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BEAT THOSE WAHOOS: Game Time--8 p. m. Tomorrow in CharlottesYille FRIDAY • FRIDAY Edition W r ling-tum t Edition Wi1Shington and Lee Semi-Weekly Newspaper

Volume LVIT LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, DECEMBER 18, 1956 Number 23 Kai Winding Septet To Play FD Concert, Dance * IJazz Combo EC Of Trustees Approves G~ne ral Foods Five-Point Relief Program Gtves $25•000 1Established F U . . p . Sh Grant to WCL New ~ sound ' or ntverstty rtnt op ha~v~;~;;l~;onnn~~dth~l~w~;r;:~i~! The Kat Winding Septer, a A five-potnt program de:;tgned to effect temporary relief a gmnt of $25,000 from the ~neral Foods Fund, Inc., an independent group of Jan performers in the crowded J ournalism Laboratory Press building has been foundohon sponsored by the General whtch estabhshed "The Trom­ adopted by the Execuuve Commmce of the Board of Trustees Foods Corporation. bone sound" from coast to and will be put mco effect immcdtacely, President Francis P. President Franc1s P. Gaines says coast, will be featured for the tht> university is awaiting details Gaines said today. as to how tho money is to be used. second night of Fancy Dress The recommendations, which were drawn up by a six-man The foundation announced Monday and will play a two·hour after­ committee appointed on October 27• -- thal it was giving $288,250 in grants noon concert. to educational institutions "for schol­ to study the problem, were: 1 Winding, togt'thcr with another Colonel Hansen, orships and to cover operating ex­ I. fu!mo,·al of the ncw~opnpcr great trombonist, J . J . John!:On, folding machine from the :;bop penses." were noted in the 1955 Metronome Washington and Lee's grant was yearbook as "being the most widely and relocating It In Ole Ring-tum Psywar Expert, one o£ four $25,000 gUts included in Phi circulation room beneath the recorded duo in jau history." the total, repre~.enting the largest former unlver..ity dining ball. T s eak H single J;?mnts to schools. Other col­ FD President Al Platt said today, Z. Removal of th<' old, mu<,eum- 0 p ere k·gcs r(.-cciving this amount are Le­ in releasing the nome of the Satur­ day night band, that "the Wmding piece Washington Pres' from the high Univer~lly, Pomona College, A lecture and lieminar di5Cussion shop and storing It beneath the and Smith College. leptel is one or the best known Carpenter Shop. by one of the nation's top psychologi­ groups in the businc today and cal warfare e'Cperts i!J scheduled for Since its (ormation in 1953, the 3. Addition of ntm shel\.ing for General Foods Fund, Inc., has made their appearance here ! hould go a journal~m and communications stu­ toral(e purposes, as needed. grants to charities and in the field long way towards rounding out the dtnl-; here Tu~ay, January 8. wc:ekend." 4. Provision for additional tor­ of education totaling $1,083,750. He went on to say that "their age for infrequently u ed material Col. K . K. Hansen, fonner ch1t'f of music not only reprc ents good jazz, and paper lock now in U1c print psycholog1cal warfare for the U. S. Anny and United Nations command but they nlso play some of the finest -.hop in other ~~J~ti<;fadory pace in the Far East will discuss "new Shenandoah dancing music I've heard from such to be made available by the Super­ a combo." intendent or Buildinr-; and developments in psychological and political warfare.'' His lecture is The jazz concert will be pr~ented Grounds. for 11:10 a.m. and the seminar for To Be Issued in Doremus gym from 4-6 p.m. on 5. Relocation o{ the metal melt­ 2 p.m., both c;e~sions ln Payne Holl. Shenandoah, Washington nnd Lee's Saturday, February 2, while the ing pot in a more advantageous dnnce the same night will run from posilion within the bhop, witl1 pro­ In the audience will be members literary magazine, is on the presses o( Professor 0. W. Riegel's class in 9-12 p.m. vision Cor a unit with an adequate and will be issued before the Christ­ psyeholo~ical warfare and propagan­ mas holldays, it was announced to­ hood and exhaust {an. I J &K Quintet da and other interested persons. Col­ day by edilor Max Cnskie. FANCY DRESS ENTERTAINl\fENT-11157 t.tyle. Pictured in the top row , . These proposals were approved by onel Hansen's visit is under ~e "It's called the Fall issue,'' said are J o Ann Creer, 'ocnlist for the Les Brown orchestra; Ka i Winding Wl~dmg reached the peak o{ his the Executive Committee of lht !!ponsorship of the Lee Memorial Cnskic, "but the cover ink at least Whose !leptet will ploy for the concert and the second night of FD. In relnhvcly short ~areer in 1951. wh~n Board, meeting here last Friday. Dr. Journalism Foundation. is timely-a bright Christmas red." the hoUom row are Lcs Brown, \\hose orche tru will play for the costume he teamed up With Johnson nnd did Gaines said they would be imple­ Overcrowded conditions in the hall, and Butt'h Stone, another featured voulist with Brown. a dual trombone recording for Savoy mented as soon as pracUc:ably pos­ Joint Chiefs of Stall prmt shop,together with an extreme­ records. sible. Smc~o 1955. Colonel Hansen's aa­ lv hl'avy tchcdule. have caused the After that they made hi~ory. as The committee also recommended signment has been the Office of th~ two-month delay. SAE W ins Songfest; Only Costume Sales the J&K quintet recorded five LP's, Joint Chiefs of Staff. During