"WE ARE 'DE GREATEST" tory. they relinquished only momentari-, as the Wildcats crept back. With played a fine game. But VMI w«f Cagers Win The game see-sawed during the ly near the end of the game. I under one minute remaining Fred not about to turn tail. Down the early moments as both teams By half-time VMI had increased Hetzel was fouled. Two free throws court they roared. The seconds fought an even match. With the its lead to a 9 point margin and later Davidson held the lead 81-80. ticked off. Blair shot—missed but Wildcats leading, 32-28, the Key- left the floor at the break with At this point the Keydets could out of nowhere leaped 6-2 Charlie SC Tourney dets caught fire with eigftt big the score standing 54-45. | have folded—lesser teams would Schmaus. He batted the ball—it points, while holding the Wild- During the second half the ten- ' have — and still returned home was in! VMI led 82-81. by JIM STOKE, Sports Editor cats scoreless, to assume a lead sion mounted higher and higher secure in the knowledge they had Twelve seconds remained. David- Barracks went wild; in the Char- son quickly brought the baU to lotte coliseum the silence was deaf- mid court and called time. Seven ening; on the playing floor Barry seconds remained on the clock. Teague lay prostrate with frustra Davidson set up its play. The tion and grief. ball whipped in to Barry Teague, Those were the scenes last Fri- he passed to Hetzel, who' sur- day night when the surprising, rounded by the entire Keydefi fighting Keydets of VMI toppled team, was forced to pasS baclc Davidson in the semi-finals of the to Teague. A quick shot by Tea- Southern Conference Tourney at gue rimmed the basket. The buz- Charlotte, N. C., in their drive to zer sounded. It was over and VMI the conference championship. had stunned the basketball world. This was a victory that stunned Bill Blair led the Keydet stdr- the entire basketball world. The ers with 27 points, followed by highly partisan Davidson crowd in Schmaus with 16. Hetzel poured. Charlotte found it hard to be- 41 through the hoop for David- lieve; the nationally ranked Wild- son. cats, favorites in the tourney, wfere done for the year and the fantastic Saturday evening, the Keydets, Keydets were on the roat! that bone-tired, but ready to play TJtis- would lead after Saturday's vic- ketball. put the frosting on the tory over George Washington, to cake with a 61-56 victory over the Philadelphia and a game with the Colonials of George Washington. Ivy League champions. The finesse of Friday evening The Keydets were fabulous. was gone, but the desire remain^ Many adjectives have been applied ed. Led by high - jumping Charlie to the Cinderella team in the Schmaus. who was all over the newspapers this week, but there is court, VMI fought off a deter- none that can describe their per- mined G. W. team to take the formance any better — they were game and the championship of the fabulous! Southern Conference for the first: THEY ARE THE GREATEST! Pictured above is Never losing their poise, they most pleasant part of this team picture is the time. fought all the way to the final tap- the victorious VMI basketball team that won the trophy they received for being the champions. It was a game of desire. Down in that gave them the 82-81 vic- Southern Conference Tourney at Charlotte. The (Continued On Page 8)

Volume LIII Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, March 6, 1964 Number 20

purpose and machinery of goveni- Harrison. Legislature Is mental groups and activities. The group was introduced to the The first full day of the trip State Senate. The Senate gave a IRC UN Conference was spent in the General Assembly. very warm welcome; in fact, it Scrutinized Starting at 0900 ,the members met went so far as to pass a resolu- with Mr. J. Randolph Tucker Jr., tion commending the VMI basket- During the period 1-3 March, 27 VMI Board of Visitors member ball team and Coach Miller ott Held In New York members of the VMI Political and former member of the legis- winning the Southern Conference Science Society were in Richmond lature, who outlined the functions Basketball Championship. VMI's representation at confer- ings and plenary sessions. These to visit the General Assembly and and operations of the State Senate, After being introduced to the ences dealing with international re- meetings should prove education- to observe other governmental House of Delegates, and other House of Delegates, the members lations continues this March 5-8, al and fruitful for the delegates agencies and activities. This tour state agencies and courts. listened to a period of debate when six cadets will