THE CADET PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE CORPS OF CADETS VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
Vol. XXIV LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1931 No. 29 Cadet Raseballers Take Big Four Championship
Professor Rodman Speaks Summer School Begins On Cavaliers and Tech Fall Before Cadets For Second Time This To Members of First July 16th Season. WILLIAM & MARY TAKES & Second Classes SESSION TO CONTINUE Col. Moseley Delivers First SECOND VICTORY THROUGH AUG. 27 DISCUSSES SCIENTIFIC LIFE of Sculpture Series William sand Mapp Hurl Mas- OF THOMAS JEFFERSON The twenty-fourth session of the V. M. I. Summer School will begin terful Ball In Title Tilt. Speaker Is Regional President Thursday, July 16th and end Thurs- DISCUSSES GREAT SPHINIX AT GIZA In the last home game of the sea- Of A. I. E. E. day, August 27, 1931. son, the Virginia Military Institute The purpose of the School is two- The first of Colonel Moseley's lec- nine clinched the Big Four Title by Last Thursday at 2 P. M. the First f0id; tures on sculpture, delivered in the defeating V. P. I. in a second r*ame and Second Class engineering sec- i. To prepare cadets for examina- academic building last Tuesday night, by the score of three to two. The tions were addressed by Professor W. tions on topics on which they stand covered the early work of the Egyp- visitors showed a distinct reversal of S. Rodman of the University of Vir- deficient. tians, the Assyrians, and the Greeks. form over their playing of the same ginia on the subject, "Some Aspects 2. To prepare prospective cadets The course will continue tomorrow afternoon earlier when W. & L. de- of the Scientific Work of Thomas who have not the requisite entrance night with the Greek sculpture of feated them handily, and the game Jefferson." In a wealth of detail units for entrance examinations on later periods, embracing many fa- on Alumni Field was closc and ex- Professor Rodman told of the many subjects not covered by acceptable mous specimens which are familiar citing throughout, anybody's game and varied accomplishments of this certificates of credit, to almost every layman. until the fly that ended the game. great Virginian. There are no military features con- The great Sphinx at Giza exerted The feature of the game was the To give a brief resume of the talk, nected with the Summer School. a strong influence on all Egyptian iast duel of Lefty Williams, cadet Mr. Jefferson was first of all an art- The Summer School, which is un- architecture, and, besides discussing star, and Reggie Mapp, Tech ace. ist. Monticello stands out today as der the direct management of the the Sphinx itself, Colonel Moseley These two, rivals of old, have faced an example of architecture designed Institute authorities, utilizes the bar- also took up a number of similar each other on the mound a total of by him, and the original group of racks, mess hall, academic and oth- monuments. In the smaller early ' eight times, two varsity games each buildings of the University of Vir- er buildings, equipment and facilities Egyptian statues, wood was often j year and two rat games in twenty- ginia is his work almost entirely in of the Institute. There are ample j the material used; rock crystal eyes eight. Out of these eight, Williams the design as well as in the actual facilities for recreation. The instruc- were inserted for brilliancy. Gran- has won four and Mapp four. In supervision of the construction. He tors are members of the faculty of ite was not infrequently utilized, and Friday's game, Lefty held the upper was something of a musician, and the Institute and their number is suf- relief work was popular among hand. He struck out ten Techmen to was a talented performer on the ficient to give each student individual Egyptian artists, since it was one of Mapp's five, walked only two while harpischord. He had a wide knowl- instruction. the nearest approaches to actual pic- his rival donated four bases. Wil- edge of classical music, but preferred Instruction will be furnished in I PERRY DRING turization which they had. liams allowed three hits, while Reg- to listen to folk songs and ballads topics of the third and fourth classes, Assyrians Lacked Stone. gie was touched for four. and the like. namely: Mathematics, English, His- As the Assyrians lacked stone, they Like every V. M. I. and Tech ball As an engineer he had a theoretical tory, French, Spanish, German, Latin, used a sort of brick work in their Final First Class Hop game of the last few years, the con- as well as practical knowledge. He Physics, Surveying, and Chemistry. relief. They were especially fond of test was close and the score small. designed a theodilite which he used Instruction in topics of the second winged bulls and other imaginary Last year a sixteen innings game himself in surveying his estate. He and first classes will be provided if To Be Held Sat. figures which bore the heads of their closed with Tech winning one to was considered an authority in pure the number of students in these sub- rulers. Their statues were highly nothing. They won the second game mathematics and physics, having pub- jects justifies it. Cadets may, how- PERRY DRING'S ORCHES- conventional, and they took many of lished papers on those subjects which ever, provide, by special arrangement two to one. This year the Institute TRA OF ATLANTIC CITY their characteristics from, the Egyp- defeate(] Tech f.ye to three and threfi were read and accepted all over the with individual members of the Sum- tian. TO PLAY to two. world. He was a prominent member mer School staff, for instruction in Greeks Were Versatile. In this last game, four of the five of all the scientific societies in Amer- advanced topics if there are no The early Greek sculpture, belong- The last First Class Hop of the tallies were results of wild pitches. ica and most of those in Europe. He classes in these subjects. .„ , , ,, „ , , • v. • ing to what is called the Archaic Pe- founded the American Philosophical A cadet will not be allowed to take year wrfl be held Saturday mght a, was broken into three The fifth was earned by Nicholas' single which turned to a triple driv- Society. more than three subjects. Thus, a the Gym with Perry Dnng and his arate and very distinct schools, the ing in Palmer when Noble fell in the He had a working knowledge of prospective matriculate may earn one orchestra providing the music. As Ionic, the Doric, and the Attic. The wet field and passed the ball by. many scientific subjects such as as- {and one-half entrance units, but no the custom was at the last dance, the Ionic artists specialized in seated tronomy, hydrauliics, thermo-dy- more, during the six weeks of inten- whole Corps will be permitted to at- women; the Doric artists specialized For six innings the teams were namics, surveying, medicine and med- sive work. tend this dance. The dance will last in nude men; the Attic, which be- deadlocked. Each team secured one ical surgery, the slightly known The tuition fee of $40 for one sub- as usual from 9 till midnight. longed to a later period, was a hap- hit in the first five frames and in science of electricity, mining, chemis- ject, $75 for two subjects, and $100 This will be the first time that py blending of the other two. Among the sixth, both teams scored one run try, etc. for three subjects covers the expense Dring's orchestra has played at a the great names in the Archaic Pe- ^n wild pitches. Then in the seventh, Along cultural lines he was just as of six hours' instruction per week on dance at V. M. I., but he and his 11 riod are Myron, creator of the Discus V. M. I. got the lead with two runs, apt. He could converse fluently on each subject. Board will be furnish- artists come highly recommended, Thrower, Polyclitus, and Phidias, when Map weakened, walking Block- the subjects of theology, philosophy, | ed by the V. M. I. Commissary De- Those who were fortunate to hear who did most of the sculptural work er, and hitting Outten, and made a ethics, sociology, archeology, paleori- partment and the charge for board his music at the dance at Washing- on the Parthenon at Athens wild pitch on which both men on tology, ethnology, biology, zoology, and quarters is $60 for the session ton and Lee Saturday night, know bases came in to score the winning geography, psychology, and many j s'x weeks, that the musical end of the dance runs. In the eighth Tech threw a other branches of learning not even will be on a par with that of the oth- Gen. Lejeune Speaks To scare into the Institute cohorts when known to many in name. Two Prominent V. M .1 er dances of the year. m« i f . 