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^ ffHvn : ! ' j su I J y • VOLUME XLIII VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 20, 1952 NUMBER 5 Band Win^s Honors At Tobacco Bowl First Prize Won By Cadet Group While in Richmond The Virginia Military Institute Band, which last Thursday after-noon won first place in competi-tive drill, went to Richmond Fri-day for the VMI-UVa football game and came home with first place honors and a cash prize of $200, winning over five other college bands. The prize money will be used to help finance the band trip to West Point for the Army game. The band will take trips to all the rest of the games played this season and it is hoped that they will be able to compete in the Apple Festival in" Winchester, which they won last year. The entire band left at 1:45 on Friday afternoon from Lexington by bus and arrived at 5:30 in Rich-mond where they ate and changed to white ducks, shako, and coatees. The band then formed at 7:30 at the base of Broad Street and parad-ed up Broad past Parker Field where the reviewing stand was located. Other bands in competi-tion with VMI were bands from the University of Richmond, the Uni-versity of Virginia, Mary Wash-ington College, Virginia Union. Among the professional bands, the most colorful and specacular »was the band representing Furko's Wonder Bread. They were dressed in pink and purple with red fezes and played ftany different num-bers which pleased the crowd who demanded more- music from the band. Also in the festival were six different service bands which added more noise to the Tobacco Festival and greatly en-livened the crowd. It was during this parade of bands, floats, important people, cars, flags, and banners that the VMI band was given the blue rib-bon of first place by the reviewing stand, and the cadets proudly walked off with the prize money. At 8:30 the cadets were free to do what they- wanted until 12 o'clock Saturday afternoon where they formed at Richmond City Stadium and marched out onto the field at 1:15 and stood at parade rest until 2:00. Then the band marched to the dressing rooms at the end of the field where they formed two long columns through which the VMI team ran out onto the field. Then the cadets marched to the center of the playing field where, and along with the UVa band, jointly played the Star Spangled Banner to a record crowd of 23,000 en-thusiasts with a Marine Honor Guard leading the procession. At kickoff the band stood at the side lines where they cheered the team from the beginning to the end of the game. After each VMI gain, 60 garrison gaps were thrown in the air and 60 cadet voices cheered the Big Red. During the half time, the band marched onto the south end of the fieeld where they played while the cadets of Augusta Mili-tary Academy did some fancy rifle movements. Shirley Gravitt, Miss Danville, was crowned Queen of the Tobacco Festival by Governor John Battle and a host of other distinguished dignitaries. After the game, the cadets were free until 12:45 Sunday afternoon when they formed and came back by bus to Institute. The VMI band, judged on their lines, appearance, and musical ability was very happy and proud as they returned to Lexing-ton with their honors. At least one V M I organization returned victorious from the Tobacco Bowl. Dr. Jenks Talks To IRC on Frounce, '52 The International Relations Club heard Professor William A. Jenks of Washington and Lee speak last Tuesday night on the topic, "France of 1952." Professor Jenks graduated from W & L, then did graduate work at Columbia Uni-versity. He served in the Air Force during World War II with Strategic Services. He joined the faculty at W & L in 1946. Last summer Professor Jenks studied in France and Italy. It was from his experience during that period that he obtained most of the subject matter of his lecture. Professor Jenks began his lec ture telling of the Institute of Political Studies of Paris, where France's young men are trained for civil service employment. Some of the existing problems that could injure Franco-Anerican friendship were touched upon by Professor Jenks. General Ridge-way's criticism of the construction work on air runways in France displeased, the French quite a bit. The French also feel that American businessmen in Morocco, who still operate there under the open door policy of the 1880' (and which has since then been removed), are using high handed methods and wrecking the controls of business by doing so. The French also are still very suspi-cious of the Germans, and the attempt to rebuild and rearm West-ern Germany is disapproved by them. The French have their own "Korea" in Indo-China, and they feel that America . should put material aid and munitions into that sector of the world. Those are the problems existing between France and the United States. Now what about France internal situation? Professor Jenks explained that