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Volume LIII LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, FEBRUARY 27, 1953 Number 36 NEW P LITI AL PLAN ADOPTED * Annual Religious EmphasisiROTC Rif!e"!en Get Amendment To Divide Membershtp tn NRA; Week To Begin Tuesday 'Slate Match March 71 Houses Into Equal Groups It was announced this week by By MARVIN ANDERSON W&L'S 1953 Religious Emphasis Week will get underway Caplaln George L. Brashears. Breaking for the first time since the spring of 1949 a chain Tuesday at noon with a un iversity assembly in Doremus gym· of Washington and Lee's ROTC Rifie Team, that his squad of Big Clique victories which won for its member houses un­ nasium. O r. Amold S. Nash , chairman of the Department of is now a member of the Natlonal dispu ted con trol of the Washin gton and Lee campus, mem­ Religion nt the U n iversity of North Carolina will deliver the Rifle Association and would there- initial address of che week o n ''The D ilemma of Religion ." fore be able t.o fire ln the National bers of the Studen t Body passed, by a voce of 532 to 450, a . ' th d f ill b · 1 I Rifle Association Intersectional plan which would reform political life here in a voce taken at T h IS years ~ee- ay con ~ence w rtng to c 1e campus Match on March 7. two speakers who ate well-known --- This week the ROTC team drop- a noon-day assembly. Cor their versatUity and accom- 1 N B • £ ped a POStal match to John car- A lthough H unter L ane, Student Body secretary, who pre· Pllllhmenls. Dr. Nash holds gradu- eWS rte S roll Unlvei'Sity by a score o! 1870- --- *sided at the assembl~·. stated ate degrees in chemistry, pblloso- 1786. Total pos.slble team score thai. 39 students abstained from phy, and sociology. Dr. Wllllam LYRIC FILMS ... l in Lhi'> match wa::; 2000. PROTEST the vot111g, he said that the E. Pollard, executive director o! A new series of foreign films BILL FRAY led the Blue sharp- 1 amendment to the Student Body Oak. Ridge Institute or N~clea.r for the next two months has Ishooters with a score of 377 out University Party leaders an­ Constitution. designed to break Lhe Studtes. has , been. engaged m re- been sc heduled by the Lyric of a possible 400. Lowell Hamric, nounced shortly afte r tOOay's Cllque-syst~m as it now exists. search in cosmic rays, radJoact!v- Theater, Edwa rd Side, manager. Ted Shehan, Walk Jones. Charles voting that they will ftle ~ for­ "had definitely passed." Three lty. gas absorption, a nd gas d!f- announced this week. Macintosh comprised the remalnd­ mal protest with the Exeeutlve limes lhe attendance cards were !usion and separtlon. and neutron On March 3 and 4 "The Re- der o! the rUle team In t.hat. ordet·. Committee, contesting the valid­ counted. and the decision was dlf!ractlon. He Is also an ordained turn of Gilbert and Sullivan will Al Jones, Pete Nyce, Jim Frantz, Ity of the referendum under Ar­ I known at 1:15 p.m. today. I Ep1scopal minister. play at the thea ter. Also s lated and Oscar Bing also ftl'ed for the ticle XU, Section 4, of the Stu­ First Victory Since '49 Dr. Pollard will speak before the for next month are "Never Take local squad, but only the tlve high­ dent Body Constitution. student body for the first. ttme No for an Answer" (Italian ) on est scores a1·e counted In such n Tbls section reads: While the full significance of the development today wUl not be real- Tuesday night at 7:45 In Lee March 10 and 11. "Thr Young Imatch. " A proposed a mendment. shaU Chapel on "The Cosmic Dram a.'' and the Damned" (Spanish) on T t.ch H' ized unUl the machinery which lhe 8 be voted on by secret ballot at amendment. now creates has had a DL<1cusslon Groups ~larch 17-18, and "Brandy for umey Ma •gh · corer a referendum. of whlcll at least 1 full opportunity to work, the re­ the Parson" (English) on March Turney, o! John Carroll, led his one week's notice has been Separate discussion groups have ,. and . team ~o vlclory wtLh a score of I sull marks the first election or Is- 2 25 given." been scheduled !or both sl)eakers I A Rus. books to the library. Th: Second Army. theoretlc.ally is not. c onn~tfi:l ers, most of them supporting the at 905. books may be left at tbe main with university ,politics. amendment which they had work­ Morning a nd Evening 1 desk in the Ubrary building. COLEGIAN MEETING .. . "One week's notice was not gh'· ed hat·d to have passed. watched Morning and evening assemblies The ODK Lending Library was A meeting of the editorial en In the accustomed manner­ I the unfolding o! a political revo- lutlon. Among those present. were at 9:45 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. have Initiated last spring, and •many staff of the Southern CoUe ~tian notlce In " The Ring·tii'.ID Phi," Lane. Bob Latimer, Bill Bailey. been scheduled Cor Lee Chapel for books are In circulation at Ulc is scheduled for Wednesday at on bulletin boards, or announced lBob Smith. Jim Foltz, Steve Lich­ all three days. The speakers are present. 