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VOLUME XXXV—Z-778 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 13, 1941 NUMBER 5 Richmond Trip Homecoming Plans For Oct. 18 Preparations Go Forward Include VMI-Virginia Game, The Alumni and the more active Richmond Club in Richmond are planning to sponsor a dance for the Garrison Review, Informal Hop cadets and friends of VMI when the corps comes to Richmond on the Corps Trip," said Jimmy Hume, at Board of Visitors a meeting of the Richmond Club Institute Chapter of VAS Wednesday. This dance is to be free Will Inspect Corps to cadets and dates, but as for And Tour VMI friends it is not certain yet whether Holds Election Of Officers; they will have to pay. The parents On October 18, VMI alumni and and alumni have worked hard Hears Public Health Speaker friends will flock to Lexington from this year to make the stay for all points for the annual festivities the corps as pleasant as possible. The student chapter of the Vir- In closing the meetings for the year of Homecoming Day. The annual ginia Academy of Science held its Many dates have been arranged were planned, and speakers will game between VMI and Virginia first meeting of the new school ses- and many parties have been be drafted for these meetings. will be the highlight of the day. sion on Saturday, October 4th. Lt. promised. Also the Chamber of The members of the first class The "Wahoos" have long been one Col. R. P. Carroll, associate profes- Commerce has promised to give of the Keydet's closest rivals, and sor of Biology, organized the first Pre-Medical sections had the op- the corps a breakfast immediately, the spirit for the contest is expected meeting and got the year off to an portunity to enjoy a very interest- after their arrival in Richmond at to run high between the two schools. excellent start. He held the election ing and educational lecture on ven- the John Marshall Hotel, which will ereal disease last Wednesday, Octo- Capacity crowds are expected to be of the new officers for the coming on hand for the day's events. be the VMI Headquarters while the year and then turned the meeting ber 8 by Mr. H. W. Ennis, Jr., a corps is there. The Richmond Club over to them. The new officers civilian employee of the United Inspection feels that they will do as well if elected were: Joseph Shomo, pres- States Public Health Service. Col- The Homecoming day will begin not better than Charlotte. Commanders Will Feature Waltzes, ident; Robert Reeves, vice-pres- onel Carroll was instrumental in with an inspection under arms of The following are parts of a let- ident; and Robert Marston, secre- contacting his services for a gen- the Corps on their respective com- ter received by Jimmy Hume from tary and treasurer. Following the eral discussion of the control of pany parades. The Board of Visitors B. W. Marchant, president of the Glenn Miller Arrangements Atkins elections Bill Getty gave a short veneral disease. The meeting which will make the inspection. Immedi- Richmond Club: 9 talk welcoming the members of the lasted about two hours enabled the ately following this inspection there Support Sought 3rd class. members to ask innumerable ques- will be an inspection of barracks by "In connection with the dance, we And Pritchard At Homecomings tions concerning this vital social the Board. Uniform for the occasion want to know definitely if the corps One of the main topics of discus- problem. Mr. Ennis has made a will be dress. In event of rain, the will support it by their attendance. sion was with regard to the draft- The Commanders will play their wide survey of his work and is un- inspection under arms will be held There will be no charge. The last ing of Pre-Medical men. Since many opening engagement at the Institute tiring in his efforts to stamp out on the stoops. dance we gave the corps, two years men desire to continue their work this year at the Homecoming Hop the focal points from which these ago when you visited Richmond, Unit Change in a medical school in order to get Garrison Review on the night of October 18. Cocke Billy Goforth, Jr., Inducted their degree, it is Very desirable that diseases have their beginnings. At was only attended by about a third At 11:00 A. M. there will be a Hall will be decorated in colors of Billy Goforth, who has, for the they be exempt from serving in the present he is a co-ordinator be- of the cadets who made the trip. It garrison review in honor of the red, white and yellow. The band- past two years, been clerk to the Allowed ROTC different military units. was rather embarrassing to the com- tween the army and civilian au Board of Visitors, in which, as usual stand will be located in the middle Commandant and mesenger boy Our rapidly expanding army has Another topic discussed was fox- thorities. In stamping out the sour mittee who had gone to the trouble of the gym as is customary at First combined, has been called to serve the troop, the battery, and the in- created many new opportunities for hunting, and on November 11th, ces of disease in the vicinity of and expense to arrange for the Class Hops. This hop will mark the the United States as a draftee. fantry will participate. The in- dance, and we would like to know graduate students in the advance many members of the VAS have various military posts. At the time fantry unit will pass in review first of a series of First Class Hops On last Monday evening the definitely if the corps is going to courses of the senior units of the decided to hold one of their own of his address he was returning first by companies, and then in a to be held this year at the Institute. members of the Senior B. Y. P. U. attend this dance given by the alum- ROTC. The War Department has The committee in charge of this from a study of conditions at Fort Pershing square. If it should be A special feature of the decorations gave a surprise party to Billy who ni, or if you plan to go to the Coun- recently sent several letters to the and its arrangements are Kinsolv- Bragg and Fort Benning at which raining the review will be called at this hop will be two sets of goal left the next morning for his du- ROTC office concerning the com- try Club, Tantilla, Commonwealth ing, Graybeal, and Simpson, while places he made a wide survey of off, but if the condition of the posts, one set at each end of the ties with the Army. At this party missioning of ROTC graduates in Club, or other places of amusement. Frank Lee was placed in charge of conditions and factors pertaining to parade ground permits, an infantry floor. One pair will be decorated he was presented with a watch arms and services other than those If the latter is the preferred, we transportation. the cause of venereal disease. review will be held. with VMI colors, and the other will and a regular pocket edition of in which they are now beign train- may as well drop our plans, al- be decorated with Virginia colors. the New Testament. ed. It is felt that the organization VMI-Virginia Game though they are pretty well ar- To Feature Atkins of the ROTC does not provide a The big event of the day will be ranged. Tommy Atkins will be featured sufficient number of qualified re- A. C. S. Elects Troop, Battery the VMI-Virginia game, which, be- "In this connection your mother, on the trombone in some of Tommy serve officers in certain of the arms cause of the large homecoming Mrs. Hume, and several other ladies Dorsey's arrangements. There will and services. To make up for this crowd, will be held at the Washing- made the suggestion that it be im- L. R. Stallings Practice Drill also be a number of Glenn Miller deficiency, a call has been made ton and Lee's Wilson Field rather pressed upon the Richmond boys Third Class arrangements used by the orchestra. for men to transfer to the Quarter- Last Thursday the VMI Chapter Mounted units for the Homecom- than at the Alumni Field. As this that you are actually hosts to the Jack Thacker has taken over as first master Corps, the Signal Corps, the of the American Chemical Society ing garrison Review, drilled Tues- is the only Institute game to be cadets who are not from Richmond, Selects Rings saxophonist with Jimmy Clark play- Air Corp (non-rated), the Corps of held its initial meeting of the 1941- day and Thursday of last week for played in Lexington this year a and out of state. On account of that ing second saxophone. Clark will Engineers, and the Chemical War- 1942 academic session. The chapter, their coming show on the eighteenth record attendance is expected both fact, you in the Richmond Club The type of stone for the '44 class also do some vocals. The Comman- ring and class pins were the themes fare Service. formed and chartered in February of this month. of the VMI and Virginia fans. Ac- should use every effort to get ders have as their theme this year of the Third Class meeting last 1940, is already making plans for The 'F' Company Battery started cording to the custom at home pledges for the corps to attend the A quota has been set for the num- the current favorite "Without a Sunday night. After the usual de- ber of men that may enter these 16reat strides during this year, off in fine style, with what was games the Corps will march on the dance to be given at the John Mar- Song" which has been made so pop- bate concerning the relative merits j termed the best first try Colonel field and pass in review. shall by the Alumni." branches of the service by transfer L. R. Stallings, '42, was elected to ular in recent months by Tommy of the different stones, the spinel, Heiner has witnessed here. Cadet Cars Needed Thus only a limited number can , the position of Chairman of the Dorsey, replacing the "Moonglow" a blue stone* was selected for the Lieutenant Wright was in command, Hop Ends Day There are plans afoot to have apply for transfer. From the total Chapter, with C. L. Board, '43, as- used last year by the orchestra. Both class ring of the class of 1944. Since and from 4:20 until 6:00 intensive A First Class Hop will be held stickers put on cars that are owned ROTC graduates, five per cent are j suming the duties of Secretary- arrangements were by Moon Mul- there is the shortage of stones be- from 9:00 P. M. to 12:00 P. M. in annually organized to enter the Treasurer. Those appointed to the action was held which covered ev- by parents, alumni and friends of len, ex '44. According to a state- cause of the war, it was considered Cocke '94 Hall. This hop has become Quartermaster Corps, ten per cent executive committee were W. D. ery movement that would be enacted VMI entitled "Cadets ride with us." ment by Burt Menk, manager of the necessary to have an alternate stone in the last few years an important in the Signal Corps, ten per cent Lillard, '42, former chairman of the on the eighteenth. However, Cadet This will make it possible for many Commanders, the music this year in case it would be impossible to fill part of the Homecoming occasion. in the Air Corps, five per cent in chapter, F. Bilisoly, '43, and F. Bell, Capt. Jones will command the Bat- to get rides over the city. It is will be of a slower tempo, more on all the orders. This alternate stone Music, as is usual at First Class Hops, the Corps of Engineers, and a total '44. Mr. Thomas was installed as tery for the final show. Despite the also being arranged that as many the dreamy side than "hot and fast" was a garnet, a dark red stone. The will be provided by the VMI Com- of 50 graduates from all the corps faculty advisor to the chapter. liberal sprinkling of remounts there as possible of the young ladies who swing music. This is because of manders. An added attraction will supply of native stones cut the area in the Chemical Warfare Ser- were no spills or tangled traces. have dates with cadets get a car or complaints by the Keydets who have range of selection down to four: Meetings will adhere for the most be Bosh Pritchard, who will sing vice. The usual composite troop of a ride with some one. found the music before a bit too fast garnet, dark red, ruby, light red; part to those lines introduced with with the orchestra. The VMI Com- The qualifications for entering the Companies "A" and "C" tinder for their liking. spinel, blue; and a dark green stone, the founding of the chapter. Next manders are being handled this Signal Corps is only an aptitude for Cadet Captain O'Keefe also did ferri-aluminum silicate. month's conclave will feature ad- year by Tommy Atkins, leading the A number of definite and tentative well on their first day. With Cadet Lecture Is Given this kind of duty. Graduates who dresses on subjects of interest to band, and Bert Mink, on the busi- oookings have been made. The Com- Had Blue Stone have majored in Aeronautical and Lieutenants Spessard and Urqhart students relative to the world of ness end. The price of admission