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Volwne LVI LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MAY 22, 1956 Number 55 LENN MILLER BAND TO PLAY FINAL Calyx Honors Dr. Desha; Hollins Girl Is Queen Miss Justine Bailey Is Chosen •PiSigmaAlphaSelects• Ray McKinley-Directed Band Beauty; Dedication To Desha Nf»' Initiates, Officers Will Play Here First Night Lusiw. Junius De .ha, ProfeSI!or MISS J u:.tlne Bailey, rising junior Pi Sigma Alpha, honorary political The Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direc.tion of and fra Emeritus of Chemistry, wos selected ot Hollins College, was selected the science Iratem1ty, elected new of for the dedication of the 1956 Calyx winner of the Calyx beauty contest ficers last nutht turmg Ray McKinley Will play the fim night of Fmals, Ned it was unnounced by Russell Ladd. by comedian Gary Moore, it wu an- Next year's pr tdenl 1S John Gron•, dance set presid~nc, s:ud coday. Dr. Defoha, long head of the chcm- nounced today by RUAeU Ladd, edi- Mar.!h. Other office" are: vice prcsi- 1 try department, retired last yea~ tor of the year book, which was dent, Wes Eason; ond secretary- Thr Commanders w11l play the second mght of the dance receiving the Board of Trustee~ released today. lieasurer, Warren Welsh. set according to an carher announcement. recognition u Professor Emcnlus. Other members or the Calyx court Oulgomg president Carl Swanson, Andr Greeman, v1cc prcs1denc m charge of publicity, said Dr. Dt ha 1!1 the aulhot of sc\·erul "' chQ
LITTU MAN OH \.:A/1\PUS W~t ling-tum Jqi "Vi"e le CitJettul' Tuaday Edition "I'm nobody! Who are rou? Publi:~hed on Tuesday and Friday during the college year. Editorial and Are you nobody coo? Bwnness offices: Student Union Building. Mailing address: Box 899. Printed at the Journalism Laboratory Press of Washington and Lee Uni Then there's a p111r of us--don't tell! versity, Lexmgton, Virginia. They'd banish us, you know." Entered u 'econd class matter September 20, 1946, at the Post Office, Lexmgton, Vu-ginia, under the act of March 3, 1879. -Emil)' Otclonson National Advertising Repre.entaUve: The National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Madison Avenue, New Yerk. By Philippe Labro Editorials are assumed to be writt~n by the editor unlebS otbuwiJoC lnltiaJed. BILL H. WILLIA.MS LARRY A. A'l'LER Perhaps we are at the end of a camera nne! how to duc·el the dumb year, a session, or whate,•er you call EdJt.or Business Manager est actor.; around. A lousy Americnn 1l. And perhaps this is high time rnO\•ic is really lousy but yet, purely for distnbutmg bouquets and Rowers technically 6P<'nking, it will pass. and pats on the bilck. I am a movie Foreign movies ru·e made by ama Some Progress Made crllic, or at least I like to think so. teurs with lhe equipment of ama J will, therefore, limit this last col teurs. U the boys in Hollywood send With this last issue of the Tuesday edidon, an eventful umn to my subject matter and .,.,ill us so many stinkers it is because year comes to a close. A year marked by excitement, pathos, slick to the role I have ~en play you like the sUnken-so you nre tragedy, controversy, and a feeling that the U niversity has, ing for a year. As for the bouquets, partially to blame, not them. Also, I gather that the young man who when they make som~lhing good, it perhaps, made some progress. preaches every Friday at the same Is good. Period. It ib solid, il is As we turn our gaze backward, the action of the faculry and time in the same spot, has already strange, it is new, it is f8,scinating, ll the Trustees in voting in a University commons stands out as fulfilled this noble purpose. is exciting and stimulating. the most momentous and significant event for the future growth SO MUCH ROT has been written BUT DOW arc you going to know? and said about motion pictures that of W&L. when someone tries to make a vague It !.cems to me that in a country We are proud of the University in chis decision-proud ly elaborate and logical criticism of \\here rna"-' rommunicationt. and hi1bly vulgarized nrt5- uch as that in future years the NFU man at W&L may have a chance them. the crowd shouts, laughs or simply misunderstands. I am a great motion picture art-ha\'e taken co succeed without the stigma