Virginia Episcopal School - Vestige Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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SOCIETY Juke Box Hop Many weary legs moved to the rhythm of a Wurlitzer at the gym November 18, after a hard fought R.-M. A. football game. After sev- eral postponements the dance finally happened, and was a big success. Many of the girls were present for the first time, most of them lassies from Randolph-Macon. The usual number of holdovers from past seasons were present, but missing were many who had been digging the jive at V. E. S. for the past three or four years. The dates were as follows: Miss Louise MacCleod with William White, Miss Laura Lee Stickley with Hal Dunbar, Miss Jean Wile liamson with Perrin Gower, Miss Betty Adkerson with Jack Sprague, Miss Julia Winston Ivey with Ma- son Thomas, Miss Anne Amonette with Jack Parrott, Miss Ann Adker- son with Dale Terry, Miss Virginia Hollifield with Jimmy Sublett. Miss Betty Beasley with Bob Arthur, Miss Julia Parks Ivey with Jim Bala 1011, Miss Stuart Handy with Frank Smith, Miss Martha Trippe with John D. Follett. Miss Peggv Penn with Jack Wellford, Miss Minnie Lee Barker with Charles Hilernan, Miss Nancy with Beverly Barge. Miss Jean Patterson with Bud Pritchard. Miss Kate Myers with Clay Perry. Miss Betty May Smith with Dan West, Miss Edith Gan- naway with Beverly Owens, Miss Jane Robbinson wtih Graham Koch, Miss Alice Acree with Chiles Lar- son, Miss Nancv Dutton with Dick Gundry, Miss Betsy Lawson with William Thomas, Miss Peggy Fish- er with Jim Moore. 0 Birthday Celebrated Formally On October 30 by Miss Nancy Louise Bell, her first?k The guests were Mr. Sydney F. Parham III and Miss Caroline Barker, both members of the younger set at V. E. S. tsee belowi. Because of the serv- ant shortage the guests were unable to find someone with whom to leave their mothers tand in the case of Mr. Parham, a grandmotheri ; who were therefore included in the guest list also. No V. E. S. wolves were invited. Red celluloid ducks were .i'In its. October issue The Meteor listed MISS Bellis age as nine months. Apparently babies age fast at V. E. St 6 the favors; the usual candle-covered birthday cake tone candlei and ice cream f ormed the refreshments. The hostess was dressed in pink pique. When asked for a statement re- garding the party, both Miss Barker and Mr. Parham declined comment beyond the remark that llthis was the best party we ever attended in all our long lives. Birthday Celebrated. Informally On N0vember 19, by Mr. Sydney F. Parham III, his hrst tTHE ME- TEOR, February 1944i. The guests were Miss Nancy Louise Bell and parents, and the mother and grand- parents of the host. The refresh- ments were ice cream and cake. :0: Miss Ward's Hepsters When Miss Floyd Ward came to V. E. S. last month to an- nounce the beginning of the cotilu lion club, she was met with en- thusiastic cheers and clapping. The study hall went wild at the sight of the leader who is respon- sible for bringing much fun to the student body on Saturday nights throughout the year. This year Miss Ward is using a juke box instead of the piano music of former years. For this reason the boys and girls are now dancing to the music of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, and all the rest of the cream of the crop. Miss Ward brings the girls at eight oiclock. Until eight-thirty the boys with two left feet dig some of the rudiments of danc- ing. At eight-thirty the boys with previous dancing experience assemble. Until nine-forty-five the session is carried on in reg- ular dance form. The girls are all from Lynch- burg. Most of them are old friends of the boys. The dancing class is therefore a popular in- stitution. Come In and Look Over the NEW FALL STYLES WlLLS-CAMP CO. 8I9 Main Street SEE WELLFORD METEORITES Hileman Hit Hard One of the most amazing pieces of recent school news is that the tra- ditional calm and dignity of Third West has been shattered! This astonishing occurrence is due to none other than Babe Hileman, who has been smitten and overcome with passion. The object of Babes amorous aspirations is a Hollywood star, whose picture hangs conspicuously at the foot of his bed; but the hope- lessness of Hilemanls situation should be evident, for a mountaineer like himself, unaccustomed to the usages of social life and ignorant of its refinements, would hardly be able to offer fit companionship for such an exalted person. He has continued blindly in his adoration of the young lady, to the great detriment of his lessons and other affairs. By the hour, he sits, sighing, at his table, over some textbook which he has not bothered to open, gazing, enrap- tured, at the picture, which, we must admit, is, though fully clothed tre- markable for Babel, is quite pleasa ant and soothing to the optics. Until recently he lacked the nerve to write to the object of his adoration. But one of his sympa- thetic friends, Peele, not realizing what he was doing, encouraged Babe to write to the celebrity, and trembl- ing with emotion, our hero finally did. Full of hope, now, however, Babe mailed it, and immediately began to suffer agonies of impatience as he waited for the results of his elo- quence. However, a considerable amount of time has passed, and dis- pair is gradually casting its shadow across his fond hopes. His devoted charges on Third West, foreseeing the sad hour when the last spark of hope will die, have thoughtfully, unselfishly, laid in a stock of lethal devices for Hilemanls use when, at last, realizing that he has been disdained and therefore unable to face further existence, he decides to end his torments. This is the only possible outcome they can foresee to Babeis hopeless passion, and they think it probable that he will request that his admir- ers commit his corpse to the school incinerator and send the ashes tit he can raise the postagei to the movie queen who proved his ruin, Miss Shirley Temple. THE METEOR

