OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19280418/WLURG39_RTP_19280418_001.2.txt Be Active In Democratic -n BY THE STUDENTS, FOR THE UNIVERSITY Convention On M onday-Tuesday VOLUME XXXI WASHINGTONSANDCLJEE UNIVERSITY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1928 NUMBER 50 TIME RULE GIVES v. P. I. 5 TO 3 EDGE OVER GENERALS Blue and White Edged Out of 6 to 5 Victory By Gobblers TECH LEADS NEW LEAGUE Maroons Now Sit at Head of Loop With One Victory, No Defeats The Washington and Lee baseball team was out of three runs and prob- ably a victory over V. P. I. in Blacks- burg last Monday when the umpire called the game “on account of sup- per” after the Generals had forged into the lead in a ninth inning rally. The score stood 5 to 3 in favor of the Gobblers at the end of the eighth and as the game was “called” before they got their ninth inning bat, the score reverted to that at the close of the eighth. Spectators set up a protest as the umpire, athletic officials, and mem- bers of the team walked off the field. Folliard began on the hill for the Generals, but moved over to short- stop in the seventh when the Gob- blers began to solve his slants and turned over the twirling duty to Osterman who held the opposing bat- ters hitless. Ferebee served them for V. P. I. and was nicked for one run in each of the first three innings, but settled down for the next five, limiting the Generals to two hits over the route. In the ninth, however, the Gobbler hurler made a balloon ascension and three Generals dented the rubber, but the mess call broke up the ball game before any harm was done. Spotts found the offerings of Fere- bee very much to his liking. He climbed aboard one of the Gobbler tosser’s fast ones in the third stanza for a home run high into the left field stands, and planted a scorcher in center field during Washington and Lee's futile rally in the ninth. Mattox led the assault for V. P. I. with a circuit ride and two singles in four appearances at the platter. Box score: V. P. I. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, Alexander, 2b , 4 Spangler, rf Tomko, Mattox, c Rule, lf ,,,,,,, ,_ Logan, cf ______________ ._ 4 Rice, ss Coffey, 1b Ferebee, p _ ........ .. 3 ABRHOAE 2 GOOD-‘©l\DO)-40-l P-‘COP-‘O00!-‘O-‘O C/Db-‘D-‘P-‘COCO COCOS!-‘O0!-‘ AB R H 0 4 O 0 1 on Page 4) W. & L Slanker, cf (Continued Generalzsiildaftle Cavaliers Here On Saturday Evening The Washington and Lee baseball team will meet Virginia on Wilson field Saturday afternoon in the first of the two annual games between the universities. The contest, aside from being a battle between two ancient rivals, will have a great effect on the standing of the teams in the Tri- State league. Captain Folliard will do the fling- ing for the Generals. In the contest between the two institutions in Lex- ington last year, he completely daz- zled the Cavalier batsmen and Wash- ington and Lee came out on top by an 8 to 0 score. Jones will prob- ably be the receiver throughout the game, as Tips is still on the sick list. Spotts, Eiglebach, White, and Lowdon are the only other members of this season’s team who took part in last year’s fracas. Spotts’ hit- ting has been a feature of the early part of the season. His terrific home run into the upper left field seats against V. P. I. on Monday showed that his eye is all there and will mean trouble forthe Cavalier tossers. Eiglebach. White and Low- don all played consistent ball on the hard trip and are in good condition to show Coach Neale’s charges a few fine points of the national pastime. Among the new members of the varsity, Slanker has set a fast pace by his steady hitting and fielding in center field. Tuggle appears to have beaten out Franklin for the varsity short field job, while Hick- man and Warthen see plenty of ser- vice in right field. Stevens, a southpaw, will probably take the hill for Virginia. He will be new to the Generals’ swatsters as the Cavaliers lost all their veteran mound material last June by grad- uation. April, the heavy hitting catcher will again be in his place behind the bat. Cardwell. on third, has been a fixture in the Cavalier li.:c-up for tvio years, but most of the other positions will be filled by men who have had little experience in college ball. The vetran arbiter, Al Orth, will call the balls andstrikes when the teams take the field. 0 GRAHAM-LEE WILL ARGUE SATURDAY Debaters of the Graham-Lee So- ciety next Saturday night will argue the quesion: “Resolved that the far- mers as a class are more necessary to the welfare of the nation than the industrialists.” Taking the affirma- tive are H. B. Busold and R. Mer- ritt. The negative will be upheld by M. A. Simons and A. C. Junkin. “Yankee” Lauds Southern Chieftans ln Address Delivered At Lee Chapel By Bryant Lexington listened to tributes of heard their army of the war veteran heard their army of the War Between the States extolled by a Northern “Yankee” in the Lee Memorial chapel Monday night. Edgar J. Rich, Boston lawyer and Harvard lecturer, spoke in the build- ing that General Lee himself built. His subject was, “Confessions of a Yankee,” in which he sketched one of the South’s great victories, the battle of Chancellorsville. The audience heard the Boston law- yer say, “In 1863, General Lee was to his troops and to his countrymen the sublimest and noblest figure that the country has ever known.” And again he said, “Never in his life is there the slightest evidence that self interest influenced a single decision.” Stonewall Jackson, the other South- ern hero who sleeps in a Lexington cemetery, was described as “the greatest lieutenant of the greatest general since Napoleon.” Stonewall Jackson might have been rightly named at Bull Run, where his brid- age stood firm and turned the tide of battle, but thereafter he never stood still long enough to justify the name,” the speaker