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Richmond Collegian

Location

Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1936

Page

3

Alumnae Greet Co-ord Student Body Monday

Westhampton College Government Association met in the Women’s Building with alumnae greetings and a formal set of rules for the new co ord building. Mrs Henry Decker and Miss Elizabeth Thompkins gave up all prior claims. Dean Keller and Louise Thompson outlined access rules. No boys daytime access. tea room lounges and rooms open to Westhampton dates on specific evenings and Sunday afternoons. Dates were shortened on Monday and Wednesday nights to Wednesday 8:30 PM.

Westhampton College Government Association Henry Decker Westhampton Decker Elizabeth Thompkins Co-Ord Dean Keller Louise Thompson

Plans Completed For Richmond College Debate Team

Plans are set for the Richmond College debate team to open the 1936 37 season with a radio debate against Pennsylvania State College on WRVA this Saturday at 4 00 PM. Debaters expected include J T Arendall Noah Fehl or John Jordan with Buford Brandis as chairman.

Richmond College Pennsylvania State College WRVA Richmond Buford Brandis J. T. Arendall Noah Fehl John Jordan Jordan Brandis

New Messenger To Appear Soon

Plans for the next Messenger issue. Richmond College material ready for printers. Westhampton contributions missing due to department inactivity. Leading story Stuck a Feather in His Hat by George Scheer with illustrations. Poems by Bill Redwood G Motte Martin and others. pieces by Joseph T. Greene J L Ratcliffe Lloyd Rowland Sam Cohen Louis A. Earles. Cover shows Richmond scene. frontis Westhampton College.

the Messenger Richmond College Westhampton George Scheer Bill Redwood G. Motte Martin Richmond Westhampton College Russell Tate Tate Westhampton Messenger

Web Features edited to complete activity records today

Co-editor Allen urges all who left incomplete cards for later addition to visit The Web office and correct deficiencies before printer closure. The note appears on page one urging prompt action to finalize records.

Allen Web

Westhampton Alumnae Pursue Diverse Careers After Graduation

Westhampton College notes the class of 1036 diversifying into teaching in Virginia and abroad, pursuing further study, or joining various corporations. Many alumnae teach in Virginia towns, others attend university programs or study at institutions in Richmond, Roanoke, West Virginia, Michigan, and New York. Several hold roles with libraries, bookshops, or the Y W C A, and a few are employed in advertising, public relations, or business courses.

Westhampton Ma'ams Criglersville Virginia Virginia Ingram Mary Ellen Stevenson Richmond Anne Kincannon Roanoke Alice Ryland Margaret Watkins Frances Bowers Margaret Bowers Sarah Covey Sarah Poole Musical College of Virginia Esther Fiqurey William and Mary Extension Jac” Warner Game Place Martha Jether Lazenby Concord College West Virginia Lou White Michigan Anne Ryland New York Elizabeth Folkes Pan-American Business College Rae Norford Harrisonburg Pennsylvania Florence Marston Washington, D. C Bibba’ Conwell Tampa Florida Esther Walsh Virginia League of Municipalities

Senate Appropriations for Radio Guild and Forensic Council

The Senate completed 1936 37 appropriations granting $16.00 to the Radio Guild and $195.93 to the Forensic Council. Director William Clyde Hamilton petitioned for the guild with allocations for music and radio drama skits after deductions. The Forensic Council receives 35 cents less 10 percent of each matriculation fee to fund debate team trips.

Radio Guild Forensic Council Senate William Clyde Hamilton

Freshmen Gloat After Turkey Day Victory at Richmond

Richmond College embraces a new freshman swagger after the Spider football win over William and Mary. Hat sales rise as freshmen abandon rat caps for fedoras, changing campus style and atmosphere while walkers note more mischief and a clear gap between classes.

Richmond College Spider Eleven William and Mary

Scheer Named Assistant Editor at University of Richmond Messenger

George F. Scheer Jr was appointed assistant editor of the University of Richmond Messenger by Russell Tate and Francis Tyndall. The reading article of the forthcoming issue was written by Scheer, a former freelance journalist with work in the Norfolk Virginian Pilot and the News Leader Times Dispatch. This marks his first association with a campus publication.

George F. Scheer, Jr University of Richmond Messenger Russell Tate Francis Tyndall Richmond College Scheer Norfolk Virginian- Pilot Aty4 Times Dispatch Richmond

Richmond Notables and Marital Changes Highlight 1936 Class

In Richmond Dot Harrison and Helen Dencon work at local banks and stores, Virginia Kirk volunteers in Philadelphia, two 1936 graduates wed with Mildred Crowder becoming Mrs Pickles on Long Island, Caro line Shaeffer is Mrs Essex in Richmond, Mary Elizabeth Puette returns home near Richmond after overseas summer, Elizabeth Chapman and Anna Castelvecchi reside in Richmond, and Louise Callison is currently unreachable.

Richmond Dot Harrison Morris Plan Bank Helen Dencon Miller and Rhoads Virginia Kirk Philadelphia Wannamakers Mildred Crowder Pickles Long Island New York Caroline Shaeffer Essex Mary Elizabeth Puette Elizabeth Chapman Anna Castelvecchi Louise Callison

International Relations Club Discusses League Reform

Westhampton International Relations Club met for the first time this year in the faculty sitting room with Winifred Schenck Mina Karp Nancy Lee Riley and Ethel Eubank leading. Topics included reforming the League of Nations Palestine Arab Jewish conflict and Roosevelt era policies. The club invited the University of Richmond Peace Council for a joint meeting December 9 at 4 15 with tea in the new building.

Westhampton International Relations Club Winifred Schenck Mina Karp Nancy Lee Riley Ethel Eubank League of Nations Miss Schenck League Palestine Americas Roosevelt South America Spain International Relations Club University of Richmond Peace Council Miss Eubank

Carnegie Foundation weighs next exposé on college athletics

In New York a Carnegie Foundation board meeting devolved into a confessional for college presidents. The executive committee is charged with deciding whether to undertake another exposure of professionalism and related ills in U S college athletic systems.

New York N. Y ACP Carnegie Foundation United States

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Keller Thompson Inolde’s Dalery Coker 8. C. Mitchell Sylvester Green Coker College New Westhampton Forensic Council On List Featuring Henry Bia-Gini Casa Loma Stag IRC Schenck, Karp, Riley Eubank
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