• "The South's Best "By the Students, College Newspaper" m r ling-tum t For the Students" Z-779 Wuhinaton and Lee University Semi-Weekly
VOL. XLII LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 , 1938 NUMBER 11 SIPA to Hear Talk
By Mrs. Ogden Reid Governor Price, Senator Glass and Governor Holt Head Crowd of 9,000 Who Jammed Lexington To At Annual Meeting See Colorful Annual Spectacle With such distinguished visitors the Alumni association at the ·------present as United States Senator meeting of the Alumni board of S. I. P. A. S pealrer Carter Glass of Virginla, Gover trustees la.st Saturday. Cy Young, Co-Publisher of Herald nor Price of Virginia., and Gover Alumni secretary, stated that "this nor Holt of West Virginia. Wash· step will ma.ke a more democratic ------Tribune To Speak lngton and Lee's homecoming cele organization of the Alumni asso- * Here Nov. 4 bration last week-end proved to be ciation." The new rule provides for one of the most colorful and well an Alumni council consisting of attended in recent years. the present board of trustees, and Lecture-Demonstration Planned Cites Failure Will Address School News· Festivities got under way Fri one member chosen from each lo day night with the traditional cal alumni organization. On Communication Advances papermen On Careers rally and torchlight parade and The board accepted with "re 0 f B · For Women were topped otf o,ylth the W. & L. grets" the resignation of Dr. Wil _ . ustness v . P. I. football game Saturday liam Allen, Charlotte, North Car Dr. Perrine Will Speak At Scientist Mrs. Ogden Reid, one of the most afternoon. A near-capacity crowd olina, class of 1902, and elected J . distinguished newspaperwomen in of 9,000, including approximately R. Neal. '16. of Houston, Texa.s, to VMI On 'Waves, Words To Cooperate the u nited SLates, Wlll address ap 2.000 returning alumni, witnessed flll his unexpired term, which ends And Wires' vrox:imately 300 delegates at the the battle. In June. 1941. 14Lh annual meeting of the SOuth Keen competition featured the A resolution was adopted ex "Waves, Words. and Wires," a ern Interscholastic :Press assocta tratemJty decora tion and alumni pressing regret at the recent death lecture-demonstration of recent Public Relations Committee t..on here on Friday and Saturday, contests. Zeta Beta Tau's "Gener of Miss Annie Jo White and com developments tn voice and sound Meets With House .November 4 and 5. Professor u. W. als' Library" won nrst prize in the mending her long and valuable communication, will be presented kiegf:i, head of the school of Jour house decoration contest, while services to the University. under the auspices of VMI and Managers nalism, said today. Sigma Nu and Beta Theta Pi gar The colorful torchlight parade Washington and Lee by Dr. J . 0 . Mrs. Reid's talk, which is sched MBS. OGDEN REID nered second and third places. re Friday night ended in a huge bon- Perrine of the American Telephone uled for 8 o'clock Friday night in spectively. Awards tor the frater 1lre in the middle of Main street and Telegraph company, Thursday Possibility of Student Boy Lee chapel, wlll be on "A Woman's nity displays consisted of two sil which brought out part of the Lex afternoon at 2 o'clock in Jackson cott Hinted In Career in Public Life." Vice-presi ver serving trays and a cream and Ington fire department. Kindled by Memorial Hall, VMI. dent and co-publlsber of the New sugar set. . 250 torches. the fire extended to Handling the complicated sound Bulletin York Herald-Tribune, Mrs. Reid Speaker Says The race wa.s close In deciding both sides of the narrow street. of speech and music as 1f cutting personally directed the advertising Charging that many business which fraternity had the largest After the parade, the pajama-clad a cake of many layers, Or. Perrine concerns of Lexington "have failed department of tha.t newspaper for Rails Will Be number of returning alumni reg freshmen descended en masse up in his demonstrated talk. whlch he many years. and refused to support some of t.he istered. and a winner waa not de on the State theatre to wind up the has given before sclentlftc and civic school publications,'' Earl L. Val In 1935, Mrs. Reid received the termined until late Monday after evening's activities. groups all over the country, makes American Woman's Association Publicly Owned entine, president of Lhe Lexington noon. PIKA, with 37 old grads re 'The Lexington chamber of com use of considerable experimental Rockbridge county chamber or Award for Emlnent Achievement apparatus, including a giant loud turning nosed out Phi Kappa Sig merce a wa.rded ftrst prize in the commerce, called a meeting for to -the bronze medal that previously ma for first place, winning a large merchants• window display con speaker, a working model of Alex had gon e to Margaret Sanger, night of the Public Relations