Alumni Bulletin, University of Richmond, Volume 13, October 1948

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RICHMOND'SUNIVERSITY What Arthur Harrison, '29, told a joint meeting of Richmond Rotarian s and Kiwanians when he appealed to these groups for their support of th e University of Richmond created such a stir that it is still being talked about on downtown street corners.

Although his immediate objective was support of the Univers ity's home football program, his argument extended far beyond the sphere of athletics and emphasized the city's dependence upon the Uni versity of Richmond for cultural values.

"The theme of a closer relationship between Richmond and its Univer sity makes persuasive talk, " he said, "because both community and college stand to benefit. The argument seems simple but makes sense: here we all freely and immodestly admit that Richmond is "symbolic of the South's Best" -capital of the Confederacy, a community of great financial strength , the center of Southern culture, a city of unrivaled educational facilities; why then should not such a community want, and be able to manifest great pride in the University bearing its very name?"

Pointing out that Life Magazine in describing Madison as the ideal city in which to live cited the University of Wisconsin because it attracted "a steady flow of culture and youthful ideas," Mr. Harrison reminded his listeners that the University of Richmond makes the same contribution to the city which bears its name.

"Certainly the University's students, alumni and local operations are an economic asset to Richmond, " he pointed out, and "will become increasingly so as the college's reputation becomes more widespread. " He appealed to the 600 Rotarians and Kiwanians as leaders in their businesses and profes sions to "sell " to the community the responsibility and privileg e of ever y citizen to support the University of Richmond and its acti vities. He sug gested that one good way to show they are eager to support the school is to support the football team which publicly represents the school in contests in City Stadium.

There can be no question that his remarks, as well as the activi ties of the Alumni Gridiron Committee which he heads contributed to the "better than budgeted" crowds which have attended the games this fall. Arthu r Harrison has given to this group of alumni the same leadership which typified hi s undergraduate career (he was president of his graduating class) and his rapid rise to senior commercial manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia.

Among those who applauded his remarks and publicly commended th e University of Richmond for its contribution to the cultural life of Richmond and its educational contributions to City , State and nation, were Go vernor William Munford Tuck of Virginia and J. Mel ville Broughton, former governor of North Carolina and now Democratic nomine e to represent that State in the Senate.

Although thousands of alumni throughout the nation are eloquent testimonials to the fact that the University's influence has not been confined to the city of Richmond, there can be no question of the fact tha t no other city has benefited as has Richmond from the location of our great educa tional center within its metropolitan area for more than a century .

Alumni must see to it that the University of Richmond is not permitted to suffer the fate of the prophet who is "not without honor save in his own country. " [ 1J

THE ALUMNI BULLETIN P ubli shed qu arterly at the Un iversi ty of Richmo nd by the Genera l Society of Al umni.

Appl ication for entr y as second-class matter at th e Post O ffice, University of Richmond, Virginia, is pend ing. Subscrip tion price : $ 1.00 per year.

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JOSEPH E. NETTLES, '30 . . ..... . . Editor LESLIE S. Bo o KER, '22, JP esthempton Editor ROBERT M . STONE, •30 _ . . Business Manager TH E GENE RAL SOCIETY OF ALUMNI OFFICE RS Alfred J. D ickinson, Jr., '37 .... . . President W illiam L. Princ e, '98 .. . 1st Vice-Pre sident Robt . A . Brock, Jr ., ' 10, 2nd Vice -President Vi rgil H . Goo de, '27 . ... 3rd Vice- President E. D ougl as Gunt er, ' 30 . ... .. . . Secretary Jos eph E. Nett les, '30 .. Executive Sec.-etary EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE J. Stuart Gra ham, Jr., ' 38 Malcolm U . Pi tt, Jr., '42 and the above officers.

TH E ALU MNI COUNCIL OF FI CERS W . Richard Broa ddus, Jr., '21. . .. President D . N. D avid son, ·,09... . 1st Vice -President Wa tkins Fugate, '32 . . . 2nd Vice-Uresiden t Joseps E. Ne ttle s, '30 . ... . .... . Secretary Robert M . Stone, '3·0 . . . . .

Treasure r EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE W. B. F. Cole, ' 12 Edward J. Fox, ' 17 B. Clifford Goode, ' 19 Robert T. M arsh, '22 and the above officers.

WESTH AM PTON COLLEGE ALU MNAE ASSOCIAT ION H arri et Sharo n W ill ingham (Mrs . Edwa rd ) , '26 . . . . .. Preside nt D orothy Abbott Hoo d (M rs. Matt hew L. ) , ' 30 . .. Vice -President Leslie Sessoms Booker ( Mrs. R. E.) , '22 ... . Ex ecutive Secretary Ma il all cont ribu tions and news items to Mr s. R. E. Booker, Execut ive Secretary, West hamp ton Coll ege Alumnae Association , P . 0 . Uni versity of Richmond , Va. Eth el Smither, ' 15 Ethney Selden Headlee (Mr s. T.].), '23 M argaret Leake, '31 .

M embers-at-Larf!.e Emily Park er Kendi g {Mr s. E. L.) , ' 38 May T h ayer, '42

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SamuelChiles·Mitchell

1864-1948* HE great old Southerner who ended his magnificent career recently was born when Porter's fleet was making its first assault on Fort Fisher. Wilmington, last open port of the Confederacy, was about to be closed. The Army of Lee was dying on its feet. When Samuel Mitchell began as a boy to earn the meagerest of living, the South was in a trough of distress so deep and so prolonged that many were losing hope. In that day of poverty, a merchant observed the alertness of young Mitchell and gave the boy a chance of winning an education. From that time onward, whether he was minister, teacher, college administrator, or leader in any of a score of high causes, his interests always were intellectual, but spiritually intellectual.

That was the secret of his life, the key to an understanding of him. He had much of prophetic vision. Again and again-as when · the Japanese invaded Manchuria in 1931-his was one of the first voices to be raised in warning of what lay ahead. No man of his time had clearer conception of Southern need and Southern progress. Whatever his observation on serious issues in serious moments, behind it was penetration. The hallmark of high intellect was stamped on everything he wrote and said, but always, we repeat, it was shot through with spirituality. His crisp enunciation, his brisk walk, his rapid fire analysis, the wide sweep of his interest -all these proclaimed the great truth of his life, "it is the spirit that quickeneth."

Not long before his death there appeared in a publication of the University of Richmond a sketch of Dr. Mitchell that was reprinted in the Sunday Times-Dispatch of June 20 and was much talked about. It was a clever article by a young man who wrote divertingly and quoted many of Dr. Mitchell's quips; but we doubt if its author would wish to call it a picture of the "man entire," and we know Dr. Mitchell's older disciples would insist that he had profound qualities that should be emphasized and enlarged. Dr. Mitchell must never be portrayed or regarded as exhibitionist. When he grew older, he used sharper figures of speech to awaken ,the men of his classes to their duty and their opportunity. That probably was increasingly true, we should guess, after his visit to Soviet Russia, which marked a definite shift in his thinking. Always, so long as that ,eager mind of his could interpret the news there was analysis, analogy, apprais,al, unde1.1standing,interpretation in the long, slanting light of all the yesterdays of man's experience. Many who sat breathless at his feet as students marvelled in maturity at the sound historical judgment he always seemed able to form on his first glimpse of a new horizon . Most surely it could be said of Dr . Mitchell that the more a former student

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*Reprinted from the Richmond News Leader of August 21, 1948. This testimonial was written by one of the most distinguished of Dr. Mitchell 's stude nts, Dr . Douglas Southall Freeman, '04, celebrated editor and historian.

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learned, the more did he appreciate the tremendous intellectual power of the teacher. The highest estimate placed on him was by those who had known him best and longest.

The most marked ch~racteristic of his spiritually intellectual approach was his immense enthusiasm. This blended so often with devotion that it was difficult to separate the two qualities in his mind. Perhaps the reality wa•s that he had reverence for anything that aroused his enthusiasm and vice versa. Often he said in other days that if he delivered an address on General Lee he woul? have to go to bed after it was over, sick with emotion. He had devotion, not quite at the same emotional peak, for half a dozen of ·the men who in days of discouragement had served the South. Dr. Mitchell never realized it, of course, but his immense admiration for Dr . Seaman Knapp, for Robert Ogden, for J. L. M. Curry and for kindred spirits was due not only to the magnitude of their work for the South but also to their exemplification of the very virtues Dr. Mitchell himself personified. The man himself was disclosed in his heroes.

Wherever he labored, Samuel Chiles Mitchell was honored and will be remembered. Excellence marked every single enterprise to which he put his hand. He did far more than men realize for the development of the Medical College of Virginia, as well as of the University of Delaware and of the University of South Carolina. From every such tour of duty he returned joyfully to the teaching of history to college men. Of all the shining and diversified service of a dedicated life, this, we believe, was the greatest in the influence it had. Man after man will say of him, as the tributes multipiy, that he was the most inspiring teacher they ever had. It would not be exaggeration, we think, to include him among that dozen or so great Southern teachers, from George Wythe onward, who have influenced the na,tion even more through their instruction than through their personal achievement. Dr. Mitchell was himself a liberal, unabashed and unapologetic, but he was not dogmatically liberal. Some of those he loved most and most applauded in their work were former s·tudents whose philosophy was far removed from his.

He never sought to proselyte but he seldom failed to arouse.

His satisfaction was in prevailing on students to think-not persuading them to think as he did. The glorious result is that he will live on and on, in a life ever enriched and enlarged, through the intellectual activity he has stirred among his students and his students' students . All of them can repeat gratefully those magnificent lines from Matthew Arnold's tribute to his father: "Unto thee it was given, many to save with thyself"; but we believe that even more frequently, as his "old boys" look back on the golden hours they spent in his classroom, they will paraphrase with reverence and gratitude the words of the bewildered Simon on the mountaint:op, Master, it was good for us to be there!

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HE path of the righteous is as the dawning light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day." .

"The souls of ·the righteous are in the hands of God." "So he passed over and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side."

Our hearts are saddened because one who was greatly beloved and highly honored by us has fallen on sleep. Yet our dominant emotion in our sadness is not one of inconsolable grief. Rather is it one of gratitude for a life nobly spent for the welfare of mankind-a life with eternal values. Our pain at parting is overshadowed by thanksgiving for such a triumphant life.

We are told that Samuel Chiles Mitchell is dead. We do not believe it! We can not believe it! We will not believe it!

When a former student heard the news he exclaimed :"Ridiculous! S. C. Mitchell will never die as long as the University of Richmond lives to perpetuate his teaching."

We will not believe that our friend is dead. True, the earthly house of his tabernacle is dissolved and he resides there no longer. His physical form is no longer animate. No more shall we hear the cheery greeting from his lips. No longer shall we 1touch his friend! y hands in his welcome to his hospitable home. No more shall we quicken at the light in his eyes. But many who found him their most inspiring teacher will continue to feel the warmth of his generous soul. They will continue to sit in spirit at his feet, a1:1din the years to come they will teach other generations the lessons they learned from him. From generation to generation his influence will be felt.

"When a good man dies, For years beyond our ken The light he leaves behind him Lies upon the paths of men."

On a memorial tablet in Westminister Abbey to John and Charles Wesley are these words : "God buries His workmen but carries on His work."

As we lift our hearts in gratitude for the life and service of Samuel Chiles Mitchell we do well to ask what were some of his characteristics .

First of all, he had a passion for human brotherhood and for the emancipation of the bodies, minds and souls of mankind. How came that passion? His early years were spent on a cotton plantaition in Mississippi during the Reconstruction period that followed the War Between the States, with all its economic, social and political suffering. During his most impressionable years he knew from family experiences and his observations the hardships borne by the underprivileged groups. On the cobton plantation he doubtless had dose acquaintance with the Negroes and there learned that it was not the fault of the Negro that he was born black.

He must in those years have learned that character and

*Substance of remarks by the Rev. James H. Franklin, D .D. , '95, at the funeral of Dr. Mitchell in Cannon Memorial Chapel, August 22, 1948. Dr. Mitchell's former student and lifelong friend, Dr. Franklin has retired from the presidency of Crozer Theological Seminary after a distinguished career in Christian education.

abil~ty are found in all races-a thesis he supported all his days.

Samuel Chiles Mitchell harbored no narrow sectionalism .

He must have had painful memories of some of the experiences of Reconstruction days in Mississippi, but he carried no bitterness or harmful prejudice . He was in demand much of his life for important posts over the land, and he felt equally at home in fellowship North or South of the Potomac. Naturally, he felt a special interest in the educational problems of the South and his name may well be linked with those of such men a,s Dillard, Peabody and Frizzell. He believed in the attitude of his adopted State, and often spoke of "the sweet reasonableness of the Virginia spirit."

Nor did he sympathize with any narrow nationalism . No oceans limited his interest in human problems nor his confidence in race or nation. With the Apostle Peter he could say: "Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons; but in every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness, ±s acceptable to Him ." He lived and labored without prejudice, geographical or otherwise . His sympathies quickened to each of his fellows with whom he came ln touch-sympathies which knew none of the racial or political barriers that afflict mankind. He could sincerely call man his brother .

Samuel Chiles Mitchell believed that love is the supreme force at work in the world. He lived in the period when mankind suffered from the most devastating wars in all history , but he believed fully in the ultimate triumph of love in human relationships. If it be said that love is not prevailing in international affairs, it may be replied: Pray, when has it been tried on any larger scale? Twice in his last public address, at a reunion of alumni of the University of Richmond in June, 1947, he affirmed that the greatest sentence ever written is this: "God is Love."

He was fearless in the pursuit of truth . With the Man of Galilee he could proclam: "Ye shall know the tmth, and the truth shall make you free." He believed with another that: "He is ithe freeman whom the truth makes free, and all are slaves beside." "The :truth though the heavens fall. " Our friend was first of all, through all his life, a teacher .

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Mitchell Prize Dr. Jacob Billikopf, '98, whose name is familiar to most of the students who have sat in Dr. Mitchell's classroom, has established a prize in honor of his beloved teacher and counselor.

The cash prize will be. gi_v:en _annually to the outstanding graduate in history in Richrrmn a College.

Dr. Billikopf, nation~Uy ~iwwn in the field of labor and industrial relations, is a- aocf~£-of laws of the University of Richmond. Speaking of Dr. Billikopf a few weeks before his death Dr. Mitchell said "his noble career defines the mission of the University of Richmond. "

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MITCHELL:Administrator A glorious interlude in his teaching career at the University of Richmond was the 12 years Dr. Mitchell spent successively as president of the University of South Carolina, the Medicai College of Virginia, and the University of Delaware . His inAuence in the expanding careers of these great institutions is gratefully acknowledged by the men who today guide their destinies:

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Universityof SouthCarolina duced night classes for the convenience of the people of Columbia and whoever else could attend. He introduced the celebration of Founders' Day as a method of publicity and of winning support of alumni . His motto was "Our campus is the state." His slogan was "Service."

His invigorating and inspiring administration gave a powerful impetus to the growth of the University which has been steady ever since. It was with deep regret that, in 1913, the students, faculty, and the people of the State of South Carolina bade him farewell and Godspeed.

M. SMITH , NORMAN President.

Doctor Samuel Chiles Mitchell came to the University of South Carolina as President in the fall of 1908 and served this institution for five years in that capacity. He set out with the purpose of making the small University popular with the people of the State of South Carolina. In pursuit of this aim he grasped every opportunity to get acquainted with all of the people of the state and was tireless in traveling into every county and addressing any gathering of Carolinians. In this way he made the opportunities for education known to all and, in the short period of hi-s Presidency, he doubled the student body. In these efforts he had the enthusiastic support of the students who were inspired by the plans and hopes for a greater and more rapid educational growth throughout the state. He intro-

MedicalCollegeof Virginia The Medical College of Virginia, established in 1838 , and the University College of Medicine , founded in 1893, were merged under the name of the Medical College of Virginia in the Spring of 1913. After careful consideration, realizing the delicate situation and the importance of properly administering two rival faculties and student bodies, the Board of Visitors 1manimottsly selected Dr. Samuel Chile s Mitchell for the. position as president, April 12, 1913 .

When it was announced that D octor Mitchell had accepted the presidency of the consolidated instit11tion the following editorial appeared in the Times-Dispatch on April 13, 1913: "Richmond rejoices that the greater Medical College of Virginia is to have a president worthy of its past history and its future opportunities. Dr. S. C. Mitchell is sttrely the man any of us wou ld have picked for the place had we known it was possible to secure him . The Times-Dispatch congratulates the board and the State of Virginia in having the experience, energy, and ability of one of the leading educators of the co11ntryready to serve in directing the destinies of this great institution for medical learning."

Doctor Mitchell served as president for the session 1913-14, accomplishing the almost unbelievable task of unifying faculty , creating pleasant relations among students and establishing good will for

the college in the community and throughout the State. His task was a most difficult one but he did it so well that when he resigned 011 June 18, 1914, regrets were expressed by everybody connected with the institution, friends of the college and alumni .

In submitting his resignation to the Board of Visitors , D octor Mitchell said: "In tendering to you my resignation as president of the M edical College of Virginia , to take effect on the 19th inst., I desire to thank you and all the Board of Visitors for your unfailing kindness to me throughout the period of our working together. I am convinced that the College is so far unified that its steady growth is assured; and feeling that I am no longer needful to the undertaking, it seems a plain duty to eliminate myself. I shall ever be strengthened in my personal life by reason of the friendships formed with you and yo"r feflow members of the Board, and I shaLI carry with me the most grateful recollections of your courtesy and goodness to me. " J. R. McCauley Secretary-Treasurer.

T. SANGER, WILLIAM President.

Universityof Delaware The University of Delaware owes much to President Mitchell, who guided it during six very trying years, including those of the first World War. Indeed, it was in Dr. Mitchell 's administration that the very foundations of a new growth and development of the University were laid. More than a score of major projects were carried out under his guidance. These included creation of a structural purpose and ground plan for the University's physical development; establishment of a Department of Education; establishment of a chair of Economics and Business Administration ; creat ion of the office of Dean of the College; creation of a deanship in Engineering; establishment of a Summer School ; establishment of a physics department

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separate from mathematics; and th e beginning of a new dormitory system. He reorganized our finances, promoted student government, and enabled the closer linking of the college with the publi c schools throughout the system of teacher training.

Symbolic of our feeling for President Mitchell is the nam ing of one of the principal buildings at the University of Delaware in his honor. Similarly, I feel that educators and historians everywhere have much for which to be grateful to him. We all suffered a loss in his passing.