manders will play an engagement The last class to have a blue Mechanical Engineering or Busi- commanding, they drilled during Editorial Staff chemistry delivered by both guest will be $1.50. Because of the infor- at the Boonesboro Country Club stone in its class ring was the class ness Administration are qualified the same period as the artillery. speakers and student speakers. mality, these First Class Hops have On Paper Make-up in Lynchburg on Friday night, Oc- of 1941, which was graduated last to apply for transfer to the Air The second platoon of troop "B", These lectures will be supplemented the reputation of being just as en- tober 17. On November 11 the or- June. Corps. A degree in civil engineer- notorious, according to Colonel Wilt- Lieutenant Chester Goolrick gave by visual references such as mo- joyable as some of the larger sets chestra will play for a tea dance at The class pins were also voted on. ing is necessary to get into the shire, for bad appearances early in an informal lecture at a meeting of tion pictures supplied by various in- of hops held at the Institute. The Southern Seminary. All cadets de- These will be available in three Corps of Engineers. Men who are the year, proved statistics wrong, the 2nd and 3rd classmen on the dustrial organizations as Du Pont, gym will be decorated by the Hop siring to attend this dance may do finishes: rose, dark rose, and ster- pursuing courses leading to a de- G. E., and so on. It is expected that as they carried off the honors. editorial staff of The Cadet in Committee with red, white, and yel- so by signing up in room 118 for ling silver. The guards will match gree in chemistry are eligible for some of these meetings will be held Nichols Engineering Hall at 7:30 P. low paper. An unusual feature will dates. They will also play at a dance (Continued On Page 6) the Chemical Warfare Service. in conjunction with the W&L Chap- M. last Wednesday evening. In addi- be the presence of two sets of goal on the night of November 1 at Mad- ter. Aeolians Hold tion to the presence of Colonel S. ison College in Harrisonburg, Vir- posts, one set at each end of the E. Townes and Lieutenant W. S. ginia. An engagement will be In regard to the society much is First Meeting floor. One will be decorated with McCauley, faculty advisors for The played in Charlottesville, Va. Relics Of General Jackson to be said in its favor. All under- VMI colors, the other with Virginia Cadet, there were about twenty grads majoring in chemistry may Of '42 Session colors. Include Waltzes members of The Cadet staff who Presented To Library Museum become members of the society if Confinement Lifted By popular request, according to The Aeolians held their first meet- came to listen to the suggestions on a student chapter is in existence in In view of the special occasion, a statement made by Burt Menk, a ing of the current school year last feature writing and make-up given In keeping with the spirit of re- tute. their institute of learning. Meetings penalty tours will not be required (Continued On Page 6) Saturday. About twenty people at- by Lieutenant Goolrick, a past ed- turning Civil War relics to their General Gellette, Commander of provide practice in paper and theory on Saturday, the eighteenth of Oc- proper places, as exemplified by the Louisiana Division of the Unit- tended the record concert held in itor of The Cadet. for the student. An employment rec- tober. Confinements given previous Michigan's action in returning cap- ed Confederate Veterans, is the only Alumni Hall, including various offi- Lieutenant Goolrick spoke on ord bureau also conducted by the to the time of the issue of an order Richard C. Neiss tured battle flags to Virginia and surviving commissioned officer of cers of the Institute, their wives, ways of improving the stories that society serves as a clearing-house several days ago pertaining to the other Southern states, Major Ed- the Confederate Army. He removed cadets, and also a number of guests. were turned in by these under- Returns To School for the job-seeking youth graduated Homecoming day will be lifted from mund R. Wiles of Little Rock, Ark. General Jackson from his horse Although the number present was graduates, who, not having as much in chemistry, and the would-be em- Saturday morning until 12:15 P. M., has sent three intimate relics as- when he was wounded and was one small when compared with former experience in journalism as the The condition of Dick Niess, vic- ployer. Each year representatives Sunday, October 19, 1941. first classmen that write for The tim of the recent bomb episode, sociated with "Stonewall" Jackson of the officers sent by Gen. Robert of leading chemical industrial or- attendances, the hour proved to be to Colonel William Couper. the VMI E. Lee to arrange for the meeting Cadet, have yet a great deal to is much better. Following his ganizations and colleges and their extremely enjoyable. historian. These belongings consti- with Gen. Ulysses S. Grant that learn. He spoke, not of the manner admission to Johns Hopkins Hos- allied groups gather together for The concert opened with a piano All second and third classmen on tute a lance and two needles with ended in Lee's surrender. He enlist- in which the stories are written, pital on Thursday, September 17, the purpose of reviewing the prog- solo by Ignace Paderewski; "Minuet the editorial staff of The Cadet which the emergency operation was ed in the Confederate Army in April but of the little things that are so his eye showed signs of im- ress of the year in the field of chem- in G Major." The meeting ended are requested to report to The performed on General Jackson's 1861 while attending the Iuka Insti- important in making up a story. He provement. Doctor T. B. Walsh, the istry and passing on this knowledge with the playing of Beethoven's Cadet room in the old library arm on the night of May 2, 1863. tute at Iuka, Miss. During the war spoke of the ways of making up consulting physician, stated in a let to the student. The American Chem- "Symphony No. 5 In C Minor." Also promptly at tattoo. All men must These wounds received at the battle he served in 13 major battles and the opening paragraph of a story; ter to General Kilbourne the nature ical Society also publishes a mag- included in the program were the be present at this meeting, and are of Chancellorsville resulted in his was honorably discharged from the of the injury and its consequence. azine which is sent out to all chap- following: "Rumanian Rhapsody," expected to come prepared with of how to treat abbreviations of death eight days later. Confederate Army at the close of For the present no treatment is indi- ters. by Enesco, "Eine Kleine Nachtmu- pencils and paper. surnames; the other essential fea- the war in May, 1865. He was a cated—time alone will determine Major Wiles, a past commander- sik", by Mozart, and "Overture to tures that go into the general con- member of the 2nd Mississippi In- the final outcome. Niess was dis- in-chief of the Sons of the Confed- Tannhauser", by Wagner. struction of a good news story. fantry under the command of Col- charged from the hospital on Tues- eracy, was given the lance and First Rain For Month The Aeolians were begun last year Lieutenant Goolrick spoke about onel Stone. Today he is still very day, September 23, with the stip- needles by General O. R. Gellette by a number of first, second and the make-up of the paper and made active and at the age of 96 is em- Falls On Arid Parade RAF Fighter Makes Visit ulation that it would be necessary of Shreveport, La., at the conclu- third classmen who had an interest several suggestions which he thought ployed by the Louisiana and Ark- About 4:00 PM last Wednesday sion of the Confederate reunion The first rain since the return of in classical music. The first meet- would give The Cadet a more in- for him to return in a month's time ansas railroad. afternoon an RAF fighter was held there. These were the posses- the Corps to school on September ings of the club showed only small teresting appearance. for further medical care. He went These relics are now in the mu- seen flying over VMI and vicinity. sions of Dr. C. O. Gellette, his broth- 4th fell last Friday. Although the attendances, but gradually the num- Colonel Townes explained what to his home where he will remain er. General Gellette has stated that j seum where they are _ on display It was complete with camouflage rain was sufficiently hard to do some ber of those present at the concert the duties of a faculty advisor were until Tuesday, the 14th. He has had his brother used this lance in help- with other priceless possessions of and the British emblem. Where it good for the farmers, it was not grew until at one time more than and stressed the fact that he was some fever, has suffered from head- ing to give first aid to General Jack- the great chieftain who lost his life came from no one knows and sufficiently hard to keep the corps father than censorial aches and from the shock, but is son on the night of May 2, 1863. battling for the Confederacy. They eighty cadets attended. The concerts where it went no one knows eith- now reported to be much better. Whereas the needles were used in , will be of additional interest to the from drill and parade. Many of the were divided into two parts, with er. However, it circled the Insti- luley emphasized Next Tuesday he returns to Johns sewing the flaps on his arm. By per- j thousands of people who annually rats are beginning to ask when an intermission when refreshments tute twice and flew off again to- -tents and made Hopkins for examination and ex- mission of General Gellette these visit VMI and its historical mu- the rainy season starts up here in were served. It became customary ward Richmond. \ ,'he columnists pects to report for duty the follow- have been presented to the Insti- seum. the mountains uf Virginia. Nobody for $ome officer or cadet to give a •ting ended. ing day. knows. (Continued On Page 6) PAGE TWO T11K V.M.I. CADET, LEXINGTON. VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 18, 1941 EDITORS FRANKLY SPEAKING CAMPUS CAMERA ^UllMakt COLUMN By FRANK LEE

Published Monday afternoons. Entered at the post office at BY BI.ACKBURN Lexington, Virginia, as second class matter. Subscription during Flash! Sterling has just heard that was a picture of sweet inocence. He JOHNNY Lucifer shouldn't be named Lucifer never made promises, not him—but regular school year, $2.50. MICHIGAN'S ®LAW at all—it all happened with the ar- it is rumored that a big man with 1941 "Member of . 1942 DON'T YOU THINK that it would PLUNGING FULLBACK, rival of ten little Lucifers! Now all a shot gun is hunting him awfully ASSOCIATED COLLEGE PRESS be an excellent idea for the corps GAINED 350 YARDS is in happiness: Sterling's love will hard! Let's hope that Bunny Rab- AGAINST HARVARD IN Distributor of Collegiate Digest to do something toward British War Relief? After all if everyone were be able to be here for Ring Figure bit Wray doesn't get shot—with a 1915 WITHOUT SCORING National Advertising Service, Inc. to lie down on the job Hitler would without having to give up Lucifer. shotgun. Each hme he icok College Publishers Representative be in our backyard before we knew There is only one drawback—more I don't believe I ever saw a cuter THE BAILTO W E CRIM- 420 MADISON Ave. New YORK. N. Y. it. But in all seriousness why hogs to slop. Incidentally Sterling bunch of gals at a dance than last CHICAGO • Boston • Los ANODIC * SAH IHANCISCO SON GOAL LINE 1HE couldn't we give up having a big where is your Ring Figure date of Saturday night. A great deal of them QUARTERBACK CALLED' LAWRIE NEWBOLD Editor-in-Chief band for Mid-Winters and have the last year? were familiar but there were lots of SOME OTHER BACK TO GORDON E. MOORE Business Manager Commanders still paying the same "The Angle" just dropped in and new faces—some of them Rat's CARRY 1HE BAU. OVER price for the set of five dollars? We in the course of conversation let it dates. One in particular with Little ALU FAILED EDITORIAL STAFF could also give up the flowers for drop that he was in love. Under- Red last Saturday kept ducking her AND HARVARD SCORED A EDWARD SWAIN, Managing Editor our dates and buy a pin of some stand that she is from Boston and face whenever some cadet passed 7 TO O Dick Baldwin Assistant Managing Editor sort for the same price that we he met her last summer in Maine "the window of the cafe where she VICTORY/ Joe Drewry Alumni Editor usually pay for a corsage. The pin where he was teaching kids how to was eating. The Little Red wasn't R. C. Home Feature Editor would be something simple to desig- ride. Can you imagine a girl writing woofing was he? No, not much—just Bob Dunlap Radio and Movie Editor nate that you had paid some- that face