OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19290320/WLURG39_RTP_19290320_001.2.txt A The following was adopted by the Faculty at its meeting held Monday, March 18, 1929: “That absences on Friday, April 19th, April 22nd, be counted and Monday, double.” U119 fling-tum lflhi BY THE STUDENTS, FOR THE UNIVERSITY Seniors wishing caps and gowns for Commencement exercises should sign the pad placed at the Corner as soon as possible as orders must be for- warded immediately to the furnishing company. VOLUME XXXII WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1929-. __./ NUMBER 44 Situation Of P Missing Books ls Unimproved One Book Is Returned As Another One Disappears; Condition Bad. PRACTICE CALLED BREACH OF HONOR Librarian Asks That Blot On Honor System Be Erased. One of the missing library books has been returned and one more been added to the list of those gone, Miss Blanche McCrum, head librarian, announced today. This leaves the situation unimproved. Taking books without library permission is a breach of the honor system, and notices have been placed in the library and published in the library handbook clearly stating the rule. A let- ter to the editor from- Miss Me- Crum and an editorial on the subject of missing booksappear-‘ ed in the last issue of the RING- TUM PHI, but only‘ one book has been ‘replaced. Two books, “Historic Illustrie de la Literature Fraincaise,” by Abry; and “Appleton’s New Span- ish-English and English-Spanish Dictionary,” by Arturo Cuyas, are missing from the Romance lan- guage seminar. Four Missing. The education seminar is miss- ing four books: “Social Psychol- ogy, Allport; “Modern Methods in High School Teaching,” Douglass; “Outline of Psychology,” McDoug-. all, and “Psychology,” Wood- worth. Three volumes have been taken from the history seminar. They are “Statesmen of the Old South,” by Dodd; “History of the Roman People,” by Seignobos; “A Study of the Causes of Rome's Wars ‘from 343 to 265 B. C.,” by Spaeth. “Modern Marriages,” Popenoe, has been taken from the Biology seminar, and “Dwellers of the Nile,” by Budge, and “Our Heller nic Heritage,” by H. R. James, are missing from the reserve shelf. Blot On System. “The Golden Bowl,” ‘by Henry James; “Limehouse Nights,” by Thomas Burke, and “Opera Synop- sis, a Guide to the Plots and Characters of Standard Operas,” by J. W. McSpadden are also gone from the shelves. Miss McCrum said that it was imperative that all these books be returned immediately, in or- P der that the service of the library be not impaired, and so that this blot on Washington and Lee’s honor system might be wiped away. Trend To Color Is Interesting Dress Feature Chicago, March 20.—Imagine tough Will’yum, football captain, prof rider, hard-guy, in the show- er room three or four years ago, stepping from a pair of sky blue shorts that blended with perhaps a navy blue athletic shirt! Today, if he didn’t have on shirts and shorts of color he’d be more conspicuous than that. The trend to color in every phase of men’s apparel industry is the most vivid feature of the trade. Especially is this true in the new spring merchandise. Springblends and sportblends of tans with con- trasting green, black and scarlet combinations, pastel shades of blue. The idea is to wear a tie not because it’s a good-looking tie but because it becomes the wear- er and blends with other hab- erdashery. ii For the male ofvthe species is stepping out of drab apparel into becoming and distinctive colors. _.j'0___.___ Fifty-five seniors in the Col- lege of Engineering kissed the Blarney Stone in a knighting cere- mony, which has been a tradition on the campus of Missouri uni- versity since _1906. Seven hun- dred have thus far been knighted.- _.T?__O.%___j:_. Rube—What makes your daugh- ter so talkative? Boob—I think she and her moth- er were both vaccinated with a phonograph needle.--The Pathfind- er. Voters in Radio Debate Praise Washington-Lee Widespread Interest Shown In Recent Contest With Chicago School——Won By Plummer, Platt and Conn. The ballots sent in by radio “listeners in” on the recent de- bate between Washington and Lee and Chicago Kent School of Law were received recently by Pro- fessor Marvin G.