Spring at W&L Begins • 'More Memory Work,' At 10 Tonight Says B. Judy lli&nct'8 :\lark Officla.l Start W r itug-tum t Pace 2, Column 3 Washington and Lee Weekly Newapaper Volume XLVII LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, APRIL 18, 1947 Number 26 Graham-Lee Proposes New Method • Of Registration 13 Club Ball Opens Dance Set Enlarged legtslature Announuced Hearing Ends Study * New Method Provides In Doremus Gymnasium Tonight; Of Student Government; Debate Council Wins First Complete Registration EC Panel Report Soon CotJ test Against Gettysburg In Single Visit Formation of a new student Washington and Lee's Debate A new method or registering Nearly 1000 Students Will Attend legislative body was proposed by Council won its first debate of students was dlscloeed by Dean Graham-Lee Literary Society to the year over Gettysburg College L. J. Desha last Wednesday when the Executive Committee Constl- of Pennsylvania last Monday he announced the completed plans tullonal Study Panel last night. night. The topic of the controver­ for this year's Spring Registra­ Johnny Messner and Orchestra The new body would a~sume all sy was "Resolved: Labor should tion. The new procedure has been powers, except Honor Court ca.<~es, have a direct share In manage­ adopted to s!mpllty and speed up Will Play for Opening Dance of the present Executive Commlt- ment ot industry." W. and L.'s the process of registration. It Is tee. Larry Jarchow and Edward F. hoped to abolish the tamlll.ar stu­ The meeting last night com- Turner, Jr., took the amrmative, dent lines o! past registration By Leigh Smidl pletes the work of the ConsUtu- opposing Gettysburg's Austin Hess days by the system worked out Tonight at 10 p.m., marks the official beginning of Spring tlonal Study Panel which wlU and Paul Kramp, who upheld the for this spring. on the Washington and Lee campus as close to 1000 students, now presenL Its 1\ndlngs to the negative. The main feature of thls yea1·'s Executive Committee some time The judges, who awarded the registration process is merely an with dates from 36 of the 48 states, troop to Doremus Gym­ next week. decision to the affirmative, were extension or the previous practice nasium for a 4-hour soiree to the "sweet-swing" music of John­ The proposed leglslo.ture would Colonel R. E. Dixon, head of the or having tho student work out a ny Messner and his "Can•t We Be Friends" Orchestra who will be compor:ed of the president, vice- Eng!Jsh department at v. M. I.; tentative schedule with hts fac­ president and sl'crctary ot the R. H. Shoemaker, chief librarian ulty adviser or his maJor depart­ hold forth at the 13 Club formal-first event in the 194 7 edi­ Student Body plus one elected at w. and L.; and W. D. Todd of ment head. Tbls year the new tion of the famous Spring Dance Sets. representative from each Ira- w. and L.'s English department. method provides for the comple­ Dance "wheels'' announced this ternlty and one elected represen- The debate was presided over by tion of the registering process in week that they will take their tallve for each proportion or non- H. H. Hicks. one visit to the proper faculty cue from the season and ha\'c fraternity men equal to the av- mf.'mber's omce, without any need ~Angel Street' Instructed decorators Moberly­ erage strength or fraternities. The ot standing In line elsewhere to Brian Co.. who made Lexington number of non-fraternity men have his courses recorded. New Troub Play look like Brazil at Fancy Dres,.., will be determined by the num­ Leyburn Speaks The period set for these regis­ to use Spring as the motif. Color~ ber voting In the election of their trawon visits L'l from Monday, Jane Judy, Sam White, wlU be green. yellow and white repre!'entatlves. At Assembly April 21, to Wednesday, April 30. with liberal doses of ~pring flow­ Honor cases under the new pro­ Dean Desha pointed out the ob­ Jim Brewster Featured ers. At the dances white clinner posed system would be handled vious advantage to the student in Jackets will be the uniform of the by a new Honor Court composed Dean-Elect Stresses registering early In this period Jack Lanlch, president or the night for the first t1me this year. of the president. viC<>-president Leadership in Students to avoid any last minute rush that MR. aod ~ms. JACK SCHUBER, who tomorrow night will become Troubadours. has selected Jane although It was stressed that a and secretary or the Student Body might develop. the first married couple In W . and L. history to lead a figure, when Judy, wtte or RTP columnist B. tux or tatls are permissible. plus the presidents or all classes University men of today must This year's