Brigadier General William M. Stokes Named Acting Superintendent in Absence of Lt. General Marshall
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VOLUME XLII VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MARCH 31, 1952 NUMBER 23 Brigadier General William M. Stokes Named Acting Superintendent In Absence Of Lt. General Marshall Brigadier General William M. Stokes, Jr., of Lynchburg, 2nd Annual Spring Furlough has been designated acting superintendent of Virginia Mili- tary Institute, it was announced last Saturday. Major E. Ash- Begins Saturday; DRC Will ton Sale, president of the VMI Board of Visitors, made the announcement at a VMI faculty meeting that General Stokes Be Check Formation for Corps has been named to serve during the absence of the present superintendent. Lieutenant General Richard J. Marshall, now Fifth Class Parade on sick leave in Washington. Will Be Shortened Genleral Stokes, who is a member of the VMI Board of Competitive Drill Visitors, will assume the office of acting superintendent to- Saturday Morning Exam Uncovers morrow, Major Sale said. VMI's second Spring Furlough Cadet Comedians General Stokes, who has been in investment security busi- is scheduled to begin at DRC this ness in Lynchburg for many years, is a native of Lynchburg. coming Saturday, April 5. As was Friday last brought forth many He was born February 5, 1901. He attended public schools the case last year, the furlough wonderful things, the most import- will last until BRC of Easter Mon- ant of which was "C" Company's there and entered VMI in 1917, from which he was graduated day, which this year is April 14. reincarnation by virtue of the fact in 1921 with a bachelor of arts degree. A new policy concerning the de- that those lucky lads won the He went on active duty in 1940 as a major in the cavalry parture has been announced by the March Competitive Drill. The and was assigned to the Second Armored Division. He parti- GEN. R. J. MARSHALL Superintendent's Office. Dinner scores for each of the companies GEN. WILLIAM M. STOKES cipated in initial landings of American troops in North Africa, Roll Call will be held immediately on the written test were very after the completion of the usual close, however, as is illustrated commanding a land team of Second Armored Division at Safi, French Morocco. He had continu- room inspection, and will be a by the following company aver- ous duty overseas, serving as bat- check formation. Men will not be ages: allowed to don civilian clothes IRC Conference talion commander and later regi- 1st Place "C" Co. 77.9% Corps Witnesses First Spring until after this formatif n. mental commander until June, 2nd Place "A" Co. 77.7% Picks McCarthy 1945. He rose to rank of colonel As it now stands, will 3rd Place "B" Co. 77.1% Training Demonstration; Mock during the war and reverted to in- be the regular length r . ' com- 4th Place "E" Co. 75.7% As State President active status in 1946. ing Saturday morning, n the 5th Place "F" Co. 75.3% The Virginia State conference Artillery Problem Is Successful His military decorations include fifth period being cut short by 30 ) 6th Place Band Co. 74.4% of International Relations club the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Pur- 7th Place "D" Co. 72.1% minutes in order to allow time for brought signals honors to two The Corps witnessed the first The demonstration started when ple Heart, Croix de Guerre and "C" Company had devoted a the usual pre-furlough inspection VMI delegates to the meeting. In demonstration of the VMI Spring Cadets Hogan and Bickmore, re- European - African - Middle East great deal of time to instructing its of barracks. a business meeting held Friday Training Program on Wednesday, presenting a forward observer and Campaign Medal with seven battle rats, and it was the grades that Arms and acoutrements will be night, the conference elected Joe March 26, on Alumni Field when infantry commander respectively, stars and bronze arrow heads. turned into the armory after the the fourth and first classmen made McCarthy to serve as State Presi- the Artillery unit of the ROTC inspected the target area. Cadet that pulled Charley up to the top. He was appointed a brigadier completion of military duty on dent for the next year. demonstrated the method of plac- Hogan observed and corrected the general. Organized Reserve Corps, Friday, April 4. Companies will The effects that this will have on ing artillery fire on a target. fires to bring the battery fire on the current Garnelt-Andrews The group also elected J. W. in 1948, with assignment as assist- form on turnout on the south side The actual firing was done by the base point, which was con- stands has not yet been deter- Meek to act