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VMI to offer exhibit on life of Gen. Marshall
Tuesday, September 22, 1998
BY REX BOWMAN
Times-Dispatch Staff Writer
An exhibit tracing the life of Gen. George C. Marshall will have
its
grand opening on the campus of the Virginia Military Institute on
Thursday, putting on display the storied but often overlooked
life of
the school's most famous graduate.
Titled "George C. Marshall, Soldier of Peace," the
exhibit brings
together such illustrious bric-a-brac as Marshall's Nobel Peace
Prize,
owned by the Marshall Foundation at VMI, and letters of sympathy
that
Marshall wrote to the families of soldiers killed in World War
II.
Many of the items are on loan from the Smithsonian Institution's
National Portrait Gallery.
The foundation spent a month refurbishing the Marshall Museum at
VMI to
accommodate the exhibit, said Kelly Fujiwara, assistant director
of
development.
"This is the first time a collaboration like this has taken
place,"
Fujiwara said of the Smithsonian's involvement. "It's not a
huge
exhibit, but it's very impressive."
Marshall, who graduated from VMI in 1901, is remembered primarily
for two things: He was the U.S. Army chief of staff in World War
II, performing his duties so well that British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill called him "the true organizer
of victory"; and he was author of what came to be known as
the Marshall
Plan, a massive aid and assistance program that rebuilt
devastated
Europe after the war.
The exhibit includes the actual reading copy of the speech in
which
Marshall first proposed the recovery plan.
The exhibit includes pictures, paintings and other items that
trace
Marshall's life from his childhood through school at VMI, his
service in
both world wars and his ultimate appointment as secretary of
state.
Thursday's grand opening is a by-invitation-only affair and
begins at 6
p.m. with remarks from VMI Superintendent Josiah Bunting III.
On days thereafter, admission is $2 for seniors, $3 for adults
and $1
for children ages seven to 18.
Fujiwara said the exhibit will be open to the public until May
31, when
it is to move to the Truman Library in Independence, Mo.
Richmond Times-Dispatch© 1998, Richmond Newspapers Inc.
VMI Football Homecoming Blues: No joy in
Mudville yesterday.
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Gateway Virginia VMI gives it away to Furman /
Keydets burned by
turnovers
FURMAN 51 VMI 14
Sunday, September 27, 1998
BY VIC DORR JR.
Times-Dispatch Staff Writer
LEXINGTON -- Charitable organizations frequently suggest that
their
contributors give until it feels good. The Virginia Military
Institute
football team took a different approach yesterday. The Keydets
gave
until it hurt.
Three VMI turnovers and a partially blocked punt, all in the
first half,
allowed 24th-ranked Furman to romp to a 51-14 victory in a game
the
Keydets could have -- and perhaps should have -- made far more
competitive. VMI's tendency to produce turnovers faster than a
French
bakery -- it has fumbled 16 times, losing eight, in its first
four games
-- deflated an inspired defense that stopped Furman on four downs
inside
the VMI 4 early in the game.
"You have to wonder how we would have fared if we don't make
so many
mistakes . . . if we don't stop ourselves," said Keydets
coach Ted Cain.
"That might be the biggest thing we need to do: just give
ourselves a
chance to be more competitive."
Well, maybe the second-biggest thing.
"We must do a much, much better job of taking care of the
ball," said
Cain.
How true. Furman had VMI blunders, not its own proficiency, to
thank for
a 17-0 halftime lead. The Keydets (0-2, 1-3) lost fumbles deep in
their
own territory on their first two possessions. Furman turned both
into
touchdowns: a 3-yard run by Adam Sanders with 2:26 remaining in
the
first period and an 8-yard pass from quarterback Justin Hill to
running
back Stuart Rentz with 1:32 elapsed in the second period.
VMI's third turnover, an end-zone interception of an ill-advised
pass by
quarterback Robbie Chenault, halted the Keydets' most promising
drive of
the half. The partially blocked punt set up a 24-yard field goal
by
Furman's Jason Wells with :02 remaining before halftime.
The Keydets, thin to begin with and hurt as the game unfolded by
injuries in the secondary, crumbled soon after emerging from
intermission. Furman (1-0, 3-1) scored three third-period
touchdowns.
Included in that harvest were two long passes by backup
quarterback
Brent Rickman: an 87-yarder to flanker Desmond Kitchings and a
60-yarder
to split receiver Tyrone Berrian. The Paladins' average starting
position for seven second-half possessions: VMI's 47-yard-line.
"It's discouraging, definitely," said Jordan Clark,
VMI's senior
defensive end. "I'd like to think staying as close as we did
for as long
as we did in the first half shows you what we're capable of.
Furman has
been a dominant team in the Southern Conference for a long time
-- and
we were hanging right there with them. When we play well and play
smart
and take care of our assignments, I don't think there's anybody
(in the
Southern Conference) we can't compete with."