5 p.m. in each class." tenstein. Ben Mat'tln. John Ma- aLc;o slated to appea1· before indl- guire. and Fletcher Lowe. Also \'ldual morning classes throughout. State of the University: present were Carl Swanson and the conference. Tom Kenney, who were oppo...ed to The schedule for the conference the amendment remains much lhe ame as It wal\ originally announced on the uni­ Prep School Graduates on Increase Here Booettl Speak ve rsity cRienda.r. However. Dl'. Quite different from the peaceful Nt\Sh will speak al. the final eve- 8~' fl. A. TURNER formal year before World War n. lnlo t.he prlvale schoolll to get, scene In the Intramural Office to­ nlng meeting, Instead of Dt'. Pol- Just what il> the Slate o! the we find that only 35 per cent of all studenls of an economic level suf- day where one-party government. llud. as previously nnnoun~d. IUniversity? This lmpor;ing ques- freshmen were J(tnduates of pri- flclent to meet the rise in costs. at Washington and Lee died wen' On Tuesday afternoon both tlon has been attempted to beans- vate schools. In the first year !ol- IT WOULD BE FOOLISH to say the scenes t..wo and thl'ee year11 speakers will talk to the Christian wered this year by Innumerable lowing the War. 1946. the total lhaL these economic fa.ctot'S can ago when, faced for tht> first t!mP Council in the Student Union at persons connected with washlng- had risen to 39 per cenL while In wholly explain the trend toward with the prospect of political ex­ 3:30. This meeting will be open, Lon and Lee. but, unfortunately, 1948 It was 41 per cent. Oul of I prlvaLe school graduates, but. cer­ tlncllon, Little Clique leaders tried and the council urges all Interest- the complete answer Is not yet 1 all freshmen enteting in 1950, 46 talnly It can be taken as a prime one device aft.e1· another to force ret !,Ludents to at.tend. forthcoming, at leaJ.t In the opinion pet· cent. were from private schools, cause. At any rate, university of- a chamte In the polltlcal status on ThemP for the week wUl be "The or mosl. Hence, this article and and finally, In this year's Fresh- ficials say, there has been no con­ cRmpus after flrsl one and then Unlvet'Sit~· and t.he Unknown God." Itho&e which ·will follow It In this man Clas.., private ~:~~hool gradu- ~ctous change h~ University policy lntPr two houses droppPd !rom th(' - - series will attempt to produce ates made up 48 pet cent of the 1egardlng adml.s.slons. LilLie Clique. ~;ome facts which may help to claSii. Whatever Its causes, the trend Is C Iass es Shortened for prove what the Stalt> or the Unl- This steadr nse In the percent- having a definite etrect on the stu- Today many rormct· University Religious Emphasis Week verslty really lb. a~te or boys from private lnstltu- dent. body or WaRh inglon and Let. Pat'l.y leaders we1-e among thos" lioru. enlt>ring W .and L. clea1·ly 1 Each year the percentage of prl- workln~t hru·desL !or the chan~ec Pel'haps 1\~ good n plat£' as any nlong with Independent leaders. Classes on Wednesday will bco leads us to the conclusion that we vale school graduates becomes to begin In an analysis o! a Unl- <: hortenrd to <10 minute periods have a 1·ea1 trend on our hAnds- ~ greater with a consequent sh.rtnk­ Gil B ocE'tli -"GIILterin~t Otl.' 1 verslty Is the student body. Here for better or for worse. age m the percentage of public W&L's stat· quarterback several on Tuesdas so that the opening we can al'k the quPsllon what kind compulsory assembb'. of Religi­ Whatever Is causing lhlc; trend -;chool grnduru.e..~. At present.. the yeat-s a~to. rt>called Independent students does Waohtngton and ous Emphasis Week, can bP or cannot be given In tem1s of one percentage from p1·1vnte schools Is Party tactics in a prepared llP!'l'Ch Lee draw. Tht' !itock answers here. •cheduled for noon. or evl'n sevpral causes and we can npproxhnately 45 per cent. but If which he presented In defenc;e of 1 "students from Cla.sses on Wednesday a nd onlv hope for a partial answer. the trend may be Indicative of the the status quo before the Studrnt 1 middle-class fam1lles." This. how­ Tllursday wll Ia ~ be shortened Such a pnrLial answer comes when be 8" many Ol' morP private school Body voted. Speaking In fa\'OI' or evet· is not saying loo much since 1 for the momlnK asse•mblles from l we consider the lnfiuence of the graduates than there will be grnd­ the amendment tor the Executhe , there are quite a few middle c la s.<~ - 9:45 to 10:45. economlc s.ltuatlon. Since the close uate~; or publlc sc.shools. Committee nnd !ls Politlcal Advi­ P;., dcpendinR upon the authority, The schedult> Wednesday a nd of WOI'ld War II. lhe steady rise Ont> may Qutte well ask at. this "on• committee was Hunter Lllne. nnd wllhin them tht're is quite or­ Thursday wtll : In the cost. of living has made It point what does It matter l! we art> Len a considemble rnnac of ec­ 8:25-0:05 extremely difficult tor W&L, with getting a certain kind of student tay A\\RY Group lonomic status. 