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J / y Let's Make It 100% To Roanoke On Thursday lilLMakt ,)0M ^ 1940 ]P O0ss Country Team Tdkes Third in S. C. Meet Today VOLUME XXXIV—Z-778 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 19, 1940 NUMBER 10 N. Virginia CadetsForm Club Here Hirst, Simpson, Emory Officers Of Organization A Northern Virginia club has been formed at VMI, that Is expect-ed in light of its size and men to begin a career of usefullness rival-ing its older brothers to the south before 1940 has grown cold. The first meeting was called two weeks ago during which Julian F. Hirst of Purcellville was elected president, M. O. Simpson of Front Royal, vice-president and William H. Emory, V, of Warrenton, sec-retary- treasurer. It is interesting to note that the first president of the three-year old Northern Virginia Alumni chapter was none other than Julian T. Hirst, Sr. As a matter of fact the founding of the present club was largely indebted to the remark-able success of this chapter, that before reaching the age of a year had the honor of entertaining both Gen. George C. Marshall, and Major Gen. Charles E. Kilbourne simul-taneously at Leesburg. Since then it has entertained both Gen. and Mrs. Kilbourne, Col. Burress and numerous other prominent person-ages. It has also played a prom-inent part in the VMI council meet-ings the last few years. Correspondence has been carried on between the club and chapter of late, and plans are being formed for a joint formal dance in the heart of the piedmont section, Warrenton, sometime during Christmas fur-lough. Already numerous cadets, including prominent members of other clubs, have expressed desire to attend. This is to be expected for Warrenton is widely known for its entertaining ability. Also its loca-tion at the intersection of the Lee highway and route 29 make it easily accessible. The floor will be open to all alumni, cadets, and their friends. To date several good orchestras have been contacted and with the choice of a suitable place for the occasion a most successful social event will be enjoyed. Ring Figure Leaders WILLIAMS THELMA JENNINGS L. L. LEECH Ingredients: A Ring— A Girl—And A Kiss Many Dales Expected For Dances The following is a list of young ladies who will attend the Thanks-giving Dances this week-end. They will be the guests of members of the first, third and fourth classes and will not, of course, participate in the Ring Figure. Hollins Robin Atkinson, Mary Harper Ricketts, Nancy Taylor, Virginia Martin, Charlotte Tolley. Randolph Macon Jean Mayar, Virginia Deaver, Bet-ty Chaney, Mary Louise Inglehart, Helen Gaber, Pam Cruise, Mary Jean Gilliam, Sarah Colmary, Julis Donald. Sweetbrier Ruth Paley, Ann Jacobs, Cather-ine Tift. Mary Baldwin Betty Wilkins, Margaret Harold, Elizabeth McGaw, Catherine Kivili-jhan, Rosemary Manch, Lucy Falk-ner, Mary Grove, Jane Craig. Other Colleges Eleanor Dean, Charlotte Levell, Mary Newbold, Clover Brown, Grace Peachy, Nancy Williams, Lois Berry, Kitty Clark, Sally Duncan, Patricia Jackson, Ann Rogers, Phyl-lis Wise, Jane Green, Anne Free-man, Sunshine Trumbeau, Mary Jane Peters, Maredie Cover, Pat Ci-burn, Phyllis Gatlinf, Dorothy Dean Robinson, Nancy Ely, Jappie John-son, Dot McAden, Lucie Wilcox, Patricia Orr, Claire Bardwell, Shir-ley Sutton, Ruth Artley and Cyn-thia Knight. Rosemary Bell, Barbara Appel, Ruby Martin, Nancy Smith, Mary Erskine, Anne McClun, Katherine Kivlighan, Betty Barr, Evelyn Ride-out, Lois Hester, Ruth Skelton, Grace Ellerton, Dot Serlich, Mary Blanton, Thursa Grant, Daphine Crump, Helen Phillips, Mary Louise Porter, Katherine Rucker, Grace Graves, Frances Appel, Shirley Willige, Marguerite Clifton, Jesse Cato, Frances Drewery, Marilyn El-lis, Margaret Chandler, Lilyan Win-grove, Peggy Traver, Genieve Hos-mer, Mardie Moffit, Alysce Hep-ner, Betty Sancken, Louise Brown, Kitty Baker, Margery McShane, Winifred Booker. Shirley Sanut, Helen Lowe, Vir-ginia Fiske, Rita Cowette, Betty Dolan, Alice Williams, Natalie San-fotd, Clara Steiner, Peggy Moss, Coby Cranneft, Betty Rosebaum, Gay Gibson, Mary Meek Brown, Betty Wingfield, Virginia Faulkner, (Continued on Page 6) GERTRUDE RUDULPH Inter-Battalion Football Game The annual inter-battalion football game will be played this Saturday at 2:30 p.m., provided Alumni Field and uniforms are available. The price of admis-sion is ten cents and the pro-ceeds will go to the Intramural Department. Tickets will be sold in barracks some night this week. By FRANK LEE "Ring figure comes but once a year, But once it comes, it's really here!" With such an expression the sec-ond classman gives his heartfelt opinion of that event which will ruin him financially, but which will serve to send him soaring to the highest brackets of 'his"girl's reper-toire of male possibilities. Girls blush, mothers' hearts beat faster, flash bulbs of multiple cam-eras flash, music from sweet trum-pets Alls the room, and" the knees of the second classmen beat a loud tattoo as the long procession of beautiful girls in white evening gowns resplendent with their hand-some escorts pass through the beau-tifully intricate figure before that fateful moment when they pass These same beautiful girls "come, see, and conquer" the fickle hearts of the cadets who are not wary. Of course there are some cadets of the second class -who are foolish enough to think that they are the ones who do the heart conquering. They all learn sooner or later (after they've received the fourth ICC) that they are wrong, so they resign themselves to a life of waiting for some beautiful girl that won't do them dirt. At any rate Ring Figure serves some of us with opportunity to "splurge" on a big scale for the "one," even though her heart be-longs to someone else, that has the best hold