Roosevelt Military Academy - Rough Rider Yearbook (Aledo, IL)

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Company Commander: MCAboy. Guidon Bczirerz Johnson D. First Squad: Cadets .Hoffman E., Balzel' pF., Krueger. Howell, Neuhaus, McKean. Dempsey. Second Squad: Cadets Bersln R., Pclno, Wynn, I'1u1ite1', Hutchinson, Kahn, Bonfield, Rosen' baum 'W. Third Squad: Cadets Bcrsin H.. Brodie, Jackson, Leven, Kapson, llalzex' R., Gordon, Shogrcn C 'uompanyf W ff 1+ ff f + This year has been an outstanding success for our smaller boys at R.M.A. They have been running on an increased program of making good future soldiers and citizens. Under the able assistance of Captain Ortmeyer and Lieutenant Raatz, the three ranking cadets, First Sergeant MacAboy, Sergeant Shogren, and Sergeant Johnson, D., have made splendid progress in preparing their small charges to meet any trying condition. In the light of the present condition of the world today, G Company has included a plan to help further the defenses of America. Up-to-date they have bought with the money they have earned by the sale of newspapers, clothes hangers, and other vital materials, a total of 55120.00 in Defense Saving Stamps, and they are planning to save 55150.00 by the end of the year. Besides Academic Work, G Company is participating in the Olym- pics , an athletic program that builds up their small bodies into strong, healthy, young giants. They play football and basketball, and have a splendid track team. They publish their own paper called the Pony Express . Th irty-two

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4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CU Cgmpany C Company was added to the ranks at R.M.A. at the beginning of this current year in order to take care of the large and welcomed increase in our ever-growing body. As the school year of 1941 and 1942 began, football was the main activity to crash the sport light, and as this well-known American game got Linder way, Company C did also, in an effort to establish a fine and superior record, for this, a new com- pany. Out of the eleven starting regulars on this year's Champion gridders, C Company is proud of the fact that six of them came from its ranks. Also during the fall term we found little difficulty in winning the award of Honor Company for the first quarter. As Winter crept in and the activities of the cold months began, again C Com- pany won its laurels by placing three out of the five starters on the basketball team. Our drilling throughout the year was matchlessL It was our drilling that won for us the first quarter of competition and kept us running for the Honor Company banner during each quarter of the school year. Also, we have placed our share of members in the Crack Squad drill team which has won itself much fame during the drill season. Not only have we aimed straight in our ideals and tradition but also we succeeded in aiming well during the current rifle team campaign as five of those targeteers came from among us. Company C4U!T'll1l2lll1iGI'I Drury: Gniilon Be-:'u'or: Moore. First Squad: Cadets Settles, Culttriglit, Bois:-11, Vvright. Hellbcrg, Brethen, Johnson M., Jones, lVlal'f-thall, Phelps. Second Sllllilllf Cadets Bogoff, Beckman, King, Crumrin, Vacuher. Ongley, Dcuni. Barnett, Davin G. L yr . N ox y Tllird Squad? Cadets Schirinann. .Davis S., iJZlNVl'Cl'lLfl2, Adams. Mizlu, McKee. lVlLlI'l'klY, Krohn, Thomas, Morgan. Thirty-one

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4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Crack Squad It is known that ambition leads to success, and in turn success leads to reward. This is the case of our exhibition drill team at Roosevelt, more commonly known as the Crack Squad . One can readily say that making this team has been the known ambition of every cadet at Roosevelt Military Academy ever since its organization. This ambition along with the fine leadership of our Commandant, Major James Rudolph, has been the chief factor in the success and achievements of the Crack Squads. Knowing of the snap and precision for which squads of later years have been noted, the 1942 squad with Cadet Captain Drury at the helm, set out towards preparing themselves for participation in a Military Circus to be held at Davenport, Iowa, on the evening of May lst. The Rough Riders put on their drill with the utmost of their ability and had the audience of some 2,000 people constantly applauding. As a result, the boys carried off the first place trophy, and also won military recognition for their excellence. Letters began to come into the office expressing the appreciation of patrons of this exhibition who had seen it not a fortnight ago. As a result, two invitations for the appearance of our squad, at social gatherings, were accepted and the boys set out to even improve the perfect precision for which they were noted. New movements were added and as a finale, a V for Victory formation impressed audiences which included military experts of highest rank. Our government inspector recognized the boys of the 1942 Crack Squad for their exact precision in the execution of movements. In-ft to Right: Morgan, Hngoff. M4-Millen, Nelson. Phelps, Scliirmann. Thomas, Rosenbaum ll.. Dlury, Curttriglit. Mylmml, Bruskow. Xvzud. Arnold. Jerome, llrand li., Pellcgrini. Thirty-three