Sororities Take 224 New Girls K.D. Leads In Pledging; VOL. XXXIV, NO. 9 WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA NOVEMBER 29, 1944 Chooses 39 Members Rushing brought 224 pledges into the sorority fold this year, compared with only ISO girls pledged last year. For­ Carl Sandburg, Author, Poet mal rushing began Monday, November At The 13, and lasted until the following Mon­ day, November 20. The sororities en­ Last Minute Performs Here Next Week tertained the rushees with talk, cigar­ ettes, and parties from 4-6 on Monday and on Tuesday till Friday from 4-6 Alt proofs must be mailed to Cliid- and 7-9. Sunday afternoons there noff's Studio by November jo. Norma Warns Campaign Noted Authority On Lincoln were teas at the houses from 2-6, and Bradshaiv, Business Manager of the Monday night Preferentials Were held. Colonial Echo, states that if a student Is Phi Beta Kappa Writer Tuesday, Silence Day, was followed ror War Loans does not mail his proofs by November by Happy Wednesday, when the bids "Remember Pearl Harbor; Black By CONNIE CONWAY came- out and life returned to some­ 30, he ivill forfeit his right to choose Out Japan" is the slogan of the 6th Carl Sandburg, the tall white-haired author, poet, journalist, and what normal status. the pose that he. •wishes to appear in War Loan Drive which is being spon­ speaker will be heard Tuesday and Wednesday on the William and The largest number of girls. 39, the yearbook as the choice ivill be made sored on campus by the War Council Mary campus as Phi Beta Kappa poet. Wednesday evening he.will went to Kappa Delta sorority; Alpha at the studio after thai lime. from December 5 to 9. , A map of Japan, which is complete spend a few hours in the informal telling of some of his famous stories, Chi Omega pledged 28; Chi Omega, • • •• • ' 27; Gamma Phi Beta and Phi Mu, with the name of every student in the and reciting some of his poems and songs for a large College audience.. 26 each; Kappa Kappa Gamma, 24; There will be a Thanksgiving College listed according to men's and Sandburg was born in ,1878 in Galesburg, Illinois, and remained Delta Delta Delta, 23; Pi Beta Phi, Chapel service on Thursday, Novem­ women's dormitories and sororities, will be placed in the Cafeteria. The there most of the time until 1902, when he was graduated from 19; and Kappa Alpha Theta, 12. ber 30, at 9:00 a. m. in the College purchase of at least a twenty-five cent Lombard College in Galesburg. Between the time of completion of The pledge groups are as follows: Chapel. Members of the Student Re­ war stamp will entitle a student to his high school education and his entrance at Lombard, Sandburg KAPPA* DELTA: Ann Allen, Rich­ ligious Union will give the program. have his name blacked out. The com­ wandered westward-in search of adventure and a practical knowledge petition between the residences in mond, Va.; Evelyn Armstrong, Ports­ ' i of people and democracy. When the mouth, Va.; Gussie Arnold, Wash­ blacking out Japan will begin on De­ Spanish-American War broke out he ington, D. C.; Marjorie Beers, Rocky Big Pep Rally Held cember 5 and come to a climax on De­ saw active service in Puerto Rico with River, Ohio; Ann Bennett, Nutley, N. cember 7, the date of the Pearl Harbor the 6th Illinois' Volunteers* J.; Jean Bennett, Nutley, N. J.; Dana Wednesday Night attack. Upon graduation from Lombard, Brandes, Hoboken, N. J.; Ruth Chase, A stamp booth bearing a sign label­ Sending off the football team for the Sandburg worked throughout the West Port Jervis, N. Y.; Jean Corbie, ed, "Double Your Quarter—Make the and Mid-West before becoming Secre­ Rocky River, O.; Dolly Cox, South Thanksgiving day Richmond game, War Shorter" will be an added attrac­ tary to the Mayor of Milwaukee from Orange, N. J.; Ann Deal, Richmond, students will gather in the Sunken tion in the Cafeteria. 1910 to 1912. After that he was editor Va.; Pat Dunn, Mamaroneck, N. Y.; Garden tonight at 7:15 for a pep rally. The War Council will have a small­ of System Magazine in Chicago, and Audrey Fajans, Mount Vernon, N. Y.; The cheerleaders expect a big turn-out er map placed in Marshall-Wythe for later became Stockholm correspondent Elaine Fox, Milton, Mass.; Lois Frost, the members of the Faculty and Ad­ for the rally and the first bonfire of for the newspaper Enterprise Associa­ Upper Darby, Pa.; Jane Godard, ministration Departments and the sec­ tion- during the last World War. Rocky River, O.; Bea Hafner, Lands- the season, since this is the game on retaries December 5-7 from 11:00 a. Sandburg was also an editorial writer downe, Pa.; Jackie Hale, Hildersleeve, which the fate of the freshmen; as-to- mY to r:00 p'. m. """ v for the Chicago Daily News. Conn.; Penny Jessee, Pennington Gap, ducing, hangs. Va.; Ginny Jewell, Seaford, Va.; Indians, Spiders Clash Sandburg has been the recipient of Audrey Kneece, Chesterfield, S. C.; Cheers will be led, by the entire many famous literary prizes. Among Mac McGinnis, Williamsburg, Va^; squad: Fritz Zepht, Fred Frechette, In Richmond Stadium them he numbers Levison's prize in the Poetry Magazine, in , 1914, and the Mac McKinny, Miami, Florida; Libby Bubby Vaughn, Bob Hubbard, Betty- Starting time for the Thanksgiving Poetry Society of America's prize in McLaughlin, Bridgeport, Conn.^Shir­ may Bccan, Trinka Robinson, Laurie game between the Indians and the 1919 and 1921. For his four volume ley Major, Merchantville, N. J.; Carol Pritchard, and Libby Baynard. Al­ Spiders will be 3:00 p. m. The game most all of the. cheerleaders plan to Abraham Lincoln, the War years Neumann, Port Washington, N. Y.; will be played in City Stadium in Carl Sandburg, modern poet and attend the game and lead the yells Sandburg has been given the Pulitzer Jean Peter, Maspeth, L. I., N. Y.; Vee Richmond. Tickets are still on sale amthor, ivill be Phi Beta Kappa guest, Price, Rocky Mountain, N. C; Gin there. Prize. in the Athletic Office in Blow Gym. December 5. Rassinier, Louisville, Ky.; Lois Rilee, Making his home in Harbert, Mich­ Tappahannock, Va.; Robbie Robinson^ igan, now, Sandburg occasionally Pound, Va.; Margo Ross, Port Wash­ travels to speak or to give folk song ington, N. Y.; Peggy Smith, Farmville, R. C. Young Succumbs; Armacost Meets recitals. He contributes a widely read Va.; Judy Thorpe, Richmond, Va.; Ty column to the newspapers of the Chi­ Thyssen, Leonia, N. J.; Annis Walker, cago Tribune Syndicate and just this Cherry Point, N. C; Beth Walton, Stricken While In Office D Adviser s year he has had published a book, Capahosic, Va.; Willy Willis, Jackson- cans, The Photographs of Abriham Lincoln, Was President Of Class, Scholar; Dean George H. Armacost attended along with Frederick Hill Meserve. (Continued on Page 6) a meeting of deans and advisers of Harvard had Sandburg as Phi Voted Most Popular And Intellectual men in New York on Saturday, No­ Beta Kappa poet in 1928. As Phi Dr. Roscoe Conkling Young, head vember 25, at which education for re­ Beta Kappa poet here, on the 168th Phi Beta Kappa of the College Department of Physics, turning veterans was discussed. anniversary, of the founding of that died at his desk last Wednesday morn­ honorary society at the College, Sand­ The meeting was addressed by Com­ ing, November 22. burg will read an original poem in mander Braceland, Bureau of Medi­ Initiates Members Dr. Young, who died of a.heart at­ Phi Beta Kappa Hall on Tuesday. tack at his desk in the laboratory, had cine and Surgery, Navy Department; Newly elected members of Phi Beta been head of the Physics Department The Very Reverend Joseph R. N. Kappa will be initiated into the hon­ since 1919. It was largely through : orary fraternity Tuesday,: December Maxwell, President, .College of the his and Dr. Merrymon's efforts that News . . . ' 5, at 4:30 p. m. in the Great Hall Holy Cross; Lieut.' Morton A. Seiden- the Massachusetts Institute of Tech­ After the initiation ceremonies mem­ feld, Chief Clinical Psychologist; War nology presented the College such fine bers and their guests will attend a Highlights accreditation. Department, and Captain Mitchell formal dinner at the Williamsburg Dreese, Liaison Officer for the Separa­ Lodge. Following this, public exer­ A member of the "class of 1910, Dr. In the far east, after two heavy tion Counseling Sub-Section, War De­ cises will be held at 8:00 p. m. in Phi Young had long been a part of the air attacks against the Japanese with­ partment. Beta Kappa Hall. College both as a student and as a in a week, all B-29 Superfortresses teacher. He received his B. A., B. S. Professor Chauncey B. Tinker, Ster­ (Continued on Page 2) are reported to have returned safely and M. A. degrees from the College ling Professor of English at Yale to their bases The recent as­ and his Ph. D. from the University of University and national authority on sault on Tokyo has extreme signifi­ Chicago. ' eighteenth century English literature, Andrew C. Haigh cance in the fact that more frequent will speak on "Byron's Supressed Dr. Young was the most promising and more concentrated assaults are Poems." At this time Mr. Carl Sand­ member of his class. During his four Presents Concert expected in the future years he was President of the Philo- burg will read his original poem. Dr. Andrew C. Haigh, distinguish­ French, British and American troops mathean Literary Society, Editor of the The members-elect of Phi Beta Dr. Roscoe C. Young, member of the ed pianist and pupil ^ of Arthur are advancing yard by yard in the Literary Magazine, President of the Kappa are Justine Dyer, Shirley faculty for 2$ years, passed away at Schnabel, will give a concert tonight, greatest battle of World War II ... . Sophomore Class, President of his Friedlander, Lillian Knight, Cath­ his desk on November 22. Wednesday, November 29, at 8:00 p. The American First Army has storm­ senior class, and recipient of the Soul- erine Leavey, Edith McChesney, Mar- m. in Phi Beta ' Kappa Hall. The ed Langerwehe only 24 miles from all ter Scholarship. He was voted by his cia Manewal, and Julia Sullivan. program will consist of the following important Cologne classmates the most popular and intel­ He was a fellow of the American One alumnus member will be initiat­ compositions: G minor Organ Fantasy, Biggest news on the national front lectual man of his class. Association for the Advancement of ed, also. Science; a member of the American and Fugue, Bach-Liszt; Sonata in F is President Roosevelt's nomination of President of the Alpha Virginia He was a member of Phi Beta Physical Society and Virginia Aca­ .major, Mozart; Sonata in E flat Ma­ Edward R. Stettinius to succeed Cor- . Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Dean Kappa, of Sigma Xi and Sigma Pi, demy of Science. He was active in jor, Op. 81 a "The Farewell, Absence, dell Hull who resigned as Secretary of Calkins of the Columbia School of honorary scientific fraternities; of civic and church affairs and at the The Return," Beethoverj; Fantaisie- State because of illness. A quick Business Administration, will preside Gamma Alpha, a graduate social fra­ time of his death was lay leader of the Impromptu, Mazurka, Nocturne, Cho­ confirmation of the nomination by the oyer the exercises. . ternity at the University of Chicago. Williamsburg Methodist Church. pin; Etude:Caprice, Dohnanyi. Senate* is expected.

