Massanutten Military Academy - Adjutant Yearbook (Woodstock, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1940 volume:

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'ws K '. f?21f'ff 'fb 1 N 1- 1 Rf . --.A,...g 1- 5 f 1913! ' JF.. -,.,.su----wr: L . ',- , ,Ls , , 1' , V., .Lf ,ful at ,- . Kl1.l .'w1,1-,X '43 5 gf . HE appearance of this book suggests how swiftly the passing of time draws another academic year to a close. And though that year follows those of the memorable past, yet in the minds of many of our readers the experiences it has brought will not soon be willingly erased. Perchance often we shall find ourselves anxious to recall moments of poign- ant interest in our lives,dmoments when youthful aspiration may have accepted a first challenge and knowledge of life's vicissitudes will have somewhat moderated our enthusiasm and tempered our aspi- rations, we shall remember these profound impres- sions which, more than we now realize, will have fashioned our characters and patterned our lives. The experience of every prep school boy carries with it some memories of just such touching significance. It is, ofcourse, with these thoughts in mind that a boy's being surged with the first unalloyed sens- ing of success. Very likely such a moment em- bodied no more than an initial eHfort at public speakingg or in having one's name appear on the Honor Rollg or in a brilliant play accounting for the success of a team. Nevertheless, these were real and exciting happenings at the time, and re- gardless of what more remarkable achievement may be ours in the future, many of them will never be forgotten. Granted that advancing years and a the content of this book is recordedg with the thought that, in leafing through its pages during the years to come, a cherished recollection may be made to appear more vivid, a remembered joy more pronounced. It is hoped, too, that its rather novel style of presentation, wherein narrative takes prec- edence over mere picture display and identifica- tion, will give to it substance and thereby make of it a memorial worthy of its fine purpose,-a pur- pose with which we are proud to be associated. K su .' - Y , If x I ,pf A , 1 Q w Q. I I 5 k -jYf5gjsv,ir-ALQ, X KM, . ,I ' ' H, ,' . P 'n',....m W W u N A -l, Y fl' -'1 4 - r f, If . I 4 7' L, i 545' .':..f:iiv V ' . fv, -x .. .li A Q. S 1 1 Il' -K ..v- L , : - , ,, JH ' p -'ui' -PM ' J f , f .- -7 , ' '. -- . ' ' -4' 1 . 4T-ff , A .F 'S Z .fi ig-. Q x J' 'Q -...Q 1 Q fw ff , J. 9 ,y e . f '. . K. .-r,-4: W AJP' , A 5 , . V' 5, -: - , :MQ xx , ' , . 6 ,. 'H T, sfgwaig , - . , , 'er -,f-V V ' ,.. ' ' .ft -ff Q Ji J K' I. rf '.5:', Mig, gi f ' A fv . a , f 4 - 1 '1 W X -- p . 'rv' Q X 'A 1 . 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U 0. su kg.-J ' A I' 5' 1 r' f K fm 1 H'-'ri ! .g, 3 ,s . v .fk 'M lE ll T HIS book is affectionately dedicated to the two thousand three hundred and ninety-four alumni and the nine hundred and five graduates who throughout the forty-one years of Massanut- ten's history have contributed so much to the pres- tige and growth of the Academy. Often throughout the years we are privileged to have them visit us again, or to write to us from some distant point, or in other ways to indicate interest in our work. We hope they realize that every such tribute of affec- tion and esteem is met with our sincere apprecia- tion and gratitude, that in once having entered lVlassanutten's halls as students, their names and personalities are indelibly inscribed in our memory. And in such a spirit, with that feeling in mind, this dedication is made. Is it not significant that Sperry Dining Hall, Vir- ginia Lee Harrison Gymnasium, the J. Thomas Harrison Swimming Pool, the Lupton Recreation Center, the chapel chairs, and other improvements were largely made possible through the kindly dis- position and generosity of our boys ? And is it not equally significant that every visitor, teacher, parent and student who yearly passes through these portals must be increasingly conscious of the part which alumni have performed in making possible the greater opportunities of the Massanutten of the present? VVe think so. We think it the very sub- stance of heritage and fine tradition that Massa- nutten's history can point to such bonds of alle- gianceg that on our campus are such enduring testimonials of love for school and the purposes to which it is devoted. And as Massanutten materializes into the fulfill- ment of that dream wherein a two-hundred boy school can be realized, we know there will be sons taking the places of their fathers in her halls, and there will be more and more profound memories, and an even greater cementing of the bonds of at- tachment. These, too, are the things which we cherish because, beyond brick and mortar, they give inspiration to our efforts. As Time Marches On so the Spirit of Massa- nutten must go on, and with the erection of the proposed new dormitory and administration build- ing, the concluding phase of Dr. Benchoff's goal will have been consummated, the brilliant, yet arduous, struggle in which so many of our alumni have played a part will have received its just reward. And so, the ADJUTANT greets our alumni in the name of Massanutten, and expresses her ap- preciation for their loyal support and cooperation. 4 - 42. ,. 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I.. lv? tv nw .I A is -A ' - 91 ,fs AQ!! 'tax 'Q h, -7' , 1' 8 I 1 ., Q K,-5 , . V . g is .f I f f .fjQYx-mf F. ' 4 - y , W., jk J V' -1 Q gr f 1,-5, ' .. fflwf ,, . . .Y ,W 1 .' Va.: 1f-- -f vr 1 1, N r jjihfhf f 4 Q A -' 'n , j-gif? ' . . V 11 W- 152, I . yn 'ls' ' I . I I . , r -4 . A s - , g . .LT A '-.Law J F a -.. , ly. T has been said, and wisely so, we believe, that behind the manifest achievements of a great pur- pose stands the personality ofone man, whose fore- sight, strength and enduring qualities are to be found in every inch of brick and mortar, in every laborious ascent toward the objective. That Dr. Bencholf reflects such a personality goes without question. Uncompromising in fearless adherence to principle, stalwart in friendship, a patient and experienced counselor, his determination and en- ergy are reflected from a character buoyant with hope, strong with resolution and consequently impressive in stature. In no sense devoted to pedantic frills, unpreten- sious and unassuming in his relationships, Dr. BenchofT's teachings of good common sense have a habit of imbedding themselves within youthful minds and of returning long after prep school days have ended. A personification of what he teaches, our Head Master truly typifies leadership at its best. He reminds us of the saying: VVhat you are speaks so loudly l cannot hear what you say. MRS. H. J. BENCHOFF The Fin! Lady W' Masranuflefz . W5 DR. H. J. BENCHOFF Our Colonel HERE is a quality of graciousness transcend- ing a mere practical knowledge of conventional formalities. It arises from qualities native within a person: enthusiasm for one's work and a genuine devotion to all things associated with it, a sense of loyalty given expression in sacrifice and service, and from a sincere interest in people and a sympa- thetic regard for their personalities. These are the reasons why, in our judgment, Mrs. Benchoff can be thought of as a charming hostess and a gracious friend. Cut Head Master's wife possesses far too abun- dant energies, however, than are necessary for the duties of hostess. Much of the beautification of our campus we attribute to her originality and planning, few improvements have been made with- out some lingering trace of her helping hand. Yet, active as her life is, and weary as she must some- times be, there is always enough vitality remaining for a pleasant smile, a welcome greeting, a witty remark, always time to make provision for the comfort and well-being of someone else. uf Brief Hisforjf of Our School HE word MASSANUTTEN is rather difficult for a good many people to understand, for it is not what you would call a common word. In fact, it is unique. It is of Indian origin and is supposed to mean Great Mountain, although it has received different definitions by historians. We find the pre- fix in Massachusetts, massa-soit and others. This name has been applied for many years to the fifty- mile range of mountains which splits the Shenan- doah Valley from Strasburg to Harrisonburg into two sections. It is a beautiful range of mountains, towering in some places over two thousand feet above sea level. Some geologists say it is a slip from the Appalachians on the west boundary of the Shenandoah Valley. Be that as it may, the word MASSANUTTEN is very well known in Virginia and when the founders of our school selected this name, they gave it a distinctive character. Some schools are named after the towns in which they are located, others take the names of benefactors and distinguished people. Suffice to say that in the forty-one years that Massanutten has been operating, the name has become well known throughout the land, through many channels of publicity and, by virtue of the songs and cheers and sentiments attached to the name, it is very dear to the alumni and friends of the school. The village pastors of the Valley, after discussing the matter at the church meetings for many years, finally decided to establish a school. In 1898 they bought the Riddleberger property at the southern end of Woodstock. This consisted of a spacious colonial house surrounded by a grove of young Norway maples. The house was erected in 1880 and the trees were planted soon afterwards. Massanutten is the product not only of the de- sire of the Reformed Church membership in the Shenandoah Valley, but was the dream of a few men who found leadership in the Rev. Silor Gar- rison. Articles of incorporation were granted and a Board of Trustees was authorized by Judge Thomas W. Harrison in 1899. Rev. B. Stone- sifer, a pastor, was designated to solicit funds for the remodeling of the building and the purchase of equipment to open what was to be known as a co-educational school. At that time there were very few high schools in the Shenandoah Valley. Private schools held sway, but even these were far more modest than they are today. The church membership was quite elated over the idea of a school and supported the project enthusiastically. The Riddleberger building was remodeled to com- prehend all of the needs of a small school. Thus, Massanutten started on her career much as a young man with a knapsack slung across his shoulder would start on a journey to make his fortune. For fourteen years the school was conducted as a co-educational school and the boys and girls came mostly from the Shenandoah Valley. Mr. Garrison presided as Head Master for four years, and was followed by Rev. R. R. Jones, who served for two years. The tuition charge was very low and it was difiicult to finance the school, and the question arose whether or not to try to carry on. It was then that Dr. Benchoff was invited to accept the head mastership. After visiting Woodstock, he was impressed with the beautiful location and the possibilities of building a preparatory school, and accepted the call. He has been Head Master since 1905. This brief history must, of necessity, omit many interesting facts about the growth of the school. At first, Dr. Benchoff had in mind to build a school for one hundred boarding students. After the World War he revised his program, basing his decision upon his experience and the infiation that naturally followed that era. Having made a care- ful study of the situation during his administra- tion, he has set his goal at two hundred boys as a safe number which can be controlled and directed ideally in a program of Christian education and leadership. A properly written history of Massanutten would read like an epic. During these years it has been the task of the Head Master to not only find money for buildings, but to find students, set standards, direct activities and comprehend all of the problems that naturally go with an expanding institution. Lantz Hall was erected in 1909, Sperry Hall in 1915, The Virginia Lee Harrison Gymnasium in 1924, the annex to Lantz Hall, equally as large as Lantz Hall, in 1927, and the Thomas Harrison Swimming Pool in 1928. Each of these buildings is well constructed. There was a plan from the very beginning, and step by step that plan is being achieved. From an original boarding school attendance of ten boys, it has grown to an enrollment of one hun- dred and thirty boarders and thirty day students. This does not seem remarkable in itself, unless you know the story, which shows that each year indi- cated an increasing strength and an advance upon the previous year. The original campus of live acres has grown to twenty acres. It has been landscaped and athletic fields have been built to take care of the student body in sports and recreations. Shrubbery has been planted and each year the campus becomes a greater delight to those who live oh it and visit it. Sufiicient land has been purchased to take care of the future, and all of the activities that would be required in the set-up for a two hundred boy board- ing school. All of the buildings were erected with