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The Virginia Episcopal School He attended the University of baseball team handed the R.-M. A.
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Lockley's Virginians and Knox's Pennsylvanians to be Here F'inals
'lhe services of "Lockley's Vir- ginians" from Roanoke have been obtained for the "V" Club Dance, Saturday night. It is a nine-piece negro orchestra and from all reports one of the outstanding negro ba.nds of the South. For th e Monday N ight Dance, Don l(nox a:nd his P ennsyl-
vanians have been engaged. This orchestra was featured at the Hamp- den-Sydney Fancy Dress BalL
'lhe floor of the Barksdale Gym- nasiUm will be decorated in blue, yellow, and white. Many out of town girls have been invited and have accepted.
Alumni are cordially invited to re- turn and help make the promise of the Hop Committee, for a big Finals, come true.
Mr. Mattfield's Spring Production Scores Big Hit-Hairston in Comic Role
WILSON HAS LEADING ROLE Basket-ball and Track Monograms
Are Awarded to Winners by Mr. Gannaway
On Friday night, May 16, an eager and expectant crowd was gath- ered in the Barksdale Gymnasium awaiting the long expected produc- tion of the Dramatic Society. The play, a production of the three-act comedy, Charley's Aunt, by Brandon Thomas, came off in fine style and was greatly enj oyed and applauded by the audience. Caskie Norvell, veteran actor in the school, carried
Rev. Alfred R. Berkley of Roa- noke to Preach Sermon
The Baccalaureate Sermon for 1030 will be given to the student body on Sunday, June 8th, by Rev. Alfred R. Berkley, D. D., of St. J ohn's Church, Roanoke, Va. Dr. Berkley is on the . Board of Trustees of the school. Be- fore being called to Roanoke, he was
pastor of St. Paul's Church, New Orleans.
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The final on the V. E. S. stage, he had already
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Miller led off with a triJ?le to left.
ford, and then in the part of an old and eccentric lady. Conroy Wilson, president of the society, had the longest and most intricate part in the play, and performed it very well. Peter Hairston was in the role of an old and cross English gentleman, and his peculiar language and antics caused many a titter of laughter to run through the audience.
Brief Synopsis
The scene of the play was laid in
The Art and Music Study Club met in the Rector's apartments on Thursday, May, 1st. The meeting
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field and scored on Jones' single.
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Goble was out on a fly to left field. LeSueur singled and Wentz walked,
both runners advanced o~ a p_assed ball and scored on MeNau's smgle. Lindsay sacrified and MeNair scored
on Chattin's single but Wolf ended the rally by grounding out to first. Again in the second inning Miller
walked and went to second while
Hobbs tossed out Jones, and scored
on a single by Goble. Luck then got
structive. Art was the subject for discussion and entertainment at this meeting; three of the best known artists were discussed with
illustrations of many of their best works exhibited throughout the pro- gr am. T aken into consideration the spring fever which seemed to have the student body in its throes at this time, Mrs. Ladd, in charge of the program, decided not to call upon the members for assistance and con- ducted the entire program herself, which she was very well qualified to do.
The artists studied and discussed .b h
a. terriftc drive into left field, by Luck, that was good for a home·run. The Bishops added another tally to their credit in the third inning when Percy H arris singled and scored on a double by Clemens, after two were out, and.also apother in.the fourth as a r.esult of Roe's siu,gle, and God
settled on the mound and allowed .
contraction of the ~ungs depends. e lllustrated th1s pomt by the old fa-
the apartments of Jack Chesney, a ford. Conrov Wilson took the part
f J k Ch " · f · d o ac esney. He and h1s nen ,
Charley Wykeham, are deeply in love with Kitty Verdun and Amy Spet-
t· · 1 T · 1gue, respective y. hey are trymg
to contrive a plan to get the two young women to a luncheon in the
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T .tf:t"th ml lar expenmen °. mser mg e
.V. E; s~ PLAYERS ELECT : .r..•,, .• .
· SENIOR CLASS ELECTS Jtlaybank, Hobbs, Hamner', Crosby,
and Green Elected to Leading Positions
The Senior class recently met and elected members to the various hon-
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orary positions.
