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I THE CADET PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE CORPS OF CADETS VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE VOL. XX. LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, SEPT. 27, 1926 No. 2 SOCIAL SEASON STARTS WITH OPENING HOPS John Slaughter and His Pow-hatan Roof Orchestra Fur- I nish Music. RAMBLIN' KEYDETS PLAY FOR DANSANT SATUR-DAY AFTERNOON For the last time Opening Hops were held in the Old Gymnasium. The hall once more resounded to the shuffle of dancing feet and the syn-copating strains of the orchestra. A large attendance of girls, the music of a good orchestra, a goodly num-ber of stags, and the high spirit re-sulting from the outcome of the Richmond College game all tended to make the Opening Hops of the school year 1926-27 the best ever. The decorations, planned and exe-cuted by the Hop Committee, were of paper with yellow and white as the color scheme. The paper was arched over the center of the gym-nasium, the yellow and white in al-ternating strips, with streamers of the same material hanging from the balcony. The orchestra stand was tastefully decorated with the decora-tive paper. The light colors of the decorations showed off to advantage the colorful „and pretty dresses of the girls, while the white uniforms of the first classmen and the gray uni-forms of the other cadets lent a staid air of military formality. The music for both Friday and Saturday nights was furnished by John Slaughter's Orchestra. This orchestra regularly plays on the roof of the Powhatan Hotel in Washing-ton, D. C., where they have a good reputation for being musicians of the first order. They more than lived up to expectations and received many compliments for their good work. On Saturday afternoon a dansant was held immediately after the foot-ball game. On this occasion the Ramblin' Keydets held forth and did themselves great credit. This was their first appearance of the season. The orchestra is bigger and better than ever and, under the direction of " I k " Brewington, should have the best year of their existence. An in-opportune fall of rain at this time kept many people away from this dance, but, as it was, the attendance was large. A spirit of informality always reigns at a dansant and for this reason many people enjoy them more than they enjoy the formal hops, if this is possible. The football team of Richmond College were the guests of the Corps at the Hops. Many alumni, especial-ly those whose homes are in Rich-mond, helped to fill the gymnasium. The combination of Hops and a foot-ball game is one which is especially enticing to friends of the Institute. Following is a list of the "biddees" and "bidders": Miss Maude Williams, of Rich-mond, Va., with Cadet O. T. Jamer-son. Miss Jacqueline Tutuiler, of Birm-ingham, Ala., with Cadet J. A. Smith. Miss Margaret Fugate, of Roanoke, with Cadet McCall. Miss Babe Jones, of Alexandria, with Cadet Lewis. Miss Bootsie Warren, of Sweet Briar, with Cadet Delaney. Cross Country Men Begin Training Seventeen Men Report For Daily Workouts " V A N N Y " SESSOMS TO L E AD SQUAD Monday the Cross Country team opened its training season. Seven-teen men answered the call for can-didates. This year's team is led by "Vanny" Sessoms, who succeeds Cov-ington, the leader of the 1925 Har-riers. Cross Country is a comparatively new sport at V. M. I., last year being the initial effort. The team made a good showing at the Southern Con-ference meet at Blacksburg, the only meet participated in. Cross Country is a recognized sport at most South-ern Universities, as was indicated by the entry of fifteen teams in the Conference meet. This sport affords the members of the spring track team an opportun-ity for some rigorous training and conditioning so necessary for dis-tance men. Cross country teams are usually from among the milers and half-milers of the selected track team. Men who have been entries in thes eevents know the necessity of pre-season training. Those men who will be aspirants for next year's track squad are advised to take ad-vantage of this opportunity to train under the supervision of the track coaches. A cross country team is composed of six men and the leader. Seven (Continued on Pane Three) Alex. F. Ryland, '97, Appointed To Board of Visitors Governor Also Reappoints Four