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L H.. Volume XXXI OCTOBER, l9ll6 CAPTAI N BALLOU 9459-6193 VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL COACH BARNUM ESee Sperm No. ISCHOOL ROSTER 5kAkers. Frank 6.. Jr... ...... ........................... Springfields. Gordonsville. Va. AAkers. MaHhew L., , . . . . . . . .. .......................... Springfields. Gordonsville. Vo. .Akers. Michael ......................................... Springfields, GordonsviHe. Va. :kAlexander. Thomas M ............................. ZI l4 Greenway St. CharloHe 4. N. C. AAllen. Thomas H ......................................... P. O. Box 24. Kernersville. N. C. Andrews. George H .................................................... PiHsboro. N. C. TArmisfead. Lewis M .................................................... Churchland, Va. Baird. 5+ephen G ............................. 60 Glendale Boulevard. New Orleans 20. La. Baker. 0. J.. Jr ...................................... 625 Nansemond St. Porfsmoufh. Va. TBallou. James W.. Jr ..................................... 426 Linden St. Oxford. N. C. Barnes. John Bruce .......................................... Rou+e 2. Charloffesville. Va. 23655. Ellio+ T ............................................. 23 Huron Ave.. Lynchburg, Va. Baffle. George T ............................... Box 72. R. F. D. No. I. Charlesfon. W. Va. :kTBeH. Daniel C ............................................... P. O. Box 126. Dublin. Va. TBS . Daniel L .......................................................... Piffsboro. N. C. Wowen. Homer K.. Jr ............................................ Box 563. Wyfheville. Va. 5kBrax+on. Elliof M ................................. 3201 Chesapeake Avenue. Hamp'ron. Va. Brooks, Charles M .................................................. Tappahannock. Va. Bruns. George D ................................ I618 Elizabefh Avenue. CharloHe 4. N. C. Bullingfon, Andrew J ................................. IZOO Third Sfreef. Sou+h Bosfon. Va. TBurks, John W. 5.. Jr ............................... 6l4 Rose Sfreef. Cliffon Forge. Va. CaHrey. George M ........................................... Box 55. Virginia Beach. Va. $Cardwell. Charles P ............................. 29l5 Monumenf 'Avenue. Richmond 2l, Va. TCarpenfer. Jack T., Jr ....................................................... Affon. Va. Carringfon, Richard A ..................................... Langhorne Rd.. Lynchburg. Va. ArCarfer. William D., Jr ............................... 6120 Easfwood Terrace. Norfolk 8. Va. TCasey. William M.. Jr .................................... 215 Harrison St. Lynchburg. Va. Caskie. Donald F .................................. 4002 Wy+he Avenue. Richmond 2l. Va. Caudill. Hugh 6 ..................................... I I3 W. Main Si. 5+. Albans. W. Va. ACherry. Joe B .................................................. Box 275. Windsor. N. C. Cherry. William S ...................................................... Windsor. N. C. Clary. Hugh V ....................................... 20 Third Sfreef. Pocomoke Cify. Md. TCorneH. Vicfor E ..................................... 480 Washingfon St. Wyfheville. Va. TCoHon, Cyrus R ........................................ E Avenue. Virginia Beach. Va. Craft Alfred M.. Jr ............................... 24H Arcfic Avenue. Virginia Beach, Va. :KCraH. Phil 6 ...................................... 2369 Sconood Avenue. Toledo. Ohio TDaniel. Wm. B. Jr ................................... Box l4l. Charloffe Courf House. Va. $Dawson. Vernon D .................................................... Woodbridge. Va. Dial, Charles I ................................... 819 Woodland Drive. ColumbEa 39. S. C. TDoyle. David W ................................... 250! Hanover Avenue. Roanoke I7. Va. $Duffey. Richard L ............................... 800 S. Washingfon Sfreef. Winchesfer. Va. Duke. John M ......................................... 526 Mowbray Arch, Norfolk 7. Va. Farris. James M ....................................................... Mayodan. N. C. mFenneH, William W ................................ Oakwood Counfry Club. Lynchburg. Va. AField. Roberf J ................................... 377-A Walnuf Ave. S. W.. Roanoke. Va. aAFinch, Brown F ..................................... 225 Colonial Drive. ThomasviHe. N. C. TFlemer. Thomas H ...................................................... Oak Grove, Va. Frazier. James T ............................... I004 Heafherwood Road. Bluefield. W. Va. Ga+hright Thomas M ...................................... 102 Rosedale. Covingfon. Va. TGay. John B' ........................................................... Founfain. N. C. :kGoiser. Adolph A .................................................. Box 763. Orange. Va. ?Gormly. Joseph R ........................................ 52nd Sfreef. Virginia Beach, Va. 1kGower. John A ......................................... I913 Reid Sfreef. Raleigh. N. C. TGower. Perrin W ........................................ l9l3 Reid Sfreei. Raleigh. N. C. ATHammeH. Richardf. Ill ............... 2I2 D. 6. Building. Huufing Terrace. Alexandria. Va. $Hardy. Macon L.. Jr ........................... 271'h and Arch Avenue. Virginia Beach. Va. Harman. Roy F ...................................... Roanoke Sfreef. Chrisfiansburg, Va. A:Harris. Fred Sears. Jr .................................. 308 8H1 Avenue. Sf, Albans. W. Va. AHarf. Norman, Jr ....................................... 724 Raleigh Avenue. Norfolk. Va. Hasfings. WaHer D. wtHaywood. MarshaH DeL ................................ I27 Eden'ron Sfreef. Raleigh. N. C. THefh. Henry ............................................. Whifefhorn. Blacksburg. Va. :kHughes. Roberf M.. III .................................. 4l8 Colonial Ave.. Norfolk 7. Va. aKHyre.Johr1 R ....................................... ' ....... 2 202 Byrd St. Raleigh, N. C, 'TJohnson, Charles A ..................................... l3 Universify Place, Lexingfon. Va. Johnsfon. Roberf R ................................... 5332 Sfudely Avenue. Norfolk 8. Va. TJones. Hervey S ................................. 300 Allegheny Sheet Cliffon Forge, Va. Hones, Lyell K ...................................... 307 W. Chapel Hill St. Durham. N. C. AKemper. Alberf S ................................. 705 Groveland Sfreef. Bluefield. W. Va. Kerner. William B' ............................................. Box 32. Kernersville. N. C. 2Koonfz. Warren ..................................... 107 Oakwood Sfreef. Lynchburg. Va. Langhorne. William H ................................................... ScoHsviHe. Va. Lei+ch. Meredifh .................................. III; S. Washing+on Sfreef. Sfaunfon, Va. Lewis. Charles T ................................... 706 Cornell Sfreef. Fredericksburg. Va. :kLewis. George H., H! ................................... 42! Norfh Sfreef. Porfsmoufh. Va. $MacLeod. James M ................................... 239 Norfolk Avenue. Lynchburg. Va. McClung. Charles L ...................................................... Fairfield. Va. TConfinued on page IIT Esfablished 1859 I. P. Bell Company STATIONERS. BOOKSELLERS. PRINTERS. PHOTOGRAPHERS 8l6 Main Sfreef Bring Your KODAK WORK +0 Us Craighill 6. I ones. In co rpora fed D R U G G I S T S 9l3 Main Sfreef Lynchburg. Va. PHONE I646 FOUNTAIN AND LUNCHEON SERVICE John E. Gannaway 82 Co.. Inc. Hardware and Agriculfural lmplemenfs Painfs. Roofing. Home Appliances Welcome fo Our S+ore l0l6-l8 Main Sf. Telephone I54 Lynchburg, Virginia PARAMOUNT -NOW PLAYING- CARY GRANT-ALEXIS SMITH in Warner's NIGHT AND DAY in Technicolor STARTING THURSDAY JOAN FONTAINE MARK STEVENS FROM THIS DAY FORWARD IN LYNCHBURG-IT'S 2w for YOUNG MEN'S FASHIONS Volume XXXI LYNCHBURG. VIRGINIA. OCTOBER 8. I946 THE SCHOOL No. l Elec'rions. Spring and Fall On Sunday. June 3rd. Jrhe V Club held a meeiing for +he purpose of elecfing oHicers for Jrhe I946e47 session. The resulfs of +his elecfion were: Lewis M. Armisfead. president J. W. Ba'lou. Jr.. vice-presidenf: Al- berf S. Kemper. secrefary: Edgar R. BeHy. Jrreasurer; and Perrin Gower. sergeanf-af-arms. Because of reasons beyond his confrol, viz.I Jrhe execufion of +he U. S. DrahL law which pre- ven+ed Beffy's refurn +0 school. Jrhe elecfion of a new freasurer became necessary. Thomas H. Maddux. a re- Jrurned ex - servicemen - alumnus. was chosen for +his posf. On +he nithr of Sepfember l7. +he old boys assembled in sfudy-hall +0 choose from +heir number +he fradi- Jrional four-man General A+hle+ic As- sociaiion and +hree-man Hop Com- miHee. Those chosen as members of Jrhe former organizafion are J. W. Bailou. Jr., president T. H. Maddux. vice-presidenf; A. S. Kemper. secre- +ary; T. H. Allen. freasurer: for +he IaHer: L. M. Armisfead. president Paul B. Taylor. and John Hyre. School Direcfory Honor CommiHee John M. PageI president Lewis M. Armisfead. Thomas H. Alien. General Afhlefic Associafion James W. Ballou. Jr.. president Thomas H. Maddux. vice-presi- denf. Alberf S. Kemper. secre+ary. Thomas H. Allen. Jrreasurer. The V Club Lewis M. Armisfead. president James W. Bailou. Jr.. vice-presi- dent Aiberf S. Kemper. secre+ary. . Thomas H. Maddux. +reasurer. Perrin W. Gower. sergeanf-a+- arms. Hop Commiffee Lewis M. Armisfead. president Paul B. Taylor. John R. Hyre. THE METEOR NEW MASTERS, NEW BURSAR L. +0 R.: MESSRS. GILLIAM, BAILEY. HOLLADAY, PHELPS. BARNUIVL DIXON. Bursar: WYATT. and MAGNUSON FacuH'y and Staff The Virginia Episcopal School be- gins ifs +hirfy-firsf session wiJrh seven new masfers and +hree major replace- menJrs on +he adminis+ra+ive sfaH. And Gladly Teach Mr. Francis P. Bailey was born a+ For+ Myers, Florida. in l92l and af- fencied V. E. S. from I934 +0 I939, when he graduafed. He received a B. S. in mafhemafics and physics From Hampden-Sydney College in February. I943. lmmediai'eiy upon his graduafion Mr. Bailey joined +he U. S. Army, where he became a member of Jrhe ground crew division of +he Air Corps. His +raining was r'eceived af many places. bu+ he speniL moer of his fime af air fields in Wisconsin. Michigan. and Florida. His lemL loca+ion was af Boca Rafon. Florida. where he sfudied radar and. affer V-J day. was in +he finance division. He was discharged from Jrhe Army on February 22. I946. A+ V. E. 5. Mr. Bailey Jreaches algebra. arifhmefic. English. and general sci- ence. He is line coach of +he foofball feam and will assier in coaching Jtrack. His home is in Sanibel, Fiorida, and af V. E. S. he lives in Jrhe Masfer's room in Jrhe gymnasium. Mr. Eugene L. Barnum iThe Me- +eor, May. I946J was born a+ Parkers- burg, Wesf Virginia. in I9IO. and at Jrended Parkersburg High School. He received a B. A. degree in biology irom Lynchburg College in I935. where he was +ri-s+a+e forward in bas- kefbali and was second high scorer in Jrhe Sfafe for Jrhree years. He has faughf science a+ Appomaffox and Parkersburg high schools and has held posifions wifh +he Mead Corporafion and +he Unifed Sfa'res Employmen+ Service in Lynchburg. Mr. Barnum is head coach for foofbail and baskef- iConh'nued on page 41 The Meteor Volume XXXl chober 8. 1946 No. l Issued by line sfudenfs of +he Virginia Episcopal School. Lynchburg. Virginia. monlhly during The school year 1946-47 excepf holidays. Subscripfions. 25c per copy: $2.00 per year EDITORIAL BOARD J. T. CARPENTER. JR. l'zclilorein-Chieic THOMAS H. ALLEN ................................................... Managing Edifor JAMES W. BALLOU .................................. . .................... Sporls Eclifor MR. JOHN D. FOLLETT ................................................. FacuH'y Advisor Reporfers ROBERT FIELD PERRIN GOWER STANLEY SMITH TUCK MADDUX ROBERT NUTT BROWN FINCH ANDREW RAMSEY RICHARD DUFFEY PHIL CRAFT Arlis+ PAU L TAY LO R JOE CHERRY MACON L. HARDY Phofographer DR. 6. L. BARTON. JR. BUSINESS BOARD G. SCOTT TAYLOR ........................ ROBERT J. FIELD .......................... ........................... Business Manager ........................ Circulafion Manager Enlered as second-class mailer Seplember 28. 1928. al The PosloHice a+ Lynchburg. Virginia. under fhe Acf of March 3. I879. OPINIONS The Roofers Also Serve School SpiriH! Thaf's whaiL we need and plenly of if!!! Your foo'r- ball players will play beffer ball il: +hey know you are behind +hem and are roofing for all you're worfh. H's bad enough +0 be geHing harcl knocks lrom Jrhe opposing feam. bqu lo know +ha+ your own schoolmafes ancl bosom buddies have gone +0 Reusens. or +0 Peakland. or are OFF wifh some babes inslead of being down on +he field sharing whaf may come wi+h +heir Jream is even worse. ThaiL alone is enough +0 make any one wanf +0 give up. H has amused us very much +0 observe +he keen inleresf Jraken in Jrhe oufcome oi +he Nafional League pennanf race which means nofhing ma+erially +0 any of us. There is also a greaf deal of supporiL for such schools as Carolina, N. C. Sfale. Da- vidson, Virginia. V. P. I.. and olhers which comes mosHy from slafe pride and maybe a liffle malerial or cash value. This is all as if should be. bu1L we mumL devole more suppor+ and spirif To our own school. which is Jrhe momL imporfanf af presen+. 4 To have +0 +alk abomL school spiril may seem slrange +0 some of you new boys. somefhing Jrhaf should be sponlaneous: buf +he spiriiL lasf year was af a very low ebb and was no- l'icecl by numerous oufsiclers. There's no reason why +his subieCiL should be broughf +0 your affenfion again. Lef's all gel ouf and ialk up Jrhe a+hle+ic confesfs. AND BY ALL MEANS BE PRESENT AT THEM WITH FULL SUPPORT AND CO- OPERATION WITH THE CHEER- LEADERS. Please. fellows, keep +his Jrhing of school spiril a volunlary. hearf-fouching affair. For Making a Full Man Friends and frequenfers of +he li- brary will no doubf be inferesfed +0 know of several improvemenfs and enhancemenfs which have been made during Jrheir absence. Due +0 +he indefafiqable efforls of Mr. Follei't many books 0qu of circu- lafion due +0 need of repair. have relurned +0 +he shelves. The library has also been Jrhe recipienf of several giHs. One of +hese, of over ISO books. was made by Brig. Gen. J. M. Alexander. whose son. Mike. is an alumnus of +he school. The Jones Memorial Library of Lynchburg has presenied us wifh a collecfion con- sis+ing mainly of mysfery sfories. In a slighfly differen+ field. Mr. and Mrs. Waller Wills oi Lynchburg have clonafed complefe Tiles of +he Na- Jrional Geographic Magazine. begin- ning wifh Jrhe year I910. This collec- lion also coni'ains many old copies of Forfune and Life magazines. THE SCHOOL fConfinued from page 3i ball and will assisf Mr. Milfon in coaching Jrrack in The spring. Mr. Barnum leaches science and lives. wifh his family. in +he house where +he Dawsons had lived for 25 years. Mr. Bales McC. Gilliam was born in Richmond. Virginia. in I9l8 bqu has spenf his life in Lynchburg. He is a graduale of V. E. 3.. having been here from l93l +0 I936. He received a B. A. in liberal arfs from V. M. l. in I940. fogeJrher wilh a reserve com- mission in Jrhe Cavalry. He was placed on acfive duly in Jrhe spring of I94l. He was an adiu+an+ of +he War Deparfmenl General SfaH and was wi+h +he 29+h Division, +he 8+h Air Force Supply Division, +he ETO ln+elligence Headquarfers. ancl +he Berlin Disfricf Infelligence Division. Half his period of service was spemL in +he lasf organizafion. He was dis- charged from Jrhe service in February. . I946. Mr. Gilliam is married. his wife be- ing +he former Miss Iris Massingham of Salfburn. Yorkshire. He does nof live a+ +he school, butL comes 0qu each day Jfrom Lynchburg Tor his classes. Mr. Heniy T. Holladay was born in Orange, Virginia. in 1902. He is a graduafe of Orange High School and Hampden-Sydney College. where he received a B. A. in I922. He did posl-graduafe work a+ Columbia Universily and Johns Hopkins Uni- versify ancl graduafe work in Lafin a+ The Universify of Virginia. He has +augh+ af McGuire's Universi+y School in Richmond. Va., a+ Kenfucky Milifary lnsfil'ul'e, and was headmas- +er of 5+. Paul's School in Bal+imore. Maryland, Before coming lo VES Mr. Holladay was Jreacher 0T La+in a+ EHS. He occupies +he masler's room on Second Wesl and Jreaches La+in and Spanish. THE METEOR THE SCHOOL Mr. J. S. Magnuson was born in Chicago, Ill.. bu1L his home has been Kansas Cify. Mo., for many years. Affer gradualing from Cenfral High School in Kansas Cify he wenf on +0 Befhany College in Lindsborg, Kan.. where he received an A. 8. degree. He received a M. A. in Lalin aJr +he Universify of Kansas and was leach- ing fellow and research assislanf af +he Universily of Chicago for six years. where he complefed all Jrhe work for a Ph. D. degree excepl +he disserfaiion. He Jraughl for five years as a hiqh school principal in Kansas. a+ +he Terrell School in Dallas. Texas. and was professor of Lafin and Greek aJr Jrhe Universify of Iowa for nine years. During +he war Mr. Magnuson worked for Jrhe governmemL a+ Jrhe Norfh American Airplane planf in Kansas Cify. He is a member of +he Phi Della Kappa and Efa Sigma Phi Traiernifies. He has one son. a pro- fessor af UNC. He leeches Spanish. French. German. and Lafin ancl suli- fers Jrhe hardships of liie on +hird Wes+. He also has +he misfor'rune of being Mr. FolleH's assisl'an'r in kee - ing +he clemerif and column recorcl: Mr. Ellsworlh Phelps. Jr. was born in Washingfoni D. C.. in I9I7 and was educaied in Norfhampfon. Mass. Jrhrough high school. In I939 he re- ceived a B. S. in malhemal'ics from MassachuseHs Slale College in Am- hersl', where he was also a member of The varsify baseball feam. From chober I939 lo June I945 Mr. Phelps was employed by +he Glenn L. Marfin Aircrafl' Co., of Balfimore. Maryland, as a supervisor of produc- fion planning and insfruclor of new personnel. In June he enfered fhe U. S. Navy and affended radio Jrech- nician school buf was discharged in April I946 before compleHng +he course. Mr. Phelps is married and has one daughfer, Elizabefh. born on Sept 2l. I944. He is The coach of iunior Toolball, will coach varsil'y baseball, and leaches plane geomefry and al- gebra. The Phelpses live on Second Main in fhe aparlmenl recenfly va- caled by +he Bells. Mr. William L. WyaH' was born in Nor'rh Wilkesboro. N. C., in l9l9 and was reared in Winsfon-Salem, where he affendecl Reynolds High School. He received an A.B. in Laiin and His- Jrory from Salem College and did graduafe work in American his+ory THE METEOR NURSE AND DIETITIAN MISS CLARKE. MISS ALVlS af UNC. AHer leaching Tor Jrhree years af Jamesfown High School. N. C.. he eniered +he army as a peace- fime clraHee in chober I94l. Mr. WyaH rose in The ranks from privafe +0 capfain, being a+ Kelly Field. Tex.. Camp Lee. Va.. and Garden Cify Airfield. Kan.. during +his process. He saw foreign service in The CBI Thealer as a rail Transporlalion offi- cer. Air Service Command. He re- furned +0 Jrhe U. S. in Feb. I946 and from +hen uniil May. when he was placed on inacfive duly. he was af For'r Bragg, N. C. Al VES Mr. WyaH Teaches hisfory ancl Lafin. and is backfield coach for varsily foo+ball. He is married and lives on +he sec- ond floor of The Infirmary in Jrhe aparlmenf recenfly vacafed by +he Carrolls. They Also Serve Miss Anne Clarke, +he school nurse. is a graduale of Si. Luke's Hospilal in Richmond. Virginia. AHer com- ple'ring her courses There she held posifions al Wesibrook Sanaforium ancl a+ New Alfamonf Hospifal in Chrisliansburg. Virginia. Al' +he be- ginning of school she came from Chrisfiansburg. her home. +0 fake charge of +he Infirmary and Jrhe V. E. S. sl'uclenf heall'h. Miss Margarel' A. AlvisI Jrhe dieli- Jrian. is a nafive 0T Lynchburg. She graduafecl Trom E. C. Glass High School in I942 and from Farmville Slafe Teachers College in I945. She faughl' one year a+ Wesf Point Vir- gina. before coming here. Af V. E. 5., Miss Alvis lives on Jrhe second floor of Jrhe Main Building. Mr. Henry C. Dixonl Jrhe bursar of 7 +he school, was reared a+ Clusler Springs, Virginia. There he aflendecl and was gradualecl from +he high school. He is also a graduafe oi Phillip's Secre+arial Co'lege. He was fhen employed by ScoH. Homer and Mason. Inc.. of Lynchburg' Virginia. for Jrwo years. He was in Jrhe service from July I944 uniil June 29. I946, when he received his discharge. He came +0 V. E. S. lamL August Mr. Dixon is married and lives on Jrhe sec- ond floor of Jrhe Infirmary in whal was formerly The Jarrardis aparfmenl. Dances! On Jrhe nighiL of chober 5+h. +he clay following +he Miller School game, Jrhe Hop Commiflee will pro- vide V. E. S. wifh ifs liirs1L dance of +he l946-47 dance season. a iuke box dance held in +he gymnasium. The week-end oi chober I9-20fh will be homecoming week-encl aJr V. E. 5. On Sal'urday ailernoon Jrhe homecoming game wifh Woodberr will be played on Johnson Field. Tha+ nighf lrhe homecoming dance will be held in +he gymnasium. The dance will be formal and The music will be furnished by Bob Cleveland and his orchesfra. A large number of alumni and friends are expecfed. On December l4+h Jrhe Chrislmas Dance will be held. This dance will be similar +0 Jrhe Miller School Dance wifh recorded music. The winfer sea- son will also confain Miclwinl'ers. which will Jrake place on Jrhe Salur- clay nighf ending examinafion week. This foo will be formal wifh an or- cheslra. April marks +he monih 0T +he Spring clance followed by Jrhe 'Final dances af The end of +he year. The V Club dance will be held on Saf- urday night May 3l51L and +he final dance on Monda night June 2nd. These dances wil follow +he lines of +he ofher lwo major dances pre- senfed during The school year. .3 THE SCHOOL Then And Now The school sfore was originaliy in wha1L is now +he mail room. Then if Was moved fo Jrhe basemenf of Wesf Dormi+ory. Affer severa1 years +here if was moved +0 where if is now. The Mefeor used +0 be a liferary. 'quar'rerly magazine under Jrhe ad- visership' of Mr. Mafiiield. Under 'Mr. Banks direc+ion if was a semi- monfhly newspaper. Now. once again. +he shideniL pubiicafion has re- furned nearly +0 ifs original sfafe. The fron'r lawn was once a corn- field wi+h a road in +he midd1e. The school cleaned if up, planfed grass and Jrrees. The more romaanally in- clined boys find +hese frees a ioy +0 si+ under 1 There was once a sma11 frame gym- nasium on Jrhe upper'ioofball Tie1d which underwenf The sad fafe of burning down. The Maddux brofhers' Tafher was one of +hose indirecfly re- sponsible for +he conHagrarion. The school hasn'+ aiways had +he bell now used. There was a smaHer Ibe11 now used by The Presby'rerian Orphanage Home. The bell now used at V. E. S. belonged +o a Lynch- 'burg church. The bell Jrower used +0 be a windmill. The Johhson A+h1e+ic Field. or The lower field. as if is generally called, was originally a ravines H was dragged and worked un+i1 a p1ain was 'obfained. Fie1ds once 1ay where +he Banks and Gannaway-Barnum houses now sfand. The business oT'Fice and +he Head: masrer's' office have been reversed +wic'e,ire+urning 1a51L year +0 Their origina1 posifion. Before +h'e Chapel was builr, +he 'serviceswere held in +he Recforis hallway. When +he school was built no pro- 'vision'was made for a dining room or kifchen. The presenf dining room was infended for a laborafory and +he ki+chen was a sforeroom. There used +0 be +hree ferms. one ending in December, anorher in March and Jrhe fhird in June. In +he new gymnasium +here used 10 be +he same kind of railing around +he balcony as Jrhere is on Jrhe sfairs. One day while a game was being played. fhirfy-fwo boys who were leaning on +he rail raiher heavily. suddenly Telf i+ go ou1L from under 6 +hem, They fe1l +0 'rhe floor eighiL ieef be10w. Sirangely enough, none- were shuri'. The faculfy room was used af firsfi as a lumber eroreroom. N01L much change. eh? There were no sfairs in +he Tirsf floor recep1ion room going up +0 Jrhe Headmasier's aparfmenis. H cosr abouf eigh'r hundred dollars +0 pu.+ Them in. When Jrhe school was eriil new, There were no folding Jrables in +he bunks. Each boy broughf his oWn card fable and lamp. When beds were dumpedeand +hey were dumped rhen as now, +he fable in- variably wenf over foo. In Jrhe middle of whaf is now Jrhe upper fooiball field, rhere was once a good-sized hill. A sieam shovel worked +here for abouf Jrwo monfhs +0 1eve1 if 01?. 1 Turning from +he inanimare +0 Jrhe animafe. Jrhere has been only one ero-year Head Counselor before . Page in +he hisi'ory of +he school. He was Ellison Lofh. who held +he posi- Jrion in +he 1920-21 and '21-22 ses-s sions. Mr. Bai1ey and Mr. Gilliam are Jrhe Jrhird and Tourfh alumni. respec+ive1y. who have refurned +0 fheir seaJr of learning fo Jreach. The Tirsf was James E. Edmunds. who Jrauthr in I939-40. and Jrhe second J. E. Poin- dexfer. Jreaching in I940-41 rand a+ +he same Jrime becoming Dr. Ran- do1ph's son-in-law. This year's enrollmenf of 124 boys is Jrhe largesf +he school has had since 1941-42. when 129 s+uc1en+s were present Also. The gymnasium is used as sfudenfs' living quarfers for Jrhe firmL Jrime since 1'ha1L session. If now has Jrhe honor of she1+ering +he +hir- Jreen refurned veferans. Even +he In- firmary is in service +his year, wifh fwo of i+s Tirsf-floor rooms being used for living quarfers. TMainly copied from Jrhe column Con- frasfs in THE METEOR. chober, 1943. College Pharmacy RIVERMONT and NORFOLK AVENUES PHONE I046 S+uden+ Governmenf Near +he end of schoo1 each year Jrhe enfire sfudenf body nominaie from Jrhe 1i51L of boys refurning Jrhe nexf year a group of counselors. designaring one boy for The posifion of Head Counselor and +wo orhers +0 form, wi+h him. Jrhe Honor Com- miffee. From Jrhe mosf-named candi- dafes +he Tacul'ry picks a ceriain number of boys who will c1irec1L +he s+uden+ governmemL during The Torfh- coming year. This year's counselor body consisfs of Thirfeen members. an increase of Three over Iasf year. necessifafed by a larger sfudenf body. The Honor Commiffee consisis of John M. Page of Brandon. Vt. Head Counselor: wi+h Lewis M. Armisfead of Church- 1anc1. Va., and Thomas H. Allen of .Kernersville, N. C.. as The +wo re- maining commiHeemen. Bo+h Page and Armisiead are filling +heir re- specfive posifions Tor +he second consecque year. Anofher repeaf performer is Jim Ballou of Oxford. N. C.. who be- came a counselor in January. 1946. Also refurning +0 Jrheir counseior posifions are Dan Bell of Dub1in. Va., and Tuck Maddux of Marshall. Va., who were bofh counselors during +he 1944-45 session. Those who are filling Jrhe posiJrion Tor Jrhe firmL Hme Jrhis year are Jack Carpenfer oi Affon. Va., Phil G. Craer of Toledo. Ohio, J. Richard Gormly of Virginia Beach. Va., Per- rin W. Gower of Raleigh. N. C.. A1- berf S. Kemper oi Blueiield. W. Va., George H. Lewis of Porrsmoquh. Va., and Roberf H. NuhL of Greensboro. N. C. ZMW TTFashions in FoodsTi SOUTHERN CAB COMPANY PHONE 2-9-4 THE METEOR ALUMNI I924 Geo. Barlow has enferecl his son for l947-48. I925 Rec. R. R. Beasley was recenfly ap- poiniecl Recfor oi +he Sf. John's Episcopal Church in Roanoke. S. Linfon Smifh recenfly presenied a copy of his book. 5. S. Lunga Point +0 Jrhe V. E. 5. library. I926 Roberl' lBobl Evans ilew clown from Defroil for a visif wifh his grand- moiher and s+oppecl by +he school on Sunday. Sepfember 22. Bob and his brofher, Ed. are in business in De- iroii. I928 Frank CouchI co-owner of Frank, Bob. and John's Service Siaiion in Lynchburg. senf us a. large number of loofball schedules for Jreams all over Jrhe na+ion. I932 Fafher Harris Findlay oi Roanoke visiled Jrhe school lasi Thursday. 26+h of Sepiember. I936 Ll'. Tho. Davis and Li. Joyce Green were married Thursday, Sepfember 26+h. I939 Als+on Lewis visiied school recenJr- ly. I940 Chuck Clark and Paul Simmons were recen+ visi+ors. They are resiing alfer seeing service in +he Pacific. I942 Gray and Cary Carringfon were visiiors of V. E. S. recenfly. Bruner lJol Tucker slopped by ior a shoriL visii. I943 Bill Gwafhmey visiied school re- cenHy on his way back Jro school. I945 Bob Arfhur has en+ered +he U. S. Army. Mason Thomas recenily made a visiJr +0 V. E. 5. +0 see his bro+hers John and Grimes. Robbie Lee has finished his service in +he Navy and is now af N. C. S+a+e. TEXAS TAVERN CHILI CON CARNE THE METEOR Sons of +he Alumni The following alumni have sons ai V. E. 5.: Mr. T. H. Maddux. iafher of Web and Tuck. was here in l9l7-22. Mr. E. M. Braxlon afiencled V. E. S. in l9l9-22, and now his son EllimL is a second-year boy. Bob Whi+aker's fafher aHencled classes here in I9l6- l9. Bob is a promising candidaie on +he foofball squad. Mr. Langhorne was in school in V. E. S. from I919 +0 I92! and has senf his son. Wm. H. Langhorne. here +his year. Cardwell's ialher came +0 V. E. S. in +he I9l7- l9l8 session. Mr. Kemper, Bunny's iaiher. was ai V. E. S. during I9l7- I9l8, now AlberiL is in his +hircl year a+ V. E. S. and is a counselor and a dependable assel' of +he iooiball ieam. Broader Fields of Aslronomy'I We use a phrase coined by las+ year's Asirologer lo inirocluce a por- Jrion of Alumni News covering Jrhose boys who became alumni only lasf June 5+h and Jrheir whereaboufs: Frank AldredeDavidson College. Edgar BeffyeU. S. Army. James BraclshereHampden-Syd- ney College. Roberf Builerw Hampden-Sydney College. Lewis FlemereVirginia Polyiechnic lnsli'l'ul'e. Richard Gundry-Hamilfon Col- lege. New York. Winfield Massie-Hampclen - Syd- ney College. Pryor Perry e Universify oi Vir- gima. Davis RianhardeThe Hun School. Princefon. N. J. Bob ScoJriL - Virginia Polylechnic lnsfifufe. Edward Senei-F - Peabody High School. PiHsburgh, Pa. Royall ShannonhouseeUniversify oi Nor'rh Carolina. Val SliegliizeUniversify OF Vir- ginia. Blackie Treva+haneUniversify oi Norih Carolina. Donnell VanNoppen e Universiiy oi Norih Carolina. Charles WeavereRichmond Poly- +echnic lns+i+u+e. George WifherseHampden-Syd- ney College. John Wro+h m Universiiy oi Virs gima. VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Non - milifary. Superior preparafion for all cola leges ai moderaie coer. Accredi+ed High slandarcl in schol- arship ancl afhleiics . . Gymnasium . . . I40 acres healihiully and beaufilully siiua+ed in Virginia mounfains. FOR CATALOGUE WRITE TO George L. Barton, J12, M.A., Ph.D., Headmaster V. E. 8., Lynchburg, Va. COME IN AND LOOK OVER THE NEW FALL STYLES WlLLS-CAMP CO. 8 I 9 Main S+ree+ Visil' +he VIRGINIA MUSIC SHOP 625 Main Siree'l' FOR THE LATEST m RECORDS and SHEET MUSIC manCg .. :3? TAYLOR. S., AGENT SPORTS From The Sidelines By J. W. Ballou. Jr. Foofball +his year will be head and shoulders above wha+ if was during +he war years. There will be power- houses all over Jrhe counlry. Prep Schools: Woodberry will be weaker +han la51L year bu+ should be Jrhe slrongemL 0T +he Virginia schools. VES will be greally improved. EH5 aboul +he same. and 3+. Chrisfo- pher's somewha1L weaker +han in pre- vious years. Sfaunlon M. A. will be Jrops in +he mili+ary schools. Easf: '46 will be iusf like Jrhe lasf +wo.years wi+h Army leading +he pack, followed closely by Penn. Navy and Cornell. Midwest Nofre Dame will be +he Jream +0 beef, bu+ wafch Tor lllinois. Michigan and Oklahoma A. 8i M. Far Wesf: U.C. L.A.. Soufhern California. Oregon and Oregon Shale will Tighl il' 0qu for Jrhe Rose Bowl bicl. Sou'rhwesf: H looks as if Texas will be Jrhe Jrop feam. Texas Tech will rule Jrhe smaller schools. Soufh: ln Jrhe deep Soulh i+ will be befween Alabama and Georgia wifh L. S. U. and Tennessee +he dark horses. Duke. UNC. and William 8i Mary will rule Jrhe Sou'rhern Confer- ence. I946 VES Varsily Foo+ball Schedule Oclober 4eMiller School. here. chober I2 e Hargrave Milifary Academy. here. Odober l9eWoodberry Forest here lHomecomingl. chober thFishburne Milifary School, There. November 2-Open. November 9eEpiscopal High SchooleJrhere. November IbeRandolph-Macon Academyehere. November 23e51'. Chrisfopher's Schoolelhere. The Peoples National Bank EIGHTH AND MAIN STS. LYNCHBURG. VA. Member F. D. l. C. Va rsify Prospecls The V. E. S. Varsier foolball squad has sfarl'ed heavy pracfice in prep- aralion for Jthe opening game wi+h Miller School on chober 4+h. Aboul 35 hopefuls have been working ouf daily under Head Coach Barnum and his +wo assisfanl's. Line Coach Bailey a'ncl Backfield Coach WyaH. Among +he candidafes are nine leHermen from lasf year's Jream and a number of veferans, including Tuck Maddux. who was quarferback Tor +he Bishops in l943-l944, before ioining +he navy. The relurning leHermen are Capt Ballou, Gower. PH Lewis. 6.4 Kemper, Allen. Hyre. Gormly. Maddux. W.. and Cornell. The ou+look for +his year's eleven is much brigh'l'er lhan +ha+ of las+ year's iniury-ridclled squad. which won only one game. The backfield Tor Jrhe Garnel' and Whife will include Capfain Ballou af failback. Tuck Maddux a+ blocking back. Allen af wingback. and Sewer and Hyre alfernafing al' fullback. Lewis. 6.. NuH. R.. and Lewis. C., will also see plenfy of acfion handling Jrhe ball. Newcomers Al Craff and Whif- aker will probably sfarf as ends, wifh several o+hers qiving +hem si'iff com- pefifion. Holding clown +ackle po- sifions will be F'emer and Kemper. wi+h Maddux, W.. and Gormly s+ar+- ing as guards. CorneH will cenfer +he pigskin Tor Jrhe Bishops. This year's homecoming game will be wifh Jrhe Woodbury Foresf Tigers on Johnson Memorial Field chober l9fh. Probably fhe Jrougheer oppo- nenfs on +he Bishop's seven-game schedule will be Sf. Chrisfopher's. Woodbury Forest and Episcopal High School. SKILLFUL CLEANING -is necessary if you wanf your Clofhes fo always look fresh and fidy. 6m fclgijl'c Elegllers 11!! gm 13....Mm, hryuua See Our Ageni' Si'evensonI S. BALLOU. Triple-ihreaiL Tailback Junior Varsi+y The VES Junior Varsily leams will open Their seasons +his week, +he 130- lb. feam aqainsi BurneH Tire on Ocl. 2 6+ Miller Park. and +he IZO- pounders chober 3 againsf River- monl af Rivermonf. Coaches Phelps and WyaH have been running Jrhe squad +hrough rough workoufs in preparalion for +he Jren and nine ci+y league games. respeclively which +hey will play Jrhis season. The probable slarfing posifions for Jrhe members 0T +he I30- lb. Jream are Marshall and Akers. Mall. encls; McClung and Wiggins. Jrackles: Murray, P., and Brooks. guards: Zancler. cenler: Skinneri wingback; MacLeod and Thompson. J.. allernafingi blocking back; Finch. fullback; ancl Bullingion. lailback. SEARS-ROEBUCK 8! CO. Shop a+ Sears and Save l026 Main Sfreei' Phone 447 FRANKLIN'S 57 Years of Fine Clofhing 92I Main Slreef THE METEOR METEORITES Through The Telescope By The Old Aslrologer Affenlion Mr. and Mrs. Norlh ancl Soulh Mars and all rockefs af Radio Cenfer. The Aslrologer has jusf landed on earfh. We quole his slale- menf +0 +he sludenfs of +his humble insfilufion. quole. Hello suckers. unquofe. The asfrologer spemL a m051L en- joyable summer on Jupifer especial- ly during fhose good old Salurn-day nigh'rs. He also acquired a Ph. D. in Aslrology by reading and under s'randing Highroads of +he Uni- verse. During +he firmL sludies of +he heavens several new me+eors have been enlivening +he skies. We see Adam Lazonga Maddux. +he world's slickes+ operalor. They have a Holladay on Second Wesf now and in his honor have pul up a Ski- iump +0 keep +he Hollaclay in good spirifs. ln +he norfhern skies we see +ha+ +he Vermonl cull of +he BaplislL Railway Express is minus a leader due +o heavy shipping prospecls predict ed in +hal one slafe where if rains l3 laslrologer's dozenl hours oul of a day. Cohorls have been broughf up 'From surrounding monasleries lo aid him in his work. All Meferorifes. keep in Jrhe righl orbil. Alfhough an arc is +he shorlesl' disfance be'iween fwo poinls. s+raigh+ is +he besf way +0 go. Alfhough his sfar was once bril- lianl' ye ole asfroloqer predicfs +he Colonel lAdmiral when il's rainingl won'f accomplish Jrwo Jrhings +his rea- son. +hose being felling fhe Warren fwins aparf and gelling married. Reminglon Arms slock dropped dras- +ically when all +he bullels slarled arriving from Alfavisfa. Musl be JFrom 6 Thompson gun. Comef Car- penfer has pul Jraxi mefers on +he s+ucly hall seals. He reacls Jrhe folals in demerifs. The asfrologer is very grafelul +0 +he circus for Clearing +he sky 01c smoke. lo Windflufe Mas- sie for polishing up +he lenses of his lasf visif. +0 Guru's solid class for all +he asl'ronomical figures. lo Capl. Garnelf for a golf ball +0 use as a moon in Jrhe planefarium, and +0 Haywood for exhuming las+ year's asfrologer. Copernicus and Galileo are calling: so unfil nexl' lime. Merry Mercury and Happy Lighf Year. T H E M E T E O R Astronomical Calendar Seplember lOeAll bqu a few ar- rive on lime, wilh even more l'han +he usual number of delegales from Carolina. Changes in Tacully and liv- ing arrangemen+s make Jrhe lirsl day inleresling lo new and old boys alike. Seplember lleNumerous vacan- cies on +he wailing slalf are filled as our allracfive new diefilian is dis- covered. Sepfember IZeVarious new mem- bers of +he school view wiJrh anxiely +he radialors and laundry chufe Tor which +hey unwiHingly paid renial . Seplember l3eFoo+ball is in lull swing and +he boys geiL a good workoul. The spiril is willing. bul +he flesh is weak. Seplember HeSeniors begin +0 underslancl +he Jrraclilional gripe abouf Solid and dig in for some real work. Seplember I5- Wes+l' is pul' in lhe ice box for safe keeping while every one enioys a first and in some cases a lasf, Sa+urday nighl' lrip lo lown. Seplember l8-Louis and Mau- riello fighf for +he fifle and money is drawn across +he boards. S+u- clenls are all shocked by Mauriello's language affer +he fight Seplember l9- Jackie Carpene ler is visiJrecl by a young lady on horseback. lTwelve years young ...... l Sepfember 20-- hc you don'l like lhiseyou don r like loofball. Sepfember ZZeHLover Drew Ramsey sporfs a lovely female com- panion on Safurday nighf, Wanna meef my gal? Sepfember 23eFlcld Marshal von Folle'rf finds a slrafegic array of frunks surrounding his quarfers. and refreafs for +he durafion of +he nighl. Sepfember 27e Foo+sie Gower burns Hie midnighf oil and Mr. Hol- laday burns Foolsie. YOUR GIFT CENTER BOWEN dWGJmpanqm-c 8l3 MAIN STREET People In The Public Eye Carpenfer lJackiel Going power- mad and smashing Jrhe boys on Shorl wilh columns. Daniel lProl GeH'ing sore al Mar- gie Tor falking abouf food and diels on Jrheir dales. Uh-huhll Dawson lBooger Jr.l Using +he DDT gun on +he Jrruck seal vacaled lasl June by +he conlaminaled one. Duffey lGoldyl Reporling for lrack in condilion alfer a 'Ipleclgelul summer. Haywood lMarshl Beholding an- ofher oclclily oi Haywood and keep- ing +hem in parenlheses. He'rh lDon Juanl GeHing +he fuzzy doughnuiL al R.-M. W. C. Hyre lJohnl GeHing mighly smooih wiJrh some recenlly discov- ered playma+es in Peaklancl. Lewis, C. llncognilol Ex. E. H. 5., doomed +0 live anofher year wilh an old E. H. S. pal. Radar-Man. NuH, R. lGoosel Having +he doubfiul honor of being presiclemL of Jrhe A. B. C. for '46. Ogden lEgg-headl Having a hard Jrime wilh +he Marsh and Swine on Firs+ Wesl. Smi'lh l$+anl Greeling +he boys in a slrange new voice. Springs lElil Showing greal will power and quiHing ioo'rball lo par- lake of l'he lillhy weed. Thomas, G. lDimplesl John omL in Peakla'nd. Whifaker lSwee+sl Upholding +he slandards oi +he l'dancing cowboys of Philadelphia. BlO-X-RAY Thomas H. Maddux Born: No. hafchedl Home: Marshall, Va. Usually seen: Working for Margie. Favorile paslime: Going +0 Ran- dolph-Macon wi+h Don Juan He+h and Moon Bailey. PeiL Love: Two slraighf classes um cler Jrhe Exal'red One. Ambifion: To learn +0 lly. Sparefime Occupafion: Keeping his women al R.-M. W. C. slraighl. Tuck . an ex-G.l. and old V. E. 3. boy, refurned Jrhis year Jro lake up where he leH olF. He is no'r only pick- ing up his former sludies. bui' also his dufies as a counselor and as a main s'ray on +he JFoolball Jream. Helping Phillip Gildersleeve CraH Home: Toledo. Ohio. Born: March 5, I928. Cuslomary Expression: He's Hie slrong silenf Jrype. Sparefime Occupalion: Playing Hie la+emL in records. Pef Hale: Being called Bilder- sleeve. Nickname: Phil. Usually Seen: Taking +hings easy. GrealesiL Concern: LueHe. Ambilionfl Wall Sireef. Favorile Sporl: Smoking. Phil is well liked by one and all and well up on flue lisl of academic achievement He is a counselor on Weer Main and easily fhe moswL pop- ular of all flue damyankees. Fredrick O. Ogden Home: Monroe. Louisiana. Born: chober l6. I929. Pei Love: Anyfhing lhal looks like a cigareHe. Pel Hale: Being called Egg- head. Cusfomary Expression: Whoaas now waif a minufel Sparefime Occupafion: Shoofing Hue bull abouiL +he swampland. Usually Seen: Looking for a weed. Ambifion in Life: To find himself a cuddle bunny. GrealesiL Concern: GeHing S+uar+ Handy +0 remember his name. This is Hie Creolels second year aJr V.E.S., he having arrived from Sf. Chrisl'opher's alfer a year wi+h Hie big boys lChewning. Hawkins. and Jenkinsl. He was an imporfanf man on laer year's iunior varsify looJr- ball feam and is a very promising candidafe on line varsify +his year. He also does a good job of broad iumping. Egghead . now residing on sacred Firsl Westiis making Jrlsie besf of +hings wi+l1 Haywood and Swine Slephenson. RIVERMONT Meat Market FINE MEATS - GROCERIES PHONE 5100 Serving All Rivermonf DEPENDABLE, EFFICIENT. FAIR JOHN P. HUGHES MOTOR CO. 