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Don't Help the Enemy
Last month came the first snow- fall lastin~ long enough to be en- joyed by the student body. The joy oi some bovs was unconfined- and costly, .\ 1;umher of windows. too man~. IH'rc broken. The face of one hor ·was cut slightly in the process.
Since the snow there has been l'ntireh- too much destruction of proper'ty. Some of this has been una1·oidable. or nearly so. Boys con- fim·d to dormitories in had weather are prone to break things. llut much of the accidental breakage has not been reported promptly. There ha1·e been a number of incidents which appear deliberate rather than accidental.
The student body at V. E. S. is made up of civilized boys from cul- tured families. We should not act like barbarians; especially in war tinw when both repair materials and rl'pairmen arc scarce. It is to be hoped that the Spirit of Vandal- ism will he treated like the vesgrem he is (see page -+).
SOCIETY
VOLUME XXVIII
FEBRUARY
4, 1944
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V. E. S. Wedding
Langhorne ?lfemorial Chapel
a t \ E. S. was banked in cyhotum ferns and other greens lighted by candles in branched standards at 5o'clock on the afternoon of Janu- ary first for the wedding of Miss ~largaret Banks and Victor Kehrer. Dr. Lacy I. ?lloffett. pastor o£ First ~ Presbyterian Church. was cele- brant. :\!iss Dorothy Staples played
With a Ten-Piece Orchestra-- Count 'Em
Last weekend the musty atmos- phere which had enveloped V. E. S. during a dull, dreary week of ex- aminations was rudely interrupted by the long-awaited Mid-Winters.
The Hop Committee* after much trial and tribulation obtained The
Eyes" were particularly good. Adding to the presence of an or- chestra, the feminine populace o£ Lynchburg made a good showing. Not only were there a number of local belles present, but also many of the surrounding cities supplied
beauty. Roanoke led with four.
*Believe it or not, the Hop Commit- tee actually made enough money to pay the orchestra.
Despite the "short" intermission of thirty minutes, the dance was ex- ceedingly fast in getting under way both at the start and after the re- cess.
Decorations were thrown up in record breaking time. At 5 :00 P. M. on Saturday afternoon the gym was in normal condition, but two hours later Shep Drewry and his corps of assistants had set up eight card- board pillars and a great quantity of crepe paper. General Director Jerry Greims lowered the band- stand to the gym floor and at eight o'clock music began to echo from within.
Among those present were Miss Virginia Holliefield with Carter Clagett, Miss Laura Lee Stickley with Richard Claytor, Miss Juan
Williamson with Shep Drewry, l\liss Louise MacLeod with Larry Enos, l\Iiss Martha Trippe with ).[r. Fol- lett, Miss Parker Shackel£orcl with Gordon Flinn, M iss Anne Amon- ette with Billy Gallop, Miss Marion Horner with Pat. Gill, Miss Jeanne Morrissett with David Griffith,
thl' organ.
The bride was giyen in marriage
hy her father. :\Ir. Joseph Kent- worth Banks. ).1iss Virginia Cooper Dawson was maid-of-honor and the bride's only attendant. l\fessrs. Dall"son and Gannaway acted as ushers.
Immediately after the ceremony
and :\Irs. Banks gave a recep- tuJ!l at their home. Most of the ~uests were from the faculty and Jmmediate neighborhood o£ Virginia Episcopal School.
The groom headed the science de- partment at \'. 1~. S. for two years. To the boys he went under the nick- name of "Doc." He is now asso- ciated with the Hun School at Princeton, X. J.
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Issued by the students of the Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, Va., monthly during the school year of 1943-'44 except holidays.
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to play for this wintertime hop, and their soft music was perfect for the not-too-la rge Barksdale Gymnasium. Had the orchestra been of a loud variety, there would be even now many an earache at V. E. S. The Vagabo11ds' versions of "Paper Doll" and "Star
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