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She I t l t 3 U € u k t of The Virginia Military Institute PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE CORPS OF CADETS Founder's Day This is the Founder's Day issue of The VMI Cadet. On Wednesday. November 11, 1942, VMI will celebrate i t s one hundred and third anniversary. The body of Colonel Claudius Crozet, first president of the Hoard of Visitors, will be moved from Richmond to here in Lex-ington with proper ceremonies on Wednesday. Wednesday also marks the twenty-fourth anni-versary of the signing of the Armistice of World War One. The part played by the Institute in that war con-stitutes a brilliant portion of VMI's long history. VOLUME XXXVI—Z-778 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 9, 1942 NUMBER 8 The Third Great Test (AN EDITORIAL) For one hundred and three years the Virginia Mili-tary Institute has undergone a continual evolution. It has experienced ups and downs, but it has always been on a forward march in the eyes of the American public. Someone has said that the Battle of New Market marks the beginning of VMI's greatness. We defy that statement. A great school, like a great city, is not made . i n one day. May 15, 1864, may have been the most glor-ious day in VMI history, but the standards and ideals which brought about that glory had their beginning twenty-five years before when twenty-three young Vir-ginians became the VMI Corps of Cadets on November 11, 1839. The War Between the States was VMI's first great test. It made the grade. Then a half century later the Institute found the state and the country it represented entering into what was then the most terrifying war that history had known. Nineteen hundred and seventeen had come, and VMI was facing its second big test. When the historical pages of 1917-1918 had been written, was the Institute still to be looked upon as one of the outstanding institutions of the nations? Were VMI alumni to prove to the world that their school was still one of which all decent people could be proud? It took but a short time for actual events to answer these questions. Although VMI had graduated but 1,051 men during the thirty years preceding the war, it gave 1,830 fully trained men to the armed forces alone —the equivalent of about 32 per cent of the officers in the regular army at the outbreak of the war. The second big test ended on the same day that the Institute celebrated its seventy-ninth Founders Day, No-vember 11, 1918. VMI had passed again. A new genera-tion had seen VMI standards put to practical use, and all peoples were prone to sit up and take notice. Then came the infamous treaty of Versailles. America washed its hands of European affairs and came home to live an idealistic life of eternal peace. Before the Virginia Military Institute lay a generation of peace and growth —but only a generation. On November 1, 1939, the Institute held a celebration . which was symbolic of one hundred years of greatness just as the English Jubilee of 1887 was symbolic of Great Britain's greatness during the fifty-year reign of Victoria. The positions held by our alumni throughout the world and the message from President Roosevelt on that day told the world that VMI, at the close of one hundred years, still maintained its greatness. Little did we dream that day as the President spoke that the German war machine was rapidly creating the third great test for VMI. Now that three years have passed, we find our school in the very midst of its third supreme trial. Will it, as in 1864 and in 1918, pass its test with a grade of which we and our country can be proud? When this most terrible of wars has passed, will VMI stand as high as ever? Nothing can be said against the part the Institute has played in the war thus far. Yet the end is far from near. VMI's third great test has hardly begun. The outcome depends not only on Generals Marshall, Peyton, Gerow, Upshur, Handy, Burruss and hundreds of other VMI alumni. It depends just as strongly on you of the corps— you by whom the standards of the Institute can be more currently judged. You are the men who will determine the outcome of this third great test. You, too, will be writing the annals of VMI history. This war in which we find ourselves today is not just another war. Nor is it just another test for the Institute. This is by far the greatest of all wars and VMI faces by far the greatest of its trials. Let us not be mislead, how-ever. Winning the war does not mean that VMI has passed its test. We face a crisis within a crisis. When this third test will end no one can say. But we must make certain that whenever the end comes VMI will be able to hold its head as high as it did at the close of the other two tests. Is VMI slipping? Only the outcome of this test will tell. The world is watching and waiting. Will the Insti-tute pass? It must. Thanksgiving Issue of The Turn-Out To Contain Many Interesting Features Never before in the history of "The T u r n - O u t " has it enjoyed such a wide demand as forecasted for the Ring Figure Issue. Priorities being such as they are today it is impera-t i v e that all cadets desiring extra copies try to place their order very soon. This issue which is always so popular will appear just prior to the dances. In its compilation the magazine has a wider selection of feature a r t i c l e s and humor which should invite much interest. The cover which embraces a very novel idea, together with the sketches of the Ring Figure leaders, should be very popular with everyone. At the same time a pictorial review will fea-t u r e a cadet and his date on a typi-cal hop weekend. Likewise with a fine selection of cartoons and ap-p r o p r i a t e wit this issue should be one of the most entertaining to date. A short short story by R. C. G. Sorenson, an excellent