this aU on d1fferent labels. Then they that a reevaluation of the situation The contents of the ISSUe run all Four Fraternities Enter be made in the late next spring to lime, he also has served as consul­ the way from light fiction to serious recorded a di~c for , tant to Nebon Rockefeller, formrr detennine the succes:; of the relief crilicirn~s and re\liews. The lead Slgma Alpha E!llrllon walked ofT Booming; Over in a piece which fentured eight c;pecial a~sistant to the President for with lop honors Tuesday night in trombones. measures. They suiU(c:.ted, that if story is a humorous but quite per­ 1 further relief was ncces.:.ary, the psychological warfare, and tws lec­ ceptive and unique treatmenL of the lnterCralem1ty Council's third In mid-1956 the duo came to an construction of 15 loot by 30 foot ad­ tured on "psywar" and allied sub­ Homer, ''The Parts I Left Out of the annual songfesl in Lee Chapel. 200 Ordered amicable parting, as each resumed dillon to the print shop be consid­ jects at the National War Colle~t ~, OdySI.ey," by Frederick L. Gwynn, Only four fraternities entered his individual career. The new Naval War College, Army Psycho­ Over 200 Fancy Dress costumes ered. This addition would be located a profe.~sor o£ English at the Uni­ groups to compete in the singing have been rented so far, according to group which Winding fonned repre­ at the rear or the rhop and on Its logical Warfare School, and the Uni­ ver.ity of Virginia. The work was contest Besides SAE, Bela Theta Pi, sents the "Trombone Sound" at Its versJty of Maryland. Farris Hotchkiss, vice-president in present level. first pre~ented in lecture form be­ Delta Upsilon, and Lambda Chi Al­ charge of costumes. peak. It includes four trombones Colonel Hansen has been in the Mr. H. L. Ravenhorst, chnirman forr the Wa~hlngton Literary So­ pha sponsored entries. He said, "This amount represents and three rhythm instruments. Anny since World War ll when he of the special committee, pointed out ciety last fall, where it was very Judges for the event were Dr. a considerable increase over the Winding was born In and was a public relations officer wllh that the recommendations were mode w<'ll received. James G. Lcyburn, Dean Leon came to the United Stnte<~ m 1934. Army Ground Forces and with Gem­ number sold in a comparable with the understanding that the ''Stendhal as Moralist" is the sub­ Semabnugh, and Dr. Ross Borden of Alter h1gh •chool he pl:lyed with era! Douvlas MacArthur Ile was a amount time in past years.'' present print shop building occupies ject of a rather extensive essay by They presented the 1-ongCest cup to The original costume layout pro­ local dance bands. Durinq the war no pennanent plnce In the plnns for military observer for the United Rirhard Fosler, who presents a good the SAE entry after only one round he was with the Coast Cuard. Nations Special Commission on the vided Cor eight sets of 18th Century future cnmpus development. He case for a reappraisal of what has of sinJtlng for their version of "Land drc,o;. Of tht>se eight sets, two have Aller his discharge In 19-!5, he said, "The minimum and maximum Balkans in 1949, and in 1950 he be­ h<'cn commonly considerad to be Lord Fill Our Flowing Bowl." came U. S. Anny representative on be(•n completely sold out and two joined 's orchestra relief measures outlined above arc Stendhol's degenerate cynicism. more are nearing depletion. and recorded his first ian record submitted on the premise thot the the staff of the Psychological Oper­ ations Coordinating Committee, De­ Robert Bowl•n's c~ey, "The Read­ All customes are an exact replica for Savoy Rrcords. In 1946 and 1917 present print shop wlll not be in use cr'!i Vi ew and the Writer's View," Students Must Register his name took on a new prominence much longer thnn five yenrs hence." partment of State. Concurrently, he of the dress thal would have hkely was a member of the U.S. Delegation makes 50me valid observations about All students who expect lo con­ been worn to the premiere of 'Don throu~h his featured work on Stan The committee which studied the to the Sixth General Assembly of literary style and intention. tinue in rt!sidence in the University Giovanni' in 1787." "The rich colors Kenton's "" se­ situation was compo. c:d of Douglas ries. the United Nations in Paris. 1951-52, Also included in the Fall number durinq the second seme:.ter, exclud­ of the event have been reflected in E. Brady, supermtcndent of build­ and Con!>ultanl to the Psychological are poems by Noel Stock, Richard int; lnw ~oludent~. ~;hou ld cheek his the costumes along with an accurate The "Trombone Sound," ere~ ted by mgs and grounds; Robert R. Hunt­ Stratti!Y Board. Emil Braun, Judson Jerome, and re~istrnlion blank in the Registrar's n production of the tailoring," added Windin~. stayed on with the Kt'nton ley, senior law student from Wm.­ Prior to World War Colonel Knutc Skinner Kmgslcy Amis pre­ Office before Tuesday, December 18 Hotchkiss. band, after he moved on to the ton-Salem, North Carolina; Earl n, Hnn en was in advertising and pub­ . nts an amusing and informative to see exactly what cour:.es he is The costume office is located in All-Star Sextet, and S. Mattingly, umverslly tr<'asurt'r; lic rdations in New York City. He picture of British taste in music in regi tered for and to make decisions the student union, and is open !rom finally to his own group. Frank A Parsons, director of pub­ 8 a grnduat~ of Flond 1 Umvc-Nt~ (Cnntlnued on pa~e four) concerning changes. 