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Issued by the students of the Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, Virginia, approximately 9 ~imes during the school_ te_r~. 500 copies given by hand to students and mailed to alumni and friends of the school. Publ1shed and o~n~d. by V1rgln1a Episcopal School. Entered as second-class matter September 28, 1929, at the P_ost Office at Lynchburg, V1rg1n1a, under the
Act of March .3, 1879. Subscription for one school session- Two dollars and fifty cents.
January 29, 1968 land, he would be one of the few five.
year boys.
Scholastically, Barry has always ranked in the top of his class. For his
performance on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test he was
rankea a semifinalist.
Barry is on the Varsity soccer field
this winter, and he is a top-notch pho- tographer for school publications.
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Vol. XLXI
Gordon Whitehead Editor-in-Chief Dyke Messinger
General Editor Ken Sprunt
Sports Editor
Royall Brown Exchange Editor
Virginia Episcopal School, Jan. 29, 1968 No.4 STAFF
ACCEPTANCE
AND P ARTICIP A TION
Coinciding with the current stress on extra-curricular activities, three
members of the junior class are plan- ning the construction of a laser. Mar-
shall Wright, R. T. Hairston, and
Richon, and Hairston hope that the rental or homemade fabrication of these parts can be arranged.
If built correctly, the capabilities of
A demonstration of this phenomenon is being planned for the student body. In such a remarkable task as this,
success can only be achieved through great dedication of time; the earliest date of completion has been set for May, 1968.
have the full this production.
coop era-
Allen Richon
tion of the Science Department in
For his hard work this fall as man· 17at, of ager of the Varsity football team. Ieelingi Landon \iVOn a varsity letter. He is ltyafs I
now manager of the basketball team-
He is also a contributor to the METEOR
and to the Vestige.
Next fall "Laddie" hopes to attend From
either the University at Charlottes·
ville or Hampden-Sydney. (
The laser, a light ray device which
is used significantly in medicine and
communication, consists of numerous •
hard-to-get and expensive parts such as a ruby rod, an eight kilowatt Hash tube, and a transformer. Wright,
BARRY JONES
Barry came to VES in the fall of
1963 as an eighth grader and, had he not spent his junior year in Switzer-
Tom Smyth Editor
Joe Liles Copy Editor Geoff Norwood
Sports Columnist Lee Lumpkin
Lanny Buchannan Ted Haigler
Landon Lane Tarlton Long
Ted Partrick
Barry Jones Karl Wiese
Charles Gree n Photography
Joel Pretlow Jim Roediger Ross Stansfield
Hays Van Noppen Richard Ward
Reporters
Lynch Christian Business Manager
JOHN HETRICK
John "Pitchfork Ben" Hetrick hails
from South Carolina, and, as is the case for many citizens of that state, the only way to describe him is to say he is completely and devoutly South-
ern.
Although he first came to VES as a freshman, John did not return until his junior year, becoming the only student in the school's history to have been a new boy twice. Since he has
re-established himself, John has been an active memher of the student body, especially in sports, \vhere his successful membership on the Varsity
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One of the basic problems facing young people today is that of being "ac-
cepted." In a small community such as VES, this problem can be especially
predominant. People here are so closely knit together that "acceptance" can
become greatly over-emphasized among students. If one is left out of an ex-
tra-curricular activity, the V-Club, for example, he may become quite frustrated with himself and with others.
Perhaps a solution to this is for one to volunteer his services in school ac- tivities, such as the art class, the school publications or to one of the organized clubs. By doing this, one is rewarded by personal satisfaction and self-respect,
and one would feel also as though he were more a part of the school.
In some schools it is found that in almost every group or club, there is
generally the same group of boys. However, at VES there is a chance for every- one to participate. No matter what grade one is in, there is some extra-curricu-
lar activity in which he can take part.
A major benefit of this would be greater unity among individuals and between individuals and masters. However, this unity can not be obtained unless everyone tries his best to find an area in which he can participate.
TJCS, JR.
Experimenters: Tom Hairston, Marshal Wright, Allan Richon
Challenging Science Project
team has
MIKE JAMES
Coming from Burlington, N. C.,
Mike James entered VES as an as- piring sophomore. The fact that hh
academic achievements and keen sense of humor have been eminent has put Mike in the minds of all. Known to many as "Junior Birdman," Mike has ·kept the Saturday morning
this laser will
three builders estimate that the lazer will be able to cut a two-inch bar of steel at a distance of 200 to 300 yards.
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football
toughness and ability to work.
DAN JOHNSON
"Fireball" Dan Johnson has been an
outstanding student. Coming here as
a junior, he soon established his repu-
tation for being a confirmed believer
in standing up for 'vhat he thinks is right.
Dan has participated in JV foot- ball and is presently co-captain of the Varsity basketball tean1. His partici-
pation on last year's basketball team earned his tneinbership in the Mono- gram Club. He is also a member of the Choir and Glee Club.
he the same without ~1ike.
LANDON BELL LANE Landon came to VES in the fall
of 1966, all the way fron1 Altavista, Virginia. He entered as an eager st~-
exemplified
tubewatchers well informed of exploits of all the super-heroes.
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Mike has continually been a hard \vorker in the field of athletics- pri- marily, fresh1nan football and JVbas-
ketball. \""ithout him, Mr. Finlay's JV basketball tean1 would never have had the spirit it had. VES will never
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