the alumni magazine of washington and lee university MARCH 1974 ft >) 3 “4 - ~ AFR 15 19/74 Ji & ; oe ie ; Library of | eee Washington and Lee University Lexington, Va. CS the alumni magazine of washington and lee Volume 49, Number 2, March 1974 Wrarsnet Ci Widener 40 i oo, ae, soneans Editor Romulus T. Weatherman........................ Managing Editor BOvert so: ROG: Bese oi Associate Editor Mine FOVOR Cate ack. asics Editorial Asststant WROTE SOCOM oe ea oie aco on Photographer TABLE OF CONTENTS Powell is. Poutiders' : Day Spraker (5.0.3.... 2.0302... ] DR: Chaps header rc a se nee 5 Pooled Income Fund Established ........................ 7 An tnterew with: Holter a ea ee 10 Preshian Attitude Survey oe 15 Puley Divess 49° Back es aes 18 Sprite Oports Schedite= oc Gi 20 Dr. ‘Thomas Wins Lynchburg Citation .............. 21 ae OER ee ee Vis 30, NECTOOEI ANE <0. 3 icons aioe eh 30 SITOCRIOD “Ala i ee eae ee Se 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. WILLIAM H. HILuier, 38, Chicago, II. President ‘Tl’. HAL CLARKE, ’38, Washington, D.C. Vice President EVERETT TUCKER, JR., ’34, Little Rock, Ark. Treasurer WILLIAM C. WASHBURN, 40, Lexington, Va. Secretary THomMaS B. BRANcH, III, 58, Atlanta, Ga. ALBERT D. Darsy, JR., 43, Cumberland, Md. RicHARD D. Haynes, 58, Dallas, ‘Texas VERNON W. HOLLEMAN, 758, Washington, D.C. C. Royce Houeu, ’59, Winston-Salem, N.C. ‘THEODORE M. Kerr, ’57, Midland, ‘Texas J. PETER G. MUHLENBERG, ’50, Wyomissing, Pa. CHARLES C. STIEFF, II, ’45, Baltimore, Md. J. THomas ‘Toucnuton, ’60, ‘Tampa, Fla. tilt oo _ On the Cover: The pictures preface much of the contents of this issue. U. S. Supreme Court Jus- tice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., after addressing the Founders’ Day assembly, greets Dean Emeritus Frank J. Gilliam (See P. 1). Former Virginia Gov. Linwood Holton is relaxed as he talks with WeL editors about his new post in Washington (See P. 10). And it’s cheek-to-cheek again as Fancy Dress is revived. (See P. 18). by Lewis F. Powell, Jr. ‘We need...a renewal of optimism... also a wiser perspective of history’ Justice Powell addresses Lee’s Birthday-ODK Convocation. March 1974 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., delivered the following address on Jan. 21 at the Lee’s Birthday-Founders’ Day Convocation, which coincided with the annual Omicron Delta Kappa “tapping” ceremonies. Justice Powell earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from Washington and Lee and has been a member of the University Board of Trustees since 1961. We meet this morning for two purposes: to honor the founding fathers of this University, and especially General Lee whose birthday [Jan. 19] was so recent. We are also here to recognize the role of Omicron Delta Kappa, as it “taps” the campus leaders whom it honors by membership. The faculty and students of W&L have long derived hope and inspiration from our founders, and ODK has contributed signifi- cantly to the W&L tradition of training men for leadership roles in society. It will not surprise you for me to repeat the cliché that there has never been a time when we in this country had a greater need for hope, inspiration, and leadership. We all have reason to believe this. Yet in the long run, the type of society in which you and your families will live will depend in large part on our response to the convergence of national and world problems which now seem so acute. Handwringing, pessimism, recrimination, and despair—though quite the mood among many today— will solve few problems and should be rejected as a national frame of mind. We need, rather, a renewal of the optimism and faith in our country that have been characteristic of Americans since Colonial times. We also need a wiser perspective of history. It must be remembered that no nation, not even America, has a history free from periods of the gravest problems. ‘There have been wars, revolutions, cataclysmic natural disasters, plagues, and economic depressions. Nations have risen and fallen, and indeed no nation has survived as such indefinitely. In view of the occasion which brings us together, it may be appropriate to take a closer look at one period in the history of this country which—certainly for many people—must have been viewed with total hopelessness. I refer to the weeks and months after ‘We now confront ... another period of grave problems. Despite talks of peace and detente, the danger of international discord and even violence is ever present...” the surrender of the Confederate forces at Appomattox and to the reconstruction years which followed. General Lee returned to Richmond, where his family lived in a rented house which had survived the burning of much of the city. Dr. Douglas Freeman, who wrote the definitive biography of Robert E. Lee, described conditions in Richmond at that time: the agonized city was close to chaos. The old govern- ment and the familiar landmarks were gone. Con- federate money was worthless, and no one had any United States currency. Indeed, few families had provisions of any kind. In