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3 Introduction

102 103 104 108 109 110 112 114 116 118

5 Events 6

Registration

14 Academics 24 Dad's Weekend 28 30

32 34 36

Homecoming Evensong Formal Balls Educational Tour Mother's Day

Baseball Tennis Golf M-Club

119 Military

37 Corps of Cadets 38 56 60 61 64

Rifle Senior-Faculty game Company Basketball Weightlifting Boxing Track

120 124 126 127 128

Seniors Juniors Final Promotion Order Sophomores Freshmen

Annual Formal Inspection Army Day ROTC Staff Military Police Color Guards

129 Junior School

67 Activities 68 70 72 74

77 78 79

Fusileers Band Dramateers Glee Club — Chapel Cadet Council Art — Epple Exhibit Publications

81 Athletics 82 86 90 92 96 98 100

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Soccer Varsity Football Cross Country Company Football Swimming Varsity Basketball Wrestling

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159 165 170 171 176

Staff Cadets Activities — Events Athletics Graduation

Companies Commencement A Look Around the Corner Roster of Cadets Advertising

Editor — Asst. Editor — A Advertising Ed. — F Adviser — F

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The Present Must Have a Past ^/lissouri Military Academy is marching towards its Centennial, its second century of service to young men that desire a good college preparatory education and the benefits of the military system. The Academy is a strong, secure institution. Its past, and the trials and successes is has overcome and enjoyed, have made it what it is today.

The object of Taps '85 is to chronicle the happenings of MMA’s 96th year, but at the same time, it is felt that the origins of this year’s events should also be stated.

Something can’t have a present without a past.

MMA, born November 1889, was fathered by the

citizens of Mexico, Mo., who, led by Gov. Charles Hardin, founder of Mexico’s Hardin College, donated $16,000 and 20 acres of land. MMA was located on Boulevard, southwest of town, several miles from its present Grand St. location. Col. A. F. Fleet was MMA’s first superintendent, and he contributed much of his own capital towards the school’s birth.

The school grew rapidly as its reputation spread. Cadets represented 20 states and all Missouri districts when the school was destroyed by fire, Sept. 24,1896.

I he banked headlines of the Oct. 1, Mexico Tribune

read: "VICTIM OF FIRE — MMA GOES UP IN FLAMES — NO LIVES LOST’’ After reporting the names and hometowns of the injured, and that 78 cadets were asleep on the second and third floors when Cadet Bonfoey discovered the blaze and spread the alarm, the Tribune reported that the citizens of Mexico met to form a stock company to rebuild the Academy, an idea that would not die.

Col. Fleet took MMA’s cadet to Culver Military Academy in Indiana, which had 15 cadets in its 115-cadet capacity7 school. Regardless, the citizens of Mexico raised $1,600 towards their $10,000 goal at that first meeting.

Nothing was salvaged from the original school, which the Tribune described: "A heap of ruins . . . and only ugly, ghastly, shaky walls stand to indicate where once stood a magnificent building.’’

MMA rose from its ashes in 1900, the Phoenix funded by the Mexico Businessmen’s Association, which took up the citizen’s cudgel. Col. A. K. Yancy, then president of Hardin College, and Col. W. D. Fonville, superintendent of Alabama Military Institute, anted the remaining $40,000, which built what is now Stribling Hall and "B” and “C” Barracks. MMA reopened its door Sept. 24,1900.

MMA had many successes in the ensuing years, and new buildings were added, such as “A” Barracks and the gym. It became accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1918. The U.S. Army held its first inspection in 1920, and rated it an Honor School, which it has been ever since. The Army created a new rating, Honor School with Distinction in 1970, and MMA earned it 13 of the 14 years it’s been offered. Cadets are working to make it 14 of 15 in 1985.

Personnel changed during the years. Col. Yancey died in 1901. Col. Fonville acquired his share of the school. Col. W. R. Kohr replaced Col. Fonville in 1911, and he was re­ placed by Col. E. Y. Burton in 1918 when he retired.

New teachers were hired as enrollment increased. One, a young Virginian, Lt. Charles Riddle Stribling, Jr., stands out. A teacher of English and French, who arrived in 1920, he was held in awe by cadets for his noteless lectures on Shakespeare. Lt. Stribling soon became Maj. Stribling, commandant.

Maj. Stribling next became Col. Stribling, superinten­ dent. The Academy was forced into receivership by the Depression. Col. Stribling, with three other faculty members, made the only bid at MMA’s distress auction held on Mexico’s courthouse steps in 1933.

Sacrifices were made by this man, whose lack of finances was overcome by his determination, who thought MMA too important to let die; the School turned the corner in 1935, long before the nation could see the Depression’s end.

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MMA was reorganized as a non-profit educational cor­ poration in 1948, which was controlled by a Board of Trustees. Col. Stribling was president until 1968, when he became chairman of the board. Col. Charles Stribling III, who was born in the family’s "A” Barracks apartment, graduated from MMA in 1944, and who served as teacher of English and journalism, commandant, and executive of­ ficer, became president.

Col. C. R. Stribling, Jr. died in December 1983, after dedicating 63 years of his life to an idea he thought too im­ portant to let die on the courthouse steps.

Many people who have made significant contributions to the school have come and gone since its birth in 1889.

Those now present are making more contributions as the school marches towards the future, and others will follow them.

The Academy transcends people’s lives, and it binds them, too. Col. Fleet wouldn’t recognize today’s Academy with its 18 buildings, many built since 1957, on 288 acres.

Nor would he recognize the uniforms, but he would recognize the cadets as being from MMA. The Academy marks all who experience it, and that mark may be summ­ ed as: Act like a soldier, behave like a gentleman.

Missouri Military Academy celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1939, its Diamond Jubilee in 1963-64. It is march­ ing towards its Centennial Celebration in 1988-89. Many notable people have attended MMA’s celebrations of time, Missouri governors, high ranking national officials, such as Postmaster Farley in 1939. Many more notables will attend future celebrations.

But those who are most important, the ones who make MMA what it is, those that Col. Fleet would recognize — the cadets — are always present. They are the ones that give life to and carry the idea that is MMA. The Centennial Class of 1989, now eighth-graders, is marching towards the Academy’s historic day. But the steps they take, to class, to athletics, even to weights and measure, and to toothbrush, echo back. The path they now follow has been trod by thousands before them, by the cadets from the Classes of 1889 to 1988.

The march doesn’t stop with the Centennial Class. Those in the Classes of 2039, 2064, and 2089 will follow in the footsteps of the Centennial Class. Thinking of the Class of 2089 boggles the mind, just as Col. Fleet’s thinking of 1989 must have. The numbers and imagined changes are just too much for the mind to comprehend. As Col. Fleet would not have recognized today’s campus and uniforms, the same might be true for those of this century viewing the next.

One thing is certain, though. Regardless of the era, all would be able to recognize the cadets and the mark MMA has left upon them.

"Welcome Alumni,” says Allen Herbert, bailiff of Ecfi Company’s Homecoming court, which tried MMA’s foo ball opponents, the North Callaway Thunderbirds, s part of its winning decorations.

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registration-march take the recruit up the steps of Stribling Hall and introduces him to the people, places, and the procedures that are MMA. Following the footfalls of thousands of cadets who have proceeded him, the recruit will begin his learning of tradition, which, in following years, he will pass onto a new group of recruits.

The first face a recruit is likely to see will be familiar.

Capt. Roger Hill, director of admissions, visits the majority of recruits in their homes prior to their arrival. His hearty greeting, ready smile, and firm handshake take the edge off what is strange and unfamiliar. He also makes the first and most impoita.il introduction — to the old boy who will be the recruit’s guide on the registration march.

Guides are a singular group, usually leaders or football players, old boys who have returned to school early for the leadership seminar or the Colonels’ football camp. They are well versed in MMA life and lore, and recruits soon learn that they will not tred the Stribling Hall steps again until they graduate.

The guide introduces the recruit to MMA, to Mrs. Brenda Rodenbaugh, office manager, Mrs. Kathy Brooks,

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bookkeeper, Mrs. Kathy Diederich, admissions secretary, Mrs. Pat Schindler, development and publicity secretary, and Mrs. Marguerite Sullivan, mailing secretary, all of whom, except Mrs. Sullivan, work the office way station.

While parents complete paperwork with the office staff, guide and recruit introduce themselves: "From where are you? In what grade will you be? What sports do you like?”

And they observe, notice the watercolor rendering of the Memorial Chapel, notice that Mrs. Brooks is with child.

They learn Mrs. Miriam Egley will take her place during Mrs. Brooks maternity leave. They guess a girl and will be proven wrong. ^Xwaiting introduction to Col. Charles Stribling III, MMA’s president, who is leading the school towards its second century of service, the recruit is introduced to more history, more tradition. The building in which they wait, Stribling Hall, was built in 1900. So were *‘B” and “C” Barracks, which adjoin it. Combined, they were MMA. Classrooms, library, dining hall, and faculty apartments were housed in Stribling Hall. There are now 18 buildings on the 288-acre campus, many of them built since the 1950’s. And Stribling Hall was not called that until 1968,

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"Who am I?" asks Col. Charles Stribling III, MMA's president at the didactic assembly held for recruits the first day of registration, Sept. 4.

The majority of the recruits knew, and raised their hands, following Col. Stibling’s example, below. The identities of many of the people at the front right, also were asked, and all were introduced at one stop or another during the registration march. They are, standing from left: Maj. Ron Rosendahl, athletic director; Lt. Col. Ronald Kelly, executive officer; Lt. Col. Paul Cherches, music director who is leading the recruits in sing­ ing Old MMA, the alma mater; Col. Stribling, Lt. Col. Frank Meredith, high school dean; and Lt. Col. Orrval Maurpin, quartermaster. On the stage, from left, are faces that will soom become known: Capt. Walt Webber, 1st Sgt. Howard Bennett, Capt. Tim Daniel, Lt. Col. Derrill Kuhlman, Junior School headmaster; Maj. Sam Mounger, and Maj. Bob Fedora.

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KI when the Board of Trustees moved to honor the late Col. C. R. Stribling, Jr., who died in 1983, and who became chair­ man of the board in 1968.

Col Charles Stribling III assumed the presidency that

year. He graduated from the school in 1944, and afterwards served as teacher of English and journalism, commandant and executive officer.

Col. Stribling is an articulate, distinguished-looking man, the guide says, friendly, no one to fear. Asking of the Colonels’ second in command, he learns of Lt. Col. Ronald Kelly, executive officer, former MMA biology teacher and director of admissions, whom he will meet later. "He handles the school’s day-to-day operations,” the guide says.

More introductions are made and destinations given in the office of the commandant, Lt. Col. Ronald Charrier. A Naval Academy graduate and former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, the recruit learns that Col. Charrier is overseer of cadet life, discipline, and activity. He is warm and friendly, smiling. He introduces his assistant, Capt. Bob Samples; a 1955 MMA graduate who returned to the school

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after retirement from the U.S. Army.

From then, the recruit receives the Cadet Handbook, a slim, grey-covered tome that contains MMA’s history and regulations, his nametag, which is pinned to his T-shirt, and his room assignment and roommate’s name.

The recruit feels overwhelmed by the many introduc­ tions. The guide explains, reiterates what others have said, adds information. He points out items in the Handbook, and tells the recruit that he must always carry the book un­ til he becomes a private.

"Study if carefully,” he says of the small book. "And do well in classes; follow the rules; don’t get stuck — receive demerits for rule infractions. You will take the Handbook test in six weeks, and if you do well on it and in classes, and have few tours, you will have a chance at First Order Private’” ^^aking First Order is a most prestigious honor, the

guide says, and only the top 15 percent of recruits are eligible. And, although it isn’t a guarantee, it may put one on a quick march towards promotions and senior leader-

"What did it say?” ask Mrs. Brenda Rodenbaugh, office manager, and Mrs. Pat Schindler, development and publicity secretary, of the office computer. Much of the office's work is done of the machine, and occa­ sionally the wrong button is pushed. The glitch was soon corrected and letters to parents were soon in the mail, left.

Mrs. Kathy Diederich, admissions secretary, and Capt. Roger Hill, director of admissions, below, don’t have trouble with their machines, but they keep busy answering the inquiries about MMA. Mrs. Kathy Brooks, bookkeeper, and Mrs. Miriam Egley, who took Mrs. Brooks' place during her maternity leave, root through the many ledgers and account books before Mrs. Brooks departed, right.

ship positions. Tours, the guide explains, are unwanted and disliked, but are the payment for broken rules. To serve them, one sits in study hall, studying, during general leave.

Introductions to those who will soon become familiar are next. Mr. Don Dick removes summer hair, leaving broad tan lines that will soon vanish. The recruit, feeling for what used to be, learns that he will return to the barber biweek­ ly, and agrees with his guide that things are better now than they were in the long and tangled 1960’s.

Ambling towards the dining hall, which is operated by Messrs. Bob Holschlag and Charlie Murphy, the recruit learns that Thursday night he, and the rest of the corps of cadets, will march to dinner, accompanied by the Drum and Bugle Corps, something he will do thrice-daily for the rest of the year. "And we usually eat family style; buffets are reserved for special occasions, such as registration, Dad’s Weekend, Homecoming, and sports banquets.”

"The registration march resumes at the cadet hospital where records and medications, if prescribed, are given in­ to the keeping of the nursing staff: Mrs. Velma Stalcup,

head nurse, Mrs. Jan Beshears, day nurse, and Mrs. Cheryl McKenzie, night nurse. There is someone on duty 24 hours a day, the recruit learns, and Mrs. Beshears likes to bake cookies in the hospital kitchen. Dr. Peter Ekern, school physician and former Mizzou football player, who holds sick call each morning, will be introduced at the evening’s assembly and can be seen rooting the Colonels at home football games.

The march leads next to the field house and the military department where the introductions are precise, efficient, and friendly. Col. Ardie McClure, senior army instructor, whose wall reads of a long, distinguished U.S. Army career, is an ursine man with a ready smile and firm, sincere handshake. He welcomes the recruit and jokes with the guide, as all have, and then sends the pair on a military department march. Stops are made for ROTC ac­ couterments: field jacket, fatigues, cap, boots, canteen and belt, and GI shoes.

Incongruity best describes the recruit’s registration uniform. The shorts and T-shirts are comfortable, but the

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“Hello, young man, I’m Lt. Col. Ronald Charrier,” says the commandant, greeting another recruit during the registration march, right. While visiting the commandant, the recruit receives his name tag, roommate's name, and room assignment, his Cadet Handbook, and an introduction to Capt. Bob Samples, the assistant commandant.

Comings and goings, and waiting luggage typify the commandant's and officer-in-charge’s office during registration week, bottom left. The next stop for the luggage is the cadet's room, and cadets usually head to the barber.

Thump-thump-thump-swoosh is a familiar and day-long sound at the last stop of the quartermaster march, bottom right. Recruit Jim Mc­ Clelland's uniforms go from the grey-plastic bin, held by Maurice Johnson, through the marking machine, and then into his laundry-bag basket, for which his chest is the backboard.

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GI shoes, needed at the next stop, are stiff and hot. Tan legs and white socks contrast sharply with the shoe’s dull black.

The shoes will soon have an obsidian glow, and the belong­ ings piled in the recruit’s room will be loaded into his press, which is the name given to the unknown multicompartmented cabinet in his room.

Ihe unknown tightens around the recruit’s chest like a

snake. The pressure eases as the guide, a charmer, says that the press diagram is in the Handbook, and his roommate, an old boy, who will report Sept. 6, Thursday, just two days away, will help him if old boys already present don’t do it first.

Sartorial incongruity becomes the norm at the quarter­ master. Recruits, all wearing dull-black GI shoes, followed by guides bearing grey-plastic bins, make the QM march.

Blankets, ties, belts, athletic uniform, and shirts are heaped in the bin. The shorts are traded for light-blue garrison plants. Lt. Col. Orrval Maupin, the quartermaster for more than 40 years, marks the pants for hemming, making sure they break perfectly over the GI shoes.

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A garrison cap is fitted on the shorn head. Shorts replace garrison pants. A raincoat covers a returned incongruity.

Before comprehension is his, the recruit and his guide march through the mail line, a pigeon-hole lined corridor that cadets visit daily. Mrs. Kate Maupin checks and records the contents of the bin. More introductions are made while the marking machine thump-thump-thumps the recruits’ property number onto the insides of his uniforms. His garrison pants are surrendered to Ms. Nanie Blue and Mrs. Terry Bailey, seamstressess. One hour later the recruit is in the light-blue uniform of an MMA cadet. Incongruity dies.

The new acquisitions are added to the barracks’ room pile, and recruit, parents, and guide march towards the academic building, close to the march’s destination.

They talk to Mrs. Carla Hobbs, academic secretary, recorder of grades, keeper of classes, and author of the haircut schedule, while waiting to see Lt. Col. Frank Meredith, academic dean, who will introduce the class schedule, answer questions, and bid the recruit to do his best.

“Open wide” says Mrs. Cheryl McKenzie, MMA's night nurse, left, as she puts drops into the eyes of Ricardo Gonzalez. Mrs. Jan Beshears, left, day nurse, and Mrs. Velma Stalcup, head nurse collect the medical records of Recruit Ricardo Elizondo from his parents. Guide Ricardo Gonzalez, has Mrs. Stalcup sign Elizondo’s registration route card, below.

he registration march ends with Capt. Walt Diehl, director of guidance and counseling. He asks a different question. “What college or university do you wish to attend?’’ The recruit stumbles for a second, ready to name his hometown, and then he recites his hopes.

hile the march is over for this recruit, it continues for new Junior School recruits the following day, Sept. 5, and for all returning cadets, Sept.6. The march is the same for all save minor exceptions. Junior School recruits and cadets see Lt. Cols. Derril Kuhlman and Bob Piper, Junior School headmaster and commandant.

The registration march transforms the next day. The guide is gone; he’s leading someone else now. Tests are given to recruits that will determine class and academic levels. Athletic abilities are examined. The recruit runs 50 and 600 yards, throws a softball, shuttle-runs blocks of wood, makes a standing broad jump, does as many situps

and pullups as he can in 60 seconds, and swims. The recruit learns from another old boy that all cadets take the PT test in the spring to measure improvement.

As registration passes, faces become familiar, more names are learned and remembered. More individuals move into the barracks and become squads, platoons, com­ panies. Early introductions are reinforced at didactic assemblies. “Who am I?’’ asks Col. Stribling, raising his hand, asking those with the answer to do the same. A field of blue arms topped by brown hands waves like wheat in a harvest breeze. ^/^ore faculty members are introduced: Dr. Ekern, the

Rev. Richard Ash, chaplain, who tells of Sunday vespers, asks for readers at the non-denominational service, and says he’s always ready to sit and talk after it. More questions are asked: “Who knows ...?” col. Stribling asks, naming those introduced on the registration march. Hands are raised, fingers point, and answers are given: Capt. Hill,

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A look in the mirror brings a smile to Recruit Hernan Del Risco's face as Mr. Don Dick, right, puts the finishing touches crease the faces of Recruit D. W. Jones and his mother, below, as they talk to Capt. Walt Diehl, direc­ tor of guidance and counseling. Guide John Park, left, waits Jones makes his initial steps towards a college education.

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Capt. Paul Baum, familiar to international students as their adviser, Lt. col. Paul Cherches, director of music and part of the admissions staff, Lt. Col. Meredith, Capt. Diehl, ^/tost of the answers are correct; others are humorous,

such as a recruit’s mistaking Capt. Scott Spangler, the peripatetic information director, who’s been seen all over campus during the week taking pictures and notes, with Col. Kelly. The two stand, and the physical disparity elicits a titter that blossoms into a rolling guffaw.

The companies, Alpha, Bravo, the Junior School; Charlie, the band; Delta, and Echo, are complete Sept. 6, and when they make that first combined march to mess, Thursday night, they build a battalion that’s 325members strong. MMA’s 96th corps of cadets is in the rough; it struggles for the right cadence that will convert syncopation to the rhythmic swing of left-right-left. The Drum and Bugle Corps, somewhat rusty from the summer’s rest, echoes Swing March around the campus’ red brick, white-columned buildings. The break, which converts three lines into two, doesn’t mesh. Cadets jumble like teeth broken by a rock in a gearbox. Old boys grin and recuits, 12

frown, worried, not knowing that they will be doing it perfectly, almost, within a week.

As the registration march ends, another begins. After an all-school assembly, Sept. 7, the academic year starts with an abbreviated class day. But before the academic march can really begin, registration must end; the last introduc­ tions must be made. (jathered in the student center, which is run by Worthy

and Ruby Blaisdell, cadets are introduced to one another and the local girls at the year’s first mixer. The old boys, who see it as their welcome back party, lead the way, danc­ ing, talking, laughing, renewing friendships. Recruits are pilot fish, building on the trust developed with roommates during the quiet evening hours when the mysteries of the press, shoe and brass shining, and procedures and regula­ tions were patiently unraveled and explained.

Old boys introduce recruits to friends, both male and female. New friendships are tentatively kindled; strangers from other companies and from uptown become known.

The year has begun; the first step of the greater march has been taken.

Registration isn’t over until one has a party, and the same was served up Sept. 8, when the year's first mixer was held in the student center, which is operated by Worthy and Ruby Blaisdell, top. At the mixer, and throughout the year, the Blaisdell’s serve up everything from burgers and shakes to plenty of conversation.

Julio Urdaneta, left, and Craig Barrett spy each other, middle, on the dancefloor after the summer’s separation. Their acquaintance, and those of others, as re-established during the mixer.

Joe Drew, bottom, pulls up for the physical fitness test. In eyeing the bar, he could be doing perhaps, the same for the year’s academic march, which, may be as demanding but certainly not as physical.

The School Day Education, learning, is a lifelong process that begins with the baby’s first shrieks and ends with one’s last breath. It happens everywhere, in the home and at school; it is formal, presented by teachers, and informal, shared by peers. But it never ends. Many think college is the end of education, of learning, but, in reality, it is only the start.

When Lacyedes, a Greek philosopher of 305 B.C., was ask­ ed why he was studying geometry so late in life, he said: "If I should not be learning now, when should I be?”

Learning is not easy. There are many variables, influences, conflicting bits of information that must be sorted, evaluated, and either retained or discarded. Con­ currently, learning is cumulative and synergistic. What was learned yesterday, last year, in another class, also applies in some way to what is currently being studied regardless of how obtuse it may seem. Language applies to math, and math applies to science, and the arts can either be express­ ed or explained by all.

Learning is life, and what and how things are learned shapes it. Plato said: "The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.” It also shapes personality, decides whether one will be bright, inquisitive, questioning, or lackadaisical, a member of the flock.

Many sources of learning aim one towards his future, but the final course corrections are made in high school. It’s the time when new disciplines are introduced and the basics are polished. MMA’s polishing aims one towards college and further formal education.

Like college, the Academy’s academic program is challenging, rigorous, lean. It is, and always has been, based on what has recently been called, "The New Basics.’’Students, in earning their 22 graduation units, get a balanced education from MMA’s six disciplines: English, foreign language, math/computer, science, social studies, and electives, which cover the fine and practical arts.

Some disciplines receive more emphasis, such as English, four units, history and social studies, three units, and math and science, two each. A unit is earned for the successful completion of the year-long class. The re­ maining units taste from the other disciplines.

The academic building's foyer is the nexus of the cadets’ day, and the compass rose inlaid in the tile is symbolic of the daily voyage. A different heading is followed with each crossing. Lt. Col. Frank Meredith, dean, the harbor master of that plots each cadet’s course, is the stationary marker that keeps watch on MMA’s academic tide.

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Language, either English, Spanish, Latin, or French is Learning's carrier Plotting the course to graduation is fraught with options, such as which classes to take in what order to attain the desired emphasis. Lt. Col. Frank Meredith, dean, who is as exacting as MMA’s classes, guides, prods, and encourages students on their chosen courses. Keeping constant watch over them, he ensures that they are always challenged and working at their best. His manner is paternal and fair, but he abides no excuses. ^\kcademic secretary, Mrs. Carla Hobbs, who manages

everything from class schedules and grades to the haircut schedule, assists in this watch. Together they ensure and maintain the best possible program for the students.

Having worked both sides of the desk, Col. Meredith also meets the needs of MMA’s faculty. Schedules must be devised so various duties don’t clash and the students can get the classes they need. And mundane items, such as ordering and distributing supplies, must be done.

English is the school’s largest department, but also one of the easiest to schedule. Capt. Walt Webber works ex­ clusively with freshmen. Lt. Ross McKenzie has the sophomores, Capt. Richard Twells the juniors, and Maj. Sam Mounger the seniors. Each class has its own re­ quirements — grammar, writing, literature — in varying degrees. Each builds upon the other, increasing the challenge every year.

As each class is different, so are the teachers. Capt. Web­ ber is known for his sense of humor. Capt. Twells feels one can better understand a work by knowing about the author.

Literature, especially the classics, is close to Maj. Mounger’s heart. Lt. McKenzie, as his classroom tells, is a Garfield and grammar fan. Posters illustrating both line his walls.

Capt. Paul Baum also is a Garfield fan, but he has only one poster, which expresses his firmly held beliefs. “Bark!”

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Lt. Ross McKenzie, teacher of English, shines a little light on the mysteries of grammar during his classes. Sophomores, working on the diagramming of sentences, get an assist from overhead transparencies that outline the correct form and structure.

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“Barkl” as Garfield says to Odle on the poster outside the door, above, is a language Capt. Paul Baum doesn't speak, but he’s teaching Spanish to his class and following the poster's caption that says everyone should learn a foreign language. Capt. Richard Twells, below, is helping Felix Ware with his paper written in a language that is sometimes as difficult as a foreign one — English. The problem was soon solved, though.

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Literature is the No. 1 love of Maj. Sam Mounger, top, who is discussing the intricacies of The Tao of Pooh with his seniors. Capt. Walt Webber, sitting at the back of his room, above, gets a smile from one of his freshman’s speeches in English class. Latin is considered a dead language, and some of the students in Maj. Bob Fedora's class, below, swear that some of the exercises would kill them if not for Maj. Fedora's help.

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Mathematics is a language unto itself, and it also is the language of science says Garfield to Odie. The caption reads, “Everyone should learn a foreign language.’’ apt. Baum and Maj. Bob Fedora comprise MMA’s language department, and they teach Spanish, French, Latin, and English, which is a foreign language to MMA’s international students, to whom Capt. Baum is adviser.

The Academy has no foreign language requirement, but its importance is heavily emphasized. The majority of students use some of their elective units for the courses.

Mathematics is another form of language, and MMA requires two units, to include algebra and geometry. Lt. Col. John Reddick teaches algebra and geometry. Maj. Dave Steinmetz teaches pre-algebra and algebra, and Maj. Ray Campbell teaches algebra I and II and all computer courses.

As with all learning, math classes build upon each other, from pre-algebra to algebra to geometry to algebra II and computer science. Col. Reddick’s chalkboard also shares its surface with English and his “Quote of the Day,” such as: “The only stupid question is the one not asked.”

The language of mathematics is also used in science, which at MMA is taught by Majs. Waldo Roberts and Ron Rosendahl, and Mrs. Dianne Maguire. Maj. Roberts is science’s triple threat, teaching physical science, chemistry, and physics. Mrs. Maguire teaches physical science and biology, and Maj. Rosendahl divides his time between biology and duties as athletic director.

Two units of science, one of which must be a laboratory class, such as chemistry, are required. They are most interesting classes, in which students explore the inner workings of things such as trees, fish, and atoms. It’s not all classroom work either, field trips give hands-on experience.