com General Manager of Nor silver servilll platter. Phi Kappa test to J . Ed. Deaver and Bona, who ander Graham Bell's first tele mittee to adopt a plan of coopera Amella Earhart, Frances Perkins, Sigma had 36 men registered. with a large number of other local phone, the so-called "eight-ba.ll" DR. J. 0. PERRINE and Mrs. Charles H. Sabin. A folk and Western Dis· tion between the merchants and Radical changes were made fn stores exhibited festive decorations microphone, high ftdelity record University publications. month l ater Mrs. Carrie Chapman the constitution and by-laws of ings, and various sound producing cussn Railways for homeco~. In a letter sent to all town mer Catt included her in the annual devices. His talk should interest almost chants and fraternity house man- list of the nation's outstanding Before a large gathertng at the "His lecture-demonstration is of fall meeting of the Virginia sec anybody." agers last week, Valentine pointed women. She bas been the recipient College Journalists reneral interest," C. C. Wolfinger A scientist of note, Dr. Perrine out the large amount of trade that of honorary degrees at various uni tion of the American SOCiety of Forensic Union of the Bell Telephone company of Civil Engineers, la.st Saturday, in 1s associate editor of the Bell Sys- the two colleges In Lexington give versities and Is a. trustee of Ber Lynchbura said this afternoon dur tem Technical Journal and is a local merchants annually, and VM1 Memorial hall, Mr. R. H. Meet This Week nard college. Her name may be Award Planned ing a telephone interview, "and he former member of the Engineer- urged more cooperalton with stu found in "Who's Who In America." Smith, general manager of the At Fredericksburg uses a collection of tuning forks, log faculty of Yale university. In dent publications in advertising, Norfolk and Western rallwa.y, Dash light pointers, tambourines, Was Bom In said that unless something waa 1927, he was the representa.tive of especially the school newspapers. College journalists from Vir Gus Bernd Announces and such to demonstrate his points. Continued on page four To Meet TonJ(ht. Appleton, Wisconsin done to alter present conditions, ginia a.nd the District of Columbia Out· railwa)' companies could not con will hold their twelfth annual standing Freshman Will The Public Relations committee Mrs. Reid was born Helen Rol tinue to exist under private own meeting at Mary Wa.shington col Tennant Annouces of the chamber of commerce will ers In Appleton, Wisconsin. in ership much longer. He exPlained Receive Prize ZBT's Defeat meet tonight with local merchants 1882, the youngest of a large fam lege in Fredericksburg on Octob;er that their plight is due to stead 28 and 29, 1938. Gus Bernd announced at the Change of Players and fraternity house managers to ily. She was educated at Gra.fton ily decrea.stng revenue a.nd rapidly discuss the problem and attempt Hall a.nd at Bernard, which she Representatives of The Riq- meeting of the Forenaic union Sigma Chi's 7-0 increasing expenses. To make mat t.um PbJ, Calyx, and Southern Col- Tuesday night that the Oraham to arrive at its solution. The meet entered at sixteen. She was and ters worse, the government 1.s tax In New Production ing will take place in the office of ua.ted at Lwenty and became social ing the railroads 10 per cent an leatan will possibly attend. Lee literary society had aareecs to Aside from general aroup meet- award a prize the outstanding Due to the inab1Uty of Mrs. Mac- the chamber of commerce at 7:30. secretary to Mrs. Whitlaw Reid. nually, he added. to PiKA's Nose Out Battling inas ·and a banquet, the conven- member , of the Union this year. Sherry to play the part of the Lady SAE Team 8-5 First Expressing fear of student boy She held this position for eight He said that railroads have tried cotts 1f more cooperation is not et years, spending most of her time tion will see contests in various OnlY freshmen or those not mem- Lebanon, Tom Tennant toda.y an to alleviate their troubles by in phases of newspaper work. It rep- bers of either Orah.am-Lee or nounced that be had secured Mrs. fected, the letter said, "We do not in London, where Whitlaw Reid crea.sed emciency, but that the Downs want any more talk of boycotting, was ambassador at the Court of resentatives attend, W-L will en- Washington societies will be ella· Poster Mohrhardt to pla.y this role. onlY likely solution seema to lie in ter the divlslon of claaa A news- lble to receive this award, which Although ex])ressing himself aa unfair busin ess practices, double st. James. le(lslation which would put them Displaying a fiashy passlng at paper weeklies, class A annuals of will be made at an indeftnite date sorry that Mrs. Mac8herry would tack, the Zeta Beta T au's today prices, and what not.. Wha t. we In 1917 Mrs. Reid was one of the on an