"Life Begins at 6:40," To Baseball Season Opens On Open Promptly at 8:30 Thursday Against W. & M. PM, April 24th

NUMBER 24 VOLUME XXIX LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1936 Solution Of "Case Of Parked Cars" March Honor Roll Made By "Detcetive Kelley's99 Efforts Gen. Lejeune Talks

(By VILO PHANCE) ly the long arm of the law caught Includes 87 Cadets Calling all cars. Calling all cars. up with the evildoers. On War And Peace Calling all cadets. Calls all subs It was on a dark and stormy and professors. Also calling any- night that Kelly was coihing down Paper by Superintendent Is First Classmen Place Great- body else. Come to our aid in the Letcher avenue. This was a new Read to Second Class Poli- Secone Class C. E's. to war against crime. Every once in beat to him and he was on his est Number of Men On tical Science Sections Monthly Honor List Make Geologly Trip a while we bring you to this news- first tour of inspection. As he cast of true accounts of the in- entered the post a sixth sense told trepidness of our L-Men (Lexing- him that all was not well. It was Favors League of Nations April 6.—The Second Class Many States Represented ton men) in their battles against hard to see as the moon was be- Civil Engineers will make an the monsters of the underworld. hind the trees and the stars gave all-day Geology field trip on Says United States Should Virginia Boys Lead; N. C., These tales are taken from the practically no light. But a crime Thursday, April 9th, under the Have Strong Navy police records of the Lexington was being committed. He could Pennsylvania Next direction of Colonel Edward police force. feel it in his very bones. What Steidtmann, professor of Geo- Friday, April 3—At the request April 1, 1936—The following ca- could it be? There were three of Colonel Hunley, General John logy. This trip is one of the The story to be unfolded to you parked cars in sight. Kelly in- dets comprise the Honor List for Archer Lejeune gave a talk to the annual pilgrimages made by has gone down in history as "The spected that of Colonel Marr, of the month of March, 1936, being combined Second Class Political the young geologists for the pur- Case of Parked Cars." Never in Captain Dayhuff and Colonel proficient on each topic of in Science Sections todays on the gen- pose of inspecting and examin- the annals of crime have we ever Bates in the order named but still struction, having an average of ing the many geologic forma- come across a more horrifying ex- no clue. The owners of these eral theme of war, the history of 9:00 or more on all academic sub tions which abound in this sec- hibition of lawlessness. But—nev- automobiles were in some vague the causes and results of former jects, and conduct records not im tion of the country. Beginning er have we ever seen such an ex- way connected with the Institute wars and the attitude of the vari- paired by excessive demerits: at Whistle Creek, just west of hibition of bravery and devotion and therefore naturally above re- ous nations of the world about the First Class Lexington, they will make their to duty as was shown by our L-Men proach. possibility of war in the future. Adams, J. B. Virginia way southward to the foot of (that is, hardly ever). His mod- Something mysterious about the The same talk was given by Bair, M. B Pennsylvania the Blue Ridge at Buena Vista esty prompted him to ask us to General Lejeune at the meeting of Banks, C. L. .., New Jersey and return to the city by the whole thing. Never before did Booker, A. P. Delaware old road. This trip will be made refrain from using his name so Kelly hit a case without a clue. It of the Fortnightly club of Lexing- Bott, J. A Virginia in trucks hired for the occasion. hereafter we shall call him Kelly. couldn't be a crime. The hair on ton last week, and was met with Burleigh, C. L Massachusetts Every night for two years, more the back of Kelly's neck bristled. the highest aproval by all mem^ Culpepper, J. H. Jr Virginia than that in fact, it was at least He could solve the most intricate bers of the Club in attendance. A deButts, J. D North Carolina twenty months, a terrible crime crimes of the underworld but here speech along similar lines given Dodson, R. S. Jr Virginia VMI Engineers was being committed on Letcher he was baffled. As all good sleuths four years ago, and the present Gentry, R. W. H Virginia Avenue. Right under our very do, he hid behind some bushes and Color Scheme | crucial condition of affairs in Hills, W. R. Jr Connecticut noses the desperadoes were get- looked over the suspected district. Europe led the General to make Home, R. C. Jr. Florida Attend V. P. I. Then all of a sudden, quick like a j another talk about the same sub~ Keyes, L. E Virginia ting away with it.. The scene of For Easters' ject. List, J. A Virginia Meetings Sat. the crime was that part of Letcher rabbit, an idea slowly came to McConnell, J. H. T Virginia avenue where the trees shut out him. He crept out of the bushes Is Announced | "Men have always been fighting Marshall, M. B. Jr Virginia the moonlight. Brrrr, in the flicker- and sneaked up to the parked cars. | animals," stated General Lejeune, Massie, H. S. Jr Virginia VMI-VPI-U. of Va. Chapters ing shadows one could imagine Yes, he was right, but now to I "and except for those who are, for Maxwell, E. G. S Virginia prove it. From out of his pocket Jade Green, Yellow Convene at Blacksburg In many a spook. Just how these Ana reijgious reasons or otherwise, non Osborne, N. M. IV Virginia men got away with their crimes no he pulled out a tape and proceed- White to be Decoration for resisters, it is the natural course Penzold, A. F. Jr Virginia Two Day Session one can say, but we all know that ed to measure carefully the dis- Easter Hops of human nature to fight for one's Powell, B. H. Jr Texas continued On Pnee 8) Rison, W. T Virginia Blacksburg, April 4th—The Sat- crime does not pay and eventual- rights. To bring about world peace April 5—With the air filled with is a slow and difficult task, and Royce, C. W. Alabama urday session of the two-day joint the fragrance of Spring, all cannot be accomplished without Sapp, J. H Virginia meeting of the student chapters Second Class Show Col Anderson Talks Segarra, R. A. Porto Rico thoughts are turned towards the the wholehearted cooperation of of the American Society of Civil Staples, J. C Virginia Progressing Nicely To Third Classmen coming Easter dances on April 24 all nations, Second Class Engineers here today was attend- and 25th. The decorative scheme j General Lejeune then gave brief Cabell, J. B Georgia ed by fifty or more members of chosen for the dances will match the First and Second Classes of Cast and Chorus Work Hard Dynamic Engineering Is Sub- summaries of the histories of sev- Covington, W. S Virginia jade green, yellow and white, ex- eral nations and empires of the Dewey, S. R. North Carolina the VMI Civil Engineering De- On Production ject of Lecture ceptionally appropriate for the WQrld which have played Dressier, L. H. Jr Virginia partment. The two-day meeting impor- spring season. development of Ferrey, J. P Canada was the second annual convention April 5—The directors of the April 1—Colonel Anderson gave tant parts in the The faultless music of Jan Gar- id. It is his opinion that Franz, C. F Illinois of the Virginia student groups Second Class show, "Life Begins a very interesting talk tonight to the wor Hastings, D. C Virginia at 6:40," tore several acts apart the members of the Third Class ber, "Idol of the Airlanes" will tht. people of the Roman Empire, Jetton, J. W. Jr. Tennessee which originated at VMI last year. float over the spacious dance floor quered nearly all of last week, and substituted one en- History sections. He picked for after they con LeMasurier, J. Jr Virginia The Civil Men from VMI were of Ninety-Four Hall while hand- rld, lived more tirely new skit. Growing dissen- his subject "Dynamic Engineering' the known WO McEveety, J. J New York headed by Colonel R. A. Marr, Jr., some cadets and their beautiful peacefully than their ancestors or Starting with a brief resume of McLeod, H. Alabama and Major J. H. C. Mann. sion among the ranks of the play- partners waltz to popular favorites, descendants. Germany, always a McNeal, F. H Georgia ers led to the changes, it was re- the history of Engineering, Colonel 1 Professor Frank Sette, member Jan Garber needs no introduction virile and militant nation, is slow- Mueller, R. G. Jr Texas ported. Anderson brought his subject up of the VPI staff served as chair- to VMI men and their friends. He jy overcoming the restrictions Pasco, H. M. North Carolina to date with some modern appli- Phillips, G. A Virginia man of the meeting and introduc- C. B. Goolrick, director of the and his band have long been on p]aced upon her at the end of the Pickett, W. H Texas ed Mr. W. M. Johnston, Major C. annual production, announced to- cations of electricity. He showed the top of the favorite band list, Worid War, and is re-establishing Read, H. S. Virginia J. Caldrow and Professor R. J. day that he had appointed Dave the advancement from the open of the nation. Jan and his or- her power and her former position Sherrard, J. H Pennsylvania Holden as principal speakers of Kane as one of his assistant direc- oil lamp, through the candle, the chestra are now in fifth place in | in world affairs. Italy, is waging Townes, W. W. Jr Virginia the morning session. Luncheon tors, Kane, a New Jersey boy, has lamp, the early incandescent bulbs the favor of America. _ war to provide more territory for Wilson, J. W. Georgia was served in the VPI faculty materially helped the shaping to- up to the present electric lights. The Garber recordings of popu- her overcrowded population. The Worsham, J. R Virginia apartments at the close of the gether of the scripts. Colonel Anderson made an inter- lar tunes have carried his music history of France is a war epic, and Third Class 1 meeting. The show has been completely esting statement when he said that to the far places of the world, now, it is too much too expect her Baldwin, N. Jr Philippine Is. while he has become well known to submit quickly to the remili- The entire program of the after- finished as far as the script is con- the wheel is the basis in civiliza- Beebe, M. R. Virginia here from his frequent tours and tarization of the Rhineland. Great noon session was devoted to the cerned, and all that remains to be tion. He went on to prove this Boyer, D. P. Jr Virginia radio broadcasts. Jan was one of Britain, the leading sea power of Campbell, T. W Virginia student chapters. done is to whip it into shape. A by showing that the savage is dif- memorandum from headquarters the first band leaders to record the world, is one of the main sup- Doerr, G. V. Jr. Minnesota A banquet for the visiting dele- ferent from the civilized man by directed to both Colonel Moseley the "VMI Spirit." porters of the League of Nations, Foust, G. T. Jr Virginia gates and VPI men was held in his use of it. "Advancement," he Hovey, R. S. Massachusetts and Goolrick stated that all mat- the evening in the William Preston said, "is directly proportional to The very charming Judy Ran- j and harbors a contented and loyal Hubard, H Virginia erial must be submitted for cen- dall, a tall blonde beauty, is ex- people within her borders. Japan Hotel. the use of the wheel." Leigh, R. Jr. Virginia sorship at least three weeks before pected to appear here as featured is a militant race while China is Maguire, A. R. Rhode Is. Cadets W. H. Oglesby, D. C. Has- the date of the show's presenta- At the end of the lecture, Cul- soloist with the Garber unit, one of the most pacific of all na- Martin, H. E. Jr Virginia tings, and R. A. Farley, VMI chap- tion. Colonel Moseley is the of- Coupled with Lee Bennett, Judy tions. The Hindoos, too, practice Myers, J. S. .... North Carolina ter officers, and Captains J. C. peper and Home performed an ficial faculty censor, and while Pancake, F. R Virginia Hanes attended the sessions on experiment on the photo-electric interprets the majority of the a non-resistance policy, the chief the last minute changes made last Parham, A. R. North Carolina Friday. The speakers at the early cell. He showed how the pulsa- tunes played