Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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WE, THE CADETS We agree, I am certain, that in speaking of the Western Cadets, we mean, of course, the Seniors, who comprise ninety-nine per cent of our school, considering their use- fulness in each field of academic endeavor. Hence, we begin our discussion, due respect given to Edmund Burke, with the class of ' 35, never to be forgotten. I am sensible, Sir, that the Senior class of ' 35 has been a most successful one, and that quite a group of prominent men will be drawn from it. Graduation, gentlemen say, is a noble object. It is an object well worth striving for. Cer- tainly it is, if graduation be the best way of gaining suc- cess. Gentlemen in this respect will be led to their choice of diplomas by their complexions and their habits. Those who understand Senior Lit. will, of course, have some predilection for it, those who wield the rifles (Springfield — Caliber 30, Model 1903, Weight 8.69 lbs.) may possibly have more confidence in the efficacy of arms. But I confess, pos- sibly for want of this knowledge, that my opinion is much more in favor of fifty diplomas of A grade than of “B , considering B not as an odious, but a feeble document for presentation to a class, so numerous, so growing, so active, so spirited as this, in a pleasant and enjoyable relation with the school. First, Sir, permit me to observe that our present Seniors are anything but ordinary. Behold! They pass in review!

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SENIORS MARSHALL JAY PADORR Marshall has been at Western since 1933. In his first year, he took a little time off from making everyone his friend and spent his time swimming under the tutelage of Captain N. Williams. As a senior, Marshall became a Private First-Class. He went out for swim- ming again and made his Varsity letter. He was a very valuable man on the team and he was out for practice with the same spirit that made him so well liked around the campus. His smile is as well known on the campus as is the oldest settler. He has a leading part in the senior play. Marshall intends to enter Northwestern University and take up the study of law. RAY AUGUSTUS JOHNSTON, JR. The fall of 1933 brought Ray to Western as a mere junior Or was he a mere junior? — hardly, for he won a Ptep letter in both swimming and baseball; he was a member of the Glee Club and a valuable writer for the Shrapnel Ray managed in his senior year to improve his excellent standing at Western and showed his versatility by being on a cup winning rifle team. Ray ' s social life was made complete by his being on the Senior Dance Committee, where he could get his fill of the Tango. Next year Ray will attend Cumberland University Law School at Cumberland, Tennessee ROBERT CORNELIUS KUNDTZ Robert Kundtz came to Western in 1930, in the eighth grade. That year he played C football and managed to make the boxing team. Blut ' s sophomore year found him graduated to ' B football and taking part in wrestling. He also took part in Shrapnel work and Dramatic Club activities. As a junior, Bob be- came a sergeant of C Company. He was on the ”B football team, the wrestling team, and the track team. He was also a member of the Shrapnel staff, the Dramatic Club and the Junior Dance Committee. This year Robert was a second lieutenant, a member of the Senior Dance Committee, business manager of the Shrapnel, and a member of the Quill and Scroll Society. He was 440 and 880 man on the track team. The University of Pennsylvania and medicine are his ambitions. 20