every day? Gad! what a took her to church dinner, and spent Benton Kinsolving News Editor thing toward the War Relief. Then, gory thing to make love to. the afternoon with her. Mac Youell Photography as one can plainly see, if there was At last Jed came through—and I can't see how Stripes can rate a large attendance at the hops, a ASSOCIATE EDITORS with a honey too. There was only such a cute gal. but she seems to considerable amount of money Adams Campbell Preston one thing wrong—it looked to me be a hog about him. Could this be would be made. This money would Aussicker Gottwald Thompson like she forgot Jed in the rush—at love? be turned over to General Kil- Bartenstein Jenny Vandeventer least she kept looking at all the Boys you should see Bro' Rat Tosti bourne. who in turn would turn it Bounds brothers who were staging it at noon at the dance. When that gal did over to the British War Relief Fund STAFF ASSISTANTS last Sunday in a cafe up town. Jed the rhumba Tosti almost passed out. as VMI's contribution. Such a plan kept trying to keep her attention, And he wasn't the only one—I felt a Balmenti Gordon Neiss sponsored by the corps would in- Bennett Ludlow Sadow but to little avail—she liked good- little weak myself. deed show the patriotic spirit of looking men. El Dago Fonville (note the side- Corkan VMI. So if you like the idea, let's C, cubed, Chewing is ordering a burns) is a noted lover. He met a get behind it and put it over. After 1?HE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER. TRIO OF LOCAL GAMBLERS" SPORTS STAFF miniature! From the way that guy gal this summer who was pretty 5ECURED THE LAND FOR.1H& all, aren't the Commanders the fav- CELEBRATES ADAM EVE 0 WM. N. BROWN, Sports Editor changes gals—or maybe it's the way nice (I'll vouch for that point) and DAY IN JANUARY. EACH STUD- FIRST BUILDING OF THE UNIVERSITY orite band of the cadets? George H. Esser Executive Assistant Sports Editor they throw him over—it looks like was casting roses to her balcony ENT RECEIVES AN APPLE FR9V\ • • • OF ARIZONA • • • THE CHANCELLOR./ Blandy L. Crafton Assistant Sports Editor • he needs something to cinch one of the rest of the summer. We even R. W. Williams Assistant Sports Editor IN THE PAST it has been cus- them. had to put up with songs he com- Gordon L. Jacks Associate Sports Editor tomary for the Cadet not to print Guess you have all heard the story posed himself and sang in his "grunt F. C. Welton Associate Sports Editor anything with regard to regula- about the three bears—well boys we and groan" style. Well, El Dago FOREIGN COMMENTS R. H. Catlett - Associate Sports Editor tions other than official informa- have three BUNNIES in '42. There made plans for further ensnaring Keith Phillips Associate Sports Editor tion. Would it not be an excellent is Bunny Rabbit Moore. Bunny Rab- the fair lady's heart in Philadelphia By DICK BALDWIN idea if the Cadet could publish any bit Pike, and Bunny Rabbit Wray. during the week-end of the Temple BUSINESS STAFF constructive criticisms or render Now these three bunnies are three Game. His heart was beating rapid- our defense forces, the Aircraft David L. Rawls, Jr Advertising Manager any constructive suggestions good little bunnies, but like all bun- ly with anticipation of seeing his Alumnus In Iceland Warning Service. He was particu- Chester N. Drake Assistant Advertising Manager through articles, rather than to nies, these bunnies must go astray lady love—when she saw a fur coat Although in reality an item for larly concerned with the communi- J. Addison Hagan, Jr. Assistant Advertising Manager go through a long-drawn procedure once in a while. Now Bunny Rabbit she liked better than El Dago, soooo the Alumni Page, this letter just cations details. After receiving nec- Lewis G. Porter, Jr Subscription Manager to obtain recognition of what may Moore is a good little bunny whom she bought the coat and forgot El received from Ned Baldwin, '38 con- essary preliminary experience here, Al G. Williams Circulation Manager be an idea which would benefit the everybody likes, but is never very Dago who has again returned to El tains sufficient interest on a foreign he was transferred to Mitchell Field, Al Rooklin Staff Secretary corps and the Institute? bad. Bunny Rabbit Pike and Wray Seminary in search of conquests matter as to warrant an appear- Long Island, where his work was are terrific bunnies. Bunny Pike was the poor fellow. ance in this column. Ned grad- • given a practical application. Then El Dago's roommate the Great uated from V. M. I. the June be- THIS YEAR THE corps trip is always running away from home his secret orders came for Iceland, Were You Thinking? fore the present First Class en- again to Richmond and the Rich- and coming home late and not get- Lover Woodward met an old ac- and until this letter arrived, his tered, but those members of '41, Every once in a while the corps, collectively or just mond club, consisting of the more ting caught until a little gal bunny quaintance in Lynchburg with an- existence was a complete blank; the who are still with us, will remember certain individuals, will do something which is branded active alumni in Richmond, is plan- finally caught him—and she had ther man. She speaks to him and he same situation applying to the rest him as Captain of F company, mon- as quite childish and not fitting of college students. ning a dance at the John Marshall him like a trap. He pleaded and returned the salutation, and now all of the troops in our Iceland forces. Hotel for the cadets and their cried but she only laughed and he does during lectures on Military ogram man in wrestling, Jackson Perhaps 'shirt tail parades' might be placed in this Iceland friends. The Commanders are to ent on playing with the other boy Law is write Grace, Grace, G.G.G.G. Hope Medallist in Electrical Engi- Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1941 category. We won't dispute that, but the point is, a play for the dance and there will bunnies—much to his consternation. Grace in his books. I've often won- neering, and Business Manager of Dear Dick, 'shirt tail parade' at least has some reason behind it. It be no charge for cadets. Now the He decided to drown himself—in dered how it affected one—poor— the Hop Committee, all in his First Just a few lines to let you know has become a typical means of expression here at VMI. point is that this dance has the alcohol. It didn't do any good, only now I see how—poor fellow. I'll bet Class year. that I'm not one of the long lost making of being one of the best made him stay home for a little she doesn't write Jack, Jack, all the However, there seems to be other means of expression After graduation, he accepted a souls. I'm still alive and kicking but the corps has ever had the oppor- while and think. time on her books. that don't have anything behind them, nor does it seem position with the Westinghouse In- happen to be, as you probably al- tunity of attending in a long while. Bunny Rabbit Wray was a suave Evidently all the gals know all that the individual responsible has much within him. ternational Electric Company, being ready know, in Iceland. And it promises to be a great suc- smooooothe bunny who was noted there is to know about the brothers. stationed first at Bloomfleld, N. J., cess if the corps will back it 100 To make a long story short, we Preston Library is the newest and probably the fin- for resembling a torn cat. He wooed At least none of them have written as a student engineer. After a few per cent. The last time the corps left Brooklyn on (censored) on the est building we have on the post. Its construction was different gals every night, promised and asked about them. If any do, months at this work, his after hours went to Richmond there were very transport "American Legion." Af- no easy financial burden to place on the school. Not to eventually spend money on them please enclose a snap-shot and I'll studies in electronics, a pseudo- few who attended the dance given ter ten days of very uneventful but and when they came to see him he answer the letters. Certy. hobby, earned for him a transfer to only is the building itself new, but everything inside, for the corps, which would natur- rather pleasant sailing we arrived the company's main offices in New every bit of the furnishings are new. In view of this, ally discourage anyone in giving at this, so to speak, "rock" off the York City as an electronics spe- you rather wonder why some people feel they have another dance in the future. How- coast of Greenland. ialist. He continued in this capac- to inscribe initials on the walls, tables, and other fix- ever, they are going to give us an- It's not such a bad place but it ity, handling orders from South tures of the library. other break. The Richmond club TWO-STRIPE TRIPE is very unusual. First of all, there here in school is behind the dance, America, until the present emer- is no ice and snow in our vicinity. How many times have you been scribbling away on all the way, and if the rest of the By PEYTON THOMPSON gency had him ordered to active The climate for the most part isn't service with the Signal Corps at some sort of written paper in the classroom and sud- cadets making the trip feel the much worse than New England, ex- same way about it there is every Fort Monmouth, N. J. His knowl- cept for the rain. The name Iceland From what I have heard around ers soon I am going to be forced to denly had your pencil go off at an acute angle as it reason why this should be one of edge and experience with electrical does not come from the wird "ice" barracks, there was some complaint be the one to do the same. broke through into the crude carving of some anti- the outstanding dances of the VMI engineering caused him to be trans- (because of the icy country and about the last column that went in quated initials on the desk or table top? You probably social season. I can assure you the CAN YOU IMAGINE: Feely be- ferred to this branch of the service climate, etc.) but is a corrupUon the paper under my name. Well, Richmond Club is doing everything ing a powerhouse at the Sem? Well, from his original status in the Field of the native word spelled ISLAND, didn't think much of the individual who did that. It is for those guys who didn't grasp the in its power to make this trip big- according to all reports he didn't Artillery. pronounced EESLAND by the na- foolish to think that precedent demands that you do points I would like to refer you do so badly along with the bad in ger and better than ever. At Fort Monmouth his work con- tives. your bit to channel lines in everything carvable around to that Two-Striped-Roudy Three- fluences of Wilcox, Sullivan, and sisted mainly as an instructor in the Institute. More than a few of the table and desk * « some, Welton, Scott, and Lemmon. Brantly last Saturday. They claim The most surprising thing is the one of the very newest units of tops are irreparably seared because of carvings which SO FAR THIS year there have Frankly I thought it was pretty that Sullivan and Wilcox started the (Continued On Page 6) date back twenty years. Oh yes, some individuals have been three cheer rallies and they good, under the circumstances. whole thing at McCrum's. How were largely attended by the first about it fellows, just who was re- gone to work on the blackboards when they didn't CAN YOU IMAGINE: Bobby and rat classes. Well, it seems to me Lemmon having dancing lessons in sponsible? know enough to put anything else on the board for a that the second and third classes the gym during drill and parade? CAN YOU IMAGINE: Leo Tyn- day's recitation. could at least show their interests, All men on the dance permit re- an. and McConnell. Something . if any, in the team by coming to port down to the gym right away And I reckon I could go on for Here is the point, gentleman: The few demerits you these rallies. They don't last long or to be boned for same. They'd hours with such nonsense but I may receive if you are caught defacing Institute prop- and the corps will make a much probably get boned anyway if such reckon it would be wiser to stop Is Missing erty aren't going to stop this annoyance, nor are they better appearance at the game if got started. here as I might get into truoble they are thoroughly familiar with CAN YOU IMAGINE: Welton or when I came to such people as going to repair the damage. Let's remember that and the cheers. Also this year the cheer Adams in bed at taps? Or without Johann, Vince Thomas, Bilisoly and refrain from defacing our finest and most modernly leaders have put themselves out a glass of brew in their hand? others. equipped building. considerably by adding tumbling to CAN YOU IMAGINE: Sam Mar- the ordinary cheerleading. Don't Then too, there is always that shall coming out of the Mess Hall you