Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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-jn The Trash Chute (l{c|.nnlr(l rn„n I lie I .M.I. Ciulrl. M;n.li ' .. .)W.) Taiiok ( ' kovk II is written thai in llic liiiir Ik-I ' di-c hikI iluiiriK lln- a}j,c of ])atcnt leather visors, Uicic iiilcil in Mic iKirrcn reigou between the Nile and Itoulc I 1 :i I ' li.naoli who eonimanded the People, hut owed allci iancc lo Mir Icjid who lived upon the side of Ihe lliil, nndci- llir sii ii of I he star. Now it came to pass thai I ' liai ' aoii liccaiiic aii; iy with the People, for they had forsaken the gods which Pharaoh swore to uphold. Instead of paying homage to Kiwi, Brasso, and Tom, the People rejoicerl among thcin- selves, and did the things which made them glad. . iid thus it was, that as the i ' eo))lc wen I upon their way, Pharaoh rent his tunic and coniniaiidcd his Soldiers to chastise them. The soldiers fell u])on the Peoyjlc in the early hours and wrought great destruction among them, scattering their bones indiscriminately. There arose from the People a great cry of anguish, each of the People con- tributing according to his kind, and certain of them cm- braced again the old gods, Kiwi, Brasso, and Tom. Now the People wandered ir ' frustration and sought tieli ' er- ance from their plight. And they were so afraid, for, lo, Pharaoh threatened them in the worst way. But Pharaoh and his Soldiers had sowed the seeds of their (jwn destruction, for there are in Ihe region between till Nile and III - l{f)Ule cerlaiii jc;iloil.s Priticj-s who «Iw«-ll ill i!ii-,i ciladcU and concern ihcin.Mflvc ' willi fiialt T« of I 111 mind :i|)arl from tlicoid f; t s. Kiwi, lirass i, and Torn. riiii III! soldiers drew ii[;oii themselves (freat ili.sfavor. lor ,is llii decimal. d Ihe Peojjle, they al.s » arou cl the wimIIi of I lie I ' rinccs. I ' .,r the Princes make h-irian«l. t n|)oii I lie lime of Ihe I ' eo[,|e, and when the Sf.lrliers Untk lhi limc ' foi llicirends, the Princes gnashel their t«rfth an l swoir rcNcnge. Now the Princes are of the Pwiph- and not of I lie I ' eople, and [Kissess tnanifr ld jKiwers which fluctuate in alliance between Ihe People and Pharaoh. Verily, the power doth swing like a i»enrlnhim. In those flays the power was with the I ' eople, and there arose arnonp the Princes a ( ' hamf)ion mighty in war. lie i-s.sue«I forth from his ciladcl in a suit of Shade Forty-four, and hade the Soldiers, who were banished to a converte l .stable away from the Hill. Thus it was that the Pe jple were deli verc l from Pharaoh and I he false gods. Kiwi, Bra.ss i, and Tom, but loniorrow was another day. . iid ihe People, in the time bougiit for them by the Champion, rejoiced anew and sang sfjngs expressing their glee, esjjecially the popular hit. Let My Section Go , sung to the tune of Go Down Moses . The PX Robbery INCOME T. X riMK GIVES KEI) TIRNEH .V NEW EXEMPTION (Hei)rinlcd from the V.M.f. ( ' a,i,i. March l(i. 0 1 This past Sunday night, March IS, capilalism sutfcred its worst setback in its 185 year history. It is rumored that sometime Sunday night Adam Smith actually turned over in his grave when he heard that his model n-day protege. Red Turner, had been robbed of $ ' •2,770. V.M.I. ' s own P.X. Piiate has been quoted as saying that he is the primary suspect. Whether or not this is true, it is apparent that Red doesn ' t know where to turn. His whole belief in today ' s capitalistic society is at a low ebb — never before surpassed except when the rumor was spread that the Superintendent was going to enact his own version of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. It is needless to say that Ped has been racking his brain night and day to figure out the guilt - party. The robbery must have been done hy someone who was familiar with the operations of the P.X. The thief entered through the back room of the P.X. by breaking open the glass in the window and opening the door. Every safe in the P.X., and all of the cash registers were hit, Init the thieves took only cash, including the pennies, hen Clarence opened the P.X. at fi:10 Monday morning, and noticed that all of the safes were open, he calmy called Red and said, Mr. Turner, I l ne reason to believe that some- body has robbed the P.X. When Reil came hurriedly into the P.X. a half an hour later, he found Clarence shaking in the middle of the room. It seems that Clarence thought that the thief might stiU be around, thus he decided to stand in the middle of the room so that he could see the culprit before his throat was slit. The thing that upset Red the most, though, was that all of the mone - taken belonged to the P.X. Mioever robbed the P.X. picked the perfect time. The large amount of money amassed was due to the P.X. receipts from the Globetrotter ' s game and the hop weekend. Being one of the entrepreneurs of the new school. Red Turner naturally carried insurance, but it oijy covered i O.OOO of the loss, so 77f» will have to come out of his own pocket. The most important question to arise from this in- cident concerns Red Turner ' s faith in the capitalistic system. It can be readUy asserted that his faith has remained unshaken. Like most monopolists. Red has that certain something in him that just won ' t pass up a substantial profit. After all, it may- have put him in a lower income tax bracket. To be sure, the happy face of Red Turner will be here to greet all future cadets for maay vears to come.

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