'i'YOUNG MEN. YOUR NEXT ASSIGNMENT IS . . . MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR YOUR PARENTS and FRIENDS AT THE VIRGINIAN HOTEL EIGHTH and CHURCH PHONE 2700 DAVIS PRODUCE CO. Wholesale Produce Dealers Terms: Cash I009-I0ll Jefferson S+ree+ FOR EVERYTHING IN SPORTING GOODS and PHOTOGRAPHY. see 5. O. FISHERl Inc. Esfablished l828 l024 MAIN STREET Lynchburg Engraving Company VISIT THE WHITE HOUSE PATTERSON'S SAFE SERVICE DRUG STORES 627 MAIN STREET and I020 MAIN STREET THE METEOR A YOUNG STORE CATERING TO YOUNG MEN Knight-Sneed Co. 8l7 MAIN STREET Fashions in Fashions A Young Sfore 'For Young Men SCHOOL ROSTER JEWELERS ?W OPTICIANS The LANTERN TEA ROOM Second Floor. Carro Ho+el Phone 3632 Lynchburg. Va. Choose your Barber from Hue Five experienced and eFficienf Barbers a+ Hue SOUTHERN BARBER SHOP Wefween Isis and Paramounf Theafred 609 MAIN STREET TWO SHOWERS Our Shop is Large and Roomy SHOP AT JACKSON'S CUT-RATE DRUGS For LYNCHBURG'S BEST VALUES H UGHES DRY CLEANING CORP. I603 Park Avenue Telephone 974 Lynchburg, Virginia ICoanued From page 2l $TMaddux, Thomas H.. Ill .................................................. Marshall. Va. 6Maddux. Franklin W ...................................................... Marshall. Va. 95Marshall, James R ......................................................... 5+. Paul, Va. Marvin. Edward A .......................................................... Croze+. Va. kaurray.ArH1ur E .......................... Hillfop House, 40+h Sfreef. Virginia Beach. Va. 6Murray, Paul F ........................... Hillfop HQuselH 4OH'1 Sfreef, Virginia Beach. Va. HNewberry. Sam Hilliard, Jr ........................... l607 Colonial Way. Newbern, N. CA Nixon, Samuel .................................... 500 Roanoke Sfreef. Chrisfiansburg, Va. :kNuH. Roberf H.. Jr .......................... 3I9 Meadowbrook Terrace. Greensboro. N. C. :kNuH. William V ..................... ..H..,3l9 Meadowbrook Terrace, Greensboro, N. C. $Ogden. Frederick O ....................................................... Chesfer. Va. Haage. John M .......................................... R. F. D. No. 2. Brandon, Vermont Pancoasf. John W.. Jr ......................... 2lO W. Lynwood Sheet San Anfonio I, Texas 7chHard. Peyfon M ................................. I750 Wesfover Avenue. Pefersburg. Va. Quaim+on. Roderick C ................................... Tuckedaway, Yancey Mills. Va. 6Ramsay, Andrew C .................................. 4836 Rockspring Road, Arling+on. Va. Ramsey. Drew ........................................ 300 W. 35H1 Sfreef, Norjfolk 8. Va. Shirley. E. S. G ....................................................... Greenwood, Va. Shull. Owen C ............................................ 3lO Elden Sfreef, Herndon. Va. Skinner, William P., Jr ......................... 305 W. Church Sheet Elizabefh CHy, N. C. Small, Charles B ............................. 204 E. Colonial Avenue, Elizabefh CHy. N. C. 6Smifh. Sfanley R ........................... 36H: Sfreef and HoHy Road. Virginia Beach. Va. Springs. Eli B .............................................. Roufe No. l, MaHhews. N. C. 515+ephenson, Swain H. N .................................................... Halifax. Va. Sfephenson. William C ........................ Box No. 477. Williamson Road. Roanoke. Va. Sfoughfon, Jack E ..................................... Sainf Mary's School, Raleigh, N. C. :kTaylor, Paul B' ........................................... I l34 S. Thomas. Arlingfon. Va. i'Taylor. Garland Scof'r .................................................... Enfield, N. C. Thomas. Cecil B .......................................................... EndicoH, Va. Thomas, John ............................................. Cable Sheet Siler Cify, N. C, $Thomas, William Grimes ................................... Cable Sheet Siler Cify, N. C. Thompson. John V .................................... I304 Bedford Avenue. Alfavisfa, Va. kahompson. Randolph C ............................... I304 Bedford Avenue. Alfavisfa, Va. Turner. Ernesf D .................................... I637 W. Grace Sfreef. Richmond, Va. TWarren. Frank S ...................................... l7 Grace Sfreef. Harrisonburg, Va. TWarren. Wade C ..................................... 17 Grace Sfreef, Harrisonburg, Va. aWayland. Charles A ........................................................ Crozef, Va. Weaver, Russell M ................................... 38 Old Porf Road. Harrisonburg. Va. $6WeWForcL Armisfead L .................................. Sexfon Aparfmenfs, BlueHeld, Va. Whifaker. Roberf M .................................. I34 BarHeH' Avenue. Sharon Hill. Pa. Whife, David R ........................ ' ........... 337 Woodland Avenue. Lynchburg, Va. izWiggins, Jacob E.. Jr ............................... l4 Driffing Boulevard. Asheville, N. C. WIH. Horace J ........................................... Caro'ina Hofel. Raleigh, N. C. Williams. John M .......................................... Wildwood Road. Roanoke. Va. TWoods. Roberf Harrison ................................................ Pearisburg. Va. Zander. 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I don'+ believe fhaf Jthey are having quife as many demonsfrafions as be- fore, aIIhough +he fension is sHII as sfrong. I Imagine Ihaf you read or heard abou'r Ihe YugosIavs shoofing downl fwo American planes. Well . . . ofher Jrhan Thai and a few ofher minor incidenfs. so far. H'IIngs have quiefed down a Iof. But quife a Iof could have happened since I left, buf I hope nof. Sincerely yours. Gene. SIng. Roberf E. PeeIe, V. E. 5.. '44. Co. C. 349Ih lnI., A. P. O. 88, do P. M.. N. Y.. N. Y. CONNER PRODUCE CO. LYNCHBURG. VA. Iooo Jefferson S+ree+ Phones: 5000-500 I -5002 RIVERMONT Meat Market FINE MEATS - GROCERIES PHONE 5I00 Serving All Rivermonf DEPENDABLE. EFFICIENT. FAIR JOHN P. HUGHES MOTOR CO. Volume XXXI THE SCHOOL LYNCHBURG. VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 13. I946 Opening Dance On Safurday. chober 5+h. affer Friday's game wifh Miller School. fhe Hop CommiHee presenfed fhe firsf dance of H18 curremL VES school year. The music was furnished by a renfed niccolodian, supplemenfed wifh records belonging f0 several 0F +he boys. The decorafions consisfed mainly in a crepe paper cenierpiece. con- necfed wifh +he balcony by pendamL sfreamers. Of course Jrhe ever presenf co'umns were used. As ior +he female element +he Hop Com- miffee. wifh Jrhe aid of Mrs. Bar- num. arranged +0 acquire 30 R.-M. W. C. girls as guesfs for +he eve- ning. Despife an early slump. oc- casioned by +he naiural shyness of VES boys. fhe dance was considered a success by all. Homecoming Ac+ivi+ies Homecoming Day. resumed affer Jrhe war on November IO, I945, was confinued in much Jrhe same paHern +his year on Jrhe day of +he Wood- berry Foresf game. Safurclay. Oc'ro- ber I9+h. A bonfire. prepared on Langhorne Field by Armis'read and recrui'rs from Jrhe 4-F squad. was Jrhe scene of a pep rally Jrhe nith before +he game. Then. on Safurday. came +he game. isee Sporfsi and a dance. +he second of Jrhe year. formal. held in Barksdale Gymnasium. The decorafions were of an under- sea effect complefe +0 fhe silhou- eHes oi: mermaids, fish, and an odo- pus. Bob Cieve'and and his orchesfra furnished Jrhe music and a large num- ber of sfudenfs. alumni. isee Alum- nii. and Jrheir daies were present Many of Jrhe alumni sfayed unfil Sunday. when Old V. E. S. and God of Mercy were used in Jrhe chapel services because of +heir presence. One group of guesfs espe- cially welcome were Jrhe many mar- ried alumni wifh Jrheir wives and families. THE METEOR V. E. S. CHOIR L. +0 R.: Car+er, Reed, Akers. F.. Taylor. 5.. Thomas. 6.. Maddux. W., Warren. W.. Wayland. Hughes iCruciferi. Gafhrighf. Taylor. P.. Thomas. C.. Lewis. C.. V Wiggins, and Carpenfer ' Abseni: Cardwell. Field. Gower. J.. Lewis. 6.. MacLeod. and Kerner Then and Now The V. E. S. Choir isee cufi. one of +he oidesf school organizafions. iasf monfh began, wifh Jrhe school ifself. +he 3Is+ year of ifs exisfence. Uniil +he spring of l9l9, when +he Lang- horne Memorial Chapel was com- plefed. if pari'icipai'ed in services in fhe Recfor's aparfmenf. and in +he siudy hall. During Hiis fime 'rhe choir -was direcied by a Mrs. Barger. a na- Jrive of Lynchburg. who came ouf +0 +he school weekly on Friday nighf +0 hold pracfice, and on Sunday f0 ac- company +he services. Mr. Banks fook charge of +he choir in +he fall of I920. on +he +hird Sun- day of his firsf year af VES. and has confinued +0 direci if +0 +he presenf +ime. The organ now used in fhe chapel was insfalied in +he fall of l92l. a giH of ero sisfers, Mrs. Bow- man and Mrs. Presi'on, in memory of a +hird sisfer. One of +he mosf musi- cally successful former VES choir members is Harrison Chrisfian. who was for a while associafed wifh +he Mefropolifan Opera Company. He now gives voice lessons in Lynchburg. O+her noiabie members have been Richard Banks, of Richmond. Va.. and John Grumiaux. of Norfolk. boJrh of whom. according +0 Mr. Banks. had oufsfanding fenor voices. This year's V. E. S. choir isee cufi. +hough slithy smaller, dii'Fers bu1L Iii- He irom choirs of previous years. Fri- day nighf pracfices. morning and evening services on Sunday. and +he weekly paymenf oi Jrwo merii poinfs +0 each member. inifiafed wifh +he meriJr poinf sys+em four years ago. all remain. Also re- maining is +he exempfion of +he members from Chapel offerings. which cynics insisf +0 be responsible for +he enfire membership. The fad +haf V. E. 5. boys like +6 sing iConfinued on page 4i The Meteor November l3. W46 Volume XXXI No. 2 Issued by l'he sfudsnfs of line Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg. Virginia, monlhly during +he school year I946-47 excepl holidays. Subscripfions. 25c per copy: $2.00 per year EDITORIAL BOARD J. T. CARPENTER. JR. Edifor-ineChiei THOMAS H. ALLEN ................................................... Managing Ecli+or JAMES W. BALLOU ...................................................... Sporls Edilor MR. JOHN D. FOLLETT ................................................. Factu Advisor Repor+ers ROBERT FIELD PERRIN GOWER STANLEY SMlTH TUCK MADDUX ROBERT NUTT BROWN FINCH ANDREW RAMSEY RICHARD DUFFEY JOE CHERRY PHIL CRAFT Arfisf PAU L TAYLO R MACON L. HARDY Phofographer DR. 6. L. BARTON, JR. BUSINESS BOARD G. SCOTT TAYLOR ........................ SWAIN H. N. STEPHENSON ........... ROBERT J. FIELD .......................... ........................... Business Manager .................. Assisfanl Business Manager ........................ Circulafion Manager Entered as second-class malfer Seplember 28, 1928, af +he Posloffice af Lynchburg. Virginia. under fhe Acl of March 3. I879. OPINIONS Pa+ronize Our Adverfisers! Since +his second issue of The Mefeor is paid for largely by pro- ceeds from adverfising. we can +hink of no more TiHing iime for a re- minder +0 +he sludemL body 01C +he impor+ance of our adverfisers. Hav- ing assisfecl in +he solici+a+ion of ads for +he I946 Mefeor. we experienced +he kindhear'redness oi Jrhe many Lynchburg merchan+s whose coniri- bulion amounls, Tor +hem. +0 liHle more ihan a donafion. We. by pa- Jrronizing +hose who are helping us. can alleviafe +his sii'uai'ion. We have many new adverfisers Jrhis year. Lei's show +hem. as well as l'hose who have helped us +hrough +he years our grafilude by giving +hem all Jrhe busi- ness we have. Jusf remember, if +hey Torgof us. The Mefeor would be unable +0 confinue publicafion. Self vs. Honor The efernal weakness of man is his fendency +0 puf considerai'ion for seli Tirer in everylhing. This principle is recognized in Jrhe Jreachings of 4 Chrisfianify. indeed in any sensible philosophy of life. Modern evidences of Jrhis fendency are by no means lack- ing. The failure of +he Unifed Na- lions +0 work harmoniously so far is undoubfedly occasioned. no+ by +he wiclely varied cusfoms and ideologies 01c Jrhe members. bu+ by Jrhe absolufe selT-concern of every na+ion presenl a+ Jrhe meeiings. The common ground so sirongly urged by ob- servers will be found only when Jrhe represenlafives forgei +he peHy in- feresfs oi +heir own counfries and +hink abouf +he world in which we and all +he coming generalions will have +0 live. Anofher example is lo be found in our own school, in The aififude held by many boys foward +he besi school ins+i+u+ions, chief among which is +he Honor Sysfem. Some boys subscribe hearfily +0 Jrhe Honor Sysfem. as long as if doesn'l enfail JFor Jrhem any in- convenience or Jrhe menial anguish ihaf so oiien comes fo fhe frue up- holder' of honor. Oihers may be scrupulously clean wi+hin Jthemselves. bu'r refuse +0 aid in keeping +heirsur- lit; roundings unsulliecl. While +he for- mer affifucle is considerabl +he worse of Jrhe iwo. +he holder of neifher oi +hem helps +he school lo his full abili+. Self-love. while. ac- cording +0 5 akespeare, is nof so vile a sin as seli-neglecfing . in our opinion is plenfy vile when pracficed +0 +he exclusion oi all inferesfs ou+- side oneself. The Jrhree members of our Honor CommiHee. whose picfures appear on Jrhe lroni cover. face a giganiic fask if +hey alone mus+ suppor+ Jrhe honor of +he school wifhouf any help from us. The sfudenf body. H's l'heir responsibilily, ancl +hey will do +heir best bu1L wilhouf a group of unsel- fish boys behind +hem. who are more mindful oi Jrhe school's welfare +han oi Jrheir own. Jrhey can never succeed. We. you and l. all of us. musf be- come members of fhaf group. THE SCHOOL lCon'linued from page 3l is ably exemplified by +he sessions each nighl befween Jrhe buildings. Ouiside of Jrhe yearly pilgrimage +0 Sf. John's Church in Lynchburg. Jrhe Choir makes few excursions off home ground. Nofable exceplions Jro +his cuslom have been one service a+ 5+. Paul's, in Lynchburg. and +hevisi+, during Jrhe Adveni' Season of I944, lo Sf. Slephen's. af Forest Bedforcl Counfy. This year's V. E. S. choir consiers of lwenfy members. a slighf ma- iorify of whom are veierans oi lasi year, +he res1L being recruils. The eleven carry-overs are Cardwell, Car- penler, Carier. Field lcruciierl, Gow- er, J.. Lewis. 6.. MacLeod, Mad- dux, W.. Reed, Taylor, P.. Wayland, and Wiggins +he eighf new members. Akers. F., Gafhrighf. Kerner. Lewis, C.. Taylor, 5.. Thomas. C.. Thomas. 6.. and Warren. W.'Hughes. while n01L a member oi +he choir. aller- naJres wifh Field in Jrhe posifion of crucifer on Communion Sundays. THE METEOR THE SCHOOL The Privileged Following is +he Sepfember-cho- ber V. E. S. honor roll. The boys wiih averages from 85 +0 90 may s+udy ouf af nighf sfucly hall: wi+h averages over 90. ou+ bolh day and night I. Carpen'ler ...................... 98.4 2. Lewis, G. ....................... 95.6 3. He'rh ........................... 95 4. Braxfon ......................... 94.2 - 5. Alexander ...................... 94 6. Hughes ........................ 93.4 7. Pancoasf ....................... 93.3 8. Zander ......................... 92.6 9. Kemper ........................ 92.4 IO. Thomas. G. ..................... 92.4 ll. Daniel ......................... 92 12. Smifh .......................... 9l.6 I3. Baffle .......................... 90.8 14. Field .......................... 90.6 l5. Wellford ....................... 90 I6. Whifalzer ....................... 90 17. Allen .......................... 89.6 I8. Hardy ......................... 89.6 l9. Doyle .......................... 89.5 20. Bell, D. C ........................ 89.2 21. Skinner ......................... 89.2 22. Duke ........................... 89.2 23. Fennell ......................... 89 24. Thompson. J. .................... 89 25. Page ........................... 88.6 26. Andrews ........................ 88.4 27. Cardwell ....................... 88.4 28. Ogden ......................... 88.4 29. Armisieacl ...................... 88.4 30. Gower. P. ...................... 88 31. Cornell ........................ 87.8 32. Marshall ........................ 87.5 33. Alters. F. ........................ 87.2 34. Cherry, W. ..................... 87.2 35. Leilch .......................... 87.2 36. Thompson. R. ................... 86.4 37. Kerner ......................... 86.2 38. Nuff. R. ........................ 86 39. Ramsey. A. ..................... 86 40. Dial ........................... 85.6 4l. Gay ........................... 85.6 42. Wiggins ........................ 85.5 43. Marvin ......................... 85.4 44. Taylor. P. ....................... 85.4 45. Bullingfon ...................... 85.2 46. Dawson ........................ 85 Boy Scoufs While +his year's Boy Scouf acfiv- ifies af V. E. S. consisf of a confinw afion of +he Junior and Senior froops. +he Senior froop is divided info fwo qroups. fhe Sea and Air Scoul's, +he Sea Scoufs being somefhing new +0 fhe school. The Troop Commiffee. which serves all +hree divisions. is composed of Mr. Gannaway. chairman. Mr. Holla- day. and Mr. Magnuson. The Junior Troop. again under +he direcl'ion of Mr. Folleff. assisfed by Daniel and Doyle. have elecfed Har- man and Goiser Palrol Leaders. They hola weekly meefings in +he cabin. THE METEOR and slaged an affernoon hike on Sun- day. November 3rd. Rev. Marshall Milfon's Air Scoul UniiL sfarfed +he year wiih a lofal membership of Jrwelve boys. six of whom are new recruils. The unif holds weekly mee+ings and a few boys. on Monday mornings. are fak- ing flying lessons. Among l'hese are Cardwell. Clary, Farris. Finch. Mad- dux, T., and NuH, W. Through +he Air Seoul's some boys have requesled and are +0 receive iwo fransmiHers and +hree receivers from a B-25. The newly organized Sea Scouf Uni'r, under Mr. Phelps's direcfion. now comprises abouf liHeen members. The unif. organized wi+h Scoff Taylor as a prime mover. is looking over possi- bilifies oi equipmenl in Lynchburg and is hoping +0 purchase a boat probably a 20-foof whaleboaf. from +he Navy surplus supplies. They are also +hinking of giving. in coniunc- lion wiJrh +he Hop CommiH'ee. one of +he minor dances as a Sea Scouf dance. Teachers Also Graduafe Mr. and Mrs. Dawson are now liv- ing in Alexandria. where Mr. Dawson is assisfing his bro+heri in +he man- agemenf of a hofel-fourisf camp. Mrs. Payne is enjoying a well-earned and long-soughf refiremenf a+ her home in Amherst Va. Mr.'Bell is now on +he 'faculfy of Champlain College. Plaffsburg. New York. which has recenfly been esfab- lished lo fake care of +he overflow of sludenfs from Easiern colleges. Mr. Carroll is now resuming his war-in+errup+ed refiremenf on his farm five miles sou+h of Lynchburg. Mr. Jarrard is con+inuing his l'eaching career at +he Emory School. Oxford. Ga. Mr. GarneH is leaching of Fish- burne Milifary School. Mr. Ruhc'm. of Third Wesf fame. is now a+ Woodberry Foresf School. Mr. Sievenson is now an insfrucfor af Washingfon and Lee Universify. his alma mal'er. Mr. Grail has refurned lo feach a+ +he prep school which he aHended in +he Unifed Sfafes. lhe Slanford School in Wilmingfon. Del. News in Brief John F. Reed. II. has refurned +0 +he school and resumed +he dufies as counselor which he lefl in I943. He is living in +he gymnasium. On Sunday, chober 20+h. Dr. and Mrs. Barl'on leif Jrhe school Jfor fen days. which consfiiufecl Dr. Barfon's vacal'ion. They visifed friends in Buf- falo. N. Y.. Niagara Falls. N. Y.. and Niagara Falls, Ont. refurning on Oc- fober 30+h. During Dr. Barfon's ab- scence Mr. Banks. ac+ing in his posi- +ion as Senior Masfer, was in charge of +he school. On Wednesday. chober 9+h. +he frus'rees oi Jrhe school held +heir an- nual meeling in +he recepiion room in +he Main Building: but in +he words of Dr. Bar+on. purely rou+ine busi- ness was enacfed. One inieresfinq absenfee was Dr. Robin A. Magill. recfor of St. John's Church in Lynch- burg. who is now on a Jrour oiChinese MISSlOnS. Happy Birlhclay 2 Oclober .......................... Maddux. T. chober 8 .................... Slephenson. S. chober 9 ................................ Pollard chober 12 ............................ Pancoasf chober l4 .................................. Duke chober 15 .............................. Gormly chober l5 ........................ Sfoughlon chober l6 .............................. Ogden Ocl'ober l9 ................................ Casey chober 20 .............................. Kerner chober 23 .............................. Braxfon chober 26 .......................... Akers, M. chober 26 .................................. Gay chober 26 ........................ Cherry. W. chober 29 .............................. Frazier November 5 ............................ Woods The Peoples National Bank EIGHTH AND MAIN STS. LYNCHBURG. VA. Member F. D. l. C. SKILFUL CLEANING eis necessary if you wanf your Clofhes +0 always look fresh and fidy. 161cm -16 ' Rleunens an 0m Gun... r1 rhyme See Our Ageni Sfephenson. S. l SPORTS From +he Sidelines By J. W. Ballou. Jr. Wifh over half +he season gone +he Bishops come up +0 +heir Jrhree remaining games wiih a 2-2 record. We hold viciories over Miller School and Hargrave and have suffered de- Teai' ai The hands of Woodberry and Fishburne. The coming E. H. S. baHle should be a greai' game. Though +he Maroons are undefeaied +hey are heading for a fall if fhe Bishops show +he same spirif +hey have showed in praciice since The Fishburne deieai'. Affer ihaf come Jrhe gamesl wifh Randolph-Macon and 5+. Chrisio- inher's. bofh oi which will be baffles clown +0 Jrhe final gun. R. M. A. will play here November 16. and Jrhen we will close +he season in Richmond +he following Safurday. Na+ional VRecords Upsefs are numerous all over Jrhe couniry; e. g.. Rice 18. Texas l3: Tennessee 12. Alabama 0; Wake Foresi I9. Tennessee 6: N. C. Siaie I3, Duke 6; Illinois I3, Michigan 9; Princefon I7. Pennsylvania I4. Army is siill rolling on. and if looks as if ii will coniinue +0 do so. even paer Noire Dame and Pennsylvania. in +he mid-wes+ Noire Dame is The only maior unbeafen-unfied Jream. Down Soui'h if's Georgia. siill undefea+ed. and Norfh Carolina, beafen only by Tennessee. Jrhough Jrhey boih face Tough foes +he resf oi +he year. U. C. L. A. gels closer +0 +he Rose Bowl each week, while Jrhe SoulhweSiL is a Jrurrnioil due +0 Rice's upsei of Texas. Disasfer for Them Oct SeCaerain Jim Ballou led Jrhe V. E. S. Bishops +0 a 32 +0 6 We fory over a scrappy Miller School feam on Johnson Field in Jrhe opening game of Jrhe season. Ballou accouni'ed igrjhree oi +he Bishops iouChdowns and Isparked +he drives JrhaiL se'r up +heiofher Jrwo scores. The V. E. S. cap'rain caughi +he kickbff; opening The second hahc on his own 10-yard line and ran s+raigh+ clown +he cenier of +he field behind almosfr periemL blocking for 90 yar vs anlwa Nscexre. Txhe, kick for exira 5gp inJlevai'Iia'vs'i'iblr-iilclgigtl;ibui' Ballou scooped up The ball and wenf Jrhrough Jrhe line for The point V. E. S. kicked OFF +0 Jrhe Milleriies. bui Jrhey were unable +0 gain and puniecl. This +ime Ballou +ook fhe balldn his I5 and f6 scampered 85 yards down +he side- lines for his second Jrouchdown in four minufes. The Bishops. running from a modi- fied single wing wifh an unbalanced line, +ook an early lead in Jrhe game. scoring on +he fiHh play aHer Web Maddux recovered a Miller School fumble. The Bishops marched +hir+y yards for Jrheir Tirsf six poinis. Ballou carried Jrhe ball info pay diri on a line buck from +he 3. Tuck Maddux kicked Jrhe exira poini, giving The Bishops a 7 +0 0 lead. V. E. S. scored again in +he second period when Corneii', Bishop cenier, infercepfed a' Miller School pass on The visiiors' 45 and carried ii +0 +heir 35. The home ieam +hen advanced l'o +he Miller 2-yard line and Perrin Gower wen'r over cenier for Jrhe iouchdown. The Garnei and Whi+e fallied +heir Jrhircl marker in +he same period when John Hyre recovered a blocked Mil- ler School puni on The visifors' l3. Ballou carried The pigskin +0 The 3 and on +he nexr play Hyre plunged Jrhrough Jrhe line info pay dirf. Trailing l9 lo 0 Miller rallied Tor ifs only score in Jrhe closing minuies of +he first half when Bosserman caughi a pass on +he V. E. S. I5 and crossed Jrhe goal line sianding up. The Jrry for exfra poini was blocked. making +he halHime score I9 +0 6. The Two Jrouchdown iaun+s by Bal- lou in 'rhe Jrhird quarier closed 0qu +he Bishops' scoring, as Coach Barnum poured a large number of reserves in- +o Jrhe game during Jrhe second half. Bob Whil'aker and Gene CorneH led Jrhe rugged V. E. S. line in sfemming +he Milleri+es' running afiack. V. E. S. Pos. Miller School Whiiaker ............ LE .................. Terry Kemper .............. LT ................ Plumb W. Maddux ...... LG ........ Cummings Cornefi ............ C .................. Morris Gormly .............. RG .......... Coleman Flemer ................ RT .......... Suiherland CraH1 .................. R E ................ Profiiif T. Maddux ........ QB .............. Shlfleil Ballou iC.l .......... LH ................ Reese Allen .................. RH .................. Buck Hyre .................. FB.. Bosserman iCl College Pharmacy RIVERMONT and NORFOLK AVENUES PHONE 1046 ' Bishops Down Cade+s Oci'. TZe-The Bishops +ook +heir second si'raighwL viciory as They Jrrouncecl Hargrave MilifaryfAcad- emy 20 +0 0 on rain-soaked Johnson Field in a game marred by irequemL penaliies. The Cadefs +hrea+ened in +he TirsiL period when Jrhey recovered a fumble on Jrheir own 45 and marched +0 +he V. E. S. 20 on +hree quick passes. The Bishops rallied and held Jrhe visifors. gaining possession of +he ball on +heir own 15. Wifh Ballou ancl Perrin Gower car- rying +he ball +he Bishops siarfed Jrhe 85-yard drive ihai neHed +hem +heir Tirsi seven poinfs. piling up five firsi' clowns before Hyre plunged +hrough +he line for +he score early in +he second period. Ballou kicked +he ex- Jrra point puHing The Bishops ahead 7 +0 0. The Bishops siarfecl rolling again iusf before +he half ended and when +he whisHe blew +hey were on +he Cadef 5-yarcl line, wiJrh The score sfill 7 +0 0. V. E. S. scored again in Jrhe fhird quarier when CorneH inferceptecl a Hargrave pass, giving Jrhe Bishops +he ball on Jrhe midfield sfripe. On Jrhe nex1L play Allen Jrhrew a pass +0 Bal- lou on Jrhe 45. and he gof away for a +ouchclown. Tuck Maddux kicked Jrhe poinf, making The score 14 +0 0. Anofher iniercepied pass. +his fime by Tuck Maddux. pui Jrhe Bishops on Jrhe Hargrave 30-yard line on +he lasi play of +he +hird quarJrer. The Bishops advanced +0 +he'Har- grave IS on Hyreis running and a iive-yarcl penaliy, ancl Ballou skirfecl end for Jrhe final score. The Ciadei's aerial offensive was oufsfanding as Jrhey comple+ed 8 ou+ oi I6 ai+emp+ed passes, while Jrhe Bishops aHemered only 2 passes, compleiing l for 50 yards and a fouchdown. V. E. S. Pos. H. M. A. Whifaker ............ LE ................ Barbee Kemper .............. LT .............. Roberis Gormly .............. LG ............ E. Smifh Cornell ............ C ................ McGriH W. Maddux ...... RG .............. Hesi'er Flemer ................ RT ................ Easley Crafi ......... ' ......... RE .................. ElleH T. Maddux ........ QB .................. Lingi Allen .................. LH: ............... Loyzes Ballou ..;; ............ RH .......... Willerson Pp Gower ............ FB .................. Cobb 'THE METEOR SPORTS Disasfer, for Us ch. I9HThe powerful Woodber- 1y Foresi Tiqers oulscored The V. E. S. Bishops 49 lo 7 in +heir homecom- inn. qamo on Johnson Field. The hardelighling Bishops held +he Tigers scoreless for +he lir51L quarfer. buf Woodberry displayed Jroo much power anqueserve sfrengfh for +he V. E. S. eleven. Dean Davidson, big All-Soufhern back. sfarred for +he winners, scor- ing Three of +heir Jrouchclowns. one on an 80-yard run. and anofher affer a 70 yard runback oi an infercepfed pass. Also scoring for +he Tiqers were Bland Wilson. Tullis, and Reu- ninq. Capfain Jim Ballou was ou+s+ancl- ing for Jrhe Bishops. bo+h on Jrhe cle- fensive and Jrhe offensive. He scored The only V. E. S. fouchdown in +he second quar+er when he snagged a shorf pass from Allen on his forfy and ran six+y yards for +he score. Flemer kicked Jrhe ex+ra point mak- ing Jrhe score 14 +0 7. The Tigers came back +0 build up a 27 Jro 7 lead by half-fime. Woodberry fopped 0H ifs aHack wifh +hree more +ouchdowns in The second half. The lineupswsi V. E. S. ' Posi n W. F. Whifoker ............ LE ............ Longaker Flemer ................ LT ............ Meadows W. Maddux ...... LG .................... Hill CorneH ............ C ...... lc-cl H. Wilson Gormly .............. R6... Vanderwoorf Kemper .............. RT ................ Phillips CraH .................. RE .............. Darden T. Maddux ........ QB .................... Tullis Ballou lcl ............ LHW lc-cl Davidson Allen .................. RH .............. Selvage Hyre .................. FB ............ B. Wilson Defeaf a+ Waynesboro Ocl'. 26eFishburne Milifary School scored Jrwo l'OUCl'ldOWnS in Jrhe firmL quarler and wenf lion +0 hand +he visifing Bishops an 18 +0 6 de leaf on Jrhe Cadef's field af Waynes- boro. , The Cadefs gof OH: +0 6 good sfarf when +hey scored on a-long pass from Reed +0 Carver in Jrheir firsf play from scrimmage. The home feam added 'ano+her score iu'51L be- fore +he HI? eriodl was over. The Cadefs scoief Jrheir second marker vwhen JSngford pgssgcl from +he VES TH E' ' ME T;EiO R 20 lo HiH, who laleraled Jro Ashman. who scored slanding up. The Bishops loughf back for Jrheir lone score in Jrhe second quarier when Perrin Gower wen+ over from +he l yard line To climax a 60 yard VES drive. The drive sfarfed when Gower infercepfed a Fishburne pass on his I9 and carried +0 his 40. From Jrhere Jrhe Bishops rolled Jro Their only score. The hahc ended wiJrh Fish- burne leading 12 +0 6. The Bishops +hrea+ened +wice in +he lasf half. driving +0 Jrhe Fishburne 20 boih Jrimes. bu+ here The Cadefs helcl. Fishburne scored l'heir lasf six poinls in +he Tinal minufes of Jrhe game on anofher pass +0 Carver. Cadef end. Lineup: . VES Pos. FMS Whifaker ............ LCE..'XTTTX....Q SfraT'FOrd Flemer ....... ii. ....... LT ..... i i i, rl'Gordon Maddux. W. ...... LG ................ Dokey CorneH ............ C .................... ScoHL Gormly .............. RG .............. Hoskins Kemper .............. RTWWN: ...... Edson CraH .................. RE .............. Carver Maddux. T ......... QB .............. Murphy Allen RB .................. Reed Lewis. C. ............ LB ..... ' ....... Hubbard Hyre .................. FB .............. Ashman J. V. The Junior Va'rsi+y seasons are well under way, wilh Jrhe I20Vpouncl Jream making a':s+rong bid for'fh'e Cify Championship. The l30-poLfnclers have noJr fared as well as +heir smaller Jreammai'es. winning only one game in six sfarl's. buf Jrhey have shown definife signs of im rovemeni as Jrhe season progressed. osing Some hard- foughl games. The' IZO-pouncl feam af presenf boasfs Jrhe besl record in Jrhe Cify League compefifion. having won four ouf of five games for an average of .800. The Rivermon+ feam, which handed Jrhe Baby Bishops Their only deleaf so far. is giving +hem a hard fighffor Jrhe Championship laurels. The schedules. wifh scores so far. follow: . I20-pound: A V. ES. l2. Rivermonl l9. V. E.S. I3, Miller Park 6. V. E. S. 25. Guggenheimer O. V. E. S. 6. RivermomL O. V. E. S. 2!. 'Miller P'ark l2. Nov. 7eV. E. 5'. vs. Gbggenheimei. 'af Guggenheimer Nov. IPV. E. S. vs. Rivermonf. e ' 6+ Rivermon+ Nov. ZIeV. E. S. vs. Miller Park, of V. E. 5. Nov. 28eV. E. S. vs.rGuggenheimer. 5+ V. E. S. l30-pound: V. E. S. 0. BurneHe Tire 26. V.E.S. O; Wes+over Pharm. 30. V. ES. 0. Rivermonl l2. l V. E. S. 20. Pres. Orphanage O. V. E. S. 6. Guggenheimer 31. V. ES. 7. Guggenheimer l8. Nov. 6eV. E. S. vs. BurneHe Tire; . a+ Miller Park Nov. l3eV. ES. vs. Wesfover Pharmacy af Miller Park Nov. ZOeV. E. S. vs. Rivermoni. , .a+ V. E. S. Nov. 27-V. E.. S. vs. Presby+erian Orphanage a+ Orphanage . MAKE RESERVATIONS, FOR YOUR PARENTS and FRIENDS AT THE VIRGINIAN HQTEL EIGHTH and CHURCH . PHONE 2700 d'ZE'il'fiL 311T FORTEVER'iY'iI'HINCT-Zv IN SPORTING GOODS and PHOTOGRAPHY. see S. 0;: FISHER. Inc. ' EE'sllablished l823 ' ' 1024 MAIN STREET: mm llFashions in Foods :rl-SOUTIHERN CAB: COMPANY V'PHONE ' 2-9-4 ALUMNI ..l927 Sfrofher Hale is living in Pearis- burgl Va. I93I Oliver Lewis is now living in Swickley, Pa. Ta suburb 01c PiH'sburghi. I936 Capt Geo. L. Baden. III. TMETE- OR, Jan.-Feb.. l946i, son of Dr. Bar- +on. is now Assisfanf Prof. of Milifary Science a+ +he Univ. of Illinois. Cap+. Barfon was Jrhe Head Counselor 5+ VES in I936. Rev. W. J. Gordon TTHE ME- TEOR. Jan.-Feb.. I946i is on fur- lough From his missionary work in Poinf Hope. Alaska. I942 L. S. Noffingham. Jr. TTHE ME- TEOR. Oc+ober. l945i. who was a counselor. member of +he V -Ciub because of his being manager of frack in I942. and was on +he Hop CommiH'ee for +wo years. is now go- ing +0 school a'r VMI. I944 Jim York. who'was a counselor. member of The V -Club. and 6 Me- feor phoiographer. is also affending classes 6+ VMI. I945 Jack ParroH. who was edifor of The Mefeor . member of The V - Club. counselor, and Senior Class Prophe'r for I945. visi+ed VES from VMI. where he is going +0 school. Whar+on Gaul and Chas. Hileman are a'r +he Marine Training Camp a+ Parris Island. S. C. The following alumni were af VES during Jrhe Homecoming week-end: Alberf Kemper, 'I8, and Mrs. Kem- per: Bransford Adams, '20. and Mrs. Adams: George Barlow, and Hen- derson Maddux. '24. and Mrs. Mad- dux; Bunny Henshaw. '25: Tho. Glas- cock. '29. and Mrs. Glascock: Rob- erf Runser and Mrs. Runser, William Baskerville, '30; Dob Ike Owen. '34: Rober+ Baskervill. Ralph Hardy, and Mrs. Hardy and daugh+er. Bill Gil- liam. and Vaughan Winborne. '35: Kennefh Ganf. '36: John Jenkins. and Lf. Arnold Sayer. '4I , .and Mrs. Say- er: Thomas Kirkpai'rick. '42: Gus Hafhaway and John Waller, '43: Da- vid Perkins and Robin Magi , '44; Hal Dunbar. '45: and Frank Aldred. Lewis Flemer. Gene Gilman. Pryor Perry. Davis Rianhard. Val Sfieglifz. Bill Thomas. and Chas. Weaver. '46. MUSIC Recorded Music The Classics The new season of +he Na+ional Broadcasfing Company Symphony has iusf opened wi+h Toscanini. i+s permanenf conducfor. In records +his monfh +here is a varied assorfmenf. Beginning wifh opera. Columbia has pu'r ou'r a mas- ferpiece in i+s new album, Two Monologues from Die Meisfersinger . Herberf Janssen and +he Me+ropoli- fan Opera Orchesfra. Vic+or has an album of songs from Vicfor Her- berf's OpereHas. sung by Dorofhy Kirsfen. Kreisler plays fhe violin solo in his own concerfo wi'rh Donald Vorhees and +he Vicfor Sfring Orchesfra. iVici. This is a beaufiful work and.w'ill be enjoyed by all +he lovers of vuohn music. Also ouf by Vicfor is Grieg's Symphonic Dances. played by Sevif- sky and +he Indianapolis Symphony. Columbia has released a new record- ing of Shumann's lsf Symphony. Erich Leinsdorf and Jrhe Cleveland Symphony. 8 Vicfor commemorafes its billionfh record wifh a de-luxe single rec- ord. Siars and Sfripes Forever and Semper Fidelis. played by The Bosfon Symphony wifh Kousevifsky conduding. Popular and Jazz The good old days are back. There are plenfy of good records, and any kind. from popular +0 +he noveify. This monfh Columbia has come up wifh +he besf recording. so far. of Old BuHermilk Sky : H's by Kay Kyser. wi+h an equally good side backing if up. Also in +he popular line Be++y Rhodes has puf ouf 6 won- derful recording of Rumors are Flying. Once again Benny Good- man has oufdone himself in pre- senfing a new s+ar. His lafesf re- lease, My Blue Heaven. feaiures Arf Lund wifh a vocal much bef- fer ihan Blue Skies. For +hose who like Harry James. his new re- cording of Beaumonf Ride is Jrops. H has a few new riffs. buf if's s+ill +he same old James. Somefhing new has been pu'r ou+ by Columbia. H's A Vicfor Borge ProgramC' classed as a novelfy, buf sfiil good. In our sixfh and iasi' held of music. jazz. Signafure Records has re-issued The Man I Love. by Coleman Hawkins. This record is abouf +he bes'r in The modern iazz field +0 be puf out and is a sure candidafe Tor every record collecfor's iibraryi no maHer whai fype 0T music he prefers. VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Non - milifary. Superior preparafion for all col- leges af moderaie cosf. Accredifed High s+andard in schol- arship and afhlefics . . Gymnasium . . . I40 acres heaifhfuily and beaufifuliy sifuafed in Virginia mounfains. Foi Ca+aiog Wriie +0 George L. Barfon. Jr. M.A., PhD. Headmasier V. E. 5.. Lynchburg. Va. VISIT THE WHITE HOUSE SEARS-ROEBUCK 8: CO. Shop a+ Sears and Save I026 Main Sfreef Phone 447 FRANKLIN'S 57 Years of Fine Cloihing 92l Main Sireef THE METEOR METEORITES Through +he Telescope By The Old Asfrologer Greefings. all comefs. mefeoriles, and earfh-bouncl Bishops. The skies have lighfened up a biJr lafely wifh several old comefs flashing by on fheir orbilal roques and some new ones spuHering abouf. Pal Val S+iegli+z and 'Big Boy Thomas sailed in under cover 01c some nighl misf +0 spend homecom- ing week-end on Second Weer. Comef Thomas. before Jraking +0 +he spheres again, inierviewed Mar- gie, bqu made no public com- menf. Homecoming dance came OH in grand slyle. The niqh+ was clear lfhe only Jrime in V. E. S. hisforyl, +he moon was bright and ouf of Jrhe dark came. Sfop i+. Kerner. ln recenf as+ronomical happeninns Adam l +ake my pic+ure, coachHl Maddux, on accoumL of his gangren- ous arm. was unable +0 ride +he Hal- lowe'en broomsfick wiJrh his currenf bewifching flame. Reusens Ruby. while Colonel FolleH. because of as- figmafism of +he eyes which he re- ceived in menfal combaf wifh a moJrh. invesiigafed some irregular piano playing in The qym during sfudy hall and. inquired Young man, are you an A s+udenf? The immedial'e an- swer was Man. yo' sho' is crazy! Up on Second Wesl' John Hyre has been noficecl melfing down Jrhe radio club's aerial wire +0 make a copper confainer. H's sfill puzzling fhe ole Asfrologer. And recenfly Armisfead has awakene'l mornings To find himsehC powdered under by Ski-Jump's boys from +he ofher endn o'l clorm. ' Affer +he Fishburne game +he fool'ball squad was seen racing Through +he woods frying +0 oblif- erafe +he effecfs of Mr. Maddux's good ole mounfain clew. THE METEOR Wilh Jrhe beginning of Jrhe seconcl scholaslic monlh' nof +0 be oufdone by +he ITall oi Jrhe year, +he solid grades Tell +00. Rumors have been picked up by The observafory +ha+ mighfy Second WeslL has been making expedifionary aHacks on Third West The +hwee+ dorm. The only losses have been a pair of suspenders and a pin-up girl. The +elescope fades now, and 0qu 0T Jrhe mis+ can be heard Jrhe Exalied One's voice echoing. Why did you leave if under Jrhe radical? As+ronomical Calendar Oc+ober SeFirsf dance of Jrhe year is held wi+h plenfy of Jrhe R.