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

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DONALD DEIS 4910 Center Ave. Acting Captain NDN Pittsburgh, Penna. Battalion Adjutant Jay Vee Football '47 '48 Varsity Football '49 Track Team '47 '48 '49 Rifle Team '49 '50 lntra-Mural Basketball '48 Lntra-Mural Volleyball '47 '48 '49 - Honor Roll '47 '48 '49 '50 Dance Committee '49 '50 Secretary of Dance Club '49 Gym Club '47 '48 Science Club '50 Vice-President Junior Class C Club '47 '48 '49 '50 Greek Leader '50 Greek Track Team '47 '48 '49 Greek Rifle Tearn '50 Intra-lviural All Star Volley- ball Team '49 Eaglerook Council '49 '50 Q 1 Chairman Dance Committee '50 ' Glee Club '49 Dramatics Club '49 '50 D49 Secretary Sophomore Class ,v-f '48 Vice-President Eaglerook ...,,,..g: S4 House of Representatives 'A ? .4 Y- Presi?dent Eaglerook House 3 of Representatives '50 President '49 House of Rep- 5 : resentatives '50 Xm Eaglerook Smoking Room Jury '49 '50' Decorations Committee '49 Senate '49 '50 Secretary Senate '50 Hearst Trophy Rifle Team '50 Senior Literary Society Rep- resentative '50 if 'i f if-f -:L-1-1 4 Will do the 100 in 8 seconds. LEADERSHIP DOES leadership mean something to you or is it just another word to be used along with all the other nurnerous words inthe English vocabulary? When the word leadership is mentioned, do you think of the true meaning of it, or do you just think of a man standing in front of a group of men giving orders? How many of you really know the work and patience that goes into becoming a good leader? We, here at Carson Long, are just be- ginning to touch on the outer fringes of the broad field of leadership. We are just be- ginning to see leaders aren't made over night, and that those of us who want more out of life than just being followers, must work and strive to attain the qualities which the great leaders of our country have had, the qualities of will power, tolerance and backbone. lf all of us would take great men such as Roosevelt, Lincoln or Washington and try to pattern our lives after theirs, we would not only become better leaders, but better persons in our community. One of the first things to remember about all of these great leaders is that all had a difficult task in gaining their possessions in life. Nearly all either came from a poor family or had a physical disability. But did this stop them? No? They knew what they wanted and went out after it. We, here at Carson Long, have found that the best way to start on the road to leadership is to learn how to obey orders, because only by obeying them can we learn to give them. lt doesn't matter how far or how high a man goes in life he will always have to take orders from someone. Besides learning how to take orders we must accept all of the responsibility we can. lf everyone of us would strive to attain will power, tolerance, backbone, and accept and obey all of the orders given to us, everyone of us could make himself a better person and a great leader. Wm Gm ' of '50 19

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JOSEPH D7-XGOSTINO 571 River Drive QQDAGH Acting Znd. Lieutenant E, Paterson, N,J', Commander lst. Platoon, Co. A Varsity Football '48 '49 Varsity Baseball '49 Captain Football '49 Honor Roll '49 lntra-Mural Basketball '49 '50 Intra-Mural Basketball All- Star Team '50 lntra-Mural Volleyball '49 Vice-President '49 House of Representatives '50 Treasurer Eaglerook House of Representatives '49 Weight Lifting Club '49 Science Club '50 C Club '49 '50 Assistant Secretary Junior Class '49 Eaglerook Council '49 '50 Senior Literary Society Rep- resentative '50 Junior Class Glee Club '49 Dramatics Club '50 2 4 W Omvs if lx! 1-Qui- Will write more love letters. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY THE nation's oldest sea-going force, the United States Coast Guard, was founded by Alexander Hamilton in the year 1790, The Coast Guard Academy, one of the finest institutions of learning in America, is sit- uated on the banks of the Thames River at New London, Connecticut. The Coast Guard Academy recom- mended by Alexander Hamilton was approved by President Washington, and organized by an Act of Congress. The Academy is sup- ported and operated by the Treasury De- partment in peace time and by the Navy Department in war time, A candidate to the Academy must be a citizen of the United States, He is eligible Only by appointment. He has to possess a high scholastic average, physical fitness, and ability to pass competitive entrance examinations. The Academy's four year course of in- struction offers t r a in i ng in academic studies, naval techniques and leadership. Cadets are taught such courses as navi- gation, signaling, gunnery, seamanship and they are also trained to maintain and oper- ate lighthouses, lightships, radio beacons, and fog signals. By the time of graduation, the cadets have acquired the character, personality, leadership ability, and endurance necessary for Coast Guard officers. The cadets have also successfully completed their course of academic studies which entitles them to a B. S. Degree in Engineering, as well as a commission as an ensign in the United States Coast Guard. In time of peace, the Coast Guard is mainly concerned with the promotion of safety at sea, and the prevention of smug- gling. It also enforces the laws of the sea for all federal departments and agencies, and checks the registration, safety devices and crews of ships. The Coast Guard played an important part in the war. One of their main jobs was guarding convoys which transported our troops abroad. They also operated trans- ports and landing craft in combat to keep a constant supply of men and reinforcements at all theatres of war. The people of the United States are greatly indebted to the men of the Coast Guard, as they are a branch of the armed forces which has helped protect our free- dom and independence for the past one hundred and sixty years. .. i-me - of'50

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CLARENCE I. EDWARDS, JR. EDDIE 165 Meadowsweet Road Cheerleader '45 '46 '47 '48 '49 '50 Old Guard Editor Junior Literary So- ciety '46 Dramatics Club '49 '50 Drum Corps '49 Coffee House Club '47 Vice- President '48 Library Club '49 '50 Band '45 Senate '50 Treasurer Centennial Hall House of Representatives '50 Red and Blue '46 '47 C Club '49 '50 Chairman Orphans Fund Committee '50 Greek-Roman Tennis Team '48 '49 Intra-Mural Ping Pong '45 '46 '47 '48 '49 Intra-Mural Softball '46 Intra-Mural Volleyball '48 '49 lntra-Mural Soccer '49 Intra-Mural Basketball '46 '48 Honor Roll '49 '50 Business Manager THE CARSONIAN '50 Acting Ind. Lieutenant First Sergeant, Co, A Mineola, Long Island, N Y jx C.L.I MAIL X X Will become mayor of Mineola. MEMORIES AS I look back through the past six years that I have been at Carson Long Ican see all the fine tirnes that I have had here. If I can remember correctly there were tirnes that I thought I would never be able to go through another day at school. But when the next day came all the troubles and worries of the past day were gone. The new day was so full of wonderful things to do that the old worries were left behind. Now it is time for me to graduate from Carson Long, but it doesn't seem possible that I am ready to leave the place that I love so much. It seems as though it were September 15, 1944 andl was coming up the hill for the first time to the gates of Carson Long. It was raining that afternoon. Then it troubled me a lot, but now that doesn't matter. I will always remember that day as one of the luckiest days of my life. For here I found realfriends who would do any- Z0 e thing for me. Whenever I needed any help there was always someone that I could turn to. When I graduated from the eighth grade into high-school, I was so glad to be rid of another year of school. Now I wish that I could go back and live all those wonderful days over again. Carson Long has given me knowledge, and with it I am ready to go out into the world and face life. I am sure that if I do my part and make good I will repay Carson Long for all that it has done for me. So I say to you who have years ahead of you at Carson Long make every day a won- derful day, do all you can to help, because before you know it you will be leaving your school and your friends and will be on your own. All that Ican say is that you are lucky to have some wonderful years ahead of you Good luck and make everything you do count. u - ll of 150