equal tooting with other want Is a beter spirit of coopera most active workers in the woman 225 pages or more, and class A 1n June. be unable to appear with the Trou upset the heavily favored Sigma foi1J18 of transportation. The solu tion." suJJrage movement and collected tion of the problem by government maaazlnea. In newspapers the It was decided by the union that b&dours 1n their forthcominr pro Chi eight by the score of 7-0. Judges are asked study news a book on parllamentary law be duction of "Crlmlnal at Lar1e." the The letter spoke of one local $500,000 for the campaign in New ownership would oniy add to the to In the fourth period of play a coverage, news writing, makeup of bought by each member, and that Trouba' president declared that twenty yard pass from Captain merchant who receives more than York State. She believes that heavy burden of the taxpayers, $500 worth of busi ness each month "winning the battle 1n New York front page, editorial page, and a claas in parliamentary proced- the players were very fortunate to Merve Luria to Bud Rippe put the Mr. Smith declared. from one fraternity and had re In 1917 was winning 'the battle na other pages a.s well as type display. ure be held for ftve minutes before secure suoh a capable actress as ball on Sigma Chi's ten yard line. Colonel F. W. Scheldenhelm of fused to advertise in The Rln«-tum tionally two years later." The annuals will be Judged as to each meet1111. It was also acreed Mrs. Mohrhardt. On tha next PlaY the ZBT's took the Appalachian Power company Phi. It clearneu of theme, pictures, a.rt to have the union's conatitutlon Tennant added that the date of to the air aaaln. and a. pass from t.hen pointedly asks "Is this In the autumn of 1918 abe be· discussed the company's hydro not a cheap way to buy good-will came an advertlsing solicitor for treatment, and aenera.l unity. In printed and sold to each member. production 1a atlll rather indeft Luria to Don Stein was good for a electric development on New river, and reta.ln the business of this fra. the Tribune. 'lbree mont.ha later and the construction of Claytor the maaazines, the Judges wlU In the debate 1\lesday nlaht the nite, and depends upon the proa touchdown. study selection of material, poems, opposition defeated the aovern- made within the next few temlt.y ?" she headed the department, and in dam. reaa Last week the ZBT's turned back stories, pictures, and cover ap- ment by a larae majority debat- weeks. The rroup I.e trying to se Phi Epsilon PI 6 to 0 in the first The best way to solve the prob 1922 abe became vice-president of Other speakers were Mr. E. M. lem, Valentine asserts in the let the paper. Her success in the newa pearance. Three prizes are to be ina on the question of the adoption lect a time that will be m011t suit round of in tramural football tour Hastings, who spoke on railroads; ter, 1s negotiation, and such will paper world 18 reftected through Colonel James Anderson, who talk offered in each of the above con- of a unicameral system of aov- able to all of the students, and will nament. testa. ernment. The opposition, led by not contllct with any rroup of be the purpose of the meeting to the advertlsing department of the ed on the work of the national so night. The chamber of commerce Herald-Tribune. In 1918 when abe ciety; Colonel w. T. Howe, and The Bln•-tum Phi won ftrst Joe Overton stated that It would testa. However, the play will be place last year in the class A col- contln,ued on pa1e four rtven sometime during November. PiKA's Fail To Score wlll not attempt to force the mer became advertlslna director, the three student speakers from VMI, leae weeklies dlvlalon. Teh l&at hants to "subscribe to an unrea advertising lineage of the paper c VPI, and University of Virglnla. year's convention was held at As SAE Line Holds Fast sonable amount of advertising,'' was 4,170,812 inches; by 1934 it Colonel R . B. Bell of Virginia Washln&'ton and Lee. but wlll urge that eaoh consider wa.s 12,695,996. Tech, who presided at the meet- In the roughest contest played Compositions By John Graham to date, the PIKA's eked out a close the amount of business that he ls inl, wa.s presented with a 1avel derivlnr from each particular Chief Interat Lin for the VPI student chapter. which victory over a ftght1111 SAE team Harry Edmonda To Talk Loday by the score ot 8-3 first source and express his appreciation I T ·b Porum was made from a caiaaon carried To Be Featured By Orchestra for th18 business by "belplns those n ra une by VMI cadets at Appomattox dur- At Freshman Assembly downs. At present her chief interest lies ina the Civil war. Af ter playing on even first half, who help him." in the Herald Tribune Porum, The next meeting will be held ·------the strong PIKA arlfl'egatiot'l, led AJtpe&lll To BuaineM Men which has become an annual in- at Richmond 1n January, at