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CONGRATULATIONS HOP COMMITTEE THE CADET PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE CORPS OF CADETS VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE GREAT McCARTI >RK / r Vol. XXV LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1932 No. 25 DR. ROBERT E. ROTH "Pass In Revue" Is Smashing Hit MCCARTHY PRODUCES BEST SHOW IN* HISTORY Moore, Hudgins, Monks, Fin-klehoffe, Noble, and Will Share Honors With Greiner's Minstrels. THE CORPS IN 464 Corps Sees and Hears [Illustrated Lecture DR. ROTH PRESENTS SCENES Out - of - the - Way Scenes and Facts of South America Entertain Corps. Dr. Robert E. Roth, noted world-traveler and lecturer, addressed the corps and quite a number of visitors > tonight in Jackson Memorial Hall on the subject of his many travels throughout the world. His exquisite color views of South America were especially impressive. For ten years Dr. Roth has traveled through many countries photographing unusual V. M. I. goes Broadway! A combi-nation of Floyd Gibbons and Walter Winchell would be hard pressed to do i justice to the Second Class show, "Pass in Revue." Only the modest price of admission could convince one that it was an amateur production, 'and even that fact leads one to doubt :t. Combinations like Hudgins and Moore, Monks and Finklehoffe, No-ble and Will, lead one to suspect the j introduction of professional talent The first act opened with a rendi-tion of "The March of the Muske-ters," "Charlie Cadet," and "I Love a Parade" by Charlie (Goose to you) Greiner and the ensemble. The only possible improvement would have ! been more encores. Greiner, a sing-iv of torch-songs, catapaulted the audience into hilarious heights which the other acts sustained. Shadow Leach (we tsill think it .vas a local officer disguised as Leach) offered a poetic selection en-titled "After the Ball," which drew thundering applause. The Showers Singers, a quartet composed of Edmonds, Taylor, Crock-er, and McCarthy, harmonized so per-fectly that it was difficult «to realize the fact that they were singing with-out the accompaniment of the run-ning water of the north end of bar-i racks. Finklhoffe demonstrated his abil- Easter Dances Are Great Success NO MORE FORMALS UNTIL FINALS Red Nichols' Orchestra and At-tractive Girls Climax Week-end Entertainment. This rare old picture of the Corps of Cadets dates back to the ap-proximate time of Hunter's raid. T -e exact date of the photograph is not known. Col. S. M. Schoonmaker, A Union Officer and Gentleman A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION V. M. OF I. HUNTER'S RAID ON scenes, and tonight the corps was fortunate to hear a description of his j ty as a tragedian in his recital of latest journey into the unknown re- "The Highwayman." If anyone mained untouched by that bit drama, he is devoid of emotion. It was perfect. Noble and Will, that incomparable pair of acrobatic comedians, offered gions of South America. From the many thousands of photographs tak-en in that area the speaker selected those which proved so interesting to the audience tonight. These pictures have been repro-duced into dissolving views which profusely illustrate his entertaining and instructive travelogue. The pic-tures when placed on the screen were so convincingly real and so startling beautiful that one could not help but imagine that he or she was looking at the original scene and not a reproduc-tion of it. The best way to learn about South America and its people is to visit South America. Neverthe-less, since it is not possible for all of us to travel, the best subject is to W a n g er see the record of other peoples' trav-els. Dr. Roth did not travel to see C r a c U i n g dowrTon one of the cleverest selections on the s t i t u t e . He reached Lexington, camp-bill in their Apache burlesque, "While e d o n t h e S t a u n t o n side of the North River, 6ut did not shell barracks. Lin-coln had specifically prohibited the destruction of private property and t educational institutions, and Schoon- (Continued on Page Eight.) V. M. I. Track Team Con-quers University of Richmond TRACK EVENTS" PROVE CA-DETS' LONG SUITE Colonel Schoonmaker Remained Loyal To His Ideals! By Otis D. Smith i founders of the Institute and then a The pictures which appeared in the member of the faculty, writes: "At Cadet last week of the reenactment pirst they were content to receive ba-in 1924 of the Battle of New Market con, two slices apiece; but they soon bring to mind the most interesting became insolent; demanded the story of one of