Yes, Camels are SO MILD that in a coast-to-coast test of hundreds of men and women who smoked Camels- • and only Camels-for 30 consecutive days, noted throat
speciali sts, making weekly examinations, reported '\,),,.~j:J'f
NOT ONE SINGLE CASE OF THROAT I IRRITATION due to smoking CAMELS!
Old Richmond College, 1875
EDITORIAL OFFICERS
]. DONALD WILSON Editor-in-Chief
BETTY B. CATHER Westhampton College Edit or CHESTER A. BECK
Richmond College Editor
RICHARD C. RAKES Law School Edi tor
RICHARD FITZ, JR
Assistant Richmond College Editor
JEAN BISHOP Art Editor
MILLY WRIGHT
LEA THOMPSON Copy Editors
PHYLLIS BARNES Critic
JOHN PATTILLO Photography Editor
MARYGLYN COOPER Exchange Editor
STAFF: CHJ'IRLESM. SHAW, JR.
HOWARDGOLDMAN
JOHN lMIRIE
GEORGETAYLOR
FEBRUARY, 19 50
C ONT ENTS
BLUESTOCKING
-by PHYLLISBARNES
NOW THAT the Twentieth Century has attained the august stature of fifty respectable years, it is beginning to feel a tender nostalgia for its youth. A harking back to its salad days brings forth the sheath dress and the shingle, and Broadway remembers with Gentlemen Pr efer Blo ndes , adapted from Anita Loos' rollicking book that sent every young flapper out to dye her daringly bobbed locks. Carol Channing's Lorelei Lee who epitomizes the spirit of the twenties with the song "Diamonds are a Woman's Best Friend" is a perfect comic creation of a John Held caricature.
Producers delving into yesterday's theatrical trunks turned up with a revival of Caesar and Cleopatr a, and critics grudgingly decided that GBS's play is still one of the freshest, wittiest, and most original dramas of the century. Lili Palmer as the Queen of the Nile gives a vivacious and charming performance and her transitions from the kitten to the queen are both sensitive and credible. Sir Cedric Hardwick plays the notorious Caesar with dignity and humor.
One of the season's highest achievements is the recentl y opened stage adaptation of Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding. Ethel Waters, Julie Harris and Brandon De Welde all contribute to make this play a sensitive production which tells of the rejection of an unloved tomboy.
The American premier of T. S. Eliot's The Cocktail Party brought rave notices from all critics who found few faults with this poetic drama which mix .es the psychology of marriage with surprisingly orthodox Christianity. Only Brooks Atkinson , critic for The New York Times, deviated from the pattern of favorable criticism that had already been set in England. Atkinson admitted that he liked the drama but growled that he did not quite understand what Eliot was trying to say. A terse but honest comment!
. The Stre etcar N amed Desire continues to have a chilly reception in England. The expressionistic French adaptation is a sensation in Paris as well as a source of satiric cartoons. Apparently Mr. Williams does not have a universal point of view.
February is the month of the arrival of the brave and bright new magazine, Flair , edited by Fleur 4
Cowles and published by Gardner and John Cowles. The magazine aims high and tries to present "The best in the arts: literature, fashion, humor, decoration, travel, and entertainment." That is probably the reason for its shortcomings , for the result is a hodgepodge, as ambiguous in purpose as the collection of terms its editors write off to art with such abandon. The total result is a conglomeration of gilt writing, art reproductions , and ·the haute-couteur and avant-gard e fiction.
In the field of fiction, another new arrival is the novel, A Long Day's Dying, written by a twenty-three-year-old Princeton graduate. Frederick Buechner's first attempt is being unreservedly hailed by the first critics, who call him a novelist already arrived.
OUR COVER
Too many cooks may spoil the broth sometimes , but in the case of our cover, we don ' t think so. We asked some of the most beloved of the University's old guard to be in our "family portrait " -Dr. Boatwright, Dr. Lov111g,Dr. Gaines, Dr. Cousins and Dean May Keller, Dr. Lough, Mis s Harris and Miss Lutz. (However, Dean Keller an d Dr. Loving were unable to be there, we regret.) Then Mrs. Hoffman of the Catholic Theatre Guil d opened old trunks to outfit the ladies, and Mrs Allen Saville of 2200 Monument Avenue graciously consented to lend a corner of her Victoria n parlor for the portrait. Dementi St;1dio steppe d in to click the final pose, and Mr. Wells , Art D irector of Thalhimer's, framed the final result in gold leaf. We of THE MESSENGERare grateful to all who made our "family portrait" possible.
Photo by DEMENT! STUDIO , Grace Street at Second.
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PROUD RECOLLECTIONS
Dr. Frederick W. Boatwright
President 1895-1946 , Chancellor 1946Messenger Editor 1887
THE FIRST printed publication of the students of Richmond College was called College Mercury. It was originated and published by student Hugh C. Smith, who printed two issues of the four-page, .four-by-five-inch paper. There is in the University library, preserved between two sheets of glass, a copy of the issue of December 1875. This copy was given to me some years ago by Mr. T. Archibald Cary, an alumnus of Richmond College, Class of 1875. Page one of the issue carries a brief essay on "The Life of Man." Two pages are devoted to college quips and jokes, while the editorial page announces the discontinuance of the Mercury, and the publication, beginning in January 1876, of Monthly Musings which is forecast as a "handsome eight-page journal" to be published by Mr. Smith and other students. It may be noted that Mr. Smith later became a beloved pastor in Virginia and was also for many years Clerk of the Virginia Baptist General Association.
Mr. Smith's stock company continued for two years to publish the Monthly Musings. Since in 1878 the editors were about to graduate, the magazine was offered to the Mu Sigma Rho and Philologian Literary societies on the condition that the FEBRUARY, 1950
stockholders should receive life subscriptions. The condition was accepted and the societies continued the publication under the name The Richmond College Messenger.
When Westhampton College was established by the trustees of Richmond College in 1914, students of that institution were invited to share in publishing the magazine and the name was shortened to The Messenger. In the spring of 1925, the literary societies offered to turn over The Messenger to the student body of the University of Richmond. The offer was accepted and since that date the chief officials of The Messenger have been elected by the students of the University.
