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K V VOLUME XL T H E V.M.L CADET, L E X I N G T O N , V I R G I N I A , MARCH 27, 1950 Third Industrial Conference Meeting Held Here March 24 Five Talks Are Highlights Of VMA Meeting Last Friday, March 24, the VMI played host to the third meeting of the Virginia Industrial Manage-ment Conference, annually pre-sented and sponsored by the Vir-ginia Manufacturers Association. The site of the meetings, held between 9:30 and 6:30 Saturday, was in the VMI's Jackson Memorial Hall, plus the Hotel Natural Bridge, which housed the final banquet and social portion of the Conference. At 9:30 Friday morning, the meet-ing- discussion opened with a wel-come address delivered by Major General Richard J. Marshall, Su-perintendent of VMI. Between the hours of 10:00 and 12:00, the meet-ing was given to talks by well known state and national industrial leaders with alternate periods of time devoted to panel and general discussion problems and topics pre-sented by the previous speaker Highlights of the talks were; "Waste Control of Men, Materials, and Machines," delivered by Mr. Carl M. Lynge, personnel manager of the General Electric division in Bridgeport, Conn., and that given by General Donald Armstrong, "Example of Company Mobiliza-tion Planning." General Armstrong is the president of the United States Pipe and Foundry Company of Burlington, N.J. After lunch in the VMI mess hall, the meeting was resumed, and two more speeches with alternate dis-cussion periods occupied the after-noon's business. Mr. John Harden, Vice-President of Burlington Mills, delivered an address on "Basic Suggestions for Small Plant Public Relations," which was followed by "Communications Clinic,' delivered by Mr. Leo Teplow, Associate Di-rector for NAM. After viewing thc Cadet regimental parade at 4:00, the delegates adjourned to the Hotel Natural Bridge for a "social hour." The banquet which was held in the main dining room of the Natural Bridge Hotel Friday night was highlighted by a talk by the editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Mr. Virginius Dabney. He spoke on " The Political Trends in Virginia (Continued On Page 2) Southern Sem, VMI Glee Clubs Sing On Easter BY J. A. MONCRIEF Easter Sunday, the ninth of April, the combined Glee Clubs of the Southern Seminary and the Virginia Military Institute will pre-sent another concert at Natural Bridge, Virginia. Last year the combined clubs of both schools presented a concert at Natural Bridge which was very impressive. The sermon was con-ducted by the Rev. Robert M. Laps-ley of the Presbyterian church of Roanoke. As yet, no announce-ment as to who will conduct this years sermon has been made. Col. Dillard of VMI will conduct the concert, as he did last year. The cadets participating in the sunrise service will leave the VMI barracks early Easter morning. Transportation will be provided by the Natural Bridge Association. Both clubs are to arrive by six o'clock Easter morning. Over a thousand people are pres-ent each year to observe this service. As they did last year, the glee clubs will stand on the hill-side and the audience will be situ-ated in the amphitheater. After tfhe concert a breakfast will be served by the Natural Bridge Association for the Seminites and Cadets, in the hotel. After the conclusion of the services and breakfast, the oadets will return to Lexington for the church ser-vices in Lexington. Approximately one-half of the returning members of the club will sing in the morn ing service of the Presbyterian church of Lexington. Erwing Short Addressed IRC On Formosa Last Thursday night Mr. Erwing R. Short, formerly a captain in the infantry, spoke to the International Relations Club and its visitors on the conditions and positions of Na-tionalist China. Mr. Short, who has just returned from one of hs many visits to China and Formosa, was introduced by Carroll Davis, presi-dent of the International Relations Club. Mr. Short discussed the need of aid for China by showing the possi-bilities of how Nationalist China will retake her lost territory. The new army, trained on Formosa by General Sun Lee Yen, a VMI grad-uate, is the most formidable army in that part of the world, he says, excluding the American army in Japan and the Chinese Communist Army. Only half of the Communist army is equipped. The Nationalist army has been trained better and has been successful so far in all its commando campaigns. The Na-tionalist forces will retake the Communist held territory because of an inevitable economic collapse and the dissatisfaction of the Chinese people under the Commun-ist regime. Mr. Short criticized our gov-ernment for its lack of aid to China. The amount given is neg-ligible. He pointed out that we are fighting for our lives in a cold war against Russia, and that, by aiding Nationalist China in her-fight with the Chinese Commun-ists, we are striking at Russia. Mr. Short restated a statement of an American diplomat who said that if Nationalist China falls, the United State will fall in the next ten years. Mr. Short said that the Nationalist cause had been suppressed by the United States. He said, of thc aid we did give them, only a little was received because of its being de-toured and blocked. We have not placed China on the same level of importance as we have the minor nations of Europe. We have dis-criminated against her in that we have charged her more for sur-plus war equipment than the other anti-Communist nations. Mr. Short explained that the Chinese look down on the British; they hold the United States in the highest esteem. The fact that we support them, even if only mor-ally, gives them personal moral support. We have given only one percent of our foreign aid to China who is certainly doing more than one per cent of the flght against communism. Mr. Short is con-vinced that if we increase our loans to China and if we see to it that she receives them, National-ist China will be able to retake the communist held territory in a time shorter than