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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1925
Page
6
A jumble of rhymes, social quips, and stray quotes touches on romance and gossip. Odd lines reference a death by action, a failed bullet, and a taxi, with stray mentions of Mrs Jones buying an electric washer and a man in Australia walking fifty miles in sleep.
An OCR fragment mentions an annual open track meet with a budget fee for participation. It also references a cafeteria poster and a three-question challenge, though details are unclear.
A Westhampton writer asserts vaccination is a serious matter and declines humorous treatment. He notes the town’s mood, hints at a “descent to the Pitt,” and warns against light handling of the topic while urging careful discussion.
Today features Mateh University and Frosh versus John Marshall High School at 3 PM. Tomorrow hosts lrick Meet at Jeter Hall and Stadium Wield at 3 PM. Sunday offers Vespers at Red Cross Building 7482. Monday includes a Student Government Meeting in Chapel 1320 A.M. Tuesday holds a Ministerial Association meeting in English Room at 7 PM. Wednesday Spider Special to William and Mary departs Mai Street Station 12018 2 PM. Thursday Y M A Meeting at Social Center Room 7:45 PM.
The Sophomore Class will elect officers for their upcoming year within the next two weeks. The administration notes traditional fall greetings will shift to spring planning to organize the year early. Aspiring candidates are urged to prepare as past elections show strong contestant spirit.
Mrs Waddill learned her brother Paul Naveress is among missing aboard a steamer that capsized in the Mississippi River. She left Saturday for her Atlanta, Georgia home.
A tentative program arranged by conference authorities enables Southern students to hear lectures on pressing issues. Speakers include J Street Wilson, Robert J Speer, J G Venable, W T Thomson, Kirby Wage, T L Koy, Norman Thomas, J M Culbreth, and J Y Mulliss among others. The day features lectures, devotional exercises, and intercollegiate sports such as swimming tennis baseball and handball with evening devotions to close.
Fifty six students are listed on the Roll of Honor for April. Among them Warren Chappell J E Hicks Sy Shevita I M Snelling Meyer Vitsty Simeha Rubinowlty and Wayne etc are noted with five A grades and others with four or five A scores. The long roster includes many names and schools as part of the district’s academic recognition.
Westhampton freshmen staged an outdoor May Day breakfast near the cloister. Tables with spring flowers held strawberries and creatively prepared dishes. Freshmen acted as cooks, waitresses, and dishwashers from eight to nine, drawing campus crowds and boosting the benevolence budget.
The Booker sisters Allene and Florence are welcomed back to the campus after confinement in Westhampton infirmary with measles. Both are reported not seriously ill and expected to recover soon.
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