While science studies the mechanics of life and the

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Maj. Waldo Roberts, science’s triple-threat, top, explains Planck’s con­ stant to his physics students. He’s smiling because they understand it.

Mrs. Dianne Maguire, above, discusses heredity and chromosome mat­ ches with her biology class.

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History records man's deeds and hints at the future, and all can be found in the library world, social studies examines its workings, and these classes, too, take field trips, such as Capt. Walt Diehl’s psychology class’s trip to Fulton State Hospital.

Three units are required, and they can be earned from Lt. Cols. Ken Mortenson’s and Meredith’s world history classes, Capt. Kevin Shaddox’s world geography and economics and government classes, and Capt. Tim Daniel’s American history and economics and government classes.

The Academy requires at least one class of American history and economics and government.

Each has his own specialty. It’s American history and the Civil War for Capt. Daniel. World History, especially the ancient wars, interest Col. Mortenson, and economics is Capt. Shaddox’s love.

As part of MMA’s rigorous writing program, term papers are required in each class, which combines the individual disciplines with English skills. MMA’s library, with its more than 5,000 books, is the student’s major resource. Mrs. Marilyn Hamilton, head librarian, aides the students in their searches. Mrs. Nancy Archer works the night side. In addition, they maintain the library, its books, and files.

The students’s remaining 11 units are spread over fine and practical arts and electives. Students can pursue personal interests. Lt. Col. Paul Cherches is music director, band supervisor, private music teacher, and teacher of the humanities class, which covers everything from art to architecture. Mrs. Joan Mills, vocal music director, supervises the glee club and trains young voices to work together.

On the practical side, Col. Bob Johnson teaches MMA’s business education courses, accounting, typing, and the like. Lt. Jim Lowry teaches mechanical drawing two nights a week, and he preaches accuracy and neatness. For the

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“Shhh!” motions Mrs. Nancy Archer, MMA’s night librarian, caught In her profession’s most famous pose. Regardless, Mrs. Archer spends the ma­ jority of her time updating the card and vertical files and the MMA stacks.

Lt. Col. Ken Mortenson's world history class is about as demanding as they come. While his students work on their study of some ancient civilization, Col. Mortenson keeps a close eye on them, looking for problems.

F Things have a way of leveling each other, says Capt. Kevin Shaddox to his economics and government class. The three branches of government counterbalance each other, and so do supply and demand.

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Help in all MMA academic disciplines can be had in the Learning Resource Center. Here Mrs. Karen Spangler, director, helps math students with formulas that determine volume.

creative there are Mrs. Becky Erdei’s art and Capt. Scott Spangler’s journalism classes.

Both have outlets for their work. Artists have two ex­ hibits, the most prestigious being the Epple Art Exhibit, at which prizes are awarded to works judged the best. Jour­ nalists publish the Eagle, MMA’s award-winning monthly newspaper, which is the state’s oldest, and this book, Tops.

Journalists explore all facets of the field just as artists use all mediums. The class produces a weekly radio show, which is broadcast by KXEO radio, and a monthly TV show, which is cablecast by SEE-TV. I he Academy’s program is challenging, rigorous, and for those having difficulties, there is the Learning Resource Center, run by Mrs. Karen Spangler. Attending during their study hall, students receive extra help with their assignments from Mrs. Spangler, who re-explains the material using different methods, such as using a computer drill, until the students grasp it.

Mrs. Spangler also teachers a new class: SAT Prepara­ tion. Open to all, the half-semester course is filled with juniors and seniors who are seeking refreshers in those areas covered by that all-important test that decides, for the most part, one’s college career.

College entrance is the goal of MMA’s academic pro­ gram. It has been quite successful, too. Ninety-five percent of the Class of 1984 are in college, and overall, 88 percent of MMA graduates continue their quest for learning.

The quest and its purpose have never been better ex­ plained than by Peter Ustinov, actor and author: "I am con­ vinced that it is of primordial importance to learn more every year than the year before. After all, what is education but a process by which a person begins to learn how to learn.”

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'it was a test passed with high praise' (Z»adets take many tests during the school year, but one

of the most important is given Dad’s Weekend, at which the fathers, mothers, family, and friends do the grading. It is a three-day affair, and 1984 marked its 34th presentation.

A test, according to Webster, is “a set of questions, problems, or exercises for determining a person’s knowledge, abilities, aptitude, or qualifications.” But it also is a celebration of learning, a chance for cadets to show those close to them what they have learned in the first weeks of school, which has been a great deal.

There are three examination areas: academics, athletics, and military. All cadets, recruits and old boys alike, are tested. While the old boys know what the recruits have just learned, the old boys, such as new leaders, have new disciplines to master.

The three-day exam started with athletics. Both MMA football fields were busy Friday, Oct. 19. The Echo Company Golden Warriors had a gridiron battle with the Alpha Company Green Wave on Colonels Field, which the Warriors won, 32-6. The Junior School Lions and Eagles staged their battle on the upper field, and the Eagles, starting their season, defeated their opponent 12-0, a trend that would continue for the rest of the season with but a few close calls and heart-stopping moments.

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The cross country Colonels were in action against Hallsville on the back-campus course. They, too, won, adding a 26-29 victory to what would be an undefeated season.

The football Colonels’s battle with Wentworth Military Academy was Saturday’s athletic highlight. The Colonels lost the rain-soaked, mud-encrusted game in overtime, 6-3. ^Zhilling rain forced the military section of the test into the field house. After the inspection of quarters, during which parents stood in corners of their sons’ rooms, watching, all dads took part in the traditional Dad’s Day Review. Following Col. Charles Stribling III, president, and Battalion Commander Mark Guffey, who led the reviewing party, the two-abreast column of dads snaked its way around the field house and assembled cadets.

Cameras flashed form the line as dads passed their sons.

The reviewing party ended up as a long line along the field house’s north wall. It was time for the cadets to pass in review for their fathers. Whistles blew, commands echoed, and with an explosive drum beat the corps moved, a coordinated group of individuals moving as one, something the cadets wouldn’t have believed was possible just a few weeks before the big test.

Eyes glowed with pride as the cadets made their circuit,

Parent-teacher meetings are one of the most important parts of MMA’s Dad’s Weekend because parents get first-hand information on how their sons are doing. Thousands of questions are asked and answered, and as it says on the chalkboard in Lt. Col. John Reddick’s room, left, “The only foolish question is the one that is never asked." Dad’s Weekend also gives cadets and their families some time together, such as the cadet, below, who is leading his mother and sister across the swinging bridge to the back-campus cross country meet.

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and more camera flashes, from the line of fathers and from mothers in the balcony stands, could be seen; the whirring of video-tape cameras was drowned by the band.

When the cadets made their next circuit of the field house, they were divided into recruits and old boys, and the two groups came forward, single file, one at a time, for the drilldown. Facing the still-assembled dads, the cadets followed the commands of Battalion Adjutant Ashok Bokde: “Right face, left shoulder arms, right shoulder arms, present arms, attention, parade rest.”

The military staff, Col. Ardie McClure and Sgts. Ron Ray and Merrel Evans and Lt. Col. Ken Mortenson, Fusileers supervisor, worred the lines, looking for mistakes. Heels, encased in obsidian leather, not perfectly aligned, a whitegloved hand not perfectly positioned on a rifle, brought the inspectors’ attention. It also was cause for leaving the line, which soon shrank and closed ranks. At the end, only the best-drilled recruit and cadet remained: Recruit James Basa and Cadet Felix Ware.

I he Junior School recruits and cadets underwent the

same test. Bravo Company Commander Michael Misemer called the commands. Capt. Tim Burgess and Lt. Col. Bob Dorman, the Junior School military officer and his assistant, were the inspectors. Recruit Ken Teasley and 25

Shared moments make Dad’s Weekend special for both cadets and families as it gives cadets a chance to recount the events of their lives for the previous six weeks, as Ernesto Ferrara does to his sister, Patricia, below. Umbrella and hot chocolate were shared between Junior School cadet Joe Hall and his mother during the rain-chilled Colonels football game, right. Joe didn’t see much of the game because his chocolate steamed his glasses.

Cadet Randy Burch were the best-drilled Junior School cadets. Their parents were at their sides, as they were for the high school cadets, as they received their plaques.

I he military exam ended Sunday afternoon at a battalion review, at which Col. Stribling and Col. McClure presented the ROTC Academic Wreath and Star, awarded to those in the top 10 percent of their military classes, to 21 cadets.

Parents attended a convocation at the assembly hall, and learned from Col. Stribling that the year was off to a fine start and that their sons were doing well, while the cadets were preparing for Saturday’s buffet luncheon. A meeting for those parents interested in the latest college-admissions information, presented by Capt. Walt Diehl, guidance director, followed lunch.

The cadets took no real academic tests during the Weekend, but their progress was examined by parents in meeting with teachers. The parents, who met with teachers Saturday and Sunday mornings, resembled students on the first day of classes as they wandered the campus and the halls of the academic building, stopping occasionally to study slips of papers that listed their sons’ schedules.

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was presented and examined. Information was exchanged and suggestions offered. Many cadets, nervous with anticipation, led their parents to each classroom and introduced parents and teachers. Some waited in the hall, listening to and reading the day’s schedule that Maj. Ray Campbell had programmed into a talking computer; others sat in on the conferences. All seemed satisfied, others relieved, and most amazed at the progress and anxious to see what the rest of the school year would bring.

^^Aore answers were given and praise received during the private moments shared with the family as cadets escorted them from one event to another. Umbrellas, hot chocolate, and blankets were shared during the Colonels football game. Dinner at local restaurants allowed parents to publicly display their pride.

Pride glowed in the eyes of cadets, parents, and families as the cadets, resplendent in dress uniform, introduced all to the faculty in the Dad’s Day Ball’s reception line, Saturday night. Familiar greetings and joyous commments were exchanged with teachers met during the morning’s conferences. Polite greetings, questions, and praise were exchanged with those just introduced.

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Old boys, with Jeff Bryden and Craig Miller heading the line, are led into drilldown position by Delta Commander Maurice Johnson, left. The dads, still in line from the review, had a excellent view of the proceedings. Cadet Felix Ware won their segment of the drilldown.

the grand march, which was not as well executed as the day’s battalion review. Led by the battalion commander, the couples joined into groups of four, and then eight, as all marched around the gym. The march doubled upon itself as there were more than 1,000 parents, family, and friends present for the weekend’s activities.

The cadet officers’ arms tired as the march, returned to its original groupings of two, passed under the arch of sabres, whose blades clinked in time with the Washington and Lee March. Sabres changed hands in unison as weary arms began to shake. The officers’ dates waited patiently behind their escorts, knowing they would be the last through the arch, and knowing that all eyes would be on them.

While the Ball’s festive atmosphere closed Saturday’s activities, Sunday evening’s Vespers, which closed the Weekend, was quiet and attentive to the Rev. Richard Ash, MMA chaplain, the service’s speaker, and Cadet Paul Herndon, the reader.

Family clusters gathered outside the Memorial Chapel

after Vespers. Good-byes were said and said again. Hugs and kisses punctuated the conversations that told of proud accomplishments and Christmas plans and prolonged the last good-bye. The exam had been passed with high praise.

Concentration freezes the faces of Recruits James Forrest, left, and Jorge Infante, two of the remaining five in the drilldown, who lost out to Recruit James Basa.

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HOMECOMING Halftime entertainment for Homecoming’s Colonels football game was provided by the MMA football pep band, which played, as can be seen on Cadet Hank Unite’s lyre, Our Boys Will Shine Tonight and Hail, Hail The Gang's All Here.

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lomecoming is a time for the alumni, for those that have

completed MMA’s march and been working on life’s march for either a short or long time. It is a time for the alumni to remember and relive their days at MMA, and the cadets play an ancillary role, just as the alumni did when they were cadets.

Held Oct. 27, Homecoming also is a time to renew life­ long friendships started in ’24, ’44, or ’74. It is a time for the Honor Classes of 1924, 1934, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, and 1974 to gather from across the country and celebrate the 60th to 10th anniversaries of graduation. It is a time to make new friends with those of other classes and generations.

The cadets are not so much a part of this as they are a catalyst for memories. The inspection of quarters held that morning reminded some of past roommates, commandants, and inspection tricks. The Fusileers’ drill performance, which followed, set off more memories, especially in those who were members of the first Fusileers’ team in ’39.

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Direct competition takes place, though, after the Homecoming Review, in which all the alumni troop the line and comprise the reviewing party. It takes place after the alumni drilldown, in which they try to remember the manual of arms while cadet officers look for those making mistakes. Those in error leave the line with a smile and then move to gibe those still in contention for best-drilled.

I he five best-drilled alumni face the five best-drilled

cadets, who were selected Dad’s Weekend, in the Sweepstakes Drilldown. For the first time in recent memory, a cadet, Felix Ware, won the sweepstakes, which is judged by the military department.

Business also is done during the reunion. The Alumni Association Board of Directors met before lunch, and among other things, elected new officers. After lunch, where alumni, mostly former band members, took part in the march to mess, all alumni met and heard the Board’s report and listened to new business.

Remembering and reliving days past is part of Homecoming. Bill Phipps. '54. recounts some of his exploits to his wife with the aid of an Eagle bound volume. And Cadet Ricardo Mondragon chortles as Doug Crary and George Obernagel, both '74, are eliminated from the Alumni Drilldown.

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The cadets part in the reunion ends with the Homecoming football game, which pitted the Colonels against the North Callaway Thunderbirds. Despite the verbal support of more than 200 alumni, the game didn’t turn out as intended. There was talk of hope as Echo received the barracks’ decoration award and the football pep band presented the halftime entertainment. The Colonels renewed their efforts and tied the score. It looked as though all would be treated to an overtime game, but a fourth­ quarter touchdown handed the Colonels a 21-14 loss. he alumni retired to the Mexico Country Club for a dinner-dance that closed the reunion. Few speeches were made, but out-going president, Wynn Ferrel, ’61, did pass the gavel to Gil Kroeger, ’57. Both thanked Col. Charles Stribling III, president, who celebrated, with his class, his 40th MMA graduation anniversary, and the faculty and cadets of MMA for welcoming the alumni home again and making the day a success.

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A Christmas Celebra tion To All It was A Good Night Santa Claus' personal escort for the night was Ricardo Mondragon, operations officer, who helped the jolly gent find his way.

Evensong is many things to MMA. It signals the end of the

year’s first half and a week of Christmas activities; it gives all a chance to reflect on the accomplishments, the goals, achieved during that time, and it recounts the miracles of God and the coming of the Messiah in scripture readings and song.

Evensong was first held after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. It has changed little since then. Only the faces and location, the Memorial Chapel is relatively new in Evensong's 44-year history, have changed.

The carols are sung by the Evensong Choir, which comprises the high school and Junior school glee clubs. The organ and brass ensemble, this year comprising Mark and Craig Guffey, Dave Duringer, Kip Horstmann, and Mike Davis, provided the music. James Basa and Tiger Hunt, on guitars, Mike Misemer, on flute, and Randy Kelly, on chimes and electric piano, provided additional accompaniment.

Vocal solos were presented by Chris Parchman, Eugenio Paras, and the Latin American Ensemble, which sang Para Pedir Posado, a Mexican carol.

Paul and Scott Herndon were the matched set of readers who added scripture readings to the story of God and the Messiah’s coming, related Dec. 20.

Of all the groups, the brass ensemble was the busiest.

Besides Evensong, they performed at the Audrain Historical Society, Dec. 16, and at the barracks parties, Dec. 19.

The four high school companies hosted 11 7-to-ll-yearold students from the Missouri School for the Deaf, which also is an MMA tradition. Each barracks was gaily 30

decorated, and presents waited for each MSD student under the company Christmas trees. There was laughter, high spirits, and food aplenty. Pizza was the victuals of choice for three companies; Alpha opted for fried chicken.

Santa Claus, Kriss Kringle, or Father Christmas, he goes by many names, followed the brass ensemble from company to company. Played by the well-known Colonels lineman, Steve Farber, he rolled along with a hearty “HOHO-HO” and greeted all with handshakes, claps on the back, and smiles.

Escorted by Battalion Operations Officer Ricardo Mondragon, Santa visited each party, passed presents, and partook of the Christmas offerings of pizza and soft drinks.

His picture was taken, in the company of friends and admirers, many times. A big hit at the annual Junior School Christmas party, Santa shook more hands, “HO-HOHOed,” and found it difficult to tear himself away so he could say good-bye to the MSD students. The brass ensemble came to his aid by playing carols.

HF he brass ensemble was not the only busy group. The

M-Club officers, Mark Guffey, president; Ashok Bokde, vice president; Blas Maquivar, secretary; Julio Urdaneta, treasurer; and Maj. Ron Rosendahl, sponsor, on behalf of the M-Club, delivered 15 food packages to Mexico families.

The mood of quiet reflection turned to restrained abandon as the cadets boarded the furlough buses, Dec. 21.

With bag and baggage loaded, tickets firmly clutched, and good-byes and Christmas wishes said, they waited for departure, their feet dancing a Christmas jig on the buses’ floorboards.

Mrs. Joan Mills, vocal music director, and the Rev. Richard Ash, chaplain and evensong celebrant, lead the Evensong Choir from the Memorial Chapel at the service’s conclusion, left. Paul and Scott Herndon, below, were Evensong's matched set of readers.

Santa Claus made the rounds of campus the night before furlough. He brought with him a hearty “HO-HO-HO" and presents for the guests from

Missouri School for the Deaf. Santa joined MSD student, Dustin, and others from Charile Company for pizza, soft drinks, and some fun.

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Life is a grand march at the Formal Balls

\^\/hile MMA hosts four formal balls a school year, the

junior class’s Valentine Ball, Feb. 8, and the senior class’s Tulip Ball, April 6, are far more important to cadets than the Dad’s Day Ball, Oct. 20, or the Final Ball, May 25.

Both are major class projects that test creativity, there have now been 48 Valentine Balls and 39 Tulip Balls, and organization. The first and most difficult part of designing a ball is developing a theme.

The juniors, guided by class officers: Doug Priestley, president, Kip Horstmann, vice president, Scott Nussbaum, secretary-treasurer, and Jerry Crafts, Cadet Council representative, and class sponsor, Lt. Ross McKenzie, developed “Puttin’ on the Ritz with the Class of ’86.” And

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the capacity crowd danced under a squadron of balloons, and Miss Missouri, Anna Maria Schell, traditionally crowned Queen Kelly Efeney on a throne that featured a babbling brook.

I he seniors, led by class officers: Mark Guffey, president, Ashok Boke, vice president, Maurice Johnson, secretary-treasurer, and Choong Wai Lim, Cadet Council representative, and their sponsor, Lt. Col. Paul Cherches, devised, “The Night Comes Alive with the Class of ’85.” It did, too, especially for Queen Heather Dixon, and Col. Cherches, who was honored for his four year’s service to the Class of ’85.

MMA’s formal balls are also friendly, and they all start with the reception line, in which cadets introduce dates and parents to members of the staff and faculty. Following the introductions, all gather for the grand march, far left, which steps off to the Washington and Lee Swing.

i The Tulip Ball was special to senior class sponsor Lt. Col. Paul Cherches because his class dedicated it to him in honor of his four year's service to the Class of 1985. Mark Guffey, president, presented him with a plaque and had the band play a Big Band number (his favorite) in his honor.

Dancing is the ball’s purpose, and the dance floor is always crowded.

And there is music for all tastes as the Valentine's Dick Crocket Band, and the Tulip’s Encore played everything from Big Band and traditional tunes to the latest pop numbers.

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The Valentine Ball Queen and her court comprise, from left: Attendant Barb Farrar, Matt Rollings, Attendant Julie Dennison, Miss Missouri 1984 Anna Maria Schell, Queen Kelly Efeney, Doug Priestley, junior class presi­ dent, Attendant Shannon Down, Scott Nussbaum, Attendant Michelle Ginocchio, and Scott Doughty.

The Tulip Ball Queen and her court comprise, from left: Attendant Rhon­ da Johnson, Attendant Triston Plunk, Tony Yannone, Queen Heather Dix­ on, Mark Guffey, senior class president, Attendant Chandra Sayles, Choong Wai Lim, Attendant Harriet Linford, and Ashok Bokde.

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Classes The Educational Tour sets sail for lessons, sights, new experiences p I icture

yourself, in the dead of winter, sailing sun­ drenched seas on a vessel of considerable size. Enhance the image by seeing yourself stretched out in a deck chair sipping a frosty beverage. When the image is fixed, you have the opening scenes from the 37th Educational tour, on which 44 cadets explored and learned about the Carib­ bean, Feb. 16-23.

It was a cold, gloomy day the 23,000 ton ship Caribe I set sail from Miami. The tour was headed for St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The first port of call, St. Thomas, was two days away.

Settled into their rooms, the cadets were briefed about shipboard life by Lt. Col. Ron Kelly and Capt. Roger Hill, chaperones. Expecting two days of boredom, cadets found that wasn’t enough time to do everything the ship offered.

Days started at 7 a.m. with a lavish breakfast, and that was just the first of five meals. Between meals, which restored cadet energy, they went swimming in the ship’s pool, played pool, took dancing lessons, danced in the disco, met wonderful people from all over, and took part in a beauty contest.

Selecting a cruise king and queen, Willie Lee, Rodney Bruer, Paige Griffy, and Ricardo Mondgraon entered the king’s contest. None won. At night they attended shows in the lounge, which featured a British man who, it seemed, could play anything that made music.

Land, Ho! Tuesday brought St. Thomas into view. Divid­ ed into two groups, one went to Buck Island, the nation’s (the U.S. Virgin Islands are part of the United States) only underwater national park. The other group went snorkling at a nearby beach and got a first-hand look at the aquatic life. Shopping and sight-seeing filled the afternoon.

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Ed Tour members got into the swim of things during their stop at St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Many of the snorklers got an eye-toeye introduction to marine life they’ve previously seen only in aquariums.

and they were so well constructed that the United States used them as defensive points during World Wars I and II. Cadets searched for the fountain of youth that afternoon.

They didn’t find it, but they visited the grave and paid respects to the man who probably came the closest to it.

After leaving that cathedral where Ponce de Leon is buried, they visited the white house. Casa Blanca, or white house, once belonged to de Leon, the first governor of Puerto Rico.

In touring old San Juan, cadets were amazed at the blue ballast-stone paved streets. Ships coming from Spain to retrieve goods, exchanged their ballast for cargo, and the locals paved the streets with what was left behind.

Impressed with the forts of San Juan, Randy Kelly, John Wilson, Adrain Vega-Albela, and Mondragon built one of sand on a Puerto Plata beach, Thursday. They also joined the swimmers and snorklers.

Touring sugar and banana plantations and the city, cadets got a first-hand look at a third-world nation. The standard of living isn’t very high, said Kelly, and everywhere one went, people, especially youngsters, peddled a lot of handmade arts and crafts. Cadets also got the chance to haggle with local merchants over the prices of souvenirs.

Friday saw the tour heading back to Miami, and the final shipboard show brought a cadet talent to the fore. While Julio Martinez, Paige Griffy, Scott Rennard, Bruer, and Lee took part in the masquerade party, Kelly, Wilson, and Andy Hall wowed the audience with piano solos.

While cadets enjoyed and learned much from the sights, they said, and the cadets themselves were sights. People were impressed with the uniforms and manners displayed.

And cadets answered as many questions as they asked, which made the Ed Tour more special by their being able to teach as well as learn.

Mom's Day It's a welcome time as it means both a welcome visit and an indication of the march's end

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The traditional Mother’s Weekend flower pinning ceremony always starts by honoring the deceased mothers of cadets. Mrs. Loren Guffey, mother of Battalion Commander Mark Guffey, and Mrs. Carolyn Steinmetz, pinned

other’s Weekend, May 11-12, is a welcome stop on Missouri Military Academy’s year-long march. It is welcome not only for the visiting parents, who this year almost carpeted the campus, but for the indication it gives to the march’s end. And, indeed, with the final hymn of Mother’s Weekend Vespers, at which Mrs. Carol Bramon, Mexico teacher, artist, and mother of four, was the speaker, the end of the school, the end of the march was little more than two weeks away.

But while the thoughts of the end of school filled many cadet minds, so did Mother’s Weekend activities, which started with MMA — Mexico High School JV game, May 11. The team was to have played Montgomery County, but it had eligibility problems, and Mexico kindly filled in.

They also kindly beat the JV Colonels 12-1.

All during the weekend, many parents took time to visit the art show in the Alumni-Visitors Lounge, which was part of the Festival of the Arts. Drawings and ceramics dominated the show, which earned the artists ribbons for their first through honorable mention work, and it presented a panel with the winners of the Epple Art Show, which was held in February.

A concert by stage band and the high school and Junior School glee clubs, and four one-act Dramateers’s plays

white carnations to the cadet’s uniforms.

Following this, mothers, or faculty wives, pinned red carnations to the uniforms of cadets behind them.

highlighted the Festival at 8 p.m., May 11. While band numbers, which featured soloes by Paul Herndon, Mike Davis, Paul Herndon, Jordan Chalden, and Ken Linck and Randy Kelly, and glee club numbers such as Dream a Dream by the Junior School, and Viva Tutti by the high school glee club were very good, the Dramateers stole the show with their one-act plays.

The Vandals showed that juvenile vandalism was a problem even back in the Roman’s time, as Centurian Clif Travis found out. Flaming parcels were found at his door, pizza he didn’t order also showed up there, and the flinging of rotten eggs also pounded against his door and his troops, Marcus Kraus and Eric Reeves. But one vandal, Corey Tucker, was caught, and his parents, Rodney Bruer and Pete McDermott, took him away.

I he Widdet Family outlined the problems of over-eating, and the Coneheads were straight out of Saturday Night Live. Substitute Judge seemed to be the most popular with cadets as it presented the plight shared by the man named in the title. His problems could also be those of a substitute teacher, and teachers present sympathized with the man’s plight.

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The flugelehorn solo by Mike Davis was just one highlight of the Mother’s Weekend Festival of Arts. It also featured selections from the high school and Junior School glee clubs, and a cadet art show, which was on display in the Alumni Visitors Lounge.

Mr. and Mrs. Conehead, Jeff Bryden and Allen Herbert, question their daughter, Connie, with whom she has a date during the Festival’s one act play. And Joe Hall and his mother share the true meaning of Mother’s Weekend by sharing time and a laugh.

The traditional front-campus flower pinning ceremony started a full day of activities, Sunday, May 12. And follow­ ing in that tradition, the deceased mothers of cadets were honored first as the cadets received white carnations from Mrs. Loren Guffey, mother of Battalion Commander Mark Guffey, and Mrs. Susan Kelly, wife of executive officer Col. Ronald Kelly. ^/lore than 200 mothers followed after the initial

During the review, four cadets, one from each class, received by their mother’s or grandmother ’s hand, Superior Cadet Ribbons. Awarded to those who have shown outstanding qualities of scholarship, leadership, bearing, and discipline, Freshman James Webb, Sophomore Todd Misemer, Junior Kip Horstmann, and Senior Mark Guffey received the honor.

MMA held a Senior Reception at the Mexico Country Club following the review, and it gave seniors and their parents a chance to get to know each other. A dress parade and vespers followed the reception.

ceremony and pinned red carnations to the dress uniforms of their sons. Cadets whose mothers were not present received their flowers from the wives of their company’s faculty advisers.