Old Members To New Terms. Appointment of two new members to the Board of Visitors, of the In-stitute and the reappointment of four others was recently announced by Governor Harry F. Byrd. Alex F. Ryland, '97, of Richmond and Vice-President of the V. M. I. Club, was named to the board suc-seeding James O. Winston, of Thompson's Crossroads, while Edwin S. Reid, of Chatham, was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Dr. R. Bruce James, of Danville, resigned. Reappointments are as follows: Colonel Joseph Button, of Richmond and Appomattox, also a member of the V. M. I. Club; Harry H. Holt, Hampton; Captain Montgomery B. Corse, Lexington, and Roy W. Sex-ton, Wytheville. All appointments are for the four years ending July 1, 1930, with the exception of Mr. Reid's, which ex-pires July 1, 1928. "Blessed Be THE TIE That Binds" (Established 1922) A Monthly Publication of THE V. M. I. CLUB of Richmond, Va. ATTENTION Is invited to the Feature Story of Issue published on Page 5 and titled— "THE ODYSSEY AND ILIAD OF THE FIRST CLASS AT CAMP." - o WORK STARTED ON 1927 BOMB Bomb To Handle Sale of Holiday Cards In Barracks. FIRST CLASS PICTURES TAKEN Work has been started on the com-pilation of the 1927 Bomb, and even at this time of the year, quite a lit-tle progress can be noticed. Pros-pects point to one of the best Bombs published in many years, and it is the aim of the staff to complete as much of the work as possible before Christmas in order to avoid the us-ual haste and confusion which often occurs after the holidays. The personnel of the staff is not yet complete and several additions will b emade as soon as it is possible to move into the new publication quarters. A new line will be handled by the Bomb this year men; the exclusive sale in barracks of all Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, Easter, and Christmas cards. The cards will be attractive-ly designed and reasonably priced, and for First and Second Classmen, they will be made bearing the '27 and '28 seals. A new standard card will be introduced and should prove popu-lar. The calendars for 1927 will follow a new and novel design much more attractive than the old wall type sold in former years. They will be smaller and made for use on desk or table. The representative of the White Studio in New York has been here for several days taking individual pictures of the First Class. During the next week assignments will be made for the individual class write-ups, and First Classmen are request-ed to furnish this material as soon as possible. V. M. I. Takes Field Against Georgia Tech Next Saturday Flying CadetT~Fortified With Reserves Hope To Avenge Defeat of Last Year. GOLDEN TORNADO HAS LOST 9 FIRST STRING MEN White and Wycoff, Rival Full-backs for Three Years, Are Lost To Their Respective Teams. The Georgia Tech game is five days away. There are so many changes on both the Flying Squadron and Tornado this year that it is hard to offer predictions with any cer-tainty, but it can safely be said that V. M. I. will put up a strong de-fense. The forward wall that will probably take the field for the Cadets is heavy, and composed of sea-soned players. The line, of course, will be an important factor on the offense also, but that branch of the game depends chiefly on the ball carriers, who, although rather inex-perienced, are promising, and both fast and hard driving. Furthermore, V. M. I. 's downfall in past struggles with Tech has been due to lack of reserve strength, but this year the Keydet team is far better fortified FLYING CADETS TRIUMPH OVER SPIDER TEAM Cadet Defense Proves Impregnable. O'BERRY, FAIN AND SMITH STAR IN Y. M. I. LINE; WALKER A N D BARNES SHINE I N BACKFIELD Home Team Registers Six First Downs To None For Visitors. 