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Ml 'tl A V 0 ^ - r / ' T v r M t - THE CADET P U B L I S H E D W E E K L Y BY THE CORPS OF CADETS VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE : V O L . XXI. L E X I N G T O N , V I R G I N I A , M O N D A Y , S E P T . 26, 1927 No. 1 GENERAL NICHOLS KILLED BY ACCIDENT DURING SUMMER Rendered 53 Years of Service To V. M. I. BUST COMPLETED BEFORE DEATH The V i r g i n i a Military Institute in particular, as well as the State and Nation at large, sustains an irrepar-able loss with the death of General E. W. Nichols. The General was struck upon the head by a rock at on of July 1, 1927, while sitting his yard, the accident resulting f r om a blast set off by workmen en-g a g e d in excavation in the proximity of his house. He was conscious for only a f e w minutes and died that Resolutions The following resolutions were adopted by the Academic Board at its recent meeting: Lexington, Virginia, Sept. 9, 1927 Whereas, in the inscrutable ways of Divine Providence, our friend and colleague, General Edward W. Nichols, has been called from this life, we, members of the Academic T H E C A D E T has just received a notice of the death of Mr. " P a t" W e s t of the Class of '30 and wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the parents of " P a t " who was highly respected and esteemed by all his schoolmates. Mr. West came to his death Sunday night as a result of heart trouble, and i t is with sincere grief that we learn of our loss. FLYING SQUADRON OPENS SEASON WITH TWO DECISIVE WINS OPENING DANCES HELD IN GYMNASIUM Maynard Baird Furnishes Music „ „ i B o a r d of the Virginia Military In-i s t i t u t e ' i n s e s s i o n i n t h e o f f i c e of the Superintendent, desire to express our deep sense of sorrow in the sud-den death of General Nichols, our orial Hospital in Lexington. His re-mains are interred in the local ceme-tery. E d w a r d West Nichols, the son of James Nathaniel and Ann Wynn Nichols, was born in Petersburg, V i r g i n i a , June 27, 1858. He received his early education at McCabe's Uni-versity School, Petersburg, and ma-triculated in the Virginia Military Institute in the f a l l of 1874. He was graduated with distfniStioii 'in the • . . 0 l a s s of 1878. Immediately upon graduation he became Assistant P r o f e s s o r of Mathematics at V. I j ^ e ^ J n i v e r s i t y of V i r g i n i a a n d ' at U n ii v e rr ss ii tt y off VViirrggiinniiaa and W a s f e j n l F ^ w , , . . ton and Lee. In 1881 he opened a l a w office in Norfolk, Virginia, but was recalled to V. M. I. in 1882 to be Assistant Professor of Engineering. He served in that capacity until 1890 at which time he was made Professor of Mathematics. He held this chair until 1907. During the session of 1907 he was Acting Superintendent and in 1908 he was unanimously eelcted Superintendent by the Board of Visitors. He served in this office until his resignation in 1924. He was then elected Superintendent-Emeritus appreciation of his long and eminent services to the Institute, and our sympathy with his family in their g r e a t loss. General Nichols was born in Petersburg, Va., June 27, 1858. He died at his home on the V. M. I. P a r a d e July 2, 1927. He was matric-ulated at the Institute in the f a l l of 1874 and was one of the distinguish-graduates in the class of 1878. e then studied law, taking courses R A M B L I N ' K E Y D E TS P L A Y FOR D A N S A NT Washington and Lee University. W i t h the exception of a f e w months spent in the practice of law in Nor-folk, Va., his life, f r om 1874 to 1927, was devoted to the Institute—as Cadet, Assistant Professor and Pro-fessor of Mathematics and Engineer-ing, Acting Superintendent, succeed-ing in that office General Scott Shipp in 1908; and following his resigna-tion in 1924, as Superintendent Emeritus and Professor of Pure and Applied Mathematics. The Institute, under the direction of General Nichols, expanded in size of the (Continued on Page Three) MUORDOBSON" ASSUMES DUTIES N e w Commandant H a s Fine Re-cord— Received Jackson- Hope Medal in 1906. W i t h the opening of the present term, M a j o r Richard Stearns Dodson, U. S. Field Artillery, enters upon his firBt year as Commandant of Cadets and Professor of Military Science and Tactics, succeeding Major Hard-ing Polk. Major Dodson made an enviable record while a cadet at the V i r g i n i a Military Institute in which he matriculated in 1902. During the years 1904-1905 he made monograms in football. He