Texas Military Institute - Crusader Blue Bonnet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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m l, - ...F ill',..g ,. 1vi.i..' N mi qguig, ' I .ri-.0 T N . 'X -- f A . . ' h 4 , I gtk- , ' ,L -95 This differed from preceding inspections in that there was a sham battle which, along with the other events, received the rating of Excellent, Attention was focused once again on examinations, this time, those of the second term. Like all exams, they stirred up a certain amount of worry and discomfort, which Were penetrated and soothed only by cramming. It had been about this time of the year when seven new names were added to the membership of the National Honor Societyg Capt. Lynch had promoted a drum and bugle corps, the new rifle range was dedicated by the Class of '33 to the school, and Col. Castle fired the first shot, Coach Landgraf entered the baseball team in the city league, and Panther Field was converted into a fin- ished baseball diamond, parallel to any in the city. Coach J. D. Miller and his tracksters had brought considerable glory to T. M. I. The most conspicuous winning was at the Fort Worth Meet. Sixteen medals and one cup came home with the team. Stern faces, blue coats, white slacks, white gloves and gunslings, a snappy cadence, sharp commands: it was Field Day! Panther Field was a scene of pomp and splendor where Company A won the cup in the closest competition ever staged, and the rapid succession of events provided an afternoon of thrills for the spectators. Fiesta week came tumbling out of the calendar, and in the Battle of Flowers parade, our battalion, a symphony of blue and white, made a lasting and an enviable impression. It wasn't long until the Graduation Parade made a graceful closing chapter to our book, The Year's Drill. The last weeks of school found us all extremely occupied, with a thought for that letter in track or baseball, or for the graduation debate or speech, or the final exams, or perhaps, where the coming fall would find us. All work this year, that has pertained to the P. M. S. and T. and its branches has been especially interesting and successful in no small measure. That de- partment has undergone a change in its personnel and with the splendid work these men have done, what then will be the result of their work when they have become thoroughly familiar with T. M. I.? After the Graduating Dinner came the Graduation Exercises, and as we sat there on the stage, there were blurred eyes that regarded a blurred di- ploma. Was that document to be exchanged for four years of fun, friendship, and diligent study? Did it mean that we were standing on the threshold of manhood itself? However, there was one question that did not arise: we knew that we had received the best and most complete instruction available, through the faculty of T. M. I. -J. WILBUI: CHAPMAN III. iff 24 X' I UQ- T':Q.'a'.'-afaur esgfu'-iv-1'-'Q ' VL' Q'K'gyr 1v'i zwiaWzf'g:2E2ieZi1i2:!I! l llwnwlllllllllllltmgtn A-as fa.. 102.15tlllllllllllllllmnwlll

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M ,-2 'lIiggirir:9' ,L ...'...: , 'f I 1 nu' ul null '. -15945, fit A 7 W f i?-a t . - THB 745 W a 1 L , P THE YEAR IN REVIEW To some boys, just another year has gone by, but to us, the Seniors, nine too-short months have slipped through our fingers. Scenes, occasions, and in- cidents remain very vividly alive in our minds. Time and time again, we relive those happenings in our day dreams and wake with a start, realizing that they are only lingering memories ...... It was the first day of school, and in between greetings and salutations and handshakes, we were classified under the supervision of Profs. Meyer and Culver, Prof. J. D. Miller and Prof. Shaw gave us our books. This year there was a new figure in the office to do the inspecting. Capt. Lynch was the com- mandant, taking the place of Capt. Henion. Sergeant Earl issued the O. D. uniforms, and amid the confusion and general hubbub so typical of an opening day of school, the fish wandered rather blankly from one room to another. A few weeks had passed and the entire battalion formed a part of the bleachers for a league football game. More weeks went by and more games were witnessed. The spirit was marvelous as every man attended all the games and cheered and supported the team constantly. No wonder the yell-leaders' pants got torn and the megaphones were thrown into the clouds, at the last game of the league. T. M. I. had won every game and the ball had not been once carried over our goal line. The coaches did splendid work and the team itself, with its bull-doggedness in putting the very best that it had into the game, was repaid more than just materially. Shortly after, came the annual Mexican Dinner, which Dr. Bondurant gave for T. M. I. The football team had been privileged to bring dates, and with several clever speeches and jokes the dinner was thoroughly enjoyed. Armistice Day was at hand and with it T. M. I. appeared in the parade with white gunslings and white gloves. Following, the second squad of the second platoon of Company A won the annual squad competition, and the second platoon of Company B won that of the platoon. Studies became the most important factor of the school life now, with the exams just around the corner. Unlike most corners, this one did materialize, finding us all cramming. Those of us who worked diligently were rewarded with two weeks of Christmas holidays, and those who didn't were rewarded anyway. We were back again, fresh for a new start, and ready for quite anything the Profs. might teach us. On the drill field, however, Sergeant Shokes had come to relieve the kind and patient Sergeant Earl. With the former came the new armory, the indoor rifle range, marked improvement in the rifle team, and the inspection of the Battalion by Major Kimura of the japanese Army. Meanwhile, Pappy had set a pace for the Zeta Sigma Literary Society of upper classmen, which kept them busy and interested in debating, bringing to the surface in the end four fiery graduation debaters, little short of Webster in their ability. The junior Society, known as the Alpha Lambda Sigma, spon- sored by Prof. Levy, was developing some very convincing speakers and de- baters. This year, Major Hathaway inspected the corps in the Federal inspection. as 23 as I U 3 SY3'o'w3l?2l Q1iX VN J---'fl waat.'f-e Nami-gill 'I 6 P lllamadgf 1 t, ,lWlMu:mga.:usunmmlnnrullivizntenzlll

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