VMI Cadet. March 8, 1943

              Delegate F. Moore
rFriend of Institute5
Died Here Saturday
The State of Virginia waa dealt a great blow Saturday
morning by the death of two outstanding members of the
general aasembly. Delegate Frank Moore, always a ataunch
friend of the Inatitute, and chairman of the house appro-priations
committee, died at 1 p. m„ Saturday, at his home
here in Lexington. He waa recognized aa one of the best
informed men on atate finances in Virginia. Senator Henry
Taylor Wickham, alao a friend of the Institute, president,
pro tern of the senate, a member of the finance committee
and chairman of the powerful privileges and elections com-;
mittee, died at Richmond at 2 p. m., Friday.
Delegate Moore attended every important ceremony of
VMI, and though prevented by his position as chairman of
the house appropriations committee from favoring the Insti-tute
in the allotment of State funds, waa alwaya helpful in
arranging hearings not only on fiscal matters but in other
legislation affecting the interests of VMI. He was buried
with public services at the graveside in Lexington cemetery
at 4 p. m. yesterday, conducted by Dr. J. J. Murray, pastor
of the Lexington Presbyterian church, which Delegate Moore
has served for 25 years as superintendent of the Sunday
school until his retirement a few years ago and where he
was an elder at the time of his death. The Institute flags
were at half mast during the funeral.
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The Virginia Military Institute
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE CORPS OF CADETS
VOLUME XXXVI—Z-778 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, MARCH 8, 1943 NUMBER 20
William M. Wood
Last New Market
Participant Dies
Took Part In
Famed Charge
New Commissioned
Officers to Fill
Regimental Posts
According to i n f o r m a t i o n released
by Colonel F r a y this morning, regi-m
e n t a l recommendations to All
p o s t s left vacant by members of
t h e g r a d u a t i n g flrst class pre-med-ical
course, w h o will leave the In-s
t i t u t e on March 20, will be an-n
o u n c e d in the March 22 issue of
The Cadet. Of the t h i r t e e n g r a d u a t -
i n g members of this group three
a r e commissioned officers—R. L.
Reeves being second b a t t a l i o n com-m
a n d e r , W. H. Romm being sec-ond
battalion a d j u t a n t , and R. W.
McConnell being flrst b a t t a l i o n ad-j
u t a n t . The loss of these men will
n e c e s s i t a t e the a p p o i n t m e n t of one
n e w cadet captain, two flrst lieu-t
e n a n t s , and t h r e e second lieuten-a
n t s . The Commandant says that
t h e s e a p p o i n t m e n t s will be filled in
t h e usual manner — by accepting
r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s from regimental
and company commissioned officers.
P r e - M e d s Take Physical
As another p r e p a r a t o r y step to
t h e i r e a r l y g r a d u a t i o n , all first class
p r e - m e d i c a l s t u d e n t s went to Roa-n
o k e last S a t u r d a y for physical ex-a
m i n a t i o n s connected with their
g r a d u a t i o n and Army-sanctioned
e a r l y e n t r a n c e into medical college.
These men left early Saturday
m o r n i n g , proceeded to the Roa-n
o k e general classification center
a n d w e r e given complete physicals
s u c h as those which are given all
men b e f o r e e n t e r i n g the service, in
a n y branch. In fact, as one of these
c a d e t s e x p r e s s e d it, "We did every-t
h i n g the inductees did—except
w h e r e they were either sent to
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n c e n t e r s t h e n e x t morn-ing,
or given seven days for fond
f a r e w e l l s , we came back to VMI
f o r a n o t h e r stretch."
D e l e g a t e Moore, who r e p r e s e n t -
ed R o c k b r i d g e county and the city
of B u e n a Vista, was b o r n h e r e Sep-t
e m b e r 14, 1871, a son of J o h n Pres-ton
Moore and Agnes L a i r d Moore,
b o t h of R o c k b r i d g e county.
