• Glee Club Results The Glee dab will leave Thursday The results of the ACP 24-page for a three-day engagement at the criticism booklet on The Cadet's Earle Theatre In Washington. k&fUtfl&iiet rating will be printed next week. im VOLUME XXXIII LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, APRIL 16, 1940 NUMBER 26 CADET WINS FIRST CLASS RATING Cadet Paper Awarded King to Head New Finance Committee Rating for Excellence On First Year's Entry R. H. Spessard Corps Hears Receiving a First Class rating for the excellence of its Treasurer General Reilly work, the VMI Cadet was included in the announcement of All-American honors for 76 college publications made at the Of Committee In JM Hall University of Minnesota last Saturday by the Associate Col- War Correspondent legiate Press, nationwide campus publication organization. New Committee The awards were made after a study of 406 college papers Tells of Today's Use in 43 states, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia. To Assume Duties Of New Equipment During This June A 24-page criticism booklet is expected here later this week "Wars today are not being won which will give The Cadet a rating on its make-up and its Everett Glenn King of Columbus, by highly developed, powerful style of writing, along with suggestions for improving both. Ga., will serve as chairman of the scientific equipment, but by well- This is the first year that The Cadet has been entered in Second Class Finance Committee of trained, well led men with guts," the annual criticism service offered by the Associated Col- the Class of 1942, according to an- Brig. Gen. Henry C. Reilly, ORC, nouncement by P. R. Williams, world traveller and war corres- legiate Press, which judges college publications in comparison president of the third class, today. pondent, said in his address to the with the publication in the same enrollment and same fre- King is enrolled in the Civil Engin- corps in J. M. Hall at noon yester- quency of publication bracket. The judges for the ACP criti- eering department and is a high- day. cism service are journalism experts at the University of ranking corporal in Company E. General Reilly, who has been Minnesota. The new chairman and his com- present at most of wars since World "The Staff of The Cadet feels that mittee will take over the reins of War I, told of the use being made it has been particularly successful office from the Class of 1941 during of modern equipment and how such in winning a First Class rating in Finals of this year. equipment is being combatted. This the bracket that we were in," John Rutherford H. Spessard, of Rich equipment, which has been reputed Hundley, editor of The Cadet, said mond, Va., was named to the office Gle& Club Will Leave Thursday by newspapers and by magazines to today, "because there were more of treasurer of the new committee. New Positions be powerful enough to wipe out college weeklies in the 500-999 Spessard was graduated from St. civilization in the event of a major For Concert At Earle Theatre enrollment bracket, and consequent- Christopher's School in Richmond war, is no better than the men op- Making its first appearance in one of the country's largest theatres, the Of Hop Group ly the competition was stiffer there and was very active in school acti- erating the equipment, General VMI Glee club of 60 male voices, under the direction of Mrs. M. G. Ramey than in any other bracket." vities there. He earned his letter in Reilly said. will journey to Washington on Thursday to fill an engagement at the football and served on the staff of Are Announced Tells of Attacks Entries to the ACP service were Earle theatre. sent in by Jan. 27. Only papers pub- the newspaper. He has made the Robert V. Jacobs, newly elected In Modern Warfare The club will leave the Institute on Thursday immediately after class, lished between last September and honor roll continually at VMI, and president of the 1941 Hop commit- In his talk General Reilly told arriving in Washington by night- last December were entered. is a prominent member of the pitch- tee, released today the list of assign- of the use of the airplane, the anti- fall. The initial dress rehearsal will ing staff of the varsity baseball ments of members of the committee aircraft artillery, and the tank in These papers were classified ac- be held at the theatre on the even- team. He is a Corporal in Company VMI to Send for the coming year. modern warfare. The recent Span- cording to enrollment and frequen- ing of the arrival. A. Jacobs was elected at a meeting ish Civil War was the testing cy of publication and were judged According to Major M. G. Ramey, Meeting with the new chairman, of the present Second Class Finance ground for much of the new equip- in/relation to the other papers in Delegates faculty adviser, the trip should last that group. The following awards the officers of the Class of 1942 committee about two weeks ago. ment being used in Europe today. for about three days, the club re- were made according to the excel- selected the following members of He met this week with other of- General Reilly, who was in Spain To GM Meet turning to barracks on Sunday lence of the paper: All-American, Glenn Miller the new finance committee. ficers of his committee, H. E. during the Civil War, said that in night. given to the outstanding papers of Mecredy, vice-president, R. A. Fos- present day attacks, artillery prep- J. A. Hughes and A. H. Cowart Accepting on behalf of the Vir- While in Washington, the Glee each bracket; First Class, given to ter, business manager, and J. R. aration is first used to send the Is Popular will be in charge of the flower com ginia Military Institute an invita- club will be quartered at the Har- papers of unusual excellence; Sec- Swetting, treasurer, and chose the enemy scurrying for cover. When mittee. tion by Alfred P. Sloan, chairman rington hotel. There will be four ond Class, given to papers above av- following assignments. this is done the bombers swoop D. E. Walker and E. J. Fogarty of the board of the General Motors performances a day at the theatre at erage; Third Class, given to medi- At Easter Hops C. E. Moore and J. R. Dale will down on the enemy dropping will handle magazines in the Post Corporation, the Superintendent an- the following approximate times: ocre papers below par; and no rat- be in charge of the floor committee. bombs. First come the heavy bomb- Despite rain, snow, and January Exchange and in barracks. nounced today that two cadets and 12:50 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 6:00 p. m„ ing was given to the poorer papers. W. L. Richards and S. R. Navas ers who fly over the trenches sev- temperatures, the Institute last I. B. Pierce will direct the show one faculty officer will go to New and 8:50 p.m. will assume charge of the lounge eral times. They are followed by The Cadet was included in the week-end was the scene of one of ing of moving pictures in the J.M. York on May 6 for a three-day Approximately 60 cadet members room in Cocke hall. light bombers who fly back and group of 13 Virginia college papers the best sets of dances held here Hall and will be assisted by W. E. trip as the guests of General Mo- of the Glee club will make this trip, F. C. Baldwin will be in charge forth over the enemy trenches num- receiving awards from the Associate for many years. Glenn Miller's or- Doolan, who will serve in a tech- tors. only those cadets having three or of the lamp committee and will be erous times from flank to flank. Collegiate Press. In the schools with chestra supplying the music for the nical capacity. Mr. Sloan telegraphed General more deficiencies being restricted. assisted by W. G. Wood and A.J. Then come the lighter planes who enrollment of 1,000-2,499, the All- dances attracted to Lexington a R. E. Jeschke, Jr., will be in Kilbourne last Friday that his com- All officers and advisers of the Ellender. W. S.. McCauley will di- strafe the enemy. After this prep- American honor for a weekly went crowd estimated at 1,250. charge of the sale of rat rings. pany is sponsoring a "Challenge to club will make the trip. rect publicity. aration the infantry moves for- to Virginia Tech at VPI, and First The festive week-end began with E. V. King, brother of the new Youth" dinner in New York on Although this is not the first ap- D. C. France will serve as artist ward. Class went to the Breeze at Madison the annual second class show held chairman, will supervise the opera May 6, to which outstanding stu- pearance made by the Glee club for the committee. H. R. Hill will be General Reilly emphasized the college in Harrisonburg. in J. M. Hall on, Friday evening. tion of the Blue Room at all hops. dents from outstanding colleges will away from Lexington, it is the the new electrician. importance of horse cavalry in mod- Enrollment 500-999 weekly, First This year's show was an old-time R. A. Welles and J. C. Hooker be invited. first really commercial appearance F.