inflation is the major problem there. The average wage of a Frenchman in Paris is $34 a month. However, the prices that exist for living quarters and food are so out of bounds that Professor Jenks could not really understand how they maintained a living. Another problem in France, of as great importance, is that of Communism. Nearly one out of every four persons is a Communist. Although many signs will be found throughout France condemning the United States and many of its representatives, Pro-fessor Jenks explained that most of the French are asamed of them and are really much closer to America than they seem. France is trying to solve her birth rate problem by offering a Family Allowance System, which is the French Social Security Sy-stem. Wanting to increase their birth rate, mainly for the reason to have able man-power in the event of another war with Ger-many in the future, the French government pays its citizens amounts of money according to the number of children they have. France has found it impossible to collect an income tax, since half of their people are farmers, and no means of actually knowing their wages can be found. The government collects money by land tax on a national basis in-stead of the city or county system that exists here, by high excise taxes, and by taxes on capital gains of businesses. What about France—their at-titude and interests toward the United States? The French ask why America is building up such a militaristic system. If all that money is going to the military, some asked Professor Jenks, will the United States then have a mili- (Continued on page 6) Third Class Leads October Honor List The Class of 1955 led the first honor list of the year by placing 15 men on the group in the Octo-ber grading period. They were closely followed by the First Class who placed thirteen men on the roll. The Fourth Class added nine with the Second Class following with seven. FIRST CLASS Washington To Play Host As Cadets Invade Capital Journey by Corps W. D. Badgett Tenn. R. A. Cheatham , Va. J. P. Cross, Jr. Va. J. W. Home Ga. J. D. Kelly Mich. T. F. Mariani Md. W. B. Moncrief Va. C. R. Steward Ariz. R. L. Stilwell Va. B. V. White Va. C. M. Williams Md. J. R. Wilson Va. K. L. Yu Mich. SECOND CLASS E. R. Bare Va. J. L. Berry W. Va. 1 D. W. Drennen, Jr ! Ala. W. F. Dunkelberger Pa. G. W. Hardy, III La. R. A. Hubbard Va. A. S. Mattox, Jr Va. THIRD CLASS J. R. Brenner Pa. B. W. Freund, Jr Va. E. R. Griffith Ga. J. A. Hansen 111. D. W. Hoatson Md. F. J. Leech .., Va. S. W. Marshall, III Tex. J. W. McDonald, Jr. Kan. L. G. McKnight D. C. J. A. Openshaw, Jr. E. N. Osborne, Jr Va. J. W. Robertson Va. R. H. Satterwhite Va. W. C. Sauder W. Va. F. C. Thompson, Jr. Va. FOURTH CLASS L. H. Bowen Va. J. N. Brawner, III Ga. W. W. Mears N. J. G. M. Mundy Va. R. J. Real Miss. M. L. Waring, Jr. N. Y. F. S. Wiggins Va. G. S. Williams Va. F. C. Wilson Austria General Milton Speaks To AIP Thursday, 9 October 1952, Gen-eral Milton addressed the VMI Chapter of the American Institute of Physics, during which time he lectured upon the subject of atomic Powered Submarines. The General Electric Laboratory for Atomic Power was awarded one of the contracts for the con-struction of an atomic submarine. The greatest immediate problem facing the men of the project was that of safety for the city of Sche-nectady, New York. The men who had been entrusted with this great project first had to satisfy their own consciences that the helpless civil population of the Schenectady area would not be endangered by escaping radio-active particles or by an atomic explosion. To combat this danger, a sphere of 225 ft. diameter was construct-ed, and all work upon the atomic engine was carried on inside of it. The sphere was constructed so-that all escaping radio-active particles would be caught. The sphere would also dampen a small scale atomic explosion, if one occurred. The actual principle upon which the engine works is relatively simple. Basically, it is an atomic reactor which furnishes heat to a completely closed system of liquid sodium, which in turn heats water so that electric power may be gen-erated to turn the submarine's ppwicrful motors. This submarine will be the larg-est, heaviest, and fastest ever built. Its only limitations will be those of the men who man her. After the lecture, refreshments were served by Mrs. Hefiin and other wives of the Physics Staff, during which time everyone dis-cussed and thought of the many interesting points brought out by General Milton. Sections Given Firefighting Tips With the exception of the organized forestry schools, V.M.I, is the first college to provide adequate training for forest fire fighting. This provides for the great demand and necessity of forest rangers needed by the Vir ginia Forestry Control. The organi-zation this year is to be better organized than in previous years. Under this new system, in which 250 cadets will participate, two hours of training, covering a six (Continued on page 6) ^CS Chapter Hears Maj.Pickral Speak The V.M.I. Chapter of the American Chemical Society met on Wednesday night October 15 and heard a talk by Major G. M. Pick-ral on the Chemistry of Ruthenium. Major Pickral, a graduate of VMI, has done graduate work on Ruthe-nium at the University of Miami in Ohio and the University of Cin-cinnati, from which he expects to receive his Ph. D. next June. He began his talk by outlining the history of research done on Ruthenium. Notable among the chemist doing early research work on this metal were Gibbs in 1860, Joly, between 1885-1890, and Dr. F. L. Howe, a former professor at W&L, between 189Q.