He a t t e n d e d Washington and Lee
u n i v e r s i t y , r e c e i v i n g the LL.B. de-gree,
and was engaged in the prac-t
i c e of law and in the flre insur-a
n c e business.
He m a r r i e d Miss Louis Wallace
Thorn, of Millersburg, Ky., who
s u r v i v e s him. Also s u r v i v i n g are
two sons, Thomas T. Moore, of
Richmond, and Lieut, (j.g.) J. P r e s -
ton Moore, U.S.N., s t a t i o n e d at New
York.
C o m m i t t e e Named
He was also a member of the
K n i g h t s of Pythias, the Shriners,
and Knight Templars, and Phi
K a p p a Sigma.
S p e a k e r Thomas B. Stanley, of
H e n r y county, named a house com-m
i t t e e of nine to represent the
house officially at the funeral.
These were C. C. Loudcrback, of
Page; Tate B. Sterrett, of Bath;
B e r n a r d C. Goodwin, of Clifton
Forge; Dr. E. W. Dodd, of Bote-t
o u r t ; Robert Whitehead, of Nel-son;
C. G. Quesenbery and G. D.
Hodges, of Augusta; Frank W
Burks, of Bedford, and H. B. Sin-g
l e t o n of Amherst.
S p e a k e r Stanley said, when he
was i n f o r m e d of the d e a t h of Dele
g a t e Moore:
"I am deeply grieved and feel
a great personal loss at learning
t o d a y of t h e d e a t h of F r a n k Moore,
of Lexington. S e r v i n g on the ap-p
r o p r i a t i o n s committee since
t e r i n g the house, six years with
h im as chairman, I learned to
k n o w h im intimately.
"Possessing a t h o r o u g h and first-h
a n d i n f o r m a t i o n on all a p p r o p r i a -
t i o n bills, he e n j o y e d the highest
respect of his associates on the ap-p
r i a t i o n s committee and his col-l
e a g u e s of the house. Virginia has
lost another valued and distin-g
u i s h e d s e r v a n t in his passing."
Should We Extend
Our Honor System
By JIMMY MORRISON
Because of t h e a r r i v a l of s o l d i e r s at t h e I n s t i t u t e sometime in March,
t h e question this week is w h e t h e r or not the Corps feels t h a t these en-l
i s t e d men should be f o r c e d to a b i d e by our honor court r e g u l a t i o n s:
F I R S T CLASS
A. Z. FREEMAN—"I t h i n k t h e y should be given a trial period to see if
t h e y can assume the c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of a V. M. I. man. Then, If this
fails, t h e a r m y should m a k e its own r e g u l a t i o n s g o v e r n i n g them.
JIMMY DEMMLER—"No, they a r e n ' t r a t s a r e they?"
MAC YOUELL—"They d i d n ' t ask to come here, a n d t h e y a r e n ' t V. M. I.
men, so why should they be put under our system?'
SECOND CLASS
BURT SHORT—"Yes. because I d o n ' t t h i n k the s o l d i e r s a n d t h e cadets
could possibly get along t o g e t h e r o t h e r w i s e ."
"ZIGGY" FREEMAN—"Yes, because t h e y a r e r e c e i v i n g the same credit
as we are."
JIMMY CLARK—"I t h i n k t h a t we of the corps have been bred to the
system, but this means n o t h i n g to them, for they will be h e r e only
t e m p o r a r i l y ."
J . R. EMERY—"It would be u n f a i r to e n f o r c e our system on them, be-cause
some of the honor court rules are not r e q u i r e d in the a r m y ."
HARRY EASTERLY—"We can consider these soldiers as r a t s as f a r as
t h e honor s y s t em is c o n c e r n e d . Every year the f o u r t h class comes in
and absorbs o a r r e g u l a t i o n s and t h e r e is no reason why the s o l d i e rs
should not. T h e c o m m a n d a n t will back up any decision tbe honor
c o u r t would make."
