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

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Greatest drama in the world — the study of history! POSTERS FOR THE SHOW .. . But Lt. Goodwillie the hottest arguments in school come out of this famous says that there will be NO Democratic posters in his Civics class. Lt. Goodwillie was popular with his Span- Civics class! Dick Smith sticks to his guns and tries to ish classes, and also with the boys in the Rock ’n Roll show the lieutenant that he’s confident that John F. Band. Kennedy will be the next President of the U.S. Some of MAJOR O. A. H. DAVIS B.S. California State Teachers College; Housefather; Head, History Depart- ment; History; Civics. History sets the stage. Although the everyday dramas we live seem to be the greatest in the world, by our study of history and civics, we can really learn from the past. From Cleopatra right up to the hairbreadth election in November, we can see the great dramas of the world. By the enthusiasm which our teachers put into the lectures, we become a part of our past. At Augusta every cadet takes history each year. Ancient History is Capt. Andrews’ favorite, as he even goes into the Greek alphabet; English history and the Reformation in- trigue Major Davis; the Civil War is Capt. Ralph’s forte, and politics provide Lt. Goodwillie with hours of lecture material. Here is one place the curtain never descends, for history is as modern as tomorrow. We just need to interpret it correctly. 25

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French, German, Spanish and Latin — Variety! CAPT. GEORGE E. RIGCKMAN CAPT. MANUEL KREISLER B.A. B.A. Universidad Central Ma- drid; Coordinator; Span- ish; German; French. Hampden-Sydney Col- lege; Baseball; Spanish. “PRONOUNCE DISTINCTLY” ... Dr. Suarez prods his class to speak Spanish clearly, and his class comes right back with the dictum, “And you, Sir, speak Eng- lish clearly!” Norm Strehle, Mike Basto, John Gray, Ed Trott, Dick Babb and Jon Davis pay close attention. Four languages — wide choice Generally, every boy at Augusta has at least one for- eign language during his high school career. With the addition of German to the curriculum during the pre- vious school year, AMA’s department has four choices to offer us. Stressing oral work more each year, the teachers of foreign languages have built up our language laboratory until we have an excellent collection of audio materials. And each year, AMA has winners in the French sec- tion of the Modern Language Tournament! Col. Gard- ner really deserves credit for this achievement. John Canevet and Bill McVey were the winners in 1960. A welcome addition to the faculty was Capt. Suarez, who displayed knowledge in a variety of subjects. LT. JAMES G. GOODWILLIE, III B.A. CAPT. J. A. SUAREZ Virginia Military Insti- B.S.; Ph.D. tute; Business Sponsor, Universidad de la Ha- The RECALL; Dance bana; Latin; Spanish. Band; Civics; Spanish. LT. JOSEPH GLEESE B.A. University of Virginia; Ger- man; Latin.

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... and now we're history in the RECALL. NX oa rf i ALPHA, BETA, GAMMA . . . and that’s the way the Greek alphabet reads. Capt. Andrews has his whole class enthused about learning of the importance of Greek cul- ture. Sandy Sanderson drills to perfection. CAPT. G. W. RALPH CAPT. PAUL G. B.A. ANDREWS Virginia Military In- B.A.; M.Ed. stitute; Head Coach; Pennsylvania State Col- Football; History; Civics. lege; Uniforms; History. YOU ARE THERE ... Capt. Ralph explains Jackson’s Val- ley Campaign to top student Tom Marlow, and indeed, we are in the center of Civil War history, for Jackson’s men fre- quently watered at Willow Spout, right on AMA property. Luther Long, Dick Isherwood, John Austin, Dick Connor, and Dick Jefferies find that this is the greatest period to study. LAOS PROVIDES DEBATE MATERIAL .. . Al Berliere, our lad born in France, argues the China-Matsu-Laos question in Major Davis’ class. Darrell Puckett takes notes for his re- buttal against using troops except on Formosa. Major Davis always likes the lecture-debate method of teaching history.