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Vol. 26 Staunton Military Academy, Kables, Virginia, Friday, January 29, 1943 No. 7

Academy In Midst Of 83rd Year Faces Conditions Hopefully

Capacity Enrollment, Changing Personnel, Tax Administration

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(From Alumni Kablcgram)

The Academy is in the midst of its 83rd session. Despite or perhaps because of conditions, the 1942-43 term promises to be a successful one. Prior to matri- culation enrollment had reached capacity, approximately 470.

Naturally personnel changes have been many—what organization has not experi- enced the same thing. Fortunately through painstaking effort on the part of the Superintendent and Headmaster ade- quate replacements have been obtained. At the same time enough of the "Old Guard" remains to form a nucleus around which to mold an efficient faculty. Pedagogy may be altered to meet a constantly changing future, but despite necessary innovations your Alma Mater is the same institution you knew and loved combating something new to us all.

In conformance with conservation, ra- tioning, priorities and related agenda, few physical changes have been made or are anticipated. We have labor problems, the shako and full dress are out, some things are hard to get, others can't be gotten, expenses are up, taxes are high—so it is with us all. The only thing to do is to meet it with true American optimism and ingenuity, though we may at times falter with fear and trepidation. Nothing can go on "as usual" except an all-out effort to maintain our way of life.

Physical Fitness Emphasis Finds Cadets Responsive

The oft-heard allegation that the American people are "soft" certainly cannot apply to the S. M. A. 1942-43 Cadet Corps. Pursuant to new ROTC regulations especial emphasis has been laid on physical fitness of not just a few, nor a selected group, but every cadet in the Academy. Much progress has been made through the combined efforts of the Military and Athletic Departments.

An obstacle course, tough enough to obtain results and still modified enough to permit nearly everybody to negotiate, has been installed in Echols Field. Every afternoon witnesses a company or com- panies going through its or their paces. Every boy participates. Every boy has been thro u g h commando training. Every boy has been instructed in ju jitsu and judo. Every boy has had group and individual instruction in boxing and self-defense.

Now that winter is here an intensive indoor program is underway, Calisthen- tics, gymnastic, tumbling, boxing, wrestl- ing, in fact, anything that will strengthen a youngster, has its place in this program.

Added to this is the best intramural setup yet sponsored at the Academy. Spirited intercompany rivalry has made intercompany leagues most successful. A large percentage of the corps partici- pates because of interest and not compul- sion. More and more emphasis is being laid on intramurals in an effort to mini- mize travel necessary to varsity sports.

Restricted interscholastic schedules are being played. Varsity contests are at home or as near at home as possible. Athletic officials feel that an interscho- lastic program has definite morale advant- ages and plans to continue it as long as government agencies approve. Should the latter find such a schedule inconsistent with our best war effort we shall further enlarge our intramurals.

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Academy Reunion Held on Guadalcanal

Major General A. M. Patch, fourteen years Commandant and P.M.S.&T., is pictured with S. M. A. officers in his command. Besides the General are: Lt.-Col. George F. Ferry, '13; Major Philip L. Hooper, '31; Lt. George D. Watson, '35. (Photo—Alumni Kablcgram)

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New Faculty Officers Join At Mid-vear

Two new faculty officers, Lieutenants Haynes and Mauzy, began their duties here at the Academy immediately after mid-year examinations.

Lieutenant K. VV. Haynes, instructor in English, attended Muskingum College, where the degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred upon him. From Muskin- gum he went to the University of Pitts- burgh where he received his M.A. de- gree. During" the past ten years he has been an instructor in Junior and Senior high schools in Monongahela, Penn.

Lieutenant R. E. Mauzy, instructor ;n commercial subjects, attended the col- lege of William and Mary. After finish- ing his studies there, he was an instruc- tor in high schools in Blue Grass, Edin- burg, and Columbia, Virginia. He was also superintendent of schools in High- land County, Virginia. o

Intramural Swimming

It proved to be a school reunion for Col. Ferry, a graduate of S. M. A. in 1913, as he led his battalion onto Guadal- canal to take up the fight waged By the Marines. He is a former National Guard officer who was called into active service about a year ago, has served under Gen. Patch for several months. They sailed to Australia on the same ship and were to- gether when Gen. Patch established head- quarters on New Caledonia.

An Army photographer made this, pier lure of the four officers. CoL Ferry- sent it to Mrs. Ferry, now in Chicago. o

New Cadets Entering At Mid-Year

As part of the intramural sports pro- gram, there will be a series of inter- i company swimming meets with all of the companies participating. The first of these events will be on February 7.

There will be 5 events and only 2 men will be allowed to participate in each event for any one company. Each indi vidual swimmer will be allowed to enter one event only. The order of the trials and finals on the seventh are as follows :

25 yard freestyle. 25 yard backstroke. 25 yard breaststroke. 100 yard freestyle relay—t men, 25

yards each. 75 yard medley relay (back, breast,

free style). Entered in the meet there will be a

limit of 13 men from each company, a total of 65 men in the pool. The relay events will be run off on February the

James A. Bland, Washington, D. C.