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its services at the rate of two merit points each week. For the second year the proces- sion is led by VVellford as crucifer. He also serves at the altar when he is needed. One new feature this year is a soprano quintet consisting of Banks, Carpenter, Field, R., Griflith, and Maddux, W. OPINIONS We Need Some Changes Made For the past two years. the V. E. S. library has been steadily going into oblivion. Hardly any attention is given the library by the students. This can be attributed to several factors. First it is open only'during a few periods of the day, and at the time it is open, a boy can go there only by showing written permission from some member of the faculty. It is true that this condition was brought about by the fact that boys were roughhousing in the library and violating the necessary library rules. But it cannot be overlooked that the boys have not been given a chance since early last fall to prove that they can conduct themselves properly. We now have a recreation room to use for play, instead of the library. The library is here for two pur- poses-vas a place for obtaining in- formation and as a place to enjoy . spare time quietly. By enjoying spare time we don't mean a rOugh house, but we do mean reading the magazines, newspapers, and books which are available. A boy cannot freely enjoy himself if he is too strictly supervised. Boys should be allowed to go to the library at any time without per- mission from a master. If this con- dition were brought about, the libra- ry would become more of a real in- stitution. The faculty and student body of Virginia. Episcopal School wish to express their deepest sympathy to Ted Gib- son on the death. of his brother, Sgt. W'altcr O. Gib- son, '43. The faculty and student body of Virginia Efiscopal School zc'ish to e.t'prms their decfzest sympathy to LEdgar Betty 0n the death of his brother, Pfc. Lee Betty. THE METEOR THE WAR NEW GUINEAa: By SGT. GUS DYER, V. E. S. 25 Green hills-and then thatched huts and naked natives paddling 10g canoes about in the bayethis was our First sight of New Guinea. As we drew nearer the shore, we could see coconuts hanging in clusters. And we could see banana trees, which we were later to learn to our dismay had been picked bare by hungry nativeseancl by the familiar type of soldier who gets a great kick out of foregoing army chow and living off the land. Before we landed, the salty aroma of the sea gave way to the dank jungle smell, an oolzy smell of frogs, lizards. and snakes, of hot mildew on decayed vegeta- tion. of old coconuts and breath fruit rotting in sluggish streams of blackwater fever and malaria -and pungent. fetid jungle smell. reminiscent of Maseheldis nPort of Holy Peter. We piled off the landing barges and tramped up the beach. With barracks bags, riHes. packs. and other equipment, the steep incline felt rough and slippery under foot. Our rifles kept sliding off our Shoulders. Hopping down and hitting up back of the knees. The beach was strewn with rocky coral. The soldiers picked some up to examine it and found, to their consternation. that it was filled with snake-like little crea- tures that poked their tails out, waggetl them, and drew them back again. After tramping through consider- able mud. and dragging our equip- ment with us. we arrived at our teln- porary camp site, in a grove of coco- nut trees back from the beach. No sooner had we set our burdens clown than we were greeted by the wild life of New Guinea. From the dense foliage of the coconut trees, invisible parrots and other strange birds screamed harshly and abruptly at us. They seemed to resent our invasion of their jungle sanctuary. But not the innumerable lizards. They were much more appreciative wkFrom an article in HThe Tennessee Alumnusl' of the University of Tennes- sec. of our presence, losing no time in hurrying out of their holes to greet us. Some of them are as green as grass, cute little fellows. Others. of a darker hue, are fully eighteen inches long. None of 'them seemed the least bit bashful. As for the antseaffectionate little creaturesl-some are small and black, like those in the States; but others, of a less conservative stock. are large and are dressed in gaudier colors, arrayed in brilliant red jack- ets or in green and yellow striped suits. The hot, damp atmosphere is oppressive. One awakens in the morning