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Merry Christmas HmnnMnaaaoffaaamn*!** Z-778 VOLUME XXXII LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1938 NUMBER 14 Cast Chosen For Second Class Show Bowman, Cooper Sessoms Given Leads In Play Dec. 14.—Final selections were m a d e t o n i g h t by D i r e c t o r Malcolm M a c k i n n o n f o r t h e cast of the an-n u a l Second Class S h o w to be held on F r i d a y n i g h t of E a s t e r Hops. T he t r y o u t s w e r e h e l d in t h e a u d i t o r i um of Nichols E n g i n e e r i n g Building, a n d t h e s e l e c t i o n s m a d e w e r e added t o those m a d e at t h e Ray t r y o u ts l a s t w e e k to f o r m t h e c o m p l e t e cast. T w e l v e players in all comprise t h e cast of the play, "Charley's A u n t " , by Brandon Thomas. The f i n a l t r y o u t s w e r e held tonight in-s t e a d of a f t e r Christmas, as origi-n a l l y scheduled, since M a c k i n n o n is e a g e r to s t a r t p r a c t i c e i m m e d i a t e ly a f t e r t h e holidays, and t h i s can be d o n e w i t h t h e cast a l r e a d y m a d e up. " C h a r l e y ' s Aunt", M a i n C h a r a c t er J o h n Bowman, a p l a y e r in last y e a r ' s show, was chosen to p l a y t he l e a d i n g role, t h a t of L o r d F a n c o u rt B a b b e r l y , an e c c e n t r i c old English-man, who is c o n t i n u a l l y playing p r a n k s on his f a m i l y and friends. T h e l e a d i n g r o m a n t i c p l a y e r will be R a l p h Sessoms, who will t a k e the p a r t Of Jack Chesney. Playing o p p o s i t e Sessoms in the f e m i n i ne l e a d will be Leo Cooper, who also was in t h e s h ow last year. Around t h e s e t h r e e p l a y e r s t h e plot revolv-es, b u t t h e y will h a v e an e x c e l l e nt s u p p o r t i n g cast consisting of L a r ry Goldsmith, J i m m y Macrae, Blandy C r a f t o n , Andy T u r n e r , H e n r y Pol-l a r d , Ben Harvey, Bob Williams, F r a n k Rhett, a n d E r n e s t B a r b e r. F o r m e r B r o a d w a y Play " C h a r l e y ' s Aunt" was a popular B r o a d w a y play, r u n n i n g t h e r e for o v e r a year, and it was also made i n t o a p i c t u r e s e v e r a l y e a r s ago w i th S i d Chaplin s t a r r i n g . It is parti-c u l a r l y well suited f o r p r e s e n t a t i on h e r e , in t h a t t h e r e a r e c o m p a r a t i v e ly f e w c h a r a c t e r s , t h e a c t i n g is n o t d i f - f i c u l t , and the s e t t i n g r e q u i r e s no e l a b o r a t e "props". Although quite old, it h a s b e e n p o p u l a r w i t h d r a m a - t i c guilds, high school, collegiate, a n d l i t t l e t h e a t e r s. T h e Second Class play last year, Corps Will Vote On Plans To Have Record Made Of "Spirit" A f t e r an i n v e s t i g a t i o n of t h e pos- • s i b i l i t i e s of s e l l i n g e n o u g h copies of a r e c o r d i n g of t h e " S p i r i t of V. M. I." t o w a r r a n t the m a k i n g of such a r e c o r d , Major H. A. Jacob, alumni s e c r e t a r y , has p r o p o s e d to h a v e the r e c o r d made with the " S p i r i t " on one side and the Washington and Lee "Swing" on the opposite side. He a n n o u n c e d t o n i g h t t h a t t h i s pro-posal will be put to a vote of the Corps e i t h e r t o m o r r ow n i g h t or soon a f t e r t h e r e t u r n f r om C h r i s t m a s f u r - l o u g h to see if t h e Corps is w i l l i ng t o h a v e t h e " S w i n g " on t h e r e v e r se s i d e of a r e c o r d i n g of t h e " S p i r i t ." " T h e record will have a double a p p e a l , " Major J a c o b stated, "if it h a s t h e songs of both schools." He a l s o p o i n t e d out t h a t t h e t w o songs w e r e used on the J a n G a r b e r re-c o r d i n g of t h e " S p i r i t ." I n his investigation, Major Jacob i n t e r v i e w e d a prominent theater m a n a g e r , who said t h a t he believed t h e g u a r a n t e e r e q u i r e d by the re-c o r d i n g company could be reduced m a t e r i a l l y . T o g e t h e r t h e y h a v e w r i t - t e n to t h e Victor a n d t h e B r u n s w i ck r e c o r d i n g companies to And out w h a t t e r m s can be s e c u r e d f o r mak-i n g t h e record. T h e original plans to have the ( C o n t i n u e d on Page Six) To Back Recording MAJOR H. A. JACOB Hastings Talks Before ASCE Special Meeting Held On Friday Morning Dec. 16—The VMI S t u d e n t Chap-t e r of t h e A m e r i c a n Society of Civil E n g i n e e r s held a special meeting f r om 9 to 10 this m o r n i n g to l i s t en t o a t a l k given by Mr. E. M. Hast-ings, Chief Engineers of the R. F. a n d P. R a i l r o a d in Richmond, hon-o r a r y alumnus of VMI, and con-t a c t m e m b e r s f o r t h e S t u d e n t chap-t e r . P r e s i d e n t Morris T u r n e r opened t h e meeting and introduced Mr. H a s t i n g s to the members. He spoke f o r a f e w m i n u t e s on t h e govern-m e n t p r o j e c t of b u i l d i n g t h e Grave-ly P o i n t a i r p o r t n e x t to t h e r a i l r o ad y a r d s at Washington. He empha-sized t h e h u g e n e s s of t h e p r o j e c t by s t a t i n g that the n o r t h - s o u t h run-way will be 7,000 f e e t long, t h e east- „ „ . . . . . , „ „ . west r u n w a y 5,600 feet long, and C a p t a i n Applejack, was he first ^ a ^ Qf ^ ^ c u b i c y a r d s t i m e t h a t a d r a m a t i c p r o d u c t i o n h ad b e e n given. Before then, t h e show h a d b e e n a m i n s t r e l a f f a i r w i t h sev-e r a l s k i t s d e p i c t i n g p a r o d i e s o n b a r - r a c k s life b e i n g the only d r a m a t ic touches. This type of show was a m u s i n g to cadets, b u t l e f t most of t h e o u t s i d e r s i n t h e d a r k . T h e r e f o r e, l a s t y e a r , a n a t t e m p t at a r e a l play was m a d e a n d was so s u c c e s s f u l t h at i t w a s decided to h a v e a n o t h e r one t h i s year. A l t h o u g h no d e f i n i t e p r o g r am has b e e n announced, the Glee Club, or o r c h e s t r a , or b o t h will p r o b a b l y give p e r f o r m a n c e s b e f o r e the show and b e t w e e n t h e acts. Col. Fuller Announces $50.00 Prize Contest Colonel J o h n Fuller, head of the h i s t o r y d e p a r t m e n t , announced to-d a y t h a t t h e d e a d l i n e for t h e essays t o be e n t e r e d in the a n n u a l contest, s p o n s o r e d by the Virginia Division of t h e Colonial Dames of America, i s F r i d a y , A p r i l 14. T h i s contest, held each year and o p e n to all s t u d e n t s in s t a n d a r d col-leges of Virginia, o f f e r s a prize of $50, or its e q u i v a l e n t in t h e f o rm of a medal, for t h e best essay on any s u b j e c t in the field of colonial his-t o r y . Year before last, this contest was won by J. R. Worsham, Class of '37. All essays s u b m i t t e d m u s t be t y p e - w r i t t e n on s t a n d a r d size p a p e r , must b e a n n o t a t e d , and must include a b i b l i o g r a p h y . Colonel F u l l e r stated t h a t he would be glad to h e l p all c a d e t s d e s i r i n g to e n t e r the contest. He will discuss w i t h each cadet the s u b j e c t m a t t e r and will r e v i ew each a r t i c l e a f t e r it is completed. of d i r t fills will be needed. Next he spoke on t h e coming of a new years and what it should hold in store for young men. He s a i d that he liked to believe that t h e r e will be many worthwhile t h i n g s a n d much o p p o r t u n i t y in the n e x t f ew y e a r s f o r y o u n g men with t h e right t r a i t s and c h a r a c t e r . The w o r l d is g e t t i n g fed u p w i t h "yes" men, and it w a n t s i n s t e a d men who t h i n k f o r themselves, a s k questions, a n d express t h e i r own viewpoints I n closing, Mr. Hastings told the m e m b e r s t h a t honesty, s i n c e r i t y , a nd f a i r n e s s a r e c h a r a c t e r t r a i t s of ut-most i m p o r t a n c e in h e l p i n g a man to live a h a p p y and successful life. Mr. Hastings read e x c e r p t s f r om a letter f r o m the national secre-t a r y telling the p a r t s of the pro> g r am of i n t e r e s t to m e m b e r s of stu-d e n t c h a p t e r s at the n a t i o n a l meet-ing of the American Society C. E. t o be h e l d in New York city, J a n u - a r y 18-20. He said t h a t he hopes that VMI will send a good r e p r e s e n t a - t i v e g r o u p to the meeting. Glee Club to Sing Carols Tomorrow In its initial appearance of the c u r r e n t school year, t h e VMI Glee C l u b of s e v e n t y voices will present a p r o g r am of C h r i s t m a s music in t he c o u r t yard tomorrow night after taps. Before s e r e n a d i n g the Cotps, t h e c l u b w i l l f o l l ow t h e c u s om s t a r t - e d last y e a r of singing f i r s t i n f r o nt of the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s home and t h e n at the home of the Comman-d a n t . The organization, which gained s t a t e w i d e r e c o g n i t i o n for its splen-d i d w o r k last y e a r and f o r its p a rt t h e "Brother Rat" premiere b r o a d c a s t this year, has been prac-t i c i n g t h r e e nights a week since e a r l y in t h e f a l l u n d e r the d i r e c t i on of Mrs. M. G. Ramey, w h o a r r a n g ed t h e following special p r o g r am of C h r i s t m a s Carols for tomorrow n i g h t ' s p r e s e n t a t i o n: " A d e s t e Fideles," a L a t i n w i th t e n o r o b l i g a t o by P i e t r o A. Yon. "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," by Mendelssohn. "Ave Maris Stella," by Grieg. " O L i t t l e T o w n of Bethlehem." " I t came upon the Midnight C l e a r ." "When the Crimson Sun." "The Coventry Carol" — a q u a r t e t sung by Roy Carter, Watt Ellerson, K e i t h Willis, and P h i l Baldwin. " J o y to t h e World," by Handel. " S i l e n t Night." The last n u m b e r will be a spe-cial a r r a n g e m e n t with special e f f e c t s . F o l l o w i n g t h e C h r i s t m a s l e a v e the o r g a n i z a t i o n will complete its con-c e r t p r o g r am and will t h e n give t he ( C o n t i n u e d on Page Six) Roanoke Seems Passive Over VMI-VPI Game Washington & Lee Invited To Play Tech There Next Year Dec. .16—A committee composed of the Roanoke Chamber of Com-m e r c e as well as o t h e r o u t s t a n d i ng b u s i n e s s m e n in the "Magic City" met today to discuss the stadium s i t u a t i o n that is so acute at the p r e s e n t moment. Almost unanimous o p i n i o n showed that the city has n e e d of a n ew civic s t a d i um to serve, not only the a n n u a l " M i l i t a r y Clas-sic" b e t w e e n VMI and VPI but for o t h e r m u n i c i p a l f u n c t i o n s also. The Meeting Itself The c o m m i t t e e c a r e f u l l y weighed Major Clarkson's letter to them r e l a t i v e to the disputed game lo-c a t i o n and t h e n split into two sub-committees, one to i n v e s t i g a t e pos-s i b l e stadia sites, a n d the other to s t u d y t h e n u m e r o u s types of stadia in o t h e r V i r g i n i a cities. T h e aim of t h i s second g r o u p w a s t h a t of even-t u a l l y s u b m i t t i n g possible architec-t u r a l plans for a new Roanoke s t a d i u m , Somewhat of a pas-sive a t t i t u d e prevailed with ex- Mayor Small h o p i n g t h a t VMI and VPI would give some assurance of t h e game being p l a y e d in Roanoke n e x t year, even if no very con-c r e t e i m p r o v e m e n t s should be in e v i d e n c e by t h a t time. The consensus of the committee was, that the schools should reach I some sort of an agreement con-c e r n i n g the game so that other t e a m s might have a chance to re-p l a c e the " M i l i t a r y Classic" if that game is moved to a n o t h e r city. In a mild effort to make temporary i m p r o v e m e n t s , Mr. Small asked Roanoke b u s i n e s s i n t e r e s t s to pledge f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t t o t h e N o r f o l k and W e s t e r n plans to i m p r o v e t h e dress-i n g rooms and s a n i t a r y conditions of Maher F i e l d f o r 1939. P r o p o s e d Ideas The main discussion of the meet-i n g c e n t e r e d about a p r o p o s e d civic c e n t e r of which the new s t a d i um was to be the keynote. This cen-t e r is to be constructed near the p r e s e n t fairgrounds. A proposed s e a t i n g capacity of 10,000 persons was considered sufficient for all n e e d s except the game on Thanks-giving. N Records cited by Mr. Small show-ed t h a t the a t t e n d a n c e for t h e last t w o years on T h a n k s g i v i n g Day h a