170 Men Report For Rat Football Squad Best Material Seen At Institute In Years. GOOD PROSPECTS FOR SUCCESSFUL SEASON On Sept. 15 one hundred and sev-enty men reported as candidates for rat football. This is the largest fourth class squad ever turned out at the Institute and probably the larg-est Virginia has seen. These men come from all over the country and a score are all-state players, the best material seen here in several years. The linemen average around 180 pounds and the backs range from 150 to 175. Although it is to oearly to say how the rates will work as a team, with such material they should win most of their games and send many outstanding men to the varsity in 1927. Those showing up best are: Ends. Moody, Roanoke High. Berkely, Newport News High. Palmer, Suffolk High. Whiteside, Johnson City (Tenn.) High. McGuire, Salem High. Scott, Maury High. Beckham, Atlanta High. Schmitz, Storm Lake (Iowa) High. Smith, B. T., Petersburg High. Y. (Continued on Page Eight) M: C. CABINET ORGANIZED LAST WEEK Extensive Program Planned. Large Bible and Hymn Books To Be Placed In Jackson Memorial Hall. The personnel of the 1926-'27 Y. M. C. A. Cabinet is complete with the exception of two members to be elected from the Second Class and one from the Third Class. The Cabinet plans as extensive a program as is compatible with the vigors of our military system. Nu-merous offers for speeches have been received and one has been accepted. The present plan calls for the pur-chase of a large Bible and a number of hymn books to be placed in the Jackson Memorial Hall. A more ex-tensive and inclusive handbook is in-cluded in the year's program, provid-ed the funds are sufficient to carry thrrough the project. It will be remembered that the present projecting machines in the Jackson Memorial Hall are a gift of the Y. M. C. A., as are numerous books in the Library. The Y. M. C. A. also furnishes the refreshments for the ice cream supper given each year to the two companies whose baseball teams have the highest per-centages for the season. Saturday on Alumni Field the Fly-ing Cadets kicked and drove their way to a ten-point triumph over a determined team from the University of Richmond. The first three per-iods ended in a scoreless tie, fumbles and penalties, as well as the fierce resistance of the Spiders, being re-sponsible for the inconsistency of the Cadet attack. V. M. I. made two first downs almost at the opening of the game and it could be seen that if this punch would come forth at the right time a score would be inevit-able, since the Cadet defense proved itself impregnable from start to fin-ish. The first half consisted of some short gains for the Squadron and a punting duel between Carl Walker, Keydet fullback, and Penzold, small but skillful Richmond field general. The second half saw the Cadets start out with a rush, marked by two fine runs of forty yards each. A fumble and a penalty broke up the marches led by these two long gains. The work of the stonewall was most satisfactory—a five yard gain being the longest and practiaclly the only one that it allowed. A pass, netting Richmond 6 yards, was the longest gain made against V. M. I., and the strength of the Cadet defense was further demonstrated when the game ended and Richmond had not registered a single first down. V. M. I. made six. The first score came in the middle of the last period, when, after Walker, Barnes, and Moore had alternated to carry the ball from midfield to their opponents' 12 yard! line, Gfroerer place-kicked the goal from the 21 yard line. A blocked punt followed by several line bocks re-sulted in the touchdown, which was scored by Carl Walker. For V. M. I. Captain John Fain,. Karley O'Berry, and Ralph Smith, last year's Rat captain, stood out in the line, although the others did their work well. Johnny was up to his us-ual standard and Spider attempts: around his flank resulted in a minus yardage. On the offense he paved the way for many good gains. The work of O'Berry on recovering fum-bles was especially fine. It was his recovery of a blocked punt that led up to V. M. I.'s touchdown. Smithv often broke through to down the Bed! and Blue backs before they got start-ed. He blocked the punt recovered! by O'Berry. Behind the line Walker and Al Barnes stood out, both being-consistent ground gainers.. Carl! Walker's punts averaged over forty-yards. He also backed up the line well. Barnes showed up well on the receiving end of Gfroerer's short, passes besides his hard running. The Cadet backs have the necessary quali-fications, and from the confidence gained in two games, should show Georgia Tech a trick this week. Richmond University brought an experienced and determined team to Lexington. They played an unusual-ly fine brand of defensive football, but soon found out that their of-
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Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. September 27, 1926 |