was Assistant Man-ager of baseball in 1905 and Manager in 1906. His activities extended to other lines of endeavor as well as to athletics. He was Editor-in-Chief of the 1906 " B o m b " and was graduated as First Jackson-Hope medallist and Cadet First Lieutenant. After grad-uation he continued his studies at Cornell University, from which he received a C. E. degree in 1908. In 1910 he entered the army with the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery. He was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1913 and Cap- . tain in 1917. At the United States' Continued on Pace Six) 0. G.'s ORGANIZE AND ELECT OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR Fullilove and Griffin Honored By Leadership. A t a meeting of the Ancient and Aristocratic Order of the Officers of the Guard, Tom Fullilove of Shreve-port, La., was elected to the much coveted position of president. At the same meeting Sully Griffin of Portsmouth, Va., better known as " K i d V i r m i " of Baltimore, was elect-ed to the next ranking office, that of Vice-President. Earle Rucker of Ft. Myer, Va., and Charleston, W. Va., was elected to take care of the tremendous business to be transacted and he was given the title of Secre t a r y and Treasurer. By acclamation and a unanimous vote Karlyle O ' B e r r y , alias "Madame Silo," was elected to the dignified post of Ser-geant at Arms. The officers are a very capable as well as painstaking group of men and the C A D E T heart ily congratulates them on their re-cent political triumph. Many plans are being made by the O. G.'s for a worthwhile, as well as enjoyable year; among these is the annual O. G. banquet which is famed event. Cadets Defeat Wofford College and Richmond University Team Shows Exceptionally Well in Opening Frays Despite a prevalence of stags, the Opening Hops of '27-'28 were a huge success. The old g ym was decorated attractively in pink and white and the music furnished by Baird's South-ern Serenaders was captivating. The orchestra featured a couple of come dians whose " s t u f f " was exceedingly good. I t was a general consensus of opin ion among the big dogs that the calic, surpassed any that had s< Openings in a long, long time. The Rambling Keydets played for the dansant where a large crowd was in attendance. The football game lent color and pep to the hops mak-ing them the best in years. Those present: Miss Margaret' l l o i . o w a y of John-son City, Tenn. with Cadet Hanks. Miss Frances Bolton of Johnson City, Tenn. with Cadet W . R. Moss. Miss Ruth DeVane of Washington, D. C. with Cadet McMullen. Miss Ruth Porter of Portsmouth, Va. with Cadet W. M. Wilson. Miss Elizabeth Cadudy of Birming-ham, Ala. With Cadet Pettyjohn. Miss Elizabeth Moss of Birming-ham, Ala. with Cadet Collins. Miss Lucy Burbage of Johnson City, Tenn. with Cadet Hanks. Miss Phyliss Keyser of Waynes-borough, Va. with Cadet Hardy. Miss Caroline Moore of Roanoke, Va. with Cadet Sheahan. F l a s h i n g a f a s t o f f e n s i v e and d i s p l a y i n g an e x p e r t defense, the F l y i n g Squadron easily triumphed over W o f f o r d College and Richmond U n i v e r s i t y in t h e t w o opening games of the 1927 season. With plenty of r e s e r v e backs and substitute linemen, V . M. I. t h i s year shows more promise than f o r several years. Coaches R a f t e r y and Hess, ably assisted by M o r e l a n d and L a m - b e r t h a v e developed a t e am w h i c h bids f a i r t o h a v e a most suc-cessful season. The t w o o p e n i n g g a m e s f o l l o w in detail. (Continued on Page Bight) FANNEY DOOLEY PASSES AWAY W O F F O R D C O L L E GE Opening up with an almost perfect offensive and a well-nigh impregn-able defense, the F l y i n g Squadron of V. M. I. tromped on W o f f o r d College, of Spartanburg, S. C. winning the opening game of the 1927 season by a 37-0 score. A t the request of the Wofford coaches, full fifteen minute periods were played and both teams suffered extremely from the heat. Despite this fact, the f i r s t period gave forth some speedy football. Early in the second quarter after A b Barnes, star h a l f b a c k , had accounted for three touchdowns, the second aiai Ihiri. teams went in to finish up the game and took dvantage of their every op-portunity to score by piling up three more touchdowns. A f t e r steady line plays by Nabers and Barnes f o r four successive first downs, A b Barnes carried the ball over center f o r the f i r s t score of the game. Gaining f r om an exchange of