Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 428 of the 1933 volume:

t€jy= i - r ' iv; m f - ' mj .• •(« EX LIBRIS , ' ' cr2 j THE BOMB • fJ i , , ' 3 PUBLISHED ANNUALLY by the CORPS OF CADETS VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE LEXINGTON 1839 ■ ■ ■ ■ OF 1933 EDITED BY FRANK JOHNSON McCARTHY, JR. and MANAGED BY JOSEPH PEYTON LEA 1933 FOREWORD . . . . If this volume serves, in future years, as an organized album to which cadets and former cadets may turn to renew old memories, the purpose of the 1933 Bomb will be accomplished. . . CONTENTS The INSTITUTE The CLASSES The REGIMENT The ATHLETICS The ACTIVITIES To MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN ARCHER LEJEUNE Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, Former Com- mandant o( the United Stat Marine Corps, and a met of the Class of 1933, hisrBrdJther Rats dedicate this 1933 ' B Ub w — I « l fSKdk - ,  j R THE INSTITUTE I V. M. I. HER GLORIOUS PAST General Francis H. Smith ■ Upon the suggestion and argument of J. T. L. Preston, a young lawyer of Lexington, an act was passed at the 1835-36 session of the Virginia General Assembly providing for the establishment of a military school at Lexington to replace the State arsenal there and to be regarded and taken as a part and branch of Washington College. Two years later the act was amended, giving die military school an inde- pendent organization. The new school was named The Virginia Military Institute by Colonel Preston. Virginia, as a State institution, neither sectional nor denomi- national: Military, indicating its characteristic feature; Institute, as something differ- ent from either college or university. On November 11. 1839, the Virginia Military Institute began its sessions with two professors, thirty-two cadets, an annuity of six thousand dollars, and scanty, unfinished buildings. Major Francis Smith, a West Point graduate, was Principal Professor and Commandant; J. T. L. Preston was Professor of Modern Languages. • During the first ten years Major Smith laid deeply the foundations of discipline and thoroughness of instruction upon which the V. M. I. of today is built. The school likewise expanded materially. In 1842 the State Legislature increased the annuity to seven thousand and five hundred dollars, and directed that the Institute be constituted a normal school to supply the State with efficient teachers. The school was expanded in 1846, and two new proifessors were appointed. To meet the difficulty of increasing enrollment, the legislature authorized die construction of a new bar- racks. This was the close of the first decade of the Institute ' s existence. The outbreak of the Mexican War in 184.5 gave early opportunity for V. M. I. to vindicate the thoroughness of its military training. Only fifty-eight graduates had left her; yet, twenty-five V. M. I. men. nineteen of whom held commissions, served with distinction in Mexico. The decade 1850-60 was one of great expansion. Four new professors were appointed to meet the needs of an increased corps and an enlarged curriculum. •FaVIH General Thomas J. Jackson Among them was Brevet-Major Thomas J. Jackson of the United States Army, later to become world-famous as Stone- wall Jackson. By 1860 an addition to barracks and new quarters for profes- sors had been built, and many improve- ments had been made to the buildings already in existence. At the close of her second decade, V. M. I. was one of the most complete and flourishing in- stitutions of learning in the South. During the Civil War V. M. I. be- came to the South what West Point is to the nation. At the outbreak of the war the Corps was ordered to Camp Lee in Richmond, where it trained the Confederate armies of the first two years of the War. In 1862 the Institute was reopened to serve as a training school to supply the loss of officers in the army. During this time the bat- talion was ordered to be in readiness to give support whenever their services should be required. L nder these or- ders, the Corps supported General Jack- son at the Battle of McDowell. Again it was called to support General Fitzhugh Lee at Covington. On May 15. 1864, the Corps joined General Breckinridge and contributed materiallv to the victory at the Battle of New Market, suffering a loss of fifty-seven killed and wounded. The bravery of the Corps at New Market is an immortal tradition of the Institute. The memory of it will never fade. • In June, 1864, General Hunter com- pletely destroyed the Institute. Materi- ally, conditions were worse than in 18.39. V. M. I. ' s indebtedness was much greater than her assets: two hundred and fifty-nine former Cadets and three of the professors had been killed in battle. Notwithstanding, the school was opened in 1865, and the faculty was strengthened by the appointment of some of the most distinguished scientists in the country. Among them was Com- modore Mathew Fontaine Maury. The Institute was rebuilt rapidly, but only at the cost of tremendous and unselfish labor by General Smith, the Superin- tendent, and unbelievable sacrifices on the part of the faculty — they received practically no pay for years. In 1890 General Smith retired after fifty years of self-sacrificing ser- vice. He was the builder and rebuilder of V. M. I. — truly the father of a great Commodore Mathew F. Maury 1 institution. He was succeeded by General Scott Shipp, then Commandant of Cadets. During the administration of General Shipp V. M. I. began to attain its present proportions. A new Mess Hall, the Maury-Brooke Building, the Library, the Power Plant, and two professors ' houses were constructed. Colonel (later Lieutenant-General ) Edward West Nichols succeeded General Shipp in 1908. Under General Nichols the barracks quadrangle was completed and the parade ground enlarged to its present size. Jackson Memorial Hall and Alumni Field were completed, and many improvements were made both in the buildings and in the courses of instruction. • In 1917 V. M. I. was again called upon to fulfill its mission as a military school. The Institute was taken over by the government, and its Superintendent was com- missioned as commanding officer: its entire tactical staff were commissioned as officers, and all Cadets were enlisted as privates to be trained at the Institute for commissions. During this time all the army officers stationed at V. M. I. were her own graduates. V. M. I. was the only institution in the country so honored. The Institute furnished about two thousand officers to the armed forces alone. Among these were five general officers and 233 field officers. After the war four units of the R. 0. T. C. were installed, and the military functions of the Institute came under the control of the Federal Government. The unit of Engineers was later discontinued. General Nichols retired in 1924. after fifty years of service, to be succeeded by General William Cocke, a graduate of the Class of 1894. General Cocke resigned in 1929 and was succeeded by the present Superintendent, Major-General John A. Lejeune, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps from 1920 to 1929. In 1931 the New Engineering Building completed the V. M. I. of today. The difficulties in the path of V. M. I. during nearly a century of growth have, at times, been almost insurmountable. But, perhaps, it is from these very difficulties that V. M. I. has drawn its virility and its unconquerable spirit. The Institute. 1843 IBOi f T!iH- V. M. I.-HER PRESENT STATUS • The V. M. I. of today is the culmination of ninety-four years ' continual prog- ress — the realization of plans and dreams held constantly in the minds of its builders. A brief glimpse into the Institute ' s past readily shows a struggle for existence. In spite of these odds, however, V. M. I. stands foremost in her field today. From a material standpoint, the expansion of the Institute has been accompanied by a plan of compactness. All buildings associated with cadet life are within easy reach of barracks, and they occupy a relatively small area of ground. When one enters the post by way of the West limits gate, he is immediately attracted by the broad expanse of the parade ground on the left and the West side of barracks directly in the foreground. The barracks, a massive, castellated building, is located on the East end of a natural plateau which forms the parade ground. The structure is built in the form of a quadrangle with a frontage of two hundred and forty-one feet and a depth of two hundred and seventy-five feet. Barracks, as it now stands, provides adequate accommodations for a Corps of seven hundred. As the pivotal point of cadet life, barracks is the center of the activities which occupy a cadets time. • Fronting barracks and overlooking the Memorial Garden, lies a parapet on which stand two ancient French cannon and a replica of Houdon ' s famous statue of George Washington. Memorial garden, a beautiful formal plot lying about thirty feet below the level of barracks and on the same plane with ' Ninety-Four Hall, is reached from the parapet by means of a double stairway. The garden extends across the entire front of ' Ninety-Four Hall, from Jackson Memorial Hall on one side to Scott-Shipp on the other. ' Ninety-Four Hall, a towering five-story structure, is one of the most modern gymnasiums in the south. The main hall, one hundred and ninety-five feet long and eighty-two feet wide, is the scene of all basketball, boxing, and wrestling en- counters, and, it provides ample space for all dances held during the year. The recently installed amplifying sys- tem in the hall has proved invaluable during athletic contests and dances. In addition to the main floor, the building contains an indoor rifle range, wrestling rooms, boxing rooms, shower baths and locker rooms, offices of the physical and athletic directors, cloak rooms, dormi- tories for visiting teams, a newly in- stalled fencing room, and athletic equip- ment storerooms. Adjoining ' Ninety-Four Hall and facing the parade ground is Jackson Memorial Hall. The main auditorium of this building accommodates an au- dience of nine hundred; it is equipped with an amplifyins system and talking picture facilities. Below the main hall is another gymnasium, completely equipped. Underlying this second gym- nasium are a swimming pool, locker rooms, and showers. Brigadier-General Rockenbach |:I The Institute, 1933 Facing one another from opposite sides of the road, immediately to the east of barracks, are Scott-Shipp Hall and Maury-Brooke Hall. The former houses the headquarters of the department of arts, pure mathematics, and physics. The lower floors of this building contain physics and biology laboratories, while the attic floor contains the Institute radio station. Maury-Brooke Hall, better known as the Chemistry Building, houses all branches of the chemistry course. This building is equipped with chemical and geological laboratories. • The most recent addition to the various academic buildings is the Edward West Nichols Engineering Hall completed in 1931. This building is the center of the civil and electrical engineering courses. It rises six stories from the ground and is one of the best equipped buildings of its kind in the United States today, containing a completely equipped electrical laboratory controlled from a central switchboard, hydraulics demonstration room, a materials testing laboratory, and a newly installed thermodynamics laboratory. In addition to these, there are a machine shop and an arc welding room. All of these laboratories are equipped with the most modern devices, and they offer the cadet practical applications in all phases of his courses. Display rooms, containing model bridges, dams, and the like, adjoin their respective rooms of application. The drawing academy occupies the entire sixth floor, and it is especially designed for the comfort and convenience of the draftsman. Three limes daily, the corps forms by companies and marches down the hill to the Mess Hall. This structure, done in the same style architecture as the other Institute buildings, is a thoroughly ventilated hall, seventy-five feet in length and one hundred and fifteen feet in width. It is equipped in the rear with kitchens, bake rooms, a refrigerating plant, and storerooms. Natural gas is utilized as fuel. North of barracks and facing the parade ground is that favorite retreat, the Library. Here the cadet has thirty thousand volumes at his disposal. In addition I twWrT asqBBaeii : 7a i:i to these, there is a spacious reading room supplied with the important cur- rent magazines and newspapers. V. M. I. offers four courses: Civil, Electrical, and Chemical Engineering and Liberal Arts. A degree of Bachelor of Science is granted to those men who complete one of the first three courses, while the Bachelor of Arts degree is granted those who complete the latter. It has been a policy to apply all avail- able resources to the advancement of these courses rather than to institute new ones. A slight variation of sub- jects permits a student of chemistry to convert his line of study into an excel- lent pre-medical course. The Institute is accredited as a technological college by a j A ' fW ' the American Association of Colleges W It and Universities. f jL _ - m V. M. I. is represented in the world ■■■S ' llH ' iU ' iffflfTf.j ' ; today by graduates prominent in practi- cally every line of endeavor. One may find V. M. I. men in all fields, from the ministry to the army, from the screen to all brarches of engineering, from business to politics. ■ In looking over the list of famous V. M. I. alumni, one encounters the names of such men as Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, explorer and author, Brigadier-General Samuel D. Rockenbach, organizer and leader of the United States Tank Corps during the World War, Ken Maynard and Jack Holt of movie fame; Howard Bruce, nation- ally prominent financier and corporation head, and William Isham Randolph, active crime abolitionist in Chicago. In athletics. V. M. I. is able to put better than average teams on the field. Although the Institute is one of the smallest schools in the Southern Conference, the wearers of the red, white, and yellow have been recognized among the outstanding athletes in Dixie. In recent years, the wrestling teams have had remarkable success. The V. M. I. of today is. perhaps, yesterday ' s dream of the greater V. M. I. Her ambition today is to give to her future cadets the foundation for an even greater V. M. I. Rear-Admiral Byfd Stonewall Scott Shipp Hall -« 1 i1 ■■B Hi ill III «■« ■aa III ill Hi ill 5 ,. The Parapet Jackson Memorial Hall Virginia Mournins Her Dead Ninety-Four Hall  a a3ffiffiS«W  j ' ?S:g !afeg Houdon ' s Washington Confederate Cannon His Excellency, John Governor of Commander Robert W. Massie. President Lynchburg, Virginia Joseph Button Richmond, Virginia Harry H. Holt Hampton, Virginia Alexander F. Ryland Richmond, Virginia Lawrence W. H. Peyton Staunton, Virginia Garland Pollard Virginia in-Chief Captain Lewis E. Steele, Secretary Lexington. Virginia W. W. BOXLEY Roanoke, Virginia G. Serpell Norfolk, Virginia William H. Cocke Claremont, Virginia S. King Funkhouser Roanoke, Virginia MEMBERS OF THE BOARD EX-OFFICIO S. Gardner Waller Sidney B. Hall Adjutant General of Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Richmond, Virginia Richmond, irginia Colonel George A. DEHBV H1RE Coloml William Couper Colonel Robert Llmmo Military Executive Officer Business Executive Officer Surgeon The Administrative StaFF Major Ernest A. Sale Purchasing Officer Major R. Stribling Marshall Treasurer Captain Lewis E. Steele Military Storekeeper Miss Margaret V. Jones Librarian Major Frank Grove Quartermaster Miss Nellie T. Gibbs Custodian, Memorial Rooms DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING FACULTY— CIVIL ENGINEERING Colonel James A. Anderson Professor Lieutenant-Colonel Robert A. Marr, Jr. Associate Professor Lieutenant-Colonel Henley P. Boykin Associate Professor Major John H. C. Mann Assistant Professor INSTRUCTORS Captain Stanton F. Blain Captain H. St. G. T. Carmichael Captain Curry T. Guinn, Jr. Captain James C. Hanes THE CIVIL ENGINEERS ' The civil engineering Course has had a most colorful existence since it was founded in 1839. It was the original course at the Institute, and it was introduced through the aid of Colonel Claude Crozet, a prominent French engineer and scholar who graduated from the Ecole Polylechnique in France. In 18.58 General Francis H. Smith, at that time the Superintendent of V. M. I., went to Europe for the purpose of studying the methods of instruction and recitation in the foreign technical schools. Upon his return to the Institute, he introduced a curriculum based on a thorough general study during the fourth and third classes with a tendency toward a more rigid specialization during the first and second class years. Lender this system the Civil Engineer gains a fundamental knowledge of the cultural subjects before applying himself rigorously to the strictly engineering subjects. In his report to the Board of Visitors made June 24, 1859, General Smith made the following proposal relative to the Civil Engineering Course: I propose the erection of a Model and Drawing room for the Department of Civil Engineering, and the introduction of suitable models, etc., as shall make the course of study eminently practical, as well as thoroughly scientific. The models procured by me while in Europe, which I have selected with great care, will exhibit, in part, some of the advantages likely to result from these special arrangements. With these facilities supplied, the School of Civil Engineering will be organized upon a basis which will tend to elevate the grade of engineers who will leave it, and must tend to increase the reputation of this department of the institution, already reflecting high credit upon it. • As he predicted and in accordance with his wishes, the Civil Engineering Course has become increasingly practical during the seventv-four years which have elapsed since the first Superintendent of V. M. I. made this proposal. While the standards have been raised in strictly theoretical instruction, the facilities for a practical appli- cation of the knowledge obtained in the classroom have been enlarged from time to time. Perhaps the greatest step forward was taken with the occupation of the new Nichols Engineering Hall with its modern equipment. The laboratories for the testing of Materials of Construction have added to their already sufficient equip- ment until it is now one of the most completely equipped testing laboratories in any of the technological institutions of our country. Since structural design plays such a large part in the curriculum of the Civil Engineer a model room containing many varied types of structural models has been initiated. Many of the model bridges and trusses have been made by the cadets during their spare time, and in this manner they have gained some familiarity with certain details of structural design that would have escaped them had they relied solely upon iheir class room instruction. Another of the laboratories which engages a great amount of the first classman ' s attention is the Hydraulics laboratory. Many practical tests are made relative to water supply and sanitary engineering. There is perhaps no other course that can equip one for more varied pursuits than Civil Engineering as it is taught at the Institute. During recent years courses in Business Law, Economics and Public Speaking have been added to the curriculum of the first class year. Not only must the Engineer be well trained in the funda- mentals of business, but he must be able to express himself clearly and effectively. A great number of Civil Engineering graduates become business executives after they leave the Institute and for this group a general knowledge of Business Law and Public Finance is necessary During the fourth and third class years the Engineer is well gromided in the fundamentals of Mathematics and Physics. He receives courses of instruction in Algebra, Plane Trigonometry, Solid Geometry, Analytical Geometry, Differential Caculus and Integral Calculus. Co-ordinated with these subjects are the cultural subjects such as English. Modern Language, and History. This broad preparatory course provides an excellent foundation for the work which is to follow. Beginning with the second class year the advanced Mathematical and technical courses are given. These are comprised of Analytical Mechanics, Advanced Physics, Resistance of Materials. Materials of Construction. Differential Equations, Geology, Theory of Structures and Advanced Surveying. During the first class year, work is specialized to a greater extent and those courses dealing with the phases of Engineering of which the practicing engineer must have some knowledge, are pursued. These courses are: Highway Engineering. Thermodynamics. Advanced Structures. Bridge Design, Rail- road Engineering, Reinforced Concrete Design. Sanitary Engineering and Hydraulics. Parallel with the courses in Surveying and Railroad Engineering one afternoon each week is devoted to Surveying Field Work. This practical work is continued from the third class year to the first class year and the student becomes thoroughly familiar with Surveying methods and practices. A well equipped drawing academy is avail- able for the work in Mechanical Drawing which is begun the third class year and continues throughout the first class year. Since the course was instituted it has been progressing steadily each year. Each graduating class has been somewhat better equipped than the class which preceded it. The graduates in Civil Engineering may be found in many varied fields and in many different countries . . . always attaining prominence and living up to the standards of excellence that are characteristic of a thoroughly trained Engineer. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT J. F. Allen H. L. Armistead G. B. Ax G. Baylor W. 0. Brayshaw W. E. Buist P. W. Calliham L. M. Capei ' ton S. 0. Coxe S. G. Crews FIRST CLASS S. C. Curtis S. A. Douglass M. E. Doyle R. W. Fink J. W. Gaiy J. H. Gould ' R ' . S. Grant A. B. Hannah B. P. Harrison A. G. Hill O. Holstein A. F. Hubbard E. C. Hudgins G. Kerr J. S. Kirk J. P. Lea R. A. McCoy S. H. Meem A. S. Patteson W. H. Pettigrew A. H. Ponzanelli P. C. Roberts A. B. Taylor C. M. Taylor J. D. Vance R. F. Vaughan W. C. Weaver B. T. Whited E. M. Young SECOND CLASS T. A. Adams J. Armstrong W. A. Burruss R. P. Bunvell C. V. Carson S. E. Collins C. R. Dorrier A. H. EmeiT H. H. Finlavson W. Goodwin J. A. Goshorn J. B. Hardin E. J. Hejrdt . C. Holmes J. C. Jones W. P. Kiethley T. M. Keller W. S. Luck C. P. MacDonald C. F. McCallum N. A. Meador M. M. Milton C. A. Niedengard G. P. Page J. W. Palmer P. R. Roper G. A. Royce R. B. Rust P. Z. Rutschow S. B. Scott G. R. Sledge W. E. Smith C. E. Straub G. B. Swindell W. C. Tyler W. B. Tyree F. Way W. K. Weaver V. M. I. Chapter American Society of Civil Engineers ■ Plumb the rod! What Civil engineer isn ' t familiar with that phrase, and what engineer isn ' t as equally familiar with the letters A. S. C. E.? Sooner or later they come in contact with the widespread activities of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and they know of its value to the engineering world. The National Chapter of the A. S. C. E. keeps its members continually posted on the latest events of interest in the field of Civil Engineering. The societies established in Engineering Colleges are under the supervision of this National Chapter, and it has been found that the student engineer benefits greatly from taking an active part in his own chapter activities. The Chapter at V. M. I. was founded in the spring of 1921. It has been found successful from the start. It is indirectly supervised by the instructors of the Civil Engineering Department, but the meetings are run entirelv by the Cadet members themselves. All members of the C. E. Department automatically become members of the Chapter, taking their turns on the program which is presented at each meeting. Meetings take place every two weeks, and the programs presented are extremely interesting in a professional as well as an entertaining way. Topics of the day that are of interest to Engineers are discussed before the Chapter by Cadets, who find the experience of speaking before a group indispensable in their preparation for Civil Engineering life. Slides and Moving Pictures of different large projects are shown at different times throughout the year, being furnished upon request by the National Chapter. At times, when opportunity permits, men of prominence in the Engineering and Business World are brought before the meetings to give their view- points on different matters, and to discuss with the cadet engineers any matter that may be brought up. The meetings, although compulsory, always prove interesting, and the young engineers find that the experience gained from them helps greatly in fitting them for future life. R. F. Vaughan was president of the V. M. I. Chapter for the session of 1932-1933. jhJi FACULTY— PHYSICS Colonel Francis Mallory Professor Lieutenant-Colonel Sterling M. Heflin Associate Professor In Memoriam ■ CAPTAIN JOE T. BRODNAX Instructor in Physics 1930-1932 Major Richard C. Weaver Assistant Professor INSTRUCTORS Captain Leonard K. Fitzgerald Captain Herman E. Fisher DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FACULTY— ELECTRI- CAL ENGINEERING Colonel Stewart W. Anderson Projessor- INSTRUCTOR Captain C. H. Goodwin Lieutenant-Colonel Robert J. Trinkle Associate Professor jMajor J. S. Jamison, Jr. Assistant Professor THE ELECTRICIANS • Since its comparatively late founding in 1898, the Department of Electrical Engineering has advanced to a prominent position. Its remarkable success has placed it easily on a par with the other departments, regardless of their respective dates of founding. Graduation as a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering offers unusual promise of success. This statement is amply borne out by an exami- nation of the enviable record of former graduates in this department, and by a comparison of its curriculum with that of other colleges. The Virginia Military Institute is an accredited technological college and its graduates are recognized as the equal of those from any other engineering school in the country. As a matter of fact, as far as this course is concerned, there are many who insist that V. M. I. Electrical Engineers are considered by the business world as being exceptionally well prepared. This also is evidenced by the increasingly large number of respon- sible positions which are being awarded them. The avowed purpose of the department is to graduate a student well-versed in the fundamentals of the profession. It is considered wholly impracticable to go into any detail or stress any particular phase of this continually broadening subject during the course of two short years. Rather, a sound foundation is laid from which the graduate may narrow his field down as he so desires. It is believed that an engineer who is so prepared in his undergraduate study has a distinct advantage over the one who has attempted to prepare himself in only one narrow phase of the profession. Only in very exceptional cases are students capable of choosing their particular avocation without practical experience. To narrow his field down too soon and then discover that it is not the one to which his inherent talents are best adapted is certainly a catastrophe of the first order to a rece.it college graduate. This department realizes this fact and guards against it. It graduates a man who is unusually well prepared to gain success in some field of Electrical Engineering, after, however, he has had sufficient experience to be capable of choosing that field to suit his particular talents. ' The entire course may well be divided into three groups: the preparatory portion of the Fourth and Third Class years, the Electrical Engineering portion of the Second and First Class years, and the business and cultural portion of those last two years. The course of study is the same for all cadets during their Fourth and Third Class years. For the prospective Electrical Engineer, however, it may be subdivided into three sections: the cultural subjects such as English and History; the general knowledge subjects such as Chemistry and Surveying; and the subjects which specifically prepare the cadet for his Electrical course. Under this latter head are included Matheinatics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Physics. Upon the completion of this period, the cadet who chooses Electrical Engineering takes only those subjects which will be of particular benefit to him in this profession. His E. E. subjects may be again divided into those pertaining wholly to Electricity and those which, although not in this category, are nevertheless needed by him for a well-rounded course. The former group includes, first, a study of Direct Currents and D. C. Machinery, and next, a similar study of Alternating Currents, A. C. Machinery, and Power Transmission. The majority of this study is, of course, theoretical, being done in the classroom. The only practical work is that which will aid the student in comprehending to the fullest extent the theory of the different studies. This laboratory work came into a new era with the completion of the Nichols Engineering Hall and its opening in the fall of 1931. This building not only houses the classrooms of this department but also a most modern laboratory, equipped excellently for the particular type of practical instruction employed by the department. As implied before, this laboratory work, taken on an average of four hours a week, follows along directly with the theory. ■ The other technical subjects which are taken in these last two years are ones which, in applying his strictly electrical studies, the graduate will find most con- venient and of which he will be expected to have some knowledge. They will, of course, greatly enhance his chances for advancement. In this category may be mentioned Differential Equations, Mechanics, Resistance of Materials, Heat, Me- chanism, and Hydraulics. With the exception of Mechanism, laboratory work is carried on in conjunction with the classroom studies. The Engineering Building includes a most complete Hydraulics Laboratory where the practical phases of this largely practical subject are thoroughly investigated. The third major division — the business and cultural studies of the Second and First Class years — include one term of Public Speaking and two terms of Economics. The Public Speaking course is taken by all cadets in their First Class year. The benefit of being able to present your thoughts and convictions clearly and per- suasively is, of course, immediately apparent. The application for the Electrical Engineer takes forms such as presenting a paper before an engineering body or even in talking to an employer in an attempt to get a position in his firm. The study of Economics includes Public Finance, Business Law, and Corporation Finance. The value to the engineer, who expects real success, of a knowledge of these business principles is, also, instantly apparent. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT FIRST CLASS G. S. Bernard C. S. Betts W. L. Calhoun J. H. Carrico W. P. DeSaussure N. W. Dingman F. B. Epps W. B. Gibbs T. H. Hanel W. S. Hayman G. B. Hightower L. Hilliard W. W. Holt J. W. Horseman L. B. Jones W. L. Kelly E. L. Kostainsek W. S. Landis J. S, Lay H. A. Longino J. T. Meek T. L. Moore C. A. Payne H. J. Pence J. Roberts C. E. Schoonover R. S. Singleton S. J. Stone J. M. Trossbach P. C. Wooters SECOND CLASS B. G. Adkins J. A. B. Baker R. G. Baldwin E. A. Cockey J. D. Davis W. W. Davis W. P. Douglass R. S. Edmonds T. M. Emerson E. W. Farley R. S. Gilliam J. M. Goodwin L. R. Harkness G. J. Helms R. L. Hogan L. M. Kaufman W. B. Kimbrough A. F. Lambe J. M. Matthews I. H. McMann R. J. Meybin R. L. Mitchell P. Nash J. M. Nimmo A. S. Nutt C. H. Peng C. A. Penick R. Redding C. F. Stubbs A. B. Tillett J. M. Troutt W. H. Turner E. R. Venable W. R. White E. L. Whitley J. M. Williams L. B. Wilson T. R. Wise J. H. Wister ' «rr-- ' ■t I ■ v - V. M. I. Chapter American Institute of Electrical Engineers ■ The American Institute of Electrical Engineers is a national organization repre- senting the electrical engineering profession and having as its objects the advance- ment of the profession, the maintenance of a high standing among its members, and the development of the individual engineer. Besides the local groups of engineers in electrical centers known as Sections, there are also student Branches which have as their objectives the development of the students. The local branch was founded in the spring of 1920, the first professional society to be installed at the Institute. All cadets taking the Electrical Engineering course attend the bi-weekly meetings and all are required to deliver a talk on some subject pertaining to the electrical engineering profession. The organization and the meetings are conducted entirely by the cadets. At the beginning of each year, a chairman, a secretary, and an executive committee are elected and these officers plan and preside at the meetings throughout the year. ■ The primary consideration is the benefit derived by the students themselves from active participation in the affairs of the society. The ability to stand before a group and explain and express definite ideas clearly and convincingly is an accomplishment which will be of untold value to the student in his future association with engineers. The meetings offer ideal opportunities for the development of such ability. The value of such talks does not end, however, with the speaker. The subjects are papers, reports, or abstracts dealing with the personnel and problems of those engaged in the profession. Modern viewpoints and practices are explained to the students in such a manner that they may easily absorb them. Such early acquaintance with these topics is, of course, of material assistance to one beginning an engineering career. The activities of the society do not terminate with the meetings, however. At frequent intervals throughout the year, successful electrical engineers are invited to address the students. Many of these speakers are V. M. I. graduates. This fact naturally increases the interest of the cadets. In addition to this, motion pictures issued by the government and large concerns describing notable projects and important processes are shown to the students. iie s i FACULTY- MATHEMATICS ' L ' iMx U. IJwi? Mavo Projessor Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth S. Pirdie Associate Professor Lieutenant-Colonel W. E. Byrne Assocwte Professor Major Blandy B. Clarkson Assistant Professor INSTRUCTORS Captain James Leigh Sims Captain Robert H. Knox, Jr. Captain Virgil B. Grow DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY 1 1 If FACU LTY — CHEMISTRY Colonel Hunter Fendleton Professor, General and Applied Chemistry Colonel Edward Steidtmann Professor Mineralogy and Geology Lieutenant-Colonel Whiting F. Young Associate Professor Major N. Beverley Tucker Assistant Professor INSTRUCTOR Captain G. L. Browning, Jr. THE CHEMISTS ■ The Department of Chemistry is distinguished by having a larger number of cadets than any other department at the Institute. This is attributed to the fact that the pre-medical course is combined with a course in general chemistry. The foun- dation for those who intend to follow chemistry is laid in the third class year. A course in general chemistry is given to all third classmen to show them the scope of the work and to give them a basic knowledge of the fundamentals of chemistry. In the second class year the students who have elected chem istry must decide between a pre-medical curriculum and a curriculum of general chemistry. The pre- medical course has only recentlv been installed at V. M. I., but has increased in favor yearly since its installation. The regular course deals theoretically with biology, geology, mineralogy, metallurgy, physics, qualitative analysis, chemical principles, and chemical calculations. Laboratory work is carried on extensively in biology. The first half of the year is devoted to experiments and trips to the field for the study of botany, while zoology is undertaken the second term. Qualitative analysis in the laboratory is concerned at first with routine determinations, but as the cadet becomes more advanced, the constituents of complex minerals become the objects of his analyses. Physics laboratory consists of a series of experiments dealing with the major laws of physics. In the pre-medical course, geology, mineralogy, and metallurgy are dropped to permit a more extensive study of biology and scientific French or German. ■ In the First Class year, there is still a division of courses. The regular course presents a very interesting combination of experiments, recitations, and lectures in the extensive field of organic chemistry. Mineralogy is continued throughout the first semester; the course deals with practically all of the known minerals in a thorough and understanding manner. In the second semester mineralogy is discon- tinued and a helpful course in industrial geology is undertaken. A very complete Mr. Robert Carroll Assistant Professor, Biology Dr. OwEiNs H. Browne Assistant Professor study of the methods of industrial chemistry rounds out the education of the cadet for entrance into the field of commercial chemistry. Physical chemistry is purely a scientific and theoretical course dealing with the theories upon which the chemist bases his suppositions. Quantitative analysis is studied both theoretically and prac- tically in a laboratory course which extends over both semesters. The pre-medical students, as in the Second Class year, do not take mineralogy or geology, nor is industrial chemistry included in their studies. The future doctors continue in scientific languages and an excellent course in comparative anatomy. In order that the chemist may not be cast upon the world a chemist and nothing else, the curriculum is filled out with a presentation of some of the fundamental principles of business. Public and business finance are studied the first semester, while business law and public speaking amply fill the vacant spots of the second semester. These subjects have been found to be of untold value to the cadet who has buried himself in a career of pure engineering. ' V. M. I. graduates in the profession of chemistry have acquitted themselves well in their ventures, as statistics show in a number of cases. They find that they have attained a firm foundation for future work in medicine, graduate work, chemical research, and commercial chemistry. This is not only the result of the subject matter studied, but also the results of the endeavors of a group of capable and splendid instructors. The numerous sections of comparatively few men each, bring the professors in close touch with the cadets and a personal interest is taken in each student. Individual attention is given to the separate problems that confront the cadets, and a bond of understanding grows between cadet and teacher during the third and fourth years. The Department of Chemistry had its beginning at V. M. I. in 1846. One professor taught practically the whole school the rudiments of chemistry, which at that time dealt mainly with analyses of the soil. In 1851 Stonewall Jackson was added to the academic staff to relieve the overburdened professor. At the close of the Civil War everything was gone, but in 1866 the course was again resumed. The housing facilities long remained inadequate, and it was not until 1911 that the present Maury-Brooke Hall was built. This building has served well for all purposes since its completion, and the present year has found it filled from basement to top floor. The popularity of the chemistry course is steadily increasing, and the Class of 1933 proudly presents its largest number of graduate Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemistry. MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT FIRST CLASS H. L. Archer G. R. Gilliam R. C. Kimbrough E. R. Outten W . F. Tinsley R. M. Berkeley W. H. Gilmore C. L. King R. V. Orr J. G. Todd W. H . Bozel J. J. Heffner E. R. Marshall L. C. Page F. W. Urick J. 0. Burke R. G. Hoh E. A. Martin C. H. Peters M. . H. Vaughan J. E. Crocker P. H. James W. J. Meriwether E. L. Phillips C V. VerMilyea 0. B. Dickinson F. P. Johnston J. W. Middleton C. N. Rucker J. T. Walker R. H. Eanes W. P. Jones M. H. Moore J. L. K. Rugh J. W. Wheeler B B. Elliott M. C. Jordan C. Morehead C A. Steidtmann w . C. White W. , H . Face W. 0. Kavlor A. W. Nohle w . M. Stith A. S. Wilson c. A. George R, P. Kelly H. Numamaker SECOND CLASS J. Temple T. R. Winston w. , D, . Alexander J. D. Dew A. M. Harrison I. R. Littrell D. E. Shorter R. B. Allport C. W. East H. J. Hinkle H. B Long S. A Smith B. A. Bennett J W. Faherty J. W. James R. H. McCormick T. K. Vertner F. C. Brady F. C. Feamster F. M. Johnson G. G, Minor H. B. Webster T. E Carney G. S. Fultz R. H. Jones T. L. Palmer H. B. Wellford H. E. Charles L. Gallant 0. E. Lanford D. A. Pitkethlev G. N. Wise S. H. Darrall 0. P. Gillock C. P. Lathrop M. Riddle G. K. Woo V. M. I. Chapter, Virginia Academy of Science ■ The Chemistry Department of V. M. I. took another step towards a greater Institute with the foundation of a junior chapter of the Virginia Academy of Science. In the fall of 1932, under the guidance of Major Beverley Tucker, the student chemists met and founded the first authentic chemical society in the history of the school. A charter from the Virginia Academy of Science duly enrolled them as junior members of that institution. The purposes of the chapter are two-fold: the advancement of the individual, and the advancement of science. The individual is given tasks to perform in the field of chemistry which awaken his interest in his future profession and cause an unconscious positive reaction to his present-day studies. Meetings in alternate weeks are conducted by the cadets; they consist of lectures prepared by the cadets after a careful study of their specific problems. Nothing has been found which better stimulates the interest of the cadets in their work. ■ Science is served through the stimulus that comes from the contact of scientists working along similar lines or on related problems and the scattered efforts of the junior scientists, combined with the efforts of the more mature, make possible a dignified presentation of scientific work in Virginia. Grants of money are made to the leading scientists of the state, and already the V. M. I. chapter has received one of these. Cadets have taken what part they could in this work with all seriousness and earnestness of purpose. At present the facilities of the chapter are rather limited and only the chemists of the first class are admitted to membership. However, it is expected that in the coming year the chapter will be comprised of both the first and second classes. The interest shown by both classes indicates a scientific and educational seriousness of purpose, which speaks well for the future of chemistry at the V. M. I. - The chemist and the engineer Proclaim their courses hardest, And argue, fume, and Fret, and sneer, Each thinking he ' s the smartest. But, to his course, the most sincere Is the sleeping liberal artist. DEPARTMENT OF LIBERAL ARTS FACULTY- LIBERAL ARTS Colonel Willum M. Hunley Professor, Political Science and Economics Colonel Henry C. Ford Professor, History Colonel Raymond E. Dixon Professor, English and Literature Colonel George L. Barton Professor, English and Latin INSTRUCTORS Captain Medford G. Ramay Captain Edmund J. McMullen Captain Ludwell L. Montague Captain Charles H. Dayhuff Colonel Robert L. Bates Professor, Psychology and Philosophy Major John E. Townes Assistant Professor, History INSTRUCTORS Captain Joseph C. Brewer, Jr. Captain P. E. Caldwell Captain Gerald S. Turner FACULTY- LIBERAL ARTS Lieutln M ( on) LL Hlunamio M. Ulad 4ssociate Professor. English Major James A. Mitchell Assistant Professor, English FACULTY— FOR- EIGN LANGUAGES Colonel T. A. E. Moseley Professor. Sp niish Colonel Samlel M. Mill.ner Professor, French Lieutenant-Colonel Murray F. Edwards Associate Professor, German Major Lucien H. Ryland Assistant Professor, French INSTRUCTOR Captain Joe D. Neikirk THE LIBERAL ARTISTS ' What a sensation must have been created among V. M. I. alumni in 1912! How that group of engineers must have collectively shaken its head and sighed The Institute is turning co-ed! For, in that momentous year, V. M. I. became the proud possessor of a feeble but promising course in uncompromising and unashamed liberal arts. Since then the new department has suffered perhaps more than its share of the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, and its daring adherents have been subjected to an untold amount of derisive comment and physical discomfort. ( What a blow it was when the couches were removed from the library!! But growth in popularity and prestige was inevitable, and, after twenty years of struggle, it has become inseparably bound up in all that constitutes V. M. 1. life. It now embraces a range and variety of subjects similar to courses of the same type in other colleges. That the much-maligned liberal artists have made their mark in the world is self-evident from a study of the Alumni Register. Journalistic, law, ministerial, and business circles have opened doors of opportunity for them, and they have achieved success; it is significant that V. M. I. ' s first two Rhodes Scholars were graduated as Bachelors of Arts. • Of recent years a number of constructive changes have been made in the liberal arts curriculum. Colonel Bates now conducts a laboratory in connection with his psychology course which is one of the few of its kind in the south. The pre-medical men have swelled the ranks of the Department of Foreign Languages. Only last year a course in public speaking was instituted which, being required of all first classmen, has proved highly successful. The engineers and chemists also join the liberal artists in their study of economics. The courses of the first two years at V. M. I. require a great deal of work in the liberal arts from all cadets. There are thorough courses in English, History, and Languages. Upon reaching the second class, Cadets who enter the arts department branch out into a number of subjects which comprise a complete course. During the first semester they receive a course in American literature which embraces many works of interest. They are thoroughly grounded in psychology, receiving added benefits from the laboratory experiments they perform. A course in sta- tistics includes careful studies in interpreta- tion, and presents the most modern methods. Ancient history and the study of a modern language round out the curriculum. In the second semester of the second class year, the liberal artists make an ex- tensive study of the modern novel. A great deal of outside reading is required for this course, and library hours are provided. Advancing a step in science, they take up a term ' s work in social psychology. The sta- Major PiuL Welle- tistics course is dropped and political science Assistant Professor is substituted. State government studies are I ! r taken up in this course. Medieval history is presented, and the cadets continue their modern language courses. The first class year finds the liberal artists taking up philosophy and an ex- tensive study of Shakespeare, and public finance. Their political science course grounds them in American foreign policy. Later they take up public speaking, sociology, and a course in either modern or classical literature. History and lan- guage studies continue throughout the first class year. A great many Cadets who receive the V. M. I. Bachelor of Arts degree take work in graduate schools. Among these men law seems especially popular. The course, however, is so arranged that those who take it have tastes of many subjects in which they might later become interested. J. N. Adams W. L. Allen H. C. Brown R. M. Clewis P. C. Edmunds J. L. Epps MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT FIRST CLASS C. E. Greiner C. J. Harkrader C. 0. Harris J. C. Hickie C. P. Kearfott G. M. King J. M. Kurtz J. Lansdale F. J. McCarthy J. S. Metcalfe C. F. Noble F. W. Richards A. R. Rochelle J. C. Schaaf O. D. Smith A. E. Susong W. F. Tompkins A. E. Van Petter SECOND CLASS F. C. Andreus G. E. Bain J. D. C. Baldwin T. B. Bartlett N. D. Blakemore J. R. Bray F. H. Browning J. H. Buck A. S. Buford J. S. Carr W. W. Cave T. C. Chung J. H. Crawford H. N. Dillard E. E. Ebersole W. S. George R. W. Gontrum C D. Hamner R. W. Hannah R. A. Henderson J. G. Howard B. Huger M. R. Koteen W. H. Kulp W. R. Landrum J. P. Leai7 J. M. LeSueur A. M. Lipscomb J. A. McCrai7 C. M. Moodv W. J. Owen G. W. Polk C. L. .Siegel R. P. Smith P. G. Travers E. W. Tucker J. J. Ward S. E. Whitmore A. C. Wills H. T. Winkler The Liberal Artists m a TheS ummer oession ■ As traditional as the ivy-covered walls of barracks is the necessary summer session. Some years ago the Floating University was anchore d at Rockbridge Baths but in recent years the students have lived in barracks and had classes in Scott- Ship Hall. The summer session begins sometime toward the end of July and continues until school opens in September. The purpose of the summer session is to enable some of the academically un- fortunate caclets to receive instruction, by means of which they can remove their deficiencies. Uniforms are abandoned during the extra session and barracks takes on the appearance of an ordinary college. Social activities are staged on a large scale, and the absence of military duties gives ample time for both work and play. During the summer, living conditions in barracks are somewhat different from those at other times of the year. The familiar hum of mosquitoes frequently neces- sitates the erection of a great number of nets for the purpose of repelling these insistent insects. ■ There are many enjoyable social functions in Lexington and neighboring towns which provide a wealth of entertainment and diversion for those who are inclined to take advantage of it. Perhaps the most brilliant social enterprise of the summer is the Floating University Final Ball. Calic and visitors come from all parts of the state to attend the ball. Contrasted with the rigorous military life pursued during the regular session, the freedom of the Floating University offers excellent opportunities for those who want to catch a bit of extra hay and indulge in the more or less mundane pleasures. The summer session has become so firmly fixed in the general scheme of things at V. M. I. that it is looked upon as an enjoyable necessity, and as an institution which will continue to exist as long as Keydets continue to bull calcalus, physics and the like. V. M. l.-HER PROBABLE FUTURE General Plan For Fliure Development L ,fff iSf 11 [rff |w ll Proposed Mess Hall THE CLASSES THE CLASS C. Louis Siecel Honorary Vice-President Jack L. Epps, Jr. President Wythe W. Holt Vice-President OF 1933 Joseph P. Lea Historian Thomas H. Harrel Valedictorian u AFTER FOUR YEARS The Story of the Class of 1933 By Joseph P. Lea, Historian Leaving our homes in the fall of 1929, we, the members of the Class of 1933, felt sure that we were going out to conquer the world and V. M. I. Little did we dream that when we had signed on the dotted line in J. M. Hall we had stepped into an entirely new and unique system which would either make us or break us. Life at V. M. L seemed to us a heterogeneous conglomeration of roll calls, drills, parades, ard classes, all of which the upper classmen seemed to take as a matter of course. Soon after our entrance, when we had been here just long enough to find out from the third classmen that this is no place for anyone but a man, we were greeted by the Superintendent. General John A. Lejeune, who told us that he himself was also a rat. General Lejeune outlined for us in a few words just what we should expect from V. M. L and just what V. M. . expected from us. B At this time, however, we knew nothing of what all the upper classmen called spirit. We had heard of the V. M. I. spirit, but now that we were here we could see no difference in the attitude of the Cadets toward their teams and Alma Mater than that of the students of other colleges. Before a year had passed, however, we were to find that this was quite different, and that there was truly such a thing as the V. M. L spirit. As our rat year passed, we began to absorb some of the feeling that all V. M. L men have for their teams. We saw the Big Red Team vanquish every foe that it met on Alumni Field ; we saw Tech fall under the heels of the I ' lying Squadron ; we learned that ' The Spirit is the song of songs, and that it does express the feelings of the Keydet toward his team. • As the months passed, we found that our class was beginning to take form. We heard names of our classmates who were on the rat teams. Very unostenatiously we met them and talked to them. We laughed at each other ' s awkwardness in physical gym class. Soon we were trifling with one another, and before we realized it we could call each other by our last names. We found that we wanted to sym- pathize with a brother rat when he caught hell from an upper classman. The nights we spent at half-knee-bends in first sergeants ' rooms seemed like eons of agony to us, but we learned to face them without shame. Few of us will ever forget the wonderful football trips we had. We followed the squadron to Charlottesville, Norfolk, and Roanoke. ■ Our first Christmas furlough came like an oasis in the Desert. We had counted the days, sounded off at the table at night, and sung Christmas carols to the upper classmen. Barracks never looked more drab than the day we returned from furlough. With the cold winter days bringing our class closer and closer together, we began to settle down for the midwinter exams, and those of us who survived them felt closer together than before. ■ Memories of the first winter flash before our minds: wrestling, boxing and Midwinter Hops. Before spring we began to have thoughts of our class organiza- tion, although we were not officiallv a class until our second year. In April, the Class of ' 33 took one of the most important steps in the history of our class; the .•Fa! -! election of class officers was held. We were very fortunate in electing for these great honors, Jack Epps, President, Louis Siegel, Vice-President, and Wythe Holt, Historian. Wise selections! Finals and comparative freedom ! Who will ever forget the day that we were made third classmen, and released from the rat line? As we left for our summer furlough, we looked back on our rat year as a hard but a happy one. • Our third class year proved to be even harder than the one preceding it. We gave the usual number of sheenies , made the rats close the windows, and instigated the usual number of shirt tail parades. There was to be encountered this year an obstacle even more important than that of keeping the rat system in motion, and this was the problem of keeping our- selves in V. M. I. The Academic Board presumably had begun to weed out our class already, for on our return, many familiar faces of the rat year were missing. From the manner in which the various departments seemed to be choking us with work, we felt sure that even more of us would be caught at mid-year exams, but we buckled down to work and hoped for the best. • Our third class year marked the ending of an Institute custom. The C. F. ' s were abolished. These C. F. ' s were picked from our class by those from the pre- ceeding class, and no one except the members themselves knew what men belonged to the organization. Our C. F. ' s did well by ' 33 : they painted the mess hall even better than it had ever been painted before. The paint poets gave vent to their feelings, expressing on the walls their deepest emotions and thoughts concerning several subs and higher authorities. The raid on the Commandant ' s office was equally as successful. The chairs and all the furniture were found in the Courtyard the next morning when our bomb exploded. As usual, we paid the penalty for our misdoings, and several of the members were caught and dismissed. It was after this episode that the futility of the whole thing was explained to the class; thus ended the famous organization. Football trips to Richmond and Roanoke, the arrival of class pins and sweaters, and the Christmas furlough helped speed off the first semester. ■ The midyear exams had the usual effect on us. They left us with several holes in our class, and with many other members grimly holding on, only to be dropped at finals. During finals we occupied ourselves with enjoying the new privileges given us as second classmen. We also went to the hops and took part in the various activities on the parade ground, hoping that this would make the time go faster. The final ball will be remembered as an excellent close of the social season at school. I -11 The next morning after the graduation exercises, the list of appointments and dis- appointments was read out, and we were all free for the summer furlough. It did not seem long before we found ourselves back in Lexington as second classmen. This year, we were regarded in an entirely new light by the authorities and the first class. We began to feel our importance as a part of the power which runs the school — not too important however, for the first class still held the reins. We were beginning to be trained for our own first class year. We found members of our class who were smooth faced and innocent rats now stern and sombre first sergeants, and sergeants of lesser rank. Other members of our Class who did not feel it incumbent upon themselves to seek military glory gave vent to their aspirations along other lines. • Thanksgiving came, and with it the biggest social event of our cadetship. It was at this function, the Ring Figure, that we officially donned the ring of V. M. I. and all its attendant responsibilities. We were honored in having Major General and Mrs. Lejeune lead the figure for us. The General wears our ring as a symbol of his membership in the Class of ' 33. Our Second Class Finance Committee organized and made a very successful drive to provide the best in movie entertain- ment for J. M. Hall on Saturday nights. January exams came, clipping from our class roster more members of ' 33 who had been academically hanging on by their teeth. Our second class show, Pass in Revue, under the direction of McCarthy, was considered the best ever given at V. M. I. and too much credit cannot be given to Frank for his most excellent production. ■ Finals and all the attendant social functions came. We considered our presen- tation of the Final Ball to the first class, with Ted Weems delivering the music, as a fitting climax of our second class year. We were now ready to take over the responsibilities of the first class, but first we must consider our sojourns in the summer Camps at Fort Hoyle, Fort Meade, and Fort Myer. The F. A. R. 0. T. C. cadets journeyed to Fort Hoyle, and were assigned to the tents where they were to live and suffer for the next six wesks. Seventy-five members of the class of ' 33 then applied themselves to the task of learning sometliing about the Field Artillery branch of the U. S. Army. ■ Artillery, however, was not the only thing in life there. There were R. 0. T. C. dances on the post and at Aberdeen, and these dances served to break the routine of the camp life. By working hard all day and playing a great part of the night, everyone who was stationed at Hoyle managed to spend a pleasant summer. The Infantry boys who journeyed up to Meade knew what to expect, and they were not surprised to find themselves in the hottest, sandiest, spot in Maryland. • The Cavalry unit, so they say, had the best V. M. I. contingent in the R. 0. T. C. Camps. The camp day started with a five-thirty reveille, early breakfast, and the usual morning drill with the horses. After lunch, the keydets attended lectures in which they were warned, among other things, to be wary of Washington calic and bonus seekers. Classes ending at three, the keydets found themselves gentlemen of leisure until the next morning at reveille. Need more be mentioned of the social life than the dances in Alexandria, the dates in Washington, and the farewell ball at the club? On returning to the Institute for our first class year, we found ourselves looking on life at V. M. I. in an entirely new manner. We felt that on our shoulders rested the responsibility o f carrying on those traditions of our Alma Mater. We soon learned also that the academic surgeons had pruned our Class too closely, leaving us without a Vice-President. At the first meeting of the year Wythe Holt was elected to this office, while Joe Lea was selected to fill the unexpired term of Historian. Louis Siegel was made honorary Vice-President. 