Major General Irby to Be Installed As Tenth Superintendent

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VOLUME LXIV Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, Friday, April 14, 1972 Number 24 Major General Irby To Be Installed As Tenth Superintendent

Maj. Gen. Richard L. Irby, Association, will offer the Nathaniel Beaman IV, Gen. R. E. ^hell, who held the USA, retired, will be installed greetings of the Institute's president of the third class, post of Superintendent for 11 Saturday morning as the alumni. and a representative of the years, last July. General Irby tenth superintendent of the The Rev. Robert K. Wilson, fourth class. retired to become the Virginia Military Institute John M. Camp chaplain to the Superintendent after a 31- before an expected audience Corps of Cadets, will offer the The guests will be treated year career in the Army. His THE 1972-73 HONOR COURT. of 2,000. invocation. Music will be to a buffet dinner at 1:00 p.m. last assignment was com- Seated, from left to right, are P. X. English, Prosecutor, left to right, are Bob Marks, Lane Toomey, Steve Orr, Russ An honors review parade provided by the VMI Glee in Crozet Hall. Cadets may mand of the Armor School in Robert Crotty, Prosecutor, Bob Newman, President, Bialce Taliata, Doug Baumgardner, Darrell Rickmond, Dave was held this afternoon for Club and the Brass Ensemble pick up box lunches at the Fort Knox, Ky. He is a Thomas, Vice President, and Steve Tanner. Standing, from McCown, Steve Wolf, Charlie Steeiman, and Bob Smith. General Irby by the Corps. under the direction of George side door of the mess hall. graduate of VMI, class of This ceremony was the Beister. General Irby succeeded Lt. 1939. culmination of a week of In the inaugural procession irregularly scheduled the Grand Marshal will be military duties during which followed by the delegates of New Honor Court Elected; the Corps was drilled to colleges and universities precision for the final event. including a number of college General and Mrs. Irby will presidents. Then will follow be honored at a formal in succession the delegates of reception tonight in Cocke learned societies and Newman To Be President Hall. Music for the occasion professional organizations; will be provided by the VMI Brig. Gen. James N. Morgan Commanders. Jr., Dean of the VMI faculty; The 1972-73 Honor Court has been elected. from Washington, Virginia, Sergeant in B President Robert E. R. members of the ad- The President of next year's Honor Court will Company, and Editor of the VMI CADET: Huntley of Washington and ministrative staff. Col. Harry W. French, USA, Com- be Robert B. Newman Jr., an economics major Robert J. Marks, a Qvil Engineering major Lec University will deliver the inaugural address at mandant. from Bay Village, Ohio. Newman, a Dean's List from Alexandria, Virginia and a member of the 11:15 a.m. program at Cocke Also, members of the student, has served as a member of the Cadet Qass Council: David E. McCown, an English Hall. More than 100 delegates departments of military Program Board and as Co-Captain of the soccer major from Roanoke, Virginia and second class of colleges and universities science and aerospace team while at VMI. He is a sergeant in E Com- representative to the class council: Darrell C. and learned societies will be studies; former members of pany. Rickmond, a sergeant in F Company and a in the audience for the the faculty and staff; inaugural ceremonies. members of the department Prosecutors of the 1972-73 Honor Court are native of Surry, Virginia: Charles M. Steeiman, Registration and robing of of intercollegiate athletics; Robert B. Crotty and Paul X. English. Crotty, a a resident of Richmond, Virginia, Biology major, delegates will take place at VMI Foundation staff; VMI resident of Dallas Texas, is an academically and member of the VMI rugby team; and N. 10:45 a.m. in Preston Alumni Association; the distinguished English major. He is Treasurer of Stephen Tanner, an academically distinguished Library, and the inaugural Keydet Club, and the Superintendent's party. the Cadet Program Board, Captain of the soccer Civil Engineering major from Roanoke, Virginia procession will form in front of the library. Col. George B. In addition to General Irby team and a member of the Long Range and second Vice President of the ASCE. Ax, professor of and the program par- Academic Planning Committee. Crotty is also mathematics, will lead the ticipants, the group will in- the first ranking sergeant in B Company. Rising second class members of the Honor procession as the grand clude members of the Board P. X. English, the second prosecutor on the Court are as follows: Stephen R. Orr, III, a marshal. The Corps will of Visitors; former form at 11:05 and enter ^ke Superintendent Maj. Gen. court, is a native of Conowingo, Maryland. He is Physics major, resident of Rockport, Hall immediately ahead of William H. Milton Jr.; a cadet sergeant, former member of the VMI Massachusetts, corporal, and member of the the inaugural procession. Delegate Charles W. Gunn CADET staff, and a holder of a four year army Cadet Program Board: Robert L. Smith Jr., a Sol W. Rawls Jr., of Jr.; David C. Loughhead, ROTC scholarship. English, a Civil Engineering native of Prince George, Virginia, cadet cor- Franklin, president of the chairman of the Rockbridge major, is a member of the American Society of poral, Civil Engineer, and representative to the Bourd of Visitors, will preside County Board of Supervisors; MAJ. GEN RICHARD L. IRBY and Mrs. Irby are shown Edmund T. Morris Jr., of Civil Engineers. class council: Russell S. Takata, a cadet cor- at the exercises and will here shortly after their arrival last fall. General Irby is to be install the Superintendent. Roanoke, president of the poral, resident of Waipahu, Hawaii, Biology inaugurated tomorrow as the tenth superintendent of VMI. The Vice-President of the 1972-73 Honor Court State Sen. H. D. Dawbam will VMI Foundation; Cadet First is Blake Thomas, an Economics major from Los major, member of the Premed society and the extend the greetings of the Captain Christopher M. Arey Angeles, California. Thomas, an S-5 sergeant holder of a four