-1905. No more work was done until 1945 when Deford undertook a study of the exchange reactions of Ruthenium. There was a revival in the interest Moseley Will Head English Union Branch A local branch of the English Speaking Union was organized at a meeting Friday in Washington Chapel. The group attending the meeting elected Col. T. A. E. Moseley of the VMI faculty presi-dent. The chwf purpose of the Union is to promote international solida-rity among English-speaking peo-ple. At present there are 48 branches throughout the United States and a number of branches in England well known for their hospitality to American visitors. General Burress From V.M.I. To Take Over First Army Major General Withers A. Burress, former commandant of cadets at Virginia Military Insti-tute, will take over command of the United States First Army after Jan. 1. General Burress, a native of' Richmond, has been named to succeed Lieutenant General Willis D. Crittenberger, who retirees Dec. 31. Now in Europe as commander of the United States S e v e n th Corps, a command he assumed in June, 1951, General Burress will have headquarters at Governor's Island, N. Y. The First Army com-mand includes New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maine Connecticut, and Massachusetts. General Burress, 57, graduated from VMI in 1914. He was com-missioned a second lieutenant Nov. 30, 1916, and.promoted to first (Continued on page 6) MAJ. GEN. W. A. BURRESS First To Capitol Since 1950 Trip The Corps will embark on busses Friday at 10:00 o'clock in th6 morning and will appear at 8:00 P.M. that night at the George Washington University-VMI foot-ball game in Griffith Stadium. The Corps selected the journey to the George Washington game as its annual trip for the 1952 foot-ball season. Last year the Corps journeyed to Williamsburg where, in 95 degrees heat, it witnessed a stunning Keydet victory. VMI has not put in an appear-ance in the nation's capitol since the Corps made the same trip during the 1950 football season. That year, the Big Red went into the contest as a slight favorite in view of its victory over highly rated William and Mary the week before. However, oyer-confidence in Ruthenium at this time s i n c e ! Proved deadly as the Colonials it was a by-product of Uranium i Squadron on the basis of the accurate passing of "Handy Andy" Davis. Revenge Is Sweet With strong and unpleasant memories, VMI will invade Wash-ington this week ..with revenge as the primary object. The Big Red will face the light, fast Colonials at Griffith Stadium. The Corps will form at approxi-mately 7:30 Friday night and march onto the field at 7:45. After the usual pre-game ceremonies, the regiment will double-time off the field into its section of the stands which is located between the 20 and 40 yard stripes. VMI Turns Pro Because of space limitations at the University field in Alexandria, Griffith Stadium was acquired for this year's VMI-GW clash. The Washington plant, home of the professional Washington Redskins rises steeply into the air so that even those spectators near the goal lines can easily see the entire contest. In addition, Griffith Sta-diu mhas a roof for protection in the event of bad weather. After the contest, the Corps will 1 be free in Washington until Sun-day. Busses for underclassmen will leave Washington at about noon, and two busses will be held for first classmen until four o'clock that afternoon. Cut Rate Busses All members of the Corps are free to return to the Institute by private transportation, but they must be back by SRC Sunday night. Those men who do chose to re-turn by private means will still have to buy a round trip ticket on the bus in order to enable the rest of the Corps to take advantage of the cut rate which is being offered by the bus company. fission, and also because of the interest in nitrose compounds which are prominent in Ruthe-nium compounds. Major Pickral then discussed the research he has inducted. He noted the different compound? and complexes of Ruthenium he had obtained and how he char acterized them. There are 9 oxida' tion states of Ruthenium. He work-ed with a complex from the 2nd oxidation state. The first problem to overcome was that