think we owe them some token LA German section which is noted without his blouse being messed up of appreciation? for its dry wit. The other day in with all types of food on it Or Sam class Mr. Lancaster asked our boy, Why Not A Mascot? * putting Bill Emory on his famed Scott, "Woraus trinken Sie?" Scot- FOR A NUMBER of years now Gestapo? ty mulled the question for a few For several years a dog of uncertain ancestry was to P. T.'s walking out the P. T. road CAN YOU IMAGINE: Sy Snod- minutes and then cautiously re- be seen following the Corps about wherever it went, and walking back having accom- gras with two Ring Figure Dates? plied, "A . . a . . a Stein." Now to Charlotte, Richmond, Roanoke, or about the streets plished nothing on their return. This is straight dope, just ask him. isn't that just like our little Scott? Why couldn't these men with tours CAN YOU IMAGINE: Board not I ask you, Welton? of Lexington. "Brown Dog" soon became known as the to perform do some work that being in the hay at ten p. m. every mascot of the VMI Cadets, and he soon became closely By the way did the members of would be beneficial to the In- night? Or anywhere but El Patiio the Corps of Cadets at VMI know associated with the Corps. However, last year a catas- stitute? They could do any number when there is release from bar- that there was a Betty Bly right trophe occurred. "Brown Dog" made an unheralded of things such as construct paths racks? here in school? Now we no longer disappearance without bidding adieu to anyone. behind barracks for horseback rid- CAN YOU IMAGINE: Peyton have to write all the way to Rich- ers and those who enjoy short Thompson with a beautiful gal? mond to get advice with regard to With the "Tech" game approaching in six weeks, the walks in the afternoons. Such WOW! What a change that would our love afflairs. When you are in familiar gobbler will soon be seen doing its part to in- things as this would be a definite be? trouble consult "Betty Bly" Johann spire the VPI team. And why not? Navy has its much advantage to VMI and a great deal CAN YOU IMAGINE: Jimmy in room 252. Boy is he really all of energy would not be wasted. Hodgkin not trying to late date over that stuff, so they tell me. cared for goat, and Army its stubborn but much be- * someone at a hop? It is reported loved mule. Much ado is made over these two pets for Have any of the Brothers in '43 SOMEONE HAS suggested that that he especially likes to late date noticed that a certain recently made they represent the fighting spirits of their respective more telephones be put in just out- Sub's dates. color sergeant no longer wears the schools. The presence of these two animals seems to side the P. E. Well, it really CAN YOU IMAGINE: Any type beautiful ruby ring that he has ease for the team a bit of that nervous strain which is wouldn't do any good as there are of swing music coming from room been wearing since our Rat year. only so many operators in Lexing- 256. I don't even think that they (God bless us)? There must be a present in the few minutes before the opening of the have any. And if someone doesn't game. ton, and it is all they can do to sad story connected with it's strange handle those, much less having break that Bagpipe record of By- disappearance, and to think that more. And although "Brown Dog" may be absent this year, Ring Figure is almost here. Oh! * to them without any sacrifice on Unhappy day for this poor brother. the Institute should by all means have another mascot. WOULDN'T IT BE an excellent your part? How about giving it a They tell me he is carrying the So come on Keydets, let's get ourselves another pet. idea for those members of the sec- try? torch. Perhaps it would inspire us to fight a liVtle harder and ond class who have been fortunate * From all the latest reports the with a little more inspiration. Whether it be a dog, enough to remain in the ROTC this IT SURE WOULD BE swell if dance which is to be held in Rich- year all chip in when they get ARROW UNDERWEAR eagle, or what have you, let it symbolize and typify the the first class would vote that the mond during the Corps Trip ought their ROTC checks and make it up second class could wear mess jack- to be one right party. No kidding, VMI Spirit which is so well known and which per- to those who are not going, to get ets after Ring Figure when they I've herad quite a number of ex- vades the very soul of every true Keydet. them? It would be very little out aren't wearing them. What are the cellent rumors. Too bad our uni- of everybody's pocket and it sure chief objections to this kind of forms didn't have a hip pocket, & would mean a great deal to those kindness? don't you think so, Gillespie. who could make very good use of • It is hoped by yours truly that When up town atop in at Dr. Didrik Seip, former rector of the University of those checks. Those who were re- LET'S HAVE MORE of these let- one former member of the class, jected have every chance in the ters to the Editor, so far they have Paul R. Shehan, Jr., will be up here TOLLEY'S TOGGEKY Oslo and visiting professor of Norwegian at the Uni- world of getting back in next year versity of Minnesota, is reported to be a prisoner in a been very good, and most construc- for the gala week-end of Home- so why should they miss those tive. Don't be bashful; turn them in. comings. In a recent letter from him to see the complete line Nazi concentration camp.—ACP. checks when you could make it up (Continued On Page 6) ARROW'S FALL PROMOTI THE V. M. I. CADET, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 13, 1941 •••gg pAGE THREE Here and There At Openings

Miss Norvelle Birmingham and Bo General Kilbourne and Colonel Moseley with the chaperones' Miss Pat Gardner and Al Rooklin give Coppedge with the well decorated stand to themselves. lounge as their background. The Hop Dean Hudson's rhythmics a trial. Committee outdid itself in the decora- This occurred, evidently, before the tion, both in the lounge and on the "Conga" exhibition. floor.

The band, Dean Hudson—and the vocalist—with ever present stags, admiring, in the audience. The football team, with its own vocalist, Pritchard, returned in time to enjoy the Satur- day night dance.

A familiar scene re-enacted on equally familiar territory. Miss Judy Winans and Frank Lee after another one of Photographs by Mac Youell Frank's jokes.

Joins Bob Hope W&L Enrollment body at Washington and Lee this RADIO RAMBLINGS year, but registrar officials hava maintained that registrations have Totals 880 held up "much better than we an- BOB AUSSICKER San Francisco, the city where he ticipated before the term began, as Forty-one states, the District of made his professional debut, to we had been prepared for a possbile The best news of the day is prob- Columbia and five foreign countries open an eight week engagement at decline of as much as 100 owing ably the fact that word has been or territories are represented by the the Palace Hotel. He has to fly to to the draft and other defense in- had that a large portion of the ra- 880 student registered at Washing- Hollywood every week along with roads." It is a university policy to dio industry is preparing to enter ton and Lee, the new university his seventeen-piece orchestra to limit the size of the student body a new nine-year agreement with student and faculty directory re- take part in the rehearsals and to 925 as a rule. the American Society of Compos- veals. broadcast of the Burns and Allen ers, Authors, and Publishers, and Virginia leads in number of show, then plane back to the Bay expressed determination yesterday students matriculated with 183, City to resume his dance engage- to continue support of ASCAP's while New York places the next ments. chief rival, BMI, a music publish- highest total—70. New Jersey is ing corporation which found a great The return of this band leader to third with 64. Canada, the Domini- measure of its success in filling in San Francisco was made the occa- can Republic. Hawaii and Vene- during the ASCAP-National As- sion for an official welcoming party zuela are represented by one stud- sociation of Broadcasters quarrel last week. The band was greeted ent each, while three are registered over percentage payments to AS- by the mayor, and then the whole from Puerto Rico. Each Pacific CAP for the use of music. It was party participated in a special coast state is also represented; stated that the BMI has filled a broadcast. Washington and Oregon by one necessary niche in the publishing Human interest for the week, student each and California by field by insuring competition. Tony DeVito, 10 years old, who Frances Langford, husky voiced seven. Every Southern State has Florida songbird, has joined became an expert drummer—on Neville Miller, president of the "Bob Hope's Variety Show". The a heavy representation. NAB, said that both NBC and CBS borrowed drums—now owns a set lovely blonde songstress, who Selective military service and de- had pledged support to the BMI of his own, and they're the same has been an unfailing favorite in fense activities have made some in- for the duration of the contract kind Gene Krupa uses. radio and on the stage and screen roads on the size of the student which ASCAP has offered the ra- DeVito, Krupa, and the drums since her Broaway debut several dio chains and independent stations. were brought together through the years igo, is heard on the com- No Contracts Signed new WGN-Mutual program, 'This edy show every Tuesday at 10 p. m. EST, over WLW and NBC. Buckingham Send Her A Miller said that no NBC or CBS Is Life,' which is heard each Mon- and stations had actually signed the day, Wednesday and Friday at new contract yet, but indicated that 12:15 PM. One of the aims of the a set of drums exactly like his own. Flivpin BROTHER RAT PIN, it was acceptable to the industry program is to make connections be- They arrived a few days ago, and IG, VA. when he said: tween persons who have things or the blind boy demonstrated his skill DOLL or COMPACT "We have at last established com- talents to offer, and those who need on a recent 'This Is Life' program. * petition in the music field, and be- them most. THE NEW WAY LUNCH cause of that fact, the contracts now DeVito has been blind since he We Specialize In From Have fun-be friendly offered are better than we antici- was 13. He learned through the aid THE DUTCH INN CHICKEN DINNERS pated we could secure when we of Ernest Schreyer, music school STEAK DINNERS MILDRED MILLER'S started out three years ago ... owner, but family circumstances For Nice Rooms AND Treat yourself and "The present agreements with AS- prevented the young man from and ITALIAN SPAGHETTI GIFT SHOP CAP represent a new step forward. having drums of his own. Just Wonderful Food The spirit of cooperatio and un- Then, Schreyer heard of 'This Is others to fresh-tasting derstanding manifested by this in- Life,' wrote to WGN, and the ap- BROWN'S CLEANING WORKS dustry during the past few years peal in behalf of DeVito was dram- Pressed 35c Wrigley's Spearmint Gum with respect to music copyright ENTIRE atized on the air. Two days later UNIFORMS Cleaned and Pressed 65c problems will probably carry it for- 'This Is Life' received a letter from Pressed 40c ward in years to come." CAPES AND The Flavor Lasts Krupa, the nation's number 1 trap Cleaned and Pressed 75c He credited what he called the drummer saying that he had writ- OVERCOATS "present achievement of a fair and ten to the factory to rush DeVito Phone 282 competitive market for music" to the operation of BMI. Finally, the president said that the new con- Insure Yourself Against Accident During the School Year tract would pave the way to a re- JOHN NORMAN HAMRIC & SMITH duction of 40 per cent in the cost JAS. A. SCOTT & SON IS of music to the average radio sta- Inc. COMING Jewelers tion, but would increase the over- Lynchburg, Va. all cost to the networks by about 60 per cent. Paul Whiteman has turned com- ATTENTION CADETS! muter for his radio appearance with the team of Burns and Allen heard STATE WAR ros WE SPECIALIZE IN over Mutual Broadcasting every You Are Invited To Inspect The Large, Newly Drug Co., Inc. MIM'S FASHIONS Thursday from 9:30 to 10 PM. Sea Foods and Steaks Completed Guest Rooms At The Whiteman last week returned to 17 West Nelson Street • Hardware Mayflower Hotel Hardware, Ammunition 1 Phone 41 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA Electrical Supplies Lexington, Virginia SOUTHERN INN RESTAURANT DuPont Products Here And There John Paul, '03 Years Ago In The Cadet Now Judge By JAMES R. GORDON, n WITH THE ALUMNI In Virginia 1928—Dedicated, tearfully, to my This kind readers, ls the substitute By JOE DREWRY, JR. everloving roommate, Haucepyce, For the good old hours of the In- Ill Among the most outstanding rep- for whom room makeovers