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THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA. MARCH 25, 1957 2nd Army Commander Pays First Visit Here On Thursday, 21 March, Lieu-tenant General Charles E. Hart, Commanding General of the Sec-ond Army Headquarters, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, visit-ed the Institute. General Hart com-mands all army forces and in-stallations within the states of Vir-ginia, 'Maryland, Delaware, Ken-tucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and several other areas. The gen-eral's visit was the result of his own desire to inspect the facilities of VMI; he had never been here toefore. He arrived at the airport at 1220 and was met by Col. Johns, he was met at Limits Gates by General Milton who escorted him through the academic buildings. After, ob-serving the Corps at DRC, General Hart messed with the regiment in Crozet Hall. In a short address to the Corps he praised VMI's tradi-tions, history and controbutions to the national defense making par-ticular reference to the over sixty general and flag officers who serv ed in WW II that had formerly worn the gray. He also emphasized the importance of summer camp and basic school records to indivi-duals; and to the Institute and cautioned all men to take this work seriously. Following DRC the general ob-served a Formal Guard mount and continued his tour of the post. At 1500 he inspected field training of MS III cadets of the infantry, ar-tillery and armor at White's Farm. This was the first day of a good deal of field work which MS cadets of both the First and Second Class-es will be receiving from now on. The General was particularly im-pressed by the demonstration of an infantry squad in combat for-mation using full field equipment and blank ammunition. At 1600 General Hart returned to the Hill to take the review of the Corps and receive full honors including an artillery salute fired by a ibattery and men who had been in the field less than a half an hour previously. Following parade General Hart left for Fort Meade making the comment to Col. Johns that he was "very pleased and if all ROTC cadets received training comparable to that at VMI he would have no problems in this field." General Hart has been Com-manding General of the 2nd Army since 12 April 1956. He is a grad-uate of USMA Class of 1924 and has attended the Command and General Staff School and the Na-tional War College. He was Chief of the Military Mission to Greece in 1952. His decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit. Glee Club Again Turns Southward On Sunday, March 31, t!he Vir-ginia Military Institute Glee Club will sing in St. James' Church in Richmond for the morning service The service is to begin at 11:00 A. M., and it is hoped that as many alumni and friends of the Institute as possible will be in attendance. The service is in especial honor of the Reverend Churchill Gibson, w<ho Was for a numlier of years the pastor of the Robert E. Lee Epis-copal Church here in Lexington. The Club will present numbers of selected liturgical music from its repertoire, directed by Mark H. Doty. The men in the Glee Club are eager to meet their friends in Rich-mond once more, and are proud to have been chosen to participate in honoring the Reverend Gibson. This past weekend the group performed for an audience of New Jerseyites, which maVked the first time the Club has taken a trip this far into Yankee territory in several years. The rich repertoire of the cadet ohoir and the enthusiasm of their performance made an excel-lent impression on their listeners, and apparently aroused a desire for their return in the future. Springes Here-How About Our Ducks? It's getting too warm for straight pants and the scheduled date for the corps to go into white ducks is so far off, that these first classmen decided to take matters into their own hands. The above is the result. Will this set a style? (See Editorial—Page 2). Army Starts Wearing New Green Uniforms October 1 General Milton and General Hart enter the mess hall at DRC March 21, where General Hart addressed the Corps on V. M. I.'s World War II record and the importance of ROTC summer camp. First Class Pvts. Elect Muldowney OGA President Recently the first class privates elected Paul Muldowney to suc-ceed Bill Moore as President of the Officers of the Guard Association. Muldowney is an Electrical En-gineering major from Richmond, Va. and in Delta Company. He is also a member of the varsity base-ball team and in the Glee Club. Muldowney stated that his chief aim as O. G. A. president will be to act as a liaison between the first class privates and the Regimental Commander. This gives the first class a chance to express their gripes about unfair treatment in ranks. Although re-establishing this old practice of the O. G. A., Muldowney has not alowed the enforcement of the ratline through the O. G. A. to falter, as evidenced by the testi-mony of several rats who experi-enced the Inauguration of the new "reign of terror" the night of the last meeting. The