OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19280225/WLURG39_RTP_19280225_001.2.txt Consider Ccimpus Tax BY THE STUDENTS, FOR THE UNIVERSITY Support Fifth Tourney VOLUME XXXI WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVER Sm; siwoiiifiiz, FEBRUARY 25.171928 sirieiii trims son is this TGURNEY States Represented List Compiled This Morning PLAY STARTS THURSDAY Five In Smith, Director and Gooch Head Official Again; Dance and Swim Features Final plans for the Fifth Annual Schalostic Basketball tournament are well under way and are expected to be perfected before Monday or Tues- the deadline for the entrance of par- ticipants. Committees have been ap- pointed by Capiain Dick Smith, ori- ginator and director of the tourney, and the chairman of these comniit- tees expect to have everything ready to turn over to Coach Smith upon his return from the Southern Confer- ence tournament, now being staged iii Atlanta. Of the 22 teams invited by the Tournament Eexecutive committee, 16 have already signed for an crack at the South—Atlantic title, and the others are expected to return their application blanks by Tuesday, the 28th. These 22 prep and high school teams are the cream of VVest Vir- ginia, Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia, and have merited their invitation by outstand- ing conquests on the court in their respective districts. When Coach Smith originated the tournament back in 1924, he visualized only a state—wide contest, but since then the annual tournament has taken on a sectional aspect, and every year the best teams from three or four states and the District of Columbia compete in this prep classic. The first year, John Marshall Hi of Richmond won the title but re- linquished it the following spring to the cadets from Staunton Military Academy. S. M. A. fought valiantly to retain the title at the tournament in 1926 but Oak Ridge Institute from North Carolina stepped a faster pace and captured the title and all the trimmings that went with it. Last year John Marshall downed the A. M. A. cadets to become champions for the second time in four years. Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The second session will be held that night. Immediately after the final game theMonogram Club will entertain with an informal dance in the gym in honor of the visiting teams. Music will be furnished by the South- ern Collegians. D1‘. Henry Louis will present the prizes and awards during intermission. Announcements as to tickets, and awards may be found elsewhere in this issue. Teams which have already official- ly entered the tournament are: Swavely School, Virginia School for the Deaf, Waynesboro Hi, McGuire University School, Massanutten Aca- demy, Newport News Hi, Benedictine Hi, South Boston Hi, and Hargrave Military Academy, all of Virginia; Greenbrier Military Academy of West Virginia, and Bingham Miiltary Aca- demy, and Oak Ridge Institute of North Carolina. Ofi"iicals of the tournament are as follows: R. A. Smith, director and executive manager of Tournament. Chairmen of Special Committees: George Lanier, finance and adver- tising. J. W. Alderson, Jr., entertainment. W. D. Bach, arrangement. A. L. MCCardell, reception. P. R. Harrison, publicity director. H. P. Johnston, official scorer. Ed. Newson, official statistician. E. H. Ould, announcer. Committe on Awards: Hollis Spotts, Forest Fletcher, E. P. Twombly, W. S. Gooch, Jr., R. A. Smith, E. P. Davis, A. E. Mathis. W. S. Gooch, Jr., (Virginia) Head Official. ' Basketball Point Race Goals Fouls Tp. 71 47 189 76 181 58 169 65 168 62 161 54 145 144 143 136 101 Spotts, W.—L. Woodson, R.—M. Silverman, W.—M. Millen, U.—Va. ,, , King, R.—M. Lowry, VV.-L. ,, Jones, U.—Va. . Peterson, U.—Rich. 61 Tyler, U.—Va. , 55 Mann, U.—Rich. 41 Varsity Baseball Practice Starts Week After Next Eleven Veterans Ready For Acti()nl"“"l~l"a11y with "0“'athl9t95? Under Coach Smith And Captain Folliard Varsity baseball for 1928 will be- gin a week after th prep school oasketb-all tournament, according to Joach Smith. Several letter men as well as likely prospects have been doing a litle informal practice for‘ .he last few days to get into condi- tion before the season starts. Paul Folliard, hurler de luxe for the past two years, will captain this season’s aggregation and will have 101' his battery mates Tips and Jones both veterans of two years. Spotts who led the team in batting last year with an average of .322, will again hold down the initial sack, Ei- gleback, at third, is the only other monogram left in the infield. Low- Llon