1953 By Rufus McClure
These are names to remember. The table, by the way, still dominates the center of the lobby.
Wife of Colonel Ligon, who received the last dedication, Virginia was indeed a faithful servant. She also served the faculty in numerous ways.
Nicholas Canaday, Class of 1946, was discussed previously as one of our outstanding academics. He returned to Bolles as an English teacher and commandant for a couple of years before proceeding to his Ph.D. He then began his college teaching career at L.S.U. He remained a loyal supporter through the years and served on the Board of Visitors at one point.
Along comes Dorothy Smith, beloved librarian, when the library was located in the hotel smoking lounge for men. People scoffed at the tiny library with perhaps 4,000 books, but by golly it was good enough to prepare scholars for the finest universities. Her son Kenneth, Class 1960, was an outstanding scholar and valedictorian of his class.
There in the upper right-hand corner appears Mrs. Clark (Cora) Toole. A real scholar as her credits indicate who taught hundreds of lower school cadets as she attracted them to the mysteries of the English language.
Many “Huck Finns� who sat glued to their seats as she turned her back to the class to demonstrate a sentence diagram on the chalk board to show that the subject of the sentence was the first word to appear on the horizontal line as it assumes those funny shapes by adding verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. Smile if you must, but dozens of those juvenile delinquents have informed me that her expertise enabled them later to put together a decent business letter or even a thesis for a college course.
The lady in the lower right, Miss Kathleen Othen, was an extraordinary British lady who held forth in the academic office.
This monument is discussed in detail in the text. Through the years, it has become a favorite background for photos.
Outstanding indeed, and they will remain so throughout their lives. Keith Palmer, half brother to Ted Quantz, was one half of the two brother tandems to rank as batallion cammander.
The other tandem, the Varn brothers, was introduced earlier.
James Barker and Skip Benolken are among the most loyal and supportive alumni in our entire pantheon.
James Bent left behind an imposing legacy that lives on through his children and grandchildren. The Bent family recently made the single largest gift to the school of all time: The Bent Student Center, which was dedicated in September, 2009. The tennis courts also bear the Bent name. More text elsewhere.
Wallace, “Wally”, Bradley was the son of the revered Major and Henrietta Bradley.
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Robert Gillett is one of our most outstanding military professionals. He is one of several who retired as a Captain.
Theodore (Ted) Johnson abandoned his hometown, Greensboro, N.C., for Jacksonville, where he has achieved phenomenal success as an independent business man.
James Langley is the middle of three brothers who attended during the fifties. His siblings were older brother, Robert, 1951, and younger brother, Ronald, 1957.
Charles Keith Palmer, mentioned earlier, was one of two brother tandems to serve as Battalion Commanders. His younger brother, “Ted�, will command the Class of 1957. The other pair of brothers were the Varns, discussed earlier.
The Classical Club appears to be a new club devoted to scholarship. Naturally, Bill Hochheim is the brain behind these brains.
These three distinguished individuals at the top literally started hundreds of young cadets on their way to success.
An outstanding group of coaches.
The girl is a little premature, pun intended, but the message is with us still.