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Volume XXXIX L YNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, DECEMBER, 1954 THE SCHOOL
THE VARSITY CLUB
No. 3
BISHOP GRAVATT'S VISIT
The Right Reverend John E. Gravatt, retired Bishop of Upper South 'Carolina, visited the school Sunday, November 7, and celebrated Communion in the chapel.
It was the first such service held at V. E. S. since last year because of the absence of a school chaplain.
Bishop Gravatt gave a splendid sermon which was enjoyed by all the boys. We regret that he could not remain longer, but we sincerely hope he can return in the very near future.
THE J. V. CLUB
The J. V. Club is designed to be a privilege for those boys who have upheld the honor of V. E. S. on the field of sports. It is felt that these boys should have something special for their activities. The J. V. Club is that something special.
The J. V. Club is to be a thing the members may be proud of, a thing that will bring the community boys closer together, and a thing that other people will respect.
This year's J. V. Club room is the room under the stage in the new gymnasium, a move necess it a t e d when Mr. Bartol took over the old room as a classroom for elementary subjects. This year's dues will be used for furniture and other furnishings to make the room less bare and more pleasant. Last year's furniture was ruined by a series of unfortunate acci- dents, so this year we start from scratch. The room will be used as a place to study, when a member wishes to do so; as a rendezvous for bull sessions; and as a place for smoking. New members and demerit boys will be responsible for keeping the room
in order.
In the past, the J. V. Club has been
appreciated to the fullest extent by both boys and masters, and it is the firm belief of the members that it will continue to be a club which the boys may use to have much construc- tive fun.
Do you know which is the only rea1 club at V. E. S.? The Varsity Club stands out as the best-organized and most useful club in the school.
ts many contributions to the school ore various. Its duties consist of ob- •aining cheerleaders for guiding our student body in the support of its •eams on the athletic field, decorating •,e goal posts during football games, selling flowers for the big dances, ana supporting any project worth- while in maintaining the campus 1pirit of the students. One of the ""lain contributions was the recent I Club dance, which was a great ,Jccess.
Many boys wonder what is in that ittle room in the gym. Why is it that every boy wants to be part of + 1 a t r o o m b e f o r e ~e l e a v e s t h e school? It is because the V. Club room is not merely a room where the members of the club convene and boast of their membership; for the V. Club represents a goal. A boy must earn his letter and pass the tnitiation in order to get in. After ·hese are achieved, the fight has just oegun. The V. Club is not an organi- zation which is stagnant and of little 1r no use to the school. It is a living
organization of leaders, some accom- plished, some just beginning, and every boy in the club is striving to do his part in improving the club and
the school.
The main purpose of the V. Club
is to try to set up Christian stand- ards and principles for its members and by this to point out an example for other students to follow, thus in- creasing the quality and spirit of the school as a whole. The V. Club en- deavors to help and encourage the younger boys so that later they may carry on in the best traditions of the school. The V. Club is unique be- cause it is the only organization with this purpose outside of the adminis- trative staff of faculty and counse- lors. It feels that students are likely to take to heart its encouragements for just this reason.
Besides all this, t h e V. C l u b has fun in all its activities. It enjoys its position of being able to better the general spirit and good will of the school. To top off the whole year, the V. Club holds a banquet near the end of school. and this is a fitting conclusion to a good year. So let's all give the V. Club a pat on the back for its fine work done at V. E. S.
Left to right: Turner, Vice-President; Nash, Sergeant-at-Arms; Mr. Bartol, Faculty Adviser; Jones, Sergeant-at-Arms; Farinholt, President; Woolery, Secretary.
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