The Cadet Thirty-Four Published Weekly by the Corps of Cadets Virginia Military Institute

FAREWELL GOOD LUCK THIRTY-THREE THE CADET THIRTY-FOUR PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE CORPS OF CADETS VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE FINALS ISSUE LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA WED, JUNE 14, 1933 FINALS ISSUE Promotions Are Win Graduation Honors Thirty-Three Graduates Announced By Largest Glass Of V. M. I. Col. Magruder 132 Men Comprise Col H. N. Cootes Graduation Class R. B. Alhxirt, Will Addresses Graduates Lead The Battalion Relative Graduation Stands Stresses Carrying On O. R. C. Are Announced In E. B. Strange, III, Named Work J. M. Hall First Ranking First Colonel Harry N. Cootes, Cavalry, The following members of the Sergeant U. S. Army delivered the graduating First Class have been declared by the Board of Visitors graduates of Upon the recommendation of the address to the class of 1933 in Jack- the Virginia Military Institute in Commandant of Cadets, the follow- son Memorial Hall this morning. the order named by departments of ing promotions and appointments After having been a cadet himself instruction: in the Battalion of Cadets are here- and having associated with members by announced, effective this date. Chemistry They will be obeyed and respected of the class of 1933 in the Reserve Kimbrough, R. C., Jr., Tenn.; Middleton, J. W., Tex.; Archer, H. accordingly: Officers Training Camp at Fort Meyer last summer Colonel Cootes L„ Va.; Eozel, W. H„ Va.; Marshall, To be Cadet Captains—(1) All- E. R., Va.; Meriwether, W. J., Jr., port, R. B., Jr., Battalion Com- spoke as a friend of the graduating Ala.; Berkeley, H. M., Va.; Gil- mander; (2) Crawford, J. E., Jr.; class and as a staunch supporter of more, W. H„ Va.; Burke, J. C., Va.; (3) Douglass, W. P.; (4) Page, G. his own alma mater. Speaking of Crocker, J. E., Va.; Elliett, B. B„ P., Battalion Adjutant; (5) Smith, Va.; Dickinson, O. B., R. I.; Vaugh- W. E.; (6) Heardt, E. J., Jr.; (7) his contact with recent graduates of an, M. H., Va.; Kelly, R. F., Jr., Way, F., Battalion Quartermaster; the Institute he said, "During my Va.; Rucker, C. H., Jr., W. Va.; (8) Brady, F. C.; (9) Howard, J. G. tour of duty when I was in command Heffner, J. J., Pa.; Wheeler, J. W., To be Cadet First Lieutenants — at Fort Meyer, I had for three years Jr., Va.; Peters, C. H., Va.; More- (1) Tillett, A. B.; (2) Bain, G. E.; head, C., Jr., Va.; Page, L. C., Jr., (3) Goodwin, W., Ill; (4) Baldwin, the pleasure of commanding the R. Va.; Noble, A. W„ Va.; Face, W. N., J. D. C.; (5) Royce, G. A.; (6) i O. T. C. unit from the Virginia Mili- Jr., Va.; Holt, R. G., Va.; Tinsley, Blakemore, N. D. tary Institute and I can truthfully W. F„ Va.; Phillips, B. L„ Jr., Fla.; Ver Milyes, C. V., Pa.; Winston, T. To be Cadet Second Lieutenants and conscientiously say that it was —(1) Farley, E. W., Jr.; (2) Mac- R, Pa.; Moore, M. H., Tex.; Walker, Donald, C. P., Jr.; (3) Buford, A. the most pleasant feature of my J. T., Va.; Nunnamaker, H., Va.; S., Ill; (4) Ward, J. J., Jr.; (5) tour there. I am sure that the Alum- White, W. C., Va.; Martin, E. A., White, W. R.; (6) Contrum, R. W.; , ni would have gotten as great a N. Y.; Stith, W. M„ Va.; Jones, W. Kimbrough And P., Jr., Va.; Todd, J. G., Jr., Va.; (7) Siegel, O. L.; (8) Goshorn, J. Valedictory Is Gov. Inspection i thrill as I did if they had been able A.; (9) Minor, G. G., Ill; (10) Wink- Steidtmann, C. A., Va.; Kaylor, W. ler, H. T.; (11) Rutschow, F. Z.; 'McCarthy Win i to observe the military bearing, the C., Va.; King, C. L., Jr., Va.; Rugh, (12) Nash, P. Delivered By Reports Are | attention to duty, the excellent man- J. L„ K„ Pa.; James, P. H„ Jr., N. To be Cadet Sergeant Major — Medals , ner in which they performed their C.; Orr, R. V., Fla.; Urick, F. W., Reynolds, P. E. Va.; Outten, E. R., Va.; Temple, J., duty, and the morale and esprit Jr., Ark.; Gilliam, G. R., Va.; Jor- To be Cadet First Sergeants — TJEL Harrel T. H. Harrel Is Second Satisfactory i which only the Virginia Military In- dan, M. C., Va.; Johnston, F. P., (1) Strange, E. B., Ill; (2) Stewart, Jackson-Hope Medalist 1 stitute can give, and which they Va.; George, C. A„ W. Va. H. M„ Jr.; (3) Emory, W. W.; (4) Civil Engineering Schupp, C. F., II; (5) Carpenter, Names Principal Institute Retains i exemplified in their daily duties." Pettigrew, W. H., Va.; Cary, J. G. W.; (6) Quigley, T. T. Bob Kimbrough, who this morn- Colonel Cootes spoke of the neces- W., Okla.; Vaughan, R. F., Tex.; To be Cadet Supply Sergeant— Accomplishments ing was awarded the First Jackson- Same High Rating sity for adequate preparation and