VOLUME LXIV Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, Friday, March 24, 1972 Number 21

China As Pattern And Portent 1972 VMI Symposium

Jerrold Schecter Gives

Final Address During

Last Symposium Session

Jack Hornberger, Valedictorian

Homberger Elected Valedictorian, 1972

On Monday of this week, the first class elected Jack Hornberger as its valedic-torian. As a result of this action, Hornberger will deUver the valedictory ad-dress to the Corps of Cadets and visitors at graduation ceremonies on the twenty-first of May.

Hornberger, a native and resident of Laredo, Texas, has participated in a myriad of extra-curricular activities while at VMI. At the same time, he has maintained a high grade point average, making the Dean's Ust every semester of his cadetship. He has worn academic stars throughout his first class year.

Economics Major Homberger stands second

in his curriculum, which is economics. In addition, he is a member of the Economics honor f ra te rn i ty , Omicron Delta Epsilon.

For four years, Hornberger has debated for the VMI Debate Team. Also, he has participated in the Catholic Choir and has been a member of the Bomb staff since his rat year. He was the Business Manager of the Bomb this

Easter Hops

To Feature

Richie Havens^

"Mainstream " The annual Easter Hop

weekend scheduled for 7-9 April will feature lengthened hop privileges after the dance Saturday night. In addition, there will be a late date permit in effect for Friday night.

The Cadet Program Board will be sponsoring a movie Friday night, 7 April, in Lejeune Hall. Cadets will be allowed to stay out on the late date permit according to the following times prescribed for each class:

First: 0200 Second: 0130 Third: 0100 Fourth: 0030

Richie Havens The hop Saturday night, 8

April, will feature Richie Havens and a group called Mainstream. The dance wiU be from 2100 to 2400, with cadets having to attend for two consecutive hours to obtain hop privileges. There will be an opening act to begin the dance, lasting for about twenty minutes. Richie Havens will follow for an hour and a half, with Mainstream closing the program. Ap-proximately $11,000 is being spent on this hop.

Informal Ureis Dress for the dance will be

informal. Cadets wiU wear blazers or better, and dresses or pants suits are suggested for their dates. It is requested that tennis shoes and jeans not be worn. First classmen will be allowed out until BRC, Hop privileges for other cUsses wiU be 0300, 0230, and 0145 for the second, third, and fourth classes, respecUvely.

year. Who's Who

In recognition of his academic and extra-curr icular achievements, Homberger was selected as one of twenty-one f i rs t classmen who represented VMI in the "Who's Who of A m e r i c a n C o l l e g e s " . Selection for membership in thiF publication is regarded as a high honor among American College Students.

One of Hornberger 's favorite extra-curr icular activities is said to be his membership in the VMI Bridge Society. He is an avid bridge player.

Future Plans Homberger's future plans

include law school at either S o u t h e r n M e t h o d i s t University or Texas University. After completing law school," he plans to practice in his home state of Texas.

by Fred R. Parks The 1972 VMI Symposium,

"China as Pa t te rn and Por tent : Toward a New American Foreign Policy," will draw to a close this evening with an address by Mr. Jerrold Schecter, Time-Life correspondent who accompanied the President on his recent visit to mainland China.

The 8:00 lecture is entitled "PeoDle's Reoublic of China: A Report" and will be given in Jackson Memorial Hall. The talk wiU conclude two days of speeches and discussions designed to examine the prospects and proposals for a change in America's relationships with China.

Career Journalist Jerrold L. Schecter is a

graduate of the University of Wisconsin and did graduate work at Harvard. A newspaper career man, Schecter landed his first major job with the Wall Street Journal as staff correspondent from 1957-58. He then joined Time magazine as a contributing editor from 1958-60. He became Bureau Chief in Tokyo for the Time-Life News Service in 1964, and was transferred to his present position as Bureau Chief in Moscow in 1968. A major shift in his career of great significance to the VMI Symposium was his selection to accompany the Nixon

party to China as representative correspondent from Time-Life News. Mr. Schecter was one of two correspondents selected to remain in China after the President's departure. Mr. Schecter is the author of The New Face of Buddha: The Fusion of Religion and Politics in Contemporary Buddhism.

Distinguished Speakers Other distinguished in-

dividuals contributing their talents to the two-day Symposium were: Professor William H. McNeill, University of Chicago, noted scholar and author; Mr. Stanley Karnow, former Time-Life correspondent and member of the U. S. News team that accompanied President Nixon to China last month; Major General Wen, 1944 VMI graduate and of-ficer of the Army of the Republic of China; Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe, China Specialist, Depar tment of State; Professor W. J . Duiker, Depar tment of History, Pennsylvania State University; Professor Harold C. Hinton, Department of International Affairs, George Washington University; and. Earl C. Ravenal, feUow of the Institute for Policy Studies.

Cadet Coordinator for this year's Symposium is First Classman Harry Gore. Faculty Coordinators are T. Y. Greet and James L. Y. Chang.

