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Issued by the students of the Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, Va.,
semi-monthly during the session of 1929-30 Subscription, 15 cents per copy; $1.75 per year
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THE METEO R Faculty Biography
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Best Preparato1·y School Pape1· in Virginia
ALUMNI NEWS
ALUMNI EDITOR E. R. W. McCabe, Jr.
" Virginia News" James I. Pt;tchett, Ill, '30
"Carolina News" Peter W. Hairston, Jr., '30
Wa shington and Lee H. A. Lamar, '29
Frank (Pickles) Mead, '24, visited the school early in January. He is now teaching mathematics at St. Paul's school in Baltimore.
Conway H. Shields, Jr., '22, was married on January 3, in Suffolk, to Elizabeth Susan SJaight.
Willis Johnson, '24, is assistant manager of the Columbia Pulp Mills, Columbia, South Carolina.
Herbert (Loggie) Lewis, '27, has been appointed cashier of one of the branches of the Bank of Gloucester
County.
John H. Machin, '23, paid the school a short visit recently. He is in the peanut business in Peters-
burg.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Sudduth, '27,
were visitors in Lynchburg during the holidays. They have since re- turned to their home in Mississippi.
George W. Thompson, '25, is in the insurance business in Richmond.
Is :Married
A wedding of general interest
Virginia Episcopal School
Non-military. Superior preparation for all col- leges at moderate cost.
JANUARY 22, 1931 No.6
F. RICHARDSON HILLIER
Editor
Managing Editor......................................................................J. W. AsHTON
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FOR CATALOG WRITE TO
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V. E. S., Lynchburg, Va.
stitutes an active Columbia Chapter of the Alumni Association.
In Rockhill, S. C., the travelers paid a short call on Eric Price, '20. Mr. Price is the proprietor of a suc- cessful stationery and printing con- cern in that town.
Virginia
Nat Green, '30, Delta Tau Delta,
who attended the University of Vir-
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Lynchburg, Virginia, under the Act of March 3, 1928. EXAMINA TIONS
H. vv. MATTFIELD, JR. H eadmaster
Mr. Henry W. Mattfield, Jr., Se- nior Master of the Virginia Episco- pal School since 1919, was born in Boston, Mass., on March 21, 1898.
He spends some of his vacations with his parents, who reside at South Na-
Manager....................................................R.
Assistant
Entered as second-class matter September 28, 1928, at the Post Office at
Business
SMITHER
llid-term examinations are upon us. They seem to be one of those tick, near Boston, Mass.
inevitable things, almost as certain as death. To some of us, moreover, they
have other deadly features than mere certainty. M·any of us feel an injus-
tice inherent in the nerve-wracking tension which, somehow, we are unable
to put away. We sometimes think the whole institution of term examina- Mass. H e was a member of the tions takes an unfair advantage of those of us who are 111gh-strung, easily
Others are quite willing to agree that exam- To the latter group little need But to those of us who quake at the approach of this dread week or
Pierce Davies, '30, Delta Tau Del- ta, has transferred to Birmingham Southern in Alabama.
George Moore, '29, Brown Roe and James Pritchett both, '30, are acting adjuncts in boxing.
excited, or desperately timid.
inations fulfill a very necessary function.
He re-
be said.
perhaps find ourselves in direct antagonism, a word is due.
scholarship at this college.
ceived a bachelor of arts degree from
this institution.
At V. E. S. he is professor in Se-
nior and Post-graduate English and third year German. During his stay at the school he has taught Latin, Greek, and some of the English of
Freshman, Sophomores and Juniors. His classes are very enjoyable, al- though his courses are a bit stiff. On Saturdays he reads poems to his classes, and his selections are excel- lent and are enjoyed by the classes.
Mr. Mattfield is an extensive traveler, few summers finding him
married to M a r i o n Hamilton Philips. The rector of the church, the Rev. Milton A. Barber, D.D., of- ficiated. Among the groomsmen were Carey Frothingham, .'21, and
It can hardly be argued that examinations and the mere inevitability of them do not keep us more vigilant throughout the term, especially during
the weeks immediately previous to the orgy.
Moreover, they serve, if rightly approached, as one of the best means of
review. Mere application of the educational pabulum by ever-so conscien-
Richard Badger Telfair, '24. connected with V. E. S., who were in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. William Wise Smith, '21, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Linehan, Jr., '22,
Sterling C. Manning, '24, and H. W. Mattfield, Jr. After the recep- 'tion Mr. and Mrs. Braxton left for
We ourselves need to exercise our masses of Stagnation is the sure result of too much teach- ing on the part of the master and too little learning on the part of the boy.
tious a faculty is insufficient.
accumulated information.
Unless we are willing to admit that we are undt:niably lazy, we will definite-
ly use this opportunity of review and reinforcement of the term's work. Again, what is better proof of the underlying value of examinations than that most schools continue to have them even in this day of pedagogic
experiment when every conceivable trumped-up theory of our empiric pro- fessional educators is a constant temptation to the headmasters of schools.
It is probably quite true that fewer schools are allowing a system of exemp- tions than ever before; and without doubt our higher institutions of learn- ing are recognizing more and more that examinations form the best known means of reliable admittance to their doors.
It is worthwhile to point out that here at Virginia Episcopal School ex-
aminations are not foolishly idolized by an utter subservience.
the Faculty, feeling that too much stress was being placed on this method of checking the boys' work, changed the system of counting the daily work and the examination equally, to a 2-1 system, giving the results of daily work and frequent quizzes twice the value of term examinations. Surely, if the consensus of educative opinion is not altogether fatuous, our examin- ation plan should be held thoroughly wise, recognizing the human nature
involved, at the same time demanding that the value of a good thing shall be given consideration in practice.
Still if no amount of evidence is sufficient to convince us of their desira- bility, ~ a last resort we must fall back on the "necessary evil" conception; and even the most antagonistic of us will see the value of calling up all our posffible resources, putting on as bold a front as possible, and going up for our examinations with the conviction that after all we can carry on cheer- fully, honorably, and with more chance of victory than we may have
admitted.
CHEER LEADERS
A few days ago three new cheer leaders were appointed by the G. A. A.
a trip to Florida and Cuba.
time being they are living in Reids- ville, N . C., where Mr. Braxton is in the tobacco business.
Mr. :Mattfield Visits Continuing south after the Brax-
ton wedding, Mr. Mattfield, in com- pany with Arthur Lamar, motored
But remember they cannot do everything alone;
King, '28, and found them all warm in their praises and memories of V. E. S.
In St. Augustine, the ultimate goal of their trip, they visited with a former head counselor of the school "Pete" Causey, '29, and his brothers
John and James.
On the return trip they had the
for the basket-ball season.
it is up to the student body to cooperate with them. In the preceding games the tea.m was not supported by the student bo