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VOLUME LVI Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, Friday, November 7, 1969 Number ^ Linwood Holton Becomes New Posit Committee First Republican Governor Will Initiate Studies In 85 Years A NEWS ANALYSIS By Fred Banister The result of Tuesday's guber-natorial election day mark the be-ginning of a new era in Virginia politics. Linwood Holton became the first governor-elect after 85 years of Democratic domination of the state's government. The defeat of Democratic hope-ful William C. Battle expressed the desire of the people of Virginia for a change in their state govern-ment. The reasons for the GOP victory stretch much further than that. Keep The Big Boys Honest The Democratic primary resulted in an August runoff between Bat-tle and Norfolk State Senator Hen-ry E. Howell. Howell's liberal ideas secured for him a relatively largo number of votes which were in dicative of a growing trend in the minds of Virginians. Battle de-feated Howell and became the Democratic candidate, but despon-dent Howell supporters would soon rally to the standards of Holton. Labor organizations and the Neg-ro faction gave the GOP heavy support. Their motives were sim-ply to obilerate the conservative and moderate elements in the state governinent. The Republican can didate represented a liberal ele-ment which these groups desired and that would serve their inter-ests best. 'This may destroy the Democratic Party power structure and throw it into the hands of the liberals by 1973. Tax Reduction Holton's promise of a tax re-duction, particularly the regressive food tax, gave state citizens a ray of hope for financial relief. Battle, emphasizing fiscal responsibility and his fears that the educational fund would be hurt, gave no indi cations for any sizable cutbacks in state taxation. Mere support wa* thus thrown into Holton's direc tion. The public endorsement of Hol-ton by President Richard Nixon, who had gained overwhelming popularity in Virginia, could have been a deciding factor. The Presi-dent's public statements encourag ing the people of Virginia to vote for Holton and his timely visit to the Roanoke area undoubtedly swayed people to the GOP's side. Nixon also openly endorsed the Re-publican candidate for governor in New Jersey, William Cahill, who won a similar victory in his home state. Democratic Apathy A predominant number of Vir See ELECTION page 5 A new committee has been or ganized and approved by the Super-intendent to deal with certain prob-lems which might arise either in the Corps or between the Corps LINWOOD HOLTON Two Alumni Will Receive Awards Two well-known civil engineer-ing graduates of Virginia Military Institute, the late Colonel William Calendar of Events NOVEMBER 2-30 ^ Exhibition of paintings, darwings, and prints bv Barbara L. Bishop, associate professor of art, Longwood College, Lcjeune Hall lounge. 10—Soathern Conference Cross Country meet, at Williamsburg. 10—Platoon Leaders Course dinner in observance of the 194th birth-day anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, Lejeune Hall ballroom. 10—Observatory showing, open at dusk. 11—FOUNDERS DAY, marking the 130tli anniversary of the In-stitute's foundina: General permit for the Corps of Cadets begins al DRC. 11 11 AM—Founders Day con vocation, with address by William U. Moore, '37, vice president op eration. Southern Railway, Jack son Memorial Hall. 11 12:30 PM—Founders Day lun cheoii for special guests. Moodv Hall. 11 8 PM—Recital by Flamencu guitari->t Fernando Martintv, ot Guadalajara, Mexico, Lejeune Hall ballroom. .Admission: 25c for ca-dets, faculty, staft'. and students: $1 for all others. 12 8 PM—"Analysis of 1969 Gub einatorial Electio'i." by Dr. Ralph Eisenberg, Director. Institute of Government and Professor of For eign AlVairs, University of Virginia, presented by the Society of Young Democrats, 318 Scott Shipp Hall 12 8 PM — At Washington and Lee, Sir John Glubb, former com-mander of the Arab Legion, "A i New Look at the Arab-Israeli Con-j t'''ont"'t'in." duPont Auditorium. 12 8 PM—French CUib meeting, i Lejeune Hall. ; i3 10 AM—Xewc'omers Clui) cof fee, at the home of Mrs. James M. Morgan Jr.. 410 VMI Parade. 13 6:30 PM—Dinner meeting of the VMI student chaoter. Ameri can Society of Civil Engineers. 13 8 PM.