1-1 • We found that the really carefree days lay behind us, for now, in order to enjoy our F. C. P. and week ends, we had to make offerings to the Academic Board in the form of hours of study. Who will ever forget the trips? There was the Carillon dedication parade in Richmond, at which the keydets were said to perform magnificently. On the football trip to Norfolk we were royally received by the people and treated like kings. The First Class trip to Richmond when the Big Red Team clashed with Maryland is memorable, as is the Roanoke trip on Thanksgiving day. ■ Sorrow as well as joy was to be felt by the members of the Class of 1933 in its final session at V. M. I. The untimely injury to our Superintendent, General John A. Lejeune, has been a great blow to us, and as we went O-i through the year we found ourselves feeling his temporary loss more keenly each day. Our dances were even better than those before us. With the coming of the Thanksgiving dances, we felt even closer to the second classmen as they put on their rings. The days passed. Soon Christmas, our last furlough period, came, and we found ourselves drifting to the various parts of the country, trying to forget that we had exams before us. On our return from the holidays, we were indeed shocked to learn of the untimely death of our classmate, Alfred Knowles. With the passing of the years, the men of ' 33 will feel the loss of Alfred. We know that by his passing a brilliant career was snuffed out in its beginning. ■ Facing the midyear exams with determined minds, we settled down to hard work during the winter months. Fleeting glimpses of winter activities pass before our minds: The Fancy Dress Ball at Washington and Lee, Midwinters, First Class Hops, hard work, snow, and the second class show. Spring came, giving us a feeling of hilarity and joy. Easters, with the attendant calic and the music of Guy Lombardo, will remain in our memories for a long time. New Market Day with the New Market speech. Memorial Day, and the warm days of June bring us to the realization that we are near the end. As we watch the Second Class take our places at the final parade, tears will come to our eyes because we know that soon we will be among those who have gone before. Then there is the last gathering in the Courtyard when we meet for the last time together as a class and wish the under classes success. ■ We feel now as if we have taken the complete course of V. M. I. life and are members of the body of Alumni. We have felt the qualms of rathood, the impor- tance of being third classmen, the feeling of new cares as second classmen, and the responsibility of being first classmen. We have seen brother rats fall by the way- side; we have felt the sorrows of losing classmates. Now, as we are about to depart, we feel a tightness in our chests, knowing that we are leaving our classmates, and our Alma Mater. As we go out the Red, White and Yellow still floats on high. MPWa!£M ' 1 ■r iBnB|- ' 3 JOHN NEWTON ADAMS JR. Sault Ste. Marie Michigan Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ It did not take Johnny Adams long to appreciate the fact that V. M. I. is a military school, and the authorities soon realized that in Cadet Adams they had the ideal man to honor with promotion. Johnny is one of the few men who can stand the strain of chevrons without losing those qualities which endear him to his brother rats. He not only looks the part of a real commander, but he is the part. One does things for Johimy more out of personal regard for the man than in awe of his rank. He can inspire his men with an espirit de corps which is always sustained. Anyone familiar with military life will consider that the finest tribute an officer can receive. ■ Adams has a quiet dignified manner that is hard to withstand. It is generally believed that he employs this along with a most engaging smile when out gunning for feminine hearts. At any rate, he has a successful way of getting them lined up. He ought to share that secret. ■ Fourth Cfoss— Private A Co., Yankee Cliil). Third C ass— Corporal A Co., Yankee Club. Second Class— First Sergeant A Co , A.P.S.A.. Yankee Club. -First C «5s— Captain A Co., A.P.S A., Yankee Club. Hey, hoic about putting the side back up on barracks} i i .jpiyl z] JAMES FREDERICK ALLEN Clarksburg West Virginia Bachelor oF Science Civil Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Jimmy Allen has been one of the hardest working members of the class. He has been resolute and enterprising, and in many lines of endeavor he ' has applied himself wholeheartedly. Being naturally inclined in that direction, Jimmy pursued the civil course. His ability warrants for him the name draftsman. ■ Prominent in the extra-curricula activities of the school, he was manager of the Cross-country and Track teams. He has also served as a member ' of the Business Staff of each school publication, and he has always worked for the betterment of V. M. I., exhibiting unparalleled spirit. • Be means of a pleasing personality and a true manifestation of interest in the better things of life, J. F. has made a large number of friends who respect him and admire him as a true gentleman. ■ Fourth C aM— Private E Co.. Rat Football, Rat Boxing. West Virginia Club. Third Class — Private E Co., Varsity Boxing, West Virginia Club. Second Class — Private E Co., .Assistant Manager Track, A.S.C.E., L.O.A.P., Secretary West Virginia Club. First C a.s5— Private E Co , 0. C, Manager Varsity Cross Counti7, Manager Varsity Track, A.S.C.E., L.O.A.P., D.T., Club Midnight, West Virginia Club. ' ' IF el I, Roas, guess ne ' cl belter colled up ' ' I-H WILLIAM LEE ALLEN Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • Red is not of your nose-to-the-giindstone type. His major occupation is the enjojanent of life, and he enjoys writing and receiving letters most! Three letters from the same girl in one day is not an unusual occurrence. Need more be said to describe his inherent gift of sex-appeal? • He excelled in rat athletics and gave promise of continuing on varsity teams. Fate took a hand at this point and played Red a foul trick in the form of the presentation of a bad knee. Thus V. M. I. lost a potential athlete. After a few arguments with Old Man Math and his pal Physics, Red hit his stride and glided easily through his chosen, and most suitable, course of the Arts. Happy and at ease in his new surroundings, he even eventually patched up his former troubles. ■ On first encounter, Red appears a most likable fellow of smooth and polished manner. Going deeper, one discovers a man of ability. That is the secret of Red! ■ Fourth C fM. ' ;— Private E Co.. Rat Football. Rat Baseball. Richmond Club Third Class- Corpora] E Co.. Varsity Football. Richmond Club. Second Class — Privat? E Co., . .P.S.A., Richmond Club, Rho Dammit Rho. First 67os5— Private E Co., O.G., A.P.S.A., Richmond Club. ' Boy. she ' s snell! ' ' HARRY LEE ARCHER Waynesboro Virginia Bachelor oF Science Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Some men seek happiness in grasping the world by its axis and revolving it to suit their wishes: others prefer to turn with the world, take life as they find it, and secure satisfaction through quiet philosophy. Harry belongs to this latter class. He does not attempt to alter conditions, but he rather accepts them as they are. ■ Light Horse, as he is sometimes known, is a man whose innate complacency is recognized and emulated. He is not an extremist. The day before a furlough finds him beaming, of course, but even on the bluest Monday in January he is stUl cheer- ful. What a man ! He has a merry twinkle in his eye, which seems to indicate a self-assured success, the fulfillment of which he has illustrated both in his pre- eminence as an expert rifleman and his prominence as a student. ■ Fourth C ass— Private C Co., Rat Rifle Team. Third. C «5i— Private C Co., Rifle Team. Second Class — Private C Co., Rifle Team, Assistant Manager Baseball. O.R P.. Shenandoah Valley Club. First Class — Private C Co., Academic Stars, Rifle Team, Vice-President V.A.S., Shenandoah Valley Club. ' ell, you see, it ' s this ivay l- HOWARD LACY ARMISTEAD Roanoke Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Ensineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Bill Armistead is particularly fortunate in being able to get maximum results from a minimum amount of devotion to his studies. That is no small ability for a man taking Civil Engineering. However, such talent leaves him sufficient time to seek the comfort of his cot unless there are better amusements at hand. ■ Military glory has never attracted Bill. He is too fond of having a good time at V. M. I., and, somehow, military glory and pleasure just don ' t mix. He does manage to escape boredom by finding outside activities whenever possible, but at V. M. I. such efforts are often discouraged by the authorities. Bill is the sort of chap who contributes a lot to the happiness of his fellow cadets by proving that a man can fulfill his academic obligations and still have time to enter into bull ■ Fourth Class— Vi-ivale E Co., Roanoke Club. Third Class— Private E Co., Roanoke Club. Second Class — Private E Co., Varsity Wrestling, A.S.C E., Roanoke Club. First Class — Private E Co., O.G., A.S C.E., Roanoke Club. Oh, wJiat ' s the use? ' ■■;.K -J GEORGE BREDEN AX Chelsea Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Civil Ensineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • To meet Funky is to know him. He is habitually quiet, and he has an unassum- ing personality. During his rat year, he was so unobtrusive and efficient that his equanimity did not receive the rude shock that most rats feel. He has perhaps changed less since entering V. M. I. than any man in ' 33. He did not need to change! ■ Punky has his ideals, which are revealed to a very few. He is not easily in- fluenced; this further illustrates his unvacillating character. Sincere and congenial, he has acquired a host of equally sincere friends. He is a model yankee, agreeable at all times, polite and earnest, and his quiet personality gives him a cool attitude towards all situations — a characteristic which is rare and to be envied. Concentra- tion on the art of fencing has led him to a high level in that field. I Fourth Class — Private C Co., Rat Cross Counti-y, Rat Track, Yankee Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Yankee Club. Second Class — Sergeant D Co , Fencing Team, A.S C.E., President New Jersey Club, Yankee Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., Fencing Team, A.S.C.E., President New Jersey Club, Yankee Club. Now at the point- GEORGE BAYLOR Waynesboro Virginia Bachelor o( Science Civil Ensineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ The key to George ' s philosophy of life lies in the characteristic saying at the bottom of the page. It denotes a surface flippancy, a sort of cynical what difference does it make? To the casual observer, then, George does not seem to take life very seriously. However, while George may not seem to care greatly whether he can work this problem or not, he really cares a great deal. His attitude is merely a mask engendered by an ability to take things smilingly. It is quite sure that, in spite of his apparent sophistication and synicism. George is, in his heart, immensely serious about whatever he does. Though he will deny it, he is a bit romantic, and he cherishes ideals which he protests have been long ago broken by unworthy womankind. ■ Fourth Ctes— Private E Co., Northern Virginia Club. Third Class — Corporal E Co.. Northern Virginia Club. Second Class — Private E Co.. A.S.C.E., Shenandoah Valley Club. First Class — • Private E Co., O.G., x ' V.S C.E., Shenanuoah Valley Club. ' I ' m just conceited enough to think I can tvork this problem ' jii Zn:! R OBERT MASON BERKELEY Petersburg Virginia Bachelor oF Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry • Robert Mason Berkeley immediately acquired the name of Red when he came to V. M. I. During his rat year he tried his hand at sports and made friends who gave him honor in electing him to the dance committee of which he later became president. ■ In military life Red has tried to follow the lines of a popular officer, and he has succeeded; for this, much credit is due him, since he did not sacrifice the efficiency expected. As a student, Berkeley has striven to keep his work well in hand, and, with a very receptive mind, he has done well in spite of the time that he has been forced to give to other duties. Berkeley is naturally reticent in manner, but never for one moment does he fail to assert himself when he is needed. With all his accomplishments goes a friendly and individual personality. I Fourth Class — Private B Co., Rat Football, Hop Committee. Third Class — Corporal B Co., Hop Committee. Second Class — First Sergeant B Co., Assistant Manager Football, Hop Committee, Second Class Finance Committee, Second Class Show, O.R.P. First Class — Captain B Co , Manager Varsity Football, Athletic Council, Assistant Editor The Bomb, President 1933 Cotillion Club, V.A.S., D.T. aint having a very good time 14 GEORGE STROTHER BERNARD JR. Petersburg Virginia Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Say George Bernard to any man in ' 33, ask him quickly what his first re- actions are, and it ' s ten to one he ' ll reply, Numbers, figures, math, electricity, business . . . That ' s George in a nutshell. ■ Now to take George out of his nutshell. Iien he works, he works, but when he plays, he really plays. He summers at Virginia Beach — ' nuff said — and at the Institute he sports the red ribbon of the ' 33 Cotillion Club. • George ' s yen for mathematics won for him the French medal : his clear busi- ness head gave him the job of treasurer of the ' 33 Finance Committee; his uncanny ability in electrical engineering gave him first stand in that course, and his room the reputation of being a mecca for those in doubt. And those in doubt are always greeted with a winning smile. I Fourth Class — Private D Co., Piedmont Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Piedmont Club. Second Class — Private E Co , Treasurer Second Class Finance Committee, French Medal, A.I.E.E ., Piedmont Club. First Class — Private E Co., O.G., Academic Stars, 1933 Cotillion Club. Business Staff The Bomb, A.I.E.E., Piedmont Club. ' ' Lejnme tell ya m msj W£iM  i CHARLES SAMUEL BETTS JR. Smith field Virsinia Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ When Charlie Belts became our brother rat we were at first impressed by his imperturbable and solemn dignitv. Bui we were not long in discovering that this solemnity masked one of the keenest minds and one of the warmest hearts that ever entered the Institute. ■ From the first, a man of military capabilities, Sambo has served as corporal and as sergeant, but it was at camp that he reached the acme of his fame as a leader. There, as battalion commander, it was just Mr. Betls this and Mr. Belts that with the officers, and we proudly admitted to the Dutchman that surrounded us that the big shot was from V. M. I. • Dependability, loyalty, and intelligence are the sterling qualities that go to make up the character of Charlie Bells. He is famous for doing what he does well, for defending his own high principles, and for an academic proficiency that is far above the average. ■ Fourth Class — Private B Co., Tidewater Club, Baptist Club. Third Class — Corporal B Co., Academic Stars, Tidewater Club, Baptist Club. Second Class — Sergeant B Co., A.I.E.E., Tide- water Club, Baptist Club. First Class — Private B Co., O.G., Academic Stars, A.I.E.E., Tidewater Club, Baptist Club. Don ' t tell me! WILLIAM HERBERT BOZEL Petersburg Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ One hundred and twenty years ago a Frenchman named Napoleon led his legions from ore great victory to ar other. The Institute also has a man short of stature but fiery of conviction and word. Bozelo Napoleono came to V. M. I., and his history since the initial day has been one of unbroken leadership. From corporal to captain Fusel Oil has been an outstanding leader. He has led with a desire to help rather than a desire to dominate. ■ The athletic ability of the young Petersburger was most outstanding during his rat year. Football, baseball, and basketball were his pastimes, and success crowned the efforts of the future D Company skipper. ■ Graduation should mean just the beginning of success for Billy, although his cadet record is one to be looked upon with just pride. ■ Fourth CZais— Private D Co., Rat Football, Rat Basketball, Rat Baseball. Third Class- Corporal D Co., Academic Stars, Varsity Baseball. Second Class — First Sergeant D Co., Academic Stars, Varsity Baseball, O.R P. First Class — Captain D Co., Academic Stars, Varsity Baseball, V.A.S. Column of Squats, Leading Platoon. Squats Right- KSltl WILLIAM ORLANDO BRAYSHAW Vandergrift Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ Bill has been a great friend to those who have known him since the early days of his rathood. Infrequent are the occasions when he flares up in anger or finds himself occupying a dejected rung of the moody ladder of life. Bill is constant and superbly steady as he watches the days come and go. • He is a true Infantryman and, correspondingly, a true rifleman. His fourth class year witnessed an entrance into the realm of the rifle and its concealed secrets regarding that infinitely small goal — the bull ' s-eye. Early success was not meant for him, and he labored on as one among many. Another year and he continued to be dragged along among those of the common clay. A consistent spirit won out in 1931 and Billie B. established himself as a marked man — a champion and master of the art. His graduating year brought him glory as captain of the greatest team in V. M. I. history. I Fourth Class — Private B Co.. Yankee Club. Third Class — Corporal B Co., Rifle Team, Yankee Club Second Class — Private B Co.. Rifle Team, Rifle Medal, A.S C.E., Yankee Club. First Class — Private B Co.. O.G., Captain Rifle Team, A.S CE., Yankee Club, Rifle and Sling Club, Old Bud List. Bootsie, we are luail-lcss HARVEY COLEMAN BROWN JR. Richmond Virginia Bachelor oF Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Harvey Brown is one of the hardest and most conscientious workers in the Class of ' 33. Harvey undertakes things with a dogged determination that knows only success. When he begins a job he sees it done completely, and done well. ■ For three seasons he has fired regularly on the varsity rifle team. His shooting has been consistently good, and his tenacity has served as an example and an incentive to the other members of the team. ' Harvey is also one of the neatest men in his class. He has always taken great pride in his uniform, and even in his first class year this trait has stood out. He has always taken his military seriously, consistently maintaining that he chose V. M. I. for its military feature. A man of purpose — that ' s Harvey! I Fourth Class — Private E Co.. Richmond Chib. Third Class — Corporal E Co., Academie Stars, Rifle Team, Cadet Staff, Richmond Club. Second Class — Sergeant F Co.. Rifle Team, Assistant Manager Boxing, Second Class Show, A.P.S.A., Richmond Club. First Class — Private F Co., O.G., Rifle Team, Associate Editor The Bomb, Cadet Staff, A.P.S.A., Club Midnight. Richmond Club. Darn bed ' s like a Frigidaire mmgtib iiii i I jHHiijMiava gBRj I gg fP S aiBt 3i Z? €? rnvJCriR-l WILLIAM EDWARD BUIST JR. Nashville Tennessee Bachelor oF Science Civil Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ William E. Buist of Nashville, Tennessee, bade his family and friends a fond farewell when he departed to enter V. M. I. as a Fourth Class man. The first few weeks of brutal transititon were endured with the same courage and fortitude which characterized future trials and tribulations. • As a Third Classman, Bill cemented the many friendships commenced as a rat. Handsome, suave and nonchalant, he followed his destined orbit with commendable serenity. He combined the difficult task of being a man ' s man as well as a darling of the calic. His Second Class ear was attended by a devotion to study with enough time left over to become a member of the Second Class Finance Committee. The climax of Bill ' s career at V. M. I. occurred during his last year when he entered into a triple field of activities — hops, studies, and athletics. I Fourth Class — Private D Co., Rat Football, Gym Team, Mississippi-Tennessee Club. Third Class — Corporal D Co., Varsity Wrestling, Gym Team, Secretary-Treasurer Mississippi-Tennessee Club. Second Class — Private D Co., Varsity Wrestling, Second Class Finance Committee, A.S.C.E., Mississippi-Tennessee Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., Varsity Wrestling, 1933 Cotillion Club, A.S C.E., Tennessee Club. swear, Jim, ne ought to write those womenF JAMES OTEY BURKE Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Versatility . . personality . . popularity . . geniality . . But there ' s no use in going on — just say Sandy Burke and be done with it, for here is a man that has all of these qualities and an added dash of romance that sets him off to perfection. Jim is naturally a good student, a conscientious worker, and a popular keydet, with an A-1 appearance. Naturally, then, he was cut out for a commission. His good sense of humor and his desire to broaden his scope of knowledge are important parts of his make-up, and ventures into the realms of sports and journalism have rounded out a personality as versatile as it is magnetic. ■ As an officer, a chemist, and a gentleman Sandy has tasted the fruits of great success. But as an individual personality he has gone even farther — he has im- pressed himself upon many minds as a man who is good to look at and better to know. ■ Fourth Class— Private D Co., Richmond Cliil). Third Class — Corporal D Co., Varsity Boxing, Cadet Staff, Richmond Club. Second C «is— Sergeant D Co., Varsity Boxing, Cadet Staff, O.R.P., Richmond Club. First Class — First Lieutenant and Battalion Adjutant, Varsity Boxing, Cadet Staff, V.A.S., Richmond Club. Oh yeah?? NUTS!! ' IliU -jL«Kn=i WILLIAM LESLIE CALHOUN New Kensinston Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry • There is a certain elusive, indefinable subtlety about I slie Calhoun which is difficult to describe. He is characterized by a gentlemanly reserve — a pleasant con- trast from the hail-fellow-well-met type. His is the manner of the worldling, the diplomat, and man accustomed to social ethics. Such qualities combined with the attraction of his distinguished, handsome appearance lend Les a cosmopolitan charm. • One might wonder how a man like Les would fit into the run of barracks life. There is no place in the world where sincerity is more appreciated than at V. M. I., and on that score Leslie is deserving of the esteem in which his classmates hold him. He has gone through his four years at the Institute with a graceful ease, and yet he has retained his individuality. Les is unquestionably an artist, and he should someday develop the talent with which nature has endowed him. I Fourth Class — Private A Co., Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club. Third Class — Corporal A Co., Yankee Club, Keystone Club. Second Class — Sergeant A Co., Rifle Team, A.I.E.E., Yankee Club, Keystone Club. First Class — Second Lieutenant A Co., Rifle Tiam, A.I E E., Old Bud List. Yankee Club, Keystone Club. love my girl, but she isn ' t here, so PHARES WILLIAM CALLIHAM JR. Harrisonburg Louisiana Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Blackie has a capacity for reducing everything to formulas — arguments, gripes, anything. Merely approach Blackie and express verbally some deep question on your mind; that is ample to start the Doctor on a long dissertation. He begins with a few concise words stating his idea of the problem, and then he proceeds to amplify it, ultimately ending in a long arduous philosophical discussion. He solves all problems. He is a veritable mine of original ideas and opinions, and, although he is not terribly particular as to your reaction, he considers it imperative you lend an attentive ear. B His dry humor and his tendency towards philosophing are ]3lain to see; behind them is a free and noble generosity. What he decides to do he does well, and he should therefore be valuable and successful — especially as a philosopher. I Fourth Class — Private C Co., Louisiana Club. Third Class — Private D Co, Louisiana Cluh. Second Class — Private D Co.. A S.C.E , Louisiana Club, Club of the Golden Peacock. First Class — Private D Co.. O G.. Louisiana Club. A.S.C.E., Club of the Golden Peacock. Now I ' LL explain! •jsni] LUCIEN MARSHALL CAPERTON Loretto Tennessee Bachelor o( Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • Lucien Caperton is one of those boys that makes friends easily and without effort. He opens up freely to only a few cadets, but that does not prevent his having a host of friends who admire and like him. • Gandhi, so called because of his philosophical tendencies, has made a name for himself in V. M. I. history as one of the co-authors of that popular song, Good- bye to Virginia University. He has also filled an important position on the rifle team for the past two years. ' Though Lucien has always shown considerable interest, and even affection, toward certain members of the opposite sex, he has always reserved room in his heart for a sincere regard for the Institute, his friends, and the good times he has enjoyed here. I Fourth Class — Private D Co., Tennessee Club. Third Class — Corporal D Co., Second Class Show, Club of the Golden Peacock, Tennessee Club. Second Class — Private D Co., Rifle Team, A.S.C.E., Club of the Golden Peacock, D.T.. Rho Dammit Rho, Tennessee Club. First Class— Private E Co., O.G., Rifle Team, Cadet Staff, Associate Editor The Bomb, Chaimian Floor Com- mittee A.S.C.E., D.T., Tennessee Club. KNOW I ' m in love this time iw5¥tt3agaiiaiwwi|JW} JOHN HARPER CARRICO Roanoke Virginia Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry • A pun for a pun is Greek ' s idea of fun, and this philosophy has helped him win a high place in the hearts of the men of ' 33. Many a man has suffered embarrass- ment through one of his brain children. Greek has another side too — a serious one. He is ever present when needed, and he can always be depended on to offer the traditional helping hand. • His last two years have been spent in trying to unravel systematically the mysteries of electricity, cussing and discussing the fundamentals of that course. He early discovered that the story of the gold brick was purely mythical, and since that time he has confined his actions to milder forms. Nevertheless, his individual nature cannot be restrained, and it is this fact that will bring him success in the world of business. I Fourth Class — Private E Co., Roanoke Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Varsity Wrestling, Roanoke Club. Second Class — Private C Co., A.I.E.E.. Roanoke Club. First Class — Private A Co., O.G., A.I.E.E . Roanoke Club. Ho-hum •lral-1 RICHARD MARTIN CLEWIS Tampa Florida Bachelor of Arts Field Artillery ■ The lianacks wit and punster par excellence is al out to be analyzed. Wliat goes on under that battered campaign bat, wliith he proudly sports, is known to no man, but now and then there emerges from this personality an outburst of wet puns and dry humor that puts Ed Wynne to shame. ■ In his serious moments he is often found either spotting sports or breezing through liberal arts textbooks. The latter he accomplishes with a lack of method and an abandon that seems incredible. Dick is frank and outspoken. If he thinks he is right he openly takes his stand, and even Van Petten cannot hoist him from his position. Notwithstanding, there is nothing in him that smacks of unfairness or narrowmindedness. All hail the Tampa Playboy! ■ Fourth C ois— Private F Co., Rat Football, Rat Rifle Team, Florida Club. Third Clciss Private F Co., Academic Stars, Club of the Golden Peacock, Florida Club. Second Class — Private F Co., Academic Stars, Rifle Team, Assistant Manager Baseball, Cadet Staff, A.P.S.A., Rho Dammit Rho, Florida Club. First Class — Private F Co., O.G., Academic Stars. Rifle Team, Manager Varsity Baseball, Sports Editor The Cadet, Athletic Editor The Bomb, If . L. Shine Staff, A.P.S.A., Florida Club. AfW, honey . just you and me |:I« SIMEON OLIVER COXE JR. Richmond Virsinia Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Sim Coxe is e ndowed with qualities that make him respected and admired) by the men of his class. By means of his natural wit and easy way of getting around, he has made a host of friends. Although he takes things seriously enough, one rarely ever sees him lose his composure when things go wrong. • During his first two years at the Institute Sim just took things as they came — that is, academically speaking. At the beginning of his Second Class year, he cast his lot with the slide rule boys who spent most of their time up in Olie ' s penthouse. But structures and the like did not prove difficult for Sim, and his room frequently turned out to be the rendezvous for despairing civil men. ■ Cheerful perseverance together with a true regard for the better things of life make Sim Coxe a gentleman and student. ■ Fourth Ctos— Private E Co.. Hoffman Presbyterian Club, Richmond Club. Third Class-- Corporal E Co., Hoffman Presbyterian Club, Richmond Club. Second Class — Private E Co.. A.S.C.E., Richmond Club. First Ctes— Private E Co., O.G., A.S C.E., Richmond Club. Give me a girl named Mary •FAIH SAMUEL G. CREWS Roanoke Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry • Sammy didn ' t have far to travel when he felt the desire to become a cadet, but since the day he enlisted he has gone a great distance if it may be measured in terms of achievement. Boxing proved to be Sammy ' s stellar field, and he soon became a great threat in the Southern Conference. It is hard to picture such a thoroughly likable chap as a fighting fool in a ring, but anyone who has ever seen Sammy in action has felt a thrill never to be forgotten. ■ Sammy never aspired to academic or military honors; he was happy enough just going his own merry way, untroubled by responsibilities. He is one of those chaps who contributes a lot to the general joy by giving a word of cheer or encourage- ment when it is needed most. ■ A list of his friends at V. M. I. wou ' d undoubtedly l)e a complete roster of the Corps. His own home in Roanoke and Sammy ' s hospitality will never cease to be appreciated by friends who have visited him. I Fourth Class — Private C Co., Rat Boxing, Roanoke Club. Third Chss — Corporal C Co., Roanoke Club. Second Class — Private C Co., Varsity Boxing, A.S.C.E., Roanoke Club. First Class — Private C Co., O.G., Varsity Boxing, Manager Rat Cross Country and Track, A.S.C.E., Roanoke Club. Any mail today? insigxfvxmmmmmmmmmmmmi twnwaeivissa ' . JAMES EDWARD CROCKER Suffolk Virginia Bachelor o( Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Barracks windows vibrate; inhabitants of Lexington shake in their shoes as a mighty thundering resounds across the parade grourd. But keydets fear not, for they have heard Ears Crocker call his men to attention before. His voice is his character. It has drawn volumes of applause from the audiences of dramatic per- formances; it has successfully directed the business fortunes of The Cadet; it has been prominent in the administration of Finance Committee and Cotillion Club activities; its bass richness has rounded out many a quartet which has thrilled bathers in the showers. ■ Behind this mighty organ, which is without a peer in its field, lies a heart full of what hearts should contain. There one may fin d concentrated ounces of devotion to chemistry, his chosen profession, pints of genial humor, quarts of the stuff that makes good officers and administrators, and gallons of that evasive substance called personality. All of this will lead you to the conclusion that Eddie has a big heart. You ' re right! B Fourth Class — Private F Co., Tidewater Club. Third C ass Corporal F Co., Second Class Show, Tidewater Club. Second Class — Sergeant F Co., Cadet Staff, Second Class Finance Com- mittee, Second Class Show, O.R.P., Tidewater Club. First Class — Second Lieutenant F Co., Business Manager The Cadet, 1933 Cotillion Club, Dramatic Club, V.A.S., Episcopal Club, Tidewater Club. How ' bout it — huh? l FAl:l SIMON CABELL CURTIS Lee Hall Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry • Simon Curtis is one of the most individual men who graduates with ' 33. He has that inherent characteristic of wanting to know ivhy a fact is true. He is never satisfied until he has explored all of the possible avenues for argument and expelled all doubt as to the veracity of any particular theory on which he happens to be working. 1 Simon has always believed that any true fact may be proved by the use of statistics, and he has spent a great part of his time compiling statistics on certain conditions existing in barracks. Nor is he lacking when he is called on to deliver these figures, for he has the ability of being able to wax eloquent when the occasion demands. • Simon has worked hard on both his studies and his outside hobbies, and, in spite of the fact that some of his ideas are considered somewhat radical, he has introduced them fearlessly and confidently. I Fourth Class — Private B Co., Rat Football, Rat Rifle Team, Tidewater Club. Third Class — Private B Co., Tidewater Club. Second Class — Private B Co., A.S.C.E., Rifle and Sling Club, Tidewater Club. First Class — Private B Co., O.G., A.S.C.E., Rifle and Sling Club, Tidewater Club. i+2=.3. Q. E. D. I WILLIAM P. De SAUSSURE Englewood New Jersey Bachelor oF Science Electrical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ The acme of nonchalance is reached in our pal, the Walrus. Never would one believe that he hailed from the cold land of New Jersey, but one would rather conclude that his slow and easy temperament came as a result of warmer climes — the far South. Fiery occasions come and normal men lose all mental and physical control, exhibiting strong convictions, but not once does the Walrus ruffle himself or react in any way but a cool and collected one. ■ A great lesson can be learned if one will follow the life of the Tub. Little things apparently do not worry him. With his characteristic coolness, he completes various tasks just as eflSciently as those who do them with anxious worry. This and many other fine traits make the Russ a great friend to all his associates. Truly can it be said that his brother rats think he ' s swell. I Fourth Class — Private F Co., Rat Football, Rat Wrestling, Yankee Club. Third Class — Corporal F Co.. Varsity Track. Varsity Football. Yankee Club. Second Class — Private F Co., Pistol Team, A.I.E.E . Yankee Club. First Class — Private F Co., Captain Pistol Team, A.I.E.E., Yankee Club. ' Bessie couldn ' t help it I : yAi:i OLIVER BOOTH DICKINSON Providence Rhode Island Bachelor oF Science Chemistry Infantry • Dickinson came into the Class of ' 33 when it was in the first year of old cadetship, and it was only a matter of time before he was branded as the Mister who had been to Yale. In the halls of old Eli he had mastered the art of study and preparation, and, being naturally a good student, he had no trouble in keeping up with his work. B Obie is very quiet in a group, but to one or two friends he invariably has much to say when he is in a light frame of mind — then he is very entertaining, and that is putting it mildly. He has never been out for much in athletics at V. M. I. — alas, we lost a good track man — but he has held lessons as his main objective. This son of the Puritan shores will go far — just watch him! I Third Class — Private B Co., Yankee Club, New England Club. Second Class — Private B Co., Yankee Club, Vice-President New England Club. First Class — Private B Co., O.G., Yankee Club, New England Club. Oh boy! is it good! ' NEVILLE WILLIAMS DINGMAN Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ It is not often that a person who first gives the impression of not liking to do anything can, in reality, be the most conscientious and arduous of workers: however. Ding is just such a person. In anything he undertakes with interest Dingman is a strong competitor for any opponent, for his is a firm and dogged spirit. ■ During his time at V. M. I., Ding has given the Rifle Team the asset of a trustworthy shot, and he has been one who took a vital interest in all activities along this line. ■ Interested in mechanical and electrical things, Dingman has not had any trouble with the subjects given in the electrical engineering department, and he should follow that line of work, since his interests have been deep enough to give the necessary pursuing curiosity that brings results. ■ Fourth C ass— Private B Co., Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club. Third Class— Private B Co.. Rifle Team. Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club. Second Cfass— Private B Co., Rifle Team, A.I.E.E.. Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club. First C ai5— Private B Co., O.G., Rifle Team, A.I.E.E., Rifle and Sling Club, Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club. The damned inefficiency of the army! I K FAlil STEPHEN AINSWORTH DOUGLASS Saint Louis Missouri Bachelor of Science Civil Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Douglass is a man whom one must know well to fully appreciate. His unusual sense of humor conceals a deep, analytical mind and a fund of common sense. Having no military aspirations, Steve is fully satisfied with absorbing all the knowledge possible, being a good brother rat, and making excellent marks in his studies. • Doug ' s spontaneous humor has won him many friends; he is always ready to rescue a boresome conversation. Always willing to do a little more than his share if necessary, he is content to remain in the background and do those thankless jobs which must be done. Steve ' s ability to judge a person ' s character quickly, his unpretentious thoughtfulness for others, and his ability to do wo rk in a quiet, efficient manner mark him as a man of unusual ability. Judging from present indications, one may expect Doug to progress far in the field of Civil Engineering. ■ Fourth C7f«s— Private F Co., Rat Rifle Team. Third Class — Corporal F Co. Second Class — Private F Co., A.S.C.E. First Ctoss— Private F Co., O.G., A.S.C.E. ' Tuh-huh! Tin MICHAEL EARNEST DOYLE Lynchburs Virginia Bachelor oF Science Civil Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Never did a person live up to his name more fully than Mike Doyle; he is so Irish that a sports writer covering a boxing meet once called him Michael Aloysius Doyle. He possesses a true Celtic nature and a quick temper that quickly subsides. With Mike one is either a friend or not a friend, but he has a multitude of friends; when he likes something, he likes it very much, but when something goes wrong, he is the very picture of gloom. ■ For four years Mike has held a position on the boxing team which has not been contested, and his victories far outweigh his defeats. He is a good boxer not only because he likes the ring, but because he works at the game seriously. That is indicative of his attitude toward anything he undertakes. He is never lukewarm — if a thins; is worth doins, it is worth doing well. I Fourth Class — Private C Co.. Rat Boxing Numeral. Lyiu-hburg Cliil). Third Class — Coi-poral C Co., Varsity Boxing, Monogram Club, Lynchburg Club. Second Class — Private C Co., Varsity Boxing, Assistant Manager Football, Riding Team, A.S.C.E., Monogram Club, Lynchburg Club. First Class — Private C Co., O.G., Varsity Boxing, Riding Team, Monogram Club, A.S.C.E., Lynchburg Club. ell, me and Ollie I  m«JKjn=l RICHARD HENRY EANES JR. Brookline Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ These four years constitute only a beginning of Dick ' s college career, for he is about to enter medical college. If practice makes perfect, he should become an excellent doctor, for many a poor V. M. I. dog or cat has met his fate under Dick ' s biology knife. ■ He has been luckier than many cadets in staying out of trouble, but perhaps there is a reason. As a Third Classman he fell in love with a Lexington girl. Ah, Love ... a cure for all ills. Never a mathematician, Dick spent two summers at summer school studying calculus and allied subjects, but it has been rumored that there were other attractions which drew Dick back to Lexington. Except in math, he had no academic worries. ■ Dick ' s outstanding management of the F Company Rifle Team during his Second and First Class years marks him as a diligent worker. He is, in addition, a sincere friend and a likeable companion. ■ Fourth Class — Private F Co., Rat Rifle Team, Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club, Georgia Club. Third Class — Privat? F Co , Rifle Team, Army, Navy and Marine Coi-ps Club, Yankee Club. Second Class — Private F Co.. O.R.P., Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club, Yankee Club. First Class — Private F Co., O.G., V.A.S., Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club, Yankee Club. Settle down, will you saps? I PAUL CARRINGTON EDMUNDS Halifax Virginia Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ' There was once a person who had the power to turn everything that he touched into gold. Everyone who knows Paul has had the feeling of his golden personality. Swish has never had to push or work his way anywhere; the best has always been open to him. This is proof of Paul ' s character. • His four years here have been busy ones, for sports and other activities have taken parts of his time. Baseball and basketball have been his chances to prove his worth — in baseball he became a fine hitter and all-around player, while in basketball he was made captain. • A leader in barracks life, Paul has left the class of ' 33 indebted to him for a large amount of that indefinable something that makes life worth living. ■ Fourth. C ai5— Private B Co., Rat Football, Rat Basketball, Rat Baseball, Piedmont Club Third Class — Corporal B Co., Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball, Monogram Club, CF., Pied mont Club. Second Class — Private B Co., Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball. Monogram Club, Assistant Manager Football, Vice-President Athletic Association, C,F.. D.T., L.O.A.P., Vice- President Piedmont Club. First Class — Private B Co.. O.G.. Captain Basketball, Varsity Baseball, Monogram Club, President Athletic Council, President Athletic Association. Manager Rat Foot ball, C.F., Vice-President L.O.A.P., D.T., President Piedmont Club. Brother rat Goose can ' t make dis formation IKS BENJAMIN BRUCE ELLIOTT Suffolk Virginia Bachelor oF Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Bruce has made himself known for his perseverance; he completes anything he sets out to do. Moderate, not at all impulsive, he waits until he is sure he wants something, then he gets it. He made a place for himself in the orchestra his First year, and has held it admirably ever since. ■ Ben ' s attitude toward women is unusual. Professing a contempt for them all, he invites one to every hop and manages somehow to secure dates whenever he wants them. • He elected chemistry as a course of study and has done so well that he has decided to continue it after graduation, specializing in the administrative branch. ■ Fourth Class — Private F Co., Ramblin ' Keydets, Tidewater Club. Third Class — Private F Co., Tidewater Club. Second Clas. ' i- S r. eant F Co., V. M. I. Commanders, O R.P., Tidewater Club. First C ai.v— Private F Co., O C. V. M. 1. Ccmnuuulers. V A.S . Radio Club, Tidewater Club. ' Good gahden peas! FRANK BECKER EPPS Richmond Virginia Bachelor oF Science Electrical Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • Frank has the reputation of being one of ' 33 ' s easiest men to get along with. This reputation is based on his consideration and good humor, which have been sampled at school and at camp by all who know him. ' Although acquiring the rank of sergeant, Pommv was never sufficientlv interested in military affairs to see just why The Man had to pull off drill and parade so often, or to see the necessity of various other formalities that considerably hindered a gentleman ' s comfort and peace of mind. • Generous to a fault, hospitable, and natural in his ways. Pommy has nothing about him that is aloof or insincere. ■ Fourth Class — Private F Co.. Rat Wieslliiiji. Richmond (Hub. Third Class — Corporal F Co., Secretary Richmond Cluh. Second C. .ss — SeraeaiU F Co . A I.E E.. Richmond Club. First Class— Priwale F Co., O.G.. A.T.E.E.. Richmond Chib. Hey, what ' s gone? ■L . .ISSSBSXBUaSB : jrai:i JACK LINDSAY EPPS JR. Richmond Virginia Bachelor oF Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry • Jack Epps made his formal debut at V. M. I. during the intramural boxing tournament. It seemed criminal to let a chap as handsome as Jack risk his good looks in an exchange of smashing blows, but only a few seconds were necessary to assure the spectators that here was no novice: Jack was a natural. Jack ' s First year was a triumph for the lad from Richmond. He finished it as president of his class. From that time on Epps forged steadily ahead. The increas- ing responsibilities which fell upon him as class president were accepted and handled with the skill of a statesman. Courteous, popular, aristocratic, a Beau Geste, a true comrade, and a Southern gentleman in speech, thought and action — such is Jack Epps. ■ Fourth Class — Private A Co., Rat Football, Rat Boxing, President Class of 1933, Richmond Club. Third Class — Corporal A Co., Honor Court and General Committee, Varsity Boxing, Monogram Club, President Class of 1933, Ring Committee, Richmond Club. Second Class — Serge- ant A Co., Honor Court and General Committee, Varsity Boxing, Monogram Club, President Class of 1933, Leader Ring Figure and Final Ball, Second Class Finance Committee, A.P.S.A., Richmond Club. First Class — Private A Co.. O.G., President Honor Court and General Committee, Captain Varsity Boxing, Monogram Club, President Class of 1933, 1933 Cotillion Club. Leader Final German, A.P.S.A., D.T., L.O.A.P., Richmond Club. Certy, Speed, I was only being kind to her HaaU:EiSei H i ' rf i i HH Wi H l fl frl WILLIAM HUSTON FACE JR. Hampton Virginia Bachelor o( Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Buzzy Face is one of Hampton ' s contributions to the Corps of Cadets, and one may well imagine that Hampton will give him a royal reception upon his return after a four-year sojourn in Lexington. In the course of his career at V. M. I., Buzzy has played an active role. He is one of those blithe individuals who simply can ' t be disheartened, and who can always find a note of cheer in any situation. Face is a naturally running type, and he was born to wear a uniform. In a mess jacket he is irresislable to the calic. He is the sort of chap that explains the popularity of V. M. I. in Virginia ' s social circles. ■ Buzzy had quite a time of it at Fort Myer. His inherent neatness caused his tentmates no end of difficulty since their section of the tent always looked so decidedly haywire when compared with his. However, Buzzy was such a congenial tentfellow that his military manner of keeping house was entirely forgiven. ■ Fourth Class — Private C Co., Tidewater Club. Third Class — Private C Co., Tidewater Club. Second Class — Private C Co., Second Class Show, O.R.P., Tidewater Club. First Class — Second Lieutenant A Co., V.A.S , Tidewater Club. Come on Solie, gel out oj the hay: 7Alt] ROBERT WILLIAM FINK Cumberland Maryland Bachelor o( Science Civil Ensineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Bob — that tall fellow who always greets you with a ready smile! Bob — a boy whom everyone likes! Bob — an all-American regular guy! Bob Fink! ■ Yessir, and an accomplished artist besides — contributed his ability to the design- ing of the class sweaters, pins, and rings. Gave barracks many a laugh with his official advertisements of the Second Class Shows. ■ A mud-bespattered, torn-and-tattered Civil Engineer — always kept up on his work, even Structures. Many a beautiful bridge and highway have originated in that brain and have been drawn by that gifted hand. Very different — these, however, from the Show cartoons — showing, therefore, versatility! ■ Bob is a bright lad and a willing worker, all right, but a remarkable personality overshadows these characteristics. A conversation with him is a supreme pleasure. That ' s why he is Bob — whom everyone likes! I Fourth Class — Private F Co., Rat Track. Third Class — Corporal F Co., Varsity Track. Second Class — Color Sergeant, Ring Committee, A.S.C.E. First Class — Second Lieutenant F Co., Bomb Staff, r. L. Shine Staff. A.S.C.E.. Archie Chih. Just ivarnl be knowin JAMES WELCH GARY Enid Oklahoma Bachelor oF Science Civil Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S Field Artillery ■ Jim Gary is a big, husky Oklahoman who has demonstraled what hard work and a good mind, plus a serious outlook on life, can do. At the beginning of his Third Class year Jim ' s coatee was unadorned by chevrons or stars. As a First Classman the fruits of his labors were realized, for J. W. blossomed forth with both stars and stripes. • Jim is fundamentally of a serious nature, and he always believes in putting business before pleasure. Fortunatelv. however, he does not make his troubles known to the world: he keeps them covered up with a ready smile. • Stars and Stripes is a great trifler. He dotes on smacking people from the rear with the gentleness of a stick of dynamite. However, he knows how to take a joke as well as how to give one, which is one of his most likable characteristics. • Jim ' s amiability has enabled him to make many friendships with members of both sexes in Virginia. I Fourth Class — Private F Co., West of the Mississippi Club. Third Class — Corporal F Co.. Varsity Boxing, Oklahoma Club. Second Class — Color Sergeant, A.S.C.E., Oklahoma Club. First Class — First Lieutenant F Co., Academic Stars, A.S.C.E., Oklahoma Club. Noiv out in Oklahoma . . . I 3! - ' ' J. ffiffiBaHHrirmmwiiMni : Kmi CHARLES ALEXANDER GEORGE Ronceverte West Virginia Bachelor oF Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • Ask anyone in barracks who the happiest man at V. M. I. is, and ' the answer will invariably be. Bay Rum George. Yes, sir, Charley George has solved the secret of having a good time at all times better than anyone else at the Institute. It may be raining and demerits may be flocking in, but good old Crazy George is never downhearted. ■ Who can ever forget that superb Chef of the O-P-Q-2 Suite or that remarkable poultryman. Goof George? Charley doesn ' t take his own hard knocks seriously, but he is always serious when it is time to help a friend. Generous to a fault, Charley never fails to cheer up a friend and impart to him some of his own good nature. • Wherever Charley is, not far behind is his great friend. Harvest Moon King. They make an inseparable pair, sharing one another ' s good times and misfortunes. It is a safe prediction that Charley ' s genial personality will carry him far in life. ■ Fourth Class — Private E Co., Rat Football, Rat Track, West Virginia Club. Third Class — Private E Co., Second Class Show, West Virginia Club. Second Chss — Private E Co., O.R.P., West Virginia Club. First Class — Private E Co., O.G., V.A.S., West Virginia Club. Ho-lee Hell! WALLACE BERKLEY GIBBS Norfolk Virginia Bachelor of Science Electrical Ensineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery The Adjutant raised high his head One day at D. R. C, And with his loud commanding voice He read the sad decree. ■ So sang a barracks poet when Pete Gibbs had been adjutant only a few weeks. Since that time he has read to his 680 regular listeners many decrees, both sad and glad: he has proclaimed, by order of Colonel Magruder, hundreds of 0. C. ' s, 0. D. ' s, and 0. G. ' s: he has run off scores of guard mounts in the snappiest fashion, and always with that loud commanding voice, not to mention the approved millitary walk. ■ Lend thine ears, then, ladies and gentlemen, when Pete voices a command, for he is not a leader in voice alone (see imposing list of honors below). And if three pages were allowed for the glory of Gibbs rather than just one. partial justice might be done to his powers of making and holding friends, enjoying life, and being one of the most highly admired and esteemed men in the ranks of ' 33. I Fourth Class — Private F Co., Norfolk Club. Third Class — Coi-poral F Co., Norfolk Club. Second Class — Regimental Sergeant-Major, Second Class Finance Committee, A.I.E.E.. Norfolk Club. First Class — Captain and Adjutant, 1933 Cotillion Club. Business Staff The Bomb, A.I.E.E., President Archie Club, Norfolk Club. Boy. she ' s the sweetest thing ximmmssmx •ya-i I GEORGE RUFFIN GILLIAM Prince George Virginia Bachelor o( Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ' Jasper is one of those persons who can be described in one word — genial. His qualities fit the meaning of that word to perfection. One simply cannot be angry with him, and as for his being really angry with anyone else is an utter impossibility. Usually in any group, no matter how congenial, there are petty animosities, but not so on Jasper ' s part. ' But George is not just a good mixer — a hail-fellow-well-met. He impresses those who know him as a purposeful sort of person — one who attends to the serious work before him in a serious sort of way. He has a real interest in chemistry for its own sake, and not only for the grade in the instructor ' s book. It is said that the circulation of The Cadet has increased even in these trying times. Well, you know the circulation manager! I Fourth Class — Private E Co-, Rat Football, Rat Wrestling. Third Class — Coi poral E Co., Varsity Football. Second Class — Private E Co.. Varsity Football, Assistant Manager Baseball, Pistol Team, Cadet Staff, O.R.P. First Class — Private E Co., O.G., Pistol Team, Circulation Manager The Cadet, V.A.S. Cut out the belly-aching, Hubbard tss£M ias B WILLIAM HENDRICK GILMORE Palmer Springs Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Bill is quiet, unassuming, and good-natured to the extreme. If one is in need of help on his work Bill is always glad to give it even to the neglect of his own work: he will drop what he is doing, however busy he may be, to do a favor. He is quite capable of giving help, too. for he possesses an ability to work which is begotten by a desire to accomplish something, and this desire is certainly gratified insofar as chemistry is concerned. This seems to imply that Bill is a grind, one who is so serious in his work that he is otherwise dull. However, his acquaintances are likely to read the above with disbelief, for they wonder sometimes how such an indefatigable trifler can have a serious thought in his head. ■ But the thoughts are there, and Bill should have no trouble in making good use of them. ■ Fourth Class— Private D Co.. Piedmont Club. -Sons of Fathers Club. Third C aii— Private E Co.. Piedmont Club. Sons of Father? Club. Second C ai.s— Private E Co.. R.P.. Piedmont Club, Sons of Fathers Club. First C os-s— Private E Co., O.G., Dramatic Club. V.A.S., Piedmont Club, Sons of Fathers Club. ' Do have to declare war? t 7Alt] JACK HUMPHREY GOULD Louisville Kentucky Bachelor of Science Civil Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ' Jack holds the unique distinction of graduating an 0. G. after having tasted the highest of high military joys. At Finals of his rat year he was first ranking corporal. In his Third Class year his booming voice could be heard from any part of the third stoop, and he gave p.omise of rising to the absolute peaks of military glory. Then just before Christmas he was thrown from his horse and handicapped, mili- tarily, for the rest of his four years. • From that time on his sentiments and support have been with the cleansleeves. He has even gone so far as to advocate publicly the down with everything philosophy of his roommate Knowles. In a word, he has joined that small clique which majors in slinging the bull. Perhaps that accounts for his great success with the fair ones in Danville and Richmond. • Jack has a winning smile, a pleasant nature, and a convincing personality. They have won him many friends at V. M. I., and they will carry him far in later life. ■ Fourth Ctes— Private E Co., Rat Football, Rat Wrestling, Rat Rifle Team, Kent ucky Club. Third Class — Corporal E Co., Kentucky Club. Second Class — Sergeant E Co , Assistant Manager Football, Second Class Show, Treasurer A.S.C.E., Vice-President Kentucky Club. First Class — Private E Co., O.G., A.S.C.E., Business Staff The Bomb, Archie Club. Hi, Giggf I !!:• , WALTER SCHUYLER GRANT JR. Brooklyn New York Bachelor oF Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • True and unaffected sincerity and rigorous adherence to good principles make Walter Grant one of the most earnest boys in ' 33. Walter has been ever con- scientious, and he is one of the few individuals who completes his work before he starts to play. ■ Upon entering the Second Class. Marush chose the slide rule as his constant companion, and for two years he has applied himself diligently to Olie ' s problems in structures and design. Being naturally inclined in this direction, Walter had little difficulty in overcoming the obstacles which he encountered along the treach- erous paths of civil engineering. ■ During his career at V. M. I., Walter has acquired a great number of friends, and he has been loyal and straightforward in his relations with them. In spite of his reserve and independence, he has made friends easily and commanded their utmost respect and regard. ■ Fourth aass— Private D Co., Rat Football, Rat Track, Yankee Club. Third C as5— Corporal D Co., Varsity Track, Army, Navy and Marine Club, Yankee Club. Seconds Ctes— Sergeant D Co., Varsity Track, A.S.C.E., Vice-President Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club, Yankee Club. First Class — Captain and S.E., Varsity Track, A.S.C.E., Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club. ' Walta ' ya got? ' •TSU ' CHARLES EDWARD GREINER Orange Virginia Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • Gentlemen, a presidential candidate! Back in the stormy convention days of 1932, the Corps held a convention of its own and nominated Goose Greiner to represent it on the presidential ticket. In November his name was eliminated from the ballot by scheming Washington politicians, but at least the Corps had done honor to its true favorite son, politically and literally. Then Goose was given the presidency of the O.G. ' s, a vastly more coveted post than the presidency of our vast dominions. • It is impossible to think of these four years without Goose — always laughing with us, always cheering us. always providing; fui for the multitudes. A man of integrity and executive ability — a born leader — an athlete of prominence — a true liberal artist — a great lover — a sunshine dispenser — ' 33 ' s best sport and most popular member — one of nature ' s own noblemen — that ' s Goose Greiner. I Fourth Class — Private F Co., Rat Baseball, Northern Virginia Club. Third Class — Private F Co., Varsity Baseball, Ring Committee. Cadet Staff, C.F., Northern Virginia Club. Second Class — Private F Co., Assistant Manager Basketball, Varsity Baseball, Monogram Club, Cadet Staff. Second Class Show, A.P.S.A., C.F., L.O.A.P., D.T., Northern Virginia Club. First Classy Private F Co., President O.G., Honor Court and General Committee, Manager Basketball, Varsity Baseball, Monogram Club, Cadet Staff, Outrage Editor The Bomb, A.P.S.A., C.F., L.O.A.P., President D.T., President Northern Virginia Club. Well, Edmunds, let ' s take a week-end in Richmond jjl ARCHER BERRY HANNAH Richmond Virginia Bachelor oF Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ Hannah cannot be omitted from the rolls of ' 33 if one wishes to remember the most individual personalities of the class. Always ready with a witty remark or story, Archie makes the best of company at any time. During his years at V. M. I. he has taken active part in sports, and in his First Class year he gave time and patience to coaching the Rat Football Team. His experience on the varsity was a big factor in his success at this work. In courses civil engineering was his choice, and throughout his two years in this department he has always been a conscientious worker. ■ Archie ' s interests are widespread: he possesses a curiosity born of knowl- edge and thought. Those who know him like him — is not that half a degree in college? ■ Fourth Class — Private B Co., Rat Football, Rat Wrestling, Richmond Club. Third Class — Corporal B Co.. Varsitv Football, President C.F.. D.T., L.O.A.P., Richmond Club. Second C «ss— Private B Co., Varsity Football, A S.C.E., C.F., D.T.. L.O.A.P., Richmond Club. First Class— Private B Co., O.G., Assistant Coach Rat Football, A.S C.E.. C.F., D.T., L.O.A.P., Rich- mond Club. ' I ' m tellin you whafs the truth ■MK3SB«irwlWfWaJti;. 