J IM IRWl'jV—"I t h i n k we s h o u l d put t h em under, but it's going to be a
h a r d job for the man who u n d e r t a k e s it. At any rate, I t h i n k it can
be done."
THIRD CLASS
DAVID LAIR—"I t h i n k that we would have a h e l l u v a time doinp it and
it would be foolish to try. They aren't dopes—think of the money
t h e y could ulean up."
P H I L READ—"No, their military regulations are enough, and they
should not be forced to e n d u r e any others.'
HOWARD HII|L—"The U. S. Army requests no honor system other
t h a n its own. These men a r e in the army, and we cannot expect to
s u b o r d i n a t e them to our rules, but if the army decides to do it,
t h a t is a n o t h e r m a t t e r ."
BILLY KASTLl^BllRG—"I t h i n k so because if they d i d n ' t live u n d e r the
honor systeAi they would not be a p a r t of V. M. I. T h i s s y s t em makes
our school idiique, and they should c e r t a i n l y be compelled to abide
by our rules.
BIG BEAR—"Anjrbody who lives between these four walls should be
f o r c e d to a b i i | e by our regulations."
BOB O S B O R N — t h i n k we should try, but I don't think we should
Colonel Card Will
Address Pre-Meds
At Age of 18
The S u p e r i n t e n d e n t Has receiv-ed
with deep sorrow, which will
be s h a r e d by all V. M. I. men, an-n
o u n c e m e n t of the death, during
t h e night of March second-third,
of William Morrison Wood, the
last survivor of the b a t t a l i o n of
c a d e t s p a r t i c i p a t i n g in the Battle
of New Market.
Born December 21, 1845, h e mat-r
i c u l a t e d at VMI, J a n u a r y , 1864,
a n d was assigned to Company A.
He came of a f a m i l y devoted to
t h e Institute, three of his broth-ers,
a cousin r e a r e d in his f a t h e r 's
home, four nephews, a grandson,
and two great nephews having
been members of the Corps. One
of his b r o t h e r s was a member of
t h e Board of Visitors from 1882
to 1884. This devotion was shared
by William M. Wood throughout
his life.
He was one of eleven veterans
of the Confederacy who attended
t h e New Market Ceremonies in
our Centennial year. At a special
r e v i ew of the Corps in his honor,
he a t t a c h e d to the colors the bat-t
l e s t r e a m e r . His grandson, Joseph
L. P a r r i s h , Jr., Class of 1941, was
d e t a i l e d as his aide d u r i n g his vis-it
to Lexington.
T h o u g h a member of the Corps J
f o r only one year, he was award-ed
a diploma "Honoris Causa" by
t h e Board of Visitors.
A man of great ability and per-sonal
charm, his loss will be keen-ly
felt by hosts of those who have
known, a d m i r e d and loved him.
In token of respect to his mem-o
r y and of sympathy for the mem-b
e r s of his family, the flags of
t h e I n s t i t u t e were flown at half
mast until r e t r e a t Thursday, the
f o u r t h instant.
The death of Mr. Wood, one of
the f e w American citizens to see
his country fight its t h r e e great-est
wars, stands as a n o t h e r sym-bol
of the disappearance of the
'old' Institute.
End of An Era
Not only has VMI lost its oldest
and one of its most distinguished
alumni, but this section of the
c o u n t r y as a whole has fc/lt the
loss of one of its real citizens. The
passing of this man j u s t u n d e r two
month short of the time when he
would have marke dthe seventy-n
i n t h observance of the appear-ance
of the Corps so g a l l a n t l y at
New Market indeed marks the
p a s s i n g of an era.
By ED DENNIS
Colonel Daniel P. Card, VMI
Post Surgeon, will deliver the
p r i n c i p a l address at the gradua-t
i o n exercises of VMI's F i r s t Class
P r e - M e d i c a l students on March
20 t h .
