Page 17 - 1948 VES Meteor

AVisit from Mr. Tucker
Mr. Ellis Tucker, a former faculty member at V. E. S., revisited the school on Sunday, January 25th. Mr. Tucker taught here from the time the school opened in September, 1916, until June, 1921, when he first went, as a professor of mathematics, to St. John's University in Shanghai, China. During the second world war, he was imprisoned by the Japanese and was in r a t h e r b a d h e a l t h w h e n h e w a s iberated. While he was imprisoned,
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A hearty welcome is extended to you as a new member of the Follett breakfast, lunch, d inner, and polite conversation club. The chairman and chief disher outer extends his personal greeting and hopes that your month's visit may be pleasant and profitable. While we cannot guarantee cham- pagne and truffles, we feel that our cuisine is of the best and the service of our waiters (one of whom may be you) is equal to that of the best hotel, club, hash-house, restaurant, beanery, or jernt in the land.
A City Grows
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In remarking about his first year of teaching at V. E. S., Mr. Tucker said that he had to teach six courses of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and history. In addition to all this, he coached all the J. V. teams, the ·rack team and, along with the other members of the faculty, scrimmaged the varsity football teams, which was not large enough to have a second string.
After the war Mr. Tucker served as acting president at St. John's Uni- versity until he returned to the United States. He was on his way back to Shanghai as a consultant at the Uni- versity, when he came by the school.
Slip Tips
There has been some response to the opinion slips which were placed in the library books soon after the last edition of The Meteor. Had it not been for exams there would prob- ably have been more. This poll helps bring out the reading tastes of the boys and will in many ways help the librarian in choos in g new books. It is hoped that the boys will continue to co-operate in filling out these slips as they are little trouble and of great
value.
Conversation (?)
As the new dining room seating plan went into effect a few weeks ago, boys sitting a t Mr. Follett's table discovered that their seats had 11lready been determined. Each boy found his own name on a placecard which bore the following inscription:
Langho rne Memorial Chapel erected in memory of Mrs. Chiswell Dabney Langhorne as a gift from her husband, Lady Astor's father. Mr. H. M. Barksdale of Wilmington, Dela- ware, contributed funds for the Barks- dale Memorial gymnasium and the Johnson Athletic Field was a gift from Mr. John E. Johnson whose son had attended the school ...
The school opened September 26, :916. The Main Building was com- pleted and there were sixty-three boys enrolled. The first senior master was the Rev. Thomas K. Nelson and Mr. Ellis Tucker, now of St. John's University, Shanghai, was one of the first faculty members. Mr. Lucian A b- bot was the first graduate of V. E. S. The school prospered and during Mr. Jett's fourth session as rector he was elected Bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. Upon his resignation in the spring of
1919 to assume his duties as Bishop, the Rev. William Gibson Pendleton, D. D., became the second rector of the school. In 1928 when Dr. Pendle- ton resigned, the Rev. Oscar de Wolfe Randolph, D. D., succeeded him in that office. Upon the resigna- tion of Dr. Randolph in the spring of 1943, Dr. George Lloyd Barton, Jr., Ph. D., accepted the position as head- master. Each of these men has con- tributed largely of himself and his talents toward maintaining the high standards of character and scholastic attainment for the students as Bishop Jett had dreamed ...
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ALUMNI
Seen at Mid-Winters 1946-Edgar Betty spent the week-
end of January 31st here at the school. Edgar was also on hand at Mid-Winters. Francis Aldred of Davidson College was also at the dance on February 7th.
1947-Peyton Pollard of the Uni- versity of Richmond, Richard Gormly of the University of Virqinia, and Albert Kemper of Hampden-Sydney College visited the school on the weekend of January 31st.
Tuck Maddux of the University of Virginia and William Carter of the University of Virginia were here for the Mid-Winters dance on February 7th. William Kerner and Robert Nut+ were seen at the school on February lOth. Both are now at the University
of Virginia.
STEAK CELLAR
Underneath Carroll Hotel FAMOUS FOR ITS HAMBURGERS
AND FRIED POTATOES
FRANK, BOB AND JOHN
Bedford Ave. and Hollins Mill Road Lynchburg, Va.
SOUTHERN CAB COMP ANY PHONE
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Harris-Woodson Co.
Incorporated
Manufacturing and Jobbing Confectioners
WE SUPPLY V. E. S. STORE
was