that idea in mind. Sperry Dining Hall will care for two hundred, the Auditorium will seat two hun- dred and fifty, the Gymnasium and Swimming Pool are spacious and were built for the two hun- dred boy school. Even the central heating plant was installed sufficiently large to take care of the proposed new building, which will complete the picture. Up to this time the task has been that of a pio- neer, and now Massanutten faces a new era. Dr. Benchoff had long had in mind to develop a camp in the Massanutten Mountains, or along the Shen- andoah River somewhere nearby, which would serve as a retreat for camping expeditions. Herein lies another interesting story in which one of the famous seven river bends of the Shenandoah River was obtained through gift and purchase. During the past six years we have been watching the growth of Camp Lupton, which carries out the idea of outdoor life and recreation, and all who see it are delighted with the equipment and the environment. It has splendid possibilities, which will be developed in the coming year. This, in brief, is the story of Massanutten. A good elder had left a thousand dollars to the village pastors which was their sole asset when they de- cided to purchase the Riddleberger property for a school. That gift has been matched by many other similar gifts, larger and smaller. The alumni have been especially devoted to the school, as indicated by the fact that one of them gave us our dining room, and another our gymnasium, swimming pool and a good lift on the farm. You have heard us talk for a long while about the proposed new dormitory and administration building. It will make room for seventy-five more students and four more teachers. lt will have other features which are greatly needed for the comfort of patrons and alumni. Students, friends, benefactors are all asking when will we have the new dormitory? This is the big question that faces us now. The answer is that if Massanutten has accumulated all of this property in thirty or more years, starting with practically nothing, our faith leads us to believe that the new building will be realized in the near future. Other paragraphs in this book speak of our achievements in our activities. Many people have wondered Why we have risen to such high position in the secondary field of education, with graduates in over thirty colleges and universities and with a reputation that is enviable. It is because the Spirit of Massanuttenn arouses loyalty and affec- tion, without which very few successes in life are accomplished. You can't live at Massanutten without catching this spirit. And then there is something about Virginia and the Shenandoah Val- ley which support the enterprise. The Massanut- ten life offers a happy experience to the boys who enter her halls. The Qffmdemic' Tear inefeenjbrgf MA-IIBR GUY A. BENcHoFi' C0l71I71ll7IdH7Il HH academic year at lVIassanutten Military .Academy is conducted on a basis of three terms. It has been found, from practical experience, that this affords a more natural division to the work of the year, permitting the pupils to take examina- tions before the Christmas, Easter and Summer holidays. During these periods, in addition to the military program described in another section of this book, the average student carries a schedule of four courses, the more gifted, one of five. This curriculum has a twofold objective. It aims to prepare boys adequately for future study and to train them competently for life. These are, of course, not mutually exclusive objectives, for each supplements the other. To a part of the student body, education received here must be of a termi- nal nature. Since, however, these are to be con- tinually surrounded by opportunities for further intellectual development Ceven though this is not to be achieved through college attendancel, the school, while preparing boys for living does not neglect the fundamentals of disinterested learning. On the other hand, as those who are expecting to complete further training are to be subjected con- stantly to the necessities of everyday living, the Academy attempts to acquaint the student with the facts and experiences of the practical world. To these ends, courses are offered in the Aca- demic Department leading to the fulfillment of the FRANiu.YN S. REARDON Dean requirement for college entrance and in the Com- mercial Department to a sound appreciation of business principles. The major emphasis of the former course is a comprehension of the traditional ideas of the past with discussions of their applica- tions to the needs and hopes of the future. With this idea in mind, the process of education becomes significant. History, the unending story of the rise and fall of cultures, serves to acquaint the student with the data ofmankind's ascent from the simplicities of early beginnings to the complex- ity of modern life. The student combines with this, during his four years of training, the pursuit of the Sciences. He is first taught the rudiments of the Natural Sciences through a course in General Science, stressing the classification of useful knowl- edge and an introduction to the scientific method. To this is added, in subsequent years, the more intensive study of those branches of Science which have cogently affected the modern scene: Biology, Physics and Chemistry. To make provision for the logical and exacting process of reasoning and a thorough and careful training of the mind, the curriculum gives a fore- most place to mathematical studies, including Al- gebra through Quadratics, Plane and Solid Geom- etry and Trigonometry. As further tools for under- standing the matrix from which our culture devel- oped, the study of Latin, French, Spanish and German, with an appreciation of their respective cultures, is undertaken. ln the classical curriculum the study of English is required throughout the four years. The em- phasis of this course is under three main divisions. Grammar is taught to emphasize exactness of speech, rhetoric to train the pupil in the acquisi- tion of a personal style, by which he may ade- quately and forcefully give expression to his under- standing, and appreciation, of the knowledge gained in other courses. Both of these are supple- mented by reading and discussions of the classics of the linglish speaking peoples which, in addition to a comprehension of the ideas expressed, affords a historical survey of the development of English literature. lt is hoped and believed that by organizing the academic curriculum on these lines that the first of the major emphases expressed above Lthat of ade- quately preparing students for future studyl may be best accomplished. Divisions into departments are necessary since they have been found, from ex- perience, to be the best way to impart knowledge methodically. The danger to be avoided lies in the fact that these subjects may never be correlated or systematized into any intelligible organization. At Massanutten the effort is made to bring the experi- ence of education into a viral unity. The curriculum of the Commercial Department aims to provide a thorough training for those who shall engage in the business world at the conclu- sion of their studies here. lt comprises courses in the following subjects: Typewriting, Shorthand, Bookkeeping and l.aw, English, Spelling and Arithmetic with emphasis on their commercial aspects. Wlhen the essentials of the subjects are grasped, the work is carried forward largely by the project method and the student is surrounded as much as possible with the same situations as would prevail in a business oflice. Thus is sustained the practical aspect of business life and the mastery of skills are subject to constant and thorough training. Since the subject matter of any course can never be more attractive than the character of those to whom is entrusted the high calling of imparting it, the Academy is especially cautious in selecting its personnel. Rach instructor is chosen because he combines a sympathetic and understanding nature with a thorough mastery of his subject. lfor this reason, the educational process becomes a mutual project in which the pupil is lead by one whose experience and character amply lit him to be a leader of youth. The academic year of Igxqqaio showed an enroll- ment of 162 pupils, lat in the Academic Depart- ment and 21 in the Commercial. The former com- C07lff7ZIl6ff 071 page 16 lf,-XCl'l.TY Rmr Rm: lkjft to rrghtl: Capt. I.. lf. Glunt, Capt. R. Bencholf, Capt. B. Lambert, Major YV. T. Brundick, Major lf. NY. Urimmcr Capt. Cecil Nl. Nevxcorn, l.ieut. W. bl. Reilley, Major G, A. Benchoff. Frau! Rv-rr: Mr. A. Field, Mr. A. Keancy, Mr. l.. X, Nagnifico, Dean lf S Reardon, Mr. R. YY. Porsche, Mr. lf. lf. Palmer, Mr. l.. lfouts, Mr. U. 0'Neal. KI.I'1IN, K WOISIINIS KLEIN, R. lIl','l'SON BUYER CLARK COIIRTNICY IJICGAN DENNIS IFURMAN GARCIA GRFENWOOD H ICRSHICY KING LAMBERT Qrodozzfes KURT KARL KLICIN Kugv ' ' BurrAl.o, NEW Yokx J. V. Football, V. Swimming, V. Baseball, Garrick Club lVice-I'resinientJ, History CILll7,.fxI7JU'l'.-XN'I' Staff Q.-Xssistant Iiditorj, Poe QVice-President, Debaterl 2nd I,ivulemzr1l lN'I11ml.Enluu' Coi.i.EuE S'I'IiPHI'1N STANLINIY WOISHNIS Pir1k'v I,oNo ISLAND Crrv, NEW Yoiua J. V. Football fCaptainJ, V. Swimming, V. Baseball QCaptainJ, Tennis, Poe, .'3tDJU'l'AN'l' Staff Q.-Xthletic Ifditorl 1,ft'llfL'71Il71f Ifoiunmm UNivEEsi'1'Y ROBERT MALLORY KLEIN Bob BIII-'I'Al.O, NEW Yoiua J. V. Football, Tennis, J. V. Swimming, Garrick Club, Jerl' Qllebaterl, Valetlictorian 07'l1Illll7ll'4' S67gt'1l?1f IXIIDDIJQBURY Coi.i.EuE CASPICR FROST BHTSON l ro.vQv FREDEIUQN, IXIARYI..-KNIJ V. Football, Poe 2I1lfLiFIlfL'l1!Hlf PENN. S'rA'rE STANLIQY H. BOYHR Stan VVASHINGTON, IJ. C. Varsity Ifootball Qblanagerl, J. V. Baseball, Track, Glee Club, Jeff Corporal UN1vEas1'rx' or PENNSYLVANIA ROBIFIRT JAMES CLARK Colby IJoRMoN'r, PENNSYLVANIA Varsity Swimming, Varsity Track, Jeff Ir! iYL'fg6llfll LINIYERSITY or IXIIAMI JOHN ROBERT COU RTN IQY Bob I.ARIiWO0lJ, Onior Varsity Football, Varsity Baseball, History Club, Jeff, Oyez Privfzn' EDWARD JOSEPH DIQGAN li1i1fv I'IRooK1.x'N, NEW YORK 'T Tennis QCaptainD, J. V. Football, Varsity Tennis, J. V. Base- ball, Poe 1,iL'llfl771!lHf, Bzzlmlion Ifzqlllllllf JOHN ROSS DENNIS Jack CARNEQIE, PENNSYLVANIA J. V. Football, Oyez Stuff, Band, Glee Club, Track fblanagerj, Jeff Prizmle WILLIAM HAMPTON FURMAN Bill , I iAS'l' IVICKEESl'OK'l', PENNSYLVANIA Varsity Football, Varsity Baseball, History Club, Poe Corporal VVASHINGTON AND LEE ALEXANDER NICANOR GARCIA UNM, CARACAS, VENEZUELA J. V. Football, Debate, Garrick Club, Jeff, Salutatorian Lieutenant M. I. T. DAVID METZ GREENWOOD Dave PROVIDENCE, RI-IODE ISLAND Varsity Swimming, Track, Jeff Private HAROLD ARTHUR HERSHEY ..Pa,,, DE'l'ROI'F, MIJIIGAN Football, Swimming, RifIe Team, Jeff Lieutenant Ordnanee GENERAI, MOTORS TECH. VERNON HEIGHT KING BELMAR, NEw JERSEY Varsity Football CCaptainD, Varsity Basketball CCaptainJ, Varsity Baseball CCaptainJ, Jeff CVice-Presidentj Lieutenant GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY FRANKLYN SCHAEFFER LAMBERT lipudi! WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA Band, Glee Club, History Club CSecretaryD, ADJUTANT Staff CSenior Editorj, Jeff Private ' WILLIAM AND MARY ANTHONY MARTORI Toni SEA GA'rE, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK J. V. Football, V. Baseball, Poe C orpora! RAYMOND STURGIS MCMAHON sIMucI, CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND Varsity Basketball, Varsity Football, Varsity Baseball, His- tory Club, Glee Club, Jeff Private GLENN L. MCCURDY EAST MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA Varsity Football, Jeff fsecretaryj Sergeant MARTORI MCMAHON MCCURDY PULAS KI REECHER SHANOR FRANK STANLEY MILLER ..P0p,, WEST NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY ADJUTANT fEditorJ, Oyez fEditorJ, Jeff Lieutenant UNIVERSITY or PENNSYLVANIA RAYMOND HERSHEY MILLER URW., HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND J. V. Football, Rifle Team, History Club, Poe Private JOHN ELIAS PIATT, JR. John WYOMING, PENNSYLVANIA Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball, V. Football, History Club CPresidentD, Poe Private GE'I 1'YSBURG COLLEGE JOHN WILLIAM PULASKI P0ll0ek,' CI-IARLEROI, PENNSYLVANIA Varsity Football CCaptainJ, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Base- ball, Track, Jeff CPresidentJ Lieutenant GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY KENNETH AARON REECHER lKKenn-yi! HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND J. V. Football CCaptairIJ, Track, Garrick Club, Rifle Team fCaptainj, Poe QPresidentj Color Sergeant CITADEL CARL LE MOYNE SHANOR Carl BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA Varsity Football, Varsity Track, History Club, Glee Club, Rifle Team, Poe Private WILLIAM ANTHONY SIMON MBU!!! BOSTON, MASSAOHUSETTS Varsity Football, Track, Glee Club, Rifle Team Private SYRACUSF MILLER, F. MILLER, R. PIA'I I' SIMON, W. TERRY TILLEI f TRUM BLR BOY ER ARTHUR THOMAS TERRY MANDY BROOKLYN, NEW YORK J. V. Football, Varsity Tennis, Band, Poe Corporal WILLIAM GORDON TILLEY KIBNIYI ARLINGTON, NEW JERSEY Varsity Swimming, Rifle Team CManagerJ, Track, Poe