those men who com- i smokehouse key, and told me they posed the group picture, Colonel J. would break the door unless I open- M. Schoonmaker of the 14th Penn- ->d it. I protested against their pil-sylvania Cavalry, commander of the 'age, and with a score of them sur- First Brigade of Averill's Cavalry rounding me, with guns in their Division of Mapor-General Hunter's hands, proceeded to the smokehouse and threw it open, entreating them at the same time, by the respect they had for their wives, mothers, and sis-ters, to leave me a little meat. They heeded me no more than wild beasts would have done; swore at me; and 'eft me not one piece. Some rushed -lown the cellar steps, seized the new- 'y churned butter there, and made off . . . . they seized our breakfast, and ?ven snatched the toasted bread and egg that had been begged for the sick crying for something to eat; I had man's breakfast. My children were army in the War between the States. On Friday, June 10, 1864, Colonel r e _ Schoonmaker was sent out from Staunton as commander of the ad-vance guard of Hunter's army with orders to march on Lexington and to burn or otherwise destroy all the buildings of the Virginia Military In- The most delightful series of Eas- Hops in the history of the Insti-tute commenced on Friday evening and maintained the tempo of joyous entertainment reached in the Second Class presentation "Pass in Revue." Never before have so many elements of perfect amusement been offered in one week-end at V. M. I. All sections of the country sent their representatives of feminine beauty and charm to grace the floor if Ninety-Four Hall. There, amid the colorful decorations of blue and white streamers, throngs of dancers waltzed to the haunting melodies of Red Nichols' orchestra. Once again the soft lights of the crystal globe diffused their multi-colored rays on the whirling dancers beneath. Eve-ning gowns, uniforms, and tuxedos •eflected them in a myriad of spark-ing hues. Red Nichols' and his musicians vere doubly inspired by the appre-ciative response of the guests; one niece followed another with little in- Lermission, and each offering receiv-d more applause than the previous ine, until one was reminded of the •are-free jubilation of the Final Ball. The Dansant on Saturday afternoon irew a large number of dancers who were bent upon capturing every min-lte of pleasure which the week-end extended. Even the weather caught h musical spirit of the occasion and •endered that (popular?' selection, "Rain on the Roof," with the con-sistency of a fugue. The 0. G. also 'elt the lure of soothing strains and submitted a solo on a drum which ounded the swan song of the fes-tivities. So Easter Hops came to an <nd. But what hops they were! Per- 'ect in every sense of the word! maker, to use his own words, "con- nothing to give them but crackers." Breaks Tape Times. Three good looking how many miles that he could cover U n i v e r s i t y o f Richmond track and in a day, but he traveled leisurely in f i e M o u t f i t Qn A l u m n i F i e i d last Wed-order to become acquainted with the n e s d a y > T o n y Wanger's cinder boys sidered at the time the burning of the Institute for military reasons un-necessary and unwarranted." The main body of Hunter's army, consisting of twenty-two regiments if infantry, fifteen of cavalry, and seven batteries of artillery, arrived he next day. Among the officers various countries which he illustrates in his travelogue. The speaker took his audience down the West Coast of South America, drifting along the lazy Pacific, going into the coun-tries of Ecuador, Peru and Chile. In Ecuador they visited the Cacao plan-tations and then watched the natives weave the ever popular Panama hats for which this country is famous. From Ecuador they traveled south-ward through the interior to Cuzco, Peru, where the Inca Ruins were well illustrated, and then into the Jungles stepped out to win the first home meet of the season by a score of 72 to 54. The teams broke even in the field events, but on the track V. M. I. secured the 18-point advantage which led to victory. Joyce, of Richmond, led the scor-ing with 16 points in the field events, winning the discus throw, outhopping Joe Phillips to win the high jump at 5 feet 9 1-2 inches, tying with Vance for first place in the pole vault, and participating in the broad jump of Peru, where a wedding of the na- a n £ s h o t P®}* , . . . . , " ' . „„ The captains of both teams show-tives was shown up We „ i n the sprints. Wanger Dr. Roth inspired his audience and ^ s e c ( m d Jn t h e g c o r i n g w i t h 