attend the in their attempts to introduce re- was made as a part of the Socie- Following a guided tour of the and then departed to check on 37th National Model General As- solutions in the General Assembly ty's long-term plan of visiting state newly renovated Capitol Building, various committee hearings. sembly of the United Nations in expressing their own grievances. and national governments in order Mr. Tucker introduced the mem- On March 3, after a visit to the New York. This Assembly, spon- The plenary sessions will be held to gain a better knowledge of the bers of the Society to Governor (Continued On Page 7) sored by the Collegiate Council in the General Assembly Hall at for the United Nations, will be the UN, where the resolutions will attended by some 80 colleges be disposed of, and elections of of- across the country, each one rep ficei-s to the General Assembly resenting a country of its choosing will take place. which is a member of the United There are six committees form- Nations. ed to consider resolutions and pos- VMI's delegation, consisting of sibly initiate resolutions on their George Rapport, Parker Duncan, particular topics of discussion. Lyman GofT, Bob Hughes, John These committees include: politi Chisholm, and Bob Walker, will cal, embracing charter revision, represent Austria. To assist the the Congo, Malaysia, and outer delegations in planning their reso- space; economic, includin g the lutions and determining the poli UN World Trade Conference, and cies they will follow, each delega- other matters of international tion will be briefed by the mem- trade; Social and Humanitarian, bers of the delegation to the UN considering racial discrimination, from the country which the col- and apartheid; Colonial, dealing lege represents. Preparatory to with any countries which are un- attending the Assembly, VMI's happy with their colonial status; delegation, as did others, wrote the legal, taking up peace through embassy of the country they will world law, and codification and de- represent and received material velopment of world law; and Spe- concerning the country's feeling-; cial Political, dealing with the con- on matters before the UN at pres troversial subjects of disarmament ent aJid action taken by the res- and the test ban treaty. pective countries both in the UN The delegates will hear the Am. and unilateraly on pressing world bassador from Cyprus speak along problems. with other members of the UN There will be three general serving in different phases of UN types of niiH-t ngs for the delegates work. THE VMI International Relations Club is being Walker, Parker Duncan, Bob Hughes, Lymaii to attend at the .\ssembly. name- Making use of the facilities of represented at the Model United Nations General Golf, John Chisholm, and George Rapport. Iv: bloc meetings, committee meet- (Continued on Page 8) Assembly la New York by (left to right) Bob B

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CO-CAPTAIN BOBBY WATSON holds the spoils of the South- L ern Conference Tourney high above his head as he leads his teammates to the cheer rally held in their honor. Holding the bas- ketball over his head is Charley Schmaus, whose tip-in beat David- IS son in the second game of the tourney.

N A VERY FRIGHTENED looking Princeton Tiger receives the word from VMI cadets that he will be the next to fall to the red- hot Keydet basketballers. VMI plays Princeton Monday night at G the Palestra in Philadelphia in the Regional Round of the NCAA tournament. J

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i fWfT^ EDITORIALS mmm ' \ ' \ • - ^ ' Oh, Hoiv They Wish The Armed Services

Perhaps the most amazed spectators watch- During the past week Congress approved 3ng the whole victory celebration last Sun- an appropriation designed to increase the day were the First Classmen. The team had jretumed from Charlotte with a great victory size of the Peace Corps, thus allowing this Estes, yet, he is the first to accuse Barry and the Corps was out to welcome them home worthwhile organization to increase its ac- Goldwater of almost aything. If no facts can in grandiose fashion, tivity both in breadth and in depth. Although be found to substantiate the claims that he j i Yet, to the first class it was something new; the work of the Peace Corps volunteers has makes, this will not bother Mr. Lippmann for he can surely fabricate some. It was something with which they had never gained wide recognition and praise, there before been acquainted. When these cadets In one of his recent columns, Mr. Lipp- persists a conception of the Peace Corps as came to VMI in the fall of 1960, they had mann