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by Zona Gale. 'l'his play scored the gle victory. From that time until
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THE METEOR DECEMBER 17, 1926
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Issued by the students of the Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, Va., Carolina and has appeared several
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MR. H. w. MATTFIELD, JR. THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
"Brick" again visited us on Satur-
day, December 11th. This time he brought his "Lizzie" full. 'l'he boys who came from Charlottesville with him to see the plays were Beverly Holladay, Isham Keith, "Shorty"
Rogers, and James Rooky.
Quintus Hutter and Bledsoe Pin-
k e r t o n h a v e m a d e t h e i r letter~> i n football at the University of Vir-
this runs the love story of Peter, a very bashful lad, and Mis' Abel's daughter, Inez. These two parts were both well played by John H eald and Freel Cook respectively.
The important part of Mis' Abel was ably taken care of by Robert Morris. Ronald Warburton, as Mis' Elmira Moran, was in a very real- istic role, and was a constant source
of delight to the onlookers. "Toby" Moore wag well cast as dear old Grandma. Arthur Lamar was seen as lVIis' Trot, while the gruff person- age of Ezra Williams was well
played by Brown Farinholt.
As Peter fondly embraced ·Inez, amid cheers, shouts and handclaps
of the audience, the curtain slowly fell on one of the most enjoyable evenings that has been spent here
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Nineteen hundred and twenty-six years have brought about many ginia this year. Churchill Dunn and
changes in the spirit of Christma~>. Christmas has passed from a period of divine observances into a time to which people look forward as a mere holiday from work in the stores, or in the offices, or in the institutions of learning. During this holiday period the people of to-clay give little or no thought to that great event for which Christmas is supposed to be celebrated.
The V. E. S. student body, at this time of the year, have turned their thought!> pretty fully to December the 18th and to the fifteen clays which
be a few of us who are looking forward to the arrival of the old bewhisk- ered gentleman from the North Pole, and what they are going to get out
This last case is by far the most regrettable of those which I have brought to mind; however, it is one of the most common. There are m this world a very great number of persons who cons1der the bottle as one of the most essential items to attain the true spirit of Christmas.
We think too much of ourselves--of bringing ourselves joy, of show- ing ourselves a good time, and we do not consider those who are less for- tunate. These are some of the reasons why the world of to-day has been "side-tracked" fro~ the right road to the real Christmas spirit.
THE FALL TRACK TRAINING
The fall track training has taken its shape in the form of cross-coun- try running. Some may ask what good this training, or rather cross- country, does. Why should the boys go out for it?
There is one thing to remember and that is the fact that a track man is made and not born. Last year V. E. S. had an exceptional track team. Every man that ran on the cinderg was good. But these same men had practiced for at least three years to make themselves good. Last year was the climax of their attempts. They ran the cross-country and so must boys who expect to be good runners this year do the same. The present student must make himself a track man, if he iS' so inclined; so this means is offered to him in order to help him.
The running of a cross-country course naturally brings to light any new prospect that there may be in the school. V. E. S. needs new ma- terial this year. Most of her regular men of the past track season have
gone to college, and now in order to uphold her prestige, the schoo~ m_ust have new candidates. The cross-country is one of the modes of bnngmg this out. A boy who can run will naturally take this form of exercise in preference to the others. It is his element.
There is a third and very good reason for this form of athletics. 'l'hat is•the one of giving exercise. The growing boy must develop his muscles if he wishes to be healthy and capable of leading in his sports. Cross-coun-
try forces the boy to use every one of his major muscles. It fills his lun~s to their capacity, it stimulates the heart and aS' a result the body 1s bmlt up and resistance power is heightened.
Boys, the school must keep up the good health standing, the school needs new track prospects. If there are any who are loafing or who are taking some easier exercise merely because it is easier, the s·chool appeals
w you to take up cross-country, both for your own good and for the prt>stigc of V. E. S. in track.