will again take over the left pasture with Warthen, Johnston, and Hickinan reporting for outfield duty. Gene White will be out for infield or pitching position and Osterinan is ready to try for a mound job. The South Atlanic League, formed iast spring by Captain Dick Smith, will be in operation. The pur- pose of this league is to revive in- terest in college baseball in the var- IOUS institutions which are members. The Generals will play two games, me at home and the other away, with every team in the organiza- tion except V. M. I. This means a pair of games are already scheduled with Virginia, Maryland, V. P. I., l l l I North Carolina, N. C. State and Duke. A complete schedule will be announced in the near future. ____0____._ Southern Seminary Grad Principal In Unique Marriage Miss Margaret J. Rochester, of Bdmmure’ Md" a graduate of South" ‘ tile scholarship of athletes to that and in to N. ern Seminary, Buena Vista, .-ately engaged in library work Baltimore, was married recently \‘1dlLe1' W. Phillips, of Camden, J. The ceremony was performed in \/I16 cellar of a fraternity house at St. John’s College, Md., and created great interest because of the unique ;.'L[)lillldtlOT1 given by the principals of their “code of ethics” and the na- ture of the bridal party. The Associated Press dispatch tell- .ng of the wedding gave a descrip- .ion of fraternity brothers of the _;room dressed in bridesmaid attire, ..'aiting on the floor above,and of a jazz orchestra on the first floor, with .-hecrs for the bride and groom as they emerged from the basement. Phillips enlightened the press with the following statement: “We do not consider the marriage ceremony es- sential, but realize that we have to conform in some measure to the rules of society. We approached the ceremony in the same state of mind. the words “until death do us part” we mentally said “until love does.” For “My marriage is just a partner- ship; it is similar but not the same as coinpanionable marriages. We de- cided to get married with certain understandings. For instance, neith- or one is obligated to support the other.” _..___()_..__ Seehorn Wants to Give Up Baseball 1 Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 24.—-Tom- my Seehorn, fine infield and outfield prospect secured by the Jacksonville fars last season, has decided to re- .ire from professional baseball, he iotified Charles B. Griner, president >f the local club, yesterday. However, local officials are anxious to retain the youthful performer and have forwarded to him substantial salary inducements. the money counting business, going on baseball’s voluntarily retired list. Still, the lure of the diamond in to Jacksonville. Seehorn stated most emphaticallyl in his letter that he did not wish tol be regarded as a “hold-out”. He has lw :-i good position in a Memphis bank,l it is said, and wishes to continue in yiclual scoring Babe Spotts is carry- Equal Intelligence Exists in Athletes And Non-Athletes, liow do athletes compare schol- The Carnegie Foundations report, prepared by Dr. Howard J. Savage, which was expected to settle the mooted relationship between athletics and ischolarship, has been issued af- ter a year of preparation. But it does not settle the question, even though it covers investigations in forty-four‘ colleges and universities. Dr. Savage advances several reasons, among them lack of objectivity and absence of common grounds of com- parison, why his results may not be considered final. Yet on the basis of careful and de- iaiietl study of the problem at Colu- mliia University, Dr. Savage is ready to announce certain conclusions. He suiiiiiiar‘izcs: "With respect to the class of 1925 at Columbia College. those members who participated l:, s',.;.i't and those who did not, appear to be of about the same intelligence. On the basis of course grades, however, the athletes in their studies fell below the non—athlet-cs. “In spite of the fact that athletes tended to remain longer in college, a smaller proportion received de- grees, and a much greater number of athletes incurred probation. The aihlctes tended to carry light pro- grams. Both athletes and non—athl- etes elected easy courses more fre- quently than hard, and in them re- ccived higher grades than in the czurses that are demonstrable statis- tically as more difficult. Finally, the grades of athletes show a stronger tendency to gravitate tiward the passing line than the grades of non- athletes, and athletes received on the whole more marks of C- or C than their classmates. “Both this method and these con- clusions are proposed, not as in- ;i.