-M. W.C. elemenf presenf. Ociober l7e Nas+y Sfeve Ham- meH pockefs a pound cakeehere- affer +0 be known as +he '90 mile pas+ry. chober ZOvHWhop Carfer clis- plays a Jren year collecfion of Varga girls on +he walls of his bunk, asserJr- ing +ha+ he knows Jrhe girls person- all . lCIDcfober 23elvlr. FolleH denies +ha+ his Green Hornef aufomobile is propelled by Boy Scou+s cleverly concealed benea+h +he fenders. chober 24e LiHle Fooisie is s+ar+lecl +0 meef Margie on Jrhe sfairway on his way in a+ 2 A. M. chober ZoeThe Universi+y of .Tennessee is smeared by Wake Foresl' and Jrhe Exalfed One wifh- draws wifh a cough and has no comment chober 27e'iCarefree Caffrey refires for Jrhe nighiL and leaves or- ders nof +0 be disfurbed by any girls calling long disfance. chober 28- McDung Jrakes an overdose of hard cider and walks un- sfeaclily f0 +he infirmary +0 sober up. Ocl'ober 29-A goodly number of our brelhren Jrhrow aside all +hough+s of sfudy ancl wiJrh delirious cries of circus manage +0 make monkeys of Jrhemselves. Oci'ober 3leHallowe'en presen'rs H'self ancl deparfs. wifh no casuall'ies eonly a Tew'broken boHles ancl liffle girls screaming for Dickie Carring- ion. TEXAS TAVERN CHILI CON CARNE Hasfings. Cardwell. Harmon They Walk. They Talk, efc. . . . !! The V. E. S. B. and B. CircusaglL Since The edifor. on requeswL of fhe Taculiy adviser. demanded an ar+icle on Jrhe side show in our own Barnum and Bailey Circus. your repori'er begs reference +0 +he laws agains'r cor- poral punishmenf before physical vio- lence forces him +0 refire from Jrhe field. The odclesf +hing Jrhese eyes have seen recenHy is our adviser himself. Wha+ wi+h receiving subsidies from The governmenf for bus fare if he won'l' drive +he Green Bumble Bee larmor plafe and all four cylindersl on public highways. secrelly making molds +0 manufacfure generalsl in- signia and Confederafe money, and phofosfafing a cerfain lady's leHers for evidence in his breath of prom- ise suiJr. he cufs quife alfancy figure. Swashbuckling. daring. romanfic. wa+ch oul, girls, hells oh +he loose. alfhough Rober+ Ripley ancl +he clraH almoer have him. i The edifor said somefhing abouf a pic+ure going wifh +his ar+icle, a bean pole and Two +en+ pegs. The Torfune has n01L been mine +0 meel' Jrhe genileman, bqu I guess fhe Jrall lad is Cardwell. Jrhough I never have seen his face on accoumL of Jrhe low cloud ceilings around Lynchburg Jrhis Hme of year. Beside him sland Jrwo lowsfanding buiL upsfancling young Pagens loh-pun +he doorly Hasl'ings 9 METEORITES and Harman, from Jrhe cauldron in Hell's Kifchen. They're noI doubling ye+. bmL boiling and Jrroubling is whaf comes naiuraIIy. And so Jrhe manu- scripf +ha+ Iighfs fhe fuse of fhe force +ha+ blows +he hoJr air beIIows in fhe faculfy adviser's chesf peace- fully comes +o an end. TThe wrifer's comment Burn if possible: if not edif f0 safisfacfion. was enfirely foo low a self esfimafe.eEcI. hAny resemblance foihe original B.and B, Circus which came fo Iown Iasf week is purer accidenfal. People in +he Public Eye Akers. F. IWiId ArmI Denying ru- mors abou+ Smouse and Kay. Allen ITomI No. no. Mr. Barnum. your play won'+ work: buf Ie+ me show you one I perfecfed. Armisfead IC. SJ The pride of Char'es AHas. denying fhe necking prowess of fhe gangsfer's daughfer. Baird IKiIIerI Growling commands Io his gang Jfrom main. Baker IDissipafedI Parfaking of +he IiIJrhy weed on I'ye oIcIe raiI ai' each spare moment BaIIou ISkiiumpI Trying Io referee i'he orphanage nameebefween glances Jroward Jrhe sidelines. Braxfon ISIaIsI Being obnoxious. as usual. CorneH IBig-unI Defending Jrhe honor oi 3rd and smashing +he mioh'rv invaders from 2nd. Weer. CraiurI A. ICIemI Handing ouf dic- fionaries +0 Jrhe boys +0 enable Jrhem Io speII Craff correcfly. Duffey IS+uFFyI Arriving af fhe dance IaJre via Jrhe kifchen. FIemer ITommyI Forfeifing his da+e Io big brofher affer a nasfy knock in +he Woodberry game. Gorme ISIickI Obfaining exclusive righfs over a +axi run by a cer+ain female over week-ends. v Gower. P. IBaronI Preferring +0 s+ay here +0 gaze a? Mr. FoIIeH, rafher fhan go +0 +he circus. Hardy ILeroyI WeI'. I'II be. Clem. Iha1L mechanized horse called Jrhe 'Green Hornef' shouId have been made info une y'ars ago. Harris ILoverI Lookinq mighfy dreamy and choked-up when some- one pronounces +he sacred name of 5+. Mary's. Hyre IJohn-n-nI Temporarin for- geHing his Peakland Playmafes for Homecoming Week-end. l0 Kemper IBunnyI Having ahard fime wifh fhe joy boys of 3rd. Wesf. Maddux. T. ITuckI Forgeffing Jrhe puppy dog and ifs fuzzy conse- quences ancI sporfing a new chick a+ Macon. MCCIung I?UMI Reeling info sfucIy haII wifh a Jringo of apples on his breafh. Woods ISmoofh-oneI GeHing in good wifh Exalfed Oneesounds fa- miIiarI You Can'+ Teach an Old Dog Honesf, Jackson, I iusf don'f know whaf +he elder aenerafion's coming +0 ebui def'! They're sfricHy in +he rzroove,-a ru+ +hn+ is. They IUSI ain'Jr hep. or some+hin'. Cow! They Jralk Iiko fhey was sIurpin' a spinsIer. or somefhin'. all fhe Iime. Take my Lafin Jreacher. for ex- ampleehe's any+hinq bmL a solid sender. I was mindin' my own busi- nessedoin' m'frig.. or somefhin'. in his cIass fhe o'rher day, when he up an' inferrup's me and says, Young man, wha+ is +he corred IransIaJrion Ior Jrhe word 'super'? WelI. nafch, l rithr O'FF and says swell. fops. ya krow, real zoofy. Ya should've heard Hm oI' baf blow his fooehe hi+ Jrhe ceilin'! The ceilin'. +ha+ is. Creepers'. Ho acfed like I said somefhin' wrong. AII Jrhe Jrime he fhoughf if mean+ over or above or somefhin' Iike Ihaf. Gee whiz! The elders is sure off Jrhe beam. Like fhe sayin' noes. rIoggone. ya can'f feach an oI' Jrrick news.eor somefhin'. IAn original English IV fheme submiffed by Paul Taylor. BIO-X-RAY Rober+ M. Hughes. III Born: February I8. I929. Home: Norfolk. Virginia. Greafesf Concern: IsighI Anne. Pef Love: Anybody who Iikes Anne. Pe+ Ha+e: Being called Screws. Cusfomary Expression: Mr. Gan- naway. if we raiseoI ihe price of cia- aroHes a penny. fhink of all +he profif we could make. Spare Time OccupaHon: Ruining peop'e's films. Ambifion in Life: To have a car aJr V. E. S. AHer +hree years of hard work. Hughes has finaIIy gained Ihe priv- iIege of living in one of fhe quurious rooms in Jrhe Infirmary. Aside Irom fhe fad JrhaI he cheafs peopIe 0qu of I'heir Ias+ nickeI in Jrhe sfore. Hughes is a fine fellow. This year he is a senior and is confinuing as an ao- pareany permanemL member of +he frack feam. Also. he consisfenHy keeps his name high on Jrhe Honor Roll. Besf of all. he is a Virginian. Daniel Currie BeII Born: January 29, I927. Home: Duinn Iin Jrhe mounfainsI. Va. Spare Time Occupafions: HeIpinq Sweef Sfeve mourn his long Ios+ Barbara. UsuaIIy Seen: Sfudyinj IWho does- n'f who passe57I AmbiHon in Life: He doesn'f have any. Cus+omary Expression: Eafs so much, he never says much. Grea+e5+ Concern: Marilyn. does she or does she nof? Dan is in +he process oF spending his Jrhird year af V. E. 5.. offer serving a sfrofch in +he Navy. He is 'very acfive in Ihe school. bofh socially and ofherwise. Dan resides in +he Gym. and is one of Jrhe counselors for +ha+ exalfed harem. In Jrhe pas+ his acfivs ifies from Jren fill eIeven each nigh1L haven'+ been Jroo spedacular. bmL he's Ioarning Iasf. from The Pro ! Joseph Richard Gorme Born: chober I5, I929. Horne: Virginia Beach, Va. Greafesf Concern: Mary Lee. Ambifion in Life: To be an engin- eer. Spare Time Occupafion: Keeping Jrhe wolves away from Mary Lee. Usually Seen: Poring over solid. PeJr HaJre: Women wifhouf aufo- mobiIes. Cusfomary Expression: HSIWUI up, MacLeodI Dick is one of +he beach boys and is now in his +hird year of V. E. S. He is one of fhe reiurning foo+ball Ieerrmen and is busfing up Jthings aI Jrhe righI' guard sIo+. Dick is a coun- seIor and now resides on Wes+ Main. THE METEOR Rober+ H. NuiHI Jr. Born: Juiy IO, I929. Home: Greensboro. N. C. Cusfomary Expression: Man, 'af's a big 'unl Usually Seen: Raising a mild form of hell. Pei Love: Anyfhing +ha+ comes from Greensboro imainly womeni. Pe1L Hafe: Men 'wifh blue uniforms and big shiny badges. Ambifion in Life: To raise a family of lifHe kernels. Greai'emL Concern: Hiding his ABC degree. Sparefime Occupafion: Preaching Jrhe gospel abouf +he holy land iNorfh Carolinai. NuH' arrived 6+ V. E. S. +hree years ago from +he Tar Heel s'rafe and has been able +0 survive Jrhe ordeal. He made his leHer in hack lasi year and is an imporianf member of +he Varsiiy foofball squad +his season. Aside from ihaf. he is a counselor on Third Main doing his besf +0 keep omL oi Jrhe way of +he Colonel's sabre. NuH keeps Jrhings going around school wi+h his humorous Hdoings . and is well liked for his easy going nafure. EXCHANGES The Mefeer acknowledges +he receipiL of +he following exchanges during Jrhe pasf monfh: The CO . Fishburne Miliiary School. Waynesboro' Virginia. The Muskefeer . Hargrave Mili- fary Academy. Chafham. Virginia. The Jackson Journal , Sfonewall Jackson High School, Charlesfon. Wesf Virginia. The News LeHerH' Universify of Virginia. CharloHesviHe, Virginia. The Boys' Appeal , Boys Home. Covingfon. Virginia. The Arsenal Cannon . Arsenal Technical School, Indianapolis, ln- diana. The Pine Needle . 5+. Chrisio- phers, Richmond. Virginia. To +he Hargrave Muske+eer : Congrafuiafions on your recen'r re- ceipf of high honors from fwo na- i'ional high school iournalisfic crifical services,,The Quill and Scroll and 'rhe NSPA. We can understand +hese awards. ior we consider your paper fops among prep school pubiicaiions. MILESTONE Born in Virginia Bapfisf Hospifal +0 The Rev. and Mrs. Marshall M. Milfon. November 6, +heir second child. a boy, name Marshall M. Milfon. Jr., weighf eighf pounds. nine ounces. Lynchburg Engraving Company PATTERSON'S SAFE SERVICE DRUG STORES 627 MAIN STREET and l020 MAIN STREET DAVIS PRODUCE CO. 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PRINTERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS 8l6 Main Sfree'r Bring Your KODAK WORK +0 Us Craiqhill 6: Jones. I ncorporafed DRUGGISTS 9l3 Main S+ree+ Lynchburg. Va. PHONE I646 FOUNTAIN AND LUNCHEON SERVICE John E. Gannaway 8: Co.. Inc. Hardware and AgricuHural lmplemenfs Pain+s, RooFmg Home Appliances Welcome +0 Our S+ore l0l6-l8 Main Sf. Telephone l54 Lynchburg. Virginia iHHPrry Ghriagmaz anh A $.65!pr N211: 132m OLD DOMINION THEATRES INCORPORATED IN LYNCHBURG-IT'S W8 for YOUNG MEN'S FASHIONS LETTERS EdHor, The Mefeor. V. E. 5.. CHy. Dear Sir: In your lasf issue I observed a cerfain Halianesque fendency in orfhography which. if allowed +0 lie uncorrecfed. mighf lead f0 infernafional jealousy and some consequenf acf of refaliafion. I am referring +0 +he word used fo denofe a five-cenf +hea+er. which appeared in your columns as nicco- lodian. May we nof have in We fufure Hue dicfionary spelling. nickelodeon. fhus pre- serving +he meaning o+l The word? Affer all, in +his day of rising prices, a five-cenf piece sHIl procures Hwe playing of one record. Capfious Crific. Lynchburg. Va'. ln shameiacedly admiffing f0 +he error broughf +0 our aHenfion by fhe above anonymous crHic, we feel obliged +0 ac- knowledge fwo o+her errors in Hwe November issue. Even a non-capfious crific mighf no'rice our murdering of H19 Lafin deriva+ion in fine spelling abscence. fhus robbing Jthe word of all connecHon th ifs good romL absum. Along ano+her line. H19 name HJim York in fhe Alumni column should have been Jim Work. Edf'g rrhe edHer mus+a gof somun else +0 rife fhis apolagee. He kum Horn Affon in The mou+ins. He ain'+ never had no edicafion. Faculfy Adviser. $Mm Fashions in F oods SOUTHERN CAB COMPANY PHONE 2-9.4 RIVERMONT Meat Market FINE MEATS -- GROCERIES PHONE SIOO Serving All Rivermonf DEPENDABLE. EFFICIENT. FAIR JOHN P. HUGHES MOTOR CO. Volume XXXI LYNCHBURG. VIRGINIA. DECEMBER I7. I946 No.3 - THE SCHOOL llSenior MasI'er, Organist and Choir Direcfor Mr. Joseph Kenfworfh Banks. whose appoinfmenf as senior masfer of Ihe school was announced by Dr. Barfon af Ihe beginning of Ihe school year. became a+ Ihaf lime only in name wha'r he has been in effecf for many years. Mr. Banks was born on April 3rd. l898. af Hunfman. Tennessee. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Banks. He aHended local schools and had one year af Casfle Heigh+s Milifary Academy. In I9I6 he ma+ricula+ed af Jrhe Universify of Tennessee. grad- uafing wifh a B. A. degree in I920. The universify being a land granf in- siifufion. all sfuclenIs are required +0 parficipafe in +wo years of miIH-ary drill, and during his service Mr. Banks was in Jrhe Ia51L fwo monfhs 01C World War I. In Sepfember I920 Mr. Banks came Io V. E. S. The following summer. l92l. he was married +0 Miss Mar- gare'r McAnquy oi Bolivar. Tennessee. also a graduafe oi Jrhe Universify oi Tennessee. class of I920. During +he session I92I-22 Mr. and Mrs. Banks lived in +he iniirmary in Jrhe aparf- menf where Ihe Dixons now reside. The following year. however. Ihey moved info Jrhe house which Ihey now occupy and which had iusmL been com- plefed Ior Ihem, The Bankses have Iwo children. a daughfer Margaret born in I922. and a son. Jo. Jr.. born in I934. Mar- garef affended RrM. W. C., where she received a degree in science. On January I. I944 lsee The Mefeor. I944l she was married in +he V. E. S. chapel +0 Mr. Viclor Kehrer of PiHs- burgh, Pa.. a former Ieacher of sci- ence aI V. E. 5. Since Jrhen Jrhey have bofh assis'red in work leading 'Io Ihe periecfion of +he afomic bomb. a+ New York. N. Y.. and Oak Ridge. Tennessee lsee The Meleor, Oct. I945I. Jo is now aHencIing Roberf E. Lee Jr. High School. lConIinued on page 4l WEST DORMITORY I' . . . OPENED FOR THE SECOND SESSION OF SCHOOL . . . Then and Now Wifh Ihe opening of Ihe Ihiriye iirer session of VES many new voices and fhe sounds of sfrange Ieef echo Ihrough Ihe halls of Jrhe old Wes'r DormiJrory. This is ifs +hir+ie+h anni- versary. H was buihL in Ihe summer of I9I7 and opened for Jrhe second session of school in Sepfember of Jrhe same year +0 provide for Ihe ine creasing number of sIucIenIs. The building owes ifs exisfence +0 Ihe perseverance and hard work of Bishop Jeff. Wiih Ihe aid of eighf oi Ihe moswL oulsfanding business men of Lynchburg a loan of Iilfy fhousand dollars was raised for Jrhe project The job was Ihen handed over 'Io Mr. Burnham. a Lynchburg archifecl'. wiI'h a rough skefch which Bishop JehL had made. The TimL few days afler +he open- ing Oi: school Jrhe boys had Io go from one floor +0 Jrhe oiher by ladders. And when +he s'reps were be- ing puf in a large iron landing fell and crashed info Ihe concrele floor barely missmg a boy. The building has undergone several changes +hrough +he years. In I920 +he library was moved from Ihe Main Building +0 +he soufheas'r corner of Ihe Jr-ir51L floor. In Jrhe summer of I945 anofher room was added +0 Jrhe masfer's quariers on Ihe second and Ihird floors. Lasf year Jrhe li- brary. which is now a living room. and +he masfer's room on FirmL Wesf were converfed in+o aparfmenIs for Mr. Milfon and his family and are now vacanf following his resignafion. The lower end of fhe hall was l'hen waIIecI OFF and now includes fhe li- brary. In Ihe basemen'r +he one room +haI is vacanl now was once a classroom and las+ year belonged Io +he Air Sqouis. The recreafion room and Jrhe radio club's room were used for s+or- age. The V-club's room is +he only one IhaiL has been consfanHy in use. The building also includes an ele- vafor. scene of many escapades. and an aHic sl'orage room for Jtrunks. The Meteor December l7. I946 No.3 Volume XXXI Issued by +he sfudenfs of fhe Virginia Episcopal School. Lynchburg. Virginia. monfhly during +he school year I94b-47 excep+ holidays. - Subscripfions. 25c per copy: $2.00 per year EDITORIAL BOARD J. T. CARPENTER, JR.' Edifor-in-Chiei THOMAS H. ALLEN ................................................... Managing Eclifor JAMES W. BALLOU, JR ................................................... Sporls Edilor MR. JOHN D. FOLLETT ................................................. Faculfy Adviser Repor+ers ROBERT FIELD PERRIN GOWER STANLEY SMITH TUCK MADDUX ROBERT NUTT BROWN FINCH ANDREW RAMSAY RICHARD DUFFEY JOE CHERRY PHIL CRAFT Arfisf PAU L TAY LO R MACON L. HARDY Phofographer DR. G. L. BARTON. JR. BUSINESS BOARD G. SCOTT TAYLOR ........................ SWAIN H. N. STEPHENSON ............... ROBERT J. FIELD .......................... ........................... Business Manager .................. Assisfanf Business Manager ........................ Circula+ion Manager Entered as second-class maHer Sepfember 28, I928. af +he Posfoffice af Lynchburg. Virginia. under +he Ad of March 3. I879. OPINIONS Everybody's Business Wha+'s everybody's business is nobody's business. This senfence. used recenfly by +he Headmasfer in a falk +0 +he s+udenf body. is as frue as if is old. His subiecf was Jrhe need for decreased elecfrical curren+ con- sumpfion in +he school, because of The coal sfrike. which greafly ham- pered currenf produciio'n. Every- body should furn off Iighfs. but being human. nobody would. unless urged +0 do so. The coal s+rike i+self. re- cenHy +ermina+ed. was, we believe. anofher case of everybody's business. Years ago. everybody should have helped ease The miners' plight buf nobody excepf John L. Lewis did. When he wen'r loo far. everybody should have done some+hing aboqu if. buf nobody did. hence we had a com- plefe sfrike of coal miners. floufing U. S. governmenl' aufhorify and dis. rupfing +he na+ional economy. Every- body did somefhing +hen; +hey wemL wifhouf heal: fransporfafion. and ofher necessifies ancl conveniences. Everybody's businesses are everrwhere a+ V. E. S. S+riking ex- amp es are +he smoking si+ua+ion and 4 +he spirif of vandalism +ha+ pervades fhe school. This is +he +hird consecu- +ive year +ha+ an ediforial on +his sub- iec1L has appeared in The Me+eor. We don'l' doubi your abiliiy +0 read; we ClOUbl' your abiliiy. or willingness. +0 +hink. From a very pleasanf and well-equipped place for recrea+ion and +he spending of leisure +ime in Jrhe fall of I944. Jrhe basemenl' of We51L Dorm has been reduced by boys of +his spirif +0 6 shambles. con- Jraining one or fwo wrecks of seals and much illicii iobacco smoke in +he fall of I946. Everybody should have checked such a fendency, bu+ nobody did, wiih fhe resulf lhaiL Jrhe place +ha+ was +he pridepic +he school has become a mark of degradafion and a cause of shame. Will +his go on un- checked. or will we defy +he adage? H won'+ go on if everybody +ends +0 his business. We. Jrhe siuclenf body. are everybody in +his case. Let's geJr +he business done! The V. E. S. library gral'efully ac- knowledges +he receipl' of a large number of books. a giH of Mr. G. B. Lamar. of Lynchburg. The nafure of +he books has n01L been defermined as yef. bmL if is hoped ihaf +he neces- sary processing will soon be complei- ed so +ha+ Jrhey will be in circula+ion for +he use oi +he sl'udenf body. On Wednesday. December 4. Mrs. John D. FolleH. who is now s+aying in Lynchburg. moiher ol2 Mr. FolleH. had a fall which resul+ecl in a broken leH' Jrhigh bone. The iniury was pain- ful +0 say Jrhe leasi'. and serious +0 a woman of Mrs. FolleH's years. and will no doubi occasion long hospifal- izafion and indisposifion. We wish +0 express our sympaihy +0 Mrs. FolleH' and +0 Mr. FolleH on his mofher's acciclenf wifh +he hope +ha+ her re- covery will be as speedy and as pleas- amL as possible. THE SCHOOL iConfinued from page 3i Mr. Banks, Jrhough he a+ iirsi +augh1L ancieni hisfory and Laiin, is primarily a feacher of English. having iaughiL all six courses of English dur- ing his +weni'y-six years' experience. He has been organisf and choir di- recior since his TirswL year af V. E. 5.. and Jrhis year's appoinfmenf as senior ' masfer accounfs Tor Jrhe +hird of his +i+les. His farm. some fwenfy miles souih oi Lynchburg. has been a source of pleasure +0 many V. E. 5. boys. as well as repuledly 'ro himself. and his Sunday nigh+ readings iand Mrs. Banks's refreshmenfsl cons+ifufe a favorife V. E. S. insfiiufion. An in- ciden+ in Hue immediaie present al- ready handled in l'he Asfronomical Calendar, is +he +wen+y-six+h consecu- five failure of his annual predicfion of snow on Dec. 7. A iribufe was considered in +his arficle. buf anyfhing I'The Mefeor could say would look poor beside +he record of everyfhing Mr. Banks has done for +he school. Lei us consider +his record. and our +hough+s and ac- +ions will be a beHer fribufe ihan any possible words. Sky Pilof Resigns On Sunday. December I. Rev. Marshall Milfon gave his las+ sermons a+ V. E. S. and Sf. Sfephen's church in Foresl'. His resignaiion irom +he V. E. S. siahc was accep+ecl by Dr. George L. Barion. Jr.. who also siai- ecl fhai a successor has nof been ap- poinfed as yef. Mr. Milfon came +0 V. E. S. in +he1call of I944. and aside from his duiies as chaplain. and in- sirucfor 01C R. l.. was also lrack coach. THE METEOR -He'graduaied Trom V. M. l. in 1934. and from There he enlered The Virginia Theological Seminary. and before coming +0 V. E. S. was recfor of Jrhe Episcopal parish a+ Brandon. During The war he was a member of +he R. A. F. Ferry Command. Upon leaving Lynchburg Mr. Mil- fon look a posi+ion a+ Peninsular Air- port near Newporf News. as flying inslruclor. flying being one of his maior hobbies. This job. however. is only femporary. as he plans +0 resume educafional work nexl' fall. Oc+ober-November Honor Roll l. Carpenfer ...................... 98. 2. Helh .......................... 94.6 3. Daniel ......................... 93.6 4. Whifaker ....................... 92. 5. Alexander ...................... 9L8 6. Kemper ........................ 91.8 7. Doyle .......................... 9l.5 8. Hughes ........................ 9l.2 9. Wellford ....................... 9l.l 10. Lewis. G. ....................... 90.6 ll. Thomas, G. ..................... 90.4 I2. Braxfon ........................ 90.4 l3. Smifh .......................... 90.2 M. Thompson, J. ................... 90.2 l5. Field .......................... 90. I6. Wiggins ....................... 89.7 17. Bell, D. C.. ...................... 89.6 18. Jones, H. ....89.2 l9. Nuf'l. R: ..89.l 20. Zander ..88.8 21. Cardwell ..88.2 22. Duke ................. ..88.2 23. Pollard ..................... ..88.2 24. Taylor. P. ....................... 88.2 25. Ramsey. D. ..................... 88.1 26. Skinner ........................ 88. 27. Page .......................... 87.8 28. Pancoasf ....................... 87.8 29. Armisfead ...................... 87.6 30. Fennell ........................ 87.6 3l. Baffle .......................... 87.2 32. Leifch ......................... 37. 33 Bullinglon ...................... 86.8 34. Maddux. T. ..................... 86.8 35 Gower P 36 Cherry W 37 Brooks ......................... 38 Thomas C 39. Allen .......................... 40 Hyre .......................... 4I Ogden ......................... 42 Reed .......................... 43. Gay ........................... 44. Taylor. S. ............ 45. Langhorne 46. Cornell ........... 47.Kerner 48. Andrews 49. Marshall Parole from Jail Al 4:45 P. M., Wednesday. No- vember 27fh. +he V. E. S. sfudenf body began The firsf formal holiday, ouls'ide of regular weekends. in Jrhe school year. The occasion being Thanksgiving. This liHle bi'r of Heaven lasfed unfil I 1:00 p. m.fhe nexfnighf. THE METEOR when Il9 fired bmL happy inmafes filed back +hrough +he sleel doors. They mighiL have been even more happy had Jrhey realized fhaf Chrisf- mas vacafion. +ha+ Mecca of all V. E. S. pilgrims. was only four weeks 0H. During Jrhe blessed inlerim many boys presenfed Jrhemselves +0 Jrhe ouf- side world for The lirs+ fime in +hree long monfhs, while olhers remained af +he school gorging l'hemselves on a Thanksgiving dinner +ha+ would be a +ribu+e +0 anyone's culinary art The Chrisfmas vacalion. +he lime un+il which many boys can fall in sec- oncls. will begin on December 20+h and end on January 61 I947. ln +his conneciion a Chrisimas Dance. +0 be held December I4. had been planned by The Hop CommiHee. bqu +he plans were nullified by +he expressed pref- erence of +he sfudenf body +0 affend The Duke-Virginia baskefball game in +he Lynchburg Armory Jrhe same nighl'. a To Acquire Charm and Poise Once more The gym has begun +0 resound every ofher Sal'urday nighf from eigh+ +0 fen o'clock wilh sounds of ancienl' records being played over and over again on an ancienl' phono- graph. of clumsy feet of +he silly laughs of Jrwelve-year-old girls and of a voice counling l-2-3-4. +hen a shrill whisHe and a loud cry. double break! These noises are due, of course. +0 Jrhe annual descen'r of Miss Floyd Ward's dancing class on V. E. S. This class. conducfecl by Miss Ward or one of her sisiers. has almosf become a V. E. S. ins+i+u+ion affer so many years of occupancy. The order of in- sfrucfion remains The same This year as in previous years. From 8 p. m. +0 8:30 Jrhere is inslrucfion for begin- ners. of which +here is a goodly num- ber Jrhis yearT and from 8:30 +0 9:45 advance ins+ruc+ion, such as jive. and general dancing. Boys may have any Lynchburg girl +hey wanf invifed +0 Jrhe Cofillion. On December 7+h Miss Ward gave her annual Chrislmas parfy. which was one of +he special occasions she sug- ges+ed in her Talk +0 The s+uclen+ body on November 7+h before +he begin- ning of +he class. TSuggesfed reasonelhe lame-brains gief ouf of an hour and a hahc of reporf period. Happy Birfhclay November l2 .................... Thomas. C. November l5 ............................ BaHle November 17 ........................ Wiggins November 26 .......................... Shirley November29 ...................... Cherry. J. December4 ........................ Murray. P. December 8 ................................ Page December l0 ............................ Hefh December IS ............................ Fenell December I9 ............................ Baker Disciples of Culberfson All'hough carol playing was illegal a+ V. E. S. unfil lasf year, many games. especially con+rac1L bridge. achieved a greaJr prominence affer ifs sancfion- ing. and +his prominence has been +ransferred. wifh grea'r fervor, +0 This year. Almosf any Jrime on weekends and many school day affernoons. The girls gafher for sessions loeir fav- ori+e sport Somelimes. however. +he smoke becomes so Jthick ihaf one can scarcely penefrafe Jrhe haze +0 ascer- lain whefher if is bridge or one of ifs more disrepu+able colleagues +ha+ is going on. In fact +he aimosphere is much like +ha1L o1C poker playing. min- us, of course m, +he boffles. The main hounds are Bell. D. C.. bofh Gowers. Reed. Craft P.. Duffey. ancl Zander. and +heir +hea+res of operafion +he gym. +he infirmary. +he greaf oufdoors, or iusf any place where one can pu+ four chairs and a fable and a good supply of weeds. The Peoples National Bank EIGHTH AND MAIN STS. LYNCHBURG. VA. Member F. D. L C. SKILFUL CLEANING eis necessary if you wanf your Clofhes +0 always look fresh and fidy. grufdlfie ' glednem an? Q '3 GMM'I hry'm See Our Agenf Sfephenson, S. gm Murray. A. lMgr.l SPORTS THE V. E. S. VARSITY FOOTBALL LETTERMEN LeH +0 right firsl' row: Akers. F. lMgr.l; Maddux. T.; Page: Allen; CorneH: Ballou lCap+.l; Lewisx 6.; Gormly; Hyre: Second r'ow: Mr. Barnum lHead Coachl: Gower, J.: CraH, A.: Maddux. W.; Gower, P.; Kemper: Whifaker: Hefh: Burks: Flemer: Lewis. C.: Kerner: Ogden; Mr. Bailey lAser. Coachl From +he Sidelines By J. W. Ballou. Jr. As if is +he cusiom of +he Sporfs Edi+or of The Mefeor +0 pick Jrhe Bishops' All-OpponemL feam. here is Jrhe I946 ediiion. LEePeferson. Woodberry Foresfe Favorife pass receiver and dangerous on encl-arounds. LTePhilips. Woodberry Foresfe The work horse in a powerful line. LGv-Gregory. E. H. S.-Fif+h man in +he Bishops' backfield all affernoon. CeConway. R.-M. A.-Rugged line backer and leader of a band of scrappy Yellow Jackefs. RG-Davenporl. Sf. Chrisfopher's eConsfanHy breaking up plays be- fore +hey had a chance +0 sfarf. RTeTraugh. R.-M. AeOne of +he mosiL polished performers who came againsf +he Bishops all year. 6 REeDilweg. E. H. Sr-His end was nol' fumed all aflernoon. Back-Davidson, Woodberry For- es+-His +ouchdown record speaks for i+s self. Backe Rumsey. R.-M. A.e-Big. fast and a wonderful defensive man. Back-Holland. E. H. S.-His quick opening play +hrough +he cen- +er was deadly. Back-Des Porfes. 5+. Chrisfopher's -Jack-of-all Jrracles of Jrhe Sainfs' backfield. Baske+ball Prospecfs The '46 edifion of Jrhe Garnef ancl While quin+ is quickly rounding info shape under Jrhe waichful eye of Coach Barnum. The squad is headed by five refurning leHermen and sev- eral oufsfanding new boys. H is dif- ficuH +0 defermine who will be in +he s+ar+ing lineup when Jrl'ie opening game wifh Bedforcl High School rolls around on January l8. as +here are several boys who are sfill showing +he effecfs of foofball and some more who are slow in gaining an eye for +he basket The five vel's are Bunny Kemper. Tom Allen. Jim Ballou. John Hyre. and Johnny Gay: while a+ +his wrifing +he new boy crop is head- ed by Al CraH'. Tommy Flemer. George Caffrey. Bob Whifaker. and +he Warren lwins. The iunior leams. l5 years and un- der I7 years and under. under Jrhe direc+ion of Mr. Phelps and Mr. Wy- aH', are expecfed +0 enfer ci+y league compefifion +his year as has been +he cuslom. THE METEOR SPORTS THE V. E. S. JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL LETTERMEN l30-LB. TEAM Leff +0 righf. firsf row: MacLeocl: Thompson, J.: Mar- shall lCapf.l: Bullinglon: NuH. W.: Caudill Second row: Wellford: Mr. Phelps lCoachl; Brooks; Finch: Zander; Skinner; Cherry. W.: Marvin: Thomas. J.: Akers. Mafl: Duke; McClung: Murray. P.: Baffle CITY CHAMPIONS IZO-LB. TEAM LeH +0 right 'Firer row: Baffle: Braxl'on; MacLeod: Mar- shall lCap+.l: Dial: Slephenson. W.: Shull Second row: Hasfings; Sfoughfon lMgr.l; Goiser; Caskie: Carringfon; Wellforcl; Frazier; Mr. Wya++ lCoachl: Harman Junior Foofball Summary The V. E. 5. Junior Varsify closed Jrheir seasons wifh fhe l20-lb. +eam being awarded +he Cify Champion- ship by forfeit The Mighfy Midgefs won 8 ouf of IO games in +he regular season. los- ing only +0 +he RivermomL eleven. The I30 pounders won only 2 games in IO sfarfs and placed nexl lo bof- fom in League compelifion. V. E. S. was well represenfed on Jrhe All-Cify elevens, wifh Charlie Dial. Jrallback: James Frazier. Jrackle: and Ronald Marshall. end. making firsl sfring on +he l20 lb. feam. On +he second s+ring Dick Carringfon ancl Jimmie MacLeocl. backs and Bill Slephenson, cenfer. represenfed +he Baby Bishops. The Junior gridsfers failed +0 place any firsf slringers on fhe l30 lb. All- Ci+y. buf Jack Bullingfon. back. Pal Murray. guard, and Ronald Marshall. and. made +he second s+ring Jream. E. H. S. Game November 9-A hard-fighfing V. E. S. eleven was defea+ed by Episco- pal High School l9-l3 in a Thrilling baffle on fhe Maroon's field a+ Alex- andria. THE METEOR The Bishops jumped +0 an early lead. scoring on Jrhe flrsf play from scrimmage. V. E. 5. received and re- Jrurned +he opening kickoff +0 The Bishops 35-yarcl line. and on Jrhe first play Tom Allen passed +0 Capfain Jim Ballou, who galloped 55 yards for +he score. Flemer kicked +he ex- +radpoin+. giving V. E. S. a seven poinf lea . E. H. S. foughl back in +he firsl of +he second quarfer when a passing inferference penally againsf V. E. 5. gave fhe Maroons The ball on The Bishop IS. The visifors held for four downs and look over on +heir own l2. lamL were unable +0 gain a lirs1L down and E. H. S. again +ook possession of lhe pigskin. only 21 yards from pay dirt Two plays lafer Chris Holland. Episcopal fullback. found a hole and wenf ofF-fackle for 2I yards and a louchclown. The fry for poinf was blocked. Wilh only a few minufes leH be- fore +he half. E. H. 5. ran a pun+ back lo Jrhe Bishop 40 and in four plays The Maroons drove +0 The V. E. S. 22. Then Holland repealed his firsf Jrouch- down jaumL when he wenf +hrough +he line for Jrhe score. Again +he fry for exfra poinf was no good, and The hahc ended wifh E. H. S. leading l2 +0 7. The las+ half opened wifh +he Bish- ops s+ar+ing +0 roll again. Affer re- ceiving Jrhe kickoH on +heir own 35. +he V. E. S. eleven racked up four slraighf firsf clowns. as Jrhey marched across +he E. H. 5. goal line. only +0 have +heir winning louchdown, a Maddux-Whifaker-Ballou combinal'ion product overruled by +he officials. V. E. S. loslL possession of +he ball when The Maroons infercepfed a pass and ran if back +0 The Bishop 40. sel- +ing up l'heir +hird fouchdown. On a series of running plays E. H. 5. moved +0 fhe one-yard line. and Barkly wenl' info paydirf on a quarferback sneak. The fry for poinl' was complefed. giv- ing +he Maroons a 19 +0 7 edge. Taking +he kickoff on +heir own 30. +he Garnef and Whifes marched 70 yards for Their second score. Jim Bal- ou Jrossecl a long pass +0 John Page on +he E. H. S. 40. and runs by Ballou and Perrin Gower gave V. E. S. a firsf down on +he Maroon fwenfy as +he +hird quarfer ended. Ano'rher pass and Jrhree running plays advanced The pigskin +0 +he 3 and Perrin Gower plunged +hrough +he line for +he score. The +rv for ex'rra poinf was blocked. and V. E. S. sflll hailed. l9 +0 l3. 7 SPORTS Neifher +eam was able +0 march In fhe final period and Jrhe game ended wi+h +he ball in fhe hands of The Maroons affer an exchange of punfs. E. H. S. fallied l3 firs'r downs and V. E. 5. I2 in +he nip and fuck baHle. The lineup: V. E. S. Pos. E. H. S. Whifaker ............ LE .................. Ruffin Flemer ................ LT .................. Perry Maddux. W. ...... LG ............ Gregory CorneH ............ C .................. Kiefer Kerner ................ RG ............ Lindsey Burks .................. RT ................ Parker Page .................. RE ................ Dilweg Maddux. T. ...... QB .............. Barkley Allen .................. LH ................ Birge BaHou ................ RH ............ DeBuHs Odgen ................ FB .............. Holland R.-M. A. Game A resurgemL Garne+ and Whife eleven. smarfing from a sfinging de- Teaf a+ +he hands of E. H. 8.. bounced back +0 frample a hard-fighhng R.-M. A. e?even 25 +0 7 on Johnson Field. Piaying before a large crowd Jrhe Garnef and Whifes opened upforfwo foucthWns in second quarfer and one in each of The final fwo periods. while Iimifing +he visi'rors +0 a single fouchdown in +he +hird s+anza. Affer a scoreless firsf quar+er in which bofh lines held. +he Bishops broke Jrhe scoring ice in Jrhe second period. Perrin Gower sfarfed a drive by refurning an R.-M. A. pumL +0 Jrhe visHors' 25. Tuck Maddux and Jim Ballou advanced +he ball +0 +he 4 and Ballou drove +hrough +he line for +he score. In Jrhe closing minufes of +he firer hahc V. E. S. recovered a fumble on Jrhe Cadefs' 25. and shorHy affer- wards Fred Ogden snagged a pass from Tom Allen in +he end zone. giv- ing +he Bishops a l2-0 lead a'r haif fime. V. E. S. kepmL righf on rolling wifh a march from +heir own 40 wifh Ballou climaxing +he drive by plunging OFF fackle from +he +wo-yard line info pay dirt A shorf pass from Jim Ballou +0 Bob Whifaker was good for +he exfra poin'r. R.-M. A. foughf back for +heir lone marker in +he closing minufes of Jrhe +hird quarfer when Dick Rumsey. hard driving Cadef Jrailback. fook a laferal from Ballard and ran 30-yards for Jrhe fouchdown. Young kicked fhe exfra poinf. making +he Score I9-7. 8 The besf run of Jrhe day came when Bob Whifaker Jrook a shor'r pass from Tuck Maddux and sfreaked 80 yards for Jrhe Bishops' final fouchdown. The lineup: V. E. S. Pos. R.-M. A. Whifaker ............ LE .......... Chewning Burks .................. LT .................. Masf Maddux. W. ...... LG ............ Wafkins CorneH ............ C ................ Conway Gormly .............. R6 .......... Johnsfon Flemer ................ RT ................ Traugh Page .................. RE .......... Schlechfy Maddux. T. ...... QB ................ Ballard Allen .................. HB ................ Nelson Ballou ................ HB ................ Macon Gower. P. .......... FB ............ Johnsfon Sf. Chrisfopher's Game The V. E. S. Bishops suHered a 25-0 defeaf af +he hands of a sfrong Sf. Chrisfopher's eleven in +heir las1L game of The season on Jrhe Sainfs' field af Richmond. Already handicapped by injuries. +he Bishops los+ Capfain Jim Ballou in +he Tirs+ few minu+es of play when he suffered an iniured shoulder: Vic Corne'rf. heffy cen+er. was hurf in +he second quarfer and Tom Flemer. firsf sfring Jrackle. was unable +0 play a+ all because of an earlier injury. 51'. Chris+opher's jumped +0 a quick lead in Jrhe opening minufes of +he game. V. E. S. was unable +0 gain aHer +aking +he kickoff and pun+ed +0 Sf. Chris+opher's on Jrhe 50. On +he 1cirs1L play +he Sainfs complefed a pass +0 +he Bishops 15. and Bill DesPorfes broke loose on a line plunge for +he firs+ score. Anofher line buck was successful for Jrhe poinf. puffing Sf. Chrisfopher's ouf in front 7 +0 0. A 70syard run by DesPorfes puf +he pigskin on +he V. E. 5. II and se+ up The Sainf's second fally. In Jrwo plays +he home Jream made if a firsf down on +he Bishop l. and on The second down Andrews wenf +hrough +he line for six poin+s. The haH ended wifh Sf. Chrisfopher's ahead I3 +0 0. The Sainfs drove for another Jrouchdown in +he +hird quarfer when V. E. S. was forced +0 punf from ifs own goal +0 +he 30. AHer +hey had moved +0 +he 20. Holland skirfed in for The score. 5+. Chris- fopher's fopped off i+s aHack wi+h ano'rher Jrouchdown in +he final pe- riod when +he Bishops fumbled on +heir own H and Johnson wenf around righf end info pay-dirf. The Bishops sfaged a defermined drive in The las+ quarfer when +hey fook Jrhe kickoff on +he 40 and drove +0 Jrhe Sainf's 2. Charies Lewis car- ried +he ball across The goal line. buf an offside penaHy nullified The play. Lineup: V.E.S Pos. 5+. Chrisfopher's Whifaker ............ LE ........ Shoemaker Burks .................. LT ................ Collins Kemper .............. LG ....Davenpor+ TCo-CapH Cornef'r ................ C .............. PoHs ' TCo-CapH Gormly .............. R6 .......... Wellford Flemer ................ RT ................ Rucker Page ................... RE .............. Cooper Maddux. T. ........ QB ................ Weeks Allen .................. HB .............. Holland Ballou TCapH ....HB ............ Andrews ower ................ FB .......... DesPorfes The V. E. S. VarsHy Baskei'ball Schedule Jan. IBeBedford H. 5.. here. Jan. ZZeHargrave M. A.. here. Jan. ZSeWoodberry Forest here. Jan. 29eFishburne M. S.. +here. Jan. 3leFork Union M. A.. here. Feb. 5 e Hampden - Sydney J. V.. +here. Feb. 8-F0rk Union M. A.. There. Feb. 12-Fishburne M. 5., here. Feb. ISeWoodberry Forest +here. Feb. l9-Hampden - Sydney J. V.. here. Feb.22eEpiscopal High. +here. Feb. 26-Hargrave M. A.. Jrhere. Mar. leSJr. Chris'ropher's. here. VISIT THE WHITE HOUSE SEARS-ROEBUCK 8: CO. Shop at Sears and Save l026 Main S+ree+ Phone 447 FRANKLIN'S 57 Years of Fine Cloi'hing 92I Main Sfreef THE METEOR METEORITES Through +he Telescope By fhe Old Asirologer The smell of Chris+mas in a punch bowl arouses +he Asfrologer from his deep sleep. Wearily he pokes his lengfhy felescope in+o lhe nighi'. Sud- denly he reels backwards as a ferrific flash descends across his lens. The comef disappears inio +he night AHer several hours of consiamL deliberaiion and course ploHing Jrhe phenomenon is ideniified m Old Sania Claus on a Jrrial run. The Jrele- scope swings inio a horizonial posi- Jrion. no+ because Jrhe As'rrologer is inferesfed in +his Jrroubled planef buf because. as usual. his arms are fired. Once again he peers info The lower ex+remi+y of +he 'scope. Red. all he sees is red. nice preHy red. He Jrhinks analyfically. Muer be focused on a slop lighi . . Bu'r no aliernafe green appears. LiHle does he know. and if's beslL he doesn't for he'd fainf if he did. +ha+ he's seeing Jrhe V-Club goai's being slaughfered on +he Guru's chesf and oFFered in sacrifice +0 Bacchus. Upon his observance of +his. ihe Aslrologer's blood begins +0 circu- lafe a liffle. Puffing his poriable life- boa+ ian absoluie necessify in Vir- ginial in his corner pockef and abandoning +he felescope. he leaves Jrhe planefarium for a siroll around +he garden. The opium planis have wifhered away in +he winier wind and all +he iobacco sialks have been made info pogo sficks sold exclusively +0 Colonel Folleif +0 aid in execufing Jrhe VES jump. which +he Boy Scou+s have made popular in +he more elife circles. The walnufs lie roHing on +he ground and +he was+eful sighi brings iTo flue Ed. e Merry Chrisimas. and where's my mon+hly pay check? - The Asfrologer. THE METEOR fears +0 +he owner's eyes. ht he could only gel in Jrouth wifh +he Moon 10 command The services oi iis High Poienfafe Bailey. +he nufs would be cracked and saved. A ferrific noise from overhead commands +he As+rologer's aHenJrion as Smiling Jack Maddux, aH'empiing lo execuie an aerial barrel roll smashes info Jrhe side of a mounfain. Can he s+ill make his i'rip +0 Ma- con? A problem involving such in- Jrense irue love faxes +he Asfrologer's mind and he lapses again in+o sub- conciousness. mumbling, as he did premafurely Jrwo monfhs ago as he fades away. Merry Mercury and a Happy Lighf Year! Asironomical Calendar November 2-Firs+ week-encl oi Jrhe year is enjoyed by members of Jrhe ioo+ball Jream who have no game. We hear iha'r a big +ime is enjoyed by all. November 6eThe IaiemL acldiiion +0 our group arriveseMarshall M. Milfon. Jr., weighing in of 8 lbs.. 9 ounces. November 7e-'iGargIes explains valence +0 +he chemislry class. paus- ing now and Jrhen fo spray his +hroaf. November I le Old Soldiers Day -and our ex-service iriends realize again +ha+ +he war is over. November I7eKerner Hrom Ker- nersvillei decides +ha+ +hese ci+y folks are Jroo slick for him. and +ha+ modern conveniences such as cars and flush- ing comodes are s+ric+ly Buck Rogers 25+h Cenfury. November ZOeDr. Barion dons a Tooiball helmef and eais wifh Jrhe wai+ers. November 23wThe old smoke screen converges on +he area be- Jrween buildings when foofball pledge is liHed. November 27eThe firs+ +rip +0 Jrown in whaiL seems like a long lime for many of usI wiih +he Whiie House Resfaurani as +he cenfer of afirac- Jrion. where many of our bre+hren sfrain for a 21-year-old appearance. November ZSeGrimes iDuck Ili Thomas spends a silen+ Thanksgiving, quiefly +hankful for +he Jrimely arrival of his smoking permission. November 30-A car full of Jrown girls is ignored. while everyone hears +he Army-Navy gameeas well as Jrhe even more imporfanf Virginia-Caro- lina Tighi'. December 3-Everyone is happy +0 learn ihai despife +he coal sirike eno shoriage of school will be suffered. December 5e The Guru si+s on +hefrhrone and +or+ures his subieds wi+h evil falk of an approaching exam in Solid Geom. icommonly known as frusi'rafion V l. December 7-There was a greai feacher oi Poe- Who demolished himsehC wiih a blow . . . His name was Jo-Jo. his excuse is below: On +his day if neglecfed +0 snow. People in The Public Eye Akers. F. iCo-ordl Receiving fhe shaH irom IDucky. who has beifer prospecfs. Baker iDisl Showing his mighi in +he Second Wesi Aparfmenis. Bailey iA Tor Ailasl Cracking wal- nuisin one hand and holding his wom- en in +he oiher. Bullingion iBaIdyi AII-Cify is iusi a siari. boys. Nexi slop is ceriainly All-World. ' Bellou iSkii GeHing +he shaff from ForJr Hill, afier much cross-fire a'i Converse. Cardwell iTanki Say. Cookie. lef's ask Harman how +0 kiss a girlf' Cafiery iMoo-Cowi Swearing +ha+ he isn'f inferesied in women. Dial iMolel Burrowing his way clown +0 ihe iooiball field. Hefh iLesferi Refurning from Thanksgiving wii'h a brillianl' nose. Dufiey iGolclyi Ga+hrigh+! Come here! , Kerner iNigl Minuiely describing Kernersville's one slop lighi Hhree colors fool. NuH, R. iGoosel Acquiring Jrhe gig from Holfon Arms. as usual. NuH'. W. iBucki Breaking +he hearis of Jrhe Wild women of Greensboro. Page. iP. PJ Crying in his beer be- cause he isn'i siriking. lroo. Pancoasf iTexi The envy ofall. hav- ing never been in Jrhe clufches of a woman. Pollard iSmokesi Slowly bmL surely learning +he rules, concerning +he weed. ihai isl Sfephenson. W. iWhizl Well. boys. H's really no'r foo hard +0 make All-Ciiy. Zancler iFooi Trying +0 gel his name in The Meieor. METEORITES BlO-X-RAY Richard Leigh Duffey Horne: Winchesfer. Va. Born: May l4. I928. Ambifion in Life: To be pledge- less. Sparefime Occupafion: Thinking aboui' a coming-ou+ parfy. PeiL Love: Being called Dui'F in English V. Pef Hafe: Thanksgiving Holidays. Usually Seen: Burning weeds on +he rail wifh Baker. Cusiomary Expression: Has any- one gof a cigareH'e? Dick is a second year boy and again resides on Third Main. He is no'r only a very colorful iperoxidei person. buf also Jrhe life of Jrhe par+y. or in our case, fhe bullesf in a bull session. Duff is one of +he cheerleaders +his year and does a grand iob. He is also a iaifhiul sfand- by on The Meieor sfaff. John Bishop Gay Home: Founfain. N. C. Born: chober 26. I928. Cusl'omary Expression: wouldn'+ say ihafl Usually Seen: GeHing his Safur- day befs in line. Pei Love: Breaking even or beHer on his weekend lineup. Pefe Hafe: Being called a sfupid Norfh Carolinian. ' Ambifion in Life: To Jreach Dawson +0 play poker. ' Greaiesf Concern: Ma+ching wifs wifh Mr. Barnum in physics class. Sparefime Occupaiion: GeHing up burger parfies +0 +he big me+ro- polis. This is Johnny's second year a+ V. E. 5.. he having been lured +0 +he big insfifufion irom Founfain iSpoufvillei. N. C., by his lasmL year's parfner. Bwak-wah Treva'rhan. He made his leHer in baskefball lasl' year and was a member of +he varsify iooiball squad +his season. Johnny is +aking if easy on quief. conserva+ive Second WeSiL +his year and Jrelling +he beach boys aboul' +he carefree pleasures of Carolina. Daael ALUMNI I922 Douglas Braxfon came up from Hampfon a few weekends ago +0 see his son EllioH. I939 EmmeH ShoFFner and his wife visif- ed V. E, S. on November 9. The Shoi'iners live in Raleigh. N. C. Laurence Kei'l'h LoHin was joined +0 Agnes Jennings in holy wedlock on November I6. Laurence was a counselor a+ V. E. S. in l938-39. I943 Arch Alexander is now affending +he Universify oi: Washingl'on and Lee. Arch was co-capfain oi foofball in I942. and made a baseball le++er. He was a counselor in I942-43. Wai+ Dixon will be married +0 Miss Esiher Lou AlbriHon on Decem-. ber 28. Waif was a counselor in '42-'43. co-capiain oi ioofball wi+h Arch Alexander in '42 ifhis edifion of The Meieor i ancl Jrhe Sergean+-a+- Arms of +he V Club in '43. I945 Graham Koch sloppecl by on De- cember l. He was an impor+an+ member of +he Jrrack Jream and a counselor for +wo years. He's now in +he U. S. Army Air Forces. Beverly Owens siayecl overnigh+ here on a weekend from Washingion and Lee where he is going +0 school. Jack Wellford visifed Jrhe school lasf November l7. Jack was +wice a member of Jrhe Honor Commiifee. l 946 Edgar Be++y. now in +he Soufhs Pacific wiih Jrhe U. 5. Army. made a shor'r visiJr during his leave. He was one of +he main parficipanfs .in foof- ball and baseball, and made +hree leHers. foofball. baskelball, and base- ball. of which he was capl'ain. Donnell VanNoppen came by aHer seeing +he Norfh Carolina-Virginia game on November 30. He was a counselor. capfain oi foofball lasf year, and eciilor-in-chieiC of The Me- Jreor. He now goes +0 +he Universify of Norfh Carolina. where he is pledged +0 Zefa Psi, +he frafernify +0 which almosl' all of +he V. E. 5. boys join if Jrhey go +0 U. N. C. The following alumni were seen a+ +he E. H. S. game: T. H. Maddux, 'l8. Harry Whii'aker. 