the fire of April 2 and 3, the public supplies of the Confederacy and the stocks of the principal stores had been destroyed or looted. No trains were running, and the mail system had been wiped out. Only one newspaper was being printed and that one, the Whig, was scorned by the citizens because in the fading days of the Confederate cause, it had “turned coat’’ and come out for the Yankees. These conditions, although perhaps more acute in the capital city so recently under seige, were by no means unique. Generally similar conditions, especially with respect to economic chaos, pervaded the entire South. And as vindictive politicians gained temporary control in Washington, and the harsh sanctions of reconstruction were imposed on a wrecked economy, the South was almost an economic wasteland for many years. It is profoundly heartening to recall what General Lee did.He was far too perceptive not to comprehend the basic problems of reuniting a nation torn by four years of perhaps the bloodiest civil war in history. He knew perfectly well that ultimate hope lay in reconciliation. He also knew that Virginia and the South needed leadership; leadership which would nur- ture hope as well as cooperate with patriotic men in the North who also recognized that the war had been fought to reunite—not to subjugate—the Southern states. The pressures on General Lee understandably came from many sources. Old friends with whom he had attended West Point and served in the United States Army, including General Mead, who made a special visit to Richmond for the purpose, importuned Lee to take immediately the oath of allegiance to 2 the federal government. Lee’s response was typical. He recognized the United States as the only estab- lished authority, but would not change his own status as a paroled prisoner of war until he knew the atti- tude of the government toward other Southern parolees. He was urged by some to go to England, where he would have been warmly welcomed, and many old comrades—bitter and unwilling to face the debacle in the South—urged that he go elsewhere. In a letter to General Beauregard, General Lee wrote: “I am glad [you have no] intention to leave the country. I think the South requires the aid of her sons now more than at any period in her history .. . I have no thought of abandoning her .. .” This, he did not do. : General Lee also resisted a lucrative offer to write his war memoirs, saying he would not profit by the tragedy of civil war. Rather, he chose to accept a meager offer from Washington College to become its President, saying: “I think it is the duty of every citizen, in the present condition of the country, to do all in his power to aid in the restoration of peace and harmony...” In presenting this brief summary of conditions following the Civil War, I do not suggest that the causes for concern today are necessarily parallel. The consequences of the ravages of war, the short- sighted policies of reconstruction, and the impact of the Industrial Revolution on an economy wholly unprepared for it, depressed and retarded opportunity in the South for half a century. I have used the Civil War and its aftermath to emphasize a lesson of history: that it is the lot of mankind to undergo trials and tribulations, to suffer periods—sometimes extended ones—that do indeed try the souls of men. I have mentioned General Lee’s response to such a period because of his incomparable example of resolve and steadfastness at a time of dark adversity. | We now confront, as your generation faces the future, another period of grave problems. Despite talks of peace and detente, the danger of international dis- cord and even violence is ever present; and, more recently, there is the energy crisis and the spectre of uncontrollable inflation. In addition to these WeL Justice Powell and son, Lewis, III, ODK president, talk with initiates after the convocation. worldwide problems, the fabric of our own national unity has been torn by the Vietnam War, and con- fidence in government itself shaken by recent events. No thoughtful person can view with complacency these threats to peace, stability and prosperity. It would be equally short-sighted, however, to assume that the problems are insoluble—that chaos is inevitable. If this sort of fatalism sets in, if the public generally and our young people in particular think nothing can be done, or if we leave solutions to others and feel no personal responsibility our- selves, then indeed we may deserve the worst. It is here that a sense of history is so essential. We must remind ourselves and others that few generations in all of history have been without their dark periods. It is in times such as these that we also need faith—faith in God as we individually perceive Him, faith in ourselves and our institutions, and faith in our country. There is certainly a marked erosion of faith in our country. To be sure, this is a difficult time to believe March 1974 in one’s country. Every tenth grader can give you a bill of particulars of our mistakes and of what is wrong with America. The