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Apr j O IfKQ VDMIIINA' MHAOMTLLTT' INSNTUTE/'EFIXFNOTON, VOTOINIA^ APRIL 19, 1959'. fwrnrnmn Dean Hudson Plays For Easter Hops Commanders Play Tonight Two peremal favorites will re-turn to Cocke Hall tJiis week-end for the Easter dances. The VMl Commanders were asked to reap-pear foUowing their fine perform-ance at Midwimters and will , enter-folks" it seems as . if nothing but compliments are heardrThe- reason for this is oibirious. Their muaic is "danceable" and versatile. Friday night you will hear dance music ranging from ithe big band- sound of "Boptitude Test" and "Mood Indigo", to the cool, small jazz com-bo treatment of "Summertime", to the not so cool, rocking version of "Walking with-Mr. Lee". • (conin'tu^ on page 9) tain again on Friday nigfht from ten until .two. The Dean Hudson Or-chesitra will play for the Saturday night hop. The music of the "Moon Ov«t Miami Man" -wtas last heard THE COMAiANI^RS Everytime the Coimmaaders call « temporary halt to their wander-ings in order to play for the ''home Glee Qub Gives Concert Tonite The Glee Cluib will present a short concert in J M Hall tonight beginning at 8:15. The Concert has been planned so that the Corps and its guests will have an op-portunity to hear the Club. The Club presents many conceits each year, but only. one at the Insti-tulte, that being at Finals. This should give lihe Corps an opportun ity. to hear this singing group which -is so widely appreciated elsewhere bult seldom heard at home. The program will be varied so as to suit every taste. It will in-clude serioiis religious selections, folk songs, . apiritualB, populw songs, and miimcal comedy selec-tions. An a^ition to the .Club's repertoire, Tyson's., popular (coin:tiuiu^.ion page 12) ^ —- Parents' Group Meets This Saturday Some 20 members of the VMI Parents Council, and about 15 new members of the Council, who will take office after Finals this year, are expected in Lexington this Sat-urday for the Sixth Meeting of the Council, which is proportionately representative of the Corps of Ca-dets in every way. Meeting in Pres-ton- Library at 10 a.m., members from points as far distant as Ala-bama and New York, as well as many Virginia members, will gath-er for their annual meeting. On the agenda of the meeting are many important items includ-ing the election of officers for the coming academic year. Stand-ing committees will also be named by the present chairman, Colonel Mark A. H. Smith, U. S. Army, Re-tired, of Alexandria, Virginia. Re-ports will be heard from commit- (continued om "page 2) Joe Muha, All Pro Speaks Tbmorrow Air Academy B||lds For The Space Age by JOHN A, PHILLIPS Recognizing the need for an academy which would prepare of-iicers especially for the jiir serv ice, a need made vital by such great Americans as William "Bil-ly"' Mitchell, James Forrestal, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, a board was created in 1950 which came to the following conclusion: needs of the Air Force could not be met by expansion of the older service academies and, therefore, an Aii Former pro football back for the Philadelphia Eagles and VMI alum-nus Joseph Muha will be guest speaker tomorrow morning in a talk to members of the VMI Sports-men's Club, the Corps, and guests. His talk wiir highlight the annual n»eeting here of the' Sportsman's Club. - - Muha came to VMI from his na-tive Pennsylvania in September, 1939. During the next four years, he established himself as one of the finest football players in VMI history. He reached his best college form . in the seasons of 1941 and '42. Dur-ing the latter, he captained tli« « All-South eleven which trounced the All-North team 23-0 at Mont-gomery, Alabama. The same year he led the VMI gridders and wott All-American laurels. His four seasons with tha Eagleff . began in 1946 when he came out o f t h e Marine Corps, after actire duty in the Pacific. He was Cpm^.^-.- (conintued on page 9) Class Agent The Class of 1959 has recent-ly elected Elliott Young as their Class Agent, t o the Class Agent goes the covet^ Job of receiv-ing class funds for the VMI F^dation. The Agent is also respo^lble for reporting news ot th€ fifty to the Alumni Review. Force Academy would be estab lished without delay. After Congress authorized' the creation of the Academy in 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Har-old E. Talbott and a distinguished! commission set out to determine, a suitable permanent site for the! Academy. After traveling 2,000' miles. Secretary Talbot chose a site at the foot of the Rocky j Mountains, eight miles north of (continued on page 10) ' Bloodmobile Here April 23 The Bloodmobile will make it's spiring visit to VMI on 23 April. In connection with this. Col. Johns has consented to allow the blood donors freedom from P.T.'s, double timing and other strenuous exer-cise on the 23. In addition to the above, donors will be excused from Inspection and parade on 24 April, if the'total of 200 pints is donated the entire