Professor William H. McNeill: Prologue Speaker

Keynote Address

Mr. Stanley Karnow; Keynote Speaker

The official American and Chinese versions of why they have never been able to get together long enough to establish any kind of normal diplomatic relations centers around the settlement of the Taiwan issue. Mr. Stanley Kamow, Asian Specialist and Foreign Correspondent for the Washington Post, suggested in his keynote address for the 1972 edition of the VMI Symposiiun that both countries have used this issue to keep from establishing relations with the other. His speech cen-tered around the historic bvents that have led him to make this conclusion.

Mr. Karnow did not say that the issue was not a valid obstacle in the path of nor-

malization of U. S.—China relations, rather he pointed out that on numerous oc-casions either country had ample opportunity to reach a r a p p r o c h e m e n t w i t h the other. Mr. Karnow said that the Korean War marked the beginning of hardening of relations between the United States and China. Prior to this time, both parties made attempts to contact the other. After the Communist China succeeded in driving the Nationalist Chinese to their island sancuary of Taiwan, Mr. Kamow said the United States had nearly accepted the fact that recognition of the mainland government was imminent. However, the beginning of liositilities in

Schedule For 1972 Summer School Given

Alumni watching review parade in their honor.

Alumni Meeting Held The second biennial

meeting of VMI alumni chapter presidents was held last week on the 16th thru 18th of March. Forty represen-tatives from twenty - four of the existing thirty - six VMI chapters were present for the busy agenda planned for them.

The first session of con-ferences was held that evening, the keynote ad-dresses being given by the Honorable Elmon T. Gray, '46 and Superintendent Irby. Mr. Gray is the President of the Alumni Association and has served VMI as an alumni official for twelve years. The

following event was the VMI movie produced by first classman Lou Welker. The alumni were very impressed and enthusiastic over the film. Present plans are being made to utilize the film as a chapter recruit ing tool throughout the country. An informal reception was held to conclude the evening.

Friday morning, the discussions were centered around presentations by Vincent J. Thomas "43, for-mer President of the Alumni Association, E. Jackson Tice '39, and Donald M. Giles '64, Chairman of New Cadet recruiting. Mr. Giles described the various

manners in which alumni can and should assist in recruiting for VMI. The representat ives initiated a program in which each high school student accepted by board of Admissions will be personally visited by an alumnus. The morning's meetings were followed by a luncheon with a selected cross - section of the "New" Corps in Lejeune Hall. Present Class Officers, Honor Court representatives and Cadet Officers were the guests of the Alumni at this function.

Successful Meeting Saturday morning was

completely given to a

The schedule for the Summer School sessions during 1972 has been an-nounced, and along with this announcement has come some changes in the sessions and regulations. This sum-mer there will be two sessions, one lasting for four weeks and the other for five and one-half weeks.

Registration for the four week session will be 25 May, with examination day 22 June. During this four week session, one three or four hour course may be taken.

discussion and question -answer period of all phases of VMI life. General Morgan, aided by faculty, coaches, and cadets, fielded the questions from the interested ^umni. An overall appraisal of the function was given by E. Jackson Tice, Alumni Secretary. Mr. Tice indicated that the meeting was "ex-tremely successful" and that he was optimistic about the long term effects of the conference.

Superintendent's Inauguration Scheduled For 14-15 April

The Board of Visitors has selected 14 and 15 April 1972 as the dates for the formal ceremonies installing Major General Richard Logan Irby as the tenth Superintendent of the Virginia Military In-sUtute.

T h e i n a u g u r a t i o n ceremonies are scheduled for the morning of the 15 April at VMI. General Irby, a 1939 graduate of VMI, assumed the office last July after a 31-year career in the U. S. Ar-my. He succeeded Lt. General R. E. SheU who had held the post ot superin-

tendent for 11 years. The activities of Friday,

April 14, will include a parade by the Corps at 4:30 p.m. and a formal reception by the Board of Visitors honoring General and Mrs. Irby at 9:00 p.m. in William Cocke Hall.

The registration and robing of the delegates from the universities, colleges, and societies for the inaugift-al procession will be from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April IS, at Preston Library. At 10:45 the Procession wiU begin to form in front of the library under the direction of

the Grand Marshall. At 11:05 the Corps of Cadets

will enter Cocke Hall followed by the Procession. The ceremony will begin at 11:15.

Following the inauguration a buffet luncheon is scheduled in Crozet Hall at 1:00 p.m. for guests attending the program.

Classes will be suspended on April 15. Orders ^ t i n e n t 10 parucipation by the Corps in the exercise and military schedules are to be published by the Commandant.

Colonel Gene Wise is the Chairman General of the Inaugural Committee and Major K. M. Jordan is his assistant. Anyone desiring add i t i ona l i n fo rma t ion concerning the inauguration should contact them in their office in Smith HaU, 463-9257.

Families and guests of the staff and faculty are invited to the ceremonies. Formal invitations have been mailed. While a general invitation was not mailed to alumni, they are nevertheless invited to attend all evenU

Korea ended this feeling in our own country.

