Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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Sir Gallahad Window The Sir Ga lahad Panel in the Western Memorial Chapel was presented by Colonel R. L. Jackson. The Panel is dedicated to his nephews. Captain Rex K. Latham, Jr., Lieutenant A. J. Ellison, and Lieutenant James K. Latham, who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II. The Panel is an idealistic treatment portraying Tennyson ' s mythical character — Sir Galahad. This version of the picture was reproduced in antique glass by Emil Frei Co. in St. Louis, Missouri.

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This beautiful window was presented by Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Henderson ■of Glenview, III., and by Dr. R. J. Arnold of St. Louis in memory of their sons, who were former cadets. Howard Swain Henderson, ' 41, was killed while a member of the Air Corps in o training accident over Ellington Field, Texas, April I, 1944. Richard Lee Arnold, ' 49, lost his life on August 29, 1948, in a plane accident near St. Louis soon after he had received his pilot ' s license and just before he was to return to Western for his senior year. The Memorial Window is o reproduction of Raphael ' s famous paint- ing. Saint George and the Dragon , depicting youthful chivalry van- quishing the forces of evil. After being owned by various nobles and royal families throughout the years, it is now in the Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.

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St. Christopher Window The St. Christopher Panel is the central figure in the series of antique glass reproductions of famous figures in the Cadet Chapel. The original window of St. Christopher by Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610) was repro- duced in antique glass by the famous St. Louis Artist, Emil Frei. St. Christopher is often referred to as the Soldier ' s Guardian Saint.