plan Is the slmplest they lead the 100 couple procession of the Colllllon Club Formal Judy, to play the feminine lead In In addition to Messner's music ot the University. supply competent, active and cap- ot all for the prospective sopbo- -------------------------­ the new Troub production "Angel tonight which comes to Lexington Walt Potter, prcsldenL of Gra­ able leadership to post-war clvlll- mores. They will do their entire Street." The exact play date bas after recent engagements at the ham-Lee, presenting the proposal zaUon to prevent Its probable dis- registering with their freshman Spring Dances Attract 400 Dates not been announced, but It wlll Totem. Pole in Boston, the Mea­ to the committee said. "U Is felt Integration, according to Dr. adviser under the new system. be given In early May, according dowbrook in New Jersey, the that this plan will Insure that James G. Leybum, Dean-elect of Fo1· prospective Juniors and to Lanlch. Essex House In New York, and the cvc1·y man on campus wtll have Washington and Lee University, seniors, the procedure requires To Frats Alone; More Expected The male lead has been award­ Hotel DeSoto m Savannah, to­ someone on thf.' school governing who spoke to an assembly or more one preliminary step. This extra ed to Jl.m Brewster, who played in morrow's two musical affairs body representing him. Since a than 1200 students. faculty mem- step wm place many more men Once again Spring comes to Turner, Bobby Huddell, Mary the campus production "Arsemc the ATO Concert and Tea. Dance, representative wlll be elected tor bers and alumni here Saturday. than In the past In direct contact Washington and Lee nne! once Bland Dew, Jackie Ba.rthon, Ann and Old Lace" in 1943. and lhe main-billed CotilLion every group by that group, no one The address. which highlighted with study plan blanks. Dean aga.ln the young Mink's fancy Helthersteln, Mary Rule and The three-act melodrama by Club formal-will feature Tony wlll be left out. the annual washlngton-Clncln- Desha emphasized the Importance turns to Spring Dances und usso­ Harriet Shahan. Patrick Hamilton first played on Pastor and his orchestra current­ "It Is not contended thaL this nattl Convocation on the campus, or filling out these blanks prop­ clated activities. And wtth dates Delta. Tau Delta. the West Coast under the title, ly billed as t.he "band of the year." propOMl will do away wllh poll­ gave W&L students their first erly, and advised the students to coming from as far ofi 11.1. PanmM Jane Bean, Martha M.a.nsfield, "Gaslight." It. was brought lo Tonight's festivities will be tics. However. we do feel that this chance to meet formally the man avoid delay In completing them. and .as nearby as Mary l:Jaldwm, Mary McDuffie. Mimi Powell, Broadway In 1941 and with Its highlighted by the traditional 13 the weekend promises to be not Meridith Slane, Betty Burton, plan will Insure that every group who next year. according to Presi- The Junior and senior students name rbnnged to "Angel Street" Club ~re led by Club pre!iident only varted but exceedingly mem­ Debbie Kegg, Ftances Wllldnson, in school shall at l<'ast have a dent Francis P. Gaines, becomes will be required to secure the became one or the sea.'IOn's top Cliff Hood. SAE. or :Memphb and Leila Christian. Mary Tharpe, voice in student affairs." Potter "one or the most lmportant Unl- 1prope,r study blank from the orable. To give the lntere'lt..ed beau hits. The pia) \\aS recently adapt­ his date, Miss Peggy Cunnmg­ stated ver:;ity" administrators. Deans Secretary. After these stu­ or beetle, as the case may b". more Doris Ann Frick, Nancy Clen­ ed for the screen and appeared as ham. According to Hood, the plat­ The Graham-Lee plan provides dents have filled out a blank, they specific Information as to just who demln, Adelaide SCott. Libby Car­ the movie "Gasltght," starring inum blonde, green-eyed M1s-· In his speech Dr. Leyburn de­ will be here, The Rln&' -tum Phi Is ter. Mary Pat Ferguson, Ellen that the present Executive Com­ should prepare a scratch list of Ingrid Bergman and Chari~ Cunrungham, who Is n Pi Beta clared. "The essential requirement here recording just that ln!Ol'mn­ Schneider. Janet Randall, Katy mittee shall continue to exercise the courses they are planning to Boyer. Brewster and Mrs. Judy, Phi at Randolph Macon, and balls all of its functions until such time for national health and inter­ take this summer and in the ses­ Uon ... in terms of wha~ frater­ nnd Sylvta Saunders. who now teaches at Natural Bridge nallonal peace is capable leader­ Phi Kappa Psi from Sharon, Penna., will wear a as the propos"d legislature and sion of 1947-48.