>vations or as unusual generaliza- olL)ll.'3, Lut as the result of extended preliminary efforts to answer the .~,uestioii: What is the relation of non-athletes in American uni- versities and colleges? “In the past, the matter has ex- .-ited wide interest and much discus- >IUn7 both within and outside of col- lege walls. With the co-operation a number of colleges and universi- .ics in supplying comparable data, conclusion.-‘ can be drawn to cover a such larger field and to r'each a much greater validity.”4N. S. S. Tank Teams to Meet Cavaliers Tonight of The Varsity and Freshmen swim- ming teams meet the Cavaliers to- night in Charlottesville. This is the last meet scheduled for the first year men, while the veterans have one nore on March 3 with Catholic Uni- vcrsity. The following men will make the trip: Varsity: Smith, Moffatt, Farrel, Fangboner, Reis, Day, Kurk, A_vars, Cooke. Freshmen: Harberson, Burn, Jan- eke, Zachary, Martin, Luria, Bruere, Swink, Strahorn, Lynn. Davis Denounces Intolerance Before South Carolina Bar Hon. John W. Davis, alumnus of Washington and Lee, member of the board of trustees ,and Democratic presidential nominee in the 1924 campaign, denounced religious intol- erance in civil life during an address delivered last week before the an- nual conveiton of the South Caro- lina State Bar association, meeting at Columbia. Saying that Gentile England had in Disraeli a Jew for prime minister, Protestant Canada, a Catholic pre- mier in Laurier, and Catholic France a Proteestant president in Doumer- gue, hedeclaredé “I’d be ashamed to believe that the spirit of tolerance is less in America han in hose great democracies I have named.” Some recent manifestations, he said, “warn us not to be vainglor- ious," over our progress from an- cient days when “human beings slit each other’s throats because they couldn’t agree on what was to hap- pen after the throat was slit.” “I am perfectly aware,” he added, “that if I press this subject I shall be suspected of talking politics." In his speech Mr. Davis did not oiscuss personalties connected with .he present political situation in the country, but earlier in the evening he declared that Governor Alfred E. Smih, of New York, was “highly ac» ceptable to him as a Democratic nominee,” and avowed that he would not permit his own name to be placed before the Houston convention. The address dealt principally with the services to the United States and to humanity of Thomas Jefferson as W. i‘-3° L. Debaters Meet R. M. W. C. In Lynchburg Today That Co-Education Is :1 Failure” Is Subject of Teams’ First Meeting in Debate "Resolved: Washington and Lee and Randolph Macon Woman’s College have their first meeting in debate this evening at 7:30 o’clock at Lynchburg in the smith Memorial auditorium. The question debated is, Resolved; That co-education is a failure.” The W. and L. team defends the :,tI..[l1'lll‘cl.I.lV(.‘ and is represented by B. Both Wagner and Platt argued in the de- :1. V‘. aiigner and Harold Platt. bate last fall against the visiting English team on the same subject, and won the forensic battle by a small inargiii of votes. Wagner has nae. considerable experience as a deoater, this being his third year on me team. Platt has also represent- ed Washington and Lee in a mum- of niees. ».c1' Raiidolph—l\/lacoii is defending the negative or the question and her two Nadine Clark, Anne Davenport, delegates are Miss ..o-Iiior, and Miss freshman. Miss Clarkiis president ii’ the Randolph—Macon Debating k»()Llll(,‘ll, and represented her college English Miss Davenport is considered ill the debate against the team. a promising debater. 0 a lawyer. The fundamental basis of the Jef- fersonian philosphy, he declared,‘ was the worth and dignity of the in- , dividual man, on which was postulat- 1 ed his doctrines of human freedomf A solemn warning that the trend of"tl'ie times since the war has been, away from the theory of personal‘ rights was sounded by the speakein, “How many nations,” he asked, “have we seen turn to dictators, asi in Italy where a director proclaims that the man is nothing, the state‘ all in all.” Saying the conflict was raging everywhere, Mr. Davis closed with, “Everywhere to libei'ty-loving men the bugles call and call andl call.” Dr. Smith Speaks at Washington College Smith spoke before the students of Wash- President Henry Louis ington College at Chestertown, Md., Thursday. he south to Greensboro, N. C., where he From there drove will visit relatives until next Mon- day