111 NicholasiNicnoias ' nuKfluke tnpitriple scored one ran He made a special study of paleon- The past engagements of this or- iVI embers OI rirst LI ass and left a runner on third with their tology, having a great collection of Richmonders Die chestra include engagements at the side only one run behind. Williams fossil bones and remains. While he Elks Club in Brooklyn, the Atlantic DISCUSSES PHYSICAL, MEN- then struck out the next batter, clos- was quick to accept the then modern DR. O. A. GLAZEBROOK AND City Auditorium from where he has TAL AND CHARACTER ing the inning, and allowed no more theories of evolution, he had the W. F. CHALMERS PASS . recently been broadcasting over WPG, SIDE OF MAN men to even reach first. somewhat queer hallucination that no V. M. I. has recently lost two promi- and alg0 at Convent5on Hall in the Captain Laughorn got two of the nent alumni: Dr. O. A. Glazebrook Gen. Lejeune had the members of species of life on the globe could ever same city. Dring was formerly the the Fh.st clasg assemble in the audi_ four hits of the team, Noble and and Mr become extinct. Hence he instructed - William F. Chalmers have banjo player and one of Jhe feature | torium of the new Engineering Build- Waite accounting for the others. For Lewis and Clark on their famous ex- died within the past few weeks. Dr. Tech, Palmer starred with two sin- entertainers of Charles Dornberger's ing Saturday at 5th Class Parade pedition while he was President to Glazebrook, 87, United States w,al orchestra. He has some unique ideas gles and Nicholas got the only other and spoke to them at some length. be on the watch for any of the mon- consul in Palestine, died aboard the for comedy and entertaining num- hit of his side. ster animals whose bones he had in Belgenland en route to the United bers, all of which have helped to He based his talk around the It was one of the best games of his collection. States. According to The Richmond make thig particuUr orchestra very three-sided make-up of a man, dis- the season and" was worthy°of being News cussing spearately the three sides of contest, His ethnological studies were Leader of April 27: different from the others. the finishing home the human triangle: the physical among the most complete of that 'The Rev. Otis A. Glazebroow, Everyone is urged to get in touch The box score and summary: side, the mental side and the charac- day, especially those of the Ameri- word of whose death at sea was re- .vith those of the fairer sex and have V. P. I. ter side. can Indian. He had the idea that ceived here today, was a member of them up for the dance. AB. R. H. PO. A. an old Bibb, 2b the derivation and descent of the dif- Richmond family. He was a He advised the members of the 2 0 0 2 1 Palmer, rf native of this city, and, as a minis- FINAL ISSUE 4 2 2 0 ferent tribes could best be determined class to keep in good physical condi- Nicholas, ss ... 4 0 1 3 0 through a study of their languages, ter of the Episcopal denomination, Finals Issue of THE CADET will tion after leaving the Institute, and Barnard, If 4 0 0 2 0 and to this end he devoted much had some years ago served as chap- be out the morning of June 11 not to let down in the regularity of Fisher, lb 3 0 0 7 0 Fleiss, c time. He had gathered together a lain at the University of Virginia. the life that they have lived here. 1 0 0 1 0 Hagerty, c 3 0 0 He was twice married. His first He stated that all the class were in 4 1 group of translations and discussions ROOMS FOR FINALS A'baugh, 3b 3 0 0 2 wife was a daughter of the late 0 of the various tongues to be ship- as good physical condition as they Mapp, p 3 0 0 0 Realizing the confusion which 7 ped from the White House to Char General F. H. Smith, superintendent would ever be and admonished them Anderson, cf ... 4 0 0 1 e the Washington and Lee and V. lottesville. On the passage a gang °f the Virginia Military Institute, it to keep that way. M. I. Finals will cause this year Totals 31 2 3 24 9 of ruffians who thought they must was stated today by relatives here." In discussing the mental side, Gen- by virtue of being on parallel V. M. I. In Lejeune told the class that they were be some valuable treasure because speaking of the death of Mr. dates, Miss Mayree Hotinger, sec- AB. R. H. PO. A. they were so well guarded, opened Chalmers, The Richmond Times Dis- just beginning to study when they Outten, cf 3 1 0 0 0 retary of the local Chamber of Laughorn, ss .... 4 0 2 2 the crates. On discovering what they Patch says: went out into the world on their onw, 1 Commerce, has compiled a list of as their work here and in prepara- Waite, If 3 0 1 1 0 were they were so disappointed and "Williams Chalmers attended V. M. available lodgings in Lexington Williams, p 2 0 0 1 2 l where he tory school had just been a means of angered that they threw the whole - graduated and later was and vicinity. The Chamber of Edmunds, 2b 4 0 0 1 2 a teaching them how to study. In bunch into the water, and thus some student at the University of Vir- Britton, 3b . 3 0 0 0 4 Commerce is anxious to provide treating the character side of a man's Cutchin, lb 3 0 0 9 probably valuable treatises were lost *inia. In his young manhood he was 0 all parents and friends of Key- life, he said that V. M. I. had always Blocker, c 2 1 0 10 0 to Science connected with various business in- A. Noble, rf dets and Minks who will be here turned out men with strong charac- 3 1 l 3 0 He managed his large farm on an terests in this city, and for several for Finals with as much comfort ears before his ters and that wherever he went, he Totals efficiency basis that would astound y retirement on ac- as possible and has taken this 27 3 4 27 9 count f healt always found graduates who were Score by innings: R. a present-day efficiency expert. For ° »» *> he had been in the means to be of service. Anyone employ of the U. S. internal revenue leaders in their community life. V. P. I. 000 001 010—2 years he kept a complete record of desiring information should call V. M. I. 000 001 20x—3 department, both in Richmond and In closing, the General extended crops, weather conditions, labor, at the Chamber of Commerce at Summary: Errors—Bibb, Hagerty, at Jacksonville, Fla. farm output, and other things which the Robert E. Lee hotel, Lexing- his best wishes for the members in Laughorn, Britton, Cutchin. Three- He was a former member of the their work and asked the men upon base hit — Nicholas. Sacrifices— go to make up a complete agricultur- ton. al record. He invented a plow that Commonwealth Club and the Country returning to the Institute to always Williams Struck out—By Williams, 10; by Mapp, 5. Bases on (Continued on p«c. Ei«ht.) ! Club of Virginia." — come to see him and write to him. (Continued on Page Eight.) which "best presents the whole at- lion in Kwangtung and Kwnngsi mosphere of American life." A. 