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FIRST CLASS HOP SATURDAY NIGHT THE CADET WOODSOI COMMANDERS PL^YI jm ? PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE CORPS OF CADETS VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE Vol. XXV LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1932 No. 28 PARTIES ASKSUPPORT AT POLLS V. M. I. Cadets Last Uniformed Confederate Force In Old Capitol RICHMOND MAGAZINE CARRIES WRITE-UP OF INSTITUTE Cadets Went To Richmond In '61 For Training Service. T. H. HARREL TO EDIT CADET NEXT YEAR WERE MORE FAMILIAR WITH CANNON BALLS THAN FOOTBALLS That the Virginia Military Insti-tute for several months was situat-ed in Richmond and that the cadet corps was the last uniformed Confed-erate force to evacuate the Confed-erate capital in 1865 is brought out in an article by Earle Lutz in the Rich-mond Magazine, official publication of the Richmond Chamber of Com-merce, for April. Mr. Lutz was writing on the Con-federate States Naval Academy, but devoted half of the article to V. M. I. The students of the two institutions were described as "school boys one hour and fighting men the next." The j writer points out that had the South been victorious the Confederate Army In accordance with a motion adopted at its last meeting the Athletic Council elected T. H. Harrel, of Arkansas, Editor-in- Chief of the 1933 Cadet, it was nounced today by the President of the Council. This selection was made early this year in or-der to give the new editor time to form a staff. The complete Cadet staff will be announced next week. Big Election Farce Arouses Enthusiasm Of Entire Cadet Corps MILITARISTS AND NON-MILITARISTS VIE FOR APPROV-AL OF KEYDETS IN MAMOTH POLITICAL MAMMOTH POLITICAL April Honor List Not since the swashbuckling days of "Tippecanoe and Tyler too!" has the United States of America been under such catchlys-mic stress as at the present moment. The bitter hatred and fierce fighting of the War Between the States, all Panics and De-pressions, the 1916 Presidential Campaign between Hughes and Fiffv-Tlirpp f afWc Mabn Wilson, the colossality of the World War and all the international t i l l } ' 1111CC lidueia i'ldne furore resulting therefrom, Prohibition and the Lindbergh Baby question are all a mere drop in the bucket as compared with the present crisis which is shaking the country from stem to stern, Memorandrum~Shows List Larg- barracks from the main sinks to the Bomb Room and the Universe B from Saturn to East Lexington. Ere the present evening is many er inis Month. hours older an extra edition of The Cadet will leave the press, an- HEADQUARTERS nouncing to the world the results of the most glamorous, potent, VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE mud-slingingest, dirtiest, most highly ballyhooed and important Lexington, Virginia Presidential Campaign of All Time. Herewith is the strong April 29, 1932 straight dope and summary of the campaigns, and for the use of Memorandum No. 70: au poll-tax paying citizens a Ballot, which should be filled out right the' HONOR' LlsTfoTthe month'of a w a y f.or t h e Strictly Honest Collection of Votes which will begin April, 1932, having received an ave- immediately. rage of 9.00 or more on all topics of1 The Cadet hereby announces its non-partisan status, and treats instruction and no grade below 8.50 parties fairly and without prejudice. on any topic of instruction: WHQ W J L L N E X T OCCUPY T H E W H I T E H O U S E ? ? ? THE , First Class GREATEST QUESTION S I N C E NOAH TOOK T H E ORIGINAL and Navy football classics might o f T h e Richmond News Leader, who George, J. F„ Jr. Va.; Hansbrough MONKEYS A N D HYENAS INTO THE ARK!!! have been staged without the teams; is the author of the article appearing i L. J., Va.; Heald, J. M. D., Va.; Jack-! MILITARY PARTY NON-MILITARY