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Battle Royal
The front lawn at V. E. S. has been the scene of many a fierce bat- tle during recent Sunday evenings. Two great armies have fought in- cessantly over a couple of dirty handkerchiefs. They call this con- nict ~'Capture the Flag."
During the most recent skirmish, many incidents occurred that are noteworthy.
Perrin Gower, known to his bud- dies as ''Coordination," was the spearhead of the "Blue" team until he met a dismal fate. While attempt- ing to snare the flag his usually well coordinated body did not co- operate with his brain signals, and the Raleigh Raider got his head lodged between his legs and was thus rendered helpless.
Beverley Jones and William Long planned a pincer movement and af- ter several minutes had succeeded in concealing themselves in a dark section of the lawn, only to run out in a mad delirium a few moments later upon perceiving Bennett's eye- brows in the moonlight.
\Vhen asked to say a word to the folks back home. prisoner X-13280, Bull Hedrick, calmly stated, "Gee, Mom, it was a nice fight, but l lost. I guess I'd have died without the Red Cross." The other prisoners mourned the loss of one of their number, J. B. Timber- lake, who gave his life in the at- tempt to tackle Clay Perry.
Edgar Betty could say nothing other than, "Shoot!" when he opened his eyes and found he had captured his own team's flag.
Jack Parrott, clefender of the faith, had an excellent trap for his adversaries. vVhenever a lone enemy explorer wandered too far from his own territory, Parrott would expel a vehement vocal blast and from the trees would drop the :\1ighty Midgets who would attack the victim's countenance, while Parrott used the new Dempsey method on the captive's body.
However, Mrs. Payne reports that the death rate was very low so that Dr. Barton has 0. K.'d the continuation of these Sunday eve- ning shenanigans.
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William Bull Hedrick
Home: Dahlgren }.'"aval Prov- ing Grounds, near \Vashington. Birthday: January 26, 1927.
Favorite drink: Since rationing began, hair tonic, shaving lotion, and cleaning fluid have been giving him the D. T.'s.
Favorite food: He cla1ms to like H'ltirla<.t'aV steaks.
Greatest concern: If he's con- cerned he won't admit it.
Customary expression : Y ott know what?
Pet hate: Jumping out of bed when Mr. Short slams his door.
Ambition in life: Being a real Otto.
Favorite sport: Putting on the old toreador act.
Spare time occupation: Annoying anybody who's in range.
Regular vocation: Visiting the boys on other dorms.
Bull Hedrick, a star performer on our valiant gridiron rleven and a survivor of the "V" Club initia- tion, is really a guiding light to Third West (The wild and wooly \V est), even though he is some- times a hit misguided himself. He is also pretty good at the mental gym- nastics, although some of his friends doubt it, and on the whole is a good guy. (Sometimes he'll even give a fellow a cigarette).
John Henry Parrott
ings, songs, and Negro dialect from 11ickory Lodge, his summer abode back in the hills of Virginia. Jack, a promising ace for M r. Short's baseball team, really tries hard in everything.
Henry Clay Perry
Home: Virginia Beach, Va. Birthday: September 4, 1928. Favorite drink: Necter, brewed
only in the Kentucky hills. Ambition in life: Outclassing Don
Hutson.
Greatest concern: Boo Lyle.
Pet hate: Not receiving a letter
from Boo.
Favorite sport: Football. Vocation: Writing columns. "11ole", as he is better known
around school, is a new boy and hails from the eastern end of Vir- ginia. He has achieved wide spread fame for his athletic ability and his famous "mole" profile. lie is very popular wherever he digs his hole. When not writing to Boo, he usual- ly joins the shin-digs up on "Shart's darm." He is really a woman's man, but neglects these Lynchburg belles in order to be faithful to Boo.
William Wyatt Field
Home: Roanoke, Virginia. (The 11agic City). (Advertisement).
Birthday: May 24. 1927.
Favorite drink: He's on the wag-on for the duration.
Favorite food: Anything swiped from the kitchen.
Greatest concern : Any girl he can swoon.
Customary expression: It defies spelling but sounds vaguely like ::t hen which just laid an egg.
Pet hate: History of any "sart."
Ambition in life: To be able to swoon the women as Frankie, The V oice, can.
Favorite sport: Track (we really mean it).
Spare time occupation: Compos- ing love letters to Natalie.
Regular vocation: Chasing every girl he sees.
Bill Field, up for a four year stretch here, is viewing with joy prospects of release on June 6th. Bill is a plugger; he has stuck to track like a leach; and although he may not be tops, he really tries. He also shows the same willing spir1t in everything he turns his hand to. He is liked by every one here and is a friend who stays with you on the ups and downs.
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Home: Roanoke,
great little town). (Advertisement.)
Birthday: August 2, 1927.
Favorite f o o d: The toast served at breakfast.
( ?) Greatest concern: At present he
is looking over prospects in Roa- noke.
Customary expression: "Ain't that a stud."
Pet hate: R. B.'s baseball.
Ambition in life: To push "The ] udge" off the bridge.
Favorite sport: S hindig on "darm".
Spare time occupation: Fixing up Monk's letters to Wisey.
Regular vocation: T rying to break into the 90 bracket in the month's averages.
Jack Parrott, returning to V. E. S. for a second year after a short session at Gulf Coast ::..tilitary Acad- emy, has made a name for himself. His humor is darkly colored by say-
V irginia.