WILLIAM

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S. CARLSON,

ABOARDTHE PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL With CHARTER HESLEP, '26*

Charter {Fritz) Heslep (right) gives a play-by-play account of what goes on aboard the President's special train. Below, President Truman greets correspondents in the press car .

World Series of Politi cs-a great T HE national drama featuring the democratic process in action-unreels every four years with the regularity of 't he tides of the Pacific Ocean which at this moment stretches its blue ~xpanse to the horizon before our car windows.

To have a box seat behind home plate at this championship series means hard work, uncertain sleep, meals on a catch-as-catchcan basis, unpressed clothes, and all the discomforts of living in,. intimate contact with 125 people for two weeks or more _aboard a 17-car train that hasn't a single bath or shower except the private one in the President's car.

It also means excitement as the contenders for the world's most powerful office measure each other with verbal blows ; the thrill of cheering thousands or observing the letdown when the crowds don't cheer-or there are no crowds. It means hours of good talk - both serious and in a ribald vein; and an appreciation of the value of a free radio and press. Finally, it is an inspiring experi ence when one realizes there are so few places in the world where candidates take their arguments directly to the people whose votes will pick the winning team.

President Truman does not campaign on Sundays. In the first six working days of this major cross-country swing, he made 54 talks and speeches. That's an average of nine per day. He was seen or heard directly by more than 700,000 men, women, and children.

At that rate, more than 1,500,000 persons will see the candidate before he ends the present trip. If Truman continues this ter *A veteran of press and radio, Charter (Fritz) Heslep was assigned by Mutual Broadcasting System to go with President Truman on one of his major cross-country swings in his campaign for reelection. Mr. Heslep was managing editor of the 1/7ashington Daily News, a job he gave up to enter the growing field of radio newscasting. He served on the New York staff of NBC and then worked with Byron Price in censorship during World War II. At the close of the war he joined the Mutual System as Washington Representativ e.

rific pace, he may talk to more than 4,000,000 by election day.

There is a set pattern for the appearances of the President. In the larger cities, a reception committee meets the train. The name of every person to be presented to him has been cleared in advance by the Secret Service. Then comes the parade, usually through the heart of the city, to the point where the address will be made or to a hotel if the stopover is longer. The popularity of the candidate and the strength of the party organiz ation in the city are gaged by the size of the crowd turned out and their enthusiasm or lack of same. There is a luncheon or dinner , or at least a reception, at which the President meets more party workers and sometimes makes unscheduled pep talks. The ride back to the station is usually a fast one, with police sirens screaming all the way.

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correspondent. For the thousands who come, often from many miles around, the visit of a President of the United States to their community is an historic event. Here is the way these are run .

State leaders and congressional candidates frequently board the special when it enters their state and remain until it leaves. When Truman entered California, however , the state Adjutant General came aboard to express "regrets that the governor was unavoidably absent from the State on business."

(Gov. Earl Warren , Republican vice presidential candidate, was on his own campaign special, moving eastward!)

Local leaders board the train a few stops before their town is reached. From the two groups, the President gets information on what issues are hottest in the area, historical and economic data, correct pronunciation of names, and localized illustrations of campaign issues are prepared. He even is given (Continued on page 14)

Parade Get In The Homecoming 9:00 a.m. Registration, Millhiser Green.

10:00 a.m. U. of R. vs. W & M. freshmen, Millhiser Field.

12 :00 noon Lunch, Millhiser Green.

1 :00 p.m. Parade of Alumni and Students.

2:30 p.m. RICHMOND

vs V.P.I., CITY STADIUM.

HOSE who love a parade (as who doesn't) will find Homecoming on November 13th unusually attractive this year. Preceding the featured football game in City Stadium between our Spiders and the Gobblers of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, there will be a parade, led by our newly uniformed band, in which will move elaborately decorated floats designed by fraternal and other organizations on the Richmond College, Westhampton College, and Law School campuses.

And of course, alumni, en route to the game, are invited to drive their cars in the procession which will move from the Richmond College campus down Grove Avenue to the Boulevard, north on the Boulevard to Broad Street, down Broad Street for a triumphal march through the business di.s· ~trict and thence to City Stadium.

Homecoming's "bigger and better" theme will be carried out in the day's entire program which has been arranged by a committee headed by the energetic Clyde Ratcliffe, 1934.

His first move following his appointment as chairman was to launch a successful drive to include the ladies in the Homecoming invitation. Husbands who have worried what to do with their wives during the festivities can solve the problem by bringing them, and those who have no wife may bring the lady of their choice. (The ladies will be admitted free to the freshman football game but their escort will have to dig down for the nominal charge for their lunch.)

When the alumni reach the campus at 9 o'clock in the morning, W. Roland (Chunky) Galvin, '26, and his committee, will aid the alumni in registering. They'll be helped by the Homecoming Queen and her maids-of-honor who will be chosen by the student body.

On hand to welcome the old grads as they arrive will be a large welcoming committee who will range in age from the veterans of the alumni corps to the rosy-cheeked babies of the more recent classes. The welcoming committee will be headed by Horace H. Edwards, '26 .

An unusually attractive morning feature has been arranged

by Malcolm U. (Mac) Pitt, '18, who has scheduled a game between the little Spiders and the William and Mary

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Papooses for the entertainment of the alumni and their ladies.

At the conclusi:on of the game the University will be host to the old grads at a luncheon on Millhiser Field. On hand to make music and to add color and charm for the occasion will be the young ladies of the Mary Washington band. Of course, our band will be there too and will head the procession when the parade starts at one o'clock.

There'll be ample time to cover the entire line of march and still reach the stadium before the kickoff of the game between the Spiders and Gobblers in City Stadium. This game is expected to bring together two well matched teams and should prove a colorful finale to the Homecoming exercises.

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If you haven't already sent in your card saying you'll be on hand for the festivities, please do so now. Your kindness in replying promptly will be appreciated by the committee and particularly by R. M. (Bob) Stone, '30, who will need to know how much food to prepare.

CLYDE RATCLIFFE Homecoming Chairman.

Bob Garst: A Study In Undertones

By RUTH ADLER, Editor, "Times Talk, " The New York Times HIRTY years ago the Southern Pacific Railroad at Suisun-Fair T field, a lonely whistle stop north of San Francisco, lost Robert Edward Garst, its freight station cashier, a dreamy, ginger-haired six footer, just turned eighteen.

The railroad 's loss worked out as journalism's gain. A few weeks ago Time , Newsweek and Editor & Publisher-among other national weeklies-carried stories about Robert E. Garst' s promotion to city editor of The New York Times.

Suisun-Fairfield's former freight station employee looks pret ty much today, at forty-eight, as he did at eighteen. He is still blueeyed, slender, ginger-haired, outwardly calm in all city room crises.

Journalism was his second and, incidentally, accidental choice.

All through boyhood he had dreamed of being a railroad man like his father-an operating official for the Southern Pacific.

The Garsts on both the maternal and paternal sides were of old Virginia stock. They had moved from Rockbridge County in Virginia in 1907, a few months after fire and earthquake had leveled large parts of San Francisco.

Thomas Garst, the father, had been assigned to Suisun-Fairfield .

Bob was seven years old then. He was born August 28, 1900 . Like his older brother and sister, he went through grade and high schools in Suisun-Fairfield .

It was family tradition for Garsts to go through college in Virginia before deciding on a career. After a year in the freight station, Bob reluctantly turned his back on the railroad job and enrolled at the University of Richmond in the Fall of 1918 . He registered for the draft at the same time . For three and a half months, until the armistice in November, 1918, he served in the Student Army Training Corps at the University . "We trained while we studied," he recalls .

"Neither worked out very well."

There was little in Bob Garst's college record that seemed to point him toward journalism. He admits, with characteristic modesty, that his scholastic record-except in calculus-must have been pretty good because he was elected to membership in ODK. He majored in English and was on the staff of the Collegian, but his interest ·lay in fiction, not in news. He remembers, a little vaguely, that one or two of his short stories made the Collegian. He was on the track team, too. His big college job , though, was president of the Student Council.

In his senior year he still was undecided as to his future course.

He was fascinated, at this time, by stories told by a classmate, William Ellyson, who had gone to New York the previous Summer for a course at Columbia School of Journalism. "Ellyson's enthusiasm for New York and for the School fired my imagination," Bob says.

"I had to see New York and find out what newspaper work was like."

In the Fall of 1922, he enrolled at Columbia. By the end of his first year there, he was committed to the fourth estate. "I just made up my mind that it was for me," he says. During his second year at Columbia he worked nights in The New York Times morgue , filing newspaper clippings. .

When he got his Bachelor of Letters degree in 1924, he applied to Osmund P. Phillips, then The Times city editor, for a job . 'Tll think it over," Mr . Phillips told him.

Weeks passed and no word came from Mr. Phillips. Young Garst took a job as reporter for United News, then the night branch of the United Press. He recalls no outstanding assignments during his eight months there. He remembers, mostly, the "godawful hours ," and the tips he got from another United News reporter on how to write "bright news," lively little short pieces. His instructor was Westbrook Pegler .

In February, 1925, he heard there was an opening on The Time~ local copy desk. When he applied for the job, Frederick T . Birchall , acting managing editor , told him , "We 'll try you." He made a brilliant copy reader.

He stayed on The Times copy desk for thirteen years, movin g

ROBERTE. GARST

progressively from copy reader, to assistant head of the desk, to assistant night city editor. In 1938 he was appointed night city editor; in 1946, assistant night managing editor. He became city edito r in July of this year.

A few months after he took his first Times job-on Jun e 2, 1925 -he married Miss Iris Kollmorgen , whom he ' had met when both were students at Columbia. Miss Kollmorgen was working on The Times, too, as editor of the letters column . She left two years later .

Most of the year the Garsts live in Greenwich Village. The y spend weekends, vacations and Summers in their' Bethel , Conn. home .

He works in his wife's garden on days off, and spends other leisure time wood carving. Mrs . Garst writes for The Times Sunday garden page.

Three years after he was graduated from Columbia , Mr. Garst was back on Morningside Heights , this time on the faculty. He taught copyreading there for twenty-one years, but resigned thi s Fall. His new job leaves no time for outside work. Hi s record on the Journalism School's faculty followed the pattern of steady success that is his way of life . He rose from instru ctor , to associate in journalism, to associate professor . Dur ing his last year there he taught newswriting as well as copyreading. With another Times man he wrote , in 1933, a widely used copy editing manual, "H eadlines and Deadlines ."

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Dr. LoughStudiesLabor Government "Adversity in England is no illusion. " That is the verdict of Dr. Susan M. Lough who writes of impressions that were "disheartening" as she paid her first postwar visit to England.

Although "gloomy, grim and grimy is perhaps too harsh a verdict ," she tells of dimmed street lights " even in the great shopping and business centers , ' of bombed buildings , of walled-up places where buildings once stood.

Retired now after 33 years as professor of history at Westhampton College, Dr. Lough has embarked with a school girl 's eagerness on what she calls her "great adventure." She plans intensive study of " the acute economic and social problems and of the Labor Government."

(Dr. Lough has promised for the · winter issue of the ALUMNI BULLETIN an ,article in which she will set down her impressions of the social experiment now underway in England.)

Accompanied by her niece and Dean Emeritus Grace Landrum of William and Mary College, a friend of many years, Dr. Lough carried with her on on her voyage to England her "heartfelt appreciation" of the honors heaped upon her at last June's Alumnae Day banquet. In her letter to Alumnae Seccretary Leslie Booker she tells of the " rich compensation in friendships" resulting from her three decades of service to Westhampton.

The sailing was uneventful although deliciously pleasant. Although her first impression of London was shocking , the bright September weather and the reports of a good harvest cheered her as they did all the citizens of the sea-girt isle.

As in America, there is a tendency to blame the government for ills real and imagined, she writes . "Very exasperating" is the delay in the building program, attributed to "complicated legal

titles ," and to a shortage of labor and building materials.

To Crosby Hall where she is "comfortably established" in quarters overlooking the Thames, bombs did considerable although not irreparable damage.

Incidentally, she writes that bombs in England are almost as plentiful as tulip bulbs in Holland. Gardeners are forever uncovering these war relics in planting of flowers and shrubs. "Molo tovs, they call them, dropped haphazard as the German raiders turned South in flight."

With Dr. Lough at Crosby Hall are many University women from Australia , New Zea land, Brazil, Canada, and the United States, as well as several from Norway and Holland .

Happy in her new surroundings and zestfully undertaking her great adventure, Dr. Lough sends her hearty greet ings to all of her University of Richmond friends.

AlumnaeGo To College Schoolmarms , busy housewives and mothers , doctors , lawyers, office workers- all renounced for one day thei r normal professions and became once more students at Westhampton Coilege when they gathered on the Westh ampton campus on a bright fall morning to take part ·in the third annual Alumnae Workers ' Conference.

Their course of study began at 10 o'clock with a general view of Westhampton 1948 presented by Dean of Students Marion Hamil,ton. The next class was one on student affairs conducted by Flo Gray, '49, pre sident of College Government, and the clima x was reached with an up-to-the minute lecture on all matters academic per~aining to Westhampton given by Dean Marguerite Roberts.

Following these three classes, for their homework , the alumnae broke up into groups of board members , local

club presidents , and class secretaries .

Recess came at 12: 30 o'clock with lunch in the newly completed dining room. There facu lty members and students renewed acquaintance as they ate , and President George M. Modlin gave a comprehensive view of the whole university .

Time was allowed ,the students to go through the new classroom section and the completely furnished new dormitory before returning to their work in Keller Hall at two o'clock.

Following school tradition , there was a hockey game in the afternoon between the Westhampton Varsity and the Richmond Hockey Club. Divided in their allegiance between the two teams-since there were W esthampton alumnae including All-Americ an hockey star Harriet Walton on the Richmond team- the alumnae displayed great enthusiasm as they [ 8]

cheered for the team of their choice.

The bright fall afternoon , the gaily clad hockey players dashing up and down the field, the cheering student body, all gave the returning alumna e 'a nostalgic moment of longing to be actual students once more inste ad of only make-believe students-for -aday.

As all good days should , from a ~tudent 's point of view, this one ended with a party . The daughters of \XTestham pton alumnae and Richmond College alumni , who are now students at Westhampton were guests of the alum nae at a tea in Keller Hall. Westhamp ton movies were shown by Miss Webb as an added treat.

As night fell, the illusion ended and the make-be lieve students left the campus to resume their duties as schoolmarms, busy housewives and mothers, doctors, lawyers and office workers.

EnrollmentHits New High HERE were sixteen new faces in the University of Richmond faculty when the 1948-49 session opened in September with the largest student body in the University's history.

Although the crest of the G.I. wave has passed, the ~nrollment in the University's six divisions reached a new high of 4212 at the opening convocation- 107 in excess of the total for the corresponding date lasit year. The total for the year is expected to reach at least

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Chief among the newcomers to the faculty is Fred H. Denker who has taken over the leadership of the music department after serving 1 S years in a similar capacity at Kent State University, Ohio. In addition to his prestige as a teacher he is well known as a concert pianist.

Four of the new members are alumni including Reuben E. Alley, Jr., '38, who joins the faculty as an assistant profes sor in physics. Mr. Alley has served as a staff member of the radiation laboratory a,t M.I.T., and as an instructor in electrical engineering at Princeton University.

Another newcomer to the physics staff is Jackson Taylor, '4 2, who has completed his M.S. requirements at Cornell where he served as a teaching assistant in physics.

Austin Grigg, '4 0, former psychologist for the Virginia State Depa rtment of Corrections and later psychologist for the Mental Hygiene Clinic of the Medical College of Virginia, is an instructor in psychology.

James W. Payne , Jr. , '48, who joins the staff as instructor in law, received the Charles T. Norman Medal as the best graduate in Law. Among ithe additions to the faculty is Dr. E. Roscoe Sleight, visiting lecturer in mathematics, who for many years was professor of mathematics in his alma mater, Albion College.

Other newcomers include the following assistant professors: Miss Clara Brogan, in hist ory; Mrs. Eunice M. Foy, in Spanish; Dr. Janet Kimbrough, physiology and hygiene; Miss Helen G. Stafford, history and Miss Stella D. Clifford, English.

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Historical ASSERSBY on Highway 60 in P Powhatan County, Virginia, will have their attention

called to Dun1ora Academy and to Edward Baptist, father of the University of Richmond.

On October 16, with appropriate ceremony, a highway marker was dedicated by the State Conservation and Development Commission to the Rev .

Edward Baptist and to Dunlora Academy, the tiny acorn which grew into the University of Richmond oak.

The tablet was presented by Dr. H. J. Eckenrode , historian of the Virginia Conservation and Development Commission, on behalf of th e Commonwealth. The featured speakers were Watkins Abbitt, '3 1, representative in Congress from the Fourth Virginia District, and Chancellor F. W. Boatwright, '88, who for years conducted a search for the foundations of the old building.

Finally, last year the old foundations were located-coincidentally, only J. short distance from Dr. Boatwright 's boyhood home in Powhatan. The discovery of these ruins and the growing recognition of Edward Baptist's con-

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Marker trib ution may move backward to 1830 th~ recognized date of the University's ongm.

It was at Dunlora farm in that year that Mr. Baptist, one of the outstanding Baptist preachers in Virginia , agreed to take for instru ction a dozen mini·sterial students. This was done at the request of the Virginia Bapti st Education Society, pending the establishment of a seminary.

When, two years later, the Virgini a Baptist Seminary was established on a site in Henrico County ( near the pre sent location of Joseph Bryan Park in Richmond), Mr. Bapti st was offered the presidency but failing health forced him to declin e the position .

Several years later h e moved to Alabama where he was elected a trustee of the State University and also president of Howard College. He declined th e presidency but served as a trustee of the University .

Time has covered over his accomplishments and today even the exact location of his grave is uncertain.

But thousands of alumni of the University which resulted from the sc hool he launched will hono r his name.

WITH THE LAW ALUMNI Compiledby R. E. Booker,L29, Secretaryof VirginiaState Bar K. A. Pate Appointed RoanokeJudge

Virginia Legion Elects Smithers

Montgomery Named AssociateJudge

K. A. Pate, BA University of Richmond 1924- LL.B. University of Richmond 1927, began his term of six years as Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judge for the City of Roanoke on October 1st. The news of Judge Pate's election to this office is good news to his many friends .

Pate enrolled as a student at Richmond College in 1920, after serving in the Army

J. Westwood Smithers, an alumnus of the University of Richmond, has recently been elected Department Commander of the American Legion Department of Virginia.