which Orchatra Will Perform Composer by Bobble Hobson and Chris Keller, Valentine in the letter made a stltutlon ot national Importance. time there will be a Joint session Profeuor'• "Madrigal" took the baU to the one-foot line personal appeal to all of the busi Other prominent speakers at the of all the Virgtnla efll1neering so with four downs to go. However, ness men of this city, a.sltlna more conventtan will include OUbert P. cietles. In Concert the heavy SAE Une held at tbls suppOrt for these student publica Farrar, of New York City, MaJor point and pt vented the score. tions. Raymond B. Bottom of Newport The PiKA's advanced Into the "Let. us not reap the benctll.!! News, Viratnia, and W. A. Daniel Pledge Debate Tourney semi-final round by virtue of this from these Institutions without of Na.shvUle, Tennessee. victory artcr defeaUng Ule Be~s glvlng something tn return," he Mr. Farrar, who 1a one of the Will Commence Tonight last week, 13-6. requested. nation's out.standl.na newspaper Plans are complete for the in "I have had many conferences stylists, will speak at 2 :SO PridaY tramural pledae debat.e touma with rept•esenlatlves from these ln alternoon. November 4, chooalna ment, which will open Tuesday sUlutlons and townspeople," the as h1a subject "What the Newapa- even101 with a debate on the toP· letter read, "and I feel that. If com per of T~~1orrow Will Look Like io : ".Reaolved, 'That the fraterni· plalnlB and crtUclsm are placed and Why. The numerous publica- tlea on thla campus should defer before the chamber that lhe Pub Lions styled by Mr. Farrar include ruahin.g untU the month of Peb lic Relations committee will flnd ''The Los Angeles Times," "Edltor rt,.,., .. some wo.y to adjust lhem." and Publisher," "Look," and " The ._.,. HlnUna that somethtnq had Atlanta Journal." Thirteen fraternity and two been said of POSSiblt boycotts, val The ruture ot Journallam will be non-fraternity teams have enter entine referred to the rectnt discussed by Major Bottom, who 1.s ed the tournament, which w1U be Munich l)t'aco conference rerurd president of the viralnla state under the direction of Hurh Av lni nrgotlatlons. drclnrlna that It Cbamber oC commerce, prealdent ery, capta.ln of the vanslty debate had proved that ·•peaceful meth· of the Viralnia Press usocit.Uon. squad. The contest will be held ln ods or ncrotlatlons are preterabl" and editor or the NewPOrt News the Uterary society room ol the to wnr. boycotl.s, threa~. nnd aen Herald, at the annual S. I. P. A. Student Union. ernl mlsunderatnndlnaa." banquet t.o be held on Saturday Te~ms and pairings for the de- evenJng, November 5. bates are: PJ. Kappa Alpha va. Sta- At 10:30 Friday momina. No- rna Nu, Phi PtJi va. zeta Bet.a. Tau, vember 4, Mr. Daniel will apeak and Delta Upeilon vs. Phi Delta on "BuHdlna School Annuals." Mr. Theta. Daniel 1..8 a partner in the Ben.son On Thursday night at 8:30, aft Prlnllna company of Na.ahvWe, er the freshman meeUna. teams Tennessee. and 1.s widely recoa- repreaentinr Slama Phi Epsilon nhed as an authority on school an- and Phi J!:pallon Pi wlll deba.te on nuall. t be aame IUbJect. Page T wo THE RING-TUM PHI
schools. P erhaps Omicron Delta Kappa W}Jt ling-tum Jqt could recognize the position as a major Personal Campus Comment Washington and Lee University campus office in its considerations and Candidates For Degrees '39 the freshman assimilation committee B7 TOII11r10811 aDd PAtJL lWtJLDOOM S emi-Weeldy could "actively" encourage first year men OPINIONS Romeeoal.ln&' • • • Priscilla Lane stole the show from our own Published every Tuesday and Friday of the in cheering. The column thls week was in homecom.lna in the last lssue, but now that it Master of Arts collegtate year. Entered at the Lexington. Vlr Such suggestions are of course modi· splred by a brief and amusing de ls all over we think that we prefer homecom glnla, postomce as second-class mall matter. inl to Mlss Lane. Not that Miss Lane didn't IIUler, D . H . Nicholson, J. R ., Jr. fied by the kn owledge that in the end the scription by Professor Barnes of Mllliran. E. J . Smyth, E. A.. IV Member of the Associated Collegiate Press. development and maintenance of school student activity In the Commerce have hft' poin&l for abe mOIIt asauredly did, National advertising representative: The Na Ubrary. Not willing to disagree but wlnninr a thriller like that and having tional Advertising Service, Inc .. 