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

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ARTHUR G. BRUAW JR. MOOSE Duncannon Znd. Lieutenant Pennsylvania Commander Znd. Platoon, Co, B Varsity Football '49 Jay Vee Football '48 Intra-Mural Basketball '47 '48 lntra-Mur al Volleyball '48 '49 '50 Intra-Mural Softball '47 '48 I49 Sr. Track Mgr. '50 tm Trlack Mgr. '49 5 I 1 Science Club '47 ' Q Gym Club '48 Dance Club '49 Rifle Club '49 '50 Junior Class Glee Club '49 Decorations Committee '49 Dramatics Club '49 '50 C Club '49 '50 Treasurer Belfry Hall House of Representatives '49 Vice-President Belfry Hall House of Representatives '50 Asst. Treasurer Senior Class '50 Rifle Team '49 '50 Blue Ribbon Squad '49 All Star Volleyball Team '49 Senior Literary Society Rep- resentative '50 Greek Track Team '49 Baseball Tearn '48 ii f gm THC U16 GUN Will open a moose farm. OUR FLAG OUR flag is a symbol of organization in the United States. Our flag was based on the ancient banner of England. It was after Washington's battle at Cambridge during 1776, that the flag of the United States be- gan to take formg it was unfolded before the people as a symbol of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a cross of red andwhite in one of its corners on a field of blue. The cross was that of St. George and St. Andrew of England. This first idea for a flag for the United States united it with England and showed that the colonists had not yet decided to forget their mother country. There were a few suggestions that the thirteen states be changed into a single star instead of being arranged in a circle. On June l4, 1777, congress decided that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes alternate red and white and the Union would be thirteen white stars in a blue field. But until 1818 our flag had not been establishedg then congress announced the flag of the United States, consisting of the original thirteen states as stripes and that the stars only should be changed to correspondwith the number of states. Four days later president Monroe signed the act. lts most popular name Old Glorie was given to it by a sailor, William Driver, f r om S al em , Massachusetts. Our flag embodies many of our ideas, our history and our good American feeling. lts stars and stripes together stand for a Union past and present, the colors of our flag have a language which was understood by our forefathers, white for purity, red for valor, blue for justice and altogether these colors stand for the great nation we have They stand for what we believe and what we mean to maintain. Our flag can only stand for a great na- tion if we make it so and we have the ability and leadership to put forth from this Senior Class and all the other classes in our nation to build and to keep our Nation great. We 6 ' of '50 15

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CHARLES S. BIER 9128 woodiand Road Cadet lst. Platoon, Co. A Varsity Football '48 '49 Lntra-Mural Volleyball '49 lntra-Mural Softball '49 Gun Club '49 Science Club '50 C Club '49 '50 Eaglerook Council '50 Decorating Committee '49 Dramatics Club '49 '50 W JCW Will invent a bigger and better pistol. COLT AND HIS PISTOLS IN the last days of Prohibition, two gang- sters decided to fight a duel in the finest European tradition. As is customary in such matters, the object of the duel was the affections of a woman. The scene of the duel was to be peaceful suburban Blessing Road, just outside Albany. The spot was near the home of the woman concerned and it was agreed that the surviving gunman would go to her house and claim her. Each mobster selected a second in line with tra- dition. Everything remained on ahigh aesthetic level until just before the men arrived at the appointed spot. Each principal, along with his second, was driving down the is- olated road, when the urge to do things in the modern Americanmanner became over- whelming and someone let go with a re- volver. Thus a revolver played an ugly part in this episode and made a mockery of an in- ventor, his dreams, and a flourishing busi- ness. This inventor, born in Connecticut in 1814, attended a boarding school there which he detested. He ran away from it and went to sea. Aboard ship he was intrigued by the mechanical process of the steering wheel's spokes passing the wheel lock. This arrangement suggested to him the idea of a pistol with short revolving barrels, each in turn discharging into a single barrel. Thus was the revolver born. After starting a factory in'l83l the inventor went bankrupt in 1847, but as if to prove the quality of his work, during that period, collectors now buy these pistols for prices ranging between five hundred and several thousand dollars. After many attempts at refinancing, he obtained a government order for his wea- pons. This enabled him to build another factory in Hartford. It has flourished there ever since. Ln this factory the greatest manufacturer of revolvers and automatics realized his dream and made his name Samuel Colt, a byword for pistols. l4 -i-me ' ffqfaa BEER Silver Spring , Md.

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GEORGE F. CANNOCK Ayacucho 306 Staff Serg eant HERMOSO Callao, Peru Znd. Platoon, Co. A Intra-Mural Soccer '47 '48 49 lntra-Mural Basketball '47 '48 '49 '50 Intra-Mural Volleyball '48 '49 Intra-Mural Softball '48 '49 Intra-Mural Soccer Captain '49 Outdoor Club '47 Rifle Club '48 Gym Club '49 Dance Club '50 Smoking Room Jury '50 Dramatics Club '50 Platoon Guide '50 Honor Roll '50 B--Qs Will become a Peruvian business man. PERU THE Republic of Peru also known as the land of the Incas, is situated on the Western Coast of South America, between the Equa- tor and the Tropic of Capricorn. This small but beautiful country is hardly larger than Texas and California combined. lt's cap- ital and largest city is Lima. The population of Peru is about eight million people Roughly one-third of these are white and the rest are separated as first: Mestizos fa mixture of white and Indian bloodlg and finally the remnants of pure Indian stock. These few Indians inhabiting the Eastern jungles, are the only uncivilized peoples in Peru, For recreation, there are bullfights and soccer games almost every Sunday after- noon, and sometimes some baseball games. There is swimming on many beautiful beaches along the coast of Peru, one of the nicest being Ancon a few miles away from Lima. The University of San Marcos sit- uated in Lima is the oldest University in the Western Hemisphere, The Plaza San Martin in the heart of Lima is an excellent example of Latin American urban beauty. The beautiful wild jungles, contain orchids of many sizes and colors, lovely tropical birds, and beautifully colored butterflies. The beautiful Volcano called the Misti which overlooks the city of Arequipa, sit- uated South of Lima, supplies the adobe from which Arequipa's white homes are built. That is why Arequipa is called the White City. Peru's armed forces consists of sixty- thousand men, and includes small size navy and air corps, and a larger force which is the army. Most of the men in the armed forces are Mestizos who are stronger, and better fighters than the white. Roads, rail- roads, ships, and commercial planes cover almost all of Peru, and provide adequate but ever expanding travel facilities. Peru's chief exports are cotton, sugar, petroleum, guano, and some silver. Peru is progressing rapidly and with time, given its chance in trade and its say in world affairs, this little nation will rise to its own great place in the world fa.mily of nations. Q 16 u7Ae 0 - ll ai 150