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She Pallet VOLUME LXIV Virginia Military Institute/ Lexington, Virginia, February 16, 1973 NUMBER 17 Three Areas Cited Caldwell Discusses Board Priorities "Cadets have to become involved in shaping and in becoming responsible for the future of thelnstitute.Too many Cadets go through their four years at VMI unaware of the fact that what they enjoy, and in some cases what they do not enjoy, must be preserved for the cadets of the future. However, one must keep in mind that VMI cannot remain static. It must adapt to meet the changing needs of a changing corps while simultaneously adhereing to the traditional concept of the VMI man; a citizen soldier endowed with the attributes of honor and in-tegrity." This statement was made by the new Corps representative to The VMI Board of Visitors, Donald Caldwell, during an interview with a member of the CADET Staff. In regard to what he felt was the purpose of the new position, he stated that it should not be the function of the representative to merely go to the Board with a series of requests for the Corps. The representative should offer constructive criticism on how to malce VMI a better school. Cadet Caldwell organized his remarks on priorities at VMI into the three facets of the school; Academics, Military, and Athletics. Academics He regards Academics as the facet of the school which should always receive the most at- Vietnam Ace To Speak At Dining-In The U. S, Air Force's first Vietnam ace and first U. S. crewman to destroy five MIG-21 aircraft in Southeast Asia, Capt. Richard S. Ritchie, will visit the Virginia Military Institute on Feb. 23. Capt. Ritchie, a 1964 graduate of the Air Force Academy, will be the principal speaker at the Air Force ROTC detachment's seventh annual Dining-In ceremony. He is a veteran of 147 combat missions over North Vietnam. On August 28,1972, he destroyed his fifth MIG-21 aircraft, becoming the first Air Force Ace of the Vietnam War. Capt. Ritchie has been awarded the Air Force Cross, the Silver Star with three oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross with eight oak leaf clusters, and the Air Medal with twelve oak leaf clusters. On November 11, 1972, Capt. Ritchie was awarded the Jabara Award for Airmanship by Lt. Gen. Albert P. Clark, Superintendent of the USAF Academy. Accepting the award, Capt. Ritchie said, "I wish to leave you with a few thoughts regarding war. We have been criticized by some for our participating in this war. We've even been called war mongers. Part of my response to these people is that nobody despises war more than those of us who are close to it, and nobody appreciates life and freedom more than those of us who face the loss of it each day in the combat arena." Among the honored guests at the VMI Dining-In will be Brig. Gen. James M. Fogle, com-mander of the 20th North American-Continental Air Defense Command, with headquarters at Fort Lee, Va. Gen. Fogle will present the Air Force Times Award and the Daughter of the American Revolution Award to two VMI cadets. The annual Air Force Dining- In is sponsored by the first class (senior) cadets of the VMI Air Fore Reserve Training Corps unit. The formal dining-in, which traces its origins to British military tradition, will be held in Moody Hall, VMI's alumni building. Item Friday night, February 16, will conclude the Kenneth Clark film series entitled "Pioneers of Modem Painting." This series is presented by the Rockbridge Chapter of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, at duPont Hall, on the campus of Washington and Lee University. Sunday night, February 18, at Lee Chapel, on the W&L campus, Black Culture Week will open with a "Black Fire" concert. This will be followed throughout the week, with seminars and other cultural events centered around Black Culture Week. tention: although VMI has a fine academic program, Caldwell stated that there should be "a renewed em-phasis, from the Superintendent on down, on the academic program." He expressed concern over the fact that many worthwhile projects which could publicize the academic side of VMI had been allowed to stagnate during the last few months. A primary example was the VMI SYMPOSIUM which will not be held this year. Military The military system has been very good during the course of the year. Caldwell stated that he felt the new Commandant was the man primarily responsible for the im-provement in this area. He did however, say that he felt there was one issue which would have to be resolved in the near future. "With the abolition of the draft, I feel that the Board of Visitors should seriously con-sider the role of compulsory ROTC at VMI. Since there is no service requirement for young men anymore , I question whether our current program of required enrollment in ROTC m i ^ t detract from the ad-ministration's efforts to recruit the quality students which VMI will need in the future," Athletics In considering this facet of VMI, Caldwell said that he felt the major spores program has reached a crucial point in its existence. He acknowledged the fact that both the football and the basketball program