W-L Swimmers Smash Conference Record In Medley In Th.la .r.ue Editorials W-L Swimmers Break Record .. • VMI Dances and School Loyalty .. Don Bestor Signed For Dances .. Give the Amendment a Chance . Amendment Approved By E . o ... W r ling-tum t Dr. Chase and Fraternities ... z 779 By the Students, For the Students VOL. XLI W'ASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1938 NUMBER 40 -----------------------------------------------------------------------~---------------------------------------------- · Records Crack FourteenTeams Leaders Answer VMI Amendment Is Approved Under Assault Already Signed • By Executive Committee Of S.C. Nators In Tournament Wtth Plan for Boycott Times In Five Events Low- Entrance of Two Outstand- ered In First Day ing Virginia Quints Of Keydet Dance Set Of Meet Still Unknown For Election of Officers Returns! Bestor Returns For Spring Ql:JINTETS ENTERED Dance Set April FROM SEVEN STATES 22-23 Six Schools Q ualify Men Many State Champion Per- DRIVE WILL BEGIN T o Compete In formers Are Represented EARLY NEXT WEEK Finals In Contest Hampden-Sydney, Univer­ Washington and Lee opened de­ Fourteen prep and high school sity of Virginia Dances All Lexington Churches To fense of its Southern Confe1·ence basketball teams are already deft· Publication O fficers Are swimming championship at VMI nitely "in" for the South Atlantic Are Also In Conflict H old Special Student Excluded From Terms this afternoon by setting a new Interscholastic basketball tourna­ Services record in the 300-yard medley re­ ment to be held here March 10. King Jones, president of the Co­ Of Amendment lays. 11, and 12 : and two Virginia tillion Club. announced today that 1 Religious Emphasts Week will Six teams quali1led men tor the schools are still be be beard from. Don Bestor and his orchestra will Af ter three hours and a half of begin Sunday morning, March 8 . finals tomorrow afternoon with Announcement of the entries ac­ return to Washington and Lee for animated discussion and minute when all the churches of Lexing­ cepted and pairings for the tour­ spring dances on April 22 and 23. examination, the Executve Com­ Washingt.on and Lee and Duke ton will hold special services tor leading with nine men apiece. N. ney will be made Sunday. Captain Bestor played for the club's open­ mittee of the Student Body pass­ the students of Washington and c . State placed seven men, Wil­ Dick Smith, W-L athletic director, Ing dances last fall. ed the proposed amendment to Lee. Pe.stors of the Associate Re ­ said yesterday. Negotiations fol' a return en­ student elections by the necessary liam e.nd Mary, and VMI ftve each, form Presbyterian, the Manly Me­ and Clemson one tor the ftnals to- Teams from seven states, near- DON BESTOR ge.gement of the "Society Orches­ two-thirds maJority last Tuesday morial Baptist, the R. E. Lee Me ­ morrow. ly all prep or high school cham- --------------­ tra" were completed with Consoli­ night. A special election will be morial Episcopal, the Trinity pions, have sent in applications. dated Artists Bureau several days held next Wednesday for the en- Five records fell in the competi­ Methodist Episcopal, and the Lex­ tion as the swimmers lowered times Seven are high school teams and ago, but announcement was with­ ' tire student body to vote upon it, ington Presbyterian, will all pre­ In the medley, back stroke, 100, seven from preparatory schools. Debaters Face held pending the settlement of the student body president Billy Wil­ sent sermons of interest to Wash­ 220, and 50 yard free style events. Fork Union, Massanutten, and VMI dispute. son announced. Jones said be was glad to get ington and Lee students. Results Staunton Military Academy e.re Toronto Today Only a maJority vote of the stu­ Monday morning, March 7. Rev . the Virginia schools which have Bestor back again. "Most students dent body is required to pass the Russell C. Stroup will conduct the 3~ yard medley ~elay: Won b~ accepted invitations. Asheville I talked to last fall liked him pret­ amendment and make It part of opening assembly in Lee C hapel W-L, VMI, second, Duke, third, and High School and Durham of Still Unbeaten ty well," he said. "Personally 1 Dr. N. c. State, fourth; Clemson, fttth. North carolina· Ea te Hi h think he's nne." the constitution. as a result of the DEAN TUCKER at ll:S5. At 7:30 the.t evening, Time 3·19 7 · • s rn g committee's vote. ----------------- George D. Heaton will address a · · · · School a.nd St. J ohns of Wasbing- No announcement was made Coming as the cllmax to a cam­ student assembly in Washington QualUlen ton; BriarlY Milltary Academy Trio H as Gained Four concerning the drive for tickets paign by various prominent stu­ Chapel. During the day Dr. Hea­ 220 yard tree style: Farber and and Bethesda, of Maryland; Spar­ Victories; Burner