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Vol. 26 Staunton Military Academy, Kables, Virginia, Friday, April 2, 1943 No. 11

1943 Commencement Dates Announced; School Closes May 21

Finals Period Shortened From The Uusal Three Days

To One

Headmaster Publishes Senior List

Red Cross Life Saving Classes Are Begun

The 1942-43 session of the Staunton Military Academy offiicially closes at 12 o'clock, noon, Friday, May 21. The following program and information are published for the information of all concerned:

Program For Finals, 1943

On account of the National emergency, the program for the 1943 Commencement exercises of the Staunton Military Academy is changed and curtailed as follows :

Competitive drills will take place dur- ing the week May 10-15. Details to be announced later by the Commandant.

Sunday, May 16

11 :00 a. m. Baccalaureate Sermon at the Trinity Episcopal Church, Staun- ton, Virginia.

4:00 p. m. Final Dress Parade.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, May 17, 18, 19

Final examinations.

Wednesday, May 19

Morning and afternoon—final exami- nations.

7:30 p. m. Senior Banquet.

Thursday, May 20

7:30 p. m. (hour subject to change) Commencement Exercises in Gym- nasium.

9:00 p. m. Final Ball.

Friday, May 21

School year 1942-43 officially closes at 12 noon.

Following is the notice sent by the Superintendent to parents concerning the closing of school :

Notice Concerning Closing of School

The school year 1942-43, Staunton Military Academy, officially closes at twelve noon Friday, May 21, 1943. Ca- dets travelling away from school in auto- mobiles not belonging to their parents must furnish the school written permis- sion from their parents or guardians to do so.

In order to cooperate with the railway company and bus lines in solving the transportation problems incident to the emergency, the departure of our cadets from Staunton will have to be "stag- gered" over a period of several days. Therefore, cadets, other than those grad- uating, will be permitted, but not re- quired, to leave the Academy one (1) hour after the scheduled time of termi- nation of their last examination.

Parents will please consult their local ticket agent in regard to the cost of railway fares. Send check for your son's transportation direct to the Treasurer, Staunton Military Academy, not later than May 8. Orders for tickets will be taken at the Academy on or about May 11, 1943.

Individual cadets will be instructed to notify their parents as to the date of their departure from Staunton as soon as this information is made available to them, which will be on or about May 10.

Ration books will be returned to cadets prior to their departure from the

Acedemy.

E. R. W. McCABE, Colonel, U. S. Army, Ret'd.

-erintendent.

Major J. Worth Pence, Headmaster, announces the names of cadets whom he | expects to be graduated May 21.

Agrait, Allen, Alloway, Anderson, L., Arnold, Barcelo, Baumeister, Bermont, (Liberal), Boutillette, Breaux, Brustein, Buschor, Bustillos, (Liberal), Carnes, Cartwright, Chambers, Joeddie; Chand- ler, Carl; Chapin, Child, Cicarello, Clar- son, Clawson, (Liberal), Clohecy, Coch- ran, Corey, William; dimming, Cum- in ings.

Dean, Delarue, Demarco, (Liberal), DeVos, Dickson, DiGregorio, Dittmar, Dougherty, D., Dougherty, G, Draining, (Liberal), Driesbach, (Liberal), Duggan, Dunbar, Edwards Ehrhardt, Fallon, Fan- ney, Fonde, Forman, Friedman.

Garza, Grishman, Guth, Hassen, Heck, Henry, H o g e, (Liberal), Holland, Hough, Hourigan, Howe, Inglis, (Lib- eral), Ingram, James, Jiorlc, Tones, Blaine; Jones, Charles; Kennedy, Kin- berg, Kniskern, Kuemmerling, Kupper.

Lamb, Leahy, Learoyd, (Liberal), Les- kawa, Leslie, Levering, Linn, Lowry, Lyle, Madan, Mathews, R. W., McCabe, McKay, Metzel Milestone, Miller, S., Moon, Neilon, Noble, L., Norris, (Jan.

Offerman, Pape, (Jan. Grad.) (Lib- eral), Perkins, Pickford, Pisner, Pyle, Rice, Riker, Riley, T., (Liberal) Robin- son, G., Rush, Ryan.

Scolio, Sherman, Shivery, Simon, (Lib- eral), Simonis, Smulian, Stanley, F., Stanley, O., Stuart, Swift, David; Turn- bull, Upchurch, Viviano, (Liberal), Warebam, Liberal), Weinstein, (Jan. Grad.) West, White, F.„ (Liberal), Whitney, Yount. o

Col. C. M. Adams Is Made Brigadier General

Under the able direction of Captain Onesty, S. M. A.'s Red Cross Examiner, and Cadet Berman, Senior Life Saving classes began last week. There are ten cadets taking the course, all of them being capable swimmers.

