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WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1917 VOL. XXI

NO. 8

T~E PROBLEM OF COLLEGE STUDENTS /W. ·AND L. RUNS UP 118 POINTS - NEWTON D. BAKER '91, SEC'Y OF WAR · AGAINST ROANOKE

(From_1he Patriotic News Service, National Committee of

Patriotic Societies)

When the call to national eervice arose, spirited young m~n everywhere of course wanted to be employed In a patriotic way, and I auppoee there is ~carcely a young mao m any college 1n the country who hu not very anxl· ously addreued to him£el t t be quea· tton: "What ..:an I do•"

I think that t here is no ger•eral answer to this queatioo. Even in those caaeb where It would be obvi­ously better for a young man to stay at college and prepare himself for later and fuller U8Afulneu, yet I r the young mao in eo dolo~ acquires a low view oC his own courage, and feels that be was electlnll the leas wortby course, the effect <n the young mao ~EWTO~ D. BAKER, LL.B. '91 or that state of mind toward his own a ctions probably would b:! ao preju­diral that it ought not to be encour­

GEORGETOWN HAS

aged. A VETERAN TEAM

COLLEGE PREPAiATIOIS BEING IIADE.

FOR TliARSGMNG DANCES Is

Paxton to Lead Cotillion German and Evlns Sophomore Dance- Wrigbt

fill Be Here

Largest Score in Generals' History- VIsitors Make

Lone Field Goal

FIRSr HALF W.& L

Ground 1111ned on tnd rune 45 yda 1 Cruund aained on lifle bueka 114 yda:

Averagoltnrth of Pllnta - :vda Greu preparations are in progre11 A•eraae run back of kl~ka 30 :vde:

t tb l Tb k , . . First downa made ll

. or 11 annua an 1g1 v rng dancee.l Forward puut~ <"<mPieti!CI 1 fbe Sonbomore Cotillion will come c' orwai'CI P&SIW!IIineompll!ted -

round pined on forwarcl p._ 75 rda Qn Monday night, Deeea:ber a. tbe Pen ltita l•llieted 2hda.. "'· t 'l' Cl b d Gruund loat on ruahta ao ydt """ t1 JOn u aneant on Tueadav af. N~<mber uf tun,btes made 2 • tj!rnooo, December 4. and the Cotillion SECO}'{O BKLF Clob German that night The daD<:ell r.round pined on end runs 140 yd1.

. • Ground pined on line bach 11• :vd1 will ·m all probabillty be aa large and Av,.raulenatb or PWlt.B 25 rda:

f l Avera&'o r•m back or klclu 20 :vd aa soccaaa a aa oaual, llltboogh they Firat downs made 16 1

will be· characterized by the utmoet r,.orwa~ .-...completed 1 urwa"' J)Uia lneompleted 1 almplicity. Wright's orchestra will Ground n ln«< on forward pau 10 Jdt. f • h tb • Penaltlta lnflletCJd _ yda

Ul'Oll e mutiC. Ground lott on rwrbes 11 yda • The Sophomore Cotillion will be Number oflumblee made •

Roanoke 2 ydt.

14 :Vdl. 20 ydl. - vdt. 6 4 !!

Q) "''· -,d .. 9J'dl. •

- yde. 11 :vdt. 29 :v!U.

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39yda.

led by Glenn E9lo8, aaelated lty Hunt Si fford. The followin" committee• have been appointed to aee that every· thing cornea up to expectationP.

Finance: J. H. SiiTord, chairman, J. A Johnston, C. M. Jennings, J . W. McKown, an I G. G. Child.

Waab!ngton and Lee romped over the lighter Koanoke College elefen Saturday by the overwhelming score of 118 to S, thua a!Muing the largeat acore garnered by a Blue and White machine In the memory of the oldeet To the extent that the men in col ·

lege are pbyalcally diequalll\le:J, or to the extent that tbey are too young to meet the requinmeota of the depart· ment. it seems o.joite clear that in the pr esent state of the emergency their

Generals Will Me!t Strong Agcregation Saturday- Gilroy and McQaade

Head HiUtoppers' Offense

Invitation . M, R. Moore, chair· man, P. D. Bowedon, S. L. Knigh­ton, J. M. LeFile, and C. D. McCabe.

Arrangement : G B. Fenley

follower of WaJbington and Lee BJ:Otll,

Coach Bryan etarted the game with the recond team but withdrew them toward the end or the tlret peri· od in fa\•or of tbe van ity. This was major oeefolneaa Ilea in remaining in In meeting Gorgatown next Satur­

the college, going forwardfwith their dt.f tbe GenErals will play one of the academic work. The knowledge that !ew teams in the divieion that are the atudenta will acquire at college fort~nate in having many of ita laet will equip them for aubaequent uaero·: year 1 playera tack th il! fall. They neaa If tne emergen~y lasts until tbei; have bad the reputat ion In t he put call comes. O l alway a puttrn tout a fatt alld bPavy

But we do not want to chill enthoa · eleven, and tbi! vear ~Ill be no ia•m. We want to preaerve entbual• exteption. um and cultivate it and oae 1 t; but Georg a town t bl11 year ha11 the aame we do want to be diacrlmlnating in wonderful barkfiPld rbet made her our enthuc~iaem, and prevent people feared by all last lear. for both Me­getting the notion that they are not Q.uade an~ Gilroy, the latter being th e helping the country uoleu they htgh scortng ta r< of th., whole ~ountry do aomething dilferent, which very Jut year, are ruor. i11g true to form, o ften Ia not the cue at all. The a~d Whalen, th er r el1tr end, Ia still a lareeet osefolneaa may come from ~turd at recel vlng paaeu. In fact doinK the same thing Now, it Ia It was P811Pe fr o'll Gilroy to Whalen not unnatural that there ahould he the that hroullht abour both Georgetown'• ebullitions of feeling this desi re to t ;uchdo'4'r-. •n th e! Fordham game and change occupation ~. a badge of alsc. their only counter in rhe conte4t ebuced .arviee and devotion to idea Ia. with t"e ~avy. Otu eolleae can exerclae a atelldyiog A v rc tory ove: Gtorgeto.,n Ia more influence ill tllia regard highly rrited rhan almo•t any other

We1am .-ing to ba•e IOJatl on the game thie lt'IPon. for the Hilltoppen, ... : ... Me golne to haft louea ib while elaued as a Southern tf'am, play

chairman, B. M. Campbell, C. H. Me: Cain, D. C. Storey, and J. B. Atkins.

Floor: Reid White, chairman, W. F. Myer11, 1'. R. Nelton, L. A. Cot­t ingham, and F. C. !•'faber.

The Cotillion Club GermaJJ will be led by Matthew Patxon, the preaident of the club. The committee• appoJOt­ed for the Cotillion Club dance• of tbe year are:

Arrangement: W. B. Watts chairman, J. B. Waters. T. !:i. Jonu' and F. W. Hoge. '

lnvltafion: B. F. Tillar, chair· man, R. M. Cabell, M. P. Sutton, and E. L. Gladney.

