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

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XX. ARE RIGHT! That's the way to do it o style , maintains Lt. Johnson to Wil- liomson. Individual help is the high spot of is English I section. 47 YOU'RE PROGRESSINGX' Lt. Andrews places importance on methods of expression-orol and written. Dale Powers and Dove Rubinger check over their papers to learn how to write more concisely and clearly. . TO DEVELOP PROPER ORAL AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION By his junior year at Augusta, each cadet has become familiar with the formal theme. Short class themes and short stories are also utilized to help the students express themselves more vividly. With college boards facing the seniors, each cadet in his fourth year is drilled in vocabulary, re- search themes, and English litera- ture. To the senior having the high- est score on CEEB's in English, there is a purse of about S25 and o medal given by Mrs. C. W, Parr, widow of one of AMA's outstand- ing alumni. THAT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED! exclaims Lt. Saunders, but Yank Kruppenbocher maintains that life IS like thot in the Big City-New Yorkl Lt. Saunders, recent VMI gradu' ate, tries to instill a liking for literature in his students. I If 'ff

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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

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SOUND SCIENCE PROGRAM c. X PRODUCES WINNERS . AMA was not caught napping during the recent science revolution. Every cadet is required to take two years of science, and four courses are offered. Geology, biology, chemistry and physics each play an important role in the development of the cadets' scientific attitudes. Frequently, speakers from indus- try visit the school to lecture on ad- vantages in studying science, and opportunities in the field. Science winners each year in state contests have maintained keen in- terest in keeping abreast of the latest developments in each field. MAJOR SAVEDGE instills curiosity in Bob Batten- house during qualitative analysis. Atomic energy, featured at AMA for many years, is one ot the high paints in chemistry. UPRESSURES ARE DIFFERENT IN SPACE TRAVEL . Col. McCue illus- t'ates atmospheric pressure differences and applies them to the difficulties encountered in rocket proplerns. Moros and Yates pay close attention.