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and Harman, from the cauldron in Hell's Kitchen. They're not doubling yet, but boiling and troubling is what comes naturally. And so the manu- script that lights the fuse of the force that blows the hot air bellows in the faculty adviser's chest peace-
fully comes to an end.
tTho writer's comment. ''Burn if poss:blo; if not, edit to sotisfoction," wos entirely too low a self estimate.-Ed.
• Any resemblance to the originol B. ond B. Circus whic:h c~me to town lost week is purely occidental.
People in the Public Eye
Akers, F. (Wild Arm) Denying ru- mors about Smouse and K'ay.
Allen (Tom) " No, no, Mr. Barnum, your play won't work; but let me show you one I perfected."
Armistead (C. S.) The pride of Char'es Atlas, denying the necking rrowess of the gangster's daughter.
Baird (Killer) Growling commands ~o his "gang" from main.
Baker (Dissipated) Partaking of the filthy weed on "ye olde rail" at each spare moment.
Ballou (Skijump) Trying to referee the orphanaoe Clame- between glances toward the sidelines.
Braxton (Slats) Being obnoxious, as usual.
Cornett (Big-un) Defending the honor of 3rd and smashing the miqhtv invaders from 2nd. W est.
Craft, A. (Clem) Handing out dic- ~ionaries to the boys to enable them to spell "Craft" correctly.
Duffey (Stuffy) Arriving at the dance late via the kitchen.
Flamer (Tommy) Forfeiting his date to big brother after a nasty knock in the W oodberry game.
Gormly (Slick) Obtaining exclusive rights over a taxi run by a certain Female over week-ends.
Gower, P. (Boron) Preferring to stay here to gaze at Mr. Follett, rather than go to the circus.
Hardy (Leroy) "Well, I'll be, Clem, ~hot mechanized horse called the 'G reen Hornet' should hove been mode into qlue y'ars ago."
Harris (Lover) Lookinq mighty dreamy and choked-up when some- one pronounces the sacred nome of St. Mary's.
Hyre (John-n-n) Temporarily for- r:Jetting his Peakland Playmates for Homecoming Week-end.
METEORITES
Kemper (Bunny) Having a hard ~ime with the joy boys of 3rd. West.
Maddux, T. (Tuck) Forgetting the puppy clog and its fuzzy conse- quences and sporting a new chick at " Macon. "
McClung (?!!**) Reeling into study hall with a tinge of apples on his broath.
Woods (Smooth-one) Getting in good with Exalted One-sounds fa- miliar!
You Can't Teach an Old Dog
Honest, Jackson, I just don't know what the elder qeneration's coming to-but def'! They're strictly in the qroove,-a rut th11t is. Thev just a:n't ~ep, or somethin'. Cow! They talk l1ke they was slurpin' a spinster, or somethin', all the time.
Take my Latin teacher, for ex- ample,-he's anything but a solid sender. I was mindin' my own busi- ness-doin' m'trig., or somethin', in his class the other day, when he up an interrup's me and says, "Young man. what is the correct translation for the word 'super'?" Well, notch, I right off and says swell, tops, ya kPow, real zooty. Ya should 've heard tho ol' hat blow his top,-he hit the ceilin'! The c~ilin', that is. Creepers'. He acted l1ke I said somethin' wrong. All the time he thought it meant over or above or somethin' like that. Gee whiz! The elders is sure off the beam.
Like the sayin' ewes, c-Joggone, yo can't teach an ol' trick news,- or somethin'.
After three years of hard work, Hughes has finally gained the "priv- ilege" of living in one of the luxurious rooms in the Infirmary. Aside from the fact that he cheats people out of ~heir l~st nickel in the store, Hughes 1s a ftne fellow. This year he is a senior and is continuing as an ap- parently permanent member of the track team. Also, he consistently keeps his name high on the Honor Roll. Best of all, he is a Virginian.
Daniel Currie Bell
Born: January 29, 1927.
Home: Dublin (1n the mountains), Va.
Spare Time Occupations: Helping
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BIO-X-RAY Robert M. Hughes, Ill
Born: February 18, 1929.
Home: Norfolk, Virginia.
Greatest Concern: (sigh) Anne. Pet Love: Anybody who likes
Anne.
Pet Hate: Being called "Screws." Customary Expression: " Mr. Gan-
naway, if we raise-:! the price of cig- arettes a penny, think of all the profit we could make."
Spare Time Occupation: Ruining peop1e's films.
Ambition in Lifo: To have a car at V. E. S.
mobiles. Customary
" Shut up,
Steve" mourn
Usually Seen: Studying (Who does-
n't who posses7)
Ambition in Life: He doesn't have
any.
Customary Expression: Eats so
much, he never says much.
Greatest Concern: Marilyn, does
she or does she not?
Don is in the process of spending
his third year at V. E. S., after serving a stretch in the Navy. He is very active in the school, both socially and otherwise. Don resides in the Gym, and is one of the counselors for that exalted harem. In the past his activ- ities from ten till eleven each night haven't been too spectacular, but he's learning fast, from "The Pro"!
Joseph Richard Gormly
Born: October 15, 1929.
Home: Virginia Beach, Yo. Greatest Concern: Mary Lee. Ambition in Life: To be on engin-
eer.
Spare Time Occupation: Keeping
the "wolves" away from Mary Lee. Usually Seen: Poring over solid. Pet Hate: Women without auto-
" Sweet Barbara.
his long lost
Expression:
Dick is one of the "beach boys"
and is now in his third year at V. E. S. He is one of the returning football lettermen and is busting up things at the right guard slot. Dick is a coun- selor and now resides on W est Main.
Macleod!"