Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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WHY RECALL 1959! Western Military Academy is a place, a spirit, a personality. Against the backdrop of daily activities, many campus residents reflect colorful facets of personality in action and repose. lt is the purpose of the Recall to endeavor to recapture some of these overtones for this sentimental photographic biography of the academic year, 1958-1959. The editors of 1958-1959 Recall in returning to a letterpress type of repro- duction decided to emphasize the personalities of the Corps, some in a general way and some in special prominence. The central and primary theme is Who's Who. The secondary purpose of the Recall is to spotlight those persons in the Western scene who by some conspicuous achievement distinguished themselves. Their achievements made Western history. The editors would be remiss if they did not acknowledge the brutal fact that without the generous and loyal support of the persons, patrons and corporations who paid for the advertisements, there would have been no 1958-1959 edition. ln this regard, special recognition must be given to Mrs. W. E. Erickson, mother of Cadet Erickson who personally interested so many business organizations in the project. Really this volume should be dedicated to her. Likewise the editors wish to thank Mr. Ralph W. Smith for his professional assistance. Of course, the Head- master, the Recall sponsor, pressured the whole project to its happy conclusion. Finally, the editors in the 1958-1959 edition of the Recall beg forgiveness for any error of inclusion or oversight. Such action was purely accidental. Surely there is unlimited praise for all in this cadet attempt to provide the instrument that carves out of the present, the images that shall give the future generations a vivid, living appreciation of life at Western Military Academy in 1958-1959. Editors

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THE I958-59 RECALL The Senior Class proudly presents the review of the important events and personalities ofthe academic year 1958-59. The Recall is the Who's Who of the Academy. Its purpose is two-fold: first, to recapture, for the years ahead, the spirit of campus life as expressed in daily activities of cadet life, second, to continue the tradition of a chapter each year to the history of Western Military Academy. This photographic record began in 1923 and has continued with a single exception to this volume. This edition was prepared and edited by the following members of the Senior Class cooperating with the Headmaster, Lieutenant Colonel C. L. Persing. Academic Section: Milita ry-Commando nt Section: Athletics Section: Social Activities Section: Dramatics Section: Journalism Section: Advertisement Section: Circulation Section: Photography Section: Robert H. Scott John W. Earp Jerry Lee Harper Henry F. Prideaux David A. Bingham Robert W. Dittmann Robert D. Caruthers Daniel E. Howell Bruce K. Hammel William M. Brown Joe G. Cariss Donald B. French Frank Vest Kansas City, Missouri Mesa, Arizona Alton, Illinois University City, Missouri Bogota, Colombia New Haven, Connecticut St. Louis, Missouri E. St. Louis, Illinois Trenton, Illinois Aurora, Missouri Granite City, Illinois Gideon, Missouri Mattoon, Illinois The Senior Class gladly acknowledges the professional assistance given by Mr. Sid Ashenbrenner of Ashen-Brenner studios who made the photographs, Mr. G. F. Floyd who represented the G. R. Grubb 8: Co., who prepared the engrav- ings, and Mr. R. W. Smith and Mr. Simmons of the Simmons-Sisler Company, who printed this edition. The Sponsor

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