Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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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 —

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SCHOOL CALI CHEMISTRY STUDY

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SCHOLASTIC ACES— THE CLUB 400 Bock Row — Yoder, Greene, Russell, Gregg, Wrisley. Zellinger, Himmel, Gould, Multm, Evans, Douglas. Lewis. Middle Row — Sherman. Axelrood, Porter, Davey, Vanocur, Tarnow J., Zimmer. Braner, Weeke. Ross, Hartmann, A., Hill, Warner, Colburn. Front Row— Stuhler. J„ Lou , Rudolph, Crouch, Barker (Pres.), Heiser, May, J., Regan, Quilligan, E„ Eberle. ACADEMIC PREPARATION— WE VISIT THE CLASSROOMS At 6:15 every mcrning, life officially begins at Western. First call shatters the air and ca- dets roll out of bed. If the bugle call should fail to drive away sleep, a dash of cold water or a persuasive hand will help the lazy to rise and shine. This may seem to have nothing to do with the academic side of life, but one must get up and dress and eat before he can go to classes. Now, one and all, we are rarin to go. In spire of the war-time pressure of military training and the time demanded by Western ' s rich, varied activity and athletic program, aca- demics still occupy the biggest space in the school routine. The average day is divided into seven, 45-minute periods, five in the morning and two in the afternoon. Evening study hall last s one hour and a half. The better students do their studying during vacant periods and at night in their quarters, while others must report to the library to work under the supervision of the Officer in Charge. Now on with school! The school call sounds at 7:45, and five minutes later 300 cadets have assembled in the various classrooms. Let ' s take a look. Capt. Hinton ' s English Lit. class gets off to a flying start as Dutch Dahlin, permanent secre- tary by acclamation, comments upon life and literature in general, after the manner of Addi- son and Doc Sam Johnson, in his witty minutes which have won a great reputation on the cam- pus. Whisk! And we are in Capt. Gould ' s so- cial science class, which is a little more informal, yet the Captain starts his ominous questioning (Continued on page 18) Sweat and Tears — Final Exams In Field House