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THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING
On October 27 about 40 alumni ond their wives assembled in the school dining room for luncheon. In the absence of Ellison Loth, who was unable to attend because of illness in his family, Bob Ike Owen, the President of the Lynchburg Chapter, presided at the business session.
Dr. George L. Barton, Jr., Head- master, welcomed those present.
The Chairman appointed a nomi- nating committee composed of S. Linton Smith, Cameron Wiley and Arthur Heald to prepare a slate of officers for the next year. Beverly Hutter was elected President, Char- les R. (Chuck) Clark, Jr. was elected Vice-President and Robert A. Magill,
Jr. was elected Treasurer.
The Treasurer reported that the sum of $564.42 inherited from a form- er Alumni Association had been in- creased by contributions during the past year to the sum of $1469.74, after deduction of $ 181.89 for ex- penses of the organization. The Treasurer expressed regret at the comparatively small number of con- tributors, I06 in 1950-51 and I16 in
1951-52.
A discussion in regard to a time for future meetings took place. After several suggestions were made, it was moved and carried to continue to hold the meeting during the foot- ball season, althouqh it was believed that college games kept a good many alumni from attending.
Mr. Gannaway reported that he had sent out 1225 cards and about four hundred replied.
The meeting adjourned to the front steps of the main building where a picture of the entire group was made.
-J. W. Gannaway, Sec'y.
It is hoped that many alumni who read these minutes will send in dues of $2.00 for this year so the Treasury will be able to help some alumnus to send his boy to V. E. S. This award is to be made by the Executive Com- mittee.
Is it too much to expect 500 alumni to do this each year? That would help three alumni to the extent of
GEORGE L. BARTON, Ill
man to attend Officers' Candidate School.
The former paratrooper has been a member of the 32nd "Queen's Own" Infantry Regiment for a period of only five months but in that time he has demonstrated his efficiency in many jobs-battalion executive of- ficer regimental S-3, and battalion commander.
Joining the "Queen's Own" in May, 1951, as executive officer of the Ist Battalion, he was soon given the gar-
gantuan job of regimental S-3, plan- ning the offensives and defensives of the unit.
Remarkable Record Chalking up a remarkable reco rd
there, he was transferred in Septem- ber to the job he now holds.
The major is not letting the cease- fire talks interfere with the combat efficiency of his unit. He knows that his men can withstand the best the Communists can offer.
In comparing his past combat ex- periences to Korea, he said: "The war in Europe at its worst can hardly compare with the best conditions here. In Korea we are fighting in- dividuals-in the last war in Europe it was machines. Our basic tactics haven't changed but we have had to revise them to meet conditions."
Serving as a company commander in the I0 Ist Airborne Division in the European Theater of Operations in World War II, he was transferred to Stateside duty in 1945 and served as an instructor in the ROTC program at the University of Illinois. He was sub- sequently transferred to the Trans- portation School at Fort Eustis as a student and instructor.
In September, 1950, the agile offi- cer was assigned to the Japan Logistical Command in the Highway Traffic Engineering section.
Here he received his g o Id oak leaves-the rank of major-in No- vember.
The major wears the Paratrooper's Badge, Combat Infantryman's Badge and the Bronze Star Medal with one cluster.
He was graduated from Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg and Hamilton College in Clinton, N. Y.
He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. George L. Barton, Jr., Virginia Epis- copal School.
-From Lynchburg "News."
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KOREA, 1951 BARTON LEADS COMBAT
BATTALION IN KOREA
(With the 7th lnf. Div., U. S. Army, in Korea)-Thirty-four-year-old Major George L. Barton Ill. of Lynch- burg, Va., is commanding an active combat battalion of the Korean front. This important assignment adds an- other chapter to his outstanding mili- tary career, which began in 1941 when he entered the Army as an enlisted
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