the two years, estimated without the aid. Animal Show Will Be Open To All Cadets Major Tutwiler has announced that on Saturday May 13, the local SPCA will sponsor the first animal show ever held in Rock-bridge County. All local organi-zations such as Kiwanis, Cham-ber of Commerce and the Rotary will participate. In thc morning there will be a parade up Main Street led by the school band, and the show in the afternoon on the High School football field. There will be classes for all types of dogs (and other animals) and several out of town judges will be present. Any cadets who have had experience with horse or dog shows and who would like to participate, please get in touch with Major Tutwiler. It is hoped that Mike Brown and his menagerie will participate in the parade, which is primarily for those people having animals. Air Force Has Openings For Officers Captain Patton, instructor in Air Force ROTC, recently released a letter which he received from the chief of Air Weather Service. The letter contained the basic offers of the Air Force for anyone in-terested in entering the field of meteorology. It is to be under-stood, that these offers are made to all Air Force ROTC students. There presently exists in the USAF vacancies for a number of officers with qualifications as mete-orologists. It has been decided that the most suitable way to fill these vacancies is to train recent Air ROTC graduates who possess the proper educational background and qualifications. The necessary edu-cational requirements are a college degree with major in the physical sciences, such as chemistry, physics, mathematics and engineering, or a college degree with courses mathematics through integral cal-culus and two years of physical sciences. The planned program will permit graduate study at one of the civilian educational institu-tions in the country which offer a meteorology curriculum, such Massachusetts Institute of Tech-nology, New York University, Uni-versity of Chicago, and University of California at Los Angeles. The first class will enter in September, 1950. If selected you will be sent to graduate school at government ex-pense in the commissioned status of a second lieutenant. Full pay allowances will be paid while train-ing. As a second lieutenant you will draw $315.75 per month if single, and $330.75 per month if married. Officers called to extended active duty for their first tour are paid a uniform allowance of $250.00. You will attend school in civilian clothes; it will therefore, not be necessary to immediately purchase an Air Force uniform. Upon com-pletion of eighteen months of ac-tive duty service you will be eli-gible for promotion to flrst lieu-tenant. Training will be for a period of the calendar year. Upon gradua-tion each participant will be re-quired to serve with the Air Weather Service for a minimum period of three years. During this time you may compete for a reg-ular USAF commission. Upon com-pletion of the three year tour with the Air Weather Service you may apply to remain on duty with the Air Weather Service, be assigned to flying school if eligible, other USAF activity, or return to civilian life. A quota of one hundred (100) has been established for the class which will commence in Septem-ber 1950. The time element in-volved in entering you in school this September is critical. If you are qualified for and desire this training, submit an official tran-script or photostatic copy of your college credits to date and two (2) copies of Air Force Form 125, "Ap-plication for Extended Active Duty with the United States Air Force," to your Professor of Air Science and Tactics for indorsement to the Chief, Air Weather Service, Wash-ington 25, D. C. Transcripts and Air Force Form 125 must be re-ceived by Chief, Air Weather Ser-vice not later than 15 April, 1950. In the remarks section of your Air Force Form 125 you should indicate that you are an applicant for graduate training in meteor-ology, your date of graduation, and whether you wish to be called to active duty in the event you are not selected for meteorology train-ing. In the event you are selected, your flrst station assignment will be on or about the flrst day of September 1950. This will provide i you with time to attend summer camp if you have not already done so. Your call to active duty will be contingent upon your graduation from college and receipt of com-mission. Full Schedule Planned For June Finals June 10-13, 1950 Saturday, June 10.1950 Corps of Cadets Day 2:00 p.m. Formal Guard Mounting. 2:30 p.m. Meeting of Executive Committee, General Alumni Asso-ciation. Nichols Engineering Hall. 3:30 p.m. Annual Meeting, Mem-bership of the VMI Foundation, Inc., Nichols Engineering Hall. 5:00 p.m. Review and presentation of prizes and awards, Parade. 9:00 p.m. Final German, William H. Cocke ('94) Hall. Sunday, June 11, 1950 Alumni Day 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning In-spection of Barracks; Alumni and Parents invited. 10:30 a.m. Baccalaureate Sermon. Jackson Memorial Hall, the Rev. James G. Patton, D. D„ Executive Secretary of the General Council, Presbyterian Church of the United States, Decatur, Georgia. 11:45 a.m. Unveiling of Tablets in Memorial Garden.' • 12:00 m. Review for Alumni, Parade Ground. 2:00 p.m. Annual meeting of General Alumni Association. Jack-son Memorial Hall, with meeting of Executive Committee immedi ately following. 8:00 p.m. Alumni Reception, Preston Library. 9:00 p.m. Glee Club Recital. Memorial Garden (J. M. Hall in event of rain.) Monday, June 12, 1950 Patron's Day 10:30 a.m. Review for Boarid of Visitors, Parade Ground. 12:00 a.m. Regimental Band Con-cert, old tennist courts (J. M. Hall in event of rain.) 2:00 p.m. Open House in aca-demic buildings, with guided tours as follows; 2:00 p.m.'- Nichols Engineer-ing Hall. 3:00 p.m. - Scott Shipp and Maury-Brooke Halls. 4:00 p.m. - ROTC Building. 5:00 p.m. Graduation Parade, Parade Ground. 9:00 p.m. Superintendent's Re-ception. 