These exercises which will be
h e l d in Jackson Memorial Hall,
w i l l be a t t e n d e d only by members
of t h e F i r s t Class, members of the
f a c u l t y who do not have conflict-i
n g classes, and guests and mem-b
e r s of f a m i l i e s of the g r a d u a t i ng
class. The p r o g r am will begin at
9:00 a. m., and t h e r e will be a re
lease on the reservation for First
Classmen until normal routine is
r e s u m e d at 10:00 a. m.
The p r o g r am is as follows:
Invocation.
A n n o u n c e m e n t of Distinctions.
Address by the President, First
Class.
Award of the "Alfred H. Know-les
1933 Award" by Lt. Colonel
Robert P. Carroll.
Address by Colonel Daniel P.
Card.
Auld Lang Sync.
Bonediction.
Members of the Board of Visi-t
o r s and heads of d e p a r t m e n t s not
h a v i n g conflicting classes, will ac-c
o r d i n g to custom, sft on the plat-f
o rm during the exercises. The
g r a d u a t i o n parade for members of
t h e g r a d u a t i o n class will be held
F r i d a y at 5:00 p. m.
Six Additional
ERC Students
Are Called
By GEORGE FOX
The Fourth Class last week
looked over its members and ut-t
e r e d a low groan. Of the 255 r a ts
who e n t e r e d September 14, scarce-ly
150 will see the First Class
g r a d u a t e in May.
By far the greatest percentage
of those now missing have been
c a l l e d to service by the armed
forces. With more leaving every
day, the toll has now reached 55.
The ERC called six more f r om the
I n s t i t u t e last week. They are:
C r y t z e r , Harwood, Fischer, Block,
F o r s t e r and Ninos. A hint of fu-t
u r e calls was given when two of
t h e above men w e r e called by the
Second Service Command. They
w e r e the first to be called from
VMI by that command which em-b
r a c e s New York and New Jer-sey.
Cooper and Gentry
Named Officers
On Tuesday evening, the Glee
c l u b took time out f r om practice
in order to transact some of the
more pressing business.
The club elected A. B. Cooper,
J r . , as first vice-president and T.
B. Gentry, second vice-president.
A l t h o u g h in f o r m e r y e a r s the f i r st
class members have been given
keys for their 4 years of effort,
Andy C a v a n a u g h ' proposed that,
since the Glee club would prob
a b l y not exist next year, all mem-b
e r s should receive keys for this
year. The motion was carried. The
first class keys will be gold, the
o t h e r s silver. Three trips in the
immediate f u t u r e were announced
The club will j o u r n e y to Southern
S e m i n a r y the end of the month
T r i p s to Randolph Macon and Hol-l
i n s will follow quickly.
Italy Will Not Revolt
Count Carlo Sforza
Tells Corps Today
Third Classmen Lecture Given
Select Committee
By DABNEY WARING
P l a n s for the Ring Figure of the
class of '45 a r e proceeding as well
as can be expected. After consid-e
r a t i o n of the volunteers for work
on the figure, the third class of-f
i c e r s have made the following
committee appointments: Figure
committee, Morgan, Gittens and
Duff; Favors, Edmonds and Esser;
Music, Turriziani, and Anthony;
Flowers, Whittle. Whiting, Lank-f
o r d and Peery; Decorations, Bar-ker,
Taylor, W. A., Kastelburg,
Crandall, Quarles, Robinson, and
Waring; Dance Cards and Invita-tions,
Sloan; Chaperones, Webb;
P h o t o g r a p h i c Arrangements, Mil-ler.
The first man mentioned in
each c o m m i t t e e is to act as chair-man
of his committee. The com-m
i t t e e on music and decorations
will work in conjunction with the
Hop and Floor Committees.
Lt. J o e Mullen has been request-ed
to act as Faculty Advisor for
t h e dances.
The date is still set for May 20,
in the hope that the rings will ar-r
i v e by that time. However, the
r i n g m a n u f a c t u r e r s have not and
will not make any promises to
t h a t effect.
