LI APR 5 1939 GINIA MILIT, STITUTE Plans For Army Board School Magazine To Examine Cadets Go Forward For Flying Service Z-778 Shc^itJ-Cakt VOLUME XXXII LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1939 NUMEBER 25 Poll Shows Corps To Be Class Officers Army Exams Keydets Open Baseball Season In Favor of Magazine Elected By To Be Given for New Cadets Air Corps Soon By 10-8 Win Over Bridge water Plans Submitted Assignments For Williams, Leech, Board To Be To Superintendent 940 Hop Committee Edwards Chosen, To At V. M, I. Latter Easters To Feature Shows Up Well Hubert's Charges By L. D. GOLDSMITH Head Rats Part Of May New Decorations Last Thursday night a poll was Made By Walker Win In Loosely The Fourth Class for the year taken in barracks to see how the By W. K. GOOLRICK Larry Clinton, "The Old Dipsy Gordon W. Walker, who was re- 1938-39 met in JM Hall this last Corps felt about the idea of having The Examination Board of the Doodler" will supply the music as- Played Game cently made president of the 1940 week to elect their class officers for a school magazine. The poll was army air corps will be at VMI from sisted by the able vocalizing of VMI Hop Committee, announced to- next year. Those elected were Ca- VMI outscored Bridgewater col- taken after Colonel Read had sug- May 24 until May 28. All cadets Bea Wain and Ford Leary at the day the complete personnel of the dets R. P. Williams, Lloyd L. Leech, lege yesterday afternoon in the gested it, in order to be able to who have completed two years of coming Easter Hops on the four- committee. The lits of members as and W. Stirling Edwards, chosen as Keydets' opening game, 10 to 8. The have definite information to be able college work will be eligible to take teenth and fifteenth of this month. approved by the superintendent con- president, vice-president, and his- weather was not at all suitable for to give the Superintendent. After the exam. By order of the Super- The favorite of the Corps, Larry sists of twelve different committees. torian, respectively. The class adopt- baseball as a chilly wind blew the votes were tabulated, it was intendent, no cadet other than first Clinton will display his music magic Chapman To Head Floor Committee ed a resolution to hold another elec- across Alumni Field all during the found that out of the five hundred classmen will be allowed to take in his new and novel arrangements tion one year from this time to elect game. The contest was marked by and fifty-two that voted, four hun- The floor committee will be head- the examination unless they have in Cocke Hall. Larry Clinton is their officers for the two ensuing loose playing on both sides and at dred and ninety men were highly ed by Phil Chapman with Walter first secured the permission of their famous for his "Dipsy Doodle," years. a total of nine errors, were commit- in favor of such a school publica- Edens acting as co-chairman. In ac- parents to terminate their college "Study in Brown" and "My Reve- ted, three by VMI and six by the tion, while sixty-two men express- cordance with the custom establish- Cadet Williams, R. P., lives in careers at VMI. rie," not to mention countless oth- visitors. ed their opinions that they were not ed in the past, additional floor com- Hollis, Long Island, and is, at pres- Enlist As Flying Cadets ers. Ruby, Eagle hurler, was wild at interested. Forty-six men stated that mittee members will be named to ent, a member of F Company. Cadet Those men who pass the exam- New Type Decorations first and gave up four base on balls if they subscribed to such a maga- serve at the various dances through- Williams prepped at Lawrenceville ination will be enlisted as Flying Bill Hastings, the Business Man- which, coupled with an infield out zine that it would have a definite out the year. School where he was a member of cadets at the primary Flying School ager of the Hop Committee, an- gave VMI two runs in the initial effect on their paying for the BOMB Other committees which will act the Student Council. While at this at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. nounced today that the Gym would frame. and CADET, while the rest of the at next year's hops are: Paper com- school he was awarded letters in The Primary instruction lasts for be decorated in a new manner. The ballots showed that the payment mittee: G. H. Simpson, chairman, R. baseball and basketball. Eligibility eight months, and then four months floor is to be canopied by alternate