During its seventy -five ,years The Messenger has had seasons of decline and of prosperity. It has always encouraged literary interests among students and has seen some of its editors and contributors attain distinction in the world of letters Through all the years there have been students who devoted much time and their best thought to making the magazine a worthy representative of the University. Among such students none have labored harder or more successfully than the present Board of Editors who have planned this Diamond Jubilee issue. · s
The Chancellor relaxes with his grandchildren at his home on the campus.
SOUNDS OF THE CENTURY
JCT US TURN the century back to the year 1875 and see if we can re-create it in a few hundred words. Not the deeds-not the treaties, but the sounds of the two centuries. What were the slogans and the slang, and the songs we were singing. And the greait words.
In 1875, ironic as it may seem, the predecessor of THE MESSENGERwas first published, and the rotary per£ ecting press was invented by Andrew Campbell and Stephen D. Tucker, both Americans.
1876-Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone-"What hath God wrought" travelled over wires.
1887-The motion picture machine was invented by Edison-people began to slowly destroy their eyesight. The same year Daimler's automobile was developed, and it wasn't long before our legs became almost unnecessary.
The State Fair in Minnesota, September, 1901. A large man speaks. "There is homely adage which runs-speak softly and carry a big stick. You will go far."-Teddy Roosevelt.
America is coming of age as a world power. Mani£ est Destiny? But what's that coming down the street. Hey, Mister, get a horse. But don't take any wooden nickels. Absolutely, Mr. Gallagher, positively, Mr. Shean.
1914-A college of liberal arts and sciences was established for women, Westhampton-At first we' re too proud to fight. I didn't raise my boy to fight. Slowly we hear the distant thunder of cannon and Woodrow Wilson is addressing a joint session of Congress.
"The day has come when America is privileged to spend her blood-and her might for the principles that gave her birth-the world must be made safe for Democracy."
The Yanks are coming, and they won't be back till its over, over there. Lafayette we are here. Mademoiselle from Armentieres. In Flanders fields the poppies grow. But Johnny comes marching home again. Some of them are still looking out the windows of veterans hospitals. What price glory?
What we need is a return to normalcy. In a smoke-filled room, Warren G. Harding is nominated for President. Teapot Dome. A funeral train. We keep cool with Coolidge. And yes, we have no bananas.
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The Jazz Age. The turbulent twenties. The Beautiful and the Damned. Speakeasies. Hard to get in? Just say: Joe sent me. It was a noble experiment. You said a mouthful, kid.
"We, that's my ship and I , took off rather suddenly. \'v'e had a report that the weather would be fine, so we thought we would try."
The fairy tale comes true-New York to Paris by air. Lucky Lindy.
The roaring twenties are running out. U. S. Steel hits a new high and plunges to a new low. Scared voices whistling in the dark. This country is fundamentally sound. Prosperity is just around the corner. Will Rogers says we' re the "first country that ever went to the poorhouse in an automobile." Brother can you spare a dime.
Washington, 1932. A man stands bareheaded in the March winds.
"So first of all let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.
Mae West said: "Come up and see me some time." Greta Garbo said: "I want to be alone."
The Prince of Wales is now Edward the VIII. He sits uneasily on the throne until one spring evening we hear the slow voice from Windsor Castle "At long last, I am able to say a few words of my own. I have found it impossible to carry on without the help and support of the woman I love . God bless you all. God save the King."
In Germany there is the roar of Sieg Heil. Adolph Hitler screams: "The Sudetenland is the last territorial claim I have to make in Europe."
A man waves his black umbrella from acros s the Channel: "It is peace for our time." Then another voice is heard above the roar of planes "We shall fight on the beaches; we shall fight on the landing grounds; we shall fight on the field s and in the streets; we shall fight in the hills, we shall never surrender."
It is England's finest hour.
December 7, 1941-
In Washington we hear: "With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitabl e triumph, so help us God."
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. Colleges and Universities become training centers for future officers. Hip, two, three, four.
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Sighted sub, sank same.
America is talking. It is an American General replying to a Nazi demand for surrender at Bastogne. His answer: "Nuts!"
On the other side of the world. A pillar of blinding light and violence rising like a mushroom over Hiroshima.
The unwritten words of the Atomic Age. High prices. Strikes.
Election day. 139,999,999 people surprised. England will have another King.
But let us not forget a small man in India. He sat crosslegged like a tailor, and his doctrine of nonviolence may yet prevail. In the words of his favorite hymn ... Lead Kindly Light.
-CHESTER A. BECK.
Memories
We see that the ladies, finding it expensive these hard times to assume their leap-year rights, have unanimously passed the following:
"1. Resolved. That we have always been opposed to the young gentlemen hiring carriages to take us to places of amusement, simply because it rained.
"2. Resolved. With a view of setting an example and precedent, we obligate ourselves to ignore carriages, and provide ourselves with an umbrella, a waterproof and a pair of overshoes and we shall ask these gentlemen whom we are to escort to be provided likewise."
We are able to appreciate the step taken, as one of the first College rules prohibits a student from hiring or riding in "any barouche, brett, berlin, break, britzska, buggy, cabriolet, calash, chaise, charioete, coach, clarence, coupe, gladstone, stanhope, landau, victoria, wagonette, rockaway, sleigh, sulky, gig, jump-seat, cart, kibritska, dogcart, balloon, wheel-barrow or velocipede," thus depriving him of a pleasure which Richmonders take such a pride in, and a recreation which students can enjoy to the full extent. Ladies, if your student-beau does not take you up the Grove Road in a "one horse shay" remember the ordinance quoted above, and permit him to court you at home.
Reprint from Monthly Musings-Volume 1-1876. FEBRUARY, 1950
POETRY
TWILIGHT
Softly sighs the wind and answering, softly sighs the Day on her shadow couch in the languorous warmth of the sun.
The Dusk comes then to woo the Day , enfolding her gently, then brazenly in his shadowy arms. Whispering words of tenderness warm with passion to temper her passivity. Pinning perhaps a star in her hair to win her reluctant warm lips. Caressing her with dew cooled hands to calm her fears. Pouring into her all the sweet darkness of his magic being, as Day yields to Dusk.
And by and by they steal away into the night together.
-by BETTY B. CATHER.