by Jan and the world exponent of which is Ghandi week instituted several difficulties Sayford, E. M. Jr New Jersey meetings included W. E. Jessup, tions and sound waves are trans- boys. For diversion, Jan intro- in referring to the United States, Shomo, W. L. Virginia field secretary of the ASCE, Pro- he was expected to approve of the formed into pulsating light waves. duces Fritz Heilbron, Lew Palmer General Lejeune stressed particu- Twombly, J. F New York fessor Sette, Dean Norris, head of innovations during the early part The light waves go through space and Rudy Rudisell. larly the need of our country for Young, C. A. Jr. Virginia the VPI school of engineering, and of the week. "I guarantee that to a receiving set and are then Jan Garber and his orchestra j a strong navy. "We come from a Fourth Class (Continued On Page 8) not a line of the show as it now transformed back into sound. (Continued On Page 8) vigorous and adventurous group of Bailey, J. H. Mississippi stands, will be censored," said This was the third in a series of pioneers," declared General Le- Baldwin, P. B. Arkansas Goolrick today. lectures given by the Third Class Major Gibson May jeune, "and although we have had Bernard, J. G Virginia Library Gets Books Meanwhile Eben Jones, director History sections by various mem- six major conflicts, the ".'reedom of Boletin, N Pennsylvania of the chorus, reported that he bers of the faculty on the relation- Replace Maj Martin the seas," has not bee:i the cause Brittingham, R. C. Jr Virginia On State Of Texas 1 Cochran, H. W. Jr Virginia was well pleased with the way in ships between the different scienc- of any of them. However, the Haislip, W. M. Virginia which his part of the production es and history. Several more are April 5—Major Thomas R. Gib- United States Navy has more con- Higgins, J. S. Jr. Virginia Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Powell, of was shaping, especially the open- planned but as yet the dates are son, of the U. S. Infantry, has tinental coastline to defend than Kandel, H. J. Virginia Austin, Tex., have presented the ing number. A trio and several1 not definite, been recommended by the Ad jut- any other navy of any other coun- Kevan, W. P. Jr Virginia VMI Library with a colection of solos are also promised. ant General to replace Major Clar- try in the world, not to mention Logan, E. N Virginia j books on various topics of life and It was stated today that the show ence A. Martin, senior infantry in- the defense of the Panama Canal Love, J. A. Jr Missouri Scholarships customs of the State of Texas. will be somewhat shorter than the structor at VMI who will leave Zone, the Hawaiian Islands, and Mathew, L. G. Arkansas These books were given to VMI McCarthy, W. H Virginia previous Second Class productions. here at the close of the session to Alaska. Our navy, continued In accordance with a rule Meem, J. L. Jr Virginia in appreciation of the excellent Curtain time has been set at 8:30 attend the General Staff school. : General Lejeune, should be second Morrison, A. H Virgima academic and military training passed by the Southern Con- Parker, F. M. Jr. Pennsylvania and the final curtain will probably Major Gibson studied law at the to none and equal to the best." Pennsylvania given their son, Ben Powell, who ference at a recent meeting, a Quinn, W. G fall about an hour later. University of Illinois, and served I in connection with the situation Slaughter, G. K Virginia I at present is a member of the First list of scholarships, aids and on ROTC duty at Cornell Univer- 0f our navy came General Le- Sutherland, W. A. Jr. Virginia, Class The bookg were published The directors have stated that jobs offered here have been Turner, A. M Virginia sity for many years. He is at pres- jeune's most important subject — they believe a fast moving, snap- posted on the main bulletin 1 White, F. D Virginia recently in connection with the ent stationed at Fort Hamilton. The preparedness. "Preparedness," pily presented production is bet- board in Washington Arch since By command of Major-General Centennial celebration of Texas. Major is married and has two chil- stated the General, "means pre- Lejeune. The collection contains all kinds ter than a longer and somewhat before April 1. G. A. DERBYSHIRE, glower show. dren. ! (Continued On Page S) Executive Officer (Continued On Page 8) John B. Haslam, '25, Elected Member Of Banking Council Rudy Bumgardner, '32 Alabama Man Morris Heads\Frank Summers Appeals To Class jCavalry Is Cavalry Of 1932 In Letter To Class Agent Says Cadet Poet Revives Moose Gazette Is Executive Westinghouse "Rudy" Bumgardner, '32, has Ask For Dues of Class Members In Order To Carry On Dusty and Yellowed Files thought of a novel way to keep in In Association Radio Group Work of General Alumni Association; Offers Yield Up Epic Gem touch with his classmates. "Rudy" Facilities of Alumni Hall is agent for his class. He hat In looking over the old files of revived a little paper, called the Assistant Cashier of Bank Alumnus of '26 Placed In i March 16th, 1936 giving a small amount than a few The Cadet Supplement, a publica- "Moose" Gazette," which had its tion no longer in existence at the origin during summer camp of In Birmingham Chosen by Charge Of All Sales For To the Members of the Class of giving larger amounts. , ... Institute, the following poem was the Class of 1932 at Fort Hoyle, Amer. Banking Inst. Electric Company The aim of our work is to create * . . 1932: found and should prove of inter- and in it he prints the latest news and arouse the interest of a large 31—Edmund Rudolph Bumgardner, your class est to alumni and cadets alike. It of his classmates and of the Insti- Lexington, March number of the alumni and not to Trains Bank Workers received second prize in the Sup- tute in general. Copies are sent Taylor Morris, Jr., formerly of agent, has asked me to write a continue it to a few. Even if you plement issued in May, 1920, and to all members of the Class of 1932. ! Roanoke and now connected with letter to be included in the "Moose cannot make a contribution, write of the Westinghouse Electric Com- was written by Henry V. Millner, Has Served As Member Gazette." I would like to begin by to Rudy. He wants to hear from The original "Gazette" we un- Board of Governors pany, has recently been placed in '21. derstand, was somewhat to the dis- trying to help Rudy in his work you and in turn will let you know charge of all radio sales, other than Cavalry Is Cavalry like of the army officers at Fort ac 1 in what he has heard from the rest Culminating several years' " governmental, for the company, it j collecting contributions or dues of your brother rats. Oh, Cavalry is Cavalry, but far Hoyle, who ordered that all copies from me it be five work in American Institute of ] was learned here today, according \ from you for the Alumni Associa The General Alumni Association be destroyed. They forgot to To stake my life, so dear so Banking affairs, J. B. Haslam, as- to Colonel Stuart Anderson, pro- tion. through its Educational Fund has destroy the mimegroph stencil, and fessor of electrical and mechanical sweet, against a bronze puttee. when the time came around for sistant cashier of the Birmingham In replying to him please keep given several scholarships during engineering at VMI. Far better methinks, more wise the paper to be released, it was Trust and Savings Co., was elected in mind that it is not so much the the past year and the result has Morris, a graduate of VMI, class more true, civilian clothes to found in every tent. a member of the executive coun- proven of immense value to the of 1926, has had a rapid rise in amount you give as just to give wear, "Rudy" may now print the pap- cil of this organization at their Institute. This is one of the most • the nationally known electrical something to indicate your interest Than boots or bars or spurs er without any censure. Neverthe- annual convention in Washington, important projects of the Alumni company. After two years of in his work and the work of the Association and is handled sepa- combined, and swords and less, though interesting, it contains D. C. | graduate work at MIT, Morris! General Alumni Association. If rately from the class agent con- sabers rare. only legitimate news. Haslam was one of three men joined Westinghouse in 1928. He "Prepare to Mount, Prepare to every member of your class would tributions. selected from a number of nomi- t one year doing shop work Die," 'tis all the self same The University of North Carolina spen The rat football team, as you nees from American Institute of j the various factories of the com give $1.00 it would far exceed the thing, has ruled that any student "who n know, was undefeated and won For once upon that horse's back does not habitually write good Banking chapters throughout the pany and one year at sales nego- amount obtained last year; name- most of its games by large score!-. your life is in the ring. English" must go to the depart- United States. tiations work on steam railroad ly, $59.00. The same group is earring on bas- Instructors stern give rough com- ment for periodic polishing.—ACP. The institute is the educational electrification at the headquarters The money obtained by the ketball, boxing and wrestling. mands which jostle you about, branch of the American Bankers of the sales department, New York Class Agent is used entirely for At any time you visit VMI, I With never a thought or care or association, and has for its pur- City. the running expenses of the Alum- certainly hope that you will make sigh because your time is out. TOLLEYS' HARDWARE pose the training of bank work- Since 1930 he has been attached ni Association. These expenses are it a point to see me, and I want A bounce to the right and then to Company ers throughout the nation. Its to the sales force in the New York as follows- My salary, stenographer you to know now that you are al- the left, then up on his neck membership consists of 50,000. District offices, selling electrical stationery, stamps, laundry, pub- ways welcome to the use of the Guns, Ammunition and General and mane, Haslam is the holder of an Am- equipment to steam railroads and lishing the Alumni News, travel- facilities of Alumni Hall. Hardware If luck were ever by your side, erican Institute of Banking stan- to subway transit companies. For ing expenses, and other incidentals Get behind Rudy and help him pray God, 'twill there remain. Main Street dard certificate and special gradu- the last several months he has in connection with the work of put over this part of the work! been closely conected with the A bounce too far and there you ate certificate in commercial bank- my office. We much prefer to FRANK L. SUMMERS aviation industry and with the are; 'tis plain enough to tell ing. He has served as chairmen hear from a great number of you Alumni Secretary selling of radio equipment for air- That only the hand of God can of various committees of the close the road that leads to Birmingham chapter, and as a planes. Morris was responsible for the selling of electrical equipment hell. member of the Board of Gover- for the mid-oceanic bases recently Smith's Dry nors. Alumni Notes "Sit up, you men, don't slouch like established for the Pan-American that, you're not a sack of meal. In 1929 Haslam was elected Airways trans-Pacific service. G. J. Travis, '35, is connected U. S. Engineers, Eastport, Maine, j Don't turn your heads, sit up president of the Birmingham chap- Cleaning with the York Refrigerating Com- will reach him. erect, like your backs were ter, and has taught many subjects A 1923 graduate of Roanoke high pany. His address is: 26 South made of steel. in connection with its educational school, "Piggy" entered VMI in Broadway, Tarrytown, New York. The spirit, the strength, the fight, work. At present he is an educa- March 1923, where he was a Cy Meregenhagen, '32, who has the will, must ever be main- •Works tional director for A. I. B. member of the gymnasium team. a position in Buffalo with the He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- E. H. DeJarnette, x-'35, is now Standard Oil Company of New tained, Besides these offices, Haslam mund T. Morris, 615 Wellington living at 238 Center