East High School - Angelus Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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The step from high school to college or job is a formidable one, involving many obstacles and difficulties for the adolescent. lt is the purpose of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps to prepare boys for manhood and to make this transition from high school into life an easier one. Thus, R.O.T.C. serves not only as a mili- tary training program, but also as a means of creating more mature, responsible individuals. The cadet realizes the meaning of discipline by learning to take and follow orders from his instructors and senior officers. He gains a sense of responsibility by carrying out his orders and by disciplining himself into the behavior pattern of a cadet. From serving as a cadet, the adolescent acquires the ability to lead others and to become good officer mate- rial, although the primary purpose of high school R.O.T.C. is to make him a better citi- zen. He gains a feeling of pride in himself and in his country by serving his school and his country in the R.O.T.C. However, there may be certain disadvan- tages connected with, although not caused by, the R.O.T.C. program. Sometimes boys may elect R.O.T.C. in the hope of avoiding physical education and of earning an easy grade, al- though they are soon disillusioned when they find themselves in a rugged atmosphere of military discipline. Also, the unthinking stu- dent body may look upon R.O.T.C. as some- thing vaguely reminiscent ofa uniformed club for children with emphasis upon very minor points of discipline and instruction. Nevertheless, in spite of would-be gym ditchers and a sometimes poorly-informed student body, R.O.T.C. is gaining prestige and is continuing to make boys more mature and responsible citizens. i A --:W-1----11ur----- Q. .......- r .---as-, -.... ... ...

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i Wi A LT. col.. noasnr Mmon LT. coL. TED MAvNAnn ff? , - MAJOR DON MUNRO MAJOR RICHARD HEWITT 41 CAPTAIN JOHN PARSONS CAPTAIN EDWIN ORR 'IST LT. LARRY MANESS Inspection of uniforms is o typicol scene on Mondays in the Eost high armory, At this time eoch boy hos his uniform reviewed and if it is not in excellent condition, demerits ore issued,