sports story by Bill Romm f e a t u r i n g the player of the year, combined with excel-lent articles by Ethan Stroud, Mac Brantly, Nick A r d a n, Peyton Thompson, and the a r t i s t ry of Wah-l e r t complete the copy of the finest of college magazines. Having been ranked among the 10 best collegiate publications in the country last year "The Turn-Out" is anxious to r e t a i n that coveted award and evi-dence points toward that conclu-sion already. Five Furlough Plans Sent Board of Visitors By Superintendent McClure Asks For Interview On Wednesday Bill McClure, president of the first class, told a Cadet reporter F r i d a y afternoon that he had sub-m i t t e d the corp's newest Christmas Furlough proposal to the Superin-tendent. If accepted, this p l a n means t h a t the corps will give up three holidays (Lee's birthday, January 19; Washington's birthday, Febru-a r y 22; and the Saturday morning of Easter Hops, April 11) in order for the furlough to begin at noon on Saturday, December 19, instead of the following Wednesday, De-cember 23. Under this plan, the f u r - lough would terminate as original-ly scheduled, on J a n u a r y 3. General Kilbourne has submitted this new plan (beginning on Dfc-cember 19 and ending on January 3) to the Board of Visitors along w i t h the four other plans listed in last week's Cadet: (1) No change in schedule, each cadet arranging his own transpor-tation and taking the chance of failure. (2) Advancing the date of depar-t u r e to December 17th and return-ing December 27 or 28. (3) Holding the furlough till af-t e r the mid-winter exams. (4) Having no furlough and ad-vancing Finals accordingly. (5 New plan) Advancing date of d e p a r t u r e to December 19, giving up three holidays during the sec-ond semester, and returning on J a n u a r y 3. Superintendent's Suggestions In a memorandum to the Board of Visitor s t h e Superintendent pointed out that ha felt it would be a credit to the Institute to adopt plan (4). "Opposed to this," Gen-eral Kilbourne continued, "are the f a c t s that, as stated, it would de-prive parents and cadets of a Christmas together which may be t h e last for many, and the practical consideration that t h e r e will be two holidays and probably other dis-tractions preventing much applica-tion to studies during the holiday season." Next to plan (4), the Superin-tendent suggested plan (5 - New plan) to the Board of Visitors. Board Convenes requested by the Superintendent to Members of the Board have been r e v i ew the five proposals and to send him their vote. However, sev-eral of the members will attend the ceremony for r e - i n t e r n m e n t of Col-onel Crozet at noon, November 11. McClure plans to present the pros and cons of the proposals to these members of the Board if they will grant him an interview. Some definite decision will prob-ably be reached by the end of this week. Miss Betsy Fleet Is Commissioned Miss Fleet, recent assistant libra-rian of Preston library, reported to Richmond last Monday to take a final physical examination before joining the Women's Auxiliary Vol-unteer Enlisted Service. A native of King and Queens County in Vir-ginia, Miss Fleet has served as as-sistant librarian in the V. M. I. l i b r a r y for the past four years, and was formerly connected with the Washington and Lee library. Already possessing the rank of Ensign, sh« expects to take a five months training course at Smith college, after which she will prob-ably be assigned to library work at some Navy center. Miss Fleet has been anxious for some time to serve in a branch of the United States forces and had previously considered joining the WAACS. However, she remained undecided until about six weeks ago when she went to Richmond to take a qualifying mental exam-ination for the WAVES. When conditions no longer neces-s i t a t e women's voluntary service, Miss Fleet hopes to r e t u r n to her former post at the Institute. Chemists Attend Lecture On Cotton By RAMSEY Members of the VMI Chapter of t h e American Chapter of Chemical Engineers attended a lecture at Washington and Lee University on t h e night of October 22, by Mr. J o hn L. Christ, president of the Southern Dye-Stuff Corporation of Charlotte, North Carolina. Cotton For War Mr. Christ spoke on the use of chemicals in the cotton industry and the important part played by chemicals and chemically-treated cotton and paint in the present war. In illustrating the use of chem-icals in the cotton industry, the speaker gave the flow sheet for cot-ton goods, explaining what chem-icals are used and in what capacity. He mentioned especially the vari-ous chemicals which are used as dyes and gave several tests for the fastness of these dyes. Mr. Christ said that the value of cotton as a clothing material for the army has been debated, but the army has many uses for chemical-l y - t r e a t ed cotton and chemicals. Institute Particaptes In Broadcast VMI went on the air for approxi-mately five minutes as part of an Army Hour Program which was broadcast by NBC, CBS, and short wave stations at 4:00 yesterday af-ternoon, Sunday, November 8. This program which is sponsored by the Army is short waved every Sunday to army listening posts throughout the world. Yesterday's program was devoted to pickups f r om army training centers in this country and emphasizing military education. VMI's five minutes were present-ed as a p r e v i ew of the usual Armis-tice Day review. An "especially p r e p a r e d order of the day" was read by Cadet Captain B. G. Cass, commemorating VMI's military his-t o r y since its founding in 1839 and t h e part played by Institute alumni in this and all other wars. A drill detachment made up of approximately thirty volunteers t h e n executed several movements commanded by Cadet First Captain J. H. VanLandingham. The five minutes were brought