Reception: H. A Holt. chairman, J. R. Fain, T. H. Scovell, and N. L . Olckim1on.

The annual aho"Alll of t" • 1'. A N anlf While Friar rrbboo lhl\l~<~d will be held on the afternoona o( the danret. Tbe White Friar abow wll comf' on Monday afternoon and the P. A.N. performance will be held be· foro the daaeaat oo Tuuday afterQPon.

No anaouncemata bave been made

alao something rarely •~en on Wilaoo field . Many a subultute baa been sent into the fray. bot nerer before baa an entirely new team appeared on the field to relieve these who began the con 1 eat.

battle; Alllr eommunltlet are going to Ooatinued 00 !>a6e 6 C.dnael on pqoe8

be .Ujeeted to the rield diteipline of -=-= ...... ==-============-====-===;.

The etcond team bad no difficulty with the Collegians' line &uaults, but eeemed to have trouble in atemroing their aerial attack. When t be varaity appeared on the acene both the olfenae and the defenae of the viaitora crum­bled aod tb' sole queetlon was bow many pcints would be ron up and which member of the team would acore the moat counten. Thla waa a m"re l'lo~t> ly CO"ltute~ evo·t than lht> 11a oe it•Pif and the rPsult waa atwaye 1n t.loubt. R~ainu was the •ictor wltb four toucbtlJwn11, but Moaa eet three and Larkin and Gregg eacb made two. So ea,er were ~ Geo­erala for coantera that at timet wheo­ooe of them r~elved tbe ball oa tbe ldekoff he tbeu and there raced over Roanoke'• eo.J. Tbia happened three tlmea. Moaa gala it by teatlar ofl nlnety·o~e Jarda but Raioea and Larkht could not be outdone and repeated the performance.

multiplied penonal arlefa acattered all through the commomtv, and we are going to March the ~auae ot tboee baek to their foundati on, and our feelioga are aoing to be torn and 0111' nenea made raw. There Ia a place for ;:>hsyldan' or public upinlon to exerciae a curative lmpulae. Tbe }oung men who are In college•. "ho go to their bqmet form oor t:ollrgea and ma"e up a very large part or lb4 direction fo pablle opinion, can ~ur ·

clae a curative influeqce by preach· log the doctrine of tolerance, by ex·

Football

W. and L ... . ........... 66 W. andL . ............ . ) 0 W. and L .... . .......... 28 W. and L . ........... .. .. 43 W. and L ............... 118

Schedule

Randolph-Macon, ........ 0 Georgia Tech ... . .... . ... 63 A. &M .. .. ..... . . .... . .. 7 Richmond College. . . . . . . 0 Roanoke Colle~e. . . . . . . . 3

Nov.17-Georgetown University, at Roanoke Nov.29- Washington and Jefferson, at Richmond

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Tbia wu Captain Pierottl'a lut game on Wilson field and tbe big cen­ter livedup to bla reputation. He bloeked a punt by Chapman behind Roanoke'a goal line, Fox pouncing upon it for a touchdown, ani ebortly after thia apeared a forward pa11 wltb one band and raced twenty aix yarda to the goal poeta.

The third quarter waa the vlaltor 'a fatal period for In tbia tbort apace of fifteen mlnutea the Geo<!rala made 7

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W. AND L. RUNS UP 118 POINTS i tlii• point Coach Bryan sent in the finL team to prevent a touchdown.

Coatlaatd trom Ptl't t Roanoke fumbled but recovered .

were takfn back to tbelr 4'1·yard line for boldinr.

Moaa clreled riKht end for thirty· •even yardt, and hit left tackle f~>r eieht on the nest play. Stlveratein made firet down throu~rh center. Rainu went over left t.tel<l t for foor yard•, and Mon pluneed through the line for ei~bt more and a touchdown. l' ierotti kicked goal.

---· I Moyer made a yard through center. touchdown• ana kicked eeven goal• A forward pus wa• blocked by Pier· tbos scor ing over tbrec pointe pfr otti. Chapman kicked a drop kick minute. from a difficult angl~~> for Roancke'•

The visitou put up a bard fight and only ecor11. battled a-amely •11 the way. The work Chapman kicked to 'doa• on the 9· of Captain Chapman and Smith how· yard line, who raced through the ever stood out 111 the feature of their whole Roanoke ream for ninety-one performance. yards and a touchdown. Pierotti

Pierotti kicked to l'aintrr on the 12-yard line wbo returned twenty· tbree yarda. Smith failed to gain, but W. and L. wae penalized for off· aide. Lentz 11nd Smith failed to gain and the halt ended. Score: W. and L., 35; Roanuke College, 3.

ThA antlre Waablngton and Lee kicked goal. team starred and it would be extreme· Pierotti kicked to Painter CJn t.be ly difficu lt to center the calcium rays 12-yard line wbo returned eight yard11 upon any par ticular Individual. How· Painter failed to gain through left ever the broken field running of guard. Smith failed to gain. Quarter Rainee waa very spectacular. ended, score : W. and L. , 14; Roa· T HIRD QUARTER

TBE GAME IN DETAIL noke, 3.

c:re11g k irked to Groeeeloee on the SECOND QUARTER

:n yaud ltoe v.bo returned aeven Charma, pu'ltPd thirty-five J' Rr .. • yarda. Moyer made ll yard over left I to Mou, but Hull recovered the ball. tackle. and W. and L. waa penalized Roanoke lo:t two yards. Long for· for off·eide. Moyer mafte three yarda wa.rd p11a waa barely miaud. For· throuah right guard. Forward pa11, wa.rd paaa wu hit by Mo!l, but At· Smith to Rhyne, netted the viaitore kinaon recovered the ball before it twenty-five yard11. touched thf' ground for a 17·ytrd

Moyer failed to galo. Lentz got gain. Another attempted forward two yardl around right end. On the paas wae intercepted by Rainee. next play Roanoke fu1r bled but re· Moaa made two yards over left covered for 1 3 -yard Ioiii. Chapman tsc:kle Raines darted through right

I tried a drop kick but mined, and W. tackle for forty-three yarda, ten and L. received the ball on their 20· yards from t he goal. Mou made yard line. two yarda. Raines bit tbe line for

Blain bit right taekle for three eight, and on the next play circled left yards. Sloan hurdlt•d over right guard end tor a touchdown. Pierotti kicked for seven, and Spencer g&ined three goal. on a similar play. Gregg darted Pierotti kicked to Lentz on the 7-arouod right end for twenty-nine yard line who returned fourteen yarda. yard11 running splendidly through a Smith failed t~> gaiu tbroogb left broken field. Blain hurdled over the guard. On a eplit buck Smith gained line for three yards. Sloan made four yarda. Roanoke fumbled bot three yards over left guard. Gregg recovered for a 5 yard gain. Rhyne added two off right tackle, and tbeo failed to make anything over lert slipped through center for first down. tackle. Lentz lO!It tbree yard11.

