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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Final Briefing for Ambush Party by Captain Murphy during Military Sci- ence Field Training exercises. On the 26th, the Academy Band once again enter- tained the guests at the 1963 Harrisburg Horse Show with its always impressive performance of musical splendor and precision marching - something we take too much for granted throughout our Cadet years. Thirteen Cadets ot the First and Second classes were formally inducted into the National Honor So- ciety on Tuesday, October 27, at Chapel Vespers. President David A. Knecht administered the Society's oath to the new inductees and an appropriate talk was given by the guest speaker, General Medenbach. Recognition! At ten o'clock on the morning of November 2, the Corps ot Cadets assembled on the Main Area tor the Recognition Parade. In the pres- ence of General Baker and General Medenbach, Colonel Allen read the General Orders compliment- ing the New Cadets tor their performance and ac- complishments during the preceeding two months. The companies then moved oft to their respective company areas where each Old Cadet expressed his congratulations to each New Cadet in his company. This was a big day for the New Cadets, tor pilebe heckling, with all of its squaring, wrinkles, and sound-offs, was over. Cadets George Hanscom and David Knecht rep- resented the Valley Forge Company ot the A,U.S.A. at the national convention in Washington, October Qi-23. The Superintendent was awarded a hand- somely framed scroll in appreciation of his distin- guished service as president at the Association ot the United States Army, for three terms. The Junior College Formal was held in Thomas Hall on November 9. The Kaydets, led by Stephen Marcincin, provided popular dance music for the 200 couples until midnight, after which the Cadets were given leave until 2 A.lvl. With a tull day ahead, the men of the Corps rose early on the l7th, hustled into their tatiguesg filled their canteens, stutted chocolate bars into their pistol belts, and by 0800 were ready tor anything the lvl.S. Department could dish out in the way of lectures and practical applications of military problems. With many points toward company competition resting on each unit's performance, a keen sense ot rivalry was developed and added to the enthusiasm ot the pro- gram. The art of camouflage is demonstrated at Valley Forge Park.