OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19280421/WLURG39_RTP_19280421_001.2.txt Support Your Favorite BY THE STUDENTS, FOR THE UNIVERSITY VOLUME XXXI CONVENTIONTIOPP BEGIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 3 Flames of a National Conven- tion Will Flare to White- heat on W. & L. Campus GYM FLOOR VVILL BE MARKED IN SECTIONS Each Delegation Placar-zled Have Assigned Plans; Tum Phi Extras and to Ring From three o’clock Monday af- ternoon until the final nominating vote sometime Tuesday, flames of a democratic national conventi,.n wil; flare to white heat on this campus. Verbal battles over a wet or dry platform plank, and over the can- didacy of Al Smith as opposed to at least eight other candidates who will be nominated, are coming. Convention plans are now complete. It will open for the first session Monday afternoon at three. The second session convenes at eight o’- clock that night, and the final ses- sion convenes at nine-thirty Tues- day morning. Every student has been placed on one of the state or territorial delegations. Chairmen have been appointed to lead each de- legation and start the oratorical fireworks with the nominating speeches. Also each chairman will notify the students who are on his delegation. The gym floor will be marked off with places for each delegation. Pla- cards carrying names of the state or territory each delegation repre- sents will rise above the seated del- egates, while ranging around and a- bove the convention floor up in the gallery the hundreds of townspeople and visitors from nearby cities who have signified their intention of attending will be placed. Three extra issues of the Ring- Tum Phi announcing results will ap- pear during the convention. The first comes out Monday night, the second Tuesday noon, and the third comes out Tuesday night. The re- gular Wednesday issue will appear on Thursday. Following are some of the presi- dential candidates who will be nom- inated: Jim Reed of Missouri, Al Smith of New York, Sen. Pat Har- rison of Mississippi, Gov. Ritchie, of Maryland, Sen. Fletcher of Florida, Sen. George of Georgia, Carter Glass of Virginia, Sen. Walsh of Montana, former Secretary Meridith of Iowa, and’Sen. Pomerene of Ohio. Proposed platform issues expected to well-ngh dead lock the conven- tion 211”: a wet plank, an anti-inter- vention in Nicarague plank, and a plank favoring the League of Ntions or the World court. Procedure will be modeled exactly‘ on that used during the last Demo- cratic National Convention which met in New York City in 1924. As a model there will be used an ele- phantine volume, “Complete Records of the 1924 Democratic National Convention” which gives stenogra- phic reports of everything that hap- (Continued on Page 4) Past Conventions Have Been Scenes IV/Iuch Enthusiasm If the National Democratic Mock,‘ Convention to be held in the Dore- mus Gymnasium Monday al’i;ern.>o'.‘. and Tuesday of next week keeps up the work done by the preyirus mock conventions, it will prove interest- ing. Much interest has i;e:‘n sh.,v-.;‘ among the students and visitors dur- ing these conventions, and much “politiciking” has been dcne by the various factions to get their favor- ite nominated. 1 ‘ It has been stated by those who 3 witnessed the national conven- tions, that the mock conventions held on this campus are exact replicas. lialiies staged by different sections, wild enthusiasm displayed at the mention of a favorite, shouting, stamping, tin horns all add a realistic touch to the sessions. ‘p There are voluminous records of the last four conventions held; in 1908, ’12, ’16, and ’24. No convention was held in 1920 because of the un- settled conditions on the campus, not enough interest being shown to make a success of the project. On the whole, the conventions have been remarkable in the fact that the convention of 1912 was the only one in which the candidate chosen by the students was not the one chosen lat- er by the national convention. In this case Judson Harmon, of Ohio, re- ceived the nomination over Woodrow Wilson, who later won the national nomination. The convention of 1908 was held in the chapel on May 4 and con- tinued for two sessions. The first (Continued on Page 4) *—_0 Orchestra Lands A. M. A. Contract; Sullins Pending The Southern Collegians will play at the Easter dance of Augusta Mili- tary Academy on Friday, April 27 according to T. G. “Toot” Gibson, business manager of the Trouba- dour. Negotiations are now pending with Sullins College, Bristol, Virginia, and in all probability the orchestra will play for Sullins at the May Day dances on May 4 and 5 there. Sullins heard the Southern Col- legians while they were in Bristol during the Troubadours’ Easter trip. They were much impressed with the musical output of the orchestra and at the close of the show gave Man- ager Gibson a bid for their May Day dances. The Southern Collegians are now in better form than ever due to the smoothness acquired by their con- tinuous playing on the Easter trip. _,_____0___j Latst observation of university styles by experts of Men’s wear and the Daily News Record, authori- tatively style publications, indicate hats worn by American undergrad- uates this spring will have high, ta- pered crown and narrow brim. Woman’s Club of Lexington Presents “Candida” ln Waddell High Auditorium By Candida. A