that now walks with him. ly misunderstood boy, for I am fond such a vital, sodnl importance We regret the loss of Dr. Leyburn as Dean. His leadership "I.e ~ I got "J ~COJ\IPLI-.'TE' ' in matlt 214, "WITIIDRA WN" in of American movies. I am not fond the audience couJd at lea.!Jl t~ during the nine years he has held the Deanship has been cour· English D, "CONDITIONAL" In l!Ocial st udi~ and a "0 " in PhlS of their commerciali$m, their corni to know bow movies are made and Ed-8o~· : Thank goodne~'> I didn't nunk anythinf this term." ness. their falsification of liCe, of ''hy and how to appreciate them. Studenb c;pencl four years ageous, inspiring, and of the highest integrity. Many of his sentiments, of society. But I enjoy will ideas have borne rich fruit and to him we owe a certain spirit watching a movie because of the !"ajori~ll' .in Fine Art' and study woy the story is told. The biggest me pamlmgs 81\d ~ocu lpturc, but of liberalism that we have endeavored to embody in our EC Passes Resolution on IFC; how much time arc they going to stinkers Clhcreforc, the movies you columns. devote to the,e nrh "hen they arc like) sllll have a couple of shots, when they luwe a family, We state with conviction that we would not now, in recro· Election To Be by Secret Ballot or camera angles, of sequences. that ma~ried . a JOb, when they reach their make your time worth beln$t spent. spect, retract one word of any of our editorial comments. We Editor's note The following is the With l'espect to the grounds urged bourgeoi!< American dream of a This is undoubtedly lhc first enor have endeavored to state our beliefs honestly and in a straight· complete lext of lhe EC tcsolution by J ohn Gold and the University nice, bu~int· likr. comfortable mous mistake made by the Washing concernm~t the lnterfralcrnlly Coun P arty, Drew said that the action of liCe? I doubt whether they will forward manner. We have been dogmatic, but only with the lion and Lee movie audience. I cil election dispute. the EC was as follows: on the com vblt museum <, more than· twire conviction that our views allowed for no faltering. chat-ge this ignorant audience of plaint that representatives of the (during t11eir great Eurupean trlp ) El ection nr JFC nfficct'' by \•nle being completely unable to make any The Tuesday edition has not pretended to always represent Beta and PiKA houses were not while it is obvious that Motion or indi,•idual frAt ernity men rather difference between a skillful pan qualified to vote under the IFC Picture and Televi-.ion will be a the will of the majority of the Student Body. \VJe have inter· lhnn by 'otr of the hou 'e<~ WR"i ning and a lousy one. n smooth rdit Constitution - that that objection part or their daily life. their physi unanimou.,Jy rc-.oh •cd b~ tht' Ex in~t and a poor one, nn int!.'lligent preted our duty as one of moulding student opinion ro follow had been wnived: on the complaint ral ,.., \\ella ~ moral beha,·ior. And. closr-up and a gro!'l:; one. 1 also the line of action chat we have believed right. C'<' Uii\'e Committee '"'I night fol that all houses were not properly if you think I run exaggerating or Io\\ in~( it'l d eci~io n of the JFC charge the !lllmr audil"n«' or a com notified of the meetlng- thatthal ob dra mnti ~ing, ju~>l take a good Jook To the scalf belongs any credit which has been garnered eleC'tion contc!>l. plrtc lack or tQ.ble lcinrmntographi jection was immaterial since aU nt youl"\elf now and in about l 'ndcr the term ~ nf the EC reso calty s)l('aking indt'cd. hut which by this paper. Tom Litzenzburg, editor-elect, has served as a houses had represcntalivcs present four years. Whether U1is is good or might reflect the snme lack in olher most industrious and capable managing editor; Cliff Smith, lution. onieer ~ of the lfo' C would for the election. not, it 11till exist c;: We are more or hc nominated by hou ~es in the IFC, fields). I mean by lack of taste, the less. framed and ioRuentcd by as news editor, reAects a job robustly well done; Jcrr y Susskind but their election wouJd be by Complete lcxl of lhc statement total impossibility or discrimmnting a rad1o, books, TV and mO\ ics. It 1•eleascd by the EC is as follows: good cUalogue rrom 8 corny one, a has turned in outstanding work as a loyal and efficient spons 10rrrct hallot just a!