3 until 5:30. Monday through Friday. licity; and 0. W. Riegel, head or the In Top Three Measurements for girls are: bust, department of journnlism and com­ waist, skirt length, height, weight, Downbeat and Mrtronome have munications, besides Mr. Ravenhorst. und hal size. The rental price of con· ·~tcntlv ranked him as one or Christmas Seaso11 Gets Started On Campus the co:.lume is $14.00 payable on re­ the top three tromhonisl<1 in their ceival or the costumes in January. annual polls from 1917 to the pre!ent. From late 1919 through 1951 Wind­ SOX Initiates "With the innovations of the stu­ With Candlelight Service; Eggnog Parties d(mt-Caculty reception," commented ing played !:Ome of the nation's top Hotchkiss, "the students will have an dance !!pots with his own jau l!t'Oup Eight Today opportunity to wear their costumes and wa!'l n requhr feature at "Bird­ The unnual pre-Chri~hnM holtda:r The annual umv( rsity candlelight land" in . M. Carl Andrew , editor of the sca~on on tht' Wa!lhlnglon nnd L<'e service wtll be held this ycur nexl Cor n greater length of tlme than In 1 t11e past." Bstahli.,hin~t hi• roots in Nt'w York editorial pai{G of the Roanoke World­ campus get.. underway tonl~ht nnd Tuesduy at 10:30 p.m In the R. E. will conUnuP until next Tl1ursday Lee 1\Iemonal church. Dr. Albert G. he workN! •uch radio anr1 TV •hows New'!. and Houston Harlow, editor as the Hit Pnrndc, Pntli Page show, of the Lexington Gazette, became v. h~n cla«!nmed up with Delta Chi this afternoon. and went on to Eet all kinds tics for underpri\'ileged childrm, the During the 5cn:ice, the W&L Glee Charlie Swope, intermediate law John~on Seven undergraduate journalism nnnual unh·ersity candlelight serv­ student from West Chester, Pennsyl­ of jn7~ r<'Cords In one of the most student!: abo become members of the club wJU pre! tnt a Dnch chorale ice, and the cuo,tomnrv nal riSl•s in jau national professional journalism fra­ "How Bright Appears the Morning parties. from Lexington, were elected pr~.,j­ history. ternity in ceremonit•s scheduled for Star," and a motet by Palestrina, Thl' acti\•ltics actually started "Adoramus Te," besides the more dt.'llt and vice-pr~ident, respectively, 5:30 p.m. in the communications lab­ of their class at elections held Wt clnesdav when nearly $..?()() was traditional Christmas enrols. oratory in Payne Hall. Mr. Andrews Wedne day. Yule Service Scheduled collcetcd I.Jv the Lexington Junior All frat~mititics wlll al o hold made after-dinner remarks at a ban­ The Two po!>l:> were left vacant Chnmher of Commerce In their an­ their cu:.tomary egg-nog partie!!, Finnl rt'henmals ore hcinlt held for quet following the initiation in the Bob Rhea. retiring pre ident. and nual •·christmas Basket'' program w1th most of them being held the annual Communitv Chri tmas Virginia Cafe. Cl.a1le Rodriguez. outgoing vic~­ conducted in the Troub Theater and Wednesflay night hdore vacation <·rvice at the Lcxin!lton Prcsh)o1er­ Stude-nt initiates include Lloyd A. presidrnt, were elected vice-presi­ broadcast ov~r WREL. hl'gtns. :\tost or the fraternity houses ian Church to be held at 4 p m. Dohvn., Howard C. Packett. W1llinm dent and "'! crctary, respe«:tivelv. of Sunday. C. Miller, E. Worth Higgins, Jr.. have olc:o been decorated with Senn W&L fratumties wlll tr(al the Student Bar A!;sociation Mon­ The chorus of 50 ndults ami 100 Stephen Berg, Jeb J. Rosebrook, and Christmas tree.; and outdoor lighting. Lexington chilclrcn at parties dur­ day. rhilclren will be assi•ted Lv Helen Jame V. Kres~ler. Dobyns and mg the \\ cck. Those hou cs playing The annual Christmas Band Con­ Swope and Teeter will take offic<' Boatright , EOJH"Ilno, of Nc\\; Haven, Rosebrook are seniors. host to the children are Phi Gnmmn eel t, \\hich was cheduled to be held on Fcbruarv 4 and will repre.Or Riegrl'a class in editorial P~;i, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Chi, Sig­ S.\~TA CI.AUS \\ill pin~ h11sl to Ir~;ctor Rol11 t Stewart s:ud today. No Doard of Governors during the sec­ of LynehhurS(; and f.'lournoy Darks­ wr1tmg earler thl• arternoon ma Nu, and Zeta Beta Tau. rhildrcn in .,cn:n fratcrnitle . rca~on wus given for the cancellation. ond s~mL-stcr. dale, tenor of Lexington. 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Elvis Goes Back to Memphis; Friday Edition Sinful Teenage Rebels Return Member of VirJinia Intercollegiate Pl%s!> h~.~e~atioo Holder of VJPA's "First Award in Collqiate Newsp.,tpcn.''