corps will be excused from inspection on that Friday. • Aside from the satisfaction of braving a needle and aiding a ser-vice which someday might save the life of someone dear to us (Name-ly US), there is an added incentive, (continued on page 12) The Air Force Cadet Wing, dressed in winter blues, marches onto the parade ground at the new home of the U. S. Air Force Academy north of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Cadet Wing, now numbering 1,077, is shown; proceeding down the ramp from the academic area for a regularly scheduled Saturday after* noon parade at the permanent site of the Academy. The view looking northwest to-ward the Rampart Range, includes the Li< brary in the center with a portion of the Cadet Dormitory Building at right. —Air Force Photo. Army Inspection Team To Visit Next Week by JACK CARY The U. S. Army Federal Inspec-tion Team wiH arrive at VMI at 1800 hours on Sunday, April 12. This team is commanded by Col-onel Arthur W. Kogstad, from the Pennsylvania State University; three junior officers, of the 21st Army Corps, based at Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, comprise his party. the purpose of this annual Fede-ral Inspection is to observe and in-spect training and administrative of the R.O.T.C. and military pro-grams at all schools, and colleges requiring a military system or of-fering R.O.T.C. training, or both, as in the case of V.M.I. Last year as has been true consistently ia past years, VMI received a "super-ior rating from the Inspection Team,among the nation's "es-sentially military colleges," the number of which has been nar-rowed down through the past few years to five. It is to be expected that our perforhiance this year will measure up, indeed, surpass that o£ previous years. The Inspection Team arrives al (conintued on page 9) Weekend Schedule ' FRIDAY 8:15 P.M.—Cadet Glee Club concert, Jackson Memorial Hall. 10:00 P.M.—Easter Hop, formal, gymnasium, music by the Dean Hudson Orchestra. SATURDAY 10:00 A.M.—Parents' Council Meeting, Preston Library. 12:25 P.M.—Address to the Sportsmen's Club and the Corps of Cadets by Joseph G. Muha, VMI, '43, former VMI football star and All-Pro linebacker with tho Philadelphia Eagles. Jackson Memorial Hall. 2:30 P.M.—Alumni - Varsity football game, Alumni Field, Admission |1.00. 9i90 P.M—Easter Hop, forma), gymnasium, music by The VMI Commandeni.
Object Description
Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. April 10, 1959 |
Issue Date | 1959-04-10 |
Volume/Number | Volume 49, number 23 |
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 |
Subject |
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 | 1959-04-10 |
Full Text Search | Apr j O IfKQ VDMIIINA' MHAOMTLLTT' INSNTUTE/'EFIXFNOTON, VOTOINIA^ APRIL 19, 1959'. fwrnrnmn Dean Hudson Plays For Easter Hops Commanders Play Tonight Two peremal favorites will re-turn to Cocke Hall tJiis week-end for the Easter dances. The VMl Commanders were asked to reap-pear foUowing their fine perform-ance at Midwimters and will , enter-folks" it seems as . if nothing but compliments are heardrThe- reason for this is oibirious. Their muaic is "danceable" and versatile. Friday night you will hear dance music ranging from ithe big band- sound of "Boptitude Test" and "Mood Indigo", to the cool, small jazz com-bo treatment of "Summertime", to the not so cool, rocking version of "Walking with-Mr. Lee". • (conin'tu^ on page 9) tain again on Friday nigfht from ten until .two. The Dean Hudson Or-chesitra will play for the Saturday night hop. The music of the "Moon Ov«t Miami Man" -wtas last heard THE COMAiANI^RS Everytime the Coimmaaders call « temporary halt to their wander-ings in order to play for the ''home Glee Qub Gives Concert Tonite The Glee Cluib will present a short concert in J M Hall tonight beginning at 8:15. The Concert has been planned so that the Corps and its guests will have an op-portunity to hear the Club. The Club presents many conceits each year, but only. one at the Insti-tulte, that being at Finals. This should give lihe Corps an opportun ity. to hear this singing group which -is so widely appreciated elsewhere bult seldom heard at home. The program will be varied so as to suit every taste. It will in-clude serioiis religious selections, folk songs, . apiritualB, populw songs, and miimcal comedy selec-tions. An a^ition to the .Club's repertoire, Tyson's., popular (coin:tiuiu^.ion page 12) ^ —- Parents' Group Meets This Saturday Some 20 members of the VMI Parents Council, and about 15 new members of the Council, who will take office after Finals this year, are expected in Lexington this Sat-urday for the Sixth Meeting of the Council, which is proportionately representative of the Corps of Ca-dets in every way. Meeting in Pres-ton- Library at 10 a.m., members from points as far distant as Ala-bama and New York, as well as many Virginia members, will gath-er for their annual meeting. On the agenda of the meeting are many important items includ-ing the election of officers for the coming