Education Society Initiates Distinctive Achievement Members
Eleven students were inducted into Kappa Delta Pi on Monday night May 7 in a Richmond chapter ceremony. Initiates include Jane Andersen Carolyn Baker Jim Bardin Anne Byrd Al Echols Lidletta Rice Louis Seldes Don Tillotson Ruth Tipton Billy Tuck and Irene Beauchamp. Pat McElroy outlined ideals with Dean Overton and five student assistants.
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Kappa Delta Pi
Jane Andersen
Carolyn Baker
Jim Bardin
Anne Byrd
al Echols
Lidletta Rice
Louis Seldes
Don Tillotson
Ruth Tipton
Billy Tuck
Irene Beauchamp
Pat McElroy
University of Richmond
Dean Overton
Society
Anne Stuart Bartz
Vince Nitti
Harold Gilson
Andy McConnell
David Armbrister
Alumni Recognize Top RC BS Seniors
Alumni recognized top seniors from Richmond College and the School of Business at Alumni Day in MillisHer gym. L Wilbur Kersey, former student government president, received the Alumni Council award, and Edmund G Harrison received the Norman medal for business focus and basketball. Kersey plans to enter Southeastern Theological Seminary while Harrison, a marketing major, aims for a career in business. Bernard Grafton Regland won the Alpha Kappa Psi scholarship for outstanding business scholarship.
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Wilbur Kersey
Edmund G. Harrison
Richmond College
School of Business Administration
Millhiser Gymnasium
Kersey
Malcolm A. Pitt, Jr
Herman P. Thomas
Harrison
Norman
Southeastern Theological Seminary
Bernard Grafton Regland
Alpha Kappa Psi
Donor Creates 20000 Dollar Chinese Scholarship at University
Dr. David J. Carver class of 1905 donates 20000 dollars to establish a scholarship fund at the University. Income to assist qualified students with preference to Chinese students. Carver formerly taught in Nanking 1907 to 191? and later traveled in China. He also donated 140 Chinese ceramics now on display at Westhampton Keller Hall.
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David J. Carver
Carver
Nanking
Senior Night at Westhampton Class of 56 Skit and Dorm News
Westhampton seniors plan Senior Night in Keller Hall at 8 PM with a skit Alice in Westhamptonland and a Last Will and Testament by 56ers. The parade precedes events. Wood Memorial Dormitory should be ready by mid September and Ryland Hall spaces convert to offices and classrooms.
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Wood
Merry Westhampton
Westhampton
Keller Hall
Alice
Westhamptonland
Charlotte Henley
Lois Reamy
Ann Carol Yeaman
Shirley Evans
Barbara Pratt
Carol Brooks
Jeanie Brannin
Wood Memorial
Ryland Hall
University Center For Psychological Services
Philologian
Mu Sigma Rho
Freshmen Plant Tree as Class Gift at Westhampton
Westhampton will hold its annual freshman tree planting on Tuesday May 15. Ruth Adkins president of the freshman class will speak and present a six foot Norway spruce to the college from the class of 1959. Dr. Modlin Dean Roberts and Dean Tucker will place the first earth, Anita Knipling chaired the fundraising, and Hannah Coker aided in tree selection near North Court. The ceremony is a longtime campus tradition inviting all to attend.
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Westhampton
Ruth Adkins
Dr. Modlin
Dean Roberts
Dean Tucker
Anita Knipling
North Court
Hannah Coker
Westhampton Athletic Group to Host Annual Banquet
About one hundred Westhampton students and officials will attend the Athletic Association banquet in Court Dining Hall Wednesday night May 16 at 7 pm. Cups for top intramural teams will be awarded along with individual letters and awards. Helen Crittenden will announce the general athletic championship. Rose Dranchak leads banquet arrangements.
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Westhampton
Athletic Association
Court
Helen Crittenden
A.A
Rose Dranchak
Business Students Tour Newport News Yard
A group from the School of Business Administration toured Newport News Shipyard on April 19 under Alpha Kappa Psi and the Society for the Advancement of Management. They viewed a shipyard film on the SS United States and heard discussions by Sam Hickey and L B Peterson before a yard tour at the largest private shipyard.
