Columbia Military Academy - Yearbook (Columbia, TN)

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Goliun in illfury cu any . . . . . AN HONORSCHOOL Columbia Military Academy is rated as an Honor School by the Department of the Army for these reasons-7-Excellency in class room work in Military Science and Tacticsg proficiency in drills, parades, and ceremoniesg discipline and morale of the Cadet Corpsg thorough training in ejfective leadershipg and superiority of School Plant. The Academy is also rated as an Honor School by its patrons for these reasons-Exceb lency in scholarship trainingg profciency in upholding high standards of truthfulness and honorg and unusual ability in derelopin g proper conceptions of duty and responsibility. HONOR RATING HE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY inspects annually all essen- tially Military schools in the United States, in order to determine which of these schools should be given Honor Rat- ing . A Board of Oflicers of the Regular Army makes these inspections in April or May of each year, and selects as Honor Schools only those of highest rank. HONOR GRADUATES Columbia Military Academy has been an Honor Military School of distinction for many years and has had at its disposal, to fill existing vacancies, three nominations each to the U. S. Military, the U. S. Naval and the U. S. Air Force Academies. These nominees are called Honor Graduates. They must exemplify real leadership and rank high in scholarship. 3252 A 23BMRs 19 Gow 1 EXA W ' , , Pro FORTMCPHEFISON' GA June 71935 THE SUPER INTENDENT coLuMBm Iuunav Acimzuv COLUMBIAVTENNOAV COLUMBIA MILITARY ACADEMY SELECTED AS AN HONOR MILITARY I SCHOOL NINETEEN TI-IIRTY FIVE STOP SECRETARY OF -WAR EXTENDS CONGRATULATIONS . A CONLEY ACTING THE ADJUTANT GENERAL WASHINGTON 830A JUNE 8 A An Honor Military School Since 1935 fl 7 l

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-COL U M E31 A lVIlLl TA RY CACADEMV Q-faf?s.'-N22 'sees The Administrative Oficers 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. Butts 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 IQISQ he took also some post-graduate work at Vanderbilt in the year 1916. He Won at Vanderbilt the entrance prize of S50 in Latin and Greek in IQIIQ the Mathematics Medal in IQIZQ 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 oliicer in Branham-Hughes for fifteen years, and in Columbia Military Academy for thirty years, he has made a special study ofthe specific needs of a high class military school, Colonel Ragsdale is an elder in the Presbyterian Church, a Kivvanian, a former member of the Secondary Commission of the Southern Association. Superintendent, Emeritus Graduated from Branham and Hughes in the year 1902, and from Vanderbilt University in the year I908, Prior to assuming his present olhce, 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 otiicer. l19l