3gSSg £Eg5a  mptrAll-l CHARLES JOHNSTON HARKRADER JR. Bristol Virginia Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ There are few boys at the Institute better liked than the venerable Father. As a classmate, a fellow cadet, and a brother rat, Charley has acquitted himself well. ' As an atlilete, his path has not been a rosy one, nor has he been unhampered by injuries. His courage and ability have not given him a monogram, but they have won for him the respect and admiration of those who have come in contact with him. As a student, Charley has not only done his own work well, but he has gone out of his way to smooth out others ' difficulties. He is the quiet, steady, dependable type of person who gives much, asking little in return. He is thorough in his work, but he plays hard and seldom shirks any disagreeable task that is worthwhile. ■ Fourth Class — Private B Co , Rat Boxing, Southwest Virginia Club. Third Class — Corporal B Co., Varsity Boxing, Secretaiy-Treasurer Southwest Virginia Club. Second Class — Sergeant B Co., Varsity Boxing, A.P.S.A.. Vice-President Southwest Virginia Club. First Class — Private B Co., O.G., A.P.S.A., President Southwest Virginia Club, How about co-operating for a lecture this morning, gentlemen? ' THOMAS HOWARD HARREL Lewisville Arkansas Bachelor of Science Electrical Ensineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Tommy Hanel is perhaps one of the most versatile men in ' 33, and his achieve- ments in various lines of endeavor are noteworthy. He has made a great number of friends during his years at the Institute, largely through his tolerance and sincerity. • Tom has worn both chevrons and stars since the hectic days of rathood, and certainly he has deserved these indications of distinction. He has taken an active part in the engineering society of his profession, and he has served as an officer in this organization. His classmates elected him to deliver the valedictory address. • As an under-classman on the Cadet staff, he worked with a seriousness of purpose and became highly proficient in the execution of the duties of the press. His literary ability was duly recognized , and he was given the editorship of the paper. I Fourth Class — Private D Co.. Sniper Staff, Cadet Staff, Arkansas Club. Third Class — Corporal D Co., Cadet Staff. .Arkansas Club. Second Cluss — Qm. Ser ieant D Co., Assistant Manager Track. Cadet Staff, A.I.E.E,. Vice-President Rbo Dammit Pibo, Arkansas Club. First Class — First Lieutenant D Co., Athletic Council, Editor-in-Chief The Cadet, Athletic Editor The Bomb, Secre- tary A.I.E.E., Vice-President Archie Club. ' Yeah man ■ ■PJi CLARK OCKENDEN HARRIS Cleveland Ohio Bach( jf Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Clark came to V. M. I. from the city of the Terminal Tower, and he has not allowed us to forget it. But, quickly adapting himself to life in a small Virginia town, he has been lenient with its provincialism and tolerated its rusticity. Out- standing among his interests is his comprehensive patronage of the arts. A true dilettante, his own clever pictures are wellknown in barracks, and he is a pianist of no mean ability. A voracious reader, he is the first to investigate the new things in literature, and the Cadet has been the medium for his lucid and forceful comment. The effective and artistic settings for The Nervous Wreck required the qualities of assumption of responsibility, propensity for hard work, and artistry, and Clark has here shown himself able to rise to an occasion. • Pervaded with an ever-present cheerfulness, Clark is characterized by his good humor. He possesses that enviable quality of being able to see humor in many I Fourth Class — Private A Co.. Fencing Team, Dramatic Club, Yankee Club. Third Class — Private A Co., Dramatic Club, Yankee Club. Second Class — Private A Co., Assistant Stage Manager Dramatic Club, Second Class Show, Cadet Staff, A.P.S.A., Yankee Club. First Class — Private A Co., O.G.. Stage Manager Dramatic Club, Art Staff The Bomb, A.P.S.A., Yankee Club. More damn fun! BURR POWELL HARRISON JR. Leesburs Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ The year 1929 seemed very glorious for the Virginia capitol city. In that year a large horde embarked for V. M. I. bearing the banners of John Marshall and Richmond. Powell Harrison was among that number. Although one among many, this boy has done great things at V. M. I. — easily enough to make himself outstanding. ■ As time passed by, the name Powell rapidly became Pal in significance — such was the feeling toward him. Early in his rat days he demonstrated his musical talents to a great extent, and upon graduation he is among the best musicians in the corps. Having taken the lead in many progressive movements, he has proved himself most efficient. Filled with a spirit of determination, he has won many friends and accomplished much at V. M. I. A good personality will do much to make his future equally successful. ■ Fourth Ctes— Private D Co.. Ramblin Keydets. Sons-ofFathers Club, Richmond Club. Third Ctois— Corooral D Co., Riding Team, V.M.I. Commanders. Second Class Show, Episcopal Church Choir. So ns-of-Fathers Club, Richmond Club. Second C7a5S -Sergeant D Co., Assistant Manager Boxing. Riding Team, V.M.I. Commanders, Episcopal Church Choir. Musical Director Second Class Show. Cadet Staff. A.S.C E., Sons-of-Fathers Club, Richmond Club. First Class Private D Co.. O.G.. Manager Rat Boxing. Riding Team. Business Staff The Cadet. Business Staff The Bomb, A.S.C.E., Sons-of-Fathers Club. Not but three letters today? Sotnpin ' must be wrong ft« =] WINFRED STERLING HAYMAN NorFolk Virginia Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry • Wink ' s nature is in keeping with his Nordic blondness and his clean-cut features, for he is one of those inexpressive sort of persons who do not freely express their emotions, their thoughts, or their plans. He does not articulate his emotions, but when his feelings are discovered, one feels that they are real. He does not care- lessly give opinions; he rather has the happy faculty of listening to the ideas of others and then quietly reaching conclusions of his own. And Wink is never one to speak of things he is going to do. ■ He keeps what he is going to do to himself, plans it carefully, sets about doing it, and others find out about it after he has done it. So you may be sure that he is really sincere, that when he says something he means it, and that he is a man who does things rather than one who talks about doing things. I Fourth Class. — Private A Co., Norfolk Club. Third Class — Corporal A Co.. Rifle Team, Norfolk Club. Second C ffss SergeaiU A Co., Rifle Team, A.I.E.E.. Norfolk Club. First Cfais— First Lieutenant ami Battabon Ailiulanl, Rifle Team, A.I.E.K., Norfolk Cbili. Haw should I knoiv? I ' m not on the honor roll 1=1 JAMES JEFFRIES HEFFNER Lock Haven Pennsylvania Bachelor oF Science Chemical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry • It did not take Cadet Heffner J. J. very long to appreciate the fact that V. M. I. was a different world from any he had ever known before. He showed an early determination to adjust himself to barracks life, and so well did he succeed that he not only kept out of trouble, but rendered valuable service on the Rat Wrestling Team. Studies presented no difficulty. One can be reasonably certain that Jimmy did a bit of general trifling, but he has such astounding ability to assume a manner of serious thought when confronted with questions that one cannot be certain that it was actually Jimmy who created the disorder. • Southern Seminary once attracted Jimmy; at that time he was ranking man in that quarter, but later on he broadened his hunting grounds. His last two years have been busy ones for the mail orderlies. ■ Fourth C ttS ' ;— Private C Co., Rat Wrestling, Yankee Club. Third CZass— Private C Co., Radio Club, Yankee Club. Second Class — Private C Co., Radio Club, Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club. First Ctes— Private C Co., O.G., V.A.S., Radio Club, Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club. Nertz f jrai::! JOHN CORBETT HICKIE Hampshire England Bachelor of Arts Field Artillery • The British peerage lost one of its most distinguished members when Sir John Hickie arrived from England and matriculated with more than three hundred other new cadets at V. M. I. Strange to the ways of America, and above all strange in the ways of V. M. I. he was at first a bit bewildered and he had visions of serene and civilized Blightie. However, being a lad of infinite adaptability, he was ready to learn, and he ultimately became more American than the most of us. • Weathering the storm of the first two years precariously but safely. Jack emerged into his liberal arts career with ever-increasing good scholarship. Of happy-go-lucky disposition and of boundless enthusiasms, he did not burn the midnight oil. Something of an athlete, something of a sportsman, and something of a social light, he has set himself to have a turn at all phases of life open to a V. M. I. Cadet, and there are few that he has left untasted. I Fourth Class — Private D Co., Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Army, Navy and Marine Coi-ps Club. Second Class — Private D Co., A.P.S.A., Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., Varsity Boxing, A.P.S.A. Say, Pal, got a cigarette? J GEORGE BEDNEY HIGHTOWER Atlanta Georgia Bachelor of Science Electrical Ensineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ George is that sort of person who is in the middle of everything of moment which takes place, and who often becomes the leader. He does not seem to become the leader by any conscious effort: rather, leadership gravitates to him in spite of himself. One thinks of a leader as evincing forcefulness and evident superiority, but George is conspicuously unassuming;. He hides his capabilities under a Southern slowness of speech and movement. This quality is likely to be surprising to one who believes in appearances. ■ Not everyone who possesses the socalled worthwhile elements of character has also the qualities which make for great popularity. But there are few if any gatherings or events where George is not wanted or even sought after. One wonders sometimes if he has any bad qualities. If so, they are completely obscured by his merits. ■ Fourth C n5s Private C Co., Rat Football. Georgia Club. Sons-of-Fatbers Club. Third Ctes— Private C Co.. Riding Team. C.F., SecretaiT Georgia Club. Second Class — Private C Co., Varsity Football. Varsity Boxing, Riding Team. A.I.E.E.. C.F.. D.T., L,0.. .P., Vice-President Georgia Club. First Ctes— Private C Co.. O.G.. Honor Court and General Committee, Varsity Boxing. Riding Team. A.I.E.E.. C.F.. D.T.. L.O.A.P.. President Georgia Club. ' 7i going to Hollins this Sunday ' : •Ja ' ARCHIBALD GOVAN HILL Roanoke Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ To say that military is an inherent quality in Govan would be putting it mildly. However, he is devoid of that degree of military that forces itself on others. Quiet and unassuming, he has won the respect and goodfellowship of his associates at V.M.I. ■ Although he has not glorified himself in athletics, Govan has played hard and earnestly in sports at V. M. I. He does not shirk his work, and he seldom trifles. There is a seriousness about his manner that gives him a manly and methodical appearance. ■ It was at camp that Govan was guilty of some of his grosser faults. His ability to sleep standing up is known to all the boys who tried to copy him, but with disastrous results. He often employed the characteristic policy of double dating in Baltimore so that his hapless associate would be on hand to drive him back to camp while he caught a little hay. • There are many who will long remember Govan as a gracious host in Roanoke, as a splendid associate at camp, and as a considerate classmate at the Institute. ■ Fourth C ass— Private A Co., Rat Football, Rat Wrestling, Riding Team, Roanoke Club. Third Class — Corporal E Co., Varsity Football, Riding Team, Roanoke Club. Second Class — Sergeant F Co., Varsity Football, Pistol Team, A.S.C.E., Roanoke Club. First Class — Second Lieutenant E Co., Pistol Team, A.S.C.E., Roanoke Club. And she ripped and she snorted Il LANDON MILLIARD JR. Virsinia Beach Virginia Bachelor oF Science Electrical Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ He isn ' t a mediocre chap — either in size or ability — Landon has shown his true worth since his arrival at the Institute. Coming from Virginia Beach, where he was a life guard, he soon impressed the coaches with his athletic possibilities. Since that time he has become a mainstay on the football, boxing and baseball teams. Puss has not been at all worried by military. He has been content to remain chevronless and to expose himself as little as possible to the art of marching. His pursuit of knowledge has involved getting the most out of his classes with the least amount of work. He has been content with his lot — progressing — annoying no one. ■ When good times arrive, count on Big Puss to be present. His love of gaiety is probably traceable to his Virginia Beach origin, and he is a worthy son of that haven of merriment. ■ FouTth C a5s— Private A Co.. Rat Football, Rat Wrestling, Rat Baseball, Norfolk Club. Third Class — Private A Co., Varsity Football. Monogram Club, Varsity Wrestling. Norfolk Club. Second Class — Private A Co.. Varsity Football. Varsity Boxing. Monogram Club. Varsity Baseball, A.I.E.E.. D.T.. L.O.A.P.. Norfolk Club. First Class— Private A Co.. O.G.. Varsity Football, Varsity Boxing. Varsity Baseball. Monogram Club. A.I.E.E., D.T., L.O.A.P., Norfolk Club. ' Hannah, you are always getting me in trouble! •J7a1-1 OTTO HOLSTEIN JR. Mexico City Mexico Bachelor oF Science Civil Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ' Possessed with an amiable personality and a true regard for the better phases of college life, Otto Holstein has acquired the reputation of being one of the most jovial members of ' 33. ' Buck is the type of boy who never worries too much about serious things, but, nevertheless, meets his problems fairly and squarely. • Being naturally adventurous and having a desire for all of the excitement that is available. Buck appreciated a hectic Third Class year more than many of his brother rats. ' However, when he was confronted with the problems of the student engineer, he worked relentlessly until he had accomplished that which he desired. Being endowed with a natural aptitude for technical pursuits, Buck has had little trouble with civil engineering. • Buck has given the social life of V. M. I. due consideration, and he has been more than tolerant as far as the fair sex is concerned. ■ Fourth C ois— Private F Co., AM.A. Club. Third Class— Cmpora] F Co., A.M.A. Club. Second Class— Private F Co., A.S.C.E.. AM.A. Club, Texas Club. First Class— Private F Co., O.G., A.S.C.E., A.M.A. Club. It ain ' t passion, man, it ' s love ROBERT GRANGER HOLT Norfolk Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • There is sometimes seen at V. M. I. a tendency for men without chevrons to lose interest in military affairs, but if you ' re looking for that tendency, steer clear of Bobby Holt. His profound interest, which resulted in his receiving the nickname Artillery during his rat year, has never lagged for a moment, and he is justly proud of it. • If you ' re ever in trouble, see Bobby. Sympathy is his middle name, and his heart goes out to anyone who may be the least bit down. But sympathy is not all — his actual willingness to help anyone at any time supplements his sympathy. ■ When the roll of ' 33 is called in years to come, Bobby Holt will be there. He will be remembered as a true and loyal friend and the very embodiment of those ideals of cadetship that have made the V. M. I. spirit one of the Institute ' s! finest traditions. ■ Fourth Class — Private D Co , Norfolk Club. Third Class — Corporal D Co.. Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club, Norfolk Club. Second Class — Private D Co., O.R.P., Army. Navy and _ Iarine Corps Club, Norfolk Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., V.A.S., Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club, Norfolk Club. Five gallons of gas and a quart of oil! H|5j||| : £ FAm WYTHE WHITING HOLT Hampton Virginia Bachelor oF Science Electrical Ensineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry • Ticks Holt ' s record summarizes four years of activities in every phase of life at V. M. I. But there is a whole lot more that can be added. Wythe lost no time in establishing himself as a leader in his class as soon as he entered barracks. His ability in athletics and scholarship won him instant recognition, and as time went on he constantly widened his circle of friends until at the end of the yea!r his brother rats elected him as class historian — no small honor at V. M. I. The authorities as well as his classmates soon became aware of his potentialities, for each succeeding year found him going up the line in military promotion. • A man like Holt can accomplish any task designated to him. He is a born leader and a great sport. ■ Fourth Class — Private C Co.. Rat Football, Rat Basketball, Rat Baseball, Historian Class of 1933, Sons-of-Fathers Club, Tidewater Club. Third Class — Corporal C Co , Academic Stars, Varsity Football, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball. Historian Class of 1933, General Committee, Secretary Sons-of-Fathers Club. Tidewater Club. Second Class — Sergeant C Co.. Honor Court and General Committee, Varsity Football, Varsity Baseball, Historian Class of 1933, Second Class Finance Committee, A.I.E.E., Vice-President Sons-of-Fathers Club, Tidewater Club. First Class — Second Lieutenant C Co., Vice-President Honor Court and General Committee, Varsity Baseball, Manager Varsity Bo.xing, Vice-President Class of 1933, 1933 Cotillion Club, Business Staff The Bomb, A.I.E.E., D.T., Tidewater Club. Dammit! Can ' t I ever get enough sleep at this place? JACK WYATT HORSEMAN Hampton Virsinia Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Just another Tidewater boy, you might say — but wait — you haven ' t given Jack half a chance. Fellows like this are a rarity, and you will keep them as friends although you know them only a little. Every achievement that Jack has made has been the result of true effort. During all his time at V. M. I., Skipper has taken an active part in intramural basketball, and it seems only fitting that he was chosen to be manager of the Rat Basketball Team. ■ Electrical engineering was the course that Jack chose; it seems that this was wise, for he has done well in a practical and theoretical way. Ever an ardent representative of ' his part of the country. Jack has given more than his share of examples — one of the best from Tidewater, Virginia. • We know not what course others may take, but we like him. ■ Fourth Class — Private E Co., Rat Baseball. Tidewater Club. Third Class — Private E Co.. C.F., Secretary- and Treasurer Tidewater Club. Second Class — Private E Co.. Assistant Manager Basketball, . .I.E.E.. D.T.. Tidewater Club. First Class—Private E Co., O.G., Manager Rat Basketball, A.I.E.E., D.T., L.O.A.P., President Tidewater Club. ' This hay sho ' does feel good ■ ■ Jii ' :3iiH«usira(aB •KSIH ALLAN FULLER HUBBARD Chase City Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • A pleasing personality will assist in making this brother rat one never to be forgotten. Possessing a rather reserved temperament, Allan has made his friendship one of sincere quality rather than vain quantity. So earnest is he in all his con- nections with his fellows that he is ever willing to sacrifice his own interests in order to help others. Heesall seems to inspire faith in one ' s belief concerning the qualities of mankind — a good fellow through and through. ■ Perhaps it is not improper to state that when the call of the grey uniform grew loud, the metropolitan-like hamlet. City of Chase, lost a great part of her popula- tion. Nevertheless, four years have shown that where the city lost, V. M. I. gained. Lasting friendships should never allow Mother Hubbard to find the cubbard bare. ■ Fourth C «ss— Private E Co., Rat Football. Rat Boxing, Rat Track, Piedmont Club. Third Class — Private E Co., Varsity Boxing, Varsity Track. Piedmont Club. Second Class — Private E Co., Varsity Boxing, Varsity Cross Countiy, Varsity Track, A.S.CE-, Piedmont Club. First Class — Private E Co., O.G., Varsity Boxing, Varsity Track, A.S.C.E., Piedmont Club. ' les, you dope, off to OUes pentliouse- zziM:iBBaexsa9ai ERNEST CLIFF HUDGINS JR. Richmond Virginia Bachelor o( Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ If you will take a look at Cliff ' s achievements listed below, you will see that he has taken a step into almost every field of activity that exists at V. M. I. He has been a football player, a civil engineer of prominence, a business man, an actor, a sports manager, and a clubman, but essentially and always a man of military attainments. First ranking corporal, first ranking first sergeant, and first captain — you can ' t beat that. In the scholastic field, his position near the top is the result of vigorous application. Cliff has always realized that it is not only the grades that count; he has had a deeper interest in his subjects. ■ But then there is the less serious Cliff — the Cliff that sees humor where few can find it — the Cliff that goes to HoUins on Sunday afternoons. Either Cliff is a good Cliff, but put both together, and . . . What a Cliff! ■ Fourth Class — Private C Co., Rat Football, Richmond Club. Third Class — Corporal C Co., Richmond Club. Second Class — First Sergeant C Co., Assistant Manager Basketball, Cadet Staff, Second Class Show, Vice-President A.S.C.E., Richmond Club. First Class — First Captain and Regimental Commander, Business Staff The Cadet, A.S.C.E., Archie Club, Richmond Club. Come on. Bo, let ' s go to Hollins this week-end K l-1 PLEASANT HASKELL JAMES JR. Simpsonville South Carolina Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ No one will ever understand how Jesse escaped a casting director on the look- out for a dark haired Adonis, but the fact remains that he signed on the dotted line at V. M. I. If his academic prowess had equalled his ability on the gridiron or on a davenport, he would have worn stars. He had the members of the guard well trained in summoning him to the phone whenever some pleading feminine voice asked for Cadet P. H. James, but he never permitted his public to interfere with any plans he had in mind. ■ Jesse must have carri ed a loadstone in his pocket when it came to making friends. His subdued, well bred, serious demeanor conspired with his dark eyes to charm all comers. An adventurous nature will some dav be the ruin or the makino- of Jesse, for he is South America bound. ° ■ . ' ' ' ■ ' ' ' , «5-PrivateF Co. Third Class-Corpoia F Co. Second C ««-Private F Co., Varsity Football. O.R.P. First C om— Private F Co., O.G., Varsity Football. V.A.S. swear .she s a h oneyl I m , FOWLER PEARIS JOHNSTON Roanoke Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Having spent more than a thousand and one nights at V. M. I., Fowler has made the Arabian Nights seem like a short story. His story telling is only a minor accomplishments, though, for it can be truthfully said, that he has predominated in many phases of barracks life. He tried his hand at the military phase during his Third Class year but found other things more to his liking. All four years have seen him a dependable member of the squad of fleet-footed boys, and during his Second Class year he made quite a name for himself in the state track meet as a broad jumper. His genial and contagious personality has made all of brother rats seek his company, and no ' 33 gathering would be complete without him. , He can talk any man into thinking he is doing him a favor by working for him. Watch him land a million dollar job. I Fourth Class — Private A Co., Ral Track, Rat Football, Rat Boxing, Rat Cross Country. Roanoke Club. Third Class — Coi-poral A Co., Varsity Track, Varsity Cross Country. C.F., Sec- retaiy Roanoke Club. Second Class — Private A Co., Varsity Track, Monogram Club, O.R.P., C.F., L.O.A.P., D.T.. Roanoke Club. First Class — Private A Co.. O.G.. Varsity Track, Monogram Club, V.A.S., D.T.. President L.O.A.P,, C.F.. Roanoke Club. Wait a minute now — ' els see ' ' I HP ■I Kmi LOUIS BERNARD JONES Falmouth Massachusetts Bachelor o( Science Electrical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry • As Biff stands in front of J. M. Hall waiting to matriculate, many rumors go the rounds concerning his past. He must have had one, they say, because he is already getting bald. It is whispered that he has starred in cross country at Harvard. Soon autumn draws on, and it is learned that he has played just enough football at Harvard to make him ineligible for the rat teams. • During the next two years he makes up for lost time; and besides adding his 200 pounds to the Big Red Team, he understudies Mouse Mason on the varsity nine. • In his First Class year. Biff, in addition to covering himself with glory as tackle on the keydet squadron, goes literary to contribute to both the Bomb and the Cadet. • With a winning smile and a congenial personality Biff is one of the few people left today of whom it can be said, He ' s a jolly good fellow. I Fourth Class — Private B Co . Yankee Club. Third Class — Coi-poral B Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Baseball, Yankee Club. Second Class — Private B Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Baseball, A.I.E.E., Yankee Club. First Class — Private B Co . O.G., Varsity Football, Varsity Baseball. Monogram Club, Associate Editor The Bomb, Engineering Editor The Cadet, A.I.E.E., Yankee Club. haven I seen any mail for you all! WILLIAM P. JONES JR. Urbanna Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Ever a worshipper of athletics. Possum has drawn from them a point in his code of ethics, a wise maxim: Let come what may and be a good sport! Possum is a man of decision, and he seldom wavers. He chooses his stand and resolutely defends it. ■ Like many of us. Bill has a great aversion. His ardor for journalism has been seen in his excellent work on llje Cadet. Here he has applied his industrious nature with a force which has carried him to the top of the masthead, vt ' here ' 33 ' s best journalistic names are found. ■ Possum derives sincere enjoyment from nature and her works; he is essentially an open air man. As a horseman he has outclassed many a good riding companion. Seldom does he overlook Saturday and Sunday riding permits. ■ His success has been attained through practicing what he preaches. Coupled with his other successes is one which is especially outstanding — that of being a good sport. ■ Fourth Class — Private A Co, Rat Basketljall. Rat Track. Tidewater Club. Third Class — Private A Co., Varsity Boxing, Track. Cadet Staff. Tidewater Club. Second Class — Private A Co., Varsity Boxing, Track. Cadet Staff. O.R.P., Tidewater Club. First Class— Frivsne A Co., O.G., Varsity Boxing, Assignment Editor The Cadet, V.A.S., Tidewater Club. How much time have we got? :i Knt] MARSDEN CALVERT JORDAN Norfolk Virginia Bachelor oF Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry • Jordan, or Mule, as he is sometimes known, has sworn that he loves, adores, and worships the cavalry. Just why he does is a mystery. V. M. I. horses seem to have an irresistable urge to do extraordinary things when he is up, even to the point of attempting gentle kicks at times. However, a horse lover is born and not made, and Jordan refuses to be daunted. ' He likes to sit during evening call to quarters with his eyes lowered, puffing drowsily on a cigarette. In this mood he has the appearance of being almost asleep, but if you watch closely you can see his mouth spread into a friendly smile and a twinkle flash in his eye. In this attitude Jordan is ready for almost anything — to argue on a timely topic, or to continue to meditate; he prefers the latter. • Like most of us, Jordan has his troubles, but, unlike most of our troubles, they don ' t seem to annoy him. It is his ready grin and his ability to assume indiffer- ence to trouble that makes him a pleasant and always welcome companion. ■ Fourth Ctes— Private A Co.. Norfolk Club. Third Class— VvWi .e A Co., Norfolk Club. Second Ctoii— Private A Co.. Varsity Football, Varsity Track, O.R.P., Norfolk Club. First C (jjs— Private A Co., O.C, V.A.S., Norfolk Club. ' Lei ' s go- out tonight! WILLIAM OWEN KAYLOR Appalachia Virginia Bachelor o( Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • Possessed of a powerful physique, Bill had his place on the rolls of V. M. I. football history ere he had passed even a small part of his rat year. A tenacious type of person, Kaylor was fitted for this role in sport, and in the game of life one will see the results of this training in which Bill gave a good account until the final whistle. In military lines there was a place for him, and he was always efficient and fair. ' Classes have held no terror for Bill, for success has been the keynote of his work in chemistry. Always quiet, Bill follows the idea of speaking only when he has something worthwhile to say. But will he laugh? Just say something that even suggests humor to Bill, and he is off on a laughing jag that may result in almost anything. ■ Fourth Class — Private F Co., Rat Football, Rat Boxing, Southwest Virginia Club. Thirdi Class — Coi-poral F Co., Varsity Football, Monogram Club, Southwest Virginia Club. Second Class — Sergeant F Co., Varsity Football, Monogram Club, O.R.P.. Southwest Virginia Club. First Class — Private F Co., Varsity Football, Monogram Club, V..A..S.. Southwest Virginia Club. Don ' t pill that light off yet, John ' aviszsasMxc:. . ' . i asB tnsn FAlil CLARENCE PIERCALL KEARFOTT Martinsville Virginia Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ' Never excited — always calm, cool and collected — that is Skinny! He is the kind of a friend who is sincere and unfailing. Have you ever heard him complain of life? No, never. He believes in taking things as they come, being always pleasant, cheerful and agreeable. He has adopted the rifle as his avocation, and the medals on his chest testify to his success. Grades never seem to annoy him, for in the academic line his aim is as accurate as it is in rifle markmanship. Skinny gets his almost star grades through concentrated studying and application of will- power to his books. ' He is quiet content to let others occupy the limelight; yet, when the time comes, Skinny acts with the forceful diligence and inexhaustible energy which are so characteristic of his personality. I Fourth Class — Private A Co., Piedmont Club. Third Class — Coi-poral B Co., Sniper Staff, Piedmont Club. Second Class — Sergeant B Co., O.R.P., A.P.S.A., Rifle and Sling Club, Piedmont Club. First Class— Private B Co.. O.G., A.P.S.A., Rifle and Sling Club, Piedmont Club. ' ' For S S . ROBERT PATTON KELLY JR. Lynchburg Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Bob Kelly lived comparatively near V. M. I., but he decided to become a keydet anyway. He entered the Institute with serious intentions, which gradually increased in levity as time went on. He soon established a happy medium between military and academic duties, which permitted a regular attendance at the hops. ■ A medical career appealed to Bob, and as a Second and First Classman he has spent many hours investigating the private lives of microbes. He never became a grind, and he followed a joyous course of lighter activities which enabled him to distribute his affections liberally among the various girls ' schools in Virginia. ■ At camp Bob became a full-fledged, cavalry trooper whose hours of freedom were spent after the fashion of a trooper on a short furlough. ■ Fourth C a5s— Private A Co., Lynchburg Club. Third Class — Private A Co., Lynchburg Club. Second C oss— Private C Co, Cadet Staff, O.R.P., Lynchburg Club. First Ctes— Private C Co., O.G., Advertising Manager The Cadet, V.A.S., Lynchburg Club. Hell no! :  FZki -1 WILLIAM LANE KELLY Hampton Virginia Bachelor o( Science Electrical Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ If Lane Kelly wore chevrons he would be well described by the old phrase, an officer and a gentleman. Lane is every bit a gentleman with all that the word implies. He is a quiet chap who never loses the serenity of his bearing regardless of the extremity of circumstance. No one has ever known Lane to complain during any of the trying episodes which occur in every cadet ' s life. When others gripe about the hardships of a spring hike or a dusty drill on the parade ground at Fort Myer, Lane sits erect in his saddle like the born horseman that he is and endures it all with the fortitude of a Stoic. • There are few members of the Corps who can equal Lane when it comes to making friends. His sincerity is the keynote of his character and one instinctively feels that this handsome lad from Hampton is well worth knowing. B Fourth Class — Private C Co., Tidewater Club. Third Class — Corporal C Co., Tidewater Club. Second Class — Sergeant C Co , Assistant Manager Basketball, Second Class Finance Com- mittee, A.I.E.E., Tidewater Club. First Class — Private C Co., O.G., 1933 Cotillion Club, Ex- ecutive Committee A.I.E.E., Tidewater Club. Hey! how ' bout opening up those damn windows? GEORGE KERR Montague Virginia Bachelor oF Science Civil Ensineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Joe Kerr is well liked because of his straightforward manner and his desire to do everything properly. One cannot say that Joe is duty struck, but he has always been conscientious in his luidertakings and has done remarkably well in each of them. ■ Since Joe has been at the Institute he has made many friends; he always has a cheerful smile for them. His outstanding personality and kindly feeling make him a true gentleman. • Joe was quite a Lothario at summer camp after his Second Class year, but this did not prevent his giving Exhibits B and C trouble throughout the time he was there. Naturally inclined in a technical direction, Joe joined the Club Olie and did remarkably well in his ensineerin? pursuits. Almost any week-end you may find him up in the pent house applying his knowledge of graphic statics. I Fourth Class — Private D Co.. Rat Baseball, Tidewater Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Varsity Track, Tidewater Club. Second Class — Private D Co., Varsity Track, A.S.CE. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., Varsity Track, A.S.CE. ' Can ' t make it tonight ' AMM - J ROBERT COOKE KIMBROUGH JR. Madisonville Tennessee Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ No sooner had Bob Kimbrough set foot 0:1 the hill than he began to establish a reputation as a brow; he continued to strengthen it during the four-year period of his cadetship. Of an unusual natural brilliance, he has seemed to excel with astonishingly little application, and has played the Good Samaritan to more than one of his fellow chemists wandering aimlessly in the desert of organic or biology. • But academic proficiency alone could not content the versatile Doctor, who swept to military fame as his efficiency and flair for leadership began to assert themselves. Well-rounded as he is, his interests have led him into all phases of extra-curricula activity. Football, editorial work on The Bomb, and active par- ticipation in religious and secular club work have each claimed a share of his time and energy, and all that he has done has been done well. Capable and efficient, brilliant and unaffected, he is characterized by his loyalty and generosity — loyalty not only to his friends, but to his ideals — generosity not only of mind, but of spirit. I Fourth Class — Private F Co., Rat Football, Tennessee-Mississippi Club. Third Class — Coi-poral F Co., Varsity Football, Academic Stars, Tennessee-Mississippi Club. Second Class — First Sergeant E Co., Academic Stars, Tennessee-Mississippi Club, Episcopal Club. First Class — Captain 2nd Battalion, Honor Court and General Committee, Academic Stars, Photographic Editor The Bomb, V.A.S., Episcopal Club, Archie Club. Club Midnight, President Tennessee Club. ril be busted makeovers CLARENCE LEONARD KING JR. Pearisburg Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Like his pal Charley George, Clarence can always manage to have a good time no matter what happens. Troubles don ' t keep Clarence down for long. He just shakes them off and goes right on his smiling way. ■ As a member of that great fraternal organization, the O-P-Q-2 suite, Harvest Moon ' s shining personality came to light. His cheerful ways contributed a great deal to the food fests of the suite. ■ Clarence has his frolicsome moods, but he also has his very serious ones. When studies call, no one buckles down to the grind of cramming more than Clarence. He is a firm believer in the theory that hard work can accomplish a great deal. ■ But whether one encounters the carefree Harvest Moon or the hard-studying Clarence, he is sure of finding a real friend. Clarence will gladly do anything in his power to help a fellow cadet, and this quality has made him many friends at the Institute. ■ Fourth Class — Private B Co., Southwest Virginia Club. Third Class — Private F Co.. South- west Virginia Club. Second Class — Private F Co., O.R.P., Southwest Virginia Club. First Class — Private F Co.. O.G., V.A.S., Southwest Virginia Club. All swill, no drill I i i im : Kmi GEORGE MOFFETT KING JR. Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Here is the model liberal artist — the gentleman of leisure who has learned to appreciate the better things of life. Accepting the Eighteenth Century rationalistic theory, Moffet has longed for reason and common sense in military life rather than the stiff formality and traditions that call for guard mounts and reveilles. ■ Ever since Winchell delivered his What I Did in Norfolk speech during a delayed history lesson, his public speaking ability has been one of his marked characteristics. He possesses the philosophical type of mind; he would rather be light than serious; he often employs that gift which comes to the liberal artist sooner or later — namely, bull. B Beneath his playful exterior there is a serious ambition and desire to accomplish something worthwhile. I Fourth Class — Private C Co., Richmond Club. Third Class — Private C Co., Richmond Club. Second Class — Private C Co., A.P.S.A., Richmond Club. First Class — Private C Co., O.G., A.P.S.A., Richmond Club. You ' ll hear me singing over the radio one of these days l- JOHN SYDNEY KIRK Shelbyville Kentucky Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ A confessed lover of the gay civilian life, Johnny is in his hey day when hop nights roll around, or when he is speeding in the direction of HoUins. He has never known just what life at V. M. I. is like without being in love up to his neck. • At camp John performed miraculous feats with an old pre-war Dodge that frequently fell apart at crucial moments and was as hard to handle as a forty mule team. The Bel Air, Aberdeen, and Baltimore girls all thought he was just grand. ' At the Institute, Johnny has lent a hand to athletics, being a member of the boxing squad and gym team. In temperament he is calm and collected, yet forceful. He longs frequently for that land of fair women and fast horses — his beloved Kentucky. , ■ Fourth Class— Finale D Co.. Rat Football, Rat Track, Kentucky Club. Third Class— Corporal D Co., Gym Team. Secretai -Treasurer Kentucky Club. Second Class — Private D Co., Varsity Boxing, Gym Team, A.S.C.E.. Kentucky Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., Varsity Boxing, Gym Team, A.S.C.E., Kentucky Club. ' Yeah man! Plenty gas left for tonight Ta ' IN MEMORIAM ALFRED HARRY KNOWLES Rochester New York Died December 26, 1932 ■ During the Christmas furlough, 1932, members of the Corps of Cadets were shocked to hear of the death of Alfred Knowles. It hardly seemed possible that we should return to barracks after the furlough without Al, for we had seen him so often, known him so well, and admired him so deeply that we could not picture the Class of 1933 without him. ■ Mrs. Harry Knowles, Al ' s mother, said that he died as he would have wanted to — in the fullness of life. This thought is an inspiring one. In the future we will like to think of him as going down through the ages in the fullness of everlasting life. • A Chemist and a Field Artilleryman, Al cherished a devotion to his Alma Mater which led him to moves for the promotion of the welfare of the entire body of cadets. His genial nature was the joy of his classmates and fellow cadets. As we receive our degrees at graduation, we will feel that he is there with us, smiling as we smile, saddening as we sadden, and cheering us onward as we leave the V. M. I. that Al loved and the V. M. I. that loved Al. I Fourth Class — Private F Co., Gym Team. Yankee Club. Third Class — Private F Co., Secre- tary Yankee Club. Se :ond Class — Private F Co.. O.R.P., Vice-President Yankee Club. First Class — Private F Co., O.G., Varsity Wrestling, V.A.S., President Yankee Club. ■iTr n i ' ii iiriWll l-T EDWARD LOUIS KOSTAINSEK Berkeley CaliFornia Bachelor o( Science Electrical Ensineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Kos is a man of many talents. Although he has restricted himself to the per- fection of a few, he still can do almost anything he undertakes and do it well. It was not long before Kos was noted for his ability in sports, and since they are vitally interesting to him, he gives them wholehearted interest with the result that he led the eleven this year. ■ Football has not been his sole interest in sports, for everyone knows he is very versatile, and he soon made a name in boxing. Military life has not been appealing to Eddie K, and he never gave it much time — otherwise he might be one of the chosen few in his first class year. You always find Kos capable in class although he does not drudge in his studies. An alert and talented mind is his, and this same mind has developed a good fellow into everyone ' s friend. I Fourth C ass— Private A Co., Rat Football, Yankee Club. Third Class — Corporal A Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Boxing, Monogram Club, C.F. Second Class — Sergeant A Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Boxing, Monogram Club, C.F.. D.T. First C axs— Private A Co., O.G., Captain Varsity Football, Varsity Boxing, Secretary Monogram Club, A.I.E.E., C.F., D.T. Going doini to Herb ' s for a while VK -1 JOSEPH MILTON KURTZ Connellsville Pennsylvania Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery Joe is a true descendent of his Dutch forbears; he is shrewd and not likely to get the worst in any bargain, and he possesses a tenacity of purpose which gen- erally brings him whatever he really wants. He is extraordinarily unassuming and firmly convinced that no one else is interested in what he does. Joe, then, is some- thing of an individualist; he listens to others rather than talk himself, but when he does express himself, it is his own opinion, not someone else ' s. He does not speak much of what he is doing; he just does it. B Joe ' s life at V. M. I. has been marked by these characteristics. He has stood high in his classes not because he is brilliant, but because he has desired to learn. He has a few good friends whom he holds by being himself rather than a wide circle of friends acquired by a facility in the superficialities which so often account for great popularity. ■ Fourth Ctes— Private D Co., Yankee Clulj, Pennsylvania Club, Wesley Club. Third Class — Corpnral D Co., Riding Team, Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club, Wesley Club. Second Class — Sergeant D Co , Riding Team, A.P.S.A., Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club, Wesley Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., Academic Stars, A.P.S.A., Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club, Wesley Club. Well, you can always send home for more WARREN C. LANDIS Bedford Pennsylvania Bachelor o( Science Electrical Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ The broad, sincere smile of this lad immediately marks him as a member of that part of the Class of ' 33 best termed cream of the crop. Congenialty and sincerity are his. ■ An infinite consistency pervades the life of Moonie, and, as a result, justified success has been his. Considered a wrestler of great promise, he found great esteem with the wrestling team of 1933 as their captain. The class is proud to claim him as a member. • In the mad rush one must not overlook a notable change — from woman-hater to master of the fairer sex in a short four years. Consider the blushing, blond brother rat as he was in 1929 and then look at the finished slayer of 1933. What? A Houdini? ■ Fourth C flss— Private B Co., Rat Football, Rat Wrestling, Rat Track, Yankee Club. Third Class — Corporal B Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Wrestling, Monogram Club, Yankee Club. Second Class — Qm. Sergeant B Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Wrestling, Monogram Club, Assistant Manager Track, A.I.E.E., Vice-President Pennsylvania Club, Yankee Club. First Class — Second Lieutenant B Co., Captain Varsity Wrestling, Monogram Club, A.I.E.E., President Pennsylvania Club. Rifle and Sling Club, Yankee Club. ' ' Now, don ' t get me mad, ' cause when I get mad I - JL TA il -1 JOHN LANSDALE JR. Houston Texas Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Jack Lansdale brought with him from Texas the qualities which have long been attributed to citizens of that state. Honest, straightforward, and blessed with the type of personality which makes and retains friends, Jack has had plain sailing at V. M. I. from start to finish. His academic work has beeji accomplished w:ith such proficiency that he has worn stars throughout. During his Second Class year he wore chevrons also. But in barracks one doesn ' t think of a chap in terms of the triumphs he has made. He is accepted on the merits of his true self, regardless of awards. From either standpoint Jack passes with flying colors. His attractive appearance, winning manner, and general good fellowship have won him a host of friends in the Corps. He is too much of a gentleman to discuss his conquests with his feminine following, but anyone who has ever seen Jack leading a girl out of ' Ninty-Four Hall for an intermission date can lay a wager that he has everything well under control. I Fourth Class — Private E Co., Rat Boxing, Academic Stars, Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club, Texas Club. Third Class — Private E Co., Riding Team, Academic Stars, Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club, Texas Club. Second Class — Sergeant E Co., Riding Team, Academic Stars, Second Class Show, A.P.S.A., Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club, Texas Club. First Class — Second Xieutenant E Co., Riding Team. Academic Stars, Associate Editor The Bomb, A.P.S.A., Club Midnight, Texas Club. IFell, I doubt it I JAMES SELDEN LAY JR. Washington D. C. Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Jimmy Lay came to V. M. I. really to learn something. With this aim in view, he has always been conscientious regarding his studies and other pursuits. But he has not let this admirable trait interfere with the more enjoyable features of V. M. I. life. • Jimmy is a gentleman in the true sense of the word — ever courteous, hospitable, and sincere. He treasures the many friendships that he has made during his sojourn at the Institute, and he always has a cheerful smile for those with whom he is associated. His achievement in both military and academic pursuits are worthy of mention. Pinky has been an invaluable asset as a member of the editorial board of The Cadet and he has provided an excellent column for that publication. • Jimmy has had a true regard and certain amount of affection for the calic, and he mav frequently be found on the campus of one of the neighboring girls ' schools. I Fourth Class — Private D Co., Rat Boxing. Third Class — Corporal D Co. Second Class — Sergeant D Co., Second Class Show, . .I.E.E., Rho Dammit Rho. First Class — Second Lieutenant D Co, Exchange Editor The Cadet, Business Staff The Bomb, Executive Committee A.LE.E . Archie Club. Club Midnight. And she didn ' t affect me a-tall j:«FA ii-i JOSEPH PEYTON LEA JR. Massies Mi ll Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Engineerins Infantry ' Joe Lea is the type of boy who is generally known as an all around good fellow. He has been ever conscientious in his varied pursuits: he has worked with a zest that branded him as being truly earnest. ■ His ability as a leader was made manifest by virtue of his being chosen Class Historian. This was expressive of the respect and admiration which the members of the class had for him. He was elected Husiness Manager of the Bomb and has executed his duties ably and warrar.ted the confidence which members of the class had in him. ' Having applied himself diligently to his work in civil engineering, he has always stood near the top of the class academically in spite of his many extra- curricula activities. A true seriousness of purpose together with due consideration for the pleasurable phases of V. M. I. life have made Joe Lea one who is held in utmost esteem. ■ Fourth C flis— Private E Co., Rat Football. Rat Rifle Team, A.M.A. Club, Lynchburg Club. Third Class — Corporal E Co., Varsity Rifle Team, Ring Committee, Rho Dammit Rho, A.M.A. Club, Lynchburg Club. Second Class — Sergeant E Co , Varsity Rifle Team, Second Class Finance Committee, Business Manager Second Class Show, Business Staff The Cadet, Bomb Staff. First Class — Private E Co., O.G.. Secretary Honor Court and General Committee, Historian Class of 1933, Business Manager The Bomb, 1933 Cotillion Club, A.S.C.E., Archie Club, Club Midnight, A.M.A. Club, Piedmont Club. Gentlemen, it ' s like this JOHN ARCHER LEJEUNE Lexington Virginia Major-General, Retired U. S. Marine Corps ■ 1933 is the only class that ever entered V. M. I. with a major-general in its ranks. But there he was — Major-General Lejeune, Commander of the famous Second Division, former Commandant of United States Marines — a rat like the rest of us. He hid his bewilderment under a broad sm.ile that other rats could not employ, and the older members of the faculty did not give him sheenies, make him wash leggins, or fin him out in the corner, but the problems that presented themselves to him were far more difficult than those that his brother rats encountered. ■ The General immediately — no, instantly — won the esteem of brother rats, old cadets, faculty, and alumni. No rat in the history of V. M. I. has ever been capable of such an accomplishment. Nor has any cadet except General Lejeune been openly allowed to go through four years at V. M. I. with a wife living on the very post, but Mrs. Lejeune ' s qualities endeared her so to the cadets that the authorities just couldn ' t say a word about the situation. She and the General led the Ring Figure in their second class year. ■ A severe accident in his First Class year took the General away from his office for several months, but his recovery assures ' 33 of perpetuation in V. M. I. affairs. He is our most prominent member — our valued advisor — our beloved friend. ' Tliase boys certainlY have the spirit ' ■I 7A1-1 HENRY ALVAN LONGING Magnolia Arkansas Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • One of the boys is the phrase which best describes Sparky Longino. The friends which he has made at V. M. I. all know that he is regular from start to finish. The constancy always evident in his personal relations has made him as reliable as any friend can be. Diligent application to study and a natural ability for learning are character- istics which soon taught his associations that Monk would get the most out of his academic work and that he would have little trouble along that line. But all of his time has not been devoted to studies. Although he has placed them first, he has been engaged actively in outside activities. • Sparkey has always met social situations squarely and with due consideration. The things that stand out about him are his amiable personality, his seriousness and tenacity, and his ever jovial attitude. I Fourth Class — Private D Co , Arkansas Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Arkansas Club. Second Class — Private D Co.. A.I.E.E., Rho Dammit Rho, Arkansas Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., A.I.E.E., Arkansas Club. ' You. want to play huh? ' EDWIN RANDOLPH MARSHALL Farmville Virginia Bachelor oF Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ A famous man once uttered words that told of an indomitable spirit — To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. There is perhaps a man in every large group who possesses those determined traits so fierily portrayed by the poet. ■ Every member of ' 33 knows of a brother rat who. after much striving, made a success at varsity wrestling, and who suddenly found the joy of this success violently snatched from him by a serious illness. For many long months he was forced to stay away from V. M. I. Yet in the genesis of ' 33 ' s final year, Eddie was among us — a full-fledged first classman. Long suffering and continued absence did not subdue him. It is with pride that we point to him as an example of a striver — a seeker — a finder. I Fourth Class — Private B Co., Rat Wrestling. Rat Rifle Team. Piedmont Club. Sons-of- Fathers Club. Third Class — Corporal B Co , Varsity Wrestling. Piedmont Club, Sons-of-Fathers Club. Second Class — Private B Co., Varsity Wrestling, Monogram Club. O.R.P., Piedmont Club, Sons-of-Fathers Club. First Class — Private B Co., O.G., Monogram Club, V.A.S., Piedmont Club, Sons-of-Fathers Club, Rifle and Sling Club. Anybody seen Gra-cie Allen or Waller Winchell around 158 tonight? ' ' nWf hU li N ili iW T fiLJWWig ' H P? I •JSH EDWARD A. MARTIN Malverne New York Bachelor o( Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry • Hank Martin hails from north of the Mason-Dixon Line, and he is the type of man that reflects credit upon his part of the country. He came to V. M. I. with the attitude that a man can have a good time regardless of place or circumstances. As miraculous as it may seem. Hank has managed to get a lot of pleasure out of barracks life. in his section of the His Christmas parties • Not only that, but he saw to it that everybody els Iron Boarding House had his share of good times, are still fondly remembered. ' Hank managed to conceal his potential qualities of being a big dog with the women until he attended camp. At Fort Myer he opened up with a Don Juan complex and had so many dates every evening that he had to go from tent to tent getting rid of them as a Fuller Brushman dispenses his wares. As a social lion he had few equals. Who can ever forget Hank as the Man of the Hour at the Club Michel? I Fourth Class — Private A Co., Yankee Club. Third Class — Private A Co., Yankee Club. Second Class — Private A Co., O.R.P., Yankee Club. First Class — Private A Co., O.G., V.A.S., Yankee Club. Let ' s drop by Little Joe ' s before we get the women FRANK JOHNSON MCCARTHY JR. Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Editor-in-Chief of The Bomb, Treasurer of the Cotillion Club, an associate editor of two other student publications, a really Big Dog socially and militarily, an actc of recognized ability, a brilliant scholastic record — those achievements belong, not to half a dozen men, but to one man, Frank McCarthy. The formula? Take a naturally keen mind, add a winning personality, throw in ability to do several jobs better than a single person can do one, and add a liberal portion of driving determination — that is the secret of Frank ' s undoubted success at V. M. I. ■ With all his success, Frank is still the same genial, unassuming person he has always been and always will be. 0. Gigol, Berkeley ' s rival as ' 33 ' s Gigolo, has his weaknesses of course, one being his overwhelming interest in attractive girls. ' Frank leaves the Institute with a fine record and the warm regard of his brother rats. H Fourth Class — Private E Co., Cadet Staff. Dramatic Club. Richmond Club. Third Class — Corporal E Co, Academic Stars. Riding Team. Cadet Staff. Dramatic Club. Second Class Show. Richmond Club. Second Class — Sergeant E Co., Academic Stars. Assistant Manager Football. Chairman Second Class Finance Committee, BoiM B Staff. Cadet Staff. Director Second Class Show, Cadet Assistant Librarian. A.P.S..A.. Dramatic Club, Vice-President Richmond Club. First Class — Captain and Quartermaster. Academic Stars. Vice-President Virginia Intercollegiate Press. Editor-in-Chief The Bomb, Cadet Staff, r. L. Shine Staff. Treasurer 1933 Cotillion Club, A.P.S.A.. President Dramatic Club, President Richmond Club. Archie Club. Club Midnight. C Kimbr ome on, Kimbrou •Ji. let ' s set to work! smoaaEsssj sB I ■I 7a 1-1 RUSSELL AUSTIN MCCOY JR. Norfolk Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Ensineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Russell McCoy believes that books are not the most important sources of learning at the Institute. To enjoy some of the lighter pleasures of life, to be a good mixer, to cultivate a wide circle of friends, to understand and be able to ap- preciate good horseflesh — these are some of the ambitions Judge has realized at V.M.I. ■ It is safe to say that there is no better impromptu speaker in barracks. Judge may not observe all the rules of grammar, but he certainly knows how to put over his ideas clearly, effectively, and usually with a strong dash of good humor. He has been called on many times in his sojourn at the Institute to champion, either publicly or privately, some enterprise, frequently an unpopular one. When the genial judge has finished his informal address, he has usually won the opposition over to his side. Cheerful, friend!), a good mixer, a regular fellow — that ' s Judge McCoy. ■ Fourth Class— Private A Co., Norfolk Club. Third C oss— Private A Co., C.F., Club of the Golden Peacock, Norfolk Club. Second Class — Private A Co., Second Class Show, A.S.C.E., C.F., D T.. Norfolk Club. First C ass— Private A Co., O.G., A.S.C.E., CF., D.T., Norfolk Club. What do you say. Brother Rat? Ji JOHN THOMAS MEEK Pine BluFf Arkansas Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Johnny Meek is such a modest, silent chap that it is a difficult task to tell the truth about him for fear of offending the aforementioned modesty. An accurate account of his career at V. M. I. will sound extremely eulogistic. To begin with, Johnny is a good looking blond lad from Arkansas. He is a natural born horseman, and it is men of his type that bring romance to the cavalry. He is not a grandstand player in any sense of the word, but he is generally conspicuous in anything he does because of the ability which characterizes his every action. Men like Johnny Meek make graduation a sorrow. No matter where the men of ' 33 may go after leaving V. M. I., they will find it hard to secure friends like Johnny. He is a prince of gc fellc ■ Fourth Class— Pri ale C Co., Rat Rifle Team, West of Mississippi Club. Third Class — Corporal C Co., Riding Team, Arkansas Club. Second Class — Sergeant C Co., A.InE.E First Class — Private C Co., O.G., A.I.E.E. Can ' I stop for the red light I jp ikA n:l STEPHEN HALSEY MEEM JR. BlueField West Virginia Bachelor o( Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • Steve Meem has a dual personality, both sides of which one has to know in order to really know Steve. The two are as different as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, yet they combine to make Steve one of the most likable boys in ' 33. ' There is the serious Meem — the high ranking corporal, the Regimental Qm. sergeant, the varsity wrestler, the civil engineer. He really exerts himself when he is called upon, and he enters into things with a determination that wins. • Then there is the trifling Meem, the jig-timer, the crooner, the heart breaker, the Steve who greets one and all with How-dee-do! and sings scat songs in the mess hall for the entertainment of the whole Corps. This is the Steve who is such a power with the ladies, Richmond lasses in particular. ( Haven ' t you Guest whom we ' re talking about? I ' Whichever Meem you know, you ' ll like; and if you know both — you ' re lucky! ■ Fourth C ass— Private F Co.. Rat Football, Rat Wiesding. Rat Track, West Virginia Club, Sons-of-Fathers Club. Third Class — Corporal F Co., Varsity Boxing, West Virginia Club, Sons of-Fathers Club. Second Class — Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant. Varsity Wrestling, Mono gram Club, A.S.C.E.. West Virginia Club. Sons-of-Fathers Club. First Class — Private F Co. O.G., Varsity Wresding, Varsity Track. Monogram Club, A.S.C.E., West Virginia Club, Sons-of- Fathers Club. How-dee-do! WILLIS JAMES MERIWETHER JR. Eutaw Alabama Bachelor o( Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Buck is his nickname, but one more appropriate could be derived directly from his name; why not Merrie? He is seldom otherwise. It is this merrie spirit coupled with a magnanimous disposition and a dry omnipresent wit which makes Buck always a welcome addition to any gathering. In the main, he prefers to adhere to this inborn gregariousness, but if he is not lending his pleasant person- ality to a group vou may bet that Buck is concentrating on his academic work. Hence, stars in his First Class year. The industry which he exhibits with regard io tomorrow ' s none-too-easy lessons ought to carry him far in the future. ' He is neither retiring nor aggressive, but he maintains the even tenor of one who is frank, intelligent, conscientious, courteous, and kind. Alabama claims him and she is wise in her claim for there is no chance of disappointment here. I Fourth Cl-ass — Private C Co., Rat Football, Alabama Club. Third- Class — Corporal C Co., Varsity Football, Secretary and Treasurer Alabama Club. Second Class — Sergeant C. Co.. O.R.P., Vice-President Alabama Club. First Class — Private C Co., O.G., Academic Stars, Presi- dent V.A.S., President Alabama Club. ril be damn! ' ' I •KVl-l JAMES STETSON METCALFE New York New York Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C U. S. Cavalry ■ Witty, cynical, and assured, Jim Metcalfe has been for three years the barracks philosopher and epigramist. He finds humor where little appears to others and makes serious situations seem ludicrous. Having lived in many parts of the world, he has a tolerant, cosmopolitan view of life which makes him stand out in any group bound to the slightest degree by sectional prejudices. • Jim is the ideal gentleman of leisure. He always has plenty of time; he never hurries; he never gets flustered; yet he gets a prodigious amount of work done. He does the maximum amount of work required in his course. Although this work takes all the time of the average student, he spends his afternoons with the fencing team, of which he is captain and mainstay, and contributes freely to The Cadet. With all this he has never been known to miss a dance or a chance to have a date with a pretty girl. ■ Fourth Chss — Private A Co.. Rat Track, Yankee Club. Third Class — Corporal A Co., Fencing, Cadet Staff, Yankee Club. Second Class — Private A Co., Manager Fencing, Cadet Staff, A.P.S.A., Yankee Club. First Class — Private A Co . O.G , Captain Fencing, As . ' slant Editor The Cadet, Yankee Club, Associate Editor The Bomb, A.P.S.A. ' Has the 0. C. inspected yet? ' I l-i JOHN WRIGHT MIDDLETON Greenville Texas Bachelor oi Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ A man unusually attentive to detail, John Middleton usually accomplishes what he sets out to do. regardless of the magnitude of the task. Throughout his cadetship, J. W. has distinguished himself as an excellent student and has identified himself as a leader in military work. His determination to excel is well exemplified by his rank as a cadet officer and the academic standing he has made. John ' s acceptance of the large amount of fun which others have derived from kidding him has proved his perseverance. • His steady, easy going manner, calm imperturbability, determination and ability to accomplish things quickly and efficiently indicate continued success after he leaves V. M. I. Perhaps his outstanding trait is that, although he maintains an open mind, he has the str ngth to uphold his own convictions and opinions. ■ Fourth C ais— Private F Co., Rat Bo. ing, Texas Club. Third C o5s— Corporal E Co., Varsity Bo.xing. Te. as Club. Sfcond C fKs— Sergeant E Co., O.R.P., Texas Club. First Class— First Lieutenant and Battalion Quartermaster. V.AS, Texas Club. Settle down, Big Joe I :X Rn-l MORRIS HASTINGS MOORE Marshall Texas Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ Roney is one of the most persevering men in our midst. He takes his work seriously and is one of those individuals wrho tries to learn rather than just get by. • There is nothing that Roney won ' t do for a friend; he is never too busy to help out a brother rat; he makes friends easily and is always cheerful; he has a tendency to underestimate himself and his good qualities. ■ Roney has a certain definite philosophy with regard to the weaker sex, and he is consistent in his attitude toward them. During his first three years at the Institute he was not frequently seen on the campuses of our neighboring girls ' schools, but during his last year he has become a member of the Hollins Club. ■ Relentless self-application and an attractive personality make Morris Moore one of the most popular members of the entire class. ■ Fourth C as-s— Private D Co., Texas Club. Third C a.«— Corporal C Co., Texas Club. Second C asi— Private C Co., Rho Dammit Rbn, Texas Club. First Ctei— Private C Co., O.G., V.A.S., Texas Club. ' ' Boy, your Mother is your best pal TERRY LOCKLIN MOORE JR. Mobile Alabama Bachelor oF Science Electrical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ It has been said that the tropical breezes of the Gulf of Mexico became unusually violent on that day that Terry left the sunny clime: the far south surrendered another son to V. M. 1. Although small of statue, Terry has made a deep impression on the members of his class, and a pleasing one. Friendships have multiplied rapidly. The years have shown an almost complete mastery of a rather severe temper, and Terry is likable through and through. Sincere amiability and exacting graciousness have become characteristics of which he should he proud. Truly can it be said that it is a privilege to be his acquaintance and a distinct loss to be among those not knowing him well. • It has been rumored ( and from a good source ) that our Mobile friend is tending toward Eros of late. ■ Fourth Class — Private B Co.. Alabama Club. Third Class — Private B Co., Alabama Club. Second Class — Private B Co., A.I.E.E., Alabama Club. First Class — Private B Co., O.G., A.I.E.E., Alabama Club. Rifle and Slins Club. Radio CUib. Nooooo . . . understand? IKl iK ti CLYDE MOREHEAD JR. Stuarts Draft Virginia Bachelor o( Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Chemical Warfare Service ' Clyde, or Gus, if you prefer, is a man of dual personality if ever one existed. There is the rollicking Clyde Horse with his abominable clog-dancing, Frankenstein antics, and outlandish puns. Then there is the serious minded Clyde. When he puts aside his trifling antics and settles down to study, there are few chemists who can surpass him. It is this same seriousness of purpose which is Clyde ' s strongest point. He has coupled his determination with a fine fighting spirit to make a mighty good tackle on the Big Red Team. ' Clyde is noted for his good, clean fun. Gloom doesn ' t sit well on his youthful brow. Usually his rosy cheeks flank a big, wide smile. Though Gus dotes on cutting the fool, he is fundamentally of a serious nature. The veritable soul of honor, he is a fine example of a sound mind in a sound body. ■ Fourth Class — Private A Co., Rat Football, Rat Boxing, Rat Track, Presbyterian Club, Southwest Virginia Club. Third Class — Private A Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Boxing, Varsity Track. Presbyterian Club. Second Class — Private A Co.. Varsity Football, Varsity Boxing, Varsity Track. Cadet Statf, O.R.P.. Presbyterian Club. First C as5— Private A Co., O.G., Varsity Football, Varsity Boxing, Varsity Track, V.A.S., Monogram Club. For crap ' s sake ALFRED W. NOBLE Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ The mention of Al or Mulie Noble immedialely conjures up in one ' s mind, the memory of an infectious laugh, unbelievable catches of would-be home runs in deep outfield, steady money player batting, and a likable he-man. ■ Mulie, like his brother. Sailor Hank, is a fine all-round athlete and good sport. He is a great baseball player: one who never quits. His clear, consistently steady batting eye has been responsible for many a long bingle on the diamond. • Mulie ' s broad grin and contagious chuckle denote his acute sense of bubbling good humor, which serves him in good stead when the going gets rough. Always cheerful. Al inspires good cheer in others with his light jibes. I Fourth Class — Private B Co.. Rat Football. Rat Baseball, Richmond Club. Third Class — Corporal E Co.. Varsity Baseball. Dramatic Club. C.F.. Richmond Club. Second Class — Private E Co., Varsity Baseball, Monogram Club. Second Class Show, O.R.P.. Dramatic Club. C F.. Phi Yamina Gamma. Hoodlums. Richmond Club. First Class — Private E Co., O.G., Varsity Baseball, Monogram Club, V.. .S., Dramatic Club, C.F., Richmond Club. ' ' 0-0- myl IHI WSX -1 CHARLES FRANK MEYERS NOBLE Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Arts Field Artillery ■ One of the best physical specimens and one of the best athletes that ever hit V. M. I. — that is a brief description of Hank Noble. ■ Hank is not only a fine athlete, but he has undoubted qualities of leadership as well. A splendid physique and marvelous powers of co-ordination have made Hank a star pitcher, an excellent grappler, and a capable captain of the gym team. ■ Under a jovial, affable exterior the Sailor hides a quiet seriousness of purpose, which enable him to accomplish most anything he sets out to do. His world-wide travels, coupled with a large amount of common sense, have given him a gravity and a fund of knowledge not to be found in books. ■ Fourth Class — Private B Co., Rat Football, Rat Baseball, Richmond Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Wrestling, Varsity Baseball, Gym Team, Monogram Club, Assistant Cheer Leader, Second Class Show, President C.F.. Richmond Club. Second Class — Pri- vate D Co., Assistant Coach Rat Football, Varsity Baseball, Gym Team, Monogram Club, Assistant Cheer Leader, Second Class Show, A.P.S.A., Phi Yamma Gamma, C.F., Richmond Club. First C ff5s— Private D Co., O.G., Captain Gym Team, Riding Team, Head Cheer Leader, Monogram Club, A.P.S.A., C.F., Richmond Club. Cold out tonight, Mulie? |: HAROLD NUNNAMAKER Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ There were few boys back in ' 29 who came to V. M. I. with more determination and higher ideals than Nunny. That he kept this determination and lived up to these ideals throughout his cadetship can be testified by all who know him. • During his rat year Nunny went out for football — not because he liked it, but because he thought it was every rat ' s duty to participate in some form of athletics. In military he did what was expected of him and, during his Second Class year, reached the acme of military success. Sincere and possessing a good sense of humor, Nunny has experienced many friendships. He is the kind of person who will value these friendships more than any other attainment here at V. M. I. He is neat and particular in his actions, takes pride in his uniform, and is running without being eager. In love he is serious, yet fickle. I Fourth Class — Private E Co , Rat Football, Richmond Club. Third Class — Corporal E Co.. Varsity Football. Richmond Club. Second Class — Battalion Sergeant Major, First Sergeant E Co., O.R.P., Richmond Club. First Class — Second Lieutenant D Co., V.A.S., Richmond Club. What a life!. •y ti RUSSELL VINCENT ORR Birmingham Alabama Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ' Rusty moves quietly and unruffled through life. His calmness is remarkable, for he is not in the least phlegmatic. It is difficult to startle him out of his tran- quility, and still more difficult to make him angry, but anyone can urge him to smile or laugh. ' Rusty has shoulders that are almost as broad as he is tall. They do not move when he walks, being prevented from motion, perhaps, by their size. He seems to move so surely that one would simply be brushed aside in any attempt to stop him. That is a four-year impression of Rusty. He takes all that life has to offer with the same smiling calmness; it is not the calmness of a stolid, phlegmatic person, but rather of one who knows that little ups and downs do not matter and pushes steadfastly ahead. I Fourth Class — Private D Co., Rat Wrestling, Alabama Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Alabama Club. Second Class — Private D Co., O.R.P., Alabama Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., Varsity Wrestling, V.A.S., Secretary Alabama Club. Aw gee, Vm going to piU d-oivn my hay ERNEST RODNEY OUTTEN Townsend Virginia Bachelor o( Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Chemical Warfare Service • One look at this swarthy young lad and you have seen a countenance expressing unadulterated happiness and the joy of living. If you see him working out in the gym you will be reminded of some well-formed Iroquois lad following the lore of the forest. One of his best qualities is his ability to do all his work and enjoy all of his play with a great deal of good cheer and to maintain a manner which arouses in others a desire to do likewise. Carrying the Indian analogy a bit further, one may venture that he seems to have exactly the stolid qualities necessary for success. Mixed with these qualities is a spirit of good heartedness and boisterous good fun; he seems to be especially endowed with these last two. Ernie is well known for his incomparable Indian-like form, for he is often called Stud Outten. But besides his jovial expression and excellent physique, Ernest may claim much credit for his sincerity. I Fourth Class — Private A Co., Rat Baseball, Gym Team. Third Class — Private A Co.. Varsity Baseball, Gym Team. econd Class — Private A Co., Varsity Baseball, Gym Team. Assistant Cheer Leader. O.R.P., President Eastern Shore Club. First Class — Private A Co , O.G., Captain Varsity Baseball. Gym Team, Assistant Cheer Leader, V.A.S., Eastern Shore Club, President Wesley Club. Who ' s orderly today, Richards? ' ' jTAlil LAWRENCE CHARLES PAGE JR. Norfolk Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ' It is said that friendships formed during V. M. I. days are never equalled, and four years ' association with Larry will prove this to a number of men in ' 33. Quief and unassuming, he has upheld the best standards of cadetship. ' 33 is proud to count him a brother rat. ■ It seems only natural that he was among the chosen few when the chevrons were passed out. Having proved himself worthy of the stripes he has worn, he leaves an enviable record, and one of which any graduate could be proud. Corporal, sergeant, captain — always up with the leaders! • On choosing a profession, Larry preferred the chemist ' s test tubes to the engineer ' s slide rue or the liberal artist ' s hay, and he early established himself as one of the outstanding students in his department. All in all, Larry ' s life as a keydet has been a grand success. I Fourth Class — Private A Co., Norfolk Club. Third Class Second Class — Sergeant C Co., O.R.P., Norfolk Club. First Class Norfolk Club. Coi-poral C Co., Norfolk Club. Captain 1st Battalion, V.A.S., Til bet you two bits I can kiss her this week-end i ASHBY SMITH PATTESON Lynchburg Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Pat is a genial sort of person, but he is not a back-slapper. He is the most considerate individual at V. M. I., having never hurt anyone ' s feelings either inten- tionally or unintentionally, and he often goes out of his way to do a favor for someone who has never done anything for him. Pat ' s geniality is based on a con- sistently cheerful attitude toward life, for he is never moody. He is not often found downhearted, nor does he become ecstatic over anything. ■ Pat is one of those rare college students who seems to want an education. He really works at the business of learning, and he has had true success at it. But he is by no means onesided, for many an afternoon finds him at play on the athletic field. ■ His perseverance and constancy must be main elements in Pat ' s character — wit- ness his weekly trips to Sweet Briar. ■ Fourth Class — Private D Co., Rat Track Numeral, Rat Football, Rat Wrestling, Lynchburg Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Varsity Track, Varsity Football, Secretary Lynchburg Club- Second Class — Private D Co.. Varsity Football, Varsity Track, A S.C.E., Vice-President Lynchburg Club. First Class — Private D Co., G., Varsity Track, Business Staff The Bomb, A.S.C.E., President Lynchburg Club. Anybody can be slow ' ' •JZ ti CHARLES ALBERT PAYNE JR. Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry • Charlie Payne is one of the reasons why V. M. I. has always been indebted to Richmond for worthy contributions to the Corps. There is a gay, cavalier, and winning manner about Charlie which goes hand in hand with his good looks. He is blessed with a sense of tact which enables him to encounter any situation and emerge triumphant. He can keep numbers of feminine hearts under control, but what is more amazing he can make each one believe him implicitly. A halo of good luck surrounds Charlie. He gets away with more violations of regulations and with fewer resulting penalties than any of his brother rats. ' Charlie commuted between Fort Myer and Richmond during summer camp. He seemed to thrive on a liquid diet, and, regardless of his activities between three o ' clock in the afternoon and reveille, he could turn out in the cold gray dawn as smartly as a bombadier. Well, Charlie is a military man of the old school; he deserves no ends of credit. I Fourth Class — Private A Co . Rat Football. Richmond Club. Third Class — Corporal A Co., Richmond Club. Second Class — Sergeant A Co., Assistant Manager Basketball, Cadet Staff, A.I.E.E., Richmond Club. First Class — Private A Co., O.G., Subscription Manager The Cadet, A.I.E.E., Richmond Club. know she loves me, ' cause she told me so HARVEY JOHNSON PENCE South Boston Virginia Bachelor oF Science Electrical Ensineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • Harvey Pence is an easy-going, good-natured chap who never gets in that proverbial storm. Harvey, better known as Roas, has taken things as they came, and he has had for his philosophy of life, Everything is going to be ALL right. • A conspicuously cheerful disposition is responsible for his large number of friends. It is not hard to be a friend of Roas, because you have to know him only a short time to admire him and respect him. • Harvey selected the ohm and erg course for his entertainment the last two years of his career at V. M. I. He has done well, and Phi ' s differentials have caused him little trouble. B Prominent in the social activities of the Institute, usually be found in the midst of all of the excitement. H ower House 1- ence may Pen ■ Fourth Class — Private E Co., Piedmont Cluh. Third Class — Piivate E Co.. CF.. Piedmont Club. Second Class— Private E Co., Assistant Manager Baseball. A.I.E.E., C.F.. D.T., L.O.A.P., Piedmont Club. First Class — Private E Co., O.G., Manager Rat Baseball. Athletic Council, A.I.E.E., C.F., D.T., Secretaiy L.O.A.P., Piedmont Club. ' Mutiny on the old son-of-a-gun •10 :1 CARL HARMAN PETERS Appalachia Virginia Bachelor o( Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • Occasionally one meets a person who is kind and congenial al all times, yet does not force his geniality upon anyone — a man that has a sharp wit and a deep intellect, and a determination to achieve his ends in his own manner. Carl Peters is one of those exceptional persons, and it is agreed that knowing him is a pleasure. He enjoys a reputation for subtle repartee, but has never been known to employ this ability in the form of invective or injurious sarcasm. In an industrious and entirely unassuming manner. Doc goes about his business of assimilating knowledge and making high marks in all his subjects. It just seems to be second nature with him to have a kind remark and a smile for everyone. Carl is an excellent judge of character, being able to form an accurate estimate of a person ' s worth in a very short time. I Fourth Class — Private D Co., Southwest Virginia Club. Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Southwest Virginia Club, Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club. Second Class — Private D Co., O.R.P., Southwest Virginia Club, Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., Secretai-y V.A.S., American Chemical Society, Southwest Vir- ginia Club. What seems to be the trouble, gentlemen? WILLIAM HAMILTON PETTIGREW Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ From the standpoint of true versatility. Ham is one of the most valuable men in his class. In track he started out with a bang. After winning high point honors in his first meet, he rounded out a promising year in rat track. His work along academic and military lines has been most worthwhile, as one may see from the record below. ■ One might think that so busy a person as Ham would be immune to such weaknesses as falling in love and constant letter writing. But such is not the case. Not only has Ham ' s geniality won for him a worthy reputation, but his conversational ability has reserved for him an honored position in the many bull sessions which characterize barracks life. ■ Fourth Class — Private C Co.. Rat Football, Rat Track, Richmond Club. Third Class — Corporal C Co., Varsity Track, Richmond Club. Second CZass— Sergeant C Co.. Academic Stars, Varsity Track, Assistant Manager Wrestling, Second Class Finance Committee, A.S.C.E., Richmond Club. First Class — First Lieutenant C Co., Academic Stars, Varsity Track, Manager Varsity Wrestling, Advertising Manager The Bomb, 1933 Cotillion Club, A.S.C.E.. Richmond Club. She ' s got me down! : i-i ELWIN LITCHFIELD PHILLIPS JR. Jacksonville Florida Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ' In Billy we have a brother rat whose modesty and preseverance are typical of the boy himself: he is good natured and reserved; his energy is seldom expended in trifling. B It is on the track that he is outstanding. His level headedness, his hard work, and his spirit of fair play have earned for him the captaincy of the track team during his First Class year. Outside of track practice, he seldom if ever talks about his favorite sport. ■ There is nothing about Billy ' s nature that is loud or offensive. He is quiet and restrained, a clean sport, and a pleasant associate. ■ Fourth C (M5— Private F Co., Rat Track, Florida Club. Third C asi— Private F Co., Varsity Track, Monogram Club, Florida Club. Second Class — Private F Co., Varsity Track, Monogram Club, O.R.P., Florida Club. First Class — Private F Co., O.G.. Captain Varsity Track, Monogram Club, V.A.S., Florida Club. ' Does this radio bother you all? ' ADOLFO ENRIQUE PONZANELLI JR. Mexico City Mexico Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Cavalry • Butch is a man who has the ultimate in democratic spirit and congeniality. The mere multiplicity of his nicknames would indicate that fact: Pile, Punch, Adolph. Ponzy, Butch, and almost enough others for every keydet in the corps to use a different one. Even his weemen utilize this great variety of familiar appela- tions. ■ Punch is to us the epitome of Mexico. This congenial Latin, besides possessing a very merry personality, is as suave as he is spirited, as courteous as he is kind, and as sophisticated as he is democratic. His fellow cadets will never forget his magnanimous personality and the sincere joy in knowing him. In conclusion, one must mention the devotion to his beloved Mexico, for Adolph never forgets it. His thoughts are ever of home, of a colorful country, and of dark senoritas. I Fourth Class — Private C Co., Rat Wrestling. Third Class — Private C Co., Riding Team. Second Class — Private C Co.. Riding Team, A.S.C.E., Club of the Golden Peacocks. First Class — Private C Co.. O.G.. Riding Team. A.S.C.E.. Club of the Golden Peacocks. Ah, thees weemen! ' ' I JJPJP I] FREDERICK WILLIAM RICHARDS Reading Pennsylvania Bachelor oF Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ Unlike most of his brother rats, Freddie has not been a power with the ladies or a social mainstay of the Class of ' 33. In fact, he holds the unique distinction of never having gone to a hop during his entire four years. His aversion to women and dances is inexplicable, for he is an ardent devotee of the cinema and a worshiper of good dance music. • His tastes run to outdoor sports. When not down on the lower field playing football or playing basketball in the gym, he may usually be found up on the river with his gun. That is, if he ' s not in the hay. A true Epicurean and a Liberal Artist, he rarely misses his daily hay, radio, and fiction. • Freddie has a wonderful sense of humor and a good word for everyone. His tact has kept him out of quarrels, and his genial nature and magnetic personality have made him a wide circle of loyal friends. I Fourth Class — Private B Co.. Pennsylvania Club, Yankee Club. Third Class — Private B Co., Pennsylvania Club, Yankee Club. Second Class — Private B Co.. A.P.S A., Pennsylvania Club, Yankee Club. First Class — Private B Co., O.G., A.P.S.A., Pennsylvania Club, Yankee Club. How ' bout drill today? I- JOHN ROBERTS JR. Norton Virginia Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ John — many a man has been blessed with that name but few have had the characteristics of the John known to ' 33. Possessed of a keen mind and an ability for applying the brain power stored in it. he has been one of those men who stands above the average during his entire cadetship. Even though he is an electrician, his efforts cannot be compared to an alternating current. They have not been of that nature, sometimes intense, at other times sluggish, but of a consistent sort that are found in the make-up of a reliable man. John is a man who does not form a conviction until he has sufficient proof to warrant it. Once his conviction is formed he clings to his belief in its integrity. Careful with money, but not a King Midas, he possesses in this trait a talent which many men long try to acquire. Because his work has been done when work should be done, and done thoroughly, John has been able to make use of those few spare hours in a cadet ' s life in enjoying himself and making innumerable friends among members of the Corps. I Fourth Class — Private E Co., Southwest Virginia Club, Hoffman Presbyterian Club. Third Class — Corporal E Co . Southwest Virginia Club. Second Class — Private E Co., Southwest Vir- ginia Club, A.I E.E. First Class — Private D Co., Southwest Virginia Club, A.I.E.E., O.G. Thru tniisl be right, er somepinl I 7a 1-1 PHILIP CAREY ROBERTS Memphis Tennessee Bachelor or Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ A cheerful disposition together with unaffected congeniality made Phil Roberts popular. Phil has always been resolute and determined in his ventures, and he never gives up until he has accomplished that which he is seeking. ■ Coming to V. M. I. with a desire to lear:i something about bridges, highways and the like. Phil naturally took civil engineering. In this line of endeavor he did remarkably well and was one of those few who could apply that which he had learned without dependence upon others. ■ During his years at the Institute, Phil made a great number of friends and there was nothing he would not do for them when he was called upon. The two outstanding things that can be said about Phil are that he is a born gentleman, and that he is consistent in his outlook on life. I Fourth Class — Private C Co.. Rat Boxing. Gym Team. Mississippi-Tennessee Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Gym Team, Club of the Golden Peacock. Mississippi-Tennessee Club. Second Class — Private D Co., Varsity Wrestling. Assistant Manager Football. Gym Team, A.S.C.E.. D.T., Vice-President Mississippi-Tennessee Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., Gym Team, A.S.C.E., D.T.. Tennessee Club. Yeah Mdir I: ALVIS RUX ROCHELLE Centerville Tennessee Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry 1 Rochelle is an example of a man who has overcome an obstacle during his life. Being small of stature means nothing to him, for there isn ' t a thing he cannot do. V. M. I. gave him the cha c? to prove his ability in sports; Tiny lost I ' o time in proving to everyone that he was one of the best guards V. M. I. has had in a long time. In wrestling he did very well also. It has always been characteristic of Tiny that, in everything that he did. he employed a world of determination and interest — the effect has been his high rank in the general esteem. You would never think that Rochelle was interested in anything but sports when you first know him; however, in a short time you will see that this interest travels outward and else- where — this is success in the making. I Fourth Class — Private B Co.. Rat Football, Rat Wrestling, Tennessee Club. Third Class — Corporal B Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Wrestling, Monogram Club, L.O.A.P., Tennessee Club, Richmond Club. Second C asi— Private B Co., Varsity Football, A.P.S.. .. L.O.A.P., Tennessee Club, Richmond Club. First Class — Private B Co., O.G., Assistant Line Coach Varsity Football, L.O.A.P., Tennessee Club, Richmond Club. Sir? Yes Sir CLAUDE NELSON RUCKER JR. Charleston West Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Sincere, unfeigned, frank, unaffected, genuine, upright — Bunny Rucker! With slight effort the Webstermen may add the last two words to their collections of synonyms concerning the subject. Of all the men of ' 33 here is one to be greatly trusted — one who says yes and actually means yes. • Even the numerous sweet young things of Charleston, West Virginia, were not enough to bind our Bunny, and one bright day, singing Come East, Young Man, Come East, he set out. Little did he realize • History tells of the power of one Achilles. Modern periodicals have breezed the might of the bronzed Londos. With pride we put up our choice. Bunny — the grappler superb. There is some talk, though, that even this honor is being eclipsed by his conquering attitude in respect to the fair Bunny-clammering hop damsels. I Fourth Class — Private E Co.. Captain Rat Wrestling, West Virginia Club. Third Class — Corporal E Co., Varsity Wrestling, Varsity Football, Monogram Club. West Virginia Club. Second Class — Qm. Sergeant E Co., Varsity Wrestling, Varsity Football, Monogram Club, West Virginia Club. First Class — Captain E Co., Varsity Wrestling, Monogram Club, President West Virginia Club. Come! Come! Now- I.J JL KEITH RUGH Bolivar Pennsylvania Bachelor oF Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Keith entered V. M. I. to follow in his brother ' s footsteps and continue the Rugh reputation. His serious outlook on life, combined with his determination to conquer any situation that he might meet, have helped him to solve his problems with success. ■ He has used his spare time in learning the fundamentals of wrestling. His efforts won for him a place on the rat wrestling squad, and he proved his worth on the mat with the varsit) ' for three years. ■ The fr-mous V. M. I. storms, so familiar to keydets, mean nothing to Keith. His cool head and self-determination keep him from falling into excited emotional states, and he uses his coolness further in helping others to calm themselves. But that is only one reason why so many seek Alphabet ' s true friendship. Once a friend, always a friend! I Fourth Class — Private D Co., Rat Cross Counti-y, Rat Wrestling, Presbyterian Club, Yankee Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Varsity Wrestling, Secretary Presbyterian Club, Yankee Club. Second Class — Private D Co., Varsity Wrestling, O.R.P., Vice-President Presbyterian Club, Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., Varsity Wrestling, V.A.S., Presby- terian Club, Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club. What! Cant you take it: JAMES CHRISTIAN SCHAAF Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery There are two things that are inseparably bound up with any conception of Jimmie Schaaf — singing and Ann. It was a bit difficuh to believe that the latter was the paragon of the virtues that she was alleged to be until we saw her, but then — oh, why can ' t we all be Romeos? ' One need search no further than Jimmie to find the perfect disposition. Of a consistently even temperament, and with an innate faculty for making himself agreeable, he possesses one of the few personalities that is capable of bearing the strain of rooming four years with the same people. A born peacemaker, he is called upon time and again to arbitrate barracks quarrels. • But Jimmie ' s good qualities are by no means all passive in nature. He is capable of doing things efficiently and thoroughly, and his naively witty conversa- tion is highly entertaining, especially to those who know him well. Loyal, depend- able, generous, he is blessed with virtues that are equalled by few. I Fourth Class — Private D Co.. Rat Baseball. Presbyterian Club, Richmond Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Presbyterian Club, Richmond Club. Second Class — Private D Co., Second Class Show, A.P.S.A., Presbyterian Club, Richmond Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., A.P.S.A., Presbyterian Club, Richmond Club. Please, somebody help me! CHARLES EDWARD SCHOONOVER Kansas City Missouri Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ It sometimes happens that a keydet has his type of learning all cut out for him because of his talents — Chuck is just such a person, for there is nothing more in his line than electricity. During his life at V. M. I., Schoonover has demonstrated ability along technical lines, and it has been no trouble at all for him to take a leading part in all the intricate and practical work that comes in serving the Corps as an electrician. ■ Not content with his achievements in electricity. Chuck has been a luminary in the exhibitions of riding teams for three years: this takes perseverance and hard work. ■ He might seem abrupt to one who does not know him, but is really full of sympathetic and wholehearted interest — a safe assurance that one is right in saying that he is a real man ! I Fourth Class — Private F Co.. West of the Mississippi Club. Third Class — Corporal F Co.. Riding Team. Second Class — Qm. Sergeant F Co., Riding Team, Second Class Finance Committee, A.I.E.E. First Class — Private F Co., O.G., Captain Riding Team, 1933 Cotillion Club, A.I.E.E. hat hath night to do ivith sleep? I RALPH STUART SINGLETON Hattiesburg Mississippi Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ Four years have marked very little change in the personality of Ralph Singleton. A little more self-confident and a little wiser, of course, but he is now the same dignified and unruffled savant that he has been since we have known him. Early displaying an unusual academic proficiency, he has consistently stood high in his classes, winning the admiration of his fellows and the respect of his instructors. But scholarship has not been his sole aim. Work on The Cadet and on The; Bomb have occupied more than a little of his time, and, as president of the Presbyterian Club and as manager of the rifle team he has demonstrated his executive ability. ■ Committed hastily to a career of watts and volts, of electricity and magnetism, Ralph must come under the more or less opprobrious category of engineers, but it is suspected that there is within him something of the dilettante which makes him chafe at such a title. ■ Fourth Class — Private B Co.. Rat Rifle Team. Presbyterian Club, Mississippi- ' i ssee Club. Third Class — Corporal B Co , Academic Stars. Hoffman Presbyterian Club, Miss ' .,jpi-Tennessee Club. Second Class — Sergeant B Co.. Assistant Manager Rifle Team. Assistant Manager Wrest- ling, Cadet Staff, .A.I.E.E., Hoffman Presbyterian Club. Mississippi-Tennessee Club. Firs! Class — First Lieutenant B Co., Manager Rifle Team, President Hoffman Presbyterian Club, Pres...ent -Mississippi Club, Managing Editor The Cadet, Bomb Staff, A.I.E.E., Rifle and Sling, Club Midnight. John Brown! OTIS DAVID SMITH Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ A corporalcy and a sergeancy were enough to satisfy Otis ' military urge, and during his last year he has devoted himself with all his earnestness and efficiency to a wide range of outside activities. Although he is a consistent and active member of the Dramatic Club a d of the library staff, his most outstandina; capability is in the realm of publication. Contributing copiously to The Bomb, The Cadet, and The Shine, he will be remembered for his clever Air Echoes, and for the wealth of humorous comment which has relieved much of the dryness of barracks news. ■ Personally, Otis is characterized by his boundless enthusiasm — an enthusiasm for living itself — which has brought him a wide circle of loyal friends. A genial smile and an interest in everything has won half the battle. His aim has been to live in peace and accord with people, and the popularity that he enjoys loudly attests his success. ■ fourtl f ■■is — Private B Co., Richmond Club. Presbyterian Club Third Class — Corporal B Co., Academi. ars, Cadet Staff, Dramatic Club, Richmond Club, Presbyterian Club. Second Class — Sergeant B Co , Varsity Boxinf;, Cadet Staff, Assistant Business Manaj er Dramatic Club, Second Class Show, Cadet Assistant Librarian, A.P.S.A., Richmond Club. First Class — Private B C , O.G., Academic Stars, Assistant Editor The Cadet. Outrage Editor The Bomb. Editor V.M I. Section W. L. Shine, Business Manager Dramatic Club, Cadet Assistant Librarian, A.P.S.A., Rifle and Sling Club, Club Midnight, Richmond Club. Another permit disapproved? Lemtne see, that makes — ■ IH; •Kmi CARL AUGUST STEIDTMANN Lexington Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ' Despite a few difficulties encountered in academic work during his first two years at V. M. I., Carl Steidlmann made rapid headway as soon as he entered his chosen field — the study of Chemistry. He distinguished himself as a consistently good student, and he was equally successful in the military line. One quality aside from all others should insure Carl ' s success in any profession — his ability to work determinedly at a job until it is competently finished. It was this detennination which enabled him to surmount academic obstacles ard to receive military recognition as a cadet. His attractive personality and willingness to assist others will no doubt win him many friends in the future as they have in the past at V. M. I. and in Lexington. Steidtmann has been an outstanding cadet throughout his cadetship. His capacity for strict compliance with orders is an important factor in his success. ■ Fourth Class — Private A Co. Third Class — Corporal A Co. Second Class — Sergeant A Co., O.R.P., Shenandoah Valley Club. First C tiss— Captain C Co., Business Staff The Bomb, V.A.S., American Chemical Society, .Slienandoah Valley Club. Oh Hell! I don ' t know! WILLIAM MEADE STITH Petersburg Virginia Bachelor oF Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ In Meade one finds a boy who has crept quietly into the hearts of his brother rats. He crept out of the obscurity of rathood and into our recognition by dis- tinguishing himself as a wrestler. He continued as a mainstay of the grapplers during his entire cadetship. ■ The storm of the Third Class was taken in his usual easygoing and quiet manner, and from a high ranking corporal he became a first sergeant His FUrst Class year found him studying hard, and he has proved himself to be a good student in the chemistry department. If he makes as good a chemist as he has a brother rat, the world of science will profit by his presence. ■ Fourth Class — Private B Co., Rat Football, Rat Wrestling. Third Class — Corporal B Co., Varsity Wrestling, Monogram Club. Second Class — First Sergeant B Co., Battalion Sergeant Major, Varsity Wrestling, Monogram Club, O.R.P. First Class — Second Lieutenant B Co., Varsity Wrestling, Monogram Club, V.A.S. Now see here- MWSk. :I FA1:1 SOLON JONES STONE JR. Buffalo New York Bachelor o( Science Electrical Engin eering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ' Stone has very few worries in life. A happy-go-lucky chap, he is the best of company in any gathering and lends an air of lightness to any situation. With this, Solon has a determined mind, and, faced with many obstacles in his studies, he has managed to overcome them all. Track has been his greatest interest in sports, and Solon has done well in a field of keen competition. B He chose electrical engineering the course which attracted his greatest interest, and in this department Solon has never been lucky enough to come naturally to the work, but this has been offset by determined effort and satisfactory results. • Hailing from Buffalo, Stone has fitted into every phase of life at V. M. I., and no one who has ever known him can help remembering! this boy with a per- sona lity that encompasses his associates. I Fourth Class — Private A Co.. Yankee Club, New York Club. Third Class — Corporal A Co., Varsity Track. Yankee Club, New York Club, Second Class — Private A Co., Varsity Track, A.I.E.E., Yankee Club, New York Club. First Class— Private A Co., O.G., Varsity Track, A.I ' .E.E., Yankee Club, New York Club. Yeah, man! ' ALEX E. SUSONG Greeneville Tennessee Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ Alex Susong is probably the quietest, the most reserved, the most intellectual, and the most unobtrusive man in the Class of ' 33. Four unique distinctions! One rarely sees him, and when one does see him he is usually hurrying either to his room or to the library. He never loafs, rarely visits or enters into bull sessions, dislikes radios, and seldom goes to bed before midnight. ■ People ask, Is he human? He most decidedly is. He has taken leading parts in several Dramatic Club plays; he never misses a hop or game; he has been a cadet assistant librarian for two years; he has contributed regularly to The Cadet; he has worked with the staff of the ' 33 Bomb; and he has made a small but loyal circles of lasting friends by his pleasant smile, his keen sense of humor, and; his consideration for others. ■ Fourth Class — Private B Co., Dramatic Club, Tennessee-Mississippi Club. Third Class — Corporal B Co.. Academic Stars, Dramatic Club, Tennessee-Mississippi Club. Second Class — Sergeant B Co., Academic Stars, Cadet Assistant Librarian, A.P.S.A., Tennessee-Mississippi Club, Dramatic Club, Episcopal Club. First Ctes— Private B Co., Academic Stars, O.G., Cadet Assistant Librarian, Art Editor The Bomb, Literary Editor The Cadet, A.P.S.A., Dramatic Club, Tennessee Club. Heavens no! I tin. m«J7in-l ASHBY BROOKE TAYLOR JR. Norfolk Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry • It is said that at one time Brooke was called upon to make a speech in English class. Being entirely unprepared he rose slowly to his feet, fated the class, and with a decidedly stentorian voice said, Gentlemen, I use the words of Antony when he appeared before Cleopatra: ' Cleo. ol ' dear. I didn ' t come here to talk ' . Abie is just that type — he doesn ' t have much to say, but when he does voice an opinion you can rest assured that he knows what he is talking about. From the very beginning of his rat days, Abie earned the distinction of being dubbed one hell of a goo d fellow, and if there ever was a cadet deserving this honor (and we consider it a great one I it is Brooke. He must have been an arithmetical baby, for anything that he has he is willing to divide with a fellow cadet. ■ Fourth C ass— Private C Co., Rat Football, Norfolk Club. Third C a55— Private C Co., Norfolk Club. Second C asi— Private C Co., A.S.C.E., Norfolk Club. First Ctes— Private C Co.. O.G., A.S.C.E., President Norfolk Club. Winchell, I ' ll slap the devil out o ' you, ' ' I CHARLES MARSHALL TAYLOR JR. Winston-Salem North Carolina Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering U. S. Field Artillery • Charley Taylor is the kind of cadet that gives commandants grey hairs, his brother rats a great deal of pleasure, and himself a good time. Sailfish prefers trifling in ranks to shining shoes, throwing in the mess hall to eating quietly. He is not a naughty boy; he ' s just a boy that never has grown up and chafes at re- strictions. Military aspirations have never troubled Charley; he ' s had a much better time cutting the fool in the Route Step Company than he would have had if he had shined his shoes, been a corporal, a yes man, etc. ' Charley is a crack tennis player, and on afternoons when he is not walking tours he may usually be found delivering his fiery cannon ball serve across the net. • His inimitable sense of humor, his horseplay, and his ever-present desire to have a good time make him a good companion and a popular man in the ranks of ' 33. I Fourth Class — Private F Co., North Carolina Club. Third Class — Private F Co., Secretary North Carolina Club. Second Class — Private F Co., A.S.C.E., Vice-President North Carolina Club. First C om— Private F Co.. O.G., . .S.C.E., President North Carolina Club, Take charge oj the company, Mr. Greiner ' ' :I 7A1-1 JOHN TEMPLE JR. Pine BluFf Arkansas Bachelor |of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Upon his arrival at V. M. I., John was set on being a military man, but his desire lasted only two weeks. John ' s ambition in the chevron line lapsed. His rat year passed uneventfully except for those unavoidable misdemeanors character- istic of rathood and attendance of a few old cadet functions at which his presence was desired because of his height. • The next year he gained the soubriquet of Flick, and his fame as an outstanding member of the R. 0. T. C. was widespread. Throughout his entire cadetship he has been noted for his attachment to the hay and his ability to argue with anything — even a stonewall if necessary. John has come through the pinches in great shape, and his brother rats will remember him as a good sport, an ardent horse lover and an Arkansas gentleman. ■ Fourth Class — Private F Co., Rat Rifle Team, West of the Mississippi Club. Third Class — Corporal F Co., Rifle Team, Arkansas Club. Second Class — Private F Co., Rifle Team, O.R.P. First Class — Private F Co., O.G., Rifle Team, V.A.S. We got to get a lecture this morning WILLIAM FELIX TINSLEY Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C U. S. Field Artillery ■ Bill Tinsley — that ' s a name that stands for a hard worker in everything he undertakes, a mighty gross private, a man who never quits at athletics, a social hound, and a highly likable fellow. ■ Bill has gone in for a great many different activities while he has been at V. M. I., and he has shown up well in everything he has undertaken. He has made varsity squad in three sports, been an assistant manager of Track, a member of the Second Class Finance Committee, a member of the 1933 Cotillion Club, a member of the business staff of The Cadet, and a shining light in several social organizations. ■ But it is not as a hard worker in numerous fields of endeavor that Bill Tinsley will be remembered by his brother rats in years to come. It will be simply by that short phrase that means so much to all sons of the Institute, a real brother rat. ■ Fourth C fliS— Private F Co.. Rat Football, Rat Wrestling, Richmond Club. Third Class — Private F Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Boxing. Varsity Track, C.F.. Richmond Club. Second Class — Private F Co., Varsity Boxing, Assistant Manaser Track, Second Class Finance Committee, Cadet Staff, O.R.P.. D.T.. C.F., L.O.A.P.. Richmond Club. First Class— Private F Co., O.G., 1933 Cotillion Club. Assistant Advertising Manager The Cadet, V.A.S., D.T., C.F.. L.O.A.P., Richmond Club. How ' bout YOU? I rnvj i -l JAMES G. TODD JR. Portsmouth Virginia Bachelor oF Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ' Combine the qualities of tranquility, placidity, coolness, and friendliness, and in a glance one may see a mental portrait of Jimmie. Although he is not one of the original crew that drifted in with us as rats, this boy has fitted well into the fellowship of ' 33. As a third classman above us he was sincere and extremely fair. He was admired then, and in the final two years of ' 33 it has been a wonderful pleasure to become better acquainted with Jimmie Todd. • Here is a type who always wears a smile upon his face and who has word of cheer for all those about him. Possessing a quietness which shows culture and gentility rather than an undesired reserve, Jimmie has added to the growing list of his friends. Cadetship has brought many achievements, and truly such an admirable personality should win success without end in the outside world. I Fourth Class — Private C Co. Third Cluss — Coiporal E Co., Tidewater Club. Second Class — Private B Co, Cadet Staff, Tidewater Ciul). Rifle and Sling Club. First Class— Private B Co., O.G., V.A S.. Tidewater Club. Rifle and Sling Club. Right off hand — l jLi WILLIAM FRAZER TOMPKINS Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ' There are few boys at V. M. I. who work more diligently and conscientiously than Bill. He is the steady, plugging type whose successes are built upon determi- nation and strength of will. ■ A splendid athlete his rat year, Bill earned numerals in wrestling and track, besides being on the football squad. He is quiet, seldom talks about himself, and does not fall in love with ease. Bill has ideals, and he lives up to them. He has a mild humor that seldom borders on the scarcastic margin. ' It is certain that when Bill looks back upon his years at V. M. I. he will be able to say that his cadetship was a job well done. ■ Four th Class — Private C Co., Rat Football, Rat Wrestling, Rat Track, Richmond Club. Third Class — Corporal C Co., Varsity Track, Richmond Club. Second Class — Private C Co., Varsity Track, Second Class Show, A.P.S.A., Richmond Club. First Class — Private C Co., O.G., Varsity Track, A.P.S.A., Richmond Club. Thds military ' s got me down WW— wg wirfvrii ' jii jiHUfiiiiiiA) I l-VMSH- JOHN MATTISON TROSSBACH Enslewood New Jersey Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineerins • To Joisey goes the honor of giving V. M. I. many demonstrations of modeirn dancing a la Murray. Although he lives almost within a stone ' s throw of New York, when Jack turned his eyes to higher education the South beckoned strongly. Consequently Tross answered when ' 33 ' s first roll was called. ■ Someone always loses and someone always wins. Truly New Jersey lost a character and Virginia gained one when Tross came to V. M. I. He has been popular throughout his entire cadetship. Although ridden at times, Oscar always emerges with a smile on his face and ill feeling toward none. There are few tributes greater than to be called a good fellow by all that associate with him. And Jack fills that role superbly. ■ Perhaps one of his most recognized characteristics are those in regard to the fairer sex. The latest rumors tell of even newer fields for Jack-the-Giant-Killer. ■ Fourth Class — Private C Co., Yankee Club. Third Class — Private C Co., Yankee Club. Second Class — Private C Co., A.I.E.E., Vice-President New Jersey Club, Yankee Club. First C a5s— Private C Co., O.G., A.I.E.E., Yankee Club. C ' moii darlin — off for the races! I I=! FRED WILLIAM URICK Roanoke Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • Fred Urick, one of the huskiest men in school, is a boy who goes to extremes in everything he does. There is nothing half way or wishy-washy about Fred. He would make a poor politician, for he is decidedly on one side or the other and never astride the fence. • Freddie has an incredible amount of energy, which has enabled him to make such a smashing, hard tackling end on the Big Red Team. He is a splendid pass receiver and has scored more than once on long aerial heaves from Billy Smith. ■ Freddie is quick-tempered, but he forgives and forgets quickly. He is a great practical joker and delights in playfully tripping up some unsuspecting victim or pouring snow down some poor mister ' s neck. ' When Fred becomes serious, his driving energy carries him a long way towards success. It is this quality which should stand Fred in good stead in the years to come. ■ Fourth Class — Private F Co., Captain Rat Football. Rat Basketball, Rat Track, Roanoke Club. Third Class — Corporal F Co., Varsity Football. Roanoke Club. Second Class — Sergeant E Co , Varsity Football, Monogram Club, O.R.P., Vice-President Roanoke Club. First Cluss — Pri- vate E Co., O.G., Varsity Football, Monogram Club, V.x .S.. President Roanoke Club. You ' re telling me? iuM Wa yiA ' A JAMES DAVIS VANCE Harrisonburs Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Never has V. M. I. harbored a boy who liked to have a good time more than Jimmie. Believing that to do good work one must add a necessary amount of pleasure, he has very effectively done away with much of the monotony that is present in barracks life. ■ At camp Jimmie took in about every social function that occurred around the country side. No one ever accused him of being blase, nor did he ever fail to be ready to go. ■ He is often found homesick, pole-vaulting, or writing letters. He is of the expostulative type, high strung, and energetic. A good mixer and genial, he is often a member of a good bull session, that characteristic feature of V. M. I. life. ■ Fourth Cfcis— Private F Co., Rat Football, Rat Track, Noilhera Virginia Club. Third, Class — Private F Co., Varsity Football, Shenandoah Valley Club. Second Class — Private F Co., Varsity Track, A.S.C.E., Shenandoah Valley Club. First Class— Private F Co., O.G., Varsity Track, A.S.C.E., Shenandoah Valley CAuYt. D amn, Buck, whal a honey! i ALFRED EMERY VAN PETTEN JR. Topeka Kansas Bachelor of Arts Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Van possesses three traits which will surely serve him well when he is seeking a place in the law profession — an abounding good nature, a confidence in his own ability, and an all around interest in life. ■ Van has taken an immense amount of riding from his brother rats this year, all given in fun to be sure, but a great many men would have bitterly resented it. Van has taken all this in the spirit in which it was given. This is the key to his character. • He has an abounding, but not overweening, confidence in himself. When Van is asked if he can do something, he either can or cannot, and when he says he can do a thing he generally has the ability to see it through. He is a member of many school teams and he stands high in his classes. ■ Fourth Class — Private F Co.. Rat Football. Rat Wrestling. Third Class — Private F Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Track. Second Class — Private F Co., Varsity Boxing. Varsity Track, . .P.S.A., Cadet Staff. First Class — Private F Co., O.G., Academic Stars, Varsity Boxing, Varsity Track, Associate Editor The Cadet, A.P.S.A. ' What th ' Hell? -l FA ' il -1 MAURICE HAMILTON VAUGHAN Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery B Mike is one of the hardest workers that his brother rats have been privileged to know. He is quiet and unobtrusive by nature; only a few are fortunate enough to know the real Mike Vaughan. He is not a military man, but he performs his duties like a real soldier and shoulders his responsibilities to the best of his ability. No more can be said of any man. ' Mike has not been an outstanding student until his First Class year, but now, by dint of honest labor, he stands among the first, and when graduation time rolls around Mike will be there with the leaders. He has high aspirations, and he possesses the rare gift of analyzing his own emotions and abilities before attempting anything. ■ And this gift of analysis should come in well. Mike is a chemist, you know. I Fourth Class — Private E Co., Richmond Club. Third Class — Private E Co., Richmond Club. Second Class — Private E Co., Richmond Club. First Class — Private E Co., O.G., V.A.S., Rich- mond Club. ' Wo foolin. I won ' t certify, hut . I |:T : ROSWELL FAIRBANKS VAUGHAN Eagle Pass Texas Bachelor oF Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Roswell Vaughan. a lanky Texan with that characteristic southern drawl, is a gentleman in the true sense of the word. A likable disposition and a complaisant manner have made for him a host of friends in the Corps. Wlien Rozzy attacks an issue, he does so with a resolute and determined will, and he persists with the tenacity which is characteristic of him. ■ With an earnest seriousness of purpose, Rozzy took civil engineering and had the distinction of being the president of his professional society. Among his other achievements was his giving to the Corps that popular song, Goodbye to Virginia University. This was a true manifestation of his spirit and regard for the traditions of V. M. I. ' Rozzy has been ever conscious of the enjoyable phases of V. M. I. life, and he has sometimes been a victim of the charms of the fair sex. But he didn ' t let this interfere with his more serious pursuits, which he approached conscientiously. I Fourth Class — Private D Co., Texas Club. Third Class — Private D Co., Varsity Boxing, Secretary Texas Club. Second Class — Private E Co., Varsity Track, Second Class Show, A.S.C.E., Rho Dammit Rho, Vice-President Texas Club. First Class — Private E Co., O.G., Varsity Track, President A.S.C.E., Archie Club, President Texas Club. What ' s thay dope ba-bee? I 1 •FaVI -1 c. VICTOR VERMILYEA Russell Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ' Vic ' s first and last aim seems to be military superiority, and he chose the cavalry as a fitting unit in which to display his capability. He is just as enthusiastic and full of raucous good spirits as he was the day he first entered Washington Arch and was told to wipe that smile off. In spite of his determination he never obeyed that order, and he probably never will. Along with his military interests he holds that the fundamental purpose of life is to enjoy it, and he really carries out his principles. Worries slide from him like the proverbial water oif the duck ' s back. • Vic is an expert mathematician: just one look at his account book proves this fact. He keeps it in such an efficient fashion that one can easily believe him the most successful of all V. M. I. R.O.T.C. check cashers. I Fourth Class — Private D Co., Yankee Club. Third Class — Corporal C Co., Yankee Club. Second Class — Sergeant C Co., O.R.P., Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club. First Class — Second Lieutenant C Co., V.A.S., Yankee Club, Pennsylvania Club. ■ ' Hen! ' I-I«LK JACK TILLER WALKER Richmond Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry • Who is this son of Richmond? The answer: he is a boy who has done himself and his school much credit in undertakings during the past four years. To say that Jack has done things well is only expressing half the truth. He has been a very valuable athlete in football, basketball, and track, and never once has he fallen short of the highest expectations; football was his main chance to show his worth. To go with this, Jack has carried out the military responsibilities with which he was entrusted. In the classroom Jack has tried to keep safe from any trouble with grades, with a resulting record to be envied. Possessed of a sharp and cleverly dry sense of humor, this fellow will never fail to make friends. ■ Fourth Class — Private A Co., Rat Football, Rat Basketball, Rat Track, Richmond Club. Third Class — Corporal A Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Basketball, Monogram Club. C.F., Richmond Club. Second Class — Sergeant A Co., Varsity Football, Monogram Club, O.R.P., C.F., D.T., L.O.A.P.. Richmond Club. First C asi— Private A Co.. O.G., Varsity Football, V.A.S., C.F., L.O.A.P., D.T., Richmond Club. ' 7 ' m blase. All women are just alike. ' : K i:i WAYNE CLYDE WEAVER Waynesboro Virginia Bachelor of Science Civil Ensineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ' Wayne Weaver has an engaging smile, and dimpled cheeks, but you will find nothing yielding or soft about his rugged, muscular frame, made hard by strenuous work on the wrestling mat. Wayne is also a star member of the Riding Team. In order to keep fit, Wayne periodically tosses Gus Morehead out of the room on his ear. • Wayne, despite his physical fitness, is not of the pugnacious type. He is of an amiable nature and consequently has many friends in barracks. But when Wayne does get aroused, it takes brute force to stop him. Fortunately for his friends, he is good natured and seldom riled. • Wayne is military, but not officiously so. He couldn ' t be too military with roommates like the trifling Morehead and Wilson of the Barrymore profile. ' Wayne is the kind of boy his brother rats call a regular guy. I Fourth Class — Private E Co.. Rat Rifle Team. Riding Team, Northwest Virginia Club. Third Class — Corporal E Co., Varsity Wrestling. Riding Team, Northwest Virginia Club. Second Class — Sergeant E Co., Assistant Manager Wrestling. Riding Team. A S.C.E., Vice-President Shenandoah Club. First Class — First Lieutenant E Co., Manager Rat Wrestling, Riding Team, A.S.C.E., President Shenandoah Club. Presbyterian Club. Well, I wouldn ' t know i -v. JOHN WILLIAM WHEELER JR. Arrington Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. InFantry ■ John William Wheeler, Jr., has two nicknames, Pink-Puss and Honey. The Pink-Puss quite obviously comes from the perennial glow in the lad ' s cheeks. Honey, the name by which he is more commonly known, was given him on the Corps trip to Norfolk in his rat year. The exact origin of the allusion is somewhat shroudied in doubt, but Honey, when pervaded by a spirit of conviviality, can be induced to tell mighty alluring tales. H Honey graduates a successful chemist. He also graduates a first lieutenant. If military promotion were granted in proportion to pressing tickets used and Jet Oil applied, he would be graduating first captain. Yes, Honey has been eager; but he has never been objectionably eager. Not a man in B Company has ever said an unfriendly word about him. • Honey is a past master of slinging the proverbial bull, a good mixer, and a power with the ladies. He is a welcome addition to any gathering, but on his arrival — well, take your feet off the floor. I Fourth Class — Private B Co., Rat Cross Countiy, Dramatic Club. Piedmont Club. Third Class — Corporal B Co., Dramatic Club, Piedmont Club. Second Class — Sergeant B Co., Second Class Show, Cadet Staff. O.R P.. Piedmont Club. First Class — First Lieutenant and Battalion Quartermaster, Business Staff The Bomb. V.A S . Rifle and Sling Club, Piedmont Club. Alv, shut up, idiot! i.