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Volume XXXIX
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER, 1954 THE SCHOOL
No.
V. E. S. OPENS 39th SESSION
Students Return For Year's Work
The thirty-ninth session of Virginia Episcopal School opened with a bang on September 8, 1954 when twenty- four varsity football aspirants re- ported for a rugged grind of sun, sweat, dust, hard work, aches, and pains.
On the following Monday the rest of the gang arrived. The old boys soon found that in spite of the de- parture of such characters as Obie, 3-D, Em, No, a n d Sid t h e Bull t h e old 160 was as full of life as ever.
After the big Monday riot of un- packing, arranging schedules, the Merry-Go-Round and meeting the gang, things began to settle down. On Tuesday, the old boys found that each class period was to be increased five minutes and that one period was to be dropped.
There a r e forty-six new boys in school this year and four new masters. For some this second Monday in September represents the beginning
of a phase of their lives while for others it marks the beginning of the end. The thirty-ninth session will not be an easy road to follow with such pitfalls as history, solid and trig, MacBeth, exams, and so forth lying in the way. But it is the hope of every boy in school that June 6, '55, will prove to be the reward of his hard work.
NEW MASTERS
This y e a r V .E.S. w e l c o m e s f o u r additions to the faculty. They are Messers. Harris, Hester, Lipp, and Lunsford. They fill vacancies in the English, language, and science de- partments.
Mr. Harris comes from Covington, Virginia. He is an alumnus of V.P.I.
Conference
of Southwestern
Virgi nia.
THE METEOR
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The
Students At Work
The biggest and best improvement about the school was the completion of Dr. Barton's new house. It was finished toward the end of the sum-
mer and the Bartons moved in before school opened.
Fluorescent lights have been put in the study hall and some of the class rooms, an improvement which both faculty and students will great- ly appreciate.
Two new tennis courts were con- structed over the summer. These as- phalt courts will make for better playing in the coming year.
The infirmary was painted and the V-Ciub and G.A.A. bought a hydro- culator for the treatment of pulled muscles.
Some of the class rooms have been painted to make the daily struggle seem more pleasant. The recreation room has also been painted.
In the main hall we have a new refrigerated water fountain which will hold ten gallons of cold water. It was given to the school by the Clergy
where
ences.
Hall and will teach biology, chemis- try, and physics.
Mr. Hester is our new English master. He is from Tryon, a small town near Asheville, North Carolina. He received his B.A. and M.A. de-
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LEE TAKES OVER
AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
As the ceremonies of graduation came to a close for the session of 1953-'54, the student body was in for a great surprise. After twenty- nine years as Athletic Director of Virginia Episcopal School, Mr. J. W. Gannaway handed over the reins to Mr. Robert Lee, who became the third Athletic Director in V.E.S.'s his-
tory.
Mr. Lee, a former student at V.E.S.,
returned in 1950 to teach at the school. He soon was made head baseball coach and last year took over the job of head football coach as well.
To Mr. Lee, the school extends con- gratulations, and to Mr. Gannaway, we say thank you for a job well done.
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ma jored in V.E.S., he
General Sci-
replaces Mr.
NEW IMPROVEMENTS GREET STUDENTS