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SCHOOL, L YNCHBURG, VA., FEBRUARY 29, 1968
entin l(eynes-- Operation:
Spotted Zebra
Mr. Quentin Keynes returned to VES to show another of his movies and to speak of his latest trip to Mrica.
The film entitled "To Spot a Zebra," depicted his successful attempt to photograph the only known extant specimen of a black spotted zebra. Included in his film were also rare shots of a white giraffe.
Before arriving in A frica, Mr. Keynes stopped off at the Isle of St. Helena, where Napoleon Bonaparte spent his last years in exile. The films which he took there included Na- poleon's house, the longest flight of stairs in the world (699 steps), and the oldest living animal in the world, a 177-year-old giant sea turtle.
Students always anticipate Mr. Keynes' visits; his adventurous life is an enviable one. This was his fifth visit to the school. Mr. Keynes has
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techniques found, many were
around, whizzing backward, occasionally body sliding.
Several members of the Drama Club drove to Washington, D. C. for a week end of play-going. Mr. Gates
Dehart and Mr. James Hopkins ac- companied the group that included Dyke Messiger, Perry Erskine, Larry Hancock, Godfrey Cheshire, James
A tour of the White House early Saturday morning was followed by individual sightseeing and shopping. The group reunited in the afternoon · and attended a perfounance of John Brown's Body in the recently restored Ford's Theater. The play, a dramatic adaptation of Stephen Vincent Benet's
epic poem, was performed by the Na- tional Repartory Theater Company.
The Drama Club became a part of history: they were audience to the first matinee held in Ford's Theater since 1865.
Classes ended, the real fun began. exh'b· ·
I rtions of sportsmanship and
showed themselves now.
Swift, David Jarema and sev- '
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Mr. Joseph Cappadona. (Article Continued
ers showed the old-pro meth-
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Students and faculty line up an slope for preliminary instructions. Winter Innovation
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By JrMMY RoEDIGER
"I would like to put it that some have thought hard so that we here may
a day off and use our hands instead of our head," the Headmaster said, soon his idea materialized, as VES celebrated the first of what is hoped
be many "Phi Beta Kappa" holidays. The occasion, honoring two recent ·, Lindsay Freeman ('63 ) and Rogers T oms ('64 ), who were elected
Phi Beta Kappa last year, occurred on Thursday, February first. Immediately after a casual break-
Mr. Quentin Keynes speaks with Dale Hamrick.
dazzled many by offering places on his expeditions to those who are bold enough to meet the challenges of the
financial expenses and of the untamed continent.
over 150 eager students, masters, their families boarded four buses
were off on a two and a half-hour . The destination: the Home-
Ski Lodge, Hot Springs, Vir- Everyone swamped the rental areas
cl a i m s k i s , s k i b o o t s , p o l e s , a n d
Skiing was by far the prefer- of the group. Most could vouch little, if any, skiing experience, so Instructors had a day full of teach- and helping. Courage abounded
the snow students learned to snow- , stem-christy, parallel turn, and
Skaters found it really not so hard stand on the two, thin metal slivers.
Mr. Joe Cappadona
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Those who have noticed a signifi- cant change in the food service at VES can attribute most of it to Joe Cappadona, our new Slater Food Ser- vice manager. Over the past three months Mr. Cappadona has made one of the most concentrated efforts to upgrade the food service since the Slater System has been at VES. A per- sonable young man himself, Mr. Cappadona has done what no other manager seemed to be able to do: communicate with the students.
Mr. Cappadona was born in Read- ing, Pa., where he attended public
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Emerging from a White House Tour: Dick Ward, Pat Moore, Clarke Suttle, Mr. James Hopkins, Jimmy Roediger, Perry Erskine and larry Hancock.
History-Making Matinee
Drama Group Visits Ford Theatre
most everyone ventured two feet from the railing. The
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Lunch, for those who could tear from their snow adventure
delicious. Hot coffee, tea, and
seemed to taste better the large centrally-placed cir- fireplace. But few enjoyed this
for long, and most re- to more sports.
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Roediger, Clark Suttle, Tom Honaker, Pat Moore, and Coleman Alderson. Friday night, part of the group saw Winterset, a stage play by Maxwell Anderson, done in arena style, and others saw The Stranger, a film adap- tation of Albert Camus' book.
Jimmy