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For his long years of service, for effort, patience and skill matched by few we render thanks to Colonel B. Davis ] Iayo. In the memory of all who have known him, he stands as an unforgettable character. The number of men to whom he has taught that There are two ways to do anything, and on whose heads he has pounded while inquiring, Don ' t you see? is countless. His service to the Institute cannot be measured in any manner. It lies in his value as a professor and his infinite color and vigor as a man. His receipt of the first check under the V. M. I. Foundation ' s new retirement plan is a milestone of progress, but it marks the loss to V. ] I. I. of a man esteemed by all who have known him. Sincerely we tender our gratitude, and proudly we iledicate this book to Colonel 15. Davis Mavo. MAJOR (lEXKRAL WILLIAM II. MILTON, JR. Eighth Superiiitoideiit of V. M . I. Lieutenant General CIIARl.KS EVANS KILI5()[ HXE Supcriiitouloit Erne ril IIS Lieutenant General RICHARD JAQUELIX MARSHALL Former Superintendent HIS EXCELLENCY, THOMAS B. STANLEY Governor of Virginia n a n 10 THE BOARD OE VISITORS IX SESSION Colonel Williaiu ( ouptr, Bu iiips-. IXecutui Ottii ' r, HistoriograpluT; Colonel Flournoy II. Barksdalf, Militarv E ecuti e Officer. Colonel Brooke B Mallorj, M.I)., Surgeon Major .1. Harry Ebeling, Treasurer; Major li..lierl l.illrell. Mililar.v Storekeeper, I ' urelia.sing OIlie Mr. R. iarlo ve Harper, . ssistant Trea. urer THE FACULTY COLONEL ROBKUT A. [ARR Professor of Ciril 1-lngittccring Colonel John Herbert C. Mann, Professor of Structural Eugineerintj Iajor Samuel W. Dobyns, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Major James A. McDonough, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Major Arthur C. Taylor, issistant Professor of Civil Engineering Captain J. Frank Hartis, Jr., Instructor in Civil Engineering and Drau ing Captain David M. Crim, Instructor in Civil Engineering Captain Samuel S. Gillespie, Instructor in Civil Engineering First Lieutenant Robert P. Xeal, Instructor in Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant Eugene S. Jackson, Assistant Instructor in Civil Engineering Mr. Benjamin S. Clark, Instructor in Civil Engineering Mr. Fleming R. Hurt, Instructor in Drawing Mr. C. Guy Knick, Instructor in Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant David G. Kestner, Instructor in Drawing THE FACULTY COLONEL LESLIE GER L Professor of Chemistry ( OLONEL Hebert E. Ritchey, Professor of Chemistry Lieutenant Colonel Belvey W. Mundy, Associate Professor of Cliemistry Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Smart, Associate Professor of Chemist nj Major Ralph B. Linville, Assistant Professor of Chemistry AIajor Gene AVise, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Major George L Pickral, Jr., Assistant Professor of Chemistry First Lieutenant Andrew L. Lawrence, Jr., Instructor in Chemistry First Lieutenant Rudolph C. White, Instructor in Chemistry Mii. Joseph B. Jukale, Assistant Instructor in Chemistry THE FACULTY ■- - 1 ML m MH IN [M ' it NftR 1 BRIG. GEN. STEWART AY. ANDERSON Professor of Mechanical Engineering Colonel John S. Jamison, Professor of Electrical Engineering I. jOR Eahl a. Miller, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Major Lee L. Nichols, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Mr. Man Wei Kwei, Instructor in Electrical Engineering THE FACULTY COLONEL RAYMOND E. DIXON Professor of English and Literature Colonel Herbert N. Dillard, Jr., Professor of English Lieutenant Colonel Arthur McL. Lipscomb, Jr., dissociate Professor of English Lieutenant Colonel Carrington C Tutwiler, Jr., Associate Professor of English Major George L. Roth, Jr., Assistant Professor of English Major William F. Byres, Assistant Professor of English Mr. Jerome Beaty, Assistant Professor of English Mr. John L. Kim.mey, Instructor in English Captain Norman M. Rehg, Jr., Instructor in English Captain Donald L. Ball, Instructor in English Mr. John C. Miller, Instructor in English Mr. William M. Simpson, Jr., Instructor in Art THE FACULTY COLOXEl. JOIIX I), p. FILLKR Professor iif Ilistori Lieutenant Colonel John E. Townes, Associate Professor of Histori Major George M. Brooke, Jr., Assistant Professor of History [a.ioh Chester B. Goolhkk, Jr., Assistant Professor of Histori Mr. Paul P. Wisemax, Instructor in Economics (_ ' . PT. ix Tyson Wilson, Instructor in Histori C. pt. in Richard E. Welch, Instructor in History Capt. in Austin M. Drumm, Instructor in History Captain John G. Barrett, Instructor In Histori THE FACULTY COLONEL B. DAVIS : IAYO Professor of Mathematics Colonel William E. Byrne, Professor of Mathematics Colonel Kenneth S. Purdie, Professor of Mathernatics Colonel Robert H. Knox, Jr., Professor of Mathematics Lieutenant Colonel George B. Ax, dissociate Professor of Mathematics Captain William G. Saunders, Instructor in Mathematics Mu. Robert E. Clark, Instructor in Mathematics Ik. Charles C. Aehring, Instructor in Mathematics THE FACULTY COLONEL T. A. E. MOSELEY Profes.wr nf Spanisli Colonel Samuel L Millner, Professor of French Colonel Murray F. Edwards, Professor of German Colonel Stanton F. Blain, Professor of Spanish Lieutenant Colonel Albert L. Lancaster, Associate Professor of German Captain Fred G. Piercy, Instructor in Spanish THE FACULTY m n n 1 n 1u D J -_ u COLONEL ROBERT L. BATES Professor of Philosophi and Psi chnlog; Colonel S. Murray Heflin, Professor of Plu sics Colonel Irving G. Foster, Professor of Physics Colonel R. Council Weaver, Professor of Physics Lieutenant Colonel James B. Newman, Associate Professor of Physics Captain D. Roe Carpenter, Jr., Instructor of Physics Captain Richard S. Ragland, Instructor of Physics First Lieutenant Walter M. Vaxxdy, Jr., Instructor of Physics Colonel Robert P. Carroll, Professor of Biology Major Walter B. Cormack, Assistant Professor of Geology Mr. John H. Reeves, Jr., Instructor in Biology Mr. Oscar W. Gupton, Assistant Instructor in Biology n Appreciation LI. COL. JOHN L, The Staff of the 1954 Bomb wish to exjjr ess tlieir thanks to Colonel John E. Townes for his aid in jjrodncing this book. His advice, quietly given, has been of invaluable service to the editors and managers of the staff . His understanding of business affairs has enabled him to advise soundly and beneficially in every case. Our thanks are also proffered to Mr. Robert Jeff ' rey for his advice in the publication of this edition of the Bomb, for without his help many obstacles would not ha e been surmounted. We wish to take this opportunity to e ])ress in some small manner our ajjpreciation to both of these men for their kind assistance in the |)n)duction of the 19.54 Bo.mb. A Job Well Done COL. mu ft. PANCMt Three years ago, the tenure of office of Colonel f ' rank R. Pancake as Com- mandant of Cadets began. The ensuing period of time has been filled for him with long hours of work, difficulties, misunderstanding, and with it all, a marked im- provement in the administration and appearance of the Corps of Cadets. The job of Commandant is perhaps the most difficult at VMI, for no course can carry with it rewards in every field. Laxity may produce popularity, but at the same time may result in lowering of standards of appearance and conduct. Harshness inevitably produces conflict. The man who leaves VMI this year knows full well the trials of the office which he has filled, for his experiences have run the gannit from conflict to prai.se. During his three years as Commandant, Colonel Pancake has brought about a revitalization of speed and efficiency in administration of the guard, a revision of the regulations, and a marked rise in the standards of appearance of the Corps. His road has not been easy, but he has never turned from what he thought to be right. He has given more of his time, strength, and heart than is required of a man, and it is with a realization of his sincerity and faith in VMI that the 1954 Bomb renders to Colonel Frank U. Pancake a salute for — a job well done. COLONEL FRANK R. PANCAKE Commandant of Cadets Professor of Air Science and Tactics LT. COL. HENRY C. KERLIN Professor of Military Science and Tactics ARMY OFFICERS ENLISTED MEN Fuc.NT Row: Henry C. Kerlin, U. Vol., Armiir: WiUium C. Gliirer, Major, Artillery; Frank II. Earle, Capt., Armor; John D. 11. Mc- Donough, Capt, Artillery; Duquesne A. Wolf, Capt., Armor; H ' arren V. Tarkenion, W. 0. J. G., U. S. A. Second Row: James R. Bartlett, M Sgt.; Alfred J. Menard, M Sgt.; Chester E. Spongier, il Sgt.; Grady L. Gould, M Sgt.; George A. DrM-ill. M Sgt.; Andrew J. Parrish, M Sgt; Orlando N. Barr, M Sgt. AIR FORCE OFFICERS ENLISTED MEN Fhont Row: , L. Hitrhen.i, Capt; 0. E. ISutler, U. Col.; S. A. harrls. Jr M. S. Street Major: C. J. Woodrkh. Major Second Row: . . F. Marnneij, M Sgt; F. A. Ilolden, M Sgt; P. L. Bowles C. M. Cohen, M Sqt Major; Frank R. Pam-ake. Col.; A. .1 . Pliauj,. Jr.. Capt. T Sgt; P. S. Southern, M Sgt; J.E.OWcal, M Sgt, Zhe Colors R[GIM[NTI1L COMMAND[R William Francis Dunkelberger Sunbury, Pennsylvania A. S. Mattox, Jr. Commander First Battalion battalion Commanders L. V. Cutrer, Jr. Commander Second lialtalii G. W. Cock First Battalion S-1 D. J. Duiilap First Battalion S-3 T. B. Martinstein First Battalion S-l, D. G. Stoy Second Ballalioi, S-l A. IS. ( r nii,i 111 Second licilloliun S-.l R. V. Ui.«.- ,S ' ( ' rii i Hatlation S- i. K. McAllister W. T, Kerliii li. S. lUruiirk Regimental Sergeant Major Regimental Suii di Sergeant Color Sergeant li. II. Kil.r Color Sergeant Sutherland. R. C. (Supply Si Campbell. D. T. H. Davidson. W. R. Dorey. F. 0. Ellis, W. G. Semnics. B. W. Southsate. H. F. Beebe. R. L, Irby, R. C. Jones, T. R. Menefee, W. P. Moore, J. A. Morrison, R. P. Porter, L. P. Real, R. J. Van Fossen. W. L, Weinerth, S. L. l B B Second Class PRn-ATE; 1 B v Bourke, V. A. r MmM Brittigan. D. C. ■fl B Cole. R. R. Ferrell, J. L. Fahrner.H.L. msT Cuss Privates Gaar, C. A. Benson, E. C. Gillespie. D. E. Diamondidis, D. C, Jones. R. E, Howard, D. F. Mather-Smith, C. F. Mayo. T. T. McDowell, J. W. Robinson. V. . . Scherer, G. H. Wood. W. T. Tonkin, J. J. B A N D C O M P A N Y Third Class Privates Ashley, R, H. Bossard, B. B. Buniham, A. C. Custard, N. L. Judge, F, L. ouRTH Class Priva Adkins, C. W. Baumgartner, A. S Boland, J. Brown, R. C, Caldwell, C. H. Doty, i l. H. Espey, J. G, Glover, C, T. Holinko, H. A, Jamison, D, K. May, T, L, McManus, R, 0. Moore, R. H. Niedemeyer, G. H. Price. D. R. Richardson, V. L. Riddle, F. L. Rust, J. V. Suead, J. E. Strong, P. C. Tipton, J. A. Warner, R. G. Wilson, A. G, L • PR STO B A N D C O M P A N Y bERGBANTS Sage, R. S. (1st Set.) McManaway, J. L. (Supply Sj Baskett. D. T. Beale, R. S. Cock, L. J. Hart, J. P. Roach. J. W. Williams, S. P. Corporals Aulick. C. E. First Class Privates Belsha. L. B. Archer, J. M. P. DiUard. J. M. Barnes, R. B. Duryea. W. H. Bird. D. Emrick, C. W. Bridgeforth, A. S. Foster. J. H. Davis. W. R. McCarty. D. W. Harrinston. F. B. McCrarv, P. K. Kane, T. A. Miller, W. J. Land, H. C. Pittman. J. P. Langhammer. ,1. W. Sattalo, A. J. LeDeaux, .1. K. B. Schwan, A. H Boxley, F. A. B 1 Carstens. K. P. HI V B b RI I Cofer, R. E. I B I Cooper, R. M. V Ew H l H Coupland, W. R 1 - V Hili F ' B Drennen, J. F. ■K ' H Farmer, F. .A. H H B Fisher, M. C. H JHf Gary, J. H. Greig. W. G. Irby, J. M. H. Jones. W. A. Manning, W. W. Lazarus, L. G. McGeorge, V. R. Lucado, C. R. Sheldon, J. A. Martin, W. D. Skinner, R. W. T. McRee, J. T. Walden, D. H. O ' Conner, F. J. Wright, T. P. Owen, J. C. Parker, J. R. Secono Class Pri ates Peters, T. R. Abreo, A. PiUey, C. F. Botjer, J. L. Poss, F. A. Boxley, A. S. Ragan. R. H. A C O M P A N Y SIATE : OBJECTS OF HONEST- PRJ SPECIMENS OF ■CITIZEN SOLDIEP PROVD OF HER. FAME AND lUA Ol Russell. T.M. Gibson, R, Parrott, B, F. FoiRTH Class Privates Donovan, R, D. Gardner, J. E. Masscy. T. K. Sticklcy, W. S. Harman, H. F. Pate, A. S. Alexander, R. D. Donner, E. L. Godley, A. L, Munson, C. S. Stroehraan, D. L. Hopkins, W, R. Roach, J. A. Boice, W, G. Draper, W. Hall, R. K. McCrary, A. Whitlock, E. M. Jackson, D. C. Steinberger, C. T. Brvant, J. G. Diuguid, L. H. Hammond, L. D. McCormick, R. D Jones, H. F. Taylor, P. K. Clapp, W. M. Dunn, D, T. Hardee, W. E. Pendleton, N. W. Third Class Prfvates Katorincek, R. D. Timmons, E. V. Coombs, D. H. Early, J. J. Harding, C. B. Schoh. F. J. Barinowski, R. G. Lyons. R, F. Weintrob, J. L. Coupland, W. C. Eldridge, R. B. Hay s, T. E. Singer. R. Baueh, J. B. Mathews, C. R. Westfall, H. L. Cowley, R. F. Farris, J. W. Heathcote, C. S. Smith, P. M. Brophy. J. S. McDonald, K. Wikoff, J. L. DaltoD, F. P. Fox. C. V. Janshego, P. C. Wagner, A. W, Crockett, R. G. McGeorge, J. 1,. Dean, W. S. Fravel. R. K. Kling, J. D, Wharton, V. W. Dickinson, J. .1. Overton, J. H. Dickens, W. J. Galrin, W. S. Landis, J. P. Yon, J. I-. •THEIR, ' I STRYC10 5 AND ■hAIR. rACHED TO THEIR.- NATIVE • STATE EVERY TIME- OF DEEPEST PER.il A C O M P A N Y Sergeants Lemmous. R. E. (1st. Set.) Parsons, D. F. (Supply Sgt Almy, W. D. Ansbacher, R. Baker. R. C. Fulgham, W. M. Maddox, V. M. Muehlhausen. A. Sherry, C. A. CORPOR- Biltner, R. B. First Class Priva Claud, C. C. Bell, L. G. Drever. C. F. Benson, J. W. Foster, P. V. Borine, V. D. Heslep, D. B. Burton. B. A. Ramsev. J. C. Chandler, E, W. Sehoeti, C. C. Cockerille, L, L. Stewart, R. G. Conley, F. H. Thurmond, J, V. Fiseher, J. L, Vitaeliano, J, Ford. G, A. Wilson, W. M. Handv, J. R, l i l I Bain, J. M. F I H I I ■Barthelmcss. .J. L. ' 4ii 4 IV m E I 1 Brown, E. A. fi SPIi B I I Conway, B. .1. P i n J l 1 Cridlin, W. B. ■Vvl l 1 Denson, C. L. B . H ' a l J Ekings.J. D. B . H 1 1 Holcombe, J. L. B ' ■. H JHBI ,loncs, C. C. i mmSm Langhorne, J. 0. Lawrence, J. Luck, C. S. Harrison, T. H. Massie, J. D. Lamb, P. H. McCants. A. E. Lewis. J. M. B. McKemie, J, B. Moody, J. S. N ' olley, W. T. Plunkett, N. C. Reed, W. T. Santos, E. A. Stewart, H. P. Terry, C. W. Thomas, D. J. Williams, S. J, Washington, W. M Second Class Privates Third Class Prfiate Adams, W, H. Arp, H. . rcher, H. P. Black, J. R. B C O M P A N Y SPECIMENS ■OF • CITIZEN SOU PROVD OF HERfAME AND : • ■TO VINDICATE HER- Clark. G. H. Jackson, A. T. Morgan J M 1 01 RTH r us- Privates Douthat, A. W, Hughes, J. W. Rienstein, K. Clark, L. H. Jcnnetle. A. H. Olrager B R Benson L Duncan, F. A. Kivligan, W. L, Schladitz, C. T Farthing, F. G. Johnson, J. P. Schutt W J Blackwell W S. Elmore. B. F. Kline. F. J. Schricte, P. M. Fischer, R. L. Jundt, C. H. Selmser J R Briscoe J N. Embery, A. W. Mackall, P. V. Tate, J. H. Fowler, B. Justice, J. R. Ser idio N J Burns R W. Fox, D. R. MixsoD, J. G. Vail, R. B. Frinks, R. L. Lisella. F. J. Stephens J P Chambers H M. Gabb, T. J. Nuenke, W. L. Waener, R. E. Gooch, R. J. Makelim, W. B. WainwTight J fhristopher R S. Garrett, R. G. O ' Donohue, W. Whittle, J. P. Gottwald, V, D. McCreedy, B. J. Warren L F Davenport D C. Gay, W. A. Oldin, J. P. Willianis. P. E. Gronroos, P. W. Mears, W. W. DaMs R L Glover, J. G. Orwin, M. F. Wise. H. L. Guvernator, G. C. Miller, L. D. Dick W W Hancock, I. L. Perry, S, R. Wood, R. V. Herrinp. R. N. Moore, R. T. Dougherty, R. A. Haynie, W. S, MTACHED TOTHEIR- NATIVE STATE IN ■EVER.Y TIME OF DEEPEST ■PERIL .OB.- DEFEND HEP. RIGHTS- ■■B C O M P A N Y A. L. Miller Second Lieutenant Sergeants Dean, C. W. {1st Sgt.) ■J-S- K Sydney, J. (Supply Sgt.l Adams, G. S. Coleman, R. C. Lawson, K. F. Leech, F. J. Pettyjohn, M. M. Ridgely, R. H. Thompson, F. C, Corporals Allison, T, W. First Class Phiva Blair, D. A. Barclay, C. S. V, Fraser, R. C. Carney, J, E. Lamb. L. W. Daniel, J. S. Lo, F. C. C. Decker, H. R. Prizzi, J. A. Flynn, J. R. Rossie, W. L. Freeman, V. H. Thomas, C. R. Fuller, J. D. P. Tolley, C. P. Hulme, H. S. Wilson, F. C. Mapp, J. A. Wingate, P. G. McDowell., I. Uhler, E. F, Dautel, C. Dunseth, J. F. Ferguson, E. G. Foley, M. J. Graber, W. E. Green, W. W. Layman, N. W. Martin, C. R. Moltz, F. A. Newland. W. T. Pacheco. R. J. Perrine, H. P. Poffenbarger. A. L. Rogero. R. S. Rojas. E. L, Shea, W. S. , J. L. .CD. Svendson, E. Trice, J. A. Cancelierre. P. R. Chan. S. P. Crockett, V. L. c c o M P A N Y PR.OVD OF HER FAME AND RE • ■TO VINDICATE HER- H ■-5 Third Class Privates Mann. J. E. Stokes. W. M. Chioco. J. S. Harnrave. M. I. Lawrence. H. C. Sullivan. G. W . Adams, J. C. Maranf;i, A. J. Weir. G. W. Clark. G. D. Heflin. C. R. LeBourdias. C. J. Talbol, D. W. Beale, F, L. Moore. J. P. Wiltshire, J. R. Colvin. W. E. Heckmann. B. D. McLennon. C. C- Thomas, C. M. Bowen, L. H. Nicoletti. A. .1. Dunseth. B. D. Hellstrom. A. C. Palme, F. B. Triebich, S. ClementE, V. B. Paine. W. H. Fourth Class Privates Ferrell. C. L. Henderson, A. D. Phillips, P. D. Woodward, J. E Cohen. F. J, Quinlan. R. T. .Aldridge.J. S. Folks, J. G. Hunter, C. R. Salyer, J. E. Wilson, A. H. Emerson. E. C. Reese. K. D. Ayere. T. F. GoDgora. J. F. Jenkins. C. E. Saunders, R. T. Feneel, H. M. Reynolds. J. Bain. W. T. Haas. W. E. Jennette. L. F. St. George. J. R. Firins, F. Sydner, H. B. Batton, W. C. Hall, J. W. Kidwell. W. E. .tones. S. P. Sydner. W. L. Chan. S. K. Hammond. F. H. lEVERY TIME OF DEEPEST PERIL OR. DEFEND HER- RIGHTS- ■■PI c c o M P A N Y Harris, W. 0. May, C. J. McGruder. B. L. Osborne, E. W. Taylor, M. B. Thompson, R. C, Corporals Abell, C. W. Alex, E. J. Brower, G. H. Davis, J. L. Hale, J. W. Hannay, J. R. Kaaa, E. V. Montagna, S, D. Thompson, E. G Wiggins, F. S. Williams, G. S. Witt, J. T. D C O M P A N Y Second Clas . rrants, J. E. Bundy, H. H. ,1. R. Wlieelcr Second Lieiifettant Castner, W. R. Chauncey, E. H. Damiano, L. H. Dicker, E. E. Gannon, M, A. Georeiades, R. C. Giacomini, J. A. Harris, R. A. Hanmer, S. R. Hiner, J. F. Hogan, T. F. Huger, S. S. Hvatt, R. C. Irbv. E. H. LaPrade, W. B. Marsh, L, E. McCelland, C. I. McKnight, L. G. Morace, J. L. McLaughUn, S. N. Openshaw, J. A. Price, L. E. L. PROVD- OF- HER FAME AND RE • • TO VINDICATE HER H( Rudusky, B. M. Third Cuss Pr.vate s MacLeay, D. L. Woodward, W. E. Griggs, 0. H. Long, J. B. R. Shelton, L. J. Sakakini, J. A. Barker, T. R. Manus, G. , . Hubbard, R. K. MacKay, R. G. Smith, E. C. Thackstone, C. Bready, R. J. Maura, F. . Fourth Class Privates Hunt, R. V, McDonald, H. C. Sydnor, G. W. Thornton, J. F. Byrd. H. H. Morison, R. P, Brooks, W. S. Hunter, T. E. McKeel, W. T. Taylor. G. C. Vitali, V. J. Cademartori, D.J. Runyan, J. N. Bryant, C. V. Kallelis, N. Meyer, L. D. Tekowitz. J. R. Walton, M. B. Dye, H. L. Saffer. T. H. Cleveland. G. L. Kaye. R, J. Miller, P. 0. Tsen. M. C. Williamson, T. G. Graham, W. H. Salsgiver, W. B. Creasy, R. L. Kirchmier, J, J. Muldowney. P. D. Walters. C. C. Woodhouse, H. W. Hoyt, R. E. Snapp, J. R. Del Vecchio, D. J. Kuchnia, J. E. Parker, C. E. Whitfield, E. P Johnson, B. G. Troxell, J. S. Di Cesare, A. N. Lincoln. P. M. Rogers. B. B. Willis, W. G. Kays, W. K, Wearing, M. L. Fraser, R. C. Locke, C. W. Schwendinger. C. Ymioiek, R. A. Knipp, R. S. Webster, R. L. Gilmore, W. F. IN EVERYTIME- OF DEEPEST- PERIL .OR- DEFEND HER.- RIGHTS- ■- -PF: D c O M P A N Y Rutherford, E. H. list Sgt. Travers, R. L. (Supply Sgt Barker, D. M. Brenuer. J. R. Collins. G. R. Haake, P. W. Patane, R. J. Kulp. C. G. Robertson, J. W. Corporals Alexander, W. V, Brawner, J. N. Burns. E. X. Clement, J. E. Flemings. F. J. Holsinger. R. V. Myers. J. p. ul J n. W, W. Bcrr.v I Br H Secotid Lievfenanl B l Barett. Q. T. B v VH ft Baugh. R, A. v VhI V ' b Brooke. F. D. V K B ffl l Camper. R. M. vB UH B Cestaro. J. M. J B H Davis, E. H. HH V Eaton, C. E. w ■M Echols, C. L. E ' V Edmondson. J. H. iL i ' HB Frye. R. A. Griffith, E. R. Hill, S. W. Phillips, R. L. Johnson, 0. P. Shay. W. L. Johnson, W. W, Shunk, P. Locher, G. Tiller. J. K. Maetin, R, C. Turner, W. 0. Morgan, J. L. WaUace, A. T. Norman, E. C. O ' NeiU, T. H. Second Cl.ass Privates O ' Neill. D. R. Albercht, C. R. Paulette, D. W. Anderson, D. M. Phillips. B. B. Atkinson, J. 0. Scalzitti. P. D. c o M P A N Y SPECIMENS ■OF ■CITIZEN SOLDIEP PR.OVD OFHER. FAME AND RIA • • TOVINDICATE HER. HO Trevey, J. E. Justice, R. D. Stone. J. H. Boiling, J. R. Harden, J. L. Newcomb, F. L. Valentme, H. C. Kastner, G. D. Tatum, W. F. Bowles, C. F., Jr. Johnson, C. E. Newman. R. G. Via, D. C. Massie, T. Thompson, F. F. Bullis, R. T. Kilday, J. J. Parks, J. T. Walter, F. B. McDonald, M. J. Undercoffer. J. T. Burns, R. S. Kivlighan, M, F. Pawley. W. S. White, A. M. Nicholl, W. R. White. W. R. Collier. R. E. Luke, J. R. Pipkin, J. B. Nyman. D. H. Derrick. W. F. McKibben, C. F. Poffenbarger, J. T Third Class Privates Pointer, J. D. Fourth Class Privates Dickinson. K. K. Moody, J. F. Pope, R. B. Bank. P. L. Pollard, G. M. Arpert. E. S. Fletcher, E. C. Murray. G. E. Rader. R. R. Child. W, 0. Smith, R. M. Ayers, B. D. Glendy, R. E. Guv, G, H. Newbill, R. A. Sessoms. V. P. Frase, L. E. Stewart. C. F. BolliiiK. R. F. Shield, F. W. Smith, C. P. Turpin, C. M. Vaughan, J. T. Vaughan, W ' . A, Warner, R. M. Wiggins. B. E. Wolfe. ' . TACHED TO THEIR.- NATiyE • STATE I EVERYTIME- OF DEEPEST- PERIL OR. DEFEND -HER- RIGHTS - C O M P A N Y Sergeants Meeker, D. E. (1st Sgt.) Angle, B. L. (Supply Sgt Byrd, C. F. Fitch, R. E, Hart. W. T. Penny, A. L, Satterwhite, R, H. Sauder, W. C. Timms, R. ' . Corporals Bankard. T. H. Frost, T. H, Geiglein, J. E. Higinbotham, W. H. Lavery, C. Y. Mack, J. B, McKinnon, F. W. X. S. B. Morrison, R. C. Pendleton, E. Shelton, R, G. Stanley, J, F. First Class Priv Abbitt, J. M. Addison, G. D. Bare, E. R. Burks, W. D. Colwell, D. G. Crockett, D. A. Drake, L. C. Frank, R. G. Guy, W. R. Henderson, K. N Huvett, J. R. Kli ' nar, K. L. Lathram, J, R. J. C, 0, R. Price, R. E. Radkowski, S. J Ralph, G. W. Santa Barbara, T. .1. Smith, W, A. Stevenson, J. D. Second Class Priva Ackiss, E, L. Barlow, J. W, Bowden, R. H. Carter. T. H. Coleman, L. V. Glenn, L, F. Harris, N. S. Hoatson, D. W. Lawless. E. B. Lekstrum, J. M. Leipold, H. A, Lindsey, R. E, Moore, W. M. PoweU, E. A. Ritchey, C. R. Ritchie, L. R. Shattuck, A. H. PR.OYD OF HER.FAME AND REA ■OVINDICATE HEL.HO C O M P A N Y Smith. L. T. Third Class Privates Pearce, D. E. Ballard, A. G. Gilbert. .1. B. Maticic, J. A. Quillcn. J. H. Stanley, 0. Bentein, R. F, Schultz, A. D. Barker, S. D. Holmes. J. F. Mahmud, A. A. Remington. L. E Stearns, P. N. Brickner, R. L. Vaughn, D. R. Blanks, E. P, Hullcut, W. H. Michelsen, J. A. Robinson. T. W. Tail, T. H. Dooley. R. T. Westerman, W. M. Blocker, R. H, Huneycutt. H. C. Moore, W. R. Shipley. P. M. Tanzer, M. E. Esler, J. W. Fourth Class Privates Carlton. R. L. Jean. J. N. Morecock, R. H. Spivcy, J. M. Tyler, F, L. Johnson, L. E. Allen, a. E, Davidson, J. M. Jeckell. C. J. McCrary, J. C. Susnar. R. R. Willard, F. T. Knoell, H. F. Anderson, M. Dowdy, C. C. Kyle. J. C. Peters. P. B. Trant. J. H. Wescott, J. W. Levinson, A. M. Armstrong. L. W. Elmore. T. H, Maier. T. I. Petkus, D. A. Turley, J. J. Lynch, J. F, Atkeson, T. L, Fabella. N. J. Martin. E. R. Pigott, T. E. Wickes, J. S, Moss, J. S. Avis, L. D. Fiske. J. R. Mason. C. A. Powell. T. E. Mundv, G. M. hj • EVERY • TI ME • OF • DEEPEST • PERIL OR. DEIEh|D JHER- RICH ' 1953 ROTC SUMMER CAMP BLOOD, SWEAT ' N ' BEERS HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF ' 54 On June 15, 1954, the Class of 1954 became Aluiniii of the ' irginia liHtary Institute. The four years which make up our cadetship are now one panorama of experience, fortunate and unfortunate, grim and humorous. Summer vacations from only slight interruptions to a memory of life as a cadet, and September, 1950 seems far away. It was then that we entered V. M. I., and since that time we have undergone many changes, as individuals and as a class. Life as a rat has become for the Class of ' 54 a series of memories of particular incidents. We entered the Institute under the regulations of the new rat system. Although rather radically altered from previous practices, the rigors of that easy rat line seemed no pushover. With the removal of the right to fin out a rat, the greatest weapon for correction other than straining became the General Committee, and we suffered the full and potent wrath of that organization. Injustices perpetuated upon us by members of the upper classes seem humorous now, though rt w- £nil t tlie world seeme( ' KM-j iight at thefi nc. We,fdt the entLium«Tig Armst7oiTg i |ll IJerrVi iuid Jacli IjS the first class: e[-e forced to freed until June 2, If Any cadet ' s tenure Little more than a rat out ' and fiTlll I ilnrd rUissiiian first class, the Institute, and wil encountered. Our year was no flillVreul team reigned as co-champions of t remembered midnight march occu A reorganization of the Hono historian and his sub.sequent re-electi Court were Bill Satterfield and John not return, Don Dunlap was elected t At the beginning of our second cl place as historian, since the Mississippia drawn up a ring of which we are all very the same manner. It was marked by a p game, and the usual round of fabulou parents ' company and the pride we felt u The year closed with the re-election for our first class year by the election of final formation marked the announcemen fcftJipT v life ' s darkest moment, storms of criticism from the difficult than that previously u- that the Big Red football ras also that year that the long-to-be- not he resignation of Jack Daniel as class Honor Court. Other men elected to the came known that Bill Satterfield would Court. Swan Yerger became historian. o igherty was elected to take Swan Yerger ' s At this time the Ring Committee had gure came upon us quickly, and passed in atrick Henry Hotel after the Turkey Day ;hout the week end. The pleasure of our our rings will stand out in our memories. ass officers and the laying of the foundations irt and General Committee members. The ppointnient of Bill Dunkelberger to lead the Corps during our first class year. The Class of ' 54 took over the administration of barracks with an able set of leaders in every field of activity. This year has been one of the most outstanding in the history of V. M. I. in almost every realm. An underdog Big Red team whipped the Hokies to become the Big Six Champions, and that set the tone for the rest of the year. V. M. I. teams have been winning ever since, and the Class of ' 54 has contributed a lion ' s share to the teams which have been so victorious this year. Johnny Mapp was proclaimed Virginia ' s Athlete of the Year for 1953 to cap the whole series of outstanding performances. The Corps has been ably led by Bill Dunkelberger, and men such as Don Dunlap as president of the Honor Court and Tommy Armstrong, our cla.ss president, heading the General Committee, have succeeded in effecting a measurable upturn in the morale and efficiency of the Corps. Im- provements brought about in cooperation with the Institute have been many, and it is hoped that their benefit will remain lor the classes behind us. The Class of 1954 leaves V. M. I. with an abundant harvest in pleasant memories antl use- ful knowledge and experience. ' . M. I. has left its indelible mark on us, and we enter the world as A ' . AL I. men — proud, confident, but with a sense of humility, brought about by life as a cadet, which brings the knowledge thai we are a part of something larger and greater than ourselves. FIRST CLASS OFFICERS Tommy Armstrong President Bill Berry Vice President Larry Daugherty Historian THE 1954 BOMB JOHN : I. ABBITT, JR., Norfolk, Virginia— Artillery, English— Fourth Class: Private, Glee Club, Tidewater Club, Methodist Club. Third Class: Private, Glee Club, Tidewater Club. Second Class: Private, Glee Club, Tidewater Club, Associate Editor 1953 Bomb. First Class: Private, Glee Club, Tidewater Club, Officer of the Guard Associa- tion, F Company Guidon Bearer. During his cadetship John has picked up numerous cognomens. Address him by any of these names and you ' ll receive the same friendly greeting. Always ready to enter into a bridge game or a beer party, John makes himse-rf well liked wherever he goes, despite his red hair. At one time John headed the penalty tour list for so lon ' fhat ■some people thought he was the title. After graduation John is going to Washington and Lee law school ' ith his gift for gab we know he ' ll make a good mouthpiece. X ing3? rour GRAFTON D. ADDISON, JR., Richmond, Virginia— Air Force, Civil Engineering5;«Fourth Class: Private, Circulation Staff Cadet, National Speleological Society. Third Class: Private, Intrartiural Softball, A. S. C. E. Second Class: Private, Assistant Manager Varsity Football, Little Gym Committee — Ring Figure. First Clas.s: Private, Manager Varsitv Football, O. G. A., Vice President Richmond Club. ' This long, lean lover from Richmond has always been able to get maximmrf ' results with minimum effort. Bud has always looked toward the military with indulgence, toward his studies yfth respect, and toward the week ends with anticipation. His winning personality and consideration for others-Jlvill assure his success in any endeavor. y EBEN ROY ALEXANDER, JR., Port Washingtoij. ' ' 5 ew York— ROTC Branch, Air Force. English— Fourth Class: Newman Club. Third Class: Newman ClufcC Corporal. Second Class: Newman Club, Sergeant, . mateur Radio Club, Lacrosse, Wrestling. First Class: Xewman Club, Second Lieutenant, Cross Country, Lacrosse. Roy ' s trademark is truth. He is frank in hj eliefs and has the strength of will to practice them. He is gifted with vision and IjisU-r ns — the bulwarUSof his ambition. A sharpness of wit enhanced by the warmth of sincerity nendship. jt WILLIA [ GARNETT ANDERSOX, JR., Xiinro.l Ildl. ir-inia- .VJi Force, KIcclii.al KuffL nua Fourth Class: Private, Football, Wrcstliiig-, Ha.schall. Third Class; C„r] ,v , Football, Wrestling, IilrJhmiral ' I ' raek, Softball. Second Cla.ss: Sergeant, Football, Wrestling, Inlranuu-d Tiji , Softball. . . I. E. E., Distii ijished Military Student. Fir.st Class: Captain, A. I. K. K., Intramural Softball, Jrfack. Buck certainly bears out that old saying thai Va., he entered V. M. I. with his eye on a dcgr with confidence and self-assurance. Buck has mat classroom. me from lit Ik ' towns. Hailing from Nimnxl llall, 1 Engineering. With agrcssiveness in his work, backed eader on the drill field, on the athletic field and in the JOHN MARTIN PERRY ARCIIER umton, ' irgiriia— Air Force, English Fourth Class: Cadet Staff, Canter- bury Club. Third Class: Canterbm-xj ' rlub, International Relations Club. Second Class: Sergeant, Tuni-Oiil Staff, International Relations Club, La i s.se Team. First Class: Cadet Staff, T iin-( ut Staff, International Relations Club, Lacrosse Team. Long John hails from tHe much-frequented town of Staunton — much-frequented by him. Seldom around the Institute on week endsj rry can be found on any Saturday or Sunday in his hometown, unless under confinement for one of his various ' apades. His occupation is with the Liberal Arts. Sporadically on the honor roll and trying his hand in art, Ptyjfv has little use for the M in V. M. I., ])referring philosophy to regulation. ' AS C. ARMSTRONG, JR., Newport News, Virginia— Infantry, Chemistry— Fourth Class: Private, Football. Class: Corporal, Football, Class President, American Chemical Society. Second Class: Football, American lemical Society, Sergeant. First Class: Captain Football, American Chemical Society, J] ' ho ' x Who in American Colleges. Tommy our class president, guided us through three years of cadet life. He not only won the respect of the whole Corps and the admiration of the Institute Authorities but he excelled in his academics. If Tommy was not born a leader he certainly made himself a fit leader. He gained the rank of Cadet Captain in the Corps and demon- strated his ability to the fullest. We know that whatever Tommy does in life it will always be marked with honest character and the highest integrity. Var n CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB - CHARLES SCOTT YEN ABLE BARCLAY, Camp Rucker, Alabama— Infantry, Biology— Fourth Class: Private, Texas Club, Rat Cross Country, Armed Forces Club, Rat Wrestling. Third Class: Private, Texas Club, Armed Forces Club, Wrestling, Virginia Academy of Science. Second Class: Private, Timmons Music Club, International Relations Club, Wrestling, Monogram Club, Virginia Academy of Science, Armed Forces Club, Virginia Section American Society of Pliotograninietry, Texas Club. First Class: Private, Timmons Music Club, Wrestling, Mono- gram Club, Armed Furccs Cluh, ' IVxas Club, Canterbury Club, International Relations Club, Virginia Academy of Science, Virginia Section .Vincrican Society of Photogrammetry. J With the highest regard for individuality and utter disregard for punctuality. Gus Toulouse Loutrec combij a .sense of humor with diverse intellectual ability. Few people possess such a high code of personal ethics. Thoi ness and hard work characterize Gus ' s manv undertakings and are indications of success which is sure to EDGAR REUBEN BARE, Lexington, Virginia— Engineers, Civil Engineering— Fourth Cla § Private. Baptist Club. Third Class: Corporal, Bajjtist _ ' iul). . nierican Society of Civil Knginccrs. Second Ck S : Private, Executive Committee of American Society of ( ' ivil Engineers, Religions ( ' ouncil. Baptist ( ' lub, Distinaffished Military Student, Distinguished Student. First Class: Private, Honor Court, President American Soc ' ialfy of Civil Engineers, Re- ligious Council, Baptist Club, Whos Who in American Colleges, Bomb Staff, Cadet S , Distinguished Student. Although he ' s in the sack more than an L. A., Buddy has managed to becomeuffe of ' Uncle Buzz ' s top civils. Another portion of Rube ' s time has gone into extra-curricular activities, Init sfTll he has managed to spend enough time in Lexington to convince one of the home town gals to become a ]Mrs. ' . With his sense of humor and ready smile, the future will always be bright for Buddy. ROBERT BLACKWELL BARNES, JR., Blackstone, Vjj« nia Infantry, History— Fourth Class: Private, Methodist Cluh. (ilce Club. TlnrdClass: Private, Methodisl ' hib. Second Class: Private, History Clul), Soiithside ' irginia Club. First Cla.ss: Private, O. G. A., History lub, International Relations Club, President Southside Virginia Club. Randolph- NIacon will probably never recover fro the mad escapades of the Blackstone Beauregard, and his I)ick-up touch. In between his week end trips t T ynchburg. R. 13. dedicated most of his time to the sack which finally gave way under the strain. R. B. jJM manage to arise from the depths on such rare occasions as meetings j4o-D.id , nd Thank God it ' .s Bi lay Clubs. R. B. will long be remembered, especially by little red , hlS Wt-hpiied IriLuJrTor where else cgmd he have found such understanding.? JOHN L. BAUTIIKLISIESS, Savaimali. Cn oi-gia Air- Fonv, l5i(,l(,K,v F.jirt Chiss: Lui Virginia Academy of Science, Rat Ba.seball, Intramural Foolhall. ' riiird j -Hiiss: V. A. S., LutlieyJ fi ( I Armed Forces Club, Corporal. Second Class: V. A. S., Lulheraii Cluh, lifflc Team, Armed Forces Chi Relations Club. First Class: A. S., Lutheran Club, (ilee Club, i sistanl Swiinming Manager, X Religious Council. Although Geechee Boy ' left us to try college life for a semester, he returned just as .sassy as ever lo llie old HreV Rats . We all enjoy Bart ' s ability to have fun, but y4 complete unselfishness makes him liie kinil of friend we want to keep for life. Tlie conil)ination of these trai s assures John a fruilful life as a doctor. LELAND GUINN BELL, Lexington, Virginia— Air Force, Chemistry F ' ourth Class: Private, I ' resbyterian Club. Third Class: Private, Presbytef-ran Club, American Chemical Society. Second Class: Private, Presbyterian Club, American Chemical Society. First Cla,ss: Private, Presbyterian Club, American Chemical Society. One of Les ' Long Sufferers, IJ l-l could still find lime to roam over barracks looking for westerns. His remarkable balance of personality ha. s St been destroyed by his hitch at the Bastille. Besides majoring in Air Science and test tube washing, Lelan«f found time to accjuaint himself with the local female population. Although disapproving of rats in general, na. me at the Institute will forget the friendliness of the local boy who made good. JOHN y-fBENSON, Pittsburgh, Pemi.sylvania— Armor, English- Fourth Class: Glee Club, Private. Third Cla.ss: PrivaJ.e ' r Second Class: Varsity Baseball Manager, Methodist Club, Private. First Class: . rmed Forces Club, jMeiEodist Club, Varsity Baseball Manager, O. G. A. y ' Johnny came to ' . M. I. with his highest ambition firndy established of distinguishing him.scif wilh a military ' ' career. Three and one-half years have passed since that time, and penalty tour road bears the trodden path of Johnny ' s frequent visits. Perhaps it was because of this that his viewpoint has changed and now involves graduate school and the study of law. Regardless of Johnny ' s u ndertakings within the next few years, we feel that his pleas- ing personality and iletermination will assure him success in his future endeavors. