Carson Long Military Institute - Carsonian Yearbook (New Bloomfield, PA)

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RICHARD BIRD LaB1anche Apts. Staff Se rge ant Rl D KI! Philadelphia 3 9 , Penna. 51st, 31 Walnut Street. Znd. Platoon Co. A. Honor Roll '43 '44 '45 '46 '47 Outdoor Club '48 '48 '49 Decorations Committee '48 Championship Basketball Advertising Manager Team '49 CARSONIAN '49 Track Team '46 '47 '48 '49 Co-Captain Track Team '49 Varsity Football '48 Quill 8: Scroll '48 Color Guard '48 '49 .hy Vee Basketball '46 '48 Jay Vee Football '47 Q A Blue Ribbon Squad '48 1 Drum Corps '46 '47 Dramatics Club '47 '48 V lritra-Mural Basketball '45 5 T '47 lxitra-Mural Volley Ball '45 '46 '47 '48 '49 lntra-Mural Ping Pong '45 -f ..,f d, '46 -47 -4s '49 51132, L X infra-Mura1 Softball '44 -45 is -cy --C cmb '46 -47 '48 '49 . , f - om Guard . :F-:gi J' ,+E',x ,..-Y 7 -Q: .53 Q, ff Red at Blue -47 -48 '49 . if, flat? ' . .1'f'f ' tj ., ' X , t - 5 541, xy, . ti Business Manager Red 81 Blue .ig ' H. l ' 153:13 'gift Q3 ,gag an , .4 QL r Jr. School Secretary '45 si' A , ' - Class Historian '48 '49 ' If I 'ii If we i ' Class Treasurer '46 f.-,,,.,,5'li ' ,LL Dance Club '46 ,- ,. bfirgg '-4 ' -f is zjfifjf 4 Glee Club '47 4 ': ' 1 ' 5 ' -,Sf--. Dlx Camera Club '49 ff -' 1. if J - 'Sheik '47 A-5 Will go on talking about MEMORIES IN a few hours Iwill have come to the end of the road that for the past seven years has lead me through hardships, laughter and other experiences that add up to memories. These memories have been accumulated on the athletic field, in the buildings and on the trains at vacation time. All these memo- ries I have gatheredwill be fond memories, but as I say that, the thought of some insuf- ficiency on my part comes to mind. Per- haps all memories aren't fond memories, perhaps regrets and joys be mingled in them, just as they are in life . But we prefer to think of the pleasant scenes, and there were moments in school that Ishall never forget. There were the classroom discussions and projects, tests that were so heartily disliked, but neces- sary. There were the exciting games that we played on the football field and on the bas- ketball court. One year we beat a football team that had been unscored upon, another time we won an exciting basketball game in two overtime periods from an undefeated team. We went to track meets in Harris- burg and Lewistown, and the invitation meets Philadelphia. in Philadelphia and Shippensburg. There were the defeats, but the victories compen- sated for them. After a game, whenwe were allowed to stay for a while in town, we had a grand time and a chance to travel and see new cities. At the end of the year came the reward for hard work done in sports--the school letter. It may have been small, but it meant everything to us. There were social affairs that everyone looked forward to, and that usually left a few victims of lovesickness--but recovery was rapid, and soon the casualties were a- gain looking forward. ln the buildings we held our bull-ses- sions in one room where everyone gathered There our friends were made--friends we regret to leave, and friendships that shall last as long as we live. Classes, athletics, social activities, and friends all contributed to my education and have helped show me what kind of a man l want to be when I am graduated. Iwish that Iwere able to repeat these experiences butl can'tg Imust start all over again, and in the process of starting anew I must say farewell to you, Carson Long. .e .yty 1949 S MI

