Southern California Military Academy - Cadet Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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Lt. Col. W. A. REAPER, SUPERINTENDENT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MILITARY ACADEMY 10

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In the year 2000, children will like to go to school ! Lighting will be even, and glass will be extensive for maximum efficiency; it is recog- nized even now that glare and limited visibility are tiring, and even have cbntributed to dozing on rare occasions. And thermal conditions will be balanced so that teacher may be cooler, and children may be warmer; and everybody can be comfortable the year around. As envisioned by Dr. Everett Chaffee, the Superintendent in Charge of the Division of Instructional Services of the Los Angeles City School System, team teaching will be routine practice in the year 2000. Highly paid Master Teachers — qualified by long training, exceptional skill and dynamic personality — will lecture to classes of one hundred, or perhaps many more by television. Regular teachers will provide the mainstay of the classroom, guiding small groups in their interpretation and understanding of subjects, and giving indi- vidual guidance. Non-career teachers, helping with classroom routine, and Teaching Clerks to keep the records straight, will complete the team of four — the standard system in the year 2000. Teaching machines will drill each student in reading, writing, arithmetic and languages, and give tests. Lectures and field trips by television, electronic Listening Posts from which advanced students in a portion of the room can receive additional background through earphones, tape recorders, rear screen projection of lessons and maps, with other as yet unimagined techniques will give mechanical aid to the processes of teaching and learning. In I960, we have High School, but according to Dr. Chaffee — and anthropologist Mar- garet Mead, it may be Youth Center for older students in the year 2000. Here, young peo- ple will spend their entire day, with aca- demic training tailored to their abilities; considerable emphasis on arts and sports to prepare them for increased leisure hours; health-mental and physical checkups; guid- ance; and perhaps a job managed through the Center if that seems more suitable for a student ' s best development. DR. EVEREH CHAFFEE Administration

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MILITARY TRAINING IN THE SCHOOL What is the value of mil itary training in a school ? Military training teaches the value of system and order in approaching tasks, physical and mental fitness, alertness, self control and self confidence. It teaches a boy how to obey as well as to command and how to maintain morale and discipline. Military training is never given at the expense of academic education which we so assiduously seek to make vital . On the contrary, the aim is to make the academic education more complete and effective through development of soldierly virtues. Military training heightens a boy ' s sense of responsibility and stirs his pride. Disci- pline is a necessary part of every young man ' s education. In a democratic atmosphere discipline fosters courtesy and orderliness. Too often it is believed that training a boy in military science involves only sternness and a sober face and the use of demerits as a Sword of Damocles . This is not true. Military training should be conducted with as light a heart as any other science. As in other things, keeping in mind that a sense of balance is necessary, laughter and hcppiness do not mean that one ' s duty is being inefficiently performed. The cadet is taught that he must complete a task in a calm, deliberate, decisive and efficient manner but that this action need not be accomplished by means of a sour countenance nor a loud voice. The visible symbol of a cadet ' s military training is his uniform. It is a constant reminder of what is expected of him. He must wear his uniform proudly and in this way proclaim to the world that he subscribes to the code of conduct which stamps him as a young gentleman. - TO W. A. Reaper Lt. Col. USAR Superintendent