A DISSERTATION ON A THOUGHT
An Ideal is only a goal of mind Which physically we cannot attain It only adds a cog to that great wheel Which lifts life to a higher plane.
I'LL TAKE HAPPINESS
Happiness is but a frame of mind And thoughts of endless time Reflect the downfall and the prime Of life, which lacks a greater power To throw down joy upon us like a shower And make each dreary day, but an hour.
LAUGH, WITH RESPECT
Laugh
And you, laughter, ring The joys in life do carry a sting. Though people be happy and gay Let no one ever say In contemptuous, snickering sound That they laughed while I was clown.
-by ARTHUR DRENIOS.
Mama and "THA T THING"
-by JOHN I. IMIRIE, JR.
"A Woman Needs a Firm Hand and "
KT WAS SO COLD that the gutters along Quincey Street were frozen solid and you could see people's breath coming out of their mouths as if they were trying to blow up balloons. After I came back from skating on Hooke's pond and Cook gave me some chocolate and cookies, I almost fell asleep on the parlor sofa when all of a sudden-"Pa-pa! Oh Pa-pa." I sat up and listened. Just a silence.
"Pa-pa" rang through every hall and room of the house again. Papa had just come home and hiding in the library, trying to read the evening paper. "George Menson," boomed Mama. She sounded impatient now. Uncle Wilbur says Papa is henpecked, and I asked Mama what that meant, but she said, "Shut up, Gerald."
' Tm right here," returned Papa in his deep voice that always sounds like a gramaphone record running down when he answers Mama.
"Right where? I can't see you through floors, you know," shouted Mama. "Come up here."
With a sigh, Papa put down his paper, turned down the gaslight, and mounted the steps. Papa was twirling his mustache. Whenever he does that, I know he and Mama are going to have words, and so I followed him. But Papa walked up the steps so fast that by the time I was on the second floor, he was in the attic where Mama was going through her trunks. ("Gerald," he said to me one time, "if you've got to take your medicine, take it quickly.")
I heard Mama say, "The Wilsons are having that costume party tomorrow, and I can't find a single costume that fits."
"They fit last year, dear," Papa replied softly.
"Last year I wasn't so big around the-the-" She looked at me, stopped and started again. "I have gained a few pounds since last year."
"How much do you weigh, Mama? Uncle Gerald said he'd shore hate to hold you. "
Mama glared at me. "Shut up, Gerald."
Mama was so big that when she stgod in front of Papa I couldn't even see him. Of course, the part of Mama that hides Papa is the largest. ·.
"Well, dear," said Papa, "you can go downtown tomorrow and get a new costume."
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"A new one," roared Mama. "I have enough here to outfit the devil and his crew. I ... wait a moment. I can buy a ... a ... something to pull me in here and there."
"You mean a ... " started Papa. He twisted his mustache very fast with both hands.
"SSSHHH, little pitchers have big ears," said Mama. That meant me.
"Of course," coughed Papa. "But I suppose you must have one if you intend to squeeze into that costume."
"No, not that one, but this one. I shall go as a shepherdess," boomed Mama. She glared at Papa when he started to laugh and so he coughed again instead.
'TU crank up Mrs. Lovelace's Ladies Apparel tomorrow morning and have one delivered," decided Mama.
"Don't you think you ought to go down and be measured for it, dear?" suggested Papa.
"Measured!" bellowed Mama. 'Tll have you to understand I know what size I wear, and besides, it's· too cold outside to walk, and the hackeys don't like to bring out their horses when it's this icy. I'll telephone, do you understand?"
The next day when Mama was cranking up Mrs Lovelace, I listened outside the keyhole until Cook pulle4 me away, and I thought I heard her say something about a size forty.
That night the "pull it in here and there thing " came for Mama. I carried it upstairs to her and the box was awfully big and heavy, but Uncl e Wilbur says I'm a big boy for nine.
"Hurry up, George," said Mama. "I want you to help me with it."
"In a minute, dear," replied Papa, "as soon as I wax my mustache."
Mama opened the box and pulled the thing ou t of all the tissue paper. It had · strings all up an d down one side and she started unlacing it. Some-, thing was in it to make it stiff, because whe n Mama put it on the bed, it stood up all by itself . It had a funny shape, like Mama, only smalle r and-and-well, rounded in different places an d in different ways. Mama was certainly going to make a funny looking shepherdess with all thos e UNIVERSITYMESSENGER
frills and ruffles and then that thing over all of it.
"Well, I'm ready now," said Papa, and he rolled up his sleeves. He looked just as fierce as the pictures of Wellington on the Eve of Waterloo in my history book.
"Gerald, go to your room," said Mama.
"But Mama, can't I-" I wanted to see Mama get into that thing.
"Shut up, Gerald. You heard me." And Mama pushed me out of the door and closed it firmly. I sat down just (?Utside and listened hard.
"Hold still," I heard Papa say. "How in the name of God can I lace this thing up if you keep squirming?"
'Tm not. Ouch. You pinched me, you brute, " screamed Mama.
"I can't help it. I have to lace this thing up. I don't think the laces are long enough."
"You do have to pull them, you know. PULL them," Mama hollered.
" All right," Papa said. "Here goes. It's this time or bust."
When Mama screamed, it scared me so much that I ran to my room and closed the door. I jumped in my bed and prayed the devil wouldn't get me. At first that is who I thought was screammg.
The next day Mama stayed in bed all day long so that the house was quiet. Cook kept saying, "Yer pore Maw can ' t even breathe." When I looked in the room Mama was just lying there moaning softly.
When the doctor came, Papa told him that Mama took a deep breath, he pulled, she gasped, turned blue, screamed, and then fainted. The doctor pulled his beard, looked at Mama and said something about a "State of shock" and "Multiple bruises."
Uncle Wilbur came over that afternoon. The first thing he said to Papa was, "George Menson, I am very glad to hear that Milly is suifering from a state of shock and bruises. I always said if you'd beat that woman just once, she'd be like a lamb. Congratulations. I didn't think you had it in you." He turned to me. "Always remember, Gerald, that a woman needs a firm hand and a razor strop.
Papa shook hands solemnly and when Uncle Wilbur turned his back, Papa gave me a big wink.
" Here, son, would you mind returning this corset to Mrs. Lovelace? Tell her Mama doesn ' t need it anymore."
