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boys averaging 90% or more. In spite of this, the number studying out of study hall is only nineteen in-
Encores Sung
Lynchburg played a distinctive
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of the Blue and White's tallys. V. E. S. Scores
The sixth was the big inning for the Garnet and White with the Bish- ops netting both of theil' two runs.
Captain Charles Harris socked" the pill for a clean hit, advancing to second on Harrison's poke. The lat- ter was safe on a fielder's choice.
The next up was Clemens, right fielder for V. E. S., who hit to right field and went to third on an error by Schneider, on which Harris and
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liam Pitt, Charles Smither, Spotts- •rogram his audience kept their seatS', wood Stoddard, John C. R. Taylor, demanding and demanding, and Gibbons Young, George Forsyth, Ed- ;inger and pianist were included in ward Belmore, Cornelius Sullivan, the sweeping ovation that marked the and Richard Wright. .evening.
The dreaded spring fever has hit Many out of town friends of the
mo t of us with full force at the ex- 'irtist attended the concert, among
pulsion of this month and as a con- them Mrs. John P. Buchannan, of sequence it is very hard and very Marion, former president of the Vir- tiring to get to work. HoweYer, as ,;-inia Federation of Music, and chair- last month saw several boys out for nan of the Virginia Music Festival their first time, it stands to reason :at which Mr. Christian sang Wednes- that the students should make next relay evening, April 15. Mr. James month as successful as the past one tC. Causey, of St. Augustine, Fla., and here's hoping that they do. 'also attended the concert.
have its name engraved on a large ~chool will be the other entries. trophy, and the state champion will
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BISHOP NINE BOWS IN FIRST TILT OF SEASON
EPISCOP AL
SCHOOL,
APRIL 16, 1931
TO STRONG AUGUSTA TEAM AT FORT DEFIANCE
Garnets Even Score in First of Sixth Only to be Topped in Last
of Same
HARRIS PITCHES WELL Holds Cadet Aggregation to
Two Hits for Entire Contest
'rhe Virginia Episcopal School nine met defeat Saturday, April 11, at the hands of the strong Augusta Military Academy team at the count of 3-2. The game was played on Au- gusta's diamond at Fort D!lfiance.
The weather decided in favor of the contest, so that about the third in- ning a full sun in a cloudless sky shone down on the backs of the play- ers. The game was closely contested from the first inning to the last. Captain Harris, star V. E. S. twirler, remained on the mound during the entire game, pitching airtight ball
and allowing only two hits. Holber- ton, holding down the receiving end for the Garnets, played a very con- sistent game. The Cadets' battery acquitted itself well, with V anpelt pitching and Captain Shreckhise catching. The Virginia Episcopal hitters netted four bingles with Har- ris' two and one each by Clemens and Baskervill.
Slow Start
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The game was eventless until the second inning when Sutton, shortstop for the Blue and White, having pro- ceeded to third on Schneider's ball
which was fumbled by Brown, went home on a passed ball through Hol- berton. However, Captain Shreck- hise was thrown out by Harris, and
Rust, playing on number one sac,k for V. E. S., caught Vanpelts grounder to touch the base easily for a put out. Harris then threw Clark, A. M. A. outfielder, out at first.
DR.
YO ADDRESSES STUDENTS IN CHAPEL
Young High-Point Man for V. E. S. with Fourteen Points in Close Melee
440 IS THRILLER Williams, R.-M. A., High-Point Man
Gains Highest Honors with 21 Points
SPRIN G VIRGINIA
SPORTS
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GARNET CINDERMEN OVERCOMERANDOLPH-MACON
CADETS 60-57 INSEASON'SINITIAL CONFLICT
of Blue Ridge I ndustrial Interesting Talk
Rector
School Delivers a Very
The student body of the Virginia Episcopal School had as its guest Rev. George P. Mayo, D. D., on Sun- day, April 12. He conducted serv- ices in the Langhorne Memorial
Chapel in the absence of Dr. Ran- dolph and won the attention of all those present by his interesting talk.
