Valley Forge Military Academy - Crossed Sabres Yearbook (Wayne, PA)

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all fifty states converged on the Forge as guests of the Superintendent. General Baker and General Rucker, the Adjutant General of Maryland, reviewed the ranks of a Training Detail Honor Guard before proceeding to a dinner in Eisenhower Hall. Never before had there been such plentitude of general's stars on the post. The l9th of October was one of those hectic week- ends that manages to find its way into any school calendar. Most of the First Classmen boarded buses before sunrise for their annual I.G.M.R. firing at Indiantown Gap Army Reservation, the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Tests were administered to the Second Class Cadets, and in far-away Connecticut Colonel Emily Gorman, accompanied by General Baker and Regimental Commander Hanscom, inspects Honor Guard. Recall! the Trojans fought a spirited battle against the vastly stronger Eleven of Cheshire Academy. Colonel Emily Gorman, Director of the Womans' Army Corps, paid a visit to the Academy on the 17th of October, as the special guest of the Superintend- ent. An Honor Guard was assembled to pay her the respect of the Corps, following which she and her party dined at an Otcficers' Mess in Eisenhower Hall. The dinner was highlighted by the showing of the Forge's new movie - The Story of Valley Forge. This color movie, produced here last year, includes many current Cadets as well as some of those who graduated in 1963, and has been anxiously awaited since the completion of shooting last spring.

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the PSSC course in physics, and the CBA chemistry joined vvith the Advanced Placement English in offer- ing more advanced study for the qualified student. The History Department will join the other three in 1964-65. The Band and Glee Clulo opened their 1963-1964 season on October 2, with a hne performance to an overflowing audience in Thomas Hall. Among many stirring pieces the Band played the theme from the film Lawrence of Arabia and Tchaikovslcy's 1812 Festival Overture. After the traditional Spirit of the Forge, a highlight of the Glee Clulo's performance was David Williams' musical setting of the Sara Teasdale poem, Night Song at Amalfi. On the 6th of October, the Adiutant Generals of Cadet Hanscom 1964 Regimental Commander makes last minute che k General Rucker, Adjutant General of Maryland inspects a Training Detail before equipment inspection at R OT C Summer Camp Honor Guard,

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