Tennessee Military Institute - Radiogram Yearbook (Sweetwater, TN)

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T.M.I. GRADUATES FACULTY MEMBERS AT WEST POINT FIRST LIEUTENANT CARL F. TISCHBEIN, U.S.A. West Point, New Yorlx Graduated trom Tennessee Military Institute in May, I92Og graduated from West Point, I925g promot- ed to First Lieutenant, No- vember I, I93O, Detailed as Instructor in English, U. S. Military Academy, West Point, I93I-35. T.M.I. GRADUATES NOW PHILIP M. ROYCE Hammond, Indiana Valedictorian class ot I935. Appointed as Honor Graduate ot Honor Mili- tary School and admitted to West Point July I, I935. HARRY LEE JARVIS, JR. Dalton, Georgia Appointed by the otticcrs ot the school as Honor Graduate ot I937 tor acl- mission to West Point un- der the Honor Military School clause. FRED CUTTING TUCKER Fort Wayne, Indiana I Page Fifty LIEUTENANT HARRY E. McKINNEY, U.S.A. West Point, New Yorlt Attended Tennessee Mili- tary Institute, I9I9-23, graduating with class ot I923. Attended U. S. Military Academy, I923-27: graduated with class ot I927. Detailed as Instruc- tor in Spanish, U. S. Mili- tary Academy, West Point, N. Y., I934-38. ATTENDING WEST HUGH A. GRIFFITH, JR. South Pittsburg, Tennessee Salutatorian ot class ot I935. Received appoint- ment as Second Alternate through Congressman ot his district. Principal and First Alternate tailed en- trance examinations. Re- appointed as Principal tor entrance on July I, I935. JOHN LAWRENCE CARR Galva, Illinois Designated by the otticers ot the school as Honor Graduate to stand the competitive examinations tor admission to Annap- olis under the Honor Mili- tary School clause. POINT Appointed by congressman ot the Fourth Indiana Dis- trict as Principal tor admis- sion to West Point on July I, 1937.

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X REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATICN Requirements for graduation under the different courses offered are indi- cated below. These are designated as the Regular, Scientific, Commercial, and Advanced Business Administration courses. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REGULAR DIPLOMA 16 units English ......... 4 units Mathematics ....... 4 units Foreign Languages Q4 to 61 . 4 units History and Science C4 to 25 . 4 units Spelling Military Science The course of study leading to the Reg- ular Diploma is recommended for pupils who plan to pursue the Liberal Arts Course in the better colleges and universities, and likewise for students planning to study Law or Medicine. REQUIREMENTS FoR THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE 15 units English ...... . 4 units Algebra ......... 1 unit Commercial Subjects .... 5 units Science, History, or Languages . 5 units The five Commercial units may be se- lected from the following: Bookkeeping fone or two yearsl Commercial Law Commercial Arithmetic Commercial Geography Economic History General Business Administration Shorthand Typewriting Commercial Correspondence The course above is planned for those who, for any reason, cannot complete the Advanced Course in Business Administra- tion. It is not designed as preparation for college and graduates under this plan will not be certified for college admission. REQUIREMENTS FoR THE SCIENTIFIC DIPLOMA 16 units English ...... . 4 units Mathematics . . . . 4 units Foreign Languages . . . 2 units History and Science . . 6 units Spelling Military Science The Scientific Course, with greater em- phasis on Science courses and Modern Languages, is designed for pupils who plan to enter technical or engineering schools. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADVANCED BUSI- NESS ADMINISTRATION DIPLOMA 21 units English ......... 4 units Mathematics fminimumj . . . 2 units Other High School electives . . 6 units Accounting ftwo-year coursej . 3 units Advanced Commercial Law . . 1 unit Business Administration electives 5 units The Business Administration electives may be selected from the following: Elementary Economics Business Administration and Store Oper- ation Business Finance Credits and Collections Sales Management Principles of Advertising Cost Accounting Income Tax Returns Insurance Money and Banking Pupils must have completed eleven high school units before starting the Advanced Course in Business Administration. In fact, graduation from high school is pref- erable as a foundation. Page Forty-Nine

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PREPARATION FOR WEST POINT AND ANNAPOLIS A few schools have advertised a specialty of coaching applicants for ad- mission to the two government academies. We have never considered this either desirable or wise. Special coaching may serve the purpose of enabling a young man to pass an examination, but we seriously question whether it cul- tivates in him the capacity for regular work of high grade and the habit of doing his own work independently, day in and day out, which are necessary to successful work in any school after entering. We consider our regular course of study in Tennessee Military Institute ample preparation for the work in either of the government academies. The success of our graduates in passing entrance requirements and in being able to continue after admission is the basis of our confidence. In 1916, Congress passed a law establishing the classification of Honor Military Schools and provided for twenty scholarships at West Point to be allotted by the Adjutant General to Honor Graduates of these schools. Ten- nessee Military Institute has made several appointments since 1922. In 1935, the law was amended to increase the number of scholarships from twenty to forty, which will, of course, increase the frequency with which Honor Military Schools will be permitted to appoint their Honor Graduates directly to West Point. Tennessee Military Institute was allotted one of these appointments in 1935, 1936, and 1937. Note references to appointees on pre- ceding page. Under present regulations, an Honor Graduate of an Honor Military School is admitted to West Point on passing a satisfactory physical examina- tion, provided such candidate ranks in the upper ten per cent of his class. Other applicants must stand comprehensive examinations in English and Mathematics. In February, 1936, Congress passed another law providing for similar scholarships, eighty in number, at Annapolis, which scholarships are avail- able for Honor Graduates of Honor Military Schools and Honor Stu-dents in the six prominent colleges maintaining Naval Reserve Oflicer Training Units. Under this law, each Honor Military School is permitted each year to name three high ranking members of its senior class to stand the Annapolis en- trance examinations. The twenty young men ranking highest on this ex- amination will be awarded Annapolis appointments. Young men who are interested in attending West Point or Annapolis and who are unable to secure congressional appointments may thus win for them- selves an appointment by attending an Honor Military School and working hard enough to rank high in their classes. For instance, both in 1936 and 1937, we had the privilege of naming three appointees Cprincipal and first and second alternatesj to West Point and three for the competitive examinations for Annapolis. Since three or four of our high ranking seniors had other plans, we did not have six men eligible under the requirements in either year. Page Fifty-One