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DR. PENDLETON RECTOR OF ONE-ACT PLAYS GIVEN BY DRA-
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"ANYHOW" TRACK TEAM WORKS AND IMPROVES
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The climax of the program came 913 Main Street with the debate. Hillier and Boggs
Lynchburg, Va. V. E. S. Dr. Pendleton was given the honorary degree of Doctor of
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* school may bnng many chang~s 'rrysting Place" brought the evening The team has been held up in its
SEVENTH CONTEST LOST TO ST. CHRISTOPHER'S
of the four readerS' read a selection heu,t. The subject debated wa's, has beautified the campus.
at sight. The order was the same Resolved: "'I' h a t Congress should
as before. All of the selections were pass the Curtis-Reed Bill authoriz-
taken from the Atlantic Monthly. ing the establishment of a United
Again Rutherford was the outstand- S tate s Department of Education ville, Va. in 1 80. In 1899 he enter- ness that SlovS'ky's would soon get. outstanding figures have made an ap-
(Continued from page 1) Sight Selections
of V. E. S. succe sfully upheld the affirmative side of the state question against Gibson and Booker of St.
FORT HILL CHURCH (Continued from page 1)
MATIC SOCIETY (Continued from page 1)
Christopher's. The judges gave V. built. He ha constantly added im- but when he learned that she had
After the prepared selections each E. S. the unanimous decision in this provements to the equipment and been successful in her attempt and Speculations Dangerous, but Vet-
ing contestant though Davidson and with a Secretary in the President's
ed ·washington and Lee University, Philip Alston, a new figure on the ·
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Raymond's per- proved a great deal, taking things as
oarsman and was on the boat crew.
After leaving W. and L. he entered for the manner which he portrayed is still working on the theory of an
Lamar of V. E. S. did well. The judge's decision was two to one in favor of St. Christopher's on the reading contest as a whole.
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Hillier Adds Pep
From the start there was little doubt as to the winning side. Hil- lier, first speaker on the a.ffirmative,
graduating from there in 1903. V. E. s. stage, filled the role of office pea.ra.nce. The prospect 1as lll-
St. C's Wins Speaking
Next came the Public Speaking. talked with a. forceful manner full
the Virginia Theological Seminary
from which he graduated in 1907
with the high honorary degree of w a. s t h e outstanding perfo.rmer, Bachelor of Divinity.
Causey of V. E. S. spoke first on
the subject : "A True Representation
of Al Smith." The context of his tal were good. Boggs' main speech speech was fairly good but 'the de- was deliberately though impressively
the longest and most important part and the whole play went off in a
manner devoid of the least criticism. Second on the program came "De- ceivers," a well written and very
amusing play by William c.deMille, of silver screen fan1e. The plot de- 1·elops around a poker-playing hus- ba11d, Amos Little, and Flora, his jealous wife, who has him shado·wed
Taylor Improving
Taylor's knee has been improving steadily and he should make a fine
showing in the quarter. Risher is another quarter man who has had little practice but should show up well. In the sprints Lamb seems to be the outstanding candidate but he has running mates in Crosby and Lee.
Long, one of the last year's vet- erans, is being pushed in the half mile by Tunstall and Perrine, J.
other, it was well delivered, lacking of th e contests, V . E. S. winnin~for however, a little "punch." Two of the first time in 1927.
the votes cast by the judges were
This valuable e~perience was an important factor in his appointment as rector of V. E. S. succeeding Dr.
the detective and by Amos for his coupled with great endurance for a wife's lo1,er. Confusion and mis- boy his size. Boggs also seems to mderstanding ensue. But things are be developing some in this event. finally smoothed over when the Miles seems to have the mile in his
Mink confesses to being a burglar, pocket but Whitehead and Harrison and after robbing the couple of their are rounding into form and should valua.bles, correct's Amos's mistrust give him some competition.
