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

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techniques of survival and first aid. L CAP PISTOL? , « . Capt. Mears diagrams bullet im- pact. Rocket launching and some space study also make MST 3 an interesting course. M SGT. PAUL WEBSTER U. S. Army; Ordnance FOR THE RECORD ... Sgt. Webster checks with Mel Hooker to see that he has all of his records stra’ght with the Second Army area. Sgt. Webster is also in charge of ordnance at AMA. SFC JOSEPH KOMISAR U. S. Army; Military 1, Rifle Team. RAT-A-TAT-TAT . . . Mr. Hutton expects J. Scott to fire the names deadly earnest. Riedell and Hallock take mental notes, as old of the parts of the machine gun to him as he uses his pointer in cadet, Luke Snyder, watches new cadet progress.

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LECTURE TIME the number of parts in various weapons which the MST 1 class Thornton utilizes charts to emphasize Military might . . . this is one way to insure that the United States will remain free from agression in the future. And by carefully training our youths in the proper use of military weapons, we'll have a better chance to insure a bright future for ourselves and for our offspring. Few cadets fail to find the study of military a fas- cinating one. Weapons, chemical warfare, leader- ship, field sanitation, communications, and map read- ing provide AMA’s Honor School cadets with the op- portunity to learn from the finest instructors in the Army. Tenting, marching, and drilling are all a part of the military. Fumbling fingers soon learn to erect a tent quickly and efficiently. A five mile hike in No- vember sounds impossible until a ten mile hike in the spring proves that the cadets can take it. Unco- ordinated cadets in September frequently win the best drilled medal in June! It’s all a matter of look- ing to the future! COORDINATES . . . Major Stark demonstrates for Joe Saunders the correct way to locate a position in unknown territory. Map reading is an important part of MST 4. . learn leadership fundamentals and studies. Never will any military student forget the movie on trench foot! This was visual aid at its height!

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MAJOR HERBERT LUCAS B.A. Davidson College; Academic Board, Prin- cipal, Junior School, Eighth Grade. Juniors BUDS BLOSSOM IN JANUARY! . . . Capt. McDowell takes ad- vantage of the extremely warm weather of January to show his seventh grade science class that warmth is a great factor in de- termining plant growth. Blair Coiner, Roger Canevet, Cas Reeves, and Ronnie Rieland show their reactions clearly! Apparently, many of the patrons of Augusta agree that early school training will determine the future of the student! With an enrollment of over one hun- dred boys in the lower grades, AMA‘s Junior School has one primary aim — to develop fully the poten- tialities of each boy before he reaches high school age. Studying under the supervision of two or three teachers, the junior cadets have study hall every night of the school week. And afternoon recreation periods find each small fry cadet busy with sports and drill. With their own literary society, an intra-mural program, a junior choir, and an interested faculty, AMA’‘s juniors start off on the right pathway. ON THE RIGHT TRACK . . . Faulkerson reads aloud from the “World Atlas,” used in the fourth grade to start the boys off right in the study of geography. Lt. Reid supervises each cadet’s study habits. 30