as Secretary of the ant division commander of the of barracks and will proceed to the "Bishop's Battery," a group nected to a pyrotechnic device mined, but it might be the sign organization. Other officers select- Eighteenth Airborne Division. the armory with men in alpha- of three small cannons each of which fired when the base point for an upheaval among the lower ed at the gathering were Peggy General Stokes has served as betical order after arms have been which fired a one inch ball bear- was hit. After base point regi- ranking companies. Ann Sloane of Mary Washington, inspected. Company formations ing propelled by compressed air. stration, fire was shifted to a president of the VMI Alumni As- Vice-President, and Harry Jevons sociation. He was appointed a will be according to Garnett Despite the fact that this was of Madison, treasurer. The battery was set up behind "stalled enemy tank" which was Andrews stand. a competitive drill and counted a canvas screen so that men put out of action. member of the VMI Board of Visi- The conference, held at Fred- equally with those held "on the operating the guns could not see tors in 1951. The usual poilcy concerning the ricksburg, had a banqtiet before At this point, Cadet William hill," it was taken with a great their targets and had to use in- He was married in 19?4 to the locking of rooms will be observed. the business meeting Friday. After Thompson was called out of the deal more levity than is consider- direct fire. former Miss Lily Blanks Clarke, Men who wish to lock their rooms the business meeting, the delegates audience to act as a replacement ed normal and natural for such of Monroe, La. They have three may do so, but must deposit a from the various Virginia colleges The target area was a square of for Cadet Hogan who was "wound- functions. The tests themselves, children. key in an envelope with the Offi- listened to Dr. Graves, professor sand some 25 feet on a side. In de." Thompson was relieved after different for each class, added cer of the Day before departure on of philosophy at Mary Washing- this area were set up targets con- successfully delivering fire on a to this. In the second class test the furlough. ton College, deliver the main ad- sisting of blocks representing group of buildings. as each man came to the last Warner Lectures It has been announced that all dress. buildings, a toy tank, and a sail- The battery then fired on a question he burst out laughing. boat. sailboat in a tub of water and Civil Section On confinements and restrictions will Other cadets representing VMI be lifted for the period of the fur- It was: What is the most desir- On the field a group of third succeeded in leaving it sinking. at the conference Cary Ambler, classmen set up a 105 mm. howitzer This concluded the demonstration Safety Devices lough. Confinements will be ex- able characteristic for a high- George Hutter, and Doughtery all tended by seven days to account ranking cadet officer to have? and went through the motions of and the audience was invited to of whom are first classmen this firing the piece while the Bishop's inspect the equipment used. The first Civils heard another for the period of absence. a. aggressiveness in their series of personal rela- year. Battery fired at the targets. When The audience consisted of mem- b. integrity tion lectures, last Thursday, when The Superintendent's Office has a "fire for effect" command was bers of the Corps of Cadets, nume- c. judgment Mr. "Pop" Warner, Safety Engi- stated that air travel is not ap given, the howitzer fired blanks, rous faculty members, and a good d. intelligence Seven Chemists neer at the Waynesboro Plant of proved for return to VMI, and to the consternation of the audi- representation of visitors from e. boisterousness the I. E. duPont de Nemours Com- that cadets who return late be- ence. Lexington. cause of delays encountered in Without hesitating, every private Visit Covington pany, spoke on Safety Engineering. solemnly wrote "e." air travel will be held responsible Paper Factory- Mr. Warner brought several of for the delays. Those men who Another 2nd class wonder was the devices used by his plant desire to remain at the Institute the question. The non-com of the seven members of the first class Rev. Harry Gamble Conducts to protect their employees, with during the furlough will be re- relief on guard, when a fire is Chemistry Major section, accom- him. These items, including safety quired to submit written notice discovered. panied by two Chemistry Depart- Last In Series Of Services shoes, hard hats, carbon monoide (Contnued on page 6) a. Notifies the O. D. ment faculty members, visited the testers, various types of goggles b. Gives the fire alarm.