aes a a e CS the alumni magazine of washington and lee Volume 46, Number 6, December 1971 William C. Washburn °40........0.00.00. ces Editor Romulus T. Weatherman.................0....5. Managing Editor A. Michael Philipps ’64............0...00.: 04 Associate Editor and Photographer Robert S. Keefe, ’68 .............0....: Contributing Editor Mrs. Joyce Carter.............:.c cee Editorial Assistant TABLE OF CONTENTS Mr. Justice Powell oo... ] What Lawyers Think of Powell ........0.000.... 08 9 Powell’s Devotion to W&L «0.0.0.0... 10 Deferred Gifts Program ............0..000 cee 1] Eyes and Ears on W&L |... ces 14 A Letter to Alumni 0.0000... 16 The Ring-tum Phi’s View ..........0.0..0: cee 18 University Finances .........00..000.c ces 20 Law School Goes Coed .............0.0:ccceetee eee 24 Dudley Named Trustee .........0.0000000c ee 30 Chapter News ..0..0.00....c cc tires 31. Class Notes .000.0000000.00ccccceceeeeeceeee eerste ettereneenees 32 Published in January, March, April, May, July, September, November and December by Washington and Lee University Alumni, Inc., Lexington, Virginia 24450. All communications and POD Forms 3579 should be sent to Washington and Lee Alumni, Inc., Lexington, Virginia 24450. Second class postage paid at Lexington, Virginia 24450, with additional mailing privileges at Roanoke, Virginia 24001. = Officers and Directors Washington and Lee Alumni, Inc. RicHarp H. Turret, ’49, Short Hills, N.J. President A. CHRISTIAN CoMPTON, ’50, Richmond, Va. Vice President T. Hat Crarke, ’38, Washington, D.C. Treasurer WILLIAM C. WasHBurN, ’40, Lexington, Va. Secretary Upton BEALL, ’51, Tyler, Texas RicuHarp D. Haynes, ’58, Dallas, ‘Texas Witu1aM H. Hier, 38, Chicago, Il. S. L. Kopap, JR., 43, Memphis, ‘Tenn. J. PeTeR G. MUHLENBERG, '50, Wyomissing, Pa. J. ALvin Puitport, 45, Lexington, N.C. Emit C. RAssMAN, III, ’41, Midland, ‘Texas BEAUREGARD A. REDMOND, '55, New Orleans, La. EVERETT TUCKER, JR., ’34, Little Rock, Ark. On the cover: Lewis F. Powell is besieged by cam- eramen at Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on his nomination as an Associate Justice of the Su- preme Court. We&L associate editor A. Michael Philipps was there to capture the moment, along with others during Powell’s appearances in Wash- ington, and later photographed the new justice when he visited Lexington for a football weekend. His pictures are found in a story beginning on the opposite page. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP as required by Act of Congress of Aug. 24, 1912, as amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1760: W&L, The Alumni Magazine of Washington and Lee University is own- ed by Washington and Lee University Alumni, Inc., and is entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Lexington, Virginia 24450, with additional mailing privileges at Roa- noke, Virginia 24001. William C. Washburn is editor and business manager. His address is Washington and Lee Uni- versity, Lexington, Virginia 24450. There are no bond, mort- gage, or other security holders. The average number of copies of each issue during the 12 preceding months was 15,00. ‘ee we mea * © — Se + + ¢ ¢ ay * +, @¢ & 4 x a & % ~ « zs ~2hR es YY * 2 Bw we q ~~ by Robert G. Holland Lewis F. Powell, alumnus and trustee, is named to the U.S. Supreme Court The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation; that away, Men are but gilded loam or painted clay. —WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Simply put, Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr., the 99th Justice of the United States Su- preme Court, is a scholar and a gentle- man. That term has been well worn and even sullied by excessive penny-ante use, | know, but what two words, after all, could more adequately summarize this tall, slen- der, 64-year-old product of Richmond’s Main Street and Washington and Lee University’s commerce and law schools? A scholarly gentleman. A_ gentlemanly scholar. A W&L gentleman. A Virginia gentleman. Mr. Justice Powell, a straight arrow in an age when crooked ones sometimes seem to predominate, implored reporters questioning him prior to his confirmation by the Senate not to use any “vivid ad- jectives.”’ “I’m not flamboyant,” he insisted. Indeed, if flamboyance is a life style, then Mr. Powell, who became something of a legend in Richmond for his pain- staking devotion to civic duty and hard work as a law partner, has properly dis- qualified himself. But in the sense of a meteoric rise in the profession to be the 88th and one of the most distinguished presidents of the American Bar Associa- tion, to be a leader in the fight for good public education for all Virginia citizens, to be one Southern Justice-Designate Robert G. Holland, a ’63 graduate of WL, is an editorial writer for The Rich- mond Times-Dispatch and a former direc- tor of public information at Washington and Lee. December, 1971 Mr. Justice Powell about whom good things were heard from virtually every side, to be these things and much more, then Lewis Powell is very much a flamboyant star. Some anonymous sage once said that to try to describe Chief Justice John Mar- shall’s eloquence “would be an attempt to paint the sunbeams.” Anybody trying to capture the essence of Mr. Justice Powell on paper must get the same giddy feeling of trying to dabble gloss on the rays, even if it has been the writer’s privilege to have known the subject as it has been mine. President Nixon, in Powell to Mr. Marshall, called the con- temporary Virginian “a likening Mr. very great American.” Dr. William Ferguson Reid, the first Negro elected to the Virginia General As- sembly in this century, remarked: ‘Mr. 2 pe ie Bag Powell and Cap’n Dick recall fondly how they used to steal athletes from VPI. Powell is a man of unquestioned profes- sional and intellectual stature, and I have not found anyone who did not consider him to be a reasonable, fair-minded man.”’ The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (in the capsule description I like best) comment- ed: “Balance has been his objective. Fair- ness has been his creed. Scholarship has been his guide.” Such is the quality of reputation Mr. Powell has earned in his chosen profes- sion since he left Washington and Lee’s law school 40 years ago that the political poles tend to converge in general approba- tion. Conservative columnist James Jack- son Kilpatrick said Powell “‘is the best Vir- ginia has to offer, and by the repeated judgment of his colleagues, perhaps the best the bar has to offer,’ while a black columnist for The Washington Post, Wil- liam Raspberry, said, “One even hears the word ‘brilliant’ used in reference to Powell.” His (the Dispatch) called him ‘‘a man of reason, hometown paper Times- compassion and conscience.” Even The New York Times, not in the habit of heaping praise upon Mr. Nixon’s choices of Southerners for this or that post, observed editorially that “Mr. Powell admirably combines the fundamental re- quirements of legal and intellectual dis- Mr. political conservatism and Southern ori- gin. So you can see why I resort to a cliche. tinction wi2%h Nixon’s insistence on 9? All other descriptions have been taken. But Lewis Powell really is a scholarly gen- tleman—the kind General Lee, with his 9? ‘we have but one rule here . . .”” would undoubtedly approve. Here I am thinking not of an Old South noblesse oblige, al- Wel Miss Josephine Pierce Rucker, re ct that sort of story. ‘But Mr. ally of the New South, ni 1 for 33 years be- - Powell -_re- HL inne and ion on confirmation. : that is, for getting tice’s parents, Louis F. Gwathmey Powell, had ‘if one wants to conjure the image - . Powell and his lovely lady, the - ‘the tae view of a ture in. ‘Richn f the New South if you eearie ae a n ninded weighing of vpoints. ae ‘this, more - ith, wi whe directed the ose omthera inter- on. WKL's great good : enrolled their son in the prestigious Mc- Guire’s University School in Richmond, then one of ne “Mister r Bigs” on the prep treme spell- — only thee other Richmond boys at Wash- _ ington and Lee at that time. It was lonely | a for awhile .. . I went out for football, but | & Co., matulactarers of boxes ; ane. furni- | ) ond. The son had been born to the Powells on Sept. 19, 1907, when they were living i in Suffolk. | _ Now McGuire’ s, it seems trait that 1 was she Hugo Black of Alabama) “We made an athletic trip to Lexing- ; ton,” Powell recalled, “and Cap’n Dick in- vited us to his home to spend the evening. I was most impressed. I remembered how very nice and thoughtful he was. “Yes, you could say that Cap’ n Dick re re- cruited me to go there, although I had been interested in. ‘Washington and Lee from the historical standpoint since I had read all the books on Washington and. Robert E. Lee I could, get my hands > not Charlottesville, beca _Powell’s” aca- demic-athletic destination in the fall of | * pintclpste [ms, was a = ~~ ene school “pointed to the University of Vir- ginia,” as the | ee went in those days, 7 iaved La the ‘Tate Justice : WkL. I want you to go to No f bring him back with you.’ | and go to Norfolk. Stay there ul | | | | can bring Williams back, trunk So “to 1 my mother’ S anguish,’ . (and to fortune), ‘Lexington, ’26, but an active athletic career was soon to be at least ‘partially derailed. -me nber | there were, I believe, was injured and had 1 to quit the ae I as a “sophomore ote he’ S going t to VPI otis we convince et otherwise. We need him badly he ‘Tl do whatever you want me eto ( he said. | “I said, at don’t remember how 1 Lewis was in Norfolk,” Cap’ n tinued, | “three or four, but ents fell in love with him. 1 fie: ¢ drinking f frater- iokingy » relates. itor—and_ | working with The Calys, ate Judiciary | ‘ommittee, owell speaks of “many a night spen Dcenatl he had drawn | higt making up the Ring-tum Phi; ’ but he had | BO a Giance to be editor, because © plitical system, | in order erous: “intellectual and per- sonal “distinctions as a member of the W&L community included election to Phi — haying now?” on Dee * Kappa, 7 / The future S Harvard. He was admitted to the Vir- ginia Bar in 1931, and has been a partner in the firm of Hunton, Williams, Gay, Powell & Gibson, one of the South’s oldest and most prestigious, since Jan. 1, 1968. He combined trial work with the representa- tion of varied business interests, but his career was marked by voluntary service in more educational, civic, and public posts then the average mortal can count. The small liberal arts college, it might be noted here, has remained one of his great loves. He has served on the boards of trustees of Hollins College (attended by one of his three daughters), Union Theo- logical Seminary, and, since 1961, Wash- ington and Lee. He has been awarded honorary LL.D. degrees by W&L (1960), Hampden-Sydney, the College of Wil- liam and Mary, and the University of Florida. At this writing, Mr. Powell was uncer- tain whether being on the Supreme Court would preclude continued service on the W&L board. (“I certainly would be deeply disappointed if I had to leave the board. I just don’t know now whether I would be able to stay on.’’) During World War II, Mr. Powell was a combat and staff intelligence officer with the Army Air Force from 1942 to 1946, including 33 months in the European and North African theaters. During that time, he rose from the rank of lieutenant to full colonel, and received the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and France’s Croix de Guerre. It was in postwar Richmond, beset as were most Southern cities with poignant human problems left to fester too long, that Lewis Powell really began to make his mark. One of his first impressive contribu- tions to his city was skillfully directing 6 At Senate hearings in Washington were Mrs. Powell, Mrs. R. S. Smith, one of three Powell daughters, Lewis Powell, III, and, to his right, Mike Brittin, a sophomore classmate at Washington and Lee. a special commission which wrote a new city charter in 1947 introducing the pro- gressive city manager form of government to Richmond. In an editorial of Nov. 17, 1946, kind of work the commission could be ex- the Times-Dispatch foresaw the pected to produce under the young lawyer guiding it: “Selection of Lewis F. Powell, Jr., to preside over the arduous delibera- tion of the Richmond Charter Commis- sion is gratifying to those who are con- cerned for the best possible report by that body. Mr. Powell was the ideal choice for the post. He is recognized as one of the city’s ablest lawyers, but he is also known as a man of unusual administrative ability Mr. Powell has an inquiring and incisive, yet open, and capacity for leadership . . . mind... .” As chairman of the Richmond School Board from 1952 to 1961, it was Powell’s the Old Capital of the Confederacy through the responsibility to help guide uncertain and tumultuous period that fol- lowed the U.S. Supreme Court’s revolu- tionary 1954 decision outlawing segrega- tion of children by race in the public schools. Cries of “Integration Never!” were reverberating throughout Dixie, schools were closing in some places (they would stay shut in Prince Edward County, Va., for five miserable years), but Lewis Powell calmly advised Richmond to obey the law. Richmond did so, peacefully. The schools stayed open, and desegrega- tion began quietly. About the only criti- cism hear of Powell in his recent confirma- tion hearing was that student bodies were not totally, racially balanced through- out all city schools during his tenure. Such criticism ignores the temper of the 1950s, and what was possible for any man of goodwill to accomplish at that time. (The Times-Dispatch, reflecting on it all on March 13, 1961, commented: “One reason why Mr. Powell has been able to achieve so much for the Richmond schools has been the respect in which he is held, Wel work | for were: r= men, but i none — so, ‘than Justice Powell Mr. Justice Powell to which Mr. Nixon alluded in making known his wish that “judicial conserva- tives’ would start the pendulum swing- ing back in the other direction. But, to understand Lewis Powell it is necessary to comprehend his own balanced and moderated approach, his strong sense of proportion. In the same speech cited above, for example, he added _ this thought: “Many of the decisions of the Supreme Court which are criticized today are likely, in the perspective of history, to be viewed as significant milestones in the ageless struggle to protect the individual from arbitrary or oppressive government.” This same reasoned approach