IbLt'ME U VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, LEXINGTON, VIBGiNIA, DECEMBER 8. 1961 NUMBER 11 bonaiion Made Receives Award Farley Selected To Foundation By Benefactor xfie George C. Marshall Re- As All - American search Foundation today announced State of Virginia. He was a veP" a gift of approximately $25,000 in James Cheever Farley, indus- Bfbcks from an anonymous source, satile athlete and, in addition t« trialist of Richmond, Va., has been playing football, was a letterman •'^he gift is the largest by far re- named to the Sports Illiistrated -Reived since the Foundation an- on the track team (discus) and Stiver Anniversary All-America for a member of the wrestling team, ' l«ounced last month it was seeking 1961. Among the 25 men to make • $2,500,000 to construct and endow winning the Southern Conferenc«r this year's roster are Head Coaches heavyweight championship. ylibrary and research center in Vince Lombardi, the G. B. Packers His activities were not confined Uexington to honor the memory of and Bud Wilkenson of Oklahoma to athletics. He was regimental ^fe World War II chief of staff University, as well as important commander of the Corps of Cadets, and postwar Secretary of State. business executives, educators, gov- the highest military office among I Foundation officials expressed ernment and military leaders, sur- cadets, and upon graduation re- /extreme gratification for tiie gift geons, a congressman, and a scien- ceived one of the two medals y'ind said they hoped it would pro- tist. v|.de an incentive for others as awarded for "highest proficiency in impressive. In ite eight-year his- James Cheever Farley is a grad- leadership, soldierly bearing and tory, the organization has reached uate of VMI in the Class of 1937 ; general excellence." more than $350,000, of which $200,- and was both captain and letter ! He was graduated with a Bache* 000 was a gift from the late John winner on the 1936 edition of the lor of Science degree in Electrical D. Rockefeller, Jr., and his widow, Keydet football squad. ' Engineering. but a considerable portion of its Farley is now the vice president Mr. Farley joined the Richmond funds has been expended in early and director of Richmond Engineer- I Engineering Company upon gradua- Iresearch and in the work of col- ing Company, Incorporated, one of : tion in 1937 and has served con- , lecting and organizing material the largest steel-fabricating com- j tinuously with the firm, with the I destined eventually for the re- panies in the' South, and he also I exception . of three and one-half ! «earch center. serves in similar capacities with years of military service in World RECO Tanks, Inc. of Greensboro, Since its plan to raise money for War II. He was a major in the James Cheever Farley, Class of '37, of Richmond, Virginia, was N.C., and Cyce, S.C. His residence the proposed building was made I ^ Ordnance Department. recently selected for the Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary AIl- is 7105 Hillsdale Drive, Richmond, public, the Foundation has received In 1949, he was one of the ten. American football team for 1961. Va. numerous unsolicited small gifts young American executives selec- from Americans wishing to parti- Farley was an outstanding cadet ted in nationwide competition foff cipate in a memorial to General and athlete at the Institute. He an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship for Marshall. A retired Army colonel played four years of football and participation in the Executive Deve- wrote: "Being a Virginian and hav- Superintendent Makes was considered one of the finest lopment Program at Massachusetts ing served in both World Wars, I guards in the South, if not in the j Institute of Technology, Under consider it an honor and a great, nation- He captained the team in , this lellowship^ Ke .was a one- privilege to be able to enclose a Trip To Miami Beach his first class, or senior year. He I year resident student at MIT, un- small token to the memory of Gen-, was named to the All-State Vir- 1 dergoing an intensive program of eral George C. Marshall, one of the i The Superintendent has just re-; formance, and other problems of ginia team, and was selected by i study involving contact with all greatest Americans