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THE CADET ISSUED BY THE CORPS OF VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1917 NO. 1 THE INSTITUTE BEGINS ITS 78TH YEAR Institute Hour Held Saturday, Sept. 8th The first day of September marked the beginning of the seventy eighth year of the existence of the Virginia Military Institute. During these sev-enty eight years, it has enjoyed var-iying degrees of progress—certainly no college ever opened more auspi-ciously than has V. M. I. in 19l7. True, it haB been advancing rapidly during recent years, but never has a single year seen so many changes for the better. The present war has caused an un-ceasing demand for efficient army officers,—this, in turn, has caused MEN IN SERVICE Nearly all of Class of '17 Now Willi the Colors Once again have the the men of the Virginia Militarv Institute nobly res-ponded to the call to arms. Fostered by the memory of Lee and Jackson, who now sleep within sight of bar-racks, the graduates and cleveB of the Institute have rallied to the colors. The shade of Stonewall Jackson, who was one time a professor at the V. M. I., has again said " T h e Virginia Jlilitsry Institute will be heard from tfoday.'' Many of the "older cadets" have been in service for sometime or have gone in recently, but perhaps the most FRENCH OEFICER ADDRESSES CORPS Lieutenant Champenois Speaks of Conditions in France the Institute to be in the limelight^notable to us is the great number of more than at any time Bince the Civiltylast year's first and second classmen war. It will be recalled that V.M.I.^who have been recently commissioned, graduates comprised the larger portion I Those of the class of 1917 who were of Confederate officers. President! of age were graduated during the first Lincoln attributed the strength of the week in May 191'/, six weeks early. Confederates to " a little school down Some were ordered to Ft. Myer, Vir-in Virginia that turned out officers ginia, pending tbe issuance of com-as fast as they could be killed cr cap-1 missions, some were commissioned tured." True to her reputation, V. M. I. rushes to the aid of her coon* try in this hour of need. Many of her recent graduates are now in the trenches in France and many more in the Marine Corps, and some were commissioned in the Pay Corps of the Navy. Some four weeks later those mem bers of the Reserve Officers' Training are awaiting the time they shall be! Corps in the second class, who were called upon to serve in tbe capacity of j of age were ordered to Ft. Myer as army officers. In order that Institute1 candidates for commissions, the 0. R. . nagp may enfcirejy farpiJUar with modern trench warfare, a Canadian officer has been engaged to instruct the cadets in this. The seriousness of tbe present sit-uation has caused thousands of young men to seek to enter V. M. I. i.i order that they may be able to render their country more efficient service. The greater number of these were turned down on account of the Insti-tute's limited accommodations, hut the year startBwith an increase of al-most 50 per cent over the enrollment of a year ago. There are now Ap-proximately 550 men in barracks about 300 of whom are new ca<Mts. This large number of new ca sets forth a problem which can c^ be solved by the entire cadet corps The rules for the government new cadets for this y£ar were driwn up by the present first clasB at the close of last session. These rules were formulated only after very caijeful consideration and in the interest or the corps, they muBt be observed by every cadet, old and new. During past years there has been « e t a very high standard and a na-tion wide reputation earned by the everlasting etforts of tbe cadetu and officers. We, therefore, have the iprob-lem of maintaining this standard be-fore us. k' The officers of the Institu given their lives to the cause 4f cation and it is their sincerept that the corps of 1917-'18 only maintain the standard former years, but also even the efficiency it has hereto onstrated. The class of 1918 ha shown itself capable of any ( emergen-cy and it is the sincere belief of all concerned that the year tuutyr its lead-always Coatinaad on page 51 C. carap jtmying begn„, lr progress something like a month. These men made a splendid record for V. M. I. and have maintained her ever brilliant record. Some are nota in France, some are reported to have already given their lives for the cause there. The greater part of them are as yet in this country but will see service shortly. I t haB been impossible to get a complete and accurate record of their present rank HI O whereabouts, and any information iegaricng them and Hry others who have worn the gray will be greatly appreciated by the authorities and The Cadet staff. Be-low iB given a partial list of the men who were in school last year who are at present serving in the several arms of