420 Madison spirit is entirely in the hands of the stu· with Professor Barnes and never VMI dances tle in so nicely was Just about all Master of Science Avenue, New York City. dents, an d chat they alone can wipe out willing to agree with anyone, I that you could aak. Williams. L . D ., Jr. the rather dismal memories of indiffer took the opportunity to go to the It is about time that Campus Comment re SubscrlpUon $3 .00 per year, in advance Commerce library and observe this tracted somethinl or other aa It haa been a Bachelor of Laws ence and freshman fish slinging at the activity. Note: This ls not the ftrst lonr time alnce anyone baa taken u.s to task Adamson, V. C. Marcum, A. R. ROBERT A. NICHOLSON ...... Editor VPI game. time that have been in the Com about any moot points. No one has asked for Ammerman, W. 8., Jr. Mills, R . W. ALLEN T . SNYDER ...... Business Manager merce library. thls or even intimated that It should be forth Bain, R . W. Murphy, J. c. . There are several prerequisites coming, but we wlsh to announce that in spite Ballard, J . A. Patterson, S. G . to the commencement of studyinr of rrave slrepttclsm in some sectors Blue Bar MANAGING EDITORS A REAL MONOGRAM CLUB Beaire, J . W. Pearson. J . B. Hamilton Hertz and Ernest Woodward ll in the library. One of the mott im ron wu hlahlY satisfactory and put on & rreat Beale, J . V. Perkins, W. W . portant of these ls the selection of show. Cannon, B. T. Quisenberry, J . E. NEWS EDITOR COPY EDrrOR Last spring, following the suggestions a proper paper or volume to study. Oetttnr back to our own homecomtnr. we DeVIta, L . J . Rogers. J . P. Derrell Dickens Harold Gaddy of The Ring-tum Phi, the Monogram Another ls the position. It ls con received an anonymous note ln the copy baa Fallat, D. A. Rucker, A. A. SPORTS EDITOR Club enacted a revolutionary reform by sidered very bad taste to 10 orr in ket today telllna us that a Wahoo freshm&n Poster, A. Smith. E. L. some lonely corner of the library donned paJamas, and took a active part in P'rancls, P. G. Smith, R. H . Ward Archer electing its own officers instead of having and sit ln quiet seclusion. A good our own torchlight parade Prlday n1(ht. What Ooodln, J . D. Swift. G . W .. J r. them appointed by ou tside groups. Last vantage spot 1s at the most crowd s1(nlftcance can be attached to thls ls dim Whitehead, E. T. EdUorial Associates a.um.•.u. week that set of officers justified this re ed table. This tends to make ev cult to determine, but the smart money aaya llawiiiM,J. L.,D WUliam.s. T . A., Jr. Bayard Berghaus, Bill Buchanan, James Cun erything nice and confusinr , and that investi(atlon would probably d1sc1oae that a.M. J . D. Woodward. W . F. ningham, Fred Farrar. Alvin Fleischman. Herb form by announcing a constitution for ls exactly the thing to do. Tbomaa Jefferson bad moved about consid Bowlll, .. L. York. W. E. Friedman, Bob Steele, Latham Thigpen, the dub which should inevitably and erably ln hls crypt since the last isaue of The ...... ~. Young. W. A., ill Ed .•.. Trice. properly make it a stro n g influence in the IU.n&'-&am Phi. J--.aa..-. Yudkoff, C. J . After gettl.ng seated. one must Whereas we rreatly deplore the dead tlsh .....1 Ill, J . II. Columnists athletic affairs at Washington and Lee. needs remove the coat. 'I1lia not incident at the football aame of saturday la.at David Maulsby, Sonny HeartweU, Tom M oses only makes one com1ortable but it was pretty funny. The only thlnr th&t trou Since this anno uncement there has of also serves to glve a schol&rly ap a +1#1 of Arts and Paul Muldoon. bles us about the whole thlnl is that we can't .w.ct.•. Q., h. Kesel, W . P., Jr. course b een some criticism of th e pro· pearance to the individual. Sans ftrure out who could posalbly have had the coat creates a mood, a sort of AniiiW, .. w., Ill.. Kibler, W. B ., Jr. Reporters visions and purposes of the club. The ma fortitude and peraerverance
( THE RING-TUM PHI Page Three In the Pinck Dashes 88 Yards Crocker Heads General Press Harriers To Defeat VPI Box To Beat Gobblers, 6-0 Statistics Discla.e Cross-Country Team Jogs *'------~------W-L- Gobbler Tilt To An Easy 24 To 33 Was Even Match Victory Bill and George Murray Finish Fourth And Fifth Sweeping six of the flrst nine places here last Saturday alter noon, Washington and Lee's stu dent-coached cross-country squad jogged to an easy 24 to 33 victory over the Virginia Tech harriers. Mike Crocker, a W -L Junior, strolled otT wtth first honors when he ran the four-mile course in 22 minutes and 59 seconds. The four other Big Blue runners whose points figured In the defeat handed to last year's state cham pions were Bill Murray. George Murray, Flash Harvey, and Heart sill Ragon who flnlahed fourth. fifth. sixth and eighth, respective ly. For VPI Draines and Dennis joined bands to tie for second and Etheridge was seventh. 'lbe other two harriers to flnlah In the money for the orange and maroon were Boyett and Mahill who docked the tenth and eleventh spots. McConneU Forced Oat. or Raee An even more Impressive show Ing might have been made by the Blue and White had not a speedy sophomore, Jimmy McConnell, been forced out of the race because of severe stomach cramps. This decisive victory over one of Virsinia'a strongest teams make the Generals heavy favorites in their subseQuent meets with Dav Idson here on Saturday and Rich mond the following week-end. They wUl wind up their home schedule on November 12. when they play host to the other Old Dominion schools who come to Lexington to vie for state honon. On November 19, the blue clad fall trackmen will Journey to Chapel Hill for their final nom petition of the year. the SOuthern Conference tournament. McConnell, a sophomore, was among the leaders before being overtaken with stomach crampe.
