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Volume XXXVII LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 15, 1952 No. 2 THE SCHOOL
Homecoming Weekend Climaxed By Superb Dance In Gym
Bonfire
The annual homecoming weekend was started on the night of Friday the 17th of October at 9:30 p.m. when the V.E.S. students surged out of the East door, led by the co- c a p t a i n s o f t h e V .E.S . Bishops, T al Kemper and Joe Barber. The torch bearing co-captains led the crowd down to the corner of Williams Road and V.E.S. Road where a pile of brush and wood, previously collected, was set afire. The cheerleaders, Phil Braxton, Hose McClure and Paul Ful- ton led the crowd in time honored V.E.S. cheers. When the cry went up for head coach Walt Schulte, ·rhe noise was so loud that one Peakland resident a mile away thought the world was coming t o an end. No less voiciferous were the cheers that greeted the speeches by assistant coach "Rock" Lee and ·rhe co-cap- tains, Barber and Kemper. A t one point there were concentrated cries for guard "Wimpy" Chandler, b:Jt that gridiron gargantua evaded pur- suers and remained silent on his opinions of the contest ahead. The bonfires and cheers finished with the chanting of "Poor Woodberry," and
the exuberant boys lifted the coaches to their shoulders and marched back to school, tired, hoarse, but happy.
The Game
Although the game didn't fulfill our fondest dreams, we were proud or Saturday when the Bishops, sparked by such players as Wimpy Chandler, Bob Hughes, Milt Barber, Jungle Wiley and Joe Barber along with the drive and dig of the other members of the team, put up a terrific fight against a stronger W oodberry eleven. It may be credited to the Bishops' fightinq heart thC~t not only were they able to stand off the more powerful team for almost three quar-
tars, but in that time they scored a touchdown for themselves. M u c h credit can also be given to the fine display of school spirit evident on the sidelines. With such spirit in V.E.S.'s heart its body may be broken and twisted but its spirit goes on un- daunted.
The Dance
After a week of painting, thumb- tacking, stapling and general back- breaking toil, the old gym was trans- formed into a magnificent collection of red, white and blue streamers. Guests to the dance were greeted on all sides by political cartoons and patrio- tic symbols in keeping with the elec- tion season. The guests danced on the well waxed floor to the music of the V.M.I. Commanders led by Teddy Benson, a former V.E.S. student. Monty White, also a V.E.S. alumnus, held down the drummer's spot for the band. Refreshments were served at intermission in the "V" Club room. With the host of gallant young gentle- men and the plentiful number of charming young ladies the affair was a tremendous success. There were over 50 couples present. A list of the V.E.S. boys and their dates are as follows:
The following Lynchburg girls at- tended the dance: Anne D. Scott with Charlie Spencer, Mary Ballou Handy with James Kester, Harriet Howerton with Waller G. Wills, Lu- cille Barrow with Lewis Sutor, Tucker Knight with Charles Lee, Shirley Jones with William Moss, Nollner Morrissett with Thomas A. Watts, Jr., Mickey Shea with Lea Powell, J u n e Lee May with P e t e r Houck, Virginia Bridges with Mike Spear, Nora Jane Roberts with Jim Chandler, Mary Spence Pol- lard with Paul Fulton, Nona Allen with William Thompson, Nancy Gwaltney with Chauncey Hutter, Dorsey David-
son with Dea n Tillman, Lucy Lee Wilks with Alec Dirom, Nancy Sheffey with Don Van Loan, Suzanne Gordon with Bill Fore, Betsy Pryor with Jack Cun- ningham, Sue J e t t e Davidson with Brant Snavely, Susan Bailey with Ar- thur Emory, Jane Everette with Scot- ty Russell, J a n e Mosely with Phd Hoge, Louise Kerfoot with Charles McCormick, Nancy Page Hopkins with Steve Royal, and Katherine Rob- inson with Bill Leggett.
Other couples were Nancy Brown- ing of Raleigh, N. C., with J a m e s Woolery, Dottie Bird of Wythevi lle with Bill Carroll, Sandra Harrison of Tarboro, N. C., with C. R. Jones, Mildred Meadows of Harrisonburg with Bob Hughes, Louise Grubb of Wytheville with Ranny Turner, Mar- garet Murray of Columbia, S. C. with Phil Braxton, Becky Link of Richmond
with David Wallace, Anne Tierney of Bluefield, W . Va. with Tal Kemper, Anne Ficktenger of Roanoke with Bill Stephenson, Claire Clay of Smith- field with John Hunt, Mary Jo Doug- lass o f Raleigh, N. C. with A ndy W illiams, Barbara Franklin of Radford with Tommy Hassell, Libby Foster of Salem with Charlie Antrim, Pat Webb o f Martinsville with A lfred Barrow, Anne Davey of Roonoke with James Wiley, Mary Chenery of Hollins Col- lege with David Lawson, Betty Boone of Jackson, N. C. with Hill Norfleet, Connie Baird of Haddenfield, N. J. with J a y Mohr, Linda Downing o f Edenton, N. C. with Richard Hines, Anne Wilson of Fredericksburg with Nat Pendleton, Phyllis Ferris of Salem
with David Donald, Louise Chapman
(Con'inued on poge I0, col. 3l
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