In this edition. . .
Kirkpatrick to Speak to Corps ....•... 1
Green Named Dir. of Cadet Affairs .. 2
Barracks Gets HWired" ..•...•...•.......... 2
Omicron Delta Epsilon ..•....•............. 2
Transportation Coriference .............. 3
Anthropologist to Speak at VMI ....... 3
Graduate Scholarship Winners ....... 3
Parents Weekend Schedule ...••..••..••• 4
Theatre to Present Comedy .....•........ 4
Green to assist Col. Bissell ••..•......... 5
Francophony Workshop ..••.••..•......... 5
Schreiber Receives Grant ................. 5
Spilman Symposium .•..•..............•...• 6
Meet the Real HVMifamily" .•..•......... 6
HBuck" Shorter ....•.••.•............•......... 7
Cadet Captain is Busy Man .....••..••.. 8
Farrell on With Good Reason .••...•.... 9
Founders Day Schedule of Events .... 9
Book by McDonald Available ..••..•..... 9
Pipes/drums in Highland Games ••... 9
Memory of Mother Teresa ••.•••.•....... 10
Athletes of the Week .•.•.....••.••.•...... 11
Quarterback Club •.•......•.••.••.......... 11
Potpourri........................................ 11
VMI Calendar of Events .................. 12
First Rat Sentinel Joseph W. Gunter of Stuart, Va. receives the usual warm welcome
from the First Class. Gunter is a member of Alpha Company. VMI CADET photo.
DR. JEANE J. KIRKPATRICK
TO SPEAK TO CORPS OF CADETS
Dr. Jeane J. Kirkpatrick will speak to the Corps of Cadets on October 13 in jackson
Memorial Hall at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Kirkpatrick is a former
U.S. representative to the United Nations (the first woman
to serve in that office) and member of the Cabinet of
President Ronald Reagan.
She served as a member of the President's Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board, the Defense Policy Review
Board, and chaired the Secretary of Defense Commission
on Fail Safe and Risk Reduction. Dr. Kirkpatrick is currently
on leave from her position as Leavey Professor of
Government at Georgetown University and as Senior
Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. She writes and
speaks widely on foreign policy and security affairs.
Dr. Kirkpatrick received her A.B. from Barnard College
and her M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia
University. She also studied at the Institute de Science
Politique in Paris and has written numerous books including: The Withering Away of
the Totalitarian State; Legitimacy and Force; The Reagan Phenomenon; Dictatorships
& Double Standards; Dismantling the Parties: Reflections on Party Reform and Party
Decomposition; The New Presidential Elite; Political Woman; and Leader and Vanguard
in Mass Society: A Study of Peronist Argentina.
Dr. Kirkpatrick received the Medal of Freedom in 1985, the nation's highest civilian
honor; and in 1992 received her second Department of Defense Distinguished Public
Service Medal, the highest civilian honor in the Department of Defense. She has received
the award of the Commonwealth Fund, the Gold Medal of the· Veterans of Foreign
Wars, the Hubert H. Humphrey Award of the American Political Science Association,
the Christian A. Herter Award of the Boston World Affairs Association, the Morgenthau
Award of American Council on Foreign Policy, the Humanitarian Award of B'nai B'rith,
the Defender of jerusalem Award and other honors including honorary degrees from a
number of universities and the French Prize Politique for political courage.
Ambassador Kirkpatrick comes to VMI as the 2nd featured speaker in the VMI
International Studies Department's Distinguished Diplomat Lecture Series. The inaugural
lecture was given last year by Ambassador Robert Kimmitt, former Ambassador to
Germany and Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs.
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ROBERT L. GREEN '67 NAMED
DIRECTOR OF CADET AFFAIRS
Robert L. "Bob" Green, a 1967 VMI graduate and
professional engineer with 25 years corporate experience,
has been selected Acting Director of Cadet Affairs.
Green replaces Col. James N. Joyner, who became
Commandant of Cadets on August 5, 1997. He begins
works October 15 and will hold the rank of Colonel in
the Virginia Militia.
"An engineer by trade, Bob has worked extensively
with young people in various organizations over the years,
and he will be a great asset to VMI and our Corps of
Cadets," said VMI Superintendent Major General Josiah
Bunting Ill.
From 1972 to 1996, Green was employed by Wiley
& Wilson, Architects-Engineers-Planners in Lynchburg,
Virginia. He served as the firm's President for 10 years. In
1997, he moved to the Haskell Company/Frazier Division, Design Contractors as that
company's Vice-President. He holds numerous professional affiliations to include past
chairman of Board of Advisors, Lynchburg College School of Business and Economics
and a liaison member between the American Society of Civil Engineers and the ASCE
Student Chapter at VMI.
Outside his professional career, Green has been on the Board of Directors for the
YMCA of Central Virginia and junior Achievement of Central Virginia and has been a
Sunday School teacher for a college/career class. He is also a member of the Alumni
Association Board of Directors, serving as a regional director, a past board member for
the Lynchburg Small Business Development Center, and a regional vice-president of
the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce.
After receiving his B.S. in Civil Engineering, he was an assistant instructor in that
department at VMI for one year prior to entering the Army. He served a tour in the
Republic of Vietnam with the First Combat Engineer Battalion, First Infantry Division
before leaving the service in 1970. He then returned to graduate school earning a
Masters of Engineering in Environmental Engineering from the University of Virginia in
1972. Green is married to Capt. Carole Green, Deputy Assimilation Officer and Deputy
Title IX Coordinator.
BARRACKS GETS "WIRED"
New network connections in barracks study room
Since mid-September, cadets have been able to connect their notebook computers
to the VMIIocal area network (LAN) through newly-installed connections in the Barracks
study room located in the Barracks concourse.
Microcomputer specialist james Kaster is in charge of cadet network support and
has been working with cadets to get their computers up and running on the LAN. With
an adapter card that can be purchased in the VMI Bookstore for under $200, cadets
can take their VMI-approved notebook computers to the barracks study room and
connect to the LAN to use Email, Internet services, networked software, and other
important computer services.
Kaster, who was hired in August, generally works with cadets the first time they
connect to the network to help them get up and running. Thereafter, its "plug and
play" for cadets accessing the LAN without having to head to computer labs in academic
buildings. There are also similar connections in most of the study carrels located in
Preston Library, and while not all of them are operational, more are being made available
as the semester progresses.
Kaster maintains several pages on the VMI WWW site to help cadets with networkrelated
issues. Click "Computing Services" from the VMI Home Page, then "Cadet
Support Home Page." Kaster can be reached at extension 7378, and his office is
located in 335 Nichols Engineering Hall.