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB ELDOX CLARENCE BEXSOX, JR., Lynchburg, Virginia— Infantry, History— Fourth Class: Private, Lynch- burg Club, Commanders, Indoor Track Team, American Society of Civil Engineers. Third Class: Corporal, Lynch- burg Club, Commanders (Leader), Monogram Minstrel. Second Class: Private, Vice President Lynchburg Club, Commanders (Leader), Monogram Minstrel, History Club, Assistant Bugler. First Class: Private, President Lynchburg Club, Commanders (Leader), Monogram Minstrel, O. G. A. Representative from Band Company, History Club, Assistant Bugler. Teddy came to the Institute witli two outstanding ((ualities: a sense of humor and the ability to make a trumix ' t talk. These two (|ualities have made Teddy popular, not only with his Brother Rats, but also wherever the velvet tones of his trunijiet, and the ' . ]M. I. Commanders have been heard. Teddy ' s philosophy, that one shoukl-- never let his studies interfere with his college education and his dry wit have combined to insure that he will al va- ' s be welcome where ' er he ma - go. •- ' JAMES LOXGWORTH BERRY, Charleston, West Virginia— Engineers, Civil Engineer— FourtL-dass: Fresh- man Football, Freshman Swimming. Third Class: Varsity Swimming, Varsity Tennis, Corporal, ] I.rfiiber A. S. C. E. (Executive Council). Second Class: Varsity Swimming, Varsity Tennis, Sergeant, Vice President . S. C. E. Chapter. First Class: Honor Court, Varsity Swimming, Varsity Tennis (Co-Captain), Honor List (JPour Years), Captain. Executive Chairman A. S. C. E. Chapter, Distinguished (Three Years). Although Jim is a very capable man, he is better known around barracks as The Vorld ' s Finest Fabulous Fat Fancy Diver. Anyone who has known Jim very long will know that a truer frici f cannot be found. He is a hard worker and one that is always pulling for the top. Even though lie tries to maj you think that he is a connoisseur of fine women, his chief trouble is iiis love life. When he finally gets thi.s sfraightened out, then there will be no stoppin ' him. -• WILLIA.M WILLIS BERin ' , Norfolk, irginia— Armor, Ele.etncal Engineering— Fourth Class: Private, Vice President of Class of 1954, Footiiall, Wrestling. Third Class :J 6rporal, Ring Committee, Wrestling. Second Class: Sergeant, Hop Committee, Board Fember . . I. E. E., Wrestling, Monogram Club, Distinguished Military Student. First Class: Second Lieutenant, U ' lio ' .s Who Among SHidents in American Universities and Colleges. Chairman A. I. E. E., Treasurer Hop ( ' oinniitti ' c, Superintendeu-t ' s Advisery Connnittee, Vice President General Committee and Executive Committee, Distinguished Military ifudent. Wrestling, ' aledictorian. This Norfolk lad stands as a .shining example of..rfie old proverb, Grass Doesn ' t Grow on a Busy Street. Not only has his academic record been outstanding b irf he has found time to distinguish himself in the military, athletics, nncroisi ' tra-currifjikr activities a ' vell. Despite this full schedule. Hill has found time to whoo]) it up with he will, enjoy continued success. DAMI) BIRD, Lima, Pom, South AiiU ' rica— Air Foirc, History Fourtk- ' ( lass: I Class: Private, American Institute Electrical Engineers. Second ( ' ]a, fs: Private, A Engineers, Amateur Radio Club. First Class: Private, American Institute Electrical Club, Officer of the Guard Association. guiccrs. Amateur K; i Our Little Amigo entered ' the line in five-ought , biirrging with him a chcrrl ' ul line (jT iii. ' - his good judgment and hard work, has won him friends frojif the front office to the courtyard K-i) prove valuable throughout his life whether his home isiiis native Peru or the l ' . S. .V. iwii. This, with irps, and should WAYNE DOUGLAS BORING, JR., N rfdk, Virginia Team, Tidewater Club, Virginia Acadjrfny of Science. -Air Force, Biology — Fourth Class: Private. Swimming rgmia Acacl ny ot Science. Third Class: Corporal, Swimming IVam, ' . .V. S., Tide- water Club. Second Class: Private,« t. R. C, Tidewater Club, Swimming Team, . . . S. First Class: Private, I. R. C, Tidewater Club, O. G. .yT. A. S. Considering the small amount- ' t ' f time a certain little f)londe from Iloilins has given him, Wayne has made an out- standing record here at thg - istitute. The time that he couhl have spent on extra-curricular activities, hi ' chose to spend with l oc do v!i in the lab. Out of this fair-haired cadet we ex])ect to olitain a ( ' ry excellent and consci- entious doctor. GoocWfick, Wayne, and God bless you. JA: IES ENDELL BRAMLET, Harrisburg, Illinois— Infantry— Fourth Class: Private, Glee Club, Armed Forces Cluby ' TTliird Class: Corporal, Glee Club, Armed Forces Club, Infantry Demonstration. Second Class: Supply Sei;geant: Glee Club, Armed Forces Club, History Club, D. ] I. S., International Relations Club, Monogram JNIinstrel, Jrifantry Demonstration. First Class: Private, Glee Club President, Armed Forces Club, Vice President V. M. I. ' XTommanders, History Club, International Relations Club, D. M. S., O. G. A., Qadei Staff, Monogram Minstrel. Nine hundred and ninety-nine per cent pure — fun. Jim, a ladies ' man, was a party-boy, who was never known to let a good time pass unless the authorities intervened. His determination, however, is bound to lead him to success in future endeavors. Jim, who will be remembered for stoically trying to stare down the Institute, now wears two glass eyes — to quote, Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB AUSTIN S. BKIDGEFOHTII. Kenbridge, Virginia— Artillery, Civil Eugiiifering— Fourth Class: Private, Rat Wrestling, Methodist Club. Third Class: Private, Methodist Club. Second Class: Private, Methodist Club, Organ- izer and president of the Southside Club. First Class: Private, Methodist Club, Vice President of the Southside Club, 0. G. A. Austin came to us from Kenbridge, Virginia, and has made a lasting impression on the Institute. We all know him,- from his monthly collections on the newspaper, and appreciate his humor and gracious attitude toward the rest jdf his Brother Rats. We know that he will be a credit to his school from the industrious attitude that he has sb i vn to his subjects. We wish him the best of luck in the future and we all look forward to his return in the futrfre. WILLIAM ] IcNAIR BRYAN, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee — Armor, Civil Engineering ;Fourth Class: Private. Third Class: Monogram Club, Golf Team, Private, American Society of Civil Engineers ' Second Class: Mono- gram Club, Golf Team, Cai)tain (iolf Team, A merican Society of Civil Engineers, PjKate. First Class: INIono- gram Club, Captain Golf Team, Officers of the Guard Association, Intramural Coun , American Society of Civil Engineers, E Company Intramural Manager. • Willie Bryan, the Class of 1954 ' s prize inheritance! He was here to greet usXnd show his adopted Brother Rats how to make the most of four years at the In.stitute. Whether on the working end of a transit or golf club, he was always willing to lend a hand or drop a word of encouragement in the V- ' firyan Manner. Graduation will take away a great guy, but we ' re sure that those in the future will welcomejami as we have. WILLIAM DAVIES BIRKS, Buena Vi.sta, Virginia— AirJorce, English- Fourth Cla.ss: Private, Glee Club. Third Class: Private, Glee Club. Second Class: Private, Gleepfub, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Canter- bury Club. First Class: Private, Cross Country, lutloor Track, Outdoor Track. Dave is oiiejiLt. up thel ii? a mana ' te ( one of local yokels who came to u from nearby Buena Vista in the fall of 1950 and has been pressing i t the hill of science however, for he is an English major. He has spent most of his time Covniack ' s Irackiiien aiuKdoing what all LA s are accused of — sleeping. We wish him luck as HEX ALHERT IJl ' UTON II, liichnmiMl, ir-f;iniM Air Fiircr. Elcclpiral EriKinccA Ij Intonialioual lU ' latioiis Cluh, Mothodisl Club, Richinond Cliil), Raf ' Cross Coiiiitm International Ri ' lations Club, Methodist Cinl), Richmond Chd), C )ri)or-al. Scconii Class: Cave Chib, Riclin](jri( Chib, International Relations Club, Ser canl. I- ' irsI Class: Ricjrfnond Club, Sindcnl Member Amej-icaji Inslilnle of Eieetrical Engineers, Private. Stripes Burton, the EE sack artist, could never be calked indefatigal)le. He conserved iiis strenfilh, not for.Jifigs quizzes, but for tlie coming week end when with his siy -Ve and savoir faire character he could woo ' irginia ' s loxcliesl femmes. Fear not though. Prince AUiert, your futtft ' c is bright for amid your (|uesl for pleasure there is a certain uncon(|uerable seriousness di ' stined to guide otlij.iKs and make you a leader am jng men. JOSEPH E. CARNEY, JR., Lawrence, ] Iassachusetts — Infantry, Hi.story — Fourth Class: Cross ( onntry, Newman Club, Private. Tliird Class: Coi rtlianders, Intramurals, Corporal. Second Class: Glee Club, Commanders, Sergeant, Intranuirals. First Class: GU ' t ' Club, Newman Cluli, Private, Monogram Minstrel, Commanders. A young lady from a wjrfl-known Southern Woman ' s Institution in Huena ' isla once dcfinecl Joe as ' J ' he coolest operator since FrigicUtlre. This definition a])tly describes Jo Carney, easily the most melodious inilividual to don the Keydet grey ii fhe last decade. Noted for his garrulousness, friendliness, coolness, an l Mister 13 ' shirt collars, the Lawrence, Jkfass. Hummingbird, when he departs from the Institute, will assm-edly leave an unfilled sjjace in the heartSjfif those m en who really knew him. mVID HENRY CARSON, New York City, New York— Air F ' orce, Biology— Fourth Cla.ss: Private, Cadet ' Staff, Rifle Team, Virginia Academy of Science, Newman Club. Third Class: Corporal, V. A. S., Newman Club, Cadet Staff. Second Class: Sergeant, V. A. S., Northside Club. First Class: Captain, V. A. S. Dave has brought a lot of chuckles to our grubby aboile from the Big City with his beer humor and Martini attitude. These, along with his finer traits have made him a good friend who will always be remembered. Dave is one of those who has managed to do w-ell as a Pre-]Med even with his L. A. attitude. AVe arc sure Dave will do us proud at Columbia and later as a doctor. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB .4 RICHARD HENRY CASEY. Alexandria, Virginia— Armor, Physics— P ' ourth Class: Rat Football, Rat AVrestliiig, Rat Track, American Institute of Physics, Private. Third Class: Private, American Institute of Physics. Second Class: Private, American Institute of Physics Secretary. First Class: Private, American Institute of Physics Presi- dent. Richie is 5096 oi the first class physics section. There ' s never a dull moment when the little Irishman is around and his sense of humor has made and will continue to make many a party ring true to the traditions of V. jNI. ly ' ■■Richie ' s ambitious traits will alwavs ijrove a credit on V. M. I. and anv organization in anv field of endeavjrf. y EDWIN WILSON CHANDLER, Arlington, Virginia— Armor, History— Fourth Class: Privat 5lethodist Club. Third Class: Private, Semester Honor Roll. Second Class: Private, Turn-Ouf Staff, Historv ub, D. M. S. First Class: Private, O. G. A. Representative, Feature Editor of Turn-Out, History Club, Armgii ' Torces Club, D. ' SI. S. Guts and Armor Chandler, and what happens? He winds up in the Infantry. Althj Cgh Ed ' s military accomplish ments on the Hill don ' t show it, he is one of Colonel Kerlin ' s tactical geniuses. alid intends to take advantage of the government ' s thirty-year plan. Ed began his four years at V. ' Si. I. as a i-- vil Engineer, but soon discovered that his game of Bridge was suffering, so needless to say he will graduate wit fa B.A. in History. He ' s a great guy and if our luck can clo him any good on the way to the top, he has it all, GLENDEL WILLIAM COCK, Meadows of Dan, Virginia- Air Force, Electrical Engineering— Fourth Class: Private, Baptist Club Vice Presiflent, Rat Baseball. Thj Class: Corporal, Baptist Club ■ice President, A. I. E. E. Second Class: Regiment Supply Sergeant, Baptist Cltflf Vice President, A. I. E. E., International Relations Club. First Cla.ss: First Lieutenant, Battalion S-1. Bapti; f ' Club, A. I. E. E., Cadet Staff, International Relations Club. y Reggie is Meadows of Dan ' s contribution LtA ' . I. I. ' s slide rule wizards (EE ' s). His varied life here differed from the usual regimented one in that he u er held the same rank for two semesters, never had his privileges for fnonths in a rlShSMl never dated tj f same girl for two dances. Glen has set his sights for the Air Force, being e can be certain the Officers ( lub will have a lasting member. LAURENCE LEE COCKERILLE, JR., Washin t.,],, I). C. Inlanlrv, IVy lcd Fonrll, ( bury Club. Third Class: V. A. S., Canterbury Club. Sccdii.l Class: V. A. !j ?f ' anirrbury Cliil Canterbury Club, (). G. A. J ' It is indeed a misfortune that Speed cho.se niedicine iiislead j f aw as his profcssiciii. Hesid ' ciriK a lerrifi( roommate, Speed is also a great barracks ia v, -er, and nia I - of his Hi-olher Rats wonder if he diihi ' l miss his callmg. However, to U. Va. med .school nexl fail for Si)eed ' , and willi liitn goes Ihe wish froir attains the .same success and po]ndarity tlial has folloNvpifl iiim Ihronghonl his cadelshii). us, thai ELBERT DIXON COCKES, Surry, Virgj fTa— Air Force, Electrical Engineering— Fourth Class: IJaplist Chib, Baseball, Intramural Football, Softball, Pfivate. Third Class: Private, A. I. E. E.. Intramural Foolball. Softball. Second Class: Private, A. I. E. E., Ajffiateur Radio Club, Inlraninral Football, Softball. First Class: Privat( A. I. E. E., Company Clerk, Flyina Tub, O. G. A. Armed with a slide rule, E. Djjion set out to solve the problems of A. ( ' ., 1). C. and Shirley Seward ' s nnrsing hours. His success can be measurgff by the extended week ends he has enjoyed. Perhaps the most noteworthy- charac- teristic of Dick is his qyfet and unassuming manner, which will assure his success in anything he does. JOHN COJti JR., Virginia Beach, Va.— Air Force, Biology— Fourth Class: Private, Track, Canterbury Club, (.rtli Side ClijJS Tidewater Club. Third Class: Corporal, Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track, Canterbury Club, Virginia Academy of Science, Tidewater Club. Second Class: Sergeant, Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track, e Club, Circulation Staff of the Bomb, Ring Figure Committee, Monogram Club, ] Ionograni Minstrels, . S., Tidewater Club. First Class: Private, Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track, North Side Club, Circn- tion Staff of the Bomb, Sergeant-at-Arms O. G. A., Monogram Club, Monogram Minstrels, ' . A. S., Tidewater Club. There goes Moses up-up and almost over. Perhaps Moses is not the greatest pole vaulter the Institute has ever produced, but he is certainly one of the hardest working ones. Seriously though, we sincerely believe that Jack will go farther at U.Va. and in medicine than he ever did on the end of a pole. a « CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB c x MALCOLM G. COLE L N, New Orleans, Louisiana— Artillery, History— Fourth Class: Football, ' J ' rack, Blood Bowl, Newman Club, Louisiana Club, Private, Armed Forces Club. Third Class: Private, Newman Club, Blood Bowl, Louisiana Club, Armed Forces Club. Second Class: Sergeant, Armed Forces Club, Newman Club, Blood Bowl. First Class: Lieutenant, Armed Forces Club, Blood Bowl, Newman Club. Here is one of the few men at V. M. I. who lavishes all his attention on one girl instead of giving the whole tribe a chance. Mac came to us from the swamps of Louisiana, New O ' leans no less, and for four years, through thick,- and thin, has managed to hold his own. The boy with the big smile for his aims in life with his sense of huii; — and unbeatable determination.  a ■ck DONALD GENE COLWELL, Bluford, Illinois— Air Force, History— Fourth Class: Rat BasketkSjfl Rat Ba.se- ball. Private. Third Class: Corporal, Varsity Basketball, jNIonogram Club, M. D. A. Secontl ' t ' lass: Sergeant, Varsity Basketball, Monogram Club, L D. A. First Class: Private, Varsity Basketball, Moii igfam Club, O. G. A. Don hails from the Mid-West, but when listening to his southern drawl no one would ever s (ess it. He has managed to go through four years at V. M. I. without suffering any ill effects, though he has neverj en a lover of the military. His true love is basketball and he has made cjuite a name for him.self with the big r hoopsters. Quiet and level- headed, Don is living proof of the old adage, Still waters run dee]). ' Though he as devoted a great deal of time to athletics, he has also spent a lot of time studying History, liis major. One oti ncle Sam ' s future jet pilots, Don plans to devote three years to the Air Force and then return to Bluforil andj tle down. Here ' s wishing him a lot of hick and happiness, both now and in the future. jr FRANK H. COXLEV, New ' ork, New York— Air Force. Histon — Fourth Class: Private, Literary Staff of Tiini- Out, Civil Air Patrol, Newman Club, Litramural Tennis, Gleor lub. Third Cla.ss: Corporal, Literary Staff of Tiini- Ouf, Secretary of the Pilots Club, Newman Club, Internatio il Relations Club, Armed Forces Club. Second Class: Sergeant, Literary Flditor of Turn-Oiit, President of theWIots Club. Bomb Staff, Armed Forces Club, History Club. First Class: Private, hlnaging Editor of Turn-OuU -es dfn{ of Pilots Club. Aviation Editor of Cadet, . rmed Forces Club, Officers of the (Miard Association, y ir battle-scarred lici ' o of inany, nipaigns and is still t lu ' ictor of many engagements, lull lie seems brittle of the vanishing haij ie. He has had many tussles with rank and romance, but lie alwa s .; out ??r -4 p. This guy ju.jt- ' on t quit! Next year Frank will be flying jets, and if we know him lie biyli:, wTde and handsonij has ill iiiK liis liini ' l( ill colli ihIoiiIiIcIIv llic lop slicir iiilcllifjciicc. I pari ici|)alc iniic lo he a . x ALFRED BAHTLETT CRAMER III, Noilolk, ii-inia Air For.,-, ri.-M - cal Foui-|- bury Clul), Indoov Track, Tidi-waU ' r Cliih. Xorlli Side Cliil). ' I ' hinl ( ' lass.- T ' or])()ra], X ' irgiiili ' Tidewater Clul). Sefiind Class: Scr canl, Supply Scr ;i ' aiit, Circulal ijjn ' Slatt ' of Ho.MU, ' i, North Side Clul), 1). M. S., Tidewater Club. First Class; First Lieulenaiil, Circulation Maiiaf vi President . A. S., Hop Committee, Tidewater Club, North Sidcj.-Clul). Dr. Poops got tlie jump on his fellow pre-meds by being the first aiccplcd iiilo medical sc this being because of the inexhaustible supply of everythinjrfroiii siiakc-oii lo ucndcr drugs he of his locker. Devoting his time to studying and marclriTig, Al has done prclly well loiisidcr Seriously, Al has been outstanding both academically jifid militarily. Also, Poops has loiind in many extra-curricular activities for which httle dit has been given. We know that lie w success at M. C. V. r DAVID ALAN CROCKETT, Fork ll on, Virginia— Air Force, Civil Engineering— Fourth Cla.ss: Private, Rat Baseball, Basketball, Litramural Football F Co. Third Class: Corporal, Varsity Baseball, Litrainural Basket- ball and Football, A. S. C. E., Mqtrogram Club. Second Class: Sergeant, Varsitv IJaseball, Second Team All-State Pitcher, Second Team All-State.Xrst Base, :!()0 Club Member in Southern Coiiferciici ' 15aseliall, A. S. C. H., Mono- gram Club, Intramural Baske all Champions F Co. First Class: Private, ■arsit. • Baseball, Caijtain 19.54 Team, Intramural Basketball Ch ipions F Co., A. S. C. E., Monogram Club, Company Representative (). G. A., Cadet Waiter. Whenever the souurfs of that fiddle echo through barracks there are no questions of where they come from, for we know who isjJracticing again. Alan is at his heights either with a bow or on the mound pitching for Big Red Basebay ' Team, which he captains. Whether Davy Crockett chooses baseball for a career or decides to enter the bji iness world, success and happiness are to follow this likable guy wherever he may go. J SlES LITTLE CROSWHITE, Covington, Virginia— Armor, Chemistry— Fourth Class: Cadei Staff, Bomb yStaff. Third Class: Qaiei Staff, International Relations Club, Corporal, American Chemical Society. Second Class: ■' ' Armed Forces Club, Cadet Staff, International Relations Club, Distinguished Military Student, American Chemical Society, Sergeant. First Class: Armed Forces Club, Second Lieutenant, American Chemical Society. His motto, Study during the week and rock ' em on the week ends, and to this he adhered. Jim has and always will accept his responsibilities and perform his duties in a manner which leaves little to be desired. His high intelli- gence and quiet, unassuming, but driving personality will carry him to the top in the army or industry, whichever he may choose. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB 7 - WILLIAM EDWARD CRIMPLER, Richmond, Virginia— Infantry, Biology— Fourth Class: Richmond Club, Glee Club, Presbyterian Club. American Chemical Society, Private. Third Class: Richmond Club, Glee Club, American Chemical Society, Virginia Academy of Science, Presbyterian Club, Corporal. Second Class: Richmond Club, Glee Club, Presbyterian Club, Distinguished Military Student, Virginia Academy of Science, Supply Sergeant. First Class: Richmond Club, Glee Club, Presbyterian Club, D. M. S., Virginia Academy of Science, Captain. Rock ' em, roll ' em, all night long, that ' s our Bill. When hearing a pleading cry for help from outside barracks _ you can bet it ' s Bill who can ' t quite make it through the window. He was promoted from first lieutenant to com - ' mander of Fox Company for his ability to get along with everyone and his ambition to excel. Bill met Cookit his third class year and his feet haven ' t touched ground since. We ' ll be glad when he marries her and are sj re she will let him down gently. y LEWIS WESLEY CUTRER, JR.. Houston, Texas— Infantry, History— Fourth Class: Privatef ' Glee Club, Texas Club, Football, Swimming. Third Class — Corporal, Texas Club, Armed Forces Club, Fojstfball. Second Class: First Sergeant, Texas Club Vice President, History Club, Armed Forces Club. First Clasl: Captain, Texas Club President, History Club Vice President, Newman Club. j Lewy Cutrer, sometimes known as the lonk with reference to his relatively;- cloistered senior year, came to V. M. I. with visions of future stripes on his arms from the very first day of hi.sj at year. He ' d been well indoctri- nated with the essence of a successful cadetship shortly before he left his magnificent home state and di.sappointed no one in his admirable climb, despite a brief interlude of parties at U. T. T( Cathy and Lew and a brilliant law career, we wish the best of luck. J .JOIIX SPENCER DANIEL. JR.. Tupelo, Mi.s.si.ssippi—Ann; frHistory— Fourth Cla.ss: Rat Cross Country. Rat Wrestling, Rat Track, elected Historian of Class of 54, Intwlnurals. Third Class: Private, elected to Honor Court, Cadet StafJ, lississippi Club, Blood Bowl, Class HistoriajT? Second Class: Honor Court. Mississippi Club, Private, Intranuirals. First Class: Lieutenant C Conipanyj. Honor Court. Distinguished Military Student. Deep South Club, Co-Captain First Battalion Blood Bowl Teajn ' , Intranuirals. The sight of a body hooked onto a Schnozz i has meant only one thing to the Class of ' 54 — Mr. Burros. His familiar smile and sincere interest in everyo r f have made him a good counsellor in every sort of flifficulty. How- ion to a single_iic!eal which has set him ajjart as a valuable member of the class — that stem. IJi belief in it and contribution to it have made him a true representative of ' ite slands, an;d ' gives the qualities the Regular Army needs in an officer and gentleman. WEBB RANDOLPH DAVIS, Fn.nl lioval, Virginia -Kiigincrrs, Civil KuyiWwrr- Class: Private, ASCE. Second Class: Private, ASCK, |{ai)lisl Cluli. Kirsf Class: P Baptist Club. ,.■' Known to everyone as the Mello jNIan, Webb ' s jolly personalit;k. ' ' an(l pleasing smile ha c u iii liiiii iriaiiy fri ' ii ls. One must look far to find a truer friend and companion, or a gpf ater guy than this niello fellow, ilnwcxcr, all lias not come so easy, and Webb can well be proud of that sheej cin in June. From all of us a well deserved wish for good luck and happiness to the original Governor from ront Royal. ' HERMAN R. DECKER, Buena Vista, Vip ia— Armor, llislory Fourlli Class: Private, Kal Foolliall ■ream. Rat Wrestling, Rat Track. Third Classyi ' rivate, Track Team, Monogram Clul). Seeoiul Class: Prixatc, .Mono- gram Club. First Class: Private, Trafk Team, History Club, Monogram Club. Herm is the quiet guy who ciyrfe from Buena Vista. He never has much to say, but when he does it is always of great value. He has the gr Jtlest spirit of anybody we know. He was a Southern Conference chamijion in the 100-yard dash, and then after pulling a mu.scle in his leg, he has had to fight hard all the wa.v to reach his prime once more. Herman will_ wavs succeed because he makes friends easih-, and is liked 1) ' everxcme. ■DANNY i RIS DIAMONDIDIS, Clifton Forge, Mrginia— Air Force, History— Fourth Class: Wrestling, Private , hird Class: Wrestling, Glee Club, Private, Turn-Oul Staff. Second Class: Wrestling, Glee Club, Tinmions NIusiciT lub, Sergeant, Turn-Out Staff, Intramural Council, thirst Class: O. G. A., Commanders, Private, resiling Tearff lanager, Timmons Music Club. . , . ' Many times you ' ve tried to get a booth in the music room or the P. X., but of course The Rock was there. Danny was everywhere — track meets, basketball games, football games, forced marches, and O. G. (5.6). We can ' t forget his fine personality which won him many friends on the post as well as at Clifton Forge. Of course Harry James played a sweeter trumpet but Danny was a success with the V. M. I. Commanders. To this Rock , everybody ' s Brother Rat Dan, go our sincere hopes for a life as successful and rich in the future as it has most certainlv been at V. M. I. ■m. X -.. ■ 1 CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB - r J. P. DIUGUID — Baltimore, Maryland — Air Force — Fourth Class: Private, Rat Cross Country, Rat Track, Westminster Fellowship, Cadet, Bomb, I. R. C. Third Class: Cadet, I. R. C, Honor Court, Distinguished Student, Tiitramm ' als. Second Class: Honor Court, Ring Figure Flower and Favor Committee Chairman, Cadet. Distin- giiislu ' d Student, I. R. C., Religious Council, Intramurals. First Class: Ca])tain, Regt. S-4, Editor-in-Chief Cadet, ic-c President Honor Court, Secretary International Relations Club, ll ' lio ' f: U ' lio In American Colleges and l ni- versities. Distinguished Student, Distinguished Military Student, Intramurals. Still water runs deep. ' Tis true and those who did not know John might feel that this alone could be said of . him. Yet, we who know his quick wit, his hearty laugh, his ever-ready generosity know that there never lived . more fun-loving individual. John, with his cjuiet determination, his high sense of honor and level-headedness_Ifas left his mark at the Institute. He has also left his mark in our hearts by his loyalty, devotion and generosity. HUGH LARRABEE DOUGHERTY, JR., Norfolk, Virginia— Air Force. Civil Engineering— Fourtlr ' Class: Private, Tidewater Club, Glee Club, A. S. C. E., Rat Track. Third Class: Corporal, Tidewater Club, A rC.E., Glee Club, Basketball Team, Historian 54, General and Executive Committee, Monogram Club. Secon Class: Sergeant, ' 54 Ring Figure Chairman, Basketball Team, A. S. C. E., Glee Club, Xorthside Club, Tidewatec lub, INIonogram Club. First Class: Lieutenant, Northside Club, Glee Club, Monogram Club, Superintendent ' ' t?adet Advisory Council, A. S. C. E., Hop Committee Business Manager. J Few men have ever left the Institute with such a creditable and outstanding record as Larry has compiled. He has used his marvelous persuasive ability and his engaging personality to lead_Jlis Brother Rats in every phase of cadet life. As if this were not enough. Larry has been blessed with a keen senseof himior and a magnetic personality and these traits combined with liis numerous other qualifications lui -e wiyr him the admiration and respect of all the cadets of all classes. - ' LOUIS CARROLL DRAKE, Norfolk, Virginia— Air Force, Qivfl Engineering— Fourth Class: Private, Rat Foot- ball, Rat Wrestling, American Society of Civil Engineers, Ti lewater Club. Third Class: Private, Junior ■arsity Football, ' arsity Golf, American Society of Civil Enginfers. Tidewater Club. Second Class: Private. Varsity Football, Varsity Golf, . nierican Society of Civil Engiireers. Ti K water Clnb. First Class: Private, ' arsity Foot- ball, Varsity Golf Manager, Officers of the Guard Asirociation. Lou is the kind of guy you like to room with — fpfendly, conscientious, funny, and generally good-natured. These traits ha ji; S5 ' h iU Pi ' ' ar throughout the i orps, and particularly with Edith, who has been the subject of his numew sHoilin trips. iljs desire to play idotball paid off this year, anil he showed his ability all season. In al ' Lou has w it trijis. U;s desire to play idotball paid o: l;ikc liiTTe successful. .. ' ' .- ..j) ' DONALD WARD DRENNEN, JR., Enslfv, AlahaniM Arlillcry, Civil h ' lKiiiccriiiR; Tennis. Third Class: Corporal, Varsity Tcnni-s, A. S. C. K.. Academic SUris. Second ( ' geunt, ' arsily Tennis, .Mabania Cinh, A. S. C. E., Academic Stars, J )isl irifjuislied Mi Captain Regimental S-. ' i, ' arsity Tennis Co-Captain, Secretary- ' lVeasnrer Deep Soulli Club, . S. C. guished Military Student, Academic Stars, Who ' s Who Ainon(j, ' tu(lcnts in American rnivernilicn ami From IJirmingliam came a young man with great anibitioi ' lie entered V. M. I. in 1950 and procee(l( himself known by placing his name on all lists of distinc| ron— in both academic and military fields. D( will leave V. M. I. with an outstanding record of aclii j ' tnienl. With the social know-how he jjicked up ( ends he will be well equipped to carry on the ' . J.;; ' I. traditions in every respect. Coll, •d to II Dr II (Ih )isliii- . ' ' ■■■■• make ' iiiii-n WILLIAM F. DUNKELBERGER, J rfjTbury, Penn.sylvania— Artillery, History Fourtli Class; Swimming, Intramurals. Third Class; Cross Cojriitry, Swimming, Corporal, Distinguislieil Student, Iiitramurals. Second Class; First Sergeant, Ring Figure-.