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

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and points to future world events! ee STIMULATING INTEREST . . . Capt. Andrews has each member ot Sanborn, C. Carter, and Keller exhibit when Capt. Andrews clecks his class make a portfolio of maps of the ancient world. Success the map-work. is apparent from the avid interest which Burton, Graff, Bertelson, MAJOR O. A. H. DAVIS To see into the future, one must: first understand BS. the past. And there. must be a variety of interpreta- California State Teachers College; House- tions, opinions, and conclusions. Every instructor has father, “J” Barracks; History, Civics. a different slant, and every student has the oppor- tunity to select his own conclusion. AMA‘s four history courses, ancient, English, Amer- ican and civics, provide a sound background f or the thinking student. Correlations between events of the past and current news headlines make the sub- ject live for the student. Visual aids and map work has been strengthened in 1960, since a concise knowledge of geography is necessary to interpret what may happen in the fu- ture. Furnished kits for tax study enabled the civics stu- dents to comprehend better the tax structure of the United States. Local tax surveys were also made, particularly the sales tax picture in Virginia today. Each student in history has indeed enlarged his scope! 25

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... Map work plots history of the past AMERICA BEGINS TO BULGE route of Rogers and Clark and begins a discussion of its impor- Jim Crawford traces the tance. Capt. Ralph checks his explanation. No part of American 2m CAPT. G. W. RALPH CAPT. PAUL G. ANDREWS B.A. B.A., M.Ed. Virginia Military Institute; Pennsylvania State College; Head Coach, Football, His- Uniforms, History. tory, Civics. LIKE UNTO THE PAST Davis and Cadet Tackett points out to Major similarity between Egypt’s importance 3,000 years ago and the importance under the ancient history class the Nasser. Current events frequently demonstrate that ancient his- tory is closely akin to modern occurrences. history is more interesting than the development of the West Stress is placed on this and Civil War developments in Capt. Ralph’s classes. RY IN (837

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® ... And to insure our posterity, cadets 4 CAPT. JOSEPH MEARS CAPT. JOHN C. G. RENNIE U. S. Army U. S. Army | Assistant P.M.S. T.; Mili- Training Officer; Military 2. MAJOR CHARLES L. STARK tary 3. U. S. Army Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Military 4. W. O. MAXWELL M. M SGT. R. G. HAYNIE M SGT. JOHN D. M SGT. JOHN E. HUTTON U. S. Army SPURLOCK THORNTON U. S. Army Reserve Military 1, Roller Rifles. U. S. Army U. S, Army ) Military 1, Roller Rifles. Military 1. Military 1. RECEIVER GROUP . . . That’s what Sgt. Spurlock is pointing out close attention to the lecture. No course uses visual aids as much | to the MST 1 students. Leigh, Masemer, and Wally Cooke pay as does MST 1, and certainly it’s a necessity to KNOW the M-1.