I V § QNTtt>N»TK3wM) SOT& Kable^rant Vol. 40 Staunton Military Academy, Kable Station, Staunton, Virginia, Friday, April 19. 1957 No. 10 Selected For S.M.A. Honor S.M.A. Makes Promotion To Society Formed This year, after many years of Commander inactivity, the SMA chapter of an Impressive Showing Lt. Colonel W. K. Dove, Com- honorary literary society has taken mandant of Cadets, was promoted life: the Quill and Scroll. The on March 25, 1957 from the rank Quill ami Scroll is an international honorary journalism society from In G.I. Inspection of Lieutenant Commander to Com- mander in the United States Naval which the school has had a charter Reserve. Last February com- for many years. Certain require- pleted Colonel Dove's fifteenth year ments must be fulfilled before one as a commissioned officer in the can become a member of this or- Naval Reserve. ganization: prospective members BILLY BUTTERFIELD He was graduated from the Uni- must be at least juniors in high versity of Virginia with B.S. and school, they must be passing all Butterfield M.A. degrees. Colonel Dove has classes, anil they must have been served the Academy for fifteen on the staff of either a newspaper, years, holding positions in the yearbook, or magazine tor at leasl Orchestra To Commercial, English, anil Science two years. departments. lie lias enjoyed all The aim of the SMA chapter of Play At Final Ball positions held here at S. M. A. the Quill and Scroll is twofold: During the summer months Col- to increase the interest in writing Charles William Butterfield, ex- onel Dove goes on active naval and to improve the standard of pert trumpet artist, ami His orch- duty. Some of his assignments writing". Members of tiie Acad- estra will highlight the Final Ball since World War II have been in emy's chapter, who must be either on Friday, May 31. He will bring the Reserve Officer Candidate on the Kablegram or Shrapnel a twelve piece orchestra, starring School where he served four tours. staffs, are Ronald Black, Ralph Dotty Dale as vocalist. Three of Two years ago he served on Ad- Bolton, Edward N. Evans, Barry Butterfield's recordings have sold miral Kiland's staff, Commandant Goldwater, Kenneth McGce, Jack over one million discs each. His of the Fifth Naval District. His Larkey, James Wilson, Leon Sand- orchestra has been featured locally last tour of duty was at the Naval lin, and Gary Schmidt. Col. Dove, at dances given at Virginia Mili- Col. Moody, Lt. Case, Lt. Hamp- tary Institute and Virginia Poly- ton, Capt. Haddock, and Miss technic Institute. Earle are the faculty members of Butterfield has had a rich and the organization. Pins and cards valuable background in the over- were awarded to the new members lapping worlds of dance music, recently. jazz, radio, and television. First as a sideman with Bob Crosby, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Les Brown, later as leader of his M/Sgt DeMaio own big band and combo, and more recently as a topranking studio Reassigned To man around Xew York, he has shown an all-around musician-ship that equips him for any kind of Canal Zone Lt. Col. Louis H. Ressijac, of the Inspection Team, with Maj. responsibility, as performer or lis- M 'Sgt. Fred DeMaio, after four Charles W. Weidinger, PMS&T. tener. years at SMA, is being reassigned. Billy has "lived music" all his He reports on May 5 to the 20th life, constantly studying, improving, Infantry Regiment at Fort Kobbe, Inspection Determines always experimenting to develop Canal Zone. Sgt. DeMaio has been his art. As a youngster in Mid- COL. DOVE teaching MST I at the Academy; dletown, Ohio, Billy studied with he lias also served as Assistant Honor School Rating Frank Simon, former trumpet solo- Training Center, San Diego, Cali- Commandant, tactical officer to the ist with the John Philips Sousa fornia, where he was Regimental Howie Rifles, and Fox Company The Military program of Staunton Military Academy Orchestra; on to Transylvania Col- Commander of the Second Regi- tactical officer. underwent a thorough Government Inspection on Wednesday, lege (Lexington, Ky.) where he ment, Recruit Training Command. M/Sgt. DeMaio has served ele- April 3. Every Spring the Academy undergoes a military and played in the college dance band; Colonel Dove left Staunton in ven years in the United States then to the Cincinnatti Conserva- 1942 to enter into active naval duty Army—one year in the Pacific, five personnel inspection to determine the eligibility of the school tory of Music. Now Billy was in the Naval Air Force and served years in Europe, one year at Fort for ROTC Honor Rating. ready to add some practical ex- with distinction. Some of the cam- Lee, Virginia, and the rest at SMA. Usually Army