‘Bauer, coach of the team and head of the De- partment of Public Speaking. The final result was 150 to 84 in fa- vor of Washington and Lee. Let- ters were received from a great variety of men: lawyers, doctors. bankers, ministers and general business men, including chamber of commerce members, lumber men, railroad men, and several others. ' The interest in the debate was widespread as is shown by the ex- tent of territory from which com- ments were received. A few of the towns which wrote in were-.' Jasper, Ontario; Elmira, New York; Stevenville, Texas; Ellen- dale, North Dakota; Magnolia Springs, Alabama, and Huletown, Maine. Most of them came from Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and .Ohio, but many were received from Missouri and Michigan. Washington and Lee argued the affirmative side of the question, “Resolved, that congress should pass uniform marriage and di- vorce laws, constitutionality waiv- ed,” while Chicago Kent School of Law upheld the negative. Praise Debaters. A good many of the letters brought in the religious phase and the debate aroused a great deal of discussion in some of the bal- lots to WMAQ, over which sta- tion the debate was broadcast. Many of these letters not only spoke well of the individuals on the Washington and Lee team but (Continued on page four) F our Students Are Entrants ln Speech Contest Plummer, Platt, Venable And Moore To Speak In Competition. ‘On April 12 an oratorial con- test will be held in Lee chapel to pick the man who will repre- sent Washington and Lee in the Fifth National Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest on the Consti- tution. At present there are four entrants: W. A. Plummer, Har- old M. Platt, J._R. Moore, and W. W. Venable. Plummer, who is a member of the Sigma Chi social fraternity, represented Washington and Lee in the oratorical contest two years ago, while Platt, who be- longs to the Arcades club, won the Virginia state contest last year. Both are members of Delta Sigma Rho, a national fraternity for distinguished success in inter- collegiate debating. Moore, who is a freshman and member of the Kappa Alpha social fraternity, won the national high school con- test last fall and placed fourth in the international competition. Venable competed in a previous national intercollegiate contest. He is a transfer to the law school and is a member of Chi Phi. The winner will go to Los An- geles, where he will compete in the finals if he is successful in two other contests. This annual affair is carried on by the Better America»IConfederation of Cali- fornia. Joe Clower, who represented Washington and Lee last year, won the state contest but was defeated in his final competition before going to Los Angeles. Those desiring to enter can still do so, and are requested to see Professor Marvin G. Bauer of the Department of Public Speaking immediately. To PEA} Court Captain Soon Leader Of 1930 Basketball To Be Chosen At Ban- quet In Week. The basketball banquet will be held sometime next week, accord- ing to Manager Allen Morgan. Only the seven letter men, the new senior and junior managers, Manager Morgan and Coach R. A. Smith, will be present. The affair will .be very informal, and no program has been arranged. The captain for the 1930 Generals will be elected, and there will be a few impromptu talks from vari- ous members of ‘the 1929 team. The basketball team loses only two letter men from the stellar aggregation of this season, but these are veterans of many hard fought contests and the Generals mark the departure of Captain Jim Lowry and H. T. “Heinie” Groop as severe loses. Many Senior Lawyers Have Picked Posts Twenty-eight Members Class. All Have Made Statements. In There are twenty-eight applica- tions in for the degree of Bache- lor of Laws. Although all of the prospective graduates have not definitely decided where they will locate they have declared that they will begin the practice of law next year. Two members of the senior law class have with- drawn from school and one has transferred from the law’ school to the academic school and will get his degree from that depart- ment. None of the graduates will travel to foreign fields next year but will be located from New York to California. Several members of the class probably will not se- cure their degrees this year and will have to return next session to get them. It is of interest to note that several of the men who live in other states will remain in Virginia to practice. It is very unusual that so many seniors should have definitely decided by this time as to where they will be