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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1925
Page
4
Sees term end reflections on college life and alumni trends. Mentions Haverford Johns Hopkins Westhampton College and Whogroups. Notes professor quirks and campus courses, with references to students sending Christmas cards and classwork at various institutions.
Maryville College students from Tennessee held a meeting with county jail inmates in Maryville. They sang songs and read to the unfortunates, who were rejoicing that Thanksgiving comes but once a year.
Mrs. Jane Brown Ranson of Richmond filed a suit in Hustings Court Part II seeking 10000 from members of the I. C. Williams School of Law faculty at the University of Richmond. She also contends for 20000 against the university over a prize for law study. The case may hinge on a professoriate letter from President Boatwright. Kirk Matthews will represent the professors.
By order of Coach Tom Miller the freshman track classes will not meet until Monday January 12. These classes are compulsory for all freshmen and meet twice a week with Assistant Coach Miller in charge of the program.
The Pennsylvania baseball schedule for next spring lists 28 games with trips to the South and New England. Opening April 4 against Drexel Institute, Penn will tour the South visiting Virginia at Charlottesville on April 8 and 9, Lynchburg April 10, Washington and Lee April 11, Richmond April 12, and Catholic University in Washington April 15.
Five hundred historians were guests on campus and shown prominent landmarks. Copies of the Christmas Collegian were distributed to all guests during lunch, with full courtesy from the university.
Alumni and active members of Phi Gamma Delta gathered at the Jefferson Hotel from December 31 to January 3. Attendees came from across the Union and Toronto, Canada. The meeting ratified a new constitution and code, approved a UNC chapter under colonization, and featured a Fiji Jamboree, teas, dances, and a closing banquet.
The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity was entertained by Mr. Williams owner of the Winter Garden at Hotel Richmond and his daughter Miss Page Williams. They were chauffeured from Dr. Harlan's to the Winter Garden last Saturday night for an elaborate party with refreshments served after the dance.
An intercollegiate debate between the University of Hawaii and Oxford is planned in Honolulu during January. The Oxford team has debated at leading American colleges and will visit Hawaii before proceeding to Australia to meet the continent’s top debaters.
Richmond maintains Clay Street as a historic district artery and street-name relic. City planners note the route serves local traffic, preserves neighborhood nostalgia, and connects modest commercial blocks.
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