Private U. S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY RONALD ARTHUR TRUMBLE Ronnie MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN Varsity Swimming, Declamation, Garrick Club, Band, Jeff Private ROBERT FRANKLIN WHARTON llB0bl! VERONA, NEW JERSEY Glee Club, Rifle Team, Jeff Corporal ROBERT FARRELL WHEELER llBobll M'r. LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA Varsity Football, Basketball, Jeff Lieutenant CITADEI. ARTHUR ZWIERLEIN agud., LAKEWOOD, OI-IIO Varsity Basketball, Varsity Football, Track, Jeff Private Certyfeate Students RUSSELL ARTHUR ANDERSON Andy PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND Varsity Football, Poe Private WAKE FOREST COLLEGE WHARTON WHEELER BROOKE BUCHANAN JACK THOMAS BECK ccnmrr MONESSEN, PENNSYLVANIA History Club, Varsity Football, Varsity Track, Jeff Private DELOS WHITE BOYER 1KDon7l CI-IICAGO, ILLINOIS Swimming, Track, Garrick Club, Poe Private DUKE UNIVERSITY ROBERT EARL BROOKE llB0b!D ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA Varsity Swimming, Track, Garrick Club, History Club, Poe Lance Corporal JAMES LATIMER BUCHANAN lCBu6kPl WILMINGTON, IJELAWARE Football, Baseball, Track, Rifle Team, Poe Private ALABAMA A JOSE LUIS CARRION Choc CANOVANAS, PUERTO RICO History Club, Jeff Corporal UNIVERSITY or KEN'l'UCKY CHARLES WILLIAM EYLER Bill TI-IURMONT, MARYLAND J. V. Football, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball, Poe Private HARRY SAM HOWARD llHarr-yi, NlAN'FlC, CONNECTICUT Poe Private CARL JOSEPH JOHN Carlile BRATTLEEORO, VERMONT J. V. Football, Varsity Baseball, Varsity Basketball, Glee Club, Jeff Private ST. ANSLEM COLLEGE ZWIERLEIN ANDERSON BECK CARRION EYLER HOWARD LOU LICHENSTEIN uDiZzn XVHITE P1.AINS, NEw XYORK Varsity Basketball, Track, History Club, Jeff Privale OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ROBERT RAYMOND MARMION Bob PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Football, Track, Glee Club, Jeff Private ROBERT MAURICE MORVAY Bob A'I'LAN'I'lC CITY, NEW JERSEY Varsity Football, Varsity Track, Varsity Boxing, V. Swim- ming, Jeff Private ROYAL PRICE, JR. Bud JOHNSTOVVN, PENNSYLVANIA Varsity Football, Varsity Track, History Club, Jeff Private CLEON VVILSON RAESE, JR. HCHPU IJAVIS, XVI-IST VIRGINIA Varsity Football, Varsity Basketball, History Club, RiHe Team, Poe Lanfe Corporal BETTIS AIR SCHOOL DONALD WALTER RAESE Don DAVIS, XVEST VIRGINIA Varsity Basketball, Tennis, Track, Varsity Football, jeff Corporal ANNAPOLIS EDWARD MARCELLI SIDXVA Sid NEXN'ARK, NEW JERSEY Swimming, RiHe Team, Poe Corporal RUTGERS UNIVERSITY CHARLES SIMON Mela,v', PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND Varsity Football, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball, His- tory Club, Jeff Privalo ALBERTO SARDINA SOLES MAF, I-IABANA, Cu BA J. V. Swimming, History Club, Jeff Corporal INIORRO CASTLE MILITARY IACADEMY, HAVANA, CUBA CHARLES HENRY STYPE Clzurk WoosTER, OHIO Track, fManagerj, Garrick Club, Band, Poe Lieutenant, Drum Major GEORGE WHYTE TRIMBLE Doo IVIARTINSBURG, WES'l' VIRGINIA Track Varsity Swimming Cbflanagerj, Garrick Club, Jeff Lieutenant lil. SHEPHERD COLLEGE MAX VVILHERN WILLINGHAM Eamon PARRISH, ALABAMA Varsity Football, Glee Club, Baseball QManagerl, Poe Scrgearzt ALABAMA STATE ROBERT LEE WISE Bob BRAVE, PENNSYLVANIA Varsity Football, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball, Poe Private PENN. STATE DAN YOUNG KfDanH AKRON, OHIO Basketball, Baseball, Track, History Club, Poe Corporal DUKE UNIVERSITY JOHN LICHENSTEIN MARMION MORVAY PRICE RAESE, C. RAESE, D. SIDWA SIMON, C. SOLES STYPE TRIMBLE WILLINGHAM WISE YOUNG Cmzlifzmvffrom page ll priscs 65 Seniors, 35 of whom are candidates for the Diploma and 30 of whom expect the Certificate. The -lunior Class has 32 members, the Sophomore Class, log the lfreshman Class, 20, and the Junior School, 8. Highest honors in the Senior School for the cur- rent year have been won by Cadet Wlilliam Howard Zinkhan of llnion Bridge, Maryland, whose aver- age for the year is 95.20. Second ranking in Senior School has been awarded to Wlilliam Golladay of XVoodstock, Virginia, with an average of 93.70. The -lunior School scholarship honors have been awarded to Cadets l,eonard Mansfield Horner of West Hartford, Connecticut, and Joseph VVilson of Wilmington, Delaware, with averages of 90.50 and 88.70, respectively. Massanutten's students this year come from eighteen states, the District of Columbia and four foreign countries: Venezuela, Porto Rico, Cuba and ,I l lN ll JR Cl..-XSS lfafk Rua' llqfl In righll: Ciilstcin, Trau, l.aMarca, Curran, Daugherty, Palnicr, Bucher. lVi11'dlL' Raw: lfritts, lfoucar, Fahnestock, Mitchell, Rvilly, liadcr, Mcl,cod, Klein, H. l rr1r1lRr1w: Baggctt, Gervaize, licaluu, lilunr, Stine, Clark, W., Hobert, Imirie, Coltcryahn. SUPlIUMORl . CLASS Ifmtk Ruta flqfl In righfl: l,arner, l,ittle, Mansene Suthcrlanil, Duscnbury, Richman, Myerston, McAdoo. Frrml Row: Ronci, Kanun, Robinson, Cole, Zepp, Reichman, Epstein. Honduras. Pennsylvania leads the geographic dis- tribution with 34, while Virginia misses an equal rating by one. New York ranks third with 20, Ohio follows with 12, Maryland is fifth with 11. Following these are the District of Columbia and New jersey with eight each, Rhode Island with 7, Michigan with 6, VVest Virginia with 5, Venezuela with 3 and Delaware, Connecticut and Alabama with 2 each. To the Valley of the Shenandoah, Vermont, Massachusetts, lllinois, Wlisconsin, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Porto Rico, Cuba and Honduras has each sent one of her sons. Aside from the Post graduate division,theJunior School and the Commercial Department, there are the usual four classes in our school. The Freshman and Sophomore classes ordinarily do not organize, since the hazing, ratting, class scraps, etc., usually associated with traditional rivalry between these two groups are conspicuously absent from Massanutten. Here we are all pulling for the greater glory of the school more than the lesser glory of any class as such. This does not mean that the two lower classes lose their identity. Far from it. There is plenty of spirit and good-natured -ioshing back and forth. But they are content to bide their time until they get a chance to be the Big Shots staging the junior Prom and the Senior Graduation exercises. Since the activities leading up to and climaxing Commencement week are primarily the business of the juniors and Seniors, these two classes have organized. Through such organization thay feel that they can much better perform their duties, and so close another year with a Hourish befitting the ability and dignity of our staid and decorous Seniors and those who will be Seniors next year. The Class of '40 had as its officers this year: Kurt Klein, President, Stephen NVoishnis, Vice- Presidentg Nicanor Garcia, Secretary, Robert Klein, Treasurer. The officers of the junior Class were: NVayne Fahnestock, President, Howard Zinkhan, Vice- Presidentg Robert Daugherty, Secretary, and Theodore Hobert, Treasurer. The Junior Class staged a most delightful Com- mencement Ball this year, in which the decorations were thought by many to be as attractive as have ever appeared in Virginia I,ee Harrison Gymna- sium. The Ball was given in honor of the retiring Senior Class, and was widely attended by a large assemblage of invited guests. Music was furnished by the George Washington Hotel Orchestra of Winchester. From an academic standpoint, the four high- school classes-Freshmen, Sophomores, juniors, Seniorsfhave maintained a commendable record for scholarship. Although there has been, as al- ways, a small percentage of failures, the class averages as a whole have been good. Each class has produced its outstanding students, several of whom unquestionably will perform a high grade of work when they enter college. lt is interesting to note, as well, that each of these groups produces a number of contestants for the oratorical contests held at Commencement, and that in each case, fine results are obtained. The Freshmen and Sophomores are generally di- vided into one class, while the juniors have a class unto themselves. Honors this year in the Fresh- man-Sophomore Group were won byGerard Degan, of New York, and joseph Shein, of Philadelphia. ln the junior Class Group, William Colteryahn, of Pittsburgh, and john Bucher, of Corning, New York, received the judges' nods. Over twenty-five cadets participated in these contests. The grade-school was also well represented by an oratorical class, under the direction of Mrs. Le- roy Glunt. ln this group, Thomas VVatson, of XVashington, D. C., and john johns, of Toledo, Ohio, were the winners. As indicated in another section of this ADJUTANT, many of our seniors plan to enter leading colleges and universities of the country in the fall. ln quite a few of them, they will find other graduates of Massanutten, many of whom are doing splendid work. Most graduates of the Academy, whose records are satisfactory, are accepted on certificate into these higher institutions of learning, and the school is anxious that its record for fine scholar- ship be maintained. The seniors of this yearls class are therefore not only advancing their own inter- ests in making the grade in college, but are also enhancing the reputation of Massanutten, and we hope that they will do justice to the training they have received at their Alma Mater and give further expression to the abilities they possess. The academic year closed with the awarding of diplomas and certificates at the Commencement exercises in june. The Valedictory was delivered by Robert Klein, of Buffalo, New York, and the Salutatory, by .Alexander Garcia, of Caracas, Venezuela. The principal address of the occasion was given by the Honorable A. VVillis Robertson, member of Congress from the Seventh Congres- sional District of Virginia. ln a scholarly address, Congressman Robertson pointed out the many new frontiers which confront the youth of today, and enjoined the Class of 'ao to a full realization of the opportunities which await them. Awards were made by Dr. H. Benchotf, Head Master. The prize annually awarded in French was given to john Bucher, of Corning, New York, in Spanish, to Edward Albrewzenski, of Manchester, New Hampshire, in Latin, to Frank Ronci, of Provi- FRESHMAN CLASS-Rear Row llejfl In rightl: McClellan, Buskcn, Dorsett, Coleman, Spahn, Bungard. Frou! Raw: Shein, Aiello, Hershey, N., College- man, Spitalny. l.OVVIiR jUNlOR Cleft In righljz Traver, Horner, johns, BcnchoH', Gran, VVilson. dence, Rhode Island, and to VVilliam Golloday, of VVoodstock, Virginia, the Schmitt medal in mathe- matics, to Alfred Gervaize, of New York City, the Hopkins History medal went to james Buchanan, of Montchanin, Delaware, that in Physics, to Wil- liam Zinkhan, of Union Bridge, Maryland, in Chemistry, to Carl Shanor, of Butler, Pennsyl- vania. The award for Excellence in General Sci- ence was given to George Imirie, of Bethesda, Maryland. Among the eight original orations delivered dur- ing the exercises by members of the Senior Class, the McCauley prizes went to john Dennis, of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, and to Franklyn Lambert, of VVoodstock, Virginia. Thus, the academic work of the year '39-'40 proved highly successful and the results obtained in the classroom and elsewhere were encouraging. EI uh I-3.1 1 .am ,, ,, I I XM, 12 l ' t --I. I Il!! :: - f Q VE S1 l f I f CH - Q - SQ ll , ff ,, HS I r u ' fl I ll I X Wx ' ,Q QS I HI I ix - SU gl! BH B? WW MMM am new me m ' 13135 Wm lik? PW 'W , ...............-m...m............ 1 ag 1 W A Mi id: 'M fax, BE: Em W4 mv Sw FU .sm- L-.B X Zia. Z P- .,. .,,, v. EE I 1 4 x..