theme is a familiar one, often repeated in varying degrees in public and priv- ate: our democracy is a sham, our system is repressive of liberty, most politicians are untrustworthy, and America is a selfish, materialistic, racist society—with unworthy goals and warped priorities. In my view, this is a self-indictment which greatly exaggerates—and even distorts—the truth about our country. In a sense, we are the victim of our own propensity for exaggeration in self criticism as well as in overstating our virtues in happier times. There is an urgent need for balance and restraint by all of us, whether in public or private life. Again, I emphasize the need also of a proper perspective of history. Among its lessons is the cer- tainty that man’s weaknesses and imperfections are not uniquely of this generation, but of all time. The same of course is true of man’s institutions. But without condoning any misconduct or shortcomings of the “We enjoy in America not just economic opportunities but liberties—protected by the rule of law—that are the envy of mankind.”’ past or present, I think a strong case can be made for the view that the history of this country, on balance, is a proud and decent one. We have had a consistent vision, since the De- claration of Independence, of a society in which all men can live in self-respect, participate freely in self- government, and pursue responsibly their own aspirations. To be sure, there have been sorrowful deviations from this vision, especially in racial in- justice. Yet, at the threshold of 1974, no one can fairly question the present national commitment to assure full equality and justice. Among the specific charges most frequently made against our country is that it is repressive, especially with respect to First Amendment rights and criminal justice. I recently heard a widely known American writer sarcastically attacking as sham and pretense our professed dedication to the Bill of Rights, and es- pecially First Amendment rights. I will only say that if there is another country and a system of law which more zealously preserve freedom of press and speech than ours, no one has yet identified it. As for those who repetitively assert that our criminal justice system is unfair and repressive, the most charitable thing that can be said is that they are uninformed. Former California Chief Justice Roger J. Traynor, one of our greatest jurists, has responded this way: “It is irresponsible to echo [the] demagogic non- sense .. . that one group or another in this country cannot get a fair trial. . . . No country in the world has done more to ensure fair trials.” The antecedents of our dedication to due process of law are deeply rooted. ‘They go back to Magna Carta, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution. They have been ex- panded and amplified by the Court upon which I sit. Indeed, safeguarding the liberties derived from them is our first responsibility, and may it ever be so. It is fair to say, I think, that we have kept the faith with these noble antecedents. This is not to sug- gest that injustice and arbitrary action have wholly disappeared. There will never be such a utopian society. Yet, the trend and the balance are favorable. We enjoy in America not just economic opportunities 4 but liberties—protected by the rule of law—that are the envy of mankind. With a system derived from the common law and the great English charters of liberty, the ideal of individual freedom has been preserved in the English speaking countries more fully and for per- haps the longest sustained period in all history. Our foreign policy also is attacked as imperialistic and even as immoral. Whatever mistakes have been made over the years—and certainly they are not inconsequential—it can be said with truth that no powerful country, victor in major wars, has sought less for itself or taken less from other nations and people than the United States of America. We have initiated no war of aggression, certainly not in this century. Nor has any other country in all history shared its skills and material resources more generously with other countries and peoples, including those con- quered, than the America which now is so frequently denigrated by her own citizens. Whatever the faults and problems of our country and system may be, the essential structure of our democracy and freedom under the rule of law gives hope for the future and is worth struggling to pre- serve. If one has doubts, let him reflect upon the most likely alternative: the fascist or communist type of totalitarian regime, where—as Solzhenitsyn has written so poignantly—repression is always a brooding omni- presence and not just a slogan. But no democratic system, however soundly con- ceived, can be preserved without citizen leadership and active citizen participation. Democracy is not a spectator sport. The grave problems which do indeed confront our people cannot be met and ultimately overcome without participating and responsible citi- zenship. It is here that Washington and Lee—with assistance from Omicron Delta