OCR::/Vol_018/WLURG39_RTP_19150126/WLURG39_RTP_19150126_001.2.txt U112 fling-tum Iflli BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS VOL. XVIII NEALNAMES FIVE COMMITTEES FOR LARGE EVENTS, or FINAL wEEi<* Committee Will St to Raise Funds Tomorrow i ~New Features ' i To insure a festive series of eventsl for Washington and Lee Finals, J.R. Neal, president of the 1915 firali ball, has named the members of the: committees as the opening movementl of a promised concerted campaign. On the morrow, the Executive com-E mittee will inaugurate a whirlwind‘; campaign to raise the necessary, funds to make the 1915 finals the‘, most elaborate and most enjoyable inl history. , An innovation in the plans, as an-l nounced, is the appointment of anl Alumni committee, consisting ofl Eddie Parks Davis, W.C.Raftery andl W. A. Wright. It is the purpose ofl this committee to induce the alumnii to return to their former haunts for, a grand round of pleasure. Presi-, dent Neal has outlined a series ofl events especially for the alumni that includes an alumni baseball game. He hopes to have the greatest number 5 in history present for the occasion. E. A. Donahue has been named as chairman of the Executive com- mittee, With R. A. Lewis, chair- man of the Decoration commit. tee: T--33 Klfkpfllillck.chairliian of the Arrangement committee; P. P. Gib» son, Chairman or the Invitation com mittee and E. S. Moore, chairman of the Reception committee. More than W!) are included IJ the person- nel of the five committees. Tentative Final Program The complete fi.ial week schedule has not been drafted but the dates of many of the events have been deter- mined. The Interfraternity dance will be the opening event of tinals on the night 01 Saturday, June 12th. The l’. A N -White Friar Ribbon, society morning cotillion will be the‘ first event of Monday, while the an- nual Harry Lee-Alliert Sidney boat race will occupy Lfnrivalled interest that afternoon. The final celebra- tions of the Literary societies will occur Monday night,while the Senior ball will follow the celebration and continue into Tuesday. The Sigma German will be the only event of Tuesday, as it is planned to devote the rest of the day and night to alumni celebrations and to give the day over to them. Wednesday, degrees will be awarded to the Seniors, while on that night the final ball will close the rourd of pleasures. This outline of events will be supplemented by other feat- ures. There will be numerous band concerts on the campus, at the bolt . race and other affairs. A The Dan sant probably will be mingled among the events as will other festive affairs. To meet the expense of this gay week, the final ball committees will begin a canvass tomorrow among the students. As the celebration of final Week is a college activity it will be given from funds subscribed by them. While the Final ball will be the larg- est event of the week, the payments Continued on page 7 g... c.....ig.lPHYs1cAL EDUCATION TO WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, TU SDAY EVENING, JAN. 26, 1915 BECOME COMPULSORY SOON President Smith Announces That Gym Work Will Be Compulsory in 1915—Dr. Pollard to Head Department—Necessary For Degree A striking change in the ments for a degree from Washington and Lee University has been made by the faculty. To graduate afterl 1915 from the academic department of this U attain 60 credits. Supplementing _nose, lung, and every organ will fsubjected to the most niversity, the student must: led, it will be prescribed. the regularly required 60 units, will , be three points that must beattainedv from proficiency in Hygiene.Physical Education and Swimming. The erection of the Doremus Gym- naisum will make possible an appli- cation of this plan which was advo- cated by President Henry Louis Smith. Dr. John William Hobbs Pollard will be at the head of the new department of Hygiene and Physical education and will be assist- ed by Forest Fletcher and another assistant, yet to be named. ‘The other assistant will be a professor of boxing and swimming. H? wivflgbe selected before next year. The work in the department Hygiene and Physical Education “All include three distinct subjects. First. upon entrance. every Fresh- man must sul.