Columbia Military Academy - Yearbook (Columbia, TN)

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COLUMBIA Mi,L1,T2ii2Y DGDACADEMY -1-'E?w 1s5fjagSE?E Gil Superior gjgtcuffy I-IE FACULTY makes a school. Attractive, modern buildings and beautiful grounds are necessary for comfort and satisfaction in a school as in a home, but they do not themselves make a school. Columbia Military Academy does offer you exceptional physical equipment, as you may see from the catalogue or from a personal visit to the school, but, what is much more significant, it offers you a very superior faculty. We wish to feature our faculty in your consideration of a school. The school has an unusual group of exceptional teachers. These teachers, either in Columbia Military Academy or in some other good school, have had long experience in training boys. They are making teach- ing their life work, and have made a special study of boy problems. They are, therefore, eminently qualified to produce the best results in the educa- tional development of youth. COLONEL D. E. SELLERS, B.A., M.Ed. Vice-President and Science Instructor Graduated- Staunton Mil. Acad., 19345 Pennsylvania State Univ., B.A, 193Sg 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 1948-51 g Presbyterian junior College Summer 1947, Long Island Univ., Head Physiology Dept, 1947-48. Vice-I resident-Gordon Military College 1951-54, and Columbia Academy since 1954. 20 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.l3. Degree, Served in United States Marine Corps- 1917-1919, Second Lieutenant, 1942-46, Major, Reserve Corps U. S. Marines, 1946. Instructor English and Latin Columbia Military Academy, I928-422 Headmaster, 1930- 42, and since 1946.

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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

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COLLJLGEI OOLUMBIAF MICLIATARY ACADEMY TTQNNLESS1-5212 'x . X 'X l x . E LT. COLONEL E. BLYTHE I-IATCHER, B.S. LT. COLONEL CLYDE WILHOITE, B.S. Commandant and Mathematics Instructor Graduate Branham and Hughes Military Academy, IQSIQ Student State Teachers College, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 1931-33Q Graduate George Peabody College for Teachers, 1938, B.S. degree. Principal Elementary Schools, David- son county, Tennessee, 1933-435 Study Hall Supervisor and Teaclier Columbia Military Academy, 19.1.3-48: Assistant Commandant, 1949-525 Commandant since 1953. Principal and Spanish Instructor Graduate Tate School, IQISQ Student Vanderbilt Univer- sity, I9I9-ZIQ Milligan College, X922-232 Peabody College, summer I929Q Graduate University of Havana, Ciencia y Letras: Instructor Milligan College, one yearg Tate School, eight yearsg Quartermaster and Instructor Modern Languages, Branham-Hughes, one yearg Columbia Military Academy since 1931. MAJOR BILLY C. GUNN, B.S., M.A. Head Coach and Science Instructor Graduated Tullahoma High School 1942g Middle Ten- nessee State College 1948, B.S. degreeg Peabody College l952, M.A. degreeg U.S. Navy I942-46. Teacher and Coach VVartrace High School 1948-51, Oneida High School 1951- 54, C.M.A. since 1954. 21 MAJOR JOHN B. THOMAS, JR., B.S. Business Manager and English Instructor Graduated C. M. A. IQSSQ Scholarship Groupg Commis- sioned Oliicer in Cadet Corpsg Captain of undefeated cham- pionship baseball team. Graduated Auburn University, 1939g llonor Studentg Sports Editor college publications, Member Sigma Nu social fraternity, Seabbard a11d Blade, Delta Sigma Pig Varsity Baseball. Freshman English In- structor, Auburn University. Four years ROTC at C, M. A.5 four years ROTC at Auburn. Four years of active duty as M Air Force Oliicer. C. M. A. since 1955. l