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STUDENT HEADQUARTERS Winnen October 22 He•tn1 Radios Gasoline BEER- SODA- SANDWICHES Goodrich Tir~1 Gulf Products $2 .50 Earl Morgan, Loc-al Master Ser11ice Station TOBACCO 2. '0 Ham al ton I ler11, W. and L. . 100- Jnck Reiter, W. and L . Jackson Barber Shop SaJe. CHEVROLET Mrvice SPALDING ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT . 100 Edward Crook, W. and L. 1.00 George Grany, W. and L. u. wu rooct enot~rb for OeDeraJ 1 00 ·Sonny I Robert. E. Lee-lt. ..,..,, be root Woody Chevrolet Sales Blam, ocal. Deli..,ered Anytime Anywhere 1.00 ·Spence Kerkow, W . and L. en~b for JOU. Phone 275 13 8 South Main Street Page Four THE RING -TUM PHI 203 Students Here Apply Mad Marx Men Make Merry Forensic Union VMI T 0 Hear Making of Bronze Statue Language Prof For Degrees This Year Subject For Art Movie Two hundred and t.hree men perrine Speak Under the direction of Professor Lives Through In Pictu,-·e Showing At State Award Planned have applied for degrees here this F . S. Walls, the department. of fine continued from page one year, as compared with 177 last Continued from pare one arts of the Uolverslty wtll present Lightning Bolt be too costly to lnstalJ a complete year. Registrar E. S. Mattingly an the American Telephone and TeJe- in Washington chapel on Friday ly new form of government ln all nounced today. or these appllcants graph company at the World's olght at 8:00 a moving picture the 48 states even it It were desir 108 are applying for the Bachelor Conaress or Phyalcists at Como, concerned wtth the construction or San J ose Teacher Is U nin able. The think to do, be said, was of Arts degree. ItalY. His lecture 1s non-technical a bronze statue. to correct the existing evils In the Only 96 applicants for the Bach and makes use of the research and The movie is enLltled "The Mak j ured When Bolt Strikes bi-camerlal system. elor of Arts degree were received lnventlons or the Bell Telephone ing of a Bronze statue" and was O n Golf Course Next week t.he subject for debate In 1937: 44 men applied for a laboratories, one of t.he great re- secured from the Metropolitan Iby the Forensic union will be: "Re· B. S. in commerce. as compared to search organizations of the world. Museum in New York. IL shows Sctn Jo!>c. Callfornln- A bolt of solved: That chain stores should 25 last year; 37 for a Bachelor or After his lecture here Dr. Per· minutely the process of making tr&· lightning struck one of the pro be abolished." Laws degree. as compared to 32 rlne will deUver talks and demon- modern bron2e equestrian statue fessors at San Jose College a few last year; eight for a B.S. as com- stratlons at Virglnla Polyytechnlc of Theodore Roosevelt, which 1s yea1·s etu·ly. Professor Newby. who pared t.o 9 last year, and 4 for a Institute, Randolph-Macon Wom- now on display In SeatLle, wash was struck whUe plnylng golf with Geology T alks Featured Master of Arts degree, as com e!l's College, Sweet Briar College, ington. a friend. had just remarked tha.t. If pared to 5 last year. and Lynchburg College, all In Vlr On Natural Bridge T rip One man applied for a Master glola. Tb1s statue was made by the he must die he would rather be sculptor, Proctor, who made the struck by Ughlnlng when about 90 Fifty-five students and four rae- or Science degree and one for a famous equestrian statue or Lee, a years old than die any other way. certificate In commerce. None ap- H ·tal N tea ult.y members motored to Natural piled for these degrees last year. ospa 0 model of which is 1n Lee chapel. Strange to say, the language pro Btidgc Sunday, In a tour co-spon- Five students were confined to fessor was uninJured by the bolt sored by the Christian councll and Jackson Me.morlal hospital late and got up laughing. the Department or Geology. Su· l G Addr Tuesday. Midwest College Troupe pervislng the trip were Charles Dr. F ick ives ess Recovering from appendectomies T o Give Show At VMI College Park, ~1aryland - Stu Hobson. Dr. M. H. Stow. and Dr. were William D. Lewl.s. Jr.. of dents at the University or Mary At Educators' Meeting Edward Lammers. Charleston, w . va., and William The Uuiversity of llhno1s Tour- land are going ln for poUtlcs In a Transportation was furnished by Dl'. Walter A. Flick of the PBY· F . Saunders of Montvale, New Jer- ing G)'mkana 'Irouvc will be pre- big