MERRY CHltiSTMAS
THE METEOR takes this opportunity to extend to the students, faculty, and all others connected with V. E. S. best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Harry George made their numerals in freshman football.
Isham Keith made a wonderful
showing as an actor on the 23rd of
November. He took a girl's part in
a play called "Down the Open
'l'he question now arises, in what manner are we going to
versity students in Cabell Hall. The College Topics, the University pa- per, says "The honors of the play easily went to Isham Keith ag Anna \\'ells. Keith may not have known it, but he held the audience as only an artist can do it. He has a real feeling for acting." We wish to con- o-ratulate him on his success.
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In addition to the boys mentioned in the last issue of THE METEOR, we should include Douglas Braxton, '22, and Minor Rogers, ·'23, as among those on the Dean's List at the Uni- versity of Virginia. Braxton is now employed in the tobacco business in
North Carolina, and paid us a brief
visit at Thanksgiving. "Cotton-top"
Roo-ers has transferred to the en- 0.
gineering department of the Um- versity.
THE BAT
It's strange how a little thing ca.n
sometimes cause a lot of fu10s. Yet we find in many instances that small creatures are the cause of strange happenings.
So it was with a bat which entered a window on the third dormitory on a quiet evening and created a com- motion. It glided about rather free- ly until tennis rackets, pillows, boards and other contrivan ces were acquired by the boys to defend them- selves against the daring intruder. Then the fun began ! First one would take a swing at the intruder and then another. Sometimes the "swing'' caused great discomfort to those standing near. The counselors ran races up and down the hall try- ing to trap the little creature. Elgin showed his climbing ability by get- ting up on the partition. He got his position and was all ready for
Mr. Bat, but lost his balance and came down with a thud! Then, quite as suddenly as it had appeared, the bat was gone, and the boys had just time enough to get in their bunks before they were caught.
So the little night intruder gave the boys a good time and he may have had one himself. Who knows?
R. B. W.
T o Mr. Johnston, who directed the plays, goes unlimited praise for giv- ing the school what has been ac- claimed the peak of V. E. S. dra- matic history.
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SOME BASKET-BALL HISTORY Basket-ball, as a regular sport, did
not come into being until the third year of the school, since there was no place for practice. In 1919, after we had defeated Charlottesville High and had lost to Woodbery, the sea- son came to an abrupt end when the barn in which the games were to be played burnt down.
The following year the present
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celebrate theie holidays, and how are we going to enter into the Christ- mas spirit? Perhaps, for the most part, we think of Christmas as a time for returning home, and a time for parties and. the like. There may still
Finally, there are those who consider Christmas not as the cele-
of him.
bration of the birth of Christ but as a time for revelry and the feast of Bacchus.
THE
ALUMNI NEWS
No. 6 Dick Winborne, '26, has made the
Glee Club at the University of North
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times with them.
"Nut" Smith has now left the
University of North Carolina and started in the insurance business with his father in Raleigh.
Henry Johnston, '22, has returned to U. N. C. to study law.
enjoyed an abbreviated season as a result of the famous pink-eye epi- demic.
Robert Mason and Frank Andrews came down from the University of
defeating them 61-23. In 1924 our the coming of an orphan who was to superiority was even greater, the
Road," which was given by the Uni- at V. E. S. for some time.
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gymnasium came into use. An in- experienced team represented us that season; in it we failed to score a sin-
Jiggest hit of the evening. The play-
ers were exceptionally well cast, and
the majority being new actors on larly good. In 1925 we once more the V. E. S. stage, tried hard to gain
laurels for themselves.
The scene wa laid in the kitchen
of Mis' Dianthy Abel's home in a
small Wisconsin town. All the
neighbors become very excited over, We met them in this sport in 1923, and made elaborate preparations for,
be adopted by l\1is' Ellsworth, who
was played by Caskie Norvell.
Someone else adopts the child and so year. At Danville we lost 29-27 in
lays low the air castles which the three periods of o1•er-time play; a neighbors have built. Parallel to week later here, we won 20-17.
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