'l9, Spencer Buckner. '22, John Dunn. '23. Ned WaHer. '44. Val Sfieglifz. '46. and Mr. and Mrs. Dawson wi+h +heir daughfers, Virginia Cooper and Louisa. The alumni reporied +0 be af +he R.-M. A. game here were: Beverly Hu++er. '2I. Fred Wayland. '24. and wife: Sfroiher HaleI '27. Roberf I. Owens. '34. Fred Carringfon, '4l. Ben Trueblood. '4l, and wife. and Gordon Poindex+er. '43. Mr. Philip Dawson. bursar for 25 years. was badly burned on +he hands and face by hof paraffin. buf is re- covering nicely. iMr. Dixon fook Uncle Phil's place Jrhis year.l The iaculfy and sl'ucleni body wish +0 express +heir deepes+ sym- palhy wifh Mr. Holladay on +he recenf deafh of his ia+her. Lynchburg-Wes+over Dairies. Inc. 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Hardware and Agriculfural Implemenfs Painfs. Roofing Home Appliances Welcome +0 'Our Sfore l0I6-l8 Main Sf. Telephone l54 Lynchburg, Virginia PARAMOUNT - February 9-I2 - DANNY KAYE THE KID FROM BROOKLYN in TECHNICOLOR! IN LYNCHBURG-IT'S MILLRRR HE SHODDING CENTRE for YOUNG MEN'S FASHIONS More Clinics Needed ls +here a cancer clinic in your communiiy? If so. if is one oi ihe more favored areas in H16 coun+ry. Local residenfs may consider fhemselves for+una+e fo have ihis valuable assef in flue fight +0 wipe omL cancer, Throughouf +he nafion as a whole. fhere are less ihan 500 cancer freei- menf, diagnosfic and deiecfion clinics. A recenf survey shows +haf +here are only 40 diagnosfic clinics when of ieasf 50 times ihaf number are needed. Only abouf 48 defecfion cen'rers have been esfablished fhroughouf fhe counfry. and again of leasf 50 fimes +his number are needed. Cancer clinics. +hose which are equipped +0 freaf cancer. as well as diagnose +he disease. number abouiL 400. The American Cancer Sociefy, which has local branches in pracfically every communi+y. is spearheading Hue drive +0 eradicafe cancer as fine number fwo killer. Wiih fhe excepfion of ihe various hearf ailmenfs. cancer kills more Americans ihan any ofher disease. Alfhough +here is no absolufe cure for all fypes of cancer. early diagnosis and freafmenf can prevemL furiher advance- menf in some forms of Hue disease. and. in many cases. resuH in a complefe cure. Unfil fhen. if is imporfanf fhaf every. one become cancer conscious. Be on guard againsf ihe early signs of cancer and see your physician frequenHy. There are a number of signs which mighf indicafe +haf you have t:ancer.l1c you have any of fhe following sympfoms, be sure and have an immediafe physical examinafion. eAny sore ihaf does nof heal. parficularly abouf 1he fongue. moufh or lips. -A painless lump or +hickening. especially in +he breast lip or +ongue. eBloody discharge from any of the nafural body openings. eProgressive change in Hie color or size of a warf. mole or birfhmark. -Persisfen+ hoarseness. unexplained cough or diffictu in swallowing. --Any radical change in H16 normal bowel habifs. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Depar+men+ of Public Informafion 4-7 Beaver Sfreef New York 4, New York RIVERMONT Meat Market FINE MEATS - GROCERIES PHONE 5'00 Serving All Rivermon+ DEPENDABLE. EFFICIENT. FAIR JOHN P. HUGHES MOTOR CO. Volume XXXl LYNCHBURG. VlRGlNlA. FEBRUARY 7. I947 THE SCHOOL No. 4 Coasf Guard Movies Movies in sfudy hall? lmpossib'e! Oh. no i+ wasn't no'r on The nighf of February 4+h. when Jrhe U. S. Coasf Guard. represenfed by Ll'. G. W. Girdler and Chief Phofographer W. W. DeFord. came +0 +he rescue of Jrhe V. E. S. sludenf body. Lf. Girdler, now s+alionecl a+ +he Coasl Guard Air Sfafion af Elizabefh Ciiy. N. C.. visifecl +he school in order +0 fell Jrhe boys. especially +he Seniors. abouf The C0631L Guard Academy a+ New London. Conn.. and +0 falk +0 +hose inferesfed in applying for admission +0 +he academy. This falk. one of a series L+. Girdler is giv- ing al' privafe schools all over Jrhis area, was augmenfecl by a moving picfure on Jrhe general subject shown by Mr. DeFord wifh a commenfary by Jrhe lieu+enanf. This was followed by a comparison belween Jrhe Coas+ Guard and NROTC proqrams lsee NROTCl, affer which LJr. Girdler was available for quesfions from inier- es+ed boys. Though +here may be no fufure cadel's a'l V. E. 5.. +he s+udemL body will always be grafeful +0 +he Coa51L Guard for fransforming +he s+udy hall. l'emporarilU af leasf. info a +hea- he and for relieving +hem of +he burden of +hir+y minufes' work. Sem- per Parafus ! Goaf Herdingac This year is +he +hir+y-firs+ year of +he varsily lel'ferman organizaHon of V. E. 5.. known as Jrhe l'V -Club. Each year Jrhere is a separafe ini+ia+ion for +he boys who are awarded varsify le+- fers for +he firs+ +ime in foofball and baskefball. and a combined inifiaJrion in May for +he forfunal'es or unfor- +una+es ias +he case may bel who are awarded +heir Tirsl leHers in baseball and Jrrack. lConfinued on page 4l :kThis arficle, squeezed ou+ lasf mon'rh. is pr'infecl now if nof for news inferesf for ifs liferary merit Anyway. fhe baskefball inifiafion isn'f so far off. and ceriain boys may like a reminder. The Dance 60+ Underway a+ 8:30 . . . I Midwinfers Af l2250 p. m. on Sa+urday, Jan- uary 25. lhe annual midwinfers week- end officially began. The firsf on +he program was a baskefball game wifh Woodberry Forest The school spirif was good bu1L +he resulfs of +he game were nol'. Affer +he game Paul Taylor and his corfege oi diligenf workers swung in- Jro acfion and Jrransformed The gym info a veril'able palace. Blue drapes were hung on +he walls and overhead was an array of red and while paper s+reamers hanging from a .cenfer lighf. The band was enclosed wi+h drapes and ferns in a clever shelfer arrangement Numerous hearis were aboul'. and +he reireshmenf Jralole was framed wifhin a large one. The dance gol under way af 8:30 wifh music Turnished by Jimmy Sf. Clair and his orchesfra. Many 0qu- of-fown girls and alumni were +here besides +he habilual l'own crowd. A large percenfage of The school af- Jrendecl. and if was a very successful dance from many sfanclpoin'rs. Mid- nighf was greefed relucfanfly by all. and an evenfful day was ended, Sunday found many of +he cla+es sfill here, and Hie aflenclance af chapel was large. Dr. Bar+on cleliv- erecl a sermon encouraging sfudious- ness during +he Jrerm aboqu +0 begin. 8qu all good +hings mumL come lo an end. and by Monday aHernoon all Jrhe fond farewells had been said and V. E. 5. had begun lo consider once again +he more serious aspec+s of school life. News In Brief Charles Hileman. who leH V. E. S. in The Spring of I945 for service in Jrhe U. S. Navy. reiurned lo +he school a+ midferm. resuming his sludies anal counse'or dufies. He is now living on Second Wes+. Dr. Roberf Magill. rec'ror of 5+. John's Church and member of Jrhe V. E. 5. board of +rus+ees. re+urned +0 Lynchburg on December II from a Jrour ol: Episcopal missions in China.T 1kThis was infended fo be a full-lengih article. buf Mefeor reporlers, like almosf everyone else af V. E. 5.. somefimes gel on bounds. The MeEeor February 7, 1947 No. 4 Volume XXXI Issued by +he sfudenfs of +he Virginia Episcopal School. Lynchburg. Virginia. monthly during +he school year 1946-47 excepf holidays. Subscripfions. 25c per copy: $2.00 per year EDITORIAL BOARD J. T. CARPENTER. JR. Eclilorein-Chimc THOMAS H. ALLEN ................................................... Managing Edifor JAMES W. BALLOU. JR ................................................... Sporfs Edifor MR. JOHN D. FOLLETT ................................................. Faculfy Adviser Repor+ers ROBERT FIELD PERRIN GOWER STANLEY SMITH TUCK MADDUX ROBERT NUTT BROWN FINCH ANDREW RAMSAY RICHARD DUFFEY JOE CHERRY PHIL CRAFT Arfisf PAUL TAYLOR MACON L. HARDY Phofog ra phers DR. 6. L. BARTON. JR. ROBERT M. HUGHES, Ill BUSINESS BOARD G. SCOTT TAYLOR ........................ SWAIN H. N. STEPHENSON ........... ROBERT J. FIELD .......................... ........................... Business Manager , ................. AssisianJr Business Manager ........................ Circulafion Manager Enl'ered as second.class malfer Sepfember 28, I928. af +he PosloT'lice af Lynchburg. Virginia, OPINIONS under +he Ad of March 3, 1.879. l l8 Players Three mon+hs ago The Mefeor pleol for an increase in school spiri'r. We have been elaled +0 nofice +ha+ +his increase has come abouf. whefher in response +o Our plea or noJr. This change, welcome as if is. has cerfain a++endan+ fendencies which we would like +0 see curbed. A group of boys wifh school spirif like +0 see Jrheir Jreams ahead all Jrhe way in games. and decidedly in +he black a+ Jrhe end. Though we dislike +0 admif if. we all know +ha+ +his is hardly ever possible. Real school spiril goes Turlher Jrhan +his, however, and real school spirif is whaJr we wamL +0 culJrival'e. Give Jrhe feams co-operal'ion and encourage- menf al all limes. For example if Jrhe boys come back from losing on road frips. give fhem a few good wordsi nof ius+ a cursory. Well, whal hap- pened +0 youall foday? : if +hey've won, you know whal' +0 do. Again. if +he game is being played af home under our observafion and +hings aren'+ going so well, we who 4 don'+ play baskefball. a+ leasf nof varsify baskefball. have no righf +0 grumble or show displeasure wifh +he +eam's performance. a+ leas1L nof au- dibly or visibly. The coach knows best Jrhe fad +ha+ we don'f agree +ha+ a player should be or remain on Jrhe courl' is no sign JrhaiL he isn'iL doing a grand job. Lef's gelL behind our Teams, all four of +hem. and sfick wilh Jrhem for bef- Jrer or for worse. giving +hem Jrhe sup- pomL ancl lrealmemL Jrhey need and deserve. Tribu+e . . . . . . +0 +he Hop CommiHee, in grafifude for +he be51L Midwin+ers dance we have seen in Three years. and especially +0 Paul Taylor. whose ideas and unbelievable speed in ex- eculion made possible +he Transfore malion of Jrhe gymnasium info a +hing of beauiy in barely +hree hours affer Jrhe end of +he baskefball game. We don'+ mean +0 pu+ a Jrhree-year limif on ifs superiorify +o previous dances. however; we don'+ believe +ha+ V. E. 5. boys have ever experienced a more enjoyable +hree-hour period. The clec- ora+ions. we repeat were wonderful: +he music was also wonderful and +he girls-well, we've iumL abomL run ouf of superlafives. The success of +he dance is anolher example 0T +he good Trui'rs of co-op- erafion wi+hin Jrhe school. for +he quick. easy paymenfs of +he boys were by no means a Sllngl' con+ribu+- ing facfor. For +his. almosf +he whole sludenf body may fake credit Again. may we +hank lrhe Hop CommiHee for a wonderful dance and hope +ha+ we may have many more like iH ' THE SCHOOL lConfinued from page 3i The weekend of December 7+h and 8+h showed fhe Toolball iniliaJrion. The goals +his Jrime were John Gower. Al Craft Tomm Flemer. John Burks. Bill Kernel . Bob Whifaker, Fred Ogden, Henry Helh. and Charles Lewis. The highlighfs of +he public parf of +he ini+ia+ion Jrook place in +he din- ing room Safurday and Sunday even- ing. Safurday evening consisfecl of several spec'racles, such as Bob Whi+- aker singing Lef Me Call You Sweef- heart I'm in Love wifh Your Aulo- mobile +0 Mrs. Wyaff; and various ofher wiHicisms were periodic +hroughou+ +he meal. Sunday supper gave a skif. wi+h +he goals acfing as various Taculfy members as +hey will appear fen ears from now. driven berserk by lilTe a+ V. E. 5.. and living alone a+ Dypso Manor. H appeared successful in HS mission of mirfh-mak- ing. affording amusemenl +0 all hear- ers. even +hose caricafurecl. The repufafion 0T +he V -Club in- H'iafion is known +0 all. and an air of expecfancy prevails during The week prior +0 Jrhe acfivifies . which +0 +he members of +he organizafion is de- scribed as pleasanl anficipaiion. and +0 +he prospec'rive goafs as some +hing ra+her +0 be remembered Jrhan anficipafed. The achifies begin af +hree P. M. lprompHyl on Sa+urday and carry lthrough The weekend. wi+h +he formal secref inifiafion on Sunday nighl' in The gym. and +he swearing in. or some such ceremony. faking place on Monday morning. All nine of +he iniliafes were ac- cepfed info +he membership of +he organizafion. and now. very much re- lieved. receive all of +he privileges of +he V -Club. THE METEOR THE SCHOOL November-December Honor Roll l. Carpenfer ............................ 98.6 2. Doyle .................................... 96.0 3. Hefh ...................................... 93.6 4. Kemper .................................. 93.6 5. Lewis, G. .............................. 93.6 6. Alexander .............................. 93.0 7. Bel. D. C .............................. 92.8 8. Thomas. G ............................ 92.0 9. Smilh .................................... 9l.6 IO. Whifaker .............................. 91.4 ll. Null. R. ................................ 9l.l I2. Braxfon .................................. 91.0 13. Wellford ................................ 90.6 14. Field ...................................... 90. 5 15. Armisfead ............................ 90.4 16. Hughes .................................. 90.0 17. Skinner .................................. 89. 8 18. Gower. P. .............................. 89. 6 l9. Page ...................................... 89. 6 20. Thompson. J. ........................ 89. 6 21. Craft P. ................................ 89.0 22. Daniel .................................... 89.0 23. Taylor. P. .............................. 89.0 24. BaH'le .................................... 88.8 25. PancoaSIL ................................ 88.8 26. Fennell .................................. 88.1 27. Hardy .................................... 87.8 28. Pollard .................................. 87.8 29. Allen ...................................... 87.6 30. Gay ...................................... 87.3 3l. Cardwell ................................ 87.0 32. Reecl ...................................... 86.7 33. Frazier .................................. 86.6 34. Jones. H. .............................. 86.6 35. Duka ...................................... 86.2 36. Thomas. C. ............. ' ............... 86.2 37. Bulingfon .............................. 86.0 38. Harris .................................... 86.0 39. Dial ........................................ 85.6 40. Zancler .................................. 85.6 41. Bell. D. L ......................... 85.5 42. Cherry, W. ............................ 85.4 43. Gormly .................................. 85.4 44. Kerner .................................. 85.4 45., Warren. F. ............................ 85.4 46. Ramsey. D. ............................ 85.3 47. LeI'Jrch .................................... 85. NROTC On Tuesday morning. November 28. a large group of boys befween +he ages 01 I7 and 21 who expecf +0 enfer college +his year meJr in +he library wifh Commander L. R. Wiley 10 151k over 1he new government sponsored naval Jrraining programs. He discussed wifh Jrhem programs which provide for a college educa'rion ancl Jrraining for Jrhe naval reserve and acfual service. THE METEOR On Safurclay, January 18, nine 01 +he boys mos+ inferesfed in The pro- gram wenJr Jro E. C. Glass High School. examina+ion cenfer for Jrhis area. 10 fake +he inifial examinal'ion required of all aspiranfs. Success on Jrhis examinafion is r101L conclusive as +0 admission +0 +he program, how- ever for Jrhe applicanf musf also pass a physical exammahon and be ap proved by a sfafe board. Resulfs of +he +es+s will n01 be made known un- +il lafe nemL monfh. Happy Birfhday! December 234Shull December 274Flemer January 2-Bullinglon January 34Allen January II4Ga+hrigh+ January 124Dawson January 184Harris January I84Ramsey, D. January 224Dial January 274Wayland January 304Marvin January 3I-Bell, D. C. February 64Wh1+aker February 94Nuff, W. February 11-4Murray. A. February I144Carring+on February lgBarnes February I44Brooks February I84Hughes February 204-Bruns February 204Thompson. R. SALE SALE V. E. S. STORE T. SHIRTS I .29 Two Weeks Only SALE SALE MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR YOUR PARENTS and FRIENDS AT THE VIRGINIAN HOTEL EIGHTH and CHURCH PHONE 2700 Firsf Term Honor, Roll l. Carpen+er ............................ 98.8 2. Hefh ...................................... 94.8 3. Alexander .............................. 94.I 4. Lewis, G. .............................. 92.4 5. Kemper .................................. 9I.6 6. Braxfon .................................. 91.4 7. Pancoas+ ................................ 9l.3 8. Field ...................................... 9l. 9. Wellford .............................. 90.8 IO. Doyle .................................... 90.7 ll. Daniel .................................... 90.6 I2. Hughes .................................. 90.4 l3. Bell. D. C ............................... 90. I4. Skinner .................................. 90. 15. Whilaker .............................. 89.8 16. Pollard .................................. 89.6 17. Thomas. G. ............................ 89.6 18. Smil'h .................................... 89.4 19. Thompson. J. ........................ 89.4 20. Allen ...................................... 88.4 2l. Armisfead ............................ 88. 22. Gay ...................................... 87.6 23. Fennell .................. , ................ 8 7.5 24. Cardwell ................................ 87.4 25. Bell. D. L ................................. 86.8 26. Page ...................................... 86.8 27. Zancler .................................. 86.6 28. Reed ...................................... 86.5 29. Duke ...................................... 86.4 30. Hardy .................................... 86.1 31. Ballle .................................... 85.8 32. NUH', R. ................................ 85.8 33. Ramsey, D. ............................ 85.8 34. Marshall ................................ 85.5 35. Taylor, P. .............................. 85.4 36. Bullingl'on .............................. 85.2 37. Kerner .................................. 85.2 38. Jones. H. .............................. 85. Mm... Fashions in F oodsl, SKILFUL CLEANING 4-is necessary if you wamL your Clofhes +0 always look fresh and +idy. gmlcwygaj cleaner: and 0 See Our Agenf Sfephenson. S. SPORTS Bishops Conquer BedIord Cagers January I84Coach Gene Bar- num's V. E. S. cagers opened Iheir I947 season wifh a 4I-26 win over Bedford High School in Barksdale Gymnasium. The Bishops looked ragged in Jrhe opening minufes of Ihe game. and Bedford iumped ahead 5-3, bu+ +he home Ieam began click- Ing and heId a 2I-IO Iead af haII fime. AI Craft lanky cen'rer for Jrhe Bish- ops, dropped in IourIeen poinIs +0 fake scoring honors: John Hyre was second for V. E. S. wifh seven poinIs. Snead wi+h nine poinfs ancI EversoIe wi+h eighf IecI Bedford scoring. V. E. S. FG FT PF TP CaFFrey, I. ................ 2 O 2 4 Warren. I. ................ 3 O O 6 W. Warren. I. ........ 0 0 O 0 Gay. I. .................... 2 0 2 4 Gower. P.. c. .......... O O O 0 Craft c. .................. 6 2 I I4 Harris. c. .................. 0 O O O NuH. R., g. .............. O O 0 O Hyre, g. .................. 2 3 O 7 Kemper. g, .............. I I 2 3 Allen. 9. .................. O O O O FIemer. g. ................ I I O 3 Thomas. 6.. g. ........ O 0 O O TOIaIs .................. I7 7 7 4I Bedford FG FT PF TP SmeacI. I. ................ 4 ' I 3 9 CoIeman, f. ............ I 0 O 2 AIberI'. c. t ............... 3 I 4 7 EversoIe, g. .............. 4 O 2 8 Bowling. 9. .............. O O2 I O ToIaIs .................. I I 2 I I 26 Bishops Overcome The War College January 224The Bishops made If +wo in a row wi'Ih a 29 +0 28 vicIory over Hargrave in a JrhriII - packed game in BarksdaIe Gymnasium. V. E. 5.. hailing 27 +0 22 as Jrhe Iourfh period opened. Jrurnecl on +he hea+ in +ha+ period for seven poinfs. while holding Jrhe visi+ors Io only one free fhrow. WHhonIy a Tew minuIes IePr in +he game Kemper. Gower. and CraH dropped in field goals. dead- Iocking Ihe score aI 28 all. and CrajhL sank a free Jrhrow for Ihe winning point Coach Barnum's Ieam jumped omL in fronf early in fhe game and had a 6 9 +0 5 edge a'r Ihe end of fhe firsI quarJrer, bqu Jrhe Cadefs moved up +0 wi+hin one poinf of Jrhe Bishops as Jrhe haII ended I5 Io I4 in favor of V. E. S. The Ihird period saw Jrhe Hargrave hoopsfers gef hof and rack up eighI' poinIs before Jrhe Bishops couIcI score. giving Ihem a s+rong lead +ha+ aImosI meanf vicfory. The Bishops made a quick comeback, however. and puIIecI +he game ouI' of Jrhe fire In Jrhe closing minuIes of Jrhe Iinal quarfer. AI CrahL and Frank Warren, each wiIh seven poinfs. Ied Ihe V. E. S. af- fack. Kemper was nexI for fhe win- ners, wifh six poinI's. Rison racked up eigl'nL poin+s 'Io Iead Hargrave's scor- mg. V. E. 5. FG FT PF TP Caffrey. I ................ I 2 3 4 Gay. f. .................... 0 o 0 0 Warren. F.. f. .......... 3 I I 7 Warren. W., 'I. ........ O I 3 I Craft A.. c. ............ 3 I 3 7 Gower. P., c. .......... I O O 2 FIemer. g. ................ I O 0 2 Allen. 9. .................. O O O 0 Hyre, g. .................. O O O O Kemper, g. .............. 3 0 3 6 Tofals .................. I2 5 I3 29 Hargrave FG FT PF TP Rison. T. .................. 4 O I 8 Hall, I .................... I 2 O 4 Spence, c ................ I I 3 3 Light 9 .................. 2 3 4 7 DougIas g .............. 2 2 0 6 TofaIs .................. IO 8 8 28 Tigers CIaw Bishops January 25-A power-Iaclen VVood- berry Fores+ quin+ Jrook a one-sidecI 49 +0 18 vidory over +he Bishops in Barksdale Gymnasium. The loss was Jrhe TIrsI' in Ihree sIarIs Tor Jrhe V. E. S. feam. which had previously cIeIeaIed Bedford High School and Hargrave M. A. The Tigers gof O'FI: +0 a flying sI'arI'. dropping in I4 poinfs in Jrhe Tirsf sfanza while V. E. S. was geffing onIy 2. Woodberry had buihL up a 20 +0 4 lead by haIHime. The Bishops rallied in Jrhe final period for Ien poinfs bu+ never seri- oust Ihreafened Jrhe hof Woodberry quinf. TuIIis. PeIerson. and Davidson clicked for JrhirIeen. Iwere. and Jren poinfs respecher +0 lead Jrhe win; ners' scoring parade, AI Craft wiIh fen poinfs. was high man for V. E. S. Woodberry Foresf FG FT PF TP Peferson. f. .............. 6 O 3 I2 TUIIIs. 1c. .................... 5 3 I I3 WiIson. I. ................ I I l 3 Davidson. c. ............ 4 2 I I0 HIII. C. ...................... I O 0 2 Moore. 9. ................ I O 3 2 Reuning. g. .............. 3 I 3 7 Wash. 9. .................. 6 O 2 O TofaIs .................. 2l 7 I4 49 V. E. 5. FG FT PF TP Warren, W.. T. 0 O I 0 Warren, F., I ........... O O 0 O CaFFrey, I. .............. O 0 O 0 Gay. f. .................... O O O 0 Craft A.. c. ............ 2 6 2 IO Gowen P.. c. .......... O 2 2 2 Harris, c. ................ I O 2 2 FIemer. g. ................ O 2 2 2 Allen. 9. .................. O O 2 O Hyre, g. .................. I O 0 2 Kemper, g. .............. O O I O TofaIs .................. 4 IO I2 I8 Cadefs TrampIe Bishops January 29-The Bishops journeyed Io Waynesboro and received a 46 +0 28 sefback a+ Jrhe hands OI a TamL Fishburne Milifary School five. V. E. 5. 90+ off Io a slow s+ar+ and Fishburne's early lead was never headed. AI haIHime Jrhe Cadefs held a 26 +0 I4 lead. H was Jrhe same sfory in I'he IasI half. as The Cadefs racked up a Iop-heavy 46 +0 28 score. Poor baII handling and shoof- ing kep1L Jrhe Bishops in Ihe hoIe aII Jrhe way. Schenkel was Jrhe big gun in Jrhe Fishburne affack. geHing I6 poinIs. Craft Allen, and F. Warren .Ied V. E. S. wi+h 6 each. Box Score: Fishburne FG FT PF TP Toms, f. .................... 2 O I 4 SchenkeI. f. .............. 8 0 I I6 O'KeeIe. 1c. .............. 2 I O 5 QuaIIs. f. .................. 2 I I 5 Carr. c. .................... 2 O O 4 SfraHord. c. ............ 3 I O 7 Hubbard, g. ............ I 0 3 2 Brown, 9 ................... O O 2 0 Murphy, 9 ................. I O I 2 Sfraud' g. ................ 0 I I I ToI'aIs .................. 2I 4 IO 46 THE METEOR SPORTS V. E. 5. FG FT PF TP FIemer. I. ................ O O I O W. Warren. I ........... I O O 2 F. Warren, I. ............ 3 O O 6 CraII, c ..................... 3 O I g P. Gower, c. ............ OI 3 I2 4 Hyre. g ..................... O 2 O 2 H . q ................. $39,:ng ..................... 2 2 3 6 Kemper. g. .............. I O 2 2 ToIaIs .................. I I 6 IO 28 Fork Union Overcomes V. E. S. January 3I4Fork Union Iook a 48 I0 35 vicIory over Ihe Bishops In an acIIon packed game on Ihe V. E. S. courI. The higth-regarded Fork Union cagers had rough going aII Ihe way. and a scoring spurI was necessary In Ihe IInaI period beIore Ihey could oIeIeaI Ihe hard-IIghIing Bishops. The IIrsI haII was a nip and +uck baIIIe wIIh V. E. S. Ieading 9 I0 8 aI Ihe end oI Ihe IIrsI quarIer. Fork Union raIIIecI In Ihe closing minuIes oI Ihe haII Ior a 26 I0 22 edge aI inIermission. V. E. S. IoughI back In Ihe IhircI period and deadlocked Ihe score aI 30-30. buI Ihe visiIors dropped in Ihree IieId goaIs Io Iake a 36 I0 30 Iead as Ihe IinaI sIanza opened. AIIer IhaI Ihe CadeIs were never headed. and a scoring spree in Ihe IinaI mInuIes oI Ihe game led by Morgan and BaHImore clinched Ihe vicIory. AI Kemper OI V. E. S. and Morgan oI F. U. M. A. Iied Ior scoring honors wiIh I4 poinIs each. NexI were SheriII oI Fork Union wiIh I3. and AIIen OI V. E. S. wIIh 6. V. E. 5. FG FT PF TP Hyre. I. .................... O 2 2 2 Warren. W.. I ......... 2 0 O 4 CaIIrey, I. ................ 2 I I 5 Warren. F.. I ........... O O O 0 Harris. C ................... I 2 3 4 Kemper, g. .............. 6 2 0 I4 FIemer. g. ................ O O 2 0 Allen, 9 ..................... 3 O 4 6 ToIaIs .................. I4 7 I2 35 F. U. M. A. FG FT PF TP BaH'Imore. I. ............ 4 I I 9 SIuII. I ....................... I O O 2 Morgan. I ................. 6 2 0 I4 SheriII, c. .................. 6 I 4 I3 Shaw, c ..................... O l O I RIoIIo, g ................... 3 3 O 9 Tuckach. g. .............. O O 2 O ToIaIs .................. 20 8 7 48 THE METEOR SaInIs Nose OuI Bishops February IvSI, ChrisIopher's over-came Ihe Bishops by a 32 Io 3l score In Ihe SaInIs' gym aI Richmond. A defermined raIIy In Ihe Iouth period by Ihe Bishops neIIecI Ihem IhirIeen poinIs while Ihe SainIs were heId scoreIess, buI aII eIIorIs by V. E. S. Io Iorge ahead were IhwarIecI as Ihe SainIs Iurned in an ouIsIandIng job oI Ireezing Ihe baII Ior Ihe IasI Iour minuIes oI play. Coach Barnum's quinI goI oI-I Io a good sIarI and had a IO I0 6 lead as Jrhe Iirsf period ended, buI Ihe SainIs bounced back Ior l6 poinIs in Ihe second quarIer. while Jrhe Bishops wemL scoreless. making Ihe haIIIIme score 22 +0 IO. In Ihe Ihird period Ihe Richmonders buiII up a 32 +0 l8 IeacI. II was Ihen IhaI Jrhe Bishops Iook over and came wiIhIn one poinI oI vicIory. UnderhiII racked up I8 poinIs Io Iead Ihe SainIs scoring and CraII paced Ihe Bishops aIIack wiIh IO. V. E. 5. FG FT PF TP Hyre. I ..................... O O I O CaIIrey. I ................. O l 2 I Warren. W.. I ......... 4 O I 8 Warren. F.. I ........... O O O O CraII. A.. c ............. 4 2 3 l0 FIemer, g ................. I I 3 3 AIIen. g ..................... 3 I 3 7 Kemper, g ............... I O I 2 ToIaIs .................. I3 5 I4 3I SI. ChrisIopher's FG FT PF TP Shoemaker, 'I ........... I l 3 3 SIIII. I ....................... I O I 2 Edmonds, I ............... O I O I Holland. I ................. I O O 2 UnderhiII, c ............... 6 6 I I8 March. g ................... 2 I I 5 Weeks. 9 ................. O I O I CoIIIns. g ................. O 0 I O ToIaIs .................. I I I0 7 32 DAVIS PRODUCE CO. WhoIesaIe Produce Dealers Terms: Cash I009-IOII Jefferson SfreeI' They AIso Serve The Junior Varsin cage seasons have opened wiIh Ihe IS-ancI-under Ieam undefeaIecI in HS IIrsI Iwo cin Ieague games. and Ihe l7 and I3-year-oIcIs shaping up as sIrong conIenders Ior Ieague honors. The unbeaIen I5-andvunder cagers have shown IiIIIe mercy on cin Ieague Ieams. Irampling Ihe Orphan- age quinI 34 I0 IO and sIopping Randolph-Macon by a 24 I0 I I score in Iheir onIy Iwo Ieague games so Iar. However, Ihe records oI Ihe I7 and Ihe I3-year-0Ids do noI show up as weII as Jrhose oI Iheir IeammaIes. wiIh Ihe I7-year-oIcIs IaiIing Io break info Jrhe win cqumn in Iheir IIrsI Jrwo Ieague scraps. dropping a one sided 36 I0 I2 aIIair I'o Ihe Generals in Jrheir IirsI appearance. In Iheir second game, a hard-IoughI baIIIe, Ihe HusIIers rallied Io eke ouI a 2I Io I9 win over Ihe V. E. S. baskeIeers. aIIer IraIIIng mosI oI Ihe way. In spIIe oI a I9 Io I5 Ioss Io RandoIph-Macon In a high scoring Ieague game. Ihe Baby Bishops proved IhaI Ihey inIencI Io puI up a hard IighI Ior Jrhe championship by swamping Ihe BedIorcI I3-year-olds 32 I0 8 In a non-Ieague game. The I7. I5 and I3-year-oIcIs are capIainecI by Ronald MarshaII. George Lewis, and Dick CarringIon respecIiver and are coached by Messrs. WyaH ancI PheIps. SOUTHERN CAB COMPANY PHONE 2-9-4 FOR EVERYTHING IN SPORTING GOODS and PHOTOGRAPHY. see S. O. FISHER. Inc. I IEsfablished I828 r024 MAIN STREET TEXAS TAVERN CHILI CON CARNE 'T ALUMNI One of +he reiirecl 'Faculfy. Dr. Ellis Tucker. who has been aciing presidenf of Si. John's Universil'y in Shanghai. China. has refurned fo Jrhe Unifed Sfafes. He is visi+ing his bro- Jrher-in-law and sisier. Mr. and Mrs. Malcomb Griffin a+ Huniing Creek Orchards. Bedford Counry. Virginia. I93I Alexander Caskie dropped by for a shorf visif while in Lynchburg. 1932 Miss Margarei Lee Thompson. of Amherst Va.. and Thomas D. Lewis, also of Amherst were ioined in Hol Malrimony on January II. 1947. i935 Miss Rachel Jones and Mr. Her- ber'l' L. Williams, bofh of Lynchburg. were married recenlly in Pine Bluri. Arkansas. I939 The wedding of Margurife Murchi- son. daughfer of Mr. and Mrs. Hal V. Worfh of Raleigh. Norfh Carolina. +0 Dr. George Dial Penick. also of Raleigh. will fake place on February 8. I947. I940 Charlie Nash sropped by for a visii on iasl' Wednesday' January 29. l94l W. R. iBilil McKenzie of Winsfon- Salem. Norfh Carolina, is now em- ployed as audifor for ErnsmL and Ernsf of Winsfon-Salem. MUSIC Recorded Music Popular and Jazz Jazz a+ +he Philharmonic: Vol. I-4. These four albums are someihing new in +he music field. All four were re- corded on Jrhe siages of various opera houses +hroughou+ +he Unifecl S+a+es. so as +o gef 'rhe real fone and work- manship of +he arfisi's. In +he back- ground you can hear +he audience and +he performers faiking. butL Jrhis noise does no+ cu+ down +he qualify of Jrhe records. In Jazz a+ Jrhe Phil- harmonic are such greaiL musicians as Wiilie Smifh. Charlie Venfura. Les- +er Young. Ail Killian. Mel Powell and Jo Jones. All +he music is unre- hearsed and no arrangemenfs are used. Any one of rhese four albums is worfh your Jrime and money. Benny Goodman: Oh Baby. This is a new Jrweive-inch record of Good- man's which +hey hope will measure up lo +he s'randards of Sing. Sing. Sing. I+ fea+ures Goodman on clari- ne+ and vocal. and a good solo each by Lou McGarrify and Mel Powell. Also faking solos are Johnny Bes+ on Jrrumpef. Johnny WhiJre on Jrhe vibra- phone. and Lou Beison on drums. You'll find side one more +0 your lik- ing, alfhough bo+h sides are Jrops. Ted Weems: Heari'aches. This is new and probably +he hardesf record +0 lay hands on Jroclay. H has a some- whaf Spanish Jrune bu+ is played in such a way as +0 make if a besf seller. The one solo is by Elmo Tanner who whisHes +he be51L he's ever done. You won'r pass Jrhis up once you hear if. 8 Counf Basie: Open +he Door. Richard. The vocal on +his number is by Harry Edison and Bill Johnson. Of course +here's li'Hle or no fune +0 This song. buf as a noveHy H's Jrhe besf ye+. While Jrhis is +he onl re- cording so far +here will probaby be more and beHer ones. The Classics Decca has followed Vicfor in puf- fing ou'r non-breakable records. In fheir icirsiL album of Jrhese new records are included some very beauiiiul H'al- ian songs sung by Guisseppe De Luca in Jrrue Halian sfyle. When you lis+en +0 rhis album. hear especially Sicil- iana. This is a fruly greaf recording. ' Columbia has recorded +hree of Mozarf's sonafas for harpsichord and violin. Alfhough +he harpsichord is hardly a modern insirument when if is under Jrhe fingers of Ralph Kirk- pafrick one can see wha+ a fruly beau- +iful ins+rumen+ if is. Vic+or has done if again. Brahms's masierpiece, his second symphony. has been recorded wi+h +he San Fran- cisco Orchesfra. Monreux conducf- ing. The Tirsf movememL is especially beaufiful. Alfhough no'r so highly lhoughi of as Brahms's 'iirsf, i+ ranks wi'rh many as Brahms's' momL beaufiiul work. For +hose of you who go for wild music, fry Sfravinsky's Fire-Bircl Suife. recorded for Columbia by The New York Phil. wifh Jrhe composer conduci- mg. On +he semi-classical side, Vic'ror has released a I2-inch album of selec- +ions from Annie Ge+ Your Gun. Even Jrhough thel Merman is noiL in fhis. Audrey Marsh does almosi as well. She is supporfecl by Al Good- man and his orchesira wiJrh a casf of orher soloisfs. VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Non - milifary. Superior preparafion for all col- leges a+ moderafe cosf. Accredifed High sfandard in schol- arship and afhlefics . . Gymnasium . . . I40 acres healfhfully and beaufifully sifuafed in Virginia mounfains. For Caralog Wrile +0 George L. Barfon. Jr. M.A.. PhD. Headmasfer V. E. 5.. Lynchburg. Va. VISIT THE WHITE HOUSE SEARS-ROEBUCK 8i CO. Shop a+ Sears and Save l026 Main Sfreef Phone 447 FRANKLIN'S 57 Years of Fine Clofhing 92! Main S+ree+ College Pharmacy RIVERMONT and NORFOLK AVENUES PHONE l046 THE METEOR METEORITES Through The Telescope By +he Old As+rologer Whaf wil'h Jrhe holiday fireworks blazing weird red paHerns across +he skies. +he New Year Jrearing +hrough space +owards earfh. and +he alco- holic vapors encircling old Sa+urn. +hings have been preHy confusing and somefimes a li++le hazy for +he Old Asfrologer la'rely. A sfreak of red lighfning iusmL passed across Jrhe +elescope. which reminds +he Old Asfrologer +ha+ Mc- Clung arrived a day early from vaca- +ion +0 appear in cour+ as a suspecfecl accessory +0 +he facl'. In fad. he was so close lo Jrhe fad ihaf if was repor+- ed he knocked clown +hree women and one small child frying +0 ge'r 0qu of +he Jrhea'rre. If seems some lover wi+h a pockelknile was using +he girl siHing nexf +0 McClung for a punch- board. La+ely peculiar noises coming from +he basememL of Wes'r Dorm have in- ferrupfed +he Old Asfrologer in his observafions. Some of +he boys. wish- ing +0 rebuild +hemselves affer +he holidays. have formed +he muscle- men's club. The noises. al+hough weircl. are only +he grunfs and groans of +he daily workout However, H is reporfed +he mirror is geHing more of a workou+ Jrhan fhe boys. Two huge whife cubes wi+h do+s have passed info view and if looks as if +he galloping dominoes are on +he road again. One nighf recen'Hy affer supper during prayers Cap'n Sandidge. prac- ficing for his circus debut look a roll in +he fruck over fhe bank in back of . +he school. No one knows yef whefher he was praying or exclaiming or in wha'r language if was. Wifh +he end of exam week and +he coming of fhe dance +he alumni sfarfed arriving. Lil Al Williams THE METEOR had his annual fireside chef wi+h +he Guru and gave him +he lowdown on Chapel Hill. Van Noppen poured in wi'rh his +wo suifcases lone for his .clofhesl ancl waifed for +he coming oi his old confederafe Sfoop Perry. AHer a shomL conference. +hey a++emp+- ed +0 sell some of Jrhe more gullible irafs a few +hings. such as fhe peep- hole in +he V -Club room door. Midwinfers came O'FF in grand s+yle. The afmosphere was a mixlure of swee+ perfume. shaving lofion. and good old moun+ain clew. RecenHy one of Jrhe agenfs for Hughes. Paul Taylor, has been having a hard Jrime balancing +he books affer busfing fiHeen dollars worfh of dishes one nighf while wai+ing. Dry cleaning and chinaware iu51L don'1L seem +0 balance. One Monday Nig Kerner enlered Millner's wi+h a female friend! Ducky +0 be exact This will puf Frank Bring- em-back-alive Akers up fhaf well known +ribu+ary wiih no possible means oi locomo'rion. The felescope is clouding up again so your Old Asfrologer is going +0 Jrake a Bromo and call if quifs. As+ronomical Calendar January 6fh-Vaca+ion is over. Everyone is backeand if one lisfens carefully +0 Jrhe various sessions he can cafch a word or fwo on Jrhe finer +hings of life. January 8+heThere is falk of ex- amina+ions. and everyone is nice +0 everyone. while +he big +hree lB, B. 8i Gl ge+ +he goocl mornings and good evenings. January IO+h-eThe word is going around JrhaJr Margie has a secreiL crush on Charles Aflas. and even fakes his course. An amazing resulf! January I3+he Jack +he Ripper Reed awakes and finds +ha+ Bar- bara has leff him a message. January lS+h--The basemen+ of Wesf Dorm now has every gambling device known and is approved by +he infernafional Suckers Associafion. Januar Ibl'heThe associafion of organize muscle builders is formed. founded by Ramsey. Alexander. and Ramsay, lncorporafecl. All lrishmen are welcome. v January l8fh-Bedford H. S. bows +0 Jrhe Bishops 26 +0 4l. - January ZthehBugs Burks pre- pares +0 inherif +he gripe crown, wi'lh fhe deparfure of Gargles near. January lefeThe warm weafher sfarfs anofher peroxide fad. and our ounger sef fries hard +0 be bloncl. H is unoiiicially siafecl ihaf Ripper Reed booflegs +he bleach- wi+h his frequemL frips for +he mail. January 25+h-Miclwin+ers. Sin- denfs are nof allowed in cars wifhoui fhe presence of paren'is. My. whaf fasfy lipsfick you have. Grandma! January 26+h-Duiley sfarfs a cam- paigneasking confribufions +0 buy a cer+ain characfer a room key so he won'+ sfand oufsicle and shout Open +he door. Richard. January 28+h-H is rumored here- abouis fhaiL Mr. Bailey's daddy is fhe proud faiher of +wo sons and a Moon. January 29+h- Mefeor arficles due. Jokell People in +he Public Eye AkersI Mike lMosesleSelling body and soul. plus a few Jries. Armisfead lMarfinl e Washing handkerchiefs and applying lip balm aH'er claies wil'h Jrhe gangs+er's slaughfer. Belll D. C. lBurpl-Preparing hims sehc for an Alaskan +rip and dreaming of passionafe Eskimo babes. Brax+on lBumpkinleLooking fresh as a corn fed daisy. Caudill lMiscue-balll - Denying Jrhal he is one of +he +hree wise monkeys. Craft A. er. PivofleSpending midwinfers weekend in +he counfry wi+h Jrhe Chicks. Dawson lBooger. Jr.l e Promising +he be 5 a look af Thelma. FielJ lFlashl-Sporfing a mean chick a+ midwinfers. Frazier lS+inkyl-Ambling info +he rec room for a couple of hands of rummy. Goiser lGeezerlHSwearing ihal he was born and is n01L iusf a refread. Gormly lTaxileTrying +0 keep his woman away from nameless compel- i+ors. Gower. J. lJohnnyleBraving +he Lynchburg rains +0 Jrake ou'r Miss 37 of Raleigh. Hardy lLeroyleShowing +he joy boys of Second Wesl how H's done wifhouf geHing caught Kerner lNigleTrying fo be ex- fremely flirfafious wifh Tillie. Jones, H. lDa' KidleGeHing pref- fy Jrired of feaching physics class. METEORITES 8qu whai diHerence does ii make as long as l IiH 'em? qufhvmm m Jones. L. iBonesi: Surprising +he boys and flashing a hof chick from Durham a+ midwiniers. Lewis, G. iGeorgeie'Now Mr. Banks is a preHy good guy. bufe Marvin iSIeepvieShowing every- one af midwinfers how +hey do H in Crozei'. NuH, R. iGooseie-Preparing +0 make a Jrrip +0 Holfon Arms-erninus +he usual gig. Ogden iEgg-HeadieAdding +he Brier +0 his +erri+ory. Page iP. PJeGeHing Hofsy i Me play records i +0 fell him +ha+ he reaiiy is siriking. Warrenl F. iSmoofhieieShowing Bugs +he righi' way +0 do i+. Whi+aker iSwee+sie-Declaring him- self innocemL oi imifafing Duke on Second Wesi. BIO-X-RAY Rober'r Ca'r'rer JeH' Field Born: July II. I930. Home: Roanoke. Virginia. Usually Seen: Supervising ai Field. Hughes 8i Co. Spareiime Occupafion: Anyfhing +ha+ doesn'f require work. PeiL Hai'e: Being called Fruit- Pei Love: Anyone +ha+ likes Ann. iNof +0 be confused wiih +he lighf oi Hughes's iiie. who has already been acknowledgedj Bob began +0 grace V. E. S. +hree years ago. Since +hen he has ad- vanced +0 +he place where every- Jrhing is under conirol.H which in- cludes using +he iniirmary as head- quarfers. He is a greaf lover of Jrhe finer Jrhings and of Jtrack. and is +he one and only circulaior of l'The Me- Jreor. John Ferrell Reed. Jr. Home: Richmond. Virginia. Born: WhamL a calamiiy! Cusiomary Expression: Yaass-s-s. Pei' Haie: Sweef Sieve. Pef Love: Playing wifh Barbara. Ambifion in Life: To rid his room of-HammeH and all his eFiec'rs. Usually Seen: Trying +0 be B. T. 0. like Moon. Pro. and ofher vei's. Jack refurned +0 V. E. S. +his year affer a hifch in +he Navy. Before leaving he was a member of fhe Honor CommiHee and of +he 'V'- Club. Now he resides in +he gym wiih +he oiher refurned servicemen. Jacob Ernes+ Wiggins. Jr. Home: Asheville. N. C.. The iand oi Jrhe sky. Born: November 29. I928. Usually Seen: Turning dials in +he radio room iham shacki wifh PancoamL and Cardweli. Spareiime Occupafion: Bringing Converse in on ihe beam. Pei Hafe: Being called Smiling Jack. GreaiemL Concern: Hefheand we don'+ mean Les+er. +he V. E. S. Don Juan. Ambifion in Life: To make a irans- miHing fower 0qu of Cardwell. This year is Jack's +hird 6+ ye olde insiifufion. He is well liked by every- one and is respecied for his knowl- edge in radio. Like all good Carolin- ians, Jack is planning a pilgrimage +0 +he Mecca of higher learning. Jrhe Universify of Norih Carolina. nexi fall. The Peoples National Bank EIGHTH AND MAIN STS. LYNCHBURG. VA. Member F. D. l. C. QUALITY DAIRY PRODUCTS PHONE I063 Harris-Woodson Co. Incorporafed Manufacturing and Jobbing Confecfioners WE SUPPLY V. E. S. STORE EXCHANGES The Mefeor acknowledges +he receip+ of +he following exchanges during +he pasf monfh: .. The CQ, Fishburne Mlhfary School, Waynesboro. Virglnia. .. The Muske+eer, Hargrave'Mih- fary Academy, Cha+ham. Virginia. The Jackson JournaL SfonewaH Jackson High School, Charlesfon. Wesf Virginia. The News LeHer. Universify of Virginia. CharloHesville. Virginia. The Boys Appeal. Boys Home, Covingfon. Virginia. The Arsenal Cannon, Arsenal Technical School. Indianapolis, Indi- ana. The Pine Needle. 