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i k €aJict Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, March 20, 1964 President Johnson To Visit VMI * • • Avmj Conducts ROTC Inspection Tour jCoL Barrow Heads Team On Monday, 16 March, the U. S. Army R.O.T.C. Detachment 8 was visited by a board of inspectors from the 21st Army Corps. The board was headed by Colonel Samuel H. Barrow, who is current-ly, the Professor of Miiltary Sci-ence at the University of Virginia. Also, on the board were Major Theodore S. Spiker, La Salle Col-lege; Captain Dan J. Mizell, Uni-veirsity of Scranton; and Captain John G. Berner from the 21st CQrps Headquarters aviation sec-tion. VMI was the first school on this board's tour, which also in-cluded inspections of the ROTC detachments at VPI, Pennsylvania Military College, Hampton Insti-tute and Virginia State College. In an interview with the CA-DET, Lt. Col. George H. Simp-son, Commandant and Professor of Military Science, emphasized the fact that this was an inspec-tion of the ROTC detachment, and not of the Institute. He added, however, that many of the activi-ties of the Institute cross into the realm of the ROTC program, and that for this reason the barracks and various cadet activities were included in the tour by the board. The inspection was divided into various phases, including particl pation of military personnel in school and community activities, the training of ROTC cadets, the instruction observed by the board in ROTC classes, institutional sup-port for the detachment, the Army Flight instruction program, and the Regimental Band. The board found the participa-tion of the miltary personnel in (Continued on page three) Kilpatrick Speaks Oil 1984 Politics On Tuesday, March 17 at 8 p.m. The Southern Conservative pre-sented Mr. James J. Kilpatrick to speak on "Some Observations of 1984" in Lee Chapel. Mr. Kil-patrick is the editor of the Rich-mond News-Leader and author of The Sovereign States and The Smut Peddlers. The speech began, appropriate-ly enough, with the first sentence from George Orwell's novel 1984. "It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thir-teen." As in the novel, that sentence set the theme for the entire speech, which was basically a de fense of property rights. A society in which the right to own property does not exist would be chaos. Mr. Kilpatrick reminded his audi-ence that such a society was the subject of 1984 that the year 1984 is not so far away. The implica-tions that with the present trend infringement on properly rights, (Continued on page three) COLONEL SAM BARROW (left), PMS at the the University of Virginia, headed the Army In-spection team that recently visited VIVII. On his right is Lt. Colonel George H. Simpson, Com-mandant of Cadets at VML Honorary Society Seen As Future Possibility Should Phi Beta Kappa be in-stituted at VMI? In most cases, the faculty feels this honorary so-ciety would be an asset to the academic program. Could Phi Beta Kappa be instituted at VMI? This answer will be made known upon the completion of the Self Study Program in 1965. Phi Beta Kappa is primarily an honor society for liberal arts col-leges. It was founded as a secret fraternity organization at William and Mary on December 5, 1776. The ideals set up were those of Wisdom, the guide of life." The society temporarily disbanded when Cornwallis invaded the col-onies during the Revolutionary War, but reorganized and by 1883 had charters in 25 colleges, among them Harvard, Yale, and Dart-mouth. The year 1883 also marked the culmination of three great changes in Phi Beta Kappa that give it its present day policies. The oath of secrecy in Phi Beta Kappa was discontinued after several other "secret societies" were found to Le engaged in illegal activities Along with this, Phi Beta Kappa discontinued its social activities and became a purely honorary so-ciety. September 5, 1883 marked the unification of all the local college chapters into the "National Council of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa." Some of the local colleges which hold member-ships today are Willaim and Mary, Davidson, University of West Vir-ginia, University of Virginia, Uni-versity of Riehmoiui and Wa.sh-ingtun and Loe. If a college wishes membership in Phi Beta Kappa, a local chap-ter must be initiated by Phi Beta Kappa members on the faculty. A committee is then sent from the national organization to study the college. The library, courses of study, faculty, and available fac-ilities are inspected and the find-ings given to the Phi Beta Kappa Senate. The Senate, in turn, gives its opinion and passes the applica-tion onto the council, which either approves or disapproves the col-lege for enrollment. There seems to be little doubt among the faculty that Phi Beta Kappa would be of great value at j VMI. Although we now have a j system of honors awarding stars ! and furloughs, it is felt that mem- I bership in this national honor fra- I ternity would provide a great in-j centive for higher quality acade-i mic work. The exchange of ideas is I a primary objective among the i members of the organization. For-i mal Phi Beta Kappa activity con- ' sists of two or three meetings I yearly. The election of officers, a : dinner, and an address are a part : of the annual business, j VMI is considered, by many, to j be a technical school, even though the enrollment in liberal arts is greater than in