The Cadet. VMI Newspaper. May 24, 1954 - New Page 1 [www2.vmi ...

Cadet Speeches
(Continued from page 1)
a company system versus the pre-
•ent class system in barracks. He
stated that it would be easier for
the Institute to enforce its administrative
matters under the
company system, but he advocated
retaining the class system because
establishing the company
system would mean abolishing the
"Brother Rat" tradition, one of the
foundations of V.M.I.
McCarthy discussed the future
of the Rat Line. He urged keeping
a strong Rat Line and said that
the cadets should receive more cooperation
from the faculty in its
administration. He also brought
out that the weaknesses of the Rat
Line could be worked out by
means of an "open door" program.
Alumni Banquet
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workings of the Alumni Association.
This banquet is held annually
for the graduates by the Alumni
Association. The program proved
enlightening as it explained the
operations and plans of the Sportsmen's
Club, the VMI Foundation,
and the Alumni Association. During
the meeting the First Classmen
filled out information blanks
which constitute the first step «n
becoming members of the Association.
The meeting lasted from
7:30 to about 10 o'clock. The
blessing and benediction were delivered
by Don Dunlap.
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Hedge Hopping
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sent quota of flying applicants. In
1983 AFROTC classes produced
about 2900 applicants for flight
training. This was raised to 3500
for the '54 class prior to the Defense
Department announcement
concerning the plan to commission
only those who apply for flying
training. When the announcement
came. Flying Training applications
doubled. Similar increases
are reported for the '55 class.
Editor's Note: As we go to press,
this problem has been partially
solved by a recent AFROTC an
nouncement. See story page 1.
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In Review
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miles. If the forest area of the
white reserve is disregarded, the
Europeans still have five times as
much land as the natives. The
native population numbers to 4,-
500,000 in the highlands and only
50 to 65 percent of the valuable
land is given to them. The remainder
is reserved for the whites.
It is understood why the black men
in Kenya are ready to fight for
their land no matter at what cost.
In spite of the terror spread by
the Mau Mau and the extreme precaution
taken by every white
settler, the natives have decided
to drive the whites out of the highlands
and the whites have made up
their mind to stay, for the highlands
are their life investments and
Kenya is regarded as their home.
The European has brought to
Africa western civilization and a
high standard of living. It is
through the white's methods that
the African native learns how to
read and write, how to take care of
the sick, how to improve his agricultural
products and how to better
the health of his cattle. Needless
to say, the European thus inherits
a sense of leadership and a sense
of superiority. The colony of Kenya
brings to the European prosperity
and opportunity and they want to
stay.
For the African it has always
been a resentment because the
white people have come to take
away their lands and their cattle
and have given very little in return.
The natives are restricted in
many areas and are not acceptable
to the society on equal terms because
of the color of their skin. Indeed,
they want the European
settlers to get out of the place so
that they may return to their primitive
life which is their natural endowment.
The solution on Kenya is a most
complicated one. The white group
is a minority, which means they
must form a very efficiently organized
race state in order to exist.
The main weapon of the African is
mass murder, strike and resistance.
In a long run it may become a
bloody defeat for the whites. Let
us not forget that people are power,
and that weapons are not the only
means to win a war.
Woodridge
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of the Jungle.
Later Capt. Drumm flew in
"Operation Pipeline" from Calcutta
to the Philippines where he
was when the war ended.
Major Woolridge
Major Woodridge was bom in
Illinois. He attended the University
of Florida where he received
his BA degree in education.'
Major Woodridge went to
Canada in 1941 where has was to
take training under the Command
Training program of the British.
World War H broke out, however,
before he finished his training.
In May, 1942, upon the completion
of his training in Canada, he went
overseas to England where he was
attached to the Royal Air PorM
for further training. During thli
time he was flying Hurrican*
fighters. Later he transferred to
the Army Air Corps and was attached
to the 31st Fighter Group
in North Africa.
Received Decorations
Major Woodridge took part in
the Noirth African, Slefliaa, aad
Italian campaigns. He received the
Distinguished Flying Cross aa w«ll
as several air medals during World
War n when he flew 140 missions.
Back in the U.S. in 1943, Major
Woodridge was an iastructor In
P-51 fighters. He also served as
a Flight Planning and Operations
Officer and Public Information Officer.
After the war, he served as an
instructor in basic flying school
and in all-weather interceptors at
Tyndall AFB in Florida.
In the Korean War, Major Woodridge
flew B-26's, a change since
his fighter days. After six months
and fifty missions in Korea, he
returned to this country to take
his assignment at the Institute.
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4. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy
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