Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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Nlaj Xulin and lim Taxlor ll the lzlvrars during xtmlx period But let us saunter doxxn to D to I.1L,LlI R B aelesons P O G elass This subjeet is of a xx orldly nature Current ex ents and prob lems of demoeraex are studied and analyeed l.1eut aeleson is proud to haxe serxed in better stories for illustration Sometimes Brother Harleness tries to earth up on lost sleep xx h1le Bromlne Sehmalhausen 18 ealling the elass to order but a rap from the Lieutenant s gaxel alxxays brings things around Let s shift to the seienee department C apt Bresson s elasses are really unique, espeelally those in the seeond semester of biology The dlsseetlng IS noxx going on, and many xxlsh it had nex er started Often through the fumes of formaldehyde ean be seen expressions of be xxllderment, and then eomes the plalntive appeal Captain, I ean t find its heart Nearby Capt Lange is UIXIDU his daily warn ing in the ehemlstry lab People, people, ean t you leave things alone7 You alxx ays gotta haxe an alibi dont you7 Webb ean be eounted upon to try something nexx or dangerous, and Rebar, xx hose desk is next to Webb s, is eon stantly duekinv behind the eabinet in fear of an explosion Mashburn 19 there, too mueh to im Taylor s horror for Jlm likes to leeep his mind on his experiment We yxill now dedieate this moment of silenee to the eonfused lads in Dr Warne s trig and algebra classes What they need is a eomputinv mind like the Doctor s for he is noted for his exeursions around the entire blaelxbo ard III the solving of a single problem Were xou taught that parallel lines nex er 1ntereept7 Don t be too sure, for Dr Warne may state otherxxlse and prove lt, too Many eadets in solid geome try are not sure that the earth is round any more We should toss a bouquet to Capt Martin s speeeh program for unlors and Seniors All eadets ID those elasses must speale from the assembly rostrum, often before parents and visitors as xx ell as the eadet eorps It IS very in teresting to hear the xariety of subjeets that are treated during the year A eadet has a xx ide eholee so that he may seleet a topie that he likes And the result is the lnereased eonfidenee and the ability to address an audienee, surely a sleill to be desired Western is one of the fexx sehools that require publle spealeinv for all and xxe ll nex er forget those assembly meetings lll the Memorial Chapel Our Academle tour and the Aeademie year must eome to an end We tan only mention Dr Gill and his history elasses xx ith the many motion pletures Or Mr Rlbbing and his English along xx ith Mr Spudleh and h1s eom mereial subjeets We haxe tried to gixe you a small glimpse of our elassrooms Some of this very proud of our elasses and our instruetors They have maintained Western s hi h seholas tle rating And eaeh one eontributed some thing xaluable to our l1x es Dans holds eadet audzenie auth serum' xpeeeh zn assembly hall A 1 A . L K' 'A x . h I IV l e - 1 K 1 - 1v1 1 -1 I if i X 3 ' B K' C x 2 v-K X x- f . i X X 1 X ' fy c . c ' 5 1- ' vs e AA C x ai n K 1 N It L X X X B J . E 2 v .2 lx- . X l X O J 2 . ' x K '. I ' .' ' l A 2 X' I .' 1 1 I ' 1 1 1 '- 1' - 1 1 - 1 -1 C X . . l' 'I 'B Y I L '. B I L . L 5 'K' I h A v - 1 ' 1 '- - 1 ,' W E - . . ,, . , . . . .. ' , 1' 1 ' -' ' - V 1' 1 1 'f 1 -K 1 '- 11 ' K 5 ' 3 ' L ' , .. A , , , U ' D V u - - , 1 - 1 1 1 - v 1 1 '1 -v1 1 -' ' - 7 11 '1 ' vx v Uncle Sanfg Navy and Often uses some of his article was written in fun, but, in reality, xx'e are 1 1 S '1 ' - ' D ' - 1 2 ' I ' '- - 1- '1 - - V ' 1 v ' ' 1 lr 'U ' .e L c C, . ' ' - -1 '- 1 ' 1 - lr ' 1 - 1 4 ' 1, L h .5 l 'X Vx . V 5 . VX' v - 1 te- ' , . . 1 ' ' L' X 'A A X 1 1 v . . 1 xx x ' . 3 aa - i v - x sv , 1 . . ,., ,, . r ' ' - ' H 1 1 1 1 -. ' L Y V . D Y YL ' rw ' ' 7 1 1 1 - 1 I A X v . U . if , 1 - . 1 4 1 , n 1 Q J - - as 1 1 35 - ' v - E3 . 3 ' Lal f 1 ' X .5 Q . . 1 1 1 ' c 'A - 1 -1 , 1 - 1,. . . , . . 4 , ' r , . ..18...