on our affections. As the eventful day of Ring Figure approaches, some of the members of the class of '42 are still without W. S. EDWARDS through the arch. In the arch the i dates. It need not be said that these shaking second classman takes from his pocket a handsome ring which _he passes to his partner; she takes it and places it on the ring finger of his left hand. But that is not all. The shy cadet takes the girl in his arms and repays her for her services in the best way that he knows—with a kiss. Ring Figure, with its pomp and beautiful girls, ls a tradition at VMI. It (some say that "it" is the gentle-man, but I know better) attracts the most beautiful girls in the country. same men are- beginning to feel a bit anxious. M6'st of them have re-ceived at least one ICC, but it is more than a fact that they will turn up with some sort of a date in tow. She may not be what one would expect, but she will be as thrilled as any of the rest, and our sympathies will be extended to the unfortunate who is unable to have his "true love" to give him that gift which he will wear the re-i. ol his life. It might be appropriate to give Constinued on Page 6 Corps Off Thursday For Roanoke Battle; Entrain at 7:45 a.m. Friday Evening Dance Schedule The Ring Figure will begin promptly at 10 p.m. on Friday evening. All participants are re-quested to be in Cocke Hall by 9 p. m. and will use the east entrance to the hall. All other persons will be admitted at the west entrance. Only persons holding cards will be admitted on the dance floor until after the figure. The doors will close at 10 p.m. FIGURE PARTICIPANTS R. P. Williams with Miss Thelma Jennings of Hollis, N. Y.; W. S. Ed-wards with Miss Gertrude Rudolph of Birmingham, Ala.; E. G. King with Miss Sarah Hardaway of Col-umbus, Ga.; L. L. Leech with Miss Virginia Ross Stiles, of Norfolk, Va.; C. J. Bounds with Miss Elizabeth Carter Toepleman, of Henderson, N. C.; C. M. Drake with Miss Lynne Roessler of Dallas, Texas; J. W. Martin with Miss Ethel Lindsay of Portsmouth, Va.; B. B. Pake with Miss Rachel Jones of Pine Bluff, Ark.; T. Y. Davis with Miss Violet Bryant of Norfolk, Va.; J. O'Keefe with Miss May Wertz of Roanoke, Va.; J. W. Consolvo with Miss Mar-tha Merchant of Collingswood, N. J.; G. C. Folkes with Miss Ora Ear-nest of Portsmouth, Va. J. M. Satterfield with Miss Jane Rose of Richmond, Va.; M. Jones with Miss Margery Moul of Scars-dale, N. Y.; R. L. Guy with Miss Nancy Gregory of Richmond, Va.; A. P. Goddin with Miss Betty Blair of Richmond, Va.; R. D. Wall with Miss Nancy Sampson of Richmond, Va.; E. W. Swain with Miss Anne Marshall of Victoria, Va.; P. C. Ca-bell with Miss Frances Arthur of Jackson, Mich.; R. W. D. Taylor with Miss Fentie Wambersie of Orange, Va.; W. H. Getty with Miss Mary Jane Hess of Indianapolis, Ind.; R. E. Dunlap with Miss Becky Major of Front Royal, Va.; J. H. Grant with Miss Nani Stephens of Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. C. H. Wilkins with Miss Mary Hamner of Ammon, Va.; T. R. Jones with Miss Martha Claiborne Will-cox of Norfolk, Va.; R. H. Jeschke with Miss Emilie Lewis of Paris Island, S. C.; J. L. Shomo with Miss Winifred Berkley of Sewickley, Pa.; R. A. Weller with Miss Emily Wil-kins of New York, N. Y.; J. A. Mc- Donough with Miss Frances Mat-thews of Richmond, Va.; R. T. Lem mon with Miss Coma Noel of Chi-cago, 111.; E. L. Keppel with Miss Katherine Jones of Baltimore, Md.; H. M. Thornton with Miss Jean Outland of Norfolk, Va.; J. A. Hag-an with Miss Jane Nicholson of Norfolk, Va.; W. A. Spilman with Miss Jean Betts of Richmond, Va.; L. A. Durham with Miss Jean Mc- Guire of Roanoke, Va. J. E. Edens with Miss Martha Lunsford of Petersburg, Pa.; T. F. Gilliam with Miss Virginia Wood of Hopewell, Va.; J. E. Cheatham with Miss Jean Richardson of Colonial Heights, Va.; E. J. Fogarty with Mrs. E. J. Fogarty of Savannah, Ga.; M. E. Fulk with Miss Helen Cale-baugh of Cleveland, Ohio; J. L. Dorrier with Miss Jean Black of Palmyra, Va.; J. M. Wray with Miss Ann Robey of Richmond, Va.; D. R. Oakey with Miss Frances Minter of Roanoke, Va.; C. R. Tosti with Miss Mary Moran of New Hope, Pa.; D. E. Walker with Miss Harriet Riley of Westwood, N. J.; G. E. Moore with Miss Eleanor Hoyt of Sparrows Point, Md.; K. P. Gray-beal with Miss Mary Grace Sherer of Richmond, Va.; G. W. Heath with Miss Judy Field of Gloucester, Va. B. C. Menk with Miss Marie Beale of Cleveland, Ohio; P. X. Geary with Miss Cathy Small of Harrisburg, Pa.; S. T. Hockaday with Miss Mary Henley Spencer of Williamsburg, Va.; C. C. Chew-ning with Miss Mary Britton of Richmond, Va.; W. B. Nugent with Miss Ethel Lee James of Peters-burg, Va.; J. J. Matthews with Miss Helen Mcllwaine of Petersburg, Va.; W. Doolan with Miss E. Converse of Beltsville, Md.; R. H. Williams with Miss Anna George of Ports-mouth, Va.; C. G. Knick with Miss Rose Lee Agnor of Middlebrook, Va.; R. Baldwin with Miss Garland Jean Hirsch of Manila, P. I.; A. H. Clark with Miss Helen Kindler of Washington, D. C.; L. L. Stallings with Miss Evelyn Williams of Cum-berland, Md. C. N. Catlett with Miss Rachel Griffith of Hampton, Va.; W. E. Woelper with Miss Peggy Jane Demmler of Pittsburgh, Pa.; J. A. Jordan with Miss Sue Marshall of Victoria, Va.; B. Burnett with Miss Ruth Johnston of Roanoke, Va.; L. G. Porter with Miss Helen Cos-tello of Alexandria, Va.; J. T. Wil-son with Miss Beverly Smith of Somerset, Ky.; W. J. Boehmer with Miss Mary Lee Harrison of Wash-ington, D. C.; C. T. Urquhart with Miss Jeanne Meades of Norfolk, Va.; R. C. Reed with Miss Betsy Springer of Charlotte, N. C.; I. B. Pierce with Miss Elizabeth Nourse of New Hope, Pa.; R. C. Home with Miss Mitzi Payne of Falls Church, Va.; G. H. Esser with Miss Anne Parker of Appalachian, Va. R. W. Williams with Miss Anne Easterley