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Cook; Riceyman Steps, Arnold
Bennett; A Book of 0peras, a usual weekly meeting on Thursday,
S. M. A
W. F. S. TO TRACKMEN NEXT
J. PAUL CAUSEY LEADS THE SCHOOL IN MARKS
Illness Causes Marked Decrease in Averages for Month of March
The grades for the month ending April_ 5th have not been completely comp1led, due to the illness of Miss Hotchkiss, but there is apparently a very decided drop in the general average of the school in general, due to the extraordinary amount of sick-
ness which has been prevalent in the school, mumps and measles claiming a number of victims.
It is known, however, that John Causey led the list of ninety per- t;enters with Robert Goodwin, Peter Hanston, Don P eters, Charlie .Poe,
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ART AND MUSIC CLUB GIVES MIXED PROGRAM
LENTEN CHAPEL HELD
BY LOCAL MINISTERS
Rectors of St. Paul and St. John Preach Interesting Sermons
During the last few weeks, the Lenten services have been both in- teresting and beneficial. W e have been alternating with the Litany service and the regular evening
Garnet Team Faces Terrific Opposi- tion in the Near Future
The Garnet and White cinder- _men will face some deadly opposition in the two coming meets. l<,irst in order is the meet with Staunton Military Academy tomorrow after- noon on Johnson Athletic Field.
Following this meet comes the affair with Woodberry Forest School at Orange on April 26th.
tloach Costolo hasn't a terrific or overwhelming amount of talent to pick from, but he is going to have a real track team just the same and before the end of the season, over one of the hardest schedules in the state tht: '1Anyhow" team will show what hard work can make of average
material.
Four lettermen form a nucleus for
this "Anyhow" aggregation. 'l'hcy are John- Maybank, who can be ex- pected to take care of the high jump and pole vault in capable style; "Peck" Luck, who holds the school record .of 21 feet 7 inches on the
broad jump; Pem Grove, the sprinter and Nat Green in the discus and lbot. For the remainder l\Ir. Costolo hu practically green material to pick hom. However, there are a few left-
'l'omlinson; 1n The Courts of "An Hour with Schubert," Records
overt~
f r o m l a s t y e a r , w h o s h o u l d up well this year. Armistead showed good time in the 880- run, in the recent meet and His younger brother, Tun-
of his sermon was the attaining of broken-hearted lover, who afterwards spiritual power. tabs his sweetheart. Next was Preceding the confirmation, Dr. "'l'rovatore," written by Verdi. 'l'he Randolph had given several talks to selection from this was the charming
his class. 'l'hey were four, in nurn- "Misierie," sung by the two foremost
ber. The first dealt with the con- characters, Leonora and Maurico.
firmation service. The next was The opera "Pearl Fishers" written
were indeed glad to see the Rev. Thomas M. Browne of Lynchburg, rector of St. John's Church, in the pulpit. It will be remembered that he taught several classes of Religious Instruction here two years ago.
llis theme was the power of Chris-
Tonight being Maundy Thursday, the Holy Communion will be admin- istered after study hall in Langhorne Memorial Chapel. Tomorrow at noon the good Friday service will be held.
SAINT CHRISTOPHER'S WIN LITERARY MEET
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delivered his speech in a calm man- ner, showing slight hesitancy near the last. In subject matter his speech was excellent.
Hiram Smith, of St. Christopher's spoke on "Hampton Roads," as a world port. His speech was unusu- ally long and very well delivered. 'l'here was no hesitancy throughout
his entire speech.
The debating was the last event
of the night. 'l'he affirmative side wa upheld by Gilmer Minor and Jack Baker, of St. Christopher's, the negative by Lewis DeBerry and John Causey, of V. E. S.
Gilmer Minor, speaking first for the affirmative, stated the question :
"'l'hat the Present Jury System in the U. S. Should Be Abolished." lie admitted the historical value of the
jury system but pointed out that it was too antiquatccl and inefficient
for modern use.