Blain circled left end for ten Chapman kieked twenty·l!even yarda yards. Sloan bit ribgt tackle for out of bound11. five. Gregg dartet! olf right tackle Pierotit made a bad pua to Moaa for seventeen yards, being downed one and the ball rolled twenty· nine yards yard from tt.e goal Spenr~r failed before the Generals ' hal fhack fell on to ga10, acd Gregg elipped through it. Moaa made six yarda oft' right center for a touchdown. Sloan kicked tackle. After receiving ... forward goal. pan from Fain, Larkin raced eixty·

Gregg kicked to Smith on the 22· elgbt yards for a touchdown. Pie· yard line, who paesed the ball to rotti klc.ted goal. Rhyne. Thia voungater returned tbe Pierotti kicked to Smith on the 5. hall to midfield before he was downed. yard line who retoroed twelve yardP. Smith gained five yards around left Roanoke lost a yard on two playa. end, being fiercely tackled by Blain. Pase, Smith to Chapman, netted ai x Smitb shot a paaa to Lentz for thirty· yard&. Chapman kicke<l thirty-five seven yardP, placinK tbe ball eight yards to Fain who returned the ball yards rrom the Generals ' goal. At a n equal dletance, but the n enerale

TWO NEW STARS IN THE GENERALS' LINE

Chapman kicked off to Rainee on the 20-yard line who returned the ball thlrrv fl,.. )arda. MoP!I bit right tsc:k~et l ur two yards. W. and L. wa1 penalized five yarde for interter· ence after the blowing of the wbletle. The General• loat ten yarda aa the re· eult of 1 bad pau. Larkin kicked tbirty yard• to Smith who was downed in bia traeka

Painter fai;ed to gain. Raines lntereepted forward paea and raced for a toueb<'owu. Pierotti kicked goal.

Piero~t i kicked to Lentz on tbe 9-yard line, wbo wa11 tlowned after gaining two yarda. Roanoke fumbled and Pierotti recovered for a 6-yard gain. Silverstein covered the eight yarde to a touchdown on two bocks over center. Pierotti kicked goal.

Pierotti kicked fifty yards h Smrtb who returned to Roanoke's 20-yard line. Lentz and Painter failed to gain. Moss Intercepted a forward paee, and with sixteen yard11 to goal, Raines covereo the distance on a sweeping run around left end. Pierotti kick ed goal.

l:'ierott i k icked to Srrltb on the 6· yard line who re turned nine yards. Smith lost tive, and Hethel tackled Lentz for aooth~r lose. Chapman kicked thirty yarda out of bounda. Raines went over right guard for five y:uda. lt'ain circled right end for tblrtJ·flve yards and a touchdown.

Pierotti kicked goal. Cbapman kicked to Fain on the 25·

yard line who returned the ball to midfield. Mosa raced around left end for twenty eix yards. Moaa miaaed a lona:c forward pa&a. Larkin made eix· teen yarda around right end. Moaa bit tackle for eleven yarda on two playa and Silveretein dived over guard for tbe remaining four ;arda to a touchdown. Pierotti kicked goal.

Chapman k1cked to Fain on the 15· yard line who returnea forty-seven yarda. Moea ci,.:led left end for aix. Larkin gainf'd two yard11 aroond end. Rainea ma<!e nine yarda. Silver11tein bit center for four, and W. and L., received five more yarde on an olfaide penalty. Fain raced around end for twenty-nine yards. Silvers tein bucked center for live. Mo•a bit right goard fur a touchdown. Larltin kicked out to Fain and Pierotti kicked goal.

Chapman kicked to Raines on the 15· yard line wbo raced eighty·flve yards to~ a touchdown. Pierotti kicked goal.

FOURTH QUARTER

Mon~gomery aubatftuted for Atkins. Chapman ki cked flfteen farda to Lar­kin who returned the ball for a touch­down. Pierotti kicked goal. Corbett substituted for Larkin

Pierotti kicked to Smith on dJe 10· yard line who returned nrteen. Roa. noke fa ill'd to :;aln on two plays, Chapman lost twenty yards when at· tempting to kick. Chapman attempted to punt, IJut Pierotti blocked it, and Fox fell on the ball for a touchdown. Pierotti kicketi ~oal. Gilliam went In- for Bailey. Pierotti kicked to

BAILEY R. G. PATTERSON. L. u. I Moyer on the 10 yard line who re· turnell uxteen yard~. After Roanoke

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had fil led to gatn on a li ne bud: Pierotti intercepted a forward pan w. & L . Men in Mnd ran for » touchdown. Pierotti kicked aoal. II the Nation's Service

Walta went in for Fox. Pierotti 'l!::l-=====-klcked to Moyer on the 7·yard line tThe Binr-tuna l'blwut .... ~-•">' lnforma­wbo returned seventeen yards. Scovell Uon !or lhia de,oartmen t from our nadero.). @Uh,tituted for Patteuoo and Gr~~tga for Fain. Roanoke made two yarda on a! many playa through the line. Sloan went in for Silveratein. Chap­man kit'ked thirty yarda to Gregg who wee downed in hie tra~s.

Gregg circled right end for nine yards Blain went in for Raines. Blain lost a yard a.round left end, bein~r block•d Uy bia OWn lnterferen~e. W. and L. wae penalized five yard• for otT -ride. Mou raced around right end for eleven yards l~orward pa13 waw uosuccespfcl. Sloan m!lde ten yards \through renter. Blain went over right guard for aix, and Greg< added eix on a similar play Hlain made eleven yards off right tackiP.

The Rlng-•um Pbl baa JUat come Into poueulon of a letter from R. N. Latture '1G, written "Somewhere in France, ' ' and dated October 15. In part it runs 11 follow•:

"Since leaving Francis Miller in Paris I have not seen a W. and L. mao. 1 have juat learned that within a few daya I shall be eent into the trenebea wltb the French eoldiefll. It appears r~>mantic on peper but really it i1 not attractive during tbe winter from the point o ~ view of comfort or safe ty.

"It see ns ta me h ... w .. ver that I am doing my • bit' 1n ~bll' war where It count~t the mon. The people at home 'limply cannot realize the tremendous

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SpencPr went In for Moqs Pier-otti kicked to Smi th on the 12-yard ltn• w!n returne l thirte!n yardJ. Sm th lost rour yull•, And Roanoke wa1 p •na it Pd lHt Pen yards for hold· lng. Mllyer loH t~~oo Jones went

think v hat elaborate ccmforla are beinl{ prcvided in t.he cantonments and compare that with tht'l ghaetl~ need for equipmeei and euppliee"

Llltlure n• & Y. M. C. A. eectetary is nidenlly doing hie eha~e for his country, and also for \V Jshington and Lee.

in for E• ins Phyne lost four yards Lieut. R. C. Hoo:t •12 ha.!! arrived Patterao:~ "' cnt in for Seovell. Chap· mao kicke.J forly yard~ to Gregg who returned tweaty· two Blain made fourteen yards off tight ta~kle. Spencer made tv.•o yarda in two plays. Taylor subatituted for Gilliam Gregg hurled over tte line for a touchdown. Pierotti kic~ed goal.