or Tuesday. Dr. Smith will return here in time to preside at the compulsory univer- sity assembly next week, at which Dr. Robinson, president of the Col- lege of the City of New York, will speak. CAPTAINSPO llollis S. Spotts, captain of the 1928 Generals’ basketball team, went on a scoring rampage last week and pushed Abe Silverman, of William and Mary, from the lead in the race for high point man in the state. “Babe” had totalled 189 points in twelve games, for an average of about 16 per fray, according to statistics compiled by Charles H. Hamilton, W. & L. alumnus, for the Richmond NEWS-LEADER. In commenting on the W. & L. leader’s spurt to the top of the heap, Hamilton says: “Abe Silverman, of William and ‘Mary, is 20 points back of Spotts, lwhile Phcss Woodson, erstwhile John lMarshall luminary, and now at Ran- dolph-Macon, is second in the state ith a total of 181 markers. rrs COPS LEAD AMONG SCORERS IN VIRGINIA BASKETBALL “In going to the top today in indi- ring out the habits he has acquired over three years’ varsity play. As a isophomorc, he was second in the the spring and a bigger salary check ‘state to Herby Peterson, of Rich- than that of last year are factors Eiiiond; as a junior, he was again see- counted upon to bring Tommy back i mid, and to the same man; this year, Two years ago helzis senior and captain, he has been ‘was captain of the Washington and moving up for the past month—and 1, Lee nine. today leads the field. ..,A .‘ _ “Spotts is a husky physical speci- men—tall and rangy. He is a letter- man in football at end, plays center in basketball, and holds down first base in basketball. He stands to earn nine letters in those sports at Wash- ington and Lee over a three-year period. He is also a letterman in box- ing, earning his first monogram in the sport his freshman year. “Phess Woodson, the Randolph- Macon lanky center, has been coming right along in recent games, and has scored more field goals than any other player in the state. He has five more two-pointers than Spotts, but not so many foul goals. “Randolph-Macon is the only school in the state with two men up near the top. Bill King has 161 points— within striking distance of first place. “University of Virginia has three men who have figured prominently in high scoring, but only one of them is threatening the leaders. “Herb Peterson, University of Richmond captain, who was second in the state two weeks ago, has drop- ped to fifth. Peterson has been guarded closer this year than any other player in the state, probably, and his team played only two games last week, in addition. Varsity Wrestlers End 1928 Season With Northern Trip The General matman officially ring dowir the curtain on the 1928 season on Monday evening, Feb. 27, when they met the strong Franklin and Marshal team in Lancaster, Penn. This meet will end the eastern trip, now underway, which also includes 2'. meet with Princeton on Saturday. “Mike” panied the team but due to a broken Captain Seliginan accom- rib he will not be able to enter the OUT 0F BATTLE FOR S. C. TITLE Mississippi A. AND M. Wins Yesterday Afternoon By 44-24 HIGH SCORER Spurt In Second Half Cut Short When Aggies Opm Up Again HOLLIDAY Locals’ Special 1:‘. RING-TUM PHI. Atlanta, Lu, Feb. 24.--Washing‘- ton and Lee was eliminated in its first game in the Southern Confer- encc tournam nt here this afternoon, losing to Miriissippi A. and M. 44 to 24. slow start, an:l the Aggies had rung The Generals got off to a up a seven—p.iint lead before Eigle- bach dropped a field goal. The losers missed many shots, mat. This is not only an unfortu- nate occuraiice for the team but for "lvlilo»,j.isl »—«I-«I-or-o[1j Totals SUMMARY OF FRIDAYS TOURNAMENT PLAY Louisiana State North Carolina .......................... .. 38 Georgia V .M. 1. Georgia Tech ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, __ 50 Florida Virginia , Alabama Old Miss. N. C. State Clemson Kentucky So. 