of all time." turned from the annual meeting i higher education, Virginia college coaches as the out- ' phases of business, labor, and standing football player in the (Continuea on Page 3) of the Southern Association of Col \ (Contiuned on Page 2) leges and Secondary Schools at, Yule Campaign Miami Beach, Florida. This annual; meeting was attended by the heads Raises TB Funds of college and secondary school^ throughout the southeastern United Christmas Seal Letters were mail- States, Central America and South j ed to VMI Cade'ts and WLU Stu- America. ] dents in the campaign to raise funds At this meeting, General Shell tor the Rockbridge-Buena Vista heard speeches and attended round Tuberculosis Association. This mail- table discussions and conferences! ing was supervised by Mrs. C. F. which concerned the various prob- Horton, Chairman, who was assisted lems confronting the governing i by army and air force personnel bodies of the institutions. Some of! wives, nanrely, Mrs. Hal E. Bilyeu, these problems included admis-; Mrs. Stacy C. Harris, Mrs. Leonard sions, demands for superior per- L. Lewane, Mrs. Charles E. Robbs, Mrs. Howard J. Simpson and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Smith, Lexington and Glee Club To Tape Mrs. Keith M. Stewart and Mrs. Richard F. Daley, Buena Vista. Christmas Music Of the $6,608 contributed in 1960, students of the two colleges The Virginia Military Institute 'gave $303.00. These funds will be Glee Club has been asked to make used for health education meas- a recording of Christmas music for ures, rehabilitation and patient the Mutual Broadcasting System. services, x-rays, state and national The program will be a half hour First Classmen recently selected as IHstiu- Superintendent George R. E. Shell and Comman- research and nursing, and teacher in length and will consist of ten guished Military Students are pictured with dant Jeffrey G. Smith. scholarships. Of the total collected, members. Most of these are new, ^ 94% will remain in the local and begun by the club only this year, state area. j Mr. Phil Lampkin, Director of Figures released by the Virginia I Music for the Mutual System, is Gen. Shell Presents DMS Awards State Department of Health report i preparing a series of these pro- j the following tuberculosis data in I grams by colleges throughout the Virginia: Cases Under Supervi- j eastern states. The VWI Glee Club' To Forty - Six First Classmen sion—Buena Vista 10, and Rock- I has been chosen to represent Vir- bridge County 104; Newly Reported ginia. j Last Thursday forty-six of fifty- qualifications without regard for Artillery, and the remaining twen- Cases—Buena Vista 1, and Rock- The series will be available toi five eligible cadets received the meeting a quota within the United ty-three are Infantry. Although tbft bridge County 11. In Virginia the al Mutual affiliated stations, and, Distinguished Military Science States. Those who qualify are plurality of awards lies in the In* cases und«r supervision were 12,- the VMI program will be broadcast award. At a formal meeting in the chosen on a basis of leadership r^antrj' Branch, the Armor and 415, with the newly reported active ; at 3:05 p.m. on December 21st. Superintendent's office, General qualities, moral character, apptitude Artillery groups comprise a large cases shoeing a rate of 42.0 per ' Anyone desiring to hear the pro- George R. E. Shell presented the for military service, initiative, and percentage of the total Distinguish* 100,000 population. gram should contact his local DMS awards and briefly addressed their achievements in summer ed Graduate Students. Mutual station to insure its being; those cadets who received them. camp exercises. The Infantry Cadets are: Bums, carried. From the total number who re- Aside from the Army regulations G. M.; Carlton, C. A.; Cummingg, V All Cadete are reminded Captain Joseph C. Pearce, direc- ceived awards, forty will apply for for screening, the Institute exam- J. W.; Eger, J. M.; Elliott. T. N.; I of the $5.00. cash pri^ tor of the Glee Club, plans with- a regular commission in the Army, ines closely each Cadet's rating Henriksen, T. H^; Howe, E. G.J in the next two or tliree years to Army regulations require reci- over the four year period, his