Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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ACADEMIC The Academic Year The Corps of Cadets PRESENT ARMS! MILITARY AT EASE! EXTRA-CURRICULAR Athletics Activities

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The corps of cadets of the year 1938 PASS IN REVIEW! Here the reader will find the cadets presented in the various phases of their life as well as can be shown by many pictures and much explanation. The changes made in all fields should be of especial interest for they are greatly progressive in their movement. We point with pride to the fact that more than ninety percent of the photography in this book was the work of our own Camera Club members. ATTENTION! The most serious aspect of cadet life is undoubtedly the academic phase. Therefore, it is symbolized by the most serious and basic position of military training. Since academics have played a major part in the school life of each cadet graduating from Western, this division rightly holds a prominent place in this year ' s Recall. Such sections as that presenting the faculty will hold many dear memories of classroom scenes for present and prospective alumni. PRESENT ARMS! Truly symbolic of our military training, we have captioned this division with the true mark of the military field. All factors of our extensive training in R. O. T. C. work are incorporated. Both theoretical and practical work are included. The work cadets have under the military department marks them for future success or failure; the way they receive that work and act upon it is indicative of character. The alumni should be able to gather fond recollections from the military set up as presented here. AT EASE! After a hard period of drill the troops are rewarded with a period of relaxation. Thus a cadet receives his relaxation after study and drill. The many activities and the participants in them are to be found in this section. Some are comparatively new and some are old institutions, but each holds interest for one who has interest in Western. The staff feels that we can best show the entire corps ' affectionate respect for Capt. Thomas by leaving unchanged all reference to him, thus showing him as the corps and alumni will always hold him in their memories. Here we present the 1938 Recall. May all look upon it as a medium of retaining or recalling fond memories of Western and the days there spent.

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CAPT. C. A. THOMAS CADET BEN F. KUHN CAPTAIN CARL ALBY THOMAS i Born 1899 at Carthage, Missouri; entered Western Military Academy 1916; graduated as cadet major 1920; University of Missouri 1920-1922; tactical officer at Western Military Academy 1927-1928; First Lieutenant of Infantry in Officers Reserve Corps; graduated from Officers’ Reserve School at Fort Benning, Georgia, with high honors; died May 18, 1938. CADET BEN F. KUHN Born October 2, I 92 I , at St. Louis, Missouri; stu- dent at St. Louis Country Day School and John Burroughs School of St. Louis; cadet at Western Military Academy September, 1936 to December, 1937; died January 10, 1938; survived by mother, Mrs. Syd E. Wilkinson, and a sister, Vivian. C JoX a -juicfct ten cU , uu timi lie . lept. (Tennyson — IN MEMORIAM)