+ ,r, ,il 'X .X Q rf x I Our Uifzlefir Trogram or Mgnefeen jirgy HENEVER mention is made of prep school or college athletics, the average person visualizes either a group of athletes playing a number of scheduled games or an arrangement whereby stu- dents, threatened with demerits, are forced to com- pete in an intra-mural program. The advocates of this latter system have many supporters, but we at Massanutten differ, owing to an unique sys- tem which originated many years ago through the initiative and aggressiveness of the students them- selves. Very early in the school's history, when Dr. Benchoff became Head Master of Massanutten, one Frank Harrison came to him as a representa- tive of the students and asked whether he objected to an athletic program. Receiving encouragement, Harrison organized a first football team, and that team was so enthusiastic that it purchased its own athletic equipment. From that time on, Massa- nutten's athletic program has been spirited and commendable. Today over eighty percent of our boys partici- pate in organized athletic games. The remainder find relaxation from the routine of the classroom, etc., in hiking over the countryside, in military drill, and among the beautiful environs of the Lupton Center. Thus, nearly every boy, guided by the inspira- tion ofour leaders, builds himself physically in the manner that he likes best and has a fine time doing so. GUR COACHING STAFF Massanutten is fortunate in having on its ath- letic staff three former students who have grown with her and who are instilled with a school spirit seldom found in the average coach. Leroy E. Glunt, our director and head coach of athletics, has been coaching for nineteen years, sixteen of which have been spent at Massanutten. After being graduated from Massanutten, Mr. Glunt matriculated at California State Teachers' College where he was known as a good student and athlete. He trained further at the University of Pittsburg and Alabama University. Mr. Glunt began his coaching career at Eastern Bethlehem High School and then was asked to accept a posi- tion at California State Teachers, College. How- ever, Mr. Glunt's dream was to return to Massa- nutten and it was not long after his return to Cali- fornia that Dr. Benchoff invited him to direct and coach athletics at Massanutten. Reflecting back over past athletic history, Mr. Glunt said that his biggest thrill was during the 1939 football season when our cadets defeated our rival in sports, Staunton Military Academy, 27 to o. It was played on Mr. Glunt's forty-fourth birthday. The team that kept Mr. Glunt's nerves on edge more than any other team in his coaching career was our 1940 State Basketball champions. COACHES AND CAPTAINS -Smnding: Pulaski CVarsity Footballl, Hobert fVarsity Swimmingl, Reecher Cjunior Varsity Footballl, Smith Cjunior Varsity Baseballl. Sitling: King CVarsity Basketballl, Capt. L. Fouts, Capt. Leroy E. Glunt, Prew fjunior Varsity Swirnmingl. This was owing to the fact that at least six games were not won until the closing minute or seconds of play. Mr. Leslie Fouts is another former Massanutten boy who is doing great work at Massanutten. Mr. Fouts entered Michigan State University after completing his preparatory school work at Massa- nutten. He excelled as an athlete at Michigan State and it was during his stay there that ath- letics began to grow even more rapidly than before at Massanutten. Thus it was that Dr. lienchoff offered the position as assistant football coach and head coach of swimming and track to Mr. Fouts. Mr. Fouts is a quiet person but, like Mr. Glunt, is very proud to be at Massanutten where he has been coaching for the past twelve years. Mr. A. -I. Keaney, although not a former Mas- sanutten student, has caught the school spirit from the very start. Mr. Keaney succeeds Mr. Mag- nifico as junior varsity baseball coach. Very little can be said about baseball as this goes to press, but if we are to judge from practice, we can say that Mr. Kearney will have a very fine team to compete against the various high school teams in the Valley. 'VHIQ .tm ifoow.-x1.1. sr3AsoN qv.-xasrrrp The H1311 football team, which was considered one ofthe strongest in Massanutten history,opened its season with less than ten days ofpractice against the Navy Plebes, who were ranked the strongest plebe team in years. The week before the plebes met lVlassanutten they held the Navy Varsity to a tie during the first three periods. Thus it was that a Navy Plebe team in razor edge condition met a Massanutten team that was far from ready. The Plebes scored at will and the odds were com- pletely against us, but our men fought hard to the finish even though lack of practice showed ragged edges in the Massanutten play. The greatest thrill of the game occurred when Slater of Massanutten intercepted a pass behind his own goal line and Zig-zagged his way for IO5 yards for a touchdown, but the officials ruled that hc stepped out of bounds near the mid-stripe line. The final score: Navy Plebes 34, Massanutten 6. ln the second game of the season the Purple Dragons faced the Roanoke College Freshmen, a very plucky, team which fought a very hard defen- sive game in its own territory during most of the first two periods. With less than three minutes to play before the half, the Purple and Gold opened up with a bag of tricks and scored twice in two minutes. During the second half our boys added two more touchdowns to defeat the Frosh 27 to o. The next opponent was the Franklin and Mar- shall College freshmen, who came to VVoodstock with a very strong defensive team. Massanutten VARSITY lfCXYl'BAl.l. SQUAD Bark Rua' lglzjff In ri-Qhtl: Tran QAss't Managcrl, Boyer lhlanagcrl, Connelly, Slater, Corry, Wise, Mannion, Coach l.. Pi. Glunt, Coach l.. Fonts. Thim' Row: Simon, W., Shanor, Zwicrlcin, Albrewzenski, Young, Racsc, D., Simon, C., Raesc, C. Sfroml Row: lirdelyan, Wheeler, Zuma, Buchan- an, Beck, Morvay, McMahon, Courtney. Front Row: Price, lfurman, Pulaski, King, VVillingham,McCurdy, Cusumano, Ander- son. x, Wz An nfl'-tackle thrust in the Roanoke Frosh game. completely outplayed the Lancaster eollegians but could not push over a single tally that would have spelled victory. Our boys were equally as strong defensively but offensively we had the edge on the Froshg however, not enough to penetrate the strong defense. A powerful and brilliant attack and a bad fourth quarter for Staunton Military Academy brought victory to the Purple and Gold in the annual game between the two rivals. The final score was 27 to O. Pre-game comment gave Massanutten an even chance to win, and some thought Staunton had a slight edge on us, in view of S. M. A.'s string of victories that included a 43 to o victory over Mer- cersburg. In the first half Staunton fought Massanutten quite evenly but in the second half, and especially during the last eight minutes of play, our Purple Dragons were superior both on the offense and on the defense. In the Scott Stadium of the University of Vir- ginia, the Gluntmen lost a close game to Fork Union Military Academy by the score of 6 to 0. Resorting largely to straight football the two teams battled evenly through most of the game. At the half the statistics showed but one first down for each team and neither team seemed to show weaknesses. After failing to penetrate Massanut- ten's line, Fork Union resorted to the air in the fourth quarter and finally tallied. Massanutten threatened several times during the last period and advanced the ball within 18 yards of the goal line, where they lost it. ln a stirring Homecoming game, played amid snow Hurries on a wet field, the Purple Dragons staged a driving second half comeback to defeat Bullis Preparatory School, after the latter led 6 to O at the end of the first half. The game provided Massanuttcn Varsity vs, Navy Plelwcs, at Annapolis. Some lively action during the Homecoming game. fi! ' af N-frm . ., . 3 many thrills, despite unfavorable weather con- ditions. The final game was played against the Western Maryland freshmen. Massanutten clicked on the ground and through the air and completely out- played their opponents in every department of the game. The final score was 33 to O. Four members of the Varsity football squad were chosen on the All-State Military School Team. Bill Furman, powerful and husky, was given one of the tackle positions, while Vernon King was named an end. In the backfield, I.i'l Abner Slaterlsl' stellar playing and Dan Young's driving power placed the two in the quarterback and full- back positions, respectively. JUNIOR VARSITY l+'UOTl5AI,I, The Junior Varsity football team, coached by Captain R. Benchoff, closed another very suc- cessful season, dropping only a close first game to Shenandoah High Schoolgthe second loss in three years. The tricky V.'s have won fifteen out of eighteen games played during the past three years. After dropping the opening game to Shenandoah High School 7 to 6, the l.ittle Dragons began to pile up a new string of victories by defeating Mt. .Iackson's untied and unscored upon team. lt was a very tough game for both teams, but led by Wloishnis and Piatt and the sure toe of Cole, Mas- sanutten nosed out Mt. Jackson, 7 to 6. On Friday before Homecoming, Massanutten played host to I.uray High School, always one of the most powerful high school teams in this section of the State. The Luray team battled the j. V.'s to a draw the year before and defeated us two years ago. Playing heads-up football from the kickoff to the final whistle, the l,ittle Dragons came out victorious over a slightly SfI'Ol1gCI' l,uray team. The score was 7 to 6. Massanutten V.'s began to click when they travelled to VVoodberry Forest to defeat the NVood- berry V.'s by the score of 21 to o. Woodberry seemed helpless against the clever playing of our team and the former was forced to play a defensive game throughout most of the second half. ln the final game of the season the l.ittle Dragons JllNl0R YARSl'l'Y l lXlTB.ALl.fHm'k Ruta' llfffl In riglill: blcflcllan lblanagcrb, Capt. R. Bcncliotf, Piatt, Klein, R., Baggett, Klein, K., Woislinis. Tl1irdRntc.- Rcillcy, filunt, Clark, YY., Jones, Smith Hershey, H., Degan, lf. Strom! Row lfritts, Gervaile, l.aMarca, Fahnestock Miller, R.,-Iohu, Dennis. f i7'.IlR1rZL': Mor ris, Martori, Bctson, Reccher, lfyler, Cole, Bucher. travelled to Staunton to play the V.'s of that school. In this game a real spirit was displayed. S. M. A. was leading by two touchdowns and it looked hopeless for our boys. However, where most teams quit, our V.'s begin. They were de- termined to win that game and win they did, for the final score was M. M. A. I4 and S. M. A. 13. SWIMMING The record of the Purple and Gold teams is envi- able in the best inter-scholastic swimming circles. l.es Ifouts, our swimming coach, points with pride to our record ofthe p1lSf seven years. Ufseventy-one meets hflassanutten has lost but four. Among its victims are numbered such outstanding teams as Yale Ifreshmen, Princeton Ifrosh, Naval Academy Plebes, and Trenton High School. In 1936 Massa- nutten won the National Interscholastic Swim- ming Championship. In addition to this, Massa- nutten has been State Champion for the past seven years. In the first swimming meet of the season, the cadets defeated Woodrow Wilson High mer- men of Washington by a score of 43 to 23. Two interscholastic school records were broken, one by lfdward Sidwa in the loo-yard breast stroke, time i:o4.8. The other by the 160-yard relay team of Bob Brooke, Bill Tilley, Don Boyer and Ted Ho- bart, time l:I4.8. This lowered the record estab- lished by the relay team of Blair Academy in 1937. In the Open A. A. U. meet held at the Shoreham Ilotel, W'ashington, Coach I outs's team annexed :mother trophy in winning the meet. This year the team won by a wide margin, scoring 27 points to 7 for Baltimore A. C., which team took second place. lNcIassanutten's crack swimming team continued its winning stride against Allentown High School, Allentown, Pa., by the score of 43 to 23. In this meet three pool records were broken. At I.ehigh University Interscholastics, which was represented by fifteen schools, the Purple and Gold took second place, losing to Mercersburg by the margin of seven points. Despite this fact, Mas- sanutten won five out of a possible eight first places and in doing so broke five tournament records. Against North Carolina State University Fresh- men, Massanutten recorded 54 points to ll for the Freshmen. In this meet Ted Hobert, captain of the team, broke both the pool and the Southern Conference records in the 50-yard free style, which he completed in 23.9 seconds. In the meet with the University of Virginia Freshmen, our boys gained ll points to 5 for the Iirosh. Iildward Sidwa established a new pool rec- ord in this meet when he completed the loo-yard breaststroke in I:37.8. In this same meet the loo- yard relay team of Hobert, Tilley, Brooke and Boyer approached the national interscholastic rec- JUNIOR VARSITY SWIMMING SQUAD Rusk Ruse: Capt. I.. Ifouts, Coach, Mitchell, McI.eod, Cole, Dusenbury, Degan, G., johns. Scrum! Raw: Myerston, Greenwood, Watson, Reicllman, Busken, W., Soles, Morvay. Front Rate: Ronci, Benchoff, Horner, Traver, Wilson, Shein. CHAMPIONSHIP RELAY 'I'I'1AM-Hubert, Brooke, Tilly, Boxer D VARSITY SWIMINIING Capt. I.. Pours fCoachl, Klein, K., Anderson, D., Brooke, Trumble, Hardman, Clark, R., Boyer, D., Hubert, Sidwa, Tilley. VARSITY BASKETBALI,-Top Row: Piatt, VVise, Capt. I.. E. Glunt CCoachJ, Slater, john. Illiddle Row: Pulaski, Zwier- lein, Vl'heeler, Eyler, Young, McMahon. From Rofr: Raese, C., Simon, C., Carry, King, Lichtenstein, Raese, D., Glunt. Lqft la right: C. Simon, Corry, King. INTRA-MURAI. CHAMPS CALABANTAJ-Qld! to righil: Spitalny, Clark, W., Dick, Wheeler, Miller, R., Fahnestock, McCurdy, Degan, G. ord held by Mercersburg CI:36.2j, doing the dis- tance in 1:36.8. Other teams who met defeat at the hands of our boys were: Duke Frosh by the score of 51 to 15, Vilashington and Lee Freshmen, in which meet our boys took every lirst place except oneg Staunton Military Academy, which was defeated by the score of 37 to 29. In this meet Don Boyer broke the National Interscholastic 50-yard free style record. His time was 23.5. At the Rutgers University Interscholastics Mas- sanutten took first place, defeating Trenton High, the defending champions. The Purple and Gold earned 26M points to 21 points for Trenton High in second place. Over thirty schools competed in this meet. The real thriller of the year took place in Phila- delphia, where the Purple and Gold was nosed out by Mercersburg for first honors in the National Interscholastics. Two points was the margin by which