VMI Cadet. November 12, 1951

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VOLUME XLII VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, NOVEMEBER 12, 1951
Delegates from Four Local
Colleges Attend Conference of
Lutheran Student Group Here
Various Activities
Include Banquet
Movie, Informal Dance
A conference of several Luther-an
groups of local colleges was
held on November 10-11 at V.M.L
The group meeting was a com-bined
effort to bring the Lutheran
Student Association Chapters in
this area into closer contact with
one another. The Lutheran Stud-ent
Association of V.M.I., spon-sors
of the joint conference, had
representatives from Madison col-lege,
Southern Seminary, Wash-ington
and Lee and the local
church attend this initial effort.
A banquet was held on Satur-day
night in the V.M.I Officers
Mess Hall. Pastor Sanders, minis-ters
of the Bethany Lutheran
Church in Lexington, welcomed
the visitors and then gave them
a short talk on the religious im-portance
of choosing a vocation.
The cadets and their guests then
went to the little gym for an in-formal
dance from 8:00 to 11:30.
The group attended the Bethany
Lutheran Church's morning serv-ices
the following day. They re-turned
to VMI after the services
were completed and had lunch in
the mess hall. A movie was shown
at the conclusion of lunch. The
delegates assembled in Nichols
Engineering Building to see this
movie, which was entitled 'A Turn
in the Roan.' Following this treat
the conference was adjourned.
The Lutheran Club here is the
branch of the Lutheran Students
Association at VMI. It was fully or
ganized last year for the first time.
Due to the distance to the Luth-eran
Church which is located about
six miles out along Penalty Tour
Road, it had been previously custo-mary
for Lutheran cadets to attend
a church of some other demomina
tion in Lexington.
In 1949 the congregation of the
Bethany Lutheran Church came to
the rescue by offering to give
cadets transportation to the church
and back in their own private cars.
The number of cadets attending
soon increased due to the hospitali-ty
with which they were received
b the members of the congrega-tion.
People took the trouble to
learn the names of the cadets and
it was not long before the were
being greeted by flrst names.
This attitude made each man
feel as though he belonged, which
meant a lot. Today Lutheran cadets
have their own bus which takes
them out each Sunday and brings
them back. They are organized in-to
a club which meets every Tues-day
night.
VMI Chapter
Of VAS Hears
Dr. Munger
The Virginia Academy of Sci-ence,
a branch of the American As-sociation
for the Advancement of
Science, was formed to exchange
information between the different
scientific fields. Along with this
function it tries to promote scien-tific
study on all levels. To fulfill
these two functions it is divided
into four classes. The first, or
senior level is made up of scien-tists
or professional men who,
while specializing in their own
fields of wish to know what is hap-pening
in the other fields of sci-ence.
A second level is composed
of the students in secondary
schools. These students join as
groups in Science Clubs all over
the state. The third level is the
individual student group which is
formed of individuals from any
age group who wish to join on
their own. The fourth level is the
college group memberships. The
VMI Chapter of the Virginia Aca-demy
of Science is part of the
fourth level and is made up en-tirely
of students from VMI. It
has many and varied activities in-cluding
movies, scientific papers,
and lectures of general interest.
The information will come from
experts in their fields and will con-tain
new developments and infor-mation
not readily available at
VMI. The subject matter will vary
greatly and new light will be
formed on different subjects.
The activities of tfte Club began
with an orientation meeting and
a lecture by Dr. Robert S. Munger
on "The Effects of Syphillis on
Civilization.' 'Later, selected mem-bers
of the VMI chapter will be
sent to meetings of other schools
Lt. Altizer '49-B
Reported Wounded
In Korean Action
Lieutenant Tommy William Al-tizer
of North Tazewell, Virginia,
has been reported wounded as a
result of enemy action in Korea.
At present, no details are available
as to the circumstances involved,
the nature and degree of the
wound, or of the action in which
it was inflicted.
Lieutenant Altizer, a Brother
Rat of the Class of 1949-B, re-ceived
his bacalaureate degree in
Civil Engineering in June, 1950
First Class MS
Students Hear
Va. Air Heads
Combined sections of the first
class Air and Ground Forces ROTC
heard officials of the Virginia
Division of Aeronautics, and gov-ernment
officials connected with
state aeronautics speak on the sub-ject
of air transportation and some
of the connected problems in
Nichols Engineering Building last
Wednesday afternoon. The speak-ers
were Colonel Allan C. Perkin-
Gen. L. C. Shepherd, 515
Named As Commandant
of United States Marines
with the Class of 1950-B. While at l son, Director of the Division of
VMI, Lieutenant Altizer was a
member of the American Society
of Civil Engineers, was on the
basketball team, and was both Cor-poral
and Sergeant in Fox Com-pany.
He was enrolled in the Field
Artillery unit of the ROTC.