Other plans include w e a r i n g the
usual uniforms of mess jackets. In
the event that the rings do not ar-r
i v e in time, it has been suggested
t h a t some a r r a n g e m e n t s be made
to borrow rings for the occasion
f r om first and second classmen.
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ERC Payments
Prove To Be
Pipe Dream
By E. J. WILLIAMS
In an i n t e r v i ew with Col. Fray
l a s t night it was disclosed that the
Army Board that inspected V. M.
I. last w e e k told h im t h a t the Corps
"made a fine a p p e a r a n c e " at parade.
Col. F r a y also s t a t e d t h a t h e hoped
to get a c o n t r a c t for more Special-ized
Trainees. It was u n e a r t h e d in
t h e i n t e r v i ew that compensation
f o r cadets as a r e s u l t of t h e Special-ized
T r a i n i n g G r o u p was definitely
out.
I n c r e a s e In t h e N u m b e r of T r a i n e es
The Commandant expressed a
hope and a d e s i r e t h a t one h u n d r ed
m o r e of the service men could be
c o n t r a c t e d for before April 6th.
T h i s contract would be made pos-s
i b l e by the p r o b a b l e loss of cadets
to the various branches of the
a r m e d services. The War Depart-ment
has expressed a d e s i r ^ that
t h e soldiers stationed here be
placed on the Honor System, and
g e n e r a l l y put on a par with the
Corps. Whether this is possible is
not yet known. However, these
men would have the privileges of
»'ie various classes according to
w h e t h e r they w e r e t a k i n g first, sec-
>nd, third, or f o u r t h class subjects.
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Saturday Evening Post Tells
Story of Three YMI Generals
By JIMMY MORRISON
In December the S a t u r d a y Even-i
n g Post began a series of "articles
"These Are the Generals," and to
d a t e three of the seven sketches
have been VMI men. The March
6 issue p o r t r a y s Major General
W a l t e r Reed Weaver, the man who
does more to "Keep 'Em Flying"
t h a n anybody else on earth.
The following excerpts are tak-e
n f r om this article w r i t t e n by
J o h n T. Whitaker:
"Weaver was born in 1885 at
C h a r l e s t o n . His f a t h e r , Major Gen-e
r a l E. M. Weaver, commandant
at the Citadel, had overcome Char-l
e s t o n ' s hostility to a West Point
Y a n k e e and won the hand of the
d a u g h t e r of old Professor Holmes
who had m a n u f a c t u r e d gunpowd-e
r for the Confederacy. The f a t h er
sent y o u n g Weaver to the Virginia
M i l i t a r y Institute. Gen. George C.
Marshall was the worshipful r a t 's
f i r s t cadet captain. Young Weaver
loved VMI w h e r e they still guard-ed
Stonewall Jackson's desk in his
old r e c i t a t i o n hall, and where his
s t u d i e s in electrical engineering
p r o v e d so e x c i t i n g that he decided
on an e n g i n e e r i n g career. But in
h i s t h i r d y e a r at VMI he was told
by his f a t h e r that an appointment
h a d been secured to West Point.
When World War I came, Cap-t
a i n Weaver asked for action in
F r a n c e . Instead the War Depart-ment
t r a n s f e r r e d him f r om the In-f
a n t r y to the Signal Corps, pro-moted
him M a j o r and informed him
t h a t overnight he had become an
a v i a t i o n expert.
"You were an expert then if
you could pronounce aerlion or
f u s e l a g e ."
A f t e r the war Weaver thought
he ought to l e a r n to fly. He t r a i n -
ed at March Field, California in
1920 and qualified as a bombard-ment
pilot at Kelly Field, Texas,
t h e following year. A f t e r tours of
d u t y at various air fields he was
assigned in 1932 as chief of the
p l a n s division, Office of the Chief
of the Air Corps. Then followed a
t u r b u l e n t period khich won him
t h e name of "Trotsky" Weaver,
a n d not only because his white
m a n e resembled that of the Bol-shevik.
