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gone do\\'n to see his buddies in :"Jorfolk. While in that section of the country he gave the gals a regular thrill. Alex Bell claims Thorne makes use of that "lean, half-starved look" that sets 'em crazy.
Over in Charlottesville David Perkins was seen inhaling before large crowds, and breaking chains tied around his immense chest. When asked what made him so strong, Cap'n D a v e replie(1, "Guess what?" So far, nobody 1s reported to have guessed. Gordon Fowler, who is so often seen flit· ting around school like a butter- fly. went to New York and tried out for a job singing on the radio. But he is said not to have \\'On the job.
Griffith and Gallop are reported really to have had a time when they remained an extra clay at school. Some say that if there hadn't been a big basketball tournament in Portsmouth. Gallop would never have left Lynchburg. But some others say that if he had not gone home, he wouldn't be alive now. The strain would have been too much for him.
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Essay Contest
TuE METEOR offers the follow- ing prizes for essays entitled ":\ly Hopes for Virginia Episcopal School:'' First prize. $2.00: second prize. $1.00.
The essays must be written on one side of the paper only, in ink or on the type·writer. They must contain not over 400 words. They must be in the hands of the editor not later than Friday, April 21. All boys are eligible except members of TnE METEOR staff.
The judges will be Mr. J. K. Banks and Mr. J. D. Follett. THE METEOR reserves the right to print
any of the submitted material.
Baseball Schedule
Apr. 8-V. E. S., 2; Woodb., 13. Apr.15-Miller School, here.
Apr. 19-Hargrave, there.
Apr. 22-Episcopal High, there. Apr. 28-Miller School, there. May 2-Fork Union, here.
May 5- Hargrave, here. May 9-Fork Union, there. May 13-Woodberry, there.
Scho9l Directory
Senior Class
David Carter Perkins. President. Richard Anderson Claytor. Vice-
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John Simmons Wellford, Jr.
General Athletic Association
Andreae Ilodgson, President.
John Cross Williams, Vice-Presi-
dent.
David Carter Perkins, Treasurl'r. Richard Anderson Claytor, Secre-
tary.
FACULTY A Biography
John vVaIIace Ganna"·aL teacher of mathematics at Vi~­ ginia Episcopal School. was born in Bell Buckle, Tenn.. in 1894. At the age of twelve he moved to MurfreesborO', where he continu- ed to attend public school until entering Battle Ground Academy. After graduating from this school he spent one year in business and then entered Middle Tennessee State Teachers College, where he made a reputation as an athlete. playing both football and base- ball.
Mr. Ganna\\'ay's first teaching job was as assistant principal of the High School at \\'artrace. Tennessee. After spending one year at this school he returned to 1Iurfreesboro. where he held a position as principal of Murfrees- boro Junior Iligh School.
S.. where he 11ow teaches mathe· matics.
J11 1923 he married Miss Editt Crowell of Knoxville, Tennesee He is a member of the Centenar 7\fethodist Church in Lynchburg and teaches the Men's Bible Clas,
He has also taught at thr \\'oodberry Forest Summe- School fo; the past five summer· and he was director of a Bor Scout Camp at Tye Brook, \'a· for three summers.
Until 1940 Mr. Gannawa coached baseball. and his Statr Championship team of 1939 wa•
one that will long be remembered ~lany other winning teams re· suited from his coaching abilit) In 1929 the battery of Luck anr' Peacock first defeated E. H. S Johnny Peacock later caught for the Boston Red Sox. He is not the only Gannaway coacher player who went on to play leagut
ball after leaving V. E. S. Man; of his players have played college minor league and semi-pro ball In 1940 Mr. Ganna\\'ay resigne1 as head coach of baseball to de· vote all of his time to being Di· rector of Athletics.
Mr. and l\Irs. Gannaway han two daughters. Edith, who is no11 17, and l\lary Ja11e. who is 11.
Edith is now a freshman at Randolph-l\faeon College.
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Before returning to the Um versity of T ennessee he spent on1 term at Cambridge University ir
England and traveled over Eng· land, Scotland and Ireland.
Tn 1919 he returned to the 'Cni· versity of Tennessee where hr received his ll. A. and :\I. A. de· grees. At the University he player baseball and was a member c Sigma Chi. Phi Kappa Phi Scho arship Fraternity and Sigma "Cp silon Literary Fraternity.
In the summer of 1920 h1 played semi-pro baseball in th{ South\\'est \'irginia League.
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