are in the process of rebuilding. But he did state that he felt that we really have no business scheduling teams as Ga. Tech and Tulane whom we have very little chance of defeating. The scheduling which is done in the future should be based upon the fact that we are one of the smallest schools to play a major college schedule and the makeup of our future opponents should reflect that fact. Cadet Caldwell is an English major from Fincastle, Va. He plans to attend medical school somewhere in Virginia upon the completion of his studies here at VMI. The new Editors and the Business Manager for next years' Bomb were announced by the Publications Board earlier this week. The position of Editor-hi-Chief for the 1974 Bomb will be held by Bert Zinkand, (right) an English major from Washington. D. C. His chief assistant, the Managing Editor will be Mike Emzen (center) who resides in Batazia, Illinois. His major field of study is Math. The man who will be responsible for the financial end of the Bomb will be Nick Ware (left). Ware is a History major from Lynchburg, Virginia, lliese officers will assume their duties after the completion of Spring Brea k. History Lecture Wednesday The Department of History at Virginia Military Institute has announced the beginning of a new series of Willis Jefferson Dance, Jr., Memorial Lectures. The first lecture in this series will be delivered by Cd. John G. Barrett, professor of history at VMI, on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Col. Barrett will speak at 8 p.m. in the Institute's Lejeune Hall. The general puUic is invited to attend. The title of Col. Barretts's presentation will be "Edmund DeWitt Patterson, Yankee Rebel." Patterson, a native of Lorain County, Ohio, enlisted in the Ninth Alabama Regiment in 1861. During his life as a Con-federate soldier he kept a fascinating journal describing the combat he witnessed, dlol. Barrett will recount many of DeWitt's observations. The first series of Dance Lectures, which were presented between 1952 and 1963, was devoted to the lives of great Americans. Col. Barrett is a teacher-historian whose special field of study is the Civil War. He has been a member of the VMI faculty since 1953. During his years at the Institute he has written five books on the Civil War and many articles for scholarly journals.
Object Description
Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. February 16, 1973 |
Issue Date | 1973-02-16 |
Volume/Number | Volume 64, number 17 (Volume 64 was used from Jan. 1972- May 1973) |
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. |
Notes | Volume 58 ended with the December 3, 1971 issue. Volumes 59-63 were skipped and Volume 64 started January 21, 1972. |
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Format | application/pdf |
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Issue Date | 1973-02-16 |
Full Text Search | She Pallet VOLUME LXIV Virginia Military Institute/ Lexington, Virginia, February 16, 1973 NUMBER 17 Three Areas Cited Caldwell Discusses Board Priorities "Cadets have to become involved in shaping and in becoming responsible for the future of thelnstitute.Too many Cadets go through their four years at VMI unaware of the fact that what they enjoy, and in some cases what they do not enjoy, must be preserved for the cadets of the future. However, one must keep in mind that VMI cannot remain static. It must adapt to meet the changing needs of a changing corps while simultaneously adhereing to the traditional concept of the VMI man; a citizen soldier endowed with the attributes of honor and in-tegrity." This statement was made by the new Corps representative to The VMI Board of Visitors, Donald Caldwell, during an interview with a member of the CADET Staff. In regard to what he felt was the purpose of the new position, he stated that it should not be the function of the representative to merely go to the Board with a series of requests for the Corps. The representative should offer constructive criticism on how to malce VMI a better school. Cadet Caldwell organized his remarks on priorities at VMI into the three facets of the school; Academics, Military, and Athletics. Academics He regards Academics as the facet of the school which should always receive the most at- Vietnam Ace To Speak At Dining-In The U. S, Air Force's first Vietnam ace and first U. S. crewman to destroy five MIG-21 aircraft in Southeast Asia, Capt. Richard S. Ritchie, will visit the Virginia Military Institute on Feb. 23. Capt. Ritchie, a 1964 graduate of the Air Force Academy, will be the principal speaker at the Air Force ROTC detachment's seventh annual Dining-In ceremony. He is a veteran of 147 combat missions over North Vietnam. On August 28,1972, he destroyed his fifth MIG-21 aircraft, becoming the first Air Force Ace of the Vietnam War. Capt. Ritchie has been awarded the Air Force Cross, the Silver Star with three oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross with eight oak leaf clusters, and the Air Medal with twelve oak leaf clusters. On November 11, 1972, Capt. Ritchie was awarded the Jabara Award for Airmanship by Lt. Gen. Albert P. Clark, Superintendent