-195S-195tl By John Boone Published on Tuesday and Friday dunng the college year. Editorinl and Busincu ollices: Student Union Buildmg. Mailing address: Box 899. El\'is has long ~one to Memphts, sn£el) in i1 IOUnd hole. Prmted nt the Journali.sm Laboratory Press of WashingtoT and Lee Uni­ nnd his fans have hopped their buck­ Rcmukc:o rarel)' live up to their vcrslly, Lexington, Vtrginla. hoat·ds and returned to the hills. lorebo ·arers; ''You Can't Run Away Entered as second class matter September 20, 1946 at Lhc Post Office, Lcxin~-:ton has never :-ccn such a ~·rom lt'' runs true to form. This re­ Lexmgton, Virginia, under the act of March 3, 1879. week and recovery is not predicted. h ,i~ h of "ll Hap~X; n~d One Ni!lht.," an National Advertismg Representative: The National Advertisers Service, Ou•· happy wholesome little ham­ oldie wh1ch won the 1939 Academy lnc., 420 Madi~on Avenue, New York. let ~~ ngam mvuded by the teenage A ward and carried Clark Gable to rebel~ that infest fame and fortune, lack:; mo:.t of the DlCK ANDERSON PHlL CAMPBELL the big sinful quulille:. which made the original Fnday Editor-in-Chid Business ~.ianajtt:'r cilie:~ tha l exist successful EDITORIAL BOARD ~omewhere over t h e mountains. Comed) Ahout Rich Girl 1\lanagmg Editor. -...... "...... B1ll 1>1tllcr T h c s e monsters Jun~: Allyson nnd Jack Lemmon ASSJStan~ Mnnagmg Edltor...... Bob Lowe whose problems :.tar m U1i.'1 musical comedy abouL Editonal Assistant ...... - ...... Jim .Br)'ant "I!Cm to be Insur­ the nch Girl who doesn't want Dad­ Proofreader...... ~ ...... Jtm Mason mountable appear dy's dtrly old money and lhe guy News Edttor...... , .... . " ...... ~...... Steve Berg again on Lh e she does want but doesn't want to Copy Edt tor ...... """ ...... - ...... Vo1gt Smith ~ M_...... \Vood ~creen or theJt old know that she's loaded. Thc:>C popu­ Sports Edttor...... Kim hangout, lhe StaLe. lar performers do their best, but de­ Feature Edltor...... Norm Proulx The Nutmeg Shelf Docs Father Daves (eat i!i ioevilable. Mr. Lemmon at­ Photography .EdJtor ...... Jim Kressler Boone encourage these tempts to be funny, but he's fight­ BUSINESS STAFF Ing the script and fails miserably. A Tale of the Holiday Season: Cnl2Y m1xed Up Advertising Manager.,...... Deric Kopkms kids to haunt his est.abtishmenl'' "Lil ole" June, the housewive's idol, rirculation .Manager...... w ...... Steve Friedlander Many say he's just a v1ctim of cir­ often goes to such ridiculous ex­ Office P.1anager...... -.... - ...... -...... Mike Blane Behind the Scenes at Christmas cumslances. tremc=s as to strain her rusty larynx Howev r. this "Trenagc Rebel'' singing dull ditties. Ev~ her hubby, By Jerry Hopkins isn't as I acl as the rest of the gang Dick Powell, the director, tries; this is his first effort slnse his Asiatic Results of Student Poll 'Twas the mght before Christmas damned toy in Blumberger's and It runs .vlth. Ginger Rogers and and nil through the house ... there wanting e\•ery last one of them. M1chael RC!lUlie turn in adequate was an atmo1;phere o{ complete frus­ Hooray, hooray, it's the anniver­ dramaUc performances and ably sup­ cl~~~~ ·~:c~n~u':~~:orthy: but Students Overwhelmingly Vote one catl only hope thut they don t try I tration, devastating depression, jang­ sary o( the birth of Christ. (Only it port the younger and naturnlly over­ ling ncrvousne!!s and diabolical in­ im't really. He was born in March.) ten!OU!i members or the cast. This Mr. SJde. on £anily. parhcular flick ts the story of n ag;~~E\YARNJ li\G: For More Lenient Cut System Father was thumpmg about the What Xmas Really Is runninr( feud between Mom and whom :vou can always rely to bring Irvin~ room ~ettlng up the Christmas Well then, what is this Christmas daughter wtth Dad and the rest o{ back the best, has "The Moon is T he student poll conducted recendy by the Friday ,:tardcn and its mimalure train set. garbage? A !ad? No. Not quite any­ the oflbcat neighbors laking an ac­ Blue" on his ancirnt screen over the Edition of The Ring-tum Phi s hows Washington a nd He was cursing way. I'll tell you. tive part. As per usunl everything Sabbath Th.J.s humorous lesson on . . It's the time when !ather goes the birdl> and bees is well worth Lee un dergraduates overwhelmtngly ut favor of more len- because he'd prob­ ends in the true American l.rndition ably trip over the broke buymg gifts he can't afford to with the dJ.Sturbed square resting seeing i£ necessary. ient absence regulat1ons. ------a~ain damned train a g1ve lo nephews and nieces. 0£ the 763 s tudents who replied, 724 voted for and 23 dozen Urnes be­ It's the time when people who fore the kiddies haven't seen you in fif-teen years or Letters to the Editor: voted agains t a more lenient system. or the neighbor­ better send you a greeting card be­ Students were asked to voice approval, disapproval, or par­ hood could be r.ause you sent them one the year Friday Troub Critic Replies; persuaded that before. cial diSapproval to a series of four proposals suggested by the April was not too It's the time when people who Editorial Board of the Friday Edition to invoke consideration early to take them can't carry a tune in a bucket pro­ Stands Behind Every Statement on specific features of the present system which seem to deserve down and stash claim this fact to the world by them away in the moaning "Silent Night'' and "Hark, Editor, Ute Friday Edition mg "the proper methods and form" scrutin y. Scrooge attic Cor another the Herald Angels Sing" under every The Ring-tum Phi 1 in reviewing. I have been on the These proposals, set ford-\ by the Editorial Board, were: year. doorway and window in town. Dear Sir. stage myself and have been sub­ jected to the pen or professional re­ Then, moments later, father was Firsl, let me apologize (or hauling l. Unlimited cuts for all studen ts after the first sem es· Times Reprints Editorial VICWers; 1 have read professional re­ wrcstlin~t with the Christmns tree, vou into. as Troub Prcsident Norell It's the time when the local mer­ views of Broadway plays constantly; ter of the freshman year except as otherwise provid ed . gelling his fing11rs stuck