engineering. There is no Philosophy major at VMI, and Greek and Latin are not taught. These could be detering factors if VMI was to apply for Phi Beta Kappa. We do, however, have qualified faculty members to initiate a chap ter. The Board of Visitors has re- (Continuecl On Page 2) Couper Leaves Papers^ Books A number of collections and items from the extensive histori-cal files of the late Colonel Wil-liam Couper, retired VMI busi-ness executive officer, have been given to the Preston Library. Colonel Couper, who died Feb-ruary 15, was associated with VMI for almost half of his life, and had been the Institute's official historian for some thirty years. However, his interests in history had extended far beyond VMI and he had been an exacting chronicler of events of General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, and of Lexington and Rockbridge (Continued On Page 7) LB J To Attend » Dedication Lexington, Va. —Acceptance last week by President Johnson.of ait. invitation to make an address at the dedication of the Marshall Re-search Library here on May 23 has given impetus to planning for a ceremony which will bring t«> reality an eleven year project to create a national memorial to the late General of the Army Georgft- C. Marshall, United States Chief of Staff in World War II and late? Secretary of State and Defense. In addition to President John-son, Former Presidents Trumaft and Eisenhower will be on the platform as well as General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, Marshall FounclatLon President, Virginia's Governor Albcrtis S. Harrison Jr. and other notables. The Founda-tion's list of approximately 3,000 i specially invited guests includes j many other persons of national prominence. This is expected to b« one of the most outstanding events of its kind in the State's history. Foundation officials planning the event estimate that a crowd of ovei' 15,000 will jam this community of 6,000 for the ceremony, and special arrangements for traffic, housing and other facilities are already underway. The dedication ceremonies will begin at noon daylight saving time and will be preceded by a full dress review of the Corps of Ca-dets. The Marshall Library, a handsome windowless structure, a blend of contemporary styling with the traditional Gothic architecture of VMI, is located on a plot of ground donated by the State of Virginia and faces the VMI Pa-rade Ground. The Library, now nearly com-plete, will be occupied by the Foundation's staff in April and displays of exhibits concerninig (Continued on page three) COLONEL SIDNKY M. MATTHl WS
Object Description
Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. March 20, 1964 |
Issue Date | 1964-03-20 |
Volume/Number | Volume 53, 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 |
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 | 1964-03-20 |
Full Text Search | i k €aJict Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, March 20, 1964 President Johnson To Visit VMI * • • Avmj Conducts ROTC Inspection Tour jCoL Barrow Heads Team On Monday, 16 March, the U. S. Army R.O.T.C. Detachment 8 was visited by a board of inspectors from the 21st Army Corps. The board was headed by Colonel Samuel H. Barrow, who is current-ly, the Professor of Miiltary Sci-ence at the University of Virginia. Also, on the board were Major Theodore S. Spiker, La Salle Col-lege; Captain Dan J. Mizell, Uni-veirsity of Scranton; and Captain John G. Berner from the 21st CQrps Headquarters aviation sec-tion. VMI was the first school on this board's tour, which also in-cluded inspections of the ROTC detachments at VPI, Pennsylvania Military College, Hampton Insti-tute and Virginia State College. In an interview with the CA-DET, Lt. Col. George H. Simp-son, Commandant and Professor of Military Science, emphasized the fact that this was an inspec-tion of the ROTC detachment, and not of the Institute. He added, however, that many of the activi-ties of the Institute cross into the realm of the ROTC program, and that for this reason the barracks and various cadet activities were included in the tour by the board. The inspection was divided into various phases, including particl pation of military personnel in school and community activities, the training of ROTC cadets, the instruction observed by the board in ROTC classes, institutional sup-port for the detachment, the Army Flight instruction program, and the Regimental Band. The board found the participa-tion of the miltary personnel in (Continued on page three) Kilpatrick Speaks Oil 1984 Politics On Tuesday, March 17 at 8 p.m. The Southern Conservative pre-sented Mr. James J. Kilpatrick to speak on "Some Observations of 1984" in Lee Chapel. Mr. Kil-patrick is the editor of the Rich-mond News-Leader and author of The Sovereign States and The Smut Peddlers. The speech began, appropriate-ly enough, with the first sentence from George Orwell's novel 1984. "It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thir-teen." As in the novel, that sentence set the theme for the entire speech, which was basically a de fense of property rights. A society in which the right to own property does not exist would be chaos. Mr. Kilpatrick reminded his audi-ence that such a society was the subject of 1984 that the year 1984 is not so far away. The implica-tions that with the present trend infringement on properly rights, (Continued on page three) COLONEL SAM BARROW (left), PMS at the the University of Virginia, headed the Army In-spection team that recently visited VIVII. On his right is Lt. Colonel George H. Simpson, Com-mandant of Cadets at VML Honorary Society Seen As Future Possibility Should Phi Beta Kappa be in-stituted at VMI? In most cases, the faculty feels this honorary so-ciety would be an asset to the academic program. Could Phi Beta Kappa be instituted at VMI? This answer will be made known upon the completion of the Self Study Program in 1965. Phi Beta Kappa is primarily an honor society for liberal arts col-leges. It was founded as a secret fraternity organization at William and Mary on December 5, 1776. The ideals set up were those of Wisdom, the guide of life." The society temporarily disbanded when Cornwallis invaded the col-onies during the Revolutionary War, but reorganized and by 1883 had charters in 25 colleges, among them Harvard, Yale, and Dart-mouth. The year 1883 also marked the culmination of three great changes in Phi Beta Kappa that give it its present day policies. The oath of secrecy in Phi Beta Kappa was discontinued after several other "secret societies" were found to Le engaged in illegal activities Along with this, Phi Beta Kappa discontinued its social activities and became a purely honorary so-ciety. September 5, 1883 marked the unification of all the local college chapters into the "National Council of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa." Some of the local colleges which hold member-ships today are Willaim and Mary, Davidson, University of West Vir-ginia, University of Virginia, Uni-versity of Riehmoiui and Wa.sh-ingtun and Loe. If a college wishes membership in Phi Beta Kappa, a local chap-ter must be initiated by Phi Beta Kappa members on the faculty. A committee is then sent from the national organization to study the college. The library, courses of study, faculty, and available fac-ilities are inspected and the find-ings given to the Phi Beta Kappa Senate. The Senate, in turn, gives its opinion and passes the applica-tion onto the council, which either approves or disapproves the col-lege for enrollment. There seems to be little doubt among the faculty that Phi Beta Kappa would be of great value at j VMI. Although we now have a j system of honors awarding stars ! and furloughs, it is felt that mem- I bership in this national honor fra- I ternity would provide a great in-j centive for higher quality acade-i mic work. The exchange of ideas is I a primary objective among the i members of the organization. For-i mal Phi Beta Kappa activity con- ' sists of two or three meetings I yearly. The election of officers, a : dinner, and an address are a part : of the annual business, j VMI is considered, by many, to j be a technical school, even though the enrollment in liberal arts is greater than in engineering. There is no Philosophy major at VMI, and Greek and Latin are not taught. These could be detering factors if VMI was to apply for Phi Beta Kappa. We do, however, have qualified faculty members to initiate a chap ter. The Board of Visitors has re- (Continuecl On Page 2) Couper Leaves Papers^ Books A number of collections and items from the extensive histori-cal files of the late Colonel Wil-liam Couper, retired VMI busi-ness executive officer, have been given to the Preston Library. Colonel Couper, who died Feb-ruary 15, was associated with VMI for almost half of his life, and had been the Institute's official historian for some thirty years. However, his interests in history had extended far beyond VMI and he had been an exacting chronicler of events of General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, and of Lexington and Rockbridge (Continued On Page 7) LB J To Attend » Dedication Lexington, Va. —Acceptance last week by President Johnson.of ait. invitation to make an address at the dedication of the Marshall Re-search Library here on May 23 has given impetus to planning for a ceremony which will bring t«> reality an eleven year project to create a national memorial to the late General of the Army Georgft- C. Marshall, United States Chief of Staff in World War II and late? Secretary of State and Defense. In addition to President John-son, Former Presidents Trumaft and Eisenhower will be on the platform as well as General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, Marshall FounclatLon President, Virginia's Governor Albcrtis S. Harrison Jr. and other notables. The Founda-tion's list of approximately 3,000 i specially invited guests includes j many other persons of national prominence. This is expected to b« one of the most outstanding events of its kind in the State's history. Foundation officials planning the event estimate that a crowd of ovei' 15,000 will jam this community of 6,000 for the ceremony, and special arrangements for traffic, housing and other facilities are already underway. The dedication ceremonies will begin at noon daylight saving time and will be preceded by a full dress review of the Corps of Ca-dets. The Marshall Library, a handsome windowless structure, a blend of contemporary styling with the traditional Gothic architecture of VMI, is located on a plot of ground donated by the State of Virginia and faces the VMI Pa-rade Ground. The Library, now nearly com-plete, will be occupied by the Foundation's staff in April and displays of exhibits concerninig (Continued on page three) COLONEL SIDNKY M. MATTHl WS |