declared. “He should have been called, “Jack- son, the Thunderbolt.” Comparing troops of the two armi- es, Mr. Rich told of the North’s overpowering numbers and superior ‘equipment; but of the Southern army he said: “It is the testimony of friend and foo alike that this army on the F. Evans south bank, in physical fitness, morale, intrepidity, and leadership, was the greatest army which ever went into battle. Did one army ever have three such inspiring leaders? Lee, the greatest general since Napo- leon; Jackson, the greatest corps commander of all time; Stuart, per- haps the greatest cavalry leader of the century. Mr. Rich recalled Jeb Stuart's posi- tirn when he was called to take over Jackson’s command. “Seldom in the history of warfare has a general been confronted with such a crisis. He knew nothing of Jackson’s plan. He didn’t even know the location of the troops. He had never commanded infantry.” The speaker summarized the moral position of the armies in saying, “Both sides were acting according to their honest belief—and the South, at least, in its interpretation had always been. consistent.” Mr. Rich said he found all South- erners agreed that the outcome of the war was best as it was. The “Lost Cause” was forgotten. It was the glory, the gallantry, and the skill of its people the South remembered. His final plea was: “It is for us of the North, not to forget, not to condone, not to forgive, for the South proudly asks neither oblivion, nor forgiveness, nor con- donation. It is, rather, for us of the North to ask that we may share with the South in reverence for these memories which should be the com- mon heritage of all Americans. A total of 626 votes was cast in the Athletic Council elections yes- terday. E. A. Fitzpatrick, unopposed for president of the Council, was elected with 586 votes. Other figures for the elections were as follows: Vice-President, H. T. Group 362, E. H. White 249; Secre- tary-Treasurer W. S. Price 327, G. N. Lowdon 284; Members-at-Large V. J. Barnett 378, D. C. Eberhart 297, E. F. Madison 275, M. Seligman 248. On the second choice count for the members-at-large, Eberhart received 315 votes and Madison 249 the former being declared elected. Balloting began at 9 yesterday morning, and ended at 2 in the after- noon. The Y. M. C. A. room served as polling place for the election. Fitzpatrick is captain-elect of foot- EITZEATRICK ELECTED F PRESIDENT ATHLETIC COUNCIWL:-626 VOTES CAST Group, Price, Barnett and Eberhart Win Yester- day’s Balloting; Second Choice Count Required ball, is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and is from Roanoke. Groop is a junior, a White Friar, a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, has played on varsity football and basket- ball teams, and is from Fitchburg, Mass. Price is an intermediate lawyer, a veteran of boxing team and captain of the mittmen for the past season, is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, and lives in Salem, Vir- ginia. Barnett is a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, has played on the varsity football team, is a sophomore and is from Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Eberhart is a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity, a sophomore, has played on the varsity football team, and is from Daytona Beach, Florida. “Skyward” Heads Recently Obtained Library Book List E. Byrd, obtained “Skyward” by Richard heads the list of books recently by the library. The first chapter is a defense and praise of aviation and the last part of the book is an explanation of the South Pole flight that the comman- der is now planning, but the great- er part of the book, however, is a narration of Byrd’s life from his first interest in aviation to the pre- sent day. Here are found the dan- gerous and toilsome preparations and also the discouragements atten- dant to Byrd’s famous exploits. The other books include two pop- ular mystery stories—“The Greene Murder Case,” by S. S. Van Dine and “Shadows of The Sea”, by J. J. Farjon. The very popular romance ”(l)'LiS:,.dC” b‘ Duiiir Byrne and “De- luge,” by S. F. VVright are also on this week’s list. The last named was one of the selections by the “Book—of—the—Month” Club. An interesting work of Sidney Dark’s, "Paris/’ is now in the libr- ary. This is a story about the author’s favorite Parisian spots, to- gether with innumerable reminis- cences about the grand old city. There is also, on this week’s list, the very popular “Key of Life,” by F. B. Young. (i Extensive Plans For Debates Formulated An extensive plan of international collegiate debates is planned by the National Students Federation, re- ports E. H. Miller, president of the student body and member of the federation, after a recent trip to New York where a conference was held. The new movement, already well founded by the Institute of In- ternational Education under Mr. Stephen Douglas, has been entirely turned over to the National Student Federation. It is the intention of the federa- tion to send two teams from this country over to England every year, debating at Oxford, Cambridge and the National Union of Students of England. This year teams from Aus- tralia will visit the United States. ‘\lext year regional and national e- limination contests will be held a- mong the American colleges which are members of the federation, and teams will be sent to England, and possibly around the world. Canada is sure to send representatives next year, and Holland and Germany have also been negotiating for the pri- vilege of sending teams here. The movement has a foreign office in New York which will be taken over then by Miss Martha Biehle, presi- dent of the student body at Wellese- *3 C.) .o_. 