Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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OSBORNE ROBERT GIBBONS The month of September, 1933, brought Ozzie ' ' to Western to become a mem- ber of the junior class That year Ozzie also joined the Glee Club and played C basketball. Ozzie blossomed forth in his senior year. He was promoted to the rank of private first class for his good military work. This year Bob was also active in the Glee Club again, and because of his superior work on the Shrapnel he was made a member of the Quill and Scroll, the honorary society for high school journalists. In the line of athletics Ozzie was on the fencing team. After Robert graduates he plans to attend Washington University in St Louis, where he will take up Commerce and Finance. ROBERT ADAIR SHARP Bob was one of the plebe seniors who entered in the fall of 1934. He was a member of A ' ' Company and a member of the orchestra in which he played French horn, an instrument which he played very well and on which he had was also active in class dramatics. Along the line of athletics, Bob played golf and made the tennis team. He was also active in class dramatics. After Bob graduates he plans to attend Washington and Lee University in Virginia. ROBERT BARNES WHEELER June brought the roses but Western had to wait until September, 1933, for Bob Wheeler, better known as Neandy. Bob started out in his junior year by earning a Prep football and basketball letter and he was also a member of the track squad (Bob will never forget that 440-yard dash that was run in the Com- pany meet.) Wheeler ' s senior year brought him to Senior Lit. That was almost as tough as that 440, but he managed to pull through with flying colors. He again was on the Prep football team, the Prep soccer team, and the Prep track team. For his good military work, he was promoted to the rank of private first class Bill is going to DePauw University at DePauw, Indiana. ,WV W

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SENIORS CARL WILLIAM BURST Carl Burst decided to enter Western in 1932. He was a sophomore in high school at the time. During his sophomore year he made his letter in both C tootball and C basketball. The following year, Carl again made the C” football and C basketball teams. He also engaged in various other activities He became a member of the Shrapnel staff, the Glee Club, and the Dramatic Club. As a senior this year, Carl advanced to the B football team. Here his speed won him the position of fullback. He also made the ' B basketball team. He was a member of the Shrapnel staff, and was a frequent member of the Upper Ten. Antioch College for an Engineering course is his course. WOODROW LEVIN Woody came to Western in 1931 as a very small eighth grader, but this did not prevent him from being a trackman. He made the inter-company track squad and showed great talent as a runner In his freshman year Levin made his letter in C football and Varsity track. As a sophomore Woody showed more excellence in sports by earning a letter in B basketball and football. Again he was a member of the championship track team. Junior year found Woody as a P. F. C. and much interested in dramatics. He managed to earn his usual quota of athletic letters. Making a wonderful finish for his career at Western, Woody became a color corporal and earned three Prep letters, in football, track, and soccer. He also was a member of the senior play cast. Next year Woody hopes to enter Northwestern to take up Commerce and Finance. HOVEY COX Hovey entered in January of 1933 as a junior. He immediately became very interested in the school activities and took to the sport of wrestling, in which he earned his letter. During the spring Cox played on the B baseball team. As a senior Hovey earned his letter in B” football and in the new sport of soccer. He became a private first class in the military department. During the spring Hovey played on the Varsity baseball team. Next year Cox will attend the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Michigan. 28

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SENIORS ROBERT WEBSTER Weber entered Western as a junior in September, 1933 From the very first Bob was distinctive, for he carried the guidon lor A Company and won a medal for being in the combat squad of A Company, Weber ' s senior year found him a fancy diver on the Prep swimming team again a medal winner, but this time in the Best Drilled Squad One important thing in Bob s life at Western was his boat trips. He was very proud of the fact that he has attended all four and never had to make a fancy dive from the top deck. Bob grew to like the military work so well that he decided to try for West Point in 1936 The senior class salutes you, General Webster! CARL GUSTAV SUNDSTROM Carl came to Western in the fall of 1934 as a senior He soon became known as Swede , and it was Swede who blended his rich second tenor voice with others in the Glee Club. As an athlete Carl proved his worth in basketball and track Hailing from Scandinavia, Swede of course took to the sport of his an- cestors, that of javelin throwing, in which he became very proficient. Swede is one of the originators ol the E barracks model airplane craze, being quite a builder himself. Next year Sundstrom will hope to continue his studies at the University of Illinois RICHARD ARTHUR GRUNER Richard Gruner says he came to Western in 1930-31, in the eighth grade. Finally a freshman, Dick was on the B swimming team and the bowling team. Rich became a first class private in his sophomore year; he made the sopho- more class bowling team, winning a silver medal, and was a member of the Glee Club As a junior, he was in the Glee Club and the Dramatic Club He was a corporal in military work. He also was picked to be on the Junior Dance Committee. This year Rich was made sergeant and drum major. He was on the Senior Dance Committee and in the Dramatic Club. Washington University is his tentative selection for college He is going to study Commerce and Finance.