* PAGE TWO THE FLAT HAT Wednesday, November 29, 1944

G. G. Clark Is Graduate Greeh Two Thanksgivings Confuse 9 Of Richmond University Letters Out-Of-State Students Plans English Professor's Chief Hobbies First Celebrants Miss White Tablecloths, Alpha Chi Omega had as its guest Instead Get Shiny Tabletops And Chicken last week Mrs. Ellie Hineman of the Are Ghost Writing And Dramatics class of 1944. They also had their Thanksgiving is a mixed up affair this year for' a great many of the pledging Tuesday, November 28. By CONNIE CONWAY Northerners because even though Virginia did go Democratic she does Chi Omega had a buffet supper for not celebrate the "Roosevelt Thanksgiving." Those who have become As a graduate of the University of Richmond, Mr. Graves Glen- its pledges Saturday, November 25. accustomed to the "Roosevelt Thanksgiving" spent the twenty-third wood Clark of the English department probably has mixed emotions ' Pledging took place Monday night, November 27. Recent visitors to Chi rushing to classes. Although the cafeteria, in deference to the twenty- witnessing the traditional.Thanksgiving clash between the Indians and Omega are Miss Mary Wilson Carver, thirders, served chicken and fruit cup, the students' minds nevertheless the Spiders. The popular English professor was born in Richmond Miss Betty Buntin, Miss Jean Outland, wandered towards home. Memories came pouring back of their and educated in the public schools there. Upon graduation from John and Miss Lucille Fizer. ( families sitting around a holiday laden Marshall high school, Mr. Clark began the study of law and at the The Tri Deltas had a Founder's Day. age of twenty received his L. B. degree and passed his bar exam. Un­ banquet at the Lodge November 28. table eating and relaxing. The black able to practice law until he was Gamma Phi Beta had a buffet din­ Alumni News gleam of the cafeteria table brought twenty-one, Mr. Clark worked in a ner Wednesday night, November 22, them back from their reminiscences of for its pledges. The Alumni present law office as a clerk. white linen tablecloths and candlelight were Miss Helen Black, Miss Anne Lieutenant Ronald Faison of Wil­ The telephone wires were kept busy At the outbreak of the last war Mr. Chapman, and Mrs. Marvin Bass. Clark served in the 220th Engineers. liamsburg has recently been awarded late Thursday night by parents who Also attending were Dean Landrum a Distinguished Flying Cross. A mem­ Refusing a commission, he was pro­ spent their three minute limit wishing and Mrs. Theadore Cox, sponsors of ber of the veteran Twelfth Air Force, moted to first sergeant, and held that the sorority, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence their offspring ; a happy "Turkey rank until the war's end. a group whichahas flown over 26,000 Nelson, and Miss Evelyn Gooding, combat sorties in five major cam­ Day." After the war, Mr. Clark took International Traveling Secretary of paigns, Lt. Faison himself has been special courses in creative writing at Gamma Phi Beta. in over fifty missions, leading his The mere mention of the word Columbia, and served as secretary to Kappa Delta had pledging Tuesday squadron. On a recent fighter-strafing Thanksgiving brings back memories Theodore Price on Wall Street. After night, November 28. mission over Germany, he shot down of chilly weather, glorious football a particularly strenuous year of work­ All the Kappa Kappa Gamma a ME-109 and destroyed railway games, and that overstuffed feeling ing and studying, coupled with turn­ pledges spent the night at the Kappa equipment; he flies a P-47 Thunder-, after a huge dinner of turkey with ing out his first book and many mag­ house Saturday, November 25, at bolt. Lieutenant Faison was a mem- dressing and cranberry sauce, Smith- azine articles, Mr. Clark returned to which time there was a Pledge-Active ber of the class of '45 and of Kappa field ham, mince meat an| pumpkin his home in Richmond for a rest. It party. Pledging took place Monday, Sigma fraternity.. pie, flaming plum pudding, and all the was then, in 1920, that the late Dr. November 27. A recent visitor of the goodies! The old traditional menu J. A. C. Chandler asked Mr. Clark Second Lieutenant Roy Clifton Sut­ Kiappas was Mrs. E. H. Polock, Pro­ will be enjoyed by the G. I.'s What to teach at the Richmond extension of ton, Jr., who entered the service in his vince President of Kappa Kappa the civilians will eat remains to be the College. Gamma. Senior year and was with the Fif­ teenth Army Air Force in Italy, was seen I! His course in creative writing at Pi Beta Phi had a demitasse and announced safe in a Nazi prison camp. the extension was so successful, with dessert party for its pledges Wednes­ G. Glemuood Clark, English profes­ He was co-pilot on a B-24 bomber, and Palau Islands; he is now convalescing over half the students selling their day, November 22. Visiting the Pi sor, is ghost -writer,.actor, and book re­ on his sixth mission was forced down in a New Caladonia Fleet Hospital. stories to magazines, that Mr. Clark Phis last week was alumna Ginny viewer. over Germany. Lt. Sutton, class of was asked to teach it a second year. Kelcey. First Lieutenant Richard D. Carter, '44, was a member of Sigma Pi Sigma, During that time he studied for and '46, has been decorated with the Dis­ Phi Mu had as its visitor last week and of Pi Kappa Alpha. received his B. A. degree, and went on Appell Named Head Miss Anne Hitch of the class of 1944. tinguished Flying Cross for extraor­ to receive his M. A. at Columbia. Since Helping with the rushing at the Phi Lieutenant Judson Sherrill, TJSNR, dinary achievement in aerial combat. that time Mr. Clark has done several Qf IntCrclUD CoUPICl'l Mu house was Mrs. Jean Hansen of '39, has just been promoted to Lieut- A B-24 Liberator Bombardier, Lt. Car- summers of graduate work at Col­ AI Appell has been named chairman Williamsburg of the class of 1943. enaty Commander; he is attached to ter was singled out for superior per- umbia. of the new Interclub Council by thePledgin g took place Monday, Novem­ Headquarters of the Commander in formance of duty in an attack on vital His chief hobby is ghost writing, and student assembly. This organization ber 27. Chief of the TJ. S. fleet in Washington. military installations at Vienna, Aus­ since his graduation from college Mr. has just been approved by President Lieutenant William Leon Jones, tria. At William and Mary, Carter Clark has "ghosted" many books, mag­ Pomfret. Mary Lou Manning is the USNR, '38, B. S., B. A., was awarded was a member of the Freshman Bas­ azine articles, and political speeches secretary and other members will con­ Dr. Armacost, the Purple Heart for wounds received ketball Team, '42-'43, and a reporter for busy, or lazy, authors and states­ sist of all the presidents of the clubs during action in the invasion of the for The FLAT HAT. men. Several of the books he "ghost­ on campus and the vice-president of ed" have become widely known, and women's student government. EducatorsMeet his political speeches have put the (Continued from Page i) campaigner into office. Clark's home. For a number of years Interested in biology and nature, Mr. Clark was literary and dramatic These men emphasized the necessity Mr. Clark has written several books critic on the Richmond Times- Dis­ of preparing purposeful programs for for children dealing with those sub­ patch, and almost daily book reviewer returning veterans. According to the jects, generally under his own name for the News Leader. best estimates available, from one and or a pseudonym. For a number of years Mr. Clark The lively and humorous professor was a member of the New York and one-half to two million men will re­ is in constant demand throughout the Virginia Writers' Clubs, and secretary turn for part-time or full time educa­ state to give book reviews to various of both organizations for a time. Now, tional programs at the college level. clubs and organizations. Since his busy with his teaching, Mr. Clark coming to the College in 1925, there hopes some day, if he ever retires, to The returning veteran will be im­ has been established a Friday night do even more writing and "ghosting," patient with "red tape" and many of book club, now in its eleventh year, and to add to his already large stamp the activities at college. It is expected that meets on alternate Fridays at Mr. collection. that the usual fifeen hour program will not be satisfying, since these men have attended classes in .army pro­ Second Theatre Production grams from twenty-four to forty-five hours per week. . Appears December 13, 14 Mr. J. T. Boyt Designs summer. The "Irregulars" will be "Rainbow Hue" Clinton Atkinson and James Free­ , (Featured in Charm) For Dublin Tenement man, while Bill Peterson and John' PASTRY SHOP "Juno and the Paycock," second of Hunt will represent the "Furniture Bands of paste) fringe trim the William and Mary Theatre pro­ men." Peggy Burdick will play the FANCY CAKES, the bodice and hips ol this dress ductions, will be presented Wednesday part of the "Neighbor." . . . destined to be your favorite and Thursday, December 13 and 14, The assistants to the director are PIES, BREAD, this rail i Phillipino Rayon Crepr in Phi Beta Kappa Hall at 8:00 p. m. Joan Sayers and Judy Sullivan.. The in Jer Black, or Brazilian Brown Additions have been made to the cast. set of "Juno and the Paycock" gives a AND ROLLS »n sizes IJ ro 15 The important role of "Mary Boyle" vivid interpretation of a two-room will be played by Barbara Simons, apartment in a Dublin tenement house Phone 298 $12.95 a freshman and consequently a new­ and was designed by Mr. John T. comer to the William and Mary Thea­ Boyt. tre. "Needle Nugent" will be en­ acted by -Gene Purduro, and Bob Davis will portray the "Mobilizer." "Charlie Bentham," the school teacher, will be impersonated by Jim BAND BOX CLEANERS Bray, who was "Algernon" in "The (INCORPORATED) Importance of Being Earnest" last SUPERLATIVE BARCLAY & SONS DRY CLEANING SERVICE JEWELERS CASEY'S, Inc CERTIFIED GEMOLOGBTS 2912 Washington Avenue BOB WALLACE, '20 PHONE 24 Williamsburg, Virginia NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Wednesday, November 29, 1944 THE FLAT HAT PAGE THREI State Law Prohibits Hazing Bot'E-Talk Carneg ie, Biology Major, Students On College Campus Is Head Of Red Cross Any Mistreatment Causing Bodily Injury Makes Offender Liable To $500 Fine Treasurer Of Mortar Board Likes

