Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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HVi JOHN RinoLPH a: ios ■Rudy Goochland, Virginia History, Air Forc ' O — Private 4, Corporal 3, -i. Lieu- tenant 1; State Cadet; Conrair Award; Air Force Time.i Award: Who ' s Who in American Colleges and I ' nirersities: Class President 4, 3, i, 1; GC President 1, Meinlier 4. 3, i: EC President 1. Member 4, 3, ' 2i Monofiram Varsitv Foothall 1, 1: Monogram Var- sity Basehall -2, 1: Varsity Football 3, i, 1; Rat Football; Varsity Baseball 3. -2, 1; Rat Baseball; Class Insurance; Ring Figure; Armed Forces Club i; Monogram Club -2, 1; Intramural Softball 2. In Rudy Amos, the Class of ' 63 found a compe- tent, intelligent, and likeable leader. A native of Goochland, Virginia, he brought to the VMI an open mind, a pleasiint smile, a polished personality, and an iron-clad character. His motto could be (in the words of Davy Crockett), ' Be sure you ' re right, then go ahead. Rudy never hesitated when he knew what should be done. Never one-sided, he has made his mark in almost every phase of the VMI life. No other member of the Corps can count so many men as his friends. In the classroom, Rud.v did well, but might have done better had it not been for a certain Madison lass who occupied an inordinate amount of his thinking time. Judy is worth thinking about, though, we must admit. No better man could have joined us in spending our first class year in the fishbowl. NORMAN ARVID SKINROOl), .IR. Norm Arlington, Virginia Ci il Engineering, Artillery — Private 4, Corporal 3, 2, Captain, Commanding Echo Company 1; Who ' s Who Among Students in American Univer- sities and Colleges; Distinguished Military Student; Vice-President Class of 1963; Vice-President Gen- eral and Executive Committees: Wrestling 4; Bo.MB staff 1; ASCE 4, 3, -2, 1: Armed Forces Club 4, 3; Intramurals 4, 3, 2, 1; Yankee Club, 4, 3, 2, 1; Northern Virginia Club 4. 3, 2. 1: Firefighter 3. Norm proved that anyone can get ahead at the MI. How else could he have acquired the record he has. ' Life with him has been one frantic misadventure after another. From parties to section ranks, he has kept everyone guessing. Being a honcho. Norm has had to project the proper image to the troops and has set an example that most first class privates of the Old Corps tradition would admire. Besides being a constant source of embarrass- ment to the less well-liked zebras, Norm has always been one of the troops. His willingness to help others, especially when the chips are down, has made him one of the most respected men in our Cla.ss and in the Corps. Norm is undecided about his time after gradua- tion, but no matter what he does, the VMI will be giving up one of its best — a sincere, responsilile, heads-up guy. GEORGE N. SAVAGE III BO I)an ille, Virginia Chemistry, Infantry — Private 4, Corporal 3, 2, Lieutenant, Battalion S-1, 1 ; Distinguished Military Student 1; Historian Class of 1963; Executive Com- mittee 3, 2, 1 ; General Committee 3, ' 2, 1 ; Floor Committee 3, 2; Hop Conmiittee 1 ; . . C. S. 3, 2, 1 ; Rat Football; Rat Track. Bo came to the VMI in tlie fall of 1959 from Danville, Virginia. He brought with him a smile tliat never left him for four years. The Rat Year saw Bo taking the Institute by storm. He played quarterback on the Rat Football Team and in the spring was a high jumper on the Track Team. Finals brought Bo his biggest honor of his Rat year when he was elected Historian of the Class of 1963. The second class year saw Bo busily at work in the Butcher ' s Lab, as well as attending to his duties as a staff corporal, all the while planning for a big Ring Figure and handling a large volume of mail from female members of his fan club. The first class year saw Bo in many positions of leadership. He was a member of the short-lived Imperial Guard, and the Second Battalion S-1. He spent manv hours after Taps in the Kangaroo ' s Den with the G. C. and the E. C. Bo, with his infectious smile and easy going manner, combined with that lucky star that he was born under, will go far in this world. Good luck, brother rat, and don ' t ever forsake your true love. The Army. We ' ll be expecting to see you wearing stars on those shoulders before long. FIRST CLASS

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J J -f- NOMINATIONS FOR GRADUATION IN 1963 The warm, still, June air in Cocke ' 9-t Hall is stirred as parents and friends take their places. Those in the under three classes, those who are inheriting a legacy, file in as the ceremonial strains emit from the balcony above. Then comes the class whose mem- bers are spending their last hour as cadets. Next comes the pro- cession of the faculty and staff and the Superintendent ' s Party. The stage assumes the posture of outstanding men. The once sultry air is now life-charged with the latent emotion which always precedes an anticipated event. Gradually and spontaneously, the atmosphere combusts with emotion that is overt, for the time is now. Yet it is so simple: A handshake and the receipt of a scrip- tured skin and it is over . . . but is it? Will that moment ever be over for those who have known it.