9:05-9:45 Its llmiLed resources. lo hold cOt>ls Instead of anothe1·. The answer To man~· observers or the hap- 9:45-10:45 Assembh• 1 To attempt on annlyRis or the down. must lie In the quallty of the stu- penlngs in Doremus Gymnasium 10:45-11:25 ~;tudt>nl body, wllhout. bt>comlng Consequently, tuiLlon ha:. been dt>nl~ and If lhere is a. difference I his artemoon. the silent vote told rol~d and In many r~s high In the quality or the 11tudents the story. Befort', during, and artc1 lJ :25·12 :05 l tnvoh·ed In exha.uslive J'CSearch. let u.s run tht' risk of fallacy 11nd school studenls formerly attrnrl- which Washington and Lee gels h.h. :.peech, Boceltl recel\•ed con­ 12:05 :-1:00 1 -- divide lhl' student body inlo stu­ ed to W&L have tumed a\\ ay be- from private and public schools, sldemble applau:-e. Before the r"­ Il dcnt..'i prepa•·ed In pt·lvnte schools rausP of the h~hPJ tulllon wh!t'h lhe tren dmay be lndJcatJve of the Isulls Wt're known, some memb"n News Brief and publlr high Jo.C'hool graduatt>Jo.. ha~. plarPd ntlf'ndantc at W&L St~te of thr Unlver~;lty. For evt- or the Pollllcal Advt~ory Commit­ ~1wrall;y, thouRh crrtninly not out or their economtc r1u1~P and dl'nC<' lel us con!>ider the Honor t.er rxprellst>d the opinion that th~ A mretlng or aU student ~rv- nl\\ays, thh. lndlcat.t>li an economic nl!.o by the tact th~t the ru..e In Roll last !-CmC!\lel'. A total of b2 \Ole In ravor o! the plan migh t In& In am· cfficlal capacity for Idivl)tlon . No" let U~> :;t'C whut the the cost. of living ha~. placed a students were on the Roll out of have been seliously affected, one Rcllglou'l Emphnslb Week has make-up of W&L Is and whether gre1uet· burden on their !amUiel>. \\hlch only 7 were from private way or the other. by what appl.'an'd bt>en schedull'd for tonight at or not. ll ha:> chlmied recently In order to malmain ill\ stud!'m lichools while 45 were from publl(' ag a lai'SC :.lt\!'-a\\'RY IClOllJ,l ol :-, lu- at 7:15. GOrNO BACK TO 1!111 . the lust body. W&L has had to dip deel)('r 1ConUnued un Pll&f' fo ur) dt>ntl>. Page 2 THB RING-TUM PHI

1 REPUBLICANS MUST UNITE Film Fare: !Jenner Says W&L Not on Senate Once agaan the propensmes of leadershap have been exhab· Limericks tO p b ' L. 0 £ d H • ated by President Eisenhower, and the Republic:m le:tdership I I ro ers tst; e en s earmgs m Congr~ss finds itself confron.ted '' ith t~e anomalous fact ~Cousin Rachel' 8 ~ DAVE CLINGER the rule. and abysmal l!lnorance that certam leaders of the maJOr&t)' party wall have co swallow At the pr~ent. t1me It Is ex- the re6ult?" their pride and follow the chief or aJiow the American people By Joe Scher tremely doubtful that Senate prob- 'Deep lklld' to realize that the President in general terms is receaving more Rachl'l. a lady from Florence 1~ ~~ t~~mc~u~seWo~~e~~::S~ The senator answered firmly support from Democrats of all shades than from Republacans. Put polson In thl' juice or an tlgatlons of alleged communism that he did not believe that such WHILE DEMOCRATS FROM THE four corners of the orange, lin our schools and colleges. sen. Wlls the case. The purpose or the hearings Is t.o "protect and sate- country lauded Eisenhower's proposal that the Umced States Her husband dropped dead William E. Jenner, chairman of guard" academic freedom. he said, · h · · h " 1 h S · U · 1 d Went out of his head, the Senate lnt.ernal Security sub- repudaate t e anterpretataons w tc 1 t e ovtct naon pace And hea· tears came down in tor- commiLte.J, stated early thls week. noL to destroy lt. "I have a deep on war-rime agreements between the Allied powers, notable rents. I The Indiana senator went on belle!," he added, "that there hn~ 1 been an attempt by the Com.mun- Rcpublican leaders including Senator Wiley, chairman of the T E d Ra h t lo ~my, however, lhnt all future lsts to inflltrate our schools." . • . o ns1 an c e 1 soon wen . plans for the committee depend Foreagn Relauons commmee an the upper house, have express· And had no money for rent, enth·ely UpOn the evidence which "'There can be no academic !ree- ed diss:ltisfaction that the President has not pushed for repudi- But she wasn't slow, turns up at comlna Investigations. dom," he stated, "untu this SOviet f y l d p d B th Knew her Coustn bad dough, Jenner made these stat.ements In conspiracy hidden In our schools auon o ou~ co~nmttments at a tda an h ots am.dut hen ISo dropped in as 1! heaven sent. a privat.e Interview In his o.mce and colleges Is exp06Cd to the light such a Sttuanon as no t really a para ox w en we consa er t at Monday morning llls committee and the rule of Moscow over Its ad- N d W ld R h. k d 1 A Cousin Phlllp was a good lad. · herents In the educational ncld U. s. ews an or eport t lS wee ma c t 1e at state· Nevf'r had no mommy or dad. has been lnvi:'SUgatlng the charges broken." He went on to say that ment that 41 per rent of the Eisen hower voters "did not sup· Was reared by his cousin or conununi.