Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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jkei Wafionafcilonolf ociefg C' ,.. 4' 'FF Standing-Walker, C., Bierman, Foster. Seated-Dugan, Conner, Black, T., Emswiler, H. Abxenfees-YN'alker, j., Hathcock, A., Douglas, Emswiler, 'l'., Taylor, M. One more year has gone hy to add to the prestige of lYestern as one of the foremost pre- paratory schools of the lfnited States. Through the loyal guidance and unswerving standards of our Headmaster. Blajor C. L. Persing. YYestern has received high recognition for scholastic ex- cellence from the colleges and universities of the nation. Blajor Persingls goal has always been thorough academic preparation and true char- acter development. With the aid of a well- trained. carefully selected. and highly educated stall' of instructors. he has placed Western among the leading secondary schools of the country. 'llhe academic department this year was the major force on the XY. RI. .-X. campus. Cadets were influenced more hy their scholastic work than hy any other phase ol' student life. Studies were held up as the most important ohjective of XXX-stern training. Cadets worked hard to achieve high records in the academic field. Seniors. especially. realized that excellent class- room records meant the difference hetween go- -14- ing to a good or a poor college. or heing accepted or rejected hy a university. However. they had confidence in themselves and their instructors, who were striving to prepare them for the chal- lenge of higher education. Blany a htrigf, or college board student learned to hurn the mid- night oilf' poring over some of Captain Doc Aller's toughies,' or concocting a theme for Captain Hood. They saw the vistas of foreign languages. literature. history. mathematics. and other fields of knowledge open wide before them. They knew that competition on a national scale on the Wt-sr Point exams. Naval R. O. T. C. tests. and College Board exams would he tough. They learned to face these facts and huckle down with the industriousness and seriousness ol a senior. Seniors accepted the responsihility of supply- ing leadership in the Corps on the athletic held. on the drill ground. and in the classroom. As seniors they had to set the example for under- classmen to lollow. lhis leaderslnp was fur- nished through two highly respected organiza-

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. . . am! 400 CM tionx. thr' National Honor Society and thr- NDVI Cfluh. lX'r'xtr'rn Military Arxiclr-1i1y'x Sr-nior Chaptrtr 2672 of thr' National Honor Socivty wax r'xtah- lixhr'd on lJr'r'r'1i1hrfr ll. l9'l2. RK'C1LliI'1'IIll'HI5 for II1l'II1l3f'I'NlllIJ zirr- high. :md uxuzilly only rfight r'z1dr-tx. fivr- xr-niorx and thrr-Q juniorx. arc ad- niittvd r'zxr'h yruir. Itx liour rzirdinzil qtitilitivxf r'h:xrz1r'tr-r. xrholzirxhip. lr-zxdrlrxhip. :ind xr-rvirirh truly rrxflrwt thr' high idr'z1lx of thix group. To hr'r'oinr' 11 rnr'rnhr'r ix conxidr-rr-d onr' ol' thc' Qrrwit- r'Nl honorx whirh 21 rzidvt run rr'r'r'ix'r-. Lindr-r thr' Quidzinrr' ol Kfzljor Pvrxinq. thr' National Ilonor Socir-ty hgix hrronir- ll poxitivr' :uid xtiniulzitiiig l'orr'r' in r':uupux lilir: It ix not ll dixripliiizxry orgzmizution. Itx main purpoxr- .ix xhnping r'zxdr't opinionx :ind intr'rprf'tinQ thvni to thr- faculty. It xr-rikx to uphold high xtzindzirdx und to hr'ttr'r thr' niorzilr' of thr- Corpx. Unr' fun alwziyx hr' rrrtziin that thr' influr'nr'r- of thr- Nzitionnl Honor Socir-ty ix thrown hr-hind r-vr'ry- thing which ix r'ondur'ivr- to loftir-r idr-zilx and grr-atr'r ar'hir-vriincnt in XYL-xtcrn lifr-. Thr- xr-rond xur'h xtronq organization ix the i'40fl Clluh. whoxr- aiinx arr- lnrgr-ly arndr-mir'. Thr- main ohjr,-Ctivr' ix to honor xupvrior xtudvntx. thoxr- who niakr: za pr-rfr'r't -Hifi avrsraqr' for L1 NK'II1l'NIf'I' or for Z1 home: Qrzidr' pt-riod. Any cadrit xxho zittainx thix avr-rugs ix zxdinittr-d to tht' Cluh and prr-xr'ntr'd 11 inrinihvrxhip Ccrtifirzitr' xhowinq thrx datr' of hix hrxt pr'rfr'r't z1vr'r11Qrr'. Ht' rnuxt not fall hr low ll Hilti honor :1x'r'r:1Qr' :xt any titnrz or hr' loxr'x hix II1l'II1lX'TNl1iIJ. L'ndr'r thr' xponxorxhip of Cfziptziin Uiood. onr' oli Ihr' lllfl Clulfx nisxin purpoxr-x ix to inr'rr'11xr- thr- :1r'nrlr'iiiir' niorzilr- ol' thr- Corpx. Uthvr proj- r-rtx zxrr' :ilxo r'1irrir'd on hy thr- Cluh, Onr' ol thr'xr' ix Ihr' r'z1rr'l'ul and CliNl'l'l'IllIlQ xr'lr'r'tion for i'r-cognition of thr' r'zidr't who hanx rnudr' thr- Qrrwitvxt lIIlIJY'OX'l'IIll'IlI in xfholzixtir' work. Hr' ix prrixvntr-d zi hzmclxoiiivly inxvrihr-d nir-dal IIN gin ziwzird for thix z1r'hir'vr'n1r'nt. ln inziny wziyx thr- -l0U Cluh hax r'ontrihutr'd to thr- rivhnr-xx ol' XNR-xtr-rn lifr-. Each mr'1nhr'r ix proud of hvlong- ing to thix xL'lCCt group-thr' topx in acadr-1i1ir'x. K I 'u or ,Q Ii! Rnzi' ruvzffrlj YVr-iiir-r, Shziflr-ip Bilqr-rv, Wills, .'xl7l'lilI1SOIl, Hir-rinaln, Gillnmn, Lirfrzl. 2nd Rnzzi Ruud, I.owr', Dugan, Blurlr, 'l'.. Davis. D., Hzithrofk, A., Capt. Wbod f.-Xdvisor . .hd Ron' Hf'f'1Il2lIl, BI., Past:-rnaclr, J., Bulwr, WV., Post'-r, YN'zilkr'r, CI., Rosvnhloolli, YYQ-hr-r, Nornizin, Ilf'llIl2lIl, R Abserzfrm--Douglzis, Muskovitz, Pzirtnin, Modiano. -15..