St Thomas Military Academy - Kaydet Yearbook (Mendota Heights, MN)

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la - THE START OF THE DAY The bugler’s Reveille is the alarm clock for the boarder cadets. With hearty threats of dire consequences for the bugler and his infernal machine the cadets arise, wash, and put their rooms in order for a later inspec- tion. Following Mass, the cadets march to breakfast after which they return to their rooms for their texts and then march to drill. Thus, in orderly fashion, follow the events which start the day for the cadets.

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LIFE a Gadet TODAY Today may be the day of the Easter parade, it may be inspection day, or it may be just an ordinary drill day. No matter what day it is each cadet knows that before it has run its course he will work and play and learn and add something to his sum total of knowledge which will make him a better cadet and a better man.

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WHERE WE LIVE In the buildings from Ireland Hall south to the Administration Building are contained the halls, offices, and class-rooms in which the various activ- ities of St. Thomas Military Academy are carried on. Ireland Hall, the dormitory, is an imposing brick structure formed in the shape of the letter 'H’ .Father Ralph Broker is the boarder supervisor and he is ably assisted by Mr. Robert Christenson, a member of the Academy faculty. To the east of the Hall is the center of all religious activity on the campus, the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas. Here, on many an evening, are heard the voices of the choir as they sing the devotions. The beautiful main altar is the scene of the Mass which the cadets attend in the mornings. Proceeding in a southwesterly direction we come upon the Academy Building. In this building arc the offices of the Military Department, including that of our commandant. Major Burton F. Hood, the faculty offices, class-rooms and laboratories for the various arts and sciences, locker rooms for the cadets, and finally, a student library. This building- is really the center of daily activity for the cadets because the greater portion of their day is spent in these halls. From here we now walk on toward a low, rambling structure south of the Academy Building. This is the Armory and it is here that the cadet receives most of his military training. Ranged around the spacious drill floor are the rifle racks of the companies. The Armory also contains the offices of the Dean of Studies, Mr. Thomas C. Grogan. All administration, independent of the military work, originates in these offices where Mr. Grogan is most ably assisted by his secretary, Mrs. Mina Cutting. In the basement of the Armory are located the locker rooms for the athletic teams, the equipment department, dressing rooms for the coaches, showers, and also the trainer’s room. Near the athletic stadium we find the rifle gallery. This building is a long, rectangular, two-story structure, housing, on the ground floor, the rifle range and, on the second floor, the military class-room. Also on the second floor, we find the clothing room which, along with the rifle range, is presided over by Sgt. Roscoe Housh, the coach of our renowed rifle team. In the Administration Building on Summit Avenue we find the offices of the president of the College of St. Thomas and St. Thomas Military Academy as well as the Business Office of the school.