Issue Date | 1926-09-27 |
Volume/Number | Volume 20, number 2 |
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. |
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Full Text Search | I THE CADET PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE CORPS OF CADETS VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE VOL. XX. LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, SEPT. 27, 1926 No. 2 SOCIAL SEASON STARTS WITH OPENING HOPS John Slaughter and His Pow-hatan Roof Orchestra Fur- I nish Music. RAMBLIN' KEYDETS PLAY FOR DANSANT SATUR-DAY AFTERNOON For the last time Opening Hops were held in the Old Gymnasium. The hall once more resounded to the shuffle of dancing feet and the syn-copating strains of the orchestra. A large attendance of girls, the music of a good orchestra, a goodly num-ber of stags, and the high spirit re-sulting from the outcome of the Richmond College game all tended to make the Opening Hops of the school year 1926-27 the best ever. The decorations, planned and exe-cuted by the Hop Committee, were of paper with yellow and white as the color scheme. The paper was arched over the center of the gym-nasium, the yellow and white in al-ternating strips, with streamers of the same material hanging from the balcony. The orchestra stand was tastefully decorated with the decora-tive paper. The light colors of the decorations showed off to advantage the colorful „and pretty dresses of the girls, while the white uniforms of the first classmen and the gray uni-forms of the other cadets lent a staid air of military formality. The music for both Friday and Saturday nights was furnished by John Slaughter's Orchestra. This orchestra regularly plays on the roof of the Powhatan Hotel in Washing-ton, D. C., where they have a good reputation for being musicians of the first order. They more than lived up to expectations and received many compliments for their good work. On Saturday afternoon a dansant was held immediately after the foot-ball game. On this occasion the Ramblin' Keydets held forth and did themselves great credit. This was their first appearance of the season. The orchestra is bigger and better than ever and, under the direction of " I k " Brewington, should have the best year of their existence. An in-opportune fall of rain at this time kept many people away from this dance, but, as it was, the attendance was large. A spirit of informality always reigns at a dansant and for this reason many people enjoy them more than they enjoy the formal hops, if this is possible. The football team of Richmond College were the guests of the Corps at the Hops. Many alumni, especial-ly those whose homes are in Rich-mond, helped to fill the gymnasium. The combination of Hops and a foot-ball game is one which is especially enticing to friends of the Institute. Following is a list of the "biddees" and "bidders": Miss Maude Williams, of Rich-mond, Va., with Cadet O. T. Jamer-son. Miss Jacqueline Tutuiler, of Birm-ingham, Ala., with Cadet J. A. Smith. Miss Margaret Fugate, of Roanoke, with Cadet McCall. Miss Babe Jones, of Alexandria, with Cadet Lewis. Miss Bootsie Warren, of Sweet Briar, with Cadet Delaney. Cross Country Men Begin Training Seventeen Men Report For Daily Workouts " V A N N Y " SESSOMS TO L E AD SQUAD Monday the Cross Country team opened its training season. Seven-teen men answered the call for can-didates. This year's team is led by "Vanny" Sessoms, who succeeds Cov-ington, the leader of the 1925 Har-riers. Cross Country is a comparatively new sport at V. M. I., last year being the initial effort. The team made a good showing at the Southern Con-ference meet at Blacksburg, the only meet participated in. Cross Country is a recognized sport at most South-ern Universities, as was indicated by the entry of fifteen teams in the Conference meet. This sport affords the members of the spring track team an opportun-ity for some rigorous training and conditioning so necessary for dis-tance men. Cross country teams are usually from among the milers and half-milers of the selected track team. Men who have been entries in thes eevents know the necessity of pre-season training. Those men who will be aspirants for next year's track squad are advised to take ad-vantage of this opportunity to train under the supervision of the track coaches. A cross country team is composed of six