punts, Barnes repeated this same performance in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Again Barnes, by intercepting a f o r w a r d pass and dodging through a broken field for thirty yards, counted f o r a touchdown Served Institute Faithfully 35 Years. " F a n n y Dooley" has pushed his last broom. No longer will the ven-erable darky, so conspicuous by his cane and humped back, be seen on the stoops of barracks. Early one morning, two or three days after finals, " F a n n y " passed on to the Great Beyond. F e w knew " F a n n y ' s " re%\ name, which was W a r r i c k Tinsley. Accord-ing to his fellow workers, "Fanny was certainly seventy years of age. He must have come to the Institute about 1892, f o r he claimed thirty-five years of service. At the time of Ms death, " F a n n y " was the oldest "s> ap n i g g e r " in active service. j His funeral was impressive,' but simple and was attended not only by those of his own race, but also by representatives of ours as well, many of the officials of the Institute being present. According to the reports, two or three factors contributed to the pass-ing of the popular old darky. The immediate cause was pronounced heart failure. It was said that in R I C H M O N D C O L L E GE U s i n g line drives with telling ef-fect, V. M. I. turned in her second victory of the season with a 22 to 0 triumph over Richmond College on Sept. 24th. The scores for the Cadets consist-of two touchdowns by Nabers, a touchdown by Barnes, and a safety by Milligan, argumented by Thorn-hill's two placement kicks for extra points. The first touchdown came in the second quarter when Nabers carried the ball over center f o l l o w i ng Barnes gains on an exchange of punts. The second score follower' soon a l t e r when Nabers again crash-ed through the line, after Hawkins had returned Hill's punt f o r 19 yards, and Barnes, Hawkins and Nabers had gained twenty yards through the line in three consecutive plays. Moss threw Milligan for a safety, adding two points to the score and Barnes made the final touchdown through Richmond's line a f t e r Hewlett block-ed and Moss recovered Hill's punt f or 5 yd. gain on Richmond's twelve-yard line, during the third quarter. The game was devoid of thrills and Richmond succeeded only twice in carryin g the ball past mid-field. A (Continued on Page Two) FIVE NEW MEMBERS ATTACH-ED TO ACADEMIC STAFF Captains Caldwell, J., Klein, Knox, Moses and Dr. V o lm To Teach. (Continued on Page Seven) FIRST CLASS SPENDS SIX WEEKS AT CAMP W i t h the new session just begun, f i v e new faces have appeared on the academic staff. Captain J. Caldwell, graduate of the class of 1923, has been teaching at Augusta Military Academy, and has also been coaching in athletics there. Captain Caldwell will be at-tached to the Civil Engineering De-partment. Captain T. A . Klein, of the class of 1927, who has been studying at Columbia University this summer, wlil be assistant professor in the E n g l i s h Department. Captain R. H. Knox, graduate of the class of 1924, who, since his graduation has been in the real estate business in Florida, will teach third and fourth class mathematics. Captain D. D. Moses, f i r s t Jackson- Hope medallist in the class of 1924, was graduated in l a w in June, 1927, at the University of Virginia. Cap tain Moses will teach business fin-ance. Dr. Volm, who was a student at Summer Training at Myer,. Meade, B r a g g and Humphrey Both Instructive and / Enjoyable. ' The Friday after Finals found the F i r s t Class reporting for six weeks summer training at the R. O. T. C. camps maintained for its various units. The Cavalry were sent to Fort Myer, b e a u t i f u l l y situated in the V i r - ginia hills overlooking Washington, the Engineers to Fort Humphrey on the Potomac below Alexandria, the I n f a n t r y to sandy Meade, midway be-tween Washington and Baltimore, the A r t i l l e r y to distant Fort B r a gg in N o r t h Carolina. To the keydet cavelrymen Fort Myer brings memories of horses, horses, horses, for, as might be ex-pected, they rode, and rode, and rode. A n d even the command "Dismount and tie on line" did not mean an end of the fun, particularly if ones horse was a trifle ticklish. But even so,, these ardent horsemen could devise no greater sport to fill their leisure moments than pitching horseshoes. N o account of the camp would be (Continued on Page Five) 2 2 5 5 4 5
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Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. September 26, 1927 |
