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THE METEOR
V. E. S. TRACKMEN J4EET WOODBERRY TRACKJ4EN
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Alumni Newa
VoL. XIV
Issued by the students of the Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, Va.,
semi-monthly during the session of 192D-30 Subscription, 15 cents per copy; $1.75 per year
Staff Editor-in-Chief..............................................................................N. T. GRERN
Managing Editor......................................:.............................P. W. HAIRSTON
Business Manager......................................................................F. R. HILLIER
Assistant Business Manager............................................................C. WILSON
Circulation Manager................................................................R. HoLBERTON Crosby, VES; Grove, VES. Time, Assistant Circulation Manager ....................................................G. FORSYTH 10 4-10 sec.
Reporters
C. E. NoRVELL
J. I. PRITCHETT, III
D. H. STODDARD c. M. HENKLE
440-Yd. Dash-Bonnet, SMA; Gooch, VES; Buesching, SMA. 'l'ime, 55 7-10 sec.
880-Yd. Dash-Leach, SMA; Kolb, SMA; Long, A., VES. Time,
clearing the bar at 5 ft. 7% inches.
that the Bishops made was May- Cook made a letter in Track and
bank's tie for first in the pole vault. was a member of the Dramatic So- Captain Green took two points in ciety and a reported on THE METEOR. the field events with third place in Claibourne Darden, '29, a student
the shot put and the discus throw. at W. & L., was here last week. He
MAY 1, 1930
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Photographer to THE METEOR..........................................WHITWELL CoxJ£ Typist..................................................................................JAMES McKIMMON Faculty Adviser ......................................................Mu. J. K. BANKS, M. A.
220-Yd. Dash-McAinich, SMA·
W. A. HOBBS E. R. W. McCABE
.E. A. BELMORE G. G. GoocH
Entered as second-class matter September 28, 1928, at the Post Office at 2 min. 9 2-10 sec.
Lynchburg, Virginia, under the Act of March 3, 1928.
OUR HONOR SYSTEM
It is the feeling of 'THE METEOR that far and away the most impor-
tant phase of the school life at V. E. S. is the Honor System.
System is not something that can be blazoned across the front page in headlines; perhaps we should not even print anything about it here; but it d.oes seem that as the school year draws to a close something about it should be said-to the boys who are coming back, and on whom will rest
Mile Run-Kolb, SMA; Long, T., The discus was very close, the first VES; Henkel, VES. 'Time, 5 min. three places all being within a foot. 6 5-10 sec. Lassiter of Woodberry, won with a
120-Yd. High HurdIe Kalb, toss of 108 ft. 9 inches. Weaver
the responsibility of keeping it going.
thing of the kind should have been done at the first of the year, but it is our personal belief that no one can appreciate the Honor System until they have lived under it for at least a year. Now that it has proved its worth, we want to ask the student body to think about it for a little while.
The Honor System has been here ever since the school began; in fact
it was in existence before the school opened for the first yar. Bishop
Jett worked out a system, very much like the present one, and appointed
a~ Honor Committee from the boys coming whom he knew. The firgj; VES, and Perry, SMA, Whiton, boy to be given the distinction of being head counselor was Hardy Dil- SMA. Distance, 20 ft. 10% in. lard. 'I'he present head counselor is John Maybank. From one to the Shot Put-C hap m an, SMA; other, inclusive, has been an unbroken succession of successes for the Green, VES; Minot, SMA. Distance, Honor System.
Perhaps it would seem that some-
The Honor
SMA; Harris, C., VES; Penn, VES. 'Time, 18 1-10 sec.
220-Yd. Low Hurdle Fie Ids, SMA., Turnage, VES; Johnson F.
VES; Kelly, SMA. Height, 5 ft. 6 in.
was next with 108 feet and Green took third with 100 ft. 10 in.
Though the score seems over- whelming, it really isn't such a bad showing when one thinks a moment and sees that Woodberry has the
strongest track team they have had in years, if not the strongest they have ever had. When a team can boast of three ten-second men, a de- feat at their hands is not a terribly black mark on anybody's record.
The summary :
Mile Run-Won by Wadell (W. F. S.) ; second, Fell (W. F. S.) ; third, Long, T. (V. E. S.). Time, 4 min. 52.4 sec.
220-Yd. Dash-Won by Stokes (W. F. S.); second, Barron (W. F. S.);
third, Gwinn (W. F. S.)
sec.