After an assembly for prospective cadets, church forma­ tion, and a Fusileers’s performance in the field house, the mothers lined goal-line to goal-line for the Mother’s Weekend Review.

s with any MMA weekend, good-byes took time, but the content of those parting words, while still the same, had changed a bit. “I’ll see you in a couple of weeks at Commencement.”

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Cadets comprise Missouri Military Academy’s march, and it is for them that the school exists. MMA cadets represent a broad spectrum of interests, attitudes, and desires. They hail from 28 states and 12 foreign nations. While they learn from their classes at the school, they also learn from each other. Lifestyles from Peru, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia are no longer foreign or unknown, and the same goes for lifestyles in New York, California, Arkansas, and Minnesota. Boys come to MMA as individuals, but after they arrive, they become cadets and the life in the Academy’s lifestyle.

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Seniors Lead the March Leadership is one of the primary subjects at Missouri Military Academy. It’s stressed in all activities of daily life, and all cadets get plenty of practice in it. Each year, as cadets get more experience, they climb to the ladder’s next rung until they are seniors, who set the example and lead the school. As the seniors lead, so do they teach leadership to the juniors who will succeed them next year.

At the top of the leadership ladder is the battalion staff: Mark Guffey, battalion commander; Ashok Bokde, adju­ tant; Ricardo Mondragon, operation officer; and Eric Aronowitz, logistics officer. And leading the senior class are, above, Bokde, vice president; Choong Wai Lim, Cadet Council representative; Maurice Johnson, secretary­ treasurer; Guffey, class president; and, as it with all ac­ tivities, the sponsor, Lt. Col. Paul Cherches, who uses his experience to guide the class.

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MMA is a combination of many things that are part of being in a top-notch military academy. It’s all the good and bad times, changes, challenges, competition, teamwork, friendships, and many things more. It is something very special and unique. MMA has given me many good memories and even more great friends. To those friends, cadet, civilian, and faculty alike, I wish the best of life and hope that we meet again.

Battalion Commander.

Academic Fourragere 1, 2, 3, 4. Delta Phi 1, 2, 3, President 4. Cadet Council Chairman 4.

Eagleton Plaque for Ex­ cellence in English.

Sophomore Pilgrimage.

Sousa Band Award 3. Cherches Plaque 3. Soccer 1.

Cross Country 1, 2, 3, Captain 4. Swimming 2, 3, 4. Track 2, 3, Captain 4. M-Club 2, 3, President 4. Lifesaving 1. bi­ Club Medal 3, 4. Marching Band 1, 2, 3, 4. Stage Band 1, 2, 3, 4. Drum and Bugle Corps 1, 2, 3, 4. At-Ease 2. Even­ song 1, 2, 3, 4. Echo Taps 2.

Busch Stadium Performance 1. Arrowhead Stadium Per­ formance 4. Hearnes Center Performance 1, 2, 3. Maroon Bar 1, 2, 3, 4. Soldier’s Bar 3, 4. Marksman 2. Summer Camp 2. American Legion Medal 3. Superior Cadet 3.

MacArthur Cadet 4. Flight Scholarship 3. Inaugural Parade 4.

Gilbert James

Adams Gilbert lived on Echo’s se­ cond floor for his four years at MMA. I had my ups and downs, but thanks to good friends, I made it through. I made a lot of friends who I will never forget. But most of all, I want to thank my parents for giving me this chance.

Football 1, 2, 3. Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. Track 2, 3. Company Basketball 4. Maroon Bar 1.

Expert Grenade 3. Summer Camp 3. Parade Bar 3, 4.

Honor Company 1.

Eric Scott Aronowitz

Craig Sheperd Barrett

Frank Arthur

In my seven years as a cadet, I learned many things. If anything was to be obtained, it usually was, whether it be goals or anything else. "If there’s a will, there's a way."

I would like to thank all those who helped me obtain them. Thanks especially to Col. Ardie McClure, whose size lO’/z’s were very inspira­ tional, (as were some 15’s) when all else failed.

I would like to thank my parents and Bryant Engles for getting me through the Academy. MMA is like the limelight; all the world's in­ deed a stage, and we are merely players, performers.

Have fun.

My two years at MMA have been pretty fulfilling. I have matured greatly, and I have learned to do many things.

I also will put to use things I have learned when I enter the Navy. My two years here have been fun. I met and made some nice friends and learned about many different cultures.

Battalion Logistics Officer.

Academic Fourragere 1, 2, 4.

Flight Scholarship 3. Class Secretary-Treasurer 1, 3.

Football 1, 2. Swimming 2. Ri­ fle 3, 4. Company Basketball 1. Lifesaving 1. Archery 2, 3, 4. Vespers Reader 1. March­ ing Band 1, 2, 3, Commander 4. Drum and Bugle Corps 1, 2, 3. Journalism 1, 2. Taps Editor 3, Eagle Editor 4. Stu­ dent Center 1, 2, 3, 4. Quill and Scroll 2, 3, 4. Marroon Bar 1, 2, 3, 4. Expert Rifleman. Summer Camp 1, 2, 3, 4. Veteran's Day Parade 3.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade 1.

Hannibal Band Festival 1, 2, 3, 4. Inaugural Parade 4. MU Homecoming 1, 2. Busch Stadium Performance 1. Ar­ rowhead Stadium Perfor­ mance 4. MU Performance 1,

Arbogast Trophy 4. Football 4. Wrestling 3, Captain and State Competitor 4. Baseball 3, 4. Company Football 3. MClub 3, 4. Dramateers 3. Col­ or Guard 3, Commander 4.

Maroon Bar 3, 4. Expert Rifleman. Parade Bar 4. Color Guard Ribbon 3, 4. Company Bar 3.

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Undefeated Cross Country Medal. Cross Country 3, 4.

Company Basketball 3, 4.

Maroon Bar 3. Parade Bar 3, 4.

2, 3, 4. Meyers Cup. Wilson Journalism Scroll.

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Ashok Carlos Bokde I had fun at school even though I wasn't always a model cadet. I would like to thank all my friends for their support. And I have some ad­ vice: "Don’t insult referees."

Good luck B.M., R.M., R.G., R.C., K.D., F.P., A.P., I.Q., G.R., D.M., and H.J.K. Follow the tradition.

Battalion adjutant. Academic Fourragere 1, 2, 3, 4. Delta Phi 1, 2, 3, 4. Cadet Council 1, 2. 3. 4. Class President 2, 3.

Class Vice President 4. MClub Vice-President 4. Delta Phi Vice-President 4. Soccer 3, 4. Wrestling 3. Basketball 2. Track 1, 3, Captain 4. Com­ pany Football 2. Company Basketball 1, 4. M-Club 3, 4.

Marching Band 1. Drum and Bugle Corps 1. Maroon Bar 1, 2, 3, 4. Soldier’s Bar 4.

Marksman 3. Expert 2.

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Rodney Joseph Bruer I learned a lot about myself in my six years at MMA. I know I have a lot of life-long friends now. I really appreciated all my parents have done to get me a good education. To my girlfriend, good-bye, Christy. I love you, but remember, ‘‘I shall return."

Soccer 1, 2. Basketball 2, 3, 4. Golf 3, 4. Company Foot­ ball 2. 3, 4. Company Basket­ ball 1. Dramateers 2, 3, 4.

At-Ease 3. Glee Club 1. M.P. 1. Maroon Bar 1. Marksman.

Sharpshooter. Expert. Sum­ mer Camp 2, 3.

Jeffrey Lee Bryden Jeff had three vigorous years at MMA, and his last was his best. He would like to say farewell to four people he is really close to: Justin, Bryant, Rodney, and Ashok. He wishes good luck and all the best to the class of 1985.

Baseball 3, 4. Company Foot­ ball 4. Company Basketball 2, 3, 4. Dramateers 4. Student Center 2, 3. Maroon Bar 4.

Rodolfo

Canamar Rodolfo spent three years at MMA. In his first two years he learned how the system was running. By his senior year, he had everything figured out, had some fun, and almost never got in trou­ ble. He is very grateful to his parents and the faculty that have helped him so much.

Good luck to Ashok, Ricardo, Kiko, Kim, Blas, and Quinones. Follow the tradition.

Academic Fourragere 2, 3, 4.

English Bar 2, 3. Soccer 3, Captain 4. Foley Golf Trophy 3. Golf 2, Captain 3 and 4.

Company Football 2. Com­ pany Basketball 3, 4. M-Club 3, 4. State Military Soccer and Golf All-Star. Battalion Golf Medalist 3. Glee Club 2.

Student Center 3, 4. Interna­ tional Color Guard 3. Maroon Bar 2, 3, 4. Marksman. First Order Private. Veterans Day Parade. Inaugural Parade.

Michael Andrew Davis, Jr. Mike spent four years at Missouri Military Academy, and he excelled in music. His teachers always said if he put his heart into his studies as he did with his music, he would have been a Delta Phi. But Mike did have fun. Thanks to Col. Cherches for everything.

Good luck to the Class of 1985.

David Peak Award 1. Louis White Virtuoso 2. Outstand­ ing Brass Musician 2, 3. Ex­ cellence in Music 3. John Phillip Sousa Award 3. Curt Millburn Memorial Bugler 2, 3. Academic Fourragere 2, 4.

Best-Drilled New Boy 1.

Best-Drilled Old Boy 2. Foot­ ball 2, 4. Basketball 2, 3, 4.

Baseball 1, 2, 3. Company Football 1, 3. Company Basketball 1. Archery 4.

Marching Band 1, 2, 3, 4.

Stage Band 1, 2, 3, 4. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Chapel Worker 2, 3. Echo Taps 1, 2, 3, 4. Bat­ talion Bugler 2, 3. Maroon Bar 3. Marksman. Summer Camp 1. Veterans Day Parade. In­ augural Parade. Hannibal Mass Band Festival. Hearnes Center Performances.

Seong Lee Chen I had a good year at Missouri Military Academy. Although I’m not satisfied with my grades, but I want to thank my teachers very much for what they taught me, especially Maj. Campbell, Capt. Diehl, and Maj. Robertson. I hope to see all the members of the Class of 1985 some day after graduation. All the best to them. So long. MMA, thanks.

Tennis 4. Company Basket­ ball 4. Archery 4. Maroon Bar 4. Expert Rifleman. Parade Bar. Inaugural Parade. Com­ pany Competition.

Steven Stanley Chilton I would like to thank Col. Johnson, Col. McClure, Justin, Todd, Hunter, Ed, Ricardo G..

Rodolfo, Paul Kispert, Mark Guffey, and all the rest of the seniors. Good luck to the Class of 1985!

Golf 3, ball 4.

Maroon Parade.

4. Company Basket­ Horsemanship 3, 4.

Bar 3. Veterans Day Inaugural Parade.

Justin Garnet Clack Justin had three good years at Missouri Military Academy.

He was a platoon leader and a second lieutenant. He spent much of his time trying to con­ trol the floor, but he often had a bit of trouble trying to raise morale. He wants to thank Col. Mortenson for all of his help. Good luck to the Fusileers in 1986.

Cadet Council 4. Baseball 3.

Company Football 2, 3, 4.

Fusileers 3, 4. Art 3. M.P. 2.

Maroon Bar 2, 3, 4. Soldier’s Bar 4. Sharpshooter.

Fusileers National-Champion Drill Team. Fusileers National Drill Ribbon. Fusileers Squad Ribbon. Drill Team Ribbon.

Fusileers Fourragere.

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Mixer shows individuality Two tango while the rest rock ‘n’ rolled at the senior sponsored mixer, held in the gym’s lower level, Jan. 19.

Senior Tony Yannone and his date impressed all present with their terpsichorean prowess as they seemed to be dancing to the beat of a different band. Rich Gathright, right, Steve Rohrer, and their dates, not to mention Yannone’s date, seem to enjoy the difference.

This was MMA's third mixer of the school year. The first, held Sept. 9, and sponsored by the school, gave everyone a chance to get acquainted. The sophomore class held the second at Mismilaca, Oct. 13. Mixers, just one facet of MMA’s social calendar that also includes formal balls, plays, and trips, were well attended by cadets and always offered good times, participants say.

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In Mike’s three years at Missouri Military Academy, he learned many things. He had his ups and downs, but he was able to hang on. He would like to thank his parents, Lt. Col. Cherches, and Maj. Campbell. He would like to wish the best of luck to Jorge, Jaime, Grissom, Davis, Yannone, and the Class of 1985. And he would like all of them to remember that when life gets tougher, you have to get tougher.

Honor Company 2. Parade Ribbon. Inaugural Parade.

Veterans Day Parade.

Hearnes Center Perfor­ mances. Golf 2, 3. Company football 2, 3, 4. Company Basketball 2, 3, 4. Lifesaving 4. Marching Band 2, 3, 4.

Stage Band 2, 3, 4. Drum and Bugle Corps 2, 3, 4. Maroon Bar 3. Marksman.

Richard E. Gordon Gathright

David Charles Duringer

Bryant Keith Engles

Eduardo Garza Rios Eychenne

I was only a three-year cadet at Missouri Military Academy. After two years of hard work, I was able to ob­ tain the position of Alpha Company commander. This just goes to show you that if you work hard, it will even­ tually pay off. I would like to wish the best of luck to Rodney, Willie, Royce, John, and Sean. It’s been great, guys.

Dave’s senior was his best! He resided with Scott Lemons in the kingdom of Charlie. He would like to thank everyone who made his high school years fun. especially Scott and Lt. Col. Cherches. He would also like to wish good luck to Scott, Mark, Mike, John, and

I would like to thank everyone who supported me during my years at Missouri Military Academy. Thanks, Craig B., Doug P., Jeff B., Rodney B., Beco E., and all the rest. Mystery surrounds me, and I wonder where I am going. There is a cloud above me, and it seems to be hiding the way. But I am going straight ahead, because that’s the only way I know.

I have learned a lot in my two years at Missouri Military Academy, which I consider to be an unforgettable ex­ perience. I have improved my English, and I have made some good friends. Special thanks to Lt. Col. Meredith, Maj. Samples, and Col. Ardie McClure. Good luck to the Class of 1986.

Alpha Company commander. Academic Fourragere 2, 3. Cadet Council 2.

Most Versatile Dramateer.

Cross Country 4. Basketball 4. Baseball 2, 3, 4. Company Basketball 2, 3. M-Club 4.

Dramateers 3, 4. Student Center 2, 3. M.P. 2, 3. Maroon Bar 2, 3, 4. Soldier’s Bar 2, 3, 4. Military Wreath and Star.

M.P. Commendation Award.

Chris.

Academic Fourragere 3, 4. Il­ linois State Scholar. Epple Art Show: First Computer Lowresolution and Second Highresolution Graphics.

Undefeated Cross Country Medal. Honor Company 2.

Cross Country 2, 3, 4. Track 1, 2, 3. Company Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. Volleyball 4. March­ ing Band 1, 2, 3, 4. Stage Band 2, 3, 4. Drum and Bugle 2, 3, 4. Student Center 3.

Chapel Worker 2, 3, 4. Han­ nibal Band Festival 2, 3, 4.

Maroon Bar 4. Marksman.

Sharpshooter. Expert. Sum­ mer Camp 2, 3. Hearnes Center Performances. In­ augural Parade. Veterans Day Parade. Arrowhead Stadium Performance.

Peak and Moon Rifle Trophies 3, 4. Cadet Council 3. Captain of Rifle Team 3, 4.

All-State Rifle 3, 4. Alpha Company Marksman. Soccer 3, 4. Rifle 1, 2, 3, 4. Track 1.

Baseball 2. M-Club 3, 4.

Fusileers 1, 2, 3, Commander 4. Expert Rifleman 1, 2, 3, 4.

Summer Camp 1, 3. Inaugural Parade. Veterans Day Parade. Hearnes Center Per­ formances. Shrine Circus Kickoff Performance.

English Bar 2. Maritas Plaque 2. Soccer 2, 4. Company Basketball 2, 4. Glee Club 4.

International Color Guard 2, 4. Maroon Bar 2, 4.

Marksman 4. Parade Ribbon 2, 4. Commendation Ribbon 4.

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Jose Luciano Gonzalez Zuniga Pepe would really like to thank his parents who made everything possible for him at Missouri Military' Academy.

Pepe really learned a lot of things in school, and he made a lot of good friends, too. And Pepe hopes that everybody had good luck at MMA. Bless you all for all time.

Soccer 3, 4. Company Basketball 4. International Color Guard 4. Maroon Bar 3, 4. Marksman. Parade Ribbon 3, 4. Arrowhead Stadium Show. Inaugural Parade.

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Ricardo Gonzalez Ricardo spent three happy years at Missouri Military Academy, in which he learned a lot of things, had a lot of fun. and lived a lot of unforgettable experiences. He wants to thank his parents for sending him to MMA. Being an officer at MMA is something he will never forget. Good luck to Blas, Ashok. Maya, Diego, Kim, Haddad, Gus, Koko, Palmeros, Perez, and Quinones.

Delta Executive Officer.

Academic Fourragere 3, 4.

English Bar 2, 3. Cadet Coun­ cil 4. Soccer 2, 3, 4. Golf 3, 4.

Company Football 2. Com­ pany Basketball 3, 4. M-Club 3, 4. State Military All-Star Soccer and Golf. Glee Club 3.

Student Center 3, 4. Maroon Bar 2, 3, 4. Soldier’s Bar 4.

Second Order Private.

Veteran’s Day Parade. In­ augural Parade.

William Henry Greenwell

Paige Edward Amason Griffy

I would like to thank Mrs. Spangler, Mrs. Erdei, and Mrs. Hobbs for helping me during my junior and senior years. And I would also like to thank them for helping to keep my morale high. This school has been a great help to me. and I would like to thank my Mom for sending me here and for backing me up. I would certainly recom­ mend this school to anyone.

This has been my best year.

Good luck to the Class of '85.

Paige went through his years at Missouri Military Academy quietly. Calling attention to himself was something he didn'd do. He speaks not of his accomplishment. ‘‘Those that care will know what I have done,” he said recently.

With this part of his life over, he is looking forward to the next step.

Company Football All-Star 3.

Best Lineman 3. Soccer 1, 4.

Basketball 2, 3. Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4. Glee Club 1. Art 4. Stu­ dent Center 1. Maroon Bar 2, 3. Marksman. Sharpshooter Smallbore and M-16. Sum­ mer Camp 3. Inaugural Parade. Veterans Day Parade.

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Andy Gary Hall

Paul Michael Herndon

Scott Michael Herndon

Jaime lived at Missouri Military Academy for four years. He had a good senior year like everyone else: he thanks his family for putting their best on him. And he thanks: Lt. Col. Mortenson, Col. Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, Maj. Rosendahl, and his friends: Julio, Andy, Lee, Matt 1 and 2, and Paige. He wishes good luck to all. For his hermano, Tico, he said, “Buena Suerte." Good luck for the Class of 1985 and '86. "I will miss you all."

I personally want to thank my Mom and Dad for their over­ whelming support. Thanks also go to Col. Johnson for everything he has done. Good luck to my best friends, Jaime, Sean, and Tico. Keep cool!

Good luck to the Class of 1985.

"California, here I come!!!"

Paul worked hard at Missouri Military Academy and earned many things. He learned a lot, and he thanks his many friends, his parents, Col. and Mrs. Johnson, Lt. Col. Cherches, the Rev. Ash, Col. Mc­ Clure. and Capt. Daniel for their help. Good luck in the years to come,'85, Ed, Sean, and John.

Scott learned a lot during the four years at Missouri Military Academy. He learned about leadership and working with others. He would like to thank Col. Ardie McClure. Maj. David Steinmetz, and Col. Bob Johnson for their support.

Good luck.

Fulkes Swimming Award.

English Bar 1. Soccer 3, 4.

Cross Country 2. Swimming 1, 2, 3, 4. Track 1, 2,-3, 4. MClub 2, 3, 4. Softball 1.

Fusileers 2, 3, 4. Squad 2, 3, Commander 4. International Color Guard 2, 3. Platoon Leader 4. Maroon Bar 1, 2, 3, 4. Swimming Captain 3.

Veterans Day Parade. In­ augural Parade. State Swim­ ming All-Star. Drill Team Rib­ bon. Most Improved Player.

Class Officer 2. Physical Fitness Champ 1. State Military Track and Swimming All-Star. Hearnes Center Per­ formances. Arrowhead Stadium Performance.

Fulkes Swimming Trophy.

Member of the 1985 record setting 400-meter Freestyle Relay Team. State Military All-Star Swimming. Battalion Swimming Medals. Unde­ feated Swimming Team 3, 4.

Baseball 3, 4. Journalism 3, 4.

Maroon Bar 3. Marksman. In­ augural Parade. Veterans Day Parade.

Leadership Award 1. LD Medal 2. First Order Private.

Jackson Music Award 3.

Academic Fourragere 1, 2, 3, 4. Delta Phi 1, 2, 3, 4. Spanish Honor Society 1, 2. President 3. Presidential Classroom 4.

Highest Scholarship Award 1, 2. Who’s Who 4. Fry Finalist 1, 2, 4. Football 2. Soccer 3, 4. Cross Country 4. Wrestling 2, 3. Basketball 1. Track 1.

Horsemanship 1. Archery 3, 4. Best First-Year Wrestler 2.

Marching Band 1, 2, Drum Major 3, 4. Stage Band 1, 2.

3, 4. Drum and Bugle Corps 4.

Student Center 1, 2, 3, 4.

Chapel Worker 2, 3. Maroon Bar 1, 2, 3, 4. Soldier's Bar 1, 2, 3. Sharpshooter. Wreath and Star 1, 2, 3. Vespers Reader 1, 2, 3, 4. Evensong Reader 4. District and State Music 3. Veterans Day Parade. Inaugural Parade. St. Patricks Day Parade. Busch Stadium Performance. Ar­ rowhead Stadium Perfor­ mance.

Echo Company Com­ mander. Superior Cadet 1, 2.

LD-3 Medal. DAR Medal 3.

Fry Finalist 4. McDonough Trophy 2. Presidential Classroom 4. Academic Fourragere 1, 2, 3, 4. Delta Phi 1, 2, 3, 4. Spanish Honor Socie­ ty 1, 2, 3, 4. Cadet Council 1, 2, 3. Individual Spelling Con­ test Winner 3. Who’s Who 4.

Vespers Reader 1, 2, 3, 4.

First Order Private. Evensong Reader 4. Football 2. Soccer 3. Wrestling 2, 3. Rifle 1, 4.

Golf 1, 2, 3, 4. Company Foot­ ball 4. Horsemanship 1. MClub 2, 4. Journalism 1. Stu­ dent Center 4. Chapel Worker 2, 3. M.P. 1, 2, 3. Maroon Bar 1,2, 3. Soldier's Bar 1,2,3, 4.

Marksman. Expert. Summer Camp 3. Wreath and Star.

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Jason Edmund Hunolt

Cadets cast their votes Ballot boxers Rich Gathright, Eric Aronowitz, Ricardo Mondragon, Maurice Johnson, and Scott Herndon collect the ballots in MMA’s mock election that concluded an afternoon of politics, Oct. 24.

Representatives for the two presidential candidates started the rally. Paul Herndon and Tony Yannone spoke for Reagan-Bush, and Jason Hunolt and Brian Faulker did the same for Mondale-Ferraro. The speakers, who presented domestic and foreign policy stands, were well received. And like the real debates, which cadets followed closely, there was some humor and rancor.

After MMA’s vote was tallied, it predicted the real thing in November. Reagan-Bush won by a landslide as did MMA’s 95th Commencement speaker, John Ashcroft, who is now governor of Missouri.

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My two years at Missouri Military Academy were something that I just can’t describe. I met a lot of people whom otherwise I would never had known. I especially enjoyed trying to shape up Lozano and del Rio, which proved to be one heck of a job! I’d like to thank Col. Johnson, Capt. Daniel, Col. McClure, and Capt. Forrest, and especially Capt. Diehl, for their support. Good luck to Luis, Diego, Oscar, Justin, Julio, and Tico!

First Order Private. Bestgroomed First-year Cadet.

Cadet Council 3. Undefeated Cross Country Team 4. Track 4. Dramateers 3. M.P. 3, 4.

Color Guard 3, 4. Maroon Bar 3, 4. Marksman.

Bruce

Oscar

Wayne

Manuel

Joslin

Ibanez Reyes

Bruce spent his first two years at Missouri Military Academy kind of laid back. But with en­ couragement from Capt.

Diehl and Maj. Steinmetz, he was able to attain his goals by his senior year. I'd like to wish luck to Greg. Beco, Cliff, Richard, Eric, Justin. Scott, Tony. Jeff. Chris. Hank, and Paige.

I have learned a lot of things in the three years that I have been here. Things such as be­ ing more responsible, and bet­ tering my English language skills. I have gained a lot of good friends from many dif­ ferent countries here.

Missouri Military' Academy has been a very good school for me. and I consider it as one of the best schools to which I've ever been.

Red Ireland Cup 3. All­ conference Football 4. State Military Football and Basket­ ball All-star 4. Academic Fourragere 4. Fooball 2. 3, Captain 4. Basketball 1, 2, 3.

4. Track 4. Baseball 1, 2, 3.

M-Club 3. 4. Marching Band 1, 2, 3. Stage Band 2, 3.

Maroon Bar 1, 2, 3. 4. Sum­ mer Camp 1. Military Academic Wreath and Star 1, 3.

Platoon Leader. Academic Fourragere 3. 4. Meritas Plaque 2, 3. Soccer 2, 4.

Cross Country 3. Track 3, 4.

M-Club 4. International Color Guard 2, 3. Maroon Bar 2, 3, 4. Soldier's Bar 4. Parade Ribbon. Commendation Rib­ bon. Inaugural Parade.

Hunter Roller Jenkins

Maurice

Hunter has a very enjoyable tenure at Missouri hfibiaiy Academy. He would like to thank Lt. Col. Mcrtemsrm Mrs. Hobbs. Mrs. Spangler.

Col. Johnson, and Li. Col Maupin. Most of all he would like to thank his parents for letting a second generation go to MMA. Go. Cubs’

I arrived at Missouri Military Asadeur*’ seven years ago with a big afro, an unsure nrnzre. and a problem of being late. I am still unsure about my future and still late, but I am now almost bald. I had my ups and downs, but I szmehcw ended up smelling like a rose. I would like to give thanks to: the high shcool and *un:or School faculty’ for help­ ing me become what I am to­ day. the cadets, both now and in the past, who helped me in any way. and the most impor­ tantly. to my Mother for the sacrifices she's made. Good luck Delta and '86. and my best wishes of success to the best class. '85.

Company Football 3. 4. Com­ pany Basketball 3. Maroon Bar 3. Sharpshooter. Summer Camp 3. Parade Bar. Honor Company 3. Lifesaving 4.

Winter Soccer 4. Inaugural Parade.

Brian Johnson

Delta Company Com­ mander. Aztec Warrior Award. Academic Fourragere 2. Spanish Honor Society 2, 3. 4. Cadet Council 4. Class Officer 2, 3. 4. Football 1. 2. 3, Captain and All-Conference 4. Basketball 1, 2. 3, 4.

Baseball 1. 2, 3. M-Club 2, 3, 4. Fusileers 1. 2, 3, 4. Mar­ ching Band 1, 2, 3. Drum and Bugle Corps 2, 3. Maroon Bar 1, 2. 4. Soldier’s Bar 3, 4.

Military Wreath and Star 2, 3, 4. Inaugural Parade. St. Patricks Day Parade.