Street, Prince- Jersey, was married to Miss Ruth For if once lost, forever gone, no was an associate member of the Avenue, Roanoke. ton, W. Va. Keller in August, 1935. In a let- j more to be regained." executive council in 1931-32, and ter to his class agent, he says that We ride like hell and do our a member of the national forum he sees B. M. Cutchin and Archer best, our souls with iron committee in 1932-33. Graduates In Kentucky Bennett Taylor, '25, is connected V. M. I. PRESSING SHOP \ n • tvt rn with the Interwoven Sock Com- Hannah, both of '32, as well as bound, But Organize New Chapter pany His address is: w. King Colonel Barton, headmaster of the all for nought, 'tis no avail, our la Operated Through Street, Martinsburg, W. Va, DeVeaux School for boys, in Buf- P ce is on the ground. V.M.I. Alumni March 27—A dinner meeting for falo, and former professor of his- "Prepare to Mount, Prepare to The Post Exchange the purpose of organizing Alumni Sam Nugent, '25, is now working tory at VMI. Die!" then back again we go. Employed On of the Virginia Military Institute as a district engineer with the N. But what's the use, God knows, in this section of the country was the truth, for again we'll be & W. Railroad, with headquarters L. W. Sydnor, '07, is held at the Kentucky Hotel at 7:00 secretary-1 laid]ow in Roanoke, Va. treasurer of the West Virginia T.V.A. Works PM, Friday, February 21st. The Oh, Cavalry is Cavalry, but far Tractor and Equipment Co. His following persons were present: from me it be Lieut. Samuel E. McCrary is now address is P. O. box 1819, Charles- Louisville—H. St. G. T. Car- To stake my life, so dear so sweet, Graduates Fill Positions In stationed at C. C. C. duty at Bas- ton, W. Va. Leave Your michael, '27, W. B. Eagles, Jack against a bronze putee. ^ Many Governmental tain, Va. Castleman, J. H. Gould, C. C. Frost, Far better, methinks, more wise, Dry Cleaning At The Projects J. J. Campodonico, '22, Colonel H. John Monk, '32, is now living more true, civilian clothes to L. Jordan, '00, John Burghardt, B. Lewis B. Powell, '26, is now in New York City. His address wear. V. M. I. PRESSING SHOP Norris, Tenn., April 2—A check- C. Hardaway, '35, R. A. Smith; Camp Superintendent of the Vet- is Winslow Hotel, 45 East 55 St. Than boots or bars or spurs com- up of the many hundreds employ- Shelbyville — Tyler Long, John erans' Camp at Jonesville, Va. bined, and swords and sabres ed by the Tennessee Valley Au- Kirk; Cincinnati, Ohio, P. S. Wil- Joe Niekirk, '32, is living in New rare. thority on the construction of the lard, W. T. Douglass, W. L. Har- Lucien E. Tate, '00, is now locat- York City. You can catch him at project which will furnish hydro- dinburg; Maceo, Ky., L. P. Hawes. ed with the Georgia Marble Co., the Morningside Residence Club, j Giles—Moore Wed din? electric power to the Tennessee T. C. Hesmer, Instructor of Phy- at Tate, Ga. 100 Morningside Drive. Joe was i Vernon Giles, '35, and Miss Valley reveals the fact that many sical Training at the Louisville so successful as salesman for the Betsy Moore, both of Lynchburg, We Use Only Filtered VMI alumni are numbered among Male school and former wrestling John W. Smiley, '27, is Building Virginia" Arts GooIsTudio that he i ^ ' ^ CUy the workers. Engineer and Superintendent of Mr and Mrs Giles coach at VMI was also present. was appointed manager of their j ^ ' ' Solvent Herman Fisher, '32 who former- Peoples National Bank Building, in tvt v . . . have been spending their honey- Officers were elected as follows: New York store on Fifth Avenue. • „ . * ly served as instructor in the De- j H. St. G. T. Carmichael, Jr., presi- Tyler, Texas. moon in Cuba. partment of Civil Engineering at dent; Colonel H. L. Jordan, vice- Les Jackson, '32, is with the j the Institute, is director of Public George Mittendorf, '32, is now at president; W. B. Eagles, secretary- Mount Airy Mantel and Table Co., Safety in the town of Norris. This Eastport, Maine, working on a big treasurer. They are authorized to Mount Airy, N. C. He writes that town has rapidly become a thriv- Federal project, the Ourddy Trail act as executive committee to ef- he likes the work fine and has McCrum's ing community as most of the men project. Some of you know fect a more complete and active or- been with the company for over employed on the huge project live ganization. John Kirk was ap- Thelma Lawson, whom George took two years. with their families in Norris. pointed to make personal contact to a number of hops. She and James G. Allen, '13, after serv- wth the Alumni residing in the George were married at Christ- ing in the personnel department at eastern portion of the state, and mas time. The class extends con- Thomas M. Keller, '34, is at pres- EASTER Knoxville for sometime, is now also Dick Smith with those in the west- gratulations and best wishes. A ent a Lieutenant in a CCC Camp (1467) Morristown, Tenn. located in Norris. Before accept- em portion. letter addressed to George, care of ing a position with the TVA, Al- April 24th was selected as a ten- Sunday, April 12th, 1936 len was a structural designer for tative date for the next meeting, the Interborough Rapid Transit which will probably be held in Company in New York City. The Lexington, Ky. FRANK THOMAS & CO. j Send Her University of Tennessee recently Norfolk Virginia 1 made him an honorary member of Mallory — Williams Engagement Tau Beti Phi, National Engineer- Announced "Known Throughout the Service As Makers of the ing fraternity, in recognition of his The engagement of Miss Doro- Best White Uniforms" Flowers engineering accomplishments. thy Pratt Williams, daughter of Sanford P. Graves, '14, is among Mr. and Mrs. Hershel V. Williams those employed on the concrete of New Orleans, to Lieutenant Corsages Cut Flowers inspecting force. Mr. Graves serv- Charles King Mallory, Jr., U. S. N. was announced recently by Miss ed in the American Expeditionary Belmont Shoe Repair Williams' parents. Lieutenant Mal- forces as a first lieutenant in the lory, x-'31, went to VMI for one "We Telegraph Flowers Everywhere" corps of engineers during the World War. Also employed year and then to the U. S. N. A. While-U-}\ ait cowrete inspectors are Henry "Web- j which he was graduated. He is now at the naval flying school ster, '26, William Armistead, '33, at Pensacola. The wedding is to McCrum's Inc. and G. B. Swindell, '34. take place in the late spring. On various surveying parties BONDED MEMBER FTD there are "Steve" Douglass, '33, Of the 51 land grant colleges, 49 We Fix The Cadets Shoes J. Gieger, '32, and "Fickey" Doyle, have compulsory military training. Phones 57 and 75 •38. -ACP. Gable, Harlow, Loy Together First Time entatives through the plant and additional cost of a few dollars. Col. Hunley Herff-Jones Co. To they inspected the "die" to be The officials of the company as- Design Ring for '38 used in molding the rings. sured Vesey that the rings would Has Long Life An old German artist, named be on hand early next fall, and that there would be no need to fear that Vesey and Charrington En- Barmeister, carved the 'die' and In VMI Work discussed it with Vesey and Char- they will not arrive in time for joy Trip to Plant To See rington. This company had been the ring figure next Thanksgiv- Construction of Ring making VMI class rings off and ing. Professor of Economics And on for the past quarter of a cen- Political Science Has Reen Last week Bill Vesey and "Pun- tury. chy" Charrington made a trip to At Institute for 26 Years The color of the stone for the Indianapolis, Indiana to make fin- ring will be voted on in the near Pete's It is interesting to hear of the al arrangements for the manufac- future. The stones are cut in Ger- TAXI SERVICE varied experiences undergone and ture of the rings for the Third many, and approximately two hun- the different positions held in the Class. dred of the selected color will be Radio Equipped past by the professors of the Insti- After encountering snow storms sent to barracks. This will enable tute. A cadet sees his professor and land slides on the way, it was each man to pick his stone accord- DAY or NIGHT in class, day in, day out, and gets necessary to take a train into the ing to his own taste. SERVICE the idea that he was always a big city because of the washouts There will also be an option on teacher. Not so with most of them the flooding Ohio River had made. the solid or hollow back in the but on the other hand this is but Jack Gert, the Herff-Jones sales- ring. If the ring is filled in be- Phone 265 one of their many positions. Such manager, showed the class repres- hind the stone there will be an j in the case with Colonel William M. Hunley, Professor of Economics and Political Science. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 18th, 1897, Colonel Hun- ley's early education was received Jean Harlow became Clark Gable's secretary, and Myrna Loy, his wife, in the public schools of that city is cameras started turning on Hunt Stromberg's production of "Wife and in the Maupin Academy of Versus Secretary" at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, coming soon at the New Baltimore. He also attended the Baltimore City College. After go- Theatre. ing through these schools he mat- riculated at Johns Hopkins Uni- versity in October, 1900. Complet- Gen. Lejeune Talks Local Cinema ing his undergraduate work in 1904 Colonel Hunley graduated with a On War and Peace WED. April 8—The Prisoner of degree of Bachelor of Arts. He Shark Island. immediately secured a position (Continued From Page 1) SAT. April 11—Snowed Under. with the Baltimore Sun where he paredness for peace, not for war." stayed until 1906 when he return- The pacifists do not realize that "Snowed Under," to play at the ed to his Alma Mater as a gradu- if we are prepared to protect our New Theatre Saturday, is in brief ate student in Economics, Political interests, this will do more to sus- Science and Philosophy. what happens when a playwright tain peace than if we disarm and has too many ex-wives on the In 1908 he accepted a position leave ourselves open to exploita- scene at the same time. In this with the Philadelphia Press as a tion by foreign countries. He con- unpretentious farce the action cen- member of the editorial staff. Re- tinued that pacifists have increas- ters about the unfinished play of maining here for six months, he ed in vociferousness, if not in num- the hero, George Brent. Ex-wife moved to Philadelphia Public Led- bers since the World War, but that No. 1, Geneive Tobin, appears first ger in January, 1909, but later he had no fear of that group ever at the snow-bound hideout, hav- joined the staff of the Washing- becoming very dangerous in the ton Post. ing been induced by the producer United States." The chief danger, to see that Brent finishes the play Then in 1910 there came a break he said, "lay in the people being the next day. Wife No. 2, Glenda in the routine, for in August of this lulled to sleep by the propoganda Farrell, then makes her appearance year Colonel Hunley left the Unit- of economy in appropriations, with the deputy sheriff in an ef- ed States for a five months trip thereby reducing materially mili- abroad. Upon returning he went fort to force payment of long over- tary and naval preparedness. back to his old paper, the Balti- due alimony owed her. The more Sun. Not for long, however, In regard to the future policy of final complication occurs with the as in July 1911 he was made ad- the United States, General Lejeune discovery of Patricia Ellis hiding junct professor of Political Science does not think that there is any upstairs as the school girl in love at the University of Virginia. This probability of an offensive war, with Brent. Pandemonium breaks position he held until 1915 when but we will fight rather than sub- loose and sets the setage for bud- he resigned to become Professor mit to the conquest of any part ding romance. In retrospect one of Economics and Political Science of our present territory by a for- doesn't know whether to yawn or at VMI, which position he has held eign power. In his opinion, the laugh at the entertainment, but ever since. United States does not desire an all in all its very enjoyable and Colonel Hunley belongs to sev- extension of its