Weaver was one of the lit-t
l e group t h a t a g i t a t e d for a sepa-r
a t e air corps. He declines to dis-cuss
today the d e s i r a b i l i t y of uni-f
y i n g the Army and Navy Air
Forces.
"You don't change horses in the
m i d d l e of a s t r e am or in the mid-d
l e of war," he says.
When Hitler struck in Poland,
Weaver was commandant of the
Air Corps tactical school at Mar-shall
Field, Ala. In July, 1940, he
took over the Southeast Air Corps
T r a i n i n g Center, expanding from
f i v e to s i x t y the n u m b e r of schools
for the basic, p r i m a r y and ad-vanced
training of pilots. When
General George H. Brett went to
t h e Southwest Pacific a f t e r Pearl
Harbor, Weaver became acting
Chief of the Air Corps. Anticipat-ing
the army reorganization of
March, 1942, which was to make
A r n o l d commanding general of the
A r m y Air Forces, Weaver, in Feb-r
u a r y , was given his present as-s
i g n m e n t the vast task of training
f l y e r s but technicians,"
When Mr. Whitaker interviewed
Gen. Weaver, he made this state-ment
about the Air Corps Ground
School, "This technical t r a i n i n g is
t h e biggest thing in the country.
T h e r e ' s no f l a g waving, no medal
pinning. But these ground crew
men are most essential when you
u n d e r s t a n d an air force. There
c a n be no sustained air effort
w i t h o u t efficient maintainance
T h e ' k e e p i n g of the faith' b e t w e en
t h e air c r ew and the ground crew
is one of the u n w r i t t e n laws of
a v i a t i o n . Leave me out. I 'm at the
s u n s e t now. Write about my boys."
In JM Hall
At 12 o'Cloch
Count Carlo Sforza, I t a l i a n states-man
and diplomat, told the Corps
of Cadets in J M Hall at noon to-d
a y , t h a t Italy cannot be expected
to r e v o l t or sue for s e p a r a t e peace
u n d e r the present e x i s t i n g condi-tions.
Count Sforza, who was f o r c e d to
flee Europe when the Nazis invad-ed
F r a n c e in 1940, a r r i v e d in Lex-ington
week b e f o r e last to conduct
a four w e e k ' s series of lectures at
Washington and Lee University.
Coming to the University under
t h e auspices of the Carnegie En-d
o w m e n t for International Peace,
Count Sforza has devoted his lec-t
u r e series to the present world
c r i s i s as it affects Italy and I". S.-
I t a l i a n relations.
"He made many trips to 'J. S.
f o r his pleasure, but the last time
he came for his skin," spoke Gen-eral
Kilbourne of the Count when
he introduced him to the corps at
noon today.
Count Sforza e x p l a i n e d the part
played by shrewd propaganda in
e s t a b l i s h i n g f a s c i sm in Italy. "There
is no c o u n t r y in the world which
has p r i v a t e p r o p e r t y divided among
so many people in such small lots."
" H i t l e r and Mussolini a r e t y . a n ts
—not dictators," said the count.
This is true, the speaker pointed
out. because d i c t a t o r s h i p s are lim-ited—
usually to 6 or 12 monlhs—
and t y r a n n y is unlimited.
Why did I t a l y e n t e r the war? "It
was not Italy which entered the
w a r , " said the Count, "it was Mus-solini
. . . poor devil, I p i t y him so
much."
"If the Axis wins, Italy will be
gone—but no more than you ' If
t h e Allies win, Italy will be dealt
w i t h through Allied statesmanship
and generosity," said the Count.
F o l l o w i n g the Count's speech,
several questions were asked by
officers and cadets of the Institute.
Guy Haskins asked the Count
what he t h o u g h t caused such a com-plete
collapse of the resistance of
F r a n c e to Germany. "France was
in 1940 a house divided into two,"
r e p l i e d the Count.
