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

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P RO L Was there ever yesterday. Or only today and tomorrow? Tomorrow ' s men; yet plebes that day. Scared, frightened, alone and blue. Fearful boys caught by a thousand gods; Daring not to believe that which we knew. Oft times will we reflect And in our minds Uve once more; Those days so long ago When we were men of the Corps. Farewell, Alma Mater, today. Our adieu is not bid in sorrow. We have climbed the hills of yesterday. We seek the challenge of tomorrow. by Beauchamp THE MISSION OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY The mission of the United States Military Acad- emy is to instruct and train the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate shall have the qualities and attributes essential to his progressive and continu- ing development throughout a lifetime career as an officer of the regular Army. Inherent in the mission of the United States Military Academy are the objectives: To instill disciphne. To instill a high sense of honor. To provide the knowledge and general educa- tion equivalent to that given by our leading univer- sities, and particularly to develop the powers of analysis so that the mind may reason to a logical conclusion.