Tennessee Military Institute - Radiogram Yearbook (Sweetwater, TN)

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LOCATICJN AND ACCESSIBILITY WEETWATER, Tennessee, the home of Tennessee Military Institute, is situated midway between Washington, D. C., and New Orleans, on the main line of the Southern Railway, 41 miles south of Knoxville. It is also on the famous Lee Highway, running from Washington through the beautiful scenic section of Virginia and East Tennessee. This link of high- way across East Tennessee is also the main line of motor travel from Ohio and the Great Lakes region to Florida. Twelve commodious motor busses and eight passenger trains daily afford convenient travel for those not traveling in their own automobiles. Sweetwater is a progressive little town of 3,000 population. Its citizens are enterprising and maintain a clean municipal government. It now has six and a half miles of streets paved with concrete. The water supply is pure and the health record of the town remarkably good. The elevation above sea level is more than 1,000 feet. Consequently malaria is practically un- known, except for the occasional case brought here by someone coming from the lowland country. CLIMATE In the selection of a military school, climate is a very important consideration. Much of the physical improvement obtained is due to regular outdoor exercises, athletics, and military drills. Tennessee Mili- tary Institute is very fortunately situated in this respect. Our climate is suf- ficiently mild to permit outdoor drill practically every day through the win- ter season. Boys from the far South find our climate invigorating, while boys from the latitude north of the Ohio River are delighted with the mild winter seasons here. Parents visiting their sons during the school session fre- quently report several inches of snow at their homes and find their boys drill- ing in the open without coats. HEALTH As might be expected from the conditions described above, the health record of cadets in Tennessee Military Institute is not sur- passed by that of any other school in the land. Our drill grounds and ath- letic fields are in good condition for use practically without interruption throughout the year. Pure air and regularity of outdoor exercise ward off sickness. The increase in weight for the entire school averages about 15 pounds per boy during the session, while there are many individual cases of more than 30 pounds increase in Weight every year. For further discussion of health and physical improvement, see pages 20, 66, and 67. Page Thirty-One

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CALENDAR 1938 1939 September 6, Tuesday 18:00 P.M.J .... ...... O pening Eaercises September 11, Sunday ............................ Convocation Sermon November 24, Thursday ............................ Thanksgiving Day fFurloughs for visiting home or elsewhere not granted on Thanksgiving Day, since We have regular schoolwork on Friday and Saturday folloWing.J December 17, Saturday fnoonl ............... Cliristmas Holidays Begin fPermits for absence will not be issued until the full academic and mili- tary schedule to closing date have been completed.J January 3, Tuesday C7 :OO P.M.l ............... Christmas Holidays End CRegular school schedule and duties resumed at 7:00 P.M.D January 26, 27, 28 ............................ Mid-Year Examinations 0 May 27, Saturday ......................... Competitive Military Drills May 28, Sunday ....................... ....... B accalaareate Sermon May 29, Monday 19:30 A.M.J ............. ........ C ommencement Day fNo vacation or furloughs at Easter.J ORDER OF THE DAY 6 . 15 . ............ Reveille 6: 30 . ....... Setting-Up Exercises 7 : 00 . . . ...... Breakfast 7: 40 .... . . Inspection of Quarters 8: 00 ..... ...... C hapel 8: 20 to 12: 45 . . ..... Classes 1: 00 .... .... D inner 2: 00 to 3: 00 . . . Military Drill 3: 30 to 5: 30 . . Athletic Practice 4: 30 to 5: 30 . . Special Help Period 5: 50 .... .... R etreat 6: 00 .... .... S upper 7: 00 to 9: 30 . . Study Period 9: 45 .... . Lights Out SUNDAY SCHEDULE 7: 15 . ......... ..... R eveille 8: 00 . .... Breakfast 91 00 . Sunday School Call 10: 20 . . . . Church Call 12: 30 . . Room Inspection 1: 00 . . . ..... Dinner 4: 45 .... ..... P arade 6: 00 .... ...... S upper 7: 00 to 8: 30 . . Letter-Writing Hour 9: 15 .... . . . Lights Out WEEKLY SCHEDULE Instead of the usual Saturday holidays, half holidays on Monday and Thursday are substituted for all boys whose scholastic Work is satisfactory. Special supervised study periods are provided on these half-days for those ranking low in their class standing. Page Thirty-Two