The Cadet Thirty-Two! Published Weekly by the Corps of Cadets Virginia Military Institute
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CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THIRTY-TWO! THE CADET THIRTY-TWO! PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE CORPS OF CADETS VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE Vol.. XXV LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1932 Finals Issue Military Promotions Graduation Exercises Announced By Are Held In Commandant J. M. Hall Summer Furlough Until 8 P. M. Nine Distinguished Graduates Thursday, Sept. 1, 1932 Leave Institute In Class Officially Ordered Of Thirty-two E. C. HUDGINS TO BE NEW J. C. THOMPSON RECEIVES RANKING CADET CAPTAIN CIVIL SOCIETY AWARD Corps To Resume Battalion Dearing Medal For Proficiency Formation In Sept. j In English Lit. Awarded As Usual To M. D. Hopkins Upon the recommendation of the The following members of the First Commandant of Cadets, the following Class have been declared by the promotions and appointments in the Board of Visitors graduates of the Battalion of Cadets are hereby an- Virginia Military Institute in the or- nounced, effective this date. They der named by depai'tments of instruc- will be obeyed and respected accord- tion: ingly: Chemistry. To be Cadet Captains—(1) Hud- McNeal, W. H., Georgia; Heald, J. gins, E. C.; (2) Kimbrough, R. C., M. D., Virginia; Manning, R. J., New Mexico; Hansbrough, L. J., Virginia; Jr.; (3) Page, L. C., Jr.; (4) White, [Miller, L. N., Virginia; Patterson, D. W. C.; (5) Adams, J. N., Jr.; (6) CADET J. C. THOMPSON CADET R. R. TURNER i G., West Virginia; Jackson, L. W., Gibbs, W. B., Adjutant; (7) Berke- of Greenville, S. C., First Jackson Hope Medalist of The Plains, Va. Winner of Cincinnati Medal North Carolina; Grainger, T. B., ley, R. M.; (8) Bozel, W. H.; (9) Mc- North Carolina; Eagles, W. B.,. Jr., Carthy, F. J., Jr., Supply Officer. Kentucky; Neale, M. M., Jr., Penn- To be Cadet First Lieutenants — Final Exercises Featured General Malone Speaks TZV; (1) Middleton, J. W.; (2) Steidtmann, John Monks Delivers C. A.; (3) Harrel, T. H.; (4) Single- r J a* jt Pl Walshe, W. B., Virginia; Ormsby, H. ton, R. S.; (5) Pettifirew, W. H.; (6) By Academic Exhitbits braduating Uass D., Jr., Kentucky; Hudgins, H. C., Rucker, C. N. Validictory For _____ Virginia; Oyler, J. E., Virginia; 1 r,. ,, ,. , Wright, D. D., West Virginia; Brown, To be Cadet Second Lieutenants— Engineering Departments Put Bishop Ainsworth Delivered . Virginia; Waite, R. F„ Maine; (1) Wheeler, J. W., Jr.; (2) Burke, J.! R R( On Interesting Displays Baccalaureate Sunday Bryant, A. W., Virginia; Bagby, F. H., O.; (3) Crocker, J. E.; (4) Wooters, Thirty-Two Virginia; Duane, H. W., Jr., Virginia; P. C.; (5) Holt, W. W.; (6) Grant, 1 W. S., Jr.; (7) Lay, J. S., Jr.; (8) i The Electrical Engineering Depart- mU i ,v , . i j a Stainback, N. R., North Carolina; Vice-President Of Class Gives1 That the real true-bl00ded Amer", Powell, J. E„ Virginia; Hubbard, M„ Hayman, W. S.; (9) Gary, J. W.; (10) j ment Exhibit in the Nichols Engin- Weaver, W. C.; (11) Ver Milyea, C. | Farewell Address icans were the people to be respon- Virginia; McCall, F. S., Georgia; V.; (12) Landis, W. C. eering building during Finals was to sible for the United States' maintain- ^"JJftj C"' Vir£inia: Hum€> R- E- To be Cadet Sergeant Major—Page,! many of the visitors the most inter- Editor's Note—Throueh the courtesy of Ca- ing an adequate National Defense Civil Engineering, G. P. det Monks the Cadet is able to print below; ... ... TU T „ „ ,. To be Cadet First Sergeants—(1) esting of all the academic exhibits. the text of the Valedictory address which was: system and that institutions like V. 1 nomson, J. u, bouth Carolina; delivered in Jackson Memorial Hall this mom- , „ Nelson, P. P., Virginia; George. J F Allport, R. B., Jr.; (2) Goodwin, W., Displayed in the extensive new elec- in?. M. I. were the means for accom- " ' ' Ill; (3) Heerdt, E. J., Jr.; (4) Craw- (Continued on page four) (Continued on page five) trical lab oratory the exhib:t created-: •Gentlemen of th•>. FJftard of. Vis^frs, plishing it was the message which a favorable impression at first glance General Lejeune, Members of the Fac- Major General Paul B. Malone gave 1 1 Parents Final German Views Second Class Figure by the neatness and order of its ar- " ^' and Friends of the Ca- the graduating class this morning. Aitv. i. , . dets, and Men of the CorpsF : rangement Although over thirty-two ' In an interesting and gripping "We are time's subjects and time motors and generators as well as a manner the war-time commander of Last '32 Figure Features Final Ball great amount of auxiliary equipment bids begone." As