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We are always glad to publish any communications that may be handed to us, but no unsigned correspondence will be published. THE CAMPUS TAX “ AMPUS TAX is favored in Graham—Lee Debate”, read a headline in the last issue of the RING—TUM PHI. For several years mature students at Washington and Lee, especially those who have had an opportunity to study the situa- tion closely, have been of the opinion that a blanket campus tax for Finals, publications, Y. M. C. A., and other soliciting organiza- tions on the campus should be put into effect. At times it ap- peared that some headway was being made toward securing the adoption of such a plan by the student body, and the official sanction by the administration in co—operating in its collection. But always somewhere, somehow, in some way, the campaign has broken down, either through apathy on the part of its spons- ors, the postponement of action until too late in the school year, or through the unwillingness of the university authorities to recognize the wisdom of the proposal or its lon-run saving to undergraduates. Several arguments are proposed against the installation of the system here. It is common knowledge——too common——that the university tuition fee, exclusive of special laboratory charges, apparatus fees, and similiar extras, has risen steadily for several sessions past. The increases are no doubt justifiable in the light of existing conditions which have to be cared for, and it is not the purpose of this editorial to discuss their merits. Some claim that the university takes too much of a matriculate’s money at one time as it is, and that the addition of a small activities fee would be preposterous, resulting in a burden which a great many students would be unable to carry. This argument might apply in several cases, but not in more than a very few, we believe, and it has been greatly over-em- phasized by opponents of the blanket tax whenever the subject has arisen. Other opponents base their contention on the ground that a man might not desire to take all three publications, attend Finals and support the Y. M. C. A. It might just as well be argued that a man does not want to pay a large tuition fee, buy new books every year, and the like. Activities in general at Washington and Lee are carried on for the good of the school at large, not for the enrichment of a few. Naturally it takes small committees or individuals to attend to the details of running a job, but such activities as the proposed campus tax would care for could be well grouped together under the common banner of the RING-TUM PHI—“By the Students, For the University.” Imagine the prestige of a university without dances, without a newspaper, a humorous magazine, without an annual and a campus Y. M. C. A. organization. It takes money to enable these organizations to continue suc- cessfully from year to year,, and it takes days of effort and worry on the part of a very few to make them “go.” Why not have the burden lifted from the few who take part in “drives” for this, and “campaigns” for that, and place it uniformly upon the broad shoulders of the entire student body? The cost would be less than even the most optimistic supporter of the plan would say without definite figures. As things stand now, Finals takes ten dollars, the Y. M. C. A. from five to ten, and the three publications alone cost a student nearly twelve dollars. A student who supports the activities of his school as he should “puts out” between twenty-five and thirty dollars. But what of the man who does; not support all these numerous organizations, but merely backs two or three which he chooses? If a man takes one publication at an average of four dollars, and gives five dollars to the Y. l\l. C. A. and five or ten to Finals, he has parted with at least much, if not more, than he would pay out if the uniform blanket activity tax were in effect. Not only would the expense be less to individuals, but it would react to the benefit of th entire student body. Each activity would know at the start of the year just how much money it would have to spend between September and June, budgets could be figured out to the cent, and better results could be obtained by long-term bargaining backed by the assurance of solid financi- al backing. Publications could be enlarged, the proportion of advertising to reading matter could be diminished, and results far more satisfying to readers would be achieved than under the present hit—or-miss system. Let’s look the matter straight in the face. It is not too late now to put the proposal through for next year if the sentiment of the student body is back of it. There is plenty of time for serious thought and consideration, and yet there is no time to be lost if due weight is to be given to all opinions and a decision reached in time for it to take effect in September. has hung fire at W. & L. for several years, always being smoth- ered at some point in its journey toward enactment. THE RING-TUM PHI Is the student body to be harassed at regular intervals next year with pleas to give to this, support this, subscribe to this, ad infinitum? Presidenfs Paragraph The question No. 24, 1927-8 Two Pictures-Study Them ‘Washington and Lee In The (Past Powell, ‘29 7 1920 The Monogram club met recently and made quite a few distrinct changes in its organization. One of the most significent was the pas- sing of a scheme to establish a mon- ogram club scholarship to be award- ed each year to some worthy athlete of limited financial support. 