5+. Chrisfoph- er's, Richmond, Virginia. The Woodberry Oracle. 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The coniesis run for a period of fwo weeks each, and Jrhe members OF Jrhe dormifory judged besf +he maiors ify oi Jrimes are allowed in iown boJrh nighfs of Jrhe weekends oi Jrhe subsee quenf Jrw0 weeks unfil II23O wifhouf laking meril poinfs. The boys on bounds also are allowed +0 go in Jrown Safurday nighis. The confesl was responsible for +he repuiedly cleanesi dormifories in Jrhe hisfory of Jrhe school las+ year, bu1L a previous aflempf af H' +his year fell Jrhrough from lack of inferesf. Wesf Main won +he TimL of Jrhe curren+ ses- sions. buf Second Wesf won +he secs oncl one which ended March IOl'h. More Movies The house lighfs dim. The screen Iighl's up. H is +he World of Sporfs. a picforial review of +he I946 World Series. Where? In +he V. E. S. +he- afre. alias Jrhe sludy hall. of course. Two shows weekly; nominal admission. All joking aside. lhe piciure was shown by +he permission of Wallace McKenna, business manager of +he Lynchburg Cardinals. on a proiecfor borrowed-irom +he cify. Mr. Barnum was Jrhe main faclor in oblaining +he picfure. bmL +he pari of Cardwell and +he school fruck is noJr +0 be sligh+ed. Wifh +his second experience af sfudy hall movies V. E. S. grows more cosmopolifan all Jrhe fime, buf fhe morale is also reporfed +0 have been boosfed, and Jrhal's wha+ counJrs. LYNCHBURG. VIRGINIA. MARCH l5. I947 THE SCHOOL No. 5 . . . obfained +he bell from Jrhe old Epiphany Church . . . A Necessary Evil Through +he early morning misi comes Jrhe sound of Jrhe V. E. 5. bell calling ifs prodigies Jro anoiher day of giHin' egicafed. How many Jrimes if has rung in +he pasf is hard +0 guess: buf +he old bell has given a loyal and duliful service lo +he school for many years. alfhough very few enjoy ifs melodious sound. Unfil ifs inslallafion. anofher bell mounfed on a wooden posnL was used. and affer some Jrime if was sold lo a nearby farmer for Jrhree dollars. No doubf any one of +he sfudenfs ioday would be glad +0 give +he presenf bell away and even include Jrhe lower. The presen+ one was casf as a fire- bell for a Jrobacco warehouse in Lynchburg and is considered +0 be very old. Bishop Jeff and Colonel King, a sfrong supporler of +he school. ob- +ained Jrhe bell from Jrhe old Epiphany Church in Jrown, which had been dis- organized. Affer speaking +0 +he members of l'he old veslry. +hey were allowed fo have +he bell. However. several members of +he church dis- approved of Jrhis aclion and Bishop lConlinued on page 4l The Meteor Volume XXXI March 15. I947 Issued by +he sfuden'rs of The Virginia Episcopai School. Lynchburg. Virginia. monfhiy during +he school year 1946-47 excepf holidays. Subscripiions, 25c: per copy: $2.00 per year EDITORIAL BOARD J. T. CARPENTER, JR. Ediforvin-Chief THOMAS H. ALLEN ....................... JAMES W. BALLOU. JR .................... MR. JOHN D. FOLLETT .................... ............................ Managing Editor ................. Sporis Edifor ............................. Facuify Advisor Reporfers ROBERT FIELD PERRIN GOWER STANLEY SMITH LEWIS ARMISTEAD Arfisf PAU L TAY LO R TUCK MADDUX ROBERT NUTT BROWN FINCH MACON L. HARDY ANDREW RAMSAY RICHARD DUFFEY JOE CHERRY ROBERT HUGHES Phofographers DR. 6. L. BARTON, JR. ROBERT HUGHES BUSINESS BOARD G. SCOTT TAYLOR ........................ SWAIN H. N. STEPHENSON ............... ROBERT J. FIELD .......................... ........................... Business Manager .................. Assis+anf Business Manager ........................ CirculaHon Manager Enfered as second-ciass maHer September 28. I928. ai' Jthe Posfoffice a+ Lynchburg, Virginia. OPINIONS under The Ac? of March 3. l879. The A+hle+ic Season ls Nof Over Spring has sprung, fail has fell. irack is coming: so run like . . . madH Yes. Jrrack is iu51L around The corner and so is baseball. In view of +his we musi begin +0 +hink aboui +he ieams we're going +0 field This spring. We're Tully convinced +ha+ Jrl'ie enJrire school is fed up wifh medi- ocre afhleiic seasons; so for a change. ief's quii Jralking and do someihing +0 remedy Jrhe siiuaiion. We're siariing anoiher season wiJrh a clean slafe. and if we all gei 0qu Jrhere and work hard, we can really go +0 +own in bo+h baseball and +rack. We're nof blowing +he frackmen's horns. bui +hey did have a beHer season iasi year +han any ofher group. and This spring's prospecis look even beHer fhan lamL year's. The baseball ieam can make a grand comeback Jrhis year ioo. We can always do any- +hing we wanJr +0 do, and if we seiL our minds and hearis +0 excelling in These Torfhcoming sporfs we'll geiL amazing and pleasing resuiis. H seems 4 Thai in a few of The oiher sporis There was a will To win. buf no+ Jrhe flesh and vice versa. This spring is The Jrime +0 combine bo+h spiriiL and Hesh. If fakes boih To win. and we've goi pleniy oi bofh +0 apply: so lef's really pmL 0qu Jrhis spring and clean up Jrhe league! THE SCHOOL iCon+inued from page 3i JeH. wifh a +ruck and some laborers, decided To Take iJr while The oppore funiiy remained. This caused a cer- +ain amoumL of iH-ieeiing be+ween These members and Bishop Jeff. Lai'er +here were even Jrhreais of aHempf- ing fo gei iJr back. bui once here if remained +0 s+ay. On January 29. I933 +he bell fell for +he iirsi fime while ringing for supper and dug in+o +he ground a+ +he base of Jrhe fower. The arm was broken and affer being rebrazed if was puf back again. Luckily. however. no one was huri. A second Time. as a boy was ring- ing H. The clapper Tell and buried i+- No. 5 sehC in +he ground wifhin a few inches of his Teei'. This boy was Mr. Gilliam. who is now head of Jrhe hisfory de- parfmeni. : The bell seems +0 hold a greaf Tas- cinafion Tor +he fown boys and many +imes if has broken +he midnighf silence wi+h i+s sound. Two years ago. afier one of Jrhe school dances. a boy was seni' by Dr. Barfon +0 ring The bell. Ju51L as he was abouf To pull The rope. a pair of sfrong hands grabbed him by +he collar and a policeman's voice said. Oh. no you don'Hi' AHer vainly aHemering +0 convince him of his honesfy. Charles Wayland was dragged off +0 +he office. Nof unfii Then was every+hing seHlecl and The officer appeased. Planning Tor Jrhe iuiure Jrhe senior class of Iasf year leH a sum of money To be confribuied Jrowarci Jrhe building of a brick Jrower for Jrhe bell as a memorial fo +hose V. E. S. sfudenfs who died in +he war. February Honor Roll I. Carpenier ...................... 97.8 2. Kemper ........................ 93.6 3. Lewis, G. ....................... 93.4 4. Thompson. J. ................... 93.4 5. Hefh .......................... 92.6 6. Smiih .......................... 92.4 7. Thomas. G. ..................... 92.4 8. Whiiaker ....................... 92.4 9. Welliord ....................... 92.3 IO. Skinner ........................ 9I.8 il. Dial ........................... 91.2 I2. Daniei ......................... 91.0 l3. Armisfead ..................... 90.6 14. Braxfon ........................ 90.4 l5. Alexander ...................... 90.0 I6. Hughes ....................... 90.0 l7. Marshall ....................... 89.8 l8. Pancoasf ....................... 89,8 19. Murray. P. ...................... 89.5 20. Kerner ......................... 89.l 2l. Gormly ........................ 89.0 22. Baffle .......................... 88.8 23. Maddux. T. ..................... 88.8 24. Cherry. W. ..................... 88.6 25. Duke ........................... 88.6 26. Brooks ......................... 88.4 27. Gower. J. ..................... 88.2 28. Reed .......................... 88.2 29. Alien .......................... 88.0 30. Whiie ......................... 88.0 3i. Bailou ......................... 87.8 32. Gay ........................... 87.8 33. Maddux. W. .................... 87.6 34. Bell. D. L. ...................... 87.5 35. Warren, W. .................... 87.2 36. Fiemer ......................... 87.0 37. Warren. F. ..................... 87.0 38. Lewis. G. ....................... 86.8 39. Baird .......................... 86.6 40. Jones, H. ...................... 86.6 41. Hasiings ....................... 86.4 42. Field .......................... 86.2 43. CaTTrey ....................... 86.24 44. NUH. R. ........................ 86.0 45. Pollard ......................... 86.0 46. Tayior, S. ....................... 86.0 47. Page .......................... 85.8 48. Gower. P. ...................... 85.4 49. Baker .......................... 85.2 THE METEOR THE SCHOOL Whife S+uFf Snow! Nice. preHy snow! Nofhing buf while snow for ever and ever! H's maddening. do you hear. maddening! H- all began wifh a lew innocenl while pellels on +he morning oi February 28+h. Oi course if couldn'l amounl +0 mucheno-o-o-o! Four inches. live inches, six inchesefinally Jren inches. Oh. if was so preHy af Tirsf. so pure. so unsullied- nalure's wonder- land. 3qu +hen if gof firesome. ln- sfead oi +hrowing snow af each ofher Jrhe boys sfarfed hurling dire remarks a+ Jrhe snow. 8qu if woulcln'iL leave. For days V. E. S. gmL wei in if. caugh+ colds because of if, cursed if. Finally when +he snow was furning +0 wa+er and +he whife landscape brown again +he birds singing and Jrhe Jraxis runningI everyone brealhed a liffleseasier. Then. on March 8+h if came again. Oh, no, if couldn'fl Bqu it did. Lynchburg was again buried and sfraifiackefs were being rushed in from all parfs of +he counfry. Will if ever s+op and go away? Spring frack and baseball could nof sfarl. because +he Jtrack and diamond were nol even discernible. much less dry. The only people who enioyed Jrhe sfuhE were Foofsie Sewer and his cohorfs who consfruclecl an igloo. loul' even +his was no+ wholly consiruc- live! Tor many good polenlial V-Club paddles wemL info ifs consirucrion. However, +his was a mailer oi opin- ion, an opinion which no doubi' changed radically belween March 8fh and +he following Monday morning lsee They Gel Buffed l. Lei H snow? Yes. in Nome. Alaska. and poinis norih. BmL no more snow herefpleasel Happy Birlhday! March 2nd .............................. CorneH March 8+h ................................... Burks March 9+h.,...f ............................ Hardy March lofh .................................. Smi'lh March l7+h ............................ Welliord March 23rd ........................ Carpenfer March 23rd ............................ Lewis. C. March 25lh ............................ Lewis, 6. March 28+h ................................ Carrer Gene Cornell has been ap- poin+ed by +he iacully +0 fill +he vacancy in +he counselor bocly. Bugs Dormiiories are racked wilh coughs and overheafed wiJrh femperalures: Jrhe inlirmary is bulging: Miss Clarke is clisfraughf; everybody is in a foul humor: nolhing is righl. Yes. flu has once again descended on V. E. S. The epidemic. which was so lafe malerializing +ha+ everybody Jrhoughr ihaf The school would escape ii +his year, was finally ushered in by The malignanl and malicious snow. Wei ieewL and cold bodies finally broke down +he resisfance of over hahc oi +he school, and +hey began +0 sneeze. wheeze, and hack violenfly. ancl n01L from weeds. The regular inhabiianfs lfhe healihy onesl of +he infirmary were moved 0qu +0 make room, buiL every bed was soon filled, and boys s+ayed on dorm- i+ories. The D. PIS, run 0qu of house and home in Jrhe infirmary. are now enjoying +he comforls of Mr. FolleH's lender care on Main. while one is ius1L exisfing on Third Wesf. The malady was no respec'rer of persons. and +he number 01t gold- bricks was very small. People were sick. The mosf amazing by-produds 01c +he epidemic were a case each ol pink-eye and appendicilis. Anorher resulJr of +he sickness was Jrhe holding of Morning Prayer in Jrhe sfudy hall on March 9+h, a shorfened service. Jrhe lirsi, wiih regard +0 loca- Jrion. oi ifs fype af Jrhe school in years. FOR EVERYTHING IN SPORTING GOODS and PHOTOGRAPHY. see S. O. FISHER. Inc. Esfablished l828 l024 MAIN STREET MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR YOUR PARENTS and FRIENDS AT THE VIRGINIAN HOTEL EIGHTH and CHURCH PHONE 2700 THE METEOR Lenl'en Services Again +his year as for many years in The pasf, V. E. S. is having chapel services al six o'clock each Wednes- day alfernoon during Jrhe Lenfen sea- son, +he speakers being minis+ers of local churches of diflerenl denomina- lions. On Ash Wednesday +he serv- ice consisied of +he Penefenfial Ol- iice. The speakers for +he remainder of +he season are: , Wednesday. February 26+heThe Rev. Edgar A. Polls. Pasfor. Cenf- enary.Me+hodis+ Church. Wednesday, March 5+h-The- Rev. Carlelon Barnwell. Reclor. 5+. Paul's Episcopal Chu rch. Wednesday. March l2+h--The Rev. Roberi A. Magill, Recfor. Sl'. John's Episcopal Church. Wednesday. March l9+h-The Rev. R. C. Siroup. Pasfor, FirmL Presbyfer- hian Church. Wednesday. March 26+heNo serv- ice; spring vacalion. Tuesday. April IsleThe Rev. Riche ard H. Lee. Recfor. Church of +he Ascension. Amherst Miss Elizaberh Phelps JFell and broke her lell forearm in lwo places. The acciclemL occurred on March IlJrh in Jrhe Phelpses' aparrmenf when she fell from her chair. zwm Fashions in Foodsii SKILFUL CLEANING eis necessary if you wanf your Clofhes +0 always look fresh and +icly. grufcMz'e ' 31213.2: and g, 1.. See Our Agenf Sfephenson. S. SPORTS I THE V. E. S. VARSITY BASKETBALL LETTERMEN LeH' +0 right sfanding: Mr. Barnum. Coach: Warren. F.: Kemper: CraH: Harris; Allen; CaTTrey; Warren. W.; Dawson. Manager Kneeling: Ballou and Hyre. Co-Capfains . From The Sidelines By J. W. Ballou. Jr. This year's Bishop aH-opponemL bas- kefball Team is as TOHOWS. I+ consisfs of a cenfer and Tour forwards. Jrwo of whom are called guards +0 make up Jrhe myfhical five. Peferson. Woodberry Forest for- wardaConfroHed Jrhe backboards and was hof in shorf overhead sho+s. Morgan. Fork Union. forwarda-His 28 poinfs againsf V. E. S. in +wo games are proonc enough 01c his abilify. Sherill. Fork Union, cenfera-Smoofh player under +he baske1L and se1L up numerous shofs for his feammafes. Tullis, Woodberry Forest guard- The besf player in our opinion +0 play againsf Jrhe Bishops all year. He was deafh on one-handed shofs. Dixon. Hampden - Sydney. J. V., guard-He Jrossed in 27 poinJrs againer 6 ; us in Jrwo games, besides being a smarf defensive player. Soufhern Conference BaskeTball Top seeded N. C. Sfafe came from behind +0 edge 0qu secohd-seeded Norfh Carolina 50 +0 48 in Jrhe +ourn- amen1L finals a'r Durham. Sfafe has ac- cepfed an invi+a+ion +0 play in Madi- son Square Garden in Jrhe NaHonal lnvi+a+ional Tourney againsf such Jrop +eams as Ken+ucky. Wes1L Virginia. and Duquesne. They Gef BuHed WHh +he week-end of March 8-l0 came Jrhe annual inifia'rion info +he V-Club 0T +hose who received a major leHer Tor Jrhe Tirsf Time during baskefball season. The goafs fhis 'Hme were George Caffrey. Sears Harris. Wade Warren. Frank TNarren. and Vernon Dawson as manager. As is Typical of baskefball ini+ia- fions. +his one was colorless as far as The public was concerned. Bu'r +he secref parf. known +0 none oufside +he VsClub. was probably as grue- some BS ever. The Baskefball Record 6 FG FT PF TP Warren, W.. TM. 14 18 2 lb 38 Warren. F.. T..... I4 20 4 I3 44 Gay.f........ 8 2 0 7 4 Caf'Frey. T ......... l4 9 8 I9 26 Craf+.c.w 13 57 21 32135 Gower. P.. C ...... 5 l 2 6 4- Harris. c ......... 10 8 7 I4 23 Flemer, g ......... 8 4- 4 I3 12 Whifaker. g ....... 4 l 0 3 2 Kemper. g ........ l3 19 IO 24 48 Hyre. gwm l0 4 7 5 15 Nlen. 9 I4 17 7 34 41 NUH. R.. q ........ I 0 O .0 0 Thomas. 6.. g.. .. 5 O O O 0 Ballou. g ......... 6 8 IO I7 26 TofaTs ......... I4 I68 82 203 4'8 THE METEOR SPORTS Spring SporIs PracIice in Jrhe Iwo major spring sporIs. Irack and baseball. will noI be- gin in earnes1L unIil Ihe inclemenI wether and IIS eIFecIs subside. The choosing oI coaches and capIains Ior Irack Isee coverl and basbaII is abouI all Jrhe progress made Io dafe. Perrin Gower is capIain and Mr. Phelps coach OI baseball. The reIurning IeIIermen who should Iorm Ihe nuclei oI Ihis year's Ieams are: in baseball. ArmisIead. BaIIou, Lewis. 6.. Akers, F., Hyre. and Gow- er. P.: in Irack, Kemper. Allen. Mad- dux, Tu Page. BaIIou. ancl NuII. R. The IracksIers IisI one new meeI Ihis year. IhaI wiIh Fishburne. M. 5.. besides I'he usual four. The baseball Ieam has no change in schedule buiL a change in resuIIs is very much in order. The highlighI OI Jrhe Irack season will be Jrhe SIaIe meeI. which V. E. S. has won only Iwice. buiL in which hopes Ior vicIory Ihis year are higher Jrhan usual. The poor reIaIion minor sperf, Iennis. seems a IiIIIe nearer Io success Ihis spring Jrhan in previous years. A Iew aIIempIs aI organizaI'ion have been made by Messrs. Gilliam and WyaII. and Ihe clay courIs have be- gun Io be puI in condi'rion. There should be more Io reponL on Ihis nexI , monfh. however. The schedules Iollow: Baseball April 9Ihe5+aun1ron M. A., here. April IZIheBedIorcl H. 5., here. April I6Ihe-Fishburne M. 5.. Ihere. April I9IheE. H. 5.. here. April 23rdeFork Union. Jrhere. April 26+heWoodberry For.. here. April 30IheI-largrave M. A.. Ihere. May 3rdeMiller School. Jrhere. May 6Ih-Fishburne M. 5.. here. May 8IheMiIIer School. here. May IOIheWoodberry For.. Ihere. May I2IheSIaun+on M. A.. Ihere. May I4Ih-Hargrave M. A.. here. May I7Ih-Fork Union M. A., here. Track April I8IheHargrave M. A., here. April 28IheWoocherry F. Jrhere. Mayl 3rdeSIaIe MeeI. CharIoHes- vi Ie. May 9+heFork Union M. A.. here. May I6IheeFishburne M. A.. here. Inferim SporI' SomeIhing new Io Ihe school, on a formal basis. is Jrhe infer-dormifory THE METEOR volleyball league, begun March 3 I0 fill in Jrhe inIerim befween winfer and spring sporIs. There are eleven Ieams in Ihe league. Iour Irom Third Main. Iwo each Irom Second'and Third WesI. a moIIey crew Irom FirsI WesI. ShorI DormiI'ory. ancl Ihe inIirmary. and an O. A.. or old age Ieam. con- siinng oI Ihe younger members oI Ihe IacuIIy. This IaSl' Jream is Ihe mosI surprise ing oI Ihe IoI. In many oI Iheir sIarIs Io daIe, when Ihey were expedecl 'Io be a pushover. Ihey have showed re- markable agilify and smoIhered Jrheir opponenIs. II is a maIIer oI debaIe, however, how long Ihey can keep iI up. In compeIiIion so Iar. boIh Ieams Irom Second WesI have shown Ihe greaIesI promise Ior Ihe champion- ship. Jrhe noth side having dropped only one and Ihe soth none. Four . se'rs. Jrhe winner in each being Ihe vice Ior in Iwo ouI oI Ihree games. are played each aIIernoon. A IoIaI OI IiIIy-Iive seIs will be played beIore Jrhe champion Ieam is decided upon. The Young AspiranIs The seasons for Ihe Ihree junior varsin baskeraII Ieams are over Ihe midway hump. The I7-ancl I3-year;olcl Ieams haven'I been Ioo successIuI. buI Ihe I5-year-olcl Jream hiI i+s sfride aI Jrhe beginning of Ihe season and has Jraken 7 0qu CI 9 games. This young quinI is paced by veI'erans Webb Maddux and a young new- comer. Dick Carringfon. Carringfon. who is doing double duIy. is also a big gun on Ihe I3-year-old Ieam. The unlucky I7-year-old Ieam. hav- ing won only 2 games ouI OI 6 sIarIs, is led by Peonn Pollard and Ronald Marshall, AIIhough Ihis Ieam hasn'iL been able Io gef sIarIed Ihis year, if is hoped IhaI' iI will produce some ex- ceIlenI' varsify maIerial Ior nexI year's squad. Highlighfs oI Ihe IS-year-olders' season have been Iwo games wiIh a similar Ieam Irom Hargrave M. A.. boIh OI which Ihey losI despiIe a good show. SOUTHERN CAB COMPANY PHONE 2-9-4 Baby Tigers Vic'rorious February SIheHampden-Sydney's Junior Varsin Iook a one-sicled 67 +0 26 win over Ihe visifing Bishops in Ihe Hampden-Sydney gymnasium. The Junior Tigers. who led 24 I0 I3 aI infermission. ran wild in Jrhe lasf haII over Ihe ouIclassed V. E. S. Iive. Dixon and Hughes were high scor- ers Ior Hampden-Sydney. wiIh six- Ieen and IiIIeen poinI's respecIively. while Allen led Jrhe Bishops wiIh Ien. Hampden-Sydney FG FT PF TP Rixey, IWI 0 I 2 Milan, I ............... I 0 0 2 McGavich. I ........... I 0 I 2 Shelfon. I .............. I O O 2 Chafferfon. c. 2.; ssssss I 0 O 2 Hunt c ............... 2 I 0 5 Rice, c ................ 2 O I 4 Hughes, 9 ............. 6 3 0 I5 Cakes. 9 .............. 4 2 I I0 Leonard, g ............ 0 I 0 I Paxfon; g .............. 2 I 0 5 Dixon. g: .............. 8 0 0 l6 Robinson, 9 ............ O I I I TOIaIs .............. 29 9 5 67 V. E. 5. FG FT PF TP Flemer, I .............. 0 O 4 2 Warren, F., In... , O I O I CaIIrey. I ........ , 2 I O 5 Warren, W.. I.... I 0 I 2 Gay. f ................ o 0 3 0 Craft c ............... 2 0 4 4 Gower. P c ........... O 0 0 O Kemper g ............. I 0 2 2 Allen. 9 ............... 5 0 2 I0 ToIaIs .............. I2 2 I6 26 F. U. M. A. Up; V. E .5. Down February 8Ih-Fork Union's sIrong cagers downed Ihe Bishops 64 +0 32 on Ihe Cadefs' courI. Led by Morgan. who dropped in seven field goals, and RioHo. who racked up IiIIeen poinIs. Fork Union jumped inIo an early Iead and was ahead 28 I0 8 cf 'Ihe haII. II was I'he same s+ory in Ihe Iasf halI. wiIh Ihe Cadefs never seriously IhreaIened by Ihe Bishops. AI CraII was high scorer for V. E. S. wiIh eIghIeen poinIs. F. U. M. A. FG FT PF TP Baffimore. I ............ 0 0 I 0 Tackach. I ............. I 0 O 2 Morgan I ............ 7 0 2 l4 SIuII. I ................ O O I O Swain. I ............... I 0 0 2 Andrews, c ............ I 2 0 4 SheriII. c .............. 3 2 I 8 RioI'I'o, g .............. 7 I 2 I5 McCachin. 9 .......... I O 0 2 Cafaldi, g.......,....5 4 0 I4 Shaw, 9 ............... I I 2 3 ToIaIs .............. 27 IO 9 64 7 SPORTS V. E. S. FG FT PF TP CaHrey. I ............. 0 O I 0 WarrenIanWO 0 l 0 Warren. E., f ........... I O 0 2 Craft c ............... 8 2 2 I8 Harris, :2 .............. 3 I I 7 Flemer, g .............. 0 0 I 0 AIIen. g ............... l I 4 3 Kemper. g ............. I O 5 2 WhiIaker. g ............ 0 O 2 O ToIaIs .............. I4 4 I7 32 A Close One To Fishburne Februar I2+heFishburne MiIi'rary School relied in Jrhe I551L minufes +0 defeaf +he Bishops 28 +0 24 in a fighf game in Barksdale Gymnasium. Trailing 4- +0 8 a+ Jrhe end of Ihe firsf quarfer, V. E. S. sfagecI a comeback and held a I7 +0 I2 half- Hme IeacI. However. in Jrhe second haIf fhe Cadefs rallied +0 oufscore Ihe home feam. Wifh Jrhe score deadlocked af 24 aII Ihe visH'ors scored +wo quick goaIs Io puf fhe game on ice. Sfrafford coIIec+ed II poinfs +0 pace +he winners. and BaIIou was besf for V. E. S. wifh 8. F. M. 5. FG Toms. f ................ 0 Smifh. I7 ............... I Schenkel, 'I ............. I O'Keefe, I ............. I Sfrahcord. c ............ 5 Murphy, 9 ............. 3 Carver, g .............. I Hubbard, g ............ 0 - -1 ewa-Je'u I 0N0 Tofals .............. l2 oI Ne-oooomig M 00 V. E. S. Harris. I ............... Warren, F.. f ........... BaIIou. I ............... Warren. W.. T .......... Craft c ............... Allen. g ............... Whifaker. g ............ Kemper. g......,,.... Caffrey. g ............. I --ONWOWOO$ +I oooo-owo-lq AI ooo-o-3 I M+-+wo.powg MI -I 4x NNOszIOooO-v M TofaIs ................ IO Bishops CIawed Again February ISeWoodberry Foresf's high riding Tigers +rounced Ihe Bish- ops 55 +0 20 in +he Woodberry gym- nasium. Affer V. E. 5. had jumped in+o a 2 +0 0 lead. +he Tigers Clicked for IO quick poinIs before fhe visiIors could score again. Woodberry boasIecI a 26 +0 IO Iead af fhe half. The Tigers coanuecI Iheir fasf scoring in Jrhe Iasf haIf ancI sfayed weII ahead of Ihe fighfing bu1L 0qu- classed Bishops. 8 Peferson. wifh I7. and Davidson, th IO poin'rs. were high scorers Tor Woodberry. whiIe CrahL scored I I +0 IeacI Jrhe Bishops. Second Hampden-Syclney Game February I9eThe Hampden-Syd- ney Junior Varsi'fy handed Ihe Bishops a 40 +0 23 sefback in a slow game in BarksdaIe Gymnasium. The Junior Tigers. who Ied I4 I0 8 a+ half Jrime beaf down a Bishop raIIy in Jrhe Jrhird period and wen+ on Io rack up a high score in Jrhe final quar- fer. Dixon dropped in I I poinfs Io lead fhe winner's scoring. AI Craft wi+h I3 poinfs was high man for Ihe Bish- ops. One Game. One Loss February 22eEpiscopaI High School's Maroons defeafed fhe Bish- ops 4I +0 38 in Ihe EpiscopaI gym- nasium af Alexandria. The Maroons, who had a 9 +0 6 lead aJr Ihe end of Jrhe Tirsf sfanza. spIH +he nefs for l3 poinfs in +he sec- ond period while Iimifing Jrhe Bishops +0 3 fouI shoJrs in Ihaf quarfer. V. E. 5.. Trailing 22 Jro 9 5+ half- Iime, bounced back +0 oufscore Jthe Maroons in +he Ihird period. Buf Jrhey were never able Io close Ihe big gap. Bofh Jreams found Jrhe range in Jrhe fourfh quarfer. wH'h E. H. S. oufpoinJr- ing V. E. 5. l4 +0 II in +ha+ period Io come ou+ on Jtop 4I +0 28. Tommy Gregory. wifh 7 poin+s, Ied Jrhe winners' affack. Iou1L AI CraH Jrook scoring honors for Jrhe day. wifh ll poinfs. 6000 '03 tll'! ' A BI'I'E TO EAT TEXAS TAVERN CHILI CON CARNE V. E. S. FG FT PF TP Caffrey. f .............. 0 0 I 0 Warren. F.. I ........... I l I 3 Warren. W.. I .......... 3 O 4 6 Craft c ............... 4 3 3 I l Harris, 9 .............. 0 O 3 O Hyre. g ............... O 0 O 0 BaIIou, g .............. I I 4 3 AIIen. gm.0 2 3 2 Kemper. g ............. 0 3 3 3 Tofals .............. 9 IO 2I 23 E. H. 5. FG FT PF TP Gregory, I ............. 3 l l 7 Kimbraugh. IHW 0 3 3 3 Schachf. I ............. l l 2 3 Martin.I2 0 I 4 Welch. c .............. 2 2 5 6 BurneH, c ............. 3 0 I 6 Yamble. c ............. I 3 O 5 Carfer. g .............. I O I 2 Ruffin. g .............. O 0 4 O CrosIand. 9W 2 I I 5 ToIaIs .............. I5 II I9 4I Third Win February 26eThe Bishops snapped ouf- of Iheir' Iosing sfreak wiJrh a con- vincing 42 +0 22 vicfory over Har- grave's Tigers 6+ Chafham. V. E. S. goIL 0H +0 6 sIow sIar'r and had +0 Tighf an uphiII baffle mosf 01c Jrhe Iirs'r half. hoIding an I8 +0 I6 edge af haII-fime. The Iaer +wo periods saw Jrhe Bish- ops. Ied by AI CraH and Jrhe Warren fwins. gexL red hof and rack up goal affer goal, while some sparkling de- fensive pIay Iimi+ed Ihe Tigers +0 only one baskef from fhe floor affer infer- mission. Craft wifh 7 field goals, and Wade Warren, wi+h 5 goals. Ied The V. E. S. scoring. HaII, wifh 8 poinJrs. was besf Ior Hargrave. Hargrave FG FT FF TP Ha , I ................ 3 2 2 8 Spruce. I .............. 0 O 0 0 Sefh, I ................ 0 2 2 2 Ribson, c .............. I I 2 3 DougIas. g ............. l 3 2 5 Lighf, g ............... l I 2 3 Tong, g ............... O I O l TofaIs...,..v..I.,..6 IO IO 22 V. E. S. FG FT PF TP Caffrey, f .............. O O 0 0 Warren, F., It ........... 3 O I 6 Warren. W., I .......... 5 0 I I0 Hyre, I ................ O O O 0 CraH. c ............... 7 0 I I4 BaIIou. g .............. O 4 4 4 Kemper. g ............. 2 2 2 6 Allen. 9 ............... O 0 4 0 Harris. 9 .............. l O 2 2 To+aIs .............. I8 6 I5 42 THE METEOR Sain'rs Take Tough One March IsIeThe Bishops dropped a close 35 +0 30 decision Io a much im- proved quinJr from SI. Chrisfopher's in a Tasf moving game on Ihe V. E. S. court The visifing Sainfs were oufscored from Jrhe floor. bu1L +heir margin of vic+ory lay in Iheir accuracy a+ Jrhe foul line. as Jrhey sank I3 charify fosses. AIIhough pushed a+ aII Jrimes by fhe Bishops. Ihe Sainfs were never head- ed. The cIosesf The home Ieam came Io fhe lead was when Ihey dead- IockecI Jrhe score fwice in +he opening period. Sf. Chrisfopher's held a I7 +0 13 advanfage when Jrhe half ended and had buiI+ up a 25 +0 l6 lead by The end of fhe +hird sfanza. WiI'h four minuies IehL in Ihe game +he Bishops found Ihe range and moved +0 wifhin 5 poinJrs of Ihe visifors before +he game ended. Craff of V. E. S. and UnderhiII of SI. Chrisfopher's fied for scoring honors. wifh fen poinfs each. V. E. 5. FG FT PF TP CaHrey. f ............. Warren. F., f ........... Warren, W., I .......... Hyre, f ................ Craft c ........ Harris. 0 ....... .i, EaIIou, g .............. Allen. 9 ............... Kemper. g OOOVM NO-OU'IOOOJ- I N-w-+Ohww OI NO-OOOh'- I 00W- x: w 0 5+. Chrisfopher's FG Shoemaker, f ........... I Weeks, f .............. I Edmunds, I ............ 3 Holland. f ............. O UnderhiII. c ............ 3 Mauch. f .............. 2 CoIIins.I......m,....I I ow-xa-ooLn-m .-1 I owoe-ww: - -4 OOOVW'O INN Tofals .............. l I w 9.; DJ U1 DAVIS PRODUCE CO. WhoIesaIe Produce Dealers Terms: Cash I009-l0ll Jefferson Sireei' THE METEOR METEORITES Through The Telescope By Ihe OIcI AsIroIoger For fhe Iasf week or so Ihe oIcI obs servafory has been closed on accounf of oId man winIer's big snow spree and your old asIroIoger has been cafching up on some of his sleep. However. several weeks before. a few heavenIy bodies were seen roIIing abouf in +he misfy skies. One week sirange music in Ihaf burlesque beaI' siaried cIriHing Jrhrough Ihe spheres and aHer more invesiigafion Jrhe source was found Io be The Republic TheaI're aI' Ocean View. Ye oId asfroIoger Jrook Jrime oui. boughI a +icke+ aI' Jrhe window from C. S. Armisfead.'and wenf in- side jusI in Iime Io carch Fa+ Pa+ burning up Ihe siage in a number one special coofchy dance. The oId asIroIoger was seeing spoIs in fromL of his eyes for several days afferward. Snow always brings business for Jrhe cab companies and Open Ihe Cab Door, Richard Gorme has sraried giving candy and flowers +0 a mem- ber of his company I'o keep if from sI'riking. And speaking OI: cars. Webb Mad- dux. while examining a very aHracfive '46 Buick. found a baby doll in Jrhe back seat Every fime he pushed iJrs head back if opened ifs moquh and cried. Didee IFrench baby +aIk for DaddyI. Yesehmmmmml Also if seems as if Ihe CoIoneI has been iilfed again. His Iafesf Home was once voiecI. The Girl The Doc- +ors Would M051L Like +0 Work on. and is now known IhroughouiL s+ardom as Miss PrisciIIa Bones. The snow is geHing Jroo Ihick so our oId asfrologer is going +0 geiL himseII a Ioddy Tor Jrhe body. So Iong for now. People In The Public Eye Baker IDisTeBringing everyone back some wedding cake. and smuggling in a few necessifies. Barnum ILi'I PafIhHAIIen is so Ihe Ioesf boy in school. 'cause my daddy fold me so. Bruns iGaribaIdiI-e No Pop. ! won'+ drive any of our six cars unIess you ineraII a radio in Ihem. Carpenfer IJ. TJeTrying +0 per- suade a cerfain NorioIk girl. +ha+ H's done in fhe besI of families. My J. T.. how you've ma+urecIlI Car+er IWhopTeBreaking all sales records wifh his new book enfifled. Whippin Whop. Jrhe Afomic Flop. and ther Fairy Tales.H Caudil IHugh-BaIIIeFighfing a losing baffle wi+h Dick Tracy Arm- isreacI. nemesis 01C monkeys. CorneH' IBig 'UnI-SIruHing wiI'h his pipe in Irue Ulysses Universify stIe offer his counselor appoinfmenf. FIemer TTommyT-HHey Margie! puII up a couple of Chairs and shL downli' Gay IJohnnyTeAwakening +0 The sfarIIing reaIizaIion +ha+ fhe ubiqui- +ous Barbara has imposed on his hospifalify. Gower. J. IVifaminIeEpraining To Miss Clarke rhaf vi+amin piIIs are no good for headaches. Hardy IRockTeAanipafing a I'rip Io Cuba learning such romanJric phrases as DoncIe esfa el cuario de bano. Hileman IBabeT-Taking his dafe Io . church weII chaperoned by +wo cIow- agers. Babe. resirain yourselfIII Kemper TBunnyI-J'Dear Guru. I am in charge of +he V-CIub inifiaIion. so please cIon'f affempf +0 infer- fereI! Marvin IFogIeDeIermined +0 find 0qu where Mr. FoIIeH hides his ueg piIIs. MurrayI P. IPafI-Coming Through and joining Jrhe eIife group who sfudy omL af night Page IF. P.IeVisifing Jrhe sand TIaIs of NorfoIk afier a HOTsy farewell in Lynchburg. Thomas G. IDimpIesIeEndorsing Clarke's Chinese Nose Guards for beHer living. Thompson R. iYokeIIePersonifying Jrhe Virginia hiIIs wi'Ih his garb oi overaIIs. vesI. hat and himsehc. The Peoples N ational Bank EIGHTH AND MAIN STS. LYNCHBURG. VA. Member F. D. l. C. The Asfronomical Calendar January 29+h-Exams are a +hing of The paer and +he new Jrerm is going sfrong. The sfudenf Jrheme song Changes from H's All Over Now fo Sooner or Laier. February 3rdenBarbara and her new boy friend iTom-cafi sing roman- +ic lullabies +0 +he s+uden+s a+ all hours of Jrhe night Foo+sie. Sr.. is said +0 be gunning for his new rival wi+h a iealous hearf. February itheHLeHy Nuif and Foofsie Gower have a midnigh+ ad- venJrure wifh a home-made a+om bomb. and NuH's clofhes are blown fo shreds. Bofh explain +ha+ if was ex- cifing and could have been worse. February Ithe- Compefihon for We dieiiiian is very keen and mainly Army vs. Navy. She's sweef on bofh. buiL +he Army gefs +he large51L supply of exfra desserfs. February 23rd- Gilly Gilliam forgefs Jrhe days when he broke bounds and divides 60 demerifs even- ly among four boys who Jrook Jrhe fafal sfep. February 25+he Bones Jones has +rouble deciding beiween his girl friend and Jrhe Iafesf popular song. Rye Whiskey, Rye Whiskey. February 27+heA big snow. +he one promised December 7+h, hi+s L nchburg and paris oi Norfh Car- oiina. The Texas elemeni is overjoyed as if is +heir iirsiL experience wi+h a frozen mirage. February 28+h-Cer+ain parficles of The aforemenfioned snow hi+ Mr. FolleH, who doesn'f appreciafe Jrhe snowball urge. Young man. you have five demeri+S-by +he way. did you +hrow +ha+?!! March 3rd-Carolina boys refurn- ing' from +he week-end bring influenza and pink-eye +0 Jrhe Virgin Sfafe. H's no longer Have you goi a cig- areHe? H's Whaf have you gof? March 4+h-Colonel FolleH siicks everybody +wo columns for monsier in mirror. March 5+h-Cerfain people are planning +0 pioneer in Alaska'and books and pamphlefs on Jrhe lasf Jironiier are in abundance. ' March MhePlans for Alaska are immediafely dropped when if is dis- covered +ha+ +he Guru is a direcf descendamL oi Jrhe Eskimos. March 8+heP. P. Page discovers +he wages of sin and ihe weaiher man predicis +he iirsi' cool week-end in mon+hs. M E TE 0 R I T E S BlO-X-RAY Lewis Moore Armisiead Home: Churchland. Va. Born: Augusi 22, 1928. Cusfomary Expression: SmCH Sniil His for my sinus! Pe+ Hafe: Having fun poked a+ PaJr. PeiL Love: Plenfy of nose drops and plenfy of Paf. Ambifion in Life: To have his own farm wi+h Pa+ doing Jrhe plowing. Grea+es+ Concern: Wrifing Jro PaiL +haf he sfili loves her neveriheless. Armpif is in his Jrhird and Iasi year here graduafing in June wiJrh a regular V. E. S. diploma. A refugee From famous Firs+ Wes'r. Lewis is now residing on Second Weer as a coun- selor and felling +he boys abouiL Jrhe iiner +hings of lifeenamely. Paf. Louis Armsfrong, Jess Sfacy. and +he frib- ulafions of +he Honor CommiHee. Armisfead is presideni oi +he V-Club, one of Jrhe big +hree for Jrhe second year. and a member of Jrhe Hop Com- miHee. WeIl-liked for +he good na- +ure and quieiL manner. Armpif is one of Jrhe mosf popular boys in school. Thomas MoH' Alexander, Jr. Born: June 25fh, I930. ' Home: CharloHe. N. C. Ambifion in Life: No+ +0 be a 97-Ib. weakiing. Sparefime Occupafion: Arguing wi+h Mr. Barnum. Pei Love: Linimeni and iofions. Pe+ Haie: The approved principles of physics. UsuaHy Seen: In Jrhe BBC room. Cusfomary Expression: But Mr. Bailey, we can run more ihan Jrhree miles Jroday. Zonder hails from CharioHe, Norfh Carolina. He migrafed +0 Vir- ginia in +he fall of I945. Since +hen he has acquired a name for himsehC from his oufsfanding scholasfic abil- ii'y. To add +0 Jrhis, he was a member of +he irack feam lamL year and a like- ly candidafe for a major leHer Jrhis spring. Social Sideligh+s Since +here are so many socializers. or as +hey like +0 call Jrhemselves, Big Time Operafors. here in school. and since we're iusf one big family; we +hink every member of fhe family oughf +0 be puf in Jrhe know abouiL whaf his brofher is doing and wifh whom he's going ouf. This informa- +ion may keep some from sfepping on o+her's foes. and +hen again if may cause a nice friendly rivairy +0 Hare up. . . . Dick Gormly usually keeps fhe felephone a+ Jrhe Noell residence busy during +he week. and +he fromL door swinging over +he week-ends. We hear +ha+ a. B. T. 0. from Fork Union is frying +0 nudge him ouiL however. . . . Smooih-boy Frank Akers. affer losing a Jrough baffle +0 Nig Kerner over on Royal Blvd. has gone back +0 his oid flame Cafherine Campbell. Wonder how if'll go +his +ime? . . . Rock Hardy was seen over aJr Jean Hall's Jrhe o+her week-end, buf he sfill longs for Jrhe refurn of Ann Johnson. . . . Charles Lewis is seeing righi much of Jessica Gilliam +hese days. Some say he's quife aware +ha+ she's Mr. Gilliam's niece. buf we +hink he's nof +ha+ dumb in hisfory class and doesn'i need +he suck. . . . Wade Warren. as if was re- porfed by +he baskefball feam. made a new female acquainfance in Orange fhe o+her week. . . . Hank Hefh isn'f bofhered by any curremL Hames +hese days: he iu51L Hies from one spark +0 anoi'her. . . . Bob Woods. beH'er known as Fog, alias Fleefwoods, is +rying +0 give The Pro a hard Jrime wifh Margo. . . . Tuck Maddux is sfill holding omL wiJrh one Zola Garrison ouiL a+ The Briar. . . . Jack Buliingfon was seen over af +he Adkerson's in +he eariier parf of +he year. buf we can'+ seem +0 pmL our finger on him +hese days. . . . Webb Maddux has a new flame from Fredericksburg. Word has if +ha+ she was an ex-Charles Lewis spark. . . . Bobby Nuff was seen wi+h BeHy Sfokes. a Salem Academy chick. on a sponfaneous engagement . . . Sara Rogers. +he gal who lives in a house Jrha'r Ballou couldn'f find, has been seeing one of +he Tayior boys. or bo+h. who apparenHy could find if. . . . Fred Ogden moved Jroward Jrhe Briar for his midwin+ers dafe. buf he squired a local babe Jro Chapel n01L iong ago. . . . Nig Kerner is slowly buiL surely diminishing +he number of wolves +ha+ once frequenfed Royal Blvd. includ- ing his home-fown buddy. In case Jrhere is someone who cloesn'1L know who lives on Royal Blvd.. i+'s Nancy Duckwor'lh. . . . Duck Thomas. one of la51L year's B. T. O.'s who hasn'f seen much achion +his ear has been compleiely dis- ableJ by +he clepariure ol: Sfuarf Handy. who is a+ Sfuarf Hall now. We don'+ +hink +ha+ he's grieving any, however. . . . Dick Carring+on. +he youngesi big fime Don Juan in school, is sl'ill holding his own wi+h Sandra Simms. al- +hough i+ was reporfed JrhaJr +hings were rough 6+ one fime. . . . Cookie Armisfead. Hughes. Carpen+er. and Page all wen+ +0 Nor- folk for a big weekend. Wifh Armise lead's Pat Hughes' Anne. and sev- eral ofher Tidewafer dames if musf have been Jroo much for +he gay cafs 'cause Cookie sfayed in a daze and Page was in Jrhe inlirmary for +hree or four days. . . . This will have +0 slop for now 'cause we have +0 go do an imp and we'll probably gel suecl as if is. ALUMNI I937 Billie Roberl's was here af +he Sf. Chrisfopher game on March I. When he 19H here. Bill wenf on +0 Hampden- Sydney College. I94l Charlie Schoew and his wife were also a+ +he Sf. Chrisfopher game. Charlie was on +he Honor CommiHee in l940-4l. He was also capfain of loofball. baskefball and Jrennis; ancl presidenf of bofh +he V-Club ancl +he G. A. A. He is an alumnus of +he Universify of Virginia and was lor sfill isl in Jrhe U. 5. Army Air Forces. I942 Julius Young will be married +0 Jane ScoH Mafion on Jrhe 22nd of March in Winsfon-Salem, Norfh Car- olina. Young was a foofball playing counselor in l94l-42. As The Mefeor wenf +0 press. word was received +ha+ Malcolm M. 