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

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PDEBT PAID. Larry Thiel bows to Ray Marcantoni. Ray’s Thine was won when his ‘E’ boys smashed ‘A’ in in- Mtra-mural basketball. NWARM-UP. Lee Hall slashes savagely on the tennis courts Fin preparation for the season. Lee’s peak moment came ‘when he won over SMA. PUCKER POWER. Rollo Gutierrez discovers the mysteries of a dandelion on a warm Sunday afternoon. He didn’t have to count. He was a Hall success. Cadet Life — 29

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28 — Cadet Life Almost forgotten had been the pleasure of outdoor recreation, and March became the month of transformation from the indoors to the wide open spaces. Fencing blades were discarded with glee, and lacrosse sticks began to sound against skulls. The front field began to show the strain of the cleated turmoil. Despite the beckoning warmth outside, re- search work in the library became common- place with college conscious cadets pouring out theme materials. Juniors were introduced to CEEB’s after a fall bout with the PSAT’s. Warm rays of sun welcomed cadets to lounge on the new blades of grass and to sim- ply contemplate the future. Strangely enough, it was the beginning of sad glances, as seniors tried to see into the crystal ball, to speculate on what life without AMA would be like in the fall. All outlooks were gray. And for the first time in four years. The Old Stone Church was devoid of AMA cadets on Easter morning. Unlike previous years, spring break was scheduled to catch a late Easter. ee Winter splits; late spring vacation nears

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PAINT-UP CREW takes a break as a headless cadet, Al Pressly, and Jorge Saenz head for the PX and a coke. 30 — Cadet Life