Kappa—has contributed so much. Few universities or colleges of anywhere near comparable size have succeeded over the decades in inspiring so well their students to assume the duties as well as the privileges of citizenship. This is no time for spectators on the sidelines. It is certainly no time for undue pessimism and continued self-flagellation. Rather, as in another era of doubt and misgivings, this is a time to follow the example of Robert E. Lee. WeL ODK honors 20 students, three alumni, and a Lexington business leader Three outstanding alumni, a Lexing- ton business leader, and 20 Washington and Lee students were initiated as mem- bers of Omicron Delta Kappa at “tap day” ceremonies on Jan. 21. The event was combined with the Lee’s Birthday- Founders’ Day Convocation at which Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., was the speaker. The honorary alumni members were: Virginia Del. Lewis A. McMurran, Class of 1936, chairman of Virginia’s Bicentennial Commission and also chair- man of the Jamestown Foundation. He represents Newport News in the Vir- ginia House of Delegates. McMurran could not be present for the ceremony and was “tapped” in absentia. T. Hal Clarke of Atlanta, a 1938 law graduate, a prominent attorney and a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank. He is vice president of the Alum- ni Board of Directors and has _ been chairman of the Corporation, Banking, and Business Law section of the American Bar Association and of the ABA Committee on Savings Associations and Building Societies. He has been an FHLB member since 1969. Powell Glass, Jr., a 1939 graduate, Above: ODK honorees Powell Glass, Jr., newspaper executive, and T. Hal Clarke, oulstanding attorney, converse with Dean Emeritus Frank J. Gilliam before the “lapping” ceremonies. Below: Lexington industrialist Richard C. Emrey and his wife, Marilyn, listen intently to Justice Powell’s address. March 1974 9 ODK Convocation publisher and general manager of the Lynchburg News and Advance. His brother, Thomas Glass, a 1949 gradu- ate, is co-publisher and executive editor of the Lynchburg papers. The Powell family and the newspapers have been generous benefactors of W&L. ‘The Lexington industrialist honored was Richard C. Emrey, an alumnus of Lehigh University. He is executive vice president of Burlington Industries and general manager of the corporation’s James Lees Carpet plant in Glasgow, near Lexington. He became director of manufacturing at Lees in 1966 and _ is active in business and civic organizations in the area. The students “tapped” were G. W. Austin, III, of Virginia Beach, B. L. Bailey of Parkersburg, W. Va., J. H. Beaty, Jr. of Memphis, Tenn., W. T. Brotherton of Charleston, W. Va., J. M. Costan of Lynchburg, L. H. Framme of Lexington, M. Guroian of Stamford, Conn., J. F. Hanzel of Lexington, P. J. Lancaster of Dunkirk, N. Y., R. M. Lamb, III, of Lexington, T. B. Long, III, of Cape Charles, Va., J. L. Nalley, Jr., of College Park, Ga., R. G. Piranian of Oreland, Pa., T. B. Ramey, III, of Tyler, Tex., H. R. Rubenstein of Shreve- port, La., M. E. Stein, Jr., of Jackson- ville, Fla., D. M. Thomas of New York City, R. P. Trice, Il, of Richmond, W. P. Wallace, Jr., of Roanoke, and B. H. Wood of Lynchburg. Lewis F. Powell, III, a W&L senior and son of Justice Powell, presided at the “tap” ceremonies. He is president of the W&L ODK chapter. Both Powells were elected to ODK membership while officers of the student body at W&L — Justice Powell in 1929 as president, and Lewis, III, last year as student body secretary. 6 At left: State Del. Lewis A. McMurran, chairman of the Virginia Bicentennial Commission, who was initiated into ODK in absentia. Below: Participating in the 1974 ODK ceremonies were the only two living founders of the society at Washington and Lee in 1914: James E. Bear, ’15, of Rich- mond, and Rupert N. Latture, ’15, professor emeritus of politics and an advisor to the President of the University. Pooled Income Fund is now in it's anew way to The Washington and Lee Pooled Income Fund is now in operation, offering alumni and friends a new and satisfying way of helping the University meet its future financial requirements. Participation in the Fund _ en- ables a donor to make a gift of capi- tal to the University, continue to receive income from it for himself or his family, and often reap substan- tial tax savings. At this writing, three generous gifts have been received by the Uni- versity under the Pooled Income Fund arrangement. These gifts form a solid base for its operation. The Estate Planning Council, headed by Martin P. Burks, °32, of Roanoke, Va., general counsel of the Norfolk & Western Railway, conceiv- ed the Fund and worked out its de- tails at a meeting’ in Lexington last fall. The Council—a body of 44 alum- ni volunteers from across the country who are providing leadership for the University’s program of encouraging alumni and friends to include Wash- ington and Lee in their long-range financial planning—presented its rec- ommendations to the University Board of