"— mm SPECIAL ALUMNI FOUNDATION FUND EDITION-CIRCULATION 7,200 COPIES G. W. T. W. Holmes "Gone With the Wind," which opens The War Department has confirmed at the State March 11, Is reviewed the appointment of Lieut. Col. H. B. on page 4 of today's Cadet. Holmes as the new commandant. Z-778 VOLUME XXXIII LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, FEBRUARY 13, 1940 NUMBER 17 $1,000,000 DRIVE LAUNCHED TODAY Second Class All Parents and Alumni State to Show Make-Overs Issued Receive Largest Edition Foundation Initiates Elects Heads In the belMf that the an- G.W.T.W. Here nouncement of the V. M. I. Foun- Today; Snyder, Heely Of '41 Bomb dation Fund will be of Interest to Campaign to Finance many who are not regular sub- March 11-16 scribers to The Cadet, copies of Goolrick, Galloway this issne are being sent to all Arrangements Made To Head Battalions Are Named Editor, alumni and to all parents of ca- For Corps To See Academic Program dets now In the Corps with the Epic Film March 13 [SPECIAL TO THE CADET] The following list of new appointments in the Corps of Ca- Business Manager compliments of The Cadet and of Plans for a national campaign, under the leadership of dets, which was released to The Cadet this afternoon, was Meeting to elect the editor-in- the Campaign Executive Com- "Gone With the Wind" will be read out in the mess hall tonight to take effect immediately. chief and business manager of their mittee. shown in Lexington at the State the VMI Foundation, Inc., to raise an endowment fund of AH previous appointments are hereby revoked. Bomb, the class of 1941 last week theatre for one full week beginning $1,000,000 for strengthening the Institute's academic program named Kinloch Goolrick and E. W. March 11, Ralph Daves, manager To Be Cadet Captains are announced today in a statement to The Cadet issued by Galloway to the positions of editor of the State, said today. Tickets will 1. Edens, W. A.—Regimental Com- Cornell Gives be placed on sale Monday, Feb. 26. John C. Hagan, Jr., '21, president of the Foundation. Prelim- mander. Bob Maling was named to assist There will be two performances each inary organization steps are being completed, he said, and 2. Walker, G. W.—Regimental Ad- Galloway as advertising manager Scholarships day (, one at 2 p. m. and the other active work will get under way shortly. jutant. and Austin Kibbee was chosen to at 8 p. m. serve as assistant editor-in-chfef. The campaign will be under the direction of an executive 3. Snyder, T. E.—Battalion Com- Special arrangements are being committee, appointed by the Board of Directors of the Found- mander, 2nd Battalion. The latter post will, however, re- To Engineers main vacant for the time being be- made for the Corps of Cadets to 4. Heely, D. H.—Battalion Com- By JEARL McCRACKEN ation. James S. Easley, '04, of South Boston, Va., is chairman. cause of Kibbee's recent resignation attend in a body on Wednesday mander, 1st Battalion. The announcement that graduates Serving as vice-chairmen are Claude S. Dawley, '04, of Dallas, from the Institute. afternoon, March 15. "Gone With the 5. May, P. B. of VMI are eligible for several fel- Wind" will be shown here exactly Texas, and James D. Robinson, Jr., '25, of Atlanta, Ga. 6. Chapman, P. G. In organizing the staff of the new lowships and graduate scholarships as it was at its world famous pre- Osmond T. Jamerson, '27, is treasurer for the campaign. 7. Totten, J. M.—Regimental S-3. yearbook, the class met in Nichols at Cornell university has recently mier in Atlanta. Metro-Goldwyn- The executive committee includes the following members: Engineering hall last October and 8. Baldwin, W. F., Jr.—Regimental been received by The Cadet from Mayer has announced that the pro- General Charles E. Kilbourne, '94, General James A. Ander- Q. M., S-4. picked four candidates from a group the Cornell News Service. duction will not be shown at regular 9. Downing, T. N. of about 20. These four men served These scholarships are open to admission prices, or cut from its son, '13, John L. Dillard, '96, John C. Hagan, Jr., '21, Edwin 10. Harter, J. E. under Bates Gilliam, editor of the persons desiring to obtain advanced original length until 1941. The ad- Hodge, Jr., '10, Henry S. Hotchkiss, J. Clifford Miller, Jr., '28, 11. Dominick, D. C., Jr. 1940 Bomb, in order to receive prac- degrees in engineering. There will mission prices will be 75c for the Frank J. McCarthy, Jr., '33, Goldsborough Serpell, '95, and 12. Shu, P. C. tical experience in formulating and be 15 John McMullen Graduate matinee, and $1.10 in the evening. Robert S. Spilman, '96. editing