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

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New Directions Sparks of excitement ignited a spirit of enthu- siasm and drive as 541 cadets rolled into Fort Defiance in September ... everything had the ap- pearance of a new pathway to life, all based on the right traditions which had made the Academy so well known for almost a century. New science laboratories, a new language lab- oratory and a new schedule (which included an earlier reveille) could mean but one thing—the trend towards strengthened academics in 63 had really exploded on the corps of 64! SLL 1.0 22 Avcgshan lh? 58 oli? ee 88 “SuSE Yo. At i rr Pere 128 BPR AMSATIONALLY” aos. ois oe ies bow oe le eileen 150 BESO UA Msr sis 3 54 4 Walvwoe arvie aye apse oP A 172 MEME MIOITECtOLY gc 6s. si ty Stem bv oe ene 226 Ietne Advertisements 2... 4.24000 00s enon 250

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Academic explosion incites cadets to project work é é | é % r PROUD LADS. Col. Livick congratulates Doug Brown on a project for chemistry which occupied many of his hours, as well as those of Don Springer, John Bullock, and Jan Kaar. Contour map, miles of wire, and help from the states made this into a prize winning project. Fifty stamps and a ream of paper, trips to the library, practice by the day ... all of these were welded by the inventive cadets into superior project work. Bill Gleisner typified the project happy student who found a willing assist from Mrs. Hagemann in AMA’s rapidly expanding library. Capt. Suarez’ classroom mushroomed with contour maps of the Latin Amer- ican Countries. Bob Harnsberger, Tom Upton, Phil Liverman, Tom Leitch, Randy Mitchell, Dick Connelly, and Bob DeRemer helped make the Spanish classroom one of the most attractive at Augusta ... and no one will forget the Roman house of Capt. LaPlaca, an epic work which gave Don Barrante a real outlet for his artistic talents. Parents discovered renewed pride in the boys at Finals, as exhibits were held in the library, and the cadets declaimed and debated at the Ciceronian Literary Society meeting. John Campbell deserved his debator’s medal, for he put every thing into his speech. Dave Huffman enjoys the spotlight at finals. 4