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Question: "Should compli- mentary letters be given to boys who work hard?"
Mr. Payne: "I think so under certain conditions. I think that the man hould have gone out for at least two years and hown good work."
Hillier: "Yes, I think that they should."
BIRTHDAYCELEBRATION Relatives and Friends Present at
Eightieth Birthday Party
Un the night of March thirtieth Mrs. Fannie Pendleton, mother of the Rector, celebrated her eightieth birthday in the Rector's apartments. 'l'hose present were: Mrs. Lucy P. Bell, of Stuart IIall, Mrs. Frank Uhaffin of Wythville, Ya., Miss Eliz- abeth Ilolt ~f Lynchburg and Dr.
Alumni News 1\'illiam B. Dew, Jr., '27, won the
prize for having the most unique cos- tume at the stupendous Beaux Arts Ball, held re ently at the University of Virginia. Billy's costume was that of a Urusader aud was homemade, much ingC'nuity being shown in the making. He received a beautiful il- wr loving cup as a prize.
Duncan Hamner won his letter on the Freshman boxing team at V. P . I.. while Robert outhall made a lettt>r in wrestling.
Among recent alumni visitor , we have een the familiar faces of Mon- roe, '27, Sudduth, '21, and "Bud" Tatum, '26. All of these boys are at work except Sudduth, who is now attcmding 't. John's College. An- other figure, though unfamiliar, was that of Hugh McCullocb, a former head-counselor.
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The Staff Editor-in-Chief....................................................................B. D. CAUSEY, JR.
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VoL. XII
APRIL 12, 1928
H. A. LAMAR H. P . BoGGS J. w. GRlJMIAlJX I . T. GREEN
G. C. B ARKER R. M. WHITNEY
shown enough spi rit."
Luck, W.: "It all depends, I
think, if the man has been out a long time and has a lot of spirit he should have one."
Miles: "If they have been out for two years and have been out for almost everything, I think so.
Provided they have worked hard."
IS OUR SPORTSMANSHIP DECLINING1
A n d r e II' , Miss Hotchkiss, Mr. Hotchkiss, Miss Frances Pendleton and Toby Moore, all of V. E. S.
"WE DID"
Getting out a weekly paper is no picnic. If we print jokes, folks say we are silly; if we don't they say we are too serious. \\"hen we publish or-
iginal copy, they say we lack Yariety.
If we clip from other papers, they
E. :M:. C. Qun.mY
Business Manager....................................................................J. :M:. D. HEALD
Assistant Business Manager....................................................C. D. HAMNER Circulation Manager...............................................................D. L. FoRSYTH
Assistant Circulation Manager..............................................R. C. C4NFIELD Faculty Adviser..............................................................MR. T. F. JOHNSTON
A FEW REAL FRIENDS BEST
During a re ent discu sion in one of the higher sections of Religious
In the recent triangular meet be- hunting up new ! When we hunt up I. two alumni took fi rst places, J ohn
This is not written to bewail a lost Instruction, the qu tion of friends was brought up. Whether a few art in our school but to warn the
Goldsmith of Virginia won the high jump, and Vernon Cooper of Caro- lina, the pole vault.
is. L...t', fini h thi.; wnr with thing year, and Barber are the onh one it cannot do thi- through it athlPtic~ alone. nor ran 1t do o w1thout some . . . .
has several good hitters that should make thing~ intere~ting for him.
traditional background.
c·olor~. l.,ft from last war\ h·am. •
Alston: "They ought to if they
have worked hard enough and and 1rs. Pendleton, !~Irs. Holt, Miss
news, we are not attending to busi- ness in the office. If we wear old clothes, we're stingy. If we wear new ones, they are not paid for. Like as
The school is well advertised
through the complimentary com-
ments of visiting teams as to their
fine receptions and we the student
body are classed as gentlemanly or
discourteous by our treatment of our itself-its teachers, its honor sys-
friends or a lot of friend were preferable. The opinions were divided at first, but later it was decided that a few friends were really the best.
· In a small school like V. E. S. the elections of one's friends is of vital importance. It is so often the case with small boys and sometimes even older boys, that the second rate fellow without much character is able to appear the ''hail fellow, well met." The boy in a small school has the better chance of judging his comrades before selecting them for life
friend and therefore he should take care. When the words life friends are used they mean that friendships formed in prep schools are usually life friend hips. Another phase in this selection of friends is that of the insincere friendships made with fellows who merely go with one to get as much a they can out of him. This type is very common and should be shunned.