Hearnes Center Perfor­ mances. Arrowhead Stadium Performance. Veterans Day Parade. Busch Stadium Performance.

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Hongjin Kim Three years at Missouri Military Academy was long and hard, but it was a good experience. Great thanks to my parents for their gift. Good luck to C.W.L., R..C, J.Z. and all the rest, and especially to Ashok and Kiko. Thank-you all for making me laugh and cry: and remember. “Goodbye doesn’t mean forever.’’

Academic Fourragere 3, 4.

Delta Phi 4. Most Improved Soccer Player. Soccer 2, 3, 4.

Horsemanship 3. Maroon Bar 2, 3, 4. Marksman.

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Paul David Kispert

Scott Howard Lemons

Choong Wai Lim

In my life at Missouri Military Academy I have learned three things. I learned to follow, to lead, and to love. I followed for two years, lead for one, and loved for the last one and a half.

Scott would just like to say thanks to all the close friends he made in the seven years he spent at Missouri Military Academy. Thanks for the good times. Some advice: stay cool and have fun.

Remember: “Anything that hits the fan will not be evenly distributed." Good luck, Chris and Dave.

Lim Wai had a wonderful time at Missouri Military Academy. Special thanks to Maj. Mounger and Maj. Campbell. Good luck to the Class of 1985. Thank you to all for all the opportunities I had.

Most Valuable Swimmer 3.

Swimming 3, 4. Tennis 2.

Horsemanship 2. Maroon Bar 2. Marksman 2. Sharpshooter 2. M.P. Commendation.

Military Wreath and Star.

Member State Military Rifle Team 3, 4. Company Marksman 2, 3, 4. Wallace Fry Cup Third Place 3. Parade Ribbon. Inaugural Parade.

Veterans Day Parade.

Hearnes Center Perfor­ mances. Arrowhead Stadium Performance. Busch Stadium Performance. Honor Com­ pany 2. Football 3, 4. Rifle 1, 2, 3, 4. Track 4. Company Football 2. M-Club 2, 3, 4. Ar­ chery 1, 2, 3. Marching Band 1, 2, 3, 4. Stage Band 2, 3, 4.

Drum and Bugle Corps 1, 2, 3, 4. At-Ease 2. Maroon Bar 2.

Expert 1, 2. 3, 4. Battle of the Bands 2, 3.

Academic Fourragere 4.

Cadet Council 4. Company Football 4. Company Basket­ ball 4. Maroon Bar 4. In­ augural Parade.

Carlos Alberto Maciel

Blas Maquivar Gallardo

John Eugene Marsicovetere

Craig Paul Miller

I would really like to thank my parents who made everything possible for me while being at Missouri Military Academy. Thankyou. See you in Monterrey.

Maquivar was a three-year cadet. He came to Missouri Military Academy to get a bet­ ter education, and to learn a foreign language — English.

He was very pleased with his accomplishments. He would like to wish good luck to all.

John's four years at Missouri Military Academy were filled with trials and tribulations.

He overcame most, and learned many details about life and people. John feels his MMA years made him smarter than the average stu­ dent. John was the lead drum­ mer his senior year and en­ joyed jazz and many sports.

Craig learned many things while at Missouri Military Academy, and he had his most fun learning when he was before a computer.

Football 3, 4. Track 3, 4. MClub 4. Maroon Bar 3, 4. LD I and II. Inaugural Parade.

Academic Fourragere 2, 3, 4.

Delta Phi 2, 3, 4. English Bar 2, 3, 4. Cadet Council 4.

Secretary Delta Phi. Secretary M-Club. English as a Second Language Bar 2, 3.

Football 3. Soccer 2. Basket­ ball 2, 3. Tennis 2, 3, 4. Com­ pany Football 2, 4. Company Basketball 3, 4. M-Club 3, 4.

Color Guard 2, 3. Maroon Bar 2, 3, 4. Marksman 4. Color Guard Commendation Rib­ bon. Inaugural Parade.

Veterans Day Parade. Ar­ rowhead Stadium Performance.

Crain and Jorshie Music Awards. Company Football All-star 2. Football 3, 4.

Wrestling 2, 3. Track 3, 4.

Company Football 1, 2. MClub 3, 4. Marching Band 1, 2, 3, 4. Stage Band 1, 2, 3, 4.

Drum and Bugle Corps 3, 4.

Maroon Bar 2. Sharpshooter 2. Inaugural Parade. Veterans Day Parade. Hearnes Center Performances. Arrowhead Stadium Performance.

Academic Fourragere 2.

Cross Country 4. Swimming 4. Track 4. Company Football 3, 4. Horsemanship 3.

Maroon Bar 2, 3, 4.

Marksman. Summer Camp 3, 4.

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Ricardo Mondragon Sala

Paying their respects MMA’s cadet officers laid a wreath at Col. C. R. Striblings’s graveside at the end of the inaugural Stribling Day, Jan. 23, which would have been the Colonel’s 88th birthday.

The day, to be held every Jan. 23, honored the Colonel, who dedicated 63 years of his life to the Academy. With the Rev. Richard Ash, MMA chaplain, as celebrant of the Memorial Chapel service, cadets sang the Colonels’s favorite hymns and listened to his favorite scripture passages that were read by the Rev. Ash. Col. Charles Stribling III, president, spoke on one aspect of the Colonel’s life. Sports was his topic, and in reading from the Colonel’s memoirs, all present learned more about the life, humor, and philosophy of the man, who died in December 1983, that played an important part in the Academy’s history.

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I have learned a lot of things in the six years I have been here. Missouri Military Academy is like a home away from home! Special thanks to Col. Kelly, Col. McClure, Col. Meredith, Maj. Samples, Mrs. Erdei, Mrs. Hobbs for their extraordinary help — I won’t forget them. For the seniors and future leaders, every time you have a problem remember: Tomorrow is a new beginning, and keep go­ ing. “Success consists of get­ ting up just one more time than you fall."

Battalion Operations Officer.

Academic Fourragere 1, 2, 3, 4. English Bar 1. Meritas Pla■que 2. French 2, 3. Typing Honor Roll 1. Cross Country 2, 3, 4. Swimming 2, 3, 4.

Track 2, 3, 4. M-Club 4.

Lifesaving 1. Journalism 4.

Glee Club 1. M.P. 2, 3, 4. Pro­ vost Marshall. Evensong 1.

Maroon Bar 1, 2, 3, 4.

Soldier’s Bar 1, 2, 3, 4.

Marksman 1. IExpert 2.

Parade Ribbon 3, 4. Com­ mendation Ribbon. Veterans Day Parade. Inaugural Parade.

Diego Morales Missouri Military Academy has shown me a sense of responsibility never before known to me, and it helped me appreciate what I have. I learned that if I am to do something that I must put all my effort into it. It has been a very good experience for me.

Platoon Leader. Presidential Classroom 4. Best Freshman Wrestling Award. M-Club Medal. Academic Fourragere 2, 3, 4. Delta Phi 4. Cross Country 2, 3. Swimming 4.

Track 2, 3, 4. Company Basketball 2. M-Club 2, 3, 4.

Fusileers 2. M.P. 2, 3. Interna­ tional Color Guard 2. Maroon Bar 2, 3, 4. Marksman 2.

Sharpshooter 3, 4. Commen­ dation Ribbon 3. Parade Rib­ bon 3, 4. Veterans Day Parade. Inaugural Parade.

John

Steve Panos John spent his years at Missouri Military Academy as a member of the band. And, he says, there is no better place to be.

Baseball 3. Company Football 3, 4. Company Basketball 3, 4. Marching Band 3, 4. Drum and Bugle Corps 1, 2, 3, 4.

Marksman. Veterans Day Parade. Arrowhead Stadium Performance. Hearnes Center Performance. Inaugural Parade.

Eugenio Paras Eugenio came to Missouri Military Academy in his sophomore year and was a member of the band. He earned a reputation after cracking seven symbols in one year. His experiences at MMA were great, especially during his senior year with the Delta staff: Ricardo, Blas.

Diego, y Mauricio. He wants to thank his parents for send­ ing him to MMA. Delta Executive Officer.

Phillip Russel Award. Swim­ ming 3, 4. Company/Football 2, 4. Company Basketball 2.

Marching Band 2, 3. Drum and Bugle Corps 2, 3. Glee Club 2, 3, 4. Maroon Bar 2, 3, 4. Soldier's Bar 3, 4.

Marksman. Veterans Day Parade. Hearnes Center Per­ formance. Inaugural Parade.

Mark Javier Prose Mark came to Missouri Military Academy as a sophomore and stayed three years. During the three years he met and made friends with four people. Charlie Wood.

Scott Rennard, Tico Urdaneta, and Paige Griffy, that made his senior year fun. He would like to thank Lt. Col. Mortenson. Capt. Diehl, and the four for their support.

Good luck to all in whatever they do in the future. Also good luck to Jeff Funderburg and family.

Fusileers 4. Journalism 2, 3.

Maroon Bar 3. 4. Sharp­ shooter. Veterans Day Parade. Inaugural Parade.

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Jeffrey David Rathbun

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Jeff was the Dramateers’s consumate actor, playing everything from a judge to an attempted murder victim. But unlike either character, he neither passed judgement or had a harsh word for others.

He could be counted on for a smile and cheerful greeting at all times. He feels life is fun and people shouldn’t let anything get in the way of en­ joying it.

Ed had four good years at Missouri Military Academy.

He worked hard and learned a lot about himself. He would like to remember his friends and all the people who helped him, especially Joey, Paul, Justin. Julio, Maurice, Tony, Col. Johnson, Capt. Baum, Oscar, and his parents.

Soccer 3. Swimming 3.

Baseball 3. Company Football 3, 4. Dramateers 3, 4. Maroon Bar 3, 4. Marksman.

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Razim III

Echo Executive Officer. Pla­ toon Leader. Academic Fourragere 3, 4. Delta Phi 4.

Spanish Honor Society 3.

Who’s Who 4. Presidential Classroom 4. Wallace Fry Public Speaking Contest Finalist 3. Honor Company 2.

Football 2, 3, 4. Swimming 1, 2. Company Football 1.

Horsemanship 1. Weight­ lifting 3. Marching Band 1, 2, 3. Drum and Bugle Corps 2, 3.

Glee Club 1. Student Center 1, 2. Maroon Bar 2, 3, 4. Best Drilled Cadet 3. Veterans Day Parade. Hearnes Center Per­ formance. Inaugural Parade.

Mark Alan Robertson

I spent my two years at Missouri Military Academy trying to break through to the other side, and I made it May 26. 1985. From there I start again. There are many things to be learned at MMA, and many things to be remembered, and some things to be forgotten. Good luck to Coover and Dave. Special thanks to Lt. Col. Mortenson.

My four years at Missouri Military Academy have been very interesting. I thank Mrs. Mills for the guidance and friendship she gave me, which helped me more than she will know. Also thanks to Col. Meredith, Col. McClure, and Capt. Webber for their in­ spiration when I needed it.

Good luck and best wishes to the Class of 1985.

Cadet Council 3. Weightlifting Champ 3, 4. Boxing 3, 4. Best Running Back. State Military Football All-star team. Com­ pany Football All-star. Foot­ ball 4. Soccer 3. Company Football 3. Dramateers 3, 4.

Marksman.

Missouri Honor Choir. Com­ pany Football 3, 4. Company Basketball 4. Soccer 1, 2, 3.

Weightlifting 1, 2, 3. Glee Club 3, 4. Art 2. Maroon Bar 4. Veterans Day Parade. In­ augural Parade.

Gustavo Rosado Peraza

Sean Douglas Stalnaker

John Walter Stevens

In my three years at Missouri Military Academy, I had lots of fun. I want to thank my parents for sending me here, and also my friends who made it possible for me to make it. Good luck to everybody, and take it easy.

During Sean’s four years at Missouri Military Academy he put up with people he liked and didn't like. Sean had friends leave for various reasons,' and he wished he could have helped them before things got too deep. His senior year didn’t go as he had planned, but it didn't turn out that badly, although he has said: "Sometimes I feel like a human yo-yo." For friends past and present, he leaves MMA with his best wishes for success.

I had a great seven years at Missouri Military Academy. I had my best years as a member of the band, and I wish Stein, Jeff. Jim. Kip. Hank. Dan. Chris, and Chris a great senior year. I would really like to thank Jeff Curtis forgetting me through it all on time.

English Bar 2, 3. Cadet Coun­ cil 4. Cross Country 2, 3, 4.

Wrestling 2, 3, 4. Track 2, 3, 4. Company Basketball 4. MClub 3, 4. Battalion Wrestling Champ 3, 4. Fusileers 2.

Dramateers 2. At-Ease 3.

Glee Club 2. Student Center 2, 3, 4. Chapel Worker 2. In­ ternational Color Guard 3.

Marksman 1. Expert 1.

Parade Ribbon. State Military Wrestling and Track All-star.

Veterans Day Parade. In­ augural Parade.

Football 2, 3, 4. Swimming 4.

Wrestling 1, 2, 3. 4. Baseball 3, 4. Company Football 1.

Horsemanship 1. M-Club 2, 3, 4. Marching Band 1, 2, 3, 4.

Stage Band 4. Drum and Bugle Corps 1, 2, 3, 4. Stu­ dent Center 3, 4. Maroon Bar 2, 3. Marksman. Sharp­ shooter. Expert. Summer Camp 1, 2, 3. Veterans Day Parade. Hearnes Center Per­ formances. St. Patricks Day Parade. Inaugural Parade. Ar­ rowhead Stadium Performance.

Dave Whitney, '54, Conserva­ tion Award. Cadet Council 4.

Football 4. Basketball 1.

Company Football 1, 2, 3.

Marching Band 2, 3, 4. Stage Band 2, 3, 4. Drum and Bugle Corps 4. Student Center 2, 3.

Maroon Bar 1, 4. Soldier’s Bar 4. Marksman. Sharp­ shooter. St. Patricks Day Parade. Hearnes Center Per­ formances. Veterans Day Parade. Inaugural Parade.

Richard Arthur

Taylor Rich spent six years at Missouri Military Academy with his senior year being his most interesting. He would like to thank Mrs. Carla Hobbs, Maj. Ron Rosendahl, Col. Paul Cherches, Col. Ardie McClure, and Maj. Dave Steinmetz. He would also like to wish good luck to Bruce, Mike, Hank, Greg, and Garrett.

Battalion Bugler 4. Football Manager 1, 2, 3, 4. Company Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. March­ ing Band 1, 2, 3, 4. Drum and Bugle Corps 1, 2, 3, 4. Chapel Worker 4. Maroon Bar 1, 2, 3.

Marksman. Sharpshooter.

Summer Camp 1, 2. St. Patricks Day Parade.

Hearnes Center Perfor­ mances. Veterans Day Parade. Inaugural Parade. Ar­ rowhead Stadium Performance.

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Jason Charles Thomas

The MMA Senior Ring Senior rings are many things to many students at many schools, but at Missouri Military Academy, the senior ring is a symbol of excellence, of years of hard work and dedication. Few in this world wear this ring, whose design hasn’t changed in decades and is a symbol of the MMA brotherhood.

There is no way to say when the ring was designed, but, said Col. Charles Stribling III, ’44, whose MMA ring’s face is almost smooth: “The Class of 1928 gave my father (Co. C. R. Stribling, Jr., who dedicated 63 years of his life to the school) an MMA ring that year, and he wore it until his death. And the ring has always been the same since that year for certain.”

It is also certain that cadets will still work for the ring, the symbol, which is awarded at the start of one’s senior year.

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I have made my three years at Missouri Military Academy as hard on myself as possible.

But I think I have learned a great deal from the things I have done right and wrong. I rest assured in knowing that if I have survived what I've done to myself here, and if I have learned from my ex­ periences. which I have, that I will make it anywhere.

"Yes, there are two paths you can go by. But in the long run, there’s still lime to change the road you’re on."

Led Zep.

Julio Jose Urdaneta Missouri Military Academy has had its good and bads for me. Most of my time was spent with anger, problems, and worries until I learned that life would be better if I took it easier, less seriously.

Good luck to my brother Tico.

Best 120-Pound Athlete.

Academic Fourragere 3.

English Bar 1, 2, 3, 4. Cadet Council 1. Wrestling 1, 2. 3, 4.

Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4. Company Football 4. Company Basket­ ball 4. M-Club 1, 2. 3, 4.

Fusileers 1, 2, 3, 4. M.P. 1. 2, 3. Color Guard 4. Maroon Bar 1, 2. Marksman. Veterans Day Parade. Inaugural Parade.

Charles Albert Wood

Anthony William Yannone

Jorge Eduardo Zuniga Gonzalez

Charles came to Missouri Military Academy in the 10th grade. While at MMA he met three guys who would later become his brothers. In the 11th grade, he met the fourth one While Charles was at MMA everybody made fun of his Southern accent. So long to my brothers: Mark Prose, Scott Rennard, Paige Griffy, and Urdaneta. Good luck to the Class of 1985.

In my career at Missouri Military Academy. I learned many things and acquired new talents. It took me until my senior year to learn my most valuable lesson, and that is: Just take what is given to you and never give it up. I feel that there are two of the finest men that I have ever known at this Academy. They are Col. Ardie McClure and Col. Bob Johnson. I attribute my suc­ cess to them. Thank-you very much.

Jorge would really like to thank his parents who made everything possible for him while he was at Missouri Military Academy. Jorge real­ ly learned lots of things in school and made a lot of friends, too; good luck to everybody and see you all in Monterrey. God bless you all.

Good luck Federico.

Soccer 2. Track 2. Baseball 3, 4. Company Football 3, 4.

Company Basketball 2, 3, 4.

Fusileers 2, 3, 4. M.P. 4. Color Guard 4. Maroon Bar 2, 3. 4.

Marksman 4. Sharpshooter 3.

Fusileers Commendation Rib­ bon 3, 4. State Ribbon 3. Na­ tional Ribbon 3, 4. Squad 4.

National Champions 2, 3.

State Champions 2, 3.

Hearnes Center Perfor­ mances. Arrowhead Stadium Performance. National Drilldown Seventh Place 3.

Duet Exhibition 4. Second Order Private. Veterans Day Parade. Battalion Weight­ lifting Champion. Company Basketball Medal. Inaugural Parade.

Charlie Company Com­ mander. Wrestling 2, 3, 4.

Company Football 1, 2, 3, 4.

Company Basketball 1.

Marching Band 1, 2, 3, 4.

Drum and Bugle Corps 1, 2, 3.

At-Ease 2, 3. Soldier’s Bar 4.

Marksman. Sharpshooter.

Summer Camp 2, 4. Military Wreath and Star. Veterans Day Parade. Hearnes Center Performances. Arrowhead Stadium Performance. In­ augural Parade.

Academic Fourragere 2, 3, 4.

English Bar 2, 3, 4. Cadet Council 2. Eugene Lamm Pla­ que. Discipline Award. Soccer 2. 3, Captain 4. Swimming 2, 3. Wrestling 4. Tennis 4.

Company Football 2. Com­ pany Basketball 2, 3. M-Club 4. State Military and District Soccer All-star. State Military and District Wrestling Allstar. Marching Band 2, 3.

Drum and Bugle 2, 3. Student Center 4. Maroon Bar 2, 3, 4.

Soldier's Bar 3. Sharp­ shooter. Expert. Parade Rib­ bon. Veterans Day Parade.

St. Patrick Day Parade.

Hearnes Center Performance.

Inaugural Parade.

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Juniors are ready to reign Juniors are on their next to last stop on the leadership march. Led by class officers, above, Doug Priestley, president, Kip Horstmann, vice president, Scott Nussbaum, secretary-treasurer, Jerry Crafts, Cadet Council representative, and guided by Lt. Ross McKenzie, sponsor, the juniors have passed all the tests and are ready to assume com­ mand. The tests were many, but the biggest and most important to the class was the 48th Valentine Ball, Feb. 9. Long hours of planning and work went into Puttin’ on the Ritz with the Class of ’86. The ball was a resounding success. But the results of all the work, all the tests, won’t be known until year’s end when the final promotion order is read and the designated leaders for next year will be named.

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Doug Barker James Basa Bill Battle Carlos Beracasa Rick Cadar Jordon Chalden

John Coover Bill Cornick Jerry Crafts Roberto De Alba Jose DeLeon Diego del Rio

Federico Delgado Scott Doughty Joe Drew Jeff Elliott Beco Espantoso Steve Farber

Ernesto Ferrara Allan French Chris Gehring Tom Coding Noe Gonzalez Yamil Grayeb

Chris Henson Joe Hoffman Kip Horstmann Terry Hunt Dave Jones Scott Jones

Royce Kingbury Jim Krakar Willie Lee Rick Lipezker John Long Peter McDermott

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Hank Unite escorted two lovelies, John Panos and Dave Duringer, to AG night, Nov. 2. Scott Lemons and Greg Steinmetz provided music.

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U pon the recommendation of the Promotion Board, the following appointments are hereby authorized in the Corps of Cadets. All previous appointments are hereby rescinded: Cadet Major: Guffey, M. Cadet Captain: Mondragon, Johnson, M.; Aronowitz, Bokde, Herndon, S.; Gathright. Cadet First Lieutenant: Yannone, Paras, E.; Morales, Razim, Gonzales, R.; Stevens, J.; Clack, Joslin, Canamar, Ibanez, Zuniga. Cadet Second Lieutenant: Herrero. Cadet Sergeant Major: Horstmann (Battalion Commander designate). Cadet Master Sergeant: Gehring (Alpha Company commander designate), Kim, Steinmetz (Charlie Company commander designate), Herndon, P.; Beracasa (Delta Company commander designate), Maquivar, Nussbaum (Echo Company commander designate), Kispert. Cadet Sergeant First Class: Stalnaker, Elliott, ].

(Drum Major and Platoon Leader designate), Obenshain (Charlie Platoon Leader designate), Ware (Battalion Adjutant designate), Urdaneta, H. (Battalion Operations designate). Rollings (Echo Platoon Leader designate). Cadet Staff Sergeant: Bryden, Stuber (Alpha Platoon Leader designate), Onyuru (Alpha Platoon Leader designate), Kingsbury, Delgado, Park, Williams, C. (Battalion Logistics designate), Duringer, Unite, Davis, M.A.; Lemons, Saydyk, DeLeon (Delta Platoon Leader designate), Pontius (Delta Platoon Leader designate), Krakar, Coover, Martinez (Echo Platoon Leader designate), Hunolt, Greenwell, W.; Garza Rios, Wood, C.; Ferrara, Rodriguez, R.E.; Salim, Battle, Schuchmann. Cadet Sergeant: Gonzalez, P.; Barrett, Bruer, Engles, Rivera, Cornick, Palmeros, Parchman, Jones, D.A.; Reeves, Rathbun, Misemer, T.; McDermott, Miller, C. Cadet Corporal: Robertson, M.; Perez, Maciel, Aspauza, Gentry, M.; Panos, Taylor, Millas, DeFrees, Quinones, Goding, Spurlock, Gonzalez, N.; Greenwell, R.; Feddick, Dixon, Tredway, Hall, A.; Stockum, Rennard, Stern, Herbert, Chilton, Cotrell, Emerson, Griffy, Jenkins, Prose, Imboden. Cadet Private First Class: Allen, Alvarez, J.; Barker, Basa, Boschi, Brensing, A.; Byrd, Cadar, Chen, Clark, Clayberg, Correa, Curtis, Davila, De Alba, R.; del Rio, Della Malva, Doughty, Drew, Eagar, Elliott, C.; Falbo-Gwinn, Farber, Forrest, Rox, Freeman, French, Funderburg, Gamble, Garcia Garcia-Villalobos, Gastelum, Gentry, C.; Grayeb, Greenwell, C.; Grissom, Guffey, C.; Haddad, Hayes, Hindman, Hunt, Husser, Infante, Johnson, ].; Jones, D.W.; Kannegiesser, Kionka, Krogh-Hansen, Lee, Lim, Linck, Lipezker, McKinney, Manzur, Marichal, Massaoay, Mieger, Montemayor, Morones, Miller, J.; Nardoni, Paras, R.; Parker, Pelias, Penner, Perry, Pettigrew, Rodewald, Rodriguez, R.J.; Rohrer, Sahut, Scannell, Scheffel, Seay, Short, Siciliano, Spurgeon, Stocked, Thompson, T.; Tucker, Vilchis, A.; Webb, Welsh, White, S.; Williams, K. Cadet Private: Aparicio, Arbow, Brensing, H.; Brice-Nash, Butner, Canales, Chalden, Chaney, Conway, Crafts, Cremeens, De Alba, J.; Del Risco, Elizondo, Espantoso, Feser, Gallagher, Ginocchio, Gravlin, Green, Guzman, Hamilton, Healy, Henson, Hoffman, Holand, Jeffers, Jennings, Himenez, Jones, S.; Kraus, Lewis, Lochridge, Lozano, Mentler, Miner, Nacif, Newby, Nichols, Portnoy, Ramirez, G.; Rosado, Shatto, Slead, Suarez, Terrill, Thompson, C.; Tilton, Travis, Walker, Werling.

'86's Battalion Staff Stern-faced and thinking of future responsibilities, 1986’s battalion staff designates gathered on Senior Walk, with the seniors’s permission. The designates are: Battalion Commander Kip Horstmann, Adjutant Felix Ware, Operations Officer Humberto Urdaneta, and Logistics Officer Chris Williams.

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Sophs take on pen pal project Sophomores were looking for a public service project at the start of the school. After talking with the class officers, above, Giovanni Boschi, Cadet Council representative; Jorge Garcia Villalobos, vice president; Todd Misemer, president; Mrs. Karen Spangler, sponsor; and Jorge Infante, secretary-treasurer, the class decided to become pen pals to the residents of Mexico’s Pin Oaks Adult Care center.

The sophs wrote monthly letters to at least two residents, and their letters were about happenings around school, how classes were go­ ing, and progress of the athletic teams. The Class of ’87’s pen pals wrote back sometimes, and the cadets took several trips to the center to visit those to whom they were writing. Many cadets said they would continue their correspondence after the school year end­ ed, and the class as a whole is considering a continuation of the pro­ ject next year.

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Juan Alvarez Chris Arbow Javier Aspauza David Bagby Jaime Bass Giovanni Boschi

Henn.' Erensing Scott Brockman Steve Butner Oscar Canales Phil Clayberg Rafael Correr

Lee Cotrell Kevin Cremeens Efrain Davila Hernan Del Risco Robert Della Malva Scott Dixon

Tom Eagar Ricardo Elizondo Carl Elliott Brian Emerson Paul Feddick James Forrest

Brian Gallagher Edgar Garcia Jorge Garcia-Villalobos Juan Gastelum Mitch Gentry Matt Ginocchio

Steve Green Robert Greenwell Brian Grissom Jorge Haddad Allen Herbert Brian Holand

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Greg Lochridge Gerald Millas Todd Misemer Gilberto Montemayor Ettore’ Nardoni Luis Nacif

Roberto Paras Scott Penner Frank Perry Matt Portnoy Guayo Ramirez Ricardo Rodriguez

Steve Rohrer Ricardo Rojas Claudio Sahut Jeff Shatto Randall Slead Kurt Siciliano

Joel Spurlock Edward Stevens Garrett Stockum Alejandro Suarez Chuck Thompson John Tredway

Corey Tucker William Walker Tim Willard Karl Williams

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Frosh are learning the ropes Freshmen started their march to senior leadership position by filling the ranks and studying the upperclassmen’s leadership techniques.

