Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Who ' s Who in ' 62 The 1962 edition of Who ' s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities brought national recogni- tion this year to a harvest of First Classmen who received the Institute ' s official recommendation for inclusion in the annual publication. The quota for V II was twenty-two — each participating institution is assigned a separate quota by the publishers — and it was a quota large enough to give a well-rounded representation from the Corps of Cadets, yet sniall enough to confine nominations to an exceptional group of students. Annually since its first edition in the 1934-35 school year, the Who ' s Who Among Students has honored outstand- ing effort and significant achievement of students in degree- granting institutions across the nation. At VMI, nominees for the honor are selected by a faculty-staft ' committee which considers each cadet ' s scholarship, his participation, leader- ship and cooperation in extracurricular activities, and his leadership and general military record as a member of the Corps. Selection to Who ' s Who is in itself evidence of all-round excellence in all facets of cadetship and reflects the ability to combine, with laudable success, the academic work of a full college curriculum with the demanding daily regimen of military life. JoHX Duke Axthoxy, Richmond, Virginia — President, Class of 1962; Kobert A. Armistead, Roanoke, Virginia — Distinguished in Physics Curriculum, football letterman, cadet sergeant; C. Allan Bamforth, Jr., Norfolk, Virginia — Distinguished in Civil Engineering, president of the Honor Court, Southern Conference Wrestling Champion, cadet lieutenant; Edward Carlsen, Jr., Lancaster, New York — Regimental Commander. Charles A. B. Carlton, Jr., Keysville, Virginia — Distinguished in History Curriculum, letterman, cross- country, indoor and outdoor track; Samuel A. Clement, Lakeland, Florida — Distinguished in History, editor of The Cadet, member f)f International Relations Club; T. Nelson Elliott, IManassas, Virginia — Distinguished in English Curriculum; Randolph M. Hamner, Birmingham, jNIichigan — Distinguished in Mathematics, Regimental S-3. Larry L. Jackson, Bryan. Ohio — Distinguished in Chemistry, president of Civil War Round Table: R. L. Stinson Jones, Dallas, Texas — Number two man in Biology Curriculum, football letterman four years, track, All-State back, All-Conference Scholastic Team, cadet sergeant; Walter P. Lang, Jr., Lompoc, California — Distinguished in English, cadet first sergeant. Eugene N. Lazaroff, Ford City, Pennsylvania — First Vice-President, Honor Court, basketball letterman, cadet re|3resentative to Athletic Council; Calvin A. Lloyd, New Berlin, New York — Distinguished in Civil Engineering, member of the Honor Court, cadet captain; John W. ]Mc- Wane, INIilan, Ohio — Distinguished in Phvsics, Regimental S-4. Geoffrey S. Mitchell, liddlesboro, Kentucky — Distinguished in English, editor of The Boaib, class valedic- torian, cadet sergeant; William K. Mizell, Jr., ]Martins- ville, Virginia — Second Vice-President, Honor Court, Dis- tinguished Military Student, Regimental S-1; Thomas W. Murphree, Troy, Alabama — Distinguished in Civil Engi- neering, cadet lieutenant, member of the Honor Court, Distinguished Air Force ROTC; Henry W. Pacine, Hope- well, Mrginia — Top stand in Electrical Engineering, Dis- tinguished Military Student. J. H. Binford Peay, III, Richmond, Virginia — Distinguished in Civil Engineering, Distinguished Military Student, football letterman, battalion commander; James J. Stepnowski, Oyster Bay, New York — Distinguished in Chemistry; Thomas W. Sweeney, Lynchburg, Virginia — Distinguished Military Student, cadet captain; John E. Traynham, Waynesboro, Virginia — Distinguished in Biol- ogy, football letterman four years, indoor and outdoor track, Pop Warner All-American, All-Conference Scholastic Team, Distinguislied lilitary Student.

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The General and Executive Committees The Corps of Cadets at the Virginia Military Institute is unique ill many respects. One of the most distinctive of these is the class system and its privileges, which are guarded by the General Com- mittee and the Executive Committee, both cadet organizations. Not even the fabled academy at West Point has I his class system, upon which the VSll esprit de corps is built. Officers of the upper three classes make up the committees, with two committee representatives from the first class and the Chairman of the Rat Disciplinary Committee. The President of the First Class, who is the presiding officer, votes to break ties or dis- putes only. The Historian of the Third Class is sergeant-at-arms, and votes only on E xecutive Committee cases. It is the duty of the General and Executive Committees to hold a rein on the Corps and to represent the Corps as a whole in dealing with the Administration. Both these committees are powerful in- fluences in maintaining the general high standards of conduct found in the Corps. ; ' .John I). Axthoxt President af the General and Execuiire Committees Seated, Left to Right: R. A. Shocnuikt-, R. K. Campbell, J. D. Anthony, .T. W. MoW;uie. F. P. Merry Standin : B. R. Gardner, G. A. Tucker, J. R. Amos, J. H. Macrae, G. X. Savage

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Rat Disciplinary Committee The 1961-2 session saw I lie iiiccplidii if a new or-f aiiiza- tion in barracks; not so new in principle as in name and method of achieving its i ntcnik ' d pnrpose. The name of this group is the Rat Disciphnary ( ' ommittee, and its purpose, as iniphed by its title, is to correct all rats who have strayed from the set of rules known as Rat Restrictions. These unique. Corps-imposed regulations (thirty-six m all) require Rats to learn all school songs and yells and a myriad of facts pertinent to the Institute and its history. They further restrict the Rat ' s movements in barracks by reciuiring him to walk the Rat Line in a military manner at all times. ] Iost of the rules are designed to instill discipline and due respect for authority in the New Cadet; a few of the rules are designed for the convenience of upperlassraen, for example: A rat shall not visit tli ' - barber shop on days when in- s])ec ' tion in ranks is held. . n - upperclassman has tFie authority to send the ral-deviale to the rornmitlee. The Rat I )isfipliriary Cfjnimittee has been (levelopwl under much more formal lines than its predece.s.sor, the Officers of the Guard Association. The RDC, as it is commonly called, is now a subsidiary of the fjenerai Committee, anrj the RDC chairman is automatically a member of the General Committee. The old battle drill tours are no more, having been replaced by penalty tours and confinement. An added feature for the wayward rodents is a series of after- supper visits to the .5th stoop for further corrective action. Among the activities a Rat may find awaiting him are push-ups, straining, and Rat Bible quizzes. nm Sealed, Left tu Hujht: .1. . . Vest, J. . Pattoii. R. . . Slioomalce. C. Muirliead. V. C. Bryai Standing: P. K. Trusik, C. .V. B. Carlton. J. . . Micliaels