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The source could +hen have easily been ascerfainecl +0 be JrhawL Tamed and noble organizafion. Jrhe V. E. S. choir. making ifs annual visil' +0 +he church. Though +hey were +he only ones provided wifh Jrransporfafion. +he singers were by no means +he only represeniafives of +he school al' +he service! The enl'ire sfudenf body. and many of +he faculfy and +heir families. were in affenclance. making if an all- 0qu V. E. S. pilgrimage. The lack of fransporfafion was rued by very few. foo. since +here was a chance for a good deal 0+- sun-soaking. favorife V. E. S. sporl'. on +he way over and back. The service. now become a V. E. S. insfifufion. consisfed of. besides +he chanfs and processional. +he hymns O God Our Help in Ages Pasf and Th Kingdom Come, 0 Lord. Mr. BanZs. as organist played selec+ions as prelude. ofierfory. ancl posflude. Dr. Barfon delivered Jrhe address. a fask which alfernafes by The year be- Jrween +he church and +he school. and Armislead and Allen. as lay-readers. complefed Jrhe official V. E. S. hier- archy 0T +he service. Boy Scou+s Word has been received Trom Mr. FolleH of Jrhe V. E. S. newsroom +ha+ a new regime will fake over +he Cify of Lynchburg on May l7. I947. Lynchburg. for one day. will be run by +he local Boy Scouf uniJr which in- cludes +he V. E. S. Jrroop. Prior +0 May I7+h +he Boy Seoul's have To appoin+ a mayor. council. a judge. and all oiher civil aufhoriJries and on May l3+h aHend a meel'ing of +he cify council +0 gef +he hang of if. The Scouf uniJrs as a whole will TConfinued on page 4i One Man Double Rackefs and Rosevines Wifh spring each year comes Jrhe undeniable urge of every V. E. 5. boy +0 ge+ oufcloors. +0 gel' +ha+ beaufiful Jran. +0 develop +hose imaginary muscles, and especially +0 work off +ha+ winfer accumulafion of Tal' by means of a sporf. Some +ake +0 +he cinder pa+h. ofhers +0 nine innings of boredom, locally called brisk-ball. buf a small and persecufecl minorify fake +heir rackefs in hand anclaspire +0 perfecfion in +he manly arl of Jrennis. This happens every year a+ V. E. 5.. buf The rackeieers are more Torfunafe now +han +hey have been in a long fimeesince I942 in Tacf. There was an organized fennis Jream af V. E. S. +hen. and +he same +hing is happen- ing Jrhis year under Jrhe leadership of Mr. B. MCC. lMacl Gilliami ersfwhile hisiory Jreacher lsee Sporfsl. Tennis. despife i+s good Torfune This year. has had a hard and rocky exisfence here aJr school. There .has been a feam OFF and on from l9l6 +0 I942. bul' if has nof become an es+ab- lishecl sporf. On fhe physical side. +he clay courfs have been in exisfence since +he beginning of school. bui if was Jrhrough Jrhe inferesf of Lady Asfor. who won +he supponL of Mr. Lamont +hen associafed wifh J. P. Morgan and Company. New York, Jrhe back- sfops were acquired which made play pracfical. Mr. John M. Laclcl. former masier af V. E. 5.. did Jrhe school Jrhe favor of encumbering Jrhese wi+h rose and clemafis vines, which now pro duce many scrafches. snarls. ancl curses. in searches for loswL balls. Dr. Randolph, rec+or l928-l943, was fennisTs bes1L friend al' V. E. S, H was he who go+ +he cememL courfs builf and Jrhe eHechive neJrs and poles on fhe clay courfs insfalled. The Iafesf improvememL was made in l943 when +he cemen+ backsfop was buihL Through a giH of Li. Comdr. J. B. Timberlake. Jr.. of Virginia Beach. whose son. Julian B. Timberlake. lll, was in school here aJr +ha+ Jrime. One oufsfanding and upsfanding feafure lsee cufi of +his year's Jrennis feam is +he ambidexfrous. ambiguous. and, of course. ambHiouse buf read- ers have eyes. Need more be said? The Meteor April 25' I947 No. 6 Volu me XXXl Issued by 'rhe sfudenfs oi fhe Virginia Episcopal School. Lynchburg. Virginia. monfhly during The school year l946-47 excepf holidays. Subscripfions, 25: per copy: $2.00 per year EDITORIAL BOARD J. T. CARPENTER. JR. Edilor-in-Chief THOMAS H. ALLEN ................................................... Managing Ediior JAMES W. BALLOU. JR ........................................ Sporfs Edilor MR. JOHN D. FOLLETT ........................................... Faculfy Adviser Reporfers TUCK MADDUX ROBERT NUTT BROWN FINCH MACON L. HARDY ROBERT FIELD PERRIN GOWER STANLEY SMlTH LEWIS ARMISTEAD Ar+is+ PAUL TAYLOR RICHARD DUFFEY JOE CHERRY ROBERT HUGHES Phofographers DR. 6. L. BARTON. JR. ROBERT HUGHES BUSINESS BOARD G. SCOTT TAYLOR ................................................... Business Manager SWAIN H. N. STEPHENSON ................................. Assislanf Business Manager ROBERT J. FIELD .................................................. Circulalion Manager Enl'ered as second-class maHer Sepfember 28, I928. ai +he Posiofiice a+ Lynchburg. Virginia. under The ACT of March 3. l879. THESCHOOL lConfinued from page 3i elemL Jrhe Ciiy oiFicers by secrei ballot each one lunifl being enfifled +0 one ohticer in Jrhe service oi Jthe cily. Mr. Follefl is quoled as saying. H is n01L anlicipaiecl +ha+ our candidafes have a chance for elecfion since +hey aren'iL generally well known. buf we are assured of one office by Jrhe plan. The candidafes are: Goiser. municipal judge; MacLeocl. police chief: Nixon. fire chiei; Harman. cor- porafion clerk. Services In The Chapel land ou+l April seems +0 be The monih of odd and unusual church services for V. E. 5. On Good Friday. Jrhere was +he usual noon service following +he pa+- fern of Morning Prayer. wiih an ad- dress by Dr. Barfon. Noihing slrange yei, buf on Easfer, April 6+h, Dr. Bar- +on was unable +0 gef a clergyman To hold Communion in +he V. E. 5. Chap- el. Then +he surprise came. ll was announced Thai +he boys would be al- lowed +0 go +0 any church of Jrheir choice in Lynchburg. and boys on 4 bounds would be free +he enfire clay. So passed a happy Easier, a surpris- ingly happy one for many boys. NmL so odcl. buiL cerfainly unusual in ThaiL ii happens only once a year af V. E. 5.. was Jrhe evening service +he following Sunday. Bishop Henry D. Phillips. of Roanoke. Bishop of +he Di- ocese oi Souihwesf Virginia; was a+ Jrhe school +0 adminisier Jrhe rile ol coniirmalion. The V. E. S. boys con- firmed were Harman. Hasiings. Shull. Carier. Smifh. Goiser, and Murray, P. In a shorl sermon preceding +he cere- mony. Bishop Phillips spoke of +he work necessary +0 achieve goals in life. Dea+h Takes a Holiday. or Will If? No+ deafh, buf +he big guns of The Meieor siafi are going on a holiday. Life will be clull a+ V. E. S. on April 25+h ancl 26+h. for all Jrhe wii and wiHicism oi +he school will be in Lexingion aHending Jrhe Souihern ln- +erscholas+ic Press Associafion Con- ference al Washingfon and Lee Uni- versify. Delegaies who will represenf V. E. S. are Sfan Smilh. ScoH and Paul Taylor. Jack Carpenfer, and Tom Allen. This is +he firsiL par+icipa+ion of The Meieor in such a conference. The S. l. P. A.. which is sponsoring Jrhe conference in Jrhe inleremL of closer relaiionship and improvemeni in school publicafions. will also offer a crifical service Jro each publicafion enierecl. As for dea+h. which may nol be so willing +0 lay aside ifs onerous Tasks for +wo dayseihe delegafes are all going in +he Green Hornei. Mr. Fol- lehL is going +0 drive! and +he road +0 Lexing+on is narrow, freacherous. ancl precipifous . . . Predicfion: A new sfaff and advisor will be needed +0 pmL 0qu +he nexi Mefeor. News Even Brieier Dr. George L. Barfon. Jr.. head- masier. was eleciecl presidenf oi +he Virginia Associafion oi Prepara'rory Schools aJr +he annual associafion meeiing on April I4+h al' +he Univer- sily of Virginia. Charlolfesville. Va. He succeeded Brig. Gen. Earl McFar- land of S. M. A.. and Col. H. J. Ben- choH oi Massanufien Milifary Acad- emy was elecied vice-presideni oi +he body. Besides Dr. Barfon. V. E. S. was represenfecl af +he all day meefing. which included discussions in insiruc- Hons in reading for preparafory school siuclenis. by Messrs. WyaH'. Magnuson. and Banks. Saiurday night April I9+h. saw OLD Barksdale Gym converied in- fo a iuke ioini once again. The ioimL s+ar+ed iumping al' Jrhe arrival of a goodly number of young ladies from Randolph-Macon. Their presence was indeed a pleasure +0 everyone. This session of ieei-shuilling was +he spring informal. which The Hop CommiHee was able +0 preseni only aHer much oliligemL collecfing lalias arm-fwisiingl by Chairman Armisfead. Mr. Charles W. Brown, Special AgemL in Charge. Richmond Office. Federal Bureau of lnvesiigafion. spoke +0 The sfuolenf body in sludy hall on April l8lh. During +he course of his Jralk and +he sulosequemL queslioning period. Mr. Brown Jrold much 01c Jrhe work of Jrhe F. B. l. in ifs Jrhirly-nine- year hisiory. especially during The lasf war. when if kepi +he couniry Tree oi sabofage. THE METEOR THE SCHOOL Former Mas+er Speaks On Thursday night April 151. +he 1irs+ +hirfy minufes 01 +he nighl sludy hall 51 V. E. S. were consumed in an inferesfing and unusual manner. Mr. Ellis N. Tucker. member of Jrhe orig- inal factu 01V. E. S. falkecl +0 +he sludenf body on his experiences in China. He was a Jreacher in a univer- sify, an inmafe 016 Japanese concen- +ra+ion camp, and. mosf recenfly. a visi+or 10 pos'r-war China. He Jrolcl of Jthe building up 01 5+. John's Universify. an Episcopal uni- versify in Shanghai, up +0 fhe war, and 01 +he +errib1e and demoralizing effecfs of Jrhe war on +he school and especially on +he people of China. Especially remarkable was his accoun+ of carrying on educafion even in +he hands of +he Japanese. Mr. Tucker lefl V. E. S. and wenf 10 China in 1920. where he was associaf- ed wi+h Sf. John's Universify unfil 1937. when Jrhe Japanese and 1116 concen+ra+ion camp came. When Jrhe U. S. A. enfered +he war he came 10 +his counlry. feaching 5+ Woodberry Foresf School. Refurning +0 China affer +he cessafion of hosfilifies in 1945. his visif +0 +his school was a parf 01C a furlough from +he universify. where he had been acl'ing president lSee The Mefeor. Jan.-Feb.. 1947.1 Happy Birfhday April 51h ...................................... Small April 61h ............................ Langhorne April 61h ................................ Marshall April 7111 .................................. Goiser April 7111 ..... ' ............................. Springs April 12+h ............................ McClung April 25+h .............................. Akers. F. April 261h .......................... Warren. F. April 26+h ........................ Warren, W. April 26+h ................................. Bowen MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR YOUR PARENTS and FRIENDS AT THE VIRGINIAN HOTEL EIGHTH and CHURCH PHONE 2700 THE METEOR Poli+ics Win wifh Kemperl Win wi+h Kemper! Kemper is our man! NuH for prophef! Such were +he cries emiffed from a group of +wen1y-six seemingly delirious V. E. 5. boys as +hey enfered Mr. Phelps's classroom a1 7:30 on +he nighf of Thursday. April 11111. An observer would find liHle in 1he scene 10 indicafe if. buf +he mael- s'rrom was indeed Jrhe great serious. and exampIe-seHing 1947 Senior Class preparing for ifs annual elec- fion 01 oHicers. Alfhough member- ship in +he class was limifed +0 +hose having sixfeen credi+s or admission 10 a college. and oHicership 10 +hose who will receive V. E. S. diplomas a1 gradual'ion lfhey hopel. eleclioneer- ing and buying of voles wenf a1 a lasl and furious ra+e before Jrhe meefing. Once in Jrhe room Jrhe highbrows 5 gmL down +0 business ano elecfed. alfer a few surreofifious inferrupiions. Jrhe following oHicers: Bunny Kemper. presidenf: Jack Reed, vice-presiden1; Macon Hardy, secre+arv; Cookie Armisfead, Jrreasurer; Bobby NuH. prophet and Jack Carpen+er, vale- didorian. Campaign speeches were rank during +he secref 171 ballofing and you vole for me and l'11v01efor vou was +he wa+chword 0'1 Jrhe even- ing. The fellers were also said 10 have sfuffecl +heir pockefs nicely for coun+- ing Jrhe vofes righl'. Soon affer +he meefinq +he newlyr elecfecl officers puf 1heir heads +0- gelher and came up wifh Jrhe an- nouncemenf 01: +he annual banque+1o be held a1 +he Columns on +he nighl 01 Wednesday. May 215+. TEXAS TAVERN CHILI CON CARNE IN LYNCHBURG-IT'S X1 111LILN 113R. TH! SHOPPING CENTRE 'For YOUNG MEN'S FASHIONS March Honor Roll 1. Carpenter ...................... 97.0 2. H8111 ........................... 94.0 3. Lewis. G. ....................... 94.0 4. Skinner ......................... 93.5 5. Kemper ........................ 93.0 6. Reed ........................... 93.2 7. Thomas. G. ..................... 92.2 8. Wellford ....................... 92.2 9. Thompson, J. ................... 91.5 10. Alexander ...................... 91.4 11. Whifaker ....................... 91.0 12. Kerner ......................... 90.8 13. Bra'eron ....................... 90.5 14. Pancoasf ...' .................... 90.4 15. Allen .......................... 90.0 16. Hughes ........................ 90.0 17. Maddux. T. ..................... 90.0 18. Duke ........................... 89.7 19. Field ........................... 89.5 20. Smifh ......................... 89.5 21. Hasfings ....................... 188.7 22. Marshall ........................ 88.7 23. Brooks ......................... 88.5 24. Daniel ................... ' ...... 88.5 25. Armislead ............... - ....... 88.0 26. Dial .,.. ................ 88.0 27. Gower, J. . ............ r ..88.0 28. While . . . ............ 88.0 29. Baird . ............ 87.7 30. Taylor. P. . ............ 87.2 31. Ballou ..... . ............ 87.0 32. Cardwell .. ................ 87.0 33. Jones. H. ....................... 87.0 34. Page ........................... 87.0 35. Gormly ........................ 86.8 36. Null, R. ........................ 86.8 37. Baker ............ 5 .............. 86.7 38. Zander ......................... 86.7 39. Thompson. R. ................... 86.5 40. Taylor, S. ....................... 86.5 FOR EVERYTHING IN SPORTING GOODS and PHOTOGRAPHY. see S. O. FISHER. Inc. Established 1828 1024 MAIN STREET ZMW 11Fashions in Foods SKILFUL CLEANING -is necessary if you wanf your Clofhes +0 always look fresh and fidy. 555W55$ See Our Agenf Sfephenson. S. SPORTS THE V. E. S. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL LETTERMEN Baffle LeH +0 right back row: Mr. WyaliL lCoachl; Carringlon: Thompson. J.: Frazier: Zancler; Maddux. W.: Bowen lMgr.l I5 YEAR OLD AND UNDER TEAM LeH Jro right Ironf row: Sloughfon; Lewis. G. lCapI.l; I7 YEAR OLD AND UNDER TEAM LeH +0 right Iirsf row: NuH', R.: Marshall lCapH: Gower. J. LeH Io righf. back row: Mr. Phelps lCoachl; Shirley: Akers. F; Andrews: Pollard: Small: Bowen IMgr.l From fhe Sidelines By J. W. BaIIou, Jr. Wi+h a Ihrilling vicfory over Slaun- Ion and an upsef loss +0 Bedforcl +0 slarl Jrhe season Jrhe Bishops seem Io be a well balanced Jream. The oul'lield is seI wi+h Cookie Armisfead. Capl'. Perrin Gower. and George Lewis. all IeH'ermen, Io spearhead Ihe offensive affack. In I'he infield Jim BalIou is fhe only IeHerman. George Caiclrey slarl- ed Ihe season aI Ihe cafching posf. buI due Io a serious hand iniury pul- fing him 0qu of play for Ihe remainder of Jrhe season, he +urneol over Jrhe backsfop dulies +0 rookie Johnny Gower. who is doing a swell job. Bal- Iou is Jrhe Tirsf sacker. Duck Thomas holds down Jrhe keyslone posHion. Johnny Gay covers Ihircl, and Louis Taliferro experfly handles shorlsl'op. The pifching sfafl will be +he sfrongesf for Ihe lasl few years if Coach Phelps can gef Jrhem under conIrol. Successful S+ar+ April 9eThe Bishops opened Iheir '47- season wifh a 9 +0 7 vicfory over a sfrong Slaunlon Milifary Academy nine on Langhorne Field. 6 George Lewis' Ihree-run homer in Ihe laer inning gave Jrhe game a sfory- book finish and broughf V. E. S, from behind Jro win. The relief pifching of Frank Akers was a big Iacfor in Jrhe home Ieam's vicfory. Akers look over on Ihe mound aI Ihe beginning of Jrhe fourlh inning wi+h Jrhe score deadlocked a+ 6-alI ancl sfruck ouI six. while allowing only 3 bingles and walking none. CrabL wenf Jrhe Iirsl Jrhree innings for Jrhe BishopsI allowing 4 hi+s. fanning 4. and issuing 6 bases on balls. The Bishops had a big second in- ning. Jrallying six runs Io puI Ihem ahead 6 I0 I. IDU'I Jrhe visifing Cadefs evened Ihe couni af 6-aII wifh albig rally in Jrhe +hird. led by Pope. who rapped oul a 2-run homer. The score remained deadlocked un- Iil Ihe lop of Ihe final inning, when Rosslancl's single drove home Collin- son. who had reached base on an ouI- field error. giving Slaunlon a 7 Io 6 edge. Bu+ +he Bishops bounced back in Iheir half. as BaIIou and Armislead bea1L ouI infield hi+s and Lewis slammed ouI his game-winning homer. Pelruchelly sfarfed on Ihe mound Tor S. M.-A.. buf was relieved by Mor- ris in Ihe second, aHer being Iouched for five hiis and walking 2, Morris pil'checl hiJrIess ball unIiI The lasI frame, when he allowed Ihree blows. He walked four. V. E. S. AB R H O A E Taliaferro. ss. 3 I l 0 2 l Gay. 3b. ............. 3 O O l I I P. Gower.,cl. .......... 3 0 I I 0 2 Ballou. lb. ............ 4 I I 3 0 0 Armisfead, If. ......... 3 2 2 2 0 O G. Lewis, rf. .......... 3 2 2 2 0 O G. Thomas. 2b. ........ 3 I I 2 0 0 CaTTrey, c. ............ 0 O 0 4 0 0 J. Gower. c. .......... 2 O O 6 0 0 F. Akers. p. ........... I O O O 0 0 Craft p. ............. 0 I 0 0 0 0 Ogden. x. ............. o l o o o o ToIaIs .............. 25 9 8 2l 3 4 S. M. A. AB R H O A E Jacobs; 2b. ........... 4 I l 2 I 2 Wafson, c. ............ 2 I 0 4 2 I PickeH. 55. ............ 4 I 2 3 I 0 WesIow. lb. .......... 4- O l 5 0 0 Pope. rf. .............. 4 I l 2 ,0 0 Collinson, 3b. ......... 2 2 O l I O Schweder, If. i ........ 4 l 0 I 0 0 Rossland. C'F. .......... 2 O 2 0 O O Helffrich. CI. .......... 2 0 0 O 0 0 Morris, p. ............ 2 O O 0 O O Pefruchelly, p. ......... I 0 0 0 I 0 TOIaIS .............. 3l 7 7 I8 6 3 R H E V. E. S ............... 060 000 3- 9 8 4 7 3 S. M. A ............. I05 000 I-e 7 x BaHed for CafIrey. THE METEOR SPORTS Baseball? April I2-The Bishops dropped a wild game Io Bedford High SchooI. I I I0 5. on Jrhe V. E. 5. diamond. BoIh Jreams pushed across a IaIIy in Ihe opening frame. buf Bedford jumped info Jrhe lead wiIh five runs In Ihe second inning and Ihree in Ihe Iourfh. The Bishops raIIiecI Tor Iwo runs in Jrhe Iourfh inning. and Jim BaIIou drove a Jrwo-run homer info righf field in Jrhe IiHh, Io Iop off Jrhe V. E. S. scoring. OversIreeIL wenf Ihe rouIe Ior Ihe winners on Jrhe mound, Tanning nine and issuing Ihree walks. V. E. S. used Jrhree piIchers in an eI-Forf Io sIop Jrhe Bedford scoring. Andrews s+ar+ed on Ihe mound. buI was relieved by Hefh in Ihe second inning. He+h gan info Irouble in Jrhe IourI'h and Akers Jrook over. piIching Jrwo-hilr ball for Jrhe re- mainder 01c Jrhe game. Taliaferro. wiIh 3 for 5. led Jrhe Bishops hiHing. Gordon, wifh a 3-run IripIe and 2 singles In 5 Jrrips Io Jrhe pIaIe was besI Tor BedIorcI. V. E. S. AB R H O A E Taliaferro. ss. .......... 5 I 3 0 4 0 Gay, 3b. ............. 5 0 I I 2 I P. Gower. cf. ......... 5 I 2 3 0 O BaIIou. lb. ............ 4 I I I0 0 0 Armisfead, If. ......... 4 I I I 0 2 G. Lewis, rf. .......... 4 O I 'I 0 0 G. Thomas, 2b. ........ 3 0 O 3 I I CaFFrey. c. ............ 3 I O 7 I 0 Andrews. p. ........... O 0 0 0. O 0 HeIh.p. .............. 000000 Akers, p. ............. 2 0 I I 0 O ToIaIS .............. 35 5 I0 27 8 4 Bedford AB R H O A E DrumheIIer, VT. ........ 5 0 0 0 O 0 Parker. rF. ............ I 0 0 I O 0 Sumner, 2b. ........... 4 3 I l 2 O Sneed. lb. ............ 2 I 0 9 0 0 Gordon, c. ............ 5 I 3 I2 2 0 AIberI. 3b. ........... 6 I I 2 2 0 Rosazza, If. ........... 4 2 2 0 0 0 Roberfs. 'cf. ........... 2 I I I 0 0 Gray. CT. ...... I . I 0 0 0 0 0 DInwicIdIe. CT. .. I O 0 I O 0 BowIIng. 55. .H. .. 2 I 0 0' 0 O L. Oversfreef. p. . . 4 I I 0 4 0 ToIaIs .............. 37 II 9 27 I0 0 R H E V. E. S ............ I00 220 0004 5 I0 4 BedTorcI .......... I50 300 0024M 9 0 Established l859 I. P. Bell Company STATIONERS. BOOKSELLERSI PRINTERS. PHOTOGRAPHERS Blb Main Sfreef Bring Your KODAK WORK Io Us A Tragedy Of Errors April WeTimer hiHing by Episco- paI High School baHers aerr Ihe bases had been loaded enabled Jrhe Maroons Io swamp Jrhe Bishops, I6 I0 2, on Ihe V. E. 5. diamond. Taking advanIage 01c I3 walks. seven Bishop errors, and eleven base hiIs off of CraH. .Ihe Maroons ex- ploded for five runs in Ihe IirsI inning and puI Ihe game on ice wifh seven more in Jrhe IhircI inning. The Bishops loaded Ihe bases Ihree Jrimes. buI IaiIed Io hi+ in Jrhe pinches. Schachf piIched 3-hi+ ball for E. H. 5., wifh Blankinship Iaking over in Hue sevenfh and aIIowing Jrhree more hiIs. V. E. 5. AB R H O A E TaIiaTerro, ss. ...2..... 2 I I 3 I 0 G.Thomas.2b.......2.3 I I O O 0 Gay, 3b. ............. 2 o 0 2 I 3 P. Gower, cf. ......... 4 O 0 4 0 0 BaIIoU, Ib. ............ 3 0 0 5 0 0 Armisfead. II. ......... 4 O 0 I 0 0 G. Lewis. 2b. .......... 4 O 2 3 0 I Dawson, rI. ........... 3 0 0 O O I Ogden. IT ............ I 0 I O O 0 J. Gower c .......... 4 0 0 6 0 I CraII. p ............. 3 O I 0 I I ToIaIs .............. 33 2 6 24 3 7 E. H. 5. AB R H O A E Holland, rf. ........... 2 O I 0 0 0 Dunn, rf. ............. 2 3 I I 0 0 Duckeff, Ib. .......... 6 I I 8 0 I Chambliss. cf. ......... I O I 6 0 0 Gregory. cf. .......... 2 I 0 I 0 O Smedburgi ss. ......... 3 2 I I O O Lindsey. 2b. ........... 2 I I O I I Barkiey. 2b.. ........... 2 2 I 0 0 o Blankinship. p. .' ........ 0 0 0 I 2 0 Schachf, p. ........... 5 2 2 O 4 O SuIIivan. II. ........... I I O I 0 O GiIchrisI, II. ........... 2 O I 0 O 0 MackaI, C. ............ 2 0 0 6 0 0 Goodwin, c. ........... 2 I I 3 0 O Kaminer, 3b. .......... 5 I 0 I 2 I TOIGIS .............. 39 I6 II 24 9 3 R H E V. E. S ............. 000 000 2W 2 6 7 E. H. S ............. 5I7 020 0I4I6 II 3 PARAMOUNT '- April 27-29 - IYOUamI ROBERT MONTGOMERY LADY IN THE LAKE THE METEOR Love 30 AIIhough Ihe new V. E. S. Iennis Jream was rained omL OI: I+s IirsI meeI wiIh Fishburne M. S. on Wednesday. April I6+h. Ihey inII have four defi- niIe engagemenfs and ofhers pending in which Io esIainsh Jrheir repufafion. Work. bofh physical and maIeriaI. is progressing well in Ihe fennis field. according Io Coach GiIIiam. Two OI Ihe clay courIs are now in consIan'I use, whiIe Ihe oIhers are in good pros- pad of being condifioned. Ihrough Jrhe diligemL eT'IorIs OT Co-managers DuFIey and DanieI. The IaHer was a hopeful prospecI Tor Ihe Ieam un+iI a hand Injury rendered him Incapable of Turfher pIay. As for Ihe human side of Jrhe pics Iure, Ihe IenIaIive Iine-upI in proper order. is as follows: Kemper. PoIIarcI, WhiIe. CardweII, and. IvIaJrIL Akers. The number-one man is IasI' year's winner of +he V Club Tennis Trophy. This Iine-up is Ihe culminaIion of a Iwo-week sysIem OI: progressive play- oFFs. The schedule for Ihe resI of The season, as if now sIancIs. is as IoIIows: April 25Ih-Sf. Chrisfopher's. Ihere. ApriI 30+heHargrave M. A.. Ihere. May 6+h-Fishburne M. 5.. here. May IZIhWSIaunfon M. A., Ihere. May I4IheHargrave M. A.. here. BasebaII. Junior 5+er The Junior BasebaII Team. under JIhe direcIion OT Mr. WyaH. has a IuII schedule Jrhis year for Ihe IIrsI Iime. For Jrhe opening game wiIh Bedford High Junior Varsin Jrhe aII-imporIanI baIIery wiII consisI of Marshall and MacLeocI. OIher posiIions and holders are WeIIIord, lsI base; Finch. 2nd; S+ough+on, 55.; Barnes. 3rd: and who ever can CGICI'I and hi1L in Ihe ouI- IieIcI. according Io Coach WyaII'. He confinues. There are numerous oquieIoIers. and some will probany drop 0qu 0T Ihe inIieIcI Io play in Ihe ouIIieId. Besides Jrhe IirsI game and Iwo ofher games wiIh Ihe Presberrian Orphans' Home noI scheduled as yeI; Ihe schedule is as IOIIows: May IsIeI-I. M. A. J. V.-here. May 9+heH. M. A. J. V.eIhere. May I6Ihe-BedforcI H. SeI'here. 7 SPORTS SCHOOL TRACK RECORDS Evenf- Record Holder L. T. Smifh. '26 . lOO yard dash .............. i0.l seconds ...................... iP. T. Grove. '3OLT'6 220 yard dash .............. 22.5 seconds ...................... T. H. Crudup, I938 440 yard dash .............. 50.8 seconds ...................... T. H. Cruclup, I938 880 yard run ................ 2 minuies. I.6 seconds ...... James Davis. T936 Mile run ........................ 4 minufes, 46 seconds ...... Claibourne Darden, I929 l20 ycl. high hurdles....l6.l seconds Rodger Williams, I934 220 yard low hurdles....26.6 seconds ...................... L. T. Smifh. I926 High Lump .................... 5 feel. 9V2 inches .............. L. S. Booih. I928 Pole vaulf ...................... l I feel. 9 inches ................ D. P. Goldsmifh. I926 Broad Lump .................. 2I feel. 7 inches .............. S. P. Luck. I929 Javelin Throw ................ l79 feet 311 inches .......... Roberf Williams. I935 Discus Jrhrow ................ l23 feel ............................ G. R. E. Koch, l944 Shof pqu ........................ 46 feel. M inch ................ Rodger Williams. 1934 Mile relay ...................... 3 minuies. 36 seconds ...... Vinson. Massie. Reams, Davis, I936 Firs'r Track Meet Firsf Track Vicfory April l7-The Bishop Jrrack feam opened i+s season wifh an impressive 79y; +0 39V2 vic'rory over Hargrave Miliary Academy on Johnson Field. The Bishops placed Tirer in II omL of 'l3 evenis, John Page faking score ing honors for +he clay wifh 20 poinis. Jim Ballou wifh I3Vg poinis. and Cap- fain Tuck Maddux wi+h l0 also siarred Tor +he Bishops. Wilkerson was oufsfanding Tor Har- grave, scoring I9 poinis. wi+h 2 firsi places and 3 seconds. Tuck Maddux. of V. E. 8.. was lop performer wifh his 20 foof. 1 inch. broad Lump. Bol'h JreamsJ according +0 Coach Barnum. were handicapped by a wef field and a slow frack. Summaries: Pole Vaulf: Page LVL McGrifT LHL Hufchings LHL Haywood LHL Heighf: . I0' I . ShmL Puf: Wilkerson lHL Ballou LVL Allen lHL Disfance: 40' llxi ; Discus: Harris LVL Kemper LVL Mc- Grifi LHL Dis'rance: 9I' 3V2 . 440 yard dash: Page LVL HammeH LVL, Whiiaker LVL Time: 55. Mile run: Page lVL Cherry. W. LVL Rowe LHL Time: 529.8. IOO yard clash: Ballou LVL Wilker- son iHL Compion lHL Time: IO.5. 120 yard high hurdles: Allen lVL. McGriff LHL NuH. R. LVL Time: l9.6. 220 yard low hurdles: Maddux. T. LVL, Allen LVL Whii'e lHL Time: 27.4. 220 yard clash: Ballou lVL Wilker- son lHL, HammeH lVL Time: 23.7. Broad Lump: Maddux. T. LVL Wile kerson lHL Compfvn LHL Disfance: 20' l . Javelin: Harris lVL Maddux, W. LVL McGrifF lHL Disfance: I45' ll . High Lump: Wilkerson lHL Long 'iHL. Ballou M and Whife LHL. Height 2.. 5' . 880 yard run: Page lVL Whiiaker lVL, Allen lHL Time: 2:148. MUSIC Recorded Music Popular and Jamel. Na+ Mee+s June. Sweef Lorraine-Mei'ronome AII-Sfar. An above-average Mefronome all- s+ar recording. Na+ has a fine Har- ry Carney chorus followed by vocals by June Chris+y and Na Cole. The coda finds a iammed-Up ahtair which is iypical oi Herman. Sinaira's vocal on +he reverse sounds as if he was rushed a bit and Jrhere's also a some- whaf mono+onous riff in Jrhe back- 8 ground. buiL +he solos make up +he loss. lColumbia.L 2. Concerto +0 End All Concerfos. parfs I and Il-Si'an Kenfon. Kenfon sfayed up a li'H'le foo laie working on +his, because ii's foo much involved. Vido Musso and Kenfon Jrurn in fine choruses as do +he resi' of his feaJrured soloisfs. There are varied Jrempos +hroughou+ fhe l'wo sides. which mighf have been expecfed. since H's a modern orchestra playing a modern concerfo. iCapifolL 3. You'll Never Know. Keb-lah- Harry James. James's frumpef. which +akes up a good poriion oi +he record. is played in +he lower regis+er on Know. He's backed by his small band which is very effecfive. Willie Smifh plays a chorus wifh his usual good +as+e. The flip- L over is anofher ins'rrumenfal. +his one being +aken from a classical +heme. James. Juan Tizol. and Ross +ake solos. wiJrh Tizol faking +he honors wifh his valve irombone. LColumbiaL 4. Moon- Faced. S+arry-Eyed. H Takes Time-Benny Goodman. This represenfs Benny's second side for Capiiol and ii comes ohc fairly well. Goodman's clarineiL is heard Jrhroughou+, wi+h background piano by Sfacy. Wha+ will disappoinf mos+ lisieners is Johnny Mercer's voice. H' doesn'+ sound af all nafural. iCapifolL 5. Mahogany Hall S+omp. Where +he Blues Were Borne-Louis Arm- sfrong's Dixieland Seven. Louis Arms+rong's Dixieland Seven furns 0qu fwo good sides for Vicfor. Louis displays his oldfime power 2 Jrhroughoui. as does Kid Ory. These musicians show a iremenclous amoumL of drive, especially in The final bars. The low poinf oi Jrhe record comes wifh Bud Scoii's guiiar solo. There are no ideas shown in ScoH's playing. binL wha+'s I051L here is made up in Armsfrong's frumpefing. R. C. A. Vicfor.L The ClassicseWHhouf a doubf +he record sensafion oi +he monih is Dec- ca's new FFrr album. Piano Concer- +o by Khachafurian. Maura Lym- pany plays +he solo ins+rumen+ and is accompanied by +he London Sym- phony Orchesfra. Everyone should enioy +his music, especially us mocls ernisis. for if is a purely modern work. Piano music seems +0 be +he +hing Jrhis monih. Columbia has released iwo such albumseBrahms's Isi Piano Concerfo. wifh Ruclohc Serkin ancl +he PiHsburgh Symphony. and Bach's Isl Piano Concerio. played by +he Busch Chamber Players. The TirswL of +hese is an exiremely noble work and is very beaufiful. especially +he firsi move- menf. Bach's work is also beauiiful and inspiring. even Though +he works of Bach are considered rafher anfique foday. Vicior's grea'r coniribulion for Feb ruary is Mozarf's Jupiler'i Sym- phony. +he foriy-Tirsi. This is played by +he N. B. C. Orchesfra concluded by ihaf greaiL masfer. Toscanini. THE METEOR ALUMNI I925 Randolph Carfer. of Warrenfon. recenHy visifed +he school. I927 Conroy Wilson, who was a+ V. E. 5. during +he currenf mon+h. now lives in Washingfon. D. C. His office ad- dress is: 6l3 Ith Sf. N. W. I930 A recenf visifor +0 +he school was Calvin SaHerFIeld. of Richmond. i93l Oliver Lewis, of PiHsburgh. Pa.. recenHy visi+ed +he school and his nephew. Fielding Lewis. ihaf new Lewis 6+ V. E. 5. I932 Seen here during April were Dan- gerfield Ash+on. oi I4ll S. Thomas St, Ariingion. and Faiher Harris Findlay. of Roanoke. I933 Charles McNtu, oi Roanoke. was a+ +he school nof long ago. He is connecfed wi+h +he Frifo Company. maker of +he newemL condimemL for sale in +he V. E. S. sfore. I943 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cook Hunt of Greensboro. N. C.. announced on March 30+h +he engagemeni of +heir daughfer +0 John Tillery Gregory, son of Mr. and Mrs. Quenfin Greg- ory. of Halifax. N. C. Wedding plans are indefinife. Affer leaving V. E. 5.. Mr. Gregory enfered U. N. C.. where he soon be- gan navy dufy and confinued a+ Car- olina under Jrhe V-IZ program. He expecfs +0 receive his degree in June, Craighill 6: I ones. Incorporafed D R U G G l S T S 9I3 Main Sfreef Lynchburg, Va. PHONE I646 FOUNTAIN AND LUNCHEON SERVICE DAVIS PRODUCE CO. Wholesale Produce Dealers Terms: Cash l009-l0ll Jefferson S+ree+ I948. For +hree years he has been co-capfain of fhe U. N. C. baseball Jream and is a member of Zefa Psi iraierniiy. He is also Jrhe orofher oi Tommy Gregory. who played cen+er field for E. H. 5. againer V. E. S. lamL Safurday. Dead Man's Tale Malcolm Lasher, '3l. auihorify on Japanese hospiialify and a V. E. S. alumnus, refurned from +he dead +0 give Jrhe V. E. S. sfudenf body an ins feresfing message on Tuesday. April 8+h. During +he war. Li. a.gi Lasher, who leH V. E. S. sixieen years ago. was a member of +he U. 5. Navy and was imprisoned by Jrhe Japs for abomL a year and four monihs in a concen- +rafion camp af Ishiki. Japan. He was Jrhoughi dead by everyone over here. and even had a gold siar beside his name on +he Chapel Honor Roll. 3qu when Jrhe war ended. he was sfill alive. Jrhough minus II8 pounds. and as- +onished Mr. Banks one nighf wi+h a phone call. Soon aHerwards. he vis- i+ed +he school for lunch. In a shorf while, he is going +0 Leverkusen. Ger- man . In his shoriL falk, +he ex- Meieor circulafion manager said +ha+ one of fhe Things JrhaJr pulled him +hrough his sfay in Japan was +he +hough+ of his experiences a V. E. 5.: he spoke fond- ly of +he bell and said he remem- bered every snail's-pace on +he de- merif frack. He ended by saying ihai V. E. 5. boys should make Jrhe beer possible use of +hese, +he bes+ years of life. VISIT THE WHITE HOUSE SEARS-ROEBUCK 8! CO. Shop a+ Sears and Save I026 Main Sfreef Phone 447 FRANKLIN'S 757 Years of Fine Cio+hing 92' Main S+ree+ THE METEOR arr: 1'0 A'l' SOUTHERN CAB COMPANY PHONE 2-9-4 College Pharmacy RIVERMONT and NORFOLK AVENUES PHONE l046 QUALITY DAIRY PRODUCTS PHONE l063 Harris-Woodson Co. lncorporafed Manufacfuring and Jobbing Confecfioners WE SUPPLY V. E. S. STORE The Peoples N ational Bank EIGHTH AND MAIN STS. LYNCHBURG, VA. Member F. D. I. C. METEORITES Through The Telescope By Jrhe Old AsirologerX Deducfions from abslracf asfroe nomical illusions send Jrhe asfrologer vauliing down lo Jrhe planefarium +0 sef Hie Jrelescope for +he spring skies. Allhough Jrhis sialememL according +0 Jrhe la+es+ melaphysical concepis is illogical in Virginia Hhe Virgin s+a+e?l. for +he monsoons are Jrhe only Jrhings JrhaJr spring in Virginia. This is +he iirsl lime +hai Jrhe old asfrologer has ever pleaded for money. He doesn'+ need if for him- self; if's only in behahc of a few friends. You see. someone has +0 raise a liHle bail for our iavorife safellil'es. Arson Akers and Posfal Savings Sears. The 9th grade ai a local junior high is all oul' on a Bundles for Ballou drive: ironically. Ballou did moer of +he driving. We sugges+ i'rading Jrhe HaHool a bassinet Overheard: The Circus lBarnum and Baileyl is imporfing monkeys +0 pole vaull. gazelles for lhe clashes. and gorillas for +he weighfs. We can'iL undersland Jrhis wiih Braxfon around +o,pole vauli. O. J. +0 clash. and Chick +0 pu+ +he discus and hurl +he shof. Reasonable facsim- iles. The M. B. I. lMars Bureau of In- vesfigafionl reporfecl finding one mil- lion qallons oi booileg in +he cusfody oi Plufo DuFley. Rockef ships were said +0 be ready Jro launch if earfh- ward on June 3rd. Mercury Holladay was +he inlerplanefory invesfigalor. He did no+ disclose whaiL was +0 be :1: To lhe Ed: May The gods lhaf be Wreak havoc wilh l'hee: ll you alfer one line Of my poefry. done wifh Jrhe confraband and al- fhough several milk Jrrucks were seen leaving +he scene driving foward +he Orange grove. Now +ha+ Jrhe grass is arrayed in all ifs verdure. +he planefarium will be used only when if rains. These solf Souihern nighis call Tor epicurean cle- lighis: consequenfly. Available Ak- ers's dale bureau is doing a boom business. Also. Jrhe number of pedes- frians wearing cheafs is very mel- low: half +he school is going incognifo. May your spring fancies be full of romances and may your poddies be graced wiJrh Jrodclies. Your lighf hearfed laureale bids you a lender adieu. wilh Jrhese parfing words . . . Very, very. mellow; speak info Jrhe Jrube. please! BIO-X-RAY Daniel Long Bell Home: PiHsboro. Norlh Carolina. Born: We haven'f approached him on Jrhe subjecl yef. Cusfomary Expression: The un- prinfable ihaf everyone uHers over Jrrig. . Pei Hafe: Being compared +0 ihe Liberfy Bell. AmbiJrion in Liie: To carry 0qu +he Alaska plans someday. . Pel' Love: Things ihaf are mechan- ical and scieniilic. excepf women. Usually Seen: Reading R. l. in Chemisfry. Dan. irequenfly and +0 his ulfer disgust called Ding Dong, is round- ing 0qu his second and iasiL year here a+ school. He has keer his name on Jrhe honor roll and fried +0 keep +he appearance of being busy all +he +ime. Dan is a member of +he Senior class and also a prospeciL on +he Jtrack feam. William Danbrooke Carl'er, Jr. Home: Norfolk. Virginia. Born: Yeah, buf back in Caeser's lime. Sparelime Occupafion: Trying l'o blow up +he Chemisfry lab. Usually Seen: Burning weeds. louiL oddly enough and unlike mosf oiyus. l'hey're usually his +0 begin wifh. Favorife Spori: Expounding his Jrheory on afomic energy. Pei Hafe: Anybody who wakes him in Jrhe morning. Pei Love: Wearing sun glasses. BillI who is called Whip. Chick. Whop. Whippify Whop Hie Afomic Flop. and various olher names, is slowly bul' surely drawing his V. E. S. career +0 an end. Chick has been here for +hree years serving as a faifhlul member on +he choir each year. The school would be af 6 loss if if didn'+ have Chick +0 pull some- flhiing novel and odd every now and Jr en. People In The Public Eye Armisfead lC. SJeUsing his head for a baseball baf. Baker iDisl-Joining +he Royal Order of +he Golden Gig. resulfing from +he Si. Mary's axe. Braxfon lSlurpl- Yes. Mr. FolleH, I'll see +haf no more fraps are sef for you. Bulling+on lShip-wreckl e Smashing a rowboaiL againsi a small island a'r Timber Lake. Caffrey lMool-eBreaking The all- imporfanf iinger in Jrhe sporf of brisk- ball. Carringl'on iDickieieGeHing +he lreaimenl when he fails +0 sir' one of +he boys. Dawson N.DJeSporfing a mean cuf eye affer a rough inierview wifh +he Colonel. Duffey iL'il ProTeHNo. Mr. Gilliam, l +hink I should be Jrennis caplain. nof Kemper. - Gower. J. lEgole'Buf. Mr. Phelps, 1 am Jrhe besi cafcher in school. Harris iSmooseieCrawling info a Timber Lake mail box when he hears +he F. B. l. is coming. NuH'. R. iGooseT-Jaredicfing ihaf FolleH will soon be fossed down his laundry chu're by Third Main coun- selors. Pepper iJo-Jo IllleGiving Chief +he once over. Reed lSporfi-Throwing cigars from a speeding converfible affer be- ing eleciecl vice-presiclenf. Sfoughfon lJacH-Hiding in +he +runk oi Reed's car +0 obfain black- mail ma+erials EXCHANGES The Me+eor acknowTedges +he receifznL of +he following exchanges during +he pasf monfh: The CQHK Fishburne Milifary School. Waynesboro. Virginia. The Muskefeer. Hargrave Mili- +ary Academy, Cha+ham. Virginia. The Jackson JournaL Sfonewall Jackson High School. Charlesfon. Wes1L Virginia. The News LeHer. Universify of Virginia. CharIoHesville. Virginia. The Boys Appeal. Boys Home. Covingfon. Virginia. The Arsenal Cannon. Arsenal Technical School. Indianapolis. lndi ana. HThe Pine Needle, 5+. Chriero- pheHs School. Richmond. Virginia. The Woodberry Oracle. Wood- berry Foresf School. Woodberry Fon esf. Virginia. The Monfhly Chronicle. Episco- pal High School, Alexandria, Vir- ginia. The Alumni Review. Universify of Norfh Carolina. Chapel Hill. Norfh Carolina. The Deerfield Scroll. ' HThe Deer- field Alumni Journal. Deerfield Academy. Deerfield, MassachuseHs. The Sabre. Randolph-Macon Academy. FromL Royal, Virginia. The CavaHer. Cas+le Heighfs Milifary Academy, Lebanon, Tennes- see. The Sabre. Fork Union Milifary Academy Fork Union. Virginia. The Hi-Times. E. C. Glass High School. Lynchburg. Virginia. The Pine Wispers. R. J. Reynolds High School, Winsfon-Salem. Norfh Carolina. The Mounfain Echo, Blue Ridge School. Sf. George. Virginia. John E. Gannaway 8: Co., Inc. Hardware and AgricuHural lmplemenfs Painis. Roofing Home Appliances Welcome fo Our S+ore IOIb-IS Main Sf. 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Esfablished l828 1024 MAIN STREET PARAMOUNT - June l-4 e- BOB HOPE DOROTHY LAMOUR MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE IN LYNCHBURG-IT'S w IHLILNIE THE SHOPPING CENTRE for 'YOUNG MEN'S FASHIONS Mosf PopulareReed. Armisfead, Kemper. Smarfesfw-Carpenfer. Kemper. Whifaker. HandsomesfeGower, P.. Reed. Bullingfon. Mosf Likely +0 SucceedeCarpen- +er, Gower. P.. Whifaker. Besf AfhlefeeBallou, Page, Kem- per. Done Mod for V. E. SeArmisfead, Page, Reed. Besf SingereGower. P., DuFFey. Hyre. Shoofs Mosf BuH-Craff. DuHey. Springs. WHHes+-Whi+aker, Reed, Nuff. R. Firsf +0 MarryeDaniel. Harris and Page Hiey Armisfead and Kerner Hiey. Mosf in LoveeHarris. Page. Armie sfead. Besf DressedaNuH, R. Reed. Hyre. Bes1L Waifere-ComeH'. Allen. Mar- shall. Besf CounselorWReed. Gower, P.. Kemper. ClumsiesfeNixon, Marvin. Card- well. Gripes MosfeDuHey. Akers. F., Goiser. Mosf Considerafe e Armisfead. Reed. CorneH. BesnL NafuredeArmisfead. Reed. Allen. LaziesfeGayy Jones. L.. DuHey. MomL Conceifed e Thomas. 6.. Lewis. 6.. Craft Favorife CigareHe-Ches+erHe!d. Lucky Strike, Old Gold. FavorHe SongeHGuru Chorus. Hark +he Sound 01c Tar Heel Voices. No One BLnL you. RIVERMONT Meat Market FINE MEATS - GROCERIES PHONE SIOO Serving All Rivermoni' DEPENDABLEI EFFICIENT. FAIR JOHN P. HUGHES MOTOR CO. Volume XXXI Classroom +0 Councilroom Think of a wide park wi+h many swings and see-saws and such. or a lhree-lane ulJrra modern, fraHic-con- Jrrolling, subferranean Jrunnel. These were Jrhe handsome resolufions JrhaJr were adop+ed by Jrhe civic-minded. all-Boy Scoul governmenl of Lynch- burg +ha+ ruled on Safurdayl May l7. Jimmy MacLeod. councilman. and Jo Banks. Jr.. direcfor of public works. were Jrhe represen+a+ives elec+ed and appoinfed. respecfively, from froop 7 of V. E. 5. Some while ago. MacLeod was on +he council +ha+ appoin+ed his co- V. E. S.