PARTY leaving home, but added that "the in this issue of THE CADET about, s o n , L. W., N. C.; Keith, J., Va.; Long, D . ~ With nen meetings costers ballv- The x m Z t T u * m ETJS& with cannon balls just then. States, the Institute was temporarily I Monks, J., Jr., N. Y.; Moyka, C., N. inning on April 27 at tattoo, before bands, demonstrations, street fights, V. M. I. cadets, Mr. Lutz pointed located in the poorhouse at Richmond. • y . ; Nelson, P. P. Va.; Patterson, D. „_ n,lfq;PtlPP which nackine the brawls and mud-slinging galore the out, came to Richmond in a body in gr- who is a first g e n a n t . on o., W. Va ;; P o t t e r ^ S Va, Sledge,. ^ ^ ^ a r m i n g ' ' over the'court- Non - Military party, espousing the Spring of 1861 to train the Con- Virginia national guard, is a graduate," " M l S S " l h o mPs o n - J" C" S- C- j y a i . d , w a s estimated at 100,000, with GOOSE-NECK GREINER and PAUL federate volunteers. In 1864 after i of the University of Richmond. Second Class - tbe u s u a i accompanying band, signs EDMUNDS for president and vice- Hunter burned the buildings at Lex-1 Bernard, O. S., Jr., Va.; Betts, C. a n d ballyhoo. Presidential candidate president, respectively have put up ington, the Institute was moved to M II V A r r T K f r f t n d T q I U w' w" Va''• K e a r f J t t ^ P AVa ^ Ki^' Hudgins was presented amid furious a terrific campaign rivalling the glory Richmond and the new a l m s h o u s e , M*. rtnUSirOIlg 1dlKN W W , Va., and h i g s i n g a n d u n s t i n t e d of the sun itself in intensity. From which could not be operated for lack! T„ PArne T n / j o v |M-> Penn.; Lansdale, J., Jr., Tex.; yells of "We Want Greiner!" Mr. different localities on the second 1U VJUipa l u u a j r Lay, J. S., Jr., D. C.; McCarthy, F. Hudgin's initial coup was to display s t o °P these radical partisans have dieton,' J W Tex • PetTigr^' W h " l h i s v o c a l for leadership by blared forth their platform and prom Va. ° Van Petten, A. E , Kan^ Wheel- calling the battalion to attention «es to a suffering Corns, and in thei: Strong Wet Party. EARLE LUTZ member of the reportorial staff j Is One of Editor's New York Times; Attended V. M. I. of money, was turned over to the corps for school purposes. Frequent calls to active duty interfered with studies. The article says in part: "The Virginia Military Institute did not have smooth sailing even during its period in the Confederate capital. The school was opened here m e m b e r o f t h e C l a s s o f 1 8 7 7 a n d 18 Mr. Henry E. Armstrong, who at-tended V. M. I. for two years as a in the fall of 1864 after Hunter had now a member of the editorial staff burned the buildings at Lexington of The New York Times, addressed er, J. W., Jr., Va. Third Class Baker, J. A. B., Va.; Baldwin, J. D. C., Va.; Crawford, J. H„ Tenn.; Ed- McCarthy, opening for the speak-ers, espoused an R. O. T. C. check in every pocket and pay of $1 per day. J7i nfe/Ginoc k P€On^GVa:r,SooRdw?n; At this time a terrific deluge of wa J. M., Va.; Jones, R. H., Jr., Va.;lter descended upon the Military par-and it was realized that they could | the Corps this afternoon in Jackson Royce G. A., Ala.; Swindell, G. B„ I tisans from a third stoop battery of not be reconstructed at any time in Memorial Hall. Having left Lexing-|J r" M d l buckets, and candidates and speak-the immediate future. ton in 1875 he was impressed by the Fourth Class ers were forced to don raincapes in "The Institute's board ordered the: changes which have taken place in Bagwell W. P., Jr., Va.; DeMeo, L. order to resume their exhortations, corps to assemble at Camp Lee, near both the Institute and its operation. J-, N. Y.; Evans, R W., Va.; Foster, Throughout the entire rally, water Richmond, on October 1. It was at Mr. Armstrong came to V. M. I. clung, a f i . , Jr.,' Va\; Meem, L C.", p o m ' e d in s t e a d y s t r e a m s uPo n t he this same place that the corps re- from England and while here was the II, N. Y.; Morgan, G. D., Jr., Va.; political stage. ported in 1861 to serve as drillmas- youngest man in his class. After O'Riordan C. F., Va.;_ Peters^ H.JV., Jack Epps, key-note speaker of the leaving the Institute he attended Har-vard and was graduated in the Law (Continued On Tase Seven) Va.; Schupp, C. F., II, N liamson, W. G., Jr., W. Va, By Command of Major school but entered the newspaper Lejeune. game shortly afterwards. He told the; G. A. DERBYSHIRE, .continued on past si Executive Officer Florentine School Treated In Art Lecture Colonel Moseley Continues Se- "Oh My Darlir.g!" Cries Sub General ries of Discussions. Last Tuesday night Colonel Mose-ley continued his series of art lec- Embracing Keydet's Sweetheart evening, pointed out that doing away with the military system would put V. M. I. on a plane with certain non-military military schools, and that V. C. I. would lower the Institute to the plane of a mere college (citing illus-trations). Mr. Epps had on display a sopping drawing board as illustra-tion of the wetness of the Military plank, and his contentions were fur-thered by a barrage of wet rags fired simultaneously by Non-Military enthusiasts. "Can you feature ises to a suffering Corps, and in their vigor for their cause have exhibited an underlying feeling of deepest sin-cerity for their Cause. First Inning Leading off with a whirlwind camp meeting from the second stoop at Jackson Arch Tuesday night, the Non- Militarists, under the leadership of Hon. Hangjaw Davis, Slimy Senator from Georgia, presented their plat-form to a mammoth crowd estimated at 2,000, until the stoop started break-ing under the feet of the enthusias- IContinued on Page 8) Mock Convention Names Roosevelt, Byrd Claude Bowers Addresses nual Affair. An- Stirring scenes were enacted in the Washington and Lee Gymnasium last Tuesday afternoon during their mock Democratic Convention. Claude G. Bowers opened the convention with Goose-Neck Greiner as president??" a brilliant keynote address that morn-tures with a discussion of Florentine, Officer Comes Upon Cadet On Late Date In Story In Cadet of Sienese, and Umbrian painting of the 1892 Renaissance, three.schools of painting ^ h t h e i n t e r e s t i n h i s A l m a j a c k s o n , the alumni of the institu-, , - , FnllnwlW „ . • f , which sprang up almost simultaneous- u of M r j M. s . W a r i n g ) -94, T h e tion who were killed or died in the ™red. , have to have ^ ly during the Italian R e n a i s s a n c e . ! ^ h a s b e e n f o r t u n a t e £ o b t a i n . l a t e war> a n d t h e c a d e t s w h o l o s t the roof of the White House raised;activities weie lesumed with added Cimabue of the Florentine school and | n g a n e x c e e d i n ( ? l y r a r e COpy of the their lives at the battle of New Mar- Duccio di Buoninsegno of the Sien- l g 9 2 C a d e t The C a d e t u N o 4> o f k e t „ A b i t o f f i l ] e r w a s n e e d ed ese school are particularly known for V o l u m e II( indicating that the paper to complete the page, and the follow-i. f„ wag f o u n d e d jn ig9i, The publica- ing was used: "What's the use in cal-tion was advertised as "The Repres- ling her Isabelle when she isn't?" entative Military Magazine of the Then follows another short story, ° n e ° . South," and the price of a 60-page centered around "the bathing grounds issue was twenty cents. at Old Point" and the fast life there. As one opens the magazine, for Diana, the heroine, is known for her it was more then than a newspaper, skill in "the most graceful of dances, guisneu "» >•<«» "'»•"»>•"- the f i r s t t h i n g that strikes his eye is the "West Point," and is consequent- 10 a u v o ( ; B l e mc His Death of St. Francis " " „ , , . at .Sa. n.t a a short story dealing with a pure,ly1 ly a>lw ays in great, d, emand, .f or ,t,h e pi 'ecr,sBomnlai ul nirJ , lduee Croce Cathedral, in Florence, is his , , ' „ „ r , u• ,, j • their infusion of new life into the worn-out Byzantine art. Giotto of the Florentine school ian art. Giotto made his figures stand out from his paintings in a lifelike manner. His paintings are distin-guished for their dramatic feeling so Greiner could stick out his neck!! v,K°r> Greiner is inconsistent; he shined with The entire procedure was a faith-chevrons himself only recently. We ful reproduction of the real Demo-want NECK, all right, but not cratic Convention, and rigid conform- GOOSE-NECK!!!" ity was observed in every detail. Na- Hudgins Thrashes Hostile Candi- t. i o n a l i s s u e s w e r e discussed in the dates. 1'gbt of their own party. Commitees Candidate Hudgins thanked the au- adhered to the views of their own dience for the ovation of boos with 1 s t a t e Po l icies in voting, thus the con-which he was received, and proceeds v e n t i ° n was an accurate index of the to advocate moderate militarism with 1 keynote. Grein- (Continued On Page Flvel best piece of work. Massaccio, a fifteenth century Flor-entine painter, lived only twenty-seven years, but in that brief span of years with only three or four paint- i ^ . ' - ^ e n ill"author' writes ings he succeeded in changing the local theme. Following this are two last dance, which was called in those imposing feature stories, both of them days "Auf Wiedersehen." The illu- GOVERNMENT dealing with military themes, and strations for "Diana" are particular-a "pep talk" defining "company ly amusing. enthusiasm." Truth is spoken in the After this comes a debate, "Resolv- "To ed: That College Journalism Is Bene INSPECTING OFFICERS ARRIVE TODAY entire current of Florentine painting. P,ut a l u k e w a™ captain at the head ficial to Those Immediately Concern- HHue Wwa»ss aabbllee ttoo ddoo tthhiiss tthhrroouugghh hhiiss ° f * C O m p a n y 1 8 . h k e COr .k l n g a b°U1 .e a n d a di a l<*t story, "Little Mis-understanding of linear and aerial of champagne with a defective cork." Sus, After these feature stories comes "Mulieri Non Gredendum Est," is The regular annual Government Inspection will start tomorrow and will continue over the usual two-day period. The Inspecting Officers will be the same as last year. Lieutenant- Colonel Charles S. Caffery will in-perspective, whereby he made distant ,, , muuerl ureaenuum r.st, is Tnf a n trv Unit r iP„t«nHnt ob, j.e cVt.s appear smal,l, er and. .d. immer in a de„t ailed, n,e w..s. s.t. ory' ,a nnouncing that ja lm l "as«te1 ri p' iaec«e udeenauliinigg wwnitnh itnhee ttrriiaallss p € 1 t h e l n t a n „t r y Unit, Lieut. enant- ,h•i s pai•n 5ti ngs. xF^r om ttuh-i s time on II.t, - th, e Bo. ard . of Visitors has ag.r e, ed, u„p o.n •a*n d tWriNb™ul»aUtiUoUns» oOfI aa bOIlOoCcKk- rluunnnneeri . alian oainting split into two schools- t h e p l a n f o r a n eW m e m o r l a l h a l 1 t o Extracts are quoted:". . . .that night (Continued On Page Two) , b e & memorial to "General Stonewall (Continued On Page Six) Democratic party's present trend in American politics. If the results of the election of can-didates are as reliable as they have been in the past four previous meet-ings, Governor Roosevelt will be the Democratic choice for the presidency, and former Governor Byrd of Vir-ginia will be his running mate for the office of vice-president. The cadets who attended the con-vention wish to extend their appre-ciation to Mr. Morrison, president of Colonel Frank K. Chapin will inspect the Washington and Lee student body the Cavalry, and Major William H.f o r h i s k i nd invitation to attend such Shepherd will inspect the Artillery.an instructive and interesting affair.