Johnson, J. D.; Jordan, C. M.; L«n& \ awarded for the best produce a Gli?e Club recording of pients of the DMS Award to have demerits, his academic standing, W. P.; Mangino, A. R.; Mizell, W. news tip turned in each Christmas music. His present plans been designated by the Professor his MiUtary Sci«nce grades and K.; Northrop, D.; Popp^ D. MLt are Jo use this program, or at leatst of MiUtary Scicnce with the. ap- conduct. Prall. J. D.; Rogan, J. P.; Roswell, ; month to Sam Clement some part of it, as a basis for the proval of the Superintendent. There Of the fifty-five Cadets selected, J. O.: Samuels, S.; Strlckler, E. R4 or Tony Michaels. new record. is a careful screening of Cadets' sixteen are Armor, sixteen are (Contiuned on Page 2) SiHM'riiitciideiil (continued from page 1) The Southern Assocatioyi of Col- VMI Civil Engineers leges and Secondary Schools is of I vital importance to the Institute, j This is the group which makes the final judgement as to whether or j Attend ASCE Meeting »iot VMI is accredited for the year This weekend the Virginia Sec- struction of the First 'Texas Tower' »nd how Ihc Institute's standing, Uon of the American Society of Radar Platform in the Atlantic." compares with those of the other Civil Engineers wll hold its thirty-J colleges in the Association. The ninth annual meeting at the Hotel • ^^ j Association is the only agency Jefferson in Richniod. Thirty-five UMo V'hich is authorized to accredit col- I cadets from the upper three classes j leges and therefore it is imperative will attend the convention. The , from page 1) that VMI make the best impression piUTJOse of this meetmg will be to f pos.^ible. discuss the current business of the T>-son, R. D.; Vest, J. A.; and Ward, In order to accomplish its mis- Virginia Section, and present sev- W. C. sion of accrediting the various eral technical papers on timely j Those Armor DMS's are: Arey, fichools and colleges under its engineering subjects. This assem-: p l . Beckner, D. W.; Bobbitt, J. R.'. jurisdiction, the Association lias set blage, which will host approxi-' Deliica, D. P.; Dunkley, J. R.; up a list of twenty-one arbitrary niately 250 engineers will also en- j i^ravel, R. H.; Gilniore, G. B.; Gor- standards and requirements which tertain the faculty and students of , j,ea,—Frontera, R.; Hamner, R.M.; the schools must meet. Among the the Civil Engineermg Departments ^ jackson, L. L.; Miller, R. A.; Mit- — fcubjects require certain require- of the University- of Virginia, Vpi,; q g.; Murray. H. K.; Porter, ments are admission, graduation, and VMI. ! ^f d . gmith, J. A.; and Weakley. V tcacher load, financial support, the At this convention Col. J. M. J. L. . library, and intercollegiate ath- Morgan, Jr.; the head of VMI's The A;-tillery Group is comprised letics. Under each of these stand- Steve Mathews and Pete Petit are discussing plans for the Com- Civil Engin^ring Department, will of Bryant, W. C.; Clement. S. A.; carets is a description of what is mander's forthcoming engagement with Vaughn Monroe at a Southern Semlnaiy Dance. ' be installed as the President of the Cobb, H. E.; Colan, A. R.; Conriell. expccted. Virginia Section. On Friday after- B. A.; Crowder, C. C.; Curtis, A. M.; Also taking place this weekend, noon the program will begin with Harris, W. D.; Kaylor, G. R.; Kiser. is the conference of *he Virginia a business meeting, followed by a R. D.; Meier, T. R.; Pacine, H. W.; Association of College Registrars • technical session at which Cadet Peay. J. H. if.; Ridgley, G. C.; and Admissions Officei-s. This meet- Eldridge Blanton will present his Commanders Will Back Sweeney. T. W.; aiid Traynham, ing IS to be held in Richmond, Va.,! prize winning paper, "An Analysis J. E. and will be attended by Mr. Carl-1 of the Alkali Contents of Several Bon of the VMI Registrar's Office, i Brands of Cement Used on Highway The purpose o^ this Association j Monroe At Sem. Dance Construction Projects in Virginia." is to study the mutual problems; This paper was written as a result confronting the Registrars and Tomorrow evening the VMI Com- been asked to provide music for of Blanton's work with the Virginia Admissions Officers in the state, zanders will again be in the lime- the occasion. Council of Highway Investigation These problems include an