United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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During Yearling year we were introduced to more of the fundamentals that we would need during our last two years as cadets. We learned the various laws of physics and had a chance to develop some of these laws starting with the same basic tools that the original discoverers used. In chemistry labora- tories we had a chance to play with the various test tubes and Bunsen burners that we had been reading about. We learned the basic concepts which would serve as a foundation for our course in Nuclear Physics which was to come during Cow year. Every- one will remember the many lectures with all of the many colored demonstrations. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY Front Row: Major l)K (lalas, LCDK CF p ' adelev (USN), Capt EJ Yacker, Col GA Counts, Col EC Gillette Jr, Lt Col RB Arnold, Lt Col FE Voegeli. 2nd Row: Capt RC Barton, Capt EA Nelson, Capt JF Lusk, Capt P Grosz, Capt WH Norris, Capt LO Elsaesser. 3rd Row: Major JA Jansen, Major DC Clymer, Capt RT Clark, Capt JV Dunham, Capt HL Hoot. 4th Row: Capt RG Rumney, 1st Lt WF Loranger, Capt RH Olson, 1st Lt JT Walbert, Capt LL deCorrevont. 25

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Front Row: Lt Col MS Mirski, Capt R Rodriquez, Lt Col JF Troll, Col WJ Renfroe, Col CJ Barrett, Lt Col GG Bartlett Jr, Major JEM Fortes, Major GJ Brein- del, Lt Col AN Thompson. 2nd Row: Capt EB Peters, Mr. C VioUet, Major H Reiner, Lt Col P Denisevich, Mr. J Martinez, Capt EF Crowley, Capt RT Lom- bard Jr, Capt WW Palmer. 3rd Row: Capt TS Skladzien, Mr. P Vils, Mr. F Tiller, Capt KM Home, Major RJ McCrorv, Lt CL Herman, Capt JP Burner. 4th Row: Capt LE Bolduc Jr, Major S Willard, Capt BL Landis, Capt FW Mclnerney, Capt TE Benson. 5th Row: Mr. N Maltzoff, Major GR Moe, Capt JW McEnerv. Capt JO Paules. DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES Each cadet studies a Foreign Language for a period of two years. Cadets have the opportunity to select one of the following languages: French, Ger- man, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish. It was sur- prising how much could be accomplished with only a little hard work and practice. Many of us could not even read the titles to our texts on our first attendance, but now we are all well-qualified in the language of our choice. After learning and practic- ing the fundamentals of the language in the class rooms, many cadets spent their summer leaves in Europe and put the many hours of practice to the practical test. ■ last two ye loiiesnhv tubes i itatWek me as a I Phis win ttwing DiPA PHYS 24

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f ont Row: Maj RH Hammond, Maj JK O ' Brien, Lt Col WE Hensel, Col L Schick, Col CR Broshous, Maj PB Toon, Maj WP Gardiner. Second Row: Capt FC Davies, Capt WW Scott, Capt HF Lombard, Capt RP Singer, Capt WF Joffrion, Capt JL Schram, Maj JE Glab, Capt WE Bart- holdt, Capt WC Smith. Third Row: 1st Lt HC Otten, Capt WB Rogers, Capt CO Eshelman, Capt RW Wilson, Capt WR Miller, Capt RK McCutchen, Capt PC McMullen, Capt RT Adams, Capt HE Adams, Capt LE Walter. During Plebe year we were introduced to the broad field of drafting. We drew pictures of every- thing from the simplest block of wood to the com- plicated M-1 Garand Rifle. During Yearling year we became familiar with all of the various tools of the surveying engineer and even had an opportunity to put our drafting to good use by drawing a map of the Observatory Hill. The basic skills in reading and evaluating the maps used by the Army and Air Force will certainly be of value to us in the future. We may not know all there is to know about maps, but we will at least be able to tell if we are in the right country and headed in the right direction. DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY TOPOGRAPHY AND GRAPHICS Widitk eventhinj ■ academics i see some It physics ami withiiieva! ilayaiiiia{( automobile found out learned moi practically DEPA Of V 26