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Dean Hudson and Elliott Lawrence Will Play For Easter Dances Series Ends On March 4th With Orchestra The Rockbridge Education Association is sponsoring, as they have in the two years past, a student concert by the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Howard Mitchell. This concert will take place at 2 p.m. in the VMI Field House. Cadets may purchase tickets from Robert "Hurricane" H a n s o n in Room 152 for $1.20. The afternoon c o n c e r t will feature: Mozart - Haffner Symphony, 1st movement; Brtihms—Third Symphony, 2nd movement; * Grieg-Peer Kynt Suite, No. 1; Prokoflefl — March from '"The Love of Three Oranges"; Shosta-kovitch— Polka from "The Age of Gold"; Gliere—Sailor's dance from "The Red Poppy"; and Gould- Guaracha, South American Dance. Evening Concert That evening. The Rockbridge Concert Theater Series will sponsor Howard Mitchell and the National Symphony Orchestra in a concert to be given in the VMI Gym. This program will include; Handel—Suite from the Water Music arr., Harty; Moussorgsky—Picture at an Ex-hibition; and Beethoven — Sym-phony no. 7 in A Major. This concert is for the Series patrons. There will be no tickets sold at the door to Cadets. Will Give Concert Here NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOWARD MITCHELL Lipscomb Is Made Summer School Head Lieutenant Colonel Arthur M. Lipscomb, associate Professor of English, has been appointed as Director of the VMI Summer School for its 44th session (1954), the Superintendent announced last week. Colonel Lipscomb is Faculty Representative for the VMI Foun-dation, Inc., and a member of the athletic council. State Appropriates Augmented Funds For VMI Usage VMI was tagged for $160,000 in extra state funds at a meeting of the Hou^ Appropriations Commit-tee last Tuesday over and above the amount which it had been slated to receive by the Battle bud get. Two-Thirds of Request The amount constituted two-thirds of the additional funds which General William H. Milton had said top-priority needs made essential, yet this constituted the largest amount give to any state school in extra funds. The sum was to include $40,000 for land, $70,000 for equipment, and $50,000 to help build an addi-tion to the engineering buildings. VPI received $157,420 in extra money which would go primarily for agricultural purposes. The school was denied money for a new dormitory. $25,000 for Jackson Home In another move, the committee earmarked an extra $10,000 to be added to the $15,000 already ap-proved for the state's contribution towards the purchase of the Stone-wall Jackson home here. Fulgham, Ridgely Head 1955 Hop Committee NOTICE The Armed Forces Club will meet Thursday night, the 4th of March. Capt. Tyson Wilson will speak at this meeting. On the 11th of March the film "Guadal-canal Diary" will be shown in the library auditorium. Sullins Choir Joins VMI In Concert The Sullins College Choir will be the guests of the VMI Glee Club in a joint concert in J - M Hall on Saturday, March 13. The concert, which will begin at 7:30, will consist of selections by both clubs separately, after which the two clubs will combine to sing Frank's "Psalm 150." The Sullins College Choir, from Bristol, Virginia, is directed by Leon B. Fleming, Jr., who has re-ceived a Master of Music degree from the Westminster Choir Col-lege, and has studied under Dr. John Finley Williamson. The choir will offer a varied program, in-cluding selections by Praetorius, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Vic-tor Herbert, and George Gershwin. The choir is planning to cover some 1,500 miles on its spring tour, including in its itinerary Roanoke, VPI, Richmond, Bethes-da, Maryland, and Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D. C. After the concert on March 13, the VMI Glee Club and the ASCE will give a square dance from 9:30 to 12:30. The entire Corps is urged to attend the concert and square dance; guests and dates are wel-come. Dr. Edward C. Fuller, Educator, Will Give Series of Lectures at Institute This Week Dr. Edward C. Fuller, educator and proponent of the correlation of science and human values, will give a series of lectures to Virginia Military Institute cadets here next week. Dr. Fuller's series, which is scheduled for Monday and Tues-day, March 8-9, will include talks to at least eight separate groups of cadets in various academic de-partments. His lectures will be centered around the connection be-tween man's material and scienti-fic advances and his cultural achievements. Dr. Fuller's appear-ance at VMI Is sponsored by the arts program of the Association of American Colleges. ' A member of thp faculty of Beloit