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The Ole Astrologer
(Continued from poge II, col. 3)
The gym resounds with noise, and
the head man gets annoyed. Re- sult: a silent time in the house that G. built.
But basketball is not dying out. Sid's Bulls save the day. The Ole Astrologer sees Sid's Bulls, sponsored by the proceeds from the sale of Dr. McClure's prescription, try to whip the mangy J.V .'s. However, the Rockites, aided by the obviously crooked refereeing of Peeker and "No," finally defeat them.
Sid tried to bulldoze his way through the game, but "No," stops the Madrid Terror.
Peeker has a hard time keeping Whale clean, since Whale insists on smearing shaving cream all over him- self.
Crooked Rock fixes the scoreboard for his boys as Philthypot prevents scores by his flying block. Riots fol- low as Sid and Philpot express their differences by fists.
Sid wins and gets kicked out of the game. Hose claims that Sid's remov- al lost the game for his boys. Re- sult: Dr. McClure's prescription sales have first drop. Sid and his shaving cream get put back into moth-balls.
Razor watches broken-hearted be- cause he didn't get to play the whole game.
Once again, exams come around. and Terrible Thursday comes, wi111 Rear Admiral Magill in charge. R A. M. finds the going tough, but he is saved when his big brother comes to the rescue.
Later, Mr. Pad-in-Hand gets up to the top of the stands and doesn't want to come down, even though the game is over. Apparently, he likes the top row.
The Ole Astrologer sees some old familiar faces at the game preceed- ing the big dance. The Old Man sees a tear come to his eye as he sees Turtle Towe, Slicer Hines, Davidson and company.
Hose is seen sitting by the tele- phone while his friends join in a cho- rus of "Oh My Papa."
It seems as though T. Cunningham and Turner had a really "tough break" when they got stuck with some S.S. "Wimmen."
A press reporter rushes up to Turner, and asks him about the even-
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ing. Ranny blushes and says that Sleeve played it cool. Howeve r, Sleeve has no comment for the press.
Shortly after the departure of a victim of prohibition, Quillen, Now- lin, and friends are seen boarding a plane for Florida until the heat's off.
The great P. Bubbles is seen as he sheepishlyfacesacopwhenheis caught roaring down the avenue on the night of the dance.
Post gets confused and comes to a debate instead of a party, which he was dressed for. But Silent Man Way's debate so surprises the Old Man because of its force, that the Ole Astrologer rushes to his car and takes off for his place in the stars, where the A.B.C. store 1s open
around the clock.
One Lonely Morning
(Continued from poge II, col. 2)
t h e - back in y-y-your r-room. " The apparition was undaunted. It walked boldly up the remaining stairs and knocked loudly on the door of our peacefully sleeping hero. The boys thought it was the grim reaper come to get his latest victim, but much to the sorrow of Mr. Z., it turned out to be the early morning version of the Great White Father, who was a little out of sorts at being awakened by the stomping on his ceiling. He man- aged to impart his ill-humor to Mr. Z., who said to everyone he saw in the hall before 7:20, "What the - are you doing out of your room?" Upon being informed that that was the off-dorm ringing, not the 7 a.m., Mr. Z. went back to his room mum- bling to himself, ''I'm sorry, Dr. Bar- ton, I must have had the pillow over my head, I didn't hear a thing." Re- liable sources report this authentic conversation between Warden Z. and X.:
WardenZ.: "You---,whythe - didyouhaveto- onthis-- morning?"
X.: " Ha, ha, ha."
A few of the boys were rounded up
from under beds, in trash cans, etc. where they had gone to hide from the Thing. Upon being informed who (or what) it was, they said that in their opinion, he looked as if he had been in the Happy Hunting Ground for the past 15 years. The Colonel gave them a speech that surpassed the one he had received.
I'm Getting My License An Essay
I'm getting my license. I'm ob· taining a license which grants me the right to participate in killing more people per year than any war has ever done. The right to do untold damage to million of people's prop· erty. I'm getting my permit which makes me a part of a mental night. mare which occurs in the thoughts and dreams of America's parents, which sends distress throughout the face of the earth wherever there is, to any slight degree, the presence of motorized vehicles.
I'm getting my driver's license.
To the naive youngster, driving a car is a sort of second heaven, and as they approach the "happy" day. they feel themselves wishing for it in eager anticipation. I did. A lot of the boys I've known did; even the one who ran over and killed a care· less child did-he didn't know, he couldn't foretell the future. I can; he'll never have complete peace of mind as long as he lives, or until the tide of time washes the terrible tragedy from his mind. Here, writing this, I wonder what my future con· tains . . . damaged cars, maimed in· valids, handicapped for life; bodies sprawled on the roads; an old worn· an's, yours, a negligent boy's . . . mine. I think of the immeasurable sorrow inflicted upon those con· cerned.
The people who are responsible. the parents who sit awake at night with wondering anxiety on thei r faces, they know to what extent they are committing themselves, and yet they don:+. and rightly so, feel any fore· bod1ng sense of gui lt . It's not their duty to hinder progress to the point where they can prohibit future
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