of preparing the desired complex. This involved one step that required six days of continuous running. Having pre-pared the desired complex the'next step was to characterize it and determine all of its properties and its exact composition. This jvas partly accomplished by using X-Ray powder patterns and radio-active tracer elements, which are among the most modern methods of analysis. Major Pickral then con-cluded his talk by explaining what his present research is. Cadet E. Cox, president then ad-journed tl^e meeting and refresh-ments were served. ROTC To Sponsor Christmas Toy Drive for Kids Again this year the ROTC units of Virginia Military Institute will sponsor a Christmas toy drive for the underpriveleged children of Lexington and Rockbridge County. The campaign has gotten under way, and collection points for toys donated by local citizens have been set up at business establishments and schools in Lexington, Buena Vista, and throughout the county. Toys of all types are collected and then repaired, painted and generally renovated and later dis-tributed through the local Christ-mas Basket Committee to needy children. Last year. Army ROTC First Class Privates To Act As Waiters Beginning on Monday, October ...uuj-e... i^asi year. Army ROTC j 20, at B.R.C., an important chanee I " take plice in ^hf mess hafl ou, / ; oo,' . i the first time in the history of V.M.I., cadet waiters will be used to cary food from the kit-chen to the islands. Only first given to 381 children in the area on Christmas Day. Joining the project this year Force'classman, Ix^cludrng "officer's, llave cadet. Au^l' r ' ^^^ of becoming waiters. tJrnrn.tL the Work done in They will be reimbursed for their ttihme ep—rodgurraimng ISa cfaterrrineodo nous t omff spaanrde board, and in succeeding years in the evenings. Local merchants contributed to the project last year, donating hardware, paints, paint brushes, and lumber for use in the repair work. Citizens have been urged to donate discarded toys, regardless of condition, in the hope that this year's toy drive can be expand- (Continued on page 8) will receive-free board. These men will stand no meal formations, and in case of absence have the right to appoint their own replacements. When in full operation, there will be thirty one cadet waiters, head-ed by Moncrief, W. B. who will serve in the same capacity that Ollie does to the regular staff. The seed for thla system waa (Continued on pag« 6)
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Full Text Search | ^ ffHvn : ! ' j su I J y • VOLUME XLIII VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 20, 1952 NUMBER 5 Band Win^s Honors At Tobacco Bowl First Prize Won By Cadet Group While in Richmond The Virginia Military Institute Band, which last Thursday after-noon won first place in competi-tive drill, went to Richmond Fri-day for the VMI-UVa football game and came home with first place honors and a cash prize of $200, winning over five other college bands. The prize money will be used to help finance the band trip to West Point for the Army game. The band will take trips to all the rest of the games played this season and it is hoped that they will be able to compete in the Apple Festival in" Winchester, which they won last year. The entire band left at 1:45 on Friday afternoon from Lexington by bus and arrived at 5:30 in Rich-mond where they ate and changed to white ducks, shako, and coatees. The band then formed at 7:30 at the base of Broad Street and parad-ed up Broad past Parker Field where the reviewing stand was located. Other bands in competi-tion with VMI were bands from the University of Richmond, the Uni-versity of Virginia, Mary Wash-ington College, Virginia Union. Among the professional bands, the most colorful and specacular »was the band representing Furko's Wonder Bread. They were dressed in pink and purple with red fezes and played ftany different num-bers which pleased the crowd who demanded more- music from the band. Also in the festival were six different service bands which added more noise to the Tobacco Festival and greatly en-livened the crowd. It was during this parade of bands, floats, important people, cars, flags, and banners that the VMI band was given the blue rib-bon of first place by the reviewing stand, and the cadets proudly walked off with the prize money. At 8:30 the cadets were free to do what they- wanted until 12 o'clock Saturday afternoon where they formed at Richmond City Stadium and marched out onto the field at 1:15 and stood at parade rest until 2:00. Then the band marched to the dressing rooms at the end of the field where they formed two long columns through which the VMI team ran out onto the field. Then the cadets marched to the center of the playing field where, and along with the UVa band, jointly played the Star Spangled Banner to a record crowd of 23,000 en-thusiasts with a Marine Honor Guard leading the procession. At