> student body might be a nasty influcnre but It and clnss clcctiom; arc now con '"''he Executive Committee denies sensible argument from 11 vul~ar one, editor; Farris Hotchkiss, Lash LaRue, and Max Caskic, have is there and we might as well try ducted. Candidate'! for office in the the protest presented to it in the an h ighly emotional scene from 8 to know why and how to llght il, worked long and faithfully. rFC \\Ould he required to meet matter or the IFC elections. cheap one. or accept it or enjoy it. Mo\'ies To our two ectivains diabolique, M. Labro and Mr. H ood, ~ me in the qualiflcation!i now "Specifically, the committee finds Moreover. thi'i lack of taste will nre not a way o( spending two lo't our thanks for amusing and disturbing our readers with rheir rfTcrt-a c11nciidnte (or prf!l>ident that the objecUon that certain house lrad the rollegc crowd to the point hour., on a rainy day. of the c:ouncil \\ ouJd have to be a weekly columns. Ed, who has ground his own ink from the dust reprcsentaUves who voted In that that they will put sc.'l: C\'erywherc, pre<,ent or pa .. t hou'e prc ~ id cnl , election did not meet the qualifica 1 could go on like this Cor n long of clods, and Philippe, of the taciturn pen, have josncd in taking every line a' a double and candidates for the other IFC lons specified by the IFC Constitu meanin!f one, laughing stupidly at time. but somehow I have a feeling brightening (or darkening) our Tuesdays. posts would be limited to regularly tion is not well taken for two rea- j a very norms! scene because they thAt iL is not worth it, that I will bf' We close this year with the feeling chat, perhaps, all was not qualified members of the IFC. sons: 1) the objection WM not raised have, with their subUc humor, called a cynic, a skeptic, an arrogant and conceited young boy. Which in vain. More changes have been wrought this year than the In rclen<> ing this EC nction, Ellis at the time of the election and is I made up some dirty joke while Drew, president of the student thus waived, 2) the IFC has not con lookiJtlf at it. might be very true, too. Goodbye and most radical of editors could have hoped for. W&L remains hody, ~aid that the committee con sistently followed this requirement good lu c~. Don't take it easy, don't basically conservative but not so smugly so as once. sidered that this action would ha\'e in its deliberations and actions J American movies arc the best in relax. This is noL a happy world and se"eraJ benellciaJ eRects. According earher in the year thus indicating the world. They arc eheap, trite, you are not Rock Hudson and you're - The Tuesday Editor to Orew, the committee fclt that that the IFC does not consider this stereotyped, Wlevcn. unrealistic.. . . not going to get married to Pjpcr uch selection would better reflect matter to be essential to valid ac- ~uL yet they arc made by profes Laurie. If it happens however 1 the \'iewo; of a majority of the fra tion by il s1onals who know how lA) handle a will feel sorry for you: ' tt'rnity men, would add to tbe "The committee considers that •••••••••••••••••••••••• Troubles Again? prestige of IFC offices. and would to overturn an election not contested • • lend to produce hetter candidate . at the time on such narrow, technical While it is not our intention to speculate on the political Details or the EC proposaJ as ~rounds would undermine l( not de r:;;;;~:~:~:;;·l connotations behind the hotly contested Interfraternity Coun· \\ell "'" fonnal pn sage of it were stroy the Integrity and finality of REDWOOD left to the incoming EC, Drew said. cil elections, we do see chat chis power squabble has occurred at election results In campus organi RESTAURANT zations. ~ aU makes of cars i a most inopportune moment. The Executive Committee last night decidt'(l aRainst the p1·otests "The objection that the member Wh~J Alignment t All eyes are on the IFC, including both the adminisrra· \\hich had been 1·aised regarding houses were not properly notified by Body and F.