A native of Richmond, Mr. Smithers is 39 years old, married and the father of a 3-year-old son. He is a graduate of Richmond College, the T. C. Williams School of Law of the University of Richmond, and did graduate work as a Research Fellow at the Harvard Law School. He was admitted to the practice of law in Virginia in 1931 and has been a Professor of Law at the University of Richmond Law School since 1932.

A veteran of World War II, he served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy in Pearl Harbor on the staff of the Commander of the Service Force of the Pacific Fleet and later as Operations Officer of the Joint Army and Navy Overseas Shipping Control Office. Recently Mr. Smithers was promoted to the rank of Lt. Commander, U.S .

N.R. He is a member of the Grace Baptist Church of Richmond, Sigma Alpha Epsilon college fraternity, Reserve Officers of the

James H. Montgomery, Jr., took the oath of office as Associate Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the City of Richmond on September 10th. Under the new char.ter, the Judges of the Courts of Record appointed Judge Montgomery as Associate Justice to the Honorable James Hoge Ricks, '08 .

Judge Montgomery received his BA degree from Randolph-Macon College in 1933 and was employed in the office of the City Attorney of Richmond until 1942. In 1940 Montgomery entered the T. C. Williams School of Law and received his LL.B. degree in 1942. He graduated first in his class and led his class the entire time he was enrolled in the Law School. Immediately upon his graduation, he went with the F.B.I. and served with it in various sections of :he United States until January 1946 when he returned to Richmond and practiced law with the firm of Allen & Allen, until he went with the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court as referee.

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durin g the first World War. He is remembered by his many friends as an enthusia stic stud ent and alumnus. He participated in athletics as a member of the football team and to have something to do during the winter months, he organized and captained a soccer team. Pate was interested in many extracurricular activities and among the many honors received was elected to ODK honorary fraternity.

During his Law School days, he was also interested in extracurricular activities . He was president of the Student Government Association at the law school. After leaving school , he did not immediately enter into the practice of law but represented insurance companies, settling down in the City of Roanoke. He participated in frat ernal and religious work in his adopted city and became one of its really solid citizens.

In the second World War, he went with the Veterans Administration , Adjudication Division in Roanoke where he remained until the spring of 1948 when he opened his (Continued on page 13)

William S. Goode, Trial Justice William S. Goode was recently appointed Trial Justice for his native Ci,ty of Clifton 'forge, Virginia, where he is engaged in the practice of law with Mr. John C. Goodwin.

Judge Goode took his academic work at V.P.I. where he received a BS degree and studied law at the T. C. Williams School of Law. His senior year at law school, he was elected president of the Student Bar, which office he held with distinction . After leaving the law school in 1940, he took up the practice of law in Clifton Forge, which was very soon interrupted by a call to military duty.

He held a reserve commission in the Army and served for more than five years with distinction. Upon his discharge from the Army, he again opened his office in Clifton Forge.

Judge Goode 's many friends wish him well and congratulate the people of Clifton Forge on having a person of his ability and good judgment to serve as Trial Justice. [ 10)

Judge Montgomery was active in extracurricular activities while a student in College. He was ·a member of numerous social and leadership organizations and is a (Continued on page 13)

SpidersWin For Esleeck FurmanThrillerStrictlyFromHollywood

By WARREN ROWE, '49

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HE big clock on the far field said 33 seconds remained in the ball game as Graham ( Corky) Brimm faded deep to pass.

The pass was for 38 yards. It dropped into the outstretched arms of Aubrey (Buddy) Rosser who fell across the goal line for a touchdown. Frank Thompson's attempt for the extra point was good.

The final score: Richmond 7-Furman 0.

Among those who heard the broadcast by WLEE was Head Coach Dick Esleeck, who listened to the play-byplay from his bed in St. Luke's Hospital, where he was recovering from an appendectomy.

Down at Furman, substituting for Esleeck as head coach was Athletic Director Mac Pitt, who was rushed in to pinch-hit when Dick had to submit to the operation. Other members of the board of strategy were Bill Porterfield, Russ Crane and Newell (Red) Irwin.

The victory over Furman was the Spiders' second in three games. They rolled over Randolph-Macon in their opener, 33 to 0, but suffered a 19 to 0 setback by Maryland 's strong eleven the following week.

Although the margin of superiority was slight, Richmond definitely outplayed Furman and had a statistical advantage on the land and in the air.

Until that last, thrilling pass every Spider goalward charge had been rebuffed and ,two attempts at field goals - both by Frank Thompson-had fail ed.

As a Richmond sports writer said, the finish was so dramatic that a Hollywood scenario writer would have tur~ed it down as being too fantastic.

The stage was set when Spider center Don Anderson took ·Furman' s George Pruitt's pass on the Hurricane's 48 and

ran it back to the 41. At that time there Price, tallied from the 10-yard marker. were only 75 seconds left to play.

Johnny Thomas accounted for the final Thomas (Cotton) Billingsley, in Richmond touchdown late in the contest desperation threw two passes. The first on a reverse. and the second, intended for SuttenThe next week the Spiders took on field, fell incomplete . the Terrapins of Maryland in their It was then that Mac Pitt sent io first conference clash, and got a good Brimm, ,the strong-armed siege gun who football lesson from one of the strong uncorked the heave that made a spine- est teams in the league . John Idzik, tingling finish. The victory enabled the Jim LaRue and company galloped a Spiders to make good their vow to "win total of 372 yards and returned Richthis one for Esleeck." mond punts 236 more.

As the ALUMNI BULLETINgoes to The Terp backs were by no means press, the Spiders have the nation's the whole show. Graham Morris turnleading punter in Graham Morris. The ed in a magnificent punting job, kickrangy tailback from Fredericksburg has ing 10 times for an average of 46 a booting average of 44 yards per kick. yards a boot. With a lighter foot on At the moment, the Spiders also Richmond's side the score might have rank second in the nation in punting been lopsided instead of "respeotable ." and seventh on forward pass defense.

"He's a great punter," said Esleeck.

Co-Captain Cotton Billingsley and " In fact, I've never seen better. " Ed (Sugar) Ralston, an All-Stater in It was Richmond's inabilit y to get 1946, were the big guns in the Spider their hands on the receivers of Morris' assault against Coach Taylor Sanford's punts that caused many of the Spiders' Yellow Jackets. Billingsley picked up 69 headaches during the evening. Maryof the Richmonders' 229 yards gained land's final touchdown came in the last on the ground, an average of 6.3 yards quarter when Jim LaRue gathered in a per try, and scored the initial touch- long punt on his 20-yard line and gave down from the one-yard marker to cli- the crowd of 10,000 a brilliant display max a 53-yard drive. R,alston cracked of running. Three Richmond tacklers the Randolph-Macon line for 48 yards had their hands on him on the Terp 30during the game. He scored the second yard line, but LaRue had no intentions touchdown for the Spiders. of being stopped.

The Richmonders scored once in The Terp running attack , suppleevery quarter until the fourth when mented by brilliant blocking , was razor they tallied twice. Thompson made sharp, but the aerial assault of the Old good on three of five attempted conLiners left something ,to be desired. vers10ns.

At the moment the Spiders are primEarly in the third quarter Billingsley ing their offensive attack for their next set up touchdown number three with contest with the Keydets of VMI, which a 62:yard punt return to the Jackets' 13 promises to be an aerial duel between and Robert (Dick) Hensley took it Richmond's Brimm and the visitors ' across in two tries.

Just as the fourth period closed Ed Bobby Thomason . After that will come (Yank) Dulaney, Spider center, inter- games with Hampden-Sydney , William cepted a pass and ran i1t back to the and Mary, Davidson , VPI, WashingJackets' 40. A few plays later Bruce ton and Lee and Rollins College. [ 11

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All AroundThe Lake

By BARBARA BEATTIE, '50, and PETE SINGLETON, '49

In Your Home?

For the very scholarly infant daughters of the University of Richmond's very scholarly alumni and alumnae, we have designed rattles in appropriate pink for the girls and blue for the boys.

Each rattle has a painted, cherubic baby head upon which is perched a mortar board.

Your newborn babe will love the rattle:.

So, be sure to notify the alumnae office or .the alumni office, giving vital statistics as to

you wouldn't

know this place.

Th~ same old buildings, with a few exceptions, still raise lofty Gothic towers to the skies. But the students make the difference between your day and now. Yes, sir, it's a far cry from the twelve students at Dunlora "Academy" in Powhatan County (see page 9) to the 4,500-student University of Richmond, 1948 edition.

Here on the banks of The Lake the 1800 guys n' gals of Westhampton and Richmond Colleges give the "New Look" to the same old unchanging background. Westhampton College is proud as punch of its brand-new South Court Dormitory. This "apple of Westhampton's eye" has bedrooms, lounges, and date rooms furnished in the fashion of the best hotels. Baths and showers connecting rooms prevent some of the Saturday night squabbling over who's to get ready for a date first.

With the migration of girls to the new South Court Dorm, the men took over Thomas Hall, a female stronghold during the war. The fraternities which had held rooms in Thomas Hall's basement before the war, returned to their former stamping grounds with the start of the school year.

A pink rattle for Patricia; a blue rattle

for Benjamin.

date of arrival, names of parents, the baby's poundage, and name. (This last is essential so that we'll know whether to send the boyish blue or girlish pink.)

We have no Winchells to keep us informed of candidates or prospective candidates for the U. of R. rattle. We'll have to depend upon each proud papa or momma to send in an announcement of the birth. The rattle will be sent the day the notice is received.

Yes, in the event of twins your alumni-ae office will pay double.

Ratting, that ritual beloved of sophomores, is returning with some force at Richmond College and diminishing in length at Westhampton. Alumnae of Westhampton College who suffered through six, four and two weeks of ratting will be mighty disappointed to hear that the ceremonies are now limited to one day. The big feature of the girls' indoctrination process, preliminary to the great day, was the life-size caricature which each little new gal had to draw of herself and let hang from a ribbon around her neck. The veterans, who sneered at the indignity of wearing rat caps and carrying their Spider Handbooks in their arms during their first months on campus, are diminishing in number, and innocent young frosh now scamper about, rat-capped and handbooked.

Another change in the campus scene is the conspicuous absence of certain professorlandmarks, who have recently retired to the land of "emeritus." Dr. Susan M. Lough, who expounded on History for 33 years, and Dr. Robert Edward "say yeas" Loving, who headed the Richmond College physics department for eons, have retired, but "Doc" Loving still put-puts the familiar paths. Dr.

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Robert E. Gaines, 58 years in front of the mathematics blackboard; Dr. Rolvix Harlan, who was 26 years in the service on the sociology front; and Dr. W. L. Prince, who taught education here for 28 years, have all left the classroom for more peaceful fields.

College Government at Westhampton has made another move to bring the girls into one big family. An organization has been formed to give town students a better chance to air their grievances and to take a more active part in college governing functions.

The get-togethers of this group will be comparable to the House Meetings in the dormitories, and will be held under the leadership of the Senior Town Representative to the College Council.

The recent fanfare on the Richmond College campus heralded the Student Congress of Virginia Colleges and Universities, an organization compnsmg representatives from twelve men's colleges and universitie s in the State. The Student Congress was organized at Hampden-Sydney College in April, 1947, and the meeting here was the third actual semiannual conference. Stuart M. Massie, president of the Richmond College Student Government, was selected as leader of the Congress until the fall meeting, and Morton Marks, Jr., editor-in-chief of the Collegian, was relieved as secretarytreasurer of the group. Professor Lawrence A. Wood of the Richmond College English Department, was elected permanent secretary-treasurer of the Congress. Undergraduate members of the group from Spiderland are Massie, Marks, and Pete Singleton, Chairman of the Honor Council. The primary aim of the Student Congress is to discuss, solve, and gain improvement of mutual problems in the men's schools.

On the social level around Ye Lake, the Juniors of both Colleges sponsored the annual Junior-Freshman Dance in Keller Hall, an event intended to acquaint the little boy and little girl freshmen with each other.

Mass production entertainment will be illustrated by a dance, to be sponsored by the entire Westhampton student body sometime in November. The whole school will converge for the affair. Another highlight of the social whirl was the highly successful Harvest Carnival, staged by the college students and you alumnae. Thanks! Besides providing a Saturday afternoon chocked full of fun, the Carnival proceeds contributed greatly to the growing swimming pool fund.

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By JAYNE MAIRE MASSIE, '42 "Hot dogs-rea l hot, hot dogs""Buy a corsage for your lapel""Mommy, I want to have a ride in the pony cart" -"Co me one, come all to the minstrel show"-"See for yourself the Nifty 50's"-If you had wandered on to the Westhampton College GrPen Saturday, October 9 from 3 to 5 P.M . you might have heard some of these remarks, for Westhampton College's newest tradition was in full swmg.

Yes, the Harvest Carnival was beinis given for the second time by the Richmond Club of the Westhampton Alumnae for the benefit of the Swimming Pool Fund. Everybody had worked hard for days and weeks. All the alumnae in the city, with telephones, had been contacted for a contribution for one of the . booths . The Westhampton girls under the leadership of Jean Moody and Flo Gray had had balloon blowing parties; they had labored long with un ruly flowers in order to have pretty fall corsages to sell; -they had practiced skits until they were letter per£ect; and still they worked manning booths, selling food and erecting stages.

The University of Richmond Band under the leadership of Mark Troxell set the tune of the fair with merry melodies. Gayly colored leaves and corn shucks decorated the booths of fancy work, home baked goods, books and records and "w hite elephants." Pretty girls in bright costumes sold the Halloween balloons and fall corsages. A pony cart, driven by Nancy Chapin, de lighted the little boys and girls; while young and old laughed at the antics of the puppets. Eta Sigma Phi sold hot dogs and drinks.

There was a doll show and an inanimate animal show under the direction of Marylou Massie. The dolls ranged from straw ones to colonial dolls 150 years old. For the sum of one nickel you could vote in a masculine popularity contest composed of men 's pictures entered by the girls in the dormitory.

To add a mythical touch a fortuneteller was on hand to divulge your future.

WHOA DOBBIN!

While Mary Marshall Wiley , a freshman at Westhampton and daughter of William B. Wiley, Richmond College Class of '13, holds the reins, children at the Westhampton Harvest Carnival pause to have their picture taken. Among those in the group are Julia Ann Dickinson, daug hter of Jean Neasmith Dickinson, Westhampton, '41, and Enders Dickinson, Richmond College, '40; Mary Harris Butterworth and Ann Rennie Butterworth, daughters of Mary Richardson Butterworth, Westhampton , '29; Marilla Mattox, daughter of Marguerite Stuessy Mattox , Westhampton, '29, and Guy Matto x, Richmond College, '28; Barbara Ross, doughier of Martha Ellis Ross, Westhampton, '38, and Aubrey Ross, Richmond College, '38; Cornelia Whittet, daughter of Toni Wirth Whittet, Westhampton, '41, and McLean Whittet , Jr., Richmond College, '39; Dallas Page West and Na •-ncy Lee West, daughters of Mike West, Richmond College, '37; Corliss and Carol Ann Jurgens, daughters of Maud Smith Jurgens, Wes/ .. hampton, '40; Beverly Jane Estes, daughter o( Melvin Estes, Richmond College, '29, and Pegg y Ridenour, daughter of John l?.idenour, Richmond College, '38.

No Carnival would be complete without a side show and the Westhampton Freshmen and Juniors provided a Minstrel Show and the Nifty Fifties in the lounge which was well attended and tremendously enjoyed .

The high point of the day arrived when Donna Meldrum received the Class of 1942 Afghan as a "Carnival Award ." This afghan, composed of many colored blocks, had been made by the Class of 1942 as its contribution to the Swimming Pool Fund.

As the day drew to a close the Green became deserted and the booths were emptied of the debris that remained.

The committee of alumnae and students , exhausted but happy at its success, made plans for next year's Harvest Carnival.

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law office for the general practice of law.

Judge Pate 's background, interests and training eminently qualify him for this high office. The judge' s many friends, of course, will be certain that the affairs of the Juvenile and Domesti c Relations Court of the City of Roanoke are in very capab le hands and will predict a successful tenure of office for him.

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member of the honorary fraternity ODK. Jud ge Montgomery is thoroughly qualified both by training and inter ests for the high office he now holds and his numerous friends wish him well in his new position.

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tutions of learning, but his heart was ever that of a teacher.

And he will be remembered by many as chiefly an inspirer of youth. He cared little as to the particular profession a student might enter if only he became a servant of his fellow men. He quickened the minds of his students, and it is a well-nigh unanimous comment on their part today: "He was the greatest teacher I ever had." Especially did he teach his students to think for themselves; to think whether they agreed with him or not. But think!

One must proceed softly when one comes to speak of another's deep religious convictions, but in view of Dr. Mitchell's own public declarations, we are justified in saying that with him a fundamental belief was expressed in the greatest sentence ever written-"God is Love." His fai:th embraced belief in man also. Historically, his life was rooted in the Christian tradition, and we believe his soul was bathed all his days in the spirit of the Eternal Christ. One of those

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information on sports. For example, Truman got a big hand when he praised Bob Mathias a~ Fresno, Calif., near the home town of the Olympic champion.

As the train slows down, secret service men hop off for a last minute check on local policing arrangements. Newsmen also hit the cinders and trot to the end of the traina matter of four car lengths that seems like a mile race by the end of the day. The train stops. If there is a local broadcast, mikes are fitted quickly into the special podium on the rear platform rail. A _moment of suspense and then the cheer as the President steps out. Almost always there is a band. It may be a snappy military outfit from some nearby post that plays the traditional "Ruffies and flourishes" snappily or a little high school band that falters through the "Missouri Waltz. " Los Angeles provided a novelty with a marimba band.

After the candidate ends his remarks, he always asks: "How would you like to meet my family?" The crowd yells. The dark blue drapes over the car door entrance are parted and Mrs. Truman steps out, hand upraised.

She gets a cheer. Then comes Margaret Truman, flashing her famous smile. She frequently gets as big an ovation as her father. The Trumans pose with the local big shots for a last picture and farewells are waved. A signal is given and the weird, earsplitting beep-beep sounds over the loud speakers. Correspondents have 20 to 30 seconds to dash back those four car lengths.

Aboard, all make for the special press car.

Notes are compared and you get fill-ins from the lazy ( or smart?) guys who heard the whole thing over the public address system.

If the train is nearing a point where stories may be telegraphed, you write frantically as "link ," veteran Western Union chief, calls out "Five minutes more before drop-off."

closest to him tells me that he kept a New Testament near at hand, for frequent reference, with numerous passages marked by him. What he was, he was, we believe, on account of the truly religious spirit in which his life was bathed.

