Culver Military Academy - Roll Call Yearbook (Culver, IN)

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To learn group living as a basis for group life—this has been the basic tenet for mankind since organized society began. MICHIGANENSIAN 1957 What could be more barren, more void of excitement than a barrack? To the rhythm of Wolly Bully, Simon • Garfunkel, The S upremes, and eratic radiator pipes, inhabitants discover the advantages of an organized society. Activities converge primarily within the halls, long passageways with appendages for rooms. It is through these halls that people leave for ranks, classes or sports. Into them they sweep dust, throw trash, and walk barefooted to and from the shower. For a majority of the year, barracks are home. 14 Reactions to Barracks

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The right of commanding is no longer an advantage transmitted by nature; like an inheritance, it is the fruit of labors, the price of courage. Voltaire Reactions to Leadership 13

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Spirit. It’s usually lowest in the morning. It touches bottom somewhere between 6:40 and 6:43. During the fall, the Culver Song and a “Big 15” are measures of spirit. What could be more exciting than a football game, especially when it’s a required formation? But, by the end of the first quarter, most of the Corps’ enthusiasm is gone. Most of the Corps is gone, too. Only the Band remains without absentees to make up in quality what is sometimes lacking in quantity. Not all activities lack interest at Culver Military Academy! Every Thursday evening three quarters of the first class unite in front of the television set in Beason, where for one hour Star Trek overrules any other preoccupation. Culver has other big events that evoke spirit throughout the year. Homecoming. Mother’s Day. Haircut Day. Friday. Nothing is achieved without enthusiasm— the way of life is wonderful; it is by abandonment. Ralph Waldo Emerson Reactions to Spirit 15