Sat ee et : erence ‘ enor one = Coes sane zn ; Sraetncrtoeniescectancnnar ce : ac etiarcrnarcrtar oe = aera sins : x : : aa os ee ie er nea re soars aaa eee sae eta ei eeratatePataata ee searetn Sees WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY May 25-June J+ 30 10:30 11:00 Q:00 11:00 ai. p.m. p.m. p.m. A.M). a.m. A.1N. 5 p.m. p.m. p.m. a.i. a... a.m. Washington and Lee University Finals 1957 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 5 Examinations WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 University Board of Trustees meets in the President’s Office. Concert by Finals Dance orchestra on the lawn in front of Lee Chapel. Alumni Smoker, Student Union Building. Finals Dance in Doremus Gymnasium. ‘DHurRSspDAY, JUNE 6 ‘The Alumni Board of ‘Trustees meets in Washington Hall. Academic Procession forms in Washington Hall for baccalaureate service. Baccalaureate Service in Lee Chapel. Speaker: Dr. Clarence W. Cran- ford, Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, D. C. The Alumni Luncheon for all seniors, their parents, faculty members, and alumni on the lawn behind Washington Hall. General Meeting of all alumni in Washington Chapel, Washington Hall. Reception for seniors, parents, and guests at the President’s Home. Finals Dance in Doremus Gymnasium. Farewell Concert on the footbridge. FRIDAY, JUNE 7 Commissioning Ceremony in Lee Chapel. Commencement on the lawn between the President’s Home and R. E. Lee Church. Northwest Louisiana—Richard Eglin *51,, 325 16th port Peninsula—Richard E. McMurran ewport News, Virginia St., Nv Philadelphia—William L. Leopold, ’39, 183 Pelham °36, 203 Southeastern Piedmont—A. M. Pullen, Jr., Building, Greensboro, North Carolina Pittsburgh—Anthony E. D’Emilio, Jr., '41, 702 Building "45, 8912 Nor- Frick Richmond—L. Gordon Miller, Jr., wick Road, Moreland Farms Roancke—Richard T. Edwards, ’33, Colonial Bank °48, 407-09 Building San Antonio—John South Texas Building St. Louis—John L. Patterson, W. Goode, Jr., " Boulevard Tri-State—T. J. Mayo, ‘31, Box 1672, Huntington, 38, 525 Upper Potomae—William L. Wilson, Jr., Cumberland Street, Cumberland, Maryland Waser D. C.—Arthur Guarendon Smith, Jr., West Virginia , 1818 You Street, N. "21, 4144 Lindell lil mn AND » vee " agninct© of eo 2% @ gonecce’” *e eooeee® ; eee ® eee? ® eooceee® ® @ee® e & @ & Appalachian—James R. Lyle, ’48, 245 Broad Street e Kingsport, Tennessee = Augusta-Rockingham—Richard W. Smith, °41, In- e dustrial Loan Building, Staunton, Virginia. @ Atlanta—Rodney Cook, °46, 46 Fifth St., N.W. ® Baltimore—T. Talbott Bond, ’51, Egglestown, ; Maryland 2 Birmingham—Warren G. Merrin, Jr., ’49, 2824 e Thornhill Road, Apt. 282-B ® Charleston, West Virginia—Ruge P. DeVan, Jr ® ‘84, United Carbon Building = Chattanooga—Georgi U. Stephens, °50, 904 Avon ry Place ® Chicago—Charles A. Strahorn, ’28, Winnetka Trust e and Savings Bank, Winnetka, Illinois - Charlotte—Herbert Woodward, Jr., ’41, 3916 Shel- e ton Place * Cincinnati—Jack L. Reiter, ’41, 1020 Union Trust e Building @ Cleve ay D. Prentiss, °44, 17605 Kinsman < 0a * Danville—Richard L. Heard, ’°44, 220 Robertson o Avenue eS Florida West Coast—John A. Hanley, '’34, First ¢ Federal Building, St. Petersburg e Gulf Stream—L. L. Copley, '25, Security Building > Miami, Florida e Houston—Ben Ditto, ’43, care of Norton Ditto Co. e Jacksonville—A. B. Conley, Jr., 43, 625 Hogan e Street ¢ ee ee H. Leedy, ’49, 15 West 10th : ree , @ Louisville—Ernest Woodward, II, '40 Kentucky * Home Life Building . @ Lynchburg—James E. McCausland, ’48, 1408 @ Northwood Circle @ Mid-South—Harry Wellford, ’46, Commerce Title - Building, Memphis, Tennessee @ New York—Clark B. Winter, ’37, 65 Broadway @ New Orleans—Herbert Jahncke, ’30, Jahncke ® Service . New_ River and Greenbrier—Harry E. Moran, '13, @ Beckley, West Virginia @ Norfolk—Bernard Levin, ‘’42, 7407 Cortlandt s Place ® North Texas—John M. Stemmons, 31, 401 Re- e public Bank Building, Dalla ® , 44, Shreve- canine Spring 1957 Vol. XXXII No. 2 Published quarterly by Aiumni, Incorporated Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Lexington, Virginia, September 15, 1924 Printed at the Journalism Laboratory Press of Washington and Lee University Editor H. K. YOUNG, 1917 Managing Editor TINA C, JEFFREY EDITORIAL BOARD PAXTON DAVIS, JR. FRANK J. GILLIAM DONALD E. SMITH Harry K. (Cy) YOunNG , ING. THE WASHINGTON AND LEE ALUMNI President MartTIN P. Burks, III, 1932 Vice-President Howarp W. DoBBINS, 1942 Secretary Harry K. (Cy) YOUNG, 1917 Treasurer STUARD A. WURZBURGER, 1928 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MartTIN P. Burks, III, 1932 JouN F. HENDON, 1924 STUARD A. WURZBURGER, 1928 HoOwarpD W. DOBBINS, 1942 PARKE S. ROUSE, J]R., 1937 ERNEST Woopwarb, II, 1940 Davin D. JOHNSON, 1921 FRANK C. Brooks, 1946 THE Cover: A proud day for Washington and Lee seniors CHARLES M. Drum, valedictorian, and JOSEPH A. AMATO, JR., president of the class Spring on the campus. . . Politics as Usual F THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE University News PRING SNEAKED IN suddenly S one pleasant day in April, and the Washington and -Lee campus .never looked _ lovelier. Stark tree branches all of a sud- den sprouted frothy green foliage, the grass lawns looked like a color advertisement for Vigoro, and stu- dents and teachers alike hastened to get out cord coats and white buckskin shoes. Spring fever hit the classrooms, and the Saturday afternoon excur- sions to Goshen began anew. Young ladies clad fetchingly in bermuda shorts and brief blouses material- ized to decorate the terraces at fra- ternity houses. The Ring-tum Phi suggested plaintively that Washing- ton and Lee’s annual spring vaca- tion needed to be lengthened to ten days or two weeks, instead of the usual one week. And with it all, came politics as usual. Both the University and In- dependent parties put up strong slates of candidates for campus of- ficers this year, and plastered the campus with picture posters. After the votes had been tallied on April 25, it was found the Independents had won two, and the University party five offices. President of the student body for next year is John Arnold Groobey of Norfolk, Vir- ginia, an Independent. Vice-presi- dent is John Gill Holland, Jr., Lynchburg, Virginia, University party; secretary, Larry M. ‘Topping, Newport News, Virginia, Univer- sity; Opening dances, C. Royce tucky, Independent; Spring dances, Ralph M. Evans, Cleveland, Ohio, University; Finals dances, Farris P. Hotchkiss, Richmond, Virginia, University party. Other activities during the spring months were many and varied. ‘The Troubadour theater presented, “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” March 13-16. The Student War | Memorial Scholarship Fund Com- mittee Minstrel Show followed on April 12 and 13, with the theme of ‘“‘Odds-at-Sea,”’ Homer’s Greek classic, The Odys- sey. The Mary Washington College | Glee Club came to town on April 16 for a joint concert with the Washington and Lee Glee Club in a parody on. Doremus gymnasium. A few days later, the University singing group, under the direction of Mr. Robert Stewart, departed for its first con- cert tour in three years. On the itinerary were appearances at Fred- ericksburg, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, Maryland; and Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Schools of the University were busy, too. ‘The fiftieth anni- versary of the School of Commerce and Administration, oldest de- partment of its kind in the South, was observed April 15. Fred C. Foy, president of Koppers Com- pany, Inc., of Pittsburgh, was the principal speaker at Lee Chapel for the birthday celebration. ‘This year, 250 students, or about one- fourth of Washington and Lee’s to- tal enrollment, are in the School of Commerce and Administration. Headed by Dean Lewis W. Adams, the faculty now lists 14 members. The Lee Memorial Journalism Foundation was host on April 26-27 to the 28th annual convention of the Southern Interscholastic Press Association. Over goo student and Happy fiftieth birthday to the School of Commerce and Administration at Washington and Lee. The anniversary celebration was held April 15, with the main address by FRED C. Foy, president of Koppers Company, Incorporated, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. MR. Foy is shown above, as he spoke to an audience in Lee Chapel. Hough, Jr., Washington, D. C. Uni- versity; Fancy Dress Ball, Edward D. Briscoe, Jr., Louisville, Ken- SPRING 1957 3 faculty delegates, representing more than 160 Southern - preparatory and high schools, attended and heard speakers such as Marquis Childs, syndicated columnist; Clif- ford Dowdey, Jr., novelist and _his- torian; and Joseph W. Musial, car- toonist for the “Katzenjammer Kids,’ and educational director of King Features syndicate. More than 65 college and high school teachers attended a one-day meeting of the Virginia chapters of the American Association of ‘Teach- ers of French and Spanish on April 13 at Washington and Lee. Princi- pal speakers were professor Jean Canu, of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and professor Hector H. Orjuela of Virginia Military Institute. ‘The final Seminar in Literature was held April 25 by the English department. Randall Jarrell, con- sultant in poetry to the Library of Congress and author and critic, spoke on “The Poet and ‘The Public.” > Other events were newsworthy. Librarian Henry E. Coleman, Jr., after waiting nearly 16 years for an elevator in McCormick Library, finally got it in April. Workmen had to drill for 10 nerve-wracking days to remove a solid bed of rock in order to complete the elevator shaft, but now the new elevator is servicing five levels of stacks in the library storage area. In March, grounds crewmen sprinkled the campus liberally with thick concen- trations of fertilizer to make the grass grow in worn places, and stu- dents prayed for quick rains. On April 24, after the lawn had grown thick again, the Interfraternity Council held its first annual Easter Ege Hunt on the front campus for 250 youngsters from Lexington’s elementary school. ‘The six happy kids who located the most eggs were given baby rabbits as prizes, and all contestants were given ice cream. Some of the children, tak- ing a cue from the President’s Egg 4 Roll in Washington, got down on their hands and knees and rolled their Easter eggs in the grass (See page 7). A very few decided that the best idea was to throw them at friends, a plan quickly squelched by panting fraternity men. In May, all eyes were turned to- ward the fast-approaching final ex- aminations and graduation week. Charles M. Drum of Richmond was named valedictorian of the class of 1957- Drum, who will graduate with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry, had the highest academic average of any senior, and will de- liver the traditional valedictory ad- dress to his class on June 7. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Drum PROFESSOR JOHNSON of Richmond, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Kappa Alpha, and is listed in “Who’s Who in American Col- leges and Universities.” # A NEW TEXTBOOK by Dr. Lewis Kerr Johnson, head of the depart- ment of commerce at Washington and Lee, was published in April. Entitled “Sales and Marketing Man- agement,” the book was published by the college division of Allyn and Bacon of Boston, and is intended for use in marketing management classes on the advanced under- graduate level. Dr. Johnson served as an official representative of the United States Navy on the Chicago War Man- power Commission and was Civil- ian Personnel Officer for that branch of the service. As a member of the Advisory Council on the Virginia Economy of Richmond, he wrote the report of the committee on markets and marketing entitled, “Marketing in Virginia.” The author received a John M. Glenn grant-in-aid from Washing- ton and Lee to assist him in com- pletion of the book. His textbook, which will sell for $6.95, develops the philosophy that marketing is a function of manage- ment, and can only be approached wisely as a coordinated activity, not as separately managed units of advertising, selling, merchandising, or transportation. Each chapter in- cludes cases and questions, charts and tables. It contains 644 pages. m DR. J. N. BEHRMAN, associate pro- fessor of economics and_ political science at Washington and Lee Uni- versity, is co-author of a textbook on international economics pub- lished March g0 by Rinehart and Company. Written in collaboration with Dr. W. E. Schmidt, of the George Washington University department of economics, the volume deals with the theory, practice and policy of world economics. Its 550 pages appeal mainly to the junior-senior college level. Included is an appraisal of the various foreign aid programs con- ducted by the United States since World War II, and an attempt is made to analyse the extent to which America may rely on this tactic to obtain foreign policy objectives. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE FIVE NEW APPOINTMENTS to the Washington and Lee faculty have been announced by President Fran- cis P. Gaines. Four resignations by faculty members were announced simultaneously. Dr. Edward F. ‘Turner, of George Washington University, was named associate professor of phys- ics, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Dr. Reuben E. J. Alley. Dr. Alley will join the tech- nical staff of the Bell ‘Telephone Laboratories at Murray Hill, New Jersey, where he had been employed previously for a two-year period. He came to Washington and Lee in 1955: A 1950 graduate of Washington and Lee, Dr. ‘Turner is a native of Waynesboro, Virginia, and has been on the George Washington facul- ty for the past three years. His eraduate degrees were received at M.I.T. and the University of Vir- ginia. James H. W. Stewart, a 1952 hon- or graduate of the Washington and Lee School of Law, was named as- sociate professor of law and law li- brarian. He replaces E. MacGruder Faris who will join the Wake Forest University law faculty. A native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Mr. Stewart was assistant profes- sor of law and law librarian at Washington and Lee during the 1953-54 term. He is now on the law faculty at Southern Methodist Uni- versity. Mr. Stewart holds a B.S. degree from the University of Ala- bama and a LL.M. degree from Harvard. Andre G. Lacerte, also of George Washington University, was ap- pointed assistant professor of phys- ics. He replaces instructor Samuel L. Davidson, who is resigning his teaching duties upon completion of law school in June. At George Washington Mr. Lacerte was assist- ant to Dr. ‘Turner for two years. He SPRING 1957 Dr. GeorGE Foster, far right, conducts a study class in the Moffatt Seminar room which was named for the beloved former head of the English department, DR. JAMES S. MOFFATT, who retired last year. Many gifts have been sent by former students to equip the room. is a native of Montreal, Canada, and a graduate of the University of Montreal. Randolph McGuire Bulgin was named instructor in English, and will take over classes formerly handled temporarily by other Washington and Lee professors. For the past three years, Mr. Bulgin has attended graduate school at Prince- ton University and expects to re- ceive his Ph.D. degree this summer. He is a native of ‘Tacoma, Wash- ington, and received his A.B. de- eree at Davidson College. Dr. J. N. Behrman has accepted the position of professor of econom- ics at the University of Delaware next year. His successor here is to be named. Dr. Paul C. Hayner of Clinton, New York, will join the faculty as an associate professor of philoso- phy. He is now associate professor of philosophy and religion at Ham- ilton College, where he has been since 1946. RESEARCH AND STUDY grants for fourteen Washington and Lee Uni- versity professors amount to $6,175, in an aid program designed to pro- vide assistance to teachers in scholarly pursuit. The grants are the fourth such annual awards under the John M. Glenn program, established in 1953 through a $120,000 gift from the late philanthropist. Glenn was an ofhcial of the Russell Sage Founda- tion and a member of the Class of 1879 at Washington and Lee. Last year, 22 professors in eleven teaching fields shared $6,400 in awards. ‘This year’s 14 recipients represent nine teaching fields, and individual awards range from $215 to $900, depending upon the type of research or study involved. Pro- fessors’ work will be carried out during the summer vacation. ‘Those receiving 1957 grants are: Professor Edward C. Atwood, eco- nomics, for attendance at the Sum- mer Research ‘Training Institute on Credit and Monetary Policy, spon- sored by the Social Science Research Council. Dr. Jay D. Cook, accounting, for auditing a course in Public Finance at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, and for reading and re- search in governmental accounting. 5 Professor Thomas E. Ennis, Jr., accounting, for study in account- ing at the University of Michigan in partial fulfillment of require- ments for the Ph.D. degree in busi- ness administration. Dr. ‘Thomas P. Hughes, history, for research in preparation for writing of the electrical industry in the United States, England, and Germany, 1870-1914. Dr. Charles V. Laughlin, law, for study of international law at the Hague Academy of International Law. Dr. James G. Leyburn, sociology, for research in Scotland and _ Ire- land on a project on social back- grounds of the Scotch-Irish in Scot- land and Ulster. Dr. Allen E. Ragan, political science, for preparation of a manu- script for a text on state and local government. | Professor Henry L. Ravenhorst, engineering, for study of modern engineering requirements, new techniques, and production and use of newly developed engineering ma- terials. | Professor Wilfred J. Ritz, law, for continuation of a study of the “Origin, Purpose, and Interpreta- tion of the Conflict of Laws Clauses of the Federal Constitution.” Dr. J. Keith Shillington, chemis- try, for an assistant in a new phase of work on a research project in- volving the resolution of optically active ketones. Dr. ‘Theodore A. Smedley, law, for research on the law of creditors’ rights in Virginia. Protessor Buford S. Stephenson, German, for study and research at the Universities of Basel and Zur- ich, Switzerland. Dr. Charles W. Turner, history, for completion of a text on the ‘Trans-Mississippi West. Dr. J. Harvey Wheeler, political science, for final research on a study of the political, legal, and constitu- tional ideas of Francis Bacon. 6 m SIXTEEN STUDENTS, one graduate of the class of 1956, an alumnus, and a University of Chicago professor were initiated into the Gamma of Virginia chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fra- ternity, on April 12 at Washington and Lee. The Honorable ‘Taylor H. Stukes, °15, chief justice of the Su- preme Court of South Carolina, was initiated as an alumnus member. ‘The professor, Dr. Earl Jefferson Hamilton, also made the main ad- dress at the initiation banquet.A specialist in the field of economic history, he has written several books and many articles. He is a Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Paris. Elected to membership on the basis of scholastic attainments and character were: Academic seniors: Richard G. Anderson, Gambrills, Maryland; John F. Arnold, Winchester, Vir- ginia; Richard H. Berry, Hunting- ton, West Virginia; John W. Fraz- ier, New York, New York; Herbert H. Hummers, New York, New York; Thomas V. Litzenburg, Cum- berland, Maryland; Bernard J. Schaaf, Jr., South Bend, Indiana; and John L. Wellford, Jr., Mem- phis, ‘ennessee. Law School seniors: Noel P. Copen, Huntington, West Virginia; Robert R. Huntley, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and John 5S. Stump, Clarksburg, West Virginia. Academic juniors: ‘Thomas E. Bradtord, Jr., Birmingham, Ala- bama; Lewis G. John, Cortland, New York; John A. Lackmann, Lexington, Virginia; John M. Lar- son, Washington, D.C.; and R. Lawrence Smith, Richmond, Vir- ginia, The 1956 graduate who was elected is Edgar G. Givhan, Monte- vallo, Alabama. Help in the,annual March of Dimes cam- paign in Lexington was given by IFC members during “Hell Week.” These two students roamed Main street, giving shoe shines. Others buttonholed passersby or stopped motorists for dimes for the polio drive, and in all, collected more than $455 THE INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL, for many years a high-sounding but little-doing campus organization, has blossomed forth this year as one of the most active, beneficial, and powerful groups here. Among its accomplishments have been the contribution of more than $1,000 to Lexington and Rock- bridge County Charities and the supervision of what university of- ficials believe was the safest and sanest fraternity initiation week in the school’s history. Dean of Students Frank J. Gil- liam was enthusiastic about the forward steps taken by the IFC un- der the leadership of senior Donald S. Luria of Philadelphia. “I think the university family and the community in general have benefited from a number of con- structive social projects carried out under the auspices of the Inter- fraternity Council,” says Dean Gil- liam. “I have viewed this develop- ment with enthusiasm, and I cer- tainly hope that it will continue.” Under Washington and _ Lee’s student government set-up, the IFC THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE is charged with complete jurisdic- tion over rushing, hazing, pledg- ing, and disciplinary action in- volving fraternities. It also super- vises academic ratings of chapters, insuring that certain university scholastic requirements for mem- bership are maintained. Dean Gilliam pointed out that the past year has been marked by outstanding progress in eliminating undesirable and hazardous elements from fraternity hazing procedures. He cited the IFC role in this, and commended the group for its work concerning general fraternity con- duct. Referring to the recent fraternity “Hell Week,’ Dean Gilliam said, “The general verdict is that, while there were some regrettable lapses and return to outmoded practices, the overall picture of initiations demonstrated a hopeful degree of mature conduct, and a definite move toward a greater exercise of student government in their own affairs.” A part of the IFC-sponsored phase of fraternity initiations saw freshman pledges collect over $455 for the Rockbridge County March of Dimes. And they engaged in other improvements projects during the five-day period. community Besides the polio fund assistance the IFC also made other notable contributions to community funds. At Christmas, $340 went to the community Christmas basket fund, marking the third year of steady growth of this activity. In 1954, the gift was $120, and in 1955 the sum was $310. In the recently completed cam- paign for funds for the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital wing, the IFC chipped in with $370. The money for the baskets and the hospital was derived from an- nual assessments made by the IFC on its member organizations. In other projects, the IFC is con- tributing $180 yearly toward the SPRING 1957 support of a 12-year-old Greek war orphan on the island of Crete. And two foreign exchange students and another university student are re- ceiving $550 in scholarship assist- ance from the IFC this year. Funds for these activities come from rush- ing fees paid by freshmen, and from fines levied on fraternities for dis- ciplinary reasons. Next year, President Luria says the council hopes to finance the attendance at Washington and Lee of a Hungarian refugee student. He says the search is now underway to find a qualified Hungarian young man for the IFC assistance. @ HERBERT J. HUMMERS, Washing- ton and Lee University senior from Valley Stream, New York, was se- lected as one of eight American col- lege students receiving cash schol- arship awards of $250 from the Del- ta Upsilon Educational Foundation of Columbus, Ohio. Hummers was presented his check by Washing- ton and Lee Dean of Students Frank J. Gilliam in brief cere- monies before members of the un1- versity’s Delta Upsilon Chapter in March. The award recognizes outstand- ing scholastic ability and contribu- tions to campus life through extra- curricular activities. Hummers is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omi- cron Delta Kappa, and was a mem- ber of the varsity basketball and tennis teams. m NINETEEN UNIVERSITY MEN have been honored by selection for list- ing in the 1956-57 edition of “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Col- leges.”’ The total is two more than have been selected at Washington and Lee in each of four previous years. It includes 15 members of the senior academic classes, three law school seniors, and one intermediate law student. Choices are based on “‘ex- cellence and sincerity in scholar- ship, leadership, and participation in extracurricular and academic ac- tivities, citizenship and service to the school and promise of future usefulness to business and society.” | Turn page|] Two hundred and fifty exuberent youngsters from the elementary school in Lexington were guests of the Interfraternity Council at an Easter Egg Hunt, April 24, on the front campus. Arriving after all day in school, the children quickly covered the campus and rooted out the dozens of colored eggs deposited in the grass. Then a large number of snicking snippets gathered in front of Lee Chapel to roll their Easter eggs up to the columns. Our photographer was on hand to catch this picture of the festivities. Brown paper bags in hand, elementary school children fan out over the campus in search of Easter eggs at the hunt spon- sored by the Interfraternity Council. Honored this year are seniors Wilham H. Abeloff, Petersburg; John F. Arnold, Winchester; Law- rence A. Atler, Denver, Colorado; Michael E. Chaney, Southport, Con- necticut; E. Gerald Hopkins, Had- donfield, New Jersey; Theodore M. Kerr, Midland, Texas; Gilbert Rus- sell Ladd, III, Mobile, Alabama; Thomas V. Litzenburg, Hagers- town, Maryland; Donald S. Luria, Philadelphia; Robert D. Miller, Charlottesville; Robert I. Peeples, Houston, Texas; H. Merrill Plais- ted, III, Cape Elizabeth, Maine; Alexander B. Platt, Riverside, Con- necticut; William O. Shropshire, Mobile, Alabama; and Isaac N. Smith, Jr., Charleston, West Vir- ginia. Law school selections are seniors Noel P. Copen, Charleston, West Virginia; “Townsend Oast, Ports- mouth; and Carl D. Swanson, Kans- as City, Missouri; and intermediate John Hardin Marion, III, Rich- mond. m WASHINGTON AND LEE’S Military Department underwent its annual 8 formal Second Army _ inspection April 24. A five-man _ inspection team, all members of ROTC staffs at other colleges, spent the day meeting with school officials, attend- ing classes, inspecting facilities, and examining supply and administra- tion procedures. Climax of the in- spection was a review of the cadet regiment, commanded by Theodore M. Kerr, of Midland, Texas. The inspection team was com- posed of Col. Kenneth A. Cunin, Ohio State University; Lt. Col. George W. Eason, Dickinson Col- lege; Maj. Cecil M. Curles, and Capt. Lawrence E. Butler, Univer- sity of Dayton; and CWO Stacy C. Harris, John Carroll University. m WASHINGTON AND LEE university, a school not universally noted for its military curriculum, neverthe- less staged its first annual Military Ball on March 15. The ROTC unit and the local chapter of Scabbard and Blade planned the event, which featured the music of Woody Her- man and his orchestra. The evolution of Army dress from the American Revolution to the present time was the decorative theme. Murals of soldiers in vari- ous uniforms of American wars hung from the walls in Doremus gymnasium. Members of the 450-man ROTC unit at the “West Point of South Letcher Avenue” attended the ball in dress uniform, and other stu- dents and faculty attended in for- mal attire. m THE ROCKBRIDGE HISTORICAL So- ciety has presented Washington and Lee with a bronze plaque