FEBRUARY, 1950
FROM THE OLD SCHOOL
This was the second year of President Boatwright's ( 1) administration. In addition to that office he was professor of Modern Languages, which chair he had held since 1890.
The veteran of the faculty was Charles H. Winston ( 2), versatile scientist, gifted lecturer and clever experimenter, professor of physics since 1873.
Samuel Chiles Mitchell ( 3) had come to the faculty two years earlier as professor cif Latin. He was transferred to the chair of History in ' 1901.
The careful and courteous John Pollard ( 4) ( father of John Garland Pollard, who was to become governor of Virginia) had been _professor of English since 1887 and William D. Thomas ( 5) , profound and clear thinker, professor of Philosophy since 1881.
R. E. Gaines ( 6), after a span of notable service from 1890 to 1948, is now emeritus professor of Mathematics.
A. Mitchell Carroll, '98 (7), and .J. Rufus Hunter (8) had come in 1895 from the Johns Hopkins where they had won their doctorates in Greek and Chemistry respectively.
The School of Law, since its reestablishment on the T. C. Williams foundation in 1890, had been under the guidance of Judge Roger Gregory (9), with whom was associated John B. Minor, Jr. ( 10), son of the distinguished long-time professor at the University of Virginia.
-G. RYLAND
ONE MAN'S OPINION
ON MY HONOR as a gentleman, I have neither given nor received aid on this test " --This is w hat is commonly known as the Hon~r S!stem pledge of honesr, ,for tests and examinations. \it.
These very words , together wmi a great many persons tha-t have signed the above pledge, constitute one of the greatest farces that has ever been attempted at this institution of higher learning. To all extents and purposes the Honor System as it now stands at the University of Richmond is practicall y a complete and utter failure, and here ' s why :
When we first register at the beginning of each year we have to sigp " the Pledge " -it is a compulsory rule , and here is where we have made our first mistake. The saying seems to be "It's your honor system, you inaugurated it, help keep it. " It is an order , not a request for honor. We students are expected to keep it and abide by it, and I might say-rightly so,-but we do not. We continually break the code by giving as well as receiving aid on tests and exams. There is only one trouble, too few of us are ever caught, or care to report those we see cheating to make the honor system anything but the meaningless formality that it is. Most of us do not know what its essence is, some of us don ' t even know what is meant by the word gentleman -much less honor. We all realize that anything , in any shape ; form or fashion whatsoever,-if made compulsory will breed a good deal of discontent. It's my honor system, but I wasn't asked whether or not I liked it,-neither was the rest of the student body,-we were just told it was ours -for better or for worse--and as for what to do with it,-well that's another story. I'd wager that if a vote or poll was ever taken among the student body as to whether or not they wanted the honor system,-about three-quarters of the students would vote against it as it now stands. We continue to cheat under the mask of honesty and honor.
The halfhearted way that it is carried out takes on comic proportions. An individual can only be counted upon to maintain his own honor and not his next door neighbor ' s too! Ask any student on this campus if he would turn in a person he saw cheating and you will be surprised at the answers you get-some say "Heck no, he's a good friend of mine" or "Absolutely not , he helps me in Spanish, I help him in Chemistry-cooperate and grad10
uate ." Some students are a little more sedate in 1their general answer, they say " If a test is not graded on the curve , no! because it does no harm to me." In an undergraduate school such as this , the only system that can guarantee no cheating is a "Proctor System" and we have no absolute guarantee here either
Take for instance the sale of blue books at our well-known " Slop Shop " -it is a ·direct incentive to cheat-you are practically dared to cheat by prematurely filling in your blue book with "cheat sheets" " ponies" and the like , that contain information that is to be covered on the exam Okay! We have the honor system but for crying out loud don ' t tempt a person to crib .
The actual proof that the system is failing lies in the fact that the blue books cannot be sold out of the " Slop Shop " with the faith that the page s inside will remain empty until the tests are taken In addition, some of our professors themselves show their lack of faith by their arrangement of seats during an exam. The students are expected ( in some classes) to sit in every other seat, so th e compulsion to look to someone else's paper fo r help is lessened. Some professors say tha,t the y know for a fact that their students crib on exam s and tests-and who should know better than th e professors themselves-but it seems to me that th e Honor System also implies that the professor b e absent from the room during the time of the test. "Suicide--sheer suicide " -the professors replyand by golly they are right. It is suicide to leav e some people ( not all) alone on their so-called honor during an exam, and these few make it ba d for the rest, so in order to make it safe all aroun d a proctor has to remain in the class.
It is a beautiful ideal, but after all it is an ideal. The system does not work and the only ones wh o do the suffering are the ones who do not chea t.
We must remember that an Honor code or system that does not function properly is much wors e than no system at all. Either strengthen the pre sent situation, by stopping the sale of blue book s from the " Slop Shop " and making clear the pri nciples of the system to professors as well as students, or drop the honor system entirely, in fav o r of a proctor or individual honor system. Anythin g worth doing is worth doing well, but this system is ridiculous
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Man of the Year
For the position of "Man of the Year," the UNIVERSITYMESSENGERbrings you Richmond's Number One student, James Sease, president of the Richmond College Student Government. Always friendly, always courteous, Jim has become one of Richmond's best known students.
An agreeable personality combined with an extra amount of energy and drive makes Jim one of the best student leaders the University has had in some time. While captain of the Track Team in '49, Jimmy was serving on the Senate and also vicepresident of his fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha. Jim was also captain of the champion Cross-Country team in the fall and is represented in Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges.
Jim is twenty-two years old and served as a Pharmacist's Mate in the U. S. Marine Corps during the war and has been accepted for Medical College of Virginia's School of Medicine.
Woman of the Year
Miss Barbara Beattie has been chosen as the MESSENGER'SWoman of The Year. This attractive and intelligent twenty-year-old coed came to Westhampton College of the University of Richmond because she felt that this was the college best suited to a student wishing an all-round education; she feels that her choice was not a bad one.
- The brown-haired young lady has blue eyes, and is filled with more energy than six people. She is a member of Mortar Board, President of Phi Delta Epsilon, past Westhampton Editor of The Collegian, and serves on the Student Government of Westhampton College.
