Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Bugle Yearbook (Blacksburg, VA)

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JMS... CLASSES 1942 IN REVIEW This, THE 1943 BUGLE, culminates a year which has seen more changes and which has been blessed- or cursed-by more suspense and more turmoil than any other college year since THE BUGLE first ap' peared. Nevertheless, it has not been a year without progress. The '43 Ring Dance really marks the beginning of this year. The weekfend, highlighted by the music of Claude Thornhill and the usual Ring Dance thrills, was started with the presentation of a mobile bloodfbank to the Red Cross. The only thing lacking during the weekfend was the presence of Captain J. D. Jones, class cofsponsor, whose illness and subsequent death saddened the entire school. june 23 marked the beginning of the first regular summer quarter in the history of the College. Alf though 2,200 students registered, freshman enrollment in the accelerated program was less than expected. Innovations were not confined to the allfyear educational program, Colonel R. W. Wilson arrived to sucf ceed Colonel J. H. Cochran as commandant, and a new uniform of lightweight summer gray was adopted. The hot days of midsummer were not without excitement. Cn a moonlit Monday night, July 27, the Corps asserted itself on the mess hall situation. The midnight parade brought results . . . the Governor's visit, improved conditions . . . and a complete loss of Senior Privileges for the Class of '43. Remember? The demerits totaled 1810. Those were the days of Join the E. R. C. and finish college and Doe, I. I. fSr.j. Absent reveille and calisthenticsw . . . notable quotes, those. War and transportation difficulties had at least one good effect . . . Blacksburg had its first Sunday movie September 27. The fall quarter brought 3000 students, including 2650 cadets, and the abolish' ment of special leaves. Remmie Arnold succeeded Jack Catlin as President of the Corps soon after jack resigned to enter the Air Corps. The Hrst of a series of improvements fostered by Arnold was the War Buddy letter program. Victory was chosen as the theme of the second Ring Dance of the year. The Class of '44 danced to the music of Van Alexander and his Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition. The 20f6 victory over V. M. I. climaxed the 1942 sports season which saw the Cobbler eleven place second in the Southern Conference and state, and the Tech baseball team State Champs. The start of the winter quarter brought a drop of over 600 in enrollment, as more and more Techmen entered the various services. The call to duty came during the Hrst week. All R. C. T. C. contract men and all men in the E. R. C. were ordered to enter the Army in March . . . and that was that. Midwinters brought a triple header dance set . . . there was definitely no rationing of good music. There it is . . . one of the greatest years in Tec.h's history. March will see two classes leaving V. P. I. instead of one, both going to carry Tech traditions to the ends of the globe.

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EARLE B. NORRIS Dean of Engineering THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE Maintaining a plant which is one of the most complete in the country, the School of Agriculture is well equipped to serve the State and Nation. The graduates of this school are well trained by competent and eilicient prof fessors and instructors. It is literally a pool of Agricultural knowledge and serves as a distributing point for latest research information. Never before has there been such a demand for new farming methods and the technical men to apply and teach them. Virginia Tech is supplying both methods and men. J. E. WILLIAMS Dean of the College THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING The School of Engineering is nationally recognized for outstanding qualities and for the calibre of its graduates. The- professors and instructors in this department have moulded engineers by the hundreds, engineers who can make and do, engineers with vision and courage, and engineers who will make this nation a safer and better place in which to live. H. L. PRICE Dean ofAg1icultu're THE COLLEGE The College includes those departments devoted to training men for a business or professional career. Despite the urgent need for technically trained men, the country can ill afford to neglect the training of men capable in the professional fields. The postwar world will see V. P. I. graduates, well trained for the job, leaders in all fields. The faculty of the College is unexcelled and their graduates are recognized throughout the country for their outstanding qualities.

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SENICDR W. L. THOMAS C. M. HANNAFQRD W. E. DAVIS J. R. WILSON R. M. LYON Secretary VicefPresident President Treasurer Sergeantfatfrirms