In our gratitude for the radiant life of our friend we are not unmindful of the place and service of Mrs . Mitchell, who for over half a century walked by his side in loving cooperation and comradeship, sharing his ideals and reinforcing his efforts. Without the hearty support of his wife, beside whose grave in Hollywood we are about to place Dr. Mitchell's body, his own life would not have been such a blessing to the world. Such an acknowledgement as this, we believe, he would not consider inappropriate at this moment.

We shall long hold Samuel Chiles Mitchell in blessed memory. Today as we bear his body to its final resting place and "say farewell, " we can best honor his memory by dedicating ourselves afresh to such high and unselfish ideals as he exemplified, and pray that a double portion of his spirit may fall upon us who follow on.

Or you try to figure where is the next station on your network at which you will ~ave time-if you rush it-to make a recording .

Meanwhile, back in the workrooms in the three cars nearest the President's, the text of the President's remarks is transcribed, mimeographed, and rushed to the newsmen .

This one glowered and said " 5,000-8,000 if you are a Democrat."

Flowers are presented at almost every stop to Mrs. Truman and Margaret. They are dropped off at the next stop where they can be sent to some hospital. The President also is collecting a bizarre assortment of gifts .

To date they include a membership scroll of the "Order of the Golden Plow," a miner's WHAT IS A LIGHTFOOT BAPTIST? helmet to "ward off the hard knocks," the first aluminum casting made at the huge Former House Speaker Sam Rayburn, callGeneva, Utah, plant; crates of apples, ing himself a "primitive hardshell Baptist," peaches, celery, avocados, and an assortment introduced President Truman at a Sunday of keys to cities and towns and even one night dinner in San Antonio, Texas as a "new key to a county-Carbon County in Utah. missionary Baptist."

Perhaps those most thrilled by it all are When Truman arose to speak, he corrected the tens of thousands of children who swarm Rayburn, jestingly, saying he was a "lightdangerously near the train as it moves slowly foot Baptist" and that he would tell him the difference later. Newsmen tried unsuccess- into a station. Schools are usually let out for the event. Their shrill cries and cheers enfully to get an authoritative definition but liven the crowd. At Helper, Utah, about 500 got only a facetious explanation that "lightlittle 1st and 2nd graders couldn't see Trufoot" Baptists took a drink now and then. man. As he neared the end of his talk, Your correspondent recalls hearing the some of them began to cry. An aide saw it term "lig htfoot " Baptist used several times at Grandview, Missouri, when the President's and for the first time at one of these brief mother died. Perhaps some of the many Rich- stops, Candidate Truman got down and mond alumni who have dug deep into Baptist walked back a car length so the children could see him. From 500 throats rose a lore can furnish the Washington corps of corcrescendo of cheers. respondents the correct definition of a "lightIn covering the trip for a network, the foot Baptist ." correspondents concentrate on color with C.H. some commentary. The straight reporting already has been done by the wire services Someone usually wants to get hold of harried and received at network news rooms long Charles Ross, White House press secretary before you can get a recording made and inWhen, as on Sept. 21st, this routine began serted in a network news show. However, a at 5 A.M. and was repeated 13 times, radio "first" was rung up on the trip. Presirunning past midnight, you wonder why you dent Truman made a five-minute recording ever wanted this assignment anyway. in the reporters' lounge car which was used The daily guessing game is estimating the in a political program on September 27. The size of the crowds. At Sacramento, a police speaking schedule that day was too crowded chief said 2,200. looking at the mob, you to give Truman time to make a live broad knew that was wrong. You try another chief. cast. Truman thus became the first President (There always are two or more forces on to "make a tape" on a presidential special hand-city, county, or state and special ones -so this trip already has become at least like the "Mounted Patrol" of Colton, Calif.) a footnote in the history of radio news.

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Dr . Walter McS. Buchanan expresses nostalgic longing for the University and his friends of college days in a recent letter to the alumni office.

Back in the United States after 43 years in Japan (1895-1938), Dr . Buchanan spends his time writing and reminiscing.

"After all these years I appreciate the ties of old friendship more than I did when younger," he writes; "so also the personalities of my teachers whose influence was greater, if possible, than their efficient teaching. How well I remember President H. H. Harris at commencement remark, "Young gent lemen, you are not yet educated ; you have only laid the foundation for that lifelong task." I hold Dr. Harris in highest esteem.

"Of schoolmates I have seen Dr. Carver of Louisville Seminary a few times. We took our M .A. the same year. Chambers, who went to China, I saw once or twice.

"The old Glee Club, Ramsay, Kincannon and others whom I knew so well I have completely lost track of; I wonder where they are; Ramsay and Kincannon, like myself, were passionately fond of music and had good voices."

(The University of Richmond library is indebted to Dr . Kincannon for an autographed copy of his book, "A Pilgrimage.")

Returned from a trip to Europe, Dr. George W. Sadler, secretary for Africa, Europe and the Near East for the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board, tells of "great unhappiness and uncertainty" in the "iron curtain" countries. He estimates that fully 85 per cent of the people are opposed to their present government.

He found, however, that in at least two of the countries freedom of assembly is permitted for religious denominations although this freedom did not include freedom of speech. He found a group of Salvation Army lead ers conducting open air services in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and in Hungary he addressed a large group in the leading Baptist Church in Budapest.

Dr. Sadler announced upon his return to Richmond that it had been decided to rebuild the Baptist seminary at Hamburg, Germany, destroyed in the war; to build the first Baptist seminary ever establish ed in Holland, and to erect a Baptist international seminary at Zurich, Switzerland .

1911The Rev. A. L. Shumate , formerly pastor of the Amherst, Va. Baptist Church, has been pastor of the Cave Spring Baptist Church near Roanoke since September 1st.

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Christians of many denominations have written the radio commission of the Southern Baptist Convention for copies of Dr . Sparks' White Melton's sermon, "A Godless Age," which was delivered on Columbia's Church of the Air in July . The program originated from the studios of WRV A in Norfolk.

Dr. H. H . Hemming has Cape Charles Baptist Church During his quarter-century in held pastorates in Maryland, sylvania.

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Dr. C. Roy Angell was billed as "the most popular Assembly preacher among Southern Baptists" when he addressed the encampment at Massanetta July 26-August 2.

The Rev. Charles Aylett Ashby, 74 years young, writes from St. Augustine in praise of Florida, Ponce de Leon and the fountain of youth.

He invites all of his friends to come for a drink of that rejuvenating water when the years begin to accumulate. He tells a sad story of a 95-year-old who stayed too long in the fountain of youth and had to be wheeled home in a baby carriage.

After hearing him speak he puts his stamp of approval on J . Hillis Mill er, '24, president of the University of Florida. He points out that another distinguished alumnus, Dr. L. Valentine Lee, '13, is now rector of "one of the most beautiful churches in the South, " the Church of the Good Shepherd, at Jacksonville, where Mr . Ashby was rector for 11 years.

1915David Nelson Sutton of West Point was elected president of the Virginia State Bar Association at its annual meeting at White Sulphur Springs, W .

Va. in August. At the same meeting, D ean William T. Muse, '28, of the University of Richmond Law School was re-elected secretary-treasurer.

A former commonwealth's attorney of King William County, Mr. Sutton went to Tokyo after World \Xlar II to aid in the prosecution of Japa nese war criminals.

H e had served on the bar association's executive committee from 1939 to 1943 and was chairman in 1943.

1918The Rev. J. Ernest Wrenn, pastor of the Second Baptist Church at Martinsburg, W . Va., writes about the new church building under construction. The building, for which the cornerstone was laid September 12, will be ready for occupancy next spring. It will cost $56,000. Mr. Wr enn has been pastor of the church since 1946.

1919The Rev. Grover M. Turner, for 12 years pastor of Lee Street Baptist Church in Danville, has accepted the presidency of Oak Hill Academy in Grayson County. A graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Mr. Turner served as dean of Chatham Military Academy (now Hargrave) , and as pastor and teacher at Broaddus-Alderson College at Philippi, W . Va .

1923Bruce Stockton is in Korea where he is completing an investigation of law, the courts, and the administration of justice under the United States Army Military Government.

He writes that American occupation for liberation of Korea and for her ultimate independence as an auto nomous nation "has been a tremendous task." "Our Army and Military government," he says, "salvaged · a government in collapse from political disintegration. Government had to be established. We did it. Piece by piece, step by step, the whole structure of government was reconstructed. Koreans, though partisan minded, were unprepared for self-government in September 1945. The recognition of the South Korean government by General MacArthur on August 15

1902Dr . Thomas V. McCaul has informed the First Baptist Church of Gainesville, Fla. that he expects to retire from the active ministry at the close of the current year. He has served that congregation for 26 years.

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1904Dr . Douglas S. Freeman, distinguished editor and historian, has been selected to receive the 1948 gold medal of achievement of the Society of Virginia. He will be cited for "raising Southern journalism to the dignity of literature and for writing a biography worthy of Robert E. Lee."

1908" Still doing as much work as I ever did," writes the Rev. T. H. Binford, after 18 years as pastor of the Arlington Street Baptist Church at Akron, Ohio .

Married : Mrs . Chalmer Orlandis Oakes of Richmond, formerly of Danville, and George Edmond Massie. Mr. Massie is a member of the Richmond delegation in the Virginia General Assembly .

PHILADELPHIATRIO-The good people of Philadelphia have put their highest stamp of approval on two University of Richmond alumni and a distinguished alumna. Dr. V. Carne; Hargroves, '22, pastor of the Second Baptist Church, is serving as president of the Philadeiphia Council of Churches; Mrs. Hargroves (N arcissa Daniels, '22) is a member of the Council's board of directors, and the Rev. W. T. Vandever, '23, pastor of the Oak Lane Baptist Church, is a director and member of the executive board. ( 15 )

was the last step in a process undertaken by Lt. G ener al John R. H odge and pursued by him consist ently and honorab ly for three years."

Although to America ns democracy is "a habit ," it is a new exper ience to the Kor eans after "4,000 years of history under absolute monarchy and foreig n despo tism. The success or failure now rests with th ose at th e helm of the State."

1925Charles R . Purdy, clerk of the Richmond Hust ings Court, Part 11, has been elected president of the Vir gini a Court Clerks' Associati on. H e was formerly a vice president of the organization.

The principal spea ker was Judge M. Ray D oub les, ' 26, of Richmond Hu stings Court, Part II.

1926H orace Edwards, former mayor of Richm ond , has returned from a trip to Europe where he attend ed a confere nce of Mayors at the H ague in Holl and and the M ora l Rearmam ent conference in Switzer land. Everywhere he went he heard rumors of imp endin g war and found evidence of appa lling poverty.

As he left office, Mr. Edwards, an announced candid ate for Governor of Vir g ini a, received the ed itoria l praise of th e Richmon d Times-Dispatch for his "leadership and courage."

Al though he and his family are " in love with the West," C. Earle Ho shall thinks pleasantly of the Univers ity and his student days. He w rites th at he depends upon the BULLETIN to keep him informed of what's happen ing to the University and his classmates. Dr. Ho shall is chairman of the division of educa tion and psychology at Western State College of Colorado.

Dr. Hoshall reports that his classmate Lewyn C. Davis, now an executive assistant and supervisor of elementary education in All ega ny County, Maryland, taught some classes at W estern State College during the past summer.

1927Kenneth F. Lee was the man chosen to head up the Vir g inia State H ealth Dep artm ent's new program for the treatment of chronic alcoholics. H e previo usly had serve d as assistant supervi sor of vocational rehabilitation in the State D epa rtm ent of Educat ion .

Born: to Dr. and Mr s. William T. Mu se, a son, William Wayne Mu se, at Johnston Willis Hos pital, Richmond, July 7th.

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Myer s has been elected secretary and treasurer of the New York Water Service Corporation and its subsidiary companies. " T emp ora rily at least," he wr ites, "this means my family will see even less of me in the near future than in the recent past. If you sho uld read of my being shot some midnight as an unfamili ar intrud er enteri ng my home, you at least will know why. " Edwin M. Vaughan began his new duties as pastor of Beck's Bapti st Church on September 1.

H e previous ly had served as pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church near Roan oke, Va .

1930Edgar B. Cahoon received his Th .M . degree from the U nion Theological Seminary in Ric;hmond on May 18. His major thesis was "The Hi story of Virginia Baptists through the American Revolution. " The Rev. Harold Bartlett of Roanok e, has beg un his duties as pasto r of Round Oak Baptist Church at Corb in and Sylvania H eights Baptist Church. H e was previously pastor of Mt . Ple asant Baptist Church in Roanoke.

Th e Rev. C. R. Stevens, since 1942 pastor of the Four Mile Creek Bapti st Church located near Varina in H enri co County, was guest minis ter for th e WRV A 11 o'clock Sunday morning services during th e month of Augu st.

1932D r. E. B . Qu arles, for mer associate dir ector of Barnes Ho spi tal in St. Louis , Mi ssou ri, has been appoi nt ed as direct or of the Veterans Adminis trati on H osp italizatio n and Requir ement s Service.

Dr. Quarles w ill be respon sible for hospital administrative operations. He is a native ·of Rich mond, attended Richm ond schools and received hi s B.S. degree at the University of Richmond and his M. D. degree in 1937 fr om the Medic al College of Virginia.

He interned at Nassau Hospital, Mineola , N. Y. and at the Essex County isolation hospital , Bellville, N. J. Dr. Quarle s then went to Americ a, Ala., where he engaged in industrial and general medica l practice . He later became super intendent of Barnes Hospita l in St. Louis. He served more than three years with the Army Medical Corp s in World War II, and attained the rank of major .

He has been with th e V etera ns Administrati on since April 15, 1948.

1933Ed Bennett writes from W est Ha ven, Conn ., that be bas been promoted to a new job as Director of Business Education in West Hav en high school. A former Athl etic Director befor e entering the Navy he is now financial manag er of the Athl etic Association at West Haven High School. Also he has already started his ice hockey team. Last year Mr. Bennett had the best team in th e history of the school and the second best in New England, going to the finals of the New England Tournament held in Boston.

Ed spent the summer as a graduat e student at N.Y .U. Mr Bennett was also honore d thi s summer with a bid to Delta Pi Epsilon, a National Honorary Business Education Fraternity.

193-4MacEldin Trawick, ha s joined the Empl oyee Relations staff of the Esso Standard Oil Compan y as an Indu strial psychologist. H e is now located in the new Esso buildin g in Rockefeller Cent er, New York , wher e he is concerned with work in the selection and upgrading of employees and other personnel research.

Born: a girl, Elizab eth Sanford, on August 3 to Mr. and Mr s. J ohn A. Moore.

1935The Rev . Sydney C. Swann, Jr., '35, who ha s served as assistant rector of St. John's Episcopal Church at Young stow n, Ohi o, the last 17 months, has become rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Petersburg .

Born: a girl , Shirl ey Ann on March 29 to Mr . and Mrs. C. W . Peterson.

1936Dr. Kenneth R. Erfft has resigned his pos1t10n as assistant busines s manag er and assistant pro fessor of speech at Furman University to accept the position as Busin ess Manager at Short er College in Rome, Ge orgia.

Married: Esther Ann a Prochazka of Richmond and Howard Aubrey Bass, Jr., of Mosel ey and Richmond .

1937The Rev . R. Carrington Paulette, pastor of th e Berryville Baptist Church since 1945, has resigned to accept a call to the First Baptist Church of Mount Airy, N. C. Charles Briel K epp ler, M.D. is now associated with th e Emerald-Hodgson Hospital in Sewanee , Tennessee in the department of internal medicine .

1938Josepb William Wilson is now employed by the National Carbide Corporation at Ivanho e, Va ., where he is an electrical engin eer.

ing their home in Chicago , where Mr. H ~rris is completing work for bi s doctorate at the University of Chi cago.

The former Richmond Single s Tenni s Clumpi on Bobby Leitch and the former University of Rich mond football coach, J ohnny Fenlon, recently teamed together to win the city of Freder icksburg doubles championship.

1940Married: Frances Harriet Weav er of Wayn esboro and Red Springs, N. C., and Dr. Jam es Monroe Fredericksen of Elkton and Richm ond , Au gust 28. They are makin g their home in H arri sonburg .

Dr. Fr edericksen was graduated fr om the Uni versity of Richmond and receiv ed his doctora te from the University of Virginia, where he wa s a memb er of Sigma Zi , Phi Beta Kap pa and Alph a Chi Sigma fraternitie s. H e served three years in the United States Navy where he held the rank of lieutenant .

Robert C. Krug, who has been a research chemist for the Atlantic Refining Company in Philadelphia for the past four years, has resign ed to become assistant professor of chemistry at Wa shington and Lee University. While with the Atlantic Refining Co., he discovered a catalyst for th e polymeri zation of certain olefinic hydrocarbon s. This catalyst has now progres sed to the pil ot plant stage .

1941Marri ed: Jan et Drake Carter of Leesbur g and th e Rev. Ira Durwood Hudgin s also of Leesburg on June 12. Mr. Hudgins is pastor of the Leesburg Bapt ist Church.

Married : Martha Washington Ma son of Ir on G ate and the Rev. Nathanael Bernard Habel of Amelia on Jun e 9. Mr. Habel attended Bluefield College and is a graduate of the University of Richmond and of Crozier Seminary. After a western trip the Habels sett led in Boykin s where Mr. Habel is pastor of the Boykins and Branchvill e Baptist Churches.

Engaged: Marian Alice Hutcher son and Edward Wad sworth Butcher, Jr., both of Richmond .

Married: Audrey Jeanne Buchmill er and Al vin Franci s Beale, Jr., both of Gladston e, Mich .

Charles W. McNutt is now servin g as Hom e Missi onary for Bluestone Pre sbytery in Pin eville , W. Va. H e spent the earlier part of th e year at the Union Theological Seminary in Richmond working on his M.Th. degree .

Born: a son, Paul Gregory to Mr. and Mr s.

Norman Brown of Coral Gable s, Florida , on Jul y 2 1.

Engaged: Elizabeth Armistead of Richmond and Frank Maxwell Conner, Jr., of "Ce dar Grove, " Hanover County. Mr. Conner served with the Army in World War II and is a graduate of the University of Richmond and the University of Virginia school of law .

Married: Faith Richardson of Milton , Ma ss., and Jame s H . Barnett , III of Richm ond on September 18. Mr. Barnett served as a lieu tenant in the Army Air Forces in the Pacific theater during the war. He is a graduate of the University of Richm ond and of Harvard Law School.

Engaged: Martha Ann Ryan of Richmond and Newport News and John Leonard Amrh ein of Richmond. Mr. Amrhein served as a lieutenant in the Navy during the war.

