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

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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

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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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Only when he takes time to evaluate the philosophies and actions of others in light of his personal experiences can the cadet develop a well-balanced perspective and then assist others in doing the same. Joint reflections—the appreciation of a crossfire of ideas in a history class or the reactions to a superior officer — are a gauge of the individuals maturity. To thine own self be true. And it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. —William Shakespeare