October 8, 1997
Keydet cross country runner Kim Herbert of
Herndon, Va. was one of five runners who
comprised VMI's first women's intercollegiate
athletic team which competed in the Virginia
Invitational in Charlottesville, Va., September
13. The team continues to improve, and in its
last outing finished 5th of 9 teams.
OMICRON DELTA EPSILON
Two VMI cadets were recently
inducted into the Zeta Chapter of Omicron
Delta Epsilon, the international economics
honor society. The objectives of the honor
society are to recognize scholastic
attainment and achievements in
economics, to establish closer ties with
economics students and faculty within and
among colleges and to publish its official
magazine.
The two cadets inducted were: first
classmen Richard E. Daughtridge and
Michael T. Runyan.
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Editor: ................................•..• Burton R. Floyd, III I
Supervising Editor: ................. Col. Mike Strickler
Contributing writers: .......................... Chris Clark
Torn Joynes
Maj. Chuck Steenburgh
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Head basketball coach Bart Be/lairs helps workers with the Swedish-based company
Jarkett install a new portable floor in Cameron Hall. The new floor has more than
twice the cushion and spring of the permanent floor.
VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION
CONFERENCE OCTOBER 16-17
"Smart Travel in Virginia," is the theme of this year's 47th annual Virginia
Transportation Conference, to be held at VMI, October 16-17. The Virginia
Transportation Conference is designed to aid all citizens concerned with the
development of an adequate highway and transportation system and affords an exchange
of thoughts and ideas among the Virginia Department of Transportation, a host of federal,
state, and local government officials, contractors, and others in the transportation field.
The Honorable Robert E. Martinez, Secretary of Transportation for the
Commonwealth of Virginia, will speak at the conference as well as David R. Gehr,
VMI Class of 1968, commissioner of the Virginia Department ofTransportation (VDOT).
Other speakers include: Leo j. Bevan, Director, Virginia Rail and Transportation; Robert
R. Merhige, Ill, General Counsel and Deputy Executive Director of the Virginia Port
Authority; and Kenneth F. Wiegand, Director of the Virginia Department of Aviation.
Representatives of 36 companies supplying the latest transportation-related
technology, equipment, and services will participate with exhibits.
The conference is cosponsored by VDOT in cooperation with VMI and more than
20 other organizations. Participants will discuss choices in smart movement of people
and freight, smart design and construction projects, safer travel, smart technology and
opportunities, resource sharing, and perspectives on transportation fund reauthorization.
General sessions will be held on both mornings of the conference, with Thursday
afternoon devoted to concurrent sessions. For more information, contact the
Conference Office at the Virginia Military Institute (540) 464-7743.
ANTHROPOLOGIST TO SPEAK AT VMI
UCLA anthropology professor Anna Simons will speak at VMI on October 30 at
7:30p.m. in Lejeune Hall. The topic of her talk will be "War: Back to the Future."
Dr. Simons earned her Ph.D. in social anthropology from Harvard University and
has conducted field research in Somalia and Ft. Bragg, N.C. She is an assistant professor
of anthropology and associate director of African studies at UCLA. Her writings have
appeared in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, African News and elsewhere. She
has written about Somalia, Networks of Dissolution: Somalia Undone and about life
in the U.S. Special Forces, The Company They Keep: Life Inside the U.S. Army Special
Forces.
Simons will sign copies of her books on the Lejeune Hall balcony during a reception
which will follow her talk as well as on October 31 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the
VMI Bookstore. Books will be available for purchase at both signing sessions
GRADUATE
SCHOLARSHIP
~NNERSANNOUNCED
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The VMI Graduate Education
Committee, through four scholarships held
in the VMI Foundation, Inc., awarded
$50,800 to VMI alumni for graduate and
professional education during the 1997-
1998 academic year. Thirty-four alumni,
ranging from the Class of 1968 to the Class
of 1997, will benefit from the fellowships.
The four named funds in the Foundation
are the Alfred Dickinson Barksdale '11 Law
Scholarship, james C. Wheat, Sr. Memorial
Scholarship, john F. Woodward '23
Graduate Scholarship, and the Bowles
Family Scholarship.
Applications were received from 52
candidates. The range of graduate
education concentrations included
biology, business, chemistry, civil
engineering, law, mechanical
engineering, medicine, physiology,
theology and urban and regional planning.
The Graduate Education Committee
was chaired by Lt. Col. R. Samuel Ratcliffe,
director of career services. Other members
included Colonels Francis H. Bush,
professor of economics and business;
Edward V. Daley, professor of economics
and business; john G. Leland, professor
of English, and Richard A. Rowe, professor
of biology; Lt. Col. Grigg W. Mullen, Jr.,
associate professor of civil and
environmental engineering; and Maj.
Robert M. Granger, II, assistant professor
of chemistry.
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PROGRAM OF EVENTS
PARENTS WEEKEND- OCTOBER 10-12, 1997
OCTOBER 1 0, 1997
10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
1-4 p.m.
1-4 p.m.
4:30p.m.
5-5:45 p.m.
8 p.m.
OCTOBER 11, 1997
8 a.m.-1 0 a.m.
8 a.m.-Noon
8-9 a.m.
8-10 a.m.
9-9:45 a.m.
10:30 a.m
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
5-9 p.m.
8 p.m.
OCTOBER 12, 1997
8:30-11 a.m.
9:15-10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION: Lejeune Hall Lobby.
Guided tours of the post will be conducted throughout the day by cadets.
Post tours begin at Lejeune Hall.
ACADEMIC ORIENTATIONS: Faculty members and academic advisers
will be present in their departments in the event parents want to talk with
them, tour facilities, or see exhibits of equipment and materials. Schedules
and locations for parents' briefings and tours will be posted in the
registration area and in the academic buildings.
RAT CHALLENGE VIDEO, continuous showing: Lejeune Hall, 200 level
REVIEW: VMI Parade Ground
NEW CADET PARENTS RECEPTION: Cocke Hall. Reception for new
cadets and their parents.
VMI JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND GLEE CLUB CONCERT: jackson Memorial
Hall ().M. Hall). Free admission.
OPEN for conferences with faculty and advisers (by appointment), and
tours of Post.
RAT CHALLENGE VIDEO, continuous showing: Lejeune Hall, 200 level.
PHABULOUS PHYSICS PHENOMENA: Mallory Hall. Educational
entertainment for the whole family, especially young people. Free
admission.
REGISTRATION CONTINUES: Lejeune Hall Lobby.