-nder Repairs postcard is considered immaterial f * cion and the faculty, to see if chis group is going to be able co the recent IFC elections. ruling that GENERAL REPAIRS + • Complete Meals i1' that at the time of the election in • display the necessary leadership to qualify its posicion as the thl' election of Don Luria to the • presidency of that or$!am7.ation will question there was representation Cars called for and delivered:* • STEAK DINNERS judiciary committee on fraternities. present from all houses. • • stand. : • • Past crisis on the IFC have invariable lead to a revamping In announcmg the EC RCtion. EIJis "Since the EC does nol consider BAKER + • Sandwiches of all • of the organization internally. Too many more of these crucial Drew. prcliidcnl of the student body, thal eitht-r of the grounds presented ~ : Kinds : issues and the IFC will revamp itself out of existence. noted that the EC round that there to it warrant overturning the re- + • • were no ~rounds upon which it suits of the IFC eJection, the com- i Ford Sales : • * . We commend the EC decision, but we are sorry chat the could proceed in annulling lhe elec mittee feels that iL should not de- + : • • situation could not have been handled more quietly. tion. (Continued on pare four) · + Your Friendly Ford Dealer + : CURB SERVICE : ------i In Lexinl{on : • • : J IUile NortJ1 of Lexlntrton : (M 1 h k d f • ) t Phone 139 i • • y too was t e eener e ge o sattre . . . ···••++++++¥•········"· •••••••••••••••• •••••••••• By Ed Hood ART SILVER ROBERT E. LEE B ~RBER SHOP Commencement means an endmg. ment., anyway. I bt>ar no grudg('l'. central tn11hhon. on~> which once lion like thl!>, AAtire is the la'it Complete line of Men's Clothlnr David 1\1. l\foore It suggests an opportunity for look though quite a few regr('tS. was railed rerta ratio: righl reason, refure or the ci\•illzed mind and VAN HEUSEN SHIRTS tlw mlional norm. ThL'i it seems to Proprietor ing back, for calculating one's omis I aJso bear the rt'('ent in!>ult or the final weapon i.s a double rnl", is the idral purpo>«.' or a liheral Robert E.. Lee HoteJ Buildinr sions and commissions, one's harms rompliment-1 am unsure whlrh bladed iron~ . The moral urre then arts colleg<'. 1\s a college cil'fects ft and gams, the harms one cUd and o( being called the JWrson who ha ~ rrlaxes to make hopeless, from thi" clnl'~lcnl gonl nf rducatlon, Amu,4'd, ~ l ithll y ineredulou record the harms that one received. Also a done most to des t ro~ the tradi frnal chance to explain the Mysteries tions of Wa\l1ington llnd Lt>e. I am as It departs from the traditional or clrabne<;'l, the endlc s banalities rationnl norm nntl hccomes f'X<'es Rockbridge Radio and Electric Service to the profanum vulgus. unsure because I do not knc)\\ to of lhe-;c JM'Oplc who art> o aJO ton sin' or chRtorll'd, it hecomes the i .. hingl ~· dull. AMONG TIIESE esoteric mysteries whlrh traditi on ~ refrrenre was tx- RADIOS, TELEVISION and ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES prop<:• subject of satire. Satire is an E. F. Nuckols, Owner i~ this column. I can think o£ about lnr made. I am unable to entertain attack hy nd1cuJe on evil. One becomes exacerbated bY the three people whom I would suppose thr implislic ,;ew that all the tra .,train or retaininll sanltv in Bedlam. Lexln(ton, Vlr(inia to have "understood" H. I therefore dition., are either good OR bad. All of \\ hieh sounds ricliculouslv There are !IOrnt' few ~pie lA) whom 130 South Malo Street like saying that I am afo(ainsl si~ .-~- Phone 463 count it largely a failure, and urely liCe is more complex. and for \'irluc. Well-ves. I am. At these· ranlings. of mine have not ~~~~~~~:;~~~~~~~~~==~=:=::=::::=:=;:=~~ shoulder haJI the blame for the . · . seemed paranoac. Th~se are the ones .: ++ • • --- - - I do not cons1der myself (as I I 9 failure lA> communicate. The other ell!t that I!> one way of puUmg it, who make Washln d + •+++++++++++ +++..-++++.;o+++'.<+"'O:.•J.-:-+•:.o(•++++