kickoff the band stood at the side lines where they cheered the team from the beginning to the end of the game. After each VMI gain, 60 garrison gaps were thrown in the air and 60 cadet voices cheered the Big Red. During the half time, the band marched onto the south end of the fieeld where they played while the cadets of Augusta Mili-tary Academy did some fancy rifle movements. Shirley Gravitt, Miss Danville, was crowned Queen of the Tobacco Festival by Governor John Battle and a host of other distinguished dignitaries. After the game, the cadets were free until 12:45 Sunday afternoon when they formed and came back by bus to Institute. The VMI band, judged on their lines, appearance, and musical ability was very happy and proud as they returned to Lexing-ton with their honors. At least one V M I organization returned victorious from the Tobacco Bowl. Dr. Jenks Talks To IRC on Frounce, '52 The International Relations Club heard Professor William A. Jenks of Washington and Lee speak last Tuesday night on the topic, "France of 1952." Professor Jenks graduated from W & L, then did graduate work at Columbia Uni-versity. He served in the Air Force during World War II with Strategic Services. He joined the faculty at W & L in 1946. Last summer Professor Jenks studied in France and Italy. It was from his experience during that period that he obtained most of the subject matter of his lecture. Professor Jenks began his lec ture telling of the Institute of Political Studies of Paris, where France's young men are trained for civil service employment. Some of the existing problems that could injure Franco-Anerican friendship were touched upon by Professor Jenks. General Ridge-way's criticism of the construction work on air runways in France displeased, the French quite a bit. The French also feel that American businessmen in Morocco, who still operate there under the open door policy of the 1880' (and which has since then been removed), are using high handed methods and wrecking the controls of business by doing so. The French also are still very suspi-cious of the Germans, and the attempt to rebuild and rearm West-ern Germany is disapproved by them. The French have their own "Korea" in Indo-China, and they feel that America . should put material aid and munitions into that sector of the world. Those are the problems existing between France and the United States. Now what about France internal situation? Professor Jenks explained that inflation is the major problem there. The average wage of a Frenchman in Paris is $34 a month. However, the prices that exist for living quarters and food are so out of bounds that Professor Jenks could not really understand how they maintained a living. Another problem in France, of as great importance, is that of Communism. Nearly one out of every four persons is a Communist. Although many signs will be found throughout France condemning the United States and many of its representatives, Pro-fessor Jenks explained that most of the French are asamed of them and are really much closer to America than they seem. France is trying to solve her birth rate problem by offering a Family Allowance System, which is the French Social Security Sy-stem. Wanting to increase their birth rate, mainly for the reason to have able man-power in the event of another war with Ger-many in the future, the French government pays its citizens amounts of money according to the number of children they have. France has found it impossible to collect an income tax, since half of their people are farmers, and no means of actually knowing their wages can be found. The government collects money by land tax on a national basis in-stead of the city or county system that exists here, by high excise taxes, and by taxes on capital gains of businesses. What about France—their at-titude and interests toward the United States? The French ask why America is building up such a militaristic system. If all that money is going to the military, some asked Professor Jenks, will the United States then have a mili- (Continued on page 6) Third Class Leads October Honor List The Class of 1955 led the first honor list of the year by placing 15 men on the group in the Octo-ber grading period. They were closely followed by the First Class who placed thirteen men on the roll. The Fourth Class added nine with the Second Class following with seven. FIRST CLASS Washington To Play Host As Cadets Invade Capital Journey by Corps W. D. Badgett Tenn. R. A. Cheatham , Va. J. P. Cross, Jr. Va. J. W. Home Ga. J. D. Kelly Mich. T. F. Mariani Md. W. B. Moncrief Va. C. R. Steward Ariz. R. L. Stilwell Va. B. V. White Va. C. M. Williams Md. J. R. Wilson Va. K. L. Yu Mich. SECOND CLASS E. R. Bare Va. J. L. Berry W. Va. 1 D. W. Drennen, Jr ! Ala. W. F. Dunkelberger Pa. G. W. Hardy, III La. R. A. Hubbard Va. A. S. Mattox, Jr Va. THIRD CLASS J. R. Brenner Pa. B. W. Freund, Jr Va. E. R. Griffith