informal ! light when the famed Vaughan The dance, which is a formal and Research this past summer. ciiscussion of record-keeping and I -Monroe visits Soutliern Seminary one, will be highlighted by a figure Blanton also wx>n last year's prize the ways and means used to im-j for a one night stand. The Senunites at 8:30 p.m. and by the personal with a paper entitled "A Prelimi- prove its efficiency and effective are having their annual Christmas | appearance of Mr. Monroe who will nary E>-aluation of the Speedy tiess. the Commanders have be backed up by the-Commanders Moisture Tester." As far as is when he sings se^-^al of his better known, this is the first time that known hits released on the Jubilee the same student has won the recording label. twentj'-five dollar prize two y'ears Mr. Monroe will arrive in Lex- in a row. The Friday afternoon ses- ington at approximately 2 p.m. to-1 sion will also inclndtt talks by Van morrow. He should be here at Mill, Rensselaer P. Saxe, a consulting a short time later for a' rehearsal engineer from Baltiniort, Mary- session with the Commanders in land, and Professor D. H. Pletta J. M. Hall. Following the rehearsal of \TI. Friday evening there will there will be a dinner given in be a banqxiet and social hour. The honor of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe by final session, held on Saturday Colonel and Mrs. Smith in the Com- nroming, will feature a talk by mandant's home. 1 Myers Van Buren on the ''Con-
A liapp.\ group of foiu-th cla.ssmen raise their melodious voices RELAX in song praising "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" under the able direction oi diaries lirown. IN A MAN*S WORLD WITH VMI Faculty Club To Hold SIR WALTER Anniuil Christmas Dinner The annual Chris mas party spon-; terest, and promote better inter- sored by the VMI Faculty Club in deparmental relations. Heading the POUCH RALEIGH conjunction with the Faculty Wives present slate of officers for the Club, vvill be held in Alumni Hall clul) is CoJ. A. C. Taylor as presi- PACK Pipe smokers appreciate Sir Walter on December 13. The schedule for dent, with Maj. W. W. Kelley as VAMJOHNSON. Raleigh's choice Kentucky Burley this traditional yuleUde function | s.ecretar>-, and Lt. Col. S. S. Gilles- KEEPS -bB — extra aged for flavor and mild- calls for cocktails at 6:00 p.m. fol-! pie as treasurer. TOBACCO lowed by dinner at 7:00. Also at- The Faculty Wives Club i^; or- ness. Now kept 44% fresher in tlie tending a' the dinner served by the iyiEMrliENERtf> ganized aiong the same lines as JWOn* pouch pack. So relax and get away i VMI Mesjj Hall will be retired mem- the VMI Faculty Club. It's primary FRESHER! from your cares witlr Sir Walter bers of the faculty and staff. purpose; is to bring together the lewHM'mM Raleigh—the quality pipe tobacco! The \'MI Faculty Club is pri wi\es of the members of the fac- marily a swial organization made ulty and staff. xMrs Samuel .New- up of members of tlu* faculty and m&n in the cujTent president, wijile — .ALSU — .statt. The n.embors meet together Mi-n Clarke King is secretai'), and to enjoy prugrmns of mutual in- Mi-s Dobj ns i<> treasiu-er. UOAli «IN\KR.S F^^SllVAL James Farloy He is a member of the Weslham; Constitution; The Honorable Rich- Cine Association, a member of the ard Nixon of California; Richard (Continued from Page 1) Kanawha Recreation Association, S. Reynolds, Jr., President, the manageTTient. He received his Mas- past president of the Richmond Reynolds Metals Company; Dr. ter of Arts degree in business and j Host Lions Club, former director of Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman, U.S. engineering administration. j the Willow Oaks Country Club, Atomic Energy Commission; Ed- Mr, Farley is married and has j member of the finance committee, j ward L. Scciniger, President, Sin- thre^ children---two daughters and i central board past chairman of the I clair Oil Corporation; Jesse W. Richmond YMCA, past colonel of ; •After sevcrr.l months of the new before Cleaves, "x" was contcnt and j one son. The affinity for sports , Tapp, Chairman, Bank of America; Ihe Richmond Area Community MSiss Hall regime, it seems api^arent "y" was discontent. In the time A.C. j continues among his children. His | Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr., Presi- Chest, former board member of dent, Trans World Airlines; and that the food is of the same quality "x" and "y" seem to have changed , son was graduated in June from the Boys Club of Richmond, mem- ttat it used to be. There is no roles. I would now like to state the i Woodben-y Forest School where John R. Wanamaker, Chairman, ber of the Richmond Chamber of ^dint in discussing quality, or even viewpoint of a "y". The "x's" can ^^ lettered in both football and John Wanamaker. Commerce, member of the invest- 111 using that word in the same write an editorial or something. | wrestling. He is scheduled to enter Sixty colleges and universities ment committee of the Baptist ttteath with Crozet Hall, but for Forgetting is indeed a blessing, i t^^is fall. offered candidates for t^e honor Home for the Aged, chairman of the benefit of the reader fortunate foT it enables me to sit down to a Farley's community, church, roll of 1961—ex-gridders who play- Eastern Division of the Hollins [>ugh never to have "visited" on meal without the unpleasant sensa- and civic participation is broad, ed their last collegiate games in College Parents Council, agent for premises, the food has always tion of recognition. Of course, the 1936. The criteria were the quality the VMI Class of 1937, member en edible to the Extent that it treatnient that,the food undergoes j with other substancies can be rather of the candidates' records in their of both VMI and MIT Clubs of ^11, at times, support human life, back in the kitchen is an aid tdi unsettling, but I don't begrudge: professions and their general effec- Richmond. ! a| well as mold and sundry multl- this process, and it's unfortunate, the cooks the opportunity to ex-1 tiveness during the intervening 25 ? l%ged creatur^. In all fairness, ihat "greasy bird" occupies the j preSs themselves every once in a j Professionally, he is a member years since they played college , L it is impossible to please eveo'one place in my memory that it does,, while. Besides, this policy of throw-j of the Virginia Society of Profes- football. This year Lombardi an t^OW SimWiNG LAST TIMES SAT. 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STARTS WED., DEC. 13 City iM>« Stat.> Afi eoi»»'-opportunity employer y mm 1H>Hi«& Kl» «Ult ' . vr CMMISm J't EDITORIAL LETTERS The ISohle Experiment First Class With reference to the accumulation of The recent revocation of class privileges bones this previous FEI and SMI particularly, for the Third Class cannot be called a spon- Jet us ask two questions, the same two ques- taneous display of action by the First Class. tions that have been asked throughout the It had been noticed for some time by a great week. 1) What exactly is the explanation for many observers in the First Class that the the seemingly immature and (to use a bar- Third Class was displaying a dispropoationate racks term) "mickey mouse" action taken by degree of irresponsibility as Third Classmen. the First Class? and 2) Was this all a con- This feeling was highlighted by the recent tinuation of the class war? class party episode wherein Rats, dykes of First Classmen, were allowed to familiarize To answer the latter of these questions — with Thirds and to drink, not to mention the No, emphatically No! The class war ended fact that, to an appreciable extent, the barrier approximately between the hours of 11 and between the Rats and upperclassmen had 2 last Friday when the General Committee ad- been removed on that occasion. The action ministered numerous penalties (1 and 5) to taken by the First Class is felt to be justified the Third Class. They accepted these, know- as it was only the regrettable actions of the ing they were wrong, and admitted the penal- Third Class that brought about this action. ties were justifiable. Though the short-run effects of this decision may result in some degree of ill-feeling in The class war had ended, but the time was certain areas, it is felt that the long-run effects ripe. The time was ripe for an experiment, a will be ones which will help the Third Glass. plan whic)i had been brewing in the mind of It is felt that discipline, when justified, is, in Civil War Romidtable Plans the Regimental Commander, Cadet Carlsen, many cases, a way of breeding