Candidates must be at least seventeen years of age. Besides this they have to be able to swim a quarter of a mile, float for ten minutes, tread water, do a shallow dive, and a surface dive. All of these are basic requirements a candi- date must pass before he can take the course.

The students are taught the first aid treatment of shock, sunstroke, heat ex- haustion, and artificial respiration. They also have to be able to break strangle holds, tow a victim, and have a knowl- edge of water safety and special rescue apparatus.

After these cadets pass their exami- nations they will be qualified to obtain positions as lifeguards.

The following ■ cadets are candidates for Senior Life Saving:

Donkle, Everest, Hayner, Laney, Rub, Sutton, Taylor, Wiltshire, Van Deusen, and Zents.

Government Inspection May 7-8

Col. B. M. Creel, P.M.S. and T., Commandant, Publishes Reminders For Preparation

For The Inspection

Headmaster Announces Fourth Quarter Examination Schedule

Alumni Notes

In the list of Colonels nominated re- cently by the President to be made Brigadier Generals, was the name of Col. Claude Mitchell Adams, Buncombe, Tenn., who was Professor of Military Science and Tactics at S. M. A. last year.

General Adams was P.M.S. and T. at Staunton only one year. He came here from Washington, D. C, where he had been an aide to Gen. George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff. Last June he was ordered to foreign duty and sent to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Everybody will be interested to know that the old reliable "Hal" Mapes is now doing well in the army. "Hal" is a private in the Medical Department at Camp Blanding, Fla., and from what we've seen ol him, we don't expect he'll be a private long. Good luck, "Hal."

J. T. Reader, the brother of Jim Reader, who is in school now, is in the Tank Destroyers at Camp Bowie, Texas. A sergeant here two years ago, Reader was a real soldier, so we hope he will be the same in the service he's in now.

George Avers, whose brother, Ray, is a new boy this year, is a cadet at Penn Military College and doing as well there as he did here last year—George was a real swimmer on the varsity last year. Here's hoping you can do as much for P.M.C.

Major General A. M. Patch, 14 years Commandant at Staunton, was awarded the Navy Medal of Honor by Admiral Nimitz for his outstanding job of finish- ing off the Japs on Guadalcanal last month.

Col. U. M. Holley, Inf. U.S.A., Is Head Of Board Of

Inspection Major Pence, Headmaster, announces

that the examination schedule for this quarter will be the same as it was for the third quarter. The purpose of making this announcement so far in advance said the Headmaster, is to enable cadets to know exactly when they will be through their examinations, so that they will have plenty of time to make plans with their parents for getting home at the end of the session. The Superintend- ent lias announced that cadets will be allowed to leave for home one hour after the time of termination of their last examination. The dates for fourth quart- er examinations are Monday, Tuesda}', and Wednesday, May 17, 18, 19.

officer to be named later, will make the S. M. A. Rifle Team Scores inspection. Colonel Holly comes from

3rd in Third Service Command | Headquarters Replacement and School of Command, Army Ground Forces,

Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8, are the dates for the annual government inspection of Staunton Military Academy, ac- cording to Col. B. M. Creel, Pro- fessor of Military Science and Tactics, and Commandant.

Colonel Creel divulged the dates in a memorandum order to the corps of ca- dets, listing a number of "reminders for preparation for government inspection." The memorandum is printed in full be- low.

Col U. M. Holly, Infantry, U. S. A., President of the Board of Inspection of Honor Schools, together with another

The results of the Third Service Com- mand Inter-Collegiate Rifle Match for the yeai" 1943 are as follows:

Class CC, MC, MI Schools Total Score

Virginia Polytech Institute 3770 University of Maryland 3727 Drexel Univ. of Technology 3673 Carnegie Institute of Technology 3640

Class MS Staunton Military Academy 3720 Fork Union Military Academy 3512

Based on the scores reported in this match the above schools have been desig- nated to represent the Service Command in the National Intercollegiate Matches for 1943. o

Chinese Pilots Graduated

On March 11, Williams Field, Arizona, presented wings to their first graduating class of Chinese advanced twin-engine pilots. Although censorship forbids print- ing actual figures on the number of Chinese pilots graduated, the young men would have filled the commencement stage at a good-sized college.

S. M. A. Swimming Team State Prep. Champions For First Time

Sitting- left to right: Van Deusen, Berman, Stuart, Co-Captain, Shively, Co-Captain, Guth, Meyer, V., Mc- Cuskey, Rothwell. Standing—left to right: Captain Onesty, Haley, Maas, Arguedas, Bluin, Jones, W. S.