Pleasant Play by George Bernard Shaw in three acts. Presented by the Woman’s Club of Lexington at the Waddell High School Thursday night. A self-sufficent parson innocently feeds a loving wife on his talent for preaching—his rhetoric—his stale perorations, until the purple wings and crown of stars of a poet bring to the Reverend an appreciation of love. The play depicts the domestic life of a typical London pastor of the late nineties. The Rev. James Mavor Morrell, in all his self-sufficiency, is made master of a castile of indul- gence by Candida, his dutiful wife. And the Reverend settles down to a spoiled existence amid his manu- scripts and his wife’s attentions. A poet enters-—Eugene March- banks—he of the curly, ruffled hair— of the delicate features—he who paints dreams upon a mist. Through the poet’s attentions to Candida the Reverend Morrell learns that love to a woman is something more than slicing onions and filling lamps with paraffin oil. The motivating force that moves the characters through about two Bill Hill hours entertainment is a Woman’s maternal urge, aroused by the sense of a weak poet’s need, and to him she gives her pity as she would give her shawl to a shivering beggar. And pity is a phase of love. In this Candida is spiritually immoral. About ‘the spiritual revelation is woven-a thread of comedy supplied by the “cigarred” father of Candida, and Morrell’s secretary, Miss Pros- ehpine Garnett. H. L. Mencken has declared- “Shaw’s ‘Candida’ is one of the most subtle domestic dramas ever written —not ‘xcepting thgse of Wililam Shakespeare.” Beneath the sleeping exterior of Lexington, real dramatic talent has been lying dormant, for Thursday night it sprang to life and made Shaw’s characters really live. Mrs. Janet Lambert as Candida, projected into the role the natural character of a faithful wife, with a finesse and ease that marked her interpretation as real art. Her naivete made a fine background for the dramatic technique of Marvin G. Bauer, as Marchbanks, the poet and (Continued on Page 4) or: vs.-. '.r‘1.':sr:1x/‘.3.-::'r.:-n.... WASHINGTONIAND LEE UNIVERSITY, ;.€J2..'1'U’i€DAY, APRIL 21, -.-2.-~n=-. .:.-._~ : <. 2:3. In Democratic Convention “Tommy” Thames, who has been President of the 'l‘roul3a- dours this y rar, personally (ii1‘:3(“;- ed both the Easter shows Thames is a mem- ber of Sigma Chi. Pi Alpha Nu, the Thanksgiving and “13” Club an;l Calyx Mink staffs. Echoes of the success of the er-week trip of the Troubad.,urs of Washington and Lee University, Wlzu presented “The Butter and Egg mavi" in four prominent Virginia and Ten- nessee cities last week, are still be-; ing heard through the medium of th: public press of these cities and two 1 states. The play, which was chosen by the Troubadours to be this sea.==en’s pro duction for the annual Ea>.i,er S’ was a comedy in three 3-...<‘ produced by i:ll z;i‘2';-.11,-2; with Samuel French of l‘{e'»\r and special and were used in the plz‘-.§,'. The first public per1,‘or11.‘=-a:r.~* \'::‘ :.‘p:~: S(‘L‘Il9i"y' ('2'.-‘L .31,“ given Tues(l;1}: af'ternoi..n in Le in ten at the New ‘lie/ati'e, \';l1e2*e It scored a complete success before :1 large holiday crowd. Playing in East Radf'oi'd. the fir L 3 city on the tour, on W'ednes‘.'()SOZ1t such a finished per- : form. “The ‘ting was not only remark- od, but also each actor seem- enter v'holehearted into the his pzirt. The humor was illlkl L;‘.1_'l‘l(-Ll the audience on a ct’ mirth from the raising of curtain to its final fall. Even , parts in which men acted as naturally interpreted rdmiration from the -.15. ily :.s ,c:‘». Collegians, Wash- L;-e’s famous college played between acts. e was sponsored by the Radford college ‘ ~3:'=(ii:1"Lely following the N . :".1.,:./ and members of the l:.i'«l:(-stir‘ '».ere entertained by the an- .~=,La;' in Madame Russell Hall.” nd stand on the tour was 1 l»laiion on Thursday night. f'l'l1-_s i)cmoci'at,” edited by SE1-1‘\-soul g-’3ndcrson, famous author ‘ carried the following of the show: ,...;l sized audience saw the ;w.ion of “The Butter and -an,” a play by the Trouba- (i!;Ll‘z".3 of ‘Washington and Lee Uni- '-xersitjr on Thursday night at the ‘Court limse theater while the for- l l u . “Jill L .:;:‘il “Bi ;-mien 1' ,1. 17.1. ulist, .;.'.pp; .evi»;*w mar -.,j»¢ning of the new Marion ilctel €;‘:l(l the revival meeting were (Continued on Page 4) Li.‘ 5...; ..arERs I D o w N s HOPKINS ' oar;-ugnn TRIP ton and Lee Debating ed by B. J. Wagner, ". ‘.3nscb_\', and R. O. Mor- '.».34l Johns Hopkins and lost to .-’L;i;ci'?...a:1 Uni‘-cersity on its north- =ein trip vs/eel; ago. The local de- ‘fi1t‘L Johns Hopkins, Friday, 1;’. in Baltimore, and were arri-;-1*. ine d~;><‘ision by a 2 to 1 vote “HI the '{'1‘(:>‘l(lll'1g‘ judges. The ques- ftion W214, Resolved, “That the United lSi.a‘te:-: should abandon the practice of ainied interxcntion in Latin Am- mica." W. & L. upheld the negative a,gainst i\orman B. Gardner, Jr., W. 6" , ‘v...i':. ‘i .2 V ‘:1. 3.