—"Middle East: Key to World Power." address by Sir John Glubb. former commander of the Arab Legion (Jordan ArmyK Jackson ^^emorial Hall. 14 8 P>1—Planetarium demon stration. Couper, VMFs historiographer and first business executive officer, and Harry Ashby deButts, retired board chairman of the Southern Railway System, will receive the first Awards for Distinguished Service to be given by the VMI Founda-tion. The president of the Institute's alumni-sponsored e n d o w m e nt agency, Edmund T. Morris Jr., 26. of Roanoke will present both awards on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. dur ing Founders' Day Convocation marking VMI's 130th anniversary. Moore To Speak Speaker for the occasion, open to the public, will be VMI Founda-tion Trustee William H. Moore cf Washington, D.C., vice president of operations of the Southern Railway System and a 1937 graduate. This same position with the Southern was held by deButts from 1937 to 1952. Cftuper Colonel Couper, a native of Nor-folk and 1904 graduate, was close-ly assocated with VMI for over 50 years. He was president of the As sociation of Military Colleges and Schools and held every elective office of the Southern Athletic Con-ference. He wrote the four-volume. One Hundred Years at V5II, Clau- See TWO ALUMNI page 2 Tourist Rise At ISeir Market In ^69 Is Recorded The New Market Battlefield Park reported today a 40 per cent ir crease in visitation during the first ten months of this year as compar-ed with the same period of 196o The total was 19,418. October attendance totaled 1,534. a 52 per cent increase over the regular attendance during October of last year. The Park recorded a 115 per cent increase during the third week of October, which broke records at many Shenandoah Val ley attractions. VMI To Mark 130th Year On Vovember 11 The Virginia Military Institute will mark the 130th anniversary of its founding at a convocation on Nov. 11. Moore to Speak William H. Moore of Washington, vice president - operations of the Southern Railway System and a 1937 VMI graduate, will be the speaker. Maj. Gen. George R. E. Shell, VMI superintendent, will preside at the 11 a.m. program in Jackson Memorial Hall. At the con-vocation. the VMI Foundation will present two distinguished service awards. Railway Apprentice Mr. Moore joined the Southern Railway as a student apprentice following his graduation from VMI. He went to Atlanta as a trainmas-ter in 1946, transferring to Ashe-ville, N. C., seven years later. He also has served as a division super-intendent at Charleston and Colum-bia. S. C. and at Atlanta. In 1957 he was named general manager. Western Lines, and six years later was appointed a resi-dent vice president of the South-ern at Chattanooga. Tenn. He was named to his present position in 1965. Mr. Moore is a director of the Southern Railway Company and is a vice pi'esident and director of a number of other companies in the Southern Railway System. He also is a member of tho board of direc-tors of the VMI Foundation. and the Administration. Named the Posit Committee, it is composed of a cross-section of the First Clas-J and the president of the Second Class. It is called the Posit Committee the verb posit, meaning to position, or situate. There are twelve members cho-sen from the various factions of the First Class and the Second Class president. They are: the Regimen-tal Staff; Ted Durvin, the editor of the Cadet, Dick Cabaniss, the editor of the Bomb; Randy Jones. First Class Private; Ben Dick, First Class president; Wilder Wadford, member of the Honor Court and of the Steering Committee; Carson. Tucker, First Battalion command-er; Tom Campbell, captain of the football team; and Jan Essenburg, president of the Second Class. Their advisor is Colonel James Bramlet. Staff Studies The commitee will initiate and prepare staff studies on different problems within the corps of which, the Administration should be aware In the preparation of these j staft" studies, objectivity will be a I major goal. These staff studies will be sub-mitted to the Administration w h i c h will act on the recommendations advanced by the committee. Utilizing this cross-sec-tion 01 the leaders of various groups in barracks, the committee will stiive for a professional and mature approach in all cases. Sub-Committees Ideally, these members will forn). their own sub-committees which will involve a larger number of upperclassmen in the workings of the Corps. The committee would then function as a resarch body and sounding board for the differ-ent faculty committees in addition See POSIT COMMITTEE page 2 Second Classman, Mac Garnet, blood that had been collected by nooa. gives one of the 421 pints of the Red Cross at 2.30 this after R / i f * / \ s Ou The Inside I SM 4 sponsors dunff MHOarTijCu.i mff ame Kai aann' page 2 pane t page 5 page 6
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Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. November 7, 1969 |