of Rock Gulch, Tenn.; C. P. Wilson with Miss Sara Nair of Rich Pasture, Va.; J. S. Drewry with Miss Corinne Millikin of Boy-kins, Va.; C. S. Mullen with Miss Mary Knox Thompson of St. Louis, Mo.; H. J. Siebert with Miss Martha Watkins Gaines of Midlothian, Va.; C. B. Miller with Miss Ann Folkes of Richmond, Va.; E. V. King with Miss Mary Frances Hutchinson of Fort Bragg, N. C.; J. M. Wright with Miss Mary Baxter of Norfolk, Va.; J. K. McCullough with Miss Jo Ann Ulrich of Birmingham, Ala.; A. D. Tuck with Miss Norma Rose of Richmond, Va.; J. E. Woodward with Miss Anne Chipman of New-ark, Del.; D. D. Cameron with Miss Jane Kirkpatrick of Charlotte, N. C.; C. E. Fonvielle with Miss Jean Smith of Wilmington, N. C.; R. W. Goodman with Miss Louise Vandiviers of Cannon, Ga.; F. J. Lee with Miss Judy Winans of Dal-las, Tex. J. Mullen with Miss Edith Don-nan of Richmond, Va.; J. D. Lee with Miss Lucy Moore of Sumter, S. C.; D. L. Rawls with Miss Con-nie Homer of Harrison, N. Y.; H. L. Harris with Miss Ann Hart of Balti-more, Md.; R. T. Bland with Miss Trudy Cloxton of Williamsburg, Probable Starting Lineup: V. P. I. LE Clark LT W. Tate LG Anderson C Zydiak RG McClure RT Belcher RE J. Henderson QB Wheeler HB HB Thomas FB Warriner Time: Kickoff 2:15 p. m., Thursday, Nov. 21, 1940. Place: Maher Field, Roanoke, Virginia. Cadet corps of both schools will parade on the field at ap-proximately 1:30 p. m. V. M. I Sexton Nelson Thrasher Skladany W. Walker Tipton Nugent Pritchard Catlett Matthews B. Walker Va.; W. D. Lillard with Miss Har-riet Scott of Orange, Va.; J. M. Patton with Miss Kitty Kinton of Durham, N. C.; W. N. Brown with Miss Frances Holt of Staunton, Va. H. C. Sutherland with Miss Carol Anderson of Danville, Va.; W. H. Pike with Miss Joan Thompson of St. Louis, Mo.; B. L. Crafton with Miss June Grosh of Hagerstown, Md.; F. W. Poos with Miss Marian Shanley of St. Louis, Mo.; S. T. Hol-land with Miss Dorothy Gwaltney of Windsor, Va.; A. C. Pritchard with Miss LeMoine Gray of Peters-burg, Va.; J. E. Whitmore with Miss Sarah Lee Miller of Staunton, Va. C. H. Purdum with Miss Mar-garet Vanderveer of Milford, Ind W. F. Flood with Miss Marguerite Kells of Annapolis, Md.; P. R. Shea-han with Miss Wilma Tillet of Char-lotte, N. C.; W. I. Powers with Miss Patsy Featherstone of Dallas, Texas; E. S. Granger with Miss Betty Beale Fahr of Richmond, Va.; W. B. Walker with Miss Missie John-son of Richmond, Va.; L. Naisa-wald with Miss Jince Nicely of Lex-ington, Va.; J. H. Randolph with Miss Sudie Perkins of Reedville, Va.; T. W. Williamson with Miss Jean Newman of Harrisonburg, Va.; G. C. Williams with Miss Dorothy Crews of Baskersville, Va.; A. G. Williams with Miss Lillie Harwell of Petersburg, Va.; C. H. Beckham with Miss Loyce Alice Barrow of Lakeland, Fla.; J. W. Carmine with Miss Norma Dozier of Rocky Mount, N. C.; J. B. Dillard with Miss Mary Ann Baldner of Xenia, Ohio. E. D. Risdon with Miss Margaret Burge of Martinsville, Va.; R. D. Patton with Miss Doris Jane Boor-man of Rochester, N. Y.; S. C. Har-rold with Miss Carolyn Burt of Albany, Ga.; D. T. Aston with Miss Ruth Adair Whitehead of Dover, N. J.; H. S. Strausser with Miss Ruth Acker of Reading, Pa.; G. H. Rhea with Miss Lavinia Wither-spoon of Nashville, Tenn.; J. C. Hooker with Miss Margie Shackel-ford of Martinsville, Va.; F. C. Jones with Miss Frances Latane of Wake-field, Va.; J. R. Major with Miss Margaret Barjeron of Chevy Chase, Md.; A. Vick with Miss Julia Mon-roe of Hampton, Va.; J. Hume with Miss Anne Mitchell of Ashville, N. C. A. H. Williams with Miss Anne K___ Kowardin of Richmond, Va.; R. H. " ' T ' T K e r n ! Spessard with Miss Suzanne Pul-1 U " d e r t he lim of Fort Thomas, Ky.; L. A. Heinel with Miss Billie Goodwin of Richmond, Va.; E. B. Young with Miss Frances Hendee of At- Delegates Attend VIPA Convention Two second crassmen, members of the staff of The VMI Cadet at-tended the 14th annual convention of the Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association in Blacksburg, Va., last week. Representing The Cadet were associate editors W. N. Brown and C. J. Bounds. The cadets arrived in Blacksburg early Friday morning to find a full schedule planned for them. The convention opened with the regis-tration of delegates, followed by lunch served in the VPI faculty apartments. Regimental parade by the VPI Corps of Cadets topped the list of afternoon events, then the delegates attended the various dis-cussion groups on yearbooks, sports-writing, business managing, editori-al policies, magazines and hand-books, newswriting, coverage and make-up. Friday evening was set aside for the business meeting and a dance in the Student Activities ballroom. Saturday's activities started with the business meeting and an address to the delegates by H. Powell Chap-man, followed by meetings of the discussion groups and lunch in the faculty apartments. In the after-noon the delegates attended the V. P. I.