United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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efUiAt n nt ojj Yearling Chem and First Class Juice, in the inadequate time allotted, more than adequately kept us on our toes tD learn the basic laws and fundamental truths of two highly im- portant and extremely technical subjects. In Chem section rooms we labored over problems ranging from behavior of the smallest atom to the operation of the argest industrial processes; in lecture rooms, we watched demonstrations — the success of which we covertly at- tributed to Joe Molecule; and in lab we applied our own knowledge in elementary reactions and experiments. Juice was offered in much the same manner, but we found greater satisfaction in handling greater energies than could be derived from titration and analysis of minute samples of unromantic substances . . . In short, atoms and molecules, volts and amperes ex- plained everything, taught us much, and worked us not a little . . . ' QUe Kiii if, 1st Row— Ll. Col. N, Farrell, Lt. Col. J. W. Eichinget, Jr., Lt. Col. E. C. Wallace, Col. C. L. Fenfon, Maj. C. H. Wood, Lt. Col. M. H. Halff, Lt. Col. L. L. Bcckedorff • 2nd Row— Maj. B. R. Biercr, Lt. Col. T. J. Ryan, Maj. H. L. Wilson, Jr., Maj. R. H. Lane, Maj. C. E. Ray, Capt. H. Mease, Jr. • 3td Row — Capt. L. J. Hamerly, Maj. A. T. Faulkner, Maj. C. C. Dodge, Capt. J. Baker. ( leci icltif 1st Row— Lt. Col. C. R. Nichols, Lt Col. M. P. Chitterling, Lt. Col. E. C Wallace, Col. C. L. Fenton, Lt. Col P. M. Honnell, Lt. Col. R. L. Johnson Maj. S. A. Ward • 2nd Row— Capt. H. D. Hawes, Maj. C. B. Sims Maj. A. T. Vick, Maj. L. E. Johnson Maj. F. L. Woods, Capt. J .F. John son • 3rd Row— Lt. H. W. Curtis Lt. F. H. Mitchell • Absent— Lt Col. R. I. Heinlein, Jr.

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, ffldti. fflatics 1 St Row— Lt. Col. F. I. Pohl, Lt. Col. Wm. L. Longley, Col, B. W, Bartlett (Acting Professor), Lt. Col. K. F. Dawalt (Assistant Professor); Lt. Col. R. R. Lutz, Capt. P. R. Cerar • 2nd Row— Maj. E. C. Mallary, Capt. K. A. Gean, Maj. L. Reid, Capl. T. J. Thompson, Maj. J. W. Roy • 3rd Row— 1st Lt H. S. Stickel, Maj. R. V. Elsberry, Maj. R. B. Arnold, Capt. J. C. Stable. e ptja it Ke4i t ay PIISICS , «, J.H.Ljn,Ci|il More formulas than we could shake a slipstick at, more problems than we could possibly spec or solve, and more poop beyond the scope of these students were hurled at us as physicists, third class . . . For hours the night before, for the hour of questions in class, for the two minutes at the board, we attempted to find accelerations, determine specific heats, analyze forces, vectors, sound and light waves, images, and atomic r h t . ' behavior — and finally, got quite a charge out of Electricitv. Besides the iiuparted knowledge of natural and experi- mental phenomena and the development of our powers of reasoning gained from Yearling Physics, we foimd a sincere and profound respect for science in general — Physics in particular — and for the men who taught and understood it. 45

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■ ■;■.;:: oat 3M i apthmciiis. .(II.UCol, ;:■ E, c oco io fUci. 1st Row— Maj. J. C. Denton, Jr. L» Col. W. H. Kinard, Jr., Assistant Pro fessor; Col. H. Beukema, Professor, Lt. Col. J. I. Coffey, Maj. H. B. Kirk Patrick • 2nd Row— Maj. D. P Flanders, Capt. R. S. Cowen, Capt A. L. Freer. JiUi0A4f, 1st Row— Maj. W. M. Greer, Maj I. W. Rosers, Lt. Col. G. J. Weitiel Assistant Professor; Col. H. Beu kema. Professor; Maj. G. F. McAn eny, Maj. M. C. Harrison, Capt. J. C Ward, Jr. • 2nd Row— Capt. G. A Lipsky, Capt. D. S. McHargue, Capt R. C. L. Scott, Capt. M. K. Bushong 1st Lt. W. C. Masatlian, Jr., 1st Lt, F. R. Darby • 3rd Row— Capt. E Holloway, Jr., 1st Lt. B. W. Rogers Capt. D. P. Evans, Capt. J. E. K drick. efLaAi4fie4 o an d m Have vou done your map yet? . . . Where ' s Pondi- cherry? Yes, we had our troubles running up rivers and along boundaries locating Poltava or the territorial provi- sions of the Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji . . . Besides history in its pure form, Yearling Year consisted of discussions of contemporary and current events presented in the section room and in the lecture halls, and included a study of the theory and practice of governments . . . Supply and demand and marginal productivity in First Class Econ kept us puzzled and busy, but rationalized an irrational economic world with graph and theory. In all, E G H with maps, discussions, graphs, and epic WGR ' s gave us a broad background in many broad subjects. 47