The Virginian-Pilot
                            THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, September 16, 1996            TAG: 9609130018
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A10  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   18 lines

NONSURRENDER

``Nuts.''

That's how VMI and the commonwealth of Virginia should respond to the Justice Department's arrogant demand for unconditional surrender.

In the role of General Patton's 3rd Army coming to the rescue, Virginia's governor should announce that VMI is staying single-sex male, and one of the existing coed colleges will be converted to a single-sex female school that will meet an actual demand.

WILLIAM D. ROBERTSON

VMI Class of '68

Virginia Beach, Sept. 11, 1996 by CNB