11:00 p.m. Final Ball, William H. Cocke C94) Hall. Government Inspection To Be Held On Thursday May 4th. Blasting Over On Hill. Mud Handicaps Job BY H. L. RAWLINS The new VMI faculty houses be-low the hospital are well on their way to completion despite the rainy and snowy weather we have been having. The mud has been a real handicap. Since the houses are being built "on a hill, the trucks are having a difficult time getting material down to them. Most everyone has observed, overheard anyway, the blasting. Well, that part is about over. In blasting away the side of the hill, over twenty-five cases of dyna-mite have been used. Of the five houses being built, one has the bricks started, one has the foundation completed, and the rest of them have their foun-dations near the completion stage. All of the houses will be in use when the next term begins, September. Everyone of the houses will be equipped with a garage. The road leading to the houses will be on the lower side, near the highway. It has already been started. The houses will be nearly identi-cal to one another. They will not all face one way, however. They will be arranged side ways so that they will be face to lace and back to back. Each one will have about j six or seven rooms. It is hoped that the weather will cS outhern oSe m•in ary I Cadets Not In Will Entertain For KOIC Will Not College Meeting Be Inspected Perhaps the most distinguished group of people that has ever as-sembled in Buena Vista will be there on Monday, March 27, when Southern Seminary and Junior College is host at dinner to the American Association of Junior Colleges. This group is holding its annual convention at Hotel Roanoke, Roa-noke, and will come by chartered buses to Lexington, where" they will visit the campuses of Wash-ington and Lee University and Vir-ginia Military Institute, reaching the Seminary at 6:30. Following the dinner at the Seminary they will be entertained by a special pro-gram at Natural Bridge after which they will return to Roanoke. There will be more than 300 del- The annual government inspection of all branches of the Ground and Air Force ROTC Units at VMI will take place on Thursday, May the fourth. A board of officers from the Second Army Headquar-ters at Fort Meade, Md., will in-spect the Ground Forces Unit, while a board appointed by the head-quarters of the Ninth Air Force will view the Air ROTC unit. The inspection will include ob-servations of instructional methods employed by the Army and Air Force officers attached to the Insti-tute as well as the comprehension of Military Science courses by ROTC students. Questions will be asked students concerning any topic covered thus far in the 1949-1950 egates, representing all of the states | session. in the union. The national conven-tion was held in Califorina last year, and the entertainment com-mittee, of which Mrs. H Russell Robey, president of the Seminary, is a member, feels that Virginia's reputation for hospitality is at stake since the delegates were so elab-orately entertained on the West Coast. An extra day of vacation was given the students of the Seminary so that the faculty might attend the convention in a body on Tuesday. The program is an excellent one. The speakers include Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman, Dr. Robert B. The inspectors will be present at the regularly scheduled period of close order drill in order to ascer-tain the quality of appearance, discipline, and performance of RO-TC students. In order to demonstrate the leadership ability of all men, regardless of their rank in the cadet corps, it is expected that cadets of all classes will be called upon to command individual units. A further inspection will be made of Army and Air Force personnel attached to the Institute as well as a review of the general status of thc ROTC unit here, including House, Chancellor of the Univer- the administrative system and the take a turn for the better to speed ^ q£ N Q r t h C a r o l j n £ l i D r G e o r g £ I condition and maintainance of gov- Tuesday, June 13, 1950 Graduation Day 11:00 a.m. Graduation Exercises, place to be announced. 1. Invocation 2. Valedictory Address 3. Announcment of Honors 4. Address to the Graduating Class by General of the Army, George C. Marshall, '01. 5. Presentation of Diplomas 6. Presentation of Reserve Com-missions. 7. Benediction 8. Final Formation on the Hill. Philadelphia Is Scene Of ACS Meeting A group of first and second class members of the VMI Chapter of the American Chemical Society will attend the 117th ACS National meeting in Philadelphia. They will be accompanied by Col. German. The group (eleven First Classmen and twelve second classmen) will leave Saturday, April 8, after DRC. They will have to be in Philadel-phia and registered for the meet-ing by 6:00 PM Sunday. They will wear their uniforms to all the meetings and lectures they attend. The opening function will be a general meeting held on Monday evening, April 10, in the Grand Ballroom of the Bellevue-Strat-ford Hotel. Immediately following this there will be a general mixer or get-to-gether in the Grand Ball-room. On the following days the group will attend divisional meet-ings (lectures, awards, etc.) lunch-eons, and dinners, and other social activities. The last meeting will be at 2:00 PM, Thursday, April 13. The group will return by SRC Friday night. The registration fee will be paid for the VMI Chapter of the ACS, but the other expenses will be paid by the cadets attending. up the work. They are actually ahead of schedule now, but more j Frederick Zook, President of the bad weather can put them behind. American Council on Education. Clubs Stress Religion As Essential Part Of Education Methodist Club Among the religious clubs in barracks is the Methodist Club which holds its weekly meeting on Tuesday night. They also hold a Youth Fellowship supper, and worship service on Sunday night at 6:00 p.m. in the Methodist Church in Lexington. Some of this organization's ac-tivities are centered in the many conferences held in this vicinity. Thc club will be sending