personnel holding the position of PMS&T perience to his vast knowledge of paigns in which he took part were M/Sgt. E. J. Kennedy will as- or Assistant of various college ROTC units are the inspecting theory. Guadalcanal, the Leyte and Mar- sume the position of Assistant to Bob Crosby gave the talented shall operations, invasion of the the Commandant for the remainder officers. This year, the Academy was visited by Lt. Col. Mr. Butterfield his first job, and Philippine Islands, battles of the of the school term. I^ouis H. Ressijac, l^MS&T of Georgetown University, and Billy remained with the Bobcats Philippine Sea, China Seas, and Chief Warrant Officer John B. Fuqua, the Assistant PMS&T for three years. From then on he invasion of Okinawa. Colonel of University of Kentucky. sparked such bands as those of Dove's principal shipboard duties Journalism An honor rated military school, Shaw, Goodman, and Les Brown, were in the department of ordnance such as SMA iias been in the past, his trumpet artistry being featured and fire control. Banquet Planned Publications To Be Some of the ships on which he holds a rating held with much with all three. Members of the Kablegram and After a stint in the Army, Billy was assigned were the Pocomoke, esteem by all miltary preparatory Shrapnel and officials of the acad- Represented At formed his own orchestra, touring the Flagship Currituck, the Ath- emy will participate in a Journal- academies. During its many years the east coast and handling a ma- ling, Franklin, Hornet, and the ism Banquet which will be held in SIPA Convention of existence, SMA has never lost jor portion of the studio work in Arkansas. the Stonewall Jackson Hotel Ball- this rating. The determination of New York. Always the innovator, In addition to area campaign Ten delegates representing the room on Sunday, May 19, at 6:00 Billy is no longer content to sit in medals, Colonel Dove has been Kablegram and Shrapnel, the SMA the rating is based upon appear- P.M. the esteemed position he now holds awarded the Naval Air Medal and yearbook, will attend the Southern ance as well as the military aspect Dr. Marshall M. Brice, Profes- —he wants to literally bring the Interscholastic Press Association the Presidential Unit Citation. sor of English at Mary Baldwin ot the school's curriculum. music to the people—in person! Our Commandant proves his Convention to he held on the cam- College, will be the principal This year the procedure for the He feels that he has sufficient modesty by not worrying about his pus of Washington and Lee Uni- speaker. Col. Brice until this year inspection was somewhat different knowledge and background to make next promotion, which would be versity at Lexington, Virginia, on was head of the English Depart- his new band a successful venture. April 26 and 27. from those in the past. The Acad- Captain. ment at SMA. o emy experienced a brief but From advance reports, he's going Kablegram keys will be awarded Lieutenant Dennis G. Case, ad- to be right. Once again it will Honor Company to deservant members of the news- visor to the Kablegram, will mod- thorough inspection, beginning with be Billy Butterfield with the best paper staff. Shrapnel staff mem- erate a panel on "Problems of the the inspection of rooms, Military band in the land! For March bers will receive letters of com- Private School Newspaper Ad- Science classes, and rifles in ranks Dotty Dare, pretty young vocal- viser." Cadet Jack Larkey, editor For the first time this year, mendation. The Superintendent in the morning, and ending with ist with the Billy Butterfield orch- of the Shrapnel, will serve as a Company "C" has won the honor will present the awards. estra has a bigger interest in the panelist on the financing of private a demonstration parade, rifle exer- company title. Lt. Dennis G. Case is Faculty than most other band-vocal- school yearbooks. cises, and Howie Rifle drill. band "Company "E" and Company adviser of the Kablegram; Capt. The charming Dotty is mar- ists. "F" came in second and third re- Garland D. Haddock and Lt. E. Lieutenant Case and three mem- Although the final results of GI to the leader and boss-man, ried spectively, with about out point's Wolfe Hampton are advisers of bers of his staff will represent the (Government Inspection) will not Butterfield. Before meeting Billy difference. Company "C", com- the Shrapnel. Kablegram, while the Shrapnel be known until this summer, The marrving Billy, Dotty sang and manded by Barry Goldwater, is in This banquet replaces the Kable- will have Captain Garland D. Had- Academy's PMS&T, Major Wei- the bands of Al Donahue, witli second place for the year's ratings, gram banquet of previous years; dock, Lieutenant E.