the service. Clans of 1917. • D. L. Ruffner, Capt. U. S. R C. A. Martin, Capt. U. S. A. F. H. Etheridge, 1st Lt. U. S. A. Benjamin H White, 1st Lt.U.S. A G. White, 1st Lt. U. S. A. M. W. Whittle, 1st Lt. U. S. A. E. C. Porter, 1st Lt. U. S. A. G. Tinaley, 1st. Lt. U. S. A. E. C. Brown, 2nd Lt. U. S. A. O. B. Bucher, 2nd Lt. U. S. A. M. W.Steele, 2nd Lt. U. S. A. H. A. Campbell, 2nd Lt. U. S. A. J. E. Cole, 2nd Lt. U. S. A. J. W. Squire, 2nd Lt. U. S. A. F. R. Lafferty, 1st Lt. Cav. L. Neale, Ensign Skeeter Fleet. A. R. Horn, Candidate F. Sheri-dan, 111. H. M. Mason, Enbign Navy Pay Corps. C. D. Saunders, Ensign Navy Pay Corps. M. W. Boykin, Ensign Navy Pay Corps. E.A. Bulkley, enlisted U. S.M. C. Contiaaed oa page S NEW RULES FOR RATS Class Distinction System Superceded by Regulations Drawn Up By First Class On Monday evening, Sept. 10, the corps was honored by the presence o? the distinuished officer and soldier, Lieutenant Champenois of the French army. To Colonel Claudop, head of the French mission in America, this treat was due. The address of Lieu-tenant Champenois was well worth hearing and was enjoyed by every member of the corps and quite a num-ber of Lexington persons. The atmosphere surrounding the speaker was one of severity, patriot-ism and bravery. He gave us a vivid picture of tbe situation in France as it now is and was three years ago. That France waB unpre-pared for thiB war be made evident by several examples. The typical Frenchman was portrayed by his characteristics and sincere evidences of patriotism. His broad minded viewB of justice and righteousness made clear his country's innocence in this struggle. The apparel of Lieutenant Cham-penois presented inspiring evidences of his personal patriotic services. On his right arm were insignia show-ing almost continuous service through-out the war. On bis left arm there were stripeB indicative of wounds re-ceived in honorable battle. The scope of the speaker's text was very broad. He save us a clear pic* ture of the average Frenchman, his ideals and thoughts. Many references were made to actual experiences in the trenches. Lieutenant Champen-ois concluded his address praising tbe American soldier and rejoicing in the revival of a French-American alliance. Onjbehalf of the corps, General Nichols thanked th speaker and the depart-ment for the educational and interest-ing experiences related by Lieutenant ChampenoiB. He left on Wednesday for Fort Sill, where he will instruct American sodiers in modern trench warfare. Lieutenant Champenois also gave a mosst interesting lecture to the first claBB military science Elections Wed-nesday, Sept.jl2tb, on the uses of maps in the trenches. The following letter will serve to show h >w the services of Lieutenant Champenois were secured: "Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 1917, Colonel Claudon begs General E. W. Nichols to accept his best compliments and tells him how he is glad to have the opportunity to send to Lexington the S. Lieutenant Champenois, a very gallant officer, to salute the six hun-dred splendid cadets, as fine a body of yjung men as one ever saw, who are unier his command. Soon " T h e Star Spangled Banner" will wave victoriously by the side of our beloved " T r i c o l o r " and the American soldier stirring nobly for liberty and civilization will reveal himself as " G o d ' s own soldier," the first soldier in the world. Signed COL. CLAUDON. Chief of the French Military Mis-sion of Information to United States ( t America." The problem of handling recruits has ever been a great one in all military establishments, and many have been the methods tried in the attempt to solve the problem. It cannot be said that any of the meth-ods tried have been idieial, nor on the other band can it be taid that any system can be ideal in this respect, although several have been signally efficient. In this latter class can be named that which has been popularly known under the name " h a z i n g ." This was in vogue at the Inbtitnte for a number of years, and was par-ticularly successful in two ways. The corps was noted for the splendid training of the rats, and the school was noted for the 4' hazing.'' The realization came to the think-ers of the corps that there was some-thing wrong, and in this they were in harmony with public opinion, for within tbe past few years there has been a decided aversion in the pub-lic mind to anything that could even be remotely connected |with tbe word ' ' hazing.'' For several years there were var-ious means suggested whereby the corps could depart from the methods used under the old wtfy of handling new cbdets, but none were thought sufficiently promising and so year by year more things that came under the beading " h a z i n g " were decided to be improper and were discontinued until absolutely nothing remained of the socallea hazing system but the name. Weaklings