VMI has been outscored 144-22 in its three games against I-AA
opponents.
Defiance, said Clark, is the key to the remainder of the season.
"We can't accept losing," he said. "It's that
simple: We have to refuse
to accept losing. If we keep working hard; if we keep believing
in
ourselves and our coaches; we have to believe that sooner or
later,
things will work out for us."
Furman's triumph extended its winning streak over VMI to 17
games. When
the Keydets last defeated the Paladins in 1979, Jimmy Carter was
living
in the White House and Leonid Brezhnev was the premier of the
Soviet
Union.
Furman·························7 10 20
14 -- 51 VMI
························ ·0 0 7 7 -- 14
First Quarter
FU -- Sanders 3 run (Wells kick), 2:26
Second Quarter
FU -- Rentz 8 pass from Hill (Wells kick), 13:28
FU -- FG Wells 24, :02
Third Quarter
FU -- Kitchings 87 pass from Hill (kick fail), 11:55
FU -- Rentz 20 run (Wells kick), 8:18
VM -- Garrett 21 pass from Funches (Harris kick), 5:17
FU -- Berrian 60 pass from Rickman (Wells kick), 4:25
Fourth Quarter
FU -- Sansbury 26 pass from Rickman (Wells kick), 11:16
FU -- Burton 1 run (Wells kick), 8:37
VM -- Frost 32 pass from Mitchell (Harris kick), 4:53
A -- 6,298.
FU VMI
First downs························· 23
16
Rushes-yards·························
47-199 39-112
Passing yards·························
301 181
Passes························· 13-21-1
13-23-1
Return yards·························
100 9
Punts-avg.························· 1-42
6-36
Fumbles-lost·························
0-0 5-2
Penalties-yards·························
9-64 3-26
Time of possession·························
30:34 29:26
INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Furman -- Rentz 8-61, Sanders 8-39, Crosby
6-30,
Russell 9-22, Burton 7-20, Rickman 2-12, Hill 3-10, Kitchings
2-7, Addy
2-(minus 2). VMI --
Hunt 6-32, Funches 10-25, Parker 7-18, Cauthen 9-18, Chenault
6-11,
Mitchell 1-8.
INDIVIDUAL PASSING Furman -- Hill 11-17-0-215, Rickman 2-4-1-86.
VMI --
Chenault 10-20-1-118, Mitchell 2-2-0-42, Funches 1-1-0-21.
INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Furman -- Kitchings 5-102, Berrian 4-136,
Stewart
2-29, Sansbury 1-26, Rentz 1-8. VMI --
Frost 5-63, Garrett 2-39, Alley 2-22, Neely 1-46, Parker 1-12,
Boyer
1-10, Funches 1-(minus 11).
TACKLES Furman -- Ruff 11, Bouton 11, Rogers 6, Adrian 5, Thrift
5,
Spencer 4, Johnson 3, Redmond 3, Jackson 3, Pleasant 3, Booth 3,
Conner
3, Hubbard 3, Frierson 3, Kupchinsky 2, Fonoimoana 2, Fouch 2,
O'Daniel,
Roberson, Smith, Sanders, Espinosa. VMI -- Whitman 9, Mubangu 8,
Curtis
8, Jackson 6, McPherson 6, J. Clark 5, S. Clark 4, Wigfall 4,
Budlong 3,
Washington 3, Brown 3, Winfield 3, Douglas 3, Lengvarsky 3,
Burris 2,
Herrin 2, Brooks 2, Cates 2, Prillaman 2, Armstead 2, Parker,
Prokop.
FUMBLE RECOVERIES Furman -- Roberson, Pate.
INTERCEPTIONS Furman -- Thrift. VMI -- Ferrin.
More Info on VMI Football: Chuck Steenburgh '86
dropped me the following e-mail. Seems his web site contains
football info that might be of interest.
Just wanted to let you know that the Class of '86 web page I
maintain also
has football update info on it...SC standings, poll rankings and
power
ratings info as well as photos I take from each home game.
Updated on
Mondays.
http://users.aol.com/keydet1986
News From the Cape Fear Chapter: The Cape Fear
Chapter located in Fayetteville, NC will celebrate Founder's Day
and sponsor a cadet recruting function on Nov 10 at the Ft. Bragg
Officer's Club. More info to follow!
Mutual Fund for the VMI Family: I recently
received the following e-mail from Jim Irby '81 informing me of a
new mutual fund. As Jim indicates the fund is not
endorsed or affiliated with VMI, the VMI Alumni Association or
any of its agencies.
RB,
As you may be aware, a few alumni have been in the process of
creating a
mutual fund "by and for the VMI community." We fully
expect to receive
final approval from the Securities & Exchange Commission this
week. We
have placed several ads through various VMI media outlets and
have been
very pleased with the enthusiastic response we have received.