15 held their absorbed attention by the sincerity and frankness with which' he spoke, with the genius of an ora-tor, he carried his listeners into the countries discussed, so clear and vivid are his portrayals of places, customs, and peoples. His descriptions were scoring points for three first places, in the hundred yard dash, two-twenty, and low hurdles, while Captain Vial of Richmond piled up 11 points, with a first and two second places. "Tur-key" Chaltain, of the Spiders, step-ped out to take first in the high hir-certainly not an array o f d r y s t a U s - P ^ & w i n n . tics, but alert discussions drawn J i om formance i n t h e b r o a d j u m p. a fund of knowledge personally ac-, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ bited strong combinations. Rudy Bumgardner, cross country captain, followed closely by Charlie Horst, took the 2-miles with no trouble at The Marine Band's rendition of the aii( w i t h the greater part of a lap to V. M. I. Spirit as broadcast at three Spa r e . Turner and Burruss breasted Even today, after all traces of sec-tional bitterness have died out, Hunt-er's Lexington relatives disown him and refer to him as the Renegade Vandal. Such was the man who commanded he Institute to be burned at 9 o'clock n Sunday morning, June 12. Mrs. quired. The corps enjoyed the lecture fully and feels very fortunate in being al-lowed to hear this noted man. o'clock on Monday afternoon makes one appreciate the beauty of the song. This makes the second time that the Marine Band has played it on their program within the last two months. the string together to tie for first n the mile run, far ahead of Rich-mond's leading man. Led by Buck Wright, the Keydet combination of Buck, Brugh, and Bill (Continued On f i g i Fire) were Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes, Presiton dramatically records that Infantry Division; Major William vhile the above was being written McKinley; and Captain Henry A. Du-j he Arsenal exploded. Schoonmaker, Pont of the 5th Artillery. The first j "he first Union soldier to enter the kwo subsequently became Presidents, institute buildings, found, to quote •nd Captain duPont became the dis- him, "the cadets' school books open tinguished United States Senator m their desks and diagrams partly from Delaware. Schoonmaker was finished on the blackboard." General everely reprimanded by Hunter for j ^mith, then the Superintendent, and -ot carrying out his orders and im- .everal cadets were taken as prison-mediately relieved of his command, TS. The educational equipment of the On Saturday, June 11, the invasion Institute was given to the flames «f Lexington began. A company of along with the buildings. The price- •adets under Captain Wise, station- '0 S S mineralogical collection donated 1 near what is now known as the 0 t h e s c h ° o 1 by General Cocke, a neamery, had burned the East Lex- 'an?e and valuable library, including 'ngton bridge as soon as the Confed-1 irreplaceable collection of scienti- •>rate rear guard had crossed, and had 'i c w o r k s w h i c h h a d b e e n Purchased been distributed as sharpshooters on "«>m Colonel Claude Crozet, an ex-he rocky hill down beyond their hos- 'eptionally valuable telescope, and oital, so it was necessary for Hunter he complete scientific apparatus and o send General Averill with a bri- 'aboratories of the Engineering, -ade of cavalry to cross the river I Chemistry, and Agricultural depart- "urther north, probably in the vici- '^«nts—all were destroyed. All the nity of the since discovered caves. professors' houses were burned with Hunter met with little resistance -he exception of that of the Superin-save that of the Corps, the Confed- e n i i e n t - H i s daughter was desperate-erates having withdrawn toward V 111 i n c h i l d birth. Lynchburg. Seeing him entering Lex- After the destruction of the Insti-ington, the remainder of the Corps ute Schoonmaker was restored to his followed the route of the Confeder-1 ommand, and Hunter's army march-ates, and Hunter's forces marched 1 on towards Lynchburg. Royal Guard Mount In Sweden into town. Mute evidence of the ad-vance remains in the two solid shot which one sees today in the tower on •he east side of barracks. It is learned from reputable sources that the conduct of both Hunter and In later years Colonel Schoonmaker became very interested in V. M. I. ind returned to Finals and anniver-aries for years. On June 24, 1914, e delivered an address on the occa-sion of the Seventy-Fifth Anniver-lhe greater part of his forces was ary Celebration. On May 15, 1924, he