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4 imDME XXXVhi-Z-^ THE V.M.I. CADET, LEXINGTON. VIRGINIA, DECEMBER 15, 1947 NUMBER 13 Even Jackson rSent9 As Lardon's Joe Gantt's First Battalion Red Elephants Christmas Furlough To VMI Commanders Present First Take Second Annual Blood Bowl Game 10-0 Begin Saturday At 1300, Swing Concert In J. M. Hall By CASEY and MALMO groped grotesquely in the mud, talion defense tightened and they Two hundred shivering Cadets saw neither team being able to find an Anally took over on downs with Playing before an appreciative au- the flrst Battalion roll over the sec- offensive combinatiton. Most runs the ball resting on the one yard line. Ends 1630 Sunday Jan. 4 dience of a majority of the Corps ond Battalion 10-0 in the sec- resulted in a pile up within a few The half ended as the second Batta- inches of the line of scrimmage, and lion band marched on the field. on Wednesday night, Dec. 10, the ond annual "Blood Bowl" game held Regulations governing the longest the majority of the passes were VMI Commanders under the leader- on Alumni Field. The two teams During the half the boys were Christmas furlough in the history either intercepted or "out of this ship of drummer "Hotz" Lardon battled to a scoreless tie for the having so much fun they decided of the Institute were Issued on world." , ^ presented their first extensive pro- flrst half but the powerful flrst to play 15 minute quarters instead Eng, Schwartz, December 11 by Headquarters. gram witnessed by the cadets this Battalion Red Elephants came back At the start of the second quarter of the 12 minute ones that they had The furlough begins at 1300 on year. the Corps of Cadets hoped desperate- played in the first half. Dignitaries to score a field goal in the third Peery Address Saturday December 20, after an in- ly that some offensive action would introduced during the half were the The thirteen man crew consisting quarter followed by a touchdown in spection of quarters. Each Class on develop as even Col. Bucher's dog Governor, Helen Astor from Steve's of five W&L students and eight key- the closing minutes of play to win a ASCE Chapter that day will be fifty minutes long. decisive victory. was yawning. The lone brilliant Diner, who had several close friends dets found the informal atmosphere The VMI Student Chapter of the Weapons will be turned in during A touch of color was added by play of the flrst half came when participating in the game, the Sil- of JM Hall to their liking and made Society of Civil Engineers held a drill and parade period on Friday Davis passed to Robbins on the 25 ver Fox from the Annex, and sev- the hour-long concert a high point the clever presentation of the game regular meeting at 1200, Saturday, Dec. 19. Companies will turn in who ran down the sidelines before eral inebriates who showed up for their musical output. over the P. A. system by Maxwell December 13. "Rock" Moyer, Chap- weapon^ s in the order of their Gar- and Walter. being shoved out on the five yard thinking this was the Army-Navy Jumpin* Jack Hutchinson proved "Hotz" Lardon ter president, opened the meeting' nett Andrews standing as of this In the flrst quarter bith teams line. At this point the second Bat- (Continued on Page 3) to be an able MC filling in between and introduced the first speaker, month: A, C, D, B F, and E. numbers with announcements and Julian Peery, '45 flrst classman. Civilian clothes and baggage are patter. Pepsi-Cola Peery told of his specific experien- authorized to be in rooms after Opening with a ballad, "The Govt. Finally VMI To Devour VA Announces ces with the Virginia Highway De- BRC on Friday. Whole World is Singing My Song," Applications partment while working for them The fun is over at 1630 January which demonstrated s m o o t h e Approves Of Tech Triumph New Procedure this past summer. He pointed out 4, 1948 but FCP will be in effect trumpet ensemble work, the band that although the pay is low and the as usual that afternoon and night Close Jan. 2 The VPI gobbler which the VMI soon uped the tempo with Stan Major Balthis For Vacations hours are long, the job of Jr. Inspec- It is emphasized that all men must Kenton's "Eager Beaver." Tommy Cofps of Cadets bought at the half tor was a good opportunity to learn have returned for matriculation by With January 2, 1948, set as the Kirk and his tenor sax proved to time of the Thanksgiving Day a great deal about highway con- that hour. closing date on which applications Last Week Colonel Bucher re- Veterans Administration today be one of the outstanding instru- classic is to be served to the Corps struction. for the Pepsi-Cola graduate