time's subjects, my classmates, you have bestowed upon the Twenty-third Infantry and pos- including transformers, measuring in- sessor of the Distinguished Service White Bombs Given As Favors struments such as "voltmeters and am- me that signal honor of speaking, Ted Weems Ends Brilliant Series Cross, the Distinguished Medal, and meters, resistances, and switchboards let us say, our epilogue, of being the Of Dances the Silver Star Citation, described his With the sound of the morning gun were on view, it was possible to get mesenger of farewell upon this long experiences during the World War echoing across the surrounding a comprehensive idea of the work anticipated gathering, which signi- An old tradition, long dead at V. fies the descent of the final curtain and made of this a setting for a brief countryside just as the first hues of done in the course without unduly dawn were tinting the eastern skies, M. I. was revived last night when the upon the enacted drama of^the four resume of American History to show taxing anyone's attention. the revelry in Ninty-four Hall came loud report of the evening gun mark- years of our cadetship. The privilege what unpreparedness had cost this The Civil Engineering Exhibit of to an end. The festivities which ed the commencement of the Final of being allowed to trace the past four this year, stressed, as it always has, nation in each of its wars. so gaily on Friday night ascended the Ball. In contrast to the custom of years, and to say one last goodbye at articles of the craft various cadets the epitome of our careers at V. M. Major General Malone is known scale of pleasure with each successive recent years, the Final Ball figure enroled in the department. These ar- I. is an honor for which I can sim- throughout the Army as an interest- hop, and found their climax last night took place before the dancing start- ticles were for the most part replicas ply say, "Brother rats, I thank you!" ing and delightful speaker and his during the joyous hours of the Final ed. Cadet Epps and Miss Elizabeth of structures, that they would build first address at V. M. I. made this Ball. Can the longest years erase from as civil engineers. As a whole, the ex- post aware of the fact. He was Watkins of Richmond were the lead- our memories the stormy morning Dan Gregory's Orchestra provided hibit reflected the excellence and closely associated with General Le- ers; assisting them were Cadet C. L. when we arrived at the gates of the the music for the opening dance on thoroughness of the course. jeune during the World War when Friday night. Ninty-four Hall donned Seigel with Miss Elizabeth Walker Institute untrained, unsullied, and un- General Lejeune was in command of In the materials Museum, Colonel sung. High school heroes, prep school the gayest raiment of the season. of Richmond. The corsages of the the Second Division of which the Marr had on exhibit, materials of con- wonders, commoner's off-spring, and The colors of V. M. I., red, white, and girls of the girls served as a charm- . ,, ., .. , , Twenty-third Infantry was part, and yellow were tastefully arranged by struction that he had collected over sons of the silver spoon discarded the . .. .. , , „„„,„,•„„,« ing color contrast to the white of a period of years. There were speci- ... , , , , ., , since the war the two have remained alternate streamers and created one their evening gowns and the glisten- mens of marble from all parts of the multi-colored garments to don the sol- close friends. of the most artistic effects ever seen ing mess jackets of their escorts.Fol- United States, Mexico, and South itary gray. Many waited eagerly to During the address he told of his in the New Gym. seen what the four walls held in store; lowing the completion of the figure, America. There were also specimens visits to the shri e of Le a J ck Ted Weems and his far famed of tile, brick, shingle and all the other others stood by anxiously waiting to j " * * " musicians made their debut here when officers, cadets, and alumni joined the embark upon the sea of new achieve- son> his military heroes. Major Gen- common materials used in engineer- eral Malone other dancers, and to the delightful ments. We walked the well-trod rat reminded the cadets of they played for the Monogram Club ing work. tunes of Ted Weems the last hop of | • line, we learned the art of polishing 'the heritage that was theirs in be- Hop on Saturday night. The leaders The exhibit of the Biology Depart- brass, acquired the technique of shin- i in£ members of the same Corps that of the Monogram Figure were Cadet the year came into being. was once ment this year, was one of the most ing shoes, and immediately were per- trained by the immortal D.