Issue Date | 1927-09-26 |
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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 | Ml 'tl A V 0 ^ - r / ' T v r M t - THE CADET P U B L I S H E D W E E K L Y BY THE CORPS OF CADETS VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE : V O L . XXI. L E X I N G T O N , V I R G I N I A , M O N D A Y , S E P T . 26, 1927 No. 1 GENERAL NICHOLS KILLED BY ACCIDENT DURING SUMMER Rendered 53 Years of Service To V. M. I. BUST COMPLETED BEFORE DEATH The V i r g i n i a Military Institute in particular, as well as the State and Nation at large, sustains an irrepar-able loss with the death of General E. W. Nichols. The General was struck upon the head by a rock at on of July 1, 1927, while sitting his yard, the accident resulting f r om a blast set off by workmen en-g a g e d in excavation in the proximity of his house. He was conscious for only a f e w minutes and died that Resolutions The following resolutions were adopted by the Academic Board at its recent meeting: Lexington, Virginia, Sept. 9, 1927 Whereas, in the inscrutable ways of Divine Providence, our friend and colleague, General Edward W. Nichols, has been called from this life, we, members of the Academic T H E C A D E T has just received a notice of the death of Mr. " P a t" W e s t of the Class of '30 and wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the parents of " P a t " who was highly respected and esteemed by all his schoolmates. Mr. West came to his death Sunday night as a result of heart trouble, and i t is with sincere grief that we learn of our loss. FLYING SQUADRON OPENS SEASON WITH TWO DECISIVE WINS OPENING DANCES HELD IN GYMNASIUM Maynard Baird Furnishes Music „ „ i B o a r d of the Virginia Military In-i s t i t u t e ' i n s e s s i o n i n t h e o f f i c e of the Superintendent, desire to express our deep sense of sorrow in the sud-den death of General Nichols, our orial Hospital in Lexington. His re-mains are interred in the local ceme-tery. E d w a r d West Nichols, the son of James Nathaniel and Ann Wynn Nichols, was born in Petersburg, V i r g i n i a , June 27, 1858. He received his early education at McCabe's Uni-versity School, Petersburg, and ma-triculated in the Virginia Military Institute in the f a l l of 1874. He was graduated with distfniStioii 'in the • . . 0 l a s s of 1878. Immediately upon graduation he became Assistant P r o f e s s o r of Mathematics at V. I j ^ e ^ J n i v e r s i t y of V i r g i n i a a n d ' at U n ii v e rr ss ii tt y off VViirrggiinniiaa and W a s f e j n l F ^ w , , . . ton and Lee. In 1881 he opened a l a w office in Norfolk, Virginia, but was recalled to V. M. I. in 1882 to be Assistant Professor of Engineering. He served in that capacity until 1890 at which time he was made Professor of Mathematics. He held this chair until 1907. During the session of 1907 he was Acting Superintendent and in 1908 he was unanimously eelcted Superintendent by the Board of Visitors. He served in this office until his resignation in 1924. He was then elected Superintendent-Emeritus appreciation of his long and eminent services to the Institute, and our sympathy with his family in their g r e a t loss. General Nichols was born in Petersburg, Va., June 27, 1858. He died at his home on the V. M. I. P a r a d e July 2, 1927. He was matric-ulated at the Institute in the f a l l of 1874 and was one of the distinguish-graduates in the class of 1878. e then studied law, taking courses R A M B L I N ' K E Y D E TS P L A Y FOR D A N S A NT Washington and Lee University. W i t h the exception of a f e w months spent in the practice of law in Nor-folk, Va., his life, f r om 1874 to 1927, was devoted to the Institute—as Cadet, Assistant Professor and Pro-fessor of Mathematics and Engineer-ing, Acting Superintendent, succeed-ing in that office General Scott Shipp in 1908; and following his resigna-tion in 1924, as Superintendent Emeritus and Professor of Pure and Applied Mathematics. The Institute, under the direction of General Nichols, expanded in size of the (Continued on Page Three) MUORDOBSON" ASSUMES DUTIES N e w Commandant H a s Fine Re-cord— Received Jackson- Hope Medal in 1906. W i t h the opening of the present term, M a j o r Richard Stearns Dodson, U. S. Field Artillery, enters upon his firBt year as Commandant of Cadets and Professor of Military Science and Tactics, succeeding Major Hard-ing Polk. Major Dodson made an enviable record while a cadet at the V i r g i n i a Military