year ROTC scholarship; Charles Commonwealth of Virginia, of Washington, the Regimental Commander; and member of the football team, is a member of Lane Toomey, a native of Cary, North Carolina, and Mayor Charles F. Phillips Jr. of Lexington will Cadet James N. Barnes Jr., the Arnold Air Society. a Qvil Engineering major, and member of the offer the greetings of the president of the first class; Final Rehearsals For VMI Ranger Platoon; and Stephen Wolf, a First class voting members of the Honor Court community. State Sen. Cadet Donald S. Caldwell of include Douglas K. Baumgardner, an resident of Qncinnati, Ohio and a top player on Eimon T. Gray of Waverly, Fincastle, president of the academically distinguished Economics major the VMI basketball team. president of the VMI Alumni second class; Cadet ''You're A Good Man Young Democrats Becoming Charlie Brown'' Begin Active Organization At VMI By Jim Ackley known critics as Waiter Kerr and Clive Barnes. Followmg a special home town. By working for a Any underclassman Final rehearsals are un- None of the cast is actually meeting of first classmen of specific party or candidate, wishing to join next year's derway for the upcoming six years old. And, they don't the VMI Society of Young the individual will come in Society of Young Democrats, VMI Theatre production of look like Charles Schulz' Democrats, it was announced contact with a diverse and or who wishes to serve on a the musical comedy, "You're cartoon chiaracters. But this that Fred R. Parks will serve interesting group of people. voting registration com- A Good Man, Charlie doesn't seem to make that as President of the Society for And, when the elections roll mittee, is advised to see Fred Brown," which will be much difference once you get 1972-73. John Costa of the around in November, those R. Parks in room 288. Any presented April 25-29. A into the play, because what Class of 1975 will serve as cadets who do get involved cadet desiring information on special children's matinee they are saying to each other Vice-President. will, regardless of the out- any of the Democratic will be held on Saturday, is with the openness of that This year, under the come, feel that they have candidates for President, see April 29 at 2:30 p.m. The play, early childhood time, and the leadership of Dick Vogel and accomplished something. If Dick Vogel in room 151. Ronald J. Norman, Vice President; Guy F. Conte, President; and, Reggie Webb, Historian, which was just recently obvious fact is that they are their respective party or Tony Sartini, the Young Faculty advisor to the are the newly elected officers for the class of 1975. The three have stressed "unity, pride." released to amateur theatre reallv quite fond of Democrats grew from an candidate is unsuccessful, at Society is Col. B. McCluer groups, boasts the whole each other. This is what the essentially dormant least they will have tried. Gilliam, head of the Political "Peanuts" gang and is full of play is all about. organization to an active Certainly, this is more ad- Science Department at VMI, the warm humor that has mirable than sitting back for Conte, Norman, Webb; political association at the who. also holds party office made the comic strip so Institute. Membership has months on end and belittling here in Lexington. Col. famous. the ones who are successful, Summer Reading increased considerably in Gilliam strongly urges all Appearing in the play are without ever having become relation to past years. cadets to register and vote. Class Officers, 1975 Don Bernandini as Charlie involved." List Announced Fred R. Parks is a third Brown; Laurie Thorpe, from class English major from The Class of 1975 elected its from Norfolk, a history Bridge. HolUns, as Lucy; Bob Fulks Fargo, North Dakota. In class officers Thursday major. Norman was on the as Linus; Beach Vickers, a By Board addition to his involvement morning. Guy F. Conte, a Rat Football Team and the The major theme of the Washington and Lee student, The proposed list of books with the Society of Young Professor Whyburn Speaks history major in Echo Dean's List. He is in Charlie speeches given to the Class as Schroeder; George for summer reading for the Democrats, he served on the Company, was elected Class Company. by these three before the Kosovic as Snoopy; and coming summer has been Steering Committee for the President. Conte is on the election was Class Unity. Donna Goade, from Southern approved by the Academic 1972 VMI Symposium, is a On Mathematics And Man Wrestling Team and Debate Reggie Webb, Historian, is Conte feels that the class Sem, as Patty. Ellen Barnes Board. A committee made up member of the VMI Glee Team. He is from New York active in the Golf and Rat should pay attention to the is the director and George of cadets met with different City. Club, and has been selected On Wednesday night. Dr. that the work of Basketball teams. He is a ideas of "Unity, Com- Kosovic is serving as her faculty advisors in an effort as News Editor for the 1972-73 W. M. Whyburn, a professor mathematicians is evident in The Vice-President is English major in Echo munication, and Pride," in assistant. to come up with a suitable their time together at VMI. VMI CADET. of Mathematics at the all fields of science and in the Ronald J. Norman. He is Company from Natural Script and interesting reading list. field of architecture. Parks, in accepting his University of North Carolina, The script says that the According to Chuck Hoisen, position, stated that he in- spoke to cadets on the topic, The last topic of the lecture time of the action is "an chairman of the committee, tended ". . .to place con- "Mathematics and Our dealt with computers. Dr. Hammersen Receives ROTC Fellowship average day in the life of they were "mainly interested siderable emphasis on get- Environment." Whyburn expressed the belief Charlie Brown." It really is in finding books that cadets that perhaps society should would want to read." ting cadets registered to vote The contents of the lecture The Department of the English program. His overall Hammersen has said that he just that, a day made up of humanize computers rather here in Lexington or in their dealt with the