AFROTC Institutes
Communications
Option in 1st Class
Instruction was begun last week
by the 1st Class in thc new Air
Force Communications Career Op-tion.
Graduates taking this option
will be commissioned as 2nd Lt.'s
in the Air Force Reserve and will
be utilized in the Air Force as
Communications officers.
Air Force Cadets majoring in
Electrical Engineering or Physics
are assigned to the Communica-tions
Option. If there are excep-tional
circumstances, a cadet who
is majoring in other engineering
courses may also be enrolled in
this group.
During the Course cadets will
study the duties and responsibili-ties
of the Communications Officer,
wire and radio communications,
and radar. A laboratory period
will be held during which the
cadet will construct a five tube
radio. The kit will be purchased by
the cadet and will be retained by
him.
Janney, Greer
Attend Trade
Conference
S. T. Greer and Doug Janney
will represent VMI at the Third
Annual Virginia Conference on
World Trade to be held at Old
Point Comfort—Nov. 15-16 in the
Hotel Chamberlin.
The two First Classmen were
chosen by the academic depart-ment
from those taking economics.
It is expected that all schools in
Virginia will send two representa-tives
from their schools of com-merce
or departments of econom-ics.
Mr. Weisman of the economics
department will attend the meet-ing
with the cadets as faculty ad-visor.
Faculty members choosing
the delegates included representa-tives
from the public speaking,
civil, English, and economics de-partments.
The delegates will stay in the
Hotel Chamberlin and all expenses
for the trip will be paid by the
conference. Meals will be served
in the Ball Room of the hotel and
an oyster roast and barbecue will
Park on
and on next May 15 the whole
chapter will go to Williamsburg I be held in Merrimac
to attend the annual VAS meet-1 Thursday night,
ing.
This year's officers, from who in-formation
may be obtained are
Thomas Rucker, President William
Allison, Vice-President; Howard
Nay, Secretary; Louis Massad,
Treasurer. A member of the fourth
class will be elected for a position
from which he can observe all
meetings of the officers of the club
and inform the fourth class mem-bers
of the club on all decisions
made by the officers.
A fee of $.50 is required in order
to furnish movies and an annual
banquet for the club members.
Addresses will be given by the
Hon. James K. Knudson, Adminis-trator,
Office of Defense Transpor-tation
and member of the Inter-state
Commerce Commission; by
the Hon. Edward G. Miller, Assist-ant
Secretary of State for Inter-
American Affairs; and by Phillip
B. Cortney, President, oty's Inc.,
and Coty's Interantional, and auth-or,
industrialist and international
economist.
Aeronautics of the State Corpora-tion
Commission of Virginia, Lieu-tenant
Colonel Alfred C. Nowit-sky,
Assistant Director, Mr. J. H.
Herndeen, District Airport Engi-neer
for Virginia and West Vir-ginia,
and Mr. Ralph W. Schreilees,
Assistant District Airport Engineer
for Virginia.
Division Duties Listed
Colonel Perkinson, who acted as
informal master of ceremonies and
introduced the other speakers, told
of some of the duties of the divis-ion
which he heads—Search and
Rescue, Aircraft Investigation, and
Law Enforcement pertaining to
aeronautics. He also described
briefly the various - types of air-ports
existing in Virginia, and gave
statistics pertaining to this infor-mation.
Colonel Nowitsky went more in-to
detail concerning the various
duties of the division, and describ-ed
some of the problems which
arises in their administration. Mr.
Herendeen and Mr. Schreilees
spoke on some of the problems of
airport construction, and pointed
out some of the factors which bear ]
on such operations.
Colonel R. A. Marr, Head of the
Department of Civil Engineering,
then spoke briefly on the Lexing-ton
Airport, and emphasized the
importance of this airport to VMI
and to the town of Lexington. He
stated that on Marshall Day last
year seven two engined planes
used this strip to bring speakers
and other important persons to
Lexington for the ceremonies.
Lexington for the ceremonies. Col.
Marr concluded by saying that
the maintaining of good airport
facilities would depend greatly up-
Major General
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., USMC
Corps Honors
Sgt. Carter
With Parade
On Friday, 9 November at 1655
a review of the corps was held in
tribute to Master Sergeant Everett
H. Carter who had recently retired
from active duty in the United
States Army. Sergeant Carter en-listed
at Fort Lee, Virginia in
March of 1920 and was immediate-ly
assigned to duty with the ROTC
Unit at VMI. He remained at VMI
until July, 1951 except for a brief
period of fifteen months during
which time he was not in the
Army. In July of this year Sgt.
Carter was transferred to Fort
Campbell, Kentucky. He retired on
31 October.
Retired at Ft. Campbell
Although his retirement became
effective at another post, Fort
Campbell, he served almost his en-ttire
career at VMI. While here he
served as assistant instructor and
supply sergeant of the VMI ROTC
Units. Sergeant Carter always dem-onstrated
the highest loyalty and
attention to duty in the traditions
of the service, warranting the
highest respect and praise of his
on the interests of the corps as j officers, fellow servicemen, and of
well as the people of Lexington. t h e C o r p s 0f VMI Cadets.