Reports of hazing have come to the Office of the Dean of Men Bike Rides, Swimming, Brisk Walks in connection with the recent initiations by the men's social clubs. By PATTY LOU YOUNG Paddling and plunging subjects in the lake are among the offenses re­ Gay, vivacious Nancy Carnegie; Historian of Mortar Board, can ported, and according to section 4427b these are violations of a state usually be found on the first floor of Washington Hall, which seems law made in 1928. This law provides that no person shall receive to be her favorite haunt. A biology major, Nancy plans to take a any bodily injury in schools receiving appropriations from the state nursing course at Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, treasury. The law applies to all students in the school and to all or- and perhaps go overseas when she obtains her degree. If the offense is reported : gamzations Nancy is active in the Y. W. C. A., Kappa Chi Kappa, honorary to the Commonwealth's attorney the Girl Scout fraternity, and Chairman of the Red Cross Unit here. She offending student is expelled from Club Sponsors the school and 'fined between $50 and is never too busy to enjoy a brisk walk through the woods or a bicycle $500 with a maximum of a year's im­ Music Recital ride, however, as her favorite place prisonment. is the great outdoors. Nan is interest­ In order that there will be no mis­ Members of the Students' Music ed in swimming, too, and she was a It is understood that at leasf one understanding the complete law is _,. .... „ , .,. swimming counselor at camp for two • Club will sponsor a Sunday Afternoon person on campus has been offended Recital on Sunday, December 3, in years. give4427bn as. followsHazing:, civil and criminal by what he/she read in one of the col­ umns. To this we can merely say that liability. —It shall be unlawful to Phi Beta Kappa Hall at 3:00 p. m. Known'to everyone for her diligence at no time is any deliberate offe'nse haze, or otherwise mistreat so as to Those £vho will participate will be in knitting, Nancy can almost always meant, because at this writing this cause bodily injury, any student at any Lieut. Daniel R. Vandersall, Jr., column bears no grudges and has, we be seen busily plying the needles dur­ school, college, or university receiving 'cellist; Mr. Andrew C. Haigh, pian- think, no enemies. It must be remem­ ing lectures and classes. She also has appropriations from the State treasury, jst; Mr, and Mrs. Alan C. Stewart, bered that although the FLAT HAT her humorous side, which she obvious­ in this State. violinist, and pianist respectively; and staff voted almost unanimously against ly displayed when she climbed the Any person found guilty thereof having a "gossip column," the student Mrs. Edwin S. Irey, violinist. fence at the Palace Garden and was shall be punished by a fine of not less body was, all for the idea. To con­ than fifty dollars nor more than five Lieut. Vandersall is the music direc­ form with the wishes of our readers, apprehended by one of those men in hundred dollars, or confined in jail tor of the Navy Mine Warfare School therefore, we present the interesting blue uniforms who insisted on an ex­ not more than one year, or both, unless . v , ± ,r u . . • happenings and some newsy observa­ planation. Nan must have proved her . . at Yorktown, Va. He has appeared in tions as seen through the eyes of innocence for she was allowed,to con­ tutthee injura felonyy woul, and db e isucn thah ats evento constit the­ various concerts here in the past Botetourt, with the aid of some dozen Mr tinue her excursion around the pond. punishment shall be inflicted as is now - Andrew C. Haigh, associate pro- or more correspondents and the writer. fessor of Fine Arts, is well known by provided by law. As college students, the readers of As House President of Monroe, Any person receiving bodily injury the student body. He is a distinguish- this column are supposed to be of in­ Nancy has a steady job, but she says Nancy Carnegie, senior, is chairman by hazing or mistreatment shall have ed pianist and a pupil of Arthur telligence above the average. Intel­ she enjoys living there in spite of the of' campus Red Cross chapter. a right to sue, civilly, the person or Schnabel. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart are ligence also includes common sense, painters, plumbers, and exterminators. persons guilty thereof, whether adults both graduates of the Yale School of and the readers should have enough of Nancy's cheerful and versatile nature that not to let themselves be offended Music. Mr. Stewart is an assistant Y.W.C.A. Packs is well known and her activities in by an unintentionally offensive item. The president, or other presiding professor in the Fine Arts department. many fields have made her an out­ Personalities and character are real­ official of any school, college or uni­ Charity Baskets Mrs. Irey is the wife of Chief Irey in ly what count in the end, though we standing campus leader. versity, as herein referred to, shall, Two Thanksgiving baskets for the Navy Specialists' School. She is may not want to believe that now. A upon satisfactory proof of the guilt of ,. , „, . . . . _ . / needy families in Williamsburg have r , , , ., , , . directo t r of the choir at the Baptist collegiate with a good personality, and any student found guilty of hazing or „. , been prepared by the YWCA. The (at the risk of sounding stodgy), a mistreating another student so as to food was contributed by members of Girls Nominate good character, is bound to have cause bodily injury, expel such student the club. The program for this concert is as friends and no story, or rumor, or even so found guilty, and shall make re- follows: Sonatine in C, Mozart, ar- direct lie could lose that collegiate's Tonight's weekly Chapel service will Beauty Queens port thereof to the Commonwealth's ranged for strings, played by' Mrs. friends or good reputation for him. be sponsored by the YWCA and will attorney of the county or city in which Irey, violin, Mr. Stewart, viola, and use tomorrow's holiday as the theme. . Five beautiful girls will be selected Perhaps some of the readers need such school, college or university is, Lieut. Vandersall, cello; Sonata Num- The December charity project will from the sorority and dormitory nomi­ to grow up, or perhaps they will un­ who shall present the same to the ber 3 in A Major, op. 69, Beethoven, be a campus-wide sale of Christmas nees for the beauty section of this derstand after reading this explana­ grand jury of such county or city con- played by Lieut. Vandersall, cello, and seals for the benefit of the national year's Colonial Echo. The women's tion. At any rate, we bear no grudges vened next after such report is made Mr. Haigh, piano; Concerto for two tuberculosis fund. residence halls have completed their to him. violins in D Minor, Bach, by Mrs. and hope,none are borne against us. balloting and campus men will make Irey and Mr. Stewart with Mrs. Stew­ Snappy Scuttlebutts: further nominations to the contest this art at the piano. Rumor has it that the real reason Sovereign Club week. that campus Casanova Dick Goodman Each candidate will be asked to sub­ Rent, Buy, Sell, Repair There will be a meeting of the has left school is that he and Katie Names Treasurer mit a large picture of herself, which Students' Music Club and an informal Meanley are now one. BICYCLES Five new members were unanimous­ will be examined by a secretly select­ student recital in Barrett living room Two bits those hell-divers buzzing ly voted into the Sovereign Club at ed group of masculine judges. Re­ W. E. KINNAMON on Friday evening, December 1, at the dorms in the past week belong to 230 N. Boundary St. their last meeting Thursday night, sults of the selections or identity of 7:30 p. m. (Continued on Page 4) November 23. The new pledges in­ the judges will not be announced un­ clude Bill Williams, Gary Clark, Ber­ til publication date of the Colonial nard Swahn, Ted Throckmorton, and Echo. Bob Orebaugh. Initiation for these Results of the dormitory elections candidates will not take place until are: Brown: Betty Bauman, Winnie February. Lichty, and Jean McLeod; Monroe: Bren Mackin has been elected Trea­ Jean Myers, Wilma Spewak, and CAPITOL RESTAURANT surer of the Sovereign Club. Carol Shipman. Jefferson Hall has chosen: Connie Anninos, Helen (AIR-CONDITIONED) Thompson, and Marilyn Woodberry. Barrett's, selections are: Betty Marie Ellett, Martha Jenkins, and "Sunny" f THE Manewal. Chandler's candidates are: Marcia Levering, Betty Mills, and Glo The Best Place to Eat WIGWAM Rankin. Each of the nine sororities has Serves chosen a representative. They are: in the Mary Jane Chamberlain, Mary DeVoI, Gunesh Giiran, Jerrie Healy, Eleanor The Students Holden, Beth McClelland, Joan Par­ Colonial City ker, Betty Jane Relph, and Jacqueline Sanne.

