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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
2
Fraternities in Richmond organize a Christmas charity ball to be held in the gymnasium Tuesday week. The event, supported by university administration and the college dance orchestra, invites all students to attend and bring goods for the destitute.
Richmond College considers adding bowling as a regular intramural sport. Officials note over a hundred students already participate in bowling across fraternities and urge year round play to rival volleyball and football. Major colleges nationwide already sponsor inter fraternity bowling.
The author notes statewide colleges will convene in Richmond for an inter collegiate clash and laments lack of local representation. A new social center with bowling alleys is planned and staff pledge support for a concerted drive to add bowling to the curriculum with downtown alleys offering reduced rates to cut costs.
An editorial argues three campus literary societies at Richmond College have grown inefficient failing to promote debate, literature, and proper speech. It laments neglect by members and calls for a renewed, active effort to restore the societies to their original aims and standards.
An editorial urges students to adopt singing the Alma Mater at convocations to strengthen campus unity. It notes the Friday effort was ignored but argues the tradition should begin at opening convocation, appealing to senior class organizers to pursue the idea.
The YMCA is praised for improvements to the campus lounging room funded by the student body. Cabinet members spent time repainting and refurnishing the space, which serves as reading, lounging, and entertaining area. A suggestion calls for moving the campus telephone from the YMCA to Jeter Hall and enclosing it for privacy.
The campus plans a big juniors only prom with Jive music in the gym and prizes for the longest smooch. Debate over dance venues ends with a YMCA venue and a quirky woo room gag. A student ode to jive closes the piece.
Frat members report SAE Dick Klafsky elected to National Convention in Fort Worth Texas December 27 80 as local chapter representative. Lambda Chi Alpha plans Barn Dance at Ed Reids Chester tomorrow. Reid leads pledge class. Pikas plan preholiday party. Phi Alphas focus on tournaments through Christmas and a December 16 Barn Dance at Dave Grandis home. Rho Tea dances with William and Mary set for February 21 22 at Hotel Richmond. KA members host shipwreck dance at Virginia Boat Club tomorrow RA dance. KA initiate Vernon Lankford tonight. Chapters visit Hampden Sydney December 13 15. Phi Kappa Sigma alumni banquet next week to plan Richmond December 29 81 convention. Snead Camden pledged to local Phi Kappa Sigma. Founders Day banquet December 10 Ewart’s Cafeteria with a December 14 dance. Phi Gams Fall Formal December 14 with pledges and members. A S S entertain with a December 18 dance by Dick Todd. Paul Stanch pledged. Lambda Chi Barn Dance December 7 at Ed Reid’s. Kappa Sigs no house dance December 14. Theta Chi Saturday party tomorrow.
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