O. G. A.'s new look has been effected by Muldow-ney's henchmen, McLennon, Wool-wine, and Heathcote. Once again the army has come through with the proverifaial shaft and changed almost completely the uniforms for both officers and en-listed men. The new uniforms go into effect on 1 October 1957 there-fore all Firsts take heed! At the de-scretion of the commanding offi-cer of the post the new ^reen cap and the new light-colored shirt (for weaf with the blouse) will be worn when summer uniforms are donned this spring. The new greens and blues will be worn after 1 Oc-tober. The new greens are completely new from anything now in use and ! are really a sight to behold. This I will be the uniform for duty hours, i but after 5 o'clock blues will be donned by ALL officers for social wear. The blues are supposedly to take the placc of civilian clothes for after-duty hours and are com-pulsory for officers. Enlisted men may wear them if they so desire. ' Since this is the way things now j the uses, cost, and need for j are going to be in the service on 1 j October of this year will have to I have two different uniforms-one green and one blue. I There are three types of cloth 1 which have been approved for the new uniforms. They are elastique (considered the best), and two grades of serge. The elastique is naturally more expensive but will give much longer wear, however, for those men going in for only a six months hitch, or possibly even for just a two year hitch, the serge will be more than adequate and a definite saving moneywise. All of-ficers receive a three hundred dol-lar allowance for uniforms but since they are going to be required I to purchase two entirely different j uniforms that money is not going to go as far as it ordinarily would. Another important item to take in-to consideration when uniforms are purchased is that most dealers are aware that the newly commis-sioned officers have three hundred dollars to spend, and therefore they would like to sell a so-called pack-age plan, which purports to in-clude all the uniforms and acces-sories which the new officer will require, and for only three hun-dred dollars. In many cases the package plan may be fine and will fit the officers requirements to a T. It should also be considered however, that the uniforms will not really be needed until report-ing for actual duty to the assigned Dr, Pogue Talks Tomorrow Night On Tuesday evening, 26 March, at 1930, in the auditorium of the Library, the International Rela-tions Club will sponsor a talk by showetrrest Pogue, Dir^or of the Marshall Research Cen- T <»ue's address will deal the problems of writ-story. PICK author of The Su- MILITd. the official ac- OR Eisenhower's — ~mpaigns in north-also co-authored Yalta which was (agan, president Of said that "In Dr. ) a man eminently EAST Nl''® important work ion. He is a highly -;/torian w<ho is a "nt of twentieth cen-and diplomatic bis- R . Watclh A Literary Treasure Trove Has Gained Extra Sparkle BY JOHN PIPKIN One of the outstanding, but not often taken advantage sf opportun-ities available on the post is the Preston Library. The Library has books on about any su!bject that the members of the corps might be interested in. In addition to this a large number of subscriptions to the country's leading magazines are taken so as to give the Corps an opportunity to keep abreast of current trends and events. Several new changes have taken place in the Library to provide bet-ter service to the cadets. For one thing, the lighting in the Lil)rary has been improved with the instal-lation of a new florescent lighting system. Another improvement which has just "been introduced within the last couple of months is the keeping of the Library open ftor another hour and a half each night. At this time one of the Ca-det Assistants is in charge of the building. The Cadet Assistants are: Tony DiCesare, Cliff Dowdy, Ben Elmore, John Pipkin, Charlie Sch-wendinger, and Waller (Stumpy) Wills. There men are all First Clasmen and have <been working in the Library for the past couple of years. The Lirary has around some 100,- 000 volumes and has a very ex-cellent Civil War Collection, as any First Class History Major can test-ify. There is also «n outstanding collection of historical papers found in the Carson Collection on the second floor. In addition, the Library also houses the VMI Mu-seum and the T i m m i n s Music Room,two excellent cultural op-portunities. One of the outstanding features of the Libraiy is the fact that the stacks are open to cadets and the faculty. This is a privilege that is Continued On Page 8) The new tennis courts have been made accessible by new steps and a bridge across the "Nile." The work is almost com-plete, although a couple of steps and the step railings are yet to come. Work is by the Feise Company. This same com-pany will build four more courts this summer. station (but most fellows want to impress their girls so this is prob-ably out), and there, with orders in hand, the new uniforms may be procured from the post Quarter-master at most probably a