PARENTS FORUM: ).M. Hall. Selected representatives from the faculty
and staff, cadet leaders, and a representative from the Parents Council
will participate. All parents are invited to attend. (A question and answer
period will be included.)
REVIEW: VMI Parade Ground.
BUFFET LUNCHEON: Crozet Hall- Meal tickets required.
Cadet Corps March into Alumni Memorial Field.
FOOTBALL: VMI vs. U.T. Chattanooga (Alumni Memorial Field). Tickets
required.
Cadet Program Board presents: "Trademark." Come enjoy the sounds of
oldies, motown, and beach music. - Parade Ground.
VMI THEATRE PRODUCTION: "Laughter on the 23rd Floor." An adult
comedy by Neil Simon. Reservations recommended. Not appropriate for
small children. Admission: cadets free, students and senior citizens $3,
all others $5 -Scott Shipp Hall.
BREAKFAST: Crozet Hall- Meal tickets required.
OPEN HOUSE IN BARRACKS: Visits to cadet rooms by parents and
guests. Passes are not-required.
CHAPEL SERVICE: ).M. Hall.
MEAL TICKETS- The meals listed will be served at the prices shown. There will be no Corps
formation, and parents are invited to accompany their sons and daughters to these meals in
Crozet Hall. Tickets are not required for cadets or for children under three years of age. Tickets
for children up through eleven years will be sold at one-half the regular meal price.
Lunch, Saturday $5.00
Breakfast, Sunday $4.00
Tickets may be purchased at Crozet Hall.
FOOTBALL TICKETS: Tickets for the VMI vs U.T. Chattanooga football game should be purchased
in advance from the VMI Ticket Office. Tickets will be available at the ticket office through
Friday, 10 October. Prices: $15.00 for adults, $7.00 for students. Tickets are not required for
cadets. Other student tickets ($7.00) will be available at the ticket office on Friday and Saturday
in Cameron Hall. Please send orders for football tickets directly to the VMI Ticket Office and
make checks payable to "VMI ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT." Be sure to add $2.00 for postage and
handling. Telephone orders will be accepted at (540) 464-7266 using VISA or MASTERCARD.
October 8, 1997
THEATRE TO PRESENT
NEIL SIMON COMEDY
The VMI Theatre will present Laughter
on the 23rd Floor, a new adult comedy by
Neil Simon on October 8, 9, 11, 15, 16,
and 17 at 8 p.m. in Scott Shipp Hall.
Neil Simon's 29th Broadway
production, Laughter on the 23rd Floor
opened in 1993, paying homage to
Simon's early days in show business when
he worked as a junior jokesmith for Sid
Caesar's popular television variety show,
"Your Show of Shows." The time was
1953, and Simon worked on the 23rd floor
of a building in New York City, sharing
space with a group of talented comedy
writers who in later years became known
as Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Larry
Gelbart, and others who made names for
themselves in television.
In the play, the writers try to top each
other with jokes, while competing for the
attention of head madman Max Prince (the
Sid Caesar character). The play is "oldstyle"
comedy, fast and furious, without a
thought in its head except to entertain.
Heading the cast as the star comedian,
Max Prince, is Richard Lewis, who can be
heard announcing the play-by-play action
on VMI football radio broadcasts. Max's
team of comedy writers includes cadets
Michael D. Nelson as Milt Fields; justin P.
Wolfe as the head writer, Val Skalsky; Paul
E. Hotze as Neil Simon's alter ego Lucas
Brickman; Sean M. Casto as Brian Doyle,
and B. Powell Harrison, IV as Ira Stone.
Completing the cast are Texas A & M
exchange cadet Tabitha Stump as Carol
Wyman, the only woman writer on Max's
team; Wendy LeBlanc, of Lexington, as
Helen, the secretary; and Scott Schneider,
a third-year Washington and Lee Law
School student, as Kenny Franks.
The play is directed by VMI Theatre
Director joellen K. Bland, with Colonel
Michael S. Harris as stage manager. Crew
for the show includes cadets Charles 0.
Fullam, K. Todd Cooke, and Todd D.
Kennedy, with Helen Cox, Regina
Roethler, Wendy LeBlanc, Melou Piegari,
Mary Sayre, and Amenie Mitchell assisting
with props, costumes, and set decoration.
The play includes some adult
language and situations, and is not
recommended for young children.
Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for
students and senior citizens, with cadets
admitted free of charge.
For reservations call464-7389 or 464-
7326.
October 8, 1997
Community service was part of field training exercises held Sept. Q6-QB. One of the
projects in which cadets participated, included cleanup in Arnold's Valley on property
owned by Joe and Ricky Austin. News Gazette photo.
CAROLE GREEN TO ASSIST COL. BISSELL
Carole B. Green has been named Deputy Assimilation
Officer and Deputy Title IX Coordinator. She began her duties
on September 17, and she holds the rank of Captain in the
Virginia Militia.
Green is assisting Col. N. Michael Bissell, Special Assistant
to the Superintendent, with the on-going assimilation process
and all related women's issues. Her primary responsibilities
include developing and implementing policies and procedures
involving gender equity. Col. Bissell has directed VMI's effort in
assimilating women into the Corps of Cadets and also serves as
Title IX Coordinator.
Green holds associate degrees in Applied Science Medical
Laboratory Technology and in Applied Science Dental Hygiene. She was a dental
hygienist from 1977 to 1987.
A human resources consultant since 1987, Green has extensive experience in
leadership development training with emphasis placed on team building, problem
solving, and interpersonal skills. She holds leadership training certification from two
nationally recognized leadership development organizations.
Green frequently speaks at programs for women emphasizing leadership, selfesteem,
and fitness and is past President of Women's Inc., a professional women's
group dedicated to women's issues. She is currently Vice President of the Board of the
Rockbridge Area Free Clinic and also serves on the Friends of Preston Library Board.
Green is the wife of Col. Robert L. Green, Acting Director of Cadet Affairs.
FRANCOPHONYWORKSHOP ~ OCT. 25
VMI has invited ~~soy~<:e gers . elfr~m
on October25. They~illente!'WhatChades francaise,"
his metaphor for the qolle9tion of culture~ hgu ay's French-speaking
world outside of.France. The emisSari~~wiUcq the expressed
purpose of acquainting \firginia secondary s,ctlool tea9hers ..... t ts body of human
expression. High school teacl)~~s may participate without cost to theiT)or their school
through the generous supportofthe Florence GouldFoundation ofNewYo*,Jeachers
will hear entry-level present~!iofl$Qncultur~anq lit~rature, then meet in, small groups
with the guest lecturers for a<j~estion-and-answ~rperiod. ·· · · .·....... . Xt .·· ·
Presenters fort he confen~rceindude: Dr_ Ali A mar,. specialist ori .. ~velist:Tahar
Ben Jefloun (Arab-French or the Maghreb); Professor Tola Mosadomi;Tulane Un1versity
(Black African-French); ProfessorJ<eith Walker, gartrngu~h <;:9IJ~9E!.(C:~ribbean French);
and Isabelle Fourma!JXt Y.n!.Y~!'§~;~ ... bf4¥il((.:an~tlci<to.;~r~ncl)t'Qg~~<=bis).