<;m In the naUon's edu- he did not think anyone "wanted "ck " Wh Ra hel had 1s d caUonal system tor the past sever- port the rest o f the Repub ltcan o et. om c po one . th B th lh to d their chlldren to be taught by a . . ' And this made the little boy mad a 1 mon 8· 0 e sena r an communist." After a 20-year starvanon penod many Republacan legas· 1 the committee have been the target Jenner said that all evidence led lator!> warh rhetr tongues gleefully waggtng have hoped to carve When Philip became twenty-the of a great. deal of bitter critlclsm. hlm to believe that there wall "a h · h" bl d The family fortune would arrive anto lm· 1 c paeces t e Democrauc corp:;c w ach rum c tn N O· But four walls alone Purpo or Invest 1ra t 1ons small but dangerous" group or vember. In a desperate bad for voces their pre-election litera- Don't make a. bome, He said thnt. the purpose or the dl hearings Is not. to go Into every rure spoke of betrayals by President Roosevelt and Truman, A woman-1ess mansion's a ve. :school In the nation and to lnvestl- I and after the election, rher belteved that certainly a Repubh- 1The anger of Phllip substded gate every Individual employee but can President would JOin with them an chas delaghtful bit of When in his home Rachel l"eslded, merely to ascertain whether or n ot . n wasn't hard to see the "Communist. hierarchy" has d tssecu on. What a beauty was she an over-all plan tor t.he "lntlltra- W H EN WE CONSIDER the fact that no lt.>ss a personage ··rn win her or else" he decided. lion of educational Institutions." 1 than W. Averell Harriman, former Mutual Aid director for Philip was In search. of a mate He htolpesfto set thte fll'lSh\ver to this · · · d I · ques on rom as ew ea.r 1ngs as Truman, recommended subsranually rhe same acuon m regar And Rachel he want.ed to date, possible. to the wartime and post-war agrements as President Eisen· Bu t. !-he was Just scemin· While most educators seem wW- . d h f b . To give him a reamtn• illi to cooperate with t.he investl- h ower h as JUSt one, t e acts seem even more o seqUious. And end up wlth hJs estate. l d tb d • t A 11 · 1 b "d h h"l h · . ga ors an say ey o no., wan ctu~ y. tt oug u. co c .eva ent. r at w 1 e t c concessaons an Rnchrl turned on her charm-a communism In schools either, many questaon were untamely an the ltght of later events. the fault Phil'!> guardian gave an alarm-a.. of lhese ~;a me people have attacked lies in the interpretauon which Russia chose to place upon ··'I'h1s woman is trickY.'' I Senator Jenner and the Internal · d · warned old uncle Nicky security subcommittee for one rea- t h em. In good f aath to end the war an to secure a maxamum .. . l ld sh , d h • ., 1son or another. . . d I U . d 1 m o e s a re - ot. mama. of coopcrauon between the AlIaes, Bmam an t 1c nate or. Conant's ObJecUons States made these concessjons and had not chc Sovtet Unaon So like the Jerk that he was He aave all his dough to hJs cuz. Speaking for a gteat many, Or. used them for aggr:tndizemenr there would be n ochtng ob She lafted l.n hls face. James Bryant Conant, former Jectionablc to them. What is obJectionable as ho" the Sovact What a disgrace. prec;ldent or Harvard University, T 0 .. _ b k t.h 1 hns stated that. It Is t.he "freedom Union pursued their obJCCtl\. es br snappin g upon Allaed good ur ro e and left wl out. ove. lo quarrel with authOrity on Intel- SE!Ii. WILLIAM E. JENNER aoc h t' faith and twisting it to thear own devious e nds. Rachel did sometbmg mean leclual matter~;, to t.hlnk otherwiSe. np~ doubt concerning Just. .J f Phil felt. n pain right keen. which has made thls nation what 1 "•bat the next phase ln coUegr ln- Obviouslr :1 nation which see k s to prcacI 1 a uoctnnc o When he wasn't lookln' It ls." He fears that the lnvesllga- vestiptlons "-Ould be. moral enlightenment to the world cannot repudiate agrct>· And ~he dJd the cookin' lions of alleged oommunlsm in our teachers who operated undPr com- ments which wert> made in good faith. To do so the United Sht' PUL mlclties In hls o va!Une. schools and unlversiUes are being munlst party rule to convert stu- States would lose another battle of ideas with th e Sovaets, HO\\ Philip suffered In vain used as a device to whip professors dents to communism. into a dreary and dlsasterous He stressed that the committe<' a battle which is being waged in Paris, in Eastern Germany, Many rean, aossed his brain. mold or confonnlty. " A philosophy was not trying to dictate what along the Ganges, in Burma, and in A frica. Some of the more I:f she was a. murderer of rear•· has been Instituted by the should be taught ot· wlt"t. tex'books He never ~houlda heaJ·da-her In t1 tl h d infl .. " imperceptive have labeled those who tried to deal with the Rus· Or was he going insane? ves gn ons. .e says, an u- should be used. ences professors to leave out dis- When questioned about. the ex- sians during and right after World War II as