had this to say about the senator from heard and read of that inexplicable phrase a body opposed to the military. There is even Arizona . . . "He impersonates and is parad- called "the Spirit of VMI." Nobody, however, some belief that the Peace Corps and the ing before the voter's eyes, the eternal juve- could really explain what if was, for it was Armed Services may work at cross pur- nile who lurks in the American soul. This boy completely mtangible and made of many poses. who won't grow up refuses to live in a world separate things, each unique, but each con- which does not obey his wishes." tributing to make this desired whole. There should be no mistake of the func- We are sick and tired of reading such But from the time of their matriculation tions of the Peace Corps and the Armed examples of irreasonable journalism al- to last June, these cadets never actually were Forces in the struggle against the Sino- though as comic material there is worth in able to witness the "Spirit" in action. Com- Soviet bloc. The military by its over-awing them. We would suggest to Mr. Lippman that, radeship had bowed to rigid military class potential and constant readiness to strike is if he is that greatly opposed to Mr. Gold- stratification; spirit had bowed to fear; pride devoted toward prevention of a direct at- water, he can vote against him in November. in VMI had been replaced by genuine dis- tack. The Peace Corps, on the other hand, taste and disgust. should pursue the tasks of removing the As many a disgruntled member of the social and economic conditions conducive to Class of 1964 remarked during this time, "I Communist revolution and takeover. To re- believe I have mistakenly gotten into a four move these social and economic conditions is year boot-camp," so went the train of events. to take the first step in preventing an indi- The balance of powers that exists quietly at rect attack upon the United States and its 19 ioJ^ af«»«"«»• September VMI had been completely disrupted by the Marlh^ If in Lexington, Virginia, under the Act of allies. March 3, 18<9. Subscnption, $3.50 out of barracks, $3.00 in barracks, clesires of a gentleman who believed that 30 issues. Address: Box 715, VMI, Leiingtoi VirginiS^ i shiny shoes and pressed pants were the The Armed Forces and the Peace Corps MEMBER guideposts to esprit de corps. Though these Vlrgittia Intercollegiate Press Association should be regarded as a double-edged blade, contriute to decorum, it must be admitted . , Associated Collegiate Press . , , r which, in the hands of an informed and intel- that there are other things even more impor- ligent government, can be an invaluable ant that could not be overlooked. Unfor- weapon for turning the collective strength of tunately, they were. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF its citizens against an ideology sworn to des- But now, it is another year. The First troy their way of life. J. FRANK FROSCH ' Classmen have been disillusioned and con- • I fused for three years — how could they act- MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ually expect to contribute in such a ceremony WUUam B. Gaffney Charles P. MacDonald, III with bitter memories of the past so strong- ly entrenched in their minds. For them it The Boy In Whom?? ^ EDITORIAL STAFF' was impossible. Yet they did cast a longing, NEWS EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR almost jealous glance at the fourth and John R. Walker Frederick O. Viele II third stoops, as they watched the New Cadets As everyone knows that very fine and dis- and Third Classmen celebrate in a manner' tinguished columnist Mr. Walter Lippmann COLUMNIST EXCHANGE EDITOR Imre Lipping ^^ WatsM fitting the occasion. These other cadets had has been for some time carrying on a fight read about the "VMI Spirit" too; they simply against the hate mongers who control our PHOTOGRAPHY CARTOONIST put into actions their own thoughts and inter- nation's press. This is certainly an admirable William F. Shepherd Chris Hopkinf pretations of it. undertaking, but after some of Mr. Lipp- CONTRIBUTING EDITORS A change in administration this year has mann's recent columns, we wonder if he is Parker W. Duncan, George M. Rapport, William C. Thompson. WUlia* brought many new things to VMI — and the the man to head such a campaign. S. Buettner, George W. Warren, Sam P. Jordan, Paul D. Knoke L. H. Goff, Michael E. Geraten reinstitution of the "VMI Spirit" is certainly NEWS STAFF a major one, coupled, of course, with a new It seems that according to Mr. Lippmann J. M. Elder, P. R. Taylor, L. P. DeTempIe feeling of pride in being able to attend the one may not hate unless the people one hates D. R. Pinkua, J. Volgyi, K. G. Petrie, Jnsrtitute. Nobody here is more aware of this are detestable. One can have license to hate o;^;;;;.