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Full Text Search | FIRST CLASS HOP SATURDAY NIGHT THE CADET WOODSOI COMMANDERS PL^YI jm ? PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE CORPS OF CADETS VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE Vol. XXV LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1932 No. 28 PARTIES ASKSUPPORT AT POLLS V. M. I. Cadets Last Uniformed Confederate Force In Old Capitol RICHMOND MAGAZINE CARRIES WRITE-UP OF INSTITUTE Cadets Went To Richmond In '61 For Training Service. T. H. HARREL TO EDIT CADET NEXT YEAR WERE MORE FAMILIAR WITH CANNON BALLS THAN FOOTBALLS That the Virginia Military Insti-tute for several months was situat-ed in Richmond and that the cadet corps was the last uniformed Confed-erate force to evacuate the Confed-erate capital in 1865 is brought out in an article by Earle Lutz in the Rich-mond Magazine, official publication of the Richmond Chamber of Com-merce, for April. Mr. Lutz was writing on the Con-federate States Naval Academy, but devoted half of the article to V. M. I. The students of the two institutions were described as "school boys one hour and fighting men the next." The j writer points out that had the South been victorious the Confederate Army In accordance with a motion adopted at its last meeting the Athletic Council elected T. H. Harrel, of Arkansas, Editor-in- Chief of the 1933 Cadet, it was nounced today by the President of the Council. This selection was made early this year in or-der to give the new editor time to form a staff. The complete Cadet staff will be announced next week. Big Election Farce Arouses Enthusiasm Of Entire Cadet Corps MILITARISTS AND NON-MILITARISTS VIE FOR APPROV-AL OF KEYDETS IN MAMOTH POLITICAL MAMMOTH POLITICAL April Honor List Not since the swashbuckling days of "Tippecanoe and Tyler too!" has the United States of America been under such catchlys-mic stress as at the present moment. The bitter hatred and fierce fighting of the War Between the States, all Panics and De-pressions, the 1916 Presidential Campaign between Hughes and Fiffv-Tlirpp f afWc Mabn Wilson, the colossality of the World War and all the international t i l l } ' 1111CC lidueia i'ldne furore resulting therefrom, Prohibition and the Lindbergh Baby question are all a mere drop in the bucket as compared with the present crisis which is shaking the country from stem to stern, Memorandrum~Shows List Larg- barracks from the main sinks to the Bomb Room and the Universe B from Saturn to East Lexington. Ere the present evening is many er inis Month. hours older an extra edition of The Cadet will leave the press, an- HEADQUARTERS nouncing to the world the results of the most glamorous, potent, VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE mud-slingingest, dirtiest, most highly ballyhooed and important Lexington, Virginia Presidential Campaign of All Time. Herewith is the strong April 29, 1932 straight dope and summary of the campaigns, and for the use of Memorandum No. 70: au poll-tax paying citizens a Ballot, which should be filled out right the' HONOR' LlsTfoTthe month'of a w a y f.or t h e Strictly Honest Collection of Votes which will begin April, 1932, having received an ave- immediately. rage of 9.00 or more on all topics of1 The Cadet hereby announces its non-partisan status, and treats instruction and no grade below 8.50 parties fairly and without prejudice. on any topic of instruction: WHQ W J L L N E X T OCCUPY T H E W H I T E H O U S E ? ? ? THE , First Class GREATEST QUESTION S I N C E NOAH TOOK T H E ORIGINAL and Navy football classics might o f T h e Richmond News Leader, who George, J. F„ Jr. Va.; Hansbrough MONKEYS A N D HYENAS INTO THE ARK!!! have been staged without the teams; is the author of the article appearing i L. J., Va.; Heald, J. M. D., Va.; Jack-! MILITARY PARTY