Massanutten Military Academy - Adjutant Yearbook (Woodstock, VA)

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HISTURU ln l899 +he arlicles of incorporalion were granled and +he Board of Truslees was aulhorized by Judge T. W. l-larrison. A+ This 'rime 'rhere were very few schools in lhe Shenandoah Valley. Thus Rev. J. B. Slonesiler was designaled To solicil funds for The remodeling ol +he building and 'rhe purchasing of eguipmenl. The school was for four- feen years co-educa+ional and 'rhe sludenls came mos'I'ly from lhe Shenandoah Valley. Mr. Garrison presided as l-leadmasler for fhe firs+ Four years and 'rhen relired because of bad heal+h. l-lis successor was Rev. R. R. Jones, who presided for lwo years. Then Dr. l-l. J. Benchofl, our presenl l-leadmasfer, came lo lake charge of lhe school. From fhe year l905 Dr. Bencholi has sfeadily buill 'rhe Academy info whal' i+ is foday. Our l-leadmasfer a+ Tirsl planned for a school of one hundred sludenls, buf aller World War l, he made a careful sludy of +he siluafion, and planned for a school of aboul 'rwo hundred slu- denls. Dr. Benchoihl planned slep-by-slep +he building of his school: Lanlz l-lall was erecled in l909: Sperry l-lall, in l9l6: lhe Virginia Lee l-larrison Gymnasium, in I924g 'rhe Lanlz Hall annex, in l9271 and The J. Thomas l-larrison Swimming Pool in l928, and iusl now 'rhe Colonel is planning For 'rhe new dormilory +o +he academy. l-le buil+ a school in his lilelime, and Jrhis will sland as a living monumenl lo him for all lime. The slory of lvlassanullen, in brief, is one of loyalfy, shown nor only by lhose Tirsl few paslors and la'rer individuals, bul' also. by lhe alumni's de- vofion +o 'rhe school. By 'rhe Edilors. Colonel's Home and Sperry Hall

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ROBERT J. BENCHOFF A.B.: L.L.B., Harvard UniversiTy CapTain, R.O.T.C. AssisTanT HeadmasTer To CapTain BenchoTT we wanT To give our regards Tor showing us how To become beTTer suiTed Tor whaT lies ahead, no maTTer whaT iT may be. He has always been willing To give up his mosT valuable Time in order To help us and puT us on The righT Track. CapTain Bob, as he is beTTer known around The campus, has a cheerful Good Morning Tor everyone ThaT he happens To meeT on his way To classes or To work. He has a very hard job as AssisTanT HeadmasTer, buT iT CapTain Bob does iT, iT is done righT. GUY A. BENCHOFF Guilmani' Organ School Maier, R.O.T.C. CommandanT of CadeTs The Maior's firm hand-which never Tor a momenT re- laxes in shaping The characTers oT The corps inTo men ready 'for The ouTside world--and The loolc-which malces a cadeT do his besT aT all Times-are Two of The many charac:TisTics ThaT The Maior has in order To produce beTTer men. He gives much of his Time in Training The Glee Club, which is always among The besT. We, The Class of '5I, wish To Thank Major BenchoTT Tor giving us so much 'for so Ii++Ie. CHARLES W. McLAWHORN A. B.: A. M.: Furman Universify CapTain. R.O.T.C. Ass'T. Commander of Cadefs So much has already been said abouT CapTain McLaw- horn ThaT There are very Tew words leTT in which To describe him. BuT iT may be said of him Thai' he is always loolcing Tor some way in which To improve The corps. Indeed he also has a word of encouragemenT for every cadeT wiTh whom he speaks. The CapTain has done much Tor MassanuTTen and for every cadeT TrequenTing The insTiTuTion while he has been serving here. And he has made our sTay here a very happy and proTiTable one: Therefore we wanT To express our appreci- aTion To hirn Tor helping us To hecome whaT we Today are.