-;';-.:;,:;,.,!;-;;-;"" Ackroyd-Keily than the Finn. Classmen who now, after three such people as Hitler, Stalin, Castro (may- years of frustration, can see in the eyes of the be) or Barry Goldwater. BUSINESS STAFF jubilant underclassmen a part of VMI that ASSISTANT BUS. MGR. CIRCULATION MGR. will ever remain a mystery of sorts to them. Mr. Lippman seems to present quite a para- W. B. Blakeley D. N. Kaliski How it is hoped that such a stifling influence dox to us, his bewildered and somewhat nau- ADVERTISING MGR. ASST. CIR. MGB, will never be placed on the Corps of Cadets seated readers. He would be the the first to T. J. Lennoo D. A. Ko^AK again, an influence that would believe se- cry low blow if U were suggested that Presi- vere strictness is the ONLY key to building dent Johnson had connections with those out- ASSISTANT ADV. MGR. BARRACKS CIR. the "Spirit of VMI." standing citizens Robert Baker and William J. G, Saymanski K. N. F. CHU» built-in springs. Don't think they'd go for it. huh? Well, they've still gotta get past GW. Call ya tomor- row, Charlie. Aw Charlie, cut it Superior Mediocrity out! I hate to hear a grown man cry." Overheard in the College Inn"— "Rastis, set up the television and hire the biggest guys you can find Highlights Fledermaiis as bouncers for tonight. We'll run It was indeed a mixed pleasure by Tom Murtha could they do such a low-down '.he Central Lunch out of busi- Heimat" (Sounds of Homeland). to hear the Canadian Opera Com- Nothing much happened this ness." It was unfortunate that this.lyri- thing like that! They'll never let pany's pre.sentation of DIE FLED- "Hello, Charlie? Brill here. Oor, cal interlude did not quite .achieve week ... well, we did hear that us into the ACC now. Well,'Char- ERMAUS last Wednesday night. the head stoopie had a coronary lie, just print something about a I'm just sick! Talked to Lefty to- the effect it was intended to .and To be sure the fullest enjoyment left the listener with rather mixed tliroimbosis when he saw the court- lucky break and then follow it up night. Poor guy ... all that re- of Straus' operetta was pre- yard on Monday morning, but the with a feature story on our fresh- cruiting down the drain. Heard feelings, vented to a great extent by the Cornelia Opthof as Baron vow most notable events occurred, over man team." there was a riot in Lexington. See technical shortcomings over which Eisenstein deserves praise ' for the telephone lines. Some very in- if you can't blow it up all out of the Company had little control: From Charlotte to the Prosser both his singing and acting,; al» teresting conversations were over- proportions, will ya? I gotta go, The Waddell School is not an residence — "Hello, Mom and throu^ the process of enibriatiom heard, remarkably enough, they all Charlie. Don't take it so hard, ideal setting for a musical pro- Dad? This is John. Yeah, all the at Orlofsky's party was somewhat went to and from Charlotte North boy. Some days ya just get rained duction, a piano is not a substi- way from mid-court, just like I too sudden. As an impostor of Dr. Carolina. Like, for instance: out." tute for an orchestra, especially told you. And those sportswriters Blind he was superb. Overheard in the College Inni— since so much of Viennese music "Charlie? This is Brill. They thought it was a fluke. Weenie The same may be said of Wit "Uh . . . Boss, they're knockin' a depends on the string section, and beat Furman. How do we get out told me we're gonna start on a I liam Copeland, who portrayed, hole in the back wall now. Try to the English version lacked much of this one? Yeah, I know who hook from under our own basket i Frank, the prison warden. If'^nj^ appease 'em with free beer . . . of the charm if not the humor of they play tomorrow. I wanna be next. I've still got a lot of work thing, his acting was perhaps evea and, Rastis, quit humming that the original German. In view of there for that one . . . heh, heh. to do on the jumper from half- superior to Opthof's. darn Spirit, will you! Now get such handicaps the Company has Well, just print something about court. though. Bye." Peter van Ginkel as Dr. Falke out there and untie those bounc- to be commended in doing as a lucky break and we can do a "Hello, Charlie? Brill here. was a little forced and tens^ ers! good a job as it did, follow-up on it tomorrow. Gotta go, Charlie, this is awful! Hey, maybe The exuberance of youth was Overheard in the PX—"Ten Charlie! Our boys just came