which will designate a campus residence as the former home of three of the county’s foremost historical figures. The 8 by 12-inch plaque is in- scribed: “Here lived Margaret Junkin Preston, 1848-1857, ‘Poetess of the Confederacy’; Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, 1853-1857; Robert E. Lee, 1865-1869. Placed by the Rockbridge Historical Society, 1957. Known locally as “Lee-Jackson House,” the home is located on Washington and Lee’s front cam- pus. It is now occupied by Profes- sor and Mrs. Charles R. McDowell, and it is not open to the public. m WASHINGTON AND LEE is going in- to the pulpwood and timber busi- ness. It may be some 20 to 25 years before a return on the investment is realized, but to the 208-year-old institution this isn’t so long, and the start has been made. University workers, with the as- sistance of Virginia Division of Forestry experts and the U. S. De- partment of Agriculture soil con- servation men, planted some 40,000 white pine seedlings on university property near the ruins of Liberty Hall Academy. Purchased at a price of $6.50 per thousand from the state nursery at Charlottesville, the two- year-old seedlings cover approxi- mately 33 acres of land, with rough- ly 1,200 trees to the acre. A tree-planting device which can put up to 10,000 trees in the ground daily with expert operation was borrowed from the Division of For- estry for the job. Philip Nicely, a state forester from the division’s district seven in Staunton, says the university order is the largest single order for seed- lings from the state nursery this year, and might well be an all-time high. District seven embraces 11 counties in the Shenandoah Valley area, and only 305,000 seedlings have been planted over the entire district this year, Mr. Nicely said. Both Nicely and J. W. Hodge, district management chief, were on hand when planting operations be- gan in March. ‘They instructed uni- versity grounds workmen in the use THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE of the planter and care of the seed- lings. ‘The project is being conducted on university property known as Liberty Hall farm, located just northwest of the campus on high ground overlooking both Washing- ton and Lee and Virginia Military Institute. The land was once farmed extensively, but has become severely eroded. Soil conservation experts recommended reforestation. In 20 to 25 years, according to Mr. Hodge, the trees will be ready for thinning, the income from which should just about pay for the initial outlay for seedlings and planting. Later on, regular harvest- ing for timber and pulpwood can be made. m THE WASHINGTON AND LEE faculty passed the following resolution, after the death of Col. Milton B. Rogers, ‘17, in a bus accident on January 4, 1957, Just north of Lex- ington: “The Faculty of Washington and Lee University has learned with deep sorrow of the tragic and un- timely death of a former colleague, Milton Barbee Rogers, on January fourth, 1957. “A veteran of both World Wars, serving his country in all grades from second heutenant to colonel, Milton Rogers participated widely in combat and was decorated by sev- eral foreign governments. As a busi- ness man he filled successfully many positions of trust and responsibility. As an alumnus of Washington and Lee, of the Class of 1917, he ren- dered conspicuous service to his alma mater when he returned in August, 1946, at great sacrifice to himself and his own business affairs, to serve as Executive Director of the University’s Bicentennial Fund campaign. His fine executive abil- ity, tact, and wisdom were displayed SPRING 1957 in the organization and energetic direction of this effort and were determining factors in its success. At the same time, his magnetic per- sonality, his consideration — for others, his inherent kindness, and his rare sense of humor endeared him permanently to the faculty members who served with him on committees and to the many alumni who collaborated. “Colonel Rogers was a man of strong loyalties—to his native state of Kentucky, to his country, to his business associates, to his alma mater, and above all, to his friends. His was an exceptional talent for friendship and more than all else, it is as a genial and generous friend that we shall continue to cherish his memory.” A copy of the resolution was sent to Mrs. Rogers with deepest sympathy. THREE VERY SUCCESSFUL and time- ly lectures on the topic, “A Look at Policy-Making Powers of the United States Supreme Court” fea- tured the ninth annual John Ran- dolph ‘Tucker Lectures at Wash- ington and Lee’s Law School April 19-20. ‘The speaker was Frederick D. G. Ribble, dean for 18 years of the Law school at the University of Virginia, and a widely known au- thority on constitutional law and taxation. Congressional action to remedy segregation complaints, he said, might have been slow in coming if the United States Supreme Court had ruled that Congress, rather than local school authorities, should handle the difficult problem. ‘The high court displayed an important exercise of policy-making powers in deciding that states should work out their segregation problems subject to the federal courts, and The oldest and the youngest lawyers pres- ent at the Tucker Lectures got together afterward for a chat. They are GEORGE Haw, ‘04, of Richmond, Virginia, and CHARLES GROVE, president of the 1957 law class, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Mr. Haw’s father was graduated with a law degree from Washington and Lee in 1867, and his son in 19048. not federal statutes, he continued. “Given the choice, the people affected might well prefer this method to congresisonal action and supervision—on that we can but guess,” Dean Ribble declared. “In all frankness, it would be said that congressional action would prob- ably have not come so soon.” Speaking before an audience of several hundred law students, pro- fessors, and attorneys, he reminded that “the general provisions of the constitution, such as due process of law and equal protection of the laws, express in the abstract ideals which all men of good will accept. Simply stated, they are fair play and equality before the law. We have seen that these concepts have had varying interpretations in varying situations, and they will continue to have varying interpretations as long as men’s minds differ.” The court is the weakest of the three branches of government in actual allocation to powers in the Constitution, he said. Its strength is in the respect of the people of the country. [Turn page] g Discussing the Tucker Lectures are left to right, MARTIN P. Burks, °32, president of the Alumni Association; DEAN WILLIAMS; DEAN RIBBLE; and JAMES R. CaskiE, ’06, rector of the board of trustees of Washington and Lee University. “We live under a federal govern- ment which cannot exist as such without an umpire,” he concluded. Following the last ‘Tucker lecture, the annual meeting of the Wash- ington and Lee Law Association was held. B THREE SENIOR LAW students have been elected to membership in the Order of the Coif, national society recognizing outstanding scholastic achievements in law study. Selected were Robert R. Huntley, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Noel P. Copen, of Huntington, West Virginia; and John S. Stump, of Clarksburg, West Virginia. All three are members of Phi Beta Kap- pa, national scholastic fraternity. ‘The Washington and Lee chapter of the Order of the Coif was estab- lished in 1950. ‘here are 46 chap- ters active in American law schools. ‘The three new members have played active roles in Washington and Lee’s Law Review, with Hunt- ley and Copen serving as co-editors this year. Each is a member of Omi- cron Delta Kappa, national leader- ship society, and Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. 10 NORMAN CG. ROETTGER, an interme- diate law student at Washington and Lee University, was chosen this spring as vice-president for the Fourth Circuit of the American Law Students’ Association, the law school counterpart of the Amerti- can Bar Association. Elected by acclamation at the cir- cuit’s meeting at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Roettger is the chief official for the subdivision em- bracing law schools in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and North and South Carolina. Roettger will serve on the nation- al organization’s Board of Gover- nors, and he will be host at the 1958 Fourth Circuit conference at Washington and Lee next year. He is a native of Green Camp, Ohio. B WASHINGTON AND LEE’S winning- est basketball team in history (20 victories, seven losses) came up with its last full measure of devotion and energy in the finals of the Southern Conference ‘Tournament, but it wasn’t enough to prevent West Virginia’s powerful Moun- taineers from taking their third straight championship. With Coach Billy McCann’s five starters playing virtually the entire season without benefit of substitutions, the Gen- erals simply wore themselves out before succumbing to All-Amert!- can “Hot Rod” Hundley and Co., 67-52. Washington and Lee led by two points at the half, but the Gen- erals just couldn’t keep up the pace. The season brought no team championships, but several Gener- als reaped armfuls of individual honors. Co-Captain and senior cen- ter Lee Marshall and junior guard Dom Flora were unanimous All- Virginia Big Six choices; both were named to the Associated Press and Southern Conference Sportwriters’ all-conference first teams, and both were first-team selections on the conference All-Tournament squad. Frank Hoss, the big forward who will co-captain the Generals with Flora next year, was a second-team all-Tournament pick. In spring sports, the big news has been Gene Corrigan’s surprising lacrosse team. The General stick- men have won seven while drop- ping three, one of the losses to the team favored to win the national championship (Johns Hopkins) and another to the equally-powertul de- fending champs (Maryland). Vic- tories have come over Williams, Dartmouth, Loyola, Washington, Duke, Delaware, and Colgate. ‘The third loss was to Hofstra, a game the Generals shouldn’t have given up, since they’ve beaten teams which handled Hofstra with ease. Goalie Jim Lewis and attack Dick Moore are strong contenders for All-American honors. ‘Two games, with Baltimore and Virginia, re- main as this 1s written. In track, wins over Elon and Ran- dolph-Macon have been offset by losses to Lynchburg, Richmond, Davidson, and Hampden-Sydney. Captain Alex Platt has been a con- sistent winner in the shot and dis- THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE cus, and there may be a future record breaker in Skip Rohnke, a freshman javelin man. No records have gone by the boards, although Platt broke his own school discus mark at the Southern Conference meet, but he finished no better than third. Dom Flora’s booming and late- blooming bat has helped the base- ball team win four out of its last five games and pull up to a .619 mark with five games left. Flora had only one single in 2g times at bat while hitting right-handed in the early games, but he switched to the left side of the plate and in 17 tries he banged out a single, three doubles, two triples, and two home runs. Joe Knakal has a very credit- able 4-4 mound record, despite little support from his mates at the plate. Cy ‘Twombly’s golfers have drop- ped only one dual match, a 5-4 de- cision to VPI, but they were able to finish only third in the South- ern Conference ‘Tournament. Soph- omore Ned Baber and Senior Ted Kerr have been the mainstays. The tennis team, which boasted a good 8-4 record last year, hasn’t come up with suitable replacements for two missing lettermen, and as a result, ‘The Generals have won only three matches, while dropping five. George Stuart has been Coach Bill Chipley’s number one man all sea- son. m THE FOOTBALL PICTURE, a some- what murky scene of late, took on some new hues this spring as head coach W. A. Chipley, ’49, was re- placed by Lee M. McLaughlin. Wielding the brushes and the pal- ette were the board of trustees, who continued painting solidly on the “no subsidization” theme. The new mentor is now head coach and athletic director at Epis- copal High School, Alexandria, Vir- ginia. Forty years old, he was for- merly captain of the University SPRING 1957 of Virginia football team, and. be- fore entering the Navy in 1942, played professional football for the Green Bay Packers. His Episcopal eleven has not lost a game in the non-military prep school league of Virginia since 1950, and has been one of the most powerful teams in the greater Washington area. His success in fielding winning teams has been due in large measure to his use of a variation of the ‘Tl’ form- ation which he calls the “Go-T.” President Gaines, in announcing McLaughlin’s contract in April, said, ““‘We consider ourselves for- tunate in securing the services of Mr. McLaughlin. Though not an alumnus, his family has had ties with the institution for many years. He is known and admired by many members of the University family.” The new coach is a native of Rockbridge county, where his fath- er was a Presbyterian minister. His wife, the former Rosa Hodges of Richmond, is the daughter of a prominent Washington and Lee alumnus, the late Col. LeRoy Hodges, ’10. Her brother LeRoy, Jv. was a member of the class of 1935. Lhe McLaughlins have three daughters and one son, and plan to come to Lexington early in the summer. Mr. McLaughlin has a boy’s sum- mer camp, ‘““Maxwelton,” near Brownsburg in Rockbridge County. He has operated it for some years. In a meeting with the ’57 squad on April 21, coach McLaughlin proposed a doctrine of positive thinking for success under an ama- teur football program. “We're go- ing to think in terms of winning them all next year,” he said. ‘““We’re not going to think in terms of los- ing a single ball game, and that means winning the opener with Centre College.”’ He expressed him- self in agreement with the non- subsidized football program at Washington and Lee, and declared, “I don’t think there’s anything greater than playing football for fun. That’s what we’ve been doing at Episcopal High and I like it.” Chipley’s release as head coach on February 26 came as something of a surprise. The board of trustees An exciting moment in a spring lacrosse game sees the ball leaving the stick of a General stalwart, straight for the goal. The player scoring is Dick Moore, attackman. 11 made the decision at its January meeting in Washington, D.C., but notification came a month later. Chipley’s contract was extended from February first until September first, 1957, and he was asked to re- main on the faculty as a member of the department of physical edu- cation. ‘This he declined to do, say- ing he would leave at the end of the semester. Chipley’s teams had one victory in 15 games over a_ two- year period of ‘simon-pure’ ball. President Gaines declared his ‘very personal regret” that Bill did not choose to continue at the Un1- versity, and paid tribute to him as “a man of excellent character, of great fidelity to his duties, and a fine influence over the college boys on the campus.” “Varied sources of information which came to the board,” explain- ed Dr. Gaines, “‘indicated that Mr. Chipley had every requirement of character and personality, but that he was unable to teach the boys the kind of football which he himself played with = great distinction. ‘There was no other reason which compelled the board in its deci- sion.” Chipley, in press reports, said the news of his dismissal came as a sur- prise to him from the board. “I think,”” he added, “they’ve made two hasty decisions—the one in ’54 (the beginning of the non-subsi- dized program) and the one now. I can not conceive how mature people on the board of trustees can expect winning results under a non- subsidized program in two years.” He said he thought his team had been showing steady improvement. “We were getting a better in-class schedule and we were getting so that our young boys could be talked to in terms of football. Last year’s team was 75 per cent better than the year before. We weren't getting pushed around. We thought we could look forward to two or three wins next season.” President Gaines emphasized the 12 trustees’ desire to provide each of Washington and Lee’s twelve inter- collegiate sports with the best coach- ing possible. He said the board re- mains convinced that a program of amateur athletics is best for the in- stitution. In football, one of the dozen sports at Washington and Lee, the board looks for good foot- ball, but not necessarily for vic- tories, Dr. Gaines declared. It ex- pects ‘‘a football program in which the students give their best in truly competetive spirit, and which the students will enjoy.” s A PERMANENT ANNUAL award in memory of William Dudley Scott, 51, has been established by Fayette County Memorial Auditorium, Fay- etteville, West Virginia. Biull, an outstanding member of Washington and Lee football teams in 1949 and 1950, died in October, 1956, of cancer. The award, a large trophy, was presented for the first time on March 9g, 1957, following the Fay- ette County Class “A” basketball tournament, and was presented to the individual judged outstanding in character, leadership, and sports- manship. Duplicates of the original trophy will be awarded each year. When presenting the award, E. W. Dunkley, principal of Mount Hope High School, which Bill at- tended, made the following re- marks, “It is now my pleasure to present the William Dudley Scott Memorial ‘Trophy for 1957. One of the finest young men to repre- sent Fayette County, Bill Scott star- red in athletics and was outstand- ing in student activities at Mount Hope High School and at Wash- ington and Lee University. He died in October, 1956, a victim of cancer. “Bill Scott was a shining example of the highest qualities of charac- ter, leadership and sportsmanship. It is our sincere wish that the Wil- liam Dudley Scott Memorial Tro- phy will be the most eagerly sought award at this tournament each year. It is awarded on the basis of those same fine qualities which Scott so typified during his life- time. It gives me great pleasure in- deed to present this first such award...” ©000000000060080006000000000080 Dining Hall and Dorms Due in Fifteen Months ‘THE PROPOSED new student din- ing hall and upperclassmen’s dorm1- tories at Washington and Lee should be a reality by fall of next year, if ail goes well. A tentative tar- get date of September, 1958, has been set for completion of the new facilities, President Gaines says. Final approval of the architects’ plans will probably be granted at the June meeting of the universi- ty’s Board of ‘Trustees, after revision of some phases by the planners. ‘The board has been ironing out details this spring with the architects, and the working drawings are now be- ing whipped into shape. ‘There will be three new build- ings, all fronting on Washington street near the President’s home. ‘The dining hall will be the first full scale facility of its kind at Washington and Lee. Plans call for a main dining room which will seat a minimum of 423 students. and a maximum of 550. The build- ing will also contain two auxiliary dining rooms which may be con- verted into lounges, or banquet rooms; the University store; and the book store. It will be connected to the present Student Union building which will be remodeled. ‘The two upperclassmen’s dormi- tories will be erected nearby, with a capacity of 40 boys in each build- ing. Ihe rooms will be in singles, but will have connecting doors. One of the dormitories will be reserved for law students, the other for un- dergraduates. The present University supply store will be remodeled and con- verted into an academic building. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE They Carry a Tune For Washington and Lee INGING FOR THEIR SUPPER is an S old custom for Washington and Lee’s song stylists, the Sazeracs, but singing for a fun-filled Florida vacation at a swanky resort 1s some- thing else. ‘That’s what the group did during the school’s spring holidays, March 30-April 7. ‘They appeared nightly for a week at the Colonnades Ho- tel, in the Riviera beach section of Palm Beach Shores, and made such a good impression with both man- agement and guests that they've been invited back again. The Sazeracs gave two formal concerts after dinner during the week, but their other appearances were songfests by the swimming SPRING 1957 pool during the day, or in the tap- room at night. Jerry Miller, a jun- ior from Wheeling, West Virginia, director of the group, said their of- ferings of show songs, spirituals, barber shop favorites, and novelty numbers were so well-received that they inspired the patrons to join in. And were the students pleased when some guests gave them the celebrity treatment, with requests for autographs and snapshots! The boys didn’t spend all their time working for room and board by the singing method, though. They enjoyed long lazy days under the sun, away from books and quizzes, and contributing a good deal to the enjoyment was the fact that a number of young lady college students were also vacationing at the hotel. The associations were so pleasant, according to one member of the Sazeracs, that at least five of the group are continuing their friendships with the girls via Uncle Sam’s mail service. Ledyard D. Gardner, general manager of the hotel, wrote Dean Frank J. Gilliam after the Sazer- ac’s engagement that he had an “exceptionally high opinion of them both as individuals and as a group. Their conduct was exem- plary, their cooperation complete, and their thoughtfulness note- worthy. The entire visit reflected most favorably on themselves and on Washington and Lee Universi- (Continued on page 18) 13 Lroyp A. Dosyns, JRr., of Newport News, Virginia, operates the controls in the new and well-equipped control room of the journalism department’s radio studio. FTER EIGHT YEARS of improvised facilities, Washington and Lee’s communications students have at last found a home for their labora- tory work in radio and film com- munication. For the first time since “Home Edition,’ the nightly 15-minute news broadcast of the Department of Journalism and Communica- tions, went on the air in 1948, bud- ding radio and film producers were able this year to carry out their ac- tivities in centralized facilities that afford them attractive, protession- al working conditions. The new home of the Communi- cations Laboratory, which sponsors “Home Edition,” a bi-weekly 30- minute feature radio series called 14 By PAxTon Davis Assistant Professor of Journalism “Kaleidoscope,” and a variety of film productions, is old Payne Hall 1. The large, ground-floor class- room, traditionally used by the De- partment of Englsh, was turned over to the Department of Journal- ism and Communications last sum- mer, in exchange for Payne Hall 26, which became the Moffatt Seminar. During the late summer, construc- tion crews converted the room into a wing of the department’s previous quarters on the ground floor of Payne Hall. Completed as the col- lege term opened in September, the new wing houses a radio studio, control room and laboratory, as well as two new offices and a foyer. ‘The studio, soundproofed and separated from the control room by A New Studio for Communications Students a professional studio window, is decorated with a series of four mu- rals representing the mass media— newspapers, radio, television and motion pictures—which were a gift to the department from _ Sol Taishoff, editor and publisher of Broadcasting-Telecasting Magazine, Washington, D.C. The room is furnished with chairs, couches, floor lamps and music stands donated by Station WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia. ‘The control room, directly be- hind the studio, is the center of technical broadcasting operations. Equipment installed there as the facilities opened in September in- clude a sound input console, studio tape recording apparatus, a_port- able tape recorder, transcription THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE turntable, monitor loudspeaker, motion picture camera, film edit- ing machine, film titler, projectors, and cabinets for records, tapes, and films. The console, a gift from R. J. Rockwell, vice-president and di- rector of engineering for the Cros- ley Broadcasting Corporation, Cin- cinnati, Ohio, permits mixing of sounds from various sources, in- cluding recorders, playback ma- chines, and up to four microphones. It allows simultaneous output of the radio signal to broadcast facili- ties, recording machines, and moni- tors. The studio tape recorder was an earlier gift from an alumnus, Gil- more N. Nunn, ’31, of Lexington, Kentucky. Completion of the improved fa- cilities for communications labora- tory work was the signal for in- creased vigor in radio and film pro- duction during the year. In addi- tion to “Home Edition” and ‘“‘Ka- leidoscope,” the radio staff gave as- sistance to the Glee Club in prepa- ration of a biweekly music series, which was broadcast by Station WREL via the Washington and Lee remote facilities. Melvin L. Link- ous, program director of Station WSLS, Roanoke, joined the staff as a part-time laboratory instructor. Students in television and motion pictures completed several films— among them a documentary on the annual convention of the Southern Interscholastic Press Association, held in April—and plans were be- ing made at year’s end for further program expansion in the fall. Top photo, JEB RoseBROOK, director of Kaleidoscope, stands at the microphone, while Ltoypd Dosyns in the control room and Biri MILLER at the small mike give an assist. Center picture, Dosyns directs JERRY Hopkins, DEREK SHOEN, and ROsE- BROOK in a_ three-part presentation of national, local, and sports news on “Home Edition”; bottom photo, JERRY HOoPpxkINs winds up a_ broadcast, as his cohorts lounge under one of the communications murals which decorate the studio. Regional agents of the Alumni Association met for fellowship and inspiration on February 8 and 9 in Lexington. Shown at the dinner meeting in the Mayflower Hotel were: top left, Cy YOUNG, giving a report on the Alumni Fund; top right, H. GRAHAM MonrIson, °30, Washington, D.C., chairman of the Alumni Fund Council; Alumni Secretary H. K. YounG; Don SMITH, development director at Washington and Lee; Mrs. Morison, and Bitty Hinton, 29; center left, Doc Fick, ’24; JosEpH M. HOLT, '25, Lewisburg, West Virginia; BENJAMIN F. Howarp, ’21, Welch, West Virginia; center right, EarL M. Vickers, 49, Montgomery, West Virginia; Mrs. W. ‘I’. BROTHER- TON, JR., Charleston, West Virginia; and Ropnry M. Cook, ’46, Atlanta, Georgia; bottom left, STEPHEN E. CAMPBELL, JR., °34, Long Island, New York; D. E. Bravy, JR., °37, Lexington; BRENT REMSBURG, ’38, South Boston, Virginia; WILSON B. ARMISTEAD, "48, Nashville, Tennessce; bottom right, Sip ISENBERG, ‘42, Atlanta, Gecrgia; RopNEY Cook; and Grapy H. Forcy, JR., ’42, Columbia, South Carolina. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Dean of the faculty Leon F. SENSABAUGH is shown as he congratulates JAMES E. MCCAUSLAND, °43, new president of the Lynchburg alumni chapter. Other officers are, left to right: Dr. G. EDwarD CALVERT, '44, vice-president; FRANK H. CALLAHAM, JR., 752, secrelary-lreasurer; and guest MARTIN P. Burks, ’32, Roanoke, president of the General Alumni Association. Chapter News RICHMOND L. Gordon Miller, ’45, was elected president of the Richmond chapter at a dinner meeting on February 26 at the William Byrd Hotel. Other new officers chosen were: Robert A. Dementi, ’40, vice-presi- dent; Earl L. Hargrove, Jv., 754, Sec- retary; and William duBois Bien, "49g, treasurer. Speaker was Dr. William M. Hin- ton, professor of education and psy- chology and chairman of Washing- ton and Lee’s faculty committee on athletics. WASHINGTON Washington alumni met March 2 at the Hamilton Hotel for a lunch- eon meeting. Dean Leon F. Sensa- SPRING 1957 baugh was the guest speaker, and he talked on the state of the university. LYNCHBURG Dr. Leon F. Sensabaugh, dean of the faculty at Washington and Lee, was speaker on February 22 at the Lynchburg chapter meeting, held in Oakwood Country Club. He warned of two fast-approaching collegiate problems—a “‘tidal wave of students” and greater competi- tion among colleges for top faculty talent. He was introduced by James R. Caskie, ’o6, rector of the Wash- ington and Lee board of trustees. Officers elected were president: James E. McCausland, ‘43; vice- president, Dr. G. Edward Calvert, ‘44; and secretary-treasurer, Frank H. Callaham, Jr., ‘52. Martin P. Burks of Roanoke, ’32, president of the General Alumni Association, was an honored guest. NEW ORLEANS Dr. Leon F. Sensabaugh, dean of the faculty, was the main speaker on April 2, when members of the New Orleans chapter held a din- ner meeting. John Minor Wisdom, "25, newly elected member of the Board of ‘Trustees of Washington and Lee, and Joseph Jones, presi- dent of the Board of Administra- tors of ‘Tulane University, made brief talks. Following Dean Sensabaugh’s ad- dress, there was an open discussion, and he answered many questions on topics of interest at the college. Forty-six persons attended the meeting. 17 Alumni, wives, and parents of the St. Joseph, Misscuri, area met for a dinner meeting there recently. Also included in the very congenial gathering were one prospective student and his parents, and one V. M. I. freshman “invited for heckling purposes.” They Carry a Tune (Continued from page 13) ty, and we hope they will return next year.” At Washington and Lee and in the surrounding communities, the Sazeracs have established them- selves as one of the most popular singing organizations ever. ‘They have appeared at Hollins, Ran- dolph-Macon, and Sweet Briar Col- leges, the Virginia Industrial Man- agement conferences, Central Vir- ginia Industries’ meeting, Lees’ Rug Sales Clinics, civic meetings, and a host of alumni and parents’ func- tions at the college. Last year the group made a special 10-inch long-play recording which was enthusiastically received, and another record is scheduled to be cut soon. The Sazeracs, who take their name from a famous New Orleans drink, were organized in 1955, un- der the direction of Jim Lewis of Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, who also prepared their special close-harmony arrangements. ‘Chere were ten in the original group, two 18 of whom are still members. Lewis, now in graduate school, still does: some of the arrangements and mails the music back. The first Sazeracs were hand-picked by Lewis from among the best of several fraternity singing groups, but replacements today are chosen by try-out. Cur- rently, all the members are either sophomores or juniors, to insure the continuity of the group. Members, besides Miller, are: Ralph Baucom, Shreveport, Louis- 1ana; Tom Branch, Atlanta, Geor- gia; ‘Tom Gowenlock, Chicago; Bul Martin, Englewood, New Jer- sey; Bob Moeller, Providence, Rhode Island; Chris Rehlan, Plan- dome, New York; Ken Sadler, New Orleans, Louisiana; Watty Watring, Beverly, West Virginia; ‘Tony Weeks, Sea Cliff, New York; and George Allen, Swarthmore, Penn- sylvania. Branch and Sadler were charter members. Jack Lackmann of Lexington, Virginia, was a mem- ber of the group this year until he entered the Army in March. Al- len is the pianist, and Watring fills in with his guitar as a folksong specialist. Gowenlock, Baucom, and Watring are soloists. 1867 Student’s Letter Found A letter from a Washington and Lee student of go years ago turned up at the university recently. Writ- ten by John F. Swayne of Lexing- ton, Tennessee, on December 29, 1867, it described the college to his aunt in ‘Texas. “IT suppose you are aware who is our President—if not, he’s the great- est man living of our age, Gen. R. FE. Lee... Expenses are very high here indeed. A person can’t get along here ten months with less than four hundred dollars at all. The people take advantage of the students here and charge nearly double the price for things they know they are obliged to have. But I can say one thing in their behalf, that is they are a church-going people. ‘They nearly everyone be- long to some church. We have four different churches here—the Episco- pal, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist. Genl. Lee is a member of the Episcopal. This place is noted for big men—we have four or five Generals and one Governor. “I am in hopes you have had quite a nice Christmas. For myself I believe I never spent as dull a one in my life. We were only allowed one day and that was as many as I wanted, as I knew but few people here...I have been in this place for nearly four months now, have had quite a pleasant time ever since my arrival.” He was 17 years old at the time, and a freshman at Washington Col- lege. He later settled in Fort Worth, ‘Texas, and practiced law there un- til his death. One of his most prized posses- sions was an excuse from classes, signed by the famous general: “Mr. John F. Swayne is excused from recitations until the 22nd inst. in- clusive on account of ill health. Signed, R. E. Lee.” THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 98 Dr. R. T. Surexps is still assistant pathologist at the hospital in Winchester, Virginia. 0; JosHuA M. SApp has been practic- ing law for more than 50 years. He has been an attorney in Panama City, Florida, for the past 44 years, and his main ac- tivity now is advocating constitutional government or States Rights principles. Address: 20 E. Fourth Street, Panama City. 08 BENJAMIN ‘T. SMITH retired on January first of last year, and is now doing a lot of fishing, he says. 09 THE Rev. DEVALL L. GWATHMEY is now retired from the active ministry of the Protestant Episcopal church, and says he divides his time between Wythe- ville, Virginia, and Virginia Beach. 10 Joun H. Tucker, Jr. and his wife, since 1950, have gone to France and Eng- land every year, and are planning another trip this year, sailing from New York on August 24. He was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France last year and is also honorary Consul of France for Shreveport, Louisiana, his home, and Baton Rouge, and has many good friends among the professors at the University of Paris Law School and _at- torneys in the French Ministry of Jus- tice. / / Fred P. GuTHrRi£ retired last August from Radio Corporation of Amer- ica after 33 years of service. He was given a dinner at the Statler Hotel in Wash- ington and a twelve-foot aluminum row- boat to use at his summer cottage near Annapolis on the South River. SPRING 1957 13 W. ‘TAYLOR ‘THOM, JRr., who retired from the Princeton geology faculty last June, ran the Pre-College Geology Course at Red Lodge, Montana, last summer and the Professional Short Course on Uranium in that region. He recently attended the Williston Basin field conference and the dedication of Ohio Oil company’s new research laboratory at Denver, Colorado. 15 W. W. CasH, Jr., director of the of the annual Botetourt County (Vir- ginia) Sience Fair for the past several years, had another successful fair on March g. Mr. Cash has built the fair up to the high spot of the year for high school science students. Thirty per cent of all the high school students in the county had exhibits this year, ranging all the way from a study of molds, tropi- cal diseases, and chemiluminescence, to an automatic dishwasher built to miniature scale. 21 BENJAMIN H. Nepietr has been teaching a course in Federal ‘Tax Proce- dure this year at the University of Cali- fornia School of Law, in the Graduate and Advanced Professional program. Mr. Neb- lett has had more than 20 years experi- ence in the Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, United States ‘Treasury Department. L2 Rosert M. BeAr is president this year of the New Hampshire Psychological Association, and he and his committee have been helping to draw up a bill for the Legislature, to set the standard for independent practice at the doctorate level. ‘This law, if passed, would elimi- nate untrained, ill-qualified persons from setting themselves up as practicing psy- chologists. WILLIAM FRANCIS MCCANN has been with the New York Central Railroad for 35 years and says he is still going strong. Last fall, he took a vacation trip to see Cali- fornia and Northern Mexico. His address is 413 Northview Avenue, New Castle, Pennsylvania. 23 Epwarp AULL, head of the history department at Phillips high school in Birmingham, Alabama, has been named REDERICK M. (“SENATOR”) Hup- k SON, ‘90, was recently saluted by the Miami Rotary club in its official publication, with “a pri- mary salute to you, sir, so young at 85 summers.” “Senator” Hudson was graduated with an A.B. degree from Washing- ton and Lee in 1890, and a law de- eree in 1892. He went to Walton, Florida, in 1901 and moved to M1- ami in 1905. He was elected to the State Senate from the 13th District (Key West to Daytona Beach) and served 10 years, one term as presi- dent. He was instrumental in pass- ing the first Child Labor Law and setting up the first Juvenile Court. He is past president of the Dade County Bar Association, and that group honored him with a citation on the completion of 50 years in the practice of law in Florida. The Senator helped organize the Community Chest and the Florida Children’s Home Society, and the Historical Society of South Florida. He has held executive offices in all of them. He has also been a moving spirit and counselor in the Miami Y.M.C.A. He is past president of the Miami Rotary club, and holds continu- ous membership in the ‘Trinity Methodist church since 1905. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and, by right of direct descent, is a member of the Ancient and Honorable Ar- tillery Company of Massachuseits. 19 principal of the school, effective in Septem- ber. He has taught for 30 years in Birm- ingham. 24 JOHN W. GREENE is practicing law in Knoxville, ‘Tennessee. He is the father of seven children, four boys and three girls. Address: 931 Scenic Drive, Knoxville. E. ALMER AMES, JR. is state senator from the First District of Virginia. He _ has been practicing law in Onancock, Virginia, on the Eastern Shore, since 1925. 25 WILSON RoacH is beginning his eighteenth year with the Massachusetts Protective association. He is also working with a group to start a High Episcopalian church in Charlotte, North Carolina. 2 & GEORGE E. WAINSCOTT was recently elected district director of the American Finance Conference, the national associa- tion of sales finance companies. He will represent the states of Missouri and Kan- sas. George is president of the Commerce Acceptance Company, president of Mid- land Empire Life Insurance Company, and president of Midland Empire Insurance Company. T. B. Bryant of Orangeburg, South Caro- lina, is a newly-elected member of the board of trustees at Coker College for young women, in Hartsville, South Caro- lina. His wife is a graduate of that insti- tution. Mr. Bryant is head of the South Carolina State Probation, Parole, and Pardon Board. G. OLDHAM CLARKE has been elected presi- dent of the metropolitan board of the YMCA, Louisville, Kentucky. He is a former president of the Louisville, and the Kentucky Bar Associations, a former Jefferson County commissioner and County judge pro tem. He is a member of the State Election Commisison. He is also chairman of the building commisison of the Kentucky Society for Crippled Chil- dren. 29 WILLIAM B. JACOBS is vice-presi- dent and trust officer of Central National Bank of Richmond, Virginia. 3 0 FREDERIC GILBERT SWINK iS asso- ciated with the law firm of Swink, Swink 20 and White at Norfolk, Virginia. He is now serving as a member of the volunteer crew on the Susan Constant II, one of the ships for the 1957 Jamestown Festival. C. Irvinc Lewis is now minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina. His address: 410 East Walnut street, Goldsboro. 32 Dr. FRANK CUNNINGHAM, director of the Sequoia University Press of Cali- fornia, won a George Washington Honor Medal and cash award from the Freedoms Foundation Award Committee recently. His prize-winning essay was titled “The Finger of God...” 33 Dr. ALVIN B. ORTNER is practicing general and vascular surgery in Louisville, Kentucky, and is associate professor of surgery at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. JOHN F. WATLINGTON, JR., president of the largest commercial bank between New York and Dallas—Wachovia Bank and Trust Company of North Carolina, has been elected to the board of directors of Colonial Stores Incorporated, a super- market chain. Mr. Watlington has served as president of the Charlotte, North Carolina, Community Chest, the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and the Executive Club. 35 Tuomas L. CoLey recently com- pleted a_ fifteen-months road tour as Captain Fisby in “Teahouse of the August Moon,” going from coast to coast, Canada to Texas, and happily running across many Washington and Lee friends ©FGCOOCCECHCHCHESCHECGCGCHCOOG8SC9SHOGOOCHCOSBCEOCSEOCOGCHECOSGOOSCEE6EO Dean of Virginia school superin- tendents is Dr. J. J. Kelly,’12, who has served with distinction for 40 years as head of Wise county schools. He has instituted many new school programs. Under his leader- ship, Wise county in 1919 was the first county to organize a summer high school. Wise county was the first to employ high school prin- cipals on a 12-months’ basis in the 1920's. Wise county was the first to organize the 12th grade, in 1936. Other firsts were the placing of commercial courses in the regular curriculum, and the ownership and operation of a countywide voca- tional school. And with it all, Dr. Kelly has operated the schools so economically that the cost of ad- ministration of Wise county schools is less than that of any other coun- ty in the state. In 1917, when he became super- intendent, the total value of all schools was $41,400. Now property value is $6,500,000, with several million-dollar schools constructed only recently. One of these new plants is named the J. J. Kelly High School in tribute to this be- loved man. Always active in civic work, he was one of the group of citizens who took the initiative in establishing Clinch Valley College, a branch of the University of Virginia. He has been president of the Virginia Edu- cation Association, president of the Department of Superintendents, president of the Superintendent’s Conference of Virginia, and is a life member of the National Educa- tion Association. He is a member of Christ Episcopal church in Big Stone Gap. He is married to the former Trula Watkins, and they have two daughters and two sons. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Two Birmingham alumni participated in the United Appeal Fund Drive there. HENRY P. JOHNSTON, ‘29, president of the Alabama Broadcasting System, presents a check representing 100 per cent employee participation to ALLEN RUSHTON, ’25, who served as chairman of the drive. along the way. Address: 401 N. Huntley Drive, Los Angeles 48, California. SAMUEL J. Moore, JR., an attorney in Rich- mond, is running for office as a member of the House of Delegates in the Vir- ginia General Assembly. The Democratic primary will be held July 9. CHARLES WILLIAM STULL is with the Liber- ty Limestone Corporation of Buchanan, Virginia, and recently has been made a director of the company. Dr. E. Liroyp Warkins is chief of ob- stetrics and gynecology at the Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania. 36 Dr. JAMES L. PRicE is the new chairman of the Department of Religion at Duke University. He is a specialist in the field of New Testament studies. He re- ceived his bachelor of divinity degree from Union ‘Theological Seminary in Rich- mond, Virginia; the master of theology degree from Princeton; and his doctor of philosophy degree from Cambridge Uni- versity, England. A native of Chase City, Virginia, he has been a Duke faculty mem- ber since 1952. SIDNEY ULFELDER, JR., for a number of years with United Air Lines, is now dis- trict sales manager for Ibera Airlines of Spain. He lives in Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania. 38 WALDO G. MILEs is one of six pub- lic members of the Virginia Commission SPRING 1957 on State and Local Revenues, known generally as ‘The ‘Tax Study Commission, created by the 1956 Legislature to study the entire tax structure of the state, and to recommend changes. Mr. Miles lives in Bristol, Virginia. STUART M. REYNOLDs resigned from active duty with the U. S. Air Force last July to accept the position of Chief Account- ant with the Alabama Pipe Company, In- corporated, Anniston’s largest manufac- turer of cast iron pipe and fittings. He has two boys, nine and fours years old re- spectively. M. HrepBuRN MANy was sworn in as United States attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana in August, 1956. He had served during the previous three years as first assistant. Address: 6018 Hurst Street, New Orleans 18, Louisiana. 39 A. R. KREIMER is employed as a salesman for Drexel Furniture company, covering the Northern Ohio area. He is the father of three children, Carolyn, 12; Colin, 8; and Jean, 4. The Kreimers plan a family trip late this year to Australia to visit Mrs. Kreimer’s family there. JOHN H. SHERRILL, JR. lives at Brushy Creek Ranch, on the Florida-Alabama line, with the mailing address on the Alabama side, at Atmore. He has four children, Jean, 13; Rita, 8; Susan, 5; and Jack, 2, and a number of registered Brahman cattle guaranteed to be gentle. One of Virginia’s outstanding educator-administrators is Edwin Wilson Chittum, °33, superinten- dent of the Norfolk County schools since 1949. As superintendent, he has been responsible for a comprehensive building program totaling over $23,000,0c0 in the past six years. He has administered the annual operating budget exceeding five million dollars, which is big busi- ness in any man’s league. His pupil population growth has been up as high as 3,700 in one school year, a strain on facilities which he has nonetheless coped with successfully. In addition to his school work, he has taken an active part in Civic, educational, and business life of the Tidewater area. He has been superintendent of the church school at his Methodist church for eight years, and a teacher of the Men’s Bible Class. He is a Mason, Shriner, and a Rotarian. He is a past presi- dent of the Norfolk County Edu- cation Assoication, District “G’’ of Virginia Education Association, and Augusta County Education Association, is Chairman of the Audit Committee for the American Association of School Administra- tors, has served as Director of the Southern Bank of Norfolk, The Bank of Norview, Bank of Cradock, and of the BON Corporation, and has been Consultant and Discussion Leader for State PTA Workshops for the past two years. He was born in Rockbridge coun- ty, Virginia, and won his A.B. de- gree from Washington and Lee, and Master of Education degree from George Peabody College. He was high school principal in Augusta County, 1936-44, and High School Supervisor in Norfolk County, 1944-45. In 1945, he was named principal of Norview High School near Norfolk, and served until his appointment as superintendent of all Norfolk county schools in 19409. He is married to the former Sue Kennedy of Staunton, Virginia, and they have two daughters, Su- san and Carol. 21 40 MICHAEL P. CrockER is engaged in the practice of law with the firm of Piper and Marburg, principally in trial of cases. He is the father of two girls and a boy, and they live at Bel Air, Maryland. STANFORD SCHEWEL recently opened an of- fice for the general practice of law at 122 East 42nd Street, New York City. STEPHEN LEONARD is associate general counsel with the National Labor Rela- tions Board in Washington, D.C. His ad- dress is 3701 Corey Place, N. W., Washing- ton 16, D.C. 42 Epwarp JAMES McCarty has been elected assistant cashier of Southern Bank and ‘Trust Company, Richmond, Virginia. He was formerly with the State Bureau of Banking. 43 Dr. WILLIAM S. Witcox of Birm- ingham, Alabama, is engaged in an inter- esting atomic research project for South- ern Project Research Institute. Working with the radiation chemistry laboratory, he is studying the effects of very power- ful x-rays, gamma radiation, on various materials. He is head of the Institute’s physical chemistry section, and did the planning for the installation and use of radioactive cobalt-60. ‘The scientists hope to find uses for radioactive waste products from atomic power plants. There is a gcod chance that they can be used for sterlizing food, bandages, and dressings. Scientists have already proved that some plastics can be modified and improved by radiation, and rubber can be vulcan- ized without heat. Donatp L. RICHARDSON is now a general partner in Nauman McFawn and Com- pany, investment brokers. Address: 855 Pine Hill Drive, Birmingham, Michigan. FRANK L. PASCHAL, JR. is now working for Convair at Fort Worth, Texas, as Health Physics » Administrator. Address: 5416 Whitman, Fort Worth 15, ‘Texas. S. L. Kopatp, Jr. has been elected presi- dent of the Memphis Rotary Club, the youngest man to hold the job. He has al- so been named vice-chairman of the 1957 Industrial Council of the Memphis Cham- ber of Commerce, a group which ex- changes ideas on industrial problems and develops programs in education, employee relations and public relations. Kopie is married and has three children. 22 HE BIG BROTHER movement in Lexington, Kentucky, is headed by John W. Merritt, ’38, who says that the plan has been one of the most significant human efforts in the prevention and correction of juvenile delinquency there. About three years ago, John be- came one of a group of men inter- ested in combating the delinquency problem in the Lexington area, but found there was no facility to help a mildly delinquent or pre-delin- quent boy. The only thing the Juvenile Court could do was to admonish the parents and send the boy back to them, which in most cases, was placing the youngster in the same environment which caused JOHN is shown at far left in this picture of comedian Danny Kaye and other Big Brother dignitaries. his delinquency, John says. ‘Then the Big Brother movement was sug- gested as a possible means of han- dling the problem. “We received wonderful co-oper- ation from the papers, radio and TV stations, and had speakers in all the civic clubs during Big Brith- er Week, and also solicited the help of all the churches,” he declares. “We raised a year’s budget to hire a permanent fulltime secretary and set him up in an office. Part of the budget came from some of the local W. and L. men. Last fall we were all pleased to be accepted into the Community Chest.” ‘The Lexington Big Brothers, un- der John’s direction, are now work- ing with 44 boys in a one-man-one- boy relationship, which brings a mature, intelligent and well- rounded man into personal, indi- vidual counsel with a growing boy who might otherwise lose his way in life. Through the encouragement and counsel given freely by the man, a stabilizing and helpful in- fluence is brought to bear on the boy in his formative years. Al Big Brothers are volunteers. They are men who understand and appreci- ate the art of friendship. Founded in 1904 as an interracial movement, the Big Brothers of America have as their slogan, “No man ever stands so straight as when he stoops to help a boy.” James H. Alexander, ’31, is chair- man of the board of the Lexington Big Brothers. Gorbon D. Gary took office on January 2, 1957 as judge of the 6oth District Court in Jefferson County, Beaumont, Texas. f f JAmes C. STANFIELD is an attorney in Paris, Illinois, and chairman of the Edgar County Republican Central Com- mittee. He is also hearing examiner for the [linois Commerce Commission. He and Mrs. Stanfield are the parents of two children, and live at 227 W. Court Street, Paris, Illinois. PauL D. Bars, JR. is now vice-president and trust officer of the Security ‘Trust Company, Miami, Florida. Address: 131 Shoerland Building, Miami. WALTER B. VAN GELDER is a California architect, and is the father of a two-year- old future General. Dr. CHARLES WILLIAM Bropzrs completed his surgical training at the Mayo Founda- tion in July, 1956. He is now on the gen- eral surgical staff at Scott and White Clinic in ‘Temple, ‘Texas. GEORGE Woop is now. associated with Signs Incorporated, in Sarasota, Florida. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE He was with the Lewyt Corporation pre- viously. 45 RicHARD A. KIMBALL is. district manager of the Iloile district of Caltex (Philippines), Incorporated, part of the California ‘Texas Oil Company, a group which markets petroleum products in 67 counties. He has been in the Philippines for eight years now, plus a brief nine- months stay in Shanghai, China, before the Communists took over. Address: Cal- tex (Philippines) Inc., Iloilo City, Philip- pines. 46 CHARLES JENKINS WILLIAMSON, II, has been associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane since 1950 as an account executive. He was married to Margaret Drummond in 1950 and _ they have two future Generals, 4, and one year old. Home address: 750 McClure Drive, Augusta, Georgia. JEROME D. GREENBERG is a broadcasting ex- ecutive with the Bremer Broadcasting Corporation, which operates a radio sta- tion, WAAT, and a television § station, WATYV, both in Newark, New Jersey. Ad- dress: Wierimus Lane, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. iy Jor L. SILVERSTEIN is chairman of the Committee on Jurisprudence and Law Reform of the West Virginia State Bar, and has written an article, “Small Claims Courts Versus Justice of the Peace,’ pub- lished in the West Virginia Law Review. 4 & WILLIAM L. Fury is prosecuting at- torney of Lewis County, West Virginia. He has been president of the Lions club and the Junior Chamber of Commerce, as well as organizing and heading the Basketball Little League there. Joun E. Scuerrty has joined the law firm of McClean, Petty, and McClean, in the practice of law. His business address is 650 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 17, California. ROBERT F. SILVERSTEIN has two things to brag about nowadays. He is the father of a son, James Robert, and he has es- tablished his own insurance agency in Midwest Steel Building, Charleston, West Virginia. Ropert A. HAYNES is vice-president of Francke ‘Travel Bureau in Sarasota, Flor- ida. JosErH EARL BLACKBURN is now general at- torney for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia. He has SPRING 1957 served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates, L9 JOHN MARSHALL PARRAMORE re- ceived his pharmacist’s degree from the University of Cincinnati and is now man- ager of Colonial Drug Stores, Chicago Heights, Indiana. JOHN S. R. SCHOENFELD was elected general partner of Ferris and Company, members of the New York Stock Exchange. He is director of overseas operations, and head of the personnel training division of the company. Address: 6921 Startmore Street, Chevy Chase, Maryland. WALTER H. WILLIAM, JR. has joined the firm of Slater and Vaughn, Realtors, as Commercial Property Manager. Address: 211 Commonwealth Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. LEONARD A. NIXON is now living in Knox- ville, ’ennessee, where he is operating the Nixon Machinery and Supply company, selling and servicing all types of heavy construction machinery. Dr. Everette L. Taytor, Jr., his wife Carol, and two-year-old Jon Mark are now living in Mt. Gilead, North Carolina, where Everette began his general practice in January, 1957. 50 Davin P. LARGEY is a student in the University of Maryland’s School of Medi- cine. Gus A. FRITCHIE, JR. was released from Navy duty last October, and since that time, has been practicing law in partner- ship with his father in Slidell, Louisiana. His second child, Gus A. Fritchie, III, was born October 23, 1956. 