Mr. Kamow was a member of the delegation which ac-companied President Nixon during his recent visit to China. He remarked that this visit was possible because the policy cycles which have plagued normal relations for so long, finally came together. The Chinese moved towards a settlement because of their split with the Soviet Union, and the United States made their move because the American people realized that the non-recognition of China was ridiculous. Mr. Kamow felt that the Chinese, although they dropped their

demand that the problem of Taiwan be resolved before normal relations could begin, gained much from the visit of the President. Mr. Nixon promised to withdraw the remaining 8000 U. S. troops that are on the island, and he recognized, in an indirect way, that the trouble between the two Chinas is a problem which should be resolved without the interference of the United States.

Mr. Karnow ended his section of the Symposium with a question and answer period. The symposium will continue until the final session on Friday evening in JM Hall.

Fourth Classmen Lead Summer Reading Panel

Anyone may attend the four week session. However, it was scheduled primarily in an effort to allow second classmen to take a course in summer school and also attend ROTC summer camp, which is to be held in two increments; one beginning 17 June and the other 24 June. It is expected that the four week session will not interfere with Air Force Summer Camp.

Registration Following the four week

sessions will be a five and one half week session with registration 22 June and classes beginning the next day. The session will close 29 June. During this session two courses may be taken. Not only can VMI students attend this session, but also high s c h o o l g r a d u a t e s , prospective cadets, and students from other colleges.

According to Dr. Clark King, director of the summer school, there wiU be fewer written rules and regulations. For men living in barracks, there will be no required time for lights to be out. Also, men may have motorcycles. The same regulations will be used as those which apply to cars. Personal grooming and dress will be up to the individual so long as it does not reflect pooriy on VMI. Dr. King emplusized this point by adding that all men are assumed responsible, until they prove otherwise.

Class Flexibility Dr. King went on to say

that this is the first time a four week session has been used. There will be a certain amount of flexibility con-cerning the daily hours each day. The class can, if it so desires, meet from say 9 to 10 A. M. and from 11 to 12 noon. A five day class week was considered, but it was decided that too much material is covered for five days, so a six day class week was retained.

by Hugh White

On Tuesday, the Summer Reading Program presented another panel discussion in its continuing series. The talk concerned Mark Gerzo's The World is Watching, published in 1969. In this book Gerzo, a 1970 graduate of Harvard, is explaining the background and present causes of the generation gap. The book is aimed primarily at those who cannot un-derstand the actions and values of today's youth.

First to speak was Harley Myler, who discussed Gerzo's treatment of the background of the generation gap. He sees the basis for the changes in youth in its alienation from our society. Young people, Gerzo says, are more aware of the state of the world around them and find much to be unacceptable. Our nation is now a mass society with little stress upon the individual. There is a decrease in personal contact within the decaying American family unit and the media seems to hold the minds of the people in its hands. The social and political changes taking place now are occurring with in-creasingly rapidity and the young people can see them more clearly. They also know more about ideas found in other cultures.

The next speaker, Sam Madren, continued with Gerzo's look the psychology of youth's rejection of our society. With their increased knowledge and awareness, youth and frustration, youth tends to look beyond the rational, polical answers to problems. There is a trend toward an eastern outlook among youth that is people oriented. This view can be formed in the argument of the early opponents of the war in Vietnam who asked "Why are we there?" rather than "How

can we win?" As the nation's social and political problems began to reach a head, the youth came to distrust the media and accepted values.

Floyd Jones next spoke about Gerzo's ideas con-cerning the role of drugs and sex in youth's quest for new values. He sees in the in-crease of pre marital sex and drug use a desire for more personal contact and new ways of self-expression. The old value of Chastity fell when it was formal that pre marital sex can lead to better relationship after marriage. Drugs, Gerzo says, are rarely understood by the older generation who see only evil in their use. The old values concerning drugs and sex were the first to fall under the new youth movement.

The last speaker was Mike Thompson. He went more deeply into Gerzo's view of the Gap iteelf. The rapid change that has become a characteristic of our society has made the values of the old generation outdated in their own time in the eyes of young people. The young and old are witnessing a basic change in their society in their own lives and are struggling to understand what is going (xi. The reason for the generation gap, then, lies in the basic differences between a father and his son, which are now much greater than they have ever been.

In conclusion, the panel's moderator, Daniel Dell'Osso, entertained questions from the rather small audience. This discussion mainly centered around various points made by Gerzo that caused some arguments. Among several points brought up was the dated character of the book, as the youth movement, in many cases, seems to have deteriorated into mere fad. The discussion was lively and many of the people present participated.

Page 2 The V. M. I. Cadet The VMI Cadet, Friday, March 24, 1972

Opinion Page "Where men have the habit of l iberty, the press will continue to be the fourth e s ta te ; the vigi lant guardian of the rights of the ordinary c i t i z e n . " . . .Sir Winston Churchil l .

VMI Hops: What Direction? Within the past few years, VMI

has seen drastic changes in the format for all hop weekends and such "minor" weekends as Homecoming. Along with many other changes, dress regulations have been relaxed, curfew times extended, and general permit increased to make VMI weekends more enjoyable with less hassle for cadets and dates.