The third inning saw the Key- would affect these other two publi- A. Merchant, F. R. Torrington, and rules prevented him from partici- advanced instruction is given at green and white stripes. The dis- dets rally to score five times on "Spike" Thrift, who turned in ex- cations. ' J. M. Moser; lamp committee: A. R. pating in Rat basketball this year. Kelly Field. tance from the Chaperones stand three hits, a walk and two errors. cellent relief work against Bridge- Paul Shu's long triple to center, Flinn, chairman, and I. T. Van Pat- The vice-president, Leech, L. L., Candidates for flying cadetships to the Orchestra platform will be Plans Investigated water yesterday. Kovar's single and Edward's two- ton; S. A. Vincent, chairman of the resides in Arlington, Virginia, when are required to sign an agreement covered by one solid piece of white Colonel Read, who has been bagger were big factors in giving ticket committee; punch bowl and he is not in the ranks of D Com- to enlist for three years as flying with big silver stars on it. The working along with Sam Dobyns VMI the lead which they never re- lounge room committee: W. J. Co- pany. While at Western High School cadets and not to request release lights will all be sixteen point stars. and Jack Balthis, has investigated linquished. wart, chairman, W. F. Baldwin; wire in Washington, D. C., Cadet Leech before completion of the required The sounding board over the or- VMI Man Speaks the plans that have been made on The visitors came back in the committee: J. P. Thrift, chairman, achieved a letter in track. He is the courses, with the understanding chestra will be white and starred the magazine and a number of pub- On Aluminum fifth and sixth innings to score five T. N. Downing, and J. F. Larrick; third member of his family to at- that upon completion of the course with silver. lishing houses have been contacted times. Along with Ruby's second in- orchestra stand committee: D. H. tend VMI. His father was captain of of instruction at the Air Corps Notables To Be Present April 1—Members of the first and and quoted prices on a thirty-two ning home run, which cleared the Heely, chairman, and A. R. K. Kee- D Company, while his uncle, Jimmy training center they will be dis- The Governor, Board of Visitors, second class civil engineering and page and a twenty-four page pub- left field bank, the rally enabled see; chaperone stand committee: F. Leech, was C Company captain and charged as flying cadets. All ca- State officials and the Legislature chemistry sections met today and lication. No action has been taken them to pull up within one run of H. Barksdale, chairman; publicity a member of the Flying Squadron. dets who are found for any reason of the State of Virginia have been heard a short lecture and viewed as yet as the committee is await- and clerical committee: E- B. Gray, not qualified to continue for addi- motion pictures on the history and VMI. Birmingham, Alabama, is the invited to attend the dances. One ing permission from The Superin- chairman, and D. F. Flowers; com- tional training will be discharged manufacture of aluminum. The lec- In this half of the sixth canto, home of the class historian, Ed- of the largest attendances is expect- tendent to carry out the proposed mittee for policing of hall: L. N. without delay. ture and pictures were presented by Coach Hubert's charges put on an- w" Is, W. S. Cadet Edwards is a ed at this popular set of dances due idea. Waters, chairman, and W. B. Gar- Mr. S. E. Collins of the Aluminum other rally to put the game on ice. member of E Company. He attended Must Serve In Army to the excellent orchestra, the cele- land; electricity committee: W. S. Company of America. Littrell was safe on an error, went In case the publication is approv- Phillips High School where he won Candidates must also agree that bration of Virginia Day in the VMI Griffith, chairman, and Ed. O'Con- The mineral in which aluminum to second on Stumpf's sacrifice ed, it will be issued four times a a track letter during his senior year. upon successful complavictt of the Centennial, and all the accompany- nor. Herbert Wills will serve on the is found was told to be bauxite when Earl Mitchell singled to right year and will be sold at the price Since coming here, he has been a course as flying cadets, they will, if ing festivities. hop committee as artist in charge of which is mined in Arkansas. Pic- field. Heely beat out an infield hit of twenty-five cents per copy.