900008 FFHOHHHSHGHHHHSEHTDTOHHOHOHLCOOHHHOHOH0HGOOOOC8SO06S00800 ‘The “Outstanding Young Man of 1956” in Lynchburg, Virginia, is ‘Thomas R. Glass, ’49, co-publisher and assistant general manager of the Lynchburg News and The Daily Advance. At 28 years of age, he 1s one of the youngest persons ever to receive the award there. His plaque read, “The United States Junior Chamber of Com- merce certifies that ‘Thomas B. Glass was the recipient of the Dis- tinguished Service Award for out- standing community service during the calender year of 1956. Through his loyal, faithful, and unselfiish efforts, he has made a great contri- bution to his community, his state, and his nation.”’ Among ‘Tom’s activities have been: member of the boards of the Retail Merchants Association; Lynchburg chapter National Con- ference of Christians and Jews; Lynchburg chapter, Virginia Asso- ciation for Mental Health, and head of its fund drive; Lynchburg chap- ter, American Red Cross, and chair- man of the blood program which attained a record of 131 per cent of its quota; Salvation Army, Junior Christmas Party and member of the Community Chest Public Relations Committee. He is treasurer of the Virginia Press Association. and last Novem- ber was selected by The Virginia Publisher and Printer as its ‘““Exec- utive of the Month.” He is director of the Lynchburg National Bank and ‘Trust Company. He is a candi- date for the Virginia House of Dele- gates on the Democratic ticket, with the primary scheduled for July g. He served in the Air Force dur- ing the Korean War. He was mar- ried in 1951 to Julia Thomason of Huntsville, Texas, and they live at 3130 Landon street in Lynch- burg. 23 GrorcE H. DENNY, JR. is a research chem- ist at the DuPont Experimental Station with the Textile Fibers Department. Ad- dress: 16 Harrow Place, Willow Run, Wilmington 5, Delaware. ARTHUR M. RoperTs is an insurance agent in Danbury, Connecticut, and makes his home in Brookfield Center nearby. He is married and has two little girls, Kathy, three, and Jody, one and a half years old. GEORGE W. GINN is with Knox Geological Company of South Pasadena, California, working on oil and uranium. JAMES P. SUNDERLAND has been elected sec- retary of the Ash Grove Lime and Port- land Cement Company of Kansas City, Missouri, effective April 1, 1957. Wave H. BALiarb, III, since September, 1955, has been with Massachusetts Bond- ing and Insurance Company. He served first as field representative, covering all of the state of Ohio. In March of this year, he was promoted to field supervi- sor, and transferred to the state of West Virginia. He is married and is the father of two sons, Wade Hampton, IV, and Dean Williams. Both boys have the same birth- day, July 26. The older boy is almost two, the younger, almost one. PETER E. Forkcen is with International Petroleum Company in Talara, Peru, four degrees south of the equator. He is doing well-site work and micro-paleontology. Dr. D. Voss Neat is currently medical of- ficer for a Navy squadron at Naha, Oki- nawa. He will be discharged in August, 1958, and hopes to return to a dermatol- ogy residency. JAmeEs TAyLoR HEpRICK was released from active military duty on January 31, 1957. He is now practicing law in Durham, North Carolina, in association with the firm of Reader, Fuller, Newsom and Gra- ham. GrorGe W. WHITEHURST is working for his doctorate at West Virginia Univer- sity and expects to complete his course and language requirements in August. He will return to the College of William and Mary in Norfolk and resume teaching in September. 51 Park B. SMITH is an account execu- tive with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner 24 and Beane in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the father of two little boys. STEVE Coco is engaged in the private prac- tice of law in Jennings, Louisiana. He is married, and is the father of a son, Stuart, two years old, and a daughter, six months old. Sot WACHTLER is presently an associate in the firm of Austin and DuPont, attor- neys, in Jamaica, New York. Address: 35 Split Rock Drive, Kings Point, New York. 52 DonaLp K. WILLIAMS is now fly- ing commercially for Meriden Aircraft Corporation, Meriden, Connecticut. Ad- dress: 1701 South Main Street, Chesire, Connecticut. Victor E. BEHRENS, JR. has recently be- come associated with his father in the life insurance business, with the firm of Behrens and Behrens, representing the General American Life Insurance Com- pany of St. Louis, Missouri. Address: 1142 Sylvan Drive, Abilene, Texas. THOMAS G. GARDNER Was separated from the U. S. Navy last July, and is now work- ing for Sinclair Refinery Company as of- fice manager at the Hagerstown, Maryland, branch. CHARLES H. McCain, Jr. returned to the General Electric Company in Syracuse, New York, after serving three years in the Navy. He lives at 947 James Street in Syracuse. Joun Ke_Ley HuTCHERSON is with Inter- national Business Machines Corporation in Louisville, Kentucky. He is married to the former Martha Jane Carr, and they are the parents of two little girls, two and a half, and six months. PauL D. WEILL has two news items to re- port. He has changed jobs, and is now working for Cities Service Oil Company as a dealer merchandiser in the New York Metropolitan area. And on January 19, 1957, he was married to Carole Hansen. They live at 17 Evans Avenue, Freeport, New York. Boyp H. LerysBurn, Jr., is a department manager with the new Sears Roebuck store in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was released from active Navy duty a year ago. Duke R. MORELAND got his master’s de- degree at the University of Houston and is now with Reynolds Mining Corporation as geologist and scout in the Four Cor- ners area, working out of Durango, Colo- rado. FLETCHER T. McCLIntTock is employed by the Arkansas Fuel Oil Corporation, a sub- sidiary of Cities Service Oil Company. His job is as subsurface geologist in the South Louisiana division, with offices in Lafayette, Louisiana. His address is 53 Magnoha Place, Marianna, Arkansas. 53 SERGEANT VOLNA I. MARTIN. Of Sherman, ‘Texas, is a member of the 7g62nd Army Unit at Maison Fort, France. He is a fiscal accounting specialist in the unit’s signal agency, and has been in the army since March, 1954. Dr. Justin D. Towner, III, has resumed his practice of dentistry in Memphis, ‘Tennessee, after a tour of duty with Uncle Sam. R. M. JAMEs Ruscick is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s special Committee on Divorce and Custody, which is presently attempting to establish a pro- gram for reconciliations in New Jersey. He is engaged in the limited general prac- tice of law, corporate, estate, real estate, and trial work in the fields of negligence, contracts, and matrimonial laws, and is associated with Abe D. Leverson. HERBERT TURNER OLSEN is employed by the Wall Street Journal, attached to the Los Angeles office. He is married to the former Lee Buckley of Scarsdale, New York, and they live at 193514 Palmerston Place, Hol- lywood, California. JoHN I. Bowman, Jr. is completing his third year of dental school at the Medi- cal College of Virginia in Richmond. He Graduates of the U. S. Navy’s Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, on March 1 were, left to right, Ensigns JAMES R. 'TRIMM, °54; CHARLES D. HAWKINS, JR., ’56; RICHARD R. McDONALD, ’51; and Puitie H. BRASFIELD, JR., 56. They completed an 18- week indoctrination course and are now serving at fleet and shore stations. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE has been granted a National Institute of Health fellowship this summer to do dental research. JAMEs C. GALT was graduated from Renn- salaer Polytechnic Institute with his mas- ter’s degree in mechanical engineering and is now with the engineering department of the DuPont company in Wilmington, Delaware. 5 4 CHARLES R. ScHRUL of Charleston, West Virginia, was graduated in 1956 from Carnegie Institute of Technology, and is now serving in the Engineer corps. He was graduated from the Engineering school at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. FRED LACKMANN, JR. was discharged from the army on December 29, 1956, and is now employed by the Richmond Times- Dispatch. J. Ropert Cross finished his hitch in the army and is now an accounting super- visor with Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- phone company in Richmond, Virginia. WILLIAM ‘T. CLem is still working as a Market Analyst for Smith, Kline, and French Laboratories in Philadelphia. He recently purchased a home in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, for his wife, little daughter, and son. THOMAS J. KENNY is doing graduate work at Peabody College for his master’s degree in history. He is also a member of the residence staff at Peabody, in charge of the men’s dormitory. In addition, he is coaching the freshman swimming team at Vanderbilt University. STEPHEN H. SNow is undergoing a training program at the Globe Ticket company in Philadelphia, where he has been em- ployed since his release from the army last October. Lr. W. ALLEN Harrison is a naval flyer stationed in Jacksonville, Florida, with Attack Squadron Thirty-Six. He is flying FoF-g Cougar jets until his release from active duty next April. Address: BOQ, Room 222, NAS Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida. SEDGEWICK LEE Moss and his wife recently returned from a glorious vacation via American Airlines, his employer. They visited Dallas, Phoenix, The Grand Can- yon, San Diego, Tia Juana, and Holly- wood. Home base is 3476 South Utah Street, Arlington, Virginia. 55 First LIEUTENANT JOHN F. LyTTON has been graduated from the aircraft of- ficers’ course at the Army’s Transporta- tion School, Fort Eustis, Virginia. He has been in the army since July, 1955. SPRING 1957 CONRAD C. FLANDERS, '55, was promoted to first lieutenant in April. He is assigned to the Bay Area Terminal Center’s Air Traf- fic Coordinating Officer at Travis Air Force Base, California. WILLIAM B. FRAy has been promoted to first leutenant at Oakland Army ‘Ter- minal, California. Lt. Fray is assistant chief of the Freight Documents Branch of the Bay Area ‘Terminal Center, head- quarters of the Army’s Pacific shipping operations in the San Francisco area. IRVINE THOMAS BAKER is with the Baker Ford Sales in Lexington, Virginia. He was married to Courtney Price on November 24, 1956. Lt. Leroy H. SimpKINs, JR., 54, of Augus- ta, Georgia, is serving at the Bremerhaven Port of Embarkation in Germany. He entered the army in October, 1955. FRANK G. GIBSON, JR. writes that he is having a great time in the Veneto area of Italy. He is serving as Venona-Vicensa area dependents’ schools officer. He was formerly a platoon officer of the 440th Transportation Company (Light Trucks). WILEY W. SPURGEON, Jr. is still in the newspaper business as co-owner and co- publisher of the weekly Syracuse-Wawasee Journal at Syracuse, Indiana. He is also associated with the Muncie Star at Muncie, Indiana, in an editorial capacity. Address: 17 Berwyn Road, Muncie. Davip M. CLINGER is now on the news staff of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and lives at 7516 Woodley Road, Rich- mond, Virginia. 5 6 FRANK BARRIE MONTAGUE is S€Lrv- ing in Japan with the army. WILLIAM C. NORMAN, GEORGE F. MILLIGAN, and RicHARD M. JOHNSTON are all second lieutenants, and recent graduates of the army’s Anti-aircraft Atillery and Guided Missile School at Fort Bliss, ‘Texas. GEORGE E. SCHUMACHER, after being chosen to enter the 1956 Sales Management Training Program of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, and serving with the Cleveland, Ohio, office, received his orders to report for active duty with the Adjutant General Corps at Fort Benjamin MHarrison, Indiana, in March. He will be back selling insurance in two years. DALE CORNELIUS is now a private in the engineering corps, stationed at Fort Leon- ard Wood, Missouri. He finished his basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in March. RONALD W. Fest is a graduate student in physics at the University of Virginia, doing research in high-energy physics. He is also instructing in the undergraduate physics department. CHARLES A. MACINTOsH is a field artillery officer. He has been in the army since July, 1956, and is a second lieutenant. A. Moopy Burr is completing the first year of a three-year course at Virginia Seminary, in preparation for the ministry of the Episcopal church. Jimmy DeEcp Bowl is working for Clarks- ville Finishing Mills, a division of Burl- ington Mills. He has a new daughter, Anita Maria, born in October, 1956. His son, Bob, is two and a half years old. RUPERT F. CHIsLom, JR., is enrolled in the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, working for his master’s degree in indus- trial and labor relations. Home address: 2325 Kenwood Avenue, Richmond, Vir- ginia. 25 1943 Jesse WILSON BENTON, JR., was married to Mary Louise Trumble at Short Hills, New Jersey, on March 29, 1957. 1950 Rospert UHLE GOODMAN was married to Martha Knox McGuffin on March 22, 1957, in First Methodist church, Shreveport, Louisiana. ALEXANDER ANDREWS, JR. and Barbara Bateman were married on March 28, 1957, at Palm Beach, Florida. 1951 Jack EvereTT GREER was married to Sara McCready Ironmonger on August 18, 1956. JAMes A. SNYDER was married to Virginia Lee Moore on December 29, 1956 at Koko- mo, Indiana. 1952 JosepH J. MuLuins, Jr. and Genevieve Townsend were married on January 24, 1957 in El Paso Texas. Frank H. Calla- ham, Jr., 52, was best man and Walter L Kunau, ’51, was an usher. Joe is stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas and his home address is: 208 East Crosby, El Paso, ‘Texas. Dr. Louis R. PurNnam and Sally Diane Patterson were married January 15, 1957 in Bridgetown, British West Indies. Donald H. Putnam, °44, was his brother’s best man. Louis is interning at Cincinnati General Hospital and will remain there for medical residency in July. 1953 Joun KeirH NeELson and Patricia Ann Fields were married in San Angelo, Texas, September 8, 1956. ‘They are now at home in Austin, where Keith is attending University of ‘Texas Law School. ROBERT IRWIN GOODMAN and Suzan Beck- hard were married September 30, 1956. Home address: 605 Mercer Street, Albany, New York. WILLIAM E. Brock and Laura Franklin Handley were married January 11, 1957. 