Pierotti kicked 11hort to Watts who ran to within twenty-five yards of the goal. Blain made eight yards around right end, and Gregg got first dl~ n. Game over, S:ore: W. anrl L , 118 ; Roanoke Coll•ge, 3

!he line up : W. and L. Wattd, Cap. Montgomery Jonea Patter11on, C. Patterson, J. Scovell Evins Gregg Spencer Dlain Sloan

Roanoke College L . E Atkinson L. T. Painter

L. G. Barringer C. Hull

R. G. Cadwallader R. T. Groseclose

R. E. Chapman, Cap. Q. B. Rhyne L. H. Lentz R. H. Smith F. B. Moyer

Touchdowns: Raines, 4; Si I ver­etein, 2; Moss, 3; Larkin, 2: Gregg, 2 : Fux, Pierott i, Sloan, Fa10. Goal f rom touchdowns: Pierottl,l5; Sloan, 1, Goal from tield: C~apmar..

Substitutions : Waebmgton and

in Frano:e accorihnJt to a recent :1ewa· paper diapatch Be ia in the medical reserve corp~ of the United ~tatea army.

John L. llarriaon '16 iR in a police company of the coast artillery" some· where In France."

R. H. Gardner ' 17 ia hunting a commission In the artillery at Fort Monroe.

1 he foll-owing alumni are at the R u. T. C. at Fort Oglethrope, Ga. : T. 0. Bagley '07, G. C. Bell '11, H. l\1. Barke1 ' 14, and A. H. Boyd '17.

Some of the W. and L. men who received commissions at the first R. 0. T. C. tbet have not been p•lb-1 isbed in previous issues are:

Robt. Adams '15, aer.ond lieulen· ant, C. A C.

Paul N Algee ' 19 , second lieuten · ar.t, infantry.

S. A. Beard '09, second lieutenant, marine corps.

H. P. Crile, '16, eecond lieuten-ant, Twenty·fiftb Cavalry, U. S. R.

W. 1:1. Dunlap '06, flret lieutenant, engineere, U. S. R.

J. W. Payne'l5, second lieutenant, infantry, U. S. R.

J . J:i. Penick '19, second lieuteu­ant, infantry, U. S. R.

R. R. Blake '12, Ia In the quarter­muter corpa at New York.

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1 t th t> Univeu lty of M1cblgan P~ ~rn ~h~ .. exceeded the ir quols of wn''" .- ! $!..00. (I lJ tly ~2-l, 000.

In the U. S Navy are r.'. M. Davia

•1~o':::rdM<-.Ast:c:b: 1.'~a.' 1~~ a aecond HOT WAFFLES and CLUB SA/1D'iiCHES 1 ieutenant in the quartermaater corps and W. C. Dance Ia captain in the artillery, U. S. R.

Dr. l. W. :mitb's Father Dies

La11t Thursday Lexington lo11t one of 111 mo~t valuable and honored cit I· zena, V M. I loet the head of the Math department and a loyal nlum ­nus, and Or. L W Smith of the W. and L faculty loat hie beloved fatt-er, in tbt' person of Colonel Francis U. !:>mlth ColoAPI Smith bee been in poor ht>alth for eome time and the whole <"ommunity was dietreesed to hear nf his death.

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~I.e Jl inn-tum 21 .. ,IM. c. A . . There can be no doubt , energy, t hat other fleldJ of mu~lca l '~ !.' 'fl.&~ tbat Wa.htn~ •on and Lee haa plaJed t alent mu t t e t"r t u-,~fllnr~~.

(cnu~ .. ... D ····> . I I lbe aame in the Pi ll. Ther. 18 no q •Je ~t l ::n al'out the

Wuhiorton and Lee Uainrsity )VeeklJ Our prea.ent duty it t , •ee that we pre,en~e or musie1l t'llent on the

continue the won~ for the country ------------------------------~'~ h -. · wblcb WaPington and lee men ave

campu- The Frt>!!hmen h n e already proved tbat hc. t to the ::iopbornQre

cll1111. It only remain!! tor Pomeone to deplort, collect. and organite the other tield11 of mu•ical eudeavor.

Sobscriptiona 11.1)() per year,in ad»ance. aet for our example. ln the fl rat Single copy I') centa. • i A

ca~~e there ie military t rainina. hundred and fl fly t tudenta are now

OFJPICE- TBlRD FLOOR, MA1N BUIL~JNO enll•ted In the W. and L. provllil>nal 11ue It Is

Entered at the Lexington, Va., 'post- training battalion, and under the office aP aecond-class mail matter. efficient leadereb ip of Major Edwards ( From College Toph:a)

EDITORIAL BOARD

EDMUND D. CAMPBELL '1@, Edltor·ln·Chid J . llENRY S MITH '19, Aut. P.dltor-ln-Chl~f B.S. SANFORD '18, ContrlbuliM Editor J . t.. M~UORD ' 18. Socl&l Editor DANIEL BLAIN '20, A.-late Editor

TRE STAPP

F. T. COLE '18 S. A. RARTZO '19 D. S. NOBLE '18 S. A. ANDERSON '19 J . C. BLOCKER '18 W. S. STEVENS '!0 A. B. SBEPP£RSON ' IS W. J . RUSHTON '21

W. B. WISDOM '21 W. B. PATTERSON '21. c.rtoonin

MANAGEME!fr

J . E. AYDELOTTE '19, BIJiin- Manqu C. B. BURNS '20 } J . W. M~KOWN '20 Aut. Bua. Manacen A. M. WALKER '20

AJI matter of busineaa should be ad· dressed to the Business Manager , and all other matters should come to the Editor-in-Chief.

We are always glad to publish nny communication that may be b ahded · to us. We desire to call a t tention to the fact that unsigned correspondence will not be published.

Kockbrldlle C'oum' Nowa Prim

For America

American eoldlera have fallen in

marked progreu le being ahuwn. Dr ill may oecome monotonoua aa t ime goes on, but every man in the batta­

lion ought to realize the cauee for .wbicb he le drillin~ and atlek man­fully to t he taek.

h n ' t it peculiar t bat the avera~e

atudeot !!pend& much money and lime at college in order to obta1n knowl· edgt> yet u joices over ev.- ry cuL of the profenor and n~ver waits the re· qui•ed five minutes-

At the present t ime everything elae Knocke thl! in!ltilutio!l, cuHom11, in tbia un iveraity nd in country and profeuora while at the umvcn i ty must be made aubaervant to mtl itary and wben be goes aw11y wanta to fight efficiency. The R!ng· t um Pbi ia urg· anyone who nya that another place

inll greater economy on the campue, bas better eidewalks than on Uoiver­in order tbat tbioga that really count ai ty Aveoue.-

tb ia year may get their full a bare. Talks about wbat a sbame it ia tbat

The students of the Universi ty of tbe lawn is ragged-looking while be Virginia bave started a voluntary cute acrose a cor ner of it. campaign for foJd conservation, and

are 11 igning earda reque!tiog the Mr. LaFollette advocate8 war only

boarding housekeepers to simpli fy In case of invasion, and then only at· tbe table menua in line with the re· ter tbe people vot e on it. The invading

questa of Mr. Hoover. It would be army, of course, would ba nld to well for w. and L. men to use tbeir wait uotl l after elect ion day. - Naah-

influence along th ia l ine. Even athletics tbia year are being

continued becauee men who are in a

position to know assert that Intercol­legiate aport Ia higbly deeirable.

