Valley Forge Military Academy - Crossed Sabres Yearbook (Wayne, PA)

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...ln- MAJOR RICHARD L. PHIL- LIPS, lnxrrucror il1Science. BS., Delaware Valley College. Coach: Cross Country Team: Assistant Coach: Track Team, United States Air Force Reserve. Order QfAn1hon,i' Wayne. CAPTAIN DAVID GILBERT, Instructor in Science. B.A., Le- high University. Adviser: Benja- min Franklin Honor Society, LIEUTENANT JOHN D GASKINS, Instructor in Science. BS., Elizabethtown College. I Science LIEUTENANT LEONARD M. TANNER, JR., Instructor in Science. B.S.. Elizabethtown College. Len: The Chemistry department in 1944. Below: The new Advanced Biolo- gy class, having finished the doglish, now works on the disection of cats,

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Tactical Department The Tactical Department at Valley Forge Military Acade- my was founded, along with the Academy itself, on the premise that 'Lgood enough is not enough, excellence must be the norm. In 1928, the first year of the Academy, General Baker fthen Majorj had to instill in his tactical officers the same rigid standards that they were to demand from their Cadets. Originally, it was a rare occasion for a faculty officer at V.F. not to be in either the active Army, the National Guard, or the Reserves. Ceremonies were the specialty and Cadets drilled every day for one hour after classes, Monday through Friday. The reason for this was the fact that the old close order drill was very complex and involved, before it was changed and simplified in about 1941. Initially, all the companies were cavalry units, since General Baker himself was once the commanding officer ofa cavalry unit. The Corps consisted solely of Troops until 1931. The Tactical Department instituted the Artillery unit in 1935, with vehicles custom-built for Valley Forge. Also, at about this time, the Regimental Board was founded. Above: During 2 B21ll., Colonel Mulkerns minutely examines a G Company man's rifle. Righ1: Make sure those Sousaphones are shining, says Colonel Feltham. COLONEL STANLEY A. HARRIS DEPUTY COMMANDANT OF CADETS TACTICAL OFFICER OF B COMPANY Army School ol' Physical Training at Aldershot, England. British Army, Retired.

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COLONEL HOWARD E. PEARSON, Assistant Professor ofScience. B.S., M.E., United States Military Academy, Villan- ova University. United States Army, Retired. Order ofAnlh0ny Wayne. LIEUTENANT COLONEL GEORGE C. ALLISON, Assist- ant Professor of Science. B.S., West Chester State College. Ad- viser: Biology Club, United States Army Reserve. Since its origin at the Academy with two instructors, the Science Department has endeavored to give Cadets the most complete background in the sciences. In 1954, the Biology Lab was built with a greenhouse attached. Both the Junior College and the Academy utilized its services until 1958, when the separation ofJ.C. Science became complete. In 1962, the new Chemistry Lab was built and the same year saw the origin of the Summer Institute. In 1964, the department acquired a tele-microscope, and an Alumni Chair was given to the Science Department in 1966. The year 1968, saw the construction of the new Biology and Chemistry Laboratories in Room 11 of Shannon Hall. New courses in the Department include B.S.C.S. Biology, C.B.A. Chemistry, P.S.C.S. Physics, Earth Science, and Biology II. An abundance of scientific equipment is avail- able for use of students in all of these fields. Below: Cadet Roughead and Captain Gilbert assemble Triode Demonstra- tor parts. Right: Budding young scientists study plant cells by microscope. 3 COLONEL WILLIAM E. HELLER ALUMNI PROFESSOR OF SCIENCE CHAIRMAN OF THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT B,S., M.S,, Kutztown State College, Lehigh University. Member: Currie ulum Committee. Order ofAnlh0ny Wayne, Env