NON-MILITARY PARTY leaving home, but added that "the in this issue of THE CADET about, s o n , L. W., N. C.; Keith, J., Va.; Long, D . ~ With nen meetings costers ballv- The x m Z t T u * m ETJS& with cannon balls just then. States, the Institute was temporarily I Monks, J., Jr., N. Y.; Moyka, C., N. inning on April 27 at tattoo, before bands, demonstrations, street fights, V. M. I. cadets, Mr. Lutz pointed located in the poorhouse at Richmond. • y . ; Nelson, P. P. Va.; Patterson, D. „_ n,lfq;PtlPP which nackine the brawls and mud-slinging galore the out, came to Richmond in a body in gr- who is a first g e n a n t . on o., W. Va ;; P o t t e r ^ S Va, Sledge,. ^ ^ ^ a r m i n g ' ' over the'court- Non - Military party, espousing the Spring of 1861 to train the Con- Virginia national guard, is a graduate," " M l S S " l h o mPs o n - J" C" S- C- j y a i . d , w a s estimated at 100,000, with GOOSE-NECK GREINER and PAUL federate volunteers. In 1864 after i of the University of Richmond. Second Class - tbe u s u a i accompanying band, signs EDMUNDS for president and vice- Hunter burned the buildings at Lex-1 Bernard, O. S., Jr., Va.; Betts, C. a n d ballyhoo. Presidential candidate president, respectively have put up ington, the Institute was moved to M II V A r r T K f r f t n d T q I U w' w" Va''• K e a r f J t t ^ P AVa ^ Ki^' Hudgins was presented amid furious a terrific campaign rivalling the glory Richmond and the new a l m s h o u s e , M*. rtnUSirOIlg 1dlKN W W , Va., and h i g s i n g a n d u n s t i n t e d of the sun itself in intensity. From which could not be operated for lack! T„ PArne T n / j o v |M-> Penn.; Lansdale, J., Jr., Tex.; yells of "We Want Greiner!" Mr. different localities on the second 1U VJUipa l u u a j r Lay, J. S., Jr., D. C.; McCarthy, F. Hudgin's initial coup was to display s t o °P these radical partisans have dieton,' J W Tex • PetTigr^' W h " l h i s v o c a l for leadership by blared forth their platform and prom Va. ° Van Petten, A. E , Kan^ Wheel- calling the battalion to attention «es to a suffering Corns, and in thei: Strong Wet Party. EARLE LUTZ member of the reportorial staff j Is One of Editor's New York Times; Attended V. M. I. of money, was turned over to the corps for school purposes. Frequent calls to active duty interfered with studies. The article says in part: "The Virginia Military Institute did not have smooth sailing even during its period in the Confederate capital. The school was opened here m e m b e r o f t h e C l a s s o f 1 8 7 7 a n d 18 Mr. Henry E. Armstrong, who at-tended V. M. I. for two years as a in the fall of 1864 after Hunter had now a member of the editorial staff burned the buildings at Lexington of The New York Times, addressed er, J. W., Jr., Va. Third Class Baker, J. A. B., Va.; Baldwin, J. D. C., Va.; Crawford, J. H„ Tenn.; Ed- McCarthy, opening for the speak-ers, espoused an R. O. T. C. check in every pocket and pay of $1 per day. J7i nfe/Ginoc k P€On^GVa:r,SooRdw?n; At this time a terrific deluge of wa J. M., Va.; Jones, R. H., Jr., Va.;lter descended upon the Military par-and it was realized that they could | the Corps this afternoon in Jackson Royce G. A., Ala.; Swindell, G. B„ I tisans from a third stoop battery of not be reconstructed at any time in Memorial Hall. Having left Lexing-|J r" M d l buckets, and candidates and speak-the immediate future. ton in 1875 he was impressed by the Fourth Class ers were forced to don raincapes in "The Institute's board ordered the: changes which have taken place in Bagwell W. P., Jr., Va.; DeMeo, L. order to resume their exhortations, corps to assemble at Camp Lee, near both the Institute and its operation. J-, N. Y.; Evans, R W., Va.; Foster, Throughout the entire rally, water Richmond, on October 1. It was at Mr. Armstrong came to V. M. I. clung, a f i . , Jr.,' Va\; Meem, L C.", p o m ' e d in s t e a d y s t r e a m s uPo n t he this same place that the corps re- from England and while here was the II, N. Y.; Morgan, G. D., Jr., Va.; political stage. ported in 1861 to serve as drillmas- youngest man in his class. After O'Riordan C. F., Va.;_ Peters^ H.JV., Jack Epps, key-note speaker of the leaving the Institute he attended Har-vard and was graduated in the Law (Continued On Tase Seven) Va.; Schupp, C. F., II, N liamson, W. G., Jr., W. Va, By Command of Major school but entered the newspaper Lejeune. game shortly afterwards. He told the; G. A. DERBYSHIRE, .continued on past si Executive Officer Florentine School Treated In Art Lecture Colonel Moseley Continues Se- "Oh My Darlir.g!" Cries Sub General ries of Discussions. Last Tuesday night Colonel Mose-ley continued his series of art lec- Embracing Keydet's Sweetheart evening, pointed out that doing away with the military system would put V. M. I. on a plane with certain non-military military schools, and that V. C. I. would lower the Institute to the plane of a mere college (citing illus-trations). Mr. Epps had on display a sopping drawing board as illustra-tion of the wetness of the Military plank, and his contentions were fur-thered by a barrage of wet rags fired simultaneously by Non-Military enthusiasts. "Can you feature ises to a suffering Corps, and in their vigor for their cause have exhibited an underlying feeling of deepest sin-cerity for their Cause. First Inning Leading off with a whirlwind camp meeting from the second stoop at Jackson Arch Tuesday night, the Non- Militarists, under the leadership of Hon. Hangjaw Davis, Slimy Senator from Georgia, presented their plat-form to a mammoth crowd estimated at 2,000, until the stoop started break-ing under the feet of the enthusias- IContinued on Page 8) Mock Convention Names Roosevelt, Byrd Claude Bowers Addresses nual Affair. An- Stirring scenes were enacted in the Washington and Lee Gymnasium last Tuesday afternoon during their mock Democratic Convention. Claude G. Bowers opened the convention with Goose-Neck Greiner as president??" a brilliant keynote address that morn-tures with a discussion of Florentine, Officer Comes Upon Cadet On Late Date In Story In Cadet of Sienese, and Umbrian painting of the 1892 Renaissance, three.schools of painting ^ h t h e i n t e r e s t i n h i s A l m a j a c k s o n , the alumni of the institu-, , - , FnllnwlW „ . • f , which sprang up almost simultaneous- u of M r j M. s . W a r i n g ) -94, T h e tion who were killed or died in the ™red. , have to have ^ ly during the Italian R e n a i s s a n c e . ! ^ h a s b e e n f o r t u n a t e £ o b t a i n . l a t e war> a n d t h e c a d e t s w h o l o s t the roof of the White House raised;activities weie lesumed with added Cimabue of the Florentine school and | n g a n e x c e e d i n ( ? l y r a r e COpy of the their lives at the battle of New Mar- Duccio di Buoninsegno of the Sien- l g 9 2 C a d e t The C a d e t u N o 4> o f k e t „ A b i t o f f i l ] e r w a s n e e d ed ese school are particularly known for V o l u m e II( indicating that the paper to complete the page, and the follow-i. f„ wag f o u n d e d jn ig9i, The publica- ing was used: "What's the use in cal-tion was advertised as "The Repres- ling her Isabelle when she isn't?" entative Military Magazine of the Then follows another short story, ° n e ° . South," and the price of a 60-page centered around "the bathing grounds issue was twenty cents. at Old Point" and the fast life there. As one opens the magazine, for Diana, the heroine, is known for her it was more then than a newspaper, skill in "the most graceful of dances, guisneu "» >•<«» "'»•"»>•"- the f i r s t t h i n g that strikes his eye is the "West Point," and is consequent- 10 a u v o ( ; B l e mc His Death of