mathematics of Army, in a letter dated April GPA is 3.1, and he achieved a plans to first complete a two little moments picked from This committee came up than computerize humans. home towns. Of course, at man as associated with 4, has announced that Cadet perfect 4.0 average at the end year tour of duty withe Field all the days of Charlie Brown, with a list which tiiey sub- Furthermore, he emphasized present we're focusing our nature. According to Dr. F. P. A. Hammersen will be of the previous semester. Artillery before taking up his from Valentines Day to the mitted to a faculty board. The the misuse of computers and attention on the primaries Whyburn, basic geometric the recipient of a scholar- Cadet Hammersen is the graduate work. He has listed baseball season from wild faculty board after reviewing how in many cases man has and the Democratic National designs and various number ship that is annually awarded current president of the VMI Business Administration, optimism to utter despair, ail the list and making changes become slave rather than Convention, commencing systems were already in to select members of the Militaria Society and he is Personnel Management, and mixed in with the lives of his submitted the list to the master when working with July 10th in Miami." existence way before man's group of students who are the the First Sergeant of Bravo Military History as his friends and strung together Academic Board for ap- computers. preferred fields of study. His Getting Involved appearance on earth. He holders of ROTC scholar- Company. He was a member on the string of a single day, proval. The approved reading Dr. Whyburn concluded his first three choices of schools list is as follows: "I'd like to see a sub- explained that bees use ships. The stipend will supply of the fencing team and was from bright uncertain lecture by stating that a were the University of North stantial increase in mem- hexagon shaped cells in Cadet Hammersen with all of one of the writers of the morning to hopeful starlit problem of any importance Carolina, the University of bership in the Society this constructing their hives. The his graduate school costs, Approved Solution during the evening. I. Human Competition: Alan should be isolated by outside Texas, and Duke University. next year. I encourage all reason for this particular plus the pay of a Second current academic year. He is The mu^c iji the show is Harrington, The Im- influences and then solved by cadets to become involved in design is that it provides for Lieutenant, who would the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter most apptoling and should niurtalist; H. Raucher, top scientists rather than by the upcoming local, state, maximum strength and normally be serving in the Hammersen of El. Paso. Philip Allum, the have the entire corps singing Watermelon Man; Ring amateurs. and federal election activites storage capacity. This was active Army. SUpulation Validictorian of the Class of for days! During its Lardner, GulUble's TraveU. during the summer months, proven to the audience This lecture was sponsored Hammersen The primary stipulation of 1971, was a recipient of a professional runs on II. War: Erich Maria regardless of political through mathematical by the College Science Im- Cadet Hammersen is an the award is that the holder similar award one year ago. Broadway and -on tour, Remarque, All Quiet un the leanings. They can do tliis by calculations. provement Program; a sub- English major from El Paso, must complete his graduate He is presently enrolled at "You're A Good Man, Charlie Western Front; Norman •imply contacting their Whyburn program of the National Texas, who is currently work in a period of not more Duke University in a Brown" received fantastic Mailer, Naked and the Dead: party's headquarters in their Dr. Whyburn went on to say Science Foundation. enrolled in the Honors than two years. Cadet graduate History program. reviews from such well- See page three Page 2 The V. M. I. Cadet The VMI Cadet, Friday, April 14, 1972 Readers Discuss Opinion Page Library^ Athletics "Where men have the habit of liberty, the press wiii continue to be the fourth estate; the vigilant guardian of the rights of the ordinary citiien.".. .Sir Winston Churchill. Editor, The VMI Cadet; Frequently, the library is not opened on prominent week- It may be helpful, as well as ends (Easter weekend for informative, to publish the example). And what makes following information con- me fume that much more is cerning Institute policy with the fact that these variations Editorial Policy regard to accessibility of in schedule are not an- Preston Library, a topic is nounced. I, for one am tired discussed in the Opinion Page of being subjected to the petty of the 7 April VMI CADET. wills of library officials who Shortly after taking over the average cadet. We shall strive to The Preston Library, in a do not conform to policies; paper, it is customary for a new evaluate each issue on its merits fj VJ typical academic week, is policies which seem initially open a total of hours. CADET staff to present a and on its merits alone, rejecting C \ to have been established from This compares more than their vantage point anyway. statement of its editorial policy. an attachment to any particular favorably with the other I also can see no reason viewpoint. This approach is Not wishing to be the exception to state-supported institutions why the library should not be this rule, the present staff deems reflected in the composition of the of higher learning. opened any time during the it desirable to do the same. new staff, which includes Prior to the academic year day when a cadet might 1970-71, the Library had for a Perhaps the greatest problem "rankers," privates, athletes, and desire to use it. Why, I ask few years been open right associated with the editorial page academic majors ranging from does the library close at 5:00 strai^t through the day, p.m. when a cadet could very Civil Engineering to English. of the CADET in recent years is including the period 5:30 to well use it until 6:15? Ob- that it has, to many, made In pursuing the policy stated 7:00 PM. This supper hour viously, library