out Blair'll break a leg or someth- Constance Fisher, who was sche- well pictured by Shelia Piercey thousand and one, ten thousand onto the court." ing before tomorrow. duled to sing the prima donna who played the role of Adele, Al- and two, ten thousand and three Overheard on the PX phone^ You really think we should get part of Rosalinde was incapacitat- though her singing was a bit me- , . , man, what a killing!" "Archie, load up the mobile PX on the bandwagon ,huh? I'm gon- ed, but her substitute put in a ; chanical, her natural behavior o» Overheard in room 113—"All and get down to Charlotte right na feel mighty two-faced. Our creditable performance, although the stage more than offset this. you captains, listen up! I want a away. That's right, thirty cents a boys'll never forgive me for it. little of the prescribed czardas The opera singer Alfred " waH man on every stoop with a clip Pepsi, and, Archie, take some pen- Okay, give 'em a good write-up and rhythm and fire was discernible portrayed by Alan Crofoot' \vh» board and at least five sheets of nants down too. We haven't been follow it with a feature on why no in her rendition of "Klange der (Continued on Page 8) • paper. We can't have my corps be- able to get rid of them since sophomores should be allowed to having in such a barbaric manner! cadre," play in the tournament. You could What would Si think!? Look at "Hello, Charlie? Brill here. The put in a little article hinting that that Commandant! You'd think he boys lost, Charlie, they lost! How Schmaus wears tennis shoes with actually approved of such goings- on. 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-fe- The VMI Cadet, Friday, March 6, 1964 Keydets Go Hill and Crone Lead Ivy League Palestra Is Next Stop

On Monday night, March 9, Southern Conference Champions, Grapplers To S.C. Meet the VMI Keydets, will face the For Soaring Keydets Three strong contenders for medal effort two years ago for the winner of the Ivy League. The de- "The boys won't be called on to Conference choice, was named to gold medal honors will lead VMI's smooth-moving Hill, the smallest fendihg champion of do anything they haven't been the All-Tournament team with wrestling team into Southern Con- heavyweight in the league. Hill, a the Ivy League this year is Prince- asked to do and have done al- Charlie Schmaus, the sky - rocket- fCTence competition as the lea- 165 pounder, has an 10-2 record ton. The, Tigers have a 12-2 re- ready this season." ed 6-2 sophomore sensation who gues' tournament takes place this this season with victories over cord in tJhe conference. These words came from the coach stunned the SC basketball world weekend in Davidson, N. C. half a dozen men 40 pounds bigger Princeton's overall record is of the Southern Conference cham- with his ability to climb over stars Led by co-captains Tom Hill and (Continued on Page 7) 18-7, incliuding a 102-68 loss to pion VMI Keydets, L. F. (Weenie) much bigger for a rebound. He Bill Crone, the Keydets will be Davidson at Charlotte. They also Miller. The reason—his club will did it against a 6-7 forward, when among the dark horses after com- lost a game to Wake Forest of the be taking the floin- in the Palestra he tapped in the winning two piling a 4-5-1 record in overall • •. Kansas City ACC by ai score of 86-67. The man in Philadelphia Monday night in points with 11 seconds left against competition and a 2-2 mark in SC to s t 0® Princeton is the first round of the NCAA bas- the Wildcats. 6'5" All-American Bill Bradley. travels this season under Coach ketball championships. Schmaus came back in the next Bradley is only a junior, and was Oscar Gupton. As Weenie put it, "Facing the game to stone George Washing- In The Finals recently named player of the year VMI's best chances for top med- best team from another league is ton with a 19 point, 17 - rebound by The Sporting News. He is aver- al honors are Hill and Crone, both Congratulations continued to pour not new. We have played a rough performance. having compiled outstanding rec- in to Coach "Weenie" Miller in aging 32.8 points a game on a 25 schedule and have profited by it. Joe Kruszewski was on the sec- ords thus far this season. The third the wake of last weekend's South- game schedule. Some people call We have beaten every team on ond team All - Tournament honor possible big winner for the Lexing- him the "greatest in Ivy League em (Conference Championship. our schedule at least once, and squad and had a great tournament. ton Club is junior Marshall Taylor, history." To date, over fifty telegrams some good outside competition. I He feels he's got his second wind a rugged 