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A NATION-WIDE SYSTEM OF I N T E R - C O N N E C TI N G TELEPHONES jority of the teachers," to quote the Dispatch THE CADET again, "are interesting, scholarly, approachable, i Poppa Fixit Publication of th<> and sympathetic." Open Forum VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE In allowing themselves to be openly judged and LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA -••eicial Production of the V. M. I. Athletic Association. tested in this way, the Columbia professors prove Editor's Note—The newest addition Dear Ed: 11.50 Per Year Published Every Monday that they are open-minded, that they really care to THE CADET staff is Poppa Fixit. what the students think of them, and that they A week or so ago the poor soul Each week he will attempt to solve Entered as second-class -natter at Lexnigton. Virginia, under Act who struggles along writing that the problems of those who are trou- of Congreaa. (li'tnhi r 3, 111IV. are interested in "getting a line" on themselves. "Air Echoes" column in your paper bled with affairs of the heart. Ad- C. P. BRITTON Editor-in-Chief They further prove that they have outgrown the sort of casually mentioned that he dress all inquiries to Poppa Fixit, R. E. FORT Business Manager notion that a student has no idea but to get away was sucking the proverbial in getting care of this paper. Editorial Staff with something. Their liberal attitude is to be enough material to fill his space. He C. H. DAYHUFF Managing Editor Dear Poppa Fixit: J. M. WILEY Assistant Editor admired. even so much as intimated that he J. R ADAMS News Editor was seriously considering throwing I am very much in need of your J. 13. BAKER Feature Editor o J. K. T. CARf'CHAEL Alumni Editor in the towel—well, all I have to say advice. I am a very gullible lad of L. K. FITZGLKALD Engineering News Editor twenty-one years from a small town Sports' Editor PARTING about the matter is that I sympa- E. H. TRAPNELL in New York. I have fallen in love F. II TRAPNELL Assistant Fenture Editor The self-styled modernist's affectation of im- thize with him and offer him every G. R. E. SHELL Assistant Managing Editor many times. I am an ideal lover munity from sentiment and from registration of j e™ourageiment in the continuance of Business Department from a commercial viewpoint, for I ... „ , . . , , , T, his good-work. You will be very j. c. MONKS Assistant Business Mannger emotion has fortunately never penetrated V. M. foo,.gh t0 allow him to lay off on shower the object of my affections H. A. WISE Advertising Manager , - - , , » . , A. G. JOHENNING Assistant a •vertising Manager I. where sincerity is the keynote of existence account of such a minor obstacle. with jewelry, candy, flowers, and J. W. RICHARDSON even radios. Many times I have W. R. WATKINS Assistant AdvertisinCirculationg ManageManagerr disregarding the cynics, it is only fitting that our j Please see if you cannot prevail on B. E. BARNS Assistant Circulation Manager been disappointed in love, but at last Assistant Circulation Manager thoughts turn to the inevitable "parting of the him to knock out that old dope every C. E. TYLER I believe I have found the right girl. ways" attendant upon graduation. Friendship, week from now on, because in my Associate Editors opinion it is one of the features of Will I lose her as I have lost the W. K. Brewster T. H. Harrel .1 Jones which four years at the Institute have welded to J. A. Phillips P. J. McCarthy, Jr H. B. Massey your issues that is certainly enjoyed others ? Please tell me what I can do H. F. Hodges R. Bumgardner J. N. I.yle a fraternal strength, will encounter the first E. R. Stainback J. E. Prothro C. G. King by every member of the Corps. Yours to hold the one who is dearest to my R. E. Foy J. G. Todd W. P. Jones. crucial test, separation. The men who leave here for the furtherance of "Air Echos." J. O. Burke M. D. Hopkins W. R. Vivian heart. If I should lost her life could Geo. Motcnir in June are taking with them that which is infi- SLUE FOOT. never hold anything more for me. Assistants To Business Staff nitely more precious than the intrinsic worth of My shower of gifts has given many H. D. Ormsby 1 girls at a nearby college for women Eai-Ies J. L. O'Brie their diplomas: they are deoparting with a legacy Editor of the Cadet: J. D. Fosque S. V. Tollman I wish tak advanta of e the' idea that I am very wealthy. C F. Horst T. G. Slater of mutual respect and confidence, a communion J. f\° ® f J? , . medium offered by your column, The What can I do to correct this false Business communications should be ad'lr.'ssed to the Business Man- which nothing can ever destroy. 0pen Foruni( to express the grati- impression? ager : all other communications to the Editor. Advertising rates on Sincerely, reqin'st. The time-honored expressions of "Loyalty, Af- tude and appreciation of the Corps to GULLIBLE. 1 fection.and Fealty" are never trite or banal when the First Class for the privilege Member Intercollegiate Press Association of Virgin '!. P. S.—I am considered very hand- they describe the real truth that they imply. The which has extended to the other DR. A. A. MICHELSON classes in allowing them to attend some except that one of my ears is cadets who will so soon be entering the ranks of the First Class Hops and in obtain- slightly larger than the other. Dr. Albert A. Michelson, fatally stricken with the alumni are not insensible to the thoughts ing permission for1 them to avail cerebral hemorrhage, will be remembered as one those words convey. In a few more days we themselves of this privilege. Dear GulIibTer of the great American scientists. His name has shall be wishing bon voyage to the class of Thir- Here at V. M. I., where dances are Your problem is unique. I have been a mighty one in the field of physics since at ty-one, but there will never come a time when our looked forward to and back upon as spent much time trying to solve it. least 1883 when he participated in the Morley- bonds of union egendered at V. M. I. will be les- ^ chief pleasures in the social life, My advice to you is to test the love Michelson ether drift experiment, since become soned because of distance or increasing years. and 48 *he welcome break in a strict- of the lady object of your affections famous to the greenest layman as one foundation ly regulated life, the more often by stopping the shower of gifts. False O these pleasures occur the more en- impressions in the beginning are of the work of Prof. Albert Einstein. And up to COMMONPLACE HAS NO CONCLUSION often the cause of the wreckage of the very day on which he was stricken Professor joyable is life made for us. The results of achievements, whatever they Not only are we permitted to at- many love ships. Michelson was engaged upon experimentation may be, are the same. The author with his novel; tend the Dances, but this year First Also I advise you to drink two bot- aimed at greater refinement upon the same vast the engineer with his bridge, dam, highway, dy- Class Hops have bee nbrought up to tles of Listerine daily and do not problem—exact measurement of the velocity of namo or skyscraper; the scientist with his inven- standard of the other hops of the take enough exercise to catch the year. This in itself is quite an very dreaded athletes' foot. light. News dispatches that first reported his ill- tion or discovery; the architect with his ocean ness stated also that this experiment had been achievement, for all the dances this Either increase the size of one of liner, cathedral or mansion; the prelate with his year have been of a very high cali- your ears or reduce the larger one successfully