Last summer Miss Beattie finished her training 10 .the Marine Corps Officers' School and will re~eive her commission when she is twenty-one. She 1s an English major, and upon graduation hopes to do work either in public relations or journalism.
FEBRUARY, 1950
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Social Life
WES BROWN, Joliet, Illinois
BARBARA COVINGTON, Wadesboro, N. C.
Publications
EVERETTE WEAKLEY, Etlan, Va.
ELIZABETH GIVENS, Roanoke, Va.
Religion
ROBERT HARRELL, Edenton, N. C.
MARY LEE RANKIN, Richmond, Va.
Dramatics
HANSFORD ROWE, Richmond, Va.
BETTY B. CATHER, Winchester, Va.
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Government
HADDON SNEAD, Lynchburg, Va.
ELIZABETH ROWSE, Lexington, Mass.
Athletics
THOMAS BILLINGSLEY, Fredericksburg, Va.
GWENDOLYN PRIDDY, Richmond, Va.
Scholarship
DONALD BAXTER, Richmond, Va.
CLAIRE NOREN, Abingdon, Pa.
Music
JACK LYON, Arlington, Va.
PATRICIA ATWILL Norfolk, Va , FEBRUARY, 1950
LOVE LETTERS
A Lady on Receiving Proposals from a Gentleman Who Wishes to Pay His Addresses.
Sir:
The attentions which you have so long shown to me have not escaped my notice; indeed , how could they, since they were directed exclusively to me, and in preference to others who, for personal attractions and mental endowments, had far higher claims to your consideration? Yet, you seemed insensible to their presence; on me your regards appeared to be fixed; in me your thoughts appeared to centre; you were constantly alive to the anticipation of my faintest wish, and eager to gratify that wish, even at the sacrifice of your own convenience. Pleased and flattered by such attentions , I fondly endeavored to persuade myself that attachment toward me had formed itself in your breast.
Judge, what must have been my feelings on reading the contents of your letter, in which you propose to pay your addresses, the object of which cannot be mistaken-that I may regard you as my acknowledged suitor, and that you have chosen me as the one most likely to contribute to your happiness in the married state.
On consulting my parents, I find that they do not object to your proposal; therefore, I have only this to add-may we still entertain the same regard which we have hitherto cherished for each other, until it shall ripen into that affection which wedlock shall sanction, and which lapse of time will not allow to fade.
Believe me to be,
Yours, sincerely attached,
ISADORA McCULLOM.
A Lady Refusing Proposals.
Sir:
Surely there must have been something in my behavior toward you, upon which you have set a misconstruction. Of what it consisted I am wholly unconscious; but that such has been the case. I feel convinced by an attentive perusal of your letter, which I have just received. I assure you that I feel mucn flattered by your preference of me, as well as by your proffer of our becoming mutually better acquainted; but with every feeling of regard toward you, I beg respectfully to decline your 14
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addresses. What my reasons may be for so doing, you will not, I trust, inflict upon me that pain of declaring; suffice it to say, that I cannot admit them, and I confidently hope that henceforward you will feel the propriety of not recurring to this subject.
With my best wishes for your future welfare, allow me to subscribe myself, Yours, most respectfully,
ELLEN HAPGOOD.
A Lady Receiving From Her Suitor an Apology For Some Offense.
Dear Sir:
The acknowledgement of your error does honor to your feelings, and serves to convince me that, though you had swerved from that good sense which is the usual guide of all your actions, accidentally, I believe, I oannot now think designedly -you are still tfie same both in head and heart, the man of honor which I have ever been wont to esteem you.
That you had offended me, I have not attempted to disguise from you; but the apology which you have made is so satisfactory that it dissipates from my mind that feeling of displeasure which your late conduct had given rise to.
Henceforth let us banish this painful subject from our recollections; the sensible and manly letter which you have this day sent has reconciled you to me, and determined me to subscribe myself, Yours, still sincerely,
CATHARINA VAN BRUNN.
A Lady Expressive of Her Apprehensions that He r Suitor Has Transferred His Affections.
Dear Sir:
Our acquaintance with one another has now continued for some space of time, during which an intimacy, guided by the nicest sense of propriety , has existed between us. Emboldened by this intimacy, I now address you, though the subject is on e of a painful nature, at least to my feelings, as I doubt not it will also prove to yours; therefore , forgive me since the warmth of my attachment ha s impelled me to write
Need I remind you that our vows of constanc y have long been pledged, and often reiteratedmore times than I can number. My own attachUNIVERSITYMESSENGER
ment to you has been most sincere; but I have remarked of late, and I cannot conquer my desire of saying it, that your behavior toward me has seemed to partake of an unwonted coolness, which nothing, I am convinced, upon my part, could have given you the slightest cause for showing. I have asked myself, "Is it likely that another has usurped my place in your affections?" And when I have endeavored to call to mind in what society of unmarried ladies I have seen you, I find there is one object toward whom, if I truly declare my feelings, I must frankly admit that I feel myself jealous; yes, I have said the word, and I do not wish to disguise that jealousy has prompted me to write this letter.
If my suspicions shall prove to have been groundless, ease my anxiety by a few brief lines to that effect. They will not fail to reassure me, and convince me that a place in your affections is still retained by,
Yours, most sincerely, HELEN MAR WILLETT.
A Lady On Declining Further Addresses. Sir:
In my behavior toward you, of late, you have no doubt observed a certain alteration in my speech and manner, amounting perhaps to coolness, or you may have thought, aversion; if so, you will be less surprised at the receipt of this letter, which is meant to intimate that your addresses to me must henceforth cease. It is true that many protestations of a sincere attachment have passed between us; but, Sir, those protestations were made under the supposition that neither party would descend to deception; this you have done; in what particular I will not advert to, since your own conscience will not fail to satisfy fully on that point.
I expect you will return whatever letters you may have of mine in your possession. I herewith send you yours, also certain presents, which I received from your hands, when I believed you incapable of deception, or of wounding the happiness of,
Sir,
Yours disappointedly, MARY BENTON.
A Lady in Answer to a Letter in Which Her Suitor Intimates His Wish to Discontinue Acquaintance.