«)j«raKsaBiaa -l FAl:l WILLIAM C. WHITE Scottsville Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Quiet courage, exemplary leadership, kindliness toward all, versatility, and sincere confidence in one ' s own convictions are each distinctive traits, but only in rare instances does one find them all combined in one personality. Such a man of complex qualities is Bill White. He is quite satisfied to go along taking life as it comes, but if somebody needs help or has work to be done. White is always willing to try it, and he usually man- ages to accomplish it a little better than most others might do. ' His congenial nature and forceful determination have ,abled him to be a popular, capable leader as a cadet captai i. In comptently filling that difficult office, he has made no enemies and many friends. Perhaps his dominant trait is his determined steadiness, for Bill always accomplishes his purpose, and he is never stopped by troublesome opposition or difficulties. ■ Fourth C ois-— Private F Co., Rat Football. Rat Wrestling. Rat Track, Rat Rifle Team, Piedmont Club. Third Class — Corporal F Co., Varsity Football, Varsity Track, Piedmont Club. Second Class — First Sergeant F Co., Varsity Boxing, O.R.P., Piedmont Club. First Class — Captain F Co., V.A.S., American Chemical Society, Piedmont Club, Ole Bud List. That ' s the last time. Tub! I love my girl I BOWMAN HAVER WHITED Shrcveport Louisiana Bachelor of Science Civil Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery ■ Bo Whited has the distinction of being the neatest man in the entire Corps. He is always orderly and methodical in his undertakings, and for this reason Ms work is exceptional. ■ During his First Class year, Bo has made quite a name for himself by virtue of his ability to present facts relative to finance and trade in a very readable column in The Cadet. He has proved to be a very valuable man on The Cadet staff in this capacity. ■ Bo has been one of the foremost golfers at V. M. I., and is frequently found on the various links in the vicinity of Lexington . . . but he hasn ' t let this hobby keep him from making numerous visits to neighboring institutions for the educa- tion of females. ■ Bowman is respected and admired by his many friends, and he has created many lasting friendships while at V. M. . ■ Fourth Class — Private C Co., Rat Football, Rat Track, Louisiana Club. Third Class — ■ Corporal D Co., Secretary Louisiana Club. Second Class — Private D Co., Assistant Manager Football, Assistant Manager Baseball, Bomb Staff, Secretary A.S.C.E., L.O.A.P., D.T., Louisiana Club. First Class — Private D Co., O.G., A.S.C.E., D.T., President Louisiana Club. No, Gus hasn ' t told me a thins ■ ■OB j K =l ASHBY STEPHEN WILSON Hampton Virginia Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ When Ashby comes smiling into a room, the occupants banish their gloom, throw down their books, put their feet on the table, and get set to hear the latest and straightest dope from the entertaining, loquacious Mr. Wilson. Ashby has a reputation for being able to tell more wildly impossible bits of news and gossip in less time than anyone else in barracks. It is always news of friendly sort, for Barrymore wouldn ' t say a thing he thought might hurt anyone. • Whenever a bull session is about to begin, a cry usually goes up for the champion bull slinger. for a session without Barrymore would lack his enlightening comments and genial humor. ■ Ashby ' s main fault is that he is too generous for his own give his last shirt to a friend; hence, many, many friends. jood. He would ■ Fourth Class— Vrnale A Co.. Rat Football, Rat Wrestling, Private A Co., Tidewater Club. Second Class — Private A Co.. C as5— Private A Co., O.G., V.A.S., Tidewater Club. Tidewater Club. Third- Class — O.R.P., Tidewater Club. First Let ' s check up on the books i:x : THOMAS ROSSER WINSTON JR. Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science Chemistry Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Infantry ■ Tom, or Ros)- as he is sometimes known, is a Pennsylvanian. He is bland, diffident and usually calm: some of his associates even believe him to assume at times an attitude of unconcerned indifference — they are not entirely wrong. How- ever, once you really know Tom, you have acquired a sincere friend — one who is considerate, kind and unprejudiced. • During evening call to quarters a familiar scene presents itself to a casual onlooker. Tom is seated before his table dealing himself a hand of solitaire, a game at which he is adept, regardless of which type is preferred. Besides this quiet pastime, he often indulges in a good sabre workout or an attempt at finesse of the foils. Such activity ends usually in his returning to his room and enjoying pro- foundly the bliss of slumber. I Fourth Class — Private B Co., Yankee Club. Third Class — Corporal B Co., Fencing Team, Yankee Club. Second Class — Private B Co., Fencing Team, O.R.P., Yankee Club. First Class — Private B Co.. O.G.. Fencing Team, V.A.S., Yankee Club. Damn if I knoiv! ' I PERa AL CLYDE WOOTERS Richmond Virginia Bachelor o( Science Electrical Engineerins Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Cavalry ■ From the Capitol City of the Old Dominion Buck came fresh from military triumphs at John Marshall, eagerly seeking further ones at V. M. I. Buck ' s friendly smile and correspondingly pleasing personality soon brought many friendships, which have been cemented with even more sincerity as the years have rolled by. In the personality of Buck Wooters there is a certain humorous trend which adds to his attractive person. ' Choosing the life of an electric engineer, Buck suddenly added a bit to hi: original cognomen — some call him Phi (pronounced fee). Popularity, combined with acknowledged ability, have made him the head of his engineering society during his first year, and he has executed the duties of this office most efficiently. Neverthe- less, even in his lofty position. Buck has carried on as a friend of the common herd — an arbitrator between the herd and the Foot. ■ Fourth C ass— Private A Co., Rat Football, Rat Boxing, Richmond Club. Third Class — Corporal A Co., Varsity Football, Rielimond Club. Second Class — Qm. Sergeant A Co., Varsity Football, A.I.E.E.. Richmond Club. First Class — First Lieutenant A Co., Chairman A.I.E.E J Richmond Club, Old Bud List. Now, Foot and I . . . Just a couple of old buds EDGAR MANTLEBERT YOUNG JR. Fredericksbui ■ Virginia Bachelor oi Science Civil Engineering Second Lieutenant O. R. C. U. S. Field Artillery • A very good business man is Young; whenever you want something attended to, just leave it to him, and he will carry it out in a way that is thoroughly efficient. Eggs has been a main factor in organizing the dances and making them excellent, and this is no easy job. In his rat year he went out for sports, but his interests were elsewhere, and by turning to these interests he has made V. M. I. indebted to him. • Classes have been handled the same way. Civil engineering has been one more stepping-stone in this same steady progress. In any company. Eggs is always pro- foundly steeped in good humor; this has the effect of making him a valued addition to any group at any time. • And good times? Edgar ' s name is last on almost every alphabetical list, but just listen ;losely and you will hear him the first to answer when there is fun in store. ■ Fourth Class — Private E Co., Rat Football, Hop Committee, Northern Virginia Club, ' ' i n Class — Private E Co.. Hop Committee, C.F., Secretai7 and Treasurer Northern Virginia Club. Second Cl-ass — Private E Co., Assistant Manager Baseball. Cadet Staff, Hop Committee, A.S.C.E., C.F., D.T., L.O.A.P., Northern Virginia Club. First Class — Private E Co., Assistant Business Manager The Bomb, Vice-President 1933 Cotillion Club, A.S.C.E., Treasurer C.F., Treasurer D.T., Northern Virginia Club. ' Nobody loves me Absentees, Class of 1933 C. E. Alden J. P. Allen, Jr. R. F. Austin J. L. Bagbv, Jr. G. L. Barkiiurst J. N. Barney. Jr. 0. Barringer. Jr. J. A. Baugh. Ill H. J. Bell M. G. Bell M. L. Betterton C. R. Bibbee T. G. Bilbo, Jr. J. D. Bliss J. C. Bowman. Jr. R. H. Brockman J. C. Bryant H. P. Butler R. D. Calhoun B. D. Carter R. R. Clary R. S. Cohen, Jr. B. K. Collins R. F. Combs F. P. Conroy, II A. B. Cook F. A. Cook K. Couch J. R. K. Cowan, Jr. R. C. Crocker D. C. Crutchfield J. R. Culberson D. H. Cullen J. F. Dearstyne H. H. Devine P. deWitt W. T. Dimm, Jr. J. R. Draper S. S. Dupuy R. B. Edwards J. L. Evans 0. L. H. Ewing W. E. Fink S. H. Floyd, Jr. V. H. Ford A. J. Francis, Jr. W. A. Garbutt H. M. Gatewood J. Gordon. II Gordon, W. A. F. P. Gracey, Jr. G. B. Grafton J. D. Grant, III G. F. Griffin W. B. Hamilton J. L. Lennon G. V. Lewis W. K. Lipscomb J. 0. Litchford L. A. Longino, Jr. J. Lott, Jr. B. W. Love 0. P. Lutz E. R. McAlister W. M. McConnell J. W. McCord DECEASED c. E. Braxton A.H . Knowles W.D Preston, Jr. J.W. Saunders H. J. Hardy M. T. Harwell L. P. Hawes W. E. Hawley K. L. Henry C. W. Herman D. F. Herrnstein W. T. Horton E. C. Houx G. N. Howell R. L. James, Jr. S. James, Jr. O. M. Jennings, Jr. C. L. Johnson A. R. Johnston J. L. Keegan K. A. Kellogg J. S. Kennedy, Jr. M. Kison W. J. Klima, Jr. M. L. Lavinder M. E. Lea J. M. Ledbetter C. N. Lee R. T. Lemay W. M. McMakin F. C. Mason, Jr. A. Q. May W. T. Mayne. Jr. L. A. Meyers E. L. Miley A. C. Miller, II J. T. Milton M. L. Mitchell C. A. Montgomery J. B. Morgan W. B. Morland E. R. Nelson R. B. Nelson, Jr. C. S. Nichols T. Oliver J. M. Owston R. A. Palmer, Jr. D. L. Parish F. R. Paxton N. G. Payne R. T. Penick J. L. Pobeschein G. A. Powers, Jr. H. D. Pruett, Jr. W. W. Redcliffe G. M. Ragland W. C. Richardson J. H. Robbins L. A. Robinson, Jr. J. L. Rogers, Jr. A. M. Rucker, Jr. G. W. Rumbley, Jr. D. D. Russell ■ L. A. Sagendorph. Jr. J. F. Sargeant, Jr. J. H. Scott. II W. W. Seley D. F. Shepherd T. R. Simmons J. B. Skinner C. P. Smith J. L. Stewart J. M. Stinson C. F. Stone, Jr. J. W. Suddath E. J. Taylor W. Thomas C. R. Timberlake Z. S. Tsai A. C. Turner S. A. Tweedle J. A. Walker S. L. Walker T. M. Walton J. D. Warren, Jr. J. L. Webster G. I. Westbrook G. C. White E. R. Williams F. Williams J. J. Williams, Jr. T. J. Williams, Jr. F. C. Wilson W. D. Wolford J. Woodall L. Woodbury G. J. Young C. Louis Siegel Honorary I ice-President, Class of 1933 EX-CLASSMATES IN SCHOOL T. A. Adams Second Class H. E. Charles Second Class E. A. COCKEY Second Class J. D. Davis Second Class J. D. Dew Second Class L. Gallant Second Class J. W. James Second Class W. P. KlETHLEY Second Class W. p. KiMBROUGH Second Class H. B. G. Long Second Class N. A. Meador Second Class R. J. Meybin Second Class F. D. Morrison Third Class P. G. Travers Second Class John P. Leary President George Edcar Bain Vice-President G. Alan Rovce Historian IMPRESSIONS The Story of the Class of 1934 By G. Alan Royce, Historian • History, unless it is written aeons after events have occurred, very often differs with the individuals who have written histories on the given period. These histories are not reliable; they lack accurate information, but they have something more. They are intimate and human, and, after all, who wants to read page after page of cold uncompromising facts when the less accurate but more impressionistic history offers itself? To write a history of the second class is a task similar to that of the contem- porary historian. We second classmen are so near to barracks life that the focus on the actually important events is perhaps a bit blurred, and hence a history such as might be wTitten now is entirely a series of impressions, perhaps each one of them varying with the individual cadet. • First and last impressions are always among the most lasting — for example, our last taste of civilian life outside of a few furloughs now and then. Some of us had never seen V. M. I. before. Expectant, impatient to taste of this new life which we were about to live, some of us made our way to J. M. Hall. Others of us had been disciples of the great god Military before, and were not filled with the enthusiasm of which our less experienced brethren were possessed. Some of us wandered about the grounds, endeavoring valiantlv to keep that freedom which we could feel slowly eluding our grasp as the minutes passed. Some of us strolled past the Mess Hall as the corps was eating. The 1930 edition of The Commanders was playing a song that we had never heard before. It was good; it sounded like a school song. We looked questioningly at that fellow from Richmond. It was the Spirit. A peculiar sensation followed; something seemed to be creeping up and down our spinal cords — our first thrill at V. M. I. Perhaps, we decided, life here won ' t be so bad, after all. I ' t sjaaam •7a 1:1 Music with our meals, good-looking uniforms, parades, and so on. This opinion was easily swayed, however. The third class saw to that. B That first day is years away according to the calendar, hut it is very near in memory. Those hearty welcomes we received were to many of us indeed surprising. After being told to keep our eyes to the front, who could keep himself from turning around to find out who was talking? What was this thing called the rat line ? My. listen to some of that language from those boys over there with the funny things on their lower sleeves! What manner of place was this? What pained expressions we must have worn on our faces! Then there was that first drill. It wasn ' t until then that we fully realized what a clumsy crowd we were. The difference between right and left had until then been very plain, but now the two confused themselves far too readily. How were we ever going to learn all that we were expected to know? What was that bird with the drum in the courtyard trying to say? Life was one continual question — asked to one ' s self, however — for those first few hectic weeks. Gradually, very gradually, we were able to orient ourselves. We learned among other things, to become accustomed to no pockets, to keep our tie ends even, and — crowning achievement! — to understand what was being said when a turnout was made. What we had been a few weeks ago was lost forever; it seemed ages ago that we were in civilian clothes. Routine changed our lives from the commotion of the first few weeks to something more orderly and sane. Our lives, however, were far from monotonous. There was alwa ' s a sheeny or so in OPQ-3, or someone ' s laundry to carry from the Q.M.D., or a cheer-rally in the courtyard. We had been counting the days to Christmas ever since that very first day, and before we fully realized, it was upon us. Those uniforms made a big impression on the folks back in Podunk. They wanted us to wear them everywhere we went, but we had been keydets long enough to know that it wasn ' t quite the thing to do. Mother and Dad either laughed or were amazed. We either sat down with absurd stiffness or were nonchalant to the point of rudity. We ate in gulps and immense bites, with one eye on the dining room door and the other on our plates. We all tried hard during those ten days to assimilate a half-year ' s share of love, liberty, and life, embodied in wine, women, and song. ■ Whereas brass and shoes were the prime matters of importance before Christmas leave, studies now topped them in importance. Came Easter and election time. During all our rat ) ' ear we had looked toward the time when we would be the Class of 1934, and with the election of officers came our first step toward unity, since good officers are what really make a class. The spring hike that year was as are all spring hikes, so we ' re told — rain and cold galore. After it was all over, we began to wonder whether spring hikes were so bad, after all. Exams, finals, beautiful women, music, parades, the final formation on the hill, and it was all over. Some of us came away with our sleeves dirty, and some were still privates. Plebeian and patrician attitudes on life commenced then and there. Ten weeks had never gone by so rapidly as they had that summer. Our second registration day was a vastly different one from our first. We were kings for a day; that is, until we realized that there were still first and second classmen at V. M. I. 1 The joy of meeting again was tinged with sadness, however. One of the finest men in the class had been left behind, never to live the life of promise that was cut out for him at V. M. I. Every soul in the class mourned deeply the going of Charley Ward, our Vice-President. That third class year started out with an experience unusual for many of us. The Yorktown celebration, even though we had to sleep in tents cold as blazes, be i |:k marched a mile to meals and then eat standing up. and playing colonial soldier for a French general and the president of the United States, still made an integral part of the class history and could not go unmentioned. • The third class soon made its presence known to the rest of the corps by the sweaters which the third class invariably buys and which, it seems, become more of a shine every year. At that same time. too. those of us who were badly enough afflicted began to send miiliature pins back home. The class of ' 34 was on its way to a good beginning. In comparison with the year that had gone ahead, there were few thrills for us. Of course some of us did get a thrill out of the authority that chevrons brought, but for most of us life was pretty dull. We had to work pretty hard. The third class year is famed for the grinding that has to be done along with it, and there was no stinting for us. At an early meeting of the class, a time-honored and well-established third class institution was done away with. We voted that there should be no more C. F. ' s. The first and second classesj bemoaned the fact that the third class had no spirit. The action of the class had no effect however on the usual third class demonstration. The mess hall was painted up in gorgeous colors with quaint verses gracing the walls, the same as ever. The crv of Bomb in the courtyard! was heard, as it had always been. Then, after all the work was over, the Secret Eight were organized. The C. F. ' s live on, although they use an alias. • It was harder than ever, after our second summer vacation, to forsake civilian clothes for the life of C. Q. and sections once again. There was one consolation, however, and that was that we were second classmen. We were no longer pariahs, to be looked down upon by the upper classes and hated by rats. We had come to I -TAlil l-m enter the respective fields we had chosen to study, and were, all of us, fired with ambition to really study and lay off the magazines this year. • Being second classmen, we had much to look forward to, besides being first classmen in a year and besides plenty of studying to do. There was the Ring Figure to think of. Our first R. 0. T. C. checks were sold before we had seen the money, so that the night after Thanksgiving might be the biggest night of any during our four years at V. M. I. Swords and sashes were borrowed from all the neighboring schools so that our shine mi ght be a shine in the true sense of the word. The best heads of the class lay awake at night trying to think of ways to make our Ring Figure more than just another Ring Figure. We made the figure more simple, so that it might not become boring. We had two arches through which the couples might perform the ceremony of putting on the cadet ' s ring. Those who knew said that it was the best figure in many a year, and then came the reprimand because we were not military enough ! Ring hops seem to have a devastating effect upon some people. Strong men were weak, and went through the week after the occurrence with a pecu- liar, helpless, dead-fish look in their eyes. Perhaps it 7.s a good thing that there is only one Ring Figure in a keydet ' s life. ' After weeks of heckling about the football game between the sergeants and privates, the game was finally played off on Alumni Field. The dirty-sleeved ones trounced the privates by a score of 6-0. That game ended the long and heated dispute between the two parties as to which was actually the better of the two, if football may be used as a criterion. The worst is over. We are on the downhill grade, coming closer and closer to finals and the goal secondary only to that of procuring a dip by hook or crook — that of becoming first classmen. Dreams of paletots and capes, F. C. P., and week- end furloughs fill our minds even before we ' re sure we can pass those final exams. It must be good to be a first classman. I wonder what it ' s like 1 wonder SECOND CLASS ROLL T. A. Adams Charlotte. N. C. B. G. Adkins Danville, Va. W. D. Alexander Charlotte, N. C. R. B. Allport, Jr Richmond. Va. F. C. Andreus Uniontown, Pa. J. Armstrong, Jr Richmond, Va. G. E. Bain Goldsboro, N. C. J. A. B. Baker Richmond, Va. J. D. C. Baldwin Norfolk, Va R G. Baldwin, Jr.._ Norfolk, Va T. B. Bartlett, Jr Marlin, Tex B. A. Bennett, Jr Greer, S. C F. C. Brady Charleroi, Pa, J. R. Bray Mt. Aii-y, N. C. F. H. Browning Orange, Va. J. H. Buck Port Dover, Ont. A. S. BuFORD, HI ..Richmond. Va. W. A. Blirruss Ruther Glen. Va. R P. BuRWELL Petersburg, Va. T. E. Carney, Jr Churchland. Va. J. S. Carr Atlanta, Ga. C. V. Carson Narberth, Pa. W. W. Cave Pulaski, Va. E. A. CocKEY Glyndon, Md. S. E. Collins, Jr Long Island, N. Y. J. H. Crawford Greenville, Tenn. S. H. Darrall Kittaning. Pa. W. W. Davis Toronto, Ont. J. D. Davis Atlanta, Ga. H. N. Dillard Rocky Mount, Va. J. D. Dew Fredericksburg, Va. C. B. DoRRiER Scottsville, Va. W. P. Douglass St. Louis, Mo. C. W. East Staunton, Va. E. E. Ebersole Norfolk, Va. R. S. Edmonds Philadelphia, Pa. T. M. Emerson, Jr Wilmington, N. C. A. H. Emery, III Glenbrook, Conn. J. W. Faherty Akron, O. E. W. Farley Richmond, Va. F. C. Feamster Lexington, Va. H. H. Finlayson Lake City, Fla. G. S. Fultz, Jr Butterworth, Va. L. Gallant Fredericksburg, Va. I v¥s - W. S. George. Jr Manchester, Conn. R. S. Gilliam. Jr Columbia, S. C. O. P. GiLLOCK Lexington, Va. R. W. GoNTRUM Brookline, Mass. J. M. Goodwin Petersburg, Va. W. Goodwin, III Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. J. A. GosHORN Hagerstown, Mil. C. D. Hamner Lnnchburg. a. R. W. Hannah Richmond, Va. J. B. Hardin Abingdon, Va. A. M. Harrison. Jr Richmond, Va. E. J. Heerdt, Jr Stamford, Conn. G. J. Helms Boones Mill. Va. R. A. Henderson Saugus, Mass. H. J. Hinkle, Jr Ardmore, Okla. R. L. Hogan East Falls Church, Va. V. C. Holmesl Toledo, O. J. G. Howard Hartford, Conn. B. HucER Lexington, Va. F. M. Johnson Detroit, Mich. J. C. Jones, III Richmond, Va. R. H. Jones, Jr Portsmouth, Va. L. M. Kaufman Richmond, Va. T. M. Keller Alexandria, La. W. P. Keithley Wilmington, Del. M. R. KoTEEN Norfolk, Va. W. H. KuLP Roanoke, Va. A. F. Lambe Albany. N. Y. W. R. Landrum Philadelphia, Pa. 0. E. Lanford Apple Grove, Va. C. P. Lathrop, Jr Richmond, Va. J. P. Leary, Jr Richmond, Va. J- M. Le Sueur Ore Bank, Va. A. M. Lipscomb Richmond, Va. 1. R. Littrell Rocky Mount, Va. H. B. Long University, Va. W. S. Luck Richmond, Va. C. F. McCallum Newport News, Va. J. A. McCrary, Jr Alexandria, Va. R. H. McCoRMiCK Hot Springs, Ark. I. H. McMann Danville, Va. C. P. McDonald Norton, Va. J. M. Mathews Charleston, W. Va. R. J. Meybin Roanoke, Va. G. G. Minor, HI Richmond, Va. M. M. Milton, Jr Staten Island, N. Y. C. M. Moody Boston, Mass. P. Nash Richmond, Va. C. A. Neidengard Steubenville. O. J. M. NiMMO, Jr Virginia Beach, Va. S. NuTT, Jr Hot Springs, Va. W. J. Owen Akron, O. G. P. Page Norfolk, Va. J. W. Palmer, Jr Newport News, Va. C. H. Peng Washington, D. C. D. A. Pitkethly Roxbui7, N. Y. G. W. Polk, Jr Fort Worth, Tex. R. Redding Dallas, Tex. M. Riddle. Jr Norfolk, Va. P. R. Roper, Jr Petersburg, Va. G. A. Royce Birmingham, Ala. R. B. Rust, Jr Flint Hill, Va. P. Z. RuTscHOW Gibsonburg, O. S. B. ScoTT Vinita, Va. D. E. Shorter Callands, Va. G. R. Sledge, Jr Parksley, Va. R. P. Smith, Jr Atlanta, Ga. S. A. Smith Fredericksburg, Va. W. E. Smith Birmingham, Ala. C. L. SiEGEL Richmond, Va. C. E. Straub, Jr East Lexington, Va. C. F. Stubbs Monroe, La. G. B. Swindell, Jr Annapolis, Md. A. B. Tillett Norfolk, Va. P. G. Travers Alexandria, Va. J. M, Troutt Hot Springs, Ark. E. W. Tucker, Jr Metuchen, N. J. W. H. Turner Hanisonburg, Va. W. C. Tyler Warrenton, Va. W. B. Tyree East Lexington. Va. A. A. Vandergrift, Jr Washington, D. C. E. R. Venable Farmville, Va. T. K. Vertner, Jr Richmond, Va. J. J. Ward, Jr Blackstone, Va. F. Way Norfolk, Va, W. K. Weaver, Jr Richmond, Va. H. B. Webster, Jr Norfolk, Va. H. B. Wellford Warsaw, Va. W. R. White Springfield, Va. E L. Whitley Galax, Va. S. E. Whitmore Nashville, Tenn. J. VI. Williams, Jr Petersburg. Va. A. C. Wills Newport News, Va. L. B. Wilson Falls Church, Va. H. T. Winkler Vincennes, Ind. G. N. Wise Hampton, Va. T. R. Wise Hampton, Va. J. H. WiSTER Jersey City. N. J. G. Woo Charleston, W. Va. I- F. Wayn ' e High President Charles W. Hancock Vice-President JoHiN J. Burgess Historian THE HALFWAY MARK The Story of the Class of 1935 By John J. Burgess. Historian • There are times when time flies and other times when time drags, but never is the contrast so great as at V. M. I. When there are events to break the monotony, time slips by widiout leaving even so much as an impression, but when the old rut of routine, so popular in these parts, gets going, time drags so slowly that it even seems to stop or go backwards. But we third classmen have bucked the pains and enjoved the pleasures inflicted upon us by time, and at last we have reached the halfway mark, two years ahead and two behind. We look ahead aspiring to become second classmen, then first classmen; each advancement introduces more privileges and improves the sense of self-importance which naturally takes hold of a cadet as the years go by. As we start out to enjoy the brief pause between our second and third class years, we regret that rever again can we experience some of the pleasant, although crude, moments which have added to our making at the Institute. We are all thankful that we have learned a little, and more thankful that we are through with half of our stretch at V. M. I. ' We came to V. M. I. on a hot day, the seventh of September, 1931. The heat had wilted our collars, but our spirits were still high. Were we not the high school heroes of the previous year? And we had had a grand send-off as we left for what we thought might have the semblance of a college. Soon after we registered, our spirits went the way of our collars, for the third classmen were laying for us, ready to give a welcome which instilled in us an entirely different viewpoint of Institute life. After finding that the only thing to do was to grit our teeth and bear it, we accustomed ourselves to rat life, and found just how much a bugle call could be hated. ' I P I FAl:! B As the days passed, or as the daze was endured, we partially forgot our home- sickness, because we didn ' t have much time to think of home. We became used to the rat line. With the football games — especially the one which brought victory over the Wahoos and gave us old cadet privileges for several days — and with the Yorktown trip, the monotony was relieved a little. We prepared to enjoy the best time of our lives, the Christmas furlough of our rat year. We arose the last morning, when Billy played Home Sweet Home for march, and that afternoon we scattered to the four winds to spend a great eleven days seeing the folks back home, telling our sweethearts hello and goodbye in a big way, and taking in every kind of pleasure and dissipation which the Yuletide season offered. When we returned, our rooms looked more bare than ever and it was terrible to have our renewed dreams of home so unceremoniously wrecked by first call. But the old cadets weren ' t quite so hard on us, and we had exams to prepare for. Studies kept our minds pretty busy and aided us in diminishing that great longing for home. They were the exams which meant the downfall for some of our brother rats, but most of us bucked the resolution, ' They shall not pass, and came out victorious. Finals was now our next goal. The winter passed with our regular attendance to all the basketball games, the boxing and wrestling meets, and also the Midwinter Hops. The next important day was Easter with its set of Hops and with the beginning of the taking in period. B One nighi in May we rats held a meeting. At this meeting we took on the appearance of a class when we elected the officers who were to preside over us our remaining years at the Institute. Our president was to be Wayne High, our vice- president Charles Hancock, and our historian John Burgess. As the courses of study were nearing an end the spring hike became the dominant subject, and at last the morning arrived when we left with full packs to obtain pedestrians ' opinions of the Virginia hills. From a military point of view the Spring hike was a success, but the cadets cussed and discussed the problems which were so well carried out under Major McKenzie ' s leadership. It was a weary bunch that reached barracks again. We now settled down to take exams and re-exams. There was some dampening; of spirits when the grades were posted, but not for long, because finals served as the salve for lots of ills. After putting out our best in decorating the gym for the hops we were rewarded by being made old cadets the next mor ning on the return of the corps from break- fast. What a mad scramble it was to get out of the way of the old cadets ' brooms and paddles, only to face them again when we stormed the arches and made our way to our only haven, the fourth stoop. Finals was one of the times we were honestly glad to be at V. M. I. The dances, with music by Ted Weems, were a big success. We did not object to parading, even in the rain. Before we realized it, we were attending the last formation of the year, liste iing to see if we would be corporals the next year, and then rushing madly to our rooms to grab our bags and leave on furlough. B On September first we greeted familiar faces of our brother rats and once more assembled to press up the hill of science with noble emulation. We discovered with regret, however, that some faces were not present that had started out with us the previous year. With the fall we once again enjoyed football games and trips. Our class was well represented on the squad and in the games. Now that we were a class we proceeded to assert ourselves by adopting a class seal. The pin committee, consisting of the class officers and the class artist, Henry Stewart, who won his position by submitting the best show of skill in designing, took the class seal and let the contract for the pin. The pin was unusual in that the class numbers were of a modernistic design, and the accompanying guard, bear- |i3|[ ing the same type of numbers, was symmetrical to the pin itself. Next the committee took up the matter of sweaters. They, too, were out of the ordinary. They were white, having a shield emblem instead of the regular lettering of the other classes, and the numeral sweaters having extra large lettering which made them exceptionally attractive. As Christmas drew near, the committee began to plan for the next Thanks- giving, which they intended to make a greater success than the one that had just passed. They decided on the design of the class ring, and, after Christmas furlough they awarded the contract. The ring has perfect symmetry of its sides in design. 1 Another period of examinations soon followed the Christmas furlough, and we were a little more worried our third class year than in our rat year, however, most of us pulled through with better luck than was expected. The Spring term brought days of waiting and hoping for warm weather. We observed with dismay that the ground hog saw his shadow on his day of popularity, because we could hardly wait to get a feeling of spring fever in our bones. At length the lazy days and restless nights arrived, and again we experienced the pleasure offered at finals, but this time we looked upon them with the views of seasoned old cadets. • Thus we have arrived at the halfway mark. Our class has not been exceptional or very different from the others. In other words it is a typical class. We have not been the worst hell raisers, but we have done our share considering the circumstances. We have produced a reasonable number of athletes for V. M. I. and our class has its quota of highbrows with their high marks. We have responded to all the conditions imposed on us by barracks life, and we have done our share in praying for a wetter and wetter parade ground. THE CLASS OF 1935 •7a 1:1 I I THIRD CLASS ROLL J. I. Albert ; Alexandria, Va. K. R. A. Armistead Roanoke, Va. C. E. T. Arnold Norfolk, Va. W, T. S. Arnold Waverly, Va. J. J. T. Avery Richmond, Va. A. 0. T. Avers Portsmouth, Va. S. W. P. Bagwell Blackstone, Va. G. E. D. Bailey Wilmington, N. C. G. M. C. Bane, Jr Pulaski, Va. J. L. E. Bell Farmville, Va. C. W. C. Bellamy ;..Wilmington. N. C. W, 1. E. Blenckstone Onadell, N. J. C. E. H. BoDENHEiM Longview, Tex. A. L. E. Booth Rosalie, N. J. ,J. C. W. Bower Norfolk, Va. V. G. W. Bowers Whiteville, N. C. C. W. C. Boxley Orange, Va. V. C. H. Brawley Durham, N. C. B. C. A. Brown Cadiz, O. F. W. B. Brown Goldshoro, N. C. A. J. J. Burgess Fort Worth, Tex. G. C. Burton Hopewell, Va. ,1. H. F. Byrd, Jr Berryville, Va. F. J. E. Callis Mathews, Va, C. D. M. Campbell Richmond, Va. W, G. W. Carpenter Johnson City, Tenn. W, H. F. Carper, Jr Roanoke, Va. J. R. W. Carrier Reading, Pa. J. N. B. Cavanaugh Fredericksburg. Va. 0. W. H. Cavedo Richmond, Va. F. J. W. Childress Roanoke, Va. J. W. B. Cosdon Clarendon, Va, R. J. R. Cover Elkton, Va. L. E. M. Cowardin Richmond, Va. J. J. R. Cranford Washington, D. C. J. H. C. Crafton ...Hagerstown, Md. W, W. W. Currence Clarksburg, W. Va. J. H. M. Dalton Norton, Va. J. A. C. Darden Hampton, Va. C, E. H. Dejarnette Princeton, W. Va. G. L. J. DeMeo Oak. N. Y. H. G. E, Deppe Pedrickton, N, J. W. R. A. Derby, Jr Albany, N. Y. H. W. T. Downey Richmond, Va. 0. C. N. Dunn, Jr Wilmington, N. C, .S, J. R. Early East Radford, Va. A, R. G. Elliott, HI Detroit, Mich. S. C. W. Elliott Somerset, Ky. J. W. W. Emory Centei-ville, Md. W, J. P. Engush Richmond, Va. C. W. Evans Lynchburg, Va. Ferrora New York, N. Y. B. Ferrell Richmond, Va. N. Flanagan Blanton, Va, M. FoLTZ Lexington, Va. G. Foster East Lynn, Mass. Fort Nashville, Tenn. C. Freeman Portsmouth, Va. Freeman Bellerose, L. L, N. Y. C. Frost Hampton, Va. V. Giles Lynchburg, Va. AL Gilbert Charlottesville, Va. D. GiNSBURG Fort Worth, Tex. S. Grasty ' University, Va. C. Gray - - Pikeville, Ky. W. Hancock .Lynchburg, Va. B. Hansford Han-odsburg, Ky. C. Hardaway Louisville, Ky. H. Harlow Lexington, Va. T. Harris Richmond, Va. R. Headley Callao, ' a. T. Hicks Richmond, Va. W. High Roanoke, Va. M. HocKER Elizabethtown, Ky. E. Holmes Bethlehem, Pa. C. Holt Greensboro, N. C. W. Humphreys, Jr Richmond, Va. E. Jordan, Jr Sutherland, Va. E. Jordan Baltimore, Md. L. Kelly Hopewell, Va. W. Kennedy Beaumont, Tex. F. Kirks Petersburg, Va. C. Knight Alexandria, Va. M. KuLp Roanoke, Va. R. Little Washington, D. C. C. List Miami, Fla. H. Lord Ger-mantown, Pa. N. Lorentzen El Paso, Tex. M. Lowe Charleston, W. Va. B. Luck Richmond, Va. D. Luckett Norfolk, Va. L. Major Richmond, Va. W. Martens Albany, N. Y. H. McClung, Jr Lexington, Va. H. McKiBBEN North Charleroi, Pa. O. McKenzie Dallas, Tex. L. McMillin Dallas, Tex. C. Meem Brooklyn. N ' . Y. P. Middleton..- Greenville, Tex. M, Millar Clarendon, Va. I Rn-1 G. D. Morgan, Jr Richmond. Va. C. A. B. Montgomery Elizabethtown. Ky. J. W. R, Moore Lexington, Va. T. E S. NussEY Norfolk, Va S. E. D. NiCHOLfON Ncrih Weymouth, Mass. C. J. A Newman Little Rock, . rk. A. C. W. Oatley Great Neck. N. Y. H. R. G. 0 Hara Alexandria. Va. C. C J. 0 Riordan Richmond, Va. T. J. C. Parker Dendron, Va. E. E. P. Parks Onancock, Va. C. S. W. Parson Cape Charles, Va. L W. Patterson Mayville. N. Y. W. L. A. Patterson Richmond. Va. G. J G. Penn Abingdon, Va. M. C. V. Perrett Marshall, Mich. C. H. W. Peters Appalachia, Va. T. R. Philpott Lexington. N. C. H. S. T. Potts Norfolk, Va. F. 0. T. Price Brahton, Va. R. T T. QuiCLEY New Orleans, La. J. E. C. Rankin Luray, Va. J. W. V. Rawlins Capron, Va. E. E. H. Renn Norfolk. Va. 0. P. E. Reynolds Roanoke, Va. W. M. O. Rife Shreveport, La. J. T F. Riley Hanisonburg. Va. J. W. J. Rogers Virginia Beach, Va. C. W. RosCH White Plains. N. Y. J. T. S. Ryland Virginia Beach, Va. C. F. SCHUFF, II Albany, N. Y. C. Sherman Newport News, Va. D Sledge Whiteville, N. C. P. Smith, Jr Charleston, W. Va. H. Smith Lexington, Va. J. Snapp Roanoke, Va. M Stewart Staunton, Va. B. Strange Gordonsville, Va. H. Sweeney, Jr Brownsville, Tex. H. Telfain Wilmington, O. C. Thurston, Jr Norfolk, Va. W. Todd Greenville, S. C. P. Trant Norfolk, Va. J. Travis Tanytown, N. Y. S. Urick Roanoke, Va. S. Vaden .Richmond, Va. B. Vaden Richmond, Va. D. Veasey South Boston, Va. C. Voss Wanenlon, Va. O. Wade Lexington. Va. E. Wades. Ill Norfolk, Va. W. Walker, II Jacksonville, Fla. H. Williams Smithfield, Va. E. Williams Greenville, Pa. G. Williamson, J r Vivian, W. Va. F. WiLLlNGHAM Winston-Salem, N. C. B. Young Fredericksburg, Va. N. Zahner St. Albans, L I., N. Y. W. Zimmerman, Jr Lexington, Va. N. ZoLLMAN Walton, Ind. K. S. I)c.i)-(iN. ,|ii. President K. K. Col.KNUN I ice-President M. F. Gardner Historian NIGHTMARE ' S END The Story of the Class of 1936 By An Observer ■ The flags that float high above V. M. I. Barracks flapped gently as a pleasant breeze swept across the parade ground and brought relief to the fifty sweltering sergeants who waited impatiently in front of Jackson Memorial Hall. Wish they ' d come on, stated one as he produced a handkerchief and mopped a gently glowing brow. I ' d just as soon have classes as but before he could finish his sentence the attention of the whole group was turned to an automobile proceeding cautiously up Letcher Avenue and through Limits Gates. The members of the reception committee assumed solemn countenances as the vehicle passed the Guard Tree and stopped. Do let ' s get out, said a voice from the back seat, and in a few seconds a family of six stood on the bricks. Now, darling, said the mother tenderly to Willie, her pride and joy, I want to see the room you are going to live in. Go in and sign up, and ask Mr. Magruder if I may go up with you and take a look around. Willie knew that this would be quite impossible, but it took him an embarrassing half hour to assure Ma that he would telegraph if everything wasn ' t all right, give Pa a final handshake, and press parting kisses on the lips of his three little sisters. At length the car drove off, and Willie was left in the bands of his rew keepers. ■ Escorted down an almost endless line of tables, the recruit answered an u ' lbe- lievable number of quesfiors and signed a great many papers. At the last table sat the officer who assigned the new cadets to their units. Tiat branch do you want? he asked. FIELD ARTILLERY, Infantry, FIELD ARTILLERY. Cavalry, or FIELD ARTILLERY? Willie decided on the Field Artillery. Then one of the men on the committee took him on an extended tour of the Institute, and at each point of interest I jy Kkl:l he Avas given one or two souvenirs, which he put into a laundry bag given him for that purpose. Well loaded down with his treasures. Willie was conducted with geometrical precision to a room on the fourth stoop, where the air was exhilarating and the view of Stoopnigger Hill was magnificent. • As the sun grew hotter and hotter and then finally cooled and sank down behind the mountains, this same scene was repeated about two hundred times — with varia- tions, of course. Some of the mothers wept a little, and some smiled. A few of the fathers, who happened to have been cadets themselves once, grinned and remembered the days when they signed in. Then, naturally, some of the rats arrived alone. This da) of matriculation was really the most important in the history of the rat class — of any rat class. In the days that followed it, the men who have now become the Class of 1936 learned much that was new to them. The first three weeks were an almost constant struggle; each day held so many strange experiences that the task of orientation seemed impossible. Hops, football trips, victories (and the old cadet privileges that they sometimes bring I hastened Christmas, however, and a twelve-day furlough put back into the rats some of the vigor and energy they needed for facing the long winter season. Spring brought dreams of summer, and sumrner is here at last. FOURTH CLASS ROLL N. AcKERLY Lynchburg, ' a. K. B. Adams The Plains, Va. C. H. Hunter Vienna. Va. J. W. Alexander Bushnell, 111. J. Artusy Galveston, Texas F. H. Atkins, Jr Connellsville, Pa. R. W. Bain Portsmouth, Va. J. B. Bair Etters, Pa. R. L. Ball Purcellville, Va. G. L. Banks Newark, N. J. J. Baylor Waynesboro, Va. J. D. Beall, Jr Pensacola, Fla. C. R. Bearden, Jr Port Gibson, Miss. M. C. Beverley Caret, Va. P. J. BiLLUPS North. Va. R. W. BoNNEY Norfolk, Va. J. P. Booker New Castle, Del. R. A. BoTT Mappsburg. Va. R. . B. Bowers East Radford, Va. L. W. Boyd Covington, Va. J. M. Brooke, Jr Lexington, Va. D. Bryce Pawtucket, R. L J. F. Bueschinc Fort Wayne, Lid. J. A. C. Buffalano Brooklyn, N. Y. R. L. Burleigh, Jr Worchester, Mass. W, , W. Carson, Jr Pulaski, Va. P. L. Cavedo Richmond. Va. M. C. Chung Parakan, Java E. F. Clark Orange, Va. R. M. Clark Marietta, Ohio J. K. Clarke Connellsville, Pa. R. E. Coleman Lynchburg, Va. W. Cooke Topeka, Kans. W. Cooke Mathews, Va. A. Crisp Trenton, Tenn. L. Crook Corpus Chiisti, Texas G. Crump Columbus, Ind. H. Culpepper, Jr Norfolk, Va. W. Cunningham, Jr Birmingham, Ala. H. CuRFMAN, Jr Salida, Colo. J. CuRLEY, Jr Richmond, Va. J. deButts Greensboro, N. C. M. DeCamps Wallaceton, Va. D. DeKay Mountainhome, Pa. deWitt Viiginia Beach, Va. E. Dickinson Keokuk, Iowa H. Devine, Jr Ellenville, N. Y. S. DoDSON, Jr Fort Hancock, N. J. B. Douglas Chauncey, N. Y. H. Dressler, Jr Covington, Va. D. Drew Norfolk, Va. 0. Duncan Woodbury, N. Y. H. Earle, Jr Reading, Pa. H. East Charieston, W. Va. H. Edmondson South Boston, Va. R. Franke Brookings, S. D. Fudickar. Jr Monroe, La. F. Gardner Rockville Centre, N. Y. L. Gathright Bridgeport, Conn. W. H. Gentry Norfolk, Va. A. Gialanella, Jr Newark, N. J. E. Glover Portsmouth, Va. I ' T G. F. GooDWYK, Jr Bessemer, Ala. N. T. Greer, Jr Rocky Mount, Va. J. L. GuNN Halifax, Va. J. B. Hackley, Jr Purcellville, Va. J. T. Hall, Jr Madison, Va. R. G. Hand Washington, D. C. P. M. Hank, Jr Martinsville, Va. J. L. Hawn Birmingham, Ala. H. H. Hichtower Atlanta, Ga. W. R. Hills, Jr W. Hartford, Conn. C. Holt. Jr Beaver, Pa. W. H. HooFNAGLE Richmond, Va. R. C. HoRNE, Jr Marianna, Fla. C. G. Hunter Roanoke, Va. C. M. Hunter Barboursville, W. Va. G. J. James Danville, Va. J. H. James Petersburg, Va. C. B. Johnson Renova, Pa. E. T. Johnson Churchland, Va. A. C. Kahl Waynesboro, Pa. J. H. Keller Portsmouth, Va. W. G. Kellogg, Jr Greenwood, N. Y. W. S. Key, Jr Oklahoma City, Okla. L. E. Keyes Leesburg, Va. R. Dew. King, Jr Atlanta, Ga. J. E. Kirk Washington, D. C. W. H. KiRKPATRiCK Richmond, Va. C. G. Koellner Baltimore, Md. V. M. Kostainsek Berkeley, Calif. R. H. Kunkel Pulaski, Va. N. W. Land Hamlet, N. C. J. A. List Miami, Fla. M. E. Lockwood New Canaan, Conn. A. J. Lyons Saltsburg, Pa. R. B. Macgltrn Roanoke, Va. L. W, Machir Strasburg, Va. B. M.iGOFFiN, HI DeeiTvood, Minn. H. P. Maier Evansville, Ind. R. H. Martin Lynchburg, Va. J. Y. Mason, Jr Boykins, Va. H. S. Massie Lynchburg, Va. J. N. Maxey, Jr Portsmouth, Va. E. G. S. Maxwell Richmond, Va. W. R. McCoy, Jr Lexington, Va. J. J. McLaughlin Tarrytown, N. Y. N. H. McLoney Cynthiana, Ky. S. L. McMillin Dallas, Texas S. R. McRoRiE Utica, N. Y. THE CLASS OF 1936 I «7a 1-1 E. F. Mechlin, Jr Washington. D. C. F. [. MiCHELSON Strasburg, Va. J, A. J. MiRANTE, Jr New York. N. Y. C. H. C. Mitchell Portsmouth. Va. E. R. L. Mitchell Camp Douglas, Wis. A. N. H. Moore Jeffress. Va. J. M. A. Mullen New Rochelle, N. Y. C. A. W. Neal, Jr Bon Air, Va T. L. B. Newby, Jr . marillo. Texas B. W. R. O ' Brien Richmond. Va. E. W. H. Oglesbv ...Lynchburg, Va. J. L. R. O ' H.ARA, Jr Yorktown, Va, P. E. J. Oliver, Jr Savannah, Ga. R. N. M. Osborne. Jr Norfolk. Va. H. A. F. Penzold, Jr Norfolk, Va. C. B. H. Powell, Jr. Austin. Texas D. L. Powell, Jr Alexandria, Va. H. J. R. Querbes, Jr Shreveport, La. D. F. MacL. Raffo Richmond, Va. W, A. L. Rawls South Norfolk, Va. R. H. C. Riegler, Jr Little Rock, Ark. J. J. K. Rippert, Jr Ellenville, N. Y. J. W. T. RisON Chatham. Va. E. H. E. Robinson Atlanta, Ca. G. A. T. Roche Winchester, Mass. W, R. S. RoscOE Cleveland Hgls., Ohio S. C. W. RoYCE Birmingham, Ala. S. E. C. RucKER Bala-Cynwyd, Pa. A. D. D. Salmon, II Senatobia, Miss. C. J. H. Sapp Newport News, Va. J. H. T. ScHisLER Portsmouth, Ohio R. R. J. Scott Onancock. Va. C. W. M. Seay Goshen. Va. E. R. A. Segarra, Jr San Juan. P. R. G. J. E. Settle Charleston, W. Va. A. D. V. Shorno Woodland, Mich. H. G. D Wray M. Simpson Alexandria, Va. L. Sinclair, Jr Lynchburg, Va. H. Smith Casper, Wyo. H. Smith Granville, Ohio V. Sproles, Jr Pocahontas, Va. C. Staples Harrisonburg, Va. D. Stegman Baltimore, Md. J. Stocks, Jr Saluda, N. C. H. Stone, Jr Amarillo, Texas F. Stone, Jr Norfolk, Va. E. Stopp Philadelphia, Pa. F. Sweeney Brownsville, Texas W. Sweeney Downers Grove, 111. G. Tayloe, Jr Middleburg, Va. W. Thom Washington, D. C. A. Thomas Marshall, Texas L. Thomas Brownsville, Texas B. Thrift Brandy, Va. S. Tibbets Washington, D. C. E. Towne Albany, N. Y. Troneck Glenbrook. Conn. Tyler. Jr Richmond, Va. K. Vertner, Jr Luray, Va. D. Walker, Jr Johnson City, Tenn. R. Watkins Den-y, Pa. D. Watson Charlottesville, Va. J. Weilman, Jr Richmond, Va. T. McD. White Bozeman. Mont. B. White Waban, Mass. M. Willis. Jr Carlisle, Pa. B. Willis Augusta, Ga. W. Willoughby Jonesville, Va. S. Wilson. Jr Brunswick, Ga. T. Winn, Jr Axton, Va. H. Witt, Jr Birmingham, Ala. C. WooDHOUSE, Jr Norfolk, Va. Shreveport, La. l= Si V.M.I. I 7-5 -r J- v; fti A%1li ' ■ ' x.i I Hk r I PI i 1 THE REGIMENT Ill COLONEL JOHN MAGRUDER Commandant of Cadets ' Colonel John Magruder. commissioned as a major in the Lnited States Army, was graduated from V. M. I. as First Jackson-Hope Medalist in the Class of 1909. During the term of his cadetship he engaged in many outside activities; he was second captain, chairman of the Honor Court, vice-president of the Cotillion Club, and a member of the staffs of the Bomb and the Cadet. Soon after graduation he entered the army as a second lieutenant. His record is one of distinction. Receiving steady promotion, he saw service in France during the war, and he rose to the position of acting Chief of Staif, 4th Corps Artillery. Later he served as Assistant Military Attache and as Military Attache in China. During the summer of 1932 he was assigned to duty at V. M. I. as Commandant of Cadets. In his one year as commandant, Colonel Magruder has been chieflv interested in returning the Corps to the hill — that is, preventing as far as possible the encroach- ment of outside activities upon military activities. He has inaugurated a system of competitive drills which have tended to increase interest, and he has given privates of the first class opportunities to add to their knowledge of drill and command by actual practice. Colonel Magruder has carefully studied living conditions in barracks, and he has effected a number of improvements. Largely through his efforts the standards of care for government equipment have been considerably raised. I -WK - Officers, United States Army Major John Magruder, U. S. Field Artillery Professor of Military Science and Tactics and Commandant of Cadets Major Bertrand Morrow, U. S. Cavalry Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics Senior Instructor in Cavalry Captain George D. Wiltshire, U. S. Cavalry Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics Assistant Instructor in Cavalry Captain Clarence A. Martin, U. S. Infantry Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics Senior Instructor in Infantry Captain Shirley R. Hurt, U. S. Field Artillery Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics Senior Instructor in Field Artillery First Lieutenant Foster J. Tate, U. S. Field Artillery Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics Assistant Instructor in Field Artillery First Lieutenant William E. Waters, U. S. Field Artillery Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics Assistant Instructor in Field Artillery l-T . • 1 Tactical Officers, V. M. I. Colonel John Magruder Major James A. Mitchell Captain Medford G. Ramey Captain James Leigh Sims Captain James C. Anthony Captain Paul E. Caldwell Captain James C. Hanes Captain Harry St. G. T. Carmichael Captain Edmund J. McMullen Captain Curry T. Guinn, Jr. Captain Joe T. Captain Virgil B. Grow Captain Ludwell L. Montague Captain Charles H. Dayhuff Captain Leonard K. Fitzgerald Captain Joseph C. Brewer Captain Charles A. Goodwyn Captain G. Landon Browning, Jr. Captain Joseph D. Neikirk Captain Gerald S. Turner Captain Herman E. Fisher Brodnax Assigned to duty at John Marshall High School, Richmond, Va. Died October 16, 1932. I - KMH The Reserve Officers Training Corps ■ The R. 0. T. C. is the youngest of V. M. I. ' s fundamental features. Since its foundation in 1839, V. M. I. has been fundamentally a military school, and it has furnished a large quota of officers to every American army. Prior to the World War, however, the military department was a State institution, established first as a guard for the State arsenal, and continued to furnish trained men for the State forces. During the World War, V. M. I. was taken over by the Federal Government as a part of its training program, and by the National Defense Act of 1920 the military depart- ment came permanently and completely under the control of the United States War Department. Four units of the R. 0. T. C. were established under this act. The field artillery, cavalry, infantry and engineers (the engineer unit was subsequently discontinued). The War Department has stationed a staff of eight commissioned officers, one warrant officer and thirty-three enlisted men at V. M. I. The senior commissioned officer acts as Commandant of Cadets. With the advent of the R. 0. T. C, full ordnance and equipment, hitherto lacking, was furnished by the government to outfit all the units completely. There is equipment for a regiment of infantry, also automa tic rifles, machine guns, light mortars, 37 mm. guns, and a quota of sixty cavalry horses and ninety artillery horses with necessary harness and saddles. The artillery ordnance consists of two batteries of French 75 ' s, a three-inch rifle and all auxiliary equipment. ■ The instruction in military science covers the entire four years, and it includes both theoretical and practical work. Four hours a week are devoted to theoretical instruction in the class room. The class room theories are applied at the afternoon drill periods. In the spring, a three or four day practice march is held, during which the Corps is organized as a battalion of infantry, a troop of cavalry and a battery of artillery. All perform maneuvers in simulation of battle conditions. In addition, all units attend a summer camp for six weeks at the end of the second class year. All cadets, if physically fit and if citizens of the United States, become members of one of the R. 0. T. C. units, and, whether a member of the R. 0. T. C. or not, each cadet must be rated proficient in military science before he can receive his diploma. At graduation each member of the R. 0. T. C. is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Organized Reserve and assigned to a reserve unit. l-m! REGIMENTAL STAFF E.C.HUDGINS.JR. Captain, Regt. Commander W.B. GIBBS MRS HUDGIN5 W. 5. GRANT, J R Captain, Regt. Adjutant Sponsor Captain, Personnel Officer I -VWZ t] REGIMENTAL STAFF t fe G P PAGE Regf Sergeant-Major F, WAY Regt.Ouartei-master Sgt J. D. BALDWIN Color Sergeant G. A.ROYCE Color Sergeant I |:T FIRST BATTALION STAFF W. 5. HAYiVlAN MRS PAGE I St, Lieutenant, Bn. Adj. Sponsor , C.LSIEGEL Bn. Sergeant -Major I 7A1-1 X COMPANY STAFF J N.ADAMS Captain MRS ADAMS Spon s or P. C.WOOTERS First Lieutenant W. H.FACt.JR. W.L.CALHOUN W. GOODWIN , IH Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant First Sergeant A C ompany Officers Cadet J. N. Adams Captain Cadet P. C. Wooters First Lieutenant Cadet W. H. Face Second Lieutenant Cadet W. L. Calhoun ' Second Lieutenant Cadet W. Goodwin First Sergeant Cadet J. G. Howard.. ..Quartermaster Sergeant Sergeants c. P. MacDonald C. M. Moody R. G. Baldwii J. A. B. Baker T. E. Carney B. A. Bennet C 3RP0RALS 0. H. McClung J. W. Humphreys C. W. Hancock E. H. Telfair c. F. ScHUPP W. P. Middleton R. G. Elliott C. A. Brown J. J. Burgess J. E. Wales H. W. M. rtens H. D. Luckett Privates R. N. Ackerley G. E. Fort E. . .Martin R. S. ROSCOE R Artusy jNI. F. Gardner R. H. Martin J. L. Sinclair R. W. Bain J. M. Goodwin R. A. McCoy G. R Sledge J. Baylor V. N. Hansford J. J. McLaughlin J. C. Staples R. R. Beardon G. C. Hardaway J. S. Metcalf S. J. Stone L. E. Bell C. 0. Harris M. M. Milton D. A Thomas A. T. Booker L. Hilliard C. MOREHEAD E. T. Thrift F. H. H. Browning W. R. Hills L. B. Newby R. F. Towne J. H. Carrico R. L. Hocan J. M. NiM.MO G. J. Travis R. W. Carrier V. C. Holmes W. H. Oglesby J. T. Walker E. A. Cockey W. H. Hoofnagle E. R. Outten H. B. Wellford J. D. DeButts J. W. James W. J. Owen A. T. White R A. Derby R. H. Jones W. Patterson 0. E. Williams P. deWitt W. P. Jones C. A. Payne R. B. Willis J. R. Earley E. T. Johnson A. F. Penzold A. S. Wilson E. E. Ebersole F. p. Johnston G. W. Polk G. N Wise J. L. Epps M. C. Jordan R. Redding T. R Wise E. L. Kostainsek M. 0. Rife R. J. Zahner I : : a1:i B ' COMPANY STAFF R, M.BERKELEY Captain MRS. BERKELEY Sponsor R.S, SINGLETON Fii ' St Lieutenant W.C.LANDIS W. M.5TITH Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant J. H, CRAWFORD First Sergeant B Company Officers Cadet R. M. Berkeley Captain Cadet R. S. SI •GLETO First Lieutenant Cadet W. C. Landis Second Lieutenant Cadet W. M. Stith Second Lieutenant Cadet J. H. Crawford First Sergeant Cadet J. J. Ward Quartermaster Sergeant Sergeants J. A. GOSHOR D. A. Pitkethlv G. B. Swindell R. S. Edmonds H. N. Dillaud J. H. WiSTER Corporals E. B. Strange D. M. Campbell W. P. Bagwell T. D. Sledge J, R. Cover W. R. Moore F. H. Harlow J. N. Lorentzen G. W. Bowers E. C. Rankin W. C. Bellamy W. J. Rogers J. S. Grasty ' Privates J. B. Adams 0. H. Adams N. L. Ball M. B. Bair T. B. Bartlett C. S. Betts W. C. BOXLEY C. H. Brawley W. 0. Brayshaw W. W. Cave H. E. Charles J. M. Clark J. H. Culpepper J. J. Curley S. C. Curtis C. M. deCamps J. D. Dew O. B. Dickinson R. E. Dickinson N. W. Dingman W. T. Downey L. H. Dressler D. O. Duncan C. N. Dunn P. C. Edmunds C. W. Elliott T. M. Emerson C. C. Ferrara P. FUDICKAR J. B. Hackley A. B. Hannah C. J. Harkrader B. HUGER J. C. Jones L. B. Jones C. P. Kearfott A. F. La.aibe N. W. Land J. P. Lea J. P. Leary A. M. Lipscomb J. H. Lord J. A. McCrarv L. W. Machir B. Magoffin E. R. Marshall L MiCHAELSON R L. Mitchell T. L. Moore N. H. Moore A. W. Neal C. A. Neidengard E D. Nicholson N. M. Osborne C. H. Peng C. V. Perrett O. T. Price F W. Richards Vv ' . T. RisoN H. E. Robinson A. R. Rochelle P. R. Roper W. M. Seay R. A. Segarra D. V. Shorno O. D. Smith C. D. Stegman A E. SUSONG L H. Smith J. G. Todd W. S. TiEBETTS H. D Vaughan H. D. Veasey S. D. Watson E. H. Williams C. W. WiLLOUCHBY T. R. Winston J. B. Young ■j HH ' g m r. f TS ti C COMPANY STAFF C. A. STEIDTMANN M R5. STEl DT M AN N W. H. PETTIGRE W Captain Sponsor First Lieutenant W.W.HOLT C.V.VERMILYEA W. P. DOUGLASS Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant First Seroeant 14 C c ompany Officers Cadet C. A. Steidtmann - ( ' .