St. Francis " " „ , , . at .Sa. n.t a a short story dealing with a pure,ly1 ly a>lw ays in great, d, emand, .f or ,t,h e pi 'ecr,sBomnlai ul nirJ , lduee Croce Cathedral, in Florence, is his , , ' „ „ r , u• ,, j • their infusion of new life into the worn-out Byzantine art. Giotto of the Florentine school ian art. Giotto made his figures stand out from his paintings in a lifelike manner. His paintings are distin-guished for their dramatic feeling so Greiner could stick out his neck!! v,K°r> Greiner is inconsistent; he shined with The entire procedure was a faith-chevrons himself only recently. We ful reproduction of the real Demo-want NECK, all right, but not cratic Convention, and rigid conform- GOOSE-NECK!!!" ity was observed in every detail. Na- Hudgins Thrashes Hostile Candi- t. i o n a l i s s u e s w e r e discussed in the dates. 1'gbt of their own party. Commitees Candidate Hudgins thanked the au- adhered to the views of their own dience for the ovation of boos with 1 s t a t e Po l icies in voting, thus the con-which he was received, and proceeds v e n t i ° n was an accurate index of the to advocate moderate militarism with 1 keynote. Grein- (Continued On Page Flvel best piece of work. Massaccio, a fifteenth century Flor-entine painter, lived only twenty-seven years, but in that brief span of years with only three or four paint- i ^ . ' - ^ e n ill"author' writes ings he succeeded in changing the local theme. Following this are two last dance, which was called in those imposing feature stories, both of them days "Auf Wiedersehen." The illu- GOVERNMENT dealing with military themes, and strations for "Diana" are particular-a "pep talk" defining "company ly amusing. enthusiasm." Truth is spoken in the After this comes a debate, "Resolv- "To ed: That College Journalism Is Bene INSPECTING OFFICERS ARRIVE TODAY entire current of Florentine painting. P,ut a l u k e w a™ captain at the head ficial to Those Immediately Concern- HHue Wwa»ss aabbllee ttoo ddoo tthhiiss tthhrroouugghh hhiiss ° f * C O m p a n y 1 8 . h k e COr .k l n g a b°U1 .e a n d a di a l<*t story, "Little Mis-understanding of linear and aerial of champagne with a defective cork." Sus, After these feature stories comes "Mulieri Non Gredendum Est," is The regular annual Government Inspection will start tomorrow and will continue over the usual two-day period. The Inspecting Officers will be the same as last year. Lieutenant- Colonel Charles S. Caffery will in-perspective, whereby he made distant ,, , muuerl ureaenuum r.st, is Tnf a n trv Unit r iP„t«nHnt ob, j.e cVt.s appear smal,l, er and. .d. immer in a de„t ailed, n,e w..s. s.t. ory' ,a nnouncing that ja lm l "as«te1 ri p' iaec«e udeenauliinigg wwnitnh itnhee ttrriiaallss p € 1 t h e l n t a n „t r y Unit, Lieut. enant- ,h•i s pai•n 5ti ngs. xF^r om ttuh-i s time on II.t, - th, e Bo. ard . of Visitors has ag.r e, ed, u„p o.n •a*n d tWriNb™ul»aUtiUoUns» oOfI aa bOIlOoCcKk- rluunnnneeri . alian oainting split into two schools- t h e p l a n f o r a n eW m e m o r l a l h a l 1 t o Extracts are quoted:". . . .that night (Continued On Page Two) , b e & memorial to "General Stonewall (Continued On Page Six) Democratic party's present trend in American politics. If the results of the election of can-didates are as reliable as they have been in the past four previous meet-ings, Governor Roosevelt will be the Democratic choice for the presidency, and former Governor Byrd of Vir-ginia will be his running mate for the office of vice-president. The cadets who attended the con-vention wish to extend their appre-ciation to Mr. Morrison, president of Colonel Frank K. Chapin will inspect the Washington and Lee student body the Cavalry, and Major William H.f o r h i s k i nd invitation to attend such Shepherd will inspect the Artillery.an instructive and interesting affair. |