together it. ''a tempest in a teapot." with oozing sap and smashing the chanl<;, toy-makers, Nova Scotian ~xpressed I have written other reviews that Limitation of pre-vacation and post-vacation cutting It's a peculiar trait or crilic-crit.ics to 2. ceiUng because the tree was four spruce tree growers and Christmas have been favorably accepted. I feel slash at anyone even remotely in­ privilege to s tudents o n the D ean's List or H onor Roll. fl.'et taller than the huckster said card manufacturers gleefully rub the thnt I om. at least. sufficiently q~ali­ \'Oived. As you and 1 both know, an it was. worn and polished keys of their cash fied, as an experienced journalist and 3 . Status quo regulations for first sem ester freshmen. editor docs not necessarily ~ree with Mother was skittering about in an registers. (Continued on page (our) 4. Elimination of all special departmental regulations, his critics, and \ice versa. equally reckless manner, throwing And it's the time when some New As far as the Tuesday editorial, except in the ROTC D epart m ent. tinsel on the same tree father was York newspaper reprints its annual wrestling with and basting the roast "Yes, Virginia; There Is A Santa "Poor Taste," is concerned. 1 would Dr. Shillington Terms In general those who voted "yes" seemed to favor these never say that the editors did not for tht: fll!Dily reunion. Claus!" editorial and every Vir­ have Cull nghl to write and publish Review tMalicious' Attack proposals without reservation. H owever, several good sugges· Junior, a senior in college, was out ginia in the nation runs out to the it: a critic cannot hide himself £rom tions were received for their alteration. drunk. trying to forget the thous­ sklnny, red-nosed, whiskey-slugging Editor. the Friday Edition Santa on the cor·ner to ask him Cor public critic1sm. And 1 do not (eel The Ring-tum Phi ands of Christmas cards he'd deliver­ it necessary even if allowed. There The above system would virruaJiy eliminate removal o f ed in the past week while working 'l dolly that realistically wets its are, however, some points [ feel I Dear Sir: earned c redit, but som e " punishment" system would still have Cor the United States Post Office. panties. (This part-time harbinger of I wish to prote:~t as representing a ~ood will never knows what to say to ~hould answer. to be retained in order to deal with the first semester freshmen. Sister, a representative or the rock 1 have absolutely no intention of lack of c=dilol'ial responsibility, and 'n' roll orange-sweater-with-the­ Virginia and invariably just stands In line with this, one student suggested establishing a system retracting or changing any or my of judgment. the inclusion in your high-school-letter crowd, was out there. ringing that fool bell or his.) comments. They stand as publlshed. 1 Friday Edition of an essentially un­ whereby service would have to be rendered to the university caroling. At least that's what mother And. yes. it's the time when Wash­ stgned and, in my opinion, malicious felt the review was judlcious and to atone for overcutt ing. nnd father thought. J unlor knew Ington and Lee students will com­ honest; my opinion has not changed, review of the recent Troub produc­ differently. One of his fraternity plain because they have to return for and it will not. tion, ''The Tempest." I would not Another suggestion received concerned rhe "status quo'' brothers was caroling with her. Friday classes on January the fourth. One oi lbe major criticisms is that prot~:..t the review Cor its condemna­ proposal regarding first semester freshmen . It was urged that Another junior, approaching the Yes, yes, three lusty shouts and hon. if J felt it were a reasoned, l used a pseudonym, Stewart Trent. freshmen should be given a day of cuts in the same sense that fiendish age o£ six. was nestled away a whoopee for Christmas. I think it's or cow·se, the Ube of a pseudonym is considered weighing of the value of In his cri b wilh visions of every great, just great! peculiar, but, at the time, I felt it the play, the settin~. direction, and a week of cuts is granted; i.e., one c ut for each class. the actin~-even if lhe opinion of the useful and necessary, not because I Regarding vacation cuts, several s tudents urged that all •••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••• reviewer, IL was found wanting in • • • • feared retaliation for what I said. such restrictions be e liminated. • • • LYLE D. HARLOW • Stewart Trent was used because I all these thin~ and he fell in • MILLERS-Gifts • • • conscience, that he must report it • • • Watchmaker nnd Jeweler • am Publicity Director of the Troubs, Commenting on the contention that unlimited cuts • GIFTS AND CARD • • • and I did not think it advisable, as as ~;o and could jusUy sign his name • • • 38 S. Main Streel • to such an opinion as representing would damage the prestige of the Dean's List, one student • • • • such, to sign my name=. This will not • FOR ALL OCCASJO!'