-Furman football game. Saturday evening the delegates attended the final banquet in the VPI dining hall. Experiences in cov-ering Europe for the Associated Press were discussed by Melvin K. Whiteleather, former AP foreign correspondent and now a member of the Philadelphia Evening Bulle-tin staff. Some of the background of present conditions in Europe was explained by Whiteleather, who re-turned to this country after serving in Europe more than 12 years. The Virginia Tech chapter of Pi Delta Epsilon, honorary journal-ism fraternity, tapped Whiteleather into honorary membership and tap-ped four members of student pub-lication staffs. The new officers, headed by Miss Ailene Overby, of Chatham, Va.. a junior at Farmville State Teachers college, who was elected association president, were introduced by John Elder, Richmond editor of the Vir-ginia Tech and retiring president. Other officers elected were Rob-ert Cotton, junior at the University of Richmond, first vice-president; Miss Florence Weiland, junior at Blackstone, second vice-president; J. Marshall Doswell, junior at Hampden-Sydney, secretary and t r e a s u r e r . Alexander Hudgins, Blackstone publisher, was reelected executive secretary. The association will meet next year with Farmville State Teachers college and Hampden-Sydney hosts. Keydets Precede' Tech on Field At Annual Game Entraining at East Lexington at about 7:45 a. m., Thursday morn-ing, the Corps will descend on Roa-noke to meet the VPI Corps who are hoping to capture the city and assume command of its vast re-sources. Last minute details of the plans are being worked out by Major R. H. Knox, who will be in charge of the trip, and the Lexing-ton force is expected to detrain within the battle area at about 10 . According to the plan, the Corps will make a show of force to impress the opposition with our strength and spirit by conducting a march from the point of debarka-tion to the Patrick Henry Hotel where field headquarters will be set up. Upon arrival at the Patrick Hen-ry Hotel the Corps will be dis-missed until the pre-battle forma-tion at approximately 1:55 p.m. when the Corps will march to the battle ground. The Lexington Ar-my will precede the VPI army on the field and will occupy the cov-ered grandstand. The field will be cleared at 1:55 p.m. for the great battle which will begin at 2:15 p. m. A scouting force consisting of Charlie Moore, Dick Williams and Bill McClure were sent out last week to get the lay of the land in Roanoke. The patrol contacted Mr. Robert C. Royer, secretary of the VMI-VPI Thanksgiving Game committee and an enemy patrol from VPI also on the prowl. The scouts brought back the informa-tion that the uniform will be a pass for free rides on busses and street cars. Two dances have been arrang-ed for: one with Bobby Byrne's or-chestra at the Auditorium and the other at the Hotelj Roanoke to the music of Freddie Lee and his band. The price of fifty cents covers the entrance fee to either or both dances for any cadets in uniform and his date. The Corps will effect its retire-ment from Roanoke at 11:45 p.m. in the same troop train that car-ried them into the battle area in the morning. Upon debarkation a check formation will be held, and the Corps will be marched back to barracks from East Lexington. As in the past, military and academic duties will be suspended until DRC Friday. Kilbourne, Jacobs Make Western Trip Maj. Gen. Charles E. Kilbourne, superintendent of the Virginia Mili-tary Institute, and Major Herbert A. Jacob, Secretary of the Alumni Association, left Lexington last week for an extended tour of the VMI Alumni Chapters of the Mid-dle West. The purpose of the visit was for the Institute representa-tives to become better acquanteid with the alumni of this section and to give them first hand information of the activities and changes at VMI and in the Corps of Cadets. The Superintendent and Major Jacob were in St. Louis for the VMI-Washington University foot-ball game on Saturday and pro-ceeded to Detroit, where General Kilbourne spoke last night at a banquet meeting of that chapter. It was from this meeting that he delivered his address, over a na-tional hook-up, commemorating the 101st anniversary of the founding of VMI. "Your Career" Booklet Issued in Barracks Through the efforts of the Ins-titute, a very informative and help-ful booklet was distributed to all cadets early last week. Quite ap-propriately, this booklet is known s "Your Career. In an effort to throw a bit of light upon the unknown path which American Youth must follow, Coca Cola has chosen twenty-five of the lanta, Ga.; H. B. Kinsolving with successful men of America, and they Miss Gertrude Breckinridge of, have passed on their advice to Lexington, Ky. 1 others. Final Practices For Ring Figure Held This Week Final preparations for the Ring Figure of the Class of 1942, to be held Friday in Cocke Hall, have been completed according to an an-nouncement today by Robert V. Jacobs, president of the Hop Com-mittee and Dick Williams, president of the Second Class. There will be two more practices without the cadets' dates, tonight and tomorrow night on the return of the corps from supper, and a final practice with dates immedia-tely following parade on Friday afternoon. Leaders in the Figure will be Richard P. Williams, Sterling Ed-wards, Lloyd Leech, and Everett King, class officers and their dates; Miss Thelma Jennings, of Hollins, Long Island, N. Y.; Miss Virginia Stiles, of Norfolk, Va.; Miss Ger-trude Rudolph, of Birmingham, Ala.; and Miss Sarah Hardaway, of Columbus, Ga.. The favors for the second classmen's dates will be pre-sented to them by Mrs. W. S. Ed-wards and Mrs. E. B. King. Bobby Byrne and his band, fea-turing lovely Dorothy Claire and Jimmy Palmer as vocalists, will proceed to Lexington for the gala occasion on Friday, November 22 after filling engagements at Geor-gia Tech on November 15th and 16, and in Roanoke on Nov. 21. Byrne's musical education began at the age of two years and eight months and, as far as he is con-cerned, has never ceased. Nor will it, he promises. He is a determined taskmaster—will strive for hours to perfect a single chord in his or-chestra rehearsals. The boys in his band, including his younger broth-er, Donald, appreciate the sensitivi-ty of Bobby's ear and are pleased to work along with him, never dis-puting his decision as to the right-ness or wrongness of a note. Byrne's greaUiess as a musician is attested to by the fact that the illustrious Leopold Stokowski has offered to make a place for him in the Phildelphia Symphony Orches-tra if ever the young man tires of popular music.