Charles Lombard, Washington, D. C.

Edwin Speaker, Washington, D. C.

William Collins, Scarsdale, N. Y.

Philip Hano, Forest Hills, N. Y. Richard Rosenblatt, New York City. Peter Wolffe, Garden City, N. Y. Edward Gerson, Tuckahoe, N. Y. John Lewis, Brooklyn, N. Y. William Boyd, Arlington, Va. Lewis Chapman, Smithfield, Va. Roderick Chase, Nantucket, Mass. William Davis, Collingswood, N. J. Robert Franklin, Wynnewood, Pa. Donald White, Irvington, N. J. Oliver Rub, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Edward Matthews. Akron, Ohio.

Army, Navy Ask For 4,000,000 Pints Blood

The Arnn- and Navy have asked the American Red Cross to procure 4,000,000 pints of blood during 1943, more than three times the amount obtained from volunteer donors at Red Cross centers last year, Chairman Norman H. Davis reported.

The Army and Navy surgeons general .who made the request asked that weekly donations of blood be increased immedi- ately to at least 70,000 pints, with in- creases thereafter as required to reach the goal. The request dwarfs the total of 1,300,000 pints obtained in 1942.

Immediate action has been taken by the Red Cross, Chairman Davis announced, and officials from all Red Cross donor centers have been working out details of the vastly expanded program. Additional centers and mobile units will be set up wherever possible, Davis reported.

Stating that the Army and Navy re- quest for 4,000,00 pints of blood proves the efficiency of plasma in treating burns, wounds, and traumatic shocks, Davis called on the public for "even greater support" of the donation program during the coming year. He urged colleges, busi- ness and industrial groups to push the program and asked every person who has contributed "to appoint himself a one- man committee to get his family and friends to donate." o

Patrick Green, Bradenton, Florida. ! John Comstock, Summit, N. J. (old Sons of "01d Boys" at Academy

boy), returned after being out the first I term. Stanley Archibald, son of George Archibald, '22; Nick Block, son of Her- fourteenth. The companies entered in the | bert Block, '07; Ridgley Hopkins, son of events are A, B, C D, and Band staff,] Major F. M. Hopkins, '25; Elliott John- and Headquarters company. j son, son of Arno Johnson, '18; George

The meets will be run off during free I Pettigrew, son of George M. Pettigrew, C.Q. Sunday night. All cadets are urged, x-'21 ; Michael Read, son of Ken Read, to participate in one of the events. The [ '22; Howard Sherman, son of Howard only cadets who artf ineligible for par- i H. Sherman, '18; and William Strawn. ticipation are Varsity swimmers. < son of William Strawn, '05.

Pinck's Boys Flatten Bridgewater Gagers

Big Team Trims B. C. 65-19

While an aroused crowd of cadets voiced their approval of what was being done, a snappy S. M. A. basketball team sifted craftily through their opponent's defenses last Tuesday evening to knock out the visiting Bridgewater College B team by a 65-19 score on the local court. It was a well-deserved victory for the cadets and proved very decisively that they will be a difficult combination to stop.

Lewis, Lenzi, Flash Thru First Quarter

Following a heartbreaking" exchange of missed shots after the first whistle, Lenzi grabbed the offensive and cut the cords with a short pop from the bucket. The visitors rallied to tie it up 2-2, but the cadets .quickly piled up an 8-3 lead as Turnball, Mapes, and Lewis hit the loop, and from then out the only question was just how high the final score would be. Lenzi fouled his opponent and the score went up a notch but Jacobs connected again, and the quarter ended with a 10-3 count on the board. Several things were very evident in this period. The local ball bouncers were doing exceptional back- board work and were in possession of the ball at least three-fourths of the time. "Whiz" Lewis, although off on the of- fensive, was setting up plays with per- pect passing, and Lenzi and Turnbull were both unsurpassable in all respects.

Lewis blocked an opponent's pass to open the second stanza and recovered to score on a step shot. Lenzi scored on a foul shot and then a long one and was followed in quick succession by Jake and Turnbull. Joe dropped in another one to raise the score to 21-3 and the visiting team took a bewildered time-out to think it all over. Matthews and Bermont came into the game. "Butch" immediately com- mitted two fouls. A quick exchange of shots, with Matthews tallying for S.M.A. put the score at 21-8. The quarter ended as Bermont rolled a long one around the rim and out.

Intermission Practice Amuses Crowd

After Lee Henry, Phil Potter, and Al Fabian had amused the crowd during the intermission, the first team took the floor again to dominate the game. Turn • bull, Lewis, and Jake each scored in quick succession and Mapes dropped in a honey, while the B team got one foui shot to knock the score up to 35-9. Nou

stopping there Lewis and Lenzi both scored and the quarter ended with the tally board reading 39-9.

