COME OUT
SUBSCRIBE
FOR
TO THE ANNUAL
HOCKEY
Vol. XL
THE ROTUNDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1980
THE BIG FOUR
Honor Graduates To Begin Work
No. 1
Classes Meet First Time for 1930-1931
Must Remain on Dean's List All Year and Do Special Study and Research
Plan of Year Is Mapped Out By the Various Class Groups For Cooperation
Last year a new plan was instituted at S. T. C. which enabled those Seniors who were on the Dean's List all three terms to pursue a course such that, at its satisfactory completion, they became candidates for graduation "with honors" in their particular field of research. Seven of last year's seniors completed such a course. The experiment having been proved a success, the plan is to be used again this year. The students who are on the Dean's List this term may start the work, but in order to complete, it they must maintain the standard required to remain on the Dean's List all year. The privilege is given to them to do a special piece of research work in their field of particular interest. They have all the facilities of the college to help them. Each girl has a committee from the faculty to advise with her and to help her during the course. She makes an intensive study of the subject she may choose, and at the end of the year appears before the whole faculty committee and submits the paper which she has prepared. If her work is approved, she becomes a candidate for graduation "with honors." The purpose of this plan is to give to the students who have done outstanding work, the opportunity to express themselves in new fields, to develop their ability to do individual work, and to accord them recognition for its successful completion.
Tuesday night. September 30, was the first class meeting night of the session. The old girls were glad to get together in their class groups once more and the freshmen were equally pleased to begin the work of class organization. The senior class, with Virginia Robertson as president, is planning to make the most of this, their last year at S. T. C. the Alma Mater that they have learned to love so dearly. All Seniors were asked to attend chapel as regularly as possible and to get their caps and gowns at once. Everyone knows that the real spirit of the college is never more clearly felt that when the seniors, in then caps and gowns march into chapel to the tune of the Alma Mater song. The seniors hope to be ready for Senior Installation by the middle of October. The junior class meeting was postponed until Wednesday night so that it would not conflict with the freshman meeting, since it is customary for the junior class president to conduct these meetings before the freshman class officers are elected. The juniors decided to fix three dollars as the amount for class dues. If they find that this is not enough, more will be callected after Christmas. Grace Virginia Woodhouse and Evelyn Stephenson reported having arranged for the class to present as a benefit movie Greta Garbo's latest picture, "Romance," when it comes Continued on last page
4
The Virginian' Asks Support of Students Elections For Vanity Fair Soon The entire student body is asked to support the annual by subscribing early. Four hundred and fifty <450> subscriptions are necessary before it can be printed. Each girl is urged to be considering whom she wants for the "most beautiful", "most versatile," etc., as these features are to be included in the annual. A formal announcement concerning the date of these elections will be made before the end of this week. "The Virginian" should be representative of S. T. C. and in order to make this edition the best ever, support of the student body body is necessary. The sooner the subscriptions are secured, the sooner work on the annual will be completed and the sooner we shall all be the proud possessors of the 1931 "Virginian".
LATIN CLUB MEETS The Latin Club of S. T. C. held its regular meeting Friday, October 3. Plans for this fall and the coming quarter were discussed. The 2000th anniversary of Virgil will be celebrated by moving pictures of Roman life to be given October 18. "The Tributum", the Latin club magazine, will be dedicated to Virgil, the immortal poet. Definite plans for the winter and spring terms have not been fully arranged, but the tentative plans are very promising.
Left to Rightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Laura Smith, president of Athletic Association; Adele Hutchinson. president of Student Council; Dr. J. L. Jarman, president of S. T. C, and Rena Robertson.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT HOLDS COACH CLASSES For the past week Student Government coach classes have been held every night from 6:45 until 7:30 for the freshmen. Upperclassmen have been helping the new girls get the spirit of our college by discussing with them such subjects as loyalty, fairness and cooperation. The Honor Code was discussed and the minor regulations taken up. Thus every freshman had a chance to learn the standards set for her. The classes ended formally with the examination given Saturday at 2 o'clock in the big auditorium. The Honor Code will be signed Monday and Tuesday nights.
jUNIITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION The United States Civil Service Commission announces the following open competitive examination: Junior Patent Examiner Applications for junior patent examiner must be on file with the Civil Service Commission at Washington, D. C., not later than August 26, 1931. The examination is to fill vacancies in the Patent Office, Washington, D. C. The entrance salary is $2,000 a year. Higher-salaried positions are filled through promotion. The duties are to perform elementary scientific or technical work in the examination of applications for patents; to see what the alleged inventor thinks he has produced that is new; and to see that the disclosure is complete; and to investigate the prior art as represented by patents already granted in the United States and foreign countries and by the descriptions in technical literature. Competitors will be rated on physics, technics, mechanical drawings, and the optional subject or subjects chosen. The optionals are (1) mechanical engineering, (2) physical and organic chemistry, <3) chemical engineering, (4) civil engineering, <5i electrical engineering. French or German, or both may also be included if desired. Qualifying in the language test increases the probability of appointment.
Deans List Selected For Fall Quarter '30 Students Who Made High In Junior Year
Grades
The Dean's List for Pall Quarter of 1930 is made up of those student in the graduating class who made a given average on all their subjects in the spring quarter of their junior year. The following attained that average : Frances Armentrout Jane Brown Ella Carroll Mary Ellen Cato Carolyn Cogbill Edith Coleman Annie May Davis Mildred DeHart Mary Derieux Enza Evans Margaret Faris Susie Floyd Pauline Gibb Beatrice Goode Alice Harrison Winifred Howell Elizabeth Hunter Mildred Maddrey Gladys Meador Annie Louise Moore Florence Moore Virginia Neblett Margaret Nuthall Elsie Mae Roberts Catherine Schroeder Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Temple Mary Page White Lucy Lee Williams
DEBATE CLUB WILL MEET The Debate Club will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening at seven-thirty o'clock. All of the members are urged to be present. Call meetings have been held at which important immediate matters have been discussed. At the meeting Thursday night plans for the whole year will be discussed.
BRAIN WORK REQl IRES SMALL AMOUNT OF FOOD When a man comes home after a hard day's work, he feels entitled to a good dinner. If his labors have been mental, no matter how tired he is. he has been using very little physical about the same as if he had been idling. Tests have been made by Dr. Francis Benedict of the Carnegie Institution, in Boston, to measure the intake of oxygen and the ouput of carbon dioxide. These factors are an accurate index to the amount of heat produced. The lesson of all this is that people who do no physical work should be very moderate in their eating.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Literary Digest.
DR. MINNICT SPEAKS DURING CHAPEL HOUR Dr. Minnict from the Miami University, Florida, gave an interesting talk in chapel Tuesday morning, on "Converting social objectives into social activties." Dr. Minnict said that there were twenty-six trillion cells in the body and each could live by itself. But there is a division of labor among the cells. Fat cells are the so called "bankers." They store up. Nerve cells are the ruling class. The endocrine glands manufacture. They make high powered fluid. All this must be associated with human beings or he'll never be a a human being or he'll never be a organization. One of the most important questions we can ask ourselves is, "how did I get that way?" We learned from the past- -from the past expeiences, and every way on back generations and generations. Dr. Minnict said that the first civilized people who gave us moral codes for children were the Sainarians. He also said that there was no kindness in the code of Moses, but that kindness came from Jesus. Probably the statement that he made about "cooperation is the life of society" was the most accepted one because that is really the code of S. T. C. Dr. Minnict concluded his speech by showing interesting charts made by the students from Miami Univer-
Margaret Priest Vice President of Sophs Fills Lillian Hogan's Place Regretting deeply the last of their most efficient and capable vice-president, the sophomores at the initial | class meeting faced the problem of choosing one, to fill Lillian Hogan's ', place. Following much discussion regarding the duties of this officer, and reading an advisory letter from the vice-president the class decided to bestow the honor upon Margaret Priest. Margaret, last year, proved her ability not only as treasurer, but as an active member of the class, and a participant in all its activties. She holds the full confidence of every sophomore, both because of her previous display of ability and her present keen interest.
TO INCREASE CIRCULATION In an effort to increase circulation of the Ring-turn Phi. 9,000 copies of the initial issue of 1930-31 have been mailed to students, their parents, and alumni of Washington and Lee University. The plan of bringing the student newspaper to the attention of parents and alumni throughout the country is a new one at Washington and Lee. Harry Burns, business manager of the publication, Continued on page 3.