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

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... augments a cadet’s basic concepts. Looking to the future, Augusta’s mathematics teachers were taking courses in graduate study dur- ing the 1959-60 year. New to high school mathe- matics, abstract reasoning was introduced in trigo- nometry. Since no texts exist, pamphlets from College Entrance Examinations were purchased in order to keep the students right up to date in present trends. In addition to teaching other courses, Col. Duff, Col. Gardner, Capt. Bradford, and Capt. Hanson rounded out the strong AMA Math Department. MAJOR. J. D. KRAMER COL. H. D. McCRUM B.A. LL.B. Bridgewater College; Aca- West Virginia University; Ac- demic Board, Athletic Direc- ademic Board, Mathematics, tor, Mathematics. Business Law. PRACTICAL USE . . . Col. Hoover, who specializes in graduate stract theorems also became an integral part in plane classes study in mathematics, has John Gracia point out to the plane this year. geometry class that theorems can be put to practical use. Ab-

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.. from course to course, mathematics | LT. DANIEL PARRISH B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Mathematics, English. INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION . . . Bob Gardill finds that trigonom- etric functions become clearer when Major Kramer offers him special help. Never a day passes in Major Kramer's classes without board work, an important phase of individual atten- tion. GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED . . . Col. McCrum finds that Kit Groves can explain graphs to the class in second year algebra. Stressed more each year, however, is logical think- ing, giving each course a plane geometry flavor. LT. COL. PAUL V. HOOVER B.A., M:A., M.Ed. Franklin and Marshall College, University of Maryland, Uni- versity of Virginia; Academic Board, Athletics, | Mathematics, Remedial Reading. EN EEE PROBLEMS EVERYWHERE .. . Lt. Parrish checks the work of each of his students in Algebra 1. T. C. Quatmann checks his answers, while Craig Roberts and John Prew- ett analyze their work.

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English enhances each cadet’s insight | As speech is the common method of communica- tions, basic English must be well learned in order to increase one’s ability to express his ideas to others. Certainly this is also a means of selling one’s self in every walk of life. Every cadet at AMA has an English course every year. Intensified as the course progresses, English in the junior and senior years stresses vocabulary, theme writing, oral work, and artificial language i training. — ee “THAT'S COMMUNICATIONS?” . . . Capt. Saunders finds Eddie Trott’s answers a bit on the wry side. Annesley Jackson and Harry Rowe find the situation amusing also. Capt. Saunders has quite a rep- utation with his students for his facial expressions . . . quite lucid, quite effective! “wih we Wt READING RITES . .. Lt. Allan stresses to Dick Jennings and Dave Popovich the necessity to have oral and silent reading as a part of their total education. Versatile Lt. Allan teaches a variety of subjects and is proficient in all of them. RAGTOP TOPOL MAGRUP . . . Col. Deane stresses artificial language training to his classes as a means towards reason- CAPT. ROBERT T. SAUNDERS ing improvement, aid in learning foreign languages, and in B.A. preparation for College Boards. Tom Brothers discovers that Virginia Military Institute; English. MAJOR GLENN W. KOOGLER LT. MOWBRY ALLAN B.A. B.A., B.S. Bridgewater College; Ath- Hampden-Sydney — College; letic Director; © Academic Swimming, Laundry Room; Board, English. English, Latin, French.