Eastern Military Academy - Saber Yearbook (Stamford, CT)

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,. fa A, jfgwfcfpffi' THE GUIDCN The Guidon was inaugurated shortly before Christmas and, as any other under- taking, it had to undergo the usual initial difficulties. A staff was selected and although inexperienced in the field of journalism, the results were a welcome innovation at Eastern. The thrill of seeing their names and pictures in local print immediately gave The Guidon the enthusiasm and support of the entire cadet corps. Under the guidance of Mr. Butler, who acted as faculty advisor, The Guidon made remarkable progress as a monthly coverage of the events and news at the Academy. Morton Silverstein succeeded Burt Grossman as Editor-in-Chief in April. Associate Editors included Sheldon Baron, Herbert Walters, Armand Zerilli, George Tinnerman and Robert Tansey. No paper is complete without its sports writers, and Sanford Knapp, Howard Good, and Allan Prusan were the men behind the athletes . Ted Stuart lent his artistic talent to the cause while Daniel Nalven was the man behind the camera. The Business Manager- ship was capably shared by Ronald Schwartz and Robert Plotnick. While this staff served as pioneers in giving Eastern a school paper, it also set a precedent in iournalism for the Academy in future years. 73

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THE ORDER OF THE KEY During the past year, The Order of the Key, a new honorary society, was established on the campus under the sponsorship of Mr. Carleton L. Witham. Founded on the highest principles and with the loftiest of ideals, the Society accepted only those seniors for membership who had made some outstanding contribution to the Academy in the way of achievement in the Military, Academic, or Athletic departments. A Cadet, to be a member, had not only to be a key man in the school, but he had to go further and live up to the Academy's ideals and by his example help enforce the right type of conduct. The Society membership was composed of eighteen Cadets. Six of whom were the Charter members and Founders of the Order and sat on the Executive Council, plus six more seniors who were elected because of their achievement during the year and six junior members who were selected because of their achievement in the Junior class and their potential ability for leadership in their senior year. Membership in the Order was the top honor for any Cadet and Key Men proudly wore the Honor Badge on their left sleeve, an insignia composed of a silver key in a silver ring on a field of black silk. The six Charter Members and Executive Council were as follows: Keeper of the Key ........................... Cadet Captain Arthur Jefferson Lettieri Chancellor ......................... ....... C adet Captain Lynn George Mauk Keeper ofthe Archives ....... ....... C adet Maior Frank William Guthridge Keeper of the Purse ........ ....... C adet Captain Frank Leighton Suttell Keeper ofthe Lamp ........ ....... C adet Captain William Leo Shea Seneschal .................... ....... C adet Captain William Henry Sullivan 72

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THE VARSITY CLUB Through the inspiration of Mr. Roger Antaya, the Varsity Football Coach, the Varsity Club was established at the Academy in the fal! of 1946. Recognizing only those Cadets for members who had earned their E in a major Varsity sport, the Club was organized with l9 members who had earned their letters in Varsity Football. With that start more members were elected at the ends of the Basketball, the Lacrosse and the Baseball seasons until the Club reached its present strength. The Club sponsored a very successful and beautiful Prom in December, and enioyed several feeds and parties throughout the year. Also, aside from their splendid record on the playing fields, they made a real contribution to the Corps when they took over the management of the canteen and gave the rest of the Cadets a pleasant place to relax and refresh themselves. The officers of the Varsity Club were as follows: President ........................................................... ROBERT J. DOUGHERTY Vice-President ........ ........ E DWARD M. CAVANAUGH Secretary ......... .............. R USSELL C. KREMER . Treasurer ........ ....... C . EUGENE LINKS 74