-Committee, Intramurals, Who ' s Who in American Colleges and I ' niversilics. Distinguished Student, Distingiyslied Military Student. First Class: Regimental Commander, Tiirn-Oiit Staff, Honor Court, Who ' s Who in nerican Colleges and Universities, Superintendent ' s Advi-sory Committee. We have often wondered jwRv this likable Pennsylvanian has taken all the kidding given him during his four . -ears at V. M. I. By the sai re token, we have marveled at his military and academic abilities. He has joked with us, griped with us, and sej-fin incomp arable exami)le for us liy his humor and fortitude. We have called him many names — from Black Diaiyimd ' to Unkle — but they all add up to one thing; he is very near to our hearts and we will never forget himf DOXACD JORDAN DUNLAP, Christiansburg, ' irginia Artillery, History— Fourth Class; Private, Bajitist Ckib ' President. Third Class: Corporal, Baptist Club President, Honor Court. Second Class: First Sergeant, Ba])tist Qtub President, Honor Court, Religious Council, State Secretary of the Virginia Baptist Student Union, Editorial . ' - taff Cadet, D. M. S. First Class: Caiitain-Regimental Adjutant, Baptist Club, D. M. S., Honor Court President, Religious Council, Managing Editor Cadet, Adxisory Council to the Superintendent, Southern Baptist Student of the Month , Who ' s Who in American Universities and Colleges. Some of Don ' s Brother Rats would like to credit his success at V. ' SI. . to his unbelievable achievement in staying away from the fairer sex — excluding Mary Baldwin, ' 52. Though that may have had something to do with it, probably Don is one of the most respected, best liked, and most honored 54-ers because of his ability to uphold his standards without forcing them on others, his ability to make friends, and his capacity to get the necessary work done. oi K y ii CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB KP:ITH CAREY P:WIN(;, I ' lttsburgh, Pennsylvania— Air Force, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: Hat basket- ball, Rat Baseball, American Society of Civil Engineers. Third Class: Corporal, Baseball, Monogram Club, American Society of Civil Engineers. Second Class: Sergeant, Baseball, JNIonogram Club, American Society of Civil Engineers. First Class: Lieutenant, Baseball, Monogram Club, American Society of Civil Engineers. Keith left the Empire State in September, 1950, to take up his residence in Lexington and was amazed when he found that his folks had migrated to a point as far south as Pittsburgh. He was a typical fast-moving Yankee, but a South- ern Belle has slowed him down (by the way, he hasn ' t speeileil up either) and now he even .spends his vacations here.y The future, we all know, holds a lot for Keith in his chosen field of Business, and along with the luck we send xvji-Ii him, he can ' t help but top the list. JOHN FISCHER, Limestone, Maine — Armor, History — Fourth Class: Private, Newman Qtfb, ankee Club. History Club. Third Class: Private, Newman Club, Yankee Club. Second Class: Private,t- rnied Forces Club, Yankee Club, History Club. First Class: Private, President Yankee Club, Liternational Relations Club, Intramural Manager, Officers of the Guard Association, Intramural Council. John Dutchie Fischer is well known in barracks for his jocularity and good lymor. His organizational ability is easily substantiated by the successes of his company teams (though there are Cmors that John chose the referees and umpires). Through his wide contacts John became the influential mafTto see in time of deepest peril, in shcjrt, a barracks law cr of the first order. The Marine Corps had better . rd itself, John Fischer is landing. JOHN RICHARD FLYNN, JR., lA.rt Wayne, Indiana— Force, History— Fourth Class: Private. Glee Club, Circulation Staff of Cadet. Third Class: Pri -ate. Glee ClulC National Speleological Society. Second Class: Private, Glee Club, Secretary of Pilots Club, Armed Forces C , Varsity and Air Force Rifle Team, History Club. First Class: Secretary of Pilots Club, Armed Forces Club, i rsity and Air Force Rifle Team, History Club. r On Se])tenilH ' r .), 19.50, there was seen a chubly ittle fellow waddling around the post. The following day . M. - was blesst ' d with the registering of Cadet S ' erl Earl Flynn . Earl has an astounding knowledge of anything with jivijigs but oil ])liysi(s he reneged. Distinirfion. ' ' Certainly, a great friend to everyone and the only FULL four-year In his (|ui ' le way. Jack viH ' experience much success in his fabulous flying future as a Boy in Blue. GEORGE ALBERT FORD, JR., AloxaiHlr-M, ii-inia -Aii- Fi.r.c, ( nil JiTigim-cr dub, Baseball, Football, Private. Third Class: A. S. C. K., Iiitcrnalioiial IMali..Ms Chil), CarjIcTI Second Class: A. S. C. K., Iiileniational Relations Cliih, Turn-Oiit Slati ' , JfniK FiKiire Coiriinil lee, ( Laerosse, Private. First Class: A. S. C. F., PX Slatf, (). C. A., Tij -Oiil Staff, Caiiterhiiry Cll Relations Club, Private. ' Lord George, the entrepreneur of barracks, is the only nia wnn tlie class with a ' ' )i Ford thai cries. . ce photog- rapher, Porkey enjoys a good laugh as much as anyoiuy With Judy lo guide him, success is ;ipi)arent, as he is strictly on the quivive. His benevolent personality an( ( )ility to use every minute will make liini the paragon of the finest. . y y ROBERT GLENN FRANK, Salem, ' inia— Air Force, English— Fourth Class: Private, Glee Club, Nations Speleological Society, Roanoke Club ' hird Cla.ss: Private, Glee Club, National Speleological Society, Roanoke Club, Chairman 1953 Ring Figurg Second Class: Private, Glee Club, National Speleological Society, Roanoke Club, Associate Editor 1953 Boa; First Class: Private, Glee Club, National Speleological Society, Roanoke Club. Asked for a statement at gij«Rluation time, R. G. Frank, Salem, Virginia, .says, I ' v e never let books interfere with my college education. Jmd .so he hasn t. When the sap rises in the spring, so does Bob, his talents as a lover supreme are put to tl f best possible use. Organizer of the F Company Skipping Roster, Bob has always been active in the militaptCdisijlaying a keen interest in drill. A friend unswerving in his loyalty, his pleasant personality and ability will capn-y him through flight school as one of the best bus drivers around. , WIMyL M H. FREEi L N, Vienna, irginia — Air Force, Civil Engineering — Fourth Class: Private, Wrestling, n-d Class: Private, Wrestling. Second Class: Private, Wrestling, Armed Forces Club. First Class: Private, Ameri- can Society of Civil Engineers, International Relations Club, Wrestling, Officers of the Guard A,s.sociation, . rmed Forces Club. If ever an example of Brother Rat is required, Frosty could certaiidy fill the post and live up to exery qualification. Old M.B. certainly had his share of disappointments, j et he was always ready to listen to ,someone s troubles and to help whenever he could. We all hope that you find your goal. Bill. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB V JOHN DOUGLAS PITTS FULLER, JR., Lexington, Virginia— Air P orcc, History— Fourth Class: Glee Club, Canterbury Club, Episcopal Choir, Private. Third Class: Glee Club, Episcopal Choir,, History Club, Corporal. Second Class: Glee Club, History Club, Basketball lanager. Distinguished Military Student, Cadet Staff, Mono- gram Minstrel Chorus, Private. First Class: Glee Club, History Club, Basketball Manager, Distinguished Military Student, Cadet Staff Copy Editor, Monogram Minstrel Chorus, Track, Private, O. G. A. Jack is known by his Brother Rats as a diligent and industrious student with a sincerity of purpose which has letl him through four years at V. M. L with one aim in mind and that being to fly jets. By no means an angel, Ja has managed to delude the Institute officers with his various escapades, notably known as V. M. I. ' s Jabo wi jt ' the Cache in his backyard. Beware, ye riders of the sky, of Jack the jet jockey. EDMUND GOODE GARBEE, JR., Baltimore, Maryland— Armor, Biology— Fourth Class: W jTFooihaW. Third Class: Lacrosse, Corporal. Second Class: Lacrosse, Armed Forces Club, V. A. S., D. I. S., iWgeant. First Class: O. G. A., P. X. Staff, V. A. S., Armed Forces Club, Timmons Music Club, Lacrosse, Privates Big Ed, a born comedian with jolly humor and a boisterous effervescent laugh, ha. ' U elped maintain the Spirit of ' 5-t since rat days. His new jokes and soft shoe routine will long be remenibeij by all. The only saturnine times of his cadetship have been before those monstrous Physics exams. Succe Tis in sight, Ed, if you keep that wonderful sense of humor. meer — Fourth Class: Methodist Club, C. E., Golf, Academic Stars, Corporal. Ring Figure Committee, Golf, Distinguished E., Sonthside Virginia Club, Armed Forces ROBERT EDWARD GEE, Kenbridge, Virginia— Air Force, C Cave Club, Freshman Golf, Private. Third Class: Methodist ( ' b ?, A Second Class: lethodist Club. Southsidc Virginia Club, A. S T E lilitary Student, Academic Stars, Sergeant. First Class: .j itS. C. Club, Hop Committee, Varsity Golf, First Lieutenant, j Few cadets may have heard of Kenbridge, but aroiuim barracks Kenbridge ' s No. 1 contribution to the Institute has earned quite a reputation for himself. Dashin Job Gee, known to members of the Civil Department as the brain, is best known to his Brother Rats as tlia ' man with many loves — all feminine. Young Robert, in the past four years, has has more feminine names on tbpinside of his writing jjaper box than the rest of the inmates of room 101 put togi her. But love has not spoileclrfTis wizard of the golf links, for rapid Robert will always be remembered ,lie is; always re ' for a party and never one to turn down a bridge game. A great asset to rti lil53f2: 3Trs onlv worrv is wfiat Hollins ' Class of o.5 will do without him. HAROLD GFXHUiK GOLLA, Grosse Poinle VV.kkIs, Mi,l,ij.Mn InlMiil r:.yr- ' lli.stor-.v F. Gross Country Tchiii. Third ( lass: Privatt ' , Varsity Cross Country ' lyi ' iin, ' arsity Wrcsl Track Team. Second Class: Private, Wirsity Cross Country Team, 1-sity Iniloor Track ' l eiini, Track Team, Armed Forces Club. First Class: Private, Varsity JP i ' oss Counlry Tcairi, ' arsily Team, Varsity Indoor Track Team, Officers of the Guard Assocjaft ion, .Vrnicd l ' ori(s ( ' In Bud is one of the few first class privates in barracks lliaJ ' real known to go out of his way to get into the military swing ft tliinj; but a pert blonde has changed all this. F )r being sucb ' -a clear Ih • could be called rumiing, l)ul ;. Ills lirsl love up unfil this year ha iker a?id with a guide like Mary, l{n X BRUCE C. GOTTWALD, Richmonfj N ' irginia— Air Force, Chemistry— Fourth Class: Private. ' J ' liird Class: Corporal, American Chemical SocietjK ' ' ' ' Second Class: Sergeant, Secretary-Treasurer of . . C. S. F irst Class: Private, E.xecutive Committee of A. C. S. jT After graduation most of tlip class will either seek jobs or go into the service, but not Bruce. He will pick up his old acid riddled coveralLs, dul move over to U. Va., to see what he has been mi.ssing for the past four years. Vitli the combination of a W: derful i ersonality and an intense desire to work, it would be impossible for Bruce not to excel in whatever he midertakes. HAX V W. GOWEX, Virginia Beach, Virginia— Armor, History— Fourth Class: Glee Club, Wrestling. Third CkiSs: Glee Club, Hop Committee, Corporal, Turn-Out StafiP (Circulation), Canterbury Club, Cheerleader. Second Jinass: Glee Club, Hop Committee, Sergeant, History Club, Canterl ury Club, Cheerleader. First Class: (ilee Club, - President Hop Committee, Lieutenant, History Club, Cheerleader. Harry is the little guy from North Carolina. He is always ready to help when help is needed. He is one of the most dependable people we know. His friendliness and dependability are his trademarks. Through his cadetship Harry has shown his ability as a steady and hard worker and has left his mark on V. M. I. His work has brought him many things in his stay at V. M. I. and will no doubt faring him success in later life. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB AYILLIAM RAY GUY — Jackson, Alabama — Air Force, Civil Engineering — Fourth Class: Transferred from Marion Junior College, Marion, Georgia. Third Class: Private, A. S. C. E. Second Class: Private, A. S. C. E., Varsity Football, Methodist Club, Alabama Club. First Class: Private, O. G. A., Varsity Football, A ' arsity Track, Deep South Club. Though Bill wasn ' t one of us back in 1950, and perhaps absorbed a good bit of our wrath as we exercised our third cla.ss powers, he soon became a staunch friend of our clan. Slow to speak but once started his gems were sure to provoke a mild uproar. A stalwart on the gridiron and in the classroom, Alabama ' s fair headed (not haired) boy- will be a leader when he decides it ' s time for the South to rise again. j JOHN R. HANDY, Richmond, Mrginia— Artillery, Biology— Fourth Class: Editorial StaflF ojrtadet, V ginia Academy of Science, Private. Third Class: Editorial Staff of Cadet. Virginia Academy of ScienfipC Private. Second Class: Timmons Music Club, Virginia Academy of Science, Private. First Class: Timmon| usic Club, Canter- bury Club, Armed Forces Club, Virginia Academy of Science, O. G. A., Private. There goes the penalty tour detail — there goes John. He walked many a mile, but Jj is remembered more for the sincere friendship which he offered to all, than for the frequent appearance of his iX3-me on the excess list. He was a fine student and Brother Rat, but more important than these, he was honest snih himself. ROBERT ALAN HANSON, Wichita, Kansas— Air Force, Biology— Fourth Class: Private, Armed Forces Club, Indoor Track, Methodist Club, Glee Club, Virginia AcademyjeT Science. Third Class: Corporal, Armed Forces Club, Methodist Club, Glee Club, Virginia Academy of Scieiwf ' Second Class: First Sergeant, Armed Forces Club, Methodist Club, Glee Club, Turn-Out Staff, Virginia Ac femy of Science. First Class: First Lieutenant Glee Club. Cave Clul), IModel Airplane Club, Virginia Academy of Science. Cadet Staff. Now a resident of Kansas, Bob entered the InstiUife in 1950, and .soon became a friend of all. His talent for imi- tating sounds, people, and telling stories, has nyf e him welcome in any group. As a member of the Cadet Band, he has filled many vacancies and has provided good leadership in the company. After graduation. Bob plans to become a member of the V. S. Air Force,jrs a pilot. Since he is always a success at every ■■' nt officer. i-erything that he does, he GEORGE W. HARDY III, SlHWcpoit, Louisiana Rifle Team, Cadet Staff, DisliiiKuishcd SIikIciiI. Se( guisluMl Sludeiit. Firsl Class; Liculciiarit, Manage American Volleijes and I ' nivcrnities, Uiiodrs Schoiii Student. Air F(irce, Knglisli yonrlli ( ' las )nd Class: ScrKcant, li fie ' I ' cani, I ' r and Mcnihcr Uilie ' I ' rain, •-Kleel iy,j-l, Hislinnuishcd Sindei still li. lili How can a man sleep his life away, do his share of partyingyengage in countless Scholar? That poses a question — but V. JNI. I. has found jtJte answer in the versatile George Washington Hardy III. Yes, Crossoptyrigin has had his share of fun and glo y; hut beneath it all we find the lrnl. - great ijualilies that make him the warm, fine person that he really is. ?fj better sport ever lived, and no truer, more honorable man ever drew a breath than this jovial, fun-loving spjTof the South. So, farewell and luck to sou in every endeavor, George. We ' ll ever be proud of j ' ou ! y LEONARD JACKSON HARAION pfFkishing, New York— Infantry, History— Fourth Cla.ss: Private, Tuni-Out Staff, Rat Swimming Team, Interm fional Relations Club, Armed Forces Club, Yankee Club. Third Class: Corjjoral, Tum-Ouf Staff, International Ri tions Club, . rnied Forces Club, Yankee Club. Second Class: Supply Sergeant, Circulation Manager Turn-Otd, International Relations Club, History Club, .Vrnied Forces Club, Yankee Club, D. M. S. First Class: Lieij,fe ant, Assistant Business Manager Turn-Out, President I. R. C., President I. R. C. of Virginia, History Club, ifl med Forces Club, Yankee Club, D. M. S. In 1950 Boots wj lfdered for the first time through Jackson Arch. For four years he has struggled and sworn with the best andiTs finally to emerge with that coveted sheepskin. Boots will be remembered a long time for his easy smile affd good naturedness. His love of a bull session also has helped make him many long-lasting friends among his I ' ther Rats. FERDINAND BALDWIN HARRINGTON, JR., Norfolk, Virginia Artillery, Pre-:Medical— Fourth Class: . ivate. Rat Football, Track, Tidewater Club, Canterbury Club. Third Class: Private, Virginia Academy of Science, ' ' Football. Tidewater Club. Second Class: Private, Football, V. A. S., Tidewater Club. First Class: Private, D. M. S., Tidewater Club, V. A. S., Intramural Manager A Co. The fine sense of honor and lack of eyesight elevates Baldy above the toiling masses of pre-meds and makes him one of the most well liked men in the class. The combination of a reserved personality and the ability to get along well with others has made him a success here and insures him a highly successful future. We know that Baldy will add as much to the medical profession as he has to V. M. I. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB N«!  - THOMAS HERBERT HARRISON, Alexandria, Virgiiiia Alr Eoiee, History— Fourth Class: Track, Wrestling, Cross Country, Private. Third Class: Track, Corporal. Second Class: Track, Private. First Class: History Club, O. G. A., Private. Ye would like to warn the Air Force that it is about to receive a very hot package. Daffy has been hot rodding cars for cjuite some time now and is anxious to see if those new planes really hold up. Tom ' s smile will leave quite. _ ' ' ■' a gap in the ranks of old IV Company. We hope he doesn ' t lose it when he finds out those jets don ' t have bacik ' seats. --■' KAYE NEIL HENDERSON, Birmingham, Alabama — Air Force, Civil Engineering — Fourtl X lass : Private, Varsity Rifle Team. Third Class: Private, Varsity Rifle Team, Individual Rifle Trophy, A. S C. E., Ring Com- mittee Class of ' 5i. Second Class: Private, Varsity Rifle Team Captain, Alabama Club, Distinguished Military Student, Award for the Outstanding Cadet of Camp — Keesler Air Force Base. Fir.st Clirss: A. S. C. E., Varsity Rifle Team Captain, Distinguished lilitary Student, Manager Tennis Team, D ep South Club, Second Lieutenant. y Kaye is one of the select group — one of the fortunate few who was able to hok on to his high school sweetheart through all of these four, long years. Of cour.se, he had his own formula for passing time while in school. It con- sisted of maintaining a relaxed attitude in the classroom (no one objectect ' because he snored very lightly), and spending his spare time writing to his one and only. Kaye is now free toinlfill his biggest dream — that of helping Betty raise a big, happy family. y ' ' DAMD ANDREAS HENGEL, Portsmouth, Virginia— .Mr Force, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: Football, Track. Third Class: Corporal, A. S. C. E., Cadre, Business S ' taff 1952 Bomb, Tidewater Club. Second Class: Sergeant, A. S. C. E., Cadre. First Class: Second Lieutenant, V{,Al. S., A. S. C. E., Armed Forces Club. Business Staff 1954 Bomb. were worked out from a k5gical standpoint, Dave would find an answer. Always one to look 1 jioint of view, I)a has unearthed friends by giving free advice, sound or otherwise. I of his hair ii;.-die next few years, this cadet will win friends wherever he goes. With to be a success ' DONALD FRANKLIN IIOWAHD, DcMrhorn, Mi.-ln-an Arhllcrv, IvH-Klish F(,iirlt dist riuh, Litninuirals, rrivalc. ' I ' liird Class; (lice Clul), Mel liodi.s-t lul), |jili-;iir Corpoi-al. Si-C(,nil Class: (dee Clul), Mclliddisl Cluh, Jul raniiirals, Aradciiiic Slars, I ' rcsidciil ol ' . L.- ' . M . 1. Methodist Clul), Sergyanl. Fii-sl Class: (ilcc Cluh, Mclliodisl Z- ' Iul), lul i-aiiuu ' als, Cwlcl Sporls SlaH ' , (). (j. A., Exchaugo Editor of Tiini-Oiit, Academic Stars, l ' i-i a(c. J y Don began at V. M. L as the (ieorgia rel)el and has linis|K l as a coufirnied TichigaU(KT. His lirsl l(j c lias always been his studies but he has taken lime for a ceiiain gii-fMownlow n, singing, wril ing, and par-lies. rndoMhledly lliis authority on the Classic will argue his way into a ujiHlon bucks or die in the alleinpl. ROBERT ALBERT IILBBARD, Fa.Hrtiville, Virginia— Civil Engineering, Armor Fourth Class: I ' rivale, Third Class: Private, A. S. C. E. Second-Class: Sergeant, A. S. C. E., Armed Forces Club, 1). M. S., Academically Dis- tinguished, Southside Virginia CjjrfB. First Class: Lieutenant, A. S. C. E., Armed Forces Club, D. IM. S., Aca- demically Distinguished, MenjJier of Honor Court, Cadet Waiter, Southside Virginia Club. Hub represents all tligt-ijualities that we like to find in a man: a true friend, a hard worker, a serious lliinker, and above all a non-hypocrite — never too busy for a few minutes idle talk or a few hours relaxation in the way of a party. No one dou that success will be (and partially has been) easily achieved. Buddy will never be alone, for with him success, ])erfection, and Ann will be found always. HET Y S. HUL: IE, JR., Arlington, Virginia— Engineers, Civil Engineer— Fourth Class: Private, L R. C. Third Cla:Ss: Corporal, L R. C., Tiini-Oiif Staff, A. S. C. E. Second Cla,ss: First Sergeant, I ' ul.hcity Secretary L R. C., .Jfumor Editor Turn-Oiit, D. M. S., Hop Committee, A. S. C. E., President Virginia Intercollegiate Press A.ssociation. First Class: Private, Editor Turn-Out, President Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association, Vice President Hop Committee, D. M. S., Director and Producer of Monogram Minstrel, A. S. C. E., O. G. A. A one-woman man for four years — that ' s Henry. With his finger in many pies, Hank has risen to the top of numer- ous extra-curricular organizations. Humorist, journalist and master of the perfect squelch we .salute thee, O ' sultan of the satire. That he is generous and helpful is proved by the many rides for dates given in the black Pontiac. His interest in traffic engineering will lead him through many a jam in the future. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB OLLIE FRAXKLIX IIT X, Elberon, il•giIlia — Corps of Engineers, Civil Engineering — Fourth Class: Private, Rat Wrestling, Intrannirals, Baptist Club. Third Class: Corporal Business Staff of 19.5 ' 2 Bomb, A. S. C. E. Second Class: Sergeant, Business Staff of 1953 Bomb, A. S. C. E. First Class: Private, Co-Editor 1954 Bomb, A. S. C. E., Armed Forces Club, 0. G. A. The quietest part of 105 was Ollie, better known to his roommates as the peanut farmer. Yes, he was quiet but when he spoke it was well worth listening to. His many, many friends in barracks took great pleasure in watching y the departure of his hair during each year. We dont have to worry about this Brother Rat. His ability to mak friends and determination to make good will assure him success in his life ' s work, with ■Ellies help, of CQufse JACK R. HUYETT, Charles-Town, West Virginia— Infantry, History— Fourth Class: Privaier Third Class: Private. Second Class: Private, Secretarv of Historv Club. First Class: Private, I. R. C Jffmed Forces Club, Historv Club, O. G. A. ■■y . ■' I ' ve found myself a home is a familiar saying to the inmates of room 101, for it haj een the motto of Brother Uat Jack during his four years at the Institute. Yes, few men have ever come to . . I. with as many misgivings as Jack, yet fewer have ever succeeded in having more fun during their cadetshig X ' at , as Jack is best known to many of his classmates, has certainly lived up to the standards of a true if. A. A hard worker when it was time to study, X ' at could always be called on for a bull session or a discus idn of the feminine sex. But undoubt- edly he will be best remembered as the shining example of one of the Ql s 54 ' s many party boys , on can bet your lasl dollar that whenex ' er the Class of ' 54 lias a reunion, Brotjjfr Jack will be there l)y tlu ' punch bowl. KEXXETH WILLIAM IVERSOX, Xutley, New Jersec — Air Force, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: Rat Swinnning Team, Yankee Club, Methodist Club, Privivl Third Cla.ss: Corporal, A. S. C. E., Methodist Club, Yankee Club. Second Class: Sergeant, A. S. C. E., :M fiodist Club, Yankee Club. First Class: A. S. C. E., Metho- dist Club, Yankee Club, Member O. G. A., Privat - tV)nn l amount of enemies this Danm ' ' ankp . Ken is probably best known for his quiet and reserved manner, whic-h has won him many friends. As far as udies go he has strived for the piimacle and has very nearly reached it. Militarily speakii| jJu ' has left his in;y;Jf, but what kind of mark this is is questionable. He had his share of rank ■ided that iJotisiyprivate wasn ' t foo bad after all. For the future. Ken is certain to be a succe.s.sful engineer, friends. j THOMAS AU ' I ' IIIK KANK, Il;nnsl,iirK, IVniis.vlvania Air Fcnc ( Swiiniuiiig, Track, (ilcc ( liil), ( ' anlcrhiirv ( ' liil . Tliird ( ' Imsn: ( ' dipciral, ' J. Track, Moiiograiii Clul), A.S. C. Iv Firsl ( ' lass: I ' rivalr, Track, A. S. ,., M The Greek Adonis came oiil of llic liills of I ' ciiii.syKani.i uitli fic firm hclid ' ol ' .scir- - |ii-i ' s.siori aiiTl lias exercised Ihis right accordingly. ' J ' his hydramalic coal-miner uilh llie sytfiolh line and I lie m-f c lo Iravcl lias known ulial he wanted and gone on I and go! ten il . Tom has hree .cd I hronaJT ' his woi-k u illionl loo nmcli si rcss, and si ill roimd I imc for brief altemi)ts al athletic and amatory glor -. llovum ' r, Tom uill :dua s he icnicriihcrcd for- his si [■ai ' lil for- warihiess, and we ' re sure he ' ll slav right iii) al the loj uilh the hesi of I hem. X HILLY AVKBSTKR KIXCKU ' , RoaiiirftV, Virginia Air Force, Civil Kngineering Fourlh Class: Wreslling: Uoanoke Chih, TenTiis, Clee CInl). AJ iodisI Clnh, Private. Third Class: Corporal, Secretary l{oanokc CInl), Tennis, A. S. C. E., Wrestling. Sccyffd Class: Sergeant, Monogram Minstrel, Mcc I ' residcnl Uoanoke Clnl , Norlli- .side Club, Ring Figure Comniitt ' . First Class: I ' rivate, O. G. A., Xorthside Club, Hop Connnittee, I ' lesidcnt Roanoke Club, Outrage Staff W Bomb. Young William, better kni n as 15. K. , has distinguished himself while attending the Institute in two thing.s, civil engineering and thji ' con(|Ucst of women. The split personality kid has (lividc l his lime o er the ])ast four years between Roanoke aiijfcl ' llichniond. .V number one parly man. Hilly can often be heard saying Let ' s gel down lo some serious partving -.yT ' he future will no doubl find HilK- Ihe Kid a successfnl fl ' bo - and later comicclc l with U.S. Steel. y LOUIS KLINAR, Johnstown, Pennsylvania— Infantry, Pre-Medicine — Fourth Class: Football, Hasket- baseball. Third Class: Football, Basketball, Corporal, Monogram Club. Second Class: Football, Basketball, ' Monogram Club, Private. First Class: Football, Basketball, Captain Baskettwll, Monogram Club, Officer of the Guard Association, Cadet Waiter. One of the mainstays of the state football champions, Klink has been outstanding in almost everything he ' s tried at V. M. I. In athletics and academics, he has managed to display his ability. His ability to build morale on and off of the playing field has made him a lasting part of the Institute, and none of us will leave without remem- bering frequently the big, brawny Pennsylvania Dutchman who has meant a great deal to us all. y . CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB X i VHi JOHN WILLIAM KXAIM . Riclunund. irg•illia— Artillery, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: Private, Rat Swim- niiug. Glee Club, A. S. C. Iv, Clieei-leader. Third Class: C(ir])ciral, ' arsity Swiininiiig, Glee Cluh, A. S. C. E., Cheer- leader. Second Class: Staff Sergeant, Varsity Swimming, (dee Cluh, A. S. C. E., Cheerleader, D. M. S. First Class: First Lieutenant, Co-Captain ' arsity Swimming, Vice President Glee Club, A. S. C. E., Head Cheerleader, I). M. S. Johnny, a product of the Holy City, leaves V. M. I. with two striking impressions; Stretch is the first to receive his permit of parchment wearing elevated heels, as well as the only living liberal artist to pass through Buzz ' s X civil hierarchy. From the first ranking corporal of third class days, Scjuints has blindly chosen to limit his t-o quests to swimming and members of the fairer sex. John leaves many friends here and enters upon a career of that will continue to win for him the admiration of all. X P UL RANDOLPH KXECER, Granbv, Connecticut— Air Force, Civil Engineer— Fourth Cl s: Private, Rat Wrestling. V. M. I. Cadet. Third Class: Private, V. M. I. Vadei, A. S. C. E. Second Class: Efivate, A. S. C. E., V. M. I. Cadet. First Class: Private, V. M. I. Cadet, A. S. C. E., O. G. A. y Although one of I ' ncle Buzz ' s most devoted Civils, Paul has a very mature appreciatioi f good uiusic, and speds much of his time in listening to his fine collection of classical works. He should do j ifl-y well in his chosen field of building construction, and we expect him to be a great credit to his Brother Rats ?fiKl to V. M. I. Best wishes to Paul and his lovelv bride-to-be. PAUL A. KUIINE, JR., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—Air Force, Cl_i istry— Fourth Class: Private, Cadet Staff, Presbyterian Club, International Relations Club, American Clu-n al Society, Armed Forces Club, Rifle Team. Third Class: Private, Circulation Manager of Cadet, Internatiy uil Relations Club, American Chemical Society, Presbyterian Club, . rmed Forces Club, Rifle Team. SecondJ 4ass: Pri ate, Circulation Manager of Cadet, Ameri- can Chemical Society, International Relations Club, Armc Forces Club, Presbyterian Club, Junior Varsity Rifle Team. First Class— Private, Business Manager of Caf ( ' ( merican Chemical Society, Officers of the Guard Associ- ation, Presbvterian Club, Regimental Clerk. To all of us who know I ' aul, wi- look to him gray. But possibly this is due to the amount er, for through four years at V. M.I. his hair has slowly turned ork that he has done, not only in his Chemistry course, but as the backbone ofj.he Cadet during his first class -ar. Though Paul has a hitch to serve with I ' ncle Sam ' s . ir Force, to find that he htfS been promoted to Vice President of General Electric, with whom he is to Be j 4aSlf3;5 3SW5 after his compljrfion of duty with the Air Force. y DONALD JOHN LAMANNA, Uollisw...,.!, Lou- Ishnnl, ,u „v Air uj v. Civil Ki Private, Xi ' wiiiaii Cliih. Third Class: Private, Xewinan Cliih, Airierieaii SusHely ol ' Ci il Imi Private, Xewinan Club, American Society of Civil Engineers. I ' ' irsl ' lass KT ' ivale, cu man ( ' i Civil Engineers, (). (i. A. ..- ' ' Brooklyn ' s favorite son entered V. ]M. I. back in 19.50 and lias .skfce I ricd Id coiKiiire all of jiisl uhal a gical plaee the North is and what a team the Dodgers are. Now, four year, ' -f: ' iler, I lie big lea in si III liasn ' l liealen I lie Naiikc( s. but to hear Son talk, this surelx ' innsl be Ihe year. S ' y l llie pasi few years uc lia i- all cunie In know |)i.n well and he will long be renieinbered by his JJrother l{a A ' irginia — Air Eoree, ( ' i ' il Kngiiie ' ring l oiirlli ( Private. Third Class: Corporal, Intraiiyifals, Class Einhlein Designer, .Vrineil Forces Club, A Civil Engineers. Second Class: Sergjurfnt, Inlrainurals, Ring Coinniiltee, American Society Armed Forces Club, Assistant Manji er Swiniining Team. First Class: Private, Intramurals, , Civil Engineers, Manager Swimg ing Team, Officers of the Guard Association. Z ' Paul, known by most of his rother Rats as Mummy, came to . M. I. completely unaware i was to encounter. He dr r everything with confidence, becoming well known b ' his Brother Kat and lasting friend. SlKmmy was one of the cadets who had rank one day and was a private t once thought of usin ippers on his stripes since they went off and on so often. If Paul is as succ as he has been at tfie Institute we know that his life will be a prosperous one. merici )f Civ meric. )f the s as a he ne •ssful liil raniurals, in Siiciel of il Engineers, [111 Sociel V of liardsliips he hard worker xt ; in fact he in the future HEXJfA ' CARTER LAND, JR., Richmond, Virginia— Air Force, History— Fourth Class: Private, :Methodist Chff)! Third Class: Corporal, Richmond Club, Religious Council. Second Class: Private, Cadet Staff, History f lub. i ' lrst Class: Private, Bomb Staff Advertising Manager, History Club, International Relations Club. The only man in our cadetship to go to ranks in simply a T-shirt, and overcoat: Goose Land contimied to blaze a trail of one and onlys. His sarcastic wit and never-failing humor have made him a major attraction at any party. An ardent Ho-Dad and supporter of the Thank God it ' s Friday clubs, Goo.se ' has had his .share of P. T. ' s as well as afternoons at Steve ' s . It is with deep regret that we lose the companionshi]) of this notorious individual — but he can ' t be forgotten. VVU- CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB JOSHl ' A WRIGHT LAXGIIA: IMEK, Roanoke, irginia- Air Force. p:iiglisli— Fourth Class: Private, Glee C ' lub, Roanoke Club, Cadet Staff, Canterbury Club, Rat Swimminj;, I{at Track, Armed Forces Club. Third Class: Corporal, Monogram Club, Canterbury Club, Cadet Staff, Varsity Swimming, Roanoke Club, Armed Forces Club. Second Class: Sergeant, Monogram Club, Varsity Swimming, Cadet Staff, Roanoke Club, Northside Club, Canter- bury Club, Ring Figure Committee, Monogram Minstrel. First Class: Private, Guidon Bearer, Varsity Swimming, O. G. A. (Company representative), Canterbury Club, ' arsity Track, Roanoke Club, Bomb Staff, Co-Sports Editor of Cadet, Monogram Club, Northside Club, Monogram Minstrel. V. M. I. ' s number one after hours enthusiast is known campus w ' ide for his fabulous week ends anil after tajjs ex- cursions. Jay, an ardent lover of the classics, devotes his time to cultivating his epicurean tastes. The DoitiJuan of the swimmers and the country club set. Josh hopes to someday revolutionize present day pseudo socj ?f -. Later years will find him the tycoon of the milling industry and a country gentleman of the Rappahanno(,J WAVKRIA ' mRl) LaIMIADE, Richmond, Virginia- Artillery, Civil Engineering— FoiirtifClass: Richmond Cluh, Rat P ' ootball, Circulation Staff Cadet, Private. Third Class: National Speleological jrciety, American Society of Civil Engineers, Private. Second Class: Timmons Music Club, Private. First Clas T Timmons Club, Private. , Bruno, his canoe, his pipe, and his ready smile wall be long remembered bv as all. Despite the trials and tribu- lations of Civil Engineering, Byrd was always ready to do a favor. 3312 Ityitiment Avenue has often been a haven for his Brother Rats. His appreciation of the best in music, literature, a nd women is sure to make his life happy and complete. y- JOHN RUTHERFORD LATHRA: r, JR., Bessemer, Ala ama— Infantry, History— Fourth Class: Transferred. Third Class: Private. History Club. Armed Forces Clu| r International Relations Club. Second Class: Private, History (. ' lub. Armed Forces Club, International Rel t ' lons Club, Distinguished lilitary Student, Vice President Alabama Club. First Class: Private, History Clulx ' Armed Forces Club, International Relations Club, (). G. A.. Library Staff ' , Deep South Club. •■' ■Buddy IS a third cjjess rat. Overcoming the many ditliculties incurred in transfen ' iiig, he ong his Brotkt-r Rats and Academic class. An R. A. man at heart and a lover of the p man in Jifs ] [. S. class. With his ready smile and that certain girl along, the future uccess for hijj}- JOHN KENNETH BARRY LeDEAUX, New ork. New ,n-k Air F.jjTv, KunWs Turn-Oiit, Cadet. Glee ( lub, Canterbury Clul). Tliird Class: ( ' .irporal, T-lh- i-()iil. Can Club ' iee President, Hop Cdniniittee, Religious Couiieil. Secdiid Clij.