to a close with several bars of "The Spirit" played by the post band. The script was prepared by a committee composed of Major Dil-lard, Lieutenant Goolrick, and Lieu-tenant Barksdale, with the assist-ance of Colonel Cooper. The Army sent Captain Rorke, f o r m e r l y with NBC, to make final revisions of the script. Crozet's Re-burial To Take Place Here On Founder's Day Ceremonies Will Include Armistice Day ASCE Fall Meeting Held Last Saturday Twenty-five (25) cadets f r om the first and second classes attended t h e Fall meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers, which was held in Roanoke at the Hotel Roanoke last Saturday. The busi-ness meeting held in the afternoon was high-lighted by three student speakers, Cadet A. F. McElwell of V. P. I. and Cadets C. J. Bounds and R. B. Mountcastle f r om V. M. I., followed by the principal ad-dress delivered by Mr. Frank P. Turner, principal assistant engineer. Norfolk and Western Railway. Col. R. A. Marr, Jr., head of the Civil Engineering department at V. M. I., presided at the informal dinner Saturday evening. The a f t er dinner speaker was Dr. Mowbray Velte, formerly of the University of Calcutta, and at present instruc-tor in English at V. M. I. His subject was the "British Problem in India Today." , The dinner was followed by in-formal dancing in the dining room, dates having been arranged by the cadets f r om Roanoke. First Class Civils See Picture On Costs of Road Construction M. M. BRANTLY All Civil Engineers of the first class assembled in the auditorium of Nichols Engineering Building Friday evening for the showing of a movie put out by the Calcium Chloride Company. The picture showed several different methods of a r r i v i n g at the same result which was an all weather, low cost road. The type of road shown was probably the simplest and the cheapest of the all weather roads. The principal requirements were the same in all cases i. e. coarse ag-gregate, fine aggregate, and clay. The coarse aggregate gives the road its long wearing and load carrying capacity, while the fine aggregate keeps the coarse aggregate in place. The clay is t h e binding agent neces-sary to prevent the aggregate from being blown away by the air cur-r e n t s caused by the passing cars. This is all very fine in theory, or when the clay is moist, but it does not work so well when the clay is dry. In the first place the road will be very dusty in dry weather, and very muddy in the rainy sea-son. If on the other hand calcium chloride is spread over the road as soon as it is laid, the delequisence of the calcium chloride will cause t h e clay and the aggregate to be-come cemented together, giving a surface that is in some cases almost as hard as concrete. Heavy traffic will only cause this type of road to become more dense, and therefore more resistant to wear. After the material has become packed this type of road is also practically im-pervious to water. As a rule in the construction of this type of road the aggregate and t h e clay are mixed at a plant near the proposed road site. This mix-t u r e is then put in place by the use of a spreader and a blade scrap-er. The material is then rolled and sprinkled. After the sprinkling of this mixture of nine parts of ag-gregate to one part of clay the road is theoretically ready for use, but as it is now it will cause much grief in the f u t u r e . A minor dust storm will be created every time a car passes over the road in d r y weather, and it will take a duck or a "swamp buggie" to get through in really wet weather. To avoid this trouble, a f t e r the road has been sprinkled, it should be covered by a thin layer of calcium chloride. This may be applied very rapidly by the use of a regular lime spreader or sim-i l a r piece of equipment. The cal-c i um chloride will attract moisture f r om the air, and will penetrate down into the clay and aggregate causing t h em to be bound together. This, by keeping the road moist, will prevent dust, and leave the road in such condition that the t r a f - fic will pack the road and improve the surface. This treatment of low cost roads seems to be gathering popularity in many sections of the country, and f r om the present t r e n d it seems apparent that this is the system that will become more or less standard in the f u t u r e. Program For Ring Figure Now Shaping The second class will hold its first Ring Figure practice in the gymnasium this Thursday night im-mediately following supper. The f u t u r e Class of '44 will furnish the impromptu dates, as is customary. Complete plans had not been made when The Cadet "went to press, but it is believed that all major issues will have been decided upon by Thursday night. Thus far it is definite that the present second class will allow last year's plan of having four couples walk abreast. And, so far as pos-sible, each man will be placed with the brother rats of his choice. Blank sheets have been passed out among the ilass members for the purpose of ascertaining which men desire to walk together. One man from each group will then draw for the position that his group will hold in the figure. The favorite musical numbers a r e also being decided upon. The tabulation is not yet complete, but some of the early favorites were "Night and Day," "Star Dust," and "I'm Dreaming of a White Christ-mas." The class rings and many of the miniatures arrived here approxi-mately a month ago. Mess jackets, which the class will wear the night of the figure, should arrive sjme-time during the next two weeks. Sham Battles Held By Cavalry Sec. The two combined first and third class Cavalry sections executed sham battles at White's Farm on t h e afternoons of November 3 and 5 during their respective regular afternoon Military Science classes. The exercises extended into Drill and Parade periods. The realism