John E. F. Maybank, Jr., of
rom Brazil coming to visit him. They scheme to have her as the chaperon and get Lord Fancourt Babberly to
,. . . Charleston, S. C., was elected as
people, and mentioned outstanding
events of their lives, and important
characteristics of their best works. lia:msburg, Ky., was named president
chief executive. Johnnie undoubt- edly deserves this honor. H e is head counselor, vice-president of the "V" Club, a member of the football team, the quint, and the cindermen. He captained the famous 1929 quintet, playing the floor guard position. He is also president of the G. A. A., and
chairman of the Hop Committee. Charles Hamner of Lynchburg,
F. Richardson Hillier, of Wil
Va., was chosen
Charlie has attended V. E': S. for
arrive , when
vice-president. six years, and iGworthy of this hon-
discussions have taken place.
special talks have been given this year; and it is hoped that a few more can be arranged for next year.
Among the outstanding have been Professor L. A. Strader's talk on radio and Dr. D. H. Bell's talk on the general care of the body.
The club is now sponsoring an essay contest, the winner of which will receive a·ten dollar gold piece, to be awarded .at final exercises on
He is on his way to the rehearsal of the Dra- matic Club and has with him a com- plete set of old lady's clothes. An idea comes to Jack and he immedi-
or. He is a counselor;·and has made letters in football and baseball.
T. Gooch Crosby of Roanoke, Vir- ginia, was given the office of secre-
The balloting for vice-president George Forsyth of Es
tary and treasurer.
_ haS' only attended school here three
years, he has been prominent enough in campus activities to merit his election to this position. He is on the counselor body and has his var- sity awards in track and football.
ately makes Babberly dress in, the clothes and they are apparently safe for the time being.
Then just before the guests arri ve, Jack Chesney's father, an ex-colonel in the Indian service, arrives to pay Jack a visit. More complications
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compliments paid this organization we feeL sure .'he will ·do well in this
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Tuesday, June lOth.
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VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL, LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA
VoL. XIV, No. 14 ~======~===========
JUNE 5, 1930
RIDGE BATTERS DOWN R.-M. A. 10-4; SOLDIER
NINE RALLIESIN 8TH Clemens Leads V. E. S. Sluggers by
Three Hits and Three Runs; Cadets Score Too Late
LUCK STRIKES OUT NINETEEN Flohr Is B-right Star of R.-M. A.
Host Pitcher Walks Only One; No Errors by Red Team
GARNET SLUGGERS LOSE FINAL GAME TO D. M. I.
BY 6 TO 2 AT DANVILLE Queer Mound Proves Fatal to
V. E. S., Luck Allows but Three Hits After First
LUCK PITCHES WELL Cadets Score Five· Runs in First
Wolf, D. M. I. Pitcher, Holds Bishops to Four Hits
After a long journey to Danville on Tuesday, May 13, the Virginia Episcopal baseball team lost a hard fought game to the Military nine
''Charley's Aunt'' Is Presented
by V. E. S. Dramatic Society
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Wolf, the cadet pitcher, pitched a
North Carolina, and then Virginia Seminary at Alex-andria.
In 1917, while a pastor in Phila- delphia, he sent nine boys to V. E. S. He was chosen to do this work be- cause of his great interest in the boys and school.
Cadets a defeat on Friday, May 16, on the Johnson Athletic Field by the score of 10 to 4.
Flohr, Wiggins, and Anderson, the R.-M. A. hurlers proved. no puzzle to the V. E. S. nine, but Luck, the V. E. S. moundsman, was the same as an Einstein theorem to the Cadets. He pitched a beautiful game
smooth, consistent g-ame of ball, and
proved a puzzle to the V. E. S. bats-
men striking out eleven men and al-
lowing only four hits, and one base
on balls. Luck had a great deal of
difficulty in getting settled on a very
unusual mound and the Cadets took
advantage and reaped five runs in
the first inning, and one in the
second but were unable to do further .