delegates to the religious conference held on April 22nd at Randolph-Macon College in Lynchburg, and also to the Annual State Students Con-ference at Natural Bridge from May 13th to 14th. Just before the Corps went home on the Christmas furlough, the Rev. Harvey W. Ash-by, pastor of the Methodist Church here in town, entertained members of the club at 'his home. About once a month, the club leads the worship service in the Church. The president, Guy Agnor, ex-tends an invitation to all Methodist cadets to come to the meetings. Newman Club At 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month, the Newman Club holds its meeting in the engineering building. On the weekend of February 25 and 26, this Catholic group held a Com-munion breakfast at the Virginia Cafe, and is now planning a ban-quet, in the spring, to be held at the Mayflower Hotel. The tenative date for the banquet, an annual affair, is set as May 6. Dr. F. P. Gaines, president of W and L Uni-versity will be present, and Mon-seignor Shee'hy will speak. The banquet will include a dance and an orchestra and a price of ap-proximately $2.50 is to be the ad-mission fee. An invitation has been extended to Longwood, Radford, and Madison girls' colleges also to be present. The meetings fconsist of a short business meeting followed by a discussion. Recently, the club had a debate on the principle of "mercy killing." The Newman Club is based on social and religious ideals and urges all Catholics to attend. It is an international federation, and plans have been made for a New-man Club Pilgrimage to Europe for this summer. Details about this trip can be gotten in room 246. Baptist Club The Baptist Club now meets on Monday night at 7:10 in the aca-demic building, instead of on Tues-day nights. The meeting consists of a business meeting followed by a discussion group, discussing the religious side to the questions of everyday life. The meetings are supplemented occasionally by guest speakers. The club plans to send some delegates to the Richmond religious conference. The Baptist Club's idea is to bring the aspect of religion into barracks life. Presbyterian Club The Presbyterian Club is mainly incorporated in the Westminister Fellowship of the Presbyterian Church, whose meetings are held at the Church every Sunday night. There is a supper every Sunday night along with guest speakers and student discussions. This Fel-lowship is headed by a Student Council and is for college-age students. This organization sends members to various religious conferences and plans to send some of its mem-bers to the Richmond Conference of March 24, 25, and 26. Starting the 25th of this month, the club is going to start a discussion of Christianity in the universities of the country. Previous recent dis-cussion topics were, "Was Christ Divine and Does His Death Hold a Meaning for Us?" and "What Part Does Christianity Play in Choosing a Job." A subject of commendation to the group is the job that their W&L and cadet members are do-ing in East Lexington. There, these members are teaching Sunday School in the Breechenbrook Sun-day School. The boys would ap-preciate any help on this project. If anyone is interested, contact Charlie Dorsey in room 333. Canterbury Club Contrary to wide opinion, the Canterbury Club, though sponsored by the Episcopal Church, is an or-ganization for the benefit of ;»11 students. In this club there are both VMI and W&L members. The meetings are held on Sun-day morning at 10:00 in the Stu-dent Union Building opposite the Church. On February 11th and (Continued On Page 2) 'ernment equipment in order to de-termine the overall rating which may be either 'Satisfactory' or 'Unsatisfactory.' The inspection will be made with as little interference with the nor-mal academic schedule as possible. All cadets not enrolled in the Reserve Officers Training Corps will be excused from attendance in Military Science classes as well as drill and parade on that day. Damage Done To W&L Press Set At $25,000 Daily Athenaeum Published by the students of West Virginia Uni-versity. March 15—March 16-18 were the dates of the run of the student musical production Amazon at W.Va. U. Nearly a year of work was necessary to ready the production for presentation. The Yellow Jacket, Randolph Ma-con College, Ashland. Va., March 10— Randolph-Macon College cele-brated the inauguration of the Pan-Hell week by magnanimous dances held Friday and Saturday, the tenth and eleventh of March. Music was supplied by the orches-tras of Herb Stone and Johnny Long playing Friday and Saturday nights respectively. The Lexington Gazette, Lexington, Va., March 15—An estimated $25,- 00 damage was done at the Journa-lism Laboratory Press at the Wash-ington and Lee University. A fire which broke out Saturday morn-ing the eleventh, damaged the roof of the one-story building only, but the water used to put out the flames caused considerable damage to the press. Students from Washington and Lee were able to save some of the material from damage. The Breeze, Madison College, Har-risonburg, Va., March 10—Miss June McCorkal Moore, a senior from Lexington at Madison College, was elected by the student body to represent Madison in the 23rd Ap-ple Blossom Festival which is to be held in Winchester April 27 and 28th. University Signal, Atlanta Divi-sion, University of Georgia, March 8—This year at the annual carnival of the University of Georgia, the carnival superlations will be known as Mr. and Mrs. Carnival rather than king and queen. Instead of the usual choosing of individuals for the honors, Mr. and Mrs. Carnival will be selected on a couple basis. The carnival will be held on Aj,ril 8. t L
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Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
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Title | VMI Cadet. March 27, 1950 |
Issue Date | 1950-03-27 |
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Publication History | The Cadet (originally the Keydet), VMI's student newspaper, began weekly publication in the fall of 1907. Not published 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46 |
