10 Jan 1936
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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1936
Page
1
Weshampton College Government Association adopts faster election rules for spring term. A central nominating committee will count votes and implement a preferential ballot to shorten the process. Class officers except president, and minor athletic posts, move to compulsory meetings or centralized selection.
Notice from the dean’s office outlines registration card pickup from January 18 to 25 in the dean’s office, then in the treasurer’s office. Students must obtain a faculty change slip for course changes and have approvals before the dean issues updated cards. All classes start Monday February 3 with absences beginning that day.
The American Quill Club announces a college poem contest with first prize a Pitty dollar. Students must submit three flat mailed copies postmarked by February 1 with a registrar certificate. Send to Ethelyn Hartwiel at 611 Broadway Tacoma Washington.
Glee Club officials announce a tentative February trip covering Tidewater areas. Lead by President Pred Laughan the group will depart Richmond Sunday for a concert at First Baptist Church Portsmouth. Morning concerts at Portsmouth elementary and Woodrow Wilson High follow with a Suffolk stop for Baptist and Methodist congregations. An extensive sightseeing tour for fundraising is arranged.
The Riff-Raff Club starts Rigmarole auditions tomorrow at 2 PM in the Playhouse for student singers to lead the yearly production. The show is likely set for February 20, with final entry by fraternities limited to those sending representatives. A planning staff meeting will also be held Monday with committee members named to organize entries and oversee skits.
A humorous college chronicle predicts the year 1086 A D will begin with the song The Music Goes Round and Round dominating campus life. Students joke that exams fade as traffic and daily routine echo the tune, affecting mood and nerves across River Road and beyond.
An apology notes votes on a constitutional amendment must be secret and ballots used only to check attendance. The January 14 session lacked extra slips, so a separate attendance record will be taken. another election is scheduled Tuesday in the faculty room from 9 to 12.
Edward Canada announces the Messenger will appear on campus within two weeks after editors JF Overton Jones and R Buford Brandis choose the best student work. Cottrell and Cooke print the issue. no ads, funded by student government.
Dr. B. H. Martin will speak at the Vesper service Sunday evening January 12 at 7 oclock on Everyday Religion. He has long been associated with Westhampton Baptist Church and teaches the Young Men's Class. He sits on the board of supervisors and has been appointed circuit judge.
Students circulated a petition with about 300 names protesting a plan to cut exams from ten days to seven. The Richmond College faculty, after debate, vetoed the proposal, citing careful judgment and a desire to avoid confusing students about the catalog change.
New Mu Sigma Rho Literary Society officers were installed last Monday evening. Winton Naff became secretary, Roger Page the Vice-president, and Carrington Paulette the president. Paulette installed outgoing president Somers as representative to the Forensic Council. Somers urged the new officers to maintain a balanced budget and an average attendance of thirty members per meeting.
Kriff Raff invites all students to try for singing roles in the 1986 Rigmarole. Tryouts will be held in the Playhouse at 3 PM tomorrow.
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