Fork Union Military Academy - Skirmisher Yearbook (Fork Union, VA)

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ANGUAGES HERE is a distinct variation in the teacher personalities of our language department. Capt. Garden brings to his French classes ' the sophistication and savoir-faire of the widely-travelled man-of- the-world. Capt. Lunsford, on the other hand, brings to his students of Spanish the perspective of a retiring scholar. Capt. Payne, fresh from experiences in public school work, contributes enthusiasm for the language of the ancient Romans. Capt. Daniel concludes that what cannot be imparted to his classes during the regular period should be administered between the hours of ten and twelve on Saturday night. CAPT. LINWOOD E. LUNSFORD, A.B., B.S., Univ. cf Virginia, 2 years. CAPT. R. F. DANIEL, A.B., Univ. of Rich- CAPT. E. A. PAYNE, A.B., Hampden-Sydney CAPT. HENRY J. GARDEN, A.B., Univ. of College, Northwestern Univ., I year. Richmond, Univ. of Parisi 2 years. mondg 1 year. 20

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HIS is the one academic department that we all share in common. What cadet at Fork Union will not remember the incomparable experience of having been put through his paces in readin' and writin ' under the thorough discipline of those seasoned veterans of the English department? Who will not have a better apprecia- tion for the riches of literature for having listened to Capt. Waldron's discourses upon the novel? Who will not find his mind keener after following Capt. Wildman into the labyrinth of grammatical detail and precision? Although most of the students remember Capt. Springer prin- cipally for his Latin, they are unanimous in praising him as the most thorough of the younger members of the faculty. The English department has been blessed recently by the addition of Capt. Hart, former pastor of a church in New York. E GLISH l CAPT. HARRY M. WALDRON, A.B., M.A. Univ. of Richmond, Univ. of Virginia, Har Yard Univ.: 7 years. 512 4 l CAPT J. R. WILDMAN, A.B., Univ. of North CAPT. JENNINGS B. SPRINGER, A.B., CAPT. J. L. HART, A.B., D.B., Univ. of Rich- Carolma, Univ. of Virginiag 7 years. Hampden-Sydney Collegeg 3 years. mona', Colgate Rochester Divinity Schoolf I year. I9

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COMMERCIAL HOSE among us who aspire to a career in the work-a-day world of ledgers, computating machines, and pecking typewriters, find ample opportunity for practice on the third fioor of Hatcher Hall, where, far from the maddening rush of the business world, our commercial department is secluded away. Here we are initiated into the secrets of the red and black by that master bookkeeper, Capt. Showalter. Capt. Reichenbach expounds to us carefully the intricacies and more particularly the pitfalls of business law, lest we fall victim to the financial wolves in sheep's clothing that wait without to take advantage of our inexperience and innocence. On the higher plane of theory, Capt. Stinnett awaits to initiate us into the workings of that mysterious machinery which turns the wheels behind our big bustling confusion of modern finance and industry. Meanwhile, if you should happen to have a love letter or a post-due theme which needs to be thrown together in a hurry, drop by the typing room at your convenience. CAPT H. F. REICHENBACH, A.B., George- CAPT. J. E. SHOWALTER, A,B., M.A., town College, 5 years. David Lipscomb College, Vanderbilt Univ., Geo. Peabody Collegeg 1 year. 21 CAPT. F. D. STINNETTE, B.S., Univ. of Virginia, I year.