was stitute. resentatives of the Virginia Military Correction: Due to an error In command of Captain Elijah P. Mont- such a - - er - - fiasco). Institute in the service of the state That seems to come just right my the issue of the CADET dated Sept. gomery, '29. government is Judge John Paul, That Saturday Hike way, 22, 1941 ln which many Alumni now Jack Balthis, '41, John Thrift, '41, 'Cause I get my hours on Saturday. class of 1903. He ls a native of Har- Listen, kind readers, and I will tell stationed at Fort Story were men- and Bill McChesney, '41, all sta- On Wednesday there are those who risonburg, Va. In a short time he Of a Saturday walk that griped tioned, we are making the follow- tioned at Fort Myer, attended stalk will have served ten years as a like hell. ing correction: Opening Hops last week. An hour upon the frontward walk. judge of the Federal Court of the Jimmy Tucker, '39. also attended. In front of barracks they called the Now I have done no more than Captain G. B. Walker, '28, is Ad- Western District of Virginia. Tucker is with the 178th Field Ar- roll they, jutant of the 246th Coast Artillery. Judge Paul was born December tillery stationed at Fort Bragg. And stood around 'til it hurt my But I must hike on Saturday, First Lieutenant Larry R. Hark- 9, 1883, in Rockingham County, Vir- Ex-V. M. I. Star Made Sergeant soul. And I ask you, reader, is this all ness, '34, is Assistant Post Exchange ginia. He is the son of Judge John Private William B. Nugent of well, Officer. Paul and Mrs. Katherine S. Green Then out I marched at attention; Ettrick, Virginia former star end of For a Saturday like that gripes like Paul. He entered the Institute in I couldn't smoke nor have no fun. Major Edwin C. McMillan, '23, the VMI 1940 football eleven has hell? 1899 and graduated very high in Behind me there was an officer who, has been called to active duty and been made an acting sergeant and (Finally, a headline from March, his class in 1903. While at VMI he Laughed and talked and smoked is stationed at Fort Leavenworth, color bearer at the Cavalry Replace- '24): played football on the Big Red some, too. Kansas. ment Training Center at Fort Riley, HOUDINI PERFORMS Team. I walked and walked (and rested Major Donald L. MacGregor, '23, Kansas, it was announced recently. MONDAY NIGHT After his graduation from VMI some) has finished an officers training Nugent has had a considerable IN JACKSON HALL he decided he would follow in his 'Til I thought that I would ne'er course at Fort Leavenworth and is amount of military training. While (Wasn't that the day that: father's footsteps so he went to the get home. now at Camp Beauregard in at VMI he served as a cadet cor- Drill was called on account of Shreivport, La. poral. Later he received training University of Virginia to further rain? study law. While doing his graduate Major H. Nims McMillan, '21, is at the Bassett and New Castle CCC Massachusetts Institute FOOD was served at Club Croietr work there he also played football. executive officer at Ellington Field, camps. While In these camps he A football misto pulled his chin He was initiated into the Kappa Is Aiding Defense at Houston Texas. held such positions as mess officer, in? Cambridge, Mass. (ACP)—Mass- fire marshall, and camp exchange Alpha, and the Phi Delta Phi fra- 1 shaved?) Thomas Leitch Lancaster, Jr., was officer. He also served for two ternities. He was also elected to achusetts Institute of Technology married to Mary Virginia Jordan now resembles a branch of the gov- years with the Virginia National the Raven, an honorary society of Students at Emory University pre- this past July. They will make their Guard. that school. ernment's defense forces more than home in San Francisco, Calif. fer to call the campus water tank After completing this thirteen After his graduate work was com- it does a private institution of learn- the "Bobby Jones Memorial." The George Cammeron Budd, '39, is week course out at Fort Riley, he pleted in 1906, he entered the pub- ing. famous golfer studied law at Em- engaged to Miss' Hellen Hastings will be sent to some permanent gar- lic life and was first elected to the In his annual report to the alumni, ory in 1927-28.—ACP. Pruder. Miss Pruder is a graduate rison with the regular army. State Senate in 1912. Karl T. Compton, president, told of of St. Catherine's and Bryn Mawr. VMI Men To Serve on Faculty of Before attending the University current activities that are making Kentucky State Industrial Col- The engagement of Lieutenant W&L he was a captain and an Assistant M. I. T. of "vital importance ... as lege, a school for Negroes, offers Robert G. Hand, ex '36, now sta- Among the six additions made to Professor in English and Tactics a great national resource." free tuition to residents of the State. tioned at Fort Tilden, N. J., to Miss the Washington and Lee University here at the Institute for one year, Nearly 100 members of the teach- —ACP. Emma Wills West was recently an- faculty this fall were two members 1903. He also held the rank of Cap- ing staff are working for the gov- nounced. of the Virginia Military Institute tain in the Virginia National ernment on advisory or operating Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Faculty. Dr. Francis P. Gaines, Pres Guards. In the first World War he committees, their activities ranging Gift and Art Shop N. C. Wallin on the birth of a baby ident of Washington and Lee Uni- was a captain in the Field Artillery from technical service with the navy Robert E. Lee Hotel Mezzanine girl. The father is a member of the FRANCES H. HOPKINS Movie Menu versity announced that Colonel T. : in the AEF. In this capacity he acted to improvement of cultural rela- Parade of Opinion class of 1932. The child was born A. E. Mosely will be the new art as adjutant. tions with South American repub- MARY DESHA Gift Consultants (By Associated Collegiate Press) in the Rex Hospital in Raleigh, instructor. He has given many lec- After the Armistice he again lics. North Carolina. WEDNESDAY: tures on that subject at the Insti- turned toward a public life and a The institute is offering intensive Out of three thousand possible tute. practice of law. In 1920 he was elect- training courses. Compton explained Stale—"Our Wife" What About The Peace candidates for the editorship of the George Brooks, '36, a graduate of ed again to the Virginia State Sen- that these are in addition to courses Education seems to be develop- University of West Virginia Grad- SATURDAY: Virginia Military Institute has be- ate, which position he held until in naval construction, naval engi- HOSTETTER'S ing an increasing interest in con- uate School's paper, MOONSHINE, State—"Hold That Ghost" come a member of the faculty and 1922. He was then elected to the neering, meteorology and aeronaut- crete plans for the world after the H. Louis Wehrle, '39, was chosen CUT RATE STORE holds the chair of Instructor of United States House of Representa- ical engineering which have been Lyric—Billy the Kid in Texas war, even though peace is not in for this position. He is a senior in Military Science. He graduated from tives. Later in 1923 he was appoint- made available to army and navy "Our Wife" sight. At the New School for Social | the graduate school this year. LOWEST PRICES ON the Institute in 1936. During the last ed Special Assistant to the Attorney men for years. Research scholars of the University Samuel W. Dobyns of Norton, TOBACCOS "Our Wife'' which opens at the war the position was held by an- General of the United States, which Largest of the institute's activ- in Exile have for months worked Virginia, a student at the Union HAIR TONICS State next Wednesday brings again other VMI graduate, Stephen Mc- position he held for two years. ities in the defense field is its re- on a "blueprit for peace," and now Theological Seminary has been SHAVING NEEDS to the screen those rare and enter- Giffert, '17. From 1929 to 1932 he was appointed search program. Compton said more the state has granted to the New called to active duty with the Unit- SOAPS taining comedies that have made It used to be the custom for U. S. District Attorney in Virginia. than 70 individual projects are un- School a charter for a graduate ed States Army. He reported to Melvyn Douglas famous. You re- Washington and Lee professors to In 1932 he was given the position der way at M. I. T. and that the We Are Never Knowingly school which in the words of Dr. Fort Meyer the 13th of this month. member him as the book detective, teach several courses at VMI while which he holds today. research will cost at least $2,000,000 Undersold well, see him now starred with Ruth Alvin Johnson "has been placed in He graduated from the Institute the VMI Professors taught some a position to set up what is virtually this year. Hussey in a new, better than ever last year. Dobyns is a second lieu- courses at W&L. During the last Persons named Leavenworth are an international school of political comedy, in which Miss Hussey who tenant in the cavalry. years however this custom has been eligible to benefit under a $12,000 and social science closely knit to the really is all up in the air about Congratulations to B battery of the discontinued. scholarship fund at Hamilton Col- practical economic, social and polit- Melvyn has to compete with a wily 111th Field Artillery, under the Arrington To Replace Colonel Wood lege.—ACP. siren who knows all the angles ical problems of the times." command of Captain John W. Palm- Lt. Colonel R. T. Arrington, '21, A&N Trading Company and answers. The siren is a smooth Other distinguished scholars con- er, '34; of Newport News, Va. This of Richmond, Va., Executive officer Dr. Francis Wilson, associate pro- MILITARY APPAREL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION number, granted, but how can she tinue to urge the colleges to take unit was selected from the 29th of the 246th Coast Artillery, a for- fessor of zoology at Tulane Univer- Washington, D. C.—"Luck" Goldberg beat out an amateur who is in- a long look ahead to the time of Division to participate in a dem- mer National Guard regiment, since sity, collects eels in order to study experienced but willing to learn. reconstruction. President Bowman onstration at Fort Belvoir before its induction a year ago has as- their embryology and life history. This is definitely a swell and en- of Johns Hopkins is one of these. President Roosevelt and various sumed command of the Harbor De- ACP. tertaining picture and one well The colleges themselves are present- members of congress. This accord- fence Unit and will succeed Colonel worth seeing. ing authorities in various political ing to officers, will be one of the R. E. Wood, who resigned because R. L. HESS & BRO. and economic fields to their stu- most elaborate demonstrations ever of ill health. Jewelers "Hold That Ghost" Staple & Fancy Groceries dents. And now President Wriston attempted by the United States Lt. Colonel Arrington is a grad- Bulova, Elgin, and Longine Watches Abbott and Costello are back and Old Virginia Hams of Brown University, who is always Army. Captain Palmer was in com- uate of Virginia Military Institute • Phone 208 -:- Box 757 this time they are funnier than ever to be heard with respect, has urged mand of the service battery of the in the class of 1921, and has been as they get deserted in a haunted the establishment of a new govern- 111th Field Artillery, the Newport prominent in work with the Na- McCOY'S house for the night—secret panels, ment division to study the problems News unit which was inducted into tional Guard of Virginia since 1923. murders galore, and a thrilling mys- of peace on the same plane that the active service last spring under the tery to be solved. problems of war are studied in the FOR SHARPER AND BETTER PORTRAITS Richard Carlson plays the part army and navy war colleges. It would not be necessary to trans- of an educated bookworm who is Dr. Wriston would set up the form scholars overnight into nego- Attention Cadets! Andre Studio infatuating a very pretty little miss, proposed new division as an arm tiators and drafting officers, as at Arthur Silver but who is so absolved in his scien- of the department of state to act as Paris after the last war." tific pursuings that he can't see love an agency for the professional train- CHARLIE MILLER, ROOM 160 This is all part of the growing ap- THE VIRGINIA CAFE starring him in the face. ing of diplomats and other foreign Cadet Representative preciation of the Importance of the Clothiers - Furnishers Will Be Open at Night* During service men on a level not possible Joan Davis, as slap-happy as ever tasks lying ahead of education. DANCES trys to win one of the comedians in any of the existing schools of Dr. Johnson has a word to say but with no avail. But enough of diplomacy and foreign relations, from a somewhat different point of Hotel Robert E. Lee Bldg. DAILY PHOTO SERVICE the plot. Let me say that there's "The only chance that the fruits view In the Journal of Adult Educa- plenty of comedy, plenty of danc- of victory may be less bitter than tion. Dealing with youth and de Lexington, Virginia Lexington, Virginia ing, plenty of suspense, and plenty gall," he continues in his book, "Pre- mocracy, he asserts that "we do not of love. If you want to see a swell pare for Peace," published by Har- have an educational setup that gives comedy see Abbott and Costello in per & Brothers, "is through fore- us the inherent strength to meet the "Hold That Ghost." sight, through careful attention to (Continued on Page 6) RECOMMENDED BY BUCKS— the shape of things to come. 