Fusselman, Haley, Lawler, (Mgr.) Cadets Yocum, P., Adamson, and McKinney are absent from picture.

Birmingham, Ala. Last year S. M. A. ranked highest of

all essentially military schools in the United States in the government inspec- tion. Staunton has consistently stood high in Honor School rating in past }7ears, and Colonel Creel says he expects the present corps to uphold the reputation and high standing that the academy has held in the past.

According to the schedule received from the War Department by the P.M.S. and T., the inspectors will arrive here al 11 :00 p. m., May 6, and will be on hand for all formations from reveille Friday morning, May 7, through Satur- day, May 8.

The .memorandum order from the Commandant to the corps follows: .

Reminders For Preparation

1. Have hair properly cut. Don't wait until last day before or the barber will be too busy to handle you. Keep it short.

2. See that clothing you will wear while Inspectors are here is clean, in good repair, with all buttons on and that you have the proper insignia, belts, clean white webbing, etc. Cleaning and pressing schedule will be published. (Uni- forms needed will be "A," "B," "C," white ducks.) Manage the use of your laundry so that you have clean shirts and ducks.

3. See that you have a good regulation tie.

4. Have your shoes repaired, new heels, etc. Each year some cadets are caught for not being properly shaved.

5. During inspection be certain to have finger nails cut short and properly cleaned.

6. Look over your personal equipment before inspection day to see that you have all articles required and that they are in good condition. Don't put this off until the last minute.

7. Remember not to throw paper or refuse of any sort on the grounds or about barracks. Pick up all you see and put it in cans.

8. Pa>' particular attention to correct and snappy saluting. Look toward person saluted. Stand up straight at all times— head up, chin in.

9; Know your number. Your rifle is the Victory Training Rifle.

10. Just before going out for inspection tighten your sling and wipe all dust off

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True Friendship

It wasn't until the other day that I realized how much a true friend means to a person.

Everyone likes to have lots of friends, to be popular with the other fellows and to have the rest of the crowd like him. In my opinion no true friendship exists here, but rather a natural inclination of companionship with the other fellows to fraternize with the rest of the boys.

A true friend is worth more to a per- son than all the gold and silver or repu- tation in the world. A friend, who shares your thoughts, your triumphs, your sor- rows, your failures, your jubilation, is the most beautiful thing in the world and certainly the most enjoyable.

Sure, have plenty of gals, fraternize with the rest of the crowd, but hang on to this friend of friends, this inner man. I found the joy of true friendship through this policy. I discovered that this real friend means more to me now than anything or anybody, yes, more than even myself.

What about it, fellow? Have you a friend like mine? If not, you are missing half of life itself.—Exchange.

Keepers of the Flame

freedom. Freedom—not only in the sense of not having a king or dictator for > ruler, but freedom to think, to act, to speak, and to worship as we desire, so long as our actions do not harm anyone else.

This is not a country without laws. Yes, we have laws—laws to safeguard our democracy, to prevent the under- mining of a free people's morals and morales. Our laws prevent an individual from infringing on someone else's rights to bring gains for himself; aliens are prevented from coming into the country and upsetting our standards of living and working. These laws were not thought up by an erratic eccentric; they were pondered over with great care and much thought to prevent them from tear- ing down what the people had built up.

Washington, Jackson, and Jefferson, with dynamic strength, fought forcibly for the preservation of truth and de- mocracy. Madison and Lincoln, with quiet dignity, set up the plans by which our nation could strive; by whirh poor men could walk with rich men and hold their heads high ; and plans by which a poor man may become rich and influen- tial—with the aid of truth.

From the time the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth Rock to found a country in which they could worship as they pleased instead of having to pre- tend to believe in something toward which their conscience rebelled, and on up to the present time, Americans have quelled any obstacle which threatened the right to "live by TRUTH. o

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We, all the people of the United States, are the keepers of the flame of truth.

The flame of truth which is burning in the hearts of Americans today is everything for which America stands. The privilege of living in an environ- ment where one is not afraid to think and act one way while his neighbor thinks an acts differently is the founda- upon which truth is enlarged. This en- courages us to live always without being furtive and cowardly without having traits which contradict a truthful char- acter ; it encourages us to face the world knowing that we have nothing to hide. Truth in America means the right of the people to elect to fill public offices per- sons whom they trust. This truth, the very foundation of freedom, enables each person in America to be considered in- nocent until he is proved guilty.

We are the descendants of those gal- lant fighters who lighted that flame and held it high while Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. Later when the British burned Washington, patriots kept that beacon burning brightly, as a challenge to all oppressors.

America was founded on the basis of

About 500,000' college and high school students must be recruited to work on farms in the summer and fall if the coun- try's record food production goals are to be met, Department of Agriculture offi- cials report.