Trustees. The Board au- thorized establishment of the Fund, and the University has engaged Unit- ed Virginia Bank of Richmond, an institution with an outstanding rec- ord of success in the management of investments, to act as trustee of the Fund. “We are happy to announce es- tablishment of the Fund,’ Burks said. “It meets a long-standing ob- jective. The Fund increases the Uni- versity’s ability to serve its friends who desire assistance in arranging March 1974 F p operation, help W&L’s future needs Estate Planning Council Chairman Martin P. Burks and Deferred Giving Director Edward O. (Ned) Henneman discuss the establishment of the Washington and Lee Pooled Income Fund. their financial future to the _ best advantage and who at the same time wish to help secure the financial fu- ture of Washington and Lee.” How does the Washington and Lee Pooled Income Fund work? Why is it a good method of making a gift to Washington and Lee? Why did the University establish the Fund? Edward O. Henneman, associate director of development and director of deferred giving at W&L and a specialist in estate planning, an- swered these questions. “The pooled income fund,” he said, “is a very simple way for an alumnus or friend of Washington and Lee to invest in the University’s future without sacrificing his own or his family’s need for income. By contributing to Washington and Lee through the Fund, the donor may obtain professional manage- ment and investment of the donated funds, provide a current income for himself or his family, make a gift of capital to the University to take ef- fect in the future, and often obtain significant savings in taxes.” All gifts made to the University through the Fund are received by the trustee, the United Virginia Bank, which mingles them and invests them in a common pool. This procedure enables each donor to secure effici- ency and economy in investment and management which should mean a higher return to him and a greater potential for growth in the value of 7 Pooled Income Fund the donated property. The donor, or if he prefers an- other person or other persons desig- nated by him at the time of his gift, receives a proportionate share of the income earned by the Fund each year. Upon the death of the donor or the death of his designated bene- ficiaries, the principal amount repre- sented by the donor’s ‘gift is with- drawn from the Fund and becomes the property of Washington and Lee. Again, depending on the investment performance of the _ Fund, _ this amount can be of far greater value than the original gift. When the property is transferred to the Uni- versity by the trustee, the assets may be used in the discretion of the Board of Trustees to meet needs that seem most pressing at the time, add- ed to endowment, or applied to a specific purpose stipulated by the donor at the time of the gift, such as a named scholarship fund, faculty salaries, or a named memorial gift. The advantages to the University of being able to anticipate the re- ceipt of the proceeds of gifts made through the Pooled Income Fund are obvious. The University receives a large measure of financial security, carrying with it assurance that it can maintain its excellence, to say nothing of enabling it to meet ever increasing costs and new and chal- lenging needs for additional endow- ment and spendable capital funds. Many alumni are helping to meet these needs through outright gifts of capital for development program ob- jectives and through annual giving for current operations. But many other alumni who want to take part in this work of building a greater 8 Washington and Lee feel they are unable to reduce their present in- comes because of family or other responsibilities. Some others, look- ing ahead to retirement, fear the consequences of parting now with a substantial amount of capital. ‘The Washington and Lee Pooled Income Fund provides a means by which such donors can support the University and do so to a far greater extent than they may have thought pos- sible. Iwo examples illustrate how this can work under present tax laws: EXAMPLE 1 An alumnus, aged 63, wishes to create a scholarship fund of $80,000. He owns stock with a value of $80,- 000 that cost him $40,000 when ac- quired some years ago. His top in- come tax brackets average 40%, and his present dividend income on the stock is $1,600 annually. He gives the stock to Washington and Lee for in- clusion in the pooled income fund and directs that the income earned by his gift be paid to him until his death at which time the capital will pass to Washington and Lee to form the scholarship fund. The donor may deduct from his income tax as a charitable contribu- tion the value of the gift interest given to Washington and Lee. In this case the deduction would amount to $39,236. In the donor’s income tax bracket, this gives him a tax saving of $15,694, thus reducing the cost to him of his gift to $64,306. In addi- tion, no capital gains tax is payable on the appreciation in value of the donated stock. The saving of this Edward O. (Ned) Henneman, associate director of