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ALL MEN'S For Good Service Ask For UNIVERSITY CLEANERS ZORIC CLEANERS FURNISHINGS IN THE GUARD ROOM 7:30 - 8:00 A. M. Each Morning Phoue 185 Clothes Back by 1:00 P. M. — Phone 749 THE V. M. L CADET, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 13, 1941 PAGE FIVE FROM THE SIDELINES jPritcliard Stars as VMI Cadets By BILLY BROWN The old Army mule brayed for victory, last Saturday, Lose 27-20 Clash with Army but not until he had his ears pinned back and his tail twisted hard on several occasions, by the Fighting Squadron. Prior to the game, the West Pointers agreed that the Army team Runs 76 Yards For Final would meet little opposition from the Keydets, and so far as B. Co. Annexes Fall we could learn, the only man really worried about the contest Softball Title V. M. L Tally In 4tli Period was Army coach, Red Blaik. The Federal team did get a fight, however, and it was only by the grace of a freak touch- This week saw Shomo's Infantry- Bounding Bosh Pritchard valiantly led the Keydets down that they tasted the fruits of victory. men cinch that coveted flrst place against a strong Army eleven, at Michie Stadium, West Pdint, position in the fall Softball tourna- Friday, but the Army grays outfought the Fighting Squad- In the first half of the third period, Army plunged to ment. The B Company boys ended ron for a 27-20 score, before a crowd of 18,000. After playing the VMI thirty, and then attempted a long pass in the the season with a record of 9 wins rather slow football for the first half of the encounter, the neighborhood of the end zone. The umpire ruled "interfer- against 1 loss. That single loss came VMI squad snapped back in the second half with crack-up ence with receiver" and the ball was placed on the VMI in the last game with the Littlest Artillerymen by a convincing 13 ball, but lacked the necessary sparking to bag what would 8-yd. stripe. Two line bucks were sufficient to bag a T. D. to 7 score. have been a prize catch for any teams' creal. for the West Pointers, after the setup. Co. E is in second place at the There was no denying the fact that the Army eleven _ * * » present writing with a full game lead over Wray's third-place Co. A were good. Mazur, Maupin, and Hill were a thorn in the Bosh Pritchard played bang-up football the entire game, team. The Little Cavalrymen from Keydets' side throughout the encounter and at one time had and it was his 76 yd. sprint in the closing quarter that was Co. C hold down fourth place with substantially assisted in running up a 27-7 count against the the offensive gem of the afternoon. Pritchard was swamped just a 1-2 game lead over Hooker's Big Red team, but after the mid-point of the third period the by Army players who wanted to congratulate him on his Co. D entry. Sixth place is in full Keydets were not to be stopped until the referee's whistle playing, at the end of the match. possession of Co. F. The standings sounded the end of the game, much to the relief of the pre- to date including all games played ' • * * through Friday: dominately Army spectators. 1 First Quarter Company Won Lost Ave. Muha's 85 yd. punt in the first period has already been Captain Nelson Catlett won on the described in the story of the game, but we would like to Rats Crush toss-up and chose to defend the repeat; it was a "honey". The pigskin hit on the Army 12 North goal with the wind to his back. VMI, kicked-off to the Army and bounced into the air toward the goal posts. It seemed C 4 Terp Frosh ten, but the ball was advanced to certain that the ball would roll into the end zone, but instead, D 3 the Army 20 before it was finally it suddenly came to rest within an inch of the goal stripe, F 1 32-to-7 brought to rest by the Southern much to the amazement of the Army safety man who was Vince Thomas moved from sec- tacklers. Relying solely on line calmly watching it. (Continued On Page 6) The Little Red football team plunges, the West Pointers marched * » » showed a powerful offensive in 76 yards on four consecutive flrst crushing the University of Mary- downs, until VMI called for time- The Army forward wall from tackle to tackle was im Homecoming Tilt with Va. Cavaliers land Freshmen 32-7, Saturday on out, when the advance was halted penetrable as far as the Squadron was concerned, and all the V. M. I. field. on their own four yard marker. The Army was held for three downs of the Keydet gains were made either through the air or Except for five minutes of the Opens State Schedule for Keydets but on the fourth, with one foot to around the tackles or ends. On the other hand, the majority fourth period, when Maryland com- go, Jere Maupin 'smashed through of Army plays which had the most effect, came through pleted a pass to the V. M. I. two the left side of his line and crossed the VMI line. Dudley, Bryant, yard line and Werner took the ball into pay dirt standing up, to regis- over for Maryland's only score, the ter the flrst score. Theo Lutrzykow- Pace Cavaliers entire game was played in Mary- ski, Army back, was sent in to Thrice defeated in as many in- land territory. The Junior Terra- make the placement, and completed tersectional games, the Fighting pins were hopelessly outclassed his mission satisfactorily. As had been the case in the first two games on the VMI Squadron pries the lid off their crom the opening whistle. DeShazo Pritchard received the kick-off schedule, it was the golden backfield of Ward, Catlett, most explosive state schedule in scored on an end run from the Muha. VMI's quick-kick specialist, Pritchard, and Muha that led the Big Red on the offense and years when they meet Bounding Maryland five before the game had and was stopped on the VMI 20. Joe who were the stumbling blocks for the grey-clad Army men, Bill Dudley and his dashing Cav- gone four minutes, and a few mo- cut loose with a boot that sailed 85 alier teammates in the annual yards to the Army ten-yard line on the defense. Bill Ward garnered many more than his share ments later, when Maryland fum- Homecoming Day classic Saturday bled on its own two, Black scored and came to rest within a hair's of the tackles in the four quarters that he saw action, and the on Wilson Field at W.&L. the second touchdown of the pe- breadth of the goal line. Muha had the wind to his back, but the fans remaining three followed suit. For the fourth successive week- riod when he sifted through the were treated to what was probably • * • end VMI will take the field against center of the line. the longest and most accurate punts a more powerful foe, one which has The West Point press box has the reputation, accord- ever to be accomplished in Michie lost only to Yale, and that by but The second period saw no scoring. stadium. ing to Army officials, as being one of the four most modern two points, and which crushed the In this period, however, Black and in the United States. It has its own amplifying system, an University of Richmond 44-0 Sat- DeShazo carried the ball all over Army booted out of danger to amplifying system for the stadium, and a system by which urday in an amazing display of of- the field, almost at will, but could their own 28 stripe. After two un- games may be broadcast by radio. It is so intricate in design, fensive power, while the Keydets not score. Both teams were pen- successful line plunges and an in- that a floor plan is used for the convenience of sports writers, were dropping a free-scoring 27-20 alized for unnecessary roughness. completed pass, an aerial shot from decision to Army. The half ended with the ball on the Pritchard to Ward gave the Key- and radio announcers, who compose the working press. Maryland thirteen yard line, Black dets a first down on the West Point * * • * Foremost among the details the having carried it all the way from j ig Joe Muha circled around his Keydets will have to attend to is 13 B the thirty-two on four successive left end for eight more, after Anally to stop Bill Dudley, Virginia's bril- Although three newsreel photographers were "shooting" plays. liant candidate for All-American being dragged down five yards from the game, no "still" cameramen were allowed to photograph V. M. I. really opened up in the scoring ground. On the fourth down, the action from the sidelines, due to West Point regulations. honor, who has emerged from every game with his reputation third period. Maryland kicked off, with two to go for a first. Nelson Incidentally this is the reason no pictures of the game appear more solidly established than ever. and on an end run Winston, V.M.I, Catlett took a spinner play up to on thia page, today. Army offensive tactics were directed VMI well remembers him from his fullback ran it back to the 50 yard the one-foot line for another flrst from the top of the press box, by a telephone communica- scintillating play in '39 and '40, espe- line. Black made nine on an end down. No gain was made on the run and DeShazo followed it with tion which ran directly to the West Point bench. cially in '39 when he almost single- following attempt, but Catlett got handedly put the Cavaliers back in five through the center of the line. results on the second one, diving The U.S.M.A. corps attended the game en masse but the ball game after they trailed 13- At this point, however, Maryland over for the tally. Muha toed the did not give a revue on the field before the game. Chief of 0, and only Nellie Catlett's last held, and DeShazo was forced to conversion straight through the up- Staff, General George C. Marshall, was scheduled to appear minute goal saved the day. kick. The punt settled on the Mary- rights far into the stands at the land ten for a beautiful coffln-cor- end of the field. for the game, but failed to show up, however. At the present Dudley is the lead- ner attempt. Maryland was unable * * * A kicking exchange which ended ing ground gainer in the nation, an to profit in two plays, so kicked with Army in possession on their ever-dangerous broken field run- to DeShazo who on the perfectly ex- Did you notice the bit of humor??, displayed by the own 32, closed the flrst quarter with New York Sunday News sheet, which appeared atop the ner, the most deadly passer in the ecuted reverse around right end, state, a fine kicker, and an inspiring took it over for the score. The the score standing 7-7. summary of the Army-VMI game? This is it . . . read and £cz/e Sr.vmt- V/ufbaen -UNiteRsir/ of \Sihqihia leader. He won new fame against blocking on this play was excellent. Second Quarter judge for yourself. Richmond by blossoming out as a Only the flrst try for extra point Dow Markin's recovery of an Eddie Bryant, last year's sophomore back slot. "V (MI) for Defeat" fine place-kicker with a field goal was good, so the score at this point Army fumble on the VMI 10, mo- The Ffghting Squadron will meet its first Big Six foe and five successful points-after to star, to tote the leather. Bryant is Though they have been popular was 19-0. A few moments later, mentarily stopped a determined this Saturday, and we predict a capacity crowd in the sta- his credit, in addition to his other really coming in to his own this favorites for the state title for the Doug Pritchard, kid brother of Northern drive, after the pigskin duties. year and once past the line of past two years, the Cavaliers have Bosh Pritchard and half as large, had changed hands several times dium, for the contest. We also predict the most sparkling not won the state crown since 1938 It will also be the Keydets flrst scrimmage he is fully as dangerous punted to the Maryland two. Mary- around the mid-stripe. After a VMI exhibition of offensive tactics to be seen in the South. and the past two years it has been * * • test against he now-famous "T" for- as his more famous running mate. land promptly kicked back to Prit- kick had been called back, due to VMI which has thrown the wrench mation which Coach Frank Murray chard on the 37, and another chance both teams being offside, a pass Other backs will include 