present boundaries at least far above average enter- eral societies and associations the either by war, diplomacy, or even tainment. most important ones being the gift. However our present tenden- "The 39 Steps" met with little Kappa Alpha Fraternity; the Am- cy is to strengthen the Monroe enthusiasm in Barracks, though erican Political Science association, Doctrine. Moreover, the policy of many major critics considered it and the Academy of Political isolation cannot be maintained due the best filmed and best acted pic- Science. to the inventions and discoveries which have brought the nations of ture of the year. British Gaumont The Third and Fourth Classes has now been joined by the Lon- do not know Colonel Hunley very the world closer together. Steam- ships, railroads, automobiles, good don Films in competition with Hol- well as he only teaches the upper lywood concerns. The former Am- Each Puff Less Acid two classes, but the members of roads, airplanes, the international net work of telegraph and tele- erican director Alexander Korda these classes can all agree to his founded the corporation in 1933 popularity. This is evidenced by phone, radios and probably tele- vision, will link countries so close- and just recently bought a con- the nickname of "College Bill" trolling interest in Universal films which is familiar to the ears of ly together that the people will "rub" elbows with one another." in order to distribute his films to A LIGHT SMOKE even those who do not know him. the 15,000 theatres in the United Colonel Hunley has often stated It is too late to rely on an isolation policy to bring peace. States in addition to Great Brit- that he has been so impressed by ain's 4,000. He first gave to cin- OF RICH, RIPE-BODIED TOBACCO the spirit of the corps that his only The League of Nations, how- ema goers "The Private Life of regret is that he didn't graduate ever, is a potential preserver of Henry the Eighth," and now has Over a period of years, certain basic of acid-alkaline balance, with conse- from VMI so he could understand peace, and in spite of its infancy, is caused Producers in Hollywood it as a cadet. doing its work quite commendab- further headaches with "Things to advances have been made in the quent definite improvement in flavor; As certain as '94 Hall is part of ly. What the League needs more Come." by author H. G.. Wells. selection and treatment of cigarette and controlled uniformity in the VMI, so is "College Bill." All than anything else, thinks Gen- classes since the Class of 1914 have eral Lejeune, is some organization tobaccos for Lucky Strike Cigarettes. finished product. known him and learned to love with which to enforce its decisions. COHEN'S They include preliminary analyses All these combine to produce a him as they love V. M. I. "It needs a full set of teeth." of the tobacco selected; use of center superior cigarette—a modern ciga- Returning alumni never fail to "What would we do if a strong RESTAURANT ask, "Where's College Bill?'" aggregation of powers attacked Where Cadets leaves; the higher heat treatment of rette, a cigarette made of rich, ripe- and finding him spend hours Great Britain is an interesting Eat and Meet tobacco ("Toasting"); consideration bodied tobaccos—A Light Smoke. with the man that as one question," declared General Le- STAUNTON, VA. First Classman said, "He's not only jeune. He thinks that the United a fine speaker, but he can take Copyright 1936, States would not sit by idly and The American Tobacco Company you around the world in ten min- see the country from which mil- BOLEY'S BOOK Luckies are less acid utes and he'll touch every part of lions of our people claim their it and end up at the starting place. ancestry be destroyed by an over- STORE In every class you become enlight- whelming aggregation of powers. ened about something." Come In And See Us, Recent chemical tgtH show* In conclusion, General Lejeune Keydets J . . J ....!.... if . . . . ? . . We hope that his active career that oth«r popular brands BALANCE stated that when "the lion could Main Street | LUCKY STRIKE | as a professor at the Virginia Mili- lie down with the lamb," in per- have an excess of acidity tary Institute will continue for a i b rand b imm fect security, and when the peo- aver Lucky Strike af from mrnmrni long time to come. ples of the world learned to live | BRAND C 53" to 1001 i in accord with the religion of Baldwin, Kan., ACP—Students at Jesus Christ and practice that Baker University here finally won Commandant which says "Love a 42 year fight to permit school Thy Neighbor as thyself" then and dances, banned since the Univer- then only can the sword be con- sity was founded. verted into plowshares and the But the inaugural dance had to spear into the pruning hook." be called off because of lack of interest, advance sales didn't jus- If 15 letters were added to the - IT'S TOASTED" tify hiring an orchestra. alphabet, the English language Fine Portraits, Films, Picture Frames, Kodaks, Developing The Cadet keeps you informed could be learned in two weeks says Your throat protection — against irritation Dr. F. C. Laubach, international EIGHT HOUR SERVICE of school activities. Subscribe authority. Opposite New Theatre now, you Alumni. — against cough general at all truly military schools, of From A West sider which VMI may be classed as a typical ex- CHANGE TANTALLON Ibe^matoet ample. As a concluding thought we wish (Continued from 2 weeks ago) j TALKS to congratulate Sweet Briar upon disclaim- When I came to, I looked up j CERPTS Publication of X ing all knowledge of an organization called and saw Cunningham standing j By Le MASURIER The engineers seem to have had Virginia Military Institute "Gold Diggers of Future Wars," which some over me. I got up and after rest- | the biggest time this past week LEXINGTON. VIRGINIA thought originated on their campus. ing for a few minutes, I felt able, EBftaeert Lament to continue on my way, and we end over at VPI. The Techmen Official Production of the V. M. I. Athletic Association o again started for the speakeasy.; take the legs from any table, sure did treat the boys swell from |2.50 Per Tear Published Every Monday Then And Now We had gone but a short distance I'll take the arms from any chair, reports. The treat of the trip was And from the davenport I'll take the inspection of VPI's new audi- (Editor's Note: This is one of a series of editorials when I saw another sign. This Entered as second-class matter at Lexington, Virginia, Under the body, torium. This $600,000 edifice is un- Act of Congress. October 8, 1917 contributed by faculty members.) sign read "Lexington Beauty Par- lor, O. H. Adams, Prop." but this And from the mattress I'll take doubtedly the most beautiful J. H. T. McCONNELL Editor-in-Chief There are always those who would hark the hair. theater in the southland, certainly J. D. deBUTTS Business Manager sign did not startle me at all, as, back to the good old days. The preceding after all that I had encountered I'll take the neck from any bottle, in the state. It seats over 3,500. Editorial Board generation is the golden age. But one who thus far, something that I had been And I'll bet you when I'm through Ask the CE boys for particulars. I'll get more loving from this dog- R. B. DOUGLAS, Chairman L. POWELL grew up in the old order, and who has car- expecting was almost common- W. R. HILLS C. M. DeCAMPS goned dummy than I ever got Neville Major sort of scooped ried on under a new dispensation, must place. Nor was I at all surprised when Russell told me that Jack from you. the boys with his Blacksburg date, Associate Editors confess that there is something about the while Cadet Flttro, Captain of J. H. CULPEPPER Managing Editor James had married his sister-in- —The Arizona Wildcat w. G. KELLOGG News Editor modern spirit of the college that captivates law, and was now employed by a last year's Gobbler gridmen took C. L. BANKS Sports Editor care of Satch Bott and John Cur- D. A. THOMAS Alumni Editor the mind and fancy. There was drudgery cosmetic company as a lip-stick A woman's vocabulary consists R. G. CRUMP Literary Editor ley. Good old Darden seemed to then as now. The difference in the two tester. of six words, namely, five adjec- t. T. HALL Exchange Editor be chief bill payer for the occa- a D. STEGMAN Desk Editor As we continued on our way, tives and a verb. The adjectives E. G. 8. MAXWELL Feature Editor periods was a difference in outlook, in point sion. The boys report that Isham A. W. NEAL Assistant Feature Editor quite naturally our talk turned to are: E. C. RUCKER Assistant Feature Editor of view. Jones and Mai Hallet will sere- D. R. CONTE Assistant Feature Editor the affairs of the Institute, and GORGEOUS J. H. EARLE Cartoonist Formerly college was a place where nade at the Tech Easters. Captain I began to question Cunny as to IDEAL A. A. C. BUFFALANO Assistant News Editor Hanes sort of made chicken a la W. M. SEAY Assistant Alumni Editor young people congregated for the purpose how things were going. "Every- MARVELOUS R. C. HORNE Proof Editor king out of the hen he bumped J. A. GIALANELLA Assistant Sports Editor of study and little else. Athletics, in these thing is going along fine," he re- MAGNIFICIENT J. H. SAPP Assistant Sports Editor into on the way over. The said H. 8. MASSIE Engineering Editor early days, merely grew up and the authori- plied, "but in some ways it's not EXQUISITE hen was in the process of laying ties just tolerated extra-classroom activi- as efficient as it used to be. I Reading down the first letter of Business Staff told the new Commandant that he an egg, and completed the process 1 M. CUNNINGHAM Subscription Manager ties. The book had triumphed over the each adjective and you will obtain on the fender of Captain Hanes' A. P. BOOKER Asst. Subscription Manager should never have fired Archie the verb. W. H. KIRKPATRICK Advertising Manager other motives of life. A student was not a just to give Blitz Robinson a job. auto. Dave Hastings, Bill Oglesby I. t. CURLEY Asst. Advertising Manager student unless he was first, last and always Outside of that, though, everything and Stud Farley claim that the H. E. ROBINSON Asst. Advertising Manager home, and to you, Charles Morris R. N. ACKERLY Asst. Advertising Manager bookish. Outside of the classroom there is going pretty well." only thing they have against VPI R. H. MARTIN Asst. Advertising Managar Hunter, for the fine manner in J. TYLER Circulation Manager was little to initiate or to bring about a prac- is the fact that a drum and bugle R. W. BOYD Asst. Circulation Manager We finally arrived at our des- which you have carried out your corps is used to arouse the boys in tical application of things learned. A theory tination, and after we had order- duties as entertainer at this insti- the cold dawn. Too much racket Assistants to the Business Staff of pedagogy then obtained which was ed up a couple of drinks, I picked tution, bringing delight in so many F. H. McNeal, E. S. Wilson, J. W. WUaon, S. P. Davaloa, claim the trio of would-be sleep- G. P. Vailiant, E. R. Jones, J. E. Johnston, F. H. denominated "formal discipline." This up a paper to see what the news lives, it is my great privilege and ers. Travis, W. W. Lewis, C. A. Pritchett, C. R. of the day was. A huge streamer honor to present these medals as Mitchell. E. F. Tate theory implied a positive carryover effect Bill Kane tells us that many a headline caught my eye. "Girl token of our appreciation." girl who trys to sponge often gets from the recitation of the classroom to the Exonerated in Love Nest Killing." Reporterr Soon after this the meeting broke into a tight squeeze. Windy Zim- workbench, the shop, the office and even to Slayer of C. L. Burleigh freed by R. A. Farley. E. F. Tate. J. Lemasiurer, J. W. S. Wise, C. B. up, and George and I went back merman, who should know, says Goolrick, S. P. Devalos, H. M. Pasco, G. P. Vailiant, the profession. To this point Latin may be Judge McConnell, when she wails W. H. Worth, C. F. Franz, N. Baldwin, J. U. Ben- to his house. We went in, and that the girl who uses kisses as a son. J. B. Gregory, J. H. Baldwin, L. D. Buford, W. H. cited, though there is no motive here to de- "I just couldn't stand him any Abbitt. J. F. Twombley, D. P. Boyer, G. V. Doerr, H. B. were about to sit down and discuss weapon could be said to be arm- Darling. C. J. Flythe, W. E. Todd, W. R. Worsham, F. T. Colt cry this subject of instruction. The logic longer." Attorney for the de- old times, when George noticed a fense, Dan Conte, contragulates ed to the teeth, while Buddy Prit- of formal discipline was the logic of an- note addressed to him. He picked chett says that when kisses fail Sports Staff jury on verdict of justificable it up and read it, and immediately H. P. Carrington, W. M. Kane, A. M. Parmenter, J. J. tiquity. To acquire a Latin vocabulary was homicide. However, I got no fur- to make an impression, it's usually McEveety, A. W. Collins put his head in his hands and be- to train the memory. To judge a structure a case of a lass and a lack. "One ther, for at this moment I heard gan to groan. "What's the matter," of syntax was to cultivate the judgment. It a familiar voice call my name, and round, or even less," Whittle main- I asked at once, and in answer he tains that the modern girl who is 1935 Member 1936 required an expression of will to pursue the looked up to see Bob Boyd com- ing in the doorway. He looked a handed me the following note: as cool as a cucumber is usually Plssocided Golle6iate Press study and in consequence the human will Dear George, just as green. "Hooch" Hotchkiss Distributor of trifle punch drunk, but was very. was trained. 