Army and Navy Academy - Adjutant Yearbook (Carlsbad, CA)

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20 THE CADET Paul Lewis Singer came to at the beginning of the present school year from the Elmira CN. YJ Free Academy, where he had just graduated with a fine record. His course here has, therefore, been in the nature of a post graduate one. He has taken the full commercial course, with the exception of one or two subjects with which he was already familiar, and has specialized in Commercial Law. In addition to this Mr. Singer has interested himself in all the student activities, a record of which fact will be found elsewhere in this issue. I-Ie expects to leave in a few months to take a full law course at either the University of California or at Columbia. I-Ie has made an excellent record with us, and it is with pleasure that we commend him to either of these institutions or any other which he may decide to attend. Herbert Chassee Tiffany, the other member of our graduating class, also came to us at the first of this year, his school being that of the High School at La Grange, Illinois, where he had just finished the literary course through the Junior year. Ile has completed that course here, with an excellent record from a scholastic standpoint, and he also has been promi- nent in student activities, as will appear elsewhere. It is Mr. Tiifany's present intention to specialize in agriculture and forestry, and he will pursue this course at either the University of Illinois or Michigan. I-lim also we commend to the good graces of either of these institutions or any other that he may select. It is impossible to close this address without this additional word of affectionate appeal to Paul and Herbert -as we love to call them- by reminding them that while they have the ability to succeed anywhere and always, they must link with this an inflexible purpose in order to in- sure that success, and that the hearts as well as the eyes of the faculty of this institution will ever be upon them in the future. And, boys, this is a challenge, as well as an -appeal.

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THE CADET 19 THE SENIOR CLASS. By C. M. Woocl This year the Academy sends forth its second graduating class. As formerly, the class is small in numbers, but we believe that what it lacks in numbers is more than compensated for in quality. Proud as we justly were of last ycar's class, that of this year ranks well with it, and we confidently look for as great and good things from our boys of 1913 as from any that have gone out 'From us hitherto, or that may hereafter go. Nor will there be found, we believe, better scholarship, broader caliber, or finer spirit, among the graduates of any preparatory school in tl1e land. And after all, it is quality rather than quantity that counts most in the best things of this life. But the Academy by no means despairs of both quantity and quality in the not distant future. Let the public remember that our school is less than three years old, and that necessarily the graduating classes must for awhile be small unless we could have started with pupils already pretty well through the preparatory course. But a jump 'from thirteen pupils during the first fractional year to one hundred and 'forty in the second full year is really not bad jumping, and while speaking well for the pop- ularity of the school, and for the work being done, it also augurs well, if you please, for larger graduating classes in a few years. And now again, to the class of this year also, the superintendent, the faculty, the student body, individually and unitedly, now and evermore, extend heartiest congratulations and best wishes. Our hope and expec- tation is that your lives will prove to be fully and truly successful, there- by bringing not only to yourselves but also to your loved ones at home, and to your Alma Mater, a large degree of worthy credit. Our standard for such credit, as you know, is not so much worldly fame nor wealth- though these indeed may be a part of it-as it is a manly life, well-rounded, clean, useful. These are the ideals that have been patiently and per- sistently set before you. Measure up to these, always and everywhere, and the world shall go well with you.

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THE CADET 21 PAUL LEWIS SINGER Captain C Company, November and December. 1912. Manager Football. Captain Basketball. Member Baseball and Track Teams. Captain A. Company, 1912-13. Presi- dent Glee Club. Member of Football, Basketball and Baseball Teams. Assist- ant Editor of The Ca.det for ilrst quar- ter of school year 1912-13. First violin ln Orchestra. Concert member of Band. HERBERT CI-IASSEE TIFFANY