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School of Business Administration
Newport News
Alpha Kappa Psi
Society For the Advancement of Management
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
United States
Sam Hickey
L. B. Peterson
Art Radin Elected IFC Council President May 7
Inter-fraternity Council elections held May 7 named Art Radin president and Marvin Alterman as vice president. Sam Fischer won the House representative seat, with Dr Caylor retiring as secretary treasurer after 28 years and receiving a wood mounted barometer memento. Dr Worsham succeeds as secretary treasurer.
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Art Radin
Marvin Alterman
Sam Fischer
Caylor
Dr. Worsham
Dr. Caylor
The Howards of Virginia at Student Center Lounge
The Howards of Virginia, a full length historical romance, will be shown in the Student Center lounge at 7 30 p m on Friday. Cary Grant stars in the film about plantation life in Virginia. Refreshments will be served after the showing.
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Virginia
Cary Grant
Stone
Odell Wins PDE Short Story Contest With $10 Prize
John B. Odell earned first place and a $10 prize for What Have I Got to Lose in the Pi Delta Epsilon short story contest. Rosalind Allen took second for Uncle John's and $5. PDE sponsored the campus competition to spur creative writing among students.
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John B. Odell
Pi Delta Epsilon
Rosalind Allen
John’s
the Messenger
PDE
Poe
U R Veterans Club Elects Officers With Scott New President
The University of Richmond Veterans' Club held its annual election. Darwin H. Scott was named president, replacing retiring head Charles W. Rezzi as the club outlined next year's plans including veterans' legislation in Washington, Orientation Week activities, and campus service.
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Kenneth H. Byron
Veterans’ Club
University of Richmond
Charles W. Rezzi
Darwin H. Scott
John S
Jack) Surface
Navy
Surface
Tazewell
Richmond
Preston W. Doyle, Jr
Air Force
Alaska
Morocco
Egypt
Chamber of Commerce
Charles W. Rezze
School of Business
Rezze
Atlantic Fleet
Byron
Scott
Washington, D. C
House of the U. of R
WRVA Quiz Finals Award $1000 Scholarship Prize
The Richmond-WRVA Radio Scholarship Quiz crowns a $1000 prize for the final round, broadcast Sunday at 2 PM. Three quarter and semi final veterans, each with a $600 Richmond College scholarship, lead the 1956 finalists among 500 Eastern Virginia high seniors.
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University of Richmond
WRVA
Richmond College
Paul L. Bloom
Woodrow Wilson High School
Portsmouth
William D. Seward
Midlothian High School
Chesterfield County
G. Elwood Seal
Golden Heart Ball Celebrated by Richmond Sigma Phi Epsilon
The Richmond alumni of Sigma Phi Epsilon plan the Golden Heart ball at the Officers Club of Virginia Friday at 9 p.m. A banquet at 6:30 p.m. will honor chapter mothers and present awards for scholarship and athletic participation. Laura Clarkson of Arlington will be sponsor for the coming year. Bassett of Fort Lauderdale leads the local chapter as president.
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Richmond
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Officers Club of Virginia
Brothers
University of Richmond
Brothers of the Richmond
Lela Howard
Clifford B. Scott
Ulysses Grant Dubark
Laura Clarkson
Arlington
Virginia
Mary Washington College
S.C. Mitchell Society Chooses President
Members elect for 1956 1957 session David McCants as president Shelby M Broughton as vice president Bob Winston as secretary Leonard Morrow as treasurer Kenneth Burke to represent in the Forensic Council Dave Perkins to join the House of Representatives
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S. C. Mitchell Literary Society
David McCants
Shelby M. Broughton
Bob Winston
Leonard Morrow
Kenneth Burke
Dave Perkins
House of Representatives
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Education Society
Bill Tuck
Lioletta Rice
Don ‘Tillotson
Peggy Yarbrough
Coker
WC Athletic Group
B.S
Newport News Yard
IFC
Odell
Miss Allen
Mary Elizabeth Hix
William F. Bedwell
Margaret Logan
Sara Thompson
Carmen Austin
Marilyn Sorce
Carol E. Minor
Kent Darling
U.R. Veterans Club
D. H. Scott
C. J. Gray
S.P.E
Golden Heart’ Ball
S.C. Mitchell Society
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