New Mexico Military Institute - Bronco Yearbook (Roswell, NM)

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I I I I I Captain Bird Dividing his time between the Cadet store and helping Nlaj. Erwin, Capt. Bird can always be found distributing cash, money orders or ust plain uniforms and text books to Cadets. He runs his store with brief efficiency showing articles through the window and pointing to the receipt that has to be signed before the next man in line can step up to get his two pencils and note book filler. LPage 221 Q' -- I Ln., W Institute lives. Registrar VVhat cadet has not at sometime found a notice in his room ordering him to report to Nliss Bates his first free period? Through her personal deal- ings with every cadet she has become the link be- tween each of us and the vast functions of Head- quarters administration. Her duties as Registrar keep her vitally interested in the scholastic work of every cadet. Though a woman amongst many men she never the less yields a powerful influence on our .,..,.m-W Hdq. Staff Filing, phoning, taking dictation and the numerous other jobs that have to be taken care of, are all done ex- pertly by this staff of well- trained office workers. Any- time during the day they can be seen scurrying around be- tween the offices efficiently carrying out the task before them.

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Superintendent Col. Pearson, our Superintendent, is the man who can get things done, and does. Though not as familiar to most cadets as other personages on the Hill, he is nevertheless the driving force be- hind the lnstitute's administration. To him come problems large and small, in- volving supervision of all school policies down to the solving of an individual cadetls troubles. We respect and admire Col. Pear- son for all that he has done for us this year. Through him We have been given an opportunity to show that ln- stitute men have the stuff it takes to win a War, We shall not forget that, nor shall we let him down. Adjutant The link between the cadets and their billfolds is Nlaj. Erwin. Found every Friday afternoon sitting upon his stool behind formidable bars, he meth- odically counts out each cadet's weekly allowance. All know him, and all realize his fairness and responsibility, both to us and to our parents. lPage 211

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Military Staff These officers assigned here by the Army are the men responsible for our military education. To them goes the responsibility of seeing that we are prepared to take our place as leaders of men. With full realization that we have benefitted by their experience and teaching, we will remember them col- lectively and also for their individual traits: Col. Cullum, kind, generous and a most popular P. of NI. S. St T., Nlaj. Stapp for his liberal and helpful deal- ings through the Commandantls Office, lVla-i. Urell as the man upon a horse who taught us all we know about mounted drill, lVIaj. Posz, the easy going officer, yet not one to be trifled with, Lt. Day as the Junior impresario who was always attempting to straighten out our scrambled embryonic military ca- reers, Lt. VVard whose daily connection with cadets in the class room brought about an understanding of both military and historical problems, and Lt. Rob- inson, as the friendly officer whose poker face as he told a story, will always be remembered. Four other army men important to our military lives are Tech. Sgts. Graves and Reeves, Staff Sgt. Radulski and Sgt. Fielden. To these four we give our recognition and appreciation, long overdue. VVho can forget Sgt. Graves as he wandered around the stables seeing that we all got horses, or George Reeves and Ski as they explained the detail stripping of a machine gun, and Hank', Fielden, new to us this year but very popular, as he taught to us agents the lVIl rifles and tommy gun. P. of M. S. St T. ,Page 23, Office Personnel The Office Staff played also an important part in this hectic year, answering questions, typing forms, and generally straightening the enormous amount of paper work that had to be done. Upon inquiry we found that this amount- ed to as much work as a division headquarters takes care of.