Marine Military Academy - Pass In Review Yearbook (Harlingen, TX)

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DEDICATION. . .1976 HOLLAND M. SMITH ASSOCIATES Mr. Perry R. Bass Mr. E. W. Brown CDeceased7 Mr. and Mrs. George R. Brown Mr. Hill Cocke Sr. Majorl. D. Stetson Coleman, USMCRQretJ QDeceasedJ Mrs. Dorothy Wooden Coleman Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Gracey Major Christian de Guigne III Major and Mrs. Orrin W. Johnson As many of the private schools around the country are closing their doors because of sagging enrollments, the Marine Military Academy is growing faster and larger than had been expected since its opening in 1965. This is due mostly to the generous financial bequests from a very special group of individuals, The Holland M. Smith Associates. Their interest in seeing the Academy grow has been a benefit of our country and its youth. It has helped us to gain an international reputation and is hereby acknowledged with the following dedication: Ladies and gentlemen of the Holland M. Smith Associates, We the 1976 Corps of Cadets of the Marine Military Academy salute you. With utmost gratitude we acknowledge your finan- cial support of our school. In this special Bicentennial Year we hereby dedicate this 1976 edition of the Pass in Review to you with our wish that on these pages you will share with us the great pride we take in our country and school. Mr. James J. Johnson Brigadier General Walter S Mcllhenny, USMCR Cretl Mr. Clint Murchison, Jr. Mr. Vernon F. Neuhaus Mrs. Mary Moody Northen Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Wallace HONORARY MEMBERS: General Vernon E. McGee, USMC CRet.J General Leonard P. Chapman, USMCR fRet.J General Robert E. Cushman, USMC CRet.J

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gk-.lap ut Q ,F-5, 1 ali rl l A th' KEQKQI G ' AA: fp .t afar.. . gt g,XNwf jr M: -I3 Z'- D TRUE SPIRIT NEVER DIES - IT JUST GROWS! When it came time to choose a theme for the 1976 Pass in Review, we knew it had to be something very special to cele- brate America's Bicentennial Birthday. We wanted to join our fellow Americans in saluting our land. Throughout the nation cities and towns were busily planning pageants, special exhibits, and countless other ways to let the world know how proud we are of our heritage. So. we here at the Marine Military Academy realized our theme had to reflect the pride WE 'felt in the two hundred years of growth and achievement which make The United States of America the world power it is today. At the same time the Academy would be celebrating its own birthday, for 1976 represents the tenth year of our school's exist- ence. The Marine Military Academy is the nation's only Marine oriented military preparatory school, and our birthday coin- cides with two hundred years of existence of thc inspiration upon which our school was founded- The United States Marine Corps. The problem of how to extend our congratulations to all three on an equal basis was quickly solved when we 'chose the cover design for the 1976 yearbook. Everyone at the Academy is proud of the beautiful painting entitled American Youth - The Spirit of 76 which Dmitri Vail, the world famous portrait artist, presented to the Academy last year. For this reason we contrasted the new Spirit of 76 with thc equally famous painting The Spirit of 1776 by an early American artist. We felt the contrast between these two examples of American spirit, past and present, would lct everyone 'know this year the spirit to achieve, better yet to excel , in all we did was evident in .every phase of our school life here at Marine Military Academy. Enrollment was up, cadet morale was outstanding, our athletic teams were top-rated in all sports, new Academic comses were challenging the minds of all students, as n dedicated administration, faculty and military department led the way to make this year of 1916 the biggest and the best in Academy history. . ' We , the staff of the 19'76 Pass in Review, feel that in this yearbook, we have ,paid due homage to our country., our inspira- tion, -and our school , and as you glance through its pages you will see that the Spirit of JG is indeed a very .real thing for the cadets of the Marine Military Academy. as ---anus:-N +' -