men and the leader. Seven (Continued on Pane Three) Alex. F. Ryland, '97, Appointed To Board of Visitors Governor Also Reappoints Four Old Members To New Terms. Appointment of two new members to the Board of Visitors, of the In-stitute and the reappointment of four others was recently announced by Governor Harry F. Byrd. Alex F. Ryland, '97, of Richmond and Vice-President of the V. M. I. Club, was named to the board suc-seeding James O. Winston, of Thompson's Crossroads, while Edwin S. Reid, of Chatham, was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Dr. R. Bruce James, of Danville, resigned. Reappointments are as follows: Colonel Joseph Button, of Richmond and Appomattox, also a member of the V. M. I. Club; Harry H. Holt, Hampton; Captain Montgomery B. Corse, Lexington, and Roy W. Sex-ton, Wytheville. All appointments are for the four years ending July 1, 1930, with the exception of Mr. Reid's, which ex-pires July 1, 1928. "Blessed Be THE TIE That Binds" (Established 1922) A Monthly Publication of THE V. M. I. CLUB of Richmond, Va. ATTENTION Is invited to the Feature Story of Issue published on Page 5 and titled— "THE ODYSSEY AND ILIAD OF THE FIRST CLASS AT CAMP." - o WORK STARTED ON 1927 BOMB Bomb To Handle Sale of Holiday Cards In Barracks. FIRST CLASS PICTURES TAKEN Work has been started on the com-pilation of the 1927 Bomb, and even at this time of the year, quite a lit-tle progress can be noticed. Pros-pects point to one of the best Bombs published in many years, and it is the aim of the staff to complete as much of the work as possible before Christmas in order to avoid the us-ual haste and confusion which often occurs after the holidays. The personnel of the staff is not yet complete and several additions will b emade as soon as it is possible to move into the new publication quarters. A new line will be handled by the Bomb this year men; the exclusive sale in barracks of all Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, Easter, and Christmas cards. The cards will be attractive-ly designed and reasonably priced, and for First and Second Classmen, they will be made bearing the '27 and '28 seals. A new standard card will be introduced and should prove popu-lar. The calendars for 1927 will follow a new and novel design much more attractive than the old wall type sold in former years. They will be smaller and made for use on desk or table. The representative of the White Studio in New York has been here for several days taking individual pictures of the First Class. During the next week assignments will be made for the individual class write-ups, and First Classmen are request-ed to furnish this material as soon as possible. V. M. I. Takes Field Against Georgia Tech Next Saturday Flying CadetT~Fortified With Reserves Hope To Avenge Defeat of Last Year. GOLDEN TORNADO HAS LOST 9 FIRST STRING MEN White and Wycoff, Rival Full-backs for Three Years, Are Lost To Their Respective Teams. The Georgia Tech game is five days away. There are so many changes on both the Flying Squadron and Tornado this year that it is hard to offer predictions with any cer-tainty, but it can safely be said that V. M. I. will put up a strong de-fense. The forward wall that will probably take the field for the Cadets is heavy, and composed of sea-soned players. The line, of course, will be an important factor on the offense also, but that branch of the game depends chiefly on the ball carriers, who, although rather inex-perienced, are promising, and both fast and hard driving. Furthermore, V. M. I. 's downfall in past struggles with Tech has been due to lack of reserve strength, but this year the Keydet team is far better fortified FLYING CADETS TRIUMPH OVER SPIDER TEAM Cadet Defense Proves Impregnable. O'BERRY, FAIN AND SMITH STAR IN Y. M. I. LINE; WALKER A N D BARNES SHINE I N BACKFIELD Home Team Registers Six First Downs To None For Visitors. 