May Day Festival Opens Tomorrow in Westhampton Dell
Westhampton's annual May Day Festival will be held tomorrow at five in Dogwood Dell. Queen of May Margaret Knight will lead the court with Elizabeth Taliaferro as maid of honor and a large Senior Class representation. Special dances are coached by Helen Moon and Trudie Ryland with Ruth Cox portraying Wilson.
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France
Elinor Physioc
Margaret Knight
Elizabeth Taliaferro
Norman's Oration Wins Philologian Prize
In the Philologian Literary Society annual oratorical contest Norman W. S. won first place for “The Master's Voice” on the history and influence of oratory. Nevitt Sanford and William Penn Frazer followed in second and third. Judges were C. N. Warfield Relvix Harlan and W. B. Hackley. W. Lee Smith presided. next the debating contest will consider the question “Re.”
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Durant Book Chosen for Philosophy I Text
Dr Rolvix Harlan announces Will Durant Story of Philosophy as the Philosophy I text for next year. The book, a best selling non fiction title, reads like a romance and serves as an excellent introduction to philosophy courses.
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Will Durant
Rolvix Harlan
Harlan
Commencement Play Tryouts Begin Soon
University Players cancel three one act plays set for May 12 in the Red Cross Building after a banquet and business session. Emily Brown directs dramatics and will post the chosen Commencement play early next week with tryouts at one. A Shakespearean option is likely for June, with Macbeth favored over The Merry Wives of Windsor.
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Emily Brown
Baron Heyking to Speak Here at Joint Club Meeting
The Richmond College and West Hampton College International Relations Clubs plan a joint meeting on Tuesday May 8 1928 at the Red Cross Building at 730 PM. Baron Alphonse Heyking of the University of Dorpat will speak on diplomatic and consular service and international law. He formerly served as Russian Consul General in London.
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Westhampton College
Red Cross
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University of Dorpat
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University of Geneva
London
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University Players Elect New Officers at Banquet
The University Players held a combined business session and social hour in the Cafeteria last Monday. Officers for the coming year were elected: Ruth Cox president, Donald Pierpont vice president, Albert Cosolaro secretary, Emily Schielinger treasurer. The annual dramatic keys were awarded and spring plays were discussed.
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Robert W. Edwards
Ruth Cox
Donald Pierpont
Albert Cosolaro
Emily Schielinger
Virginia orators gather on campus for annual contest
W. S. Norman will represent University of Richmond in the thirty eighth Virginia State Oratorical Contest to be held in the Red Cross Building at 8:00 tonight. Representatives from nine Virginia colleges compete for the state oratorical honors.
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University of Richmond
Red Cross
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Spiders
Campus Elections Prompt Student Interest For Spring Balloting
Annual campus elections set for next Tuesday for baseball and track managers and assistant managers, with class elections for all three rising classes next Friday morning. Athletic polls run 9 to 3 in the Student Shop, overseen by Student Senate representatives. candidate list includes D V Buchanan, W R Allen, Garland F Palmer, Emmett C Matthews, J C Scott, E B Cahoon, Frank Robinson, and Herman B.
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Manger
W. R. Allen
Garland F. Palmer
Emmett C. Matthews
J.C. Scott
E. 8. Cahoon
Frank Robinson
Herman B
Dr Harlan Speaks at Y M C A Meeting in Richmond
Dr Rolvix Harlan is slated to speak at the Industrial Class of the Y M C A in Richmond next Tuesday night May 8. The address title is Who shall Be Our Next President and Why.
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Rolvix Harlan
Richmond
Richmond Professors to Attend Virginia Academy Meeting
Many Richmond College representatives will attend the Virginia Academy of Science meeting at the College of William and Mary today and tomorrow. Dr Garner Ryland and Dr R E Loving will participate, with Ryland on the academy council and Loving on the prize committee. Drs Ryland, Astrop, and Cornthwaite will read papers on scientific work before the assembly.
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Virginia Academy of Science
College of William and Mary
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Academy
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Ryland
Astrop
Cornthwaite
Merchant of Venice to be staged by University Players
The Merchant of Venice will be presented May 12 at Blackstone High School auditorium by University Players led by Elmer Potter as Shylock and Lydia Hatfield as Portia. The group, guest of principal Walter H. Cheatham, will tour Leesburg and Lincoln prior to the Blackstone show with Donald Pierpont as art director and Morris Crawford handling lighting.
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Blackstone
Walter H. Cheatham
Leesburg
Lincoln
Virginia
Elmer Potter
Shylock
Lydia Hatfield
Portia
Donald Pierpont
Morris Crawford
Pi Delta Epsilon Chooses Four Local Members
Spring elections announce four members for the local Pi Delta Epsilon chapter including W. E. Cullers, W. E. Gaines, Herman B. Dixon, and G. Welford Taylor. Initiation will be held at a downtown banquet next Friday night. Cullers is News Editor on the Collegian with three years on staff. Gaines has three years as reporter and editor. Dixon is Business...
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W. E. Gaines
Herman B. Dixon
G. Welford Taylor
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Glee Clubs Compete Tonight at Mosque in Richmond
Twenty singers from Richmond College join teams from Virginia and North Carolina in the first Glee Club Contest held in Richmond. Universities represented include Virginia, North Carolina, Wash ington and Lee, and William and Mary. A handsome loving cup is the grand prize, donated by the Richmond News Leader.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Richmond
University of Virginia
University of North Carolina
Washington and Lee University
College of William and Mary
Richmond News Leader
Herman Dixon
Carroll Minor
Joseph Robinson
Paul Scarborough
Thomas Reynolds
Thomas Yeaman
James Harwood
Lloyd Caster
Robert Savage
David
Richmond College Oratorical Contest On Woodrow Wilson
The Philologian Literary Society hosts an oratorical contest for Richmond College students on the subject In Appreciation of Woodrow Wilson. It will be held in the Chapel on Wednesday May 16 at 3 00 PM, with prizes 35 for first and 15 for second. Contestants must register at the Collegian by 6 00 PM Monday May 7.
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Woodrow Wilson
Philologian Literary Society
Adton A. Yoder
Chicago
Faculty Tennis Tournament at Richmond College ends tomorrow
The first Richmond College Faculty tennis tournament concludes tomorrow afternoon after a week of close matches among thirteen entrants directed by Dr. R. B. Harris and Professor T. M. Hart. Eight first round matches were held Monday through Wednesday with several byes, most contests played in Richmond as players chose their courts.
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T. M. Hart
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Warfield
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Astrop
Cornthwaite
Harlan
MacDanell
Jones
Snyder
Hackley
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Richmond
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