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Year 2000 contingency planning 00 OOooooOO 00 4 spoke October 12 in VMI's Cameron Hall. The event was sponsored by VMI's newly-formed chapter of Students in Free Enterprise. Students in Free Enterprise is a national organization that promotes educational outreach projects by college students to their peers, to primary and secondary school Thanksgiving holiday schedule 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 4 students, and to the community, revolving around business and economics topics. The speakers series and Students in Free Enterprise are funded by a permanent endowment, through the VMI Foundation, established by John W. and Jane M. Roberts in January 1998. The endowment is used Five cadets dismissed 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 5 to fund this and similar activities by the economics and business department at VMI. Also pictured (right) is VMI Superintendent Major General Josiah Bunting 111. Col. Mike Monsour 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6 Physical Education Wing to be Named for King Dedication of 300 Level of Cocke Hall Set for December 6 EMTs provide emergency care 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 8 Dr. Clark King, one of VMI's most respected and loved teachers, coaches and educators, will be honored on December Cross Country I Soccer players honored 00 8 6'h with the dedication of the 300 level of Cocke Hall to his name. There will be a dinner at 5:00p.m. on December 6'h for Dr. King and invited guests, followed by a dedication ceremony at VMI Theatre 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00. 9 the 300 level of Cocke Hall. He will also receive special recognition at halftime of the VMI-Virginia Tech basketball game ROTC Corner 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00. 9 later that evening. Dr. King, a graduate of Nebraska State College, holds a master's degree from the University of Wyoming and a doctorate Winter sports schedules oooooooooooooooooooooo• 10 in education from the University of Virginia. A Marine officer during World War II, he was recalled to active duty during the VMIKeydets.com OOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 10 Korean War. He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action Dr. Clark King on Iwo Jima in World War II, the Purple Heart, and a Presidential Potpourri ...... 11 Unit Citation. He came to VMI in 1952 as an assistant football coach and served 39 years on the faculty and staff before his retirement in 1991. Coach Tom Nugent brought him to VMI, but most of Dr. Calendar of Events ooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooOO 12 King's coaching career was with the legendary John McKenna. "I couldn't be more pleased that Clark is receiving this honor," said Coach McKenna from Continued on page 5 Forty cadets elected to ''Whos Who'' The 2000 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" will include the names of 40 VMI cadets who have been selected as outstanding national campus leaders. A campus nominating committee and editors of the annual directory have included the names of these cadets based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. Virginia cadets selected to the 2000 edition of "Who's Who" are: Daniel A. Alvarez, Springfield; Christian A. Arllen, Ivy; Charles J. Brady, IV, Chesapeake; Charles F. Bryan, III, Richmond; Thomas B. Craig, Suffolk; Augustine 0. Ekpoudom, Yorktown; David B. Epperly, Christiansburg; Nathan K. Friedline, Chester; Ross S. Fuller, Fredericksburg; Craig A. Giorgis, King George; Michael P. Goldman, Midlothian; Christopher L. Haney, Riner; Scott C. Hillyer, Dumfries; Phillip D. Hopkins, Jr., Marshall; Timothy M. Joyce, Stafford; Christopher L. Lucas, Centreville; Matthew T. Milburn, Mechanicsville; Peter M. Miller, Marshall; James L. Nelson, III, Madison; Joshua W. Petry, Richmond; Kelly R. Underwood, Radford; William T. Warthen, Manakin Sabot; Chadwick M. Welch, Roanoke; Ryan A. Wheeler, Lynchburg; Kenneth M. Wing, Jr., Clifton Forge; and Justin G. Wood, Tazewell. The remaining electees are: James A. Boatright, Fayetteville, Ga.; John W. Downs, Gallatin, Tenn.; Ian P. Doyle, New Port Richey, Fla.; Stephen E. Fern, Jr., West Terre Haute, Ind.; Christopher D. Gamble, Anderson, Ind.; Carl B. Hammond, Jr., Silver Spring, Md.; William W. Huffman, III, Chesterfield, Mo.; Christopher J. Lowrance, Lexington, Ind.; Colin P. Mahle, Sacramento, Ca.; J. Micah North, Cleveland, Tn.; Anthony J. Rayome, Englewood, Ohio; Nathaniel W.T. Rhodes, Dallas, Texas; James G. Sheldon, Greensboro, Ga.; and James R. Wallace, Sumerco, w.v. These cadets join an elite group of students from more than 2,300 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations. Learning Center Dedicated in Honor off. Clifford Miller, Jr. '28 The J. Clifford Miller, Jr. '28 Learning Center was dedicated in a ceremony held in Carroll Hall October 19. In 1990 Miller's wife Lizora Schoolfield Miller, initiated the J. Clifford Miller, Jr. '28 Learning Enrichment Program at VMI in honor Mullen Assists Team in of her husband. The purpose of this program, which involves faculty, cadet and curriculum Raising Obelisk in Boston development, is to explore and identify the varying learning styles among cadets and to In August and September, Col. W. Grigg Mullen, Jr., professor of develop appropriate learning approaches and civil and environmental engineering, assisted a diverse group of members goals based on these styles. of the Timber Framers Guild and Massachusetts College of Art, and a Miller, who died in 1998, was a member of the VMIBoard of Visitors crew from WGBH/NOVA television to film the raising of a multi-ton from 1948-1956 and served as its president from 1954-1956. He was a granite obelisk Egyptian style. charter member of the VMI Foundation's Board of Trustees and The project was filmed under the direction of producer Julia Cort considered to be one of the founding fathers of the VMI Keydet Club. and is part of the NOVA PBS television historical series, "In Search of He served on the VMI Alumni Association's board of directors 1937- Lost Empires" (Another in the series is the trebuchet project in Scotland 1956 and held the office of president from 1945-1947. filmed last fall with an international team of some 50 timber framers) Miller, also a founding director of the George C. Marshall Research The obelisk program will be aired in the Spring of 2000. Foundation, had been a trustee of the Marshall Foundation since its After several months of presentations and extensive deliberations establishment in 1953. In 1972 he was awarded the VMI Foundation with local engineers, the obelisk team was assembled. Volunteers also Inc.'s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. included men and women from a local air force base. Veteran experts at the site included stone mason Roger Hopkins and archaeologist and Egyptologist Mark Lehner.