Sir:
U~til the receipt of your letter, I had regarded you in the light of my future husband; you were, FEBRUARY, 1950
therefore, as you have reason to know, so completely the possessor of my affections, that I looked with indifference upon every other suitor. The remembrance of you never failed to give a fresh zest to the pleasures of life, and you were in my thoughts at the very moment in which I received your letter.
But deem me not so devoid of proper pride as to wish you to revoke your determination, from which I will not attempt to dissuade you, whether you may have made it in cool deliberation, or in precipitate haste. Sir, I shall endeavor to banish you from my affections, as readily and completely as you have banished me; and all that I shall now require from you is this, that you will return to me whatever letters you may have of mine, and which I may have written under a foolish confidence in your attachment, and when you were accredited as the future husband of,
Sir,
Yours as may be,
1950 SpiderBaseball Schedule
April 3 Dartmouth Richmond
April 4 Delaware Richmond
April 6 Pittsburgh Richmond
April 7 Yale Richmond
April 10 Randolph-Macon Ashland
April 11 George Washington Richmond
April 14 Virginia Tech Richmond
April 15 Maryland Richmond
April 18 Washington & Lee Richmond
April 20 Hampden-Sydney Richmond
April 22 Virginia Charlottesville
April 25 George Washington Washington
April 26 Maryland College Park
April 29 William & Mary Williamsburg
May 2 Randolph-Macon Richmond
May 4 To be filled
May 5 Va. Military Institute Richmond
May 6 Virginia Richmond
May 11 Va. Military Institute Lexington
May 12 Virginia Tech Blacksburg
May 13 Washington & Lee Lexington
May 20 William & Mary Richmond
HENRIETTA ALLSTON.
Improving Your Game Of Golf
-by DON WILSON
GOLF TODAY is big business. Nearly five million people in his country play golf every year. Most of them are just businessmen golfers-week ends and vacations. But nearly 20,000 make their living hitting golf balls. And of these, almost ninety-five per cent know they are not good enough to make a living out of competing for cash prizes, so they turn their skill to teaching other people to play . That leaves between seven and eight hundred who do gamble their skill and finesse against each other and the rub of the green for the half-million-dollar kitty that is put up as prize money in professional tournaments each year.
Here, we will concentrate on improving our own game and not worry about that half-million-dollar kitty. In golf, every shot presents a problem that the player must solve for himself. To do this he must understand the game and concentrate upon improvement.
The Sneads, Hogans, Palmers, and McSpadens make out pretty well and here follow a few tips on how to improve your game that I'm sure any or all of them will approve:
NO DISTANCE ON WOODS
You can improve your distance by:
1. Hitting the ball more squarely.
2. By swinging the club head faster with your hands and arms
Most poor players try to get distance by forcing the swing with their body.
TOPPING
The ball is "topped" when you strike it above the center, which creates overspin, so that the ball dives to the ground. This is caused by three things ... lifting your head ... swaying your head back and forth, or just aiming, or hitting too high on the back of the ball.
You should look at the bottom half of the ball and try to strike it there.
SLICING
A slice is a ball curving to the right.
Regardless of the arc of the swing, when the dubface strikes the ball the clubface is open, regardless of what you think-so the answer is to square the clubface as it strikes the ball, instead of holding it open.
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NO DISTANCE ON IRONS
Generally the loss of distance with an iron is caused by trying to !if t the ball, which means the ball has actually been struck on the bottom of the blade instead of squarely in the center.
What you are trying to do is to strike down on the ball and take a little turf ... the bending, or spring, of the steel shaft on taking this turf will help throw the ball forward for you.
HOOKING
A ball "hooks" when it curves to the left. It is caused by a clubface dosing as it strikes the ball. If this clubface does not close, or turn over, it is impossible to hook the ball.
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PULLING
A "pulled" shot goes straight to the left of where you aim.
It is caused by swinging outside-in, which woul d normally cause a slice, but this time the clubfac e instead of being open is now square in relation to the body, which has turned to the left too quickl y
The cause of this, generally, is swinging quickl y from the top, which, in turn, makes you swing from the outside-in.
PUSHING
A ball is "pushed" when it goes straight to th e right.
Pushing is caused by swinging inside-out, which is correct, but your body is too far ahead of the (C ontinued on page 17)
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THE MESSENGERREMEMBERS
IN OCTOBER, 1875 Richmond College witnessed the birth of its first student publication. Two issues were printed. It was called the College Mercury, and consisted of four pages, their size being approximately three and one-half inches by four. The editor was Hugh C. Smith, who later became a Baptist minister and served for a time as Secretary to the Virginia Baptist General Association.
On November 10, of the same year a meeting was held in one of the classrooms of Richmond College, at which twenty men were present, who formed a stock company for the purpose of establishing a permanent publication for the students of the college. Thus the Monthly Musings was created.
In January 1876 the first issue of the Musings was published. Its contents consisted of such articles as, "The Elizabethan Era," -Personals, an article on "Early Christian Art," letters to the editor, a list of the names of the sixty-one students who had matriculated for the current semester, book reviews, and a letter from Charles H. Ryland, financial secretary, urging that all bills be paid as soon as possible. The first issue also carried a plea for the use of "good and pure English," and to abandon the use of slang which had allegedly become so popular on the campus at that time
In the June 1876 issue we have the account of commencement, where three students won BA degrees, and an equal number won MA degrees. It was noted "that only on one occasion since the war has the degree of MA been conferred upon so large a number."
The Monthly Musings was published regularly for two years, but upon the graduation of its editors the publication was turned over to the literary societies in exchange for a lifetime subscription for each of its stockholders.
Under the supervision and initiative of the two existing literary societies came the present UNIVERSITYMESSENGER.In the opening issue of the 1878 MESSENGERcan be read the account of the "death of the Monthly Musings, and the birth of the Richmond College MESSENGER."
THE MESSENGERbecame a literary magazine, edited and printed by one of the two literary societies on alternating years, this practice lasting until 1925 when the student body began to elect 18
the editor and business manager. At this time every member of the student body became a subscriber of the magazine, and every penny paid by them for this publication went into the publishing and improvement of the magazine.
Not until the early 1940's did THE MESSENGER take on its present style. Following the practices of most other colleges and universities, the magazine became a combination of humor and literary, and it is the opinion of most students that such a publication appeals to more of the student body than the old volumes, which were without pictures, cartoons or jokes.
