07 Jan 1927
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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1927
Page
1
Term ends with largest college enrollment in history prompting possible building and dormitory expansions. Growth noted as many students live off campus. R. Ben Cheatham reviews events and progress in numbers for the term.
Richmond College English graduate student Warren McNeill earned high honors in a Sigma Upsilon short story contest for Nirvana appearing on the News Letter front page. Lucy Bourne shared honors. Lanier chapter invited her entry from the University of Tennessee.
Three University representatives Harry M. Herman of the T C Williams School of Law T Eugene West and Robert W Edwards were chosen for a northern debating trip. They will debate Gettysburg College the University of West Virginia and Carson Newman University with Gettysburg and West Virginia first in February and Carson Newman later in the month.
The University of Richmond Sigma Upsilon chapter hosts a dinner tonight at 7:00 to honor the Westhampton Writers Club. Attendees include club members Elinor Physioc Elizabeth Jones Margaret Knight Virginia MelDaniel Jean MacCarthy Mildred Anderson and faculty leaders C L Dodds Leslie L Jones J B Kincannon Warren S McNeil Willis A Shell W E Slaughter with invitations to Professor Handy and Miss Landrum and several Sigma Upsilon alumni expected.
The Mu Sigma Rho Literary Society elected Winter Term officers led by President M P German and Vice President P R Stubbs. Spring Term officers include President E Emroch and Vice President W R Varden. first meeting set for next Monday at 7 05 in Room 1 of the administration building.
The project reports 655 pictures taken including individual photos and the Law School. Football and hockey group photos have been captured at Richmond and Westhampton. A photographer will return in February to shoot basketball teams. The opening, view, and football sections total thirty pages and are with printers. Class histories are printed soon. Final photos expected by January 15. This season’s annual bids are not among the best in college history.
Sixty seven students are listed on the fall term honor roll. Leading the group are Richmond boys C P Ely and C W Givens with five A grades each. The list, issued by the Dean, includes many names such as J F Batking, L N Bloomberg, D V Buchanan, and others, with entry requiring an 85 percent average.
Dr Boatwright addresses The Collegian readers greeting students and faculty for the New Year. He emphasizes university tasks in 1927 and calls for full cooperation during the Richmond division campaign from March 21 to 28. He stresses united effort and promising outcomes for university life.
Omicron Delta Kappa the national honorary fraternity will hold its annual conclave at the University of Virginia February 18. Delegates from chapters mostly east of the Appalachians will be hosted by the Charlottesville chapter. A meeting of Epsilon Circle will select a Richmond delegate and W L Prince of Richmond College and grand officer is expected to attend in person.
Following initiation ceremonies a local chapter of Pi Delta Epsilon the Journalistic fraternity on the Richmond College campus elected officers for its first year Francis N Taylor president Martin J Logan vice president Emanuel Emroch secretary treasurer R B Cheatham scribe and M P Patteson among those listed in the new chapter lineup.
Officers for the Philologian Literary Society have been announced for the Winter and Spring terms. The first meeting Monday at 7:00 PM will install new plans and officers including T Eugene West as Winter president and John Wendell Hash as Spring president, with several other roles listed.
The Messenger announces a story contest for University of Richmond students excluding Writers' Club of Westhampton and Sigma Upsilon. Submissions must be under 3500 words and in nom de plume. Entries due by March 1 1927. winners to be published in April.
Debates preliminaries for the college team will occur Wednesday afternoon January 12 at 3 00 in Ryland Hall Room 1. The team of three men will face a forensic trio from an old New York university before meeting Rutgers debaters in the Richmond College chapel.
H M Sutherland a Richmond College graduate and former Richmond Collegian editor has won first prize of 5 000 in the True Story Prize Contest by Macfailden Publication Co from over 50 000 manuscripts. His life story and mining country background are cited as sources for his acclaimed first person tales.
Dr Sidney S Negus associate professor of chemistry at the University of Richmond spoke to the Boy Scouts and officials at the annual Richmond scouts banquet. He presented an engaging talk and indoor stunts then gave each boy a question sheet with prizes offered for the best answers. He has long shown interest in boys and directs a small summer camp in Vermont.
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