A problem remains however, even if all the encumbering regulations are removed from a VMI weekend. This question is, "Where is the caliber of en-tertainment of VMI functions headed?" Most, but not all of these questions are a matter of financing and scheduling bands. Other problems arise out of fin-ding places to put these bands. We shall analyze some of the above points to bring underlying factors to the knowledge of the corps; which will, we hope, open the floor for suggestions.

Most cadets continued to buy hop tickets when they were raised from thirty-three to fifty dollars in the hope that this would sub-stantially increase the quality of bands at VMI. When one glances at the statistics he finds that the increase is absorbed in the rising costs of "name" bands. The Hop and Floor Committee has about thirty-two thousand dollars to work with for a year. Of this amount, only twenty-one thousand is used for en-tertainment. (The rest goes to decorations, flowers, fireworks at finals, extra help, phone calls, etc. For example, one crepe paper streamer costs twenty-five cents). Spread over five hop weekends, one finds an average of about four thousand dollars per weekend. This money was for-merly used for "two-night"—hop weekends which, of course, stretches it even further.

A good band which cadets would like to hear costs ten to twenty thousand dollars down plus a percentage (fifty for an average) of the "gate" receipts. At VMI there is no "gate" and therefore

are no first rate bands. When one speaks of raising ticket prices, mentioning anything less than a doubling of the existing ones is a waste of time.

Scheduling also presents a problem. Bands must be scheduled months in advance for anything above the mediocre group to be signed. With such a tight budget and high costs, op-portunities are lost to land good bands. Also, staff turnover due to graduation leads to a loss of continuity from year to year. Those in charge one year are gone the next.

The last major problem is in finding a place to have concerts and dances. Previously in this analysis we complained of the costs of decorations, but without them (and even with them!) (Docke Hall retains the aesthetic appeal of the Black Hole of Clalcutta as a place to hold a function. Its acoustics make any band sound deafening, leading to complaints from many in at-tendance.

The CADET admits that it can offer no "rabbit out of the hat" solutions to these problems as there are none to be had. We think, however, that there should be two types of weekend: A "VMI" and a "non-VMI" weekend. At the "VMI" weekends (Ring Figure and Finals), bands would be of a more conservative nature and decorum would retain the more traditional aspects of the VMI Hop. During the "non-VMI" weekends, a big push would be made for attendance from other schools. Here, gate profits would be realized for better bands. Also, the location would be along the lines of the field house or Zollman's, with little spent on anything other than en-tertainment.

These are not direct proposals, merely possible suggestions. Hop weekends need major effort to show improvement. Hands must be untied and outdated beliefs cast away to provide real en-tertainment at VMI.

The VMI Symposium The third Annual Symposium is,

for the most part, completed. This may be a premature assumption, but it appears that this was possibly the most successful symposium to date, due to a greater cadet interest and response. The budget of this year's symposium was also the lowest to date. Is that to say that less support should be given to future symposia? Hardly. As successful as this year's proceedings were, one cannot help but think that a more ex-tensive program would have been desirable. The program lasted for less than thirty-six hours. Most participants only stayed long enough to speak and run. We feel that it would have been far more desirable if they had had more time to meet members of the (3orps and vice versa. Thirty-six hours certainly isn't enough time for such an interchange of ideas.

What can be done to remedy this situation? It appears that if there are to be any more sym-posia, the organizers must have

more time and more money. It seems miraculous that this year's committee was able to prepare such a successful program in little more than three months. Our hats go off to all of those involved in the arrangements.

The status of this year's sym-posium was questionable for several weeks. That there was even going to be a symposium was not announced until December. We feel that there is not need for any more questions about the status of possible future sym-posia. The VMI Symposium should continue to be annual affair. That there is sufficient interest in the (}orps is evidenced by the large turnout Thursday night, in spite of the NCAA basketball semifinals, which at VMI constitute formidable competition.

We are gratified that the ad-ministration made it possible to stage a Third Annual Symposium. We hope that there will be a fourth, and a fifth. . .

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Wallace Victory Portends

Editor, VMI Cadet: Today I had the unique

experience of being inspected in sick list ranks by that first classmen of Corps wide repute Mr. Robert Thrif t Ferguson, wrath of the bone (perhaps Mr. Ferguson was living up to his name and was being "thrifty"), a fellow brother rat, Pat Flynn, did not fare as well as I. Pat stood beside me with pressed pants and blouse, and spit-shined shoes. Unfortunately, he neglected to shine his hat shield. The following discussion took place: Ferg: You're boned for un-shined hat shield. Flynn: Couldn't I just bring it by your room later, shined? Ferg: No. Flynn: Sir, I have 132 demerits. Ferg : That ' s not my problem—besides, two more won't make any difference.

It's a time worn cliche, the words "it won't make a difference." Another cliche which comes to my mind is "every little bit helps."

