THE KABLEGRAM Vol. 57 Staunton Military Academy, Kable Station, Staunton, Virginia, Thursday, November 22, 1973 No. 2

Seated: Bruce Thomas, Scott Hogerton. Standing: Gene Ehma Schwalbach.

Senior Class Officers The seniors of SMA have elected

their class officers. It was a fight to the very end of the elections. The campaigning went on un- til the closing minutes of the elec- tions. When it was over Bruce Thomas' party was on top with a decisive victory over the other two parties.

The party which came in third place consisted of: Kirk Simpkins for president; Howard Strand for vice-president; Scott Hollingsworth

for secretary; home for treasurel came in second Sonny Major f^ Phillips for viYe-pieg Crane for sir ran Bright for treasurer., party consisted V>f president; ScottVloi president; Curt Schwalbach tary; Gene Ehmann treasurer. ] hoped that these ofVij^^s achieve success this year.

Howie Rifles —

Upcoming Events The Howie Rifles are off to

another fine year already with two fine performances, the Forest Festi- val and the second, during halftime in Covington, Va. at the Potomac State-Ferrum Jr. College game.

The Howies are commanded this year by Cadet Col. Tom Phillips with Bruce Thomas acting as A Team Commander. Both Bruce and Tom are doing a fine job and the year ahead looks promising.

Performance Schedule for 1st Semester:

October 6—Elkins, West Virginia Forest Festival

October 20—Covington, Virginia - Potomac State vs. Ferrum-Half- time

October 27—Alumni Performance

October 29—Halftime between SMA and William and Mary J.V.'s

November 10—Howie Rifle Honor Ceremony

November 26—Staunton Christmas Parade

VMI Personnel

Talk On ROTC

• J3«ember

Parents' Weekend-What To

Look Foward To Thanksgiving, or Parents' Week-

end, is one of the major high- lights of the year at Staunton Military Academy. Over the week- end of November 23-25, there are numerous ceremonies and exhibi- tions to be viewed by parents, visitors, and alumni. At the date of this publication a schedule of exact times for activities had not been released from the Commandant's office, therefore the following are only that which is to be expected during the 4-day span.

Thanksgiving Day, after a brief room inspection, should be free for cadets to spend time with their parents.

One event that can be viewed by parents will be the Squad Drill Competition, in which each rifle company will present one squad to represent them. This year's squad leaders are Cadet S/SGT Pete Bantz, A company; Cadet S/SGT Kevin Barb, B company; Cadet S/SGT Mike McNabb, C company; cadet SGT Russell Penninman, D company; Cadet SGT Manfred Geowey, E company. Weather per- mitting squad competition will be

held on Kable field by the military depart

Friday night November J3, will be the highlight of the weekend, at least for seniors, for the ring figure and dance will be held in the large gym from 8:30 until midnight. Music will be provided by the Mainmen from Richmond.

Saturday, a room inspection will be held in which the barracks will be open to parents. Howie Rifles A-Team will also perform. Later on, a Corps review will be held on Kable Field. It is during this parade that senior officers receive their formal commissions from the acad- emy.

Parents' Weekend should be a time of enjoyment for both parents and cadets. Cadets will have a great deal of leave, in which they can see their parents, while parents can see their son's room, barracks, view a cadet parade, and watch a drill team perform. Parents' Weekend is also a break in normal cadet life, and brings them to the realization that Christmas vacation is not far away.

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rife. Thft^neans^hfg we nqj^h^ye; better

conMitionsW^^wiaks and fami housing, which we^e^^egun; all of the things that weVe put the volunteer Army package.

"It's not right to ask young men and women to serve this country, and then force them to live at a standard below what they could reasonably expect in the civilian world. This concern for standard of living is important, and we can- not let it slide.