Coach Pinck sent in a new team f > the fourth period and Potter, Henry. Fabian, Bermont, and Matthews began to click at once. Potter and Fabian ganged up on the college club with '(> points and 8 points respectively in shoi I order while the visitors got 11- to raise the score to 49-19.

Last Minute Goal Flurry by Henry

and Fabian

Lee Henry dropped in two baskets, Bermont got another, and Fabian sank a one-hand flip. As the quarter drew to an end, Potter got another and Fabian sank a step shot to put on the grand finale. Final score was 65-19. Bermont played an exceptional game at guard dur- ing this period, and little Al Fabian proved his worth by tying Phil Turnbull for high scoring honors with 12 points. These boys played fine games both on the offensive and defensive, as did the entire squad.

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CAPT. W. H. KABLE 1837-1912 COL. W. G. KABLE 1872-1920 COL. T. H. RUSSELL 1880-1933

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Get wise to yourselves, knotheads. Put first things first. If you do that, a letter home will have priority rating 1A at least once a week and should be more.

Don't be selfish and thoughtless. Give Mother and Dad the consideration they merit.—Exchange.

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'42-'43 Kablegram At The Mid-way Point

At this, the half-way mark of the year, we of the KABLEGRAM staff take a brief, breathing spell to look ahead and back at the work done and at the work yet to be done towards giving our readers the kind of paper they want.

The first half of our struggle—and the hardest—is over. We have gotten several "impossible" issues out! (Impos- sible, issues, as you may have surmised, are those issues which are difficult to get out because news is at a low ebb, or be- cause an issue happens to come danger- ously near a quarterly examination.) We have been able to organize and utilize our material to the best advantage.

We are inclined to think of this year's KABT.ET.RAM as unusually distinctive. At the very first of the year it was made clear to us that ours was to be a Cadet activity. We were told that ours was to be a publication by and for the cadets.

Where, as the KABLEGRAM lias been, in years past, partly the work of a few- interested cadets, but largely the results of the faculty officers' interest, it is now the result of an unparalled (we are in- clined to think) plan of mutual coopera- tion.

Our plan has, no doubt, been readily apparent to our readers. New and young ideas have flourished, constructive efforts have been engaged in, and the school paper has appeared each time according to schedule. o

A Thought For You

Blood trickled slowly down over the hideous face of a Japanese soldier, who had just been shot by an American sharp- shooter. This lap had been the victim of a well-equipped, well trained, and ef- ficient soldier—The American soldier. When the American soldier engages in a battle, he may have confidence that in the end he will be victorious over his enemies.

Even though the American is a peace- loving human, he will not be defeated or depressed by a merciless Hun or a dozen swarthy little Japs. Americans have con- structed the largest munition factories in the world, they have invented and per- fected new instruments of war, and they have pledged themselves to buy War Bonds and Stamps to the limit. Scrap iron, rubber, and aluminum drives have been astoundingly successful, which proves that the American is doing his utmost to make his soldiers on every battle front the finest in the world.

Many of us feel that we are sadly abused when we have to double time for a couple of miles, or when we have to lie on the floor for an hour squeezing" off shots in the gallery, or run an obstacle course in the bitter cold weather, but down deep in cur hearts we know that the training we are now receiving will make us the toughest and most difficult soldiers in the entire world to defeat!— Exchange. o

Just a Piece of Cloth

Our Social Strata

Some of you are having trouble with mathematics and are continually on the flunk sheets, but there is one problem you know the answer to. That is -|- a letter -|- written by son -|- cheerful tone -|- good school work -[- addressed home - Happy Mother and Father. Easy isn't it? Then why don't you do it!

I don't believe any of you would be guilty of robbing a bank or stealing and yet you never seem to give a thought to the happiness you are robbing your pa- rents of by neglecting them. You are ac- tually stealing from the ones you should honor most. Just because Mother and Dad listen to your flimsy alibis for not writing and let you get by with it, don't think they are happy about it. They know you have time if you really want to write. Little Susie gets a letter so why can't Mother. Your letter is the most precious in the world to her but Susie probably

That's all it is—just a piece of cloth. You can count the threads in it and it's no different from any other piece of cloth. But then a little breeze comes along, and it stirs and sort of conies to life and flutters and snaps in the wind, all red and white and blue. And then you realize that no other piece of cloth could be liqe it. It has your whole life wrapped up in it—the meals you're going to eat— the time you're going to spend with your wife or husband—the kind of things your boy or girl will learn in school—those strange and wonder fid thoughts you get inside a church on Sunday.

Those stars in it—they make you feel just as free as the stars in the wide, deep night. And those stripes—they're bars of blood to any dictator who'd try to change it. Just a piece of cloth, that's all it is— until you put your soul into it, and all that your soul stands for and wants and aspires to be. Get that straight—it's just a piece of cloth. It doesn't mean a thing but what you make it mean. Yes, that flag is just a piece of cloth until you breathe life into it. Until you make it stand for everything you believe in and want and refuse to live without.