completed, and, the same accounts parish; the sculptor with his statue; the surgeon bre, due to the unselfish efforts of by the daily use of Marmola. say, physicists and astronomers regard it, along with his surgery; the artist with his canvas; the ;he Hop Committee in securing out- By adhering strictly to this advice with his much earlier invention of the interfero- statesman with his reform or diplomacy; the poet standing orchestras. I feel sure that in the future your meter, as one of the major accomplishments of with his verse; the schoolmaster with his pupils; It is certainly the ardent wish and loveship will sail very smoothly. all time in the most exact of the natural sciences. hope of everyone that this practice POPPA FIXIT. the strategist with his stratagem; the coach with which has been inaugurated by '31 It is of the essence of such work as that to his team; the composer with his symphony; and, will be continued. Again we thank Dear Poppa Fixit: which Dr. Michelson devoted himself that the above all, the business man and the employee who you, "31. I am a good looking boy with great mass of people, even very intelligent peo- have prospered—all of these experience the same crushed violet eyes, but for some ple, can never fully appreciate it, simply because intensity of satisfaction and gratification for hav- reason I have been unsuccessful in love. In the last two years four girls they can never fully understand it in rigorous de- ing achieved or accomplished. that I have been in love with have tail and labyrinthine mental labor. Efforts to How fortunate it is that the self-same delight married (some other man). I am popularize science, to satisfy the hot curiosity of is experienced by each in the employment of the often in the bridal party, but never the moment, are generally unsatisfactory, either SEAS BENEATH am I able to get close enough to kiss propensity or idosyncracy peculiar to him! MEN CALL IT LOVE because they fall short of true simplicity or else the bride. I am much sought after We have a dandy double bill to of are simply at the expense of accuracy. Most of by the fair sex. Sometimes (usually fer you this week. As the Corps will during the hops) I will even had us therefore can only accept at second hand the UNEMPLOYMENT IS MAKING AMERICA arrive back in Barracks about 2 P. girls ask me for dates. Many times estimate of Dr. Michelson's high position in a THINK M. after the Spring Hike and as the have I fallen in love, but almost as brilliant cluster of names associated with a study following day will be New Market many times have I been jilted. It "East, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we which in even the last five years has grown more Day, we are under the impression can's be that they pity me, because may die"—can't we say this is the life cry of that the Corps will want something abstruse and difficult than ever before, just as it besides being handsome, I almost America? We know we hate to admit it, but we ;o take the joys of sore feet and made the college boxing team. has become more dramatic and more fascinating, Americans have been living a "foot loose and sore backs off their mind. So Thurs Please tell me why I am such a even when seen only darkly. But as "dean" of day night we will offer you "Seas fancy free" life, a nervous life pulsating at a failure-. I can't go on like this. American physicists, as the first American Nobel Beneath," and it is a piece of excel- tempo that labels one ill. America has bqen ill, DISAPPOINTED. prize winner, as a student upon whom highest lent entertainment. Photoplay Maga- but what we see now as "depression" is only a zine quotes it as one of the out- academic honors have been bestowed and as a dose of medicine leaving its taste and in a short standing plays and we feel that it Disappointed: scientist who has won the admiration and the while, the frown will become a smile. is. When we play "Men Without I feel that your dffiiculty will be gratitude of the most renowned of his colleagues, Women" last December (remember?) hard to overcome, but there is a hope the world over, he has the right to be remember- Mr. John A. Posus, Advertising Director, The it was a big success and was one of for you. People with crushed violet ed among the greatest Americans.—Baltimore Floyd Thomas Company, appraisal engineers, has the most gripping shows that we eyes are born under the star Zodac ?iven the frowning populace a thought and even have presented. "Seas Beneath" is (Mexican for tail-light) and they Sun. are inclined to be too temperamental. if it does not go home in the manner it is intend- equally so and George O'Brien puts this over with a bang. A big bang, You must overcome this tremendous ed it will make them think. "Unemployment is at that, too. This is the amazing handicap if you are ever to have the Evidently in the belief that even their pro- not the cause, but the result of a 'corrective pe- story of submarine warfare during happiness that you so eagerly de- fessors should "practice what they preach," the riod' . . . unemployment is making America the recent unpleasantness and there sire. students of Columbia were recently successful in think—and that in itself is the greatest virtue is plenty of suspense. Incidentally It is not often that I trespass on subjecting their learned associates to a general that can fall upon us at this crucial time." the same director that made the for- the medical world in giving my ad- knowledge test. Having taken all sorts of tests mer picture made this one and it is vice to the lovelorn, but in your case A carefree life makes no one think and under the opinion of many critics that he I feel that it is absolutely necessary. themselves, the students saw no reason for the such circumstances we did not know what condi- has far suppassed his first venture. The color of your eyes must be professors to object, and, fortunately, their su- tions existed. Now that we have to study and In the former it was outstanding changed. Crushed violet eyes are periors were sporting enough not to balk. fatal to love. think for the future, we find many "brain that there were no women in any The test was concerned with the facts of great- weary parts of any real importance, but You should drink two bottles of people feeling a depression—a machine with "Seas Beneath" there are sev- blue ink every day for two weeks. est interest to the student, and, as the Richmond that has not been in use for a period always eral who do some powerful work By the end of this time I assure you Times Dispatch says, "It disclosed that the in- groans under its first burden, but once its mus- when it comes to putting the picture that there will be a remarkable structorsare as ignorant of things best known to cles become supple through use, it is a pleasure across. You will thoroughly enjoy change in you. Girls who have students as students are of things best known to for it to function. Some of the idle brains that this and it is well worth your atten- spurned you in the past will flock to tion. you. But here you must be careful the instructors." Not a single professor of the have been fitting through life will now operate But to turn away from the more and do not become a home-wrecker 139 that hold classes at Columbia passed the to credit themselves and our people with honor. (all home-wreckers get shot sooner test! powerful action to something lighter, Creating is not a product of luxury, but a tool of sophisticated drama will be our theme or later). From the many that will Of course the students felt that they had won thought; and thought is a child of adversity. for Saturday night in "Men Call It cluster about you, select a nice, home- Amreica was on the brink of deoadence, but the Love." Two of your favorite screen loving girl (should be born under the a great victory, but, to prove that they had no star Xomtus—Greek for egg), with shakedown of unemployment has awakened a life stars made this one, and if you re- hard feelings, they showed by vote that the fac- member from the recent trailer (two lots of money, and settle down (if ulty is tremendously popular with them. The that is to form an ear of note in America history. weeks ago) that was put on over at her father will let you live with poll signified that all the professors are qualified o the theatre, they were Adolphe Men- them). to teach, and that 114 of them are "good." Of A luxury automatically becomes anecessity jou and Leila Hyams. Both are swell POPPA FIXIT. the others, five arc "poor," while the rest are and their finished performance ex- P. S.