Augusta Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Fort Defiance, VA)

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MAJOR E. WILL CAPT. W. W. GOFORTH PARKINS Music, Band Post Adjutant THE REV. JAMES A. DR. WILLIAM S. ALLISON, JR. PAINTER Chaplain School Physician MRS. H. B. McCRUM MISS MARY B. WALKER Librarian Secretary 26 of the Staff ®. LT. MICHAEL NOONAN Football Coach . -: MRS. R. C. McANULTY Housemother MRS. RICHARD HUNTER Bookkeeper

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- oo ; . . . Or that intangible . . . the spiritual’. . . | 2 . and to Church each Sunday, we followed in the te footprints of all cadets who attend Augusta... . : “WHAT IS MAN; WHERE DO HIS FOOT- PRINTS: LEAD’ WITHOUT A BELIEF? .. .” And to strengthen each boy in his faith, every Sunday we attended church, the Protestants in formation at The Old Stone Church, the Catholics at St. Francis in Staunton, and the Jewish boys at the Syna- gogue. Spiritual development did not stop here, however, for every Sunday night, there was the Y. M. C. A., and every day the open- — r—“‘ ing of school with The Lord's Prayer and a 4 verse of “‘America.’’ Without the examples of every member of the faculty, however, Augusta cadets could not d evelop as they do, strong in their faith, deep in their honor, who, in turn, will be guideposts for future Augusta cadets. ‘ and heard the inspiring sermons of the Rev. James A. Allison, Jr., Chaplain at AMA, pastor of The Old Stone Church. 25

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In class or out . . . they guided us well. The Inspector visits the Science classroom and ques- tions Capt. Savedge and Col. Roller about the speci- mens. The new faculty get together. Capt. McAnulty worries when Mrs. McAnulty begins to pour coffee for Lt. Holder and Lt. Peduto. Soup’s on . for Gray Hume, Saunders and Major Wales. 27 Col. and Mrs. Roller beam at the Christmas Dance ready to greet every boy and girl in the re- ceiving line. Mrs. J. D. Kramer is always ready at the dances to serve the cadets and their guests. Goodloe Saunders and Mary Oliver decide to try the punch.