Massanutten Military Academy - Adjutant Yearbook (Woodstock, VA)

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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.

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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.