New York Military Academy - Shrapnel Yearbook (Cornwall on Hudson, NY)

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' I. . wtf? s t Q . ... fs , e r ' f -if ' ' e -. -s--. - .J as , IDI lfll lljl , Hli war has brought confusion in many of the departments at Wfashington, : complain because we suffered through the carelessness of some incompetent clerk, nevertheless it is hard to write about our experiences without using -l language which would bar THE : S1-IRAPNIQI. from the mails. To call it a raw deal is about the mildest ex- pression we can use and describe it at all. T-lere's the story in a nut- shell: N. Y. M. A. has been a com- petitor in every Military School Competition since the XVar Department, through the National Rifie Association, inaugurated the contest in l9l2 and offered the trophy to be held by the winner each year. The first year our team finished in eighth position, then for three successive years it finished in second place, and last year it finished hrst and won the trophy. Naturally, there was a determination on the part of everybody in the school interested in rifie practice to keep that trophy here in- definitely, and at the beginning of the year in September practice began in order to find new men to fill the places of the members of last year's team who had graduated. Although Captain-now Major-Muldoon, the reliable and skilful rifie instructor for so many years, had been called to active service, Cadet Captain Young, captain of the rifie team and a veteran shot, began the work of instruction. Upon the return of Edwards, captain of last year's team, to the school as Assistant Commandant, he took over the wouk and quietly developed a very strong team. As the time drew near at which the match usually begins and no word was received from Xlfashington, the team grew anxious and began a cor- respondence with Wfashington, in the course of which we were informed that there would probably be a delay in starting the match, but that we would be notified in due time. As week after week went by without further notice from headquarters the anxiety increased. Again a letter of inquiry was sent to lfVashington, but no reply was received. A second and third letter also failed to get a reply, so then, since the time for the 172 and we suppose it is unreasonable to

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match was long past, it was concluded that it had been called off for the year, and the team gave up practice and disbanded. Then, one day, like a bomb from the sky, came the news that i'Arms and the'Man was publishing scores of the Military School Match. There was a near riot. NVhat had we done that we should be turned down Hat and without a word? An indignant letter to Wasliiiigtoii brought no reply. Finally a Wi1'e was sent asking what we could do to get the cour- tesy of a reply and besides Colonel Davis was asked to visit headquarters personally and locate the trouble. Then, at last, we were told that it was all a mistake-that the notice should have been sent--that it was sent, etc., etc. Four matches had been shot by the other schools, but we were told to go ahead and shoot as fast as we could to catch up with the other teams, and that, in the meantime, the matter would be taken up with the executive committee to see if the irregularity could be overlooked. The team got together again, and began shooting, but all the excitement and interest was gone. The weather was warm, other sports were in order, and the uncertainty whether the scores would be counted all proved obstacles to good shooting, but the team did the best it could under such disheartening circumstances. On the face of the returns as given in the Arms and the Man , St. Iohn's fDelalieldj has won the match and N. Y. M. A. is second, but, as the executive committee has made no decision so far as we know, we are not sure that our scores will be counted at all. The unolhcial scores are given below: 1 St. Iohn's Military Academy 6 Bordentown Military Institute 9144 CDelaHeldJ -----.--------- 9831 Fay school .................. 8692 2 New Y0fk M1'l1fa1'Y Academy- 9648 8 Wentworth Military Academy 8239 3 Tennessee Military lnstitute. .. 9605 9 Mt. Tamalpais Military Acad. 7332 4 Culver MiliU1l'Y Academy ----- 9483 Hitchcock Military Academy. 6814 5 Miami Military lnstitute ...... 9155 Zlnhihihual States 3H.Q.5liI.Q. Zllieam ' No. of Total Average Per Cent. Name Matches Score for Match Possible Kilmarx . ,........ ..... .... 1 5 59 194.8 97.43 Yerkes . . . . . . . . . 1743 193.5 96.83 Millard . .. ... 1152 192. 96. Inglis .... ... 1534 191.7 95.87 Mann, J. ... .. .. 1754 191.7 95.22 Young ............. ... 10 1905 190.5 95.03 Total for Team ............................. 9648 964.8 96.48 WVe congratulate St. John on their victory and only regret that we did not have the chance to give them a real race. 173