Married: Martha Anne Jackson of Dad e City, Fla., and Dr. Claude Gibson H ooten, Jr ., of Lynchburg. Dr. Hooten is a graduate of Duk e University and the University of Richmond. H e is now a member of the house staff at Emory Univers ity Ho spit al, Atlanta.

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1939Dr. Pietro V ald o Marchetti , who recently received his degree as doctor of philosophy at the University of California, has joined the faculty of the University of Illin ois in th e psychology department.

Married: Lois Jean ette Staffe lbacb of Chicago, and John Sharp Harri s of Richmond . Mr. Harris was g raduated fr om the University of Richmond and did graduate work at Syracuse University and the College of William and Mary . Th ey are mak-

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Geor ge E. Cox writes that he graduated from the Med ical College of Virginia in 1945 and immediat ely entered the Navy. H e was discharged in April of this year and is now a fellow in Ane sthesiology at Lahey Clinic in Boston , Mas s.

1943W. Allist er MacKenzie, Jr ., was elected per manent vice-president by the Columbia University Class of 1948 Law earlier thi s year.

The Rev. Arthur H. Brown, Jr., of Stony Creek, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Baptist Church in Berryville. Mr. Brown served as a chap lain during World War II. Married: Madge Finger, of Lincolnton, N. C., and Jerry Jewett Field of Richmond . Mr. FielJ attended the University of Richmond and the Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William and Mary. He also attended Parson's School of Design in New York.

Linwood Tyler Horne was ordained to the gospel ministry on September 12 at the Park Place Baptist Church in Norfolk.

M. W. Burnett has been named as personnel administrator in Richmond's new Department of Personnel. Mr. Burnett 's position was created by an ordinance introduced in the City Council September 27. He is a 32-year-old native of Roanoke but has been living in Richmond since childhood. He served in the Navy from Feb., 1943 to Nov., 1946, rising from apprentice seaman to the rank of lieutenant. For the past nine months he has been emp loyed as a property appraiser with the City Board of Real Estate Assessors. He also is an instructor in industrial management at the University of Richmond's Evening School of Business Administration.

His first assignment is to work with J. L. Jacobs & Co., in completing the drafting of a pay plan to cover employees not under the plan is originally drawn.

Theodore T. Martin, has been with the research department of the Stanolind Oil and Gas Company of Tulsa, Oklahoma since August 26.

The Rev. Elmer West of Glen Allen Church was elected vice-president of the Richmond Baptist Ministers Conference on September 21.

David E Satterfield, III has been associated with the Denny, Valentine and Davenport, Attorneys-at-law since May 1.

James Bruce Kellison received his LLB. degree from the College of the City of New York this year. He is now located in Washington, D . C. Born: a son, Bruce Ray, to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pohlig on June 21.

Married: Ruth Anne Mushrush of Columbus, Ohio, and Edwin B. Brooks, Jr., of Richmond.

Mr. Brooks received his bachelor of science and his master of science degree at the University of Richmond. The couple returned to Columbus in September where they are to continue their studies.

Mr. Brooks is on the Summer School faculty of the University of Richmond.

Married: Rebecca Armstrong and H. C. Binford, Jr., on May 7.

1944William H . Lockey, Jr., is now teaching at the Richmond Professional Institute. Earlier this year he returned from England where he had been taking a postgraduate course in Shakespeare and Elizabethan Literature under the auspices of the University of Birmingham. It was given at Stratford-on-Avon, William Shakespeare's old homeplace.

W. J. Bryan, Jr., who received his master of Science degree from Ohio State in 1947; is now a chemical engineer for the DuPont Corporation in Richmond.

Chester L. R. Wagstaff writes that he is in his second year at the Medical College of the University of Pennsylvan ia.

Thomas William Spilman received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering this year from Duke University. He is currently employed by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Bethlehem, Penna.

George Gasser, who is coaching at Glen Allen High School, is singing the blues for the first time in three years. In 1946 Gasser turned out an unbeaten but once tied eleven and had a club with an 8-1 mark last year . This year, however, Gas,er cries, "we only have two members of last year's starting team back. I'll call a .500 season very satisfactory."

Born: a son, David Thomas, on April 29 to Mr. and Mrs . Thomas E. Zava of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Mr. Zava is still working at the Atomic Bomb Project .

Married: Bonnie Joanne Holley of Des Moines, Iowa and the Rev. James Roy Smith, former pastor

of Westhampton Methodist Church, in Richmond.

The Rev. Mr. Smith was graduated from Randolph-Macon College and attended the Uniwrsity of Richmond and the Union Theo logical Seminary.

He is now a student at the Garrett Biblical Institute. He served as a chaplain for three years in the United States Army during World War II and is now chap lain of Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago .

Engaged: Maria May Thayer and John Leslie Holt, both of Richmond. Mr. Holt attended the University of Richmond and served as a pilot with the Air Transport Command during World \X1 ar II. The Rev. Wade H. Boggs, Jr., Th.D ., has joined the General Assembly 's Training School of the Presbyterian Church as professor of Bibl e and Christian doctrine. He is a graduate of Davidson College and Union Theo logical Seminary. He holds a master's degree from the University of Richmond and in May 1948, took his degree of doctor of theology from Union Seminary .

1945Rev. Wilbur M. Sims, a member of the Jun e graduating class at Crozer Seminary, has accepted appointment as assistant pastor of Barton Heights Baptist Church, Richmond.

Phillip Ray Hart is now Assistant Pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Richmond. He received his B.D. degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville in May .

Engaged: Margaret Ewing Wilkinson of Burkeville and Edward Crawley Irby of Kenbridge .

Mr . Irby served in the United States Army three years, two of which were on duty overseas.

Born: a son, Albert Thompson, III, to Mr. and Mrs . Albert Ellwanger, Jr., on August 5.

1946Captain Thomas C. Fletcher, Jr., who taught English and Latin at Highland Springs High School during the 46-47 term, has joined the faculty of Marion Institute, Marion, Ala. Married: Virginia Oliver Ford and Allen Waddell Flannagan, Jr., both of Hopewell, on June 19.

Married: Betty Joyce House and Leslie Henry Phillips, both of Richmond. Mr. Phillips served five years with the Navy during World War II and is a graduate of the University of Richmond where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta social fraternity.

1947Engaged: Minnie Belle Hildebrand of Hickory, N. C., and George Edward Reynolds of Richmond. Mr. Reynolds was graduated from Varina High School and received his B. A. Degree from the University of Richmond . He attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Engaged: Mary Byrd Hudson of Winchester and William W. Goforth, Jr., formerly of Lexington, now of Danville. Mr. Goforth served three years with the United States Army c!uring World War II. Engaged: Russell Elliott of Bowling Green and

Channing Ewing of East Lake Weir, Fb. Mr. Ewing is now attending the Medical Coll ege of Virginia.

Engaged: Anne Hinchman Tankersley of Rich mond and Forest Hamden Burton of Los Angeles .

Mr. Burton attended the University of Richmond for two years and is now attending the College of Letters and Science at the University of Southern California, as a premedical student. H e will enter the Medical College of Virginia next year.

The Rev. G. Edward Hughes is the new pas ,or of the Hebron Field of Churches near Lynchburg .

He is a graduate of the University of Richmond and of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisvill e.

Married: Beatrice Louise Cardozo of Greensboro, N . C., and Robert Clifton Long of Richmond.

1948Donald L. Ball writes that he is doing graduate work at the University of D elawa re.

Irvin Robinson is at the University of Chicago doing graduate work in sociology.

Engaged: Dorothy Elizabeth Butler of Richmond and Roy Earl Yeatts of Roanoke. Mr. Ye1tts served three years with the Navy during World War II. Jack Wilbourne, who is doing graduate work at the University of Richmond, is playing a starring role with the Richmond Rebels professional football eleven.

The Rev. Herman V. Fleming of Norfolk is now at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. While at the University of Richmond he serve:l as pastor of Tayl orville Baptist Church in Doswell.

Engaged: Elmina Catherine Rhodes of Windsor, Isle of Wight County and George Washington Stokes, of Welch, W . Va. Mr. Stokes attenc'.ed Bluefield College and Vanderbilt University and is a graduate of the T. C. Williams School of Law. He served as a bombardier in the U nited States Army during World War II. Herbert Liebman has entered the Law School at the University of Louisville, Kentucky.

Married: Janice Gordon Peatross and Richard Horton Nash, both of Richmond. Mr. Nash is now attending the T. C. Williams School of Law. Engaged: Mary Virginia Shaw of Wilmington , N. C., to William Herbert Warr en of Newport News.

Engaged: Mary Martin Lowry of Falls Church and James Joseph Greene of Portsmouth.

Married: Minnie Toler Ran sone, of Elk Hill and Herbert E. Clarke, of New Kent. Mr. Clarke, also an alumnus of Carnegi e In stitut e of Technology , served three years with the United States Army during World War II. Married: Eva Mae Fleming and Leander O'Neal Scott, both of Amelia, on June 19.

George D. Hodges has been appointed a representative of the Reliance Life Insuranc e Company of Pittsburgh , with an office in Norfolk .

He served in the navy with the rank of lieutenant junior grade. Was outstanding on the Spider football eleven for two years .

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Feild 's daughter, Agnes, who is now a. Junwr, and Gladys Rees Otey's daughter, Virginia Ann and Aggie Taylor's daughter, Flo Gray, who are both in the Senior Class. Flo is College Government president. · Now if your children are not listed above, tt u u kindly mail information to Camilla-Mrs. Evan ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::i::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: H. Lacy-for the next BULLETIN. Her address is just South Boston, Virginia.

19141923Still remembering our wonderful week-end in Dear Girls: Dear Girls of ' 14 : June .

Camilla Wimbish Lacy is our new class secreWhere is the Robin? It seems to me it must be Love, tary. Knowing the way Camilla does things I can time for him to be winging his way in this diETHNEY. promise that she will make us an excellent .

J ne. recti on once more.

She is waiting daily for news from you so she Our class has had two lovely weddings this 1924can spread it across the pages of "ye ole BULLEsumm er. Fir st, Louise Baldwin Waterman 's second Dear '24: TIN." son, Chester , was married last June to Helen DougI saw Doug Oliver in Miller and Rhoads today .

My time has been so taken up this summer las, also of Parkersburg. The marriage was solIt was really grand to see her again after a year"s with getting one daughter married and the other emni zed in Trinity Episcopal Church with the absence. Doug returned to the States from China one ready to enter college, that I have had very groom 's father officiating. Chester will receive his Aug. 15. little time to collect news. Jeanne, who graduated degr ee from Marriette college in February.

Cunny has been quite sick this past summer. I from .Westhampton in June, was married the first Loui se's only daughter, Elizabeth, who is not am glad to report that she is up now and going of September and is now Mrs. Joseph Wade yet 16, enter ed Wellesley this fall. out a little.

Bowman. Claire graduated from high school in Loui se and her husband are both widely loved When I was in New York in August I had a June and is now a freshman at Westhampton . in Parker sburg where her husband has continued wonderful visit with Sallie Davis. We had dinner That leaves us a very small family at home and his pastorate in Trinity Church over a period of at a most attractive Swedish restaurant.

Of makes me so glad that our son is still a little buy years. I hear that Louise has taken up painting course Sallie knew just where to go . and not grown up ! again. That is fine as we all remember her beautiHannah Coker motored all over the New EngI called Inez DeJarnette Hite on the telephone ful work while at college. land States this summer. Her real destination, several days ago and we got most enthusiastic Margaret Clendon Lee's second son was marhowever, was the Berkshires where the Music talking about our reunion next June. She said that ried on Sept . 4 to Frances Irene Cook of CleveFestival was in progress. Sallie and Leslie went Virginia Gregory and Mary Anna Powell had land Heights, Ohio. The bride was vice-dean of along with her. spent a night with her this summer and both of freshmen at Wellesley and the wedding took place This fall 23's children are very busy peopie. them are planning to come back for the reunion . I at St. Andrew s Church, Wellesley, Mass. with a Evan Lacy, Jr., son of Camilla, graduated in also heard that Lillian Woodyard Lipscomb and reception at the Phi Sigma House. Here again the June from Chapel Hill.

He is now located at Fo,k Charlotte Francis Swan are coming. Charlotte's groom's father was the officiating minister .

Union Military Academy and is serving as coach husband has his twenty-fifth reunion at the Medical Elizabeth Gray Perry was in town for a while and director of Public Relations.

Jack Ransone, College at the same time, which makes it nice for this fall. I caught a glimpse of her just as she son of Pattie Martin, graduated in June from the them. I was so distressed to hear of the death of started up the escalator at Miller & Rhoads . ElizaUniversity of Virginia.

In September, he entered Lillian's husband recently and my sympathy goes beth was as beautiful as ever. the Medical School there and is preparing to folout to her.

Girls, I hope you are all planning to make it to low the professwn of his Daddy, "Rat" Ransone.

Carlene Broach Wagner is the new president of Richmond for our 35th anniversary next June .

V1rg1ma Hart Tyree, _daughter of Ruth Powell, the New York Club of Westhampton Alumnae .

Start planning for it now! grad~ated from Hollins in June. "Ginge" is Carlene is so capable and is so enthusiastic about Love, teaching English at Concord Academy in Coneverything in which she is interested, that I know VIRGINIA CRUMP TURNER. cord, Massachusetts where Tuck is Headmistress. she will make a wonderful president and have a Anne Beckwith, Jane Waters' daughter, comvery active club. .

1916pleted a course in advertising in May at the I had a letter from Ruth Lazenby McCulloch Charles Morriss Price School in Philadelphia. recently. She told of her seventeen-year-old son, Frieda Dietz has moved to Williamsburg, and My daughter, Ann, graduated in June from ConGeorge, Jr., who was learning to fly a plane this 1s working at the Craft House . verse College , Spartanburg, S. C. She is now a summer and of her sixteen-year-old daughter, Ann, secretary in the office of Veterans Administration who was learning to drive a car. Reading between 1917at William and Mary College in Williamsburg. the lines, I gathered that Ruth had not spent a Florence Smith is a history professor at Agnes In Westhampton we have three daughtersvery carefree Summer. She had just recovered Scott College , Decatur, Ga. She and her mother spent the summer in New York City where Florence attended a class and enjoyed the libraries of Columbia University.

Ruth Elliott Trice is teaching in Volens High School near her home in Halifax County. She and her husband, with their son and daughter, engage in many church and civic activities of their community .

Gladys Holleman Barlow was a recent visitor to Westhampton . Her younger daughter Sarah Ann, is a member of the Freshman class.

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1920"Shippy " brought back many lovely things from Japan and th e "girls" who were at her house party this summer had a grand time seeing them and hearing about the interesting things she and her daughter Frances did while her husband, Nelson Sutton, was busy with the war trials. One night we had a Japanese dinner, using chopsticks ,md dishes she brought back and we even had Japanese food. However, we did have ginger ale instead uf saki !

My daughter, Anne Beverly, and I had a month 's trip to the West Coast this summer which we thoroughly enjoyed.

I'm sorry to report that Jeanette Freeman Minor, Mary Guest and Ruth McEwen have lost their fath ers since my last letter. I'm sure all of us would lik e to extend our sympathy.

I enjoy ed seeing Anne Lee Willis Eppright in June. She is just fine and thinks '20 should have more news in the BULLETIN. So do I. Won·t you send me some?

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I had a letter recently from Carolyn Ramsey Haley. Her daughter, Marilyn, graduated from Gulf Park Junior College, Gulfport, Miss. in June and she is now at the University of Kentucky, where she is majoring in art . Carolyn·s husband has his own plane now and both he and Marilyn are licensed pilots. I was so sorry to hear of Mrs. Ramsey's death in June and my sympathy goes to Carolyn and to her father.

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1928This is my first opportunity to tell you how much I enjoyed seeing you all at our reunion. I think we were glad to come back to Westhampton and see all the changes there, and to reminisce on how the campus "used to be."

In order to get news for the BULLETIN, Louise delegated Kay Moore Tharpe and Dot Seay Brumbaugh as reporters for their respective areas.

If you have any items at all, please let us know .

My address is: Mrs . Alton Williams, Box 101, University of Richmond. All news, we decided in June, is good news.

Kay's daughter, Ann Tharpe, is our first daughter at Westhampton. Kay's other daughter, Jane, who is 8, will probably enter college with most of our girls.

Skipper Logan Hunt is now living at 1571 Mt. Eagle Place, Alexandria. She and Kay brought Anne down to Westhampton when she entered.

Gray Robinson French and her three children have moved to· 105 Lexington Drive, Silver Spring, Maryland . Gray felt that the farm was too much to manage alone.

Liz Taliaferro Hobson hadn't heard about our June jubilee until she read Louise's Jetter in the summer BULLETIN. We missed you, Liz, and I certainly enjoyed your letter which Louise passed on for the news. Liz, as most of us, has two children, a daughter and son, ages 10 and 4, Nora Turpin Turner was elected to the Alumnae Board last June, another first for '28, I believe.

Louise Figg Parsons is active in her Alumnae chapter and is now its president.

Kay had had a card from Ann Trent Gaines in Montreal, and from Phizzie (Eleanor Physioc) Fletcher whom she hopes to see very soon .

That's all, MILDRED.

1929Dear '29: Here we are at the beginning of another school year and I wonder if you have stopped to think what next June will mean to our class. Yes, another reunion, and I hope you will start planning right now to be here with bells on!

Can you realize that Pearle Powell Prillaman has a son entering Richmond College this fall?

He was an honor student at Fork Union last year.

Several of us visited Mary Stevens and Mildred Jones this summer, and as usual, had a mighty good time . Helen Moon, Jimmie Stuessy Mattox and I went from Richmond and Miriam Figgs Rankin came from Connecticut. Jimmie went back home with Miriam and while there had a visit with Ruth Cox Jones. Ruth, by the way, was in Virginia for a while this summer. Trudie Ryland Harlan and I had lunch with Helen Moon one day this summer when Trudie was up from Alabama on her annual visit to Richmond .

Billy Chandler Cox was in Richmond from North Carolina on a shopping tour recently, having left her two children in West Point with her mother.

Louise Hardaway Boswell and her husband had a grand trip to Canada this summer, as well as several week-ends at the beach. Her mother kept

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Dear ' 30's: How I wish all of you could have been at the banquet in June, honoring Miss Lough I Billie Prince Shinnick, Frances Willis Overton, Dotty Abbott Wood, Jeanette Collier Withers, Elsie McC!intic and I represented '30 from Richmond, and Margaret Oliver Saunders came from Norfolk .

Margaret is doing a splendid job as president of the Westhampton Alumnae Club in Norfolk.

