07 May 1926
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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1926
Page
1
Lydia Hatfield of Hickory North Carolina, a sophomore at Westhampton College, was unanimously elected president of the Richmond University Players last Monday night. Miss Hatfield, the dramatic coach Miss Emily Brown praised for spirit and energy.
Four one act plays will be published by University Players with Leslie L. Jones and W. Roland Galvin coordinating in the Red Cross building. If 100 subscriptions are received, the book should appear by June 1 at a price not over 1.25 dollars. This marks a first for Richmond performers in publishing a set of plays.
White and Harry M Herman, University of Richmond veterans, argued for the United States entering the League of Nations at Fork Union Military Academy last Tuesday night. Herman spoke for the affirmative as the local team had done in its recent Northern contest.
IL candidates for manager and assistant manager of baseball track soccer and tennis are requested to hand in their names to Charles L. Dillon president of the athletic association by 4 o clock next Monday. Elections for the various positions will take place the latter part of this week.
Richmond University dramatic club announced the winners of the Players key at Westhampton drawing room. Awardees are Warren McNeill James Carver Otto Pebworth Marion Marsh Margaret Harlan and Charles McDaniel for diverse club activities.
Warren Cuthriell will represent the University of Richmond at the State Oratorical Contest in Emory Virginia. He competes against nine Virginia college representatives with the oration titled The Confederate Soldier hosted by Emory and Henry College.
The fourth annual meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science and the Virginia section of the American Chemical Society will be held today and tomorrow at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. R. J. Loving will deliver the presidential address Friday morning as representatives from Virginia colleges attend the sessions.
Three of the five plays in the News Leader contest were written by University of Richmond students. The works are The Dark Crystal by Margaret Knight Btude Printanier by Leslie L. Jones and The Feud by Harry Waldron. The Feud was among four original one acts staged Friday at the Red Cross building. Authors will revise and resubmit by May tenth. the best will be chosen from the five revised entries.
The Philologian Literary Society leaves Westhampton College this afternoon at 5 30 for a hike to Bosher's Dam. An able committee headed by B W Carr has arranged a program and refreshments. This hike replaces the regular annual banquet, and a large turnout is expected.
The University of Richmond campus hosted the first Parents Day arranged by the local Theta Chi chapter. About thirty parents attended as the group heard a speaker address them during the Saturday evening event.
Dean Prince urges West Hampton students to reserve summer session dormitory rooms immediately. Limited rooms are filling rapidly, with many taken by students from colleges outside the University of Richmond.
Members of the Epsilon circle of Omicron Delta Kappa met in the trophy room of the Roger Millhiser Memorial Gymnasium to consider junior and senior nominees for election. Elections will be announced at a future Red Cross building meeting along with newly elected Pi Alpha members.
Francis N. Taylor won the annual oratorical contest of the Philologian Literary Society held last Monday night. His speech titled A Tribute to Napoleon Bonaparte earned first place. G A Wilkins and G E Pankey tied for second, with C P Anderson taking third. Professors Hackley Meredith and Jones judged the event.
The ministers conference met on the Richmond College campus Monday May 3 in response to Dr Boatwrights invitation. Members endorsed the money drive to build new science laboratories and passed resolutions supporting the campaign.
More than 100 athletes from Virginia V P I V M L and W M compete as strong teams are sent to the field for the annual South Atlantic meet. Coach Frank M. Dobson of the University of Richmond presides as colleges from several states vie for honors on the stadium course today and tomorrow.
The University of Richmond submits five manuscripts for Harper's Intercollegiate Literary Contest. Richmond College entries include The Leathened Shadow of John Crum by Leslie L. Jones and The Feud by Harry Wandron. Westhampton College contributes Scissors to Grind by Margaret Knight and The Stream by Margaret Harlan. The remaining entry is Gold Dragoons by Marion Marsh judged by an impartial panel.
Tau Kappa Alpha will meet tomorrow at 2 P M in Room B-3 Thomas Hall to discuss initiation and new member candidates. Plans for a year end social function will be considered and a chapel period will soon present membership scrolls.
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