traitors. By what A letter Phil found at last cusslon of cont.roverslal issues for tent of congress!onallnvestlgatlng name may we call those who n ow urge us to repudiate our Seemed to cleaa· up the past. rear or being labeled a "Commun- I authority-as to whether the com- agreements and risk the loss of faith which others have placed I He rushed to her aid !st." mittee could Investigate the lnde- ·d · f If R · 1 • 1 Pound her quite dald Quoting fa·om an editorial In The pendent and privately endowed an us as t h c rest tum o se ·government over u saan co onaa · l)eath had claimed her too fast. New York Times. Senator Jenner school as well as the state suppOrt- asm . was asked, '"Do you not think that ed school-he said that he did not Now PhUip never can telJ In a way the lnvesUsatons are believe that. any such Umlt.c; had It she meant. him harm. or well, helping communism win a. victory been defined. He said that as far POLITICS AGAIN But lf you ask me by turning our educational lnstl- as h e knew the committee could It's easY to ace. tutloru. Into !actorles. Communist- investigate any type school. That doll was guUty as hell ! ~ty l e, \\'here absolute conformity Is Today the Student Body faced a crisis. H ow tt rcsovlt>d that Not All Schools c rtSas in the Doremus Gymnasium assembly thas mornang will However. he lnslsted. that the be past history when The Ring-tum Phi as distributed tonight. The Hammer and Spade: commi~tee had no Intention what­ THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD prior to the assrmblr so-e\·er of going into all schools. He said that the commltt.ce was at noo n today, this publication has n ot exprcsst>d an opin ion The Co-op Is Not A Co-op no~ placing "emphasis on particu­ regarding the p lan which was presented for rhe considerauon lar schools;· but on the general of the Student Body and which would attempt co rt>·vitalazc By Edmonds and Hoogenboom aspect, and was at the moment Just interested in finding out student government on thas campus. The Ring·tum Phi re­ " llow plerceful vows the hazy yon! houses two students who at-e draw- whether 01· not the Communist. frained from pu blishing an editorial opinion in the hope that llow myrUe petaled thou! cContlnut d on ,,are four) high command has a deslan for the the paper would influence opinion either for or against thr For prln g has prunr the cylo- ,- infiltration ot our schools. tron, r,r1 1111 1 1 1111111 1111 Rep. Holifield, of Callfornln, has amendment. Particularly did we not wish co have the defeat of n ow hirh browse thou. brown n T 'E S 'A rF propased that tnvesuaauons or rhe reform laad at our doorstep. eow7" 1n , ,-, alleged commwli.sm ln our schooL-. 1 1 now char the vote has been taken d an this editaon. we can not refrain from makan~ o ne or APOLOGY DEPT: It hns been t.ees. When asked what be thought. called to our attention that the Edltortal Board: Frank A. Par- thl two observations, warhour. of course, the benefit of a knowlrdge Co-op Is not a cooperative a' all son Managing Editor· David M 0 1 8 recommendat1 on. Sen. Jen- " • • · net snld thal he was not acquaint- of the results from thts mommg. but. actuall} a suppty store. We'd ClinKer, News EdJlor: Robert M. cd "lth the proposal But he dded I F THE STUDENT BODY will ha\'e passed the stlllllkc to know what. they supplY Cullers. A!!Slstant. SpOrts EdJtor; !.hal he did not th~k that 1~ wa.., nnd \\'ho :,tared the nasty rumor D. Robert Gl1 ~nwood, As.,lstanl practical. since the mls:>lon or the amendment. we can onl} predict and hope that .lS a result a that lt. was a Co-op. IMake-up Editor' William H . WU- committee, a~ he bad stated be- more stimulaung government wall result. wtth the sausfacnon Our column has succeeded in at Hams. Proofreader. tore. was not to go into every indi- that no longer ma} any of It!> member:; rise in assemblaes nnd lea~;t one alrn · Joe Scher spoke to Department llt~ad : Robert M vidual school, but only to dlscovel' met-tings, a' once a freshman did lase fall, and cry in hmer Btll Bloop yesterday. Andl'ews, Feature Editor: Cec:U Ed- the over-all Communist strategy monds, Make-up Editor; Milton J . concerning the educational sys- tone, "I wish I hadn't com eto Washington and Lee." Elllott, II, SpOrt.c; Editor tem. lN MEl\IORIAM Repoters: A. Moody B w·t, m. The :,enator reiterated thlb pOint. In Memory ot the late South­ William M . Orin. John J. Popular. time and t1me again throughout rm Colleilan: II, James L. Pullrn. and Samuel the interview. He said that he felt. "Grandma, Ube t.he botUe A. Syme. Jr. that the point. of the- heartngs haci o))(.'ncr. You'll ruin your sums:· Published every Tuesday and Friday or the college ~ t•ar. Edttonal BUSINESS DIVISION lx'E'n misunderbt.ood by a great "L('L's orgnnlze a !ratemlty; and Bu lncM omccs: Studc.lt. Union BuUdln11. Mail Addl'l' s: Box 800. manl pt>Ople due Lo the mlsln!or­ I Just diz;('O\'f'l"('d n Ill"\\ grip."' Ad\•ertl Inc Department: Robert Pt·inted at the Journalism LnbQratory Prrss or Wushhlf{ltlll and IJ'C N. Flshbum, Advertising Manager: tnatlon, rumors. and false l"CPOrl.., University, U>xin!lton. Vlrgluhl. ------R. Ban!' Jones. J . Morvin More­ which have been clr<'ulalcd con­ Entered aa second-class mllll~r SCptcmbl'l 20. 