very considerable savings. Accessories which will accom-pany the new uniforms include black shoes, fur felt cap with gold or nylon trim, black neckties and black gloves. It has been suggested by those in the know that when purchasing blues that nylon stripes on the seams of the trousers be ob-tained and on the cuffs of the blouse in lieu of gold. In pressing, the gold tends to rust and when that happens you have really got trouble. The nylon will not do this and looks almost, if not as good as, the gold. Shoulder insignia of rank should however be of gold as these snap off before being sent to the-cleaners. The VMI Military Store has sev-eral available if you are interested in seeing what they look like in real life, and it is presumable that companies will have the uniforms on exhibit and will take orders in the military store several more times this year. Intense Program Attempts To Draw Blood From Corps The Bloodmotoile will visit VMI Wednesday, April 10. In connection with this the Corps will this Thursday see a 15 minute film on the use, deri-vititives and handling of blood and Dr. McClung will speak on stand it appears that all men who blo«d. Dr. McClung will also answer any questions on the program. He is a local doctor and a VMI graduate. The film and talk are sched-uled to follow short drill this Thursday. C o m p a n i e s will march to the physics building for the showing. Coach Clark King is handl-ing the drive this visit, and he plans to give all boys who are under twenty-one cards and en-velopes so they can send home for their parent's permission. In the past the cards have got-ten to the boys too late for sending and it is hoped that this failure can be avoided. The whole program is direct-ed toward getting a b e t t er turnout for the Bloodmobile, which last time collected under fifty pints.
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Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. March 25, 1957 |
Issue Date | 1957-03-25 |
Volume/Number | Volume 47, number 22 |
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 |
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THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA. MARCH 25, 1957
2nd Army Commander
Pays First Visit Here
On Thursday, 21 March, Lieu-tenant
General Charles E. Hart,
Commanding General of the Sec-ond
Army Headquarters, Fort
George G. Meade, Maryland, visit-ed
the Institute. General Hart com-mands
all army forces and in-stallations
within the states of Vir-ginia,
'Maryland, Delaware, Ken-tucky,
West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
and several other areas. The gen-eral's
visit was the result of his
own desire to inspect the facilities
of VMI; he had never been here
toefore.
He arrived at the airport at 1220
and was met by Col. Johns, he was
met at Limits Gates by General
Milton who escorted him through
the academic buildings. After, ob-serving
the Corps at DRC, General
Hart messed with the regiment in
Crozet Hall. In a short address to
the Corps he praised VMI's tradi-tions,
history and controbutions to
the national defense making par-ticular
reference to the over sixty
general and flag officers who serv
ed in WW II that had formerly
worn the gray. He also emphasized
the importance of summer camp
and basic school records to indivi-duals;
and to the Institute and
cautioned all men to take this work
seriously.
Following DRC the general ob-served
a Formal Guard mount and
continued his tour of the post. At
1500 he inspected field training of
MS III cadets of the infantry, ar-tillery
and armor at White's Farm.
This was the first day of a good
deal of field work which MS cadets
of both the First and Second Class-es
will be receiving from now on.
The General was particularly im-pressed
by the demonstration of
an infantry squad in combat for-mation
using full field equipment
and blank ammunition.
At 1600 General Hart returned
to the Hill to take the review of
the Corps and receive full honors
including an artillery salute fired
by a ibattery and men who had
been in the field less than a half an
hour previously. Following parade
General Hart left for Fort Meade
making the comment to Col. Johns
that he was "very pleased and if
all ROTC cadets received training
comparable to that at VMI he
would have no problems in this
field."
General Hart has been Com-manding
General of the 2nd Army
since 12 April 1956. He is a grad-uate
of USMA Class of 1924 and
has attended the Command and
General Staff School and the Na-tional
War College. He was Chief
of the Military Mission to Greece
in 1952. His decorations include
the Distinguished Service Medal
and the Legion of Merit.
Glee Club
Again Turns
Southward
On Sunday, March 31, t!he Vir-ginia
Military Institute Glee Club
will sing in St. James' Church in
Richmond for the morning service
The service is to begin at 11:00 A.
M., and it is hoped that as many
alumni and friends of the Institute
as possible will be in attendance.
The service is in especial honor
of the Reverend Churchill Gibson,
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