Now, I don't want this letter to be considered a seething personal at tack against our S-3. In fact, in the next issue of the Cadet, I would apprecia te if Mr.

Ferguson could perhaps explain his action to myself and the rest of the Corps (however, this is not to say that a man of Mr. Ferguson "rank" and stature need explain himself to us lesser-likes). The sole purpose of this letter is to make this incident known to the Corps, and also to make one fact clear to Mr. Ferguson. Therefore, I hope it won't be thought absurd when I say to Mr. Ferguson that we are all lucky to attend such a school as VMI—a school with a system that protects the Individual cadet from abuses and injustices. But to be quite frank, I should point out that VMI is a closed society, not an open one. Therefore, what works inside VMI does not nessarily work outside of it. In fact, Mr. Ferguson might be quite interested in knowing that, where I come from, people like me handle people like him very dif-ferently.

But alas, I guess this fact need not be emphasized to him. After all, who would better know than himself how well the system at VMI truly works—and whom it truly protects.

Andriani, M. R. 3rd Class

Trouble For Demos, GOP I Number Five j The landslide victory of

Governor O o r g e C. Wallace of Alabama in the recent Florida Democratic Primary has delivered a clear message to both of America's major political parties. In short, Wallace's victory illustrates one of the major ills of the American political process; the failure, and perhaps even the inability, of the American system of government to relate to the average citizen.

Within the context of Florida politics, the WaUace victory was not that of the conven t iona l sou the rn segregationist. In addition to running well in Northern Florida, which is in many respects similar to Alabama and (Seorgia, Wallace rcn well in Southern Florida, which is known for its more liberal political procUvities.

In other words, the Florida

primary proved that the appeal of (reorge Wallace is not Umited to the so-called "redneck" crowd. Wallace demonstrated his ability to run a strong race in traditional liberal territory, amassing an impressive vote among such diverse sectors of the voting populace as labor, the young, th^ Jewish population, and affluent s u b u r b a n i t e s . I n d e e d , Wallace rolled up a resp^table vote among the Spanish-American voters of Florida, and some surveys indicate that he took as much as ten per cent of the black vote. All of these groups have one characteristic in com-mon: an increasing disdain for the unresponsive nature of the American political process.

Busing is not, as many people seem to think, the only issue exploited by George

Published Friday afternoon. Entered as 'second c l a s s matter September 19, 1946 at the Post Off ice in Lexington. Virginia, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription, $4.00 out of barracks , $3.50 in barracks . 30 i ssues . Address: Box 7, VMI, Lexington. Virginia 244S0.

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Wallace. In short, his cause is that of the "common man." His politics is a curious combination of the "law and order" and "strong defense" aspects of conservatism on the one hand, and the p<^ulist aspects of post-depression liberalism on the other. This mixture, as evidenced by the Florida pr imary, can be extremely effective with the average American voter. If the two major parties are to survive, they will take notice of it.

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Last weekend during the Ranger's three-day patrol. Major Jan "Trailblazer" Gay gave a repeat performance of the map and compass abihty he so ably demonstrated at last year ' s FTX. Taking command around five o'clock on Friday afternoon, he promptly succeeded in wasting an hour of precious daylight by dividing the Rangers into three groups, to avoid a non-existent group of aggressors who were sup-posed to be shadowing the Rangers - despite the fact that the aggressors had already been informed exactly where the Rangers were headed.

Finally plunging ahead in the dwindling Ught, Major Gay succeeded in having the Rangers firmly entrenched at nightfall in a gorge from which there seemed no im-mediate means of escape. When asked by one of the Rangers if they were lost Gay replied: "Absolutely not. We are merely temporarily misoriented," an opinion which was confirmed when the patrol finally reached the top of a ridgeline and a compass reading placed the good major only 150 degrees off his estimate for magnetic north.

Despite this minor setback, Major Gay quickly reoriented himself and pressed on in his valiant efforts to reach the objective. Stumbling upon a road which he was sure if followed to the west would lead straight to the Admin camp, he decided to have the camp pop a flare to help pinpoint its location. Ne^less to say at this point the flare came up directly behind him to the east . Reorienting himself once again, Major Gay pressed on down the road. Realizing that they were closing in on the Admin camp, Major Gay decided to pop one of the flares supposed to be saved for emergencies in order to have the Admin camp inform him how far

away he was. The Rangers leading the patrol were in full agreement with using the emergency flare since by this time they considered that just having Gay present was an emergency situation. For-tunately the camp had no trouble spotting Gay's position since the flare he sent up started a forest fire which could be seen for miles. When presented with this beautiful ' ta rget of op-portunity,' Gay boldly led the Rangers in a determined frontal assault against the fire which proved eventually to be successful. A fortunate thing for the major since he had thrown away his second lieutenant bars some years previously.

When "Ranger Rog" Lodi arrived with the trucks from the Admin camp, he found to his dismay at least ten rangers demanding im-mediate evacuation-one bad foot, one bad fever, and eight suffering from a complete loss of morale. The only comment we could elicit from Major Gay was this succinct appraisal: "Well, I guess they just weren ' t tough enough to take it."