5‘ 09 (D ‘gest ‘out dealt with the talk, “Confessions Two Stories Sent To Southern Papers I In Last Few Days Two stories have been sent out to 460 Southern newspapers within the last few days by the publicity de- partment of Washington and Lee. The first story concerned a new practice which R. B. Ellard, head of the School of Journalism, is institut- ing in his class of Journalism 101-2. The students in this class are now taking great events and crises in history (such as the death of Caesar, the aftermath of Caesar’s death, the civil war, and the suicide of Brutus) and are writing them up as “human interest” newspaper stories. Mr. Ellard is trying this new sys- tem in order to show his pupils: “that life and the material of liter- ature are the same; and also to sug- he close relationship between tne raw material of literature and life as the modern newspaper read- er may read of it as he runs.” The second piece of publicity sent of a Yankee,” that Edgar J. Rich, the Boston lawyer and Harvard lec- turer, made in Lee Chapel last Mon- day evening. This address was about the famous battle of Chancellorsville. The publicity department has re- cently aided the County Health Of- fice by advertising Rockbridge Coun- ty Health Day which will be celebrat- ed in Lexington on May 4. j__0j._ U. T. S. Speakers Adress Students A group of speakers from the S.eI;;»éHfg!é¢i}7§ From High Schools To Address S.I.P./l. Mrs. Nora P. Hill, Adviser of Pub- lications and Journalism instructor of C90I‘ge Washington High School at Danville( which has won first prize in Class B newspapers the past two years) will talk on the “Selection and Handling of School Editorial Staffs.” Mrs. Nina Covington, Journalism instructor of Raleigh, N. C., High School will talk on the “Quill and Scroll”, Journalistic Fraternity and also on “Selecting the Contents of Magazines.” The adviser of school publications of the Jefferson High School at Roa- noke will talk on “High School Pub. licity in City Newspapers.” James Latimer, editor of the Farmersville Herald and former Field Secretary of the World Press Con- gress of New York, will address the members of the convention on “Journalism as a Career.” The delegates will be entertained through the courtesy of the Univer- sity’s fraternities. Selected high school journalism teachers will address the delegates of the Southern Interscholastic Press Association Convention, to be held here May 11 and 12, it was announc- ed yesterday. They will speak on subjects with which they have had particular success in their respective schools. These addresses will be in addition to the talks, already plan- ned, by instructors of the Journalism department and present and past editors of Washingtonand Lee pub- lications. _____0_____ TENNIS TEAM TO MEET HAVERFORD The tennis team, which opened its season with a victory over Johns Hopkins week before last, is prepar- ing to meet Haverford here on April 28. The recent bad weather made playing on the courts impossible, but they are in shape now and the team Wlll resume its regular practice. The schedule for the northern trip has been completed and the team will leave May first. It will meet Cath- 0l1C University, Georgetown, and George Washington University in Washington; from there it will go to meet N. Y. U., and Lehigh. The team will be on the road about a week. Coach E. H. Miller has announced that elimination matches will be held for those who wish to go on the northern trip. He also states that it is not too late for those to try out who have not done so before this Union Theological Seminary spoke before several meetings, Sunday, to Washington and Lee students. Jack Redhead, Kappa Sigma, spoke in the Y. M. C. A. room at 10:00 o’clock, Sunday morning, to a group of thirty members of the united W. & L. Bible classes. At 3:30, Sunday afternoon, in the Y. room, Jack Thomas, Beta Theta Pi, spoke to a group of about 75 students. A spe- cial quartet from Mary Baldwin Col- lege assisted with music at this meeting. After the meeting the three U. T. S. students talked to W. & L. students who are contemplating go- ing into the ministry. In the Baptist church at 8:00 o’clock, Sunday night, B. A. Mc- Ilhany, Theta Chi, spoke to a com- bined audience of students and towns- people. __:0____ PI DELTA EPSILON ,There will be an important meeting of Pi Delta Epsilon frat- ernity tomorrow, Thursday, af- ternoon at 5 o’clock in Newcomb Hall. A full attendance is urged, as matters vital to the welfare of the organization are to be con- sidered. ]fllIlllllI||ll|Ill||lIlllHIllillllliillHllIlHHIHHIIIIIIIIJHHIIlllilllIllIIIIIIIiIIIIIlIIIII11IlIIllllIIllIllI|||I|I|||||I|||||IlllllIlllllIl|H|I| NOTICE CANDIDATES—ELECTION H]llIlllIlI||||lIlllllI||ll In order for a man’s picture to be run, the photograph or a suit- able cut must be turned in, together with the write-up and in- formation, by Friday evening of this week. The candidate will be expected to pay half the cost of having the cut made. Leave all material with the editor at the Phi Kappa Sigma house or at Harlow’s Print Shop. Plans are now being made for the publication of the annual “Election Issue” of the RING-TUM PHI a week from today. As is customary, pictures of candidates will be run if they are turned in by the aspirants, and individual write-ups reciting each man’s achievements on the campus will be added. I ISSUE lllllllllllIllIIIIllIIIIIIlllIl||||I|[lllIlllllIl|||| year. RJEw8;30 CLASS SCHEDULE GETS FINAL APPROVAL Faculty Definitely Passes On New System At Meeting Monday Night EFFECTIVE FOR 1928-’29 Committee Drawing Up Catalogue Schedule After Having Submit- ted Initiative Changes ‘The 8:30 class schedule was de- finitely passed at a meeting of the faculty held Monday night and will go Into effect at the beginning of the next school year. The sche- dule has been under discussion schedule has been under discussion all year, and has had many con- testants, but when brought before the meeting for final ratification, it Was Dassed by a good majority. A committee