In this sermon he emphasized that good is not only to be accomplished but that it is well on its way at pres- ent in doing away with the illiteracy found among the inhabitants of the Appalachian Mountain districts of
iVirginia where he is affecting a foun- dation for those less fortunate and with limited means. This school lies twenty-five miles northwest of Char- lottesville in Shiffiets Hollow. Super- stitious and quaint customs abound in this region showing the state of ignorance of these Scotch-Irish de-
scendants. H e discoYered that out of one hundred and seventy-five persons in one of these out of the way set-
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Johnson Athletic Field was the
Averages Higher Than Last Month, Thus Exempting More Boys From Study Hall
sing brilliantly and continuously, without evidence of fatigue.
Provin!< himself adept at selec- ~
tions, Mr. Christian included for his aria the drinking song from the op- era "Hamlet" and excerpts from the
A Coleman, Martin and Norve1l re
. . k f Representative Lm smen o
the School
Due to the disinclination of Jupi-
ter Pluvius to favor the local popu-
lus with fair weather, the Virginia
Episcopal School golf team has been
hampered by a soggy course in their
daily nine-hole practice rounds over the sporty local terrain. This course
is one of the trickiest eighteen-hole
courses in this part of the country
and is fortunate in having Roland
Hancock, runner-up in the 1928 Na- .vas moving till' that boy passed me,
The month ending April 4 showed oratorio music of Handel, appearing a small increase in the number of at the best in his entire program.
part in the recital, a song, "Gebet," In the third, Keller's poke ·was stead of the full twenty-five allowed. by the late Miss Katherine Roberts
good for one base, but Harrison, shortstop for the Bishops, catching Jones' grounder, forced hi~ out by crossing second, giving Jones one base on a fielder's choice. Except for this one of Augusta's two hits, the third and fourth inning passed un- eventfully. Holberton, first up in the fifth, went out with an assist of Sut- ton and Jones. Conrad and Brown fanned. In the last half, Vanpelt got on by Harrison's error. Clark, sec- ond up, got a walk. Keller and Jones
both went out on Harris' and Browns'
throws, respectively. However, Clark, mark and were exempted from night versatility of the singer in mood and (late.
Owing to this, the average required having been on the scheduled pro-
to be exempted from study hall re- gram, and "Still My Heart" by Pro- mains at the low point of 85%. Eight fessor Frank Taber, and words by boys averaged above 90%. Hubard Mrs. Taber having been sung as an again headed the list with a splen- encore. Mrs. Gustav A. Kluenter, did average of 93.6%. George Smith pianist, whose artistry and musician- followed closely on his heels with an ship perfect any recital, played his average of 93.3. Others averaging accompaniments. No program would better than 90% were Wilfred Roach be complete without Haydn and Mo-
:was later heard to say, "I thought I
(92.), Angus Randolph (91.6), Rob- zart, and the baritone sang "She ertl Goodwin (91.3), Paschal Shook NeYer Told Her Love," and "Allelu-
HARRISON CHRISTIAN, '19
tin, public speaker.
The debaters were chosen after a
close races and field events. Neither f 1 d
team had at any one time a sa e ea ' and the Garnetmen were not assured of a win until the finish of the final
run. This marks the opening of the season for the Bishop team, and with
only three weeks of real practice be- hind them they did very well. Weather conditions were ideal and
the track was in good condition. Williams Outstanding
The outstanding participant of the fracas was Williams of the Cadet team. He was high-point man for
FAMED V. E. S. ALUMNUS
SINGS IN SMITH HALL the student body participated. The
series of contests in which most of finals were held in study hall with
Messrs. Banks, Costolo, and Matt- Mr. Harrison Christian Entertains field as judges. On the affirmative
Enthusiastic Audience · b ·
were Randolph MeWhirter from Eng- lish III, Malcolm Lasher from Eng-
Harrison Chrisban, antone, a
product of Lynchburg and alumnus lish IV, and Conroy Wilson from
of v. E. s., was accorded a rous- English V, while the negative was ing reception, Saturday evening, supported by C~yde Jennings from
April 11, when he appeared at the Smith Memorial Auditorum. He sang a difficult and exacting program
with beauty, finish and facility. His response to encores virtually doubled
English III, Harris Findlay from
English IV and David Barrow from
English V. The negative side was (Continued on page 4)
the day, netting twenty-one points, th'dfh'te' 11
his scheduled numbers and demon- ROLLINPASTMONTH strated again the artist's ability to
put which he won with a heave of Bishop score with fourteen points.
