Education Week Program Planned for Feb 3 and 6
State Education Week will be the second annual event with Dr. S. C. Mitchell Dr. Lough and Paul Peterson on the committee Plans for the Virginia program are shaping up The State Committee met last Sunday and February will be given over to the program University of Richmond dates are set for February 5 and 6. Notable speakers from around the country will lecture at twenty colleges and universities, with last year’s speakers Sherwood Eddy and Predrick Libby recalled Students may have a convocation and classes suspended for speeches as in the previous year.
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Virginia
University of Richmond
Sherwood Eddy
Predric Libby
Delegate Report on Pi Delta Epsilon Meeting
G Wellford Taylor represented the University of Richmond Chapter of Pi Delta Epsilon at its Atlanta convention. Officers elected were J R Pettit as president H D Doyle as vice president and R Evans as treasurer. A new chapter was granted at Dennison University and charters pending from Maryland Centre College Middlebury and Dickinson were considered. The convention condemned tabloids in collegiate newspapers and praised the entertainment provided.
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G. Wellford Taylor
University of Richmond
Pi Delta Epsilon
Atlanta
Georgia
J. R. Pettit
H D. Doyle
R. §. Evans
Dennison University
Granville
Ohio
University of Maryland
Centre College
Middlebury College
Dickinson College
University of Richmond Glee Club to Broadcast on WRVA
The University of Richmond Men's Glee Club will broadcast tonight at 7:30 from WRVA in Richmond Virginia. The program includes four concert numbers two quartet numbers and a tenor solo by Joseph R Robinson. Quartet: Herman B Dixon Joseph R Robinson T C Yeaman and Lloyd H Caster. Yeaman serves as club president.
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University of Richmond Men's Glee Club
Bobo
Joseph R. Robinson
WRVA
Edgeworth Tobacco
Richmond
Virginia
Herman B. Dixon
T. C. Yeaman
Lloyd H. Caster
Yeaman
Richmond College to award athletic letters today
Coach Frank M. Dobson will award athletic monograms before the student body in Chapel. Following the distribution there will be a short talk by the coach, as the yearly ceremony honors the Red and Blue players Taylor, Nevitt Sanford, White, Anderson, Hart, Metcalf, and Beate for their college football careers.
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Frank M. Dobson
Richmond College
Dobson
Blue Warriors
Taylor
Nevitt Sanford
White
Anderson
Hart
Metcalf
Beate
Convocation at University of Richmond Chapel
University of Richmond held its second Fall convocation Monday December 10 at noon in the Chapel Building. Judge Daniel Grinnan, former Chancery Court judge and local bank trust official, spoke on The Old County Court System of Virginia Its Value as a Popular Institution.
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University of Richmond
Daniel Grinnan
Chancery Court
Richmond
Virginia
F. W. Boatwright
Westhampton Christmas Festival Planned by Village
Westhampton Hill will host a Christmas festival with carols around a outdoor tree a village song contest judged by Three Fiddlers and a feast prepared by Good Wives Miss Ruth Cox will lead a coach and four arrival and Yule log lighting with participants Eugenia Riddick Ruth Cox Elizabeth Reynolds Margaret Flick Caroline Lutz and others coordinating the event through the Y W C A and local committees
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Westhampton Hill
Ruth Cox
Eugenia Riddick
Elizabeth Reynolds
Margaret Flick
Margaret Lowe
Mahala Hays
Kathryn Reinhart
Caroline Lutz
Editorial Contest Extended to January 12
The Delta Epsilon Freshman Editorial Contest judged by Professors Goode Handy and Doering of the English Department will now close on Saturday January 12 1929. Richmond Collegian conducts the event under Delta Epsilon auspices hoping for many editorials from freshmen during the holidays.
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Goode, Handy
Doering
English
of Delta Epsilon
Richmond Collegian
Goode
Handy
Phi Alpha Frat Wins Inter-Fraternity Scholarship Cup
Richmond College awards the Inter-Fraternity Scholarship Cup for 1928-29 to Phi Alpha, repeating last year’s victory. Phi Alpha posts an 87.92 average, with Phi Delta Omega second at 84.76 and Sigma Phi Epsilon 83.89. The cup becomes permanent after two consecutive wins and will be presented at today’s Student Government meeting in the Chapel.