Crews, S. G., Va.; Bayler, G., Va.; McClung, O. H., Jr. Hope medal, matriculated at the Lea, J. P., Jr., Va.; Hudgins, E. C., the part that schools such as V. M. To be Cadet Color Sergeants— Discusses Benefits of the Institute from Madisonville, Tenn. Interest of Cadets In Mili- Jr., Va.; Grant, W. S., Jr., Mass.; (1) Grasty, J. S., Jr.; (2) Hancock, T. played in the scheme of National Institute To the He graduated with the degree of Holstein, O., Jr., N. Y.; Kirk, J. S., C. W. tary Work Is Defense. He said, "The declaration Ky.; Caperton, L. M., Tenn.; Coxe, Cadets B. S. in Chemistry, being enrolled To be Cadet Company Supply Noted of war in 1917 found us almost un- S. O., Jr., Va.; Harrison, B. P., Jr., Sergeants—(1) Morgan, G. D., Jr.; in the pre-medical section of the prepared to wage war on the scale Va.; Buist, W. E., Jr., Tenn.; Meem, (2) Giles, W. V.; (3) Thurston, C. Members of the Board of Visitors, Chemistry Department for 2 years. Reports from Third Corps Area S. H., Jr., W. Va.; Patterson, A. S., E., Jr.; (4) Humphreys, J. W„ Jr.; it had assumed in France. Slowly Colonel Pendleton, members of the During his four years at VMI Headquarters indicate that The Va.; Kerr, G., Va.; Vance, J. D., (5) Bagwell, W. P., Jr.; (6) List, but surely we expanded our army Va.; Taylor, C. M„ Jr., N. C.; faculty, gentlemen of the corps, Kimbrough was very active in Government Inspection of the In- W. C. to four million men, but in order Douglass, S. A., Jr., Mo.; Ax, G. B., To be Cadet Sergeants—(1) ladies and gentlemen, and brother- work not strictly academic. The stitute held May 2 and 3 was high- to convert them into an effective Mass.; Young, E. M., Jr., Va.; Campbell, D. McK.; (2) Holt, W. past year he was the Photographic ly satisfactory. VMI was given Whited, B. T„ La.; Fink, R. W., C.; (3) Middleton, W. P.; (4) High, rats. It seems rather absurd to ap- combat force we had to procure and Editor of The Bomb, Second Rank- the same high rating which it has Md.; Allen, J. F„ W. Va.; Weaver, F. W.; (5) Foster, I. G.; (6) Ken- ply all of those names to you when train more than 180,000 officers. nedy, J. W.; (7) Parks, E. P., Jr.; you could so easily be grouped un- ing Captain and Battalion Com- enjoyed for the past years. Special W. C., Va.; Gould, J. H., Ky.; Doyle, (8) Elliott, R. G„ III; (9) Sledge. mander and an elected member of comments were made upon the ex- "During this period I was Aide-de-1M. E., Ill, Va.; Hubbard, A. E., Va.; der one name—friends. I do not Camp to our great Secretary of Brayshaw, W. O., Pa.; Hannah, A. T. D.; (10) Oatley, C. W.; (11) Dul- the Honor Court and General cellent instruction and the inter- B mean just friends of mine, but War Newton D. Baker, and shared - Va.; Armistead, H. L., Va ; Cur- (Continued On Pace 8) Committee. est of the students in military •<.,. XV. ,L * Itis, S. C., Va.; Taylor, A. B„ Jr., rather friends of VMI. work, and attention was called to with the other officers of the gen- Va . McCoy R A > Jr _ Va . Hm> A. Frank McCarthy, who received the work which has been done eral staff the stupendous task which G., Ill, Va.; Calliham, P. W., Bust Of General There have been ninety-one days the Cincinnati medal this morning by ROTC students in training re- was thrust suddenly upon us. Jr., La. similar to this one; there have been hails from Richmond, Virginia. He mounts. En ineerin Lejeune Is Unveiled ninety-one classess to precede us to received the degree of Bachelor "The experience gained in produc- ^^ * « the graduation day; and there have of Arts, and during his cadetship ing those officers convinced the con- j^^c.; ' Betts C S Jr. Va,' Statue Is Placed In Memor- Below are extracts from the re- been ninety-one men wha have he has had a fine record in extra- port as released by the Third gress that in college men lies the (Continued On Page 8) been honored as I am now honor- ial Rooms curricular activities. Corps Area Headquarters: source of supply of leaders able and ~~T~ ed. But I say not one of those willing to shoulder the manifold res- jlQj^Qj* J^jlfr "The results of this inspection At 12 noon on Alumni Day, Tues- men has received as great an Tommy Harrel, who this morn- ponsibilities that fall t+rov thQe loWt or,*f * O ' ing received the Second Jackson- indicate unquestionably high day June 13th, a bust of General honor as I—not one of them has one who commands men, and is Hope medal, calls Lewisville, Ark- standards of administration and The Cadet Selected John Archer Lejeune, Superint- had the privilege of speaking the charged with their training and wel- endent of the Virginia Military In- last word for the Class of 1933! ansas, his home.

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