The frosh also had their own leadership positions, such as the class officers, above. Guided by Lt. Col. Frank Meredith, class sponsor, the officers, Jake Jeffers, president, Luis Lozano, Cadet Council representative, Chris Hill, secretary-treasurer, and Hans KroghHansen, vice president, led the class in activities such as a trip to Six Flags in St. Louis.

As leadership understudies, freshmen will assume more respon­ sibilities with the coming years. They will become squad and platoon leaders, and a select few, those that really shine, will take the helm as battalion commander and staff, company commanders, and floor commanders in 1988, their senior year.

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Randy Chaney Rich Clark Jerry Conway Jeff Curtis Juan De Alba Jason Falbo-Gwinn

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Scott Gravlin Charlie Greenwell Craig Guffey Jessie Guzman Roger Hamilton Austin Hayes

Brian Healy Sean Hindman Zeke Husser Jake Jeffers Al Jennings Philip Jimenez

Jeff Johnson Don Jones Jeff Kannegiesser Marcus Kraus Hans Krogh-Hansen Luis Lozano

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Jeff McKinney Maurice Marichal Philip Masaoay Fritz Mentler Don Mieger Fernando Miner

Oscar Morones Jorge Muller Chris Parker Doug Pelias Paul Pettigrew Brad Robertson

Ramiro Rodriguez Mike Scannell John Scheffel Carey Seay Jon Short Andrew Spurgeon

Chris Stockert Tod Thompson Paul Tilton Clif Travis Alfredo Vilchis James Webb

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Of all MMA activities, the six-time national-champion Fusileers drill platoon is the most well known. It is followed by the band and the glee club. But all MMA ac­ tivities receive recognition from another activity, the journalism class, which produces the Eagle and this book.

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Fusileers request to enter the drill National Drill Meet highlights busy year ^/■arching is very' much a part of Missouri Military Academy. Cadets do it thrice daily as they go to meals.

They march every7 Sunday at battalion review and practice for that review' on Saturday. Marching, besides getting a group from one place to another in an orderly manner, teaches discipline, coordination, and leadership. While all MMA cadets are competent, one group, the six-time national-champion Fusileers drill team, has elevated mar­ ching, drill, to an art form.

All Cadets learn the Infantry Drill Regulations, the manual of arms. The Fusileers take IDR one step further, and it’s called exhibition drill, which features the spins, throw's, and formations not normally seen in the daily left, right, left of marching.

Many vie for spots on the 22-member team, and within the Fusileers, the 22 vie for a spot on the 17-man first-string platoon, w'hich carries the MMA colors to many locations.

Hours of practice are required to gain the perfection that makes the F.usileers consistent winners. But for their first performance of the 1984-85 school year, the Fusileers had less than a day. The day after the Fusileers returned to school, Sept. 8, they were the honor guard at the dedication of the Clarence Cannon Dam, which is in northeast Missouri.

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City, Dec. 9. Working with the marching band and U.S. and International color guards, the Fusileers presented what Lamar Hunt, Chiefs’ owner, called, “The best show of the year.”

Heartened by this, the Fusileers led the entire MMA stu­ dent body in the Jefferson City inaugural parade for Gov. John D. Ashcroft, Jan. 14. With little time to catch their breath, the Fusileers and drum and bugle corps then per­ formed the halftime show at the University of Missouri — Kansas State men’s basketball game in Columbia, March 2.

But it was the national drill meet that occupied the team’s mind. The Fusileers retired the Governor’s Trophy, symbolic of the national title, in 1984 after winning it three consecutive years. They wanted to make it four in 1985.

1 hings looked good for the Fusileers at the meet in Champaign, Ill., April 19-20. Jaime Herrero won the in­ dividual exhibition. Lee Stern and Charlie Wood placed third in duet exhibition. MMA placed four in the drilldown top-10: Stern, second; Mark Prose, fifth; Scott Rennard, eighth; and Bryant Engles, the Fusileer commander, ninth.

The squad took first in IDR and third in exhibition. All counted towards the Governor’s Trophy. So did the Fusileers’s first in platoon exhibition. What was missing, and what cost them the trophy, was placing the platoon IDR. “We made some mistakes," said Lt. Col. Ken Mortenson, Fusileer supervisor. “But we did our best, and we’ve had a very good year.”

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Band marches thr From Kansas City to Jefferson City and back to Mexico, the Band is always at its best ^/lusic is essential to any march, and MMA’s multi­

Concentration, dedication, and a good ear make a musician, and MMA always has its fair share, such as Jordan Chalden, who’s performing a solo at the pop concert. Many cadets have never touched an instrument before coming to MMA. Through private music lessons with Lt. Col. Paul Cherches, cadets learn the basics, become more advanced, and, if they dedicate themselves to their music, become featured soloists at MMA concerts. It isn’t easy. Time must be used effectively, and the musicians must be ready to learn all types of music, from jazz and Big Band to popular and marches. With this versatility, MMA musicians may become part of the many intra-band units, the drum and bugle corps, stage band, jazz band, brass ensemble, and marching band.

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talented band meets all the occasions. Music is an everyday part of school. The corps of cadets marches to mess thrice daily accompanied by the drum and bugle corps. A bugler wakes them up, calls them from athletics to assembly, and sends them to bed. All music, all part of the band’s duties. Whereever MMA goes, so goes the band or one of its units.

The band’s first outside performance of the year was a solo. It takes part in the Mass Band Festival in Hannibal, Mo. Always well received, the band, precise and smart looking, grabbed a major share of the TV coverage at Hannibal, and it received a standing ovation when it marched into place for the night’s mass-band concert.

Those at the Kansas City Chiefs-Seattle Seahawks football game in Kansas City, Dec. 9, also gave the band, Fusileers, and color guards a hearty ovation for their halftime performance. Lamar Hunt, Chief’s owner, told Col. Charles Stribling, that the show was the year’s best.

The band’s other big show sent the drum and bugle corps and the Fusileers to the University of Missouri-Kansas State basketball game, March 2, for another hearty welcome.

Christmas is always a busy time for the band and its brass ensemble. Besides playing with the choir at Evensong, the ensemble performed at the Audrain Historical Society in Mexico just before furlough. The choir, or glee club, and the band spend much time together, at Evensong, at the pop concert, which featured the jazz ensemble, and at the Festival of the Arts concert in May. Regardless of where it goes, from Sunday review, Dad’s Weekend, Homecoming, to the Jefferson City inaugural parade for Gov. John Ashcroft, Jan. 14, the band leads the way. And leading the band is Tony Yannone, company commander. But all bandsmen will agree that the band’s real driving force is Lt. Col. Paul F. Cherches, director of music, and Charlie Company adviser.

ough busy year Whether swinging through a jazz number at the pop concert, right, or blasting out a march for the Fusileers and the crowd at Kansas City’s Ar­ rowhead Stadium, the band, regardless its unit, is always in top form thanks to the direction of Lt. Col. Paul Cherches, music director.

The 1985 MMA Band comprises, from left: Jarrod Lewis, Aaron Brensing, Fernando Miner, Andy Harsh, Scott Lemons, Jeff Elliott, Chris Williams, John Marsicovetere, Jeff Curtis, Don Jones, Tony Yannone, Brad Allen.

Second row: Randy Chaney, Mike Scannell, John Stevens, Paul Herndon, Tom Eagar, Dan Saydyk, Chris Gentry, Jim Obenshain, Don Mieger. Third row: John Panos, Scott Cornick, Rich Taylor, Mike Davis, Greg Steinmetz, Dave Duringer, Sean Stalnaker, Roberto Paras. Fourth row: James Webb, Chris Bruns, Mark Guffey, Jeff McKinney, John Barbee, Tod Thompson. Fifth row: Henry Brensing, Kip Horstmann, Craig Guffey, Philip Masoay, Hank Unite. Sixth row: Eric Aronowitz, Bob Spidle, Chris Gehring.

The 1985 MMA Drum and Bugle Corps comprises, from left: Andy Harsh, Scott Lemons, Jeff Elliott, Chris Williams, John Marsicovetere, Tony Yannone. Second row: John Panos, Rich Taylor, Mike Davis, Sean Stalnaker, John Barbee. Third row: Mark Guffey, Chris Gehring, Greg Steinmetz, Hank Unite. Fourth row: Scott Cornick, Mike DeFrees, Dave Duringer.

Fifth row: Craig Guffey, Kip Horstmann. Sixth row: Bob Spidle, Eric Aronowitz.

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Dramateers bring death to life Both of the Dramateers major productions, Sweeny

Todd, the Barber, presented Nov. 17, and The Investigation, presented Feb. 23, focused on the darker side of humanity, death and murder.

Sweeny, the current Broadway hit, is part musical, part melodrama, and it proved that while Eric Reeves, who played Sweeny, can act, is also proved that he can’t sing.

Regardless, the play provided plenty of action and humor to go along with the murders.

Sweeny, an innocent appearing barber, would provide his customers with extra-close shaves and then liberate their wallets. While the murders continued, no one suspected Sweeny and his accomplice, Tim Willard, who incorporated the bodies into his pies.

The two’s downfall happened when Jeff Rathbun, a victim that didn’t die, joined with Corey Tucker, Sweeny’s assistant, and Allen Herbert, the pie-maker’s assistant, and did to Sweeny what he had been doing to his customers.

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gunshots and smokebombs. Such was not the case in the second production, The Investigation, which was based on the war-crimes trials at Nuremberg after World War II. The play was well introduced with an audio-visual display that set the stage, showing the war’s end, and scenes from the Nazi deathcamps. Things didn’t fare well from there as the Dramateers tried to stretch their acting muscles. The play offered no action or physical comedy, which are the group’s forte.

Dialogue was the play’s centerpiece, and the legal pro­ cedure really didn’t let anyone shine. Rathbun did well as the judge, and Reeves made a convincing Nazi, and all were commended for expanding their talents.

The Dramateers finished their performance season with several one-act plays at the Festival of the Arts, May 11.

Returning to their strengths, physical comedy, all the shorts were both funny and well received.

Passing judgement, Jeff Rathbun, left, who played the judge in The In­ vestigation, listens to the testimony of Holocaust survivor, Tim Willard while Nazis Rodney Bruer and Eric Reeves plan strategy In the background. The play was based on the Nuremburg war-crimes trials held after World War II.

Expressing his feelings for his boss, Corey Tucker, who played the illtreated Tobias Ragg in Sweeny Todd, thumbs his nose at Eric Reeves, who played the innocent-appearing Todd. Sweeny, a local barber, would give his customers, such as Jeff Rathbun, left, an extra-close shave and then liberate their valuables. Rathbun, who was injured but didn’t die, joined with Tucker and others to get Sweeny. Nazi Peter McDermott, deluging Judge Rathbun with his innocence, below, was another Dramateer that didn't get away in The Investigation, the Dramateer’s second play of the year.

The 1985 Dramateers are, from left: Brian Healy, Brad Wilson, Allen Herbert, Fernando Perez, Corey Tucker. Second row: Austin Hayes, Brian Grissom, Clif Travis, Chris Parker. Third row: Garrett Stockum, Pete McDermott, Tim Willard, Craig Miller, Jeff Rathbun. Fourth row: Grant Maholland, Jeff Bryden, Rodney Bruer, John Thomason, Eric Reeves, Capt. Tim Daniel, supervisor.

Singers lift the hearts of many Singing is many things to many people. It’s “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, sing­ ing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,’’ says the Bible. And it’s "Singing the American popular song,” says Neil Diamond. And for the glee club, its both.

Many singers specialize in one type of music, says Mrs. Joan Mills, vocal music director, but the glee club, because of its varied duties must learn the intricasies of both secular and sacred music.

While the differences between the two are definite, sing­ ing is still singing. One must be able to read music, to match pitch, to harmonize, and all are taught and practiced by MMA singers daily. Everyone sings, says Mrs. Mills, even if only performing shower solos. But singing with a group is difficult. One must concentrate on both one’s self and the rest of the group, not to mention the music and director.

What the glee club tries to develop are these skills in ad­ dition to vocal talent.

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performances at Sunday Vespers, at which it performs the sacred half of its repertoire. Evensong, which recants the miracles of God and the coming of Christ, is its most prestigious sacred performance of the year.

Popular and traditional music are also performed, such as at the pre-spring furlough pop concert and the Mother’s Day Festival of the Arts. Both have been performed at local concerts, such as at Mexico’s Pin Oaks nursing home and the Kentucky Road Christian Church.

^/ImA’s singers also get to be a part of even larger

groups at the district choirs, which meet in Moberly during April. Broken down by grades, the singers from schools all across Missouri meet for a day, Mrs. Mills says, learn their music and the dynamics of large group singing, and per­ form a concert that night. Besides learning more, the district choirs help to spread the joy of voices raised in song.

Singers perform in many venues, and two of the most frequent are the Memorial Chapel, in which the choir performs every Sunday, left, and the gym, in which Frank Perry, Steve Rohrer, and Chris Parchman add a bit of drama to the pop concert performance of What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor.

Four who lead the way at Sunday vespers are Mrs. Joan Mills, vocal music director, and the Rev. Richard Ash, above, and the acolytes, Mark Robertson and Ernesto Ferrara.

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The Evensong Cross is comprised of the high school and Junior School glee clubs. They are, middle, Richard Stopczy, and left side back: Randy Burch, Adrian Vega-Albela, Mariano Vertiz, Jamie Chapin, Dan Stork, Erik Johnson, Ricardo Rojas, Dan Singleton, Ed Stevens. Right side back: Beto Eboli, Erik Schroeter, Alfredo Vilchis, Jay Krupp, Jorge Soriano, Jon Baker, Chris Parchman, Steve Rohrer, Yamil Grayeb. First row at back: Matt Ginocchio, William Walker, Ricardo Elizondo, Joe Im­ boden, Juan DeAlba, Rafael Correa. Second row: John Della Malva, Frank Perry, Mrs. Joan Mills, vocal music director; Ernesto Ferrara, Phillip Jimenez, Mark Robertson. Third row: Paul Feddick, Jason Hunolt, Eugenio Paras.

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Delta Phi means more

than getting good grades [Delta Phi. All know it is MMA’s academic honor socie­

ty, that its members wear the Delta Phi patch in place of their company patch, and that the members always wear the academic fourragere, the “braincord.”

Yes, it does take brains to be a Delta Phi, or more ac­ curately, a great deal of hard work. Entrance to Delta Phi, which was established in 1929, means a student must earn nine honor points for two consecutive months with no grade lower than a C. Honor points from activities and military' classes don’t count. With this, he becomes a Delta Phi pledge. To become an associate Delta Phi member, the pledge must repeat his nine-hour point performance for two more months, again with no grade lower than C. Once a student has met the requirements for both, he becomes a full member.

There are benefits to being Delta Phi, aside form good grades. Members are exempt from daytime study halls, don’t have to stand night formation; they have reserved seats in the library and may check out as many books as they wish. What they do during night study time is pretty much up to them just as long as their roommates are members or not present. But the benefits vanish if the nine-honor point goal is not met.

Along with the Delta Phi honors and privileges goes

responsibilities. Aside from upholding and encouraging the principles of honor, truth, and scholarship, Delta Phi’s must do their turn in guided study hall.

Assisting the faculty guided study hall proctors with student questions is the Delta Phi’s prime function. While the duty cuts into the Delta Phi’s own study time, it is a boon for the proctors and students, especially for a teacher of English or social studies who hasn’t worked an Algebra II or geometry problem for some time and for the question­ ing student who, like the proctor has worked to the end of his ability, is baffled.

Delta Phi’s primary duty is to assist his fellow students in evening guided study hall, adding his knowledge of various subjects to that of the faculty guided study hall proctors. Here Rich Cadar helps Juan DeAlba with a math problem.

The members of Delta Phi are, from left: Scott Herndon, Blas Maquivar, Ashok Bokde, Mark Guffey. Second row: Jake Jeffers, Alp Onyuru, Kip Horstmann, Chris Gehring, Randy Kelly. Third row: Lt. Col. Frank Meredith, sponsor; Greg Steinmetz, Felix Ware, Jim Kraker, David Pontius.

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V^.adet Council, which meets biweekly, considers the welfare of the school and make recommendations to the cadet corps and administration. In other words, when cadets see something at school they would like changed, improved, or instituted, they present it to the Council via their respresentative.

Council members comprise the battalion commander, who is the Council chairman, class presidents and executive committeemen, who are recruits, barrack’s representatives, three Junior School representatives, Delta Phi and M-Club presidents, and the sponsor, Col. Charles Stribling III. The Eagle also has a non-voting seat that allows the meetings to be covered by a reporter.

Cadet suggestions sent to Council are presented as motions. After general discussion on the motion, it is voted upon. A simple majority will forward the motion to the administration for approval. Col. Stribling conveys the motions to and reports from the administration.

Suggestions cover many topics, but the Council’s biggest decision of the year was the fast for Ethiopian famine relief, March 3. The idea originally came from another school, and it suggested the MMA fast for one meal, and that the money that would have been used for that meal be donated for the Ethiopian’s benefit.

The Council deliberated long and hard on the idea. Many questions came to the fore, such as what was a reliable organization for the donation. Many members worried that

the money would be swallowed by an organization’s operating expenses and that little of it would reach Ethiopia.

Chairman Mark Guffey wrote the school and presented the Council’s concerns. At the same time, representatives polled their constituents for their feelings on the fast. The cadets were all for it.

Working with the administration, the details were worked out. The fast would be held, and it would be volun­ tary. Cadets who didn’t wish to participate, wouldn’t have to (Guffey said he knew of but a few who didn’t take a part). American food management, which operates MMA’s dining hall, would rebate the cost of the food that would have been served. MMA added to that so the total donation totaled $330. And the Episcopalian Presiding Bishop’s Fund for World Relief would receive the cadet’s donation.

In conjunction with the fast, the Rev. Richard Ash, MMA chaplain, dedicated two vespers services to the benefits of fasting. It sharpens the mind, he said, cleanses the spirit, and allows for more poignant introspection.

Guffey considers the Ethiopian fast to be the Council’s high point of the year. Yes, many worthwhile subjects were covered in academics and cadet life, but the fast allowed the corps to help others in greater need, he said.

MMA’s Cadet Council comprises, from left: Todd Johnson, Jorge Soriano, Jake Jeffers, Scott Nussbaum, James Forrest, Blas Maquivar, Justin Clack. Standing: Ashok Bokde, Mark Guffey, chairman; Col. Charles Stribling III, sponsor; Maurice Johnson, Ricardo Gonzalez. Jerry Crafts, John Stevens, Doug Priestley, Gus Rosado, Andy Harsh, Choong Wai Lim, Erik Schroeter.

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I encil. Charcoal. Pastel. Paper. Canvas. Tempra. All are artistic mediums, tools for expression. And MMA artists in the classes of Mrs. Becky' Erdei use all of them in many different ways. The finished works are of many subjects and dimensions. Portraits of attractive young women.

South sea landscapes. Cars tooling down tree-lined streets.

Animals. Rock stars. And the buildings in which the artists live and the campus that surrounds them.

The quality' of work ranges from professional to a studied primitiveness. All express the personality of the artist. And the work is for the enjoyment of the artist, its viewers, and the judges at the Epple Art Show, which offers the artists prizes for their work.

All mediums, including computer graphics are considered at the show, and the 16th annual Epple added a

new category — photography, which Rich Cadar won. The other categories comprised most of the mediums in which MMA artists work: pen and ink, pencil perspective drawings, landscapes in paint and pastels, pastel portraits, high and low resolution computer graphics, and miscellaneous, which covers everything else.

Judged by Jane Norman and Carol Bramon, members of the Mexico Artists Guild, the art earns its creators prizes and ribbons for their work. The artistss other show is held during the Mother’s Day Festival of the Arts. It includes most of the Epple categories and adds pottery, a second semester project. And while ribbons are awarded, it’s the artists’ satisfaction always takes the top prize.

MMA’s art classes comprise, from left: An­ drew Spurgeon, John Park, Oscar Morones, Rich Clark, Jerry Conway, Kurt Siciliano, Greg Lochridge, Jessie Guzman, Mrs. Becky Erdei, instructor. Back row: Hans Krogh-Hansen, Brian Emerson, John Scheffel, Scott Penner, Peter McDermott, Austin Hayes, John Tredway, Bill Greenwell, Zeke Husser.

MSTlIWlVSBS Writing contests spur interest in

A t-Ease \/\/ riting — man’s primary form of communication. The written word, a medium that can convey information and ideas, such as is done in term papers. A medium that can convey feelings of love, hate, joy, disgust, togetherness, loneliness, hope, and despair. When the writing is good, it can move the reader to tears; when it’s bad, it can also cause tears to those who care about the language, about literature.

Writing effectively and correctly is one of MMA’s primary concerns, and cadets get a great deal of practice. A term paper, thoroughly researched, must be written for each class. Teachers of English and journalism hammer home the rules of grammar and organization. They strive to teach clear, concise, interesting writing, and, says Capt.

Scott Spangler, journalism teacher, “Clear writing means one is a clear thinker, and one is an indication of the other.”

Another goal of good writing is creativity, and while research papers can be creative, the information contained in them cannot be. But an outlet for total creativity, whether it be fiction prose or poetry, is present — At-Ease and the new Maj. William Bryan Essay Contest, which honors the memory of Maj. Bryan, a teacher of English, who died in the fall of 1982.

The requirements for both At-Ease and the contest are the same, although the contests doesn’t accept poetry while the literary magazine does. The essays must be of 600 to 1,500 words, and they may cover any topic of current interested. MMA’s teachers of English judged the entries, and the winner’s piece was included in the magazine.

Contest judging criteria matched that of another essay contest, which Greg Steinmetz entered. Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, Steinmetz wrote his essay and then an impromtu essay on a topic provided

by NCTE. Judges for both contests were and are looking for

depth of thought and quality of presentation, and has the writer made the ideas presented his own. While the Bryan judges named their winner in early May, Steinmetz won’t find out how he did until October 1985.

Both contests have increased submissions for At-Ease, said adviser Lt. Ross McKenzie. While the majority of submissions were poetry, many more essays and short stories were received. After reading and selecting the sub­ missions to be included in the magazine, the At-Ease staff transferred that material to a computer floppy disc. “It makes editing and cutting stencils much easier,” said Chris Gehring, editor. While winners of the essay contest win­ ners were included in At-Ease, so were Epple Art Show winners, whose art graces the cover and inside pages.

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Deadlines, a fact of life And journalism meets them all Journalism students are a busy group. They publish the Eagle and this book; they produce a weekly radio show, which is broadcast by Mexico’s KXEO, and a monthly TV Show, which is cablecast by TCI-TV. They may not sound like a lot, but the students also must gather and write the news and features for those productions.

MMA’s abundant schedule provides plenty of events to cover, but it doesn't provide much time in which to do it.

Time is something journalists learn not to waste. They can’t. A deadline is waiting for them like the spector of death.

That may sound melodramtic, but consider that printing and broadcast deadlines are set at the year’s start. Miss a deadline and the year’s schedule is bollixed up. And when the Eagle or Taps is late, the readers don’t care why, they just want their paper or book. MMA journalists learn quickly tht when it comes to deadlines, there is little dif­ ference between MMA and the real world. Realizing this, they haven’t missed one yet.

Another deadline that is even more real is advertising, which helps to pay the bills for MMA’s two publications.

Journalists learn that while their job is to spread the news, it is also to pay the bills, for nothing can be accomplished without funds.

The students have done well in all respects, and they receive their due recognition. Five, Bill Battle, Tiger Hunt, Ricardo Mondragon, Scott Nussbaum, and Doug Priestley, became members of Quill and Scroll, the high school jour­ nalism honor society. More were honored by the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association, which also gave top awards to the Eagle and Taps. Quill and Scroll and the Na­ tional Scholastic Press Association also gave the Eagle first-place awards, and NSPA gave Taps another. Not resting on their laurels, the journalists are already planning for and working towards next year’s deadlines.

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Publications’s staff comprises, from left: Eric Aronowitz, Ricardo Mon­ dragon, Joe Krueger, Bill Battle. Second row: Scott Nussbaum, Mark Johnson, Andy Hall, Doug Priestly, Gerald Millas. Third row: Jason Knight, Tiger Hunt, Jerry Crafts, Doug Barker, Jorge Infante, Capt. Scott Spangler, adviser. Not letting a spare moment pass, the Taps staff and their helpers work on the activities section of this book.

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Soccer almost meets its goal Paint the Colonels aggressive and cocordinated. Color them determined.

Agony and ectasy are contrasted on the field and the sidelines. Jose Manuel DeLeon, right, is congratulated by teammates after scoring the winning goal against Jeff City. And Hongjin Kim, Rodolfo Canamar, and Maj. Bob Fedora, coach, present different concerns on the Kemper game.

State competition — the goal set by the 1984 soccer Colonels. "Medals don’t matter, and neither does an undefeated season,” said Jorge Zuniga, team captain. The team just wanted to improve on the inaugural year’s 5-1 record, they wanted to beat Rock Bridge and go to state.

The goal was possible. The team was seasoned and quick, with 12 returning lettermen and a good number of seniors. It had a year’s experience. It had a strong defense.

“All the returning players received playing time last season,” said Maj. Bob Fedora, coach.

Alejandro Quinones and Jaime Herrero tended the nets, and they were agile and vigilant. Federico Delgado, captain of the 1985 team and named to the State Military and All-District All-Star teams, played sweeper. No one beat him to the ball. Bryant Engles, Hongjin Kim, and Jorge Haddard, among others, filled out the defense, of which, Maj. Fedora said: “Anyone that scores on us will earn it.”

And that was true.

Ashok Bokde, Rodolfo Canamar, co-captain, and Fernando Perez held the mid-fielder’s positions, and Zuniga and Jose Manuel DeLeon were the power forwards.

The team was ready, and the eight-game schedule looked promising. Last year’s district opponents, Colum­ bia’s Rock Bridge, Who beat the Colonels out of a district first, and Hickman High Schools were added to it, adding

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valuable competitive experience. The goal was possible, but it was not to be.

The season’s first half went well. The Colonels dropped St. Thomas 6-1, Oct. 2. Kemper Military School fell 8-1, Oct. 4. Wentworth Military Academy followed the 11-0, Oct. 9. Then the Colonels met Hickman, the season’s first real competition, Oct. 11.

Maj. Fedora and Zuniga decided the match at halftime.

With a scoreless first half, they, and the Hickman coach and captain, decided on two overtime periods. MMA lost 2-1, in the last 30 seconds of the second overtime period.

“In retrospect,’’ Maj. Fedora said, “I wouldn’t have played the overtime. We don’t often get the opportunity to play quality teams, and we used all our energy during regulation play. Hickman plays many overtime games, and they are used to it.’’

I le couldn’t have asked more from the Colonels, he said: they played well and proved themselves. Zuniga summed the teams’ thoughts: “We play — either we win or we lose, but we play!”

Play against Hickman was furious. MMA made 23 shots on goal. Hickman made half that number, but they scored first, in the second half, and again in overtime.

The team didn’t bemoan the loss; it was a hard lesson

Flying and concentration are of primal importance in soccer as Ashok Bokde and Jorge Zuniga show, below and right. Bokde has just in­ tercepted a Jeff City Jay’s kick in midair and passed it back to an MMA forward. Zuniga, eyeing the ball, prepares to do the same with a head­ pass, against Wentworth in the State Military Tournament.

that prepared them for Rock Bridge. But it was not to be.

