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

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HIDING IN MODESTY, “Ronella” Melcher, fresh from triumphs in snow battles, fencing, and Roller Rifl-ing squirms before a capacity Talent Show audience.

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BADLY BEATEN. Hillsman’s Boys in the Band couldn’t hold off the rugged Roller Rifle attack. Remnants of a 24” snowfall gives everyone ammunition. Exams break snow monotony; cadets plot Winter Carnival Daily snow predictions never 3 came through, but the warmest A of days failed to eliminate the 2 remains of the 24” snowfall that hit the Fort on New Year's Eve. The day the Cowboys failed to ride the Colts — the Super Bowl — was the day barracks erupted with joy from the ma- jority, and sorrow from one Stride Coleman from Muleshoe, Texas. He was desolate. Exam blues evaporated after the 28th of January and prepara- tions intensified for Winter Car- nival, including the dance. Lacrosse sticks began to disap- pear from Coach Ed Hart’s office, with the stick-jocks out in full force, regardless of weather. For many, it was the time when time crept on; for others it was the busy season, the peak one. But it was a period of bas- ketball, intramurals, snowfalls, deadlines, and sleep. DETACHED, but thinking, is Joe Berman, listening to a student speech, and wondering just how the speech exam will FROZEN FOUNTAIN. be handled. Days later, he found out. Water spews on impact, dousing P. J. Thomson and Rick Ellett on an unexpected extension of their sleigh ride. Jerry Chambley applies brakes quickly.

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Brooms, paintbrushes, andrakes welcomed thei corps back from an early spring vacation. Government Inspection lurked two weeks away, a mere wink of time. Earth Day coincided with GI day. Protests were non-existent. Muscles and sweat held sway. Transformed into a spring cleaned freshness, AMA and the corps sparkled as the AGI day arrived. Classroom visitation, room inspection, and a parade convinced the inspectors that the corps rated another “Honor School” designation for the year. Bats, balls, and sticks changed the scene from clean-up to prep- up for the sports setting. Sweating out deadlines were members of the Cotillion Club whose ideas of decorating trans- formed the gym into a crepe paper collage. ct “4 DIRT FARMERS Doug Easter and Bob OPEN RANKS AND READY for Col. France och struggle with one of many sod and his fellow inspectors, Fred Vasconi, amps to be transplanted to barren Rick Whitaker, and Carlos Castro prepare spots in the trampled courtyard. to slap sides on command — “Ready, Front”