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Full Text Search | J / y Let's Make It 100% To Roanoke On Thursday lilLMakt ,)0M ^ 1940 ]P O0ss Country Team Tdkes Third in S. C. Meet Today VOLUME XXXIV—Z-778 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 19, 1940 NUMBER 10 N. Virginia CadetsForm Club Here Hirst, Simpson, Emory Officers Of Organization A Northern Virginia club has been formed at VMI, that Is expect-ed in light of its size and men to begin a career of usefullness rival-ing its older brothers to the south before 1940 has grown cold. The first meeting was called two weeks ago during which Julian F. Hirst of Purcellville was elected president, M. O. Simpson of Front Royal, vice-president and William H. Emory, V, of Warrenton, sec-retary- treasurer. It is interesting to note that the first president of the three-year old Northern Virginia Alumni chapter was none other than Julian T. Hirst, Sr. As a matter of fact the founding of the present club was largely indebted to the remark-able success of this chapter, that before reaching the age of a year had the honor of entertaining both Gen. George C. Marshall, and Major Gen. Charles E. Kilbourne simul-taneously at Leesburg. Since then it has entertained both Gen. and Mrs. Kilbourne, Col. Burress and numerous other prominent person-ages. It has also played a prom-inent part in the VMI council meet-ings the last few years. Correspondence has been carried on between the club and chapter of late, and plans are being formed for a joint formal dance in the heart of the piedmont section, Warrenton, sometime during Christmas fur-lough. Already numerous cadets, including prominent members of other clubs, have expressed desire to attend. This is to be expected for Warrenton is widely known for its entertaining ability. Also its loca-tion at the intersection of the Lee highway and route 29 make it easily accessible. The floor will be open to all alumni, cadets, and their friends. To date several good orchestras have been contacted and with the choice of a suitable place for the occasion a most successful social event will be enjoyed. Ring Figure Leaders WILLIAMS THELMA JENNINGS L. L. LEECH Ingredients: A Ring— A Girl—And A Kiss Many Dales Expected For Dances The following is a list of young ladies who will attend the Thanks-giving Dances this week-end. They will be the guests of members of the first, third and fourth classes and will not, of course, participate in the Ring Figure. Hollins Robin Atkinson, Mary Harper Ricketts, Nancy Taylor, Virginia Martin, Charlotte Tolley. Randolph Macon Jean Mayar, Virginia Deaver, Bet-ty Chaney, Mary Louise Inglehart, Helen Gaber, Pam Cruise, Mary Jean Gilliam, Sarah Colmary, Julis Donald. Sweetbrier Ruth Paley, Ann Jacobs, Cather-ine Tift. Mary Baldwin Betty Wilkins, Margaret Harold, Elizabeth McGaw, Catherine Kivili-jhan, Rosemary Manch, Lucy Falk-ner, Mary Grove, Jane Craig. Other Colleges Eleanor Dean, Charlotte Levell, Mary Newbold, Clover Brown, Grace Peachy, Nancy Williams, Lois Berry, Kitty Clark, Sally Duncan, Patricia Jackson, Ann Rogers, Phyl-lis Wise, Jane Green, Anne Free-man, Sunshine Trumbeau, Mary Jane Peters, Maredie Cover, Pat Ci-burn, Phyllis Gatlinf, Dorothy Dean Robinson, Nancy Ely, Jappie John-son, Dot McAden, Lucie Wilcox, Patricia Orr, Claire Bardwell, Shir-ley Sutton, Ruth Artley and Cyn-thia Knight. Rosemary Bell, Barbara Appel, Ruby Martin, Nancy Smith, Mary Erskine, Anne McClun, Katherine Kivlighan, Betty Barr, Evelyn Ride-out, Lois Hester, Ruth Skelton, Grace Ellerton, Dot Serlich, Mary Blanton, Thursa Grant, Daphine Crump, Helen Phillips, Mary Louise Porter, Katherine Rucker, Grace Graves, Frances Appel, Shirley Willige, Marguerite Clifton, Jesse Cato, Frances Drewery, Marilyn El-lis, Margaret Chandler, Lilyan Win-grove, Peggy Traver, Genieve Hos-mer, Mardie Moffit, Alysce Hep-ner, Betty Sancken, Louise Brown, Kitty Baker, Margery McShane, Winifred Booker. Shirley Sanut, Helen Lowe, Vir-ginia Fiske, Rita Cowette, Betty Dolan, Alice Williams, Natalie San-fotd, Clara Steiner, Peggy Moss, Coby Cranneft, Betty Rosebaum, Gay Gibson, Mary Meek Brown, Betty Wingfield, Virginia Faulkner, (Continued on Page 6) GERTRUDE RUDULPH Inter-Battalion Football Game The annual inter-battalion football game will be played this Saturday at 2:30 p.m., provided Alumni Field and uniforms are available. The price of admis-sion is ten cents and the pro-ceeds will go to the Intramural Department. Tickets will be sold in barracks some night this week. By FRANK LEE "Ring figure comes but once a year, But once it comes, it's really here!" With such an expression the sec-ond classman gives his heartfelt opinion of that event which will ruin him financially, but which will serve to send him soaring to the highest brackets of 'his"girl's reper-toire of male possibilities. Girls blush, mothers' hearts beat faster, flash bulbs of multiple cam-eras flash, music from sweet trum-pets Alls the room, and" the knees of the second classmen beat a loud tattoo as the long procession of beautiful girls in white evening gowns resplendent with their hand-some escorts pass through the beau-tifully intricate figure before that fateful moment when they pass These same beautiful girls "come, see, and conquer" the fickle hearts of the cadets who are not wary. Of course there are some cadets of the second class -who are foolish enough to think that they are the ones who do the heart conquering. They all learn sooner or later (after they've received the fourth ICC) that they are wrong, so they resign themselves to a life of waiting for some beautiful girl that won't do them dirt. At any rate Ring Figure serves some of us with opportunity to "splurge" on a big scale for the "one," even though her heart be-longs to someone else, that has the