(iptiiiu Cadet W. H. Petticrew First Lii-utcium Cadet W. W. Holt Second Lieutcnaiii Cadet C. V. VerMilyea Second Lieutenant Cadet W. P. Douglass First Sergeant Cadet A. B. Tillett... .Quartermaster Sergeant P. Z. RUTSCHOW R. W. GONTRUM Sergeants M. Riddle E. R. Ven ' able E W. Tucker R. S. Gilliam W. W. Emory E. H. Renn G. D. Morgan r Corporals H. M. Dalton ' E. T. Arnold H. F. BvRD C. H. Smith W. H. Cavedo R. F. Kirks R. G. 0 Hara I l -e ' ' : ' A ' ' ryrJ I. G. Foster A. M. Foltz W. ROSCH - Privates B. G. Adkins G. S. Fultz C. F. .AIcCallum D. D. Salmon H. L. Archer L. Gallant A. 0. McKenzie S. P. Smith E. H. BODEiN ' HEIM C. D. HaiMNer D. S. McMlLLIN T. J. Stocks G. W. BONNEY R. G. Hand S. R. McRorie B. H. Stone L. E. Booth G. R. Headley H. S. Massie A. B. Taylor J. A. BOTT J. J. Heffner J. N. Maxey W F. Tompkins D. Bryce R. Co ' jE G. B. Hightower N. A. Meador R. F. Trant D. F. M. Johnson J. T. Meek J. M. Trossbach H. C. Crafton J. H. Keller W. J. Meriwether J. Tyler S. G. Crews R P. Kelly A. J, Mir ante E. K Vertner G. H. CURFMAN W L. Kelly H. C. Mitchell C. B. White . D. Davis G. M. King M, H. Moore E. L. Whitley E. H. DfJarn-tte V. M. Kostainsek J. A. Newman J. M. Williams M E. Doyle M R. KOTEEN J. C. Parker J. M. Willis W B. Ferrell R. H. Kunkel A. H. Ponzanelli L. B. Wilson c. C. Frot E. A. Law E. C. RUCKER H. C. WOODHOUSE 5j T?sr W S r !r! w Pill J •■- - ■i- l I ' Kin- THE COLORS COLOR SERGEANTS J. D. C. Baldwin G. A. RoYCE COLOR GUARDS S. H. Meem A. E. SUSONG 1 I-JL SECOND BATTALION STAFF JO, BURKE MRSKIMBROUGH GE.BAIN, I 5t. Lieutenant, Bn. Adj, Sponsor Bn. SerOeant-Majoi I I K :l D COMPANY STAFF W H BOZEL Captain MRS BOZEL Sponsor J-S. LAY. JR. H.NUNNAMAKER Second Lieutenont Second Lieutenant T H, HARREL Fii ' st Lieutenant R.B. ALLPORT First Sei ' Oeant i-m ' D C ompany Officers Cadet W. H. Bozel Captain Cadet T. H. Harrel First Lieitienmu Cadet J. S. Lay Second Lieuteiiunt Cadet H. Nunnamaker Second Lieutenant Cadet R. B. Allport First Sergeant Cadet F. C. Brady Quartermaster Sergeant N. D. Blakemore A. S. Buford C. E. Thurston T. T. QUICLEY E. P. Parks w D. Alexander w A ATKINs c. B. Ax E. P. Bailey M. C. Bane W B Bowers .1. R. Bray A. C. Buffalano W E BuisT W A Burruss K. P. BURWELL P. W Callihaii .). S. Carr N. L. Cavedo 1. Chanc T. G. Chunc S. K. Clarke .1. R. Cranford F. L. Crook s ERC ,EANTS c. F. Stubbs C. P. LVTHROP I. H. iMcMann S. E. Collins Corporals L. M. Todd H. W. Peters R. A. Armistead J. R. Philpott J, W. Kennedy A. T. Harris E. M. COWARDIN F. C. VosE T. B. Vaden J. T. Avery Privates R, H. Edmonson W. P. KiMBROUCH J. K. RiPPERT H. H. FiNLAYSON J. S. KlBK J. Roberts J. N. Flannacan W. H. KlRKPATRICK P. C. Roberts G. G. Freeman C. G. Koellner J. K. RUGH F. S. Gates J. M. KuLp R. B. Rust J. A. GlALANALLA W. H. KuLP J. C. Schaaf A. I. GiNsBURG J. M. Kurtz E. H. Smith R. W. HAiNNAH J. M. LeSueur R P. Smith L. R. Harkness H. A. Longing A V. Sproles A. M. Harrison H. P. Maier T. H. Sweeney B. P. Harrison S. L. McMlLLIN H. T. Tayloe G. J. Helms C. M. Millar A. A. Vandercrift J. C. HiCKIE C. F. Noble J. W. Walker R G. Holt W. R. O ' Brien H H. Webster C. G. Hunter E. J. Oliver B. T, Whited 0. E. Jordan R. V. Orr S E. Whitmore W P. Keithley A. S. Patteson A H. Witt w . G. Kellocc C. H. Peters G W. K. Woo G Kerr H. C. Riegler m I w •H ti E COM PA NY STAFF CNRUCKER MRS. RUCKER W.C. WEAVER Captain Sponsor First Lieutenant A. G HILL J. LAN5DALE Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant W. E.SMITH First Sergeant l-T E C ompany Officers Cadet C. N. Rucker Captain Cadet J. LA ' SDALE. Jr. Second Lieutenant Cadet W. C. Weaver First Lieutenant Cadet W. E. Smith First Sergeant Cadet A. G. Hill Second Lieutenant Cadet W. R. White ...Quartermaster Sergeant Sergeants P. Nash W K Weaver T. K, Vertner H. T. Winkler R. H. McCoRMICK W. S. Luck Corporals G. W. Carpenter T. F. Riley A. J. Snapp R. W. Evans W. C. Holt J. P. English C. Burton W C. List H. F. Carper S. H. McKibben J. C. Sherman w B. Cosdon fe.. , L. J. DeMeo Privates J. F. Allen S. H. Darrall R. C. HORNE L. Powell W. L. Allen G E. Deppe J. W. Horseman J. R. Querbes T. S. Arnold R S. DODSON A. F. Hubbard F. M. Raffo J. Armstrong R. B. Douglas J. E. Jordan C. W. ROVCE H. L. Armistead J. H. Earle F. L. Kelley T. S. Ryland G. Baylor J. H. East L. E. Keyes C. E. Schoonover G. S. Bernard A H. Emery R. D. King R. J. Scott A. C. Beverley J. W. Faherty J. E. Kirk C. H. Smith R. W. Boyd J. J. Freeman J. A. List S. A. Smith G. M. Brooke R. W. H. Gentry J. R. Little E. F. Stone J. H. Buck C. A. George G. B. Luck C. E. Straub C. L. Burleigh W S. George W. R. McCoy R. W. Sweenney L. M. Caperton G. R. Gilliam E. F. Mechlin P. G. Travers C. V. Carson W H. Gilmore F. D. Morrison W B. TVREE J. W. Childress J. H. Gould A. W. Noble F. W. Urick C. W. Cooke J. B. Gray S. NUTT C. S. Vaden R. E. Coleman P. M. Hank J. W. Palmer M H. Vaughan S. 0. Coxe J. L. Hawn T. L. Palmer R. F. Vaughan J. A. Crisp R. A. Henderson H. J. Pence E. M. Young A. C. Wills I -w y T . F COMPANY STAFF W. C. WHITE Captain MRS. WHITE Sponsor J. E. CROCKER R W F ihJ K Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant J. W.GARY First Lieutenant E.J. HEERDT First Sergeant |:X ' F ' C ompany Officers Cadet W. C. White Captain Cadet J. W. Gary First Lieutenant Cadet J. E. Crocker Second Lieutenant Cadet R. W. FiiNK Second Lieutenant Cadet E. J. Heerdt First Sergeant Cadet G. G, Minor Quunermaster Sergeant b :Rf EANTS E. W. Farley w. R Landrum J. M. JNLathew S. B. Scott 0. P. GiLLdCK T. U. Keller Corporals H. M. Stewart P. E. Reynolds L. C. Knight F. F. WiLLINCHAM W V. Giles C. F. O ' RiORDAN D. T. Faries C. M. Lowe F. W. High C. W. Oately J. c. J. W. Zimmerman Meem W. G. Williamson Privates T. A. Adams F. B. Epps I. R. LiTTRELL W. C. Rawlings J. F. Albert F. C. Feam-,ter H. B. G. Long J. H. Sapp F. C. Anrdews C. M. Gilbert A. J. Lyons J. E. Settle C. L. Banks R. E. Glover R. B. Macgurn D. E. Shorter F. E. Blenkstone G. F. GoODWYN W. F. Major F. M. SlAIPr-ON H. C. Brown C. E. Greiner J. W. Mason C. M. Taylor F. B. Cavanauch J. T. Hall E. S. C. Maxwell J. Temple A. F. Clark J. B. Hardin J. A. T. McCONNELL H. L. Thomas R. M. Clewis J. L. Hicks N. H. McLoNEY W. F. Tinsley R. G. Crump H. J. Hinkle S. H. Meem W. F. Turner W W. Currence H. H. HiGHTOWER R. J. Meybin J. M. Troutt J. D. Davis 0. HOLSTEIN M. A. Mullen W. C. Tyler w W. Davis C. M. Hunter E. L. NussEY M. S. LIrick w P. DeSaussure J. H. James S. W. Parsons J. D. Vance J. H. Divine P. H. James C. A. Penick J. C. Vanderslice c. R. Dorrier L. M. Kaufman J. G. Penn A. E. Van Petten s. A. Douglass W 0. Kaylor L. A. Pettyjohn G. D. Walker R. H. Eanes w S. Key E. L. Phillips T. C. Watkins c. W. East c. L. King S. T. Potts S. J. Weilman B. B. Elliot 0. E. Lanford B. H. Powell G. D. Wray C. M. ZOLLMAN ■0„-m A ■ f ss. fc, ' w ' P« « ' ?l i ' l i I I ' lii ill ikll ' Mlill m Tat I JLI I •KVl-1 C. E. Greiner President Mrs. Greiner Sponsor M THE OFFICERS OF THE GUARD • The largest social organization in barracks other than the four class groups is the ancient and honorable organization of the Officers of the Guard. The 0. G. ' s, as the group is commonly known, is one of the most exclusive groups in barracks, for membership is extended only to those who are in their fourth year of keydet life and are privates. When a man becomes a commissioned officer, as strange to say sometimes happens, he automatically loses his membership in the organization. The primary purpose of the 0. G. ' s association is to consolidate all first class privates into a compact, solid group. The association serves to strengthen the bonds of brother rat spirit, to weld these bonds in the hearts of all forever. As an official organization the 0. G. ' s association works hand in hand with the 0. D. ' s in running that very characteristic feature of V. M. I., the daily guard tours. ■ But it is not to the official duties entrusted to the 0. G. ' s that all gross under- classmen look forward to. It is the numerous informal functions, mainly of a social nature, that makes membership in the 0. G. ' s association a coveted desire. The crowning function each year of course is the 0. G. ' s banquet, which each year goes down in the history of each class as one of the most enjoyable incidents in every 0. G. ' s cadetship. The 0. G. ' s association is the only organized group in barracks that considers one of its main duties to be the keeping alive of the time-honored tradition that first class privates should be the grossest of the gross. Neither demerits nor penalty tours i-r can destroy this spirit so characteristic of the 0. G. s of being gross in defiance of all regulations. To an outsider this attitude mav seem a strange one. but it is a common tie that binds all members, whether fat, lean. dumb, bright, tall, or squat. All keydets, past and present, not overly endowed with a love of being eager and military can testify to the fact that the 0. G. ' s take pride and delight in being gross. • There was never any doubt in the minds of the lower element of the class of Thirty-Three as to whom would be chosen President of the 0. G. ' s Association. Who could fail to recognize the abilities of a man who, in his second class year, won the mock presidential campaign in which all cadets voted, particularly when this worthy nominee ' s chief point in his platform was an absolutely non-military policy? Further, who else could so well lead the strong shining members of the association? And finally, who else knew so well when to be serious at the proper time when he officiated as a member of the Honor Court as President of the 0. G. ' s association? The result, of course, was the unanimous election of the popular Honorable Charles E. Greiner, known to one and all as Timothy Goose. Throughout our first class year the members of the lower element of the class of Thirty-Three have felt well satisfied with their choice of President, one who has at all times proved himself to be a true friend of the fallen. Goose at all times has done his best to further the interests of the down-trodden. ' The other officers of the association were: Sergeants-at-arms, Ed Kostainsek and Al Rochelle; and Custodian of the Swill, Sambo Betts. There three men per- formed their important duties of office faithfully. Under the leadership of Greiner the 0. G. ' s were highly successful in working smoothly and efficiently with their more military brother rats, the 0. D. ' s, whenever serious occasion arose with no sacrifice of the ideals of every 0. G. s association — the carrying on of the traditions of the down-trodden element of the first class. V I m _ ■ - TaVIH iitifci 111 lyMMiyifi 1 4 f% ■. f% THE FIRST CLASS ARTILLERY AT FORT HOYLE B On June 17. 1932. the seige of Fort Hoyle began. In other words, the V. M. I. F. A. R. O. T. C. boys took over control of Edgewood, and vicinity, including Baltimore, Aberdeen, Belair. and Havre de Grace. All through that eventful day, the residents of that locality witnessed a steady stream of so- called automobiles that would have brought sunshine into the heart of any antique dealer. Under the direction of Lieutenants Hurt, Tate, and Waters, camp commenced with a bang at 5:45 the next morning. The first item on the program was a rigid inspection from toenails to the top tuft of hair. From the hospital, the boys journeyed to the Q. M. D., where each man was handed a bag of uniforms. Need the fits be described more than to say that the sizes were guessed, and that exchang; between cadets was the only means of improving these fits? The first week-end was spent in becoming oriented. It was then that Flossie ' s Pretzel Parlor, Sloppy Joe ' s night club, Tony ' s Italian Garden, and Frog ' s Militaiy Storeroom were discovered — places that were destined to be the official hang- outs. I Camp began in earnest Monday morning at the usual 5:45 with those darling setting-up exercises and the first of the con- tinually excellent meals. The daily police of tents and battei7 area followed breakfast. Then came th? initial mile march to the stables and an introduction to the personnel, horses (bless them), and materiel of Battery A , 16th F. A. The men came to be looked on as pals, the horses and carriages — well, they were looked on plenty but with no apparent affection. And thus began the daily grind of riding, figuring firing data, ser- vicing the piece, grooming (ah, what memories), and marching. The first two weeks were used as a review period, the battery being drilled in three parts: the drivers, the B. C. party, and the cannoneers. The third, and most enjoyable, week was spent on the range featured by the whistle of shells on the way, the juggling of innards while riding the gun on the recoil, the smell of powder, sleeping, and the singing of the original camp songs ( later completely censored ) . The next two weeks were composed of daily R. S. O. P. ' s. complete situations worked out in detail. The final week featured two veiy interesting and instructive trips to Gettysburg Battlefield and the .Aberdeen Proving Grounds. No amount of summarizing will ever do justice to the social portion. The Fi-iday night dances at camp ; week-ends at Virginia Beach, New York, Washington. Baltimore, Atlantic City, and South River; and Wednesdays in the immediate locality will never be fully or conclusively described. The V. M. I. ranks at Hoyle were re-enforced by Gus More- head and Ernie Outten, who were stationed with the United States Chemical Warfare Service at Edgewood, adjoining Fort Hoyle. At Edgew ood there were representatives of many schools, since men desiring to enter this branch of the sei-vice have no other post for choice. Gus and Ernie were welcome additions to many Hoyle parties. The Field Artillerymen made an official visit to Edgewood and derived great benefit from a complete tour of inspection. I I m4R -l 1 « THE FIRST CLASS CAVALRY AT FORT MYER B Pursuant to authority contained in Paragraph 47a, National Defense Act. as amendeci, the members of the First Class Cavalry reported at Fort Meyer on June 17. 1932. for six weeks of intense training in mounted maneuvers and tactics. The first three days were consumed in following the routine requirements of signing in. drawing equipment, trading articles of dress, physical examinations, introduction to the horses, and a general enlightenment as to the mode of life in an army camp. The daily schedule consisted of reveille at five-thirty, break- fast, policing of quarters, marching to the stables, hard troop drill on a dusty parade ground beneath a blistering sun. soap- ing down equipment, grooming horses, then dinner. The afternoon duties were limited to attending lectures on military subjects. Guard duty. K. P., and now and then a few extra-curriculum obligations were imposed. Week-end leave was permitted to those men not on guard or under restrictions. ' An overnight march to Accolink and six days on the rifle range at Pohick provided a form of relief from the round of drills at Fort Myer. The first day of camp found the cadets rolling into the post in the strangest assortment of automobiles imaginable. Jack Epps and his Packard touring car lent the caravan a plutocratic air which was somewhat counteracted by Solon Stone in his optomistic Dodge. Buck Woolers often walked up and down the company street looking for the spare parts of his Ford. He had enough left over to enable Crews and Carrico to make themselves a sporty contrivance which died on the field of honor at Pohick. I The cadets soon found that life at camp demanded their energetic efforts, but as soon as the day ' s work ended they streamed into Washington where they forgot the arduous duties of military life amid the gay scenes of the Nation ' s capitol. The Bonus Army could always be counted upon to provide amusement. With a facility worthy of mention, the lads from V. M. I. promptly gathered such numbers of charming calic that they were forced to declare a closed season on stag benders. Oscar Trossbach blossomed forth as a serio-comic Lothario. His escapades on the various dance floors won him the undying enmity of all proprietors, but Oscar is too modest to describe his adventures. Accotink was the scene of much experience in the gentle art of perpetrating disastrous hoaxes. A lad from Culver can verify that statement. At Pohick the boys learned the true meaning of Sherman ' s classical obsetTation regarding war. Day after day they blasted away at the targets or worked in the pits until backs and arms were mere masses of sore muscles. Shortly after the return to Fort Myer from Pohick the six weeks of camp came to an end. The cadets had benefited greatly from their training under Major Morrow and Captain Wiltshire. They will always be grateful to those two officers whose instruction and co-operation made summer camp the most pleasant memoi y of four years on the roster of V. M. I. THE FIRST CLASS INFANTRY AT FORT GEORGE G. MEADE I When Thomas Hardy was so graphically picturing Egdon Heath, the stamping ground of that discontented female, Eustacia Vye. he was probably not aware of how nicely his description fits a certain strip of Maiyland waste that is grandiloquently called Fort George G. Meade. The twenty V. M. I. infantrymen, however, who spent six weeks there in exile last summer were veiy possibly far less concerned with discoveiing the certain rough beauty that parts of the place could lay claim to, than with solving the problems of how to keep sand out of shoes, and the best method of whohsale mosquito slaughter, Whenever one of these accomplished bull siingers begins to estimate the depth of the sand in inches or the number of mosquitoes in millions, his listeners are seen to assume that tolerant expression which one uses with chil- dren or drunks, seeming to attribute such unheard of exagger- ations to the freely-flowing Baltimore gin or to aberrations caused by constant exposure to the unbelievably consistent ton-idity. But let it be clearly understood that, though the most extravagant stories are in circulation, in no case have they been exaggerated. On the contrary, if anything, they have been considerably soft-pedalled in order to come within the credibility of their audiences. Even the maliciousness of the insect life, however, paled into insignificence after three weeks of hearing T Learned . bout Women From Her emanate from the Dutchmen in the next tent. No matter how loudly or how often the Spirit was rendered, it could never quite drown out the incessant chant of these confirmed misogynists. I But there were bright spots. What about the exquisite pleasure of reclining on the ground at formal parades, and the G. I, hops on Friday nights, and the surf-bathing behind the tents when it rained? They are the things that are remem- bered, and they are the ones that become ever clearer as time dims the more unpleasant memories. Of course there was the usual run of minor mishaps. Who can forget our esteemed captain ' s ignoble return from Virginia Beach burned to a crisp, or the devastating events centering around the C. 0. s describing V, M. I. as a grand old institution? Unfortunately it was not the lot of 33 to emulate its predecessor by winning the honor company dis- tinction. This year that honor went far afield to be carried off by the paragons of C Company, whose record for dry runs is still without a challenger. On that last moining when the hated whistle blew for the last time, despite the fact that most of us had crawled between the sheets at 4:00 A. M., reveille was attended with alacrity, and in an incredibly short time the trusty chariot wheels were rolling homeward. Another of those experiences which sage« tell us are necessary to the well-rounded life was a thing of the past. Of longing looks and languishing glances backward there were few, if we are to except those of Honey Wheeler after that distant blue coat on horseback disappearing over a sand dune. I TA1:1 V. M. I. HELPS DEDICATE • On Saturday, October 15, 1932, Virginia paid tribute to her war dead by dedi- cating a magnificent carillon, a singing tower to their memory. A battalion of three hundred V. M. I. cadets took part in the parade. The line of march extended from the Capitol Square, in Richmond, to the memorial, which stands on the out- skirts of the city, in William Byrd Park. A barracks diarist recorded the events of the Richmord trip and parade as follows: 11:00 P. iM. Friday Night (Aboard the Richmond Special): The scene at the C. and 0. East Lexington Railway Terminal is one of wild excitement as Captains Kimbrough. Page, and White lead their immaculate troops into the cars of the train which will carry them to Richmond and to new heights of military glory. Some- where near the back end of the train, the men of Companies A and C are engaging in a pitched battle over the possession of several day coach seats and causing such a disturbance that the bloated berth holders in the Pullman are tossing about between their snowy sheets and wondering what is the matter. Ah . . . there is a satisfying choo-choo sound, and the train is in motion. . . . 12:10 A. M. Saturday Morning: If these trips came just a little more often, there is no doubt that the sons of V. M. I. men would be a race of double jointed contortionists. If anyone tells you he slept well on this train, ask him to certify. 12:50 A. M.: Don ' t ask him to certify; just tell him he ' s a liar. 6:10 A. M. (Main Street Station. Rich- mond I : The Battalion has detrained, obeying its general custom of leaving half its posses- sions in the coaches. Bearing down under the weight of overcoats, the men are off for their quartering place, the Gray ' s Armory. The clock bell tolls the knell of coming day, The Keydets try to climb the Main Street Hill; Exhausted now, with one accord they say, Ah, glory, what a sour and bitter pill. 8:45 A.. M. (Grey ' s Armory): What a whale of a difference a couple of hours can make. The Battalion is full of eggs, bacon, biscuits and coffee, and the morale is up. The band is playing the Spirit, and they ' re off. Captain Hudgins is setting a right smart step for his cohorts as they march to the Capitol Square to assume their position just in front of the V. P. I. Corps in the parade. 9:25 A. M. (Capitol Square) : The ' snappy cadets from Lexington are ready for action. The parade should start any minute now. UI A WAR MEMORIAL 9:30 A. M.: The parade should start any minute now. 9:35 A. M. : The parade should start any minute now. 9:40 A. M.: The parade should start any minute now. 9:45 A. M.: The crowd roars as the Battalion passes through the Capitol gates. Captain Kimbrough ' s company follows the staff. Every time one of the staffmen gets a friendly greeting from the sidelines. Captain Kimbrough takes it personally ... he is wearing his best military smile. 10:00 A. M. (En route to the Carillon I : A group of girls on the left side of the street go into a huddle and yell Peter Dear . . . Peter Dear ... as Captain Gibbs passes with his parade ground strut. 11:05 A. M. I at the Carillon I : The parade is over. Now for the informal march back to the armory . . . only a matter of a few miles. 12:30 P. M. (Gray ' s Armory I: The Commandant proclaims a magnificent performance. 11:00 P. M. (The Mosque) : Dancing is in order. The Techmen are just a bit more dressy than the Lexingtonians — many of them are shagging about in full dike. 6:15 A. M. Sunday Morning (All Over Richmond I : Individual reveille in about seventy Richmond homes. 8:40 A. M. (Main Street Station) : The train pulls out carrving a well fagged crew after a night of revelry. Only one man missing. 9:00 A. M. (Aboard the Lexington Special I : Let ' s pull down the shades and go to sleep. 2:30 P. M.: Rain on the Roof as the train nears her home port. 3:10 P. M. (On the road from East Lexington to Barracks): Rain on the Keydets as they have a dripping good walk over familiar territory. 3:30 (Barracks) : Rustv rifles . . . wet clothes . . . blistered feet . . . but memories of a showing that must have equalled that at Yorktown last year . . . 300 hays hit the floor with a bang . . . sleep. I .M -H-i.3. — I ' ■iHiM ' i ' ' ' - ' Tr--i ' SS SS mm THE ATHLETICS Vj l-T THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL Col. J. A. Anderson H The V. M. I. Athletic Council is the governing body of the V. M. I. Athletic Association. The body, composed of representatives from the corps, the faculty, and from the alumni, has direct control over the administration of the complete V. M. I. athletic system. Its membership ir.cludes five members of the faculty, the Director of Athletics, the President and Vice-President of the V. M. I. Athletic Asso- ciation elected by the corps, two cadets elected from the group of Varsity captains and managers, a member elected by the Alumni, ar.d the Editor of The Cadet. The Athletic Director, the Vice-President, ar.d the Editor of The Cadet are non-voti ig members. The Athletic Council as the governing body of the Athletic Association has the task of financing all athletic teams which it recognizes. It has jurisdiction over all matters of policv, it selects the coaching staff and determir.es the salaries of the coaches. The administration of the Rifle and Fencing teams, since these two teams are not recog- nized by the Athletic Association, does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Council. ' Only upon the approval of the Cou.icil are monograms awarded and it has like con- trol over the selection of managers and assist- ant managers, the awarding of emblems, and the status of sports. The Council selects the Editor of The Cadet and has direct super- vision over the publishing of The Cadet, its official organ. In the past the Athletic Council has done great work in maintaining the high star.dards of V. M. I. athletics. It has greatly enlarged the athletic program a- d has i.sured the hiah academic standing of all participants in sports teams at the Institute. The academic requirements for athletes at V. M. I. have been among the most strict of any of the members of the old Southern Conference or of the present Southern Conference. With an idea toward insuring the eligibility of more athletes the Council has this year heartily endorsed the Senior coaching plan which has been initiated by the Class of ' .3.3. ■ The 1933 Athletic Council was composed of Colonels Couper, J. A. Anderson, Purd!e. Millner, and Barton, Major Clarkson, Mr. W. C. Carneal, P. C. Edmunds, G. E. Bain, R. M. Berkeley, H. J. Pence, and T. H. Barrel. I - iiHiSi vixesaB  ¥ KS1 -1 p. C. Edmunds President G. E. Bain . ice-President THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION • Through the Athletic Association the Corps of Cadets guides almost the entire V. M. I. Athletic program. The President and Vice-President of the Association are elected by the corps. These two men have the task of carrying out the wide purpose of the Association, which is to handle and promote the general welfare of athletic activities engaged in and by the Virginia Military Institute. The past year under the able direction of President Paul Edmunds and Vice- President George Bain the Athletic Association has continued its huge program for the continuance of the present athletic competitions and for the expansion of all athletic facilities and activities. ' The decreased income of the Association during the 1932-1933 session worked a great handicap on most of its progressive plans. The fact that the customary schedules have been maintained and that all but one of the coaches have been returned for next year are indeed indicative of the clever supervision of the Asso- ciation. No material improvements in the athletic facilities, such as new tennis courts or enlargements of the football field which were made the year before, could be undertaken, although some additions were made to the furnishing in the two gymnasiums. ■ The Athletic Association gives active support to the intramural sports activities and in the past three years the intramural competition has increased many fold. More interest was shown in the competitions this year than during any former year and more men took part in the many matches than in former years. At the present time the Athletic Association is looking forward to the organization of a Tennis team, and it expects to be in the position in the near future to give more support to the Fencing and Rifle teams, which are at present not under its jurisdiction. These teams are already given every attention to their best interests and it is to be expected that they will soon become a part of the regular program of the Athletic Association. I iX jr. PROVD OF HER.- FAME AND P.EADY IN EVERY jiSp V N ' ICA ' - HErr HOt R R. DE i ME OF DEEPEST PER.1L D ER. ! .HTS THE MONOGRAM CLUB Football Puss Milliard BiFFO Jones Ed Kostainsek Bill Kaylor gus morehead Al Rochelle Louis Siecel Stumpy Travers Fred Urick Jack Walker Van Holmes Eddie Law Gil Minor Greasy Nimmo Billy Smith Irvin Smith Tucker Watkins Johnny Burgess Chauncey Gilbert Carlyle Lowe Mugs Riley Meredith LIrick Jack Zimmerman Sammy Crews Mike Doyle Jack Epps Puss Hilliard Bill Jones Ed Kostainsek Bob Allport Eddie Bain Jim Troutt Fred Blenckstone Bill Rogers Basketball Paul Edmunds Stumpy Travers Irvtn Smith Bill Downey Charlie Ferrara Puss Hancock Charlie Millar Baseball Paul Edmunds Goose Greiner MuLiE Noble Hank Noble Ernie Outten Sid Buford Sam Scott Johnny Ward Charlie Ferrara Chauncey Gilbert Irvin Smith Wrestling Mooney Landis Eddie Marshall Steve Meem Al Rochelle Bunny Rucker Kieth Rugh Meade Stith Charlie Dorrier Larry Harkness Pickett Lathrop Carl Neidengard Gene Venable Johnny Burgess Ward Currence Track Ed Bailey Fowler Johnston Joe Kerr Gus MoREHEAD Bill Tompkins Billy Phillips Billy Burruss Harry Finlayson Marshall Milton Phil Rutschow Temp Ryland BuNKY Smith Duck Turner Meredith Urick Hill Wellford Allan Wills Tennis Julian Carr Jimmy Morgan I : 7Aiii COACHES ■ BLANDY CLARKSON is V. M. I. ' s Graduate Manager of Athletics. He knows his business from the ground up, having played for four years on Keydet football, basketball, and baseball teams, in addition to having the distinction of being the coach of the famed original Flying Squadron. Blandy has been Graduate Manager since 1927. His keen business ability has been a valuable asset to the Athletic Association during the current depression. ■ V. M. I. has one of the brainiest coaches in the South in BILL RAFTERY, All Time Quarter- back at W. L. Bill was made backfield coach in 1922 and head coach of varsity football in 1927. Since becoming head coach, he has turned out two state championship elevens. Bill also coaches varsity basketball and baseball. Bill has the knack of inspiring confidence in the men he coaches. His contract has been recently renewed for two more years. I SON ' READ is a man all V. M. I. men know and respect. Son graduated in 1916 after starring on the cinder path. He has been head coach in track and cross country for the past sixten years, and in that time he has turned out several championship teams. This past fall his cross counti7 team won the State Championship. In addition to coaching track, Son has filled capably the position of Publicity Director for the past several years. ■ PETE HESMER graduated from the University of Illinois in 1929 and came straight to V. M. I. as varsity wrestling coach. Pete knows the wrestling game from A to Z, and he has managed to impart his knowledge with much success to his grapplers. H? has turned out two championship teams in his short sojourn at the Institute. Pete has also done fine work in coaching rat track and scrub football teams. He is a firm believer in hard work and plenty of it. |:I( COACHES ■ CAPTAIN BOB KNOX graduated from the Institute in 1924 and returned the following year as sub-professor and tutor of the Rat Boxers. He had been captain of varsity boxing his First Class year. His work with the Rat Boxing squads was always rewarded with success and the success of the varsity boxing teams has depended largely upon his great help. This year Knox replaced Sarg Marguiles as coach of the Varsity fighters and he directed the work of both the yearling and varsity boxers. B ED HESS has been the head line coach of the Flying Squadrons since 1927. He came to V. M. I. in that year from Ohio State where he was a star in both football and track and where he received all-American honors in football for the years 1925 and 1926. During his five years of serace as the chief assistant to Bill Raftery. Ed has produced some of the best fonvard walls in the histoiy of V. M. I. football. He will return next year. ■ After graduating from V. M. I. in 1916, COLONEL HEFLIN returned to the Institute as an instructor in physics and as coach of the Rat linemen and Rat wrestlers. He received the Cincinnati Medal while a cadet. Heflin has had real success with his freshman wrestling teams and much of the success of the varsity has been due to the elementary training of the freshman mentor. He trains his men with the fundamentals of V. M. L coaching and gives them the V. M. I. Spirit. ■ For four years CAPTAIN NELS GRANFELT has been associated with V. M. L Athletics in the capacity of instructor of gymnastics and coach of fencing. He came from Sweden where he graduated from the Royal Gymnastic Central Institute of Stockholm. In 1912 he won First Prize at the Olympic Games in Stockholm. Nels has revived the fencing sport at V. M. I. and his teams have always stood among the best in collegiate competition. I : Kn-i COACHES ■ ' SNAIL CALDWELL coaches rat fnutball and baseball. As the holder of twelve monograms and the recipient of the best athlete cup and as captain of varsity football and varsity basketball in his first class year Snail has ample qualifications for making a fine coach. Snail not only has the ability to instill the essentials of coiTect playing in his charges, he also possesses the innate qualities necessary to impart the spirit of hard, clean play and fighting sportsmanlrip into his rat athletes. It is no secret that all V. M. I. men that know Snail admire him for his record as a cadet and as a coach and respect him as a man. ■ M. G. RAMEY perfonns the double duty of rat basketball coach and Publicity Director of the Athletic Association in the absence of Son Read. M. G. in his days at the Institute as a cadet and as a coach and newspaperman has been noted for his hard work. His excellent publicity work waiTants the highest praise, for he has done a great deal in keeping Keydet athletics to the fore in Virginia newspapers. His work as head coach at Lexington High School for some years, coupled with his varsity experience as a cadet, have given him the practical experience necessan ' in the making of a good coach. ■ In no field of athletic endeavor has the Institute made larger strides in the last four years than in intramural athletics. Most of the credit for this fine piece of work in developing physically the rank and file of the corps, as well as the athletes, rightfully belongs to HERB PATCHIN, ti-ainer at the Institute since 1929. Each year sees a larger number of entrants in Herb ' s ten sport intramural program. Not only is the health of the corps improved by participation in the various tournaments, but also valuable material for varsity and rat teams is frequently uncovered. |:X« THE CHEER LEADERS B Hearty, enthusiastic cheering at Keydet athletic contests is something the corps prides itself on. And it is to the cheer leaders that much of the credit for the fine backing of the team by the corps must go. Not only are the Keydet cheer leaders adept in the leading of songs and yells, but also they are very proficient in appro- priate tumbling acts. Most of the cheer leaders are members of the gym team, and at nearly every football game the cheer leaders put on a fine tumbling exhibition between the halves. ■ The cheer leaders do yeoman work each fall in teaching the rat class V. M. I. ' s numerous and distinctive songs and yells. In the short space of ten days every rat knows all the songs and yells and is ready to do his part in backing the Big Red Team at the opening game. The cheer leaders conduct numerous cheer rallies and snake dances in the courtyard during the football season to cheer on the Squadron in the coming games. Also each year there is a torchlight parade, led by the cheer leaders, to show the football team that every man in the corps is backing the Flying Keydets. 1 The ' 32- ' 33 cheer leaders were captained by one of the finest tumblers V. M. I. has seen in many a day, Hank Noble. He was ably assisted by Ernie Outten, Bill Tompkins, Goose Greiner, Larrv Harkness. Emmett Rankin, and Don Veasey — all capable tumblers and fully capable of directing the cheers of the Keydets in the stands. These men did more than their share in instilling the famed old spirit of V. M. I. into the athletic teams of the ' 32- ' 33 session. I «FA1-1 THE SPIRIT OF V. M. I. Oh. clear the way, V. M. I. is out today, We ' re here to win this game; Our team will bring us fame In Alma Mater ' s name. And though the odds be against us, we ' ll not care. You ' ll see us fight the same. Always the same eld spirit, And we ' ll triumph once again. For though defeat seems certain, It ' s the same with V. M. I., Our battle cry is Never, never die. For when our line starts to weaken, Our backs fail to gain. Our ends are so crippled. To win seems in vain. The Corps roots the loudest — We ' ll yet win the day; The team it will rally And fight, fight, fight — Ray! We ' ll gain through the line And we ' ll circle the end. The red, white, and yellow will triumph again, The Keydets will fight ' em and never say die — That ' s the Spirit of V. M. I. DOXOLOGY Red, white, and yellow floats on high — The Institute shall never die. So now Keydets with ore voice cry: God bless our team, and V. M. I. GOODBYE TO VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Oh, it ' s goodbye to Virginia University, So long to the orange and the blue — Oh, it ' s good luck to the dear old flying Keydets, They are the boys that show the real old fight, fight, fight! Let ' s all join hands and sing the Spirit — That is the song we love so well. It ' s good as hell! So it ' s goodbye to Virginia University, We ' re going to beat you all to Chigga-Chigga-Rum Chigga-Chigga-Rum V. M. I., hi! — R. F. Vaughan and L. M. Caperton, ' 33. J |:l KOSTAINSEK, Captain FOOTBALL Miss Margaret Marti.n Sponsor I ' Kn-1 The Flying Squadron, 1932 Berkeley Manager ■ In the number of games won and lost the ' 32 football season was not a successful one for the Institute. But the football varsity of the fall of ' 32 has nothing to be ashamed of. On the contrary, for in addition to trouncing our an- cient rivals, the Wahoos, for the first time since 1928, in r ' X I9W _ our own backyard, the Squadron of 1932 can be justly Vj B proud of the statement that Head Coach Bill Raftery made: M 1 The ' 32 team is the fightingest team I have ever coached. H It did take fight, and lots of it, for a team that, at the be- H ginning of the season, lacked a punter, a plunging back, and running backs to put up such hard scraps against heavier teams from larger schools. Though winning only two games, the Squadron outgained its opponents in three others, an evidence of the way those red jerseyed boys fought. The 32 learn can boast such players as Captain Ed Kostainsek, perhaps the most versatile star player in the history of the Institute, Bill Kaylor, Puss Milliard, Fred Urick, and Billy Smith, All-State quarter for the last two seasons. ■ The Big Red Team pried the lid off the ' 32 season with a decisive 18-6 victory over a small, scrappy eleven from King College. Mugs Riley scored twice on power- ful line plunges. Travers scored also on a short, sharp thrust at the line. Billy Smith averaged better than ten yards a carry in addition to directing the team in veteran fashion. ■ A husky Kentucky eleven, led by the brilliant Kercheval, turned back the Keydets in the second game, 23-0. Kercheval had a field day, scoring two touchdowns in addition to booting a field goal and two placements for extra points. Kercheval ' s long distance booting, coupled with several disastrous Keydet fumbles, kept the Squadron on the defensive throughout most of the game. The Keydets obviously missed sorely the quarterbacking of Billy Smith, who was out on account of a bad leg injury. Hannah ROCHELLE Assistants to the Coaching Staff I JAUl HlLLIAnO Jones AlilKl.llEAD • The Duke Blue Devils came to Lexington on the next Saturday to play like devils and make the Keydets feel blue to the tune of 44-0. It was the worst defeat of a V. M. I. team on Alumni Field in years. Two complete Devil elevens were instrumental in trouncing the Keydets, crippled by the absence of the elusive Willie Smith. Fred Urick and Bill Kaylor were both removed from the game on account of injuries, but while they were in they played a heads-up brand of football. The line play of Crawford of Duke was particularly noticeable. For the few minutes that he played Eddie Law showed up well defensively, his savage tackling preventing several scores. ■ The Squadron traveled to South Carolina to receive a 12-6 trimming at the hands of the Citadel Bull Dogs. The Carolinians did not chalk up a first down until the third quarter, but they scored two touchdowns in the second period on blocked punts. The Keydets scored in the dying moments of the first half as the result of two long passes from Billy Smith to Fred Urick. LIrick nabbed one long heave for a 52-yard gain, and two plays later snagged another in the end zone for the Squadron ' s only score of the game. The Keydets outgained the Citadelites by more than a two to one margin, but the Bull Dogs ' stubborn second half defense stopped all of the Tricolor ' s - V., . • w ' ' iNuHtoLK: An Indian Pass I-1 F. I iiirk Walker Siecel Tram it- scoring attempts. Captain Kostainsek played fullback, having played guard and center in his usual stellar fashion in the preceding games. • A heavy Davidson eleven presented a bafRing running attack to beat the Squadron in their next, 12-0. The clever flank skirting of Wingfield was a major factor in the Wildcat victory. The most sensational play of the game was a 45-yard pass from Billy Smith to Jack Walker. Charlie Straub showed up well in his new position of plunging back. • Before a Homecoming crowd of 4,000, the Flying Keydets came into their own by defeating the Cavaliers, 6-4, in V. M. I. ' s first Homecoming triumph since 1928. The team played inspired football to defeat a team picked to win. In the second period Billy Smith uncorked a forty yard pass to Gil Minor, Keydet wingman, on the Virginia four-yard line. Minor leaped into the air, caught the pigskin, eluded two Virginia men, and dashed across the goal line untouched. Throughout the second half the Squadron played strictly a defensive game to turn back every Cavalier thrust. Twice quarterback Smith chose to present the Wahoos with a safety radrer than risk a blocked punt behind the goal line. Kostainsek, Hilliard, Kaylor, the two Uricks, Billy Smith, Straub — in fact the entire Big Red Team put out to the utmost to trim the Cavaliers of Charlottesville. Holmes Law I SHt .Smith Sthm ' B Carnky McCai.lum • The Keydets journeyed to Richmond, where the Maryland Old Liners staged a second half rally to come from behind and down the Squadron, 12-7. V. M. I. scored in the first few minutes of play on a 16-yard run b) Billy Smith for a touch- down. From that time on, the Old Liners seemed to find themselves. The Terrapins staved off a strong Keydet scoring attempt in the second period and came back in the second half to score a touchdown in each of the last two periods. Poppleman was the high light for the Marylanders. scoring the winning touchdown on a beautiful .52-yard sprint. Smith starred for the Institute, averaging better than five yards per carry. • Down at Norfolk the William and Mary Indians used lateral passes effectively to trim the Keydets, 20-7. V. M. I. had the long end of the first down count, but the Indians ' air attack proved more effective than the Institute ' s aerial heaves. Kostainsek scored on the last play of the game on a vicious stab at the line. • At Richmond the University of Richmond repeated history when Turkey Chaltain scored the only touchdown of the game to defeat the Keydets. The Squadron again outgained its opponents, but fumbles in enemy territory proved costly to the Keydets. Captain Kostainsek, though painfully hurt, played magnificently, averaging better Burgess Gilbert Riley l-T Homecoming Day: Real Action than four yards on each carry. Smith gained over a hundred yards from scrimmage and a like amount on runbacks of punts and kickofts. • Probably the most powerful Gobbler team in V. P. I. ' s history had little trouble in defeating a gamely fighting Keydet eleven, 26-0, in the annual Turkey Day affair. The Keydets held the Gobblers on even terms in the first and last quarters, but in the two middle periods the Poly backs ran wild to chalk up four touchdowns. Once in the third period the Big Red Line rolled back the Gobblers on the six-inch line, but in the end the maroon jerseyecl warriors proved too powerful. Captain Kostainsek, Bill Kaylor, Jack Zimmerman, and Billy Smith played the best ball for the Keydets. The red jerseyites fought hard, but were no match for a truly great Tech team. It was the last game for Kostainsek, Kaylor, Fred Urick, Milliard, Walker, Siegel, Travers, Jones, and Morehead. All of these men received monograms, as well as Nimmo, Burgess, Straub, Lowe, Minor, Law, Holmes, Zimmerman, M. Lhick, and Gilbert. Red Berkeley was awarded a service emblem for his work as varsity manager. ■ Charlie Straub, a Lexington boy, will lead next year ' s eleven in quest of victories in the Old Dominion and elsewhere. One of the big clashes of the ' 33 season will be the same between the Keydets of V. M. L and the Kaydets of West Point. Zimmerman I ■i Kn:i THE BABY SQUADRON, 1932 I The success of the Rat football team during the 1932 season can hardly be branded other than mediocre. In none of their five games were the Rats victorious, but in each they put up a clean and real V. M. I. fight. Coaches Heflin, Caldwell, and Ramey did an excellent job with the scant material they had. The yearlings opened their season on home ground against a much heavier Spider frosh eleven with a 20 to loss. Richmond presented a group of clever backs, which the excellent work of Gunn, Witt, and Dodson could not offset. On. the next Saturday the baby squadron traveled to the University town to tackle the Virginia frosh. They were forced to come away with the short end of a 26-0 count. The light cadets were outplayed throughout the game, but the defensive work of Oglesby and Dodson was a redeeming feature. At College Park on October 28th the little Reds were crushed in a defensive battle by the Old Liner frosh, 12 to 0. Although the Rats were outweighed twenty-five pounds to the man, an intercepted lateral and a 20-yard pass were the chief factors in their defeat. Coleman, White, and Oglesby in the line, and the running of Witt and McMillian were impressive. V. P. I. was met in Roanoke on Armistice Day. The powerful and heavy Gobbler frosh eleven was too much for the baby squadron, and the Rat aggregation had to be content with a 21-0 drubbing. Coleman, who had been elected Rat captain just before the game, was the key man of all the little Red ' s plays. The Freshmen closed their season at Lexington with the Indian frosh. The loss of six regulars from the line-up proved a serious handicap and the Rats were downed 19 to 6. One spurt of power was shown in the second quarter when the Little Reds took the ball to the Indians ' 27-yard line and from there scored their lone tally. Dodson carried the ball over. The 1932 Rats graduate several promising players to the next year ' s varsity. Witt and Dodson look like great ground gainers for future Squadrons while Oglesby, Captain Coleman, Wliite, and several other linemen give much promise. The following were awarded numerals: Coleman, Buesching, Oglesby, Boyd, Hunter, White, Thomas, McMillian, Dodson, Witt, Kirkpatrick, Crisp, Machir, Gardner, Hightower, Gunn, Raffo, Banks, O ' Brien, Blair, and Stopp. Edmunds, Captain BASKETBALL Miss Frances Briccs Sponsor I yTAlU VARSITY BASKETBALL Greinkk. Maiiase ' The 1933 basketball season was a more successful season than the ' 32 season, and a new crop of third class- men was uncovered which may mean better seasons in ' 34 and ' 35. The ' 33 season was an unusual one in several respects. Briefly told, the hard floormen won their first four games and dropped the next eleven. Two of those first four victories were against Southern Conference opponents, and consequently for a few brief days Captain Edmunds and his men were sitting on the top of the South- ern Conference heap. As a result of the disastrous run of eleven straight defeats at the end of the season the varsity basketeers were near the bottom of the Conference. Captain Paul Edmunds, fiery headed forward, played a fighting brand of ball all season. Realizing that shoot- ing was not his strongest point, he unselfishly played the part of a ' feeder in order that others might cage the baskets. Paul always looked best when the going was the hardest, and his floor work in handling the ball ranked hin with the best. B The hoopmen pried the lid off the season with a nip and tuck win over the St. Johns five. The Keydets ran up a 16-11 lead by half time, and in the second half fought hard to squelch a late rally on the part of the Johnnies. The final score, 26-24, indicates what a close game it was. The conference leading Maryland quint journeyed to Lexington only to be reversed by a 30-29 score. Maryland led throughout the contest until the closing moments of play when a spirited Keydet rally won the game for V. M. I. With the Old Liners in the lead and with less than half a minute to play. Bill Downey sank a shot from near midcourt to tie the score. Just prior to the final whistle Charley I -A Millar I. H. Smith Ferrara Hancock was fouled under his own goal, and his successful free throw gave the game to the Keydets by a one point margin. After trouncing Gallaudet handily by a 41-19 score, the Keydets staged another late rally to down Virginia, 26-25. in an extra period affair. Virginia held a large lead at the midway mark, 15-5, but in the last half a determined Keydet rally knotted the count at 23-all as the final whistle blew. In the extra period Millar ' s foul shot and Downey ' s long shot gave the Keydets three points while Virginia made only one field goal. • The hard floor men were unable to win any of the remaining eleven tilts. How- ever, in justice to them it should be pointed out that the competition was of the keenest sort. The Keydets dropped a close tilt to Virginia Tech by a 34-38 score and another close one to Carolina ' s Tarheels by a 29-32 score. In the Carolina game the Keydets held a slim lead until the last five minutes of play when the White Phantoms forged ahead. Duke, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, each defeated the Keydets twice, while North Carolina State, William and Mary, Navy, Maryland, and Virginia trounced the varsity hoopsters once each. Monograms were awarded to Captain Edmunds, Travers, Irvin Smith, Downey, Hancock. Millar, and Ferrara. ' • i I ' -■tfJifciaeggBBaa «W4J2 - RAT BASKETBALL I The nineteen thirty-three edition of rat basketeers did not have what might be called a very successful season. Getting off to a poor start, they did show considerable improvement as the season progressed and in time developed that old fighting spirit that has made V. M. I. teams famous. Throughout the entire season three players were consistently outstanding. At the lop of this list is Captain McLoney, a high-scoring forward. Gardner at center played a steady, and at times brilliant game, while the clever guarding of Hunter was largely instrumental in keeping down opponents scores. The first game with the Virginia Frosh was slow and featured by the many wild passes and missed snow birds ' of both teams. The Rals came out on the short end of a 16-30 score. The second game was with the V. P. I. Rats. The Young Keydets looked better than they did in their previous game, but lost 22-55. Massanutten Militai Academy defeated the Rats 25-33 in the next game. The Rats played their first game away from home when they went to Greenbrier Military School at Lewisburg, W. Va., where they came veiy close to defeating the Prep School boys. The Rats were rather hopelessly outclassed in the first half, but came back in the second period to tie the score repeatedly. Greenbrier had a smooth-running quint and in the face of this onslaught played desperately and managed to keep two or three baskets ahead most of the time and so the game ended. After losing to Lewisburg College, the Rats took Roosevelt High School of Washington for a rough lide. The first half was a fast one, and at the end the Little Keydets had the High- schoolers submerged under a 17-7 score. The second half was almost a repetition of the first, except for the rally staged by the Rough Riders in the last quarter when they brought their total to within 12 points of the Rat s. The final score was 33-2L The Rats lost their return engagement with Virginia after a hard fight. Although the Little Wahoos had a slim one point lead at the half, they finished strongly to win. In tlie last game of the season the Virginia Tech frosh won by a large margin. Numerals were awarded to Captain McLoney, Gardner. Hunter, Bair, Dodson, Pettyjohn, Raffo, Rippert, Shorno, McLaughlin, and Sproles. I I Epps, Captain im i mt ' i BOXING Mrs. Epps Sponsor IHk :- -_ •TAVIt] VARSITY BOXING Holt, Manager ■ The varsity mittmen went through a five-meet schedule ivith four defeats and one victory. Overcoming a decided laciv of equipment and time for practice, Coach Knox tur ed out a well-rounded team, and every man on the regular squad, with the exception of one, won at least one varsity fight. The boxers opened their season with 6-2 losses to both Virginia and Carolina, the teams which finished in one-tw o order in the Southern Conference tournament. In the third meet the Keydet ringmen took V. P. I. ' s Techmen into camp with an impressive 6-2 win. The following week-end they dropped a close meet to Maryland, 5-3. The last dual meet of the season was lost to Army, 6V-;-lV2- In the conference tournament at Charlottesville on February 24-25 six men were entered, none of whom were able to advance. In the Isantamweight class Koteen drew the call, fighting in all five dual meets. Koteen lost to Hahn, Virginia. Glover, Carolina, Young, Maryland, and Dick, Army. Over Stroud, V. P. I., he took the decision. Sammy Crews fought the entire season in the featherweight class, winning over McEwen. Virginia, Menard, V. P. I., and Carroll, Maryland. To Levinson, Carolina, and Cleveland, Army, he dropped close decisions. Crews entered the conference tourney but failed to make weight and was forced to forfeit. In the lightweight division Mickey Doyle ran up against some of the toughest opposition in the conference. In the opening meet he dropped a close decision to Goldstein, Virginia ' s conference champion. In the next meet Quarles, conference featherweight champion from Carolina, hooked him for a third round technical knockout. Doyle won over Scott V. P. I. At Maryland he dropped the decisioi I l-Ti HiLLiARD Crews Doyle Kostainsek to Burns. At Army he fought to a draw with Bennett. In the conference meet Rivers, South Carolina, gai-ed a third round technical knockout over him. The welterweight class drew the services of three Keydet boxers. In the Virginia meet Eddie Bain lost to Fishburne, Virginia ' s conference champion. Captain Jack Epps outpointed both Raymer, Carolina, and Tyler, V. P. I. Troutt, in the last two dual meets, lost to Keerer, Maryland, and Hagan, Army. Fighting junior middleweight, Epps lost to Stuart, Virginia, and Shinkle, Army, but won from McAboy, Maryland. Bill Rogers, fighting the other two fights, lost to Nat Lumpkin, Carolina, and won from Captain Rose, V. P. I., in a four round affair. ■ Fred Blenckstone dropped the first three middleweight decisions to Smith, Cava- lier K. 0. artist, Giddions, Carolina, and Bussey, V. P. I. Bill Jones fought the last two, winning from Ed Jones, Maryland, losing to Olson, Army. Puss Milliard and Ed Kostainsek, in the light heavyweight and heavyweight classes, switched weights with each meet. Kos took one decision, a three round verdict over Parsons, Carolina, in the light heavyweight division. He dropped decisions to Reiss, Virginia, and McCaw, Maryland, in the light heavy division, and to Negri, V. P. I., and Remus, Army, in the heavy class. Hilliard fared better, with a technical K. 0. over Dawson, Virginia, and defeats by Landis, Carolina, and Farrel, Maryland, in the heavy class, and victories over Kerns, V. P. I., and Brown, Army, in the light heavyweight division. In the conference meet Hilliard, fighting middle- weiffht, lost to Smith. Virginia, and Kostairs? ' -, ftohting liaht heavy, lost to Collins, W. L. Jones Koteen Blenckstone Troutt I p  JSHz RAT BOXING I Depending on the viewpoint, the Rat Boxing team had either a very poor season or a most promising one. If the success of the squad is judged merely hy a summaiy of the meets won and lost, the season was indeed quite disappointing. No meets were won while six were lost. On the other hand, if the future of an enterprise is looked to rather than its present status, you may be well satisfied with this new crop of leather pushers. There are numerous men who wore the uniform for the first time this last winter who will undoubtedly add much to the power of the varsity boxers next year. Among these may be mentioned Mirante, DeWitt. Coleman, Gardner, McMillin, and Kostainsek. These gentlemen are outstanding, but many of the others are certainly good material if properly developed. The year ' s fighting started ivith a 6 to 2 loss to the consistently strong Virginia freshman team. Gardner and Mirante both won their bouts on decisions to start their season well. Hightower fought a fine battle but lost due to excessive bleeding. The University of North Carolina freshmen were the next conquerors of the Baby Keydets by the same tune of 6 to 2. In this meet, Kostainsek won his first and Mirante continued on his winning streak. In the third loss of the season to the V. P. I. frosh by 5 to 3, a new winner appeared in the V. M. I. ranks, DeWitt. He gained a pure knockout, while Kostainsek and Mirante won theirs again by a technical K.O. and a decision, respectively. The Navy Plebes, one of the strongest teams in the East, followed the general trend by gar- nering a score of 6% to 1% for the Rats. McMillin entered the picture in this meet by winning on a decision, while Kostainsek fought hard to gain a draw. The two concluding meets of the season were lost to two of the best secondary school teams in Virginia ; Petersburg High by 5 to 3, and Staunton Military Academy by 7 to 1. Another new winner was introduced in the Petersburg meet in Coleman who won by a technical knockout. The veteran winners, Kostainsek and Mirante, also managed to garner decisions in their favor. The lone victory in the S. M. A. meet was credited to Curfman for his initial win of the year. m LaiNuis, Captain WRESTLING .« K I4 VARSITY WRESTLING Petticrew, Manas • Pete Hesmer met no galaxy of wrestling talent when his candidates reported for the first practice in 1933, but there was little fear among the corps that the season would be a good one. And the corps was not wrong. The varsity wrestling season was a good one, although it did not fulfill all expectations. Everything went well until the team had a slump and recorded the first defeat of a V. M. I. wrestling team in the Southern Conference in five years. The slump continued through the Southern Conference tournament held at V. M. I., and the best that Captain ' ' Mooney Landis ' men could do was to follow Washington and Lee with second place. The University of North Carolina came first on the Keydets ' program and they were vanquished, 15 to 11, at Chapel Hill. The meet was a close one as is evidenced by the score, but the cadet middleweighls left little hope for a Tarheel victory. Lathrop, wrestling the 13.5, started the team in the right direction. And Stith in the 145-pound class. Captain Landis in the 155-pound class, Rucker in the 165-pound class, and Dorrier in the 175-pound class showed the spectators how victorious wrestlers perform and the victory for V. M. L was assured. ■ Navy came next and with the approach of the encounter the prospects for a long-looked for victory were very bright. The meet was freakish in ways with Currence, cadet 145-pounder, throwing himself and Navy ' s captain having to default after being stunned in his match with Meem. The Middies won, 23 to 13, with Harkness, Stith, and Meem turning in the V. M. L victories. The first home appearance was made against North Carolina State and the corps was given a treat. The Statemen comprised a good club, but that club was not of I-JL the calibre to take the cadets into camp and they were vanquished. 22 to 6. All the middle weights and heavies turned in victories and the Army trip was in the imme- diate foreground. The matmen traveled many miles to the camp of the Army mule and their trip was not a useless one. Saturday afternoon saw the grapplers fight from behind to take the meet with the Pointers after the first three matches had been lost, two of them by falls. But from the 155-pound class to the unlimited, including two 165- pounders. the wearers of the tri-color were supreme and the meet was won, 19 to 13. The Monday following found the team in Philadelphia invading the camp of Temple University. The trip to the north was made a complete success by a 22 to 8 victory over the Owls. • At Blacksburg something went wrong and after piling up a commanding lead, 14 to 3, in the first five matches the heavies gave down and allowed the Gobblers a 16 to 14 triumph. In the Southern Conference tournament Washington and Lee was too strong and the best V. M. I. could do was to amass 24 points to take second place. Captain Landis continued his fine work to win the title in the 155-pound class. A few weeks later Landis went to the National IntercoUegiates where he brought fame to his Alma Mater by placing second in the nation in his class. Meeji Harkness I p ! 1 7a 1i1 I RAT WRESTLING ■ The 1933 nlitiun of ilie Ral wreslling squad lasted bulli victory and defeat. In fad four opponents were faced during the season, two resuUing in wins and the other two in losses. Opening the season on January 28, the young matmen journeyed to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to encounter the freshman team of the University of North Carolina. The two squads gave eveiy evidence of- being well-matched, and the final score. 