feeling as though he had been trying to sleep in a hot kitchen on wash day. While the tropical weather does not seem to make one lazy. it nevertheless has the e'Ffecte especially when combined with ata- brine. C-rations, and loss of sleep- of making one feel a bit lldopey. as though his blood vessels were crowded too full and his ears under water. Then, there is the rain. the mud, damp clothes and wet feete all a part of New Guinea. Y et, even our weather has its re- deeming features. Certainly we have lots of rain; but it's the rain that makes the hills so beautifully green. And itls the rain that pro- vides us with fresh. Clear streams of cool water from the mist-capped mountains beyond the lagoon. Cool water that feels so good to bathe in. As Lew Lehr would say. the na- tives are the 'cwasiest people;U The men folk go in for beautification in a big way. But not the gals. Only the men dye their hair. usually a deep auburn. And only the men dee- orate their hair-dds with flowers. large red and yellow blossoms. held in place with white wooden ecombs. which bear no small resemblance to long-prouged kitchen forks. Being very sensible, these gentle- men of the jungle do not go in for a lot of useless clothes. Their dress, when they bother with it at allt is wonderfully adapted to the climate. Some attire their bodies in banana leaves: others are satisfied with a shell. The most extravagant wear short skirts of gay-colored clothea bit on the coquettish side. Taking all things into considera- tion. New Guineals not such a bad place in which to live. VVelre grad- ually getting things under control. 5

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Through the Telescope BY THE ASTROLOGER Before you read this article, we wish to state that we dOIft want anyone to get the idea that we are trying to mess him up 011f1x him up. This stuff is purely Off the record Ow special request of the authorsl Lil Ali, seems to have swal- lowed his pride and had a date with Batty Betty, after Bud Pritchard had dated her three times and decided she was too much for him. Bud has found himself some other cute chick. however. named Jean Oiot to be confused with Moncureis Jean Shieldsi. tistooph Perry seems to' have been dating a certain individual named Minnie, lately. Heis been going with her off hand, however, since his arrival at V. E. S. Take it easy, Sneaky! It seems that Clay Perry caught an abundance on the night of November 18th, and it seems that Footsiei, Gower was a little bit more co-ordinated than usual. himself. Coach Barge was seen with some slender, tender, tall. and cradle-robbing female last week- end, who had come all the way from Durham to see how his form was. Rock Lee went home a con- ple of weeks ago to see his honey, but he tried to get too fresh with her, and she hit him so hard that he suffered a brain concussion and won't .be able to play any more football this season. 155 been heard that Gordon Moncure and ttRnss Bebeau are running neck to neck in a fight to see th5 the better man for Jean Shields. Better watch him tiRussii! Its been heard that Gordon caught an abundance on the 18th! Does anybody know who those babes are that come out to' school every Sunday afternoon? 0 The Astronomical Calendar Oct. 18: i'Gutsii Larson injured in practice. Returns to Baptist Hos- pital to visit with the pretty nurses. Oct. 21: University of Virginia football team rests on West Dorm before the game with V . M. I. W est Dorm. is off bounds for the first time in the history of the school. THE METEOR Oct. 22: Many Lynchburg belles seen at school especially 011 Johnson Field. itFootsie Gower with Betty Boyd is the host. Oct. 23: Coach Barge decides that he should become the captain of the Garnet and White eleven. Oct. 24: Team thinks he should not. Oct. 27 : Larson refuses to leave hospital. He is running a date bu- reau for the nurses. N 0v. 4: V. E. S. reunion held in Raleigh. Those present are Gene Peele, Robbie Lee, Ralph Alexan- der, A1. Williams, and Charlie Bugg. Nov. 7 : Election! Radios run until 2 a. m. Nobody stuck! Nov. 11 : NO armistice for E. H. 8.; V. E. S. FE. H. S. 0. Nov. 12: Mr. Bebeau takes care of Rock's many female visitors. Nov. 13: Mr. Bebeau informs school that Rock talked of Jane while he was out. Tapper Perry pushes peanut t0 the bridge on a presidential bet. Nov. 17: METEOR articles due. Nov. 19: Maddux Information Bureau gives the latest about Chat- ham Hall to Julia Ivey. Poor Jim! Nov. 20: METEOR articles finally written. THE SKY PILOT VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Non-military. Superior preparation for all col- leges at moderate cost. Accredited High standard in schol- arship and athletics . . Gymnasium . . . I40 acres healthfully and beautifully situated in Virginia mountains. FOR CATALOGUE WRITE T0 George L. Barton, Jr., M.A., Ph.D., H eadmaster V. E. 5., Lynchburg, Va. CRAIGHILL 8: JONES. Inc. D R U G G I S T S 913 Main Street Lynchburg, Va. PHONE 1646 FOUNTAIN 8: LUNCHEON Service iiAnybady got a cigaretteV L O S T iforeveri ONE METEOR STORY by the reporter who was late The LYNCHBURG NATIONAL BANK and TRUST COMPANY MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION