VMI Cadet. December 20, 1938

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Christmas
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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
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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-
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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.
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