Page2 The Institute Report, November 15, 1999 Col. Gordon V. Ball, Jr., professor of English and fine arts, will represent the Institute in November Col Gordon Ball to be featured on on the public radio program, With Good Reason. The program can be With Good Reason Radio Show heard locally on WMRA-FM (90.7), Sundays at 3:30p.m. and on WVTF FM (91.9), Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Col. Ball will participate in a With Good Reason Broadcast Schedule show entitled "Poetry: The Beat Goes WAMU-FM (88.5): Sundays midnight On." The show examines how Beat (Washington D.C., Northern Va., Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland) - ~ ~~~·~-"'" ~· -·~·~~~~-~~ generation writers and poets continue WCVE-FM (88.9): Sundays 7 p.m. (Richmond) - -~-~~~~-~~-· ~ WCWM (90.7): Sundays 6 p.m. (Williamsburg) to captivate readers more than 40

~~--~-~~-~~-·---~~ WETS-FM (89.5): Sundays 11 a.m. (Eastern Tenn. and far southwest Va.) years after the publication of Jack Kerouac's On the Road and Allen WHRV-FM (89.5): Mondays 1:30 p.m. (Tidewater) Ginsberg's Howl. On the Road sells more than 90,000 copies a year WISE-FM (90.5): Saturdays, 1 p.m. (Wise) and Howl is one of the most widely-read and translated poems of the WMRA-FM (90.7): Sundays 7:30a.m. (Charlottesville, Shenandoah Valley) 20th century. Col. Ball will discuss Ginsberg's life and the effect beat WNSB-FM (91.1): Mondays 9:30a.m. (Norfolk, Greater Hampton Roads) poetry has had on American literature. The show will air November WVRU-FM (89.9): Wednesdays 1:30 p.m. (Radford/Blacksburg) . . . 13-17. WVTF-FM (89.3): Wednesdays 7 p.m. (Roanoke, southwest Va.) " -"."- WVTU (91.5): Wednesdays 7 p.m. (Charlottesville) With Good Reason is a product of the Virginia Higher Education WVTR-FM (91.9): Wednesdays (Marion, Abingdon) Broadcasting Consortium, a joint venture of Virginia's state-supported . . . colleges and universities and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. It is a half-hour program which airs weekly on twelve public radio stations throughout Virginia and adjoining states with a potential listening audience of 1.4 million.

VMI Observatory Open House, November 15-16 The VMI Department of Physics and Astronomy will host two open house nights at the VMI observatory November 15 and November 16, with programs beginning at 6:30p.m., and at 7:30p.m. Reservations are required in order to attend, to avoid having too many people coming on any one night. There is no admission charge and the public is invited. Families with children are welcome (we suggest ages eight and up). The VMI observatory uses a computer-controlled 20-inch telescope and is located just outside of town to take advantage of the darker skies there. The observatory is located at the VMI McKethan Park, just off Route 631. The observatory tours will include a chance for everyone to see several celestial objects through the telescope, including the first quarter moon, and either Jupiter or Saturn, which are well placed now for observing. A short presentation will also describe the upcoming Leonid meteor shower and its potentially spectacular show. A short demonstration of the computer operation of the telescope and the electronic imaging system, now used in place of photographic film will be presented. The telescope is used in each of the astronomy courses taught at VMI, as well as in independent project and senior thesis courses. In case of cloudy skies, the open house will still take place, with a demonstration of the telescope and electronic images. Telephone the VMI Department of Physics and Astronomy at 464-7225 to obtain a reservation and information on driving to the observatory. If further information is needed, telephone Dr. David L. DuPuy in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Julian Brazier, M.P., a current member of the British House of Commons, gave a public lecture in jackson Memorial Hall on October 22. His talk was entitled "The Special Relationship is More Important Than Ever." Brazier has been a M.P. from the city of Canterbury since 1987. He is a member of the Conservative Party and frequently speaks in Parliament on defense issues.

The Institute Report, November 15, 1999 Page3 r Year2000 Contingency Planning As part ofVMI's contingency planning for the year 2000 (Y2k), the Institute is taking steps to notify cadets & parents of any special circumstances that will affect the beginning of the spring 2000 semester. As soon as possible after January 1, 2000, VMI will announce plans for the opening of the semester. You will be notified by mail either confirming the start of the semester as planned or providing instructions necessitated by Y2k-related failures. In addition, a dedicated phone line and a section of the VMI web site (www.vmi.edu) will provide Federal highway administrator Kenneth Wykle speaks to attendees at the annual Virginia Transportation Conference while U. governor John Hager looks on. information on the start of the semester. Finally, for those near VMI, local news media will also be informed of VMI's plans. More detailed instructions on preparation for Y2k contingencies Spilman Symposium to be held November 13 will be sent to parents and cadets The Department of English and Fine Arts and The Writing Across the Curriculum Program at VMI held in December. the sixth annual Spilman Symposium on Issues in Teaching Writing "Composition and the 'Real World': Designing Connections" in Moody Hall on the VMI Post. Featured speakers for the symposium were: Cynthia L. Selfe, professor of composition and communication and chair of the Department of Humanities at Michigan Technological University and Eileen E. Schell, assistant professor in the Writing Program at Syracuse University since 1996. Selfe is a former chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, her publications Thanksgiving include Computers and Writing: Theory, Research, and Practice (1990), Literacy and Technology (1994), Computers and the Teaching of Writing in American Higher Education, 1979-1994: A History (1996), and, Holiday most recently, Passions, Pedagogies, and 21st Century Technologies (1999), as well as numerous essays on technology and the teaching of writing. Since 1982, she has served as co-editor of Computers and Composition: Schedule for An International Journal for Teachers of English. Her 1999 Spilman Symposium presentation is entitled "Critical Technological Literacy: Paying Attention to Education for the 21st Century." Employees Schell has been an assistant professor in the Writing Program at Syracuse University since 1996. Previously ''I'm pleased to announce she co-directed the First-Year Composition Program at Virginia Tech, and she has taught at both the University the Commonwealth's final of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and Northern Seattle Community College. Her first book, Gypsy Academics and Thanksgiving holiday schedule for the millcnium." Governor Motherteachers: Gender, Contingent Labor, and Writing Instruction (1998), appeared last year, and she is Gilmore said in a recent news currently co-editing (with Patricia Lambert Stock) a collection entitled Moving a Mountain: Improving the release. "The holiday season is Working Conditions ofNon-Tenure-Track Writing Faculty. She is also the recent recipient of two large Vision a time for all Virginians to share 2000 Grants, one of which provides for the development of a "Service Learning Cluster" in Syracuse's Writing with family. friends. and other Program. Her 1999 Spilman Symposium presentation is entitled "Literacy and Service Learning: Connecting loved ones. I wish the people of Our Writing Classrooms with Communities Outside the University." Virginia a safe and joyous The symposium is supported by the RobertS. Spilman, VMI Class of 1896, and the RobertS. Spilman, celebration." Jr., VMI Class of 1928, Fund for Excellence in Writing, established by Mrs. Samuel R. Sutphin in honor of The Thanksgiving holiday her father and brother. Since 1997, additional funding has been provided by the VMI Writing Across the period for VMI employees will Curriculum Program. begin at Noon on Wednesday. For further information: contact Lt. Col. Robert L. McDonald, Spilman Symposium Coordinator, at November 24 and end at 8 a.m. 464-7240 or [email protected]. November 29.