What do you want to make it mean ? A symbol of liberty and decency and fair dealing for everyone? Let us answer the call NOW whether it be by buying bonds, collecting scrap, doing air raid service, or working to the limit on war produc- tion. Let us keep that piece of cloth flut- tering.— "WRIGHT at the Moment." o

Academy In Midst Of 83rd Year Faces

Conditions Hopefully

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There is already concrete evidence of the benefits derived from this intensive physical fitness program. Infirmary rec- ords show that for the period from the opening of school to dismissal for the Christmas furlough there were approxi- mately one and one half patients daily and never more than five at any one time —an excellent health record for a group of 470.

At first there was grumbling at this interference with one's customary ease, this gradually changed to an "if I have to I can" attitude, and now a genu- ine interest and desire to participate—■ proving the all important thing, that the

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IN WAR BONDS

After numerous postponements for va- rious reasons, the first dance of the post- Christmas season will be held on Friday night, February 5th, at nine o'clock in the Memorial Hall Gym. This dance will be known as the Mid-Winter Formal, (ye gods, another corsage). Hal Thurston and his orchestra will provide the musical entertainment. Thurston's is a compara- tively new band, however, his aggrega- tion is reputed to produce a very dance- able brand of music.

Tickets for this dance are now on sale | and will be on sale until Taps on Wed- nesday night, February 3rd. No more tickets will be on sale after this date. Cadets are also reminded that the 5th is the open, or free week-end at M. B. C, so we strongly urge that you secure your date as soon as possible to avoid being disappointed. Come one, come all, and be assured of having a good time.

W3S 713 A U. S. Xreasuru Dent.

Major Boone, Former Faculty Contributes,

To V-Mail Program

(From Alumni Kablegram)

It is alleged that Major Rankin R. Boone, former member of the English department, was largely instrumental in making the Y-mail service an actuality. Major Boone is with the Special Service Division of the Services of Supply.

Careful analysis of troop morale re- sulted in the conviction that anything to facilitate the transmission of letters to and from the armed forces located be- yond continental United States warranted every consideration. Tt was obvious that nothing gave the fighting man the lift that he got from mail from home. Norm- al type letters were -tso bulky, had to wait ship space to be sent abroad, some- times didn't reach their destination, and if they were delivered were so old they had lost interest.

Junior School Notes

.I.D.'s Slaughtered By Blackhawks

Undefeated J.D.s challenged the Black- hawks to a basketball game on Sunday. It was an off day for the Junior School, but they played a good game until tlv end. Countless attacks and goals by Nichols, Barcelo, and Lundell forced the J.D.s to give in, although l'eskin and Nurkiewicz upheld their honor. The final score was Blackhawks 62, J.D.s 40. BLACKHAWKS G T

F—Nichols 10 20 F—Barcelo 9 18 C—Lawson 3 6 G—Lundell 8 16 G— Story 1 2

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J. D.s G T

F—Peskin 6 12 F—Nurkiewicz 5 10 C—.Mora 3 6 G—Vandersluis 4 8 G—Parke 2 4

Substitutes : Yocum 0 0 Christy : 0 0

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ALUMNI NOTES

.Major Pitcher's son is now stationed at Fort Eustis, Va., with an Anti-air- craft regiment.

Major Boone

The problem—to reduce weight, save space, and expedite delivery. The solu- tion—V-mail.

Unofficially it is said to have become the liaison duty of the Special Service Division and Major Boone in particular i to initiate this study and to interest, con- vince, and bring about the cooperation of the proper agencies. After due consider- ation the program became a reality.

The result—letters are written on special Y-mail sheets, censored by proper authorities, photographed, that is, micro- filmed, delivered to a service postoffice by the fastest possible form of trans- portation, reproduced, processed, and a facsimile of the original letter is de- livered to the individual. In this way the letter is sure to reach its destination a few days after it is mailed in this coun- try. The letter is certain of delivery be- cause the original is filed and kept until delivery is made; should anything happen to the plane or other carrier the process is repeated.

Newton Locke is now a non-Corn in the Field Artillery. While stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C. Locke entered boxing competition, winning one out of two by a knockout. However, lie has not been at Bragg since early this year, and it is probable that Newt is in the thick of it now.

moral fibre is there and that our youth is not "soft."

Perhaps the reassertion of this moral fibre is some slight compensation for the material devastation of war. We are fighting for the return of conditions in which easy living rnay revive. Will the benefits of hard livjng survive?

Cadets for two years back will remem- ber a fellow by the name of Nordquist.

He is now in the Navy and is probably on sea duty. Nordquist was heard from by Cadet McCabe when the former was at the Naval Training Station at Bain Bridge, Mass.

Albert Carneghi, who was voted "Best Rat" for the year '40-'41, is now a Midshipman at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. "Mose" went to school at the Citadel last year, and came out pretty well up in his class.

Frank Kiernan, S.M.A.'s own "Henry Aldrich," is now a Private in the U. S. Marines at Parris Island, S, C. Pat is an acting non-Com, but he says that he feels just like he did during his first year at Staunton. We wonder.

