THE KABLEGRAM Should Represent a Continuation of Downtown Featuring Both SMA's the Festivities from the Night Be- Marching Band and Howie Rifles
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Game, Senior Ring Formal, Commission Ceremony Highlight Thanksgiving Weekend Generals To Play For Dance Certainly one of the highlights of any school year has ar- rived once again as SMA's Corps of Cadets readies itself for a strenuous but rewarding Thanksgiving Weekend. While no one event of the weekend can be termed the "highlight" of the holiday, numerous ceremonies and exhibitions will provide the Corps with its first real opportunity of the year to put itself on display before parents, visitors, and alumni alike. The color- ful four-day weekend, beginning on Thursday, Nov. 28th and continuing through Sun., Dec. 1st. will be held in conjunction with Parents' weekend. The actual festivities will begin at Fork Union, Va., as the annual SMA-FUMA game draws together those two ancient '3 * rivals. For SMA's varsity football team, it will mark the end —ST. >C of a fine season which was highlighted by a 54-6 routing of AMA. For those Cadets who do attend the FUMA game, gen- eral leave will be given to the entire corps from after 1st mess until 9:50 that evening. Friday afternoon will include an Cadet officer commissioning cere- rr informal parent-teacher discussion mony will be held on Kable Field. ,fV ' -' in the small gym at 1:30 PM as In case of inclement weather the JEP7 ! well as the annual Squad Drill commissioning ceremony will be Seniors form Figure during Thanksgiving Formal, 1967. competition on Kable Field. How- presented in the large gym. ever, the highlight of the day Following the ceremonies, the should prove to be the Thanksgiv- Corps will be given general leave ing Formal in the large gym with from 2:50 PM until taps. How- its customary senior ring figure. ever, Saturday evening will also Music will be by The Generals feature two significant events. from Charlotte, N. C. First, Staunton's Annual Christmas Likewise, Saturday morning Parade will begin at 5:00 PM THE KABLEGRAM should represent a continuation of downtown featuring both SMA's the festivities from the night be- Marching Band and Howie Rifles. fore. Brigadier General Herbert Finally, John Lewis Junior High Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Virginia Wolff, Deputy Commanding Gen- School, just north of SMA, will Wednesday, November 27, 1968 No. 3 eral of the United States Army be the scene of our school's first Vol. 52 Training Center at Fort Dix (New annual Varsity-Alumni basketball Jersey) will be greeted by an game. The game will serve as Cadet Officers honor guard of the Howie Rifles. good experience for our Hilltop- Gen. A. A. Sproul Speaks, From 9:45 until 11:00 AM, Gen- pers who will begin their regular eral Wolff, accompanied by his season schedule on December 2nd Presents Howie Certificates Commissioned At wife, will inspect the barracks. All at Lynchburg College. parents and visitors are cordially The schedule for Sunday will be General A. A. Sproul, graduate of Washington and Lee Saturday Parade invited to inspect the barracks as normal except that afternoon leave University and recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, well. Immediately after a brief ex- will extend from 1:30 to 5:00 PM. addressed the Corps of Cadets, faculty and administration on SMA's annual Commissioning hibition by the pride of the Junior Special leave will be granted to Nov. 5th in the small gym. As both a personal friend and ad- Ceremonies will be held as part of School, the Kable Rifles, at 10:45, Cadets from 9:00 AM until 5:00 mirer of Maj. Thomas Howie, former faculty member at SMA the Saturday morning Thanksgiv- the Corps Review featuring the PM. who was killed during W. W. II. General Sproul gave his ing Parade. Presiding over the ac- tivities will be the inspecting of- speech in a forceful but touching presentation. Speaking on ficer, Brigadier General Herbert the "Seven Steps of Professionalism" he included confidence, Wolff, of Fort Dix, New Jersey, initiative, duty, honor, action, communication and ambition as to be assisted by the SAI, LTC the most essential elements of human nature. Robert L. Richters, the assistant Immediately following the ad- Blackburn, D. Scott; Cann, J. SAI, LTC Thomas Phillips, and dress, Col. Harrison S. Dey, Su- Woodward III; Corman, James hopefully the superintendent, Col- perintendent, assisted by Col. R.; Crapps, Daniel D.; Crockett, onel Harrison S. Dey. Thomas Philips, assistant SAI, William E.; Dedman, Curtis B.; made the presentation of Howie DiGiacomo, Robert J.; Fertig, Wolff to Speak Rifle certificates. The following Christopher R.; Godwin, Douglas General Wolff is expected to cadets were honored at the cere- P.; Gorman, Kevin J.; Hearn, H. make