1 hat e to d this as remarks after observing college nattily dressed, and I was surpris-! , ° ^ professors, that a lot of nuts grow 0olle6iate Digest In the aggregate, somehow, a culture was ed to see him looking so well. have always been such a klnd hus band, but John B. and I love each on the tree of knowledge. No He sat down and had a couple of supposed to be imparted that bespoke the other, and so are leaving for Eu- friends, that was not a beard hang- drinks with us, but very soon he This Issue Edited By college man. rope now. I will get a divorce ing out of a VPI window, it was arose and made ready to depart J. R. WORSHAM, JR. It so turned out, after prolonged inquiry, there, and we will be married in only Crawfish who claims that with a statement that he had some Paris. I am sorry about this, but when he kissed a girl once it was that culture was largely the result of per- new designs to get out. "New so hot it burned up her husband. The Veterans of Future Wars sonal contacts, though useful, was not the styles to get out," I asked. "What we cannot contro1 our emotions." V. M. I. has been accused of Founding an be-all and end-all of education and scholar- does he mean?" "Why he is the Yours, Pete J. Hunter, '29, is now living organization called the Veterans of Future ship ; and that habits are not so plastic as to head fashion designer for Esquire." R. J. at 810 East 41st Street, Baltimore, Wars. It probably would be natural for the admit of any versatile transfer. explained Russell. "When they (To Be Continued Soon) Maryland. average person to ascribe an organization heard about that style he set in The new order of college training happily bow-ties he started his last yearj with a name of that type to a military takes into account the whole man. In the at school, they immediately gave AROUND WASHINGTON school, but such has not been the case in college of today there is a place for special him a job, and he has had it ever this instance. Lately there has also come talent and personal interest in addition to since. He has developed a brand By ARNOLD SERWER before the public's attention an organization new style of dress now so that the one's studies. The student learns and ap- "Cadet" and ACP Washington Correspondent full benefit of the effect can be called the Profiteers of Future Wars, found- plies simultaneously. The person with a ed at Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute. derived. "It's really quite strik- journalistic flair edits, or aids in editing, ing." (By Arnold Serwer, "The Cadet" dom from censorship, The Hatchet All of this is rather disgusting to us of the college paper. The student politician I and ACP Correspondent) conducts very few campaigns, rare- V. M. I., who are in a position to appreciate "It must be," I answered, andj Washington, D. C., ACP- What ly waxes indignant over anything organizes his constituents and whether he finishing my drink was about toj the elaborate precautions taken by the Fed- singles out The Hatchet> student has no strong editorial policy, and leads them to victory or defeat, he develops leave, when I noticed a book with j newspaper of George Washington eral Government in training men for a the general seems to yawn along his talent of political leadership. It has the title "Dont Be Old Men At j university, for special mention is from year to year, according to national emergency that might arise at any Twenty or How to Regain Your I the location of the University it_ been said that President Theodore Roose- campus liberals. The editor, Elea- time. velt attributed his political success to col- Lost Virility" by J. T. Hall. * j self in the nation's capital. What nor Heller, a quiet young law picked the book up and called it j does this newspaperi at the seat of These organizations, from the very titles lege politics of undergraduate days. The student, explains the lack of fric- to the attention of Cunny. "Oh, government, offer the country's tion between the paper and the and the ideals (or should we say lack of athlete of today glorifies physical prowess, yes," he said, "he is quite an au-, newspapers in the way of campus university administration by say- ideals) that they seem to epitomize, could an end in itself, but he does more; he thority on the subject and has leadership? There is no doubt that ing that it so happens that she and not have been founded at any school of learns the essentials of team work, and of written several books on the sub- with the attention focused on ject. At present he is making a| The Hatchet see eye to eye with V. M. I.'s type. In the first place the whole personal leadership. The orchestra and Washington to the extent u now the university officials on most lecture tour of the country, and plan is inane and aisinine in the extreme glee clubs, and the scientific, dramatic and is, the reaction of the student news- matters. Earlier this year, Miss is going to speak here in a couple and could only have been devised by those debating societies provide for practical ex- paper of an important university Heller had trouble with a num- of weeks. I think it ought to be who have nothing better to do than sit pression of talent. The student executive here to what legislators do or do ber of staff members who later right interesting." not do about the problems of back and try to be funny. The National is conscripted for the management of col- resigned in a body. She is of the After looking at the book a youth, or even the problems of opinion they wanted control of the Commander of the American Legion was lege papers, college annuals and the in- couple of minutes, we left, and as society as a whole, would have paper for radical reasons, and fail- quoted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch of numerable enterprises that demand the ser- Russ had to go home, we separat- its reverberations on college pap- ing in their objective, left in pro- Sunday, March 29, as saying "They're too vices of the business executive. ed, and I was left to continue on ers throughout the country. test. Liberal and radical students yellow to go to war, they'll never be vet- my wanderings alone. I started | The consensus of opinion among declare they wanted to inject some The military feature of a college supplies back down town, and was wonder- the liberals of George Washington erans of a future war." We would not put many other means for the application of all life into The Hatchet and make ing what would happen next, when campus is that The Hatchet doesn't it stand for something. At this it quite as strongly as that, perhaps, but the mentioned traits and qualities. Strange I met George Brooke dressed in have any reactions of any import we would agree with the thought behind writing it seems that no matter as it may seem, a corporal has under his a Boy Scout uniform. "For ance. The conservative think it which of the three leading contend- the criticism of the whole idea. direction more men than has any officer of Heaven sake, Boscoe," I said, "what fulfills the function of telling them ers for next year's editorship is are you doing, going to a mas- what's going on and where, and So the Virginia Military Institute, the grades and ranks above him. Study chosen next month, the paper will querade ball?" "No," he replied, that that's as far as campus jour- continue to pursue a conservative through the columns of the Cadet, hereby and the practice of the class room give "I am head Scoutmaster for this nalism should go. Some 7,000 stud- course. The liberal possibilities disclaims any of the responsibility for either Study and the practice of class room give district and I'm just returning from j ents of all shades of political opin- eliminated themselves by resign- of these organizations. We shall leave a meeting so I haven't had time ion, pay the university a student a versality to talent, but the activities out- ing. those at Princeton, Rensselaer, the Univer- side of the classroom help to bring talent to to change. I haven't seen you for fee that includes a subscription to a long time; come up to the house the Hatchet. sity of Virginia, Vassar (where the "Gold the forefront. It is here that the details of In its present uncensored status, and let's talk over old times." Curiously enough, although the Star Mothers of Future Veterans" is sup- with its excellent financial stand- human adjustment, such as cannot be ef- I agreed, and we set out in the university requires that subscrip- ing and large body of subscribers, posed to have originated), and other similar fectively presented in the classroom, are direction of his home. As we tion of registrants, and thereby it could easily become a force on publicity-seeking institutions of higher edu- recognized and developed. When the non- were about to enter the house, we maintain a large and steady circu- the George Washington campus cation to claim all of the fame incident to coms and commissions are added to all of spied a huge gathering in an open lation for The Hatchet, it does not and in college journalism every- the founding and propagation of these or- the other activities demanding leadership, air stadium, and, letting our curio- in turn exercise any sort of overt where. Ex-college editors and edi- sity get the better of us, we control or censorship of the pub- ganizations. there are few men in the college of today torialists here, who in their day went over to see what was going lication. Neither copy nor proofs achieved some measure of fame who cannot find a place in the college sys- And it is certainly a rather weak claim to on. When we got closer, we saw have to go to the faculty advisers as undergraduate Greleys, think fame to be pointed out as the fount from tem preparatory to a life's work. that it was a speaker presenting, or deans for approval before the the unversity paper should repres- which sprang the VFW (Veterans of To be didatic, a student might well note awards for distinguished service to • paper goes to press. And each ent student interests more belli- various people, and just as we year the new editor is chosen from Future Wars), or the PFW (Profiteers of the extra-curricular services he is called on gerently, should encourage debate arrived we heard him say: "To you j among the seniors on the paper by Future Wars). Rather a poor exhibition of to perform. His associates may know him and interest in the world outside Samuel Robert McRorie, for your their own vote, among its students, and in general the loyal Americanism which is found in better than he knows himself. faithful service as Superintendent I And yet, in spite of all this free- should get off "dead center." Varsity Track Team Beats Richmond By Thirteen Points ® Excellent Material Found Among Rat Tennis Team Starts Friday F Co. Regains ATHLETIC EVENTS FOR THE V, M. I. Team WEEK Because of