-flT: Serneaiil, Canterbury Clul), Ho]) ConiniiUee, Ring ' Connnitlee Ciiairinan, AhikmI l ' jrces CInl Class: Lieutenant, Tiini-Oiit, Clee Club, lid]) Ciinnnillee, ' i ' inwn( ris Music Club, Ariri sociation. y ' ' In the fall of 19.50, John entered the Inslitule with his bagpfpes, kills and his bag of tail tales. .John was an rx- serviee man and perha])s we never reali7,e l how lough il w s I ' oi- him lo have been in Ihe ser -ice and llicn ha c lo come back an l have some baby faced third classman tj .l+ ' liim to pull his chin in. N ' e called liini Pop and Old Man — but we soon found that he could take il bet ' r than most. Cnder John ' s leadershii), our class ring was designed and we owe him a great deal for heli)ina (reate our class emblem. ]Jut we owe more than that to him; vc that know him feel his deepness, his strcngtlLW character, sincerity, and ever-present friendliness have helped us all. We know that with his fine character, .triTlitar.N- cxperit Tice, and know-how and above all, his uinlerstanding nature, he will go far in his chosen field— Jile C S. M. C. Good luck to you. Laddie, ' e re counting on you. JOHN MINOR BOTTS LEWIS lydiluefield, West Virginia— Air Force, History— Fourth Class: Private, (ilce Club, Sports Staff Cadet, Sports aff Bomh, Advertising Staff Bomu, Ailvertising Staff Tunt-Onl. Intramurals. Third Class: Corporal, Glee Cl jrff, Hop Committee, Canterbury Club, Golf Team, Sports Staff ( ' (ulet-WowH. Adver- tising Staff BoMB-rMCM-OH - ' SeC ' ond Class: Private, Glee Club, Hop ( ' ominiltee, (iolf, .Monogram Club, lO.H Ring Committee, Sports Sfaff Cadet-lio ' MB, Advertising Staff Bomb-7 ' h;7 -0i , IIistor ' Club, Intramurals, North- side Club. First Clas n ' rivate, Glee Club, Monogram Club, Business Manager V. M. I. Commanders, . (l (r- tising Staff Bomb, Hi ory Club, O. G. A., Intramurals, Northside Club. Permits Lewis ' Sn entrepreneur with multi-business interests, has managed to accumulate enough extra-curricular greenbacks to j isure him of an enviable week-end record at the Institute. Botts ' suave business manner a.ssures us of his futur -lfrosperity and inevitable success in the years that lie ahead. His engaging personality and restrained zest for e, friendship and a feeling of kinship with others are lasting qualities which we can never forget. PETfiR HOTCHKISS LYONS, Mobile, Alabama— Air Force, History— Fourth Class : Private. Indoor Track. Lrfh ' amurals, Cave Club, Glee Club, Canterbury Club. Third Class: Corporal, Varsity Indoor Track, Intramurals, Cave Club, Glee Club, Canterbury Club, Northside Club. Second Cla.ss: Sergeant, Intramurals, Glee Club, Cheer- leader, Cadet Sports Staff, History Club, Secretary-Treasurer Alabama Club, Editor-in-Chief Summer Camp Pa])er, Summer Camp Volleyball Champ Team, Northside Club. First Class: Second Lieutenant, Intranuu ' als, Publicity Director Glee Club, President History Club, Co-Circulation lanager Bomb, Cheerleader, End-Man Monogram Minstrel, Representative New York Herald Tribune Forum, President Deep South Club, Northside Club. Out of the deep south came a man who wanted to try his hand at many phases of cadet life. This he did with much success through his journalistic talents and military ability. His generosity and friendliness have supplied us with an unusual number of w-eek-end excursions to the several nearby colleges for young women. His varieil aliilities will insure a full and prosperous career for this vivacious ' Bama boy. BFji Kt QSl _ r: ♦• I CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB W Y: IER WYCHE manning, jr., Norfolk, Virginia— Armor, History— Fourth Class: Football, Armed Forces Club, Baptist Club, Tidewater Club. Third Class: Corporal, Armed Forces Club, Tidewater Club. Second Class: Sergeant, Armed Forces Club, Tidewater Club, International Relations Club, Representative Campus lerchandi.sing Bureau. First Class: Private, Officers of the Guard Association, Armed Forces Club, Tidewater Club, History Club, Representative Campus Merchandising Bureau. Between devotion to a dilapidated sack and an attractive young lady in Roanoke, Wymer has had little time fop-- the rigors of academic life at V. ]M. I. A charter member of the Ho Dads, hi s face is familiar in the liquid lunc;h ' s of Lexington. It is with regret that we part with Dad, for he cannot be forgotten nor replaced, however, aJ..Tong last, he and Ann will be able to enjoy life together. -•- JOHN ALFRIEND :MAPP, Virginia Beach, Virginia— Air Force, Biology— Fourth Class : rivate. Football, Track, Glee Club, Tidewater Club. Third Class: Corporal, Football, Track, Monogram Qrfb, Tidewater Club. Second Class: Private, Football, All-Southern Conference Defense, Track, Third N. C. A. A and National A. A. U. Low Hurdles, Monogram Club Treasurer, Tidewater Club. First Class: Private, FootbajJ ' Co-Captain All-Southern Conference, Track Captain All-American, 0. G. A., jNIonogram Club President, Athle fc Council, Tidewater Club, Sports Writer Cadet. y ' There are many Alumni and Cadets who strongly believe that John is the gre rtest athlete to ever enter ' . M. I. Aside from his brilliant career in athletics, the Norfolk Flyer, al.so madg fjuite a mark both academically anil socially while in the Corps of Cadets. His C[uiet, unassuming manner quicldy won the admiration of everyone and each of his many honors and compliments was received in his usual ipodest way. The medical profession has a prize member in John who is certain to go far in his chosen field. THO.MAS B. MARTENSTELX, Mobile, Alabama— Air Jkfrce, Civil Kngiiieering— Fourth Class; Private, Ameri- can Societv of Engineering. Third Class: Corporal, AJaftama Club, A. S. E. Second Class: Sergeant, Alabama Club, A. S. E. First Class: First Lieutenant, Deep Si lth Club, A. S. C. E. Marty came to V. M. I. with the desire to sef ahead in whatever he undertook. Like many of us he had his ups and dfJ SRW kli willingness to workj pfid his stamina, he showed that there was room for him on the top. Martw irf i have not onl ; n excellent personality, but many other (jualities which make it im- possible foI V1i v ' 7 su(■(■eed. .r .- LOUIS BENEDICT MASSA I), Rich ncl, n-inia of Cadet, Nowinan Cluh, Clcc Cliil), RicliiiKind Cliih. Club, Riclinidiul Chil), S Class: Staff Sorgvaiit, Armor, Cliciiiisl r :- ' ' K(Mirl ' I ' liird Class; ( p(,ral, ( ' rt ' larv-Trcasiirrr of ' ir iiiiia Acadcniv (it- sciciK ' c, Airii ' ricari ( ' I --„ I ' rcsidcMil of Xcuiiian Cliih, l{icliiiM) Ml Clul), Inlcriial ioiial I Manager of 1954 Ring Eigure, Mrginia Acaileniy of SciiTifcyVTiiovican (licniical S(]ri(lv Captain, Vice President of Newman Club, Inleruational Heln ' tions Club. I ' risidml of Am President of Richmond Club, Religious Council, ' irginia Ar idcmN of Science, dcneral ( on Who ' s IVIio in American Colleges and Universities, D. i■f S Although Lou has not always be y ' 1). ,, . been successful as ijj Don Juan , hi- is one of Ihose rare .. ceeded in every facet of cailet life. Though succspss has ever accompanied liiiu, il has i ievei .sense of values. His sincere friendshi]) and cj afsi deration toward others will serve him wel medicine. i ' iduals wIk ivershadowci n his chosen , has sne- 1 his high career of . . ALVAH STONE L-VTTOX, JlU ' lJichmoiid, •irginia .Vir Force, Kleclrical Kiiginecring Fourth Class: I ' rivate, National Speleological Societ ;,-4}aptisl Club, .Vrmed Forces Club, Rat Track. Third Class; IJaptist Club, Civil Air Patrol, Armed Forces ( ItrTi, ( ' or])oral. Second ( ' lass: Regimental Sergeant Major, Secretary . . I. K. VI., .Vmaleur Radio Club, Distinguish f .Military Studi ' ut, Distinguishecl .Vcademic, Richmond Clul), . ir F ' orce .Association Medal. Eirst Class: V (5e President A. I. K. E., Who ' s Who in American Colleges and I ' nirersities, F ' irst Raltalion Commander. Nails has moy d right on up through the ranks during his four years at the Institute. Erom Corporal to Sergeant Major to oneydf the top positions in the Corps. Alvah has gained a recognition in his academics attained by few. Rumor no J?iias it that he is gaining a Mrs. If his cadetship is any indication, Walt should really go far when he leaves Vj- ' I. I., whether it is in his chosen field of electricitv or shooting about in the stratosphere for T ' ncle Sam. yfHOMAS TABB MAYO IV, Radford, Virginia— Infantry, Physics,— Eourth Class: Private, Rat Wrestling, Glee Club. Third Class: Corporal. Second Class: Sergeant, Glee Club. First Class: Private, Company Clerk. Dynamite comes in small packages, indeed. Behold, Southwest A ' irginia ' s 5 ' 6 mammoth contribution to the Physics Department, ou c-an always find TT chattering in the middle of an argument: Brains has never lost one yet they say. But lover boy didn ' t win in everything. Not heeding Heflin ' s instructions on the half- nelson, the fraternity pin proved superior to the ' 54 class pin. Those useless trips to Staunton! E.xcess demerits in vain! However, there ' s always the lure of the transported Virginian and the Elorida palms and sun.shine. - CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB sfc ' WALTER R. McCarthy, jr., Xew York, New York— Infantry, History— Fourth Class: Rat Football. Wrest- ling, Lacrosse. Third Class: Cave Club, Vice President Class of 53, Armed Forces Club, Corporal. Second Class: Cave Club, Armed Forces Club, President Cave Club, L R. C, Vice President of Honor Court, First Sergeant. First Class: Vice President of Honor Court, President of . rnied Forces Club, I. R. C., Captain. From the plains of New York, the mountains of North Carolina, and the foothills of irginia conies Mac. During his stay here at V. M. I. he has managed to accomplish a feat that would take most of us years to do. He ha.syr completely snowed every official of the Listitute. Li trouble. ' ' See ]Mac, he knows all. Seriously though d Mac will always be remembered at V. M. I. and in describing him, the best adjective would be just plain gr(jjrf. y y y JAMES McDowell, jr., Fincastle, Virginia— Air Force, History— Fourth Class: Wrestjjiig, Tennis, Private. Third Class: Wrestling, Tennis, Private. Second Class: Private. First Class: Cadet StafL Wrestling, Private. Quietness and simplicity characterize ]NLic . Li fact if one di ln t look pretty v (jj Lic would seldom be noticed. His (juietness has never been a handicap: serving onl ' to mirror his prejjtfge as a guy who minds his own business, a jiresent day ii(i -clty. .V self-styled dog lover and woman hater, ] Ia ' ' has mastered the art of academics and wrestling. .X y y W1LLL M HEU LW McGEORGE, JR., Richmond. Viijiifia— Air Force, Civil Engineering— Fourth Cla Private, Glee Club, Richmond Club, Pilots Club. ' ' ' ' ' . merican Society of Civil Engineers. Second Class: Si Society of Civil Engineers. First Class: Private, G, Civil Engineers, Officers of the Guard Associatioiu pE.ss: Corporal, Glee Club, Richmond Club, Pilots Club, cant, (ilee Club, Richmonil Club, Pilots Club, . nierican Chib, Richmonil Club, Pilots Clul), . merican Societ ' of To his roonuuates Bill is known as the tir( can do tomorrow. Bill would have enjo White Father of all Rats. His motto is Put off today what you his four vears at V. M. L a lot more if he had not had to studv at all I good time, if he ever makes i his hohl hisjr vn against anyone. nd as to what he is ing to do in life he should PAUL li. MFA ' ER. JR., I ' orl Arlhur, Texas Arl illcrv, l ' .v-M..(lical -Kourt tcrian Cluh, Cadcl Start ' , J. V. F.K.lhall. TliinI Class: ' ( ' nrpor-al, ' I ' cxas ( ' (if Scicncf. Socdiid Class: ( ' oldr StTficant, Texas ( ' hih, I ' rcshylcrian iA...., ... ... Class: FirsI Litnilt ' tiant, Texas Cluh, l r-i ' sl) icrian Chili, ' irginia Ayrfffciriv of Scici To his friends he ' s the big Ti ' xaii ' fi-dni the deep, dee)) south. I ocl(ir I ' olo Meyei- will lie sel liiTfi up his liouie- stead at Tulane Medical School for the next four years, down i (gdod old N ' cw Orleans. . nd sinc - .Meilicirn- (alorif; with his girl Charlotte) to him has been an obsession, ve  fre sure thai wilh his conseienlious hard ucirk, and ability to make lasting friends easily, he will be a great ij ' [ to . M. 1. and his ehost ' u profession. ALFRED LEE MILLER, South Norfolk. ■iJ5 nia— Artillery, Pre-Me lical- Fourth Class; Private, (Jle. ' Club. . A. S., Wrestling, Lacrosse. Third Class: Cy ' |)oral, Glee Club, ' . A. S., Cave Club, Rat ' restling Team Manager. Second Class: Sergeant, Glee Club, Cave, ub, Newman Club, Charter Member of Timmon ' s .Music Cluli, Secre- tary of V. A. S., Rat Wrestling TeanvManager. First Class: Second Lieutenant, President Jteligious Council, President Timmon ' s Music Club, PceCdent Cave Club, Cadet Head Waiter, V. A. S., l{at Wrestling Assistant Coach, Football Statistician, Cadey iufS. Al entered the barracks and at ' Tseveral hard knocks made a commemorable comeback. He has become an honorary member of the Class of ' 54 arfio has shown his Brother Rat spirit in our class by leading many cadet organizations. He is known either as l)fm or Father JNIiller to most people because of his willingness to help others or to give advice when asked. Ajjt ' Cspirant to the medical profession, Al has those traits which we feel sure will carry him far along the road to sugrc-ss. WILLL t, ' ' . : IILLER, Harri.sonburg, Virginia— Armor, Pre-Medical— Fourth Class: Private, Glee Club, Tuni- Oiit Ad tising Staff, Virginia Academy of Science. Third Class: Corporal, Glee Club Librarian, Turn-Ont Staff, irgiu n Academy of Science. Second Class: First Sergeant, Glee Club Secretary, Advertising Manager Tiini-Oiit Sta Phillip H. Killey Award, V. A. S. First Class: Captain, Glee Club Business Manager, Tiint-Out Business 3 inager, Who ' s Who in America?! Colleges and Universities, Timmons Music Club, V. A. S. ' BilL first string baton slinger and the poor man ' s J. P. Sou.sa, along with his independent musicians, has never jf failed to provide an interesting distraction from the monotony of parades. Fish ' s fame and re])utation as a worthy tactician in the .social field, however, received a chattering blow with rumors of an unconditional surrender at Louisville, Kentucky. When our good humored melody-maker leaves the Institute and trades his whistle for sugar-coated pills, he will carry with him the respect and admiration of his Brother Rats. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB ROBERT L. MODJESKI, Fontana, Wisconsin — Infantry, Electrical Engineering — Fourth Class: Private, Glee Club. Third Class: Corporal, Glee Club. Second Class: Sergeant. First Class: Second Lieutenant, Glee Club, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Armed Forces Club. Though Nlodjeski considers himself a soldier, amateur musician, hot-shot EE and professional Marine to be, we know that his main interest and line of attack of late has been directed towards the sweetest little girl this V side of heaven. He came to V. I. I. a little boy. It has given him manhood, bearing, experience, character, ' Aj career, an education, and a future. It ' s no wonder that he loves the Institute. JOSEPH SHEPPARD MONDY, JR., Petersburg, Virginia— Air Force, History— Fourth Clas ; ' mural Swimming, Football. Third Class: Private, Circulation Staff of Cadet, Intramural Footb y Softball. Second Class: Private, Intramural Football, Softball, Northside Cluh. P ' irst Class: Private, Intraii tfi-al Softball, Officers of the Guard Association. Following in his father ' s footsteps, Shep entered V. M. I. in the fall of ' .50. He JjE ' came well known among hi.s Brother Rats for his easy going manner and titne in the sack. Shep had considarable academic trouble his rat ' year and almost joined the ( lass of ' , .). Since then he has progressed higher eaclr ' ear in his standing and we know he will go far in any field he chooses after graduation. y JAMES C. MOORE, Abingdon, Virginia Armor, English j ntli Class: Private, Rat Ba.sketball. Third Class: Private, Turn-Out Staff ' , Sonthwest ' irginia Club, Presbytijlnan Clnb. Second Class: Private, Wrestling, Turn-Oui Staff, Sonthwest Virginia Clnb. First Class: Private, Pi lent Sonthwest Virginia Club, O. G. A. From Southwest Mrginia there came to V. M. I. ' J rley loore — tall, broad-shouldered and tyi)ically ' irginia n. When he entered ' . M. I. his Brother Rats kn V that they had a friend that they could rely npon. Curley ' s smile an i friendly attitnde is well known in IkS class and throughont barracks. He is ambitious and ])recise in all his undertatyigs. and always willing to leiurta hel])ing hand to anyone who is in need. We all wish Curlcy the .futnre, and we a C certain that he will be a credit to the Institute. ROBEKT JAV MOOUK, Ciiuimiiili, Ohio lril;iiilr , lli,sl(,ry Koiirlli a;iss: Privat( Second Class: SergViint, Iiitornational Uclalions Cliil), Aniii ' d Forces Clijl), I). M. S., Ilislt First Lieutenant, International Relations Club Vice President, Arnie lr-Forccs ( ' hil , I). M. Bob came to V. M. I. to achieve two main |nirposes. The firsl Avas to become an officer in llie cadcl ( ' or|)s and the second was to become a true L. A. From the first monuTit he entered V. M. I. he became I he I rue specinien of a soldier and throuflh three years of hard work achieved ' his jjoal as F irsl Lieiitenaiil of H CoinpariN-. As for l)ecoming ' an .. A. he has aehie -ed I his to I he point wheri ' he is now known around barracks as Mister L. A. himself. For the future Bob will do well in life Jx ' cause he knows how to get along with [leoplc and I predict that within ten years he returns to M. I. driving shiny new C ' adillac and smoking a big cigar. JAMES SHERMAN .AIORRIS, JR.,Xopewell, Virginia— Air Force, History— Fourth Cla.ss: Football, Ba.scball. Third Class: F ootball, Baseball, Corporal. Second Class: Football, Baseball, Private. First Class: O. G. A., Private. 108 after D. R. C. Rat! No many Rats receive summons to first class rooms any more: but 108 is an exception. If there ever was a man injslie Institute who advocated a Rat Line of the old corps type, Jim was that man — so proudly we hail! Non as there ever a man who could do a better job in the line of duty or who loved a good party any more than J i. The best to a deserving man and a friend. You ' re fortunate, Marie, and you too, U. S. jNIarines! JOHN ERGFSOX MOAYBRAY. Danville, Virginia— Armor, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: Private (As- sistijjft Corporal), Methodist Club. Third Class: Private, Reporter A. S. C. E., Ylanager of Jayvei ' Basketball, Assistant Baseball Manager. Second Class: Private, Secretary A. S. C. E., lanager of Jayvee Basketball. .Vssistant j Ianager of Baseball. First Class: Private, O. G. A., Trust Officer A. S. C. E., Cadet Waiter, Manager of Varsity ' ' ' Baseball. From the Dan River Mills to the V. M. I. hills came a short little _ who knew all about stills. Jake Mawbrv is definitely one of the most outstanding characters in his class. Hardly shaved in his four years at V. M. I. and he could play a keen game of poker with anyone. ]Moky has common sense and know-how. He will go a long way and will always have the personality to meet, make and enjoy true friends. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB ALAN MEXGEL Ml ' SSELMAX, Perkasie, Pennsylvania — Armor, Civil Engineering — Fourth Class: Private.. Lutheran Club, Arn- i Forces Club, Yankee Club. ' I ' hird Class: Corixiral, Lutheran Club, Armed Forces Club, Religious Council, A. . C. E., Yankee Club. Second Class: Sergeant, Lutheran Club, Armed Forces Club, lieligious Council, A. S. C. E., Intramural Council, Yankee Club, D. ' SI. S. First Class: Second Lieutenant, President of Lutheran Club, Vice President of Religious Council, A. S. C. E., Model Airplane Club, Yankee Club, D. I. S. Al has spent his four years at the Institute distinguishing himself as a cadet and a student. He has a good trait not often found — he is a good listener! Al is always ready to lend an ear or a helping hand to his many friends .- In June, Al will enter the Army for his active tour. Following that, he will go to graduate before launching ujjwn his road to certain success. ,; OTTO ROBERT XAFMAXN, JR., Xewport News, Virginia Air Force, Civil Engineering— J?6urth Class: Private, Cadet Staff, Tidewater Club, American Society of Civil Engineers. Third Class: Corporal, .JTop Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers, !Meade Scholarship. Second Class: Color Sergeant, Hop Committee, Nlcade Scholarship. First Class: Private, Hop Committee, Advertising Manager of 1954 Bomb, T jf surer ' irginia State M. S. M., Meade Scholarship. The day Otto was ■■21 he entered the hallowed Barracks of V. M. I. and has loved ji tiere ever since. One of the charter niembers of the class Chowder, Marching, and Furlough-Getting Club, -0tto has spent his time with a finger in almost every available pie. Like most of the rest of us in his lethargic teiu-Jencies, he has never been missing when the chi])s were down. His four years at the Institute have earned him a eputation as a staunch supporter of the famed ' . M. I. rat .system. . EDWARD MARSHALL XEWTOX III, Baltimore. Maryland— A imor, History— Fourth Class: Private, Wrest- ling, Cadet, Armed Forces Club, Canterbury Club, M. D. A. Tiiird Class: Corporal, History Club, Armed Forces Club, M. D. A., Canterbury Club. Second Class: First Sej eant, Lacrosse Club, History Club, Armed Forces Club, D. M. S. First Class : Captain, Military Editor Ccjifet, History Club, Armed Forces Club, Lacrosse Club, I. R. ( ' ., Library Staff, IF k) ' .? Who in American CoUegen ana Unirersities. Armor Magazine Award as the Outstanding Cadet in V. l. I., Armor R. O. T. C. ' ' V. S . I. s ideal arrived early that fateful SeptemixT morning in 19.50 and soon became known as the Fig . How- ever this lad soon showed that he had what the Institute wanted, for his cadetshi]) is one of constant success. A person with higher ideals was never known. Eveii .with his association with the Black Slieej) of the class, his ideals have for a man oL-s ' uch caliber can be oidy in one lirec ' tion, ;ind that is up. The top of the and may ' no evils pull him from it. MILTON JOSEPH NOVAK, .IK., Soulh Kivcr, New J.rs.v Air l- ,nr, ( Lrll KiiKiruc Gloo Club, Ncwinmi Cluli, Uiil Basrhall, Ral Wrcsl ling, :u kvv Clui), AiMnol Forces Aiiicrican Society of ( ' ix ' il Kiifiineers, Xewinaii Cliih, (lice CliiK, |{(]ckL riiln ' e Coiiiily Si Club, Armed Forces Cl ub. Sect)H(l Class; Serg ' i ' anl, Ainericaii Soci ' y of ( ' ivil lOugineers, (ilee Club, Disliiiguis Military Student, Aruied P ' orces Club, Rockbridge County SljMiip and Coin ( ' lub, Yankee Clul). F ' irst CI Private, Officers of the Guard Association, American Society ' of Civil F ngineers, Newman Club, Yankee C Rockbridge County Stamp and Coin Club. , Four years in the South hasn ' t convinced the South R vi ' rile that it ' s the best place to work so after gradual INIilt will head North. We will reniend)er him as oi who liked to beat out the rh tliiii of a record with a pc or paint brushes, the hops al . M. I. with Ruthie and packages from home. We know that Milt will make on well in civvies as he did here in ffrav. _ hcrl 11 ss ; lub. GEORGE MILES NOAVrPZK ' , .IR y-l orfolk, Virginia— Air Force, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class; Private, Football, Wrestling, Track, Intramyj ' Til Softball, Tidewater Club. Third Class: Private, Football, restling, Tide- water Club, Monogram Club, A.jy. ' C. E., Intramurals, Fourth Place Southern Conference Wrestling Tournament. Second Class: Private, Wrestliijgf Tidewater Club, INIonogram Club, A. S. C. E., Intramurals, Second Place Southern Conference Wrestling TourrMunent. First Class: Private, Captain Wrestling Team, F ' irst Place Southern Con- ference Wrestling Tournarftent, O. G. A. President, General Committee, Executive Committee, Superintendent Advisory Coniniittee, ' Piflewater Club, Monogram Club, Intramural Football (all Intramural guard), A. S. C. E., Intranuu ' al Softball.., Miles — INIr. Gritllt and Groan — a powerful and inspiring captain of the wrestling team. He posses.ses a deep rooted desire fca ' i ' un and a great ability for work. Along with this he is bles.sed with a wonderful girl named Bobbie . He is alway;« usy, yet never fails to lend a helping hand. He takes our best with him, but leaves a record which will be ajj object of honest pride for V. M. I. _ J P: N B. OXFORD, Norwell, Ma.ssachusetts — Corps of Engineers, Civil Engineer — Fourth Class: Private, Swim- ming. Armed Forces Club, Yankee Club. Third Class: Private, Armed Forces Club, Yankee Club, American Society of Civil Engineers. Second Class: Private, Yankee Club, Rockbridge County Stamp and Coin Club, American Society of Civil Engineers. P irst Class: Private, Yankee Club, Rockbridge County Stamp and Coin Club, American Society of Civil Engineers. Dan wandered from the hills of Massachusetts to see what the rest of the world looked like, but somehow ended up at V. ' S . I. He was reckless and careless, but finally met his match, a pretty young miss from Cheshire and he will be one of the first in the class to join the married ranks. We know that he will be as successful in every under- taking as he was in C-3. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB •oci JOHN RICHARD DAVIES PEXISTOX, (Miester Springs, Pennsylvania— Armor, Biology— Fourth Class: Swim- ming, Tennis, Canterbury Club, Armed Forces Club. Third Class: Corporal, Swimming, Monogram Club, Armed Forces Club, Canterbury Club, Monogram Minstrel, Virginia Academy of Science. Second Class: Humor Staff Turn-Out, Sports Staff Cadet, Xorthside Club, lonogram Club; Monogram Minstrel, Swimming, Soccer. First Class: Co-Captain Swimming, Monogram Club, Soccer Team Coach, Tennis, Monogram Minstrel, Xorthside Club, O. G. A., Humor Staff Turn-Out, ' irginia Academy of Science. Coming from the Coral Sea and the pink sand islands of Bermuda, John was the first Keydet to introduce tlie Bermuda short fad to V. M. I. The big bear has dedicated his four years to the successful pursuit of beer,  men, and swimming. John ' s big heart and kind smile will always be remembered by Dor ' s boys. Later years .-- ill find John coaching swimming and probably producing Monogram linstrels on the Old Kentucky Home.- ' RAX L. PHILLIPS III, Sterlington, Pennsylvania— : re(lical Corps, Biolog. ' , — Fourth Classf ' Private, Editorial Staff of Cadet, Canterbury Club, Louisiana Club, Glee Club, irginia Academy of Science;,, ' Third Class: Private, V. A. S., Canterbury Club, Glee Club, Louisiana Club. Second Class: Private, Canterbury Club Vice President, Louisiana Club, Glee Club, Y. M. C. A., Religious Council, Air Force Rifle Team, Vx . S. First Class: Private, O. G. A., Glee Club, V. A. S., Canterbury Club President, Religious Council Promotien lanager. Deep South Club. While Louisiana is mostly under water, V. M. I. was indeed fortunate to have Ran Phillips come to the Institute. For here is a boy whose head will always be above water. From that fatal day- ' vhen he entered till the end. Randy has been riding the crest of the waves. A staunch supporter of Doe ' s preat cutting L. A. ' s, Ran will no doubt carry Doc ' s beliefs into his profession. A Southerner to the core, he is living proof that the old order will never give way to the new in the South. y XORMAX CADELL PLI ' XKETT, Richmond, Virginia— Afr Force, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: Private, Rat Football, Basketball. Track. Third Class: Private, Val-sity Football, Track, American Society of Civil Engi- neers. Second Class: Private, American Society of CiviJ ' Engineers, Intramural Basketball, Softball. First Class: Private, Officers of the Guard Association, American .gbcietv of Civil Engineers, Advertising Staff Bomb (Securing Ads). When X ' op Oijak tOrom the Holy City he ' unlike most of us, was not fazed in the least by the Spit and Polisli ' J fit E MvK rlNciughout his Cadet§hfp he has retained the qualities of humility and sincerety which have won liifii many frit ' nd« al ' ' . M. I. We f( el that his consideration and sen.se of humor that we so appreciate will makr NiiiiiiuH siu ' crs.-,lul in whatever l e does. ROliEUT K. I ' UICK, Xoilon, iifiiniii - Aii- Foicc, Civil Kiigimcri;Tg Foiiitli ( ' . Private. Second Class: I ' rivale. First Class: Private. ,,- ' Bob has never been one to admit that he found himself a honi e ' wlien he came to the Virginia lilitary Iiislilnle but he has stuck it out with the patience of the long ' siitferi+Tfi and has evenluall - lande l on lop of the pih ' . Il( will be with Uncle Sam in the bus-(hiver-blne for a eoiipfe of years, hut no matter where he is, his patience an good humor will carry him Ihrongh. y STANLEY JOSEPH RADKOWSKI, SMron, Pennsylvania— Air Force, Chemistry— Fourth Cla.ss: Private, Newman Club, American Chemical Society. Third Class: Private, Newman Club, American Chemical Society. Second Class: Private, Newman CluK, American Chemical Society. First Class: Private, Xewirian Club, . iriericari Chemical Society, Officers of thg --tjruard Association, Cadet Waiter. This brilliant young man, yKo throughout his cadetship has hated the military system, and who has been known throughout barracks as tbr only man who never attended a military formation during his first class year, is thought of as rather quiet and eonservative. But all who know Stan, his witty sense of humor and pleasant personality, will agree that he is boyji ' a to be a great success not only in graduate school, but al.so in the years to come. GE08:6 E WILLIA:M RALPH, Indianapolis, Indiana— Lifantry, History— Fourth Class: Rat Football, Basket- balLt- ' Baseball, Niunerals in All Three, IM. 1). A., Private. Third Class: Varsity F )otball, Basketball, Baseball, Sonograms in All Three, Monogram Club, Second String All-State Basketball, Private. Second Class: ' arsity • ' Football, Basketball, Baseball, Captain Basketball Team, Monogram Club, L D. A. Vice President, Private. First Class: Varsity Football, Basketball, Baseball, History Club, Second Team All-State Football, Second Team All-Southern Basketball, Monogram Club, Private. Who doesn ' t know this big, rambling guy, both in barracks and by watching him on the athletic field. Never one to lose his temper or refuse a favor for a fellow cadet, Roscoe will certainly be missed by everyone, especially when the Big Red Basketball Team takes to the court or when F Company passes in review without that familiar head towering above the rest. Success and happiness are bound to follow him wherever he may go. A CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB GEORGE ALLEN RAMER, Hartwood, A ' irginia— Armor, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: Private, Rat Foot- ball, Basketball, Baseball. Third Class: Corporal, Varsity Football, ' arsity Baseball (Second Team Ail-State Catcher), A. S. C. E., Intramural Basketball, Monogram Club. Second Class: Sergeant, Varsity Football (Honorable Mention All-State), Varsity Baseball (First Team All-State Catcher), Distinquished Military Student, lonogram Club, A. S. C. E., Intramural Basketball. First Cla.ss: Var.sity Football (Second Team All-State), Co-Captain Football Team, Vice President Monogram Club, A. S. C. E., Distinguished Military Student, Who ' s Who Among American Colleges and Universities, Intramural Basketball, Varsity Baseball. While at . M. I., George has made an outstanding record in everything he has attempted. Probably he ise-Sest known in the sports field where he never played anything but a first string position throughout his cadetship. fohy has always been a hard worker and wherever he may go, he can be sure of a first string position. j E. JEFF UOBERTSOX II, Norfolk, Virginia— Armor, Civil Engineering— Fourth Clas - rivate, A. S. C. E., Tidewater Club, Rat Track, Rat Wrestling. Third Class: Private, A. S. C. E., Tide j;a=fer Club, Varsity Track, Varsity Wrestling, Monogram Club. Second Class: Private, A. S. C. E., Tidewater PTiib, Varsity Track, ' a sity Wrestling, Monogram Club, A.ssistant Football Manager, Athletic Council. First Gi!iss: Private, A. S. C. E., Tide- water Club, Varsity Wrestling, O. G. A., Monogram Club Secretary. Varsity Fooysall Co-Manager, Athletic Council. The most outstanding aspect in Jeff ' s cadetship has been his will to sacri ieJ his best to attain his goal. To all of us he has been that quiet and considerate individual who was patient wll+f everyone but an opponent in a wrestling match. His serious attitude and initiative have brought him to the i Tp in both athletics and academics. Accom- ])anying his sobriety is a sharp eye for week end jaunts and sportS|jii general. This cross section of traits has made Jeff a friend to al ' AVILLIAM ARTHFR ROBINSON, Cameron, Tejs Air Force, History— Fourth Class: Private, Texas Club. Third Class: Private, Texas Club. Second Cla (f: Sergeant, History Club, Texas Club, Distinguished Military Student. First Class: Private, Historv Club, X as Club. Armed Forces Club, O. G. A. Wniie is from Texasand you don ' t ha Je to be around him long to find it out. ' ith his loud mouth he is bound ike his mark l Hfty world. He is Jjsroking forward to a career as a stove pipe jockey with the sole hope that in S()ci( ' ( RICHARD WHITE ROWK, D.iwuy, ( ' alitor, lia Arlillrry, Civil murals, Louisiana Club, Mi ' lhixlist Ciul). Tiiinl Class: C(ir|)oral, liil Second Class: Sergeant, American Society of Civil Knginecrs, Irilran Class: First Lieutenant, Battalion Supply Officer, Inlramurals, Aiiu From California — the land of liquid sunshine — came ' . M. LVTtwii Dick {{owe. TIk upon his arrival became one of the indispensable cliaiactcisurf barracks. IJlack IJoy ' and he became V. M. I. s answer to the Hollywood lovc ' ptr No other words dcscriht ' and great guy. The future is bright for a person of thi iijimrt for as far as the future is ' )iigiil ?fi-itig Fourth ( i Wils, American Socicts in ils. Distinguished Mililai ' iiicofrupt il)lc (■. -( ajiiri siiciri pcrsiuiality spread (piickly. liiji Ix ' ttcr than a true rriciMl inccrricd the .sk - is the linjit . JOHN A. SANGUIGNI, Pittsburgh, Pemii ylvania— Air P ' orce, Chemistry— Fourth Class: Private, Ual Haskcthall, Rat Baseball. Third Class: Private, V it - Baseball, Monogram Club, American Ciiemical Society. Second Class: Private, Varsity Baseball, Nlonogrjitm Club, American Chemical Society, Academic Stars. First Class: Private, Varsity Baseball, Monogram Cly , American Chemical Society, Academic Star. Jack came to us from the Syi y City, with an undecided future. But he stood umnoved by the military life, and remained true to the deejjdove in his heart for the civilian life. An excellent student in one of the hardest courses at . I. I., and an liyftor student for four years, this friendly Pittsburgher has made friends as easily as he has made his fine recorq JOSEPJ R. SAXTA BARBARA, Waterbury, Connecticut- Armor, History- Fourth Cla.ss: Newman Club, Interi !Uional Relations Chd), Armed Forces Club, Intramural S])orts, ■ankee Club. Private. Third Class: New- Inl), International Hclalions Ckil), Armed Forces Club, liitranun-al Sports, ankcc Club. Pi ' ivate. Second Newman Club, International Relations Chd), Armed Forces Club, Intramural S])orts, ' ankee Clulj, Private, ' irst Class: Newman Club, International Relations Clnl), . rmed Forces Club, O. G. A., Intranun-al S])orts. Yankee Club, Private. In September, 1949, Joe came down from Connecticut to V. M. I. to try his hand at the military life. He must have liked it because he was one of the most military privates the Institute has seen in a long time. Next to wine, women and a good party, The Anchor and Globe are the Easterner ' s pride and joy. An above average student of the L. A. department Joe should go far whether it be in the Marines or as a lawyer. i CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB % • EDUARDO A. SANTOS, Guayaquil, Ecuador — Infantry, History — PVjurth Class: Private, Rat Swimming, New- man Club. Third Class: Corporal, Varsity Swimming, Secretary Newman Club. Second Class; Private, Soccer Club, Newman Club. First Class: Private, Newman Club. One of the best examples of our good neighbor policy with Latin American countries revolves around the form of -r lend-lease in the case of Ed Santos. Well known for his action filled Yeek ends and cute girls the Ecuadorian j ' ' Eunich has not neglected the finer things in life here at V. M. I., namely the sack and the television set. Ne theless, he has managed to make a fine record in Academics as well as many friends in his four year sojourn. ' ■y WILLIAM PATRICK SCHUBMEHL, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania— Armor, Civil BlTgineering— Fourth Class: Private, Newman Club, Wrestling. Third Class: Corporal. Second Class: Sergeant, Aji stant Varsity Basket- ball Manager. First Class: Private, Intramural Council, Cadet Staff, A. S. C. E., Distinguished Military Student. Short in stature, but long on personality, this Yankee turned Rebel soon learnei as well as southern comfort. Schub ' s love of a good time, however, difficulties of the Civil Engineering course. Leaving behind a million friends Forge to Richmond, he can look forwanl to continued success in the lari appreciate southern women ent him from overcoming the f broken hearts from Clifton WENDELL L. SHAY, Power, West Virginia— Air Force, Ghvil Engineering — Fourth Class: Football, Basketball, Outdoor Track. Third Class: Football, Indoor and Out r Track, A. S. C. E.. Private. Second Class: Football, Indoor and Outdoor Track, A. S. C. E., Sergeant. FWl Class: Football, Indoor and Outdoor Track, A. S. C. E., O. G. A., Private. y Wendy is known as The Old Man from i t Virginia. He works hard at whatever he takes up and usually succeeds at kis tiisks. He is always ready for;! party and sometimes makes his own parties. He has worked hard t S f- 1 TiP Jiis diploma and l, no doubt, work much hanlcr in civilian life to gain success. His un- caiin 2i ilil, ' 111 juilge ])eople will aiclytfiin in his bid for success. y R. RICHARD SHTTMAN, Hahson Park, ra.ssa(•lm Glee Club, Turn-Out ami Homd Staffs, I ' rivalc. Tiiii ' Second Class: Gloc Cluh, ' t ' uni-Oui and Homh Slal Ring and Ring Figure Coniniittees 19o, ' !. First ( ' las Club, Private, O. G. A. ■Its Air Fonv, K.iglisb. ' ' ' Fourth ( I Class: Ti-ack, Gleet-Tub, Tuni-()„l s, Gaiilerhury C i,iK Armed Foreivs ;: Glee Club, Tji.tii-Out Staff, ( ' ante First in War, First in Peace, First in the A long fight, but a rewarding one. The bi a smile and pointed humor, a true friend alwav Heart of His CojHn ' try Ann. If ever a man deserves the best it ' s Dick. man beliind iiysst of the arl work of our publications and hops. .Mways Thejrf. ing definitely api)lies A friend in need, a rri Mid indeed. . PETER SHUNK, Alexandria, Virginiji Artillerv, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: Private. Third Class: Private, A. S. C. E. Second Cla.ss: Private j!