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Volume XXXII
Prizes and Medals
The Adair Archer
Medal, given to that boy who, in the estimation of the Headmaster and the foculty, has shown the best oil-round development in his choracter and in his service to the school. (See cover).
Victor Eugene Cornett
Elemer J. Carruthers Memorial Medol a n d Prize, given by an altr"lnus of the class of 1920 for sc.holostic achievement coupled with atheltic ability.
George Harding Lewis, Ill
Benjamin R. Kearfott Memorial Cup, given to that boy who, in the opinion of the athletic staff, has shown the greatest athletic ability in the school during the yeor.
George Harding Lewis, Ill
The Big Brother Prize, given annual-
ly by vote of the new boys to the old boy who has done the most to help the "rats" to adjust themselves to school life.
Victor Eugene Cornett
The V. Club Prize, given to the
best 110n letter athlete.
George Thomas Battle
Junior Scholarship Prizes: First
Prize: Stuart Horsley Harris, Jr. Second Prize: Tie, George Harding
Lewis, Ill, Philip Sidney McMullan.
Senior Scholarship Prize, First Prize: James H. Winston.
Second Prize: Joseph Kentworth Banks, Jr.
Mary Jane Gannaway has been elected from the junior class of E. C. Glass High School to serve during the 1948-49 ses-
sions as secretary of the Student Council.
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, JUNE 8, 1948 THE SCHOOL
No. 7
The
Memorial
Alternately sprinting and crawling, the last weeks of the 1947-1948 ses- sion of the school moved into the home st r e tch, just as school years hove done for more than a quarter of o century.
At the counselor-letterman ban- quet, May 29, the guest of honor was Gus Welch, who has won the "Brown Derby " severa l times for his tall stories at meetings of athletic officials and coaches. He quolified again for this coveted honor at Saturday's dinner.
As usual the prisoner enjoyed a hearty meal before his execution. The dreoded final examinotions came hard on the heels of the week-end festivities. Like the proverbial hang- ing, the tests taught many boys a lesson too late to do them any good.
Two issues of The Meteor went to press in the same month, this time two full-length iss ues.
The softball tournoment, the ten- nis trials, and the annual field day served to keep Johnny from being a completely dull boy. Much to the disgust of some boys the other pre- vacation avocation, trunk pocking, wos not permitted to start until the last Wednesday.
Commencement. Again the com- mencement exercises were conducted with dignity and dispatch without benefit of long-winded speeches. Dr. Barton welcomed patrons and visitors, George H. Lewis, Ill of Portsmouth, Virginio, delivered the voledictor1 address (see page 5}, and then George H. Andrews, Jr., Pittsboro,
North Carolina, rose to moke the prophecy.
Perhops "sat" is o better word than "rose," for Andrews enacted a quiet newspa per-reading session of the future. The paper contained such homey items as: " Fronk, Matt, and Mike Akers are running the most pro- gressive pawn shop in the country . .. The prominent physican, William
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REV. CLARENCE R. HADEN
Commencement Preacher
The commencement sermon was delivered by the Rev. Clorence R. Hoden, Jr. (see cut) of Durham, North Carolina. He chose for his
topic "Adventurous Living."
If leading an exceedingly active life with many and varied activities constitute adventurous living, Mr. Haden knew from experience where- of he spoke. He is a Texon, born and bred; but after receiving his bachelor's degree from Baylor University at Woco, Texas, he went far ofield for his religious education: first to Union Theological Seminary, New York, then to Seabury-Western Theological
Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. He was ordained a deacon in Illinois, but went bock to his native Fort Worth for his ordination as Priest.
He has served in Texas, Louisiana, and North Carolina. At present he is rector of St. Philip's Church, Durham, North Carolina.
In addition to rectorships of parish churches, Mr. Haden hos held many education and directorial positions in the church.
Alpha and Omega