Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-04
HOLD ANNUAL CONTESTS
At UNIVERSITY MAY $40
Virginia High School Literary and
Artistic League Event Will
Draw Many.
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE NEWS
v. p. ]. Alumni Board Discusses Site
Of Memorial Building-tnivcrSit
and Johns Hopkins Debating Team
to Discuss Railroad Question.

. Special 10 The Times -DiSpa tchl
IHARLuTTESrlLL VA. May g
On Friday and Saturday. May ana
10. ;hc university viii hc enNyo"od 10y
girls hero 10 participate III the annual
contests IN debate. :VHdinS ana track,
nSid 's ih% N ,ei Iiish Seho'' liz
This league is an organization ioS-
tered by the department OF extension
81 He tn'yersi'y, OF Ni7rtnia Inc
Charles G. Msphis professor Of sec
ondary education.
ThS ,o ;er nasr ana hc 5 2nie';n sgn5esi
McManaway and r NJ: Lemon. secre-
tsrics. assisted by y. NJ Allen. chair
man OF the athls;iGc committee: X. Y.
mi;icc. and l.. Wiltshire. chairman OF
the publicity committee.
In ADDITION 70 o, s Inc :n;SrsehHi'siis
literary contests % the High School
; League there will also be held a. the
:. university meeting, Of the principals
called by Superintcndcnt Harris iiari
at the inyitation OF the University.
Prciiminarie. Completed.
Throughout; the State most al the
preliminaricS in debate. boys reading
: and Girls reading nave now been held.
and schools from every section Of vir-
cinia have their eyes Cvntersd OF the
Saturday. May 10.
yin lnCSc Gays VIII % lClC tie sf9e4-
ing contest OF team against team.
working towards The final elimination
Of al! cNccp; the winners II these
literary activities.
The question for debate IS Re.
solved. That the national government
should ow, and operate the railroads
Of the United States"
In spit: OF the fac; that wa" condi-
J lions and 4 long epidemic O; Spanish
nave iuterfered considerably
.-winners of the contests saturday night
: Will have the satisfaction OF showing
that :hcy are the best repre- en;aiives
approximately 100 of The hes; second
AIRY schools OF the state
some TO nc Represented.
AmonS some o! the schools la; VIII
be represented the University are
Lynchburs. S,aun,on. Roanoke. South
siosion, Danrille. Charlottesville. Poca
school of Richmond
\ silver loving. cup will be presented
by The board OF visitors ~ The uni
Ners,y 20 the school winning in de-
bate. while gold medals or prizes of
equal value Will be awarded the hes;
girl reader and the bes; boy reader.
Dr.. 5, 4 Mitchell, director o. the
Lcander Mccormick Observatory and
professor OF astronomy. a. thc Uni
versi;y OF Virginia. has Jus; returned
rom lecture tour visiting Northern
universities and Canada He deliver
CO NJ Columb!s University, on April
10. a lecture on The Size OF the Un:-
verse, While the suhjee; or his sd-
dress before :he Astronomical society
a: OTTAWA Canada. was The TOTAL
Eclipse o. 1915" Lectures were given
q; Smith AND MI; Ho!yoke Col!eses
ana at Moatcla!-, y. J.
D.. Mitchell also visited the Ha--
Nd Observatory 20 arrange for the
ruhiioa;ion OF some scientific vorf;
which has seen done jointly by the
He hopes 70 have this work from the
L-ess before the Centennial! Ce!cb-a-
;,on Of iae university in the "a! Q:
intercollegiate Debate.
An intercollegiate debate between
The University OF Virginia and Johns
Hopkins Uniyersi;y. Will pc held a; the
University o: Virginia Saturday Nay
Side Q: the ques;toa: .'Eesolved. that
;Ae FedeeA. government: Should own
and coni.o! me railroads, vii! oe .e.
PRESENTED by Meyer II. Lavens;eia, O..
Petersburg Va, and Robe-, Foster, o:
A?Ca.us!a Va.
.,no,he- ua:ye!z;::y .: Virginia team!
sutton, viii! defend ,he negative s:ae
o he same question against North
Carolina, a. Chapel E;N. y. {. The
university debating teams have been
and T. Z. Szavely 0: re uaive-s:t?
faculty.
omeer.' Training Conference.
:. y. ". {. = Cfice-s' Training Cen
.. N.-C!a:. over ssTeaty-avs dele
gates Composed o: s;uden: officers OF
IRE College Y. u - As % ne STATE
go tZor.:y -e:- 9sa.rwno. a.e iats:ss:-
a.. attending I!s6uss.as plans for
improving soc charging c.e work O..
re co!!eSs = u. c. a. new, yea-.
: T.Ese discussions are under :ce
leadership Q: sucE men Dav.c Po.-
.=- - ne International Committee.
II : EE.1z0.a. .: -5e University o,
kansas ga Cal z. SvaCZ, .: cX:o-c.
CHAPEL HILL