Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

Page 30 text:

★ THE RECALL. 1934 ★ The Upper Tens SILVER SCHOLARSHIP MEDAL WINNERS Upper Ten” for First Semester Year 1933-34 FEBRUARY, 1934 GOLD SCHOLARSHIP MEDAL WINNERS JUNE, 1933 (1) Banks. Winkel- (6) Cutler, Pope, Sny- (1) Banks (6) Bilgere meyer der, Rulkoetter (2) Pope (7) Ellinwood (2) Drell (7) Anixter, E. (3) McCroskey (8) Burrows, Young, T. (3) Schippers (8) Anixter, A (4) Baumgartner (9) Rulkoetter (4) Baumgartner (9) North (5) Cutler (10) Snyder (5) McCroskey, Tick (10) Rush GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Honorable Mention) GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Honorable Mention) Handlan Castles Allen Peet WINNERS OF ACADEMIC A s HONOR GRADES— 85 AND ABOVE FIRST SEMESTER ENDING FEBRUARY 3rd, 1934 Arvey, H. Brown, W. Ellis, J. Knapp Rosenblatt Anixter, A. Burrows Ewing Latham, J. Rothstein Anixter, E. Castles Handlan McCroskey Rulkoetter Banks Cox, H. Henderson, G. North Rush Baumgartner Cutler Humphreys Pope Schenberg Bergesch Drell Keith Roberts Schippers MEN HAVING 100 IN DEPORTMENT A Cohen H M Abrams Handlan Miller, J. Anixter A. Coombs Hartkopf Morgan Anixter, E. Costello Henderson, G. Arvey, E. Henderson, J. P Arvey, H. B D Dischinger Drell J Jackson, R. Paullin Pope Barroll Jacobberger R Baumgartner E Johnston, F. Raithel Remmers Berg Bergesch Ellis, J. Ewing K Billstone, J. Kennedy Richmond Blives F Kevil Riesmeyer Bradley Ferguson Knapp Roberts Brichler Kundtz Roddy, R. Brown, W. Fowler Rothstein Brownell Burrows G Gibbons L Latham, J. Rush S C Granquist Me Sackett Castles Grant McCroskey Schippers Snyder Thogerson Tick Walker Walter Winkelmeyer Young Smith Snyder Streeper T Thogerson Tick V Von Hoffmann W Winkelmeyer Y Young, C. Page Twenty-six

Page 29 text:

THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 19 3 4 1 - LjrAVTNO Western, we shall find (and luckily so) that even though we cannot always carry our Alma Mater along with us, we can always refer to the treasure chest — of the memory. Memories of our school will be of varied types — sentimental, flippant, de- pressing, sad, and joyous. Also, the memory of our instructors will bring back a galaxy of mixed and mingled emotions. It will be rather difficult to stop our lips from turning up with just the slightest hint of a smile as we recall Captain Leurig assigning a book report one day, memory work the next, a special topic the next, and so on — quite indefinitely. And what senior literature student will forget The Recognition of Russia 1923-1933?” We shall also miss Captain Schrantz ' s most expressive By Golly”, which so aptly fitted every occasion for a forceful exclamation. A mental picture of Captain Buck, with his seemingly ceaseless energy, has firmly stamped an impression in our minds. There are those dramatic orations of Captain A. Williams; the We ' re trying to help you, Mis- ter — of Major Wilkinson; the spontaneous humor of Major Eaton; the New Rules” of Captain N. Williams; and so on for everyone of our teachers who, even though we may have jested a little about them in the past, certainly do command our respect and ad- miration. What we have admired most about our teachers is that they have shown themselves to be so very human with us. They have not been merely puppets of knowledge, in- stilling within us so many facts and so many themes. It has not been their practice to emit merely text books from their desks while the student gleaned as much as he was able. Our teachers, always patient and forebear- ing, have shared our interpretations of the subject matter. That is why we may feel at times a spirit of levity, yet never losing for a moment the feeling of profound respect. Our understanding of each other has not only made it possible to gain more, but it has vitalized everything that we have studied together. One cannot recall with amusement, sincerity, and seriousness a mechanical con- ception. Our warm personal feelings are the best evidence of the human qualities of our faculty. We, the Seniors, can always be proud to remember instructors who were efficient and proficient, who could tell a joke and who could take a joke, and then a moment later — as a teacher to a student — could dazzle us by the magnitude of their knowledge. ♦

Page 31 text:

★ THE RECALL. 1934 ★ The Honor Men of 1934 THE VALEDICTORIAN Each year from the senior class the man highest in academic studies for that year is chosen as valedictorian. This year the honor fell to Cadet Captain James N. Banks. James has been the leader of his class in scholastic ability during his four years at Western. In addition to being outstanding in academic work, he is a high ranking officer in the military field and has been very active in all the various extra curricular activities at Western. Banks is an associate editor on the Shrapnel Staff and holds an important position on the Recall. Although study has been his primary aim during his high school career, he has never let it obscure his vision of the other sides of life at Western He is well deserving of the honor of valedictorian and the corps of cadets wishes him the best of luck in his future undertakings. THE SALUTATORIAN The second highest man in the academic department is Cadet Captain Robert C. Win- kelmeyer. Bob ' s average has been constantly high this year, and he gave Banks a close run for valedictorian. However, his marks were not quite high enough and so to him fell the honor of salutatorian. Bob has been very active this year in athletics. He swam on the championship swim- ming team and is a runner on the track team. His abilities do not stop at this, for Winkel- meyer is one of the military leaders pf the school — being captain of A Company. THE HONOR GRADUATE One of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon any member of the graduating class at Western is that of Honor Graduate. Cadet Major Nathaniel D. Ewing has been given that honor this year and there is no one in the corps more deserving than he. Ewing is the only cadet in the history of the school to hold the office of Private First Class while still in grade school. Since then his military career has been remark- able, and finally, in his senior year, he received the highest office attain- able at Western — that of Cadet Major. Ewing ' s scope of activities is one of the most remarkable things about his career at Western, as he has been connected with many of the organizations in the school. He will wear this laurel well, and may he consider it one of the finest he has won in his long career at Western. Page Twenty-seven