located after they finish school. Following is the list of the law seniors and their probable fields of practice: P. R. Becker intends to prac- tice in Dayton, Ohio. L. C. Beirne, Jr., will practice law at Cobham, Va., along with his du- ties as mayor. W. R. Clark states that although the date of his grad- uation is doubtful he will attempt the hole of a promising young attorney anywhere that he isn’t sufficiently discouraged. C. L. Claunch will practice law somewhere in this state, although he is not certain as to the town. W. J. Dorsey will practice some- where in Virginia but has not de- cided as yet in what town he will locate. Harry Fozzard is un- decided as to what he will be doing next year but will probably be practicing somewhere. S. A. Giuffra is going to enter the law profession somewhere in New Jer- sey. C. W. Hamilton will enter le- gal work at Norton, Va. M. M. Heuser will become a law part- nor of Mr. Hamilton who has de- cided to make his headquarters in Norton, Va. J. M. Holt will practice law somewhere in the state of West Virginia, probably in Charleston. S. W. Lancaster will become an aeroplane corpora- tion lawyer and will probably be located in California. J. T. Lowe is undecided as to the place but will practice his chosen profession. R. M. McLane will practice law in Florida. A. H. McLeod will become an attor- ney somewhere in the state of Florida also. M. H. McBryde, Jr., will enter the legal work in North Carolina. R. D. Powers, Jr., ex- pects to practice law either in Norfolk or Portsmouth, Va. W. S. Price will practice his chosen profession in Rocky Mount, (Continued on Page Four). Early Entriants Received Here For Convention Already responses have been re- ceived uregarding entering the fourth annual S. I. P. A. conven- tion sponsored by the Lee Me- morial School of Journalism from high schools, according to infor- mation received last night from I. W. Hill, in charge of publicity and applicants. John Marshall, of Richmond, has indicated its intention of send- ing six representatives, while the Asheville (N. C.) Senior school has written asking permis- sion to have twelve delegates pres- ent for the two-day session. The Southern . Intercollegate Press association was formed by Professor Roscoe B. Ellard in_ the spring of 1926 and since its in- ception, four years ago, it has grown to be one of the biggest events in the life of the high school editors and business man- agers while they are in the C01- lege preparatory ranks. This time last year not a sin- gle application blank had been re- found their way to the Journal- ism office, and last year was the largest convention ever held. Those acting in promotional de- partments believe this convention will exceed all former meetings in number and variety of pro- grams. As last year, several girls will attend the meetings as well as scores of boys, and several fac- ulty advisers. Lettfigg Students To Hollins Show College Beauties To Parade In Latest Spring Fashions, March 23. “You Washington and Lee stu- dents are invited to come to the Ninth Annual Fashion Show at Hollins this year with a twinkle in your eyes, a dollar in your jeans (nothing on your hips), and with the great and worthy pur- pose of selecting your dates for Finals from among the best look- ing girls that Hollins has to of- fer,” by a letter sent the RING- TUM PHI by those sponsoring the show. The show this year will include the usual fashion promenade and musical comedy. It will be pre- sented on March 23. Eighteen girls will have parts in the pro- duction which is being coached by Mary Shepherd Gray and Eve- lyn Gray. The eighteen “well-dressed wo- men” represent many types of beauty and many sections of the country, coming from seventeen cities scattered from Norfolk in the East to,Chicago in the West, and from New York in the North to Louisiana in the South. At- lanta is the only city claiming two representatives. Suzette Heath and Marion Wolff are from the Georgia metropolis. Others taking part are listed as follows: Sallie Barret, Rich- mond, Va.; Jeanette Gilmer, Big Stone Gap, Va.; Virginia Welton Crocker, Portsmouth, Va.; Alys Lavinder, Bristol, Va.; Elizabeth Platt, Monroe, La.; Virginia Mc- Clamrock, Greensboro, N. C.; Mary Louise Mayo, Chicago, Ill.; Virginia Robertson, Charleston, S. C.; Margaret Huffard, Doug- laston, Long Island; Mary Stoak- ley, Norfolk, Va.; Ann