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t PAGE FOUR THE FLAT HAT Wednesday, November 29, 1944 United Nations Exclude IRC Speakers Spain For Past Record College Calendar Discuss Peace

v Wednesday, November 29— Wesley Foundation meeting—Church Mr, Harrop A. Freeman was the Facist Government Directly Opposes Debate Club Meeting—Philoma- 6:45 p. m. I guest speaker at. the last meeting of thean, 5:00 p. m. Young People's Training Union the International Relations Club on Ideals, Aims Of Democratic Countries Vespers—Chapel, 7:00 p. m. Thursday, November 23. meeting—Church, 6:45 p. m. - Flat Hat Staff Meeting—Marshall- The topic for discussion was Dum­ By GERARD SILVERBURGH Canterbury Club—7:00 p. m. Wythe 302, 8:00 p. m. barton Oaks, which the speaker ex­ It is with the utmost of vehemence that I should like to oppose Miss Wesley Foundation Party—8:00- Chaplain Graduation — Phi Beta plained and criticized. He stated that Mary Lou Manning's denunciation of the United Nations' barring 10:00 p. .m Kappa. actually the present peace plan is little Y. W. C. A. Meeting—Chandler (U. improvement over the League of Na­ Monday, December 4.— of Spain from the future Peace Table. Although Spain herself is B. Study) 8:30 p. m. tions. Because Dumbarton Oaks makes unimportant, there is a point of view expressed by Miss Manning Mr. Paigh concert—Phi Beta Kappa Kappa Omicron Pi meeting—Wash­ no arrangements for disarmament nor which I consider dangerous, and one the proof and exposal of whose 8:00 p m. ington 303, 4:00 p. m.' for treatment of the conquered coun­ falseness will rid a great detriment to our plans for peace. Thursday, November so— Ping Pong—Jefferson gymnasium. tries, the practicability of the plan is questionable. A question period fol­ As we go into our fourth year of war I feel distinctly disappointed Football Send-Off. 7:00 a. m. Student Government Meeting—Phi Student Religious Union meeting—- lowed the lecture. that there are those who do not realize what we are fighting for. The Beta Kappa 7:00 p. m. Chapel 9:00 a. m. Mr. Hibbert D. Corey will give the United States, Great Britain, France, Pan Hellenic meeting-^Wren 104 question ? Are we not acquainted Red Cross Council meeting—Mon­ economic problems involved in this the Netherlands, Belgium, and most with his debates? Was not his debate roe 214, 5:00 p. m. after Student Government. war and the coming peace at the next of the United Nations are countries at Coventry, his debate lit Rotterdam, Motor Corps Meeting—Ayer's Gar­ Motor Corps meeting—Ayers' gar­ meeting of the club on December 7. where the four freedoms are revered, his debate at Lublin, his debate at age 7:30-9:30 p. m. age 7:30-9:30 p. m. where the people have a large mea­ Lidice, eloquent enough ? As for m6j Dance group practice — 8:00-9:30 sure of democracy, and where life pro­ I wish no more to hear Germany's side p. m. Tuesday, December S— Botetourt Suffers ceeds along lines distinctly- opposite of the argument. I wish to see a peace Friday, December I— Phi Beta Kappa-^Great Hall 4:00 to the pattern of ruthless hate, ignor­ where decent, peace-loving-people will Gross Misfortune Judicial Committee Tea—Barrett p. m. .'.'•••''.".- ance and fear which has appeared . .be protected and guarded by the na- 2:00-4:00 p. m. War Council meeting—Monroe 214 It was during the still, dark hours m a most ugly form in many nations . , , ., , , , Mortar Board meeting — Mortar of Monday night, about 3 :00 a. m. to of whom Germany i.,,.„s the first. .W e tions of the world who have proved 5:00 p. m. that they stand for the way of life Board room 4:00-5:00 p. m. be exact, that a very gross misfortune are'fighting this war because our way Red Cross special work—churches that is dicated by the consciences of William and Mary chorus practice— of life, despite its faults, is better and fell upon His Lordship. As he stood good men. I wish to see a peace Washington 200 4:45-6:00 p. m. . 5:00-8:00 p. m. finer, and because these two ways or , ,, , . . .. nonchalantly by (as usual) ' waiting March of Time film—Washington Colonial Echo meeting—Publications for the verdict of the traditional tur­ life are so inimica. . . l that they must where ruthless, faseistic nations are disarmed and policed, so that: they 100, 7:00 p. m. key day class, some "unknown" per­ clash. I have ho doubt but that we Office 7:00 p. m. may never again wreak misery upon Chi Delta Phi meeting—Barrett sons invaded the campus and changed are in the right, and those who cas­ Phi Beta Kappa Celebration—Phi innocent people and turn back the ' 5:00 p. m. the "old boy's" countance. ually remark, "The Germans think Beta Kappa 8:00'p. m. clock of time, Kappa Kappa Gamma pledges' par- • they are right," or "How do we Life Saver Group—Jefferson gym­ On Tuesday morning Botetourt was know?", are carrying skepticism to a Personally I am very fond of the ty—house 7:00-9:00 p. m. found to be blushing a beautiful red. nasium 8:30 p. m. ridiculous extent. It is common know­ Spanish people. No one more than Mr. Boyt—Phi Beta Kappa 2:00- Not only was he the victim of this ledge that through a system of terror­ I feels for the tragedy that has been 6:00 and 7:00-10:00 p. m. Ping Pong—Jefferson gymnasium. riot but other paint jobs were done ism that finds three million Spaniards the keynote of their retardation, and Steuben Verein meeting—Chandler on the field house, Blow Gym, and 7:30 p. m. imprisoned in Spain's jails and bull the fart th" they are far behind most other spots on campus. Music Club concert (students)— rings,General Franco, as ruthless as modern nations. No one would feel Of course these unidentified fiends a greater joy in seeing the poor people Barrett west living room 8:00 Hitler himself, has instituted Fascism remain unknown but who else would of S ain p. m. Bot-E-Talk Spain. And unless the valiant P 'derated from the fascist paint U of R in red all over this Lime Club Picnic—Shelter 8:00 p. m. efforts of the French Forces of the In­ yoke and given a chance to be proud; campus but some Spiders from Rich­ But as long as Spain is dominated by Saturday, December 2— terior combined with the Spanish (Continued from Page 3) mond? Naturally they are under Mr. Boyt—Phi Beta Kappa 1:00- Loyalists, (what few remain!) are the sinister forces that the Falange suspicion and their actions are of a successful,, I fear that this, fascism or represents, as long as she supports a 6:00 p. ra. Mimi White, Wilma Spewak, and most serious nature. way of life which we in the democra­ Gamma Phi Beta initiation—house some othej- form of it (meaning the Betty Kah. Sure makes the hockey Botetourt is maturing to a ripe old 7:00 p. m. Relegation of Franco to a back seat cies irrevocably oppose, then I would and soccer classes more interesting for age now and he is a bit fragile to be exclude her from a part in the peace. Sunday, December 3— position and the emergence of the de­ the gals. * treated so roughly. After all; he be­ I can express only the hope that Gibbons Club communion, breakfast generate royal pretender, Don Juan) Double, Double, TbU and Troubles: longs to the ages and who are we not will remain after the war, the vi;ws of Miss Mary Lou Man- —Church house 10:15-11:30 a. m. Via the little boid we hoid that to respect him? Miss Manning has said that "there ning> "the voice in the ™lderness," Red Cross trip—Langley Field 1:45 Gloria DuBusc and her Ronnie-of-the- Such "pranks grew out of the tradi­ will be effectively barred by many p. ra. are two sides to any question," and Air-Cdrps aint hittin' -it. off so well. tional rivalry between these two stalwart trees. Music Club—Phi Beta Kappa 3:00 schools. In 1942 some of the Indians that there will be "no end to this con­ Ditto for Patty Lou Young and Har­ 4:30 p. m. journeyed to Richmond and returned troversy until both opinions are heard, . vey Chappell. debated and decided upon." Have Special Chapel Service Kappa Alpha Theta chapter tea— displaying some shiny bald heads. we not heard Hitler's side of the house 4 :00-6:00 p. m. 'Tis all for this week, but be on This year: the old tricks have been For Lutherans On Friday Westminster Fellowship meeting— the watch for miichas news next issue revived and it looks as though we Church 6:00 p. m. Botetourt. have plenty to settle on Thursday. Chaplain Marshall Brenneman, of Dance Features the Navy Chaplains School, will con­ duct a chapel service for all Lutheran Harvest Colors students and their guests on Friday, December 1, at 7:00 p. m. Saturday night, a large yellow cello­ phane moon, brightly spotlighted, Barbara Nycum, president, has eall- shone over the Harvest Moon Ball in ed a meeting of all Lutheran students Blow Gym. The predominating fall today at 4:30 in Barrett living room. colors, red, yellow, and orange, in ' twisted streamers were draped from the high ceiling down behind twin ar­ bors covered with autumn leaves. . VIRGINIA GAZETTE In the pause between dances, sand­ wiches and cokes were sold and dan­ Master Printers cers relaxed in the trophy room Since 1736 lounge. Each Saturday night a dance will be held in Blow and will be Printers For5 The College sponsored by a different organization. Students Since Colonial The Y. W. C. A. will arrange the Days plans for the coming dance.

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The members of the 1944 William and Mary football squad pictured above are as follows: First row. Bob Piefke, back; Jack Hoey, back; Jack Bruce, left half back; Graham Morris, half back; Bob DeForest, full back; Chet Mackiewicz, full back; Adolph Null, right half back; Denver Mills, end; Harvey Chappell, back. Second row: Eddie Dunbar, center; Ed Hintenberger, end*; John Pellack, tackle; Louis Creekmur, tackle; Tom Mikula, back; Tommy Thompson, center; Henry Shook, guard; Knox Ramsey, tackle;. Austin Wright, end; Chick Chiaramonti, end; James Sluss, guard. Third row: Hook Zyzes, end*; Bill Murphy, tackle; Leroy Balderson, tackle*; Stan Magdziak, back; Billy May, guard; Hank Chandler, guard*; Eugene White, tackle; Bill Earner, back; Paul Reynolds, end; John Trempus, end; Tom Campbell, back*. Last row: Carl Lunsford, guard; George M. Davis, end; Pat Humphries, back*; Joe Rego, back*; George Davis, center;jFirgil Plunkett, guard*; Joe Baker, guard*; Bill Matze, back*; Bill Guidice, back; Julian Thomas, back. . Not pictured are Captain Johnny Clowes, guard, and Alfred Morrow, back. * Indicates dropped football.