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"But they're bound to be Hell's Angels. Only Hell's Angels ride motorcycles in uniforms. They'd never let VMI Cadets look so ridiculous in public ." Lexington citizens.

"Put yer shoulder harness on, sweetie. We're goin' fer a ride." Snotty Harse, spoken to his date just prior to driving into a telephone pole.

"I sure hope this doesn't get into Post Number Five." Major Gay, while " t em-porarily misoriented" on the Ranger patrol.

"If Major Gay ever finds out who wrote Post Number Five this week I'll 'tem-porarily misorient' my sweet ass." Don Culkillum.

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Bloodmobile Visits VMI

The Bloodmobile visit to VMI this past Wednesday and Thursday resulted in a collection of 642 pints. This fell just three short of the all time two day record of 645 set last November. This dif-ference can be attributed to a greater number of people on spring athletic permits who would be ineligible to give.

Outstanding record In the years since the

program was begun in 1960, VMI has contributed to date a total of 8882 pints, or over 1110 gallons of blood. Yearly totals have increased every year except one, with this year's total contribution breaidng the record with 1287 pints. This year's total will result in over 100 per cent corps contribution during this year.

This yearly contribution is

the key to winning the blood' trophy in competition among 18 colleges In the valley. Each school is judged on per-centage contribution per total of student body. Last year VMI had a percentage con-tribution of 94.78, the closest competition being Ferrum Jr. College with 27.92 percent. The school that wins for three years receives a trophy. VMI has retired two of these trophies and this year will be the third, enabling VMI to take its third trophy.

VMI was last year responsible for over one-fourth of the blood collected among the 18 colleges with only 3 percent of that college population. This outstanding record is something that participating members of the VMI can take pride in.

6 6 Cadet" Entered In Competition

The VMI Cadet has been entered in the Eighth Annual S o u t h e a s t e r n C o l l e g e Newspaper Competition. This annual awards competition is for colleges in the state of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. The purpose of the competition is " to enhance the quality of college journalism in the Southeast and to encourage more college graduates to enter journalism as a profession."

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Awards The Cadet has been entered

in all the award categories except for the best daily newspaper award. Three of the r e ^ l a r columns that appear in The Cadet; Post Number Five, the political column, and Where I t ' s Happening, have been en-tered in the best column award competition.

The announcement of the winners will be made in April with an awards banquet to be held at Hollins College on 18 April. The first place winner in each category will receive a trophy. Honorable mentions will also be awarded.

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As the rumors in barracks indicate a general lack of knowledge about last weekend's Ranger FTX, the "lowdown" will be given in this week's art icle. The purpose of the entire exercise was to assimilate conditions at the Army Ranger School as much as possible. This was definitely achieved. The sixteen (of twenty-nine) VMI Rangers who completed the patrol went 54 hours on one C-ration meal and on an average of about three hours, sleep. They covered about 18 kilometers (9 miles) during that period.

The patrol was organized into different point ob-jectives. On Friday, the Rangers reached points one and two uneventfully and then became slightly "misorientated" (i.e. lost!) on the way to point three (this was after nightfall). Once the platoon was relocated, they were about three hours behind the proposed patrol schedule. To facilitate the exercise, point three was skipped altogether and Rangers were moved on to ""int number four, putting them five hours ahead of

schedule. When Saturday morning arrived, it was as if all had gone perfectly and the original patrol schedule could be followed. From that point on, the operation went like clockwork.

There were a number of minor annoying ad-ministrative problems, and other miscalculations in the original planning revealed themselves in the field. But, such things must be expected for this type of operation was a first for VMI. The Army ROTC Detachment aided the exercise in every way possible. Of primary im-portance was the temporary obtaining of the PRC-2S radios, a much newer and better radio than what is assigned to VMI at this time, to help in the communication and coordination aspects of the patrol.

While the rigors undergone by the Rangers should not be exaggerated, the terrain covered was rugged, and the night weather was especially cold. It must also be remembered that while the Aggressors were for the most part trucked from point to point and could build fires

their positions, the Rangers walked the whole way and lay in the cold darkness when not moving. Overall, they learned a lot about many combat military skills within a very realistic environment to include map and compass reading, reconnaissance, p a t r o l l i n g , s e c u r i t y techinques, personnel con-trol, and above all, very much about themselves.

The Llonheads. A novel by Josiah Bunting. To be published April 10, 1972, by George BraziUer, Inc., New York. Price $5.95, 213 pages,

by Ed Channel

Josiah Bunting has written a book! It is as is the name Bunting to those who remember him at the In-stitute—impressive, un-forgettable, and superior. This former Marine, VMI Regimental Commander, Rhodes Scholar, and now Major in the United States Army, teaching a t West Point, has assumed the admirable yet difficult task of criticizing that which he is a part of, is dedicated to, and most assuredly that which he loves—the military system! Yet, this novel (it is, as he says, "not a history") goes beyond mere criticism of a life style. In Bunting's acute observation of human nature, of that which motivates, which determines his courses of action, one instantly r ecogn ized w e a k n e s s e s common to all mankind, not merely to the hierarchical nature of the military world.

