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"'The South's CJJest • tt'By the Students, College ?X ewspaperJ' W r ·!{tug-tum t For the Students" Z-119 Washington and Lee University Semi-Weekly LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1940 VOL. XLIII . NUMBER 32 Famous Magician Kyser Gone, Girls Gone; To Perform Here Fancy Dress Remains I Tomorrow Night 'Tops' to W & L Students Christopher To Talk on Magic H istory .. ------------------------· In Assembly Arranged by Dr. Farinholt CBS Nation-Wide Broadcast By BOB CAMPBELL . ance. One ot th! attaches opened LazareY, Dancing Cossack, Debaters· Set the car door. Highlights Fancy Dress Ball edrr:;:~~~~t~~~~~~::: b~::?~~:~q~~hat'syour Describes Origin ol C''-orus For Journey turies w1ll be discussed by Mil- Christopher grinned and pulled 'J n ' As Kyser Cavorts for Crowd The biggest of the year's big up against representatives of three :;!~~:~:ti?~F~~t~i~ ~1!~~~!Y.sr::h~~ ~: ·;:: Tells ol Ad'Yentures on Tour To Florida week-ends is history. neighboring girls' schools in the remus gymnasium. Christopher's The attache threw his hands in '} Kay Kyser and his gang have quiz session. Arlene Simmons. or talk on "The History ot Magic" is the air and exclaimed, ''Thank By PAT WARFIELD once some music lessons. No walls, W ill Meet 5 Foes lett town. Nearly 700 girls have Pelltam. N. Y., canted Sweet. Brhu· sponsored by the University as a God At last!" voluntary assemblY. I am Laza.rev. I am a Russian. on1 Y barbed wire: on a post he tot- lett town, too. But the memory colors to victm·y tn the second Besides performing magic tricks I am a Don Cossack. They "'re out tered to lead us. Singing warmed During Long Tour lingers on, and a miniature Gal round. outpointing both Lyda The magician Is a friend of Dr. Christo p h er inven.... •ft them, and his there singing now, the rest"' of our souls and bodies. I liked to lup pole reveals tbat Washington Belle Coyer, of Memphis. Tenn. a Larkin H. Farinholt, profe~or of tric k i n w hic h a sho rt 1en .....,..,.. o f them. Soon I dance·, but am not s1 ng. I could even dance a little. The complete schedule tor the and Lee Is of the oplnion that the student at Randolph-Macon, and chemistry, and arrangement$ for 1 t · h d 1 his talk at Washington and Lee rope ia apparent Y s rete e 20 nervous. I just smoke this cigarette Soon there are a dozen of us. We debate team's Florida trip was an 1940 Fancy Dress set was Just Mary Jane Lyles, o! San Antonio. times its original size is interna- because I like to s.moke cigare·ttes. are the nucleus group to teach the nounced yesterday by Manager about tops. Texas, a student at Mary Baldwin. were made through Dr. Fartnholt. ti nail f Miss Simmons vied with Boisseau the 0 It Is rest. Then there are thirty-five. Bill Burner. Names of men who EverybodY - with the possible Christopher has devoted rna- Y amous. not a Russian cigarette. While in the final round, and both wound jor part of his life to the study and One of his most remarkable teats they sing out there, I wait in here. The sun ~hines. We do not know will go on the trip are expected to exception of Mr. Mattingly-fell up with identical pOint scores. An performance ot magic, and has was changing the spots on a play- There are many ·•in here's"---a why. Maybe because we are in be announced this week by Coach in love with Kyser at first sight, "neutral" Bulgarian territory. The George S. Jackson. and that affection grew, in most effort to drag Registrar Earl s. written a number of articles on the 1ng card wblle flying in an air- German hotel room, a back nook Mattingly up to the platform as guards open the gates and we are On Monday, February 19, a de cases, as time passed on. The ole' finer phases of his profession. He plane between Chicago and Wash- In some Chicago balcony, the lit the faculty entry met wi th fail has appeared at the White House ington. At one time he produced a tered dressing room beneath Fris free. Those who cannot walk are bate has been scheduled with Flor professor gave forth a steady ure. as well as in numerous theatres bowl goldflsh while clad only in co's cheering feet, the hygiene lee carrted or lett to die. But thirty ida State College for Women at stream of wise cracks and daffy ot Kyser climaxed his two-day and be.fore prominent persons all a bathing suit Wa.lat-deep