TUESDAY • TUESDAY Edition t Edition Washington and Lee Semi-Wukly Newspaper Number 4 Volume LVIII LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 1, 1957 Billy Butterfield & Trumpet To Star At Openings President's Report Indicates Flu, Peddling Orchestra Several [mhrovement Needs Discussed. at To Feature T IFC Meetmg (Editor's Note: T he President's Report is annually sent to Dixie Group the members of the Board of T rustees and includes the reports The threatened AriQtic Flu epi­ demiC, regulation Of peddler.~ tn of the Deans and most administrative officers of the Universi­ Billy Butterfield will bring fraternity houses and cooperation his fabulous trumpet and or­ ty. The report for the academic year 1956-57 was published at homecoming and Openings were this week as the October issue of the U niversity Bulletin.) among the subjects discussed al the chestra to Washington and Lee Interfraternity Council's first week­ on Friday night of Openings "Reviewing in my own mind the• ly meebng last night in the Student total history of this year, I am frank ment of the work in the dean's of­ Union. Dances, October 25, it was an· to call it good, unusually good," said flee and m admissions processes. Dr. F. A. Feddeman, University BU'ITERFlELD DOTrY DARE nounced today by Harry Brunett, Dr. F'rancis P. Gaines in his lntro- First, "there IS a clearly defined Physician, asked that the fratem1- ----------------------------:*Dance Board President. duclion to the annual report. Pres- and urgent demand for a third ad­ Lies make preparations for the Flu Buterfield's orchestra comes to ident Gaines commented on lhe rec- minlslrative official in the joint epidemic expected to strike the stu­ ati::r ognition giVen to Washington and Dean of Students-Admissions oper­ dent body this fall. He emphasized Brztnett Explains Fztnctions of ::;~:::u:t ;:.d~~~~~ Lee, ranking lhe university In the ntions." Dean Gilliam suggests this lhat students would not be hospital­ • d Basin Street, the Astor Hotel and top ten men's colleges of the na- third official would nsslst In publi­ iZed and that provisions should be Was hznvton & Lee Dance Boa~ other prominent night spots. tio.n, and paid tribute to !.hose bene- cizing the enlarged scholarship pro­ made in t.he fratemlty houses for 0 Like (onner Shaw and Goodman factors who helped lhe university gram. He would be especially use­ both upperclassmen and freshmen Editor's Kote: Last spring it be­ "This year we are trying to bring bands, Billy will feature a sextet in Its development over the past year. ful in making visits to many more stricken with the disease. came apparen t that a large majority to Washington and Lee for each of composed of musicians In his or­ ch~.tra. The group will present a In h1s first report as Dean of the fChools than now possible, working One representative lo the IFC ex­ of W n~>.bington and Lee Students the four dance sets not just one but University, Dr. Leon F. Sensabaugh with alumni in various areas, and pressed the opinion lhal the Uni­ \\Cre quite unfamiliar with U1e op­ two big nnme bands, a feature of thirty minute show with Dixieland Maxted. extended his appreciation to those possibly serving in an admlnlstra­ versity was shifting responsibility to era tio n ~> o£ the Wa!ih.ington and Lee past W&L social events that h.as arrangements by Billy This who helped him during his first tive capacity in the new Dining Hall. the fraternities and that the base­ Uni\'ersity Dance Board, ito; pur­ hardly been realized in recent years. Dixieland interlude is an integral year. He commended the members menllounges wo~d be the only pos­ ~e. its functions, and the memts We earnestly believe that we are part of every Butterfield dance en­ of the faculty "who had given freely Need for Secretaries Sible place to house ill students. A a\'ailable to the members of the well on our way to a successful gagement. Acordlng to Butterfield, of their time to work on commit- Second, the Dean of Students sug- suggestion was made that all kitchen q udent body for bringing their ye11r for we have acquired two fine "it will be a little bit of everything, tees." Dean Sensabaugh stres.c;ed the gesls enlarged facilities for secre­ help be among the first to receive wishes to the attention of the Dance bands for Openings, which IS scarcely £omething of a panorama of all the import.ance of these administrative larial and clerical work In the dean's the vaccine. Board. a monlh away, nnd we wlll bring to different trends and styles-from faculty committees to the smooth op- office which would incorporate the Turning to the subject of rushing, Fancy Dress this year two of the Dixie to the 