Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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YEAR Capf. Aller: All righi fhere, boy! A segmenf of Eins?ein's rheory. However. 'rhe 'leachers were nor lhe only par- ricipanls in academic acriviries. The cadels man- aged 'ro rolal a srarrling number of hours burning 'rhe midnighr oil. Juniors and Seniors found rhe going a lillle 'rougher Than before. Honor grades became a real allainmenr. OF special inreresr 'ro The Senior Class was rhe exlra guidance given in planning lurrher educafion. Many courses were reorganized in order ro prepare berrer rhe caders for college enlrance examinaiions. Special college board review classes mer and res viewed lhe marerial of rhe pasl four years, sfressing xg., Capf, Bresson opens fhe portals fo science imporranr poinls 'rhar may have been lorgollen. Major Persing held many conferences wilh lhe slu- denls aboul choosing Their colleges and universilies. Every Senior had a good idea of whar ro expecl ailer gradualion. Yes. fhis was an academic year +o be proud of. The high slrandard ser by 'rhe laculfy and fhe gen- uine achievemenls gained by rhe corps all conlrib- uled lo 'rhe success of rhe Class of '46, as well as 'ro rhe accomplishmenrs ol all cadels. lr was a scholas- ric iob well donel Bearing down hard in a corner of fhe srudy library.

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Qne more yeor hos gone by ro odd 'ro lhe olreody prominenl posirion of Wesiern os o loref mosr school. The Seniors hove wolched The ocodemic deborrmenl rise sleodily in preslige. Moior Persing's oim hos been To bring Wesrern To lhe ironr ronlc of lhe norionis 'iinesr schools, ond he has surely suc- ceeded. We Seniors hove memories of our closses ond ol The officers who 'roughl us which we will never lor- ger. Whor Germon srudenr will ever Foil To remember rhe immorlol Cool. Buck ond his philosophy of life? ACADEMIC Ccpf. Wood ond his College Boord Seclion in English. Which of us hos nor loughecl along wirh Copf. Schronlz over lhe queer gyrolions oi lhe ever-pres enr molecule? Remember, loo, rhe hours we sweored in rrig , posirive rhor los+ yeor's closs musl have been living broins ro obsorb such Einslein-like leorn- ing. Berween Copl. Wood wirh his college boorcl lhemes ond Cobb l-linlon wilh his doily grommoricol dozen, we become conscious rhol our simolesr uller- onces were problems in rheloric. Then, lhere were lhose who 'roolc Americon l-lislory, or were lolzenu by ir. A slrong mind in o slrong body wos o bore minimum requiremenr For rho? course. Mrs. Aller gives advice +o codefs oboul Hue Dewey Decimal Syslemf' Ro+unclo, Rolcliff, Grimm, Mellen. Copl. Schrcnh will: Vcnocur, Lewis, Brcner and Fuchs, concocls new hair ionic. iw...

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ACADEMIC PACE-SETTERS THE CLUB 400 STandlng Gnllman Bierman T Henman R Norman Black T Lowe CapT Schaff Sponsor Flfielcl Fosier Conner Walker C Le Ruez Hayman J Werner SeaTed Balmer Cawvey Trowbridge ConzeTT Sec Oldfield Pres Hegberg Vnce Pres Wrlsley PorTam E Adkins During The pasT year The Club 400 plclced uo :Ts loose ends and became a really aeTuve organuza Tron on The campus CapT S D SchaTT sponsor goT Things under way aT a meeTuna soon aTTer The open :ng oT school and The group moved on smooThly Tor The resT aT The year The deTlnuTe qualnhcahons a home grade average OT 400 Tar membershlp and a semesTer average aT 400 Tor acTnve parhcnpahon were made clear Tram The begrnnmg Owchcers were elecTed Tram The nlneTeen old members and The club sTarTed To warlc One of The TlrsT croleCTs was The banrnra and ussulng aT membershlo scrolls Ea h cadeT o r ng The r elved cerTl caTe sn ng The aa o T TursT perTe T grade average Thus he was allowed To lreep as o oermanenT recogrlhon aT h hon r The membr alsohada aleemn a w ld wer Thelr puns an acT ThaT had been neglecTed an pasT years A commlTTee was appolnTed To worlc ouT oTher pro,eCTs and lT was noT long unTll :T submaTTed a Idea The Club declaed To presenT a medal aT The end oT each semesTer To The non member who had shown The greaTesT lmorovemenT an hrs scholasTlc warlc A careTul meThod aT selechon was worlced ouT buT The bro eeT was noT compleTed n Tlme Tor a TrsT semesTer award Two res aenTs served The orgaruzoT on aurlna yea Tr worldge and Oldheld CaoT Sc aTT h orT ce wlTh mere STTGCTIVGDGSS Than ever be e no Ta lo To Th clu To wn rollce aT The cadeT corp and The members began lg rcallze ThaT They belonaed To o aroup OT whlgh f braud i I I I v L 'll l 'll l I ' 'll ' I . 1 'I . ' V . Q . . V . - . 1 n . A l ' I l - f. . ' , , Tne r L o ' ' ' . k . h . . ' , ' , l . fr U TaculTy advlsor, worked Through Mafor Perslna and ' I ' C l l T! 6 Fl rg I, 'C , T , Clljb SC O Tl lcvf' +9 T hg Tor-. lT old T lce l ng r e lg I +59 A X lc o. ., f 1s'g , M ' e s , n ff e T ThaT lf ou ' ,a Tm-y would be X .