was evi- dent when, upon returning to his alma mater in 1966, he delivered the annual John Randolph Tucker Lecture in Lee Chapel. The topic was civil disobedience, and lawyer Powell offered a theme which Generals’ quarterback Lewis Powell, III, and father get together 8 should have been sobering to both hot extremes which were then squaring off: “Despite the fashion to the contrary, one may understand and condemn—as I cer- tainly do—the injustices which initially provoked civil disobedience without con- doning or approving a concept which in the end could produce even greater in- justices. “It is true that the Negro has had, un- til recent years, little reason to respect the law,” Mr. Powell wrote. “The entire legal process, from the police and sheriff to the citizens who serve on juries, has too often applied a double standard of justice.” But to underline the ultimate danger to a free society of the civil disobedience doctrine, he quoted from Mr. Justice Black: “. . But I say once more that the crowd moved by noble ideals today can become the mob ruled by hate and passion and greed and violence tomorrow. If we ever doubted ty, that, we know it now. The peaceful songs of love can become as stirring and provoc- ative as the Marseillaise did in the days when a noble revolution gave way to rule by successive mobs until chaos set in . It . . . (is) more necessary than ever that we stop and look more closely at where we are going.” Dick Howard believes the draftsman- ship of Mr. Justice Powell’s opinions are “likely to be in the admirable tradition of Mr. Justice Harlan,” a erudite conserva- tive. And he notes with interest that Mr. Powell has so often quoted from Mr. Justice Black, the great libertarian, in his scholarly articles. It just may be that Lewis F. Powell, Jr., will prove to be a happy blend of both great traditions. In any event, the “coup” Cap’n Dick pulled some 45 years ago is one that all Washington and Lee men can applaud today. after win over Coast Guard. c w~ Te n’s leading stice Powell "Judge Uz S. Court of ‘Appeals, Sec- ond District. | 4 views. lw - Powell’s deep concern — ministration of | justice a | ture ‘Society; Vice-Presic can Law Institute; Forn American Bar Association. 2s Deferred Gifts Program offers methods of saving by giving Washington and Lee has established a Deferred Gifts and Bequests Program designed to bring helpful infor- mation regarding tax-saving gifts to the attention of alumni and friends who want to help the University. Deferred giving embraces arrangements under which a person irrevocably gives certain assets to Washington and Lee and thereby (1) reaps immediate tax advantages, (2) retains a life income based on the value of the assets for himself, or for a beneficiary; (3) creates important Savings in estate taxes; and (4) provides perpetual assist- ance for Washington and Lee. Bequests involve the mak- ing of gifts through one’s will, either of an outright nature or in the nature of a deferred gift as described above. Because the various methods used in making deferred gifts or bequests affect a donor’s estate, the group of men who are acting as the University’s representatives in this field are known as the Washington and Lee Estate Planning Council. This council is headed by Martin P. Burks of Roanoke, Va., and is composed of 42 alumni volunteers who have special knowledge in legal, tax, and financial planning. Mr. Burks is general counsel for the Norfolk & Western Railroad. Staff support is being provided by Robert C. Liggitt, associate director of development for deferred giving, who joined the University’s Office of Development last spring. The council held its first meeting on campus on Oct. 14 and heard President Huntley outline the Uni- versity’s need to attract substantial funds in the years ahead to sustain its present program and to build future strength. He said the program is the culmination of sev- eral years of planning and effort by the Office of Develop- ment and is an important and essential phase of the University’s overall development program. At the council meeting, Conrad Teitell, tax attorney and director of the Philanthrophy Tax Institute of New York, explained the effect of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 on estate planning and the administration of de- ferred giving programs. He emphasized that the U.S. government, through the Tax Reform Act, recognized the need for private institutions like Washington and Lee to remain private and independent and made pro- visions for them to continue raising substantial funds December, 1971 y WEWSLETTERS ° So -S 4 pe os Martin P. Burks presides at Estate Planning Council meeting. 