who would not see tbe good in V. M. 1. would re-sign and use the magic word HAZING as his excuse to tbe people back home. The class 1916 departed from cus-tom when early in the spring of 1916 they submitted a set of rules for the government of new cadets. Their plan was based upon the ostracism of the new cadets, and under it a rat was not to be noticed in any manner whatsoever. Their plan also pro-vided for class distinction, and has been by some denominated by the lat-ter term. This order of things was in nominal force for the remainder of tbe session and for tbe session of 1916-1917, 'but its success was doubtful, certainly not pronounced. In an endeavor to solve the situa-tion, which threatened to seriously impair tbe efficiency of the corps, the class of 1918 through a representative committee, drew up and adopted a Bet of rules for the guidance of all class-es. ThU was rapidly adopted by the whole corps. These rules take no recognition of hazing in any form because that is handled by the Honor System, and is forbidden by the cadet pledge and reg-ulations V . M . I . It does take care of slacknesses and tbe like which are not provided for by tbe regulations and which are entirely dependent upon the cadets for disposition. Other things which are prohibited by the Blue Book Continued on pact 5 225540
Object Description
Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. September 24, 1917 |
Issue Date | 1917-09-24 |
Volume/Number | Volume 11, number 1 |
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 Subcollection | World War I |
Digital Publisher | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
VMI Archives Records Group | Publications |
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THE CADET ISSUED BY
THE CORPS OF VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1917 NO. 1
THE INSTITUTE BEGINS ITS 78TH YEAR
Institute Hour Held Saturday, Sept. 8th
The first day of September marked
the beginning of the seventy eighth
year of the existence of the Virginia
Military Institute. During these sev-enty
eight years, it has enjoyed var-iying
degrees of progress—certainly
no college ever opened more auspi-ciously
than has V. M. I. in 19l7.
True, it haB been advancing rapidly
during recent years, but never has a
single year seen so many changes for
the better.
The present war has caused an un-ceasing
demand for efficient army
officers,—this, in turn, has caused
MEN IN SERVICE
Nearly all of Class of '17 Now Willi the Colors
Once again have the the men of the
Virginia Militarv Institute nobly res-ponded
to the call to arms. Fostered
by the memory of Lee and Jackson,
who now sleep within sight of bar-racks,
the graduates and cleveB of
the Institute have rallied to the colors.
The shade of Stonewall Jackson, who
was one time a professor at the V.
M. I., has again said " T h e Virginia
Jlilitsry Institute will be heard from
tfoday.''
Many of the "older cadets" have
been in service for sometime or have
gone in recently, but perhaps the most
FRENCH OEFICER ADDRESSES CORPS
Lieutenant Champenois Speaks of Conditions in
France
the Institute to be in the limelight^notable to us is the great number of
more than at any time Bince the Civiltylast year's first and second classmen
war. It will be recalled that V.M.I.^who have been recently commissioned,
graduates comprised the larger portion I Those of the class of 1917 who were
of Confederate officers. President! of age were graduated during the first
Lincoln attributed the strength of the week in May 191'/, six weeks early.
Confederates to " a little school down Some were ordered to Ft. Myer, Vir-in
Virginia that turned out officers ginia, pending tbe issuance of com-as
fast as they could be killed cr cap-1 missions, some were commissioned
tured." True to her reputation, V.
M. I. rushes to the aid of her coon*
try in this hour of need. Many of
her recent graduates are now in the
trenches in France and many more
in the Marine Corps, and some were
commissioned in the Pay Corps of the
Navy.
Some four weeks later those mem
bers of the Reserve Officers' Training
are awaiting the time they shall be! Corps in the second class, who were
called upon to serve in tbe capacity of j of age were ordered to Ft. Myer as
army officers. In order that Institute1 candidates for commissions, the 0. R.
. nagp may enfcirejy farpiJUar with
modern trench warfare, a Canadian
officer has been engaged to instruct
the cadets in this.
The seriousness of tbe present sit-uation
has caused thousands of young
men to seek to enter V. M. I. i.i
order that they may be able to render
their country more efficient service.
The greater number of these were
turned down on account of the Insti-tute's
limited accommodations, hut
the year startBwith an increase of al-most
50 per cent over the enrollment
of a year ago. There are now Ap-proximately
550 men in barracks
about 300 of whom are new ca |