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

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The temptation to crack a joke in ranks or disturb Culver’s 2 a.m. tranquillity often offers a more attrac¬ tive interest than the exe¬ cution of “to the winds, march” or a term paper. Many cadets endeavor to find freedom by losing themselves in their own interests —the fascination of symbolism in ‘‘Lost Horizon,” the warmth of a girl, or the perfect waste of a Saturday night. Yet, a bell always rings to interrupt class or the whistle blows at a basket¬ ball game to stop play; someone corrects the cadet, makes him see what he has done, and tells him to do it over again. 9

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Students Seek Freedom What most students seek is freedom. For some it is sought through indignation of imposed authority. There are no outbreaks of violence, but in the con¬ fusing Culver environ¬ ment, many cadets find themselves swept unknow¬ ingly into subtle or not so subtle opposition to the system or some cadet officers. I do not suffer my mind to wander with my eyes, but I keep my eyes in subjection to my mind. —Pliny What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. —Ralph Waldo Emerson 8

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Joint Reflections Guage Maturity In losing himself in his interests, the student is either deeply involved with others or oblivious to anyone else. Two lab partners working together on a single concept lose themselves in joint concentration, but two roommates juxtaposed while involved in different activities will invariably interrupt each other to produce an atmosphere of conflict. 10