-er, and fiHy-fhree ofhers +0 minor posfs. and +hen on May l0+h he and lhe ofhers wenf over +0 Cily Hall +0 gef Jrhe operafion of +he ci+y we'l in mind. Brighf and early on Safurday morn- ing. +he new cify officials look +heir respecfive posfs. and +he cily 01f Lynchburg was under Jrhe pafernal jurisdicHon of +he Boy Scoufs of America. Almosf all of Sa+urday Jrhey sfayed af +heir jobs. and +ha+ nighf +hey were full of +houghfs of wha1L yarns +hey would spiel +0 +heir grandchildren of +he day +haf Jrhey. +he Boy Scoufs. Iiferally ran Jrhe cify. News in Brief The annual Senior Class Banquef was held a+ Jrhe Columns on Wed- nesday night May lef. An excellenf meal and an uninhibifed Jrime were enioyed by all. . ln connec+ion wifh +he U. S. Navy's week-long drive for membership in +he U. S. Naval Reserve Lf. Thomas Funk. U. S. N. R.. former coach and Jreacher 5+ E. C. Glass H. 5.. de- livered a shomL +alk 5+ +he beginning of sludy hall Eriday night May 23rd. Besides Jrhe usual Navy sales +alk +0 high school sfuclenfs. Lf. Funk +old some of his own experiences in +haf servuce. LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA. MAY 3 I. I947 THE SCHOOL No. 7 SENIOR CLASS L6H +0 Right Firs'r Row: Armisfead; Carpenfer; NuH, R.: Kemper; Reed: Hardy. Second Row: Alexander; Carfer; Whifaker; Hyre; Caffrey; Gormly; Bell, D. L. Third Row: Harris: Gay; Thompson, R.; Page; Field: Hughes. Fourfh Row: Craft Baker: Gower, P.; Ballou; Kerner: Allen: Skinner Fiffh Row: Maddux. T.: Warren. F.: Taliaferro: Warren. W.-: Flemer; Jones, H. Six'rh Row: BellkD. C.: Daniel: He+h: Burks: Woods. '1 - ' l , Absent Hileman: P'ollarcl. ' . , Seniors Thomas M. Alexander came up from Charloffe lasf year +0 brave +he lrials of Virginia wifh all +he resf of +he Carolinians. During his sfay aT V. E. S. HZoncler has keer his average way up in +he Carpenfer class. His willingness +0 work on Jrhe frack +eam has inspired everyone. Too bad shin splinfs prevenled him from performing. He would have clone excepfionally well. Thomas H. Allen, Terrible Tom fhe Afom Bomb, moved in from Kernersvi'le, N. C. while fhe school's back was +urnecl in Jrhe fall of '45 and has risen in Jrhe ranks +0 be a member of +his year's Honor Com- miHee. A winner ofvfwo IeHers each in foofball, baskeJrBall, and frack. Tom is a member of +he V Club. Jrr'eas- urer of +he G., A. A3. and managing edifor of TheI'MeJre'of. He is dear Jro Jrhe hearl' of every Lynchburg girl liokell . l . Man.-Ecl.l, and of many V. E. 3. boys. He plans +0 move oh +0 Davidson College nexf Sepfember. Lewis M. Armisfead, usually called Cookie'l and various 'o+her nick- names, arrived +hree years ago. and since +hen he has led a lull career. Cookie has been a member of-lhe counselor body for fwo years and on +he honor commiffee for fwo years also. He has served JFaill'ncully on lConfinued on page 4l Th M ior class. In afhlefics Cookie has e eteor been hampered somewhaf by a severe knee iniury; however. he has May3l. I947 No.7 leHered in foofball and baseball, holding down iirer sfring posifions in bofh sporls. Cookie has Jrruly been one oi Jrhe moslL ouisfanding boys in school. Volume XXXI Oscar J. Baker was driven from Churchlancl +0 +he hills of Lynchburg by +he ever-increasing fide'l lasf fall. and since Jrhen he has become well known lor his dry wi+ which amuses everyone. Baker's nickname Dis came from his love for +he irilfhy weed. Dis, one of +he Second Wes+ boys, was on +he hack Issued by +he sfudenls of he Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, Virginia. monfhly during +he school year l946-47 excepf holidays. Subscripfions. 25c per copy: $2.00 per year EDITORIAL BOARD J. T. CARPENTER. JR. Edifor-in-Chief THOMAS H.ALLEN ................................................... Managing Edifor Squad .Unlll an inlury prevenled hi5 JAMES w. BALLOU, JR ................................................... Spor'rs Edifor conflnumg We work- MR. JOHN D. FOLLETT ................................................. F H Ad ' R ecu y Visor James W. Ballou. Jr.. ano+her good eporfers Carolina boy. bounced in from ROBERT FIELD PERRIN GOWER TUCK MADDUX ROBERT NUTT JACK PANCOAST Of d , ' RICHARD DUFFEY x or +hree years ago and smce STANLEY SMITH BROWN FINCH JOE CHERRY +hen he has made a name for himsehc LEWIS ARMISTEAD MACON L, HARDY ROBERT HUGHES +ha1L none of l'IIS schoolmafes Wlll Arfisf Phofographers forget Jim. +he only four leHer- PAUL TAYLO R DR. 6. L. BARTON. JR. ROBERT HUGHES BUSINESS BOARD G. SCOTT TAYLOR ........................ SWAIN H. N. STEPHENSON ............... ROBERT J. FIELD .......................... ........................... Business Manager .................. Assisfanf Business Manager ........................ Circulafion Manager Eniered as second-class maHer Seplember 28. I928, al' +he Posioffice a+ Lynchburg. Virginia, under Hie Acf of March 3. '879. OPINIONS An Apology 'Way back Iasf fall when a new edi- for and sfaH' Jrook over The Mefeor. +he indus'rry and en+husiasm dis- played seemed suHicienf for +he whole sfaicl of our model. Time. on +he day before publica'rion. Thai new broom was af work. and while some of HS sfrokes may have been clumsy and in vain, +hey were neverfheless vigorous and concerfed. The firsf issue of +he year was no masferpiece. buf af leas+ if represen+ed +he hard- esf work we were capable of. Buf +he new broom wen+ +he way implied in Jrhe proverb. and The Mefeor felf fhe effect Ideas for ar+icles and feafures wemL un- developed. ln+ervals of publicafion gof longer and longer. The oHicial news publication of +he Virginia Epis- copal School kep1L deferiora+ing un- fil +he climax comes wifh +he lovely aggregafion of which +his is a parf. We're no+ passing Jrhe buck +0 +he res+ of +he sfaff. In fad we're more +0 blame +han anyone else. for whaf can a sfaff do if 'rhe ecli+or is lazy? 4 We're sorry for Jrhis issue, especially +he absence of wrife-ups of baseball games and Jrrack meels. We could have wriHen +hem up ourself. buf leiL +he genfle reader remember +ha+ examina+ions are on +he way. and we don'+ have phofos+a+ic minds +0 use in prepara+ion. AHer all +his deserved selicashga- lion if does us good +0 be able +0 announce +ha+ we re+ained our rafing wilh +he N. S. P. A.eFirs+ Class Honor Rafingebuf wifh fewer poinls Jrhan lasi year. Maybe we're wrong. or maybe +he N. S. P. A. is wrong. bumL +he +rue evaluaiion of our worfh is your opinion of 'rhe service we have rendered you. +he reader. Thaf's all +ha+ maHers. THE SCHOOL lConfinued from page 3l +he Hop CommiHee for Jrwo years. acfing as chairman Jrhis year. Lasf spring he was elec+ed presideni of +he V Club for +his +erm and was recenfly elecfed Jrreasurer of +he sen- man in school. has done remarkably well in afhlefics all +hree years. He won +he alhle+ic cup las'r year and was elecfed capiain oi fooiball and co- capfain of baskefball +his year. Hose Nose is vice-presiden+ of +he V Club. presidenf of +he G. A. A., sporfs edi'ror of The Mefeor and a counselor for a second ferm. Dan C. Bell: a na+ive of Dublin. Va., Dan spemL +wo years a+ V. E. S. be- fore a four of dufy in +he U. S. N. R. He is a counselor and has faken an adive par+ in many school acfivil'ies. Currenily he may be seen af any +ime deeply engrossed in his li++le +rig. book. Dan expecfs +0 a++end David- son come Sepiember. Daniel L. Bell. +he neal, orderly. indusfrious represenfahve of PiHs- boro. N. C.. is finishing +his year a +wo-year sirefch on Third West A consisfenf hard worker on +he frack squad. Dan neverfheless iincls fime +0 keep his name in good slanding on +he honor roll. his bunk a model for nea+ness. and his arrival for classes a record ior Jrime. John W. Burks. Bugs. Jo's liHle brofher. is one of +he mosiL popular members of +ha+ group of +hir+een who reside in +he gym. A iormer Sforekeeper in fhe U. S. N. R.. Bugs is rarely seen wifhouf a smile and has a laugh for every occasion. He played +ackle on +he Bishop foofball ieam and figures in nearly every school acfivify. even a few of +he THE METEOR THE SCHOOL unofficial ones. Bugs is slaied +0 grace Jrhe halls of Hampden-Sydney in fhe fall. George M. Caffrey blew in wifh a sea breeze from Virginia Beach +his year. and is one of +he mosf well- liked raJrs in school. Moo is nofecl for his good humor, wi+. and disposi- +ion, and is one oi-ihe few people in school who likes everybody and is liked by everybody. George was on +he varsify fooiball squad and 90+ his leHer in baskefball. His base- ball career was cmL shorf early in fhe season by an iniury. Jack T. Carpen+er. Jr.. arrived a+ +he Promised Land.H V. E. S. ihaf is. in +he fall of I944. Va. Episcopal was hard up for a brain al ihai lime. since i+ had loer all of Jrhem +he year before, bui ifs worries were over fhaf fall. because Jack proved +he iirsf day ihaf he was a real s+udenf. Besides his scholasfic abilify. he has proved himself worfhy of being a counselor and he's now presiding over all of +he boys on Firsf Wes+ isince Swain refurned +here are now fwol. Heis also Edifor-in-Chiei of The Meieor and Valedicforian of Jrhe Senior class. Nex1L year Jack plans +0 journey norihward +0 Yale +o show +hem how if's done in Af'ron. William D. Carfer was dropped from a passing 8-29 mid+erm +hree years ago. Whop is nofed for his big bass voice, which he employs +0 good use in +he choir, and for his gay disposiiion. which alwaysewell. almosf alwaysepulls him Jrhrough rough spofs. Even ihough falling shorf of a leHer. Whop has been 0qu for varsii'y foofball for fwo years and is a shoi pufier in hack. MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR YOUR PARENTS and FRIENDS AT THE VIRGINIAN HOTEL EIGHTH and CHURCH PHONE 2700 Alfred W. Craft Jr.. from Jrhe sand dunes of Virginia Beach is Jrhe greafesf 'ibull shoofer since Billie Long's reign. Al has made maior leHers in ioofball. baskefball. and baseball and he proved +0 be +he sfar of +he baskefball feam. This is his firsi and final year a+ V. E. 5. since he's faking a posi graduafe course. Al presides on +he faculfy's favorife clormi'rory. Second West and is usually seen in Hank's room pulling one. William E. Daniel. Jrhe big wheel of Jrhe gym. is a veferan oi +he Army who has been around iusf a liHle. Chick has ideas of going +0 V. P. I. nexf year where his brains are bound +0 pull him Jthrough along wi+h +haf ceriain way wifh +he womenf'i Roberf J. Field ius+ly carries on +he fradiiion of a +rue Bishop. He hails from Roanokeeeod's Counfry where +here's good women folk. Bob has been a hard working member of +he irack squad for several years. He is on The Mefeor sfafi, is a choir member. and is +he sforekeeper. Lasf bu+ no+ leasf he was appoinfed a counselor recen+ly. where he is now aifempiing +0 conirol Jrhe LiHle Colonel and Company on Main. Thomas A. Flemer. who hails from Oak Grove. came here afier a long and meriforious s+re+ch in Jrhe army. Tom siarfed 0qu wi+h a bang becom- ing one oi Jrhe mos+ popular boys in Jrhe veieran ranks. in Jrhe fall he made his lefier in ioofball and endured +he frials of +he V Club iniiia+ion +0 be- come a regular member of ihaf or- ganizaiion. Tom has made a good comeback in his scholasfic work. In all he's a swell iellow in every sense of +he word. and he has broughi fond memories of his bro+her. Lewis. John B. Gay, arrived +wo years ago from Founfain i Spou+ville l. N. C.. and since +hen has disfinguished him- self as a genfleman of finer +hings. A member oi +he V Club. Johnny has laken par+ in everyfhing from Dawson +0 baseball. faking a baskef- ball le++er lasf year. i'Daniel. Jrogefher wifh Reed. has served eHicienfly and unselfishly as assisianf scoul- masfer oi Troop 7. Roberf Field and Roberi Hughes have been appoinfed counselors. Perrin W. Gower, +he walking dicfionary from Raleigh. N. C.. graced V. E. 5. four years ago, and +hrough +hese few years he has be- come one of +he mos+ popular boys in school. Fools has leHered in foof- ball and baseball for +he las+ fwo years. becoming Jrhe able ca +ain of Jrhis pasi season's basebal Jream. Baron. as he is somefimes called. is quife famous for his deep and powerful barifone voice. his mon- sfrous feel. and his never-iailing wit which is usually over our heads. He is a member of The Mefeor sfaH. sergeanf-ai-arms of ihe V Club. and a mainsfay in +he Norfh Carolina propaganda deparfmeni. Perrin plans +0 resume his search for knowledge nex1L fall a'r Jrhe Universi'ry of Soufh Carolina. J. Richard Gormly. open +he cab- door Richard is finishing up his +hird year wifh a big bang as a member of +he V Club for +wo years. counselor on Wesf Main. and a lover of womenefhaJr's our boy Dick. Nex1L year he has hopes of journeying lo Jrhe Universiiy of Vir- ginia lo confinue his love of life's fineries. Macon L. Hard . Leroy. as he is known around school. arrived Jrhree years ago and since fhen has made quiie a name for himself in spiie of his small size. Besidesibeing class secrefary, he has been a mainsiay on ihe Junior Varsify Fool'ball Jream, and a dependable pen-pusher on The Mefeor. Above all he has upheld +ha+ Virginia Beach repu+a+ion +0 +he highesi in his easy +0 gel along wifh nafure. Paul Taylor has been ap- poinied Edi+orsin-Chief of The Mefeor for +he coming ses- V slon. SKILFUL CLEANING -is necessary if you wanf our Clofhes fo always look ?yresh and +icly. Wish See Our Agenf S+ephenson, S. THE METEOR THE SCHOOL F. Sears Harris has blessed +he school wi'rh his presence for +he pas'r +hree years. Besides being a leHer- man in baskefbaii and frack +his year, Smoose is nofed for his iocularify and has a repufafion for charming +he babes of +he Hill Ciiy. Even +hough he is a Wesi Virginia boy. if is 'g'en-' erally agreed +ha+ he has been con- verfed irom +he evil ways of JrhaJr siafe. Henry He+h: a former member of Jrhe l00+h Division. Hank is winding up his one year here af V. E. 5. He figured prominenfly on +he Bishop foofbail Jream as a 'rackie and recenHy displayed his wares as a pifcher on +he baseball feam. Always ranking high scholasficaily. Hank is liked by all and recognized by his easy friend- iiness. Charles F. Hileman. one of our re- Jrurneci veierans. claims as his home +he valley of Virginia. Babe has been a counselor for +hree years and was a member of +he honor come miHee beiore his services were re- quired in +he navy. He is one of Jrhe ioy boys of Second Wes'r and is well liked by everyone. He is an ou+- sfanding member of +ha+ momL sfrenuous oi ail spor'rs. fennis. Roberi' M. Hughes came from +he Tidewafer area +hree years ago and insfanHy made a name for him- sehc on +he honor roll and in +he heari oi +he .headmaerer. He was recenHy appoinfed a counselor and IeH' Jrhe infirmary Jr'or raving Third Main. Bob is one of +he besf phoiographers in schooif He is also a hard working repor+er for The Mefeor and has +he job of sfore- keeper. John R. Hyre roiied in from Rai- eigh. N. C. +hree years ago. and aHer exercising in pool halls his firsf year proceeded +0 become a member of +he V Club by vir+ue of +wo foot ball, one baseball and +wo baskef- ball IeHers. He was co-cap+ain of baskeiball. John is one of +he more popuiar boys from Second Wes+ and is one of +he hard-working members of +he Hop Commiffee. Alberf S. Kemper graced V. E. S. with his presence in '44 and, aHer +hree years is going back +0 his Blue- field. W. Va. coal dusf. Bunny has disfinguished himsehC on Jrhe a+hle+ic field as well as in scholarship and 6 COUNSELOR BODY LeH +0 Right Firsf Row: Bailou: Armisi'ead: Page; Alien: Maddux. T. Second Row: Carpenier: Lewis. 6.; NUH. R.: Gormly: Bell. D. C.; Hughes. Third Row: Field: CorneH; Reed; Kemper. Abseni': Hileman. popularify. He has earned +wo fooi- bail. fwo baskeibail and one frack leHer and +his year is No. l man on fhe fennis squad. He is a counselor on Third West secrefary of 'rhe V Club. secrefary of Jrhe G. A. A., and presidemL of Jrhe Senior Class. Bunny is also on +he fop pari of +he Honor Roll every mon+h. Thomas H. Maddux. aHer a +wo year hi+ch in Jrhe Navy. is back af V. E. S. Tuck was hack capfain, fooi- ball quarierback. and one of Jrhe besi counselors. One of H18 mosi pouiar veferans in schooi. he is freasurer of +he V Club and a member of +he General Afhleiic Associafion. He has been consisfeniiy high on +he honor roll. William B. Kernerl one of +he many boys for+una+e enough +0 come from Nor+h Carolina. arrived a+ V. E. S. +his year from Kernersville and his wi+ immediafely made him one of f-he besf liked boys in school and in +he hear'rs of +he Lynchburg women. Nig is a member of +he V Club. having made his ieHer in foofballi and was a promising mem- ber of +he irack squad. Nig is also a waiier and a member of +he choir. Hervey S. Jones: quiei and easy- going, is noied for his abiliiy +0 win ouf wifhou+ so much as a loud word. A former radarman in +he Navy, Her- vey speni one year a+ V. E. 5. He hails from Clifion Forge, Va. Roberf H. NuH. Jr.I ambassador plenipofenfiary and missionary from Jrhe Old Norfh Siaie closes up shop fhis year and brings an end io his religious endeavor in +he Virqin Siaie. Coming +0 V. E. S. ai mid+erm fwo years ago. he immediafely made a name for himself as a liferai nuf and expounder of wif. Since Jrhen he has made a ieH'er in frack. and is a mem- ber of Jrhe V Club, counselor on Third Main, and prophef of +he Sen- ior Class. John M. Page announced his arrival from Brandon. Vermont four years ago and since +hen has reached +he fop posiiion in school. +ha+ of Head Counselor. Long John has been a sfeaciy leHerman in football and baskeiball and in +rack he has been iop scorer for +he Bishops. John. along wiih Mo+her Reed. has suc- ceeded in holding down +he Jrough guys of Shorf Dorm successfully. THE METEOR THE SCHOOL Known +0 be quife +he +hing when ii comes +0 fhe fair sex, John is nofecl for his complicaied love affairs, and +he women +ha+ hang on him when he finishes +he 440. Pey+on M. Pollard was dropped from a passing Class J from Pefers- burg a year ago. Since Jrhen he has become lamous for his minule know- ledge of smoking rules and +o+al absfinence from H202 during sunny weaiher. A suHerer under Mr. Fol- lel'f's iyranny. Peyfon hopes +0 gain respife ai U. Va. nexf year. John F. Reed is anolher oi +he velerans who have refurned +0 V. E. S. Jack is Vice-Presiclenf of +he Senior Class. a counselor on Shorl' Dormi- Jrory. and member of Jrhe V -Club. ln +he pasi Jack has had an excellenf record here and i5 confinuing To keep ii up. His quick WM and agreeable manner malce him one of ihe besi liked boys af V. E. 3. William Skinner hails lrom Norlh Carolina and represenfs his sfaie well. An honor sfudeni, Bill has worked hard all year and won many friends. He is a confender for fhe Jrennis leam and was one of ihe mainsfays on Jrhe junior ioolball and baskelball feams. Louis Taliaferro came here during Jrhe middle of Jrhe 'rerm and is one of Jrhe ve'rerans residing in +he g m. He clicl excellenf work on fhe base all feam and has made a name for him- sellc on +hird base. For The shortL lime ihai he has been here, he has clone a lol' oi noleworihy fhings, bofh public and privaie. Randolph C. Thompson. The pride and icy oi Alfavisfa. a unique ham- lei, is concluding lhis year a fhree- year lease on Bunk 90 on Third Wesl lo fake up abode in FollehL Heaven, V. M. l. Ai'rer a wild year of mid- nighiL escapades wifh Bebeau and his boys. Bullef seHled down f0 +wo .q uclcrznheimer'a- Good Qualify Value Righ+ MEN'S FURNISHINGS year of serious work which have raied him high places on Jrhe honor roll and respecf for doggedness in iooiball. A famed fheorefifian and iokesfer. he keeps Things popping despile his serious side. Frank Warren. Grover +0 his friends and Mr. Bailey. is one of Jrhe refurnecl vefs a+ The school. com- ing la51L fall from Harrisonburg +0 live in +he gym. He was a member of +he foolball squad and a pillar. however shorf, of ihe baskefball l'eam. winning his varsiiy leHer in ihai sporf. Having faken enough kidding +0 be invulnerable +0 if. he siill mainfains his good humor and his friends. Wade Warrenl Jrhe olher, maybe beHer, half of +he Warren fwins. has followed much his brofher's paih a'r school. A noiable excepfion. however. is fhe Tacf +ha+ he lends his voice each week +0 JrhaiL aggregafion of harmony. fhe V. E. S. Choir. Roveri besides winning a leHer in baskefball. also performs fhe fask of being ihe sfabilizing influence on his brofher. wifh +he resulf fhaf They are a well- balanced pair. Roberf M. Whifaker. we regref lo say. has no credifable nickname ai school, a fad which goes +0 prove +he versaiilify he exhibiis. Coming from Sharon Hill. Pa., he immediaiely piiched in and sfarfed on Jrhe iooiball Jream. winning his iirsf varsify leHer. Since fhen he has played on +he bas- ke+ball feam and won a leHer in frack. Also. he is a consisfenf A siuclenf, and +his is balanced by insafiable wi'r, energy. and clowning +0 make him a very well liked individual. Unlike +he resf oi Jrhe boys who slave over frigl he ioxecl Mri Gannaway by having a prep session in ii, and now ricles easily on fhe cresl of his knowledge, causing Jrhe Exalfed One no end of chagrin. Roberf H. Woods. +he misf-en- circled cal from Pearisburg. is ano'rher one of ihaf renowned mob from Bouncin' Barksdale. Foggie SOUTHERN CAB COMPANY PHONE 2-9-4 THE METEOR nof only finds fime +0 make wiJrh +he books. bulL he also keeps in +he run- ning . . . we should say fhe rolling since fogs don'f run . . . wifh all +he women. and I do mean all +he women. The son of ihe Republican s+a+e leader. he can usually be found arguing poliiics if he isn'+ in a fog. CommencememL Exercises I 947 Safurclay. May 3I V Club Dance, 8:30 p. m. Sunday, June I Final Service. I I a. m. Sermon by The Rev. Richard R. Beasley Class of I925 Reclor of Si. John's Church Roanoke. Virginia Monday. June 2 Finals of +he Tennis Tournamenf Final Dance. 9:00 p. m. The Headmasfer and Mrs. Bar- +on will be of Home f0 fhe Facul'ry. Jrhe Senior Class. and Guesfs during ihe iniermission. Tuesday. June 3 Final Exercises. l023O a. m. The Mefeor Takes a Holiday April 25 marked Jrhe opening of Jrhe l8+h annual Souihern lnferscho- lasfic Press Associaiion conveniion ai Washingfon and Lee Universi+y in Lexingfon. Jack Carpenler, Sfan Smiih, Paul Taylor. ScoH Taylor. Tom Allen. and Mr. FolleH' reprew senfed Virginia Episcopal School and The Mefeor af Jrhe conveniion. A social gafhering and ge1L fogefher was ihe main occasion on Thursday nighi Jrhe 24fh for +hose who arrived early. The real conference go+ under way on Friday morning wi+h a curreni evenfs fest This was followed by an address by Mr. Arihur Gordon. edi- Jror oi: Cosmopoliian. Mr. Gordon's address goi +he conference ohc +0 6 good sfarf. Numerous ofher inl'er- esfing addresses were given by such noiables as James A.,Linen. publishs er of Time ; Mark Woods. presideni of Jrhe American Broadcasfing Com- pany; Harold Fosfer, creaifor oi Prince Valian+ ; and John Allen. edi- for of Linolype NeWs. These men and ofhers led rouncl Jrable discussions 7 THE SCHOOL and group meefings for sfudenfs and advisors. Af fhe final banquef he'd in fine mess hall of +he Virginia Milifary Ins+i+u+e Mr. Carlefon A. Harkrader edi+orial direcfor of +he Brisfol DIGJ HeraId-Courier spoke on Prob- lems of +he Small Cify Daily. Fol- lowing Hue address by Mr, Harkrader . Hue news paper and yearbook awards were presenfed by Prof. O. W. Rie- gel. Dean of +he School of Journal- ism af W. 8 L. and key man of +he convenfion. A convenfion dance sponsored by +he Sigma Delfa Chi journalism fra+erni+y held in +he Doremus Gym- nasium was +he highlighf of Jrhe social affairs of +he convenfion. The music was provided by Hue Soufhern Col- legians. a very hep band originaf- ing on +he W. 8 L. campus. The Quill and Scroll banquef sponsored by +he Quill and Scroll chapfer of Greenbrier Milifary Academy was anofher maior social evenf. A frip +0 Nafural Bridge and a baseball game befween W. 8 L. and U. Va. also provided +he delegafes wifh enferfainmenf. Happy Bir+hdayl May 6+h ...................................... WhHe May 9H'1 ................................ Weaver May I3+h ...................... Thompson. J. May l4+h ................................ DuHey June Isf .................................... CraH YOUR GIFT CENTER BOWEN dWGJmpanqm-c. 8 I 3 Main Sfreef ART BARBER SHOP Under Hofel Carroll V. E. 5. WELCOME Pafronize Those Who Pafronize You THE HOP COMMITTEE L9H f0 Righf: Hyre; Taylor. R; Armisfead. April Honor Roll I. Carpen'rer ...................... 97.4 2. Skinner .......................... 94.4 3. Lewis. G. ....................... 93.8 4. Alexander ...................... 93.1 5. Hefh .......................... 92.2 6. Allen .......................... 9L6 7. Kemper ........................ 9l.2 8. Maddux. T. ..................... 9L2 9. Thomas. G. ..................... 9l.2 10. Armisfead ...................... 90.8 ll. Wellford ....................... 90.5 I2. Braxfon ........................ 90.4 I3. Smifh .......................... 90.4 14. Whifaker ....................... 90.2 15. Field ........................... 90. I6. Gormly ........................ 90. I7. Thompson. J898 I8. Baffle .......................... 89.4 l9. Dial ........................... 89.2 20. Hughes ........................ 89.2 2l. Brooks ......................... 88.8 22. Gay ........................... 88.6 23. Marshall ....................... 88.4 24. Pollard ......................... 88.2 25. Jones. H. ........ i .............. 88.2 26. CorneH ........................ 88. 27. Hasfings ....................... 88. 28. Nuff. R. ........................ 87.5 29. CaHrey ........................ 87.4 30. Frazier ......................... 87.2 30. Taylor, P. ....................... 87.2 3l .Pancoasf ....................... 87. 32. Baker .......................... 86.8 33. White ......................... 86.8 34. Ballou .......................... 86.6 35. Reed .......................... 86.5 36. Langhorne ...................... 86.4 37. Page ........................... 86.4 38. Kerner ......................... 86.3 39. Gafhrighf ...................... 86.2 40. Gower. J. ...................... 86.2 4I. Taylor. s. ....................... 86.2 42. Clary .......................... 86. 43. Gower. P. ...................... 85.4 44. Shull ........................... 85.4 45. Cherry. W. ..................... 85.2 46. Ogden ......................... 85.2 47. Warren. F. ..................... 85.2 48. Duke ........................... 85. 49. Lewis. C. ....................... 85. Esfablished l859 I . P. 'Bell Company STATIONERS. BOOKSELLERS, PRINTERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS 8l6 Main Shae? Bring Your KODAK WORK fo Us Craighill 6': lanes. Incorporafed D R U G G I S T S 9l3 Main Sfreef Lynchburg, Va. PHONE I646 FOUNTAIN AND LUNCHEON SERVICE VISIT THE WHITE HOUSE THE METEOR SPORTS From The Sidelines By J. W. Ballou. Jr. Foolball Way back las'r fall V. E. S. seemed +0 have a good foolball feam. We rompecl Miller School 32-6 and Jrhe nexf Safurday smeared Hargrave in Jrhe mud 20-0. Things were beginning +0 look good bul Then all of a sudden everyfhing failed and Woodberry frampled us 49-7 in whal was sup- posed +0 be a 'c'ose game. H was The same way nexf Sa+urday as we handed a weak Fishburne feam an l8-6 vichory on a silver plaHer. The Bishops bounded back Two weeks laler +0 ouffighl. oufplay. and scare a supposedly mighfy E. H. S. Jream ou+ of ifs wifs before losing a heerl- breaking l9-l3 game. Wil'h a couple of breaks H would have been a V. E. S. win. Confinuing +0 play Hue brand of ball H was capable of Jrhe Bishop Jream ran a sfrong R. M. A. feam all over Johnson Field and cap- Jrured a 25-6 vicfory. lniuries and a Tithng Sf. Chrisfopher's learn spelled doom in Jrhe lasl game, as we losf 26-0 in a game +ha+ was closer +han +he score shows. Baskelball The less said abouf baskelball +he beHer. There seemed +0 be no spiril whafsoever. Affer gelling ohc +0 6 flying s+ar+ by beefing Bedforcl and Hargrave. Jrhe Bishops dropped +en sfraighf games +0 Woodberry. Fish- burne. Fork Union. Hampden-Sydney J. V.. +wice each and E. H. S. and 5+. Chrisfopher's once. They fhen bounced back +0 dump Hargrave 43- 22 in +he bes+ game +ha+ was played by our boys. Finally The Bishops dropped a heartbreaking 35-30 game To Sf. C. +0 end The season. Baseball As usual The Bishops opened +he baseball season wifh a bang by beal- ing Slaunlon M. A. Then Jrhe Garnel and While Tell beTore Bedford. Woodberry. Fishburne, Fork Union. E. H. S Miller School. Hargrave before hiHing H5 slride and Jraking Miller School. Then. playing +heir beer game 0T +he season. Jrhey +ook Wooclberry in To win a +hriller. 9-7. H seemed as if +he Jream had found Hseht. bu'r Jrhen H gave Tand I mean if li+erallyl, Slaunlon and Hargrave fwo oneslded vicfories. The lasf THE METEOR BASEBALL LETTERMEN LeH +0 Right Firsl Row: Ballou: Lewis. 6.: Gower. J.; Gower. P.. Capt: Dawson; CraH; Thomas. 6. Second Row: Andrews: Ogden: Armisfead: Shirley: Akers. F.: Taliaferro. Third Row: Mr. Phelps, Coach: Cherry. J.. Manager. game of Jrhe season. wi'rh Fork Unions was called because of a wef field. Track The Bishops showed l'heir heels +0 Hargrave in +he opener, winning wilh ease 791A +0 39V2. Then in a meel wilh Woodberry and Slaunfon a couple of bad breaks for us gave Slaunfon second wi'rh Woodberry winning. ln Jrhe S+a+e MeelL +he Bishops were a real disappoinfmenf. Jraking only 8 poinls. 8qu Then +he cindermen bounced back +0 win over Fork Union 62-55 in a close meef. The season was Closed wifh a bang wilh a viclory over Fishburne and 5+. Chrislopher's in a +riangular meef on home ground. 79w +0 4I w +0 30. This year should have been a Tine one for V. E. S. buf we lacked +wo vilal Jrhings. +he will +0 win and spirit The malerial was here. buf +ha+ liHle +hing +ha+ Jrurns close games info vicfories for us wasn'f. We showed whaf we had in a few games bu'r i'r wasn'l shown oHen enough. as Jrhe resulfs show. V. E. S. learns can do if nex+ year ET +hey go 0qu and play and lighf like +he Jreams from +his school have done in +he pasl. Disappoinfmenf The less said abouf +he Jrennis Jream. Jrhe beHer. There was a record of six s+raigh+ defea+s. one each +0 S. M. A. and Sf. Chrisfopher's and Two each +0 F. M. S. and H. M. A. and no victories. They almos1L failed +0 win any games, much less sefs. However. Coach Gilliam Jrriecl +0 save face in +he same way Coach WyaH 0T Jrhe minor nine did by saying +ha+ he hoped +ha+ a good foundah'on had been laid for nexf year's Jream. In his hasfy Jrheorizing he menHoned Frank and MallL Akers; Whife. Cardwell. and Carringfon as probable neHers for '48. Summaries of I947 Seasons Baseball: April 9+heV. E. S. 9, S. M. A. 7. April l2+he-V. E; S. 5. Bedford H. S. l l. April lbfhegame called, rain. April 19+h-v. E. s. 2, E. H. 5. l6. April 23rdeV. E. S. 4. Fork Union 20. April 26+h-V. E. S. l l. W. F. 5. l7. lConfinued on page l2l JUNIOR BASEBALL TEAM TENNIS TEAM Leff +0 Right Firer Row: Brooks: Thomas. J.: Marshall. Leff +0 Right Firsf Row: Akers. F.: Pollard: Kemper. Capt: Goiser; Baffle: Finch. Capt; Whife; Akers, MaH. Second ROW: Nixon. Manager; McClung: Sfoughfon: Second Row: Duffey. Manager: Lewis, C.: Mr. Gilliam. Barnes; Harman; Mr. WyaH. Coach. Absenf: Will: MacLeod; Carring+om Baird: Lewis. F.: Johnsfon: Zander: Akers. Mike. Coach: Hughes: Daniel. Manager. -4u-u MIDWINTERS Ballou l0 THE METEOR THE SCHOOL Mwwww TO LEAD V CLUB FIGURE TONIGHT Lewis M. Armis+ead Miss Pafricia Twohy W A. THE V CLUB Leff +0 Right Standing: Gormly: Andrews: Harris; Page; F1emer;Burks;Warren. F.; Shirley; Gower. P.; CorneH; Warren. W.: Gay: He+h. Sea+ed. Firs+ Row: Armisfead; BaHou; Maddux. T.: Kemper. Second Row: Lewis. C.: Ogden; Gower. J.; Lewis. 6.: Caffrey: CraH: Thomas. 6. Third Row: Wayland: Cherry, J.; Cherry, W.: Murray, P.: Reed; Akers. F.; Kerner. Fourfh Row: Murray, A.: Hyre; Taliaferro; Dawson: Maddux. W.: Allen: Whifaker; NuH, R. THE METEOR ll SPORTS Summaries of 1947 Seasons 1Con+inuec1 from page 91 April 301119V. E. S. l. Hargrave M. A. 9. May 3rc12V. E. S. 10. Miller Schoo1 I 1. May 6+h2-V. E. S. 1. Fishburne M. S. 3 Ma; 8+h2v. E. 5. IO. Miller School 6 Ma; Io+Ipv. E. s. 9. w. F. s. 7. May 12+h5V. E. S. 6. S+uan+on M. A. 15 May' MHPV. E. s. 3. Hargrave M. A. 13. May 17fh5-game called. we1L field. Track: April lBHF-V. E. S. 79V2. Hargrave M. A. 39y2. April 281119W. F. S. 68, Sfaunfon M. A. 38V2. v. E. s. 36V2. May 3rd-E. H. S. 58V2. W. F. S. 37V2. Sfaunfon M. A. 18. Fork Union M. A. 13. Fishburne M. S. 10. V. E. S. 8. Greem brier M. S. 5. Randolph-Macon Aca- demy 3. Augus+a M .A. 1. May 19+h-V. E. S. 62. Fork Union M. A. 55 May 1611121 E. S. 79V3. Fishburne M. S. 4136. $1. Chrisfopher's 30. Minor Nine The Baby nine did nof fare much beHer +han +he varsify +1115 year. They won +116 firsf game from Bed- ford bu? 1051L +he neer +hree. +wo 1'0 H. M. A. and one +0 Bedford. The 11mL feam was composed of MarshaH pi+ching and BaHle cafching. We11- ford on first Finch on second. Sfoughfon a1 shorfs'rop and Barnes on +hird. The ouHield consisfed of Mc- Clung. Thomas. J.. and Goiser. Even +hough Junior feam didn'f show up so well +hey offer some likely prospecfs for nexf year's varsify base- ball feam. Season's Bes+ Track Performance? For V. E. S. lZO-yard high hurdles: 17.9. Allen. F. M. S.-S+. C. meef. Mile run: 5229.8. Page. Hargrave meet PoIe vauH': 10'6 . Page. Fork Union meet IOO-yard dash: 10.3. Ba11ou. F. M. 5.51. C. mee'r. 2On1y winners' +imes were available. 12 TRACK LETTERMEN LeH 10 Right 1:11-51L Row: Harris; Whifaker; Maddux. T.. Capt; Allen; Page. Second Row: Maddux. W.; Cherry. W.: Kemper; Ballou. Absenf: Third Row: Mr. Barnum. Coach: Mr. Bailey. Assist Coach: Wayland. Manager. HammeH. 440-yard dash: 52.9. page. Wood- berry-S. M. A. meef. High jump: 5'8 . Ballou. Fork Union meef. $1101 puf: 43' 2V2 . Ballou. Fork Union mee+. 220-yard 10w hurdles: 27.4. Mad dux, T.. Hargrave and F. M. S.- 51. C. meefs. 880-yard dash: 2204.5. Page. Woodberry-S. M. A. meet 220-yard dash: 23.2. Bal1ou. F. M. S.-S+. C. meef. Discus +hrow: 102'6 . Kemper. Fork Union meef. Broad iump: 20'7 . Maddux. T.. Fork Union meet Javelin 1hrow: 149'10 . Harris. F. M. A951 .C. meet Mi1e relay: HammeH. Kerner, Whifaker. and Page. 3.40, F. M. 5:51. C. meet Againsi' V. E. S. lZO-yard high hurdles: 15.3. Pefer- son. W. F. 5.. Woodberry- S. M. A. meef. Mile run: 4:51.5.Drisch1er.S.M.A. Sfafe mee'r. Pole vauH: 11'8 . Longaker. W. F. S. S+a+e meet IOO-yard dash: 10.1. Kaus, F. U. M. A. Fork Union meef. 440-yarc1 dash: 54.7. Capers. E. H. S. Sfafe meet High jump: 5'11 . Dilweg.E. 1-1.8. Sfafe meet $110+ puf: 51'7 , Spears. 5. M. A. Sfafe meet 220-yarc1 low hurd1es: 25.2. Pefer- son. W. F. S. Sfafe and Wood- berry-S. M. A. mee'r. 880-yard dash: 2:08.4, Akerley. E. H. S. S+a+e meef. 220-yard dash: 22.8. Fleming W. F. 5.. Woodberry-S. M. A. meef. Discus +hrow: 129'3 . Spears. 5. M. A. Sfafe meef. Broad jump: 20'6 . Mi11er 5+. C.. F. M. S.-S+. C. meet Javelin +11row: 154'8 . Peferson. W. F. 5.. Sfafe meeJr. M11e re1ay: 3149.2. E. H. S. 1Ake1ey. Fairrey. Holfon. Thomp- son1 Sfafe meef. Final Exercises WH'h +he close 01 He 1as+ maior sporfs seasons of 1116 year a+ V. E. 5. THE METEOR SPORTS Players 6 Taliaferro. ss .............................. 12 Dawson. cf ................................ 8 G. Lewis, rf. ss .......................... I0 Craft p ..................................... 6 Akers. F.. p ................................ 6 Ballou. lb ................................. II Shirley. c .................................. 6 Thomas . 6.. 2b ........................ II Armisfead. II .............................. I2 Gay. 3b ...................................... 7 Goer. P.. Cf ................................ II Gower. J.. c .............................. 6 Ogden, rf .................................. 7 Andrews. p ................................ 6 Caffrey. c ................................. 2 Hefh, p ...................................... 2 Tofals .................................... l2 SEASON BATTING AVERAGES AB H R 23 3B HR Avg. 38 I5 I2 0 I 0 .395 24 8 5 O I O .333 40 I3 9 O O I .325 20 6 4 0 0 0 .300 I4 4 I 0 O O .286 40 I I I0 2 O 4 .275 22 6 I I 0 O .273 36 6 7 0 0 , 0 .I67 39 6 6 O 0 0 .I54 26 4 3 l 0 0 .I54 42 8 7 0 O O - .I9O I7 I 2 0 O 0 .059 l8 I 3 0 0 0 .056 I0 0 I O 0 0 .000 3 O O O 0 0 .000 2 O 0 O 0 0 .000 401 89 7l 4 2 5 .222 come fwo posf-season infra-mural dis- plays of brawn and skill. The firsf of of ihesei wifh a noble and ancienf ancesfry. is Ihe Jrennis Jrournamenf. fhe winner of which receives Ihe V- Club Trophy. Compefifion among fhe Ihirfy-fwo enfranis should be keen. buf lasf year's winner. Bunny Kemper. will give any challenger a hard Jrime. The finals will be played Monday. June 2nd. so Jrhe resulIs will nof be in The Meieor. The ofher ac'rivily. wifh an ancesfry much shorfer buI jus'r as noble, is fhe infer-dormiiory spoall compefifion. Six feams are enfered Ihis year. one each from Easf Main. Wesf Main, Second West Third West Ihe gym- nasium. and Short Firsf Wesi. and Jrhe infirmary, respecfively. Compefi- Jrion began on May 20+hi fhe finals +0 come May 3Isf aHer all of fhe feams have played each o'rher once. Easf Main, defending champions. hiI a winning sfreak early. buf Wesi Main. Jrhe firsf champions in Jrhe hisfory OI Ihe league in I945. losI ifs opener Io +he Short Firsf West infirmary com- bo. HUGHES DRY CLEANING CORP. I603 Park Avenue Telephone 974 Lynchburg. Virginia See Taylor and Taylor Scoop Though foolball is pracfically fhe farfhesf sporf Irom +he minds of boys 6+ V. E. S. af Jrhis Iime of year. many colleges have ius'r complefed spring Iraining. and Jrhis much of a collegiafe Iouch can'f humL +he school. Mr. Gannaway. Aihlefic Direcfor. has announced fhaf Jrhe game wiih Fishburne Milifary School will be played on chober 28, I947 a'r nighf in 'Ihe Lynchburg Municipal Sfadium. This will be Ihe firsI' V. E. S. inva- sionII of ihe sfadium since Ihe E. H. 3. game in I943. +wo years be- fore Ihe insfallmenf of +he lighl's lasf fall. He also announced +ha+ The open dale befween +he Fishburne and E. H. S. games will be filled nexf year by a game wi+h fhe Sluyvesanf School. Warren'ron. here. on Novem- ber I. This will mark The Iirs+ example of a'lhlefic relafions befween Ihe Jrwo schools. excepf for +he S+a+e Track Meef. DAVIS PRODUCE CO. Wholesale Produce Dealers Terms: Cash l009-l0ll Jefferson Sfreef VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Non - milifary. Superior preparafion for all col- leges aI moderafe cosf. Accredifed High slandard in schoI- arship and afhlefics . . Gymnasium . . . I40 acres healfhfully and beaufifully sifuafed in Virginia mouniains. For Cafalog Wrife Io George L. Barfon. Jr. M.A.. PhD. Headmasl'er V. E. 5.. Lynchburg. Va. COME IN AND LOOK OVER THE NEW' SPRING STYLES WILLS-CAMP CO. 8 l 9 Main Sfreef Visif +he VIRGINIA MUSIC SHOP 625 Main S+ree+ FOR THE LATEST m RECORDS and SHEET MUSIC 9111559119 Carr: 5 a 805 Main Sfreef TAYLOR. s., AGENT THE METEOR MUSIC Recorded Music Popular and Jazz l. Nigh+ and Day. Where or When. Show PieceI I Wan+ +0 Be Happy Sleepy Time Gal, I+ Had +0 be You.--Hall Wil- son Quarl'ef. The Commodore Recording Co. combines Jrhe hoarse clarineiL of Ed- mund Hall and The refined piano works of Teddy Wilson fo come fhrough wiih a successful album. All of The Jrunes in +he album are old sfand-bys excepf for Show Piece. which is an original. All of Jrhe record- ings are of high calibreewifh +he whole quariei playing harmonically perfect TCommodorel. 2. Mam'selle. Sleepy Time GaI--Ar+ Lund. - Ari Luncl proves on Mam'selle fhaf he is a very capable singer. He is aided a greaiL deal by The very quief background which sef up an appropriafe mood for Jrhe lune. On Sleepy Time his voice doesn'+ show as much resfrainf. TColumbial. 3. You're My Favorile Memory. Cheek +0 Cheek. Sfrange In+erlucle. Why Shouldn'l' l?. A of Me. Long AgoI Halleluiah. Sunny Morning- Teddy Wilson. Once again an ofivbrand music company comes Jrhrough wifh an ex- cellemL album. Here MusicraH leis Teddy Wilson alone for a IiHle while and he plays Ihese Choice selecfions as he fhinks Jrhey should be played. AII oi Jrhe records in Jrhis album are played in ihe very relaxed Wilson manner,,excep+ Tor Hallelujah. which is played a'r an up fempo. Memory and Sunny Morning are Teddy's own pieces, bul- The record Iha+ is Jrops in ihe album is Why Shouldn'1' I? iMusicraHi. 