••.• .. RECIPIENT
VMI
COL N. MICHAEL BISSELL '61
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Women
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SCHREIBER
RECEIVES GRANT
s
Colonel Henry D. Schreiber, professor
of chemistry, has been awarded a $95,250
research grant by the Industry-University
Center for Glass Research. Schreiber's
proposai-"REDOX of GlassMeasurement
and Theory" will examine
ways of producing various glass products
with greater efficiency, and developing
novel types of glass.
The grant, which covers a three year
period, supports students, faculty, a
laboratory manager, travel, equipment,
materials, and supplies. The award will
be administered by VMI Research
Laboratories.
Assisting Col. Schreiber in his research
under the grant will be Maj. Karl D.
Sienerth, assistant professor of chemistry;
and Charlotte Schreiber, lab manager for
the VMIRL Chemistry Laboratories (who
is married to Colonel Schreiber).
The Industry-University Center for
Glass Research is a consortium of 24
corporate glass manufacturers and
suppliers who have pooled resources to
fund basic glass research. Based at Alfred
University (New York State College of
Ceramics) near Buffalo, the Center
maintains a satellite research facility at the
University of Missouri-Rolla, and is
affiliated with the National Science
Foundation, the Institute of Silicate
Chemistry in Russia, and VMI.
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Cadet B. Powell Harrison, IV is the latest recipient of the Colonel Robert H. Knox '24 Memorial
Prize. Col. Knox taught mathematics at VMi for 42 years until his retirement in 1969. The prize
is awarded annually to a third classman selected by the mathematics faculty as the most
promising mathematics major in the third class. The prize was awarded to Harrison by Col.
Michael J. Tierney, professor and head of mathematics and computer science.(right).
SPILMAN SYMPOSIUM AT VMI
The fourth Spilman Symposium on Issues in Teaching Writing will be held at VMI
on November 15. The symposium entitled "Correctness in Student Writing: Issues of
Pedagogy and Evaluation" is sponsored by VMI's Department of English and Fine Arts
and VMI's Writing Across the Curriculum Program. Scheduled to speak at the symposium
this year are Andrea A. Lunsford, Distinguished Professor and, until this year, vice
chair of English at Ohio State University and Robert A. Schwegler, professor of English
at the University of Rhode Island where he also served as director of the College Writing
Program.
Lunsford taught at the University of British Columbia before joining the Ohio State
faculty and has taught in the graduate English programs of the Bread Loaf School in
Middlebury, Vt. and Martha's Vineyard. Her essays on historical rhetoric, composition
studies, and literacy have appeared in every major journal in the profession and she is
author or editor of eleven books, including: Essays on Classical Rhetoric and Modern
Discourse, which in 1985 won the prestigious MLA Mina Shaugnessy Award for the
best book on the teaching of language and literature, The Right to Literacy, and
Reclaiming Rhetorica: Women in the History of Rhetoric. In 1994, the Conference on
College Composition and Communication honored Lunsford with its highest accolade,
the Exemplar Award, given to a professional whose career reflects the highest standards
of committment and contributions to the field. The title of Lunsford's talk is: "Putting
Error in Its Place(s)"
Schwegler previously taught at Syracuse University and the University of Cincinnati,
where he was Director of the Writing Lab. His publications include articles in numerous
edited collections and journals such as WPA: Writing Program Administration and the
journal of Advanced Composition focusing on critical/rhetorical theory and reserach
methodologies in composition studies. His books include Communication: Writing
and Speaking, Patterns of Exposition, and a popular new grammar handbook, the
Longman Handbook for Writers and Readers, co-authored with Chris M. Anson.
Schwegler is active as a consultant for writing programs across the country and from
1992-1995 served as a member of the executive board of the Council of Writing Program
Administrators. The title of Schwegler's talk is: "Errors, Exclusions, and Aspirations."
Participants in the symposium will join in small-group discussions on issues raised
by the featured speakers. The symposium will be held in Moody Hall between 9 a.m.
and 4:30p.m.
October 8, 1997
MEET THE REAL
"VMI FAMILY"
Brady Crone (VMI '97), of Portsmouth,
Va., completed requirements for his degree
in computer science this summer, and
when he returns to the Post next month
for the formal presentation of his diploma,
he will make VMI history.
Crone, now employed as a computer
operator for Carmax Information Services
in Richmond, is the fourth son of William
H. Crone (VMI '64) to earn a degree here.
A search through alumni office records,
as well as the VMI archives, reveals no
other graduate has had more than three
sons receive the Institute's degree.
The eldest of the sons, William H.
Crone, V, earned his civil engineering
degree in 1989, and now is in the
construction division of United States
Navy engineering, currently assigned in
Italy. He more or less has followed in the
footsteps of his father, who is director of
engineering and design for the Atlantic
Division of naval engineering. William,
V is the only member of the family who
won't be able to come to the Institute for
his younger's brother's graduation
ceremony to be held in the
Superintendent's office on November 8.
Steven, in the class of '90, was an
economics major and now works with the
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
in Richmond. He's the only one of the
four who has any children yet-a son and
a daughter, so maybe some day ....
Clinton, a history major and '93
graduate, now lives in the Washington,
D.C., area and is manager of Enterprises
Auto Sales, the sales division of the
nationally-prominent auto rental
company.
There are no other Crone brothers in
this clan; in fact, the eldest child is
daughter Lory (White), who was graduated
from Radford University in 1986 and
currently serves as a flight attendant with
US Airways. The senior Crone says, "If it
had been the other way around, and she
had been our youngest child, maybe all
of them would have gone to VMI."
NEW EMPLOYEES
Two new employees have come to
VMI since Sept. 10. We welcome them to
the VMI family.
Pete Lefresne ........ Sports Information Office
Loretta Clark .................................... Laundry
October 8, 1997 Virginia Military Institute
"BUCK" SHORTER INVOLVED IN ALL
FACETS OF B&G OPERATIONS
If you call the buildings and grounds
office and ask for Clifford W. Shorter,
the response is apt to be, "Sorry, nobody
here by that name." However, if you ask
for "Buck" Shorter, anyone there or just
about anywhere else at VMI would
know who you want.