of t h e exercise was f u r t h e r e d by the presence of an enemy who fired blank ammunition. The cadets were also furnished with blank ammuni-tion. Each combined section was taken to the F a rm on the afternoon of its Military Science class. Upon ar-rival, some of the fundamental principles of Cavalry scouting and combat tactics were explained to t h e class by Colonel Caperton and Lieutenant Ellison. When every-one had finished asking questions and felt himself sure of his duties, scouts were deployed by the Troop Comman' v to discover the enemy and determine its strength and lo-cation. When the scouts had fulfilled t h e i r missions they returned and gave their reports. With this in-formation the Troop Commander., with the advice of the Platoon Lieu-tenants and the scouts, mapped out a plan of action. This plan was then executed and the enemy (two sta-blemen) in both cases was suc-cessfully routed. When the section had been re-assembled, Colonel Caperton criti-cized the way in which the attack (Continued On Page 4) Rat Sentinels Begin Duties Last Week By ED DENNIS Last Monday at guard mount, the "old" was replaced by the "new"— the old cadet veterans were re-placed by nine anxious rats, re-splendent in their full dress dyke, yet apparently none too eager for t h e i r first taste of authority at V. M. I. At the conclusion of guard mount, the old guard, posted on each side of the brick walk, snapped to a brisk salute to the first rat sentinel for the year 1942-43. The new cadet receiving this honor which has been accorded to but one hundred and two other cadets since the founding of the I n s t i t u t e was "Mr." H. J. Baker of Alexandria, Virginia. "Mr." Baker was marched through t h e battery of cameras and old cadets with very little opposition. Yet he found this temperament of acquiescence to the authority of t h e guard completely changed when he attempted to drive the hoard from the courtyard. Also, he found that his empty rifle f u r n i s h ed h im indeed little protection against the broadside of apples fired from the second and third stoops. Soon, however, "Mr." Baker re-gained his composure, and, sum-moning his most stentorian voice, cried, "Let those 'men' drive on on the third stoop." Lexington, Va., Nov. 9.—Virginia Military Institute will celebrate the 103rd anniversary of Founder's Day on November 11, which also Armistice Day. F e a t u r i n g t h e exercises an-nounced by Lieutenant-Genersl Charles E. Kilbourne. Superintend-ent, will be a ceremony incident to the re-interment of Colonel Clau-dius Crozet, first president of the Board of Visitors (1837-1848), whose remains will be removed from Shockoe Cemetery. Richmond, to t h e grounds of the Institute. P r i o r to the ceremony near the r e - i n t e r m e n t site west of the en-trance to Preston Library, the corpt of cadets will be formed for review. At this time the cadet a d j u t a n t will read the names of the 57 former cadets who lost their lives in mili-t a r y service during World War 1 and the names of the 12 former cadets who have thus far died in m i l i t a r y service in World War II. Governor Colgate Darden hat been invited to attend the Crozet religious services which will be conducted by Father Emmett Gal-lagher, of Staunton. The Honorable J a y W. Johns, of "Ashlnwn", Char-lottesville, will speak as a repre-s e n t a t i v e of the Board of Visitors. An address paying tribute to Col-onel Crozet will be made by his biographer, Colonel William Cou-per, V. M. I. historiographer Distinguished guests will include r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e Virginia branch of the American Society cf Civil Engineers, who will honor Colonel Crozet as principal engi-neer of the State of Virginia (1823- 1831 and 1837-1845) and chief engi-neer of the Blue Ridge Railroad and the four tunnels near Afton, Va. (1849-1857). Crozet was also pro-fessor of engineering at the United States Military Academy (1816- 1823), and as president of the Board of Visitors at V. M. I. was largely instrumental in moulding the Insti-t u t e in the patterns of the Military Academy and of his alma mater, L'Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. As a t r i b u t e of respect to t h e for-mer captain of artillery under Na-poleon, V. M. I.'s garrison flags will be flown at half-staff until a f t e r the-r e - i n t e r m e n t ceremony, and the usual academic and military duties will be suspended. The corps will be formed at 11:30 a. m. and the services will take place at noon. P a l l b e a r e r s will be eight cadet! selected by the Commandant of cadets f r om widely separated geo-graphical areas, including several foreign countries. Minute guns will be flred from time the casket ie brought from the lobby of Preston L i b r a r y until the procession reaches the re-interment site. F i r s t call for the review will be sounded at 11.30 a. m. There will be a suspension of academic duty, and except for the ceremonies and necessary guard, there will also be a suspension of military duties un-til 7:50 p. m. At that time the nor-mal routine will be resumed. Ca- (Continued On Page 4) 4A' Company Wins Competitive Drill The new type of competitive drill held on October 30, 1942, afforded competition not only between the six companies but also between the r a t s and the old cadets. The re-sults, as announced last week, are as follows: 1. "A" Company Old Cadets 95.0. 2. "B" Company Old Cadets 94.5 3. "F" Company Old Cadets 93.0. 4. "A" Company New Cadets 92.5. 5. "D" Company Old Cadets 92 0. 8. "C" Company New Cadets 91.5. 7. "B" Company New Cadets 91.0 8. "C" Company Old Cadets (tie) 89.3. 9. "F" Company New Cadets (tie) 89.3 10. "D" Company New Cadets 89.0 11. "E" Company Old Cadets 8U.0. 12. "E" Company New Cadets 85.0.
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Title | VMI Cadet. November 9, 1942 |