ELEANOR WEBER TOMMY SMITH Women's Sports Editor pPj^lff Sports Editor

Sports Williamsburgers Travel To State Capital F*^ttftfe'dttfe **" J9I^lI Spiel To Revive Virginia's Traditional Rivalry Tribc Has Taken BY TOMMY SMITH Kg I Miss Applebee In Sixth Tear As Visiting Coach At College Last Four Games Tomorrow's breather with Richmond rings down the curtain on one By ED GRIFFIN more season for the Indians. With the squad in full shape, the main Cricket clubs are situated and where Activp I™ Red Cross After a year's lapse, one of Vir­ issue will be how many touchdowns can William and 'Mary score in Bryn Mawr claimed the services of ginia's most hotly contested gridiron sixty minutes. Jack Bruce hopes there will be plenty—his parents And Canterbury Club Miss Applebee for some time. She rivalries will be revived on Thanks­ might witness the game.- By BETTY COUMBE al«o founded and supervises a hockey giving Day when William and Mary camp at Mount Pocono in Pennsyl­ _WM— Miss Constance K. Applebee, now in invades the state capital to tangle vania. Open three weeks in Septem­ with the University of Richmond ax Chet Mackiewicz did himself proud against V. M. I. before the her sixth year as visiting hockey coach ber to all interested women players, the City Stadium. admiring looks of his parents. How­ at William and Mary, is one of the the camp is staffed by five English ever, Bruce's teams have never won a few pioneers of women's sports in this This will be the forty-ninth meeting born coaches. of the two schools since the series contest while his family watched. Shortage of coaches, you know . . . . country. A native Britisher, residing At William and Mary, Miss Apple­ started. The Spiders hold, a sizable Several high school coaches have been Tennis has moved indoors, at last. in Hempshire, New Forest, England, lead, having won 29 contests and lost she is the foremost authority on wo­ bee is active in the Canterbury Club, invited to the slaughter. Also on- Not a bit too soon to suit our cold- Red Cross, Mortar Board, and serves only 19'. The Indians, however, have men's hockey today. looking will be Tommy Korczowski, blooded Tut Bartzen, who is "just as critic and cheer squad at some of taken the last four games and would home-town product of Woodbridge, » roving cowboy" from San Angelo, First mention of hockey was found the co-ed basketball games. She has like to add a fifth one to- their victory on the statue of a Persian god in 600 New Jersey, and little brother to Texas Intramural football become a familiar and beloved figure string. If this is accomplished, a A. D. The game came up through fourth-place finish in the Southern Johnny Korczowski, Indian backfield moves into its final stages the next to the athletically inclined students Greece and the European countries on campus and her judgment and de­ Conference is waiting for them. One star in 1942. few weeks w;th phi Delta Pi odds-on and was finally introduced in Amer-i cisions are respected by everyone. advantage they possess is that they to win. Looks like a photp-finish for ica in 1901 by Miss Applebee. In the outweigh their opponents about ten With the termination of the war she Tulane is the club known for off- seCond place, though. summer of that year she arrived in pounds per man. hopes that hockey will assume the pro­ and-on antics, but the Williamsburg the United States to study at Harvard The Tribe is in good shape for their gridders have not been outdone this University. She met Miss Ballantine, portions of a major sport in this coun­ final test of the season, having had season. Most of the time they have an instructor at Vassar College, who try comparable to its popularity in almost two weeks in which to pre­ blown cold, but they blew hot in expressed a desire to know the fun­ England. pare. Tom Mikula is the only regular trimming the Keydets. Of course, each Last Week's Scores damentals of the sport so common to who may not be able to start, not man has learned his position this Duke—33 North Carolina—0 most English women: The exhibition being completely recovered from a year, a big enough job, and next year Virginia—6 Yale—6 staged by Miss Applebee w'as received leg injury which he sustained in the the team will be ready to climb to Kentucky—7 with much interest and she proceeded Sports Assistants Tennessee—21 North Carolina game. greater heights. With a good block­ to Vassar to coach hockey. The pos­ v Notre Dame—^21 Georgia Tech—0 Sports Editor - ...Tommy Smith ing back in there and Mikula back in Bainbridge—21 Camp Peary—13 sibilities offered by the game were Since the Richmond squad is com­ Assistant Editor Eleanor Weber his guard slot, the Tribe should tuck Pennsylvania—20 Cornell—0 quickly recognized by other institu­ posed mainly of students in V-12 who quite a few scalps under its belt in Dartmouth—18 Columbia—0 tions and in the fall of 1901 she visit­ Copy Desk Ed Griffin, Bud Jones are constantly being transferred, the near future. Mississippi—13 Miss. State—8 ed many colleges, among them Smith, Reporters _„Jim Bray, Stan Mer- Coach Mac Pitt has never be'en cer­ s tain this season as to who would be -WM- Illinois-^-2S Northwestern—6 Radcliffe, and Wellesley. vis, Ed Griffin, Betty Coumbe, Bud Jones, Barbara Grant. around to start the next game. This is, Basketball workouts begin soon after Indiana—1+ Purdue—6 Hockey is particularly popular in football season ends but no sooner. and around Philadelphia where many {Continued on tage 6) PAGE SIX THE FLAT HAT Wednesday, November 29, 1944 Sororities Take 224 Girls After Closed Rushing; SKIRTS in SPORTS Kappa Delta Pledges Greatest Number, Accepts 39 By El Weber (Continued from Page 1) beth Gillen, Glen Rock, N. J.; Bar­ meyer, Indianapolis, Ind.; Dorothy bara Holliday, Charleston, W. Va.; Ould, Nashville, Tenn.; Emily Russell, ville, Fla.; Elaine Wilsey, Rockville Bette Hotopp, Rutherford, N. J.; Mary Williamsburg, Va.; Ann Seitz, San Center, N. Y. Ann Hook, Swarthmore, Pa.; Lucy Diego, Cal.; Barbara Stephens, At­ The wind up of football with the various Turkey Day games, brings ALPHA CHI OMEGA: Elaine Jones, Blackstone, Va.; Jean McOuat, lanta, Ga.; Sidney Strider, Wheeling, Akehurst, Sparks, Maryland; Shirley basketball creeping into the limelight. This is one sport on the cam­ Oleria, O.; Virginia McCarthy, Jersey W. Va.;' Jane Spencer, Larchmont, N. Allan,' Zanesville, O.; Joyce Brewer, pus in which women athletes hold their own. To all freshmen City, N. J.; Jean Myers, Alexandria, Y.; Helen Thomson, Rye, N. Y.; Plainfield, N. J.; Mary Alice Cooper, Va.; Alice Newbill, Gloucester, Va.; . Muriel Wadsworth, Washington, D. girls who have not indulged in this exciting winter event, we urge you Washington, D. C; Betty Coumbe, Nancy Noyes, Arlington, Va.; Ann C; Marian Wadsworth, Washington, to try it. Some of the greatest enthusiasm among woman sportsters Philadelphia, Pa.; Macy Diggs, Staun­ Potterfield,. Lovettsville, Va.; Virginia D. C. ton, Va.; Mary Ellett, Pocahontas, Va.; has been seen in Jefferson Gym during basketball intramurals. You Ruhl, Bucyrus, O.; Edith Vance, Rich­ Nancy Hall, Bethlehem, Pa.; Carolyn DELTA DELTA DELTA: Mary experience twice the thrill when out on the floor playing your heart mond, Va.; Barbara Waite, Atlanta, Henry, Wellingsford, Pa.; Mary Clary, Disputanta, Va.; Jane Corn- out for your favorite dormitory or Ga.; Lois Willis, Newport News, Va.. Keeney, Edinburg, Ind.; Lucy Laib, well, Hempstead, N. Y.; Patricia GAMMA PHI BETA: Martha sorority. Even if you have not sign­ Louisville, Ky.; Ann Lawrence, Kan­ Crovo, Chevy Chase, Md.; Gretha Adams, Waynesboro, Pa.; Marian Al­ ed up for a basketball class in gym, sas City, Mo.; Lois Loucks, Washing­ Cuthriell, Vienna, Va.; Elizabeth Footballers End Season lan, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Thyra Baker, you can get the required five practices ton, D. C.; Antoinette Martinson, New Ewart, Toms River, N. J.; Frances Norfolk, Va.; Barbara Baldwin, Col­ in during special practice periods to York, N. Y.; Ann Moore, New York, Fleming, Highland Park, Mich.; In Richmond Thursday umbus, O.; Jane Bast, Mexico, Mo.; N. Y.; Peggy Moser, St. Louis, Mo.; Nancy Holland, Drexel Hill, Pa.; be posted. Practices will begin De­ Helen Brooks, Evanston, 111.; Elsie (Continued From Page 5) Virginia Northcott, South Bend, Ind.; Nancy Hynson, Drexel Hill, Pa.; cember 2 and will go on for five weeks Cappelmann, Arlington, Va.; Mary Shirley Printz, Portsmouth, Va.; Har­ Mary Jane Keen, Drexel Hill, Pa.; before intramurals begin no doubt, one of the reasons foruthe Cappelmann, Arlington, Va.; Betty riet Rigby, Orange, Va.; Mary Rigby, Arlene McLean, Cherry Point, N. C.; Spiders poor showing this year. Jane Cutshall, Woodsboro, Md.; Jo For hockey fans, here is some in­ Orange, Va.; Mary Sagnette, Nor­ Elitabeth Mylander, Washington, D. Ann Gage, Erie, Pa.; Betty Lee Gall, teresting news. The Richmond Hockey folk, Va.; Patricia Snyder, York, Pa.; C.; Janice Nairn, Salem, N. J.; The Red and Blue has been on the Newport News,, Va.; Mary Hardie, Club will play William and Mary here Peggy Thompson, Brunswick, • Ga.; Helenett Newing, Endicott, N. Y.; wrong end of the score in five out Arlington, Va.; Olive Jane Krastell, December 2. We were defeated 5-0 Mary Watson, Roanoke, Va.; Irene Elaine O'Hare, Jamaica Plains, Mass.; of their seven starts. In their season Baltimore, Md.; Martha Lamborn, a few weeks ago by the Hockey Club Wenz, Norfolk, Va.; Virginia Weston, Alice Peebles, Stony Creek, Va.; Jo- opener, they encountered the powerful Arlington, Va.; Nancy McLean, Ha- in Richmond, so here is our chance to Washington, D. C; Virginia Whitte- Ann Prince, Lewiston, Me.; Mary Blue Devils of Duke and were crush­ zelton, Pa.; Elaine°Neibuhr, Baltimore, retaliate. As yet, no other games with more, Jackson Heights, N. Y.; Vir­ Prince, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Elizabeth ed, 61-7. Their first victory came at Md.; Marian Pratt, New Rochelle, out-of-town teams have been planned. ginia Wierum, Rockville Center, N. Y. Richardson, New Haven, Conn.; Vir­ the expense of a weak Richmond Army N. Y.; Eyelyn Rapee, Washington, D. CHI OMEGA: Margaret Barnes, ginia Rowe, Rockville Center, N. J.; Air Base eleven to the tune of 34-0. C.; Blanco Rollins, Arlington, Va.; No hockey intramurals have been Greensboro, N. C.; Priscilla Barnard, Roberta Volkert, New Orleans, La.; The Spiders