And • •ide from the value of the

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Literary Societies

GRAHAM-LEE physical exerciee, any cri tle who will

battle ! What Aruerican heart did take the lime to notice what baa be· With a fair attendance and a full

pro~eram, the weekly meeting ot tbe Grabam Lee Literary fociety was a eucceu. W. W. Sagel' delivered in bis uaual appropriate etyle an oration on "The German Ideal. " 1::1 <' pointed out tbe error in tbe German concep­tion or the !tate a nd individual•' rela­t ion to it. Tbe declaimer waa L. A

not preea againet i ta walls more fiercely when tbia new• ~ame a W(e!. ago? It ia a strange peyc:bological

faet tbat mia!~>rtuoe is neceaeary to unite a people, and It ia oo( until Joaaea are auffereJ tbat tbe real aigni·

fi eance of war ia realized. Tbia ia tbe beginning, and in the future

caaoalty lieta will come in frequent · Jy and long; but they are waking up

America. Thole first Ameriea1n boya

who fell may not count for mucb

wben men are meuured by the mil· !lone, but they wlll oot have died io vain wbeu America realize• the task

before ber. And AmeriCl !• waking up Aa

one unit the hundred mill ion people of tbie land moat r ial! and tbrow off

the yoke of autocracy. Every man baa bia place, and every ma'? his

datr . ·., : Waeblogton and Lee ie having and

come of last year' s football team cannot doubt tbe effect of athletics on

patriotism. We moat realize that war ie the

flrat buaineu ot the country thia year

and arrange our college life to fit in.

Newton D. Baktr

''The Problem of C'<Olleae Studente'' by Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War, comea u welcome adv ice to W. and L. men at tbe pretent time, g lv· ing .. it doel! tbt~ opinion or the m.o

who of all men in the country abould be in a posit ion to tell college atu· denta wbat to do thia year. Even

more ahould bla remarks appeal to W. and L. men for Newton D. Baker ia a graduate of tbia in~titutlon, hav ­

ing received bi11 law degree here in ' 91.

Proud is this uo i9eraity to claim aucb sona in such a time, and W. and L. ataden ts are glad to receive word f roo; a loyal alumnue.

What About Music?

Where are the mu6ical cluba? In years pas t the orcbeatre, glee club, and mandolin club would by thla l ime be fu ll in tbe "Swi n~" and tbe

McMurray wbo reciteti John Cavell'• "Ode to the United Statee." L. Y. Tbompeon gave a summary of tbe current ·events of the week, mention­ing some of tbe mort• import ant facta of the war and reeulte of the election.

the subject for debate waa • • Re· aoh·ed, that Ruuia should be given Conetantinople, Dardanelle atralts and adjacent terr itory at the close of the war."

Since one of t be Ppeakers for eacb aide wae absent, it wa~ dec:lded by motion that the debate 11bould be coo · ducted with ~;o :y one debat er on a eicse. Although F. T Cole made an excellent speecb on the part of tbe affirmative, the deci11on of the judges was unanimously in favor of t h11 nega· Uve, which aide of tbe question wae forcefully presented by A. B. Bowman. A call by the chair tor open diacua· aion of the que! tion resulted in spirit­ed 11peechea by W. F. Parker and L. D. Arnold.

Ow•ng to 1 he fact that most of the members expect to be in Roanokll next Saturday it wae decided to postpone tbe election or officer~~ which was :o havl! ta~en place on the 17th, untl' tbe following Sa turdav.

WASHINGTON

On Other Campuses

Swimming t? muaie ia the latest among the women at the Univerai ty of Texa". The tnueic cornea from a v ic~rola and tbe women aay tbat awlmmlna ie ae mucb fun aa dancing.

Tbe Daily Iowan baa beg un a earn· paih.o agai nat t he profeaton wbo in· ala t on keeplna their claaaea after the bell baa ;rung, T heir names a re pr inted In each luue.

The g irls or Arizona er a enthuaiaa· tic ove r the pror.pecta of military training. They plen to form compan­ies with upper claasmen as officers and they wi II have a tpecia l unifcrm for tbe work.

Harvard will not be represented in bueball thla year. The atbletic aaaociation baa decided that on ac· count of conditione brouaht on by tbe war the aport tbould be aboliebed for tbia year at leaat.

Tbe Univerai t y of Micbigan baa Instituted a campaign for eoldiera' amokee. Wbite kegs are placed at convenient corners and much freqented haunts and are expected to reap a r icb barveat or akaga and chocolate ban.

Four teen men have repJrted t~ Coacb Petenon 11 cacdidates for the Columbia wrestling team. Th ia is an unusually large number. The •arsity and freabman fencing teams ar e p!ac· tieing for their first mett which will be early In December.

The cafeteria Mer vice recently adopted by the dining hall at tbe Lou­isiana State University ia proving a auccese and caters effici ently to tbe pocketbooks as well ae to the bunger of the student.

The athletic council wbicb bad formerly decided to discontinue inter· collegiate sports at Pacific Univers ity for the duration of the war, bu re· lented to the extent of permitting a varsity buketball team this wln~er. Four aquads were hard at work the day after the announcement wae made and a fut aggregation will no doubt be turned out deapite tbe fact that not a aingle veteran has returned.

BIBLE CLASSES ARE ORGANIZED

All tboae who beard Or. Weather· ford '!! firat talk to the combined Bible clasees on t be fl rat day of the recent campaign will be intereeted to know that group eluaea ba•e been organized in tbree of tbe churcbee io town anti that a numoer of atodenta have eo· rolled in them . Tbe clauea meet on Sunday morning at 10 o' clock in tbe Prubyterlan and Episcopal ehorchee. Tbe Metbodiet11 have tbe upper claea• men meeting in Mr. J . E Deaver's parlor and the freabmtn io Dr. Woolf's parlor. Tbe BaptiiMa bave a clan under Dr. Riley which takes up a eoorae of atody differeot lrom the ot.bera.

Second iadtHffe Entertaia-ment Given Saturday

The eecond of the Radcliffe aerie& ot flve entertalnmLnts waa g h·en in the Waeblngton and Lee Library Saturday night at 8 .16 p. m. before a modtnate 11ized buL appreciative aud ience. Tbe enter tainment conl.l iPted of a charming and lnatructive lecture

~u1t continue to bave ber full ~bare

Jn winning tbe war. Tbia ill why 'l o many W. and L. men bave ~n~~ed

tbe officers' t raining camp~ and equip· ped themselves to be military leaden.