But to return to the statement of having a few friends. This is true becau e when a person has lots of friends he can have nothing for him- self. He ha to be so flexible to be agreeable that it takes away the pleasure of having one's own way sometimes at least. The fewer real friends one
has, the better he can know them and appreciate their good qualities. TRADITIONS
At the present time, it eems that schools, colleges, and universities are judged more by their athletic achievements than any other way. On the surface thi is what it seems, and obviously this is an ignorant foundation on which to base opinion. When athletics a.re put aside, a truer observa- tion can be made. In some schools athletics form the only interest in school life. Such institutions must -IIHH!4;-be deficient in some respect, or there would be more than one phase of activity in which to take interest.
There is one thing that makes a difference in the standing of a school and that adds to the interest of the student life. This is nothing else but its value from a traditional standpoint. The worth of traditions is con- stantly underestimated. The present trend is to put away any thing that
is not trictly modern because it is old fashioned. There is nothing lasting, nothing worth while to carry on.
But what is the traditionless move accompli hing? The outstanding uni\·ersitie of the country are still those which, are both old in year and have traditions a old as their very history. This is a! o what gives a finer touch to the institution and add a distinction which newer schools with- out background lack.
V. E. . i pas ing through a plastic period. It is a young school but it i l:(etting older all the time. Now i a critical period, though perhaps few believe it and fewer would realize it if it were explained to them. Right now i the time for traditions to be formed. They are valuable, they are an a et, and they are almost a necessity for the type of school that V. E. . means to be.
If y u try hard enoul:(h you might think of ome V. E. S. tradition, but only aft!'r harder work than the average V. E. S. boy wants to extend. A fl'w years ago it wa cu tomary for the old boys and th rats to haw a snow hall fight at the first dlOW fall. But one year the old boys were beaten and ,ince then there ha not been so much enthusiasm for continuing this
formerly annual affair. . .
And although athletics are what mo t of u reverence and thmk IS the moRt important part of chool life, much has been Jo t here through lack
of tradition. The bigge t game of the season is always when a :rhool plays it traditional rival on the la t day of the ea on. Such occas10ns are the high point of the cbool ~-car a we~l a the athletic .eason. They are time when everyone forgets everytlnng @xcept the purpo e to beat the
big rival. .
V. E. S. has been in a po ition in whi h it was difficult to estabhsh a
rivalrv whil'h would become traditional. It cannot be said that she haR not tried to do thi thouo-h she has been ambitious in her efforts. Any one who i intere. led in ~thletic can ,ee what the value of a traditional rh'al L. nd since almo t every chool boy is, he will realize it. .
But this only illu trate what tradition in f(en_eral will add. pur111g off season, school is a dead place, at lea t V. E. . 1s. What athlehcs lose throuf!h lark of tradition. very: da~ school losl' i_n.th ame manne-r. Allll
ince thl' school iR till in 1ts mfancy, trad1t10n houltl be formr!l
now. The more time that elapse the le , apt will be the situation. But
if V. E. S. hope. to have om marked uperiority o~er the av~rag ~ebool if tht'.' will, h•ac·h you what it really who won the Rdwol toumament Ia. t pitching :for A. M. ., but V. E. S.
students of a growing tendency to overlook what we might call hospi- tality to the visiting teams.
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article from another newspaper. We V.E.S.ALUMNUSMEETS
The popular slogan wa , "Lick a remedying many things. How many The baseball season began with
cheers have we given our visitors in .two wins and a loss. The games and our dining room or on their depar- scores respectively bemg Amherst
· ? f .f H1gh School and V. E. S. at Am- ture th1s year· Very ew 1 any. herst 4-12 · Charlottesville H i.,. h
Let's start that custom again. It Scho~l and'V. E. S. at Charlott~s­
makes them feel good toward the ville, 1-9; and Augusta Military
sc_hool. How many of us h~ve talked Academy and V. E. S., 11-3.
W1th the boys of the VISltmg teams A poem called oongs of a C'oun-
when they loafed about the campus selor (with apologie to W. S. Gil-
wa1hng to get dressed for a game? bert) was published in the spring
It 1s up to us; that. means each of issue of THE METEOR. This poem
us to become acquamted w1th our contained the ideas of an average
guests, talk with them and show counselor. One verse read as fol- them around. We could give them lows:
more reco~nition while on the field When I take charge of Study Hall and refram from old hosble base- (Said I to myself- . aiel I )
ball slang that seemed prevalent nt be able to hea r a pin fall
teous to the visiting teams.