Cuculu, Lynchburg, Va.; Dorothy Towles, Roanoke, Va.; Martha Huguley, West Point, Ga.; Shirley New- bould, New York; Anne Brown, Albany, Ga.; Eleanor Wilson, Chester, Pa. Virtually all of these girls are well known at Washington and Lee, having attended University dances here. ' T. F rosh Ineligible Freshmen who have been anx- iously awaiting news as to whether high grades would en- able them to make the dean’s list were doomed to disappointment today. Mr. E. S. Mattingly an‘- nounced from the office of the registrar that no members of the freshman class would be eligible to this privilege. High - turned, while last night two had‘ Gilbert Makes Further Plans On Spring Play Business Manager Of Trou- badours Names Two Assist- ants To Make Trip. DRAMATIC PART \ NEAR COMPLETION Collison And Lindsay Work- ing On General Direction Of “The Haunted House.” Two assistants to both busi- ness manager and property man- ager will take the Easter trip with the Troubadours through West Virginia, Tennessee and Virginia, W. Van Gilbert, busi- ness manager, announced today. With “The Haunted House,” the dramatic end of the production, just about rounded out, Al Colli- son, president, expects the spring presentation to be a success in every way. ‘Dan Lindsay, who is taking the heavy role in Davis’ comedy, has spent a great deal of time developing the character, besides assisting Collison in the general direction. Advance publicity, under Louis Powell, will be sent out to those towns in which the Troubadours will appear. Cuts of various scenes of the play will accom: pany the write-ups. The pub- licity will be started two weeks in advance and will be followed up constantly with further reflec— tions and informative matter. The troupe of thirty men, as hitherto announced, will take the trip in a chartered bus. Several others have expressed a desire to accompany the players. A faculty member will also go with the show. Rehearsals were held over the week-end, and President Collison said he hoped to have dress re- hearsals within a few days. Joe Broadus with his assistants are arranging the costumes. The property management, un- der Tom Fitzhugh, is working steadily on various lighting and sound effects in conjunction with Fred Collette, electrician. Vari- ous new theatric phenomena are being planned and constructed. “It will be the first time any such effects will have been shown in Lexington,” said Gilbert. The show will leave Lexington in time to make their first ap- pearance the night of April 1. A tentative itinerary has been ar- ranged by Gilbert and awaits only the approval of the dean and the faculty committee on dramatics. “The Haunted House” will not be shown in Lexington until after the Easter trip. Announcement as to the local presentation will be made at a later date. Freshman Night To Be Celebrated Friday, March 29 Freshman night will be held this year on March 29, the Fri- day night before Easter. The date for the meeting of the fresh- man class to receive instructions from the council has not been set but will be held in a few days, according to Joe Holt, president. On freshman night a parade is held through the town followed by the burning of the hats. Then the show is crashed and George’s statue above Washington College is painted. Most of the rules go off this night but the ones about not walking on the grass and the speaking rule have been kept in the past. Freshmen are also re- quired to wear a hat or cap for the remainder of the year. It is strictly against custom to paint the library or deface any prop- erty. Franl8 Coffee Cup- WHAT CAME NEAR BEING a world record occurred the oth- er day in Hoboken‘ when a show, the Black Frock, made its first appearance and lasted until near- 1y 2 o’clock. It happened that no dress rehearsal was held be- [fore the premier and a lengthy ‘show resulted.’ next day. *** ‘ to help the American p0}‘.1.1l£J;I.l0i'1 today is composed'l-°iaiH<‘~°J 1’_em0d€10d by Rockefeller,’ I of descendants Of people who escaped frOm,the medical college at Lyons‘re-;h.as endured, and scoffing at re- constructed by another American,ligion is not new. land the catalogue of the Biblio- withstood the test of time.” Two hours werezdolph told clipped off the performance the members of the {club last night. } Di‘. lthe at last become Lynchbuyg, was Speaker at the indignant over the philanthropic annual club banquet in the Lee laid giV€Y1 it by Amelflca and Eng" Memorial Episcopal church parislr. ‘terrors of the spy systenr1_ There’s Russia, l-r’-5000000 f1‘aI1CS (about $80,000) ihanded on through the ages. print the catalogue of} ‘the French National Llb1'31'Y- Altrial, it has St00d the test Ofllf freshmen are as silly and stu-I _ _ iF‘rench journalist has come for-itime,” men, too, especially when the guillotine was ; W,,,.d_ with 9, Severe criticism Of’ ;the condition which has seen Ver-. Church Is Not On Trial Says Former Rector Dr. 0. D. Randolph Speaks To Seventy-five Episco- copal Students. “The church of God is not on trial,” the Rev. Oscar D. Ran- seventy-five student Lee Episcopal Randolph, who is head of Virginia Episcopal school, “The church of God ‘is not on Dr. Randolph said, discuss-; ing college criticism of religion.,l ‘flt is not the church, but we our-{ 1 Christ selves who are on trial. Both have LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letter to Editor ‘Ring-tum Phi. Dear Sir:—May I compliment the stand which the Ring-tum Phi has taken on the question of “Hell Week” and fraternity “horseplay‘.7” It seems to me that the spirit which those prac- tices manifest is one not only out of tune with the spirit of a uni- versity, but also vicious. Reactionaries who stand for “horseplay” because of precedent are being deluded by a ‘stupid sentimentalism which leads them to brutality. For “horseplay” is, say what you will, a form ‘of that many freshmen expect such ]land- Am€1‘i0aY1S and Englishmen , rooms. He referred to the Ch1lI‘Chlbrutality. It makes no difference‘ ,have announced they will raiselas an “invisible symboy’ to bei treatment, and feel cheated if it‘ is omitted from their curriculum.‘ pid as that, they should be edu-N cated. The whole matter of “horse—§ tion. en desire to inflict the same pun- ishment on the newcomers. play” rests, in effect, on retalia-3 Those who have been beat-‘ As‘ “goats.” I wish the Ring-tum Phi all success in eliminating this abhor- rent feature of our campus life. “STUDENT.” To ,» Oberst Replies. March 15, 1929. Mr. H. P. Johnston, Editor, Ring-tum Phi, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. Dear Mr. Johnston: Your words of good wishes and assurance of ‘the whole-hearted support of the entire Washington and Lee stu- dent body and the Ring-tum Phi heighten the importance I had attached to the position as head football mentor of Washington and Lee University. Please accept my thanks. Very truly yours, EUGENE G. OBERST. GOOD PRINTING AND NO OTHER At The County News JOB OFFICE STUDENT’S PRINTING IN- It is a fact that true Americans do not detest spies during war times, rather they honor and respect them. Major Andre Na- than Hale and Miss Van Lew are not looked NEW YORK Optometrists be_ upon with scornful disfavor, but with pride lneve they have a theory which ltheque Nationale printed at ex-2 As a visitor in a European art p\ Is Prospect Six Dual Meets, A State Meet And SIC Competition On 1929 Schedule. Six dual meets, a state meet, and the Southern conference championships will attract Wash- ington and Lee varsity tracksters this spring. Opening their schedule April 1, against University of Maryland here, the thinclads will launch a program that calls for an average of a meet a week. Fletcher takes his runners into Tarheel terri- tory for their first invasion. April 13 the Generals encounter North Carolina University and two days later they meet North Carolina State. Home fans will have a chance to see their favorites in action against Maryland, April 1; Rich- mond, April 20; V. P. I., April 27; and Duke, May 11. The annual state meet which is expected to draw entries from V. M. I., V. P. I., Virginia and William and Mary and Washing- ton and Lee is carded for May 4 at Virginia. May 17-18 the Blue and White will be represented in the South- ern conference champie. ships. Schedule follows: April 1—Maryland (H.) April 13—N. C. U. (T.) April 15~N. C. S. (T.) April 20—Richmond (H.) April 27—V. P. I. (H.) May 4——State meet (Va.) May 11———Duke (H.) May 17-18—Couthern conference meet. Average Of a Meet a Week ,West Virginia university Facing Trackmen Williams Gets West Virginia All Star Pick Center Placed On All-Oppo-. nent Teams By Moun- taineers. Leigh Williams, center on the} Washington and Lee basketball; team, has been placed on the: “All-' Opponent” team in two selections made public in Morgantown