As our class sponsor, Miss Lough has meant so especially much to all of us, and it will be hard to think of Westhampton without her.

Fortunately for us, her permanent address will be in Richmond, so we can look forward to her being with us at our twentieth reunion-June, 1950.

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1932Dear Class of '32: As our children begin another school year J'm sure our thoughts are carried back to our school days, and the happy time we spent at Westhampton. I hope you will think of Westhampton often during the months to come, and that you will plan to go back for a visit whenever possible. It is well worth a trip back to see the new dormitory building . One of these days we want to be able to say, "Come and see the Swimming Pool 1" Don't forget that is the goal for which we Alumnae are all working. Send your dues in to Leslie Booker and have a part in making this a reality.

It is late to be telling you, but I thought you might be interested in knowing how many from our class were back for the Alumnae luncheon in June. Among those present was Liz Fugate from Averett College, Danville . This is the first year for a long time that Liz has been able to come back as heretofore the commencement exercises of the two schools have conflicted. Also from a distance came Janet Forsyth Kelly of Ithaca, New York . It really seemed like old times to have Janet and Liz back at the same time. Then those of us who live in Richmond were Mary Ryland Babcock, Carolyn Thompson Broaddus, Helen Pollard Deck, and Mary Hodnett Mathews .

We are pleased to have a new baby added to our list. Elise Reaguer Miller (Mrs. G. Tyler Miller) has a three-month-old daughter, Elise Browning Miller, born June 28, 1948.

We rejoice with Elise in the birth of her daughter, but we sympathize deeply with her because of the recent death of her only sister. Elise's address is: 2416 Rosewood Ave., Richmond, Virginia.

We are sorry that Cappy (Elizabeth Capitaine Beaty) is no longer living in Richmond. She spent last winter here with her parents while her husband was away on sea duty. In June she and the twins moved to Newport, R. I. when he returned .

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1935Betsy Marston Sadler is now living at 1445 Greycourt, Richmond, Virginia.

Mary Ann e Guy Franklin sai led this summ er for Eng land to spend a year as an exchange teacher in the Fulham Secondary Girls' School in London.

Jackie Johnson Gilmore is now living at 117 Overbrook Road, Richmond, Virginia.

Rhea Talley has a new address which is 161 West 16th Street, Apartment 7-J, New York.

Helen Whitten Adams ha s a new son, born last spring.

There are so many members of our class frorn whom I have heard nothing in a long time. Pl ease send me a card g iving me some interesting fact s about you.

HARRIET WALTON, St. Catherine's School Richmond 21, Virginia.

1936-

Another wedding !

Alice Ryland marri ed Robert Gile s who is in school at Chapel Hill on August 25. Alice has a part-time job in the Botany D epartment and a small apartment to keep her busy.

Anna Castelvecchi Del Papa 's son, Frank Renato, arrived May 24. I hear rumors of other new arriva ls and of big summer trips, but definite information has not arrived. Watch for the next BULLETIN. LIBBA CONWELL, Y.W.C.A., 6 N. 5th Street, or 3619 Enslow Avenue, 35203.

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We have two births to report this time. Corbin Kendig arrived on June 10, 1948. She is the daug hter of Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence (Emily Parker) Kendig. They have another daughter, Randy, who is six years old .

And on September 20, 1948, Frederick Joseph Burchill was born to Elizabeth Shaw Burchill and Bert Burchill.

News comes that Virginia Russell left Wa shington on September 27 to go to Okinawa, wher e she has an assignment of one year as recreation director with the army. She stopped en route at Honolulu and Tokyo.

Wedding bells rang out on Jun e 5, 1948 for Martha Byers and Otho D eal, Jr. They will go to Philadelphia in September, where he wi ll w ork on his Ph.D. in English at the University of Pennsylvania. Congratulations and lots of good 1uck to both of you 1 Ernestine Akers and Hilda Kirby saw each other in Los Angel es this summer ju st before Ernestin e took off by plane to Honolulu. Her address is 452 Kalaimoku St., Honolulu 37. Erne stine writes Liz Wheeler that she is really carried away by such a fascinatin g place. She plans to keep bu sy doing research for the Pacific Science Board, as well as taking classes at the Un iversity in pre European Hawaiian culture.

Helene Miller Morrell's new address is the John Rolfe Apartments in Temp sfo rd Lane.

I was delighted to see Carolin e Frazer Johnson earlier this summer, while she was visiting her parents in Longdal e. Dick and I with our two boys, Rick and Jim, had a lovely visit with Caro line, her hu sband Alvin , and their two children, Bob and Suzanne. Of course we didn 't have nearly enough time to discuss our children properly , but hope to get together again before too long.

We're a littl e low on news this time, but I hope to hear from many of you before long, especially those who haven 't sent in any news for the last few months.

PEGGY LOCKWOODNO LTING.

1939The Class of ' 39 was represented at the Richmond Club Alumnae lunch eon by Evelyn Haza rd Angus, Margaret Harris Quick, Anne_ Eppes Regester, and Elizabeth Burch Fowlkes. This group decided to try to combine their efforts to at least have some news in the BULLETIN. On such short

notice it will be mostly that of Richmond girls, but let"s all get together and push the news in for next issue. We don 't want to be just the missing year.

Did you notice that addition to Anne 's name ?

She was the June bride of Conway Regester .

Elizabeth Mitchell Driscoll was her matron of honor at the ceremony which was held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church on June 22. Anne is making her home on Davis Avenue and is continuing her teaching at Varina.

Mitchell has moved into her new home in Waynesboro , where Bob is chemist at Du Pont.

Dot Alston Adams presented a possible fuhir e Westhamptonite to John last Au g ust 20. She is Susan Elaine Adams.

Margar et Harris Quick has a lovely new hom e in Britton Hills Farms where she and her thre e keep quite busy.

Judy Floranc e has moved into an apartment at 1700 H anover Avenue. Did you know she held an important position as head of the Blood Bank at the Medical College under Dr. Williams, the director 0 It 's still news to us, but last June Garland Wilson Brookes, Jackie Faulkner Dixon, Scottie Campbell Jacobs, Marion Wiley Ellet, Jan e Lang ley Boley and Judy met for a week-end at Garland 's home at West Point. They had a wonderfu l tim e and were wondering, as we all are, what plans are brewing for our ten-year reuni on next year. Yes, it' s ten years next June, old or young. So send in your pictur es of you and family, your news and your ideas for a get-together.

Dot Shell Wood is making a name for herself in the Junior Woman's Club. She is President of the Fifth District of Junior Women 's Clubs .

Now plea se send any news you may have to one of the four mentioned, unless ther e is someone who wants to volunteer for class secretary 11 D rop us a card anyway and let us know you are still interested in the Class of ' 39.

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Dear Forti es: Befor e I get started on the news, I would lik e to say that our former class secretary Marga ret Ligon Bernhart has exceeding ly persuasive powers.

One night on the telephone, before I knew what I was doing , I meekly succumbed to her plead111gs and suddenly found myself with a job on my han ds.

But it really has been fun hearing from people with whom I had lost contact and I appreciate the help of Elsie Dickinson, Lucy Higgin s, Maude Jurg ens, Emma Lou Mal)ory, and Floren ce Quin.

And speaking of Margaret Bernhart reminds me that she and Wes have news for us. They hav e a new son, Clifford Ligon, born August 19. It seems that big brother Tommy was expect10g a little sister, and when told about the arnval of his baby brother , wanted to k_now if he 'd get his little sister the next day 1 Besides add10g to their family, Margar et and W es have changed their residence. They are now living at th e Di esel Housing Unit, Bldg . 28, Apartment 7. .

And now I can tell you abo ut a baby sister.

She belong s to Helen and Robert Moss, and was born June 20. Her big sister, Nancy, who_ is Just starting in school, is very much pleased with h~r.

Her name is Catherine Mari e Mo ss, and she will be known as "Kitty. " I saw Dell Williams Smith on th e street the other day . Maybe her beaming smile was_ partly due to the fact that she and Tony and their la tle daughter have recently moved into their new hom e at 6221 Jeffr ey Road, We stview M anor.

Ginny McLarin Tate writes that she and Ow en have mov ed to Atlanta where they have a tiny apartment on the edg e of town. In her letter Ginny bemoaned the fact that she was out of town and missed seeing Charlotte Ann e Di ckin son Moor e and her husband J ohn when they passed through Atlanta on their trip to Florid a in the spring.

Ther e is still another new baby to tell you about.

Her name is Tara and she was born Ma y 1 to Ethel O'Brien Harrington. Ethel and John are now living in Midland , Texa s. .

We certainly are proud of Margaret Brins on and Doris Har grove . Margaret is returning to We sthampton this fall to work on her M.A.

in history and to instruct in puppets for Miss Lutz. Welcome back to Richmond, Margaret!

Doris has just completed a six weeks' summer course at Columbia, where she has been working on her M .A. in French.

Florence Parker Quin and her two children, Jimmy and Peggy, visited Mrs. Parker here in June. It was a real treat to see her. She and Bob plan to come down again this fall, but she says it will be a flying visit.

Does anyone know Betty Carper Grigg's new address? It seems that she and Billy have moved to North Carolina, but where, nobody knows. · Harriett and I. J. Mercer are busy getting settled in their attic apartment in Memphis . Their address is 233 Garland Ave., Apt. 5, Memphis, Tennessee. P.S. They love to get mail.

I meet Lucy Baird occasionally for lunch. She's had a grand summer, which she started off with a bang by going to Florida. Dot Duke, whom I see daily, since we both work for the Veterans Administration, also went south on her vacation, to Ocean Drive and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Pauline Cortopassi was different and went north, up through the New England States and on into Canada.

So ends the news for this time. I would love to hear from all of you, so won't you drop me a post card or note and tell me all about yourselves?

KITTY LYLE, 292·0 Noble Avenue, Richmond 22, Va .

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Dear '4 1's: Our news really goes back as far as May. I try to pick up where I leave off when possible. You will remember I mention~d in the last BULLETIN a benefit bridge party to be given by the Richmond girls to raise money for our ' 51 reunion and the Swimming Pool Fund.

The benefit bridge party was held at Curles Neck Dairy , and, after giving checks to CocaCola and Alumnae Association ( $7 .00) and adding in past balance at the bank, we had a total of $22.98 in our bank account as a start toward the reunion. We have thanked a large number of Richmond merchants whose contributions made our party a success. ·The prizes given were un usually nice ( even an electric iron and electric coffee maker) . Jean Neasmith Dickenson headed prizes and contributions. Louise Morrissey took care of refreshments which we all enjoyed, and

in charge of publicity was Mary Owen ·Bass who did her part by writing letters to all Richmond girls. She asked in her letter for your presence or a prize if you couldn't come. Responsenegative-for only four of us on the committee attended the benefit bridge. Miss Rivenburg took a table and a few other Westhamptonites were there, but the Class of '41, the sponsor, was noticeably absent. You who missed the party missed an enjoyable get-together .

I have had letters from, or actually seen, the following girls this summer: Martha Lillian Beam de Vos, Ann Woodward Courtney, Mayme O'Flaherty, Louise Morrissey, Jean Neasmith Dickenson, Mary Owen Bass, Dot Harshbarger, Mary Buxton, Helen Dodd and Jeanne Wilkins.

Martha Lillian wrote : "The ALUMNI BULLETIN is such a joy to me that I want to do my part and bring you up to date on the de Voses."

She went on to say that she had resigned her position as an instructor to be a housewife and then a mother. Peter arrived March 21. He has brownred hair and big blue eyes. Fran graduated in June and is now working on his Master's degree at Cornell University where he holds an assistantship. Martha Lillian closes her Jetter with best wishes for all of us and said, "tell them the whole de Vos family is planning toward the reunion m 1951 for sure." The de Vos address is : 124 Linden Avenue, Ithaca, N . Y. Eleanor Kindell Miller and Carter have a baby daughter born March S and named Barbara Lynn. The address is Mrs. Henry C. Miller, P.O. Box 240, Lago Colony, Aruba, Curacao, Netherlands West Indies. Eleanor is visiting her mother in Philadelphia and may come to Richmond lat.er this fall after a vacation in the West .

Mildred Ann Owen Hanley and Jim are in Tifton, Georgia, where Jim is an assistant professor with the Georgia Experimental Station .

Millie taught in the local schools last year .

Mary Elizabeth Riley became Mrs . Louis Arnold Sublett Saturday, June 26. Babe is living in Elmhurst, Long Island. We'd like a street address, please, Babe. Incidentally, any of you who don't get a BULLETIN,please send me or Leslie Booker, Alumnae Office, a change of address .

Helen Avis Grimm was married this summer.

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Kenny is in private kindergarten and enjoys it very much. Mary is doing puppet shows for the Community Fund Speakers' Bureau .

Betsy Woodson Weaver and Albert have remodeled some rooms of the lovely old family home in Midlothian and the Weavers have a new Jeep.

Frasier Drumwright Catron and Stuart are making their home in Abingdon now. Stuart is on the staff of the hospital there.

Margaret Brittingham Curtice spent July and August in Suffolk with her family . This past summer Jack helped coach the Chicago Bears.

The Curtices are back in EI Paso this fall where Jack is athletic director and physical education in structor at the Texas School of Mines and Metallurgy. While in Richmond Margaret, with Mary Bass, visited Miss Keller at her home .

Alese Prince and David had a wonderful six weeks ' tour of the Canadian Rockies and the West Coast. Another couple was with them and nothing could have been more fun. Alese is back at the Federal Reserve Bank.

Virginia Omohundro Purcell is moving this fall from Newport News to Louisa where Purcie is building some homes . I understand they'll have one of his new homes to live in.

Mary Alice Smith is teaching in Williamsburg this year. How about an address, Smitty?

Kay Leviston Krug and Bob spent several weeks at the Greenbrier this summer. Sounds perfect. · I saw Dot Harshbarger in Miller and Rhoads this summer. She told glowing tales of a delightful vacation in Canada. She had dinner with the Basses while in Richmond .

Mayme O'Flaherty, her mother, and broth~r Bill of the Naval Academy, had a wonderful tnp .

We;t as far as Colorado. In Gillette, Wyoming, they visited a friend of the family who had a ranch, and according to Mayme they saw real cowboys, an Indian and a rodeo. The O 'Flaherty's visited other friends in Delta, Colorado and also saw Yellowstone Park. Mayme spent a week at Nag's Head and also visited Teeny Evans Hardin and Bristow. "Hig" is blond and dainty, according to Mayme. Teeny took classes at William and Mary this summer.

Margaret and Woody Wren are back in Richmond this Fall. They have a new home in Lakeside and their two children are fine.

I hear that Lois Campbell is soon to be married .

Do write me your plans, Lois.

Henrietta Sadler Ellwanger and Al have a ~on, Albert Thompson Ellwanger, III, born August 5.

Kitty Crawford is in Richmond until New Year's doing some writing at home.

A nice newsy Jetter from Ann Courtney came in August. Ann wrote that she had seen SaraJane Payne Arkedis who was passing through Christiansburg and called Ann from a drugstore. ' 'I picked my dirty two out of the yard and dashed down to have a coke with her," wrote Ann . Sarajane spent July in Marion . We Whittets spent an evening with the Courtney 's in August and I can add that little Edith is a super baby and that Bobby is a nice big brother.

Jeanne Wilkins Watson and Jan visited me one afternoon. Our daughters made friends and played dolls while Jeanne and I talked . Jeanne had seen Jane Trevvett Clark who also has a daughter about Jan's age.

The Whittets had a week's vacation at Hungry Mother State Park and a week at Atlantic City.

Between the two vacations our home was open for a Freshman Tea given by the Richmond Alumnae to some of the new girls at Westhampton. Dean Roberts, Miss Hamilton, and Leslie Booker were among those present. Fortunately, it didn 't rain that afternoon and the forty-five present could be both inside and out on the terrace. The children are fine. Co!'lnie enters school in February and Robert ( who calls himself " Obert") is walking nicely .

Had you noticed I have omitted references to money? Will talk about it next time.

Always, ANTOINETTEWHITTET (TONI) 600 Somerset Avenue , Richmond, Va .

1942Dear Gang: I am not apologizing for lack of news because I really don't feel it is my fault if so many of you don 't answer my notes or calls of inquiry. It's a sorry fact, but I am doing the mostest of the be~test I can to garner news from those of us living outside of Richmond . Better luck next issue.

Naturally, there are lots of reports of very pleasant vacations to very pleas ant places. Gra~e Norris Reese writes that she and Bart spent their holiday with his family in Pennsylvania, dnd while there saw Janice and Ed Darlington . Also in the Keystone state for trips were Anne Paver Garrett and Ada Moss Harlow and spouses . Jean Beeks reports that she toured New England and southern Canada, while Annie Loie Seacat and family went to Indiana . Jayne Massie spen~ some time in New York City and Albany, and Bill and I managed to slip up to New York for a few days, too . Lucy Powell and Norma P. Cogbill and husbands spent several long week-ends at a cottage on the river.

Visiting Richmond after long absences were Jean Grant Bellew, and Ethne, both of whom I didn't see. I did get together with Rosalie , however, who is so very happy and settled in Little Rock. I also ran int o Gene Woodfin, who after " loafing" all summer plans to teach and study again at the University of Wiscon sin. She has her Master's degr ee already .

Another stranger in town was "Simp," who is now commuting between Richmond and her folks ' place in Parker, Va. "Si mp " could relate some very int eresting experiences concernin•g h~r twefilty months with the Red Cross here and m Europe just after the war.

Moving away from us are Mary Grace Taylor , who at last seems established for good in Charleston, W . Va . And Sally and her family have followed Bob to Blacksburg while he studies there at V .P.I. I incidentally learned that Clarin e Bergren has also changed her address to LeYittown, L. I., New York. She enjoys a little fourroom bungalow in that famous housing project.

There was a lovely luncheon for the Richmond Alumnae Club in September, and our class was adequately represented by Ann H., Annie Loie, Nancy Parkerson, Jayne, Ann Robey Gaulding, and myself .

Now for some vital statistics: May Thayer will become Mrs . Douglas Holt on October 23. Jean Hood and Mary Bass ( '4 1) are among the bridesmaids.

Jane Blake became Mrs. Hugh T . Longest this summer.

"Bad" came all the way from Long Beach, California to tell her folks she will marry William Seix;'S this winter. I saw her-first time since graduation-and she looks grand. She has a grand teaching job and has almost finished her work toward her Master 's degree. She loves the West, but says the mellowness of the east is missing .

Her fiance is also an athletic coach.

Two new babies on the agenda, too: Dalla s Shafer Carey, Ann's third child ( our biggest family, I believe), arrived in March.