‘, dist ‘.t'::‘r‘-rs l n ,1: \A,'=i‘il (ii, 50 attended campus somethree years, and haslthe debate- aims similar to those of Omicron Delta Kappa here. In the past year a sorority much like the one at Farmville has come into existance among the Co-eds of the University of South Carolina. The meeting was for the purpose of uniting these two into an organization of national scope. The name of this new na- tional sorority will, according to Professor Brown, have to be chang- ed from its present one, as there is a similar national group already in existence. Omicron Delta Kappa, since its founding here in 1914, has grown rapidly, and is a much covet;-d l1()l1a)l’ in many colleges at present. It 'is more generally known as “The Circle” and has eminence in scholarship, athletics, campus life, literary and forensiv attainments, and college pub- lications as its prerequisities for membership. The Washingtoii and Lee debaters, next, met the American University team before 250 spectators in Washington, D. C. on Monday, April 16. W. & L. upheld the a("firinativc side of the question, Resolvetl, “That American private in- '».':.‘t)ill1L‘lll;.:‘ in foreign countries should not be given military protection by the United States government.” Am- crican. U was represented by Hugh W. Spcer, W. Willis Delaplain, and ltoluntl M. Rico. Mr. Frank F. Nes- lit, a well known VVashington at- torney, judge and decided in favor the Capitol team. Dr. Woods, Dean of the col- legs, was presiding officer. 'l'hc American U. debate was the last meet. of the season, and the last i.11-n1'c:.ll<.giate clebate for Wagner vcno ha:-1 i_i4‘0I1 a member of the team for tmt-e ye:-rs. Itforrow and Sherby was of Ge.ri'p;e B. Trackmeni To Race Richmond Today in Fourth Dual Meet The Varsity track team will meet the University of Richmond there today in the fourth meet of the season. 20 men made the trip with Coach Fletcher and Manager Har- rison. The team left yesterday mak- ing the entire trip in automobiles as the university bus was not in run ning condition. The Spiders usually put out their ;1t1;l’lg‘€,‘St teams on the cinder path and the Generals should meet some sti;.' competition in the Capitol city this afternoon. Although the Rich- mcnders lost many of their star runners by graduation last year— su;h as Tharp, Martin and Fleming, they still have their big asset in Coach Dodson who is considered one of the South's great track coaches. The men who made the trip and their events are: 100 yd. dash: Sandifer, Grashorn and Barclay. 220 yd. dash: Sandifer, Grashorn and Barclay. 440 yd. dash: Backus and Sim- mons. 880 yd. dash: Backus and Sutton. Mile run: Brock and Parker. 2 Mile: Nance and Butler. High hurdlers: Reardon, Patterson and Hood. Low hurdlers: Jones. High jump: Sandifer and Pilley. Pole vault: Pilley, Cocke. Broad jump: McFarlin, Bank, and Eberhardt. Discus: Pomeroy and Sandifer, Fisher and Painter. Javelin: Janney, Reardon and Mar- tin. Shot put: Fisher. __j()_.___._ P. D. E. Officers For Next Year Elected Morgan President Pi Delta Epsilon, national journ- alistic fraternity, in a meeting held Thurshray afternoon in Newcomb Hall, elected the officers of the com- ing year. Allen Morgan was elected to succeed Bob Powers in the office of President. Morgan is a member of the Phi Kappa Sigma social frat- ernity and a candidate for the posi- tion of Business Manager of next year’s RING TUM PHI. Frank Gilmore and Tommy Thames were elected vice president and secre- tary respectively. They are members of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Louis Powell, Phi Kappa Sigma and Rich- ard Beaton, Kappa Sigma will fill the offices of treasurer and scribe respect tively. Jim Salinger, candidate for Busi- ness manager of the Mink of next year, was the only man pledged at this meeting. Following the election of officers, Peyton Harrison gave a report on the national convention of the fraternity which he recently at- tended. Are the American college youth and his elder brother becoming male gold-diggers? Has sex equality reached the point where a girl has to pay more than her escort for the privilege of having a date? The answer to both questions seems to be “Yes” in some youthful circles at least. At Columbia University a group of wlig‘. both be back next year. girls have formed an “anti-dutch date” club whose members are pledg- ed not to accept dates on which they must pay half the cost. And now comes Shirley Ann Stone, business girl, who declares in the May issue of Smart Set magazine that it is the modern girl, not the man, who carries the bigger part of the ex- pense of courtship. Loans Money to Men “Not only do we have to pay in- tangibly in pride and self-respect, and pay the larger part of our salari- es for the smart dresses and hats that are so necessary, but we must pay today for our own dinners, our own theater tickets and taxi fares,” she says. “What’s more, I’d hate to count the times I have loaned money to men, never to see it again.” The modern youth who wails about NUMBER VIRGINIA cA1h:T POSTPONED ON ACCOUNT RAIN Coach Smith Juggles Line Up in Endeavor to Present Strongest Combination TWO RIVAL CAPTAINS GET MOUND DUTIES Paul Folliard Pitching For Wash- ington and Lee and Stevens for the Cavaliers The baseball game with the Univ- crsity of Virginia, scheduled for this afternoon, has been postponed until Tuesday, according to Graduate Man- ager R. A. Smith. Inclement weath- er and wet grounds were given as the reason for the postponement The Cavaliers played V. P. I. yes- terday in Blacksburg and completely routed the Gobblers by the score of 21 to 3. The Cadet hurler were at their wildest and the three who saw service issued 15 free passes. Virginia touched the three