Largest Senior Glass in Years Represents 21 States, 4 Countries
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■HB^HHBI Alumni Alumni Edition Edition Z 7Mt Vol. 24 Staunton Military Academy, Kables, Virginia, Friday, May 30, 1941 Largest Senior Glass The Kablegram Staff—1940-1941 81st Commencement In Years Represents Exercises Will Begin 21 States, 4 Countries With Senior Banquet One Hundred And Ten Are Judge A. M. Dobie Will Speak Candidates For Diplomas To Graduating Class The graduating class of 1941 is the The Academy's eighty-first commence- largest that Staunton has had in recent ment, at which one hundred and ten ca- years. The 110 seniors graduating this dets will graduate, will formally open to- year represent 21 states and four foreign morrow night with the Senior Class din- countries—Brazil, Canada, Cuba and ner at seven o'clock, and it will close Puerto Rico. with the final exercises next Tuesday As is the usual case, more seniors are morning in the assembly hall, where natives of Pennsylvania than of any Judge A. M. Dobie, judge of the fourth other state, 24 graduates coming from United States judicial circuit, will ad- this state alone. New York comes second dress the graduating class. with 18, and Ohio and New Jersey rank During the intervening time, both third with 10 each. Virginia is represent- seniors and the rest of the cadet corps ed by 9 seniors, West Virginia by 6, the will not only attend, but also participate District of Columbia by 4, and Connecti- in many events. cut, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Michi- The Senior banquet Saturday will be gan by 2 each. Mississippi, Washington, followed by an informal dance at nine Florida, South Carolina, Maryland, o'clock. Georgia, Indiana, New Hampshire, Tex- Sunday morning at the Trinity Episco- as, North Carolina, and Kentucky have pal Church, the Rev. W. Carroll Brooke, each sent one senior. rector, will deliver the Baccalaureate ser- Of the four foreign countries which mon. Beginning at five p. m. the Spon- have contributed to the senior class, sor's Parade will take place. Puerto Rico is represented by two gradu- Monday morning the Alumni will re- ates, and Canada, Cuba, and Brazil one view the Corps, with a fifteen-minute in- apiece. Front (from left): Jewett, Hume, Wells, Pressley, White, F., Larsen. Back: Riley, T., Howard, R., Johnson, terval before the individual Competitive E., Ballentine, Howell, Moody, Steele, Gifune. Tullidge, G., not in picture. Drill. At three o'clock there will be the Band Will Present Class Day program on the Administra- Kablegram Staff Dines Judge Dobie, Finals tion building lawn, followed by a recep- Trophy To Academy Honor School Rating- tion in honor of the graduates and their At Ingleside Hotel; Given Academy Again Speaker, Is Eminent parents, alumni, and friends. Members of the Band and Drum and The final ball will be held in the North The following telegram from Bugle Corps voted to use part of their Keys Are Awarded Teacher And Jurist Barracks "gym" Monday night beginning the War Department was received first place cash prize, recently won at at nine o'clock. Bob Crosby's band will by the Superintendent Wednesday. the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival At the annual KABLEGRAM banquet held Judge Armistead M. Dobie of the furnish the music. Staunton Military Academy se- parade competition to buy a trophy. This a week ago at Ingleside Hotel, Capt. fourth United States Circuit Court of The program for finals will be found lected as an Honor Military School memento of the band's excellent show- R. E. Moody, faculty advisor for the Appeals, who will make the commence- at the bottom of this page. 1941 period. Secretary of War ex- ing at Winchester will be presented to KABLEGRAM awarded keys to members ment address next Tuesday, has had a o tends congratulations. the academy and left in the Mess Hall of the staff. Guests of honor at the ban- long and distinguished career as teacher Signed: Adams, with other S. M. A. trophies. The award quet were Colonel E. R. Warner Mc- and jurist. He holds an M.A., and an Fifteen To Graduate The Adjutant General will be over twenty-four inches in height Cabe, Superintendent, and Major J. W. L.L.B. from the University of Virginia, superimposed with a miniature drum Pence, Headmaster. Also attending were and an S. J. D.