VMI Cadet. April 2, 1971

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VOLUME LVII The Virginia Military InsUtiilc, Lcxinglon, Virginia, Eriday, April 2, 1971 Number 2r)
Blood & Guls BKAMLET
It's A Cock - Eyed 1^1 under
I R a i i ^ e r s F i f r J i t Harvard Appoints French As FTX Tnumplis ^ i
(n a reccnt scoop, thr intrepid
news staff of the VMi Cadet di.s-covercd
that VMI's Cecil B. Dc-
Mllle, General Frank McCarthy, is
planning a new movie based on
his Smasheroo hit Palton. The
f'adel was able to get this exelu
•sivo interview,
The movie, to be based on the
life of one of America's, as well
as VMI's greatst warriors, will be
called BRAMLET.
General McCarthy, in his intei-view,
had this to say of his forth
coming epic, "I feel that this anti-hero
trend in the movie picture
industrj' has come to a halt. 1
think it's about time we rcturne<!
to glorifying the true American
man and a .soldier like Col. Brani
let is .iust the hero our country
needs."
Col. Bramlet was one of the
American Army's greatest leaders
in the conflict that has become
known as the "Big One," the war
waged by the Tactical stalT and the
infamous Kadet Korps. The movie,
BRAMLET will cover his fiery, and
often stormy career from his fam-ous
"mad dash" haircut inspection
before Christmas furlough in the
winter of 1970, to the dark dayi
following his famous "drink heard
round the world" which almost
brought his Army career to a halt
by forcing him to leave VMI prior
to gaining his Commission. Brum-let's
hell bent for leather, spit and
polish, wildly reactionary charac-ter,
as well as his colorful language
has made him a favorite with re-porters.
Perhaps the highest point
in liis career came during liis sec-ond
lour in Vietnam, in which lie
shot a correspondent from A.ssoeiat-ed
f're.s.s. "Hell," he laughed, blow-ing
the smoke from his revolver, "1
thought the long haired freak wa!>
a water buffalo!"
Alwa.vs anxious to attract young
men to follow in liis footsteps.
Col. Bramlet has convinced hun-dreds
of cadets to sign up for their
regular army commissions with his
echoing promise of "Join the Army,
fellows. That's where the broads
If BRAMLET is the box olfice suc-cess
it promises to be. General
McCarthy plans to make an entire
.series of epic motion pictures of
VMI heros. Next in the scries will
be DILLARD, to be followed by
STACY. Still in the planning stages
are FRENCH, IIERZCOVJGII, and
DADDY O.
The leading role in BRAMLET
will, of course, be played by John
Wayne. Dramlel's comical sidekick,
Major Jan Gray, will be played by
either Don Knotts or Wally Cox,
depending on whether or not either
nf them will be willing to demean
themselves by taking the part.
Other inlernationally famous thes-pians
playing in BRAMLET will
include Hugh Beaumont. Barbara
liillingsiey, Tony Dow and Jerry
Mathers as Captain Donsbaeh.
(Ill".-Army News Service) The
! Kan.gers of the Virginia Military
Institute, an organi/.ation dedicated
j lo the efficient eradication of their
I fellow man, has encountered some
minor problems in their prepara-tion
for Field Training Exercise.s.
a traditional rite offered to the
god Mars.
A reliable spokesman for the
Hangers has informed us that a
eertain undi.sclosed number of
trees have been cut down without
the permission of the owner, .so
that they may he used for the
building of a type of reconissance
device, reported to have been ap
proximately sixty feet tall. Then,
after these ob.ieets were construe
led, an armored vehicle was em
ployed lo erect thc.se.
Unfortunately, a mi.scaleulalion
on the part of the Ranger's com-manding
officer, a Captain Fire-brand
cau.sed one of the reconnai-sanee
platforms to fall over onto
!he vehicle, crushing two ranger's
bodily appendages, and bendinj?
Ihe barrel of the weapon on lb('
vehicle lo an abnormal po.silion.
The Hangers, in spile of the.se
obstacles in their ppth, have de-cided
lo go ahead willi their plans
for the exercises.
The Department of the Army
has declined to comnieni on Ihii
incident.
Its New Dean Of Students
(.'ol. Kieneh will be leaving the in his compromises with the First
Institute next year to take over Cla.ss, llugby team, Newman Club,
his new position as Dean of Stu- and other potentially violent oi-denls
at Hai-vard.
After a year in his pre.sent posi-tion
in the Virginia Mililia, Col.