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Full Text Search | She I t l t 3 U € u k t of The Virginia Military Institute PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE CORPS OF CADETS Founder's Day This is the Founder's Day issue of The VMI Cadet. On Wednesday. November 11, 1942, VMI will celebrate i t s one hundred and third anniversary. The body of Colonel Claudius Crozet, first president of the Hoard of Visitors, will be moved from Richmond to here in Lex-ington with proper ceremonies on Wednesday. Wednesday also marks the twenty-fourth anni-versary of the signing of the Armistice of World War One. The part played by the Institute in that war con-stitutes a brilliant portion of VMI's long history. VOLUME XXXVI—Z-778 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 9, 1942 NUMBER 8 The Third Great Test (AN EDITORIAL) For one hundred and three years the Virginia Mili-tary Institute has undergone a continual evolution. It has experienced ups and downs, but it has always been on a forward march in the eyes of the American public. Someone has said that the Battle of New Market marks the beginning of VMI's greatness. We defy that statement. A great school, like a great city, is not made . i n one day. May 15, 1864, may have been the most glor-ious day in VMI history, but the standards and ideals which brought about that glory had their beginning twenty-five years before when twenty-three young Vir-ginians became the VMI Corps of Cadets on November 11, 1839. The War Between the States was VMI's first great test. It made the grade. Then a half century later the Institute found the state and the country it represented entering into what was then the most terrifying war that history had known. Nineteen hundred and seventeen had come, and VMI was facing its second big test. When the historical pages of 1917-1918 had been written, was the Institute still to be looked upon as one of the outstanding institutions of the nations? Were VMI alumni to prove to the world that their school was still one of which all decent people could be proud? It took but a short time for actual events to answer these questions. Although VMI had graduated but 1,051 men during the thirty years preceding the war, it gave 1,830 fully trained men to the armed forces alone —the equivalent of about 32 per cent of the officers in the regular army at the outbreak of the war. The second big test ended on the same day that the Institute celebrated its seventy-ninth Founders Day, No-vember 11, 1918. VMI had passed again. A new genera-tion had seen VMI standards put to practical use, and all peoples were prone to sit up and take notice. Then came the infamous treaty of Versailles. America washed its hands of European affairs and came home to live an idealistic life of eternal peace. Before the Virginia Military Institute lay a generation of peace and growth —but only a generation. On November 1, 1939, the Institute held a celebration . which was symbolic of one hundred years of greatness just as the English Jubilee of 1887 was symbolic of Great Britain's greatness during the fifty-year reign of Victoria. The positions held by our alumni throughout the world and the message from President Roosevelt on that day told the world that VMI, at the close of one hundred years, still maintained its greatness. Little did we dream that day as the President spoke that the German war machine was rapidly creating the third great test for VMI. Now that three years have passed, we find our school in the very midst of its third supreme trial. Will it, as in 1864 and in 1918, pass its test with a grade of which we and our country can be proud? When this most terrible of wars has passed, will VMI stand as high as ever? Nothing can be said against the part the Institute has played in the war thus far. Yet the end is far from near. VMI's third great test has hardly begun. The outcome depends not only on Generals Marshall, Peyton, Gerow, Upshur, Handy, Burruss and hundreds of other VMI alumni. It depends just as strongly on you of the corps— you by whom the standards of the Institute can be more currently judged. You are the men who will determine the outcome of this third great test. You, too, will be writing the annals of VMI history. This war in which we find ourselves today is not just another war. Nor is it just another test for the Institute. This is by far the greatest of all wars and VMI faces by far the greatest of its trials. Let us not be mislead, how-ever. Winning the war does not mean that VMI has passed its test. We face a crisis within a crisis. When this third test will end no one can say. But we must make certain that whenever the end comes VMI will be able to hold its head as high as it did at the close of the other two tests. Is VMI slipping? Only the outcome of this test will tell. The world is watching and waiting. Will the Insti-tute pass? It must. Thanksgiving Issue of The Turn-Out To Contain Many Interesting Features Never before in the history of "The T u r n - O u t " has it enjoyed such a wide demand as forecasted for the Ring Figure Issue. Priorities being such as they are today it is impera-t i v e that all cadets desiring extra copies try to place their order very soon. This issue which is always so popular will appear just prior to the dances. In its compilation the magazine has a wider selection of feature a r t i c l e s and humor which should invite much interest. The cover which embraces a very novel idea, together with the sketches of the Ring Figure leaders, should be very popular with everyone. At the same time a pictorial review will fea-t u r e a cadet and his date on a typi-cal hop weekend. Likewise with a fine selection of cartoons and ap-p r o p r i a t e wit this issue should be one of the most entertaining to date. A