Columbia Military Academy - Yearbook (Columbia, TN)

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COLUMBIAP MILITAIQY AO CGW C ADEIVIY41-gNNESSESTE COLONEL D. E. SELLERS, B.A., M.Ed. Vice-President and Science Instructor Graduated-Staunton Mil. Acad., 19345 Pennsylvania State Univ., B.A, 19383 Mercer Univ., M.Ed.g Summer Study Duke Univ.g graduate study towards Ph.D, Hahne- mann College. Teaching Experience-Science Dept. Staun- ton Mil. Acad, 1944-47 and Gordon Military College, Sum- mer 1946 and 1948-515 Presbyterian junior College Summer IQ47Q Long Island Univ., Head Physiology Dept, 1947-48. Vice-President-Gordon Military College 1951-54, and Columbia Academy since 1954. LT. COLONEL CLYDE WILHOITE, B.S. Principal and Spanish Instructor Graduate Tate School, IQISQ Student Vanderbilt Univer- sity, IQI9-21, Milligan College, I922-23, Peabody College, summer I929Q Graduate University of Havana, Ciencia y Letrasg Instructor Milligan College, one yearg Tate School, eight yearsg Quartermaster and Instructor Modern Languages, Branham-Hughes, one yearg Columbia Military Academy since 1931. IZII LT. COLONEL B. GRACY, A.B. Headmaster and Latin Instructor Graduate Webb Preparatory School, Bell Buckle, Ten- nessee, 1913? Graduate University of Tennessee, 1917, A.B. Degree, Served in United States Marine Corps- 1917-1919, Second Lieutenantg 1942-46, Majorg Reserve Corps U. S. Marines, 1946. Instructor English and Latin Columbia Military Academy, I928-42, Headmaster, 1930- 42, and since 1946. LT. COLONEL JOHN T. FISHER, B.A., M.A. Business Manager and Mathematics Instructor Graduated Vanderbilt, 1921, B.A.g Peabody, 1940, M.A. Math Instructor and administrative oiiicer, I92I-48, Gulf Coast, Tactical ofiicer, IQZI-23, Columbia Military Acad- emy, Ass't. P.M.S.8zT., 1923-25, Commandant, 1925-30, Castle Heights Military Academy, Headmaster, 1930-31: Associate Headmaster and Commandant, The Baylor School, 1931-48, with service leave in Navy, 1942-45. Lieutenant Officers Reserve Corps, I922-37, Lieut. Com- mander, U. S. Navy, 1942-45. C.M.A. since 1948.

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CBCDLIJINAEIA COLUNIBIA, CMILIATARY CIACLALDEMY TafiWgSSaE The Administrative Ogicers on this page served as co-superintendents for fifteen years in the Branham and Hughes Military Academy, before coming to Columbia Military Academy in 1931. Colonel Ragsdale is President of the Academy and has general supervision over the institutiong Col. Batts has retired from active duty in the Academy, but still participates in chapel pro- grams and in correspondence with the Alumni. COLONEL C. A. RAGSDALE, A.B. COLONEL WILLIAM O. BATTS, A.B. President Graduated from Branham and Hughes in the year 1911, and from Vanderbilt in the year 1915, he took also some post-graduate vvork at Vanderbilt in the year 1916. He won at Vanderbilt the entrance prize of S550 in Latin and Greek in IQIIQ the Mathematics Medal in 1912, and Founders Medal for highest honors in the Academic Department in 1915. He ended his career at Vanderbilt as student presi- dent of the Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity. As an administra- tive oH'icer in Branham-Hughes for fifteen years, and in Columbia Military Academy for twenty-eight years, he has made a special study of the specihc needs of a high class military school, Colonel Ragsdale is an elder in the Presby- terian Church, a Kivvanian, a member of the Secondary Commission of the Southern Association. F20 Superintendent, Emeritus Graduated from Branham and Hughes in the year 1902, and from Vanderbilt University in the year 1908, Prior to assuming his present office, his experience in administrative work covered a period of twenty-nine years. He was for six years principal of Cedar Hill Institute, Cedar Hill, Tennes- seeg for nine years principal of Vanderbilt Training School, Elkton, Kentuckyg and for fourteen years superin- tendent of Branham-Hughes Military Academy, Spring Hill, Tennessee, He is a member of the Methodist Church, and has for many years taken a prominent part in the lay activities of the church. He has been a member of three General Conferences and was Lay Leader of the Tennessee Conference for I2 years, He has retired as an executive ofiicer. 1

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CIOLLJIXJEI COLO M BIA MILIATA RY, :AOA 4+ ' 9 C Tags. N as S Ee-5 LT. COLONEL E. BLYTHE HATCHER, B.S. MAJOR WILLIAM DEWITT LAWSON, B.S. Cornmandant and Mathematics Instructor Graduate Branham and Hughes Military Academy, 1931, Student State Teachers College, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 1931-33, Graduate George Peabody College for Teachers, 1938, B.S. degree. Principal Elementary Schools, David- son county, Tennessee, 1933-43, Study Hall Supervisor and Teacher Columbia Military Academy, I94,3'48Q Assistant Commandant, 1949-52, Commandant since 1953. Head Coach and History Instructor Graduated Liberty High School 1943, U, S. Navy 1943- 46, Middle Tennessee State College-graduated 1949i Assistant in Intra-Mural Athletics. Football at Great Lakes' Naval Training Base, Graduate Student Peabody College, Columbia Military Academy since 1949. MAJOR M. S. CANNON, B.A. Golf Coach ana' junior School Instructor A.B. Graduate of Washington and Lee University, Uni- versity of Chicago, Graduate Work, Head of Mathematics Department at Kemper, Instructor Sewanee Military Acad- emy K4 yearsl , Headmaster of the Anniston Military Insti- tute C7 yearsj , Instructor Columbia Military Academy since 1930. 22 is l MAJ OR KEYLON MOORE, B.A., M.A. Chaplain, Director of Y.M.C.A. and Instructor Graduated Cotner College 1922, B.A., Honor Cum Laude,' Southern Methodist University, Trustee scholarship, M.A., 1936. Extra summer work, Nebraska University, 1924 University of Kansas, 1929. Instructor, Kansas Teachers ' - M C lle e Summer Institutes, summers, 1919 25, Mc urry o g, 193S' Head, English Department, Allen Academy, 1941 42, Columbia Military Academy, 1943-1950. Toured Europe and Palestine, summer, 1949. l