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Virginia Military Institute -- Publications. Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet life. College student newspapers and periodicals -- Virginia -- Lexington. |
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Full Text Search | K V VOLUME XL T H E V.M.L CADET, L E X I N G T O N , V I R G I N I A , MARCH 27, 1950 Third Industrial Conference Meeting Held Here March 24 Five Talks Are Highlights Of VMA Meeting Last Friday, March 24, the VMI played host to the third meeting of the Virginia Industrial Manage-ment Conference, annually pre-sented and sponsored by the Vir-ginia Manufacturers Association. The site of the meetings, held between 9:30 and 6:30 Saturday, was in the VMI's Jackson Memorial Hall, plus the Hotel Natural Bridge, which housed the final banquet and social portion of the Conference. At 9:30 Friday morning, the meet-ing- discussion opened with a wel-come address delivered by Major General Richard J. Marshall, Su-perintendent of VMI. Between the hours of 10:00 and 12:00, the meet-ing was given to talks by well known state and national industrial leaders with alternate periods of time devoted to panel and general discussion problems and topics pre-sented by the previous speaker Highlights of the talks were; "Waste Control of Men, Materials, and Machines," delivered by Mr. Carl M. Lynge, personnel manager of the General Electric division in Bridgeport, Conn., and that given by General Donald Armstrong, "Example of Company Mobiliza-tion Planning." General Armstrong is the president of the United States Pipe and Foundry Company of Burlington, N.J. After lunch in the VMI mess hall, the meeting was resumed, and two more speeches with alternate dis-cussion periods occupied the after-noon's business. Mr. John Harden, Vice-President of Burlington Mills, delivered an address on "Basic Suggestions for Small Plant Public Relations," which was followed by "Communications Clinic,' delivered by Mr. Leo Teplow, Associate Di-rector for NAM. After viewing thc Cadet regimental parade at 4:00, the delegates adjourned to the Hotel Natural Bridge for a "social hour." The banquet which was held in the main dining room of the Natural Bridge Hotel Friday night was highlighted by a talk by the editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Mr. Virginius Dabney. He spoke on " The Political Trends in Virginia (Continued On Page 2) Southern Sem, VMI Glee Clubs Sing On Easter BY J. A. MONCRIEF Easter Sunday, the ninth of April, the combined Glee Clubs of the Southern Seminary and the Virginia Military Institute will pre-sent another concert at Natural Bridge, Virginia. Last year the combined clubs of both schools presented a concert at Natural Bridge which was very impressive. The sermon was con-ducted by the Rev. Robert M. Laps-ley of the Presbyterian church of Roanoke. As yet, no announce-ment as to who will conduct this years sermon has been made. Col. Dillard of VMI will conduct the concert, as he did last year. The cadets participating in the sunrise service will leave the VMI barracks early Easter morning. Transportation will be provided by the Natural Bridge Association. Both clubs are to arrive by six o'clock Easter morning. Over a thousand people are pres-ent each year to observe this service. As they did last year, the glee clubs will stand on the hill-side and the audience will be situ-ated in the amphitheater. After tfhe concert a breakfast will be served by the Natural Bridge Association for the Seminites and Cadets, in the hotel. After the conclusion of the services and breakfast, the oadets will return to Lexington for the church ser-vices in Lexington. Approximately one-half of the returning members of the club will sing in the morn ing service of the Presbyterian church of Lexington. Erwing Short Addressed IRC On Formosa Last Thursday night Mr. Erwing R. Short, formerly a captain in the infantry, spoke to the International Relations Club and its visitors on the conditions and positions of Na-tionalist China. Mr. Short, who has just returned from one of hs many visits to China and Formosa, was introduced by Carroll Davis, presi-dent of the International Relations Club. Mr. Short discussed the need of aid for China by showing the possi-bilities of how Nationalist China will retake her lost territory. The new army, trained on Formosa by General Sun Lee Yen, a VMI grad-uate, is the most formidable army in that part of the world, he says, excluding the American army in Japan and the Chinese Communist Army. Only half of the Communist army is equipped. The Nationalist army has been trained better and has been successful so far in all its commando campaigns. The Na-tionalist forces will retake the Communist held territory because of an inevitable economic collapse and the dissatisfaction of the Chinese people under the Commun-ist regime. Mr. Short criticized our gov-ernment for its lack of aid to China. The amount given is neg-ligible. He pointed out that we are fighting for our lives in a cold war against Russia, and that, by aiding Nationalist China in her-fight with the Chinese Commun-ists, we are striking at Russia. Mr. Short restated a statement of an American diplomat who said that if Nationalist China falls, the United State will fall in the next ten years. Mr. Short said that the Nationalist cause had been suppressed by the United States. He said, of thc aid we did give them, only a little was received because of its being de-toured and blocked. We have not placed China on the same level of importance as we have the minor nations of Europe. We have dis-criminated against her in that we have charged her more for sur-plus war equipment than the other anti-Communist nations. Mr. Short explained that the Chinese look down on the British; they hold the United States in the highest esteem. The fact that we support them, even if only mor-ally, gives them