next met the Cadets of Barbara, Rommel, Philadelphia, Pa.; played on campus because of post­ Belmont, Mass.; Carolyn Beach, Janet Wessling, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mary Virginia Military Institute and were Ruth Schank, Scranton, Pa.; Alice ponements and lack of practices. Atlanta, Georgia; Betty Bauman, Wood, Norfolk, Va.; Patricia Young, trimmed, 26-20. They licked Hamp- Sloan, Wynnewood, Pa.; Patricia Since the fury of rushing, people seem Abington, Massachusetts; Barbara .Kenmore, N. Y. den-Sydney, 18-0 but have been un­ Smith, Coopersburg, Pa.; Helen Stapf, to have forgotten that intramurals are Bechtol, Washington, D. C.; Jane able to score since then. The Ports­ Baltimore, Md.; Mary Sybert, Arnold, PI BETA PHI: Ann Andrews, still going on. A game scheduled be­ Beatty, Bowling Green, Phila., Pa.; mouth Fleet Marines took them, 19-0; Md.; Dora Waring, Metuchen, N. J. Westport, Conn.; "Impy" Buchanan, tween Chandler and Monroe was for­ Mary Ellen Bovie, Jackson Heights, and after this they were walloped by PHI MU: Vera Beck, Garden City, Petersburg, Va.; Gloria du Busc, feited by Chandler because of lack of N. Y.; Barbara Brown, Osceola Mills, the Virginia Cavaliers, 39-0. A week N. Y; Gloria Beale, Branchville, Va.; Elizabeth, N. J.; Mary Elford, Shir- practices. Pa.; Ann Callahan, Scarsdale, N. Y.; later, North Carolina State defeated Barbara Bellen, Riverside, Conn.; riell, N. Y.; Sara Fowjkes, Richmond, Sue Claypool, Norfolk, Va.; Louise A meeting of intramural managers then» by the same score. Lois Blake, Arlington, Va.; India Va.; Mary Gray, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Cumming, Hampton, Va.; Elizabeth was held last Monday evening to de­ Boozer, Charlotte, N. C.; Bette Breed, Betsy Griff en, New York, N. Y.; Joan The Richmond ground game fea­ Gil I am, Merchantville, N. J.; Elisa- cide what to do about sorority hockey. Lyndonville, N. Y.; Priscilla Cobb, Hickey, Winstead, Conn.; Joan Kelley, tures line bucks, off-tackle smashes, Because of rushing, sorority girls have Seymour, Conn.; Kitty Coburn, Welch, Brookline, Mass.; Silvia Lagerholm, and end sweeps from the single wing not had a chance to complete their re­ W. Va.; Winnie Colona, Hopewell, Attleboro, Mass.; Jean McLeod, Phil­ formation. The Spiders rely mainly, quired practices. A new schedule for Va.; Elsie Cottam, Burkeville, Va.; adelphia, Pa.; Lorabeth Moore, Hills­ however, on passing. Almost all of sororities may be made out .... Kings Smash Ellen Diggs, Bethlehem, Pa.; Shirley dale, Mich.; Barbara Musselman, the throwing is done by their full- Dixon, Norfolk, Va.; Helen Franklin, Newark, Del.; Shirley Siebert, Rich­ Lifeguards in Jefferson pool for back, Rodgers; and his usual receivers Tyler Tigers Richmond, Va.; Jean Goodwyn, Nor­ mond, Va.; Shirley Sprague, Shaker this week will be as follows: Wed- are Hamilton, left end, and Allen, folk, Va.; B. Gene Hatcher, Loveland, Heights, O.; Nell Springer, Norfolk, nesday, Martha Adams and Peggy wingback. Rodgers and Walker, a In an aerial-minded attack, the O.; Peggy LaGatutta, Metuchen, N. Va.; Sunny Sunstrom, Great Neck, N. Ballentine; Friday, Elaine O'Hare and reserve back, handle the punting. Sovereigns smashed the championship J.; Madeleine McVicker, Cold Spring Y.; Marjorie Wedge, Wynnewood, Joan Prince; and Monday, Nancy Stoneburner, left half, and Woods, hopes of the Tyler Tigers on Wednes­ Harbor, L. I., N. Y.; Ann Manson, Pa.; Priscilla Wheelan, Great Neck, Jackson and Jean Peter. right guard, are co-captains; and the day, November 22, to the tune of 44- Norfolk, Va.; Mimi Miller, Scarsdale, N. Y. latter takes care of the conversion 14. By thus eliminating the Tyler N. Y.; Gerry Post, Clarksburg, W. KAPPA ALPHA THETA: Mary attempts. One of the line bulwarks Tigers from the running, the sov­ Va.; jane Raymond, Washington, Minton Cregor, Anchorage, Ky.; Bar­ Council Entertains is Mathias, 195 pound tackle. A pair ereigns left Phi Delta Pi an open road D. C.; Shirley Robinson, Abington, bara Hughes, Grosse Point, Mich.; of capable second-string backs are to the. 1944 intramural football cham­ Mass.; Yvonne Sturtevant, Bethlehem, Nancy Laughlin, McKeesport, Pa.; Langley Officers Anchukitus and Harris. The latter, pionship. Pa.; Iris Tolley, Lexington, Va.; Joan Priscilla Leggett, South Nyack, N. Y.; a 150 pound scatback, is a brilliant Warrick, Washington, Pa.; Mary Mary Louise' McNabb, Fort Wayne, Fifty officers from Langley Field The Sovereigns,. in making six broken-field runner. Yarborough, Sanford, N. C. Ind.; Carol Parker, Norfolk, Va.; Jane have been invited by the War Council touchdowns, resorted to the airways, Seaton, Washington, D. C; Nancy The probable starting lineups: and through three interceptions as well to a formal dance on December 8. Jackson, White Plains, N. Y.; Mar­ as their own tosses, lugged the pig­ KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA: Audre According to tentative plans the dance Richmond Pos. W &M garet Ballentine, Hagerstown, Md.; skin repeatedly across the Tyler goal. Barthold, Bethlehem, Pa.; Mary Battle, will be held in the Great Hall, music Hamilton LE Wright Nora Spann, South Orange, N. J.; Tut Bartzen made two interceptions Louisville, Ky,; Mary Belford, San Thompkins LT Creekmur Dorthy Morris, Washington, D. C; will be recorded and refreshments and kept on going till he had hit pay Diego, Calif.; Jean Black, White Jarrett LG Mimi Morris, Washington, D. C. will be, served. Clowes (C) dirt, while Bert Parr also intercepted Plains, N.-Y.; Barbara Davis, Harris- Null C Thompson a Tyler pass for six points. Parr burg, Pa.; Betsy DeVoI, Yorktown, Woods (CC) RG Shook Junior and senior girls may sign up was responsible for one other touch­ Va.; Eleanor Duvoisin, Baltimore, - Williamsburg Methodist Mathias RT Pellack for the dance the first of next week in down as well. Bill Mace proved him­ Md.; Marnie Haynes, Washington, D. Church Kolcum RE Reynolds C; Peggy Helms, Baltimore, Md.; their respective dorms, with the resi­ self capable of making good for one At the College Entrance Stoneburner QB Mikula Eloise Hughes, Winnetka, III.; Betty dents of sorority court signing in Bar­ touchdown, and Frank Scott may claim L. F. Havermale, D. D., Minister Suttenfield (CC) LHB Bruce the honor of top scorer with one touch­ Ann Kah, Portsmouth, O.; Kay Lar­ Students and Bible Class 9:45 rett. The girls will be taken in the Allen RHB' Mackiewicz down, a field goal, and four extra son, Norfolk, Va.; Jean Morgan, E. A. M., Public Worship 11 A. M., order that they sign up. Rodgers FB Magdziak Longmeadow, Mass.; Nancy Morton, 8:00 P. M.; Wesley Foundation points. 6:45 P. M. Williamsburg, Va.; Shirley Oster- • Spearheading the weak, but valiant countermeasures of the Tyler Tigers White Optical Co. was Garland "Snake" Drake, who Max Reig passed to- Bill Bangel for one touch­ Medical Arts Building down, and to William Garrison for Williamsburg, Va. Newport News, Va. the other. Drake also booted the two extra points. The Shop of West End Distinctive Gifts Personal Stationery Old Post Office Bldg. Market For Students Fine Photography Several new styles including FINE Air Mail and Lightweight MEATS Von DuBell Remember us when you want GROCERIES Ballots printed VEGETABLES Prince George St. FERIGUSON- -WHITE PRINT SHOP INC. Phone 247 Phone 111 South Henry St. Wednesday, November 29, 1944 THE FLAT HAT PAGE SEVEN

Former Thanksgiving Here Inquiring Coeds Take Over Jobs Was Gay, Festive Holiday Reporter As Cafeteria Waitresses "Woggle Bird" Prophesied Game; By GINNY TOWNES Girls Don W hite Jackets Temporarily Since the holiday spirit is running high among the students, your reporter To Replace Absent Football Players Freshmen Built Mammoth Bonfire decided to find out first what Thanks­ giving means to the people who will' By CONNIE CONWAY By BOBBIE STEELY celebrate it tomorrow. Thanksgiving Day, 1893, saw the first William and Mary Indians To the more cosmopolitan minded they are the "Cafe Society," to Del Horton: "Thanksgiving is a play football on a field partially cleared of stumps and brambles. Five great American holiday. Wish I could others they are the "Women in White", and to still others they are years later the entire William and Mary student body viewed what go home." merely the dames what takes the place of the departed football heroes, was to become a traditional joust with the Richmond Spiders. The Gidge Drahos: - "A day without off on great expeditions. Whatever you might want to call them. . . aggressive spirit evolved from a series of hard beatings until rivalry classes and a chance for plenty of rest (come, come now, there are limits) . . . they have proved themselves reached the peak of an annual friendly war. From 1908 to 1911 the is quite a bit to be thankful for." both useful and efficient in helping but in the cafeteria when the team "Silver, Green and Gold" had its Glorious Period in which they con­ Al Appell: "It means a time to say plays an out of town game. quered the Spiders four tirrie succes- Complete "diplomatic" embarrassment thanks for those who have brains and It all started when the gals from to pity those who are less fortunate." sively. From then on, the champion- resulted when the Richmond pranksters Chandler offered to don the white ship switched from one team to the paraded Wampum at the game's half. Bob Davis: "A chance for a really jackets and take over as waiters them­ other. Insult to injury: a 10 to 7 defeat. good meal." selves, at the time of the first game Tribunal Held In the early 1900's FLAT HAT Feelings of rivalry were intensified Tut Bartzen: "Wish we'd celebrate away. Rolling up sleeves, taking in a cartoons depicted the battles, with by the scalping of several Indians. both Thanksgivings." few seams, and moving over several In Great Hall Richmond as a turkey and William Nine indignant William and Mary Liz Parham: "It's a great day even buttons, the gals began to take on a and Mary as a cat ready to leap, men traveled to Richmond to repay now, but I'll have a lot more to be professional air. While the layman Freshmen Fate Lies The more warlike activities of loyal the visit, but returned shamefully with thankful for when the war is over." ate, they scraped and stacked and did students remained unpublicized until shiny, shaved heads. Bobby Volkert: "Thanksgiving will the general dirty work. All pay was In Richmond Game the