—Don't let the star bother you when you find you can make the down payment hibit all the polish and suaveness if she is beautiful and her father is simply "mediocre" or perhaps "dull." "The ma- on it.—Louisville Times. (Continued On Pmg» Five) President of T. N. A T. Cavaliers and Tech Fall Before Cadets Rats Win One And Eight New Records Set In Big Four For The Second Time This Season Lose Two During Track Meet at Washington and Lee WILLIAM & MARY TAKE SECOND VICTORY Cutchin (2), Britton, Blocker, Ed- Week VIRGINIA CAPTURES BOTH munds, Noble (2), Brewer, Charles VARSITY AND FROSH I (2), Bryant, Poss (2), Lewis (3), Final Intramurals Being Williams and Mapp Hurl Mas- Fred, Fletcher. Two-base hits— DEFEAT VIRGINIA FROSH TITLES terful Ball In Title Tilt. Britton, Poss, Charles. Three-base Run Off hit—Britton, Williams. Home runs 11 TO 9 IN GAME OF Ham Smith Runs Great Mile In In a contest featured by loose play- —Laughorn, Edmunds, Poss. Sacri- ERRORS MANY MEN ENTER SWIM- 4:22. ing and heavy hitting on both sides, fices—Waite, Williams, Blocker, C. MING, TENNIS AND Captain Ham Smith of the Insti- the Varsity nine defeated the Vir- Noble, Charles. Stolen bases—Laug- Greenbriar: The Rats bowed to horn, Britton, Brewer, Charles, Sip- GOLF tute track squad continued his con- ginia Cavaliers fourteen to nine, on Greenbriar Military Academy in a pley (2), Lewis. Struck out—By quest of Southern Conference track Lambert field last Monday. free hitting game at Lewisburg, Intramurals have been going off Noble, 5; Fred, 6; Fletcher, 2. Bases teams were winners in the third an- on balls—Off Fred, 4; Noble, 2. Hits 22-12. The game was marked by in fine style this spring. An unusual The cadets outhit the Cavaliers, nual Big Four meet held on Wilson —Off Fred 6 in 6 innings; Fletcher, heavy walloping and erratic field- amount of interest has been shown driving Fred, the pitcher who over- field the past week-end. From be- 5 in 3. Passed balls—Poss 2. Wild ing. A total of ten home runs was and Herb Patchin is delighted with whelmed N. C. State, to the showers pitch—Fred (2), Noble. Hit by pitch- ginning to end the meet was a rec- made, the prep school boys garner- the results. in the sixth, Fletcher, relief pitcher, er—By Noble (Charles). Umpire— ord slashing affair with both Var- ing 7, and the Keydet Yearlings pol- Swimming has perhaps been the also failed to hold the sluggers from Hughes. sity and Freshman records falling be- ing out three. The Greenbriar ball most popular of the sports; 176 men the Institute. Fourteen hits and fore the onslaught of athletes from i AMONG OUR CONTEM- I field was more to blame for this un- have competed in the preliminaries. fourteen runs offset the many errors the schools composing the so-called PORARIES usual splurge of extra base bingles Fifty-eight men were entered in the of the team. Big Four. In the Varsity meet the than either pitcher, although both 30 yard free style, 9 in the 60 yard Cavaliers scored 65 1-3 points, Wash- The game was unusual in the num- More On Prohibition. teams contributed many errors. Many breast stroke, 10 in the 60 yard back ington and Lee coming second with ber of errors, nineteen, in the num- Dr. Turck's recent pamphlet, "Will hits which on a good diamond and stroke, 26 in the 60 yard free style 53 2-3, V. M. I. third with 25 3-4 and ber of hits, twenty-six, in the num- Youth Accept the Law?" contains under ordinary circumstances might and 83 in the plunge. V. P. I. trailing, with 19. In the ber of runs, twenty-three, and in a many points of merit. Quoting one have gone for putouts or the most Swimming Finals Monday. freshman meet a last event victory couple of unusual incidents occurring of his citations: Benjamin Franklin for one base hits were marked up as The preliminary heats of the swim- in the broad jump put Virginia ahead in the course of the game. Laug- Wade of Ohio, United States senator j three baggers and homersTdue to%he ming meet were run off Thursday horn running from first to second on of Washington and Lee by the scoi-e in 1851, was told by his friends that fact that the gardeners were consid- afternoon. Buist of "D" Co. made Waite's hot liner was hit by the ball, of 57 to 53. The V. M. I. Rats scored he might expect a challenge. "Will; erably handicapped in cavorting about the best time in the 30 yard free costing the third out. Poss making 25 1-2 points and V. P. I. 17 1-2. you fight?" they asked. | the fieldSi Smith, the Rat pitching style, covering the distance in 19 sec- his second homer failed to touch third Buck Wright had to throw the "I am here in a double capacity, Ace, went the route for the home onds, while Yon, an "A" Co. ace did javelin twice in order to take first and was called out. —as senator from Ohio and as Ben the breast stroke in 55 flat. The boys, but the "invisible" outfield and place. Buck's second heave carried Britton had the greatest day of his Wade," was the reply. "As senator semi-finals and the finals of all events half-hearted support supplied by his the long stick to a mark of 172 feet baseball career, when he lammed out I am opposed to dueling, but as Ben mates were too much of a handi- will be held on Monday afternoon. I 1-2 inches, and the field was un- three singles and a triple out of four Wade I recognize the code." j cap. There were no preliminaries in the able to equal his throw. The first tries, and made a run every time at He was in the period during which plunge Thursday. All plunging will be run off Monday with the rest of place in the javelin throw and the bat, five in all. Laughorn supplied dueling was already frowned upon Staunton: S. M. A. took the Rats a case for Ripley, with his home run, the events. j mile run were the only five point by law but still retained some per- into camp in a slow game at Staun- , :ounters which the Keydets were since every ball game he has play- Only four men from each company sonal sanction—a transitional period ton 13-6. For the first two innings ! able to annex. Wright had little ed on Lambeth field, he has gotten were allowed to enter the tennis in which some individuals had not the score was tied at two all, how- throuble in winning the spearing a homer in the first inning. Gillie tournament. There were four men quite attained the standard. ever, the boys from the Queen city 3vent and his throw was not as good also made a circuit drive on the In- left in the semi-finals to be played There can be no doubt that we now camp back with a vengeance in the is his own record or the State rec- dian diamond the following day, beinfe off Sunday afternoon. Of these find ourselves in a similar stage re- third frame when they scored seven ord.