a yearbook. It was decided Scholarships with an annual value To Be Cadet First Lieutenants that the class should pick two of In the filming of "Gone With the Between now and Finals, the committee plans to con- of $900, the Charles Bull Earle Me- Wind," which lasts approximately 1. Matter, L. D. these four candidates for the key morial Fellowship in Electrical En- centrate mainly on securing gifts from a limited number of 2. O'Connor, E., Jr. positions of editor and business man- four hours, including a ten minute gineering valued at $800, the Elon intermission, over 449,512 feet of alumni, parents and others who are in a position to contrib- 3. Greenwood, W., Jr. ager and the other two should Huntington Hooker Fellowship in ute substantial amounts, according to Mr. Hagan. Next fall 4. Hardy, M. B. serve as assistants in the depart- film were exposed. One hundred Hydraulics valued at $510, and sev- and sixty thousand feet of film were activities will be broadened in order to reach every alumnus, 5. Cowart, W. J. ment to which they were assigned. eral others in various branches of 6. Torrington, F. R. finally printed, of which 20,300 feet every parent and every friend who believes in VMI and the R. C. Stroup Goolrick, a member of the Liberal engineering valued at $400 and $200, now make up the edited production. 7. May, D. L.—Battalion Adjutant, kind of education and training it stands for. "In due time we Arts department, has been a mem- with free tuition. In recreating the "City of Atlanta," 1st Battalion. shall invite every VMI man, wherever he may be, to join in Holds Services ber of the editorial staff of The The John McMullen Graduate the largest set ever built for a movie 8. Hammer, E. H.—Battalion Ad- Cadet and served as an associate Scholarships are open to all candi- production was used. It contained this project and make 1940 a truly worthy beginning for jutant, 2nd Battalion. In J. M. Hall editor early in the fall. He is from dates for advanced degrees in Chem- 53 full-sized buildings and over 7,000 VMI's second century of service," he said. To Be Cadet Second Lieutenants Fredericksburg, Va., and is a mem- ical, Civil, Mechanical or Electrical feet of streets. "This campaign," Mr. Hagan stated, "is the direct result The Rev. Russell Cartwright 1. Deaderick, R. H. ber of Company B. Engineering. These 15 scholarships David O. Selznick purchased the of a careful survey by the VMI Foundation to determine the Stroup, pastor of the First Presby- 2. Bailey, R. G. Galloway, a chemist, is from have not been assigned to any par- screen rights in July, 1936. The pub- Institute's most pressing needs at this time. We are all proud terian church, Lynchburg, Va., com- ticular school of the college but are 3. Miller, C. P. Lynchburg, Va., and this is his lic was kept in much suspense over of VMI's first century. But we all know that to maintain the pleted a series of six discussions on 4. Welton, R. F., III. first venture into publication work awarded as ccndi'.ions dictate. The the production of the greatly pub- religious subjects in Jackson Memo- 5. Barksdale, F. H. since coming to VMI. He is a cheer basis for awarding these is the abil- licized drama. The selection of the highest educational standards VMI must keep marching rial hall in connection with the In- 6. Thompson, V. J. leader and very prominent in intra- ity of the applicant to make satis- cast was made a nationwide concern steadily forward. stitute's annual Religious Emphasis 7. Pitman, J. E. mural sports. factory progress in research work. with polls being conducted by prac- "We must keep pace with the leaders. To do that, positive Week. The purpose of the discus- 8. Morrison, R. L. Maling, also a member of the Other scholarships consist of tui- tically every movie magazine and steps must be taken to meet the Institute's most important sions, which began on Sunday 9. Harris, J. D. chemistry department, is from no- tion scholarships. These have been many other daily and periodical needs. morning, Feb. 4, and continued every established by the board of trustees 10. Gary, S. G. where in particular, his father being publications. Clark Gable was the "Thorough study showed that of all needs at the present night through Friday, Feb. 9, was to 11. Hardaway, B. H. an officer in the United States of Cornell university and are award- almost unanimous choice for the find some place in the school year 12. Powell, E. P. Y. Army. He is a wearer of the academ- ed by the general committee of the role of Rhett Butler, as was also time, the most urgent are those relating to the academic where students may find how im- 13.