composed of Dr. B. A. Wooten, chairman, and Professors William Coan, J. A. Graham, C. E, L. Gill, and E. K. Paxton drew up a tentative schedule which was sub- mitted to the Faculty for criticism and necessary changes. The schedule was then revised and accepted. According to the new program, classes will begin at 8:30 and run till 12:30, when an hour will be giv- en for lunch. They will be resumed at 1:30 and the last class will be over at 3:30. On Saturdays, no classes will be held after 12:30. This gives six hours of classes instead of five hours, as by the present sche- dule. Most of the labratory work will come in these hours, although for the students having advanced lab work, there will be a period ending at 5:30. All athletic contests and practices will begin at 3:30. As far as possible, all of the ad- vanced classes will be kept as near the present schedule as possible, on- ly a few of the lower classes being shifted to an appreciable extent. Three new classes in Philosophy un- der Rev. W. W. Morton will be add- ed to the curriculum. The new schedule will be made public in a short time. A few minor adjustments and changes will have to be made, but it will be ready in time for the spring registration. The date for the registration has not been definitely set yet, but it will probably be held about the first week in May. According to Dr. Wooten, the com- mittee has met most of the objec- tions to the schedule and has ar- ranged them satisfactorily. 0 The Y. M. C. A. officers for the coming year were elected, following the address. Alfred Junkin was elect- ed president, W. H. Marshall, vice- president, Chan Gordon, treasurer, and I. T. Sanders, secretary. Returning to Lexington Sunday night at 7:00 the Troubadours of Washington and Lee completed one of the most successful—if not the most successful—trips in the history of the local dramatic organiz- tion. In presenting “The Butter and Eggs Man,” a comedy in three acts, in four Virginia and Tennessee cities during the past Easter-week trip, the Troubadours secured a magnificient hit. The show was presented in Lexing- ton on Tuesday afternoon at the New Theatre before an enthusiastic holi- day audience, who witnessed a bril- liant show as this year’s offering by the Troubadours as their annual Easter production. The troupe left Wednesday morn- ing at 9:30 o’clock for Radford. The trip was made by private bus and all scenery and properties were car- ried in a special bus. The show played to a large house in Radford. After the show a reception was giv- en the Troubadours before they left for Marion. In Marion the troupe stayed at the Hotel Marion. The Marion Col- lege student body attended the per- formance at the Court Square Theatre en masse. Sherwood Ander- son, famous author, whose home is in Marion, was present and com- plimented the performance highly. The Southern Collegians played at a banquet and dance at the Hotel Marion. At the performance in Abingdon Troubadours Return Sunday Night From Successful Easter Road Trip By W. M. Garrison on Friday night the student body of Stonewall Jackson was present. The Martha Washington student body was unable to attend, due to re- strictions. The troupe left Abing- don for Bristol after the performance and reached the Virginia-Tennessee city in time to attend the Psi Chi dance there that night, at which the Southern Collegians played. Saturday morning the Southern Collegians taxied out to Sullins and played for a student body assembly. President Tommy Thames made an address and invited the student body to attend the show that night. A Leap Year tea dance was given the troupe that afternoon at Sullins at- tending in a body, with a large num- ber of citizens present also. After the performance a dance was given at the Country Club at which the Southern Collegians played. Many alumni were on hand for this dance. The troupe left Bristol Sunday morning at 11:00 o’clock. On every hand, during the trip, unusually good comments were heard regarding the show. The newspapers in the respective cities carried good reviews of “The Butter and Egg Man.” On a whole, it is believed that this was the most polished and best—acted play of its nature yet car- ried on the road by the Troubadours. Financially, and otherwise, it was a decided success. Three new cities were covered during this trip, and the success of the show here indicat- (Continued on Page 4) OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19280418/WLURG39_RTP_19280418_002.2.txt rules we V,__.___L. _,L._;!_-4., __,,, Tm” ,, > , , _, , _ , , Elli ?.Rt11g—t1nn lflln (ESTABLISED 1897) WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY THE RING-TUM PHI 1: 4 , ._4_# ‘IIIIIIIIIHHIIHIIIIHHIHHIIIEIEIIJHllIllllllllflilllilllllllilfiihllliliiiiiillliilIllHIIllHlI|llllIlHHIllilfllHllIll|!!Il1llIIIIHIIIHHIIIJL of.’ certain factions in the faculty and administration will have to be overcome if the plan is to go through, and it is only by a big majority of the Student Body electorate voicing its favorable sentiments that the needed impression can be made upon the II; lllilli I-IAMRIC & SMITH SEMI-WEEKLY Members of Southern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association Subscription $3.10 per year, in advance OFFICE AT DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM Editor-in-chief, 430; Entered at the Lexington, Va... 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I BUSINESS STAFF Assistant Business Manager Advertlulng Manager 2 insulation Manager \. udctlptlull Manager Circulation Manager W. C. Suez, '29 J. J. Salinger, " W. E. Jacobs, " W. .H.. Wilcox, “ A. 15. Morgan, " Circulation Assistants M.