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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1937
Page
2
Alumni and students plan a post holidays bridge party in the Student Activities Building to raise funds for iron chairs in the English Garden and to foster closer ties on campus. Profits will support social events and capital for the tea room and candy gate purchases.
The Class of 1989 staged a Junior Prom equal in color and campus energy to the 1988 affair. Doubt existed prior to the event, but it impressed with student enjoyment and strong turnout.
The campus hosted a more formal Junior Prom with tasteful decorations and a top-notch band. Despite high costs, the event yielded a tidy profit and signaled a need for more formal dances to elevate the university’s social status.
Westhampton College French Club Les Femmes Savantes releases a campus wide directory listing names and addresses of Westhampton students and University of Richmond professors. The aid to Christmas cards and the perennial question Where does she live prompts the effort. The group hopes Richmond College may follow with a male directory.
Marionette class presents a unique red-puppet Nativity on campus with string controlled marionettes. Despite novices at the controls, the Christmas service draws a large crowd and favorable notes for color, scenery, and spirit though music drew some suspense.
The Messenger captured first place over all state literary magazines at the Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association convention. Richmond entries Collegian and Web failed to place, while The Messenger joined leading publications from Washington and Lee and Mary Baldwin in top standings.
The essay argues Lindbergh embodies both American heroism and public sensationalism. It notes the nation’s desire for rest versus constant surveillance, cites Hearst photographers, and questions whether legislation or opinion can curb the sensation driven press in a country that both builds heroes and feeds tabloids.
Whispers swirl about social doings at Westhampton and VMI, naming Felicia Turman, Monroe Wells, J. K. Chapin, and others in a parade of dates, dances, and flirtations. Notes mention Rob classes, prom nights, and rumored romances with playful barbs and mock headlines from campus life.
Frat events at the Grand Chapter house include a Sig Eps dinner and formal dance on West Franklin Street with Roy Dennis and his band providing music. Invitations circulated on campus as plans unfold for the December 11 event. Pi Delta Sigma Initiates Emmett Reid and Philip Lawrence were welcomed, Jack Powers pledged. Phi Kap hosts an informal closed dance tonight after one act plays with Radio and Records set to spin. Kappa Sigs hold informal closed dance tomorrow night from 8 30 to midnight at the House. An informal smoker was held last Monday in Thomas Hall.
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