"But the most important way we're going to make the Volunteer Army work is by insuring that service to the country is a meaning- ful part of the young man or woman's life. We want to make Army service a step forward in their lives, not an interruption. And to do this we have put a great deal of emphasis on education and train- ing, and on insuring that people's jobs in the Army are important and useful ones."

ON Friday, September 28, 1973 while the rest of the school was at drill the Seniors and Post-Graduates had a meeting on the Sr. R.O.T.C. program available to them in col- lege, should they choose to con- tinue. At the meeting were three officers from the Office of Pro- fessor of Military Science, United States Army R.O.T.C. Instructor Group of V.M.I. Represented at this meeting was the United States Army; United States Marine Corps; and the United States Air Force. Each of the representatives in turn outlined the advantages open to cadets interested in that branch of Sr. R.O.T.C. college program.

The first to speak was the Air Force representative Captain Steven J. Czonstka, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado. He talked about the qualifications a person must meet to enroll in A.F.R.O.T.C. program. He also talked of the benefits of taking A.F.R.O.T.C. All uniforms and text books are provided free by the United States Air Force. You get free flight lessons and opportunity to earn a private pilot certificate. All cadets are eligible for college Air Force scholarships.

Captain James R. Williams, the United States Marine Corps repre- sentative ajid-ft^JJ.I. graduate was the secoftJSrsOT^tjfiv For those in- terested 'kKf^ MJtfkjX Corps they "* und oj/C^ahoufB'jBfti Platoon

_._^yh(i^^fen be joined SkmafifSophomore, or

o\ege. The training during the sum-

benefits for the e of the greater that your total

:e Is counted from enroll. This ad- o\ acquired ser-

ger paycheck »p*riod at active

heWtfinancial'j benefits multi- eatly should you choose to

a career officer. P.L.C. also s'istance for those

ft up to three s also talked

familiar Navy- C. available at

some colleg |Kj[ universities. The person who takes N.R.O.T.C, there are no restrictions on what courses

so lon«is prior to gradua- omplet^S 18 hours of Naval

nee. He must also attend one ort summer session and drill dur-

ing the^cho^ryear. Uniform and upplied free and for dent in their Junior

ege there is a of $100.00 a

month. After graduation he is then commissioned as an Ensign or a Second Lt. in the Navy or Marine Corps Reserve and then serves three years of active duty.

Captain Robert A. Wilkinson, the United States Army representative a V.M.I, graduate also, was the third to speak. Captain Wilkinson talked about the R.O.T.C. scholar- ships available to eligible cadets and the financial assistance available to those who choose to continue as a career officer after graduation. If one chooses Sr. R.O.T.C. in col- lege he may pursue any course of study so long as it does not inter- fere with his Military Science. He must however attend drills during the regular school year, and during the summer between Junior and Senior years attend a six-week sum- mer camp. Also available to those after their second year is Army R.O.T.C. Flight Instruction which gives a person a chance to learn to fly. The Army pays for all flight training for qualified students. Some of the requirements for an Army R.O.T.C. scholarship are being a U.S. citizen, meet all physical and mental requirements and have no objections against bearing arms in the defense of the United States and the Constitution. Upon graduation, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Regular Armv or Reserves.

A question many of us ask our- selves at one time or another is what good is this JrROTC we take here going to do us if we don't continue SrROTC in college and enter the armed forces. This ques- tion was put to our Senior Army Instructor, Col. Robert T. Rich- mond. Col. Richmond stated that the JrROTC taken here by the cadets will most definitely help us should we go from here directly to the Army. He went on further to say that a person with 2 years of JrROTC can go in the U.S. Army as an E-2, those with 4 years of MT may go into the Army as a Specialist Fourth or Cpl. you are entitled to this under Army Regula- tions. The Military Training you receive here can also be to your advant.age should you take Sr ROTC at college. You will be given either an oral or practical test by the Professor of Military Science at that college. From two years of Military Training here you may or mav not get one year credit of SrROTC. For three or four years of Military Training here by Army Regulations you are entitled to 2 years credit of Sr. ROTC.