Dubbed Victory Farm Volunteers, these workers will be signed up by colleges, high school, and every available youth organization. Although local communities used student labor last year, this is the first time youth has been organized na- tionally as a farm labor force, Agricul- ture officials report.

The Office of Education, the Extension Service of Agriculture and the War Manpower Commission are cooperating in directing" the program, and YMCA's, YWCA's, 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America, and many other youth groups are offering their facilities in carrying it out. The American Youth Hostlers, for instance, have waived their rule which prohibits anyone from living for more than three days in a hostel, to accom- modate students working on local farms. |

New York State has amended its edu- cation laws to allow high school boys to miss 30 school days during the year when they are doing farm work, and other states are making silimar adjust- ments.

Boys and girls from 14 years up will be recruited, and sent to work for periods varying from a few days to four months on harvesting jobs, general farm work, and in food processing plants.

Prevailing wages will be paid, Agri- culture officials report, with certain al- lowances made for the workers' inex- perience when they begin. The volun- teers will live at home when possible, or in campus or schools. Older workers will often live on the farms where they are working.

By June 1—when most students are out of school and the first haying falls due—the program will be underway, Ag- riculture officials report.

The Children's Bureau has already worked out certain physical standards which the colleges and schools will be asked to observe in signing up volun- teers. Department of Agriculture is at work gathering statistics locally on just what the labor needs of each community are, and the Extension Service is doing the recruiting job, aided by the Office of Civilian Defense and the United States Employment Service in the larger cities. o

A German teacher asked a Luxem- bourg school girl to name one of her country's great rulers and without hesi- tation she replied, "The Grand Duchess Charlotte." Nettled, the man asked sar- castically, "And who fled, leaving the people in the lurch?"

The whole class answered in chorus: "HESS." —Selected.

The War Manpower Commission and Army and Navy training staffs—in con- stant contact with America's leading edu- cators—are hard at work on the admin- istrative problems of the Army-Navy plan for sending service men to the col- leges for technical courses. Here are the steps that have been, and are being taken :

1. In accordance with the order which specifies that the method of selecting the colleges should be determined by a board set up by Paul V". McNuit, the nampower director has met several times with edu- cators and the final recommendations of this committee are expected about Feb. 1

2. After the method of selection f colleges is established, the Joint Army- Navy-WMC Committee will actually se- lest the specific colleges. This committee, composed of three members of each Army, Navy, and WMC has been meet- ing several limes a week for some weeks now. On December 11—six days before the plan was announced to the public— the committee sent out questionaires to all colleges to obtain a record of the exact facitities available. A committee member reports that practically all of these questionnaires have now been filled out and returned. The Joint Army-Navy- WMC Committee is headed by Dr. Ed- ward C. Elliott, President of Purdue University, and Chief of the Division of Professional and Technical Employment Training of the War Manpower Com- mission.

3. The Army is working with "panels! of specialists"—recommended by the American Council on Education—to plan its curriculum. These panels consist of leading educators in each field who have been called to Washington to work out the study courses. So far a basic course and some advanced technical courses have been formulated. The Army will put its college-trainees through a 12-week course possibly consisting of 23 hours of class- room work, 23 hours of supervised study, and 2 hours of military drill per week.

4. Navy officials are using an already established Navy Advisory Council on Education for consultation on their cur- riculum planning. This advisory com- mittee is composed of college presidents and was set up about a year ago to help the Navy plan training courses for its college reserves. Men sent back to col- lege by the Navy will study for 16 weeks and the plan of study will probably pro- vide for a 60-hour work week, of which 9 hours will be devoted to naval science and drill, and the remaining 51 hours to regular studies. The Navy expects to have its curriculum completed by Feb. 1.

5. Advising the Army's "panels of specialists" and the Navy's educational advisory group is an over-all consulta- tion group, composed of members of the Office of Education and the American

Council on Education. Although the Army and Navy are set-

ting up courses and will give periodic tests to check the progress of service men assigned to the colleges, the actual day-to-day teaching will be left to the discretion of the colleges themselves. o

Flight Training

V-5 students will be given flight train- ing at the end of their current year. Members of this group may be selected for V-12 training in the colleges.

College V-7s who have only one term to go for a degree may either finish their educations where the}' are or the}' may request active duty and assignment to some other college to complete their studies. If they have more than one term to go before graduation they will be put on active duty, and ordered to colleges which have Navy contracts along with the men under the V-12 program about Inly 1.

Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps students—who are in one of the V pro- grams—will he called to active duty around July 1 along with other V re- servists. NKOTC students who are not in the V programs may apply for ap- pointment as reserve midshipmen before April 1, and if accepted they will also he called to active duty about July 1 at ap- prentice seaman's pay.

