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

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CADET WHITING EXPLAINS his algebra problem to the class. Col. McCrurn is ready to help if he stumbles. TRIANGLE ABC is congruent to triangle XYZ . Col. Gardner illustrates theorems while Holt follows him carefully. . . . AND TAN, FUTURE ENGINEERS DEVELOP SLIDE RULE KNOWLEDGE is as necessary as sine and tan. Col. McCue demonstrates the correct usage to McGrath and Nye. POSTERS, COAT HANGERS, and pieces of wood are utilized by Major Hoover to stress the every day functions of plane geometry. is if-- 5 4 h . l

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,QQ BOARD WORK EACH DAY AND DRILL, DRILL, DRILL in MAJOR KRAMER IS READY TO HELP his students during advanced algebra under Col. Rc Ier prepare his students his tree period or at recess. l-lis boys in algebra trig plane for college, Bob Carson learns that rules are important. and solid frequently take advantage of that extra help FROM COEFFICIENTS AND EXPONENTS TO SINE To be an engineer, a back- ground in mathematics is as essential as biology is to pre- meds. Since the majority ot Au- gusta's students seem to lean toward engineering tor their tciture careers, the strength of their success hinges on the duality ot training they receive at AMA, Each future scientist learns rapidly that mathematics is the backbone of science-to learn tg reason-to desire to learn ACE tests and review ses- sions for college entrance boards help them to apply their learned fundamentals cor- rectly. X l JUST DON'T UNDERSTANDYH, states Bill Mason, but Capt, l-lawpe takes time to explain basic algebra to him ard to all the boys who reauest help ,,vv A 'i

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ENGLISH-REQUIRED EVERY YEAR AT AMA . N SENTENCE DRILL is stressed in Capt, Pritchett's class. Ur- bina and Usry find that they must be ac- curate to have full ap- proval. DIAGRAMMING SENTENCES never ceases? Even in English IV Col. Deane emphasizes the importance to senior Bill McGrath, Vocabulary building, themes and English literature are the other blockbusters in the senior course. 5 Regardless of one's ambi- tion, without proper English usage, his chances of success are not good. Starting in the lowest grades at Augusta, stress is placed upon the im- portance of English in the cur- riculum. In high school, Augusta cadets have English thoroughly presented. Even with the post graduates, English is required. Beginning with freshman English, parts of speech, theme writing, and an introduction to literature are the main fea- tures of AMA's sound program, NOTED FOR HIS REVIEWS in every English section, Major Koogler begins to put on the blackboard those questions which will lead to the review book which every member of his class must make. 24