\S • • Phone UO 3-4121 • deter the crillc-cril ics from referring his hcst elTol't. I feel that, first, in remarked , " ••. m e re recognition should not be the most • • • • to me as "gutless," but if they selecting such a re\•lewer, as you • have, who refuses to sign his opinion, important aim of making good grades ••• ' •••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••• choose to believe the name was used as a mask, they may. you have shown poor judgment, and The results of this poH might be taken to indicate that W&L secondly, in permitting such an ob- I 'I d b h f h ' " · " The Tuesday editorial accused me vlously partisan review to be printed m~n are east y wooe y .t e p r os~ect o somet. •.ng easter. o£ using "personal prejudices and In your edition, over a fictitious It ts hoped, however, that tn endorstng such a revLSton, they are :;ubjcc:tive emotions" to write the review. Let's see what I said and look name, you have, with the reviewer, actually expressing their willingness to assume greater respon· completely abandoned responsibility. 'b' l' 1 · h' h · Jd ut it from that point. "·· t th . ·ts If It . al st 11ry, somet 1mg w 1c IS se om easy. I assume they arc talkmg about ru. 0 e reVIeW I C , IS Ways the two things J did not like, Jim difficult to den! unemotionally with In setting forth the above proposals, the Friday Edirion in Ha~ue and Mr. Lnnich's direction naked malice-it being such a strong no way intended ro go on record for strict support of these emotion its li, most of us recoil from Tl h · · ·fi d · ·11 'd 1 1 methods. it naturally. even thouA}l aware it exact terms. 1at c ange lS JUStl e IS stt evt ent; t 1at t 1e stu· I can sce no prejudice or subjective emotion in either. First, I'm sure lhat may cxi.-.t. And yet, for those o£ us dents destre and. we assume, are willing to accept the responsi· Jim Hllguc wUl be glad to verify the who attend~ the play, the choice of bilities of it is obvious; and that it is in keeping with the policies pia udall> agamst the cho1ce of cen- f ., . ,, . - · · 1· fi d b h f ract that we have only a casual ac­ sores, wlll seem almost peculiar, un- o a progressive mstttunon IS exemp 1 c y t e ar more quaintance. Before the play, 1 was nware only of his name and his de­ lc ·s v ie w~:d in some such aspect. lenient systems employed by scores of excellent colleges and srre to jom the Troubs, which I Measure for measure. allowing for universities. thought (and still Lhink} a good lhe no unexpccwd inexperience of SANTA CLAUS ANALYZED • ach. to :; mf.(le out. Miss Riegel Cor thin~. Since I did not know him, The exact provisions of any revised plan would ob­ ~ uch 11 statry crown, while condemn­ Wby oh why does Santa go, how then could J have been preju­ viously have to be worked out b y the faculty and acfm.inis. in~ (and ul lenAlh- may I submit "Ho-Ho, Ho-Ho, Ho-Ho, Ho!" diced against htm? In !net, at his tration, but this much J.eem s evident: In light of the facts, appearance on stage, 1 had to look at then• wns mon thrl!c-legged yak in Is it just because he's jolly? the program to check his name, the a·cv1ew than m lhe play) Mr. rea oning, and opinion presented in this and previow edi­ I believe he's off his trolley. though T knew hl wru; playing Ariel. H,u~u<- to blackest pe1·diUon would torials and which will b e further substantiated in the fu­ ••. Gifts for everyone on earth 1 crlllcized Mr Lnnlch's direction t ~.:<-m to hove little co1mection .... ath the! production as I experienced ture, change of a fairly thorough nature is d efin itely m Breed hysteria-not mirth mt'thod because I think it 1" v. ron!(. U you had /lis job to do I did not criticize Mr. Lrmich, and l it. The criticism of the direction, order. had no intention of doing so. I criti­ seems to stem from the difficult Bet you'd shake like jelly toot Cited his direction nnd will continue premise, that a director's blJ.SinCSS is to- Automation is entirely wrong. to fu1ni.l:h a &W~e (or his players and then h:ave them to their nntw·al UNIVERSITY NOTICES MOlAl. a End your gift problems before they start. Give II is to both of these gt!lltlcmen's Chesterfield in tho carton that glows for real-to all c1·edit that they, during the peculiar ln ~ linct s for better 01 for wor:.c. and 1'bb will be the la:.t rcguJnr cdl­ or the American Christmas." W l! all know what the naturnl jn­ hubbub and per1onal criUcism of tum of The Ring-tum Phi until the happy folk who smoke for real! Buy lots-to ~atincl:i of iidors arc. the review. have remained silent. after Chl'il>tmas vacation. The next Cia~ on Thur day, December do lots for your I believe that Utis mould be I Neither took Mr. Truman's method 'l'ue...,da~ Edition will be published 20 wUJ begin at 8 a.m. and t'nd Christmas list. Trent's lu ~ t cov(•tage, at least as of critic-crltlcizinll. on January 8 and the next Frida~· nt 11:45 a.m. There wiU be Ove Trent. Let him be replaced wllh n Sm.ok• for real • , • l set no prejudice or cmotiom; Edition on January 11. periods of 15 minutes each, a'l re\'lewct, who i ~ surer of his theater, n ~am !' t l'ithC'r Mr. Lanich or Jim amob Chenerfteld I lt!ss personally involved with the follow~a: Hn~;uc . mainly because I have none. The Washington Literary Socie~y B- S:OO- 8:·15 a.m. ... ,..,, .., ..,., t>,.,.., peopl<: in it, and who is. finally, truly 'l'h•"' ,..,.. I han · workt-{1 with Mr. Lanich, and, will meet In the Student Unoin at D- 11:45- 9:30 a.m. ef«O~ t111f """'~'*' · proud of thl' work he signs. t'tl••tn r.-ld, J'. u. •• n. us a penon, Ukc him, even thouJ.!h 7:15 p.m. on Tue!