Homecoming Plans for Oct. 18 Include VMI-Virginia Game
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Opening Hops Army Steps Pictures On Qn Keydets 27-20 Page 3 M Page 5 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.