Page4 The Institute Report, November 15, 1999 King Continued from page 1 his home in Decatur, Georgia. "As a football coach, he was invaluable to our program. As a person, he is a man of great integrity and dedication; the latter word is often overused, but it applies absolutely in this case. VMI is a much better place for Clark King having spent a lifetime there." In 1963, he became the director of VMI's physical education department. In that position he established the framework of a program that has stood the test of time and is virtually unchanged today. He developed a mandatory four-year curriculum in conjunction with a physical fitness-training regimen, a fitness ethic by which cadets could live at VMI and throughout their lives. Dr. King initiated the extraordinarily successful "Rat Challenge" program of obstacle courses, rappelling, high ropes courses, and team oriented problem solving exercises. In March 1996, the physical education department dedicated its new high ropes course to him and marked the occasion with a special plaque. During his tenure he was active in VMI's drug and alcohol abuse education and prevention programs and established the criteria for a mandatory course on alcohol and drug abuse. He also served as director of the summer session programs and became the first director of continuing education in 1975. He served on numerous committees, was a member of the academic board, and was chairman of the Institute's Former.lJieslllfQf. TrophJ winner Pete DQwlcins, USMA '59, spe(lig S(U;otilf f!lassmen at the Rirlg Pre~entation CeretnonJ first Long Range Planning Committee. In 1983 he received VMI's til ll.el4 Noveitdier ·~if~ }lWkson MtmiorillllJttlL Distinguished Service Award for his "extraordinary contribution to the life of the Institute." "Clark King could be described as a teacher and an educator, but possibly best as a mentor," said Major General John W. Knapp, superintendent emeritus. "His activities were always intended for the best interest of cadets and one could never mistake that fact." Knitting Five Cadets Dismissed together stories and loyalties of cadets from four decades would reveal Five first year cadets ("Rats") at VMI were dismissed from school the same expressions. Clark was engaged I 00 percent of the time in for participating in an incident last Friday morning in which one of their doing the right thing for cadets and education." classmates was forcibly restrained and struck several times, causing cuts His work did not stop at VMI as he was and is extremely active in and bruises. the community. He has been chairman of the Highway Safety Following a thorough investigation by the administration and the Commission, the House Mountain Development Committee, Lexington cadet-run Officer of the Guard Association, the case was heard yesterday Board of Zoning Appeals, and the Development and Maintenance by the Executive Committee of the Corps of Cadets. This committee, which comprises the class officers of the upper three classes and oversees Committee of the Chessie Trail. He also served as vice-chairman of the the conduct of the Corps, recommended the dismissals. Col. James Rockbridge Regional Jail Commission, on the Board of Trustees-Trinity Joyner, Jr., Commandant of Cadets, Brigadier General Alan Farrell, Dean United Methodist Church, and is a member of the Lexington Kiwanis of the Faculty, and VMI Superintendent Major General Josiah Bunting Club. III all concurred. Upon his retirement from the VMI faculty and staff, Dr. King made "The act is reprehensible," said Gen. Bunting. "But I am proud of this statement, "Being trusted with the responsibility for teaching and the cadet leadership and the manner in which their executive committee training these young men is a high honor and very rewarding. When it is representatives handled this direct challenge to the VMI way of education over, it is my hope that it mattered that I worked here." .... A humble - which is demanding, but fair and honorable. I have accepted their statement from a man whose presence has been felt by hundreds of cadets recommendation; I simply will not have such conduct at the VMI and and members of the VMI family. neither will the Corps of Cadets." Keane Jones, President of the First Class (senior class) and the Executive Committee, expressed the views of the committee: "The actions of these individuals runs counter to the 'Brother Rat' spirit, and whatever the perceived reason for the attack, there is simply no room for this at VMI. Acts that cause injury to another cadet will not be tolerated." The only administrative appeal process for these cadets would be to the Appeals Committee of the VMI Board of Visitors, and per policy of that committee, an appeal cannot be heard for one year following a dismissal.