The team’s first meeting was rescheduled due to rain. Rock Bridge canceled the following game due to its own schedule conflicts. The teams wouldn’t meet until district.

entworth also canceled a game, but it didn’t matter as they fell to Kemper during the State Military match, which MMA hosted, Oct. 24. Kemper then faced MMA and lost 1-0. MMA secured the State Military title, and Canamar, DeLeon, Delgado, Kim, and Zuniga were named to its All-Star team.

District play and Rock Bridge concerned the team, and only St. Thomas, the season's final game, stood in the way.

They fell to the Colonels 10-1, Oct. 28, giving the Colonels another 5-1 season.

Diego del Rio, voted the team’s most talented player, sparked the Colonels to a first-round, 1-0, district win over the Jefferson City Jays, Oct. 30. Overtime seemed imminent after the scoreless first half. Diminutive, agile del Rio stole the ball and fed it to DeLeon, who made the winning goal.

Rock Bridge was next. The team was ready.

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underdog’s umber in the second half. Add a streak of white as Rock Bridge scores on a penalty kick. Deepen the Colonels' determination. Slash another streak of white across the canvas. Paint the clock at less than a minute, the scoreboard at 2-2.

Touch the Colonels’ determination with tired and grim; district overtime is four 10-minute periods. Paint the first scoreless. Leave the clock as it is, but again splash the canvas with a palate knife coated white. Change the score to 3-2, Rock Bridge.

Finish the portrait in the silver of sweat-soaked bodies steaming in the cold, of tears making gelid splashes among the blades of trampled grass.

There was no first, second, or third place plaque to place in the Alumni-Visitor’s Lounge. But a lesson was learned.

“It was the hardest game of the year," said Javier Aspauza.

“And we made them work very hard for the win, and we will return next year, and they will have to work very hard then, too!’’

^Xnalysis of the season proved that it wasn’t as grim as the final game. Honors, such as Delgado’s being named most valuable player, and Kim’s being named most im­ proved, brightened moods. So did All-District honors to Delgado, Haddad, Del Rio, and Kim. And the goal has been set for next year. It is the same.

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8 11 1 1 10 The 1984 Soccer Colonels are, from left, first row: Jerry Conway, Jose Manuel DeLeon, Jorge Zuniga, captain; Alp Onyuru, Fernando Perez, Ashok Bokde, Diego del Rio, Hans Krogh-Hansen.

Second row: Maj. Bob Fedora, coach; Bryant Engles, Ricardo Gonzalez, Hongjin Kim, Jorge Had­ dad, Alejandro Quinones, Rodolfo Canamar, Federico Delgado, Oscar Ibanez, Javier Aspauza, Beco Espantoso, Pepe Gonzalez, manager.

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Mid-Missouri Football Conference, had a new goal to add to the 1984 season’s hopes — the Conference title.

The Conference, which comprises Missouri School for the Deaf, Iberia, Vienna, and MMA, was formed at the end of the 1983 season. Besides the Conference title, an All­ Conference team would be named. With those, and the goals of retaining the Gold Football and bettering last season’s 2-6 record, the season offered plenty of impetus for success.

The '84 schedule was terrific, said Maj. Dave Steinmetz, head coach. The Colonels started with two non­ Conference games, in which they worked out the bugs, played their three Conference games, and finished with the State Military championship, Homecoming, and Kemper games. The team was in good shape, too. Adding 23 returning lettermen, including tri-captains Maurice Johnson, Bruce Joslin, and Bob Spidle, to the talents of newcomers Eric Reeves, Craig Barrett, and Royce Kingsbury, the Colonels had stronger offensive and defensive lines.

That strength wasn’t evident during the first game with Warren County, Sept. 15. Injuries to four offensive starters dissolved the Colonel’s organization and morale. They lost, 41-6. Five of Warrenton’s scores came from good field posi­ tions given them by MMA fumbles.

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On the surface, things didn’t seem to go much better against Van-Far, Sept. 21. The 24-0 score falsely tells of an abysmal game. In fact,the Colonels were much improved.

“Everyone did a better job,” said Maj. Steinmetz. “And we had a couple of good scoring drives, which were slowed by penalties.”

The Colonels put it all together against MSD, the first conference game, Sept. 28, and MMA beat them, 24-0.

They started on the right foot when they took the opening kickoff right back for a touchdown. They didn’t stop until the game’s end, despite some recurring problems.

"We should have had more points on the board,” Maj. Steinmetz said. Many offensive mistakes were made; four strong drives died within sight of the line due to penalties.

Another was killed by an interception.

he Colonels could have quit. “It’s pretty hard to make a drive when you are starting at first and 25,’’ Maj. Steinmetz said, but the team didn’t given up. The defense also did a wonderful job, and they improved weekly.

The Colonels continued to improve, and they defeated their next Conference opponent, Vienna, 26-6, Oct. 5.

Many of the problems seemed to be solved; the Colonels were tied for first in the Conference.

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Many teams tried to trip up the Colonels, as this Wentworth player tries to do to Eric Reeves, but both the team and Reeves persevered, even though they stumbled at times. Besides their opponent's efforts to stop them, the Colonels also had a problem with the weather. Mud became the

team’s second home, as it was for this game at Dad's Day. It also rained Homecoming, when the Colonels played the North Callaway Thunderbirds.

Things didn’t look so rosy after the last Conference game with Iberia, which they lost 12-0, Oct. 12. The Colonels were flat for most of the first half, Maj. Steinmetz said, and that’s when the damage was done.

MMA finished the Conference season at 2-1. The title would be decided after Iberia, who was 2-0, played MSD, who was 1-1. The outcome took awhile as rain plagued everything in Missouri. But the two finally played the game, and the Conference title ended up in a three-way split.

I"he Colonels achieved one goal and were elated, even

Joe Conroy, Steve Farber, a newcome to the team, Joslin, Johnson, and Spidle were on the main team, and Scott Doughty, Kingsbury, Sean Stalnaker, and Greg Steinmetz received honorable mentions.

though it was shared. One lineman suggested that the trophy be chainsawed into three pieces, but that wasn t done. MMA got its share of the award and had seven players named to the All-Conference team. John Barbee,

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Dad’s Weekend game against Wentworth Military Academy. Traction in the Colonels’ Field mud determined the game, on which the State Military title also hung.

Wentworth had the better bite, and they won the overtime game, 6-3.

“We played a conservative game because of the weather,” Maj. Steinmetz said. “We added an option that week, but it wasn’t used for fear of losing the ball by fumbling or other errors.”

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Celebrations and “Spaz” attacks marked the Colonels' season. The team rejoiced at retaining the Gold Football at the Kemper game’s end, and Bruce “Spaz” Joslin, prepares to sack the Wentworth quarterback.

Concern for safety is of prime concern, and Dr. Peter Ekern is at most home games. The team had no serious injuries, and here Dr. Ekern, with Maj. Dave Steinmetz watching, checks out John Barbee, who was OK.

The game’s first four quarters were scoreless. Neither team got closer than 20 yards to the line. Both started at the 10 during overtime; after three of the four allowed plays, the Colonels were fourth and five. Not wanting to chance it, and thinking they could hold Wentworth, as they had for the entire game. Conroy kicked the fieldgoal. The Colonels almost held Wentworth.

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said, citing inconsistent levels of play.

The Colonels became over confident after Stalnaker scored in the game’s first 19 seconds. The MMA corps’ roar filled the sun-bathed Kemper field, “and they (the team) thought it was going to be a walk-away,” Maj. Steinmetz said. In a way, it was. the Colonels won, 40-12, retaining the Gold Football, trophy of the rivalry that dates to the 1800s, for the 15th consecutive year.

Homecoming “Mudbowl”, the JV Colonels finished their four-game season with Van-Far. The JV’s started well, beating MSD 44-0, Oct. 1. Things turned for the worse after that. They lost to Mark Twain, 8-0, Oct. 8, and a close one, 7-6, to Centralia, Oct. 15. Van-Far gave the JV’s a 1-3 record by beating them 6-0, Oct. 22.

The Colonels had trouble with North Callaway after they scored for the first time. “We got a short kick and about 20 yards in penalties; that put us in the hole,” said Maj. Steinmetz. But MMA didn’t surrender, and it almost caught North Callaway, but the Oct. 27 game’s 21-14 score was final.

The latter part of the season frustrated the Colonels, and they took it out on Kemper Military School in the season’s last game, Oct. 22. And the team couldn't have had a better day. “It wasn’t one of our better games,” Maj. Steinmetz

MMA was flat until Kemper scored; the Colonels, most of whom were JV’s, redoubled their efforts when Kemper scored again.

The Colonels regained their honor and aggressiveness

near the game’s end. And more honors were awarded later.

Scott Doughty and Greg Steinmetz were voted co-captains of the 1985 team. John Barbee and Bruce Joslin shared the Lew Japp Football Trophy for being the best back and lineman respectively. Craig Barrett, Eric Reeves, and Joslin were named to the State Military team.

“We had a strong effort and a good time on the field,” said Maj. Steinmetz, summing up the season. The Colonels had four goals at the season’s start, and the Gold Football and the Conference title represent the attainment of two of them, he said.

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Third row: Joe Conroy, Scott Doughty, Jarrod Lewis, John Park, Scott Lemons, Kip Horstmann, John Barbee, Joel Paxton. Fourth row: Scott Dxon, Julio Martinez, Jorge Infante, Bill Stuber, Paige Griffy, Royce Kingsbury, Ed Razim, Carlos Maciel, Sean Welsh. Fifth row: John Mar-

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sicovetere, Chris Stockert, John Stevens, Mike Davis, Greg Steinmetz, Doug Priestley, Jeff Elliott, Andy Harsh, Phil Clayberg, Dave Jones. Sixth row: Chris Parker, Alejandro Suarez, Joel Spurlock, Richard Rivera, Craig Barrett, Sean Stalnaker, Tim Willard, Barry Compton, Jerry Crafts, Eric Reeves. Seventh row: Capt. Walt Diehl, assistant coach, Maj. Dave Steinmetz, head coach; Capt. Kevin Shaddox, assistant coach; Richard Taylor and Bill Battle, managers; Matt Feser.

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X-C outpaces doubters "\A/ V V e will be undefeated this season,” said members of the cross country Colonels before their first meet, and everyone snickered and shook their heads. It was another athletic boast of the sort all teams make before competition begins. But the team was serious. "Really,” they said, "We are going to have the white letter sweater this season.” Peo­ ple still chuckled and shook their heads.

The team proceeded to win its first meet, a close one, against Centralia, the year’s toughest competition, 27-28, Oct. 2. People laughed less, especially after the Colonels beat Centralia a second time, 25-31, Oct. 9.

As in golf, the low score wins, and it is the sum of the team’s finishing places. And the Centralia Invitational meet, Oct. 6, at which MMA beat five teams and lost to four, didn’t count in the season’s standings.

People started taking the team seriously after it beat Har­ risburg, 25-31, Oct. 15, and Hallsville, another tough team,26-29, Dad’s Day, Oct. 19. Two meets were left in the season, both teams whom MMA had already beaten.

Harrisburg canceled its second meet. MMA beat Hallsville again, 24-33, Oct. 26. The white letter sweater was theirs.

But there was more. Carlos Beracasa, team co-captain with Mark Guffey, was the first MMA finisher in every race. His times improved gradually. He placed well at districts and won a spot at state competition; he finished 92nd in a field of 150.

Cross country is not what one would call a spectator sport. To overcome the lack of visibility, the team presented a slide show on its white-sweater season at the sports banquet, Nov. 10. Those in attendance didn’t believe Capt. Tim Daniel,coach, when he said he had one.

After the show, which chronicled the season, highlighted the team’s spirit, and was well received by the audience, awards were presented. Beracasa and Chris Gehring were elected co-captains of the 1985 team; they received the most valuable runner and most improved runner awards.

Undefeated medals went to the traveling team of Guffey, Beracasa, Gehring, Rich Gathright, Frank Bley, Jason Hunolt, Paul Herndon, Dave Duringer, Chris Williams, Sean Hindman, Ricardo Mondragon, and Willie Lee. "This is the best team I will ever coach,” said Capt.

Daniel in closing. “Its spirit is unmatched, and even if it has lost every meet, it still would have been the best team I’ve ever coached.”

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Leading an unseen pack, Carlos Beracasa trucks through a sunlit glen on his way to first place at the Dad’s Day meet with Hallsville. Beracasa was the first MMA runner across the line in every meet of the undefeated season, and his district finish took him to state.

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MMA offered nine varsity sports in ’29: football, basketball, swimming, wrestling, boxing, baseball, track, tennis, and golf. The nationally-known rifle team was part of the military department. Since then, MMA has added one varsity sport — soccer, in 1983. Company sports in ’29 comprised football and basketball. Nine more have been added to the intramural offerings since then.

But Colonels football is king, and in ’29. they played night games, thanks to Model Ts.

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UNDEFEA TED AGAIN Echo Golden Warriors take company football title for second straight year Echo Company’s Golden Warriors had everything going

their way this past season. It had the largest team with 24 players. It had good-sized players, such as Jorge GarciaVillalobos, Scott Rennard, and Hunter Jenkins. It had an undefeated season the year before. And it had the will and determination to do it again.

Add these things, and the coaching of Lt. Col. Ken Mortenson, and one has a team that was unstoppable, as the Alpha Company Green wave, Charlie Company Red Raiders, and Delta Company Blue Devils found out.

The Blue Deveils were to be, as last year, the Warriors chief competition, but the teams didn’t meet until the second week of the season.

The Green Wave and Red Raiders started things, Oct. 4.

Charlie, whose 13-man squad was coached by Capt.

Richard Twells and Sgt. 1st Class Ron Ray, remembered its single win last season, and it vowed to better that record. It came close against Alpha, whose 14-man squad was coached by Capt. Walt Webber and Lt. Ross McKenzie, but the Wave drowned the Raiders 12-16. \/\/ave Quarterback Rodney Bruer was the key to suc­ cess. He, and received Jeff Bryden, accounted for all of the game’s scores and for most of the rest during the season.

The Blue Devils and Golden Warriors met Oct. 11, and though the game was touted to be rugged and close, the

ALPHA The Alpha Green Wave are, from left, first row: Mark Robertson, Paul Tilton, Scott Pen­ ner, Charlie Greenwell. Second Row: John Thomason, Steve Rohrer, Rick Lipezker, Chruck Freeman, Clif Travis. Third row: Lt. Ross McKenzie, coach; Rodney Bruer, Jeff Bryden, Scott Gravlin, Rafael Correa, Juan De Alba, Capt. Walt Webber, Coach.

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Awwww Right!! — Echo Golden Warriors Hernan Del Risco, No. 75, and Claudio Sahut, No. 27, along with other Warriors, celebrate the sack of Alpha's quarterback, Rodney Bruer, Dad’s Day, left. And Echo’s coach, Lt. Col. Ken Mortenson, points out the man that should be covered dur­ ing the game with Delta.

Golden Warriors, Oct. 19. Alpha knew it was against a superior foe, but, said John Thomason, doing his best John Houseman impression, “Echo will have to earn its victory.”

Echo’s Golden boys won the battle 32-6, and they struck first, with Jenkins scoring on a 10-yard run. Alpha’s BruerBryden connection retaliated with a score of its own in the second quarter. But the Green Wave couldn’t hold the Warriors any longer, and Jenkins scored again, and Bagby made another conversion, giving the Echo a 16-6 halftime lead.

While the Jenkins-Bagby duo continued to score in the

Warriors won easily, 26-0. Both teams wobbled during the first half, and neither scored. The Warriors exploded dur­ ing the second half, and the Devil’s 22-man squad, coached

by Col. Ardie McClure and Staff Sgt. Merrel Evans, strug­ gled to do the same.

Delta rebounded from the loss by beating the Red

Raiders, 16-0, Oct. 16. Delta’s Robert “BoBo” Greenwell scored the team’s two touchdowns and a conversion.

Quarterback Scott Nussbaum added another conversion.

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“What went wrong?” Charlie’s Mike DeFrees and Tony Yannone, left, seem to be asking as their team’s runner is swarmed by Delta’s Blue

Devils. While yards were lost on the play, the ball was retained.

Regardless, Delta went on to win the game, 16-0.

The Green Wave had little rest and recreation time before they met the Blue Devils, Oct. 23. The Devils were hungry; the Warriors led the standings with two wins, and the Blue Devils had to match that record if they wanted to stay in the running for the title.

[Delta tied the Warrior’s record, and the Green Wave

Everyone, except the Golden Warriors, was hoping for an upset in the season’s last game between the Red Raiders and Warriors, Oct. 26. But it was not to be as the Warriors downed the Raiders 16-0.

Delta had one more chance to even the score with Echo during the playoffs. But first, Alpha and Charlie had to determine third and fourth places. They entered the Oct. 30 game with 2-1 and 0-3 records respectively. Delta also had a 2-1 record, but it had Alpha on points.

added a 26-0 loss to its talley. Devil Greenwell scored the first touchdown, which was followed by a TD pass from Nussbaum to Gerald Millas. Nussbaum made his own touchdown run in the second half, which was followed by Ed Stevens’ fourth-quarter interception of a Bruer pass, which Stevens carried for the game’s final score.

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The Delta Blue Devils are, from left, first row: Eugenio Paras, Scott Nussbaum, Robert Della Malva, Gerald Millas, Tom Goding. Second row: Robert Greenwell, Jeff Rathbun, Allan French, Paul Feddick, Ed Stevens, Blas Maquivar. Third row: Wes Terrill, Frank Perry, Doug Pelias, Juan Gastelum, Noe Gonzalez.

Fourth row: Col. Ardie McClure, coach; An­ tonio Palmeros, Joe Drew, Oscar Caneles, Guayo Ramirez, Roberto De Alba, Staff Sgt. Merrll Evans, coach.

I Answering a teammate’s suggestion during halftime of the Echo game, John Panos rests upon the helmet of Tom Eagar. Other Charlie players, Jeff McKinney and Mitch Gentry, and Capt. Richard Twells, coach, listen.

Charlie’s Jim Obenshain is not reaching out to shake the hand of the Delta player. Obenshain’s run netted the Red Raiders more than 20 yards.

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the season. Rich Clark and Steve Rohrer were named to the All-Star team.

There was the smell of blood in the air as the Blue Devils and Golden Warriors took to the gridiron, Nov. 1. Despite Delta’s determination, it lost, 14-0, giving it a season record of 2-2 and 42 total points. But all was not for naught. Robert "BoBo” Greenwell was named to the All-Star team and received the Eagle plaque for being the best company foot­

ball back. Scott Nussbaum and Tod Goding joined him on the All-Star team.

Echo finished its season at 4-0 and scored 92 total points.

It also had the greatest number of players on the All-Star team: Justin Clark, David Bagby, Giovanni Boschi, and Lee Stern, who also received the Eagle plaque as best lineman.

ith the season over, the Warriors were making predictions that they would continue the undefeated winning streak in 1985. Many Blue Devils disagreed, as did members of the Green Wave and Red Raiders. Regardless, the inter-company rivalries would continue in basketball, with each promising to revenge the gridiron travesties.

ECHO The Echo Golden Warriors are, from left, first row: Scott Herndon, Joe Krueger, Julio Urdaneta, Tico Urdaneta, Brian Emerson. Se­ cond row: Bill Greenwell, Charles Wood, Lee Stern, Alfredo Vilchis, Ernesto Ferrara, Chris Hill. Third row: Claudio Sahut, Hernan Del Risco. Hunter Jenkins, Justin Clack, David Bagby, Giovanni Boschi, Steve Jerner. Fourth row: Jason Thomas, Joe Imboden, Matt Roll­ ings, Scott Rennard, Jorge Garcia-Villalobos, Choong Wai Llm, Lt. Col. Ken Mortenson, coach.

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(joals. They are a part of every athletic team’s season.

For most they are the same — to win. And many accomplish this every season year after year. But few teams carry the exact goals from season to season. MMA’s swimming Colonels do and have for the past three years.

An undefeated season, school records, and sending MMA swimmers to state competition have been, are, and will be the goals. All but one were not realized every year.

Yes, the swimmers have been undefeated for three consecutive years, but until this year, they didn’t realize the remaining two, and that bothered the team, said Scott Nussbuam, co-captain. ‘‘This year we decided to get all three," he said. They dedicated themselves to the goals and achieved them.

Of the first goal, the team was confident, but not overly so, said Nussbaum. The majority of the team’s strong swimmers, Paul Kispert, Jaime Herrero, and Nussbaum himself, returned. Others, such as Andy Hall, Carlos Beracasa, and Doug Priestley, returned much improved, and new talent, such as Fernando Miner, replaced what was lost due to graduation. All dedicated themselves to the goals and worked hard towards them, said Maj. Ron Rosendahl, coach. ‘‘Hard work typifies this team," he added.

But anything could trip the team, cause the goals to become nothing more than dreams. The competition, but for one team, Springfield’s Parkview, was known. Sedalia and Springfield’s Hillcrest and Central were always tough. ‘‘We knew we could beat all comers,” said Kispert, co­ captain, “But we also knew that we could be beaten, too.”

To get the edge on the competition, the swimmers competed among themselves, holding an intra-squad meet prior to every scheduled meet. Swimmers competed in every event, challenging the other for the top spot.

The first meet, with Wentworth Military Academy, Dec. 6, set the season’s tone. The Colonels won 119-50, and they beat every team by at least 50 points until they traveled to Springfield, Feb. 5.

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Swimming with this thought in mind, the Colonels dropped Parkview 100-72, and the win wasn’t assured until the last two events. Past this hurdle, the team knew the undefeated season, and the white letter sweater that symbolizes it, was theirs. But overconfidence didn’t fill the competitive void. Records still had to be set.

The 400-meter freestyle relay team of Kispert, Nussbaum, Hall, and Miner seemed to have the best shot at a school record. It continually pared its time, getting closer to the 1968 record of 4:15.66. During practice prior to the State Military meet, Feb. 13, it was broken but not official.

Maj. Rosendahl put four watches on the relay team during the Military meet. All four agreed that the relay had cut an even four seconds from the record, and a new one was set.

The relay, which closes every meet, brought Maj. Rosendahl’s attention back to the meet because as, he said, ‘‘After Kispert qualified for state in the 100-meter butterfly, everything just passed me by.’’

Kispert had been working towards state competition for three years. He cut his time in every race and slowly came close the qualifying time of 1:06.5. A personal goal, Kispert said he had to do it this year. He’s a senior. He cut ninetenths of a second from the qualifying time at the Military meet. Four stopwatches said so.

\/\/ith all three goals finally realized, the team didn’t rest on its 30-meet, three year winning streak. It had to finish the season by beating Sedalia, which it did, Feb. 15, and it had to get Kispert through state. He is the first MMA swimmer to compete on that level since 1980, and the team was behind him all the way, he said.

“State was different,” Kispert said of the Feb. 22-23, competition held in Columbia. “You race against the clock, and I like that.”

He placed 15th and pared another seven-tenths from his best time. Only the top 12 advanced. “I would’ve liked to place three higher, ’’ Kispert said. “But I improved, and I and the team met our goals. I’m satisfied.”

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Improvement is what everyone seeks. For some it comes rapidly, and for others it takes more time. Sure keys' to improvement, though, are patience and determination.

MMA’s basketball Colonels have plenty of both.

Every year seems to be a rebuilding one for the Colonels, and graduation is never kind to the team. Regardless, the team works diligently on improvement, and improvement has come in small doses. The Colonels were 4-11 in 1983 and 5-10 in 1984. And the team came closer to evening the score in 1985 when they finished 6-9.

Players were happy with the season because it didn’t look that good when it started. Offensive and defensive coordination were a problem, said Maj. Dave Steinmetz, coach. Several new people had to be worked into the team’s starting lineup, including Scott Brockman, who proved to be the team’s sparkplug.

Opening against Kemper Military School Nov. 28, there was hope. The Colonels won, 43-19. But the following game, with Madison, Nov. 30, showed some problems that needed attention, said Maj. Steinmetz. Consistency was the biggest problem, and the team needed to handle the press better. Turnovers also proved troublesome.

They worked on improvement, and the Colonels beat Wentworth Military Academy 40-36, Dec. 4. But some teams, such as Community R-6, couldn’t be overcome just because the competition was better. Better teams didn’t discourage the Colonels, and they accepted goals, such as scoring 50 points against R-6, that carried them on.

Squeakers hurt, though, such as the 39-38 loss to Missouri School for the Deaf, Dec. 11. But still the team worked on improvement. The 2-3 record prior to Christmas furlough spurred them, made them work harder for a .500 season, said Maj. Steinmetz.

Furlough helped the Colonels. They dropped three teams, Silex, St. Thomas, and Wentworth, between Jan. 22, and Feb. 13. But inbetween those wins were losses to Madison, a close one to Bunceton, Sturgeon, and MSD. St.

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Thomas got even for their defeat, and still the Colonels kept at it, seeking improvement.

Improvement was there even if the wins weren’t.

Shooting percentages from the floor improved, with the 62 percent in the first St. Thomas game being the season high.

Brockman settled in with a 20-plus points per game average. Rebounding, both offensive and defensive, improved and earned Brockman and Greg Steinmetz awards at the season’s end. Maurice Johnson became a master at blocking shots, which helped the team, as did pure aggressiveness and hustle, which were epitomized by Bruce Joslin and Mike Davis.

The JV Colonels also had their problems as their 1-7 season indicates, but they, too, worked on improvement.

And the JV, said Maj. Steinmetz at the winter sports banquet, March 9, will forward several good players to next year’s team, which will continue the rebuilding process. Graduation will claim half the 10-man varsity starting lineup.

R-egardless, said Maj. Steinmetz, the Colonels will continue to improve, and one ever knows what surprises the coming year’s new cadets will bring. Tryouts always bring a crowd of hopefuls, and there are always unknown assets, such as Brockman, who find their ways to either the varsity of JV lineups.

One all Colonels teams never do is surrender, said Maj Steinmetz. Yes, it’s hard to have seasons that end on less than jubilant notes, but just as long as there i* improvement, there is hope and a reason to keep trying And while graduation hurts, the same thing happens to the competition, and, it seems, that there is always j replacement just around the corner. While the Colonel: had their best season in the past three, there is no reason t( doubt that next year will be the best in four years.

Conversation and concentration make for successful basketball. Maj. Dave Steinmetz, coach, discusses a change in strategy with his players during a break in the MSD game, far left, and Maurice Johnson grabs a rebound against Kemper, left. And Greg Steinmetz has outfoxed Went­ worth's Hussey thanks to directions from his teammates.

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/ \ team’s success is often measured by its win-loss record, but in many cases, such as that of the wrestling Colonels, that measurement isn’t accurate. They finished the 1984-85 season with a respectable 5-7 record, but it doesn’t tell of major successes, such as taking second in district competition and sending 12 from that event to sectional competition. And it doesn’t tell of the five who advanced from sectional to state competition.

It’s fitting that this dichotomy appears in wrestling, which fields a team of individuals. While on the mat MMA wrestlers are representing their school but competing for themselves. Yes, their victories are the team’s and the school’s victories, but they are first their victories. Wrestlers can’t depend on their teammates for more than encouragement yelled from the edge of the mat, and there was certainly plenty of that. But on the mat, it’s just one wrestler versus another, each vying for superiority.

The outcome depends on the individual’s skill, strategy, and determination.

The same could be said of the Colonels as a team, which was winless until the fourth meet, when they defeated Sedalia, 45-27, Jan. 11. Sedalia received the frustration of the Colonels having been defeated by Fulton, Wentworth Military Academy, and Centralia, which didn’t bother the team that much as it was the best team in the district.

