Centenary College of Louisiana - Yoncopin Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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Centenary College was the first liberal arts institution in the United States to recognize military training as a required subject and when the school in 1846 found itself for the first time a part of a nation at war it was ready. With sabres at their side, a fully equipped, fully trained, fully officered company was presented to the federal government at the start of the Mexican War. It ' s record in action is one of Centenary ' s traditions. Centenary ' s fortunes were at a low ebb then, but patriotism ran high and in order to fill seven places in the ranks of this company with Cen- tenary men, a released janitor was rehired and his children reinstated in school. This gave two more than necessary — but, they too went along, acting as file closers. The tradition and precedent set at Centenary in filling that company for the Mexican cam- paign has ever been preserved. Merely giving all that was asked has never been enough for those of Centenary. Quotas have been only something to be surpassed when country called.

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers Chairman Vice-Chairman Paul M. Brown, Jr. . B. W. Marston J. B. Atkins Chris Barnette M. L. Bath S. H. Bolinger Paul M. Brown, Jr. Dana Dawson W. L. Doss W. H. Giles S. J. Harman Members Guy Hicks W. W. Holmes Floyd James H. L. Johns C. H. Lyons John McCormack B. W. Marston R. T. Moore Allan D. Morris Henry O ' Neal Bonneau Peters B. F. Roberts John L. Scales William Schuhle ' : B. C Taylor George Wray Ex-Officio Member oi the Board Dr. Pierce Cline Deceased. Bolinger, McCormack, Giles, Taylor, Peters, Bath, James. Cline, O ' Neal, Holmes, Doss, Roberts, Brown, Johns.