respect for for a long time. •authority. Such a belief was prevalent fn the Excursion To Battlefield decision of the First Class. Certainly there is Now was the perfect opportunity to test the ^ one precedent, that of the Classes of 57 and On Saturday, December 9, six ject of negroes as combat troops, members of the Civil War Round- power of the military authority in barracks, 59, to use as a basis. The First Class will pro- discussing both the needs for us- fit from this experience. table will leave on a trip to the ing these troops and the problems and more than that, to test the chain of com- i Wilderness Battlefield. The group incurred as a result. Cadet Carl- mand. Madness? Yes, perhaps, but "though will be under the direction of ton will point out that while the this be madness, yet there is method in it." JOHN ANTHONY Capt. Lewane and Capt. Patton, fighting capabilities of the Negro ' Here in the midst of three days of chaos l)oth well-qualified experts on the were dubious, very few troops had Civil War. The group will first their desire and courage. An in- and confusion, a lesson was learned and the 1st Class President visit the museum at the battlefield teresting example of this fact is beginning of perhaps a whole new concept site and then the battlefield itself. that more Negroes were killed in in cadet military government was brought to At the last meeting of the Rcmnd- the Civil War than were Americans i iight. table the fiattle of the Wilderness in the First World War. Cadet Carl- was discussed as a prelude to the ton's paper should prove of interest Third Class trip. The group will stay overnight to all. To begin with, the lesson learned (whether at Camp A. P. Hill and return late 3t was learned consciously or, as so many other The Civil War Roundtable holdup, Sunday afternoon. < monthly meetings and discusses things are learned at VMI, otherwise) was a We feel that in answer to the recent con- On Thursday, December 14, various aspects of the Civil War. lesson for all. In the Third Class, though, this troversy, we, the Third Class, must admit that Cadet Carlton will address' the All men interested in joining are Civil War Roundtable on the sub- invited to attend the meetings. was nQt necessarily the intent. They realized we were definitely in the wrong. In defense, that the class war, per se, with the First Class however, we feel that there was a great deal was not only improbable but absurd. Even jiow, many of them feel this was the only rea- of misunderstanding by all parties concerned. son for the rampant display of boning. And Quite frankly, we believe that the whole many still feel the actions of the First Class story was not told at the First Class meeting Published Friday afternoon. Entered as second rlass matter September were immature and even malicious, regard- where, though our guilt was prononced, none 19, 1946 at the Post Office in Lexington, Virginia, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription, $3.50 out of barntcks, $3.00 in %arraclM, less of the underlying plan. of the mitigating circumstances were reveal- 30 issues. Address: Box 715, V. M. I.', Lexington Virginia. ed. The orders of the First Class president To answer the former of the previously pro- MEMBER were not as emphatic as many believe, and posed questions, it must be remembered that Virginia Intercollegiate Press Ass^octation Associated Collegiate Press often times only by contrasts do we learn- there is still some confusion concerning only through evil, it has been said, do we see several of the circumstances. Again, though, EDITOR-IN CHIEF good, and similarly, as is true in this case, we were wrong; we cannot and will not deny Samuel A. Clement- only through the observation of wrong, can that. right be administered successfully. For this MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER reason, though actually only a few elements There seem to be at present two major J. Anthony Michaels John M. Goldsmith in the chain conducted this inspection im- points for criticism. First, the class yell on EDITORIAL STAFF properly, so to speak, something was learned. the parade ground. Although we realize how it can be interpreted as such, we did not in- EDITORIAL EDITORS ASSOCIATE EDITORS As for the majority, it