Randolph Macon Academy - Yearbook (Front Royal, VA)

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HISTORY AND PURPOSE Randolph-Macon Academy was established at Front Royal, Virginia, in 1892 and thus enters this year its 74th session of continuous service. Realizing the need for a private academy, the Trustees of Randolph-Macon College organized the school primarily to offer superior advantages to boys in Virginia and adjacent states. During the years of its develop- ment its reputation has grown and its usefulness spread until it now has represented in its student body boys from all parts of the United States. From its beginning until 1953 Randolph-Macon Academy was a member of the Ran- dolplr-Macon System, composed, in addition to the Academy, of Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, and Randolph-Macon W'oman's College, Lynchburg, Virginia. The System was administered through the years by a central Board of Trustees with committees from the Board directing the operation of each of the institutions. In 1953, after long and careful con- sideration and study, it was determined that each institution could best achieve its own pur- poses under its own charter and Board of Trustees. Charters were drawn up, conforming as nearly as possible to the charter of the parent Board. Randolph-Macon Academy is therefore operating under its own charter, administered by a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees, approved by the Virginia Conference of The Methodist Church. While there has never been direct ownership by The Methodist Church, there has been an historically close association between Randolph-Macon Academy and The Methodist Church. It is the purpose of Randolph-Macon Academy to preserve and develop this relationship. As written into the charter, it is the purpose of the Trustees to conduct, maintain, and operate a preparatory school for the education, instruction, and training of boys and for the inculcation of right ideas of character, service, and conduct, under positive religious in- liuencef' The original school building was destroyed by fire in 1927. Plans for rebuilding were soon completed and within a few months the present modern, fireproof Main Building was ready for use. Through the years other buildings have been added, the latest being the very beautiful John Campbell Boggs Chapel. RANDOLPH-MACON ACADEMY IS NOT CONDUCTED FOR PROFIT It is the desire of the Board of Trustees and of the administration to furnish the finest possible environment at the most reasonable cost. With this plan in mind physical equipment at Randolph-Macon attains a degree of perfection equalled by few schools. Added to this is a highly trained, capable and interested faculty. These combine to give Randolph-Macon a spirit and atmosphere that make for wholesome development. 10 RANDULPH-MAIIUN ACADEMY

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF RANDOLPH-MACON ACADEMY President: BISHOP WALTER C. GUM Vice-President: REV. JOHN H. DAVIDSON Secretary: JOHN C. BOGGS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BISHOP WALTER C. GUM, Chairman MR. ROBERT F. BOYD REV. JOHN H. DAVIDSON JUDGE ELLIOTT D. MARSHALL ALBERT M. ORGAIN, III I W. C. BOWEN .......... ROBERT F. BOYD .......... REV. JOHN H. DAVIDSON ..... BISHOP PAUL N. GARBER .... BISHOP WALTER C. GUM ..... RICHARD L. HOWELL ..... A. G. JEFFERSON ..... REV. RALPH C. JOHN ...... BERNARD B. LANE ......... HON. ELLIOTT D. MARSHALL EARL S. MATTINGLY .......... ARTHUR N. MORRIS ......... ALBERT M. ORGAIN, III ..... HON. E. BARRETT PRETTYMAN .. . REV. CARL I. SANDERS ....... B. M. SMITH ........... WILLIAM JASPER SMITH .. . REV. ROSCOE M. WHITE .... Newport News, Va. . . . .. . . Norfolk, Va. . . . . . Norfolk, Va. .. . .Raleigh, N. C. . . . .RichmOnd, Va. .. .. Lynchburg, Va. . . . Lynchburg, Va. Indianola, Iowa .. . . Altavista, Va. . . Front Royal, Va. .. . Lexington, Va. .. . Baltimore, Md. . . . . . Richmond, Va. . Washington, D. C. .. .. . Richmond, Va. . . . . .. . Arlington, Va. Rocky Mount, N. C. . . . . . . . Richmond, Va. C A L E N D A R SESSION 1965-66 Session Begins . . . ............. Wednesday, September 15, 1965 Session Closes . . . .................... Sunday, June 5, 1966 VACATION Thanksgiving Vacation . .. ...... .... N ovemher 24th to November 28th Christmas VHCHIIOII . - - .... December 17th to January 2nd Spring Vacation . . . . . March 18th to March 27th 11 ATFRUNTRUYALVIRGINIA LEE