Now in his 17th year with buildings
and grounds (B&G), Shorter has no idea
where the nickname "Buck" originated.
Its the only name he ever remembers
being called, so he assumes it was given
to him at a very early age. "Maybe I
was sort of a 'spaced-out' kid, so they
named me for Buck Rogers," he figures.
For our younger readers, Buck Rogers,
along with Flash Gordon, were sciencefiction
cartoon characters 50-60 years
ago, who explored the universe in space
ships that looked amazingly like today's
NASA shuttles.
Col. jim King, who was B&G
director in 1981 , brought Shorter into
his department as a supervisor, but soon
he had the title of assistant. The director
of that department today, Robert Wells,
is called the director of facilities and
planning and physical plant, and
Shorter's title is assistant director,
physical plant. All supervisors report to
him, and the department has total
responsibility for all buildings, grounds,
vehicles and planning for physical plant
construction.
Shorter gets involved in all facets of
B & G operations, including the
planning work that begins with pre-bid
conferences with outside contractors.
His close contact in so many areas
makes him a household name for people
who have problems, either in Post
housing or in other VMI buildings. He
gets emergency calls at all hours of the
night, and either finds the right crew to
take care of the problem or simply
comes in to handle it himself.
Shorter has unique qualifications for
his position, since he spent 17 years with
the department of highways as an
inspector, checking on projects done by
the department as well as those done
by private contractors. He was quite
popular with the crews in that
department, since he was such a willing
worker and so conscientious about jobs
being done right, according to a veteran
highway department superintendent,
Albert Potter, now retired. Potter said of
Shorter, "He didn't just sit and watch as
an inspector. If something needed fixing,
like after a heavy rain washed away what
we had done, he got right down in there
with us to help clean it up so we could
His close contact in so
many areas makes him a
household name for people
who have problems, either
in Post housing or in other
VMI buildings.
start all over. Everybody admired Buck,"
he added.
Since the two major floods of 1995,
Shorter has been kept busy with the myriad
of paperwork required by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, and
contracting firms involved in repairs
totalling more than a million dollars.
During that time, he was also involved in
breaking in three consecutive
department heads. When King retired,
Col. Mike Bissell was named an interim
director, followed by Bill Rohr, who
stayed less than a year before Wells
came on board.
Shorter is a Rockbridge County
native, and a graduate of Effinger High
School. From there he went to Danville
Technical Institute, now Danville
Community College, graduating in 1960
with a specialty in automobile
mechanics. That same year he married
his childhood sweetheart, Carole
McCullough. For more than 25 years,
she was a legal secretary in the
Lexington office of Henry Foresman,
who was counsel for VMI prior to his
retirement. When he and Bill Plott
closed shop, Carole moved down the
street a few blocks, becoming secretary
to the Dean of the Washington and Lee
Law School, and she still holds that title.
The Shorter's son Tony is a Virginia
Tech graduate and is manager of Farm
Credit Office in Lexington. Daughter
Stephanie is a James Madison University
graduate with a law degree from the
College of William and Mary, and she
is a deputy prosecutor for the City of
Lynchburg. Tony's 5-year-old son Colby
and Stephanie's 9-month-old daughter
give the Shorters a pair of grandchildren.
The elder Shorter stayed quite active
in city league softball for many years
after having played basketball and
baseball in high school. Nowdays, he
limits his extra-curricular endeavors to
operating his farm and his small herd of
beef cattle. He's also quite active in the
Lexington Baptist Church, handling all
electronic chores associated with their
Sunday morning broadcasts. He has
been a Deacon in that church, as well
as its Sunday School Superintendent.
After three years in the auto
mechanic business, Shorter joined the
Virginia Department of Highways and
now is in his 34th year as an employee
of the Commonwealth. His peers at both
agencies have nothing but praise for
him, and his reaction is, "Who could
ask for anything more?"
7
8 The Institute Report October 8, 1997
S-5 CADET CAPTAIN IS BUSY MAN INDEED
As the Regimental S-5, Cadet
Captain Tom Warburton directs a staff
of more than 7 5 cadets whose
specialties are public relations,
ushering, hosting visitors and
counselling. He and his ten-man press
relations staff were highly prominent
during matriculation week.
When the first female cadets
reported to the Institute in August, news
media crews were everywhere, with
about 18 satellite-dish trucks lining the
parade ground and reports from all U.S.
news outlets as well as several foreign
ones, even to include Russian
television. It was Warburton's crew,
trained in part last spring, then again a
few days before the big media blitz,
who provided interviews for any and
all who sought them, knowing the right
things to say and knowing the right
answers to the questions they had
anticipated. And based on feedback
from the news crews who were here,
they did an excellent job.
As the "designated spokesman" for
the Corps, Warburton was the one who
got the bulk of the attention, and he
was thoroughly prepared. "I knew I'd
be dealing with people who already
had their opinions formed, and clever
enough to ask me questions with just
the right twist," said Warburton, "so I
really had to be careful with my
answers. It sort of served to sharpen
my 'thinking-on-my-feet' skills."
Before 8 A.M. on matriculation
day, Warburton had been on four live
radio broadcasts, and by the end of the
morning had been on NBC News, a
taped interview with ABC's Nightline,
and on half a dozen Virginia TV news
shows. He also was quoted in
Newsweek.
"I had no qualms about Tom
Warburton being in charge of media
relations for the Corps," said Col. Mike
Strickler, Public Relations Director.
"He's extremely intelligent, speaks
well, and he's got a little edge to him.
He's savvy, but he can be tough."
When he was tested, Warburton came
through with flying colors. Later, when
the first female cadet decided to leave
VMI, the media "circus" was back in
action, with reporters swarming
everywhere seeking the name of the young
woman who had quit. For privacy
reasons, VMI would not release it. A
reporter asked Warburton, "Do you know
her name?" He replied, "Yes, I do." "Will
you tell me?" asked the reporter. "Nope,"
was the reply, and nothing more was said.
The S-5 position is enough to keep any
cadet busy, but Warburton I ikes it that way;
in fact, he may be the busiest man in the
"I fell in love with the placenot
the buildings, but the
values. It stood for all I had
learned as an Eagle Scout."
Corps. He serves also as a prosecutor on
the Honor Court, majors in international
studies and is minoring in both history and
English. Obviously, he can handle all of
it-he sports a 3.944 grade point average,
strong enough to make him a contender
for top academic honors at Finals.
