Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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Commencement Events, 1925 SUNDAY, JUNE 7 A large audience of cadets and friends at- tended service at the Upper Alton Baptist Church, Sunday afternoon, June 7, to hear Reverend W. C. Timmons deliver the bacca- laureate address to the graduating class. The program as a whole follows: Organ Recital Captain A. I.. Williams “Elevation in A flat Mehul Tristesse” Kramer “Vision” Bibl Processional Invocation Rev. D. T. Magill Pastor Upper Alton Baptist Church Hymn — “Ark of Freedom 1 laydn Scripture and Prayer Soprano Solo Selected Miss Glee Baker, Boyne City, Michigan Sermon Rev. W. C. Timmons Pastor First Congregational Church, St. Louis, Mo. Hymn— -“Onward Christian Soldiers Benediction Postlude THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 11 Commencement Exercises “War March of the Priests,” from Athalia Mendelssohn Cadet Orchestra Invocation Rev. N.J. Morrison Pastor Upper Alton Presbyterian Church Salutatory Howard H. Stark St. Louis, Mo. Soprano Solo — “Morning” — Oley-Speaks Mrs. Ray H. McDow Address and Presentation of Diplomas W. E. McCourt Dean, Schools of Engineering and Architecture. Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. Valedictory Lawrence S. Jacobs Toledo, Ohio Senior Farewell — G. S. C ' hanner F ' irst Tenor A. J. Harty Second Tenor R. G. Palmer F ' irst Bass M. G. Burton Second Bass Announcement of Honors MONDAY AND TUESDAY JUNE 8-9 Examinations Benediction THURSDAY, 9 P. M. Junior Prom WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 Class Day Thirteen Seniors Take Part in Concert — Niemoeller and Devoti and Captain Eaton, Soloists Wednesday afternoon the musical organ- izations gave a concert which did great credit to the organizations and to Captain and Mrs. Porter, the directors. F ' estivitics closed Thursday evening with the Junior Prom, a very brilliant and colorful affair. Because of the cool tveather, dancing was heavenly. On the floor were seen many former cadets, who were helping the Juniors’ entrance into Seniority FRIDAY, JUNE 12 “Corps of 1924-25 Dismissed! — Major Walker Pat e Twenty-Five

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4 ‘• The Taming of ihe Shrew” SENIOR PLAY OF 192S A record crowd greeted the Senior players Wednesday evening — June 10th, when they pre- sented Shakespeare’s famous comedy, “The Taming of the Shrew.” The evening was perfect — cool, clear, and sparkling with stars. The stage setting, arranged in front of the music studio, which served first as an inn, and then as walls for the house scenes, was in happy keeping with the theme of the play. The windows of the quaint old building served as doors after the first scene; the walls were decorated with portieres and tapestry, and a Venetian lantern, which added Italian atmosphere, was suspended from the ceiling of the porch. During the play, between scenes, the orchestra furnished fine music that covered up the lapses for changing the stage. CHARACTERS Introduction : A Lord Neill Christopher Sly. A Tinker Piowaty, C. Hostess Brenner, L. Huntsmen Brown and Higginbotham Page Miller. A. Messenger Simmons Tapster Van Hoefcn THE PLAY Baptista, a rich gentleman of Padua ..Levi Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, suitor to Katherine Johnson. P. Hortensio, husband to Bianca Harral Pedro Biondello Servants to Baptista Martinez. O. Niemoeller Grumio Walter Nathaniel Gregory Gabriel SYNOPSIS Introduction Near Stratford-on-Avon The Play Act. I. Scene 1. — A Hall in Baptista’s House, in Padua. Servants to Petruchio Weinreb Rodgers Martinez, M. Wannamaker Protzman A Music Master Hard Katherine, the Shrew Lowes, K. Bianca, daughter to Baptista ..Sherwood, P. Curtis, housekeeper to Petruchio ...Stockton Tailor Frantz OF SCENES Act. II. Scene 1. — Baptista’s House as before. Scene 2. — Hall of Petruchlo’s Country House. Act. III. Scene — The same as the last. Page Twenty-Four

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Flie Honor Men of 1925 Lawrence S. Jacobs Home: Toledo, Ohio Entered: 1923 Upi»er Ten— 1923-24, 24-25 Memorial and Shrapnel Staff 1924 Corporal 1924; Sergeant 1925 Average in the Senior Year 92 per cent Present Location : Student Ohio State University After having spent two years at Western, Jacobs succeeded not only in making friends but in gaining the most honored position of his class. His work, this year, in the university has been highly satisfactory. Howard H. Stark H ome: St. Louis, Mo. Entered: 1923 Upper Ten — -1923-24, 24-25 Shrapnel Staff 1923-24 Machine Gunners 1923-24 Average in the Senior Year 91.5 per cent Present location: Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. Pinckney Harral Honor Graduate Captain Harral, as honor graduate, held a distinctive position that is practically unknown to any other honor graduate of Western. When one considers the fact that he was the highest ranking cadet officer in school, that he held the position of captain of the swimming team, stood high scholastically, and was Editor of the 1925 RECALL one must admit that his three years, spent at W. M. A., were prosperous ones. This year, Harral is continuing his work at Washington and Lee University. rage Twenty Six