best hold on our affections. As the eventful day of Ring Figure approaches, some of the members of the class of '42 are still without W. S. EDWARDS through the arch. In the arch the i dates. It need not be said that these shaking second classman takes from his pocket a handsome ring which _he passes to his partner; she takes it and places it on the ring finger of his left hand. But that is not all. The shy cadet takes the girl in his arms and repays her for her services in the best way that he knows—with a kiss. Ring Figure, with its pomp and beautiful girls, ls a tradition at VMI. It (some say that "it" is the gentle-man, but I know better) attracts the most beautiful girls in the country. same men are- beginning to feel a bit anxious. M6'st of them have re-ceived at least one ICC, but it is more than a fact that they will turn up with some sort of a date in tow. She may not be what one would expect, but she will be as thrilled as any of the rest, and our sympathies will be extended to the unfortunate who is unable to have his "true love" to give him that gift which he will wear the re-i. ol his life. It might be appropriate to give Constinued on Page 6 Corps Off Thursday For Roanoke Battle; Entrain at 7:45 a.m. Friday Evening Dance Schedule The Ring Figure will begin promptly at 10 p.m. on Friday evening. All participants are re-quested to be in Cocke Hall by 9 p. m. and will use the east entrance to the hall. All other persons will be admitted at the west entrance. Only persons holding cards will be admitted on the dance floor until after the figure. The doors will close at 10 p.m. FIGURE PARTICIPANTS R. P. Williams with Miss Thelma Jennings of Hollis, N. Y.; W. S. Ed-wards with Miss Gertrude Rudolph of Birmingham, Ala.; E. G. King with Miss Sarah Hardaway of Col-umbus, Ga.; L. L. Leech with Miss Virginia Ross Stiles, of Norfolk, Va.; C. J. Bounds with Miss Elizabeth Carter Toepleman, of Henderson, N. C.; C. M. Drake with Miss Lynne Roessler of Dallas, Texas; J. W. Martin with Miss Ethel Lindsay of Portsmouth, Va.; B. B. Pake with Miss Rachel Jones of Pine Bluff, Ark.; T. Y. Davis with Miss Violet Bryant of Norfolk, Va.; J. O'Keefe with Miss May Wertz of Roanoke, Va.; J. W. Consolvo with Miss Mar-tha Merchant of Collingswood, N. J.; G. C. Folkes with Miss Ora Ear-nest of Portsmouth, Va. J. M. Satterfield with Miss Jane Rose of Richmond, Va.; M. Jones with Miss Margery Moul of Scars-dale, N. Y.; R. L. Guy with Miss Nancy Gregory of Richmond, Va.; A. P. Goddin with Miss Betty Blair of Richmond, Va.; R. D. Wall with Miss Nancy Sampson of Richmond, Va.; E. W. Swain with Miss Anne Marshall of Victoria, Va.; P. C. Ca-bell with Miss Frances Arthur of Jackson, Mich.; R. W. D. Taylor with Miss Fentie Wambersie of Orange, Va.; W. H. Getty with Miss Mary Jane Hess of Indianapolis, Ind.; R. E. Dunlap with Miss Becky Major of Front Royal, Va.; J. H. Grant with Miss Nani Stephens of Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. C. H. Wilkins with Miss Mary Hamner of Ammon, Va.; T. R. Jones with Miss Martha Claiborne Will-cox of Norfolk, Va.; R. H. Jeschke with Miss Emilie Lewis of Paris Island, S. C.; J. L. Shomo with Miss Winifred Berkley of Sewickley, Pa.; R. A. Weller with Miss Emily Wil-kins of New York, N. Y.; J. A. Mc- Donough with Miss Frances Mat-thews of Richmond, Va.; R. T. Lem mon with Miss Coma Noel of Chi-cago, 111.; E. L. Keppel with Miss Katherine Jones of Baltimore, Md.; H. M. Thornton with Miss Jean Outland of Norfolk, Va.; J. A. Hag-an with Miss Jane Nicholson of Norfolk, Va.; W. A. Spilman with Miss Jean Betts of Richmond, Va.; L. A. Durham with Miss Jean Mc- Guire of Roanoke, Va. J. E. Edens with Miss Martha Lunsford of Petersburg, Pa.; T. F. Gilliam with Miss Virginia Wood of Hopewell, Va.; J. E. Cheatham with Miss Jean Richardson of Colonial Heights, Va.; E. J. Fogarty with Mrs. E. J. Fogarty of Savannah, Ga.; M. E. Fulk with Miss Helen Cale-baugh of Cleveland, Ohio; J. L. Dorrier with Miss Jean Black of Palmyra, Va.; J. M. Wray with Miss Ann Robey of Richmond, Va.; D. R. Oakey with Miss Frances Minter of Roanoke, Va.; C. R. Tosti with Miss Mary Moran of New Hope, Pa.; D. E. Walker with Miss Harriet Riley of Westwood, N. J.; G. E. Moore with Miss Eleanor Hoyt of Sparrows Point, Md.; K. P. Gray-beal with Miss Mary Grace Sherer of Richmond, Va.; G. W. Heath with Miss Judy Field of Gloucester, Va. B. C. Menk with Miss Marie Beale of Cleveland, Ohio; P. X. Geary with Miss Cathy Small of Harrisburg, Pa.; S. T. Hockaday with Miss Mary Henley Spencer of Williamsburg, Va.; C. C. Chew-ning with Miss Mary Britton of Richmond, Va.; W. B. Nugent with Miss Ethel Lee James of Peters-burg, Va.; J. J. Matthews with Miss Helen Mcllwaine of Petersburg, Va.; W. Doolan with Miss E. Converse of Beltsville, Md.; R. H. Williams with Miss Anna George of Ports-mouth, Va.; C. G. Knick with Miss Rose Lee Agnor of Middlebrook, Va.; R. Baldwin with Miss Garland Jean Hirsch of Manila, P. I.; A. H. Clark with Miss Helen Kindler of Washington, D. C.; L. L. Stallings with Miss Evelyn Williams of Cum-berland, Md. C. N. Catlett with Miss Rachel Griffith of Hampton, Va.; W. E. Woelper with Miss Peggy Jane Demmler of Pittsburgh, Pa.; J. A. Jordan with Miss Sue Marshall of Victoria, Va.; B. Burnett with Miss Ruth Johnston of Roanoke, Va.; L. G. Porter with Miss Helen Cos-tello of Alexandria, Va.; J. T. Wil-son with Miss Beverly Smith of Somerset, Ky.; W. J. Boehmer with Miss Mary Lee Harrison of Wash-ington, D. C.; C. T. Urquhart with Miss Jeanne Meades of Norfolk, Va.; R. C. Reed with Miss Betsy Springer of Charlotte, N. C.; I. B. Pierce with Miss Elizabeth Nourse of New Hope, Pa.; R. C. Home with Miss Mitzi Payne of Falls Church, Va.; G. H. Esser with Miss Anne Parker of Appalachian, Va. R. W. Williams with Miss Anne