Richmond Faces Citadel And Pitt In Pre Holiday Tests
Richmond basketball opens a string of non conference tests with Citadel in Millhiser gym then hosts Pittsburgh. The Spiders rely on captain Herbie Spears Jimmy Ely Stuart Hoskins and Lanky Bill Burge with Dick Humbert likely to see minutes. Admission is fifty cents as a large crowd expected.
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Rigmarole Postponed to Next Year by College Directors
The Rigmarole show, delayed due to slow material gathering, will not occur this year. Phil Cooke states plans remain to assemble a show early next year. Officials hope Richmond and Westhampton Colleges may cooperate. fraternities are urged to continue collecting material for a compiled book by next year.
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Death of Gee-Gaw the Law School Lizard
Law students mourn the pet chameleon Gee-Gaw who died in October after a campus life of two months. Five students originally funded the lizard, later adopted by the entire student body, who held a funeral at 2:00 pm and cremation in the furnace. A black crepe remains as a memory in the library.
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Student flying clubs grow across universities
ACP notes forty three colleges and universities maintain student flying clubs. University of Vermont reports that half of its students receive scholarships, highlighting broad access to aviation-based programs.
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University of Vermont
Pop Warner's Dual Coaching Season and Early Law Career
Temple coach Pop Warner, 68, made a rare two team coaching stint with Iowa State and Georgia in one season. He initially practiced law in Philadelphia after Cornell, then chose football over the courtroom, saying football has run in his blood for forty years. Lambda Chi Alpha pledges Emmett Hubbard of Chase City and Willis Holland of Richmond, both freshmen.
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Richmond
Edwin Merrick Named Captain of 1939 Spider Eleven
Edwin Joel Merrick was chosen captain-elect of the 1939 Spider grid team at the banquet. He earned All-State honors and was lauded by Red Grange on a national radio network as a top center. Merrick also received the W. A. Harris trophy for the team’s best tackler. Tubby Norvell won the Thistlethwaite blocking trophy for his lead in interference. Coach Thistlethwaite praised the 1939 squad as stronger than the famed 1984 team and noted their difficult schedule, citing a loss to Roanoke as the only major disappointment.
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