* * the only member of the nine with four, two of them were from "D" Co. garding prohibition. That liquor runs on five hits and a couple of er- Duke Romm took third place in a two this season. Paul Edmunds also They were: McCall and Bagby of must go is as sure as that duelling rors, after two men had been retired. '40 yard dash that was as good as dropped one to the lower diamond, "D" Co., Cutchin of "B," and Low- had to go. They are hang-overs of Carney, Rat pitcher, hurled a nice •is own quarter-mile record of 49.9 getting his homer with Williams at ther of "C" Co. Cutchin and McCall a previous, less-civilized day. A Ben game, and had it not been for bone- econd. He was boxed early in the first. won their matches Sunday and will Wade of 1931, offered a drink behind head maneuvers in the infield when ace but fought his way out by sheer play for the championship Monday. Buck Poss played a stellar game closed doors, doubtless says "I am misplays meant runs, the final score peed to cross the line a shade be- The semi-finals and the finals in as backstop for the Cavaliers. He is here in a double capacity—as sena- mi£ht have been of an entirely dif- i iind Williams of Washington and Golf were played off Sunday also. leading the Tri-State League with a tor from Ohio and as Ben Wade. As ferent nature. In the third inning, ee in a finish that was granted him Lyle beat Buford and Whited beat batting average of .750 and in this senator I am opposed to drinking, the Rats made a bid for victory when V some observers, argued a dead game got two circuit drives, with the Wheless in the semi-finals and eat, then given to Shepherd of W. but as Ben Wade I'll take a little Straub slammed a lusty home run lohnny Lyle topped Whited in the second counting only as a double. over the L. for the second place. Romm's drink just for the sake of old times." center fielder's head, scoring final round by a score of 2-1. Poss made many difficult stops when But old times pass and new times Le Seur ahead of him; however, the ace provided the thrills of the event, "F" Co. Leads Scoring. Fred and Fletcher both showed lack come. The new times will do away rally was short-lived when Lyrick "atewood of V. M. I. finished a good "F" Co. is leading by a slim mar- of control. Poss' heaves show strength with the barbarous custom of drink- grounded out to the third base man. 'ourth. In the half mile run Duke gin, Herb said last night, and "B" but not control and are his only han- ook another close third in a fast ing just as surely as the nineteenth Edwards, O'Connor, and Del Prete Co., is second. The final scores will dicap. ot the race. century did duelling. It is out of £ individual honors of the day, be totaled up and the results pub- Laughorn equaled Britton's per- each ettin wi In the fastest two-mile race in the place in our present stage of civiliza- g g three hits, th the lat- lished in the next issued of The Ca- formance with a homer, a double, and Big Four district this year Bond, of t;on ter supplying brilliant work in left det. It is not known exactly how three singles out of six tries, and field J. M. I., was nosed out of first place There is little point in taking as milking two spectacular catches, the final scores will come out as a counted three runs. Lefty Williams both >n the home stretch while Smith authoritative the figures given by the cutting off prospective extra great deal depends on the outcome poled out a triple and a pair of sin- base rossed the line close on his heels. It college presidents for drinking in Singles. of the swimming, tennis and golf. gles, breaking his run of one hit a their colleges. The drinking student After scoring seven runs in the 'ooked like Bond's race until the game. i evades the president above all oth- first innings, the Little Cavaliers re- MOVIE NEWS econd half of the last lap when ers; the president does not know the | ceived the surprise of their lives "olden of Virginia put on a spec- In the fielding end, Laughorn was (Continued From Page Four) acular sprint that carried him the only member of the infield fail- "inside" of fraternities (unless he when Irvin Smith settled down and that you naturally expect from this isn't playing fair with them); and the Rat infield showed a complete re- "ross ahead of the Keydet. A pun- ing to error. Only one misstep count- pair. ishing mile race had sapped Smith's ed in the outfield. The Cavalier so the report of the presidents is vir- versal of form only to walk off with May we suggest that you bring tually worthless. Similarly, however, the afternoon laurels to the tune of strength and the V. M. I. Captain was pitchers were responsible for most of along the girl before taking in the ! content to come in third. their team's missteps, time after the 18-year-old upstart who prances 11-9. With a barrage of base-hits Hop? She will enjoy this one and The 220 yard dash went to Wizner about (proudly "lit") saying that col- and some faulty fielding on the part t was with this in mind that we time advancing men on bases with >f Virginia at a new record of 22 lege men drink more today than ever of the Charlottesville boys, the Rats booked "Men Call It Love." Try wild throws. seconds flat. Ed Phillips of the Key- before, has no facts and has no way scored 5 runs, thereby knotting the bring along the young lady and let The box score and summary: dets was the fourth man to the tape to get any. He sees, knows, and as- score and with the two tallies picked the picture do the talking. Besides V. M. I. n a bunched up finish that looked AB.H.O. A. sociates with the wets. They are his up later on won a well-deserved ball she probably isn't interested in you 'ike every man had broken the rec- A. Noble, rf 3 0 2 0 crowd, and he thinks of the college game. With the exception of a any way and if she isn't then this ord. In the high jump Joe Phillips Outten, rf 1 0 1 world in those terms. The president scratch bingle in the last frame, is the best way to entertain her Laughorn, ss 6 ot the Keydets tied for third place thinks of the college world in terms Smith held Virginia hitless and cheaply, effectively, attractively, or Waite, If 4 after the first place points had been of the drys whom he sees. The half- scoreless for the last six innings, in what have you? Williams, cf 4 ^plit two ways with the bar at 5 feta Edmunds, 2b 5 way between is probably the true the meantime cutting down thirteen Cutchins, lb 5 0 11 state of things. men via the strikeout route. He dis- Major J. S. Sinclair, '09, formerly II 1-2 inches. Britton, 3b 4 4 0 played a brilliant brand of hurling, on the War Plans Division of the The V. M. I. Mile relay team com- 0 6 Blocker, c 2 having the opponents at his mercy General Staff, is now serving with posed of Barkhurst, Brown, Gate- C. Noble, p 4 0 0 Last week in one of our classes a learned instructor asked the cadets when hits might have meant runs. troops in Panama. vood, and Wanger took third place Totals 38 14 27 9 to come up and sit in the front seats Two Virginia moundsmen were driv- with Wanger's spectacular race in Virginia. en to the showers once the big guns the last lap. Wizner of Virginia was AB.H.O. A. and said that he would like to know BATTING AVERAGES of forced to a record of 49.4 seconds to 4 2 2 0 why it is that no one wants to sit in the Rats got into action. V. M. Regulars (AB at least 45 times) als ross the line ahead of Wanger, but Charles, 2b 3 1 0 0 I the front of the room. Here are the 11- o outhit Virginia two to one, Edmunds .379 Pinder, 3b 5 1 1 2 ; reasons for it as printed in The Dia-! the Keydet Midgets garnering ten Laughorn .349 the lead which W. & L. had gained 12 0 n the early laps gave Williams first Sippley, lb 5 2 [ mondback: hits to five for the Cavaliers. Ward Williams .297 Bryant, cf 4 1 1 0 did place. Wanger was late starting, but The "Why" of the Back Seat Student the heavy stickwork, getting Blocker .277 Poss, c 5 2 8 1 his finish brought the crowd