College, Dr. Fuller is a former president of Bard College He voluntarily gave up the college . presidency to return to the class-room because of his interest in "integrated teaching of the natural sciences and tue aevelopment of new approaches to scientific edu-cation." Dr. Fuller holds a bachelor of science degree from Montana State College, where he taught for three years, and a Ph. D. from Columbia University, where he again taught for three years before he was made a university fellow for chemical research. He was an administrative aide in the Manhattan District atomic boml^ project of World War It / : . Bill Fulgham and Reggie Ridge-ly have been elected president and vice president respectively for next, gear's Hop Committee. Marty Bregman will hold down the busi-ness manager's spot and Jim Hart will be treasurer. Fulgham, a Sergeant in Baker Company, will be serving his third year on the Hop Committee. He is from Windsor, Virginia and is majoring in History. Ridgely is from San Diego, Cali-fornia, and is a Chemistry major. Reggie is a Sergeant in "C" Com-j pany and has had two years ex-perience on the Hop Committee. Bregman is from Alexandria, Virginia, is a Sergeant in Dog Company, and was a committee member this year. Hart, Supply Sergeant of Able Company, of Roanoke, was also on this year's Hop Committee. New Members Elected At the meeting in which the officers were elected ten new mem-bers were voted in. Billy Nolley, Roby Thompson, Casey Jones, Jim Atkinson, Bill Maddox, Jim Suther-land, and Wesley Rhodes, were elected from the second class. J. T. Witt, C. C. Schoen, and G. M. Weir of the third class round out the committee except for two from the fourth class which will be elected later. Next Year's Plans The committee aims to' provide the best possible music for next year's dances. They are consider-ing a plan in which the season tickets will be made available again next year. The committee is negotiating with top bands but no definite plans have been an-nounced. Taxi Fare Increases Become Effective Soon Taxi fares for single riders went up in Lexington today for Billy's, Clayon's, Fred's, Frank's, Gene's, and Pete's customers. Increased operating costs were given as the reason for the price rise, which will not effect groups of two or more riding in the cabs. The prices will be 35 cents for each single fare but wlU remain the same for from two to four passengers. This <:}i«ag« i« M' pected to effei^t,, VKfl cadBtfl raEdy ride sioi^. Eldridge Receives Chemistry Award For 1st Semester Cadet R. B. Eldridge of the Fourth Class has been awarded a prize donated by the Chemical Rubber Company for the outstand-ing gfade average among Chemis-try majors for the first semester. Book of Tables The award that is to be given Cadet Eldridge is a Handbook of Physics and Chemistry that con-tains many valuable tables and other information that will be use-ful in his work as a Chemistry major during his four year stay at VML The Chemical Rubber Company presents this award each year as an incentive to cadets interested in chemistry and as a guide to be used to the cadets advantage. Highest Average The handbook is a valuable prize for the Chemistry major who achieves this coveted distinction of holding the highest average in the department. The Chemical Rubber Company conceived of this idea last year and this is the first year that it has actually been presented. It is not a single award though, and is intended to be continued for an indefinate length of time. Cadet Eldridge will receive his prize within the next month. Miss Easters To Be Chosen At Spring Hop "America's New Look In Dance Music," Dean Hudson, and VMI's favorite, Elliott Lawrence, will serve up the music for Easter Hops—April 25-26. Elliott Lawrence, his piano and orchestra, gave those who at-tended the '52 Ring Figure a night of five music that none have for-gotten. He has been a consistent favorite for years, both at college dances and at appearances in the country's finest night spots. Elliott will provide the music at the Sat-urday night dance and in addition will give a concert Saturday after-noon. Ann Lorain Featured Dean Hudson's orchestra will be on the stand Friday night, render-ing the music which has brought him fame throughout the country. Featured with Dean will be Ann Lorain, vocalist, whose talent gain-ed her recognition as Miss Radio, 1952. Lenine Love and Sam Noto are featured on piano and trumpet, respectively, while Love also does the arranging for the band. On the "Dixieland Six," Hudson has a band within a band. His capella choir rounds out the entertainment line-up. The Dean Hudson Orchestra has been packing in the crowds at the Surf Club of Virginia Beach, the Meadowbrook