We feel it is very important to emphasize that we (the Fund) are
not
endorsed or affiliated with VMI, the VMI Alumni Association or
any of
its agencies.
We would be very grateful if you could mention our project in
your next
news letter to help in our effort to educate alumni & friends
on what
the fund is all about. We will be sponsoring the Homecoming
football
game next weekend and will have a booth on the field by Cameron
Hall.
I would welcome the opportunity to discuss the whole project with
you as
well as send (or fax) you some information. You can reach me
during the
day at (804) 288-6112. In addition, myself, Brett Hayes '86,
Frank Trice
'86 and Gordon McKinley '86 will be in Lexington for the Alumni
Board
meeting next Saturday.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Jim Irby '81
Another Football Game Via RealAudio: Seems you
can listen to the upcoming Georgia Southern game via the
internet. The following e-mail was provided by Paul Whitmore '94.
As you can see, he's provided a link to the actual web site. I've
noted that a link is also provided on the VMI Alumni Association
web site.
Did some checking and discovered that the only other Football
game that will feature VMI on-line will be the Georgia Southern
Game on the 3rd of October.
Georgia Southern Internet Broadcast
Speaking of Links....: Seems that the Alumni
Association Web Site has added back the link to the Electronic
Turnouts. As I understand it, the link was present, then it was
deleted and then it was added back. Just thought I'd let everyone
know.
News From Our Next Door Neighbors at W&L:
Monday, September 21, 1998
Anniversary calls for introspection
250 years of honor at W&L
More than 15 professors from across America will come
to the university and speak about responsibility.
By MICHELLE MIZAL
THE ROANOKE TIMES
LEXINGTON -- Since 1865, Washington and Lee
students have tried to
uphold Robert E. Lee's concept of honor -- to not lie, cheat,
steal or
violate trust.
"Washington and Lee has prided itself on
the honor code and virtue.
In effect, responsibility is the 20th century way to talk about
honor,"
said Winston Davis, a professor of religion at Washington and
Lee.
So, this year, students and faculty will
celebrate honor -- and the
school's 250th anniversary -- with this question: "What is
responsibility?"
That is a theme of a series of lectures
scheduled this upcoming
school year as part of the university's
"bicenquinquagenary." It's a
term as rare as the number of schools that have celebrated such
an
occasion. W&L is the ninth oldest school in the country, with
Harvard
being the oldest.
More than 15 professors from across America
will come to the
university and speak about responsibility on a philosophic,
religious
and historic level.
"Our basic hope is to get students to
think more about what it means
to be responsible in their daily life," Davis said.
Davis plans to compile the speeches on
responsibility in a book that
will be released within the next two years.
While school officials focus on
responsibility, students want to
take a more practical view of the notion.
Greta Richter, a senior, said the lecture
series represents
Washington and Lee's history of honor.
Students can celebrate that honor by being
more mindful of violence,
vandalism and drinking, Richter said. She recalled recent
incidents when
students were sent to the school infirmary for drinking too much.
"They are really evaluating student
autonomy," she said. "This year,
everyone is watching us."
The anniversary theme is Learning, Leadership,
Honor. Banners now
sport the words around campus.
A formal dance and a W&L T-shirt exhibit
are just two of the
activities planned for this year's festivities.
Washington and Lee was first established in
1749 as Augusta Academy
by Robert Alexander -- a native of Ireland. Augusta Academy --
near
Greenville in the Shenandoah Valley -- was a prep school where a
minister taught young men headed to Princeton University. It was
described as the first Latin school west of the Blue Ridge.
In 1774, the school was relocated to a log
building in what is now
called Rockbridge County and later renamed Liberty Hall Academy
by the
school's board of trustees.
Not long after President George Washington
donated a hundred shares
of James River canal stock to the academy, it was renamed
Washington
Academy. Washington requested the school to promote literature
and the
arts.
After receiving more funding, officials moved
the academy in 1803 to
its current site in Lexington. It was not long before school
officials
printed what seems to be an honor code -- a section of moral
rules in
the "Laws and Regulations of Washington College."
The book states that "no student shall
play cards, dice, or other
games of hazard, make bets, be present at a horse-race, use
profane
language, become intoxicated, engage in riots or mischief of any
kind,
or be guilty of any other immorality."
But it was Lee, in 1865, who first established
W&L's concept of
honor and responsibility. Five years later, the school's name was
changed to Washington and Lee College.
The story goes like this: A student from
Tennessee went up to Lee to
ask for a copy of the rules.
Lee, president of the university at the time,
said "we have but one
rule here, and it is that every student must be a
gentleman."
Since then, students have tried to uphold
Lee's concept of honor.
No freshman can attend fall classes without
first acknowledging in
writing his or her understanding of the philosophy and policies
of the
honor system.
Davis said he wants to see a new word on the
banner for Washington
and Lee's 350th anniversary -- responsibility.
That's it for this week.
Yours in the Spirit,
RB Lane '75
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