1] Deferred Giving through tax-advantageous deferred-giving arrangements. He said Washington and Lee should make every effort to take advantage of the law’s provisions and gave numer- ous examples of how this objective can be accomplished. Several explanatory tracts prepared by Mr. Teitell which are readily understandable to laymen are being used in the program. The council consists of lawyers, bankers, and other persons knowledgeable in financial and legal affairs. Members will serve as advocates for the proposition that gifts and bequests to the University represent a sound investment in the welfare of present and future genera- tions; render advice and assistance to the University on the implementation of its programs to encourage deferred gifts and bequests; review materials the Uni- versity prepares concerning methods of giving through estate planning and provide technical assistance where needed; and, where appropriate, discuss with prospective donors the methods of giving which may best suit their situation. They will also serve as deferred giving chairmen in areas where Washington and Lee alumni are concen- trated. In this work, they will occasionally participate in local alumni chapter meetings; discuss the program with individual alumni and friends; and help donors reach preliminary decisions about the best method of making a deferred gift. Mr. Liggitt’s office, working closely with the council, will provide a full range of counseling, including per- sonal visits and explanatory materials, to prospective donors on the advantages of deferred giving to Wash- ington and Lee. Mr. Burks told the council at the close of its first session: “There is no question about the importance of this enterprise to the long-term strength and excellence of the University. As the number of gift commitments increases and the expectancy file of reported bequests takes on greater proportions, estimates of future income will be possible.... “I would like to say to you in a personal vein that I am vastly impressed with the new atmosphere of broad-gauged thinking and confidence of outlook which has been generated at Washington and Lee under Bob Huntley’s leadership. There has been a real awakening 12 Conrad Teitell explains deferred giving plans. here, and it is plain that genuine forward movement has begun. I think we have an obligation to keep this momentum going.” The Washington and Lee program will concentrate primarily on three methods of making deferred gifts: (1) bequests or charitable gifts through wills; (2) the Washington and Lee Pooled Income Fund or life income contract; (3) charitable unitrust agreements. There are several tax advantages in each case, both immediate and during the life of the donor, and in the case of the pooled income fund and the charitable re- mainder unitrust, there are also hedges against inflation. Bequests made by wills can, for example, eliminate or greatly reduce estate taxes and probate costs. This is true, too, of other methods of deferred giving. The pooled income fund is a method whereby the donor transfers irrevocably a gift of cash, securities, or both to the University’s separately maintained pooled income fund, where it is invested together with similar transfers of other donors. The donor (or other designated beneficiary) receives his share of the earnings of the pooled income fund each year as determined by his units in the fund. Upon the donor’s death (or death of other stated beneficiary) payments are terminated, and the University removes the donor’s gift from the pooled fund and transfers it for educational purposes set out in the agreement. Some of the advantages to the donor of a pooled income fund are the satisfaction of making an important charitable gift; avoidance of capital gains tax on gifts of appreciated securities; relief from the burden of invest- ing funds; reduction of the vulnerability of attack by disgruntled heirs; removal of property from the donor’s Wel Gerry U. Stephens ms Shes a! alah N. Shearer, Jr. — Charlie n, W. Va. a John D ‘Copenhaver — Roanoke, Va. Clayton, Mo. _T. Haller Jackson, jr | _ Shreveport, La. Je ‘Santa Clara, Calif. "Richard W. Smith _ Staunton, Va. Matthews A. Gr New York, N.Y. in 1 el nomad 1 have but IT feel it lt t lumni a obert — to the R i A . umnus. 1 a courteous and friendly, however, and greet each other and strangers as they meet both on and off campus. Students, like faculty, appear to be much brighter in 1971 than in 1935-1938. A superb new $3,000,000 addition to Doremus is nearing completion, although the Trustees and others continue to seek major gifts to finish the funding. The administration is planning a new law school building that will be constructed across the ravine close to the athletic fields. When fund raising makes that building possible, Tucker Hall will be used for some of the University’s ‘“home- less” departments such as foreign langu- ages. Also, in the planning stage is a new December, 1971 library to replace McCormick Library which, in turn, will be