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THE METEOR
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VOLUME LX, NO. 2
Editor-in·chie£: John Wells Associate Editor: John Lowden
Features Editor: Doug Dickey Business Manager: Rodney Taylor
NOVEMBER 4, 1977
BY JOHN WELLS
The next three offerings of
VES's 1977-1978 film series areas diverse as they are exceptional. They are "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946) to be shown on November 19, "A Day at the Races" (1937) to be shown on December 2, and "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944) to be shown on December 15. All three were produced by Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, when the studio was at it's peak under the tyrannical studio chief Louis B. Mayer.
When it was released, "The Postman Always Rings Twice" was a sharp deviation from the wholesome, family-type flicks of the post-war 1940's. It involves a bored, young housewife (Lana
Turner) who is married to a much older man (Cecil
Kellaway). She becomes involved in an affair with a garage
mechanic (John Garfield) and together they plot to murder her
husband.
Lana Turner gives perhaps
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A thrillerandacomedycanbe
well balanced by a musical, and
"M~et M e i n S t . L o u i s " i s a l i k e l y chotce. Indeed, at the time of· release it was met with
critical acclaim, was, at the time M-G-M's greatest
of eno ties h
Sports Editor: Jay Irons
Contributors: Showell Blades, Preston Belcher, Roddey Moore, Parks
Snead, Bruce Thomasson, Pres Terrell, Brent Williams, Tom Clement, Nick Costas, and Kevin Connell
Typists: John Wells, Doug Dickey, John Lowden, Todd Farrand Photography: Parks Snead, Phil Babb
Advisor: Mr. Hornor
Special Thanks To: Mr. Amsler
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involved with various aspects of the weekend. Winning a football game, readying the campus for the crowd, greeting returning alumni, a poster contest- all of these things enveloped in a sense of nostalgia and, importantly, pride. This is a pride not only of our past, but one of our present as well, and a renewed faith in continued progress.
Alumni return every year, each with his own personal memories of successes and failures associated with VES. But they can return -
What will we students see in twenty years when we, with thickening waistlines and graying temples, return to the Old 160 for Homecoming? The same thing alumni see now: many new faces and
changes in the physical make-up of the community. We will return with our own memories of times past, and hopefully we can take a personal pride in having contributed to the well being of the school.
ERRA T A - In our article on administrative changes in last months Meteor, we inadvertently reported that Mr. Garmey has his Master's Degree in Education from The University of Virginia.
i\.ctually Mr. Garmey's Masters is in French. Pardon, Monsieur.
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Academy awards.
Judy Garland stars in her
role as a daughter in a family in St. Louis at the time the 1904 World's Fair. The
c o n c e r n s a s e r i e s o f involving the family, u11.u
leading to their moving from Louis to New York.
O'Brien is a bit much as TG>otie
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Lana Turner
her best performance in her first
genuinely decent role. As in her earliest films, she is a sexy glamour girl, but this time a femme fatale as well, and the added dimension is clearly defined. As her murderous suitor, John Garfield's characterization
is a typical of his gangster roles before and after this film. Cecil Kellaway, playing the doomed husband, and Leon Ames as the
district attorney are stand-outs in the performing cast.
Controversial when it was released due to the sexual tension within it, "The Postman Always
Rings Twice" has none the less earned it's place among the best films of the 1940's.
"A Day at the Races" has such a shallow plot that a synopsis of it would be ridiculous. It is
justifiable to say that it is one of the finest movies of the Marx Brothers career, and a true
comedy-classic. Sam Wood directed at a fast pace with a supporting cast that included Maureen O 'Sullivan, Allan Jones, and Margaret Dumont. Groucho once commented that his role as Dr. Hachenbush was his favorite.
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the baby of the family, but rest of the cast - including Drake, Mary Astor, Leon
and Marjorie Main -is ext:ell particularly Garland.
to a school that is running on a very
Minnelli directed impeccably, and the Marrin-Blane includes "The Trolley Song"
"The Boy Next Door", "Have Yourself a Merry L"'
Christmas".
The films will all be shown
the lecture hall, and will announced several days prior their showing.
regardless of how they left -
sound basis in a number of aspects. Perhaps they can take pride in the belief that they might have something to do, in one way or another, with VES's current stature. Regardless of that, they can be and are proud to have attended VES.
New Computer on Scene at VES and Seven Hills
BY DOUGLAS DICKEY During the 75-76 school year, Bill Bailey, Headmaster of Seven Hills School applied to the Scott Foundation in Richmond Virginia, for a grant to be used to purchase a computer. VES supported the application with a
letter from Mr. Ainslie. However, VES was not actually a party involved at this time. The initial request was turned down
with the suggestion that a stronger case could be made if VES were a participant. During the early weeks of the school year, the decision was made by several key individuals to add VES to the program. The second
application was drawn up and sent to the Scott Foundation for the grant. The request of $20,000 was drawn up by Mr. Ainslie,
Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Berry.
In keeping with their recent policy, The Scott Foundation scrutinized the application and awarded a grant for $10,000. The remaining $10,000 needed to pay for the computer will be raised by
the two schools.
The computer is manufactur-
ed by the Digital Equipment Corp. of Maynard Mass.
The main terminal will be located in a room adjacent to the
Judy Garland
names
Students enjoy the benefits of the computer
BY JAY IRONS Throughout the years at VES
there has been and always shall be a great tradition. This tradition that I am referring to is the use of nicknames.
This is almost as American as baseball, apple pie and
Chevrolets. Since there has been such a large turnout this year, I have listed below some of the most £lattering nicknames heard
about campus.
Bubba Penguin
Atomic Bond Ronald MacDonald
Snake
Big Ab Moose
The Hook Bullethead Bigun
Mr. Potato Head Dog tree
Babes Flint Belly
The Nude Arms
Goon
Sicko
Oggy Doggy Nose
P sychovich Snacks
Marvelish Schmarv Tuck
The Phase Sargent Hatchet Big Daddy Mentally Ill Bill Flit
Barnyard
Oh Wow
Bobo
Coop Coop
Tree
Stick Sasquatch
Buckethead W abbit Kubli
Hot Rod Prickly D. Bird Legs Mac
Matic Moby Oooosh Mikey
Vinton
library at Seven Hills. VES will have a teletype input terminal in the room built at the end of the
corridor on first Jett.
When Mr. Berry was reached
for comment, he said, "This computer is an educational device that will be extremely helpful in the science and
receive the grant, and we are looking forward to getting the terminal in operation."
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m computer programmmg emphasizing the construction of algorithims using the BASIC language. It will be taught second and third trimesters by Mr. Berry.
rnathmatics
also said, "We are pleased to
curriculurn." He
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