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

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I CWM af CMM I i1 jeffowd wiflz Lfue Afrilaed, wifh yefow anal rec! , , , AGE, SERVICE, ABILITY, and our assignment to various units dictate to some extent the limit of our as- sociations. Buteas water finds its own level, so we, inevitably find our own friends. Mutual interests: a liking for bull-sessions or a hate for exercise, love of sport or fear of loneliness, a wish for success or a desire to emulate, similar backgrounds or a taste for the same food, desire to know people from the far corners of the country or an enjoyment of the same jokeseall these may and usually do lead each of us to discover for him- self those in the Corps who mean more to him than others, and to whom he himself has friendship to offer. The things which make for friendship are often small and unpredictable. Take your own case for example. Look around you at your fellow First Classmen Who are closest to you in one way or another. Try to remem- ber what it was that first attracted you to them. Was it some funny remark that he made, that brought one of them to your attention, or an achievement of yours that brought you to his? VVas it common membership in a team or club, or the fact that you both suffered at the same Plebe meeting? How did you choose your room- mate? Because he was colorful, or because he' was quiet? Regardless of the reason for the choice of a friend, a friend he is, supplying the answer to some definite need in your life. They tell us that a man is judged by the friends he Barrackroom Ballads . . . l6l keeps. Each of us is, or should be, able to point to a group selected from the wide range of people here that is a credit to himself.

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- l C2 reef 4 atgufuerl .gzrgeanf Wajorh .gyunclag orning , , , HNO, Ma,am, I'm not a general, Pm only a sergeant- major. Won't you please take this seat here? I'm sure you,ll get an excellent View of the parade. You say your son is in the Black Horse Troop? Yes, Ma'am, they all go past your seat . . . Please sit down and make yourself comfortable. Now this is the Regimental Staff. The man at its head is the highest ranking cadet in school, the senior captain. No, Ma,am, they never hurt themselves on those sabers. Over there is Colonel Gregory . . . Oh! you say you've already spoken to him about Jimmy's grades. He,s the Superintendent, of course. Now the adjutant is posting the order of the day, in just a second the regimental commander will give 'Pass in Review' and Jimmy will ride by. Ah, there, he's given it. Here comes the Infantry, Mafam, with A, B, C, and D companies in that order. But first, the cadet band, one of the finest prep-school bands in the country. No, lwI3.,21lIl, I don,t see how that drum-major Inanages to keep from dropping the baton, either .... it's amazing, isn't it? Yes'm, it is hard to keep step. KFirst of the mounted units is the famous Black Horse Troop, which started with a mere sixteen horses a long time ago, no, Ma'am, they aren't the same ones. f'Which platoon is Jimmy in, Ma'am? . . . Oh, a pla- toon is one of those lines. No, Jimmy couldn't be one of those boys out in front, they're the cadet officers. Oh, so that's Jimmy, eh? The one whose horse won't stay in line. Yes, Ma'am, probably a green horse. I'm sure Jimmy is a fine rider. aYes, Ma'am, those are real cannon. They don't put people on all the horses because, well, just because I guess the Army says not to. Yes, Ma'am, I guess they are heavy. There are four guns to a battery, and two batteries. That second one is motorized, no, they're the same size. IVe just call cannon guns around here, some- times. The tune? That's the Field Artillery song. No, Ma'am, I can't sing it for you, you wouldn7t like my singing. No, it,s not a military secret. Really, Iim not hiding a thing from you. NAM! . a, Q