Ga. J. A. Hansen 111. D. W. Hoatson Md. F. J. Leech .., Va. S. W. Marshall, III Tex. J. W. McDonald, Jr. Kan. L. G. McKnight D. C. J. A. Openshaw, Jr. E. N. Osborne, Jr Va. J. W. Robertson Va. R. H. Satterwhite Va. W. C. Sauder W. Va. F. C. Thompson, Jr. Va. FOURTH CLASS L. H. Bowen Va. J. N. Brawner, III Ga. W. W. Mears N. J. G. M. Mundy Va. R. J. Real Miss. M. L. Waring, Jr. N. Y. F. S. Wiggins Va. G. S. Williams Va. F. C. Wilson Austria General Milton Speaks To AIP Thursday, 9 October 1952, Gen-eral Milton addressed the VMI Chapter of the American Institute of Physics, during which time he lectured upon the subject of atomic Powered Submarines. The General Electric Laboratory for Atomic Power was awarded one of the contracts for the con-struction of an atomic submarine. The greatest immediate problem facing the men of the project was that of safety for the city of Sche-nectady, New York. The men who had been entrusted with this great project first had to satisfy their own consciences that the helpless civil population of the Schenectady area would not be endangered by escaping radio-active particles or by an atomic explosion. To combat this danger, a sphere of 225 ft. diameter was construct-ed, and all work upon the atomic engine was carried on inside of it. The sphere was constructed so-that all escaping radio-active particles would be caught. The sphere would also dampen a small scale atomic explosion, if one occurred. The actual principle upon which the engine works is relatively simple. Basically, it is an atomic reactor which furnishes heat to a completely closed system of liquid sodium, which in turn heats water so that electric power may be gen-erated to turn the submarine's ppwicrful motors. This submarine will be the larg-est, heaviest, and fastest ever built. Its only limitations will be those of the men who man her. After the lecture, refreshments were served by Mrs. Hefiin and other wives of the Physics Staff, during which time everyone dis-cussed and thought of the many interesting points brought out by General Milton. Sections Given Firefighting Tips With the exception of the organized forestry schools, V.M.I, is the first college to provide adequate training for forest fire fighting. This provides for the great demand and necessity of forest rangers needed by the Vir ginia Forestry Control. The organi-zation this year is to be better organized than in previous years. Under this new system, in which 250 cadets will participate, two hours of training, covering a six (Continued on page 6) ^CS Chapter Hears Maj.Pickral Speak The V.M.I. Chapter of the American Chemical Society met on Wednesday night October 15 and heard a talk by Major G. M. Pick-ral on the Chemistry of Ruthenium. Major Pickral, a graduate of VMI, has done graduate work on Ruthe-nium at the University of Miami in Ohio and the University of Cin-cinnati, from which he expects to receive his Ph. D. next June. He began his talk by outlining the history of research done on Ruthenium. Notable among the chemist doing early research work on this metal were Gibbs in 1860, Joly, between 1885-1890, and Dr. F. L. Howe, a former professor at W&L, between 189Q.-1905. No more work was done until 1945 when Deford undertook a study of the exchange reactions of Ruthenium. There was a revival in the interest Moseley Will Head English Union Branch A local branch of the English Speaking Union was organized at a meeting Friday in Washington Chapel. The group attending the meeting elected Col. T. A. E. Moseley of the VMI faculty presi-dent. The chwf purpose of the Union is to promote international solida-rity among English-speaking peo-ple. At present there are 48 branches throughout the United States and a number of branches in England well known for their hospitality to American visitors. General Burress From V.M.I. To Take Over First Army Major General Withers A. Burress, former commandant of cadets at Virginia Military Insti-tute, will take over command of the United States First Army after Jan. 1. General Burress, a native of' Richmond, has been named to succeed Lieutenant General Willis D. Crittenberger, who retirees Dec. 31. Now in Europe as commander of the United States S e v e n th Corps, a command he assumed in June, 1951, General Burress will have headquarters at Governor's Island, N. Y. The First Army com-mand includes New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maine Connecticut, and Massachusetts. General Burress, 57, graduated from VMI in 1914. He was com-missioned a second lieutenant Nov. 30, 1916, and.promoted to first (Continued on page 6) MAJ. GEN. W. A. BURRESS First To Capitol Since 1950 Trip The Corps will embark on busses Friday at 10:00 o'clock in th6 morning and will appear at 8:00 P.M. that night at the George Washington University-VMI foot-ball game in Griffith Stadium. The Corps selected the journey to the George Washington game as its annual