Riverside Military Academy - Bayonet Yearbook (Gainesville, GA)

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head of our Math. Department. For the past four years he has held a Reserve Commission as Col. in the U. S. Army. His favorite expression is A man who can't take what he has and get what he wants is a failure. He is often seen taking the physical exercises in the morning. Major Mullaly, a true Irishman, came to us after considerable study in numerous colleges in the British Isles and liurope. Although he has been instructor in many different studies here in the past five years. he now specializes in his fa- vorite subject English and holds down the post of Assistant Principal. Lieutenant llaswell. after being with us for the past four years and after joining the Benedict Mmm Mmm class, will be transferred to Fort Benning, Georgia, in June, where he will join the 29th Infantry. The whole corps deeply regret losing him and we all join together in wishing him the best of luck at his new post. .-lssocialc Principal Captain Burger, the Assistant Commandant, is a graduate of V. NI. I. and holds a commission in the reserves. Although not connected with the school last year he is back with us again this year. We all know him as a stern disciplinarian but we have heard that he is quite different out of school. Our Dean. Col. Garner, comes to us after winning many distinguished honors in 1 uite a few colle 'es in the U. S. Besides teach- I ing Iinghsh. he has helped many of us decide our life's vocation. The Principal of our Junior School, Captain 'l'aylor is quite a man with the fairer sex. He is also a lover of boys and came to us from Camp Dixie. Captain Fleming came to us from Florida Mili- tary Academy to take charge of the Junior School. As their Commandant and teacher all the kids love him. His Junior unit has looked good on all our Parades. One of our instructors of C leometry, Major Brown comes to us from Miami Military Academy in Ohio. Although he came to us late in the year he has formed many lasting friendships. Another late arrival, Mr. li. M. Mooney is well remembered by many old boys for his excellent work here in developing gymnastics, basketball, CAPTAIN Moom-:Y .11 ssociale Prirwipal R I V lf R S I D E fl I i T M 1 9 3 4

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THE FACULTY Our President, Col. Beaver, is an inspiration to every Cadet. His great success with Riverside is not due to chance or accident, but to vision and genius. Age and fatigue are just not in his vocabulary, and the staff' that he has gathered to aid in the develop- ment of Riverside is a tribute to his discernment. Major Mooney, head of the Riverside Academic Department, is an authority on Academic work as well as all forms of athletics. He has always been a great sportsman, his favorite game being golf. Col. Horton, a stern disciplinarian and friend of every boy, makes a most successful Superintendent and Commandant. Before coming to Riverside in 1922 he supervised and disciplined many of the South's most distinguished schools. He is known for his many friends everywhere he goes. COLONEL HORTON Superintendent and Commandanl Captain McClure, P. M. S. Sz T., came to us after graduating from The Infantry School, The Cav- ' alry School, and The General Staff School, with designation for the General Offi- cers' Eligible List. He is greatly admired for his efficiency and fairness in every situation. Major Moore, Associate Principal and the sponsor of the Riverside Honor Roll, heads our English Department very efficiently. He is a firm believer in constant study and undivided attention in class. Being a newlywed, the Major has a continual smile on his face. As head of our French Department, Associate Principal, and coach of the Riverside Tennis team, Captain Mooney has been very successful. He also holds the position of Director of Publicity, Faculty Adviser of the Bayonet and originator of the Kadet, Jr. We all hope that his year old son Mike will be as successful and well liked as Cap- tain Mooney. Captain Curtis, one of our most popular faculty officers and a very competent football coach, heads our Athletic Department, as well as our History Department. He served in the A. E. F. in the i Artillery Division and was Athletic Director of r Blackstone Military Academy before coming here. MA275 MOOFEY Very well read in all phases of Military, Col. mmm Watson, Assistant Principal, holds the position of

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ea swimming, and boxing. An unusually fine coach, he has a very large body of admirers in the corps. Lieutenant Beaver, son of the President, grad- uated at Biverside in 1929, he then attended the University of Georgia for four years and received his A. B. degree. He is with us this year as Quarter- master. As all of us know, the Lieutenant is a tennis player of great renown. Like his father he is always smiling, his biggest smile coming after he has succeeded in winning another tennis match from Captain Mooney. Teacher of Math., Tactical Officer and Adviser of the S. P. O., Captain Russell, a graduate of The Citadel, always has a smile. He is famous for his Algebra stick, which has proved to be quite an COLONEL WATSON incentive to his students. AefS'a'1 J'f'1f Pa' Captain Stacy, teacher of Chemistry and leader of The Commanders, is a friend of all the boys. He is responsible for many of the numerous trips around the Miami Area. We wish to express our appreciation for the wonderful music rendered four times a week during our stay in Florida. Captain Pitcher, our well-liked college athlete, is a fine instructor of History. Always insistent upon discipline, though he seems easy going, he is known to be one of the King-Fish's boys. Along with his interesting History classes he is one of our football coaches. Many congratulations to Captain Callison who passed his Bar examination in the State of Georgia while with us this year. He is one of our Math. teachers and Tactical Officers. We all wish him the best of luck as a lawyer. He graduated at The Citadel and then started teaching. Captain Causey, after attending the University of Virginia for four years, took a two year course at Carolina specializing in Spanish. He then went to Spain for a year and a half course and he is with us this year as a teacher of Spanish. He had charge of the beach in Florida and seemed to keep everything well at hand, at least he had his share of the girls. The head of our Commercial Department, Cap- tain Eakins, is a graduate of Furman University. He then went to Motze Business College where he spent most of his time on Commercial Subjects. He MAJOR MULLALY certainly gets results in all his classes. Assistant Principal