1923 President Warren G. Harding was cordially invited to visit Lexington and surrounding points of interest by Congressman Harry St. George Tucker of this district. tion was thought to be prompted by President Harding's recently expres- sed cordially and fellowship towards the united Confederate Veterans convening in New Orleans. 1924 Edgar Lee Masters, Chicago law- yer and poet, paid Lexington a visit recently. Mr. Masters has been a life long admirer ofGeneral Lee and said that he was glad of the oppor- tunity of quelching a thirst that he has felt since childhood. Mr. Mas- ters stated that hiis father, although a staunch Yankee, was also an ad- mirer of General Lee and named his son after him. The “Edgar” was meant for “Edward.” 1925 Tulane University of New Orleans eliminated Washington and Lee in the first game of the S. I. C. basket- ball tournament by the score of 37- 20. The Generals put up a hard fight but were outclassed. 1926 The Generals ran away with the Virginia Cavaliers by a score of 46- 27 in a basketball game here Satur- day night before a record crowd. Spotts and Lane were the stars in the basket looping. 1927 Outlook ran a full article on “The University of Washington and Lee” in a recent current issue. It gave besides a sketch of the university, a brief historical summary and an el- aboration’ on the institutions ideals and plans. Several familiar illus- trations accompanied the article. The invita- MYERS HARDWARE CO. INC. 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Desha was the principal speaker at a banquet of the Lynch- burg Alumni given at the Virginian _ his highest level of successful hotel in Lynchburg, Wednesday achievement. night, to celebrate the birthday of W" NICE PRINTING AND NO OTHER At The County News JOB OFFICE Students’ Printing Invited Opposite Presbyterian Sunday School Room, Main St. LEXINGTON, VA. 0 6 0 6 SPECIAL CLUB BARGAIN sity. 200 LETTERHEADS The subject of Dr. Desha’s speech was “Washington and Lee in the 100 ENVELOPES for $3.00 Past and Present.” The other speak- Old Deerfield Bond, Monarch size, er of the evening was Colonel J. Aubrey Strobe, ’92, who talked on three lines of type, same copy on envelope and letterheads, blue ink, the “Traditions of Washington and put up in nice box. HARLOW’S Approximately 50 Alumni, most of PRINT SHOP whom were from Lynchburg, attend- ed the banquet. Twenty-eight boys of the senior class of the E. C. Glass high school in Lynchburg were also present as the guests of the Alumni club. 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A 7 ;“:RlNBE ALBERT ——the national joy smoke! © 1923. R. J_. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Wmston-Salem, N. C. If you vibrate to quality, you’ll gravi- tate to P. .4. OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19280225/WLURG39_RTP_19280225_003.2.txt Castle Hill Bridge Will Be Demolished The town council, with the advice of Colonel James A. Anderson, town engineer, Thursday night condemned; the old foot bridge across Woods creek valley from the railroad station to Castle Hill. The bridge will be closed. This action was not unexpeced, as it has been thought for some time that the bridge was unsafe. It is a high wooden structure several hur- dred yards long. The bridge was built twenty years ago by Paul M. Penick and E. A. Moore afer they had bough the Castle Hill prop- erties. Residents of West Lexington and the golf club contributed part of the cost. About ten years ago, the west half of the bridge blew down and was rebuilt with the old timbers and strengthened and braced. This work was done by Washington and Lee, subseqeuent owners of Castle Hill and other users of the bridge. Trackmen Will Don Spikes In Few Days The Washington and Lee indoor track men within the next few days «rm... f... ,9m;:1ci Under Construction Work has been started grading the memorial garden in front of ’94 Hall, the new gymnasium, at V. M. I. Each end of the space between Smith-Shipp hall and Jackson hall is being raised to accommodate a garden spot, and two large plots on the sides of the central walk will be planted in grass. Gravel walks will cncircle the grass