Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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3)n jfflemoriam To one who answered reveille, but never heard the taps; To one who lived with us three years, but never saw the last ; To him we pay the honor that in some small way might be, A lasting token of respect to him we cannot see. Richard Lee Arnold

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e ration The use of coile names for military projects is a development of World War II. Originally these codes were used to insure security measures against enemy intelligence agencies. Later, for convenience of reference, the term was applied to important civil projects. In such cases, the impli- cation of the term, rather than its accepted meaning, added color to our language. Operation Recall, for this reason, implies that the 1949 Senior Class annual is a project which carries with it both the factual and sentimental account of this Senior chapter of Western Military history. For us this is a year of decision. Four years ago when we entered Western as Freshmen, the world was emerging from a prolonged period of inter- national struggle. We little understood the challenge that was to test our spirit as the world pulled itself out of the shadow ' s. Four happy years and now a decision: how shall we proceed in college or business to prove our training in new ' endeavor? What shall our place be in the new scheme of things? As we ponder our question, we raise a hand to stay the future for a period until we can shape Operation Recall into an anchor for these happy scenes of our years at Western. In these pages is the story of our greatest year at Western. Who can tell the complete account, the changes that have come over us since we began our Freshman year! Poets we have none who can retell the Saga of 49. Yet exploits and verses we have many. Our own developed per- sonalities of our last year at Western must tell our story. Good-bye, classmates; take a salute from the Class of ’49 and carry on in the finest of Western spirit. Editors

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• • Operation Introduction Page Operation Recall 3 In Memoriam 4 Campus Scenes 6-9 Academics Executive Directors 12-13 Faculty and Stall 14-13 National Honor Society 16 4(X) Club 16 Senior Portraits 18-37 Senior Honor Men 38 Junior Class Panels 41-44 Junior Honor Men 45 Underclass Groups 46-47 Lower School 48 Class Officers 49 Athletics Football 52-55 Basketball 56-59 Winter Sports 60-61 Spring Sports 62-63 Military Cadet Military Units 65-69 Activities Publications 72-73 Musicians 74 Dramatics 75 Commencement 1948 76-77 Campus Informals 78-79 Advertising Patrons 80-112