-_ P. Igevy. ‘30; W_._ B. Brown, ‘:30; R. H. Walker, ‘30; W. H. Marsh, '30; J. A. wejn. EH2. -50; I». W. Hale, do; (1. V. Rosenberg, ‘.50; J. I’. Lynch, ‘:60; S. F. Hampton, '30; W. E. Vanderbilt, '31. All matters of business should be addressed to the Business Manager. All other matters should come to the Editor-in-Chief. We are always glad to publish any communications that may be handed to us, but no unsigned correspondence will De Dublished. Tm NO CLIQUEING——N0 CORi€UI’TION OLITICAL SEASON has hit the Washington and Lee campus, and with its advent come the annual iumors and whisperings of a "powerful clique” being forni-ed to control Student Body elec- tive and appointive offices in the interests of its members. Agreements made or to be niaue, honors to be divided upon a pre—arranged basis, votes to be traded one I01‘ one or group for group, all enter into the reports which are started and which gain irrespressilole circulation a I esuit of the thirst of students for such scandal and excitement. It is a recognized fact that in 1;-.t:~;t years two established cliqu- es actually existed here, and their existeiice was no secret to any man who stayed on the campus ior several months. its W01'K- ings could be clearly seen in club elections, managerial nomina- tions, and general elections, and the corruption which grew up under the system became so abominable that several influential men, with the interests of Washington and Lee and its self- governing organization at heart, became active and secured its abolition five or six years ago. Since that time no permaiieiit political machine has grown up, and elections have been devoid of the sure—fire results which ruled during the reign of the old cliques. Even yesterday’s Athletic Council election, in which students voted their own minds and upon the qualfications of candidates to a greater extent than in general elections, brought forth its charges of agreements, trading of votes, and similar methods of gaining success. The strange thing about the charges in yes- terday’s voting, however, was the fact that reports of the group- ing of fraternities seldom agreed uupon the number of chapters, their names and the prospective line-up behind the candidates. As is always the case, some fraternities were mentioned oftener than others, with or without justification. Politics here will never be entirely without some trading of votes between fraternities. Such a state is ever to be hoped for, but never actually achieved, we believe. As long as elections are held and fraternity men are running, there will be trading of votes in an effort to insure victory. Under existing conditions, however, men are running against each other, throwing fraterni- ties against each other which formerly were bound together in the same clique. A review of candidates for major campus offices during the last several years will show that fraternities which were accused of joining forces one year have been figura- tively at daggers’ points the following Spring, while chapters running men against each other in one election were “cliqueing” the following year if *reports could be believed. Regardless of the truth of the reports in past years, and re- gardless of chargeswhispered about prior to and during yes- teiday’s election, the general election nine days from today should be kept clean. Successful candidates who take office with the stigma of crooked deals in achieving their success hanging over them will not have the confidence and support of the Stu- dent Body, and will be unable to command the respect and co- operation of their fellow students which are necessary to the discharging of their offices to the best advantage and for the fullest good of Washington and Lee. (\ BLANKET TAX APPROVAL OMMITTEES from the executive committee of the Student Body and the Publication Board are meeting jointly this week in an effort to prepare a statement for the Student Body embody- ing a recommendation that the electorate approve a Blanket Tax for several extra—curricular activities at the general elections Friday of next week. The proposition has been discussed by both bodies independently for several months, and from all ap- pearances it seems that a plan providing for the elimination of several “drives” at Washington and Lee, with little expense to individual students, is about to be evolved. Just what organizations will be included in the budget to be presented remains problematical, but it is thought that the com- plete plan will be ready for presentation in Saturday’s issue of the RING-TUM PHI. The three publications which are guar- anteed by the Publication Board, and such other student activiti- es as may be included by the committee, will be considered in powers higher up. 7' {I TRADER HORN ON LIPSTICK RADER HORN has an excellent opinion of American women. As a farewell salute, he declares that they are the greatest wonder of the new world. Not content with that, he goes himself one better and announces that they are angels. He is a little late in discovering that fact, but the observations of a man who has known so intimately Nimo, the goddess, are to be treasured, however belated they may seem. Angels they are, says Trader Horn, but he wishes that they would use a different kind of lipstick, and so make themselves even more angelic. The old gentleman has had his fill of the “sticky” variety he has come in Contact with. Rather plaintive- ly he recites the fact that a girl kissed him, and “I kissed her back a time or two, and then I had the lipstick in my beard.” His point is well-taken, although his use of the word “sticky” is misleading. As he himself indicates, it is not that lipstick sticks to its user, but that it comes off on other persons which disturbs him. In that discomfort, he does not stand alone. Thousands of men have been embarrassed, after an osculatory experience, by the realization that they might as well be shouting their secret from the housetops. And these multiplied thousands, most of whom have never read Traded Horn’s book and never will, must now consider him a great writer or, at least, a great pioneer, for directing attention to the lipstick which does not stick. The situation has become so serious that something will have to be done about it. If the girls expect to be kissed they will soon be under the necessity of keeping their lipstick to them- selves. Or, it may be, they will be compelled to choose some kiss—proof variety which will not leave its mark on a man’s beard or whatnot. In any event, the women of America are grateful to Trader Horn for his appreciation and the men of America for his helpful suggestions.