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»c ^.11.1 Cabct VOLiME LIl VWGIMA MILITARY INSTITUTE. LEXINGTON. VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 12. 1962 NUMBERS Virginia Highway Conference Will Cadets Attend Stress Safety iLexington. Va., Oct. 6—A panel session will foous attention on Economic Talk Urban Traffic and Safety during Five cadets will attend the 14th good will and understanding which tlxe 16th annual Virginia Highway Annual Virginia Trade Conference is inherent to and increased in- Conference which will be held at in Richmond, Virginia on 18, 19 terchange of goods and services Virginia Military Institute Oct. 17 October. These men are P. between the people and nations of through Oct. 19. W. Duncan, H. J. Nelms, D. M. the world, to foster a continuing Although not the main theme Glantz, W. G. Crisp, and W. C. program designed to acquaint Vir- of the Conference, highway safety Cowardin. Bill Crisp and Dave ginians and their neighbors with and the steadily mounting death Glantz were chosen to be VMI's the values and importance of world toll on the state's roads will un- official representatives to this con- trade to state and national econo- doubted4y stimulate several groups ference because of their high aca- mics, to objectify and strive for during the three day session here. demic standing, especially in eco- the increase and improvement of State officials at every level are nomics. Virginia's manifold assets to world aware of the intense problem and The conference is sponsored by trade, whether natural, industrial, the fact that new miles of high- the Virginia State Chamber of or otherwise to endeavor especi- way construction and increased Commerce and some thirteen other ally to create a wide interest on trafific will add to the already seri- cooperating organizations. The pur- ous situation. the part of youth in world trade MEMBERS OF THE RAT DISCLIPINAJIY COMMITTEE for '62, pose of the conference set forth andto instill in them a ken appre- W. Frank Chapman, Salem town '63 are (l€(ft to right) Perkins, D. E.; Baldwin, R. R.; Griffin, by the Cham'ber of Commerce are, ciation of its position." manager, will moderate the morn- J. A.; McBride, C. F.; Lampley, H.; Custer. W. W.; and Spencer, "To promote that type of lasting ing panel on Oct. 18 which will (Continued on Page 5) R. E. .. be devoted to Urban-Traffic and Safety. ^r' Red Cross Panel members will include: Clifton G. Stoneburner, Arlington County highway engineer; John T. New Dealers Take Bloodmobile Hanna, assistant director of pub- lic safety for Richmond; Wilbur Here Nov. 7 Smith, consulting engineer, and Control Of R. D. C. On Wednesday, 7 November Captain Robert B. King, safety of- 1962, the American Red Cross ficer of the Virginia State Police. The Rat Disciplinary Commit- may expect to be dealth with se- will visit VMI from 1000 to 1600 J ;Capt. King's portion of the panel tee, a subsidiary body of the Gen- verely—but fairly. A standard pen- hours. The Appalachian Regional . will deal with "Safety Through eral Committee and direct descen- alty of two disciplinary sessions Bloodmobile will toe here to accept .Seat Belts." Under a law passed dant of the Old Corps' Officer of and five penalty tours per violation blood donations from cadets, fac- in'^the last legislative session, seat the Guard Association,' is the judi- has been established, and penalties ulty, staff and employees. The belts must be installed in all 1963 ciary body which deals with viola- are assessed accordingly. Cadet Study Room in New Bar- model cars and thereafter. tions of rat redistrictions. In the The 1962-63 R.D.C. does not in- racks v/ill serve as the Red Cross The three-day Conference is past, any rat who received a sum- tend to be any laxer than its pre- Headquarters. sponsored by the Virginia Military mons to appear before the R.D.C. decessors in the enforcement of The chairman of the VMI Blood- Institute and the Virginia High- (or O. G. A.) could consider his the rat line, but it does intend to mobile Committee is George War- way Etep^rtment with the coopera- doom sealed; the quality of mercy base its system of penalties on ren. Serving along with George are •tion of a dozen other agencies in the old organizations was not something more just than the per- Ron Williams, assistant chairman; and organizations. Some 700 state, and Bill Gaffney, coordinating sec- strained—it was nonexistant. Rats sonal whims of its members. county, and city officials and high- retary: Colonel Wise is acting as DEAN I. B. CAUTHEN, JR. were assessed penalties with cheer- The preceding R.D.C.'s and way personnel are expected at faculty advisor to this worthy ful abandon and often on the