of the USAF Academy. Accepting the award, Capt. Ritchie said, "I wish to leave you with a few thoughts regarding war. We have been criticized by some for our participating in this war. We've even been called war mongers. Part of my response to these people is that nobody despises war more than those of us who are close to it, and nobody appreciates life and freedom more than those of us who face the loss of it each day in the combat arena." Among the honored guests at the VMI Dining-In will be Brig. Gen. James M. Fogle, com-mander of the 20th North American-Continental Air Defense Command, with headquarters at Fort Lee, Va. Gen. Fogle will present the Air Force Times Award and the Daughter of the American Revolution Award to two VMI cadets. The annual Air Force Dining- In is sponsored by the first class (senior) cadets of the VMI Air Fore Reserve Training Corps unit. The formal dining-in, which traces its origins to British military tradition, will be held in Moody Hall, VMI's alumni building. Item Friday night, February 16, will conclude the Kenneth Clark film series entitled "Pioneers of Modem Painting." This series is presented by the Rockbridge Chapter of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, at duPont Hall, on the campus of Washington and Lee University. Sunday night, February 18, at Lee Chapel, on the W&L campus, Black Culture Week will open with a "Black Fire" concert. This will be followed throughout the week, with seminars and other cultural events centered around Black Culture Week. tention: although VMI has a fine academic program, Caldwell stated that there should be "a renewed em-phasis, from the Superintendent on down, on the academic program." He expressed concern over the fact that many worthwhile projects which could publicize the academic side of VMI had been allowed to stagnate during the last few months. A primary example was the VMI SYMPOSIUM which will not be held this year. Military The military system has been very good during the course of the year. Caldwell stated that he felt the new Commandant was the man primarily responsible for the im-provement in this area. He did however, say that he felt there was one issue which would have to be resolved in the near future. "With the abolition of the draft, I feel that the Board of Visitors should seriously con-sider the role of compulsory ROTC at VMI. Since there is no service requirement for young men anymore , I question whether our current program of required enrollment in ROTC m i ^ t detract from the ad-ministration's efforts to recruit the quality students which VMI will need in the future," Athletics In considering this facet of VMI, Caldwell said that he felt the major spores program has reached a crucial point in its existence. He acknowledged the fact that both the football and the basketball program are in the process of rebuilding. But he did state that he felt that we really have no business scheduling teams as Ga. Tech and Tulane whom we have very little chance of defeating. The scheduling which is done in the future should be based upon the fact that we are one of the smallest schools to play a major college schedule and the makeup of our future opponents should reflect that fact. Cadet Caldwell is an English major from Fincastle, Va. He plans to attend medical school somewhere in Virginia upon the completion of his studies here at VMI. The new Editors and the Business Manager for next years' Bomb were announced by the Publications Board earlier this week. The position of Editor-hi-Chief for the 1974 Bomb will be held by Bert Zinkand, (right) an English major from Washington. D. C. His chief assistant, the Managing Editor will be Mike Emzen (center) who resides in Batazia, Illinois. His major field of study is Math. The man who will be responsible for the financial end of the Bomb will be Nick Ware (left). Ware is a History major from Lynchburg, Virginia, lliese officers will assume their duties after the completion of Spring Brea k. History Lecture Wednesday The Department of History at Virginia Military Institute has announced the beginning of a new series of Willis Jefferson Dance, Jr., Memorial Lectures. The first lecture in this series will be delivered by Cd. John G. Barrett, professor of history at VMI, on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Col. Barrett will speak at 8 p.m. in the Institute's Lejeune Hall. The general puUic is invited to attend. The title of Col. Barretts's presentation will be "Edmund DeWitt Patterson, Yankee Rebel." Patterson, a native of Lorain County, Ohio, enlisted in the Ninth Alabama Regiment in 1861. During his life as a Con-federate soldier he kept a fascinating journal describing the combat he witnessed, dlol. Barrett will recount many of DeWitt's observations. The first series of Dance Lectures, which were presented between 1952 and 1963, was devoted to the lives of great Americans. Col. Barrett is a teacher-historian whose special field of study is the Civil War. He has been a member of the VMI faculty since 1953. During his years at the Institute he has written five books on the Civil War and many articles for scholarly journals. |