190-lb. intt> a smoothly-working machinery. The VMI football team owes a vote of thanks to the has instituted at the Charlottesville for a score was set up. Mapp ran to from Pritchard to Muha brought Howard Munhall who has stepped Capt. Dudley and his team will be alumni, of New York, for Saturday night's entertainment at school this season with such re- the Maryland twenty on an off-tac- the ball out to the VMI 19. Follow- into fullback Leroy Neustedter's fired up to prevent the Squadron markable success. A formation kle slant, Black gained four on a ing a pair of off-tackle plays, Cat- Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe. The food was delicious, shoes without a hitch on those pow- from doing the same thing this year, which permits greater deception and fake reverse, and Pritchard took (Continued on Page 6) and the entertainment couldn't be beaten. er-drives into the center of the line; while the Squadron, seeking its flrst variety of attack, it is peculiarly it over on a beautiful sweep around Had the game been played in home territory, with the Turnbull Gillette, brother of Jim victory, will be just as anxious to adapted to Virginia's fast and shifty right end. Pritchard's kick was Gillette, former Cavalier captain, upset the Cavaliers and start their VMI corps to cheer them on, the outcome may have been a backs and is just a more efficient good, and the score stood 26-0. who is working at the all-important title race with a victory. different one, but as it was, it was the Army's day, but execution of Murray's flanker plays quarterback post; P.oss Craig, John At the beginning of the fourth they had to fight for it. Our only regret is that those poten- in past years. The fireworks will come from the period Maryland got its only meas- Neff, Frank Crenshaw, and Don opposing backflelds with Pritchard, tial headlines, VMI VICTORIOUS IN NORTHERN INVA- In addition to the unstoppable ure of satisfaction of the day, when, Niklason, all lettermen; and Ed Muha, and Catlett seeking to outdo SION, couldn't be used this season. Dudley, Virginia will have flashy as already described, Werner lugged Kreick, a 180-lb. sophomore who the slender Virginia leader. Both the ball over from the V. M. I. two. runs and passes. teams place the premium on the Byrd kicked the extra point. De- offense and the chances are that the Indispensable to the Virginia of- Shazo took Maryland's kickoff and referee will raise his hands for fense are fast and rangy ends to ran it back to the V. M. I. 47. Mary- the touchdown signal more than catch the many passes flung by land inherited the ball after an ex- once before the final whistle blows Dudley, and they are not lacking change of punts and attempted a next Saturday afternoon. this year. Jim White, who gained long pass. DeShazo intercepted it fame as a pass receiver last season and ran it back to the Maryland 32 is back, as are Billy Preston, Billy on a splendid exhibition of broken Hill, Howard Goodwin, and Law- Rat Lineup field running. V. M. I. attempted its rence Abbott. Preston has been hog- Lineups For Rat Football Game only pass of the day when De- ging the headlines more than any of , Shazo rifled the ball to Winston, the others this year, not only for his Maryland Frosh Pos. VMI Frosh who lugged it down to the Mary- pass-snagging ability but also for Brandt L. E. McCullough land 6. DeShazo made two through his sterling defensive play. Higgins L. T. Coppedge guard and Black one. DeShazo then Skladany Though weakened by the lost of Dubois L. G. dived over center for the score. The Louis Captain Lee McLaughlin and Al Flick C. conversion was no good, and the Burress Frerotte at tackles, line coach Heik- Smedley R. G. game ended 32-7. Bandish kinen of Michigan All-American Lookabaugh R. T. Rogers Bouquets for play go to the two fame has come up with a crack duo Metzler R. E. DeShazo giant tackles, Bandish and Cop- in Nick Schlegel and Ed Steckmes- Dove Q. B. Turriziani pedge. and the two backfield aces, ser, ably backed by Dan Oehmig, Wissinger L. H. Winston Black and DeShazo. The Little Ter- Arthur Ketcham, and Eric Schles- Byrd R. H. Thm i only MI COUKT wiy It Black rapins found little profit in their inger. Werner F. B. "tnik h" i pipe.. Hal's by tackle thrusts, and were repeatedly saikiq II. 0*1) Dt. Giitoo The guard positions have offered VMI Substitutions: Pritchard, Ed- thrown for losses. Black is the plftmipisaoM filth tMU- few headaches to the Cavalier mons, Truitt, Quarles, Dishchinger, smoothest ball handler seen about (ElfiwKth) N IMOM'I coaches, being ably manned by vet- Robinson, Santee, Martin, Russell, these parts in years, and DeShazo eran Sauerbeck and sophomores Augustine, Gantt, McCaleb, Arnold, looks good in all departments. Bob Fuller, Charles Cooper, and Bob Mapp, Allen, Cabell, Coffman, Whit- Seiler. At center will be the re- tle, Gianelloni, Ford, Walker, Dr. George D. Stoddard, dean of NO KITH TAJT1 doubtable Billy Suhling who Graves, Merrick. Maryland Scoring the graduate school of the Univer- Though weakened by the loss of Touchdown; Werner — Conversion; sity of Iowa, will succeed Dr. Er- ftOTTLEO UNDER AUTHOIITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY IV state football circles last year. Byrd. VMI Scoring—Touchdowns: nest i£. Cole as New York State LEXINGTON COCA-COLA BOTTLING WORKS George Palmer, twice a letterman, DeShazo, 3; Black, Pritchard; Con- Education commisioner on June 30. backs up Suhling at the snapper- versions, DeShazo, 2. 1942.—ACP. Texas Club Plans Varsity Football attempt to convert was cut short NEW MARCH FOR VMI when Bob Evans, Army center, Third Class Year's Functions (Continued From Page 5) EXCHANGES Recently a new march was writ- (Continued From Page i)" lett netted a first down on his own broke through to block the kick. This year will probably be the Following the kickoff, which ten for the Cadet Corps by Doctor the finish of the pins, and they 30. A loss on the next play made It may be obtained either plain or de- biggest year that the Texas club has Army took on their own 19, the AUSSICKER their heads were a group of near- A. S. McCormick who wrote one second and 14 to go, for the Fight- just a few years ago. This new corated with pearls. had In decades. With 23 cadets and ing Squadron. Pritchard punted to third period ended—score, 27-13. Just a few clipping from the Sim- by co-eds. Perhaps we put It mildly Ave officers as members, the club mons School paper to see what the when we say his face was red; he march which he has just written Samples Arrive the Army 35, and with three and Fourth Quarter The samples of these pins arrived has planned many elaborate func- Other half thinks of as the new ses- was red all over! Ask the co-eds, is called "Under the Red, White, one-half minutes to go, before the The most sensational run of the Wednesday, and orders are already tions. First will come the initial sion settles Itself into the grind: they know. —The Daily Tarheel and Yellow". It has been in the half. VMI called for time-out. Army game was made in the closing quar- being taken for the first shipment banquet of the year which will be "We're at the crossroads again- "Dr. Willem J. J. Luytem of the hands of the band for some time coach, Red Blaik chose this time ter with only six minutes of play of pins by Walter Galliford, the can't decide whether we dant to University of Minnesota has discov- now and it is to be played by them held on Saturday, October 18th, to send in an almost new team remaining. head of the committee for class head from the summer's love life ered a new star, a cubic inch of at the half of the VMI-Virginia Homecomings. This banquet, more against the Keydets. The Squadron stopped the Army pins. The pins ordered before Sat- or if we wish they'd clear the which would weigh one thousand Game. or less a get-together-and-get-ac- A line buck, an end run, and a attack after it had reached the VMI urday, October eleventh, will be track. . . . tons! quainted party will include dates successful pass from Mazur to Hill 18-yard line. On a fourth down delivered a short time before Ring "Have you succeeded in making and as special guests Lt. and Mrs. pushed the ball back to the VMI with three yards to go, Joe Muha "Hallie Harris, supervisor of jani- Figure so that those Third Class- friends again with all the people you Ax will be initiated into the royal 20. Another flat pass to Hill was dropped back to the tailback spot, tors at the University of Kansas men who wish, may give them to didn't write to this summer?" Aeolians order of Texans. Lt. Ax will be completed and the Army back gal- and the West Pointers faded back estimates that he has climbed 5,880,- their Ring Figure dates. Vice-Pres- "It's a bit deflating to come back 00 steps, or a total of 724 miles in (Continued From Page 1) called on to make a short address loped to the VMI 7-yard marker for an expected punt. Instead, Muha ident Harry Easterly said that raving about the new man you met commentary on the background of to the group. As Billy Clark was passed to Pritchard, who was scam- the past fourteen years." many pins have already been sold, before Joe Muha settled over him this summer to flnd in your audi- the selections before they were appointed Chairman of the Program pering up the right side of the field The Duke Chronicle and that they expect to sell many like a blanket. Two tries at the cen- ence a girl who went with him last played. Different types of programs Committee for the coming year, We see Charlie Spivak will play more pins this year. ter of the line made it third and just ahead of the line of scrimmage. winter" were given in order to have some the evening is sure to be filled with three to go for a goal. The third try The Hopewell Hurricane took the Homecomings at Purdue a week The class rings will be made by . . .Such troubles as they gurls from this Saturday. . . variation, and in addition to the sparkling wit and merriment. met a stone wall of defense and pass in his stride and lit out for the heavier classical music some lighter the Balfour Company of Attlebury, Price Littlejohn, president of the have. . . the ball didn't advance an inch. goalposts, 70 yards away. Relying "Maybe you know Jimmy Wal- COMBAT LESSONS classical and popular music of the Mass., and the pins by the Herff- club, Pete Rice and Ethan Stroud, The fourth, however, off-tackle, re- on his speed, Bosh dodged three GHQ chiefs find these the out- day was played. Jones Company of Indianapolis, Ind. vice-presidents and secretary-treas- lace. but no matter, he's a reporter sulted in Hill plunging over, with Army tacklers and cut loose, with standing lessons demonstrated by As a special feature, a piano re- urer respectively, have planned a with a meticulous accuracy for de- only a minute to elapse before the several more Army men on his the Lousiana war games cital will be given during the last series of social endeavors which tail. He was was assigned to get an Foreign Comments half-time whistle. Again Lutrzy- heels. Mr. Mercury was not to be inside story on the infirmary. Jim 1. The signal effectiveness of the part of November similar to that they declare to be "mighty nice." kowski was sent in, and again the touched, however, and breezed my followed his instructions to the new antiltank battalions. This is a given last year. At the present time (Continued From Page 2) However, there is some secrecy placement was good. The Keydets down the edge of the field for the letter. On the way to the infirmary new arm developed by the U. S. plans are only tentative. very definite lack of trees. I have about these functions which are were trailing 14-7 when the first entire 70 yards and a touchdown. he began to feel a bit feverish, when Army and has no counterpart in Membership in the club is re- seen some trees, but they were only planned. They did state, though half ended. From then on the play centered he got there, he was really sick! the Eureopean armies. Though only stricted to no one, and the only re- five feet high, a whole forest of that two of them would be like them, about a square mile In area. Third Quarter about mid-field, until the contest Jimmy was kept in bed for a week, three months old and still in the quirement is that the member be nothing that has ever been wit- experimental stage, the battalions This forest is their national forest The third period opened with ended with Army in possession of and when he was released, he real present. All four classes are coroial- nessed here at VMI. The biggest demonstrated great potency as "tank and they are quite proud of It. The VMI kicking to the Army 15, where the ball on their own 45, and 15 ly knew the 'inside story' of the in ly invited to attend. The record con- of these two will be held at Finals. yards to go for a first down. flrmary." killers." cert fills a cultural hole at the In- other day I had to haul some long the second-half action was begun. poles through town and the natives —Northeastern News The deadly power of aircraft and stitute. Two first downs on rushes, and two were really amazed to see and feel Our candidate for the reddest the fact that an army, no matter Dr. William S. Carlson, director of more by means of completed passes, trees of that size. The driver of my Intramurals face of the week is the frosh who how good or strong, fights at a tre- registration at the University of in a whirlwind of offensive tactics, truck kept yelling, "Yeah! that's a happened to glance behind him as mendous disadvantage without air Parade of Opinion Minnesota and an expert on the Ar- the Army squad marched to the (Continued From Page 5) tree, it really grows in the ground he swam across the pool, and saw support. (Continued From Page 4) tie, has been assigned to the bomb- VMI 35-yard line. Hank Maupin ond to first place in the league bat- where we are from. You want to his trunks floating like a jelly fish 3. A complete overhauling of the forces of evil—the forces of evil er ferry command as a technical ad- crossed the goal line standing up ting race as Chester Drake, leader touch it?" It was a riot. viser on Greenland Air bases.