Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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E CLUB 4 EXCELLENT STUDENTS Frrsr Row Gould Ross Sherman Talch Eberle Porfer Warner R Axelrood Hartmann A Second Ro Kenf Wrnsley Trowbrldge Hubeln Weber Berkman Gregq Lnese Campbell B Greene J Sa nel o er F Colburn Lewis lf R w raner Jones W S nm ns Dabs Bl e Fourfh Row Roanrree Russell Grossfxeld Dewenler Balmer Cawvey Malor Persnng lcepf up wrlh lhe war hme needs of fhe sfudenrs and offered several worrhwhnle up lo dale courses In all Clos es lundamenrols were srressed and special empho sus was placed upon vocabulary and The use of words War Scrence ond War Malh were agaun laughr War fume demands IH each of The academic deparfmenrs were recognized Mcfrhemaracs look on a more mnllfary slanl For rhe second year fhe Wesrern chapfer of rhe Nalnonal Honor Socnery lunchoned ac hvely Many lnvely discussions were held by lhe members and many plans for fhe lufure were made A+ fhe mud year fhe sux senior The Nofoncl Honc Socne+y members have plecsunf and Informal meehng wnfh Mc: Persmg nn hrs quor+ers 22 T H O 0 1 ' T fi ' ,S 1. Yd , ., , I Th'd o :B , , i' o , T, 'ddI. , ' V - - ' S 1 -I I. . . A . . ic

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AROUND THE OFFICES Top Mass Kramer effrceenf and accommodahng Col Moore Whaf can I do for you7 Mag Magee arranges a game BoIIom Indispensable Mrs Brown and Mrss Mullen Mrs Klbby personnel counseIIor confers wIIh NQII THE ACADEMIC YEAR Though IIIary 5 sIeooed up In porIance agaIn IhI year Ihe acadermc d parIrnenI was as awoys Ihe Iaundahan aI I enIIre choal IG OI coarse Ihere were Cl OVI S C Iv: IGS I O oI war bm dasses and Ihe aea a ae IInq o PersIna IaIeaamasIer aIhe ed aroona hrn Ihr IIne caIIy WesIe r has known ecenI year e hew a c r a ners IC e I oaIn n Cac e III CapI McCoy Capf Darhn ao SchaII and CaoI Gaadnng Coupled wIIh Irese In'Ir,royemenI W DCI ern cadeI InIeIIIgence h a new n gh NVQ Iern sIuaenIs In Ihe OOSI nave beer I aa aaa IS year Ihe ayera e n n Ihe ower dassrnen was very n IcEabIQ Many IOVT 'TI VIC WO LJ 'OV Vx, WC a e ana a orIah nw e e If q aI Ihe acfcnnr II hmerI TO some rnI' wo ' Inn' W' . , , I rr C NI, ' Is , ' ' e- I , . I I . , I , , ' ' I ' j n VMI' he ' 5 II . - I 1 ' ' I' I . A: -3 5 IrIp, a I' 'I' , a IoI oI ,Un nd a IoI I ' X I - . Q V we X ' ' Ic, 1, I I I v 5 IIy, IQLJI Ih' Q , I. I I.IIII ecard eaUcaIIon sooo Iorenrad. IVIGIU aence and InIere1I Ir masses, es:QecIa' y arena ' Is 'f I ' I f I I OI 'A I- I F' 1' Ia H r ' ' I In r . a buh' I I I ' 5 na C ea In Ihe fr 5. Th I , an hI55hfa ade group 05 ar d 5, ' ' 'L ' pro fs I3 Iar,:IIaa: I5- Ie :I , 'n II.a'a Ca-I. R Iao, WI. D - I . Qs 5 , -24-

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members, Axelrood, l-larTer, PorTer, Sherman, War- ner, R., and Zimmer elecTed Three ouTsTanding Juniors To membership-Eberle, Gregg, and l-larTf mann, A. A wonderTul dinner was served To The enTire group by Mrs. Persing beTore The Tormal iniTiaTion. The iunior parTncr oT The NHS.. WesTern's own Club 400, was greaTly enlarged during The year as more sTudenTs qualiTied by superior scholasTic work. The TirsT mid-year graduaTion in The hisTory oT WesTern was held aT The end oT The TirsT se- mesTer. EighT Tine cadeTs were awarded Their diplomas in order ThaT They mighT answer The call To ioin The armed Torces. The graduaTion ceremony was impressive and gave a True real- izaTior1 ThaT WesTern men are serving gloriously in The presenT war. The HeadmasTer solves a problem. Dr, Dorizas lecTures on world geography The library, under The guidance aT Mrs. Aller. was kepT in excellenT order. Many new books, boTh educaTional and enTerTaining, were addea during The year. Over six hundred volumes were purchased. The cadeT library has come inTo iTs own and is ouT oT The doldrums aT The pasT. CapT. Robinson Took charge oT The Juniors Senior speech program wiTh marked success. Eacln Junior and Senior was required To prepare ana deliver a speech in assembly. The idea scarea some oT The prospecTive public speakers, buT eacl' cadeT admiTTed when he was Through ThaT iT was a helpTul, and even enioyable, experience. AT various Times during The year TesTs were given To The cadeTs To check an progress and Tc deTermine any weaknesses. These included The l. TesTs, The American Psychological TesT, Nelion and Purdue English TesTs, several vocabulary TesTs and some general maThemaTics TesTs. The resulT: were very good, especially among The younger cadeTs. The TransporTaTion problem made iT diTTicul' To obTain The usual high-grade Town T-lall speak- ers, buT several Tine lecTures were given To The cadeTs. The mosT ouTsTanding was ThaT aT Dr. Gus Dorizas, oT The UniversiTy aT Pennsylvania. T-lis down-TofearTh and plain-spoken manner made him and his movie-illusTraTed Talk on The economics oT world geography The mosT popular oT The year. QTher lecTures included Talks on such subiecTs as MounTain Climbing, Firearms, Science, and WeaTher ForecasTing. SomeThing behind The scenes which had a greaT deal To do wiTh shaping The high academic CapT. DeWiTT infTiaTes a class inTo The mysferies of science. - 1 ' i