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

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mM trperey IM Ei Gat. Ta — mi ithe TITTTATINEET) HHL IT MAY LOOK LIKE A WONDERLAND, but to military students, it was just a bit of a hassle and not that much fun. NOTHING CAN STOP SPORTS ... and Col. John Dekle revs up the Blue Bomb for a basketball trip to Lynchburg ® College. HUFF AND PUFF is the only way to beat it. Cadets race between classes from Deane’s Castle to the library—for warmth! December — 210

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SOUND OF SCHOOL displaces the silence of snow. Bill Bippus plows through the white covering heading for Band’s inclement weather position. Hearts were lighter and so was the homework, according to the faculty, when sounds of carols and Christmas music temporarily replaced hard rock from radios and stereos. For years the corps had spon- sored a drive to provide the Lynchburg Orphanage with a Christmas dinner. However, the of- ficers decided that the handi- capped children’s project outside of Harrisonburg was more deserv- ing of support. Over $400 enriched the camp when the final tally was made. The most exciting event, however, was snow and more snow, which made everyone in the Christmas mood. Strangely the snow came in early December and was gone just as the vacation period began. SNOW FORT arises on the front field when members of “A” company challenge the Band ... with “A” ending up the winners. 0 20 — December And Finally... SNOW »

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WITHSTANDING THE ELEMENTS for more than 60 years, Big Barracks once more takes on the winters storms seldom allowing snow to accumulate on it. HOUSE OF HISTORY, birthplace of AMA, once housed the Roller family and then ac- ted as a cadet barracks and finally became the Mess Hall and library. D 22 — Buildings Pe Bs ee saa