177-pound contender. Bradley is well-coordinated and adorn the press bulletin board set think the boys are ready to face and says he's ready for the as- That 177-pound class was a gold dribbles like a guard. He not only up in Preston Library. From fel- the best now, because they have sault into his native Pennsylvania. shoots well, but he can rebound, low-coaches ,alumni, faculty and been doing so for much of the Ditto for co-captain Bobby Watson, pass, and set up plays with the staff, all applaud the heroic efforts season," he added. the 6-7%, 232 pound center who best of them. It seems that if you of the VMI Basketball team. Before getting into the meat of was such a defensive standout all Riflemen Win can stop Bradley you could beat The Clemson "Tigers" sent their its SC schedule, Weenie had his during the tournament. The only Princeton, but ask Penn about that. congratulations with a look to the VMI club going against the likes New Jersey boy on the team, Jeff They concentrated on stopping him future" . . . you win your next of Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Gausepohl blended both timely State Crown and him only in their first game four and we'll win our next six Clemson as well as Florida State scoring and rebounding all during with Princeton, and although they and North Carolina State. Bullets spattered against the Ft. and we'll meet you in Kansas City the three playing days to complete held Bradley to a "mere" 18 But the best game was the 82-81 Lee Va. backstops last Saturday in the Finals . . the proper VMI winning formula. points, they lost the game 65-52. defeat of Davidson in the semi- is the VMI rifle team fired with Another team, the "Dukes" of The Keydets, now 12-11 over- The other four players were able finals of the SC tournament last deadly accuracy to acquire the Duquesne, sent their wishes for all, have had a strange season. to make up for Bradley's lack of week. Miller went on "AU season Virginia State Inter-Collegiate luck with a bill for credit due." They started out 4-7 for the first points. So, you can see that just we have been learning what we Rifle Championship and the first (Jood luck. We Northerners have 11 games, then came home with stopping Bradley isn't the only have done wrong, that night the an 8-4 finish. Six more points and position in the NRA Sectional gotten you this far. Now you're solution. boys learned for sure what they they could have been 10-2 the sec- ioatch. on your own." However, we feel that if David- can do best ,and that's winning— ond half of the season. Breaking The VMI Varsity fired 1448 of a One telegram that just couldn't son beat them by 34 points, and no matter who they are against." it down this way, VMI really is l^ossible 1500 points to win. U. be ignored said, simply: "Congrat- not as surprising a team winner we beat Davidson, then we ought "I think they are on the verge Va. was second with 1436 and ulations. Sorry we couldn't be after all. to whip the Tigers, with or with- of their first real winning streak VPI got third with a 1422. there." "Who was it from? Why Facing the winner of the Ivy out Bill Bradley. After all, we of the season. And what better "Wick was high for the Keydets the girls at Southern Seminary, League on Monday night will be have 5 all-Americans. time could it comie?" questioned a new experience for the Keydets (Continued on page 7) where else? Miller. in name only. Twenty three games Naturally, as is the case with without a 'breather' or slack in the any tournament champion, VMI competition has been the making of a champion. got good games .from all five Like Weenie says, they won't Barracks Erupts As Keydets Win starters and replacements. Billy be asked to do anything new— Blair, already an All - Southern J. H. ELDER just keep on winning. It is impossible to re-create on tory could be quite as sweet. The Miller, coach of the year and j>aper the past weekend at VMI. GW game seemed anti-climatic, un- coach of VMI's Keydets. From the standpont of we who til it began. If Friday night was The Corps returned to barracks, are cadets here, it is unnecessary. chaotic, then Saturday was bed- not to retire but to continue its But VMI is on constant display; lam. The cheering and screaming welcome to the team. Virtually the Swimmers Vie For S. C. the CADET has its own reading could be heard in downtown Lex- entire team was massed on the public outside of barracks, and all ington, a broomstick was reduced stoops, beating the rails with of these outsiders had to rely on to a splinter heap from being dust pans and cheering, confetti fcecond-hand accounts of our team's beaten on a stoop railing, all