occupied by the School of Commerce, Economics and Poli- tics. Demands on our library have vastly changed in quantity, quality and scope since the Andrew Carnegie grant that made the original building possible. Like- wise, the Commerce School has experi- enced a dramatic growth in enrollment making Newcomb Hall much too small. Four of the nineteen fraternities which graced the pre-World War II campus have left the campus, and 55% of the students (as contrasted with more than 80% in 1938) are now fraternity members or pledges. All students and especially those who do not belong to fraternities make good use of the University Center which was known as the Student Union in my day and which has been enlarged and is handsomely furnished. A program of student activities is carried on there under the control of a director. What can you do to help your Uni- versity? Whether you like it or not, as a graduate of Washington and Lee, you are its representative in your community and you should: (1) Keep informed about it as it is today, attending if possible future alumni gatherings in Lexington. (2) Recommend Washington and Lee to qualified students and let the Uni- versity know of your recommendation so that printed material can be sent to such prospects. (3) Support the University’s annual giv- ing program with as much thoughtfulness and generosity as your means permit. Also, do not forget to include the Uni- versity in your will or other testamentary arrangements. We all give a certain num- ber of dollars away every year to various worthy undertakings, and Washington and Lee should be high on our list of objects for our bounty. To sum up, Washington and Lee to- day has an administration, faculty and student body of high intelligence and competence. The University is changing and changing for the better in things that matter, e.g., improved physical facilities, a curriculum relevant to the needs of today, and higher academic standards, but Washington and Lee retains its adherence to a moral code of personal honor and integrity which has long been its most distinctive characteristic. In short, it is a place where you would be proud to have your son enrolled as a student even as I now am to have my son so enrolled. 17 Alumni and future alumnj- a lively exchange of views The Ring-tum Phi’s report on the Special Alumni Conference was in the form of an editorial written by Editor John Robinson, a senior from Atlanta and a conference participant. Excerpts from that report follow: The alumni were especially interested in student life on campus. Some of their key questions were: Are fraternities dying? What are stu- dents interested in? What is the admis- sions picture? Is student activism a prob- lem? How bad a drug problem exists at W&L?. What has happened to conven- tional dress? The alumni were told that fraternities do have a place at Washington and Lee. Fraternity membership has declined in recent years; three houses have gone out of business. Interfraternity Council Presi- dent Bob LaRue hypothesized that fra- ternity membership would level off at about 50 percent of the student body. Concerning what are the interests of today’s students, the alumni received a general answer to their question. Accord- ing to Dean William Schildt, W&L men are expressing growing interest in creative fields. Over half of the undergraduates are exposed to the arts, music, or drama through courses or extracurricular activi- ties. Dean of Admissions James Farrar shed light on the admissions situation for the benefit of the alumni. He said 350 fresh- men were enrolled in the present fresh- man class out of 1,260 applicants. The number of applicants was up from about 1,250 last year. Farrar compared this in- crease of applicants with as much as a 20 percent decrease in private eastern colleges, especially the Ivy League. Dean Farrar felt more men wanted to attend. 18 ities te dak ai Sea ae . ro ae ‘ D tee a Alumni and students talk freely in small-group session. W&L because the school “continued to be a superior institution,” Student activism is not very evident this year, the student representatives ex- plained. Only a few radicals openly admitted to be attending W&L. Steve Robinson, President of the Student Body, concluded that “the student body is basically conservative, more liberal than in the past, yet still conservative.” The alumni were informed by students and administrators that drugs were not an insurmountable problem at W&L. The use of hard drugs was thought to be extremely rare, but all the students con- curred that a majority of their peers had WeL tried marijuana. Also the school’s tri- partite approach of counseling, educating and punishing drug users was explained in detail to certain alumni. One of the major problems in the eyes of the alumni is the recent decline of conventional dress, 1.e., coat and