— after prancing through a gaping through most of the season, slipped on the surface. The only observers field communications system is ab- revolution, rolling back toward Another unusual feature of the ACP. hole in the VMI line. into second. Hugh Birchett, Co. E's of the harrowing incident who kept solutely necessary. barbarism, now abroad in the world. Later in the same period, high shortstop-catcher is in third place, We are not equipping our youth to place was the long daylight. On take their part in the defense of August (censored) when we arrived sailing pass from Mazur, intended while the other two members of College "Final Exam" With Other Universities for Hill, began to settle about the the Big Five, Archie Lillard, Co. D civilization. They foolishly think here, there was no light or rather darkness at all. It was light enough five-yard marker, with only Hill catcher, and Spillman, Co. A third Pleases Students Since 1696, Harvard University that there are short cuts to happi- on clear nights to read a paper or and VMI's John Stevens to stretch sacker, are tied for the fourth po- has offered a $500 scholarship for ness." Thus on various fronts edu- cation is looking forward both a book at all times. It's gettihg late fingers for the coveted prize. Ref- sition. The averages through Fri- San Luis Obispo, Calif.—(ACP)— an Englishman or Indian from "Pe- through practical preparation for in the year now so the sun sets eree Lobaugh, of Alfred University, day's completed games are: Discovered: One college "final ex- taquamscot in the Narragansett am" that pleases the students. Not concrete tasks and through redefi- at about seven-thirty and at ten it Matinee 2-4 - Eve. 7and 9 ruled interference on the play, and Thomas 22 8 13 .591 country otherwise called King's it became Army's ball, first and because it's easy, either. In fact, Province.—ACP. nition of ideals without which noth- is dark. In winter the sun will rise Drake 23 4 13 .565 ing is practical in the long run.— at eleven and set at one, giving us four to go for a counter. Hatch Birchett 21 12 11 .524 it's so hard it was chosen to form WEDNESDAY plunged off tackle, and it was Army the basis for one of the contests General Sylvanus Thayer's suc- W. A. MacDonald in the New York two hours of sunlight and about Lillard 26 11 13 .500 cessful superintendency of West Times. four hours of real daylight. 2", VMI 7. Spillman 24 6 12 .500 at the California State fair. It's the examination for the trac- Point from 1817 to 1833 earned him Can't tell you much more as our Following this T. D. the Virginia The highlights of last week's play the title of 'The Father of the "Our Wife" boys settled down for some real was Co. D's surprising 13 to 7 vic- tor skills course at California Poly- work is very specialized and is cen- United States Military Academy." Commanders sored. I'm one of the censors, so I football, and inaugurated a drive tory over Co. B's champions. As technic College James F. Merson, —ACP. have to be good. Melvyn Douglas that carried them to the Army five, surprising as it was, the win was agricultural mechanics instructor, (Continued From Page 1) for a first down. Flashing drives no less convincing. The Co. B team originated the examination, which University of North Carolina's number of waltzes will be included Say hello to my Brother Rats and the boys at school, and tell Colonel Ruth Hussey by Catlett, Pritchard, and Muha; a had moved through their schedule is more like a difficult game than original 1795 faculty of two mem- this year in all of the engagements Stewart Anderson that I'm in charge beauty of a pass from Pritchard to with nine straight wins and need- a test. bers waited almost a month until to be played at the Institute. Waltzes Ellen Drew played in the past few years by of radio for the U. S. Army on the Clark for 17 yards, and outstanding ed that last game for a perfect rec- Merson's test is like a game of the first student, Hinton James, various orchestras playing at the island. Not for long though, as I blocking on the part of Bill (Cur- ord. But their chance to match the golf, the lowest score is the best walked 200 miles to enroll.—ACP. Institute have found much favorable have too much else to do. ley) Ward and the line in general, record set in 1939 by the Co. A team score. The object of one of the four FRI. & SAT. A new type soybean developed comment and approval from the NED. featured the drive. composed of such stars as Al Stew- events is to drive a wheel tractor, by the extension division of Louisi- Corps. There will be much less 1st Lieutenant Newland Baldwin, Jr. Pritchard kicked off about a foot art, Spike Thrift, Jim Turner, Wil- pulling a spring tooth harrow, up ana State University soon may swing played than formerly. It wasn't mentioned at first, but on the first play, through the line loby Williams, and Rabbit Wray, and down several rows of stakes, answer the problem of farmers HOLD THAT Catlett managed to slice two more vanished before the heavy bats of whose lands now lie fallow because Ned comes from Manila, Philippine cultivating as close as possible to Islands. It's a far cry from Manila feet from tho original five yards, on an aroused and determined Co. D of reduction in cane acreage.—ACP. Shortage of teachers in music and the stakes without knocking any of to Iceland, but that's to be expected the second. It was Pritchard again team. physical education, because of se« GHOST them down. Points are acquired by North Dakota Agricultural Col- in the Service. on the third attempt, and the ball Shomo's boys started as if they lective service and centralization of hitting stakes, fouling drawbar, or lege has chosen 22 students to re- schools, is noted by directors of was brought up to the Army two- would take this last one in stride killing the engine. ceive La Verne Noyes financial these departments at Ithaca College. Bud Abbott yard marker, with one down left even though they were minus the The Tulane University campus scholarships in 1941-42.—ACP. —ACP. Lou Costello to push it over. Catlett called for services of one of the main cogs of To make it a real contest, you re- covers 100 landscaped acres.—ACP. a short pass and caught the Army that $100 infield, Schmidt the big ceive one point for each inch you NEWS EVENTS boys flatfooted. first baseman who was out with a miss a stake and the rules include Pritchard spiraled a neat one to sprained thumb. At the end of the a speed factor: 10 points are added "Tanks Are Coming" Catlett over the right side of the second inning the Infantrymen had for each minute required. line, and the goal was made. The a 7 to 4 lead, which in most cases would have given Frye ample work- ing margin, but in the fourth the Two-Stripe Tripe CADETS PATRONIZE Little Artillerymen really went to (Continued From Page 2) work to tie up the score. Ingles led he stated that he was planning to EL PATIO GRILL off with a double, Haines singled come but his plans were sorta un- him home, and when a B Co. in- certain at that point. However, if 171 South Main Street he does make i, to get ready to get fielder errorer on Taylor's ground back in the swing of things cause Private Dining Room for Cadets and Their Dates ball runners were on 2nd and 3rd. we only have two days to make up Jescke promptly doubled both run- for what he has already missed Steaks, Chops, Sea Foods ners home to tie the score. this year. Soooooo 'til Homecom- Co. D moved ahead with three ings, adieu. All Cadets' Credit is Good Open After The Dances more runs in the last of the fifth. After two were out, the B Co. third PHONE 8 WE DELIVER baseman errored on Hooker's European Conditions ground ball, and three rapid fire Worse Than We Realize singles in succession by Ingles, Haines and Taylor produced the Ames, Iowa (ACP) — "Living three runs. Three more runs were conditions on the European conti- ROBERT E. LEE HOTEL added to the D Co. total in the sixth nent are even worse than most just for good measure. McCullough Americans suspect," says Herbert doubled after two were out again, Kadden, freshman engineering stu- GOOD ROOMS an error, Hooker's single, and an- dent at Iowa State College. other error gave the three un- Kadden, a German citizen, was GOOD FOOD needed runs. interned in Belgium when the Nazi Jescke pitched superb ball after war machine rolled into the low the second inning, holding the B countries. He later was sent to a O'Neal Moses, Manager Co. sluggers to three widely scat- concentration camp in southern tered hits in the last five innings. France, where he stayed 10 months, Of the 7 runs scored by Shomo's refusing to go back to Germany. boys, only two of them were of the "Forty thousand refugees of all earned variety. The entire team nations, most of them Spanish gave Jescke fine support in the Loyalists, lived in one camp," Kad- field as the LitUe Artillerymen den said. "Although they suffered McCRUM'S, INC. marked up their sweetest victory from hunger, epidemics and bad of the year. treatment from their guards, most for In what was probably the best internees preferred to stay there played game of the season to date, rather than return to their totalita- Co. E defeated Co. D by a three to rian homelands." Photographer's Needs two score. Jescke held the Co. E * sluggers to five hits as the D Co ter caught one of Couper's fast boys were solving Couper for eight, pitches and sent a screaming liner but a momentary lapse of the which Heller, Co. E short stop, took A complete line of Little Artillerymen's defense gave out of the air to end the game. Tosti's boys three runs in the last The Faculty vs Co. E game on of the second and the ball game. Friday ended in favor of Co. E CAMERAS - PROJECTORS Co. D moved into a one run lead by a 11 to 5 score. Home runs by in the top half of the second on Tosti and Haley and triples by and DEVELOPING SUPPLIES Ruffin's double followed by Pitt- Metcalf and Couper featured the * man's single. Then after two were Co. E attack. The Faculty team was out in E Co 's half of the same in- supposedly strengthened by the for ci Definitely MILDER ning, two errors put runners on presence of such "ringers" as Wil- COOLER BETTER TASTE Try our FAST second and third. Here the E Co. liams, Shomo, and Irwin but the artillery went to work and, after Fates were against them as Tosti's Smokers everywhere know you can travel a long the smoke from Birchett's double boys, closing their eyes and swinging DEVELOPING - PRINTING and Metcalf's single had cleared from the heels, laid down a dam- way and never find another cigarette that can match away, Tosti's boys had three runs aging barrage of base hits. Chesterfield for a Milder Cooler Better Taste. which in the end proved to be ENLARGING SERVICE With the softball schedule draw- It's Chesterfield's Right Combination of the world's enough to bring them the victory. ing to a close and a turn in the D Co. scored a lone tally in the weather towards something more best cigarette tobaccos that wins the approval of fourth to make the three and two appropriate for October, thoughts smokers all over the country. Let the Navy's choice be count and then in their last turn are being directed toward football your choice ... make your next pack Chesterfield. at bat put on a determined threat. The touch football season will open McCRUMS, Inc. With two away and a runner on Tuesday unless something unforseen first, Arnold doubled to move him upsets the present plans of the In- around to third. King the next bat- EVERYWHERE YOU GO tramural Department. C