The story takes place in Vietnam in 1968, during the famous "Tet" offensive of the Viet C o ^ forces. From the feudalistic organization of the Army system emerge three major characters, one a highly ambitious Major General, one a competent, intelligent, yet somewhat "unmilitary" Colonel, and one an obedient soldier. Major General George Simpson Lemming com-mands a division in the Delta of Vietnam. He is a forceful man, whose potential proflciency is overshadowed by his obsessive deter-

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fresh, charming version of Rossini's comic (qiera. The Barber of Seville, Monday night at Lexington High School. Though the Tumau Company does not offer the finest in opera, their in-terpretation was simple and in keeping with the true spirit of the piece. Much of the original score was excluded for this performance, probably for the purpose of making the opera more palatable for a modern

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Male Performers Were it not for Ronald (Dr.

Bartolo) Gerbrands and, of course, Anthony (Don Basilio) Tamburello, the performance would not have been as successful. It is hard to imagine a more ideal team of fools. Gerbrands as the pretentious self-centered old crank (in the tradition of Bert

Lahr's lion) and Tamburello as the imploring Ichabod-like lank provided genuine slapstick which anything but classically restrained.

As for the other per-formers, the baritone Figaro (James Poulliott) was good, but seemed to lack a certain vital spark in both voice and acting. Fioello (Anthony Tamburello) possessed a tenor voice of fine quality. However, it needed volume and confidence. Rosina (Gloria Johnson), the key mezzo-soprano, who sings, incidently, a most formidable collection of notes written for virtuoso, had a fine strong voice. However, she needed more vocal control.

Excellent Accompanist Finally, the pianist-

director, Mr. John Visser, must be commended on his fine job. Unfortunately, the accompanist is always the jnsung hero, for most people vill not aH>reciate his most important role.

minatlon to be promoted. He very simply wants "to be Chief of Staff of the Army." It is this overwhelming desire

for success which destroys the man's concept of War as an evil. For him it is simply a means for his own ends. He, as his subordinate observes, lacks "compassion." This, it would seem, would be paramount in the character of a man fighting for an ideal, as Americans professed to be doing in Vietnam. Yet, "as for the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese he flies over daily, he could not in truth care less. Now can we see how the Americans failed to win the faith of the Viet-namese people!"

Colonel George Robertson, "Shuffling George" as he is called, is the very antithesis of Lemming. He is intelligent and compassionate, feeling an almost complete "alienation from the American mili tary, a progressive dissatisfaction from its ethics, its society, its habits of mind." The qualities of "instinct for elevation" of "eagerness," of not being a troublemaker in any sense of the word, "the very qualities Lemming admires in a subordinate, these Robertson lacks." Yet he is trapped by the system, a system which denies freedom of action, however strong the con-viction. Lemming is his superior. He knows it, and accepts his fate, yet can see the absurdity of the situation. Robertson could be the best of, our military leaders, but instead is crushed by the ihierarchical nature of 'Command, where a man's entire career can be made or destroyed by a superior's evaluation. Patronage is an obvious by-product.

Thus, when Major (General Lemming refuses air support to Robertson for purely ambitious reasons, the Colonel must obey the commands, however absurd it seems. Yet who suffers from this ridiculousness? As Bunting responds, "The private hells of death and drowning and being wounded must be born in this case by the soldiers of the f irst Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 71st In fan t ry . " Hence PFC Francis Com-pella, the third major character, must die. Never understanding why he is in Vietnam, much less what he is fighting for, he is the in-nocent victim of another's ambition. Had his mission a meaningful purpose, then so his death would have been meaningful. Yet the ab-surdity of the order—simply to obtain a good enemy " b ^ y count" in order to enhance L e m m i n g ' s c o m m a n d ' s outward appearance, in-creases the absurdity of a senseless death. "For what?" asks Compella's grieving mother. Indeed, "For what?" might we as Americans ask of ourselves now, now that

ten years of a disastrous war are nearly over.

Bunting's first novel, and hopefully not his last, is p o w e r f u l l y t h o u g h t provoking, interestingly en l i gh t en ing . Supe rb ly written in an easily read, fluid style, the book captures the essence of the military flavor, with its precise, f u n c t i o n a l , a b b r e v i a t e d language. It is a novel which, told by one who knows his subject, shows the absurdity, the uncertainty of life, in the complicated, organized world of the present. In this in-stance, the Army, the military system, is but a microcosm of the la rger "world" system in which we all live, where human weakness oftentimes results in pain for the innocent.

On Sounds by Houseworth

Look out world, hard-rock comedy has hit and hit big! First it was the Firesign Theatre with its doped up and freaky style of a formal presentation, but the market has been ripped open with the appearance of two fretfks who call themselves Cheech and Chong. That's it, just (3ieech and Chong.