tie. Stu- dents justified their rejection of conven- tional dress for a pair of reasons. First, it was argued that dress is an individual thing and should not be enforced by others. Second, students contended that the tradition was not vital to maintaining the spirit of Washington and Lee. They said the coat and tie appearance was only a superficial aspect of what W&L truly stands for. A final concern of W&L alumni was the recruitment of blacks. Dean Farrar related to the W&L graduates the Admis- sions Office’s six-year effort to interest blacks in attending our institution. The actions of the Student Recruitment Com- mittee were cited in this effort. The questions and incomplete answers presented here have a direct effect on you [students] and your brief stay in Lexington. The W&L graduates usually contribute a significant portion of the total cost of every student’s education at Washington and Lee through alumni donations. These contributions allow the University to operate. Therefore, the alumni have a vital interest in protecting their investment, W&L. Do not conclude that students should unhesitantly cater to the whims of alumni. Students definitely should not. But stu- dents could remember that after a few semesters, they too will be alumni. From such a mature point of view perhaps students can more clearly comprehend the long-range needs and objectives of this institution. December, 1971 Assistant to the President Frank Parsons heads session on physical planning. 19 _ for auxiliary enterprises; 7 per cent for administrative — cent for plant operation and — : ni office operation; st 10 years, ‘the budget has grown from. | 256,250 this year. From © es, , the University received $857, 000 i in niv ou — tuition _— $2 : : 23 to 25 per cent of its stuc ents: on ae means the bersipder would need et wd the amount of more than $500,000 annually. This figure average salary, excluding fringe benefits, was $14,317. includes assistance made available from University The total amount of the 1970-71 budget that went for sources, endowment income, and designated gifts, and faculty salaries was $1,904,150, with an additional federal student financial aid programs in which the $267,000 added for fringe benefits. The University University participates. continues to rank high in comparison with its peer Student financial aid is an area that is beginning to institutions in the faculty-salary ratings of the feel a pinch. Washington and Lee in recent years was American Association of University Professors. able to give financial assistance in the full amount An important element in the financial picture is of his need to any admitted student who without the endowment. Following the University’s self-study of assistance would be unable to attend the University. several years ago, an investment committee was Now because of a strain on financial aid resources established within the Board of ‘Trustees. ‘The members some students the University would like to help are are Joseph Birnie of Atlanta, chairman; J. Stewart reluctantly turned down. Buxton of Memphis; ‘Thomas C. Frost, Jr., of San There has been a 55 per cent increase in the Antonio; John F. Hendon of Birmingham; J. Marshall faculty since 1960. ‘There were 63 full-time faculty Nuckols, Jr., of Camden, N.J.; and Jack W. Warner members in 1937, when the tuition was $275. In 1947, of ‘Tuscaloosa, Ala. These men work closely with the the faculty rose to 73 members, in 1957 to 98. And Treasurer’s Office and the United Virginia/State today there are 133 full-time teachers. Planters Bank and the United States ‘Trust Co. in In 1970-71 the average compensation of all full-time the investment of the University’s endowment. faculty, including fringe benefits, was $16,327. ‘The As of June 30, 1971, the book value of the endowment SS A + vl 3 mu = ay assistant trust officer of the Central National Bank in Richmond, Va. He joined the bank in 1967 as a management trainee and has worked in various areas of the bank. In De- cember, 1970, he was assigned to the trust department. Dennison is a member of the West End Citizens Association and the Ameri- can Institute of Banking. Houston L. BELL, JR., formerly an admini- strative resident, has been appointed assis- tant director of Roanoke Memorial Hospital. F. Scort KENNEDY has returned from a post- Coctoral study at Oxford, England, and he is now a post-doctoral research fellow in the Harvard School of Medicine. RALPH FULLER joined the staff of the Univer- sity of Virginia’s department of public affairs on Sept. 1. Fuller formerly was a Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter, and most recently headed the newspaper’s Williamsburg bureau. 