"I've always liked to be busy," say
Warburton. At Pulaski County High
School he played baseball and took
Governors' School courses, which were
college-level basics. In addition to his 5-
5 and Honor Court duties, he now belongs
to the Cadet Investment Club, writes for
the weekly newspaper, and is active in
the pre-law society as well as the Eagle
Scout Club. It was actually by
coincidence that he came to VMI in the
first place. His father, David, a
prominent Pulaski attorney and public
defender, brought him to Washington
and Lee (where he attended law school)
for a visit. They then walked over to
look at VMI, and, said the younger
Warburton, "I fell in love with the
place-not the buildings, but the
values. It stood for all I had learned as
an Eagle Scout."
As the S-5, Warburton has ten
cadets on his press staff, 15 as tour
guides, another 15 or so as ushers at
official Institute functions, ten who host
visiting prospective cadets for the
admissions staff, and approximately 25
others who serve as counsellors to new
cadets. They come from all of the
upper classes and all report to
Warburton.
Warburton plans to apply soon for
law school, preferably one in Virginia.
He was awarded the prestigious faculty
scholarship for merit last Spring, is a
member of Phi Beta Phi national honor
society for all disciplines, and has been
on the Dean's List every semester of his
cadetship.
"That matriculation day media
madness will always remain a highlight
day in my life," said Warburton. "Our
staff handled themselves exactly right,
so we passed with flying colors." His
leadership qualities probably took seed
at home, where he is the eldest of six
Warburton children, and Col. Strickler's
first comment after matriculation week
was, "Tom's leadership of the S-5 cadets
played a key role in the success of our
media relations plan."
Perhaps the prime example of how
well he handled a generally belligerent
press corps came when a woman
reporter asked whether all that yelling,
jumping, running and push-ups might
tend to masculinize the female cadets.
He quickly replied, "All those things
you just named are done all the time
by cheerleaders." She had no further
questions.
October 8, 1997 Virginia Military Institute
WITH GOOD REASON
TO FEATURE COL. FARRELL
Col. Alan F. Farrell, acting dean of the faculty and
adjunct professor of French and English, will be featured
October 24-29 on the public radio program, With Good
Reason.
Farrell will join Roger Ford, economics professor at
james Madison University and founder of Friends of
Vietnam, Inc., for a talk entitled "Good Morning Vietnam:
25 Years After the Fall of Saigon." The talk will examine
the benefits and challenges of doing business in Vietnam,
as the country emerges as the economic frontier of the
1990s. Nations around the globe, including the U.S., are
queuing up to take advantages of its needs and resources.
The first and only statewide public radio program in
Virginia, With Good Reason features half-hour interviews
with outstanding faculty members at Virginia's public colleges and universities on topics
of interest to the general public. With Good Reason is a product of the Virginia Higher
Education Broadcasting Consortium, a joint venture of Virginia's state-supported colleges
and universities and the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV). The program can
be heard locally on WMRA-FM (90.7), Sundays at 3:30p.m. and on WVTF-FM (91.9),
Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
With Good Reason airs weekly on eleven public radio stations throughout Virginia
and adjoining states with a potential listening audience of 1.3 million.
With Good Reason Broadcast Schedule
WAMU-FM (88.5): Sundays@ midnight
(Washington, D.C., northern Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland)
WCVE-FM (88.9): Sundays@ 6 p.m. (Richmond area)
WETS-FM (89.5): Sundays@ 4 p.m. (eastern Tenn./far southwest Virginia)
WHRV-FM (89.5): Fridays@ 1 :30 p.m. (Tidewater)
WMRA-FM (90.7): Sundays@ 3:30p.m. (Charlottesville/Shenandoah Valley)
WNSB-FM (91.1): Mondays@ 9:30a.m. (Norfolk/greater Hampton Roads area)
WVRU-FM (89.9): Wednesdays@ 1 :30 p.m. (Radford/Blacksburg area)
WVST-FM (91.3): Tuesday@ 8 p.m. (Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights)
WVTF-FM (89.1): Wednesdays@ 7 p.m. (Roanoke area/southwest Virginia)
WYCS-FM (91.5): Mondays@ 8 a.m. and 9:30p.m. (Yorktown)
BOOK EDITED BY
McDONALD AVAILABLE
The Critical Response to Erskine Caldwell, a book edited by Major Robert L.
McDonald, assistant professor of English and fine arts and director of Writing Across
the Curriculum, is available from the Greenwood Publishing Group. of Westport, Ct.
Caldwell, author of such classics of 20th century popular American literature as
Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre, was something of a celebrity nearly all his life.
He was also a serious writer, one whose merits are as considerable as they remain
underexplored. In the 1930s, he startled the literary world with his frank portrayals of
the poor whites of the South. Beginning in the early 1940s, critics grew suspicious that
he had exhausted his originality and talent. In the late 1960s, some scholars began an
effort, which continues intermittently today, to reconsider Caldwell's achievement.
The Critical Response to Erskine Caldwell is a compilation of reviews, critical essays,
and book excerpts that provide a chronological portrait of the often contradictory and
unfailingly colorful critical response to Caldwell from 1931 to the present. The 57
pieces collected in the volume were chosen to represent all sides and perspectives in
the evolving critical opinion of Caldwell's work.
McDonald, who received his B.A. from Winthrop College, M.A. from East Tennessee
State University, and Ph.D. from Texas Christian University has published essays on
Erskine Caldwell, Tennessee Williams, john Faulkner, and on a variety of pedagogical
issues in both literature and composition. He is also co-editor of the book Teaching
Composition in the 90s: Sites of Contention.
SCHEDULE OF
EVENTS
FOUNDERS DAY ACTIVITIES
November 1 0, 1997
9
6:30 p.m. Reception for members of the
Institute Society and special
guests, Cameron Hall.
7:30p.m. Dinner honoring members of
the Institute Society, Cameron
Hall. Speaker: David
McCullough, author of Truman.
November 11, 1997
9 a.m. Founders Day Convocation,
Cameron Hall. Distinguished
Service Award Recipients:
Frank A. Liddell, Jr. '49B and
Charles S. Luck 111'55. Speaker:
David McCullough.
11 a.m. Review Parade, parade ground.
PIPES AND DRUMS
TO PARTICIPATE IN
HIGHLAND GAMES
The Regimental Pipes and
Drums are scheduled to attend the
25th annual Stone Mountain
Highland Games in Atlanta, Ga.
The cadets are under the direction
of Col. john Brodie.
The highland games feature
athletic events, highland dancing,
piping and drumming, Scottish
harping, and one of the largest
tattoos held in the U.S., with
military and civilian participants.