20- 18, very adequately illustrates This point. Both V. M. I. and the U. of N. C. won four matches each, but victory for the Tarheels came as a result of the slim margin of two points— the difference between a fall and time decision. On Februai-y 4. the little Red Team played host to the Greenbrier Militaiy Academy. A miich improved aggregation stepped out to defeat the West Virginians 25-13. For t he Rats Seay, Witt, and Coleman again looked especially impressive, each repeating his match at Chapel Hill with a victoiy by the fall method. The following week-end, Februaiy 11, witnessed defeat at the hands of one of the best fresh- man teams ever met on anybody ' s mat. Wrestling in Annapolis on that date, the Rats lost to the U. S. Naval Academy Plebes by the score of 30-5. Seay continued his winning streak with a fall and consequently the only five points lor the Red, White, and Yellow. The closing match of the season brought defeat to the Gobbler Rats at Blacksburg. V. M. I. defeated the traditional rival by the score of I5V2 to IOVl.. As the final bout began, the score was tied 10y2 to lOV , but Coach Heflin ' s men came through with Coleman adding five points with a victory by a fall. In the 115-pound class Seay won all four matches, three by the fall route. In the 125-pound class Segarra was fairly successful. Witt in the 135-pound class won three bouts, only to lose to Navy on time. In the 145-pound class Brook and Gialanella represented their school. Robinson took care of the 155-pound class. In the 165-pound class Banks found the going difficult because of superb opposition. Boyd wrestled in the 175-pound class. In the unlimited class Coleman had a good season, winning three bouts by falls. Phillips, Captain TRACK I - •Kaii VARSITY TRACK ■ Little Pete Hesmer, sterling varsity wrestling coach, took over the instruction of the varsity track team in the absence of the regular mentor. Colonel Son Read during 1933. The regular coach made frequent trips from Char- lottesville to give general supervision to the team, but the real work of training and getting the men into shape for the five dual meets and the State meet rested in the hands of Hesmer. There was no wealth of material on hand when the varsity squad reported for the first practice, but by the time William and Mary arrived at the Alumni Field the scanty clads were in fair condition. It was a dismal day for a Allen, Manager track meet, and tlie results were just as dismal for the cadets. William and Mary turned away the wearers of the Red, White, and Yellow by the score of 80 to 46. ' But the score in no way gave the story of the true meet. V. M. I. won the run- ning events by scoring 40 points to 32 for the visitors, but the hope of a victory was completely destroyed by the performance of the W. M. field men. The cadets could pick up only six points from six field events, a third place in each of the six. Little, W. M. star, was the individual performer of the day, winning four firsts. He scored twenty points in the two dashes, javelin and broad jump. Ducky Turner ran a good mile to win, and Billy Burruss. Riddle, and Moore made a clean sweep in the two mile event. Wellford turned in the kind of race that was expected of him and won the quarter mile, while Foster, running his first race as a varsity man, captured the half mile in the good time of two minutes, five and six-tenths seconds. The worm turned, as the expression goes, the following week when the Univer- sity of Maryland was entertained at Lexington. The Terps presented an excellent speed merchant in Widmyer, but his two victories in the dashes were not enough to U ' r i f i% ¥ Patteson Turner RUTSCHOW take a victory from the cadets. Maryland showed marked superiority in the running events but the cadets were far superior in the field events and won, 66 to 60. Wellford turned in the feature running of the day as far as the cadets were concerned by winning the quarter mile in 50.8 seconds and capturing second place in the half mile. Bunky Smith and Bailey finished one and two in the low hurdle event, and Burruss ran his usual race to win the two-mile. Turner and Milton coasted to finish in a dead heat in the mile run. B The big part of the day for the cadets occurred when they showed supremacy in the field division. Led by Morehead they made a clean sweep in the shot put. Ryland won the javelin, and Wills and Johnston captured second and third in the broad jump. The feature of the meet was the high jumping of Moody. It so hap- pened that the result of the meet depended largely upon the showing of the cadets in the high jump, and the plucky Keydet cleared the bar to win first place and give his team a safe margin. The Cavaliers from the University of Virginia came to Lexington on April 15th and handed the cadets a trouncing, 761 2 to 49Vi;. Once again the team found need of better performers in the field events, for it was lack of points in the field that largely accounted for their defeat. Virginia held only a two point margin in the runs. Clean sweeps in the high jump and discus gave the Cavaliers twenty points and a margin which victories by Ryland and points in the pole vault by Kerr and McDonald could not overcome. First places in the runs were divided between the two teams, but a sweep of Wellford Johnston I 7A1:1 Wills Parks Pkttk.rkw Lkakv the places in the high hurdles gave the Virginia men a slight lead. Wellford and Rutschow coasted through a slow 440-yard dash to finish in a dead heat, and Burrus and Milton duplicated the feat in the two-mile. Wellford returned after the com- pletion of the quarter to win the half mile in the fast time of 1:59. The absence of Captain Billy Phillips in the dashes gave the Cavaliers several points. Urick won the 220-yard dash, and, had Phillips been present, he probably would have made it first and second in the race rather than just first. The V. M. I. captain was a hard worker whose presence inspired his leam mates all season. Little Bunky Smith turned in a fine race in the low hurdles, running second to Virginia ' s ace after he had broken his stride near the end of the race. Even at that the keydet broke twenty-six seconds in his third race of the season. B Meets were held after the Virginia meet with Richmond University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. At the time of writing these meets had not taken place but the cadets were expected to turn in a good showing in each of them. The return of Foster to the squad in the half mile after two weeks absence, and the mending of injuries to Captain Phillips and Turner were expected to strengthen the team greatly for the last two meets of the year. The State Meet was to be held at V. M. 1., May 6, and the V. M. 1. aggregation was expected to make a showing which would compare favorably with the one of the year before. There was not a man in the State that could beat Wellford in the quarter, Billy Burruss could be counted on for points in the two miles, and Foster. Turner, and Smith were being depended upon for many points. R. P. Smith I-B RAT TRACK • As Rat track seasons go the 1933 campaign was not different from diose of preceding years. The past season saw Captain M. G. Ramey as the Rat mentor, and before the season was completed he had developed a well-balanced aggregation which showed promise of fmnishing much material for the varsity next year. The Rats went into action a week later than the varsity and tackled Jefferson High School of Roanoke the afternoon that the varsity took Maryland into camp. The meet was a close one and the first year men were nosed out b) the score of 61 to 56. Ackerly was easily the outstanding performer for the V. M. I. team. He won the two hurdle events and the broad jump, accounting for fifteen of his team ' s total. DeCamps was the only other cadet to be victorious in the field events. He took the pole vault without much competition. The first year men showed up well in the distance runs, Bryce winning the mile and Settle winning the half mile. Against the Cavalier freshmen Captain Ramey ' s charges did not fare so well. While the varsity was being downed, they fell before the Cavalier onslaught, 81 to 35. DeCamps tied for first in the pole vault for the only Rat victory in the field and Ackerly turned in the only victory in the runs by winning the low hurdles. Other than the first in the lows, Ackerly annexed a second place in the highs and in the broad jump. He was easily the high scorer for the first year men. V. M. I. took eight of ten second and third places to reduce the margin of the baby Cavaliers in the field events. Although the season is not completed at this writing, the Rats are given even breaks in their remaining meets with Richmond and V. P. I. Ackerly is expected to make good varsity material in 1934, and DeCamps will make a valuable addition to the pole vaulting staff. Bryce and Settle will be excellent material for the dis- tances, and Tayloe will be able to step in for Captain Billy Phillips in the varsity dashes. I TAIH CROSS COUNTRY 0 Hr ' The V. M. I. Cross Country team displayed throughout j: JL tlic 1932 season the finest form in the history of that sport at the Institute for many years. In the opening meet with Virginia, Lauck, Virginia star, led the pack, closely followed by Burruss, Wellford, Captain Turner, Neidengard, and Milton, all of V. M. I., in the order named to win for the Keydets by a large margin. • In the state meet the hill-and-dale men once more illustrated their excellent balance as a team and all crossed the finish line within the first eleven to win the meet. Bur- russ again ran second to Lauck, both men bettering the course record. TuR ER, Captain ■ The cadets traveled to Chapel Hill on November 19th to engage the cream of the Southern Conference harriers. Running on a very muddy course without spikes, the thin-clads were beaten only by a veteran Duke aggregation and Carolina. Although Burruss placed fourth, his time bettered that made by Ham Smith and Bond, who tied for first two years ago. • The harriers selected Billy Burruss as captain to succeed Ducky Turner. Burruss. the star performer of the season, will lead a veteran aggregation on the field next year consisting of himself, ex-captain Turner, Wellford, Neidengard, Mil- ton, Moore, Finlayson, Rutschow, and Bain. From the Rats will come DeCamps, Bryce, Scott, Ackerly, and Powell. ' The Rat harriers were never able to put forth a team which could display the ability of the varsity. The material was not very promising, but, although the team failed to annex a victory, there are enough men with ability to make valuable additions to the 1933 varsity. DeCamps showed the best form and was elected Rat captain at the end of the season. YOVTHS PRESSING VP -- : ' VITH NOBLE EMVLATION A CP.AT1FY1NC SPECTA . ,.■. . OVR. COVNTRYAND OVR. STATE- OBJECTS OF HONEST PFLi: =. INSTRVCTORSAND FAIR. SPECIMENS OF CITIZEN SOLDIERS ATTACHED TO THEIR NATIVE STATE PROVD OFHER FAME AND READY IN EVERY TIME OF DEEPEST PERIL TO VINDICATE HER HONOR OR DEFEND HER RIGHTS |: OUTTEN. Cfip ain BASEBALL I L ' ' Sj J SySiGBEfiai ■I Kn:l VARSITY BASEBALL Cl.KVVIs. llllKIKfr ■ The J 933 varsity baseball season cannot be truthfully labelled a successful one, but the backers of the team feel that the diamond artists did about as well as could be expected under the circumstances. Confronted with shorter practice sessions than usual and with the loss for the season of two very promising twirlers through injuries, Coach Raftery found it a difficult task to turn out a team capable of competing successfully with the crack ball clubs of the Old Dominion and the Old North State. The fact that of the eight monogram men on deck for the ' 33 season four were outfielders and fou r were infielders indicates clearly that the chief weakness lay in the pitching and catching departments. Through an injury to his arm sustained before the season began, Blenckstone was forced out for most of the season. And early in April another of the mainstays of the hurling staff, Reynolds, had the misfortune to break his leg. This threw the brunt of the hurling on the shoulders of Gilbert, Lou Jones, and Irvin Smith. These men usually performed well on the mound, but lack of opportune hitting by their team- mates deprived them of several victories. B The catching assignments were fairly equally distributed among Gilbert, Mil- liard, and Tyree. At first base two monogram men, Scott and Greiner, fought it out for the call, with both seeing considerable service. At the keystone sack the fiery- headed, hard-hitting Paul Edmunds played his third straight year of varsity ball. On the other side of second base, ' Duke Ferrara, a newcomer, demonstrated a bang-up brand of ball handling throughout the season. Probably the most improved of all the players was Sid Buford at third base. Sid fielded his position cleanly and accurately, and hit consistently well. In the outer gardens Captain Outten played center, flanked on one side by Mulie Noble and on the other In Ward. Another monogram man, Pitkethly, saw Ill 4 jjf ,.,..% .J iJ M M f I r i GlLBKliT Ghkiner Scott PlTKETHLKY I. H. Smith HlI.LIAKI) considerable service in the outfield, his speed o;i the base paths making him a valuable addition to the team. ■ In the opening game of the season the Catamounts of the University of Vermont pushed over three runs in one big inning and four in another to down the varsity nine by a 7 to 4 score. The high light of the game from the Keydets ' point of view was the home run that Mulie Noble parked up on the hill to bring in two runs. The Tarheels of the University of North Carolina encountered little difficulty in trouncing the Keydets, 14-0. The Carolinians utilized thirteen safe blows and six Keydet errors to pile up their large run total. Reynolds started on the mound but was forced to give way to Irvin Smith, who finished the game without running into serious trouble. The onlv Kevdet hitter who was able to hit the offerings of Crouch, Tarheel twirler. was Sid Buford, who poled out two doubles. ■ N. C. State hit Jones and Gilbert hard in the first two innings to score seven runs and run up a commanding lead that the Kevdets were unable to overcome. The final score was 11 to 3 in favor of the Wolfpack. The Keydets smashed out eight hits to ten for the visitors, but the Rafteryites were unable to bunch their hits effectively. Buford and Edmunds led the Keydets in hitting with two singles apiece. William and Mary bunched seven hits to score eight runs, while the Keydets were unable to make their six singles produce a single tally. Stankus, Indian port- sider, kept V. M. I. ' s hits well sratteied. . M. I. thieatened m the sixth inning when the Keydets filled the bases, but a double pli nipped the lalh shoit. Wahd a, W. Noble Ferrara Edmunds Buford Jome; I «XSIil FENCING TEAM ■ The V. M. I. Fencing Team commenced its 1933 season with a two weapon match in Baltimore early in February. Moody and Metcalfe carried off the honors with the foil in that encounter, and O ' Riordan joined with Moody to win four straight victories with the epee against the University of Baltimore swordsmen. A strong three weapon team of cadets invaded Wil- liamsburg on March 4, 1933, and defeated the College of William and Mary by the close margin of seven to five. Moody, Winston, Howard, Winston, Ax, and Metcalfe con- tributed to the V. M. I. victory on that occasion. Winston ' s Metcalfe Captain brilliant performance with the saber saved the day for V. M. I. On the fourth of May the cadets returned to Williams- burg for the Southern Intercollegiate Fencing Tournament. V. M. I. swept into the finals with Moody, Winston, Ax, and Metcalfe representing a difficult combination to withstand. William and Mary, however, with their two left-handed fencers, won the championship with a seven to five score. B The individual matches following the tournament were the most colorful engage- ments of the affair. Moody won the epee championship and Winston amassed double honors with the saber and foil. Metcalfe was stopped by the William and Mary left handed ace. Mack. The form displayed by the V. M. I. swordsmen and the wake of victories that has attended their matches in the past pay a just tribute to the superior coaching of Captain Granfelt, whose untiring efforts to establish fencing as a recognized sport at V. M. I. are worthy of the commendation of cadets and alumni. TENNIS TEAM Brown ■ It was during the early spring of 1933 that tennis was re-adopted as a varsity sport at V. M. I. Not since early in 1929 had V. M. I. been represented in intercollegiate tennis, and the favorable decision of the Athletic Council this spring was very encouraging to lovers of the game. Intramurals were run oft earlv, and these matches gave Coach Ryland some idea as to what old cadets would form a team. A series of matches were arranged with the Univer- sity of Richmond, the Medical College of Virginia, Univer- sity of Virginia, Hampden-Sydney College, Roanoke Col- lege, and Lynchburg College. ■ The team selected to participate in the first match, that with the University of Richmond, was composed of Morgan, Carr, Thad Adams. Luckett. Hancock, and McMann. Few, if any, of these men had ever experienced collegiate competition. The result of the match was: V. M. I., 7, University of Richmond. 2. Morgan and Carr showed tlie way with their consistency and smooth strokes. On the following day the Medical College of Virginia netters fell before the Keydets. 8-1. This match was plaved under ideal weather conditions and on splendid courts. The doubles matches were especially closely contested. ' Since only two matches have been played at the date of this writing, the real success of this year ' s tennis team has not been determined. In Jimmy Morgan the Keydets have a steady and brilliant netman. Julian Carr is not far behind in smooth stroking and heady placements. Thad Adams. Keydet smash artist, is especially effective both at the net and at service. Luckett ' s net play and Hancock ' s steadiness show up well. McMann, Brown, Minor, C. M. Taylor, and W. L. Kelly are expected to round out the team, with Stubbs, Penick, Gillock, ZoUman, and G. N. Wise not far behind. I fi ■I 7Alil RIFLE TEAM • The Indoor Rifle Season of 1932-33 opened with pos- sibly the brightest outlook in history. The best indoor rifle teams in the entire nation were met during the season. The team did not quite attain the heights of the 1931-32 machine, but nevertheless a successful year was again en- joyed by the V. M. 1. marksmen. The varsity small-bore men engaged in the N. R. A. League, the Third Corps Area Championship, the Hearst Trophy Match, and the National Intercollegiate Match besides a number of individual scores fired with champion- ship teams from coast to coast. ' The loss of Lieutenant E. B. Howard, coach of the HuwsHAvv varsity team, was sorely felt as his ability as a rifle coach is widely accepted. Nevertheless with Major Morrow as head coach and Captain Wiltshire, Lieutenant Tate, and Lieutenant Waters as assist- ants the team successfully closed the season. ■ One of the high lights of the season was the trip to Washington on February 24, 25. and 26, where the team had scheduled, shoulder-to-shoulder matches with George Washington L niversity and Georgetown LIniversity. On the 24th, G. W. U. defeated the Red, White, and Yellow to the tune of 1330 to 1251. The next day witnessed a victory as Georgetown was defeated by the close margin victory, 1297- 1296. The Third Corps Area finals gave V. M. L fifth place out of the eighteen teams competing with a total of 3618. Llnofficial records for the season show the out- standing shots to be as follows: Redding, R., Captain Brayshaw, W. 0., Archer, H. L., Dingman, N. W , McCrary, J. A.. Brown, H. C, Veasey, H. D., Calhoun, W. L., Caperlon, L. M., and Hayman. W. S. I ' Tp. PISTOL TEAM DeSaussure ■ The Pistol Team, the latest addition to V. M. I. ' s many representatives in the intercollegiate world of sport, has, during its short young life, won the respect and admiration of every member of the Corps. Four days of each week, the members of the team report to the cold, dark pistol range far below the R. 0. T. C. office to prepare for the various matches to be fired against colleges and universities all over the country. Back in 1932, the pistol team was born, when Lieu- tenant Tate, the prospective coach, sent forth a call to all second and first class artillerymen who wished to try out for the team. After several weeks of practice the squad was cut down to ten men : the men, who from that time on, were to be the representatives for the team in the one scheduled match, the National Intercollegiate Pistol Meet. Fifteen schools from every part of the country competed, V. M. I. taking second place honors close behind the two-time winner. University of Colorado. • This year, a call was sent forth by the new coach. Captain Hurt, who replaced Lieutenant Tate, w ' ho was called upon to take over the duties of rifle team coach. Practice was begun early in February and a team of ten men, four first classmen and six second classmen, was selected. Using Colt 22-calibre Woodsman pistols, these men prepared for Manager Gilliam ' s long schedule. On March 4 the first two mail matches of the season were fired against Culver Military Academy and Princeton Llniversity. These were lost by close scores. The following week, two more losses were encountered at the hands of Purdue and Cornell LTniversities. Although starting the season poorly, the team has showed steady improvement as each week passed. The final match was the National Match fired in April. I J yTAlU GYM TEAM Noble • One of the annual attractions at Finals is the gym- nastic exhibition put on by the Gym Team. The exhibition at Finals is to consist of tumbling tricks as well as feats on the flyin g rings, parallel bars, and the horizontal bar. All members of the squad perform certain rudimentary stunts on the rings and bars, while in addition each man specializes in some particular stunt or other. Freeman and P. C. Roberts arc particularly adept on the parallel bars and on the mat. Roberts also shares honors with Helms in being an expert i i that thrilling stunt of the flying rings, the fly-away. • Rankin and Veasey excel in their mat work. In addi- tion to mat work De Jarnette and Harkness perform well on the horizontal bar. Law and Buist have a synchronized combination act that is an evidence of many hours of practice. Each individually goes through such stunts at the same time, as rolls, somersaults, kips, and flip-flaps. ■ Lathrop and Bray specialize in swinging stunts on the flying rings that show them to be masters of this aerial art. Outten and Captain Hank Noble are two veterans who, along with P. C. Roberts, always demonstrate their experience in the intricacies of acrobatic work. Outten does work on the mat, horizontal bar, and parallel bars. Noble utilizes his long experience to good effect in training his teammates and in performing mnny daring and unusual stunts. The development of a successful Gym Team in versatility, physique, and in co-ordination of spirit and body has been brought about largely through the untiring efforts of the Gym Team ' s coach. Captain Granfelt. - f.rW -%t O l-T: SPORT SPOTS OF FOUR YEARS ■ 1929- ' 30: Squadron puts up great fight to hold Florida, 12-7, at Tampa. Tommy Scott receives seventy-yard heave . . . Led by Captain Hawkins, Cadets trample Cavaliers 20 to 7 at Charlottesville . . . Rats precede Virginia tilt with 6-0 triumph over Virginia Frosh . . . Flying Keydets are State champs after 14-0 victory over Techmen. Hawkins gains more yards than entire Tech eleven . . . General Lejeune, who watched all the Squadron ' s games from the bench, fetes football men with banquet . . . Institute places six men on mythical State eleven . . . Tommy Scott mentioned for AU-American honors at end . . . Basketeers turn back Virginia and Virginia Tech . . . Hesmer ' s grapplers slaughter Cavaliers, 26 to 6 . . . Wrestlers are Southern Conference champs. Grapplers win five firsts in Southern Conference mat tourney at V. M. 1. Will. Captain Field. Kellam, McCrary, and Talman sweep middleweight bouts . . . Varsity boxers take second place in Southern Conference tournament. Tim Chapman clinches 155-pound title . . . Led by Captain Biggs, base- ballers swamp Cavaliers, 12 to 2 . . . Smith, Bond, and Wise combination sweeps two- mile event as tracksters defeat Maryland . . . Readmen cop third in State meet . . . Rafteryites are runners-up to Gobblers in tri-State league . . . ■ 1930- ' 31: Ham Smith sets course record as he leads varsity harriers to victory over Virginia . . . Varsity hill-and-dale men take State cross country title . . . Cadet harriers win Southern Conference championship as Smith and Wise win in a dead heat . . . Varsity hoopmen down Virginia Tech. 31 to 30 . . . Varsity leather pushers outslug V. P. L. 4-3 ... V. M. I. fencers place second in the first Southern Inter- collegiate Fencing Tournament . . . Wrestlers are again undefeated in the Southern Conference . . . Baseballers take two games from Dartmouth . . . Ham Smith lowers State and Institute record in the mile run . . . Varsity nine beats the Cavaliers and Gobblers twice each . . . Cadet baseballers take Big Four title . . . Bond breaks Institute record in the two-mile run in Southern Conference meet . . . • 1931- ' 32: The Keydets dedicate Scott Stadium properly by trouncing the Wahoos, 18-3, in their own back yard. Revenge is sweet as the Big Red Team pays off a debt of some ten years ' standing when the Cavaliers dedicated Alumni Field with a Wahoo win ... Ed Kostainsek, captain-elect of football, wins honorable mention as All-American guard in addition to playing tackle and center . . . Captain Johnny Gill wins a berth at end on the All-State eleven . . . Billy Smith is made All State quarterback, an unusual feat for a third classman . . . The Keydet fencers thrust and parry their way to annex the Southern Conference title . . . The varsity riflemen win the small bore Third Corps Area championship . . . The Cadet grapplers are undefeated in the South for the fourth straight year . . . The varsity mittmen out- punch the Gobbler leather pushers, 5-2 .. . Joe Phillips ties the Institute high jump record . . . Harry Wanger, track captain, running the last race of his career, runs the 220 low hurdles in the State meet in 25 seconds flat to tie the State record and hang up a new Institute record . . . • 1932- ' 33: The Flying Keydets conquer the Cavaliers in football by the strange, but highly pleasing, score of 6 to 4 . . . The Tri-color hill-and-dale men cop the State title by a decisive score . . . Billy Smith wins All-State quarterback post for second straight year . . . The Institute wrestlers defeat West Point by a 19 to 13 score . . . The Keydet matmen place second in the Southern Conference wrestling tourney . . . Moony Landis, Cadet wrestling captain, wins the Southern Conference championship in the 155-pound class, and. in addition, becomes the second ranking 155-pounder in the nation as the result of placing second in the national mat tourney . . . The varsity pugilists whip Virginia Tech, 6-2 .. . The Keydet fencers make a clean sweep of all the individual titles in the Southern Conference tournament . . . I HtJSH ' INTRAMURALS ■ 111 pursuance of the objective of the V. xM. 1.. a sound body and a mind trained in the fundamentals for each cadet. Trainer Herb Palchin continued his ever enlarging intra- mural athletic program through the year 1932-1933. The intramural program as car- ried out by Herb did much to accomplish that Hi Vta objective. It afforded a pleasurable form of ■ 4m|HH| B Hy H exercise to many, developed friendly rela- 1 B W B tions. established the spirit of rivalry and Jfe ■5 ' ! B inculcated the spirit of co-operation in the i L I B jv fl many contestants. K V j l In carrying out his schedule of contests I HH H K } Patchin had as one of his primary objects to B J Hk a permanent some of the V| - HKy called minor sports, sports in which the cadets |H to participate after graduation HIH I H H BI H and sports which cadets may indulge for recreation after cadet days are over. It has been said by many that one has accomplished much when he has learned how to spend his leisure time wisely and Patchin did much to teach a great number in the corps of cadets how to improve their bodies and at the same time utilize their leisure time. His work in arousing interest in such sports as tennis, handball, horse- shoes, volleyball, and golf took a great part of the time allowed for intramural sports. ■ Not infrequently has good varsity material been unearthed by intramural con- tests and this has been especially true in the case of Rat participants. Quite a few of the Rat numeral wearers were discovered in intramural competitions, and it is known that quite a few of these numeral winners would not have tried for the Rat teams had they not become interested in the various sports in intramurals. The 1932-1933 program included contests in which all cadets could participate in the following sports: Company rifle, boxing, wrestling, swimming, water polo, basketball, horseshoes, track, handball, volleyball, tennis, golf, and baseball. Com- pany baseball was added to the list to replace Rat baseball because it was thought that more men would receive training in the fundamentals of the sport if it were included in the intramural program than if it were confined to the Rat and Varsity aggregations. The companies responded well and each of them had well balanced teams entered in the competition. • One hundred and forty-eight answered the call for the intramural boxers. The final stages of the contests drew large crowds from barracks to see the winners be crowned in the various classes. Cavedo and Kunkel of C Company won the championships in the two light classes and helped their company on to the team championship. F Company followed close behind, although the best that it could do was to place three men in the finals. The other individual winners were Mc- Millan, G. R. Gilliam, V. M. Kostainsek, DeWitt, Gardner, and Morehead. Wrestling did not prove as popular as boxing and only ninety-one men reported for the contests. The competition was just as keen, however, and widespread en- thusiasm was created in barracks over some of the matches. D Company made a clean sweep of the crowns in the first three classes, but the best it could do in the heavy divisiors was to place one man in the finals of the 165-pound class. The individual champions were Harkness, Rugh, Finlayson, Outten, W. R. White, W. E. Ulff Smith, Weaver, and Morehead. Gus Morehead had the distinction of winning the unlimited class of both the wrestling and boxing tournaments. Company E won the company championship by virtue of Smith ' s, Weaver ' s, and Wliite ' s victories. D Company came second in the scoring. ■ The basketball competition drew representative teams from each company and some of the teams were fairly good. The work of the intramural basketballers on the gym floor caused the coining of the expression suicide basketball. F Company was the winner of the game series and C Company was runner-up. The number of track entries fell only three short of the record number in boxing since there were one hundred and forty-five contestants. Company A presented a well-balanced team that won five of the first places in winning the title. Carrico was the winner in the short dash while DeCamps was supreme in the 220-yard event. Currence made good time in winning the high hurdles. The other winners were: Settle, 440-yard dash: McClung, discus; Moody, high jump; Ackerly, broad jump; Morehead, shot put; Littrell, javelin. F and C Companies followed A Com- pany in the team scoring. • The many contestants in the intramural swimming contests evidenced that tire corps ' interest in swimming slackened none during 1932-33. D Company presented the winning team as it owned winners in two of the four events. F and A Companies divided the other two first places. Helms was the winner in the breast stroke and T. A. Adams took the lead in the thirty-yard free style race. St. Clair and Byrd gave Helms stiff competition in the first race, and Dodson and Witt made the race interesting for Adams. Polk, Dodson, and DeWitt crossed the finish line in the order named in the back stroke, and two D Company men finished one and two in the sixty-yard free style. A and E Companies nosed out F Company for the runner-up positions in the team competitions. The tennis matches during the year served as try-outs for the varsity tennis team, and much good material was unearthed with which Major Ryland could work in developing the first varsity tennis team for the past few years. Morgan was the best individual player and he gained a berth on the regular squad as number one man. ■ Intraniurals had for some years prior to the past year played an important part in the awarding of the Garnett Andrews company cup, but with the installation of the grading system of the past year, the competition in intramural events among the companies increased greatly. The companies were graded according to their showing in each of the events and these points affected their general standing. The publish- ing of the company standings at the end of each month did much to stimulate real interest in the events which were to come. The intramural rifle competitions afforded early training for much of the varsity team and much new material both among the old cadets and the Rats was found. S The number of contest- ants showed conclusively that a great part of the corps par- ticipated in some athletic contest. Hundreds of men were given the chance to take part in games and co:itests who would not have had the opportunity had not it been for Herb Patchin ' s work with intramurals. The past year of contests is a fair example of the broadening activities of the corps. ■ SKH J ,- THE ACTIVITIES l=I feL V. M. I. MEN ARE ACTIVE IN MANY FIELDS ■ Leisure hours come to the cadets of V. M. I. tar less frequently than to tiie students of other colleges and institutions, but in spite of the limited time, cadets who desire to engage in extra-curricular activities are readily drawn into a whirl of interests. Of these interests, athletics is outstanding, of course. But for men who are not fitted for athletics there are many fields in which distinction can be obtained. ■ There are, for instance, die publications. The Bomb and The Cadet serve as outlets for the editorial and business abilities of more than eighty-five cadets, and they rank with the superior college publications of the East coast. The dances are administered by the Cotillion Club, which secures for V. M. I. the best orchestras obtainable and manages to admit cadets at prices far below the average for college dances. The hops have long been the pride of V. M. I. and they attract many alumni and other visitors. Hop times are happy times. • Twice annually the corps storms Jackson Memorial Hall to witness the antics of its aspiring actors. In the fall the Dramatic Club presents a drama. When spring- time comes and hearts are light in anticipation of the approaching Finals, the Second Class bestirs itself to produce a musical revue. The production would be impossible but for the presence of the V. M. I. Commanders, a cadet orchestra, which provides entertainment for the corps on manv other occasions as well. Other dramatic enter- tainment is furnished by the Second Class Finance Committee, which presents weekly talking pictures of a high type in Jackson Memorial Hall. ■ There are numerous clubs in barracks. Each Third Class has its secret organi- zation entrusted with the high mission of proving to the corps that their brother-rats are no longer Fourth Classmen. There are several outstanding religious clubs which meet periodically and serve as interesting discussion groups. There are also social or clique clubs which celebrate their existence with banquets at hop times, thus making more elaborate the rather subdued structure of social life at V. M. I. The sectional clubs are groups of men from various parts of the country who unite for patriotic reasons. Many of them hold banquets at V. M. I. and give dances in their localities during the Christmas and summer furlough periods. •1 1:1 THE HONOR COURT Jack L. Epps, Jr. President, Honor Court and General Committee ■ This is a court of, by, and for the Superinten- dent, whose primary function is to attend to such mat- ters relative to the domestic or barracks life of the corps as could not otherwise be so closely supervised by him. These words form the preamble of the rules of honor for the Corps of Cadets. From the day of m gi ! H ' ' entrance to that of his departure there is no more 11 W m powerful influence in a cadet ' s conduct than these iJ rtfip B rules. The Honor Court of the Virginia Military Institute is one of the most remarkable features of Virginia ' s school of arms. It is responsible for the understanding and interpretation of every phase of an honor system which knows no equal. The majority of its decrees are self explanatory, but the members of the court must be in a position to enlighten any member of the corps as to any technicality which might arise. In the event of a violation of one of its regulations, the offender is tried by the court. There are only two possible verdicts, guilty or not guilty. In the former case the convicted cadet is summarily discharged, and all of his connections with the Institute are severed for the rest of his life. Should he be exonerated, his acquittal is complete. There is no subsequent discussion, and the case becomes a forgotten secret. • The presiding officer of the Honor Court is the president of the First Class. Jack Epps has served for the past year in this capacity. The other members of the First Class who have served for the 1932-1933 term are: Wythe Holt, Vice-President of the Class of 1933, Joe Lea, Historian and Court Recorder, Charles Greiner, Presi- dent of the 0. G. Organization, and two other representatives of the graduating cla ss, Robert Kimbrough and George Hightower. All members but the last two serve ex- officio. The President, Vice-President, and Historian of the Second Class serve on the Honor Court. Jack Leary, George Bain, and Allen Royce fill these positions. The Third Class is represented by its President and Vice-President, Wayne High and Charles Hancock. When the court is in session, a tactical officer is always present to act as an advisor should an issue arise which requires legal definition. The accused may select his own defense counsel from the corps at large. When a member of the Fourth Class is brought to trial, one of his own classmates is selected to serve on the court for that particular case. • There is no exact conformity to any specific code of legal procedure during a trial. The accused is subject to questioning by any member of the Honor Court. Every statement made is recorded by the Historian of the First Class who, as pre- viously stated, is the court scribe. All statements are considered certified. The accused as well as every witness is cautioned to keep that in mind. The Honor Court derives its authority from the Superintendent, but the reason for the smoothness with which it functions is found in the support rendered it by the Corps of Cadets. It is their court. It is dedicated to the task of enforcing the l-l«LrA AND GENERAL COMMITTEE rules which are the Ten Commandments of a cadet. Any infraction is immediatelv reported. A deliberate failure to report such an infraction is considered a violation of the Honor Court rules and is respected accordingly. The conception of honor at V. M. I. is summarized in the words, There is no compromise with honesty and virtue — you either are, or you are not. • The personnel of the General Committee is the same as that of the Honor Court with the addition of the Third Class Historian. Last year John Burgess completed the list of members. The General Committee does not deal with questions of honor. It serves as a protection for tradition, class privileges, and the reputation of the corps from a broader standpoint. The Fourth Class is informed of the General Committee regulations at the earliest possible date. Any violation of these rules by any member of the corps is severely punished. The committee constitutes a strong medium for administering discipline to members of the Fourth Class, but it is strictly impartial in meting out justice to any cadet convicted of disregarding its mandates. It meets each Saturday night to pass judgment on the cases reported during the week, and it may inflict penalties through official channels if it desires to do so. Such penalties, confinement or tours, are thus administered as if they had been given by the Superintendent. The esteem in which the committee is held is proved by the co-operation given it. The jurisdiction of the Honor Court and General Committee cover every possible contingency which might occur throughout a cadet ' s membership in the corps. These two organizations are responsible for the esteem and respect accorded sons of V. M. I. wherever the ideals of gentlemanly conduct are cherished. I ' KMH Frank J. McCarthy, Jr. Editor-in-Chief STAFF OF EDITORIAL Assixiant Editor R. M. Berkeley Athletic Editors R. M. Clewis, Jr. T. H. Harrel Photographic Editor.. R. C. KiMBROUGH .■issistant Photographic Edit.ors J. F. Allen P. Nash Outrage Editors 0. D. Smith C. E. Greiner Associate Editors J. S. Metcalfe L. B. Jones J. Lansdale a. E. Susong R. S. Singleton C. O. Harris L. M. Caperton R. W. Fink H. C. Brown G. A. Royce H. F. Byrd, Jr. Typist E. L. Kostainsek I-X«t THE BOMB ■ BUSINESS Assistant Business Manager G. S. Bernakd Advertising Manager W. H. Pettk;rew Treasurer - 0. Holstein Associate Managers .]. H. Gould A. S. Pattesoiv W. W. Holt Vi . B. Gibbs J. S. Lav C. A. Steidtmaivn B. P. Harri!-o E. M. Young .1. W. Wheelek R. S. Gilliam MEMBER National Scholastic Press Association Virsinia Intercolleeiate Press Association Joseph P. Lea Business Manager I MRS. FRANK J. McCARTHY Sponsor, The 1933 Bomb MRS. NICHOLAS D. HARREL Sponsor, The Cadet Thomas H. Harrel Editor-in-Chiej STAFF OF EDITORIAL R. S. Singleton Managing Editor 0. D. Smith Assistant Editor J. S. Metcalfe 4ssistani Editor R. M. Clewis, Jr Sports Editor W. P. Jones Assignment Editor A. E. SusoNG Literary Editor J. S. Lay, Jr Exchange Editor L. B. Jones Engineering Editor N. D. Blakemore _ ilumni Editor Associate Editors L. M. Caperton I. R. Littrell C. E. Greiner S. E. Collins W. P. Keithley C. p. McDonald A. E. Van Petten I. G. Foster S. E. Whitmore W. p. Bagwell J. S. Carr W. p. MIDDLETO J. A. B. Baker J. R. Philpott J. B. Gray F. J. McCarthy J. D. C. Baluwin W. W. Emory P. Z. RuTSCHOw R. W. Hannah i x : THE CA DET BUSINESS C A. Payne Subscription Manager R. P. Kelly Advertising Manager E. C. HunciNS Assistant Advertising Manager B. P. HvKiilsOiN Issi.itant Advertising Manager W. F. Tl LEY Assistant .Idvertising Manager G. R. Gilliam Circulation Manager J. F. Allen 4ssistant Circulation Manager Assistants to the Business Staff A. S. BuFORD F. C. Brady G. G. Minor W. D. Alexander J. A. McCrary W. K. Weaver G. P. Page R. G. Baldwin W. A. Burruss S. B. Scott V. C. Holmes MEMBER Virginia Iiilercollegiate Press Associalion J. EuwARu Crocker Business Manager : Ksi:i THE SHINE • The late lamented Sir Sniper died with the 1930 Finals issue. The corps has never known the exact cause of his untimely demise. Some say, No $$$$ ; others whisper, Smutty. Whatever may have been the cause, time and again since his death he has kicked feebly in his grave, pleading for just one more chance. Every attempt at revival, however, has been squelched by a discouraging No soap from the little house across the hill. ■ Last fall, still confident that the corps wants and is willing to support a V. M. I. comic magazine, a small group of Sir Sniper ' s loyal henchmen banded together, determined to prove that such a magazine can be made a success. With the official quietus still on the Sniper, they looked around for another outlet for their ideas. Just the opportunity they wanted was foimd in The Shine, which a similar group of Washina;ton and Lee students were planning to introduce to replace the old W. L. Mink. • All during the fall these barracks humorists contributed a monthly eight-page V. M. L section, Over the Hill, to the Shine. Otis Smith led the band as editor, and under his masterful guidance, the interested cadets produced a section which gained acclaim for the Shine. Frank McCarthy and Lucien Caperton ran regular column features, while Dick Clewis supplied the sports stories. Al Royce and Bob Fink contributed copiously to the magazine as artists. Other men on the staff in- cluded Jack Baker, Jim Metcalfe, Mope Edmonds, and Jack Gray. Billy Smith, serv- ing as business manager, secured for The Shine a wide circulation in barracks. THE COMMANDERS • During the past year the presence of the V. M. I. Commanders has been appre- ciated by the corps more than ever before. The orchestra ' s rapid improvement during the first school month attracted much attention and favorable comment. Choosing from a large repertoire of popular tunes, Cave and McMann were responsible for some splendid arrangements, the outstanding of these being such old favorites as T Love You Truly, Wlien Day Is Done, ' T ' ll See You In My Dreams, ' and a medley of The V. M. I. Spirit. Hail Varsity, and other college songs. • Under the competent leadership of Cave, The Commanders became a smooth functioning orchestra. Engagements included dances at Greenbrier Women ' s College, Southern Seminary, and other nearby schools. Numerous other bookings were offered, but the inability to procure permits, especially on week nights, prevented the orches- tra ' s accepting several offers. The playing of the Commanders in the Mess Hall is always enthusiastically received by the Corps. The specially arranged program for the turkey dinner the night before the Christmas furlough will be long reinembered by cadets. The V. M. I. Spirit, Jingle Bells, and Home Sweet Home were appropriately rendered. • The orchestra is a selection of the best available talent, regardless of class. However, all classes happen to be represented. There are nine pieces. The smooth Lombardoan notes of the saxophones are produced by W. W. Cave, N. L. Cavedo, and B. B. Elliott. The two trumpets are especially well handled by McNann and Roscoe. The crooning voice of Mope Edmonds, who strums the guitar, is very commendable. C. H. Smith, bass. W. H. Atkins, pianist, and E. W. Tucker, traps player, round out a well balanced outfit. ■wm ' - ' ' •TSU- II THE NERVOUS WRECK Ss y- ■ Each year the V. M. I. Dramatic Club assembles its forces and directs its atten- tion towards the production of an ante-Christmas play for the enjoyment of the corps. The play this year, presented on December 12, was The Nervous Wreck, a farce by Owen Davis. Measured in terms of the corps ' appreciation, it was one of the greatest successes the club has scored in years. The play was coached by Colonel Moseley, whose tireless interest of years ' standing has resulted in many productions of merit, and without whose supervision the Dramatic Club could not function. Captain McMullen was of valuable assistance in the coaching. The play was directed by Frank McCarthy, President of the Club, who rounded his four years of V. M. I. dramatic activity by changing from actor to director. • The Nervous Wreck took its audience to the Bar M Ranch, Arizona, in a dilapi- dated T Model Ford. The rear end of the Ford actually appeared on the Jackson Memorial Hall stage. The Ford, however, was not the wreck referred to in the title, for that part was played by S. K. Clarke, a rat who stepped into his role with the grace of a real trouper. The female roles were filled by C. V. Perrett, who had already carried off honors in such a part, and E. K. Vertner. Each of these men performed with grace and finesse, and their appearance, thanks to Mrs. Townes, were most deceiving. ■ Two of the best performances in the play were turned in by A. E. Susong and H. N. Dillard, who strengthened their positions as two of V. M. I. ' s outstanding actors. J. E. Crocker was cast in a role which suited his talents to perfection and which won widespread acclaim, while W. S. Key discharged his duties as Sheriff to the great satisfaction and delight of his audience. J. A. B. Baker and I. G. Foster, experienced members of the club, deserved and received great credit for the finely shaded performance of straight but important roles. D. M. Campbell, C. F. O ' Rior- dan, J. P. English. T. B. Vaden, and C. S. Vaden played the smaller roles. A. P. Booker was prompter. |:« PASS IN REVUE • On April 9, 1932, the Class of 1933 rose and shone as the Jackson Memorial Hall curtain ascended on a chorus attired in gleaming mess jackets, singing the March of the Musketeers. and going through appropriate musical comedy antics. At the end of this number, Charlie Greiner appeared, sang ' ' Charlie Cadet, and, assisted by the chorus, wound up with ' ' I Love a Parade. Such was the opening of Pass In Revue, 33 ' s own production. More than eighty-five cadets, under the direction of Frank McCarthy, were en- gaged in the production of the most elaborate and expensive musical show which had ever been presented at V. M. I. Seventy-five per cent of the men engaged were members of the Class of ' 33. The financial end of the performance was handled by the Second Class Finance Committee, which realized a considerable gain as 850 spectators crowded into the hall. B First of all, there was music. Alter the opening chorus, tlie impersonator of a well-known barracks fig ure appeared and rendered a number which ended, I ' ve boned them for late returning, after the ball! Later there was a quartette, The Shower Singers. which harmonized its way through a group of songs dear to every bather. Hank Noble and Stuart Will danced, or rather threw one another back and forth across the stage in Apache manner, much to the delight of the audience. Then there was a recitation and a blackface act, and the curtain fell on the first unit. 1 Later in the evening came crooning, sophisticated revue sketches, clever dialogue, and good chorus work. The highlight of the production was an act in which Johnny Monks and Fred Finklehofl ' e appeared as the impersonators of many people of fame. Their range extended from Richard 111 to Kate Smith and included V. M. I. figures as well as those of the outer world. The production staff bore a weighty burden. It discharged efficiently the duties of costuming, publicizing, staging, and electrifying the revue. The orchestra, trained for the occasion by B. P. Harrison, gave excellent support to the performers. I •K l-1 THE CERTIFIED Fl FTEEN (1 9 3 3) • The history and traditions so indelibly connected with the C. F. ' s, or Certified Fifteen, at V. M. I. ended with the activities of the C. F. ' s of the Class of Thirty-three. In days of yore, fifteen men were selected from the Third Class to conduct a series of depredations including everything from throwing bombs to tying up the guard and painting the walls of barracks and the Mess Hall with sentiments which oft had clamored for expression. ' About five o ' clock on the morning of January 25, 1931, the Corps was rudely awakened from its slumbers by two explosions. The courtyard presented a gala sight to their sleepy eyes. There were the smoldering remnants of two bombs; chairs, desks, and guidons were in con- fusion. Class numerals and various tributes to certain offi- cere were painted over the dull gray walls. Chaos reigned su- preme. • There was a very deter- mined investigation on the part of the authorities to apprehend the members of the mysterious organization. Four of the par- ticipants in the nocturnal esca- pade were discovered. Two days later their connections with the Institute terminated with date •3Vjr f THE SECRET EIGHT (1934) ■ At tlie beginning of its Third Class year, the Class of 1934 voted against the customary practice of appointing a Certified Fifteen, despite the efforts of those who thought that such action was a reflection upon the class and a desertion of ancient and honorable tradition. However, it was stipulated that those who were so moved by a sense of duty that they could not resist its clarion call were free to act on their own; the vote meant only that the class as a whole would have no hand in the proceedings. • This, then, was the situation when eight members of ' 34 banded together, adopted the name, Secret Eight, and started things percolating. Those concerned in the enterprise were Taylor Palmer, John Palmer, Shorty McCallum, Dick Smith, Charles Yon, Sam Scott. Bill Alexander, and John Goodwin. From the schemes of this body rH«R£ if o . if, wav of aiV V ,i mcm  - r 1 II e.irK WAS GoMfi t «e WAY w All y£jnEN- T (i came one of the most cleverly yi- ' iT p DfAP uTr«£ ' « CWosri are ' f« ' ' ' ' executed Third Class uprisings ' ' ' LooK WHftT Your Bo,. 0. a_ in the annals of that popular sport. Needless to say, official  investigation revealed nothing save a multitude of electric toasters, heating pads, and alarm clocks, all of which had nothing to do with the case. All of the men named above are still in school, with the excep- tion of Yon. ■| I HHP gl . A!tW£ i w m m ■ ' - •- ■ Mt THE HOFFMAN PRESBYTERIAN CLUB ■ The oldest and most active club of its kind at V. M. I. was established many years ago under the original name of the Presbyterian Church Club. In 1930, the club was renamed in memory of the college pastor who, at that time, met a tragic death while carrying on his work in Lexington. The years have brought vast progress. Under the present guiding hand of Mr. John Grey, the Pres byterian college pastor, the club is providing a close fellowship for those whom it touches. Each Wednesday night the weekly meeting convenes in the Scott-Shipp Building. A feature of the program emerges from the fact that every- one has a word; a democratic air pervades the gathering. Subjects for discussion are selected at random according to the varied tastes of the members. An active program committee decides upon the most promising subjects and assigns a leader for each. In the preparation of his subject the leader always allows enough time for his listeners to join in a round-table discussion. Such is the procedure of the meeting. • The social functions of the club range from formal to very informal. With Spring comes the annual hay-ride, and all the fun for which it is famous. Surely can it be said that Mr. Grey is in a great measure responsible for the religious, educa- tional, and soc ial success of the Hoffman Presbyterian Club. Officers for 1933 are President, Relph S. Singleton; Vice-President, George E. Bain; Secretary, Olin E. Williams; Chairman of Program Committee, Sherwood E. Collins. The most active members are David Bryce, S. H. Curfman, Horace M. Dal- ton, Dave T. Faries, William B. Ferrell, Aubrey M. Foltz, Virgil C. Gray, Ralph A. Gontrum, Robert G. Hand, Lawrence R. Harkness, Van B. Hansford, Finley H. Har- low, Cyril B. Johnson, Robert Littreil, Oscar H. McClung, Ira H. McMann, Dan S. McMillin, William R. Moore, Clyde Morehead, Jr., William J. Owen, August F. Penzold, Oden T. Price, H. E. Robinson, John L. Pugh, Embry C. Rucker, James C. Schaaf, Carl F. Schupp, Marshall T. Shively, Alfred J. Snapp, Ernest F. Stone, E. W. Smith, John Tyler, Jr., Wayne C. Weaver, R. B. Willis. l-m THE WESLEY METHODIST CLUB ■ The Wesley Club of the Methodist Church has, in a remarkably short time, established itself as an important influence on the Corps. The genuine leadership and untiring eflfort of a gifted man probably have done more towards the rise of the Wesley followers than any other factor. Rev. James A. Johnson, pastor of the Lexington Methodist Church and a chaplain in the U. S. Army Reserves, is that man. Each Thursday night the club gathers for its regularly scheduled meeting in the Academic Building. Mr. Johnson, advisor to the group, conducts a series of lectures during part of the year on subjects of interest to every cadet. The selection of his topic is usually made from suggestions furnished by the members themselves. A program committee functions during the greater part of the year, providing subjects of current interest to the gathering. Subjects are usually talked over by the leader and then turned over to the group as a whole for a genuine ojien discussion. In this way every member takes some part in the meeting. • Along social lines the Wesley Club has likewise been quite successful. A number of receptions are given during the year, and an occasional party tends to break the monotony of barracks life. Because of the large size of the Methodist Church detail, social functions of similar nature given for all Methodist cadets are great successes. Officers for 1933 are: President, Ernest R. Outten; Vice-President, H. T. Winkler; Secretary, Ernest H. Williams. Jr. The most active members are: 0. H. Adams, M. B. Bair, B. ' Allen Bennett, William A. Burruss, J. Arthur Bott, William H. Bozel, J. A. Crisp, Roger H. Gentry, P. M. Hank, Cliff Hudgins, Gordon C. Hunter, C. M. Hunter, James E. Jordan. Oliver E. Jordan. William S. Key. Rufus G. King. B. Magoffin, James N. Maxey, Nelson H. Moore, H. C. Mitchell. R. V. ' Orr. Everett P. Parks, Jr., S. Willis Parsons, Robert J. Scott. Thomas H. Sweeney. Jr., P. F. Sweeney. William E. Smith, C. Victor Ver Milyea. Charles W. Willoughby. f -: ■ ' A JL JHK -1 THE ARCHIES • Among the social clubs at V. M. I. the Archies will be found ranking with the most active. The club ' s purpose? None other than to inject merriment into the lives of its members. There are ten Archies each year, four of whom are selected by the retiring Archies. These four bid six of their brother-rats into the organization: only first classmen are eligible. The 1933 Archies have Pete Gibbs as their president. Pete presides at the ban- quets and pays the bills when he can collect sufficient funds. The banquets, inciden- tally, are the chief outlet for Archie spirit. Sometimes there are ladies present, some- times not. At hop times you will find the Archies carousing at the Coffee Shop or some other banquet hall while the sister Archies add grace to the picture and shekels to the bill. Scoff et Swill is the Archie motto. B The membership of the Archies includes military geniuses, editors, columnists, business managers, cotillion club members, a class officer, an artist, a school song writer, and other notables. But as Archies they are all just a bunch of idlers looking for a good time. The erstwhile idlers include, besides Pete, Bob Fink, Jack Gould, Joe Lea, Bob Kimbrough, Cliff Hudgins, Frank McCarthy, Rozzy Vaughan, Tommy Harrel, and Jimmy Lay. In spite of the names mentioned, they are all Archies to one another, and Archies they will remain. ' Most of the members are decided lady-killers. On week-ends they frequently spread their attentions to Hollins, Farmville, Sweet Briar, and lik e institutions. It has even been suggested that they change their motto to Scoff et Swill et Femmes, but the fact that the femmes are neither indispensable nor necessary, has prevented such a change. The scoff et swill are the chief features, according to a tradition of two years ' standing. The Archies as such first saw the light of day during the term 1931-32. THE D. T. ' s • The D. T. ' s is the oldest organization of its kind at the Institute. It was founded in 1925 by a group of first classmen who wanted to assert their independence. Since the day it was founded, the club has enjoyed an existence characterized by many ups and downs. Necessarily the activities have been limited by the piercing eye of disci- pline, and there have been long periods of time when the D. T. ' s have seemingly ceased to function. It is a selective group, and the number of members is limited. There are fourteen members of the first class, who, at the beginning of the year, choose the same number of second classmen. • This unique group is headed by the inimitable Greiner . . . need more be said? To say that shining is an inherent characteristic of the D. T. ' s would be putting it mildly. The very word shine is typical of everything that the D. T. ' s stand for. With such men as Shine Hightower, Greiner the Shiner, the great Edmunds, and many others, they have made a reputation which will long be remembered in the annals of the Institute. ' The annual banquet was a glamorous occasion, and the revelry and jollitv con- tinued long after the banquet was over. As toastmaster, Greiner set an example which was worthy of his position and which served as an inspiration to those members of the club who were present. • The members of this organization are: C. E. Greiner, P. C. Edmunds, H. J. Pence, G. B. Hightower, E. M. Young, L. M. Caperton, R. M. Berkeley, A. B. Hannah. L. Hilliard, P. C. Roberts. B. T. Wliited, R. A. McCoy, J. D. Davis, J. W. Horseman, J. P. Leary, F. H. Browning, R. P. Smith, C. F. McCallum, J. W. Palmer, T. L. Palmer, J. M. Goodwin. C. D. Hamner, J. Armstrong, T. K. Vertner, J. M. LeSueur, and G. W. Polk. jlt HI:1 THE L O.A. P. ' s ■ Perhaps the most distinctive club at the Institute is the Loyal Order of the Anti- Prohibitionists — distinctive because of their high standards and ideals. Although the name of this organization implies its functions, it has still other lines of endeavor. Since it was founded it has been staunchly conservative and conspicuously traditional in its views and attitudes. Because of the fact that the early meetings of the Loyal Order of the Anti- Prohibitionists were not open to the general public, it was felt that a more or less secluded meeting place would promote more freedom of speech. With this aim in view the members secured Archie ' s Blue Room down in the catacombs of Barracks. • Each meeting was characterized by verbal combats which frequently lasted until long after taps. With such men as Eggs Young and Roas Pence waxing eloquent, there was no local question that was not studied and discussed thoroughly. The Honorable John Davis and Judge McCoy were responsible for order, and they showed themselves to be quite proficient in the art of bouncing when the occasion demanded it. The Loyal Order of the Anti-Prohibitionists have expressed their philosophy of life by adopting, as their motto, a bit of Housman ' s verse: It is in truth iniquity on high To cheat our sentenced souls of auglit they crave And mar the merriment as you and I Fare on our long fools errand to the grave. ■ The members of the L. 0. A. P. ' s are: P. C. Edmunds, E. M. Young, J. T. Walker, W. 1 . Tinsley, C. E. Greiner, J. L. Epps, G. B. Hightower, H. J. Pence, F. P. Johnson, R. A. McCoy, J. F. Allen, J. P. Leary, F. H. Browning, J. M. Goodwin, R. W. Hannah, J. W. Palmer, T. L. Palmer, C. F. McCallum, R. P. Smith, J. W. Nimmo, J. M. LeSueur. |:X m F - - ■ fi CLUB MIDNIGHT • Atop V. M. I. Barracks there exists a penthouse which houses the offices of The Bomb and The Cadet. Members of the staffs of the two publications are permitted to burn the midnight oil in this ethereal retreat for the purpose of grinding out jour- nalistic products for V. M. I. consumption. One Sunday night in November, 1932, when the journalists were banging madly at their typewriters in an effort to finish up their copy for Monday night ' s Cadet. someone jumped up and gave voice to the fact that he was hungry. Automatically six or eight others dittoed his remarks, and a general agreement was reached that some- thing should be done for starving journalists. Immediately they put their heads to- gether and laid plans for driving tiie wolves of starvation away from the penthouse door. • There was an old Sterno stove in the Bomb office. The very next night Jack Lansdale popped in at an earlv hour with a couple of cars of heat and a coffee pot. Someone else brought a can of coffee, and others supplied provisions sufficient to feed the multitude. Over the coffee cups the Club Midnight was formed — an organization for anyone who would contribute to the cause. The food element loomed larse for several nights, and soon a saturation point was reached. It was found that the food tended to shove journalism into the back- ground, and after all, the publications must appear ... So there was a return to normalcy, and now the midnio-jiters dine moderately. However, whenever two or more of them are gathered toaether talking of next week ' s paper, or the cover for the Bomb, the Club Midnight is in session. • The picture above shows a group of the Midnighters. They have no treasury and no officers, and two of them constitute a quorum. Their binding tie is the activity that engages so much of the leisure time at V. M. I., and it is not doubtful that from their ranks will rise editors and business managers galore. I . TAm ir ' M ' friF THE RIFLE AND SLING CLUB • Several thousand years ago from the sands of Egypt there arose the massive pyramids — everlasting monuments to remind posterity of that glorious era. In the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, a similar affair took place, but indeed it was far removed from the Valley of the Nile. In that memorial year the sands of Fort George G. Meade witnessed another massive uprising — the birth of the Riile and Sling Club. Many men, dead as well as alive, have been charged with organizing the club, but the most authoritative sources of information have unanimously placed the honor upon the broad shoulders of Grandmaster George Lawrence Hawkins Cooper, a tall pine from the South and a member of the Class of 1932. The Mississippian combined his genius with that of Leach, Ould, Lyle, and Oliver to give momentum to a new type of warmaking fraternity. ' The trend of 1933 has been such that we no longer have grandmasters or men of such lofty station. A communistic feeling has suddenly permeated the organization and each member finds himself a leader — a potential grandmaster. The ' 33 edition is made up of all first classmen who attended camp at Fort Meade last summer. One reads of the frenzied minds of members of the French Foreign Legion, but he seldom hears of a similar mental strain on the B Companv legionnaires as they were driven to the whipping post while several overseers stood about overseeingly. • The sling is worn by Red Berkeley, Ralph Singleton, Moonie Landis, Honey Wheeler, and Meade Stith. Equally well shouldered is the rifle by such stalwarts as Smith, Hannah, Edmunds, Jones, Moore, Marshall. Betts, Brayshaw, Dingman, Kear- fott, Curtis, Todd, Susong, Richards, Harkrader, Rochelle, Winston, and Dickinson. |; JL« THE BROTHERS OF THE LODGE • The Ancient and Honorable Order of the Brothers of the Lodge had its humble beginnings duriiig the rat year of the Class of ' 34. when some thirteen men. having athletic and other interests in common, organized the Lodge and the brotherhood which bears its name. These charter members were R. Smith, T. Palmer, J. Palmer. J. Goodwin, H. Wellford, W. Moore, C. McCallum, J. Leary, J. Armstrong, F. Brown- ing, J. LeSueur. C. Yon, and L Smith. When two of the charter members. Yon and Moore, failed to return in the fall of 1932. three additional names, those of J. Nimmo, G. Polk, and J. Matthews, were added to the roster of the brotherhood. At present the only concrete aims of the order are bigger and better scarfing contests, usually held during hop times, when the festive board is graced by the presence of many of the hop-time calic. B Mention should also be made of the South Side Hunt Club, which is more or less a subsidiary organization, in that most of its members are to be found among the luminaries named above. Early this fall the Club put on a most interesting fox hunt, but somewhere between the start and the finish a cog slipped and one of the hunters wound up with two weeks, eight tours, and five demerits. It seems that his artistic work with the nozzle of the fire hose, in lieu of a hunting horn, went wholly unappreciated by the powers that be. Most of the members of the hunt club are experienced hunters, having spent many hours searching for the elusive gold brick. I E gjfi 1 GEORGIA CLUB George B. Hightower President Richard P. Smith .