French finally accepted his job
after a veritable barrage of olTers
from several Ivy League and West
Coast Universities. He will also
teach a graduate course in meta-physical
philosophy and engage in
research on a ICugene V. Saxton , , . ,
F,.llowship. Also in the articulate i:!"^'""
Colonel's plans is a post as visiting
lecturer at the Hertrand Hussell
Crnter for I'eace Study in Upsala,
Sweden.
gani7.ations. 11 is hoped that his
ability to communicate and see
clearly the roots of complex prob-lems
will be u.sed to their fullest.
When asked about the problem
of changing society and values and
their relation at Harvard. Col.
French commented. "I think. Har-vard
will be playing Ihe same role
in the academic world that it's
Ihe pa.st liOO
years, if that answi'rs your que.s-tion.
AeadcMnically. I tliink thai it's
one of Ihe 11 nest schools in lihnde
Island." In regard to any
see about getting you some Ijetter the Rangers and the Hegimeilal
food and letting seniors have cars." StalT, A questionnaire will be eir-
Col. French will certainly be culated soon thai will deal with
hai'd to replace. A committee has (lualilicutions and .suggestions for
been formed that consists of scv- candidates. It will be picked up l)y
eral members of the Tactical Staff, the stoopics the next morning.
Gen. Boredom Speaks About
''Our Quest For Yesteryear"
Blood and Guls Bramlet complete with pearl lensed shades
film history of a man larger ami louder than life.
Annual Hall Of Fame Awanis Givi^n
For SDS Control, Oilier l)(!e<ls
At Ihe recent First Biennial a doubt, the General has captured
Conference of the VMI Kxtortion Ihe hand-in-hand. Faculty - Cadet
•Society, an addre.ss was pre.sented lelalionship at VMI
that the Cadet inadvertently failed
lo cover Never before has the an one college recenlly received a
of speech-making been refined to iheck for Iwo cents along with a
such an extent; we owe the reader Idler staling, "This conlribution
our apologies. Truly. Brigadier is an accurate summatiim of m.N
General Shames Boredom. Bean oi current opinion of faculty and ad-
Mie VMI faculty, has captured thi' ministration. . ." The General con
atmosphere at VMI in words in linued, stating thai IcMtcrs of Ibis
his speech entitled "(Jue.st For t.vpe were a problem at VMI. 'Just
Yesteryear." this year we received 1,001) two
Linilled Space rent eontribulions with thai stale
We are unfortunalely limiled in ment enelo.sed. Oddly enough, lbe.\
Ihe space we are able to devote to were all post-marked Lexington."
Gen. Boredom's "(iuest." We arc Again, due to the limited space
likewise fortunate that this restric available in the Cadet, we cannot
tion proved no deterrent to Gen expound at length on every state-
Boredom who filled his given lime ment. We can, liowever mention
period plus some. some of the better ones, such as.
To concentrate on .some o f ' t h e ". . .The structure of VMI today
more stirring lines in Ihe address, reflects the development of what
one need only look. A cla.ssic our American Society should he.
opener. Gen. Boredom stated, "In On the cadet government level it
our quest for yesteryear at VMI. is completely democratic, re.sem-fortunately
we are not faced with bling the functioning of modern
the Cadets' desires." Here, beyond See .MORGAN Sl'EECH page .3
changes in the regulalions, Col,
Col, French has developed some i.-n.,u.h has slated that there will
d 'llnite ideas about Ihe role of |„. (Jrastie levision of lules eon-llaivaid
in today's society. In.stru- ccning lat,e study and paiadi's.
mental in the.se ideas were his ex- (When later informed that there
pcrienees as both commandant and no parade or denieiit syst' in
cadet. With Harvard's recent in- at Harvard, Col. French was heard
stances of unrest among the more lo mutter something about ju^l
radical students, his experiences |,„„, i,,,,,.), ,„„, ,.ai, ial<,. ,iul of I hi-m:
iy he arriving in the nick of s„,ip |„.f„|-,. jt |„.ci,i„cs hroth.) A
time. Col. French has gained a question eonci'rning the rcgiila
gi-eal reputation as a tactful rep- tions on hair lenglh drew a "no
resentative of the Administration c-ommi-nt."
Col. French ricciUly visited liar
vaid and addre.s.scd the students
on the '.sublect of academic excel-lence.
This stirring speech was
remini.scent of that one given the
Third Class at V.MI earlier this
year. He was reported to have stat-ed
"Back at the Institute I found
oul what the pa.ssing mark was
Gen. Boredom then ob.served that .^"i". "'larry thal's for you!