Institute in which he matriculated in 1902. During the years 1904-1905 he made monograms in football. He was Assistant Man-ager of baseball in 1905 and Manager in 1906. His activities extended to other lines of endeavor as well as to athletics. He was Editor-in-Chief of the 1906 " B o m b " and was graduated as First Jackson-Hope medallist and Cadet First Lieutenant. After grad-uation he continued his studies at Cornell University, from which he received a C. E. degree in 1908. In 1910 he entered the army with the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery. He was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1913 and Cap- . tain in 1917. At the United States' Continued on Pace Six) 0. G.'s ORGANIZE AND ELECT OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR Fullilove and Griffin Honored By Leadership. A t a meeting of the Ancient and Aristocratic Order of the Officers of the Guard, Tom Fullilove of Shreve-port, La., was elected to the much coveted position of president. At the same meeting Sully Griffin of Portsmouth, Va., better known as " K i d V i r m i " of Baltimore, was elect-ed to the next ranking office, that of Vice-President. Earle Rucker of Ft. Myer, Va., and Charleston, W. Va., was elected to take care of the tremendous business to be transacted and he was given the title of Secre t a r y and Treasurer. By acclamation and a unanimous vote Karlyle O ' B e r r y , alias "Madame Silo," was elected to the dignified post of Ser-geant at Arms. The officers are a very capable as well as painstaking group of men and the C A D E T heart ily congratulates them on their re-cent political triumph. Many plans are being made by the O. G.'s for a worthwhile, as well as enjoyable year; among these is the annual O. G. banquet which is famed event. Cadets Defeat Wofford College and Richmond University Team Shows Exceptionally Well in Opening Frays Despite a prevalence of stags, the Opening Hops of '27-'28 were a huge success. The old g ym was decorated attractively in pink and white and the music furnished by Baird's South-ern Serenaders was captivating. The orchestra featured a couple of come dians whose " s t u f f " was exceedingly good. I t was a general consensus of opin ion among the big dogs that the calic, surpassed any that had s< Openings in a long, long time. The Rambling Keydets played for the dansant where a large crowd was in attendance. The football game lent color and pep to the hops mak-ing them the best in years. Those present: Miss Margaret' l l o i . o w a y of John-son City, Tenn. with Cadet Hanks. Miss Frances Bolton of Johnson City, Tenn. with Cadet W . R. Moss. Miss Ruth DeVane of Washington, D. C. with Cadet McMullen. Miss Ruth Porter of Portsmouth, Va. with Cadet W. M. Wilson. Miss Elizabeth Cadudy of Birming-ham, Ala. With Cadet Pettyjohn. Miss Elizabeth Moss of Birming-ham, Ala. with Cadet Collins. Miss Lucy Burbage of Johnson City, Tenn. with Cadet Hanks. Miss Phyliss Keyser of Waynes-borough, Va. with Cadet Hardy. Miss Caroline Moore of Roanoke, Va. with Cadet Sheahan. F l a s h i n g a f a s t o f f e n s i v e and d i s p l a y i n g an e x p e r t defense, the F l y i n g Squadron easily triumphed over W o f f o r d College and Richmond U n i v e r s i t y in t h e t w o opening games of the 1927 season. With plenty of r e s e r v e backs and substitute linemen, V . M. I. t h i s year shows more promise than f o r several years. Coaches R a f t e r y and Hess, ably assisted by M o r e l a n d and L a m - b e r t h a v e developed a t e am w h i c h bids f a i r t o h a v e a most suc-cessful season. The t w o o p e n i n g g a m e s f o l l o w in detail. (Continued on Page Bight) FANNEY DOOLEY PASSES AWAY W O F F O R D C O L L E GE Opening up with an almost perfect offensive and a well-nigh impregn-able defense, the F l y i n g Squadron of V. M. I. tromped on W o f f o r d College, of Spartanburg, S. C. winning the opening game of the 1927 season by a 37-0 score. A t the request of the Wofford coaches, full fifteen minute periods were played and both teams suffered extremely from the heat. Despite this fact, the f i r s t period gave forth some speedy football. Early in the second quarter after A b Barnes, star h a l f b a c k , had accounted for three touchdowns, the second aiai Ihiri. teams went in to finish up the game and took dvantage of their every op-portunity to score by piling up three more touchdowns. A f t e r steady line plays by Nabers and Barnes f o r four successive first downs, A b