policies as uninteresting reading. Critics of above, the new CADET staff was covered by Cadet well as library officials need Assistants who had received pledges to research all editorial drastic revision. the paper have maintained, an approval permit for this A Concerned Student depending upon the year in topics to the best of its ability. It is Terry Tillman purpose. question and their point of view, the opinion of the new staff that On 12 October 1970, the that the CADET is either a erroneous statements serve to Dean of the Faculty cir- "barracks gripe sheet" or an compromise the credibility and culated a memorandum concerning Cadet Assistants, Editor, VMI Cadet: "irrelevant, do nothing" the effectiveness of a newspaper. North Viet. Offensive Presents to the effect that, "Em- publication. Many readers In addition, we shall strive at all ployment in any capacity as a I would like to point out a complain that they hear the same times to eliminate bias from our Cadet Assistant does not glaring error in your thing week in and week out. In reporting of the news. permit a cadet to miss any coverage of the VMI- PossibleNew Communist Aims Southern Connecticut short, then, the probelm with the regularly scheduled duty, In concluding, one might state academic or military." The baseball game, an error in editorial policy of the CADET is that the new VMI CADET staff is continuing permit under fact and in opinion. The events on the bat- fensive of 1968. that it has been too predictable. one that rejects extremes. This is The war in Viet Nam is which cadets had been able to The writer reported that an tlefield the last two weeks If the North Vietnamese In this respect, the new staff of the once again on the front page. maintain desk assistance in enemy home run barely not to imply, however, that the have dwarfed any debate. offensive fails in these small The issue of the war has the Preston Library was clear^ the right field fence CADET can assure its readers CADET will fail to take forthright The new offensive launched objectives it will still exert resurfaced in debates. Most subsequently disapproved by because the fence "had been that it will differ from its by General Giap has resulted powerful influence in stands on issues confronting it people, Middle Americans, the Commandant. Inasmuch moved in 15 feet to make the in a present change in the reminding us that the war predecessors. within the next year. On the seem to speak out rarely on as cadet use of the Library football team's practice area the subject, they merely read course of the war. This could does still exist. At some time The philosophy of the new contrary, it shall seek at all times during those hours had been larger". Nothing could be be North Viet Nam's final do the politicians, newspapers, the front page avidly. minimal—our investigation farther from the truth. CADET staff can be most ac- to present its arguments in as or die effort. They might We do hear the politicians and American people would showing that there are days curately described as middle of actually be winning the war These are the facts: convincing a manner as possible. debate the issue. Some have to judge the war not on at a time when no cadet, before our eyes. However the Buildings and grounds has the road. Ours is not the point of characterize the war as our the basis of our past actions, faculty, nor W&L person past history of the war does or in terms of American gone into an extensive view of the "ranker" or the Douglas K. Baumgardner rotten, immoral, im- entered the Library during not support this view, and the moral or philosophical ideals, campaign to get a stand of "grub," but, rather, of the perialistic war! Others are that time—and inasmuch as Editor-in-Chief South Vietnamese army as a grass on the Alumni Field, crying, invasion! The war is but on the basis of a rational we were unable to cover that hindrance does exist. More and therefore asked the obviously immoral, as all analysis of present fact and time with any regular library within the realm of possibility football coaches to keep off it. wars are. It is very difficult to what would have the best staff member, it became is that this push is designed to The upper practice field was judge our war to be more effect on their and our future. necessary to close the get all it can militarily and a sea of mud, made even immoral than another. North Preston Library during the politically to further the worse by several club sports Viet Nam is obviously in- supper hour. Published Friday afternoon. Entered as second class matter Northern cause. If it can practicing on it when it was Compliments Of vading the south, why raise wet. We therefore looked for September 19,1946 at the Post Office in Lexington, Virginia, such a fuss this time because seize territory; or discredit In the matter of Library under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription, $4.00 out of our Vietnamization program, hours on special occasions other areas in which to they choose a more direct line practice. barracks, 13.50 in barracks, 30 issues. Address: Box 7, VMI, of attack, riding their tanks it will have furthered the Good Luck To and other Institute holidays, Lexington, Virginia 24450. down Midway 1, instead of communist cause perhaps proposed Library schedules On looking at Patchin Field D. French subversively in infiltrating? even more than the Tet of- are always cleared with the on scale maps, it was obvious MEMBER The New Dean of the Faculty, and a that we could get the better Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association memorandum circulated to part of a football field outside Associated Collegiate Press department heads and a the baseball fence, even Reader Hits Members Of notice forwarded for though it would not be a full Editor-in-Chief Slaughter publication to the Corps of regulation field. Then, upon Douglas K. Baumgardner Cadets. Prior to the recent measuring off the area, it was Consulting Editors Dance Policy The cadet staff Easter weekend. Library evident that something was Hugh White hours on a reduced schedule wrong. A check with Bob Bushnell were confirmed by the Dean Buildings and Grounds