disgraceful. Homes and smokehouses returned for the reenactment of the were entered. Mrs. Preston, wife of Battle of New Market. On each of Colonel J. T. L. Preston, one of the j is visits he always said that he was (Continued on Page Eight.) COLORFUL CEREMONY AT-TENDS CHANGE OF GUARD Capt. Granfelt Describes His-toric Military Function In Sweden. By Capt. Nils Granfelt. It is in the big court-yard of the barracks. The High Guard, in full dress, if formed in the regular way with opened ranks, rifles charged, ind bayonets fixed, the band outside the right wing. The officer in -harge, a lieutenant, reports to his •hief. "Sir, the High Guard accord-ing to orders." "Good—March off!" and off they <?o, the band playing, the drums roaring, the guardsmen marching as only guardsmen can do, and the sty-lish lieutenant straightening his back o the utmost degree. Marching up to the Royal Castle 'he guard attracts everybody's at-tention. People rush from all direc-tions to get a place in front of the Tuard, and pretty soon the "chimney-sweepers" are counted by the thou-sands. Up at the castle the old guard al-ready stands a* attention, ready to salute the new guard when it swings ip the royal court-yard. After both guards have passed in review before "he national flag the new guard re-lieves the old guard from its twen-ty- four hours duty in protecting the lives of the royal family. For hun-ireds of years the royal guard-mount has been a popular amusement o the inhabitants of Stockholm and ts visitors. The O. C. is a busy man. Besideb he eleven sentinels in and outside he castle he is responsible for the -uard as a whole and takes his or- (ers from nobody but the comman- (Continued on page 8)
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CONGRATULATIONS
HOP COMMITTEE THE CADET PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
THE CORPS OF CADETS VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
GREAT
McCARTI
>RK
/ r
Vol. XXV LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1932 No. 25
DR. ROBERT E. ROTH "Pass In Revue" Is
Smashing Hit
MCCARTHY PRODUCES BEST
SHOW IN* HISTORY
Moore, Hudgins, Monks, Fin-klehoffe,
Noble, and Will
Share Honors With Greiner's
Minstrels.
THE CORPS IN 464
Corps Sees and Hears
[Illustrated Lecture
DR. ROTH PRESENTS
SCENES
Out - of - the - Way Scenes and
Facts of South America
Entertain Corps.
Dr. Robert E. Roth, noted world-traveler
and lecturer, addressed the
corps and quite a number of visitors
> tonight in Jackson Memorial Hall on
the subject of his many travels
throughout the world. His exquisite
color views of South America were
especially impressive. For ten years
Dr. Roth has traveled through many
countries photographing unusual
V. M. I. goes Broadway! A combi-nation
of Floyd Gibbons and Walter
Winchell would be hard pressed to do
i justice to the Second Class show,
"Pass in Revue." Only the modest
price of admission could convince one
that it was an amateur production,
'and even that fact leads one to doubt
:t. Combinations like Hudgins and
Moore, Monks and Finklehoffe, No-ble
and Will, lead one to suspect the
j introduction of professional talent
The first act opened with a rendi-tion
of "The March of the Muske-ters,"
"Charlie Cadet," and "I Love a
Parade" by Charlie (Goose to you)
Greiner and the ensemble. The only
possible improvement would have
! been more encores. Greiner, a sing-iv
of torch-songs, catapaulted the
audience into hilarious heights which
the other acts sustained.
Shadow Leach (we tsill think it
.vas a local officer disguised as
Leach) offered a poetic selection en-titled
"After the Ball," which drew
thundering applause.
The Showers Singers, a quartet
composed of Edmonds, Taylor, Crock-er,
and McCarthy, harmonized so per-fectly
that it was difficult «to realize
the fact that they were singing with-out
the accompaniment of the run-ning
water of the north end of bar-i
racks.
Finklhoffe demonstrated his abil-
Easter Dances Are
Great Success
NO MORE FORMALS UNTIL
FINALS
Red Nichols' Orchestra and At-tractive
Girls Climax Week-end
Entertainment.
This rare old picture of the Corps of Cadets dates back to the ap-proximate
time of Hunter's raid. T -e exact date of the photograph is
not known.
Col. S. M. Schoonmaker, A
Union Officer and Gentleman
A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
V. M.
OF
I.
HUNTER'S RAID ON
scenes, and tonight the corps was
fortunate to hear a description of his j ty as a tragedian in his recital of
latest journey into the unknown re- "The Highwayman." If anyone
mained untouched by that bit
drama, he is devoid of emotion. It
was perfect.