The team’s winning glow dimmed at the Mexico Quad, Jan. 19, when MMA finished fourth. It brightened at the Centralia Quad, Jan. 21, when the Colonels finished second to Centralia. It became ever brighter when the Colonels dropped Wentworth 58-15, Jan. 28, which evened the previous score.

It became brilliant, almost unwatchable, at the sectional meet in St. Louis, Feb. 1-2. MMA again placed second to Centralia but beat Country Day School, Priory, and John Burroughs. “We expected to do well,.” said Capt. Richard Twells, who with Lt. Ross McKenzie, coaches the team, “But the district meet was beyond our wildest expectations.”

MMA’s 12 stars, Greg Lochridge, Lee Cotrell, Joe Krueger, Diego del Rio, Federico Delgado, Fernando

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Perez, Gus Rosado, Craig Barrett, Jorge Zuniga, Torr.

Goding, Kip Horstmann, and Doug Barker, all placed fourth or better, which advanced them to sectional competition in St. Louis, Feb. 5.

Sectional was a shootout. The winners advanced to state and everyone else went home. Almost half MMA's constellation advanced: Lochridge, Cotrell, del Rio, Delgado, and Barrett.

Capt. Twells, Lt. McKenzie, the five, and the rest of the team couldn’t have been happier with the results. “We sent two to state last year,” said Barrett, who was one of the two.

“One of our goals this year was to improve that number.”

State competition in Columbia, Feb. 7-9, didn't go as well as sectional. All but Delgado and Barrett were eliminated in the preliminary round; they lost their wrestleback hopes as their opponents were defeated in the following round.

Barrett did advance on a wrestleback before he lost, and Delgado beat his preliminary opponent and lost in the semifinals. All MMA wrestlers placed 16th or better in the state.

With state out of the way, the Colonels had to finish the season and take the State Military title, another goal, and they did both at the same time, Feb. 13.

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/is Kemper Military School doesn’t have a wrestling team, the State Military title came down to this meet with Wentworth, and both were 1-1 against each other. In addition to the title, there would be medals for the first and second-place winners. The team of individuals had one more chance for glory, and they didn’t let the opportunity pass.

The Colonels won 48-22 by taking eight of the 11 weighl classes. Cotrell, Rosado, Barrett, Zuniga, and Delgadc pinned their opponents for the gold, del Rio and Lee Sterr earned their golds on points, and Chris Bruns was unopposed for the meeting.

Taking the State Military title was a fitting cap to a seasor that didn’t show much promise at its start, said Capt. Twells but it didn’t eclipse the five that went to state.

Looking for the stripes occupies every grappler’s attention. Lee Stern tells the referee that he’s ready to wrestle, above, at the Mexico quad; Lee Cotrell tells the ref he’s pinned Wentworth’s man, left; and Craig Bar­ rett tells the ref the same thing at the Mexico quad.

MMA 16 30 30 45 30 32 12 18 57 54 58 Heading the 1985 wrestling Colonels are the five state competitors: Lee Cotrell, Federico Delgado, Craig Barrett, captain; Diego del Rio, and Greg Lochridge. Second row: Tony Yannone, Tico Urdaneta, Fernando Perez, Doug Barker, Mitch Gentry, Joe Krueger, Clif Travis, Bill Battle, Jerry Crafts, Chuck Thompson.

Third row: Sean Hindman, Joel Spurlock,

Ramon Rodriguez, Gus Rosado, Hans KroghHansen, Julio Urdaneta, Lee Stern, Chris Williams, Chris Bruns, Lt. Ross McKenzie and Capt. Richard Twells, coaches. Fourth row: Ricardo Gonzalez, Edgar Garcia, Tom Goding, Steve Farber, Kip Horstmann, Jeff Elliott, Paige Griffy, Jorge Zuniga, Carey Seay, and Alfredo Vilchis.

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Concentration and strength are the two prime attributes of a good shooter. Aiming at a point no larger than a period on this page 50 feet away will give anyone eyestrain, and aim­ ing a 14-pound rifle, especially from the standing position, as Dave Pontius is doing, will make anyone weary in a few minutes. But the final rewards come when the targets are scored, as John Park is doing above.

Shooters aim for title but hit second R.ifle is not a spectator sport, but it offers as much if not

more suspense than any other sport. Competitions are held in dark rooms; only the targets, 50 feet away, are lighted.

It’s quiet except for the repeated cracks of .22 caliber rifles.

Dim shadows play across the shooter’s faces, adding to the look of concentration. Watching barrels waver in almost invisible circles tells of the physical demands of holding 14-pound weapons steady. Headaches from eyestrain and muscle fatigue are a shooter’s most common complaint.

Add to this the tension of not knowing if you’ve won or lost until long after the match.

In most cases, the targets are scored right after the match, and the MMA rifle Colonels knew they were 8-3 at the end

MMA 1,862 987 1,909 957 1,067 1,927 1,902 1,911 2,269 1,996

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of the season. But they had to wait almost two weeks to learn the results of the big match, the Camp Perry, at which they won the state title last year, at which they set a new team record.

I he results came just before the winter sports banquet,

March 9. The title went to another school, and so did the record. But the Colonels look second, and Bryant Engles, captain, was the fifth-best from the standing position, and Dave Pontius, captain-elect, also placed well in the overall, just as he did in the first National Rifle Association match.

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Kemper Military School St. Louis University H.S. Westminster College Christian Brothers H.S. Country Day School Kemper Military School Christian Brothers H.S. Westminster College Kemper Military School Country Day School

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The 1985 rifle Colonels are, from left: Paul Tilton, Tiger Hunt, Scott Lemons, Bryant Engles, captain; Eric Aronowitz, Jerry Conway. Second row: Col. Ardie E. McClure, coach; Grant Maholland, Scott Herndon, Bill Stuber, Dave Pontius, John Park, and William Walker.

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in the Senior-Faculty game

With all eyes on the ball, senior Mike Davis tries to block Col. Ardie Mc­ Clure’s shot during the senior-faculty game. While the ball is on its way to the bucket, Mr. Greg Morton, Eugenio Paras, Sgt. Tom Teel, and Gilbert Adams prepare for either a bucket o a rebound.

In the academic pecking order, seniors are superior. They

have the rank, position, and experience. They have youth, too, and all were to be their weapons in the annual SeniorFaculty basketball game, held Feb. 23.

Previous years haven’t been kind to the seniors as the faculty’s age had been offset by their experience, which is, naturally, greater than the seniors. But the Class of 1985 was determined to change the trend. Starting with the varsity lineup, Maurice Johnson, Bruce Joslin, Rich Gathright, Rodney Bruer, and Mike Davis, it looked as though they would.

The varsity starters gave the seniors a strong and early lead. It was 16-6 going into the second period. The faculty team, which included Col. Ardie McClure, Lt. Ross McKenzie, Capt. Kevin Shaddox, Mr. Greg Morton, and Capts. Roger Hill and Tim Burgess, seemed to tire quickly.

They didn’t move with the same speed and grace as the seniors; they didn’t find the basket as easily, either.

Lineups changed for the second period. Gilbert Adams, Charlie Wood, and Tony Yannone came in for the seniors.

Staff Sgt. Merrel Evans, Sgt. 1st Class Tom Teel, and Lt. Col. Ken Mortenson came in for the faculty. Both teams scored an even 10 points, which still gave the seniors a 10point lead going into the half.

Faculty experience started to show in the third period, and Sgt. Teel demonstrated a off-handed twist shot that was almost undefensible. Referees Maj. Ray Campbell and junior Greg Steinmetz were kept busy calling fouls on both teams. Maj. Dave Steinmetz played an important part in the faculty’s erosion of the senior lead. It was 29-26 seniors going into the fourth period.

Lineups changed again. Heavy' breathing, especially from the faculty bench, could be heard. There was no sound of surrender from either side. While the faculty ad­ mitted exhaustion, the seniors were substituting players frequently. Players started to foul out. That battle raged.

When the faculty would close the gap, the seniors would pull score and negate the progress. The clock was ticking down the final seconds. Seniors had the lead and, they thought, the game.

Capt. Shaddox and Sgt. Teel, the game’s high scorers with 12 each teamed with Capt. Hill, the star of last year's game. The seniors couldn't stop the erosion. Fouls started to hurt the seniors. They got as many chances at the line as the faculty, but the faculty were making more of them good. A time out was called by the seniors. The clock had 10 seconds of life. The score was 38-37 seniors.

It was the faculty's ball. Slap, bounce, swish, it was in the hands of Capt. Hill. In the next second it was through the net, the sound of the basket overpowered by the final buzzer. The refs called the shot good, and the faculty triumphed, 39-38.

Both sides congratulated each other and seniors called good luck to the juniors next year. More words on the game and its outcome were good-naturedly exchanged. But the faculty got in the last words.

/\t the winter sports banquet, March 9, Sgt. Teel, who

was preparing to award company basketball letters, begged a moment of pardon.

“I’ve always heard the man with the microphone is in control. I guess I'm now in control ... I’d like to have the members of that glorious faculty basketball team stand and receive a round of applause for that brilliant come-frombehind victory over the seniors.''

The team stood and received their applause. But perhaps the seniors, or maybe it was the juniors, got the last word as underneath a sudden rash of rough throats and suppressed laughter could be heard, “Wait ’til next year."

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Echo takes company title with another perfect season x^ompany basketball usually divides itself into two divi­ sions; there are two sets of two teams that compete more with each other than teams of the other set. Skill levels make this division, and those at an equal level face off against each other. This year it was Alpha’s Green Wave versus Echo's Golden Warriors, whose teams were also the largest, and Charlie’s Red Raiders versus Delta’s Blue Devils.

For some reason these are the sets year after year, and the teams within the sets usually take turns at bettering the other. This year there was a change in both. The Golden Warriors against placed first with an undefeated season, breaking the first-place tradeoff circuit, and Charlie, whose teams are usually sapped by varsity sports, took third place, handing Delta the basement.

There also was a bit of musical coaches, and the only

ones that didn’t change were Alpha, coached by Capt.

Kevin Shaddox, and Delta, coached by Staff Sgt. Merrel Evans. Sgt. 1st Class Tom Teel replaced Sgt. 1st Class Ron Ray at mid-season as the Charlie coach was transferred.

Echo went through three coaches, and team-member Mark Prose said he didn’t think the team was that hard on them. Capt. Paul Baum replaced starting coach Lt. Col. John Reddick, who took ill. New math teacher Lt. Joe Ableman replaced Capt. Baum at mid-season and stayed with the team.

I he fact that Echo won,” said Lt. Ableman,” is not

due to anyone’s coaching ability, and certainly not mine.

They are a fine bunch of basketball players.”

ALPHA The Alpha Green Wave comprises, from left: Chris Parker, Matt Feser, Austin Hayes, Richard Rivera, Ramiro Rodriguez, Pepe Gon­ zalez, Rodolfo Canamar, Efrain Davila, Ashok Bokde. Second row: Rafael Correa, Beco Espantoso, Jeff Bryden, Scott Penner, Mark Robertson, Ricardo Elizondo, Sean Welsh, Javier Aspauza, Juan DeAlba, and Capt. Kevin Shaddox, coach.

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But Alpha gets even during the playoffs, Having all the right moves makes a difference in basketball as Delta’s Chris Stockert keeps the ball from Charlie's Henry Brensing, and as Sgt. Merrel Evans, Delta coach, talks to Commissioner Maj. Ray Campbell.

< While the season started with Alpha warming up wih Charlie and Echo warming up with Delta, the real season started when Charlie and Delta met for the first time, Dec. 18. Charlie won but one game last year, and the team said it was going to improve on that record. It got off to a good start when it beat Delta 58-39. Determined to win, the Red Raiders jumped to an early lead and stayed there, fighting off Delta’s strong second-half comeback attempt.

I he other set, Alpha-Echo, started its season Dec. 20.

Alpha, who was bested by Echo all last year, was deter­ mined not to let it happen again. And the game belonged to both until the final seconds. The lead changed hands so many times careful attention was paid to the scoreboard, but in the end, Echo came out on top, barely, 36-31.

CHARLIE The Charlie Red Raiders are, from left: Rich Taylor, Scott Cornick, D. W. Jones, Jeff McKinney, Hank Unite, Randy Chaney, Don Mieger, Sgt. 1st Class Ron Ray, coach. Sec­ ond row: Tom Eagar, Henry Brensing, Chris Williams, Jim Obenshain, John Panos, Dave Duringer, and Mike Defrees.

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The two sets met twice, and in between those meetings, Alpha dropped Charlie 64-34, Nov. 29; Delta, 55-21, Dec. 11; Charlie, 58-40, Jan. 18, and Delta, 65-26, Jan. 25. Echo dropped Delta, 61-22, Nov. 30; Charlie, 63-27, Dec. 14, Delta. 69-14, Jan. 15; and Charlie, 63-37, Jan. 22.

I he second meeting of the sets was a make of break

situation for the losers. If they won, placement would be decided in the playoffs. If they lost, it was all over, but they would have a chance at vindication in the playoffs, which wouldn’t count for the season’s finishing places.

Charlie and Delta met first, and Delta was dedicated to evening the score. It was not to be. The game was almost a repeat of the first game. Charlie came out smoking and took an early lead. They extended it at the half, fighting off Delta’s comeback battle, and won it, 52-31, Jan. 29. Charlie’s

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Red Raiders were locked into third place.

Echo and Alpha met Feb. 1, and their game was not a repeat of the first. Echo followed Charlie’s lead and started strong. The team was fired up, said Lt. Ableman, and it was all he could do to hold them back. Alpha tried to overcome Echo's lead, but it was for naught, and Echo won, 51-23, and earned first place with another undefeated regular season.

B-team ball was different. Charlie beat Delta 35-34, Dec. 7; Alpha beat Echo 34-10, Dec. 13; Delta beat Echo 50-15, Jan. 17; Alpha beat Charlie 39-29, Jan. 24; Charlie beat Echo 38-23, Jan. 31; and Delta beat Alpha 39-38, Feb. 7. \A/ith the regular season over and the places set, those on the downside of the sets were looking for vindication.

Following the season’s plan, Charlie met Delta first, Feb. 19.

DELTA The Delta Blue Devils are, from left: Jorge Muller, Juan Gastelum, Brad Robertson, Joe Drew, Oscar Canales, Frank Bley. Second row: Wes Terrill, Doug Nichols, Scott Dixon, Jose DeLeon, Alejandro Quinones, Placido Rameriz, Blas Maquivar. Third row: Chris Stockert, Paul Feddick, Jorge Haddad, Rober­ to DeAlba, Ricardo Gonzalez, Ed Stevens, Staff Sgt. Merrel Evans, coach.

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The action was always thick and the competition always intense when Alpha met Echo. Alpha’s Pepe Gonzalez is trying to steal the ball from Echo's Mark Prose, left, and Prose is trying to grab a rebound, which is firmly in the hands of Alpha's Joe Drew.

And Delta followed suit by playing a good game, and it even held the lead for a bit. But Charlie, not wanting to let the season slide, regained it for a 55-47 victory. /^Ipha got its chance at Echo Feb. 22, and it promised no

quarter in the game. Echo played its usual game, starting with a strong lead. And Alpha staged its comeback attempt.

But unlike the previous games, the attempt worked, and Alpha got the lead and kept it for a resounding 72-43 win.

While it didn’t change the standings, vindication was theirs.

The biggest company ball honor, besides first place, is being named to the all-star team. And while Echo was king, Echo’s Mark Prose and Scott Rennard shared even billing with Alpha’s Ashok Bokde and Jeff Bryden. Charlie’s D. W. Jones completed the team.

Sometimes things just don’t work as planned, and all one can do, as Alpha's Jeff Bryden, demonstrates, is throw one's hands into the air.

ECHO The Echo Golden Warriors are, from left: Choong Wai Lim, Hernan Del Risco, Brian Healy, Jessie Guzman, Miguel Fox, Chris Aparicio, Ricardo Rogriguez, Seoung Lee Chen. Second row: Pete McDermott, Yamil Grayeb, Mark Prose, Ernesto Ferrara, Scott Rennard, Eduardo Garza-Rios, John Long, Steve Chilton, Gilbert Adams, Charlie Wood, Tim Willard, Jon Short, and Biovanni Boschi.

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That’s the purpose of weightlifting, which is supervised

by Lt. Col. Ken Mortenson, to push the limit, to raise the limit. The human body is a marvelous machine, and it can be improved with work, hard work, solitary work, a com­ petition with heavy metal.

The goal is an improved human machine, greater limits, self-satisfaction. And then there is the battalion weightlif­ ting competition that earns the top lifters in each weight class a medal. The battalion competition works only with free weights, what the uninitiated call barbells. Lifts must be made with increasing weights, and all have three chances to lift the current weight before moving to the next.

But much of the development comes from the machines that work on specific areas of the body, the legs and their quads, the pecs, lats, delts, biceps, and triceps, all muscles that soon become known to the lifters. The object is not to become the Incredible Hulk or even Arnold Swartzenegger, that’s body building. MMA’s lifters are working for strength

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and endurance, to be able to lift their weight.

Weightlifters start the season slowly, not wanting to overstress their bodies. The weights are light, starting just below the body’s limits. Col. Mortenson stresses safety and demonstrates the proper ways to lift, and how to increase muscle’s strength with the various machines.

He also stresses concentration and visualization, which are just, if not more important in weightlifting, as pure strength and technique. “See the lift in your head,’’ he says, "Do it again and again; do it slowly, study each move you make. Look for errors, look for ways to improve. See the lift as completed and then do it.”

Lifters at the battalion competition learned the lesson well.

Standing before the bar, they study it, faces set, eyes focused elsewhere. Either suddenly or slowly, hands grasp the bar, twisting for a comfortable grip. Muscles jump and the lift is over.

When the battalion competition, held in late February, ended, six were winners. Charlie Wood and Tony Yannone shared the top spot in the 132-pound class. Other winners were: John Coover, 148; Julio Martinez, 165; Eric Reeves, 181; and Dave Jones, unlimited class.

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Pugilists fight it out amongst themselves

Boxers battled in a flurry of flying punches and worked diligently for a medal that could be won at the season-end intra-squad competition. While not everyone won, all learned more about themselves and gained in physical development, by way of the rigourous training program, and in self-confidence.

Boxing as an MMA intramural sport almost didn’t make it this year. First it was missing a coach. When Sgt. 1st Class Tony Serrano transferred, he took his skills with him. And all were concerned with the safety aspects of the sport.

Boxing had a chance when Sgt. 1st Class Tom Teel arrived.

He was a boxer, having competed in U.S. Army matches on the divisional and all-Army level for more than five years.

He knew the sport, its dangers, and how to coach it safely.

Boxing lived, although it would no longer be a battalion competition. Medals and the Gallagher Boxing Trophy would still be awarded, and those in the sport were re­ lieved by the thoughts of lesser competition. Those ideas faded quickly.

The first practice brought pushups, situps, leg-lifts, sidestradle hops, and a 4-mile run. Following days brought more of the same, and all the days were the same. It was some time before the boxers put on the gloves. When they did, it was for workouts on the speed and heavy bags.

Jumping rope, a boxer’s favorite, also filled each day.

Eric Reeves, team captain, was the first into the ring. He and Sgt. Teel demonstrated various tactics, defenses, and safety procedures. The other boxers followed suit by taking their turns with Sgt. Teel.

Sparring started after that, and the partners were divided by weight. Slowly the matches gained intensity, and “We had some good fights,“ said Sgt. Teel.

With just several weeks left in the season the competition began. Each bout comprised three two-minute rounds. Sgt. Teel was the referee and Justin Clack, team manager, divided his time between the two corners.

Chris Bruns proved to be one of the tougher fighters as he took his 95-105 pound class and the 106-117 class.

Alfredo Vilchis took the 118-129 class and was undefeated for the season. So was Edgar Garcia, who took the 130-142 class. Rafael Correa took the 143-152 class, and Henry Brensing took the 153-163 class after a sudden-death, bout which didn’t refer to the boxer’s condition afterwards said Sgt. Teel.

Mike Scannell took the 164-175 pound class, and Joe Im­ boden took the 175 and up class for 15-16-year-olds. “Mr. Imboden had a hard time of it,’’ said Sgt. Teel. Eric Reeves, who won the 17-18-year-old 175 and up class and the Gallagher Trophy, was the only other boxer in his class.

“But he did not give up, and near the end of the season, he bloodied Mr. Reeves nose and won a fight.’’

Bloodied noses were the most serious injuries of the season. “Boxing, like football, is a dangerous sport,” said Sgt. Teel at the spring sports banquet. “But our boxers learned well and followed the rules. They fought hard, but safely, and I’m proud to say that we didn’t have any in­ juries this season.”

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Track keeps winning White it didn't repeat last year's undefeated record, it still came out on top. f

I rack Colonels were undefeated last year. The team said

it was going to do it again this year, and they almost did.

Like last year, the team lost some talent to graduation, and it started with a weak showing in the field events. And like last season, returning members made up for the lost talent, and those in the field events improved. It looked as though the Colonels would get their second undefeated season.

The first four meets went smoothly, except for the discovered weakness in the field events. Missouri School for the Deaf, Wentworth Military Academy, and Van-Far, twice, fell easily. And then it was time for the second meeting with MSD. It was like meeting a new team, said Capt. Kevin Shaddox, coach. ‘‘They’ve gotten a lot faster.”

An example was MSD’s miler who consistently nailed down times in the mid-four-minute range.

The Colonels were shocked and disappointed at the loss, but they vowed to revenge the loss with the teams’ next meeting. It was not to be. MSD dropped the Colonels again.

The loss to Wentworth at the State Military meet just rubbed salt into the wound. Regardless of the loss, though, the Colonels earned the Slate Military title by virtue of beating Wentworth at the teams’ first meeting. The Col­ onels also fared well at district competition, but no one placed high enough to advance, and the Colonels finished their season with a 6-3 record.

Unbowed by the losses, Capt. Shaddox said at the sports banquet: "We were a strong team, and when we lost, our

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strength was met with even more strength. We did the very best we could."

Members of the varsity track team went onto represent their companies in the battalion track meet, which was held in mid-May. Alpha came out on top with 80 points. It was followed by Delta, 64; Echo, 43; and Charlie, 34.

Each company entered two men in each event, and a cadet could not be entered in more than two events. There were 14 events, said Lt. Ross McKenzie, assistant varsity track coach.

The medalists were: Bruce Josling, discus; Noe’ Gon­ zalez, triple jump; Dan Saydyk, high jump; non-tracker Greg Steinmetz, long jump; Juan Gastelum, 3200-meter run; Jorge Infante, high hurdles; Ashok Bokde; 55-meter dash; Carlos Beracasa, 800 and 1600-meter runs; Gus Rosado, 400-meter run; James Basa, low hurdles; Rich Cadar, 200-meter dash; and Federico Delgado, Bokde, Ricardo Elizondo, and Cadar, 800-meter relay. \^\Zth the battalion track meet completed, the tri­

captains for the 1986 team, Beracasa, Gonzalez, and Julio Martinez, took a look at their team and started making plans. The majority of the team is returning, especially in the troublesome field events. While they would make no outright predictions, they did agree that an undefeated season would be a goal, and if that didn’t come to pass, that the team would certainly continue its winning ways.

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(m.m.41 Jm.m.^' The 1985 track Colonels are, first row from left: Jason Hunolt, Scott Lemons, Mark Guf­ fey, captain; Ashok Bokde, Jaime Herrero, Gustavo Rosado. Second row: Carlos Maciel, Craig Miller, Bruce Joslin, Diego Morales, Ricardo Mondragon, Rich Cadar, Dan Saydyk.

Third row: Lt. Ross McKenzie and Capt. Kevin Shaddox, coaches; Julio Martinez, Juan Gastelum, Federico Delgado, Jorge Infante,

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Baseball Colonels kept coming and going against Castle Heights Military Academy, which the Colonels defeated 11-1. Craig Barret, who is

rounding first base under the approving eye of Maj. Steinmetz, made it to second and drove in Bill Battle.

Baseball built character in '85 B aseball didn’t have that great a season, and Maj. Ron Rosendahl, coach, freely admitted it. Nor did he make ex­ cuses for the 1-6-1 season. ‘‘We learned a lot on the dia­ mond, and we built a lot of character.”

The baseball Colonels was a young team, and it took time to get it sorted out. Almost everyone changed positions, ex­ cept for this year’s pitching sensation, the left-handed hurler Jordan Chalden. And Chalden gave the team its highlight victory over Castle Heights Military Academy, which traveled to MMA from Lebanon, Tenn., to get not a single hit.

Chalden didn’t know he had a no-hitter going against the Tigers, and he’s glad. "It can mess up your head and the game.”

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excelled at stealing their own bases, said Maj. Dave Steinmetz, assistant coach. The Colonels got more than 40 of them this season.

And the season record indicates a far gloomier season than it was. The team, in most of its games, led or stayed even with its opponents until about fifth inning. “Every team has one real good inning, and our opponents usually got theirs before we got ours, and we haven’t been able to recover from them,” said Maj. Rosendahl during the season.

Weather and other problems also plagued the season.

MMA was to have played Montgomery in the season finale, but suffered from eligibility problems, and Mexico’s JV team took its place. We were ready for Montgomery, said captains — elect Doug Priestley and Chalden. “But like the Cubs,” Priestley said, “We’ll have to wait until next year.”

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Sighting in another victim, MMA pitcher Jordan Chalden fires another strike. New to the team this year, Chalden stuck out more than 50 batters and did just about as well with a bat. And Andy Hall follows Maj. Rosendahl’s hint and heads for home in the Castle Heights game.

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Second row: Bill Battle, Doug Priestley, Greg Steinmetz, Rich Gathright, Jerry Crafts, Sean Stalnaker, Maurice Johnson. Third row: Maj. Dave Steinmetz and Maj. Ron Rosendahl,

coaches; Andy Hall, Jordan Chalden, Brian Grissom, Lee Stern, Bill Stuber, Ernesto Fer­ rara. Fourth row: Al Jennings, Jake Jeffers, Rich Clark, Fritz Mentler, Paul Tilton, Jerry Conway, Antonio Palmeros, Oscar Canales, Chris Henson, Jeff Kannegieser. Fifth row: Steve White, John Scheffel.

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Tennis rebuilds and takes second Like Fernando Perez, it set its sights high | ennis set no other goals at the season’s start other than to

do its best. Sure, there was talk of an undefeated season, but it was just talk. A lot of the team’s talent was on the alumni rolls, and the schedule offered many competitive teams. But as it turned out, the tennis Colonels almost got that undefeated record.

The Colonels were to open the season against Jefferson City — Helias, last year’s district winner and third in the state. Rain postponed the match. When the teams met, they played for more than five hours to a tie, which gave the Colonels the one in its 7-1-1 record.

Prior to that meeting, the Colonels dusted Fulton, Went­ worth Military Academy, Mexico High School, Fulton again, and Boonville. Talent started to emerge, said Capt.

Walt Diehl, coach. Juan Carlos Alvarez took the lead among the single’s players. Co-Captains of the 1985 team, Mark Prose and Blas Maquivar had the doubles lead. "It was a very successful spring for tennis,’’ said Capt. Diehl.

The Colonels were riding high, and the team was looking forward to its second meeting with Helias. It was felt that MMA could be a giant killer. It almost happened.

