NUMBER 16 Midwinters Will Swing To Music Ot Commanders Adm. Radford Heads Band Offers Top Soloists; Mid-Winter Dances Spring Speaker List Taylor Vocalist The V. M. /. Hop Committee The traditional Midwinter dances Friday night, the jifteenth of February Long Talks at VMI following close upon semes- 1956.1957 Second Classmen ter exams and makeovers are the from big break between Christmas and COL. CARRINGTON C. TUTWILER, JR., February 20 Lead Dean's^List Easter for cadets and their girls. 10'til 2 o'clock This year the VMI Commanders Faculty Advisor A list of guest speakers who will provide the music for the formal For First Term GEORGE W. SYDNOR, JR., President speak to the Corps during the dance on Friday night and the in- remainder of the year has been formal dance on Saturday night. Saturday night, the sixteenth of February Playing both smooth and jazz and DAVID T. DUNN, Vice-President announced. The Second Class leads the jump numbers, the Commanders semester Dean's List (formerly from CARTER V. FOX, Business Manger Admiral Arthur Radford, chair- known as the Honor List) for the furnish some of the most dance- able music of any college dance MARVIN REINSTEIN, Treasurer man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, first semester with sixteen plac- 9'til 12 o'clock will make the commencement ad- ing. Close behind are the Rats band in the South. dress at Virginia Military Institute with thirteen. The Firsts are last. The Leader in June, it was announced Satur- First Class Leading on tenor sax is George Miedmeyer with Greg Taylor feat- day. The graduation exercises will Gilmore, W. F. Ala. ured on the vocals with some of 1. 6. , be held June 11. Hargrave, M. I., Jr. V. Kyle, J. C. Va. his famous and inimitable arrange- The Admiral tenatively is sche- Nichols, S. E., Jr. Va. ments. Other special features are Dick Logan on guitar, Denny Rink- duled to make a two-day visit to O'Donohue, W. J., Jr. Va. 2 7 the Institute during the finals per- er on drums, Paul Royer on trum- Rogers, B. B. Va. iod. pet and Mike Maupin on sax. Woodward, J. E., Jr. N. J. Although the Commanders are Other speakers include Holling- Yon, J. L., Jr. Va. ton K. Tong, Nationalist Chinese a VMI organization they will have Second Class playing with them for Midwinters , Ambassador to the United States, Arthur, L. L. Va. Music by who will be at VMI February 19-20, two outsiders from other colleges. receiving a review on the ninteen- Balderson, G. S. Va. Frank Hoss on trombone is attend- Beamer, J. M. Canada 4. th and addressing the cadet corps ing Washington & Lee and is a the the next day. Corr, J. W. Va. star on their varsity basketball Cosentino, I. A. N. Y. team. Denny Rinker is from the Beginning March 10, VMI's five- Harshaw, W. G., Jr. Va. University of Virginia and does an » 5. V. M. 1. Commanders day religious emphasis program King, R. G., Jr. Va. unusually fine job on drums, play- gets under way with' the Rev. Mezzacca, A. L. N. J. ing with various combos at thp Joseph J. Bowman, pastor of Col- A One-Half Hour Intermission Moore, J. W. Tenn. University. lege Hill Baptist Church, Lynch- Parker, J. C., Jr. Va. Jazz and jump will be blasted otit burg, and the Rev. Albert G*. Payne, J. B. Ill " Calif. by a combo composed of Mike Mau- Edwards, pastor of the First Pres- Peters, J. O. Va. byterian Church of Harrisonburg, pin, Frank Hoss, Dick Logan, Paul This is a facsimile of the card which each girl attending Friday night's dance will have Stilwell, J. E. Va. Royer and Jack Christie. Jack conducting the services. tied to her wrist, all properly filled uot. It is enclosed in an engraved folder. Since the card West, J. C. Colo. Christie plays piano with Dick Lo- The superintendents of both the Williamson, S. L., Jr. Va. gan giving out with some excep- dance is new to the present Corps THE CADET explains the mechanics below. United States Military and Naval Witt, S. B. Ill Va. tionally good guitar that won't Academies will visit the Institute Third Class soon be forgotten. and receive reviews and address Anderson, M. W. Md. The Soloists the cadet corps. Major General Berggren, K. Va. Garrison H. Davidson, superinten- Robin Sommers plays lead alto All The Etiquette of Card Dance dent at West Point, will be here Davis, W. M. Va. sax, with Bob Vincent, bass; Pete April 3, and Rear Admiral W. R. Gapenski, L. C. 111. Riddle, Tenor sax, Tex Carr, bari- This Mid-Winters '57 will feature a revival spaces with the names of his