——BIRMINGHAM AGE—HERALD. I Inierco[legialcDoings H ere and There The Gray Phantom The police force of VVashing- ton, D. C., learns that you can al- ways tell a VVashington and Lee student but you cannot tell him much. Several freshmen went to Washington over the Easter holi- days with the firm and fixed desire to shake hands with the “phantoiii” president—the man of few words—he who guides the national government. Having secured from their con- gressmun the card and letter of introduction necessary for en- trance to the inner sanctum of the VVliit.c House, they sallied forth. ,An official, one of the supernumeraries of the executive force, collected their card as they passed him in the long line that daily forms at 12:30 to shake the hand of the executive. VVhen the line had progressed a short distance a member of the metropolitan police depart- ment suddenly informed the freshmen that they would not be admitted unless their letter had an official 0. K. by a congress- man. A hasty glance served to show them that their “passport” lacked said O. K. Not desiring to repeat their long wait in line the following day, they beguilded an olderly lady standing near them to loan them her letter for a few mo- ments, and ere many moments had passed their letter bore an O. K. unmistakably like the con- gressional one. Several minutes later they en- thusiastically greeted the presi- dent, and felt their hearts warni- ed by the confidential question he propounded to them-—“How are _vou this morning?” (Accent should be strong on “how”, “you”, and “morn.”) Still—ihey did show the arm of the law that they were good at affixing congressional O. K.’s. The Virginia State Teachers’ College of Harrisonburg will be represented at the 5th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Fes- tival this year 700 strong. They are to be escorted by the Cadet Band of Greenbrier. The Board of Trustees of Col- umbia has passed a measure to raise the salaries of the instruc- tors, effective July 1. The mini- mum salary for full professdrs $6,000, will be be raised to $7,- 500. The question has arisen as to the value of education furnished by the Rhodes Schol- arships. Congressman F. Albert Britten, in a recent article in one of the Hearst papers, states that students are “good for nothing” as far as business goes, after their three years at Oxford. Prof William D. Harkins, of Chicago University, will receive the 1928 award of the Willard Gibbs Gold Medalga major honor in American Chemistry. Harvard and Yale will engage in A new intercollegiate sport in- troduced Harvard and Yale will engage in an annual intellectual contest begin- ning this June. According to the provisions of the gift of $125,- 000 by Mrs. William L. Putman, teams of the two universities will compete for awards in com- petitive examinations in subjects to be announced each year. This ycar’s topic will be English Lit- erature. Ex—service men are finding a useful application of what was taught them in the training camps by securing positions as R. O. T. C. instructors in the many schools of the country. ' Princeton, for example, employs 23, most of whom were buck privates, for the instruction and care of equipment in their R. O. T. C. unit. “WE CAN KEEP U NEAT” SMlTH’S DRY CLEANING WORKS 35 N. Jefferson St. New York University receiv- ed an anonymous gift of $36,- 000 for the purpose of a study of Boy’s Clubs in New York City. Phone 514 F RATERNITIES IIIIIIHIIIIIIIHI||||lIll|||I1llllIlllllIl JEWELERS COLLEGE JEIVELRY 5; i § 5 E Opposite New Theatre Lexington, Va. llIIllIIlllIIilII'lIIlEIllIIlllllIllllIIIl1llIl|lI1!ll|Il|llIlllllIlllll§ Spring Clothes NEW CLOTHES NEW SHOES NEW HATS NEW EVERYTHNG J. ED. DEAVER & SONS Friends to the VV. & L. Boys OPPOSITE COURT ‘El!lZéa%'_lI|||I||Illllwfil DIRECTION SHENANDOAH VALLEY THEATRES RALPH I. 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MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT LEXINGTON POOL COMPANY EQUIPMENT UNEXCELLED OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19280418/WLURG39_RTP_19280418_003.2.txt THE RING-TUM PHI PAGE THREE HIGH PAY sH0Hs AS RESULT FROM HIGH UNI. IIIARIIS Survey of College Graduates in Bell System Proves Value of Grades The boy who graduates from col- lege with high marks is more than twice as likely to acquire a private office and a five figure salary as the chap who skins through down at the foot, according to a nation-wide sur- vey just completed by the Bell Tele- phone System. The results of the two year investigation of the com- pany’s 3,800 college-graduate em- ployees will be published in the May issue of Harpers Magazine in an article titled, “Does Business Want Scholars?” by Walter S. Gifiord, pre- sident of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. The investigation was to determine, he explains, in an effort to determine whether high scholarship has a direct relation to business success. Of the 3,800 men scattered through the United States in Bell System ofiices, 1600 were less than five years out of college and the remainder were from five to thirty years out. Their rec- ords were obtained from 104 colleges. “It is clear,” says Mr. Gifford, “that in the Bell System, on the average, men who were good students have done better than those who were not. There are of course, exceptions —men who were poor students who are ‘succeeding well and men who were good students succeeding less well——but on the whole the evidence is very striking that there is a di- rect relation between high marks in college and salaries afterward in the Bell System. “Men in the first third of their col- lege classes are most likely to be found in the highest third of their group in salary, those in the middle third in scholarship to be in the lowest third in salary. I “The longer the best students are in business, the more rapidly their earning rise. The longer the poorer students are in business, the slower their earnings rise. ' “The big law firms seek the high- mark man from the law schools. The profession believes that the man who stands well in his law studies will ‘make a better lawyer than one who does not. “The hospitals take the same at- titude toward medical students. But business, on the other hand, does not as a rule select men on the basis of their marks in college. “If studies by others corrobate the results of this study in the Bell sys- tem and it becomes clear that the mind well trained in youth has the best chance to succeed in any busi- ness it may choose, then scholarship as a measure of mental equipment is of importance both to business and business men.” _____4)_—_— “COLLEGE HUMOR” CENSURED BY W. A. C. C. IN GATHERING College Humor is no longer to be leader and dictator of American col- legiate wit, so far as the Western Association of College Comics is con- cerned. The editors and managers of these publications, in convention at the University of Washington, voted to break their contracts which give College Humor sole reprint rights. “Our reason for breaking the Con- tract,” said Albert Salisbury, presi- dent of the association, “is that we feel that College Humor is painting a picture of flaming youth which is not real and which gives to the av- erage reader a false idea of college life. _ “The magazine takes all the gin and sex jokes and plays them as representative college humor, with no mention of any other type. College magazines bury the gin and Sex jokes, with a greater proportion of clean humor just as representative of college life.” _ The action was unanimous. The association will make its feeling known to other associations of col- lege comics in the hope that its ac- tion may be the first part of a re- volt against distorted pictures of col- legilate America.——(N. S. S.) ____o.__. BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY TO HOLD MEET FRIDAY The Biological Society will meet at eight o'clock Friday evening, April 20, in the biology lecture room. The public is invited to this meeting which will consist of four ten minute speeches on various topics. The talks to be given are: “The Great Steps in Plant Evolution,” by J. B. Tolley; “From Arthropod to Chordate” by Harry Lawder; “Proof of Man’s Relation to Animals” by D. C. Eberhart; “Insect” by J. R. Lynch, Jr. Immediately following the meeting, a smoker will be held by those pre- sent. New VVorI.s.: on Campus Improvements Begun Five thousand dollars has been ap- propriated by the University for the construction of much—needed campus roads. The work will be undertaken within the next two weeks, according to Mr. Paul M. Penick, University ti'casurer. Plans are now under consideration for the entire ef'fac:=- nicnt of the road running from the lib-rary between Dr. D. B. Easter’s the main entrance, and an alteration in the road leading to the Lee Chapel. These matters will be decided de- finitely this week. The work is ex- pected to start with the improvement of the Washington street entrance. The other spring work toward campus improvement is well under way. The painting of Newcoinb is almost finished; that of Reid is started; and “Old George” has once more assumed his normal pale hue. Much has been done upon the trees in the way of trimming. The Univ- ersity is also attending to the re- pair of the columns and trim on the residence of D1‘. Shannon and Dr. Easter. 0 Faculty In Cast of Local Production Three members of the Washington and Lee faculty are to be in the pro- duction of George Bernard Shaw’s play, “Candida” to be given by the Lexington VVoman’s Club on Thurs- day, April 19. They are Professors Fitzgerald Flouriioy, C. E. Gill and Marvin Bauer. The complete cast is as follows: Candida, Mrs. Janet Lambert; Rev. James Morrell, Col. T. A. Mosely, Marchbanks, the poet, Prof. Marvin Bauer; Prossy, the stenographcr, Mrs. Juanita Bauer; Mr. Burgess, Prof. Fitzgerald Flournoy; Lexy Mill, Prof. C. E. L. Gill. The action of the play takes place in the rectory of the Rev. Morrell. The play is to be given in the new Harrington V\'addell high school and is under the direction of Mrs. Luicus J. Desha. The star of the play is Prof. Marvin Bauer and he is sup- ported by Prof. Fitzgerald Flouriioy, according to Mrs. Desha. 0 COMPAl\'IOI\'ATE MARRIAGE VVINS AT NEW MEXICO . “When I get a wife I want a new one,” said the negative speaker. “Love is a case of temporary in- sanity,” replied the al'I'irinative. “Companionatc niarriage would give one time to think it over before tak- ing the fatal step.” And the two women who upheld companion-ate marriage, defeated the men who opposed the mooted pro- posal, by a large vote, in a literary society debate at the University of New Mexico. The affirmative coin- pai'ed companionate marriage to a matter of trying on several hats be- fore making a purchase. The men expressed a preference for new hats. —(N.S.S.) _____0____ OUTSIDER FOR PRESIDENT DESIRED AT COLBY, COL. Students of Colby College, which is in the field for a new president wish an alumnus from an institution other than their own to govern them. Their second choice is an alumnus not a member of the faculty, and only when these two possibilities are ex- hausted will they favor a member of the present teaching staff. About seventy percent of the student body voted on the three fields from which a selection may be made. The totals were 303 for an outsider, against 88 [or an alumnus, and 67 for a faculty member. R. L. Hess & Bro. Watchmakers and Jewelers Keys Made, Typewriters Repaired Next Door To Lyric Theatre COMPLIMENTS OF ROCKBRIDGE STEAM LAUNDRY PHONE 185 F OX’S FINE FOOD and Di‘. E. F. Shannon's homes, to‘ lusricnts Not Miniiesota I'iiivcrsi‘Iy of Miiinesota’s best stu- dents do not work their entire way through school, or the worker (loos not, by Virtue of his dual task, es- tablish hiinsell’ as the better student. The facility of that lll.'