THREE NEWMEMBERS
TAKENINSCIENTIAlar performance in the role of Lord
ART AND MUSIC CLUB
HOLDS LAST MEETING of ball, striking out 19 men, and al
Though Crosby
plicated part, playing the parts of a Chest and Lungs Are Subject of young and dapper college man at Ox-
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Talk Given by Mac Lasher at Meeting
_ . The last meetmgs of the Science
Club have been unusually successful. Mr. Lasher, who has undoubtedly been the most outstanding membe.r
of the year, gave the club_ another one of h1s worthy d1ssertahonfi1 last Sunday mght. He ~ook _the lungs and methods of treatm_g aliments of
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course of hls t_alk, Mac expla~nedthe
theory o_n whlCh the expanswn a~d student at Saint Oldes College, Ox-
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ballo?n 111 the bell Jar, whose open end 1s covered w1th a rubber dia-
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dehcate mclswns mto the lungs are
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dhh apartments, an t ey must ave a
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Due to the.resignation of Conroy
Wilson, bee_au'se .of a hard schedule in other lines, the V. E. S. Dramatic Society deeided to hold the election
of 1930-31 officers, so that these of ficers could take charge of affairs during the remaining few weeks of the term. · ·
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co apse . 1s expana1on o e
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French Court before and during the French Revolution, Madam Rosa Bonheur, the celebrated and eccen-
tric French artist and Robert Lansing the great English painter of animal life. Mrs. Ladd gave brief biographical sketches of these
It was decided that the next meet- of the organization, by acclamation. ing would be the last of the year. Though the last play, "Charley's P lans for a question box were dis- Aunt," was .Hillier's first appearance
though the members regretted its the 1930-31 METEOR.
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lungs was espee1ally mterestmg. New Members
It is generally felt by members of the club that it is unusually fortu- nate this year in finding three boys in the student body who can be relied on to carry the interest of the club next year. Ed Belmore, Jimmie O'Flaherty, and James Ashton were
taken into the· club by a unanimous vote of the members.
. Most of the members feel that the club has enjoyed a very successful year, considering that this is the first. Throughout the year talks have been given by various members. Interesting and instructive general
who is impersonated by Thomas
entertain her at the luncheon, while tliey shall make love to their young lady friends. They issue the invita- tions and eagerly await the arrival of the guests. Then the complica- tions and trouble arrive all at once. The news that Charley's Aunt, Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez, who is acted by Arthur White, cannot get to Oxford in time .is the obstacle
A few
being their la~t until next fall. The
program had been arranged and a was clo~re;·
question box and plans for next mont, Va;/ being elected by a small year's activities provided the eve- margin. 'This is George's first year
off the chief honors by his spectacu- Fancourt Babberly. H e had a com-
Plans
for Next Y ear's ·Activities Discussed by Members
of Club
lowing only 5 hits. Atwell was his only opponent to receive a free base.
The Gar'netmen started on Flohr in the first inning, and gathered two runs. After .Gulick had singled and put out at second, on an attempted steal, Clemens ·came through with
Thh"·htf urnage, as 1s nc aun
that faces the;rn. • The
cussed and decided upon.
meeting of the Club for this year ser ved .a year:.in the Dramatic Soci was held on Thursday evening; May ety and · is ·consequently, well-fitted 8, at the Rector's apartments; ~t fo,r the position. . Dick's honors do was one of the most enjoyable and not seem to come singly, as earlier beneficial meetings of the year, al- in the year he was elected editor of
guests are their friend, Lord Fancourt Babberly, comes in
about to
to pay them a short visit.
was most enjoyable as well as in- ·another single, which was·followed by
were Madam Vigu-L1 rum, t e beautiful portrait painter of the ·
ning's entertainment. '
Mrs. Randolph mentioned several known of·his:; executive ability, but
byoutsiderswhichhadpleasedhercapacity.·',d·'·'·' · . ' very much. · · After>~'y_eatl of, apprenticeship to
b~stness· tna:nager,
club had been very enjoyable and to the pds:itio_n of business manager~
educational. vacated by Mr. Hillier. · ·
Most of the members £elt that this the
year's activities and programs of the Cabe, oLPaio- AHo, Cal., was elected
in f:he ·Dramatic Society and little •is
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