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Beat The Cavaliers The V.M.I. Cadet One of America's Last Independent College Newspapers VOLUME LXXIV Virginia Military institute, Lexington, Virginia, October 14,1983 NUMBER 7 Cadets Salute Cincinnatus Representatives of Virginia Military Institute were in Fredericksburg this past Thurs-day and Friday to join members of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia in observing the 200th anniversary of the patriotic organization's founding at Fredericksburg on October 6-7, 1783. VMI and the Society of the Cincinnati share the common bond of the citizen-soldier, the principle upon which both the Society and VMI were founded, and in recognition of that mutual tie and in appreciation of support the Society has given the Institute over the years, several presentations were made by VMI to the organiza-tion. Principal among the gifts was an original bronze statuette of the Roman soldier Cincin-natus, who has long been recognized as the role model of the citizen-soldier and from whom the Society took its name. In addition to the statuette, VMI also presented to the Society copies of three pieces of sculpture created for the Citizen-Soldier—Cincinnatus Monument to be erected at VMI later this year. The pieces in-clude a bas relief depicting Cin-cinnatus as he was called from his farm to lead the Roman ar-my and replicas of the two sides of VMI's Society of the Qncin-nati Medal, an award establish-ed at the Institute by the Virginia Society in 1913. All of the sculptures will be placed in the Society's national head-quarters, Anderson House, in Washington, D.C. VMI representatives at the bicentennial ceremonies in Fredericksburg included retired Institute history pro-fessor Colonel George M. Brooke, Jr., a member of the Virginia Society of the Cincin-nati and national chairman of VMI's Citizen-Soldier— Cincinnatus Monument project, who made the presentations for VMI, and Major General John G. Castles, Adjutant General of Virginia and a member of the VMI Board of Visitors, who presented the formal greetings of the Institute's superinten-dent, Gen, Sam S. Walker. Four members of the VMI Corps of Cadets were also among the Institute's represen-tatives. They are Cadet Donald J. Kendall of Fredericksburg, T. Spencer Williamson of Rich-mond, John R. Urquart of Staunton, and W. Hearne Moore of Charlottesville, whose fathers are members of the Society. The Society of the Qncinnati was founded at the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War in 1783 by officers of the (continued on page 6) Recently, several members of the VMI College Republicans at-tended the opening of Del. Vance Wilkins' Lexington Campaign headquarters. Cadets pictured include: Andy Protogyrou, Bill Powell, Mark Hooker (obscured), and Tucker Maloney. Not pic-tured: Mark Briesmaster and Hank Selmon. Ford Addresses Corps This past Wednesday, 5 Oc-tober, former president Gerald R. Ford spoke to a large au-dience at Cameron Hall. The first speaker in the VMI H. B. Johnson, Jr., '26 Distinguished Lecture Series, the thirty-eighth president defied his reputation as a poor speaker, by entertaining the audience with not only a plethora of jokes at the beginning but also a patrio-tic call for the United States to reaffirm its position as the greatest power in the world. The Prraident opened his speech by thanking the Corps for the review parade which had been held ttot afternoon. Conunenting on H. B. Johnson's very complimentary introduc-tion, Ford recalled a short prayer "O Lord please forgive me for exaggerating so much, 0 Lord please forgive me for en-joying it so much." He went on to comment that the introduc-tion "sounded like an oral obituary on my tombstone." He reminded the audience that he and his wife were in excellent health. He went on to comment on the number of people at the reception "who asked me about my golf game." He assured the audience that it was much improved—"I am hitting fewer spectators." He was upset that Bob Hope publically had been making jokes about his golf game. "Bob Hope jokes that I (Ford) have made golf a com-bat, contact sport." He closed these jokes on his game witn Hope's conclusion: "The presi-dent played better the other day, he had an eagle, a birdie, an elk, a moose and a mason." Ford then moved on to the more serious part of his speech. He related that sue weeks ago, he had hosted the Second World Forum in Vail, Colorado. Former heads of state from France, West (Germany, Great Britain, and Australia as well as top executives of many cor-porations in the United States were among those in atten-dance. While they were en-couraged by the world economic progress this past year, they were concerned as to whe^er the progress would continue, and the effect of "na-tionalistic tariff barriers". The challenge of the Soviet Union was also discussed as was the need of the free world to "strengthen its strategic and conventional capabilities." Ford reflected on his pride felt when other world leaders turn-ed to the United States for relief in the face of the Soviet threat: "I was pleased that thought-ful and knowledgable leaders recognized the failure of the Communist ideology and turned to the United States where we for 200 years have embraced the philosophy of democratic capitalism." He was confident that the U.S. would continue to assume this role of leadership. He was con-cerned however with the recent trend of federal government ex-penditures being directed more toward "entitlements or transfer payments" than toward the Defense Depart-ment. He repeated the warning which he had directed to "his liberal friends"—"A govern-ment big enough to give us everything we want is a govern-ment big enough to take from us everything we have." He prais-ed President Reagan for his at-tempts to maintain a balance between the two poles of "domestic pragram and na-tional security." Ford returned to his theme of the responsibility of the United States to "stand up and assume the challenge" of being the leader in the world. "I strongly urge and recommend that the United States assume the kind of policies and programs that will insure our strength so that we can end up with the allies that today stand with us. The former president felt that the United States' major challenges in achieving this goal were "establishing ap-propriate fiscal and monetary policies to maintain the mo-mentum for a strong and prosperous America, and mod-ernizing and strengthening (continued on page 3)
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Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. October 14, 1983 |
Issue Date | 1983-10-14 |