in New Jersey, and the Roosevelt Hotel in New Or-leans. The band played at this year's W&L Fancy Dress, where he pleased all who attended. The rising star of Dean Hudson has been supplimented by his radio ANN LORAIN program, "A Date with Dean," and by his numerous television ap-eparances. His was the first band to be on the coast to coast TV hook-up. His recordings of "Stormy Weather" and "Moon Over Miami" have enjoyed popularity. Dean, a (Continued on page 8) Poll Taken of Cadets' Hobbies Shows Interest in Craft Shop The CADET conducted a poll in the barracks this week to deter-mine the amount that would be shown in a hobby shop, if such facilities were to be established by the Institute. A representative group from all three lower classes was polled, and the results dis-closed a surprising amount of in-terest in a variety of forms of constructive diversion. Although some cadets felt that they wouldn't have sufficient time to pursue a hobby here at the school, many others felt that they would like to develop an interest in one, if the facilities were avail-able. Interests ranged from collecting tropical fish' to building "hot ro<^/' and though it would be im-possible tp provide facilities ade-qi|> tB (W .aU the varied interests in- the ^ i t M , there seemed to b« sufficient interest shown in hobbies such as model airplane construc-tion and woodworking to assure the use of a shop established for this purpose. The results of the poll were as follows: SECOND CLASS 70% have a hobby of some sort. 40% have hobbies requiring a shop. 65% would use hobby facilities if provided. THIRD CLASS 70% have a hobby of some type. 35% have hobbies requiring a shop. 50% would use hobby facilities if provided,- RAT CLASS 75% have a liobby of some sort. 45% have hobbies requiring a shop. I 50% would use if provided.
Object Description
Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. March 1, 1954 |
Issue Date | 1954-03-01 |
Volume/Number | Volume 44, number 18 |
Publisher | Virginia Military Institute |
Publication History | The Cadet (originally the Keydet), VMI's student newspaper, began weekly publication in the fall of 1907. Not published 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46 |
Frequency | Weekly during academic year, except during examinations and vacations |
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Virginia Military Institute -- Publications. Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet life. College student newspapers and periodicals -- Virginia -- Lexington. |
Digital Publisher | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
VMI Archives Records Group | Publications |
Rights | Materials in the VMI Archives Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Digital Collections is required. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information. |
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Issue Date | 1954-03-01 |
Full Text Search | Dean Hudson and Elliott Lawrence Will Play For Easter Dances Series Ends On March 4th With Orchestra The Rockbridge Education Association is sponsoring, as they have in the two years past, a student concert by the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Howard Mitchell. This concert will take place at 2 p.m. in the VMI Field House. Cadets may purchase tickets from Robert "Hurricane" H a n s o n in Room 152 for $1.20. The afternoon c o n c e r t will feature: Mozart - Haffner Symphony, 1st movement; Brtihms—Third Symphony, 2nd movement; * Grieg-Peer Kynt Suite, No. 1; Prokoflefl — March from '"The Love of Three Oranges"; Shosta-kovitch— Polka from "The Age of Gold"; Gliere—Sailor's dance from "The Red Poppy"; and Gould- Guaracha, South American Dance. Evening Concert That evening. The Rockbridge Concert Theater Series will sponsor Howard Mitchell and the National Symphony Orchestra in a concert to be given in the VMI Gym. This program will include; Handel—Suite from the Water Music arr., Harty; Moussorgsky—Picture at an Ex-hibition; and Beethoven — Sym-phony no. 7 in A Major. This concert is for the Series patrons. There will be no tickets sold at the door to Cadets. Will Give Concert Here NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOWARD MITCHELL Lipscomb Is Made Summer School Head Lieutenant Colonel Arthur M. Lipscomb, associate Professor of English, has been appointed as Director of the VMI Summer School for its 44th session (1954), the Superintendent announced last week. Colonel Lipscomb is Faculty Representative for the VMI Foun-dation, Inc., and a member of the athletic council. State Appropriates Augmented Funds For VMI Usage VMI was tagged for $160,000 in extra state funds at a meeting of the Hou^ Appropriations Commit-tee