Tennessee Military Institute - Radiogram Yearbook (Sweetwater, TN)

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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, 1937, and 1939. 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 Students in the six prominent colleges maintaining Naval Reserve Officer 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 fprincipal 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-Three

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T.M.I. GRADUATES FACULTY MEMBERS AT WEST POINT CAPTAIN CARL F. TISCHBEIN, U.S.A. West Point, New York Graduated from Tennessee Military Institute in May, l92O: 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 otticers of the school as I-Ionor Graduate ot I937 tor ad- mission to West Point un- der the Honor Military School clause. HUGH B. DICKEY, II Sweetwater, Tennessee Appointed by the school as Principal tor admission to West Point on July I, I939, as Honor Graduate under I'-Ionor Military School clause. Page Fifty-Two CAPTAIN HARRY E. McKINNEY, U.S.A. West Point, New York Attended Tennessee Mili- tary Institute, I9I9-23, graduating with class ot I923. Attended U. S. Military Academy, I923-277 graduated with class ot I927. Detailed as Instruc- tor in Spanish, U. S. Mili- tary Aca-demy, West Point, N. Y., I934-38. ATTENDING WEST Hue-H A. GRIFFITH, JR. South Pittsburg, Tennessee Salutatorian of class ot I935. Received appoint- ment as Second Alternate through Congressman of his district. Principal and First Alternate tailed en- trance examinations. Re- appointed as Principal tor entrance on July I, I935, FRED CUTTING TUCKER Fort Wayne, Indiana Appointed by Congressman ot the Fourth Indiana Dis- trict as Principal tor admis- sion to West Point on July I. I937. RALPH JAMES WHITE Kingsport, Tennessee Appointed by Congress- man B. Carroll Reece of the First Tennessee District. To be admitted to West Point on July I, I938. POINT YP'

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Above-ON PRIVILEGE LIST THROUGHOUT YEAR Eront row-James Waddell, Greensboro N. C.: Dick Shuqart Ellcin, N. C.: Thad Taylor, Johnson City, Tenn.: David Bertram Portsmouth, Ohio, Roland Brandwein, New Yorlc City. Baal: row-Sam Monqcr, Sweetwater, Tenn., Russell Hunlfe, Cleve land, Ohio: David Cleveland, Sweetwater, Tenn.: Edward Hutchins Wells River. Vt., Jacglc White, Kingsport, Tenn., l-luqh Diclcey Sweetwater, Tenn.: Stuart Woodson, Clanton Ala. Page I ifly-Four Belowe-CLASS LEADERS I 938-39 Front rowfJaclc Riley, Maryville, Tenn.. Eiqhth Grade: Rex Camp- bell, Indianapolis, lnd., Ereshrrang Thad Taylor, Johnson City, Tenn., Sophomore, Stuart Woodson, Clanton, Ala., Junior, Hugh Diclcey, Sweetwater, Tenn., Senior. Baclc row-Van Stubbs, Baldwyn, Miss., Junior Commercial, Alberto Eraxedas, Carnaquey, Cuba, Senior Commercial: Jack Grohsmeyer, Lombard, Ill.. Junior Business Administration, Russell l'-lunlce, Cleve- land, Ohio, Senior Business Administration.