Virginia Episcopal School - Vestige Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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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

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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

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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