v e been b e t t e r than at any time s i n c e 1928. Should the disputed game be moved, a bid has a l r e a dy b e e n issued to W. a n d L. a n d V. p . I. t o p l a y t h e i r a n n u a l tilt in Roanoke. B o t h schools will b e a l l o w e d to use t h e f i e l d f r e e of c h a r g e if t h e gate r e c e i p t s do not exceed the two schools' averages for t h e past five y e a r s on the h o m e - a n d - h o m e basis. No f u r t h e r action r e l a t i v e to fi-n a n c i n g a n ew s t a d i um will b e un-d e r t a k e n until t h e two sub-commit-t e e s s u b m i t t h e i r r e p o r t s . P u b l i c sub-s c r i p t i o n and a bond issue a r e for- ( C o n t i n u e d On Page 6) Gala Holiday Social Program Scheduled As Sectional Clubs Sponsor Hops Throughout State to the V. M. I. Christmas Dances CLUB: Richmond PLACE: Commonwealth Club ORCHESTRA: Old Dominion TIME: 10-2, Dec. 27 CLUB: Ambassador PLACE: Lord F a i r f a x Club ORCHESTRA: Buddy Myer N o r f o l k P o r t s m o u th Town Club ( I n d e f i n i t e ) 9:30-2, Dec. 28 R o a n o k e Hotel Roanoke S o u t h e r n Colonels TIME: 9:30-2, Dec. 27 9-2, Dec. 26 CLUB: P e t e r s b u r g Lynchburg PLACE: G r a y ' s A r m o r y Oakwood C o u n t r y Club ORCHESTRA: S o u t h e r n S e r e n a d e r s (Indefinite) TIME: 9-2, Dec. 28 10-2, Dec. 30 T h e d r e s s f o r a l l t h e s e d a n c e s is f o r m a l . Mess j a c k e t s a r e acceptable. Commandant Publishes Orders Governing Return From Xmas The C h r i s t m a s f u r l o u g h will b e g i n t h i s y e a r at one p. m. on Thursday, December 22. It was a n n o u n c e d that academic d u t y will be s u s p e n d e d at 12 noon of t h a t date, and an inspection of b a r r a c k s will be made b e f o re t h e Corps is dismissed. C i v i l i a n clothes will be allowed at t h i s inspection. The Commandant urges that e v e r y o n e lock his room and put all val-u a b l e s away, as t h e school is not r e s p o n s i b l e f or a r t i c l e s l e f t a r o u n d bar-r a c k s while the Corps is on f u r l o u g h . Cadets who wish to s t a y in bar-r a c k s during this time will Christmas Spirit Prevails At Supper The C h r i s t m a s S p i r i t came to the Corps tonight in the f o rm of the a n n u a l C h r i s t m a s d i n n e r in t h e Mess Hall. L i t by candles, t h e mess hall was d e c o r a t e d in the true Christmas m a n n e r w i t h a l a r g e C h r i s t m a s t r ee n e a r the staff mess and small ones on each table. With blouses and overcoats off, c a d e t s w e r e allowed to smoke and r e l a x while eating a dinner of c r e am of tomato soup, t u r k e y with sprouts, candied yams, celery and olives, c o f f e e a n d milk, hot rolls and b u t t e r , and l e t t u c e a n d t o m a t o salad. All this was topped off with hot mince pie and cheese. Each table had a l a r g e bowl of f r u i t , n u t s and candy. A similar d i n n e r will be served to the Corps a week a f t e r the re-t u r n f r om Christmas furlough. A possible change in m e n u will b e the s u b s t i t u t i o n of steak for turkey. S t e w a r d B r y a n t said t h a t t h i s choice would be given to t h e Corps. Faculty And Corps Pack Jackson Memorial Hall For Amateur Show By Monogram Rats Football Pictures Col. Moseley Finishes Series Of Lectures Colonel T. A. E. Moseley con-c l u d e d his series of b i - w e e k l y lec-t u r e s on " A r c h i t e c t u r e : Develop-ment t h r o u g h the Renaissance," on Tuesday, December 8, w i t h a discus-sion of t h e m o d e r n t r e n d s in Amer-i c a n a r c h i t e c t u r e . T h e s e r i e s j u s t fin-i s h e d was b e g u n on Tuesday, Octo-ber 11, and was conducted in the a u d i t o r i um of t h e Nichols E n g i n e e r - i n g Hall f r om 7:30 p. m. ot 8:15. p. m. e v e r y Tuesday and Thursday. Production Ends Week's Initiation Of Letter Men Last S a t u r d a y night for t h e f i r st t i m e this year, J a c k s o n Memorial Hall was p a c k e d w i t h f a c u l t y mem-b e r s and Cadets who came to en-j o y the " t r i p l e f e a t u r e , " which in-c l u d e d a show by the Monogram " r a t s , " p i c t u r e s of the VMI-Mary-l a n d and the VM.-Virginia football games, and the regular Saturday n i g h t movie. The first attraction was the " F r a n k i e and J o h n n i e " exhibition p u t on by the boys who have just b e e n n o m i n a t e d by the Monogram club. The part pf J o h n n i e was taken by " S n a g " Meem, F r a n k i e by "Son" Shelby, and Nellie Bly by "Bongo'' Tipton. " R i p p e r ' ' Walker was cast in the r o l e of a w a i t e r at Ma's. A q u a r t et composed of Andy Nelson, Neil Brown, Roy Replogle, and Randy H u y e t t , accompanied t h e stage pro-d u c t i o n with their r e n d i t i o n of the ballad. Action in the second scene of the show took place on the day b e f o re t h e big gamt. in the d r e s s i n g room of Dr. H e r b P a t c h ;n. T h e h i g h point of the skit was th" visit to the t r a i n i n g room of s p o r t s w r i t e r Jim-my Jones (Roy Replogle) to talk w i t h Coach Hubert about VMI's c h a n c e s in the coming game. Tom T h r a s h e r as Pooley concluded t h e scene with one of t h e p r e - g a me classics so c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of Hubert. B e t w e e n the first and second skits, George A t k i s o n r e a d l e t t e r s to S a n t a Claus f r om "two good little Shown With Regular Saturday Movie boys"—Bud Kovar and Red Echols. The final s k i t was a b u r l e s q u e on t h e art of strip tease, with Miss Meem t a k i n g the f e m i n i n e lead. A bevy of gorgeous gals d a n c e d grace-f u l l y in the background. The show was b r o u g h t to an end all too soon by the t r a d i t i o n a l a r r i v a l of two o f f i c e r s of the law—Andy Nelson a n d Neil Brown—who came in with b l a z i n g guns and closed down the b u r l e s q u e house. A f t e r the a m a t e u r p r o d u c t i o n , the p i c t u r e s of the VMI-Virginia and t h e VMI-Maryland football games w e r e shown. The t h i r d p i c t u r e on t h e p r o g r am was Warner Brothers' "Valley of the Giants." b e g r a n t e d permission if they put in p e r m i t s to t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t. S e v e r a l