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Founders Day Celebration This Week Over a span of more than a cen- While Logan was one of 23 ca- But it was not until March 29 fields in business and the profes- tury,^ many things change. But, Viet Nam. dets, all from Virginia, Folan was 1839, that the final act establish- sions. do they? "As we mark our Founders one of a class of 373 entering ca- ing the Virginia Military Insti- Many VMI graduates have en- On Nov. 11, 1839, the opening Day," Maj. Gen. George R. E. dets who represented 30 states tute was passed by the state leg- tered regular military service over day of the newly-organized Vir-' Shell, VMI superintendent, said and Canada. islature. the years, and often in the past ginia Military Institute, the first The opening of VAII climaxed A Hampden-Sydney professor of 124 years they have fought side here Saturday, "it might be well matriculant among the 23 young almost five years of work and in- mathematics, Francis H. Smith, as- by side with large numbers of to reflect upon Colonel Preston's men who formed the first VMI terest by a local group of business- sumed command on Nov. 11, 1839, their classmates called from civi- selection of a name tor our col- Corps of Cadets was a Rockbridge men who had long been disturbed as the first superintendent of lian service. Many others have sac- lege. He said, "Virginia — as County youth, John S. L. Logan. about the conduct of young men VMI, and issued 'Order No. 1.' rificed their lives in the service state institution, neither sectional Upon registering, Logan pre- who guarded the Lexington Ar- In the intervening years, the In- of their country in its every bat- nor denominational. Military—indi- sented his credentials as a trans- senal. The idea of a military school stitute has grown in size, its Ca- tle since 1839. cating its characteristic feature. In- fer student from Washington Col- on the site of the arsenal was det Corps has increased in num- It is perhaps significant that the stitute—as something different lege—now Washington and Lee first put forth in December, 1934. bers and the faculty has been en- Institute's 'birthday anniversary' from either a college or univer- University. A series of newspaper articles larged. Thousands of boys from now falls upon the date that has sity. The three elements thus in- This past fall, 124 years later, by a young Lexington lawyer. Col. the United States and foreign I been proclaimed throughout the dicated are the basis of a tri- among those in the entering class John T. L. Preston, who later countries have entered VMI to I United States as 'Veterans Day" as angular pyramid, of which, the was John J. Folan Jr., of Nor- served on the VMI board of visitors study the arts, engineering, and graduates of VMI have distinguish- sides will preserve their mutuaJ. wood, Mass., a transfer student and as professor of languages and science, they have been graduated ed themselves on battlefields from relation to whatever height thie from Washington and Lee! rhetoric, advanced the project. and gone on to a wide variety of the Mexican war to the war in structure may rise." Volume LIII Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, November 8, 1963 Number 8 Eisenhower To Visit VMI For Dedication Of Library President Eisenhower has ac- man was one of the first to be con- the period of United States his- cepted an invitation from General cerned with the importance of tory in which he played so great preserving General Marshall's of the Army Omar N. Bradley, a part. papers and assisted friends of the President of the George C. Mar- former Chief of Staff in setting Last month the first volume of shall Research Foundation, to at- up the foundation in 1953. a three volume biography of Gen- tend the dedication ceremony of All three presidents have aidec^ eral Marshall was published by the Marshall Research Library in the Foundation by issuing direc- Viking Press under the auspices of tives opening certain government Lexington, Virginia, May 23, 1964, the Foundation. The author, Dr. it was announced here Monday. files to the research director, Dr Forrest C. Pogue, and his staff. Pogue, drew heavily from the The Marshall Foundation has un- President Eisenhower said of the material which he and his staff der construction a $500,000 libra- Foundation in a letter April 1, collected over the past six years ry museum as a monument to the 1955. "Through the establishment of research in the government files World War II leader. The building of this center for study of the car and from many hours of taped in- COLONEL GEORGE