Their first album, entitled, (you guessed it), "Clieech and Chong" is a wild collection of flipped out M e x i c a n s , S o u t h e r n C^lifomians, Army platoons, as well as used car ads, the Pope's attempt to save the church, and a Saturday night in a hospital emergency ward. The best cuts are "S lave , " "V ie tnam," and "The Pope." These involve parodies on the dangers of fooling with "the evil weed" and a Mafia deal to test the scrutability of the venerable Pontiff.

No one is quite able to figure out where these two bearded weirdos come from or where they are going. The material in this album does reflect a terrific sense of originaUty. There is a great amount of dope wafting its way through the album, but there is never any out and out propagandizing. Through all the "far outs," "heavys," and "oh wows," there is still a self mocking and taunting tone established. All of the humor is low key, simple, and earthy.

But all this analysis is destroying these two freaks. Check them out, and they'll grow on you regardless of the state of your mind.

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V. M. I. S P O R T S C A D E T Page 4 The VMI Cadet, Friday, March 24, 1972

Young Blood Boosts Football Program

The Big Red Football machine began pre-spring season workouts last week in anticipation of one of the best VMI football squads to take the field in quite some time.

Sore muscles and woozy legs were apparent after the first few days of agility drills, as the gridmen got a small indication of the price they're going to have to pay for S o u t h e r n C o n f e r e n c e eminence next year.

Coach John Weatherford, defecting from Va. Tech. was welcomed to the VMI coaching staff in hopes of prompting needed defensive strength. The former Atlanta Falcons cornerback im-mediately expressed his optimism about VMI's bright gridiron future.

A turnout of nearly 100 candidates again evidenced corp support of Coach Bob T h a l m a n ' s p r o m i s i n g program. About 30 lettermen

return next season along with a crop of stalwarts from last yea r ' s f reshmen squad anxiously waiting to prove they've come to play.

All in all there's no wonder for such optimism. Coach T h a l m a n ' s con t ingency should indeed reap with more vigor than the downridden VMI teams of the past five years. A good recruiting year

throws an even brighter light on the picture as VMI has managed to sign a few "real" blue chip prospects." More depth, speed, and overall talent should undoubtedly put VMI back in the contention for the Southern Conference Champidnship. And, as this writer can hardly help saying,. . .WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR!

Tennis Team Lacks Depth

Lacrosse Loses Unidentified player rushes madly into action. Unfortunately spirit was unable to bring victory home for the Keydets.

The VMI tennis team raster has been completed and boasts four returning lettermen and five freshmen. This unusual conglomeration will be led by team captain Dwight Rowland who wiU also play in the number one position. He is followed by Jack Neff, Pete Shelly and Tom Trumbo, a very promising f reshman. The rest of the line up includes Doug McGregor, Tom Dick, Tommy Till, Brad Meyer and Bill Overton. The coach of the team is Col. Jamison and he is assisted by Mr. Don Tait.

Improve record This year's team looks to

improve on their 1971 record of 6-9. What they lack in depth they gain in experience and are confident of having a winning season.

Stiffest Southern Con-ference competition should come from William and Mary or Furman . Colgate University and U. Va. are also expected to be for-midable opponents. A highlight of this year ' s schedule is the first Virginia

Big 5 tennis tournament which will be held at VPI in late April. The five major colleges in the state—U. Va., VMI, William and Mary, Richmond, and VPI—will participate.

The team's first match will be this Monday with W&L and will be followed by another match on Wednesday with Emory and Henry College. Both games will be at home.

This past week the LaCrosse Team suffered two hard loses. One to Hartwich College the other to Ohio State. Both games were characterized by hard first quarter play. But after that the play went entirely with the visiting team. In lx>th

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Freshmen Should Aid Golf Prospects

VMI's golf team is busily preparing for the upcoming season, with returnees get-ting the kinks out of their games and newcomers familiarizing themselves with the Lexington course. Dave Woody and Jim Wood head up a list of returnees, and freshmen Steve Chapin and Reggie Webb look like strong candidates for starting roles. The team will be cut down to a workable size by next week.

Practices now consist of hitting shots on the practice range, where Col. Phil Peters is on hand to give valuable instruction, and playing. While the weather has not been altogether favorable, the scores have not been bad for this stage of the season and it looks like the Keydets will be ready for their first match on 31 March.

1972 VMI Spring Sports Schedule DATE BASEBALL DATE TRACK DATE TENNIS DATE OOLF (1 a, 3:00 PM) (2:30 PMI (2:00 PMI (1:30 PM)

41 S. Carolina Rel. W i L (H) Emory & Henry (H)

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4 5 So. Connecticut (H) 411 VPI (H) Hampden Sydney (T1 Geo. Mason (H) 4S 4-10

Davidson (H) 1:00 W&M (T) DH

415 W&L (H) 1:00 (2:30) 410 UVA S, VPI 1:00

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E.C.U. (T) 2:00

UVA (T) 3:00 402 Randolph Macon & 4 19 421 423

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425 State Meet (Charlottesville)

Davidson (H) 5 Richmond (H)

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