"Bugs" Brackett, the varsity 175-lb. boxer left yesterday for the Army Air Corps. Because of his experience with motor-cycles and automobiles, and be- cause he took the CAA course in flying here at S. M. A., we believe that Brackett will make a top-notch flyer in the Air Corps.

Because of the speeded-up date of graduation the rest of the Cotillion Club scheduled dances will necessarily be bunched up closer together for the re- mainder of the year. In view of this situ- ation, according to the revised schedule, the dance following the Mid-Winter Formal will be the long-awaited Military Ball, to be held on March 5th, With the exception of the Final dance the Military Ball is the high-light of this, or any other year. Also the Ball and Finals are the only two dances for which the Cotillion Club promises to have any extensive decorations because of the present emerg- ency. We're inclined to believe that that is fair enough because decorations are definately OUT in most of the schools in the country. o

Do you know what the O. T. P. C. O. 1). I. B. F. T. U. D. H. W. M. A. N. D. C. Q. is? Well, it's the Organi- zation To Prevent the Captain On Duty In the Barracks From Tip-toeing Up and Down the Hall Without Making Any Noise During CO. If you want to join, the annual fee is a pair of ear-muffs for the Captain on duty to wear; life-mem- bership and a gold medal for bravery are awarded for nailing iron cleats on his shoes. In addition, all funeral expenses and a posthumou platinum medal stud- ded with diamonds will be made if he happens to be in the barracks at the time. Sec your floor chief and sign up immedi- ately.—Exchange. o

For the first time Washington State College has opened its police work classes to women. The head of the college's Police Science Division reports that wo- men are showing a lot of interest in the work, and that he foresees no difficulty in placing women graduates in jobs. o

To forget, or pretend to do so, to re- turn a borrowed article, is the meanest sort of p:tty theft.—Dr. Johnson.

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Those readiest to criticize are often least able to appreciate.—Joubert. o

Love yields to employment.—Ovid. o

One completely filled stamp book will pay for ONE "WALKIE-TALKIE." "Walkie-Talkie" is the name given the two-way radio that a man can carry rn his chest and through which he can talk to headquarters. o

For All : Don't worry if you all get D's, And A's you get but few, Remember that the might}' oak Was once a nut like you.

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Eek : May I have the last dance with you?

Gal: You've had it, big boy. —Exchange

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Man is born for action; he ought to do something. Work, at each step, awak- ens a sleeping force and roots out error. Who does nothing, knows nothing. Rise! to work! If thy knowledge is real, em- ploy it; wrestle with nature; test the strength of my theory; see if they will support the' trial; act.—Aloysius.

THE KABLEGRAM

S. M. A. Boxers Defeat Virginia Junior Varsity

The Staunton Military Academy box- ing team defeated the Virginia Junior Varsity 6 to 2 last Saturday night at Charlottesville before 4,000 fans. Two bouts were declared draws because the Virginia boys received cuts over their eyes in the first round. Larry Noble TKO'ed Bill Brookes of Virginia in the first round. Jack Camblos won by a TKO from Perkins of S. M. A. Staun- ton capped the remaining five bouts by decision.

Gene Noble started the Cadets to vic- tory by defeating Jim Elkins of Vir- ginia. Noble, in his first bout, fought greenly, but nevertheless took the first two rounds by a slight margin. Coming back in the third, Gene seemed to have more confidence in himself, and began to hit more often. About five seconds before the end of this round he floored his op- ponent, which was a deciding factor in his winning. The Virginia lad seemed to have most of his trouble in piercing Noble's defense. Neither were badly hurt at the close of the bout.

Hard Fought Battle

A much harder fought battle was in the 127 pound class between Joe Kelly of S. M. A. and Ashby Allen of the University. Both boys gave and received plenty. Kelly took several hard punches in the first round which seemed to fire his Irish temper, for he came back in the second round and won it by a much larger margin than he had lost the first. The third round came on with Kelly hitting hard and furious. Several times the Virginia boy turned his back and went to the ropes for protection, but Kelly showed excellent sportsmanship by stepping back and allowing his opponent to gain his position and continue boxing. The last round gave S. M. A. the bout by a large margin. Both boys were very tired by the end of the bout.

The 135 pound bout was no doubt the best of the evening with Jackie Null doing the punching for S. M. A. against Phil James of Virginia. Both boys punched hard and mixed willingly throughout the first round. Null, by hav- ing a slight edge in each round and by hitting harder, oftener, and Easter in the third round, won the bout by a decision. Both boys received a loud applause as they tiredly left the ring.

Shortest Bout The shortest bout of the evening was

that of the 145 pound class between Larry Noble of Staunton and Virginia's Bill Brookes. Brookes came out strong after Noble, drove him to the ropes, but was stopped there by a straight to the jaw which floored him. After a nine-count . rest he was still willing to push the fight. Noble, cleverly evading him, pushed a couple of left jabs in his face, a right to the body, another jab, and a straight right to the head which ended the fight by a TKO. The time was 1 :28.

