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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1939
Page
2
In a 1989 VC meeting, Sophomore Class members push to end the boxing style rafting system after Dean's crackdown. They urge ending brute force and promoting unity, respect for faculty, and school spirit to recruit freshmen into the program.
A Christmas note questions how often the carol is sung and asks if listeners hear angel voices amid modern skepticism. The piece notes people mock belief in visions while describing timid nods and sly head taps accompanying the idea of hearing voices.
The piece contrasts modern war sounds with a Christmas message. It quotes Phillips Brooks and imagines Christmas in trenches where cannon blasts and machine guns roar yet the call for peace and goodwill persists, echoing in unlikely conflict zones.
The Marionette Repertory Theatre will stage a Christmas story pageant next Sunday using red mechanical figures to portray the Christ Child. The production promises solemnity and majesty, renewing the true Christmas spirit beyond commercialized displays.
A humorous verse set critiques the Ramsay Richardson address in Westhampton College Chapel. It muses on motherhood and birth rates while lampooning feminists and social clubs. The Collegian notes two alumni letters from 1906 claiming prior work on the paper and recalls a Mu Sigma Rho election scoop.
The piece argues that since the New Deal federal spending rose while state and local budgets remain opaque. Local governments totaling about 176000 units spent six billion dollars in 1987 with unknown purposes. A standardized local budget is urged to curb waste and reveal where costs lie.
A crowded holiday night at the W C Activities Building features a prayer and social highlights. The piece teases couples, dances, and high school remnants, naming Frances Deboe Bill Farley Dottie Hughes Bob Keil and others amid chatter about prom bands and a square dance practice in the Blue Room.
The University of Richmond Marionette Repertory Theatre in Chapel rehearses for a Sunday show. They previously staged a Christmas pageant with enhanced lighting and dedicated props to lift the overall effect beyond typical congregational productions.
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