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

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IN . f 344: Ann Einkauf- Asst. Director of Admissions ADMISSIONS Perhaps the best description of the Assistant Director of Admissions, Ann Einkauf, is as a traffic cop for paperwork. Ann sends out applications and admissions information. Then she routes all incoming documentation to the proper office for decisions on admittance. scholarships, medical qualification and placement. She insures that timely completion of all requirements is at least possible. Ann says the name of her office means The way in, and she does everything she can to make that way smooth and hassle free.

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL LOWER SCHCOL Dr. Peter A. Schwartz came to MMA from the Fort Worth Country Day School, where he was the founding Head Master, and more recently the Director of Development and Alumni Affairs. Schwartz earned his B.A. in English at Princeton in 1936. He then became secretary to the President of Princeton for one year. In 1940 he moved to the Chicago Latin School, where he taught English, Latin, and History, and coached both drama and athletic teams. He served in the Navy in WWII, leaving as a Lt. Cjgl in 1946. Since 1948, Mr. Schwartz has been Headmaster of The Allendale School, New Yorkg Pembroke Country Day School, Kansas City, Mo.g and The Fort Worth Country Day School, which he helped establish in 1963. In 1973 Dr. Schwartz joined the Board of Trustees of MMA, where he shared his extensive experience in private school operations with the rest ofthe board. He received his LLD from Texas Christian University in 1975. Dr. Schwartz was President, Country Day School Headmasters' Association, in 1975-76. In 1972 and 1973 he was President, Independent Schools Association of the Southwest. He is also a member of the Scholarship Selection Committee, Sid W. Richardson Foundation, and is on the Board of Directors of the Southwest Outward Bound School. He is active in the Rotary and the Episcopal Church. ,f it - Mrs Freda Bek Dr. Peter A. Schwartz i i , fjt .I '

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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT HEADS ENGLISH 1 l 1. , , .V mx I I Charles Christesson earned his BA in English at Texas A8iI University, Kingsville, Texas, in 1973. He came to MMA as an instructor in English and became the Chairman of the Department last year. Mr. Christesson is primarily responsible for the high A.C.T. scores in the past few years. He is appreciated for his skill and cordially hated for his uncompromising demand for maximum effort. Mr. Christesson also is the advisor for the Drama Club and wrote the satirical play The MMA Way. LANGUAGE SCIENCE Hermann Graef, head of the Language Department, has been with MMA since 1976. He was born in Schonbach!Asch, Czechoslovakia fSudetenlandl of German-speaking parents in 1932. Along with all other German- language people, he was evicted from Czechoslovakia after WWII. He was in West Germany until 1955, when he came to America. He was in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1958, stationed in the U.S. and Germany. After his release from active duty, he settled in Detroit where he finished high school. Mr. Graef then moved to Nashville where he attended George Peabody College and worked for the Methodist Board until he received his B.A. in English. He moved to Vanderbilt and earned his MA in Teaching and German in 1968. Mr. Graef taught at New Mexico Military Institute for three years, then returned to Vanderbilt for additional Graduate work before coming to MMA, Richard S. Hockaday received his BA in Bacteriology and Chemistry from the University of Texas where he was also captain of the boxing team, in 1942. Shortly after graduation he ' entered the Navy as an AviaI10H Cadet and in 1943 was commissioned as a Marine Aviator. During the remainder Of WWII, he was a test pilot, flight instructor and carrier pilot. He . flew Avenger Torpedo Bombers in Admiral Halsey's task force in the Pacific theatre. After the war, he began his teaching career at S311 Benito, Texas. He received h1S Master of Science Degree from fha University of Texas in 1960. MF-d Hockaday came to MMA 3? hea 7 of the Science Department in 196 - He was selected as an Outstanding Secondary Educator of America in 1975. f..-.3