4. Impromp+u Jazz Ensemble. The Sheik of Araby. Farewell BluesI S+ars iFeII on Alabama. Jusf YouI Jusf Me. Aflanfa Blues. The Way You Look To- night Some Sunny Day-Eddy Con- don. Represenfing Condon's second album for Decca is as many years. Ihis album displays The lype of music which is played a+ Eddie's club. The Americondon. All of fhe sides are of The Dixieland 5+er wiih Jack Tea- garden. Billy BuHerfield. and Maxie Kaminsky paving The way. Sheik is somewhai a disappoinimenf. Teagar- den doesn'+ have fhe viJralier +ha+ he had in +he I929 Red Nichols record- ings. Ensemble is Jrhe be51L side in fhe album. Here Jack Teagarden comes Jrhrough wilh a fine vocal. pari of fhe words coming from his record- ing of Makin' Friends which dafes back more Jrhan iiHeen years. If you like Dixieland. This album is whaf you're looking for. iDeccai. The ClassicseSerenade for Sfring Orchesfra-Tchaikovsky. This was composed during Jrhis greaf Russian's happiesf years and fhe music is characferisfic of his happy and gay feelings. Ii is played by The Philadel- phia Siring Orcheslra-saicl +0 be The Tinesi in +he worldeand if in- deed does a beaquiful job of This mas+erpiece. The Second Movement 6 walfz. is very familiar To everyone and is considered Tchaikovsky's mos'r beaufiful walfz. iCo. M-MM677I. Nigh+s in The Gardens of Spaine- Manuel de FaIIa-This is Decca's newesf FFrr recording and is played by Clifford Curzon. pianist wifh The Nafional Symphony of London. This is a purely Spanish work and for Jrhose who like Spanish music. if is a rare Treat By all means hear fhis: ifs beauiy will delighf you. iDeccal. Beefhoven's Moonlighf Sonafa is one of Vicioris greaf recordings Jrhis monfh. This beauliful work is played by Vladimir Horowilz, who is considered by some +he greafesf pianisf in Jrhe world foday. Everyone is familiar wiJrh fhe Iheme of ihe opening measures. and is sure +0 en- joy +he whole work. TVicfor DM I I l5.J SebasfianeBallei Suite. by Gian- Carlo Mennofi and Barfok's Piano Concerfo No. 3 are modern works pu'r 0qu recenfly by Columbia. The Tirsl oi Jthese. a ballef suile, is de- lithuIIy charming. and fhe Robin Hood Dell Orchesfra does a wonder- ful job oi ii. iCol. XMX 278i. The second work is played by Gyorgy Sandor wifh Ormancly and The Philadelphia Orchesfra. A purely modern work, if probably will be found quife unusual lo Jrhose who favor Ihe older classics. iCoI. MM 6744. ALUMNI I936 Capfain Thomas N. Davis, III. of The U. S. Army Air Forces and his wife, are coming back +0 Jrhe U. S. from Puerfo Rico where Capi. Davis has been sfafioned. He expecfs +o refire from Uncle Sam's service on his arrival Jro New Orleans. They were expecied in Lynchburg on or around May 6. I937 Bill Joinn of Columbia Law School was vofed edifor of Jrhe Legal Law Review. I944 Bob Milchell. a V. E. S. ioofball IeH'erman of +imes gone by. dropped around +0 see his old Alma Mafer. l4 Jim WorkI a V. M. l. man, ex- counselor and frack manager. slop- ped over while in Lynchburg. I945 Dave Perkins paid us a visif. He was on Jrhe Honor CommiHee. G. A. A.. Managing Edifor oi 'rhe V. E. S. monfhly and a Track capfain. So did Jack Parroft an ex-ediior of The Mefeor. and a baseball leHer- man. He's now geHin' ediecafed af dear old V. M. I. Rev. DuvaII Gwafhmey. ST. John's Church in Wyfheville. Va came by for supper on May 9H1 and read Jrhe evening lesson. He was Jrhe school chaplain in l920-2l. He was in Lynchbrug for a Diocesan Council meeling. as was Bishop JeH. founder of The school. H has been announced by Jrhe Headmasier Ihai ihe final sermon on June Isf will be delivered by Rev. R. R. Beasley. '25. recenfly ap- poinfed recfor of 5+. John's Episcopal Church. Roanoke isee The Mefeor. chober, I946J New Brains Wifh fhe mafriculafion of Mr. Gil- liam af fhe Universify of Virginia nexf Tall will come a U. Va.. and V. E. 5.. alumnus. Mr. Lawrence H. Fors l'h, lo Jrake his place as hisfory leacher af Jrhe school. THE METEOR Mr. Forsyfh was born in Esmonf. Va.. on May l6. I92I, and enJrered V. E. S. from local schools in The fall of I932. Track leHerman. choir member. counselor, V Club mem- ber, and Me+eor s+aflman, he was gradua+ed in June. I937. and enfered U. Va. fhe Tollowing fall. A+ Jrhe universify he was a member of The Sfuclenf Alh'efic Council. +he V Club lalso for hackl. Jrhe German Club. +he Skull and Keys lHonorary Sociefyl, and +he Zefa Psi Fralernify. He received a B. A. in his+ory in Sepfember. I946. affer his refurn from U. 5. Army service. where he was a Ii++er bearer in +he 52nd Medi- cal BaHalion, seeing acfion in Norfh Africa. Haly. France. and Germany. He was discharged as a sergeanf in chober, I945. He has Jraughl hise Jrory for Jrhe curren+ school year a+ Huddles+on High School, Bedford Counfy. Rober+ Magi . '44. of Lynch- burg. now aHending Jrhe Uni- versify of Va.. was recenfly elecled a member of +he Phi Befa Kappa honorary sociefy. The Peoples National Bank EIGHTH AND MAIN STS. LYNCHBURG. VA. Member F. D. l. C. ZMW. Fashions in F oods SEARS-ROEBUCK 8! CO. Shop af Sears and Save I026 Main Sfreei' Phone 447 THE METEOR METEORITES Through +he Telescope By fhe Old Asfrologer This is Jrhe old asfrologer's final observaHon, for he hopes +0 gef his sheepskin on Tuesday. The sky should be full of many inieresfing and edu- ca+ing views during +he big weekend +0 say nofhing of +he campus and +he pan+ry. The campus has really been iumpin' for Jrhe laswL couple of weeks. A few nighfs ago I observed a sororily inifia'lion which Jrook place in parf down in fronf of +he I40 acres. There were scores 01C gals and a wide open adminisfrafion wiJrh beer in +he gas +anks. They say Ted Williams's IiHle sisier was doin 'some A-l fielding. +0 say nofhing of fhe gal who works wi'rh Zonder +he Wonder in Jrhe side show . . . big fime . . . ihanks +0 Jrhe Tri Psi's. The ever-presen+ rain. +he nearness oi Woods. and +he inebriafion lumes fouled up my vision on Jrhe nighf oi Jrhe senior class banquet The Colonel was bold enough +0 be seen in The Columns during Jrhe course of +he Jroasf-feasf, bu'r Rock Hardy's rough commands haslened Jrhe ocl boy OH. The ll:60 p. m. cur- few was observed by all. even Milk Shake Armisfead. and Ginger-ale Allen. +he non-alcoholic Charlies. The mails have been flooded lafely wifh Tormesheels +0 be signed and re- Jrurnecl as a resuH of an uHimaJrum issued by +he newly formed Office of Legal Transporfafion. A Take Your Da+e Horne AlTer +he Dance Service has been se+ up by Jrhe OLT forxrfhose whose forms lgof lost v I mueri'winoL upsfhe moon . . . no+ Bailey. Akers and Barnes do +ha+ . . . and se1L if on ifs roman+ic course for Finals. There musf be plen+y oi lighl fonighf so Sah-suh Armis'read can make sure his mofher ge+s in on +he good nithr deal. The old afrole oger wishes Page a Hofsie finals and Kerner a Ducky one. Luck To all and don r forgef +he french coafsll People in The Public Eye Akers TMikel-Wishing he could sneak ifching powder info Moon's bald head polisher. Andrews lPlugl-Geffing +ha+ love lighf in his eye when friend Clary sfrolls by. Baker lDislHFinding +ha+ Reed is a mosi enjoyable nocfurnal conversa- fionalisl. Ballou iSki-JumPTe- Now waif a minu+e, Barfon. if I wanl a car ior finals. why I iusf gef one. see. Ba'Hle TLoverleDeciding +0 relax af+er a sfrenuous win+er wifh +he Lynchburg girls. Dawson TV. DJ-eLonging for Joe Brisk +0 see his squeeze play. Dial TMoleleTaking len long. scenic walks for The Tirsf fime as a resul+ of +he Midnighf Ramble. Duke TWeedL-Winning +he prize for Jrhe boy w 0 has done mosf +0 promofe l. E. S. grins. Duffey TRedle'Wf l invife five girls for finals. maybe I can gef one. Goiser TWeasellv-Deciding +ha+ he would make a good heacl counselor. Gormly TTaxil-RecuperaHng from The mad dance al' The Farm. Grower, P. TFoo+sl--Becoming Presi- denf of Jrhe A. B. C. due +0 a mis- calculafion oi +he G 8: D midnighf marauders. HammeH' iSwee+sl-Covering his disgusfing +a++ooes la+ every Jrrack meefl wifh skin-colored +ape made especially for women. Lewis. F. THorseyl-Giving Jrips eic., efc.. on fhe Derby winners. Lewis, G. iSonnyleGiving anofher daddy - Wild Bill WyaH e fhaf please pass me laugh in Hisfory V Nixon lSampsonl-Wishing he could lead a dog's life wiih +he Jrree +ha+ grows in Brooklyn. NuH, R. lGoosele'X! Bring back +ha+ ' ' plafe. Pollard lP. MJeTelling The boys +0 +rea+ Jrheir women rough. 'n' geHing +he fuzzy doughnuf The following day. l5 METEORITES Skinner lOnkleProving +ha+ he is no beginner 'n' iiixing Jrhings up be- fore dinner. Williams l0. BJe- Well, now I'm n01L so ugly. Woods lFogl e Wondering how +hose big horses fif info a Ken+ucky Derby. Zander lFooleFinding ou+ +he various kinds ol chewing gum by his frial and error me+hod. The Las+ Will and Tesfamenf Of The Senior Class oli I947 lAnd O+hersl Alexander. T. M.eHis priva+e boudior wi+h adjoining giggle box +0 +he nexl Infirmary Five. Allen. T. H.--His sympaihies +0 +he nexf fool who fries +0 run +he high hurdles. Also his fypewriler +0 +he Golgofha Barbell Boys. Armislead, L. M.-His emphaiic fool +0 Mofher Nafure's I40 acre lace. Baker. 0. Jr-His cigareHe bulls +0 nexl year's baseball +eam. subsfi- luling for +he Beechnul. Ballou, J. W.-His police record. +0 +he Lynchburg municipal books. Bell, D. L.-His 75 in English Six +0 +he Devil. Bell, D. C.eHis ex+ra heighf lo Cardwell. Burks. J. W. S.-His bugs +0 Bar- num's biology collecfion. Callrey. G. M.eHis mulual syms palhy wifh Copper-fopper. Carpenfer. J. T.-Jack. I used your name +0 break 'rhe monoiony of all +he His's. Carfer. W. DeHis Episcopal affiliafion fo anyone. for he's join- ing +he House of David. CraH. A. W.eHis .500 loa++ing average +o +he nex+ liar. Daniel. W. EeTime only will Jfell. DuHey. R. LeHis presidency in The Royal Order of +he Golden Gig. and a vapor lrail +0 Winchesfer. Field. R. ieHis sl'udy halls +0 someone wi+h a suif of armor. Flemer. T. A.-His murals +0 +he walls of Jrhe Virginian. Gay, J. B.eHis Babe Rufh 34. lo Jrhe showcase. Gormly. J. ReHis live o'clock shadow +0 represenl' Lynchburg affernoons indoors. M HammeH, R. Tr-His lrequenf al- Jremp'rs +0 blackmail Pro +0 Hasl- ings. Harris, F. S.-His Jrender memories of Laura Lee plus 3c +0 sfamp her ouf of all reminiscences and fhaf arc lamp +0 somebody who won'+ burn if all night Hardy, M. L.-His lender irafernal love +0 +he gerund iuggler. his 'Vbacca wilh considerable velocily be- hind if +0 +he Gu. his alfruis+ic afheism +0 Mahafma George. Hefh, HeHis posifion on +he fac- ulfy oi R.-M. W. C. +0 +he nexf guy wi+h a liquid lugging luxury wagon. Hughes. R. M.eHis sincere re- gre+s lor +he deficif in Jrhe school siore balance. and a disserfalion on bugology acquired from sfudy in fhe candy jars. Hyre, J. ReHis beaufiful brown beerpool eyes +0 Mr. FolleH +0 be used when his ale lankarcl opfics cease +0 'Funclion. Jones. H. S.-His frashcan +0 Mr. Barnum. a bill lo Flemer. Kemper. A. SeHis hamhocks +0 +he kifchen. his bunnies +0 Jrhe nur- sery. Kerner. W. B.eHis Hofsie +0 gel coldsie. Maddux. T. Hel-lis brofher, +0 +he loolhills of Jrhe Blue Ridge. his gall +0 +he sfone. NuH. R. H.-eHis 'goose' lo +he gander. and a iourney lo +he Prom- ised Land. ah. Page, J. M.eHis swan song. +0 you augusf gen+lemenz More +han you know, more +han you know. Pollard. P. M.eHis secrefs. +0 him- self. Reed. J.-His noclurnal nofions lo posferify. slomach cramps +0 He'rh, and genflemanliness +0 fhe memory oi us all. Skinner. W. P.;His curiosily. in R. l. class. Taliaferro. A. LeHis baseball abil- ify lo Booger Dawson. Thompson. R. C.eHis larewells +0 you. and +0 you Mr. l7l' always res member. his dueling pislol is ouf- dafecl bul nof emp+y. Where +0? Traieclory unknown. Warren. F. S.-His infeclious laugh, and groundhog complex +0 Anopheles Goiser. Warren. W. CeHis key +0 +he box in +he graveyard fo anyone who will pay deposif on +he bo'rHes. Whifaker. R. M.eHis Jfond memo- ries of +he Soufh. especially Soufhern Comfort +0 Lynn. Woods. R. H.-His bals lo Mr. FolleH's belfry. his log +0 +he Dalma- iian coasf. As+ronomical Calendar May 2ndeThe Gower- Dial Micl- nighf Marauders, L+d., are caughf red-handed as The Pig wanders in wiJrh a new Puniab. May 4+h-La51L weeksends oi +he year . . . mighfy lonesome . . . Ha. Ha! May 6+h-Window pullers hard on +he job as Jrhe Jrradi'rional Virginia weafher blows in. May ltheWarm weafher linds The Fig heading for +he cemefery. May l2+heFrom +he JFar disfanf parfs of +he campus comes +he sound of Mo-o-o-n. Who done if? May lbfheThe machine rolls as counselor eledions +ake place. Many slrain +0 find l'heir names prinfecl +wice. May I7+he The Nociurnal Rambler moves up +0 Second as Jrhe Joy- Boys evacua+e via +he window. New high-jump records are also sef. May I8+heHMy achin . . . ! V-Club iniliafion as goals Jrake +0 Jrhe Hol- low. May behe'Cheerful faces and slrong minds move +0 +he opening exam . . . Amen! May 30+heHGee. do you have per- mission +0 ride in a car? May 3ls+- V Club clance comes +hrough! No lafe cla+in' of course. Pseudonyms Akers. F ...................................... Gripe Akers. MaH ........................ Middleman Akers. Mike .............................. Li'l Jew Alexander ................................ Aflas ll Allen ................................ Terrible Tom Andrews .......................... Horse Mou+h Armis'read .................................... C. S. Baird ...................................... Squeaky Baker .......................... ' .................... D is Ballou ........................ Nozzle Schnozzle Barnes ........................................ Brucie Bass ........................................ Ba-a-a-ss BaHle .................................... Ho+ Shof Bell. D. C ............................. Ding-Dong Bell, D. L ..................................... Clunk Bowen ........................................ Skinny Braxfon .................................. Bumpkin Brooks ...................................... Bal Boy Bullinglon ...................................... Bull THE METEOR METEORITES Burks ............................................ Bugs CaHrey .......................................... Caf .Cardwell ............................ Cardboard Carpenfer ................................ Jackie Carringfon ........................ l2-yr. Killer Car+er .............................. Afomic Flop Caudill .................................... Cue Ball Cherry. J. .................................. Busfer Cherry, W ......................... LiHle Willie Clary ............................................ Burp CorneH .................................... Big Un' CraH .................................... Frog Eyes Daniel ........................................ Chick Dawson ........................................ Vern Dial .............................................. Mole DuHey ...................................... Rio Rick Duke ................................ Weed-Fiend Fennell ........................................ Nellie Field .......................................... Screws Finch ........................................ Dumbo Flemer ...................................... Big Paf Frazier ........................................ S+inky Gafes ........................................ Pearly Gafhrighf .............................. Gas Pipe Gay ............................................ Shark Goiser ........................................ AduH Gormly ............................ Cars Garmly Gower, J ............................... Li'l Foofs Gower. P ..................................... Foofs HammeH .................................. Sweefs Hardy .......................................... Rock Harman .................................. Harboy Harris ................ Smeese-Smise-Smose Hasfings ........................................ Pesf He+h ................................ Sies+a Lesfer Hileman ........................ Baaeebabah Hudgins .............................. Smudgins Hughes ............................ Mefhodical Hu'rchings .................................... Alibi Hyre .......................................... Voice Johnsfon ............................................ 7 Jones. H ................................. Counfry Jones. L ....................................... Bones Kemper .............................. Ham Hock Kerner .......................................... Nig Koonfz ...................................... Kooch Langhorne ............................ Longhorn Lei'rch .................. Camay Complexion Lewis. C ......................................... Sara Lewis F ..................................... Horsey Lewis! G. ............................ Vanify Plus Mac Leod ...................................... Mac McClung .......................................... X Maddux. T ........................... MoLass-es Maddux. W ............................. Muscles Marshall .................................... Marsh Marvin .......................................... Flop Murray. A ............................. theridge Murray. P. ................................ Pafrick Nixon ........................................ Rabe NuH. R ....................................... Goose NuH. W ....................................... Buck THE METEOR THE GENERAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Leif +0 Righf: Kemper: Allen; Mr. Gannaway; Ballou: Maddux. T. Ogden ........................... Ogg Noodle Page ............................................ P. P. Pancoas1L . .......................... Panhandle Pollard .................................... Blondie Quain+on .................... Slibber Siobber Reed .......................................... Figgy Shirley .............................. Cannon Ball Shull ................................................ Raf Skinner .......................... Sk-e-e-n-e-e-r Small ................... . ......................... B uck .Smifh ............................................ S+an Springs .................................. Sunshine S+ephenson ........................ Swine Baby Sfoughfon .................................... Jerk Taiiaferro ...................... Mr. Shorfsiop Taylor. P ....................................... P. T. Taylor S. .................. Sweef Boy ScoHs Thomas. G ............................... Dimples Thomas. J ................................. Squinfs Thompson, J ........................... Buckshof Thompson. R ....................... BulIeHhaid Warren. F ................................. Grover Warren. W ................................. Rover Wayland .................................. Croze1L Weaver .............................. WeeWee Wellford .................................... Army Whifaker ............................ WiH-Aker Whiie ...................................... NH Wif Wiggins ............................ Smilin' Jack Will .......................................... Horrse Williams .......................................... Pill Woods .......................................... Fog Zander ............................................ Tex BlO-X-RAY . Perrin Wingai'e Gower Home: Raleigh. N. C. Born: Sepfember 9, I928. Pef Like: Marfinis. Pef Dislike: Margie. UsuaHy Seen: Shoofing +he bull. Cus'romary Expression: Douse +he Iith Spare Time Occupafion: Raiding H16 kifchen. Ambifion in Life: To memorize H18 dicfionary. Perrin. beHer known as Big Fooi- sie, is one of fhe bes1L afhlefes in school. He is a s+rong man on any Jream and a diligen'r s+uden+. This is his fourfh year af V. E. S. and he has made a name for himself of which he can be proud. THE METEOR wishes +0 express ifs gra+i+ude +0 Hwe LYNCHBURG ENGRAVING COMPANY for . if's splendid co-opera+ion METEORITES METEOR STAFF LeH +0 Right Firsf Row: Mr. FolieH'; NuH. R.: Carpenfer; Allen: Ballou; DuHey. Second Row: Gower. P.; Taylorqu Taylor, 5.: Smifh: Hardy: Finch. Third Row: Cherry. J.: Field; Armisfead: Hughes. Johnson Teei Carpenfer. Jr. Home: Affon; Va. Born: March 23. I930. Pei Love: lmifafing +he Jrrelole voices of Ballou and Armisiead. Pe+ Ha+e: Sfupid people and prying ques+ions. Cusfomary Expression: No, no. Mr. FolleH!! Ambifion in Liie: To go +0 Yale and conquer +he racial problem. Usualiy Seen: Clowning wi'rh Hughes and Field. Sparefime Occupaiion: Day dreaming of his S. T. C. playmafe. On June 3rd Jack will bring +0 an end an exfremely brilliani career af V. E. S. His schoiasfic record has been unexcelled for +he iasi Jrwo years. and during his iirsf year his grades were running righiL around Jrhe +op posi+ion. During Jack's sfay here aJr school he has been a iaiJrh- ful member of Jrhe choir and Jrhe Jmack squad. He has received many re- wards for his scholasfic abiiifies. and was appoinfed a member of +he counselor body Jrhis year. serving very capably. Jack was +he edifor of The lv1e+eorn +his years and was elecfed valediciorian for +he senior class. l8 Thomas Hoke Allen Born: January 3, I929. Home: Kernersville, N. C. AmbiHon in Life: To disprove his kinship +0 Li'i Pat ' PeiL Ha+e: Garrulous women. Pe+ Love: Receiving leHers from Harcum J. C., girls. Converse girls. Salem Academy girls. or ius+ girls. Sparefime Occupafion: Aspiring +0 BeHy Grabie. via Jrhe Jrrumpef. Greaiesi Concern: Women and worrying abouf becoming a HDuhzh- man. Usually Seen: Yes, ii i'r'srpossible. Cus+omary Expression: We can'+ tune in on his high frequency. Tom came +0 V. E. S. +wo years ago. leer by a band of Norih Caro- lina refugees +0 Jrhe Virgin Sfafe. Since Jrhen Hhis is iu51L a repefifion of his Senior wrife-upi he has become a member of +he Honor CommiHee. managing edifor of HThe Mefeor. +reasurer of fhe G. A. A., and mem- ber of Jrhe V Club by virfue of his many varsiiy IeHers. Wi+h his frum- penL and good Jrenor voice. Tom makes music wherever he goes 13+ V. E. S. Nexf fall he plans fo go +0 GIVE TB FIBHT Iouo ton HI! I AB : 10 2A1 Harris-Woodson Co. lncorporafed Manufac+uring and Jobbing Confecfioners WE SUPPLY V. E. S. STORE FRANKLIN'S 57 Years of Fine Clo+hing 92I Main Sfreef See PAUL TAYLOR. Agenf TEXAS TAVERN CHILI CON CARNEs Davidson College. where his well- iounded knack for friendship will no doubf follow him. THE METEOR EXCHANGES The MefeorH acknowledges +he receip1L of fhe folbwing publicafions during H1e pasf monfh: The C. Cl . Fishburne Milifary School. Waynesboro, Virginia. HThe Muskefeer. Hargrave Mili- Jrary Academy. Chafham. Virginia. The Jackson Journal. Sfonewall Jackson .High School. Charles+on, Wesf Virginia. The News LeHer.H Universify of Virginia. CharloHesviHe, Virginia. The Boys Appeal. Boys Home, Covingfon, Virginia. f'The Arsenal Cannon, Arsenal Technical School, Indianapolis. Indiana. The Pine Needle. Sf. Chrisfo- pher's School. Richmond. Virginia. The Woodberry Oracle. Wood- berry ForesiL School. Woodberry Forest Virginia. The Monfhly Chronicle. Episco- pal High School. Alexandria. Virginia. ' The Alumni Review. Universify of Norfh Carolina. Chapel Hill. Norfh Carolina. The Deerfield Scroll. The Deer- field Alumni Journal, Deerfield Aca- demy, Deerfield. MassachuseHs. Lynchburg Engraving Company PATTERSON'S I SAFE SERVICE DRUG STORES 627 MAIN STREET and l020 MAIN STREET Lynchburg-Wesfover Dairies, Inc. V DAIRY PRODUCTS PASTEURIZED - MlLK-ICE CREAM-BUTTER The Sabre. Randolph-Macon Academy, FromL Royal, Virginia. The Cavalier. CasHe Heighfs Milifary Academy. Lebanon, Ten- nessee. The Sabre, Fork Union Milifary Academy. Fork Union. Virginia. HThe High Timesf' E. C. GPass -High School. Lynchburg. Virginia. The Pine Whispers. R. J. Rey- nolds High SchooL Winsfon-Salem. Norfh Carolina. The Mounfain Echo. Blue Ridge School, Sf. George. Virginia. The Whifmell Cifizen, ' Whifmell High School. Whifmell, Virginia. The Monifor, Sf. Paul's School, Balfimore. Maryland. The Trojan Messenger. FincasHe High School, FincasHe. Virginia. Holy Cross News. Holy Cross High School, Lynchburg, Virginia. The Grab News. Cumberland High School. Cumberland, Ken+ucky. The Monocle, John Marshall High School, Richmond. Virginia. Congrafulafions +0 Deerfield Ara- demy on ifs lSth anniversary. John E; Gannaway 8e Co.. Inc. Hardware and Agricul'l'ural Implemenfs Pain'rs. Roofing Home Appliances Welcome +0 Our Sfore l0l6-l8 Main 5+. Telephone I54 Lynchburg, Virginia ATHLETIC EQUiPMENT MUSIC DEPARTMENT PHILLIP'S BROS. lncorpqrafed 906 Maih Sfreef College Pharmacy RIVERMONT gnq' NORFOLK A'YENUES PHONE I046 CONNER PRODUCE CO. LYNCHBURG. VA. IOOO Jefferson S+ree+ Phones: 5000-500I-5002 THE METEOR OFFICIAL NEWS PUBLICATION of +he VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL THE METEOR wishes +0 +hank H16 MUTUAL PRESS for +heir fine work and wonderful co-operafion during +he paer session Their efforfs have been a big help Reynolds Drug Co.. lncorporafed Prescription Work Our Specialfy 72I Main Sfreef 'Phone ll43 LYNCHBURG. VIRGINIA JUST GOOD EATING BETSY ROSS BREAD For +he Good of All Americans Lynchburq Steam Bdkery, Inc. Lynchburg. Va. PURE AND WHITE ALWAYS RIGHT! WHITE STAR STEAM LAUNDRY COMPANY i'ir LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 80 Years. Old T H E FIRST NATIONAL BANK oi LYNCHBURG RESOURCES: FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS Member Federal Reserve Syshm -- Member Federal Deposi? Insurance Corporation THE OLD. BIG. STRONG BANK COMMENCEMENT SUPPLEMENT 1947 6196?: k VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL EL: THOMAS qua ALLEN 1 H7718 .wldair xlrrlzrr anoriul J'lva'al . . . i 2.! VOLUM 15 XXXI WThe Schmh NUMBER 8 L '1 W W -R. a...vrm. $th WWWWW'WW WWW - - W , 4qu WWWWW! Volume XXXI LYNCHBURG. VIRGINIA JUNE 3. I947 THE SCHOOL No. 8 Prizes and Medals The Adair Archer Memorial Medal. given io +ha+ boy who, in +he esl'ima- Jrion of +he Headmasfer and +he fac- ulfy, has shown Jrhe besf all round cle- velopmemL in his charader and in his service To Jrhe school. Thomas Hoke Allen Elmer J. Carruihers Memorial Medal and Prize. given by an alumnus of +he Class OT 1920 for scholasfic achievemenf coupled wi+h aihlefic abilify. Alberf Sfrayer Kemper. Ill. Benjamin R. KeancolnL Memorial Cup, given +0 JrhaJr boy who. in +he opinion of Jrhe a+hle+ic sfaff. has shown +he greaiesi afhlefic abilify in +he school during The year. James Whi+aker Ballou. Jr. The Big Bro+her Prize. given an- nually by vo+e 0T +he new boys +0 Jrhe old boy who has done +he mosf +0 help Jrhe rafs adius'r +hemselves +0 school life. Lewis Moore Armisfead The V-Club Prize. given +0 +he be51L non-leHer a+hle+e. Pey+on Mason Pollard. Academic Prizes Prizes for excellence in Enqlish Composifion: S+anley R. Smifh. Eng- lish ll; John V. Thompson. English 111; EllioH' M. Brax+on. ll, English lV; Wil- liam P. Skinner. Jr.. English V. Junior Scholarship Prizes: FirsiL Prize. EIlioH Muse BraxfonJl: Second Prize. John Vincen+ Thompson. Senior Scholarship prizes: Firsf Prize, Johnson Teel Carpen+er. Jr. Second Prize. Henry Hefh. EDITORIAL BOARD 1947-1948 PAUL IL 'PAYLO R Editursin-Chivf JOSEPH B. CHERRY, JR. . . . . . . . Sport's Editor VICTOR EUGENE CORNETT. .Munaging Iiditur M R. JOHN D. FOLLETT ....... Faculty Adviser REPORTERS R. SMITH A. WELLFURD. III FREDERICK Q OGDEN CHARLES DIAL W. B. URIMES' THOMAS C. SCOTT TAYLOR ......... Business Manager 2 Epilogue and Prologue Jusf as Jrhirer ofher years a'r V. E. S. had done before i+, +he l946-47 ses- sion sprinfed info +he home slrefch lasi weelr. leaving Jrhe boys all ouf cnC breafh and moer of +he faculer pros- +ra+ed menfally from +he Jrask of grad- ing papers and recording grades. Finals really sfarfed wi+h The senior class banquet May 2l l The Mefe- or, May, l947l. Af +he counselor-leHerman dinner on May 24 +he guesf of honor was Crowell LiHle of ihe Universify 0T Norfh Carolina coaching sfaFF. Mr. LiHle showed moving picfures, com- pleie wifh color and sound. of Jrhe Sugar Bowl foolball game of lasf win- ier. H is said +ha+ +he Norfh Carolina boys in Jrhe siudenf body demanded lhaiL +he piciure be sen+ back +0 Hol- lywood for a refake. Dr. Barfon ac+ed as +oas+mas+er. Ballou: Hyre; Maddux. T.; and Gow- er, P., spoke briefly on behalf of +he foofball, baskefball. frack, and base- ball. feams respecfively. Before pre- seniing cerfificafes +0 baseball and Jrrack leHermen. Mr, Gannaway made a shor+ and very periinenf address. Then came +he grim business of exs aminaiions wiih resulfanl' hearfbreak over needless careless misfakes and compensafing exuliafion over los+ causes Jrurned info miraculous vicfo- ries. If is alleged ihaf McClung dumped himsehc during a nighimare broughi on bv worry over Mr. Banks's English examinafion. Cerfain ii is ihaf someone or someihing did upse+ his bed wi'rh a loud crash af abouf 2:00 A. M. H is also a maHer of record ihaiL Will sef an alarm clock for 5:00 A. M.. Tailed +0 wake up uniil 6:00. and Then was unable +0 sludy because of hay fever. H is repor+ecl +ha+ if was Dr. Barfon who fumed off Jrhe Will alarm. Emphafically Dr. Barfon's sig- na+ure appears on Jrhe demerif slip which penalized Will. The baseball and Jrrack goals were inifiafed in roufine fashion; +he May issue of The Meieor wenl' +0 press, Tollowecl closely by Jrhis. +he usual anaemic June issue; Jrhe demerii and column boys vainly fried +0 find +ime +0 serve +heir penalfies WH'hOUi' neglecfing more pleasan+ sporfs. The 50H ball series and Jrhe +ennis iourna- memL were run off wifh +he only fair coeoperafion of +he weafherman. and +he field day was favored wi+h his very besf Grade-A climafe lsee Sporisl. There was +he usual behind- +he-scenes hurry and worryefele- phone calls. reservafions, pleas +0 +he home folks for more money. figuring of averages, signing of cerfificaies and diplomas, packing of Jrrunks. efc. ln shorf +he sifuafion was normal, all fouled up. Commencemen+ Commencemeni as usual emerged as a quief and dignified affair afier all +he confusion +ha+ preceded i+. The commencemenf sermon by The Rev. Richard R. Beasley was shorf and +0 +he point All o+her addresses were even shorier, Dr. Bar'ron's few remarks +0 Jrhe senior class and +heir guesfs, +he valedicfory by Jack Car- penfer. Jr. 01c AHon. Virginia lsee page 3T and The prophecy by Roberf H. NuH. Jr. of Greensboro, Norl'h Carolina. . . Iiraveled . . . inasleigh drawn by four reindeer, Prancer Bar- ion, Vixon Gannaway. Blifzen FolleH and Cupid Banks lany relafion +0 San- i'a Claus' sfeeds is purely unforfunafel . John Page was bankrupt I+ seems +ha+ every iime he buihL an igloo his wife. The Tormer Hofsy Ho- gan. melfed if wi+h her warm charms . Bob Whiiaker had been dead for a long while . . . he died laugh- ing af one of his own jokes . . . John Hyre was perfecfing his aiomic cue sfick . . . Jack Reed, Jrhe Richmond Ripper. had iusi pulled anoiher iob . .. and he and his moll. Con Verfible. gof away wi+h +he goods Lewis Armisfead was shof by his Tiancee's fafher when he demanded a dowery of jazz records . . . Macon Hardy had iusiL refurnecl from Holly- wood, where he had sfarrecl in 'Teeny and +he Beansfalki Gorgeous THE METEOR Jack CaFFrey . +he girls chasing him . . . AHer +he prophecy comes +he an- nouncemeni of awards and +he con- ferring of diplomas by Dr. Barfon. assisied by Mr. Banks, +he senior masier. ln one shorl' hour afier +he opening prayer comes JrhaiL momenf when +he Honor Council is announced for +he coming year. Vic+or Eugene Corneif of Wyiheville, Virginia. is The new head counselor. The oiher members of lhe honor commiHee are George H. Lewis. Ill. oi Porfsmouih, Virginia. . was fired of all and James Ronald Marshall of Sf. , Payl. Virciiniafk And Jrhen. wiih Jrhe disfribufion ofi- +his magazine finals af V. E. S. is over and Jrhe Class of I947 has had ifs commencemenf of life in Jrhe world ou+sicle-a seconcl sfarl Tor +hose ex- service men who have gone Through all of l'his before. Dancing In Paradise In a gymnasium decorafed in a fashion which would have clelighfed a Broadway producer. Jrhe +wo final dances came OH: wiih complefe suc- cess. The V'I Club Dance The V Club Tigure was led by Lewis Armisiead and Miss Pal'ricia Twohy. The receiving line included Dr. and Mrs. Barfonl Mr. and Mrs. Banks. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps. Mr. and Mrs. WyaH, Mr. and Mrs. Barnum. The music was supplied by Russ Carllon and his orchesira of Danville, Virginia. The Final Ball The senior dance on Monday nighf was a brilliamL afiair. ln +he receiving line were The members of +he hop commiHee: Armisfead, Paul Taylor. and John Hyre: Dr. and Mrs. Barlon; The members of The Tacul+y ancl +heir wives: Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Kemper. Jr. The music was supplied by The Vagabonds of Lynchburg. During +he infermission Dr. and Mrs. Barion were ai' home +0 +he sen- iors. +heir families and daies. and Jrhe faculiy of +he school. The Decora'l'ions 'The gymnasium was a Tairlyland of pink. gold. and fwo shades of blue wilh varicolored lighls reflecfed from iConlinued on page 4-. col. 3i $This is fhe firs? all-Virginia honor council Tor some years. THE METEOR OPINIONS ll3oll For Jrhe +hirly-firsi iime a school year aJr Jrhe V. E. S. has drawn +0 a close. For only +he Jrhircl lime a pub- lica+ion year JFor The Mefeor ends wilh a CommencememL Supplemenf lisfing all or nearly all of flue honors and prizes which have iusi been an- nounced al Jrhe commencemeni ex- ercises. As usual Jrhis final issue is Jrhe work of Thai ordinarily useless nuisance on The Mel'eor slaff. +he' Facully Adviser. This year +he adviser fakes special pleasure in compiling +he lasf issue of The magazine. So much oi +he ma- Jrerial in ii concerns Jrhe members of +he slaici who have burned +he micl- nighiL oil in +he adviser's ohtice pui- Jring Jrhe paper +0 bed. lncidenially lhe adviser oiien wemL +0 bed himself before Jrhey were +hrough and won- cler of wondersl woke up nex+ morn- ing +0 find his room in perTeCiL order wiih everyihing puf away and all Jrhe frash cleaned up which always ac- companies +he birfh of a new issue. He is graieiul. The Mel'eor sfaff is proud ihai ifs edifor is valediciorian 0T Jrhe Class of I947 ancl ihai ifs managing ecliior is +he winner of +he lop prize af +he school. +he Adair Archer Medal. The Mefeor has had a good year. Never did an adviser have such an easy lime: never did an ediior and a managing ediior work any beifer +0- gefher. nor lead a sfaff info beHer ieamwork. Honor Rafings As has previously been reporied The Mefeor has again been awarded a Firsf Class Honor Rafing by +he Nalional Scholasiic Press Associa- l'ionf': This carries wifh if The endorse- menf: excellent A similar raiing came from The Soufhern In+erscho- las+ic Press Associafion aJr +he con- venfion in Lexingl'on iThe Mefeor. May, l947i. where fun and profif were had by all. Thanks is due +0 Dr. 0. W. Riegel. Professor of Journal- ism a+ Washingion and Lee Univer- siiy. who planned Jrhe convenlion. Acknowledgemeni's As usual much of +he credif Tor Jrhe excellence of The magazine goes To our friends 61' The Mui'ual Press. Pri- va're acknowledgemenf was made on h We are sfill shoofing for Jrhe +op honor of all, The All-American rafing. We'll make if yel. Mofher's Day lo Miss Louise Jacobs of ihaf onganizafion for being +he only molher The Me+eor ever had. Public acknowledgememL is hereby added. n01L only +0 her. bui To all of Mr. Odell Bell's Jrighlly kniiL organ- izafion. For The second consecufive year +he wrifers oi Meieorifes musf come in for special praise. If is so easy for maferial of Jrhis kind To go wrong. Seldom. if ever, was a low blow s+ruck by +he Asfrologer or his assis- +an+ pseudo-scienfisfs. and +he lii'er- ary qualify was consisi'eni'ly good. Finally praise is clue +0 Joe Cherry for his goocl work in reporiing aih- lelic evenfs, nol' only for The Mefeorl buf also for Jrhe lesser publicafion, The Lynchburg News. This was offen an uphill job. And so we end Jrhe l'hirfy-Tirsi year of +he school and Volume XXXI 01c The Me+eor wilh lhe conveniional sign OFF of Jrhe copy wrilereJ'3O.H Valedicfory By J. T. Carpenl'er. Jr. No more Jrrig from Mr. Gannaway; no more demeriis from Mr. Banks; no more of Mr. FolleH's incessani bab- bling; no more cursory iefe-a4feies in Dr. Barfon's oHice: no more V. E. 5. food; no more showers wii'h cold run- ning wafer only; no more discipline. Soon affer l geiL +hrough ialking. +he Class of 1947 will leave +he I40 acres and be free of These impedimenfs forever. lsn'iL ii a wonderful feeling? You beiL your life if is. And yel, will we ever feel clifferenfly? Righi now we are hilarious al +he +hough+ of ever changing our minds, but even +hough we hafe ourselves Tor if. There remains a shadow of cloubi in +he back oi: our minds. Our JrhoughiL now is +ha+ if will seem queer, especially +0 +hose of us who have been here several years. nol' +0 come +0 Lynch- burg +0 school nexf fall, bul +hal's all. The novelfy of being free is all we feel. We have gripecl +his year up one side and down The ofher. We have Jrorn +he Taculiy, Jrhe kilchen, and +he whole sefup l'o imciniiesimal shreds. Everyfhing is wrong and nofhing is right si'ill we remember Malcolm Lasher's falk in Jrhe dining room Jrhis spring. Bui. we proiesf, he was here years ago and has gone Through so much fhaf his case is an excepfion. 3 Times have changedeor have +hey? Of course They haven'f. H's iusi hu- man na+ure. wirh us a+ one end of Jrhe circuiiL and him 61' The o+her. We can? see Jrhe Tore51L for The frees. Our griping. or crifical indifference. or wharever you wamL To call if. is a re- suhL of Jrhis inabilily. Once we gelL away we'll see fhings in +heir frue lighl. and our ideas will change. Thar's also human naJrure. If you don'iL +hink so. waif fill lime for our +wen+y- iiHh reunion and see how if is rhen. And you genrlemen whose +wen+y- fourih, fwenfy-fhird. rweniy-second. or even lower numbered reunions will come Jrhe same year and who will be Jraking our augusl posiiions nex+ year. don'+ be Jroo hard on Jrhe school. Re- member, H's only whenL you make ii. So do +he besf job ever. We'll be be- hind you all Jrhe way. A Mount Apar'r The Rev. Richard R. Beasley Jrook for +he Jreer of his commencemenl' sermon: Jesus leadefh +hem up info a mounf aparf by +hemselves. lSl. Mark 9:2.l The Theme of +he sermon by Mr. Beasley, himself an alumnus ol: +he school. was +ha+ +he boys of V. E. S. have had af Jrhe school a mounJr-expe- rience similar +0 whal was given +0 +he Aiposrles Peier. James. and John. on The MoumL of Olives. Mr. Beasley wen+ on +0 poinl ou+ +ha+ V. E. 5. boys have walked on an uplandefhe life and privileges of rhis schoolewhich few boys in America are ever privileged +0 head. The boys who allend V. E. S. and ofher schools of HS +ype enjoy blessings which Tar oulweigh nine schools 0qu ol fen in America . . . A Church School As Jesus was +he molivafion for This choice experience rhai came +0 +he Disciples on +he mounf, so was He Jrhe moiivafion and origin of +his school. i In conclusion +he speaker reminded his congregafion ihaf +he disciples came clown Trom +he mounl info Jrhe plain where people lived. Almosf a+ once rhey were called upon lo heal one who was sick. Tha+ is +he parable +hen of our life here We go from +he moun'r. informed. inspired. equipped. down where people are in need and a complex world is ladened wifh problems. A+ +he Virginia Epis- copal School we have been given The experience of Jrhe moun+ lha'l' we ma meer +he experience of Jrhe plains. 4 SPORTS LeHerless Trackmen May l6: Under a brilliamL sun Jrhe annual field day for non-leHer irack- men was held on Johnson Field roday. An easy vicfory was scored by The While feam, coached by Allen and Balloufl The losing Garnef ieam was coached by Page and Maddux, T. The high-score men in bofh +he senior and junior groups were members oi +he winning feam. They were Lewis. 6.. wifh I4 poinfs and Baird wi+h I9. respeciively. The Summary Seniors: lOO Yard Dash: Lewis. G. lWl ancl Ogden lGl lTiel: Finch lWl. 220 Yard Dash: Finch lWl: Lewis, F. lGl: Bulling+on lGl. 440 Yard Dash: Akers. F. lWl: Hyre lGl; Gormly lGl 880 Yard Dash: Lewis. F. lGl: Gower. J. lWl. Pollard lWl. l20 Yard Low Hurdles: Ogden lGl: Lewis, G. lWl; Akers, F. lWl. High Jump: Small lWl1Lewis. G. lWl: Baker, Hyre, Ogden lGl lTiel. Broad Jump: Ogden lGl; Clary lWl: Finch lWl. Discus: Carler lGl; Lewis. F. lGl: Akers, F. lWl. ShmL Puf: LewisI G. lWl; Carler lGl: Gormly lGl. Juniors: 60 Yard Dash: Dial lWl: Springs lWl: Baffle lGl. IOO Yard Dash: Dial lWl, Baird lWT; Baffle lGl. 220 Yard Dash: Baird lWl; Springs lWl; Barnes lWl. High Jump: MacLeod lGT: Baffle lGl: Thomas, J. lWl. Broad Jump: MacLeod lGl: Null. W. lWl: Baird lWl. Shol Puf: Baird lWl. Caudill lWl: Mace Leocl lGl. Discus: Baird lWl: Caudill lWl. Thomas. J. lWl. A Comedy of Errors In a series full of sublime Pl de- cisions by Jrhe umpires and ridiculous silualions produced by numerous er- rors +he Second Wesl' Radar Boys whifewashed Jrhe Infirmary Cripples. Jrhe Gymnasium Conshies. +he Third We51L Linguisfs. and The EasrL and Wesf Maniacs. Highlighls of +he series were Jrhe home run by John Gower made on a bunJr and several errors, +he +hree runs which came in while Ca+cher George Lewis was arguing wiih his TThis is +he second year in which Ballou's feam has won The meet Las+ year ii was +he Garner learn which he' coached and which won 75-55. lncidenlally The Meleer incorreclly gave Page credil' for being fhe winning coach in The I946 l'classic. This ls a belaled apology +0 Coach Ballou. pilcher. and John Page's orders +0 his Tirsf baseman 'lro go on over lo +he slable and bring back a bushel baskeiL while you are OUl' afrer +he ball you iu51L missed. Jupifer Pluvius and +he umpires were +he real sfars of Jrhe occasion. One game was drowned omL by Jrhe former; ii is alleged +ha+ several were drowned omL by +he laHer. Bugs Barfon, ihe dean of major league um- pires received a bad shin bruise from a baHed ball which, if is said, con- vinced him +ha+ 50H balls are mis- named. The scorekeepers were +he heroes of +he series: all of Jrhem qualified for a pos+- graduafe course in higher mafhemafics. V-Club officers for l947-l948: President V. Eugene Cornefr. ViceePresiclenl, F. Websfer Mad- dux. Secreiary, Frederick O. Ogden. Treasurer. George H. Lewis, Ill. Sergeanf al Arms. Vernon D. Daw- son. ALUMNI ' Promofion George L. Barron. Ill, '36. who has been serving as assis+an+ professor of milifary science and facfics a+ +he Universify of Illinois. has iusf been ap- poinfed a Tirsr lieufenanl. 'l'ranspor- falion division of Jrhe Quarlermasler Corps. Regular Army, if has iusl' been announced by Jrhe War Deparrmenf. Barlon saw service in France in Jrhe famous lOIsl' Airborne Division. and look pari in Jrhe famous Baffle oi Jrhe Bulge. He iinished +he war wifh +he grade of maior in Jrhe reserve corps. THE SCHOOL lConlinued Jfrom page 3i a mirrored ball slowly revolving in J'rhe cenfer of Jrhe room. Anlique gill frames around laHice work of crepe paper adorned +he walls and framed +he doors and refreshmenr sland. Un- der a sky of blue neHing olher srream- ers sfrefched from balcony lo Jrhe ball. All of +he work was designed and execufed by Paul Taylor, ably assisled by Pancoasl. +he elecfrician. THE METEOR

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