Issue Date | 1969-11-07 |
Volume/Number | Volume 56, number 9 |
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 | 1969-11-07 |
Full Text Search | VOLUME LVI Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, Friday, November 7, 1969 Number ^ Linwood Holton Becomes New Posit Committee First Republican Governor Will Initiate Studies In 85 Years A NEWS ANALYSIS By Fred Banister The result of Tuesday's guber-natorial election day mark the be-ginning of a new era in Virginia politics. Linwood Holton became the first governor-elect after 85 years of Democratic domination of the state's government. The defeat of Democratic hope-ful William C. Battle expressed the desire of the people of Virginia for a change in their state govern-ment. The reasons for the GOP victory stretch much further than that. Keep The Big Boys Honest The Democratic primary resulted in an August runoff between Bat-tle and Norfolk State Senator Hen-ry E. Howell. Howell's liberal ideas secured for him a relatively largo number of votes which were in dicative of a growing trend in the minds of Virginians. Battle de-feated Howell and became the Democratic candidate, but despon-dent Howell supporters would soon rally to the standards of Holton. Labor organizations and the Neg-ro faction gave the GOP heavy support. Their motives were sim-ply to obilerate the conservative and moderate elements in the state governinent. The Republican can didate represented a liberal ele-ment which these groups desired and that would serve their inter-ests best. 'This may destroy the Democratic Party power structure and throw it into the hands of the liberals by 1973. Tax Reduction Holton's promise of a tax re-duction, particularly the regressive food tax, gave state citizens a ray of hope for financial relief. Battle, emphasizing fiscal responsibility and his fears that the educational fund would be hurt, gave no indi cations for any sizable cutbacks in state taxation. Mere support wa* thus thrown into Holton's direc tion. The public endorsement of Hol-ton by President Richard Nixon, who had gained overwhelming popularity in Virginia, could have been a deciding factor. The Presi-dent's public statements encourag ing the people of Virginia to vote for Holton and his timely visit to the Roanoke area undoubtedly swayed people to the GOP's side. Nixon also openly endorsed the Re-publican candidate for governor in New Jersey, William Cahill, who won a similar victory in his home state. Democratic Apathy A predominant number of Vir See ELECTION page 5 A new committee has been or ganized and approved by the Super-intendent to deal with certain prob-lems which might arise either in the Corps or between the Corps LINWOOD HOLTON Two Alumni Will Receive Awards Two well-known civil engineer-ing graduates of Virginia Military Institute, the late Colonel William Calendar of Events NOVEMBER 2-30 ^ Exhibition of paintings, darwings, and prints bv Barbara L. Bishop, associate professor of art, Longwood College, Lcjeune Hall lounge. 10—Soathern Conference Cross Country meet, at Williamsburg. 10—Platoon Leaders Course dinner in observance of the 194th birth-day anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, Lejeune Hall ballroom. 10—Observatory showing, open at dusk. 11—FOUNDERS DAY, marking the 130tli anniversary of the In-stitute's foundina: General permit for the Corps of Cadets begins al DRC. 11 11 AM—Founders Day con vocation, with address by William U. Moore, '37, vice president op eration. Southern Railway, Jack son Memorial Hall. 11 12:30 PM—Founders Day lun cheoii for special guests. Moodv Hall. 11 8 PM—Recital by Flamencu guitari->t Fernando Martintv, ot Guadalajara, Mexico, Lejeune Hall ballroom. .Admission: 25c for ca-dets, faculty, staft'. and students: $1 for all others. 12 8 PM—"Analysis of 1969 Gub einatorial Electio'i." by Dr. Ralph Eisenberg, Director. Institute of Government and Professor of For eign AlVairs, University of Virginia, presented by the Society of Young Democrats, 318 Scott Shipp Hall 12 8 PM — At Washington and Lee, Sir John Glubb, former com-mander of the Arab Legion, "A i New Look at the Arab-Israeli Con-j t'''ont"'t'in." duPont Auditorium. 12 8 PM—French CUib meeting, i Lejeune Hall. ; i3 10 AM—Xewc'omers Clui) cof fee, at the home of Mrs. James M. Morgan Jr.. 410 VMI Parade. 13 6:30 PM—Dinner meeting of the VMI student chaoter. Ameri can Society of Civil Engineers. 13 8 PM.