sectional clubs h a v e c h a r t - e r e d buses to t a k e the club mem-b e r s f r o m school, a n d to b r i n g these men back at t h e e n d of t h e f u r l o u g h. The Yankee Club has several buses as far as Washington, and is pro-v i d i n g one "local" which will stop f r e q u e n t l y on its way u p t h e valley. Six Dances On Docket During Festive Season As the C h r i s t m a s f u r l o u g h rapid-ly approaches, the VMI sectional c l u b s a r e m a k i n g the final a r r a n g e - m e n t s for t h e i r dances d u r i n g the gala holiday season. Six dances are s c h e d u l e d in ciites t h r o u g h o u t the Old Dominon, beginning with the R o a n o k e Club dance on Monday, December 26, and e n d i n g with the L y n c h b u r g Club dance on Friday, December 30. The dress f o r all the hops t h i s C h r i s t m a s will be formal, and Cadets who h a v e mess j a c k e ts a r e urged by the clubs sponsoring t h e dances to w e a r them. Richmond Club With t h e Old Dominion O r c h e s t ra s w i n g i n g that s w i n g a b l e l i t t l e t h i ng c a l l e d "swing," the Richmond Club's C h r i s t m a s dance at t h e sophisticat-ed Commonwealth Club f r o m 10 till 2 on Tuesday evening, December 27, will be the gala occasion of the f e s t i v e season in t h e capital. J o h n n y Talman, p r e s i d e n t of the club, s t a t e d that m a n y o u t - o f - t o wn Alumni and Cadets are expected. The Commonwealth Club, on F r a n k l i n Street, is c o n v e n i e n t l y lo-c a t e d and provides v i s i t i n g Cadets a n d Alumni quick and easy trans-p o r t a t i o n to t h e dance. The p r i c e of admission for Cadets will be $1.15. N o r f o l k - P o r t s m o u t h Club T h r o u g h the assistance of the VMI Alumni Chapter in Norfolk a n d P o r t s m o u t h , the N o r f o l k - P o r t s - m o u t h Club will s t a g e its second an-nual C h r i s t m a s ball on Wednesday evening, December 28, in t h e fash-i o n a b l e Town Club ballroom. The dance—scheduled f r o m 9:30 till 2— is exclusively for Cadets, Alumni, a n d friends. The club expects to sign one of t h e m o r e popular local o r c h e s t r a s for the hop \yithin the n e x t f e w days. Ambassador Club B u d d y Myers' O r c h e s t r a has been engaged to p r o v i d e the music for The Richmond Club is also c h a r t e r - the C h r i s t m a s dance of t h e AmbaS' ing a bus. This year the e n t i r e Corps will not r e t u r n at t h e same h o u r on J a n - u a r y 3. A s c h e d u l e was made out to give the people w h o live at a great d i s t a n c e a chance to spend New Y e a r ' s Eve at t h e i r homes, and to be able to come back at a p r a c t i c al time. The time to come back is the t i m e that each person f i l l e d out on t h e c a r d s t h a t w e r e t u r n e d in yes-t e r d a y . These cards were another n ew a d d i t i o n this y e a r a n d will be signed at t h e e n d of t h e f u r l o u g h. The l i m i t i n g hours for r e p o r t i ng r e t u r n are: For those a r r i v i n g at Roanoke by t r a i n f r o m t h e West and Southwest, a n d f o r those s p e n d i n g the f u r l o u gh in R o c k b r i d g e County, the time is 10:00 a. m. F o r those living beyond Rock-b r i d g e C o u n t y who r e t u r n by auto-mobile, 2:30 p. m. For those f r o m t h e Northeast, 3:20 p. m. or as soon as possible a f t er a r r i v a l , in Lexington, of the bus s c h e d u l e d to leave Washington at 8:00 a. m. For t h o s e a r r i v i n g at C l i f t o n F o r ge by t r a i n f r om the West and North-west, 3:30 p. m. or as soon as pos-s i b l e a f t e r a r r i v a l in L e x i n g t o n of t h e bus scheduled to leave Clifton F o r g e at 1:52 p. m. For those a r r i v i n g at L y n c h b u rg by t r a i n f r om t h e S o u t h and South-west, 4:00 p. m. or as soon as pos-s i b l e a f t e r a r r i v a l in L e x i n g t o n of t h e bus scheduled to leave Lynch-b u r g at 2:20 p. m. For those a r r i v i n g on r e g u l a r bus f r om t h e East, 4:30 p. m. or as soon as possible a f t e r a r r i v a l in Lexing-ton of the bus leaving Norfolk at 7:15 a. m. and Richmond at 11:45 a. m. All c h a r t e r e d buses a r e due back at 4:00 p. m. s a d o r Club on T u e s d a y evening, De-c e m b e r 27, Charley Crump, club p r e s i d e n t , announced today. The d a n c e will be h e l d in t h e L o r d F a i r - f a x C l u b in A l e x a n d r i a f r o m 9:30 till 2. An innovation this y e a r wil be a n o p e n b a r f o r all t h o s e w h o a t t e nd t h e dance. I n v i t a t i o n is b y c a r d only a n d t h e a d m i s s i o n p r i c e will be $1.00. T h e Ambassador Club was f o u n d - ed by Captain J. A. McCrary, of A l e x a n d r i a and member of the Class of '34. Since t h a t t i m e t h e c l ub has s t e a d i l y grown and this y e a r it has one of t h e largest m e m b e r s h i ps in its short but a c t i v e history. Cap-t a i n McCrary is an h o n o r a r y mem-b e r of the club and acts as its ad-visor. R o a n o k e Club With the S o u t h e r n Colonels pro-v i d i n g the rhythm, the Roanoke C l u b ' s dance f r om 9 till 2 on Mon-day evening, December 26, in the n ew a i r c o n d i t i o n e d b a l l r o om of the Hotel Roanoke is d e s t i n e d to b e one of t h e o u t s t a n d i n g C h r i s t m a s dances. The c l u b is u n i t i n g a g a i n w i t h t he VPI Roanoke Club to sponsor this dance. The price of admission for C a d e t s of both schools will be $1.00. P e t e r s b u r g Club C l a i m i n g that t h e i r dance f r o m 9 t i l l 2 on Wednesday evening, De-c e m b e r 28, will be one of the best in t h e state, the m e m b e r s of t h e Pe-t e r s b u r g Club a r e p r e p a r e d to cele-b r a t e t h e coming f e s t i v e season in a b i g way. The popular Southern S e r e n a d e r s h a v e b e e n signed to play at t h e hop, w h i c h will be h e l d at the G r a y ' s Armory. Scotchy Johnson, p r e s i d e n t of the club, s t a t e d that the S o u t h e r n Ser-e n a d e r s is o n e of t h e most p r o m i n e nt b a n d s in t h i s a n d a d j a c e n t s t a t e s a nd t h a t many Cadets f r om o t h e r cities a r e e x p e c t e d to a t t e n d t h e dance. ( C o n t i n u e d on Page Six)