Lewis DeBerry, of V. E. S., en-
cleawred to prove its past success and present necessity. His speech was very good, but he spoke in a very low voice, which was barely audible
in the rear o.f the hall.
Jack Baker, second for the affirma-
tive, gave the best spcceh of the eve- ning. His points were clear a11d well brought out. His manner o.f address
was forceful and well suited for his
pcech.
John Causey, of Virginia Episco-
pal, gave the last prepared speech. H e pointed at the constitutional dif- J1culty of a change and the lack o.f a better system to substitute.
is developing into a steady Penn in the high hurdles is a safe bet, although he is hav-
f(Uite a bit of competition from F. B., who makes good time hurdles. Grove is ably in the sprints by Gooch who is a crack hurdler as the field events Long, A., Lewis, 0. and LaLance are
up well.
will, as usual bring a
team here, and V. E. S. will liard time on their hands but is there and we may win. lost their initial meet to and Lee Freshmen,
Formidable
in the mile run.
point winner in the
undoubtedly be the of the year.
'B WIN KEET
from page 1).
much to the credit • readers that they
them.
read first for Y.
was "The Death from "Bob, Son of Ollivant. Caskie reader for V. E. H., of tonewall Jack- Benet's Epic,
""·" These two tum which should
history of the
Green (V. E. S.); McElroy (R.-M. A); Williams (R.-M. A). Distance, 95
'&&£
re- Lauck
of Ann Arbor, Mich., Wilmer Black- well, of Sweet Briar, Va., John Grey, of Hichmond, Va., Page Clagett, of \Vashington, D. C., and Thomas Burchard of Gulfport, Miss.
THE METEOR
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Memory, .H.egermann Linden-
crone; 'l'o1·chtight Parade, S. H.
of Galli-Curchi, Are Played
'l'he Art and Music Club had its
Second Book of Operas and More April 3. 'l'his meeting was espe-
Chapte1·s o f Ope1·a, K r e h b i e l ; Shakespea1·e's Plays,· Twelve Best /::Jhort /::Jtories in the English Lan- guage,· 1.'he Wonder Book of Knowledge,· Famous Trials of llistory, The Earl of Birkenhead.
TWELVE CONFIRMED BY
cially enjoyed by all because it took up either oue or two selections from
BISHOP JETT APRIL 6 played from this were Largo al Fac- totum and "A Little Voice From Angus Randolph, and Cornelius ~ul­ Spiritual Power Subject of Fine Afar." The next was "Don Gio-
lavau closely following (list not respective to grades).
Those averaging eighty-five or above were: Glenn Anderson, Ed- ward Belmore, Walter Boyd, liobert Daniel, George Forsyth, :Nelson Hair-
ston, Hufus Hairston, Walter Hol- bertson, lrving McGrew, Jack 'l'ay- lor, Hobert Wilson, aud Dan Worth-
ington.
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ANNUAL TRIANGULAR MEET ENDS IN V. E. S.-L. H. S. TIE AS R.-M. A. TRAILS
"The Dream" was the selection from
this. After this there followed the speech was interesting and instruc-
(Uoutinued from page 1) Discus 'l'hrow-W on by
ft. % in.
880-Yard Run-Won by Cousins
(L. H. ~-); Wright (L. H. S.);
''
~hugune (R.-M.
Pole V ault-W on by
tianity.
point to everyone, leaving the minds of the students without the vestige of doubt, concerning the true power of religion.
A .).
'l'ime, 2:14.
Weyler (R.- M. A.); Maybank (V. E. S.); Walder (R.-M. A.). Height, 10 ft.
At the la t meeting of the Art and into one. These two meetings dealt the French school of artists, it being
with the creed of the Episcopal an art meeting, were taken up. They Church, and then a full explanation were Millet and Corot. Mr. Rob-
and history of the Lord's Supper. ert Goodwin told about the life and art work of Millet. Mr. Archie
9 in.