trip for the 1952 foot-ball season. Last year the Corps journeyed to Williamsburg where, in 95 degrees heat, it witnessed a stunning Keydet victory. VMI has not put in an appear-ance in the nation's capitol since the Corps made the same trip during the 1950 football season. That year, the Big Red went into the contest as a slight favorite in view of its victory over highly rated William and Mary the week before. However, oyer-confidence in Ruthenium at this time s i n c e ! Proved deadly as the Colonials it was a by-product of Uranium i Squadron on the basis of the accurate passing of "Handy Andy" Davis. Revenge Is Sweet With strong and unpleasant memories, VMI will invade Wash-ington this week ..with revenge as the primary object. The Big Red will face the light, fast Colonials at Griffith Stadium. The Corps will form at approxi-mately 7:30 Friday night and march onto the field at 7:45. After the usual pre-game ceremonies, the regiment will double-time off the field into its section of the stands which is located between the 20 and 40 yard stripes. VMI Turns Pro Because of space limitations at the University field in Alexandria, Griffith Stadium was acquired for this year's VMI-GW clash. The Washington plant, home of the professional Washington Redskins rises steeply into the air so that even those spectators near the goal lines can easily see the entire contest. In addition, Griffith Sta-diu mhas a roof for protection in the event of bad weather. After the contest, the Corps will 1 be free in Washington until Sun-day. Busses for underclassmen will leave Washington at about noon, and two busses will be held for first classmen until four o'clock that afternoon. Cut Rate Busses All members of the Corps are free to return to the Institute by private transportation, but they must be back by SRC Sunday night. Those men who do chose to re-turn by private means will still have to buy a round trip ticket on the bus in order to enable the rest of the Corps to take advantage of the cut rate which is being offered by the bus company. fission, and also because of the interest in nitrose compounds which are prominent in Ruthe-nium compounds. Major Pickral then discussed the research he has inducted. He noted the different compound? and complexes of Ruthenium he had obtained and how he char acterized them. There are 9 oxida' tion states of Ruthenium. He work-ed with a complex from the 2nd oxidation state. The first problem to overcome was that of preparing the desired complex. This involved one step that required six days of continuous running. Having pre-pared the desired complex the'next step was to characterize it and determine all of its properties and its exact composition. This jvas partly accomplished by using X-Ray powder patterns and radio-active tracer elements, which are among the most modern methods of analysis. Major Pickral then con-cluded his talk by explaining what his present research is. Cadet E. Cox, president then ad-journed tl^e meeting and refresh-ments were served. ROTC To Sponsor Christmas Toy Drive for Kids Again this year the ROTC units of Virginia Military Institute will sponsor a Christmas toy drive for the underpriveleged children of Lexington and Rockbridge County. The campaign has gotten under way, and collection points for toys donated by local citizens have been set up at business establishments and schools in Lexington, Buena Vista, and throughout the county. Toys of all types are collected and then repaired, painted and generally renovated and later dis-tributed through the local Christ-mas Basket Committee to needy children. Last year. Army ROTC First Class Privates To Act As Waiters Beginning on Monday, October ...uuj-e... i^asi year. Army ROTC j 20, at B.R.C., an important chanee I " take plice in ^hf mess hafl ou, / ; oo,' . i the first time in the history of V.M.I., cadet waiters will be used to cary food from the kit-chen to the islands. Only first given to 381 children in the area on Christmas Day. Joining the project this year Force'classman, Ix^cludrng "officer's, llave cadet. Au^l' r ' ^^^ of becoming waiters. tJrnrn.tL the Work done in They will be reimbursed for their ttihme ep—rodgurraimng ISa cfaterrrineodo nous t omff spaanrde board, and in succeeding years in the evenings. Local merchants contributed to the project last year, donating hardware, paints, paint brushes, and lumber for use in the repair work. Citizens have been urged to donate discarded toys, regardless of condition, in the hope that this year's toy drive can be expand- (Continued on page 8) will receive-free board. These men will stand no meal formations, and in case of absence have the right to appoint their own replacements. When in full operation, there will be thirty one cadet waiters, head-ed by Moncrief, W. B. who will serve in the same capacity that Ollie does to the regular staff. The seed for thla system waa (Continued on pag« 6) |