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Volume XXXIV
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LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1950 No. 4
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W e're Colonel Clegg's Troopers
A couple of Sunday nights ago, an eager oroup of boys watched Mr. Phelps, their Troop Committee repre- sentative, receive the charter for Boy Scout Troop No. 7. This impressive ceremony was conducted by Mr. Ted Brook, NeiC1hborhood Commissioner, ~~nd Mr. Bill Nicely, Field Executive from Lynchburg Boy Scout Head- quarters.
Behind this ceremony lay a qreat deal of work. Mr. "Wally" Clegg, Scoutmaster, and school bursar, had put in many lonq hours to get the ball rolling. It may have been some- what of an uphill fight to get the boys
interested, and then organized; but he has done verv well and now has the program for the year planned.
Sharing the leadership of the troop with Mr. Cleqg is Shannon Shirley, assistant scout master, and Morris Warner, holding down the senior
patrol leader position. Backing them up are the patrol leaders, namely, Cullen Bradley, Len Muse, Ted Mar- vin, and Mickey Gathright.
The troop consists at present of about twenty boys, most of w~om were scouts before they came to V. E. S. Along with them are three "recruits," whom, it is hoped, will be well along on iheir scouting career by the end of the school year.
At the iop of the command, here at school. is a troop committee com- posed of Mr. Gannaway, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. Magnuson, who, we know, will do their best to guide the troop and its leaders, not only to a success- ful advancement year, but also to one full of fun. Plans for the year in- clude as many overnight trips as pos- sible, along with a good deal of other outdoor activity. A camp site, with lean-to's and such, is planned for con-
struction by the school, with Troop 7 perhaps acting at times as hosts to local troops for hikes and meetings.
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THE SCHOOL
They Also Serve
The V. E. S. choir has always had a reputation for real singing-in fact there is so much spirit that to the technical eor the sounds produced may really be a little on the loud side.
Mr. Banks has for many years been the organist and the director of the choir. In both of these capacities he does a wonderful job-a job for which we are most grateful. It may seem that a boy in the choir reaps no bene- fits from his labours except the train-
ing which, of course, he receives. But there ore two rewords which help to compensate for his sore vocal cords. In the first place members of the choir do not have the collection plates passed to them, thus allowing, per- haps, an extra candy bar or two at the store. The other compensation is the ever sought for excuse to leave study hall. Every Friday night a t supper on announcement is made say- ing that the choir will meet at Mr.
Bank's house or the chapel for prac- tice. This means the choir members leave study hall at 9:I0-a whole thirty-five minutes early.
Perhaps many of the boys who flooded to Mr. Banks at the beginning of this year had these motives in mind, but Mr. Banks quickly separated the sheep from the goats and the choir is up to its usual standard.
The following made up the choir: Phil Braxton, Robert Hedrick, Stan- ley Smith, Dick Webster, Ted Ould, Brent Snavely , P e t e Miller, W illiam Hotelling, Fred Fountain, Doug Van Noppen, Dean Dunwody, Whitney Markley, Morris Warner, Howard Pitt, Tommy Hassard, Mickey Gathright, Cullen Bradley, Teddy Marvin, Tom-
my Creasy, and Horace Ray. What Ho!
The coaches and referees of the I IS lb. city league awarded Philip Braxton, for his outstand- ing sportsmanship, a very fine silver football. Each and every- one of us are very proud of him.
Way to go, Phil.
THE CHOIR ENTERING FROM THE SIDE