VOL. XXXVIII No. 17 COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA FEBRUARY 15, 1949 Students Elect Cartwright Dr. Sharvey G. limbeck Resigns As Government President Position To Assume Presidency rncke Wins rost As New Leader Knox College To Receive Of Honor Council Dean Of College, July 1 . Bob Cartwright was elected Dr. Sharvy G. Umbeck, dean of the college, has resigned his po­ president of the student body last •v sition, which he assumed in 1938, to accept the presidency of Knox Thursday, February 10, replacing m-~ College, effective July 1. C. Warren Smith, who graduated (.?&*& ... Dr. John E. Pomfret in regretfully accepting Dr. Umbeck's resig­ this month. George Fricke was nation paid him the following tribute: "Dr. Umbeck in 11 years of chosen chairman of the Men's responsible service has abundantly demonstrated his ability as an ed­ Honor Council by its members. ucator and administrator. He has had the ideal experience in prep­ Also elected were Don Davis aration for his new post. and Joe Parker, senior assembly members; Bob Hendrich, sopho­ "Dr. Umbeck joined the faculty more student assembly member «*«&, 'Echo" Requests Payment in 1938 as assistant professor and and Gene Rambacher, vice-presi­ rose rapidly to full professor and dent of the senior class. Students who have not paid chairman of the department of for Colonial Echo pictures are sociology. During the period be­ Cartwright, who hails from Nor­ fore the war he planned a Work folk, is a member of Kappa Sig­ requested to do so in the Col­ % onial Echo Office, 2-5 p. m. to­ Study program, enabling hundreds ma fraternity, president of the In­ of young men to work their way ternational Relations Club, chair­ Bob Cartwright morrow through Friday, Feb­ George' Fricke ruary 18. through college. During the war man of the Inter-Club Council, Dr. Umbeck took over many ad­ secretary of the dance committee, John Cox Resigns, ministrative duties placed upon junior representative to the Stu­ the college owing to rapidly shift­ dent Assembly, a member of the Accepts Navy Post ing student and faculty personnel. special events committee arid the Andre Michalopoulos Will Address John T. Cox, director of public In the post-war period, Dr. Um­ Inter-Fraternity Council. beck with untiring energy has de­ "A strong student government relations- at the College of Wil­ liam and Mary, has resigned that College Audience On February 24 voted himself to the rebuilding of depends on the backing from the faculty personnel. This important the student body," he stated. position to become sports public­ Andre Michalopoulos, onetime ity director at the United States work, under his leadership, is al­ Cartwright further declared that member of the Greek War Cabinet most complete. he was working on a bill to pre­ Naval Academy. in London and recently Greek sent to the Student Assembly for The resignation was made Minister Plenipotentiary on a "Few among, us have enjoyed a regular poll to be conducted known by Dr. John E.. Pomfret, special mission to the United greater popularity in the student among the students to. get their. A presidents.^$,^^he, ^college^,,, An, . States,vwill ^discuss. The Medit;er-, body. A former tennis player of specific opinions, gripes and ad­ houncement of Cox's appointment rariean: Battlefield of the Peace note, Dr. Umbeck in his spare time vice. to the Navy post came from Cap­ on Thursday, February 24, at 8 acted as tennis coach, and during "Another way to get a stronger tain Howard H. Caldwell, USN, p. m. in Phi Beta Kappa Hall. the past two years his boys have student government with the athletic director at the academy. • Educated in his native Greece, taken the national collegiate ten­ at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes nis championship. As chairman of backing of the student body is by Cox will assume his new duties more cooperation. I intend to Commerciales in Paris where he the faculty committee on athletics stress that all the way through," on February 21. He succeeds studied political economy, banking Dean Umbeck has assisted in the he added. He has received many Jerry Flynn who resigned the and finance, and at Oxford Uni­ maintenance of a fine program versity where he received his Mas­ suggestions from various people Navy publicity position Feb­ of intercollegiate athletics at the ter's degree, Michalopoulos was a college. See ELECTIONS, Page 11 ruary 1. civil goyernor in Greece at the age of 21. He left this post to be­ "A host of friends at the college, come private secretary to Prime among her alumni, and throughout Minister Eleutherios Venizelos and the state will at once regret his Pomfret Suggests Band Receive $1500; accompanied him on an