The 155 pound class bout also ended in the first period, the Virginia lad re- ceiving a cut over his eye. By the rule in college boxing, a cut received in the first round so bad that the doctor decides to stop the bout, orders that the bout be called a draw. Both hoys were fighting- hard, although we believe that S. M. A.'s

Winter Sports Schedule—1943

BASKETBALL Jan. 23 (Sat) Fishburne M. S Waynesboro, Va. Jan. 26 (Tues) Bridgewater College "B" Home, 4:00 P. M. Jan. 29 (Fri) Fork Union M. A Fork Union, Va. Jan. 30 (Sat) Woodberry Forest School Orange, Va. Feb. 3 (Wed) Massanutten M. A Woodstock, Va. Feb. 5 (Fri) Fishburne M. S Home, 4:00 P. M. Feb. 8 (Mon) W. & L. Reserves Home, 4:00 P. M. Feb. 10 (Wed) Randolph-Macon M. A Front Royal, Va. Feb. 13 (Sat) Hargrave M. A Home, 4:00 P. M. Feb. 16 (Tues) Fork Union M. A Home, 8:30 P. M. Feb. 19 (Fri) Episcopal High School Alexandria, Va. Feb. 20 (Sat) U. S. Naval Academy Plebes Annapolis, Md. Feb. 25 (Thur) Massanutten M. A Home, 8:30 P. M. Feb. 27 (Sat) Greenbrier M. S Lewisburg, W. Va.

BOXING

Jan. 16 (Sat) U. Va. Junior Varsity Charlottesville, Va. Jan. 30 (Sat) Hargrave M. A Home, 8:30 P. M. Feb. 6 (Sat) U. Va. Junior Varsity Home, 8:30 P. M. Feb. 13 (Sat) (Match Pending) Feb. 20 (Sat) U. S. Military Academy Plebes West Point, N. Y.

SWIMMING

Jan. 16 (Sat) Fishburne M. S Home, 4:00 P. M. Jan. 30 (Sat) Randolph-Macon M. A Home, 4:00 P. M. Feb. 6 (Sat) Massanutten M. A Home, 7:00 P. M. Feb. 12 (Fri) U. N. C. Freshmen Chapel Hill, N. C. Feb. 13 (Sat) A. A. U. (Junior) Chapel Hill, N. C. Feb. 20 (Sat) (Meet Pending) Feb. 27 (Sat) Massanutten M. A Woodstock, Va.

All Contests Contingent to National Emergency.

Varsity Swimmers To Meet Randolph-Macon

Tomorrow afternoon in the swimming | pool there will be a meet between Staun- ton and Randolph-Macon Military School. The meet will begin at 4:00 p. m. Les

! Fouts, former M.M.A. coach, now at Randolph-Macon, should assure that we are running up against a strong team. Last year at the quadrangular meet R.M.A. came in with a good team. If the Blue and Gold swimmers are able to

! take over both R.M.S. and Massanutten Military Academy there is little doubt that they will be Virginia State Cham-

| pions. Also on the sports calendar for the

■ near future is the All-Star company team which will play against V.S.D.B. in basketball. There will also be a foul shooting contest between the companies to determine the best foul shooter in the Corps. Later on in the winter there will be gym team competitions sponsored by Captain Irving, gym instructor. This Spring there will be inter-company track and field meets, as well as Softball games and other warm weather sports.

Gold And Blue Sports Review

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Jackie Schmidt had a large margin, when the accident occurred.

In the 165 pound bout, Cadet Perkins was in the lead, hitting" hard and often, when he tried a shift. His opponent had his right hand cocked for a kill, which he let go as the Cadet came in, catching him squarely, and knocking him down. Perkins rose to continue boxing when Capt. Taylor requested that the bout be stopped.

Cadet Brackett won the 175 pound class by a forfeit, the doctor deciding that Carl Broddus of Virginia was unable to fight with a broken finger which had not yet completely healed.

The unlimited bout went the same as the 155 bout. Joe Dominick opened a bad cut over his opposer's eye after a ] ten-second flurry, and an automatic draw resulted. From all reports this would have been a very good fight, for the Virginia man was reported as being good and Joe is a pretty rugged individual himself. o

Swimmers Defeat Fishburne M, S. 48-18

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The S. M. A. Dolphins opened tho season in rare form by defeating the Fishburne Military School team by the one-sided score of 48-18. Stellar per- formances were turned in by Berman, Stuart and Shively in the swimming events and Haley and Fusselman in the diving department.

The first event was the 50 yard free- style which was won by Pete Shively in the unusual early-season time of 26:4. Following this was the 220 free-style which was a very close race between j Cook of Fishburne and Tex Meyer of Staunton. Cook, undoubtedly the best swimmer on the Fishburne. team, won the event by a very close margin. The

time was 2 A3. The hundred yard breast stroke came next and was won by Charlie Berman, S. M. A.'s ace breast stroker. Berman stopped the watch at 1 :14.4. The hundred yard back stroke, next on the list was won b\- Don Stuart, the compe- tition being poor, Stuart had little trouble in staying far ahead of his competitors, his time being 1:14.4. Guth managed to turn in an exceptional performance by pushing his opposition and coining in a very close second. Owemyss, of Fish- burne, won the event in 1 :2.2. The usual seventh inning stretch was giving th? swimmers by the diving which followed.