V. P. I. pitchers for 19 hits, three of which were homeruns. It was one ofthe most one-sided games ever played in Blacksburg. The Virginia squad will spend the rest of the week-end in Roanoke and, according to the manager of the Dutch Inn, will arrive here Monday night. The two rival captains of the two great rival teams are slated to oppose each other from the hurl- ing mound, Captain Folliard tossing them up for the Generals with Cap- tain Stevens doing the flinging for the Cavaliers. On the eve of the battle Coach Smith juggled his varsity around so that he might present the strong- est combination to the Virginia crew. Eiglebach was shifted from his old job on third base to the shortfield berth, while Tuggle was changed from the infield to alternate with Hickman in the right pasture. Low- don and Slanker completed the outer defense with White and Spotts tak- ing care of the first and second sacks Warthen occupied Eiglebach’s former station at the hot corner. Tips is still on the hospital list which means the high cost of courtship, asserts that Jones will complete the battery with Folliard. The Cavaliers are sche- duled to present the same line-up which faced North Carolina last week although Coach Neale has kept his plans secret for several days. The tentative batting order the two teams is as follows: Virginia Bowen, cf Cardwell, 3b Lewey, rf April, c Close, lb Byrd, ss Sloan, 3b Randolph, 2b Stevens, p W. & L. Slanker, cf Spotts, lb Eiglebach, ss (Continued on Page 4) for Modern Girl Pays Cost of Courtship; College Boys Male Cold Diggers Miss Stone, doesn’t consider the cost to the girl of the appearance he de- mands of her. For example, if she goes out for the evening her clothes will cost $250 or more, hair-dressing and other aids to beauty $5 or more, a pair of stockings, good for one or two evenings of dancing, $3, and so on. “It costs a girl today often more to have a date than it costs a man and incidentally, more and more men are seeing to it that it costs them very little,” she avers. Men Not All to Blame But she doesn’t blame her boy friends entirely. The average popular boy is spoiled in college by girls who are willing to pay for his company, she admits. “As to taking a girl to a dance, why should he when just the fact that he is presentedable is sufficient to admit him to almost any debu- tante affair without cost?” her Smart Set article asks. “The supply of partners is at low eb at the de- butante affairs and good-looking youths are in demand. Almost any well appearing man can gain ad- mittance to even the supposedly ex- clusive affairs. If he can’t manage it openly there are usually other ways. Gate-crashing is a common pastime. At any rate he arrives.” OCR::/Vol_031/WLURG39_RTP_19280421/WLURG39_RTP_19280421_002.2.txt PAGE TWO Elie ifiingi-iuini fihi I (ESTABLISED 1897) V WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY SEMI-WEEKLY Members of Southern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association Subscription $3.10 per year, in advance OFFICE AT DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM Telephones: Editor-in-chief, 430; Business Manager 488 Entered at the Lexington, Va., Postoffice as second class mail matter Editor-in-Chief Business Manager PIYTON R. HARRISON. Jr.. ‘30 L F. B. GILMORE. ‘30 L EDITORIAL BOARD Associate Editor Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Mansginz Editor . Assistant Managing Editor News Editor _. Assistant News Editor Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor University Editor Feature Editor Literary Editor _ W. M. Garrison, ‘ Joseph Kaplan, G. N. Lowdon, ‘ R. P. Carter, I. W. Hill, R. H. Walker. Jr., ‘ Editorial Assistants J. G. Berry, '1‘. A. Wilkins. ‘28 J. W. Davis, I. I. Boston, ‘29 Reporters W. C. Tan-ant, ‘80; Walter Wurzburger, ‘30; C. H. Wilson, ‘80: E. B. Wilsox, 80: J. _ Williamson, ‘80; R. S. Chopin, ‘81; F. M. Smith, '31: E. C. Newsom, '31: H. W. Maclienzie, ‘I1; 0. H. Geismer, ‘81; J. B. Mazee, '31: J. B. Crime. ‘81. BUSINESS STAFF . 0. Buzz, ‘29 . . Salinzor, '29 W. B. Jacobs, ‘29 Wilcox, ‘29 Morgan, '29 Assistant Business Manager Advertising Manazer Circulation Manager Subscription Manager Oirculstion Manager . H. .B. Circulation Assistants M. P. Levy, ‘30; W. B. Brown, ‘30; R. H. Walker, '30; W. H. Marsh, ‘30; J. A. Wein- borz. ‘30; E. W. Hale, ‘30; G. V. Rosenberg, ‘30; J. P. Lynch, ‘30; S. F. Hampton, ‘30; W. E. Vanderbilt, ‘81. 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 be published. CONVENTION—SPEECHES—INTEREST MONDAY and Tuesday will see the men on this campus put upon their mettle regarding their knowledge of national poli- tical affairs, the practical workings of a nominating machine, speech-making, noise—making, and 2. number of other functions intimately connected with the preliminaries of our “democratic” form of government. THE RING-TUM PHI --Wf "*'-W-1.1321:-2::*::=:: -' ' -2:-11" PROHIBITION IN CHICAGO ‘W!-EV" "1‘i'l..Hs' *2’ ' shocking luwclessness in the Republican pri1n~.-.ry c;im'p:iig11 in recent days in Chicago. “They (prohibitionists) took the liquor bi1:;i1’icn*s out of the hands of the state and the govern nent and tui ncd it over to the worst element in every community. For regulation and license, which could be controlled by au‘-';l1oritit.=s, they g':~.