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Volume XXXIII
Senior Elections
On the night of Thursday, April 9, Dr. Barton called a meeting of the Senior class in order to elect officers and begin to plan the senior banquet.
As the result of the ballot, which probably made the originators of p~rliamentary procedure turn over in their graves, the class officers are as follows: President, Victor E. Cornet; vice-president, William Grimes Thomas; s e c r e t a r y , A r m i s t e a d L. Wellford, Ill; treasurer, John W. Pan- coast, Jr.; valedictorian, George H. Lewis, Ill; and class prophet, George H. Andrews, Jr.
Since it is generally conceded that twenty-two different likes and dislikes would complicate the planning of a menu, the class voted to let the of- ficers draw up a menu for the ban- quet, and then submit it for their ap- prova l.
Parole
It happened! Yes, the impossible actually happened on March 3rd. George L., out of a clear blue sky iwith scattered showers since this is Lynchburg), declared a holiday. As soon as the announcement was made in the dining room, every boy felt a sense of mirth and freedom. But soon t~eir joyfulness changed to wonder- ment. The reason! What was it? Had Russia attacked some outpost of the United States or declared war on us; were we all to go into the Army the following d a y ? O r h a d " S t y m i e " finally won a race? Everyone's curi- osity was greatly aroused, but no one 1et it get the best of him. After all, nobody wanted to give the ole boy
time to change his mind.
So the whole student body took off
for Lynchburg and the Belmont Bii- 'Md Parlor. At ten o'clock, A. M., every table in the establishment was occupied by Y. E. S. sharks. (G. Henry Andrews, after playing a straight in shot on the 7 ball, six inches from the pocket was heard to say, "Every man to his own choosin' I allus said, thet's why I meant to skill thet 7 ball off th' 14 down thar at th' other end of th'
t~ble an' triple m' score.") (Continued on poqe 4)
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, APRIL 27, 1948
THE REV. CHARLES F. WULF
New Chaplain
Next fall a new chaplain will greet incoming Y. E. S. boys. He is the Rev. Charles F. Wulf of Raleigh, N. C., where he was the vicar of St. Saviors Chapel and assistant rector of Christ Church. He will take the place of Dr. Appelton Grannis, who has been act- ing chaplain at Y. E. S.
On September 2, 1905, Mr. Wulf was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was educated at the University of the South, where, besides earning his baccalaureate and divinity degrees, he furthered his interest in music by joining the Sewanee Glee Club. He is also a member of the Raleigh Bach Oratorio Society. Also at the Uni- versity of the South he was made a charter member of the Tennessee Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa fra- ternity. He was ordained deacon June 16, 1929, and priest December
18, 1929.
He has held posts in Kentucky, at one of which, Madisonville, he met Miss Irma Price and was married June,
1933. He has been connected with such bodies as the Nation and Rural World Conference, Board ofTrustees of the University of the South, and the Raleigh Child Guidance Clinic. He has three children, two sons and a daughter.
Number 5
Claghornes
Tuesday night, March 2, the entire student body of V. E. S. gathered in the study hall to witness a debate by the pupils of Mr. Banks's English V classes. The topic of the debate was: " Resolved: That the United States Should Adopt Some Form of Univer- sal Military Training Requiring All Able Bodied boys to Serve in Some Branch of the Armed Forces." George Andrews and Stuart Harris upheld the affirmative, while t he negative was defended by Jack Bullington and Dabney Davis, Jr. Head councilor Gene Cornett was chairman and George Lewis was timekeeper. Dr. Barton, Mr. Magnuson, and Mr. Fol- lett, judges for the big occasion, ren- dered the decision to the affirma- tive.*
All of the speakers delivered their main speech with confidence and ease. Their rebuttals became rathe, heated, but the debaters completely maintained their confidence and poise.
The most popular speaker was Dab- ney Davis from Orlando, Florida. This colorful orator resembles a country preacher in appearance, but sounds like the "Patrick Henry" type of law- yer. His quick wit, jovial personality, and dramatic gestures quickly won the audience to his favor.
Mr. Banks was said to hove listened with intentness and to have grinned with pride as his proteges cut loose with their fiery oratory. After all, was he not responsible for spurring them toward this big occasion? If you don't believe it, just ask him.
Annual Invasion
V. E. S. made its annual visit to St. Johns for services on April 4th .
Dr. Grannis, familiar to St. Johns' since he replaced Dr. Magill for some weeks in 1946, preached the sermon.
The lessons were read by Vic Cor- net and George Lewis, who were backed up by the Y. E. S. choir which upheld its reputation for lo11d, if not harmonious, singing.
*Nevertheless Dr. Borton wes heord to prophesy o bright future in Florido politics for Dovis of the negotive.