to its 5 1 1 3 1. Students take back seats be- three hits out of four times at bat, Cutchin .238 Dent, ss feet. Lewis, rf 5 2 1 0 cause, by sitting in back seats the while Straub stole the fielding honors Waite .234 Fred, p 2 0 0 5 professor is led to believe that they when he snared a long hit in the Britton .226 Except for a brief shower, weath- 0 0 0 Fletcher, p 2 are trying to avoid recitation and s>xt hframe, robbing Fishburne of a Outten .222 er and track conditions were ideal •Gravatt 1 0 0 because of that suspicion, calls upon potential three bagger. (AB less than 20 times) for a wholesale assault on existing records. The freshman high hurdle Totals —41 12 26 them for recitations, thereby afford- ~ A. W. Noble .368 tBatted for Fred in 6th. ing them an opportunity of recita-l N> B- Tucker' '29' who is an in" Turner .300 mark was equalled once and reduced structor n twice and the freshman 100 yard •Laughorn out, hit by batted ball. tion, which, being students .they rea- » chemistry at John Hop- C. F. Noble .182 Score by innings: R- kin8 wlU be at home in a few mark was beaten twice. Among out- 2 lized was a logical sequence and ' Home Runs. V M I. HI 1° 328—14 on a V18lt to his mother Mrs N B standing performances were Ham therefore occupied back seats. ! > - - - Laughorn 2 Virginia 201 100 410-9 Smith's victory in the mile at 4:22.8; Runs score: Virginia Military In- 2. Back seat students may enjoy i Tucker- Whlle here he wiU do some Edmunds 1 Turner's 12 feet 2 1-2 inch pole vault stitute—A. Noble, Outten, Laughorn greater comfort during hours of re- pnvate tutoring in chemistry, Noble 1 and Leigh Williams' 9.9 second time (3), Waite, Williams, Edmunds, Brit- pose. —_____ Turner 1 ton (5), Blocker. Virginia—Brewer for the 440 yar ddash. (3), Charles (2), Pinder, Sippley, 3. During quizzes, there is great- Spanking little Billy to the tune Outten 1 Bryant, Poss. Errors — Williams, (OoBtiaiMd oo Pi(t Eight.) ! of Sonny B°y" Wisner was individual star of the ' (Continued on Page Eight.) no place for a dinner date. But still, Landing-party practice and gunnery perhaps she was just a gold-digger drill Tyill be held in the swimming 'Round About who picked out a bad place to mine. pool every day at three bells.
Barracks We heard a certain Keydet say Pastor—So God has seen fit to | the other day that he was actually send you two little brothers! looking forward to the Hike. A cou- Little May—Yes, and he knows ple of good hard looks to you, mis- where the money's coming from. I COFFEE Stewart Lockhurt rates so well heard daddy say so.—The Pathfind- SHOPPE ter! with his girl that he con afford to i er. ride in the hack seat, whilst the dog The rumor that Finals will start rides up front with the lady. Bow- May 16 has been greatly exaggerat- Toledo man, father of twenty-five wow! :d. children, shot a stork.—Tampa Trib- une. Suggestion for New Market Day— Captain R. N. Baker has very kind- Robert E. Lee Hotel why not publish the original order ly consented to loan his good ship, that sent the Cadets out to do bat- "Queen of the Main Sinks," to the A Good Place tle? It should be both interesting Marines Dayhuff and Brower so these Meet your Brother Rats for and appropriate to the occasion. future devil-dogs can get in a little to Shop extra sea-duty before graduation. for A real dinner We nominate for our chief, double- SWEETHEART GIFTS barrelled, A-l honeys, Marlena Diet- Gifts for Mother and Sister rich and Elissa Landi. Those two HARLOW'S PRINT SHOP could set fire to anybody's powder- 17 S. Jeffrson St. magazine by spontaneous combus- tion—and regularly send us off into S H HEIRONIMUS @ CADETS PATRONZE gibbering gusts of ecstasy. Roanoke's Leading Department Speaking of dogs, we can't help Best Printing The Rockbridge County News Store. but think that Oscar is making a Publisher of —For— good thing out of the mess-hall. First he came as a raggedy tramp begging The Stationery, Circulars and Cards for a hand-out, but now he is so far ACME PRINT Nice Printing and No Other advanced that Friday night he even Lexington Gazette Printers & Engravers brought a lady friend to supper. Tsk- 127 Years Experience For Quick Service As Well Opposite Presbyterian Sunday School Room tsk my old lad, Ashburne's grill is Good Printing. FIRST NATL BANK BLDG. MAIN STREET LEXINGTON, VA. "Bro. Rat" MEET YOUR FRIENDS SLIM'S AT TAXI Lexington Pool When You Want To Company McCRUM'S SODA I Go Places See People Do Things NEWEST and NICEST FOUNTAIN 303 PHONE 303 Pool and Billard Parlors "The Old Reliable" The Best In Lexington Washington Street Toilet Articles and Stationery R. L. HESS & BROS. Jewelers Real Service and the Best Quality 221 S. MAIN ST. PHONE 208 DAVIDSON'S Gifts That Last PHONE 75 MAIN ST. Repair Work" Our Specialty LEARBURY <»<$*3^ QUISENBERRY & COMPANY, INC. CLOTHES Wholesale Grocers LEXINGTON, VA. for the Authorized Dealer For United Utilities ,Inc. MIGHTY MONARCH OF THE AIR SMARTLY MAJESTIC RADIOS Formerly EASTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO. DRESSED
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Colonel Smith New Theatre lUontimtad Prnm Tane Five) (Continued from Pane One.) has just completed the General Staff first greatly lessened the work on the I Continued from Page One ) varsity meet, getting three Course in Leavenworth and Wash- balls—Off Williams, 2; off Mapp, 4. . eg and breakinp two records to draft animals. He invented rotation TUES.-WED.—May 12-13 ington. Double plays—Williams to Cutchin. , __ . , . „ _q/wv_J of crops, and did much to spread his Hit by pitcher-Outten (Mapp). Wild <1° it. He was clocked for record pitches—Williams, Mapp (2). Passed time in the 100 and 200 yard dashes farming knowledge among the com- Major Coleman Jenkins, '09, is an ball—Blocker, Hagerty. Stolen bas- ;inci easily took the broad jump. In mon people. instructor at the War College, Wash- ! es—Outten, Palmer. Left on bases hp ^ j, hurdles, Algy Speer lower- He built a thermometer and a |-V- M- ly,.?,', by V" TP" B' ginning varsity mark, and the fresh- barometer with which he took daily ington, var pitcher—Williams. Losing pitcher- j ,„„.'„..„,, weather readings at his estate. He Mapp. Umpire—Orth. man record was lowered and eyual- led by Antrim, Virginia and Almon, invented the swivel chair. He orig- IRWIN & COMPANY, Inc. Unable to touch the star pitcher of Washington and Lee. Finkelstein inated the Patent Office. And among DRY GOODS and GROCERIES William and Mary for but five hits, equalled the varsity low hurdles mark all these things he was a great po- the Varsity nine went down in de- and Antrim equalled the freshman litical leader and served as President Specialist!) feat Tuesday to the tune of eleven to record for this event. Swart, of V. of the nation. QUALITY, SERVICE AND PRICES three. It was the first time an In- P. I., set a new mark for the shot Professor Rodman's talk was very stitute ball team has traveled to Wil- put with a 48 foot heave and Turner, interesting, and he brought out facts liam and Mary to play on their field. of V. P. I., broke the varsity pole about Jefferson which few people Lefty White struck out fourteen vault record. Coles, Virginia fresh- know and realize. Incidentally this Miss Elizabeth L. Graham batters and only allowed one free man, set a new shot put record in was the first time the auditorium of IN LIMITS base. Laughorn's homer in the sec- his class with a 42 foot heave. the new Engineering Building was ond, and four singles by his team- The summary: used, and it is felt that Professor mates, was the total that White p^- Rodman was well chosen to initiate One mile—Won by Smith, V. M. I.; Nice Accommodations for mitted. second, Lauck, Va.; third, Wise, V. it into use. Parents and