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United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

 - Class of 1939

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Page 15 text:

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L O G U E AS THE CURTAIN RINGS DOWN ON THE EIRST ACT OE THE CLASS OF 1}). ' ?9 IN ITS DRAMA OF ARMY CAREERS. IT IS WITH (iENlINE PLEASURE THAT WE TAKE OUR PLACES IN THE L()N(; (iRAY LINE. IN THIS, OUR HOWITZER. WE PRESENT A PICTURE OF OUR CLASS AS IT COMES OUT FOR A CURTAIN CALL: THE STORIES. IN RETROSPECT, WHICH HAVE HELPED TO MAKE THE FOUR EARS PASS C UICKLY; AND A DETAILED RECORD OE THE (ORPS OF CADETS DURIN(. THE I ' AS ' I ' E l{. IF. IN THE EARS TO (OME. THE PEKISAL OE THESE PACES RECALLS PLEASANT MEMORIES. THEN OCR MISSION WILL HAVE BEEN FULFILLED.

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Page 16 text:

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S zvay of Introduction Iw i886 a part oj the J-lumiredth T ight Show consi ed oj a satirical speech about the ' Jadical Department, called theTloioitzer. This title was selecled because the speaker hoped his remarks , like a» artillery howitzer, iniLjht be capable oj hurliiit) projecliles from a relatively safe position to a vulnerable spot in the e}iemy defenses. Jhis particular type of speech continued as a part of the procjram for several years, and in t894 and 1895 the title was cpve)i to the entire Dialectic Society procjram which consisted of soni s, bits of verse, and choice selections jrom the humor of the Corps. 3n {896 the name was given to the new Jlnnual of the Corps of Cadets. Because the howitzer occupies a place of increasing importance in the artillery plans for the future, we have decided to present as the theme of ourJ-lowitzer a short history of the salient points in the development of this singular piece of Ordnance.

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 United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY) online collection, 1937 Edition, Page 1

1937

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