Correction

It has been brought to our attention that our article on the Honor Company appearing in the last issue of the KABI.E-

GRAM was incorrect in one detail. We did not mention that Stanley, O., is the lieutenant in command of the first platoon of "D" Company.

"Guess Who" Contest

Who is he? Make up your mind, look at the Dixie Theatre program for this week-end and tell it to Kahn, A. He has three tickets for the first three cadets with the mystery solved.

Navy Gives Details Of College Program

To Start About July 1

Details of the new Navy College Training Program, designed to produce officers for the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, were announced by the Navy Department last week. Named V-12, the plan will get under way about July 1, and will give training ranging from 32 to 192 weeks for various classes of naval personnel.

In general, students selected under V-12 will spend one and one-third years in college, although some will receive longer training.

As well as absorbing most of the col- lege students now enlisted in the Navy and Marine Corps Reserves, V-12 i- open to Army Enlisted Reservists who expressed preference for the Navy, Ma- rine Corps, or Coast Guard when they signed up, and students holding proba- tionary Navy Reserve commissions. High school graduates and seniors between 17 and 20 and enlisted personnel in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are also eligible.

Requirements For Candidates

Civilian candidates for this program must be United States citizens, be able to pass Navy physicals—with a minimum eyesight rating of 18-20—be single and agree not to marry until commissioned, and have officer qualifications.

All V-12s will be assigned to colleges which have Navy contracts. They will be in uniform under military discipline and will receive apprentice seamen's pay. Qualifying tests to select candidates will be given throughout the nation on or about April 2.

Each college will be assured a definite number of men when it signs its Navy contract. The college has to accept those men assigned to it, and the curricula will be prescribed. However, classes will be taught by regular faculty members in their own way, and the college can credit or not as it pleases the work of its Navy students.

Officers To Be Trained

Officers to be trained in the colleges are : chaplains, medical and dental officers —twelve 16-week terms; engineering specialists—eight 16-week terms; en- gineers for general duty—six 16-week terms; deck and Marine line officers— four 16-week terms; and aviators—two 16-week terms. All students, except pre- medical and pre-dental, will take the same fundamental college work in math, science, English, history, engineering drawing and physical training for the first two terms. If a student has any time left, he can carry additional elective courses, and can participate in college athletics and fraternities.

To get into Y-12, a quelified man must first take the April 2 qualifying test (ap- plication blanks will be distributed in schools, colleges, ships and naval sta- tions). Following the tests, successful candidates will be told to report to the nearest Office of Naval Officer Procure- ment at their own expense, where the final selections will be made by specially set-up election committees after the can- didates have passed their Navy physicals.

The selection committees will consist of an educator, a representative civilian, and a Naval officer. Selected applicants can state preferences of college, branch of the service, and course of study and will then be inducted through regular Selective Service channels, enlisted in V-12, and placed on inactive duty until ordered to college. o

Schedule Is Given For Calling Reservists

The long-awaited schedule for calling college naval reserves to active duty was announced last week at the same time that the Navy Department disclosed the details of its college training program— newly dubbed the V-12 program.

In general, college students in the V-l, V-5, V-7 or the Marine Corps Reserve Class 3(d) will be called to active duty about July 1, the Navy Department re- ports at the same time that the Navy Training Program gets under way in the colleges.

V-l college students will be tested near the end of their sophomore year, and the ones who fail the test will be ordered to general enlisted service. __.

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Game Cancelled

Due to transportation difficul- ties both the baseball game and the tennis match scheduled for today with Woodberry Forest have had to be called off.

Swimming Team State Prep School Champions

This year the swimming team was State Prep School Champions for the first time in the history of the sport at S. M. A.

Under the ahle direction of Captain Onesty and the leadership of Co-Captains Shively and Guth they were able to de- feat Kandolph-Macon Academy, Fish- burne M. S., Massanntten M. A. (twice), The University of North Carolina Fresh- men. They also tied for first in the Carolina A. A. U. Champions. There only defeat of the year came at the hands of a strong Navy Plebe team in a post season meet.

Cadet Don Stuart was high scorer of the year, with a total of 47 1-3 points. He was awarded the H. Wallace Capron Trophy for outstanding swimming ability.

Cadet Berman remained undefeated all year in the breast-stroke, while cadets Co-Captains Shively and Guth were out- standing in the sprint events.

Fusselman was the outstanding diver of the year. Cadet Meyer, fastest new boy on the team, excelled in the 220 and 100 yard free-style events. o

It seems that Dugan and Flaherty got O'Conner into a big poker game, and were winning everything but his false teeth. After a while O'Conner began to suspect them of cheating—but he couldn't prove anything. Then Dugan said, "Flaherty, I passed Tiffany's jewelry store today." "Stop," roared O'Conner, "I don't know what's going on here but, so help me, Flaherty, if you lead with a diamond, I'll brain the both of yez."