Volume/Number | Volume 74, number 7 |
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 |
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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 | 1983-10-14 |
Full Text Search | Beat The Cavaliers The V.M.I. Cadet One of America's Last Independent College Newspapers VOLUME LXXIV Virginia Military institute, Lexington, Virginia, October 14,1983 NUMBER 7 Cadets Salute Cincinnatus Representatives of Virginia Military Institute were in Fredericksburg this past Thurs-day and Friday to join members of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia in observing the 200th anniversary of the patriotic organization's founding at Fredericksburg on October 6-7, 1783. VMI and the Society of the Cincinnati share the common bond of the citizen-soldier, the principle upon which both the Society and VMI were founded, and in recognition of that mutual tie and in appreciation of support the Society has given the Institute over the years, several presentations were made by VMI to the organiza-tion. Principal among the gifts was an original bronze statuette of the Roman soldier Cincin-natus, who has long been recognized as the role model of the citizen-soldier and from whom the Society took its name. In addition to the statuette, VMI also presented to the Society copies of three pieces of sculpture created for the Citizen-Soldier—Cincinnatus Monument to be erected at VMI later this year. The pieces in-clude a bas relief depicting Cin-cinnatus as he was called from his farm to lead the Roman ar-my and replicas of the two sides of VMI's Society of the Qncin-nati Medal, an award establish-ed at the Institute by the Virginia Society in 1913. All of the sculptures will be placed in the Society's national head-quarters, Anderson House, in Washington, D.C. VMI representatives at the bicentennial ceremonies in Fredericksburg included retired Institute history pro-fessor Colonel George M. Brooke, Jr., a member of the Virginia Society of the Cincin-nati and national chairman of VMI's Citizen-Soldier— Cincinnatus Monument project, who made the presentations for VMI, and Major General John G. Castles, Adjutant General of Virginia and a member of the VMI Board of Visitors, who presented the formal greetings of the Institute's superinten-dent, Gen, Sam S. Walker. Four members of the VMI Corps of Cadets were also among the Institute's represen-tatives. They are Cadet Donald J. Kendall of Fredericksburg, T. Spencer Williamson of Rich-mond, John R. Urquart of Staunton, and W. Hearne Moore of Charlottesville, whose fathers are members of the Society. The Society of the Qncinnati was founded at the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War in 1783 by officers of the (continued on page 6) Recently, several members of the VMI College Republicans at-tended the opening of Del. Vance Wilkins' Lexington Campaign headquarters. Cadets pictured include: Andy Protogyrou, Bill Powell, Mark Hooker (obscured), and Tucker Maloney. Not pic-tured: Mark Briesmaster and Hank Selmon. Ford Addresses Corps This past Wednesday, 5 Oc-tober, former president Gerald R. Ford spoke to a large au-dience at Cameron Hall. The first speaker in the VMI H. B. Johnson, Jr., '26 Distinguished Lecture Series, the thirty-eighth president defied his reputation as a poor speaker, by entertaining the audience with not only a plethora of jokes at the beginning but also a patrio-tic call for the United States to reaffirm its position as the greatest power in the world. The Prraident opened his speech by thanking the Corps for the review parade which had been held ttot afternoon. Conunenting on H. B. Johnson's very complimentary introduc-tion, Ford recalled a short prayer "O Lord please forgive me for exaggerating so much, 0 Lord please forgive me for en-joying it so much." He went on to comment that the introduc-tion "sounded like an oral obituary on my tombstone." He reminded the audience that he and his wife were in excellent health. He went on to comment on the number of people at the reception "who asked me about my golf game." He assured the audience that it was much improved—"I am hitting fewer spectators." He was upset that Bob Hope publically had been making jokes about his golf game. "Bob Hope jokes that I (Ford) have made golf a com-bat, contact sport." He closed these jokes on his game witn Hope's conclusion: "The presi-dent played better the other day, he had an eagle, a birdie, an elk, a moose and a mason." Ford then moved on to the more serious part of his speech. He related that sue weeks ago, he had hosted the Second World Forum in Vail, Colorado. Former heads of state from France, West (Germany, Great Britain, and Australia as well as top executives of many cor-porations in the United States were among those in atten-dance. While they were en-couraged by the world economic progress this past year, they were concerned as to whe^er the progress would continue, and the effect of "na-tionalistic tariff barriers". The challenge of the Soviet Union was also discussed as was the need of the free world to "strengthen its strategic and conventional capabilities." Ford reflected on his pride felt when other world leaders turn-ed to the United States for relief in the face of the Soviet threat: "I was pleased that thought-ful and knowledgable leaders recognized the failure of the Communist ideology and turned to the United States where we for 200 years have embraced the philosophy of democratic capitalism." He was confident that the U.S. would continue to assume this role of leadership. He was con-cerned however with the recent trend of federal government ex-penditures being directed more toward "entitlements or transfer payments" than toward the Defense Depart-ment. He repeated the warning which he had directed to "his liberal friends"—"A govern-ment big enough to give us everything we want is a govern-ment big enough to take from us everything we have." He prais-ed President Reagan for his at-tempts to maintain a balance between the two poles of "domestic pragram and na-tional security." Ford returned to his theme of the responsibility of the United States to "stand up and assume the challenge" of being the leader in the world. "I strongly urge and recommend that the United States assume the kind of policies and programs that will insure our strength so that we can end up with the allies that today stand with us. The former president felt that the United States' major challenges in achieving this goal were "establishing ap-propriate fiscal and monetary policies to maintain the mo-mentum for a strong and prosperous America, and mod-ernizing and strengthening (continued on page 3) |