H. SDIPSON, Commandant of Cadets and Is located between the Virginia eer of this soldier and statesman terviews with General Marshall, the George C. Marshall Research Professor of Military- Science, recently attended a t\vo-dav Military Institute and the campus and his associates. Foundation making a large con ROTC meetting at XXI U. S. Anny Corp Headquarters. of Washington and Lee University. tribution to public understanding The Marshall Foundation is now General Marshall was a 1901 grad- of national affaii-s. I wish you pressing to complete a campaign, uate of VMI. every success." to raise $2,500,000 to endow the Plans for the dedication in May The memorial library will house Gol. Simpson Is Present are now well underway. General thousands of General Marshall's research library in Lexington and Bradley had previously received personal papers and official pap- finance its program of continuing acceptances to attend the cere- ers together with a vast collection research into the life and times mony from President Kennedy and of General Marshall. At ROTC Conference former President Ti-uman. ^Ir. Tru- of books and other material on 25. Clark, E. T., Ill 26. Jordan, S. P., Jr. change ideas, explore problems in A two-day Professor of Military Appointments In Corps 27. Hines, K. L. their areas of responsibility and Science Conference convened at 28. Neese, J. M. to discuss ajCbivities conunon to XXI US Army Coi-ps Headquar 29. Drumheller, E. O., Jr. both the Headquarters staff' and ters, with 38 officers 30. Steele, J. D. Professors of Miiltar\- Science in in J attendance. The conferees, as- 31. Sykes, W. L., Jr. conducting the Army ROTC Pro- x4re Now Announced signed to colleges and universi- 32. Brittinghani, J. H. gram in the Corps' four state and ties which sponsor the ARarV' 33. Grubb, W. F., Ill ROTC Program in the Corps urea District of Columbia area. Request that orders be publish- 13. Rinim, W. R., Comander, 34. Grine, M. H. of Pennsylviania, Delawaa-e, Mary- As pain of the conference agen- ed to reflect the grade structure Company A 35. Edwards, J. R. land, Virginia and the District of da. Corps Staii' Officers will brief in the Corps of Cadets, as indicat- To Be Cadet Lieuteiiant Reed. D. T.. 2iKi Bn S-4 Columbia, were welcomed by Ma- the visiting Professors of Military ed on list below: i Wlvitaker, J. P. 37 Gaetje, F. C. jor General Van H. Bond, XXI Science on Corps adjninistraitive To Be Cadet Captain Tucker, G. A. Jr. 38. Bland, J. R., Jr. Corps Commander. policies and procedures and the 1. Tucker, P. E., Regimentail Dice, K .E., 1st Bn S-1 39. Welsh, W. E. During this portion of the pro- specific ivsponsibiiities of their Comniandei' Taylor, J. V., Jr., Ist Bn S-4 40 Duryea, W. S., II gi-am, General Bond discussed the sections in connection with the Putamononda, T 41. Jablonka, M. Jr. vital contribution of the Army ROTC Program. In addition to the 2. Belli, D. G.. Coinmiandei', Leve, B. A. To Be Cadet Regimetal ROTC Training Program to the staff' briefings. Captain M. E. Hoyt First Battalion Fiorini, A. E. Sergeant IVlajor national defense effort. Professor of Military Science 3. Kitchen, W. J., Jr.. Cammaud- Konnanik, R. Brunsvold, K. T. Pointing out the need for well- Confei^nce Convenes at XXI er, Secoiid Battalion Montgomery, J. E. L.. Jr. To Be Regimental Supply Sergeattt educated officers for military ser Corps Headquarters of the Second 4. Seager, E. M., Commander, Thompson, W. C., Jr. End i\tki!ison, R. L., Jr. « vice, he stressed the important US Army Surgeon's Office, Fori Companj- C George G. Meade. Md., address'- Bn S-1 To Be Regimental Col»r Sergeamts role which the Professors of Mili- 5. Gaiber, W. B., Jr., Commander ed the group, on Medicare. MacDoiiald, C. P., Ill 1st Bn 1. Sebrell, T. E., IV tary Science played in preparing Company F On Wednesday morning. Colonel S-3 2. Clarke, R. W., Ill the ROTC Cadets for future lead 6. Rapport, G. M., Regimental Ralph B. Crosby, Chief of the Chompaisal, A. 3. Butt. R. L ership in the Army and for re- S-3 ROTC Division of the Individual Blanton, W. B., Ill To Be Battalion Sergeant M*joni sijonsible citizenship in iiational 7. Williams, R. W., Regimental Training Section, US Continental Buettner, W. S. 1. Gibson. C. E. activities. ' S-1 Army Command, Fort Monroe, Benedict, C. T. 2. Gersten, M. E. Following this. Colonel Nathan- 8. Duncan, P. W., Regimental Va., offered a discussion on ROTC Cai-son, D. D. To Be Cadet First Sergeant iel P. Ward, III, the Corps' Dep 84 ' Affairs. Stickles, D. F., II 1. Murphy, M. K . Uty Commander, addreissdi the 9. Myers, T. C., Camniaader, Beirne, R.