to- day. The Mountaineer monogram men in basketball chose Williams asl the best center that played’ against them the last season from among such teams as Pitt, Georgetown, Army, Geneva, Vir- ginia, Allogheny, and Grove City’. Their choices follow: Hyatt, Pitt, forward. Bair, Allegheny, forward. Williams, Washington and Lee, center. Ryan, Grove City, guard. Baker, Pitt, guard. Harris Cox, General forward, along with Millen, Virginia cen- ter, and McCarthy, Georgetown guard, was considered in the vot- ing but did not get enough to place him on the honorary team. Morgantown coaches, officials, and sports writers voted sepa- rately and they, too, placed Wil- liams on the honor team. Their selections: Hyatt, Pitt, forward. Paulsey, Geneva, forward. Williams, Washington and Lee, center. Ryan, Grove City, guard. Baker, Pitt, guard. Both the performance of the various selections were based on men against West Virginia uni- versity only. Their feats in other games were not considered. Wash- ington and Lee was one of three teams that won from the Moun- taineers this year. The other two were Pitt and Geneva. PAT'i'0N’S’ H. S. & M. Clothes Stetson and Shoble Hats J. & M.‘ Shoes --A--«—gvv-.,v. A Rockbridge National Bank PAUL M. PENICK, Pres. Resources Two Million Dollars A. P. WADE, Cashier E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Ina‘ W. J. THOMAS Meat Market Quality and Service Phones 81 and 288 Fraternities We Solicit your patronage Welsh & Hutton Phones 192 and 144 Central Cafe New, Modern Soda Foun- tain Phone 176 and he may be used as one of the flingers along with other infield duties. With Cremmin and Tignor on hand, Coach Davis has two men who can well take care of the backstop position. Both are good receivers with strong V arms and are exceptionally good hitters. A wealth of material is on hand for the outfield and with most of the candidates for the outer department being good hit- ters, this department is expected to be strong. __——:M Dean Bessie Leach Priddy in a talk to Missouri house presidents recommended that the girls be re- minded that they should be in their own houses by 12:15 on Fri- day and Saturday nights and at 10:30 on other nights. Palace Barber Shop First Class Service in a San- itary Way Located in ROBERT E. LEE HOTEL J 111 West Nelson St. I Tolley’s Toggery Waiis-Over Shoes, Black and Tan Sport Qxfords iior Easter Togsi Let us sell you your Easter Tags Just received a new shipment of Men’s Easter Neckwear—New Sweaters and Golf Hose to match. The College Man’s Shop—1~11 W. Nelson St. Phone 164. Call and Look Them Over B. C. T 0 L L E Y “The College Man’s Shop.” Phone 164 McCOY’S THREE ' STORES FRUITS. CANDIES, CAKES And all good thing to eat QUALITY AND SERVICE Special Dinners 50c 12 noon to 9 pm. Meal Tickets R. E. Lee COFFEE SHOP ALEXANDER THELEN, Mgr. A well known gol’j‘”[3:*J recently returned from a vacation in Glasgow, his home town, relates a current golf magazine. “Well,” he was asked, "how did the boys treat you back home?” “Verra reluctaritly!” said he. Well might some smokers likewise reply if asked about their cigarette,we imagine. Mild, of course (most cigarettes are, today), but "verra reluctant” when it comes to Mi/a’. S delivering taste and body and character. 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OCR::/Vol_033/WLURG39_RTP_19290320/WLURG39_RTP_19290320_004.2.txt PAGE FOUR THE RING-TUM PHI Radio Voters Laud Speakers On Local Team Ballots Mailed On Chicago Debate Give Win To W. & L. (Continued From Page One). also of the way in which they presented their arguments. “It can easily be seen that the afiirm- ative presented the better, more feasible, and earnest arguments,” said one letter. The following quotations are from some of the ballots which were sent in: “I believe the ‘more effective debating was done by the Wash- ington and Lee team. Both teams are of exceptional strength, but Washington and Lee seemed in my judgment to have edge on four or five cardinal points.” Congratulate Plummer. “In rebuttal I figured that the affirmative speakers scored six points and the negative one the other hand didn’t score a one. Will you congratulate Mr. Plum- mer for me? best speaker of the debate.” Tis came from the captain of a junior, college debate team. “Gentlemen: Negro, Born Forty A new and different story of the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox was told by Uncle David Blair, 106-year-old Rock- bridge county negro, who was present on that Sunday in 1865 when the Confederate leader of- fered his sword to General Grant. Uncle Dave, said to be the old- est man in Virginia, lives with a 25-year-old wife in a log cabin on a mountain overlooking Natu- ral Bridge. During the war he drove a Confederate supply wag- on. It was from this wagon he observed the preliminary meeting between the two generals on a road near the courthouse. Lee Had Sword. “General Lee had his sword in front of him with the point stuck in the ground,” Uncle Dave said. “He offered it to General Grant. who hemmed an’ hawed, an“.