— Vice-President Walton Goodwin Secretary Julian S. Carr English Robinson John D. Davis Rafael A. Segarra Karry H. Hightower Thomas R. Simmons RuFus D. King Ralph B. Willis Edgar J. Olliver Edgar S. Wilson IzEPM LYNCHBURG CLUB AsHBY S. Patteson .President Charles D. Hamner Vice-President Charles W. Hancock. Secretary R. Nelson Ackerly Robert P. Kelly Russell E. Coleman Raymond H. Martin John D. Davis Henry S. Massie, Jr. Mickey E. Doyle Bill H. Oglesby W. Vernon Giles Clunet H. Pettyjohn Robert W. Evans Jesse L. Sinclair, Jr. I .jL KSl=l MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA CLUBS MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA Ralph S. Singleton President Willis J. Meriwether President Elmer E. Ebersole Vice-President William E. Smith Vice-President Jack N. Flanagan Secretary Russell V. Orr Secretary William P. Kimbrough David D. Salmon Richard R. Beahden Russell M. Cunningham, Jr. Gardner F. Goodwyn, Jr. John L. Hawn Terrence L. Moore Charles W. Royce George A. Royce Archie H. Witt l-T( NORTHERN VIRGINIA CLUB Charles E. Greiner_ President Francis H. Browning Vice-President William C. Boxley Secretary John B. Adams Oliver H. Adams Norman L. Ball Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Frederick B. Cavanaugh AuBERY F. ClARK Walter B. Cosdon Joseph D. Dew John B. Hackley John T. Hall Larry B. Harkness Reuben L. Hogan Lewis E. Keyes Edgar M. Young Hugh B. Long Lawrence W. Machir Robert G. O ' Hara Oden T. Price Stuart A. Smith Edwin B. Strange Harry G. Tayloe David B. Thrift Churchill W. Tyler Fred C. Vose Hill B. Welford Fred B. Wilson John B. Young yjiwircjMmijTj -] m«Knt] PENNSYLVANIA CLUB Warren C. Landis President Richard S. Edmonds Vice-President James H. Lord. Secretary Wade H. Atkins Marlin B. Bair William 0. Brayshaw William L. Calhoun Douglass M. Campbell Robert W. Carrier Charles V. Carson Stanley K. Clarke Neville W. Dingman John H. Earle David T. Earies S. Clyde Holt Cyril B. Johnson James J. Heffner Joseph M. Kurtz Frederick W. Richards Embry C. Rucker John L. K. Rugh Victor Ver Milyea Olin E. Williams John N. Willis Thomas R. Winston, Jr. i-ro!; JBm,JB PIEDMONT CLUB Paul C. Edmunds President Tucker C. Watkins Vice-President William P. Bagwell Secretary Berkeley G. Adkins Charles R. Dorrier Robert H. Edmondson Allan F. Hubbard Joe p. Lea Joe M. LeSuer Edwin R. Marshall Nelson H. Moore Harvey J. Pence Charles A. Penick Whitmell T. Rison Douglas E. Shorter Haywood D. Veasey John J. Ward John W. Wheeler William C. White I •KTiR-l limii iliii tai RICHMOND CLUB Frank J. McCarthy, Jr President Sidney Buford Vice-President BuRWELL Vaden Secretary William Allen Robert Allport, Jr. James Armstrong, Jr. James Avery, Jr. John Baker Harvey Brown, Jr. Neville Blakemore James Burke Douglas Campbell Willis Cavedo Norman Cavedo Edward Cowardin Simeon Coxe, Jr. John Curley, Jr. William Downey Jackson English Frank Epps Jack Epps, Jr. Ernst Farley, Jr. William Ferrell Archer Hannah Robert Hannah Andrew Harris, Jr. Arthur Harrison, Jr William Hoofnagle Cliff Hudgins, Jr. Lawrence Hicks James Humphrey , Jr James Jones, HI Lewis Kaufman Moffett King, Jr. William Kirkpatrick Pickett Lathrop, HI John Leary, Jr. Shirley Luck Gerald Luck William Major Stalev Maxwell Gilmer Minor, HI George Morgan. Jr. Preston Nash Alfred Noble Frank Noble Alexander Neal Harold Nunnamaker William O ' Brien Lewis Patterson Charles Payne, Jr. Hamilton Pettigrew MacLaughlin Raffo Alvis Rochelle James Schaaf Louis Siegel Otis Smith Irvin Smith William Tinsley William Tompkins John Tyler, Jr. Carter Vaden Maurice Vaughan Kearny Vertner. Jr. Jack Walker Karl Weaver, Jr. Percival Wooters Sidney Wielman, Jr. I-JL AND HEADY If H HONOR- C SR -  J T L Pf SHENANDOAH VALLEY CLUB Wayne Weaver President Oliver Gillock Vice-President Felton Riley Secretary and Treasurer Harry Lee Archer George Baylor Jack Baylor Harry Byrd Jesse Cover Charlie East Felix Feamster Aubrey Foltz Huston Harlow Benny Huger Lewis Machir Irvin Michelson Buck Moore GUS MOREHEAD. Jr. Hunter McClung William McCoy EmMETT R-4NKIN Clay Staples Carl Steidtmann Henry Smith Charlie Straub Bradley Tyfee Walter Turner James Vance Ted Vertner Jack Zimmerman I k:a1-i SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CLUB Charles Harkrader President Wiley Cave Vice-President Mark Bane, Jr. Secretary and Treasurer Warren Bowers Paul McDonald Horace Dalton John Penn Ralph Early Herbert Peters Jack Hardin Carl Peters Bill Kaylor John Roberts Clarence King Vernon Sproles Hunter Kunkle Lane Whitley Tyler McConnell Charles Willoby I -I A TEXAS CLUB RoswELL Vaughan President Robert Redding Vice-President John Burgess Secretary Raymond Artusy John Middleton Thomas Bartlett William Middleton Edwin Bodenheim Morris Moore Fred Crook L. Buman Newby ' Arthur Ginsburg Geopce Polk James Kennedy Ben Powell Jack Lansdale Ben Stone John Lorentzen Peyton Sweeney Owen McKenzie Thomas Sweeney Dan McMillin Allen Thomas Selden McMillin Herbert Thomas I  JSHz TIDEWATER VIRGINIA CLUB Jack W. Horseman President Taylor L. Palmer Vice-President Ernest H. Williams, Jr Secretary and Treasurer T. St. John Arnold Robert W. Bain John D. C. Baldwin RuFUS G. Baldwin Charles S. Betts, Jr. George W. Bonney J. Arthur Bott CusTis Burton J. Eddison Callis J. Edward Crocker James Culpepper Simon C. Curtis Alfred C. Darden, Jr. Charles DeCamps Peter deWitt George E. Deppe Bruce B. Elliott W. Huston Face, Jr. George C. Freeman Robert E. Glover Roger Gentry Landon Hilliard, Jr. Wythe W. Holt J. H. James E. T. Johnson Reverdy H. Jones, Jr. J. H. Keller H. C. Mitchell John Y. Mason James N. Maxey Charles F. McCallum Marshall M. Milton James M. Nimmo, Jr. John W. Palmer Joseph C. Parker Everett P. Parks, Jr. S. Willis Parsons August F. Penzold William V. Rawlings A. L. Rawls William J. Rogers Temple S. Ryland Robert J. Scott James C. Sherman James G. Todd James C. Vanderslice Allen C. Willis George N. Wise TuLLEY R. Wise KOORNICK WoODHOUSE ■ - WEST VIRGINIA CLUB C. Nelson Rucker President James M. Mathews Vice-President S. Preston Smith Secretary and Treasurer William G. Williamson John H. East Carlyle M. Lowe Steve H. Meem E. Hampton DeJarnette Joe E. Settle W. Ward Currence Charles M. Hunter James F. Allen Norward A. Meador Charles A. George George Woo m: •k: ! ] THE HEALTHFVL ANO KEAJANT ABODE Of A CROWD OF riOtORABLE fOVTH- PPEj !t ' P THE MIL Of XIEMCE WITH NOBLl EMVIATION AGPffF.ir ftrj .rLl mJ HONOf TO CVS. o (ITB.r AN t OVt TAEE OBJl T OF HO ' JE T PF(,IOE TO THEIR. IN ' TR TOf«.S M b FAIR SPECIMEN OFflTIZEM OLDIERJ ATTACHED TO THEIR. NATIVE STATE Pf OVD rp HFF F ME AMD READY IN EVEPl ' TIME F DEEPE T fERIL YANKEE CLUB Fred Brady Albert Davis. Acting President Secretary John Adams Frank Andreus WiLUAM Atkins George Ax Marlin Bair Charles Banks Frederick Blenckstone Armistead Booker William Brawshaw Lance Booth Charles Brown David Bryce August Buffalano Charles Burleigh William Calhoun Douglas Campbell Robert Carrier Charles Carson Henry Charles James Clark Stanley Clarke Sherwood Collins Daniel Conte Ross Crump Samuel Darrall Lawrence DeMeo Ralph Derby William DeSaussure Oliver Dickinson Roy Dickinson Neville Dincman John Divine Robert Douglas David Duncan Rich.4rd Eanes Richard Edmonds Robert Elliott Hamilton Emery David Faries Charles Ferrara Irving Foster John Freeman Millard Gardiner Fred Gates William George John Gialanella Ralph Gontrum Wilson Grant Emmett Heerdt James Heffner Ronald Henderson Waldo Hills Van Holmes William Holmes Clyde Holt John Howard Charles Cyril Johnson Louis Jones Preston Keithley Wiluam Kellogg Joseph Kurtz Frank Lambe Warren Landis William Landrum John Lord Ale.xander Lyons Beriah Maguffin James Meem Howard Martens Herman Maier Edward Martin Stanley McKibben John McLaughlin Nelson McLoney Samuel McRorie James Meem James Metcalfe .Arthur Mirante Coleman Moody Robert Mitchell Marcus Mullen Carl Nied encard Charles Oatley William Owen Zollman William Patterson Charles Perrett David Pitkethly Frederick Richards John Rippert Wendel Rosch Robert Roscoe Embry Rucker Philip Rutschow Carl Schupp Donald Shorno Edward Smith Solon Stone Joseph Stopp Robert Sweeny Edward Telfair Roger Towne George Travis Jack Trossback Victor VerMilyea William Watkins Charles White Olin Williams John Willis Howard Winkler Thomas Winston John Wp ter Richard Zahner I-IL Robert M. Berkeley President Edgar M. Young, Jr. Vice-President Frank J. McCarthy. Jr. Treasurer THE 1933 COTILLION CLUB G S. Bernahd, Jr. W. E. BuisT. Jr. J. E. Crocker J. L. Epps, Jr. W. B. GiBB.-i W. W. Holt W. L. Kelly. Ill J. P. Lea. Jr. W. H. Pettigrew C. E. Schoonovek C. L. SlEGEL W. F. TiNSLEY J. P. Leary, 34 C. F. McCallum, ' 34 W. C. Boxley, ' 35 C. W. Hancock, ' 3.5 I 1 HOP TIMES ARE HAPPY TIMES B Five times during each school year, ' Ninety-Four Hall assumes the appearance of a magnificent ballroom. Its walls resound with lilting melodies, its floor vibrates to the rhythm of hundreds of dancing feet, and its halls ring with laughter as the clock at the east end ticks away the precious and rapidly fleeting moments. The advent of dances at V. M. I. creates a general atmosphere of happy anticipation — an anticipation which loses none of its savor in fulfillment. Administered by the Cotillion Club, the hops occupy the stellar position in V. M. I. social life. The very fact that they do not come too often makes it pos- sible for the club to engage the best orchestras available and present hops of the highest type with reasonable assurance that they will be well patronized. And they are! ' The Class of 1933 entered upon its hop career when the evening gun boomed the formal opening of Thanksgiving Hops at ten o ' clock on the night of Friday, November 27, 1931. Inside the gymnasium, the doors at the east end swung open, and the Second Classmen marched the entire length of the floor in column of eights with their partners. At the head of the column marched Major-General John A. Lejeune, a brother-rat and honorary member of the class of 1933, and Mrs. Lejeune. Closely following General and Mrs. Lejeune came Jack Epps, President of the class, with Miss Elizabeth Watkins, and Louis Siegel, Vice-President, with Miss Margaret Barker. The Second Classmen, attired in white mess jackets, red sashes, and grey trousers, were present almost to a man. Their partners, all in white, carried arm bouquets of red and white roses with yellow streamers. The figure which followed Miss Anna Boice Rankin Miss Betty Robinson Mus Anne Tucker McGuire SPONSORS, THE 1933 COTILLION CLUB Jack L. Ei ' ps. Jr. Miss Elizabeth Watkins Leaders, Ring Figure and Final BaU, Class of 1933 was attractive, and it closed es the last couple passed through the arch of roses and the last girl placed the last ring on the last cadet ' s finger, receiving the last kiss. Each man had thus received his class ring, as Paul Tremaine ' s orchestra alternated between the strains of Kiss Me Again and A Kiss in the Dark. The lights were low. The participation of General Lejeune added to the spontaneity of the occasion, and, as he passed through the arch, the orchestra played the Blue Danube Waltz, his favorite selection. ' The figure which the men of ' 33 presented at the Final Ball, 1932, was no less attractive. After a successful year in the V. M. I. financial world, the Second Class Finance Committee, acting for its class, presented an elaborate ball to the graduating class. Ted Weems ' orchestra was engaged for the occasion. The hall was decorated attractively in red, white, and j ' ellow, and the spirit of triumph which pervades all Finals ceremonies was present. Jack Epps led the figure with Miss Miss Margaret Barker Ring Figure C. Louis Siecel slant Leader, Rins Figure and Final Ball Class of 1933 Elizabeth Walker Final Ball I ««7A1-1 Jack Leary Miss Alice Hotchkiss Leaders, Ring Figure Class of 1934 Watkins, and Louis Siegel and Miss Elizabeth Walker were the assistant leaders. At two o ' clock three enormous canopies in the roof of the gym- nasium were released, and the hall was flooded with balloons bearing the inscription: All ' s well that ends well: ' 32, give ' em hell! The ball closed at four o ' clock. • When the class of 1932 had been graduated, 1933 ' s Finance Committeemen re-organized as the Cotillion Club. Robert M. Berkeley was elected President, Edgar M. Young, Jr., Vice-President, and Frank J. McCarthy, Jr., Treasurer. As chair- man of the Cadet Activities Committee. Colonel M. F. Edwards was of great assistance to the club throughout the year. The first dances, Openings, were given in October. Weede Meyer played. There were two regular dances and a dansant. Later in the month came Homecoming Day, which featured the V. M. L-University of Virginia football game. The vic- tory which V. M. L attained on the gridiron that day gave spirit to the dance which followed. Jan Garber ' s orchestra played. • The Thanksgiving Da nces saw the Class of 1934 stage a Ring Figure which will not soon be forgotten. The Second Classmen wore coatees with non-commissioned officers ' slings, sashes, and swords. The Cadet grey beautifully offset the white dresses of the girls. The old practice of George Edgar Bain Miss Mary Alice Dewey Assistant Leaders, Ring Figure, Class of 1934 i |:I« forming class numerals and school letters was discarded in favor of an arch of swords. As each couple passed through the arch formed by the other couples, Coon-Sanders ' orchestra played The Spirit of V. M. I., and the swords clinked a merry accompaniment. Jack Leary, President of the Class of 1934, led the figure with Miss Alice Hotchkiss. The assistant leaders were George Edgar Bain and Miss Mary Alice Dewey. The first dance of the new year, 1933, was given the night of January 28. The preceding night many First Classmen had attended the Fancy Dress Ball at Washington and Lee. Bernie Cum- mins ' orchestra played for both the Fancy Dress and for the Informal Hop at V. M. 1. • Midwinters, held in February, found Bert Lown and his New Yorkers on the bandstand. ' Ninety-four Hall was attractively decorated in blue and yellow. There was no figure, but Lown ' s music set the blood of the dancers tingling, and the dances were well attended — particularly the Saturdav night hop. In March the Cotillion Club gave what was called a Depression Dance. ' It was an informal Saturday night hop with the V. M. 1. Commanders playing. The price of admission was so low that it would not bear repeating. The calic flocked in from Hollins, Sweet Briar, and other nearby schools. Many Lexington girls were on hand, and many more came from various parts of the state. C. Louis Siegel Miss Elizabeth Walker Li ' aders, Monogram Figure William E. Smith Miss Margaret Valeintine Assistant Leaders Monogram Figure I 7a 1:1 Jack L. Epps, Jr. - Iiss Elizabeth Watkins Leaders, Final German Class of 1933 The Commanders acquitted themselves nobly, furnishing what was undoubtedly the best music a cadet orchestra has produced in the experience of the present First Class. Praises have been generously lavished upon the Commanders this season, and they have all been deserved praises. The Depression Dance was so successful that another was given in May. ■ April 28 and 29 were golden days on the V. M. I. calendar. Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians entered Limits Gates for a two-day performance and presented the Corps with three magnificent dances. Lombardo, conducting what is generally recognized as the best and most popular band in the country, completely captivated the musical ears of the cadets, the calic, the chaperones, and the almost countless number of alumni and other visitors. The music was supreme — absolutely supreme — and the hall looked its best in French blue and silver. • A new custom was inaugurated at the Easter Hops. All Washington and Lee students were invited to attend the Saturday afternoon dance. Most of them — it is really safe to say most of them — did attend, and many of them expressed their appreciation. It is hoped that such an arrangement may be continued. Lombardo ' s music was the background of the success of the Easter dances, but not the only attraction. The Class of 1934 presented, on Friday night, the annual Second Class show. This attracted many visitors, as well as the Saturday afternoon baseball game. The combination of many attractions made the week-end one of great pleasure. But there was still another great feature. General Lejeune returned to us for the first time on Saturday night. As he entered the hall, Lombardo played The Spirit. The dancers halted and applauded, and the General greeted them. Wythe W. Holt Miss Mary Ethehedcl Assistant Leaders, Final German, Class of 1933 |:I Jack Leary Miss Alice Hotchkiss Leaders, Final Ball Class of 1934 • The Bomb appears too early for a description of the Finals Dances. However, as we go to press, Eddy Duchin has been engaged. Duchin promises three glorious nights — Saturday. Monday, and Tuesday, June 10, 12, and 13. The opening hop, usually held the first night of Finals, has been dropped by order of the Superinten- dent, and the set will be opened by the Monogram Club Hop. At the Monogram Hop the figure will be led by Louis Siegel, Honorary Vice- President of the Class of 1933, and Miss Elizabeth Walker. The assistant leaders will be William E. Smith and Miss Margaret Valentine. ' The Final German, last social function of the Class of 1933. will be led by Jack Epps with Miss Elizabeth Watkins, and Wythe W. Holt, Vice-President of the Class, with Miss Mary Etheredge. Saturday night the Class of 1934 will give the graduating class a ball, with a figure led by Jack Leary and Miss Alice Hotchkiss, George Bain and Miss Grace Brown. The 1933 Cotillion Club has left V. M. I. two contributions of note. In 1932, the Club and the 1934 Finance Committee furnished, decorated, and opened a large smoking room at the east end of ' Ninety-Four Hall. The two organizations con- tributed equally to the project, and future classes will owe them a debt of gratitude for years to come. The club ' s other contribution came in the form of a beautiful crystal ball, installed in the gymnasium in the autumn of 1932. In December, 1932, the Post Exchange council equipped the gym with amplifiers, which have provided the proper volume of music in all parts of the hall. George Edgar Bain Miss Grace Brown Assistant Leaders, Final Ball Class of 1934 I n:l SECOND CLASS FINANCE COMMITTEE • The Second Class Finance Committee is one of the most active organizations in barracks. Appointed by the class officers, its members work with one chief object in view — to present the best Final Ball that can be presented. Throughout the year thev book high types of talking pictures for Jackson Memorial Hall, providing enter- tainment for the corps on Saturday nights. They handle the circulation of five news- papers in barracks, and perform other services of a financial nature. In their first class year, the members of the Finance Committee become the Cotillion Club and manage all V. M. I. dances. Any sum which may remain in the Committee ' s treasury is passed on to the Cotillion Club. • The 1934 Finance Committee has ably weathered the fourth year of the current depression with remarkably good results. Emmett Heerdt has shown initiative and efficiency as chairman. Bob Gilliam has ably shouldered his responsibility as treas- urer. R. S. Edmonds, assistant operator of the motion picture projectors, booked the pictures this year, and J. M. Goodwin was in charge of newspaper distribution. J. A. B. Baker directed the second class revue given during the Easter dances. The other members of the committee are R. B. Allport, G. E. Bain, J. P. Leary, C. F. McCallum, G. G. Minor, G. P. Page. J. W. Palmer. G. A. Royce, J. B. Swindell, and H. T. Winkler. Colonel Edwards serves as advisor to the group. The Committee joined with the Class of 1933 to finance the decorating and fur- nishing of the attractive smoking lounge at the east end of ' Ninetv-I ' our Hall. EARL CARROLL ATTRACTIONS SEVEN WEST FORTY -FOURTH STREET VAndcrblll 3.5890 NEW YORK CITY 19 3 3 To tne Girls, diyine Ooddesses, whose loveliness tairns brilliantly on these pa{{e8, be proud that you have been crowned by America ' s pranler authori- ty on feminine beauty. To the dear girls, whose photos adorn not these pages, please remember that beauty Is the most dif- ficult thing in the world to judee, and only a fool would attenpt it. CUiAjdJ ' -R —t: MR. CARROLL SELECTS ' mm ' i Ml s MISS SARA ELISABETH ALEXANDER MISS HELEN PARKER MISS FRANCES WEINMAN MISS ELOISE MOLING MISS MARY ANN CARR MISS VIRGINIA WADDY DITORS i C.E.GRCINER FAMILIAR STRAINS SCENE: ' 94 HALL. HOP TIME (They Have Just Been Introduced) She (archly): I see you don ' t remember me. He (quickly): Oh, yes I do. But you don ' t remember me. She (with a come-hither look): I couldn ' t forget anyone who dances as divinely as you. He (stumbling onto her feet in his embarrassment) : And I couldn ' t forget anyone as wonderful as you. She (cuddling a bit closer): Come, now, no lines tonight. He (returning the affection ) : But it ' s not a line. It ' s the truth. The minute I saw you I remembered you. I asked to be introduced only because I knew you wouldn ' t remember me. She: Don ' t be silly. I couldn ' t forget you. But you don ' t even know my name. He: You tell me mine first, and then I ' ll tell you yours. (A brother rat, in answer to an S. 0. S., dashes up to break.) She (to herself): I ' m positive I never saw that boy before in my life. (to her new partner): I see you don ' t remember me. He (to himself): Wonder where she got the idea I ' d ever met her? (In answer to his new partners opening sentence): Oh, yes I do. But you don ' t remember me ' ifc iVSU ll Bum in the Courtyard! Little Jasper Irembleil with excitement. Such a project had never occurred to him before ' ■ril go alone. I ' m nol afraid, Mother. You ' ve nursed me through childhood. God, I ' ll never forget. But I ' m something of a man now. Yes sir: one of the seething mass called youth. And what ' s more, I ' m game. I don ' t need your help as I once did. Gripes, Mom, don ' t ciy. We men gotta stick together. I won ' t be long . . . just wait. Little Jasper ' s face beamed wilh angelic non- chalance as he pushed open ihe door lo tlie Have a sip? Sir, I ' m a V. M. 1. graduate. Pardon me, take the jug. THE DOWNFALL OF MOONEY One day our handsome Mooney to Hally Hall did hie To see his darling Margie, his dearest sugar-pie. Her cheeks were bright and shiny, and she was red of nos ' And little squat-butt Mooney kept stepping on her toes. We really shoulfn ' t tell you, but we think you ought to kn That she and her gallani sweetie into a clinch did go. She used her charms upon him, she used them one and And our brave wrestling captain was taken for a fall. Now he swears that be ' il be true, true as the stars above; We call it honey-d . bul Mooney calls it 1 He ' s not the same did boy. he ' s gotten eager as hell. Because he has to keep his chevrons for his Seminary belle He: Well, babe, do you believe in hereafter? She: Just what do you mean? He: Do I get what we came out here after, or do you stay out here after I go in? Our object is to give you here Some fun that ' s quite contagious: The Outrage Section, Reader dear. Should really be outrat,eous. We now present four friends of ou A caricature collection, And since no malice is involved. We hope there ' s no objection. PICTURE THIS! She was his all. his hearts desir?, She stirred his soul with passion ' s fire. Each night he looked into her eyes And gave himself to heaves and sighs. He held her in his arms so strong And told her there was nothing wrong. Upon her lips he sealed a kiss And dreamed the fool ' s sweet dreams of blii He felt her gaze upon him fall And dreamed he ' d heard the mating call. But here, dear reader, is the laugh — His all was just a photograph! An old poultiywoman of Worcester Had thirteen hens and a rorrester. Bui the old rorcester died, And the old lady cried, ' Cause she didn ' t get eggs like she orcester. ' A sultan at odds with his harem Thought of a way he could scare em. He caught him a mouse. Let it loose in the house — Thus starting the first harem scarem. From keydet life and Major Mack This lad last year did sever, But even now, his spirit ' s still The Infantry Forever. ■■Tve always been religiously inclined. said the oyster as it passed from the staff table to the gullet of the visiting minister, but I never dr amed I would enter the clergy. Curious Old Lady: Why you ' ve lost your leg. haven ' t you? Cripple: Well, damned if I haven ' t. He: Heno baby. She: I ' ll have you know I ' m nobody ' s baby. He: Wouldn ' t you feel like hell at a family reunion? ' ' He: Mabel. I am burning with love for you. She: Come, now, Aloysius, don ' t make a fuel of your- elf. She: Don ' t you think the stars are wonlerful? ' He: I ' m not in a position to say. She (being smart) : Why do they call you Peter — you ' re not a saint? He (viciously) : Well, why do they call you Mary? Tourist: Hello there. Sore Throat, you old pain in the neck. Th ' Feller: Heh, heh, walk your tours. Kick. . h would like to see Ebenezer, if yo pleezes. ' He is convalescing in room 135. Dat ' s all right, I ' ll wait. Does your boy friend have ambitions? Mercy, yes, ever since he ' s been knee-high. Stag: May I have the n=xt dance? Titanic: I ' m sorry, but I ' m afraid I ' m too danced out. ' ' Stag: Oh, I wouldn ' t say that. I think you ' re just pleasingly plump. Kiss: A noun, usually used as a conjunction. Never declined. More common than proper. Not very singular in that it is usually used in the plural. Agrees with the sub- ject. She (innocently) : What do the keydets call it when the cavalry drills out on the parade ground? He (maliciously : ' Horse maneuver! FIRST CLASS DELINQUENCIES September, 1929— June, 1933 Adams, J. N. — Visiting gim-boy w o authority when affected with hypochondria after weel -end escapade. Allen, J. F. — Attempting to change version of hymn to • ' Oly, Oly, Oly. Allen, W. L. — Making unauthorized trip to Richmond, February 22, 1933, thereby causing G. Straub to come down like a wolf on the fold. Archer, H. L. — Forcing roommates to flee from room when angered by the chiseling of Father Time. Armistead, H. L. — Extreme absent-minedness, dropping furlough in mail box and submitting letter to Commandant asking for hand in marriage. Ax, G. B. — Failure to strangle Oscar Trossbach after rooming with same. Baylor, G. — Gross insanity, rooming with Urick. Berkeley, R. M. — Trying to assulRe role of gentleman by failure to make Hollins black list. Bernard, G. S. — Imitating adding machine. Making faces at instructor while explaining problem. Betts, C. S. — Possessing brass-lined stomach, enabling same to digest all mess hall swill (sauerkraut, cauliflower, hominy, etc.). Bozel, W. H.— Trying to take care of G. Moffett while G. Moffett was trying to take care of him. Brayshaw, W. 0. — Practicing role of deluded husband by handling firearms. Brown, H. C. — Gross failure to live up to his ideals, dating Richmond debutante after continually expressing utter scorn for all society girls. BuiST, W. E. — Putting up with Metcalfe ' s garrulity for four years. Burke, J. O. — Possessing ultra-baby puss. Calhoun, W. L. — Exercising winning way over rats to attain position of captain-quarterback on annual rat-dad- dy team. Calliham, p. W. — Attempting to deceive public, posing as Doctor without possessing said degree. Caperton. L. M. — Continual lack of self-confidence, there- by having unauthorized number of girls at dances. Carrico, J. H. — Assumption of authority, tiying to en- force the Russian five-year plan at Ye Institute. Clewis, R. M.— Violation paragraph 96 (e), V. M. I. regulations, woofing in flagrant imitation of Bay Rum George. CoxE, S. 0. — Learning too much about civil engineering, thereby making brother rats work too hard to keep up. Crews, S. G. — Defacing Institute property by smearing opposing boxers all over the ring. Crocker, J. E. — Drowning out tenors in showers with loud imitations of Bill Mac ' s bass. Curtis, S. C — Posing as a city slicker. Overrating Curtis Enterprises at Lee Hall. (Special report. I Dickinson, O.B. — Regurgitating uncouthly after manner of Rasputin. DiNGMAN, N. W. — Social aspirations, taking dancing les- sons in Lexington. Douglas, S. A. — Jamming traffic in arch by moving schnozzle from side to side. Doyle, M. E. — Attempting to wear green tie to drill on St. Patrick ' s Day. Eanes, R. H. — Spending much useful time beside the babbling Brooke. Edmunds, P, C— Gross abuse of the King ' s English by imitating the dark race in Public Speaking. Elliott, B. B. — Making weird noises while playing in orchestra. El ' PS, F. B. — Harsh and uncivilized manner while shag- ging at Southern Sem. Epps, J. L. — Using ears to support 3j cap. Face, W. H. — Answering unasked ([uestions in Military Science class. Fink. R. W. — Owning and operating unauthorized imita- tion of car in vicinity of Fort Hoyle. Gary, J. W.— Attempting to frighten new cadets, wearing Indian blanket to showers. George, C. A. — Permitting Post Band to play Goofus at Guard Mount while on 0. G. Gibes, W. B. — Assumption of authority, resembling officer of the Institute (Oh, Schnozzle!) Gilliam, G. R.— Wearing Sears-Roebuck shoes. GiLMORE, W. H. — Continual failure to shine out on F. C. P. Gould. J II. — Talking of K ' ntucky Bourbon w o provid- ing same. Grant. W. S. — Direct disobedience to orders, taking S l in Archie ' s S 2 after being made S 3. Greiner, C. E. — Gross assumption of authority, imitating daughter of joy in barracks. Hannah, A. B. — Allowing anxiety over chevrons to cause premature greyness. Harkrauer, C. J. — Unauthorized chisel in room, M. I. Fouling sleeping brother rat, calling instructor ' s attention to same by snoring loudly. Harkel, T. H. — Irritating roommates by having same sign for specials too often. ( Special report.) HARRIS, C. O. — Having more damn fun at irregular times. Harrison. B. P.— Attempting to force Corps to agree with Harrison. Hayman, W. S.— Whispering in mess hall, S. R. C. Heffner. J. J.— Undue pessimism. Hickie, J. C— Attempting to crash British Peerage by usurping title Sir John. HiCHTOWER, G. B — Acting in such a manner as to occa- sion the name Shine. Hill. .A. G. — Wearing cuffs to picture show. Hilliard, L. — Excessive bragging about Virginia Beach, giving grossly false impression that home town of Hilliard could be a heaven on earth. Holstein, O. — Wobbling in ranks while singing You ' re the Father of My Child. Holt, R. G. — Continual stump-jumping and failure to sweep out cigar butts abt. 7:50 A. M. Holt. W. W. — Getting low-down on Hollins life w o ccm- sulting Shine the Ambassador. Horseman, J. W. — Retaining virtue while rooming with Solon Stone. Hubbard, A. F. — Running block to drawing academy on nights before structures problems. HuDCiNS, E. C. — Thoughtlessly mentioning demerit gotten during third class year. James, P. H — Monopolizing best stuff ' at Hally Hall. Johnston, F. P. — Attempting to deceive Roanoke women by having picture taken in Elmer Hudgins ' coatee. Jones, L. B. — Gross laxness in use of Herpicide. Writin, ;, wiring, phoning frail, all on same day. Jones, W. P. — Attempting to imitate infantryman, walk- ing to top of House Mountain on hot spring day. Jordan, M. C. — Attempting to pose as Carter Glass in Public Speaking. Kaylor, W. O. — Possessing ultra-modern fanny, causing body to be turned when entering doors of lab. FIRST CLASS DELINQUENCIES-Continued Kearfott. C. p. — Rustling peanut shells in section room. Kelly, R. P. — Breaking record by getting to three forma- tions straight on time. Kelly, W, L. — Stealing Hightower ' s girl 10 min. 22 sees, after aniving in Atlanta. Kerr, G. — Misuse of dance lounge in gym. KiMBROUCH, R. C. — Directing trafiic in Baltimore w o wearing policeman ' s badge. King, C. L. — Impersonation of harvest moon. King, G. M. — Maliciously goosing brother rats, checking oil. et al. Kirk, J. S. — Neg. of duty as barracks postmaster, failing to bring Outrage editors letters from Richmond. Kostainsek, E. L. — Tossing hay out of window to weaiy roommate on Post 5. Kurtz, J. M. — Scholarly ambitions. Landis. W. C. — Blushing when asked to pose in nude for painting. Getting illegal hold on calic during wrestling match. Lansdale, J. — Shattering Institute precedent by taking 2.5-day Christmas furlough, 1932. Lay, J. S. — Unauthorized use of Coue system in love affair. Lea, J. P. — Playing banacks shylock during sale of R. O. T C. checks. LoNciNO, H. A. — Impersonation of ape. Green Room, Hollins. McCarthy. F. J. — Having article resembling bottle in room, S. M. I. McCoy. R. A. — .Administering K. 0. to Mink during Fancy Dress. Marshall, E. R. — Gross impersonation of Gracie Allen. Martin, E. A. — Instigating unlawful propaganda for non- militaiy party during presidential campaign. Meek, J. T. — Riding horse like a horseman instead of like a cavalry cadet. Meem, S. H. — Assuming role of Bing Crosby. Singing hill-billy songs in the mess hall. Meriwether, W. J — Attempting to drive car down rail- road track while under the influence of a Seminite. Metcalfe, J. S. — Capturing wild Lexington squeedunk by indiscriminately slinging the proverbial to same. Middleton, J. W. — Attempting to imitate architectural feature (flying buttress). .Moore. M. H. — Failure to take advantage of opening offered him on train while enroute to Marshall. Moore, T. L. — Intimidating new cadets by unnecessary gruffness. Morehead. C. — Imitating fruit merchant in barracks. Noble, . . W. — Looking for the old blind man in Van ' s hay. Noble, C. F. — Employing sailor tactics on Rockbridge femininity. Nunnamaker, H. — Having chevrons thrust upon him. Orr. R. V. — Financing building project in Buena Vista after consulting mayor. Outten, E. R. — Overconsumption of Mellin ' s baby food. Page, L. C. — Driving inmates of 135 to mayhem, tantrums, etc., by continual loud griping in 133 twenty-four hours daily. Patteson, a. S. — Committing unpardonable sin. throwing cold water in the showers. Payne, C. A. — Receiving firecrackers from third class. Dishing out tours for same. Pence. H. J. — Volunteering services as model for Stetson ■D. Peters, C. H.— Concealing self behind Kaylor. S. M. I. Petticrew, W. H.— Wearing stars in C. E. without burn- ing joss before Idol Oly. Phillips, E. L. — Using track cjualities to flee from pursu- ing woman at Durham. PoNZANELLi, A. H. — Practicing Old Spanish Customs on Lexington calic. Richards, F. W. — Unduly alarming Richmond lasses on Yorktown trip, sitting in front of fire w o trousers on. Roberts, J. — Conflicting heavy dates with 0. G. tours. Roberts, P. C — Waxing pugnacious when associating with Rockbridge Kabn. RoCHELLE, A. R. — Posing as New Market Cadet. RuCKER, C. N. — Tying opponents in pretzel shapes w o undoing same. RuCH. J. L. K. — Monopolizing alphabet when signing name. Schaaf, J. C. — Worrying roommates by formulating plans of matrimony during exam period. ScHOONOVER, C. E. — Installing loud speakers in J. M. Hall, thus aiding speakers to keep the back row awake. Singleton. R. S. — Taking unauthorized dry run. Spring Hike, 1931. Imitating Mississippi gambler. Smith, 0. D. — Experimenting disastrously in physics, at- tempting to prove skull to be harder than iron pipe in showers. Steidtmann, C. a. — Formulating diplomatic romance, thereby guaranteeing militaiy success. Stith, W. M. — Failure to snatch woo when proferred some by G. I. women. Fort George G. Meade. Stone, S. J. — Spending twelve months each year in Lex- ington. SusoNG, A. E. — .Attempting to make librarian. Taylor, A. B. — .Assuming the horizontal after the O. G. banquet, necessitating the purchase of a new bucket. Taylor, C. M. — Imitating sail-fish w o authority. Temple, J. — Cleaning teeth with Putz. TiNSEY, W. F. — Receiving urgent telegrams from impa- tient frail in Richmond. Todd, J. G. — .Allowing calic to accept prep school hop bid in preference to Thanksgivings. Tompkins, W. F. — Laughing in church when seeing point to joke heard at S. E. I. Trossbach, J. ,M. — Unmilitaiy use of reception room after taps. Urick, F. W. — Smooching in front of banacks in loud and conspicuous manner. Vance, J. D. — Using vocabulaiy of a sailor when express- ing disapproval. Van Petten, A. E. — Assumption of authority, posing as tripod in ranks. Vaughan, M. H. — Continually cheating shine stool by wearing rags on stoop. Vaughan, R. F. — Sony attempts to imitate Cab Callo- way ' s scat singing. Ver Milyea, C. V. — Acquiring name Vermilstein through three-ball methods on R. O. T. C. check market. Walker. J. T. — Extreme forgetfulness, failure to remem- ber night befores on morning afters. Weaver, W. C. — Rooming with Morehead w o contracting Stuaitsdraftitus. Wheeler, J. W. — Acquiring brown stain on lips from contact with authority. White, W. C. — Occasioning nickname seven-time. ' Whited, B. T. — Allowing self to be fagged by new cadet. Wilson, A. S. — Traveling incognito as Bariymore. Winston, T. R. — Winning victories with saber and foil in unassuming manner. Wooters, p. C. — Lousy attempts to write poeti y about spring. Young, E. M. — Hanging up Institute record for long distance block running. She: How is il lliat you can kiss so divinely? He: Oh, I used lo Ijlow the hugle in the Boy Scouts Is that a dray horse you have there? No, it ' s a brown hors , and stop your baby talk. VALSE IMPRESSION The spot light shed its colored radiance among the slowly moving forms. Eyes closed, heads nestled. Beyond the fringe of luminescence lips met in stolen kisses, I looked down at the sweet thing in my arms. What better moment could I ask for? Darling, I whispered huskily, I love you. Her reply was a low, tinkling laugh, exotic, impelling, provocative. So I went on. I told her of my hopes, my dreams. In vivid words I described the bliss that would be ours. And then, I could feel her yielding, an answering pulsation, an emotional trembling. She smiled and looked up at me wistfully. Sweetheart, she murmured, There ' s a fly on my back. Would you mind brushing it off? He: Darling, you mean the world to me. She: I know, dear, but there ' s going to be no world tour tonight. A young sailor was cast away on a desert island. After he had been there for nine years, he spied a figure on a neighboring island. Braving the sharks, he swam there to find a sweet young woman awaiting him. Approaching her, he said: How long have you been here? Why, I ' ve been here for six years, she said. Six years! Why. I ' ve been on my island for nine long years. Why, you poor man, all alone for nine years! Well, I ' m going to give you something you ' ve been wanting for a long time. Said the sailor: Lady, you don ' t mean to tell me you ' ve got beer on ice! Convict: I guess the choke ' s on me. ' He: Did you tell Capt. Steele I was a ? It : No, sir — I wonder how he found it out. HELPFUL HINTS ON HOW TO USE MAPS iFor the Benefit of First Class M. S. T. Sections) 1. Roll map tightly and secure with rubber bands. (a) Tap man in front over dome. Tap man next to him. See if you can tap five or more in one second. See if you can tap someone on the third row down without taking your feet off the floor. Fence with man in row behind. Poke ear of man beside you. (b) Lift roll to mouth and sing in deep bass voice. Anything from ' The Scat Song to Nearer My God to Thee will suffice. Songs may be varied with birdies. (c) Lift roll to eye and sight on instructor. Turn and peer out of window. Look at neighbor and smirk. (d) Lift roll to lips and imitate Mills Brothers. Cornet players, trombone players, and flute artists can be successfully imitated in this way, depending upon one ' s histrionic ability. 2. Remove rubber bands. Chew off corner of map and shoot paper wads. Directions in Volume 4, Advanced Manual. TH€ BIRTH OF TH€ FLU ' S {Told By One JPho Has Survived Three of Them) (or) HOW IT DO FLY! A Playlet in Eight Scenes SCENE 1 — Gim-Shoppe. Babble of voices without, most of their owners with- out anything particularly wrong with them. Time: 7:30 A. M. New Cadet (timidlr): Sir, I sneezed once last night. I fear I ' m catching the flu. Gim-Boy CgrUj yj; Umph! (To himself ) : No service stripes on his sleeve, one of my boys. (Aloud): Take all duty. Next man! SCENE 2— Catacombs. Corridor No. 2, Private Office No. 4. Time: 7:50 A. M. (Enter keydet in underwear and reveille slippers, innocently whistling You ' ve Got Me In the Palm of Your Hand. I Previous Arrival (casually): Hey, Zilch, have you heard the dope? They tell me a bunch of rats got all duty on flu at sick call this morning. Zilch (occupied): Uh-huh. SCENE 3 — 0-P-Q-l suite. Rooms in foul disorder. Peace and quiet reign. Time: 7:55 A. M. (Enter Zilch, waking up inhabitants, who automatically ask, Has big toot gone? I Zilch (excited): Hey, have you muggs heard the dope? Nearly a hundred men answered sick call this morning on flu, and most of ' em got all duty. Looks like it might turn into an epidemic. Think I ' ll go down tomorrow. Inhabitants (skeptically) : No s... ? SCENE 4 — The Bricks. Sections are forming for 1st C. P. A rat or two strag- gles back from the hospital bearing very medical looking bottles. Time: 7:59 A. M. Aforesaid Inhabitants of 0-P-Q-l (now in their various sections) : Yeah, man. ' Way over a hundred got all duty on it this morning. Gim-Boy says it ' s a bad epi- demic. Trying to get everybody away from here by tomorrow. Certy I heard from somebody who ought to know that ... THE BIRTH OF THE FLU ' S-Continued SCENE 5 — Section Room. Third Kloor. Scott-Shipp Hall. Time: 8:45 A. M. Colonel Zilch: Well, gentlemen, for next time suppose we take Chapter XXXX. Today there are two little points I ' d like to ask you for recita ' Cadet Zilch (quickly inlerrupling) : ' ' Oh, Colonel, have you heard about the flu epidemic . . . ? SCENE 6 — The Parapet. The 0. D. is bellowing, Form-m-m-m Sec-shu- u-u-u-ns! Time: 10:58 A. M. Slim (in the course of negotiations with a third classman): By the way, brother rat, I heard Washington and Lee has right much flu and might shut down tomorrow. Heard anything about it? 3° CI.: Wait ' til I tell the boys this! SCENE 7 — Third Stoop. A small bull session on the North Side is growing by leaps and bounds. Time: 1:01 P. M. 3° CI.: Man, Pve got the straight dope. State health authorities have closed W. L. and have ordered ' em to close V. M. I. We ' re going to get suit cases out this afternoon, and they ' re going to put railroad fares on our Q. M. D. accounts. What ' s that? Yeah, man, they ' ve got four good-looking nurses — hit that funny guy that said ' flusies ' ! — down in the temporary hospital SCENE 8— Washington Arch. Time: 1:43 P. M. The Corps: Report leave for the hospital, sir hospital, sir . . . Report leave for ' ' Report leave for the y- -Ji And the death of the flu ' s The latest thina; in full dress- Ramses: ■ Thinkest thou I would do wrong to compliment yon dancing wench on the shapeliness of her legs? Slave: Nay, sire — but thou shouldst not compliment her too highly. Where there ' s a swill, there ' s a sway. Now days about the only thing that can lay down on the job and still get good results is a hen. ESKIMAUX A funny people, Eskimaux. They never mind the wind that blaux. The rain that rains, the snow that snaiix. A funny people, heaven knaux. They never use a garden haux, They never go to picture shaux. They live in peace and have no faux. A funny people, Eskimaux. They travel round on icy flaux. They haven ' t pockets in their claux. They need scare-bears and not scare-craux. A funny people, all of thaux. But something no one ever knaux Is why the people carefully chaux To spell their plural without aux. Those peculiar Eskimaux! prBH 3Z 1st Class: Well, freshies, now that you have taken rat English, what do you think of 0. Henry? 4th Class: 0. K., sir, but the nuts stick in our teeth. An old sailor who had retired from tlie seas was living in a tumble-down house on the waterfront of a big city. The pastor of the local waterfront mission visited him one day in hopes of giving him a little spiritual aid. Now, the sailor owned a very elegant male parrot and the minute the pastor entered the house, the parrot spouted forth a vocab- ulaiT which would have done credit to the proverbial trooper. The old sailor was veiy embarrassed and began to turn various shades of red. The pastor, being a veiy understanding man, put the old salt at ease by telling him that such a performance was not at all unusual for a sailor ' s parrot and that it cast no reflection whatsoever upon the character of its owner. The pastor added thai he had a very beautiful female parrot which he kept at the mission, and which spent all of its time praying. In fact, this beau- tiful creature prayed night and day without rest. The old gob was surprised to hear about a parrot that would do so much praying, and finally suggested that if the pastor brought over his parrot and put it in the cage with the male bird, the latter might be reformed. The pastor agreed and the plan was carried out immediately As soon as the parrots were alone together the sailor ' s bird said: Hi Babe! How about a little loving? 0. K. big boy, answered the other, What the hell do you think I ' ve been praying for all these years? GOING TO CHURCH Going to church, a Keydet sees The Minks at their fraternities, Lounging on their porch settees. Drinking in the Sabbath breeze, With nothing but their negligees To cover up their B. V. D. ' s. Such a sight is sure to tease Us Keydets in our stiff coatees With collars that will ever squeeze Our necks and chests until we wheeze, While waistbelts cause us agonies And woolen pants scratch hairless knees. Small wonder, then, that fate decrees That many of the Minks one sees Taking life with perfect ease Are men with V. M. I. degrees. . Thar ' s sold on them thar heels! LEGS 34 Years Service MESS HALL WAITERS bILL MAC 20 Veois 5e.-vi A5HBY 26 Years Service PREACHER. 16 Years Service WATTS 25 Yeors Serv THE OUTRAGE PRESENTS ITS COLORED SUPPLEMENT DING DONG 24 Years Service WILLIAM 17 Years Service ' SHORTY Years Service STOOP NIGGERS 26 Yeors Sf WALTER 53 Years Service Uirqiuia Militant InsUlute LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA Established 1839 On the Approved List of ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES Member of ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN COLLEGES ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES ASSOCIATION OF MILITARY COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS OF THE UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA COLLEGES ENROLLMENT FROM THIRTY-EIGHT STATES AND SIX FOREIGN COUNTRIES L A curriculum course for the first two years. This course is prescribed for all cadets, is basic, and offers an opportunity for broad culture. 2. An elcclive course. After the completion of the prescribed curriculum, a cadet elects for the last two years one of the following courses: CHEMISTRY By means of elective subjects this course becomes a Pre-MeJical Course, designed to conform to the requirements of the medical schools of the universities. CIVIL ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LIBERAL ARTS Designed also to meet the undergraduate requirements of the schools of law. business administra- tion, and journalism of the universities. Standard undergraduate courses are oHer.ed at the Virginia Military Institute. Graduates desiring to pursue graduate work select the university at which such work is to be done, and the institutions selected vary from year to year. Among the mstitutions at which V. M. I. graduates are doing post- graduate work during the session 1932-33 are: Buffalo, Columbia, Cumberland, Duke, Georgetown. Georoe Washinoton Harvard, Louisiana State, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Minnesota. New York° North Ca ' rohna, Ohio State, Pennsylvania, Rensselaer Polytechnic, Southern California, Tennessee, Texas, Vanderbilt, V.rgmia. Washmgton and Lee. West Virginia, Johns Hopkins, and Yale; and the following abroad: Cambridge, Grenoble, Zurich, London, and Munich. Frank Thomas Co. (INCORPORATED) FLATIRON BUILDING NORFOLK, VA. Wh i t C Uniforyns Official MaUers of V. M. I. Paletots 1930-31-32-34 New Yorli Distribution Through European Distribution Through NEW YORK TIMES TOPICAL PRESS AGENCY WIDE WORLD PHOTOS LONDON, ENGLAND HARRIS EWING PHOTOGRAPHERS OF National NntabUs 1313 F Street, Northwest WASHINGTON, D. C. Official Photographers for 1933 BOMB cix u. m. T. Post Exchange A Store conducted in Bar- racks which is Governed by a Council composed of Officers who serve with- out compensation (j[ All profits are apportioned to Cadet Activities with a view to benefiting the Corps as a whole, and not for the benefit of an individual — thus eliminating the practice which formerly existed of soliciting funds in Barracks for such activities. Charlottesville Woolen Mills CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH-GRADE UNIFORM CLOTHS IN SKY AND DARK BLUE SHADES FOR Army, Navy and Other Uniform Purposes and the Largest Assortment and Best Quality ' CADET GRAYS s Including those used at the United States Military Academy, at West Point and other Leading Military Schools of the Country PRESCRIBED AND USED BY THE CADETS OF VIRGINIA . MILITARY • INSTITUT€ McCRUMS, Inc. 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They are built from the best materials money can buy, and neatness and dura- bility are stressed by Hercules Engineers. Corrugated Paper Containers have solved the packing problems of the modern day and are certainly the cleanest and least troublesome package devised thus far. HERCULES PAPER BOX COMPANY [Subsidiary oS Federal Glass Company] COLUMBUS, OHIO •1 I ' ' sathering place ■ for the collegiate — here you will Find distinctive service, excellent food and reasonable rates. Murphy ' s has been a mecca for college students and their families for more than three score years. ■fif VIRGINIA Inrkbnbgf National lattk LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA THE COUNTTS OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK PAUL M. PENICK, President JOHN L. CAMPBELL, Cashier and Trust Officer ' I ' he Virginia Cafe OLD VIRGINIA HAMS AND STEAKS OUR SPECIALTY 21 East Nelson Street Le xington, Va. PHONE 728 TvturViscovtnedHoui (fOocC a Pipe Can. Be • ' • ' IT ' S MILDER SMOKE Sir Walter RALEIGH Mild Burley Mixture. 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MAKERS OF Fine Collars and Shirts you d be Surprised to see how popular Kellogg ' s Corn Flakes were with all the Olympic Athletes— At Olyniiiic Village when .ill tlip visiting atliletes were housed and fed, Kellogg ' s cereals were served exclusively. Tlmsc from foreign countries were particularly impressed witli tlieir crisp goodness and ni ]ictiziiiK flavor. ■ No finer food can be eaten l y atliletes, .adults or children than Kellogg ' s Corn Flakes. So delicious with cool milk or cream — witli fruits or berries added. So wholesome and so easv to digest. The products manufactured b.v the Kellogg Company are: Kellogg ' s Corn Flakes, All- Bran, Pep, Rice Krispies, Whole Wheat Flakes, Wheat Krumbles, Bran Flakes and Kaffee Hag Coffee. THE Universal Shoes WCRN BY V. M. I. CADETS ARE MANUFACTURED BY Geo. D. Witt ShoeCo. LYNCHBURG, VA. COMPLIMENTS OF Defiance Sales Corporation PHILADELPHIA, PA. BEST FOOD BEST SERVICE BEST A CCOMMODA TIONS The Dutch Inn rCNsp MRS. R. L. 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Forest Tavern INVITES YOU To Make This Convenient Home, Where the charm of the Old South abounds, your headquarters for Banquets, Supper Parties or when entertaining parents. OPEN ALL YEAR Two Miles South of Natural Bridge on Route No. 11 Rockbridge Motor Co. INCORPORATED GARAGE Chrysler — Plymouth Cars PHONE 289 COMPLIMENTS OF SMITH Dry Cleanins Works Lexington, Va. Service to the Cadet Corps Free Delivery of Sandwiches A. A. HARRIS LUNCH ROOM 129 South Main St. -C-« ? ' 4.- PHONE 2005 COMPLIMENTS OF W. A. BURFORD CO. Importers S 31 West Baltimore Street BALTIMORE, MD. Make a mental note • • • O you won ' t forget this when you camp at Fort Hoyle this summer. Complete L.aun- dry and Dry Cleaning services will again be available through the Elite Laundry — one of the most modern laundries in the South. L.ast year ' s men found this ar- rangement most convenient and were pleased with the results. Good luck and — see you there ! ELITE LAUNDRY LAUNDERERS DRY CLEANERS ' Baiimore, Maryland Harlow ' s Print Shop (INCORPORATED) No. 17 Jefferson Street Best Printing Phone 104 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA Compliments of U; ALTER J. 5URKE Representing Herff Jones Co. TTlakers of Fine Jeiuelrij Manufacturers of Rings for Class of 1935 COMPLIMENTS OF V. M. I. Pressing Shop The Very Best Service in Cleaning and Pressing for the Cadet Corps SECOND FLOOR LAUNDRY BUILDING N. S. MEYER, Inc. Insignia Buttons UNIFORM EQUIPMENT We specialize in the inuiiufactuie of military school and college in- signia and uniform equipment. Our service department will lie glad to assist in the creation of special designs and will furnish slvetclics on request. QUARTERMASTERS PLEASE NOTE Our Dealer ' s Catalogue (fully illustrated) we Ijelieve will prove veiy helpful. A copy will be sent on request. N. S. MEYER, Inc. 43 East 19tli Street New York Manufartiir.-rs Icr nior. 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