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Jack Barker BY jACK EVANS
Volume LIX, No. 5
VIRGINIA
EPISCOP AL
SCHOOL, L YNCHBURG,
VIRGINIA
March I, 1977
Barker Wins Fellowship,
To Study Abroad Next Year
fill out an application stating his reasons for wishing to go to England and what he thought he could offer a British school. Then he was interviewed in Alexandria by E.S. U. officials, and finally he was selected to participate in the program.
Jack will leave for England this September and return to the United States in the following
September. When his school is in session, he will reside in a dormitory on campus, but when he is out for vacation, he plans to spend his time living with an English family or touring regions of Europe.
England next year at a secondary
school. He is the first V.E.S. courses next year. They will be student to take advantage of the mathematics, English, and English Speaking Union European history. Each will be
The Meteor recently conduct- edan interview with Jack Barker concerning his plans to study in
Mr. Kiefer displays winning fonn against outclassed opponent.
student who came to V.E.S. from England last year). Jack believes the studying in England will be anexcellent opportunity for him to experience a different culture.
In order to become involved in theE.S.U. program, Jack had to
BY DAVID MAY
Mike Blakey, our new English
Speaking Union exchange student, has adapted easily to the school community. He finds the students close-knit and friendly. The school Mike previous! y attended had few day students.
~e felt that the school was tneral)y cut off from society."
bhe ratio of day students to boarders at V.E.S. allows oarders access to the
c~mrnunitythrough the families
0 ge day students and friends.
M' ne feature of the school that ike finds outstanding is the
cou nt ·d
VE rys1 e that surrounds
i.S: He also likes the broad ~hectlOn of student activities. e Homestead weekend was a Pa~llcular high point for Mike.
takpeakmg on the courses he is "Thng here·at V.E.S., Mike said, . ecourses are unfamiliar, and
By participating in the English Speaking Union program, Jack hopes to broaden his attitudes and diminish any stereotyped views or opmwns which are products of being raised in America.
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Club will tentatively go against the East German or Rumanian team, depending on which team can obtain visa rights. Mr. Kiefer says, "Both teams are strong, but in the 198-pound class East Germany's Peter Breisnick is a little weaker than Rumania's
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outspoken. "A system which tries to hold people on the conveyor belt to college can only be stifling, when the primary reason for doing something is to gain college credits; figures become all important and there is.just too much emphasis put on grades. T o study independently without the bribe of a college credit must be a very difficult challenge. In prep schools it becomes more important to Jearn facts than to discuss the subject
casually with friends."
Mike believes that "seniors are
ready to accept more responsi- bility than other students. A
system of rigid and statutory demerits tends to dissuade a
student from doing something
wrong because of the threat of
punishment, not because of the
sheer fact that it is wrong. If older
students were to be credited with
more maturity, this action could
Students Travel: Europe, Colorado
quite challenging 'rn.
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only lead to more responsive- I"
Brent Nash,
Ted Robertson, Hal Jackson, and Paul Owen.
The total cost of the trip is around $450. This price includes all meals, $213 for the air fare, and $125 for the condomimium
that they will be renting during their stay.
The group will be seeing two other ski resorts while they are in
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" enca L'
1 n llerature particular-
ness, and Iess resentment. Overall Mike is fond of V.E.S.
y.
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proven to be quite
economy jet
hotel accomodations, sight
schooJce~tam points about prep has s 10 general, however, he
and feels that its friend! y atmosphere will help in making his endeavor in the States worthwhile.
transportation, seeing, and all excursion fees.
He will take three academic
Kiefer to Wrestle in International Match
BY jiM HUNTER
Next summer, V.E.S.'s Mr.
with Jonathon Cody (E.S.U. join a variety of school clubs. New York City. The New York
Raul Klenesco, who wrestled Ben Peterson from America in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal."
Mr. Kiefer is now engaged in a program of conditioning and
dieting. The diet consists of a virtual fast supplemented with protein concentrate. When he reaches a weight level of around 210 pounds he will start a program of power cleans, curls, and neck exercises, in addition to two or three-mile daily
roadwork.
This summer he will go to
Washington, D.C. to work out with heavyweight Jacob Carwell, a national A.A.U.
Blackbelt Judo champion who is also a world class wrestler. In late June Mr. Kiefer will go to New York City to warm up for the July competition to be held in Madison Square Garden.
In the past, Mr. Kiefer has had experience in international matches. In 1968 he served as an
alternate on the United States Olympic Team that engaged the Cuban National Team.
program with which the school became associated two years ago. Jack became interested in
England while visiting there six
years ago with his family. His plans to play rugby and possibly 198-pound class in an interest expanded after talking even cricket. He also plans to international wrestling match in
taught on the college freshman level.
When he is not occupying his time with school work, Jack
Frank Kiefer will represent the New York Athletic Club in the
Michael Blakey
BY P ETE THORNHILL
During Spring Break 1977, there will be two great expeditions involving V.E.S. students. Mr. Bruce McCormick and Mr. Jim Pettyjohn will each be leading a group in opposite
directions.
On March 5 Mr. McCormick
will leave on a trip to Europe with 20 students. The V.E.S. students are Trent Dickerson, Edwin Penick, Rodney Taylor, Jack Evans, and Bruce Pearson. There will be 15 girls from Seven Hills going along also.
Mr. McCormick says, "The price is very reasonable; $350 of the toal price is for air fare alone.
The remaining $305 includes accomodations, tours, and two meals a day."
The trip will not be totally educational, however. Many of the students plan to have a nice
time. Mr. McCormick says, "We will be going to the Moulin Rouge, a night club in Paris.''
On March 5 Mr. Pettyjohn will be chaperoning a trip to Copper Mountain, Colorado. There will be nine students going along with him: Preston
While the students and Belcher, Sandy Trent, Marvin
Chaperone are in London, some of the sights that they will see are Picadilly Circus, Westminster Abbey, Parliament, Bucking- ham Palace, and the infamous Tower of London. In Paris they will see the Palace of Versailles, the Eiffel Tower, the Latin Quarter, and the Louvre.
The total cost of the trip is $655. This price includes
Templeton, Pres Edmonds,
T om
Stoughton,