Mercersburg became the National Prep School Champion. However, Massanutten did not leave Philadelphia empty handed, for in this meet the free style relay team won once again the George Malphas Trophy, in addition to winning more first places than any other team represented at the meet. Ted Hobert won the 50-yard free style, Don Boyer, the 100-yard free style, and Ronnie Trumble, the diving. JUNIOR VARSITY SWIMMING The Junior Varsity mermen completed another very successful season, losing but one meet and that one to Wilson High School of VVashingt0n, a team out of our class. In the first meet, against Hagerstown Y. M. C. A., the Junior mermen garnered 31 points to their opponents 26. The last event, the 160-yard free style relay, decided the victory. The relay team of Greenwood, Busken, Reichman and Prew made the distance in 1 :27.6. The 120-yard medley relay was also won by Massanutten's team of Prew, Tilley and Klein in the time of I:I0.1. In the second meet, against Fort Hill High School of Cumberland, Maryland, the V.'s took every first place with the exception of one to win the meet by the score 49 to 17. Greenwood cap- tured the 50-yard free style, Watson the 40-yard breaststroke, Klein, K., the 220 free style, Prew the 40-yard backstroke, Harold Hershey the div- ing, while Myerston took second place in the 100- yard free style. Reichman, Watson and McCleod won the I'2O medley relay, while Klein, Busken, Greenwood and Prew took the I6O-yllI'CI free style relay. In meets against Staunton, Fort Hill freturn meetl, our young swimmers showed the form that makes champions. Coach Fouts is relying on sev- eral of these young men to fill varsity positions next year. VARSITY BASKETBALI, The 1939-1940 basketball season was the most thrilling in Massanutten history. After dropping the opener to .Allegany High School of Cumber- land, M aryland, the Gluntmen went on a southern trip to meet I-Iargrave Military Academy, Duke Ilniversity Freshmen, VVake Forest Freshmen and VVashington and Lee Freshmen. The Duke game was played in the new gym- nasium at Duke as a preliminary to the Duke- Citadel game. The Purple and Gold outplayecl a stronger opponent and it was not until the remain- ing minutes of play that Duke Frosh managed to garner enough points to win by the score of39 to 34. Hargrave Military School was the first prep school team to face Massanutten in the 1940 sea- son. Hargrave presented a very strong team and was leading the Purple and Gold IO to 4 at the end of the first quarter. At the half, however, Massanutten was leading 30 to 21 and retained the lead to the end. The final score: I-Iargrave 38, Massanutten 44. VARSITY BASI-fBAI.I. SQIIAD-Slumb ing Ucfl lo righll: Capt. I.. Ii. Glunt ICoachJ, john, Piatt, McMahon, Pulaski, Furman, Courtney, VVillingham fMana- gerl. Sealed: Buchanan, King, Corry, Simon, C., Williams LCapt.l, Slater, Wise, Young, Ifyler. At Wake Forest the Purple and Gold took a very close one by the score of 46 to 4.4. It marked the first loss of the season for Wake Forest. Everett Berger, former Massanutten star, played against several ofhis former teammates, who held him to five points. Among the teams who fell to defeat before Mas- sanutten were: Staunton Military Academy, Fork Union, Shenandoah College, Washington and I.ee Freshmen and University of Virginia Freshmen. Seton Hall Prep of South Orange, New Jersey, was the only prep school team to defeat the Purple Dragons. Massanutten was declared State Cham- pion for the second consecutive year. In the All-State selections Bob Corry and Charles Simon were named as forward and guard, respectively. Leroy Glunt, Jr., and Dan Young were also very steady and consistent through the season. INTRA-MURAL BASKETBALL In addition to the many Varsity and Junior Var- sity teams represented by Massanutten Cadets, a very important feature of the school is the Intra- mural Basketball I.eague. About eighty boys com- prise the various teams in the league. Each hall has a team and a regular schedule of games is drawn and adhered to. Rules and regulations for- bid members of Varsity teams to play in the intra- mural league. This year, as in years gone by, the interest was very high. The teams are as a general rule quite equal, but during the past season the teams ap- TRACK SQUAD' Sfrlildiflg flrfl to rightl: Capt. I.. DI. Fouts tCoaChl, Ronci fMan- agerl, Tilley, Raese, C., Corry, Litchen- stein, Slater, Beck, Clark, W., Dennis. Sermm' Row: Curran, Raese, D., I.ambing, Greenwood, Reecher, Morvay, Brooke, Zweirlien,Simon,W. I ir:lRotc.- Mitchell, Marmiun, Shanor, Price. peared to be better matched than ever before. The various teams assume the names of well-known universities, such as Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Pitts- burgh, etc. In the finals of the intra-mural tournament, Ala- bama defeated Yale in a spirited game by the score of 22 to 15. This victory gave Alabama the school championship and entitles the individual members of the team to medals which are presented at the Commencement Exercises. VARSITY BASEBALL With but two veterans left over from last year, Coach Glunt faced the opening of the 1940 base- ball season with a squad of green men as far as baseball experience is concerned. Corry, Slater and Buchanan have had previous baseball experience, TENNIS SQUAD Uqfl lu rightj: Klein, R., Degan, E., Kitchin, Raese, D., Woishnis, Terry, Fahnestock, Fritts. while the remainder have had limited experience. During the first week in April, with but two days of practice in weather suited for football, our boys were taken over very easily by the Harvard Frosh. ln this game it was evident that there were many weak spots and Coach Glunt set about building the ball club the very next day. Very little prog- ress was made owing to twenty days of inclement weather. In spite of this fact our Purple Dragons defeated the Shepherd Teachers' College in a ten inning game by the score of ten to nine. As this goes to press our team is slated to face such strong opponents as VVoodberry Forest, Staunton Military School, Charlotte Hall Mili- tary School, Seton Hall Prep and Navy Plebes. JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL Capt. Allan Keaney has put together quite a smooth fielding club with plenty of spirit. Led by Jerry Smith, captain of the team, the Little Dragons opened the season with a win against Strasburg High School. The score was 6 to 1. Bob Cole held the losers to four hits and showed re- markable control. The second game, against VVoodstock, was dropped by the score of 7 to I, but win or lose the spirit was high. With the fielding taken care of, Captain Keaney concentrated on batting. The J. V.'s won another game from Toms Brook High School on Tuesday, May 7th. Bob Cole pitched the entire game. The score was 9 to 7. TENNIS The tennis team consisting of Fritts, Degan, JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM---Standing tltjl to rightjs Capt. A. Keaney fCoachJ, Morris, Klein, K., Anderson, D., Connelly, Myerston, McClellan, Watson, Dick CManagerJ. Silting: Boyer, S., Beaihm, Cole, Smith, Gervaize, Reilly, Baggett. E. Kitchen, McCleod, Terry, VVoishnis, R. Klein and D. Raese has had very little opportunity at this writing to practice, owing to the bad weather that was predominate in every part of the country during most of the month of April. With very little practice, they opened the season against Staunton Military Academy, which they lost 6 to o. In the second match the Purple and Gold faced St. James School of Maryland and, although they dropped this match also, 6 to 3, they were a much improved team. We are looking forward to a successful season in spite of two reverses. UY Tear 0 'dwlifmyf 6 af Jlfassanuffen HH academic year just passed was a memor- able one in the activities of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Massanutten, for the beginning of the school year saw not only the first days of the European war and its resultant intensification in military training but also the arrival of a new Professor of Military Science and Tactics, the in- troduction ofa brand new drill system to take the place of one with which we were familiar, and, finally, the introduction of two entirely new text R. U. T. C. S'l'Al l fluff lu righll: Capt. Cecil M. Newcorn, Major VV. T. Brumlick, Major li. VV. Grimmer, l,ieut. W. M. Riellcy, Sergeant Richardson. books, which were as unfamiliar to most of us as the drill manual. However, there was some com- pensation in finding the new 16 mm. sound movie projector and the delineascope the War Depart- ment had furnished to augment instruction facilities. lt was with regret that the oldtimers saw the departure of Captain Russell Nelson who had been in charge of the R. O. T. C. for the preceding four years. His position was taken by Major lid- win W. Grimmer who came to us from border troop duty in Arizona. However, the presence of Sergeant liarl M. Richardson, who joined us in the fall of 1937, as assistant to the P. M. S. 81 T., and who was here to greet those of us who returned, together with the presence of lst l,t. VVillard M. Reiley, ll. S. Army Reserve, who assisted with the R. U. T. C. instruction, and Captain Cecil M. New- corn, who again had charge of the R. O. T. C. Band, served to temper the unfamiliarity of the situation. Then, too, Major Guy A. Benchoff, our Commandant of Cadets, again greeted the return- ing cadets as proctor and disciplinarian for the Cadet Corps of the Academy. Intensive instruction in the new drill manual was begun on September 15th, the day after school commenced, and a temporary organization was effected headed by the non-commissioned officers of last year. The organization was that ofa Bat- talion, consisting of three rifie companies, a Bat- talion Headquarters Staff, and a Band. Un Octo- ber 5th, less than three weeks after the beginning of school, we put on a retreat parade in honor of the 3rd Corps Area Chaplains Convention, to which our Chaplain, Rev. YV. T. Brundiclc, was host. Reverend Brundick is a Major in the Regu- lar Army Reserve and is Chaplain of the 79th Division. The parade was complimented very highly by both regular army and reserve chaplains. In fact, the Assistant Chief of Chaplains from the War Department expressed his amazement that such an excellent showing could be made in such a short time, considering the entirely new drill. The very simplification of the drill and manual of arms, however, was largely responsible for their rapid assimilation. Due to the rapid progress of both the Band and the Battalion, we were soon ready to take over the guard of all the football games with the colorful ceremony of Formal Guardmount. This ceremony was one of the features of the Homecoming game and in spite of the bad winter weather which beset us on that very day, the Guardmount went off with the utmost success. Another feature under- taken this year for the first time was the ceremony of Escort of the Colours, and this, togetherwith the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of patriotic hymns and songs, soon became a regular Wednes- day morning feature. On November Iith, Armistice Day, the entire Battalion did its part to honor our heroic dead, by a parade and ceremony in front of the historic VVoodstock Court House. On December 14th a War Department inspection, the first of two an- nual inspections held this year, was conducted by Major Carle, assistant to the officer in charge of Civilian Component Affairs at 3rd Corps Area. In addition to the classroom work and indoor in- HX:-,-1 ,L 1F 'U I! 2.1 H, n ,f- E' tx .5 ., 'Stiff' .N'n1f1111'f11g Rfwfffr Q The C alour Guard spection, we demonstrated in the field the great variety of work we had completed by the end of the first term, close order drill, scouting and pa- trolling, and extended order combat formations. Major Carle, whose visit was his first one to Massa- nutten, was impressed by the excellence of train- ing and discipline shown so early in the year. During the winter months the mandatory VVar Department Program of Instruction was carried out in the classroom indoors under Major Grim- mer, Sergeant Richardson, Lieutenant Reiley and Captain Newcorn. For the basic course first year, the subjects were Organization, Military Courtesy, Customs of the Service and Discipline, Military Sanitation and lfirst Aid, Scouting, National De- fense Act, Map Reading and Rifie Marksmanship. Second year subjects were Automatic Rifle, Ma- chine Gun Drill, Musketry, Squad Combat Prin- ciples, Rifle Marksmanship and Map Reading. The advanced students covered Military Law and Pro- cedure, Military History and Policy, Administra- tion, Aerial Photograph Reading, Mechanization, lfield lfortifications, Principles of Command and Leadership, Estimate of the Situation and Combat Orders, Tactics and Technique of Machine Gun and Howitzer Weapons, and Combat Principles for Platoon and Company in Security, Attack and Defense. The fact that this comprehensive W'ar Department program could be completed within the one hour period allocated to R. O. T. C. in the early afternoon was due in no small part to the simplified drill and organization adopted this year. On February 24th was held our Annual