Since its establishment in 1875 THE MESSENGER and its forerunners have been edited by students who have later become outstanding in the field of journalism and other activities. Our own Dr. Boatwright edited the publication in 1887.
Without a doubt the most outstanding editor of THE MESSENGERduring its existence was Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman, retired editor of the Richmond News Leader, and author of Lee's Lieutenants, and George Washington, two of the most outstanding works of American history to be written in this century; for his outstanding volumes of George Washington, Dr. Freeman was awarded the Pulitzer Prize last year.
Professor Maner was a regular contributor of THE MESSENGERin his undergraduate days at the university, and Mr. Joseph Nettles, Director of Public Relations, also worked on the staff. Mr Nettles was an Associated Press correspondent before he returned to the campus. Florence Palley , assistant editor in 1934, worked as a columnist fo r the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and later becam e affiliated with one of the larger papers in New York City.
Like any publication, THE MESSENGERhas ha d its "ups and downs" throughout its seventy-five years of existence. During the last war, with th e shortage of paper, the magazine existed, but wa s not considered an outstanding addition to extracurricular activities on ,the campus. The pos,twa r years have seen the return of the magazine to th e number of outstanding activities in which th e students are willing to participate, and as the year s pass it is the hope of all to see the UNIVERSITY MESSENGERgrow into the most outstanding colleg e magazine in the country.
-C. A. B. UNIVERSITYMESSENGER
FOR RICHMOND GENTLEMEN
ATRIO OF BOYS recently began writing a book entitled "For Men Only," a dating guide to women's colleges. However, these boys gathered their findings and based their statistics from only twelve eastern colleges. A member of TH E MESSENGERstaff realized that many men did not know the word on the dating encouragements of Virginia women's colleges, so letters were sent to various schools about this allimportant question. Below are the answers to the possibilities of having a good time at some of the women's colleges in Virginia.
Hollins
You can ' t find a much prettier spot to come to than Hollins, set in the mountains of western Virginia. Maybe it's the gorgeous scenery that lures the male population to Hollins' friendly walls, but more probably it's the gorgeous gals . Once here there ' s lots of entertainment, if one stays on campus. A trip to the dam or up Tinker Mountain, a game of tennis, are all invigorating, but for a more relaxing time , a game of bridge in "Keller," with the Jute Box serenading in the background, is suggested. Eleven o 'clock is the curfew on week nights and Sunday , but on Saturday, 12:00 or 1:00 for upperclassmen sometimes , is the bewitching hour. As Hollins is just outside of Roanoke, Saturday evening is usually spent at the Plaza, Coffee Pot, Colonial Hills, or the movies. The main reason Hollins is so popular, however, has nothing to do with its entertainment-or scenery. The fact is, the girls seem to be the only thing the males care about seeing when they invade Hollins land. And-who can blame them?! ? !
Mary Baldwin
High on one of Staunton' s seven proverbial hills is Mary Baldwin College. It's just two huffs and a puff west of the state capital via C & 0 and around ninety by U.S. 250. :
The college is famed far and wide for its stately white columned buildings which house a woman's dreams of love and true devotion to a Chris.tian · education. The lofty ideals and time-honored traditions that Baldwin girls live by have inspired many to high endeavor.
A full academic schedule keeps these ''personality-plusers" busy during the week. ·However, bigger and better week ends are now possible for · 20
upperclassmen who have unlimited class absences if they maintain a C average.
The college and the town won't disappoint you if you bring along your Richmond ingenuity. There are numerous money -saving diversions on campus for the resourceful.
Beware the bite of the watchdogs that sit out front of Main. Ham and Jam are ever-ready to protect the girls. The local lamplighter has strict orders to roll up the carpet on those 37 steps early. Come early and you won't regret your trip over the "hump."
"Coming this week end? Whom shall I say is calling? "
Randolph-Macon
There's a w ell worn path over the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginy from Washington and Lee to Randolph-Macon and the rolling hills between here and Charlottesville are no drawback. All the other Virginia schools are in there pitching too. We have more freedom in dating than ever before this year-it's ten-thirty permission Sunday through Thursday nights, and eleven on Friday and twelve on Saturday. And don't think that Lynchburg is devoid of places to go and things to do! The sorority houses are always open if you want to stay on campus-and just a stone ' s throw away is Oakwood Country Club if you want an evening of dancing and chatting to the tune of an orche .stra . Don ' t forget Flo's, the Bon Ton, and the Wagon Wheel, if you' re lucky enough to have a car. For those of you who feel especially active, there' s nothing like a good game of tennis~or even a walk to town. We'll be having lots of dances her e at the school, too, so get out your tux, shine you r shoes, and come over for a week end of entertainment. Randolph-Macon welcomes you .
Mary Washington
Mary Washington is ideally located amidst th e finest traditions of Old Virginia, almost in th e shadow of the Nation's Capital and not far from Richmond . The spacious grounds, including th e main campus and the historic Brampton es.tate, ar e situated on the famous Marye's Heights commanding a panoramic view of the city of Fredericksbur g and the beautiful Rappahannock River Valley.
The College is noted for the natural beauty of the grounds and impressive classical architectur e. UNIVERSITYMESSENGER
The position of the buildings gives them a co~manding appearance, bringing out in strong relief the classic beauty of the architecture. In the rear of the campus, deep wooded ravines threaded by crystal streams add a picturesqueness to the grounds.
The stately colonial pillars, the rollmg shady lawns, and the hallowed traditicns which cluster about the place are vividly reminiscent of the gracious charm, culture, and romance of the Old South. The environment is both inspiring and romantic because of its colorful past and the peculiar blending of the life of early colonial days with the life of today.
The College Shoppe and Tea Room is one of the most popular places here with its red and black leather booths around the walls, the nickelodeon and "the privilege of dancing with approved dates on designated evenings."
An ample number of saddle horses are maintained. The Oak Hill Riding Academy containing a clubhouse, riding ring, and stables, stands in a dense grove of trees near the campus and is also very popular. Extensive shaded bridle trails wind through a rolling countryside. Golf, tennis, and archery are for the energetic.