And as for you guys what (sicI
arc raising hell around here, we'll
.'\Ligna Cum Chuckles
acadrniic robes.
I'rench gives up Army grceiLs for
Desp i le Un ni p I o y riien I Rise
'71 Comes Tliroiigli Vguiii
ni'eiing Department. The Itutabag.'
Grower's .\.ssocialion of SoutlnvesI
Virginia has offereil twelve of our
Biology graduates po.'-ilions a^
ilcpiity ruli baga inspectors, on
))ail time basis. The graduatiii;;
Civil Kngineers, especially thosi'
' peeiaiizing in sanitation, may be
Unfortunately, year after year
goes by with those mo.sl desei-ving
of awards being ignored when they
are presented. In an eflort to give
credit where credit is due, the Ca-
(Itt proudly presents its Hall of
Fame,
The Billy Budri Award-
Goes Jointly to Hunter Beach
and Denny Flanagan in recogni-tion
of their promising careers as
cadets nipped in the bud by im-personal
hand of a cruel system.
Thf WAR I'aranoid I'aul Revere
Ateurd—
Goes to temporary Major Jan
Bray for his valiant attempts in
•successfully stopping at least a
dozen SDS raids on the VMI Bar-racks.
These raids were not even
detected by others due to the radi-cal's
clever use of an ancient magic
position which rendered them in-visible
to human beings.
'I'he Tom Sawyer Whitewash
Awcird—
Goes to Oyster Smile for his
travel booklet: VMI For Hard
Times. However. Ihe Corps feels
that Mr. Smyle could write a much
Don't get huiig up
abuut haslers!
I f s happened before.
more accurate account of VMI if
he would report next August 20.
uniform: fatigues, spilfy, chin-in.
The Jim Harvey (Vienna, Va.)
Award—
Goes to Galacto Furlong for
amazing awareness in Ihe face of
extreme complex situations. When
told of this award, he smiled broad-ly
and retired to the Physics Lab.
The 1,955 Grab My Diploma And
Run Award—
Goes to our XO, Simple Simon,
for showing the Corps how not to
run their "workshop" years.
The A1 Smith "Happy Days .\re
Here Again" .\ward—
Goes to the Regimental Band for
Ihe unselfish sacrifice eaeli man
made at the end of Spring Break.
The Oh, Well, What The Hell
Award—
Goes to the I'osit Committee for:
a) not only not getting Ihe Corps
any new privileges, and h) los-ing
the few we already had.
The You Can't Say They Didn't
Try .\ward—
Goes to the VMI Theatre for
their efforts in attempting to up-lift
the cultural level of the Corps
with plays like Barefoot in the
I'ark, a masterpiece of dramatic art
The "We May Be A Zero, But We
Try Real Hard," or Lord of The
File* Award—
Goes to the intrepid "K1 Coron-ado"
Herthoi for his elTorts in
helping the VMI • Rites of Spring"
Fe.stival come to a successful con-clusion
with the famous running
of the Hog Contest . . . and not los-ing
his glasses, either
The Southern Railways "I'lease
All of the I'eopic AH of the Time"
Award—
Goes to Jan Guessingword for
his outstanding efforts of unifying
the Corps and returning respect for
the GC to barracks.
The "No Man is a Rock, No Man
is an Island" or ".Ask not fur whom
the Corps Yells," the Corps Yells
For You" Award-
Goes to the occupants of room
163 for their dedication to the
principle thai true leaders must
remain aloof even to the point of
being ostracized, shot, fragged . . ,
The "Oh, How! Let's Jitterburg
.\ward—
Goes to .Maverick Davis for his
selection of tried and true, "popu-lar"
bands for VMI Hops.
The "Stay .\palhelic and You
Won't (.et lipset' Award-
Goes to fifth classman Bob Cop-
Out for wel). who cares'?
The Daily Flanet .\ward—Goes to
THE VMI ( ADET whose strict ad
hereiiee to its motto. "Never let
Ihe truth stand in the way of a
good stury" and slogan, ".All the
news fit to edit" has made fur a
year of accurate and concise re-portiug.
,
Stan Huie And TrieiaNixon Announce
Engagemenl; Shell Grants Amnesty.
Tiicia Nixon will wed Stan lluii^.
a VMI cadet. President Nixon an
nounced Saturday, The announce-ment
came during a lull in a
weenie roast held for "Students
for Nixon in It)72,' attended by ap-proximately
seven people.