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I tralhm bnllot, and .nine out ~£ the EC Resolutions tion." was nccomp:micd by announcement IFC Disputes Recent Elections . cv.:nte< n !ratcrmll~ con£ader~:d (Continued from paJe two) Drew commented that this action of EC JXl gu of a resolution re Luran the be t man for th~ pres- by the EC is fmal. Release of the EC garding thl' conduct of future IFC (Continued from pare one) il'l elections of lost week invalid; idency, tht n he should certainly pnrl from the normal practice of latemont accompanying the decision elections. · li th and thereby endorse o protest ulll- maanttun this position; and In no con$idcrmg the result of on c)C!(;tlon cus. ed The cmllrc qucs on en malt'ly leading to the EC, which way should he be prevented from to be final and binding upon the ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• became centerd around ~helhe.r ~r "ould make one party appear in • • not the IFC wou1d be actang wathln . d' lh taking onr his duties as president.'' membt-rship of the organization until : If you want good food : · isd' . 'f 't $h u1d declare a favorable 1aght, provi mg e re Warren Wileox, chalnnan of the the next regularly llcheduled eltt llS JUr 1claon 1 1 o vote- mo\·em<·nt ~ passed. BUl • • Shropshire, Phi Gam president, was Unavc•saty Party, said, "1 feel that ~~~~~~~~~~~~;; • it's • the lFC election v.ras cont~'Sted on i"; • • Calyx Attractions trongly oppo ed to bringing the two vel')' \'llllu poinl" and that Wash matter to a \'Ole. (Continued (rom pafl' one) ington fllld Leo Univer"tty' . reputa : The College Inn ~ Cha1rman Luria a~ked the Coun tion for maintaanang a high caliber • the complete student dtrectory that cil 1f there \\ould he any obJection of student self-government was We S peciali{e it~ I taliatJ Dishes • i'i to be found m front of lhl' adver to carrying the matter directly to SC\'ercly mjun:d. • tisinR section of the book and the • thl' Exccuttve Committee without F~~~~~~::;:::::::~~~. 8 North 1\laln Street Phone 903JI • listing or the junior clan members' • IFC con~id<'rotlon. Sid Kaplan 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.-E\I!ry Ni~ht • achvthe.<> alonlt w1th their name and promptly r<·plicd that there would • s MYERS TONIGHT: JAZZ QllARU..'T, 8 tu J% picture in the Cia section. Also be an objection and called for an • added this year was the separate unmed1ate vote. However, a three HARDWARE • Government and Pubhcation sec fourths majority was not obtained. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• tion. The contested elections were then COMPANY Robert E. Lee Ladd !:aid that he wou1d like to submitted to the Executive Com- thank the entire student body for mittee Cor final resolution. '!:;:~~~=:;=::;=:=::::=::::=::=~~ Hotel their cooperation in making lhls Commenting upon t.hls meeting, ++••••••••••••++++++++++ publication pos.~ible . "I believe," he W. G. Bums, chairman o£ the Inde + ~ FEATURING said, "that this year's book is per pendent Party, stated, "Since the IFC : LYLE D. HARLOW ~ Banquet FRcllilles hc:ps one o£ the mo:;t unique that the elecUoru were held under the AU5- Peoples' National Bank students han! ~cen In some time, +:! Watchmaker and J eweler ~; Specially Prepared .,.. 38 S. l\lain Street and thss was only mnde possible be Charcoal Steaks cause of the diligent efforts of those Phone 1232 men on the editorial st.af£ who • ccwbere Students Feel at Home" worked so hard with me all this Quality, Sales and Service +oC-++·!·~.:··:··:•+-(••!•+<••!·+(.+..:·-c·.:·+++ past year." The yearbooks may be picked up TV at the Student Union Wednesday, SHIRT SERVICE AS YOU LIKE IT * Thu.rsday and Friday afternoons RADIO Quality Cleanlnr and Press:lnr Member of the FederaJ Reserve from 2 to 5 p.m. PHONOGRAPHS University Cleaners + Phone 749 STATE I Radio Hospital ''Your Campus Neichbors'' For Your Convenience 7 N. Main . ;;;;;...... NOW SHOWING • The University Supply Store Cockleshell Heroes • t>JCK - 1.JP AND DELIVERY • Civic Bowling Center Now Offers -..'>tarrin«- Pbo.ne 184 • JOSE FERRER • LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING SERVICE • NOW OPEN TREVOR IIOWARD • ++++++++++++ ..+++++++++ : Completely Reconditioned • WED.-TIIUR.-FRL-SAT. • • Try their economical* service today TilE COLOSSUS OF MOTION PICTURES! : TEN PINS DUCK PINS BILLIARDS : Rockbridge • • ROCKBRIDGE LAUNDRY & CLEANERS (1~ i : Open Daily: 2 p.m. til 11 p.m. : : 1 t E. 1\elson St. Phone lUl : STUDENT AGENT IN FRATER~ITY IIOUSF.S National • • I Bank .···················· · ··········· ······· ~· ~~~~~·········- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~======~ Lexinrton. Virainia I Accouttls of Stude11ts NOW LOOK HERE! FOR LUCKY DROODLES! Solicited
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