A nd but Jones indicated that the sale dents Interested in bettering con­ Tucker Refuses ton and Rev. Stroup will be in Hart <W-L>; Payne, Walker, and tanburg and Due west High of subscriptions for the set would ditions existing in student body charge of classes in Bible and Po­ Shepherd <Duke>; Reynolds <N. Schools of South Carolina; Green­ Avery Speak Tonight begin about the middle of next elections, the new amendment re­ State Position litical Science, respectivelY. c . State>. Best time by Payne. brier Milltary School, of West Vir- week. Prices tor the set or for in­ ceived a thorough going-over by Tuesday will ftnd theRev.Stroup 50 yard free style: Meem (W-L>; ginia; and the Monroe Aggies, Ma­ Still undefeated after four con­ dlvidual dances were not an­ the committee. Opposition center­ holding cl&S$es in Psychology and Rooney <N. C. State>: Jenkins con and Le.nler of Georgia round tests on the road. the w -L debate nounced. ed largely in the pledlin& provi­ ToRemainHere speaking to a student assembly in <Duke>; Shuler <W-M>; Doughty out the group. team of Burner, Avery, and Chris­ Several New Memben and Irving CVMI). Best time by topher arrived in Toronto today sions and fear that its pusare Washington Chapel in the evening. Jeftenoa May Enter where tonight they will engage in Bestor comes here from a sue- meant the break-up of Clique dom­ On Wednesday, Rev. C. Everard Meem. 100 yard free style : Reynolds Whether Thomas J efferson High their most important debate of the cessful Pittsburgh enge.gement inance by e. favored few. Various Turns Down Appointment Deems will have a class in Biology School, of Richmond, Virginia, can season. the I nternational Discus- with several new members in his minor amendments were made to and at 10 : 1S he wlll give • special and Bailey <N. C. State>: White As Commissioner Of talk, "The Evolution of Religion, .. (VMI >; Ball <W-L); Shuler compete depends upen the settina slon of the Patriotism problem band, who formerly were connect­ the original text. which was pre­ of the date for the state champion- with the University of Toronto. ed with Paul Whiteman. sented by committeeman Clarke Public Welfare in Washington Chapel to &.11 class­ <W -M> ; Batley <Duke>. Best time by White. ship playoff. Avery e.nd Burner will probably The band-leader . wen known as and seconded by Jack Bear. es in Psycholo&Y. Philosophy. and Due West High School will be race the Canadians. Don 1n the Play Don" comments PubUeaUou Esehuled Dean Rol;>ert H. Tucker in a Modern Civilization. Rev. Deems ISO yard bac.k stroke: Meem statement to The Rllll'-tum PbJ wm also address a student assem­ <W-L>; Wood and White CN. C. one of the outstanding favorites to In the debate with Gettysburg of Jack Benny's humorous radio An attempt to include publica­ this morning con1lrmed previous bly ·that evening in Washington state> ; Young <Clemson> ; Em­ take the title. The Due West team college, which opened this 2500 hour, bas played at the French tions offices in the scope of the unsubstantiated reports that be mett and Gardt (Duke>. Best time has been defeated but once In the mile tour Monday night. Avery and Casino in New York, at the Arggon amendment was narrowly defeat­ Chapel at 7:30. had deftnitely declined the ap­ On Thursday, the ftnal day, Rev . by Young. past two years. and recently won Christopher converted 22 members Ball Room in Chicago, e.nd with ed by a close vote, though none or the South Carolina championship. of the e.udience and turned the ta- Eddy Duchin is one of the bands pointment as bead of the VIrginia Deems wm live a special talk' 200 yard breast stroke: Goldberg the actual ftgures were released by Department of Public Welfare. "Science and Religion," to mem­ and Brown <W-M>; Warner and Another South Carolina entry cer- bles on the Pennsylvania team by most often signed for debutante the committee. In releasing the statement, Dean bers of the freshman class, but di­ Tennan t <W-L>; Damun <N. C. tain to put in a stron& bid for the an overwhelming score ot 26-3. parties. • Old line Cliquemen. angered at Tucker said it was Intended pri­ rected especially to freshman sci- State) ; Pollard <VMI> . Beat time championship ls Spartanburg High swtnr 111 Played Jones did not indicate whether what they consider "an unneces­ marily to put an end to the uncer­ School, the defendin& title-bolder. The Lexington team was former- he would secure a professional Continued on page tour bY Goldberg. Lanier High School, champions ly greeted in Gettysburg by the decorator for the ball or not, al­ sary and amateurish move.'' be.ve tainty created by press reperts 440 yard breast stroke: Farber held various meetings since Tues­ of Georgia, defeated Savannah strains of the "Swing," and after- though he Indicated it was prob­ during the past months.