1!146 11 tlw Po!lt UNSOl.VED MYSTERY DEPT: land. G. Carter Werth CI'Jnlng the lnvcl!tlgntlonll. OIDoe, Lt"xlngton, VIrginia, under the M"l ol Mnrch 3 187!1 Pnrkt>d ncar Reid Hnll ls an old car Circulation D~partmtot : John F. Mauy critics huvc attacked till'' Nntlonol AdverUslng ReprcsentaliH' Till' Nnllontll Advt •a tl~m ~ covrrl'd with a blue plru.tlc garage Lytoon. Circulation Monogcr: B~il hearing:~ for takLns & "ncgaUvo" Scrvlcl' Inc , 420 MndL..,on Avenue New York. N!'w Yoa k No one knows how the cur got Doerhoeter, lli, David H. WenlhC'. attitude toward the problem with­ there or what It was seeking. out. at the same time considerina Editor-In-Chief...... • ...... Marvin H At denon Office l\tan.a•ement.: William E. SOlution: Your sleuths lnve~>tl­ Crews, Manascr: Allen Har­ a "pasluve" approach, such as U1~ Business Managet ...... • . . . . . • ...... William C Jont•:. omce sated und round that the vehicle bert Rlrhard A Klein 1 ( 'onttnutd on pa(e four I

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M' Spadden Goes Into Final Miller Optimistic Time o ut 1 Match Tonight UndefeatediAbout Coming Elliott Picks Yankees Over Br Bo B cULLERs 1Track Season Oeveland in The curtam falls tonight on the 1953 edition of W&L's By CHRIS COLLI NS time or year when a. YOWll la complete reverse and .no. . h WI h k mansT~e fancy turns to, yes that, and neit.hel" do we. 0 w.re.stI mg team. as t e grapplers en gage the University of Vir- somet W&Lttac fans· E'RSOn stUl notdon't far know off, that and · · · B•~EBALL · ..;... d raw- Jimmy Dykes th · kin gtnta at 7:30 m Doremus Gym. The Generals will be trying to who the coach 1!1. Dick Miller will lng near. manager of the' A': ~:sa~~~~hin: improve their two and four record. start coachlnr thE' clndennen thls As usual, every major lenrue In his favor-pitching. Barry Byrd. The matmen won their secon d match lase Friday when they year Just as soon as he finishes the manager Is prcdlcUna nothlng who had a ~:.low8 start last year, but h d UNC E Th sea.'lon M wre~;tllng coach. more than a first place t\nlsh tor ended with 15-15 will be a sure crus e , 25- . e Generals were robbed of a probable The constantly-confident MUlet· his respective ball club. or lf not help. Naturally, let's not forget the thll·d victory when N. C. State* came to W&L from Springfield this. he says "we'll go Jn only one Mighty Mlc.e, Bobby Shantz. With canceled the match scheduled for c 11 1 direction and that I w t last Saturday nlaht• park er Smtth. Take'S he0 wasere asslt~lantn Massachusetts track and wrest-where couldn't .do any worse s thanup. laste ahitting s ronger, the in.fleld A's could and a.cause little muchmore Wrestllng mentor Dick Miller has IS Ch · h · ling coach. Mlller never made a.n year." anxiety and frustration. espec1ally named the startlng lineup Qialnst tate amptons tp appearance on the mats while a well, that applies to us albO, we among the Yankees. the Wahoos tonight: At S · · M student at Springfield, although dldn't fare t.oo well ln our pre- 123 lb. class-John Ellis <3·3>. Wlttlmtng eet he set the school record for the dictions !or last seasons diamond 'Only Lower· 130 lb. class-Sld Kaplan <4·2> The new 50-yard champion or cross-country run. ca.mpalgn, but let's go out on 8 FROM HERE ON D OW~ tt looks or Carter Werth (0· 5> . the state of Virginia. Is Parker Coming to W&L last ran. the 11mb again this lime and hope gloomy. , when 137 lb. class-BUl Northrop Smith. the only W&L swimmer ;;.root-7 blond dynamo look a lt doesn't break from under m. referrl~g. lo ~Is Deiroit Tigen.. l 1-0) · able to ga.ln fll·st place In the state wrestling team largely composed Today thE' American Learue. next say::;, we cant ret. any lower." 147 lb. cl~ack Sites t4-l-ll. meet. at VMI Saturday. or rre. hmen and coached the team week the senior ClrcuJt. and he appea~ to be right. But. 157 lb. Class-Gibby McSpa d - s milb won the ftnals of t.he 50- to 2., ~ record to date. 'I1le mangeled As much as we hate to admit galsBut getthe anyquest.lo higher?n Is. can the Ben· den <6-0>. yard freestyle race In the tlme of matmen won their !>eeond match It, the Yankees look Uke the team 167 lb. clnss-Fred StaWlLoD 25.2. He also was rounh in the Friday when they crushed UNC. to beat. Wlt.h Eddie Ford reJolninr The "mUlion doUar" oufield of <3·3> · 100-yard freestyle. 25-5. 'I1le Generals were robbed the club to bolSLer t.be alreadY Evers, Orotb and Wertz has de- 177 lb. class-Bob Maccubbln The tf'n points that Smilh gain- of a probable third vlct.ory when excellent pitching staff which ln· parted, and to take their places 2·1-1> · eel represented the maJor portion N. C. State canceled the mat-ch eludes Allie Reynolds baseball's we find Jim Delsing, Jake Craw- 1 Unllmltcd-Chuck Rauh t3-3>. of the dtsappointlng 22 points that 1scheduled for lasl saturday. rreatest money pltche'r who ap- I ford. and Bob Neiman. 