‘in- ally said, "I can’t take your sword, General.’ “Then Grant turned away for two, maybe three, minutes, a’chewin’ on a black cigar. Fin- I think he was the ] ally he turned back and said real quick, ‘Set it up tree.” “General Lee stuck it against that in the By an means 191;} ground under an apple tree, an’ us dedare Washington and Lee the last I saw it was still stickin’ the victors over Chicago Kent in the debate this evening. 5 there. This “By this time the Yankees and presentation of the point at issue the Southern soldiers were min- could not help but convince open-iglin’ and talkin’ to each other minded listeners in, the alfirma-= tive.” Clear and Convincing. “The arguments of the affirma-i tive were clear cut and convinc- ing. You could exactly follow their trend of thought and ob- tain a decided viewpoint. “After hearing each side it is very easy to make a decision. While Kent school put up a very good argument they fell way short and I would give the deci- sion to Washington and Lee with- out any doubt. “I desire to vote most heart- ily in favor of the affirmative--- Washington and Lee. Their points of great importance were surely well defined.” Another said that the affirma- tive were sound of reason, stuck to the text, and were genuinely courteous. This came from a minister. NEW THEATR THURSDAY, MARCH 21 “MOTHER MACHREE” With BELLE BENNETT NEIL HAMILTON VICTOR McLAGLEN The Greatest Mother Story That Was Ever Screened ADMISSION, 15c——30c NEWS—COMEDY ADMISSION, 15c—35c 23 SATURDAY, MARCH COMEDY LYRIC THEATRE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 BUSTER KEATON_ In ;~- “THE GENERAL” SATURDAY, MARH 23 éarlet row Comedy kind of friendly like. They didn't seem to hate each other then.” Comes to Lexington. Following the war, Dave spent several years in Lexington work- ing for General Lee. President Lee of Washington College, now Washington and Lee University. “The. General was a mighty fine man, and mighty nice to everybody. Course, I don’t know how he was in the army, ’cause it’s when I used to do jobs for Years Before Lee’s Surrender, Relates Occasion him in Lexington that I’m talkin‘ about. “But all his soldiers loved him, the army, too. I didn’t see any- body that didn’t like him. If there was anybody he kept still about it.” Born 106 years ago March 1 in Amherst county, Dave was a slave until the end of the war. During the struggle he was a strapping middle-aged man, 6 feet 2 inches high, weighing 220 pounds. He served three masters before the war, and always got along well with them, he said, because “I allus did my best to do just what they tole me'to do.” Likes His Dram. War times were hard and food was scarce, the old negro remem- bers. Rations consisted often of no more than corn pone and meat. “Many of the soldiers were bare- foot that Sunday you asked me about,” he said. Uncle Dave, a republican be- cause he wants to repay those who freed him, considers his ad- vanced age nothing remarkable. A temperate man, he smokes lit- tle, takes a “dram just now an’ then, an’ only then when it’s good—not this mouintain stuff,” believes the prohibition law a good one, and looks forward to spring and the garden he intends to raise on the mountain slope back of his cabin. Last year he helped thresh wheat, but this year the flu caught him. He ex-- hibits with pride an old Bible, on the yellow flyleaf of which is recorded the date of his birth. The young woman- living with Uncle Dave is his second wife. Sixty years ago he married a young slave who worked on a plantation adjoining his master’s farm. But this woman was sold to a Georgia trader six months later and that was the last Dave saw of her. A few years ago he married again. 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