The games will be held October 16-
19, 1997. Cadets will participate in
the tattoo as well as the individual
piping/drumming competition.
The tattoo is a 21/2 hour
program combining music,
dancing, and other special features.
It will feature pipes and drums,
brass bands and highland and
country dancers from Scotland,
Canada, and the United States.
fO The Institute Report October 8, 1997
MEMORY OF MOTHER TERESA
by: Wayne C. Thompson, Professor of Political Science, Virginia Military Institute
Before I arrived in India this summer
for a five-week trip of research and
discovery, I had read that this throbbing
country of 960 million people-divided
by the world's widest gap between rich
and poor-constantly bombards all the
senses. At .no time was this attack on my
senses more intense than July 27, the day
I met Mother Teresa.
I had already backpacked across India
from Mumbai (Bombay) into the desert
region of Rajasthan, past the startlingly
beautiful Taj Mahal in Agra, and through
the sacred city of Varanasi. I arrived in
Calcutta on a monsoon-soaked Sunday
morning at the Howrah train station,
located adjacent to the city's worst slum,
ironically named the "City of Joy."
Sunday is the only day in the week
when one can move relatively swiftly
through the clogged traffic of this city of
twelve million souls. I therefore devoted
the day to sight-seeing. Late in the
afternoon, when my body was telling me
that it was time to call it a day, I decided
to do one last thing which I had been
promising myself I would do sometime
before leaving India-make a donation to
the world's most famous charity.
Although the spot was indicated on
my map, it was not easy to find the
Missionaries of Charity, located off the
beaten track. Finally I saw two young nuns
dressed in the now-familiar white saris
trimmed in blue. I followed them to a
building with only a small simple sign and
an inconspicuous entrance in an alleyway.
There I told the sister at the door that I
had come to leave a small gift.
She invited me to enter, and I expected
to be leaving very soon. After a short wait,
she came back to me, asked me to remove
my shoes as is the custom when visiting
Hindu and Moslem holy sites, and told me
that "Mother" would see me now.
"Mother?" I had never before heard her
referred to in this way, and it took a
moment for me to realize what was about
to happen. I had never imagined that I
would actually see her. I was led up a flight
of stairs where I waited with a few
Spaniards for about ten minutes. Then a
tiny frail figure in a wheel chair was rolled
Col. Thompson talks with local residents near Agra,
the village where the Taj Mahal is located.
into our midst.
Her presence filled the entire room.
Her face was radiant and alive, and her
smile was welcoming. The Spaniards fell
first to her feet, bowing before her in
reverence. They handed me their cameras
to photograph them with Mother. Then my
turn came. It is rare for one who earns his
living by delivering 50-minute sound bytes
to be speechless. But all I could utter in
her presence was: "I'm honored, thank
you." Unprepared to be appearing before
a living saint, I followed the Spaniards'
example and bowed before her. Not being
Catholic, I had not been on my knees in a
holy place since my own wedding 31
years ago. She put her hand on my head,
blessed me, and gave me a pendant as a
memento.
Not until I stood up did I remember
why I had come in the first place-to leave
a donation. Horror struck me: my travelers'
checks were in a money belt around my
shorts. How does a gentleman extract
money from under his trousers while
standing only three feet in front of Mother
Teresa? Embarrassed, I whispered my
dilemma to a young nun. Trained to deal
with real-world problems, she laughed and
led me to the privacy of a minuscule
bathroom.
I handed the sister my signed check.
But she said, "No, give it to Mother." So I
returned and handed it to Mother,
regretting already that I had not given
more. She clasped my hands, squeezed
them firmly while thanking me, and
personally wrote a receipt, signing it: "God
bless you. M. Teresa." Then she was
wheeled away to her evening prayers,
while I left, stunned at what I had just
experienced.
When I told two Indian friends about
my incredible luck that day, I noticed that
both of the women were wearing the same
pendant that Mother Teresa had given me.
Like many Calcuttans, they knew Mother
personally and were deeply involved in
her work. Although Hindus, they revered
the Catholic Mother Teresa as much as
anybody on Earth.
One of the ladies, who for years has
performed volunteer service in the
Missionaries' centers, told me that Mother
had been one of the first persons to come
to her home to express sorrow at her
husband's death. The other, who is British
Airways manager in Calcutta, recalled
how thrilled Mother Teresa was that BA
takes orphans aloft for free joy rides over
their native Calcutta. Always thinking of
others, Mother herself lived an ascetic life.
She was always resistant when airline
officials insisted that she sit in first class.
No doubt they, like millions of other
admirers, mourn the death of a remarkably
altruistic woman who rose above all
denominational, ethnic, national and class
differences to serve the poorest of the poor.
Editors note: Col. Thompson's trip to India was partially funded by the VMI Research Committee which awarded ten 1997 summer grants to faculty. The grants
are funded by the VMI Foundation, Inc.
The family of Cadet Eric Eiseman '98 served as hosts to Col. Thompson, who spent a total of seven nights at the Eiseman home. Cadet Eiseman's father works
for the World Bank in New Delhi. The Eisemons met him at the airport and were very gracious throughout his stay. Another VMI connection also aided Thompson
during his visit. Maj. Fred Miller '85 is Deputy Military Attache at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. Maj. Miller briefed Thompson about his (Miller's) role in India
and arranged for Thompson to visit the Indian Parliament where he heard the Indian Prime Minister speak.
October 8, 1997
ATHLETES OF
THE WEEK
The VMI Sports Information office
has instituted an Athlete-of-the-Week
honor. The Institute Report will
feature these intercollegiate athletes.
September 14-20
Joe Smith -Cross Country
3rd Classman joe Smith placed first
among 85 runners with a personal best
of 25:42 over the 8 kilometer course
at the Winthrop Invitational cross
country meet in Rock Hill, S.C. on
September 20.
September 21-27
Rachel Love - Cross Country
Rat Rachel Love finished 7th out of 85
runners at the Greensboro Invitational·
cross country meet and lead the
women's cross country team to their
best-ever finish in competition with a
personal best of 18:54 over a 5
kilometer course on September 27.
QUARTERBACK CLUB
LUNCHEONS CONTINUE
Quarterback Club luncheons continue
each Wednesday at Noon following a
Keydet football contest, Head Coach Ted
Cain will greet fans and the media and
review the previous weekend's action and
preview the upcoming opponent.
The cost for the luncheon is $6. Those
planning to attend should make
reservations by calling (540) 464-7264.