must be remembered tend this as direct insubordination to the Robert R. Evans Josiah Bunting, III also that a strong sense of discipline, First Class. The action was an answer to the John M. Eger Robert R. Baldwin « obedience to orders, and propriety of judg- charge that our class is not united and has ASSISTANT EDITORS FEATURE EDITOI^l ment are mature characteristics, and essen- little spirit. Second, is our policy toward the MeU J. Lacy Eric J. Fygl tial to any chain of command. And, since rat line. It was agreed to by the whole class MILITARY EDITOR NEWS EDITOR these cadet officers were told to bone, given John O. Rowell that in view of what has happened, we did not Gary R. Ilermon no elaborate reason why, and were obedient have the right to support a General Commit- COLUMNIST EXCHANGE EDITORj to these orders, how can we honestly classify C. Tabor Cronk tee that accorded us neither representation J. Frank Frosch these actions as immature and malicious? CONTRIBUTING EDITORS rior privileges. II. S. T. Carmiehael, Nelson Elliott, Mike Gerstein, Dan Ogle Suffice it to say, the plan was successful. We do think, however,'that much good has CARTOONISTS Validity of such success is evidenced by the come of this. First, there will be no future Marcus W. Muth, Stanley E. HenMing fact that the Commandant's office has given confusion concerning the policy toward rats NEWS STAFF its support, so that the editing of the attending parties. Second, we have gained a bones this past weekend was handled by the P. K. Thompson, W. S- Buetiner, P. U. Knoke, W. B. Gaffney great deal of experience to guide us in the B. R. Gardner, J. S. Cockey, D. E. Perkins, W. C. Thouipt>on cadet company commanders. future. Last, and most important, we have BUSINESS STAFF proven that the Class of 1964 is, and will be, This request granted, was one of the de- a class united. ADVERTISING MANAGER CIRCULATION MGR. sired results. It is, at the present, rather Donald F. Prystal*^ David Maciee «mall and insignificant, yet it is a beginning. ASSISTANT ADV. MGR. i BEN GARDNER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MGR for the first the cadets themselves have Tar Reidinger G««rce W. Warren taJcea a t^y active part in the administering - 3|rd Class Vice President ASSISTANT CIRCULATION MANAGER oTn^ieir" niiiitary system. ' Autet.W. DuAcaa retaliation against the invaders.* " 'Horrors, no,' exclaimed octo EXCHANGE generian philosopher Ova Light. 'I*, would be immortal to test tho great iron stick.' Eggs BenetUct nodded understandingly and 3aid^ NOTES - - - 'Of course you are right. Ou* strength lies in total disarmament.* by FRANK FROSCH A great cheer went up. But on® dodo did not cheer. Tough Egg, In the days like these when men said, 'We are moral birds and moral who had some knowledge: of th« are digging bomb shelters and ! birds do not fight. Our policy is a world's past warned the assembly: hiding under every possible rock victory for all that is best in dodos. 'It i'3 said that these man creatures and shrub, bolder men are speaking Down with arms. Up with the wings! ,mprison fowl behind grert7ence9 out on pacifisUc measures. In paci- of peace. | ^^d house them in a coop. If w» fism the mode of the future, or "It was about this time that a do not fight we will lose our fre^. should we retain our ideas of total ship anchored off the island, and dom. We will be led—' armament? The University of Utah the assembled dodos rushed to 'Better led than dead,' crie4 Daily Chronicle has presented their the beach to welcome the man the octogenerian philosopher. views on this matter by means of, creatures that were coming ashore. | "Everybody headed for the beach. a fable taking place a the dodos, the man crea-1 to be in on the peace arrangements. never land. ' ' ' ' The man creatures saw the bird. The We Sell Drugs VIRGINIA HOUSE Bierer's Restaurant HO 3-3643 S. Main St. PHARMACY Lexington, Va. Le&iugton Virginia FOR YOUR Lift* Insurance NEEDS AND J. M. B. LEWIS, III COUNSELING VMI, '54 SEE J. M. B. 