the frequent rain Baseball Candidates In Early Practise storms of the past two weeks the Leading Place Varsity Baseball work on the varsity tennis courts Takes Eight Last Monday over 40 rats an- also proved their worth as fielders, April 9—W. & M., here. has been delayed considerably. It swered the first call for practice Irby being a dependable catcher. April 11—Maryland, here. is expected, however, that these In Intramurals of the 1936 rat baseball team. This Trzeciak a fast shortstop, and both First Places Varsity and Rat Track courts will be ready for use early year's team will be coached by Gray and Taylor good outfielders. April 11—Virginia varsity and this week when twenty to twenty- Frank Summers. Frank coached Gray has been performing like a Pasco, Ackerly, Farley Score E Co. Wins Track Meet as B freshmen, there. , , , , , five candidates will start work, the rat football team, and previous seasoned big leaguer. These are _ .. Co. Conies in Fifth; Two Tennis , . , i Because of the bad weather these 37 Points In Dashes; Fer- April 9—University of Rich- to coming to VMI, coached base- not the only good players out, how-. ... Intramural Records Fall „ ,,,, , ' 0 1 men have had little practice this rey, Spohr Also Score mond, here (Tentative.) ball at SMA, and AMA. Many of ever. Brittingham, Kovar, Saun- * the players, having occupied berths _ .. ® , ' spring, but it is hoped some will Fencing ders, Peebles, Edwards and many , , Taking eight first places and tie- At the conclusion of ten sports on the football team, are acquaint- , ' ' ,, be in good enough shape to meet April 10-11 — Southern Inter- others have shown up well mi., TT . .. . , ing for another event, the VMI with the completion of the track ed with his method of coaching I the University of Richmond on collegiate Fencing Meet, Atlanta practice. jApril 9th At any rate aU tennis track team made an impressive meet F Company regained the lead and will be able to apply them- Trelde, Outstanding Pitcher players are urged to report for first meet showing by decisively over B Company in the race for selves immediately to them. This The team is also fortunate in, Practice, as there are no veterans defeating the University of Rich- the Intramural Trophy. By fin- will undoubtedly lead to a quicker left from the varsit f mond there Saturday by a score ishing a close second in the track New Rat Trackmen development of the team. having a potentially strong pitch- y ° two years meet and scoring 134 points to ing staff. Treide, Saunders and j ag°- when the athletic department 3f 69 1-2 to 56 1-2 in a contest Many Good Hitters B Company's 61 the F Company Help Small Squad was forced to drop tennis. Like which displayed the Cadets' As yet it is impossible to deter- Littrell are expected to take care lads secured a 51 point lead in the fencing, the tennis team is being strength in the dashes. mine who will make up the first of this part of the team. All of race. Their lead In the official Strickler, Ross, Echols In- supported by the Intramurals De- By making clean sweeps of the team, since only a few practices these men have speed, control and standing will be short lived, how- partment. century and 220 and taking first crease Team's Strength have been held, but already plenty on the ball. Treide has the ever, for the B Company outfit reputation of winning 17 out of and second in the 440 the VMI many good hitters and fielders team put the meet on ice after having already won the Handball Under Coach Read the Rat 20 games in high school, which is have come to light. From the having waged an uphill battle in tournament will again go into the trackmen spent the week whipping a record any man can be proud of. TALKING IT looks of them at the present time the field events, largely due to fead when the handball points are themselves into shape for their He has been living up to this rep- they should be exceptionally strong Richmond's strong showing in the added to the total. If F finishes opening meet with the Baby Cava- utation by continually striking OVER in the hitting division. Some ex- javelin and pole vault. Clark of in second place, the B Company liers at Charlottesville on April 11. With CHARLIE BANKS cellent batters as Gray, Trzeciak, out varsity players in short order. Richmond won the former with a will enjoy a 8 point lead, and if Despite the fact that the Rats are Irby and Taylor would make an Up to this date no schedule has This spring there should be a heave of 191 feet, 5 1-2 inches with F finishes in third place, the B represented this season by a hard outstanding murderers' row been announced, but a fairly dif- number of outstanding track per- Zimmerman of VMI second, and athletes will have a 44 point lead. working squad, there are still any man's team. These men have ficult one will be arranged. formances by various college stars the pole vaulting resulting in a The standing of the companies was openings left for experienced men all over the United States due to tie for first between Tenore and also changed as A pulled into third and all men interested are urged the fact that the Olympic tryouts Denton of Richmond at 11 feet 6 place passing D. By winning the to report for practice. Varsity Nine Fencing Team will be held early this summer. inches and a tie for thir between track meet the "Staples managed" Weightmen Late Starting Every trackmen of any ability Foust of VMI and Stoneburner of outfit secured 184 points while D Now that spring football is over, whatsoever will attempt to gain the Richmond. was a poor sixth with 45 points. A Dick Strickler and Red Echols have To Send Four Prepared For attention of the Olympic officials Three Men Account for 37 Points Company is now securely in the started daily workouts in the by good work this spring. It is VMI was paced by Pasco, Ack- thick of the fight and is less than weights events. Echols will prob- Men To Meet very probable that a number of erly and Farley, who between them 200 points behind the leaders. The ably heave the javelins, shot and Hard Season track stars from the South will be accounted for 37 paints. Pasco standing of the companies at the discus while Strickler seems to be outstanding candidates for the 1936 won both the century and 220 and all lined up on the shot and dis- Crump, Segarra, Goldsmith, end of the track meet is as follows: Daily Improvement Noted in Olympic team. tied for first in the high jump. cus. The Rats were at a loss for F Company 1366 points Workouts; Bair Returns to Hastings To Enter South- Bill Gukeyson of the University Ackerly won both the low hurdles a pole vaulter for a while, but B Company 1315 points Outfield; Campbell Catches ern I. C. Fencing Meet of Maryland was an Olympic pros- and broad jump and took second in this assignment has finally been A Company 1184 points pect in the javelin throw. Last the 120 yard high hurdles, while D Company 1173 points turned over to Joe Ross, another The varsity baseball team is traveling to Atlanta for the an- year he consistently hurled the Farley took first place in both C Company 1049 points able rat athlete who bids to hold rouhding rapidiy into shape in nual Southern Intercollegiate javelin well over the two hundred the discus and shot put. On one E Company 827 points his own on the high bar. ! preparation for the opening of the Fencing Tournament to be held foot mark. This year he has been of his earlier tries Farley had an Two Intramural Records Broken Kevan and Maguire have been (coming seas0n. Coach Bill Raf- at Georgia Tech April 10-11. For having trouble with his shoulder attempt which seemed good for working nicely this week on the j tery has not as yet definitely de- the past several years the meet as a result of a football injury about 44 feet nullified by striking The track meet featuring the distance runs. Although Maguire! cided on his first team> but he has been held by William and sustained last fall. Because of this a tree. is small, he is trying hard and isj to win a num- participation of over 100 men on expects to be able Mary, and until last season, VMI injury it is very doubtful whether Ferrey and Way finishing first steadily improving. | with the material the six company teams was very ber of games has entered a team which has al- Guckeyson will be able to throw and second in the 440 after run- successful although only two rec- Ferrey and Haislip Look Good | available. ways carried away some of the the javelin as well as he did last ning about a dead heat most of the ords were broken. Moses, a Fourth Russ Ferrey has a pretty stride j The squad has been working out honors. year. way, while DeCamps and Flythe and a nice track build. Along with | Classman from Michigan, partici- Qn the lower field every day that The team entering the tourna- Williamson of North Carolina took second and third in the 880 Haislip he will probably run both; permits. The funda- pating for B Company, annexed the weather ment will consist of Crump, Cap- Another Olympic prospect is Wil- which was won by Richmond's ace the half and the quarter mile. As; tals of hitting and bunting have two first places in the jumps and men tain of the team, Hastings and liamson of North Carolina who middle distance and distance run- for the dashes, as was mentioned d by the coach and the broke the existing intramural rec- been stresse Segarra in the foils; Segarra and was an individual star of the ner, Bill Lumpkin. Lumpkin also last week, Johnston and Riddle-1 striving for improve- ord of 5 feet 3 inches held by Rad- players are Hastings, epee; and Crump and Southern Conference Indoor Track took first in the mile with Spohr berger have both been doing some id practice is held er and made in 1930. Moses jump- ment Infie Goldsmith, sabre. This combination Meet last month. Williamson will running third to take VMI's only fast stepping on the 100 yard and j g- ed 5 feet 4 1-2 inches. "Monk" eyery day while one of the mana represents one of the strongest (Continued On Page 8) point in that event. the 220 yard courses. The meni id. Woodhouse continued to uphold ers batg to the outfie teams ever to have fenced at VMI. VMI Sweeps Dashes have had previous experience and the tradition of C Company hurd- Bair Returns To Outfield Crump and Hastings, High Scorers Pasco, Captain Tayloe and Mat- appear about the best in their Pistol Team Elects lers by lowering Dalton's Intra- Captain Max Bair will occupy This season the fencing team has hews showed themselves to be the field. mural record in the 80 yard low one of the outer gardens this year won three and lost one of its class of the dash men by finishing Mac Tabb has been Long, Parmenter hurdles. "Monk" stepped the dis .. . . , , . , i instead of his usual position be- matches, winning from William in the order named in both the 100 mcely on the high and low hur- , , ... . . _ . . „ Se,ect tance in 9.9 seconds to break the „ . . , . , .. I hind the plate. Tot Campbell, a' nd~ * Ma r y ,"* *i as t "ye a r"s' Southern Captain and Manageran d 220, while Pasco tied with dies. Andrews is doing fine on • record of 10 seconds flat. who caught for last year's rat Champion, the college of Charles- As Successful Season OFlaherty for first in the high the low hurdles, but he is a bit The record was established in team, will take over the catching ton (S. C.) and the Charleston, (W. Ends jump. E. H. Smith took a third too short for high hurdling. The the first trial heat. Woodhouse assignment for the varsity this Va.) Fencing club, and losing to for VMI in this event. Rats temporarily lost a nice jump- was nosed out in the finals by season. The latter should turn in St. John's. To date the team has Last week the members of this VMI was well represented in the er the other day when Peterson Satterfield, a dark horse entry a good performance in that posi- scored 38 points against it oppon- year's pistol team elected Long of broad jump with Ackerly's 21 feet sustained a knee injury on the from E Company, who won the .... „ , „ „ ; tion. Captain Bair will be more ents 30. Of these, Crump won 14 Texas as the team's captain for 2 1-2 inches try taking first honors lower field. Saxe and Bailey i , ...... , . Final heat in 10 sec. flat to tie the . . .. „ i at home in the outfield, and he and lost 5, Segarra won 8 and lost the next year. Parmenter of with Gregory of Richmond and however, are doing pretty well as old record. likes that location better. Other 9, Hastings won 10 and lost 7 while Oklahoma was elected manager, Herring, VMI second and third. jumpers. Gayle High Scorer of Meet contenders for posts in the outer Goldsmith broke even, winning while Spencer, a Third Classman, Ackerly also won VMI's only points A Company's winning outfit was follows with the final tabulation gardens are Hugh Adams, Jack two and losing two. Clark and is to be assistant manager. Long in the hurdles and taking first in Marshall each accounted for an- and Parmenter succeed Robinson paced by Thrift and Gayle who of points to the companies. Read, Bill Shomo, Dick Harrell, the 220 yard hurdles and second scored 24 points for their com- Pancake and L. E. Ofenstein. other victory apiece. and Burleigh. in the higher timbers. Track Results pany. Gayle was the high score The infield shows many promis- Three years ago the fencing team The team closed their season on The summaries, Varsity, Rich- 100 yard dash: First, Thrift (A); man of the meet with 13 points in ing prospects. On the initial sack won the Southern Intercollegiate March 28th when they fired mond vs VMI. Second, Grigg (C); third, Johnston the field events. Mac Raffo and Ed Ruffo are both championship as well as several in- mail match with Utah. The re- J. P. (E)—Time 10.6 seconds. 