f THE FLAT HAT Vol. XIII COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, MAY 2, 1924. No. 26 College Captures Amer. Garden Club Blanton Drowned Strong Teams Here Captured Cannon Guests of College At Brunnoy, France Today And Tomorrow The United States Senate by a William and Mary on last Friday Robert Girvin Blanton, Jr., of Rich¬ Today and tomorrow bring two unanimous vote last Friday, passed a had the honor of entertaining the mond, aged 21, was drowned last formidable foes to Williamsburg to bill providing: for the loan to the Col¬ Garden Club of America, which held Saturday afternoon at Brunnoy, near meet the Indians; Richmond Univer¬ lege of William and Mary of two old its annual convention in Richmond Paris, while attempting to save the sity plays here this afternoon on Gary cannon which was surrendered to the during the latter part of the week. lives of four young boys whose canoe Field, and the Carolina State nine Continental forces by Cornwallis at More than 700 women were in the had overturned in a rapid stream will be seen in action tomorrow. The Yorktown. The bill had previously party which came down the James Mr. Blanton was Instructor in Eng¬ game with Richmond will be the passed the House on March 3 and the River and landed at Jamestown, later lish in the College of William and fourth time that an Indian team has Senate took favorable action at the visiting Carter's Grove, Yorktown, Mary during the session of 1922-23, met the Spiders during the present request of Senator Claude A. Swan- Williamsburg and other places of his¬ having come here from the University scholastic year, while Carolina State son, of Virginia. The bill was spon¬ toric interest. of Virginia, where he received the is comparatively a newcomer on Wil¬ sored in the House by Representative After landing at the first perma¬ degrees of Bachelor of Science and liam and Mary's schedule, since their Andrew Jackson Montague, of Vir¬ nent English settlement in America, Master of Science with the class of last meeting was in 1920 when the ginia. the delegates were taken to York- 1922. Tarheels conquered the Indians on the According to a dispatch to the Rich¬ town, every available bus from Nor¬ While connected with the faculty gridiron. mond News-Leader, Mr. Wadsworth, folk, Newport News and other places here Mr. Blanton was the author of Records of the season show that of the committee on military affairs, (Continued on page 2) several plays which won him a William and Mary and Richmond have in favorably reporting the bill to the scholarship at Harvard University. teams that are almost equally matched House, said: Va. Poets Assemble His most conspicuous work while at in the number of games won, but up¬ "If the desire for the guns were a William and Mary was his collection on considering the strength of the mere sentiment, it might be ignored Tomorrow Morning of Virginia proverbs and maxims teams played by the two institutions as unimportant. But teaching history which were published in the Richmond and their comparative scores it ap¬ to a class at William and Mary is like The first annual meeting of the Times-Dispatch and which were wide¬ pears that the Indians hold the ad¬ giving clinical instruction to a class Poetry Society of Virginia will be held ly read and discussed. vantage. It is certain that if Coach in medicine or military instruction to at the College tomorrow. In addition Leaving William and Mary last Tasker's men display the same brand a class upon a battlefield. to the regular program which has spring, Mr. Blanton went abroad in of baseball today that was shown last "It has been the effort of the Col¬ been arranged, the Society will be the company with Reginald Kenney, a Saturday against Savage School, the lege to collect and use everything con¬ guests of the College at luncheon. student here, intending to return to Spiders cannot hope to win. Either nected with our history that will sup¬ The program as announced by Pro¬ this country in the fall and enter Har¬ Sam Creath or Henry Johnson, both plement the learning of the class¬ fessor Charles N. Feidelson, President vard. While in Paris he was offered Richmond aces, will be Dobson's room. A professor may be dull, but of the Society, is as follows: a position as tutor in the Sorbonne choice for the mound. Creath