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THE METEOR
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VoL. XIV
.M.lY 15, 1!);30
Issued by the students of the Virginia Epis~opal School, Lynchburg, Va.,
semi-monthly dunng the sesswn of 192!J-30 ~ubscription, 15 cents per copy; $1.75 per year
Staff
Ed. . Cl . f N T GREI'N broke Grove, who, handicapped by
Danville Military Institute, 6/-30.
Y. E. :::i. was easily superior in the
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:::iparrow, Damille ~apt~il1, Luck _and Grove, V. E. S., bed for the high- point honors. Sparrow stepped off the HO-yard dash in 53.5 seconds. He also won the half-mile run in 2
minutes and 8 seconds.
Pembroke Grove, Y. E. :::i. sprinter
captured the century clash in 10.1
C. E. NORVELL
D. H. STODDARD
c.M. HENKLE
W. A. HOBBS E. R. W. McCABE
.E. A. BEL:\IORE G. G. GoocH
seconds on a comparatL1·ely slow Dick llillier showed the school track to tie the school record set by
in numerous meet to place himself Entered as second-class matter September 28, 1928, at the Post Office at in the position of the school's most
captured the furlong in good time Y. M. L He placed fourth in the considering the disadvantage of hav- 120-yard high hurdles in the State
Lynchburg, Virginia, under the Act of March 3, 1928. THE V. E. S. BOY
'!'here is an old saying that you can take the hick out of the country but you can't take the country out of the hick. We do not presume to
promising quarter-miler, and a valu- able member of the mile relay, run- ning in the third position.
Other point scorers during the season were as follows: Luck in the broad jump and high jump. May- bank in the pole vault and the broad jump, Crosby in the sprints, the
Long brothers, Tunstall in the mile, and Armistead in the half, 'l'urnage in the low hurdles, Penn and Har- ris, C., in the high timbers, Bowles and Lewis, 0., in the javelin throw,
and Gooch in the HO.
Captain Luck has pitched good
ball, but is even more valuable as a centerfielder and a slugger. His home runs were one of the features of the season.
The places are practically cinched now, some positions though still be-
incr to run on a curved track. 'i''Peck" Luck easily won the jumps
Meet.
Fred Cook, '2!1, tied for fourth
insinuate that we h;\\·e hicks at V. E.
does take a step towards contradicting this proverb.
., but we do believe that V. E. S. V. E. S. is not a cram school and we hope that the new boy does not
ran, D. M. I., in the rather fa~t time at Washington and Lee, took the of -!:-!9. V. E. S., however, suc- leadincr role in a pageant on the De-
come here with the idea of getting a few credits for his entrance in college, because here things are done gradually and thoroughly.
The point we are getting at is that V. E. S. turns out Gentlemen.
is one thing that a "Cram School" cannot do because turning out a gentle- man is like the scholastic work it cannot be done in a rush style. A gentle- man is the product of his environment and the people with whom he is
places in this event.
Captain Green of the Bishops,
America.
Edwin Quimby, '28, was married
When a boy has finished his time at V. E._S.
ft. 11% inches.
McKay, Tiger pole vaulter, cleared
the bar at 11 feet to leave Maybank in second place.
John Miles, '28, visited the school last week. He is now a cadet at V. P. I. and is running the mile on
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associated are judged by him.
he is undoubtedly the better for his coming here. He has been thrown w1th boys who are gentlemen in all branches of school life, on the athletic field,
He placed third in
'l'he boy from V. E. S. depends on his coiH.lu~t, while her~, and wh_en a~ home..W_e feel that we
the track team.
the State Meet. He formerly held the V. E. S. school record in the
in the classroom, and in the school life in general.
.should be proud of thi fact and hold in mind that the Honor of the school
Dorill, D. M. I., made fast time
ing under argument. The more or over the tall timbers to win that mile.
•Ymak "'
1ly liVI! ~lmg
ll1Df
dag
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llmis
ha1•e built up an ennable reputatwn on this point and It IS up to us to keep it.
Now that the school year is drawing to a close we must remember that
we have come here for more than just Three R's; we have come for the
.equally important branch of education-that of becoming a finished gentle- man.