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Every set of number three -ranked team of the vptm, Wife Keydets led most of the teeth on the Keydet squad chattered nation, Wake Forest, and their sec- tvlay only to be erals, while the union officers tried necticut Infantry. Cadet artillery charge against the confederate Lewaue in vain to rally their men. The had been firing during tins action, right was thrown back only after Weeks Athletes federal battery withdrew, but the and thu3 was the first VMI element hard fighting. Had this cavalry (Continued from Page 5) cadets captured one gun and took committed to action. By two o'clock charge been successful againM the (Continued From Page 6) north of New Market, where a number of prisoners. Sigel's ad- in the afternoon the first phase of weak right flank, the victory at Federals drfw their final lines, vance had been halted. He withdrew play on the basketball court. en the town and Bushong's the battle had ended. New Market might have gone to across the Shenandoah River ten In his junior and senior years aft lay the Bushong house, with In the second phase, the leading Sigel. Confederate elements advanced miles to the north and burned the le orchard and picket fence, The final phase began with the Mount Vernon, Bob lettered i« north of the town upon the union bridge behind him. He was soon early hours of Sunday, 15 VMI cadets regrouping to the north basketball. His 17.0 average his line near the Bushong house. The relieved of his command. the cadvts were awakened of the Bushong house, where they seniOT year helped him win « cadet battalion was in -the rear of Captain Lewane feels that all arched in the rain to their filled a gap in the center of the berth on the All Northern Virginia this advance, and as it descended cadet.s should have a more thorough position in the vicinity of confederate line. As they advanced Shirley's Hill, Captain A. G. Hill, knowledge of the Corps' action at team. He also lettered in base)>att iy's Hill, into an apple orchard, union artil- tactical officer of Company C, re- New Market and hopes that more his senior year. battle can be broken down lery and musketry two hundred ceived a severe bead wound. Mov- emphasis will be placed on the ur phases, the first of which yards away directed a murderous Bob was an outstanding player ing with the wnfederate force as battle as a means of strengthening fight for the town. Imboden's fire into their "ranks. The Com- on the Rat team, and last year tbd they drove tbe federals from their the present day spirit within the brigade crossed Smith's mandant, Lt. Col. Scott-Shdpp positions near the Bushong house, Corps. He points to the policy in 6'1" guard lettered in his fiwi on the right flank in an al- was wounded, and cadets Stanard First Sergeant Cabell of Company many regular army divisions where varsity season. This year he hope« io get around the Federals' and Jefferson of Company B were D was cut in two by flying shrapnel. the unit's past history is stressed to continue to be a big help to but could not! recross the both killed .As fire raint^ on the a Cadets Crockett and Jones of Com- as a means of strengthening its in stream behind the enemy, orchard, the federals made an at- squad that should enjoy the finest ' pany D were killed, and sixteen- pride and fighting wRl. y occupied a hill on the east tack upon the confederate line, but year in VMI basketball history. I jeaiM)ld Billy McDowell of Com Past programs of the New Cadet Smith's Creek, placing the were repulsed. At this cruoial ' pany B pitched forward into the Saturday Evening Program have cavalry lender fire. As moment an orderly reported to mud with a bullet in his chest. featured a Rat Mixer, several com- nrirtge's skirm.ijjhers ad- Captain Wise with orders to charge The second phase ended with the bat films, and lectures on nulitary NAT'S upon the town, a mixed the union battery on his front. Wise cadets and the major confedenrte courtesy. Several more programs of union troops pulled back rose and yelled "Get up from here Naval & Civilian Outfitters force advancing through the mud of the above type are scheduled, Bushong house where they and give the yankees Hellt" The 1121 Fourth St. and rain to the plateau around the and a guest speaker will discuss the ere'reinforced by the 18th Con- Cadet Corps swept across a wheat- The third phase of the battle traditions of VMI on the third of PORTSMOUTH, VA., field towards the retreating fed- Bushong house. 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