Evanston Township High School - Key Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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Maior Paul Jones Lf. Richard Robbins Military Training Corps When Major Jones leff his posi- fion as commandanf of fhe Milifary Training Corps fo encamp wifh fhe 33rd Division of fhe Nafional Guard, he was honored af a farewell ban- quef and received a briefcase as a giff from fhe Corps. Pirsf Lieufenanf Richard C. Rob- bins, a graduafe of Purdue Univer- sify, replaced him. Lf. Robbins was senior colonel of fhe Purdue R.O.T.C. in I936 and received his lviasfer of Science degree in ICI37. l-le in- sfrucfed af fhe Valley Forge lviilifary Academy, Pennsylvania, and fhe l-larfford Cify l-ligh School in Indi- ana. One of fhe firsf evenfs of fhe lv1.T.C. year is fhe musfering cere- mony af which freshmen are in- ducfed info fhe corps. This year's ceremony was held in Beardsley gym- nasium, where chosen freshmen were assigned fo various companies. The annual Corps demonsfrafion was parficularly impressive fhis year. In fhe drill-down, all fhe members excepf seniors were puf fhrough mass drilling. As each cadef made a misfalae, wafching seniors called on him fo fall oufp fhe lasf fhree men received medals. The Baffalion made a dazzling enfrance as if marched in formafion under fhe sweeping beams of colored spoflighfs. Anofher annual feafure of fhe

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WMM 7 MMA Peace and beaufy are fhe key- nofes of fhe library and fhe adiacenf P a f f e n reading room. Here, sur- rounded on fhree sides by shelves confaining almosf fwenfy-five fhou- sand volumes, and on fhe fourfh by s p a c i o u s windows, sfudenfs may come fo read or sfudy under fhe su- pervision of Miss Whifeman, head librarian. Spacious, indeed, is Room I72, new publicafions room. Divided by glass parfifions info five rooms, if af- fords separafe offices fo fhe reporf- ers, fhe chief edifors, Mr. Verhulsf, faculfy adviser of fhe Evansfonian newspaper, and a library and a con- ference room which may be used by any publicafion. Q i NEW J-ROOM M'-iq

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lvl.l'.C. is The Corps ball. Two huge eagles illuminaTed wiTh blue lighTs, and The reol, whiTe, and blue oT The Tlag made up The decoraTive Theme. A picTuresque grand march climaxed The ball, The couples marching under an arch oT sTeel Tormed by sabers which commissioned oTTicers held aloTT. Managed by LT. RoberT CapiTain, The varsiTy riTle Team included Elder, Puller, Rowland, Buechler, Friedman, WalTon, and Williams. The high men were Buechler and Puller, who boTh averaged l82 ouT oT a possible ZOO. Corps members learn noT only how To shooT, buT also how To TighT wiT,h Their TisTs. Following The cusTom oT previous years, a boxing TournamenT was held Tor all lvl.T.C. members. Excellence in drilling is also main- Tained, as evidenced in The drill Team. Commanded by lvlaior Fel- lows, The drill Team is composed oT volunTeers who wish To perTecT The execuTion oT miliTary commands. 'Q COLOR GUARD RIFLE TEAM ARCH OF SABERS K 1 ...