Editor, VMI Cadet, escorted, so that I could of the Faculty, however, no revealed that we had a right retain my hop-privileges. Yulee and notice was sent for field foul line 345 feet from Editorial Staff I would like to relate to the Why were these rules not publication. This is an home plate, and we were 391 Columnists Personnel Managers Coips the following incident made familiar to the Corps Jonesy at right center. The left field Don Kllcullen Tom Puskas inadvertency on the part of Terry Tillman Louis Dowdy which occured Saturday beforehand? An order was the Library, and the line went 330 to the fence. Ron Martin night of this past hop published to the effect that Librarian and his staff regret Bob Crotty Cartoonists The NCAA rules Scott Lingamfelter George Tisdaie weekend. Upon arriving at "jeans, tee shirts, sneakers, this. At some time or another, specifically state that Chris Lowry the informal dance-concert, etc. are not appropriate wear the best of routines—like the collegiate baseball fences my date and I were ap- for this dance," however no Best Of Luck plans of mice and men—will should be 330 feet down both proached by a hop sentinel, mention was made about go agley! lines, 375 to right center and fashionable dress hot pants. and she was not allowed To The Class Of After several years of only left center, and 400 to straight I do not believe that admittance to the dance floor moderate use of the Preston center field. The only ex- Business Staff wearing socially appropriate due to the fact that she was Library facilities and ceptions permitted are for hot pants to an informal wearing a socially ac- collections, it is more than cases where the institution dance-concert should be ceptable hot pants dinner- 75 encouraging to those of us does not have that much frowned upon as a major outfit. Let me repeat that it who have devoted so much room for a field, then the crime; if frowned upon it was not a cheap, disreputable thought and effort to library fences can be SHORTER. It should not have been en- H. Douglas outfit, but one which may be development to see—as this is both illegal and unethical to forced the way it was. seen at any major social CADET issue indicates—a make them longer, par- function. Hi^ly embarrased Watch out, at the next hop Hamner 48-B sincere and rising need on the ticularly in our case where at being turned away, she there might be a sentinel with part of our Corps for library we have so few left handed proceeded to return to the a ruler to check for skirts that services and materials. It is hitters. house at which she was are too short. upon this type of demand that I instructed the grounds staying to change. She had to Michael W. Burks '73 the Librarian can best base people to move the fences return without being his continuing biennial plea to back to their proper distances Our Best Wishes the Institute—and to the State from home plate, and at that fiscal authorities—for in- time the football coaches creases in the Library hadn't even decided whether operating and acquisitions they would practice on Jerrin And Morgan To The Class budgets. Patchin Field or stick with a George B.Davis, regulation field without Village Shopping Center Lt. Colonel grass. Subsequently, they did Librarian choose the grass of Patchin Field over the mud on the Of 1975 upper field, sacrificing about Richmond, Virginia 20 yards of playing area and Editor, The VMI Cadet: absorbing the inconvenience of the distance between field Records, Tapes, And Music Mr. & Mrs. After reading the recent and dressing room. CADET Editorial on Preston I was grateful to the Library, I felt compelled to football people for making support the position taken by these concessions, and was Earl W. Holler the Editor. Throughout my happy with their attitude of Dinwiddle cadetship I have grown in- cooperation. I can't imagine creasingly irritated at another sport here settling Preston Library "policies." for less than an official Our Best Wishes To Metor Company Last Friday night, I and a playing area, and am amazed J. C. Seitz & Son large group of cadets spent that a sports writer (or aiiy Dinwiddle, Va. For Sale some 25 minutes in the rain other cadet) would imply that waiting for the library to be football had "taken away" opened. Of course, it was from another sport. It's (By Owner) FORD finally opened Vz hour after really the other way around. Plastering Contractor standard opening time. This JIM SEITZ Albemarle County type of thing is not un- Tom Joynei common to my experience. Athletic Director Sales Service Farm. 315 acres. Modern 3 br, house. Power & Tel. New fence. 2 barns. New road. 900 ft. frontage. Laice. Chris Quindlen Worlds of water. Adjacent to vast Shenandoah (wild- Blue Grass Oils, Inc. R. D. Dallastown, Pa. Class Of 75 erness) National Paric. Says "Hi" Hard suface ali the way to courthouse 17 miles. Priced to sell. Fxcelient Distributors Of 17313 terms, 25% down. Bal- To The Class ance 5 years 7%. Write MOBIL PRODUCTS L. Bell for complete information. 4 Old Farm Road, Charlottesville, North Tazewell, Virginia Hilda & Matt Wineka 0"75 Va. 22901 The VMI Cadet, F riday, April 14, 1972 The V. M. I. Cadet Page 3 Jules Thomas Post Number Five Where It's Happening

The recent VMI sym witnessed," he said, "is a moderator was there to Mounts The Hill posium on China seems to continuation of people saying prevent any bloodshed. have had some profound let the government do it." effects on the College of The debate continu-Hi with It should be further noted A common occurrence what is going on in barracks. Maybe Col. Frenchkiss William and Mary. Kuntsler mt>;:.nc accusations that the 13-man table tennis around the Institute this past Gone are the days of Vito should have Stacy do the Last week, William and and Luce denying them, and, team from the People's week has been parades, Rigazonni, who was known same. Mary sponsored a debate at one point, Luce became so Republic of China will parades, and more parades. for his ignorance of the between the famous liberal irate that he jumped to his present an exhibition at the With this in mind, Post Five problems of cadets, and Page Three: attorney William KunsUer feet and attempted to