extensive going, but will rejoice in his large tour of the United States, Central opportunity to be of service to our Homecoming Parade To Be Voted On and South America. sister institution, Knox College." He served as delegate to the In a report to the General Co­ At the request of MeCurdy, a . Michalopoulos saw service in King, Adams Take operative Committee, read at its discussion was held on the Home­ Lausanne Conference and later as World Wars I and II. The second meeting last Thursday, Dr. John coming parade. Organizations governor of Corfu and adjacent conflict found him a director of Top Theatre Roles E. Pomfret, president of the col­ sponsoring floats in the parade last islands before retiring from public several large industrial and bank- lege, declared that he was recom­ See CO-OP, Page 12 affairs to enter private business. See MICHALOPOULOS, Page 12 At the conclusion of the final mending to the Board of Visitors try-outs last week for parts in that a maximum of $1500 be Shakespeare's Taming of the awarded to the band for capital Shrew, Althea Hunt, director, an­ improvements and that a maxi­ nounced a cast which will once mum of $1000 be given to the or­ again enable the William and ganization for its annual main­ Mary Theatre to score another hit tenance. in their long list of successful The committee voted to express productions. its appreciation to Dr. Pomfret for his action. A motion made by This farce-comedy will be pre­ Charles P. MeCurdy, Jr., secretary sented four nights in Phi Beta of the Society of the Alumni, that Kappa Auditorium, March 16, 17, letters be sent to the band's di­ 18 and 19. Two nights will be re­ rector and to the director of ath­ served primarily for students in letics recommending that they ob­ elementary and secondary schools tain, high school bands to play at in the vicinity-of Williamsburg. home games next year was also Twenty years ago Taming: of the passed by the committee. By this Shrew was produced when the­ means, the committee hopes to en­ ater courses were first added to courage high school musicians to the curriculum. enroll.at William and Mary. Members of the cast include Ronald King, Petruchio; Nancy Violinist, Pianist Adams, Katherina; Dorothy Ur­ ban, in her first appearance, Bi- Set Concert Date anca; George Belk, also appear­ Antonio Brosa, noted Spanish ing for the first time, Biondello; violinist, and Kathleen Long, Bri­ Bill Harper, Grumio; Dick Lee, tish pianist, will be presented Tranio; Dick Bethards, Ped­ Wednesday, February 23, at 8 p. ant; John Donovan, Baptista; Wil- m. in Phi Beta Kappa Hall as the third guest artists in the concert ford Leach, Vincentio; Jean Cut­ series. ler, Lucentio; Dave Friedman, This concert is open to all hol­ Gremio; Arthur Jacobson, Horten- ders of season tickets, and general sio,- Frances Thatcher, Curtis; admission tickets may be obtained Shirley Davis, a widow; Chris at the box office from 9 a. m. to curtain time on the day of the per- Moe, a tailor, and Vann Rhodes, See CONCERT, Page 11 Cast of 'Taming of the Shrew,' William and Mary Theatre's Next Production. a servant. PAGE TWO f Hi FLAT HAT Tuesday, February 15, 1949 Sammy Banks Offers Constructive Criticism The Flat Hat "Stabilitas et Fides" Letters To The Editor A weekly newspaper published by the students at the College of William and Mary every Tuesday of the college year except To the Editor: served to inform the reader of the for lo, these many weeks, we can during vacations. Entered as second class matter September 19, This letter is written to you information which you could not think of no worse fate for the 1916, at the post office at Williamsburg, Virginia, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription: $3.00 per year; $1.50 per semes­ and your staff with all due re­ get ahold of. (sic) Perhaps the FLAT HAT ,than letting that ter, postpaid. Advertisements: 60c per column inch; classified, spect to your personalities and story was late in coming in but intrepid journalist take over. 3c per word, minimum 50c. Address Box 637, Williamsburg, respective merits as individuals. your make-up staff, should have Virginia. As far as I know everyone of you certainly been enough on the ball ~"~ is a very nice person and very to set it up in some better way, 7/0 the Editor: probably come (sic) from good if only to save their editor from Much space was devoted last families and faithful American Time To Care the criticisms and snickers which week in asking "Who Cares?" communities. In one sense or an­ were sure to follow the paper's aDOut the activities of the student The stack of letters which we have received in answer to last other you all probably have a sin­ publication on Tuesday-night.