Florida Military Academy - Dugout Yearbook (St Petersburg, FL)

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+ if ak if if -if afTlHI1E1DUGOUT 18th-Band plays for Coronation at annual Orange Ball at the Coliseum. 19th-F. M. A. cadets turn back Plant City 13-7 with brilliant passing attack and running plays. Junior Varsity defeats Tampa College reserves 26-0. 28th-Captain Heney, Lieutenant Robinson, Wayne Ford and Harold Wilson repre- 28th- 30th- sent Academy at State Music Clinic in DeLand. Anderson named on mythical All West Coast football team. McPhail given honorable mention for excellent work on the line. Cadet commissioned officers are hosts to British midshipmen from H.M.S. Orion. DECEMBER 3rd-Cadets trounce Brooksville eleven 61-6 in final game of season. 4-th-Corps visits H.M.S. Orion as guests of British midshipmen. 5th-Flag raising and concert by F. M. A. band highlight opening of Gulfport's tourist season. 6th-Midshipmen play exhibition game of Rugby as prelude to beach party given in their honor by Commissioned Officers. Lieutenant John Burroughs appointed as coach of Basketball squad. 8th-McPhail, Anderson and Elkins selected for positions on All-West Coast eleven to la Ohio All-Stars in ost-season charit ame P Y P Y 5 - A 10th- F Club holds dance in honor of 1937 football squad. Shouppe and Anderson named as co-captains for past season. 12th-Junior Cadets playin novelty orchestra during Sunday concert. 14-th-Junior School holds annual Christmas party in the Mess hall. 17th-Twenty-six football players receive varsity F awards at colorful Christmas dance. 18th-Christmas furlough begins immediately after first mess. JANUARY Sth-Christmas furlough ends at 5:30 P. M. 12th--F. M. A. cagers defeat Lowrey's 49-27. 15th-lky Wingate shoots F. M. A. to 25-20 -win over Junior College five on basket- ball court. 19th 20th 21st Mid ear examinations hold interest of cadet cor s 22nd - - - -y P - 21st-Wingate twins lead cadets to 30-22 win over Junior College in basketball. Fouls mar game between two best qulntets on West Coast as Clearwater wins from cadets 37-34. 28th-4Companv A declared winner of intramural trophy for boxing. 29th-Florida Military Academy subdues New Port Richey quintet 25-14-. 2nd FEBRUARY -F. M. A. goes down to defeat at hands of K. M. 1. in basketball, 32-23. 4th- F Club holds final informal social function of winter season with dance at beach center. 5th-Cadets win fast game from Clearwater quintet 241-19. 6th-Band presents novel stunts before huge crowd. 9th-Band and Staff annex track trophy in annual intramural meet. Wingate twins again lead cadets to 31-20 win over Largo in basketball. K Please turn to page 155 Q Page 131

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THEDUG-OUTi' 'if i' 1' 'ff i' i' The Year ln Review SEPTEMBER 6th-First football practice held on F. M. A. field. 8th-Band holds first practice. 12th-School officially opens with the retreat formation held at 5:30 P. M. Blauvelt wins city Junior Rifle Championship. 13th-Classes begin. First drill of the year held under the command of the Battalion commander, Cadet Major Byron Shouppe. 16th-Major Athalio Loca, Commander of Camp Columbia in Cuba, visited the Academy. 19th-Corps of Cadets officially open the new beach club house with a bathing and supper party. 26th-Band gives first concert of the year, followed by the first Sunday parade. OCTOBER 2nd-Cadets lose football game to Plant High of Tampa, 21-6. 4-th--Announcement received that THE DUGOUT had been awarded the rating of Medalist in the annual contest held by the Columbia Scholastic Press Asso- ciation. 8th-F. M. A. battles Largo Packers to 7-7 tie in downpour of rain. 15th-Anderson elected as President of the Senior Class. Hall selected as Vice- 23rd President, and Conlin as Secretary-Treasurer. Golden Wave overpowers strong Punta Gorda team 6-3. -Junior Varsity football team defeats St. Paul 30-21. 26th-Junior Varsity again defeats St. Paul 6-0. 28th-Harry Newell and Royal Palm Orchestra play for first informal hop of the season. 29th-Cadets of Iunior School entertain guests at Hallowe'en party held in the new beach recreation center. NOVEMBER 3rd-Mcwethy paces Junior Varsity squad to 14--7 victory over Mirror Lake. 5th-Major Stanton L. Bertschey arrives at Academy to assume duties as Professor of 6th- 7th- Military Science and Tactics. F. M. A. handed 18-0 trouncing by alert St. Leo College Prep's eleven. St. Petersburg School Boy Patrol guests of Academy at Sunday Parade. Major Bertschey reviews cadet battalion. 13th-Cadet Band appears at Stetson University's annual home-coming as- honored guests. Cadets run through Tampa College 12-0 with Elkins scoring twice to play lead- ing role. 14-th-Band featured on Sunday program with special concert and drill. 17th-St. Paul's Eagles win over Junior Varsity 13-12. Page 130

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