Sewanee Military Academy - Saber Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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GORGAS GUARD CAPT. HOWARD M. HANNAH Faculty Advisor fupiwsfww f A V Wg ' W A ' is .,5,1 ,,,--: . . AA,,:, :.A 1 : W l 2 ' gf' ,.- 59 Gorgas Guard The i958-59 Gorgas Guard was under Jrhe com- mand ol Cadel Caplain Flavis Casson who was as- sisfed by Cadel Masler Sergeanl Mike lv1cCrary. The Guard gol orl Jro a good slarl lhis year pulling on a line performance al lhe Academy Homecoming. By invilalion Jrhe Guard parlicipaled in The pre- game and hall lime shows al lhe Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on January I, l959. This was considered a greal honor and a deserving reward lor lhe cadels comprising lhe precision drill unil who nol only possess a nalural Jralenl buf also a willingness io worlc lhe long hours if Jralces lo approach perleclion. Al lhis per- formance lhe Guard enlerlained a crowd of ninely lhousand people. Along wilh earning honor lor Them- selves Jrhe Guard gained dislinclion for S.lvl.A. 86

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The STudenT Council was organized aT The Academy in I95o. Now as Then The purpose is To serve as a linlc beTween The Su- perinTendenT and The CadeT Corps, Through The Council The SuperinTendenT obTains The ideas and senTimenTs OT The CadeT Corps on cerTain issues which he may bring beTore The Council. CadeTs may make proposals To The Council which are con- sidered by The Council and Then iT passed senT on To The Su- perinTendenT. The members oT The Council are selecTed so ThaT all organiza- Tions oT The Corps are represenTed. These organizaTions are grouped under The TiTle OT social, moral, miliTary, or service. The members are noT allowed To wear any insignia or emblem Tor Their service. The Council cannoT hold any social TuncTions or go on any Tund raising campaigns. This is done so ThaT The members will noT lose sighT oT Their main obiecTive ThaT being service To The Corps and The SuperinTendenT, Col. Cornelius has devoTed his Time To acT as TaculTy advisor To The Council. IT is largely due To his help ThaT The Council has been able To help malce SMA. one of The besT schools in The SouTh. OTTicers Tor This year are Doug Muir, PresidenTI Robin Gaylor, Vice PresidenTy Gene Preaus, IsT SecreTaryg and Gene Ball, 2nd SecreTary. COL. CORN ELIUS Faculfy Advisor STUDENT COUNCIL Firsf Row, Lefi To RiqhT: Hiff, Henderson, SeaTed: Williams, Scanlan, Gaylor, Col, Cornelius, Muir, E. Sfanding: Graham, Ball, G., WesT, Johnson, Preaus. Nof Picfuredz Adoue, STudsTilI, Jones, R. C., Edwards. 85

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MAJ. ROBERT H. WOOD raculiy Advisor T',VO,QliiTU' ifs 8 years df We fxiad- emy, The Key Ciiib has done iis besr ic aid born ihe schcoi and 'he fern- cnuriq in every way possibe. The Cisb has an exeeiienr record and is recog- nized as one Qi The mos? ouisianding c cbs in fne Aabama Disfrici. Every yearihe Key Ciub hand es such proiecis as iniramural aihiefics, giving aihieiic awards, sponsoring dances pub- iishing a srudenr direcior, operaiing The posr exchange, giving yccarional quid- ance, and carrying an weifare work for ine communiry. The Key Ciub is headed by Biii Scanian Presidenrg Mickey Wi'iiams, Vice Presidenr, Norman Adoue, Sec- refary: and Giiberr Johnson, Treasurer. Tne T959 Saber Driii is compcsed of whar The seniors consider ro be The ien mosi ouisianding underciassmen. They are chcsen from ihe corps by ihe members of ihe preyious year's Saber Driii. The Saber Driil is coached This year by Biii Scanlan, Riisiy Bancrofi, and Doug Muir. Saber Driii members for ihis year are: Gene Bah, Paui Ryan, Ben Wesi, Jim Hair, Neiman Adoiie, Richard Coe, Tommy Siudsiiii Finiey Knighi, Sam Muir, and Sidney Evans, This year ihere wiei be same new moyemenis added and a uniform change, This perform- ance promises ic be one or' ine besr fhe Academy ras seen in receni years. KEY CLUB Firsr Row, Lei? ro Riqhr: Ball, Parker, Ryan McCrary Chrisrnan Graham Muir E Walker Hicks, Hair, Wesf, Long, Squires, Second Row Varnell G Casson Pairick Scanian Wil liams. Third Row: Thomas J Bancrof? Johnson Adoue Left io Right: Ball, Ryan, Wesf, Hair, Adoue Coe Sf dshll K ighr Muir S Evans S