Massanutten Military Academy - Adjutant Yearbook (Woodstock, VA)

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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.

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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

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