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REPRESENTATIVES TO
BE SENT TO W. AND L.
"Meteor" Again Out for Laurels Taken at Fourth Annual Contest
The fifth annual convention of the Southern Interscholastic Pre s As- sociation will meet May 9 and 10 at
Washington and Lee University. THE METEOR will send two dele- gates this year but as yet they have not been chosen. Last year Tim METEOR was represented by George Moore and Hichardson, Hillier, this
year's business manager.
Last year THE METEOR took first place in Class D which entitles them to all Southern honors. The year before it received honorable mention. Later on in the spring, first place in the State Preparatory School
Class was taken, in the contest held at the University of Virginia.
=== and Coleman. He tole to third
later and came in on passed ball. Luck truck out,
Padgett a fly to Penn in right field who caught it. Wright went to fir t on a fly to center field. Webb hit a fly to W. Harris. Coleman knocked
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should be expected, however, because
the school was mailer and conse- quently had le s material to select from; nevertheles the school pos- sessed some splendid athletes, and there is evidence that that fighting spirit of which \T. E. 8. is so proud
of today was present at that time. In December, 191D, Dr. Jett, the rector wa elected to the Bishopric of the Diocese of Southwestern Vir- ginia, and in the following spring he went to take up his official duties. V. E. S. owes its existence to Dr.
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United States, Great Britain, and
Japan have come to an agreement on
their navies. In this agreement
Japan was the winner as it was de-
cided that she would have 70 per cent as many ships as the United States and Great Britain. In the Wash- ington Conference she was allowed only 60 per cent as many.
'!'he next news item was Hawks
Twelve silver loving cups will be style.
awarded as prizes for the best high and preparatory school publications in the South. A handsome book will be given to the winners of the "Indi-
Caskie Norvell, in the principal part, ha learned some of his part, md Conroy Wilson, as Jack Chesney, is a! o doing well. Tom 'l'urnage is
On Friday evening Mr. Shull :ftuth Hanna McCormick for U. S. 'l'en years ago the campus at V. made a very interesting talk on cur- Senator, by the Hepublican party in
E. S. was similar to the present cam- rent events. 'l'he talk began with a Ulinois and the census report. If pus. All of the existing buildings discussion of the London Naval Con- elected, Mrs. McCormick will be the had been erected although the west ference; how the conference appears first woman ever elected to the Sen-
vidusJ Merit Contest" for the dele-
gate. Last year George Moore won
the book offered for Class D schools. college youth with the good old
The prizes will be awarded at the closing banquet, May 10, at which all delegates, teachers, and advisers will be the guests of the University.
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GARNET NINE BATS TO EVERY CORNER OF THE LOT, WIN- luNG BY 10-1
(Continued from page 2) Johnson struck out. Peters hit
gtOUnder to C. Harris who threw it to Roe. Maniates was put out by BDe being assisted by C. Harris.
Lee hit a fly to Eads and was put 011t. Hamner hit a grounder to
drinking and borrowing spirit. Richardson Hillier, as Sir Francis Chesney, is doing exceptionally well in this part, and is a perfect pater
of the jolly old British Isle. Arthur White and George Forsyth are doing well in the roles of Donna ~ucia D' Alvadores and Ella Delahay,
respectively.
A change bas been made in the
cast since the last write up of "Charley's Aunt." Hichard Wright has taken Cornelius S u ll a van's
ormer part of Amy Spettigue. Rob- ert Daniel takes the part of Kitty V erdon.
Peter Hairston is excellent as old Spettigue. His love scene with Nor- vell, whom he believes to be abroad,
is one of the most humorous bits of the play.
John Zimmerman is a perfectly emotionless Bnglish butler.
