Tuesday-Thursday-Sat- urday classes will meet Tues- day, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, December 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th respectively. The classes were unequalized because of the three T .T. S. holidays for the‘ Virginia game and Thanksgiving, and only the one M. W. F. holiday for Thanksgiving. Dean Campbell Leaves Friday For Convention Educator Has Full Schedule For Two Weeks Trip to Southwest Dean Harry D. Campbell will leave Friday for a two weeks trip through the Southwest to meet Washington and Lee alum- ni associations and to attend the 33rd annual convention of the Association of Colleges and Se- condary schools of the Southern States at Ft. Worth, Texas. Saturday, Dec. 1, Dr. Campbell will address Tennessee Washing- ton and Lee alumni in Memphis, where he will discuss this uni- versity, its past, present and fu- ture. Talks In Memphis From Memphis he will turn southward to Ft. Worth to meet with the Commission on Insti- tutions of Higher Learning, of which he is a member. December fourth and fifth he will spend the next two days with the ex- ecutive committee of the Asoscia- tion of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern Statse, -until the convention ends on Dec. 7th. i San Antonio will be Dr. Camp- bell’s final destination, there he will be the guest of Mr. Albert Steves and speak before Wash- ington and Lee alumni of Texas. Mr. Steves is the father of Al- bert Steves III, a Junior in the University. Refused Invitation Dr. Campbell was invited to make an address at the dedication of the new medical buildings of the University of Tennessee, but was forced to decline because it would conflict with his Memphis speech. Colorful Festivities Surround Closing Game of Season in Jacksonville A parade, a banquet, and num- erous fraternity dances will form a part of the festivities in Jack- sonville, tomorrow when Wash- ington and Lee and the Univer- sity of Florida meet in their an- nual football game. It will mark the close of the Generals season. The Generals left yesterday at 4:45 on a bus for Lynchburg, where the took a Southern train last night for the South. From ‘Lynchburg they went to Colum- bia, S. C., and from there into Jacksonville, where they will ar- rive tonight. Alumni To Meet Team At the station in Jacksonville the team will be greeted by a committee composed of Florida alumni headed by Fred Valz, sec- retary of the Florida asociation, and commissioner of public safe- ty for Jacksonsville. The team will be escorted to Hotel Carling to make their headquarters until Friday morning. Friday the team will start back to Lexington by way of Atlanta. They are scheduled to make a six hour stop in the Georgia capital. In Jacksonville an elaborate entertainment has been arranged. For the alumni and students of the university a number of dan- ces wil be held Wednesday night in and about the city. ’ Thursday morning a parade of both Washington and Lee and Florida suporters will be held through the city led by the Uni- versity of Florida’s 75-piece band. ._ May Have 15,000 Crowd The game is scheduled to take place in Jacksonvi1le’s new muni- cipal stadium, which has a cap- actiy of 15,000 persons. It is not known whether the game will fill the stadium or not but it is expected that‘ an unusually large crowd will be attracted by the ’Gators undeafeated record. Flor- ida plays one more game this season, in Knoxville next Satur- day with the Universtiy of Ten- nessee. Tea dances in the hotels spon- sored by fraternities of the Uni- versity of Florida and sorori- ties of the Florida State College for Women immediately after the game and during Thursday night ,wil complete the entertainment. “If saliva were indigo we all woud be spotted.” That was how Dr. E. P. Cook, Rockbridge Health officer, ex- plained the coming of the epide- mic of colds sweeping the cam- pus to the .Biological Society in the meting held last Tuesday in the ‘Y’ rooms. i “The most destructive group of disease confronting doctors to- day, the lung disorders, are being spread almost exclusively by the carelessness of victims .and the carelesness of students who eat unwashed food with germ- spotted hands,” the doctor, who gained fame working with Dr. Walter Reid in Cuba, said. Talks of Disease The freedom of modern Amer- ica from such diseases as small- pox, tetanus, and diptheria comes from vaccination, while the tro- pics were made livable by the la- bors of Gorges and other Amer- ican doctors who isolated yellow fever, he told the biologists. Yellow fever, once most des- tructive of all diseases in Cuba, disapeared from the island about 1900, after American doctors had fought it three years. Gorgas, Cause of Cold Epidemic on Campus Explained by Health Officer in Talk ican doctors of a Havanna hos- pital to him to show them an autopsy—a yellow fever victim—— “Gentlemen, you might examine this autopsy for it is the last you will see in Cuba,” Gorgas told them. Gorgas was right. A di- sease which had killed thousands of Cubans five years past was extinct. Narrates Cuba Experiences Dr. Cook told the biological students of his experience while in Cuba with Dr. Walter Reid, where he allowed himself used as a subject for experiments to prove that yellow fever can not be transmitted from person to person. At a time when doc- tors thought it was spread in that manner, Dr. Cook slept in beds formerly used by yellow fe- ver patients, ate from their plates and lived in their quarters to prove the old theory false. Such experiments as that, he explain- ed, threw scientiests on the right track and l