pos- began to fall and soon there was Championship at Citadel great and astounding victory, and sible implements were used in a blizzard. Pillows were slashed of our reaction to it. Here on this noise making, finally settling in- and feathers poured from the Although Virginia Tech may be 200 butterfly and be on the strong page, we propose to show to one to the familiar rhythm. Many put fourth stoop, the noise grew deaf- favored to win the Southern Con- VMI entry in the medley relay. and all our unbounded and rabid on overcoats and streamed up- ening and was increasing. The ference swimming championship Breaststroke ace Bill Mendel will crowd grew and the arch filled pride in our team and our con- town; while even more were swag- being held this weekend in Char- be a top candidate in the 100 and viction that no finer group of gering back through the arches. with spectators as more paper leston ,S. C., at The Citadel, VMI 200 breaststroke as well as the athletes exist anywhere in America. Perhaps the greatest and most was shredded and thrown In the will be a strong contender for the Friday night in barracks was ardent fan of our basketball team courtyard. The sentinel had long medley relay with Rimm and any chaotic. At 7:30 everyone was in has is our Commandant, Col. since retreated to the sentinel title. one of three others, John Hill, front of a TV, or by radios, all Simpson. His lawn was mobbed by box, normally reserved for time Coach Charlie Arnold's tankers John Aldous or Dick Goodall. for the same purpose and all unit- hundred of cadets, cheering and of rain. Weenie Miller was given will be going after their seventh The two Kearney boys, Pat and a shoulder ride by three wildly ed in a desire to see the Big Red exuberant. Expressing the com- league title in the last nine years. Mike, appear headed for a few me- win, stun the basketball world, mon feeling, he said "What can I dressed cadets and run around the They sport a 6-4 overall record dals themselves. Pat is a much laugh at the odds and all those say?" the reply to which was the courtyard, bringing even greater going into the affair and have de- smug people who establish them, only thing appropriate — a tre- response from the Corps. improved diver over last season, but mostly just to win and bring mendous roar followed by run- Watson and Blair posed with feated West Virginia and David- and Mike has blossomed into the home victory. The details of the ning up the Confederate flag up the the beautiful trophy and grass be- son in their only Southern Con- team's top freestyler after Rimm. game are by now well known to flag pole, to everyone's delight came hard to distinguish; paper ference dual meets thus far. That He'll be in the 200 and the 500 all. The final buzzer saw David- except the OD's. If anyone in continued to fall and the noise 6-4 overall mark was due to losses freestyle, but may be the meet's eon beaten and crestfallen, VMI barracks warranted pity that rose an octave. to such national powers as North big surprise in the 1650 ,an event victorious and deleriously exub- At 6:30 an abortive attempt was night it was the OD. Carolina and Maryland. which best suits medley relay star erant. As the game progressed the made to blow supper roll call. The papers called Saturday The shining light for VMI thus John Mebbin also. din grew louder, bursting into a night a near riot. Apparently they Meeting with dismal but under- far this season has been all-around csrescendo when it was over; the didn't see all of Sunday after- standable failure, the bugler with- Coach Arnold will be taking one etoops were choked with bands of noon. The guard room had been drew to gather reinforcements. ace Bill Rimm, a 6-7 star who has of his smallest squads in years to wildly cheering cadets, dancing flooded all day by calls from peo- Three of them proved barely suf- set nine of 15 dual meet records at the meet with only 11 swimmers in each other's arms and chanting ple wanting to know when the ficient to rise above the unbeliev- VMI and has more than a dozen making the trip. However, he stat- "We are the greatest!" The First team would return. At 5:30 they able tumutt . pool and other records. Rimm is ed . recently, "with topflight per- Class president could say no more did. They were met at the limits We here feel a personal concern best noted for his lightning fast formances from several of our than "Rats are out of the Rat gates by the pep band, a few hun- for our athletic teams; we live in times in the 100-yard free- boys, this could be our year for a Line ..." before his voice was dred cadets, and a myriad of pos- the same barracks as its