«. S. C. E. First Class: Second Lieutenant, A. S. C. E. In his own words an Army Jgffat , Peter came to . M. I. from the military service. R. .V. bnund for his entire cadetship, there is no doiilj ' as to his success. As one of Buzz ' s boys, there is little chance of failure in this field either, as a clear head aji ! nimble wit are characteristics to promote success in any field. In eitliiT ease Pete ' s con- stant smile, supreme optimism, and warm greeting cannot but promote good will with all whom he conies in contact. JOSE fl ALLEX SILER, : Iartinsburg, West Virginia— Armor, History— Fourth Cla.ss: Piivate, Football, Wrest- ling; ' Baseball. Third Class: Private, Football. Second Class: Private, Football. First Class: Private, Football, rst Team All-State and Second Team All-Southern Conference, 0. G. A., Armed Forces Club. Joltin Joe, West by God Virginia ' s native son came over the mountains and began his eternal four year career. From parade ground to football field Joe has reserved a position of administration and respect from all his associates. A loyal Romeo, Joe has become distinctive through his ardent devotion to the girl back home. It is with deep regret that we lose this comijanionship, but Joe won ' t be forgotten. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB y N RICHARD WOOD TALBOTT SKIXXER, Severna Park, Mai land— Corps of Engineers, Civil Engineering- Fourth Class: Private, Rat Wrestling. Third Class: Private, American Society of Civil Engineers. Second Class: Private, American Society of Civil Engineers. First Class: Private, American Society of Civil Engineers, Officeis of the Guard As.sociation, Society of American JMechanical Engineers. Through the years our first inii ression of Dick has never changed. Our quiet boy entered V. S . I. with a cheer- ful smile, a good sense of humor, and (jlenty of wit. With them he has won more friends than can be counted. Though , always ready for a good joke, he is an excellent student. Dick is destined to succeed in any phase of life he sh,a tl endeavor to undertake. , ' ' ' ' y W. ALLEX SMITH, JR., Studley, Virginia—Armor, Engli.sh— Fourth Class: Private, Wresthng -ilichmond Club. Third Class: Glee Club, Private. Richmond Club. Second Class: Private, Glee Club, Richmond lub, Armed Forces Club. First Class: Private, (dee Club, Armed Forces Club, O. G. A., Richmond Club. Studley, Virginia ' s claim to fame lies in the man without an academic major. While bein S true liberal artist in every sense of the word. Wild Bill has shown signs of talent that lean toward Doc CarroWs Pre-Med Department. His interest in the birds and the bees leaves everyone with the opinion that the gjand old philosopher of barracks will some day reach the top in the field of medicine. If not in medicine, you carj-.ISet that Bill will be one of the ones on top looking down no matter what he chooses as his life ' s profession. f WEXDLE RHEA SXAPP, Gate City, Virginia— Engineers, Cj frT Engineering— Fourth Class-: Private. Third Class: Corporal, Southwest Virginia ( ' lub, American Society of Civil FTngineers, Turn-Out Art Staff. Second Class: Sergeant, Southwest Vi rginia Club, American Society of Civil Eiigriieers, .Vrt Staff of Turn-Out. Ring Figure Committee, lanager J. V. Football. First Cla.ss: First Lieutenant, i ' adet Staff, American Society of Civil Engineers, Art Editor Turn-Out, Advertising lanager Hop Committee, SpOthwest Mrginia Club. One of the few from the home of the natural turifl ' el to pass through Jackson Arch, Grendle has managed to tunnel his way through the civil course while retaiuilig an L. A. attitude. Dreams of the bohemian life of an artist have lounded hinrtliroughout fonr years of eirgineering and tin soldiering, but he has managed to subdue them enough [H-om 2 foK;nt iu,,Hjj ' rule slip|)ing and the sabre manual. Vitli this condiination of interests and talents JOHN DAVID STEVENSON, Norf-.lk, ■i f ■ini;, Kutxmvws, Civil KnKinr.j-iViK K.,i.rl Wrestling, Track, Newman Club, Iiitenialidna! Uclalioiis Cliih, ' ridcwaUif ' - ' Clnh. Tliii A. S. C. E., Newman Cliih, Tidewater Cliih, I. K. C. Second Class: |1-ivale, Wrcsll Club, Newman Club. First Class; Private, Wrestling, A. S. C. Iv, ridcwalrr Club. John eanie swinging into I-exington back in ' 30 as a private auff lias been extremely salislied willi lliis stains cv t .since. He never tried for nor obtained rank, liowc -er his acuircniic recoi-d has distinguished him as one ol ' the out- standing members of his class. His two main interests ari,v omen and wrestling: at times these interests are closely coordinated. His size and strength have earned him syi i names as ■■.Viiimal and Can -as Hack . J know John will make the best of his schooling when he obtain.s Jrfs parole this June. DUTTON G. STOY, Alexandria, Viij nia — Air Force, Civil Engineering — Fourth Class: Private, Methodist C Intramurals. Third Class: Corporjrf JNIethodist Club, A. S. C. E., Intramurals, Cadre. Second Cla.ss: Serge President of Methodist Club, RgJ gious Council, A. S. C. E., Intramurals. l ir.st Class: First Lieutenant, Mcthe Club, Religious Council, A. S ' T. E., Cadre, Intramurals, Distinguished Military Student. Struttin ' Dutton, afpnd of no man — except the D. I. There ' s no telling what would have hai)pencd had he run zero demerits. TKank goodness he was one of the chosen few! Remembering his many wise cracks, this indeed an unusual feat. Dut will be hitting the wild blue yonder soon after graduation, and we know he ' ll come on top. But onj ' time will tell, Staunton was first — Washington was second — what will be next? lub, ant, idi.st not was out lES C. SUTHERLAND, Clifton Forge, ' irginia— Armor, History Fourth Cla.ss: Private, Cro.ss Country ,-- Track, Baseball, Glee Club, Methodist Club. Third Cla.ss: Private, Glee Club. Second Cla.ss: Private. F ' irst Cla.ss: Private, Second Lieutenant, Armed Forces Club, History Club, D. M. S., O. G. A. J. C. comes from a long line of brothers who have ])reviously attended . M. L, but he is the first to become a member of the Gold Coast fraternity. ' e all hope that Guts and . i-mor will continue his success in the Regular Army. The big (piestion on his mind now is: will he have time to ])arty in his accustome l manner. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB CLAIBORNE WATKIXS TP RRY, Richmond, Virginia— Air Force, History— Fourth Class: Rat Football. Rat Swimming, Caiitcrhur - Cinh, ]5o.MR Staff, Cadet Staff, Private, Richmond Club. Third Class: Canterbury Club, ( ' add Staff, Homh Slaff. Private. Second Cla.ss: Canterbury Club, Homb Staff, Cadet Staff, History Club, Inter- national {{elalions Clul), Private, Richmond Club. First Class; History Club Officer, Richmond Club Officer, Business Manager of Bomb, Private, O. G. A., International Relations Club. Having learned as a rat that civilian life is much more pleasing than military life, Claiborne has achieved unlimited _ success in the field of furloughs. He has devoted much time to the opposite sex, but has also maintained a credi.t- ' able academic standing and has taken part in many extra-curricular activities. Mickey Mouse will always Won hand for a party, but he also can be counted upon to handle his share in the business world. y ' JOHN KENNETH TILLER, JR., Richmond, Virginia— . rmor. History— Fourth Class: Privai ' , Armed Forces Club, Richmond Club. Third Class: Corporal, Armed Forces Club, Richmond Club. Second CJass: Private, Armed Forces Club, International Relations Club, History Club, Richmond Club, Circulation Staff rtf Bomb. First Class: Private, Armed Forces Club, International Relations Club, Historv Club, Richmond Qtib, Circulation Staff of Bomb, O. G. A. Jack entered V. M. I. four years ago from the Holy City. After a rather frustrating Rat year he became a history major during those few times when he wasn ' t on furlough o r in the L. A. laboratqj ' . In addition to the distinction of being the undisputed snoring champion of barracks, Jack has a ready smjJL ' and a pleasant personality, which will make him welcome wherever he may go during the coming years. ' RICHARD BONNER TRT ' :MB0, Norfolk, Virginia— Air Forctv iiology— Fourth Class: Private, Cross Country, Wrestling, Tidewater Club, Bo.mb Staff. Third Class: Corpor t Wrestling, Tidewater Club, Virginia Academy of Science. Second Class: Sergeant, Wrestling, Tidewater Clijb ' V. . S., Hoi) Committee, Northside Club, Nlono- gram Minstrel, Glee Club, Ring P ' igure Committee. First ass: Second Lieutenant, Wrestling, Vice President Tide- water Club, V. A. S., Hop Committee, Northside Club, ' i Ionogram Club, Monogram Minstrel. Among the most popular emerging from Tidewater Jnrginia conies V. !M. I. ' s individualistic lover. Richard was the only man in his class ever to ))art with his minirffure unknowingly. Often found haunting the dark reserves of Doc Carpd SBSr M-tum, big Richard gave,.ifp his famed future as an othcer to concentrate on something worth while. i!yn i urns from his ])!U ' ty romances, wrestling and fabulous week ends to improve the field of —..-.- ..jK WILLIAM O. TURNER, JR., Newport News, Virginia— Armor, English Tourlh C ' l Private. Third Cla.ss: Cadet Staff, Private. Second Class: Cadet Staff, ' J- ' urn-Out Staff! Editor of Cadet, Private. • ' ' Gay wit and a .sparkling personality .spell Wild Pill Turner V-fut me. Cranlland Rice of the sport. sworld, known also for his taste in w en, princii)ally tho.se from Lexington . Pill ' s wit has enlivened many a eonversalion and bull session, thereby making life more pleasant for all whotome in contact with him the past four years. We pre- dict a great future for Pill in whatever field he chooses dtfe to his outstanding disposition and amhilion. DONALD H. WALDEN, Montvale, Vrfgiinia— Armor, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: Private. ' I ' hird Class: P rivate, A. S. C. E. Second Class: Eflvate, A. S. C. E. First Class: Private, A. S. C. E., O. G. A., Circulation Staff of 1954 Bomb. .r Once again we hear that famg ift cry, No rest for the weary, as Don turns to his favorite pastime— the sack. Don, who is usually slow aiieT easy going, never gets in a hurry UTitil that last note of assembly. He is not slow, however, when it comes tp-friendship. No favor is too great to ask of Don. He is truly worth knowing and a friend worth ha Mng. J ' ARMSXFfONG THOMAS WALLACE, Baltimore, Maryland— Air Force, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: PrivaJ. Rat Swinuning. Third Class: Private, Varsity Swimming, Lacrosse Club, Northside Club, Art Staff Turn- 0);4 -lntramural Water Polo. Second Class: Private, Northside Club, Armed Forces Club, Lacrosse Club, Tidewater Club (Honorary), Art Staff Turn-Out, Ring Figure Committee. First Cla.ss: Editor Civil Shaft, A.ssistant Manager -Swimming Team, Armed Forces Club, Lacrosse Club, O. G. A., Post E.xchange Council, Tidewater Club (Honorary), Art Staff Turn-Out, Northside Club, Advertising Staff Bomb, A. S. C. E. In spite of his red hair and inability to hold a girl, Tom has managed to smile his way through four years at . M. I. Tom came to V. M. I. neither to lead or to follow, but to wander aimlessly in the middle. He has gone through a typical C. E. schedule with an L. A. attitude. In the future his life will be a story of three loves: sailing, beer and people. This is one good guy that will go far. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB RICHARD H. WALSH, Oystei- Bay, New York— Armor, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: Transferred. Third Class: Private, A. S. C. E., Rat Football. Second Class: Private, A. S. C. E., Arme d Forces Club, Intramural Ba.sket- ball. First Class: Private, A. S. C. E., Armed Forces Club, I. R. C., Intramural Football, Basketball, O. G. A., Vice President Yankee Club, Softball. Thi.s tall, dark, handsome Yankee descended upon the Institute on that memorable day back in 51. Being the amiable and reserved per.son he is, Dick found orientation a mere formality. His meteoric success in his academic work has made him one of rncle Buzz ' s favorite bovs. Sociallv Dick only has eyes for a certain Yankee bell©:- j Well liked and respected by all, we feel certain Dick ' s future will be a bright one. y .r y THOMAS GRIFFITH WEBB, Clifton, Virginia— Artillery, Electrical Engineering— FourtK Class: Private, Indoor Track, Westminster Fellowship. Third Class: Private, Westminster Fellowship. ' ond Class: Private, American Institute of Electrical Engineers. First Class: Private, American Institute c lectrical Engineers, A. I. E. E. Board, Officers of the (iuard Association, Barracks Electrician, Cadet Wait r Armed Forces Club. Before Sambo came to ' . M. I., he was told that he just wasn ' t college material? But here he is top graduate for the E.E. ' s (believe it or not), a profound lover of the humanities, an outs]3Qken leader of the resistance, and a devoted disciple of Colonels J and D , Xicholnose , and the D. P. froitf Iississip])!. With his determination and friendly way and by the grace of his wife, we are confident that the AVjjfiTis will find a comfortable niche in life. ROBERT WILLIA: I WEXTZ, JR., Portsmouth. Virgiijja— Artillerv, Ilistorv— Fourth Class: Private, Rat Football, Rat Basketball. Rat Baseball, Tidewater Club. Tfifi-d Class: Corporal, Varsity Basketball, :Monogram Club, Xorthside Club, Tidewiiler Club. Second Class: Sergsjfiit, ' arsity Basketball, Monogram Club. History Club, Armed Forces Club, Vadei Staff, Xorthside Club, Tidj ater Club. First Class: Second Lieutenant, Varsity Basket- ball, Monogram Club, History Club, Armed Vm Club, Qadet Staff, Xorthside Club, Tidewater Club. In Bob we find the typical sack-conscious L Crunning (ha) officer, and ever faithful lover. An ardent student of the French language and indoor sjiorts otfffis own creating. Bob has also earned the reputation on the hardwoods l flne of Chuck M Boys . liob ' y conscientious attitude towards the service will insure him success in that P hW — lils.jyj gin ' jsggjfc onalily will - wvi; Connie and him a happy and eventful life together. II JOHN WISE WESCOTT, Richnion.l, Mi-iiii;, Air F(,r,r, IJiolo-v FourtfTc Private, Cross Country, Virginia AcadiTny of SciiMur, Xalional Siu ' li-olofm SocicI y, Momii SI Presbyterian Club. Tliinl Class; Private, Indoor and Outdoor ' I ' rackjPf. A. S., Uiclunorjd Sergeant, Sigma Chi Fraternity, Junior Varsity (Jolt Team. First ( ' ly S: I ' rivale, Indoor and Oi national Relations Club, Richmond Club, W . S. - This suave, sophisticated red head, who hails From the Cra Ke of llie Soulli , Richniorjd, h; on him while he attende l the Institute. Leaving a little IjfSie hctwccii managing affairs of fu women, Weenie has managed to excel in his studies aj fl iiarticipiitc in ti-ack. John left the attend the University of North Carolina, but tliat in igibie force drew him away senior year at the Institute, leaving him well on tl P road to Med-ScOiool at I ' Xn JOCK RODGERS WHEELER, Hamptcyi ' irginia— Air Force, Biology-I urth Cla.ss: Private, Kat Rat Baseball, Canterbury Club, Virginiji iVcademy of Science, Glee Club. Tidewater Club. ' I ' hird Class Varsity Wrestling, Canterbury Club -ginia Academy of Science, Ho.mh Stati ' (Circulation), (ilee Club, Club, Tidewater Club. Second QJSss: Sergeant, Varsity Wrestling, Monogram Club, Academic Star Academy of Science, Glee ClubjM)MB Staff (Circulation), Northside Club. First Class: Second Lieutena Wrestling, Monogram Club, ee Club, Virginia Academy of Science, Sports Staff Cadet, Nf)rthside ( water Club. The pride of IlamptoiyA ' irginia, Jock has been a sland-out in all his undertakings (excluding .Vir Science 1 ). An athlete and an ofhce ie managed to obtain the number one position among the pre-meds without missing a party. His love life has 1 -R a trail of broken hearts from hereto Hampton and although the search still goes on, we know his determinatiwfi will bring success in love as well as at M. C. V. Wrestling, : ( ' orjioral, .Xorlhsidc s, ' irginia nt, ' arsitv hib, Tide- sJHT C , HENjRfi ' GEORGE WHITE, JR., Norfolk. Virginia— Air Force, Biology— Fourth Class: Private, Glee Club, Ti Cvater Club, Rat Swimming Team, Rat Track Team. Third Class: Private, Glee Club, Tidewater Club, Varsity S vimming, Varsity Track, Monogram Club, lonogram Minstrel. Second Class: Private, Glee Club, Tidewater Club, Monogram Club, Varsity Swimming, Varsity Track, Sports Writer of the Carfrf, Assistant Athletic Trainer, Monogram linstrel. First Class: Private, Glee Club, Tidewater Club, iNIonogram Club, lonogram Minstrel, Varsity Swimming, Varsity Track, Sports Writer Cadet, Sports Editor for the Bomb, Assistant . tiilclic Trainer, Vice President 0. G. A. There are few in the Class of ' 54 that have taken part in as manj ' extra-cirricular activities as Mud . Of these, he was outstanding on the swimming team and the Glee Club. With his mind set on becoming a doctor, Mud ' s ability to associate with people will no doubt take him far in this profession. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB jf HUGH VERNON V ITE, JR., Holland, Virginia— Air Force, Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: Private. Title- water Club. Third Class: Corporal, Tidewater Club, Treasurer American Society of Civil Engineering. Second Class: First Sergeant, Tidewater Club, American Society of Civil Engineering, Northside Club. First Class: Cap- tain, Tidewater Club, American Society of Civil Engineering, Honor Court. From Holland, Virginia comes a portrait of a rough The Spartan life that Skipper led was cast aside, the Epicurean life of a Cadet took its place, and his interests boiled down to a certain dark-haired school teacher. All this has not hindered his progress, however, for he has become a leader in the social, military, and academic aspect of cadet life, and this rare combination gives us one of our most outstanding Brother Rats. lass [o: WILLIA: I W. WHITEHl ' RST, Lexington, Virginia— Infantry, Pre-Medicine— Fourth Clas j Ionogram Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track. Third Class: Monogram Cross Country, Indoor Jp ack, Outdoor Track, Monogram Club. Second Class: JNIonogram Cross Country, Outdoor Track, Monogram Qrro. First Class: Captain of Cross Country, Monogram Indoor Track and Outdoor Track. y ' Willie has literally run his way through the Institute, and his exploits on the ciffder path have aided in making one of the most successful years in M. I. athletic history. One of Doc CmtoII ' s Boys, he has plans of becom- ing a cadaver carver at the Medical College of Virginia next year. Good Lpiflv, Bill! JAiNIES ANDREWS WIIITT, Farmvillc, Virginia— Artill«g( Civil Engineer— Fourth Class: Private. Rat Base- ball. Third Class: Private. Second Class: Sergeant, D. M ., American Society of Civil Engineers. First Class: Battalion S-3, D. M. S., American Society of Civil En ffeers. After his first two years which were riotous fin o{; sion, Jimmy settled down to become one of the most serious- minded boys here. His marked achievements in fioth the Academic and Military fields indicate that he must have been influenc ' ed by an outside source — possibJ l3etty. It is appropriate to mention that occasionally he passes out the l)i :Q ' l a£) =tUiii-e are none that coi m doubt that Jimmy ' s futiu-e as an engineer is secure. SYLVANUS JOHNSON WILLIAMS III, N,.rr.,lk, -ir-.i„iM AH illcr.v, ( ' ivil l-M ' i ' Armed Forces Club, Tidewater Club. Third Cliiss: ( ' (irporal, AimkmI l ' ' (ir( rs ' lul), ' I ' idcwlUci- ' ciety of Civil Engineers, Northside Club, Blood Howl. Second CImss: I ' l-ixa-te, . riiicd l- ' orccs rb({ ' I American Society of Civil Engineers, American Sociely of I ' liolograninji ' ll y, I ' rcshylciiiiii (wC HI Class: Private, Armed Forces Club, Tidewa(er Cliil), .Vnicriciin Soci ' civ oi ' ( ' i ii l ' ;rifiinc -rs, I ' rc.J Blood Bowl. Ever since that fateful day in Septendier, 19,50, when the gpOat lover enleieil liie.se hallowed walls, Ihe calendar has been covered with a bloody trail of broken hearts. I| (?) ever, four years have seen a great clnuige come over Sylvanus , namely in his titanic sujiijort of football gy.rfies and his finding ' riic (iirl . Cdinc gradiiiilion I ' nMcli will pack up his slide rule and handbooks and slowly -fadc away into ihc dislanl liills di-jigging his plijinb bcjlj be- hind him. Beware cruel world, thy master ajjproa -tTcs. THOMAS SPENCER WILLIAMSON IlI, Uichmond, Virginia— Air Force, Civil Engineering— Fourth Cla.ss: Private, Glee Club, Rat Football, lii fTennis, Richmond Club. Third Class: Private, Glee Club, A, S. C. E,, Uich- mond Club. Second Class: PrivatefAJlee Club, A. S. C. E., ' 53 Bomb Staff, Richmond Club, Norlhsi lc Club. First Class: Private, Glee Club, A. S,-€ E., O. G. A. Representative, ' 54 Bomb Staff, Richmond Club. Tommy ' s accomplishmentv-d uring his four years at V. M. I. range from a great improvement (. ' ' ) in the i)laying of the guitar to the wooing ft the fair sex at all the surrounding girls ' colleges, with a special interest toward Randoljjh- Macon. Although ahvays expected at a party, Skipper ' s goal was his diploma, and through his earnest efforts he has reached thgj goal. With this accomplishment as proof, we feel certain that Tommy will continue to gain his objective thp jlighout the future. JOHXwILLIAM WINDLE, jr., McComb, Mississippi— Air Force, Electrical Engineer— Fourth Class: Private, jNJethodist Club, Mississippi Club. Third Class: Corporal, Mississippi Club. Second Class: Mississippi Club, Amateur Radio Club, Sergeant. First Class: Lieutenant, Deep South Club, A. I. E. E., O. G. A. There dawned a new era when jNIississippi ' s favorite son arrived at the Institute. A true Rebel in every sen.se of the word, John will fight the War Between the States with anyone preferably a Damn Yankee . But wash off that Mississippi mutl and you ' ll find a man that is hard to beat. The top of the ladder is John ' s ambition and you ' ve got a sure thing if you bet on him to make it. CLASS OF 1954 THE 1954 BOMB JOHN FENNELL WOLFE, Silver Spring, Mar.yland — Air Force, Civil Engineering — Fourth Class: Private, Canterbury Club. Third Class: Private. Second ' Class: Private, Armed Forces Club. First Class: A. S. C. E., International Relations Club, Private, Armed Forces Club, 0. G. A. Those in Fox Company will remember for many years the voice of authority displayed by Johnny. His military bearing would do justice to any cadet officer and his sabre manual would have put the Prussians to shame. Even more outstanding than his military was his social life. As one ardent admirer exclaimed, John could knock any girl off her feet, and he could. With such a college foundation John is ready to go into the world and try to changg.- his middle name to Uoekcfeller. . WILLIAM TIGXOR WOOD, Richmond, Virginia— Armor, Pre-Medical— Fourth Class: Private. ' lat Basketball, Golf Team. Third Class: Corporal, Golf Team. Second Class: Sergeant, Co-Captain of Golf3 am. First Class: Private, Co-Captain of Golf Team, O. G. A. . ny evening about 10:00, if you happened to stroll into room 123, you would find T Eagle in the sack. That free-lance trumpet, distinguishable at any parade, is also operated by Wild-Bill ' jy Nlore than one crayfish has met destruction at the hands of our steady-fingered, nonchalant pre-med. Ho 3-. ' er, the Biology Department is not Bill ' s only field of endeavor. Week ends will find him tearing up real estate the local golf links, and conducting search parties in the faraway woods. It has been a pleasure to all of us to jjisVe enjoyed the friendship and humor of our Brother Rat Bill Wood. TII0:MAS p. WRIGHT, Richmond. Virginia— Engineerj Civil Engineering— Fourth Class: Private, Football, Indoor Track, Glee Club. ' I ' hird Class: Private, Glee Cltib, A. S. C. E. Second Class: Private, Glee Club, Armed Forces Club, A. S. C. E. First Class: Private, Guidoa- earer, Armed Forces Club, A. S. C. E. Besides many fine week ends and Corps trips, RirTimond has given the Class of 54 one of its most sincere and hard- working members. Although best known for Jii ' s booming voice and staunch support of V. M. I. traditions, T.P. also ' smile aii(l a friendly per iality. He not only found a home in Lexington, but al.so a girl and there can- e no doubt that Tom and Liz will meet with success. (Nol I ' lcliiml) J JOHN AUDUS SIIELTOX, Louisa, Virginia— Air Force, Kl,ctri ai Engbf ' riiiK Fou bury Club, Private. Third Class: A. I. E. E., Canterbury Club, Priv«Tf. Secotid (1 Club, Private. First Class: A. I. E. E., Canlcrbury Club, Private ' The best things come in big l)ackagcs; that adage must lia e,--Keen written lor Big John. In the beginning, Jc took the bit in his teeth and joined the ranks of the FF s. y Vell-kno vn l ' (]r resolule pcrrorinance ol ' business, .h has kept his Brother Kats u]) to tlati ' on electrical probli pTS while running the post ' s public address system. . o for his generosity he is sure to have success in the ra ' of life. y y . EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES . . . IN MILITARY LIFE HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF ' 55 AfU ' i- a lifctic rat year as the biggest class in V. M. I. history, and proud of having been part of such events as The Big Step-Off and The Midnight March , we arrived in September of our Third Class year ready and eager to show our class ' s strength by installing new life into the rat line. And after discharging our responsibilities so ably that several new restrictions on conducting the rat line were added by the Institute, we began to do business within our class. The Ring Committee was named with Norm Harris as chairman, and it gave us a beautiful and unusual ring. The Ring Figure Committee was organized with Jimmy Atkinson to head it, and with much hard work on the com- mittee ' s part, all our 200 plus Brother Rats going through Ring Figure were finally worked into figures. Cla.ss elections were held a gain, and Jim Massie was returned as President, was moved f?5i Re e-tjoiu Historian.- vear and Ring It would be useles dents of our Second Class mind of any Brother Rat is at coupletl with the close comrades a closelv knit clan. ?rate all the many inci- Ct Ts Ti6 l ' 9( lg jrhUJ|£6ife ?%fory stimulation, and the Jant witV iwTcKBTiiscences. These experiences, barracks, have welded us all into Twenty years from now, wpen swiping, money-borrowing, inconsiffleratJ ex Old so-and-so from Company, inimemiat by strain , we will inevitably coma to that cadetship . . . Ring Figure! It is alrti st in one night can mean to a cadet, but oJnsidt of gr; at V. J I. I. We all remember well the a«xi i|. ri] last minute practice, the hurrying to | t r the softly lighted, nnisic-filled gym . . . smiling relatives and onlookers fear of dropping the ring . . . another pausi from the balcony. Then the big party awfully low the next morning! Over two hun was it wdi ' tii il ! spending a few days with that toothpaste- mate, or when we happen to run across alter 7e have relived our rat year strain occfateiojH which stands as the epitome of our passible to understand just how much that nation. Ring Figure is second to none of our dates and parents ' arrivals, the n time, then gliding nervously through incoherent whisperings with our dates overed arch before us, a pause, sudden ger this time . . . laughter floating down the Pine Room, and everybody feehng an-a dollars for one week end, but, man. Now, after having been exposed to all ' . M. I. has to offer for three long years, seeing its traditions, feeling its pride, and determinefl to unliold its reputation, we are anxious to take- the reins as first classmen so that we may i)ut to the first test our brand of leadership. The li ' ailership that we have learned here at . M. 1. . . . the kind of leader- .ship which holds that it is better to lead than to order, and by doing this we hope to prove an old adage of ' . M. I. you can lead the Corps through hell and high water, but you can ' t push il a danin inch! SECOND CLASS OFFICERS Jim Massie President RoYCE Jones Vice President Gene Griffith Ilistoritm Laurence Abreo, Jr. Washington, D. C. Earnest Lee Ackiss, Jr. Washington, I). C. Gilbert Stuart Adams Arlington, Va. Joseph Chester Adams Lawrence, Mass. William Dickerson . lmv Baltimore, Md. DA D Meriweather Anderson Eagle Lake, Tex. Benjamin Lewis . ngle Rocky Mount, Va. Rudi Ansbacher Rockville, . Y. Joseph Reyner Brenner Drexel Hill, Pa. Daniel Clark Brittig. n M;u-i ' tta. Ohio Fhancis Dowell Bkooke Riclimond, Va. Emody Alvis Brown Waynesboro, Va. UoNALD Michael Bryan IJoanoke, Va. IldwAUD Harold Bundy II . ltamonte Springs, Fla. Charles Fredrick Byrd Jackson, Miss. DiNO GiACOMO Cadermatori Fort Lee, Va. David Thomas Campbell, Jk Park Ridge, 111. Richard Madison Camper Covington, Va. Kennedy Peter Carstens Alexandria, La. Troy Holman Carter Portsmouth, ' a. Robert Emmet Cofer III Charleston, S. C. Burton Jesse Conway Yokohama, Japan George Raymond Collins Andover, Mass. Robert McLeod Cooper Rocky Mount, Va. William Randolph Coipland Gibson Island, Md. William Branner Cridlin, Jr Richmond, Va. Ralph Gordon Crockett Ashcville, N. C. Canby Daitel Painesville, Ohio f ffx t 9 ■' e? William Robert Da idson Jonesville, Va. Charles Walter Dean Norfolk, Va. Edward Elliott Dicker Long Island, N. Y. Fhed Obwin Dorey, Jr. Richmond, Va. .Joiix Francis Drennan Chicopee Falls, Ohio John Francis Dunseth, Jr. Dayton, Ohio Charles Evans E. ton Brockton, Mass. John Douglas Ekings, Jr. Morrisville, Pa. James Howard Edmondson Dallas, Tex. Willlam George Ellis, Jr. Stuebenville, Ohio Harrison Lee Fahrner Chiltons, Va. Frank . lbert Farmer, .Jr. Roanoke, Va. James Lee Ferrell Kenoxa, W. Va. .Martin Ch. rles Fisher Yorktown, Pa. Robert Hoagland Filer Norfolk, Va. Robert Everett Fitch Norwich, Conn. Ralph . delbert Fvre, Jr. New Kensington, Pa. Charles . lbert Gaar . tlanta, Ga. Martin . nthony Gannon Tonawanda, N. Y. liicHAKD Chris Georgiades . ..rlolk, Va. .losEPH L TTHEWS GlACOMINI L etroit, Mich. Donald Edw. rd Gillespie Hampton, Va. Llovu Frankun Glenn, Jr. GU..sgow, Va. WiLUAM WlTCllKH GlIABEH Burkeville, a. William Edward Greene ( lievy Chase, Md. William Peter IIaake Iloincr, N. Y. Stephen Read IIanmer, Jr Ni-H- Viirk. N, Y. Henry Ferguson Harman Riclimond, a. NoiiMAN Stuart Harris Lynchburg, Va. Robert Alexander Hahiiis III Kinsale, Va. William Overton Harris, Jr. Newport News, Va. James Potts Hart III Roanoke, ' a. Samuel White Hill Norfolk, Va. Wa rd Wood Johnson Greenlee, Va. Charles Cary Jones Hampton, Va. George Lorraine Jones HI White Post, Va. RovcE Earl .Tones Hampton. Va. Richard Dan Katorinuek Clifton, X. J. William Thornton Kerlin Waynesboro, Va. Charles Gordon Kulp, Jr. Roanoke, Va. William Henry Langhorne Greenwood, Va. Waverly Byrd LaPrade Richmond, Va. Alberts Ecgene McCants Petersburg, Va. Charles Irvin McClelland Clarkesville, Va. .John William McDowell, .Jr. Halstead, Kan. Beverly I,etelle McGruder Ricliniond, Va. .Iames B. McKemie Baton Rouge, La. Lee Ghaves McKnigiit Washington, Y . C. .Iames Lowuy McM Helena, Mont. .luDsoN Thomas Mc-Uee, .In Longview, Tex. Donald EDw. nD Meeker San Francisco, CaL Frank . hnold Moltz, Jn William.sport, Pa. HeNKY PllATT PEIiRINE, -II Springfield, Pa. Macon Michaux Pettyjohn Lynchljurg, Va. Birch Beddall Phillips, .In. Williainsport, Pa. Arthur Lee Poffenbargek Dunbar, W. Va. Everett Allan Powell, .Jr. Culpeper, Va. Frederick Anthony Poss Aurora, 111. Robert Malcolm Ragax Alexandria, Va. James Steel Ramsey, .Ir. Richmond, Va. Robert Stout Sage Omaha, Neb. Joseph Sakakini, Jk. Norfolk, Va. Reginald Hebeh Satterwhite Fries, Va. William Conrad Sauder Wluoliuf;, W. -a. ' Ti WZ PkTIOII DoN ' ALD SlAL .ITTl, .lu. Cliiciign, III. GEOUGE IIaU-OUI) ScllEHEU Slirovi ' piirt, U . Samuel Hakhon Segmi, .In. Norfolk, ' a. Benjamin W. Lewis Semmes, Jr. Garden City, N. Y. Alan Hale Siiattuck Niagara Falls, N. Y. William Stephen Shea Brooklyn, N. Y. Charles Albert Siieurv Petersburg, ' a. Jack Sidney Beverly Hills, Cal. James Lewis Skinner Ft. Thomas, Ky. Clifton Dwigiit Slough Glasgow, Va. Lloyd Terrell S.mitii, Jr Lynchlnirg, Va. g k| Palmer Newcombe Stearns Culpeper, ' a. Henry Patrick Stewart III St. Louis, Mo. William Sproul Stickley Penn Laird, Va. Richard Clifton Sutherland St. Louis, Mo. Thomas Harrison Tait Glen Head, X. Y. Martin Erwin Tanzer Hewlett, N. Y. JIoNcuRE Robinson Taylor Margate City, N. J. Carroll Thackston Crewe, Va. David James Thomas Ballston Spa, N. Y. Forest Carson Thompson, Jr. NorFolk, Va. UoBY Calvin Thompson Al.ingdnn, Va. ai n Robert Vaughan Timms Williamsport, Pa. JoHX Joseph Tonkin Hilton Village, Va. Robert Lee Tra ' Ers Warrenton, Va. John Edwin Trevey Big Island, Va. Jehhy Ashbv Trice Arlington, Va. Fielding Lewis Tyler Virginia Beach, Va. Thosl4s Carnett W ' illiasison, Jr