>day, December F- 9:30-10:15 a.m. HtwY•••o111.H Y, w~ £rcqu .. ntly disa~r~ . Sincerely, 18 Dr M:!rshall Fbhwick will speak 11-10:15-11:00 u.m. I lut\ further occt•'K'd of not know- Jaml!S K. Shill i n~ton on ''The Sociological Ph~;nom(·non 1-11:00-11:45 o.m. THE RING-TUM PHI Page 3 W&L Tops Spiders In Overtime Rescue Hoopsters fr!e~t ~erennially !Dunkin, Aliotti, Will Lead Loeffler, Cherrybone And :?.~~e:;f:!!:.,trgt~~~.. !...~r:!.~:~ow Tankers Against Maryland Girard Raise Track Hopes However, the combination or Dom Washington and Lee'a undefeated a pool record in the 50-yard freestyle The Washmgton and ~ indoor Rappel!, Jim Bt·nllcy, Dan Bridges, A capacity crowd or approximately I Flora's fine floor game and excellent swimming team will seck Its thtrd event agamst Roanoke, has been a track team has been graced with Joe Lcwu and Dave Hughes. Little 1,000 ~pe<:lators wa~ trE'atl'd to a defensive play along with Storick's Marshall continued his early Twombly 1s counting heavily upon much of II threat. They were beaten sity track lCill'O, Is out Lor the broad basketball. The Spiders erased an 11 new addition to lhl schedule tonight, cason ~cori ng spree in the Richmond Don Dunkin and co-captain Lou by W&L lut. season by an uneven and high Jumps, o· lance trackman Millersville Stale Teachers College. point deficit in the finn) minute and 0 T Willlamson, broad Jumper engagement. netting 23 poin~ to boost Aliott.1, backstroke and freestyle ex- 53-31 count. The team is counting heavily on lirty seconds oi regulation play to I John Cherryhone, pole nulter AI his five game total to 127. perts who each set new records in ------~-- Jerry Parker, (137 pounds) Don knot the score 74-74 on Butch Lam­ Steves, and distance runner C. C Tomorrow's contest with UVa. the 200-yard backstroke and 440 Fowler (157) and John Hollister biotic's drhing layup as the buzzer I D I p I M Hutc:himon arc out to get in &bape for sounded. The use or an extremely r.hould bring out the best in Wash- free!>tyle events m the Generals fln>t e tS ace • I (heavyweight), recent North Caroli- the spring track season by cOJnpet­ na victors. effective full court press coupled ington nnd Lee's top-flight scorers, meet of the season with Roanoke ing in the winter meets. Hutchinson with some funtastic clutch shooting (Cunl ioued on pa e four) College. Jay Fox, Washington and The Generals meet Franklin and I 11 1 Cage Contests will run e1thcr or both the 440 and enabled the Spiders to accomplish -- Lct''8 other team captain, will be bot- 880. MarshaJI away tomorrow. this near impossible {caL M hall stered in the freestyle evt'nt by freshman Dave Springer. Delta Tau Delltl and Phi Delta Girard lmpr~sive Theta ha\'" loomed th b' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Palmer Spark.o; Attack ars Top I .: as e II( pow- Spec1al attention is being focused • • In the ensumg ovC'rt1me reserve Free StyH ts ers m the 1956 intramural basket- on Gene Girard, a newcomer in : MYERS : Phi Palmer came out of the bench W &L Scorer Filling in tbe remainder of the ros- ball season, which was inaugurated track circles Gm~rd has been parhc- • • to spark the Genera), with 5 points ter for tomorrow's meet will be free- December 7 Trailing close behind ularly 1mprl'SSI\'t' m the h1gh jump, : HARDWARE : nnd 3 rebounds. Veteran Barry Stor- Varsity basketball statistic:. have styhsts 01 Oseher, Gus Glauser and in .the _,race fo~ top ho.~ors arc the and could be Coach Norm Lord'• an- • • ick was responsible for tallying the lll'cn released by the WIUihington and Cre hman John Betts, along with Phi Psi b and Sigma Chis. I swer in this depnrlment. • COMPANY • point which proved to be the differ- Let• nt'WS bureau conccrnin$! the Bill Mon·u; and Dick Baines. J ack T h e Dl'lts have beaten lhe Peeps Also out for the team r Bol • • t'nce. record which each of the pre:.ent var- Stull and John Gold will handle the 33-13 and the Pi Kapps 50-25. Last -,~~~~~~~~~u~e~~,.:;·~·;·~·~·~·~·;·~·;·~·;·~·;·~·~·~· ~·~·~·~·~·~·~· With 30 seconds left m the extra sity hoo~ters has made in field backstroke chores, while CharHe night the Phi Delts scored an im- ' I; ~10n the Generals took possession ~oals. free throw:. and pomts aver- Richardson and Art Blank are all pre:lowly in the h~pe of tying up the Lc<· Mar,hall leads in the field ln reference to this year's squad, Your hair rut a'> vou like it El.tobl hhed 1910 ball game. Stonck then drov~ ~or ~oat clt>pbrtment with 39 per cent Twombly stated that "it is not only the basket with 5 r;econds remammg Iof his 96 attempts successfully ex- tndJVtdual ability whlch is necessary and was fouled while shooting. , uted M h • l fr to win, but team spirit, and this is IDEAL BARBER SHOP . . ~c . ars a 11 ts a 1so op ee h l h th GOOD FOOD Sleppmg to the line for two free thrower, having made 28 of his 39 w ol your earn as. It is e most Fi"t Notional Bank Bulldint throws, he made the first to put attt-mpts, while in rebounding Frank spirited group I have ever directed hop Air-Conditioned the Generals up by one. The second Hoss Is best man with 8 13.0 average. in all my years as swimming coach." HOURS shot bo~ded o.ut and Palmer was 1\!ar..hnll has averaged the most Freshman Ship Rhonke, who set fouled wh1le taking the rebound. ~e numher or points per game so far this ---- 6 a.m. - 1 a.m. sophomore dropped both char1ty S('a~on, 26 being his total point aver- ! ~+<· ·!·O:·+•:••l--!•-!••:· -:·O:· •!•OO:•+•:••:•+•:••:O•:··:·: lOS.'lCS to ice the game for W&L, Iage. ART SILVER : ROBERT E. LEE ++ Friday and S unda,.-6 a.m . . 