'cool' things." erat.ion of the university. He noted offices of the Placement Bureau· and J\:; a result of this lack or know­ the report on rush week was de­ nation's most outstanding dance College Appearances especially the reactivation of the the A ~si.s tant Dean of Students in ledge of tbe organization wbich pro· layed and an announcement was \ides the bands for W&L's (our an­ orchestras Our arrangements {or Committee on Faculty Salaries whose Washington Hall. Finally, Dean Gil­ made that deferred rush starts two Finals have not yet been completed, Among Butterfield's recent college report served as n guide to the liam suggests a new movie film for nual dance sets, Harry Brunett, ,_., ... hl engagements include appearances at weeks from this Friday. Mr. James President of the 1957-58 Board, has but we h ave contracu:u one Rig Y Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, Board of Trustees who authorized a school and candidate promotional Farrar, Asslst.ant Dean of Students, esteemed dance band and a very S per cent increase in faculty salar- purposes and for use at alumni galh- offered thf' following article (or the staled lhat the. Dean's office would purpose or c:larification. well known jazz group for the 1958 Amherst, MIT, Williams and VMI. He ies at its J une meeting. erlngs. assist in deferred rush. Spring Dance Sel has made five recordlngs of jazz at Dean Clayton Williams of the "The Washington and Lee Dance "A mosl important requirement for various colleges. Faculty Work Pmised School of Law stated that "this has Peddlers selling items in fraternity houses will now be required to have Board is a student organizalton, sup­ contmued success in our attempted His many talents in the overlap­ Dean Sensabaugh praised the work been a most satisfactory year." Dean IFC "Green Cards." These cards will ported by student funds, which is return to featuring two well-known pin~ worlds of .dance music, jazz, of a large number of the !acuity who Williams commented that "the stu­ keep the fraterniUes from having too directly responsible Cor the main­ and highly respected dance arches- rad1o a.nd te!evis1.on have manifested brought academic distinction to the dents' Interest and t.he character of many peddlers and would Insure tenance or our four highly esteemed tras is student support of the W&L themselves. m h1s ~u s1ca l careers; university in the 1956-1957 session their work has been on the whole some type of prolcclion for the fra­ dance sets: Openings, Fancy Dress, Dance Plan. It is aboslutcly neces- . first as a stdeman wtth Bob Crosby, by their work as lecturers, authors, most gratifying." The dean noted ternities. t.he Spring Dance Set., and Finals. (Contjnued on pnge four) Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and and consultants throughout the na- the. general success in most Law Harry Brunett, president of the "The Dance Board itself is com­ Les Brown; later as leader of hJs own tion. He and Dr. Gaines both paid (Continued on page four) Dance Board, asked the fraternities prised of the Dance Board Presi­ large band and combo; an d more tribute t.o Dr. M. Colvin, a re- a Cor cooperation In making Openings dent, chosen by a joint student-facul­ recently as a highly reputed studio tired visiting instructor in the law successful. He suggested that frater­ ty committee; the Dance Board EC To Enforce man around New York. school who died this past year. Dr. nities plan !.heir Individual combos Vice-President who is chosen In the Billy has "lived music" all his life, Gaines stated that the university Phyz Lemmon and parties so as not to conflict with same manner; and the President of constantly studying and improving, is "poorer for his going." t.he university dances. the Student Body; the Secretary of D·rinking Rule always experimenting to develop his Dean Frank J. Gilliam In his re­ Chosen Captain President of the Student Body lhe Student Body; and the four arL As a youngster in Middletown, port as Director of Admissions and Arnold Groobey urged cooperation dance set presidents. These last six At Home Games Ohio, he studied with Frank Simon, Dean of Students stated in general from the fraternities in enforcing men are ex-officio members, that is, forn1er trumpet soloist for the John that, "While the past. session saw By Cheerleaders the drmking ban at public events. they are members of the dance board Washington and Lee's rule pro­ Ph ilip Sou.."a Orchestra. Later he lillie innovation in the field of stu­ bibitin~t drinking on the campus will attended Transylvania College in Washlngton and Lee's cheerleaders He urged the student body to ob­ by \•irtue of !.heir election to their dent life, it.