proved he is not dull when he points out to Two hour meeting to be held in University in Paris, and so decided himself invincible to the Indians last his students the physical evidences of Chapel at 11 A. M. to remain there and take a course in year when he gained a victory over the events which have transpired. Address of Welcome by Professor advanced French Literature. It was William and Mary's famous club. These guns, therefore, would have an Feidelson. his intention to come home and enter Carolina State invaded the Old educational value there far beyond Reading of the Minutes by Mrs. Vir¬ Harvard next fall, to complete the Dominion last Monday with a strong the curiosity momentarily excited in ginia McCormick. work for the Ph. D. degree. squad, prepared for a sextette of a group of sight-seers. They would Roll Call and Treasurer's Report, He was related to several of the games. A two day's sojourn in Lex- be part of the instruction." Miss Annie Chapman. (Continued from page 6) (Continued on pace 7) (Continued on page 7) ' The Case of Free Verse, Mrs. Kin- solving (fifteen minutes). Reading* of Original Poems, Isabelle Attractive Booklet Debating Teams Conant (ten minutes). Important Meeting To Further Endowment Divide Honors Election of Officers. Reading of Original Poems, Mrs. Officers for the coming year will Gwathmey. An atti^active booklet entitled "The be elected at the meeting of the Cotil¬ The two teams representing Wil¬ Romance and Renaissance of the Col¬ lion Club to be held next Tuesday liam and Mary in the Tri-State De¬ Reading of Original Poems, Caro¬ line Giltinan. lege of William and Mary in Vir¬ evening at 7 o'clock. In addition to bate with Wake Forest and the Col¬ ginia," has just been issued, and will the election, other matters of very lege of Charleston last Friday night be distributed by the Board of Visitors great importance to the Club will be divided honors, the team composed in furthering the campaign for the discussed, and President Watkins re¬ of E. C. Johnson and George Reilly Tickets On Sale Endowment Fund. quests that all members be present. winning at Wake Forest, and David The booklet is the work of Dr. W. The orchestra for the finals has George and A. J. Winder losing to Tickets for the Barnes Con¬ A. R. Goodwin, Professor of Sacred already been engaged, according to Charleston here. cert will be on sale at the Col¬ Literature and Social Ethics, who is Mr. Watkins, but many of the details The subject of the debate was: lege Shop from April 30 to May also Director of the Endowment. The have not been worked out yet, and it "Resolved: That the United States 6. Reserved seats 75 cents. Reg¬ booklet contains, in addition to numer¬ is imperative that there be a full at¬ should adopt the cabinet-parliament¬ ular seats 50 cents. ous cuts picturing the present perma- tendance at this meeting in order to ary form of government." (Continued on page 6) thrash out these matters. In defeating Wake Forest, Johnson and Reilly won a verdict over one of the strong*est debating teams in the PHI BETA KAPPA MEMORIAL South. Wake Forest has won a ma¬ To Alumni Of jority of its contests in the past few 1891-95 years, and during the present year has defeated some strong teams in the South. Percy H. Lash, A. B., '95, At the time of going to press no wishes to meet all his class¬ notice had been received of the results mates and friends of the period of the contest between Wake Forest 1891 to 1895, on the campus in and Charleston at Charleston. June. He says: "Will the boys of that period join me there to renew our friendship of those happy days, Library Closed show our love for our Alma Mater, and give unanimous ap¬ On account of the Spring- preciation to those who are guid¬ Festival which is to be held to¬ ing the College in its progress morrow, May 3, the Public today? Let every one come, and Library will be closed for the we shall have a grand old re¬ day. To Contain Auditorium, Recreation Rooms, Guest Rooms and union." Replica of the Apollo Room THE FLAT HAT _ . _. 1 y '■ ■ ■ ■■ —————..—..—..—„.—„+ At M M ■■ ■»■!■■ HH III NR mi—.Nil UU wl. Girls Giving More I Established 1899 j ALL KINDS OF HIGH CLASS ! Phone 217 P. O. Box 404 ? iPure Food Grocery Co.! LAUNDRY Time To Physical Ed. 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