Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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SCHOOL CALI CHEMISTRY STUDY

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OTHER STAFF MEMBERS Dr. McCuistion, Physician Miss Holladay, Nurse Lieut. Turmoil, Director of Music Mrs. Gould, Art Department OFFICE STAFF Mrs. Brown, Miss Kramer, Miss Mullen, Mrs. Brunson Mrs. McCurdy, Dietitian

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Left to right — Warner, Axelrood, Rudolph, Heiser, Sherman, Barker, Porter, Crouch. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY A scholastic event of this year was the estab- lishing of a chapter of the National Honor Society at Western. A constitution was drawn up and was accepted by the national headquarters at Chicago. In addition to creating an enthusiasm for schol- arship and giving recognition to the best students in school, the National Honor Society encourages a desire on the part of pupils to render service to the school; it causes the pupil to evaluate himself and to see if he has elements of leadership within himself outside of the drill field; it is a stimulus to the student to watch those acts which develop character: it sets up high standards for the ideal high school student; and it makes a chapter mem- ber eligible for loans of money through a revolving scholarship fund. The national scope of the organi- zation gives it unusual prestige, which makes it a useful honor to list upon applications for college entrance. Ten per cent of the seniors and ten per cent of the juniors will be elected each year by faculty members appointed for that purpose. Major C. L. Persing, Headmaster, sponsored the chapter at Western. The charter members are, as follows: Barker, president; Rudolph, vice-president; Porter, second vice-president; Heiser, secretary, and mem- bers, Crouch, Axelrood, Sherman, Warner, and Zimmer. These and other cadet members will be leaders, not only in scholastic activities at Western, but also in other phases of school life. — 16 —