Spingarn High School - L Esprit Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Any cadet can tell you that the Cadet Corps at Spingarn is a unique body of young men who are trained for profi- ciency in drill and knowledge of military science. ?z I . ,M , ,,yy ,A . ,yroyyo r MAJOR LEON WILB URN Military Education Bachelor of Science Degree, U.S. Army Engineering School. MAJOR THOMAS G. O'NEAL Military Education B.S., Bus. Admin., The Citadel, S.C. M.S., Bus. Admin., New York University, New York, N.Y. Candidate for Ph. D., Bus. Admin., American University, Wash., D.C. On April 12, 1967, Spingarn was deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved military instructor, Major Thomas G. O'Neal. And then he was gone. His smile and gentle voice de- parted from our midst like a falling star, forever. 'Yin Ode to Hzk Pa5.fz71g C.V. Tobin . yi Because the courses develop students, leadership abilities and teach them respect for discipline, our graduates are well prepared for service in the armed forces.

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Marching to New Heights with the Military ls it polishing brass, shining shoes, cleaning rifles, getting demerits, conducting in- spections, executing flank and column movements, drilling, calling cadence, precision practice, entering competitions, parading, developing esprit de corps, receiving orders, map reading, learning symbols, marksmanship? It is all in the daily routine of a cadet, a Spingarn cadet.

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sq Cadet Major Calvin Ferguson, 1st Battalion Commander, is doing a fine job of leading his battalion to be one of the finest in the Cadet Corps. M.P. unit and Company B stand tall while going through inspection. In this military organization a cadet sees himself change from an eager boy to a first-rate soldier.