last Tuesday over and above the amount which it had been slated to receive by the Battle bud get. Two-Thirds of Request The amount constituted two-thirds of the additional funds which General William H. Milton had said top-priority needs made essential, yet this constituted the largest amount give to any state school in extra funds. The sum was to include $40,000 for land, $70,000 for equipment, and $50,000 to help build an addi-tion to the engineering buildings. VPI received $157,420 in extra money which would go primarily for agricultural purposes. The school was denied money for a new dormitory. $25,000 for Jackson Home In another move, the committee earmarked an extra $10,000 to be added to the $15,000 already ap-proved for the state's contribution towards the purchase of the Stone-wall Jackson home here. Fulgham, Ridgely Head 1955 Hop Committee NOTICE The Armed Forces Club will meet Thursday night, the 4th of March. Capt. Tyson Wilson will speak at this meeting. On the 11th of March the film "Guadal-canal Diary" will be shown in the library auditorium. Sullins Choir Joins VMI In Concert The Sullins College Choir will be the guests of the VMI Glee Club in a joint concert in J - M Hall on Saturday, March 13. The concert, which will begin at 7:30, will consist of selections by both clubs separately, after which the two clubs will combine to sing Frank's "Psalm 150." The Sullins College Choir, from Bristol, Virginia, is directed by Leon B. Fleming, Jr., who has re-ceived a Master of Music degree from the Westminster Choir Col-lege, and has studied under Dr. John Finley Williamson. The choir will offer a varied program, in-cluding selections by Praetorius, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Vic-tor Herbert, and George Gershwin. The choir is planning to cover some 1,500 miles on its spring tour, including in its itinerary Roanoke, VPI, Richmond, Bethes-da, Maryland, and Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D. C. After the concert on March 13, the VMI Glee Club and the ASCE will give a square dance from 9:30 to 12:30. The entire Corps is urged to attend the concert and square dance; guests and dates are wel-come. Dr. Edward C. Fuller, Educator, Will Give Series of Lectures at Institute This Week Dr. Edward C. Fuller, educator and proponent of the correlation of science and human values, will give a series of lectures to Virginia Military Institute cadets here next week. Dr. Fuller's series, which is scheduled for Monday and Tues-day, March 8-9, will include talks to at least eight separate groups of cadets in various academic de-partments. His lectures will be centered around the connection be-tween man's material and scienti-fic advances and his cultural achievements. Dr. Fuller's appear-ance at VMI Is sponsored by the arts program of the Association of American Colleges. ' A member of thp faculty of Beloit College, Dr. Fuller is a former president of Bard College He voluntarily gave up the college . presidency to return to the class-room because of his interest in "integrated teaching of the natural sciences and tue aevelopment of new approaches to scientific edu-cation." Dr. Fuller holds a bachelor of science degree from Montana State College, where he taught for three years, and a Ph. D. from Columbia University, where he again taught for three years before he was made a university fellow for chemical research. He was an administrative aide in the Manhattan District atomic boml^ project of World War It / : . Bill Fulgham and Reggie Ridge-ly have been elected president and vice president respectively for next, gear's Hop Committee. Marty Bregman will hold down the busi-ness manager's spot and Jim Hart will be treasurer. Fulgham, a Sergeant in Baker Company, will be serving his third year on the Hop Committee. He is from Windsor, Virginia and is majoring in History. Ridgely is from San Diego, Cali-fornia, and is a Chemistry major. Reggie is a Sergeant in "C" Com-j pany and has had two years ex-perience on the Hop Committee. Bregman is from Alexandria, Virginia, is a Sergeant in Dog Company, and was a committee member this year. Hart, Supply Sergeant of Able Company, of Roanoke, was also on this year's Hop Committee. New Members Elected At the meeting in which the officers were elected ten new mem-bers were voted in. Billy Nolley, Roby Thompson, Casey Jones, Jim Atkinson, Bill Maddox, Jim Suther-land, and Wesley Rhodes, were elected from the second class. J. T. Witt, C. C. Schoen, and G. M. Weir of the third class round out the committee except for two from the fourth class which will be elected later. Next Year's Plans The committee aims to' provide the best possible music for next year's dances. They are