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Full Text Search | Merry Christmas HmnnMnaaaoffaaamn*!** Z-778 VOLUME XXXII LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1938 NUMBER 14 Cast Chosen For Second Class Show Bowman, Cooper Sessoms Given Leads In Play Dec. 14.—Final selections were m a d e t o n i g h t by D i r e c t o r Malcolm M a c k i n n o n f o r t h e cast of the an-n u a l Second Class S h o w to be held on F r i d a y n i g h t of E a s t e r Hops. T he t r y o u t s w e r e h e l d in t h e a u d i t o r i um of Nichols E n g i n e e r i n g Building, a n d t h e s e l e c t i o n s m a d e w e r e added t o those m a d e at t h e Ray t r y o u ts l a s t w e e k to f o r m t h e c o m p l e t e cast. T w e l v e players in all comprise t h e cast of the play, "Charley's A u n t " , by Brandon Thomas. The f i n a l t r y o u t s w e r e held tonight in-s t e a d of a f t e r Christmas, as origi-n a l l y scheduled, since M a c k i n n o n is e a g e r to s t a r t p r a c t i c e i m m e d i a t e ly a f t e r t h e holidays, and t h i s can be d o n e w i t h t h e cast a l r e a d y m a d e up. " C h a r l e y ' s Aunt", M a i n C h a r a c t er J o h n Bowman, a p l a y e r in last y e a r ' s show, was chosen to p l a y t he l e a d i n g role, t h a t of L o r d F a n c o u rt B a b b e r l y , an e c c e n t r i c old English-man, who is c o n t i n u a l l y playing p r a n k s on his f a m i l y and friends. T h e l e a d i n g r o m a n t i c p l a y e r will be R a l p h Sessoms, who will t a k e the p a r t Of Jack Chesney. Playing o p p o s i t e Sessoms in the f e m i n i ne l e a d will be Leo Cooper, who also was in t h e s h ow last year. Around t h e s e t h r e e p l a y e r s t h e plot revolv-es, b u t t h e y will h a v e an e x c e l l e nt s u p p o r t i n g cast consisting of L a r ry Goldsmith, J i m m y Macrae, Blandy C r a f t o n , Andy T u r n e r , H e n r y Pol-l a r d , Ben Harvey, Bob Williams, F r a n k Rhett, a n d E r n e s t B a r b e r. F o r m e r B r o a d w a y Play " C h a r l e y ' s Aunt" was a popular B r o a d w a y play, r u n n i n g t h e r e for o v e r a year, and it was also made i n t o a p i c t u r e s e v e r a l y e a r s ago w i th S i d Chaplin s t a r r i n g . It is parti-c u l a r l y well suited f o r p r e s e n t a t i on h e r e , in t h a t t h e r e a r e c o m p a r a t i v e ly f e w c h a r a c t e r s , t h e a c t i n g is n o t d i f - f i c u l t , and the s e t t i n g r e q u i r e s no e l a b o r a t e "props". Although quite old, it h a s b e e n p o p u l a r w i t h d r a m a - t i c guilds, high school, collegiate, a n d l i t t l e t h e a t e r s. T h e Second Class play last year, Corps Will Vote On Plans To Have Record Made Of "Spirit" A f t e r an i n v e s t i g a t i o n of t h e pos- • s i b i l i t i e s of s e l l i n g e n o u g h copies of a r e c o r d i n g of t h e " S p i r i t of V. M. I." t o w a r r a n t the m a k i n g of such a r e c o r d , Major H. A. Jacob, alumni s e c r e t a r y , has p r o p o s e d to h a v e the r e c o r d made with the " S p i r i t " on one side and the Washington and Lee "Swing" on the opposite side. He a n n o u n c e d t o n i g h t t h a t t h i s pro-posal will be put to a vote of the Corps e i t h e r t o m o r r ow n i g h t or soon a f t e r t h e r e t u r n f r om C h r i s t m a s f u r - l o u g h to see if t h e Corps is w i l l i ng t o h a v e t h e " S w i n g " on t h e r e v e r se s i d e of a r e c o r d i n g of t h e " S p i r i t ." " T h e record will have a double a p p e a l , " Major J a c o b stated, "if it h a s t h e songs of both schools." He a l s o p o i n t e d out t h a t t h e t w o songs w e r e used on the J a n G a r b e r re-c o r d i n g of t h e " S p i r i t ." I n his investigation, Major Jacob i n t e r v i e w e d a prominent theater m a n a g e r , who said t h a t he believed t h e g u a r a n t e e r e q u i r e d by the re-c o r d i n g company could be reduced m a t e r i a l l y . T o g e t h e r t h e y h a v e w r i t - t e n to t h e Victor a n d t h e B r u n s w i ck r e c o r d i n g companies to And out w h a t t e r m s can be s e c u r e d f o r mak-i n g t h e record. T h e original plans to have the ( C o n t i n u e d on Page Six) To Back Recording MAJOR H. A. JACOB Hastings Talks Before ASCE Special Meeting Held On Friday Morning Dec. 16—The VMI S t u d e n t Chap-t e r of t h e A m e r i c a n Society of Civil E n g i n e e r s held a special meeting f r om 9 to 10 this m o r n i n g to l i s t en t o a t a l k given by Mr. E. M. Hast-ings, Chief Engineers of the R. F. a n d P. R a i l r o a d in Richmond, hon-o r a r y alumnus of VMI, and con-t a c t m e m b e r s f o r t h e S t u d e n t chap-t e r . P r e s i d e n t Morris T u r n e r opened t h e meeting and introduced Mr. H a s t i n g s to the members. He spoke f o r a f e w m i n u t e s on t h e govern-m e n t p r o j e c t of b u i l d i n g t h e Grave-ly P o i n t a i r p o r t n e x t to t h e r a i l r o ad y a r d s at Washington. He empha-sized t h e h u g e n e s s of t h e p r o j e c t by s t a t i n g that the n o r t h - s o u t h run-way will be 7,000 f e e t long, t h e east- „ „ . . . . . , „ „ . west r u n w a y 5,600 feet long, and C a p t a i n Applejack, was he first ^ a ^ Qf ^ ^ c u b i c y a r d s t i m e t h a t a d r a m a t i c p r o d u c t i o n h ad b e e n given. Before then, t h e show h a d b e e n a m i n s t r e l a f f a i r w i t h sev-e r a l s k i t s d e p i c t i n g p a r o d i e s o n b a r - r a c k s life b e i n g the only d r a m a t ic touches. This type of show was a m u s i n g to cadets, b u t l e f t most of t h e o u t s i d e r s i n t h e d a r k . T h e r e f o r e, l a s t y e a r , a n a t t e m p t at a r e a l play was m a d e a n d was so s u c c e s s f u l t h at i t w a s decided to h a v e a n o t h e r one t h i s year. A l t h o u g h no d e f i n i t e p r o g r am has b e e n announced, the Glee Club, or o r c h e s t r a , or b o t h will p r o b a b l y give p e r f o r m a n c e s b e f o r e the show and b e t w e e n t h e acts. Col. Fuller Announces $50.00 Prize Contest Colonel J o h n Fuller, head of the h i s t o r y d e p a r t m e n t , announced to-d a y t h a t t h