in the ture room of a Southern college. five or us are brothers. We get jobs Tallahassee, and on the following antics during h1s three appear stand with a fitting performance over the world. - center a swimming pool. Our business manager sits far In Sophia and meet at night. Boe day the speakers wlll meet a team ances in Doremus gym, and when ot at Saturday nigh t's finale. Tossing tlne, he is my closest friend. representing the University ot ever he let up for a minute others He became interested in magic Christopher Uves in a world of across the aisle. Be smokes a Rus- aside thell· wild antics, the banQ We all sing together. In the Florida at Gainesville. ot his company took up the enter at the age of six when his father, magic. He never 'Puys even a news- sian cigarette. They are clapping wound up with series of slow, church of the Russian embassy in A contest with Florida Southern tainment burden. Ginny Simms a not a magician, showed him a paper without producing the pen- again. I must go out and limber sweet numbers. string trick. At 12 with the aid of nles from the amazed newsboy's my leas. They feel good tonight Sophia, I sing with the rest. I am college at Lakeland Is set for was her usual good self in vocal very lucky. All of us. we are very Wednesday, February 21, and one efforts, and Harry Babbitt more Special praise went. Lo the KY· a Christmas present--a box of ears, and seldom eats in a res- and stretch well. I steady myself ser company for Its execution of lucky. The king hears, the concert with Rolllns college at Winter than held his own end up. Sully conjuring tricks-he gave his first taurant without breaking open a on the stair newel post-up, down Washington and Lee songs. Be professional show. His appllcatlon roll to e.xtract the wa.itress' tip. -one, two. It is timet master hears. Soon I, Boetlne, au Park tor the 23rd. The trip will Mason and Ish Kabibble. of course, of us-we have contract to sing. end on the 24th when there will chipped ln with their share or the sides giving out on the five-way for membership in the Society of He never halls a friend without Whirling, whirling, writhing, arrangement of the "Swing" whJch American Magicians was endorsed producing something or making leaping. The platform Is small. All the time we train. Then they be a debate with The Citadel at tun. It has aired numerous times, lbc by Howard Thurston. something vanish. It has been said Short, swift-to them, a single make me dancer. Charleston, S. C. Friday night's Fancy Dress ball One time we go very fast 'Ibe ftrst home debate of the band presented a special edllion of On Easter Monday, 1935, he pro- that ''everybody is his guinea pig mad glimpse ot Russia. The open opened in colorful fashion with a it in -waltz time on the final night. through Germany at night. There 1940 season will be held on Feb brilliant figure, featuring leading duced a rabbit on the White Bouse for some new idea." eyes and hollow mouths saU into A choral rendition of ··college lawn much to the amazement of I Articles by Christopher on mar- a blur. I am gone. They and I, are many trees on each side ot the ruary 15 as an informal debate participants in the reception at road. Suddenly, Boetine Is on top with Westminster collere. Fulton, Friendships" was Rlso received Mrs. Roosevelt and her grandchil- ic and magicians have appeared breathless. Then the clapping the estatAl of Colonel and Mrs. with enthusiasm, and a new song, of me and my breath Is gone like Mo., open to the squads and to dren. The country was in the midst In the Baltimore Sun, the Wash- apln. Someone comes to fetch me John Rowan following the run ''At the Fancy Dress Ball" was in after I dance. A sharp pain in my students Interested in ·forensic ning of the first Kentucky Derby ot a nation-wide depression when ington Post, and the London Mir- back, but not again tonight shall troduced at saturday afternoon's wrist. I am crushed furiously work. It will be held in the For in 1875. Next high spot or the eve Christopher drove up to the White ror. A book on his experiences en- I 10 back. What Is scarce Is dear. conoert. House door to make arrangements titled "Now You see It" is now And they will come back to see us down and forward. The bus has ensic union room ot the Student ning came at 12 :30. when the pro cut in half a big tree.