consider-ing a plan in which the season tickets will be made available again next year. The committee is negotiating with top bands but no definite plans have been an-nounced. Taxi Fare Increases Become Effective Soon Taxi fares for single riders went up in Lexington today for Billy's, Clayon's, Fred's, Frank's, Gene's, and Pete's customers. Increased operating costs were given as the reason for the price rise, which will not effect groups of two or more riding in the cabs. The prices will be 35 cents for each single fare but wlU remain the same for from two to four passengers. This <:}i«ag« i« M' pected to effei^t,, VKfl cadBtfl raEdy ride sioi^. Eldridge Receives Chemistry Award For 1st Semester Cadet R. B. Eldridge of the Fourth Class has been awarded a prize donated by the Chemical Rubber Company for the outstand-ing gfade average among Chemis-try majors for the first semester. Book of Tables The award that is to be given Cadet Eldridge is a Handbook of Physics and Chemistry that con-tains many valuable tables and other information that will be use-ful in his work as a Chemistry major during his four year stay at VML The Chemical Rubber Company presents this award each year as an incentive to cadets interested in chemistry and as a guide to be used to the cadets advantage. Highest Average The handbook is a valuable prize for the Chemistry major who achieves this coveted distinction of holding the highest average in the department. The Chemical Rubber Company conceived of this idea last year and this is the first year that it has actually been presented. It is not a single award though, and is intended to be continued for an indefinate length of time. Cadet Eldridge will receive his prize within the next month. Miss Easters To Be Chosen At Spring Hop "America's New Look In Dance Music," Dean Hudson, and VMI's favorite, Elliott Lawrence, will serve up the music for Easter Hops—April 25-26. Elliott Lawrence, his piano and orchestra, gave those who at-tended the '52 Ring Figure a night of five music that none have for-gotten. He has been a consistent favorite for years, both at college dances and at appearances in the country's finest night spots. Elliott will provide the music at the Sat-urday night dance and in addition will give a concert Saturday after-noon. Ann Lorain Featured Dean Hudson's orchestra will be on the stand Friday night, render-ing the music which has brought him fame throughout the country. Featured with Dean will be Ann Lorain, vocalist, whose talent gain-ed her recognition as Miss Radio, 1952. Lenine Love and Sam Noto are featured on piano and trumpet, respectively, while Love also does the arranging for the band. On the "Dixieland Six," Hudson has a band within a band. His capella choir rounds out the entertainment line-up. The Dean Hudson Orchestra has been packing in the crowds at the Surf Club of Virginia Beach, the Meadowbrook in New Jersey, and the Roosevelt Hotel in New Or-leans. The band played at this year's W&L Fancy Dress, where he pleased all who attended. The rising star of Dean Hudson has been supplimented by his radio ANN LORAIN program, "A Date with Dean," and by his numerous television ap-eparances. His was the first band to be on the coast to coast TV hook-up. His recordings of "Stormy Weather" and "Moon Over Miami" have enjoyed popularity. Dean, a (Continued on page 8) Poll Taken of Cadets' Hobbies Shows Interest in Craft Shop The CADET conducted a poll in the barracks this week to deter-mine the amount that would be shown in a hobby shop, if such facilities were to be established by the Institute. A representative group from all three lower classes was polled, and the results dis-closed a surprising amount of in-terest in a variety of forms of constructive diversion. Although some cadets felt that they wouldn't have sufficient time to pursue a hobby here at the school, many others felt that they would like to develop an interest in one, if the facilities were avail-able. Interests ranged from collecting tropical fish' to building "hot ro<^/' and though it would be im-possible tp provide facilities ade-qi|> tB (W .aU the varied interests in- the ^ i t M , there seemed to b« sufficient interest shown in hobbies such as model airplane construc-tion and woodworking to assure the use of a shop established for this purpose. The results of the poll were as follows: SECOND CLASS 70% have a hobby of some sort. 40% have hobbies requiring a shop. 65% would use hobby facilities if provided. THIRD CLASS 70% have a hobby of some type. 35% have hobbies requiring a shop. 50% would use hobby facilities if provided,- RAT CLASS 75% have a liobby of some sort. 45% have hobbies requiring a shop. I 50% would use if provided. |