development and director of deferred giving at WkL, is a native of New York City, whose parents now live in Dillwyn, Va. He is a soft-spoken man of puckish humor, and a con- scientious lawyer, a specialist in the legal intricacies of taxation, trusts, estates, and the like. He came to W&L in 1972 from New York, where he was an associ- ate in the law firm of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts for nearly eight years. He was prev- iously associated for two and a half years with the New York law firm of Kelley Drye Newhall Maginnes Ned Henneman, Ready to Serve You & Warren, which he joined in 1962 after receiving his J. D. degree from Harvard Law School. He earn- ed his B.A. degree in English from Yale University in 1959. Since coming to Washington and Lee, he has worked closely with the Estate Planning Council in developing a wide range of programs designed to provide tax- saving methods of giving to the University, including pooled-in- come and other trust and estate arrangements. He is married to the former Penelope Case, a graduate of Smith College, and they have one daugh- ter and two sons. WeL 7 + gestvsese see a tees vee opereks 7 a - pe sesees 77 been eee reece tenes Lo An Interview Holton is off to new Washington job, grateful for his W&L experience In January, Linwood Holton, Jr., 44, completed a four-year term as Gov- ernor of Virginia. In February, Pres:- dent Nixon appointed him to the post of Assistant Secretary of State for Con- gressional Affairs, making him the State Department’s chief liaison with Congress policy. Shortly before the public announcement of his appointment, Holton talked with the editors of W&L at his home in Roa- noke on a wide range of subjects. The on matters affecting foreign following article was condensed from that two-hour conversation. How does he view the transition from chief executive of an important state to an important administrative post in Washington? He sees it as a thrilling and challeng- ing opportunity to enter a new dimen- sion of public service—“to move to the very top of the foreign policy decision- making process at a most important time in history, a time when we really, for once, have a true opportunity for last- ing peace.” He particularly looks for- ward to working with Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, who he believes is “unique in history” because of his back- ground, temperament, training, and tal- ent—a man who is “inherently more aware than the average person of the value of freedom in a peaceful situa- tion.” He believes Dr. Kissinger is the only Secretary of State who “has had the formal training directed specifically tow- ard the issue: How do you maintain peace in this kind of world?” Does he as a member of a Republican administration expect difficulties in working with a Democratic Congress? Although he is a strong advocate of the two-party system as the most ef- 10 fective sytsem of electing the best-quali- fied people to public office, he believes that, once elections are over, elected of- ficials can be persuaded to work for the common good. “It is very difficult, un- derstandably, to convince people who have responsibilities to varying constitu- encies across the nation of a common course, but I did it on a much smaller General As- sembly, and I was able to surmount scale with the Virginia any obstacle that might have existed be- .. I think the same approach can be effective with the cause of party differences. . U. S. Congress in support of foreign pol- icy positions that will be developed.” Does he have any misgivings about the course our foreign policy has been taking? “No. I am not a foreign policy spec- ialist. That’s not what I am being asked to do for the State Department. I am a politician. I am being asked to handle politics, really.” What will be his approach to the job? He will adhere to the principles of checks and balances inherent in the Con- stitution. ‘““[The Congress was set up to provide a check on proposals of the exe- cutive branch of government, and the executive has a similar responsibility. So my job will be to reconcile the views of people who have, inherently and con- stitutionally, a responsibility to pick apart the other’s position if he can. If the executive proposes something that has holes in it, then it is the job of Con- gress to find that out. In my role as a liaison man between a part of the exe- cutive branch and the Congress, I will either show Congress that we don’t have holes in the proposals, or if they show us the proposals do have holes, take them back to the executive branch and elimi- nate the holes.” Did he enjoy being Governor of Virginia? “Yes, I enjoyed the responsibilities of it and the challenges of it. My family and I were able actually to enjoy being there as well as to enjoy the judgment making responsibility, which of course is thrilling in itself.” What was the greatest satisfaction of the job? “You can’t pick out a superlative in a job like that except in a very abstract way. The greatest satisfactions came from being in a position to