freer times when "youth was going In ml both colleges went modern. really be, a day of thanks if William donated to a charitable cause, and Secret Tribunal wasi held Thursday wild in '24." The Woggle Bird, a pres;dent Bryan provided for a radio and Mary wins the Richmond game." stray doughnuts were brought home to night at 7:30 ,in the Great Hall of campus fantasy, prophesied the game pep ra„y in which each school tried starving roommates, Glo Iden: "I'm glad we're celebrat­ Wren Building. Eight' gross Fresh- results of the school's most powerful tQ QUt ye], thg other yia the ether The entire experience for each group ing the 30th instead of the 23rd. At man were team so far. Faithful undergrads wayes Because of th!s rousing rally, of girls who helped out every"time escorted from Phi Bete to least Roosevelt doesn't get his way the m lace bv severaI s h believed the Bird's prediction of a the packed stadium (William and the team was away, was filled with «ting P °P °- about one thing in Virginia. mores 27 to 0 victory, but it ended as 20 to 6. Mary came ;„ chartered busses) and thrills, chills, and excitement. Biggest - The big Turkey Day dance climaxed the true school sp;rit) the Ind;ans re. Tissa Stalings: "It means -that thrill of any meal was to grab a tray Entering Wren they were taken to • the triumph although it was a "pledg- captured prestjge with a 33 to 3 vic­ Johnny will be having a big dinner and precede all the other starving an ante-room, where each waited his ed" affair. (Pledged in '24 meant tQ with all the trimmings over in Italy." colleagues in line, and then to carry cross-examination separately. The that each man promised not to drink ., . , . . Lois Loucks: "It means, I hope, that that tray straight to the hallowed Great Hall was darkened, except for r . , . . Wartime curtails special trains and I won't have to wear my freshman cap sanctuaries of one of the waiter's one bright spotlight which was focus- liquor ten hours prior to the dance.) , , , . . . any longer." tables, as the rest of the student body ed on all the accused as they stood ^ busses; there are few seniors playing looked on enviously. against the wall. For the next several years, students, that last game) but there will aiways It is said that many old feuds were .«'_*. „ , ,. , alums, and the brass band boarded bonfires, and rallies, and an- , . i. i - . . . . i ' Sonny Davis was called up first and be the brought to light after the unintentional. , ... „ , March Of Time Shows •ii- r • i i r •_ • charged with crossness. Found guilty, the "Football Special" to pay tribute to other f reshman class will remove due spilling of a mixed glop of spaghetti, _ r, , , , !»• , , , i . ,i J Davis' penalty was to drape a sheet as seniors playing that last game and to caps when \yiii;am and Mary wins Iamb chops, stewed tomatoes, jello and • .. • . 'orum Fil m, Sxas a diaper over shorts and go about cheer them on to a creditable score. again tomorrow. The campus can cottage cheese down an unsuspecting campus acting like a baby with the With each Thanksgiving Day game and may be invaded but SO CAN "Texas," the forum edition of the coed's back by a careless waitress. Old sign "I'M JUST A LITTLE BOY" came the Freshman built bonfire, mass THE RICHMOND CAMPUS! All's , March of Time film, will be shown grudges were carried out, and new . -, , j . •; pinned to his shirt. To take care of pep rallies, and extravagant cotillion fa;r ;n war_ , on Friday, December 1,-at 7:00 p. m. one„„>.s, wer...... e. born after the ordeal of * . , , , , ...... Davis companions there was a word club dances. in Washington 100. one meal with feminine dish scrapers. , , . . ,__ . • Secrecy protected team workouts and Dyer Gives Talk at the bottom of the sign "PLAY- a feeling of intrigue hovered over the This year for the first time the It seems, that fewer glasses were v|ATES" March of Time Is offering carefully campus. It's 1933 and the "dues" must To German Club broken, and fewer knives dropped on edited 16 mm. prints of some of their Under protect Botetourt's statue, since the odi toes. The feminine touch has its ' cross-examination Seymour films for use by educational groups. Richmond spies gave His Lordship " . , „ , _, advantages; even though, in the eyes Diesenhouse-pleaded guilty of break- Threats of... scalpin. g from th. e Spiders Der Steuben Verein, the German At the suggestion of the departments of the other coeds, the gals could inS * large number of "rat" rules. He quite a paint job the previous year. Decembe, r 1, at 7:30 in Chandler Hall, . was _blaze. d out, in re. d. pain„..„.t on Billysbur, g language club, will meet Tuesday, of Economics, Government, and Libr­ never take the place of the football sentenced to scrub the statue of Justine Dyer plans to read a paper Lord buildings. War is declared anew! ary Science, the College has subscribed players. Some say the next step is for Botetourt on Saturday November on the Activities of Baron von Steuben 25 with the The gravest tragedy occurred in to this series of films. The one on the guys to stay home while the gals aid of a toothbrush. in Williamsburg. Baron von Steuben 1938 when Wampum, college pony and Texas is the first in the series. lick the Spiders in Richmond tomor- Diesenhouse had to announce this was a Prussian general assisting mascot, disappeared from under the row, using the old knock-em-over-with forth-coming feat each meal hour over George Washington in the Revolution­ It will be available for use of the ever watchful eyes of the Indians. -feminine-charm technique. Public address system in the caf- ary War. faculty members who wish to use it in ••• eteria through lunch hour of Novem­ their classes and for student groups Dr. Pierre Macy will be the guest of ber 25. from November 30 to December 2. Chaplain J. J. Fitzgerald honor at the meeting. "Sunken Garden Sadie" otherwise Persons wishing to use the film should A feature of the meeting will be known as Dottie McQuillen was con­ Williamsburg Drug Co. get in touch with the Library Science Named Navy School Dean the game "wer bin ich?", to be played victed of grossness and was made to Department office immediately. Chaplain Roland Faulk has been even by those not adept at speaking wear the "Sadie" sign. She had to The Rexall Store transferred from his post at the Navy German. The group will sing Ger­ Airways of the Future will be avail­ acquire black freckles and pigtails. Chaplains' School to service on the U. man songs. able from December 6 to 9 and New The penalty lasted two days. S. S. New Jersey. He has been pro­ England from December 14 to 17. moted to the rank of commander. Suc­ Barbara Hughes paid the debt of Films on Canada, South Africa, In­ ceeding him in the position of execu­ grossness by having to fish in a glass dia, Portugal and Brazil will be avail­ tive officer is Chaplain Irving* Stultz. of water in the cafeteria with a bent able for dates to be announced later. Chaplain J. J. Fitzgerald is the new pin and stick. mMmmMiMm dean of faculty. Bucky Hyle, Bill Garrison, and Tom The address at the graduation of Batron were chosen as a committee of Wednesday Nov. .29 Class 25 on December 3, will be given three to see that a bonfire is made BUY BONDS for the pep rally tonight. A Reissue of the V. M. I. Comedy PENINSULA BANK by Monsignor John Brady. BROTHER and Stamps If William and Mary scores over RAT Richmond tomorrow "rat" rules are * BARNES BARBER SHOP dropped, and Tribunals will be over Priscella Wayne Ronald and Trust Co. for another year. 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PAGE EIGHT THE FLAT HAT Wednesday, November 29, 1944 Editorials f*S William and Mary Go-Round Food Problem... Roaches Organize... By FRED FRECHETTE . .. What Should Be D oner . . . Set Up Three-Point Program If Noah had only had the foresight to let those As each succeeding day becomes shorter, waking one's self in the With the current wave of sickness that has swept roaches drown, the whole" problem would have been morning becomes progressively more difficult. Darkness falls sooner the William and Mary campus, as well as other solved at its source. But he didn't! So now, and, most important, dawn .comes later. The cold gloom of night parts of the state, students have increased their aided and abetted by practically everyone since clings to the campus for a period each morning. Soon, on rain-drench­ complaints concerning the cafeteria and the food then, the roaches are flourishing in Brown Hall. ed cloud-smothered mornings, we will be groping our way to eight situation. Realizing the advantages of group action, they've or­ ganized themselves into the Amalgamated Interna­ o'clock classes across a campus chilled by the damp cold of night and Some of these criticisms may be well-founded but tional Brotherhood of Cockroaches of the American shrouded by the darkness of a lightless dawn. Federation of Insects, Union Local No. 1. the ones concerning the food itself have no basis. Eight o'clock classes, abhorred alike comfiture occasioned by the earliness The college administration has done an excellent by both professors and students, have of the hour. The heat of the class-: job to make the cafeteria one of the best in the Aim To Destroy not always existed. In pre-war times, rooms accentuates the drowsiness country. An inspection of the premises will reveal They drew up a constitution with a three-fold before the regime of Carl M. Voyles which clings to, us after awakening in an immaculate, efficient, and sanitary set-up in the purpose. Their primary aim is to destroy the coeds' as head of the athletic department and the dark. If a window is opened, the kitchen, bakery, refrigeration and clean-up rooms. wardrobes. Old rugs, draperies, and the like are the late John Stewart Bryan as presi- damp chill of the morning cools us to All dishes and utensils are thoroughly sterilized without exception ignored. Expensive net formals, dent of the college, there were none, the shivering point. It is always that Nine o'clock was the time of the first way after leaving a wann, comfort- after use. Meats, frozen foods, eggs, and milk are new woolen suits and Sweaters are preferred. class. We know only part of the rea- able bed on a frosty morning. kept in refrigerators at 32° F. Outside help em­ Roaches who conscientiously eat up clothes by son for the change: Early in his ten- Would it not be possible, with the