academic year. Stand-ing committees will also be named by the present chairman, Colonel Mark A. H. Smith, U. S. Army, Re-tired, of Alexandria, Virginia. Re-ports will be heard from commit- (continued om "page 2) Joe Muha, All Pro Speaks Tbmorrow Air Academy B||lds For The Space Age by JOHN A, PHILLIPS Recognizing the need for an academy which would prepare of-iicers especially for the jiir serv ice, a need made vital by such great Americans as William "Bil-ly"' Mitchell, James Forrestal, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, a board was created in 1950 which came to the following conclusion: needs of the Air Force could not be met by expansion of the older service academies and, therefore, an Aii Former pro football back for the Philadelphia Eagles and VMI alum-nus Joseph Muha will be guest speaker tomorrow morning in a talk to members of the VMI Sports-men's Club, the Corps, and guests. His talk wiir highlight the annual n»eeting here of the' Sportsman's Club. - - Muha came to VMI from his na-tive Pennsylvania in September, 1939. During the next four years, he established himself as one of the finest football players in VMI history. He reached his best college form . in the seasons of 1941 and '42. Dur-ing the latter, he captained tli« « All-South eleven which trounced the All-North team 23-0 at Mont-gomery, Alabama. The same year he led the VMI gridders and wott All-American laurels. His four seasons with tha Eagleff . began in 1946 when he came out o f t h e Marine Corps, after actire duty in the Pacific. He was Cpm^.^-.- (conintued on page 9) Class Agent The Class of 1959 has recent-ly elected Elliott Young as their Class Agent, t o the Class Agent goes the covet^ Job of receiv-ing class funds for the VMI F^dation. The Agent is also respo^lble for reporting news ot th€ fifty to the Alumni Review. Force Academy would be estab lished without delay. After Congress authorized' the creation of the Academy in 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Har-old E. Talbott and a distinguished! commission set out to determine, a suitable permanent site for the! Academy. After traveling 2,000' miles. Secretary Talbot chose a site at the foot of the Rocky j Mountains, eight miles north of (continued on page 10) ' Bloodmobile Here April 23 The Bloodmobile will make it's spiring visit to VMI on 23 April. In connection with this. Col. Johns has consented to allow the blood donors freedom from P.T.'s, double timing and other strenuous exer-cise on the 23. In addition to the above, donors will be excused from Inspection and parade on 24 April, if the'total of 200 pints is donated the entire corps will be excused from inspection on that Friday. • Aside from the satisfaction of braving a needle and aiding a ser-vice which someday might save the life of someone dear to us (Name-ly US), there is an added incentive, (continued on page 12) The Air Force Cadet Wing, dressed in winter blues, marches onto the parade ground at the new home of the U. S. Air Force Academy north of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Cadet Wing, now numbering 1,077, is shown; proceeding down the ramp from the academic area for a regularly scheduled Saturday after* noon parade at the permanent site of the Academy. The view looking northwest to-ward the Rampart Range, includes the Li< brary in the center with a portion of the Cadet Dormitory Building at right. —Air Force Photo. Army Inspection Team To Visit Next Week by JACK CARY The U. S. Army Federal Inspec-tion Team wiH arrive at VMI at 1800 hours on Sunday, April 12. This team is commanded by Col-onel Arthur W. Kogstad, from the Pennsylvania State University; three junior officers, of the 21st Army Corps, based at Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, comprise his party. the purpose of this annual Fede-ral Inspection is to observe and in-spect training and administrative of the R.O.T.C. and military pro-grams at all schools, and colleges requiring a military system or of-fering R.O.T.C. training, or both, as in the case of V.M.I. Last year as has been true consistently ia past years, VMI received a "super-ior rating from the Inspection Team,among the nation's "es-sentially military colleges," the number of which has been nar-rowed down through the past few years to five. It is to be expected that our perforhiance this year will measure up, indeed, surpass that o£ previous years. The Inspection Team arrives al (conintued on page 9) Weekend Schedule ' FRIDAY 8:15 P.M.—Cadet Glee Club concert, Jackson Memorial Hall. 10:00 P.M.—Easter Hop, formal, gymnasium, music by the Dean Hudson Orchestra. SATURDAY 10:00 A.M.—Parents' Council Meeting, Preston Library. 12:25 P.M.—Address to the Sportsmen's Club and the Corps of Cadets by Joseph G. Muha, VMI, '43, former VMI football star and All-Pro linebacker with tho Philadelphia Eagles. Jackson Memorial Hall. 2:30 P.M.—Alumni - Varsity football game, Alumni Field, Admission |1.00. 9i90 P.M—Easter Hop, forma), gymnasium, music by The VMI Commandeni. |