TO THE ALUMNI
Sometime aero THE METEOR ran in its columns a letter from our worthy
J1eadmaster in ~vhich he remarked that although the Alumni Association had at one time a Yery flourishing existence, it has now disappeared. Ap- parently no one paid·any attention to it, and so as Field Dal is :apidly approaching we wish to bring it to the attention of our alumm agam.
less recognized varsity is at present event in 16% sec. Ganchey, D. M. Chesterman "King'' Constantine, composed of: Luck, pitcher and cen- I., and Penn, V. E. S., followed him '26, was a visitor of the school two
ter field, Gray, right field, Bucky in second and third place, respec- weeks ago. He is now working in Harris, shortstop, Hobbs, second tively. New York. While in the school he
base, Roe, first base, C. Harris, third The Garnet cindermen were again was a counselor and Captain of the base, with Hauff and Clemmens the faced with the disadvantage of no South Atlantic Championship Track
remaining fielders. Hamner and P. 220-yd. straightaway in the low Team.
its us;fulness is wanted we may well point to E. H. S. We are almost will- for the Field Day dance. There are
880-yd. run: Sparrow (DMI), UniYersity of Virginia.
ing to say that that school's reputation has been built up by _its _alumni. Field Day is day after tomorrow and many of our al_u?lm Will undoubt- edly be here for it. :Jiay be suggest that the author1t1es get those here
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A VIRGINIA PRESS ASSOCIATION
'l'IIE METEOR has found it hard to get in touch with the news of its
contemporarie . The paper has a large exchange list but we only see about
one-fourth of these that arrive. THE METEOR has every desire to benefit
some among our midst, who have ab- solutely the wrong impression about the Hop Committee; several years the Hop Committee did haYe money enough to take the propo eel trip around the world, but I wish to in- form the sadly misled public that
Cadman (DMI), Long, A (YE~). Time, 2 min. 8 1-5 sec.
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No. 1:3
The track team finished a schedule
that wasn't exactly successful from Grove Ties School Record in Century
'l'his
hurled the discus 106 ft. and -! to 1\fiss Frances Cocke, of Rich-
GARNET GARNERINGS
DANVILLE
DEFEAT GARNETTEAM
a won and lost poiiJt of view. Jlow- erer, Coach Costolo has deYeloped some exceedingly good men from be- low average material. One of the
Dash with Time of 10.1
John Peacock, '29, and lfilton Barber, '29, playing baseball for U. N. C. Freshmen, stopped by for tbe
trackmen closed their 1!130 sea:;on greatest improvement of any of the with a defeat at the hands of the
three-day trip.
)!arion Cowper, '27, was taken in
the Junior Order of the Gorgan'e Head.
men was that in the case of Pem-
t h e
f i r s t
o f
t h e
Cowper, '25, is
Harris are in a hot contest for the
hurdles which were cleared in the slow time of 28 seconds by Ganchez, D. M. I., however, Turnage came through with a third place.
Summary:
Douglas Borum, '28, and family visited the school last week. Doug is now working in West Virginia.
R. Catesby 'l'aliaferro of Xuthall, Va., of the Class of '2-!, a graduate student at the University of Lyons,
r e c e i v i u g
a bit superior.
po~ition
w i t h
t h e
f o r m e r
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DEAR ED.:
It is with grave disappointment
Mile run: Cochran (DMI), Long, has received a field service fellow-
:::iuch an a!'sociation would be of no end of benefit to the school. Even that I understand that the Hop Com- T. (VES), Henkle (YES). Time, ship. In 1928 Taliaferro took final
durincr its short life here, it proved to be a great aiel, ani:l if an example of mittee is in perilous need of money 4:49. honor in Romance Languages at the
our present committee is in dire need of cooperation.
(YES). 220-yd. dash: Grove (VES), Dor-
Committee who is tired of traYelling
step toward the progress and advancement of the Scholastic press of Vir- and wants to give us the best dance Discus: Green (VES), Pyror 1\fartin, cf ........ 4 0 1 1 0 0
is a brainstorm but TnE METEOH feels that it i an extremely important
ginia. \Ye would appreciate any letters from our exchanges on this sub- they can, but the boys of the school (Dl\U), Williams (VES). Dis- 1\IcDaniels, 2b .. -! 0 0 3 4 1
ject and sincerely hope they will endeaYor to promote this movement in their respective chool.
F!ELD DAY
mu t do their part to make the Hop a success.
It is too late to get into coopera- tion with the dance committee for this game; but it is not too late to
tance, 106 ft. 4 in. _____ _ Javelin: Bowles (YES), Lewis · Totals ............36 -! !) 30 10 4
Shot put: Pyror (D.M:I), Green Player, Pos.