Peggyanne Harris Harwood came to keep sister Jackie and Mam a Ann company on July _ 16: And that completes the roster for this time.

As always, NooNY .

Mrs. W. A. Rothenbery 3014 Stuart Ave. Richmond, Va .

1943Dear Class of '4 3: I'm pinch-hitting this issue for "Cozy" who was married in September. You'll hear all about that in the next issue.

Incidentally, I'm sure I speak for all of }'.OU.in expressing our sincere thanks for the splendid Job done by Pepper. She is now living at 3925 Alma Avenue.

Those of you who did not get here for our reunion really missed a treat. Fran Beazley, Cozy, Marjorie , Mary , Barbara Full er, Pepper, June, Shirley , Je anice, Barbara Kru g, Peggy,_ Jean, Bee, Ann Lilly, Shorty, Pudg e, Shell, Elizabeth,

Louise Wiley, Max, and Mickey were at all or part of the reunion activities ( this included the luncheon and business meeting on Saturday and the tea on Sunday).

It was nice to see the '43e rs with their families at the tea. Our class really has cute children. Miss Keller, Miss Turnbull , Miss Ross and Miss H arris stopped by.

Speaking of babies-we have four additions in our class.

Audrey and Al Ashburn are proud parents of William Barny, born in July .

Dolly and Dav e Garwood 's little David Dorsey was born on June 19.

Clara Chambliss arrived on August 21 to live with Ann and Sonny Surber.

Virginia (Delp) and Wade Ogg have moved to Blacksburg while Wade finishes his last year at V.P.I. A daughter was born to them in September but as yet I've not been able to find out her name.

The house hunting, building, and finding is hitting '43e rs. Fran and Bob Bell are building a new house in South Portland, Maine . Shell has a new apartment at "Moss Side" on Laburnum Avenue .

June has found a place in Elgin, Ill. Roland finished the University of Richmond in June and has taken a job with Miller and Rhoads. This means that he and Peggy Jean are house huntin g.

Talked with Jean Bowers. She and Sam are back in Richmond and are living at 2313 Harvie Road.

Sam is the pastor of the Fairfield Presbyteri an Church. Also, Ann Chambliss and Sonny will be a part of our Richmond family when they can find a place to live.

Max is busy keeping house at 3201-A Th ird Avenue .

Barbara and Evan have moved to a new apartment at 3204 West Second Street, Apartment 1, Wilmington, Delaware. Barbara writes "i,t was fun seeing everyone at the reunion" and wants us all to get together at her house when she's in Richmond again . Let's keep that in mind .

Pepper passes on to me a nice long letter from Georgie . She has been teaching veterinary bacteriology and also working in the_ clinic~! diagnosis lab. Her work sounds very mterestmg and she is unusually enthusiastic about it. She sends a "hello" to "whoever may be interested."

This is about all the news I've been able to gather. Cozy will be back for the next issue .

Please write her all the news because that's about the only way we can keep together.

May I sign off with a theme song-please send your alumnae contributions to Mrs. Booker as soon as possible . Let's make the class of '43 a hundred per cent thi s year.

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1944Dear '44's : A lot of you have been wntmg lately-plea se keep it up. And those of you who haven't, why not start now) Mary Lee Smith writes that she is resigning from the State Department this fall to work toward a master's at the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington. The work will be pretty hard, but should be quite interestin g.

After a year at school, she wants to go back to research in the State Department. Mary Lee says her latest job has been in the Near East Division and some day she wants to visit there, but she doesn't mind if things calm down a bit first. Her new address is 1818 9th St., N.W., Washington 9, D . C. Mary Lee also said that she called Kay Hanley not long ago to learn that Kay was in Honolulu with the "Y." As you all hear from or about Kay, please let me know; apparently I'm on her not-to-write-to list for '48 .

Dot Hill wrote a glowing letter from Wilm ington, N. C. Stonie got back th e midd le of May and when he couldn't find an office in Portsmouth, took over an office in Wilmin gto n. Now they expect to return to Portsmouth eventually, but D ot says " Who knows? We may become '.farheels."

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Fran and Bob Wolf have a daughter born June ton, Elsie DiServio, Elaine Weil, Frances New10th. Please write, Fran, giving name, coloring, man, Anne Skinner, Libby Thompson Schmidt, whom she looks like , disposition, etc.

Irene White, and Betty Collins Walker. I am Two of the class were brides the same day. listing from memory and if I missed anyone, I"m On August 21st Gene Shepard married Rich:ird sorry. Saturday we enjoyed meeting with all the Mcllwaine Keever and Kathleen Sanderson mar other alumnae at school and were thrilled by the ried Robert Harrell Culpepper. They both mad e new dorm particularly . Wish you all could have lovely brides. I understand Gene will be living in been there. Make your plans now to attend our Richmond while Dick attends Med School; I next reunion three years hence. haven't heard from anyone of Kay and Bob's From Bev Ryland comes the news that she is at plans .

Jong last teaching Spanish-two classes of first Heard through Mimi Hill Ryland, who like year-two of freshman English and one Sophoour other proud mamas is having a grand time more English class in Lexington again. Bev luJ taking care of Bruce, that Lucy Garnett had grada marvellous trip to California this summer .ind uated this June from the University of Virginia while there went out to San Mateo to have dinner Med School and was interning in the University with Pat Husbands. Pat is going to Stanford this of Iowa ho spital at Iowa City. fall to get her M.A. in business administration.

San Mateo is just twenty miles from San FrancisBumped into Lois Kirkwood during my one co and Bev says it's a beautiful place. Also in weekend at Virginia Beach this summer. She was Bev's Jetter was the news that Nooky is teaching looking fine as usual and really looking forward to teaching again this winter. She seems to Ji:S:e 7th grade at McKenny and Mary Lou had gone back to Hopewell. Jackie Hodges Walker and husteachi ng better and better. band, Hank , were in Richmond in August on a Juanita Till~r is back teaching in Alexandria. short vacation but seemed anxious, so Bev said, to She has an apartment and extends a blanket inviget back to Charlottesville and their two children, tation to all '44's to come and visit.

Henry III and Ellis. Henry is about a year and a And speaking of homes, Dee Dee and Bill Kirk half and Ellis is almost six months old. Hank got are now settled at 47 Old Mill Road (near Dr. his B.A. at the University of Virginia in FebruBoatwright' s). Dee Dee takes to housekeeping ary and now is working on his masters in Modern with the same enthus iasm she used to show for European History. Hank and Jackie live in the basketball and hockey, so you know her house is Veterans Housing Project there for University just shining. students and Jackie loves that life from the sound Ellen Mercer is at Averett ( in Danville) again of her Jetter. this year teaching Spanish and Latin. She had a Jinx Booth Armstrong and Tuck are the wonderful two weeks in Cuba this summer where proud parents of a bouncing baby boy named "the music and dancing are out of this world."

Thomas Christian Armstrong III. Jinx sent me a Betsy Rice didn't vacation out of the country, novel announcement stating he was born August but she did get around the State of Virginia pretty 6 weighing 7 pounds, 15¾ ounces and that his well teaching Bible School this summer. Betsy wiil friends call him "Chris." be back at Assembly Training School this winter.

Joyce Eubank and family went to Florida for a I see Louise Walters Hill just about once a month this summer, spending most of the time week. Hutson is a member of one of Reynolds in Fort Lauderdale . Joyce had talked of staying Metals Company's bowling teams and Louise is down there to teach but both she and Ann Ware their most loyal supporter. are back at Thomas Jefferson in Arlington.

All of you seem to be looking forward to our I heard from Jeanne Sasser and she had again 5th reunion next June. I'll let you know dates and been in the hospital with a siege of meningitis . details as early as possible so you can start. making She hadn't worked since July 15 and didn't know plans. Reunions are usually held during graduwhen she'd be able to go back. Betty Edwardsen tion week. Anyone have any other suggestions' had an emergency appendectomy and couldn't atAnd here with the fall issue of the BULLETIN tend Gale's wedding either- Jeanne said Gale let me remind you of your contribution to the and Don Abbott have an apartment in Freeport Alumnae Associati on. and Gale has continued her work with the Life Insurance Company. Frances Newman is with the BILLY JANE. Veterans' Administration in Roanoke and Irene 1946Taylor is again teaching in Sandy Ridge, N. C. That about covers Jeanne 's news.

Dear Class of '46: Jean White became Mrs. Andrew Robeson So littl e time and so much to relate I It seems June 19 in a very lovely wedding. All her atunbelievable that there hasn't been a news Bultendants were cousins and she had five or six as I letin since our class reunion June fourth. remember, Mary Lou being her maid of honor.

About that big event-there were approximately Bev, Frances Ann (who's in Winston-Salem workthirty of us at Ewart's for dinner Friday night . ing in the children's part of the library) Ann Among those attending were: Frances Bleight Ware and I were the only others of our class Elliott, Ruth Tschau, Ann Ware, Bev Ryland, around to be sure the proper amount of rice was Jeanne Pebworth, Lelia Phillips, Bethel, Cornelia, distributed in the proper places. Jean and Andy Barbara Ritchie (who now is Mrs. David Branch had a northern wedding trip in their new cream and is hoping for an apartment in Richm0nd convertible and are living in Takoma Park, Marysoon), Jeanne Yeamans, Marian Kinzey, Jinx land .

Booth Armstrong, Nancy Todd, Jackie Barnes, Frances Ann Beale, Lois Baker, Joyce Eubank, From Bethel came a long letter including the Calley Goode, Ann Harris, Amy Hickerson Dalfollowing items. First, Peachee was married July

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31 to Jake Wicker , a Carolina boy . They had a honeymoon near Manteo, N . C. and were in Richmond for Cornelia's wedding. I talked with them there. Peachee is p lanning to get her M.A. in psychology or sociology (can't remember which) when they go back to Chapel Hill this September where Jake will also study for his B.A. Betty Biscoe Tibbott and Lelia Phillips were both in Peachee's wedding and enjoyed their visit thoroughly. Lelia Phillips is teaching the third grade at Longdale-just outside of Rich mond . Peggy Macy is being married September 18 in Washington, D. C. I haven't any detaiis but hope to give you the low-down in the next Jetter.

To add to Bethel's news , I saw all that gang at Cornelia's wedding in Richmond September 11. She was married in the Ginter Park Baptist Church at 8 o'clock in the evening. Her four bridesmaids wore green and carried bouquets of chrysanthemums. Marian Kinzey was oae of her attendants. Cornelia looked lovely in white satin with long long veil and is now Mrs. Bascon Joseph Rowlett, Jr. The reception was held at the Jefferson Hotel ; and Barbara and David Branch, Libby and Eddie Schmidt, Bethel and Buddy Wood , Jeanne Yeamans, Lelia Phillips, Lucie Harvie , Virginia Gibson and I were there. 'Twas almost a reunion! Connie and B. J. were to honeymoon in the Pocano Mountains (Penn.) for two weeks.

Faye Clark Randle and Jack are still in Lawrence, Kansas, and Faye's working for the Hallmark 'Greeting Card people. She said to think of her when you saw one of those cute little drds !

Here's big news-Nancy Todd has a diamond from Ashton Lewis, better known as Biggy. They have set no definite date for the wedding and Nancy is teaching at Ashland again.

Love, ALTA .

1948Dear Class of '48: The number of girls in our class who have become "blushing brides " since June is amazing. I believe Faye Hines Kilpatrick leads the list of those 48' ers who have entered that happy state.

Faye worked this summer while Bob finished school, and now they are at Woodberry Forest where Bob is helping to coach three sports. Maude Leigh Giles is now Mrs. George William White .

They have an apartment in Richmond where George is attending law school.

June 12 was the wedding day for t;wo of our classmates, Flo Lide and Anne Bruner. Flo became Mrs. William D. Snider and even condescended to leave her beloved South Carolina to to live in Raleigh. Anne and Tommy Wood were married in Washington, and while on their vacation were on the radio program "Honeymoon in New York." Some doings, Anne! Tommy is continuing his college study and Anne is a student at Pan American Business School now .

Pat Parlow, another June bride, was married on the 16th -at Mountain Home, N. C., and, as we all know, became Mrs. David Daniel. After a short honeymoon they went to Columbus, Ohio where the groom planned to -continue working on his Master's Degree. However, Dave had an attack of appendicitis soon after their arrival, which, of course, knocked out the summer session. Having spent the summer in South Carolina, Pat and Dave are back in Columbus again. Better luck this time, Pat. Frances Owell (now Mrs. Robert Dunn) wrote that she was almost late for her own wedding on June 26th. Imagine that! "Flip" says they 're settled in their apartment in Richmond, and she is finding her time well occupied with keeping house and teaching school, too, Betty Hardin and Jim Elmore had a big wedding on June 30th. Being maid of honor, I was the lucky girl who supposedly looked after the

bride, but in this case I think it was the other way around I She and Jim have a precious apartment in Bladenboro, N. C., and every letter teiis of moving in more furniture or some newfangled dish!

Janice Conant writes that she was married on July 16th to Nathan McCoy. They have a threeroom apartment in Petersburg, but are hoping lo have their own home by October.

Ar leen Reyno lds has been Mrs . Joe Schaefer since Ju ly 28th. After a honeymoon at Virginia Beach, Ar leen and Joe returned to Richmond to live in a trai ler!

On July 31st Russell Elliott became Mrs. Channing Ewing, and I hear that they spent a month in Florida before returning to Richmond where Chan re-entered Medical School.

August held wedding dates for three of our girls. Mary Jane Spivey was married on August 31st to Harry Snead . They are living in Richmond and Mary Jane is teaching in one of the Chesterfield County schools. Caro l Buxbaum was married the following day to Stanley Warauch. Carol is not only keeping house, but she's teaching in one of the high schools in Norfolk. Rene Barbour's marriage to Pat Fen lon was solemnized on August 28th.

I saw "Sugar " Carlton in Richmond this sum mer, and she was busy buying trousseau things for her wedding to Joe Bowman which took place on September 2nd. Jackie Pitt and Betty Wood were two of her bridesmaids. "Sugar" toid me that they wi ll be in Richmond at least ano!her year 'ti! Joe finishes college .

Ginny Smith really had a full summer, for she not only learned to type, but was busy making plans for her wedding on September 8th to Gerald Kynett.

Three days later Marian Hall became Mrs. Burnley McTyre. She was married in Waynesboro, Virginia, and following a two-week wedding trip, they returned to South Hill where they are now making their home.

That's what I call a summer full of wedding s !

But wait I We still have some to look forward to . Jo Hoover has given me the "go ahead " signal to tell you that she has set November 20th for her wedding to Robert Pittman. Meanwhile, Jo is teaching in Richmond. Pam Burnside's engagement to E. T. Gray of Waverly, Virginia wa s announced in the early fa ll. What day m December is the wedding, Pam I The best of luck and happiness to all of you 1 If the following roll call is a fair sample, the class of '48 will be well-represented in the teaching profession. In Richmond we find Betty Hickerson, Mary Cross, Frankie Robison, and Betty Stansbury.

Emily Smith and Millicent Hutcherson are teaching in Hilton Village, Virginia, and Doris Moore is not far away since she's living at home and teaching in the Parkview Elementary School.

Kitty Cand ler and Bobby Freed must not have had enough of the books, for both of them attended summer school at Madison College. Now, they 're teaching in their respective home towns, Altavista and Harrisonburg.

After spending most of the summer at Massanetta as pianist, Ginna Herndon has returned to Fredericksburg. Each day she commutes to Spottsylvania High School where she is instructing the Glee Club. Make 'em sing sweet, Ginna!

Others living at home and teaching by either hickory stick or go lden rule are Peggy Christian Shiflett who is at Farmville, Virginia while her husband attends Hampden Sydney, Barbara Wood at Charlottesville, and Sarah Brenner at Hampton.

Teaching at Mount Vernon Seminary in Washington, Peggy Stone is keeping . herself _busy by combining a job and frequent tnps to Richmond over the week-ends.

Imogene Harris is now teaching at Stony Creek, Virginia, and "Boo " Ko ltukian, the brave girl, _is teaching Physics and Algebra in Hopewell, Virginia.

Ann Bowie Clark is at Marion Junior College this year teaching Biology-and she's living in a dormitory again I Not quite the responsibility 1 of last year tho', is it Ann What a large bunch of " schoolmarms " we turned out! Don't kill me for that last statement,

gals, 'cause I'm included too!

I'm teaching here in Martinsville High School, and if you' re as well satisfied as I am, we' re all glad we got those teacher's certificates .

Imagine my surprise when I heard that Seth Darrow had accepted a position as Society Editor of the Martinsville Daily Bulletin. Greeting s, fellow townsman I She spent a busy summer wo.·king on her local paper at home, and devoted much time to her first love-sailing the "Pennie. " And "Pe nnie" won all sorts of races from what I I hear Incidentally, every time I see Seth she tells me to send a special note to you married gir ls: she has the baby cup tucked snugly away in its original wrappings waiting for a "tak er.·· O.K. ga ls, give us the word 1 ~~~~~~~iliu~h~a~ti=

this summer writing radio commercials for a station at home. Those are the things that make us cut our radios off, Doris, so we hope you did a fine job!

Johnny Johnson has quite a position as Psychologist for the Penal Institutions for the state of Maine. She says she has an ideal setup testing I.Q.'s and making interviews for each new "student." This summer Pat Fuller worked for Kecoughtan Veteran 's Administration where ·she made all tests, but she did find time to join Bish in a trip to Bowling Green for Russell's wedding.

Betty Hengeveld wrote from the Medical College of Virginia that she too loves this business of being a psychologist. You all be careful in tho se diagnoses 1 Also down at M.C.V. are Anne Foster and Alice Goodman. Both are working in the same lab, but are assistants to different doctors. Allen Rucker is working as a student in the lab of the State Health Department in Richmond. In a year she hopes to be a full-fledged lab technician.

Poor Sarah Bishop Wilbourne writes that she· s working as a comptometrist for the A and P General Office in Richmond to fill up time since she's going to be a "football widow" this fall. Emily Deitrich is applying her mathematical knowledge as a calculator for the Equitable Life Assurance Society in New York. "As soon as they find some p lace to put a new desk," writes Emily Holland, 'Tm going to work for the Aetna Life Insurance Company in Richmond." Anybody need any insurance 1 Anne Gill wrote that she answered a newspaper ad for a receptionist to a Norfolk doctor, and after working awhile, she has turned out to be hi s private secretary, receptionist, and nurse. "A far cry from a history major," Anne says. Winr.ie McA!pine is helping in her dad's office as receptionist, pl us taking piano lessons and doing substitute teaching in Portsmouth . Also working for her father and taking piano and voice lessons is Wilma Lum in Petersburg .