short short story by R. C. G. Sorenson, an excellent sports story by Bill Romm f e a t u r i n g the player of the year, combined with excel-lent articles by Ethan Stroud, Mac Brantly, Nick A r d a n, Peyton Thompson, and the a r t i s t ry of Wah-l e r t complete the copy of the finest of college magazines. Having been ranked among the 10 best collegiate publications in the country last year "The Turn-Out" is anxious to r e t a i n that coveted award and evi-dence points toward that conclu-sion already. Five Furlough Plans Sent Board of Visitors By Superintendent McClure Asks For Interview On Wednesday Bill McClure, president of the first class, told a Cadet reporter F r i d a y afternoon that he had sub-m i t t e d the corp's newest Christmas Furlough proposal to the Superin-tendent. If accepted, this p l a n means t h a t the corps will give up three holidays (Lee's birthday, January 19; Washington's birthday, Febru-a r y 22; and the Saturday morning of Easter Hops, April 11) in order for the furlough to begin at noon on Saturday, December 19, instead of the following Wednesday, De-cember 23. Under this plan, the f u r - lough would terminate as original-ly scheduled, on J a n u a r y 3. General Kilbourne has submitted this new plan (beginning on Dfc-cember 19 and ending on January 3) to the Board of Visitors along w i t h the four other plans listed in last week's Cadet: (1) No change in schedule, each cadet arranging his own transpor-tation and taking the chance of failure. (2) Advancing the date of depar-t u r e to December 17th and return-ing December 27 or 28. (3) Holding the furlough till af-t e r the mid-winter exams. (4) Having no furlough and ad-vancing Finals accordingly. (5 New plan) Advancing date of d e p a r t u r e to December 19, giving up three holidays during the sec-ond semester, and returning on J a n u a r y 3. Superintendent's Suggestions In a memorandum to the Board of Visitor s t h e Superintendent pointed out that ha felt it would be a credit to the Institute to adopt plan (4). "Opposed to this," Gen-eral Kilbourne continued, "are the f a c t s that, as stated, it would de-prive parents and cadets of a Christmas together which may be t h e last for many, and the practical consideration that t h e r e will be two holidays and probably other dis-tractions preventing much applica-tion to studies during the holiday season." Next to plan (4), the Superin-tendent suggested plan (5 - New plan) to the Board of Visitors. Board Convenes requested by the Superintendent to Members of the Board have been r e v i ew the five proposals and to send him their vote. However, sev-eral of the members will attend the ceremony for r e - i n t e r n m e n t of Col-onel Crozet at noon, November 11. McClure plans to present the pros and cons of the proposals to these members of the Board if they will grant him an interview. Some definite decision will prob-ably be reached by the end of this week. Miss Betsy Fleet Is Commissioned Miss Fleet, recent assistant libra-rian of Preston library, reported to Richmond last Monday to take a final physical examination before joining the Women's Auxiliary Vol-unteer Enlisted Service. A native of King and Queens County in Vir-ginia, Miss Fleet has served as as-sistant librarian in the V. M. I. l i b r a r y for the past four years, and was formerly connected with the Washington and Lee library. Already possessing the rank of Ensign, sh« expects to take a five months training course at Smith college, after which she will prob-ably be assigned to library work at some Navy center. Miss Fleet has been anxious for some time to serve in a branch of the United States forces and had previously considered joining the WAACS. However, she remained undecided until about six weeks ago when she went to Richmond to take a qualifying mental exam-ination for the WAVES. When conditions no longer neces-s i t a t e women's voluntary service, Miss Fleet hopes to r e t u r n to her former post at the Institute. Chemists Attend Lecture On Cotton By RAMSEY Members of the VMI Chapter of t h e American Chapter of Chemical Engineers attended a lecture at Washington and Lee University on t h e night of October 22, by Mr. J o hn L. Christ, president of the Southern Dye-Stuff Corporation of Charlotte, North Carolina. Cotton For War Mr. Christ spoke on the use of chemicals in the cotton industry and the important part played by chemicals and chemically-treated cotton and paint in the present war. In illustrating the use of chem-icals in the cotton industry, the speaker gave the flow sheet for cot-ton goods, explaining what chem-icals are used and in what capacity. He mentioned especially the vari-ous chemicals which are used as dyes and gave several tests for the fastness of these dyes. Mr. Christ said that the value of cotton as a clothing material for the army has been debated, but the army has many uses for chemical-l y - t r e a t ed cotton and chemicals. Institute Particaptes In Broadcast VMI went on the air for approxi-mately five minutes as part of an Army Hour Program which was broadcast by NBC, CBS, and short wave stations at 4:00 yesterday af-ternoon, Sunday, November 8. This program which is sponsored by the Army is short waved every Sunday to army listening posts throughout the world. Yesterday's program was devoted to pickups f r om army training centers in this country and emphasizing military education. VMI's five minutes were present-ed as a p r e v i ew of the usual Armis-tice Day review. An "especially p r e p a r e d order of the day" was read by Cadet Captain B. G. Cass, commemorating VMI's military his-t o r y since its founding in 1839 and t h e part played by Institute alumni in this and all other wars. A drill detachment made up of approximately thirty volunteers t h e n executed several movements commanded by Cadet First