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

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Pin-Up Queen weekend highlights social life at AMA. HAPPY TALK. Blue paper, “Moon River,’ and DATES combine to make the Pin-Up Weekend the year’s top social event. Queen Betsy Covington of Florida reigned with dignity and beauty over a fun-filled event. Swarms of young ladies staged a peaceful invasion of Fort Defiance in late September and early October as Stuart Hall and then Fairfax Hall sent over 70 girls to attend a football game and a coke party, with the torrid music of the “Music Men” thrown in for good measure. It was a fabulous start of so- cial events, followed closely by the Of- ficers’ Dance in early November. And there was the “Hoot”’—Thanksgiving Weekend’s stand-out combination of a Hootenanny and informal, with the Coke-commercial stars, ““The Villagers” and the Embers furnishing just the frantic touch needed. Staggered weekend informals for com- pany dances kept the social spirit alive during the winter and a completely in- formal Barn Dance came at just the right moment. Reciprocity is fine—when girls from the Halls come to AMA and then the cadets return the compliment ... and then came Pin-Up Weekend—dance, a beautiful Queen and attendants, a pa- rade and a supper party. It’s the peak moment for everyone at Augusta. JOHNNY-ON-THE-SPOT. John Grow and Beth Lane wait anxious- ly for Pin-Up Parade to begin. It was a memorable occasion.

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Centrifuges, balances, analytical scales, automatic film strip projectors and all new equipment, but the work in chemistry remained unchanged in ways: it’s still the sci- entific method but with more challenge offered the student. Randy Hoilman, Bob DeRemer, Joe Ravenel, Larry Demar- est, Mark Maines, John Staley, Bob Myers, George Leonards, Dave York, and Dribbles Baker found that an “A” wasn’t as elusive as they had felt that CHEM Study would make it. Ted Schroeder checks the electrically illuminated micro- scopes which the biology classes proudly added to basic equip- ment. With a blue and green section in biology, colors meant a lot everywhere!

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FLASHING SABERS. With a real regal en- trance, Maid of Honor Nancy Gardner enters the dance through the traditional saber arch. Evaluation. a tight schedule and the FLOOR man- aged to keep Cotillion Club President Rex Miller in a stew from September ’til June. With planning and ac- tive support from Veep Mark Maines, and Cotillion Club men Tom Webster, Doug Brown, Dick Cannizarro, and Joe Inguagiato, Rex regained his composure and helped make every social event a success ... but the standout recollection must go to the big “Hoot.” Col- orful blankets on the gymnasium floor, cadets and their dates busily chatting, and the Villagers valiantly presenting a top-notch folk song fest. As strange as the American tribal dances currently popular were the names of some of the trios at Augusta, Fairfax and Stuart Hall—Ricky and the Romans, Joey Dee, The Embers, and finally the smooth tones of Warren Covington ... the new direction in dancing is just beyond description! GALLANT MAN. Ronnie Campbell, crown bearer for Queen Betsy, delights in a quiet dance with Mrs. Livick. Ronnie just seems nerv- ous!