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

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Mr. Henry Harrison Culver, whose dream of a great school to train American youth to serve their country in peace and war is embodied in Culver Military Academy today. Cl,l'l'l0lff,6 en U1 I It takes 1'eal men to build a truly great school, and per- haps also a real school to produce great men. Through- out Culver,s career, she has had more than her share of such great menfcolorful as she is. It was Henry Harri- son Culver, founder of the school, who supplied the idea and the momentum that started Culver,s career. In their father's footsteps Edwin B. and Bertram B. Culver continued the ambitious and benevolent work. They planned a Greater Culverf' from which the school grew to outstanding importance in the field of secondary edu- cation. Edwin R. Culver lived for years in close contact with the Academy, working for the creation of the reality that had before been only a dream. Wlith him worked his brother, Bertram B. Culver, who, as present Chair- man of the Culver Educational Foundation, with the cooperation of the other directors, formulates the present policy and future plans of Culver Military Academy. In 1896 Colonel Alexander Frederick Fleet became Superintendent of Culver. Colonel Fleet, like lWIr. Cul- ver, was a lover of boys g his administration gave evidence of his fine executive ability, his culture, and his ideals of Christian manhood. He retired in 1910, and the Academy appointed him, in gratitude, Superintendent Emeritus, a position which he held until his death in 1911. Col. Alexander F. Fleet Col. Hugh G. Glascock Admiral Hugh Rodman t281

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0 7 'fl GJ MUG? 6 a,l QQl the Black Horse Troop burned in the night. Immediately new mounts were purchased and a Riding Hall with fireproof stables was begun. In April, 1911, the Mess Hall was dedicated with many nota- bles present. December of that year, with the outstanding figures from the Allied Countries present, saw the Memorial Building dedicated as an everlasting tribute to the Culver men who were killed in action during the war. The most significant event in the entire history of Culver took place in 1932. llr. E. R. Culver and lllr. B. B. Culver had acquired the stock of all other owners of the school and trans- ferred it as a free gift to the Foundation!-thus insuring the perpetuity of the institution. A new Board of Directors of the Culver Educational Foundation was formed. On Thanksgiving of 19410 the Music and Arts Building-one of the most complete of its type in the countrye-was dedicated, and at the same time the Culver family gave 350,000 to the Foundation to be used as a Music and Art Fund. Thus Culver has grown from her original status of 25 cadets and one building to a corps of 630 cadets and a complete plant of her own-a thriving city. From a position of obscurity her name has been spread all over the world, and, still not at the peak of her career, Culver will continue to grow and flourish for years to come. As Culver herself passes in review in these pages it is clear that with her love of peace, her patriotic devotion, and her cultural goals she is reaching beyond the greatness of the individual careers of any of her founders into a real institutional career of her own-the Career of Culver. The Music and Art Building dedicated at Thanksgiving, 1940. The ceremony transferring the Academy from the Culver family to the Culver Educational Foundation, june, 1932.

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9 CMAQ? if Ctlneelf' XVith Colonel Fleet came Colonel Hugh Grundy Glascock as head- master, which post he held until his retirement in 1930. He then became Superintendent Emeritus, in recognition of his services as acting Superintendent during 1Vorld IVar I. In 1926 Admiral Hugh Rodman, who had commanded the Amer- ican tteet in the North Atlantic during the Ivorld IVar and retired from the Navy in 1923, came to Culver to direct the Summer Schools. In 1938 he was elected to the Board of Directors and there served the Academy faithfully until his death in 19410. Once in a lifetime comes a man so dynamic and inspiring that the impression he leaves is everlasting. Such is General Leigh Robinson Gignilliat, Superintendent from 1910 to 1939. His in- spiration and leadership are inseparably bound up with Culver's story during those years, and the many sons of Culver who are fortunate enough to know him will be eternally grateful for his kindness, sincerity, and inspiring leadership. Retired from the Superintendency in 1939, he was appointed President of the Culver Educational Foundation. Capably following in the footsteps of these men is Colonel 1Vil- liam Edward Gregory. Corning to the Academy in 1924, Colonel Gregory has held positions as teacher, tactical officer, director of athletics, director of appraisal and personnel, dean, and finally Superintendent in 1939. One of Culverts most active and enthusi- astic leaders, he has brought the name of the Academy to the very top among American secondary schools. Under his guidance we may hope that Culver will rise to new and even greater heights. Top.-Col. WV. E. Gregory Bottom-Gen. L. R. Gignilliat Mr. E. R. Culver Mr. B. B. Culver E291