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MUSE-STATE CHAMPION
State Meet
Saturday, May I I, the Bishops, rep- resented by Barlow, Muse and H ud- gins, journeyed to Charlottesville to participate in the state Prep School Track Meet. Muse, 1949 state javelin cha mp, achieved a phenomenal toss of 168 feet, I I inches to clinch the state championship once a g a i n. George Barlow placed third in the Half mile run, after leading the pace for a lap and a half. Bill Hudgins, running his first year on the team, failed to place in the mile.
The meet was slowed up consider- ably by a heavy rain, which converted the track into a veritable mud puddle.
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Old Astrologer
As the month of June creeps around, "Ye" Old Astrologer polishes his lens for the last time before the summer vacation. He quickly levels his gaze toward the Blue Ridge foot hills. But what's this-No it cant be!! 0 gosh-! But it is-A May Day. Well of all things! There upon the throne are Jeanny and Blairina Farinholt as Queen and May Queen
respectively. But what are those weird looking creatures. 0 I see, they are rain drops. And behind their grorious costumes of stage drops I see Maxtisha Proctor, Gissy Roe, Stephanie Quillen and Nixeve Stieglitz.
The days continue to roll and the Old Astrologer watches closely as 27 heartbroken boys prepare to leave the old foothills for good. Af- ter the "V" club banquet comes the counselor, letterman banquet, and then exams and then-the-day.
As the final speeches are made the Old Astrologer tries hard to hold back the tears. He looks around at the never to be forgotten buddie. He spies Peirson and remembers the day he won his first I 00 yd. dash but was disqualified for running on his finger. The beauty contest "Geek" won but he was also dis- qualified for wearing a mask. Cocker- ilia whose hobby was shooting him- self. G. T. Smith who spent his days at V. E. S. running from the Lynch- b u r g girls. A n d W i n s t o n , shall we say, chasing after all the Lynchburg girls.
He suddenly spies F. Carrington, Hudgins, and Braxton carrying on a last bit of dice throwing before the
su mmer begins.
As the boys begin to depart the Old Astrologer strains his telescope to get the direction of all the fellows.
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THE METEOR
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Astronomical Calendar
April 27-"Six gun" Gu Ru adds color to the track meet when he single-handed shoots his thumb.
April 30-"Grease" dashes to Dan- ville to see if his "she's no queen but a damn good girl" is still true to him. He comes back forlorn because she has given him the gig. Oh for the good old days! Right "Grease?"
May 2-Scrumptious meal set be- fore V. E. S. boys. Only trouble is, the cooks got excited and we ate apples a Ia salt.
May 4-"Jelly" Bell causes a tele- phone delay between Lynchburg and Raleigh when his "hot love words" to his lovely " lush" Lulu A r t h u r burns down the telephone wires.
May 6-After supper in the V.E.S. amphitheater, old boys watch with glee as the "new boys " led by " Pan- da Bear" Fitzgerald put on a race in their "undies." What won't they think of next?
May 5-6-7-Practically all of V.E.S. assembles in Raleigh for St. Mary's May Day. "Ball" is had by all at the "Cabin by the Lake," except for Thomas who spent half the night combing a wheat field trying to get his car out. He claims it got in there when the moon blinded him. " Moon- shine" you know.
May 8-The human cannibals from Miller School arrive and when they leave V.E.S. is minus one dinner table which Miller School exclaims t h a t it was a little tough to eat at first, but all right if you cut with the grain.
May I ! -"Jelly" decides he can't be away from his "Lulu" much longer so a date for the marriage has been set sometime this summer. His only dream for the future is a little hut, Lulu, and Jelly. They can grow old and fat together.
May 12-Stratford May Day and the V.E.S. boys assemble again. Lushous dates are had by all. Thomas gets burned from the "moonshine" again.
May 14-Measles epidemic and Miss Clark nearly faints when she sees "Giraffe" Snavely come in with his 18 in. tongue.
May 19-V.E.S. May Day and all the "queens" of other schools are put to shame by Jean Farinholt and her attendants. It is rumored that Lee is still trying to get a date with "Sun- shine" Gilmer whose one wink put the chief through the floor.
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