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THE ME TEOR ALUMNI ACTIVITIES
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~ome l'ery {ine work at Harvard; he recently recei1·ed the Class· of 1867 ::3cholarshi p, which is a great l10nor. Xice going, "Soc."
On April
cleJ'Pate•l only after a hard fight. It Hr·r•mt'd n' though fortune played a Lrir·k i11 whic·h we were the 1·ictims. \". E. H., lwwPver, played ,-ery well H' :l 1rhol" l'or i11 the first six inuings
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us a short ,-isit on their return from
H ollins, where they had been sing-
ing with the Unil'ersity of '(irginia Glee Club. H oward Barber, '22,
contract riolcJJt cases·of humesick- ness, and eannot 11·ork for \\·eeks as a r e s u l t o f t h i s o n e rli ~n~trou' w e e k . 'L'hc teams are weakened, the '" ·i,;sys"
most. 1n the eighth, though, de- 'pite the goocl pitching of Belt they hrg-an to creep up. In the ninth
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A. B. PINKERTON ANDB. Z. GoRDON________________________________Assistant Editors
Throughout the game exceptional 1 wonder if the writer of this ar- plays were made, one of which wa
ticle nolic•d the fact that the traek a one-hand catch made by Luck in men continued their training with- the right field. Loffier took delight
out a break through the whole raca- in era hing out the only home run.
tion? 1 wonder if he noticed the Luck, :-l. and Boyd were undoubt- men who were in run-clo11·n condition ed the best players for the home before the hoLdays, aud came back team, while De Jarnett starred for
in perfect shape, to win the first meet the Yisitors·.
by an overwhelming score 0 Base- :-leore by innings: ball, I admit, may hm·e suffered.
Orange to witness our victory over completely debilitated for some time Hamner, D.: "My love for you is Woodberry in track. They were to come. H e omitted the fact that as the rising sun."
James Eppes and Haleigh Taylor W. B. DEw, JR.......__________................_________________________________________...News Editor were our alumni visitors for the
R. F. MASON, JR.____--__------____...___...---------------------------______________Athletic Editor week-end of the 17th, having driven A. K. LoFFLER, JR.._____..._____________...____··-------__________________________________Meteorites down from C'harlottes'l'ille in an an-
T. M. FORSYTH.._..·--_________._______________________________________·---______--·--AIumni Editor cient Forcl. \Ye understand they
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were afliicted with only five blow- outs on the \Yay down ; let us hope that they returned safely to their alma mater.
F. E. BowMAN
B. GnDERSLEEVE N. T. GREEN, JR. J . D. R EAD
F. H. MILLER
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fron1 the U. Va. were on hand at bly pierced by Cupid's darts, and - - - - - - - - - - -
Business Manager J. MoYLER, JR.
Faculty Adviser
MR. H. w. MATTFIELD, J R.
EDITORIALS
CONCENTRA TION
It is, of course, a well-established fact that concentration is one of the
first rules towards proper studying. Does the average V. E. S. boy realize ni of Lynchburg entertained our the vital importance of this habit? Would not our scholastic average rise next year's Cavaliers at a banquet
at least ten per cent if every boy would concentrate on his·lessons?
Itis an everyday occurrence for a teacher to mention some important The scene of festivity was the new o•
on the evening of Tuesday the 20th. fact in a lesson, and for hardly a single boy to remember having seen it- /junior high school on College Hill.
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despite the fact that most of t}1em have studied. Many of our habitualIJ\Iany of our young hopefuls· were
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fl.unkers seem rather bn ght outs1de of classes. Some of them have long ago Itreated to their first sight of real ~ oe
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fallen victim to the idea that they have no ''book sense," and have aban- boxing ,,·hen three pairs from the doned hope. The average Y. E. S. boy will read and re-read his assignment, Uni1·ersity team opened the pro- and in class make a perfect dunce of himself. The same boy will read a gram. After th1s followed a laV1sh
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a consc1enbous, earnest md1V1dual, m wh1ch case he probably spends much in the lap of luxury until nine
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of his time bemoaning the apparent fact that he was never meant to be a o'clock, 11·hen they were escorted
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student.
I believe it is in the power of every boy in this school to learn to con-
centrate. It would take a H erculean effort of will power on the part of
A certain author has said that the simple word "Home" is the sweetest
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near the top are there notbecause their minds are the most brilliant in school,butbecausetheycanstudyfast,andatleastareconsciousofall that they reacl. By the elusire art of concentration many of our present "dumb-bells" might be their rimls.
REMEMBER MOTHER
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"Mother." But the two ,,-ords are almost synonymous, for what is l10me
without a. mother ? From infanr·y we are arcustomerl to mother'~ lo1·ing
attention ; her anxieties and ambitions for us. Consequently, we grow to
take them for granted, and become thoughtless. Think for a moment, and imagine the happiness you would afford your Mother were you to ask her to let you take her to a. movie; send her a box of candy or flowers, or spend an erening at home with her and make her know that you appre- ciate her loYe. She is priceless. You know it. Show her that you do!
Mothers see, as no others can, the weaving of the web of life; its filament of gold and gray; its prizes a11d penalties; its laughter and long-
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ing; its songs and sighs; its peace and pain.
They know, they sympathize, they understand. Their hearts are warm and big and tender. They forgive. They comfort and encourage. They
console and cheer. They give what do they not give? And yet, all too often, God forgive us, Mothers are cherished only i11 memory, after they are gone. Let us cherish them now! Write to yours to-night and tell
her how much you love her.
THE OBLIGATIONS OF POPULARITY
Some of those who stand
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What a curious thing is popularity! One has it one moment, the next
it is gone. Just what is popularity? Immediately comes to the mind's Score by innings:
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eye the thought of the eYer-present athlete. S urely he has the obligations of popularity to keep up, but if this means flunking several subjects, and rendering one's self obnoxious to people in authority, it is a type of pop-
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ularity that is of doubtful value. Judging from a study of men who have Summary: Two base hits, Bar- made over two letters, the great majority are failing in from two to four ber, Luck, Griffith, Chatham, C.; major subjects, and this is a vast sacrifice for the sake of popular opinion. three base hits, Boyd, Lewis, V. E.
Popularity is something that may come just as easily from experience S., Spruill, W h i s n a.n t: sacrifices,
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and knowledge as from excellence in athletics. A boy cannot become popular in a year, no matter how hard he may try, but he can lay the foundations for real popularity. Gentleness and kindness to younger boys is a sure sign of a good Rtart. Courtesy is quite as essential aRanything else to a boy's popularity, and it can only be equalled by that rare Yirtue, personal magnetism. May e1·ery Y. E. S. boy remember that this is so,
Barber, Luck, Southall; struck out, by Spruill, 7; I Yey, 6 ; base on balls, by h ey, 5; Spruill, 3; hits, off Ivey, 13; off Spruill, 7 ; stolen bases, Boyd, LewiR, Southall ; passed balls, Boyd, Gordon, Lewis, W. F. S.; hit by
and that the only thing necessary to make him popular is a determination pitched ball, by Ivey, 1. Umpire, to act the gentleman at all times. G. II. Dooley.
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