—"Middle East: Key to World Power." address by Sir John Glubb. former commander of the Arab Legion (Jordan ArmyK Jackson ^^emorial Hall. 14 8 P>1—Planetarium demon stration. Couper, VMFs historiographer and first business executive officer, and Harry Ashby deButts, retired board chairman of the Southern Railway System, will receive the first Awards for Distinguished Service to be given by the VMI Founda-tion. The president of the Institute's alumni-sponsored e n d o w m e nt agency, Edmund T. Morris Jr., 26. of Roanoke will present both awards on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. dur ing Founders' Day Convocation marking VMI's 130th anniversary. Moore To Speak Speaker for the occasion, open to the public, will be VMI Founda-tion Trustee William H. Moore cf Washington, D.C., vice president of operations of the Southern Railway System and a 1937 graduate. This same position with the Southern was held by deButts from 1937 to 1952. Cftuper Colonel Couper, a native of Nor-folk and 1904 graduate, was close-ly assocated with VMI for over 50 years. He was president of the As sociation of Military Colleges and Schools and held every elective office of the Southern Athletic Con-ference. He wrote the four-volume. One Hundred Years at V5II, Clau- See TWO ALUMNI page 2 Tourist Rise At ISeir Market In ^69 Is Recorded The New Market Battlefield Park reported today a 40 per cent ir crease in visitation during the first ten months of this year as compar-ed with the same period of 196o The total was 19,418. October attendance totaled 1,534. a 52 per cent increase over the regular attendance during October of last year. The Park recorded a 115 per cent increase during the third week of October, which broke records at many Shenandoah Val ley attractions. VMI To Mark 130th Year On Vovember 11 The Virginia Military Institute will mark the 130th anniversary of its founding at a convocation on Nov. 11. Moore to Speak William H. Moore of Washington, vice president - operations of the Southern Railway System and a 1937 VMI graduate, will be the speaker. Maj. Gen. George R. E. Shell, VMI superintendent, will preside at the 11 a.m. program in Jackson Memorial Hall. At the con-vocation. the VMI Foundation will present two distinguished service awards. Railway Apprentice Mr. Moore joined the Southern Railway as a student apprentice following his graduation from VMI. He went to Atlanta as a trainmas-ter in 1946, transferring to Ashe-ville, N. C., seven years later. He also has served as a division super-intendent at Charleston and Colum-bia. S. C. and at Atlanta. In 1957 he was named general manager. Western Lines, and six years later was appointed a resi-dent vice president of the South-ern at Chattanooga. Tenn. He was named to his present position in 1965. Mr. Moore is a director of the Southern Railway Company and is a vice pi'esident and director of a number of other companies in the Southern Railway System. He also is a member of tho board of direc-tors of the VMI Foundation. and the Administration. Named the Posit Committee, it is composed of a cross-section of the First Clas-J and the president of the Second Class. It is called the Posit Committee the verb posit, meaning to position, or situate. There are twelve members cho-sen from the various factions of the First Class and the Second Class president. They are: the Regimen-tal Staff; Ted Durvin, the editor of the Cadet, Dick Cabaniss, the editor of the Bomb; Randy Jones. First Class Private; Ben Dick, First Class president; Wilder Wadford, member of the Honor Court and of the Steering Committee; Carson. Tucker, First Battalion command-er; Tom Campbell, captain of the football team; and Jan Essenburg, president of the Second Class. Their advisor is Colonel James Bramlet. Staff Studies The commitee will initiate and prepare staff studies on different problems within the corps of which, the Administration should be aware In the preparation of these j staft" studies, objectivity will be a I major goal. These staff studies will be sub-mitted to the Administration w h i c h will act on the recommendations advanced by the committee. Utilizing this cross-sec-tion 01 the leaders of various groups in barracks, the committee will stiive for a professional and mature approach in all cases. Sub-Committees Ideally, these members will forn). their own sub-committees which will involve a larger number of upperclassmen in the workings of the Corps. The committee would then function as a resarch body and sounding board for the differ-ent faculty committees in addition See POSIT COMMITTEE page 2 Second Classman, Mac Garnet, blood that had been collected by nooa. gives one of the 421 pints of the Red Cross at 2.30 this after R / i f * / \ s Ou The Inside I SM 4 sponsors dunff MHOarTijCu.i mff ame Kai aann' page 2 pane t page 5 page 6 |