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

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New texts, new problems elevate AMA’s Math courses... INCREDIBLE . . . but it’s true . . . Col. Roller won’t allow himself to stay home and rest! Oh, no! He has to see his college algebra class and run over the rules and methods of solving trinomials. Snell is as surprised at Col. Roller’s constant interest as he is in how to do the work. SHOWING OFF THE NEW TEXT? .. . Col. Mc- Crum gives speed problems to his cadets in al- gebra Il. Some of the boys don’t like the nu- merous new word problems, but they'll be happy about their background when they move on to college. FrnONOD BOARD WORK AND DRILL... Major Kramer doesn’t allow anyone a chance to fall behind. Every day, there’s either work at the board or seat drill. Catlette has his work corrected and Hunter tries to finish on time.

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SUGGESTING IMPROVEMENTS... . Major Sizer and Col. McCue get together to draw up a list to be presented to the Board and then to Col. Roller. Chairman of the Board is Col. Deane, with Col. J. C. McCue as vice chairman. New members in ‘59 were Major Koogler and Major Wales. PERMITS FOR SENIORS... . closely scrutinizing those eligible for permits are Major Wales, Major Kramer, Major Lucus (seated) and Major Koogler and Major Savedge. Additionally, all Honor Committee and Student Body Officer actions must be reviewed by the Board. CHECKING grades, records, eligibility . that’s the endless task of mem- bers of the Academic Board. Major Hoover and Col. Gardner figure aver- ages for the month, as Col. Deane and Col. McCrum compile the list of sen- iors. This list will be later studied by every member of the Board and by Col. Roller. 21

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...as every cadet shows progress on achievement tests. DON’T TAKE A HOLIDAY FROM LEARNING... . Paul Brown, Bill Mayne and Bob Smoyer find that Major Hoover’s course during the summer at the University of Virginia gave him all sorts of new ideas. It’s ‘Plane’’ that he’s getting the point over to the class. Boys taking N.R.O.T.C. exams, merit scholarships, service academy exams and college boards have found that they MUST know math. With the improvement in textbook selection, the students have found that there is a degree of diffi- culty not experienced be- fore, but this will just help to prepare them better for college. Added to the faculty in late January was Lt. Frank Thorne, B.S. from the University of Mary- land and M.S. from N. C. State, Lt. Thorne majored in mathematics. OBVIOUSLY, IT’S BECOMING CLEAR . . . Jim Crawford doesn’t hesitate to ask Col. McCue for help and he finds that he has a willing teacher. Col. McCue helped out when’ Col. Roller was absent for two months.