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Volume XLIII
The
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, JANUARY, 1959
THE SCHOOL
No. 3
VAGABONDS, VALENTINES BASKETBALL TO HIGHLIGHT DANCE
Under the sponsorship of the V. E. S. Hop Committee, the Mid- winters dances will be held in the Barksdale gymnasium on Saturday, February 14, 1959. The V agabonds, the orchestra that furnished the mu- sic for the Homecoming dance, will play.
The day will begin early Saturday afternoon with Jayvee and Varsity basketball games with two teams from Altavista. After the games, the V-Ciub will entertain with a local combo, and the formal dance will get underway at eight o'clock in the evening.
The day's festivities will be en- hanced by faculty approval of a holi- day for that day, and school will be held on Monday, February 9th. No weekend privileges will be granted to students for the dance weekend, and invitations are extended by the Hop Committee to parents who wi ll be in Lynchburg to attend the dance. A Valentine motif will be used in executing the decorations for the V. E. S. social event of the winter
season.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CONTINUED DURING HOLIDAYS
The school improvement program begun during the summer vacation was continued during the Christmas holidays, as the Study• Hall, W est dorm halls, the secretary's office, Mr. Harper's office, and Mr. Walke's office received a new coat of paint. New shades were installed in the offices, and the pictures loaned by Mr. Day were placed in the dining hall.
In less obvious places, certain im- provements were made in the heat- ing system of the main building, and new gutters were installed on the in- firmary.
Work of Mr. Horace Day decorates dining room.
MR. DAY LOANS PAINTINGS TO SCHOOL
Mr. Horace Day·. Professor of Art ot Mary Baldwin College at Staun- ton and the father of Horace Day, Jr. of the Senior class, has loaned the school eleven of his oil paintings for display in the dining room and in other places in tho school building. These paintings include Virginia land-
VESTRY DONATES GIFT TO BROTHERHOOD HOSPITAL
The V. E. S. Vestry has donated one hundred dollars to the Hospital of The Brotherhood of St. Barnabas, an Episcopal Brotherhood. The hos- pital, located in Erie, Pa., is for in- curable males who have no immedi- ate relatives to turn to. It is operated
by the Brotherhood from donations alone, and according to a letter re- ceived by Mr. Walke, the institution has, at times, been in such strained circumstances that the brothers did not know where their next meal was coming from. Each time, donations such as the one contributed by the Vestry have provided the necessary funds.
In other action taken at the recent meetings of the Vestry, negotiations were begun to obtain kneeling pads nnd tapestries for the chapel.
scapes, portraits, and scenes .
mountain
Mr. Day, in addition to his teach- ing duties, is a nationally known Virginia artist who has had showings of his work in New York, and is called upon to discuss art with many civic and social groups throughout Vir- ginia.
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