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

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SHOCK TREATMENT . . . realistic movies MORTAR BOARD . . . Warrant Officer Hutton gives outdoor instruction in January on assembly and use of the mortar. Ralph Butts, Bill Brooks, and Rob Overly help, while Norm Strehle, Les Andrew, Julio Diaz, Bill Wagner and George Wintringer watch the proceedings. No department makes greater use of audio-visual aids than does the Military Department. From BAR ' S to mortars, from movies on leadership to first aid, from map reading to over head projector use, the men of the military detachment create interest by visual aids. Leadership ability, field training, and chemical warfare provide cadets with a variety of course con¬ tent. Sunday after Sunday members of the PMS are present at parades to judge the companies. Weekly there are inspections and points awarded for best officer, best NCO, and best private. Top notch Army personnel turn out top students, and AMA gains an Honor School rating, due in part to the enthusiasm of the men of the Military Detach¬ ment. CAPT. J. C. G. RENNIE U.S. Army Training Officer,- Military 2; Roller Rifles. W.O. M. M. HUTTON U.S.A.R. Military 3; Armory. MAJOR JOE G. MEARS U. S. Army Professor of Military Science,- Military 4. Cadet interest is high in military. CHECKING SCORES . . . Tom Cannon listens as Major Mears criticizes Ted Quatman ' s firepower. Part of the Rifle Team ' s suc¬ cess was due to Major Mears ' intense interest.

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paint new sights in foreign languages. LANGUAGE LABORATORY . . . Dick Craig, Dave Meyer, Capt. Suarez, and Bob Monahan listen to Spanish tapes, and later, Craig records for class criticism. Spoken Spanish gets a real work-out in the Doctor ' s class. VISUAL INTEREST . . . Capt. Flanigan shows his German class slides of life in Germany. Stationed in Germany with the Army, Capt. Flanigan increased his use of the language by living with German families while overseas. Horizons widen as students take foreign languages . . . AUDIO AID . . . Bill Cassidy goes over linguaphone records in French with Col. Gardner. AMA ' s record of winning students in the French division of the Modern Foreign Language Tourna¬ ment is remarkable. Audio aids help.

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keep cadets in military on toes. LEADING THE PARADE . . . Gen. Roller, Major Mears, Col. Wales and Sgt. Brown lead the corps down the main street of Harrisonburg during the Veterans ' Day parade . . . proof again that every faculty officer at AMA is interested in the welfare and development of each cadet. M. Coiner rates H.M. student M SGT. JOHN THORNTON U.S. Army Military I; Athletics. SGT. RICHARD E. ROCKWELL U.S. Army Military 1; Roller Rifles. IN A DARK ROOM . . . Brown drapes help keep out the sun for a movie in Military 1. Sgt. Thornton is particularly pleased with his new lens which shows pictures more brilliantly and with greater clarity. 29