Bluefield, W. Va. David Franklin Woolwine Abingdon, Va. 55 Ins- niciiKirji InKjrrs on. HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF ' 56 We came to the Virginia Military Institute, entered the arch, and walked down the rat line for the first time on September 3, 1952. Each of us had his own opinion of ■. SI. I., but this had been formed by alunuii and anxious fathers and was soon to be changed during the following days of indoctrination. The rat line and the military hit us as we were just out of high school, and many of us had never had any military training at all. We were confused by the calls of Bill and Tony, which threw us into an uproar as we rushed from one drill to another with Butt right, butt left, by the right flank, by the left flank, ring- ing in our ears. It seemed as if the cadre would never let us alone for a minute as we strained, drilleil, and learned the things a rat should know. ■Ujjie l ' ollin i]ig weeks vi the upper cTassI decided to leave, buT tv nf thing we had to look forwant giving Day. This will be a day Ic in memoriam to our brother rat. lay the fifteenth found us as the us through the coming year. It seemed onlV class party and picnic at finals, which were I pated, and we parted for summer vacation the ti that ' few of us About the only le Gobblers on Thanks- tng the flags were at half mast tunate accident returning from the fKET ith The beginning of our third class year ; the duty of administering the rat line to the ' been through the year before, and by the Insmt consumed. The rats were the big job, but we to plan the class party at the Thanksgiving daiK of the resurrections, and the rats for the first timi in check. After the resurrection Christmas furU ler, Jim Foster, and To m Massie to lead tola t exam period and plans were made for the Finals were more than any of us antici- last night of our rat year at V. ' SI. I. rother Rats back at V. ]M. I. ready to accept ound life entirely different from that we had nd the hard third class studies our time was ered the rat line satisfactorily, and found time he dances we found ourselves on the other end 11 force of our class, which had been so long held we left for home. On our return from Christmas furlough weXfoWd A Ward academic schedule facing us, and only a few weeks before exams. The Inaugural Parade in RicliVno«d helped break the monotony of studies. After exams we once more drove the rats over the stoops and admriystered the rat line in the traditional way. We stayed united during these days and carried out our obligations to enforce the rat line. Looking ahead to our Ring Figure Dance we organized the committee, which was headed by Pete Jenette, to design our class ring. Many hours were spent on this ring, but we finally reached a decision and elected a design that interpreted the V. M. I. traditions and codes. After the committee had arrived at a ring design, we set up the Ring Figure Committee, which began plans for the dance itself. Before the class left for Easter furlough we elected Bill Mears, Frank Wiggins, and Charlie Schoen as our important Honor Court repre- sentatives. The time between our arrival from Easter furlough and Finals passed quickly and we found ourselves in the final company room again, but this time we were throwing the eager rats back as they tried to reach the stoop where they would no longer be rats but fourth classmen. Exams and finals brought to a close our third cla,ss year, and we left for home as second classmen with the memories of the ])ast year and expectations of our Ring Figure next November. THIRD CLASS OFFICERS Jim Brawner President Jim F ' oster Vice President Tom Massie Historian Cheed Wills Abell III Staunton, Va. John Seth Aldridge Rldgely, W. Va. Edward .James Alex Painesville, Ohio William White . lexandek Cliarlotte, X. C. Thayer Wesley Allison East Liverpool, Ohio . vGusT Henry Arp Moline, 111. .Iames Newton Brawner III . tlanta, Ga. UciBERT Love Brickner Clinton, Ohio .James Eckhart Brophy Los . ngeles, Cal. HIE Chisholm Bvrnham tlanta. Ga. I ' jDWin Alden Bi uns Cliic-ago, 111. Hale Houston Byhd Warm Springs, Va. Hicmaud Lawrence Carlton Kt. Pierce, Fla. Henry Morgan Ciiamders Lynchburg, Va. Siuj-Pahk Chan Taipeh, Formosa, China ' ii.LiAM Otis Child Arlington, Va. George Mims Clark Newport, Tenn. LiNwooD Hardy Clark, Jr. Richmond, Va. James Malcolm Dillard Roanoke, Va. Valter Francis Donovan, Jr Richmond, Va. Robert Thomas Dooley, Jr. Salem, Va. Crristian Frederick Dreyer, Jr Richmond, Va. William IL rold Duryea Newport, R. L Harold Lee Dye Richlands, V a. Earl Charles Emerson Richmond, Va. James Wallace Esler, Jr. Washington, D. C. Fred Gray Farthing, Jr. Wytheville, Va. Fritz Firing Norfolk, Va. ff - Ji f S Ronald Luis Fischer Buenos Aires, Arg. FiiEDEiiic James Flemings Auburn, Mass. James Houston Foster Buena Vista, Va. Pail Wesley Foster Atliuita, Ga. Lawrence Evan Frase orfolk, Va. Ralph Waldo Holsinger Cliarlottesville, Va. iLLiAM Roberts Hopkins Suffolk, Va. Richard Eugene IIovt Albany, N. Y. Robert Cannon Iiibv, Jr. Blackstone, Va. Alan ' I ' heouald ,Iai_ ' Kso Seattk ' , Wasli. P l!L CllAIiLES JaNSHEGO JoliiistowM, I ' a, AiiTiuiR Hauhis Jennette silver Spring, Md. B(3B Gray Johnson Virginia Beach, Va. Lucius Eugene Johnson Louisville, Ky. Harhv Francis Jones Honey Brook, Pa. Stuart Pannill Jones, Jr. Dallas, Texas Thomas Raymond Jones Roanoke, Va. Frederick Linwood Judge Bayside, Va. Charles H. milton Jundt Douglastown, N. Y. Richard Douglas Jistice Hopewell, Va. James Robert Stuart, V Edmund Wailama Koaa, Jr. Wahiawa, Oaku, T. H. George Dunn Kastner Pinehurst, N. C. John Joseph Kirchmier Portsmouth, Va. Randolph Spotswood Knipp Lynchburg, Va. LoN WiLLLVM Lamb Petersburg, Va. Charles Vincent La ery Williamsburg, Va. Alan Martin Levinson . lexandria, Va. Franklin Joseph Lisella Houston, Tex. Francis Cui-Chi Lo Hong Kong, S. E. . sia John Francis Lynch Sag Harbor, L. L, N. Y. Richard Francis Lyons West Concord, Mass. Joe Bingham Mach, Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Donald I.aciilax Macleav, Jr. Falls Cliurch, Va. William Bond Makelim Highland Park, III. .James Evehett Mann, ,Jii, Brooklyn, . Y. George Albert Manus Brooklyn, N. Y. Joseph Anthony Marangi West Englewood, N. J. Thomas Massie Lynchburg, Va. Clement Russell Matthews Cecil, Pa. Douglas Whiteside McCarty East Meadow, L. I., . Y. HI) MOHECOCK Reginald Cleaves Morrison, Jr. Baltimore, Md. liirll MID I ' lOUHV Mduiiison I ' liicm, . .1. .liMiN Stantcix Moss 1).- KmII., 111. (iAUUNEU MaUSHALL MuNDY Rooiu.ko, V:i. .Iack Lestek Mveus Riolmioiul, Va. William Olaf Nelson, Jr. Richmond, Va. . nthonv Joseph Nicoletti Locust Valley, L. I., N. Y, Willard Reade Nicolls Onley, Va. Edward Cheshire Norman Norfolk, Va. George Emmett Penn, Jr. Alexandria, Va. John Powell Pittman Capron, Va. John Davis Pointer Long Island City, N. Y. Gordon Meriwether Pollard White Stone, Va. Loiis Phillip Porter Portsmouth, Ohio Jack . . tiionv Prizzi Norfolk, Va. RrssELL Thomas Quinlan BuHalo, N. Y. Robert Jere Real Jackson, Miss. Kenneth Diane Reese Ridgewood, N. J. Jon Austin Roach Richmond, Va. William Louis Rossie, .Ik. Alexandria, Va. James Nelson Runyan, Jr. Ehvood City, Pa. Thomas Hunteh Saffeh Middleburg, ' a. William Bernard Salsgiver, Jr. Arlington, Va. Arthur John Sattolo Sinitliton, Pa. Charles Francis Stewart, Jr. Sliaker Heights, Ohio Russell George Stewart, Jr. Lake Charles, La. John Harold Stone, Jh. Bassett, Va. Walter Featherstun Tatuth Anchorage, K.v. Peter Kaye Taylor W.vnnewood, Pa. CiiAHLEs Roland Tii Strasl urg, ' a. Edward Guehhant Thompson Abingdon, ' a. Flovd Forrest Thompson, Jr, Santa Ana, Cal. JiMMiE Victor Thurmond, Jr. San Antonio, Tex. Earl Wallace Timmons Norfolk, Va. .toHN Albert Tipton IV Kevsville, Va. Charles Preston Tolley Natural Bridge Station, Va Stuart Lawrence Weinerth, -Jr Lexington, Va. Harrisonburg, Pa CJeorge Macadie Weir III Ft. Benning, Ga. William Marten Westerman Miami, Fla. Harry Lake Westfall, Jr. Portsmouth, Va. Frank Samuel Wiggins Staunton, Va. John Leslie Wikoff Trenton, N. J. (iAYLORD Stone Williams Wytheville, Va. . rthur Camper Wilson, Jr. Roanoke, i . Albert H. Wilson III Newport, R. I. O ' FiiANK Carroll Wilson Ft. Monroe, Va. William Marshall Wilson Xorfolk, Va. .James Rtssell Wiltshire Middleburg, Va. Price Gray Wingate Dahlgren. Va. .John Temple Witt Richmond, Va. William Franklin Woodward Radford, Va. ■Joseph Stanley Zitz Stafford C. H.. Va. HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF ' 57 September found 285 young men getting their first glimpse of the grey walls of the Virginia Military Institute and what was in store for them for the next nine months. In that nine months we young men would be molded into a fraternity of Brother Rats known as the Class of 1957, which will endure long because of the hardships and tribulations it has faced together. There was much to learn in a little time and the days were bewildering. With the help of the cadre, however, we soon began to get the idea, so that with the coming of classes and the old cadets our life became a routine that was to become second nature to most of us. The football season came and its torch light parades and cheerT Jeo brought a plca s aivET- faaiLgs. Thg tej rat line followingviSb w v.s mei CaLawbg V. P. I. as always on Tu rat line once more and that Col week end was climaxed by the Ring be second classmen. Barracks life for a rat once again sett| dinner, rat ' , drill, parade, MEI, and S NII It was a mighty sad group of rats who retu but more of the rat line and exams. Our fir: through them and started on the last leg of tW We all enjoyed Midwinter Hops, which j by the long wait for Easter which brought mop ended, baseball began, and we .soon found ours but our return was not so bitter this time for the 15 passed in a seemingly .short time and the Cla ut of the Keydets meeting that we were out of the r us on Saturday. Thanksgiving ng to the time when we too would iar routine of chin in, misto , what ' s for dismissed for Christmas on December 19. January 3 with nothing to look forward to stitute were quite a shock, but we were soon ' gh our rat year. nee to relax after exams. These were followed s and our first step ofl ' . The basketball season for spring fiu ' Iough. It was a short ten days, ' rat line was in sight. Bloody Sunday and May lallv became a realitv. There was not much for rejoicing, however, for exams were upon us once again. At last the time for celebrating the completion of our first year at V. M. I. liad arrived; Finals were here! After a mad round of drills, parades, and hops, which left us all a little tired but ery happy. Finals were over. As the Corps fell in on the parade ground for the long awaited reading of makeovers, there was much anxiety in our hearts for it was then that we found out which of our number had been closen to help lead the Cori)s the next year. Immediately after this the Corps was dismissed for sumTiier furlough. We had finished our ordeal in the rat line and thus looked to the time when we would return to take oiu ' i)iace in the Corps and to help teach the customs and traditions of V. ' M. I. to the next class. It would lie our duty to keep up the standards of the ( )rps and the Institute and to pre- serve our newly gained privileges as well as those that would be ours in the years to come. FOURTH CLASS Charles William Adkins Joliet, 111. Robert Dennis Alexander Baltimore, Md. George Earl Allen II North HoUynood, Cal. Martin Anderson, Ju. Accord, N. Y. Larry Wendell Armstrong Xewport News, Va. Eric Sheridan Arpert Brooklyn, N. Y. Thomas Lambir Atkeson Norfolk, Va. Lynn Duke Avis Roanoke, Va. Blackstone Drummud . vehs, -Ir. Accomac, Va. Thomas Francis Ay ' ers, .In. South River, N. .1. Walter Thomas Bain Norfolk. Va. Alan Gardner Ballard Norfolk, Va. Samuel Donald Barker Roanoke, Va. Alan Sqlher Baithgartner Oakland, N. .L William Lewis Benson, .In. Green Cove Springs, Fla. William Samuel Blackwell Sunnyltank, Va. Earlie Phesley Blanks, .Ir. Halifax, Va. William Grant Boice Lynchburg, Va. John RandoJjESsS lling, .Ir. Ne j ri rns. La. rfitrraEiiT Floyd Rolling III Roanoke, Va. Charles Fuqua Bowles, .Ik. Richmond, Va. James Mann Brisco Marion, Va. WiLLUM Sylvia Brooks Richmond, Va. Richard Clements Brown, Jr. Palmer, Va. James CiiuioRE Bry ' ant Bryant, Xa. Wbenn Carlyle Bryant, Jr. Petersburg, a. Robert Tho.mas Bullis Blackstone, a. Rex Sehler Burns Palo Alto, Cal. RonEijT Whitney Burns, Jr. Washington, D. C. Charles Henry Caldwell Vi ' ian. La. Shu-Kit Chan Taipeh, Forinosn, C ' liiiia Jose Sideco Chioco Miinila, P. I. ROBEHT GlaSSELL CllHISTOPIlEU Reno, Va. Wiley Mitchell Clapp, .In. Pomona, Cal. Geouge Davies Clakk Winchester, Ky. William Claiborne Coupland Norfolk, Va. Roy Fhanklin Cowley Hampton, Va. Roy Lavinder Creasy, Jr. Petersburg, Va. Franklin Palmer Dalton Charlotte, N. C. David Carter Davenport San . ngelo, Tex. Joseph Mays Daxidson, Jr. Bedford, Va. Donald Jasper DelVecchio Passaic, N. J. William Francis Derrick Greenville, S. C. Anthony Nichols DeCesare Rochester, X. Y. William White Dick_. Camp Atterburjj WAVEjUjgijS N H Dickens ?ima Beach, Va. Kenneth Kiefer Dickinson Colonial Heights, Va. Lewis Hurt Diuguid Baltimore, Md. Edward Otto Donner Somer.set, Pa. RicH. ED Dennis Donovan Richmond, Va. Anderson Wade Douthat III Roanoke, Va. Mark Hanahan Doty, Jr. Winnsboro, S. C. Clifton Cox Dowdy Norfolk, Va. William Bernard Draper, Jr. Roanoke, Va. Francis . rnoix Duncan Jersey City, N. J. Bruce Dillard Dunseth Dayton, Ohio David Thomas Dunn Norfolk, Va. John Johnston Barley Norfolk, Va. Richard Brandt Eldredge Montclair, N. J. Benj min Fitzpatrick Elmore HI SInhile, . .la. ■11 -V dltB tl ff f m . k Thornton Hunt Elmore, Jr. McKenny, Va. Alpheus Wilson Embrey III Fredericksljurg, Va. .John Walter Emmerich, Jr. Buecliel, Ky. J-vMES Gill Espy III Waco, Tex. J.VJIES W.ILTEH F.VNEIS CuilllKThlll,!, Md. C.iHiioL Owen Ferrel South Uo.ston, Va. .John Robert Fiske Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Edg. r Cromwell Fletcher San Mateo, Cat. John Gregg Folkes Camp Rutherford, Cal. Carter Ven. ble Fox Roanoke, Va. Drewry Redwood Fox II Wynnewood, Pa. Robert Kile Fravel Plain City, Ohio John Everette Gardner, Jr. Salem, Va. Robert Guy Garrett, Jr. Montvale, Va. William Arthur Gay, Jr. Goffrey, S. C. Robert Earle Glendy, Jr. Roanoke, Va. James Gaston Glover, Jh Columlius, Ga. Ashton Little Godley Charlotte.svilK Jose Fabj8!3 gora 3gt fose, Costa Rica Oliver Har ey Griggs Galax, Va. George Hopkins Guy ' , Jr. Beulahville, Va. William Eldridge Haas Dayton, Ohio Joseph Weston Hall, Jr. Fort Worth, Texas Robert Killan Hall San Francisco, Cal. Leroy Dow Hammond Sandston, Va. Ira Lionel Hancock Creeds, Va. Jerome Lester Harden Grossc Pointe. Mich. Charles Baker Harding, Jr. F2inporia, Va. Milton Ihdy Hargrave, Jr. Dinwiddie, Va. WiLLuM Scott Hanie Bradcnton, Fla. Thomas Euwaeid Hays, Jn, Hope, Ark. C ' liffoud Sheldon Heathiote, Jii, Union, N. .1. Bahclav Douglas Hechmann Pliiladelpliia, Pa. . NDEiis Caul Hellsthom, .In. Bay.sitlf, -a. .Vlan David Henderson . tlant;., Ga. RoBEltT KlUKLAND HuBBAKD, Jl!. Roanoke, Va. WiLLUM Hahwood Huffcut III Arlington, Va. Hakry Cauu Huneycutt, Jr. Norton, Va. Richard Vernek Hunt San Mateo, Cal. Chapman Kendell Hunter, .Je . ppomattox, Va. Thomas Edward Hunter, .Jr. Richmond, Va. Donald Kinzie Jamison Roanoke, Va. James Xeville Jean Cliurchland, Va. L. RRY ' Franklin Jennette Virginia Beach, Va. Charles Edward jExt Norfolk, Va. CHARjiS jliirffARD .Johnson HI TTv ' ille, Va. Nicholas Kallelis Lynn, Mass. Robert Julian Kaye Brooklyn, N. Y. John Joseph Kilday ' Quantico, Va. Michael Francis Kinlighan Staunton, Va. WiLLUM Owen Kivlighax, Jr. Staunton, Va. Franklin Jl ' lius Kline Santa Monica, Cal. John David Kling Buena Vista, Va. Williasi Earnest Kol in Culpeper, Va. John Edward Kuchnia Hempstead, N. Y. James Clifford Kyle, Jii. Galax, Va. John Paul Landis Cumberland, Md. Howard Coleman I awrence Buchanan, Va. Carl Joseph LeBourdais Lowell, Mass. Percy Marsh Lincoln, Jr. Hingham, Mass. 95 Charles William Locke, Jh. Big Stone Gap, Va. John Bakeu Roach Long, Jr. Front Royal, Va. John Bailey Luke Pueblo, Colo. Park Vincent Mackall East Liverpool, Ohio . boi l . zin Mahmhd Kabul, Afghanistan Edward Benedict Martin Upper Montclair, N. J. Carrol Allen Martin Portsmouth, Va. Ti.MOTHY Ivan Maier Rochester, N. Y. Tom King Massey San Antonio, Tex. Thomas Lawton May St. Albans, W. Va. Rodney Dale McCormack Norfolk, Va. Arthur Alfred McCrary-, Jr. Augusta, Ga. James Creighton McCrary- . ugusta, Ga. Heney Clarence McDonald, Jr. Richmond, Va. Raymond George McKay, Jr. Slingerlands, N. Y. Wallace Tyree McKeel, Jr. Richmond, ' a. Clifford Franklin McKibben Washington, D. C. Charles Cameron McLennan San Mateo, Cal. Ronald Grant 11 ; Dunbaiy LYjfBsSSviD Meyer Port Arthur, Tex. John Adolph Michelsen Upper Montclair, . J. Philip Oglevee Miller, .Jr. Richmond, Va. Joseph Gary Mi.xon Buna, Tex. Joel Francis Moody, Jr. Raleigh, X. C. Richard Hill Moore Alexandria, ' a. Paul Dennis Muldowney Richmond, Va. Charles Sola Munson Rileyville. Va. GiY Earnest Mcrrav, Jr. Bedford, Va. John Glendore Misser Salem, Va. Frederick Lee Xewcomb Roanoke, Va. William Leonard Nuenke Chicago, 111. Clinton Klduidge Paukeh Suffolk, Va. John Thomas Parks Tangier Island, Va. Wallace Schooler Pa  lev The Plains, Va. Nathaniel Willis Penhleton, .Ir. Wytheville, Va. Sidney Rawson Perry III Sarasota, Fla. Philip Boardman Peters Towson, Md. Donald Anthony Petkus Cicero, 111. Paul Delanev Phillips, .Ir. Charlotte, N. C. James .Albert Piggot Herndon, Va. John Benton Pipkin II Reidsville, N. C. John Tallman Poffenbarger Dunbar, W. Va. Robert Bulloch Pope Tyler, Texas Thomas Edward Powell III Elon College, N. C. Dudley Randolph Pricj Stanley, Va. John Hgiias JuiLLEN, Jr. Va. Robert Romeo Kader. .Ir. Wilkinsburg, Pa. Marvin Reinstein Brooklyn, N. Y. Leon Edward Remington, Jr. Portsmouth, Va. Warren Leroy Richardson Norfolk, Va. Floyd Lacy Riddle, .Jr. Haddonfield, N. J. Thomas Woodrow Robinson Springfield, Va. Buddy Benj. min Rogers South Boston, Va. James Wilson Rist, Jr. Colonial Heights, Va. Robert Thomas Saunders, Jr Charlottesville. Va. Caul Theodore S(;hlaiht . Wyoniissing, Pa. Fritz Joseph Sciiolz III Roanoke, Va. Pierre Leonard Sciikicte Indianapolis, Ind. Charles .Ioseph Schwenuinger Dubuque, Iowa Oscar VanPelt Sessoms III Clifton Forge, Va. yp ' c f 1 Fhancis Warren Shield Hampton, Va. Lawrence Jtjdson Siielton Orange, Va. Peter JIalcolm Shipley Highland Creek, Ont. Robert Singer Brooklyn. N. Y. Charles Punnell Smith HI Martinsville, Va. James Evan S.nead Colonial Heights, Va. Joseph MAR . Spivev III Raleigh, N. C. John Randolph St. George, Portsmouth, Va. Garland Willums Sulliv.a.n Hattiesburg, Miss. George Woodson Sydnoh, Jr. Richmond, Va. Douglas William Talbot Beacon, N. Y. Gregory Craig Taylor Clarksville, Va. .John Robert Tekowitz South River, X. J. CL.VYTOX Malcol-m Tho.mas III Alexandria, Va. John Hill Trant III Portsmouth, Va. Meng Chi Tsen Paris, France John Joseph Turley Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Claude Marvin Turp Ringgold, Ga. Robert Brj _ MES IHOMAS ' .VVGHAN Richmond, Va. WiLUAM Addison Vaughan LjTichburg, a. Robert Edwin Wagner Annandale, Va. Charles Clayton Walters Bethlehem, Pa. Henry Hathaway Warner Staunton, Va. Robert Glenn Warner Swoope, Va. David Malmon Weiss West Engelwood, N. J. Edwin Pomeroy Whitfield, Jr. Richmond, Ya. Joseph Salyards Wickes, Jh. Roanoke, ; . Bex Ewing Wiggins, Jr. Portsmouth, Va. Paul Eaton Williams III Petersburg. Va. Walter Garland Wills III LyiK ' lilnirg, Va. AuTiiuu Glenn Wilsun-, .In. Messick, Vm. llciiiACE Lahhv Wish, .In. l (ii-tsnioutli, ' a. Joi[N EgGLESTON WodllW Mill. .Ill Sciutli Orange, N. .I. RicMAitD Alexander V.mkilkk Little Falls, N. Y. Joseph Langtiam Vox, .Ih. ( ' harlottcsvillr, Va. 57 COLONEL ECHOLS In January Colonel Robert Echols succeeded the retired Weir Goodwin as V. I. I. ' s graduate manager of athletics. At his new post Colonel Echols is responsible for all actions of the athletic- department including scheduling of contests and handling of the fluids. Directly responsible to the superintendent, the graduate manager aids General Milton in all business matters as well as those concerning the ath- letic department. Colonel ?:chols, as head of llie department that has expressed its aim to sup])ly a representative athletic program, jilans to expand this representation to as many new sports as possibh. .V plan has been devised, and in a period of several years it is expected that . M. I. will ])articipMte in many more sports. (■.,l,,nrl HcIh.Is allcnded V. M. I. for two years and Iwii more y ' ars were si)ent at ' esl Point. His first assignment in the Army was I he Hawaiian Islands. In l!) ' 2(i he was a])poiiiled assistant eoni- niandanl ,it . M. I. and remained unlil !!):!(), when he was transferred to West Point, where he taught math and did public relations work for several years. Colonel Echols was in Europe during the last war and was sent to Japan in 1946 to become Chief of Public Relations of Far East Commands. In 1951 he was sent to Ft. Sill to become Superintendent of Instructors at the Artillery school. He retired from the Army in 1953. In his first year at V. M. I. the changes and improvements that have been executed under his leadership have been numerous. The results of his efforts are shown on the sports page of any Mrginia newspaper where one can find the outstanding record that Y. ' SI. I. teams have posted this year. His in- terest in all those that come to him for help has done much to further the athletic program. With his ent husiasm and under his guidance, the athletic de- ])artment stands to benefit much, and we are certain that the pace which has been set this year will con- tinue. THE ATHLETIC POLICY Tlu ' athletic policy at V. M. I. is governed by the Athletic ( ' (iiinril, which is composed of alumni, faculty and cadet representatives. Athletics are developed with the objective that a well balanced pro- gram constitutes an important part of the educational process. It is through the practical and wise de- cisions made by this group that such sports with wide participation by cadets are made possible. Few people realize the burden the council is subjected to in keeping the budget out of the red and keep- ing V. M. I. in intercollegiate competition. In the future, it is the aim of the council to gain such a financial backing that the athletic association can operate with ease and meet many of the new ideas introduced by the Cadet Corps. THE COUNCIL Colonel K. S. Purdie Chairman Colonel J. II. C. Mann Faculty Representative Colonel J. S. Jamison Faciiltij Representative Colonel F. R. Pancake Faculty Representative Lieutenant Colonel B. B. Clarkson Faculty Representative Lieutenant Colonel A. i I. Lipscomb Faculty Representative Lieutenant Colonel A. L. Lancaster Faculty Representative Mr. E. Tucker Carlton Alumni Representative !Mr. Aubrey M. Foltz .llumni Representative Mr. Goriiam B. Walker llumni Representative E. Jeff Robertson Cadet Representative John A. M. pp Cadet Representative William W. Greene Cadcl Rciiresentalive Bill, Herb and Tom Amid all the shouts and cheers which the athletic teams at V. iNI. I. so richly deserve, little is ever mentioned about the men who contribute so much to the over-all athletic situa- tion. We speak of men such as Herb Patchin, Bill Roberts, and Tom Joynes who have devoted so much of their valuable time to the advance- ment and betterment of inter-collegiate sports here at V. M. I. Little is actually known by the majority of people pertaining to the numerous and complex problems which these three gentle- men have had to cope with. These men perform their respective jobs because they enjoy working with the boys, for the most part, rather than any personal gains which they might derive. Herb Patchin ' s official title is Director of Physical Education. However, this man who is so beloved by many of the cadets who have come into contact with him, performs duties which extend far beyond his official capacity, ' ery seldom is there an athletic contest of any type here at which you will not see Herb on the spot in case of anj- injuries to the players. It is in this capacity as trainer, friend, and counselor to the boys that Herb has rendered his greatest service. This man will linger forever in the memories of all of us. Likewise, in retrospect, we see that Bill Roberts has also contributed vastly to sports at V. I. L As everyone well knows, many of our finest and most illustrious athletes have made the grade via the intramural route. Bill is the energetic man who is behind all the intramurals and were it not for his tireless efforts the program would not afford cadets the numerous advantages for wide participation in all sports. Kiiiall ' , athletics coulil hardly thrive without a wide range of publicity and it is in this capacity liiat Tom Joynes has been such a valuable asset to . M. L Athletics. Tom could perhaps be called the workhorse of the entire athletic de- partment as it is he who sometimes is called on to perform six functions at one time. He can be seen rushing from one athletic event to another in order that he may be able to obtain the results and get them on the telegraph wires. Besides this endless job, Tom has the thankless task of writing previews and summaries of all IIh ' ari()us sports. Incidentally, he does an extrenuly commendable job whenever he is called on, and he still has time for a jovial wonl for the boys who are so fond of him. Coach Campbell Coach Cormack Under the leadership of these five coaches V. INI. I. has had the most successful year in the alhletii- history of the Institute. In the fall Coach INIcKenna led his charges to win the Big Six Football title with a team that was pre-slated to win no more than two or three games. It has been a long time since a V. M. I. football team has beaten the Wahoos, the Iloakies, and William and Mary all in the same season. Coach Oscar (iupton did a terrific job in directing the wreslling team to the Big Six Championship and third in the Southern Conference. The Grapplers did the phenomenal feat of winning all dual matches in the Big Six, the Southern Conference, and the newly formed Atlantic Coast Conference. The swimming team kept uj) the winning ways by copping the Big Six Title and then literally running off with the Southern Conference Championship. Under the able guidance of Coach Billy Campbell the tankers finished the season with six wins and one loss. To a V. M. I. man the work of Coach Chuck Xoe has been an imijossible undertaking. In two years Coach Xoe has brought the basketball team and the baseball team from last ])lace teams to hot contenders in the Conference. Both teams have finished their seasons with very impressive records. The work of Coach Walt Cormack has probably brought more praise to V. ' M. I. in the athletic than any other single person connected with V. M. I. athletics. His ' 53 and 54 teams compiled records that will take man, - years to surpass. His Cross-Country team won the Big Six and came in second in the Southern Conference. Both the indoor and outdoor track teams ran f)ff with the Big Six and Southern Conference ChaTupionshiiis. as well as going undefeated in dual competition. The indoor team made historx- in winning the non-confi-renre division at the annual Indoor Games at Chapel Hill, beating such teams as Navy, Florida, Georgia Tech, Georgia and many other college ])owers. Fnough prai.se cannot be given to the fine work of Coach Walt Coi-- niack. Coach Clark King is due a great deal of credit for his able assistant coaching in football. basketl)all and track. He has been a fine influence and has done a great job during his tenure at V. [. I. YEAt FOR THE BOOKS The year 19,53-54 will in all probability go down in history as a banner year for athletic teams, and as the ])eginning of a new era in sports at V. M. I. There can never be enough said about the magnificent records which have been compiled by everyone of the respective teams here at the Institute. Most of the credit for these marvelous accomplishments must quite naturally go to the many spirited boys who have devoted their time and energy with great enthusiasm to the sports which are so dear to their hearts. Never- theless, the efforts put forth by the entire athletic department and by everyone here at the Institute con- nected with athletics cannot be overlooked. v. M. I. teams hea]XMl immense honors on themselves, as well as on the Institute, by finishing their respective schedules with records which were far above average. All of this is especially creditable when one takes into consideration the sizA ' of V. ' SI. I., the lack of practice time, and the numerous other factors which are a severe detriment to any full scale athletic program. Despite these obvious drawbacks, the driving spirit and determination which has proven such an integral part of a V. M. I. cadet, has been ex- ceedingly prevalent and a])parent in every man who donned the Big Red uniform this year. The Cross-Country team presented a preview of what .M.I. fans were to expect when they waltzed off with the Big Six Championship and placed a strong second in the Southern Conference Meet. Led by Ben Angle, and Captained by Bill Whitehurst, the thinclads got the school year off to an excellent start under the able guidance of Walt Cormack. However, the 1953 edition of the Big Red football team offered possibly the greatest thrills and surprise of the year by capturing the State Championship. This was the first such honor in many years for a V. I. I. football team and it was also spectacular in that the Keydets defeated Virginia, William and Mary, and V. P. I. in a single season. Coached by John McKenna and led by a whole liost of stars such as .Johnny Mapp and George Ramer, this football team w-ill go down in . M. I. annals as a group of boys who disjjlayed much determined ambition and drive. The basketball team, although winning no championships, compiled their best record in years and they participated in the Southern Conference Tournament. Led by Karl Klinar and Bill Ralph, under the leadership of Coach Chuck Xoe, this may well have Ijeen the team wliich put basketball back on its feet at M. I. The wrestling team also experienced a banner year as they went undefeated in dual meets and l)laced a strcjng third in the Southern Conference Tourney. Such stalwarts as Jeff Robertson, Bill Berry, VMI ,VUesS - ' y ,Ki. .t ' - ' ' ,„Un M W Kar KU « ' - and Miles Nowitzky sparked this mat team to the State Championship and helped make Oscar Gupton ' s Junior year as a coach a success. The swimming team compiled perhaps the most enviable record this year as they literally glided to the State and Southern Conference Championships. Coached by Bill Campbell and ably led by such men as John Peniston, Jay Langhammer, George White, and Johnny Knapp, this team will always be able to be justly proud of the almost insurmountable record which they made. The indoor track season was an immense success also, as the thinclads garnered the State and Conference, plus the non-conference division of the ACC Tourney. Led by versatile Johnny Mapp and Ben Angle, the trackmen had little trouble in subduing all opposition this year. As this book goes to press the outdoor track team is also faring (luite well and will be definite favorites to cop the laurels. Finally, as the Bomb is being written, the ba.scball, tennis, and golf teams are doing very well and it looks as if all three of these teams will finish with excellent records, to round out a banner year for athletics at V. M. I. In summation, this book would hardly be complete without final mention of one man who has contributed so immensely to V. JNI. I. Athletics. This man, namely Johnny Mapp. has done far more than could ever be expected of any V. M. I. athlete. cv .0 iair;3 Front Roir, Left to Right: Siler, Shay, Ralph, Co-Captain Ramer, Co-Captain Mapp, Drake, Klinar, Boxley. Second Row: Woolwine, Fence!, Carter, Lavery, Foley, Sliller, Servidio, Brawner, Byrd. Third Row: Guy, Alex, Boxley, Collins, Westfall, Lyons, Foster, Cooper, Wain- wriglit, Morgan. Fourth Row: Poss, Barker, Massie, Lazarus, Arrants, Snyder, Foster, Janshego, Doolej ' , Jones, Griffith. Fifth Roir: Mana- ger Addison, Assistant Trainer White, Assistant Trainer Sakakini, Assistant Coach Noe, Coach McKenna, Assistant Coach King, Manager Robertson, . ssistant Manager Marsh, Assistant Manager Reynolds, Henry Johnson VARSITY FOOTBALL On Thanksgiving Day, 1953, the Virginia Mihtai y Institute defeated the favored Virginia Tech Gobblers, 28-13, in Roanoke ' s Victory Stadium to win the Big-6 football championship and bring down the curtain on one of the fightingest Big Red elevens ever as- sembled. Prior to the start of the season, the Keydets, minus the services of their All-Conference signal-caller of the preceding year, Bill Brehany, plus Jim Byron, who, along with Brehany formed one of the deadliest aerial duos in the history of V. ' Si. I., weren ' t picked by sportswriters to finish any higher than last in the State pigskin cha.se. But, piloted by scholarly John McKenna, who was named to fill the shoes of the Florida State bound Tom Nugent, and spear-headed by possibly the greatest athelete in V. M. I. ' s colorful history, Johnny Mapp, tlie Flying Squadron caused no small amount of eyebrow-lifting by compiling a creditable .5-.5 record, including verdicts over the University of Virginia, William and lary and V. P. I. McKcnna unveiled his charges and gave sports fans a glimpse of things to come on September 19, when the Big Red , with Mapp scoring three TD ' s, swamped Catawba, 44-0. The contest was the first night football game ever played in Lexington. The following week end, a Home-Coming Day crowd of some 5,000 watched the Keydets drop a close 14-13 decision to George Washington. lapp tallied his fourth TD of the season to take a commanding lead in state scoring circles. On October 3, before a Corps trip rooting .section of six hundred cadets, the Red, White and Yellow, in what proved to be one of their worst games of the campaign, suffered a 13-7 reversal at the hands of a fired-up University of Richmond aggregation. A Spider pass that clicked late in the final quarter proved the clincher. Journeying to Charleston, South Carolina, . M. I. returned to the winning side of the ledger with a hard- fought 14-0 win over The Citadel. The game was marred by an injury to Dick Pencil; the .second- string quarterback sustained a broken shoulder and was sidelined for the remainder of the session. Mapp, on a 52-yard gallop, scored TD number five. In one of the highlights of the year, tlu ' Ke. lets traveled to Charlottesville. Virginia, to do hallle with the hated Cavaliers of tlie University of ' irginia. Trailing 6-0 going into tlic tliird stanza, the inspireii Kevdets scored three limclidowns in the final thirtx ' Bill Ralph, Karl Klinar, Dave yool vine, Nick Servidio, George Rainer minutes to break a football strangle-hold the Cavaliers had held over the Institute forces for thirteen years. FINAL SCORE: V. M. I. 21, V. Va. 6. The Norfolk Flyer hit pay dirt twice to give him a five game total of 42 points. The final TD was tallied by Charlie Lavery on an off-tackle smash. The slipperj ' half- back had set up the play with a twelve-yard jaunt. The Keydets found the Sugar Bowl-bound West Virginia Mountaineers just a little too much to handle the next Saturday, and McKenna Co. dropped a .56-20 verdict to the powerful Mounties. October 31, on a humid Saturday evening, the Keydets suffered one of their most humiliating de- feats of the season, a 12-7 loss to the Florida State Seminoles. The game, played in Tallahassee, Fla., had been marked by IcKenna as one of the must games on the agenda. For it was this same Florida aggregation that had been taken over by V. ' SI. I. ' s erstwhile head football coach, Nugent. But the crafty Nuge proved that he can still get a team up for the big one, as the underrated Seminoles com- pletely dominated the visitors from Lexington. •liinlxi I ' liiirnlnn, .loe Siler, Troy Carter, .Johnny Mapp, Windy Shay Bill Miller, Charlie Lavery, Dick Feiicil, fliarlie Byrd, Mike Foley By way of proving their amazing rebounding faculties, the next Saturday, the Keydets traveled to Roanoke and, in one of the most exciting contests ever waged in the Star City, nipped the famed William and Mary Iron Indians , 20-19. The lead changed hands three times during the hectic battle before a pass from Dave Woolwine to Mapp — a play that covered thirty yards — in the final fifty seconds of play ended the grim encounter with a V. M. I. victory. It was truly one of the most spectacular, pulsating finishes ever witnessed at a football game. On November 14, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sid Oilman ' s terrible Cincy Bearcats administered the worst defeat in V. M. I. history. The final score was 67-0, and involves an afternoon mentioned in hushed tones at the Institute. Suffice it to say that the Keydets ventured a little out of their backyard and — class. Then the stage was set for Turkey Day. V. M. I., two touchdown underdogs at game time, methodically and decisively beat into the Victory Stadium turf the vaunted V. P. I. Gobbler, and demonstrated ostensibly the meaning of the word spirit. Charlie Byr.l. .Ji.hniiy Morgan, Freddy Poss. Lou Drake, Bill Guy jiyt:j J- Johnny Mapp, tlif Xorfolk Flyer on his final flight, ended as he had begun, scoring three touch- downs, lapp, third highest scorer in the nation with 7 ' 2 points, was named All-State, All-Conference, All- Southern, and honorable mention AU-American, and was unanimous choice for the Athlete of the Year award in the Old Domuiion. ' J ' he ' . 