members drowned in a sea of noise. It was ters and banners. Pandemonium and associate with them in all as- style, but is a favorite to win the surprise." a pipe dream become reality; the was once again the order of the pects of our daily lives. They are collective strained tensions and day. A platform was set up at JM not a separate group —'jocks'—set hopes of a thousand cadets now Hall and it was there that the apart and idolized by an imper- SPORTS STAFF found release after an unbearable, team reported to the Corps. They sonal horde. We follow their pro- EDITOR JIM STOKE breathless hour and a half in front spoke briefly to the Corps via the gress as our own because It comes of a TV. loudspeaker system and then show- close to us. The team's presence ASSOCIATES BILL MENDEL, Saturday night's game found all ed us the trophy, held aloft by was all it took to blow the valve, JIM SIPOLSKI exhausted, including the team. co-captains Bobi)y Watson and Bill and with so many people, there Writers: Blair. All three received a tre- couldn't have been more sig- Everyone had seen the supreme Bill Crone, Walley Hawkins, Gene Marshall, effort needed to beat Davidson mendous ovation, but no greal^r nificent or fitting way to express aAd all knew that no single vic- than that reserved for Weenie our gratitude and pride. - Nat Ward, George Travis, Dee Stallings and Lei Rutledge He's a blitzing^moving senior Vt resiling from Portsmoutt^n excellent leg Political Science man, he has u^H^al strength for Troubadour Theatre To Give (Continued From Page 6) a 137-pounder. easily could be the meet's outstMding performer. (Continued from page 1) than he. The team's other co-captain. Hill, 'Dr. Faustus'' 5-8 March chambers of the Virginia Static In Crone, the Keydets have what is one of the more unusual wrest- Court of Appeals where a case was may be the best 175-pounder in the lers in the SC. Standing 5-10, the The Troubadour Theatre of year as the saucy maid of Bieder- being heard, a one and a half hour league. He's 9-1 overall for the sea- 195 pounder from Ypsilanti, Mich., Washington and Lee University mann and the Firebugs." She has tour of the Federal R e s e r v 9 son, having lost a match to a thrives on out-moving and out- will present Christopher Marlowe's been active in both Troubadour Bank of Richmond was made. non-league opponent on riding thinking bigger opponents with DR. FAUSTUS Thursday through and LHS productions. After lunch, several hours were time midway through the season. fast takedowns and reversals. Much Sunday nights, March 5-8. This, the This famous play concerns the spent touring the Virginia Civil VMI lost its best 123-pounder stronger than the^verage man his second play of the season, will plight of Faustus, a scholar learn- War Centennial Center. when Don Pirodsky dislocated his size, Hill will pin much big- celebrate the 400th anniversary ed in law, medicine and theology Throughout the trip, members elbow near the end of the season. ger men with h#'combination of of the birth of both Christopher who takes up the study of magic. were very impressed with th« Coach Gupton will go with sop- speed, skill an^ application of Marlowe and William Shakes- To satisfy this burning thirst for warm welcome that they were homore Tommy Harrell, an inex- strength. peare. knowledge and power, he agrees given by the General Assembly. perienced youngster who has made i FAUSTUS will feature two Lex- to sell his soul to the devil, Mehis- Many members of the legislative a few appearances at 130 this year. ington High School students, both topheles, for twenty four years assured them that the muoh- Between Harrel and Crone, Gup- Rifle Squid veterans of Troubadour produc- of super-'human power. From this needed funds for the Corps Build- ton will go with another sopho- tions. Kendall Jamison will play point on his career is marked by ing and partial restoration of th® more, Ross Hazelwood, the 130- the part of Helen of Troy whom a great waste of himself upon (Continued From Page 6) J. M. Hall will be approved this pounder who has improvetl so Faustus conjures up to his lov- cheap trickery in the lavish courts week. much this season. Gupton rated with a 293 out a possible 300. er. Miss Jamison, daughter of Col. of the Emperor Carolus V, and him the man most likely to sur- He was close^j^ followed by ' J. S. Jamison Jr., appeared earlier the Pope in Rome. prise in this meet. Stickles and Goi^loe, 292; Taylor, i this year in the role of Mrs. Knect- Heading a cast of 23 men is Tim flict with the Rockbridge County. Elsewhere the Keydets will be 287, and Walsh, '

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