fel- ceived the government report con- reminded all veterans attending Arms and equipment will be re- ments of the evening starting his a part of thhe Christmas sup- lowship may be made, all eligible cerning Major Jack L. Balthis colleges and universities full-time J. F. Schwartz, '49-A flrst class- drawn individually during free pe- solo on "Beaver." per. Since Thanksgiving, the turkey seniors should obtbin the neces- (0-34706) as being an approved under the G-I Bill of an important man, was the second speaker. He riods on Monday January 5- Bag- has been fattening in Mr. Allen's Big Vince Regunas starred on the sary recommendations before the government employee. This inves- described his experiences this past gage and civilian clothes must be custody, and is now of a very vacation clause in VA regulations. vocal of the third number, "You closing of school for the Christmas tigation was completed October 8, summer while working for the disposed of properly prior to SRC respectable size. The great day Under a new procedure, which Do". Lyrics threw a brief block on vacation, according to word just re- Pennsylvania Rail Road, Long Is- on that date. 1947. The results of this investiga- which will be the last for the went into effect this fall, all eligi- Vince but he quickly recovered and ceived from John M. Stalnaker, di- land Rail Road branch, indicating An important provision of the tion are required by the Army to gobbler is now fast approaching, ble student-veterans will be granted made a satisfactory vocal gain. rector of the fellowship program. that this too was hard work but a order is that air travel is not au- be on all officers' WD AGO Forms and all is in readiness for its ar- leave automatically at the end of Another Kenton standard follow- thorized. Anyone who returns late The completed application form, 66-1. Under the directiton of the rival. The bird is to be butchered the first semester unless the VA j g°°d opportunity to learn about ed, "Southern Scandal" featuring as a result of an attempted use endorsed by the dean or the presi- President, the system was instituted at Crozet Hall, and the event will i receives a request not to give the j rail roads and get Pald at thc same solos by Pete Palmer, bass, Ash Har- of this mode of transportation will dent must be accomanied by an sometime ago in order to remove be photographed by representatives leave. Such a request must be re- 1 time- rison, trombone, and Kirk and Bob official transcript of undergraduate "get the book". Amen. all Americans suspected of disloy of the "Cadet". Other pictures will ceived in writing at least 30 days (Continued on Page 3) Reed, saxes. A bit of the new type, credits through the junior year, alty from government jobs. Now be taken of the turkey after it before the end of the fall quarter somewhat controversial bebop style the announcement states; and rec- that Major Balthis has passed, the has been roasted. Of course there or the end of the fall semester, was next injected into the program ommendations from two professors will not be enough of the turkey ! The new leave policy was adopted | Troub Players Entries Flow in the form of "Oo Bop Sh' Bam." should also be sent to the Board on Corps hopes that the remaining per- sonnel of the ROTC staff will also to go around, but those who are in order to allow unbroken subsis- Interesting jazz improvization was the forms provided. All material receive favorable reports. fortunate enough to be served the tence payments to all veterans Are Excellent For '48 NIBT well demonstrated on "Body and must be in the offices of the Pepsi gobbler will be polled as to its attending college full-time under state The Arn, Soul" and "High High the Moon" Cola Scholarship Board in Palo y taste, tenderness, and other charac- ; the G-I Bill. Under the plan, a vet- Entries for the 1948 National In- by the Commander Quartet—Lar- Alto, California, by midnight of the j In the AGF, Washington News In Tront Page' tercollegiate Bridge Tournament are teristics. A full report of the gas- eran-student receives payment for don, drums, Bill Ratner, piano, closing date. Application forms may Letter, dated December 1, 1947, the 1 flowing in from colleges and uni- tronomical worth of their former the full enrollment period certified The Troubadour Theater of W&L Palmer, bass and Kirk, tenor. be obtained from the dean. present state of the Army was dis- versities from all parts of the coun- mascot will be made to the VPI to VA by the institution he attends, presented its flrst play of the cur- try, it was announced last week The currently popular tune "— Twenty-six of these graduate fel- cussed.