e d e a d l i n e for t h e essays t o be e n t e r e d in the a n n u a l contest, s p o n s o r e d by the Virginia Division of t h e Colonial Dames of America, i s F r i d a y , A p r i l 14. T h i s contest, held each year and o p e n to all s t u d e n t s in s t a n d a r d col-leges of Virginia, o f f e r s a prize of $50, or its e q u i v a l e n t in t h e f o rm of a medal, for t h e best essay on any s u b j e c t in the field of colonial his-t o r y . Year before last, this contest was won by J. R. Worsham, Class of '37. All essays s u b m i t t e d m u s t be t y p e - w r i t t e n on s t a n d a r d size p a p e r , must b e a n n o t a t e d , and must include a b i b l i o g r a p h y . Colonel F u l l e r stated t h a t he would be glad to h e l p all c a d e t s d e s i r i n g to e n t e r the contest. He will discuss w i t h each cadet the s u b j e c t m a t t e r and will r e v i ew each a r t i c l e a f t e r it is completed. of d i r t fills will be needed. Next he spoke on t h e coming of a new years and what it should hold in store for young men. He s a i d that he liked to believe that t h e r e will be many worthwhile t h i n g s a n d much o p p o r t u n i t y in the n e x t f ew y e a r s f o r y o u n g men with t h e right t r a i t s and c h a r a c t e r . The w o r l d is g e t t i n g fed u p w i t h "yes" men, and it w a n t s i n s t e a d men who t h i n k f o r themselves, a s k questions, a n d express t h e i r own viewpoints I n closing, Mr. Hastings told the m e m b e r s t h a t honesty, s i n c e r i t y , a nd f a i r n e s s a r e c h a r a c t e r t r a i t s of ut-most i m p o r t a n c e in h e l p i n g a man to live a h a p p y and successful life. Mr. Hastings read e x c e r p t s f r om a letter f r o m the national secre-t a r y telling the p a r t s of the pro> g r am of i n t e r e s t to m e m b e r s of stu-d e n t c h a p t e r s at the n a t i o n a l meet-ing of the American Society C. E. t o be h e l d in New York city, J a n u - a r y 18-20. He said t h a t he hopes that VMI will send a good r e p r e s e n t a - t i v e g r o u p to the meeting. Glee Club to Sing Carols Tomorrow In its initial appearance of the c u r r e n t school year, t h e VMI Glee C l u b of s e v e n t y voices will present a p r o g r am of C h r i s t m a s music in t he c o u r t yard tomorrow night after taps. Before s e r e n a d i n g the Cotps, t h e c l u b w i l l f o l l ow t h e c u s om s t a r t - e d last y e a r of singing f i r s t i n f r o nt of the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s home and t h e n at the home of the Comman-d a n t . The organization, which gained s t a t e w i d e r e c o g n i t i o n for its splen-d i d w o r k last y e a r and f o r its p a rt t h e "Brother Rat" premiere b r o a d c a s t this year, has been prac-t i c i n g t h r e e nights a week since e a r l y in t h e f a l l u n d e r the d i r e c t i on of Mrs. M. G. Ramey, w h o a r r a n g ed t h e following special p r o g r am of C h r i s t m a s Carols for tomorrow n i g h t ' s p r e s e n t a t i o n: " A d e s t e Fideles," a L a t i n w i th t e n o r o b l i g a t o by P i e t r o A. Yon. "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," by Mendelssohn. "Ave Maris Stella," by Grieg. " O L i t t l e T o w n of Bethlehem." " I t came upon the Midnight C l e a r ." "When the Crimson Sun." "The Coventry Carol" — a q u a r t e t sung by Roy Carter, Watt Ellerson, K e i t h Willis, and P h i l Baldwin. " J o y to t h e World," by Handel. " S i l e n t Night." The last n u m b e r will be a spe-cial a r r a n g e m e n t with special e f f e c t s . F o l l o w i n g t h e C h r i s t m a s l e a v e the o r g a n i z a t i o n will complete its con-c e r t p r o g r am and will t h e n give t he ( C o n t i n u e d on Page Six) Roanoke Seems Passive Over VMI-VPI Game Washington & Lee Invited To Play Tech There Next Year Dec. .16—A committee composed of the Roanoke Chamber of Com-m e r c e as well as o t h e r o u t s t a n d i ng b u s i n e s s m e n in the "Magic City" met today to discuss the stadium s i t u a t i o n that is so acute at the p r e s e n t moment. Almost unanimous o p i n i o n showed that the city has n e e d of a n ew civic s t a d i um to serve, not only the a n n u a l " M i l i t a r y Clas-sic" b e t w e e n VMI and VPI but for o t h e r m u n i c i p a l f u n c t i o n s also. The Meeting Itself The c o m m i t t e e c a r e f u l l y weighed Major Clarkson's letter to them r e l a t i v e to the disputed game lo-c a t i o n and t h e n split into two sub-committees, one to i n v e s t i g a t e pos-s i b l e stadia sites, a n d the other to s t u d y t h e n u m e r o u s types of stadia in o t h e r V i r g i n i a cities. T h e aim of t h i s second g r o u p w a s t h a t of even-t u a l l y s u b m i t t i n g possible architec-t u r a l plans for a new Roanoke s t a d i u m , Somewhat of a pas-sive a t t i t u d e prevailed with ex- Mayor Small h o p i n g t h a t VMI and VPI would give some assurance of t h e game being p l a y e d in Roanoke n e x t year, even if no very con-c r e t e i m p r o v e m e n t s should be in e v i d e n c e by t h a t time. The consensus of the committee was, that the schools should reach I some sort of an agreement con-c e r n i n g the game so that other t e a m s might have a chance to re-p l a c e the " M i l i t a r y Classic" if that game is moved to a n o t h e r city. In a mild effort to make temporary i m p r o v e m e n t s , Mr. Small asked Roanoke b u s i n e s s i n t e r e s t s to pledge f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t t o t h e N o r f o l k and W e s t e r n plans to i m p r o v e t h e dress-i n g rooms and s a n i t a r y conditions of Maher F i e l d f o r 1939. P r o p o s e d Ideas The main discussion of the meet-i n g c e n t e r e d about a p r o p o s e d civic c e n t e r of which the new s t a d i um was to be the keynote. This cen-t e r is to be constructed near the p r e s e n t fairgrounds. A proposed s e a t i n g capacity of 10,000 persons was considered sufficient for all n e e d s except the game on Thanks-giving. N Records cited by Mr. Small show-ed t h a t the a t t e n d a n c e for t h e last t w o years on T h a n k s g i v i n