This Ia why atudenbl j umped at the cbanre t"' join our ambulance unit now 'pt Allentown. To do their bit, · hun

dreds ot W. and L men have enliatPd

in the army and navy of the Uniled

St ates. Tllat t he atoden!a mi~bt be better prepared for future service,

military training was eetabliebed IMt aprinl and ia being continued witb

such marked auccel!8 tbia tall. In urder to de feat Germany W. and L.

uudenta contributed $3,800 to the aecood L •berty loan and ra iserl $2,500

81 a ttif t t oJ the war counc•l of t he Y.

"cloae harmony" of tbeee organiza · t iona have a lwaye dont mucb to br ighten t he life on the campus.

La11t year the only thing the Ctnerala' needed was a band, and even tbie, and a mighty good one too, ie on the scene this Call Out it aeeme as

t hough tbe organizing of tbia brtonch Of harmony hl!l ffQUtred 80 much

on the betterment of communi ty life No program wae rendered by tbe l l.y Mrs. Belen B. Pauleeo. Sbe waa

Waahirtgton Literary society Satur- introduced in flat taring terms by Dr. day night, the meetiniZ being adjourn- J . R Howerton, with whum abe waa ed in ordtr to give the members prea· j asaociat ed ~uriog tbe past aummer on ent a cnance to &ttend tbe 11econd the chautauqua plat form. number of Ue l.yl'l!um c:>urse being The nut number of tbe Radcliffe held at the Library. Periea w ill takP place In December .

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m11t J&tug-tum Jl1i BETA THETA PI IS -Tues day, Nov. 13, 1917

Social and Personal I. M. Lynn spent the week end at

bia borne in Lynchbar~.

REVIVED AT W. & L.

Members of Trident Club Which Has Obtained a Charter

Are Initiated

Dean Campbell left yesterday for Atlanta to attend a meeting of the Tbe chapter of tbe Beta Theta Pi Auuciation or CollegeP and Second· na~looal frsternity, wbicb waa origi· un Schools of the Southern Statee at nally tbe aeeond fraternity to enter which be will make an addreea ' on the field at Waehington and Lee but Tburada;,. which beeame ertinct in 1880, was 1

Eleven W ·and L. men attended the A. M. A dance at Fort Deflanc:e Fri· day night and reported a very enjoy· able time. Thev were M. P. Sutton, H. C. Hearne, J. R. Gilli11, M. W. Paxton, C W. White, M. H. Moore, C. C. Hileman, J. A. Witt, T. M. WellP, C. li. 'furoer, sod I. M. Quillan.

revived here with the ioatallation of the members of the local Tr ident Club on Friday nnd Saturday.

N1ne !tudent members of the club and three alumn1 members were initiated into the fratt'roity. The installation was presided over by George H. Rruce, general l'ecretary of the national organization, C M.

JUNIOR LA WYERS Chandler, auletant general seeretarv,

CHOOSE OFFICERS .and members. f rom oei~hborlng cba~­tera. On Fr1day evemng tbe o.nm•-

H. G. Robertson Elected President After Stormy Figbt- Kiog, Benton,

and Todd Are Other Officers

0.1 Fridat u:oroiog 11 0 old hand at Tucker llall would ha~e realized that Bomething per talnlog to politics wae !n tile air.1 he J uolor lawyers were to be Been in deep secret consultation evolv. ing 11chemes that would tarn Murphy of Tammany Hall green with envy.

When the meeting of the J unior class was called to order by C. H. Moss, Executive Committeeman, an embryo member of the supreme bench arose t? see if all his followera were there, and fearing tbat some were missing he aeked that the election be postponed. But this could not be, and the battle waa on. When the t ime came for nominating eandldatea for president, Harold G. Robertson of Salem, Va. , James Dean Owen of Rome, Ga., and 1'. Selden J ones uf Huntington, West Va., were aug· geated. Jones deelined the honor and begged that hie name be withdrawn, bot the uaociate justice who nomi· nated him would not coneent to tbia.

Robertson waa finally elected preeident of the clue. J . D. King wu choaen viee· prealdent and J. W. Benton aeeretary· trell'urer by acclamatbn, while J . R. Todd de· feated uwen for the coveted honor of hi•torian.

nat io.J was given and on Saturday the members of the local clur were initia-ted . A banqoet was held in the Dutch Inn Saturday e1·eniog.

The members of t he Triden Club however taken into Beta Theta Pi are E M. Belt, J. L. Howe Jr., A. B. Shepperson, J. T. Bate. W. M. Ever­ett, C B. Pa tterson, W. E. Smith, Daniel Blain, and C. H. McCain. The alumni members of the club who re turned for ~he initiation were J. E. Wayland '14, D. C. Buckingham ' 15, and Lieut. Chaa. Kupfer ex-' 18. The init ialion of the pledge~~ ie of couree postponed until after Christmas.

The memb .. ra of the fraterni ty who were present for tbe ins tallation, in addition to those mentioned above, were J . C. Irwin and R. E. Milling of the local chapter , J. A. Fant, V. W. Ken, J. D. Dyew, J.R. Thag­ard, W. P. Adams, R. E. Harrison, G. E. Walker, J. A. She~ban and W V. Wilson of tbe Unive1eity of Virgin· ia ; L. A.Chamblin, and L. M. Thomaa of Davidson ; E. C. Graocl i~ and A. M. Martin of the Unlvenity of North Carolina. ·

GRORFETOWN HAS A VETERAN TEAM

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The crowniug event came when some member of the claae, aroae and suggested t hat the class pick one of their numLer and back him for preai · dent of tbe student body. But be waP told that t his honor usually went to someone who bad been in college lpnger than three montba, and the mo · tion waa withdrawn.

Eastern teama almost alt~getber. The victor over Georgetown this ~e11r will be certain of a high rating in the E ast where football reputations are made, for these l ad~ have beaten both "================F'============-rr

W. AND L. ALUMNI PLAY IN ARMY FOOTBALL GAME

Many former football stare were in a gamr- between Camp Gordan of At lanta, and Camo Jack~on llf Colum· bia, S.C. , Saturday. Camp J aekaon won by the 11core of 10 to 0. Ted Shu I tz '16, the star W and L rackle, mak · ing the touchdown, and Uattls Bagley ' 16, kicking a goal from 1he lield. Thurman of Virginia kicked the goat following Shultz' touchrlown, and Cody of Vanderbilt wae Shul tz' run · ning mate.

J ojlger Elcock, the Generals' coach for the last three yeare, now ca ptain in the army, was the trainer of tbt' Camo Liordon henchmen, while Bill Ur11~>r, r rolleJCe fame coached the winn •, tle\·en .

Dartmouth and ForC:ham, and held t he Navy to a score of 28 to 7.