Military Ball which, as usual, was a great success. The theme this year was Pan-Americanism and Latin- American amity. Our honored guests were Colonel and Mrs. Pedro Zanni of Argentina. Colonel Zanni, a pioneer military aviator and at present stationed in Washington, D. C., as military and air attache for the Argentine Embassy, reviewed the pageant given in his honour. The pageant con- sisted ofa special drill by the Battalion, massing of the Hags of the twenty-one Latin-American Re- publics, while the band played excerpts of their national anthems, and a colourful Grand March. A very enjoyable dance followed attended by a C 0 m mzrfiofzed Officers great number of our patrons as well as the cadets and their ladies. The decorations, consisting of flags of all nations, literally covering the walls and ceiling of our gymnasium, the soft lights and the excellent music of the orchestra and of our own band made this an evening long to be remembered. Rifie training this year was practically continu- ous during the first and second terms. Smallbore rifle firing during the past school year was carried on with the idea of having more cadets participate in competitive firing than have done so in the past. Emphasis was placed on developing a large number of good shots rather than a small group of expert riflemen. This system made for better shooting in the cadet corps as a whole and at the same time revealed some potentially good marksmen. I.ast fall, before the weather got too cold, pre- liminary riHe marksmanship exercises were con- ducted. These consisted of learning the mechanics of firing, step by step, culminating in the entire cadet corps tiring on the indoor gallery range. After the corps had completed firing, Io-man teams were organized in each separate unit of the Battalion, consisting of Companies A, B, C and the Stall' and the Band, which then competed in an intra-mural match won by the team represent- ing the Staff. Cadet Colour Corporal Kenneth A. Reecher's score of 344 was the individual high score. This firing was completed in January, 1940, after which a team to represent the school in the Third Corps Area and Hearst Trophy Matches was or- ganized. Participation in these matches is com- pulsory for R. O. T. C. units. Results of these matches showed Massanutten trailing in fourth place in the Third Corps Area Match. ln the Hearst Trophy our first team placed eighth in a held of fourteen teams. Cadets firing in the Third Corps Area Match were: Kenneth Reecher, Donald Anderson, Rob- ert Dougherty, VVilliam Tilley, Hector Trau, Robert Cole, Carl Shanor, Franklin, l,ambert, Frank M. Palmer, George Imirie, Robert Wharton, James Buchanan, Edward Sidwa, Harold Hershey and Raymond Miller. Those cadets firing in the Hearst Trophy Match were the same as those firing in the Third Corps Area Match with the exception of Cadet Robert Dougherty, who, be- cause of absence, was replaced by Cadet Cleon Raese. Proficiency in the use of the rifle, the basic arm of the lnfantry, is required of each cadet in an ln- fantry R. O. T. C. unit. Organization of rifle teams and the conducting of competitive firing contribute to proficiency in the use of the riHe besides providing a very entertaining sport, with little or no cost to those who go out for it. On April 16th Colonel Frederic liellond, ln- fantry, Officer in Charge of Civilian Component Affairs at Third Corps Area Headquarters, con- ducted the second of the two annual R. O. T. C. inspections held this year. Colonel Kellond ex- pressed his gratification at the continued excellence of the R. O. T. C. unit and commented particularly on the knowledge of map reading shown by cadets during their classroom map problems as well as the excellent conduct and appearance of the cadets at Company fi Company B drill and parade. Colonel Kellond is one of the senior officers in the Army, and has wide experience in R. O. T. C. affairs, and his complimentary re- marks to the cadets on the high standards shown by them in assimilating R. O. T. C. training were welcomed by the entire Corps of Cadets. During May and the latter part of April the weather became favorable enough to permit again the colourful Sunday afternoon parades for which Massanutten has justly become distinguished. These parades, conducted by our Commandant of Cadets, Major Guy A. Benchoff, have for many years attracted the visits of our patrons as well as the interest of the citizens of our community and visitors through the Shenandoah Valley. The month of May saw also the inauguration of field maneuvers at Camp Lupton each Saturday discipline and character among its members and through them to the entire student body, and to furnish a nucleus of interest and enthusiasm for the conduct of all R. O. T. C. affairs, social and ofiicial. All cadet oflicers appointed this year are considered members of this club, which it is ex- pected will be more active next year. The cadet ofiicers who have led the Battalion this year are: Donald Anderson, Battalion Com- mander, assisted by a staff comprising Harold Hershey, Ordnance and Range Oliicer, Carroll R. Beahm, Ordnance Sergeant, David P. Spahn, Ordnance Corporal, and George Trimble, Quarter- master Ofiicer. The colour guard detail consisted of Kenneth A. Reecher, Colour Sergeant, and Robert E. Dougherty, Colour Corporal, and Cleon W. Raese,jr., and George M. Dusenbury, Colour- Company C morning. These maneuvers, designed to illustrate in a practical manner the various combat exercises in attack, defense and security and to fix the prin- ciples of combat tactics in the minds of partici- pants, serve to combine recreation and exercise at one of the most delightful spots in the Valley. Camp l.upton, bounded by Massanutten Moun- tain and one entire bend of the Shenandoah River, comprises 300 acres and is an adjunct of the Acad- emy, serving also as the site for a boys' summer camp conducted by the school. This year an officers' club was established which it is hoped will continue to be a going concern. lts object is to facilitate the rendering of mutual assistance in carrying out the duties of its mem- bers, to inculcate high ideals of patriotism, duty, l . guards. Edward Degan, Jr., was Battalion Adjutant. The Band was officered by Cadet Lt. Charles H. Stype, Drum Major and Company Commander, and and Lt. David A. Stine, second in command. The Line Company Commanders were: Cadet Ist Lt. Stephen Woishnis, commanding Co. A., Cadet Ist Lt. Frank Miller, commanding Co. B, and Cadet and Lt. Nicanor Garcia, commanding Co. C. Other ofiicers were: Cadet 2nd Lt. Robert F. Wheeler and Cadet 2nd Lt. John Pulaski, Co. Ag Cadet 2nd Lt. Leroy Glunt and Cadet and Lt. Ver- non King, Co. B, and Cadet and Lt. Casper F. Betson and Cadet 2nd Lt. Kurt Klein, Co. C. Selected by the P. M. S. 81 T. as outstanding cadets in R. O. T. C. were the following: The Junior Squad Best Cadet Ofiicer Nicanor Garcia, 3rd Year R. O. T. C. Best Cadet Non-commissioned Ofiicer William R. Clark, 2nd Year R. O. T. C. Also the following cadets, having attained aver- ages of oo per cent. or better in R. O. T. C. sub- jects, were selected by the P. M. S. 81 T. as superior cadets: Fmsr HVEAR R. O. T. C. CADETS Robert M. Greenwood VVilliam Golladay john R. Courtney Edward Albrewzenski Donald Raese SEcoND YEAR R. 0. T. C. CADETS john W. Pulaski William H. Zinkhan Kenneth Reecher William Clark FOURTH YEAR R. O. T. C. CADET Donald C. Anderson There are only forty-seven academies in the United States which are classed as Essentially Military Schools having Junior R. O. T. C. units operating under the direction of the W'ar Depart- ment. Massanutten Academy is one of these. Its graduates who meet the prescribed physical stand- ards and who have satisfactorily completed the prescribed four years of R. O. T. C. instruction and have attended one summer camp are eligible to be appointed Reserve Ofiicers in the United States Army upon reaching the age of twenty-one years. This year three of our graduates, Frank Miller, Casper Betson and Charles Stype, hope to attend summer camp for that purpose. The R. O. T. C. Band R, 'x I I :... 'C v. x ill -P b L Q 5- N' - J Q-8 . ' ' f IVAK -4 if X, . 5 ,gs - 3 53 An Y ' , L -QQ7 f' F .yff 1. a Q.. 3 I, I 0 , I ky - 7 54 ay 1 1 fag' ' I ni I ., ,sQ.,,. . . . 5 ' , ,M ,X ILA Exit? - I ' A hgh i 'X . ,Q J A - ,: s... .5 I , ', L, li! -'7 41 ' -ng. I' 4 J Y 2 '2 0111' e!Y6fjZJfffE5 During 1116 Tmr Z'716f6677 fbfgf ml LL work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. VVithout expression there is no impres- sion. These axioms are more true than poetic. When a right balance is kept between work and play, impression and expression by high scholastic standards on the one hand and plenty of extra- curricular activity on the other, you have an ideal set-up. At Massanutten this balance is maintained between the two without sacrihcing the benefits of either. The wide range of activities come generally under eight heads: Athletics, Military, Literary, Religious, Musical, Social, Classes and Miscella- neous. The first two will be found on other pages. Here are the others. LITERARY The two Literary Societiesethe jefferson and Poeedivide the students about equally. Fre- quent programs encourage proficiency in debating, declaiming, oratory, dramatic reading, etc. During the year the climax was reached in the annual inter- society contest, when each side was out for blood and played for keeps. There was lots of pep, keen rivalry and white hot enthusiasm. Robert M. Klein and Alexander Nicanor Garcia debated for the jeffsg while Kurt K. Klein and William Larner held forth for the Poes. The jeffs won. Gerald Degan, jeff, won over VVilliam Colteryahn, Poe, in the junior declamationg Donald Anderson, Poe, got the nod over john Bucher, Jeff, in the Senior declamation. The Poes scored again when Ken- neth Reecher, Poe, topped Ronald Trumble, jeff, in the dramatic reading. The Jeffs, having scored the most points both for the whole year and for this contest, were declared winners by the judges. The officers of the Poe Society are Reecher, Presi- dent, Klein, K., Vice-President, and Zinkhan, Sec- retary. The jeffs are led by Pulaski, King and McCurdy as President, Vice-President and Secre- tary, respectively. The Garrick Dramatic Club, capably directed by Prof. Owen O'Neal, head of the English de- partment, won the approval of the cadets and their friends by presenting two highly entertaining and well presented plays. The End of the Road gave opportunity to a good cast to do some fine dramatic work and they rose to the occasion beautifully. Cadets Boyer, D., Garcia, Bucher, Poucar and lmrie covered themselves with Thes- pian glory. Cadets Gervaise, LaMarca, Foucar, Larner, Fahnestock and Clark, W., did equally well in the Big Cough by Allen Saunders. One of the oldest clubs on the campus, Garrick offers excellent training each year in speaking in public, dramatization and stage presence to a fine group. Interest in current events has been kept at Colonel and Mrs. Pedro Lanny receiving guests at the Ninth Annual Military Ball. anxious tension during the year through informal discussions in the History Club, meeting weekly. The war in Europe has furnished abundant ma- terial and has given rise to some hot arguments. This club was organized by Capt. B. Lambert, head of the history department, and is under his direction, assisted by Paitt, Presidentg Fahne- stock, Vice-President, and Lambert, Secretary. The school paper , The Oyezf' is published peri- odically by a wideawake staff of cadets led by Capt. Robert AI. Benchoff. lt offers a splendid activity for those interested in journalism. The student body, alumni and patrons are all familiar with The Oyez and anxiously await each issue to get the last minute dope,' on what's what and whose who at Massanutten. It would be super- fluous therefore to dwell on this subject, except to I Wilt! STAIVIV -Vlflrlfflrl-U: Capt. R. Iii-iuliofli, lfaciilty Adviser, Captain Cecil M, N4-wuirn, Business Manager. S'n1ml: Trgui, Miller, lf., Courtney, I.aMarca, Ili-nni S. say that this year has been a stand-out in Oyez history. The staff includes: Courtney, Iaiditorg Miller, If., and Dennis, .Associate Ieiditorsg I.a Marca, Sports, Glunt, Alumni, Circulation, Traug Business Manager, Capt. Cecil M. Newcorn. The Senior Class, through a selected staff, has gotten out this issue of The Adjutant, the school year book. Here is a resume of all activities ofthe year, high-lighted with pictures of all who took part in them. This is another valuable opportunity for journalistic experience. Next to a Diploma a copy of the year book is the dearest possession of the graduates, because in it are gathered, in story and picture, memories of school days at Massa- nutten that will be cherished throughout life. Captain Benchoff is adviser for this staff also. Miller, lf., is Iiditor-in-Chief, Klein, K., is .Assis- tant biditorg I.ambert, If., is Senior Editor, Sports ADjlI'I'AN'l ' STAI-'If Slmziiiug lfrffl 10 righll: Martori, Clark, NY., Reecher. S1'alni.