Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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MAGEE, Major Gray M.; Secretary-Treasurer 3rd Year Dartmouth MOORE, Major Charles H.; Adjutant and P.M.S. and T. 23rd Year Washington University NACHTMANN, Captain Francis; French, English, Dramatics 5th Year St. Louis University, Harvard, University of Gren- oble, France, Middlebury PERSING, Major Chester L.; Headmaster 4th Year Colgate, Yale, Northwestern PIGG, Staff Sergeant Warren F.; Tactical Officer 5th Year U. S. Army SCHRANTZ, Captain F. G.; Science 12th Year Central Wesleyan College, University of Wiscon- sin, University of Iowa SUHRE, Major Henry E.; Commercial Branches 23rd Year Brown ' s Business College Lieut. Andres Lieut. Holman TEAL, Captain Glenn M.; Social Studies I Oth Year University of South Dakota, Illinois State Normal University, Washington University TARTAR, Sergeant Cecil N.; Tactical Officer 1st Year U. S. Army WILKINSON, Major Robert E.; Mathematics 38th Year University of Missouri WILLIAMS, Captain Newell F.; French and Spanish I Ith Year Iowa State Teachers College, University of Iowa WILLIAMS, Mrs. Newell F.; Yearbook Adviser I Ith Year University of Iowa Miss Kramer Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Bentley and Miss Mullin. — 17 —

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Miss Edith Bandeen Dietician GOULD, Captain F. V.; Social Studies 6th Year James Millikin University, Washington University GOULD, Mrs. F. V.; Art Department 6th Year James Millikin University, Chicago Art Institute HENDERSON, Major F. N.; Commandant 24th Year JOHNSON, Captain Ben; Music 1st Year Colorado State Teachers College, University of Southern California, Columbia University JOHNSON, Mrs. Ben; Music 1st Year Juilliard Conservatory of Music JOHNSON, Lieutenant Wayne W.; Mathematics, Science 3rd Year Lafayette, Columbia University, University of St. Lawrence KANE, Captain M. W.; Professor of Military Science and Tactics 2nd Year United States Military Academy, U. S. Army KIBBY, Mrs. Bertha W.; Director of Admissions 14th Year LEURIG, Captain Paul M.; English and Vice- Principal 20th Year Illinois, Harvard, Cambridge, Chicago McCUISTION, Dr. H. P.; Physician 14th Year Virginia Military Institute, University of Pennsylvania HENDERSON, Mrs. F. N.; Social Director 24th Year Boston University, University of Chicago HINTON, Captain W. M.; English 6th Year Southern University, Washington University HOLMAN, Lieutenant Scott A.; Tactical Officer 1st Year Colorado College HUMPHREYS, Lieutenant Howard; Tactical Officer 2nd Year University of Iowa JACKSON, Colonel Ralph L.; Superintendent 37th Year Shurtleff College, Princeton University, Harvard Dr. H. P. McCuistion

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NOW LET ' S GO SCHOOL T O School Coil’s Gone. On Monday, September 14th, we started the nine-month grind of learning. It was the most rapid beginning this school had seen in many a year. Major Persing, our Headmaster and principal, bore down on the instructors, who in turn bore down on us. To the old men it was like old times; the plebes were somewhat awed by the stiff schedule they were going to have to follow. But everyone seemed ready to work. We started the new school year with a change in schedule, having six academic periods a day instead of seven. There were three academic periods of fifty minutes each and a military period before lunch, with three academic periods in the after- noon. These periods were the meat of the seniors ' four years in high school. Yes, Major Persing was really bearing down on the academic work. We found that out when the first grades were issued at the end of two weeks. These progress grades did not go home to our parents, merci a Dieu, so we had another two weeks in which to redeem ourselves. The progress- Concentration camp, Western style — new Biology lab. — 18 —