Girls. Charlie Okapiia Shomo was knocked from the box M. I.; fourth, Gladden, W. & L. Time: M. F. Cockerell, '07, is second vice- in the second after allowing five hits 4:38.9 (new record). president of the Continental Illinois in CITY LIGHTS and giving four bases, which counted 440 yard run—Won by Williams, Private Dining Room W. & L.; second, Shepherd, W. & L.; Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, six runs for the Indians. At times THURSDAY—May 14 third, Romm, V. M. I.; fourth, Gate- one of the largest banks in the coun- PHONE 55 settling down and striking out a man, Marline Deitrich Gay Cooper wood, V. M. I. Time: 49.9 seconds try. Shomo got off to a bad start when (new record). the first two men up got hits. Uri- 100 yard dash—Won by Wisner, settled by this, his control weakened, Va.; second, Edmonds, W. & L.; and with the bases loaded in the sec- third,( Johnson, W. & L.; fourth, ond, he was replaced by Norris Ma- Coles, Va. Time: 9.9 seconds, new record). son. Mason hit the first man to face Rockbridge Steam Laundry 120 yard high hurdles—Won by him, walking in a run. Settling down Speer, W. & L.; second, Dees, Va.; then he pitched four innings, holding third, Bryan, Va.; fourth, Finkel- FRI. MORNING 10:30 A. M. the Indian sluggers to two scattered stein, W. & L. Time: 15.1 seconds hits and one run. The seventh prov- (new record). TUXEDO SHIRTS, PALETOTS AND ed unlucky for the Cadet team, the 880 yard run—Won by Cary, Va.; second, Broderick, W. & L.; third, three triples in a row being preceded Romm, V. M. I.; fourth, Lauck, Va. MESS JACKETS by two singles. However, only three Time: 2:00.1. runs were scored, as Maxey failed to 220 yard dash—Won by Wisner, touch first on his triple and was Va.; second, Edmonds, W. & L.; See Our thrown out by Cutchin again picking third, Johnson, W. & L.; fourth, Phillips, V. M. I. Time: 22 seconds up the slip of the runner. Mason fin- (new record). FRIDAY—May 15 ished up the game after this inning Two mile run—Won by Holden, William Haines allowing no men to reach first. Va.; second, Bond, V. M. I.; third, Mr. Davis in front of the Smith, V. M. I.; fourth, Mahler, W. Cutchin made a phenomenal catch & L. Time: 9:58.6. Tailor Made Man of Ferrell's hot liner. A high ball, One mile relay—Won by Washing- arch at 7:30 Maury leaped in the air and clutched ton and Lee (Shepherd, Gladden, SATURDAY—May 16 Broderick, Williams); second, Vir- the ball with his bare right hand. ginia; third, V. M. I. Time: 3:26 Ruth Chatterton This out was the third and prevented (new record). the runner on third from scoring on Shot put—Won by Swart, V. P. I.; The what should have been at least a second, Bryant, Va.; third, Day, Va.; Right double. fourth, Bentley, Va. Distance, 48 feet 1-2 inch (new record). to „ The Varsity scored two runs in the Pole vault—Won by Turner, V. P. Love . first when the first baseman threw I.; second, tie between Mayo and ROCKBRIDGE wild to second on an attempt to pull Moorman, Va.; fourth, tie between | a gtramuunl C/VDm a double play. Laughorn and Ed- Sanders and Duncan, W. & L. and Wylie, Va. Height, 12 feet 2 1-2 LYRIC—Friday, May 15 munds came in before the ball was inches (new record). returned. Laughorn's circuit knock High jump—Tie for first between Richard Dix in the third was the last score of the Mayo, Va., and Gibson, V. P. I.; tie for third between Phillips, V. M. I., NATIONAL BANK Institute nine. A rally in the ninth and Rivers, Vurtis and Cook, W. & EDNA : opened with the first two men up get- L. Height, 5 feet 11 1-8 inches. FERBER'S • ting safeties. Then Coppela, Indian Discus—Won by Swart, V. P. I.; COLOSSAL shortstop, picked Britton's liner from second, Bryant, Va.; third, Motley, the air and caught Edmunds off sec- Va.; fourth, Bailey, W. & L. Dis- RESOURCES ond for a double play. Cutchin struck tance, 133 feet 1 inch. Javelin—Won by Wright, V. M. I.; out to end the game. second ,Bailey, W. & L.; third, Tomp- Box score and summary: kins, Va.; fourth, Fangboner, W. & L.). Distance: 172 feet 1 1-2 inches. $2,000,000 V. M. I. Broad jump—Won by Wisner, Va.; AB. R. H. PO. A. E. second, Williams, W. & L.; third, A. Noble, rf 3 0 0 0 0 Stevens, W. & L.; fourth, Nelson, Laughorn, ss 3 2 114 Va. Distance: 22 feet. Edmunds, 2b 4 110 Williams, cf 4 0 10 Major John Magruder, '09, for a Britton, 3b 4 0 12 PAUL M. PENICK A. P. WADE Cutchin, lb 4 0 1 15 number of years Military Attache in Waite, If 3 0 0 0 China, is now in Washington taking President Cashier Blocker, c 3 0 0 6 the Army War College Course. AMOUNG OUR Shomo, p 0 0 0 0 CONTEMPORARIES Mason, p 3 0 0 0 Outten, rf 0 0 0 0 Major H. P. Keene, '09, is on duty I Continued From Pane Five) in the Hawaiian Islands. er possibility of getting a bigger and Turner 10 0 0 better outlook on life. Totals 32 3 5 24 14 4 4. Time consumed in walking to '"Batted for Shomo in 9th. . back of room shortens class hour. W. & M. College Student 5. It is always more interesting Maxey, 2b 5 2 2 1 1 0 $ to observe co-eds from the rear. McBride, lb 4 3 3 11 0 1 Englebert, If 4 0 1 0 0 0 Makes 99 6. Conversation may be carried on Scott, cf 2 2 0 0 1 0 more successfully and "good" jokes Demerest, 3b 2 2 0 0 0 0 •Oi , First 11 Days can be pictorially demonstrated. Ferrell, c 4 0 0 11 1 1 7. "Distance lends enchantment." 4 1 3 1 0 0 Helping Me 8. Unnecessary noises made by ... 4 0 1 2 4 0 White, p 4 1 1 0 2 0 professor are less disturbing to con- Sauerbrun, 3! 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Now I want 500 templation. Bradley, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 9. In case of fire, one may laugh Mozeleski, 21 0 0 0 1 0 0 more college Christensen, lb 0 0 at other people while one is diving 0 0 0 0 men to join through rear windows. Totals 35 11 11 27 9 2 me on the 10. Also, in case of fire, people in Score by innings: R v rear may toast marshmallows for ' M. I. 202 000 000— 3 same basis. w Ruy C. Haiin greater length of time over coals cre- - & M. 430 100 30x—11 Sales Alunutter DISTRESS a la col- ated by burning bodies of friends. Two base hit, White; three base hits, McBride, McBride, Englebert; legiate . . . the de- 11. In a number of classes, one sits No Experience Needed home run, Laughorn; struck out, by I want ONE w!d«-awnke College Man in every in back seats because all fronts seats locality <5(i0 in all) to introduce anil demonstrate flated purse. Plen- Shomo 2, Mason 4, White 14; base on an amazing new Fyr-Fyter discovery. The work ll are taken. balls, off Shomo 2, Mason 1, White easy and pleasant. You can handle It in full or ty distressed too... 1; hit by pitched ball, Ferrell (Ma- • pare time and make $9.00 or more a day the same 12. Far-sighted students sit in as Harold Conklin, a college student of North one MUST eat. The son); double play, Coppola to Max- Dakota, did. back of room in order to maintain ey; wild pitches, Mason 3, White 1 Low Evening Resourceful Soul sanity. stolen bases, Maxey 2, Scott 2; win- $99 in 11 Daysl and Night Rates Conklin writes: "For the past f'W nnnths, I have answers — tele- 13. Near-sighted students sit in ning pitcher, White; losing pitcher. been working as salesman for your company. I have Shomo. enioyed the work very much, and I feel that the phone home and back of room in order to maintain Fyr-Fyter line cannot be beat. On my last trip Evening Rutes (II days) I made an average clear profit of $9 • llctwe.ru 7 P. M. and talk it over with sanity. day. I have enioyed the work very much and I am lac roadsters. S. J. Perelman's writ- buying a car of my own I realize that I am a 8:30 P. M. the Pater. 14. Someone has to sit in back of new man. but I am confident." Conklin is a new 15% to 20% lower in's in College Humor. 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