personal moral support. We have given only one percent of our foreign aid to China who is certainly doing more than one per cent of the flght against communism. Mr. Short is con-vinced that if we increase our loans to China and if we see to it that she receives them, National-ist China will be able to retake the communist held territory in a time shorter than the two years, estimated without the aid. Animal Show Will Be Open To All Cadets Major Tutwiler has announced that on Saturday May 13, the local SPCA will sponsor the first animal show ever held in Rock-bridge County. All local organi-zations such as Kiwanis, Cham-ber of Commerce and the Rotary will participate. In thc morning there will be a parade up Main Street led by the school band, and the show in the afternoon on the High School football field. There will be classes for all types of dogs (and other animals) and several out of town judges will be present. Any cadets who have had experience with horse or dog shows and who would like to participate, please get in touch with Major Tutwiler. It is hoped that Mike Brown and his menagerie will participate in the parade, which is primarily for those people having animals. Air Force Has Openings For Officers Captain Patton, instructor in Air Force ROTC, recently released a letter which he received from the chief of Air Weather Service. The letter contained the basic offers of the Air Force for anyone in-terested in entering the field of meteorology. It is to be under-stood, that these offers are made to all Air Force ROTC students. There presently exists in the USAF vacancies for a number of officers with qualifications as mete-orologists. It has been decided that the most suitable way to fill these vacancies is to train recent Air ROTC graduates who possess the proper educational background and qualifications. The necessary edu-cational requirements are a college degree with major in the physical sciences, such as chemistry, physics, mathematics and engineering, or a college degree with courses mathematics through integral cal-culus and two years of physical sciences. The planned program will permit graduate study at one of the civilian educational institu-tions in the country which offer a meteorology curriculum, such Massachusetts Institute of Tech-nology, New York University, Uni-versity of Chicago, and University of California at Los Angeles. The first class will enter in September, 1950. If selected you will be sent to graduate school at government ex-pense in the commissioned status of a second lieutenant. Full pay allowances will be paid while train-ing. As a second lieutenant you will draw $315.75 per month if single, and $330.75 per month if married. Officers called to extended active duty for their first tour are paid a uniform allowance of $250.00. You will attend school in civilian clothes; it will therefore, not be necessary to immediately purchase an Air Force uniform. Upon com-pletion of eighteen months of ac-tive duty service you will be eli-gible for promotion to flrst lieu-tenant. Training will be for a period of the calendar year. Upon gradua-tion each participant will be re-quired to serve with the Air Weather Service for a minimum period of three years. During this time you may compete for a reg-ular USAF commission. Upon com-pletion of the three year tour with the Air Weather Service you may apply to remain on duty with the Air Weather Service, be assigned to flying school if eligible, other USAF activity, or return to civilian life. A quota of one hundred (100) has been established for the class which will commence in Septem-ber 1950. The time element in-volved in entering you in school this September is critical. If you are qualified for and desire this training, submit an official tran-script or photostatic copy of your college credits to date and two (2) copies of Air Force Form 125, "Ap-plication for Extended Active Duty with the United States Air Force," to your Professor of Air Science and Tactics for indorsement to the Chief, Air Weather Service, Wash-ington 25, D. C. Transcripts and Air Force Form 125 must be re-ceived by Chief, Air Weather Ser-vice not later than 15 April, 1950. In the remarks section of your Air Force Form 125 you should indicate that you are an applicant for graduate training in meteor-ology, your date of graduation, and whether you wish to be called to active duty in the event you are not selected for meteorology train-ing. In the event you are selected, your flrst station assignment will be on or about the flrst day of September 1950. This will provide i you with time to attend summer camp if you have not already done so. Your call to active duty will be contingent upon your graduation from college and receipt of com-mission. Full Schedule Planned For June Finals June 10-13, 1950 Saturday, June 10.1950 Corps of Cadets Day 2:00 p.m. Formal Guard Mounting. 2:30 p.m. Meeting of Executive Committee, General Alumni Asso-ciation. Nichols Engineering Hall. 3:30 p.m. Annual Meeting, Mem-bership of the VMI Foundation, Inc., Nichols Engineering Hall. 5:00 p.m. Review and presentation of prizes and awards, Parade. 9:00 p.m. Final German, William H. Cocke ('94) Hall. Sunday, June 11, 1950 Alumni Day 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning In-spection of Barracks; Alumni and Parents invited. 10:30 a.m. Baccalaureate Sermon. Jackson Memorial Hall, the Rev. James G. Patton, D. D„ Executive Secretary of the General Council, Presbyterian Church of the United States, Decatur, Georgia. 11:45 a.m. Unveiling of Tablets in Memorial Garden.' • 12:00 m. Review for Alumni, Parade Ground. 2:00 p.m. Annual meeting of General Alumni Association. Jack-son Memorial Hall, with meeting of Executive Committee immedi ately following. 8:00 p.m. Alumni Reception, Preston Library. 9:00 p.m. Glee Club Recital. Memorial Garden (J. M. Hall in event of rain.) Monday, June 12, 1950 Patron's Day 10:30 a.m. Review for Boarid of Visitors, Parade Ground. 