Easterley of Rock Gulch, Tenn.; C. P. Wilson with Miss Sara Nair of Rich Pasture, Va.; J. S. Drewry with Miss Corinne Millikin of Boy-kins, Va.; C. S. Mullen with Miss Mary Knox Thompson of St. Louis, Mo.; H. J. Siebert with Miss Martha Watkins Gaines of Midlothian, Va.; C. B. Miller with Miss Ann Folkes of Richmond, Va.; E. V. King with Miss Mary Frances Hutchinson of Fort Bragg, N. C.; J. M. Wright with Miss Mary Baxter of Norfolk, Va.; J. K. McCullough with Miss Jo Ann Ulrich of Birmingham, Ala.; A. D. Tuck with Miss Norma Rose of Richmond, Va.; J. E. Woodward with Miss Anne Chipman of New-ark, Del.; D. D. Cameron with Miss Jane Kirkpatrick of Charlotte, N. C.; C. E. Fonvielle with Miss Jean Smith of Wilmington, N. C.; R. W. Goodman with Miss Louise Vandiviers of Cannon, Ga.; F. J. Lee with Miss Judy Winans of Dal-las, Tex. J. Mullen with Miss Edith Don-nan of Richmond, Va.; J. D. Lee with Miss Lucy Moore of Sumter, S. C.; D. L. Rawls with Miss Con-nie Homer of Harrison, N. Y.; H. L. Harris with Miss Ann Hart of Balti-more, Md.; R. T. Bland with Miss Trudy Cloxton of Williamsburg, Probable Starting Lineup: V. P. I. LE Clark LT W. Tate LG Anderson C Zydiak RG McClure RT Belcher RE J. Henderson QB Wheeler HB HB Thomas FB Warriner Time: Kickoff 2:15 p. m., Thursday, Nov. 21, 1940. Place: Maher Field, Roanoke, Virginia. Cadet corps of both schools will parade on the field at ap-proximately 1:30 p. m. V. M. I Sexton Nelson Thrasher Skladany W. Walker Tipton Nugent Pritchard Catlett Matthews B. Walker Va.; W. D. Lillard with Miss Har-riet Scott of Orange, Va.; J. M. Patton with Miss Kitty Kinton of Durham, N. C.; W. N. Brown with Miss Frances Holt of Staunton, Va. H. C. Sutherland with Miss Carol Anderson of Danville, Va.; W. H. Pike with Miss Joan Thompson of St. Louis, Mo.; B. L. Crafton with Miss June Grosh of Hagerstown, Md.; F. W. Poos with Miss Marian Shanley of St. Louis, Mo.; S. T. Hol-land with Miss Dorothy Gwaltney of Windsor, Va.; A. C. Pritchard with Miss LeMoine Gray of Peters-burg, Va.; J. E. Whitmore with Miss Sarah Lee Miller of Staunton, Va. C. H. Purdum with Miss Mar-garet Vanderveer of Milford, Ind W. F. Flood with Miss Marguerite Kells of Annapolis, Md.; P. R. Shea-han with Miss Wilma Tillet of Char-lotte, N. C.; W. I. Powers with Miss Patsy Featherstone of Dallas, Texas; E. S. Granger with Miss Betty Beale Fahr of Richmond, Va.; W. B. Walker with Miss Missie John-son of Richmond, Va.; L. Naisa-wald with Miss Jince Nicely of Lex-ington, Va.; J. H. Randolph with Miss Sudie Perkins of Reedville, Va.; T. W. Williamson with Miss Jean Newman of Harrisonburg, Va.; G. C. Williams with Miss Dorothy Crews of Baskersville, Va.; A. G. Williams with Miss Lillie Harwell of Petersburg, Va.; C. H. Beckham with Miss Loyce Alice Barrow of Lakeland, Fla.; J. W. Carmine with Miss Norma Dozier of Rocky Mount, N. C.; J. B. Dillard with Miss Mary Ann Baldner of Xenia, Ohio. E. D. Risdon with Miss Margaret Burge of Martinsville, Va.; R. D. Patton with Miss Doris Jane Boor-man of Rochester, N. Y.; S. C. Har-rold with Miss Carolyn Burt of Albany, Ga.; D. T. Aston with Miss Ruth Adair Whitehead of Dover, N. J.; H. S. Strausser with Miss Ruth Acker of Reading, Pa.; G. H. Rhea with Miss Lavinia Wither-spoon of Nashville, Tenn.; J. C. Hooker with Miss Margie Shackel-ford of Martinsville, Va.; F. C. Jones with Miss Frances Latane of Wake-field, Va.; J. R. Major with Miss Margaret Barjeron of Chevy Chase, Md.; A. Vick with Miss Julia Mon-roe of Hampton, Va.; J. Hume with Miss Anne Mitchell of Ashville, N. C. A. H. Williams with Miss Anne K___ Kowardin of Richmond, Va.; R. H. " ' T ' T K e r n ! Spessard with Miss Suzanne Pul-1 U " d e r t he lim of Fort Thomas, Ky.; L. A. Heinel with Miss Billie Goodwin of Richmond, Va.; E. B. Young with Miss Frances Hendee of At- Delegates Attend VIPA Convention Two second crassmen, members of the staff of The VMI Cadet at-tended the 14th annual convention of the Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association in Blacksburg, Va., last week. Representing The Cadet were associate editors W. N. Brown and C. J. Bounds. The cadets arrived in Blacksburg early Friday morning to find a full schedule planned for them. The convention opened with the regis-tration of delegates, followed by lunch served in the VPI faculty apartments. Regimental parade by the VPI Corps of Cadets topped the list of afternoon events, then the delegates attended the various dis-cussion groups on yearbooks, sports-writing, business managing, editori-al policies, magazines and hand-books, newswriting, coverage and make-up. Friday evening was set aside for the business meeting and a dance in the Student Activities ballroom. Saturday's activities started with the business meeting and an address to the delegates by H. Powell Chap-man, followed by meetings of the discussion groups and lunch in the faculty apartments. In the after-noon the delegates attended the V. P. I.