'I1le Jnfield Probably t.he same lineup wUI the Generals accumulated to take W&L's Jl'applers hold their last pears to be hJttlng his prime. looks fairly iood defensively, with be entered ln t.he Southel1l Con- fourth place behind VMI, the state J meeL today gainst a strong w a- , and who's golng to make lhe nwn- Fl'ed Hatfield at third, Harvey ference championship meet at VMl championship winner. VIrginia. hoo squad. 'I1le VirginJa crew ber five an unlucky one fot· the Kuenn or Johnny Pesky at short. March 6 and 7. Maryland Is ex- and VPI. William and Mary WI\!' ls boldly predlctlnr a clean sweep, Bombers? Jerry Ptiddy at second, and Walt peeled to successfully defend its last. I but Miller says hls lads have other Dropo at first. If Art H outterman southern Conference crown. but Alex De Volpi eked oul a third plans. Won ZO Gamf's 1 could come through as expected: West Vlt·glnia. ls expected to give place In the 100-yard breaststroke, The rookie coach says he feels CLEVELAND? In our opinion no. the Tigers could conceivably bare them a. baLtle, and after that lt. but finished out of the scoring In fortunate In havlnf{ freshmen Sure, A1 Lopez said last season, their fangs once more. w111 be "dog eat dor." coach MU· the 200-yard breastsiroke race. He wrestlers such as Gibby McSpad- "we didn't clutch, we won 20 out. As for the Nats and Brownies ler said, "We hope to do better also was a. member of the fourth den and Jack Ellis on the team. and of the last 16." That Is quiLe Lt-ue, l that's up to you. As far as we c~ than the ninth place we eal'IM!d placE' medley-relay learn. also stated that he \\'85 pleased but the one eamc the Tribe had sec they have a roster and that's In the conference last. year." Fourth 1n Dlvm. 1 with what he cniiE'd "unusual" in- 1 to win they lost. That's right. the all. ' Outstanding star of the wrest- Pete Meals v.·as Judged fourth iu IU>rest In wrestllni shown on thlS Sunday contest with the Yanks So here It b after much delibera. ling team t.hls year has been diving, and Alec Thayer v.·on fi fth campus: that decided first place for keeps. tlon. Maybe you agree mayb; stockY Olbby McSpadden, a 157- l ln the 50-yard dash tocomplf'te the ~&L s fit'l>ltrack meet Is st'l. for 'I1len, there are the "ro- go SOx" you'll laugh, anyway th~ is how pound freshman from MemphiS. IIndividual scoring for the Blue API. 11. MUler Is trying to trans - ~ or Paul Richa1·ds. As weU remem- we sec the AL this year· McSpadden has six stratght \'lc- and White. fonn last year's truculent. tracks· bered they went last season-up. New York Cl 1 · t~rles to his string. Four of the oan Dickenson s wam backstroke t~r.. , Into fleet footmen for this Wltb good pitching to 10 along Phlladel Ia · eve and, ChJca~o. wms came from pmnlng hlc; foe and Bob Goodman freestyle in the sears clndet campaign. So tar. 40 with lhelr BA they could go all Wllhllin:~n · 5~ ~~ n, Detron. within the first three mlnutes of m~ley-rela)' team which gained men have signed up for lhe track 1 the way this time • · • the match. Against North Carolina three points tor W&L. !!Quad, ond they hope to better SO that. leaves only two likely last week McSpadden plnned hts DlsquaJLflcaUon lru.Rtlyhear' dismal 0·5 record. contenders for first. division bon- man In one minute and 15 seconds. c ard rno middle namel Mll- ors. the Athletlcs and the Bo-SOx. a new record of the season for An unexpected de\'elopmE'n~ wa.... ler Is 27; ha.'l a wire and child: calls W&L matmen. the dlsquahficatlon of the 400-yard Delhi. N.Y .. hls home town; speaks For the second time since 1946 Rockbridge Southern Conference fans pre- freestyle relay tor an Ulegal tum with a nnsnl New England accen t: the Red Stockings are not picked dlcl that MCSpadden and Robert by one of the Washington and Lee likes Lexington and Virginia. flne: by the baseball scribes for the pen­ Fischer or Maryland, the defend- sprinters. and doesn't miss the northern nant. Do you think they could pull Laundry mg champion, wUI vie ln lhe flnals hoAilh~ugh Cy T wombly had lltU(' snows a bit. ....