way. The oJd saying "Now is t.he Chrttslan council as part of chology department at Washing- sey. sent.ed under the ausptces ot the the time for all good men to come Its weekly educational tour. and ton and Lee took the spotlight po- GuY Labaw of East Oranae. New VMI intramural department. on to the aid or the1r party" Is reallY t he Geology department cooperat- sltlon at the annual meeting of Jersey, w . P. Ke.sel of Valley Friday night. October 28. at. 7:30 being adhered to. as organizations ed in sclenllftc explanations of the the flrst district VIrginia Educa- Stream, New York. and Robert M. In the gymnasiUm. of loyal yow1g Democrats and Re phenomenon. Other peints visited Uonal association Thursday. Dr. Gregerson of HemPStead, New The program wm con:.lst or o. publicans are now working active were Saltpetre cave Lost river and t Flick's subject was "The Teacher's York, were suffering from minor number of gymnastic feats and ly on the campus. From the ac Lacey falls. ' ' Halo," a psychological approach Illnesses. muslcaJ exercises. tions of the W-L Forensic Union at the mention or President Roose In a very rare solemn moment Is a very zany genlleman. your nouncedDirect orthat Harry the tourPhilpott tor this has com- an- trendsto teaching of thought complexes of a andteacher the -:::;::======i ======-. velt's name. it. seems as though the friend. Groucho Man. lng sunday wlll be to Hogback about himself. His address was TEXACO students here are about t.o do the By HAROLD GADDY mountain. Transportation will be the main speech of the evening A. L. SMITH SERVICE STATION same tblni without saying so. ·-- furnished as usual, but the moun- and was held at the Methodist The three mad Marx men l'e- H owe Discusses Religion tain will be climbed on foot. chUl'ch In Marlon. Bat&ertea Marfak Winter Lubrication Washln&ion, D. C.- The Dies turn to the screen in "Room Ser- The a!iSocaatlon holds this meet- Committee which Is Investigating vice," which plays at Lhe StaLe Before Freshmatt Group lng every year and all of the out- PHONE 51 un-Amerlcan activities wUl prob theatre on Wednesday and Thurs- "There Is no contllct between When you buy, patronl.ze adver- standing educators In Virginia at- Main and Nelson Slreeta ably pry into the operations of day. It's an outrageously funny science and religion. and arcbeo- tlsers in The Rlnr-tum PbJ. tend. left-wing student groups and youth farce dealing wtlh the exigencies logical discoveries have done much r- ---- organization if its request for In of conducting show business on a to verify religious theories," was creased funds is granted by Con shoe string. Groucho plays the R L H & B gress. Part of Gordon Miller, a producer tbe keynote of an address by Dr. l ess ro YOU MUST TRY- James Lewis Howe to the Fresh- • • • whose main activity in Ufe con- WATCHMAKERS and JEWELERS Syracue, New York- After Jive sists in wheed.llng board and room man Friendship councll meeting 1 GOOD-INN years of experimenting with out or a weak hotel manager, to last week. Phone 208 See 01u' IJDe of JewelrJ courses on marriage problems, Sy whom he already owes a small for- Dr. Howe slated further that the A Coalplete Line or Jewelry and l hafter Pent One Mile South of Lexington racuse University bas estab· tune. Harpo and Chico are his two church's attllude of fear toward ------+ On Route 11 Ushed one of the first full-credit assistants, neither of whom has science had entirely changed since ;::::::::::======:::=::::::::::::::=:; classes 1n the subject. any more money than Groucbo. medieval Urnes, and that today re- for But, though 80 per cent of the Their double room. regarded by The NUe Rate on Loar Dlat&D.ce Calla b In Elrect from p. men voted 1n a student referendum Groucho as b.1s castle, becomes the llgion welcomes the contribution 1:H a. to • :31 a. m. in favor of the course, not a sin scene of indescribable confusion. of science. Thil aame raa. Ia In Elrec' from 8atardaJ 1:00 p.m. &o Home-Cooked Meals gle male regl.stered for the new When Harpo brings home a live Approximately 20 freshmen at- Moad&J •:so a. m. Mr. and Mn. A. M. Gooden class. Men, not afraid of marriage turkey which he has won at a rat- tended the meeting and engaged I h or the discussion of It, are afraid fie, the turkey takes one look at In a lively round-table discussion Lexington Te ep one Company of registering in a. home econom ~surrou~~sandWes~Q. ~~~ngD~H~~~~.Anum- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------~ / Ics department course, omctala be "Room Service" presents the ber of other students, including r ...... lieve, for It is In that division that Mar:x brothers not as themselves. several members of the Christian the subJect Is offered. but as characters In someone else's story. It Is a change, however. counclJ, were present. Dr. James J. ED DEAVER & SONS Dry Cleaning Laundry which