Heretofore we have referred to the Honor System as though it were
built up solely by an Honor Committee appointed by the faculty and that
that was where it ended. The opposite is true. Every boy in school is
a part of the system which is built around this as a nucleus. The Honor
Committee is not a private detective agency for the Rector, nor is the
Honor System a system of espionage among the students. It is a method 1\finot, Sl\IA; Green, VES. Dis- S.); Marshall (W. F. S.). Time, 2
that is used to help the Rector co-operate with the students in order to tance, 105 ft. 11 in.
min. 10 sec.
keep dishonegj; practices out of the school.
When a new boy comes to school, it is sometimes hard for him to ad-
It may
The occasion of this editorial is not that we feel that the school is h
100-Yd. Dash-W on
(W. F. S.); second, Stokes (W. F.
system seems to be the fact that there is but one compulsory sport and J. Caesar spoke of the amount of Captain Green (V. E. S.), 107 ft.
this one, besides being a very uninteresting sport, is also one which gives griping in school. I feel sure that 10 in.
IN FOUR TO FOUR DEADLOCK WITH E. H. S.
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little physical development and one which certainly will not create an
interest in athletics in the boys who are forced to go out, or in the school in general.
Since the Great War Germany has turned her mind from heavy arma-
ments to physical development. It is very remarkable that an entire
country has been able to center its thoughts on becoming physically fit,
yet in our school with an enrollment of considerably less than two hun-
dred there is a far from general interest in sports at all, other than the
casual inquiry as to the result of a game. Such an attitude will never storekeepers are more or less human, ~hird, Bowles (V. E. S.)' 129 ft. 5
place V. E. S. in her proper place in athletics.
Of course the small boys are not expected to play in varsity sports, but
if they remain at Y. E. S. they will in time be the old boys who must fill
done your part toward the improvement of athletic co1~ditions, the boy who tries who gets the position ; no one i a E!rm athlete.
Thus if we had some system which could bring out every boy for at
least one major, not nece sarily a varsity sport, an athletic interest would
be created which at least would surpass the interest in volley ball-even ~oc er would be better.
and have a right to take part in ath- m.
letics. At the same time, they have Broad Jump-Won by Luck (V. a duty to perform and I am quite E. S.), 21 ft. 2 in.; second, Haggin sure that the managament will wel- (W. F. S.), 20 ft. 6 in.; third, l\Iay- come any constructive criticism, if bank (V. E. S.), 18 ft. 7 in.
made openly. Shot Put-W on by Tessier (W. F. The profits from the store go to- S.), 42 ft. 6 in.; second, Evans (W.
If they expect to make a team and be in a physical
vaca11t po~itions.
condition to meet much larger schools, they must begin to train now. No matter how small you are, no matter if you have never been out for sports before, begin now and you will undoubtedly improve and you will have
for it is
ward furnishing athletic equipment F. S.), 39 ft. 11 in.; third, Green out at home. Shufford struck out for the various teams. Here's bop- (V. E. S.), 38 ft. 9 in. and Carter was out from short to
ing the customers will warm up and Pole Vault-Triple tie. l\Iaybank first.
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a point for the Garnet and White with a well-earned third.
Green scored the majority of the
points for V. E. S. by taking sec- best races of the day. Northrop of
SEVERE DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF S. M. A. TEAM
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In the weight event Captain N. T.
FEAT V. E. S. TEAM (Continued from page 1).
ond place in the shot put and third place in the discus.
the Orangeman, and A. Long of V.
E. S., ran a close race all the way
Summary:
100-Yd. Dash-McAinich, SMA; sec.
Arthur Lamar, '29, is a member
Grove, VES; Crosby, VES. 23 2-10 sec.
'Time,
H ft. 314 in.
Javelin Throw-Lineweaver, SMA,
Minot, SMA, La Lance, VES. Dis- tance, 146 ft. 1 in.
Time, 23 Northrup
880-Yd. Run-W on by
Discus 'Throw-Chapman, SMA; (W. F. S.) ; second, Long, A. (V. E.
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by Gwinn S.), third, Barron (W. F. S.)
just himself to the system, on account of the reporting involved.
seem to be tattling at first, but on second thought one is bound to realize
that after all it is no more tattling than to tell it to himself, for the MR. EDITOR:
Honor Committee are representatives of the gj;udent body, and are used
to centralize the responsibility that such a system places on the students. In a recent 1ssue o your paper S ) h' d H · (\n F s Track.
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terewasanar1 emregar o eTime,54sec. FrankCouch,'28,wasattheV.
LETTER TO EDITOR
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(W. F. S.) ; second, Herran (W. F. . ; t 1r , aggm ,.. . .).
V. M. I. Frosh-A. M. A. meet. At a counselor and made a letter in
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not supporting the Honor System, but merely to show you the advantages of it and to remind those coming back that on them will rest the re- sponsibility of carrying on the good work.
