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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1930
Page
6
A collage of campus jokes and skits comments on relationships, gossip, and flirtation. It includes quips about kissing germs, a nursemaid tone, various students and a reference to fraternities lengthening hell week to eight days.
The Baptist Sunday School Board of Nashville offers a 150 dollar prize to the top essayist in each Southern state on Foreign Missions The Present Crisis and a Future Program. Additional 100 and 50 dollar prizes go to state winners. Essays due by April 1 1931 must be about 10 000 words, typed on standard paper.
The Jitney Players, long unused yet highly praised for original work, announce a forthcoming drama. The group operates without stars, emphasizing cooperation. admission will be nominal and the University Players invite all to attend for a pleasant evening.
I R C meeting featured speakers M J Sowell and Raphael Nunez discussing the Manley Smoot tariff and South American attitudes toward U S policy. The program included remarks by Madison the Hobo Poet and a reading of previous minutes by Clayton Sweet as attendance remained strong.
Hampton Institute hosts a three hour exposition with 14 clubs presenting plays and displays. The Hampton Symphony Orchestra and Glee Club compete for top honors as prizes include certificates five ten and fifteen dollars plus medals. A Queen presides as winners are announced by three William and Mary professors.
The student body rejected a proposed measure after three months of discussion. Key voices included Russ Whalen Overton John St Clair and Mike Kent. Concerns centered on granting excessive Senate authority and delaying action. The dean’s notice urged stopping advertisement card defacement on streetcars and the practice of placing feet on seats drew complaints from other riders.
A group visited the institution on Sunday morning attending Mr Fisher's Sunday School class. They observed lively discussion among scholars and met student leaders and faculty guided tours of libraries, classrooms, and the industrial trades. The school also runs a military unit for able bodied men.
The Robert Schalkenback Foundation invites submissions for a prize essay on the single tax. Prizes listed for Progress and Poverty editions. essays due by April 1, 1930, mailed to PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST c/o Robert Schalkenback Foundation, New York City.
The Westhampton bazaar offered silk hose candy and wrapping materials alongside lively entertainment. Acts included violin numbers, character sketches, and a Dean Keller stunt. Elizabeth Seay sang with ukulele. Christmas boxes were sent to Kilbourne Industrial Farm. YWCA carol sing closed pre Christmas activities.
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A humorous exchange notes columnists as clever and frequently sought for witty remarks with bloodhounds as a playful metaphor. The line suggests the duo’s sharp commentary and a lighthearted, dogged reputation in their circle.
A suitor meets the girl’s father and replies he makes nothing and never touches the staff, prompting a terse exchange about marriage. The moment implies a challenge to social expectations and class norms in a small community.
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