From reports I hear, Suzanne Lovern has a grand position as Educational Assistant in Central Methodist Church in Staunton, Va. Doing public relations work for First and Merchants Bank in Richmond, Eleanor Pitts writes that among the many p leasant aspects of her job she particularly enjoys the trips along the Atlantic Seaboard. Elsie Keyser is in Richmond working for the State Highway Department. Lily Hepler helped Dr. Whee ler "untie the money bags" this summer , but her plans were indefinite for the fall.

And speaking of these indefinite gals, Judy Barnett wrote, "You can just put a big question mark by my name regarding my plans tor •bis fall." The same goes for Pat Adams, Flip McDonald, Virginia Kreyer and Margaret Sabine _ By now, all of you are probably settled; so let us in on "the know" by next letter time .

Betty Ann Allen received her degree in Augu st thus becoming a member of our class. Before graduation Betty Ann was notified of her election to Phi Beta Kappa, but she is going even deeper into this "quest for wisdom " by returning to U. of R. this fall to work for her M.A. in Psychology. Welcome to our ranks, Betty Ann! We are proud to claim you.

Katherine Gibbs Secretarial Schools are well represented by 48 'ers this fall. Betty Wood is in Boston, and coming "south" we find Blair Porter in Providence, R. I., and Jeanne Decker and Margaret Elliott in New York City. With such efficient secretaries, dictaphones will be ou_tmoded I Oh, yes, I had a grand letter from Jackie Jeter who said that after she had pursued the ~rts of typing and shorthand , she planned to go JOD hunting this year.

As far as our representatives in graduat e schools are concerned , Vivian Borton and Helen Condyles have chosen Columbia, and Annabel Kidd is at the Julliard School. Leena lggers, wh o graduated in August, is at th e University of _Ch icago working for h~r degree rn b1ochem1st_r y, while Arlene Moore 1s at U.N.C., Chapel Hill , learning the workings of a library. In th~ field of medicine we find Ellen and Beth Chambliss at th e University of Virginia studying medicine. Eliz ~beth Eugenia Horne and Jamee Gibson couldn t tear themselves from Alma Mater and continu ed their studies there this summer. Frances Stuart is studying at the Training School in Louisvill e, Kentucky. We 're looking forward to seeing your names in an American Biograph y before long!

There are those of our class who apparently believe in " seeing America first," for soon _after graduation Jean Brumsey took off to Caltforma on a trip, and Hannah Barlow _resided _m N ew Mexico most of the summer dorng Baptist Hom e Mission work with the Indians.

Evidently not content with the good ole U.S., Maria Cart~r set sail for Europe on the Qu een Mary. I saw rn the paper that she was presented at the Court of St. James at a garden party at Buckingh _am Palace during her stay in England. Don 't thmk we gals who have been near the home bases don·t envy each of you!

Love, SALLY.

P.S. My address here in Martinsville is 22_0 Starling Avenue, and a letter from each of you 1s always welcome!

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Probably of greater interest to alumni-&e will be the news of recent gifts. Our main co-helper in enticing students to read is Dr. Metcalf, who since 1920, when the Victor Sharp Metcalf memorial was established, has diligently culled lists of books to interest the student in all fields. His list of selections from the 1948 publications has come and we will soon receive the volumes.

Now, two former students send us a surptise gift of 81 volumes of "classics and near classics" selected from the Modern Library. This gift is not to be used for re<juired reading but to be placed on convenient shelves, and, perhaps, make "one -convert for such authors as Jane Austen, Henry Fielding and E. M. Forster." If this is <lone, Lydia and Warren Chappell will feel well repaid. Many of the attractive volumes were designed by Mr. Chappell.

At my request Warren designed a "GIFT OF" bookplate, which is reproduced with this article. Any alumnus donor who gives a _gift of books to the library will have his name inscribed on this perfect bookplate and placed in the volumes.

Miss Edith Shelton, a lover of the classics .and the near classics, has been for years a friend to the Westhampton girls. Among the books she has donated to the Reading Room are Doughty's Deserta Arabia, Gibbon's Rome, T. S. Eliot's works, the Sitwells, Gertrude Stein and many others.

Dr. Wheeler is compiling a list of the .donors of endowed book memorials made during the recent campaign among the Vir_ginia Baptist Churches. Dr. Cary Henderson takes a personal interest in the Crabtree collection .he endowed, and of.ten in the mail ,comes an extra book on Brazil.

Alumni-ae are urged to keep the library's needs in mind. Whether it be your own book, fresh from the press and autographed for Alma Mater, books from your own collection, or books purchased specifically for the libtary be assured they will be received _gratefully.

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Newport News and Hampton Club President : Barbara Fuller Cox (Mrs. Alvin E. Cox), 49 Franklin Road, Hilton Village, Virginia.

The Newport News-Hampton Club is looking forward to a year of growth and progress. Five June graduates are living on the peninsula. Milicent Hutchison and Emily Smith from Culpeper and Doris Moore and Sarah Brenner, both local girls, are teaching school. Patricia Fuller, another local girl, is working with vocational rehabilitation at Kecoughtan Veterans Administration. We are sure that they will have many new ideas and bring our local club in closer contact with Westhampton.

Mary Lou Duval Sawyet (Mrs. Richard Sawyer) was elected secretary for the coming year, replacing Jacqueline Warner Warren, who has her hands full with two small children. Barbara Fuller Cox and Janet Sanford are serving again as president and vicepresident.

Our main project for this year will be an attempt to interest more girls in Westhampton. We plan to interview the senior classes in the fall and the junior classes in the spring. Due to an additional year in the high schools we had trouble contacting the tight classes last year but we hope the classes will be straight this year and we can reach the girls who are trying to decide what college to attend.

Last Easter we gave a tea in honor of Westhampton students and invited high school girls interested in Westhampton. \YIe felt that the contact with college girls was of more interest to them than contact with alumnae and did more to encourage the girls to go to Westhampton than anything we could tell them. The tea was a big success and we plan to have another this year.

This will be the second year of our local club since its reorganization in March, 1947.

We are proud of the interest shown by the alumnae of the peninsula and hope this interest will continue to grow and be of benefit at Westhampton.

New York Club President: Carlene Broach Wagner (Mrs. Robert W. Wagner), 85 Nassau Boulevard, Garden City, Long Island, New York.

As the officers of our group are scattered from New Jersey and Westchester to Brooklyn and Long Island, they take a little longer to get started in the Fall than do the groups in smaller cities. But we have been having enthusiastic conversations over the 'phone, planning the work fot the year.

As many Westhampton graduates from far and near come to New York to visit,

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When Alumnae visit the New York area, we hope they will write or telephone to one of our officers.

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Richmond Club President: Jayne Maire Massie (Mts. G. Edmond Massie, III), 7705 Woodman Road, Richmond, Va. The Richmond Club started off the year 1948-49 with a tea at the home of Mrs. R. McLean Whittet, Jr. for the girls from Richmond who are freshmen and transfers at Westhampton College.

On September 18th the first meeting of the year was held in the tearoom of Keller Hall at Westhampton College. The speaker was Miss Etta Rose Bailey, principal of Maury School and a member of the board of the Children's Aid Society. She discussed the working of the Children's Aid Society. The Club is, at present, undertaking the Second Annual Harvest Carnival for the benefit of the Swimming Pool Fund. It is to be held Oct. 9 on the Westhampton College Green from 3-5 P.M. New interests and new activities are doing wonders to re-activate the Club and we hope the fine enthusiasm continues.

Tidewater Club President: Margaret Oliver Saunders (Mrs. Horace Saunders), 8249 Simons Drive, Norfolk, Virginia.

The Tidewater Club of the Westhampton Alumnae Association held its annual fall meeting at O'Neils on September 11th. The program was presented by Anne Gill and Winnie McAlpine ( class of '48) who brought us up to date on events at Westhampton including a vivid description of the new dormitory. We had as our guests the Tidewater girls who wete entering or returning to Westhampton this fall.

Washington Club President: Esther Wendling Mueller (Mrs. William A. Mueller), Box 3002, Parkfairfax Station, Alexandria, Vir• ginia.

The club is planning a meeting of the officers in the early fall. In addition to the officers, the progtam chairman, Frances Flick, class of '3 7, will attend, and a few faithful members who have been active in the years past. With these people we hope to have a pile of new ideas. The meeting is to be at Rebecca Lawson McReynold's apartment in Washington.

Everyone is in favor of at least six meet-

ings, and using some of our talented members as speakers! I can't say what the theme will be as yet.

WENDY MUELLER.

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1910G!les Henry Vaden, III, 58, died June 14 m Gretna following a long illness.

He was educated in the public schools of Chatham and later at Richmond College.

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1899Alfred Bagby, Jr., 82, Baltimore attorney and for many }'.ears_professorof testamentary law at_the Umversity of Maryland, died in ~ Baltimore hospital on July 6 after a brief illness. He was a graduate of Richmond College and the University of South Carolina.

He received his doctor of philosophy degree from Johns Hopkins University. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

He had served for 50 years as a deacon of University Baptist Church and of the Seventh Baptist Church in Baltimore.

1902Charles Conway Bowe, 63, former ~ichmond realtor, died July 2, at his home m Ashland. He received his early education at Thomas H. Norwood's school and later entered Richmond College where he was graduated in 1902.

For many years he was engaged in the real estate business in Richmond with his brothers, the late Bruce Bowe and N . W. Bowe, Jr. The firm had been founded by their father and was long known as N. W. Bowe & Son. He was a former president of the Richmond Real Estate Exchange. He was also the first chairman of the Virginia Real Estate Commission to which he was appointed by Governor Trinkle.

1908Edwin M. Heller, 58, well known as a member of the Richmond bar, died August 4 at his Richmond home. He attended the University of Richmond and received his law degree at the University of Virginia.

He was a past master of Fraternal Lodge, No. 53 AF&AM; a past high priest of Temple Chapter, No. 32; a 32-degree Mason, and a member of Acea Temple Shrine, Samis Grotto and the Jefferson-Lakeside Country Club. He also was a member of the board of Beth Ahabah Congregation.

1909T~e Rev. George Robert Pankey, 69, a retired Baptist minister, died at his Richmond home July 30. Educated in North C~rolina schools and at the University of Richmond, he entered the ministry in his early manhood.

During his ministry he was pastor of a number of Baptist churches throughout the State. Among these were the Beaverdam Baptist Church in Isle of Wight County, where he !?reached f~r 10 years, and Campostella Heights Baptist Church in Norfolk " from which he retired 16 years ago.

J:Ie. was ~ member of several Baptist assoCiations mcluding Appomattox , Black

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1913D:· _Israel Kaup Redd, 55, for 32 years a phy~iCianat Eller~on, Va., died August 21 at a_Richmo~d _hospital. He received hi·s professi?n~l .trammg at the Medical College of Virgmia, where he was graduated with a _degree in 1914. He then took special trammg at Norfolk General Hospital and moved to Ellerson, where he began a practice which lasted 32 years.

A student of the Civil War he was an authority on the battlefields nea~ Richmond.

He was an officer of the Samuel Davies Presbyterian Churches in Hanover County and treasurer of Salem Church in that county. He "".as_a member of the Medical Society of Virgmia, the Academy of Medicine, and the Commonwealth Club.

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1914Benjamin J. Coffman, 67, assistant mechanical engineer of the Richmond Frederic_ksburgand Potomac Railroad for '30 years, died September 29 while in his automobile on the way to Main Street Station. He was an alumnus bot~ of the University of Richmond and the Umversity of Virginia.

He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and was also an instructor at the Virginia Mechanics Institute. He was an active member of the Leigh Street Baptist Church where he was serving as chairman of the board of deacons.

1922Thomas L. Howard, 49, a Richmond druggist, died at a Richmond Hospital September 17. He was educated at North Carol!na State College and the University of Richmond and at the Medical College of Virginia where he was graduated from the school of pharmacy.

He had been connected with the firm of Atkinson and Howard, druggists, for the past 23 years. He was a member of Barton Heights Baptist Church, a Mason, and a member of the Richmond Kiwanis Club.

1926Claude Benton Martin, 50, an insurance man, was killed while pumping water out of the basement of his home in Western Hills, Roanoke County, with an electric motor. The Coroner's report said Mr. Martin apparently died of electric shock.

1942As the BULLETIN goes to press, word reaches the Alumni Office of the death in Royal Oa~, Michigan, of Joseph Mack, a star athletic and campus leader of a few years ago. A great tackle on Spider football teams he also was a letter-winner in baseball and in basketball.

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Naval Services, Richmond Citizens Associati?n, Harvard Club of Virginia, Bar Association of the . C!ty_of Richmond , Virginia State Bar, VHgmia State Bar Association America~ Bar Association, and the America~ Law_I_nstitute.~e is also one of the group of 25 C1t1zensof Richmond who in March 194S formed the "Richmond Committee for the U~ited Nations " . in _the interest of strengrhenmg . that orgamzation as an agency for internat10nal peace.

Motivated by a conviction that the large number of veterans in this country would have a useful and powerful influence in community and national affairs, Mr. Smithers ~as been . a_ctive in the American Legion .smce he JOmed Post 200 in Richmond in January 1946. He served as chairman of the Legislative Committee of Post 200, was elected Commander of the Post in October 1946, and was chosen Commander of the Third Distri~t \n June_ 1947. As a delegate to the Leg10n s Nat10nal Convention in New York in August 1947, he was a member of the Steering Committee of the Vir ~inia deleg~tion, and served on the Legislative Committee of the convention.

Bill Lumpkin Returns As ReligiousDirector William Latane Lumpkin, '37, who burned up the hardwood in setting a new Southern Conference record of 9 minutes, 30 seconds in the two.mile run, has returned to his Alma Mater as Director of Religious.

Activities.

Bill, who succeeds the Rev. Jack R. Noffs!nger, '40, now pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, finds time to coach the cross-

sician· at Tucker Hospital in Richmond , and in other medical capacities.

Miss Stafford, who was graduated with highest honors in the division of social sciences at Swarthmore, did graduate study in Bryn Mawr College and continued her research in London and Edinburgh. Miss Clifford is an alum,u of Bates College and of Middlebury College.

New instructors include S. T. Beasley, Jr., modern languages; Miss Elizabeth Crothers, physical education; Perry C. Holt, biology; Miss Eva R. Parrish, physical education, and James N. \'(f agoner, economics.

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WHEN GOOD FELLOWS GET TOGETHER. University of Richmond alumni enrolled in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary have the ir picture taken with their teacher and friend of University days, Dr. Solon B. Cousins, who I ectured at a pastors' conference in Louisville.

In the front row, left to right, are George Reynolds, '47; Gordon Conklin, '46; Melvin Bradshaw, '45; Roy Wyatt, Jr., '47; L. L. McGee , '4 7; Phillip Hart, '45, and Charlie Watkins, Jr., '41. Back row, left to right: Ralph Noonkester, '44; Powhatan Cox, '45; Linwood Horne, '43; Paul Strickland, '46; Dr. Cousins; Russell Cherry, '47; Edgar Hutton, '46; Joseph Robinson, '20, and Walton Connelly, '47.

country team as an extracurricular activity.

His harriers broke even in their first two meets, defeating Randolph-Macon and losing to V.M .I.'s strong team.

Dr. Lumpkin comes back to the University after graduate study at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, where he won his Ph.D. Earlier he had received his master of theology from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

His first charge was the Holland (Va.) Baptist Church which he served until 1942 when he accepted the pastorate of the Manly Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington.

In 1946 he went abroad for study at Oxford and, later, at the University of Edinburgh.

Now his duties include the direction of all of the University's religious clubs and organizations, teaching courses in Bible , and directing the cross-country team.

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Miss Brogan is an alumna of the University of Buffalo where she taught prior to her acceptance of the position at Westhampton. Mrs. Foy has undergraduate and master's degrees from Randolph-Macon Woman's College and has done graduate study at Johns Hopkins and at the National University in Mexico where her husband, before his recent death, was president of the Pan-American Life Insurance Company .

Dr. Kimbrough, an alumna of William and Mary College, served as assistant physician at Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, as assistant phy-

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Mr. Garst seldom gets to Richmond now, but he maintains his .contact with the University through the BULLETIN. His family returned to Richmond in 1918. His father died there in 1936. Bu t Robert Garst' s roots are still in Virginia. Once a year he journeys south to visit his mother and sister at Catawba, near Roanoke. His siste r, Dr'. Lula W. Garst, a graduate of Westhampton College and of the Medical College of Virginia , is assistant chief-of-staff at the State Sanatorium for Tuberculosis at Catawba.

There is no resemblance between Robert Garst and the movieve rsion city editor. Where Hollywood's celluloid city editor is a

HE Richmond Area University Center has made grants in aid for research by three Richmond College professors: To F. Byers Miller, Associate Professor of Applied Economics and Dean of the Evening School of Business Administration , $200 to assist in his project, "A Quantitative Analysis of the Development of Wholesaling in the United States ."

To Rodney Baine, Associate Professor of English, $85.82 for his research on "The Novels of Thomas Holcroft."

To Nathaniel H. Henry, Assistant Professor of English, $100 for research on "Milton's Puritanism: The Political Implications of His Theology."

The Richmond Area University Center, in its second year, has offices in the Ellen Glasgow House in Richmond, and among its other activities, grants monetary aid for research by faculty members in the humani ties and social science departments of the institutions in the Richmond area which ar e affiliated with the Center. Besides the grants made to the Richmond College faculty members, grants have also been made to teachers at William and Mary, The Medical College of Virginia, Randolph-Macon College, and the University of Virginia.

The Chairman of the Research Council of the Area Center is Dr. E. W. Gregory, head of the Sociology department in the University of Richmond. Dr. Modlin is treasurer of the University Center Counci I.

wild-eyed, harried man, snarling at his staff as he prepares the day 's news against the inevitable ticking of the clock, Bob Garst is steady, quietly efficient, and cool.

Some of the most star'tling news stories of the present time hav e passed under his fingers on the copy desk, and before his eyes across the night city desk - the Hindenburg dirigible fire, the Lindbergh kidnapping, President Roosevelt's death, to mention a few -b ut a ;!igh,~ lift of eyebrows was the only indication that he was handling hot news.

A young reporter , in from a not-too-important night assignment, rushed up to the city editor's desk just before deadline one night.

"What wi ll I do if I miss the first edition?" she asked, breathlessly.

"Why , you'll make the second," Mr. Garst told her, gently.

That 's The Times new city editor-a study in undertones.

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