auditorium at Hampden-Sydnej College Saturday might have come away

auditorium at Hampden-Sydnej College Saturday might have come away with a different idea The Classical Association oi Virginia held its spring confer ence there, first hearing an nouncement of the winners in the Latin essay contest, and then si* papers dealing . with the classics A total of 148 papers from 34 schools were entered in the essay contest, with the first year win ner Betsy Gibbons, of St. Cath erine's School in Richmond: sec ond year. Met.de Christian. of Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond: third year. Letitia Lavender, of St Catherine's, and fourth y. or. Frederick Thayer. III. of K. C. Glass High School in livitehbm - Th..' t v.iin t .. third year coni, si last vt-ir. Papers were delivered by Arth ur F Slacker, of the University of Virg nia: Dr. Robert Epes Jones, of Randpiph-Macon Col lege: Dr. Marjorie J. Rivmbuig. o; West hr. rapton College: Dr. Georgi J Ryan C ill :ge of Wil liam and Mary, anci Dr. Laura Vockel Sumner, of Mary Wash ing ton College. The is' t colic r. i i unpden Sydney. was represented on the .a-o-.i-am by Miicellus E Waddill. : tv l.m t i.-s tn t rt:i" or. of Mr ■ : n • ; > discuss;d Roman siii.; ihut'oils to Mathematics." !Te u< o'ri t bat whtl- ; i r Greeks s v, loped -hr theory of maihe iin‘:n it was the Roman who veloped th? practical applica tion of mathmatic.s. Fingers table and the abacus were used for calculations. Ro mans introduced a system of ■ imbers. known a; Roman num d subt tioi rhei nl geometry was a complete nays ay to the Roman mind Waddill said