\‘lll‘Ill.i()l’1 was responsible for overturning the cur- 1‘: nt fiction about student—workers. So numerous are the working stu- dents that i'a<~i.Ilty niember refuse to accept the eniployment alibi in place of sLiId).'. 'l'his may be due in part to the I:u(~li an excuse as a l(io(l_<.»;e. I‘liF';)l()_\'Ill(’llI. liireaus report, isays the Minnesota Daily, that fif- tcen per cciit of the students who take jobs do so that they may be able to use the familiar “I’m working my way through school.” While the faculty members were willing to pay adequate tribute to the student whose scholastic urgings prompt him to assume a double bur- den, they are willing to make no con- cessions. And the fakirs, who are said to be iiiimerous, have helped create this attitude.—(N. S. S.) _____ __()__.....___ .»\R.‘vlY OIv‘Ii‘I(‘EI{ i3l1‘.i.IEVES ‘YOUT OF TODAY IS IIEST IN HISTORY Lise of “VVe have the best lot of young people we ever had in this country”, Colonel VV. H. VValdi'on, of the Fifth Corps Area, said in an address re- cently to Ohio State R. O. T. C. student:-2. “(Ti'itics of the modern :;‘eIieI'atioii are all wi'oii,<:,” he added. “We’re al\\'a),'s going to have war, and modern youth is capable of fighting it.” Colonel VValdron in the course of his remarks said that “the opportuni- ties of modern youth for a higher c©©l\')©®© OOOI-‘©l\')l—-‘[\'>©© Osterman, p Summary: Two base hits: Warthen, Spangler. Home runs: Spotts, Mat- tox. Base on balls: off Ferebee 1; off Folliard 1; off Osterman 1. Struck out: by Ferebee 6 by Folliard 8; by Osterman 2. Hit by pitcher; by Ferebee, Spotts, Jones, Hickman. Double play: White (unassisted). Wild pitch: Folliard. __ 0____ A. MCILHANY, CHIEF SPEAKER AT Y BANQUET B. The Washington and Lee Y. M. C. A. held a banquet in the Methodist church Monday night at which B. A. ML-Ilhany, Theta Chi, and a stu- dent at the Lnion Theological Semin- ary, spoke. THE RING-TUM PHI VA. ON SATURDAY Saturday the Little Generals will meet the Little Cavaliers in Charlot- tesville while both Varsities clash on Wilson field. This is the first game of a three game series with the Waahoos and Coach Davis is work- ing his men hard in preparation for this opener. This week will most probably see some late afternoon practices on Wil- son field the Fresh practicing af- ter the Varsity who will be here all week in prepaartion for their game Saturday. All the men are in good shape and with Wilson and Mount in fine form Saturday the locals should have a good chance to score a victory on this trip. ——————0 Clower To Enter Va. Oratorical Contest J. B. Clower, ’28, was chosen last night to represent Washington and Lee in the National Oratorical Con- test. The state elimination contest will be held in Lee Chapel April 27, and the finals will be held later in Los Angeles where the 48 state rep- resentatives will speak. Clower is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and has been prominent in oratorical and M. C. A. work on the campus. He is from Woodstock, Va. :_o____ DR. H. L. SMITH SPEAKS IN STAUNTON TUESDAY President Henry Louis Smith made a short trip to Staunton yesterday x’; ‘” __, , _.,__ _,_____ .1: __r' _ Four men are at present confined to the Jackson Memorial Hospital. They are B. B. Tips, Albert Steves, S. P. Holland, Jr., and Van Gilbert. These students are, however, sufier- in;; from only minor illnesses. During the recent Freshman Night on: of the members of the Freshman Class, Park Street, broke his ankle and was forced to spend the Easter holidays in bed. ‘:3:-2: ‘ ‘ “-. _P_I§ O G RAM l THURSDAY, APRIL 19 William Haines, Jack Holt V. M. I. CLASS ’09 Both Valley Boys “SMART SET” FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1928 Also Saturday Matinee morning to address the annual ses-~ : sion of the Shenandoah Valley Inc. This organization is composed of Valley professional and business men who are interested in the promotion and “boosting” of the valley and its products. Dr. Smith spoke at 3:00 p. m. in the New Theatre before an audience which contained many students from the near-by schools, besides the mem- bers of incorporated organization. ———0 SOUTHERN COLLEGIAN There will be a meeting of both business and editorial try- outs for the “Southern Colleg- ian” at 7:30 Thursday evening in Newcomb Hall. The next number of the magazine, which will be the first “revival” issue of the “Southern Collegian,” will go to press on the 30th of the month, the deadline for copy be- ing Friday, April 27th. AGNOR BROS. Successors to W. Harry Agnor Staple and Fancy Groceries Phones 36 and 76 Palace Barber Shop First Class Service in a Sanitary Way Located in ROBERT E. LEE HOTEL PAGE’S MEAT MARKET Phones 126 and 426 Acme Print Shop —For— QUICK SERVICE In First National Bank Building Phone 146 Lexington, Va. W. J. THOMAS Meat Market Quality and Service Phones 81 and 288 IRWIN & CO., Inc. Everything In DRY GOODS & GROCERIES Specialists In QUALITY, SERVICE & PRICE J. W. Zimmerman LEXINGTON, VA. Graduate Optician Registered Optometrist liq///'5 /fm/ér.... fictor I/arconj SATURDAY APRIL 21, 1925; - Night Only - - Buck_ Jones :11]: “CHAIN LIGHTNING” ‘' Also Serial and Two Reel COMEDY -) .. ,;. 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