Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-27
V.P.|. CADETS GET DOWN
TO THEIR WORK AGAIN
Routine Duties Re.
sumcd Noon Friday After
Richmond Trip.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. |

tSptCldi To Inc tHlcS-llSpotcn.l
BLACkSBURG. VA, New aG.--
Glasses were suspended at the vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute from Tues
day morning until Friday mt noon OF
this week SO that the students might
take part i'll the Foch day exercises at
Richmond and attend the football
game in Roanoke Thanks giving Day
Tho cadet corps. this including all
men in military, the military stafr.
and "A number OF the vocational
students, left Blacksburg Tuesday
morning on Il special train for Rich
mond. remaining there unit, midnight
"Wednesday. The rest of the students
with a majority of the members Of
the faculty. the administrative force
Of the college and others. went to
Roanoke OH special train carly in
the morning Of Thanksgiving Day.
Friday night. Saturday afternoon
and saturday night the German ana
Cotiilion Clubs gave their annual
Thanksgiving dances. the former en-
pertaining in the club hall ana the
Cotillion Club members at the field
house. These dances were attended
ny young wdmen from all parts of
the state and a large crowd Of alumni
the latter coming UP from Roanoke
for the affair.
Attends Hurnl Agencies Meeting.
president BurrusS was In Richmond
last week for the meeting OF the
Council OF Rural Agencies. OF wh!c, !
lie is member. and also attended III.
synod OF Nidginia in Petersburg as ::
representative "f the SessicH OF the /
EiacksburE Presbyterian Chu-ch |
Monday Of this week President Rur.
russ returned to Richmond for tho
conference called by Governor Davis !
on governmental efficiency and the |
virginia Educational Association !
meeting.
). Luther Johns. class of 1897. Y. p /
- represented the college officially at
the National Conference OF t.ollcrcs /
ana Universities on International Di.
armament in Chicago the latter mar,
or october. Mr.. Johns is n promincn,
lawyer of that city and was made a
member OF the organization commit
tee OF the conference.
"thont disparaEing the worl, ~
an! ot their predecessors, it is but
fair TO say that the students b,yinr
charge this year OF tho y;rrini.
iech' the weekly newspaper ISSUED
under the management of the atb-
ietc association, are doing bc,ter
work and getting out n better n,ner
than Y. p. ]. has ever had. f-ndor
nate oil November - a special r. O. I
/. I. edition was issued that would
nave been credit to any Of tho
largest universities in the country
r. Il. l-uSk is editor inc chief of rho
Tech. Il. w. James and d. +. Mini ,
chan are associate editors. T.. T. Mar
I'm Is managing editor and T. f.
burke is business manager.
In accordance with the provisions
ol an act OF Congress, the War De-
partment has maintained at V. p.
lot several years three senior units
OF the reserve officers training corps.
coast artillery, engineering and in |
iah'ry. The purpose OF this is 10 .
fain by systematic and standard
methods students for commissions .
IN the reserve officers corps Regis
'ration is purely voluntary, but. once
made. II is prerequisite for grauua
ton from college
Student body Officers.
officers of the V. T. l. student hnfv
THIS session are: l.. r. Lusk, presi-
dent; f.. u. Durham and II. W. An
derson, r!cc-prcsidents; l.. \. Hester
secretary: II. VI. Moore. treasurer; u. I
J.. Miniclian. defending attorney; c. .
l.. Rcdd, prosecuting attorney. !. q.
Wallace is president of the athletic
association, T. T. Newman IS vice.
president. H. VI. Sutton is secretary
ana Professor Clarence l. Miles Is
director OF athletics and graduate
manager.
Officers OF the senior class are: n
i. Jones. president; W. r. Garnet
vice president; i. y. Jones, sccre-
tary W. G. Saunders. treasurer /
Junior class officers are: L. D. Greg /.
DRY. president: c. r. Hicks. vice. /
president: J.. y, Hester. secretary.
and =. v Howell. treasurer.