Virginia Episcopal School - Vestige Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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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

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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

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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