Hysteria Fades as Students Enlist in Observer Service
At Richmond College 18 men volunteer for air warning duty with 24 hour posts at Patterson Avenue and Three Chopt Road. Thirty professors join the effort, under War Department direction, while others consult recruiters as patriotism shapes campus response to war beyond 1917 era hysteria.
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Richond Collene
Collegian
Congress
Patterson Avenue
Chopt Road
War Department
Army
Four Richmond Men in Danger Zone Near Pearl Harbor
The Richmond College alumni report four men Les Phillips Russ Walton Roy Newton and Warren Townsend likely stationed on ships at Honolulu during the Japanese bombing. Alumni Secretary Joseph J Nettles says the college is compiling a service list. Phillips expected to graduate in 1942 and serves as an ensign on the destroyer USS Dorsey.
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America
Congress
Joseph B. Nettles
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Richmond City
Parcel Post
Main Street
Richmond College
Pearl Harbor
Les Phillips
Russ Walton
Roy Newton
Warren Townsend
Honolulu
Richmond
United States Navy
Hawaiian Islands
Joseph J. Nettles
Phillips
Dorsey
Westhampton College Co-ed Prom Set For February 7
The Westhampton College Athletic Association hosts a co ed prom tomorrow night from 9 to 12 in the gym with Babe Barnes and his band performing. Rita Muldowney chairs decorations as a glistening Christmas tree crowns the event. Deans Keller and Lucas attend the receiving line along with Miss Crenshaw and Association officers Badenoch and Johnson.
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Westhampton College Athletic Association
Rita Muldowney
Babe Barnes
Westhampton
May L. Keller
Martha B. Lucas
Fanny G. Crenshaw
Trances Badenoch
Athletic Association
Althea Johnson
Collegian of 1917 Recollects UR War Reaction
The 1917 Westhampton College scene shows students parading with flags and singing as war sparks unity. Richmond College endorses the national policy and offers services to the administration. An earlier Collegian urged patriotism and dismissed peace dissent.
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Stuart Williams
Westhampton College
R. T. Coleman
Collegien
Germany
Model College
Richmond College
Westhampton Juniors Set Prom Date And Committees
Westhampton juniors announce February 7 as the junior prom date. Committees and chairmen are named, with a wartime focus on saving funds for defense and refugee relief. The theme remains undisclosed, colors chosen, and preparations begin despite material shortages.
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Westhampton
Shirly S Tuxter
June Hargrove
Frances Beazley
Miss Huxter
Anne Oakes
Dolly Dorsey
Frances Ellis
Westhampton Richmond Plan Holiday Party At Campus
Westhampton and Richmond College plan a combined Christmas party Sunday at 8 50 pm in the Westhampton Student Activities Building Reception Room. Mrs Frank Apperly will read a Christmas story under a glittering tree. Santa Claus will arrive with gifts for selected students as Louise Hall leads musical numbers and language clubs sing in native tongues.
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Richmond College
Westhampton
Frank Apperly
Santa Claus
Louise Hall
Rich mond College Students Enlist in U S Service
At least five students from Rich mond College have left college to enlist in the U S military. Jed Ferebee Bill Finnegan Ted Heffner George Asbell Melvin Lubman Syd Knipe have applied or completed enlistments. Lubman and Finnegan joined the Navy while others joined the Army Air Corps. Dean Pinchbeelk confirms Lubman Ferebee and Finnegan dropped coursework. Asbell left to join the Army aviation ground crew before Pearl Harbor. Heffner and Knipe applied to be flying cadets.
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Richmond College
United States
Jed Ferebee
Bill Finnegan
Ted Heffner
George Asbell
Melvin Lubman
Syd Knipe
Lubman
Finnegan
Navy
Remainer
Army Air Corps
Raymond B. Pinchbeelk
Ferebee
Asbell
Heffner
Knipe
Will
Wise Guys Form One Room Club at Jeter Hall
The Four Musketeers Handley Wiley Bill Luck Henry Steigleder and Percy Gates dissolved their rooming split after a year of study and debate. They housed two rooms for sleep and study to avoid disruption. They are pledges to different fraternities and balance campus duties with three hours of study daily. All four belong to literary societies and pursue campus activities while maintaining a united motto.
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Scoop
Jeter Hall
Handley Wiley
Bill Luck
Richmond
Henry Steigleder
Bowling Green
Percy Gates
West Point
Four
Gates
Wiley
Orient
Steigleder
Theta Chi
Phi Gamma Delta
Luck
Phi Kappa Sigma
Pi Kappa Alpha
Glee Club
Collegian
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Ralph C. McDanel
Frank Rose
U. S. Army
Co-ords
H. M
Joy) Sutherland
Virginia General Assembly
Air Corps
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