Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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FACULTY OFFICERS ARE HUMAN! Capt Dewltland Rynertalle track Mayor Henderson Always Snappy ., '5:r,4 1? KNQ' Mal Magee on hrs way to a game Mag Persmg wllh the newest map and magazme Cipl Green ready for a gallop Mal Conrad The Army to you Ia lk

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ACADEMIC YEAR 4 W en school call sounos dauly the cass rooms are Filled vvrth over three hundred cadets ln these classrooms many of our most vrtal expe rlences at Western talce place ln these class rooms our grades are earned our lcnovvledge Presidertial Election Hubeli gets his ballot Judges McDonald and Jach take Gottfried s vote. is expanded our characters are l rmei and our u ures are s aped. lhoagh sp r,s m htary tr - ,j,, ' iiV YJS,t't L, or ant part ' l a ef 2 -c, Q cepqtm a fx .a as 'Q'es.ern's pro ram n Sep ersber the instracto , 3 c. 3 bv r 45, ersrng heaomaster ostrotrcern eglnnung ne - -reachng sc olastrc program Capt, Al er 3 tne nathematlcs departnent ollerec extensrve courses that included every cacet in school, t ifestern l ets e ati our ye , l'.:q-' II' Counsel from Mai Persing Although the requirements were exacting the corps met these demands vvrth tlylng colors The mathematics department can loolc baclc upon a year ol outstanding results Capt l-llnton Capt Robinson and Capt lVlcCay set the usual hrgh standards ID the English courses Fundamental slmlls and vocabulary formed the slogan lor the year, though who can forget Senior l,1t and that lntensife grammar revuevv7 Capt Roblnson gave hrs Junror classes an opportunity to compose poetry and ur prisingly enough some real talent was unearthed Capt l'lrnton s Junior composltlon classes proved to be as interesting as ever At the end ol the year all English students toolt the three hour Battlrng Agaunst the Nation tests The results testihed to the excellent preparation made IU those classes ln the held ol science Capt Schrantz s classes will long be remembered Capt Schrantz vvill also no doubt long remember the lncredulous qaestlons ol Alex l-lartmann who demanded concrete prool ol every chemical prrncrple. Alex was able to pass the course, aided by the aptaun and Chuclt Eberle vvho combuned el- lorts. The sctence students also ranlted lar above the average on natlonal tests vvhen compared to those ol both the public schools and private schools. Assembly is dismissed.

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TOPS IN SCHOLARSHIP , ,ill- I ag! THE CLUB 400 Seated Campbell C SImmons Daus Luese Gregg Second row Jones W Regan Moss SaltIel WallIng MacCarthy l.ewIs l-lartmann Eberle Roantree J Davey O held Yoder D l-legberg Maeys Trowbrudge Thornton ThIrd row Feder WrIsley Baker Adluns Cawvey Placlc T l-'lubell Moll Douglas T Dugan Russell And so we could go down the last ol our hne Instructors They were all well qualuheo patlent seruous and earnest TheIr aIm was to QIVC us the best InstructIon and to brlng about the greatest growth ID every held ol study Capt Buclcs thoroughness IU l.atIn and German drull always stamped ham as a great teacher Capt Gage In Spanush Capt Gould and Capt Green In Math Capt porges In sclence and math ano apt DeWItt In scIence lelt lastIng Impressuons upon theur students Ma Pe sIng hImsell IU structed a select group ID Amencan l-lIstory on a college basns recIuIrIng OUlSId2 readIng ano wrItten themes l-lIs methoc gave hIs students much more than lactual ltnowleczge, It taught the how to IH erpret and thInI4 apt Glaodmg had a hne group ol Lower choo aoets wno mace remarlcable prowess a t S a very superIor Instructor WI be rve berec best lor DIS lnen y n e If ex ra he p ID 'ne specIal ta cnng penods IU out wnat nas been ca Iec vkesterns es acu ty were Capt Voss M I Jhre others who always had lor tneIr alm the raIsIr ol academIc standards at Western Many InterestIng projects were carrlec or by the academlc department The cadets ec thelr own presldentlal electIon Speeches were I0 made lor both leadIng candldates and the ISSUZS were dehned Votlng OHlCIdlS were chosen from Amencan l-llstory classes and the corps was dlVldZd Into votlng wards accordIng to barraclcs The cadets favored Governor Dewey over DVQSI dent Roosevelt two to one LIese Delwers Semor Speech Cldot on Deck I 'I I I V I ' I .I I I ' I ' I I I I I I -I I ld- I I 'I I I V I ' V I I I I I-' I 'I I I I 'I I ' I I ' I , . I , . Y W' I ' I . . I r ' - I l - VT' v ' l I . Q I I - A .I s I I I I I W ,, C p. chalt ' I Il , I , re I rv I .ou a d llcIeft I , I I I t I t, lt' I , Rcung- g . I , c . l l , I , a, SI an: I I . . .. , I I s : ' . I If 'T I I