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THE FLAT HAT No. 25 Vol. XI COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY IN WILLIAMSBURG IN VIRGINIA, APRIL 28, 1922. INDIANS DEFEAT THE SPIDERS TWICE VICTORIOUS OVER LAFAYETTE AND RANDOLPH-MACON Lafayette Defeated Mr. Harrison Delivers State Convention of INDIANS TRIM SPIDERS by William and Mary Fourteenth Lecture Students' Y. M. C. A.s Held at V. P. I. Thompson Hurls Great Ball And Her First Defeat Since Begin¬ College men and women of today can preserve for themselves the price¬ First Game of Series Goes ning of Last Season Schools and Colleges Through¬ to W. & M. less heritage of personal liberty by out Entire State Well "Flickie" Harwood pitched winning clinging to the great charter of free¬ A dom and the Federal Constitution as Represented "Curt" Thompson proved to be ball against Lafayette last Friday, master of the Spiders in the opening and the Indians were the victors by they were prepared and handed down Practically every college, and a game of the two-game series with a 5 to 4 count in the ninth inning, by the great Fathers of the Republic, number of preparatory schools, were the Westhampton Institution, and held when Hicks tripled, and scored on Randolph Harrison, a prominent represented at the State Convention them to two runs while the Indians Lowe's drive to left field. Harwood Lynchburg attorney and former of the Students' Y. M. C. A.'s, which gathered four. The two runs of the would have held the Lafayette score President of the Virginia State Bar was held at the Virginia Polytechnic Dobsonites came as a result of a wild much lower if he had exhibited more Association, declared here today in de¬ Institute April 7, 8, 9. William and throw by Thompson to second base. control. He walked eight men during livering the fourteenth of a series of constitutional lectures given at the Mary was represented by E. B. The Indians got only seven hits off the game. Johnson, but these came in the pinch¬ It was Lafayette's first defeat §ince College of William and Mary under Moffitt. Vital problems facing the colleges es, with men on bases. Cobb drove in the first part of last season, and the the auspices of the Marshall-Wythe of Virginia were thoroughly dis¬ two runs. first loss sustained by Longaker, the School of Government and Citizen¬ cussed and analysed, while inspira¬ Clarke bunted into a triple play in Eastonian pitcher, in over two years. ship. The subject of Mr. Harrison's lecture was "The Compromises in the tional addresses were delivered to the sixth inning which probably cost Lafayette got five hits off Harwood, the Indians some runs. The first and while the Indians amassed a total of Constitution." add to the interest and value of the The speaker stated that people must conference. Dr. C. M. Newman ,of second bases were occupied when he eleven. (Continued on Page 8) (Continued on Page 8) understand the principles enunciated the V. P. I. faculty, delivered the wel- (Continued on page 7) (Continued on Page 2) T • v S^ Virginia Victorious Indians Down Judge Putnam Delivers Dr. Branson Addresses Spiders In the Over W. & M. 13th Lecture of the Student body On An Economic Issue Second Game Squeeze Play Gives Orange and Marshall-Wythe Series Blue Nine 6. to 5 The Federal Constitution, in its A plea to college men annd women Harwood Was Feature of the Victory divided spheres of authority, kept to train themselves by a study of Game, Driving Ball Over separate by the courts, has so far pre¬ social and economic questions in order Wall For Home Run Charlottesville, Va., April 24. served the needed balance of govern¬ that they might aid in the betterment After knocking Thompson out of the mental powers; and in this time of of their State and the South, was "Hobbie" S n e a d, the Spiders' box in the seventh, Virginia resorted world-wide unrest people may turn made here today by Dr. E. C. Bran¬ pitching ace, proved easy for the Indi¬ to bunting in the eighth and shoved with great venerations to the Fathers, son Kenan, Professor of Rural-Social ans in the second game of the series, two runs across, defeating William who builded the framework of the Economics at the University of North played in Norfolk Easter Monday, and Mary, 6 to 5. United States government better than Carolina, in an address on "The Prob¬ and lost by the count of 7 to 5. The^ Miscues by the Orange and Blue they knew, declared Judge Harring¬ lems of the South and How to Meet feature of the game was a drive over infield, coupled with triples by J. ton Putnam, of Brooklyn, N. Y., a Them." A large number of