Captain Robert Wilkinson lectures on Army ROTC.

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THE KABLEGRAM

STAFF Thomas E. B. Phillips Editor-in-Chief

Steven G. Crane *....-.. Managing Editor

Warren Hutton - News Editor

Eugene K. Ehmann ..._ - - - Features Editor

Bruce W. Thomas _ - Sports Editor

Chip Warsham - - Typing Editor

Richard Winning - Circulation Manager

Sonny Major - - - Exchange Editor

William Kearns - - - Business Manager

Captain C. Douglas Neilson Faculty Advisor

NEWS STAFF Campbell, D.; Fox, R.; King; Kyle; Mars; Mehle; Smith, Smyly; Velez

FEATURES STAFF Edwards; Horgan; Leigh; Persons; Wilcox

SPORTS STAFF Broere; Corne; Fancher; Hall; Parrino; Keyser; Schwalbach; Smith, T.

CIRCULATION STAFF Bell, A.; Casto; Hill; Kessler; Lucy; Martin, J. H.

Cooke, J. M.

Leigh; Wilcox; Fox

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TYPING STAFF

The Staunton Military Academy Newspaper. Published tri-weekly during the school year, beginning in October, vacations excluded.

Subscription price, $5.00 per year, in advance. Advertising rates upon application. Entered as second-class matter October 18, 1924, at the post office, Staunton, Virginia, under

the Act of March 3. 1879.

EDITORIAL With our country in the midst of a very troubled time, it

would seem appropriate that something be said about a word that should mean a great deal to us—pride.

What is pride? The dictionary defines the word as a reason- able or justifiable self-respect. Actually, the word holds a much deeper meaning. Pride is a want, or feeling, or desire that can be instilled in people only through individual effort. To take pride in something is to care for it, and to show respect for it. Pride is caring enough about something that you will do your best to stand up for it, and even sacrifice something, if need be.

This applies to us not only here at Staunton Military Academy, but throughout life. In order to prosper in life you must take pride, whether it be for your family, your job, or anything. Everyone has heard the motto, "Pride in country, school and self," yet if everyone would follow this, it is almost sure that we'd be living in a better world.

So while here at SMA, take pride in the Academy, in this country, and most of all, where everything begins, in your- self.

TEBP

KABLEGRAM KUTIE

JOANNE ALIBERTI

Age 18

Glassboro, New Jersey

Steady of

Nick Sammacicci

Testing Taken By

Cadets At SMA

P.S.A.T.'s, Pre-scholastic Aptitude Tests are as the name implies, simply a two-hour math and verbal introductory test to the S. A. T. (Scholastic Aptitude Test) Series. The P.S.A.T. is used by colleges if you participate in the Student Search Service (National Merit Scholastic Qualifications). The higher P.S.A.T. scores qualify the scores for certain scholarships offered by the N.M.S.Q.

S.A.T.'s are admission require- ments in nearly all colleges. Most colleges do not have a cut-off point as far as scores are concerned but would desire a certain range for their scores to fall in. When apply- ing for college admission, S.A.T.'s are used along with class rank, grades, athletics, and extra-curricu- lar activities, so even if you make a low board score it doesn't neces- sarily mean a null chance for col- lege admissions. The only way to prepare for S.A.T.'s is hard work in your freshman, and sophomore years. The best preparation how- ever for the night before the Tests is a good sleep and a good break- fast the following morning.

The National Educational De- velopmental Tests ( NEDT ) are those tests given to freshman and sophomores.

ACTs, American College Tests, are tests on the same level as SAT's, in that some colleges require ACT scores for admission consideration. However, ACT's cover a wider field of knowledge than SAT's. o

Rifle Team Is

Fired Up SMA's Rifle Team has been doing

an excellent job this year, which is proved by their undefeated, 5-0 record. Under the expert coaching of Sgt. Gibson and Sgt. Mitchell, this year's team is really outstand- ing.

