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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1939
Page
5
Dave B. Satterfield recalls the early days of The Richmond Collegian and urges student leadership. He praises founders and editors, notes campus enthusiasm and later challenges, and argues colleges train future leaders in a government that limits religion but not speech and business.
William Ellyson Jr once wrote editorials for The Collegian from 1922 to 1928. He later became advertising manager of The News Leader in Richmond and, by 1988, solicitation manager for the Richmond Community Fund, remaining active in civic affairs.
Joseph A. Leslie Jr., once editor of The Collegian in 1916, becomes associate editor and executive head of the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch. He also led the Junior Class, belonged to German and Cotillion clubs, and is Mu Sigma Rho alumnus. He later worked at The Richmond Virginian and The Norfolk Virginian Pilot before joining the Ledger Dispatch staff.
J Vaughan Gary extends heartiest congratulations to The Collegian on its twenty fifth anniversary. He recalls The Messenger as a former literary and news publication and notes his role as editor in chief during its transition. He praises the Collegian’s vital place in student life and wishes many more years of success.
The Collegian 1917-18 notes Richmond College forms a battalion with four companies and khaki uniforms for all students except Sundays. Drills run five days weekly, one hour to 90 minutes, with one day in military lectures. Dobson to Camp Oglethorpe. Metcalf to UVa English. 54 students enlisted by Oct 12. bond drive raises funds.
The Collegi an diary notes naming of dorms North and South halls in the spring with Dorm I becoming Jeter Hall and Dorm II becoming Thomas Hall. It records 1915 16 events including football at Broad Street park, a Williamsburg trip bannered 1 16 Tomorrow, and Bert Robins elected football captain for the next year.
H M Sutherland former editor and creator of the Hip Pocket Essays now serves in the Virginia General Assembly. He previously edited The Spider at Richmond, led its football team, and studied at Columbia before entering politics as a House of Delegates member from Wise and Dickinson counties.
Delayed rushing season due to war. YMCA war fund reached $2,500 with student entertainment at Camp Lee near Petersburg. Battalion reorganized January 11, letters from France published. WC hosted carnival for French orphans. February 1 two column box lists 166 men on the field of honor. a later list shows 177. Radio and farming classes begun. Dr G H Ryland spoke on war effects on religion. Westhampton College moved to former St Lukes Hospital building. grounds turned over to government for a base hospital.
The 1916 17 Collegian edited by H M Joy Sutherland with Pete Dunford as associate editor and Ki W Miller as business manager covers a year of campus life. It notes the death of Ray Wright former student, editorials on politics, cartoons by Jimmy Blake, a Spider staff election, a championship Spider basketball team, and classdedication issues titled Freshman to Senior.
Dr John W Bailey professor of Biology publishes a complete history of the biology department from Richmond College to the University of Richmond The work marks 25 years on the new campus 1914 Westhampton College founding and is dedicated to President Boatwright The volume includes biographical sketches of past instructors and several notable addresses It will be for sale at Sturgis Shop and in the city for 2
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