Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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OTTO MILLER COOMBS Otlo Miller Coombs entered Western in 1932 in his second year of high school. He was in B Company, and was quite a soldier. He said he could not explain his nickname of Farmer. ' ’ That first year, Art made the B swimming team. The next year, Farmer ' played B football. He was a member of the Shrapnel staff, also. He was a strong contender for the honors in the inter- company track meet. Art was originally made a first class private and then was promoted to cor- poral. As a senior, he became the Chief Cannon Firer, a noble task. He was a sergeant, left guide of C Company. Art wants to return to Joplin, after leaving Western, and follow his ambition of becoming just a farmer. ALBERT GEOFFREY WADE Jeff Wade has been at Western for but one year. During that year, how- ever, he has made many friends in the corps, especially on the third floor of ' E barrack, where he was one of the chief perpetrators of the model airplane craze Jeff played end on this year ' s B football team He continued to go out for athletics during the winter months and played B basketball. Prep baseball is Jeff ' s spring sport. Senior lit. might also, he says, he included in his list of athletics for he enters into it with much gusto. Jeff is planning to go to Dartmouth next year. JEROME MARVIN ROSENBLATT Jerry Rosenblatt is the old settler of Western, having entered the Grammar School in 1929. During his whole career at Western, he has participated in many activities. He has been on several athletic teams each year, this year earning a letter in three sports. He has been a member of the Dramatic Club since his freshman year, and is in the senior play. He has been a consistent member of the Upper Ten and he possesses several scholarship medals He has been an eminent member of the Shrapnel staff, being sports and associate editor, and of the Recall staff. This year he was awarded The Order of the Silver Skates In military work, he advanced from private first class to corporal, to color sergeant, to private, to corporal, to sergeant major. Rosie will study law at the University of Chicago

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SENIORS JOHN H. STEINMETZ John Steinmetz is one of the original members of the class of ' 35, entering in seventh grade As a freshman and sophomore, Jake became one of the key mem- bers of the B basketball and football teams. He added baseball to his list of sports that year. Jake also was the proud possessor of a first class privacy. His junior year saw Jake wearing corporal chevrons and playing Prep football and basketball. Steinmetz failed to return as a senior last year, but returned to Western in the fall of ' 34 after a lapse of one year. In this, his final year, Jake again earned his letters in both Prep football and basketball. He held the military rank of color sergeant. For college, Jake plans to attend the University of Iowa EDWARD SNYDER Ed entered in the eighth grade He has been an outstanding athlete at Western during his whole career In addition to basketball and track, he fol- lowed in his father ' s footsteps and became a football end of great renown He has won many scholarship medals. In ' 32 his military career began to blossom, as he won a medal for highest average in junior military subjects and attained the rank of first class private In his junior year, Ed received as military award the rank of sergeant, and again received a medal for ranking high in military studies, this time tying for first place. This year, Ed was star end in football, guard in basketball, and was again on the track team. He was Cadet Captain of A Company, and barracks chief of “A barracks. Ed is going to take a pre-medical course at the University of Southern California ERNEST A. GRANQUIST Ernest entered Western in September, 1933, as a junior The first thing he did was to join the band and orchestra, where he grew to be quite proficient playing the saxophone. As an athlete that year he showed up well in B basket- ball. Ernest is noted for his infectuous grin which is on his face from morning to night. Granny ' s ' ' senior year found him still in the band and also a member of the B basketball team During all of this year he worked with the idea of pre- paring himself for a civil engineering course at the University of Illinois. Now where to? 22

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SENIORS SHELDON SPERBER The first appearance of Sheldon at Western was in September, 1932, as a junior During his first year he tried out tor C football and track He was also a member of the winning combat squad ol 1933 Sheldon was not able to attend Western in 1933-34, but he came back in 1934 to complete his education at Western. As a senior he proved to be an excellent rifleman and he earned a place on the championship rifle team. In the line of sports Sheldon showed his athletic ability on the Western tennis courts. Sheldon was chosen for an impor- tant part in the senior play. Next year will find Sperber studying hard at University of Wisconsin, where he intends to major in chemistry. WILLIAM LEE BROWN William Lee entered W. M A. in the fall of ' 33 as a junior. He was manager of the Prep football team for two years. During his first year, Bill also made his Prep letter in swimming, and was a member of the Shrapnel staff. This year Bill continued to work hard and branched into various fields. He retained his position as manager of the Prep football team and really worked in helping Captain Droste to keep the team at the top He was assistant business manager of the Shrapnel staff and a member of the Quill and Scroll Society. Bill studied hard for the college board exams, to be taken previous to his anticipated entrance to Harvard. His ambition is to be a doctor. ROBERT FREDERICK BAUMGARTNER Bob Baumgartner was first seen on the Western campus in the fall ol 1931. He was later discovered to be a freshman, and the smallest fellow in high school. That year Bob proved that his size was no handicap by making both the Upper Ten and the Dramatic Club. As a sophomore, Bob continued to make the Upper Ten. He was made first class private. 1933-34, and Bob was a junior. He was made a corporal on the orders, and controlled the smallest squad in school. He was also on the Shrapnel staff, in the Dramatic Club and on the Upper Ten. This year found Bob a senior and a commissioned officer. He was a member of the Shrapnel staff and Dramatic Club. He was on the tennis team Bob is studying to be a doctor and will attend Washington University.