100 yard dash—Won by Pasco showing up very well. Bo McMil- dividual titles. The following sults of the match are unknown In the 3-4 mile run, Pollard, the 440 yard dash: Ferrey (A); sec- (VMI); second, Tayloe, (VMI); lin is ably taking care of the sec- year the team tied for second because Utah's score has not yet red-head from E Company, staged ond, Haislip (E); third, Hughes, third, Mathews (VMI). Time 10.1 ond base assignment. Bill Kane is place and brought back individual been received, but the VMI pistol a great finish to lead Kevan of (F). Time 56.4 seconds. seconds. (Continued on Pace 8) (Continued On Page 8) team shot a score of 1322 for its A to the tape in 3:52. This was 3-4 mile run. first, Pollard (E); 220 yard dash—Won by Pasco best score of the year. Last Thurs- (VMI);; second, Tayloe (VMI); a pretty race with Kevan setting K the pace for 2 1-2 laps. The E day Long, Spencer, Parmenter and third, Mathews, VMI). Time 22.3 Z° = Loses By Close Margin In Knight and Duncan fired in a Company lad had too much finish seconds. 80 yard L. H.: First, Satterfield, national match for field artillery for the A Company youngster. His Rifle Match With All-Marine Team 440 yard dash: Won by Ferrey, (E); Second, Woodhouse, (C); third Reserve Officer's Training units in time was 5 seconds short of the GiGalanella, (D). Time 10 sec. flat. (VMI); second, Way (VMI); third Saturday afternoon the VMI colleges. The results of this Wilbourne, (R). Time, 56 seconds. time of the record for the distance New record of 9.9 sec. established Total 1315. rifle team fired in a shoulder to match will not be known for some- held by MeLeod. The A Company by Woodhouse in the trial heat. Marines Defeat VMI Friday 880 yard dash—Won by Lumpkin shoulder match on the Navy indoor time. relay team of Jones, Martin, Ferry Finals time equaled old record On Friday afternoon, before the (R); second, DeCamps, (VMI); rifle range with twelve other and Thrift, staged a beautiful race held by Dalton of C Company and Saturday matches in Annapolis, Team Successful In East third, Flythe (VMI). Time 2:03.6. schools of the Third Corps area. to finish 5 yards ahead of C Com made in 1935. the Rifle team fired a four posi- While the team suffered several Mile run—Won by Lumpkin, The unofficial score of the targets pany in the good time of 51.8 sec 60 yard L. H.: First, Seamans, tion return match with the marines defeats as compared with five (R); second Naff (R); third, Spohr fired by these schools in the na- (VMI). Time 4:40.3. opds only 8 sec. short of the rec- (F); second Andrew, (C); third, on their indoor range in Washing- victories, the season was really ord. Woodhouse, (C). Time 9.8 seconds, tionai mtercolegiate match placed ton. pretty good. All the defeats were Two mile run—Won by Spohr, (VMI); second, Naff (R); third, E Company lost the meet, after Relay (440) yards: First A Com- VMI ln seventh Place' The tar" Colonel Shephard presented be-' from western colleges while the gets are to be rescored at the na- Smith (VMI). Time 10:48. leading all contestants in the run- pany (Thrift, Martin, Ferrey, fore the cadets, on Friday morning, team defeated three eastern uni- tional headquarters and there 120 yard high hurdles—Won by ning events, they failed to score Jones.); second, (C) Company; a special dress parade which fea- versities, Harvard, Yale, Princeton teams from all over the United Dickinson (R); second, Ackerly by 3 points in the field events. The third (E) Company. Time 51.8 sec- tured the nationally known one and two western colleges, Texas States will be ranked according to (VMI); third, Alvis (R>; Time, 16.7 elimination of football men from hundred piece marine band. A. & M. and Ohio State. Very onds. the score they made. seconds. the meet cost E, F, and A, a good Shot put: first, Franz (F); sec- close matches were held with Mis- The scores made in the four 220 yard low hurdles—Won by good many points each and made ond, Baldwin Chicago, the University of Wiscon- for their Easter dances . . . Well Crosley — Grnnow — Zenith sin, and Washington University of boys, it appears that the females Expert Radio Repair will make two week ends of it See our complete line of St. Louis were quick to get on the Jewelry band wagon, with others coming . . . First there and then here . . . Weinberg's Flowers For Easter fast. GOODY GOODY has certainly kept its place at the top of the Criticism and approbation were Corsages of Roses or Gardenias HIT PARADE . . . Three weeks divided about fifty-fifty, with most straight and perhaps more . . BUCK'S support coming from students, fac- Shaner's Taxi One of the newer songs due for $2.00 to $4*50 ulty members and outside liberals, a rise is the very lovely "LOST" charges of Communism ".nd "un- RADIO SERVICE Americanism" from the American Phone 161 FALLON FLORIST Legion and other veterans' organi- Phone - - - - 246 zations. "IS SWING THE THING" . Robinson and Neal, Representatives Mrs. Mathilda Burling, president this was the question that was of the New York State Chapter of asked America last Sunday night Miss Elizabeth L. Graham on the all 'swing' program . Varner & Pole Gold Mothers, called the movement Nice Accommodations for "unpatriotic and ill-mannered," and BENNY GOODMAN demonstrated "The Main Street Furniture James E. Van Zandt, commander with "STOMPING AT THE SAV Parents and Girls Store" of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, OY" and HELEN WARD with Opposite V. M. I. "DIXIELAND BAND" . . . 'STUFF ON LIMITS PHONE 55 said the students were "too yellow Presbyterian Church to go to war." The future veterans SMITH took his cue with "I'SE A replied that Mr. Van Zandt was a Red, challenged him to debate. Post Exchange A self-appointed strong - arm DON'T FORGET Let Us Fill Your Wants In squad of athletes attempted to pre- vent formation of a VFW chapter Job Printing at Rice Institute, Texas, with a Hamric & Smith Jewelers Printing of All Types and Styles barrage of mud-bulls and cries of Guaranteed At Reasonable For the Corps of Cadets "Communists" but were success- Price fully repulsed. When You Are Ready For That Gift V.M.I. BELTS & RINGS "We Print The Cadet" Sounds too shrill are produced by miniature fog-horns on Har- M J SEALS ON JEWELERY OF ALL KINDS Rockbridge County News << vard's tabletop 'sea,' used to study EXPERT WATCH REPAIRS AND ENGRAVING ASK PETE" HE KNOWS ocean signalling.—ACP. Phone 32 113 So. Main St the Battalion of the Virginia Mili- was increased from a quick-step Col. Moseley V. M. I. Praised By tary Institute, and certainly a to a double time, and at the last to a charge, as through the fire they OFF THE RECORDS more soldiery-appearing Corps Norfolk Newspaper came on, and up to the guns which Gives Talk On In direct contrast to the ever suicide song. Leave it to White- never faced an enemy . . . they surrounded and captured; our present "swing" music Guy Lom- man to record something that no Editorial In "Ledger" Highly "The Battalion remained but a artillerymen giving away when bardo heads the column this week one else would. According to the Complimentary to Insti- short time in the ravine, and again their bayonets, having passed the American Art with two Victor discs. His smooth advanced. They came on steadily guns, were at their breasts." Associated Press, twenty Aus- tute sophisticated rendition of YOU'RE trians, after hearing GLOOMY up the slope, swept as it were by That was on May 15, 1864. It is Eighth and Ninth of Talks TOOTS TO ME is right down his SUNDAY at its premiere in Vien- When "West Point of the South- the fire of these guns. Their line not to be wondered that at every Deal With Functionalism alley and, we believe, can't be na, walked out and committed sui- was shown at the Loew's theatre was as perfectly preserved as if year on May 15, at every forma- And Electicism In U. S. beaten. Turning the record over cide. We certainly can't blame in Norfolk, the picture met with on dress parade, or in the evolu- tion, the names of the boys who we hear Carmen sing DESIRE from them, as it is less musical to be such success that a highly com- tions of a review. As they advanc- were killed that day are called by This past week Colonel Moseley the picture of the same name. called music than anything we plimentary editorial was written ed our guns played with the ut- the sergeants of the companies to started presenting two lectures a Guy's second "tuneful little earful" have ever heard . . . The King of about it. The editorial, which ap- most vigor upon their line; at which they had belonged, and that is a Hit Parade favorite entitled week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Jazz does manage to redeem him- peared in a recent issue of the first with shrapnel, then as they as each name is called, a cadet, LOST—also a Victor plate; vocal This plan will be continue through self with A WALTZ WAS BORN "Ledger Dispatch," was concern- came nearer, with canister, and designated in advance for the pur- refrain by Carmen, of course and the end of the series on Thursday ed mainly with the bravery and finally with double loads of canis- pose, as Wise puts it, steps two nicely done in the true Lombardo IN VIENNA . . . harmonizing by April 23. Colonel Moseley has courage shown by the Corps ter. As the Battalion continued to paces to the front, salutes and style. Compare Guy's arrangement the KING'S MEN and recorded on been fortunate enough to obtain which participated in the famous advance, our gunners loaded at the answers: "Died on the field of of Isham Jones' NO GREATER a Victor disc . . . For novelty, Paul Mr. Simpson, Class of '24, as a Battle of New Market, and com- last without stopping to sponge: honor!" LOVE with that of the composer's Whiteman presents the Teagarden guest lecturer to conclude this mented upon the glorious tradi- and I think it would have been and we are preplexed as to which Boys and the Trumbauer Swing Gasoline will win the next war, year's series. He is considered as Band in their Victor recording tion handed down by that valorous impossible to eject from six guns is the best . . . One thing we can group of "mere boys." more missies than these boys faced according to Dr. Merrell R. Fenske quite an authority on portarit say for the Royal Canadians . . . I'SE A MUGGIN' in two parts— The following is an excerpt from in their wild charge up the hill. of Penn State—ACP. sculpture and has done notewor- they certainly stick to the tunes too many parts, is our belief. How- the editorial. But still they advanced steadily, thy work in this field. He will that are best suited to their style. ever, if you wish to learn to count without any sign of faltering. I probably demonstrate the first The dean of American music via the rhythmic way, we recom- Cadets at New Market saw here and there a soldier drop steps in sculpturing a portrait, aid- crashes through this week with a mend it as a sure teacher. They've made a movie of the ed by the presentation of slides. Virginia Military Institute, a movie from their line and lie where he Arthur Silver of today. They've also made a fell, as his comrades closed up the S & M Stetson "D" On last Tuesday, the lecture was Finance Committee Topspot Programs movie of the charge of the Cadets gaps and passed on. Their pace on "Eclecticism in America; Eccles- at the Battle of New Market. Tailored Clothes iastic, Scholastic, and Domestic." Publishes Report Monday Most contemporary ecclesistical ar- 9:00—WABC—Lux Radio Theater. 