Members of the rifle team this year are Howard Strand, Russ Penniman, Andy Anderson, J. J. Payette, Mike McNabb, Greg Nunn, and L. Moultrie.

The teams the Sentries have de- feated this year are: Augusta Mili- tary Academy, Fishburne Military School, Fork Union Military Acad- emy, and Massanutten Academy.

SMA Smashes

The Glass

In Lynchburg Saturday, October 20, E. C. Glass was handed its first loss in three regular seasons. Glass jumped off to a quick start, by running the open- ing kickoff back 90 yds. for a touchdown. Next, Glass went to the air for another T.D., and at the half the score was SMA-0, Glass- 14!

After an embarrassing first half, the Sentries came back with fire in their eyes, and from that point on, it was SMA all the way!

Mike Reiker sprinted 23 yards for a t.d. on a quarterback rollout. The Sentries offense caught fire in the fourth quarter with three touch- downs! The first one came from Regis Pascuzzi going over from the one, and the second came from a strong 16 yd. run from Kevin Keating. With a minute left on the clock, Dale Pennington scored on a quick 27 yd. run.

The team showed excellent poise and desire, coming back from what looked like a 14-0 defeat at the half, to a 28-14 victory.

ONCE AGAIN LOU PAXSON HAS BEEN SELECTED

FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Lou is in his P.G. year at the academy, and hails from

Dalestown, Pennsylvania. Lou plays tight end for the sentries, and so far this season he has caught three major touchdown receptions. Undoubtly, Lou is one of the best "tights" SMA has had on its teams.

Dr. McFerland congratulates Alpha Society members at their installation into the society. Members (from left to right)'are: Bright, M.; Kelly, C; Crane, S.; Pandak, M.; Schwalbach, C; Hogerton, S.; Vang, C.

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Pass In Review

STEVE CRANE

Steve Crane entered SMA in 1970 from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia as a freshman. He has been in "A" Company ever since he has been here. Steve came back his second year as Sergeant and was later pro- moted to Staff Sergeant, his third year he returned as an SFC. This year he holds the rank of Captain and is Company Commander of "A" Company.

Steve has received the Command- ant's Merit, Superintendent's, Head- master's and Military Ribbons. He is Managing Editor of the Kable- gram, co-president of the Science Club, and is a member of the Alpha Society and the Rangers. Steve has participated in Varsity Swimming, J.V. Football, and intramural sports. This year he is a Drill Master for the Howie Rifles.

SMA amuses Steve, as you can see from the picture, and he always tries to look on the brighter side of life. Steve currently plans to attend Tulane University in New Orleans and major in law.

Singing Cadets This year the Singing Cadets

have 14 members. The Singing Cadets sing various types of music; popular, rock, folk, and religious. Also, every cadet earns one half non-academic credit. The next per- formance by the Singing Cadets is Thanksgiving.

In the near future they will sing with the choir of the First Presby- terian Church in Staunton.

At Christmas time the Singing Cadets are going to sing Christmas carols on December 7 at The Wood- row Wilson house. After that they will go caroling in Staunton.

After Christmas the Singing Cadets are planning to start musical performances or variety shows and go on tour to local schools or civic groups. Second semester they are planning a rock combo. After winter sports are over, Captain Boyd, Faculty officer in charge of The Singing Cadets, would like to take new members that have time to rehearse on Monday and Thursday at 6:00 P.M. He plans to invite members of the Corps to join in for a Spring concert.

Rogues Gallery "WILLIE"

Alias: Don Williams Claim to Fame: Sophomore on Var-

sity Racket: Assistant Commandant's

Aid Jinx: J.V. Football One Wish: Escape from the cage

"THE RANK"

Alias: Joe Vitt Alias: Vitt-Man Claim to Fame: Sweat clothes Racket: Varsity football Jinx: Coach Lombell One Wish: The Pit

Fall In

Bravo Company

Once again it's time for the Features crew to get an inside look at one of the companies at SMA. This issue's choice is Bravo Co. (Keep trying, "B," you might get Honor Company yet). So without further adieu, lets find the guide and begin the tour.