The student body Ia prepar ing to aend a big delegation down "ith the taam, and a apE~Cial train bear ing the followers of the Bloe and White will leave Lexington at 8 o'clock Saturday morning. Alumni f rom all over the atate will be on band, and everyone expects a battle royal.

'W. and L. an<! Georgetown bave long been rivals, though tbJs ie but the four th contest In eight seasons. In 1!)10 Georgetown defeated Wa~hing·

ton and Lee in Washington 54 to 0, and again in 1912 tbev were victori"ull hy the score of 21 to 0. But in 1914, the tirst l f'8t or J o11ger Elcock's re· gi:ne, th~< l..ienerals downed the Blue 11nd Gray in a hard fcught contest in Richmond by the score or 13 to 0.

University Assembly Tomorrow

The November University Asaem· bly will be held at 11 15 tomorrow in Lhe Chapel Pre~ideot Smith \\•ill address the t~tudenta on the eubjecl, "Our Alma Mater." Attendance is compulsory.

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W. AND L. TO DEBATE TRINITY COLLEGE

Debating Council Witl Also Arrange Other Intercollegiate Contests

PREPARATIONS BEING MADE FOR THANKSGIVING DANCES

of the character of the 11bow1 f~;r thie

The Debating Council it makin11: year, other than thal the two aoci­plaos ror the Intercollegiate debates etiea are endeavoring to prePent playa of thi11 arnion. Already a debate baa been closed with Trinily College, N. r., and •ever a I other collegu and univeuitlu are on the tentative llat. A deb11te ~Ill be arrangtd with either the Unh .• rt~ity of Penn· ylvania, West Vai~r.ln University, or tJenrge Wash · ington, Ill take rlace in Lexington. It ia mo11t likely that the debate will be With .,enneylnnia. In ad-lition lo theae two conteste, it ia thooght that another may be arranged with the

of aome merit. ll hal been announced that the cottly l::oall gowns and other gorgeous costumes of tile paat year• wi ll be omitted Tbe football recep­tion will be held in the Library im· mudiately after the tlansant, al which time gold football• will bt> pre· aented to the monogram men aod apeecbea of appreciat ion will be made by the various college leaders.

~e~·:~~~~Yta:! P%:~~t C~~:l~~· H~~d J Ed DEAVER Jf this is arranged for, the aame team

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Will represent Washington and Lee tht~t will contend with Tri01ty the eame week.

The member• of the Debating Coun­cil are ae follow• : F. C. Stipes, G . . P. Wilson, W. 0. Bortner, W. W. Sager, L D. Arnold, Profa. Hancock, R. G Cam{ibell, Lot.g and Stevens.

AMBULANCE UNIT IS IN FIELD TRAINING

News from ths front! or rather the field tram ing grounds of the Washing­ton and Lee ambulance unit. Or. Smith has received a letter from For eat Fletcher tell ing of some of the recent exptoriencea of the W. and L. men near Allentown. The Jetter fol-lowe:

In the F ield near Allentown, November 7, 1917.

My dear Dr. Smith: We have been 1n the field for about

a '' ('"1. 'lUW and are living In ~renchea

aou IJU~• tPnts and dugotat... During tbia exceptional cold snap we are ex­periencing, we have had quite a little t touble with colda and the cold, etc. However, we are now uaed to the lay­out and have 1\acceeded in making ouraelvea fairly comfortable.

Claiborne Gooch has proven to be a sort of 2eni uc at construction ::If dug• outs. 1 am at present writing this in biA place of residence and although tbe thermon:eter atands below the freezing mark by several degrees I am quit. warm.

This machine, a Corona, fa the only kind we can manage to transport wi tb as acd affords ue quite a bit of amuaemer.t ae well as trouble and eat· lafaction. At preaent it !queaks and is about as dry ae the r ibbon, bot still it ia far ahead of long band.

I hope that mattera are progueaing favorably at t.he University and lrost that the cold weatht>r baa not reached Lnington as yet. I wish to report tbat '.he boys are all well and in good spirits, bat m011t ot as are at present wr itiug full of dirt and •and and wblekerl.

Clerl( Irwin wishes me to announce thal CoporKI Grubb took a bath last nigbt and that be, Irwin, bad a sbs.ve, but both are \'l'ell and happy n~vtrtbe ·

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RING-TUM PHI 7

"NEW SONG PRACTICED UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY AT FOOTBALL RALLY

STUOE'ST BODY ORGANIZATION Only a Few More Men Neceesary for

S 'al T Pre11ident ...•.. ... . . . •• .. C. E. Worth

pect rain to Roanoke Vice-President .••• . •. .. J. L. McChord

The football rally helr:l In New-

comb Ball Friday night waa attended

by a large number of enthuaiaatic

rooters. Tbere were pep taika by an.

eral members of tbe Vaulty team and

bv Aeeietant Coach Br.van. Tbe most

interc s ting feature of the meeting was the introduction of the Generals' "Fighting Song" juat cowpoeed by L. T. Brown. The aong waa aung by all and aeems to have the universal .approval of the atu1ente.

Secretary ............. T. W. G1lliam Cbeer Leader ........ Charles Lombardi

ATHLETICS

Athletic Council Prea1dent.... ...... .. .. A. J. Pierott Vice-President. ..... .. .... B. D. Bryan Secretary-Treasurer . ...... . J. R. Fain Members at l81·ge j · · · · · W. B. F .• Cole

! ...... G. G. Gregg Football Team.

Captain ................. A. F. Pierotti Manager ... .......... .. . J. B. Wateu

Basketball Team Captain ............... S. M. Graham Manager ................ M. W. Paxton

Baseball Team It waa stated tb"t there were atlll

a few more atudente necessary to get the a~c1al train to Roanoke next Saturd~&y. Manager Waters says •that &e ia aure the number will be +raised before Saturday. The special will leave Lnlngton at 8 o'clock on the morning of the 17th. On arriving in Roanoke the atudenta will be ex­pected to form in line for a parade to be led by Siamese astride a caper· ing steed animated by lbe muaie of the band. A eection of the grand· stand baa been reser7ed for Washing· ton r~nd Lee men and everything ia set for one grand victory over George·

Captllio .......... ....... JNot elected 1 Manager ... ............. A. S. Watkins

Trark Team Captain ...... ...... ..... (Not elected)

town.

I Y. M. C. A.

The 11peaker at tbe Y. M. C. A.

meeting last Tueaday wu Rev. Her·

bert A.gat'!, from Pittsburg, who is

with the Penn'lylvania troopa at c;;'p

Lee. Be came to W. and L. t.o tell

of tbe work o! the Y. M. r. A. in the

army cantonments.

