CX)LUNEL C. W. COGHILL. represcnHng Uie United States CoatiaenUI Arajr CemouBd. is sb«wn here beginning his inspection last 5IondaT. V, Air Force Inspectors Revieu VMVs ROTC Status Early this week. <strong>VMI</strong> was visit- j ex^ra imrform allowance to which ed by a joint .\rmy-Air Force in -1 -ciS'Jiificc-.ion as a militarj" college spection team, whose purpose was enthles Hie school, lo determine whether or net <strong>VMI</strong>! Qualifictaions meets Depa: tment of Defense cri-i ^ ^^^ ^^^^ tena for military colleges. meet are: Two Advantages 1. <strong>The</strong> granting of a baccalaureate degree upon graduation. Classification as a militar>- college by the Depaiiroent cf De- 2. An average student age upon explained the two-man inspection team. First is the pres^tige involved in such clas^fication, since there are few schools left in the United States that can qualify as niilitar>- colleges. Second is the - LCXtNGTOH. VA. HOlAtT ».34>« Exclusive ENGAGEMENT 2 Days Only 4 Performances <strong>October</strong> 27 and 28 2 Shows Each Dav MVRCOT FONTEYN RIIXMPH > NLREYEV .Mats, at 4 p.m. $1.50 Eves, at 8:15 p.m. $2.00 SPECI.4L CADET PRICE $1.25 <strong>VMI</strong> Leathernecks Excel At Quantico Eighteen upperclassmen were coingratulated last week for their outstanding performance Vast sumoner training at Quantico, Virginia, under the Marine Platoon Leader's Class program. <strong>The</strong> congratulations came in a letter from captain R. K. Nixon. USMC, Officer Selection Officer for this area. Sammer Coarses <strong>Cadet</strong>s enrolled in the PLC program attend two six-week courses, a Junior and a Senior course, during different summer's. <strong>The</strong>y may attended a concentrated ten-week course during one summer. Hoskot High Man Nick Hoskot achieved the highest average of the first classmen from <strong>VMI</strong> attending the Senior Course. Hoskot was second out of two hundred fifty-nine who completed the course. Thomas Barrel. Bill MoClure. and Charles Rothwell were the other <strong>VMI</strong> first classmen atftending the Senior Course. Woodson A. Sadler, another first classman, attended the ten-week concentrated course. He was placed twenty third out of two hundred eleven. Underclassmen Second and third classmen who attended the Junior Course were R. E. Anderson. W. J. Baker, G. M. Brooke, J. E. I>ecker, J. F. Ferguson, J. A. Hagan, J. H. Haney, J. R. Hilsabeck. L. L. Howard, R. I. MacPherson, D. A. Sohneide--, R. W. Spruell. and S. J. Vaughan. Training <strong>The</strong> farairang was intensive and demanding. It was broken into three parts—aoademic, physical, and leadership. <strong>The</strong> early pha.se3 were largely taken up with classroom work. <strong>The</strong> emphasis during the latter part was on practical work in the field. Compass, offensive and defensive tactics and problems were applied in the field. Problenxs dealing with guerialla warfare were heavily stressed. Physical Training Physical conditioning was kept at a i«gh level during the entire training period. Pugil stick fighting, obstacles and confidence courses, and calisthenics were part of the normal day. Foirced marches with full equipment, averaging five to twelve miles, were made aboiit three times a week. Each man was required to pass physical fitness and physical readiness (Continued on page 7) Ward Scores Maximum Points On Combat Proficiency Test of no less than twentyone. Nathaniel P. Ward, a <strong>1965</strong> grad-j While attending the Institute, 3. Organization of the entire unier-gsaduate student body into a maximum 500 points on the Phy-; Southern Cross Country Team, uate of <strong>VMI</strong>, recently scored the i Nat was selected for the All- Corps of <strong>Cadet</strong>s, living habitually aical Combat Proiiciency Test at | won both the State indoor and outin unifci-m and under a system of Fort Knox. Kentucky, while at- j door 880 meter run, and placed miMloiy dis-cdp^ine. tending the Armor Officer Basic second in several Southern Con- 4. Compulswy enrollment of all Comse at the Armor School. j ference events. He also distinqualified imdeFg: aduate students Second Lieutenant Ward made ^ guished himself in the academic in the ROTC program. the maximum score by crawling 40 field by being appointed to the 5. Coi'p-5 of Cade-ts numbering not less than three hundred. crossing 76 horizontal bars in the .; partment. yards in less than <strong>23</strong> seconds, Honcrs program of the English de- l^»o-Member Team prescribed time, running the • He is the son of Colonel and Representing the Air Force and; dodge, run and jump in less than ' Mis. Nathaniel P. Ward, III of acting as team chief was Colonel' 22 seconds, picking up the maxi- i 54 Alleghany Road, Hampton, Va. G. A. Finnan, from Air Univer- ' mum of 36 joints in the grenade ! His wife Diane resides in Richthrow. and running the mile run mond. Va. iity Headqui.ters Maxwell Air Force Base. <strong>The</strong> .\rmy represenf£.:ive was Colonel C. W. Co^ill. in under 6 minutes. representing the United States Conlinenlal .-Viray Cunuiiand. and aligned to Second Aimy Headqua; teis. Fori Meade. <strong>The</strong> team arrived last Monday in time to ol)ser\'e the retreat parade <strong>The</strong>y spent mo^t of the next day ccnforilng wilh Colcnel G. H. Simpson. Ccmir»andjnt of <strong>Cadet</strong>s, ind Lt. Col. Audeison, Processor .Aero Sface Studies. <strong>The</strong>y also ».:Jched c'iis and meal foimation^ on Tuesday, and toured barracks. (Continued on page 7) Complimenis of a Friend Convenient Loc»iiun in PATRICK HENRY HOTEL Phone DI 4-9387 Open on Thirnkscriving Roanoke Frosted Foods Inc. 420 KESSLER S MILL ROAD S A L E .\l . \' A. B E A N & C A S T L E Greensboro's Most Popular Sandwich Shop West Market Street Greensboro, X. C. Green Leaf Dairv » EUersile Colonial Heights, Va. Compliments of Norton Coal Co. Norton, Va. TASTBFUL J E W E L R Y G I F T S Distinctive Jewelry Gifts For Very Special Events — Graduatioa — • — Weddings — George T. Hiteh J e w e l e r 34 W. Church Ave Roanoke. Va. R E D W O O D RESTAURANT Complete Meals Rt. 11, North of Lexington Electrical - Civil Engineers Interviews will be located on <strong>October</strong> 21, for the purpose of discussing job opportunities with a fast growing, investor-owned, electric utility located on Florida's Fest Coast. Good advancement opportunities. See job placement center bulletin for interview time and place. TA.MPA ELECTRIC CO. Tampa, Florida <strong>The</strong> College Inn Lexington, Va. "You tried the rest Now try the Best" "BROTHEJl RAT^ MEET ME AT THE COLLEGE INN Compliments Mr. & Mrs. Neil NeopoUs PareiitH Council (Continued From <strong>Page</strong> 1) oU wtm able to meet and oon< veme wkth officials of the Institute. FwHent were the Superintendent, the Chaplain, the Dean of the Paculity, t)hc Commandant, atid all of tihe Department heads or their reprcfientatives. Following the meeting, a luncheon wm hold for the council member« and their wives at Alumni Hall. <strong>The</strong>se two meetings start the schedule of Parent's Week and on Saturday, a meeting of all the pBrent.s will take place in J. M. Hiall. Foundation Plans Weekend In the pas.t, the counci>l has miade up the .schedule of Parents Weekend. However, in recent years this task has been accompublished by the <strong>VMI</strong> Foundation with the asi.sstance of the council. A faoitihall giatme, whether Rat or Varsiiity, is always scheduled for this weekend. This year the Rats will .meet the University of Richmond Freshmen at two o'clock this afternoon on Alumni Memor- U1 Field. NOW THRU SAT. SUN., MON., TUES mr 1I.EXOT1COLOR ^Y JAMES • UMOA BA{«C •KENNETH M.LIAMS JOANSMS' KENNEIHCOMOR- CHAiUSHAWIREY Corsages for the Holiday FALLON FLORIST, Inc. <strong>23</strong> W. Church Ave. ROANOKE, VA. PHONE DI-5-7709 Dr. Leo Piatt OPTOMETRIST 22 W. 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Corps Building Construction Lags <strong>VMI</strong>'s long awaited $1,000,000 Corps building is between four and eight week3 behind the schedule which called for its completion 463 days after the signing of the contraot wditih the English Construction'Oonnpany lias't year. This 48,- 000 square foot construciton buiilt ait a, oost of over $1,000,000 ($884,270 from State appn>prii
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