As we walk through the sally- port we can't help notice which area belongs to battling Bravo Co. Just take a good look at the hut and see which side has the most paint and cadet on it, and that's Bravo's part of the barracks! As we make our way up the stairs, we first enter Rich Winning's room, better known to most people as Lt. "Shovel." As we exit Lt. Shovel's room we make our way through the "stuff," tripping over a garbage can or two, and enter apartment 201. Oh yeah! what's on the

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The Mainmen have been booked for the Thanksgiving formal, and this band, which has been to SMA previously, promises to be a real treat.

The Mainmen are from Rich- mond, Virginia, and this five-piece band has been captivating audiences with the top 40 hits of today. Con- sisting of the lead and bass guitars, organ, drums and lead singer, they are capable of performing both rock and soul music. At a typical en- gagement you will hear hits by Three Dog Night, Chicago, Sly and The Family Stone, Neil Diamond, Santana, Wilson Pickett, Buddy Miles, The Carpenters, The Temp-

tations, Allman Brothers, Edgar Winter, and others. The Mainmen also do shows of "oldies but good- ies" from the late SO's and early 60's. When performing the show they dress for the occasion.... pegged pants, leather jackets, sun glasses, and duck tail hair styles. Through this show they gained their other name, The International Rock 'n Roll Rednick Band.

Individually, members of the group are Gregory Duncan, Steve Young, Mike Tayjor, Hudson En- roughty, and Steve Weiss. All of these five people have terrific in- dividual and group talent.

tonight Bruce? Bruce's room looks fairly good, considering the fact that not much in the room is his. We then climb the stairs again and enter one of "B" Company's most efficient NCO's room. The room belonging to Dave "Albino" Bissett, known to most of last year's people as the "sole survivor." We next enter Chooch's, Wrong-way's, and the Claw's room. Curt is in the easy chair trying to read his govern- ment book upside down, while Chooch is in the corner trying to dye his hair a different color. We now make our way to one of our football player's room. The room be- longing to Walt "love-it" Brown and Rusty "squirt" Williamson. Walt's the only six-foot-six tackle in the world, with a four-foot-eight girlfriend. Too bad Walt, give her high heels and you'll never know the difference. We now make our way to Dudley "Doo-right" Smith and John "lurch" McCrea room, and are greeted by 246 basketballs. As we are chased out of Dudley and John's room we find ourselves retreating into the room of Marty Hoffman, better known at the "pit." Marty is the only cadet who went to the rat party and ended up getting burnt by "Zok." We now enter the hottest room in the corps— the room of Chip "neck" Warshaw! We all know why the room is hot, right? And it is not from all the activity you have up there either Chip! As we try to exit Chip's room, having a hard time because the door knob is so hot, we make our way through the SCHLI , uh, pepsi cans, we enter the room of Ralph "Drano" Strano and Regis Pascuzzi. Ralph and Regis are play- ing a game of chess with Major Bell, trying to pick up a few more points wherever they can. As we now make our way to the "beach" featuring Drew Broadhurst and Eddy Ortelli, which way to the beach Drew? Leaving the Beach we happen to step on a quail try- ing to make our way to the big room in the corps, featuring "Heavy Kevy" better known to most of "B" company as Sgt. Teddy Bear. As you can see B company is a nice place to visit but as the say- ing goes, I wouldn't want to live there, right, Don P! o— ■

A Loser Is. 1. A senior that goes liberal.