12:00 a.m. Regimental Band Con-cert, old tennist courts (J. M. Hall in event of rain.) 2:00 p.m. Open House in aca-demic buildings, with guided tours as follows; 2:00 p.m.'- Nichols Engineer-ing Hall. 3:00 p.m. - Scott Shipp and Maury-Brooke Halls. 4:00 p.m. - ROTC Building. 5:00 p.m. Graduation Parade, Parade Ground. 9:00 p.m. Superintendent's Re-ception. 11:00 p.m. Final Ball, William H. Cocke C94) Hall. Government Inspection To Be Held On Thursday May 4th. Blasting Over On Hill. Mud Handicaps Job BY H. L. RAWLINS The new VMI faculty houses be-low the hospital are well on their way to completion despite the rainy and snowy weather we have been having. The mud has been a real handicap. Since the houses are being built "on a hill, the trucks are having a difficult time getting material down to them. Most everyone has observed, overheard anyway, the blasting. Well, that part is about over. In blasting away the side of the hill, over twenty-five cases of dyna-mite have been used. Of the five houses being built, one has the bricks started, one has the foundation completed, and the rest of them have their foun-dations near the completion stage. All of the houses will be in use when the next term begins, September. Everyone of the houses will be equipped with a garage. The road leading to the houses will be on the lower side, near the highway. It has already been started. The houses will be nearly identi-cal to one another. They will not all face one way, however. They will be arranged side ways so that they will be face to lace and back to back. Each one will have about j six or seven rooms. It is hoped that the weather will cS outhern oSe m•in ary I Cadets Not In Will Entertain For KOIC Will Not College Meeting Be Inspected Perhaps the most distinguished group of people that has ever as-sembled in Buena Vista will be there on Monday, March 27, when Southern Seminary and Junior College is host at dinner to the American Association of Junior Colleges. This group is holding its annual convention at Hotel Roanoke, Roa-noke, and will come by chartered buses to Lexington, where" they will visit the campuses of Wash-ington and Lee University and Vir-ginia Military Institute, reaching the Seminary at 6:30. Following the dinner at the Seminary they will be entertained by a special pro-gram at Natural Bridge after which they will return to Roanoke. There will be more than 300 del- The annual government inspection of all branches of the Ground and Air Force ROTC Units at VMI will take place on Thursday, May the fourth. A board of officers from the Second Army Headquar-ters at Fort Meade, Md., will in-spect the Ground Forces Unit, while a board appointed by the head-quarters of the Ninth Air Force will view the Air ROTC unit. The inspection will include ob-servations of instructional methods employed by the Army and Air Force officers attached to the Insti-tute as well as the comprehension of Military Science courses by ROTC students. Questions will be asked students concerning any topic covered thus far in the 1949-1950 egates, representing all of the states | session. in the union. The national conven-tion was held in Califorina last year, and the entertainment com-mittee, of which Mrs. H Russell Robey, president of the Seminary, is a member, feels that Virginia's reputation for hospitality is at stake since the delegates were so elab-orately entertained on the West Coast. An extra day of vacation was given the students of the Seminary so that the faculty might attend the convention in a body on Tuesday. The program is an excellent one. The speakers include Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman, Dr. Robert B. The inspectors will be present at the regularly scheduled period of close order drill in order to ascer-tain the quality of appearance, discipline, and performance of RO-TC students. In order to demonstrate the leadership ability of all men, regardless of their rank in the cadet corps, it is expected that cadets of all classes will be called upon to command individual units. A further inspection will be made of Army and Air Force personnel attached to the Institute as well as a review of the general status of thc ROTC unit here, including House, Chancellor of the Univer- the administrative system and the take a turn for the better to speed ^ q£ N Q r t h C a r o l j n £ l i D r G e o r g £ I condition and maintainance of gov- Tuesday, June 13, 1950 Graduation Day 11:00 a.m. Graduation Exercises, place to be announced. 1. Invocation 2. Valedictory Address 3. Announcment of Honors 4. Address to the Graduating Class by General of the Army, George C. Marshall, '01. 5. Presentation of Diplomas 6. Presentation of Reserve Com-missions. 7. Benediction 8. Final Formation on the Hill. Philadelphia Is Scene Of ACS Meeting A group of first and second class members of the VMI Chapter of the American Chemical Society will attend the 117th ACS National meeting in Philadelphia. They will be accompanied by Col. German. The group (eleven First Classmen and twelve second classmen) will leave Saturday, April 8, after DRC. They will have to be in Philadel-phia and registered for the meet-ing by 6:00 PM Sunday. They will wear their uniforms to all the meetings and lectures they attend. The opening function will be a general meeting held on Monday evening, April 10, in the Grand Ballroom of the Bellevue-Strat-ford Hotel. Immediately following this there will be a general mixer or get-to-gether in the Grand Ball-room. On the following days the group will attend divisional meet-ings (lectures, awards, etc.) lunch-eons, and dinners, and other social activities. The last meeting will be at 2:00 PM, Thursday, April 13. The group will return by SRC Friday night. The registration fee will be paid for the VMI Chapter of the ACS, but the other expenses will be paid by the cadets attending. up the work. They are actually ahead of schedule now, but more j Frederick Zook, President of the bad weather can put them behind. American Council on Education. Clubs Stress Religion As Essential Part Of Education Methodist Club Among