The Truth of Women

Woman's faith and woman's trust— Write the characters in dust; Stamp them on the running stream, Print them on the moon's pale beam. And each evanescent letter Shall be clearer, firmer, better, And more permanent I ween, Than the thing those letters mean.

I have strained the spider's thread 'Gainst the promise of a maid; I have weighed a grain of sand 'Gainst her plight of heart and hand; I told my true love of the token, How her faith proved light and her word

was broken: Again her word and truth she plight, And I believed them again ere night.

—Sir Walter Scott. o

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S. M. A. Revised Baseball Schedule

April 3 (Sat.) Woodberry Forest School Home, 2:30 April 10 (Sat.) Greenbrier Military School _ Home, 2:30 April 14 (Wed.) Woodberry Forest School Woodberry Forest, Va. April 17 (Sat.) Hargrave Military Academy Home, 2:30 April 21 (Wed.) Massanutten Military Academy Woodstock, Va. April 24 (Sat.) Randolph-Macon Academy Home, 2:30 April 27 (Tue.) Fork Union Military Academy Home, 3:30 April 30 (Fri.) Episcopal High School Alexandria, Va. May 1 (Sat.) U. S. Navy Plebes Annapolis, Md. May 8 (Sat.) Massanutten Military Academy Home, 3:30 May 14 (Fri.) Fork Union Academy Fork Union, Va. May 15 (Sat.) Hargrave Military Academy Chatham, Va.

(Games subject to changing conditions)

Intramural Schedule Gets Under Way Next Monday

Inter-company Softball league play be- gins Monday, April 5. The schedule will be played in two halves. Plans for play- off between winners of first and second half will be evolved later.

Company commanders and cadet ath- letic officers have spent the past week grooming their respective teams for ac- tion, and are prepared to take up the inter-company rivalry where it left oft in basketball.

Coach Simmons will be in charge of Spring intramural program, assisted by Captain Bodie and Lts. Goodloe and Smith.

Further intramural activities will be announced later, provided pressure of other departments and accelerated school calendar permits.

Inter-company Softball Schedule First Half

April 5 (Mon.) A vs B April 6 (Tues.) D vs Band April 7 (Wed.) April 8 (Thur.) B vs C April 9 (Fri.) A vs D

April 12 (Mon.) ... April 13 (Tues.) . April 14 (Wed.) April IS (Thur.) April 16 (Fri.)

C vs Band B vs D

A vs C B vs Band

April 19 (Mon.) C vs D April 20 (Tues.) A vs Band

Second Half

April 22 (Thur.) A vs B April 23 (Fri.) D vs Band

* * * * April 26 (Mon.) B vs C April 27 (Tues.) No game—Varsity

Baseball April 28 (Wed.) April 29 (Thur.) A vs 1) April 30 (Fri.) C vs Band

* * * * May 3 (Mon.) B vs D May 4 through May 8—No games—

Government Inspection

* Gold And Blue * * Sports Review *

In the first baseball game of the sea- son, the Staunton willow-wielders went down to a defeat before Bridgewater State Teachers College by a score of 10-4. It was more of a practice game for the cadets as they went into the game without the experience of playing together before, and the results were to be expected.

The teachers went ahead in the fourth inning after breaking a 3-3 deadlock, and were not seriously threatened after that. Major Dey used the entire Varsity team during the game in order that they could get the actual experience of playing to- gether under pressure. They should be ready to give a good account of them- selves in the first scheduled game which is to be played on the home field tomor- row afternoon against Woodberry Forest.

Publishes Reminders For The Inspection

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Joe Lenzi, ace pitcher, suffered minor injuries when he was accidentally hit by a shot put last week. His absence was grealty missed in the practice game Wed- nesday. From all reports, Joe will be in there pitching tomorrow. Best of luck, loe.

Joe Linn has been termed as a nugget t in the rough as far as track is concerned Having had no experience, he seems to be a natural, and will prove one of the best 100, 220, and 440 men of the vear.

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11. Wear cap straight on head. See that visor is clean and no dust on cap.

12. Regarding preparation of rooms: All surplus equipment, boxes, wood, pasteboard, tin are removed prior to in- spection. All woodwork, windows, doors (inside and out), mirrors, are thoroughly washed before Thursday, May 6th.

13. The Inspectors will arrive here at 11 :00 p. m., May 6th and will be on hand for all formations from Reveille Friday morning through Saturday.

14. (a) On Thursday night shine breast plate, brass on your slings and shoes.

