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

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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.

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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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HISTORY ERE outside the very gates of Bremo and Monticello, and iust around the corner from the University of Virginia, where the ghosts of the Cavaliers still hold forth, we find ample inspiration in our study of history. Those of us fortunate enough to get a day leave to Richmond are impressed with this distinctive old town where people are still fighting the Wah Between the States, and where Lee, Jackson, and Stuart still ride in spirit and in bronze. The ideal leader of our expeditions into the past is Capt. Stafford, who, as our respected professor of American History, helps us to understand the meaning of such a fine heritage, and value the traditions which all of us must fight to preserve. Capt. Pittman, Virginia Gentleman of Old-School culture brought fresh from the University at Charlottesville, lends to the department exactly the spice of reality that is needed. In order that we may not brood too much over our own civilization, Capt. DeVette, from his native Florida, land of bubbling springs and perpetual youth, speaks, as from an oracle, of times long past when legion fought against phalanx and worlds were conquered and lost. CAPT. J. B. STAFFORD, A.B., B.S., Davidson CAPT. J. N. PITTMAN, A.B., Univ. of CAPT. R. O. DE VETTE, A.B., Wheafon College, 1 year. Virginia, 7 year. College, 1 year. 22