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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1963
Page
2
Westhampton’s Wednesday night Song Contest boosted school spirit with all four classes delivering strong performances. Seniors gained by hard work after apathy, juniors rebuilt class unity, sophomores rejoined a split class, and freshmen felt united with their first group win.
An unsigned editorial defends tobacco ads in the Cot. LEGIAN, arguing banning them would hurt public service and revenue. It asserts the paper’s role to inform while resisting censorship, noting the University controls the publication and would bear the loss if advertising is curtailed.
A letter from Russell V. Gonrad Jr questions why the campus police vehicle lacks a license plate and parking sticker and calls for an internal review. The page 5 note mentions a March 1 letter about a Westhampton basketball game and a Richmond College concert, clarifying calendar conflicts and campus cooperation.
The University Players presented Non-Play Proves Interesting at Dennis Auditorium featuring Norman Corwin’s assembly of Sandburg poems epigrams and songs. Readers Wendy Schwartz Betsy Uhl and Steve Boykin performed from memory with Mrs. Schwartz accompanying on guitar.
The piece argues political cycles repeat from Athens to England and Virginia, with the rise of the "ins" followed by decay and youth seeking power. It covers Young Republican momentum in Charlottesville and calls for Republicans to lead, while Democrats face calls to reform or rejoin broader Democratic principles.
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