Former Marine
Colonel Perkinson is a member
of the VMI Class of 1914. After
graduating from VMI he served as
an officer with the United States
Marine Corps in World War I as a
Captain, and received the French
"Cruix de Guerre" and the DSC.
Three panel discussions will be j In addition to his duties as division
conducted by prominent business director, he also serves as com-leaders
and economists in the mander of the Virginia Civil Air
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New Market Flag Presentation Ceremonies
Stamp and Coin
Enthusiasts
Meet Monthly
Mayor Duckworth of Norflek presents New Market Flag to the Corps of Cadets at
Regimental Review which highlighted therecent Homecoming weekend. At his left
is the Honor Guard which accompanied Mayor Duckworth. Courtesy Roanoke Times
The Rockbridge Stamp and Coin
Club, an organization made up of
cadets, Washington and Lee stu-dents
and interested townspeople,
held its monthly meeting recently
in VMI's Science Hall. At this
meeting an auction was held in
order to raise funds for a Veteran's
Administration project. Sets of
coins and stamps were auctioned
off at minimum bid prices ranging
from $.05 to $22.50. The donation
of these stamps and coins was
made by Mrs. Mildred Miller, a
resident of Lexington.
Kagey, Howe Speak
Meetings of the club are con-cerned
primarily with the pres-entation
of guest speakers and the
discussion of interesting stamps
and coins. Among those speakers
already heard by the club have
been Mr. B. Lee Kagey, president
of the Peoples' National Bank of
Lexington and Dr. James L. Howe,
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
at W&L.
This organization holds monthly
meetings on the last Friday of
every month, and will welcome any
members of the corps who wish to
join. Tfiose men interested should
get in touch with Colonel William
Byrne, the club's president.
VMI Alumnus
Assumes Neiv
Post in January
BY G. W. HARDY
President Truman announced
last week his appointment of Gen-eral
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., VMI
'17, as commandant of the United
States Marine Corps. General Shep-herd
was selected to succeed Gen-eral
Clifton B. Cates, whose four
year term as commandant expires
with the end of the current year.
The President's choice brings
another signal honor to the records
of the Institute, and adds even
more to the distinguished record
of General Shepherd, whose ac-complishments
already have made
him one of VMI's most outstand-ingg
alumni. Shepherd's advance
in position will also add another
star to his shoulder, making him a
full general, the only one in the
Marine Corps.
Assumes Post January 1
Shepherd is at present comman-der
of the fleet marine force,
Pacific, at Pearl Harbor. He is
slated to assume his new duties as
comamndant soon under a recess
appointment, but his selection has
yet to be approved by the senate
when it reconvenes.
Now 56 years of age, General
Shepherd is a native of Norfolk,
Va. He has served in the Marines
ever since his graduation from the
Institute in 1917, and his service
record includes such names as Bel-leau
Wood, Ardennes, Guam, and
Okinawa, where he commanded the
Sixth Marine Division. His record
at VMI was outstanding; however,
he left the Institute as a first class
private.
Shepherd's graduation from the
Institute occurred a month early
because of the entrance of the
United States into the global con-flict
which was then reaching its
decisive hour. In France, Shepherd
was twice wounded at Belleau
Wood. After his recovery from
these wounds, he was returned to
the front to fight in the St. Mihiel
and Meuse-Argonne offensives and
was wounded in action for a third
lime.
Immediately after the incision of
Japan's actions against the U. S.
General Shepherd was given com-mand
of the Ninth Marine Regi-ment.
lie participated in the in-vasion
and capture of Guam in.the
Pacific. A short while later Shep-herd
was placed in command of
the Sixth Marine Division which
was the mainstay of the U. S.
forces in the attack on the island
fortress of Okinawa,
Led Reservoir Withdrawal
During the Korean campaign
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Baker Company Leads
Oct. G arnett Andrews
Race By Wide Margin
"B" Company, winner of last
year's Garnett Andrews competi-tion,
is in first place this year for
the period ending 31 October, 1951.
Although there is a wide margin
between first and second place,
there is a close race for second
and third place honors.
The first three places in each re-spective
phase of competition are
as follows: Appearance and dis-cipline—
Baker, Band, Able; Par-ade
Lines: Baker, Easy, Dog;
Guard Mounts: Dog, Easy, Baker;
Guard Teams: Dog, Baker, Easy-
Competitive Drill: Baker, Able,
and Easy.
The standings and their respec-tive
total points are as follows:
Baker—523; Dog—317; Easy—306.-
5; Able—260; Charlie—127; Band
—106; and Fox—70.