1 ' . I. game also brought to an end the foot- ball careers of Co-Captain George Ramer, V. M. I. ' s great guard, Joe Siler, and ecjually stellar center, Karl Klinar, Bill Ralph and Bill Guy. The win over the rival Hokies blew taps on the glittering careers of these Saturday ' s heroes of the gridiron in this, their most glittering campaign. p y ' mMi M: ' 1 -• ■' •f • -.w . mc ' .-ni mi. mm i ' ry ' wa 1% . fi, .  4ii: t Ar -C. - ' Wl, . sl - PR.OVDOFHER FAME AND READY- IN EVERY TIME OF DEEPEST- PERIL (GATE ■-- Front Row, Left U, Jii,,l,l: I-Vrguson (Manager), Racier, Hunt, McLennon, LeBourdais, Vniiolek, Elmore, Ayers. Second How: Gabb, Moodv (Co-Cai)tainl, Williams, Smith, Newbill, Glover, Turley (Co-Captain), Muldowney. Third Row: Newcomb, Arpert, Whittle, Quilleii, Piggott, Hays, Dalton, Dean. Fovrfh Roir: Galvin, Boiling, Poffenbarger, Huffcut, Armstrong, Munson, Kivlighan. Fifth Row: Pawley, Gay, Kyle, Susnar, Orwin, Elmore RAT FOOTBALL The 1953 edition of the Little Red, the V. M. I. Rat football team, was unable to crash the win column in five tries this year. Head Coach Sterling M. Heflin and his two cadet assistants. Tommy Armstrong and Timmy O ' Xeil, were often hard-pressed to find a starting line-up from among their oft-injured charges. Cadets E. G. Ferguson and E. N. Osborne served as manager and assistant manager, respectively, for the squad. The first game saw a fighting Keydet eleven edged out by Greenbrier Military Academy by the slim margin of 13-6. The Rats took an early 6-0 lead on a pass interception by quarterback Jim Farris but they weren ' t able to hold it. Two second half scores iced the win for the green-clad visitors. In the season ' s second contest a heavier, more experienced Bullis Prep squad ground the Baby Keydets under to the tune of 26-14. Joe Moody and Mike Kivlighan accounted for the two V. M. I. tallies and Farris added the points as the game Little Red eleven dropped their second contest. The William and Mary freshmen rammed across two fourth quarter scores to outlast the injury-riddled Rats 14-0 at Williamsburg. The game was marked by fine defensive play by both clubs but a lack of reserves hampered the Keydets during the latter stages of the game. A talented University of Virginia freshman team thundered to a 47-0 win over ' . M. 1. in iianding the Baby Keydets their fourth consecutive licking. Bad breaks and injuries accounted for some of (he Cavayearling scores but generally it was a case of too much and too many for the outmanned Little Red. After holding a good V. P. L club to a 7-0 halftime lead, the Baby Reds succumbed to the weight of numbers in the traditional ' . ] L L-V. P. L freshman fray. The absence of a host of injured players hampered the V. M. I. cause while the Gobblers roared to a 34-0 win. Despite the winless record of this year ' boys to strengthen next year ' s varsity club. team, ( ' John McKenna is counting on .several of the co wCc- soO ' 0 ' ■' § «?§ , ' ?!? oA n V N V First Rino, Left to Right: Foley, Waltei, Fentel, Captain Klinar, Nyman, McKciiiie, Siiydf Tait, Byrd, McDowell Wentz, Manager Fuller BASKETBALL If anyone had predicted two years ago that, within two seasons, the Virginia Military Institute would send a team to the Southern Conference Basketball Tournament, that person would have been slated for a one-way ticket to the local booby -hatch — and would probably have stayed there for as long as the V. ]M. I. basketball team had reclined, unchallenged, at the bottom of the Conference stand- ings, which was almost as long as man could remember. And yet, if that prognosticator had somehow escaped the men in white and managed to line up a few takers he probably has enough dough today to make AH Khan look like Silas Marner, for the 19o-l rendition of the V. M. I. Hoopsters went right out and, not only won more games than any team for over ten years, but received a bid lo play in the SC Tournament. True the Keydet basketeers fell before the powerful Richmond Spiders in the first round, but that was only half the story. The Key- det Hoopsters, coached by the indefatigable Chuck Xoe, and paced by a galaxy of steady performers such as Karl Klinar, Bill Ralph, Don Colwell, Charlie Byrd, Dick Pencil, Don Nyman, Frank AValters, to name a few, displayed the kind of basketball that hadn ' t been seen In- Institute rooters since the middle thirties. The Keydets, operating with the services of one basketball scholar- ship performer, and with individuals whose muscles still bulged with the brawn of football, showed that they were no longer the doormat of the Conference. Through the brilliant tutorlcgc of Xoe, who in the unbelievably short span of two years resurrected the Keydets from a lack-lustre, ill-functioning mechanical mess to a smooth- working machine, V. INI. I. ' s basketball team sang its first victory Captain Karl Kli Hill Italph, Karl Kliiinr, Don Colwell song in over a decade. Not to be unrecognized are the heroics of Khnar, Ralph and Cohvell. In this, their final year on the hardwood, the tireless threesome formed the nucleus for the team that topped perennially powerful William and ]Marv and played the SC champion George Washington Colonials down to the wire before suc- cumbing to superior class. Whether a new dawn rose with the eclipse of the 1954 version of the V. M. I. basketball team and V. M. I., with the aid of basketball scholarships, has passed from the darkness of the basketball night into at least an early haze of almost too-late recovery, or simply that Noe accomplished the near-impossible with what he had and is doomed to degenerate back to darkness with the graduation of Klinar, Ralph, and Colwell, remains to be seen. But the 1954 V. M. I. basketball team will be remembered for bringing the one harmonious note to an otherwise chaotic basket- ball tune. First Ron; Left to Right: Peters, Price, Robertson, Fravel, Mason, Fiske, Muldowney, Manager Snapp. Second Row: Coach King. Coombs, Ren ington, Godley, Boice, Coupland, Cowley RAT BASKETBALL The Freshman Basketball squad, coached by Clark King, experienced a moderately success- ful season. The team was selected from the outstanding players of the previous year from throughout the state and some out-of-state cadets had berths on the squad. This variation in placement proved to hinder the team ' s ability to play together. However, this flaw was soon overcome and the Little Red was on the road to perfection. Long hours of practice, constant pressure, and many other ideas were employed in Coach King ' s scheme to build the team up. Soon these grueling sessions were becoming a natural part of each player ' s day and the race was on! Each game proved to be a challenge and these V. !M. I. Cagers met this challenge with a spirit that speaks favorably of the Institute. The use of the practice, the development of better eyes , better and faster ball-handling, all these were incorporated in the team ' s brand of ball. With the advantage of seeing a lot of action, some of these Freshman players will be in a position to instill in the Varsity next season a jealousy for their positions that may prove to make one of the best basketball teams that ' . I. L has ever .seen. .v N BASEB ALL Co-Captain George Chumbly, Coach Noe, Co-Captain Bill Brehany April 9, on wind-whipped Alumni Field, the 1953 version of the V. M. I. baseball team made an unevent- ful debut, losing to visiting Long Island University, 10-7. However, the following afternoon, the Keydets out- slugged the Islanders 10-9 for its first win of the season. The victory was the first for . M. I. but was by no means to be its last. The Keydets, under the tight reins of Coach Chuck Noe went on to compile an 8-10 record, including a five-game victory skein. Noe, in his second campaign at the helm of the Institute nine, drove the team into a win compilation that exceeded any V. M. I. baseball team in over a decade. Drove is literally the word. The fiery ex-UV ' a. star ran the Keydets ragged in hustling them to a respected position in State collegiate baseball circles. Looking over the records, it is plain to see that hustle alone accounted for the majority of V. M. I. wins. Without the drive — the added incentive — stimulated by Noe, a trait that ' s second nature to any winning formula, it is hardly probable that V. M. I. would have won three games all season. The Keydets suffered from a lack of front-line pitching, and an inconsistent batting attack. Of Noe ' s Big 3 on the mound, Dave Crockett, Bill Ralph, and Bill Brehany, only the elongated fast- ball specialist, Crockett, proved a dependable performer, although the veteran Brehany twirled a few good Irnni ,•,,„, 1,(1 I,, limhi l-ulk , Knirr!, I ' uwell, Chumbley, BrelKii. , W , -,M,.u,.i,,, W. Assistant ((lacli SaiiiicliTs, Witt, Uliodes, Crockett, Morgan, K .stcr. Mnrris. Heali-, Hd k, II ;,;.„ ;.. rllt..n, Kuillf;. Walter, . h: games. The ho L and cold running hurlor on the team was Ralph. The 6 ' 5 goliath from Indianapolis was almost unbeatable on occasion, but failed to give Noe the consistency he badly needed. The lack of top- flight pitching, more than anything else, was the factor that forced the Keydets to settle for a mediocre season ' s mark. Stand-outs on the scjuad were George Ramer, Frank Knoell, Jack Sanguigni, Dave WooKvine and the aforementioned Crockett. Ramer, prior to the campaign, laid claim to being the best receiver in the state, and before the season had terminated, proved that he was. The big catcher led the team in doubles, homers, RBI ' s and total bases, and was named catcher on the mythical All-State combine. Frank Knoell, a Rat from Orange, Va., proved to be the rookie sen.sation of the year. The right- fielder, batting fifth in the lineup, was one of the few long-ball swatters on the team, and led the squad at the plate for the early part of the cam- paign before tapering oil to respectable .283 final season average. Sanguigni, who, along with Ramer and Knoell, did most of the fence- rattling for the Keydets, presented a constant threat to opposing mounds- men. The keystone combination of Woohvine and George Chumbley was one of the bright spots in the V. M. I. baseball picture. Woohvine, an Abingdon, Va., lad converted from the outfield to short by Xoe, looked as though he had covered the short field all his life. Not only was Wool- wine ' s defensive maneuvers superlative, but the popular athlete banged out a .310 .season ' s mark, second highest among the Keydet regulars. The team batting crown was garnered by Crockett, who hit the horsehide at a sizzling .345 clip. Country , a ballplayer ' s ballplayer was easily the most valuable performer on the team. Graduation lopped off Chumbley, the second-sacker Xoe called one of the best competitors on the team, a player who committed but a single miscue during the entire season, centerfielder Curley Powell, an individual who, had he been able to hit one-tenth the way he covered the outer pastures, would have made one of the best ball players in V. M. I. history, and pitcher, Brehany. Losses such as these cannot go unfelt, but, as this story goes to print, the Keydet baseballers have an unbeaten string of three straight, and appear to be headed for an all-time V. I. I. baseball record. George Ramer, .lack Sanguigni Tur la Keitli l!olU,m: Alan Crockett, Kwiiig, Bill IJalph °s ' hc f cv ' First Rou Left to Right: Cole, Mapp, Carter, Sha , McLain, btroehmann, la lor, Harrison Second Row: Greene, Dillard, Kane, Angle, Higin- botham, MeCrary, Warren, Klienpeter Third Ron Mallo, AAilson, Da is, McDonald, Fowler, Bourke, Golla, Parker, MeKemie, Mana- gers Brittigan, Farmer, Burks, Coach Cormack, White, La very, Jones, Levinson OUTDOOR TRACK The 1953 Outdoor Track Team Co-Cap- tained by Frank Spencer and Herman Decker, had a three-win and three-loss season. The first meet of the season was with the University of North Carohna. The Keydets were crushed by a score of 87-44 and morale seemed low after losing this season opener. However, hard work and good coaching soon brought the team back to crush William and Mary in its second meet by a score of 108-23. The Cindermen also took their third meet, which was with the University of Virginia, by a score of 81-50. Next came the V. M. I.- V. P. I. meet and V. P. I. took the field from the ' . M. I. runners by a s core of 96} 2-34 2. Then the Keydets met the Richmond Spi- ders and defeated them by a neat score of 76-55. The last dual meet of the season before the Big Six and Southern Conference meets was with West Virginia University which handed the Kevdets a crushing defeat scoring Hon.Kii. Dcfki ' 84 points to V. M. I. ' s 47. The Big Six was next on the agenda and, after their j)revious showing during the season, tlie team was not too confident of winning. However, they did make a good showing and took second place in the state. The Southern Conference meet ended with V. M. I. in fifth place. Although the season was not an out- standing one, there were two members of the team who made quite a name for themselves in track circles. They were Johnny Mapp and Ben Angle. Mapp ' s best time of the season was an enviable ' 2S.1 in the low hurdles which gave him a tie for first ])lace in the nation. To top this honor Johnny was voted All- Ameri- can in track for the season. A constant winner in his specialty, the Low Hurdles, he can also be counted on to place highly in the Broad Jump, High Jump, and 100-yard Dash. As an all-around track man Mapp is tops. Ben Angle set a new school record in the Half-Mile with his top time of 154.1. Besides being one of the best half-milers in this part of the country, Ben also makes good showings in the Mile and the 440. Mapp and Angle didn ' t take a vacation from track when summer Furlough started. They entered the N. C. A. A. at Lincoln, Nebraska and the National A. A. U. at Dayton, Ohio. Mapp took third place in the low hurdles. There were other runners and field men on the team who turned in good performances and helped the team a great deal. Some of these men such as Co-Captain Frank Si)encer, Jim McLain, Wayne Forsythe, and Paul Fortin graduated with tlie Class of 53 and are certainly missed by their teammates. nm: Swoili- Svciulsi ' ii, Cu-nrgr While. .I.uk Cile. Tiiin Kane Left to Right: Dunseth, Taylor, McDonald, Robertson, Bourke, Tonkin, Willard, Dillard, Jackson, Angle, Captain Whitchurst CROSS COUNTRY For the fourth time in four years the Cross-Country team, captained this year by Bill Whitehurst, has won a state championship for V. ' SI. I. This win climaxed an exceptionally successful year which saw the Harriers take second places in the Southern Con- ference and the State A. A. U. One of the best Cross- Country teams that V. M. I. has had in quite a few years, the team lost to only one team with which it competed. The team began hard work almost innnediately upon returning from summer furlough and they were in tip-top shape when their first meet of the season rolled around. They beat the University of Richmond Spiders by a rare perfect score of 15-55. The Keydets were next challenged by William and Mary and they tromped them by an almost perfect score of 17-5S. With two wins under their belts, the boys were ready to take on the University of Virginia and Roanoke College in the first triangular meet of the season. Again they came out on top with a score of 28 to Virginia ' s 77 and Roanoke ' s 37. ' Tis said that into each life some rain must fall. The Harriers had their rain in the form of a power- ful West Virginia team which edged out a ten-point win over the Keydets, giving them their first and onl - loss of the season. After this heartbreaker the team seemed determined not to let it happen again. It didn ' t, for in the last triangular meet of the season they tromped David.son and Washi]igton and Lee by a score of 18-63-59. The season was officially ended by the aiiiiuai picnic-party which was held this year in the V. M. . Field House. With only one man being lost to graduation and quite a few good runners coming up from the rat team, next year should prove to be even better than this vear tV)r the Kevdet Harriers. raplMJn Hill Wliiteliiirst and Cna.li Curuiaik v ' Captain Milos Xowitzky (S(.iiIIktii CoiilViruco Champion) VARSITY WRESTLING Oiu ' of tlif hottf.sl winter sports records turned in this year was l)y the wresthng team. The vastly ini- ])ro eil grai)])U ' rs faced a rugged sche(hile, and came out of it with an impressive record of eleven wins against only two losses. They lost to Aurburn and Franklin and jMarshall, two strong names in the mat game, but numbered such powers as West Virginia, Maryland, Duke, and Virginia among their victims. It was a Big Six championship for the matmen, and they won the Southern Conference dual meet title with ease. In the annual tournament. West Virginia prevailed, with V. M. I. a close second, and the Keydets captured three championships. Coach Oscar Gupton did a great job with his team, which was average last year, and was supposed to be weakened by graduation. The wrestlers agree that Gupton deserves the credit, but Gupton insists that it was individual determination that won the numerous victories. This was indeed shown by the stellar per- formances of such stalwarts as Captain ] Iiles Nowitzky, Jeff Robertson, Nick Servidio, Billy Berry, and Stewart Jones. They all turned in impressive individual win- loss records, and Nick, Jeff, and Miles wound it up as Champions of the Southern Conference tournament. t ' rimt lion; Left to liiglil: Bryan, Truxcll, Tliomas, Moore, Barclay, Gralier, Kogero. Berry, Jones, Hogsliire. Third Rinr: Coach Gupton, Massie, Vitagliano, Stevens ger Diamondidis Second How: Rol ertson, Thurman, Emerson, Trumbo, II, Captain Nowitzky, Thornton, Parker, Dautel, Mana- Billy Berry, Jeff Robertson (Southern Conference Clianipioii), Nifk Ser ' idio (Southern Conference Champion) Billy Berry lost in the finals in a real heartbreaker. Well to be remembered are the class of Miles, the skill of Tiger JeflF, the speed of Billy, and the brute strength of Scrap Iron Nick Servidio. Stewart Jones came out for the varsity for the first time at the beginning of the s eason, and developed in short order into one of the team ' s outstanding grapplers. Tom Massie also showed a lot of promise, and should be hard to handle by next year. Gus Barkley opened the season looking good, but was hampered by injuries towards the end. It was the best season for the Keydets in many years, and with many new men and lots of ability left, next season should be an interesting one. Coach Gupton doesn ' t plan to rest on past laurels, but is looking forward for big things to come. Berry, Nowitzky and lioliertson Showing the Lights « . ■■| .v( AVii ' , .i ' (V Id Ixiijlil: I.Miiili, M;iiKif. ' iT HiiTv, l,;innli:iiiii iT. Peniston, Knapp, White, Thompson. Second Row: Stanley, Hoyt, Warini;, J,, soli, ijrophy, .hickson, Color, I,:i[iili. tinril Hnir: McDonald, Prizzi, Ridgely, Hart, Boxley, Van Fossen, Coach Campbell VARSITY SWIMMING Tliis year tlu ' Varsity Tankers took on a new coacli. William Cani])l)t ' !l. and with liiin anotlitT State ( liampionship victory and a sweoi)ing Sonthern Conference Title. The season i)rovcd to be one of the best in the history of the institute with only one loss out of eight dual meets and two Championship wins. The team opened the season with a full schedule including Catholic U., West Vir- ginia, Duke, V.P.I. , Virginia, and Lynchburg College. The climax of the season for the Keydets came in the State meet when the Tankers, after a close and hard battle, edged out the Wahoos to take the title. At the Southern Conference meet at the end of the season the finmen demonstrated much power and walked away with every first place honor to tally up a new scoring record. As it was said by a sportswriter, M.I. w ' alked away with e er thing but the Tech Pool. Jim Berry George White Tiger Jackson Jay Langhammer The only defeat of the season for tlie team came in the dual meet with ' irginia. This one loss was due primarily to a large amount of sickness which hindered the striking power of the squad. However, the team ex- j)erienced no other defeats during the entire season. The mainstays of the team this year were Frank Boxley, Co-Captain John Knaj)p, Reg Ridgely, Bill Van Fossen, and Dick Hoyt. All these men were able to take first place championships at the Conference. Ridgely, ' an Fossen, and Hoyt represented ' .] I.I. at the Nationals and were able to turn in good showings. Throughout the wliole season all members of the team showed nuich iin])rovc- ment and proved to be of great value to th e team. Thus with the most successful season in swimming in V.M.I, records, the Tankers, under tlie exj)ert guidance of Bill Campbell, expect to better their record in tlie future. •Vr.s7 I ' .-ic, .(■• f ii(; ( ; Shav, ( 1 U [i .i M ipp W liiti hurst (i ll,ipkins,Boiirki-, Angle. Third It i Sxendscii Middo Golh Burks, Coach Coriuack, Firnur Wilhrd Minigtr Uescott tir Decktr • tciind h ,i ii Tonkin Dillard, McCrirx W i I Iv i il II lli uil Ihun ilentme, ■iirlli h II J i l I Miller, Dunseth, INDOOR TRACK The Indoor Cindermen opened their season this year by tromping Bridgewater College 86-18. Next came the third annual V. M. I. AVinter Relays which were originated by Coach Cormack. In this mammoth meet the Keydets took three first places, three seconds, three thirds, and two fourths, standing second only to the University of Maryland which had four first places. This record is especially significant since such teams as the University of North Carolina and Duke I ' niversity were also entered in the meet. Next came the Big Six meet which the Thinclads won by a score of 73, more than the com- bined scores of the rest of the teams entered. The Keydets continued their winning streak in the Southern Conference meet, taking first place with a score of 60} and becoming the first V. ' SI. I. athletic team to be both Big Six and Southern Conference Champions. Captain Johnny JNIapp, Ben Angle, and Troy Carter were the outstanding men on this year ' s team. However, meets are not won with only three men and such team members as White- hurst, Decker, Shay, Svendsen, Hopkins, Higinbotham, McCrary, Greene, Vaughan, Valentine, Bourke, and Miller were also responsible for the making of a winning team. AnotluT feather was added to the caps of the already victorious team when they journeyed to North Carolina to compete in the Non-Conference Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They took first place in their division, beating out such powerhouses as Navy, Georgia Tech, and I lie I ' nivcrsily of Florida. Ccrlaiiily one of the best Indoor teams that . M. I. has ever had, the Cindermen are look- ing fiirward lo as good a team next year under the able direction of Coach Walt Cormack. Front Row, Left to Right: Moreman, Brower, Atkinson, Yearger, Drake, Gillespie, Lewis. liuck Row: Smith, Wliite, Timnis. Gee, Carstens, Wood, Bryan GOLF Each spring there is a group of Keydets who spend their afternoons chasing a httle white ball over sunny fairways while their Brother Rats drill and parade. This group is better known as the V. M. I. Golf Team. The Keydet linksmen battled their way to a winning 6 and 4 record over the Tri-Brook Country Club ' s challenging layout. Led by Co-Captains Bill Wood, the old pro from Richmond, and Bill (Brew) Bryan from Chattanooga, Tennessee, the golfers climaxed the season by placing second in the State Intercollegiate Meet at Hot Springs. In this meet, medalist Wood set an amature 36 hole record with a 139 over a tough course that often gives the Pros trouble. He clearly established himself as a true champion throughout the season by holding down the number one spot and winning handily. But it was the well balanced strength on down the line that made this season a good one. Such long ball knockers as Monty White, Bob Gee, and Minor Lewis came through when the chips were down to win for the Big Red. This year interest in Golf at the Institute experienced a surprising rise with a large turnout for the 1954 team. With the support now being received from the Athletic Department and the promising Rat team, V. M. I. ' s golf future is a bright one. Cci-Captnins Bill Bryan ;iT.a Bill W.uhI Frmil liiiw. Left to Right: McDowell, Pilley, Reed, Peters, Muiidy. Tli( Bourke, Marshall, Tipton. Third Row: Aulick, Emrick iipson. Second Row: Ahell, Stokos, Drennen, Coach Clark, Berry, TENNIS TEAM V. M. I. ' s 1953 tennis team got off to a slow start this year dropping its first four matches before it could find the right combi- nation to break into the winning column and finish up with a 5 win, 6 loss record. Outstanding in the singles was Pete Grine who played beauti- ful tennis in the number one .slot to pull a 7-4 record, the best on the team, against the best players the opposition could muster. He was backed up by Frank Pilley at the number two spot, Luke Yitt at number three, Jim Berry number four, Don Drennen played number five, and the sixth spot was shared by Jerry Pourke, Bill Stokes, Skip Thompson, and Stuart McCloskey, all of whom played a winning brand of tennis. In the doubles, Drennen and Witt were outstanding while Pilley and Berry and Grine and Bourke filled out the list. The balance of the team was such that the doubles teams were always changing and finished with a better record than the singles by winning S ' i ' yc of their matches to 38 for the singles. With only GriTie, Witt, and Mcf ' loskey graduating, the 1953 leani leaves mure than a fine record tci l)olster next vear ' s team. ' J :r S mr First Row, Left to Right: Glenn, Barrett, l,ci.p(.l(l, ( .irnpl.( II. I ' l tt jiilin, Fh nii Second Rou Coach Sergeant DriskcjII, Henderson, Hardy, Bowdc Lawless, Stickley, Greig RIFLE TEAM Encouraged by the newly won recognition by the i tliletic Council, and the acquisition of six new Winchester 52 rifles, the V. M. I. Rifle Team posted its best record in recent history. The Marksmen won 14 shoulder to shoulder matches and lost 4 — three of the four losses were avenged later in the season. Not only did they post an outstanding record in dual competition by defeating such teams as Tulane, L.S.U., George Washington, and Georgetown, but in the National Intercollegiate Match the top V. M. I. team won the sectional Championship in downing, among others, three V. P. I. teams and thereby gained a national standing that is likely to be the best among all the teams competing here at V. M. I. All men on the varsity team are in ROTC — eitlier Army or Air Force — and for military match firing the team is divided into the respective ROTC branches. This year the Air Force team had a particularly good season. Their most note- worthy accomplishment was placing ninth in the entire nation in the Hearst Troj)hy Match, fired by all Air Force ROTC rifle teams. This year the Varsity Rifle Team pledged themselves to show great im- provement provided they were given the proper ecjuipment, and the V. M. I. monogram to work for. The concessions were made and the Rifle Team accordingly made good its promise. With continued interest shown and good coaching provided, the Rifle Team will gain fame in a new area of sports activity and furnish a source of pride to our alumni who expect to see V. M. I. in the win columns of all com- petitive athletics. Captain RuDusky, Jundt, Dougherty, Runyan, Skinner, Chioco FENCING TEAM The V. M. I. Fencing Team, now in its first year, under the coaching of team captain, Basil RuDusky, and Jose Chioco, Philippine foil champion, proved that all the team needs is experience, and support from school and athletic authorities. We hope both will be gotten next season. Thus far, the team has made excellent showings in all meets, losing its big meet with George Washington University by only a one point margin. In almost every meet, each member of the team entered in two weapons, and all have had a share in victory. Next year the team plans to get an early start in order to train the many incoming freshmen. Fencing requires an exceedingly greater amount of practice and experience than most other sports, and in the future, V. M. I. ' s fencing team will become a greater and more difficult obstacle in the paths of the fencing powers of the South. A larger and stronger schedule is iijaiincd for next year, including four visiting meets and possibly two tournaments for tlie iop members of the team. Although the team will be considerably weakened by Ihe addition of inexperienced men, the five men now composing the nucleus of Ihe tcani will prove to he a decisive stumbling block in tiie victory-glazed eyes of many of I heir iii)p(inenls. The .sabre fencing will be coached by Basil RuDusky, team captain, while the foil coaching will be hanrlled by Jose Chioco — both will share in coaching the epee. It is li(ii)ed thai within a few years, V. I, I. will obtain a professional fencing master and thus be able to travel north of the Mason-Dixon line to invade the kingdoms of t he intercollegiate fencing powers. COL JTLJ ' RESTON Front Row, Left to Right: Daniel, Parson, McClay, Openshaw, Haake, Pacheco, Gongora. Second Row: Br Lo. Third Row: Selinger, Blocher, Peniston, Manager Layman ok, Fisher, May, Reese, Ansbacher, SOCCER TEAM One Sunday in the spring of ' 53 found about ten cadets out on the hill kicking around a volleyball; there was no soccer ball, nor shoes, but it marked the beginning of V. M. I. ' s newest sport — soccer. The boys found such enjoyment in playing that they decided to begin a team. In barracks 36 men registered for the team and represented the beginning few. With no coach, money or recognition from the Athletic Council, process surged ahead with positive determination. Personal funds were used to buy equipment and a few official soccer balls. Saturdays, Sundaj ' s and Wednesdays found the team diligently practicing on their own time. A short summer lapsed between the last practice in the spring and the first in the fall. This time didn ' t go to waste but was put to getting the first set of games for the fall. There were but three games — W. L., Roanoke College and Duke. Still the team went on with no coach, but with guts and a hope of a better future. February, ' 54 came and marked the beginning of the team ' s luck. Captain Ducane Wolf, a graduate of West Point, was enlisted as an instructor in the ROTC staff and accepted the task of coaching our soccer team. Captain Wolf once said, It was the determination of the cadets and their enthusiasm that made me accept the responsibility as a coach. Since then the Athletic Council has decided to consider the possible admission of soccer as a regular sport. This would mean official practice time and money for better equipment and overnight trips. Plans are in progress for a good schedule next year, which might include West Point, N. C. State, Maryland and U. Va. In closing we would like to extend to those graduating members of the Class of ' 54, who played in our ranks with courage and gave us an example of leadership and a reason to miss them this coming season — George Hardy, Jack Daniels, John Peniston, Ed Santos and John LeDeaux — hearty congratulations and good luck on leaving V. M. I. RAT INDOOR TRACK Front R„ir. Uil h I ' ughi: M .Mily, Siuilli, F.rK-ll. Sydnor, Wills, Salyc-r, Atkismi, Blanks. Scconi} Wiir: Xeuconihe, Sessoms, Early, Richardson, Pawli ' v, Ilardin. Third Row: Manager Wilson, Dalton, Gahin, Shultz, Hammond, Jean, Batten, Manager Brittigan RAT SWIMMING ; v... i . i ' ■' • ' ' ' ' ■' ' |. IV. ■. Ilanui,.. 11,1. n,, .,:,...,!, - ,- , ' ,.«•.■Burns, Gilbert, IIeiHl.r ni,, W....d«ar l, Hall. 77 V( «„ ■.