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"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see part of my religious training. Knowing lots of God." (Matthew 5:8) languages can be confusing, you know." He leaned back and smiled that smile that grabs one's heart "Ellis Mike Monsour was a simple man." and chuckled aloud. "Once here at VMI, I went into Those were the poignant words of the Eastern a class to give a quiz. I was very tired that morning. Orthodox priest presiding at the immigrant's funeral After I finished writing the questions on the board, on a spring day in Vicksburg, Miss. in the late 1960s. the students just stared at me. I finally said, 'Come Simple perhaps in the day-to-day aspects of his life, on (which he pronounces "own" with just a pinch of but powerful in the affect that simplicity had on his Delta in his voice), get busy!' I was so embarrassed son, Mike Ellis Monsour. when I looked at the board and realized I had used Ellis had followed his older brother, Assad five different languages, none of which were the Mikael, from their birthplace in El Munsif, a small course I was teaching." town in what is now Lebanon, in the early 1900s His youthful theological studies were intensely seeking refuge from the oppressive politics of their disciplined. Armed with the important blessing of homeland and a fresh start in a new land. Assad, Col. Mike E. Monsour his father and uncle, he worked vigorously on Bible who came to America in 1906, had quickly studies, Biblical Greek and Hebrew; systematic Americanized his name to "Ed" and moved to Mississippi seeking a theology; and mystical theology. "Father Baroudy thought it was essential new beginning in the grocery trade the Monsour family had practiced in that one undertaking such training should also experience how it applied their homeland. to the real world," Monsour remembered. By 18, he had worked in a Six years later, Ellis, who had one day of formal schooling in his hospital with dying patients and was with many as they died. He worked life, took the same long trip to join his brother, who had twice as much in an orphanage and served in a state-run home for elderly men. He education as he, having attended school for two days. When confronted assisted with funerals and worked long hours with prisoners. by an immigration officer speaking a language unlike his native Arabic, he shook his head affirmatively when the American, confounded by the But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, name Mikael, said "Mike?" goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such there is During a short stay in Natchez, Miss., Ellis Mike and his wife had a no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) son in 1943 whom they named Mike Ellis Monsour. The name "Mike" was an important family tradition as Saint Michael is the patron saint of At the end of his junior year of high school, he took the minor vows the Eastern Orthodox Church. Shortly after young Mike was born, his of the Eastern Orthodox Church. To take the final vows would mean the family moved to Vicksburg, Miss., where his father and uncle operated young man would have had to go into the parish ministry. But the minor a grocery store in an African-American community. The family's vows were in no way minor. Monsour took a vow of obedience to God Lebanese culture dictated a strong patriarchal bent, and Uncle Ed served and man. He vowed never to marry and committed himself to a lifetime in that role. of total service to others. "My uncle, my father and the local parish priest, Father Michael There were diversions to be sure with music a primary joy. At 10, (ah, the name again) Baroudy," had an awesome impact on my life," Monsour played the title role in the opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors," recalled Mike Monsour, who has served as a member of the VMI faculty which was something that gave my father great joy. We traveled and staff since "I arrived at the BOQ on Aug. 12, 1968 at 3:30p.m." throughout the state performing, and perhaps that provoked my love of travel that wells within me to this day," he noted. Monsour continued to And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to sing, moving from an adolescent soprano to an adult baritone and his one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me. ' talent caught the ear of a voice professor at Bellhaven College near (Matthew 25:40) Vicksburg, and the school offered him a full scholarship to study voice. "There was some pressure on me to take the final vows to be a priest, Perhaps it was the happy hours spent sitting quietly around the family but I knew deep in my heart that I wasn't ready to do that quite yet. I grocery store listening to the lyrical, syrupy Southern drawls of the wanted to teach," Monsour said. The years at Bellhaven were happy. neighborhood men gathered in the evening playing Bible trivia with the losers having to prepare a lavish dessert for the victors. More likely, it Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use was the powerful presence of Father Baroudy -and a powerful sense them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; of God's presence- in young Mike Monsour's life that allowed him to he who teaches, in his teaching; he who exhorts; in his exhortation; he know by the age of 6 " beyond a shadow of a doubt a deep and abiding who contributes; in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; he who love of God" and a burgeoning sense of "commitment to serving God's does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. (Romans 12: 6-8) will that has never diminished a bit since that time." Young Monsour attended Vicksburg public schools in the morning "When I was at Bellhaven, which I loved, the other students often and then went to the church to study with Father Baroudy in the afternoon. called me 'Old Man.' Even though we were the same age, I guess I did His love of language came early and naturally. "My Uncle Ed and my have a different perspective than many of them, but I've always felt a father never really mastered English. Arabic was spoken in our home, calling to listen to others," said the man whose eyes dance with a sense and that was the language I learned early on," the soft-spoken Monsour of childlike wonder that fills the room with unbridled joy. said recently. "I also began to study Greek and Spanish at a young age as "That was a time when I became open to and aware of ever-

Page6 The Institute Report, November 15, 1999 increasing ways that I could be obedient to God's will." During his college "Col. So-and-So; Lt. Col. Such-and- Such; Coach This-and-That and years, he was called to Father Baroudy's deathbed where his priest, 'Doc' or 'Mike."' mentor and friend asked again if he was ready to take the final vows. After replacing Col. Lancaster, the man who hired him, as "Not yet, Father ... not yet," was Monsour's difficult response. department chairman from 1981 to 1986, the Institute formalized what After graduating from Bellhaven, he applied and was accepted to had been a fact for nearly two decades by naming Monsour "Special the Romance Languages graduate program at the University of Assistant to the Superintendent for Counseling." Far more important Mississippi in Oxford, which took him farther away from his family that than the title was the open declaration to cadets of what had long been he been at Bellhaven. He also worked as a graduate assistant, which true. There was a safe haven to which cadets could go with the absolute exposed him to teaching college students for the first time. As he assurance of confidentiality. "I have always assured anyone who ever approached the end of two-year Master's program in 1968, personal loss wanted to talk to me about anything that it would never go beyond the and pain struck quickly and often. In less than three months, one of his bare walls of my office or the front door of my home or anywhere else sisters died and both his father and uncle died, too. "That was an we might talk." extraordinarily tough time. To this day, I think of them daily and miss "Active listening is the key. I try to be like a mirror, reflecting back them greatly." what I'm hearing, allowing the speaker to discover his or her options As one chapter was closing, another opened. One of Monsour's and what might be the consequences associated with each option. I fellow graduate students was a graduate of the Institute, and he absolutely will not sit in judgment of another," he said softly. encouraged Monsour to apply for a teaching job. "Frankly, I had never heard ofVMI, but finally I relented and sent a letter of application. They Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be asked me to come to Lexington and visit. I met with Col. Albert Lancaster, transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to who was then department chairman. He introduced me to Gen. Morgan, test and approve what God's will is- his good, pleasing and perfect the dean, and Gen. Shell, the superintendent, and they offered me a job will. (Romans 12:2; N.I.V.) that day. I accepted." Even the longest of races comes to an end. He's not sure exactly For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ when his tenure will end, but he can see the finish line. we share abundantly in comfort too. (2 Corinthians 1 :5) Monsour has relinquished his counseling role ... though cadets continue to knock on his door ... as his days at VMI dwindle down. "It's strange that I recall the exact date and time I arrived at the During the renovation of Scott Shipp Hall, the offices of the Department BOQ. I usually forget things as soon as I no longer need to remember of Modem Languages have taken temporary quarters in Cocke Hall. them. But I really was in a strange new world. It was an interesting crew Monsour's office, with the omnipresent open door and the sign that reads living there then. simply "Dr. M.E. Monsour" is located in what was most recently a closet "I do recall the first day of classes. I knew absolutely nothing about in which athletic equipment was stored. anything military, and I wasn't so sure I was up to the intellectual An injured football player drops by to use the telephone. His students challenge. I prayed, 'Dear God: Let me find favor in thy sight,"' Monsour come in and out as the last minute preparations for Ring Figure continue reflected. just outside his door. He walks out to look, and a voice descends from The late 1960s were challenging times for all American institutions, on high, "Doc ... Doc ... " His head shoots skyward and he squints as he but particularly so for military institutions like VMI. The Vietnam War, shields his eyes with his palm. "Up here ... up here," come the unison with its concomitant complications, did not leave VMI untouched by voices of two working at the top of the climbing wall near the ceiling. loss and pain. Monsour's role as a counselor to cadets had very simple An observer cannot help but be touched to tears by the love careening beginnings. Much as had occurred during his undergraduate days at from floor to ceiling and back again. Bellhaven, one cadet sought him out to talk about some personal But when his days at VMI are through, will he be finished? Hardly. problems. Word-of-mouth has long been the most effective mode of There's travelling to be done. There's still family to love. There will be advertising in any situation, and soon it was two cadets ... then three ... new friends and neighbors with whom to share the large amounts of then four. A trend was developing, but it was not always happy. homemade soup he cannot possibly consume himself. There will be "Those early years were very tough. I got to know several young continuing opportunities to bring light to the dark days of others. There men very well, and then they went off to Vietnam and were killed," he are theological studies to be undertaken. He may pursue a monk's life. remembered quietly. He may even take those final vows. By 1972, he faced the great teaching conundrum: publish or perish. But whatever he does and wherever he does it, he will keep central In other words, no Ph.D.; no job. There is no small irony that a man in his heart and soul the declaration of surrender from The Lord's Prayer fluent in Greek would go to Athens- Georgia- to work on his doctorate. .. .. "Thy will be done." Two years later, he returned with his A.B.D. (all but dissertation) and For like Ellis Mike Monsour, Mike Ellis Monsour is a simple man. taught five classes as he completed the publishing that would prevent -Doug Chase his perishing. And still the cadets beat a path to his office door . . . some for counseling in languages ... hundreds for counseling in life.