does not 1n any way impair S. Moffatt. Jr .. represented the MaiD 8&ne" JAslna'toD, Vlrrlnla Peace Club To Debate the bllartty of the show. faculty at the session. The discus- Sanitary Laundry Z.oric Cleaning Tonight On Navy Plans sion was led by Stanford Schewe!. Our new line of Co-..erdine Suits have just arrived. "The Affairs of Annabel" will See our qents concerning Special Rates ' "Resolved: ntat the government naval building program should be appear at the State for one day TAN BROWN GREEN All replar automen may have a charge account continued" will be debated by only, Friday. It presents Jack Oak- R. S. Hutcheson & Co. Huab Avery and Charlie Hobson le in the role of a do-or-die press at a t the meeting or the Peace club agent. who would double-cross MILLWORK, LUMBEJl Rockbridge Steam Laundry himself, and lovely Lucille Ball as Coal aDd Wood t.o be held this evenina 1n the Thirty-five Dollars Phone 185 Student Union building. ftery movie star who is his assign- Phone 188 At the la.st meeting, Harry Phil ment.newcomer We whopredict wtll bearthat watchingshe ~ a. ~~==~=~===:::::::J~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ..:....:....:....:....:....:....:....;.....:....;.....:....:....:....:....:....:....:__..:.....:.....:.....:.....:.....:.....:.....:.....:....;.....:.....:.....:.....:.....:....:...+... _ +++++ _;__;_ pott, cUrector of religloua educa ••••••••••••••••••...... tion, spoke on the causes of war. Oalde, even wtth b1s straw hat and In b1s talk be stated that propa bow tie, 1s not always funny. but pnd& in several forma was used this show does present numerous t.o ftre a people into a belligerent laughs, moves fast, and may be spirit and a love for their coun classed as good comedy. try. It Germany wanted to make war on the United States they Playing at the Lyric on Wednes could, through propaganda, in day and Thursday 1s ''Rich Man, cite the German people t.o hatred Poor Girl,'' starring Robett Young. for Americana, and also arouae in The latter plays the part of the Americana a dealre to tlabt by rtdi rich playboy who wants to mar ry culinl the Conatltutlon and other the poor working-girl. The usual American herlta&es. situation Is reversed In this film, Philpott also listed anger as a for the opposlllon to the marriage cauae of war, and stated that an comes from the family or the poor ger Ia the dlsintergratlng force in girl, instead or from the family of penon&llty. the rtcb boy. Lew Ayres scores a "Peace Ia boring; war Ia excit hit as the tdeallsUc brother of lntr.'' Philpott said. "Before we can Robert Young's prospective wlfe, have peace we must have a will and h1s tirades are guaranteed to for peace." produce laughs. Eventually, ot ------.. course. boy weds l'lrl. WARNER BROS Mrs. F. C. Davis To Lead STATE Annual Red Cross Drive Reverand E. W. Aaron, chairman of the local Red Cross unit, an nounced the appointment of Mrs. WEDNESDAY -THURSDAY P. Cleveland Davis as RolJ can Broadwa.y'l BIJIKt Laur h Hit! chairman of the drive for funda this year, which will berln on No TH E MARX BROS. vember 9 and last. untll Thanlts alvlna. In The Executive committee of t.he You'll find smokers local unlL named C. Harold Lauck, Room Service supervisor of the Journalism Lab everywhere keeping C hester· oratory Press. as publicity chair wlib man for th14 year's drive. fields with them all day long. Lucille Ball- Ann Miller They add to your pleasure when P lUI State Officials T o Check you're on the job and when you 01 NEY CAR.TOON All Virginia Automobiles BAND liO&T-TRA VELTALK take a night off. All cars rertstered In VLrrlnla FRIDAY must underao the aemi-annual in spection somellme durinr lhlJ It takes good things to make a good month, it. was announced here yes JACK OAKIE terday. Out. of state car owners product. That's wl1y we ttse the best LUCILLE BALL wtll benefit by the check-up, tn case they are lnvolv d ln any ac ;,gredients a cigarette ca1J have cident. I' \Ill "IIITI M \ ... - mild ripe tobaccos and pure The Affairs of The Rockbridge, Lexlnat.on, and I r rt1 II rJ•ntl•.1 lir•nel•l Rapp Motor companJes, and C:t l)ll(il Gil \ CIB cigarette paper- to make Chest· Annabel Woody and Jones raraae a.re all UliK"''I Alii N authorized t.o tnspecL any car I rn-y J 11Ja1 lrv•l•t erfield the cigarette that smokers which 111 brou&ht. to them. They Ill ( . II ,\ Stunt•J make no charge for U1la llt"rvlce, say is t11ilder and better·tasthzg. unless theY have to make neces· 1(01)11 DOOI.f. Y aary repairs. ROBERT YOUNG I ooth•ll II i&hllthtt Anyone who nealecta to have lr•rry 7hrttJ~q .,,.J SattU'Jt17 RUTIIIiUSSEY his car inspected on time wtll be ,f] /,rtJJIHl N. fl. C. Stutlo-1 subJect. to a fine of •:uo. 8lud nta Rich Man, Poor In past years have been ftned for .. with MORE PLEASURE lhla neallaence. for millions Girl Support those merchants who advertise in The &lr-.-t11111 PbJ.