170 Men Report For Rat Football Squad Best Material Seen At Institute In Years. GOOD PROSPECTS FOR SUCCESSFUL SEASON On Sept. 15 one hundred and sev-enty men reported as candidates for rat football. This is the largest fourth class squad ever turned out at the Institute and probably the larg-est Virginia has seen. These men come from all over the country and a score are all-state players, the best material seen here in several years. The linemen average around 180 pounds and the backs range from 150 to 175. Although it is to oearly to say how the rates will work as a team, with such material they should win most of their games and send many outstanding men to the varsity in 1927. Those showing up best are: Ends. Moody, Roanoke High. Berkely, Newport News High. Palmer, Suffolk High. Whiteside, Johnson City (Tenn.) High. McGuire, Salem High. Scott, Maury High. Beckham, Atlanta High. Schmitz, Storm Lake (Iowa) High. Smith, B. T., Petersburg High. Y. (Continued on Page Eight) M: C. CABINET ORGANIZED LAST WEEK Extensive Program Planned. Large Bible and Hymn Books To Be Placed In Jackson Memorial Hall. The personnel of the 1926-'27 Y. M. C. A. Cabinet is complete with the exception of two members to be elected from the Second Class and one from the Third Class. The Cabinet plans as extensive a program as is compatible with the vigors of our military system. Nu-merous offers for speeches have been received and one has been accepted. The present plan calls for the pur-chase of a large Bible and a number of hymn books to be placed in the Jackson Memorial Hall. A more ex-tensive and inclusive handbook is in-cluded in the year's program, provid-ed the funds are sufficient to carry thrrough the project. It will be remembered that the present projecting machines in the Jackson Memorial Hall are a gift of the Y. M. C. A., as are numerous books in the Library. The Y. M. C. A. also furnishes the refreshments for the ice cream supper given each year to the two companies whose baseball teams have the highest per-centages for the season. Saturday on Alumni Field the Fly-ing Cadets kicked and drove their way to a ten-point triumph over a determined team from the University of Richmond. The first three per-iods ended in a scoreless tie, fumbles and penalties, as well as the fierce resistance of the Spiders, being re-sponsible for the inconsistency of the Cadet attack. V. M. I. made two first downs almost at the opening of the game and it could be seen that if this punch would come forth at the right time a score would be inevit-able, since the Cadet defense proved itself impregnable from start to fin-ish. The first half consisted of some short gains for the Squadron and a punting duel between Carl Walker, Keydet fullback, and Penzold, small but skillful Richmond field general. The second half saw the Cadets start out with a rush, marked by two fine runs of forty yards each. A fumble and a penalty broke up the marches led by these two long gains. The work of the stonewall was most satisfactory—a five yard gain being the longest and practiaclly the only one that it allowed. A pass, netting Richmond 6 yards, was the longest gain made against V. M. I., and the strength of the Cadet defense was further demonstrated when the game ended and Richmond had not registered a single first down. V. M. I. made six. The first score came in the middle of the last period, when, after Walker, Barnes, and Moore had alternated to carry the ball from midfield to their opponents' 12 yard! line, Gfroerer place-kicked the goal from the 21 yard line. A blocked punt followed by several line bocks re-sulted in the touchdown, which was scored by Carl Walker. For V. M. I. Captain John Fain,. Karley O'Berry, and Ralph Smith, last year's Rat captain, stood out in the line, although the others did their work well. Johnny was up to his us-ual standard and Spider attempts: around his flank resulted in a minus yardage. On the offense he paved the way for many good gains. The work of O'Berry on recovering fum-bles was especially fine. It was his recovery of a blocked punt that led up to V. M. I.'s touchdown. Smithv often broke through to down the Bed! and Blue backs before they got start-ed. He blocked the punt recovered! by O'Berry. Behind the line Walker and Al Barnes stood out, both being-consistent ground gainers.. Carl! Walker's punts averaged over forty-yards. He also backed up the line well. Barnes showed up well on the receiving end of Gfroerer's short, passes besides his hard running. The Cadet backs have the necessary quali-fications, and from the confidence gained in two games, should show Georgia Tech a trick this week. Richmond University brought an experienced and determined team to Lexington. They played an unusual-ly fine brand of defensive football, but soon found out that their of- |