- Anders mxri, IJ., Baggett, Miller, If., Nvuishnis, Lambert, Klein, K. and Organizations are taken care of by XVoishnis and Clark, NV. Anderson, D., is Military scribe, while Reecher and Baggett take care ot' the busi- ness end as Manager and Assistant, respectively. By their fruits ye shall know them. This book is the fruit ofthe labors ofthe Class of 1940. RELIGIOUS Religious life at IVIassanutten is not neglected. Each school day is started of'I' right with a fifteen minute chapel service, consisting of a brief scrip- ture reading, I.ord's Prayer and a song or two. These exercises are conducted by our Head Master, Colonel I-I. Henchoff, our Chaplain, The Rev. VV. T. Brundick, and various Faculty Officers. Rach Sunday morning the International Sunday School lesson is presented by a diiTerent Faculty Officer, after which the cadets are required to attend the church of their choice downtown. On Sunday evenings a Y. M. C. A. program is presented by the cadets themselves. Each one is required to appear at least once during the year. There have been some splendid programs, consisting of scrip- ture readings, prayers, topics on various subjects, current and sports events, and music. MUSICAL XVe have been very proud of our musical groups this year. XVith the R. O. T. C. Band, Glee Club and Swing Band going full tilt, opportunity for plenty of activity has been given to all interested in musiceboth vocal and instrumental. The R. O. T. C. Band, under the efiicient direction of Captain Cecil M. Newcorn, has made an enviable record. Along with adding zest and color to athletic con- tests at home and away they were often called upon to do their stuff for the townsfolk. The Armistice Day parade, Banker's and 4H Club Conventions, C. M. T. C. pep meeting and Fire- men's Festival are a few of the local functions where they captured the crowds with their snappy appearance and spine-tingling martial music. Of course the out-of-town trips pleased the boys most and put them most on their metal. At the Apple Harvest Festival at Martinsburg, VV. V., last fall the Band was very much in evidence, both in the parade and on the concert platform. On tour they were wildly acclaimed by thousands of students and their parents in the junior and senior high schools, where they appeared in concerts. They also cheered the hearts of the patients in the U. S. Veterans Hospital at Pittsburgh and climaxed the tour with a half-hour broadcast over station KDKA, Pittsburgh. At the great Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia, they played an hour's concert before the Queen and her assembled court and then proceeded to win the first prize of 3250.00 as the best band in the gigantic parade and an additional first prize of 310.00 for having the best drum major. After the parade, eleven of the school bands which had participated mingled their colorful uni- forms and excellent playing in a mass rendition of three fine marches and the Star Spangled Banner under the inspiring direction of Maurice Spitalny, musical director of station KDKA, Pittsburgh. As a well-earned reward for their hard work dur- ing the year, they were awarded Superior', rating in both playing and marching at the Virginia State Music Festival at Richmond. VVhile there they played a half hour concert for Governor Price which was broadcast over station VVRVA. A re- cording was also made of one of their numbers. The various sections of the Band are headed by Gl.lil'i Cl.llB--Slm1f1i11g.- Major G. A. Bcnchoffhlohn, Klein, B., Mitchell, Mar- mion, Simon, W., Glunt, Dusenbury, Shanor, Hohert, Dennis, Boyer, S., Piatt. Stated flqft la rjghll: Reynolds, Raese, C., XVharton, Alfinito, Lambert, Colteryahn, Beahm, Buskcn, Bucher, Cole, Willing- hum . lN'l'ER-SOCll'1'l'Y DHBA'l'l'1 CHN THSTANTSfSlan1li2lg flrffl In riglztl Trumble, Dcgan, G., Bucher, Klein, R. Anderson, D., Rucchcr, Colteryailin Stalfd: Garcia, Klein, K., Liirner. GARRlCK IDRAM.-X'I'IC CLllB lfmk Nutz' Ili,-ft In rightls Gcrvaile, lirookc, l'rau, Mcla -rvm l, Klein, R., lmirie, Garcia. 'llnlfllr Ruin' l.arner, Reeclier, Rucher, lloyer, ll., LaMarca, Dorsett, I.itrIt-, Spitalny. l :'w1!lQu::'.- Trumble, Klein, K., Cole, Capt. O, U'Neal, Clark, YY., I-'almt-stock, lfoucar. trained and experienced soloists the trumpets by Aiello and lipsteing horns by Colteryahng basses, Kern, trombones by Klein, B., and Hpsteing the clarinets are paced by Lambert, lf., the saxaphones by Lambert, lf., and Collegemang drums and tym- pani, Spitalnyg buglers, Aiello, laipstein, Stine and Trumble. The Band is also a separate military unit with a full corps of officers in command, in- cluding Lieut. Drum Major, Stypeg Assistant Drum Major, Degan, G., Drum Majorette, Miss Margaret Mausg 2nd Lieut., Stineg lst Sergt., Cole, Platoon Sergt., Kern, and Corporal, Col- teryahn. The Swing Band is just one of those things inevitable among youthful musicians ofour day and age. lt is made up ofa number of the fellows from the R. O. T. C. Band stung by the Swing bug, and serves as an outlet for that insatiable jittery, jousting, joyous desire to Swing it. They have appeared as intermission relief for the orchestras playing for the formal dances and at local fune- tions, such as Rotary Club dinner dance and lfaculty parties, under the joint direction of jim- mic Spiralny and l'ud Lambert. And what would we do without our great Glee Club? Major Guy lienchotf, noted organist and choir director, as well as Commandant, has taken a group of thirty-two boys and trained them into a very excellent singing organization, with a repertoire broad, varied and exceedingly easy to listen to. Wlith fewer opportunities than the Band for the purely spectacular and confined almost wholly to indoor work, they are, just the same, tops in musical excellence. They have appeared on l ounder's Day, Literary, Y. M. C. A. and other school programs, and in a number of fine concerts in local churches and theatres. They also rated Superior at Richmond. Cadet Soloists Connelly and Dennis and Accompanist Zinlahan rated Good Plus. SOCIAL The social season this year reached an all-time high both in the nature and quality of functions. A Hying start was made over the Homecoming week-end in November when the first of a series of formal dances was given in Virginia Lee Harri- son gymnasium. After a great football game and literary program on Friday and band concert Saturday morning, many patrons and friends joined with the cadets and their ladies in a joyous evening of tripping the light fantastic to the haunt- ing rhythm of the George NVashington Hotal Orchestra of Winchester. Under the charmed spell of the autumnal motif in decorations, the merry- makers slipped by the stern realities of time until rudely confronted with the disappointing fact that all good things must have an end. The committee in charge included Frank Miller, Trumble, Mar- HISTORY CI.l'B-Bark Rau' tlqft In righil: Hard iiialii , Fader, McLeod, Hof bert, Curran, Y tiii ng, Raese, U., Kitehin, Tran, Soles. Third Ruff: Courtney, Raesc, C., Shanor, lf riii car, Miller, R., Beck, Baggett, Boyer, S., Carrion. S z't'r 1 mi Row: Brooke, Price, Lichtenstein, lfahnc- stock, l'iatt, Lambert, Capt. R. Lam- bert tAdviserl, Klein, K., Klein, R., Firzvf Row: Gilstein, lfritts, Reilly, Simon, C., Daugherty. Rll I.li SQUAD-Sl rfzzf 1' ing Clffl .fo righlbx Sergeant Earle Richardson CCoachJ, Trau, Daugherty, Tilley, Buchanan, Raese, C., Shanor. Km'rling: Lambert, lmirie, Sid- Y wa, Rcechcr, Anderson, D., Cole, Hershey, l H. 4 Jimmy Spitalny, student conductor uf the ROTC Band, receives the baton from his father, Mr. Maurice Spitalny, Director of Music, KDKA, Pitts- burgh. Capt. Cecil M. Newcorn, Director, is in the background. The ROTC Band broadcast over KDKA in March. tori, Watson, Degan, E., Terry, Tilly, Hobert and Dennis. And then came the most colorful and spectacular social event of the season-the ninth annual Mili- tary Ball under the personal direction of the P. M. S. 251 T., Edwin VV. Grimmer, Major U. S. A. The theme was Pan-Americanismf' The guests of honor were Colonel and Mrs. Pedro Zanni, Argen- tine Military and Air Attache at VVashington. To the snappy South American music of our own Mili- tary Band the cadets and their ladies, led by Cadet Major Donald Anderson and Mrs. Ruth Bushong, staged the Grand March before overfiow crowds in the balconies. In the reviewing stand were Colonel and Mrs. Howard Benchoff, Head Master, Colonel and Mrs. Pedro Zanni, Major and Mrs. E. XV. Grimmer, Nlajor and Mrs. Guy Benchoff and Dean and Mrs. Franklyn Reardon. Then, after passing the receiving line, the whole colorful assemblage whirled into the dance to the tantalizing strains of a succession of Rhumbas by the George VVashington Hotel Orchestra. The massed flags of the twenty-one South American Republics, against a background of the rest of the world, and topped by the Stars and Stripes, made an unusually attractive scheme ofdecoration. Our hats are off to the committee that engineered this most exquisite affair-Earl Richardson, Sergt. U. S. A., and Cadets Stype, Curran, Hershey, H., Robinson, Miller, F., Trau, King and Pulaski. Let's have more like this in years to come. The final Ball of the year was held on the night before Commencement. The mystic summer night was enlivened by the soft strains of dreamy music. Spring and summer were very much in evidence in the floral decorations and in the flowing and color- ful delicacy of the attire of the ladies. A great crowd of patrons and friends again joined the cadets and their ladies in this farewell by the Juniors and Seniors, sending them out into the world to the ever-memorable sounds of gaiety, laughter, music and dancing. This last social func- tion ofthe year was sponsored by the Junior Class. MISCELLANEOUS And who is likely to forget the numerous happy week-ends at Camp Lupton, Massanutten's beau- tiful recreational center? Who indeed wants to forget the watermelon feeds, the hot dog roasts, the hikes, swims, boat and horseback rides in the spring and fall? And how indelibly fixed on our memories is the glorious Christmas party in the Mess Hall and Auditorium as we separated for the holidays. And then there were the Bull Ses- sions at the cannon and the old stone wall. The A. W. O. L.'s, the Sticks and the Bull Ring. VVhat memories all these will conjure up before our minds as time yields its quota ofjoys and sorrows as it joins The never ending flood of years How- ing toward the goal of lives well lived. Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, all hail M. A. 5 1 H mi Ji ,yi 1. K ii mr gg ,X E. The .Qzpfon eereafion enter This Tear or dey Tear HERE are immeasurable advantages to an intelligent appraisal, and enjoyment, of nature's bounty. No influence more rehning to the char- acter or inspirational to the spirits could exert itself upon the collective personality of the youth of today. Unconsciously perhaps, but neverthe- less effectively, exercise and stimulation among environs of rich natural beauty make an im- print upon youthful sensitivities, inviting won- derment at their unequalled splendor and ad- miration for the Creative Hand. Young minds do not always reveal their innermost thoughts nor are they at all times aware of the processes which mould them, but many are the evidences of appre- ciation and enjoyment reflected from the tongues and reactions of boys who, long accustomed to nothing more musical than the grinding of trolley wheels and the grating of taxi brakes, find them- selves out in fields and pastures, gloriously cano- pied with flowers, or, from a high promontory, viewing a wide expanse of landscape wildly riotous with color. lt is in recognition of the importance of such values that the Lupton Recreation Center has be- come an integral part of Massanutten. Located in a setting of unquestioned beauty, it provides op- portunities not only such as those above men- tioned, but others equally desirable for wholesome recreation and sport. The name Lupton is of long standing and dis- tinction in Virginia's history, and has been given to the Recreation Center in honor of Mrs. Paul B. Carter, nee Lupton, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, whose ancestors and relatives have lived for many years in the Shenandoah Valley. Mrs. Carter, apart from this connection, has herself at all times been kindly disposed toward the Academy and is a valued and appreciated friend. The Center itself possesses a unique historic background, and thus altogether has been founded upon strong and respected traditions. Uccupying one of the famous horse-shoe bends of the Shenandoah River, the three-hundred-acre farm is bounded by the Massanutten Mountain on the east and commands an imposing view of the Allegheny ranges to the west. The physical equip- ment includes three well-constructed buildings in which dormitory, dining and other facilities are available. Equipped with lighting, lavatories and showers, the Center is modern in every respect. Under proper weather conditions, horseback rid- ing through near and distant paths and mountain The Lodgesfrom fhe Air. Fairfax Lodge. Rahauser Lodge. Lupton Lodge. vw-mag:-........., -.Q--' Q passes proves an entertaining feature joined in by many cadets. Boating and canoeing on the river, fishing and swimming, outdoor baseball, basket- ball and volleyball, tennis and other sports are some of the