get at College of William and Mary has seen fit to publish the inability to cooperate with the and Philip Abbott Luce, a Kuntsler. Fortunately, the April 16. And who cares? following poem, with heart- military life. The new staff is This week Post Five conservative speaker and felt apoloês to T. S. Eliot. fully aware of the problems received a letter from a columnist, in an obvious facing the Cadet-Athlete. fourth classman called attempt to better the VMI in The Love Song "Hellbent Mouser" (which topical presentations. The The Approved Solution Take, for instance. Coach topic of their debate was of J. Coleman Raffo we think may not be his real by Don Kilcullen Tali-men's recent remark, "Oppression in America," the real Army? (an emphatic or "Listen you guys, I know the name), to the, effect that No!). Courtly Wheel^ has been and Messrs. Kunstler and Veemie Erect food around here is not too Luce, as expected, had op- Usually this column is the From the very beginning ot good, but it is so bad that you getting his jollies lately property of a First CHass By Bob Bushnell posing views. my cadetship I have been all have to keep on shaking peering into rat's lock DR. FORREST POGUE, holder of the Mary Moody Northen ranker. Although I'm just a very surprised by the almost In throbbing phalanxes of your fingers at it every boxes—finding, among other Chair and Director of the Marshall Research Library. Kunstler, in his opening 3rd classman my total ignorance most cadets white and gray, meal?" And then there was things, a wig and a TV. He remarks, said oppression is a qualification is fairly ob- (including First dassmen) The Corps of Cadets marches Tall-man's remark on the seemed especially pleased result of the federal govern- vious—right now I'm the only have towards the real Army today. football player's lack of study with the wig, though what ment's misuse of our legal member of the Corps with and how it operates. While it Virgin ducks scream, snap. time; with attending he'll use it for we. have no Publications System to "repress and op- any genuine military ex- is perfectly justifiable to and'sigh. parades, classes, practice, idea. . .? pose the uncontrollable." perience. Not that this in argue that VMI is not now; or As myriad bodies nêrge to and feeling relaxed and ready Pointing to the conspiracy itself is anything particularly ever has been the Army, (•age Four: one to go to bed at 8 PM. "Well, Banquet Slated indictment against Fr. Philip noteworthy, but it does give almost all cadets spend at Squad, platoon, company, you guys can start to study at Berrigan and six others as an me the advantage of being least some time on active We extend our com- battalion. . . 8:00 and go all the way 'til Dr. Forrest Pogue, of the example of such repressions able to look at the miUtary duty, and VMI is supposed to pliments to the pre-early The Publications Board is and opposition, he charac- Then at the shriek of "For- 11:00. Nobody needs any VMI Marshall Research composed of the Editors of aspects of V.M.I, in a dif- prepare them for that active wara March," more time than that!" The Catholic sermon delivered by Library, will be the featured terized Uie conspiracy charge ferent light than any other duty. For that reason it is also the Most Rev. Sergeant Tiso, the Bomb, the Cadet, and the as the "darling of the The vinie mass comes out Athlete-military cooperation speaker at the annual Sounding Brass. Also member of the Corps. perfectly justifiable to argue is not one-sided though, as the on the subject of brotherly Publications Banquet. This prosecutor's nursery," that four years at VMI has the Arch. love before coming to church. represented on the body are When I first came to VMI, I Commandant's Office has event is sponsored by the because it requires only that was aliiiost universally probably disillusioned more Thus the extension of Arey's Gee, Roland, after you retire members of the upper two taken its, usual, highly Publications Board, which is someone testify to an "overt confronted with the same set people towards a military will. from the Army, why don't classes, who are appointed by act" by the defendent Stands poised for action realistic view of the situauon. headed by Harry Gore this their respective class of questions: Why, after career than any pacifist "Sure, I'll give the football you enter the priesthood and year. The dinner will be revealing his intent having spent three years in group could hope for in its On the Hill. come back to VMI as presidents. The Board ex- to commit a crime. At. team late study. If they served on the 400 level of pects about 100 staffers to be the Army did you come here? wildest dreams. chaplain? We sure could use this point Kunstler; And the Semites come and go certify to me that they have Lejuene Hall on Monday, present for the banquet ac- (I suppose essentially for the We than must come to the another Chaplain Francas. accused Luce of having' In secret dreams of Coleman not spent more than 15 April 17, at 6:30. tivities. same reason everytJody else essential question: How Raffo. minutes in the PX that day." "and my book was empty.." been a paid informer before does—an education.) The The purpose of the banquet (continued from page 1) relevant is VMI's preparation the House Unamerican Ac- Army isn't really like this—is is to show appreciation for James Jones, From Here to to actual Army service? Of tivities Committee in 1966, it? (This question was Sterile silence suffocates the fine work the members of Eternity; Telford Taylor, course to answer this and went on to say that Luce usually asked with a kind of As Haas holds his staff. . . the Bomb staff. Cadet staff, Nuremberg and Vietnam: question you must also an- had perjured himself before plaintive desperation in the And waits. and Sounding Brass staff An American Tragedy; Ward swer others. How well (or The tht committee. He compared voice. No, I assured the Each cadet makes private have done throughout the Just, Military Men; William conversely how poorly) does Luce to Judas Iscariot, inquisitor, if it was there prayer year. The individual staff Crawford Woods, The Killing the rank system and the saying, 'at least Judas wouldn't te an Army, at least As silent supplication fills the members will receive cer- Zone. means used to determine View From hanged himself. Luce, in his no enlisted men, they would air tificates of merit, and an opening remarks, denounced rank compare to the Army's? From every Pagan, Christian award to the outstanding III. Israel and the Arab have fled to Canada a long Is there any relevance bet- World: Leon Uris, Exodus; Kunstler's subjectivity on the and Jew.