Sweet Briar
Set in the Piedmont section of Virginia, twelve miles north of Lynchburg between two wide ravines is found Sweet Briar College. The extensive campus affords opportunity for a variety of outdoor activities. Sports play an important part in the life of week-end guests of girls at The Patch, as does outdoor recreation. The rolling countryside surrounding the campus being excellent for riding as well as for cross-country walking adds much to the atmosphere as do the Blue Ridge Mountains.
An outing cabin on Paul's Mountain, part of Sweet Briar property and within walking distance of the campus, is used for overnight and week-end parties. Boating and swimming at the lake, and informal gatherings in the recreation room of the boathouse add much to the campus recreation when 111 season.
Because of its rural location and the small size of its student body Sweet Briar is in large measure dependent upon its own resources for recreation and activities on campus. This does not, however, prevent you and your date from going to Lynchburg for the evening. Year round bus service is provided from the campus to Lynchburg and for FEBRUARY,1950
those of you who will be coming in via Southern Railway, there is a bus meeting all trains at Sweet Briar station, located one mile from the college buildings.
Other than a stable of horses for riding, tennis and archery are popular.
The Boxwood Inn on campus is open all year to young men visiting the college at reasonable rates. Some entertaining i's also done in the Inn by students and there is a tea room downstairs.
Westhampton
Many schools in Virginia boast of having pretty campus settings but Wes,thampton can truthfully say that her campus is one of the most beautiful natural ones in the United States. Westhampton is known far and wide for her rolling hills graced with majestic, towering pines, her green lawns and seasonal flowers, her stately buildings of Gothic architecture, and the natural, placid lake which separates Westhampton College from Richmond College. With such a pleasant environment plus pretty girls we don't think you boys could go wrong if you chose a week end with us.
The lenient rules and regulations are proof enough that we are big girls now. On Wednesday nights we don't mind hearing the eleven o'clock bell because we are looking forward to the twelve o'clock permission on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. And you boys who are interested in Seniors -you may date them any or every night, keeping dormitory hours, and not have the curtain fall until cne o'clock on Saturday night.
If you do not wish to attend the social functions provided on campus you may be sure you can find plenty of entertainment in Richmond. Richmond, being the state capital, offers numerous and varied lines of fun. And your wallets need not be bulging to date a Westhampton girl because they enjoy such things as miniature golf, bowling, a stroll on the campus, a football game, movies, and on special occasions, dancing at a supper club.
Such places are easily accessible whether you have a car or not since Richmond affords efficient bus service for getting around in the city.
-B. COVINGTON.
"If this lecture has gone overtime," the professor continued, "it's because I haven't my watch.''
"There's a calendar behind you."
LAW AS A CAREER
-by RICHARD FITZ
Your Outlook
There are now 193,390 lawyers in the U. S. as compared to 177,000 in 1940. Bar admissions are snowballing; there were 1,853 new lawyers admitted in 1944, 4,815 in 1946, and 6,782 in 1947. A record enrollment of 53,000 in the nation's law schools pose a serious problem of ~vercrowding within next 5 to 10 years. Only the best-qualified newcomers will be able to have an even chance of success. These overcrowded conditions are likely to force down average incomes. The best current prospects are in the smaller cities and towns.
You Need
Most states require a mm1mum of 2 years of prelaw college work plus 3 years of full time or 4 years of part time study in an approved law school. Some states allow 3 to 4 years of apprenticeship under an approved lawyer as substitute for training in a law school. Correspondence school law study is acceptable in some states but students using this method of law training are greatly handicapped. The state bar exam must be successfully completed before practicing law. Although experience is not necessary, many young lawyers "clerk" in established offices for one or two years before setting up their own practice. A keen analytical mind, sound judgment, ability to inspire confidence, and a sense of ethics are necessary for success in law.
You Get
A law clerk may start at $50 to $200 monthly and after 5-6 years of experience may move up to junior partner which pays from $100 to $500 a month. Membership in firm, the next step usually after 6-15 years, pays $200 to $1,000 monthly. Private practitioners' income vary with ability. In towns of less than 1,000 population a prewar survey showed the average income of lawyers was $ 1,900 to $2 , 300 a year; in cities of 50,000-100,000 population the average was $3,700 to $4,000. Law is mentally stimulating and you have wide social contacts There is also a satisfaction of rendering service in time of need. The highly competitive field and the lean years while getting established · are the only drawbacks to the profession.
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Miller & Rhoads' Fashions
From the roaring twenties to the soaring fifties ... fashion has a relapse, as shown by the flapperish white evening gown worn by Bobbie Brown. In keeping with the return to the twenties styles is the ornate use of ostrich feathers on the skirt, the above-ankle length, the chandelier pearl earrings that reach almost to the shoulders. This is one of the fifties fashions, but admittedly an extreme example of the trend toward the twenties. Bernie Stokes wears a dark blue tuxedo and black tie . Their background, quite suitably a 1921 Nash through the courtesy of Lauritzen Motors, Inc. Fashions by Miller & Rhoads.
"I don't mind you kissing my girl , but keep your hands off my fraternity pin."
A
B
C QU~STIONS1
An arrow and then a constellation Plus hearty will give you my appellation. The stork, 'tis said, has two legs-no more, Yet here it seems to wind two into four. Take these ingredients: "to heat and spice," When added to "taverns" I show in a trice.
ANSWERS WILL APPEAR IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF YOUR MAGAZINE
LAST MONTH'S ANSWERS & WINNERS
A The apostrophe in the word 'EM. Phonetically speakin
sign of omission is found between the "E"s (these) of GIV_E:!\\
B Arthur Godfrey's signature shown twice in the ad.
difference is the link between Arthur and Godfrey
the lower signature.
C CHEER. The first, second, third, sixth and seventh let
CHESTERFIELD spell out the word CHEER. WINNERS
Lorraine Feinberg
E. B. Roberts
James M. Harris
Bernard Stokes
Jimmy Frye
Judith Leuding
Mickey Davis
Chester L. Brown
Bryant Durham
Alan Dulany
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and H. B. Harrington
PRO N Nl
lOBJ\CCOfl\RMERsays"chesterfield buys roy finer toboccos the highest priced leof on the morket. I find Chesterfield milder ond olwoys sotisfying , It's been f;;1_cigorette for 20 yea" ft,r; ,
