Oklahoma Military Academy - Vendette Yearbook (Claremore, OK)

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-f--W - - ...,.m.,., 'WqgqLij5w5.:gr'..g ,fb H V 5, M The First Squadron A hard riding, spectacular little redskin representing the Osage Nation worked his way up from the bottom of the ladder until he had reached that enviable rank of Cadet Major, commanding the First Squadron of O. M. A. Cavalry. As a mere slip of a lad of fourteen summers, he was enrolled in the sophomore year of high school five years ago. Having that native love for horses, he chose the cavalry unit for his military affiliation at a time when the infantry was MISS BONNIE BIRRYHILL Sl 1 S1 1' also available for training of youth. That Cadet Major Iames R. Spurrier should have attained that rank by dint of his adapt- ability is no surprise to those who know this genial son of the Redskins. Strange as the combination might seem, an original Infantryman in the person of First Lieutenant Iohn M. Uackj Kates is the efficient Adjutant of this dashing squadron of troopers, which may account for some of the soldiering. The size of the personnel in the two troops was an outstanding feature of the organization, for all the husky athletes belonged to Troops A and B. Thus it was necessary that efficiency on the part of the officers be a factor offsetting physical proportions. If the troopers of this squadron stand out in later life as they have during this school year, a rosy future is ahead of them. I r--- -- v ..-.-.. , w Eighteen if silt 1 , 'fe j .- 5 4 l 3 L .. . Y g't3'i'gi

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