Captain J. H. VanLandingham. The five minutes were brought to a close with several bars of "The Spirit" played by the post band. The script was prepared by a committee composed of Major Dil-lard, Lieutenant Goolrick, and Lieu-tenant Barksdale, with the assist-ance of Colonel Cooper. The Army sent Captain Rorke, f o r m e r l y with NBC, to make final revisions of the script. Crozet's Re-burial To Take Place Here On Founder's Day Ceremonies Will Include Armistice Day ASCE Fall Meeting Held Last Saturday Twenty-five (25) cadets f r om the first and second classes attended t h e Fall meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers, which was held in Roanoke at the Hotel Roanoke last Saturday. The busi-ness meeting held in the afternoon was high-lighted by three student speakers, Cadet A. F. McElwell of V. P. I. and Cadets C. J. Bounds and R. B. Mountcastle f r om V. M. I., followed by the principal ad-dress delivered by Mr. Frank P. Turner, principal assistant engineer. Norfolk and Western Railway. Col. R. A. Marr, Jr., head of the Civil Engineering department at V. M. I., presided at the informal dinner Saturday evening. The a f t er dinner speaker was Dr. Mowbray Velte, formerly of the University of Calcutta, and at present instruc-tor in English at V. M. I. His subject was the "British Problem in India Today." , The dinner was followed by in-formal dancing in the dining room, dates having been arranged by the cadets f r om Roanoke. First Class Civils See Picture On Costs of Road Construction M. M. BRANTLY All Civil Engineers of the first class assembled in the auditorium of Nichols Engineering Building Friday evening for the showing of a movie put out by the Calcium Chloride Company. The picture showed several different methods of a r r i v i n g at the same result which was an all weather, low cost road. The type of road shown was probably the simplest and the cheapest of the all weather roads. The principal requirements were the same in all cases i. e. coarse ag-gregate, fine aggregate, and clay. The coarse aggregate gives the road its long wearing and load carrying capacity, while the fine aggregate keeps the coarse aggregate in place. The clay is t h e binding agent neces-sary to prevent the aggregate from being blown away by the air cur-r e n t s caused by the passing cars. This is all very fine in theory, or when the clay is moist, but it does not work so well when the clay is dry. In the first place the road will be very dusty in dry weather, and very muddy in the rainy sea-son. If on the other hand calcium chloride is spread over the road as soon as it is laid, the delequisence of the calcium chloride will cause t h e clay and the aggregate to be-come cemented together, giving a surface that is in some cases almost as hard as concrete. Heavy traffic will only cause this type of road to become more dense, and therefore more resistant to wear. After the material has become packed this type of road is also practically im-pervious to water. As a rule in the construction of this type of road the aggregate and t h e clay are mixed at a plant near the proposed road site. This mix-t u r e is then put in place by the use of a spreader and a blade scrap-er. The material is then rolled and sprinkled. After the sprinkling of this mixture of nine parts of ag-gregate to one part of clay the road is theoretically ready for use, but as it is now it will cause much grief in the f u t u r e . A minor dust storm will be created every time a car passes over the road in d r y weather, and it will take a duck or a "swamp buggie" to get through in really wet weather. To avoid this trouble, a f t e r the road has been sprinkled, it should be covered by a thin layer of calcium chloride. This may be applied very rapidly by the use of a regular lime spreader or sim-i l a r piece of equipment. The cal-c i um chloride will attract moisture f r om the air, and will penetrate down into the clay and aggregate causing t h em to be bound together. This, by keeping the road moist, will prevent dust, and leave the road in such condition that the t r a f - fic will pack the road and improve the surface. This treatment of low cost roads seems to be gathering popularity in many sections of the country, and f r om the present t r e n d it seems apparent that this is the system that will become more or less standard in the f u t u r e. Program For Ring Figure Now Shaping The second class will hold its first Ring Figure practice in the gymnasium this Thursday night im-mediately following supper. The f u t u r e Class of '44 will furnish the impromptu dates, as is customary. Complete plans had not been made when The Cadet "went to press, but it is believed that all major issues will have been decided upon by Thursday night. Thus far it is definite that the present second class will allow last year's plan of having four couples walk abreast. And, so far as pos-sible, each man will be placed with the brother rats of his choice. Blank sheets have been passed out among the ilass members for the purpose of ascertaining which men desire to walk together. One man from each group will then draw for the position that his group will hold in the figure. The favorite musical numbers a r e also being decided upon. The tabulation is not yet complete, but some of the early favorites were "Night and Day," "Star Dust," and "I'm Dreaming of a White Christ-mas." The class rings and many of the miniatures arrived here approxi-mately a month ago. Mess jackets, which the class will wear the night of the figure, should arrive sjme-time during the next two weeks. Sham Battles Held By Cavalry Sec. The two combined first and third class Cavalry sections executed sham battles at White's Farm on t h e afternoons of November 3 and 5 during their respective regular afternoon Military Science classes. The exercises