‘ve ‘-..1;~o;; bootlegging, moonshining and 21 g'>c9.t undcrg1"<)und traffic which sub-machine guns, sawed-off sl1ot;;‘Uns< “Before prohibition the Llil(i€l‘V’»’< ‘ big city sustained itself up-on pe -. nzfcr 1‘c'2.m;i‘c- es. Prohibition cliango:l ail "tin Cr;fi'o}-5 ofihg underworld and gave its loaders; the atidacity and power of capitalists. That is what is the n;att<31* with Chicago.” The Philadelphia Evening Leader speaks in much the szzme vein, saying: “All the residents of Chicago know that the shootings and bombings that disturb their peace and influence their elections are traceable to rival gangs with political affiliations, which are in a state of almost perpetual war for control of the liquor traf- fic and the stupendous profits that may be wrung from it. “It would be idle to assume that similar wars aren’t being fought out furtively in innumerable other cities. The stake in these conflicts is always the same.” r L. “‘1<.=s {Lilli sic (L 471.‘. I J.‘ 2... .L=.;l;‘.i L-"<9 .. . -gw,-2; COMPARATIVE STANDING OF FRATERNETIES FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER OF 1927-’28 Average 79.613 78.521 78.407 , 77.643 77.303 76.33 . 76.139 , 76.054 76.031 Fraternity Phi Delta Theta _______ __ Phi Epsilon Pi _. Alpha Chi Rho _. . Phi Gamma Delta. . Pi Kappa Alpha Sigma Chi Sigma Nu ., , Alpha Tau Omega Kappa Alpha _ Some men will make fools of themselves by their actions on the convention floor. their particular phase of the convention in good order. The convention will be a success. committee to serve as the national committee, with the duties of doing everything necessary to insure the smooth opening of the meetings. This committee has done its task, has apportion- ed candidates, ‘arranged for the formal calling together of the delegates, perfected detailed arrangements for the comfortable distribution of the delegates throughout the gymnasium, and is prepared to turn the convention over to the student body as soon as the delegates perfect their organization. From now on, the degree of success which the convention en- joys is dependent upon the individual interest and activity shown by students in participating in i.:; organization, its deliberations, its arguments, its nominations and platform decisions. All pre- vious gatherings havc been successful. The final nomination has been the same, with one exception, as that reached in the regular convention in the summer. Students will enjoy the holiday from classes Tuesday. They should not, for their own selfish welfare, if it is necessary to ap- peal to that, take the suspension of classes as an excuse to do nothing all day. Every man should spend his time on the con- vention floor. Every man is on some delegation, and will have an active part to take in the sessions. Real good will result for each man attending if he is present in the right mood, and, un- less we miss our guess, there will be fire-works, entertainment, comedy and exhibitions of some of the neatest “politicking” seen here since the 1924 convention, when several hundred delegates withdraw from the floor shortly before midnight of the final day, only to return an hour or so later and start the swing which finally nominated John W. Davis. Attend every session of the convention. Take an active part in the decisions within your own delegation and on the floor at large. Stimulate interest in your associates, and prepare for speeches, noise, and a gathering as Doremus gym never experi- enced before. 0 SPRING——CLEAN-UP SEASON PRING has descended upon us definitely and irrevocably. Robins have long been wheeling and flirting about in pro- fusions; the “squeedunks” have long since taken to marbles; but robins are notorious fools, and many of the kids have the sniffles for being likewise. Never—the-less, spring is surely with us; for Lexington civic pride has been dragged from its winter lethargy and is once more rampant. The town housewives are taking daily dozens in front yard hyacinth beds. Rubbish bonfires are send- ing lazy, white curls Skyward. Paint brushes are slopping and splattering promiscously. Why, even the village chief of blue- coats has temporarily forsaken the spoor of Bacchus amongst our fraternities for a frantic orgy of yellow paint and “no park- ing.” Yes, spring is here! The elements of mystery are now marshalled, and our modern saga may now proceed. It is reported that plans are on foot to hold Finals banquet on the new bridge. This means, of course, a fine bridge with beautiful approaches. In our mind’s eye the vision is complete. In our imagination, as we dream in the sun on the front porch, it is already June and Finals time. The campus is a fairy land of green by day and silver by moonlight. In our imagination! I And only too soon Finals will be upon us. The campus——is it to look as at present? The fraternity houses—will they be pre- pared to receive their many visitors? The town—will it be Lex- ington for Finals? The campus needs policing; the fraternities need the ac- cumulation of winter trash removed; the town needs a spring cleaning. Mrs. R. B. Ellard,, corresponding secretary of the Lex- ington Woman’s Club, has charge oft 16 publicity end of Lexing- ton’s Cleaning program, and is asking the co-operation of the students of Washington and Lee in making this a clean and a beautiful, as well as a historical, town. We, together with V. M. I., are the town’s drawing-cards. Others will add to their presitige here by 3 .1: proving that leadership has been rightly bestowed upon them,l and that they are capable of handling‘ crowds and conducting ‘ Twelve men, each a student 3 -»_ on the campus for several years, were picked by the executive: , . 