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UMIIU MiSi'*^ is a very beautiful series of build- D. C., Chairman, Cadet Phillips, G. has always given good service to the Cadets—Just A., Treasurer, is published for the M. S. McCOY VMI Rep. S. L. McMillian ings, and when surrounded by information of all concerned. Fancy Fruits And Vegetables Call 41. Come to see us when up town large trees, one feels almost as if Approved: John A. Lejune, Superintendent. Imported A Domestic Groceries he were transported to some old Respectfully Submtted Home Dressed A Western Meat English university town. The stud- M. F. EDWARDS Rent A Car Phones 147-174-78-181-98-107 ents, however, do not favor this Cadet Actvities Committee Lexington, Va. U-DR1VE-IT type of design. Their rooms are light and air from the streets. cramped and the lighting expos- Zoning laws, the name applied to Chaufferless Taxi Co., Inc. ures are extremely poor with the building regulations, were first in- Phone 660 Tolleys Toggery Gothic windows of many small stituted in New York in 1916. panes, often obscured by colored They require that a building may decorative panes. Harvard depart- go up on its front line, a height The College Men's Shop ed from the conventional design in fixed proportion to the width Hotel Patrick Henry 111 W. Nelson Street — Phone 164 and followed the Georgian influ- of the street. A diaganol is then ence, both English and American. drawn from the street center to "THE MEETING PLACE OF An interesting point about their the front line of the building. At ROANOKE" Style Park Hats - Devonshire Suits and Top Coats Fogg Art Museum is that although the point of meeting, a "set-back" Strictly Modern and De- the building is of Georgian exter- is made, and then the building lightful Coffee Shop See Wm. H. Hoofnagle, Room 123 ior design, the interior court fol- continues on upward. Wherever A. B. Moody, Mgr. lows the Italian Renaissance. Mas- it touches the diagnoal produced, Sea Foods and Steaks sachusetts Institute of Technology other "set-backs" must be made. turned modern in its main biuld- A tower may crown the building, A Specialty ings. An outstanding characteris- provided it does not contain more J. Ed. Deaver & Sons tic of them is their generous win- than one fourth of the total floor 'Our Menu is Prepared Correct Dress See U s Before dow space. space of the building. When an For the Keydets" for the . Clothers and Furnishers "Functionalism in America" was architect receives a building con- 310 South Jefferson St. Buymg the subject of Thursday's lecture. tract, he first draws up a plan Roanoke, Va. Phone 25 Lexington Most of the business buildings which conforms to the zoning laws, Formal Occasion are now in the form of skyscrap- and submits it to the City Build- ers, at least in the larger cities. ing Biard. When it is approved, The Flat Iron and Woolworth he then goes ahead with his other Buildings were the main pioneers plans and ultimately the final con- of the present day skyscraper. The struction. The Barclay Vesey Atlantic And Yadkin R. R. Company Flat-Iron building is of a baroque building (American Telephone and design _as applied to a structural Telegraph Co.) built in New York steer frame work. It was complet- j in 1925, is an outstanding example ed in 1902. The Woolworth Build- of the "set-back" treatment of a Colonel ing, completed 1913, is a modern office building. "SERVICE TO ALL" triumph of Gothic design applied to Moseley then showed many of the a steel structure, rising in long modern buildings, exhibiting dif- vertical lines. This great height ferent types of treatment of the could only have been achieved same desired goal, maximum office with the introduction of steel space on a minimum of ground Connections With Five Lines framework, and elevators for area. transportation, the essntials for all Next week at the Tuesday lec- skyscrapers. All skyscrapers of ture, Colonel Moseley is giving a Main Offices today are of the "set-back" type special lecture on "Good Bridge of construction. This became nec- Designs" at the request of Colonel Greensboro North Carolina essary because the great height of Marr for the Civil Engineering De- the building shut off necessary partment. Varsity Track Team Beats Varsity Nine Prepared For Solution of "Case of Parked Library Gets Books On State Washington, Catholic University, Color Scheme For Johns Hopkins and the University Richmond by 13 Points Hard Season Cars" Of Texas of Maryland in Washington on (Continued From Page 5) Easter Announced (Continued From PaKe 6) (Continued From Page 1) (Continued From Page 1) May 7th. ton (R). Distance 40 feet 11 1-2 holding down his old position of tance from the left front wheel to of books and should prove to be (Continued From Page 1) inches. shortstop. In the hot corner, Jim of each car to the curb. Then he very interesting. They are for have recently completed a most Discus—Won by Farley. (VMI); Beard looks good with Lee Fosque carefully measured the distance the most part, histories or histori- succesful engagement at the Tria- second, Sutton (R); third, Kern, also, showing up well. from the right front wheel of each cal narratives about Texas. "The non Ballroom in Chicago, and are (R). Distance, 123 feet 4 1-2 inches. The pitching staff for the com- car to the curb. Yes, there it was. History of Texas," in two volumes, at present on the annual tour of High jump—Tied between Pasco ing season will be composed of The evidence was rapidly accu- has a very detailed account of the the leading dance centers. VMI, and OFlaherty, (R); third, Alec Neal, Squat O'Brien, Red mulating by the second. In an life of the Lone Star State from The Hoosier State of Indiana is Church and Puffy Coleman. The hour our hero was convinced be- Smith (VMI). Height 5 feet 7 1-2 the time of its first settlers to the Torn From the Pages of History the birthplace of the "genial Jan." inches. experienced men will be counted yond all shadow of a doubt that he present day. The "Scrapbook of After an eventful childhood, he Broad jump—Won by Ackerly, on largely to hold down the hits was right. The cars were parked Texas," has many important facts made a name for himself as a (VMI); second, Gregory (R); third of the opposing batters. From the on the wrong side of the street. in it that a casual study of that baseball player, but a broken nose Herring (VMI). Distance 21 feet appearance of things the pitchers Horrors. The very thought of it. state would not reveal. Other And tush-tush. Such lawlessness incurred while pastiming on the 2 1-2 inches. should receive sufficient support books on the Texans' fight for diamond caused him to spend most Pole vault—Tied between Ten- from the rest of the team, so they must be stopped. Kelly's hand flew freedom from Mexico and the time on the violin. He made ore and Denton of Richmond; third will be largely responsible for the to his hip-pocket and drew forth struggle between the United States his debut as a concert violinist, af- tied between Stoneburner (R); and welfare of the season. something black. He opened and and Mexico are to be found in the ter many years of conservatory Foust (VMI). Height 11 feet 6 Indians Present Formidable Team proceeded to write out three tick- collection. study, with the Philadelphia Pmil- inches. This coming Thursday the var- ets. oVarntr These books should be very in- harmonic Symphony Orchestra, Final score—VMI, 69 1-2; Rich- sity will open the season against At the trial a very curious fact teresting to the members of the and he appeared as soloist at sev- mond, 56 1-2. the William and Mary Indians. The was brought to light. Colonel Marr Corps from Texas and indirectly TER eral concerts. The Great World opponents will present a formid- 0ne of the defendants in the case, War cut short his concert career Talking It Over able aggregation which has already had asked to have a policeman to the cadets from Virginia, as it Gloria and he enlisted in the army. His won a number of games from watch over the houses on Letcher must be remembered that many STUART musical talents became known, and (Continued From Page B) strong teams. Avenue. Finally Kelly was as- of the settlers of Texas originally he was ordered to organize a band be ineligible for outdoor competi- 1 signed to the job.—And the very came from Virginia. Sam Hous- to entertain the soldiers. This was tion this spring but will be eligible Fencing Team to Send Fourj ton, the hero of all Texans, is a for the Olympic tryouts. He prob- first night that Kelly was on the native of this state. He was born his first effort as a director and Men To Meet beat he showed his fearlessness A BLIZZARD conductor, and convinced him that ably will show up best in the mid- not many miles from Lexington dle distances. Very likely a num- and gave the above mentioned Col- itself. As did many others, he OF BLONDES musical direction was to be his (Continued From Page 5) onel a ticket. The irony of it all. hit* a snowbound life work. The close of the war ber of other potential candidates The varsity fencing team will moved on to Texas and soon fig>- from the South will be found this Or did the Colonel have some ured prominently in the state's hutband and Marti found him organizing a string trio, complete its season this year by of laughd spring in the course of the season. hidden motive for his action, real- | fight for freedom. and found him widely acclaimed titles in foil and epee. Last year izing all the time that he was go- Now that warm weather is once by critics. the team did not enter the tourna- ing to ba arrested. Aha, there is more with us the United States VMI Engineers Attend VPI The addition of musicians to his ment but went through an unde- an idea for a mystery story. Can J tennis stars will once again prepare group led him to the dance field. feated season. it be that the case is not closed' Meetings Saturday themselves for the Davis cup The well known real estate boom This is not the first appearance yetrwho" knows? in Florida found Jan and his band matches. England looks like a sure of the fencing team in Atlanta, as (Continued From Page 1) in the midst to fulfill a two weeks bet to keep the cup for another last year they defeated Georgia F Co. Regains Leading Place A. P. Bursley of the National Park year, at least unless the Yankee Service who showed several reels contract, but they remained five Tech there by a score of 14 to 3. j jn Intramurals years. Since then Jan has appear- team uncovers a great deal of un- The team entered in the meet I of talking pictures depicting the known power. It has been a long work done by the CCC. ed in every section of the country Will represent schools of the deep (Continued From Page 5) with his famous orchestra featur- time since the famous cup has re- South with which VMI has had Peterson, all of F Company. Height The University of Virginia ex- ing every type of music that makes posed on this side of the Atlantic. very little contact, being the most 5 fset 4 inches. A new intra- tended an invitation to convene at hearts throb and feet dance. Ball Clubs Head North northsrn of the teams entered. mural record breaking the record the University next Spring and Most of the big league baseball of five feet 3 inches established will act as hosts for the third an- The University of Chicago has teams are starting their trek north- the Giants and Detroit Tigers still by Rader of A in 1931. nual meeting. Mr. W. K. Edmund- one of the world's most complete ward in anticipation of the opening look best in their respective lea- I Broad jump: First, Moses

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