the religious clubs in barracks is the Methodist Club which holds its weekly meeting on Tuesday night. They also hold a Youth Fellowship supper, and worship service on Sunday night at 6:00 p.m. in the Methodist Church in Lexington. Some of this organization's ac-tivities are centered in the many conferences held in this vicinity. Thc club will be sending delegates to the religious conference held on April 22nd at Randolph-Macon College in Lynchburg, and also to the Annual State Students Con-ference at Natural Bridge from May 13th to 14th. Just before the Corps went home on the Christmas furlough, the Rev. Harvey W. Ash-by, pastor of the Methodist Church here in town, entertained members of the club at 'his home. About once a month, the club leads the worship service in the Church. The president, Guy Agnor, ex-tends an invitation to all Methodist cadets to come to the meetings. Newman Club At 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month, the Newman Club holds its meeting in the engineering building. On the weekend of February 25 and 26, this Catholic group held a Com-munion breakfast at the Virginia Cafe, and is now planning a ban-quet, in the spring, to be held at the Mayflower Hotel. The tenative date for the banquet, an annual affair, is set as May 6. Dr. F. P. Gaines, president of W and L Uni-versity will be present, and Mon-seignor Shee'hy will speak. The banquet will include a dance and an orchestra and a price of ap-proximately $2.50 is to be the ad-mission fee. An invitation has been extended to Longwood, Radford, and Madison girls' colleges also to be present. The meetings fconsist of a short business meeting followed by a discussion. Recently, the club had a debate on the principle of "mercy killing." The Newman Club is based on social and religious ideals and urges all Catholics to attend. It is an international federation, and plans have been made for a New-man Club Pilgrimage to Europe for this summer. Details about this trip can be gotten in room 246. Baptist Club The Baptist Club now meets on Monday night at 7:10 in the aca-demic building, instead of on Tues-day nights. The meeting consists of a business meeting followed by a discussion group, discussing the religious side to the questions of everyday life. The meetings are supplemented occasionally by guest speakers. The club plans to send some delegates to the Richmond religious conference. The Baptist Club's idea is to bring the aspect of religion into barracks life. Presbyterian Club The Presbyterian Club is mainly incorporated in the Westminister Fellowship of the Presbyterian Church, whose meetings are held at the Church every Sunday night. There is a supper every Sunday night along with guest speakers and student discussions. This Fel-lowship is headed by a Student Council and is for college-age students. This organization sends members to various religious conferences and plans to send some of its mem-bers to the Richmond Conference of March 24, 25, and 26. Starting the 25th of this month, the club is going to start a discussion of Christianity in the universities of the country. Previous recent dis-cussion topics were, "Was Christ Divine and Does His Death Hold a Meaning for Us?" and "What Part Does Christianity Play in Choosing a Job." A subject of commendation to the group is the job that their W&L and cadet members are do-ing in East Lexington. There, these members are teaching Sunday School in the Breechenbrook Sun-day School. The boys would ap-preciate any help on this project. If anyone is interested, contact Charlie Dorsey in room 333. Canterbury Club Contrary to wide opinion, the Canterbury Club, though sponsored by the Episcopal Church, is an or-ganization for the benefit of ;»11 students. In this club there are both VMI and W&L members. The meetings are held on Sun-day morning at 10:00 in the Stu-dent Union Building opposite the Church. On February 11th and (Continued On Page 2) 'ernment equipment in order to de-termine the overall rating which may be either 'Satisfactory' or 'Unsatisfactory.' The inspection will be made with as little interference with the nor-mal academic schedule as possible. All cadets not enrolled in the Reserve Officers Training Corps will be excused from attendance in Military Science classes as well as drill and parade on that day. Damage Done To W&L Press Set At $25,000 Daily Athenaeum Published by the students of West Virginia Uni-versity. March 15—March 16-18 were the dates of the run of the student musical production Amazon at W.Va. U. Nearly a year of work was necessary to ready the production for presentation. The Yellow Jacket, Randolph Ma-con College, Ashland. Va., March 10— Randolph-Macon College cele-brated the inauguration of the Pan-Hell week by magnanimous dances held Friday and Saturday, the tenth and eleventh of March. Music was supplied by the orches-tras of Herb Stone and Johnny Long playing Friday and Saturday nights respectively. The Lexington Gazette, Lexington, Va., March 15—An estimated $25,- 00 damage was done at the Journa-lism Laboratory Press at the Wash-ington and Lee University. A fire which broke out Saturday morn-ing the eleventh, damaged the roof of the one-story building only, but the water used to put out the flames caused considerable damage to the press. Students from Washington and Lee were able to save some of the material from damage. The Breeze, Madison College, Har-risonburg, Va., March 10—Miss June McCorkal Moore, a senior from Lexington at Madison College, was elected by the student body to represent Madison in the 23rd Ap-ple Blossom Festival which is to be held in Winchester April 27 and 28th. University Signal, Atlanta Divi-sion, University of Georgia, March 8—This year at the annual carnival of the University of Georgia, the carnival superlations will be known as Mr. and Mrs. Carnival rather than king and queen. Instead of the usual choosing of individuals for the honors, Mr. and Mrs. Carnival will be selected on a couple basis. The carnival will be held on Aj,ril 8. t L |