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA
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Edwin A. Alderman, President
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~ The question of who will take his ~ place as Rector of the Virginia Epis-
* copa.l School is sbll u n dec I cl e d. ~ There has been no definite attempt
Flora's Shoes Go "Big"
With Conroy Wilson as Flora and him up well over five feet. The for-
of pep ancl added zest to the debate. Both his main speech and his rebut-
livery was awkward and showed hesi- delivered. The second speaker for Parish in Northampton County and tancy at first. The St. Christopher's the negative, Booker of St. Chris- later of the Hamilton Parish in representat!ve, F. E. Nolting, spoke topher's was exceptionally fine and War;.enton until 1920. During his on the subJect: "The H1story of the was commented upon as being one stay in Warrenton, Dr. Pendleton
Workmen's Compensation Act and of the best prep school debaters ever was fo.remost in the Boy Scout camp the Benefits·Derived from this Act in heard at V. E. S. during the summer. It was here Virginia." Though his talk was not This victory of St. Christopher's that he obtained most of his ex- as interesting and forceful as the marked the sixth in the seven years perience with boys.
by a detective. Amos overhears the
latter part of his wife's phone mes-
sage to the detective and suspects
her of infidelity. Phil, the Mink,
enters and is mistaken by Flora for Perrine showed astounding s p e e d
for St. Christopher's while the third CRAIGHILL & JONES Robert Carter J ett, now Bishop of
was for a tie.
Debate Decision Unanimous
Incorporated DRUGGISTS
the Diocese of Southwestern Vir- ..
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Shortly after his appointmen~ to
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of Flora, thus bringing the play to a happy close.
Shaw Best High Jumper
The best candidate for the high jump is Shaw but Booth is pushing
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Grey Langhorne as Amos deserve mer is a likely candidate for the pole much credit, while the excellent por- vault having gone over ten feet last trayal of Phil, the Mink, by George year. The latter shows promise in
Barker is especially praiseworthy. the javelin and diS'cus but qe has The lovely little boudoir shoes of some opponents who should give him Flora, heightened the interest of the a good race. Ristine, Tunstall, and audience and lent humor to t he play. Glascock are improving in the shot.
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* the organizing of a new board SlllCe ~ the school is to be taken over by the
Lynchburg, Va, ~ diocese beginning with the next ses-
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a fashionable hotel where t h r e e and very little work aside from gen- couples have rendevous, the results eral conditioning has been done. Mr. •f which are very comical. Claiborne Johnston thinks the showing against Darden as Lancelot Briggs and Ron- R-M. A. and H. M. A. on April 4th, ald Warburton as Mrs. Curtis make may not be up to the standard on the first couple. Jessie B r i g g s account of lack of practice, and poor
(played by Ca.skie Norvell) and Ru- condition. pertSmith(playedbyJohnHeald) -------------
make the second couple, while the seems to be the "goat" throughout third is composed of Mrs. Briggs, the performance.
(Arthur Lamar) and Mr. Ingoldsby All the actors did exceedingly well,
(William Hobbs) . Marvin Giles is and while the presentation of "The the Mysterious Voice, who never ap- Florist Shop" slightly outshone this pears on the stage, but breaks up play, it can be safely said that "The Lancelot's love affair with Mrs. Cur- Trysting Place" was a great success. tis. The play finally ends happily The work of Darden, Warburton, J.,a- for every one except Lancelot, who mar, and Heald was outstanding.
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"THE TRAINING GROUND OF ALL THE PEOPLE"
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He was rector in the Hungar~
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that she was the reason for the big church wedding which would soon
erans Show Up Well and New Men Promise
Good Oarsman
Dr. Pendleton was born at Wythe- the discharge because of the big busi- now for three weeks and as yet no
While at \V. and L. he was a. crack b o y admirably.
take place, he immediately annuled
Track practice has been going on
formance was distinctly noteworthy a whole, however.
J ewish dialogue. Moore, who had "anyhow'' track team.
Booth Tarkington'S' p l ay "T h e Little Practice Possible
~ along although nothing drastic Is to a close amid much applause. The ·practice by an unfit track and the
~ expected. Next year WIJl also ~ark scene is laid in an off-lobby r<_>om of construction of new jumping pits,
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