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Philadelphia and then Washington, commenting on the inactivity and vul- garity of the national government as he saw it. H e continued southward into Kentucky where he vvas forced to terminate his venture because of the increasing antagonism between
the English and the Americans. Thus Part One of the book ends. It offers an exceller.t description of the Ameri-
can people and the continent in the 1830's.
There is a second part of A Diaty in America in which Marryat delves into the various institutions of Amer- ica such as law, education, slavery, religion, public opinion, and govern- ment. Most of the section is devoted to expressing his dislike of democ-
racy. The last chapter is of special importance since it contains his ap- praisal of the American experiment after fifty years. His conclusion, of course, was forgone: America had de- generated from the slightly aristo- cratic republic originally established
in the Constitution into an outright democracy, which, as a form of gov- ernment, was intolerable under any conditions existing of foreseeable. Yet, even though his bias was ever-pres-
ent, Marryat was not without percep- tion. He never denied that the U. S. was bound to become powerful and wealthy, for the natural resources of the continent virtually guaranteed its rise, but he stated the form of govern- ment would nevertheless take its toll in damaging the character of the people. Similarly, he predicted that
the union would disintegrate, which it did, twenty-three years later . A Diary in America is recommended pri- marily for its description of American life in the 1830's and for its percep- tive analysis of the American experi- ment.
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two nominees. Public and indepen- dent schools within North Carolina also make nominations. Morehead scholarships amount to about $7,000 over four years, and the funds of the Foundation are such that undergrad- uate scholars are almost guaranteed scholarships for graduate study, if
they elect to undertake such.
VES' two nominees have never been accepted in a given year, probably
because of the School's small size. But one Scholar has been selected from this School each year.
Geoffrey Norwood, a four-year stu- dent at VES, is Head Counselor this year. He has consistently been a fine student, most popular among his peers, and a tenacious athlete, par- ticularly in football and baseball.
Gordon Whitehead, also a four-year boy, is a day-boy this year although he was a boarding student during his
THE METEOR
JV's Squeeze Past Seniors, Head For 2-2 Record
January29,1968 Januar ...
The junior varsity basketball team Oefe lost their first game of the season to
first three years.
by real scholastic ability and great energy and has been stalwart in cross-
country and soccer as well as a great help to the School's publications.
outstanding game as a halfback. F~l backs, Marshal Wright, Bruce Guin·
H e is
distinguished
To preview the VES basketball sea-
son, the seniors recently played their
annual basketball game against the Haigler, and the wonder-child, Geof-
Junior Varsity. The seniors have al- ways felt that they could display their superior talents by participating in
this humble act.
Coached by the stupendous cripple,
W aldrop.
The game was close throughout;
Gene' Bowers, and
Jack Agricola, the eleven senior ath- Meanwhile the bench was kept ex-
letes wen~
the contest. Originally there were 'Curls' Stansfield, and 'Lovely Leon'
in excellent condition for twelve senior participants, but one
Green \vas high scorer with 16 points.! The Big Parker Lumpkin dropped in 13 whelme
and Frank Johnson and Jim Laird intheir helped out considerably. Shenvood Varsity Hedgepeth was the key man several sonand times when his baskets and rebounds son spa kept the Bishops from losing. The The
J.V.'s had foul problems at first. Sandy by Coll Cline had 4 fouls at the end of the first!season.
quarter but played the rest of thel ter, but
game, and several had to leave in the ually an
outstanding whippersnapper, Tarleton
Long, was unable to play due to a however, the JV's won by a measly
pulled ear muscle he received while margin of 20 points. The final score
attending one of Nat Jobe's lectures.
was 62 to 42.
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'Greasy Billy' Mesick, tiny Mosby Vogler, 'Chicadee' Messinger, 'Hairy'
Woodberry Forest, 64-52. Captain Charlie Green had 23 points, and Bill Duff and Bill Alexander were also high scorers. The J.V.'s were a bit
Tigers get too far ahead.
Coach Rock Lee's team defeated
Father Judge 74-70 after the game went into two overtimes. Agair.
frey Norwood all showed adroit abili- ties. Haigler J.ed the senior squad by netting 11 points. Others showing fab- ulous skills \vere Joey Mathias, 'Green
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'Pear' Erskine. tremely warm by young Laddie Lane,
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tnajor support in goal attempts. Char·l lie Calhoun and George Sharp used their speed to best advantage as
wings, and Barney Rhett played a~
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second half. But on clutch situations most of 1
Lumpkin and Hedgepeth and Green back she pulled the team out of trouble to win.llgan, bu
The VES Junior Varsity was also their gro defeated in an encounter with theIamain
\Voodberry Forest JV by a score ofl}were als 47 to 33. Charles Green was high her of f< scorer for the Bishops with 8 points Longwo followed by Parker Lumpkin with .. 17point
and Frank Johnson with 6. The game left the Baby
with a 2-2 record.
Freshmen Struggling berry Ft
To Rise From Slump Rand) attack ,
After defeating the faculty 74-69,d
own 7
the Baby Bishops were beaten by R. the othe E. Lee 92-23. Dan Thomason was1 d(
5
e ersor points; Hoyle, Cassell, and Dameron No
each had 3, and Charlie Merrit had 2.I\Vo~pen Lack of height and experienc~h~trtlTheii
the freshmen but their determmation g '
never faltered.
Next the Freshme11 traveled to San·
dusky and were defeated 89-37. Dan 1
Thomason and Charlie Merritt werel high scorers with 8 points each andl
Cac Hoyle followed up with 7.
After these two losses the team wasj
up for the game with Linkhorne, but.p although they led for much of thrl game, the Bishops came out on the!
short end with the final score stand· ing at 63-57.
Baby Booters Undefeated! The JV Soccer tean1 won its £rstl1
game with a 3-0 score on January 101 against Fork Union Military Acad·l emy. Although the field was icy, both! t e a m s p r o v e d t o b e w e l l matc~ed.l
The Baby Bishops scored three timesJ due to. the skill of Gunner Murphy{
and Ned Dillon. Hill White was
.h12core ~ high. man for the Frosh w1t pt
yard, and Whit
solid defense, as did the goahe, DaVI W atkins.
Turner, pr?vided .~
at centc Bishop~IIHays v~
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