Noble and Will, that incomparable
pair of acrobatic comedians, offered
gions of South America. From the
many thousands of photographs tak-en
in that area the speaker selected
those which proved so interesting to
the audience tonight.
These pictures have been repro-duced
into dissolving views which
profusely illustrate his entertaining
and instructive travelogue. The pic-tures
when placed on the screen were
so convincingly real and so startling
beautiful that one could not help but
imagine that he or she was looking at
the original scene and not a reproduc-tion
of it. The best way to learn
about South America and its people
is to visit South America. Neverthe-less,
since it is not possible for all
of us to travel, the best subject is to W a n g er
see the record of other peoples' trav-els.
Dr. Roth did not travel to see C r a c U i n g dowrTon
one of the cleverest selections on the s t i t u t e . He reached Lexington, camp-bill
in their Apache burlesque, "While e d o n t h e S t a u n t o n side of the North
River, 6ut did not shell barracks. Lin-coln
had specifically prohibited the
destruction of private property and
t educational institutions, and Schoon-
(Continued on Page Eight.)
V. M. I. Track Team Con-quers
University of
Richmond
TRACK EVENTS" PROVE CA-DETS'
LONG SUITE
Colonel Schoonmaker Remained Loyal To His Ideals!
By Otis D. Smith i founders of the Institute and then a
The pictures which appeared in the member of the faculty, writes: "At
Cadet last week of the reenactment pirst they were content to receive ba-in
1924 of the Battle of New Market con, two slices apiece; but they soon
bring to mind the most interesting became insolent; demanded the
story of one of those men who com- i smokehouse key, and told me they
posed the group picture, Colonel J. would break the door unless I open-
M. Schoonmaker of the 14th Penn- ->d it. I protested against their pil-sylvania
Cavalry, commander of the 'age, and with a score of them sur-
First Brigade of Averill's Cavalry rounding me, with guns in their
Division of Mapor-General Hunter's hands, proceeded to the smokehouse
and threw it open, entreating them
at the same time, by the respect they
had for their wives, mothers, and sis-ters,
to leave me a little meat. They
heeded me no more than wild beasts
would have done; swore at me; and
'eft me not one piece. Some rushed
-lown the cellar steps, seized the new-
'y churned butter there, and made off
. . . . they seized our breakfast, and
?ven snatched the toasted bread and
egg that had been begged for the sick
crying for something to eat; I had
man's breakfast. My children were
army in the War between the States.
On Friday, June 10, 1864, Colonel
r e _ Schoonmaker was sent out from
Staunton as commander of the ad-vance
guard of Hunter's army with
orders to march on Lexington and to
burn or otherwise destroy all the
buildings of the Virginia Military In-
The most delightful series of Eas-
Hops in the history of the Insti-tute
commenced on Friday evening
and maintained the tempo of joyous
entertainment reached in the Second
Class presentation "Pass in Revue."
Never before have so many elements
of perfect amusement been offered in
one week-end at V. M. I.
All sections of the country sent
their representatives of feminine
beauty and charm to grace the floor
if Ninety-Four Hall. There, amid
the colorful decorations of blue and
white streamers, throngs of dancers
waltzed to the haunting melodies of
Red Nichols' orchestra. Once again
the soft lights of the crystal globe
diffused their multi-colored rays on
the whirling dancers beneath. Eve-ning
gowns, uniforms, and tuxedos
•eflected them in a myriad of spark-ing
hues.
Red Nichols' and his musicians
vere doubly inspired by the appre-ciative
response of the guests; one
niece followed another with little in-
Lermission, and each offering receiv-d
more applause than the previous
ine, until one was reminded of the
•are-free jubilation of the Final Ball.
The Dansant on Saturday afternoon
irew a large number of dancers who
were bent upon capturing every min-lte
of pleasure which the week-end
extended. Even the weather caught
h musical spirit of the occasion and
•endered that (popular?' selection,
"Rain on the Roof," with the con-sistency
of a fugue. The 0. G. also
'elt the lure of soothing strains and
submitted a solo on a drum which
ounded the swan song of the fes-tivities.
So Easter Hops came to an
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