-Furman football game. Saturday evening the delegates attended the final banquet in the VPI dining hall. Experiences in cov-ering Europe for the Associated Press were discussed by Melvin K. Whiteleather, former AP foreign correspondent and now a member of the Philadelphia Evening Bulle-tin staff. Some of the background of present conditions in Europe was explained by Whiteleather, who re-turned to this country after serving in Europe more than 12 years. The Virginia Tech chapter of Pi Delta Epsilon, honorary journal-ism fraternity, tapped Whiteleather into honorary membership and tap-ped four members of student pub-lication staffs. The new officers, headed by Miss Ailene Overby, of Chatham, Va.. a junior at Farmville State Teachers college, who was elected association president, were introduced by John Elder, Richmond editor of the Vir-ginia Tech and retiring president. Other officers elected were Rob-ert Cotton, junior at the University of Richmond, first vice-president; Miss Florence Weiland, junior at Blackstone, second vice-president; J. Marshall Doswell, junior at Hampden-Sydney, secretary and t r e a s u r e r . Alexander Hudgins, Blackstone publisher, was reelected executive secretary. The association will meet next year with Farmville State Teachers college and Hampden-Sydney hosts. Keydets Precede' Tech on Field At Annual Game Entraining at East Lexington at about 7:45 a. m., Thursday morn-ing, the Corps will descend on Roa-noke to meet the VPI Corps who are hoping to capture the city and assume command of its vast re-sources. Last minute details of the plans are being worked out by Major R. H. Knox, who will be in charge of the trip, and the Lexing-ton force is expected to detrain within the battle area at about 10 . According to the plan, the Corps will make a show of force to impress the opposition with our strength and spirit by conducting a march from the point of debarka-tion to the Patrick Henry Hotel where field headquarters will be set up. Upon arrival at the Patrick Hen-ry Hotel the Corps will be dis-missed until the pre-battle forma-tion at approximately 1:55 p.m. when the Corps will march to the battle ground. The Lexington Ar-my will precede the VPI army on the field and will occupy the cov-ered grandstand. The field will be cleared at 1:55 p.m. for the great battle which will begin at 2:15 p. m. A scouting force consisting of Charlie Moore, Dick Williams and Bill McClure were sent out last week to get the lay of the land in Roanoke. The patrol contacted Mr. Robert C. Royer, secretary of the VMI-VPI Thanksgiving Game committee and an enemy patrol from VPI also on the prowl. The scouts brought back the informa-tion that the uniform will be a pass for free rides on busses and street cars. Two dances have been arrang-ed for: one with Bobby Byrne's or-chestra at the Auditorium and the other at the Hotelj Roanoke to the music of Freddie Lee and his band. The price of fifty cents covers the entrance fee to either or both dances for any cadets in uniform and his date. The Corps will effect its retire-ment from Roanoke at 11:45 p.m. in the same troop train that car-ried them into the battle area in the morning. Upon debarkation a check formation will be held, and the Corps will be marched back to barracks from East Lexington. As in the past, military and academic duties will be suspended until DRC Friday. Kilbourne, Jacobs Make Western Trip Maj. Gen. Charles E. Kilbourne, superintendent of the Virginia Mili-tary Institute, and Major Herbert A. Jacob, Secretary of the Alumni Association, left Lexington last week for an extended tour of the VMI Alumni Chapters of the Mid-dle West. The purpose of the visit was for the Institute representa-tives to become better acquanteid with the alumni of this section and to give them first hand information of the activities and changes at VMI and in the Corps of Cadets. The Superintendent and Major Jacob were in St. Louis for the VMI-Washington University foot-ball game on Saturday and pro-ceeded to Detroit, where General Kilbourne spoke last night at a banquet meeting of that chapter. It was from this meeting that he delivered his address, over a na-tional hook-up, commemorating the 101st anniversary of the founding of VMI. "Your Career" Booklet Issued in Barracks Through the efforts of the Ins-titute, a very informative and help-ful booklet was distributed to all cadets early last week. Quite ap-propriately, this booklet is known s "Your Career. In an effort to throw a bit of light upon the unknown path which American Youth must follow, Coca Cola has chosen twenty-five of the lanta, Ga.; H. B. Kinsolving with successful men of America, and they Miss Gertrude Breckinridge of, have passed on their advice to Lexington, Ky. 1 others. Final Practices For Ring Figure Held This Week Final preparations for the Ring Figure of the Class of 1942, to be held Friday in Cocke Hall, have been completed according to an an-nouncement today by Robert V. Jacobs, president of the Hop Com-mittee and Dick Williams, president of the Second Class. There will be two more practices without the cadets' dates, tonight and tomorrow night on the return of the corps from supper, and a final practice with dates immedia-tely following parade on Friday afternoon. Leaders in the Figure will be Richard P. Williams, Sterling Ed-wards, Lloyd Leech, and Everett King, class officers and their dates; Miss Thelma Jennings, of Hollins, Long Island, N. Y.; Miss Virginia Stiles, of Norfolk, Va.; Miss Ger-trude Rudolph, of Birmingham, Ala.; and Miss Sarah Hardaway, of Columbus, Ga.. The favors for the second classmen's dates will be pre-sented to them by Mrs. W. S. Ed-wards and Mrs. E. B. King. Bobby Byrne and his band, fea-turing lovely Dorothy Claire and Jimmy Palmer as vocalists, will proceed to Lexington for the gala occasion on Friday, November 22 after filling engagements at Geor-gia Tech on November 15th and 16, and in Roanoke on Nov. 21. Byrne's musical education began at the age of two years and eight months and, as far as he is con-cerned, has never ceased. Nor will it, he promises. He is a determined taskmaster—will strive for hours to perfect a single chord in his or-chestra rehearsals. The boys in his band, including his younger broth-er, Donald, appreciate the sensitivi-ty of Bobby's ear and are pleased to work along with him, never dis-puting his decision as to the right-ness or wrongness of a note. Byrne's greaUiess as a musician is attested to by the fact that the illustrious Leopold Stokowski has offered to make a place for him in the Phildelphia Symphony Orches-tra if ever the young man tires of popular music. |