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

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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

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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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a CAPT. JAMES McDOWELL B.S. Virginia Military Institute; Junior Football, Wrestling, Seventh Grade. PAINFUL EXPERIENCE .. . But a necessary one. Lt. Blankenship reads Hamman’s theme aloud for class criticism. Theme writing in the seventh grade prepares the boys for future development. LT. ROY BLANKENSHIP B.S. Southern Methodist University Athletics, Seventh Grade. ... A separate school — a real part of A. M. A. STRICT AND FAIR . . . Capt. Hawpe’s large sixth grade group the discipline means more work accomplished, better under- knuckles down to real group study. Maury Appleton, Wally stood! Top man on the honor roll several times as Capt. Hutchins, Joe McCue, Barry Weeks, and Mickey Toms find that Hawpe’s student, Joe McCue.