2. A senior that comes back as a P.G. captain.

3. Someone who stays in the in- firmary overnight.

4. An R.C. that dates Stuart Hall.

5. Someone on the three-semes- ter plan.

6. A guy that plays J.V. basket- ball.

7. An underclassman.

8. Bob Creel.

9. A guy that dates the Fax. 10. A faculty member that teaches

more than a year at S.M.A.

"Bitz' 'n Pieces" Play At Fall Informal

On Saturday, November 2, the Cotillion Club held its Fall Infor- mal. Music was provided by Bitzy Lacey and the Bitz'n Pieces, from Staunton. Due to the College Board tests taken the next day, the dance lasted from 7:30 until 10:30.

Refreshments at the dance were Coke and tortilla chips. Decorations for the dance were held to a mini- mum for several reasons, one being the unavailability of decorating equipment. Besides, if a couple are having a good time, of what use are the decorations? In any case, the Band is the most important part in pulling off a good dance.

From an observation at the dance, it appeared everyone had a good time, especially those cadets with dates. Even the football team got a "piece" of the action. At one point in the dance Joe Vitt, known to all as the "Vitt-Man," got up on stage to show his abilities as an enter- tainer. All in all, the dance pro-

vided an enjoyable evening, especial- ly relaxing to those cadets who took College Boards the next morning.

Incidentally, the Cotillion Club Committee for this year has been formed, and members are Tom Phillips, Sonny Major, and Bob Creel representing Headquarters Co; Gene Ehmann and Jay Miller from A Co.; Don Casto and Dick Coleman from B Company; Tom Bell and Mike McNabb from C Company; Warren Hutton and Glen Thoss from D Company; Tim Franklin and Bruce Martin from E Company; Scott Hollingsworth and Steven Yu from F Company; and Steve McKee and Steve Goldfein from the Band.

The committee is broken down into several sub-committees which organize things such as lighting for dances, refreshments, decorations, bands, flowers and favors, and ad- vertising. The committee's advisor is Captain Boyd.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: BOB HUFF

From Rio Grande, New Jersey, Bob is a post-graduate in "A" Co. and plays defensive tackle for the Sentries.

Song Dedications The Backstabbers Bob Creel My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean LCDR. Harris Hair Mr. Leoffler Round About Bruce Thomas Backfield in Motion Curt Schwalbach I Wanna Hold Your Hand Stuart Hall

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Athlete of the

Week ONE OF THIS ISSUE'S

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK IS GEORGE BISSETT. GEORGE HAILS from Cleveland, Ohio and is one of the Sentries' outstanding cross country runners.

George has been going to SMA for six years, and he is now in his senior year. He is a platoon leader in 'C company. George has partici- pated in cross country since his first year at the academy.

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Development of Cross-Country At SMA

To most people, a cross country runner is nobody. Simply because too many people are not really in- terested in the sport. There is noth- ing really exciting about watching a group of guys, or in some cases, girls and guys, running off into the woods and returning fourteen to twenty minutes later totally ex- hausted.

The biggest let down on the spec- tator side may be, that, he really can't see the whole race.

In the past, people at SMA have taken cross country as a joke. Not many people came to the meets and for all the corps knew, cross country runners were just guys out in the fall, trying to get in shape for the upcoming track season.

This all was changed several years ago, when SMA acquired a new Coach in Ned Bonfoey, and some rather good runners. That was four years ago. As a result of four years of hard work, SMA cross country built itself up to be the best in the state in 1970.

In 1971 and 1972 the teams were good, but they were slowly losing talent, due to the graduation pro- cess.

Last year SMA lost its last run- ner of the 1970 state squad, but things still looked bright. George Bissett and his brothers Bill, and Dave were all returning along with two really good prospects, Tom Moore and Frank Rushton. - Coach Cunningham didn't really have too much to worry about, ex- cept for that one good runner. SMA cross country started changing strat- egy. On August 27 five cadets re- turned to school early in hopes of getting in shape for the upcoming cross country season. The workouts were long, hard and tiring. The pay- off came in a win over Riverheads High three weeks later.