75.619 75.~“l57 , 75.441. 74.314 74.283 73.978 Beta Theta Pi ____ ,, Delta Tau Delta Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Sigma __ . Sigma Phi Epsilon . . Pi Kappa Phi Zeta Beta Tau ., " , 73.409 Sigma Alpha Epsilon H . . . __ _ . , _ 73.175 Kappa Sigma _________________________________________________ ______ __ 72.831 Phi Kappa Psi . _____________ ____ I 72.800 Local Arcades ._ ; ~r Presidents Paragraph .r.oiior. picture , ‘ the silver screen team‘. cuiatciids John Bull. aiitiisnce ll.‘-ans c1‘cak with ' ;iit l'or\'.'ard. The score zit-;~; in the 2‘i(l_'1:.'\i[<21£‘_V No. 38-1927-2% EDlSON’S‘ OPINION As the foremost living Almer- ican Edison was asked to in- dicate the qualities lcuzliiig to success, not including liczillh and integrity which are taken for granted. His written answer was. “in- telligence, Imagination, and THE WIL TO WORK.” Let every young Anicrican note the third. VVithout it the first two go to waste. {_..0__: GOLFERS PREPARE FOR DUKE IVIATCH (1: . are ; tic the wcorc. li3i‘L“: will win. in the theatre firin 1r Fi'<;.n zn~;:.iy laack " El voico— .-iniizg and "’l—-“(£1-c, if it v.'z:~.' is.-re Easier those .. contoriin’ Ameri- can.-; conisl take just one and it it would count double just enough to tie the score.” 0% Z‘Ei.*.'i‘ iii: ms ..1Lu'r TO l)iSCUSS CAI‘.ii’US l’OLl'l‘iC.~“.L L‘vIPROViii\1 wcix 1: l The Generals golf team is going through daily workouts under the di- rection of Captain Lanier in pre- paration for the coming match with Duke University, which will take place on the Lexington course some- time in the last week of April, Following this match, the G»;sncral,~3 The clri2.ptc1' heads of the VVa::h- in;-;;'ton and Lee l" .tcrnitit>s n;ct ’lliur‘.:(l-.1;-,' niglit with the Exccutiv-= encounter the strong team from Wil- committee oi’ the Student Body to liam and M31-yin Wil1ja111sbL11*g’ 'Va_ find some 1.192112:-1 of improving the Captain Lanier is at present ti'yii'1g;pclitE(:::l situ-.:tion on the campus. to a1'1'ange matches with the LT-,~,1V.‘; "W. J. Do svcy, vir;e—presi(lcnt of the ersity of Virginia, to be held -mlbtudcnt I3..-djx, vxho p1'csidcdo‘.‘e1'th. Lexington and one in Chm-lUttg5\rl11(:.Shutting, will that there would be VVashington and Lee was able 1.1, ]another meeting soinetiine after the defeat Duke handily in Durham, N,lco1ning elections for the same pur- C., recently. William and Mary is 13030- at present undefeated and is certain: to prove a formidable foe on its: home course. Virginia, from all re—, ports, appears to have an excellent: ;cam. J L . Mom luiiiicr uriti I’iurnn=.c:‘ lieicgaiiex. To S. C. G. Convention 0 ‘ E. II. Miller, president of the : S1‘,udc1it Body, and W. A. Pluumer OWCD. Named as Head zarc attending a conference of the Of Cotillion ,So-uthcrn Confederation of Student i Governments. Bill Owen was elected president Miller is to address the conference of the Cotillion Club, and Howcrton 1011 the Sulijefi 01’ b1‘iY1£.’i11E the South- Gowen was elected Sea-eta1~y_t1»eaSu1-_» crn Conl'c~:;1mi:1:.ii'i<:x1 in the Individual Merit Cont-est are l.)L-ll1_9,‘ sent to the principals of the high schools throughout the South who lime C‘.ll’CL1(l_V reg. ” i '* Lrscolastic Press As- ':n=;r,=‘-.i'-‘i;g' in Lexitigton, May :‘»‘.i-5 ;';ii’r1<*iples 01’ ,,'.i 1 ., irsation work. The ex- on was compos;r:r.l by I’:'ofe:-:- sors R. B. Ellard and H. M. Thomp- son, of the department of Journalism. The winner in the Individual Merit C<'r’;est will receive books contribut- in this coinpetition. thors of this State who have attain- ed ,o1‘or:.:' as writers are: Susan Glas, Ellen Glasgow, Sherwood Ande Jame:-' §3‘1'unch Cabell, Mor- “ ” . Vinal, an-zl James ris l‘ the floor of Doremus gymnasium in- dicating the state delegations just as1 3 they will later in Houston. If this convention follows the)’ tradition of other years, there will be, grand eleventh hour rallies and} stampedes. This is the history of: the 1924 Washington and Lee Demo--; cratic convention in which John VV.‘ Davis was nominated after overco1r- ing the leads of McAdoo and Smith,: nearly an exact model of the subse-. quent meeting in Madison Square garden. ___oq A SVVINK POLICE CHIEF DURING KING’S ABSENCE No word has been received from H. B. King, chief of police of Lex- ington, since last Thursday concern- ing his recovery from a recent at- tack of appendicitis. Chief King was in Roanoke two weeks ago when he was suddenly stricken with a severe attack of appendicitis which neces- sitated an immediate operation. The last report was that Chief King was slowly recovering, although he would not be able to resume his work for another week or more. In the absence of Chief King, Ser- geant Swink is acting chief of police. jimmy-pipe. tobacco, Fellows. 