He easily defeated fields of six men
d in the 100- and 220-yard dashes an
· f fi · tied with Baskervill, W., or rst m
~he pole vault. Lewis, 0., of V. E. S., :won both the discus and javelin throws and was closely followed by
Williams of the Yellow and Black.
The most interesting and exciting
event of the day was the 440-yard
dash. Conyers of R. M. A. led the contestants till the home stretch
where Hillier stepped past him and broke the tape for V. E. S. Conyers
mt then I could have sworn, I was ;tanding still." The time of the iash · was 563;5. "Speed Demon" Henkel's fast stepping added great-
y to the interest taken in the mile ~un. H e was timed at sixty-two sec- mds on the first lap and held a fair ead until the third lap, where Dan- els of R. M.A. passed him. Daniels led Henkel to the tape by a scant
five yards. Harris drifted through the 120-yard high hurdles for an
easy win for the Bishops. Cook of R. M. A. won the 220-yard low bur- dles in slow time. Daniels took his second first place in the 880-yard run in two minutes and 15 seconds, beat- ing Baskervill, W., by several yards.
The Garnetmen will compete in a 1uadrangular meet Saturday at
Statmton Military Academy. Wood-· berry Forest and Fishburne Military
tory school golf meet sponsored by ,he Woodberry Forest School, which (90.5), Harry Sinclair (90.4), and jia." These called for insistent de- will be held on May 16. It is quite Ed Martin (90.3). mands of the encores that followed. )robable that V. E. S. will have some Eleven others bettered the 85ro The last group he sang showed the Iepresentatives at Orange on that
having advanced to second and third,
slid safely home on the second of kervill, Page Clagget, Robert Daniel, >trated throughout, and he was in these throws to chalk up the second Clyde Jennings, Douglas Lund, Wil- cip top form. At the close of the
The match will be at thirty-six 1oles medal play. The person hav- ng the lowest thirty-six-hole total 1vill be declared prep champion of \Tirginia for 1931. Another feature
)f the tourney is the team play. A school may enter as many two-man .teams as it wishes to, and the team having the lowest aggregate medal
;core for the thirty-six holes will
st:udy hall. They were Robert Bas- :voice, which indeed was demon-
V. E. S. LITERARY TEAM TO MEETSAINTC'S.
Trials Held in Library and Study Hall Display Talents in Literary Fields
The Virginia Episcopal School lit- era.ry team will compete with the St.
Christopher's team in Richmond on
Saturday, April 18. This year's team scene of a victory for the Virginia
will be strengthened by having its
two reaclerR from last year, both for- Episcopal School cindermen over the
mer state champions, on the team. Randolph-l\Iacon Academy team,
The team will be composed of Mal- Saturday, April 11, the final score
calm Lasher and Caskie Norvell, being 60-57. Throughout the melee r e a d e r s , D a v i d B a r r o w a n d Co nr o~r
Wilson, debaters, and Edward Mar- spectators were held spellbound by
GOLF TEAMPRACTICES
fORSTATETOURNAMENT 42 feet 4% inches. Young led the
tional Open Golf Championship, as the professional.
The team, which is composed of Coleman at Number 1, Martin at Number 2, and Norvell at Number 3, is practising for the state prepara-
be individually rewarded in a suit- able manner.
With some fair weather the boys should lower their scores and be pre- pared for the test at Woodberry when the time comes.
Summary
Pole Vault: Won by Young (V. E. S.) and Baskervill, W. (V .E. S.) ; Randolph (V. E. S.), Pettus (R. M. A.) and Miller (R. M. A.) tied for
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overone-lf q IS amspo. His best performance was in the shot
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