Fenger Academy High School - Courier Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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C.O. CLUB-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS Top Row-Hiatt, Horsley, Lubert, Smitter, Bell, Broell, Lucas, Pritchett, Tomasek, Mohr, Von Horn. Bottom Row -Pype, Turnbull, Mikels, Malnassy, Sgt. Robinson, Lisack, Henley, Murtaugh, Peterson. N.C.O. CLUB-NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS Top Row-Bondurant, Wolowicz, Munz, McDuffey, Gabel, R. O. T. With a record enrollment of 270 cadets, Fenger's R.O.T.C. boasts the largest unit in its history, dating back to 1924 when it had only twenty-one cadets enrolled. Our military instruc- tor, Sergeant William P. Robinson, has aimed to build up Fenger's unit. Having succeeded through the adoption of a new promotion system, his next triumph will be to place Fenger on the map as an honor school. With the respect and loyalty Sergeant Robinson has gained in only two semesters, this problem should be easily solved. A new deali' in the system of promotions was put into effect and was met with favor by all of the cadets. All privates were permitted to take an examination to become corporalsg all corporals were required to pass an examination in order to be promoted to sergeantsg all ser- geants had to pass an examination to be commis- sioned oilicers. This plan enabled any cadet to become a non-commissioned officer if he felt himself worthy. This semester each cadet received his grade in R.O.T.C. which was determined by an examination taken every Hfth week. Upon satisfactory completion of a competitive examina- tion, appointments to the staff were madeg-- Cadet Major John Lisack, Battalion Commander, Cadet Captain Edward Henley, Adjutant, Cadet Second Lieutenant Robert Smitter, publicity, Cadet First Lieutena-nt William Turnbull, range oHicerg Cadet Second Lieutenant Harold von Horng Cadet Staff Sergeants, Warren lvens, Par- Andrews, Rhode, Hoose, Van Kooten, Smith, Greear, An- derson. Thin! Row-McNally, Johnson, Dodaro, Holcombe, Strandell, Nuens, Schroeder, Fields, Race, Dekker, Zollinger, Ivens, Kummelehne. Second Row-Allen, Vander Ploeg, Quillman, Sternberg, Horseley, Bock, Dahl, Julian, Schmidt, Bergstrom, Mulcahy, Tuech, Miller. Bottom Row-Goris, Selden, Slagcr, Steinberg, Serg. Robinson, Lisack, Swanson, McClurg, Kiefer, Higgons. C. ker Jones, Fred Selden, Eugene Tuechg and Cadet Staff Corporal William Miller. Congratulations to our crack drill squad which finished in fourth place. In this were twenty- seven squads competing in the annual squad com- petition held at the 131st Infantry Armory, March 21. Our boys took first place in personal appearance and remained in second place in drill until the twenty-fifth squad went on the floor. April 6th was a big day for our unit when we participated i-n a huge parade downtown with the R.O.T.C. units of all Chicago High Schools, the Illinois National Guard, and the American Legion, in Celebration of Army Day. Commanding Company AU is Cadet First Lieutenant Fra-ncis Mikels, assisted by Cadet Sec- ond Lieutenants Jack Hiatt, and Parker Horsely, platoon leaders. The First Sergeant is Charles Higgins. Commanding BU is Cadet Captain Er- nest Malnassy, assisted by Cadet First Lieutenants Albert Pype and Alex Lubert, and Cadet First Sergeant William McClurg. Cadet First Lieu- tenant Elwood Peterson, assisted by Cadet Second Lieutenants Roy Pritchett and Udell Tomasek, platoon leaders, is commander of Company C, Cadet John Slager is the First Sergeant. The Curtis Branch, Company Dv composed of 48 cadets, is under the command of Cadet First Lieutenant William Turnbull with Cadet Second Lieutenants Lawrence Lucas and Henry Mohr as platoon lead- ers and Cadet Earl Swanson as the First Sergeant. Page 79