1967 After three years with the Navy on a de- stroyer with the Atlantic Fleet and one year in traveling which included some time on a Greek merchant ship, GrorcE N. STAMAs has now returned to New York City where he is working for the Wall Street insurance bro- kerage firm of Johnson & Higgins. ANDREW M. RarING, a graduate student in the department of geological sciences at Lehigh University, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to support research for his doctoral dissertation in en- vironmental sciences. After receiving the Ph.D. in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University, Nem D. Jes- PERSEN is now employed as assistant professor of chemistry, analytical section, at the Uni- versity of ‘Texas in Austin. 1968 BORN: Mr. and Mrs. Craic H. BARLEY, a son, Matthew Thomas, on Feb. 4. With the Caterpillar Tractor Co., Barley has been transferred to a management position in data processing at the company’s Morton, III. parts department. C. HowarpD CAPiTo is now living in Louis- ville, where he is working for the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. in an area sales office. He expects to enter the management train- ing program soon. December, 1971 Howarp L. MocerrF has been admitted to the Kentucky Bar Association and is licensed to practice by the Kentucky Court of Appeals. He is currently working as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in Cin- cinnati, Ohio. After two years with the New York state De- partment of Social Service, EDwarp B. MIT- CHELL has become a rehabilitation counselor with the Narcotic Addiction Control Com- mission at Woodbourne, N.Y. PAUL M. NEVILLE was named a 1970-71 fellow in the Institute of Politics in Mississippi. KENNETH M. FINK is in his senior year of medical school at West Virginia University School of Medicine. In addition to course studies he expects to be assigned work at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, and the San Francisco General Hospital. D. JOHN GODEHN, at Bowman Gray School of Medicine, has been elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, a national medical honor society. 1969 MARRIED: Marc A. SCHEWEL to Betty Jane Rau on Aug. 15 in Highland Park, II. MARRIED: Robert M. HENEs to Barbara L. Freiwald on July 17. ARTHUR S. LoRING has been elected case editor of the law review of Boston University School of Law. 1970 MARRIED: LAWRENCE Epwarp HONIG to Charlotte Ellenor Stokes of Atlanta on Aug. 7. Among the groomsmen: Rosert H. YEVICH, ‘70; REED B. ByruM, ’70; REEVE W. KELSEY, "70; ROBERT S. KEEFE, ’68. BORN: Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL S. CoLo, a son, Christian Anthony, on May 5. Colo is practicing law in Rocky Mount, N.C. The South Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock conducted in September a sculpture show by Robert C. LEE. Lee recently studied under Peter Wreden of the University of Virginia and Lester Van Winkle of Virginia Commonwealth University. In June, 1971, he received a finalist award in the annual Side- walk Art Show in Roanoke, Va. This was his first showing in his home state of Arkansas. After a one-year clerkship with Judge Roszel C. Thomsen of the U.S. District Court in Baltimore, ROBERT B. TAYLOR is now associat- ed with the law firm of Adkins, Potts, & Smethurst in Salisbury, Md. 1971 BORN: Mr. and Mrs. JOHN THOMAS PRo- VINCE, a daughter, Sarah Ellen, on Sept. 30. Province is practicing law in Madison, Va. In Memoriam 1907 ‘THEODORE B. BENSON, a retired tax lawyer, died Sept. 2 in Silver Spring, Md. Benson, who practiced law in Washington, retired about 25 years ago. 1908 BENJAMIN ‘THORNTON SMITH, a native of Lynchburg, died in the Veteran’s Hospital in September. A veteran of World War I, Smith was a retired accountant. 1911 PIERCE ByRON LANTz, an attorney and a for- mer assistant state fire marshall, died April 6 in Charleston, W.Va. HARVEY ‘BUTLER FERGUSSON, JR., a novelist, died Aug. 29. He was an editor in New York for the F. J. Haskin newspaper syndicate from 1914 to 1923, then worked as a free- lance writer in New York City until 1932. At various times, he was a screenwriter for 20th Century-Fox, Paramount, Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer, and Columbia. 1913 SAMUEL W. MaytTupsy of Oklahoma City, Okla., a former county judge of Bryan Coun- ty, died Aug. 21. A veteran of World War I, Maytubby practiced law for many years in Caddo and Durant, and he served as judge of Bryan County for several terms. 1914 Joun L. HuGuHeEs, former municipal judge in Benton, Ark., died Aug. 4. Hughes practiced Jaw in Benton from 1914 until 1969. He was a member of the Saline County Bar Associa- : 1919 Gus ALEX FRITCHIE, judge of the city of Sli- 35 “Scott County (Va,) ‘ations, and he was ‘RICHARD J. PAYNE, jr, | - cantile Trust Co. of St. soe WASHINGTON AND LEE (Oeveuexe | WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY | Lexington, Virginia 24450 W & THE MCCORMICK LIBRARY WASHINGTON & LEE UNIV LEXINGTON VA 24450 COMMEMORATIVE Oeu a