-mit himself toacareful physicil examination, which will thorough in every detail. llis .f" be, ‘will I own physical those of the eye, throat. be thorough in- vestigation and if correction is need- parts as compared to normal man. The Supplementing this will be series of lecture on Hygiene, which embrace Personal Hygiene, Public Hygiene, Hygiene of the Re- productive organs Physiology of Ex- ercise, First Aid methods, and Meth- ods of Resuscitation. This will be a compulsory two year lecture course of one hour each week, running throughout the three terms. In addition to this, there will be a course of compulsory physical exer- cise, which will include at least two hours a week of this work. From September 15 until November 1, there will be out of door cises, such as foot ball, crew, track, tennis and cross-country work; From November 1 until April 1-5,there will be a siege of indoor work, at least two hours each Week being required. from this date on until the close of session, three hours each week will Continued on page 6 GLEE CLUB GIVES CONCERT AT LY REE Will Have Premiere at Theatre Tomcrrow Night With Orchestra Three organizations will make their formal debut tomorrow night at the Lyric Theatre. At the premiere of the Washington and Lee Glee club, the Orchestra, and the Mando- lin and Guitar club will also give their first performance. Indeed, will be a big night in college circles. After practice of months, the Glee club its first performance. From a larize number of candidates, seventeen voices have been S‘t*li?"tt'-‘l to compose. the Glee club. The members are: It. K. Robertson. R. Walker, J. H. Sorrells, L. W. Brandon, Graham, Charles Camp, Revercomb, E. P. Anderson, Scarry, J. D McCready. Wales, Allen Beall, Charles Rever- comb, A. M. Birdsall, W. S. Hop- kins, W. l.. Carson and B. S. Hill. The programme for the premiere? will consist of about fourteen regu-l lar numbers. with as many encoresl over two is ready for George Frank L. D. Continued on page 8 ,. 5 .‘ it’ GRIDIRON DATES FOR 1915 NAMED Eight Engagements Are Secured With One Still Pending With the exception of the second game, the 1915 football schedule has been completed by Manager R. B. McDougle. But five of the nine teams on the 1914 draft have been given dates on the 1915 schedule. Numbered as one the major engage- ments last season, Georgetown will not play the Generals next Wake Forest has been supplanted on the schedule as has Morris-Harvey College. In the South Atlantic division, Washington and Lee will meet the mighty North Carolina A. and team in Norfolk again on Thanks- giving, while Institute will be encountered again in Roanoke on October 16, somewhat.‘ earlier than has been the custom. The University of West Virginia has agreed to do battle with the Generals on October 23 in Charleston. There will be but four games in Lexington 8.1 the most. a . €Xe_I‘- , season. ; M. ‘ Virginia Polytechnic. Ag present -. shoot with accuracy at No. 16. IGENERALS DOWN TEE GEORGETOWN F QUINTETTE BY A DECISIVE SCORE 1Team Work and Accurate Shoot- , ing Enable W. & l.. to Win Easily l 5 Developing a whirlwind attack, lVVashingt0n and Lee, after two suc- icessive reversals, outbatfled the {Georgetown University quintette in lliynchturg Saturclay.scoring a signal ‘-82-23 victory. ’lhe Generals opened require lmeasuremencs will be taken, a chart,the game with a brilliant rally, dis» plotted showing his lplaying a keen bit of teamwork anti laccurate shooting. Before George- ltown could register more than one ipo nt from a foul, the Generals Eamassed sixteen points. I The triumph was a decisive one, for at no time did Georgetown threaten to overhaul the Washing- ton and Lee five. Washington and Lee’s teamwork was far superior ta that of Georgetown, while the for- wards shot with deadly aim at the basket. The Generals closed the first half with a twelve point mar- gin, the score being 186. George- town rallied after an opening spurt by Washington and Lee,but the Gem erals made a counter rally that offset the gains. The game was never really intense with excitement, for the Generals maintained a commanding margin at all stages; Wonderful shots from ‘da. ‘itdli. angles and long ranges on- livened the setto at times. L;-_ti forward Kenneth Seeley edected three brilliant shots that resulted in goals, while Tormey and Curry land. ed several sensational baskets in the second half. Victory was clinched not by brilliant shooting. but by con- sistent passing that h’ ii the sensational at stag--e, with accurate gr al shorting at fair range Seeley and Zaiss Star Seeley and Zaiss, tile diminutive forwards of the Generals, playad re. markable offer.