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

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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

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New Directions in Activities Frantic efforts to be on every com- mittee, to DO everything, and to have long lists after one’s name diminished in °64 ... there was a spirit of horse- play and togetherness, but the corps reflected the new direction ... there was a seriousness of purpose! Informal dances, the big Hooten- anny, no parades from 16 November until 2 February, the snows, snow ice cream, and just cadet life remain in memory. Month by month life at Augusta is fun!