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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1955
Page
3
Barbara Burton chairs the annual Westhampton French dinner titled Dinner de Noel. The event on Wednesday December 7 features hors d oeuvres ragout la Normande pain beurre biscuits tortoni cafe noir and conversation in French among students and professors.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon lodge number 88-9920 should be added to the directory. Committee chairs include Betty Patterson table setting Betty Wyatt entertain ment Joanne Borte food preparation Marilyn Yates table serving Dana Tune decorations Pat Dougett table clearing Emory Burkhardt clean-up. During dinner there will be French songs and entertainment afterward.
Dr. John S. Badeau, president of the Near East Foundation, will deliver a lecture at 11:30 a.m. December 6 in the Westhampton College Chapel. Sponsored by the Richmond Area University Center, the talk compares democracy nationalism and communism as rival ideologies in the Middle East. Badeau, former American University in Cairo president, has roles with the Middle East Office of War Information and the Foreign Policy Association. All students and faculty are invited.
The Richmond Tuberculosis Association recalls the 1907 start of Christmas Seals as a penny sale idea by Emily Bissell. Leigh Hodges and the Philadelphia North American helped popularize the campaign, which funded 3 000 associations and a five point local program.
Three representatives from labor management and government will discuss Virginia's labor laws at a Monday forum at 7 30 in the Student Center lounge. Alpha Kappa Psi sponsors the event led by Dean F Byers Miller of the School of Business Administration. The public forum ends with a question and answer period inviting audience participation.
The National Tuberculosis Association runs nationwide medical and social research and provides staff to assist local associations. It cooperates with other national and international organizations, with 6 percent of Christmas Seal dollars going to the NTA and the rest staying in the donor's state to help families stay free from tuberculosis.
Phi Gamma Delta wins the physical education intramural gridiron crown after finishing with no defeats this season. Captain Pete Edmunds leads the team to 229 points for and 52 against, with Kesler sidelined late. The award will be presented December 13 in BC assembly, by Coach Fred Hardy. Tom Bushall will speak on vocational field afterward.
The article lists numerous individuals assigned to REW tasks and committees. Peyton Farmer and others are named as workers while Shelby Broughton chairs publicity with three assistants John Ouilyie Aimee Lee Raveling Nancy Bertsch. Evaluation committee directed by Margaret Logan includes many members and advisors Dr. Albright T. C. Saunders.
Cadet Captain Gregory C. Howard returned from Madison Wisconsin where he served as a delegate to the National Convention of Scabbard and Blade. He represented the University of Richmond ROTC units and presides over the Richmond Chapter. He will be commissioned in June and begin three years of active duty with the Air Force.
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