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• We and the Veemies

  Report on the VMI students' formal review of the W&L ROTC cadets and how it improved relations between the two schools. The report suggests a review of VMI's cadets in the future to improve relations further.
• W&L ROTC May Change To Two Years

  Report that the Army ROTC program might be changed from a four-year plan to a two-year plan in the future.
• VMI Plans Dress Parade For W&L

  Announcement of a dress parade conducted by VMI in honor of the W&L ROTC cadets. The entire W&L school population is invited to attend this parade, and the reported purpose of it is to strengthen the student relations between W&L and VMI.
• Tshombe Wants ROTC Grads

  Announcement that M. Moise Tshombe will be interviewing seniors on campus for a job opportunity as a mercenary trainee.
• Tactical Exercise Trains Cadets To Cope With Battle Conditions

  Report on the ROTC cadets' field training near Liberty Hall.
• ROTC Plans New Activities

  Report on new activities ROT cadets will do during the upcoming school year, including "night compass problems" and combat leader courses.
• ROTC Juniors In The Field For Leadership Problem Series

  ROTC juniors were given field problems testing them on their leadership reactions toward different situations, such as panicking soldiers and captured agressors.
• ROTC Cadets Recieve Awards At Annual President's Day Parade

  Report on the school's annual President's Day Parade and the awards that several ROTC cadets received during it. The report contains a picture of the ROTC cadets in formation during the parade.
• ROTC Cadets in Simulated 'War'

  The different companies of W&L ROTC cadets performed combat simulations out in the field, taking turns playing offense and defense in their war games against each other.
• R. E. Lee To Head W&L ROTC Staf

  Description of the W&L ROTC brigade and battalion leaders, highlighting Colonel Robert E. Lee as the new Brigade Commander and head of the ROTC Department.
• Ned Hobbs is ROTC Colonel

  Announcement of Ned Hobbs's selection as the Cadet Colonel who will lead the ROTC battle group for the upcoming school year.
• Miller Raised to Major Rank

  Report that Captain Miller, the Associate Professor of Military Science at W&L, is being promoted to the rank of major in the Army. The report also gives a very brief biography of Captain Miller.
• Maj. Roxbury Transferred For Staff Chief Assignment

  Major Roxbury, the Professor of Military Science and Tactics at W&L, is transferred to the Armed Forces Service School in Norfolk. The report applauds Major Roxbury for his contributions to the W&L ROTC Department.
• Colonel Jack P. Burch Assumes New Position At Head Of ROTC

  This report announces that Colonel Jack P. Burch will become the new ROTC Department head after Major Roxbury. It gives a short biography of Burch and his military experience.
• Captain Hall Transferred

  Captain Hugh J. Hall, the Military Strategy III professor in the ROTC department for three years, is announced to be transferred to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
• Bronze Star Medal Awarded To Horwedel ROTC Instructor

  Captain Horwedel, Associate Professor of Military Science at W&L, is given a bronze star medal in the presence of W&L's Captain Burch and President Cole for his service in Vietnam.
• Bloch, Portnoy, Knight Head ROTC; Scabbard & Blade Society Disbanded

  The Scabbard and Blade Society, which functioned like a fraternity for ROTC cadets, is reported to be disbanded before the 1962 school year. The article also announces the new ROTC staff additions and student cadet leaders.
• Army Announces Selections For Graduating ROTC Men

  List of officer positions being given to graduating ROTC seniors by the Army. The list indicates how long each person will serve and whether their given position was their first choice or not.