V. E. S. ATHLETICS
We, here at V. E. S., have a system of compulsory Athletics which
we consider a failure, at least from the standpoint of the griping caused
by it. There is no doubt bQt that the participation in athletic activities
produces a stronger mind and body as well as a boy who is more fitted to
the life at College when he leaves prep school. The main fault in our and comfort of the boys in school. Weaver (W. F. S.), 108 ft.; third, V. E. S. BASEBALL TEAM TJ;ES
The 880-yd. run was one of the
to the tape, the Woodberry lad finally
winning in the time of 2 min. 10 of The Troubadours at Washington
High Jump Tie
and Lee. He recently played iD their production in Lynchburg "Col- lege Days." While here, Lamar was
boys, Luck, Harmon, and Weaver
ciety and a counselor.
'l'ime, 10.1 sec.
440-Yd. Dash-Won by Wright V. E. S. he was captain of football,
Dwight Ashton File, '26, was seen written. (W. F. S.); third, Turnage (V. E. on the demerit track at Woodberry
a letter that Caesar would have Payne (W. F. S.) ; second,- Meyers Judging from the amount of jelly S.) · Time, 26.4 sec.
beans and milky ways sold each 120 Yd. High Hurdles-Won by week, there must be a few boys Payne (W. F. S.) ; second, Taylor hungry at the times when the store (W. F. S.); third, Penn (V. E. S.).
by the V. E. S. track squad on their trip there.
Arthur Lamar, '29, and Fred Cook, '29, visited the school last
is open.
It is my understanding that the
Time, 16.6 sec.
Discus Throw-Won by Lassiter
week. store is operated for the convenience (W. F. S.), 108 ft. 9 in.; second,
if these gripers would mention their High Jump-Triple tie. Luck (V.
grievances to some one in authority, E. S.); Weaver (W. F. S.), and Har-
their dissatisfaction with the manage- ~an (W. F. S.). Height, 5 ft. 71j
third out.
three up, three down order.
ment of the store could be adjusted. m.
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Episcopal was retired by In the sixth Gray was out on a
Like all other under-current criti- cism, this is not wholesome to the
Javelin Throw-Won by Hucka- bee (W. F. S.), 137 ft. 6 in.; sec-
ball to second base imd Gulick flied
I l t h sc100 amospere.
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It should be remembered that the on ' ray or (W. F. S.)' 135 ft.;
out to left field.
out at firgj; by the pitcher. In.this inning Episcopal opened up their big
guns and Holland, first man up, walked and Fishborne tripled scoring Holland. Dandridge walked and Sherrill walked and the bases were full. Tilton walked and Fishborne
came home. Nalle was safe on a fielders choice and Dandridge was
patronize the store more during the (V. E. S.); Freeman (W. F. S.):
Luck, first up in the seventh, flied out to right field and Bus Roe was
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second recess.
and Gold (W. F. S.) . Height, 9 ft. 6 in.
L. BRUTUS.
John Miles, '28,·is on the Track TeamatV.P.I. Hewonthemile in the V. P. I.-Virginia meet and in the V. P. I.-Duke meet His time
in the Duke meet was 4 :35. While at V• E. S., Miles was a counselor and made a letter in Track.
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took second place in the mile run in the W. & L. Frosh-Randolph-Macon
Frosh track meet. At V. E. S.
Darden made a letter in Track and
Football. He was president of the
Dramatic Society and on the Hop Committee.
W. D. Cabell, '26, has been made News Editor of the College Topics at the University of Virginia. He holds the V. E. S. school record on
the 120-yd. high hurdles.
Merill Whitney, '29, is on the Fresh Track Squad at the University
John Heald, '28, placed second in the high hurdles for V. M. I. in the ' V. M. I.-Maryland meet.
Hugh Sudduth, '27, was here last week. He is married and living in Bluefield, W. Va. While here he was president of the Dramatic So-
ciety, a counselor and Manager of Football.
Ashby Patteson, '29, is on the Fresh Track squad at V. M. I. He placed third in the pole vault in the
V. E. S. Store. It was signed by
J. Caesar, but it did not sound like 220-Yd. Low Hurdles-Won by
B., VES.
'l'ime, 28 5-10 sec.
High Jump-Whiton, SMA; Luch,
Pole Vault-Tie between May- bank, VES, and Perry, SMA, Blair, SMA. Height, 10 ft. 3 in.
He placed third in the Virginia Frosh-Wood-
Broad Jump-Tie between Luck,
of Virginia.
mile in the
berry meet. At V. E. S. Whitney was a counselor and a reporter on T H E METEOR.
Fred Cook, '29, also appeared iD
E. S.-A. l\L A. baseball game.
Hobbs was thrown