Howard Hill asked if we could
e x p e c t a revolt of the Italian peo-
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War Problems
Water Works
School Held
By ED DENNIS
A War Problems Water Works
School was held recently in Ni-chols
Engineering Building for
c i ty engineers from the various
s u r r o u n d i n g towns, which was at-t
e n d e d by two First Class Civil
E n g i n e e r i n g sections.
Col. William Couper issued a
welcome to the group on behalf of
t h e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t . During the
m o r n i n g session. Major H. R. Mc-
Call spoke on "The Office of Civi-l
i an Defense Water Supply Pro-g
r a m " and Lt. Col. J. C. Hanes
t a l k e d of the "Effect of Bombs on
Water and Sewerage S t r u c t u r e s ."
In the a f t e r n o o n , Mr. 1. D. Vass
( C o n t i n u e d on P a g e 4)
Chemical Society
Hears Two Talks
The VMI chapter, American
Chemical Society held its first
m e e t i n g since exams in the lec-t
u r e room, Maury-Brooke Hall
week before last. O. D. Dennis
gave a talk on the industrial pro-cesses
of paper m a k i n g in a plant
which he visited in Richmond.
Bob Emery and Scott Bryan each
gave talks on the jobs they held
in the chemical industry during
t h e summer f u r l o u g h . Emery spoke
on his job with t h e American Brass
company and the work he did in
t h e l a b o r a t o r y there. Bryan's talk
concerned his job in the laboratory
of the Norfolk and Western Rail-road.
Sam Gillespie announced
t h a t the p r o g r am committee would
a r r a n g e to h a v e some movies shown
a t the next meeting on the chem-i
s t r y of mining.
Training Films
Are Shown
At MS Classes
By DAN TUCKER
This year the Military Science
D e p a r t m e n t has been very f o r t u n -
a t e in securing a great many
t r a i n i n g films of value and inter-est
to the various branches of the
d e p a r t m e n t . In the bad weather
f o l l o w i n g the examination period
several of these films were shown
d u r i n g drill periods and in class.
O f t e n tests were given to see
how much the cadets were getting
out of the films. But these films
a r e not designed to be used only
in inclement weather. They are
well done, many have movie ac-tors
in them, and p r e s e n t the vari-ous
s u b j e c t s much better than they
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1944 Bomb
To Feature
0"ly Seconds
By M. C. MUMMA
The staff of the '44 Bomb has
completed the plans for its pub-lication
which will appear in May
The staff, composed of Stroud and
Burdon, editors, and Gish and Hull,
business managers, has released the
f o l l o w i n g information concerning,
t h e Bomb.
T h e '44 Bomb will be issued in
May, at a p p r o x i m a t e l y the same
t i m e as the '43 Bomb. The price
will be $6.50.
This Bomb will differ f r om the
Bombs of p r e v i o u s classes in tev-e
r a l respects. The p r i m a r y differ-ence
is that this issue will deal
solely with the Second Class. T h e re
will be no p i c t u r e s or a r t i c l e s about
t h e other three classes. Another
d i f f e r e n c e is in the size of the vol-ume.
The '44 Bomb, m e a s u r i n g 8
inches by 11 inches, will be slight-ly
smaller than previous VMI an-nuals.
The Bomb will be built around
t h e class history and pictures of
t h e Second Class. There will be
i n d i v i d u a l p i c t u r e s and brief notes
on each m e m b e r of the class. The
Seconds wear mess j a c k e t s in thete
p i c t u r e s , which were taken d u r i ng
t h e past week. Many informal pic-t
u r e s of the class taken d u r i n g the
past two and one-half years will
r o u n d out the new Bomb.
The publication will be p r i n t ed
by Stone Co., of Roanoke. The en-g
r a v i n g is to be done by the Lynch-b
u r g Engraving Company, and An-dre,
in Lexington, is handling the
p h o t o g r a p h y .