Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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ScoUmaAjcH and Blade. Young blades but active ones are the members of Scabbard and Blade, the honorary military fra- ternity which has taken its place among the vari- ous venerables of Indiana University. One of the older honoraries on the campus, the fraternity is a result of the increased interest in military science which was evidenced after World War I on numerous university campuses. Under the advisership of Major Cyrus R. Smith, the organiza- tion seeks to develop in its members the qualities of efficient officers, and to co-operate with the War Department in improving the training and development of university R.O.T.C. units. Those eligible for membership in the fraternity must be advanced military students and are re- quired to have a high scholastic average. In ad- dition, they must show a general fitness of mind, body, and character. New members are selected each year by the faculty members of the Depart- ment of Military Science and Tactics and by active Scabbard and Blade members. Founded at the University of Wisconsin in 1904, the functions of the organization are modeled after those of the United States Army. Company F of Indiana University was organized and in- stalled in 1920 at the first national convention. The organization, now made up of forty-three military masters, is active socially on campus as co-sponsor of the Band Benefit Ball — teaming with the University Band in that event, and they sponsor the Military Ball, a formal season high- light. One day each year is set aside as Scabbard and Blade day, and on that special date a Regi- mental Review honors the local chapter. CHALMERS L. GOYERT Captain CHARLES FEEGER 1 st Lieutenant JOSEPH PINTER 2nd Lieutenant KENNETH MOELLER 1 st Sergeant 25

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First Row Second Row FRED CASE DONALD HASTY KEITH WILLIAM COX BILL E. HUBBARD HERB CRAMER DAN JENKINS CHARLES A. FEEGER PATRICK B. LARKIN FREDERICK GORDON ALBERT E. LESSER CHALMERS L. GOYERT TED LEWIS THOMAS C. HASBROOK HARRY B. LITTELL Third Row Fourth Row JOHN LYCAS EUGENE RODENBERGER GEORGE D. Mc DONALD GLEN H. SMITH JOHN PARKER MEISTER WILLIAM TORPHY MICKEY MILLER RICHARD VOLLRATH KENNETH MOELLER CHARLES R. WELLS JOE PINTER ANDREW M. ZIMMER PAUL RILEY mmmm . 24

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P iMtiHXj, RiUeA, JOHN LYCAS Captain JAMES B. RICHARDS 1st Lieutenant GEORGE McDONALD 2nd Lieutenant ROBERT STUTSMAN 2nd Lieutenant THOMAS LEVI 1 st Sergeant Distinctive is the word to describe the Indiana University Pershing Rifle unit. The best drilled men on the campus, members of this organization do it up right, for to them precision marching is merely a breeze. However, it all takes plenty of practice, and the boys do not lag during the drills every Monday night and Thursday afternoon. The entire unit meets for a marching session of several hours at these times. Cherchez la femme can apply to this group too — for members of it selected Jo Anne Pier- pont for their coed sponsor for the current year. The organization was founded at the Univer- sity of Nebraska in 1 894 when Lieutenant John J. Pershing organized a competitive drill team from the army unit there. Although Black Jack was promoted, the unit thrived and when it enlarged during the ensuing years, it adopted the name of its famous founder. The Indiana University unit was established approximately eleven years ago. Spotlighting the marching year of the unit is the annual drill competition with other companies of the regiment. A crack squad was sent this year to the meet at Western Kentucky State Teachers College at Bowling Green on April 24 and 25. The Indiana University company was host at a regimental meeting conducted on the campus Feb- ruary 15 and 16. Representatives were present from all of the companies in the regiment. The Riflers, under the advisership of Lieutenant Charles L. Littell, annually assists in the presenta- tion of the Military Ball in February. More than one hundred drillers make up this year ' s unit. 26