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Volume XXXVI L YNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, FEBRUARY, 1952 THE SCHOOL
Mid-Winters Dance Roaring Success
Couples!
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OntheeveofJan.26wethrewa little stomrer in the Old Gym with the aid o one Alphonso Bates and his aggregation of tub-thumpers. It was quite a brawl anyway you look at it. The gym was decorated with drawings of real hep trumpet tooters and drawn by those real gone cats, "Spid" Carrington and "Fats" Smith. The refreshment parlor was in the form of a giant juke-box painted by Nick Barlow and Bill Stokes.
The dance began at 8:30, with Al- phonso leading things off. The rest of his ensemble staggered in periodi- cally with the fifth man arriving just in time to tune in on "Goodnight Sweetheart." They played a number of real heort-rending tunes, such hits as "Jazz Me Blues," "Sad Sam Stomp," and "So Tired" which was
rended (and I do mean exactly that) five times, count 'em. Heyward again requested "Ca rolina Moon" (he's twisting my arm).
I guess no repertoire of the dance would be complete without a recount of the people and the incidents which stood out. Archie Ruffin, the Am- herst Kid, was there with-well, he was there. We were also graced by some visitors from the East Side namely, "Liza and Rosa." One thing I'll say-Mole certainly had a lot of spir-it in him that night. 'Nuff said. Haynesworth and his date were there, too, slightly reminiscent of a "be- fore" and "after" advertisement for
Ry-Krisp. If you ventured anywhere near Mr. Lee 's car while walking around outside you would no doubt have heard protesting cries of "but I'm a Methodist minister's daughter."
You know, I found it pretty inter- esting to watch the different styles of dancing displayed. There was the Roanoke speci al as exemplified by Ted Ould, where you move about eight inches per dance. Then, of course, you could see examples of "closed eyes," school of romance, rendered by Hutter, Spear, and John- stone. Ruffin kept his eyes closed too, but not because of romance. Scotty McCracken, the poor man's Gene Kelly, was also in evidence. There were a lot of good jitterbugs, not- ably John Heyward and his cute date,
Representative Here From M. I. T.
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Phil Braxton, "Beak"
Haynesworth , pa rdon me,
On January 19th we were visited by the Assistant to the Director of A dmissions o f M .I.T. During t h e morning he furnished a number of in- terested boys with some very helpful information concerning the fields of engineering and how "The Institute" was equipped to handle each. The discussion ranged everywhere from the broad outlook of a particular field to the very special branches of that field.
All this discussion provided good food for thought about the general outlook, not only at M.I.T., but of all engineering. W e indeed appreci- ate his consideration of us immensely.
A Visit From U. Va.
On February 7, Mr. Fletcher, dean
of admissions at the University of Virginia, came to see us. He talked to those who were considering at- tending the university. He spoke on phases of its life, especially the democratic principle upon which it is based and from which stems its strength. I believe he left all of us with a much better understanding view of the school. If he didn't it wasn't his fault. He was swell and we really appreciated his visit.
an d Dr. Barton that's a misprint.)
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A Mexica n athlete
stampeed) was "Geek" Barrett, who voiced to all the tale of how he broke
a golf ball in two with a mighty blow of his trusty driver.
Then there is that memorable epi- sode about Chris Forster and his in- quiry as to how a certain part of Robby Lowe's anatomy was fairing. It is probably the first time that Rob- by was ever lacking a fast comeback. The Niblitz boys could be seen at in-
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