2 a.m. SG-83. - + + First Ualf Sloppy ·:.. : ·++·:.. : .. : .. : .. : .. !·+·: .. : .. : .. : .. >+·:-•:-•Jut .. :·++ I Complete Line or 1\len's Clolhin• ·:- UARBERSROI' + y • ~ • ~~- ~~~;;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The first half of the contest was :~ Cleaning-Pressing ~: VAN HEUSEN SHIRTS :i: D:l\•id t\1 . Moore t • •••• ••••• ••• ••• • ••• ••• • •• • • ••••••••••• ••• •••• •• • marked by sloppy ball handling, -!· .,;. Robert E. Lee Hotel Building : Proprietor t : • poor shooting, and weak offensive re- ·:· BROWN'S + • + • : hounding by both ball clubs. 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Shenandoah To Be Issued Over $170 Collected Cagers Down Spiders in the two W&L-Virginla contests. Dobyns Replies to Critics (Continued (rum pare three) Mar!!hall nellc·d 35, 36, and 29 (Continued Crum pare one) For Christmas Seal Sales points against Virginia his sopho­ (Conhoucd trom p:.r:c two) li the purJ)C*e of the Tue3day Marshall and Flora, judging from more year, but had a l•ad night in the hls rcvew of Noder'a Jan. Other re­ A total of $171..25 collected from theater participant, to state my opin- prmtlng wns to ~e me~ or make views are by Donald Davie, Harvey their performances In past UVa. firsl contest last season and broke 175 Washington and~ students bas Ions on anything In the "proper me feel nrtUltucrish nnd ~capa~le, ramcs. Flora scored a total or 58 his finger after two minutes o! play Buchanon, Tom Carter, and Daniel been r'-'Ccived to date from the methods nnd (onn," particularly a 1t bns woefully faUcd. I lake mme point.s apinst the Wahoos last year Chou cr. The Iauer l$ a lreatment Chrtstmns Seal letters, sent oul by in the second. play. The wdtcrs of the editorial I bct~cr, ."hlrh Is to ';'c s.ure,.. pe~na}. ot Paxton Davis's Two Soldier... the Rockbridge-Buena Vista TB A.­ ++++++•!•v++++++++.,.+++++++·H•·:.-!·+~+·>+0:•+++++•>+++++++++ committed one llatant error; they did preJUdices nnd ubJt'Cl•ve emotions. Commentmg on the Magazine as + + not check their "facts." That'~o it Dick. I fear at this rate soc:lalion. a whole, Ca kie said, "I am very The proceeds from all Chri.stmu Though it sounds silly to say, and that you and I a.re aoing to be : If yo" want good food ~ pleased w1th the Fall Issue, late cr Seal letters is the only revenue of • + wns lilllicr to read, the review was hanged - not In <·fl1gy. no. Everythmg In it is fresh o111d the assoc:lalion. Last year 220 letters i Its t not •·an attack by an embittered Sincerely, intercstlng, and well worth readlng." were returned with a total of $169 • + student." U was, I feel, my opinion Uoyd A. Dobyns. Jr. collected. I of what saw. This was probably the ~a s unanimou,ly derided that thb Mr!l. D. Allen Penick, chalnnan J The College Inn i most ridiculous or all accusations. ( 1-;DITOU'S NOTE: The above edition \\Ould not use its nluable of the ·eal sale drive, and Mra. Rus­ • + As far as the editors' rdusnl to leiter ba.,lcally l'xpr~ es ~ uc:dnctly editorial column "pare to repl) sell Cumminp, executive ecrelary t We specialize in Italian Dishes : rondone my te\'Jt'W, I could not pos- thl' point of ,·ie~ of The Editorial further to the Tu da) Edition of the orp.n.ization, urged that all ; 8 North Maio Strut Phone 110 3-GGOZ : •bly care le My obJtcl was not Bo.1rd of the •·rida) Edition. It EditoriaL) W&L students an."we.r the letter. to nece~rily have the multitudes : ll a..m. to 1 a.m.-E\ ery Nirht : agree with me. It wa simply to re­ + + v•cw the play. And i! that review :: Combo: Friday Night Dancing i hould not meet thr publac favor, I • + ·:·+--:·+·!i·:.. ,..:..:••!••!••)(••:•ef.-!•-!••!••!••!·.:.·~··!• •!-.:·.:·.,. was fully prepared to have it at­ 1••i tt ll ••++•••++++4-+"••""•++.... tacked. Oddly enough, 1 wos not pre­ pared to have my motive:> Impugned. ~UN . -1\tON. Critic Foster saw tht:' play from another angle, and then expressed At the what he saw. Although I find on careful readmg.s that both o! us agree on the majority or the questioned First National Bank points. he seems to have expressed of Lexington huns~lf a little more patiently and \\ith more rt.'Slraint. Whether he is See Buddy Derrid., assistant cashier, about the handling more qualifil'rl to review o student play w1th n<"curacy is a question that Open a Convenient Student of accounts for students, fraterruties and other student l find myH L£ unable to answer. Checking Account Today organizations and fund . ROCKBRIDGE THEATER at +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ~ ~ Buen.a Vista Dial 6615 + + + + Rockbridge National Bank + + • + FRI. -SAT. DEC. 14-15 !'tlember of Ute Federal tn .. urance Corporation + + •+ The +·=· n._ + + lOCI + + MAHONEY + + IIAI1lA :+ COLLEGE TOWN SHOP :•:: + + HVER TINY TOWN + • lJlE + + BffiGER invites you to . •:· + * +¥ .,. DAVID JAHlSUI GRAHl WJWAMS lt.D • CCIGIA • A UNIVERSALIHT£RNATIONAL PICTURE Dine in the Tropical Room + + + ? + ? and "To~ · Tiger''-Tim n o,ey Serving the best in food at reasonable prices : Extends the Season, s Greetings (: Everything from a snack to a complete Dinner, served + + sm.;. DEC. 16 : to e..,ery fV &L Student t with your favorite beverage • + • + PROMPT COURTEOUS SERVICE + + + • 8 1\liJes South of Lexington on Route 11 + • + ~ +++++++++•++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++'

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