If a brother or sister is ill clad and in lack of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what does it profit? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. (James 2: 15-17)

Ask 10 cadets to name folks on post that have had a powerful impact on their lives, there's a good chance that six or seven of them will say:

The Institute Report, November 15, 1999 Page7 Ctulet EMTs Provide Emerge#Cy Care Can you imagine a group of cadets ready, willing and able to nilive the experiences of the Ratline? Such is the Emergency Response Team, a group of 12 cadets, nearly all of who are certified,as , Emergency Medical Technicians, who shadow Ratline activities to provide immediate emergency care when needed. Second classman Ben Griffith, who returned to his father's hometown of Lexington tr9m his home in Allendale, NJ ., serves as president of the elite unit. · ' "It's certainly not just me. There are 12 of us on call;" be said quickly, he rattles off the names of his EMT compatriots." Eric Houck-Whitaker; Maria Vasile; Cliff Ford; Clay Backus; Henry Papiano; Salmann Khawaja; Jim Cowardin; Ebony McElroy; Bill Lambert; Robert Mason~ andKenny Harmon. Ten of us are. already certified as Emergency medical technicians, and the other two are close to receiving theirs," noted the well-spoken Griffith, whose grandfather was a member of the economics faculty at Washington and Lee University for several decades. Griffith admits to having wanted to be a fireman since he a small boy. "I told my mother I was going to join the volunteer fire department in our town. She wasn't too keen on that, but she suggested that 1 check into the ambulance corps (first aid crew). I fell in love with it," be said. Not only does Griffith serve as president of the post group of EMTs; he also serves as a volunteer Ben Griffith with the Lexington Lifesaving and First Aid Crew. It requires a large time commitment to become EMT- certified. In Ben's case, it involved 196 hours of classroom training, comprising three hours a night, two nights a week for four months. EMTs are certified to give CPR; administer oxygen, treat minor injuries, immobilize patients, and transport them to the appropriate treatment location. Dr. David Copeland, Institute Physician, speaks enthusiastically of Griffith and his teammates." This year's group is the bestl've dealt with in terms of organization. I believe that is due to Ben's leadership. In addition to all their other duties and responsibilities, they've added Saturday football games to their services. They attend to anyone in the stands that needs treatment. "They are quite respected within the Corps. When they are present around Ratline activities, what they say, goes. If they see an injured Rat and feelthey have to step in, the llpperclassmen get out oftheif way and ~~t them do their jobs/' n'*'~Copeland. . ·.··••·•. . . . .· · Ten of the 12, all of whom were available, volunteered to return a week eat\ythis fan toworkwJJb:the.~- ."It was 1~ .goi:t)'gthr()ugh it aU again," said Griffith with a chuckle. "We have to be right in the mi4dle in ;arder to keep a close watch on potential or real ~robleins encountered by Rats." ·· . During last spring's forced march breakout, half of the EMTs march~ in the midst of the Rats, while the others were in trail vehicles assigned to pick up the injured ... and those whose blisters would allow them to go no further. "That was one of the things we addressed right away this fall: the prevention and care of blisters. We met with the Rats during cadre and discussed those issues. I hope they paid attention," he said.

