Word: plebe
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...first year boat-was regarded as the favorite after their sterling performance against the Plebe crew last week; but they have been disrupted through the ineligibility of Willerton and Fisher, and the illness of Hooker...
...veterans. The two '39 representatives are L. P. Spear at seven and F. W. Kittler at four. Spear was a substitute for last year's fresh crew while Kittler, who is the dark horse of this year's Varsity, was unable to make even the third plebe boat. H. A. Rowe '37, is cox. Navy's crew uses a stroke invented by its own coach, Buck Walsh. It is about half way between the short stroke used by Harvard and Washington, and the long, back-breaking sweep used by Navy last year...
Navy's JV and Plebe crews have been anywhere from 10 to 15 seconds behind the Varsity in their races, and both crews are undefeated. All of the JV's have had experience before, both as Freshmen or JV's, and some of the plebes have rowed elsewhere...
...Many a plebe was just learning that in dancing, unlike marching, he must not put his heel down first, when Death came to Rudolph W. Vizay, longtime Dancing Master of the United States Military Academy (TIME, March 11). Last week "Madame"' Vizay's half-trained pupils lined up in Cullum Hall to take their lessons from Mr. & Mrs. George Roberts...
Since West Point is an institution dedicated to turning out not only capable Army officers but also polished gentlemen, "dancing and ball room etiquette" is one of the first courses in which a plebe is instructed. If he cannot pass minimum dancing requirements the first year, he keeps on plodding around with the "elephant squad" until he can. Dancing Master Vizay-"The Professor" to his charges-spent four months every year at the Academy, where his father had taught dancing before him, was a stickler for erect carriage, measured glide and strict ballroom decorum. Off duty, he was a great...