The only competition in the diving events was between Haley and Fussel- man, representing S. M. A. Haley finally clinched the decision h)' a fraction of a point.

Gives Everyone A Chance

Since tlie meet was going decidedly in favor of the Staunton team Coach Lou | back-stroke champ Onesty, endeavoring to give every hard worker a chance, entered two teams in the 150 yard medley relay which was won by the Tinsley, Maas, Rothwell com- bination. Tinsley, a new-comer to S.M.A., and swimming his first rac: for the Blue

I and Gold, proved that he is to be a back- i stroker to be reckoned with in the future.

The team take their hats off to Van- Duesen, Jones, McCuskey, and Adamson,

Squad—a young pigeon. Private—keep out. Sentr3—100 years. Details—what's behind a dog. Section—part of a train. Flank—hind leg of an animal. Tanks—same to you. Sights—ummm. Howitzer—she's fine ; how are you : Company—something doing.

—Exchange

"HATS OFF" this week to that star "leather-pusher" of dear old S. M. A. Yes, we mean Larry Noble. Larry started his boxing career last year and has since carried it to a degree approaching perfection. Out of seven bouts last year, he lost only two and won five, one of which was by a knock-out. He started off triumphantly this year by defeating his opponent at Virginia last week, and we are quite sure that he will top his last year's record. Best of luck, Larry. We're all with you.

We hear that Joe Kelley lost quite a bit of hair worrying about his man from Virginia. What's the matter, Joe? You looked all right to us.

all of whom displayed an unusual amount i of guts. They rate the original twenty-

one gun salute. One position on the team which cannot

be easily filled is that left empty by Pat Kiernan who is now a private in the looks old, she's young; if she looks back,

Gene Noble certainly takes after his brother in the ring, but what we want to know is, "Will he follow his brother's episodes with the women?" o

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United States Marine Corps. The team wishes to take this opportunity to wish him the best of luck, (and happy hunting, Pat).

Valuable assistance in running off the meet was rendered by Frank Lawler and Skip Sherman. The judges were Captain Irving, Captain Clark, Lt. Simmons; the starter was George Tullige, ex-S.M.A.

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S. M. A. Hash A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING

(Tactical problem from the officers candidate school for cooks and bakers at Camp Au Gratin, Doughnut Hole, Louisiana.)

Situation:

You are a Second Lieutenant in com- mand of a battery consisting of three dishwashers — manual ml—one potato peeler model kp. Three kitchen stoves— coal and cold. Your unit, having just re- turned from fertilizing the regimental bean fields, with the aid of the first re- quirement :

Your actions, orders as to menu at this time—officers must bear in mind that army menus must be at once nourishing, well balanced and tasty.

Answer—by Lt. T. G. Rutabaga—

Menus as follows : Hors d' oerves—Pickled string beans

with pimiento. Soup—Creme de la beenc soupe. Appetizer—Stuffed chili beans. Main course—Boston baked beans a la

Swift. Salad—Heart of bean undressed. Dessert—Cocoa bean pudding. Beverage—Hot water with 1 platoon of coffee beans per company.

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Uncle Louie's Column

Dear Uncle Louie,

f have a horrible problem with which to confront you, in fact, it is past the horrible stage, it is now almost impos- sible. Two procrastinators known only te us as Mr. Five-x-Five, and Lou have been playing a running game of pick up sticks in my room every night since the Christmas furlough, usually until 1 or 2 ir the morning. I am worried something terrific, for 1 can not study my con- temporary affairs, and 1 am falling way behind in the study of the Flynn case. T am not worried about the sanity of this pair of jokers, but. they have been taking large chunks out of my desk where they have been biting in despair, and there is scarcely any paint on my bed irons, for j they have been nervously chewing there, and seem to have acquired a quaint taste for aluminum paint. 1 have asked Cliff Parisi several times in the last few days as to what f should do, but he just tells me to use my ray gun, and then starts mumbling about Ganz having more girls than he does. What shall I do2 Help! !

Fluff the Rough.

Dear Fluff, Put arsenic on your bed irons, and then

run down and tell Ganz to send me up his secret, as I have been waiting for years for somebody to eclipse Parisi.

Yours with love, Louie.

Come To Strenton Military Academy

A Manly School For Homely Boys

Do you want to be a man? Are you slow, groggy, run-down at the heels? Do you want to be able to stand on your two flat feet and meet the problems of life? Do you want to be the one who makes Senoritas stare and Cavaleros envious? If so, serve your next sentence at Strenton Military Academy in the blizzardous, Shake-em-down-a Valley of Virginny. Below are listed the double

amount of advantages you get for thrice the normal price.