Cross Country/Soccer Players Honored Smith Earns All-Conference Honors With Performance For the seventh time, VMI and the city of Lexington hosted the Southern Conference men's and women's Cross Country Championships held last month at Rockbridge County High School. The VMI men's team finished fifth place in the meet and was led by Joe Smith '00 who finished in fourth place and earned All-Conference honors with his performance. Smith, a native of Livermore, Calif. completed the 8,000 meter course in a time of 25:54.87. Earlier in the season, Smith was named the Southern Conference Men's Runner of the Week for the week of October 17. The women's team finished ninth in the meet and was led by Rachel Love '01 who finished in 19th. Love's time on the 5,000 meter course was 19:29.31. Soccer Player Named to All-Southern Conference Team Four cadets were elected into the Theta Chapter of Eta Kappa Nu, the The VMI Soccer team finished the 1999 season with a 6-10-1 record. national electrical engineering honor society. Pictured from left to right Forward Kenny Sykes '00, was named to the All-Southern Conference are: David Dewey, president elect; Chris Abbott, secretary elect; Wen-Jeng Second Team. He is the first Keydet player honored by the §outhern Huang, vice president; Lee Pitts, president; Steve Lucas, treasurer; Moabi Conference since Rich Daughtridge '98 was named to the First Team Lesole, secretary; Chris Lowrance, vice president elect; and Matt Williams, All-Conference in 1995. Sykes led the team in goals with nine and was treasurer elect. Note: names denoted with "elect" are new inductees. second in scoring with 19 points. Earlier in the year, he was named Southern Conference Player of the Week for the week of October 25. Sykes' three goals against East Carolina on October 19 helped him earn this honor.

PageS The Institute Report, November 15, 1999 VMI Theatre to Present "Stocking Stujfers"

The VMI Theatre will present its 5th annual "Stocking Stuffers" Larisa M. Taylor, Nicole L. Weaver, Melissa S. Williams, andJohn holiday show on November 30 and December I and 2 at 7:30p.m. on S.Wilson. Cadet Cameron R. Rex is technical director. the 400 Level of Lejeune Hall. This holiday revue of "little gifts" of Also in the show are Colonel H. Francis Bush, Colonel Michael ~. music, drama, story, and verse features both humorous and serious looks Harris, Colonel Philip B. Peters, Laura Holt, Sharon Peters, and Melou at Christmas, Hanukkah, and the winter season. The purpose of the show Piegari. Accompanist for the production is VMI Theatre DirectorJoellen is to help everyone, especially families, get into the holiday spirit. K. Bland. Cadets performing include Ryan C. Cengeri,James C. Copty, Martin "Stocking Stuffers" is presented annually as the VMI Theatre's A. (Tony) Dickson, Erik S. Figueroa, Shawn M. Fisher, Kyle W. Kramer, holiday gift to the VMILexington-Rockbridge community. Admission Stephen F. Lee,John W. Leon, Angela N. (Nicki) Myers, W. Scott Miles, is free, with open seating. For further information, call 540-464-7389. ROTC Corner

Army ROTC Cadets UJ'in Ranger Challenge Competition The 1999-2000 edition of VMI' s Ranger Team captured first place in regional competition held October 23-25 at Fort A.P. Hill. There were 26 teams representing 17 schools in Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland. VMI bested James Madison University by 27 points (the last two competitions have been determined by less than five points between the first and third place team). Additionally, VMI earned the Commander's Cup Trophy for the most improved Ranger Team since last year's competition. The key to this year's success was consistency as the VMI Rangers scored in the top five in each event, posting exceptional scores in the higher point value events. Teams competed in the following events: Army Physical Fitness Test, One Rope Bridge Construction, Orienteering, Weapon's Assembly and Disassembly, Hand Grenade Assault Course, M 16 Marksmanship, and the 1OK Forced March. Competition started on Saturday morning with the APFT. Following the APFT, the cadets rotated through the other stations, leaving only the 10K Forced March for Sunday morning. The team was comprised of 17 cadets from VMI and Washington and Lee University: Christopher Abbott (Team Captain), Jim McKnight (Co-Captain) (WIL), Steve Roman, Jason Maslow, Justin Cole, Luke Wallenwaber, Brandon Wheeler, Patrick Hurley, Randy Sheets, Paul Thompson, Samora Leacock, William O'Neil, Ryan Blake, Erich Miller, Brad Russell (W/L), Patrick Khattack, and Jared Dyhouse.

Navy ROTC Holds Fall FTX The NROTC unit had yet another successful fall FTX this last month. The weekends activities provided motivation, professional training and an opportunity to honor those VMI graduates who made the ultimate sacrifice in combat. The weekend commenced with formal personnel inspection by the midshipmen battalion staff. After a few preparatory briefs for field exercises for the Marines and the war games for the Navy, the midshipmen returned after SRC for a combat leadership forum. The unit was pleased to host VMI's own Brig. Gen. Alan Farrell, dean of the faculty; Col. William H. Dabney '61, former commandant of cadets; and Col. Woodson A. Sadler, Jr., director of development of the George C. Marshall Foundation as the members of the panel. The staff and midshipmen listened as each combat veteran talked about leadership in combat and the challenges unique to that environment. The panel then answered questions from the battalion. On Saturday the USN and USMC teams split into their respective services. The Marines went into the field where the OCS graduate midshipmen trained the underclass in basic infantry skills including camouflage, fire team tactics and knots. The evening was culminated with night squad tactics. The Navy was briefed on the elements of battlegroup warfare before separating into two teams who formed their individual combat information centers to compete on a network-based combat simulator. The final day of the FTX began with the annual Navy/Marine Corps Memorial Service in Jackson Memorial Hall. Rear Admiral Barry Black, CHC, Deputy Chief of Chaplains, USN addressed the battalion with a powerful sermon. All were reminded that character does matter, particularly today. Next was the fifth annual ironman competition. The competition featured ten teams, each with eight cadets with combat gear, who negotiated a 4.5 mile course. The course was punctuated by a log carry, the USMC obstacle course, a fireman's carry, a Maury River crossing and a low crawl to end at Jackson Arch. Teamwork was the key to success. Finally, the NROTC unit would like to recognize and congratulate Midn 1/C Ron Allen. He passed his nuclear power interview and will continue VMI's tradition of providing capable engineers for the Navy's demanding nuclear power program.

