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

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CABARET STYLE. Jorge Mena, Mal Livick, Marietta Austin, and Julie Madeiros enjoy informality and all the refreshments during the opening formal. Subdued lighting helped. O 14—Parents Weekend FLAPPING GUIDONS prove that the day of commissioning is breezy. Officers march snappily along to salute the staff and then to receive the brass from sponsors. Joy Ride’ NIPPY TEMPERATURES and brisk winds whip hair- does out of place. Mrs. Evelyn Minunni and Mike and Mrs. G. A. Peifer and Tom wait for the end of the ceremonies and a break. Fish nets are not usual at AMA, but on Saturday afternoon of Parents’ Week- end, nets, strange containers, smells of baked cookies and cakes and Mrs. Betsy Trimble created an aura of perplexity among the parents and the cadets. Steve Hemphill puffed around, running up and down stairways. John Walker, Jorge Mena, Manuel Ayau and spectators from the lower school watched and worked to transform military classrooms into a night club! Greedom to move from the dance to the cabaret for coffee, cokes, and cakes or cookies meant joy to the cadets and their dates. Lighting (black lights, soft indirect lights, and candles) added to the effectiveness of the marine-themed cabaret. Sunday arrived, overcast, misty, chill- ing. Luck remained when three o'clock rolled around and the mist lifted. Spon- sors waited, then walked out on field to pin rank on the new officers for the year. Let-down blues failed to develop. Hal- loween was just around the corner. All-out surges for grades shocked new teachers. Grade period finishes always bring this on, but when parents arrive for the flash finish, both upper and low- er school men put out an extra effort. A higher percentage of men on the Honor Roll and Privilege List meant that more steaks were purchased and more spend- ing money went into cadets’ pockets ... all at the expense of smiling parents. Comments from parents of old cadets reflected what the corps had known all along — it was a happy opening — it was a relaxed atmosphere — it was a highly spirited corps. Early morning risers did not object to an assembly for parents and teachers. Col. John Dekle and Col. Charles Sav- edge informed the audience of the new courses and the changes in the adminis- trative structure. More favorable chatter resulted when Major George Evans opened his Mess Hall for an informal luncheon.

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Summer weather kept spirits up dur- ing October. The newness of wearing civilian clothes during free moments lin- gered; new found freedom evoked favor- able comments from old and new cadets alike. Ever so often an old cadet stretched the informality to include dating on Sunday afternoons, but the squelch was on — no civies allowed in front of bar- racks on Sunday afternoons. Girls appeared in droves from Fairfax Hall on the first weekend for an informal dance. Instant love resulted for Carlos Perez, Paul Del Castillo, Bill Creekmore, and John Pisarski. Only a few lasted, but the impact had been there for the corps. “It was a great dance — so many girls were here, and they didn’t act stuck up” — the comment came jointly from Herb Maher and Steve Gruhn. Mysterious sounds after taps failed to create problems. It was a phalanx of i ae 4 ge h ‘, night people putting up signs, spirited themselves, their feelings were that the egging on of the football team and the soccer team would create spirit in every member of the corps. Two football wins and a tie lent an air of validity — spirit and enthusiasm create more of the same. ‘Rank means a lot around here. I should know! I don’t like giving rank out to new cadets so early in the year.’ One old cadet reacted violently when new cadets attained rank in a record five weeks. Dan Lenhard, Jim Jenkins, Ted Leach, Lester Lawter, and Dave Iacone shot all the way up the ladder to PFC. It wasn't a leap, but it created desire from others for alike step. Long known for a traditional approach to Veterans’ Day, Augusta celebrated ICE CREAM? Once upon a time, cold winds did hit AMA. That didn’t stop Herb Maher and Spencer Griffin from wearing white ducks. That Sunday parade is remembered. both occasions — the October event and later, the November 11th date. Impressive massing of the colors in the Staunton city stadium followed a march through the streets of the city. Colors and bands from eight schools joined forces for a musical and military salute to Veterans. Unfortunately, the main participants became the chief spec- tators — only a handful of loyal Staun- tonians appeared for the tribute. ‘Superstar’, ‘Sugar’ and ‘‘Dude’”’ (which was a dud) were on the agenda for yearbook staff members attending the CSPA Fall Conference. The whole crew was happily stunned when the 1972 “‘Recall’’ was named as one of ten “Trendsetters” in the nation. October—13 O

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Sixth Grade BLOOD DROPS almost appear to mar Bob Missman’s gleaming brass and spotless uniform. Mrs. Virginia Missman struggles with unfamiliar gold pie plates. “DON’T SAY I’M OVER THE HILL!” Mrs. L. John Stewart refuses to let Ben get away with his cracks about aging mothers — and he relents. Monroe Adams George Bain Bob Buettner Paul Chapouris Jim Dollenmeyer Eddie French Michael Harmon Jay Harper