g Day h a v e been b e t t e r than at any time s i n c e 1928. Should the disputed game be moved, a bid has a l r e a dy b e e n issued to W. a n d L. a n d V. p . I. t o p l a y t h e i r a n n u a l tilt in Roanoke. B o t h schools will b e a l l o w e d to use t h e f i e l d f r e e of c h a r g e if t h e gate r e c e i p t s do not exceed the two schools' averages for t h e past five y e a r s on the h o m e - a n d - h o m e basis. No f u r t h e r action r e l a t i v e to fi-n a n c i n g a n ew s t a d i um will b e un-d e r t a k e n until t h e two sub-commit-t e e s s u b m i t t h e i r r e p o r t s . P u b l i c sub-s c r i p t i o n and a bond issue a r e for- ( C o n t i n u e d On Page 6) Gala Holiday Social Program Scheduled As Sectional Clubs Sponsor Hops Throughout State to the V. M. I. Christmas Dances CLUB: Richmond PLACE: Commonwealth Club ORCHESTRA: Old Dominion TIME: 10-2, Dec. 27 CLUB: Ambassador PLACE: Lord F a i r f a x Club ORCHESTRA: Buddy Myer N o r f o l k P o r t s m o u th Town Club ( I n d e f i n i t e ) 9:30-2, Dec. 28 R o a n o k e Hotel Roanoke S o u t h e r n Colonels TIME: 9:30-2, Dec. 27 9-2, Dec. 26 CLUB: P e t e r s b u r g Lynchburg PLACE: G r a y ' s A r m o r y Oakwood C o u n t r y Club ORCHESTRA: S o u t h e r n S e r e n a d e r s (Indefinite) TIME: 9-2, Dec. 28 10-2, Dec. 30 T h e d r e s s f o r a l l t h e s e d a n c e s is f o r m a l . Mess j a c k e t s a r e acceptable. Commandant Publishes Orders Governing Return From Xmas The C h r i s t m a s f u r l o u g h will b e g i n t h i s y e a r at one p. m. on Thursday, December 22. It was a n n o u n c e d that academic d u t y will be s u s p e n d e d at 12 noon of t h a t date, and an inspection of b a r r a c k s will be made b e f o re t h e Corps is dismissed. C i v i l i a n clothes will be allowed at t h i s inspection. The Commandant urges that e v e r y o n e lock his room and put all val-u a b l e s away, as t h e school is not r e s p o n s i b l e f or a r t i c l e s l e f t a r o u n d bar-r a c k s while the Corps is on f u r l o u g h . Cadets who wish to s t a y in bar-r a c k s during this time will Christmas Spirit Prevails At Supper The C h r i s t m a s S p i r i t came to the Corps tonight in the f o rm of the a n n u a l C h r i s t m a s d i n n e r in t h e Mess Hall. L i t by candles, t h e mess hall was d e c o r a t e d in the true Christmas m a n n e r w i t h a l a r g e C h r i s t m a s t r ee n e a r the staff mess and small ones on each table. With blouses and overcoats off, c a d e t s w e r e allowed to smoke and r e l a x while eating a dinner of c r e am of tomato soup, t u r k e y with sprouts, candied yams, celery and olives, c o f f e e a n d milk, hot rolls and b u t t e r , and l e t t u c e a n d t o m a t o salad. All this was topped off with hot mince pie and cheese. Each table had a l a r g e bowl of f r u i t , n u t s and candy. A similar d i n n e r will be served to the Corps a week a f t e r the re-t u r n f r om Christmas furlough. A possible change in m e n u will b e the s u b s t i t u t i o n of steak for turkey. S t e w a r d B r y a n t said t h a t t h i s choice would be given to t h e Corps. Faculty And Corps Pack Jackson Memorial Hall For Amateur Show By Monogram Rats Football Pictures Col. Moseley Finishes Series Of Lectures Colonel T. A. E. Moseley con-c l u d e d his series of b i - w e e k l y lec-t u r e s on " A r c h i t e c t u r e : Develop-ment t h r o u g h the Renaissance," on Tuesday, December 8, w i t h a discus-sion of t h e m o d e r n t r e n d s in Amer-i c a n a r c h i t e c t u r e . T h e s e r i e s j u s t fin-i s h e d was b e g u n on Tuesday, Octo-ber 11, and was conducted in the a u d i t o r i um of t h e Nichols E n g i n e e r - i n g Hall f r om 7:30 p. m. ot 8:15. p. m. e v e r y Tuesday and Thursday. Production Ends Week's Initiation Of Letter Men Last S a t u r d a y night for t h e f i r st t i m e this year, J a c k s o n Memorial Hall was p a c k e d w i t h f a c u l t y mem-b e r s and Cadets who came to en-j o y the " t r i p l e f e a t u r e , " which in-c l u d e d a show by the Monogram " r a t s , " p i c t u r e s of the VMI-Mary-l a n d and the VM.-Virginia football games, and the regular Saturday n i g h t movie. The first attraction was the " F r a n k i e and J o h n n i e " exhibition p u t on by the boys who have just b e e n n o m i n a t e d by the Monogram club. The part pf J o h n n i e was taken by " S n a g " Meem, F r a n k i e by "Son" Shelby, and Nellie Bly by "Bongo'' Tipton. " R i p p e r ' ' Walker was cast in the r o l e of a w a i t e r at Ma's. A q u a r t et composed of Andy Nelson, Neil Brown, Roy Replogle, and Randy H u y e t t , accompanied t h e stage pro-d u c t i o n with their r e n d i t i o n of the ballad. Action in the second scene of the show took place on the day b e f o re t h e big gamt. in the d r e s s i n g room of Dr. H e r b P a t c h ;n. T h e h i g h point of the skit was th" visit to the t r a i n i n g room of s p o r t s w r i t e r Jim-my Jones (Roy Replogle) to talk w i t h Coach Hubert about VMI's c h a n c e s in the coming game. Tom T h r a s h e r as Pooley concluded t h e scene with one of t h e p r e - g a me classics so c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of Hubert. B e t w e e n the first and second skits, George A t k i s o n r e a d l e t t e r s to S a n t a Claus f r om "two good little Shown With Regular Saturday Movie boys"—Bud Kovar and Red Echols. The final s k i t was a b u r l e s q u e on t h e art of strip tease, with Miss Meem t a k i n g the f e m i n i n e lead. A bevy of gorgeous gals d a n c e d grace-f u l l y in the background. The show was b r o u g h t to an end all too soon by the t r a d i t i o n a l a r r i v a l of two o f f i c e r s of the law—Andy Nelson a n d Neil Brown—who came in with b l a z i n g guns and closed down the b u r l e s q u e house. A f t e r the a m a t e u r p r o d u c t i o n , the p i c t u r e s of the VMI-Virginia and t h e VMI-Maryland football games w e r e shown. The t h i r d p i c t u r e on t h e p r o g r am was Warner Brothers' "Valley of the Giants." b e g r a n t e d permission if they put in p e r m i t s to t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t. S e v