The Institute Report, November 15, 1999 Page9 BASKETBALL WRESTLING Date Opponent Site Time Date Event Site Time Nov. 11 KY CRUSADERS (EX.) LEXINGTON 7p.m. Nov. 13 KEYDET INVITATIONAL LEXINGTON 11 a.m. Nov. 18 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA LEXINGTON 12:01 a.m. Nov. 20 Bloomsburg Inv. Bloomsburg, PA lOa.m. Nov. 20 WARREN WILSON LEXINGTON 1 p.m. Dec.4 Sheridan lnv. Bethlehem, PA 9a.m. Nov. 21 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 7p.m. Dec. 8 Virginia Charlottesville, VA 7:30p.m. United Airlines Inv. Tourn. Dec. 29-30 The Midlands Evanston, IL 9a.m. Nov. 26 Oral Roberts Honolulu, HA Midnight Jan. 9 Old Dominion Quad Norfolk, VA Noon Nov. 28 Hawaii or William & Mary Honolulu, HA TBA (VMI, Seton Hall, Duke, Old Dominion) Dec. 1 BLUEFIELD LEXINGTON 7p.m. Jan. 12 George Mason Fairfax, VA 7:30p.m. Dec. 2 FERRUM LEXINGTON 7p.m. Jan. 14 Davidson Davidson, NC 11 a.m. Dec. 6 VIRGINIA TECH LEXINGTON 7p.m. Jan. 18 JAMES MADISON LEXINGTON 7:30p.m. Dec. 8 OLD DOMINION LEXINGTON 7p.m. Jan. 21-22 VA Intercollegiate Champ. Blacksburg, VA 4p.m. Dec. 18 University of Notre Dame South Bend, IN 2p.m. Jan. 28 PITTSBURGH LEXINGTON 7:30p.m. Dec. 21 Virginia Commonwealth Richmond, VA 7:30p.m. Jan. 29 THE CITADEL LEXINGTON 1 p.m. Dec. 28 University of Florida* Gainesville, FL Noon Feb. 1 VIRGINIA TECH LEXINGTON 7:30p.m. Jan. 4 UNC Greensboro Greensboro, NC 7:30p.m. Feb. 5 All-Academy Champ. Colorado Spr., CO 9a.m. Jan. 8 COLL. OF CHARLESTON LEXINGTON 1 p.m. Feb. 11 Appalachian State Boone, NC 7:30p.m. Jan. 10 Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN 7p.m. Feb. 12 UNC Greensboro Greensboro, NC 7:30p.m. Jan. 15 THE CITADEL# LEXINGTON 4p.m. Feb. 16 CHATTANOOGA LEXINGTON 7:30p.m. Jan. 17 Appalachian State Boone, NC 7 p.m. Feb.26 SC Champ. Chattanooga, TN 9a.m. Jan. 22 Davidson College Davidson, NC 7p.m. Mar. 16-18 NCAA Champ. St. Louis, MO Jan. 24 UNC GREENSBORO LEXINGTON 7p.m. Jan. 29 EAST TENNESSEE STATE LEXINGTON 1 p.m. RIFLE Jan. 31 Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA 7:30p.m. Date Opponent Opponent(s) Feb. 5 WESTERN CAROLINA LEXINGTON lp.m. Nov. 20 U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis, MD Feb. 7 Wofford College Spartanburg, SC 7p.m. Jan. 22 U.S. Coast Guard New London, CT Feb. 12 East Tennessee State Johnson City, TN 7:30p.m. Feb. 5 N.C. State Raleigh, NC Feb. 14 APPALACHIAN STATE LEXINGTON 7p.m. Feb. 12-13 Sectional W.V., Norwich LEXINGTON Feb. 19 Western Carolina Cullowhee, NC 7p.m. Mar. 4-5 MAC Champ. at MIT Boston, MA Feb. 21 DAVIDSON LEXINGTON 7p.m. Mar. 9-11 NCAA Champ. LEXINGTON Feb. 26 FURMAN LEXINGTON 1 p.m. Mar. 2-5 S.C. Tournament Greenville, SC TBA *-TV game (Sunshine Network- a Fox SportsNet affiliate) #- TV game (Fox Sports South)

SWIMMING Date Opponent Site Time Nov. 13 West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon, WV 1:30 p.m. Dec. 4 RANDOLPH-MACON LEXINGTON 2p.m. Dec. 8 WASHINGTON & LEE LEXINGTON 6p.m. Jan. 14 East Carolina Greenville, NC 4p.m. Jan. 22 Georgetown Washington, DC 1 p.m. Jan. 29 George Mason Fairfax, VA 1:30 p.m. Feb. 17-20 Southern States Champ. TBA VMIKeydets.com··· Nowyou .can Usten to VMI football and basketball gatnes free INDOOR TRACK on;narge oil the tilternet at VMIKeydets.com;a new web serviCe Date Event Site ~gun :this year by {JeDrge lnge :p L Dec. 4 VMI INVITATIONAL LEXINGTON Catcn all fhe action in real time .Or ify.Ou cariyf, listen to. fhe. Jan. 21-22 Virginia Tech Invitational Blacksburg, VA ·J:lrchiv~ vers.ion~ of:t~ game~. VMIKe~ts .cQtit .will l!!so pr<1vide Jan. 28-29 IKON Inv. Johnson City, TN · ··interviews and ·smmd l:iiies from ail:lfetic and· lnstitU:te perronnet FEB. 4-5 VMI WINTER RELAYS LEXINGTON .and the possibility.in the future of video· on the .site as well; Feb. 11-12 Virginia Tech Inv. Blacksburg, VA :v.M:!Keydet&~com also pmvides forums .for various: classes~. Feb. 18-19 SC Meet Johnson City, TN chat rooms for sports.and .other VMI happenings, tri.via, and lots ·::more: ... Feb. 26 NCAA Qualifying Meet Blacksburg, VA Mar. 2-4 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, AR

Page 10 The Institute Report, November 15, 1999 Potpourri

•:• Col. Spencer C. Thcker, professor of history and holder of the John Biggs Chair in military history, attended the Northern Great Plains History Conference in St. Cloud, Minn. He presented a paper on "Lieutenant Andrew H. Footes and the African Slave Trade." The conference was held October 6-9. •:• Col. Tucker also served as a consultant for Dorling Kindersley in their new Atlas of World History (London, 1999). He wrote the copy and secured the maps and illustrations for the section covering World War I.

•:• The VMI "Commanders" Jazz Ensemble performed at the inaugural "Give to Live Gala" held at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Va. on October 2. The gala was held to benefit Virginia Blood Services, a non-profit community blood center in its 25th year of providing blood and blood components for hospitals and patients in central Virginia.

•:• Lt. Col. Keith Gibson, director of VMI's museum programs, will speak at a seminar at the Oak Ridge Military Academy in November. The seminar is entitled "Two Stonewalls: Jackson and Cleburne." The seminar will examine the lives of the two famous Southern officers and look at the events that led each of them to their respective places in American history.