- staff member of each par- time ago.) and last but not ween the Rat Line and Army James Michener, The issue as reminiscent of the "Oh God, let Scotty poke it Here ticipating publication will least, Would the rankers service? These and other Source; Theodore Draper, McCarthyism of the 1950's. through his shoe." also be made. around here be able to questions I hope to answer in Israel and the World Politics. Explaining his view on the "lead" in u similar manner in THEPRAYERS OF — written for the author's oppression in America, he future columns. Pogue IV. For Freshman Reading: KIERKEGAARD own edification. commented that the And the Semites come and go Dr. Pogue is the director of Virginia Voeks, On Becoming This volume offers existence of any state In smiling dreams of the Marshall Research an Educated Person; John Edited and with an in- perhaps, the finest, most presupposes the; Coleman Raffo. Library, and is the current Knowles, The Paragon; John troduction by Perry D. Te concise introduction to the relinquishing of rights by. holder of the Mary Northen Keats, The Sheepskin For Rent, Both Semesters Of Summer Then after interminable Fevre emotional, strained style of individuals. The Chair for Arts and Sciences. Psychosis. pregnant delay, Kierkegaard. The passion great source of oppression Dr. Pogue enjoyed an ex- During the 1972-73 term Quivering ears hear Arey by Ron Martin and poetry of this "Hound of tensive career as a combat that he cited was big School: Furnished Apartment, Living say, Heaven" succinct ex- there will be lectures, panel business, saying that 'large historian during World War discussions, and movies to be "Pass in Review!!!" This volume is a most pression in each poem - 11. He has written numerous corporations can dismantle worthy complement to the prayer. Furthermore Percy presented in connection with capitalism and free en- Slowly the bobbling mass of books, including two volumes the four topics. According to Room, Bedroom, Kitchen. Water grey two most read works of Shen D. Te Fevre's introduction to of a biography of General terprise.' He went on to say Kierkegaard, Fear and Kierkegaard is com- Dr. J. B. Davis, "We have that "the oppression of all by Ponderously lurches its George C. Marshall. Dr. asked cadets to help us select sullen way, Trembling and The Sickness prehensive, clear, and down- Pogue has been designated (the) increasing monolithic Unto death. While the latter to-earth. books and we have kept up a growth (of the government) Included In The Rent. See Or Call As Colonel Bramlet is heard the official biographer for substantial publicity two works are really Having been constantly without any outburst of the to say, General Marshall by the program." It is hoped that philosophical discourses. The bombarded by atheistic people," is also a source of "I think their hearts surviving members of his through the books that have Prayers reveal the religious existential literature in my oppression. To stop this were in it today." family. He is well known for been selected and the J. B. Davis, 332 Scott Shipp, 463-7166 consciousness which is the three years of contact with continually growing his pioneering work in the programs that will be held ground of all Kierkegaardian modem literature, I find bureaucracy. Luce recom- And the Semites come and go field of oral history, which he next year, the summer philosophy and psychology. Kierkegaardrefreshing, most mended that American StiU dreaming in heat of used extensively in writing reading program will receive While the two discourses vital, and enduring. It is citizens "develop a con- Or (Home) 463-2246. Coleman Raffo. the biography of General support and participation were published under a indeed unfortunate that this Marshall. science." "What we have pseudonym and might, from the Corps. Page Two! profound giant is not more therefore, be regarded as significantly represented in being sliÛy secretive. The courses which deal with If anything can be said for Prayers are by their very modem existential literature the "New Look" in VMI nature intimate and personal and thought. football, it must be that the coaching staff is aware of

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Louis Dowdy smashed a triple with two men on base in Lack Of the third inning, and was Baseball Win scored by Vem Bietzel, who Redline scored later in the inning, giving VMI a 4-0 lead going in Experience By Tom Moncure to the fourth inning. There was no scoring in the fourth TTiere has been some spring program, in- inning, but with one out in the Hurts VMI controversy lately over cluding intramurals. Over Davidson, fifth, Bietzel walked two men. the use of Patchin dictated that somebody An error loaded the bases, Field. The area of the other than the baseball and then a single up the middle scored two men. Two field formerly used by Netters team would need to use throwing errors scored two the baseball team as a this area of Patchin W and M Loss more, making the score 4-4 at The tennis team continued practice field was taken Field. the end of the inning. The to suffer from its lack of over by the football score remained 4-4 until the Baseball coach Phil conference record, and was 7- depth and experience, team for their spring The Big Red baseball team seventh inning, when WilHam Tucker expressed the ripped the Davidson Wildcats 8 for the season. dropping two matches this practice. Also, at about and Mary got a man on base week. opinion that there was 3-0 at Patchin Field on W and M Double Header by virtue of a walk. The The first loss was to East the same time, the Sunday. On Tuesday the Keydets runner stole second, ad- really "no trouble". He Carolina on Saturday by a fence on the regular John