(b) In addition to the above, the Band and Drum and Bugle Corps will shine their instruments.

REMEMBER . . . The Staunton Mili- tary Academy stood No. 1 of all M. S. Class Schools in the United States last year.

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One day a German officer said to a close-mouthed loyal Dutchman : "Who is behind the resistance given by your people?"

"Only one man," was the reply, "and he is dead."

"What was his name?" pursued the officer.

"William the Silent," replied the Dutch- man. —Selected. o

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Breathes there a man with soul so dead, who never, never turned 'round and said "Not bad!" —Exchange. o

The difference between finding a car parked beside the road in the daytime and finding one at night is that the driver may need help.—Exchange. o

As I was laying on the green, A small English book I seen— Carlyle's Essay on Burns was the

edition, So I left it lay in the same position.

Probationary Commissions

Army Enlisted Reserve Corps students who have asked for Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard service may be dis- charged from the Army when called and be enrolled in the branch the}- requested. They will then be called to active duty on July 1, when other naval reservists are called.

Students holding probationary commis- sions on inactive duty in a deferred status can resign their commissions and be assigned to the college training pro- gram as apprentice seamen on active duty. When they finish their studies, they will be recommissioned. Any members of this group who fail to resign their commissions can go on studying at their own expense.

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Registration in British universities has fallen from the 1939 figure of 50,000 students to 37,000 at the present time. The drop has been entirely among men, figures show, as the number of women enrolled—11,000—remains the same.

Six 2?c Stamps will pay for one HAND-GRENADE. Thanks to base- ball, American soldiers know how to make good use of hand-grenades. Help send them plenty.

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Henry Fonde seems to be the ace sprinter and is really lapping up the 100 yard dash.

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May 10 (Mon.) .... A vs C May 11 (Tues.) B vs Band May 12 (Wed.) May 13 (Thur.) C vs D May 14 (Fri.) A vs Band

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

Meeting of the Senior Class

"The meeting will come to order," ah shaddup McCabe, Child make everybod3r

keep quiet, sure, sure, just get Bermont off my chest and . . . Senior dues must be paid by the first or . . . Turnbull, put that rock down ... I suggest we all chip in and buy a new asphalt for the senior gift . . . Who's got all the butts? . . . Aw nobody voted for you Scolio . . . Look at Kupper . . . Hey, Metzel, what- cha got there? . . . Kupper get down from that window . . . Inglis is a jerk . . . quiet down if we all give twenty dollars we can get a . . . now if you'll listen to me we can get a brand new . . . And his old man said if he didn't get all 90's next time he wouldn't . . . And if you don't pay your dues we'll sue . . . Clohecy, you can take your senior dues and . . . come on give me a light, I'm not chewing 'em this year . . . Quiet down . . . What difference does it make? We'll all be in the army anyway . . . Now we'll take a vote on whether we want a final dance or not . . . OK, cut it out . . .

. . . Just what does happen to all that money anyway? . . . Money? Who has money? . . . My idea is to get Harry James down here and . . . Aw siddown, stupid . . . Please keep quiet fellas . . . This meeting is for seniors Pickford . . . Come on the hit parade's almost over by now . . . And if you get killed in the war they put your name on a little plaque in the washroom, so I said to him . . . Kupper get down from the window . . . Shut up . . . And these senior dues . . . Who let you in here, Grishman? . . . And she wrote him a letter and told him that he could . . . So . . . Look out, Mac, here comes the O. C. . . . Let's go . . . And the Shrapnel won't come out be- fore . . . Meeting's adjourned ... I move the meeting be adjourned. . . Hey, fellas, Wait! The move ain't seconded vet . . .

Uncle Louie's Column

Dear Uncle Louie,

At the insistance of my roommate I am appealing to you as a last resort. After much agitation and persuasion by Friedman, Ganz and Page (plus physical violence), I dated a beautiful girl at one of the local henhouses, but West found out and asked her to the dance. Somehow or other West can't take her (strange, isn't it?) so I am. What should I do?

Bewildered.

Dear Perkins,

1 would advise that you go down to the canteen and order a double bromo- arsenic, but beforehand, let me know what kind of lemonade West is drinking now.

Louie.

Deer Unkle Looie, I em hard work boy who I gone out

fur trax teem becauze Joe Kelley he say I can't not make faster than mail, but I do ok. Only trouble be with "Chunk" Simmonz who run fast likie wind. What I do?

"Spead" Lawson.

Dear "Speed,"

Well, off-hand I would either buy Simmons a carton of smokes, (for sale in my room anytime after taps, also high grade coffee and one set of slightly used tires), or else get Kelley to spike him. Of course, there is one more way so horrible I hate to suggest it. Chcrches La Femme.