•:• Members of VMI's Society of Physics Students (SPS) attended a professional meeting in Lynchburg on October 23rd focusing on applications of nuclear technology. SPS cadets toured the factory of Applied Radiant Energy, Corp. for a first-hand look at a gamma energy process used to produce long-wearing wood for flooring. Following the tour they heard a talk on health, technical, and cost issues related to the irradiation of food. The talk was especially relevant because of the many recent cases of sickness and death from the ingestion of contaminated meat. The meeting was sponsored jointly by the Virginia sections of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and the Health Physics Society. Lt. Col. Ross Thomas, associate professor of physics and astronomy, led the VMI group. He is an officer of the ANS Virginia section.

•:• The Army ROTC's Marshall-New Market Battalion took over 300 cadets out to Brushy Hill in Lexington for the Fall FTX. The Battalion left Friday night on a 5 mile road march and set up field tents for the night. On Saturday, the battalion conducted "hands-on" training to include a hand grenade assault course, radio operations, weapon functions, casualty evacuation, and the Audie Murphy Individual Movement Techniques course. The individual classes were conducted by Camp-bound MS III and IV cadets while the overall weekend events were conducted by Camp-graduated MSIVs. The FTX finished on Sunday with a road march back to VMI and a picnic in Cocke Hall.

•:• Col. E.B. Wingfield attended the board of directors meetings of the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Mechanicsville, Va., on September 27-28. On October 20, Col. Wingfield was the guest speaker at the 60'h anniversary of the Natural Bridge Soil and Water Conservation District. Wingfield spoke about the origin and history of the state organization since it began in 1939.

•:• A book by Stanley Sandler, professor and Conquest Chair in History, entitled The Korean War: No Victors, No Vanquished, has been published by Routledge Publishing (London). He also presented a paper in October at the Ohio Valley Historical Conference, entitled "What Recently Released Soviet -Era Documents Tell Us About the Korean War."

•:• The year 2000 issue, volume XXV, of the Review Journal ofPhilosophy and Social Science contains a paper by Maj. DuncanJ. Richter, professor of psychology/philosophy, entitled "Understanding Genocide: Wittgenstein and the Holocaust."

•:• VMI Superintendent Major General Josiah Bunting III spoke to the Norfolk Kiwanis Club on October 7. Following the speech he was interviewed by Joel Rubin ofWVEC-TV and Jim Spencer, columnist for the Daily Press, for a half-hour public affairs program that aired later in the month.

•:• Assistant lacrosse coaches William M. "Mic" Grant, Jr. and Brian P. Grady both ran and completed the 24th annual Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. on October 24.

•:• Head lacrosse coach Doug Bartlett recently participated in the Roanoke Rising Star Sports and Adventure Camp. Bartlett served as camp director/co-clinic instructor for the lacrosse academy. The following members of the VMI lacrosse team also participated: Carl W. Haas '01, Paul Green '00, Derek B. Bogdon '01, and Brian J. Ward '03. Recently Bartlett was a featured speaker at the Southeastern Region Lacrosse Coaches Clinic held at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. and he has been selected to speak at the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association national convention next year.

•:• A paper entitled "System-Wide Effects of Medicaid Retrospective Drug Utilization Review Programs," co-written by Maj. Karen Gutermuth, assistant professor of economics and business at VMI, Dr. Etienne Pracht, assistant professor of economics at the University of South Florida, and Dr. W. Jeff Moore, professor of economics at Louisiana State University, has been accepted for publication in the Journam of Health Politics, Policy, and Law.

•:• Professors of civil and environmental engineering, Lt. Col. Gary K. Rogers and Col. W. Grigg Mullen, Jr., have been contacted by the Natural Bridge Hotel to investigate the stability of the Natural Bridge after a fatal accident that happened there in October.

•:• Major James J. Hentz will have an article published in the June 2000 issue of the Journal of Modern African Studies and has a review of Disarmament and Defense Industrial Adjustment in South Africa forthcoming in the African Studies Review. In November, he presented a paper at the Annual African Studies Association conference in Philadelphia.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday, 17 November: See article on page 9. 2 p.m. Academic Board meeting, Smith Hall. Friday, 3 December: Thursday, 18 November: Admissions Open House. 12:01 a.m. Basketball vs. Southern Virginia, Cameron Hall. 4:30p.m. Parade, parade ground. Friday, 19 November: Board of Visitors Committee meetings. CAD Thanksgiving furlough begins. 6 p.m. Lexington Christmas Parade. Saturday, 20 November: Saturday, 4 December: 10 a.m. Wrestling @ Bloomsburg Inv., Bloomsburg, Penn. Admissions Open House. I p.m. Basketball vs. Warren Wilson, Cameron Hall. 8:30 a.m. Board of Visitors meeting, Turman Room Preston Library. Sunday, 21 November: 9 a.m. Wrestling at Sheridan Inv., Bethlehem, Penn. 7 p.m. Basketball @ UVA. Indoor Track - VMI Invitational. Friday, 26 November: Monday, 6 December: Basketball @ Univ. of Hawaii Tournament. (Nov. 26-28). 7 p.m. Basketball vs. Virginia Tech. Sunday, 28 November: Thesday, 7 December: 10 p.m. Thanksgiving furlough ends. Corps Christmas Dinner. Thesday, 30 November: Carols in the Courtyard. Publications Board meeting. Candlelighting Service. 7:30p.m. VMI Theatre production, "Stocking Stoffers" Lejeune Hall. Wednesday, 8 December: See article on page 9. Classes end. Wednesday, 1 December: 7 p.m. Basketball vs. Old Dominion, Cameron Hall. VMI Museum Christmas Open House. 7:30p.m. Wrestling @ UVA, Charlottesville, Va. 7p.m. Basketball vs. Bluefield, Cameron Hall. Thursday, 9 December: 7:30p.m. VMI Theatre production, "Stocking Stoffers" Lejeune Hall. Reading Day. See article on page 9. Friday, 10 December: Thursday, 2 December: Exams begin. Board of Visitors academic visits. Thursday, 15 December: 7p.m. Basketball vs. Ferrum. 9:30 a.m. Academic Board meeting, Smith Hall Board Room. 7:30p.m. VMI Theatre production, "Stocking Stoffers" Lejeune Hall.

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