-.=ive games. Theif passwork was shifty and accuraiearirf. they shot with telling results at the goals. Seeley scored six field goal; many of them under difficulties that seemed insurmountable. Young ant’ P'erotti plyed strongly on the de. fensive as the scores of their oppa. nents will indicate. The redoubt- able Cy registered three field goals, while Pierotti, took a hand in the scoring too. Miles and Tormey, considered two lof the greatest centers in the South ;Atl:in-tic division engaged in a neat icontest. Miles outplayed his 8’!‘u1dy "opponent. getting the l4!ir\('l{ off giriually nt center. Although \\‘;-sliirig on now I.:-:- rem-.r -did sliow strongly on the-. ottensire success of the forwards in ‘was oue in a large rneosure to his passing. Coach Fletcher did not imake a substitution throughout but. -,Georgetown used seven Mayors, 5, Right forward O’Lonc was the star ,for Georgeown. He seemed in bg ithe only Varsity player who couig the baskeg; con- the 7. ot the scoring but three have been definitely decid- l alt?-Ollgh Curry Who Was substituted ed upon, and there is a strong possi- lbility that the other game, yet to be Continued on page 4 ‘for Flanagan’ in the second half gavg the five a zip and a dash that it hag Continued on page 3 OCR::/Vol_018/WLURG39_RTP_19150126/WLURG39_RTP_19150126_002.2.txt RING-TUM PHI GRAHAM-LEE HAS BIG CELEBRATION Shumate Wins 0rator’s Medal While Latture Receives Debator’s The 106th intermediate celebration! of the Graham Lee Lir,erary Society was held at the Chapel last Tuestluy night before a large attendance. The President of the occasion. W. M. Brown, made an address of wet- come and introduced the first orator of the evening, P. C. Thomas, who had for his subject “The true sources of the European War In his oration Mr. Thomas declared that the German people were the most belligerent of all others; that they had inherited all the requisites of a fighting nation; thought them- selves pl-eeminently superior to all othpr nations, and that they had en- tered the present '.v.ir with the sole c0ns‘.r.::"ing :1 World -1 intention of Empire. ucharacter” was the title of the H. M. Shumate’s oration. “We are likely to judge people by what they have rather than by What they are," was a striking sentence in his ad- dre3;.;_ Napoleon had no character, and thus he fell. Hour by hour, moment by moment, our charcters are being formed", The debate, Resolved. “That C01‘- poratiors Doing an interstate Com- merce Business Should be Required to Take Out a Federal Charter,” was well debated by both sides and very spicy at times. The 8l‘5rma- tive was upheld by M. Bell and A. N. Williams against P.- N- Lfitllre and M. M. Keaton for the negative. The aliirmative side argued that the present system W23 ’inefiicier.t, expensive,open to many evilS- They maintained that the present systzm was intolerable and that the proposed system would remedy the Eexisting evils because it was conservative, practical and eliicient. The negative maintained that fed- eral incorporation was unnecessary because federal legislation was in- adequate to remedy the evils that it was undesirable and would tend to centralize induwtry. The judges M. W. Paxton Sr. 1*‘. T. Glasgow and Colonel Kerlin then rendered their decision. They award ed the orator’s medal to H. M. Siiumate and oecided in favor of the negative side of the debate awarding the debatei-’s medal to R. N. Latture The oliicers for the occasion were-.:‘ I’res.i. Diamond Merchants, Jewelers and. Silversmiths PHlLADELPHIA’S OFFICIAL FRATERNITY JEWELEIZ. If you want the finest pins made, and novelties of the best. quality, we make ’em. 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