The next weekend the "road run- ners" went down to Radford, Vir- ginia where they ran a close second in the Auburn High School Invita- tional. Five SMA runners finished in the top 25 out of 62 runners.

After several losses in dual meets SMA finally put together for a victory over Randolph Macon Acadmey. Improved running and a winning attitude seems to prevail now. This article is written for those who have the guts to keep trying even after several losses. ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiift

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AN OUTSTANDING PLAYER FOR THE SMA VARSITY THIS SEASON IS DALE PENNINGTON

Dale is from Penn Hills Pennsylvania, and is a senior in "E" Company, his first year at the academy.

Dale plays offensive back for the sentries, and of the past three games, he has carried 61 times for 310 yards rushing, and 2 touchdowns.

Our S-l Bob Creel is in his sixth year

at SMA. He hails from Wheaton, Maryland. In his first year he at- tained the rank of PFC while in G company. In his second year in the junior school he attained the rank of S/SGT. When he came up to the hill he received the rank of PFC and held it during his fresh- man year. In his sophomore year he received SGT. and later took the position of squad leader in D com- pany. Later in the year he received S/SGT. He was promoted to the grade of First Sergeant of Delta Company in his junior year. As this year began he was appointed to the Battalion Staff as a first lieutenant and given the position of adjutant

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Excerpt from the Kablegram-Thurs- day, November 25, 1925

Space Fillers By Phillup Space The Ironies of Fate (with apologies to Rube Goldbergs' "Life's Little Jokes")

A 1 g e r t o n Chesterly Gaston der Berry

Came to this school and he liked military

Always punctilious, abnormally bright

He looked upon chevrons as his divine right.

While Patrick Henry McCarthy O'Sneed

Hated this place and "raise hell' was his creed,

always delinquent, never was neat- Expected no stripes, he had had too

much beat.

But chevrons came not to sweet Algy der Berry,

The boys did not like him and called him a fairy

While Patrick O'Sneed for no reason clear

Became a first sergeant in his second year.

The years have passed, Fate's been sweet,

Now Algy has stripes from his head to his feet

But stripes have not caused his head to swell

(He wears 'em inside a prison cell.)

While Patrick Henry McCarthy O'Sneed,

Has forgotten his past and a new life doth lead He's at present engaged as a Sunday School teacher

But intends soon to be a Methodist Preacher

Taken from an Oct. 15, 1943 Kable- gram Post Office Rush

First Section-Rise! March out! The order goes, And once past Sergeant Onesty, We're really on our toes.

We push and shove, And kick and squirm, And even when we're there We peer into our little box And all that's there is air.

It really is a battle now, To get back to the door, For we find our path is fairly

blocked, With bodies on the floor. We've waited twenty-four hours for

this, And if we're still alive, We wonder why we didn't wait, And make it twenty-five.

Intramural Sports The level of intramural partici-

pation by the Corps this year has been very high, considering the number of people who are partici- pating in either varsity or junior varsity sports. Intramural cross country was held early in the year, with Band Headquarters pulling off a win. Intramural Swimming and Basketball got under way on Thurs- day, October 4th.

B Company began their season with a win over Echo Company 66-7. After defeating Echo Co., Bravo proceeded to defeat Band and the Junior School. B Company is led by Bruce Thomas and Bob White. It is almost certain that B Company will clench the title.

Alpha Co. also got off to a good start with a win against the Junior School 17-16. Gene Ehmann was the high scorer of the game. Band Com- pany is looking good, but the de- fending champions of Charlie Com- pany are hard at work.

In intramural swimming, Band and Headquarters Co. seem to be controlling the pool. They beat Alpha Co. October 4th, 38-6. This year's defending champs, Bravo Co., have a strong team but will have a tough time at the hands of Band Headquarters Co.

The intramural athletic program is for you, the cadet. So make the most out of the program. Get out and- help make your company num- ber 1!