Toujour Louie.

Hey, fellas, darkness).

come back (Silence and

Joe Cadet's Dictionary

Physics Lab—Place where you learn less and less about more and more, often- er and oftener.

Cadet Officer—Same as a cadet only on him it looks good.

Exams—Why bring that up? Parades—See exams. Optimist—An obsolete senior. Taps—First call for Reveille.

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Respectfully Dedicated to Di Ego He kissed Helen, Hell ensued. He left Helen, Helen sued.

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Lt. Kidgeway—Now, Kennedy, if I lay three eggs here and five eggs there, how many eggs will I have?

Kennedy—(with a questioning" glance) I don't believe you can do it sir.

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Maas—Who inell told you to arrange your press that way?

Ciccarello—Capt. Greene. Maas—Nice arrangement, isn't it?

Dear Uncle Louie,

Since it may endanger my reputation as "ze grait lovair" I hesitate to write to you, but I feel sure that you are the only one who can help me. I am deeply in love with a wonderful creature down at M. B. C. but (mentioning no names) a certain cadet adjutant, and a certain captain of the boxing team are cutting me out. The draft board doctor even said

1 was dead, and I even stabbed the teacher with a compass in Plane class. Please give me some ray of hope.

Ulmont Orville.

Dear Drollmont,

Your case is certainly unusual to say the least, what with a boxer and an adjutant, I would advise that you take up baseball, or checkers, or read to im- prove your mind. I suggest Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire as a cure for aching heart.

Yrs. Louie. o

Pickles and Cream

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We see here two candidates for Varsity baseball. They are "Boris" Joirle (batting), and Jennings (catching.)

poem. How much will you take to burn it, "Butch?"

. . . From the underground radio we hear that "01 Massa Mac" is going to buy a vacuum cleaner for North if the "boys" don't sweep.

TIME AND A HALF

Wolf! Wolf!

If he parks his little flivver Down beside a moonlit river, And you feel him all a-quiver, Baby ! he's a wolf !

And if when you're kissin' You can feel his heart a-missin' And you talk, but he won't listen Baby! he's a wolf!

If his eyes are strong as sinew, And he stirs the gypsy in you And you want him close agin' you Baby ! Maybe you're the wolf !

—Selected.

. . . Well Sgt. Slattery's wandering boy Pandolfi, has at last returned home.

1 We understand that "Slats" got quite a jolt when our hero got off the train in his new khaki "zoot soot."

. . . We understand that "Flash" Fried- man and his huff and puff boys had a real field day at the last parade. Just what was that little ditty "Flash?" All five of those marches were swell, if they weren't played at the same time.

. . . Attention! All Seniors! Remember those Senior dues? Well, our spies tell us that "Honest Bob" Clohecy (class embezzler) is now the proud possessor of a new radio - victrola, a pair of shoes and five gallons of gas. Sec'y Morgenthau please note.

. . . We are informed that "Beaker" Heck is in Coach Lou's doghouse 'cause he sold the shot putt for scrap. Seems like "Keak" wanted to go over to Way- nesboro.

. . . Dominick tells us that "Butch" is writing his auto biography in an epic

When the Red Coats were coming did Washington say,

"I'm not going to work today; It's Sunday, so 1 must consult my staff?" Why am I not getting" time and a half ? There was no such thing as double time

then, Save for the footsteps of fighting men.

They did all their building with volun- teers,

And fought on and on through these wintry years.

They didn't have heaters and oil burners then;

They must have been damn good fighting men.

And they won their great battle, so goes the stor\\

And gave us a country studded with glory.

And on our own soil in 1862, Did they lay down their arms when the

whistle blew? They battled and battled all through the

night, For each what believed was his propc

right.

The Lees and the Grants they fought for the cause;

They were not looking for a Santa Clans

To bring them a check that was more their due.

They were saving a country for me and for you.

Those on the sidelines w'ere working like hell,

And echoing forth their victory yell. They were not striking for extra cash; They gave time and a half to end the

clash.

And again in the year nineteen seventeen When our vessels were sunk by a sub-

marine,

Did our boys say, "We w:on't go over there,

Unless we receive double our share? It's double or nothing, we'll fight." No, they fought and they slaved

Until they were given extra pay; or we'll say, till the job was done.

They loved their country, that's why they won.

There was no such thing as double time then,

Save for the footsteps of fighting men.

And today when all of our boys are away,

Why arc we looking for double pay? Why do we strike and delay the fight, While our boys are fighting all day and

all night? Why don't we see this thing through to

the end, And forget about extra money to spend ? Instead of crying for extra pay, Let's work for the good old U. S. A.

This is just written for a certain few. I'm hoping to God that it isn't you.

—Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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