plots, with shrubs planted as before for the walks. Selected passages from the writ- ings of General Francis H. Smith, made at the founding of the school will be emblazoned in bronze on the woll between the double entrance on the west side. Plans call for the inscribing at a later date of the V. M. I. roll of honor on the walls which support the steps. _._._._.o_____. VALLEY SHOWN ON MOVIES Moving picures of the Shenaii- doah Valley shown at the ew Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday in- cluded several views of Lexington. The Virginia Military Institute with the cadets on parade, scenes at Washington and Lee and the Jackson statue in the cemetery were shown. THE RING-TUM PHI PAGE THREE 7 x 2=14 x 2=28 Billion DOUBLIED AND REDOUBEED a// WITHIN FIVE “T./I will discard their gym shoes for the There were also views of the Na- Vice-M9 M 1-” » Spiked Ones in preparation for a tural Bridge. The picture was re- ' Spring campaign on the Cinder path. leased under the auspices of Shen- Q Captain Reardon has already gotten andoah Valley’ Inc‘ off to a flying start with a first _ place in the Richmond indoor meet and the relay men were equally suc- MCC0y,s Three Stores cessful. The men in the field events have been working at intervals throughout the winter and are also in good condition. o_fi__._ DR. SHELLY TO SPEAK BEFORE GRAHAM-LEE FRUITS, CANDIES CAKES And All Good Things To Eat CENTRAL CAFE REGULAR MEALS All Kinds of SANDWICHES and SOFT DRINKS Prompt and Courteous vice at all Times A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU In Central Hotel Building CH ESTEREFI EL‘-.E_D CIC-ARETTES Dr. Henry Vogel Shelley of the Department of Ancient Langues will speak before the Graham-Lee society tonight on “Travel as Related to Education.” President Hawes of the society re- quests that all members be present. He extends this invitation to all students and members of the Fac- ulty. The society meets at 7:30 o’clock. WE STATE it as our hon- est belief that the tobaccos used in Chesterfield ciga- rettes are of finer quality and hence of better taste than in any other cigarette at the price. 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Each dormitory is to be built on a site donated by the University of Paris, out of funds provided by the _ THE RING-TUM PHI HOUTS /ii Ti?Oi’?g T716 Latest Boo/es CLAIRE AMBLER by Booth Tar- kington. From the perspective of maturity Booth Tarkington has sketched ac- rxurately the thinking of youth in his recently published Claire Ambler. He has taken for his subject the intel- lectual growth of a facinating A- merican flapper. The result is a tubtle work and facile reading, but Llli‘ student should not fall into the pit of sensationalism the publishers suggest on the book’s cover. The publisher would like you to jhink that Claire Ambler is a racy sharacterization of a typical Amer- 'can flapper that “will thrill the younger readers and startle and a- muse their mothers and fathers.” The only thing worse that the pub- lishers might have done would have been to award it a prize, thus com- pletely damning it for any intelli- ountry whose students will occupy it, and will be conducted under the supervision of a Council of Adminis- tration composed largely of citizens of every country concerned. A cen- tral building will provide auditorium, library, restaurant and gymnasium facilities. Canada was the first nation to erect a dormitory for its students. England followed . Seven French dormitories and a Belgian dormitory have been built and occupied. Japan has raised the money for its build- ing. An American Committee, with headquarters at 50 East 42nd Street, New York, has been organized to raise $400,00 by public subscription, with which to build and equip a dormitory for American students. The educators who joined in the statement advocating the American dormitory are: President Edwin Anderson Alderman, University of Virginia; President James Rowland Angell, Yale University; Chancellor Melvin A. Brannon, University of Montana; President Nicholas Murray Butler, Columbia University; Presi- dent W. H. P. Faunce, Brown Uni- versity; President John Grier Hibben, President Ernest M. Hopkins, Dart- mouth College; President Clarence C. Little, University of Michigan; Presi- dent Max Mason, University of Chic-. ago; President Henry Noble McCrack-j en, Vassar College; President Wil—“ liam A. Neilson, Smith College; Pre-i sident Ellen F. Pendleton, Wellesley College; and President Ray Lyman Wilbur, Leland Stanford, Jr. Univer- sity. 0. Graves For County gent