make decisions in many areas that were helpful to people as a matter of government service.” He cited as examples the moves during his administration to clean up the state’s rivers and the vastly improved programs of care and treatment of the aging. But | in the broad range of service that Vir- ginia’s government provides, there are many sources of satisfaction in being Governor, and “then you have to realize what a great job it is, what a challeng- ing job it is, and what an inspiring job it is.” What about disappointments? word that doesn’t fit into my thinking because I “Disappointment is a am not a pessimist. I think that the things you fail to get done are really postponements.” He mentioned delays in combining some of the state’s trans- portation resources into a department of transportation, the failure of the Gen- eral Assembly to increase the individual income tax to 6 per cent, and continu- ing problems in the field of corrections. “It is important that people recognize WeL a tne Linwood Holton is not getting suited up for Washington here; he is being fitted for his attire for the recent inauguration of his successor, Gov. Mills Godwin. March 1974 the need to emphasize corrections be- cause more than 95 per cent of all the prisoners we send into the penal system get out and return to society. ... We must use the period when inmates are in prison to make a maximum effort to see that they return to society in condition to be self-supporting citizens and not menaces to their fellow citizens.” Was being Governor the fulfillment of a personal ambition? “Yes, it was. I go back to childhood on that ambition.” As a child he distri- buted leaflets for a councilman in his hometown of Big Stone Gap, and he recalls his fascination with Presidential elections. His first real shock in politics was when the Literary Digest prediction was upset in the Presidential election of 1936. His interest was reinforced while he was a student at Washington and Lee, where he met Gov. Colgate Darden, who spoke at a University convocation, and to whom he was introduced by Dr. Francis P. Gaines. “I remember how impressed I was at meeting the Governor of Virginia, a man whom I came to ad- mire very, very strongly. Holton has re- marked frequently that every Virginia Governor “has to have a ‘Governor’ of his own,” an elder statesman whom he can consult on tough political and pro- cedural problems. “It is an interesting little twist—after I became Governor, I saw Colgate Darden as my ‘Governor.’ It goes back to that spot just outside the Lee Dormitory where I met him in 1942.” What about his future political am- bitions? “Well, I don’t think anybody who has ever run for an elective office can ever say that he has gotten it all out of ’ his system.” He noted that Sen. Harry 1] “Washington and Lee is and always has been an outstanding institution— outstanding from the standpoint of faculty and students... .” F. Byrd Jr. is now a “very popular in- dependent,” who he wishes, if he stands for re-election in 1976, could run as eith- er a Republican or a Democrat. As it is now, Holton said, Sen. Byrd has “no re- sponsibility to a party or even to the two-party system in Virginia... And I must say that is something that gives me pause and makes me think about the future of that position.” He noted that the other Senate seat is held by a mem- ber of his own Republican party, Sen. William Scott, and “I would be hesitant to suggest at this time that I might want to disloge him from the nomina- tion. That pretty well eliminates poten- tials for elective office at this time, but again I emphasize now—these things are continually changing—that I just can’t rule myself out of another effort at elec- tive office at some time in the future.” What is his attitude now toward Vir- ginia’s ban on a Governor succeeding himself? He felt upon going to Richmond that the ban should be reconsidered, but changed his mind because he saw that the one-term limit gives the Governor great independence in decision-making. “That comes,” he said, “from being able to say and having it understood that the Governor has no political motive in what he is doing because he can’t run again.” He quoted Colgate Darden in this connection: “This is not a_ place where you finish things; this is where you begin things.” And, he went on, “it does make your philosophical attitude toward the job a whole lot easier if you recognize that that is how it is.” Has the Republican party settled in in Virginia? He believes that the party has be- 12 The Governor was all smiles after his election in 1969. come a “permanent force in Virginia’s political scene,” pointing to the Republi- cans’ hold on seven out of 10 seats in Congress and one of the U. S. Senate seats, while the Democrats have none in the Senate. ““The Republicans are more palatable from a national standpoint to the average voter in Virginia than the national Democrats.’”’ He noted his own election, the first Republican Governor in modern times, and the election in 1973 of Governor Mills Godwin, running as a Republican. He conceded that it is more difficult for Republicans to break into the winning ranks in the General Assembly because of the popularity of many Democratic incumbents whom the voters know to be “not of the philosophy of the national Democratic party.” And he is confident that the newly elected Republican Lieutenant Governor, John Dalton, will be elected Governor in 1977 and “you will gradually see a building in the General Assembly of Republican Wee feller will run for Pre will he be a a ia iarion oe a OO : a a i . © a eo - - - a a tion. She also said the trend could lead to a more equal sharing by men and women of the whole range of family responsibilities. But she conceded that there are many unanswered questions ahead and concluded: “I wonder how it will all turn out.” Much will depend, she said, on the response of today’s young men to the increasing competition of women in the marketplace. Her husband, Clifton H. Kreps, Jr., is professor of banking at the University of North Carolina. She herself is a di- rector of the New York Stock Exchange, Educational Testing Service, the National Merit Scholarship Corp., the J. C. Penney Co., and several other professional and public-service organizations. ‘The public affairs lectures at W&L are made possible by an endowment created by alumni of the School of Com- merce, Economics, and Politics. Black Culture Week A worship service, lectures by out- standing visiting speakers, a musical program, a documentary film, and a formal dance were highlights of the third annual “Black Culture Week” at W&L in February. The week-long series of events is sponsored by the University through the Student Association for Black Unity and is designed to promote mutual under- standing and to provide insights into the experience of black Americans. Theodore E. Thornton, Sr., director of personnel for the city of Richmond, delivered the annual Leslie D. Smith Memorial Lecture. Thornton was exe- cutive director of Richmond’s Human Relations Commission before assuming his present position. Smith, for whom the lecture is named, was the first black 16 Tilia Ne ned eae im ; ig 14 Virginia Union University Choir in “Black Culture Week” concert. graduate of W&L. He received his law degree in 1969 and died a year later in Washington, D. C., where he was an attorney for the U. S. Justice Depart- ment. Dr. Wendell P. Russell, president of Virginia State College in Petersburg, de- livered the other principal lecture of the week. Dr. Russell is a former dean of students and dean of the college at Virginia Union University. The week began with a black worship service conducted by the Rev. Lutrelle Rainey, pastor of Lexington’s First Bap- tist Church and an assistant dean of students at W&L. The nationally known Virginia Union University Choir, under the di- rection of Dr. Odell Hobbs, presented a concert in Lee Chapel. The choir’s re- pertoire ranges from 17th-century baro- que to 20th-century gospel music. The highly regarded documentary, King: Montgomery to Memphis, chronic- ling the life and death of Martin Luth- er King, was shown twice in Reid Hall. ‘The week concluded on Friday with the annual Black Ball, an invitational black-tie event, sponsored by the Stu- dent Association for Black Unity. Gift to Print Shop The Newport News Daily Press Inc., publishers of the Newport News (Va.) Press and Times-Herald, has made a major donation of typesetting equip- ment to the University’s Journalism Laboratory Press. Included in the gift were two com- plete Linotypes, the machines used to set text; a Ludlow headline-setting ma- chine with 88 fonts of type; another ma- chine for making column rules and deco- rative borders; and a substantial inven- tory of spare and replacement parts for much of the print shop’s newly acquir- ed and old machinery. The donation by the Newport News newspapers represents more than $100,- 000 in value at new replacement costs. The papers agreed to give the machin- ery to the W&L print shop when the Press and Times-Herald converted from “hot type” (in which molten lead is used to cast single lines of type) to photo- graphic ‘“‘cold type” composition. The Washington and Lee press uses hot type with only slight exceptions for the alumni magazine; the campus news- WeL hep or ah by Robert S. Keefe Fancy Dress is back... and what a ball! It was almost like olden days— light years ago, back all the way to the 1930s, when Fancy Dress was king (‘the outstanding collegiate social event in the South,’ The New York Times has said). The students decorated the en- tire Evans Hall-Student Center complex in minute detail, even with a fountain and street signs— and it really did look like the French Quarter. And 1,700 of them came, more by far than to any of the old-time Fancy Dresses. Some were in cos- ture, but mostly in tuxes or suits, dates in evening gowns, which after all are costumes of a sort to college students these days. If there had been a prize, though, it would 18 Top: Celebrants painted Old George blue. Left: That’s Prof. and Mrs. B. S. Stephenson = Nae hp ; 2 % | +f *