26 R. M. JAMEs Ruscick was married to Caro- lus Grace Wenzlik on May 4, 1957, at Saint Saviour’s Church, Brooklyn, New York. RicHARD F. Boupy was married to Ina R. Morganstein on November 4, 1956, at Norfolk, Virginia. 1954 GrEoRGE S. Witson, III and Mariam Wil- liams were married in Owensboro, Ken- tucky, February 16, 1957. George is in the army and is in Judge Advocate School in Charlottesville, Virginia. 1955 CHARLES JOHN BALDREE was married to Mary Jane Whitelaw on March 1, 1957, at Grace Episcopal church, Rosedale, Missis- sippi. Watson H. Bowers, JR., was married to Donann Allen on December 28, 1956. Wat- son is a sophomore at the Colorado Uni- versity School of Medicine in Denver. Charlie, the certified dog, is dead. One of the most popular campus dogs ever, Charlie had the misfortune this spring to get in the way of a bullet on the firing range at V.M.I., where he also visited often. Charlie had a family in Lexington, but he loved his larger family on the two college campuses. ‘The spaniel attended all Washing- ton and Lee athletic events, commencements, some classes, most of the dances, and a large number of social events. He was ever the gentleman. Charlie, five and a half years old, will be missed by his friends. 1935 Mr. and Mrs. ‘THOMAS WALKER MEHLER are the parents of a son, John Clark, born January 18, 1957. 1930 Mr. and Mrs. WALLER C. Harpy, JR., are the parents of a son, Everette Parkin, born January 22, 1957, in Charleston, West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Roserr P. INGRAM, JR., are the parents of a daughter, Jill, born last year. 1940 Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT C. Hosson of Louis- ville, Kentucky, are the parents of a daughter, Jane Bowen, born August 26, 1956. 1941 Mr. and Mrs. W. L. SHULTHEIS of Glen Allen, Virginia, are the parents of a son, Bill, now one year old. Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD M. HERNDON are the parents of a son, Dale. Mr. and Mrs. GERHART S. SUPINGER are the parents of a daughter, Anne Elizabeth, born January 17, 1957. 1942 Mr. and Mrs. RAYMOND B. WHITAKER are the parents of a daughter, Honora Lucy, born August 26, 1956. They also have three sons. Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM J. SCOTT, JR. are the parents of a son, David Randolph, bern December 16, 1956. 1944 Mr. and Mrs. ALBERT F. BREITUNG are the parents of a daughter, Sally Nagle, born September 15, 1956. They live at 176 Greenaway Road, Rochester, New York. Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM R. MILLER are the parents of a daughter, Judith Dabney, born August 9, 1956. They live in Rich- mond, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. WititiAm H. Oast, Jr. of Portsmouth, Virginia, have a new son, Cabell Mercer, born March 31, 1957. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 1946 Mr. and Mrs. HARo“p 'T. MANKIN are the parents of a litthe General, Lynn Ray- mond, born December 16, 1956. ‘They live in Rochester, Minnesota. 1949 Mr. and Mrs. CARTER C. CHINNIS are the parents of a daughter, Ann Short, born October 31, 1956. ‘They live in Wash- ington, D.C. Mr. and Mrs. Paut B. CROMELIN, Jr. are the parents of a daughter, Caroline Tay- lor, born August 28, 1956. Mr. and Mrs. Burr W. MILLER have a new baby boy, Christopher Gray, born March 26, 1957. They make their home in Green- ville, South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. HARRY ARNOLD SCHULTZ, JR. have a daughter, born January 21, 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She _ is named Melinda Clare. Mr. and Mrs. DAvin M. Bower, JR. have a little daughter, Virginia Lynn, who was born March 7, 1957. Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN W. RAMALEY of Elmhurst, Illinois, have a son, Lee Gibbs, born November 12, 1956. 1950 Mr. and Mrs. WALLACE E. WING, JR. are the parents of a little General, Douglas Frederick, born October 13, 1956. Address: 18638 Golfview, Homewood, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. BRUCE S. PARKINSON are the parents of a daughter, Janet Colville, born on February 6, 1957. Address: 117 Hillside Road, Stratford; Wayne Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. JoHN H. McCormack, Jr. are the parents of a daughter, Julie Toner, born December 30, 1956, in Jacksonville, Florida. | Dr. and Mrs. RoBert S. MENDELSOHN are the parents of another little General, Jimmy, born January 14, 1957. Their older son, Michael, is two years old. Mr. and Mrs. FRANcIs EDWARD RUSHTON are the parents of a son, James Franklin, IV, born February 2, 1957. Address: 1953 Lewis Mountain Road, Charlottesville, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. NEAL EpwAarp MCNEILL are the parents of a daughter, Janey Porter, born October 2, 1956. Their son, Neal Edward, II, is now two years old. Mr. and Mrs. LEE F. Roperts have a lit- tle boy, Brian Lewis, who was born Feb- ruary 11, 1956. ‘Chey are living at 4502 Edgefield Road, Kensington, Maryland. Mr. and Mrs RICHARD DABNEY CHAPMAN have their first child, a son, Nathaniel Dabney. He was born April 2, 1957, in Charlottesville, Virignia. SPRING 1957 1951 Mr. and Mrs. RoBeErT H. SALISBURY are the parents of a son, Robert Holt, II, born February 7, 1957. Mr. and Mrs. JOHN I. THOMPSON, JR. are the parents of a daughter, Mina Louise, born in October, 1956. Mr. and Mrs. HAROLD OAKLEY, JR. are the parents of a son, Harold, III, born Feb- ruary 2, 1957 at Logan, West Virginia. 1952 Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Jones, Jr. are the parents of a daughter, Caroline Ter- rell, born October 15, 1956. Home ad- dress: 125 Wallace Road, Memphis, ‘Ten- nessee. Mr. and Mrs. Epwarp Davis Matz, JR. are the proud parents of a daughter, Jenni- fer Ann, born April 5, 1957. They are re- siding in Highland Park, Illinois. 1953 Mr. and Mrs. Harry PRINCETON Davis, JR. are the parents of a little General, Harry Princeton, HI, born on March 4, 1957. They live at 12 Meadowood Road, Rose- mont, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Rurt Tyson, Jr. have a young son born on October 13, 1956 in New Haven, Connecticut. They named him David Erick ‘Tyson. 1954 Mr. and Mrs. JoHn P. Toes of Roswell, New Mexico, are the parents of a future General, Perry Saunders, born January 9, —-1Q57- Mr. and Mrs. Grorcrt M. Younc are the parents of a daughter, Kelly Ann, born March 11, 1957. Daddy is with Marshall R. Young Drilling Company in Brook- haven, Mississippi. 1955 Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. KENNEDY, JR. are the parents of a son, Robert Bruce, born December 10, 1956, in Memphis, ‘Tennes- see. IN TRUST On the stone wall adjoining the entrance to Pomona College cam- pus are these words: ‘They only are loyal to this college Who departing Bear their added riches In trust for mankind. 1892 SAMUEL WILSON DuNN died on January 17, 1957. He was connected with the to- bacco industry in South Boston, Virginia for fifty years, and prior to his retirement, represented the Liggett and Myers Tobac- co Company. 1994 JOSEPH CHESTER Farco of Augusta, Georgia, died on June go, 1956. 1897 ‘THOMAS YANCY HovucHINns of Roanoke, Virginia, died June 12, 1956. OSCAR CLEVELAND BREWER died April 7, 1957, in Roanoke. He is buried in Stone- wall Jackson cemetery in Lexington. 1898 WILLIAM OTIS BROWNFIELD died Januuary 16, 1957, in Opelika, Alabama, his home. 1903 STUART CHEVALIER died July 2, 1956 in Pasadena, California, his home. He was a lawyer and author and wrote “War’s End and After,” and “The United Nations—Its First Six Years,” published in 1952. He left Washington and Lee $10,000 in his will. 1906 COURTNEY SLEDD CARPENTER of Arlington, Virginia, died on September 18, 1956. 1907 Dr. ‘THOMAS FLETCHER Opie of Great Bar- rington, Massachusetts died February 7, 1957. He founded, with his brother, the Evening Leader newspaper in Staunton, Virginia, and served as city editor for several years. Then he entered the minis- try in the Protestant Episcopal church, and served churches in Virginia, North Caro- lina, and Maryland, until his retirement in 1946. He wrote seven books and was a contributor to many religious publica- tions. He was associate editor of The Church Man, a leading Episcopal publi- tion. 27 1908 ALONZO BiNJAMIN MCMULLEN, an attor- ney of Tampa, Florida, died March 109, 1957. He was a founder of the Florida Citrus Mutual, a cooperative association of citrus fruit growers, and had served as vice-president and director. He was a former city attorney for Tampa. Howarp D. Porter of Arlington, Virginia, died in April, 1956. 1910 Harry MILLER SARTELL died on Novem- ber 17, 1956, at Winchester, Virginia. FERDINAND VAUGHN PuLtTz died June 26, 1956 after an extended illness. 1911 GEORGE BERRY LEONARD died on January 19, 1957- He had made his home in Trappe, Maryland. BEN PUSHMATAHA AINSWORTH of Lexington died February 28, 1957, after a long illness. He was an attorney and business man, and a direct descent of General Pushmataha, chief of the Choctaw Indian tribe. He was one of the organizers of the Robert E. Lee Hotel Corporation, and was vice- president of the company at the time of his death. 1915 SAMUEL G. KELLER, JR. died at his home in Gainesville, Texas, of a heart attack on February 1, 1957. He had retired last January as a vice-president of Socony Vacuum Oil Company. KENELM LAWRENCE SHIRK of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, died May 18, 1956. He had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on May 13. Isaac D. SmituH died on February 16, 1957. He was a practicing attorney and had served as prosecuting attorney of Grant county, West Virginia, for 14 years. He has also engaged in the general insur- ance business for forty years, and was a director and attorney for the Potomac Valley Bank. 1917 James ALLISON COOPER, retired president of the Harriet-Henderson Cotton Mills of Henderson, North Carolina, died on February 13, 1957. He was a member of the board of trustees of Maria Parham Hospital, and senior warden of Holy In- nocents Episcopal church. He was widely known in the textile industry in the East and Southeast. 1918 WILLIAM CAUSEY Puitiips died February 14, 1957, in a hospital in Albany, Georgia, his home for the past 15 years. ¥v e @ £ VER sf gee etre ba bbc abe net s 6 a2 EDWIN ‘THURMAN Boyxn of 28 Virginia died February 2, 1957. He was an attorney, and served in the Virginia House of Delegates for seven years. 1921 Homer EUGENE HENDERSON died on Feb- ruary 8, 1957, in Houston, ‘Texas. 1923 Jesse Lipett Peck died on January 25, 1957, in a Berkeley, California, hospital. He was an attorney in San Francisco and Oakland, and had been a Hollywood script writer and assistant director in the 20’s. He was a former husband of actress Janet Gaynor. ‘TEMPLE OVERTON CAMPBELL Of Richmond, Virginia, died October 17, 1957. He was an. attorney. 1925 MELVIN OTTENBERG died on August 22, 1956. He made his home in Washington, D.C. JoHN Rem LeccATE, JR. of Glenshaw, Pennsylvania, died April 2, 1957. He was manager of customer service of the Equi- table Gas Company. 1926 JAMES 'TOPHAM BERNHEIM died November 2, 1956, of coronary occlusion. He made his home in South Charleston, West Vir- ginia. 1927 GUINDON CLINTON OLSON of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died January 18, 1957, of a heart attack at his home. He was presi- dent of the Nackie Paper Company in Milwaukee. Douc.as N. HESTER, who lived in Gallatin, Tennessee, died on March 7, 1957 of a heart attack. 1928 EVERETTE Scott DULIN of Gallatin, Ten- nessee, died on January 17, 1957, of a heart attack. HENRY HALLE, JR., co-owner of a Mem- phis clothing store, shot himself to death on April 7, 1957, after leaving a note saying he was despondent. He was a former president of Ridgeway Country Club, and was the third generation of his family to operate the clothing estab- lishment. 1930 DANIEL CULLERS O’FLAHERTY, JR., former newspaperman and publicist, died Feb- ruary 22, 1957, in New York City. He was the author of “General Jo Shelby,” published in 1954. 1934 Joun THomas Bowser, Jr. of Winchester, Kentucky, died on August 20, 1956. 1942 TRUMAN DENT Donono, Jr. of Anniston, Alabama, died December 29, 1956. He leaves a wife and four young sons. 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It was there, in the ground, in the air and water. It always had been. There are no more “raw materials” today than there were when Rome ruled the world. The only thing new is knowledge... knowledge of how to get at and rearrange raw materials. Every invention of modern times was “available” to Rameses, Caesar, Charlemagne. In this sense, then, we have available today in existing raw materials the inventions that can make our lives longer, happier, and inconceivably easier. We need only knowledge to bring them into reality. Could there possibly be a better argument for the strengthening of our sources of knowledge—our colleges and universities? Can we possibly deny that the welfare, progress—indeed the very fate—of our nation depends on the quality of knowledge generated and transmitted by these institutions of higher learning? It is almost unbelievable that a society such as ours, which has profited so vastly from an accelerated accumu- lation of knowledge, should allow anything to threaten the wellsprings of our learning. Atomic power in Caesar’s day? Yet this is the case The crisis that confronts our colleges today threatens to weaken seriously their ability to produce the kind of graduates who can assimilate and carry forward our rich heritage of learning. The crisis is composed of several elements: a salary scale that is driving away from teaching the kind of mind most qualified to teach; overcrowded classrooms; and a mounting pressure for enrollment that will double by 1967. In a very real sense our personal and national progress depends on our colleges. They must have our aid. Help the colleges or universities of your choice. Help them plan for stronger faculties and expansion. The returns will be greater than you think. 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