ployed by the college are required to undergo a, com­ Schiaperelli, Nettie Rosenstein, and Molyneux are ure of office, "King" Voyles instigated opportunity presented by. the cafe- plete physical examination each week. Monthly rewarded by being made shop stewards, providing, eight o'clocks. His reason for this teria system, to eliminate eight o'clock of course, they do their union work in the most was to eliminate the necessity of his classes, at least until' Standard Time inspections are conducted by the State Department conspicuous places. At least five hundred dollars of Health and the Navy. football players attending afternoon is once more in effect during the win- worth of damage has been accomplished so far. classes and thus missing part of their ter month's? In industry, the efficiency But—some of the students' complaints are justi­ Their second purpose is easily fulfilled. They football practices and also to enable of the worker is carefully considered fied. The Complaints Committee appointed by must increase union membership,—either by repro­ the college to conduct a comprehen- at all times. Why should not the the Student Assembly has been on the job and is duction or by fooling the exterminator. They are sive intramural program. efficiency of a student's mind be taken doing it! The bulletin board in Brown Hall lists working with the administration concerning im­ Although not entirely in love with into account in an institution of learn- the number, date, and locality of most of the roaches provements. There are four main problems and the idea (we imagine), the students ing? Our belief is that we are not that are observed in action; little ones, big ones, suggested remedies for each. and faculty accepted them. Such a efficient enough mentally during eight single ones, and groups of them have been reported. change in class policy was a small These roaches knew they wouldn't have much o'clock classes during the winter sacrifice on the part of the college months to warrant their existence. That Line ... trouble with the exterminator. After a close check community. ' up on previous actions taken by the College authori­ (1) Congestion in the cafeteria line. No matter Today however;—as we have been ties on student complaints, those roaches knew that tpld repeatedly—things are different. what adjustment may be made this situation will efforts to conquer their organization would only be always prevail to a certain extent in any cafeteria. In the first place, War Time (the lit­ LETTER TO THE EDITOR spasmodic. Again those roaches exhibited super­ eral translation: > Daylight Saving It would seem that if the food would be served be­ human intelligence. Even when the exterminator ginning at 11:45 a. m. instead of 12 o'clock, the Time) creates an extra hour of light To The Editor: does lay down his powder, the dormitory's maids, at the end of the day by subtracting crowded situation would be relieved. Then those What has happened to Herman ? Union fifth columnists, promptly sweep it up the an hour of daylight from the begin­ who have one o'clock classes would not have to The little black-brown dog seems to next morning,—or else the roaches themselves leer ning of the day. Secondly, we now race through their meals once they got through the have disappeared from the campus at the girls and proceed to enhance their shiny ex­ have twelve o'clock classes, which line. As was suggested by Fred Frechette last and many people have been asking this teriors by running around very much alive with the were impossible under the old Din­ week, students themselves could help to avoid this question. However, no one knows the aqua powder on thei* backs. Aesthetically speaking, ing Hall system. These midday inconvenience by not eating at the most congested answer. it's a lovely sight. classes add an hour to the morning. times, namely, 7:40 to 7:55, and 8:20 to 8:30 in Herman came around looking hun­ Most of us have seen, through bit­ the morning;* 12:00 to 12:20, and 1:00 to 1:20 at gry the first part of last summer, Cause Of Emergency Meeting . . . ter experience, the difficulties of noon; and 6:00 to 6:20 in the evening. The din­ and the students, especially the boys, eight o'clock classes. The hardship of ing hall is open for an hour and a half each meal, adopted him as a mascot. When Causing annoyance to the women, their families, rising in the dark, although difficult, so everyone should be able to find a time when it everyone came back for the fall ses­ and their housemother is the third end the roaches is not enough, in itself, to warrant isn't too crowded. sion, Herman was still here. He came are accomplishing. They coerced the girls into any serious complaints against eight to classes, visited the dorms, ate in (2) Cutting in the cafeteria line. Everyone likes holding an emergency house meeting the night be­ o'clock classes. More than anything the cafeteria, went to the football to eat as soon as he can. But if he has to stand fore the German Club dance when the women else, the mental lethargy one ex­ games and play rehearsals—in short, first discovered the full extent of the damage. The periences at that time is the basis for in line for twenty minutes, it is not fair, to have six led the life of ?. true college lad. He women suggested that their families write the Col­ our objection to these classes. It is or seven people cut in ahead of him just as he reaches was accepted unanimously by faculty lege; that they should take out insurance policies,— a rare morning 'when anyone feels the door. Housemothers and some waiters are an and students alike. exception to this by a courtesy rule of the students.^ and a few did; and that they should rent closets out­ mentally "on the ball." Perhaps it is Even then if the housemothers would try to avoid side the dormitory. The roaches also caused the some fault of ours, but the fact re­ So if anyone knows the whereabouts the rush hours, it would be a big help. Employees girls to place a ban on food in their rooms,—but mains; we do not get as much out of of Herman, please make them known have no more right to cut in the line than do the that doesn't bother the roaches at all. They eat an eight o'clock lecture a? we should. to all interested parties. students. the clothes instead! Then too, there is the physical dis- Joan Sayers When a.feminine scream is heard now in -Brown, it is the Anti-Union password which signifies that How About Prices . . . a roach has been seen. Each girl then mans her station outside her. door to keep the roach from (3) Price of the food. Most people eat three • entering. ' THE FLAT HAT meals a day (if they don't; they should), and trying to eat on a dollar a day as the cafeteria books pro­ The roaches delight in making so much midnight vide is an impossibility. Even if one eats the "regu­ commotion that they actually. waken girls from lar" consistently he finds that he does not have their sleep. And then; too, there was the roach enough tickets to last for a month. It should be who ate a coed's blanket while she was under it possible to cut down on the prices of some foods. one night. For instance eight cents is paid for a half-pint of. Parents who have scoffed at their frantic daugh­ milk, yet a quart of milk costs 19 cents. This is ters' distress will not be so nonchalant about the a big item in the students' meal budget, since milk" situation when the January bills for replenished Founded October 2, 1911 is no longer included on the regular menu. If the wardrobes come rolling in. No help is seen from "Stabilitas et Fides" the Commonwealth or College either. The roaches cafeteria costs have risen since last year, this should MARILYN KAEMMERLE Editor-in-Chief be stated at the beginning of the semester. have the law on their side. The coeds can't sue unless Virginia gives its permission to be sued or ELAINE LEWIS .....-...-..— ..Business Manager (4) Attitude and cleanliness of the student unless they put a bill through the Virginia legisla­ RUTH WEIMER , . —....Managing Editor waiters. There are exceptions to every rule, but ture,—and after all,—suing for cockroach.damage! NANCY GRUBE „_ - . ".—•'-.„, .-News Editor the majority of the students who work in the cafe- JOYCE REMSBERG . '. Make-up Editor teria make it a big joke—that is not funny to those KcceivC Support IEAN BEAZLEY „._..„ ',—Feature Editor who are eating.' They are sloppy in the methods TOMMY SMITH . . —Sports Editor of work and in the dirty jackets they wear. By and The support given their organization that the JACY BORMANN . Acting Circulation Manager large students do not linger over"their meals. Most roaches are most thankful for came in the way the EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS: Connie Conway Nancy Easley,, of them realize the waiters wish to get their work dormitory was cleaned in the two weeks preceding Dot Ferenbaugh, Jane Segnitz, and Eleanor Weber • done, but do we have to have our dessert plates the fall semester. The married couples who lived THE FLAT HAT Office Phone—157-W snatched up before we get the food to our mouths? there during the summer quite obviously cooked Waiters get clean jackets twice a week and with and kept food in their rooms. Although the grease. MEMBER OF reasonable care, they should be able to keep them could have splashed anywhere and sweets could have ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS presentable for three days. been carried all over by the babies' sticky fingers, still many walls were left unwashed, untouched. A weekly newspaper published by the students of the College of If we want to have a cafeteria we can use with Bits of delicate feminine apparel were even found in William and Mary every Wednesday of the college year except during pleasure, students themselves can do a lot to help dressers by the fall occupants. vacations. Entered as second class matter at the post office in correct the existing situations. If this is done, Since cold weather doesn't kill roaches, the only Williamsburg, Virginia. Subscription: $3.00 per year; $1.50 per the administration would be more willing to help threat to the roaches would be to have the girls move semester, postpaid. Advertisements: 40c per column inch; classified, improve the remaining faults. out and- the Administration move in. The FLAT 2c per word, minimum 20c Address Box 637, Williamsburg, Virginia. J. R. HAT supports this.