Th1s week we are holding Field Day which is also Alumni Day. make the finals a success. Come on (YES), LaLance (YES). Dis- Grey, ss ............ 5 0 0 0 2 1
Although we all look on it as a big day with the inter-school track meet, gang, let's get the old spirit in it tance, 41 ft. 11lh in. Gulick, cf ........ 5 1 3 1 0 0 Alumni vs. Varsity baseball game and the dance, it is a still bigcrer day and invite omebody for the most Pole vault: Mackay (Dl\II), May- Clemens, lf ........ 5 1 0 1 1 0 for the alumni. For them it is a reunion of "old times" and "Old glorious finals in the annals of His- bank (VES), Parker (DMI). Luck, p ............ -! 1 1 1 4 1 V. E. S." will be the first meeting place for many of them in several tory. Drag up the home town belle Height, 11 ft. Hamner, c ........ 3 0 0 12 1 0
years. and make the locals jealous. Let's High jump: Luck (VES), Dor- Roe, lb .............. 4 0 0 10 1 0 We are always glad to Ree our alumni but let'· give them the biggest shell out a little and get a good ril (Dl\H), MeNair (Dl\fl). Height, Harris, C. 3b .... 3 0 1 1 0 1
welcome this year they've ever had.
It might al o be requested that the "rat " remember that they arc
"rats" and act accordingly for one day.
orchestra-the Hop Committee will 5 ft. 6Y!J in.
,
get the best they can. Let's have a real final:; e.is year.
Hobbs, 2b .......... 4 1 1 3 2 0 Broad jump: Luck (YES), Mil- Hauff, rf ............ 4 -1 -1 -0 -0 -0
ler (DMI), Maybank (VES). Dis- -
h111Pe, 21 ft. 1¥2 in. Totals ............37 5 7 30 11 3
(~ig-neil)
1'ollRF.NC:F. L1nnF.'M'.
The Virginia Episcopal School week-end, ending up a triumphant
a t
Captain Green came up to all ex- pectations by finishing the season with 22 points to his credit, always placing in both the shot put at~d the discus throw. His best mark m the discus this year was 108 !t.
what he could do when he placed L. '1'. Smith in 1926. Grove also John Heald, '28, is a corporal at
m u m p s
came into his own at D. M. I. to he the school record of 10:1 seconds in the century dash, to duplicate Crosby's feat at the state meet.
field e1·ents but D. :M. I. excelled on '.
Y ernon
the pole vault at the L'"niversity of North Carolina.
Ashby Patteson, '29, is on the V. )1. L Freshman track team. He wa~ in a triple tie for first place in the meet with Jefferson High School
of Roanoke, last week.
IIarrison Nichola~, '25, is a ser-
·reaut at Y. M. I. lie has been placing con~istently in the 220-yard low hurdleR.
the cinder path, except m the dashe~.
with 5 feet 6% inches in the high place in the Freshmen High Jump jump and 21 feet 1% inches in the for Washington and Lee at the State
broad jump.
The mile run wag won by Coch-
:Ueet.
Arthur Lamar, '2!), now a student
o . ceeded in taking second and third velopment of the Newspaper m
inches to win that event. Green
also took second in the shot put, which was won by the Orange and Va. Blue representati1·e, Pryor, with -!1
440-yd. run: Sparrow (D31I), FIGHTING B ISH 0 P S DOWN Cadman (DMI), Hillier (YES). F. Jtl. S. IN THRJI.LING l OTH ;
Time, 53 1-5 sec.
220-ycl. hurdles: Sanchez (D:JII),
GULICK SINGLES TO BRING IN HANFF TO WIN 5-4 (Continued from page 1)
Dorril (D.MI), Turnage Time, 28 seconds flat.
Summary: Even when the so-called world ril (D.M:I), Kincaid (D.MI). Time, Player, Pos.
F. Jtl. S.
.lB. R. H. PO. A. E.
from the good point of the other schools and also wishes to be of aid to tour Hop Committee was in power 24 seconds flat. Grier, ss ............ 5 1 2 3 3 1
our fellow institutions of learning. At present we are not doing either. the boys became very excited about 100-ycl. dash: Grove (YES), Co- Hauff, rf ............ 3 0 1 3 0 0
Xeverthele s, we ha1·e a plan by which we can have a reciprocal relation the dances weeks before the events burn (DMI), Kincaid (Dl\II). Garner, p............ 4 1 1 0 2 0
with the Prep school papers of "\'irginia. TnE METEOR feels sure that it took place-anyone who did not in- Time, 10.1 sec. Short, c ............ 3 1 2 7 0 1
is not the only publication that faYors a plan of this type, as one of the vite his girl a month ahead of time J?0-ycl. hurdles: Dorrill (Dl\II), Thistlewood, If .. 4 0 0 1 0 1
papers of the leading Yirginia school has also had this brainstorm. This went stag. Now we have a Hop Sanchez (Dl\II), Penn (YE~). Jones, 3b .......... 5 0 0 2 1 0
'l'ime, 16.5 sec. Turner. 1b ........ 4 1 2 10 0 0
(VES), Pyror (DMI). Distance, 138 ft. 8 in.
V. E. S.
mond, V a., at Roanoke, Friday, May 2nd. They will live in Richmond,
AB. R. H. PO. .a.. E.
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