Gen. William H. Milton Honored in Ceremonies
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V VOLUME XLin VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA. MAY 4, 1953 NUMBER 27 iDunlap^ Diuguid^ McCarthy Gen. William H. Milton Diuguid, Dunlap, Kuhne To Be fleeted By Honor Court Honored In Ceremonies Editor, Managers Of Cadet o Serve as 1954 Officers Lyons, Anchors, Turner, Langhammer By J. R. Hannay few Court Creates To the tune of Pomp and Circumstance VMI ushered in Manage Staffs for 'Cadet' in 1953-'54 her eighth superintendent, General William H. Milton, last Office Of Second Saturday in William Horner Cocke '94 Hall. Amid a colorful John Diuguid, Don Dunlap, and Paul Kuhne have been pageant, of military splendor General Milton took his place appointed editor-in-chief, managing editor, and business man- ^ice-Pres. by Vote beside the seven other men of hon- ager, respectively, of the VMI Cadet for 1953-54. Other major or and achievement that have pre- posts on'the editorial and business staff have been received by . Don Dunlap, John Diuguid, and Glee Club Has Part ceded him. jfSUvalt McCarthy, of. the present Jay Langhammer and Bill Turner, f i second clasB were elected presi- In Ceremonies, Will The assembly that attended the co-sports editors; Clanton Anchors, dent, vice-presiSfiot. and second inauguration was studded with advertising manager; and Peter vice-president (profccuter), re- Make Tour of State famous personages, both visitors Lyons, feature editor. and alumni. Among those in the In addition. Curry May and spectively, of the VMI Hdliay Court The Superintendent's inaugural Beverly McGruder of the present for the 1953-4 session. The,,elec- procession were John Stuart ceremonies gave the Corps and Battl^, Governor of Virginia, John Third Class have been designated tions took place at a joint meellpg friends of the Institute a second as next year's circulation managers of the present and the newly elect- Campball Hagan, President of the opportunity to hear the VMI Glee Board of Visitors, General Charles while Jack Fuller of the Second ed courts held last Wednesday Club on home grounds. This was Class, Lee McKnight of the Third night. E. Kilbourne, Superintendent their first appearance since their Emeritus, Robert T. Stevens, Sec- Class, and John Hannay of the dunlap has served on the Honor singing of the Brahms Requiem in retary of the Army, Dr. Francis Fourth Class have been selected CoCirt as representative of the the Rockbridge Concert Series P. Gaines, President of Washing- as proof-reading, alumni and head- Class of '54 for a year, having been with National Symphony Orches- ton and Lee Universtiy, General line editor, respectively. Music ed- lected to fill the vacancy left by tra. Their participation in the cere- William M. Stokes, General Lem- itor will be Tom Agee while the departure of Bill Satterfield. D. J. DUNLAP monies was to the extent of sing- uel Sheppard, General George C. humor department will be headed was thus one of his class's three ing the "Cherubic Hymn" by Dimi- Marshall, and many others. by Bill Makelim. Photography will lanent representatives in the tri Bortnainsky the "Sevenfold be under supervision of George ization — others being Diu- Seconds Elect Amen" by Sir John Stainer, and After the proce&ional and the Ford of the present Second Class. :id and Jack Daniel. "He Who Would Valiai^ Be" by presentation of the colors the Rev. Diuguid has been a member of In addition, Don is one of the John Bunyon. Churchill J. Gibson gave the invo- the Cadet editorial staff for three xecutive Council of the Religious Members To On Thursday morning "of "this cation. This was followed by a years, having served as one of the Council, supply sergeant for "C" week the club will board buses and short address by John Hagan. Mr. assistant feature editors this year. J. P. DIUGUID (company, managing editor for next Serve On GC travel to Richmond where they Hagan welcomed the visitors and He is vice president of the Honor [year's Cadet, and president of the will give a two hour program at said in explanation of the closeness Court for next year, a Distinguish- t Baptist Club. Re is both a Dis- Louis Massad and A1 Mattox The Mosque. This program, in- of VMI alumni and friends that ed Student, corresponding secre- 'tinguished Student and a Disting- were elected to serve on the Gen- cluding a half hour radio show, "there are no strangers here to tar of the IRC, and a member of .