inducements offered at the Recreation Center. And so, this rapidly-expanding unit, only one mile from the school campus, feasts the eye of the growing boy with entrancing beauty, adding depth of appreciation to his adolescent senses and the strength of pure mountain air and water to his bodily structure. NVeek-ends at l.upton Center have been com- monplace in our school experience. A familiar sight on lfriday afternoons is the trekking of cadets, loaded with blankets, knives and other appropriate necessities, on their way for one or two days of glorious outdoor adventure. ln the party may be embryo geologists, perhaps a bird-lover, an ama- teur botanist, or simply some cadet who wants to rough it a bit in the vast open spaces. VVeather permitting, a gathering about one of the large fire- places may take place, at which time hair-raising accounts of strange and singular adventure will be forthcoming. Sitting beneath a star-lit sky, hear- ing the faint murmur of rolling waters below, per- chance the quaint hoot of an owl, the occasional chattering of crickets and birds, and the gentle rustle of winds among the black silhouette of trees arc among the pleasures many of us have been privileged to enjoy. l.ittle wonder that nature's exquisite charms impels us to deep and healthful sleep, from which our awakening eyes are dazzled A riding class on a ,iaunt through the woods. ,Y 5 9 ,gn -i-:lv Bozzliug 011 1116 Sl1e111z11ffo11l1. other diversions were all a part of this grand occa- sion, until, finally, a setting sun signalled the end of a perfect day and weary feet trudged back across the hill to the restfulness of bed and the always plaintive sounding of taps. Sitting in our offices someday, there are those of us who will recall hikes into the mysterious mountain recesses, or a long ride through moun- tain trails, perhaps a fishing expedition on the Shenandoah, a game of ball beneath the open sky. Relatively carefree and happy, what sheer joy in living was experienced on those occasions! As the Poet says: 'l'l1f'1'i' fm' l!11'11g,f qf iifjllifll I 11111'v 710f .fjnmkg 'l'l1r1'r fm' II,7't'IlHl.l' fllflf 111111101 div. 'l'!1w1v' fm' fflllllgllfj 111111 zmzkf' 1110 .v11'o11,g lzwzrf weak, .'l11ff bring tl pzzllw' fllfll flu' z'1'1e'ek, qlmf ll Illfif bt-'fo1'f' lla' qw. xlmf ilu' iUl1l'1f.Y Qf llmffzzffzf .tang Cillllll' naw' 1111' like zz rlziff: pl br1,y'.t wif! fx flu' wi111f'.v wiff, mlm! lla' ff10l1KQ'fIf.l' gf ,w1111!1 fm' fflllg, Kong flzozzghlsf' lfor all of its many purposes, l.upton Recreation Center is a rapidly growing unit at hlassanutten, and gives to our school life a means of expression which is unusual. lfor eight weeks during the summer the Center becomes a camp for younger boys, conducted by members of the staff' of the Academy. The camp program includes all appropriate sports and forms of instruction. lt draws youngsters from many states, all of whom enjoy a varied period of health- building and recreation. Trips are taken to the Skyline Drive, to one of the famous Caverns, and to other scenic and historic spots in the Valley. The buildings already erected at the Center, representing an investment of approximately fif- teen thousand dollars, are equipped to take care of as many as seventymtive boys at one time. :Xmply supplied with lavatories, showers, electric lights, telephones and other conveniences, the buildings have been constructed with the idea ofpermanency and are handsome structures. Lupton Lodge contains no dormitory facilities, but is primarily for the reception of guests. Ra- hauser Lodge, the most imposing edifice, contains an attractive main floor for gatherings, reading purposes, etc., and dormitories, while Fairfax Hall houses a commodious dining room, kitchen, sleep- ing porch and additional dormitory space. During the winter months, several huge fire- places give warmth and atmosphere to the sur- roundings, and, upon occasion, opportunities are made available for the enjoyment of winter sports. Those who have thus far entered into the exhila- rating experiences offered at the Lupton Center must realize that they have participated in the initial stages of a development which possesses untold possibilities. The wide expanse of over three hundred acres, including mountain land, will be increasingly fashioned to provide addi- tional recreational opportunities. There is the FF . .tl . n . Mac v F . .4 s .. , 3 Y W sr X ' Q -. W X l wi? if , we ., f iw' f , .cf , , -t 52. 1 i1i.,i.?fWi'3'l-pat 'if-,,.,,,,-ik? -A to . f W . 'Lf R- '.M'1't4w- J .,., ff- we . K .Qw2',. 4, , . 2-Nf fgft 1 in X , . vw. .. ,.,..,, .wg-K - f M... I .,.z.Mw...- , .ss 7 c,..cc.w ..e if ' ' N ' f I 7' iq' f fm' . , ' T ibn s' ' lf '3!Q,Q-ff 'f1,Q,'Q j,5f. QfvxS '-i5fil-Xiyile -Qu' ,wx K fy? ' Wm' Q - we -- ff ' -ana' Q, , -. ,,tg,.,,.mt - ,yas . .X ff ,i .. tr- wr X -'S?ai'M - , 'Q 9395 he-g ypwwsrstfi yi n 1 .tv .if ,,,,w..A,L,,, ,, I K f we-re ' -1.': ,3,,f ,,..f1gx5t-fha t .1 ' i 'wwa.aw'g,,,. 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Experiences in such a haven of restfulness and luxuriant natural beauty elicit the finest of human responses in thought and action, fortifying the spirit, broaden- ing the perspective, and deepening the religious sense. Altogether, therefore, the l,upton Recreation Center has proved a valuable asset to Nlassanut- ten's equipment, and for the future possesses un- told possibilities for development. ln a mechanical era, when smoke-filled cities and congested living conditions so limit recreational advantages for youngsters, how fine it is that the facilities of our school are supplemented by an addition which makes possible outdoor experiences of so great value to the growing boy. The Cfublzouse. Tafrom S. G. CLARK FORD AGENCY MRS. G. E. MCCORMICK DR. W. H. WUNDER MRS. R. C. FRAVEL HAYDENS DRY CLEANING XNORKS COOKS, BARBER SHOP CAPTAIN AND MRS. E. A. TILLEY MR. GEORGE GRAN MR. CLARENCE P. HOBERT MR. MORRIS GILSTEIN REV. DR. AMOS J. TRAVER MR MR MR MR AND MRS. JOHN S. MORVAY AND MRS. R. 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It is well worth the very highest efforts of its craftsmen 'A' SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Woodstock Printing Company Main Street Woodstock, Virginia Students' Medical Reimbursement Phone I I f r Massanutten Hamm O WALTON 8: SMOOT Academy Handled by t D 1' u g 5 Haun-Magruder ' R E M I N G T O N AGENCY TYPEWRITERS JACOB HAUN, Manager Q ,, C o U R T S Q U A R E WOODSTOCK V I R G I N I A Woodstock Virginia CONCCC Service Station WOODSTOCK VIRGINIA Headquarters for Massanutten Patrons and Faculty for ten years Washing-U Servicing-- Goodrich Tires Batteries and Accessories Phone 216 PAUL DELLINGER, Manage Happy Landings to the Class of '40 May You Live Long and Prosper ir BARRETT'S Friendly Drug Store The Price is Right HOTEL WOODSTOCK Woodstock, Virginia Sl-IENANDOAI-l FARMERS UNION CDLIVER FARM EQUIPMENT DeLAVAL CREAM SEPARATOR Woodstock - - - Virginia Quick Laundry Service at T H E T R O Y P serve the Shena LAUNDRY the hour of just drop us a Postal Card and we'll let you know de arture and arrival of our trucks which ndoah Valley WE'VE A THOROUGH LAUNDRY SERVICE FOR YOU . . . BACKED BY QUICK SERVICE AND PRICES THAT ARE NOT HIGH PHONE: NINETY-TVVO Harrisonburg, Virginia HIRSCH-TYLER 8: CO. Official Uniform Manufacturers for Massanutten Military Academy Specialists in Military Uniforms i' 'A' nk Tenth and Berks Streets PHILADELPHIA Shenandoah County Bank and Trust Company WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA al' Service Zzwrrnff S a f e t y 'k Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation BELLWOOD FOOD PRODUCTS FOR lNS'I'ITU'IlIONS 'ki' 'lr DISTRIBUTED BY W. H. WiIIiams8c Company,Inc Richmond, Virginia When in Harrisonburg, Don't llliss Friddle's Restaurant On the Square Harrisonburg, Virginia Dine . . . Where the food is best Where there is a better variety on the menu Where the service is unequaled Famous for its Sizzling Steaks' Established l902 WENDER'S Quality and Service Woodstock - Mt. Jackson V I R G I N I A JOHN DAVEY 1846---1923 Founder ly' Tree Surgery Expert Care fir Valuable Trees 0 SKILLFUL SPRAYING 0 SCIENTIFIC FEEIIING O TREE SURGERY 0 LARGE TREE MOVING O LIGHTNING PROTECTION 0 GENERAL TREE CARE 0 FREE INSPECTION SERVICE DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO. National Press Bldg., Washington, D. C. National 5534 DAVEY TREE SERVICE We Salute MASSANUTTEN! and Congratulate the Corps of Cadets upon its enviable Military rating THE LILLEY-AMES CO. COLUMBUS, OHIO .llanufacturers of UNIIfoRIvIs ANIJ EQUIPMENTS FOR COLLEGE CADET CORPS SABERS AND SWORDS Lilley-Ames Uniforms are made to the Highest Military Tailoring Standard Catalog on Request Best lfisfiesfor Great Success DeLuXe Saddlery Company 336 NORTH CHARLES STREET BALTIMORE - - - MARYLAND SHENVALEE HOTEL The Home of Hospitality K Golf - - - Tenni s--- Quiet Surroundings Central to the large Caverns of the Shenandoah Valley j. G. INIILLER, Mgr. NEW MARKET VIRGINIA Massanutten Cadets CKQQWV Welcome Compliments of AT SUUTHERN Duke Shavers D A I R I E S Incorporated if if if Sodas Lunch Music 5Q3'QF3 DANCING I have been repairing the shoes for the cadets ,k of Massanutren Academy since 1915 and wish to say that I have not only obeyed theinjunctiomearningniyliving by the sweat of my brow, and for the past 64 years,by the skin of the Ccowj, so l am sticking to the Clastj, and ready to share my ex- perience in repairing your shoes B. F. H I S E Y Edinburg Virginia Compliments of D Y M O C K HARDWARE COMPANY Woodstock :: Virginia 'A' Harrisonburg Wholesale Meat Co., Inc. HARRISONBURG - Phone : Office 880 Wholesalers - VIRGINIA Plant840 BEEF LAMB PORK VEAL O. R. SNYDER K. R. ALEXANDER SHENANDCAH CAVERNS U. S. 1 1---Via Winchester or New Market, Va. Only Caverns With Elevator and a Hotel No Delay - - - Free Camp Grounds - - - Lights - - - Water Phone 39 SCHMITT'S Drug Store Elgin Watches Bulova Watches General Repairing .M c Cfanalzan ,s jewelry Store PAUL W. MCCLANAI-IAN, Prop. The Store for Quality gi W wooDs'rocK STRASBURG Woodstock Virginia VIRGINIA The Community Theatre VV ELCOBI ES THE MASSANUTTEN CADETS Entertainment with the Best Selection ot Pictures The Playhouse of Courtesy and Service Dedicated to Your Entertainment Matinees Each Saturday: 2.30 P. M. Nightly: 7.00 P. M. 9.00 P. M. Riley Chevrolet Sales C A R S T R U C K S if Phone 85 WOODSTOCK, VA. Compliments through Your Local GULF Dealer that good Gulf gasoline BURGESS NELSON T, Stands for Thrift, A Popular Word. . P, Stands for PLUS, Thnft As You All Must Have Heard. Plus s i'f'Ct 'n 's, send. for SATISFACTION, Who Would Ask More. C B Fo All Three an e und, At A BEN FRANKLIN STORE. BEN FRANKLIN STORE Woodstock Virginia New York Restaurant You'll Enjoy Good Food at Moderate Prices Your Patronage Greatly Appreciated Woodstock Virginia IRVIN CANDY CO. Candies - - - Cakes - - - Cigarettes Cigars and Novelties 'k EDINBURG VIRGINIA Hardware, Mill and Electrical Supplies Compliments of B o y e r Grocery Company 'A' Wholesale Merchandise HOTEL WOODSTOCK Clean, Comfortable and Convenient Service to Patrons and Friends of Nlassanutten Military Academy Excellent Food Nice Atmosphere HARRY L. Cooxus, Manager Woodstock Virginia THE WAY-SIDE INN For Motorists Since 1908 'k nl' Jno. S. Solenberger 8: Co., Inc. Winchester, Virginia Middletown Virginia AUTO Compliments of wfi 1'f'o .P ' - 'xi r Q., M. 0 nu U4 ' nu ug 0' :Nw MI NI Mui- , I 5 5 F'-it ' 5- . LSL ,N A V I lull!! qualms!!-'V q00pluavM- V LIFE FIRE State Farm Companies are giving Nation- wide Service to a select policy-holder group at a saving in cost. Assets Exceed S18,000,000 ir GEO. V. MAUS District Agent i' Chrysler EDINBURG, VIRGINIA Ph ne:73'F'0Z Trittfzarcl Jiffotor Compliments of C0 mp d ny H. L. Borden Plymouth Lumber Company Building Materials Mill and Cabinet Work STRASBURG, VIRGINIA V I R G I N I A RESTAURANT STRASBURG, VIRGINIA The Oldest Established Restaurant in the Shenandoah Valley All New Equipment FOUNTAIN SERVICE Charleston West Virginia MASSANUTTEN ACADEMY STUDENTS WELCOME Comfifiments of The R. O. T. C. Band of lvlassanutten Military Academy is Serving the Valley with Efficient Service Since 1906 'Ir Farmers Mutual Telephone System or SHENANDOAH coUN'rY 'k Toms Brook Virginia Compliments of Post Exchange GOLDEN GLOW COFFEE SHOP AND RESTAURANT The Best Thing in Life is a Good Meal Home Cooked Winchester's All American Place to Eat 3 Soda Fountain Service and Luncheonetteg Candies of Quality Reservations can be made for any type dinners, banquets or bus parties 48 S. Loudoun St. Winchester, Va. M. K. SHIRKEY Route 11 Phone 228 I Emery s Motor Q C o a c h L i n e s sHEPHE12DsTcwN, W. VA. Compliments of WOODSTOGK GARAGE Handles Exclusively All Transportation for C h 1' y S le I' P I y In O U 1' fl Massanutten's Band, Glee Club sales Service and Athletic Teams WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA EXCELLENT SERVICE Q P sor T H -SHAFER Co B uvzous Mn 1 .- 1 3 3 i ,. ll E 1 E 5 E K: 5 1:41 v . 's'.mx:matila2rwnvL:av:.1s!u,z'11-.-. nuQbpw3Qwm,'r:ax1s.,:a.T'E --z ff : - E.:-mw2frxz:2:.:z. XS. L .. :-F. H: ::bfnc'r'.:aL1,:-.'., .. 1'-:www P, 'fi1ew.T:sasv::r.zeza2::.v.F-11.' .ng -xx f-warm,