—Doctor of Juridical From Junior School major, and engraved on the base. Cadets Riley, T., and Howard, R., who Senior Class Day Orators Science—from Harvard. He practiced law The group also voted to buy individual had not been connected with the KABI.E- for several years in St. Louis and taught Graduating this June are fifteen Junior keys, and will use the remaining money I;RAM for a long enough period to earn Will Discuss The Subject, it at Virginia for twenty-two, the last School cadets'. After having spent a year for some musical need, possibly a new keys. The American Scene Today seven years as dean of its law school. He or more with the S. M. A. Junior Di- pair of cymbals, it was said. Gold keys were awarded to Cadets has taught at the summer schools of vision, they are now prepared to enter the Senior School. Wells and Pressley, co-editors-in-chief With almost three weeks' practice be- Michigan, Chicago, North Carolina, The graduating Junior Division ca- Cotillion Club Presents since September, 1939. hind them, the five Class Day speakers Kansas and Cornell. He is the author of dets are: Final Ball Monday Night Silver keys were awarded to the mem- and the senior class president will deliver a number of law books and has contribut- Baker, Harvey, P., Rye, New York; bers who had worked consistently for the their program on Monday afternoon, ed many articles to Virginia, Yale, and Barton, Norman, H., Youngstown, Ohio; Closing its activities with a flourish KABLEGRAM during the past two years. June 2. Working with them and guid- Harvard Law Reviews. For three years Dennis, Benjamin, III, Richmond, Va.; of fanfare, the Cotillion Club and its Receiving a silver key each were Cadets ing them has been Major M. M. Brice, he was legal adviser of the Conflict of de Vault, Lee, F., Philippine Islands; and faculty advisor, Lieutenant Philip I. Larsen, sports editor; I ewett and Hume, faculty adviser. Laws Section of the American Law In- Epstein, Murry, Brooklyn, New York. Clark, will throw open the doors of the assistant editors; White, F. J., advertis- The general topic of the five speakers stitute. He was on a committee appointed Farr, Everett L., Edgewater Park, N. North Barracks "gym" at nine o'clock ing Manager; Gifune, typist, and Howell, deals with The American Scene of To- by the Supreme Court to make procedure J.; Fiedler, William R., Williamsport, Monday evening and present its June reporter. day. Each orator will occupy the rostrum in Federal district courts uniform Pennsylvania; Kormas, Robert J., Cleve- Final Ball. Reigning over the dance floor To those members who had served but for a period of about eight to ten throughout the country. In 1935 he was land, Ohio; Lubin, Edward R., Dallas, will be Bob Crosby and his "Dixieland one year on the staff, bronze keys were minutes. appointed a special assistant to the At- Texas; Pritzlaff, Kipp, D., Milwaukee, Band;" the steps from the east entrance awarded. Receiving bronze keys were Cadet Pressley, class president, pre- torney General of the United States, and Wis.; and Reagan, Patrick, H., La Paz, will lead to a flower-and-fountain rock- Cadets Tullidge, assistant advertising siding over the proceedings, will deliver in 1939 was appointed judge of the Fed- Bolivia. garden, in which refreshments will be manager; Moody, circulation manager; a short introductory speech. He will then eral District of Virginia. After serving- Also Ruble, Frederick W., Denver served throughout the evening. Even Steele, reporter; Johnson, E., reporter; introduce the succeeding speakers. In only a few months on the district bench Colorado; Tullidge, Thomas H., Staun- S. M. A. cadets will find it difficult to and Ballentine, typist. chronological sequence, the speakers will he was elevated to his present position, ton, Va.; Vandersluis, Howard, J., Fort recognize the gymnasium, so decorated Before awarding the keys, Captain be Cadets Andrews, Larsen, Jewett, that of judge of the fourth United States Monroe, Va.; and Weir, Richard, A., and softly lighted will it be. Moody gave a brief resume of the ac- Moses, and Offermann. Cadet Andrews Circuit Court of Appeals. Hudson, Ohio. As a "pepper-upper" to follow the final complishments of the staff during the will discuss the subject, "One Nation Judge Dobie served as a captain of examinations, art informal dance will be year. Colonel McCabe spoke briefly of Indivisible." Cadet Larsen the topic, infantry in the World War and eventu- given in Memorial Hall on Saturday the opportunities afforded those working "Tradition in the American Way." Cadet ally was promoted to major and appoint- Re-Examinations For Fourth evening. on the school paper, and congratulated Jewett, "The Decline and Fall of Ameri- ed assistant chief of staff, G-2, 80th Di- Quarter To Be Given Tomorrow The Cotillion Club has announced it is them on the results of their efforts. can Democracy." vision. He was recommended for the (Continued on Page Two) not yet too late to purchase tickets for (Continued on Page Two) Re-examinations for the fourth quarter either dance or to procure bids and pro- Parade For Sponsors Takes will be held tomorrow morning at 9:4S. grams for the Formal. Place Sunday Afternoon PROGRAM FOR FINALS Cadets intending to take them are to in- form the officer in charge tonight before Plays At Final Ball MAY THIRTY-FIRST — JUNE THIRD, 1941 The annual Sponsor's Parade will he 7:15 o'clock.