We may become more hospitable by stamp and help lick the K aiser."
among the ne11·er boys dunug the last game.
(t:>aidl to myself-said l)
/'II nc1·er a~~ume that a boY is bad
"
The main idea is to make the boys Or lose my temper or stiek when 1"111 that visit us feel at home, as we mad
should like them to make u~ feel Ur usele sly use the demerit pad
when on th ir premises. Try to do
(Said I to myself-said/) RAYMOND AND BARBER
so and
through your effort. All the old enthusiasm that seem· lacking may be once again aroused.
ou r
school will
benefit
ONLY TENNIS MEN BACK ject in the srhool life lwre this year Last Year's Record Included One
That l ads to anotlwr vital ub- -the Jack of the t' slill almost wild hdore games. They doubtful wlwther Y. E. S. 11·ill be ~:heered with a \'oluntar_1· will dur- n•presPnted on the tenniR court. The ing the games that macle all know main dil1ivulty is that there is 110 one tlwir hearts cared for our sm·res, to coach the team. Since there i,; no and the1' ~:heered and rongratulatell particular 1wecl of a tennis t•oneh.
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o f
\\'e mm-t adm1t that this
say we are too lazy to write. lf we
stay in the office, we ought to be out tween Virginia, Carolina, and V. P.
not, some one will say we swiped this
did .
DEATH AT RALEIGH, N.C.
School Sends Floral Tribute to Par- ents of James McBrayer
While attending the University of
TEN SEASONS AGO AT VIRGINIA EPISCOP AL
(Continued from page 1)
visitors. tem, and its ideals. This recognition North Carolina, J ames McBrayer,
Today V. E. S. has an enjoyable excuses V. E. S. students who expect '27, was stricken with appendicitis.
to enter that famous seat of learn- He was carried to Raleigh where bet- reputation; tomorrow she may be ing from all entrance exams except ter medical services could be ob-
without it. It is up to us whether one in English. tained, but in spite of the best ser-
our school is held in high esteem and to do so we must be more cour-
The boys had an opportnnity to vices of the attending doctors, it be-
help their country during the World War by buying War Saving Stamps.
came evident that P eritonitis had set
in. Unable to overcome thi trouble, •:\IcBrayer died on March 16th.
"Jimmie" attended this chool for only one year, and in that short.time endeared himself to all of us. He "·as known as one of the best and most popular bOI.)'s, who :ever at- tended V. E. S. The news of his
untimely death, announced by Dr. Pendleton, was a great .shock to every"one that had known him. Mil- ton Barber and P embroke Taylor, his best friend , were in charge of the floral design, which the student body sent to Mr. and Mrs. McBrayer
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L. H. S. AND A. M. A. ARE THE NEXT OPPONENTS
Both Teams are Likely to Offer Big Obstacles for Home Men
The baseball schedule next call. for a game with Lynchburg High next Saturday at the Fair Grounds iu Lynchburg. L. H. S. appear to
luwe a era ·kerja ·k team thi
having beaten All1wi. ta High by a 22-0 score and haYing won their other two games by large margin . V. E. . played the high chool team for the first time in everal
yt>ar' in Hl26, when they defeated u byasmallscore. L.II. .boat a fine batter in Captain Driskill, who has thus far in the sea on made !if<' mi~crable for the opposing pitcher•. Ilow l'er, the game i' c-ertain to be a
clo~eone, incetheGarnetandWl1ite ,eem to haYe a good team this year.
Marrow Again Pitches for A. 111. A.
Win and Two Defeats Though the l;e1wral Athletic As-
lac:king. Only the students •·an match has
n•medy this failing. .'o let's w·t to- LYnl'hburg High. Last year the with the Augusta Military Academy
gether and how the Y. E. . spirit n·c·onl of the team was not parti ·u- nine here. La~t year we toppled
l~t'l'll
arrangl'cl
11· i t h
On aturday,
pril 21, we clash
from now on. If you haYt•n't felt larly good, our rac:keteers Jo.ing two
it yet the oldrr. bor~ haw it in- c·unfp,h to L. II. ., while winning thr(Jugh the fine pitchinl! of "Far-
t h e aclet~ b y a H - 5 c o r e l a r g e l y ~tifleu somewhere in. them and can onvt• from Rlarhtune. Raymond, mer'' pruill. Marrow is again
ea on,