++++++++++++++++++++ of the conference meet. ea1·ly next pe 0 his team winnlng the meet " In fact." he chuckles. "I : : and month. ~lncev thiney already been beaten could do without snow altogether." + + Fischer Is undefeated and has a Y lrg Ia. and Tech In dual It ~eems MUler's car, sans chains : Meet Your : good chance to retaln his tllle meets. the coach had hopes of be- for the sunny south, was marooned : + Cleaners except tor McSpadden. The tw~ lng able to have his mermen galn In a snowstorm In the West VIr· : : have not tangled yet since Fls· higher Individual honors. ginJa. mountains two weeks ago. FRIENDS + cher did not take part' ln lhe dual This was the last meet. for the -- : : na.tators. who rolled up an im· + meet between W&L and MarYland. m-essh·e record or five wins and : At The : Perfect Service McSpadden. however, pinned Pis· two defeats + •. cher's replacement in t.wo mlnutes · I A R • + and 35 seconds. uto epatr • A N i Quality Work Chuck Rauh also is expected to .: N E X + do better ln the conference meet R. L. HESS & BRO. • . • + + than his 3·3 record shows. His • • three losses have all been heart- Jewelers Get Your Car : and i FRESHMA~ breakers by a one-polnt margin. + + -- t.es.tqton. Vl.rrinla for Winter :. BILLIARD •: DORMJTORY OFFICE ~+++++++++++++++++++++++ :~ Your Ualr Cul u You Uke ll : ::;:;:::;::::=::::;:::=::::;:::;:::= TUNED UP + + Open ever> day. , et ·:· •.- I I! 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Sen. Jenner Says Evidence, or the prW!nt. be.u-lng:,, he said. man o! the Senate lnv~tlga~tna State of the University . . Sen. Jenner llkewlse did not Committee, has staled frequentlY Record To Decade Hearmgs know to what extent Rep Velde's thal he will leave the field of col­ 1Con Unutd from paae one I be.,t., cannot be condudc:d from tht Continued from pare h~o l IH o u l> e Un-Amertcan Activities Ilege lnvestlgaUons entirely In t.he Khools. Al~ . out or 39 students evidence And certainly thrrc Is committee "·ould carry their part hands of Sen. Jenner. An omctalin Calling under the Automatic Rule, no reason to conclude that. pubUc further cducatlon of public school of the tnvesttaatlons, but the sen- Mccarthy's omce said Monday lhat 21 were graduate. of private !iehools offer better collc&c prcpar· tcachen. In American studies. Sen. aLot stated l.hat. there would be no liO rar has he knew McCarthY had M"hooh. These f\lnJres are not pe- ntion than do prlvaw school.-. !ilnce Jcnnu oald that the question or Idupllcnllon or etrort. not changed his plans. culiar to this year but. indicate W&L studentS cannot be taken a~ approach was more or less irrele- the renernl l!ltuatlon ln the past representative of either. Howevt'r. ' ant. at this time a.s the invest1- ~cord Will Speak • • • rew vean. this t.rend can cert.alnly be said to gnUn~t committee now bas only one I "T he evidence and the tecord The Columbia BroadcutJnr li ~VlNG TIIUR CONSIDERED be an Important part or that wholll Job-to flnd out If the charges or wlll speak tor themselves 1n the lnr System Is conslderlnr carry­ lh q allty or work or prl\'a~ and Ipicture which makes up the State tommunlst. lnfiltratioo of our end," the senator staled. "We are in&" Sen. J enner's Interview over pu~ll~ fiChool eraduates at W&L, or the Onh·erslty. rhools ate true. not out nrtet· every tndivldual and a natlon-wlde book-up lbJs pe1·hn:p.t- suped1claUy we see that. He went on to aa.y that he did every Individual S('hool," he said. weekend, aJthoUih d~fhtl te ar­ the ft&ures are lndlcattve of some­ Co-op Is Not Co-op not know what sleps would be I"All we want to find out Is U ranrcments havt not been eom­ thing. The trend 1s t.oward morP t.akf"tl after the pt·esent hearings there ls an all-over pattern from pleted as yet. WRAD, Radlord. private school graduates and lhe tContinued trom pare t"ol an O' not raring well In compe- 1York Barbell companl He added that he was not ex­ tilton. Whether l.hls means that York Pennsylvania actly certain what the result of W&L Is getting the prtvat.e school Dear' Slrs· lhe investigation would be, or left-overs or whether the private I wiSh to caH to your nltentlon what form the next phase of the For Sunday Night Dinner school student. finds W&L lnsuf- t.he fact that about. one mont.h commitlee·s activities would take. ftclenUy lnsplrlntt to produce his ago I ordered tour pounds or cho- Further plans for the committee For Meals with your colate tla\·ored Hi-Protein and as de)X'nd entirely upon the outcome o! today ba\'C not. received same Visiting Family and Friends . .. Unlortunat.elY this ha~ disrupted foremost socologlst. We under­ my body bulldln& schedule. I can't liland it. will be requtred reading For Fine Foods and $ I see any reason \\h~· lt. !-hould take next year ln all Dr. Flshwick's three weeks to tlll nn order. unless courses. ~OW SIIOWING it is the !nulL of the Post Officp SCOOP: Al Jnst, The Rio«-tum Service de Luxe A Prot.eln eau-r PhJ sports department has Jump­ P. S. Change my order to blork Pd on the bandwagon and plans a 1-H's~~eert · walnut.. reform all its own. Come Tues- STONEWALL JACKSON ..•.. ..., .. • · 1 day, Doc Elllott.'s boys will launch ...... BOOK RE\.UES : E.lch \\CCk, we n rampnlgn Lo ha.ve the dlrty ,...... ,, will pick the best 25c 35t· and up showers In the gym reJuvenated. RESTAURANT !to 50c> novel round nt McCrumsl • This week we choose 1he World of "Nurse Allen, my torment; my I Li'l Abner by AI Cnpp, America's beloved." ~~~~;;;:~~~~~=~~;;;;;;~~;;;;;;~-----~-~ - -== - -:::- ~~ - · ·~ - REDg&J()N.,. ..,. . •••••••••••••••••••• U!li.-:\ION.

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