Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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U1 o.,..- CLASS 0 1945 an EBERLE Valeclrctorian HARTMANN Salutatonan GREGG 1st Alternate HONOR MEN Three outstanding cadets won positions of l-lonor Men inthe Class ol 1945 CHARLES E EBERLE JR Warren Arlcansas was named valedictorian l'le was also cadet major and honor graduate, a distinction that carried with it an appointment to West Point l-lis almost perfect scholastic record lor four years his athletic prowess which brought him stardom in Football baslcetball, and baseball, and his presidency of his class and the National l-lonor Society all marlced him as a young man ol superior leadership and ability ALEXIS HARTMANN JR University City Missouri, was chosen salutatorian Known for having one of the Finest minds and most reliable characters in school Hartmann s academic record almost equaled Eberle s l-le, too, was a cadet olhcer and a letter man in football and tennis l-le made a great record in military, astonishing the government inspectors with his knowledge of military law Like Eberle, he belonged to the W Club and the National Honor Society DONALD E GREGG St Louis, Mo , was so close to the top of the class that only a fraction ol a point in grades lcept him oJt ol hrst place l-le was named First alternate for the honor position and received a special award at commencement from Col. Jaclcson. His attainments included the Following: Cadet officer, membership in the National l-lonor Society academic editorship of the Recall and captaincy of the B football champs. These men fully deserved their honors, and their records listed more fully in the class section testify to their merit.

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y. TO THE CLASS OF 1945 Here s to the boys of 45 Whats bunch why man alrvel They led rn sports and studres too They stood for all that was rrght and true And now therr Western days are o er They piled up here an amazrng score As they fare forth to dare and do They ll wrn success here s lucl: to youl FOR SENIORS ONLY Hear Crandall Hunter Spuva Muller rn ke merry a Sem rTable CLASS OFFICERS er ser e Cond V G Vl 2 rw H ro a

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JOHN PENTECOST ALBERT PENGUIN 209 Kenmore Ave , Elmhurst, III 1 I2 years John Albert wrll always be pleasantly remembered by hrs frrencls and class mates at Western, for Pengurns personalrty was characterrzed by a quret unobtrusrve manner and a good natured sense of humor Although he spent but a short perrod of trme at W M A he can well be proud of hrs accomplrshments l-lrs scholastrc and mrlrtary grades were up to standard and durrng hrs spare trme hrs hobby was hcrsemanshrp Now and then he also gave the grrls a Flrng John hopes to study archrtecture at the Unrversrty of Wrsconsrn and he has the steady type of character that should wrn success HARRY T ALLEN HARRY Box 2 All2ffOh, 3 ygafg lhrs blond, good looking lad wrth the friendly smrle began hrs career at Western by wrnnrng a Chrcago Trrbune Medal Srnce then he has always been tops rn mrlrtary Durrng hrs second year, he was awarded the lourragere for excel lence at Government lnspectron, and he has been a crack shot on the rrlle team lor two years, leadrng the Srxth Servrce Command once rn score These achreve ments add up to a good soldrer, a term that best descrrbes l-larry Allen l-le rs now a stall sergeant rn the corps l-le has also made steady progress rn academrcs he has been the ellrcrent head warter for two years and he belongs to the Senror Dance Commrttee ln Fact l-larry enjoys sccral altarrs greatly l-le plans to make the Army hrs prolessron CLIFFORD LEE BeVIER Jr 1424 Tunnell Mull Rd Charleston Ind 3 years For three years Clrlt BeVrer has shown hrs versatnlrty by takrng part rn many school actrvrtres l-le was a member ofthe Junror and Senror dance commrttees the Shrapnel stall the Recall stall the glee club, and the dramatrc club the lhesprans ln addrtron horseback rrdrng and tennrs really kept hrm busy ln sprte of all these rnterests Clrll managed to make good grades rn mrlrtary and school work Clrll wrll always be remembered as a cadet wrth an rndrvrdualrty of hrs own and an abrlrty to succeed rn whatever he undertakes CLYDE LARRABE BRANT LARRY 2116 Poplar Ave , Terre Haute, Ind 3 years Carefree easy gorng Larry Brant was one of Western s best varsrty cage players last year on a champronshrp hve l-le also won letters rn Football baseball and track, thus completrng an unusual all round athletrc record Durrng hrs senror year, he was a sergeant rn the snappy color guard Makrng average grades he could at trmes surprrse hrs roommate, Danny Dentler, by studyrng trrg rncessantly lor days at a trme Brant hopes to attend the Unrversrty of lndrana so here s the best of luck to the best of fellows' n n . . f 1 . . ., . I I . 1 1 A F 1 . . . , . X 1 , . ' 1 ' 1 f , , , , n In , . KIP ., , . - r 1 1 1 , , . 1 u .- ls . I . ' r 1 r - 1 - 1