1928 R. .R ldsTbcc gornpuiy, Wlinstfiiil-Salem, ‘IN? Co. I DON’T doubt it, nor do I wonder why. ' Just open a tidy red tin and get that full fragranse of Nature’s noblest gift to pipe-smokers. Then tuck a load in the business-end of your Cl-l‘e1I»' E;."J‘»"<3 Mil’ rion a swell notion of New ‘i"o<.ix theatrical slang. That is what ‘:'l'he Butter and Egg Maii” is, a collec- tion of wise cracks strung togeihz:-: on a pretty flimsy plot. Most oi the cracks went over ‘and s"0"L 4 good laugh. “The Washington and Lee who played the girl‘s parts cei'ta.iii,\ held up their end of the program. Their burlesque had €‘~'6T')'1i1311 even the motions. The 1'09» players had a job keeping 11%‘ '\\1lil them but managed it well.” The Southern Collegi-ans who companied the troupe and playcil be- fore, during and alter the -‘ ' also pleased the Marion citizens. “Democrat” had the TUllU\Vilig‘ say of them: 110» “The opening of the liotel ilimigii, on the evening of Thursday, 12th, was a huge success. A great din- ner was served in the large dining room of the hotel and while the guests, to the number of more than a hundred, ate a delicious dinner, they were entertained by music furnished by the Troubadours Or» chestra of Washington and Lee Uni- versity. After the dinner at the Hotel Ma- rian the other evening the tables were cleared away, the oi'cl1cstr.i boys came back from the show at the Court Square Theater and there was a dance to which the town turn- ed out. Corking dance music, pretty wo- men. The evening seemed to suit everyone, young and old. The hotel opening was a real success.” The best and last performance of the entire trip was made to a large audience who filled the Virginia High School auditorium in Bristol on Saturday night. The play was sponsored by the Fort Chiswell Chap- ter of the D.A.R., and the Sullins student body was present eninasse. The Bristol “Herald—Courier” carried on Sunday morning the following re- view of the show: “Washington and Lee Troubadours, scored one of the biggest hits they have ever made in this city with their presentation at Bristol, "‘v."-a., high school last night under the auspices of the D. A. R. of “The Butter and Egg Man”. The cons;-(ly sparkled with wit and was mar};- ed by particularly good acting on the part of main characters. “Joe Lehman, played by A. B. Collison, was laboring under the do- lusion he had a world beating pla_\ but alas, the cash was not tliere to produce it. Finally he and his part- ner, Jack McClure, played by J. A. Collison, find a Butter and Egg Man, Peter Jones, of Chillieote, Ohio, play- ed by S. F. Hampton, whose grand- parents left him $22,400. “The play was a flop but Jones, educated somewhat, roped in Oscar Fritchie, played by G. R. Holden, and bought Lehman’s interest and turned the show into a howling success. Threatened with a salt for plagarism, he is confronted by Leh- man and McClure, who seek to buy back the play. They do, at $100,000. and Peter proves that others than people from Chilicothe, Ohio are is over he is attempting to let his partner, Oscar Fri‘:-chic in on a hotel deal. “The acting of A. B. Collison, VV. A. Plummer, W. P. Battle,and S. F. Hampton was patricularly good.” — 0 WOMEN’S CLUB GIVES ‘c"~.’:‘1"«"'\"EN’I‘ION TO MEET IN DOREMUS GYM MON (Continued from Page 1) pened during that “brawl of 1924.” Most of the speaking throughout the .;-<,~:ions will be done by the various chairmen, but any delegate on being recognized by the convention chair- man will be allowed a five minute speech. Each state delegation will vote as that state has instructed its regular tlclegates. Those from some states will vote as a unit while from other states they come uninstrueted in w“’cli case each delegate votes as he pleases. Some 718 votes will be distribut- ed ainong the state delegations in the following number: Alabama 18, Al:13l<-at ,5, Arkansas 14, California 41?, Colorado 9, Conneticut 11, Dis- trict oi‘ Colmubia 5, Canal Zone 5, :‘ rida 9, Georgia 21, Hawaii 5, Eoalio 5, Illinois 54, Indiana 23, Iowa ;‘0, Kansas 15, Kentucky 20, Louis- iana 15, Maine 9, lliaryland 12, Mas- "‘.c‘l1ll>7t"t'tS 27, Mississippi 15, Mon- saiiaii, New York 68, New Hamp- ;}llil‘(‘ 6, Nebraska 12, New Jersey 21, .‘\K:.: Mexico 5, North Carolina 18, I‘«.'r,rth Dakota 8, Ohio 36, Oklahoma C-i'e;;‘oii 8, Pennsylvania 54, Phil- wg ies 5, Porto Rico 5, Rhode island ifouth Carolina 8, Tennessee 18, Texas .530, lftah 6, Vermont 6, Vir- gjinia 18, Virgin Islands 2, Washing- t.,~n 11, West Virginia 12, Wiscon- sin 20, VVyoming 5. The complete program for the con- contion follows: MONDAY Convenes at 3:00 P. M. Called to order by president of student body. Election of temporary chairman. Committe on rules and resolutions appointed. (“redentials and platform announc- cezl .'.'.;,'note speech. l‘.l'ection of permanent chairman. .\d_iourmnent. P“f::2‘.'.:‘rgcl at 3:00 P. M. Address by permenent chairman. Reports of committees——adoption of platform. Noininating dent. Adjournment. TUESDAY 'C7onvcncs at 9:30 A. M. Remaining nominating speeches. Balloting. ;\'ominating speeches for Vice-Pres- ident. , Balloting. Appointment of notil’y nominees. ;3.(l_iUL1l‘l1l]‘l~’,‘Ylt. The students who have been ap- ;>ointc(l as state chairman follow: .~‘.labain21, VV. H. Fields, Jr. Alaska, C. L. Wdthcrspoon. Arkansas, W. P. -? hie. Calii’ornia, “Tips” Gwaltney, -L. t;l.;l‘:1(lO, G. L. Vi/'arthen. Connecti- speeches for presi- committees to cu-.7, J. iinii./in, H. C. Rand,, Jr., Canal Zone, .5’. J. McGinnis. Florida, R. C. Lat- _iain. G-:>org'Ea, W. A. Ward, Jr. Ha- '~'aii, E. L. Smith. Idaho, J. T. Lowe. 9' W. B. Lott. Indiana, F. C. . 