However, the grounds have changed on the number and tonnage of the and by an appointment. 'l'he result a good deal. The lawns have been fleets. It seems that Italy wanted of the census report, which is yet in- constantly improved through the a fleet as large a that of France and complete, is expected to show a large past years and some of the trees, not France in ists on having one larger increase in the population of the planted at the time are now flourish- than Italy on account of her large D. S. In closing Mr. Shull gave a ing today. number of colonial possessions. list of questions asked by the census
On the evening of February 14, However, the conference will not takers and some very amusing an- 1920, the newly organized Dramatic be an absolute failure because the swers taken from a paper.
li'•d1 who errored.
ldJh to Coleman.
fq BeCGnd. C. Harris fouled out. Pi! 10 hit to Eads but was safe at
He stole to second and then fQ,third, Hobbs hit a fly over third the foul line. Clemens went because of error by Eads
He threw it too Hamner went on
a thriving paper. It bad begun four
years before. llowever, it was not Pole Vault-(Height) 11 ft. Dins.....................D. P. Goldsmith, 1926
a fly to Luck in center field.
score of the game was 9 to 1, in favor of the Ridge Team.
DRAMA TIC SOCIE1 Y
As 'l'uE METEOR goes to pre s the fate of the play is in a rather indefi- Jite, not to say precarious state. Our
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useful ·in teaching would-be pilots the theory of flying without incur- ring the dangers of a heavy motor ch i ven plane.
The last item discussed by Mr. hull was the nomination of Mrs.
pals are all doing well. A little con- scientious work on their part will certainly put the play over in great
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TEN SEASONS AGO AT VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL '
CURRENT
EVENTS
getting to be quite a typical English dorm, chapel and gymnasium had to be a failure because of the dis- ate. Another woman has served in only been built a short time before. agreement between France and Italy this body, but only for a short while
Society presented its first play. 'l'he play, which was written and directed
by Mr. Mattfield, the only member of the present faculty who wa here, proved to be a great success. 'l'he play opened on a mock faculty meet- ing, which was plea ing to all and brought words of praise from every-
one.
'l'en years ago Tm;: METEOR was
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V. E. S. TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS
100-Yard Dash-('l'ime) 0:10 1-10...........................L. T. Smith, 1926
issued in the form it now is but in magazine form and published four times a year.
Broad Jump-(Distance) 21ft. 7 ins...........................S. P. Luck, 1929 Javelin 'l'hrow-(Distance) 166ft. 9 ins.......................James Day, 1926 Discus Throw-(Distance) 119 It. 9 ins.......................James Day, 1926 Shot Put-(Distance) 45 ft. 8 ins.....................D. P. Goldsmith, 1926
THERE'S nothing hili- way about the brim of
h. K "Ch "
Snap it down and it dips distinctly. Snap it up and it curves with a flair. That's because it has a deep curled brim that is both new and
smart, $8. Other Hatll with label of Knox to $40.
TO THE
FACULTY AND V. E. S. STUDENTS
We take this opportunity to thank you for the good patronage you have given "THE DRUG" for the last few years. It has been a pleasure to have your business and even a happier one to serve as your
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College Pharmacy
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J ett's
the fir t few years of its existence. Dr. J ett, acting as rector, won the love and admiration of the student
body. Dr. Jctt was succeeded by Dr.
W. G. Pendleton, of Warrenton, Va., sport one gets from gliding it is very
work and
persistence
during
implicity of gliding.
coming a very popular sport in the United States and bas the support and approval of such great pilots as
Dash- ( T ime)
-!40-Yard Dash-(Time) 0:53 1-5................................Floyd Day, 1926 880-Yard Run-(Time) 2:02 2-5............................F. G. Wayland, 1924
Mile-H u n - (Time) 4 :46........................................Claborne Darden, 1929 120-Yard High Hurdles-0 :16 2-5...........................W. D.. Cabell, 1926 220-Yard Low Hurdles- 0 :26 3-5................................L. T. Smith, 1926 High Jump-(Height) 5 ft. 9 1-2 ins...............................Lee Both, 1928
220-Yard.
0:22 7-10............................L.
T. Smith, 1926
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as well as the teams of today. '!'his II
ON THE R.-M. W. C. CORNER
Mr. Shull l)Ointed out
glider flight.
that this flight was important be- cau e it demonstrated the safety and
!Jindbergh and others. Besides the
Gliding is be--