Mana1er ................ L B. Watkins

Y. M. C. A.

General Secretary ... ....... E. M. llell

PUBLICATIONS

Ring-tum Phi. Editor .............. . E. D. Campbell Manager .............. J. E. Aydelotte

Southern Collegian. Editor.. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. L. D. Arnol Manager ..... ..... ..... .. H. Nicholeo

Calyx Editor .................. .' D. S. Noble Manager ................ J. C. Blocker

UTERARY SOCIETIES

Washington President.. . .. .. .. .. . .. . . F. C. Stipes Vice-President .... . . . ... G. T. Madison Secretary ................ L. T. Brown

Graham-Lee President . ........... . ... L. D. Arnold Vice-President .......... J. L . McChord Secretary ................. J. H. ~mith

As an introJuction to what tbe "Y" is doing at Camp Lee Mr.Agate quoted the words of an officer wbo expressed bis opinion about tbe men CLASS OFFICERS at camp and what the Auociation is Senior:Academic doing among them. ''Every mao ie President .............. G. T. Holhrook the eon of a JII'IOtber, aoo every m11n Ex.Com'teeman ........... B. F. Tillar eomes irom an American home. We, Junior Academic wit\) the Y. M C. A. • are trying to President ............. J. M. Whitelaw keep up the etandarda of these men.'' Ex.Com'teeman ...... C. H. Patterson

Tbe ''Y" sPIIa ~o3tage stamps to Sophomore Academic the men ; it conducts an athletic President. .... ...... ..... R. D. Stark ecbedole, and unl!er tbis head all Ex. Com'leeman . . .... lleid White Jr. branches of sports are included tb!lt I Freshman Academic un be arranged for. U od~or the head l're:>idont ................. J. A. Sloan of elltertainments moving pictures are Ex.Com'teeman ........... J. W. Kern given three times a week, and on the Senior Engineering other nighta the men take charge of President .......... ... .. . . . W. J. Co~ things tbemaelv~'· As Mr. Agat.e Ex. Com'teeman ... ..... S. B. Christy expreaeed It: "TheY. M. C A. 111 Third Year Law all thinge to all men in order that it President ................ R. B. Stotler may save aome. In this wav it gets Ex-Com'teeman ........ W. B. F. Cole tnto tbe cloaeat touch with tbe men " Secvnd Year Law

The religious side of the work is p 'd t J B W t d res1 en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , a era not over-emphasized nor it it all 1we Ex. Com'teeman .......... F. C. Stipes to suffer from lack of empbaais Tbe First Year Law talks that are glveo are short and to President ............ H. G. Robertson the point. On Sundays there are Ex.Com'teeman .......... . C. W. Mosa services morning and eveni og. Mr. Agate said that very soon tbe Y. M. c. A. would start an educational pro· gram, llnd that the men would. be

SOCIETY

Final Ball able to have almost a regular untver· President. .............. ~. M. Grabam

alty courae. One of the m 1et popular Cotillion Club claaaes will be French. President ...... ....... .. M. W. faxt(\n

The speaker said that attitude or Secretary .. ..... ........ A. A. Lander

all the men in camp toward 1 be As aociation ill that ot the bighllat appre· elation. In summing this attltutde up be quotf•d the prayer of a man who happened Into the mettin~t of the secretaries and took advantage of the opportunity to pray. "\our Father we thank thee t or the Y. M. C A. fr m the standpoint of one who hat~ been benefitted by it. I don't know what we would do witboot i t. It keep' us from temptation and helps ns to live

better.' '

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Fighting Song''--It Is Third by W. & L. Men

• FRESHMEN MOST WEAR

BLACK TIES AT DANCI

Sophomores Discuss Tbeir Dance 11

Prospects for Joter·class FootbalJ

There's a whole lot more in wearing just the right c~o~h.~~ th~n most people ·think.

• The Sophomore clau held a lllee ing In Newcomb ball laat T burad1 night for the purpoee Of di8CU81ing t

A new aong bn appeared on the Tbankllgiv ing da:tcea and in ter·cl• horizon ot Washing ton and Lee's football . A motion to the e'fect tb mualcal field. The name of it te " ibe Fre11blhen ebould be allowed to atte1 Generate' Flghtiflg Song" and the the dancee tree or charge waa carri• author and compoeer i1 L. T. Brown, by a large majority of vo te•. T '19. Apparently w. and L. was r:ot only provieion made wu that t1

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p11t but coveted the unique d iatlnc· danee committeea were appointed 1 tlon of bav lng tbree eonga composed will be aeen elaewhe.e In tbia l11u with in her mit!, t Tbe subject of elau football w

That means

Aa the etuo~nta a l l kno i.Y, " The 14\c en up >YitD en1hu~a111m, and alt Waebington and Lee Swtog" and " On· deciding that 1920 ~hould be rept ward for Alma Mater" w11re both aented on the gridiron thle fall, T. ! born in the mioda of old Washing ton Neleon waa elected manager. T a:~d Lea 1 tudentt and 110 "Ouke " election of captain wae defernd on COrreCt L'mbardi suggested in an luterv iew a later date.

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with L. 1'. Br('WO that the latter get a Th U . . f ltr . h up eomething for the benefi t of George· :" e nsveres ty 0 snoas aa ~ P t " B 1 , t k t b d Jama race between the frat~rOitiE

:~wn rown e oo e cue an . . t b t t • ft ' tb th It •• held at mght on a courae lo1

came ou a 1 or ~me a er wa . e uaed for that purpoee. product of hla muascal gen1u11 wb1cb wu introduced to the etudente at the man mer ting lut Friday night. As yet, Mr. llrown baa made no arrange· ment for t be publishing of bi11 eon~t,

for he is modeetly waiting to see if it will " take" well with 1he atu · dents Judgir-g from the hit it made with the Freahmen when introduced to them laat Thursday evening and

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doubt of its aucceu. The words are appended below. The music will ap· pear in a subseQuent iBBuc.

THE GENERALS ' FIG HTING SONG

Fight through old - - - :Joe And send those backs around the enJ, We ' re out for victory, And our hor.or to defend. ( Fight 'em !

Fight 'em ! Fight 'em !) Our etrengtb wall soon prevail, The Generate ' line will not give way, For we'll fight, fight for victory And Wa.hiogton and Lee will win

today.

MID-TERM REPORTS ARE SENT OUT

Grades For First Six Weeks Cause Fresbmea Some Concern

The mid- term ended Nov. 6, gradea being given out for tbe fire t aix weeke' work. These gradlll! are aen• home but are not recorded on the booka ae are the term g rades; however they may come ae awakener. to many un· accuetomed tu college marking. lnetead of the beautiful 95'e that were preeented baek in tbe high ecbool, all too many Freebmen were

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VARNER, POLE ~ CO. The Executive Committee hae potted on tbe bulletin board a notice ceil ing for candidates to the offic:e of Tbc Main Street Furniture Peopl prePident ot the etadent body, made . vacant by the reeigoatlon ot Edmund JAMES JACKSON Worth. From tbe.ee name• that are Barber and Hair Dresse turned In to T. W. Gilliam, eecretary of tbe atudent body, before 6 p. m. bPGilllcehull'llldeblm aldutuJ. Friday, the Committt e will ehooee a ead~·~tts!:!ettatbe ~~atronanohtad111t mao to take thfl office. He wu General Lee'• Barber. Nelaoa m.

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