brother rats, Gloeckner, K. M. ' Va. Smedberg, superintendent at An- tone sax; Russ Chew, trombone; of an old tradition at VMI, the card dance. or others, whom he would like for his date napolis, will visit VMI at a date yet Hobson, R. L. Wash. and Don Webb, trumpet. Such to dance with for the card dances. It is to be announced. Loop, N. E. Va. numbers as Mood Indigo, Blues in Discontinued in 1942 because of the turmoil Maupin, M. W. Va. the Night, Sophisticated Lady, cur- of the war years, and never reinstated, card customary for the cadet to.take the first and Author James Warner Bellah Nebraska, W. T. Penna. last card dances for himself. will come to the Institute May 15 rent hits, and the band's theme, dances have several distinct advantages to and give the Willis J. Dance Me- Van Kesteren, J. A. Va. Blue Star, will, along with the jazz offer over the standard type of dances we There will be five card dances befbre in- Fourth Class morial Lecture for 1957. He will and jump, provide a rounded and have seen in the past. One of its primary ad- termission and two after, with two break speak on the life of General Robert Ax, G. R. Va. well balanced program. vantages is that it enables a cadet and his dances in between. One dance before each E. Lee. This address comes on the Brittingham, O. J. Ill Va. The Commanders have given day of the traditional New Market Gale, J. W. Va. concerts at Bristol and Madison date to have a break from each other occas- card dance the Master of Ceremonies will Day ceremonies honoring the 10 ca- King, W. R. Va. already this school year, with ap- ionally and for them to meet, and dance, with announce the approaching card dance. dets killed in battle at New Market Moss, M. Y. Tenn. proximately seven more engage- others. The cards are to be given to the cadet's May 15, 1864. Offutt, R. Calif. ments scheduled before Easter. • Out of the approximately thirty dances only date before entry into the gymnasium and at- Powell, J. B. N. C. Innovations In additin the annual Virginia seven are to actually be card dances. Basically tached to her wrist with the looped cord in Industrial Management Conference, Sauder, R. L. W. Va. The theme, naturally enough, for each card. The cards will be distributed to sponsored jointly by the Virginia Tumlinson, J. H. Miss. Midwinter dances will be a winter this is the way the card dance system works: Manufacturers Association, Wash- Van Cleef, N. I. N. J. setting. The Hop Committee, under each cadet planning to attend Friday night cadets on Tuesday night and it is advised that ington and Lee University and WilUams, M. B., Jr. Va. George Sydnor, has procured new will receive a dance card from the Hop Com- each cadet be sure of obtaining one as no one VMI, will be held on the two Woodward, J. A. Va. decorations for the gym with a mittee. On this card will be spaces for seven will be admitted to the dance without one- colleges campuses on March 15. Zay, A. D. Va. tree, sprayed to simulate snow, be- names. The cadet is to fill in the blank ing the center piece. Pine branches also sprayed and placed through- Hammond & Co. Sit Tight out the gym to further produce a Performers and Listeners wintery effect. The bandstand this NOTICE year will be in the middle of the Vienna Octet's Play Is Sublime February 21 and 22 Capt. On Garnett Andrews Heap gym with the chaperons' stand at Inman of the Marine Corps will the far end. Since it is assumed be at the Institute. Capt. Inman Alpha. Company, Cadet Captain that it will be too cold for the cen- Audience's Somewhat Below It will talk to interested Cadets Leroy Hammond, commanding, V. M. L Faculty ter door to be used, entry willbe about the Marine Corps Officer won Garnett Andrews ctompetition BY STAFF BALDERSON of the Schubert work's close ad- through the left door. To do away Training Program. for the first term. "A" Company The concert selected by the herance to the physical features of Adds New Men with some of the confusion which All Cadets interested in be- amassed 728 points, almost one has ensued at past dances over Vienna Octet for its Lexington con- the earlier Beethoven composition, Iii the last months there have coming Marine Officers are urg- hundred more thn second place masses of coats, the girls will place cert last Friday evening merits a it is nonetheless typically Schu- been a few additions to the faculty ed to talk to Capt. Inman when D Company.
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