1. Good, sturdy education (spiced by exellent intruction, impossible examina- tions, and innumerable headaches.)

2. Wholesome food—when rationing does not interfere.

3. Exclusive muscle and man-making Factory. These are a few of the courses taught:

a. Sink or swim—and artificial respira- tion self administered.

b. Straight-shooting (care of bullet wounds included in course.)

c. The manly art of self-defense or bruise-bearing.

d. Wrist-twisting and bicep-busting (our glamourized gym course.)

Note : Cadets taking any single course listed above will be required to deposit $210 on their hospital fee. Any one tak- ing more than one course will please noti- fy their family mortitian.

4. Accelerated activities (for the ones who can't get enough) :

a. The Strenton Players—open to all willing to make fools of themselves in public.

b. The Strablegram Snoop Sheet—our own newspaper—badly in need of a staff member Who can read and write.

c. The Gloomy Glee Club (music in a native state)—priced collection of cracked voices.

d. The Drapnel Staff—our yearly—the exclusive staff (it excludes everything worth printing.)

e. Camera Club—all a member needs is a good camera, plenty of film, and excel- lent taste. Members to date—0.

5. Sports—(Athletic.) a. Football—an always-winning, mur-

derous mass of man-mangling monsters. b. Fisticuffs {boxing to you, Bud) —

blitzkrieg our specialty. c. The Floor-burns Five—to miss a

shot is to live the rest of your life in shame.

d. The Big-bang Battery—rifle team extraordinary.

e. Mecury's Mates—terrific track team (otherwise known as The Snail Squad.)

f. Racket Wreckers—tennis with a twist.

g. The Home-run Harrys—champion baseball team—a jump-off to the big leagues.

And would you be the one to pass by all these advantages? Would you miss going to school in a place that has three "fem-semselite" within roaming grounds? No? Then send your application to Strenton at once!

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Dr. Grafton Addresses Enchiridion Society

At a recent meeting of the Enchiridion Society, Dr. Grafton, a member of the faculty of M. B. C, gave a short ad- dress based on his travels and experi- ences in China twenty years ago. The address dealt mostly with customs and traits of the Chinese people. Dr. Grafton has spent many years traveling around the Orient and consequently his talk was most interesting.

Another guest speaker will visit the Society again in the near future. o

Indolence is a delightful but distress- ing state; we must be doing something to be happy. Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame—Hazlitt. o

The aviation instructor, having de- livered a lecture on parachute work, con- cluded :

"And if it doesn't open—well, gentle- men, that is what is known as jumping to a conclusion."—Exchange.

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; 1 Kablegram Quiz ?

The Camera club announces that the Snapshot Contest closed January 25th, and the judges, Captain Clark, Lt. Atkins, and Captain Greene, have reached their decision.

First Prize—"Rushing to Classes," fry Van Deusen, E.

Second Prize—"Anybody Call Me?" by Sanderson, J.

Third Prize—"Kable Hall," by Van 1 )eusen, E.

This contest was the first held by the club and the results were very pleasing. They indicate that there is an interest in such contests and that future contests will be even more successfull.

The club has plans for another con- test sometime in the spring, the dates of which will be announced later. The judging of the next contest will be done on a basis of photographic technique rather than on the subject matter. The Camera Club extends an invitation to all cadets interested in photograph}' to join the club at its next meeting.

The KABLEGRAM QUIZ is offered each issue to test the knowledge and skill of the readers of the KABLEGRAM. Three tickets for the Dixie Theatre are award- ed to the first three cadets to hand their answers to Kahn, A., room 815, Kable Hall.

Intramural Boxing Popular; Highest Physical Rankings

Last Saturday 25, intramural boxing bouts were presented by the cadet corps, lt was the first time for a long while that anything of this order has been done by the cadets. The bouts went off like clock work. The physical standing of the corps is of the highest ranking.

First, there were seven intrasquad bouts, in which no decisions were made. The boys went at it hard and heavy, but true sportsmanship was exhibited all the way through. The bouts were as follows : Brackett vs Dominick, Noble, G. vs Kelly, Perkins vs Carnes, Bennett vs Breaux, Null vs McLanahan, Tibolt, R. vs Falconi, and DiGregorio vs Joseph.

Due to lack of space we are able to list only the results of the next 18 intra- mural bouts. The first bout between Cum- mings and Peterson was stopped because of noise in the audience during the sec- ond round. Jennings and Parisi's bout was claimed a draw. The others were as follows : Yount over Richards, Colgate over Schuman, Fabian over Fonde, Pott- er over Swift, Burki over Holland, Klu- tinoty over Robinson, Kale over Mc- Laughlin, Yidal over Sullivan, Mitchell over Lazerwitz, Wellman over Ayers, Ryan over Zents, Comez, G. over Linn, Levy over Carpenter, Lawrence over Moffat, and Fallon over Gillikin, all by decision. DeVos won over Rumsey by a forfeit because the latter encountered an accident just before the match leaving him unable to box.

Capt. Joe Taylor was the refree. All bouts were two rounds of one and one- half minutes each.

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