Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE

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II ' one were lo ;isk ;i M I iii;iii for ' srjrrif dw tliinj hy wliicli lie rciiicinlxTs Ins (l;iys ;il tin- Institute, one woulfl l)c coiilVoiilcd will: ;is iiuiiiy iiickIciiI s ;i llicrc ;ir - iii ' -(i, as cacli iiKiii lijis some oiilshiiidin i cvi-ril uliifli Ik- r - ills most ' i ' i(ily. Siicli tilings .-is llic riiciiior - of lluit t ' jilct ' iil first, day ;i,s ii Hill . . . tlic cold winlcr ni lit-, iis ;i ciilini-l . . . the sinking ' sensation in your stoniacli a oii lii;ird tlic wrtrd . Rat. drive around lo in ' room ;d ' ter dinner ' . . . llie tliriJI of looking ' at ycnir blouse sleexe and seeing an aeadeinic stripe which is i oiir.s- . . . the feelin ; ' of freedom and relief as you sign tlie confinement sheet for tlie last time . . . the anxious waitinfi ' for those exam grades to he posted . . . and second only to tlie receiving of the diploma, that fleeting moment under the rose-covered arch when the ring is exchanged for a kiss. (ncMaxct The Ring. This is a magic word, which brings to mind the pride of accomjilishment in having reached this high point in your cadetship, and all the memories of that three hundred dollar week end. Of all the symbols of the MI, the Ring is the one most permanent in nature, most universally recognized, and most proudly displayed. On the cover, we have presented the class side of the Ring of the Class of 1957. to symbolize this one segment of luimanity among the one hundred and fourteen classes which have gone before. Here is the other side, the side strictly II, representing all Rings and all classes which have gone to make up the international fraternity which is the VMI.