reader. i What Claire Ambler really is, ‘might be explained as a literary de- llineation of the old Greek “Stages of VVisdom” theory, recast to appeal to live modern readers. It is a story of the development of all youth— or rather, all youth which does not rot in the budding. It is a story and it is a treatise, but a treatise with a most delightful sugar coat- ing. Claire Ambler enters as an eigh- teen year old girl. completely lost in the trial and appreciation of her charms. To her, a boy was, “A pleasantly coloured shape that made more or less agreeable noise.” The pain one of the “shapes” flung pack at her brought her to the real- ization that she was not the only being in the world, and that the rest was more than a screen of the her diversion. Claire does not stop there, but uses the next seven years of her life in the elaboration ol‘ that view- point, until at twenty-five she has a rather accurate estimate of her worth and of her relation to the rest of the world. cinema for ‘ .. Campus Doings Here and There BASEBALL—Manager W. D. Bach has called all candidates for the sophomore managerships of baseball to report to the gym at 3:15 Mon- day. FOOTBALL~Manager G e o r g e has called all freshmen who will be candidates for sophomore managers of football to report to ;he gym at 3:15 Mnday. Lanier FOOTBALL—Head Coach J. P. “Pat” Herron has issued a call for all candidates for the 1928 football squad to report_for opening Spring practice Monday afternoon, March 5. ADMINISTRATION -— Compulsory University assembly Tuesday at 1 9. m. in the gym. Dr. Frederick B. Robinson, of College of he City of New York, will speak. RING—TUM PHI—A11 freshman 1Yl(l sophomore tryouts for editorial staff positions report at journalism room Moday night at 7:15. EPISCOPAL—Special Lenten ser- vices. Tuesdays at 12; Wednesdays at 5; Thursdays at 7; Fridays, chil- ,lren’s service at 5; Hol Communion, first Sunday in month at 11, others at 8 a. 111.; regular services Sundays at 11 and 8 Holy Week services an- nounced later. LITERARY—Graham-Lee Society meeting tonight at 7:30. Dr. Shelly speaker. WRESTLING—'v'arsity vs. Prince- ton there tonight; Varsity vs. Frank- lin and Marshall there Monday night. SWIMMING—Varsity and Fresh- men vs. Virginia there tonight. suggested in the characterizations on its pages. They will enjoy the vivid landscaping drama sandwiched into its thesis. But most of all they And as for the way the book is done, it is simply Tarkington, pro- bably at his best. He has followed the best American traditions with‘ neither defense nor apology. He is i never cynical. j He writes with that simple style, which, fortunately for Ameri- can literature did not die with Mark Twain. There are many aspects of Tarkington’s writing which are de- cidedly suggestive of the earlier American. Students who read Claire Ambler Attorney At Home Lama & Bro. Co. Richmond, Va. Gentlemen: The worst thing in the world to try to find.is a good pipe tobacco that is well within the reach of everybody, a_nd.at the same time does not taste like it had just come out of the cabbage patch. I have been smoking a pipe for two years and have just 1 his month started to smoke a real smoke, Edgeworth. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Believe me, I tried for two years, but finally success is more than mine. I ‘hztve. just been looking around, an-.1 rave fouml to my delight that I can get Edgewerth practically any- v-xhere. I even found it out at the lake near Dallas vshere I go fishing. Oh boy, vshat a combination~a perfect day, a can of good tobacco, and your pipe. I always thought these ad letters were the bunk, but this time I know someliody is wrong and that is me. Here’s to old Edgeworth, Edmund Condon Edgcwortlv ‘0 Extra High Grade Smoking Tobacco ,will see themselves and their friends - l The following clipping regarding! “Tommie” Graves, ’26 Law, is in- teresting to the student body here: “Thomas A. Graves, one of Cue-, ro, Texas, youngest and most prom-5 ising lawyers, makes formal annuon—l cement of his candidacy for the of—l fice of Dewitt county attorney, sub-i ject to the Democratic prima1‘ies, in, today’s issue of the record. ‘ “Tommie,” as he is known to his many friends, is a native of Cuero, a graduate of Cuero High School; and Washington and Lee University.‘ “Graves graduated from Washing—i ton and Lee over a year ago after‘ six years of schooling in that insti- tution, and for the past nine months has been connencted with the firm, wt’ H. W. 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