VMI Cadet. May 5, 1908

              THE CADET
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1908
Teachers and NEW BUILDING
Commandants STARTED
Graduating Class to Sup- Old Landmark to be lorn
ply Many
We print below a list of mem-bers
of the fii'st class, who have
been engaged as teachers for
next year at smaller institutions:
J. Hope Peek has contracted-for
the position of assistant com-mandant
at Florida Military In-stitute.
Talahassee, Fla.
Alonzo H. Gentry at Went-worth
Military Academy, Lex-ington,
Mo.
J. Guy Engleman, as comman-dant
at Tennessee Military Insti-tute,
Sweetwater, Tenn.
John M. Fray as commandant
at Donald Fraser School, Deca-tur,
Ga.
Frank A. Fickes as comman-dant
at Mount Pleasant Militi ry
Academy, Ossining-on-Hudson.
A. E. Donnan as assistant com-mandant,
at Kentucky Military
Institute, Louisville, Ky.
J?,-Hewson as commandant
ai bingham Military Scho(
Bingham, N. C.
Stewart Anderson as teach i
at St. Albans, Icadford, Va.
Chas. S. Carter and J.
PiciCe will b;^ respectively. Muli
professors of Modern Language/
and Mathematics and tactical
otticers at the Institute, whil^ M.
G. Deshazo, having entei-ed the
civil ijervice, will be inspector of
government schools in the Phil-ippines,
There are also seven
others who will teach, but who
have not, as yet, been assigned.
All this list, together with six
others who will enter the arm",
certainly gives the title of "West
Point of the South" a strougei-boost
and more grounding laan
it has ever before received. More
applications for teachers from
the graduating class were receiv-ed
than could be filled, which
only shows the work that our
alumni have done for us on the
outside. Therefore, it is with
justifiable pride that we may
jjoint to our past and ever-grow-ing
present record and feel
doubly certain that the future
will more than uphold it.
"Hello! Hello! Hello! Its a dif-ferent
girl again." Donjian.
Down.
An old landmark of the In-stitute
is to be destroyed and in
its place a handsome new chem-ical
and pliysical laboratory will
T7p Recently, as a result
of the efforts of the Superin-tendent,
the State made an appro-priation
of $50,000 to the Insti-tute
this year and a similar
amount was promised for next
year, for the purpose of building
a much-needed chemical and
physical laboratory. The site
of the new building will be on
the ground occupied at present
by the so-called "cabins.'' These
"cabins" have stood since the
founding of Ih- Institute, being
one of the i .nv bailtiin-s which
survived Hunler's raid. Since
then they ha\ j b'Cii used for
many and various purposes, such
as sutler's, burbcr shop, laundry
room, carpentei- shoy) and others.
For several da; .v past surveyors
have been bus. nying off the
-'te of the nev>' building and
H. livr^ work will be begun this
s,immei'. The old chemical
la!x)ratary will probably be turn-i!
into a laundry, run by the
powei' irom the power house
jus I hi.'Xt it.
Class Game
First Class Defeated Second
Class by 15 to 14 Saturday
' 111 an exciting finish the first
i class nine del'eaied the second
I class bv a score of 15 to 14, Salui-
, da\, in nine inning.s. This is the
! l econd victory for the first class
i and gives them the series. The
game Saturday, though marked
j by many errors on both sides,
, wMs very exciting. A feature
was the home run of Grant for
the 1st class, in the 7th with the
bases full. Wickham is captain
of the 1st class team and Hob-son
of the 2nd. The next game
will be between the 1st and the
3rd classes.
J. V. Beckford '9G, is manager
of Buckroe Beach and is also in
the real estate business at.Hamp-ton,
Va.
Army AlumniAssocia-
Hon of V. M.L
To the alumni of the Virginia
Military Institute who are in the
Service:
Why not form an Alumni As-sociation
in the army? There
are a great many alumni of the
Institution already in the army
Marine Corps and Paymaster
Corps of the Navy. Few of these
Alumni know that the others are
in the service and realize that
they are bound by that strongest
of all ties, alumni of V. M. I.
Every year adds to the number
of graduates who enter the ser-vice
and strengthens the claims
of the Virginia Military Insti-tute
to the title of "The West
Point of the South.'' What bet-ter
way to bring these alumni
together than to form an alumni
association which shall be com-posed
of all alumni in the ser-vice?
Though it would be impos-sible
for us to get together and
hold banquets and meetings as
the alumni of cities are enabled
to do yet we could accomplish
much good for |the Institute and
ourselves by such an organiza-tion.
No one who has attended
the Institute ever loses the love
and interest which associations
have there formed for him. There
is never an alumnus but with the
greatest satisfaction hears of the
success of the V, M. I. team on
the gridiron or on the diamond.
Could not an Army Alumni As-sociation
do something to show
this interest? Each year the sec-retary
of such an association
could publish a pamphlet which
should contain a list of all the
Alumni in the service,their rank
and the post at which each is
stationed. Such a pamphlet
would be of great value to all
Alumni and especially those just
entering the service. Upon a
change of station it would enable
an officer to ascertain if there
were any V. M. I. men at the
post. What makes a man feel
more at home when he goes to a
j strange place than the presence
of another V. M. I. man? My
idea is if that this plan meets
with the approval of the alumni
each alumnus in the service
subscribe the sum of two dollars,
which amount should be used in
the publication of the pamphlet
above. This pamphlet would
keep those alumni in touch with
each other and would serve to
still further strengthen up their
interest in their alma mater.
I would like to hear through
The Cadet the opinions of some
of our alumni on this subject.
J. E. T.
Lt. U. S. Army.
Next Game
Friday, May 8th,
Bridgewater College
at Lexington.
GLEE CLUB
Trip Proposed to Lynch-burg
The Mandolin and Glee Club
acquitted itself so creditably at
the Easter entertainment that
they have become justly ambi-tious
and are reaching out for
more worlds to conquer. Such
talent is worthy of more extend-ed
praise. The time has come
when the Institute can gain
fame in a new field. A trip to
Lynchburg to appear before the
alumni and friends there is in
embryo. Certainly no better
advertisement of a college could
be sent out than a well prepared
glee club. The 4000 mile trip
of the Yale and Columbia glee
and mandolin clubs are com-monly
known. Our musical
bunch is content with a modest
40 mile journey to the "City
of the Hills". The show to be
given on May 15th, a holiday,
thus losing no time from classes.
We feel sure that such a show
would get a crowded house, as
the enthusiasm of the "old
cadets" would be given another
vent. Over $100.00 was cleared
at their performance here at
Easter.
The profits would go to the
athletic association; thus, two
very creditable aims are present-ed.
advertisement for the school
and money for athletics. The
matter will come up before the
Board of Visitors at their next
meeting and it is to be hoped
that it will be found permissible
for it to be carried through.
If not we urge another appear-ance
here sometime during Fin-als,
as such a show is rarely, if
ever, equalled in amateur work'
FIRST CLASS HOP,
Another Saturday Night Dance
to be Given on May 9th.
The first class will give an-other
of the popular Saturday
evening hops next Saturday.
The short time allowed will
necessitate a prompt start. Men
taking "calic" are urged to hav«
them at the gym on time.