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1963 BOMB CLALDE ASHLEY ABERXATIIY C. A. Alberta, Virgixia History, Armor — Private 4, 3, Corporal i, Supplj Sergeant 1; Football i; Armed Forces Club ' 2, 1; Intramural Softball 4, ' 2, 1; Intramural Volleyball 3; Intramural Football 4, 3. From the rolling hills of Alberta, came half of its population — Claude. The big C. A. entered the Devil ' s Den, leaving behind him, for awhile at least, his flashy high school days and his beloved M. G. Claude had the usual troubles common to all Rats, but he managed to make it through the year, playing football, while giving the trig book a fling. That summer, consequently, found him playing trig and giving touch football a fling. Realigning his sights, he has progressed under the eagle eye of the Flash while becoming a standout in the military life of the Corps. He took an early aim on a sabre, and in his first class year, a sabre arrived at the Q.M.D. inscribed with the name Claude Abernathy. Claude ' s charming and cheerful way has wooed a certain j ' oung lady at Madison, and it appears that he has met with great success. . fter his stint in the Army, we all expect Claude to attend every class reunion telling fabulous tales of success, while wearing tailor-made clothes, and smoking dollar cigars. AAROX FR. NXIS ALLISON, .IR. Frog Hampton, Virginia Biology, Artiller — Private 4, Corporal 3, -, ' ; Di.i- tiiigiiixlifd Mililari Student; Basketball 4, 3; Track 4; Cliecrleader -- , 1; VAS 4. 3; .Vrnicd Forces Club 4, 3; Monogram Club ' 2, 1: Monogram Minstrel 2; Intramurals 4, 3, 2, 1; Tidewater Club 4, 3, 2, 1: Rangers 3; Salute Detail 2. Frog came to the VMI from Hampton, but that is only one of his homes. As an Array brat, he is well versed in people, places, and situations, and has had no trouble at all in adjusting to the regimentation of the place. If it can be gotten into or gotten out of, Frank can do it. He started out with high rank in mind, secured the first ranking corporal position in Fo.K Trot Company, and has been plugging at it ever since. He has deals going that include every- thing from trips to Europe, summer vacations in California, weekends complete with dates from Florida, and stereo sets, most of which can be set up in ten minutes or less. You can tell when he is in action, for he sounds like a barker in a carnival side- show. Being with the military all his life, he has turned toward a career in the Arm.y after veterinary school in Kansas. . s the proper start, he has been named a Distinguished Military Student. Best of luck in the future to Frog, the mouth- piece, from all his brother rats. Once you have met him, you will never forget hun. .lOHX MICHAEL .VN.VST.VS Breed . LBAxr, Xeb- York Civil Engineering, Infantry — Private 4, Corporal 3, 2, Lieutenant 1: Di«tingui.ihed Military Student: Swimming (X ' umerals 4; Bomb Staff 4, 3, Asaktant Photograph V Editor 2, Photographv Editor I: ASCE 4, 3. 2, 1 : IRC 1 : Armed FortW Club 4. 3. i. : WestmifLSter Fellowship 4; IntramuraU 4, 3, 2, 1 ; Yankee Club 4, 3, 2, 1: Representative Ewing Studio, Greyhound Lines; Cadet Waiter 2, Head Cadet Waiter . The Breed is known in all the far-reaches of ar- racks for his e.vtracurriciJar acti nties in the pursuit of Money. If there is a nay for it to be had, one can be sure that he will be the first to find it. Besides this hunger for the great medium of ex- change, rank also seems to stimulate this noble- nosed Greek to rise to new heights. He is the only- man to take his slimy shoes to the sinks to shine for first CP or to play a football game for gain as a corporal. His love life has been a great success with the Greek leaxnng them in even.- port from Albany to Hawaii. Seriously, .lohn has a great amount of self-disci- pline which will bring him great success in any chosen field, be it engineering, the Army, or geology. The Breed will lie remembered fore -er by his brother rats as a hard-working friend of all with hish goals and ruesed standard . ' „ 1 X