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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1922
Page
2
The piece recalls Thanksgiving catering at the Cafeteria with turkey dinners by Mrs Doome and notes on Sunday breakfasts of hot cakes and syrup. It reports meal cost averages for a sample of fifteen men and the student body, estimating board at about 5.61 dollars per week, and ends with a humorous quip about trays and a rat.
Announcement states Westhampton Baptist Church has secured Dr. L. H. Waldron of Scottsville Virginia as pastor. He will lead Sunday services after January 1 but will reside in Scottsville until July 1 due to a teaching position there.
Thanksgiving luncheon with alumnae and seniors at the Red Cross Building outlines fund raising for a Woman's Building. The Dramatic Club will stage a Strand play with profits to the fund, each college group to raise 10 percent of its budget, a campus tag day planned, and a downtown day for student fundraising. Alumnae in other cities to form branches and members to donate a day’s earnings. Both alumnae and Westhampton students express strong enthusiasm for the building fund and pledge efforts.
Loyal alumni of Richmond College celebrate the recent honorary doctor of divinity and note his past roles as principal of Park Union Military Academy and current president of the college board. Dr Harlan of the University fills December services at the church while Dr Waldron w prepares to assume in January.
The Mu Sigs met last Monday with W I Cuethbell leading prayer. W B Estes and E H Puryear gave declamations. Officers elected for the Winter Term: John G Tarrant President, B C McCary Vice President, W S Istes Secretary, H H Davis retiring President as Critic, E H Puryear Hall Debater, G I B as member.
Mullin was elected Sergeant at Arms while Linwood Farley and H E Cornproost were chosen as Hall Managers for the Winter Term. Hunnicutt was admitted by the President and the meeting adjourned to meet next Monday evening, the last for the fall Term of 1922.
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