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

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ACADEMIC COMPUTER CENTER w Bottom Row: Sp 7 Berg, Sp 5 Presberg, Sp 5 Pfeifer, fcpt. Mansi, Ltc. Luebbert, Miss Sullivan, Sp 5 Sabato. Hop Row: Sp 5 Sherertz, Sp 6 Parker, Cpt. Preston, Maj. Parker, Ltc. Lombard, Cpt. Leech. Deep down in the bottom-most stall of Te Ole ' Riding Hall, we find the den of that light-blinking, paper-devouring, oversized, adding machine, called the Academic Computer Center. Amid the flashing lights and incessant typ- ing, a cadet can compute the odds for the next weekend ' s football games or have the pink monster spew forth Go Army, Beat Navy signs. In the dazzling array of twinkling lights and rotating tapes we bridged the gap between everyday math and science, and the super-sophisticated world in which we will live. The officer-instructors of the ACC soon made us realize that we could, and would, control this monster. While some of us became expert in the use of this important analytical tool, all of us learned its importance to military science and technology.

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MILITARY HYGIENE We were always reminded of the distinctions each one of us possesses. But, these characteristics did not include what the Department of Military Hy- giene so handily prevented by its all-out effort. (There were no cases of air pollution or suffocation in rooms.). Through lectures, films, and many mnemonics I Cleanliness is next to Godliness !, the Department thwarted medical complications and developed a healthy class. In our new places of responsibility, we will discover the wisdom of the Department of Military Hygiene to be of value and will put it to good use. Ambitious, we thank the Department for its helpful advice. COL. J. H. VOEGTLY Cpt. R. J. Summary, Col. J. H. Voegtly

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Mrs. Eyster, Mrs. Holland and Mrs. Schandler HOSTESS Nestled below our discotheque as plebes, Leel Hall A Go-Go. is the cozy office of the Cadetl Hostesses, known affectionately as the Holland! Tunnel. Fourth Class Year it was our refuge from thel glaring eyes of the upperclassmen. Yearling Year| it was our source of relaxation and getting dates when we lacked the moves to get ourl own. During Second and First Class Years it was| our aid in getting play tickets and hotel reserva- tions. All in all the Cadet Hostesses were ouri friends in need. We owe them very much fori their efforts in making us gentlemen from thel bumbling, fumbling clods we were. Impossible! task that it was, they tried. USMA BAND The United States Military Academy Band is the oldest military unit at West Point, and the oldest band in the United States Army. Its ex- istence predates the Revolutionary War when fifers and drummers were attached to companies of Minute Men stationed on Constitution Island. From this small start, they grew to their present strength of 149 men which includes, basically, a concert-parade band and a field music detach- ment of bugles, drums and piccolos. The USMA Band adds to the cultural activities of the surrounding area through its winter concert series. On the lighter side are the summer concerts at scenic Trophy Point, overlooking the Hudson River. The Band is in close contact with the Corps of Cadets literally day and night. They awaken the Corps with reveille at 0550 each morning, signal the beginning of many class periods, play for long hours of drill on the parade field, and sound the calls which traditionally close the military day. For 200 years, from its simple beginning at Constitution Island through the present day, this band has se rved the Army, the Military Academy, and the Corps of Cadets with distinction.