The announcement of the en-gagement
of Huie and Miss Nixon
shocked all but a few insiders,
•Miss Nixon has been seen wearing
an engagement-type ring for the
past few weeks but it was speculat-ed
that she would marry Edward
Finch Cox, a law student in a
Massachusetts community college.
Shell Grants .Amnesty
Ronald Ziegler, mouthpiece for
the President, disclosed that the
couple had planned to wait a year
longer before the June 14th
wedding because of a rule which
prohibits a cadet from marrying.
He further disclosed that Huie had
submitted a permit lo Gen Shell
requesting amnesty from this rule
and that the permit was approved.
When asked about rumors that the
President had recommended ap
proval, Ziegler replied, "No com-ment."
Ziegler denied ie|iorts that Gen,
Shell is to replace Gen, Westmore-land
as Army Chief of Staff, West-moreland
has been toutc'd as a fu-ture
ambassador lo the U.N. and
possible Vice Presidenlal Candid-ate
in 1972.
The future Mr, and Mrs. Huie
will take up re.sidence in the VMI
barracks. The couple will live in
room 101) with Secret Sci-vicemen
occupying Rooms 105. 107, 111,
and li:i.
Wediliiig Plans Disclosed
A June 14 wedding is planned
in the Rose Garden of the White
House. .An extravaganza that will
put the Lynda Byid Johnson wed-ding
to shame has been planned.
A variety of entertainers will per-form
Lynn .Anderson, Ihe popular sin-ger,
will set the mood with a ren-dition
of her hit, • Ro.se Garden."
The VMI Glee Club will sing an
original song by .A, George Bles-ter,
"Best of Luck Stan and Tri
eia. We Hope You Will Share All
of the Happiness You Deserve."
They will be followed by the
See STAN liUlE pave 3
As many people here at VMI know, , ,1. .ah. ,utnin. . .what,
may bi' aware of, there is a gen- uin. , , what wen' we talkin'.;
eral shoiiage of job opporUinilies about ,"'
in America for receni college grad- Be that as it may, the V.MI cadet
uatcs. At pre.sent, women and men upon graduation, should have no
are seeking employment in fields trouble in .seeking a position for
unrelated to those in which they which he has been so well-trained
were trained. Colonel Slinky Barf Why, just lasi wi'i'k, we received
stale, in an exclusive interview a bulletin from Ihe City of Lex- inlerested to know that there are
granted Tue.sday night at Taps has inglon, offering jobs as apprentice jobs available right in Ihe heart of
said: "Ah . . . umm—1 ah . . really dog catheis revenue agents to New York City, with Ihe City En
.couldn't. . .umm. . ..say. . .as yon graduates of our Kleclrical Engi gineers' Office. Thi> bulletin iloc.
not say just what Ihe positions of
fei-e<l are, but they are described
as "vital lo Ihe city's wclfan-, , ,
primarily outdoor in nature, .for
tlie man who wants lo he hi,s own
boss, , dosen't like to be |iushe,l
around - he does the pushing,"
Several c.'idets have alreail.\' tieett
.iccepted by various C'lnployers, lo
pei'form all sorts of interestinu
tasks. Below is a brief listing of
some of the more exciling posj
lions and who has acceplcd Ihem
(leorgc Dancigers has been gran
led a Rhodes Seholarshi|). It will
lie Ihe first lime this award ha:,
been u.sed lo study the revelanee
of weight training and drugs in
the character of Narcissus of an
eient mythology.
I.ew Ilea has accepted a position
with NliC-TV, where he will suppiv
the laughter for such shows as
•Hee Haw," and "Bewitchi'd,"
Also, Ihere is a po.ssibilily that he.
will be iilaying lho.se roles re(iuii
ing an understanding of Ihe syneo.
pliant nu'ntality.
Rick Siebert will play Ihe roll
of an "angry young man" in Wall
Disney's latest film, IJcach Blank
et Bombast. He will co-star willi
Annette Funieello and A1 Davis,
another member of 1971. The slor.\
concerns a dropout from a Trap
pisi monastery, who finds life Ion
hard on Ihe outside, and so relurn-i
lo the womb.
Mike Baxter, Hon Meng, ami Joe
Tarllon have all been cast as the
leads in a remake uf The Three
Sec JOBS FOR '71 page 3
The Meriiiiig uf Two Dynasties. Stan Huie and Tricla Nixuii alteiul
eugigeoicut picnic.
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