4. r. Iowa, D. B. Watts. Kansas, E. Kepler. Kentucky, G. 0. Clark. Tiliio, iienry P. Johnston, Oklaho- ::a, J. P. Lowi-y, Orgeon, M. Selig- ri. l’enns_~;lvania, VV. J. Dorsey. Phillipines, J. Kaplan. Porto Rico, R. A. W. Ramirez. Rhode Island, Al- bert Stoves. South Carolina, John Bell Towill. South Dakota, A. B. Morgan. Tennessee, J. H. Edmondson. Texas, J. L. Lancaster. Utah, W. W. Wliitchead. Vermont, McRee Davis. Virgin Islands, W. W. Palmer. Vir- giiiia, R. B. Campbell. West Vir- ginia, Jerry Collins. Wisconsin, Coop- L1‘ Turner. VVyoming, W. P. War- iield. New York, B. J. Wagner. Il:\‘c‘1'ei1(l James Mavor Morrel1—— X. E. Moseley. 4: Prosperpine iia Bauer. Reverend Alexander Mill——C. E. L. Gill. itir. Burgess, Candida’s father—— lvitzgerald Flournoy Candida«Janet Lambert Garnett——Juan- D. Mcllugli. District of Col-' , i_, _-A,” PAST CONVENTIONS DISPLAYEE) (Continued from Page 1) a temporary chairman, and draxr up a platform. the issues ofthe campaign in ' speech. It was decided to adopt thr- unit rule of voting, that is, ‘ state voting as a unit. A two-tn.‘ majority was needed for a :;a:::l to be nominated. - '1 At the second t'::SSiOi1, W. M. ‘Ia; was elected perinzmeiit chz‘ .; permanent chairinan xv’ man of the Deinocr’ Committee, and w:.. chairman of the Na‘ 2.. Committee Ior th-.2 ne t W. M. Johnson was Clot--(‘ti The nominations were ope; the names of Williani J. Ba};-.-.o, the Nebraska delegates, J. A. son, by the New Yorkers, ‘ciliii ii. '0 Carmack, by the delegat " Tennessee. There \'.‘.is l ' Lhusiasni during‘ the f many demonstrations to-V the midst or the pro Johnson leaders bolted anal um . . . convention nominated 13i;,:a:: J. ric-sident and Charles Culberscn for '\’ice—Presidcnt. The first two c.';iiveni.io:;:—; held in Lee Chapel, but in 1 scene was the then new 1‘ gymnasium. Since that year conventions have been in the gym‘ which affords more seating space though hardly as good acoustics. _?__0_}_ | New York City, April 11.—An ml crease in the importance oi what is‘ known as metropolitan style in influence on university inenfls dress is one of the outstanding develop- ments of the year in this fie-iii. ‘Tins is the belief of the Daily l\7cw;.~ Rec- ord and Men’s Wear, aLithoi‘ita'l,ive style publications New York, a e1‘ ‘ I I early spring visits to eastern univ- ersities and inter\ iews with mer- chants and tailors who supply the; eastern college men with their ap-i ‘ parel. AGNOR BROS. Successors to VV. Harry Agnor Staple and Fancy Groceriesl I I‘. Phones 36 and 76 Palace Barber Shop First Class Service in a Sanitary Way Located in ROBERT E. LEE I10"I‘1Jl. PAGE’S MEAT MARKET Phones 126 and -1:3’ 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 V. mess, c session was taken up with ClL‘Cli=lj~'fI\VhitO’ 2b if ‘rtheii, 31b The duties of tli/.g temporary chairman were to oiitliiicl :7‘, —’ JF VVEATHER ri‘uc.,l troni Page 1) or llickinaii, r'l' 1 . STEAM ii“ COMPLIMENTS or Rf CKBRIDGE LAUNDRY IIHONE 185 ' ‘ 'ilon Sorority rtts, ‘ Vanzleville Act in mnnection with 531 3". IE. Fl? (TF1 CLIICACO ~' IIIEATRE .\ “(1’S'l‘.v‘x, VA. .-Vr;=f:—.;~:ii?n AIIBIL 23, 1928 "I -9 -"1'""‘- l _" p -4»! [:3 . rryon V Lziina La Plante N irl FOR THE BUGGY RIIEE g. WEI}, APR. 24-25 WILLIAM FO;X /a_i£ t Ganor Charles Farrell Afizniission 2* c and 40c ‘f{El3{*lESDAY AT LYRIC April 25, 1928 The Kahn Tailoring Company Indianapolis, Indiana Will display a complete line oi’ 'W(><>le1i<. 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Gentlemen: T Enjoys Can of Tobacco 16 Years Old Waxahachie, Texas May 18, 1926 he agent while going through his ‘or sto"°il in our baggage room vtross a can of your tobacco, and in of his not usinga pipe he made == iniunlumnzin xinm ROCKBRIDGE NATIONAL BANK Resources over a Million and Half Dollars PAUL n. PENICK, President. A. P. vunrz, Cashier. THE CORNER, Erie. General Headquarters Xi. RICE’S DRUG mitt THE FRIENDLY STORE TOM RlCl‘., TOASTEI) S.‘xl\'DVl'IClIES DELIVERED AT ALL IIOURS DRUGS SODAS CIGARS Sole Agents Whitman’s Candies Phone 41 17 W. Nelson St., Prorietor Lexington, Virginia PERFORNIANCE OF PLAY me a present of this tobacco. You will note the revenue stamp and your memo which was inclosed. The tobacco was put up in 1910, six- teen years ago. But it was in good shape, of remarkable flavor, and was greatly enjoyed by me. Th ought you would be interested in V knowing how your tobacco held out in Eugene Marchbanks, the l‘.1arvin Bauer. poet— (Continued from Page 1) T. A. E. Moseley, as the Reverend Morrell. HATS—THE CROFUT & KNAPI’ 8: BERG SHIRTS—EMORY & IDE At times during the play several Reglstered Optometnst parts were over—acted, detracting from the naturalness oi’ the interpre- tations and occasionally drawing at- tention to the wrong side of the stage. But, all in all, a very good performance, and certainly while. wort l’1 Virginia. Fireproof l)n1ing Room Music was furnished between acts V _‘ L \ ‘V by Henry V. Shelley at the piano IICEI *"'j"‘*“l Oi?-era‘.e:l b 7 .. 1. . 3 A. F. YOUi\(; AND 1.. E. YOUi\G, Lessees _. .' Ii ,. : llflilllllllllllfllllllfiliriinilfim.§iJ.3El:u.:iiil.:~:ii£ iiillliiglmlfimi ind-jl,liiilillifilillififihd fi;.mEéil},; IE,mE'3...§l.1ll$liillillllillllil N STREET Everything In ly,——and each performer had his turn ‘ QUALITY’ SERVICE & PRICE {Wise days of fast ]iVing_ Candida’s father, brought many ] retary. And the work of C. E. L. i g . . 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