Greenbrier Military School - Yearbook (Lewisburg, WV)

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The Greenbrier College for Women, an accredited junior College which offers some high school work and two years of college work, is situated in Lewisburg on the opposite side of town. 'Ilhis makes Lewisburg a suitable place to have brother and sister in the same town and near to each other. In addition to adding much to the enjoyment of school life, the forums, plays, dances, and other exchange of courtesies 'between the two schools offer an opportunity for training in social behavior. Nearby Summer Resorts There are numbers of mineral springs and famous resorts within close proximity to Lewisburg. Within one and one-half hours' drive is the famous Hot Springs, while much nearer in Greenbrier and adjoining counties are Pence Springs, Blue Sulphur, Red Sulphur, Green Sulphur or Old Sweet Springs, Organ Cave, Mountain Lake and Salt Sulphur, and the famous Alvon Springs, the water from which is so widely used on trains and in hotels. Only nine miles from Lewisburg is the internationally known spa, The Greenbrier and Cottages. Here crowned heads of Europe, many Presidents of the United States, and famous men and women from all walks of life have found relaxation and enjoyment. Our cadets have always been welcome at The Greenbrier, where they sometimes go to play tennis and golf, to swim, and to watch world champions perform. Here, under proper supervision, many happy hours are spent. In the famous ballroom of The Greenbrier we hold our annual Grad- uation Ball, and the Queen of the Brier is crowned with colorful ceremony. The courtesy of the management of The Greenbrier and Cottages and the favors shown to Greenbrier cadets are appreciated and enjoyed. The famous Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs. Our cadets enjoy swimming in this beautiful indoor pool.

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LOCATION LEWISBURG, the county seat of Greenbrier County, is a typical Old Virginia residential town, situated fourteen miles from the Virginia line, just off the C. 8: O, Railway, about midway between Staunton, Virginia, and Charleston, West Virginia. It has a population of about three thousand people, most of whom are well-to-do, conservative in politics, business and religion, and enjoy the prosperity and happiness which comes with industry and integrity. They are cultured and hospitable, and take a kindly interest in the cadets, offering pleasant and refining social advantages in the inner circles of their homes, warmly welcoming the boys to their churches, and in various other ways showing the esteem which is ever commanded by gentlemanly conduct and merit. Greenbrier County, one of our largest counties, although rich in coal and timber in the western part, is almost wholly a grazing and farming section, being in the famous bluegrass and limestone area of the state. The town elevation of 2300 feet above sea level gives it a bracing climate while the surrounding mountains and the pretty valley of the Greenbrier River furnish beautiful and picturesque scenery. Easlly Accessible p Lewisburg is situated at the junction point of two arterial highways-U. S. Routes 60 and 219. It has C. Sc O. Railway service from both the main line and the Greenbrier Division. Ronceverte, on Route 219, is our railroad station. Six passenger trains a day put the parent in easy reach of the school, while the telegraph and telephone, of course, make it possible to communicate with the boy at any time of day or night. The Greenbrier Airport, seven miles distant near White Sulphur Springs, serves as a landing field for those who would come by plane. Ideally Located The school has a quiet and beautiful situation on a slight eminence, shaded by a pretty oak grove. It has a forty-five-acre campus and playground just outside of the business section of the town. One cannot think of anything needed to make this an ideal place for a school. There is no atmos- phere of bright lights, of questionable resorts, of city temptations and distractions, and yet the proximity to Lewisburg and White Sulphur prevents the monotony of school life entirely isolated and off in the country. The altitude and the bracing, though not extreme, climate make it ideal for year-around living. The educational atmosphere is an incentive to study, and all things combine to make Lewisburg an educational center. It has all the good points of country isolation and yet all the conveniences and advantages of an attractive, up-to-date town. 12

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The The GREENBRIER EQUIPMENT Now that you know something about our geographic location, we believe you will wish to consider our equipment and facilities for taking care of your boy, and other pertinent facts. Where and how do we take care of your son? Is our plant safe? Will your boy be exposed to inclement weather? Is he properly cared for when he has a cold or other illness? In short, is the school equipped to house, feed, and look after your boy as you would wish, furnishing means of recreation and pleasure, as well as modern facilities for acquiring an education? BUILDINGS We rebuilt almost our entire plant in 1925. We had behind us the experience of twenty- four years of teaching and supervising in private schools. We spared neither trouble nor expense to provide a modern, well planned building unit. Since then we have added other well-constructed rooms and buildings as need has dictated. Academic Building The Academic Building is large, well lighted, and well ventilated. It is built of brick, steel, concrete, and fire-resistant material throughout. It contains a large auditorium, seating eight hundred and fifty people, library and reading rooms, twenty-four classrooms and two laboratories, business and administrative oliices. Several years ago we constructed a new wing containing a deep freeze unit on the lower floor, more oflice space and a uniform room, and, on the upper floor, a new modern infirmary and dispensary. Lavatories, wash rooms, and drinking fountains are on every floor. The classroom floors are of concrete and insulite construction. Hallways and wash' rooms have terrazzo floors, srairways are steel with terrazzo treads, steel window sash are used throughout. Our modern armory is in the basement of this building. Barracks Building The Barracks Building, planned in the form of a hollow square, is constructed of the same materials as the academic building, is of fireproof construction, and contains dormitory rooms for two hundred and twenty-four boys and instructors. Each room opens onto a porch or stoop, so there are no connecting rooms and no hallways to become infected with disease germs. Each room is equipped with single beds, springs, mattresses, two tables, two chairs, two steel lockers, broom, and dust pan. Wash rooms, toilets, and bubble drinking fountains are on every floor. In this building are the athletic dressing rooms, shower rooms, laundry storage room, athletic and supply store rooms, barber shop, school store, and boys' 'band rooms. Nearby is another building in which is housed our cleaning and pressing plant. The Commandant's Ofice and the Office of the Officer-of-the-Day and Guard Detail are in this building so the oflicer cadets on duty may be near the cadets at all times. At two corners of the barracks there are suites for married faculty oliicers, and the other corner rooms are fitted out for instructors. Thus we have four ofhcers living on each floor of the barracks. Dormitory Building 'I'he Dormitory Building is also of fireproof material and contains kitchen, bakery room, a dining room seating four hundred and fifty people, living quarters for faculty ofiicers and their families, and dormitory rooms for one hundred boys. In this building are located the offices for several members of our staff. The smaller boys live on the second floor of this building apart from those of the upper school and are under more constant care and supervision. 14