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

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20 ... These men pattern Every person is drawn to the warmth and gracious- ness of Col. W. Leonard Gardner. Seemingly gentle, the rapidity with which the Colonel activated change was but one way that the faculty and the cadets real- ized that underneath, there is a firmness based on high moral character, determination, honesty, and devo- tion to duty. Having graduated from The Citadel with a B.A. degree, Col. Gardner waited until the °50’s before re- ceiving his Master of Education degree from the Uni- versity of Virginia. His performance in graduate school propelled him into a National Honor Society and he became the co-author of a textbook on read- ing. Each year since 1945 his students appeared on the lists of winners in the Modern Foreign Language Tournament in French, and recently AMA had a Na- tional winner as well as a State and Regional winner. Night help classes, longer class periods, college cer- tifying grades and an open ear ... these are some of the innovations at Augusta in °64. Long lines of cadets at the Superintendent’s door testify to the willingness of Col. Gardner to help anyone who knocks. AMA is headed in the direction for which the late beloved General started the trend ... a truly out- standing academic insitution.

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vivid impression. cm | eee ao Cana = q . - AFTER THE THIN MAN. John Botcheller checks the thin man charts during spare time. Added to the biology department, the thin man showed up in general science and eighth grade science classes. He was useful. STOP THE ACTION! Capt. Bradford helps Jim Hutcheson check out the latest PSSC equipment in physics. The ripple tank provided a chance for the students to study many motion problems which enriched the course. 19

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AMA’s new directions. “Captain Midnight’ is a deserved title for Col. M. Harris Livick! As Administrative Assistant to Col. Gardner and as Chairman of AMA’s Board of Trus- tees, the Colonel allows only a few nights to pass with- Out quiet inspections at any hour of the night or day! After having attended Hampden-Sydney College for a year, Col. Livick went on to the University of Virginia where he received his B.S. degree. Now hard at work on his Master’s, Col. Livick keeps a close check on the new directions! Renovation of the bar- racks for the seventh and eighth graders, a new roof on the gymnasium, more books for the library, and complete support of the new science and language improvements from Col. Livick give Augusta an unbeatable team of Col. Gardner and Col. Livick. Sweating cadets realized rapidly that Col. Livick had truly instituted a new direction—physical train- ing for ALL cadets! First to discover the new pro- gram were the Junior School lads, but ’ere long, the en tire corps found that each company had an as- signed P.T. period. To the two men who have patterned the new direction for Augusta, there can only be praise. And for this reason, the 1964 RECALL proudly dedi- cates this edition to Col. W. Leonard Gardner and Col. M. Harris Livick, a team which now guides Augusta with honor, intelligence, and distinction. 21