a speech in honor of those mony : Reid III; Heinz, James J.; Atkian, Thomas K.; Barrett, cadet offers receiving their com- Marcus T. Ill; Beduhn, David C; (Continued on Page S) missions. The actual ceremony will include the presention of the com- mission certificate formally in- ducting that individual as a cadet officer in the Corps of Cadets. Virginia Gov. Mills E. Godwin speaks at Wilson Birthplace Those cadets to receive their as Gov. Lester Maddox (foreground) of Georgia looks on. commissions include: Atkian, T. (Col.); Crockett, W. (Lt. Col.); Langley, K. (Lt. Col.); Andreas, Cadet Corps Participates A. (Capt.); Beduhn, D. (Capt.); Dana, C. (Capt.); DiGiacomo, R. (Capt.); Drago, A. (Capt.); Fer- In Veterans Ceremony tig, C. (Capt.); Godwin, D. (Capt.); Hearn, R. (apt); Hertz- November 11th — Armistice Day 1968 — had a little great- berg, M. (Capt.); Hurley, D. er significance this year for SMA's Corps of Cadets than it (Capt.); Lombardi, L. (Capt.); usually does. Originally established to celebrate the anniver- Murray, J. (Capt.); Baumiller, B. sary of the 1919 Armistice of the First World War, this date (1st Lt.); has gradually been adopted to commemorate all those American Blackburn, S. (1st Lt.); Crapps, servicemen who have lost their lives in war both past and D. (1st Lt.); Dedman, C. (1st Lt.); present. However, Armistice Day ceremonies were not only Farber, P. (1st Lt.); Foy, J. (1st Lt.); Key, D. (1st Lt.); Rogers, carried out in the traditional SMA fashion of a memorial serv- T. (1st Lt.); Swain, N. (1st Lt.); ice being held on the asphalt, but were highlighted by a com- memorative ceremony at the Woodrow Wilson birthplace and Weintraub, A. (1st Lt.); Zinser, ensuing festivities taking place there. R. (1st Lt.); Barrett, M. (2nd Lt.); Guerra, A. (2nd Lt.); Lahring, K. Forming on the asphalt at 10:00 AM, the Corps listened to (2nd Lt.); Lovaton, J. (2nd Lt.); a speech given by Father Cosby of Staunton's St. Francis McFaddin, G. (2nd Lt); McGav- ern, D. (2nd Lt.); Miller, L. (2nd Church. A twenty-one gun salute, as well as a stirring rendi- Lt); Pomeroy, D. (2nd Lt); St tion of "Taps" by Tim Hanna and Mike Sinn, were featured Amour, P. (2nd Lt.); Tompkins, to pay honor to all American veterans of wars. Col. H. S. Dey presents Cadet A. A. Sproul, Jr., with Howie G. (2nd Lt.); Van Clief, J. (2nd Certificate. Lt). (Continued on Page 4) THE KABLEGRAM THE KABLEGRAM Letter to Editor WILLIAM E. CROCKETT Editor-in-Chief Dear Editor, I am writing to you concerning MURRAY ROSEN Managing and News Editor the most familiar topic heard on JAMES A. KIRKPATRICK Sports Editor Campus this time each year, the LARRY MILLER Features Editor Senior Figure. There has been a Circulation Manager long standing dispute between the GEORGE SHEA, BYRON DYKE Photographers Cadets and the Administration pertaining to the management of CAPTAIN BURNS Faculty Advisor the dances. NEWS I ask, what purpose is there in Atkian, T.; Baker, S.; Carlon, J.; Gregory, J.; Lewis, M.; having a Cotillion Club if it is Minton, S.; Murray, J.; West, R.; Deutsch, D.; Fertig, C.; powerless and has no say whatso- ever in running the dance? How Daniels, J. can the school give the responsi- FEATURES bility of training and discipline of 600 Cadets to a small group of Crapps, D.; Key, D.; Lahring, K.; Langley, K.; Robertson, Cadet officers, then turn around G.; Tompkins, G.; Westbrook, D. and inform them that they are not mature enough to run a dance? SPORTS Can the Cadets run a Corps and Caldwell, T.; Delgado, C.; Digiacomo, R.; Drago, A.; not a social function? Granda, C.; Mitchell, R.; Montano, J.; Pollard, T.; Rogers, Who are these dances put on N.; Viner, W. for? Is the Senior Figure for the Seniors or is it for the parents? TYPING Will we be able to look back to Hertzberg, M.; McGrath, T.; Poust, R.; St. Amour, P.; Our Figure with fond memories Westbrook, D. or will we have the ugly remem- brances of basketball lights, no CIRCULATION slow dancing, and people staring Baumiller, B.; Dana, C.; Forster, S.; Lesser, M.; Lombardi, down upon us from the galleries as if we were animals in a cage? L.; May, T.; Karnas, G.; Reiss, P.; Santos, K.; Tobin, D.; Howie Rifles perform on Veterans' Day. (Related article; Vaillant, C.; Westbrook, D. I am not asking for total Cadet pages one and five.) control at the dance, far from it. The Staunton Military Academy Cadet Newspaper. Published tri-weekly during the school year, beginning in October, vacations excluded. What I am asking for is a few Subscription price, $3.00 per year. In advance. Advertising rates upon application. concessions; lights down (with the Entered as second-class matter October 18, 1924, at the post office, Staunton, Virginia, under the Act of March 3, 1879. exception of the figure), and slow Thanksgiving Weekend Schedule MCCLURE PTG.Crj.,iNC.,VERONA,VA.