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

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FOREWO R ' D T, HE EGYPTIAN priests transmitted their knowledge of optics and other sciences (such as astronomy and architecture) to the mem- bers of their own priestly class. Therefore it is with the same intent that the Roll Call re- veals its knowledge of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty- five. The production of an annual is a gratifying task, inasmuch as it is the monument in which the proceedings of a year at Culver are pre- served for the inspection of the future. And as we, the Editorial Board, look back on the first editions of the Roll Call, and then look for- ward on the prospects for other editions, the Staff takes great pleasure in presenting this book of facts and records to you, and we hope that this 1935 Roll Call will be found worthy of tradition of its predecessors and worthy of a year which is surely not the least important in Culver annuals. Our success in carrying out the purpose of this book can only be judged by the pages that follow. —THE EDITORIAL BOARD. The Roman scholars were no less re- nowned than the Greeks. Athens produced great philosophers and Rome trained law- givers and statesmen. From Greece and Rome scholarship spread throughout Eu- rope.

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» county P ' S H En E Liberal oris scholarship as we know it, is derived largely from the Roman and Greek civilizations, and the two most important languages in scholarship are Latin and Greek. Most ancient history after 1000 B. C. is colored by the thought and work of such scholars as Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Livy, Horace and Ovid. iDcHOLARSHIPl Reading privileges, First Class privileges, extra days leave, gold and silver As, Cum Laude and the gold medal. All these depend on scholarship, keep our minds fastened on it as the most essential quality in our school life at Culver. Hence the art theme of this volume is focussed on scholar- ship as one means of making this book of memories truly expressive of our experience. This art theme aims to portray the history of scholarship, insofar as a history of such magnitude and splendor can be portrayed by a few sketches. These sketches undertake to suggest, with a few swift strokes, the descent (or perhaps it is better to say ascent) of schol- arly endeavor. Beginning with the emergence of literacy among men in the ancient Sumerian civiliza- tion, when writings were inscribed in picto- graphs and cuneiform characters, the artist has brought the scholar through the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome ; through the Middle Ages and the Ren- aissance, down to the modern era. He halts his theme with a scene in the lecture room of a modern university. There the photographer picks up the story and completes it on the Cul- ver campus, with pictures of the scholars in our own fold — the Cum Laude men and the wearers of the gold and silver A.

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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.