■Manager Hi. 1 1 ' . I ' -. hladil , Haas, Mielu-lsun. liiuuk.,, ( ,.aeh Caninhell RAT WRESTLING f j f © P f f f v A , ' a! .is ' FronI Rnir, Left t„ Kight: Wise, MacKav. SaunikTS, Pope. Bulli- iriur IIuLlunl Kilklis Ilnuock S,, h, i„« ( iItihtc lluiil. Avis, F, Duvi,s, Roger.s, . rpcrt, IloiieycuU, Gardner, Long, LeBoimhis VsMst iiit (i k li Milkr lliird hui, CukIi { ok.iul lleflin. Shield, Vt Parks, Bain, W. Kivlighaii, Gabb, . nder.son, Boiling Rider Munson M Knhghin NewbiU Hill Min igcr bli ittuck V. M. I. CONTINUES TO WIN At the beginning of this section a large amount of space was devoted to praising the athletic teams which have represented the Institute in all fields this year. However, there have been several developments since the beginning of the spring season which we have not been able to cover in the body of the section, and they are all of an outstanding nature. The outdoor track team has turned in one of the most impressive records in V. M. I. ' s history. Undefeated in dual meets, it lost only in the Virginia A. A. V. meet to the Marines of Quantico. In doing so, however, V. ' SI. I. ' s Norfolk Flyer, Johnny lapp, again proved to be the outstanding competitor, garnering three first place medals. He led the field home in the 220 yard low hurdles, the newly inaugurated 440 yard hurdles, and the 120 yard high hurdles, Ben Angle brought home the 440 title. In the field events. Dale Vaughn set a new state record with a leap of slightly over twenty-four feet. The team also became state champions and Southern Conference titlists. The ba.seball team also turned in one of the best records in many yt ' ars. ith victories over Richmond, V. P. I., William and Mary, ami ' irgiiiia, the Keydel base- ballers wound up in a three-way tie for second place in the Big Six. These are onl ' a few of the outstanding achievements in the sporls Wdpld which the Keydets have produced in the ' .54 season, but they are e. am])les of the will to win which characterizes all V. M. I. o M A nmmmmm THE EXECUTIVE AND GENERAL COMMITTEES The General Committee is the Corps Government. It serves as the representative of the Corps in controversies with the Institute, with Ahimni, with other colleges, among the classes in barracks, or be- tween individuals within these classes. It is composed of the officers of the First, Second, and Third Clas.ses, the President of the Officers of the Guard Association, and two First Classmen elected at large. The his- torian of the Third Class serves as Sergeant at Arms and has no vote. This gives proportional represen- tation to each cla.ss. This committee, presided over by the President of the First Class, hears cases and assigns penalties for infractions of its rules. This year these rules have been reduced to class privileges and Rat restrictions. In order lo enforce the iiigh standards of public appearance and discipline in the Corps, a new judicial coniniittcc was fornied. ll is the Executive Committee, and is composed of the officers of the Second and Third (lassis, and llircc first class members of the General Committee, one of whom is the President of (he First Class. In addition one other First Class member of the General Committee serves as prosecutor, who thoroughly investigates each case, presenting in oral and written forms his arguments before the defendant and tin- (iininiil Ice. The Executive Committee can be called into session at any moment, thus insuring swifl, jusl I rial of men charged with offenses of a serious nature. The success of lliesc organizations in llirir administrative and judicial functions depends, as always, on the wholeheartiMl support of the Corps. B8 ' i f H BlJ I k k. m--%. --: Mk .0 ■• ■■- ' ■, ' - ' . ' :. THE HONOR COURT Certainly the most important of the several institutions that make V. M. I. is the Honor System, the formulation and enforcement of which devolves ultimately upon the twelve elected members of the Honor Court who represent the upper two classes. (There are nine first classmen, three second classmen on the court in addition to three non-voting third class representatives and, in the case of the trial of a member of the fourth class, a member of the lower class.) The System itself has as its basic principal the fact that each cadet is honor bound to report to the Honor Court any breach of the Honor Code. A man failing to do so is considered to be as guilty as the original offender. A violation of the Honor Code results in but one penalty — dishonorable discharge from the school and indefinite banishment from the post. Thus the trials conducted by the cadet Court necessarily rival their civil judicial counterparts in the thorough manner with which every possible amount of evidence is examined and in their hesitancy to even consider the case of a charged individual without a near guarantee of its validity. Above all, the Court depends, for the continuance of the System along the admirable lines of the past, on the outward expression of an inward quality of the individual which some call character and others refer to as HONOR. I). H. N Adrrrtising Matiaiier D. A. Ilengel Picture Editnr THE EDITORIAL STAFF Thompson, Sessonis, Wills, Jeiinottu THE BUSINESS STAFF Filor, l.vons, CrniiuT, WiUinins I ' . A. Kuliii. Ilii.snic.s.s Ma,„. mc .MJ. Cadet THE EDITORIAL STAFF THE BUSINESS STAFF W. W. Miller Busines.i Manager F. Conley Managing Editor utn- The V. M. I. Turn-Out, to borrow one of its well known phrases, is a humor magazine, sort of. Jesting aside, its progress in the last two years has been great, and its contributions to the state press conferences have been valuable not only to the Turn-Out Staff, but to the staffs of other publications in the state. Henry Hulme as editor of the Turn-Out has iiiaile serious efforts to raise the calibre of the magazine and has made sizable strides to- ward that aim. With the cooperation of Bill Miller, Frank Conley, Boots Harmon, and all of the other members of the staff, the Turn-Out has produced its regular issues at every ho]) set. contributing to the merriment thereof. ' I ' here have Ix ' en efforts recently to transform the ' Turn-Out into a literary magazine, but these have been successfully resisted. The need for a good humor magazine is great, for the ability of any group or individual to laugh at themselves is one of the best indi- cations of good morale. The Corps has a lot concerned with its own activities about which it can laugh, and I lie Tiini-Out is the best means to express this laughter. The job execule l hy Henry Ilulme and his staff has been a creditable one, and it is certain that the c|nalit. - of the pr(jduct will not suffer in the future. The new staff is able, ami ue hij|)e that nui)rovement will continue in the years to come. THE EDITORIAL STAFF THE BUSINESS STAFF HOP COMMITTEE As always, the V. M. I. Hop Committee inaintaiiu ' tl llif Institutr ' .s reimtatioii for having Ihf Ix ' st (iaiUTS ill the Sciutli this vear, with l.i.ulrnaiit ( , ,me Ciirringtoi. ( ' . Tutwilc Faculty Adpimr such outstanding performers as Ralph Merterie at Thanksgiving, a nd Dean Hudson and Elliott Lawrence at otlier sets during the year. Again this year, the Hop Committee spon- sored the selection of Miss Easters, and her court, who were presented at the spring set in April. Gracing the occasion this year was Miss Sherry Crossley, Miss Easters of 1954, escorted by Mr. Larry Armstrong. The decoration of the floor of Cocke Hall entails a great deal of planning and effort, but as ever, the Hop Committee has carried off its hurilcii with flying colors. The Committee lost Colonel T. A. E. Moseley as its faculty advisor this year, and to him wc render a sincere vote of thanks for his many years of service to the Hop Committee in that ca])acity. Srlectrd as the new adviser was Lieuti ' iiaiit ( ' (ildiicl ( ' . C. Tutwiler, who has (jiiickly hcciiiiic an indispensable source of advice ami aid to llarrv (iowcn and the members of the . )4 ( ' iiiiiiintU-e. THE V. M. I. COMMANDERS The V. M. I. Commanders have ever been one of the most popular student dance bands in this area. Featuring the trumpet work of leader, Teddy Benson, and the vocals of Joe Cat Carney, the group has worked its way into a reputation as a reliable dance group. Teddy Benson took over the job of leading the Commanders three years ago, and relinquishes the baton this June with his graduation. V. M. I. ' s Ray Anthony has maintained the re])utation of tlie Com- manders, and has brought praise to his Ijand from many nearby girls ' schools for the work he has done. Joe Carney, a cadet vocalist with a slight professional background, has been one of the main drawing cards of the band for three years. With an individualistic style and a good personality at the mike, he lias wowed ' em everywhere he has performed. The Commanders have i)layed dates at Randol]:)h-Macon Woman ' s College, Hollins, Sullins, Stuart Hall, and a number of other dates in the area. The group will sorely miss tiie work of its leader and its vocalist next year, but it will undoubtedly continue its record of fine ])erformance. THE GLEE CLUB The V. M. I. (ilcc Club is |)crluips llio best pub- licity orpaiiiziition iti Ihe Corps, ruder the leadership of Colouel Herbert Xasli Dillard, it has over the years, brought uulold atuouuls of praise to the lustitute. Tile largest extra-curricular orgauizatioii at . M. I.. Ihe (ilee Club contaius approximately one InuHlricI ineuibers, of which about eighty are used in cciiieerl work. The work of the Glee Club has included cciiK ' erls ill UicliiiKind ' s os(|Ue, the Greenbrier Hotel, Lyiiclibiirg, Nc)rf ilk, Uoanoke, and sevi ' ral other a|)iiearaMees. In Ihe past, M. I. s choral group has appeared .-il ihe conxcnl ion of llie . iiieric;iii Manu- ra ' liinr ' -. . s ocialion in Xi ' W o|•k and with the Nalioiial S iiiplioii, Orchestra under the direction of I )r. ii(]uard Mitchell. Oni ' of its most inspiring per- formances each year is its appearance in the National Cathedral in Washington. The Glee Club has progressed under the guiding hands of Colonel Dillard to one of the foremost choral groups in the south, and its stature is great, not only in the eyes of cadets, but in those of many who appreci- ate the organization and its ability to conquer serious music as well as the light works which always serve to add vitality to a program. The Glee Club is an organization of which the Corps has every right to be proud, and it will un- doubtedly continue to be such in the future. The thanks of all are due Colonel Dillard and the organi- zation ' s members and officers. IN CONCERT WITH SULLINS COLLEGE COLONEL H. N. DILLARD DIRECTOR THE GLEE CLUB AT WORK A CI TIFYING SPECTACLE ANHONOR-TOOyR-COVNITRYANDOVR STATE:QBJECT5 OF HONESTPRJDE TO THEIP. IfiSTRyCTOR ANDFAlR SPECIMENS • OF • CITIZEN SOLDIERS : ATTACHED TO THEIR.- NATiyE • STATE PROyO OF HER FAME AND READY- IN EVERY TIME- OF- DEEPEST PERIL ■■TO VINDICATE HER HONOR OR DEFEND HER- RIGHTS- THE MONOGRAM CLUB The V. [. I. Monogram Club is made up if k-ttiTUK ' H from all of the major and minor sports in the Institute ' s athletic program. The men who choose to enter the club do so voluntarily and at the price of a week ' s return to the rat line, during which they are subject to the tortures of the old members. The Club is directed toward fostering better relations with visiting teams. In the past it has contributed money toward the improvement of visitor ' s quarters and seeks in every instance to maintain the high standards of good sjiortsmanship between V. M. I. and its opponents which have become the Institute ' s trade mark. The lonogram Club sponsors a minstrel show the Wednesday night before the . M. I.-V. P. I. football game each Thanksgiving as a fund-raising activity. As usual, its production was filled with hilarity and fun, poked indiscriminately at any target which haijpened to fall in the way. The Monogram Club serves to draw . ' S[. I. ' s athletic brotherhood closer together, and it is a vital force in building the famous V. M. I. Spirit. American Society of Civil Engineers The Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers operates nnder the auspices of the A. S. C. E. Its principal purpose is to acquaint the unrlergraduate with the national society and its functioning so that the graduating civil engineer will apply for membership in that organization. This is accomplished by several different means, such as technical papers, movies, and inspection tours of industrial installations. Throughout the year chapter ami sub-chapter meetings are held for speakers and programs on various aspects of engineering which are of interest to the group. Mem- bership in this organization is open to men enrolled in civil engineering in the three upper classes. Under capable leadership this year, the group has completed several interesting and informative trips to nearby plants and in projects. One of the outstanding event.s of the year was the presentation of two papers at the convention in Atlanta by Buddy Bare and Buddy Hubbard of the First Class. They won the right to deliver these papers at the convention through stiff competition, and found their efforts well received in Atlanta. The V. M. I. Chapter of the A. S. C. E. has received a certificate of commendation eighteen times from the parent A. S. C. E. Chapter. These certificates have been presented in recognition of excellence in the effective and meritorious conduct of chapter affairs. THE HtALThr l A ' :ij PL£A ' ,AfiT ABODE OF A 0P.O ' ' D Of HONOP.ABLE rovTH: PFi::: ' ,o vp the hiii of coienoe :th -.oble em7eat:o A OP.AT;f :-.0 ' .PEOTACLE AN HONOP. TO OVR C0V.NTR.Y AND OVR. :TAT£ OBJEOT; of honest pride to their. ir-iSTP-.YCTORS AND ' FAIR ' .PEOIMEti: OF CITIZEN SOLDIERS ATTACHED TO THEIR NATIVE STATE PP.OVD OF HER FAME AND READY IN EVERY TIME OF DEEPEST PERIL TO INDICATE HEP HONOR OR DEFEND HER RIGHTS PKOVD OF- HER.- FAME - AND - READY- IN ■EVERY TI fjlE ■OF ■DEEPEST - PERIL • - TO VINDICATE HER- HONOR OR- DEFEISD- HER- RIGHTS- • • VIRGINIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE The V. . T. Chapter of the Virginia Academy of Science is composed of members of the three upper (-lasses who are studying the pre-medical curriculum. It is organized to aid their instruction by presenting outstanding doctors and scientists interested in fields related to the course of study. Led by a strong nucleus from the First Class, this group has heard a number of distinguished men of the medical profession, members of the V. I. I. and Washington and Lee faculties, imd several guests who have presented jiajjcrs and programs on vital subjects. The f)rganization is sponsored by Colonel Hcibert P. Carroll, head of the pre-medical department. Without Colonel Carroll ' s leadershi]) and cdunsel, the organization would be seriously handicapped, for it is his guidance which contributes to the group ' s success. The members of the First Class in the organization are engaged at the present time in plans for leaving a pla(|ue, to be executed by W. M. Simpson, as a memorial on the Biology Building. Under the able lead of such men as Al Miller, Bill Miller, Al Cramer, and Paul Meyer, the V. I. L Chapter of the Virginia Academy of Sciences has enjoyed one of its most successful years since its organization in 1949. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS It was not until the fall of 1949 that V. M. I. sau- Ih,. inslallali„n cf a physics curse ill its ourriculum, and tliough its numbers have grown siou ly, ihc nnaip wiiich con. poses the V. M. I. Chapter of the Student Section of the American Inslilulc of Physics has been outstanding in almost every endeavor. The objective of this organization is to offer the physics majors a more complete understanding of physics and the praeti -al fields of its application. The organization was one of the first of the Student Sections of the A. I. P. which was organized, for it was not until 1951 that such chapters were initiated by the parent organization. Under the leadership of Tom Mayo, the V. M. I. Chapter has experienced a profit- able year, with several interesting speakers and field trips to broaden the scope of knowledge of its members. In addition to its regular activities, the chapter .sends representatives to the annual convention of the Mrginia Academy of Science, and their contributions have been consistentlv outstanding. ■TO VINDICATE HER HONOR OR DEFEND HER- RIGHT Cf JT ' -VRESTON AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS The V. I. I. Student Chapter of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers is an organization composed of the three upper classes pursuing the Electrical Engineering course. Its objective is to provide the student with infor- mation through lectures, movies, and inspection tours beyond the limits of the curriculum. The Chapter has been under the leadership of Bill Berry this year, with Al Mattox and J. P. Hart as vice president and secretary respectively. I ' nder the capable direction of these men along with the counsel of Major L. L. Nichols, the chapter of V. f. I. experienced great success during the year. One of the many highlights of the year was the trip to Claytor Dam, where a hydroelectric station was inspected by the cadets. It is through trips of this nature that the cadets gain knowledge that is invaluable in the classroom. Equal in experience gained was the trip taken to Raleigh, North Carolina, to the annual A. I. E. E. Student District Meeting. It was at this meeting that R. I,. Afodjoski presented his paper on Transistors theory. In llie highly technical world, llio need for electrical engineers will increase. It is for this reason that the A. I. E. E. at V. I. I. is trying to acquaint the cadets with the latest developments in the engineering field. AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY The nu ' inbor.sliii) ,f (lie Ainci-iciiii ( ' liciiiic;il S.,cicly is drawn fr,,i], I lie Chemistry sections of the three U|)i)er chisses, and its purpose, like that of all ..ther clubs of this sort at V. M. I., is the enlargement of the knowledge of the fields of chemical endeavor for the men who will leave the Institute an.l enler the world of chemistry as a career. The V. M. I. Chapter of the American Chemical Society accomplishes this goal by means of special demonstrations, films, lectures by authorities from nearby schools and industries, and papers presented by its own members. The last medium is probably one of the most stimulating, since it requires a large amount of research for the students while generating extra attention of the mem- bers of the Society. In addition to its programs at evening meetings, the A. C. S. sends mem- bers to the annual convention of the Virginia Academy of Science at Charlottes- ville in conjunction with the V. M. I. Chapter of that organization. The field of chemistry grows more important every day, and those who enter it must be fully acquainted with contemporary developments in research and application of new methods. It is with this fact in mind that the V. M. I. Chapter of the American Chemical Society carries on its activities in an attempt to make cadets who graduate more broadly equipped to meet the needs of their careers. TO VINDICATE HER HONOR. OR DEFEND HER RIGHTS COL J T L PRESTON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB ' riu ' ' . y[. I. InU ' rnational Rclalioiis Cliih is organized from a select group of railels who meet reguiari - to broaden their knowledge and eomprehension of international affairs. ' I he im])ossihility of obtaining sulKcient knowledge of contemporary political, social, and economic problems in class presents a broad field for such an organization, and the members of llie I. U. C. have taken full advantage of this opportunity. The programs of llii ' I. 1{. C. have been open to the Corps and have featured ad- dresses by professors from Wasliington and Lee and other nearby schools, foreign military al laches, and ex])erls in specific fields, such as Profe.s.sor Katzutaka Watanabe of Cornell, who | oki ' nil llu ' rearmament of .Iai)an. In addition In ils ])rograms on the campus, the V. M. I. group has sent several nulslandiiig delegates to various comenlions of I. 1{. C. gronps, an l has been successful in making mcasnral)le con! riliutioiis to those meetings. This year, the luli has )vv t under the leadership of Leonard Harmon, and has lieiirlit led by the ,ible and d.vnainic guidance of Captain Tyson Wilson, its facult.v advisor. OFFICER OF THE GUARD ASSOCIATION The Officer of the Guard Association is composed of all those first class privates on the officer of tlie guard roster. Properly organized and niii, it has ever been one of the most powerful forces for enforcement of the class system in barracks. Under the presidtiicv of ] [iles Nowitzky, the O. G. A. has functioned with its usual efficiency this year. The (). G. A. .serves as a center of interest for first cla.ss privates, and its members are essential in building the morale and discipline of each company. A representative of the organization is selected in each company to act as a responsible party in enforcing the class system in company ranks. It has long been said that the success of a company depends on tlie calibre of its privates, and it is the aim of the Officer of the Guard Asso- ciation not only to contribute to the success of each company, but through such action, to bolster the appearance and spirit of the Corps as a whole. THEHEALTHFVLANDPLEASAtiT ABODE OF A- CR,O D ' OF- HONORABLE YOyTHSPPJESSlNG VPTHEHILL OFSCIENCE:W!THNOBLEEYYLATION A GP TIFYINC SPECTACLE :ANH0N0R.T00YB-C0VN|TR.YAND0VR STATE: OBJECTS- OF- HONEST- PRJDE TO THEIR.- ItiSTRyCTORS- AND- FAIR SPECIMENS - OF ■CITIZEN - SOLDIERS : ATTACHED TO THEIR NATIVE - STATE PROVD OF - HER FAME - AND READY- IN EVERY TI M E - OF DEEPEST PERIL • ■TO VINDICATE HER HONOR OR DEFEND HER RIGHTS- - • A GflATIFYiNG SPECTACLE AN HONOR TO- OyB. COV TRY AND OVR. STATE OBJECTS OF HONEST PRIDE TOTHEIRlHSTRyCTORS AND- FAIR SPECIMENS OF CITIZEN SOLDIERS : ATTACHED TO THEIR NATIVE STATE PROVD OF HER FAME AND READY-IN EVERY TIME OF DEEPEST PERIL END HER RIGHTS i ARMED FORCES CLUB The Aniiod Forces Club is dedicated to the dissemination of information con- cerning all branches of the service. It is primarily for those men who contemplate regular service as a career. The programs of the club are intended to inform all members con- cerning the various phases of modern warfare. In addition to a number of competent speakers, the club has sponsored a series of authentic movies and combat films for both iiKiiielary and iiiformalive ])urpo.ses. Otic of liie outstanding events of the year was a trip to Quantico sponsored by the Armed Forci ' s ( ' luh, primarily for members in the lower classes. The trip was highlighted by a combat dcriiorislration which iiicludccl use of helico])ters as transport craft in close support work. . relalivt-ly new club, the Armed Forces Club is valuable to all members of the Corps for its ett ' orts to keep cadets informed on military matters. Its membership has swelled this year until it has become one of the largest extra-curricular groups at the Institute. Its popularity is good testimony as to its general effectiveness in accomplishing its g.K.ls. TIMMINS CLUB The Tiinmins :Music Cluh is dircctcl l„«anl Ihr carv and iiii|m.vi-irK-ril of . M. I. ' s classical music library, the Timniins Mcnu.riai Music Rooui, Lckum as a .•ontril.ulion by the parents of Licutcuant Joliu Tiuimins in nicniory of liieir son, who was killc.i i,, tl„. Korean conflict. The nuisic room now contains a reasonably complete collection from the stand- points of both history and pleasure, and it is the duty of the members of the Timmins Club to monitor the use of the listening booths, maintain the recordings, purchase new albums, and care for the equipment in the room. Under the leadership of Al Miller, the club has performe.l its function extremely well this year. A large number of new albums were purchaseil under the guidance of Colonel Lancaster, the group ' s faculty- advisor. Colonel Lancaster has been a driving force behind the activities of the club, and is, in large measure, responsible for the quality and scope of the present collection. Membership in the Club is limited and is gained by invitation of the group each spring. WAITERS The cadet waiter system was installed in the fall of lOoS, and has since been declared an unusual success. Its effect has been to save the Institute a large sum of money and to create a fund which may act as a short term loan to the Institute, as a result of the fact that cadet waiters are not paid until the end of the year. Acting as head waiter this year has been Al Miller, and in spite of more than one sorely trying moment, his tireless effort in connection with the many prolilcnis (if food service has paid off in greater efficiency in several fields. There has been a marked inijjrovement in the cleanliness of utensils, si)eed of service, and several other important matters. ilh(Ull Ihe able .service of the rest of the staff, however, Al ' s work would lia e belli lo n i avail, and a great deal of credit is due the members of the cadet waiter orgaiiizalioii. .Vwai-dcd (111 llir l)asis of financial need, the waiterships are an added boon to llic liislilulc since llicy act in the capacity of scholarships to men who formerly would have re(|iiired aid from some other source. ARCHEOLOGICAL CLUB P SOUTH CLUB II ' ' ss z t: RICHMOND CLUB R ' 0;;NOKe CLUB SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA CLUB HV..STV RG H ACUUB TEXAS CLUB TIDEWATER CLUB VANKEE CLUB BAPTIST CLUB RELIGIOUS COUNCIL CANTERBURY CLUB LUTHERAN CLUB METHODIST CLUB PRESBYTERIAN CLUB Ring Figure, that Once in a lifetime, eventually came for the Class of 1954 in late Novem- ber, 1952. Awaited as the outstanding social event of each cadet ' s life at the Institute, with the exception of his graduation, Ring Figure provides a thrill unequalled by any other occurrence. The week end passed for the Class of 54 all too (juickly. We danced, we partied, we went (Ml picnics, we were greeted with .snow, we got tired and cold, Init we had an unforgettable and enjoyable experience. However, amidst all the levity, there was, as ever, a note of seriousness, for the receipt of the ring is symbolic to the V. M. I. Cadet as it is to few other college students in the country. The ring represents an untold amount of hard work, of disappointment, of friendship, and happiness. It denotes membership in a body bound close by a common experience and a com- mon pride, and gives the right to represent a continuing history of outstanding contribution to the nation and its welfare. .Vinidst all tlie festivity, the lights, I he pleasure of that very special girl, we all found that the best feature of Ring Figure was the sense of gratification and accomplishment brought by the placing of that ring on our fingers. l iclO i y %:: , duUd •■ i T uie A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL! IT ' S AN OUTRAGE! Willi Ki ' fJii n-u v tlic Onlr; Start ' lU ' iliciites il.s srcliou to our beloved Leader . . W liat an Outrage! REGIMENTAL STAFF THE MILITARY LOOK V. M. I. keeps abreast with the new look. The 4-D gang prepares for parade Answer to the Roll . Charlie of Dog Company supervises Saturday afternoon nature walks n ' citcli jimir step — he itist boned Mike excess!! (). D. 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QUEEN STREET PHONE 3-3379 HAMPTON, VIRGINIA BECAUSE STYLE COMES FIRST Mitchell CLOTHING, INC. Roanoke, Virginia KLOPMAN MILLS INCORPORATED COVINGTON PLANT ' Weavers of Quality Fabrics Covington, Virginia GLENN-MINNICH ' S CLOTHES FOR YOUNG MEN AND MEN WHO STAY YOUNG 108 WEST CAMPBELL AVENUE ROANOKE, VIRGINIA COLLEGE STYLES ARE YOUR COLLEGE SHOP ' S SPECIALTY FEATURING VARSITY-TOWN CLOTHES SECOND FLOOR EPDUTTON CO.INC IN THE interview below, which appeared in the RICHMOND NEWS LEADER on October 27, 1953, Elliott B. Macrae (V. M. I., 1922) states the publishing philosophy with which he guides the 102-year- old E. P. Dutton Company, Inc., of which he is president. Dutton is always on the lookout for in- teresting new manuscripts, and offers an especially sympathetic reception to the literary work of V. M. I. graduates, their families and friends. Please write to Mr. Macrae or John P. Edmondson (V. M. I., 1924), Vice President of E. P. Dutton, about any likely manuscript. Book Publisher Occupies Time In Search tor Adventure BY ROBERT McNEIL Elliott Beach Macrae is looking for adventure. As a publisher, Macrae believes people want more ad- venture in their lives and it ' s his job to get it for them. One thing he ' s sure of: Nothing will ever take the place of a good book. The publisher, whose father left Richmond to become the second president of E. P. Dutton Co., Inc., believes a book is the only thing a person can be alone with and allow his imagination to soar. A person can stop and meditate with a book, Macrae said here during an interview. Finding the books that fulfill the readers ' desires is a much more difficult matter than formulating ideas about what people want to read. FORTUNATE YEAR Macrae, who was graduated from Virginia Military Insti- tute in 1922, has had what he believes was a fortunate year. A year ago, he decided 1953 would be a mountain year. Always interested in mountain climbing, he v ent abroad looking for mountain books. He arranged to get The Story of Everest, by W. H. Murray, and The Mount Everest Reconnaissance Expedi- tion, by Eric Shipton. Publication date for the iwo books was set May 29. As it turned out, May 29 was the date the British expedi- tion reached Everest ' s summit for the first — and so far, only — time in known history. Macrae plans to publish the story of that famous moun- tain-climbing feat by Brigadier Gen-3ral Sir John Hunt, who led the expedition. But Macrae is in love with Annapurna — a 26,493-foot mountain peak in Tibet scaled by a French expedition before the higher Mt. Everest was conquered. FIRST SUCCESS Annapurna also is the name of a book by Maurice Herzog, the Frenchman who got to the top of that peak. It ' s the first real mountain book that ' s been successful, Macrae said, and that ' s what makes him so proud. Macrae ran across Herzog ' s dramatic story by accident in Europe, and arranged for an option on it after seeing the pictures only — he was unable to read the French text. It was just something I felt, he explained. In his search for adventure stories, Macrae successfully hit on mountain climbing for this year. He was asked, naturally, what will be the theme for next year. He spoke of the Piccards, the Frenchmen who went deeper into the ocean than any other men, and then said he wasn ' ! sure. You can go up, you can go down, and you can go this way, he said, extending his hands outward. •WHAT ' S NEXT? ' I don ' t know what will be next, he said. Then he pulled a book from his briefcase entitled Seven Years in Tibet. It ' s the story of an Austrian, who was captured during World War II m India by the British and escaped over the lofty mountains into Tibet where he lived for five years with the Dalai Lama. The pictures in this book, also, are what attracted Macrae. 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STEAlvISHIP AGENTS COAL — WOOD — FUEL OIL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Vince Thomas, ' 43 J. F. BARBOUR SONS BUILDERS OF FINE BUILDINGS IN VIRGINIA SINCE 1884 SOUTH ROANOKE LUMBER CO. Building Materials of All Kinds FINE MILLWORK A SPECIALTY ROANOKE, VIRGINIA HOGSHIRE Tent Awning Mfg. Co. Canvas Goods Products Waterproofed Covers Awnings — Aluminum and Canvas Venetian Blinds 2401 Hampton Boulevard Corner 24th Street PHONE 2-4776 R. B. HOGSHIRE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Miller Manufacturing Company 1898 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 1954 MANUFACTURERS OF MILLWORK LUMBER WOOD BOXES MILLS AT RICHMOND AND EMPORIA, VIRGINIA Compliments of t-mi THE CRATER RESTAURANT KS-i PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA FIRST NATIONAL BANK CLIFTON FORGE, VIRGINIA Compliments of S. W. RICE Military and Civilian Tailors 1342 G Street, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. Compliments of N. S. MEYER CO. NEW YORK Compliments of SOUTHERN DAIRIES, Inc. NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA Congratulations to the Class oi 1954 POCAHONTAS FUEL COMPANY BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA Builders of Great Ships To Help Keep America Strong on the Seas NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRY DOCK COMPANY NEWPORT NEWS. VIRGINIA Compliments of THE TEXAS COMPANY NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Compliments of THE BALFOUR COMPANY RICHMOND. VIRGINIA We, the Bomb Stafi of J 954, would like to express our appreciation for the work done by the ioUowing cadets who were not on the Bomb Stafi. These men made a big step smaller by their help in printing the Bomb. Atkeson, T. L. Emmerich, J. W. Kline, F. J. Mason, C. A. Dick, W. W. Flecher, E. C. Coombs, D. H. Schwendinger, C. J. Hunt, R. V. Warner, R. G. Gongora, J. F. Walters, C. C. Martin, E. B. Fox, D. R. May, T. L. THE TRANSPORT CORPORATION VAN DIVISION -EPES TRANSPORT SYSTEM HEADQUARTERS— BLACKSTONE, VIRGINIA W. G. Epes, Jr. — President Compliments of Virginia Electric Power Co. Richmond, Virginia Compliments of ROANOKE CITY MILLS ROANOKE, VIRGINIA NCHBl ?G , UC MN[ Miriii COMPANY, 2£ U te Designers and engravers of the South ' s finest school publications LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA Compliments of John E. Wool Lumber Co. Incorporated •■Norfolk, Virginia Compliments of Vaughan Motor Company Incorporated Lynchburg, Virginia Compliments of Miss McCarron Florist Lynchburg. Virginia Compliments oi MUNDY MOTOR LINES ROANOKE, VIRGINIA Compliments of SMITH WELTON NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Compliments of Smith Douglas Company Norfolk, Virginia SOUTH . Young Man! 1 ERHAPS this is your last year in school — and you ' i looking ahead as you never have before — pulling your dreams for the future out of the clouds and bringing them down to earth. Hold fast to those dreams, young man. Stay South and see them come true! For right here at home, in the Southland you know and live in and love, a great new opportunity land is coming of age, where dreams can take root and grow into reality. In Southern industry, agriculture and commerce, new frontiers are opening up on every hand. Here, horizons are limitless for young men of courage, competence and vision. You are the youth of the South today. You will be the leaders of the South tomorrow. Look ahead — stay South, young man! This advertisement uas first published in September. 19i2. It is repeated here because it contains a message that we believe cannot be emphasized enough. In the intervening period through March of this year, 527 new industrial constructions or major additions have taken place along the Southern Railway System alone, repre- senting an investment of nearly $648 million and giving employment to 31.000 workers. Proof that the South today is indeed a great new Opportunity Land. - r. ri- tcCCC SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM WASHINGTON, D. C. ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 116-132 NORTH JEFFERSON STREET
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