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TH E Acaclemlc Year Academlcs come first at Western Indeed, the classroom work rs our maln reason for belng here We feel that the year of 1950 51 has been one of real progress, and we are lndebted to our faculty for the excellent preparatlon w hlch they have trled to glVL us We shall have many pleasant recollectrons of the experrences galned ln the classroom and on the campus Our faculty officers have taught more than books they have also taught character and lntegrlty It IS sard that a cadet has not been ln a class room untrl he has had a subject under Capt Buck Thxs fine gentleman and teacher of the old school has been at Western for over thrrty years In hrs classes, a student can expect work and plenty of lt, for the Captarn says that there IS no other SL1bSflILIfC for learnlng Latrn and German And rlght across the hall we can hear that tongue from south of the border Many Ed McKinney s Spanlsh room I-le goes about hrs tasks rn an enjoyable manner, but he IS noted for pop qurzzes Capt Lange concocts a wltches brew zn the chemzstry lab Capt Buck urrh iturltnrw C' Pohlmann Hocmg and Bassett We can t llnger ID all the classrooms Major Gould and Capt Green w1ll be found holdrng forth ln mathematlcs, and Capt Hrnton poundrng away at hterature, composltlon, and grammar Major Persrnv s College Board Enghsh Class IS one that taxes the student to the best of hrs ablllty S0fHCflfl16S the cadets wonder, Does that guy have a heart In the end however, the work IS usually done It could be done after all One can learn much from the Major s lectures, but when he begrns to rntroduce the class to some of the boys Plato, Arlstotle John Locke, and the l1ke But when 1t was over w as If not 1 lot of fun7 Those krnds of books tell the dlfference between a man and a boy A peek at the drawlng class mechanlcal, not cartoonlngj of Capt Lamping and we ll head across to that glass faced blllldlllf' Lreut Brll jackson probably has the most beautlfully decorated room on the campus A huge garden box along the w all IS filled wrth many x arletres of growrng plants The walls are covered w 1th colored PICILIFCS scenes from famous plays or reproductrons of noted palntlngs The prom IDCIH course 1n Lreut aekson s classroom IS lrterature, a subject that has long been hrs favorrte Oh yes over IH that corner rs an aquarrum, stocked w 1th troplcal fish and maln tamed by the Vance boys Capt Martrn has an attractrve room, too, just up the 1ron starrs It IS the headquarters for the rnterestrng Low er School classes I l I 9 u ,.,.v.4 Cl, S . ' , 7 , . l T 4 ' . . . ' K ' l 1 x - 1 YL . E ll YV , , . . . . pleasant hours have been spent in Capt. jim r. ,M H - v - . I Y . U . . . . 5 ' YY E , . c . . . ,Q . , ' c . 7. C . . . . , , ' ' U. . Y , . , . I N 7 , . ,K ' ' . , . . ' ' ' , - - . ..j7..

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LOOK OUT, WORLD! HERE WE COME! THE CL SS OF 51 Class Officers tulle, See., Green, V-Pres., llelrwzir, Prey., Harkness Sgr.-at-Armx. lllusner, Truim. ef :rx W, ,2- ' E EEEE A-, L Ai? YI' - 9' 'I GJX4 5 - ,-- .rw -fr' Nil. SENIORS HAVE THEIR LIGHTER MOMENTS Top, from left -The famous Senior Talwle. ln from, Taylor. Laney. lwlccloud. Rainwater, Lloyd, Lewis. Xlfarren. llelwmil Nlr. Lloyd. Nlashlwurn, Garza. rl., Cava. Next, Schaefer alone. Then Shier and gal. Nlccloutl antl lluyle set ix atcli ln' eainpns sun dial. Below-Giddy Seniors cavort at Senior Circle. Lloyd, Dewein, Sill, and Webb do a little elowning. ....19...