Culver Military Academy - Roll Call Yearbook (Culver, IN)

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HISTOKY OF ROLL CALL« T. HIRTY years ago Captain Algernon Cole- man decided that it was time for Culver to have a school annual. Captain Coleman, be- ing a man of industry and action, set out to make one. He selected a staff and after a great deal of work, finally published the first edition of the Roll Call. This book was composed almost entirely of student literary and art work. It embraced essays, humorous stories, and pictures taken by Mr. Melvin Keen. Searching the faculty group, one discovers that Major Fleet, General Gignilliat and Major Grant were on the job even then, before we were born. This first edition of the Roll Call was dedi- cated to Mrs. Emily Jane Culver, the wife of the founder. This edition was on its own finan- cial feet, and it paid for itself. Time to get out the 1906 edition came, and Captain Coleman was no longer a member of the faculty. A new advisor was sought and found in our present faculty chairman. Col- onel Hunt took over the work and put out a very elaborate edition, bound in silk with a gold plated metal CULVER on the front. This second edition was dedicated to Major Gignil- liat. It too, paid for itself. During the World War the Roll Call was published and the volumes of 1916 and 1917 are among the best editions ever printed. The Roll Call has told the story of a long proces- sion of classes. It has grown with the Acad- emy and tried to keep pace. It has aimed and is aiming to be genuinely representative of Culver and Culver men. The Egyptians engaged themselves for the most part in war and preparations for war. But they realized the value of scholar- ship and under the Ptolomies the city of Alexandria, established by a Macedonian warrior, was one of the leading capitals of cultiire and learning.

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Ai KNOWLEDG ■ MENTS I The Greeks, particularly the Athenians, were renowned for their culture and artistic attainments. Their early philosophers stand as testimonials to the heights ot scholarship which Greek thought reached. Architecture and sculpture were arts in which the Greeks ol the classic ages held high place. N ENGLAND during the Crusade periods, knighthood was conferred on individuals whose bravery of deed and nobility of spirit earned the King ' s commendation. The same principles are carried out when honor is con- ferred on individuals who have aided mate- rially in this publication. The editors take this opportunity of acknowl- edging their indebtedness to the many per- sons who helped in the preparation of this volume. To Paul C. Louther goes a pat on the back for his long and faithful work in editing the First-Class biographies. He has consulted the insurance companies in order that he will be prepared, provided the cracks and jokes aimed at individuals in their biographies, ore not taken as they were meant when written. Frederick C. Linxweiler contributed the special pages on scholarship in the Activity section. He also gave the Roll Call this year the first original poem it has published in sev- en years. William L. Lipp, Karl H. Pribram, Alden W. Whitney, Robert M. Speidel, and Thomas G. Leigh assisted the business manager in the sale of the book. William H. Deal designed the sketch, upon the suggestion of the Editor, for the cover, and wrote the copy for the Administration section. Robert E. Ensminger and Robert L. Hudson assisted in taking the humorous pictures of individual first classmen. James D. Philbrick and Charles W. Pfeiffer wrote the sketches of several organizations, which appear in the Activity section.

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STAFF FORREST BYRON LANGSTON Executive Editor CHARLES KASIK JR. Sports Editor ROSS COOPER LYONS Assistant Editor JACK HENRY PASCHEN Sales Manager It yras the custom in medieval Europe, particularly in England, to reward the verse makers by permitting them to recite before the king. These men typify the scholars of the period. Liberal minded rulers, with an appreciation of cultural values, encouraged such artists. It was the custom at some courts to grant livings, the equivalent of the modem scholarship stipend, to scholars •whose work or personality struck the royal fancy.