extended into Drill and Parade periods. The realism of t h e exercise was f u r t h e r e d by the presence of an enemy who fired blank ammunition. The cadets were also furnished with blank ammuni-tion. Each combined section was taken to the F a rm on the afternoon of its Military Science class. Upon ar-rival, some of the fundamental principles of Cavalry scouting and combat tactics were explained to t h e class by Colonel Caperton and Lieutenant Ellison. When every-one had finished asking questions and felt himself sure of his duties, scouts were deployed by the Troop Comman' v to discover the enemy and determine its strength and lo-cation. When the scouts had fulfilled t h e i r missions they returned and gave their reports. With this in-formation the Troop Commander., with the advice of the Platoon Lieu-tenants and the scouts, mapped out a plan of action. This plan was then executed and the enemy (two sta-blemen) in both cases was suc-cessfully routed. When the section had been re-assembled, Colonel Caperton criti-cized the way in which the attack (Continued On Page 4) Rat Sentinels Begin Duties Last Week By ED DENNIS Last Monday at guard mount, the "old" was replaced by the "new"— the old cadet veterans were re-placed by nine anxious rats, re-splendent in their full dress dyke, yet apparently none too eager for t h e i r first taste of authority at V. M. I. At the conclusion of guard mount, the old guard, posted on each side of the brick walk, snapped to a brisk salute to the first rat sentinel for the year 1942-43. The new cadet receiving this honor which has been accorded to but one hundred and two other cadets since the founding of the I n s t i t u t e was "Mr." H. J. Baker of Alexandria, Virginia. "Mr." Baker was marched through t h e battery of cameras and old cadets with very little opposition. Yet he found this temperament of acquiescence to the authority of t h e guard completely changed when he attempted to drive the hoard from the courtyard. Also, he found that his empty rifle f u r n i s h ed h im indeed little protection against the broadside of apples fired from the second and third stoops. Soon, however, "Mr." Baker re-gained his composure, and, sum-moning his most stentorian voice, cried, "Let those 'men' drive on on the third stoop." Lexington, Va., Nov. 9.—Virginia Military Institute will celebrate the 103rd anniversary of Founder's Day on November 11, which also Armistice Day. F e a t u r i n g t h e exercises an-nounced by Lieutenant-Genersl Charles E. Kilbourne. Superintend-ent, will be a ceremony incident to the re-interment of Colonel Clau-dius Crozet, first president of the Board of Visitors (1837-1848), whose remains will be removed from Shockoe Cemetery. Richmond, to t h e grounds of the Institute. P r i o r to the ceremony near the r e - i n t e r m e n t site west of the en-trance to Preston Library, the corpt of cadets will be formed for review. At this time the cadet a d j u t a n t will read the names of the 57 former cadets who lost their lives in mili-t a r y service during World War 1 and the names of the 12 former cadets who have thus far died in m i l i t a r y service in World War II. Governor Colgate Darden hat been invited to attend the Crozet religious services which will be conducted by Father Emmett Gal-lagher, of Staunton. The Honorable J a y W. Johns, of "Ashlnwn", Char-lottesville, will speak as a repre-s e n t a t i v e of the Board of Visitors. An address paying tribute to Col-onel Crozet will be made by his biographer, Colonel William Cou-per, V. M. I. historiographer Distinguished guests will include r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e Virginia branch of the American Society cf Civil Engineers, who will honor Colonel Crozet as principal engi-neer of the State of Virginia (1823- 1831 and 1837-1845) and chief engi-neer of the Blue Ridge Railroad and the four tunnels near Afton, Va. (1849-1857). Crozet was also pro-fessor of engineering at the United States Military Academy (1816- 1823), and as president of the Board of Visitors at V. M. I. was largely instrumental in moulding the Insti-t u t e in the patterns of the Military Academy and of his alma mater, L'Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. As a t r i b u t e of respect to t h e for-mer captain of artillery under Na-poleon, V. M. I.'s garrison flags will be flown at half-staff until a f t e r the-r e - i n t e r m e n t ceremony, and the usual academic and military duties will be suspended. The corps will be formed at 11:30 a. m. and the services will take place at noon. P a l l b e a r e r s will be eight cadet! selected by the Commandant of cadets f r om widely separated geo-graphical areas, including several foreign countries. Minute guns will be flred from time the casket ie brought from the lobby of Preston L i b r a r y until the procession reaches the re-interment site. F i r s t call for the review will be sounded at 11.30 a. m. There will be a suspension of academic duty, and except for the ceremonies and necessary guard, there will also be a suspension of military duties un-til 7:50 p. m. At that time the nor-mal routine will be resumed. Ca- (Continued On Page 4) 4A' Company Wins Competitive Drill The new type of competitive drill held on October 30, 1942, afforded competition not only between the six companies but also between the r a t s and the old cadets. The re-sults, as announced last week, are as follows: 1. "A" Company Old Cadets 95.0. 2. "B" Company Old Cadets 94.5 3. "F" Company Old Cadets 93.0. 4. "A" Company New Cadets 92.5. 5. "D" Company Old Cadets 92 0. 8. "C" Company New Cadets 91.5. 7. "B" Company New Cadets 91.0 8. "C" Company Old Cadets (tie) 89.3. 9. "F" Company New Cadets (tie) 89.3 10. "D" Company New Cadets 89.0 11. "E" Company Old Cadets 8U.0. 12. "E" Company New Cadets 85.0. |