students the left field wall by Harwood. Chandler and Cobb, gave the Indians (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 7) Stephens started on the mound for two runs in both the first and third William and Mary, and pitched good innings. Their final tally came in ball the first two innings. In the the sixth, when White made an infield third inning, however, he lost control, hit, stole second and third and count¬ and the Spiders choked the bases by ed on Thompson's single. securing two bases on balls and a McCoy's Triple in the seventh scored single. Harwood replaced Stephens Carrington, and the former registered (Continued on Page 8) and allowed only one run, after strik¬ ing out Snead. (Continued on Page 7) W. & M. Track Team Beats Va. Boat Club W. & M. Defeats William and Mary defeated the Vir¬ ginia Boat Club of Richmond in a Randolph-Macon dual track meet Saturday afternoon by the score of 79 to 47. A number of Harwood Gets Circuit Drive, the events were close and intensely Making His Second One interesting. Wood, of the Boat club, the indi¬ For the Season vidual star of the meet, won first in William and Mary came from be¬ the high and broad jumps, and low hind in the final inning Thursday and hurdles, and second in the high defeated Randolph-Macon by the hurdles. Wharton, of the Boat Club, score of 6-5. The Yellow Jackets were made good time in winning the half A Scene From Act 2 of Tarkington's "Clarence" leading at the beginning of the eighth, mile, but was defeated by Chandler, In the Reception Room of Mrs. Wheeler's Residence: and Peery, on the mound for the of W. & M., in the mile. Mr. Wheeler: "What in the—?" visitors, was proving an enigma to The summary follows: Cora: "Oh, isn't he wonderful?" th& Indians. Harwood went in as a 100 yard dash: Metcalf, W. & M., Those appearing in the scene, from left to right—Lily Lawless as Delia; pinch hitter for White and, getting Hancock, V. B. C, Moore, W. & M., Lucille Jackson as Miss Pinney; J. G. Pollard, Jr., as Dinwiddle; Alice Clay his second home run of the season, 10-3-5. as Cora Wheeler; J. C. Phillips as Clarence; Charles Pollard as "Bobbie" (Continued on Page 3) Wheeler; W. E. Bull as Mr. Wheeler; Josephine Benschoten as Mrs. Wheeler. (Continued on Page 7) THE FLAT HAT "Le Bourgeois Gentil- "Clarence" To Be Senior Class Drive the office of Director of Education for homme" Attracts Given Next Week penitentiary. This officer will be appointed in the near future and will Large Audience The forty-eight members of the Mr. Gwathmey, Director of the senior class have undertaken the task work in co-operation with the College of raising at least fifteen hundred of William and Mary. Mr. Lytic, Director, Due Much Dramatic Club, announces that the Tarkington production, "Clarence," is dollars towards the construction of Praise For Splendid now ready for presentation. The cast the men's new dormitory. Each mem¬ STATE CONVENTION Production is waiting only for completion of re¬ ber will attempt to raise in some Y. M. C. A. AT V. P. I. pairs which are being made at Cam¬ manner at least twenty-five dollars. The Newport News High School eron Hall. It is hoped that the new This will make a total of twelve hun¬ (Continued from Page 1) dramatic troupe, under the direction scenery, curtain, seats, and interior dred dollars, or one-hundredth of the of Mr. Lytle, gave as its annual pro¬ decorations will be ready so that the amount which the college must raise come address. Dr. Gossard, Southern duction Moliere's Le Bourgeois Gentil- hall may be used by the latter part to secure the State appropriation for Students' Y. M. C. A. .Secretary, gave homme at the Williamsburg High of next week. The exact date upon the dormitory. a number of talks of high value. Dr. School Auditorium Saturday night. which the play will be given and the Dr. Chandler says he must have no J. T. Hodges, a fluent negro speak¬ The play was a decided success and a price of admission will be published less than sixty thousand dollars by er, presented in an impressive man¬ credit to Mr. Lytle's training. through hand bills and posters with¬ June. The class feels that by helping ner the problems before the races of The prologue, written by Dr. Mont¬ in a few days. to secure this money it will be of America today. Mr. R. W. Miles of the State Committee, discussed the gomery, which was well delivered, "Clarence," a farce-comedy in four best service to the college and will negro question from a slightly differ¬ was an appropriate and effective in¬ acts, is being produced in Virginia show most truly its love for William and Mary.