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Princess Catherine Caradja came to V. E. S. on November 9 and de- livered to interested students a talk on the perils of creeping Communism.
Every boy attending enjoyed her lec- ture thoroughly, and all remained after the lecture to ask questions. Although at times it was difficult for her to understand our southern drawl, she answered all questions with great clarity and vigor. Most of the boys
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-Bucky Harris
Jewelers - Opticians Compliments
of
A. G. JEFFERSON
Berlin-The City With the Wall
A plane lands a t Templehof. An American sets foot on a completely foreign land. The slight blond native of the United States breathes deeply in great expectation of what he will see in the coming days.
Somehow he expects to see a dif- ferent kind of people. For many days he had dreamed of this moment but somehow his imagination had fai led him. They look and act as he does. They drive cars, go to movies, drink beer in night clubs, window shop, read newspapers in parks, and even play baseball in the streets. He un- willingly realizes that they are just as human as he. At first, he was shocked because there is nothing really dramatic about the berliners. No one fell at his feet and pleaded to be saved from the Communist monster. They were too near to their enemr. They had only to look over a wal of concrete to see their "hell." Yet they were as far away from Com- munist infiltration as he was in Rich- mond, Virginia. H e realized how lucky these people were in their tragic misfortune. For them, Com- munism is reduced to a hatred wall or a separated family. W e are unlucky in our great fortune in that we have no real, tangible objects to show us how terrible Communism is. Frank Easterly learned in five days what no book could ever teach him, because he was there.
-Frank Easterly, Saint Christopher's " Pine Needle."
Compliments of
CAVALIER STORE
GUEST SPEAKER MR. COOPER
Mr. Ed Cooper arrived at V.E. October 18 to lecture on the sport mountain climbing . Being a veter" of many climbs, he was able to de liver an interesting and education talk on the subject.
The topic was centered around h' a s c e n t o f t h e f a c e o f El Capita~ a mountain in the Yosemite Nation Park of California. Before 1959 ·· climb tho 3,604 feet, almost vertic facade of this treacherous mounta'· was said to be virtually an impossibe feat. But Cooper and his ambitiou party of four proved this stateme· to be false, when they made the trip in 1959.
M r . C o o p e r , h o w e v e r , w a s no! solely concerned in his talk with h's climbing conquests, but also witr the equipment which he used. Fe instance, crampons (metal spikes) are attached to the boots, and a com· plicated arrangement of ropes is set up for safety. Proper dress to suit the climate is also an essential factor in a successful climb.
To the layman, not having heard Mr. Cooper on the subject, mountair climbing may seem to be a dull ad- venture or a waste of one's time. Mr. Cooper illustrated to the con· trary-that it requires a great amount of courage and physical well- being to reach a peak 5,000 fee' above the ground. In conclusion Cooper pointed out the perilous and often deadly, but always satisfying, results which this sport produces.
Bob Kluttz THE METEOR
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her talk longer, but a schedule of an average of twenty lectures a week leaves little spare time for a lady who, she is unashamed to admit, is in her seventies.
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