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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1925
Page
8
A long fragment of a campus humor column features jokes about students, professors, fashion, gossip, and social scenes. It lampoons dating, weather talk, habits, and trivial ambitions with puns and quick quips. The tone remains light and satirical.
The junior and freshman classes held a formal wedding event Friday evening at 7 with a forest stage set and fairy goblin dancers. Elizabeth Hale played a princess and Margaret Powell a prince who fell to Cupid’s darts, blessed by the King of the fairies and wed by a medieval friar Add Spirit. A class reception followed and a large two colored cake bore the figures 27 and 129.
Debates feature Clyde Parker Emanuel Emrock upholding the negative at Richmond with Lynchburg College students Redford Lindsay and Salo Wieh Hughes on the affirmative in Lynchburg. Richmond debaters practiced Tuesday with Prof. Haynie Seay guiding the forensic council as they prepare on the Russia recognition issue debated by Oxford Yale Harvard and echoed by Senator Borah.
Margaret Lazenby named local delegate from Westhampton to the Women's Intercollegiate Association conference at Wellesley College November 12 to 15. The event gathers standard women's colleges to discuss the function and aims of student government within and beyond campus.
The junior class social committee petitions postponing all class entertainment until after Christmas due to crowded pre holiday dances and parties. At the regular meeting President Atkins announced a dean backed ruling allowing juniors to select and confirm majors this year. The rule stresses that majors require two full courses beyond minimum, with exceptions limited to a split major in psychology and education.
The Masonic Club of students and faculty passes a series of aims emphasizing a campus honor system and religious activities. The resolutions state the group’s goals and ideals to be achieved through student and faculty involvement.
Students vow support for campus religious, debate, dramatic, and athletic activities. They commit to attending intercollegiate debates, fostering fellowship among Spiders, and backing university teams and a loyal coach.
Town students plan a major bonfire tonight to drum up support for Hampden-Sidney game tomorrow. Girls are expected in strong numbers as one of the largest student showings in recent years gathers on the lake hill near the bridge on the main road.
The Richmond team seeks a home victory echoing last year’s unanimous win at both venues. Literary societies from Richmond College and members from Westhampton College plan to attend tonight and support their teams. The universities plan active cooperation in forensic work this year.
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