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY IN '41, Bixler, the first of the crew of the good ship '49 came aboard and was commissioned Captain. He decided that in order to get under way he would need a crew, so in '42 he brought his first members a- board. They were Bird, Coleman, and Crooker. These four fared a- long pretty well until they realized that there was going to be rough sailing ahead, so in '43 they stopped in port and brought on board Ni- grone, and McCauley. They proved a big help but there still weren't enough to take care of the ship as a whole, so in '44 they recruited some new members,and these were Donovan, Scudder, Gurke, and Lehman. The ship sailed along its course with no mishap at all, but since they were going to pick up a cargo in the next port they figured that they would need all the help they could get, so in '45 they acquired the help of Corbett, Guthrie, Halpern, Hartman, Holler, Schiele, Vas- quez, Vitiello, and Ziegler. Due to illness on board he stopped in the middle of his voyage and Greybill was added to the roll. This crew seemed fairly large, but for some reason or other the Captain wasn't satisfied, so in '46 he brought on board Copello, Mayor, Nowicki, Wick- sel, and Rogge. The ship was well under way, but there was need of relief at certain times, so in 47 when the ship pulled into port for mi- nor repairs Lashley, Leighton, Mols, Rother, Schurnacher, and Forn- walt came aboard. Finally in '48 when the ship was nearing the end of its journey, the final selection was made in picking new men for the crew. These new and final additions were Jeffers and Scribner, Now that the good ship '49 has come to the end of itsjourney, it bids farewell to those who served it so well, and knows that those members of the crew who were so faithful in their duties, will serve the world with the good will and initiative. SENIOR CLASS HISTORIAN

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HARRIS J. BIXLER New Buffalo Lieutenant, Znd. Platoon Co. A PETE Pennsylvania, Platoon Commande r Honor Roll '41 '42 '43 '44 '45 '46 '47 '48 '49 Scholastic Letterman '47 '48 '49 Rifle Team '47 '48 '49 Hearst Trophy Rifle Team '49 Jay Vee Football '47 '48 Track Manager '48 '49 Football Manager '46 Color Guard '46 '47 Senate '49 President A. B. 3 House of Representatives '43 '44 Vice-President Cent. House of Representatives '48 '49 Secretary Cent. House of Representatives '47 '48 Secretary A. B. Z House of Representatives '44 '45 Bus. Mgr. Red 81 Blue '47 '48 Red 81 Blue Reporter '43 '44 '45 '46 Blue R-ibbon Squad '43 '48 Class Secretary '48 '49 Secretary of Quill 8: Scroll '47 '48 Greek-Roman Debate '48 '49 Greek Leader '45 '46 Dance Committee '47 '48 '49 President of Science Club '48 .49 Dance Club '46 '47 Chairman of Foster Parents Plan '48 '49 Intramural Softball '44 '47 '48 '49 Intramural Ping Pong '43 '44 '45 '46 '47 '48 '49 Intrarnural Volley Ball '44 '47 '48 '49 C Club '47 '48 '49 Decorating Committee '48 Non-Commissioned Officers Training School '44 Platoon Leader '43 '44 '47 '48 Dramatics Club '48 '49 . it ' 525 First to invent synthetic gasoline, . I M. I. T. AND SCIENTIFIC LEARNING PRIOR to the release of the vast amounts of scientific discovery made during the Second World War,the letters M. I. T. were vague and insignificant to most of us. It was a college of some sort devoted to spe- cialized work, but since its non-existent football team was not making headlines on the sports pages, people ignored it. Then suddenly the field of science burst open, the quantum theory became prominent and Einstein's theories on relativity and light particles took on new meaning. Al- most overnight, newspapers and magazines were featuring scientists and their discov- eries. Everywhere one looked, evidence of this renascence was visible, and the back- bone of this revival was centered around those three letters, M. I. T., which stand for the Massachusetts Institute of Techno- logy. If William Barton Rogers, the founder of the Institute, were alive, he would have reason to be proud, for, the prophetic vis- ions he had as a professor at the Univer- sity of Virginia about the enormous part that science would play in the advancing of human welfare, have come true. For near- ly adecade preceding the Civil War, Rogers had ideas for a great institute oftechnology. , is He decided that the most advantageous lo- cation would be Boston since, as he said, The people of Boston, because of their quick intelligence, would be most certain to derive the most benefit from a polytech- nic institution, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts granted Rogers the charter for the Institute in 1861, and from the begining he laid the foundation of the path of study which the In- stitute follows today--the advancement, de- velopment, and practical application of sci- ence as it is connected with art, agricul- ture, manufacturing, and commerce, Instilled with the pioneering work of its founder, The Institute has continued as a forerunner in the field of science. It intro- duced the laboratory method of instruction into education, and it virtually created the field of chemical engineering. Today, the Institute has moved out of Boston and across the Charles River to Cambridge. At this new location the Mas- sachus etts Institute of Technology continues to inculcate its students with the importance of character building and citizenship, that their purpose in life, if they are to follow the scientific field, is to better human wel- fare through these means,