Mile Run-Won by Cousins (L.
H. S.); Long (V. E. S.); Thomp- son (R.-M. A.). 'l'irue, 5 :9.
220-Yard Low Hurdles-Won by Leys (L. H. S.) ; Sprinkle (L. H.
Those Confirmed
S.) ; Heinzman (R.-M. A.). Time,. The class was a large one. Those
Mellor took Corot.
Goodwin pointed out that Millet
loved the country and hated the city. When he had to live in Paris he was bored very much. He liked to paint
28.2 sec.
Broad Jump-W on by Luck (V.
E. S.); Howard (R.-M. A.); Turn-
age (V. E. S.). Distance, 20 ft. 6 in.
120-Yard High Hurdles-Won by
Leys (L. H. S.); McKibbon (R.-
M. A.); Walder (R.-M. A). 'l'ime, 18-2 sec.
High Jump-W on by Luck (V. E. S.); Heinzman (R.-M. A.); Weyler (R.-M. A.). Height, 5 ft.
6 in.
who became confirmed were as fol-
lows: Miss Mary Randolph, Prof.
about the ten commandments, and
one of the best talks, followed by a
discussion, was had at this meeting.
Due to other influences the class was
by Bizet, came next. From which selection "In the Depths of the 'l'em- ple{' was picked.
French Artists
His sermon brought out his
not able to meet at the scheduled
time, and two meetings were rolled Music Club, on 'l'hursday, April 10,
Eldon K. Lewis, Junius Grimes, Jr.,
of Washington, N. C., James Jar- and etch about the peasants and their
'fltt, of Roanoke, V a., Charles Stokes,
)f Hoanoke, Va., Edward Belmore, of
life as they were more beautiful to him than anything else.
Schuyler, Va., Caskie Norvell, Jr.,
of Greensboro, N. C., Ben Dudley, greatest for his landscape paintings
LANGHORNE MEMORIAL CHAPEL Where Confirmation Service Was IIeld
many different operas. Mr. Ladd ervice, the former being used on
took it upon himself to tell the story centering around the point in the opera of which the record was played. 'l'he first opera he took up was "The Barber of ~eville," written by liossini. 'l'he selections which were
Tuesday and the later on Thursday in each week.
Last Tuesday we were fortunate enough to have with us Rev. Carle- ton Barnwell. Rev. Barnwell is a member of the Board of 'l'rustees of Virginia Episcopal School, and rec- tor of St. Paul's Church of Lynch-
burg. In his words, however, he is Sermon Given at Evening Chapel vanni," written by Mozart. 'l'he our friend and our near neighbor.
great character in thi opera was Don He said he would prefer being
In observance of a time-honored llrovauni himself, a famous lover. known as such, as much as he appre-
custom, Bishop J ett, founder of V. 'l'he selection which Mr. Ladd played ciated being on our Board of 'l'rus- E. S., visited the school and con- from this was, "'l'hy Little Hand." tees.
Lakme, a famous opera, written by The main idea of his sermon was firmed one of the largest confirma- Delibes followed. "The Bell Song," to explain exactly what religion was. tion classes in recent years. This was the selection chosen from this. He gave his talk in a way that every-
event took place in Langhorne Me- Then came "Manon," by Massanet. body got his idea and realized exactly
morial Chapel on Sunday evening, April 6th.
Bishop J ett preached a most inter- Cavalli, from which tl1e selection was Mr. Browne Talks
esting sermon. 'l'he general theme "On With The Play," sung by a On Thursday, all of the old boys
what he was hoping to convey. His opera, "Pagliacci," written by Leon tive.
Mellor showed that Corot was and not for close-ups by the numer-
ous pictures which he showed. Co- rot's p.ictures may almost always be recogni~cd by trees which he seldom leaves out of his pictures.
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