e r a l sectional clubs h a v e c h a r t - e r e d buses to t a k e the club mem-b e r s f r o m school, a n d to b r i n g these men back at t h e e n d of t h e f u r l o u g h. The Yankee Club has several buses as far as Washington, and is pro-v i d i n g one "local" which will stop f r e q u e n t l y on its way u p t h e valley. Six Dances On Docket During Festive Season As the C h r i s t m a s f u r l o u g h rapid-ly approaches, the VMI sectional c l u b s a r e m a k i n g the final a r r a n g e - m e n t s for t h e i r dances d u r i n g the gala holiday season. Six dances are s c h e d u l e d in ciites t h r o u g h o u t the Old Dominon, beginning with the R o a n o k e Club dance on Monday, December 26, and e n d i n g with the L y n c h b u r g Club dance on Friday, December 30. The dress f o r all the hops t h i s C h r i s t m a s will be formal, and Cadets who h a v e mess j a c k e ts a r e urged by the clubs sponsoring t h e dances to w e a r them. Richmond Club With t h e Old Dominion O r c h e s t ra s w i n g i n g that s w i n g a b l e l i t t l e t h i ng c a l l e d "swing," the Richmond Club's C h r i s t m a s dance at t h e sophisticat-ed Commonwealth Club f r o m 10 till 2 on Tuesday evening, December 27, will be the gala occasion of the f e s t i v e season in t h e capital. J o h n n y Talman, p r e s i d e n t of the club, s t a t e d that m a n y o u t - o f - t o wn Alumni and Cadets are expected. The Commonwealth Club, on F r a n k l i n Street, is c o n v e n i e n t l y lo-c a t e d and provides v i s i t i n g Cadets a n d Alumni quick and easy trans-p o r t a t i o n to t h e dance. The p r i c e of admission for Cadets will be $1.15. N o r f o l k - P o r t s m o u t h Club T h r o u g h the assistance of the VMI Alumni Chapter in Norfolk a n d P o r t s m o u t h , the N o r f o l k - P o r t s - m o u t h Club will s t a g e its second an-nual C h r i s t m a s ball on Wednesday evening, December 28, in t h e fash-i o n a b l e Town Club ballroom. The dance—scheduled f r o m 9:30 till 2— is exclusively for Cadets, Alumni, a n d friends. The club expects to sign one of t h e m o r e popular local o r c h e s t r a s for the hop \yithin the n e x t f e w days. Ambassador Club B u d d y Myers' O r c h e s t r a has been engaged to p r o v i d e the music for The Richmond Club is also c h a r t e r - the C h r i s t m a s dance of t h e AmbaS' ing a bus. This year the e n t i r e Corps will not r e t u r n at t h e same h o u r on J a n - u a r y 3. A s c h e d u l e was made out to give the people w h o live at a great d i s t a n c e a chance to spend New Y e a r ' s Eve at t h e i r homes, and to be able to come back at a p r a c t i c al time. The time to come back is the t i m e that each person f i l l e d out on t h e c a r d s t h a t w e r e t u r n e d in yes-t e r d a y . These cards were another n ew a d d i t i o n this y e a r a n d will be signed at t h e e n d of t h e f u r l o u g h. The l i m i t i n g hours for r e p o r t i ng r e t u r n are: For those a r r i v i n g at Roanoke by t r a i n f r o m t h e West and Southwest, a n d f o r those s p e n d i n g the f u r l o u gh in R o c k b r i d g e County, the time is 10:00 a. m. F o r those living beyond Rock-b r i d g e C o u n t y who r e t u r n by auto-mobile, 2:30 p. m. For those f r o m t h e Northeast, 3:20 p. m. or as soon as possible a f t er a r r i v a l , in Lexington, of the bus s c h e d u l e d to leave Washington at 8:00 a. m. For t h o s e a r r i v i n g at C l i f t o n F o r ge by t r a i n f r om the West and North-west, 3:30 p. m. or as soon as pos-s i b l e a f t e r a r r i v a l in L e x i n g t o n of t h e bus scheduled to leave Clifton F o r g e at 1:52 p. m. For those a r r i v i n g at L y n c h b u rg by t r a i n f r om t h e S o u t h and South-west, 4:00 p. m. or as soon as pos-s i b l e a f t e r a r r i v a l in L e x i n g t o n of t h e bus scheduled to leave Lynch-b u r g at 2:20 p. m. For those a r r i v i n g on r e g u l a r bus f r om t h e East, 4:30 p. m. or as soon as possible a f t e r a r r i v a l in Lexing-ton of the bus leaving Norfolk at 7:15 a. m. and Richmond at 11:45 a. m. All c h a r t e r e d buses a r e due back at 4:00 p. m. s a d o r Club on T u e s d a y evening, De-c e m b e r 27, Charley Crump, club p r e s i d e n t , announced today. The d a n c e will be h e l d in t h e L o r d F a i r - f a x C l u b in A l e x a n d r i a f r o m 9:30 till 2. An innovation this y e a r wil be a n o p e n b a r f o r all t h o s e w h o a t t e nd t h e dance. I n v i t a t i o n is b y c a r d only a n d t h e a d m i s s i o n p r i c e will be $1.00. T h e Ambassador Club was f o u n d - ed by Captain J. A. McCrary, of A l e x a n d r i a and member of the Class of '34. Since t h a t t i m e t h e c l ub has s t e a d i l y grown and this y e a r it has one of t h e largest m e m b e r s h i ps in its short but a c t i v e history. Cap-t a i n McCrary is an h o n o r a r y mem-b e r of the club and acts as its ad-visor. R o a n o k e Club With the S o u t h e r n Colonels pro-v i d i n g the rhythm, the Roanoke C l u b ' s dance f r om 9 till 2 on Mon-day evening, December 26, in the n ew a i r c o n d i t i o n e d b a l l r o om of the Hotel Roanoke is d e s t i n e d to b e one of t h e o u t s t a n d i n g C h r i s t m a s dances. The c l u b is u n i t i n g a g a i n w i t h t he VPI Roanoke Club to sponsor this dance. The price of admission for C a d e t s of both schools will be $1.00. P e t e r s b u r g Club C l a i m i n g that t h e i r dance f r o m 9 t i l l 2 on Wednesday evening, De-c e m b e r 28, will be one of the best in t h e state, the m e m b e r s of t h e Pe-t e r s b u r g Club a r e p r e p a r e d to cele-b r a t e t h e coming f e s t i v e season in a b i g way. The popular Southern S e r e n a d e r s h a v e b e e n signed to play at t h e hop, w h i c h will be h e l d at the G r a y ' s Armory. Scotchy Johnson, p r e s i d e n t of the club, s t a t e d that the S o u t h e r n Ser-e n a d e r s is o n e of t h e most p r o m i n e nt b a n d s in t h i s a n d a d j a c e n t s t a t e s a nd t h a t many Cadets f r om o t h e r cities a r e e x p e c t e d to a t t e n d t h e dance. ( C o n t i n u e d on Page Six) |