>*uished Military Student. eral Committee reprsentatives for will b sponsored by the C. F. Sauer day." the Religious Council. ^ Diuguid has been a class repre- the First Class of next year from Company and all proceeds of this Thf Governor was the next A Liberal Arts Major, he served entative to the Court since its re- a field of a dozen nominees put program will be given to the as chairman of the Flowers and J organization as a body independent speakj^r on the agenda with his forth at a recent meeting of the Cerebral Palsy Drive. The C. F. welcoming address to the delegates Favor Committee for the '54 Ring 'of the General Committee two class of '54. They, with the three Sauer Company has sponsored the Figure. years ago. He is editor-in-chief for and gjiests. He also touched on the officers of the class and the class Glee Club for the past three years bright history of VMI saying "For The new managing editor, Don -^e 1953-4 Cadet, a sergeant in Dog OGA representative whtf will be and has given the Glee Club their Dunlap, has served as a member ^ompany, corresponding secretary 114 years the name of VMI has elected next y«ar, will compose the best concert opportunities in the rein^Sl^ted the highest traditions of the editorial staff during the ot the International Relations First Class's port^ of tb« G«ner' citrof Richmond. past year. He is supply sergeant <' Club, a member of the Religious of America in peace and in war." al Committee. The program will be a varied He expressed his appreciation at for Charlie Company, president of Council, and a Distinguished Stu- At the same meeting, the pres- selection of music covering both next year's Honor Court, a Disting- dent. being invited to speak to the as- uish Military Student, and a mem- ent'officers of the class—Tommy classic and popular pieces. The sembly and closed with a verbal Armstrong, Bill Berry, and Larry regular music will be supplmented ber of the Religious Council. For The office of second vice-presi- salute to the superintendent. the latter organization he served dent, or prosecuter, to be held by Dougherty — were re-elected to by a quartet ably covered by serve in the same capacity next "Mud" White, Jim Bramlet, Don as Chairman of the Religious Em- McCarthy was created at the meet- hpasis Week Committee and was ing as a result of the recognition year by a unanimous vote that saw Howard, and Larry Dougherty. (Ed. Note: For the complete no other nominations from the This group will highlight the mer- text of Gen. Milton's address, instrumental to the success of that of the need for an experienced event. porsecuter or prosecution advisor floor. Armstrong and Berry have rier side of the evening with their see Page 4.) I in those cases brought before the been president and vice president, lively barbershop melodies. Paul Kuhne has been a member Honor Court. The holder of the respectively, of the class since On Friday, the club will journey of the paper's business staff since P. A. KUHNE, JR. new office will consequently be in their fourth class year while to Highland Springs for a morning Dr. Francis P. Gaines was the his Fourth Class year, having a non-voting capacity during any Dougherty was elected Historian concert and that evening they will next speaker with a light talk en- served as circulation manager for Brown, John Windle, Bob Hanson, Court trials. early this year to fill the vacancy repeat their Richmond concert at titled "Greetings from a Neigh- one year. A chemistry major, he left by the departure of Swan the Granby High School in Nor- bor." In this address he explained is a member of the American Frank Conley, and Bill Makelim. McCarthy has served on the Yerger. Dougherty also served as folk. Saturday will be spent as a the close relationship between Chemical Society as well as of the Hardy, who was an assistant fea- court since his fourth class year chairman of the Ring Figure Com- leisure day and Sunday the Glee VMI and Washington and Lee. International Relations Club. As ture editor this year, is one of the when he was elected vice-president mittee for the class. Club will again be in Richmond to business manager, he will oversee eidtors of next year's Bomb. > his class. First sergeant for Massad has acted as appointed take part in the morning services The Glee Club sang from the subscription campaigns, circula- Colonel Carrington C. Tutwiler, ''Baker company, he is a Disting- treasurer for the class at various at the Saint James Episcopal tier around the hall before Robert tion, advertising, and financing. Jr., Robert Jeffreys, head of uished Militray Student, an officer times throughout his cadetship. Church. The Glee Club will as- T. Stevens' inaugural address. The Columnists for next year will in- the VMI Public Relations Office, in the Armed Forces -Club, and a For Ring Figiure, he was elected sume the major part of the morn- Club sang Dinitri Bortniaksky's clude George Hardy, Tom Agee, and Captain S.