REMAINING LUNCHEON DATES
Oct. 8, 15, 22; Nov. 5, 12, 19
Virginia Military Institute "
POTPOURRI
•!• Col. Wayne C. Thompson, professor of political science, published an article in
Poland's top political science journal, Studia Polityczne (Political Studies). The article
entitled "The Party of Democratic Socialism and German Unity" deals with the reform
of the Communist Party in Germany. Thompson had been invited by the Polish Academy
of Sciences, while a Fulbright Scholar in Estonia, to give a speech on this subject. The
speech became the basis for the article. It appeared in the Spring 1997 issue of the
journal, published in Warsaw.
•!• The Virginia Department of Health is advertising joint training activities on their
web page (http://www.vdh.state.va.us/owp/coursecatalog.htm). The classes, sponsored
jointly by the VMI Research Laboratories (VMIRL) and the Virginia Department of
Health are run through the Marr School, administered through VMIRL, and directed
by John L. McNemar '66. The courses provide hands-on learning experience for
waterworks operators and workers in allied trades.
•!• Representatives from the Association of Military Colleges and Schools in the United
States will visit VMI on October 7-8. The visitors, who will arrive on Oct. 7, represent
six different military schools. On Oct. 8 they will observe march-down then have
breakfast with the Corps at 7:30 a.m. Following breakfast they meet with VMI
representatives at 9 a.m. in the Smith Hall Board Room. Later that day, the contingent
will tour the post at 1 p.m. and attend a Review Parade at 4:15 p.m.
•!• James C. Wrenn, Jr. '97 was one of 50 winners of the prestigious Phi Kappa Phi
Fellowships for 1997-1998. The fellowships are awarded to college students from across
the nation. Phi Kappa Phi, a national honor society, recognizes and encourages superior
scholarship and good character in all disciplines. Wrenn is attending Harvard Law
School.
•!• Eight cadets were among six hundred students representing 45 states and 15 foreign
nations who assembled in Washington, D.C. to participate in an annual forum to discuss
faith and values. The students were challenged by political leaders such as Vice President
AI Gore; Dick Armey, majority leader of the House; U.S. Representative john Lewis;
Senator john Ashcroft and Congressman Tony Hall as they related the importance of
servant leadership following the model of jesus of Nazareth. Students participated in
luncheons with elected officials on Capitol Hill, worked in teams to perform community
service projects, and met in small groups to discuss topics presented by distinguished
speakers. VMI was represented by Ben Kincaid '99, Jim Reger '99, Chad Brady '00,
Will Beverlin '00, Christian Arllen '00, Charlie Craddock '00, and Jason and Justin
Cole '00. Lt. Col. James S. Park, Institute Chaplain, accompanied the cadets, and
served as a facilitator for visiting Russian young people who attended the conference.
"First Rites," a poem by Mary Balazs, associate professor of English and fine arts,
appears in volume 19 of Kalliope, an acclaimed journal of women's poetry, fiction,
and art. The volume was guest edited by prize-winning poet Enid Schoner, who has
received awards for her poetry in the U.S. and abroad and selections from the volume
were recorded on tape and aired on public radio station WJCT, in Jacksonville, Fla.
f2 The Institute Report October 8, 1997
VMI CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Wednesday, 8 October:
8 p.m. Theatre production, Scott Shipp Hall. See article on page 7.
Thursday, 9 October:
8 p.m. Theatre production, Scott Shipp Hall. See article on page 7.
Friday, 1 0 October: Parents Weekend.
'77 Football Reunion.
Parents Weekend events. See article on page 4.
4:30pm. Review Parade, parade ground.
8 p.m. Jazz Ensemble/Glee Club concert, Jackson Memorial Hall.
8 p.m. Theatre production, Scott Shipp Hall. See art1de on page 7.
Saturday 11 October: Parents Weekend/Keydet Club Weekend.
Keydet Club Fall Board meeting.
10:30 a.m. Review Parade, parade ground.
1 p.m. Football vs. U.T. Chattanooga, Alumni Memorial Field.
8 p.m. Theatre production, Scott Shipp Hall. See article on page 7.
Sunday, 12 October: Parents Weekend/Keydet Club Weekend.
10 a.m. Chapel Service, Jackson Memorial Hall.
Monday, 13 October:
Address by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick. See article on page 1.
Bloodmobile.
Tuesday, 14 October:
Bloodmobile.
Wednesday, 15 October:
Bloodmobile.
8 p.m Theatre production, Scott Shipp Hall. See article on page 7.
Thursday, 16 October:
Virginia Transportation Conference. See article on page 3.
4:30 p.m. Review Parade, Parade Ground.
8 p.m. Theatre production, Scott Shipp Hall. See article on page 7.
Friday, 17 October: Admissions Open House.
Virginia Transportation Conference. See article on page 3.
8 p.m. Theatre production, Scott Shipp Hall. See article on page 7.
Saturday, 18 October: Admissions Open House.
Football @ Navy.
Ranger Head-to-Head Challenge.
8 p.m. Theatre production, Scott Shipp Hall. See article on page 7.
Sunday, .19 October:
Noon 11th annual VMI Lacrosse Tournament.
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Monday, 20 October:
Preregistration for Spring 1998 begins.
4 p.m. Physics lecture: Dr. Anne Marie Jeffrey from the National Institute of
Standards, Mallory Hall small lecture room. The talk is entitled "The
Calculable Capacitor: Obtaining the Unit of Capacitance from a Single
Length Measurement." Refreshment will be served prior to the lecture in
354 Mallory Hall.
Tuesday, 21 October:
4 p.m. Publications Board meeting.
Friday, 24 October:
VMI Research Lab meeting.
Fall Break begins.
Preregistration ends.
Brigade Ranger Challenge.
Saturday, 25 October:
Francophony workshop. See article on page 5.
Brigade Ranger Challenge.
Sunday, 26 October:
Brigade Ranger Challenge.
Monday, 27 October:
10 p.m. Fall Break ends.
Robert A. Marr School of Continuing Engineering Studies.
Tuesday, 28 October:
Robert A. Marr School of Continuing Engineering Studies.
Wednesday, 29 October:
Robert A. Marr School of Continuing Engineering Studies.
2 p.m. Academic Board meeting.
Thursday, October 30
11 a.m. Address by Maj. Gen. Wallace Arnold, J.M. Hall
7:30p.m. Address by UCLA anthropology professor Anna Simons, Lejeune Hall.
See article on page 3.
Friday, 31 October:
4:30p.m. Review Parade, parade ground.
USN/USMC Cadet Ball.
Saturday, 1 November:
· Football @ Western Carolina.
Cross Country@ S.C. Championship
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