Barnes carried the ball over center f o r the f i r s t score of the game. Gaining f r om an exchange of punts, Barnes repeated this same performance in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Again Barnes, by intercepting a f o r w a r d pass and dodging through a broken field for thirty yards, counted f o r a touchdown Served Institute Faithfully 35 Years. " F a n n y Dooley" has pushed his last broom. No longer will the ven-erable darky, so conspicuous by his cane and humped back, be seen on the stoops of barracks. Early one morning, two or three days after finals, " F a n n y " passed on to the Great Beyond. F e w knew " F a n n y ' s " re%\ name, which was W a r r i c k Tinsley. Accord-ing to his fellow workers, "Fanny was certainly seventy years of age. He must have come to the Institute about 1892, f o r he claimed thirty-five years of service. At the time of Ms death, " F a n n y " was the oldest "s> ap n i g g e r " in active service. j His funeral was impressive,' but simple and was attended not only by those of his own race, but also by representatives of ours as well, many of the officials of the Institute being present. According to the reports, two or three factors contributed to the pass-ing of the popular old darky. The immediate cause was pronounced heart failure. It was said that in R I C H M O N D C O L L E GE U s i n g line drives with telling ef-fect, V. M. I. turned in her second victory of the season with a 22 to 0 triumph over Richmond College on Sept. 24th. The scores for the Cadets consist-of two touchdowns by Nabers, a touchdown by Barnes, and a safety by Milligan, argumented by Thorn-hill's two placement kicks for extra points. The first touchdown came in the second quarter when Nabers carried the ball over center f o l l o w i ng Barnes gains on an exchange of punts. The second score follower' soon a l t e r when Nabers again crash-ed through the line, after Hawkins had returned Hill's punt f o r 19 yards, and Barnes, Hawkins and Nabers had gained twenty yards through the line in three consecutive plays. Moss threw Milligan for a safety, adding two points to the score and Barnes made the final touchdown through Richmond's line a f t e r Hewlett block-ed and Moss recovered Hill's punt f or 5 yd. gain on Richmond's twelve-yard line, during the third quarter. The game was devoid of thrills and Richmond succeeded only twice in carryin g the ball past mid-field. A (Continued on Page Two) FIVE NEW MEMBERS ATTACH-ED TO ACADEMIC STAFF Captains Caldwell, J., Klein, Knox, Moses and Dr. V o lm To Teach. (Continued on Page Seven) FIRST CLASS SPENDS SIX WEEKS AT CAMP W i t h the new session just begun, f i v e new faces have appeared on the academic staff. Captain J. Caldwell, graduate of the class of 1923, has been teaching at Augusta Military Academy, and has also been coaching in athletics there. Captain Caldwell will be at-tached to the Civil Engineering De-partment. Captain T. A . Klein, of the class of 1927, who has been studying at Columbia University this summer, wlil be assistant professor in the E n g l i s h Department. Captain R. H. Knox, graduate of the class of 1924, who, since his graduation has been in the real estate business in Florida, will teach third and fourth class mathematics. Captain D. D. Moses, f i r s t Jackson- Hope medallist in the class of 1924, was graduated in l a w in June, 1927, at the University of Virginia. Cap tain Moses will teach business fin-ance. Dr. Volm, who was a student at Summer Training at Myer,. Meade, B r a g g and Humphrey Both Instructive and / Enjoyable. ' The Friday after Finals found the F i r s t Class reporting for six weeks summer training at the R. O. T. C. camps maintained for its various units. The Cavalry were sent to Fort Myer, b e a u t i f u l l y situated in the V i r - ginia hills overlooking Washington, the Engineers to Fort Humphrey on the Potomac below Alexandria, the I n f a n t r y to sandy Meade, midway be-tween Washington and Baltimore, the A r t i l l e r y to distant Fort B r a gg in N o r t h Carolina. To the keydet cavelrymen Fort Myer brings memories of horses, horses, horses, for, as might be ex-pected, they rode, and rode, and rode. A n d even the command "Dismount and tie on line" did not mean an end of the fun, particularly if ones horse was a trifle ticklish. But even so,, these ardent horsemen could devise no greater sport to fill their leisure moments than pitching horseshoes. N o account of the camp would be (Continued on Page Five) 2 2 5 5 4 5 |