Pate went the played a double header with vanced to third on a wild said that Coach score of 7-2. Peter SheUey, distance, pitching a seven William and Mary at pitch, and then scored on a baseball playing field the number three man for Thalman had conferred hitter, striking out sbc, and Williamsburg and lost 12-1 wild pitch, giving them a 5-4 was moved back, VMI, and Tom Dick, the with him about the use walking only two. and 5-4. victory. causing a feeling that number five man, were the of the field, and that the VMI scored its first run in Freshman Dennis Lewin Bietzel went the distance baseball was being sUrted the first game, and only VMI players to win fence was beyond the fourth inning when Vem for the Keydets, pitching a matches. shoved around at the Bietzel doubled and scored on was relieved by Charlie Little regulation length. two hitter, but was guilty of On Tuesday the team lost to whim of the football Stan Crane's double. There in the fourth inning. walking eight men and ^^ was no more scoring until the The score was 3-1 in favor the University of Virginia W) management. THIRD CLASSMEN DAN BARR hurls the shot. throwing five wild pitches. in Charlottesville. Fourth classman Dan seventh inning when a walk, a of WiUiam and Mary going Lou Dowdy, who leads the Tom Joynes, Athletic single by John Pate, an error, into the fourth inning, but Thus far, the team is 0-6 for DeirOsso was named team's batters with .318 the season, and have won Director, explained a single by Louis Dowdy, and some costly errors, timely average, accounted for two outstanding boxer for only three individual mat- that the fence was another error resulted in two hits by William and Mary, VMI hits. 1971-72. He defeated more runs for VMI, making and walks resulted in a rout, ches. moved to conform with Wolf Outstanding The baseball team has a "We've learned a lot from Mike Andriani, last the score 3-0. in which seven runs were NCAA rules (see Letter double-header on Saturday the players on the other side Louis Dowdy led the scored in the seventh inning. year's champion, in the with Southern Conference of the net," says Coach to Editor, p.2). The Keydets with two hiU. The Louis Dowdy played another top match of the powerhouse Furman, and Jamison. number of par- game left VMI 1-0 in the consistant game, getting two tournament. In Track Defeat hits for Big Red. gets a rematch with William VMI faces Davidson, April ticipating teams in the Southern Conference Com- and Mary on Monday when petition, and 3-2 overall. The second game appeared 13, at home; Richmond at the Indians travel here for home on April 14, and Va. Last Tuesday the V. M. I. Wolf captured first place by Davidson left with a 1-4 at first to be a complete another double header. tracl( team dropped its first leaping 6'4V4". Praised by reversal of the first. Tech at home, April 17. outdoor tracl( meet to Tech on Coach Walter Cormack as SPORTS STAFF the new Son Read Memorial having "tremendous spring," Editor track complex. Although the Steve looks as though he may Richmond Thomas M. Moncure Jr. score was lopsided, 114-40, soon break the school record the Keydets showed signs of Associate Editor of 6'6", set back in 1967 by Good luck to the Class of 7Z. improving their record of last T. J. Wilson Colin Cambell. Coach Cor- year. Ends Rugby Writers mack has stated that he A particularly strong believes the third classman Milie Morrissett, Johnny Morton, Milte Dugan, Dave Davis, showing was made by 8'5" from Cincinnati could go as Dan Dell'Osso, Milte Monahan. Steve Wolf in the high jump. high as 7'. Win Streak In other areas, the Keydets The VMI rugby team BUILDERS; Uncle Krotty did relatively well in the field suffered their first defeat of Compliments Of Congratulations and distance events. V. M. I. the season last weekend. VMI took first and second place in started with an early lead, LOG — CABIIVS Says.... both the triple jump, with but sustained some injuries, Walt Chalkley going 42^4', which caused them to play followed by teammate Greg short handed. Outmanned the Otis Burke Good Luck To To Griffith and the steeplechase, ruggers fell to a big Rich- HADENSV/LLE, M. where Bob Moore and Gus mond team 25 to 9. Scoring Elliot finished one, two for VMI was Marshall Realty The Class respectively. Pinkard on a penalty kick, The Rats Griffth also took second in also Billy Stephens on a 20 Of 75 the long jump by a fraction of yard run. Pinkard then made Culpeper, Va. an inch, and jumping over 22' good on the extra point kick, MARCUS consistently, the senior from which ended VMI's scoring Ohio looks to be a contender for the day. Richmond scor^ this season. twice on runs and once on a JEWLERS J.W. E nochs J inc. Other cadets that placed penalty kick, they also made for V. M. I. were Walt good on their extra points. — CONTRACTOR-' Best Wishes To Galantey in the shot put, B Team Loss second; Watts, third in the The "B" Team also lost to Ridgewood high jump; Chandler placed Richmond by a score of 10-4. second in the mile; Williams The lone score came from N. J. and Bailey came in two, three Bob Snydor on a 25 yard run opeweluVirgini/v The Class Of in the javelin throw; Joyce after Mark Simmons blocked and Dick also finished 2-3 in a kick. Coley Raffo, Allan the pole vault; Nichols took Vicbry and Cory Regelin third in the discus; for the 100 made important plays. yard dash Cumberland was Compliments third; and finally aayton This weekend the team is 1974 won second place in the 220. on the road traveling to VPI and UVA for a two tough "OF" The next track meets will games. They will be playing be Saturday afternoon without one of the team's against W&L, and Tuesday most important players, against V. V. A. on the Son Mike Wolshuk, who sustained A. M. A. And L. K. A. Read Memorial Track. Mr. a broken collarbone and is lost for the season. Bob Slash Rental Center Pinkerton is also slowed by a recurrent knee injury. N.C. John H. Myers & Son, Compliments Of Inc. I rackeiL^tlCIOfl pS{ RAFFO I—» eaaa-B BRADDOCK ROAD G. Russell Lumber, Millwork, Builders' Supplies ANNANOALK, VIROINIA AAOOS Aylor 217 East Maple Street - -PAUL- Dallastown, Penna. 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