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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow To REALLY understand and appreciate the wonderful story of Culver we must go back to August 9, 1840, and take up the life of her founder. Henry Harrison Culver was born at London, Madison County, Ohio. He began the great battle of life at an early age with only a meager common school education. By tremendous efforts and unceasing perseverance he overcame countless obstacles ; he rose from pov- erty to riches and became a successful man of affairs. Mr. Culver ' s nature was always that of an idealist and philanthropist. Therefore it was but natural that he should desire to found some institution which would give young men the education that he had been denied. This cherished idea took a definite shape in 1894. In 1893 Mr. Culver had acquired a residence on Lake Maxinkuckee, and had perceived what a splendid location there was for the sort of institution of which he had dreamed. And so in September, 1894, the first winter session of Culver Military Academy opened with twenty- five cadets. On February 24, 189,5, thf frame hotel which was being used as ti ' ni- porary quarters for the cadets was de- stroyed by fire. This misfortune merely gave new impetus to Mr. Culver ' s plans. In less than three months the corner- stone of the present Main Barracks — minus the fourth floor and the annex — was laid. In the fall of 189.5 the school started afresh with an enrollment of thir- ty-five. A year later another fire added to Cul- ver ' s progress. Upon receipt of the news that the buildings of Missouri Military Academy had been completely demolished The Old L.igoon
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Iiy tire, Mr. Culver ex- pressed a desire to the trustees of that school that the two schools unito at Culver. His r e n e r o u s propo- sition was accepted, and liy the middle of Octo- lier Col. Fleet of Mis- souri, with his faculty corps of seventy- two cadets, was in- stalled at Culver. The two corps were united and placed under the administration of that scholarly and soldierly gentleman. Col. , le. an- dcr F. Fleet. Tin: li;i .ii- IN Wamii ' ;iii i I ' .ht The prologue is over ; now we enter upon the real story. In IS ' JT two events of inestimable importance to the Academy occurred. Mr. Culver died the early part of that year, leaving as his monument what was already showing promise of its future position as the greatest military school in the world. During the same year a young man who had but recently graduated from V. M, I. came to assume the position of Commandant of Cadets in the new school. This young man was Major Leigh R. Gignilliat. During the first fifteen years following the estalilishment of Culver Military Acad- emy the enrollment was increased from 3 iti by adding a fourth floor to the Main Bar- racks and by building East, West and South Barracks. The faculty, which, besides Colonels Fleet and Gignilliat, already included two men whose work has made them an inseparable part of Culver ' s history. Captains (now Colonels) Greiner and Glascock, was greatly increas ed and bettered. The Gymnasium, Recreation Building (then used as a riding hall). Carpenter Shop, Arsenal and Hospital, were all erected dur- ing this period. As a result of all these improvements Culver was, in 190(i, desig- nated as an Honor School and took her place as one of the Big Si.x military schools accorded this title. The cadet corps gained much fame throughout the country by its appearance in some of the larger cities. In 1905 it won a gold medal at the Louisiana Purchase Exixi- sition. Last, but far from least, the now world-famous Black Horse Troop was purchased and developed in this period of Culver history. The period of (ireater Culver is now at hand. In the s|)ring of 1909 the trus- tees of the .-Vcademy made very compre- hensive plans, which, when com))leted. would put Culver at the head of all sec- ondary schools in America. The first ])art of this program taken up was the improvement of thi ' grounds. .A land- k
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