Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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The Faculty Mrs. Sibyl S. Johnson, Ph. B. ENGLISH Ph. B.. Shurtleff College; Instructor in Upper Alton Schools. 1892-9:1 : Latin, English Literature and Oratory, Pierce City College, 1893-98; Shurtleff Academy, 1914-16; Summer Course Columbia Uni- versity, 1921; Instructor Western Military Academy since 1916. Mrs. Elsie Leverett Owen, B. S. LATIN AND ENGLISH B. S. Shurtleff College, 1903; Student. State Nor- mal, Normal, 111., 1910 — Summer Course Chicago University, 1920; Instructor Western Military Academy since 1918. Mrs. Charles S. Porter, B. M. VIOLIN AND PIANO Jt. M.. Albion College Conservatory, Albion, Mich., 1905; Teacher of Violin and Director of Orchestra, Defiance College, Ohio, 1905-06; Violinist, with Symphony Orchestra, Ray City, Mich., 1909-11; Teacher of Orchestral Instruments and Director of Orchestras and Choirs, 1911-18; Violin Soloist and Director Columbia Sextette, Midland Chautauqua, 1918; Violinist and Accompanist, Porter Concert Party. Lyceum and Chautauqua Circuits, 1918-22; Assistant Director of Music, Western Military Academy since 1920. Miss Theodosia A. Watkins NURSE Eighteen years’ experience at private nursing. Hospital experience. Registered with Government Nursing two years during Flu epidemic. Resident nurse Western Military Academy since 1924. Mrs. Dora Caldwell Murphy DIETITIAN Howard-Payne College, Fayette, Mo., 1880-95: Special work University of Missouri, Columbia. Mo., 1913-15; Superintendent B. B. Springs. Rowling Green. Mo., 1917-18; Instructor Public Schools in Missouri, 1918-19; Dietitian, Missouri Baptist Sani- tarium, St. Louis, Mo., 1919-20; Dietitian. Hotel Statler, St. Louis, Mo., 1920-22; Dietitian Western Military Academy since 1922. Page Thirteen

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Captain Henry Ernst Suhre COM MERCIA L liR A NCHES Instructor Public Schools of Illinois. 1909-10; Commercial Course Brown ' s Business College, 1911- 12; Post-Graduate work and Commercial Teacher’s Course, Brown’s Business College, 1916; Instructor and Assistant Principal Brown’s Business College, Alton, 111.. 1916-18: Instructor Western Military Academy since 1918. Captain Milton G. Thompson, A. B. ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS A. B., Lake Forest University, Lake Forest, 111., 1925; Boxing Instructor at Lake Forest, 1922-25. Camp Custer, 1919. Western since 1925. Captain John Wylie McLaughlin, B. S. SCIENCE B. S., Monmouth College, Monmouth, 111., 1923; Summer term in Edu- cation i t Southern Illinois Normal University, 1923; Summer term, Science, U. of 111.. 1924; Assistant Principal and Coach, Grayville Township High School, Grayville, 111., 1921-22: Instructor Western Military Academy since 1923. Captain Charles S. Porter DIRECTOR OE MUSIC Director of College Band and Instructor in Con- servatory, Albion College. Mich., 1904-05; Member of Clef Club, and Soloist at Richmond Ave. M. E. Church. Buffalo, X. Y., 1907-09; Member of Sym- phony Orchestra, Bay City, Mich., 1909-11; Direc- tor, Marine Band, Boyne City, Mich., 1912-13; Manager Porter Concert Party, Lyceum and Chau- tauqua Circuits, 1918-22; Director of Music, West- ern Military Academy since 1920. Captain Lee Butterfield, A. B. ROMANCES LANGUAGES A. B., Hillsdale College, Michigan. 1925; Student assistant in Spanish and French, Hillsdale College, 1925. Western Military Academy since 1925. Pape Twelve

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The Department of Military Science and Tactics Captain Lee S. Gerow, Infantry PROFESSOR OF MILITARY SCIENCE A. l) TACTICS Virginia Military Institute, 1913; Commissioned Second Cion tenant. 36th Infantry, November 30, 1916; 1st Lieutenant same date. Captain 36th in- fantry. July 17, 1917. Major Infantry National Army, September, 1918. Assistant C-l elfare. Morale, and Athletic Officer of the American Forces in Germany from March, 1920, to February, 1923. Infantry School at Fort Bennington. Ga., 1923-24. Assistant G-l and Camp Adjutant. Camp McClellan. Ala., summer camps, 1923. Camp machine gun and auto rifle officer Camp Custer summer camps. 1921-2 ). Assistant P. M. S. and T. at University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis„ for school year 1924- Major Frank N. Henderson COMMANDANT Western Military Academy, 1908-13; Assistant Commandant, Western Mi litary Academy, 1913-16; Commandant of Cadets. Missouri Military Academy, 1916-24; Officers ' Training Camps, Fort Sheridan, 111., 1918. Captain and Adjutant 1st. Battalion 128th Field Artillery, Missouri National Guard, 1924; Commandant of Cadets. Western Military Academy, since 1926. Captain Charles Hunter Moore, Senior Tactical Officer MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS Graduate Western Military Lieut., O. R. C., U. S. Army Officers ' Training Camps at Camp Custer, 1920 and 1924; Military Academy ' since 1921. Captain William A. DeMint, Junior Tactical Officer MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS Graduate Western Military Academy, 1922: At- tended Reserve Officers ' Training Camp at Camp Custer, 192(1 and 1922; Instructor Western Military- Academy since 1922. Academy. 1921: 2nd : Attended Reserve Camp Taylor. 1919. Instructor Western Technical Sergeant Albert Edward Dunster, D. E. M. 1-., Inf. U. S. A. ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR IN MILITARY TACTICS Recruiting Service. Camp Sherman 1919-1921 — 2nd. Infantry U. S. A. Fort Sheridan 1921-1924. Western Military Academy since 1924. Page Fourteen