flim- O.G.A's were traditionally com- CHAIRMAN of the Region V the annual Conference. cause. Selection Committee for the siest of pretences. (In 1959, a rat prised of firstclassmen with hearts The Conference will open at The Bloodmobile Committee, in Woodrow Wilson National Fel- was given five O. G. A. tours for of flint, firmly dedicated to the lowship Foundation is Dean I. B. VMI on Wednesday afternoon, hopes of establishing a record having one green eye and one proposition that a miserable rat Cauthen, Jr. of the University of Oct. 17, when Gov. Albertis S. Har- high for the Institute, has placed Virginia. rison Jr., will keynote the three- brown one.) i s a good rat. However, there is a the donations on Garnet-Andrews An associate professor of Eng- day program. State Sen. William This year's R.D.C., under the new loow in this year's R.D.C. At competition. George Warren be- lish and associate dean of the capable leadership of James Grif- least tw6 of its members, Hinton university's College of Arts and F, Stone, of Martinsville, chairman lieves that: "In a college where Sciences, Dean Cauthen has pub- of the Governor's Highway Study fin, has adopted a new policy. Lamply and Denver Perkins, are 95% of the students are able to lished in various Journals in Commission, will also speak at the Those miserable offenders among confirmed rat daddies. Lest the donate, I can see no reason why Elizabethan and seventeenth cen- opening session in Jackson Mem- this year's fourth class who err rats breathe too deeply a sigh of at least half the Corps will not tury literature, American litera- relief, it should also be mentioned ture and textual bibliography. (Continued on Page 3) and stray away from the true way give to this very worthy cause." Competition for the 1,000 that the other five members, Sam His assistant Ron Williams fur- Woodrow Wilson Fellowships for Griffin, Bob Baldwin, Wayne Cus- ther adds in agreement: "We 1963-64 is now under way. Any ter, Bobby Spence, and Frank should go over the top this year. faculty member at any college or Dean Light To university in Delaware, the Dis- Drake . are all members in the The Garnett-Andrews competition trict of Columbia, Maryland, hardnosed O.G. A. tradition. will help a great deal." Bill Gaff- North Carolina, Virginia or West Speak On Law The R.D.C. is composed of one ney has his reservations as he Virginia may send nominations comments: "Having donations on to Dean Cauthen between now On Wednesday, 17 October, private or line sergeant from each and October 31. Wednesday may not meet with the at 1430 hours, Dean Charles P. company. This year the represen- All candidates must file the Light will speak to all interest- (Continued on Page 7) approval of the Corps, but Cadets required credentials with Dean ed/ cadets on the subject of law should consider a life a little more Cauthen by November 20, schools and the persuance of law valuable than one military duty." careers. The lectures will be de- When the Bloodmobile comes to livered in Room 519 Scott Shipp Air Force Chose the Institute on 7 November, do 10 YEARS AGO your part and help save a life. Hall. 1. 'Beginning on Monday, Octo- Dean Light is a graduate of Nine For D.A.S. ber 20 (1952), at BRC, an im- VMI, class of 1923, and the Har- The following named First Class- c. Standing in upper 1/2 of the portant change wall take place ia vard Law School in 1926. Dean men, Virginia Military Institute, respective Summer Training Unit the mess hall. For the first time Light was academically distin- have been nominated as Distin- attended. in the history of VMI, cadet waiters guished here at VMI and grad- guished Air Force Cadets for the In addition to the specific crit- will be used to carry food from eria listed, each cadet selected uated academically distingiush- Dean Charles P. Light academic year 1962-63. the kitchen to the islands. Only ed. in addition, he has taught Amos, John Rudolph. must have demonstrated leadership first classmen, excluding officers, and practiced law since 1923. He there. This meeting of officers Cowardin, William Carter Jr. ability through his achievements have the privilege of becoming Arved in the United States and students would also be open Gootee, David Allen while participating in recognized waiters. THE CADET Octdber 20, ^rmy as a member of the Judge to cadets from VMI, provided James, Lawrence Turley, Jr. Institute activities. He must also 1952. possess outstanding qualities of Advocate General's Corps for that no conflicting engagements McMahon, James Vance 2. Coach John McKenna suc- leadership, high moral character, many years. were present at the particular Peckham, Charles George ceeds Tom Nugent as mentor to 0''Hern.