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COMPANY A-R.O.T.C. Top Row-Zollinger, Dekker, Horsley, Piddington, Morri- son, Stomp, Watling, Anderson, Zylstra, Sanders, lngola Third Row-Bult, Brucker, Stephens, Widnier, Zumm, Pro- pati, Biever, Hoose, Abbate, Sternberg, johnson, Bult. Sec- oml Row-Greear, Conrad, Vander Ploeg, Selby, Andriotti Fournier, Lucas. Sefomf Row--Allen, Henderson, .Iarecki Marbeth, Coding, Selden. Boliofnz Row-Munz, Sternberg Vander Ploeg, Wlieeler, Higgins, Mikels, Sergeant Robinson Lisack, Horsley, Lucas, Hackenson, Walters. COMPANY B-R.O,T.C. T011 Row-Shields, Goeckitz, Ferris, Bock, Greear, McNally Selden, Frazer, Van Wyiigardeii, Rhode, Norman, Race Third Row-Strandell, Dako, Ores, Piggat, Geiger, Schultz, Chapman, Weber, Vandenburg, Aabye, Toth, Lane, Lebda Bresnahan. Scmrirl R01L+Odonnel, Burgwald, Peterson Dahl, Bock, Dirksen, Matthey, Mason, Elsey, Quillman Page 7 8 s y x XWinters, Piech, Schmidt, Hubrieh. Bottom Row-McClurg Pype, Lubert, Malnassy, Serg. Robinson, Lisaek, Henley Mohr, Burgstrom, Dekker. COMPANY C-R.O.T.C. Top Row-Ferguson, Blanuw, Schneider, Asboth, Gilliam Marshall, Greear, Slager, Selden, Cullin, Brandt, Sisson Liskoski, Laray, Medrano, Manes. Fourth Row--Andrews Sixon, Johnson, Robertson, MeDuffcy, Hueh, Rohraeker Herrick, Van Kooten, Fisher, Nanfeldt, Behrems, Van Sauk Barnai, Tissing, Mulcahy. Third Row-Faknor, Schroeder Julian, ,Shupert, Miller, Gelson, Erickson, DeYoung, John- son, Day, Palme, Cunningham, Darr, Cox, Dahl, Korte Srcond Row-Janecek, Ivens, Goris, Hiatt, Tomacek, Serg Robinson, Lisack, Peterson, Von Horn, Pritchett, Komme- , lehne, Greear. Boffom Row-Dodaro, Holcombe, Clausen Nevens, Zeigler, Venturn, Otto, Prince, Domagala, Carr Goebig, DenBesten. : a

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R. O. T. C. ORGANIZATIONS The R.O.T.C. has four active organizations, the first is the R.O.T.C. Band, which was com- posed of thirty cadets under the direction of Cap- tain William Burnham and commanded by Cadet First Lieutenant Edward Murtaugh, assisted by Cadet Second Lieutenants Bruce Bell, Peter Broehl, and Robert Smitter. The records were kept by Cadet First Sergeant Charles Kiefer. The only graduating officers this semester are Lieu- tenants Murtaugh and Bell. What is a military organization without a good band? It hasn't any pep, you,ll say. Our boys have improved greatly over last semester and added much to the Army Day Parade and to the Federal Inspection. The Commissioned Ojicvrs Club again chose for the second semester, Cadet Major John Lisack and First Lieut. Francis Mikels to hold the offices of president, 'and secretary-treasurer respectively. The club this semester, meets in the R.O.T.C. office before school on Tuesdays at seven o,clock. A committee of ofhcers headed by Major Lisack a-nd assisted by First Lieutenant Murtaugh, Sec- ond Lieutenants, Bell, Mohr, Peterson, Smitter, and Tomasek put on the first Annual Military Ball which was held in the school gymnasium the evening of April 24. The affair was semi- formal and was termed a huge success by the entire unit. The No-11-Cofzziizissiofmd Officers Club, under the leadership of the tallest cadet in the unit, First Sergeant Earl Swanson, met every other Wednesday tenth hour in room 144. Other officers in the club were Sergeant Howard An- drews, vice-president, and Sergeant George Dek- ker as the secretary-treasurer. At every meeting an oHicer would speak on some phase of military tactics, to prepare the N.C.O.'s for the Federal Inspection. The purpose of this club is to prepare the N.C.O.,s to be commissioned ofiicers. Real- izing their ability in R.OT.C. tactics, Sergeant W. Robinson promoted all the members of this year,s crack drill squad. Cadet Corporals Parker jones and Howard Schmidt were promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeants and the rest of the mem- bers of the squad to corporals. The Rijic Team this semester was headed by Cadet First Lieuten- ant William Turnbull, who was range officer. Other members of the Rifle team were: Cadet Major John Lisack, Cadet Captains Edward Hen- ley and Ernest Malnassy, Cadet Second Lieuten- ants Henry Mohr and Udell Tomasek, Cadet Ser- geants George Dekker, Howard Schmidt, Richard Webber, and Parker Jones. For the first time in the unit's history major school letters have been awarded to members of the rifle team. Page 80