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Richmond College
Phi Alpha
Inter-Fraternity Council
Stirling Phipps
Phi Delta Omega
AIDNR
Enetannasenvineernuuan Oring Phi Delta Omega
Aes
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Lambda Chi Alpha
Oirmig
Pi Kappa Alpha
Phi Kappa Sigma
Phi Gamma Delta
Wncnne
Kappa Alpha
Chotesde Eens Toile
M L Combs Named President Of Fredericksburg State College
Dr M L Combs Ed D alumnus of the University of Richmond was appointed President of Fredericksburg State Teachers College by the Board of Virginia Teachers Colleges last Friday receiving nine of twelve votes. The other candidate was Miss Rachel Gregg director of extension work at the University of Virginia. Combs was educated in Buchanan County public schools and is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
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M. L. Combs
University of Richmond
Fredericksburg State Teachers’ College
Board of Virginia Teachers’ Colleges
Rachel Gregg
University of Virginia
Dr. Gombs
Buchanan County
The
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Special Vespers Christmas Program Held Next Sunday
A special musical program at Vespers next Sunday begins at 5:00 PM featuring the West hampton and Richmond College Glee Clubs. After the service a Christmas feature follows. Dr. R. E. Loving chairs the program committee. all students and friends are invited.
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Westhampton
Richmond College
R. E. Loving
Philologians plan Christmas program and spring contests
The Philologian Literary Society schedules a December 17 reading by J. D. Hooker and a declamation by Fr. L. Overstreet with jokes by Lee Lewis then an informal address by C. J. Cridlin on using the Christmas vacation.
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Philologian Literary Society
J. D. Hooker
Fr. L. Overstreet
Lee Lewis
C. J. Cridlin
Westhampton Debaters Lose to Randolph-Macon Women College
A large audience witnessed a 2-1 victory for Randolph-Macon Women’s College over Westhampton in a Saturday night debate at the drawing room. Misses Davis and Berlin argued for Randolph-Macon. Misses Gill and Little for Westhampton. judges included Miss Melet Ruffin, Miss Gallaher, and Dr. Franklin Johnson.
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Randolph- Macon Women's College
Westhampton
Davis
Berlin
Randolph Macon
Gill
Little
Melet Ruffin
Gallaher
Collegiate School For Girls
Franklin Johnson
Fraternity Council Backs Postponed Rushing Season
At a regular Interfraternity Council meeting in the faculty room, members voted to postpone rushing until the third Thursday of the second semester. The rule, set to take effect next year, moves bidding from October to a later date, citing concerns over freshmen time to evaluate fraternities and reduce pre-rush intensity.
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Interfraternity Council
Morever
Richmond College Debating Teams Seek Northern Trips
The Richmond College debating teams plan intensive trips to northern colleges including Johns Hopkins Haverford Rutgers Lafayette Franklin Marshall and Gettysburg for late February or early March contests. The topic is free trade with reciprocity and the home spring schedule lists Hampden Sydney Mercer Duke and Davidson. Richmond’s negative team last Friday defeated Lynchburg’s affirmative team three to nothing.
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Richmond College
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
Haverford College
Haverford
Pennsylvania
Rutgers of
New Brunswick
New Jersey
LaFayette College
Eastern Pennsylvania
Franklin Marshall
Lancaster
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
United States
Hampden-Sydney
Mercer
Duke
Davidson Colleges
Lynchburg
College Men's Class at Richmond Grows to 34
Attendance of the Richmond College Class of the First Baptist Church reached thirty four last Sunday with the opening of the new building at Monument and Boulevard. Coach Pitt teaches the class and Harold Atkins serves as president. a goal of fifty members is set for next Sunday as better facilities are now available.
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Richmond College
First Baptist Church
Monument and Boulevard
Coach Pitt
Harold Atkins
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S. C. Mitchell
Dr. Lough
Paul Peterson
Emory University
Georgia Tech
U. OF R. Glee Club
D. Grinnan
Grinnan
Old Dominion
Richmond Colleges
D. E
Phi Alpha Frat
State Teachers College
Philologians
W. H. Corbitt
C. W. Powell
P. S. Fensom
Congress
U.S
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