Alvarez and Prose lost their single’s matches, and so did Jose DeLeon and Fernando Perez. While Blas Maquivar, who was undefeated for the season, won his single’s match, the outcome of the match itself rested on the double’s players.

Jorge Muller also won his single’s match, and he and Perez also took their double’s match. So did Alvarez and Diego del Rio. It all depended on the Maquivar-Prose duo.

The Colonels had been playing tennis for more than seven hours. Helias had to turn on its lights, a new experience for the Colonels.

Maquivar-Prose played set after set against Tom Brandt and Shannon Kraft. They won one, lost one, won another.

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lost another, and at the end of the first game, MaquivarProse won, 7-5. There wasn’t much of a break before the second game, which the Colonels lost. Neither duo was looking forward to the tie breaker, but they didn’t give up, didn’t give Helias an edge, said Capt. Diehl. The two duos traded sets, but in the end, Helias had the game, 7-5, and the match, 5-4.

The Colonels didn’t let the loss bother them, and they dusted Kemper Military School and Wentworth Military Academy 5-0-1 for the State Military title. And then it was time for district.

The team thought it had a chance to place a couple in state competition, but they weren’t sure, said Prose.

Everyone was seeded, but points wouldn’t be awarded un­ til the second round. In single’s competition, Alvarez was the only one to advance. He beat Kevin Mantle of Went­ zville, the team which won the district last year. He then went onto beat Neil Blank of Boonville, a known com­ petitor. Alvarez lost to another known competitor, Helias' Kraft. And by placing third, Alvarez lost his ticket to state. ^^luller-Perez and Maquiva-Prose advanced in

doubles. And while the former duo stopped there, the latter moved on twice more to take second in the district and earn a trip to state, which was held in Columbia May 24.

They placed 12th on the state level, and Capt. Diehl and Alvarez were there to cheer them on, the Colonels secondplace district finish, just two points behind Wentzville, still fresh in their minds.

Alvarez, Maquivar, and DeLeon went onto further honors. Alvarez took battalion tennis’ single’s medal, and Maquivar and DeLeon took the double’s. And DeLeon and Perez capped the season by being elected captains of the 1986 team.

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Firing back a forehand shot to his Fulton opponent, Mark Prose proved to be a consistent singles winner. And when he was teamed with Blas Maquivar, the team's co-captains proved to be an almost unbeatable doubles team. The duo's district second earned them a state bid.

Readying their strategy, the doubles team of Diego del Rio and Karl Williams prepare to face off against their Mexico JV opponents. They won the match 10-3 and that they, and the other returning members of the team, will continue the team's winning ways.

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The 1985 tennis Colonels are, first row from left: John Schuchmann, Mark Prose and Blas Maquivar, captains: Jose DeLeon, Fernando Perez. Second row: Jo§e Muller, Juan Carlos Alvarez, Miguel Fox, Diego del Rio, Alejandro

Quinones, Carl Williams. Third row: Capt. Walt Diehl, coach; Paul Kispert, Carlos Suarez, Humberto Urdaneta, Hans Krogh-Hansen, Matt Feser, Brian Hoffman.

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Gentlemen of the links The golf Colonels have one of their best seasons ever and prove winners can also be well-mannered had one of our best year’s ever in golf,” said Maj. Ray Campbell, coach. “And while the team has played better golf, I will never have a more wellmannered, gentlemanly team than this year.” While Maj. Campbell didn’t elaborate, he added that the 1985 golf Colonels exemplified the manners that has caused golf to be called, “the gentleman’s game.”

And at 10-4, the season didn’t go badly, either. The Colonels managed to beat every competitor on its schedule, except Hannibal, at least once, and they had two matches go to sudden death, a novel experience in golf, Maj. Camp­ bell said.

Wentworth Military Academy gave the Colonels its first sudden-death hole. The teams were tied at 180 at the end of nine. MMA won the first hole of sudden death 21-22.

While not really satisfied with the team’s performance, said Maj. Campbell, the win did make the 130-mile drive “feel better.”

Centralia gave MMA its second sudden-death match as the teams were tied at 170 at the end of nine. And as before, the Colonels won on the first hole of sudden death, 16-17.

There was no sudden death at the Palmyra Invitational, and the Colonels, who placed third, bettered 1984’s show-

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ing by one place and three strokes, said Maj. Campbell.

While the Colonels season ended on the sour note with the loss to Hannibal, it had battalion golf upcoming, and election of a new captain, which is Felix Ware.

Battalion golf presented a bit of a problem. Delta’s Wes Terrel, Ricardo Gonzalez, Ware, and Scott Dixon, all members of the varsity team, won the match with a 169. But Lt. Joe Ableman of the faculty team that comprised him, Capt. Roger Hill, Maj. Campbell, and Capt. Walt Webber, which tallied a 179 for second, was the medalist. Terrell followed with a 41, and he got the medalist’s spot by virtue of being a cadet. Echo’s team of Scott Herndon, Steve Chilton, Lee Stern and Matt Rollings, placed third with a 190, and Alpha’s Rodolfo Canamar, the varsity’s 1985 cap­ tain, Brian Holand, Royce Kingsbury, and Rodney Bruer took fourth. Charlie didn’t have a team.

Delta’s 169 on MMA’s Arthur Hills home course was

better than many of the varsity showings, said Maj. Camp­ bell at the sports banquet, and he suggested that he would choose the Colonels’ starting lineup by company next year rather than by how the individuals were playing.

Regardless of the method, he said, the team will keep winning.

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The members of the 1984-85 M-Club are, from left; First Row: Carlos Beracasa, Scott Herndon, Blas Maquivar, Julio Urdaneta, Mark Guffey, Ashok Bokde, Sean Stalnaker, Ricardo Mondragon, Federico Delgado.

Second Row: Bruce Joslin, Ricardo Gonzalez, Rodolfo Canamar, Mike Davis, Scott Lemons, Jason Hunolt, Diego Morales, Gus Rosado. Third Row: Andy Hall, Lee Stern, Paul Kispert, Fernando Perez, Scott Dixon,

Jaime Herrero. Fourth Row: Jorge Zuniga, Jerry Conway, Oscar Ibanez, Bill Stuber, Doug Priestley, Bryant Engles, Jordan Chalden, Diego del Rio. Fifth Row: Alejandro Quinones, Jerry Crafts, Mark Prose, Jose Manuel DeLeon, Greg Steinmetz, Carlos Maciel, Felix Ware, Maurice Johnson, Maj. Ron Rosendahl, sponsor.

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Even though slavery was abolished in 1865, the M-Club,

MMA’s athletic honor society, re-established it with a slave auction, Jan. 12, 1985. Mark Guffey, M-Club president, was the auctioneer and the first to be sold. He served the Junior School tours of Dan Swartendruber right after the last slave was sold.

Every' member of the group was for sale, and the opening bid was $5.00. Succeeding bids could be only $1, and there was a $20 maximum. All business was cash-and-carry, and some slaves had to literally carry their masters. After all 29 had been sold, M-Club realized a $467 gain, which was to be used for club activities.

One of those activities was to purchase and present food parcel to those in the Mexico area who would have had a thin Christmas without them. The January auction will take care of this coming Christmas’ parcels, and it also gained the M-Club a trip to a St. Louis Cardinals’ baseball game, May 4.

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earned a varsity letter in at least two sports. And to keep his membership, he must earn a varsity letter for two con­ secutive seasons to keep his membership. Along with membership go the privileges of wearing the club insignia on their dress uniforms, wearing their letter sweaters to home varsity matches, and taking permits on Wednesday nights by signing out in the Leave Book.

But with the privileges go responsibilities, such as super­ vising the student center during general leaves, keeping the campus neat and free of litter, and assisting Maj. Ron Rosendahl, athletic director and club sponsor, for special projects. /^dded honors are the M-Club Medal, which is awarded at Commencement, for those earning varsity letters in three different sports. There also is the chance of being elected a club officer. Carlos Beracasa will be president for 1985-86, and Federico Delgado will be vice president, Jose Manuel DeLeon secretary, and Fernando Perez treasurer.

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Cadets put on a command performance for-ihe annual Command Inspection Qommand Inspection is, perhaps, the most important test of the year’s march. It deter­ mines, said Battalion Commander Mar^ (Juffey, in precise terms how the year went.

It is an examination of MMA’s Junior RCTj’c program for which there is only one accep­ table grade to cadets, the Honor Rating \vith Distinction, the Gold Star, which they all wear so proudly. MMA has missed the Star once in the 14 years it has been offered, and that year will live in cadet memorie^ jpng after the ones present have graduated, which will be this year. That year the cad^ wore the blue star, symbol of a mere honor rating, and it is mentioned at the start of school year, when CI preparations actual-

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The first, second, third general orders are ... The questions were passed, caught, and answered at night, between classes, and while rooms were being cleaned and dust bunnies chased and killed. And when the finally came, all that was left to do was one’s best.

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Canteens are the inspector’s favorites. Any water that drips on their uniforms or moistens a finger means points off the total. There were no reports of wet Cl inspectors in 1985.

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With the Command Inspectors lined up before them, the battalion staff gave its briefing on what their jobs are, how the corps runs itself, and in­ troduced the company commanders. Inspectors were assigned to com­ panies after the briefing, and Cl was off and running.

Everyone and everything gathered for the cleanup prior to Cl. All items usually placed about the room gathered on beds, and roommates, such as Julio Urdaneta and Matt Portnoy, above, joined to clean every nook and cranny to surgical standards.

As with all tests, the takers of it must wait for the results, and MMA hopes to receive them by graduation. But the cadets, by a show of hands at the post-inspection assembly, gave themselves a grade, and they believe that they will wear the Gold Star for MMA’s 97th year.

This grade was reinforced by the inspector’s comments, which were passed along by Col. Charles Stribling III, president, Lt. Col. Ronald Kelly, executive officer, and Col. Ardie McClure, senior army instructor, at the assembly. ‘‘The battalion staff’s briefing was excellent, and so was the Fusileers’ performance,” said Lt. Col. Forest Lanning, the head of the inspection team that comprised himself, Capts. Gene Ott and Hunter Blackmon, and Sgt. Maj. Dick Wilkinson, all of whom are professors of military science at the University of Missouri.

Capt. Stanley Crow, the Missouri National Guard officer who gave the Junior School a comprehensive exam, was so impressed, he wants to return next year, said Capt. Tim Burgess, Junior School military officer.

1985’s CI differed little from previous ones, except that they were called Annual Formal Inspections. After inspec­ ting the Fusileers honor guard, meeting with Col Stribling, and hearing the staff briefing, the inspectors dove into the barracks. They asked the expected questions and looked for dirt in the usual places. They found no dripping or

damp canteens, and new cadets breathed a bit easier after seeing that it went as the old cadets said it would.

Some were startled when the inspectors, especially the sergeant major, snatched their weapons from them during the in-ranks inspection. But they were comforted when the inspectors continued to ask the questions the cadets had been studying.

Everyne pulled together, and that impressed Capt. Ott, who made note of the corps’ unity. "Even the platoon leaders wished each other good-luck before the competition.”

Echo’s first platoon, under the command of Jaime Her­ rero, had the best luck as it won the competition, which took place after noon mess and inspection of the military department and school facilities. The Fusileers’ perfor­ mance and a dress parade followed the drill competition, and then the inspectors had some time to themselves. After meeting with school officials and the battalion staff, it was time for the post-inspection assembly.

Cadets were most impressed with Col. McClure’s remarks, and Col. McClure was most impressed with Sgt. Maj. Wilkinson’s comments. Formerly of the airborne headquarters and West Point, the sergeant major said: "I have yet to see a Junior ROTC unit that ranks on your level of excellence.”

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Waiting their turn, Bruce Joslin, with sabre, and his Alpha Company pla­ toon study the one that preceeds them and think about their own perfor­ mance in the platoon drill competition during the Command Inspection.

Echo's first platoon, with Jaime Herrero in command, won the competition.

There is no asking to see a weapon in in-ranks inspection When the in­ spector, here Sgt. Maj. Wilkinson, presents himself, one presents arms and snaps open the bolt, whereupon the inspector snatches it away with a popping snap. When he's finished, he thrusts it back and moves on.

ML “Good answer, Good answer,” Charlie Commander Tony Yannone smiles to Tom Eagar after he answered Cl inspector Capt. Gene Ott s question during the inspection of quarters. Eagar knew the five colors on a map: black, blue, red. green, and brown.

All were inspected and none were neglected during Cl. The inspectors examined and questioned everyone from MMA's largest cadet, Maurice Johnson, to its smallest. Dan Swartzendruber, here being inspected by Capt. Hunter Blackmon.

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Who’s the real trooper? Only the road mar­ chers, who finished their hike by crossing the stream, left, know for sure. But Sgt. 1st Class Tom Teel, right, accepted 82nd Airborne lookalike Tony Yannone’s help and company.

It is a celebration that starts with a march /^^rmy day, the celebration held after the Command In­ spection, continued the unity from that event. And when one is on a six-mile road march led by Sgt. 1st Class Tom Teel, formerly of the 82nd Airborne, unity is a must. While Sgt. Teel set a good pace, the corps kept up by singing mar­ ching ditties, many of which had been learned by cadets at the Fort Leonard Wood ROTC summer camp.

Water also was a favorite companion on the march. Can­ teens were called upon repeatedly, and a flooded roadbed and the traditional stream crossing gave all a chance to get wet. Those with dry fatigues, such as Ashok Bokde and Maurice Johnson, were given road-march baptisms, and no one escaped the baptismal groups except Sgt. Teel. He jumped before they could get to him.

Halfway through the march, the cadets were overflown by a National Guard Huey helicopter, which was on static display during the day. When the marchers saw it parked on Colonels Field, they knew it was time for a change of clothes and for a steak lunch.

While all cadets got their fill, MMA’s new mascot, Bear, a Labrador puppy, was in puppy heaven. And he has learn­

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ed enough in his short time on campus to stay out of the way when the games began. While the games were fun, they also were serious. The Gold Boot, the trophy which goes to the winning company, was at stake. Bravo, the Junior School, missed it by one point in 1984, and they were out to get it this year.

The first contest pitted two cadets with three legs bet­ ween them against four other sets like them. After running 30 ya* _s and staining a multitude of non-reg costumes green, Bravo came out the winner with Alpha second.

Alpha, determined to keep the Gold Boot, added even more grass stains to clothes, and cut a little grass, by winn­ ing the wheelbarrow race.

T^lpha picked up its second win of the day in the pony

express race, and Bravo stayed in contention by placing second. All the jockies, including Alpha’s William Walker and Bravo’s Dan Swartzendruber, survived the three trips around the football field.

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Flying in the skies of the mind’s eye, the Junior School’s J. W. Snyder checks out the co-pilot’s seat of the National Guard Huey helicopter that was on static display during Army day festivities. Its real pilots thrilled the cadets with a pass over Colonels Field as they departed.

Checking the competition, a lemon-pie encrusted Greg Steinmetz of Charlie Bravo’s Tom Dowler, who placed second. While all, including Delta’s Maurice Johnson and Alpha’s Royce Kingsbury were in conten­ tion, Echo’s Julio Martinez won the event, at which spectator space was at a premium.

the dizziest officers by taking the event. Each runner had to rest his forehead on a bat, spin three times, run 30 yards, repeat the revolutions, run back, and slap the hand of the next runner, who reated the task.

Are they jockies or sacks of flour? Anything went in the Pony Express race as long as the jockies, Dan Swartzendruber, Greg Bruns, Diego del Rio, and Greg Lochridge, didn’t touch the ground during their ride.

Five cadets got lemon pies for dessert, but, by pie­ eating rules, they couldn’t share them. Nor could they push most of the pie onto the table with their faces.

While Echo’s Julio Martinez won the event, Tom Dowler kept Bravo in contention by placing second.

In between these events, the Tug o’ War prelims were held. And after Delta beat Echo, the Alpha beat Charlie, and Bravo, which had a 15-man team to the other’s 10, which evened the weight difference, Bravo met Alpha for the best-of-three final.

Bravo won the first match, and Delta won a grudge tug with Charlie. Then Bravo returned to beat Alpha again. While they won the tug, they took second overall, and Alpha retained the Gold Boot with 23 points. Bravo had 22, Echo 15, Delta 9. and Charlie 6.

Straining muscles, grimacing faces and supporters screaming support didn’t help Alpha’s Jorge Juniga, Bruce Joslin, Craig Barrett, and suppor­ ting commander Rich Gathright beat the 15-man Bravo Company team, which beat Alpha two out of three.

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ROTC Staff MA’s military department is an integral part of the school, not just an ancillary part of it. Yes, Col. Ardie Mc­ Clure, senior army instructor, Sgt. 1st Class Ron Ray, and his midyear replacement, Sgt. 1st Class Tom Teel, and Staff Sgt. Merrel Evans teach the ROTC Leadership Develop­ ment classes (and so does Maj. Bob Samples, commandant, who spent more than 20 years in the Army).

But they do more. Col. McClure proctors two study halls, and all three coach sports and stand officer-in-charge duties. “I’ve never seen a school integrate its military staff into the daily routine like MMA,” says Col. McClure. “It's just one reason why this is the finest military school I’ve seen.”

And perhaps that’s a reason why MMA has earned the ROTC Honor Rating with Distinction for 14 of the 15 years its been offered. Preparing the corps for the annual inspec­ tion is the military department’s job, and the support and cooperation from everyone makes it a relatively easy task, Col. McClure says.

Sgts. Teel and Evans echo those feelings and add that the cadets are easy to work with, and that they feel they are part of the MMA family.

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It keeps an eye on its troops Because the school is a family, the military staff organizes family get togethers, such as road marches and army day, which follows the Command Inspection. It also ensures that the cadets have their GI equipment and learn useful things in LD classes. When cadets finish the pro­ gram, they will be able to save a life, find their way out of the woods, and be able to follow orders responsibly and lead others. They will be able to handle any change hand­ ed them.

There will be a change next year. Col. McClure retired at the end of this year and Lt. Col. Bob Weeks, a West Point graduate, will take his place. \\ I t’s hard leaving,’’ Col. McClure says, “But I’ve been

here for seven years, and it’s time for some new blood.

Moving on is a way of life in the Army, and it’s good. I hope Col. Weeks will come in, look around, and say, “It’s a good program, but it can be improved.’’

Regardless of the changes, the military department will have a continuity of quality because the tours overlap, and because one doesn’t want second best for the family.

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M.P.s Sun, Sleet, & Snow, They Do Their Duty MA's Military Police put in a great deal of time, especially during big events, such as Dad’s and Mom’s Weekends, Homecoming, and Commencement, says Todd Misemer, provost marshall and M.P. of the year for the se­ cond year running.

M.P.s rotate frequently on their posts, but over a threeday weekend, an M.P. can spend between 18 and 20 hours on duty. The prime duty is directing traffic. The M.P. by the flagpole sends a car back with one blast of his whistle, alerting his fellows. As each car makes a turn, it will be directed by an M.P. White gloves flash the correct direction during the day, and light-batons do the same at night. Two blasts of the whistle mean a car is coming in the opposite direction.

M.P.s are also on duty during every review and parade.

They can be seen marching precisely into position at the back of the drill field before the corps enters. They are there to assist those in the corps. If the wind takes a hat for a flight, an M.P. is there to retrieve and reposition it. If someone feels unsteady, the M.P.s are there to help him.

They clean, distribute, and collect the bleacher cushions, and escort ladies to and from their seats.

There is another group of M.P.s that is comprised of sergeants and corporals in the corps. Not part of the regular force, they can be seen patroling the streets of Mexico dur­ ing general leaves. Although they have no legal powers, they are on duty to remind those on leave that they are cadets and gentlemen. They do this not with harsh words or reports but by setting the proper example.

While the uptown M.P.s are overseen by the comman­ dant’s office, Col. Ardie McClure supervises the other group. He is assisted by the provost marshall, Misemer, who designs and posts the duty rosters.

“It’s not a hard job,’’ Misemer says. ‘‘Cooperation is the key, and the M.P.s have plenty of it.”

M.P. of the Year and Provost Marshall Todd Misemer proves that more can be done with the light-batons than just directing traffic, a prime M.P. duty during the big weekends, such as Dad’s and Mom’s Weekends, Homecoming, and Commencement.

The 1984-85 M.P.s are, from left: Todd Misemer, provost marshall; Austin Hayes, Garrett Stockum, Sgt. 1st Class Ron Ray, supervisor; John Schuchmann, Col. Ardie McClure, supervisor; Andrew Spurgeon, Staff Sgt. Merrel Evans, supervisor; Federico Delgado, Jorge Salim, William Walker, Alp Onyuru.

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Each flag represents the home nation of an MMA cadet, and in 1984-85, there were 12: Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.

MMA’s Mexican students presented the guard a new flag this year. Both guards performed at the Cannon Dam dedication, Kansas City NFL halftime show, and Gov. John Ashcroft’s inaugural parade, as well as all reviews.

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A phalanx of fluttering symbols marches forward during a review. Much can be learned about the school by studying the symbols. The U.S. color guard, commanded by Craig Barrett, is self-explanatory, and so is the in­ ternational color guard, commanded by Eduardo Garza Rios. Each flag of which there are 12, represents the home nation of an MMA cadet.

The color guards also make a colorful backdrop for awards given at reviews. With the guards at present arms, Col. Ardie McClure, senior ar­ my instructor and guards’ supervisor, and Mrs. Velma Stalcup, head nurse, listen to the national anthem during the review that honored them at their retirement.

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JUNIOR SCHOOL It's a separate but integral part of the Academy's Learning March

“You go this way,” says Lt. Col. Bob Piper, commandant and football referee. He does well in both jobs as they both require tact, firmness, fairness, and patience, all of which he has ample amounts, cadets say.

^/ImA’s Junior School is a separate part of the whole. It

has its own staff and schedule, its own barracks and academic building, which includes all classrooms, faculty workroom, and library. Two new clasrooms, the library, and the workroom are included in the Junior School academic building addition, which was built in 1982.

The Junior School has its own athletic program and teams, the Lions and Eagles. It has its own rules, regulations, awards, and activities. Established in 1930, it is for boys in fourth through eighth grades.

And yet, it is a contributing part of the whole that is Missouri Military Academy, like the liver has its own function that contributes to the human body. Bravo Company, the Junior School, with its own company commander, is part of parades, battalion reviews, present at plays and assemblies. It follows the same rules as the high school and shares some of the same awards, such as the academic fourragere, which denotes academic ex­ cellence. It holds a unique position at the Academy, and the majority of its graduates continue their high school education at MMA. Headquarters and “B” Barracks are the two living areas for the Junior School, and they divide the fourth through sixth-graders, who are in headquarters, from the seventh 130

and eighth-graders, who are in “B” Barracks.

Headquarters’ cadets are supervised by Mrs. Jean Stringer, housemother, whose headquarters’ apartment door is always open. Often called “Mom,” by her charges, Mrs. Stringer ensures that they are where they are supposed to be and in the correct uniform and with the correct materials. And like any mother, she makes sure they wash behind their ears and brush their teeth. In addition she serves as their evening study hall keeper. She allows no monkey business in her study hall, cadets say, and she is always willing to help.

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Stringer started college this past summer. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do,” she says, “And I decided that it was time to do it.”

She started with a psychology course, which is a strong interest for her ("I like to know why people do things,” she says.), and Spanish. She did well, earning an A in the psychology course. She is till working on Spanish, which is a lot of work, she says. To better understand the new language, Mrs. Stringer is taking Capt. Paul Baum’s third-

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All faculty work is done for the student. Lt. Col. Derrill Kuhlman, head­ master computes monthly grades, left, while Lt. Col. Bob Dorman writes a test that will determine those grades, top. Maj. Mike Menneke, math teacher, above, works with students during extra help to help improve those grades.

hour Spanish class. She felt a tad uncomfortable at first, but several of her former students are in the class, and they have made it more familiar for her. She will return to col­ lege this summer, she says, and is planning to take a math and history course. \/\/hile Mrs. Stringer keeps watch on the headquarter’s cadets, Lt. Col. Derril Kuhlman, junior School headmaster, has overall responsibility for the school and its day-to-day operations.

A soft-spoken man, he would be Norman Rockwell’s idea of a grandfather. Junior School cadets agree with this, but like any grandfather, one had not better break the rules, because a grandfather has also been a father, which means he knows the mischief boys can discover. He doesn’t get too angry, cadets say, but he means what he says, and he is fair.

Col. Kuhlman also teaches English and English as a second language. In addition, he coordinates class assignments, teacher’s schedules, activities, and just about everything else that goes on in the school, including keeping the records and recording the grades.

Lt. Col. Bob Piper, a 1947 MMA graduate, is Col. Kuhlman’s second in command. He also is the com-

mandant of cadets and responsible for the Junior School cadets discipline and welfare. When cadets break the rules, he is the one they see. And like Col. Kuhlman, cadets say, Col. Piper is fair. He also has a good sense of humor.

That humor extends to the classroom, where Col. Piper teaches math to the fourth through sixth-graders.

He also supervises the drama and speech activities and prepares them for the big show of the year at Christmas.

In the fall he carries his job of arbiter to the football field as a referee. As in his job as commandant, there is no arguing with him as referee. In the spring he can be found on the tennis court, teaching the game to cadets and playing the better cadets. Those who beat him earn extra points.

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Study involves those on both sides of the teacher’s desk. Mrs. Jean Stringer, housemother, listens to Capt. Paul Baum’s Spanish lesson, top, and Mrs. Pat Piper’s fourth through sixth-graders work on grammar. Maj. Duane Shutter, right explains the differences in rocks to Bill Thomason.

and he allows no mangling of the language he holds dear.

Saying "yeah” in his class costs cadets points, and keeping track is almost a game. His students caught him saying "yeah” once, and the cadet who noticed it earned points.

"\A/ V V hat goes for the students goes for me,” says Capt.

Burgess. And there is no excuse for using the language improperly, he adds. "Content counts, but the content is diminished if it is presented incorrectly.”

Capt. Burgess is known as a stern disciplinarian both of the language and of conduct. He states the rules and follows them to the letter. And that goes for both the classroom and the field of athletics. He coaches the Eagles football, basketball, and baseball teams. He inspires the same dedication on the field as he does the classroom, says one of his players. "And, like everyone, he doesn’t like to lose.”

Capt. Burgess’s athletic nemesis is Lt. Col. Bob Dorman, who coaches the Lions, and he is just as dedicated. In the classroom, he teaches reading and social studies. Literature is his favorite subject, and his book report requirements are notorious for their stringency.

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to understand what the writer is saying, and I want them to be able to communicate those ideas,” he says.

Col. Dorman has the same stringent requirements for the Junior School Brigadiers drill team, which he supervises.

The team understands the reason for perfection when they do their annual shows at the University of Missouri women’s basketball game and at Commencement.

Maj. Jim Garrett also teaches social studies, and geography is his forte. So is history, and he melds the two in most of his classes, such as when he discusses medieval times. In addition to covering the important people, places, and events, he adds extras, his students say, by telling of, for example, the weapons used by knights.

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director, and he is responsible for the two basketball games played against Mexico’s St. Brendon’s Catholic School and the YMCA team.

Maj. Duane Shutter is the Junior School’s science teacher. He covers everything from biology and oceanography to geology and chemistry. His class also has several outstide projects, such as taking soundings from Teardrop Lake.

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An upraised hand is the classroom call for assistance, and it doesn't go unheeded. Capt. Tim Burgess, above and right, answered his student's question immediately setting aside his grading of homebound letters.

Maj. Jim Garrett, discussing medieval weapons, left, did the same.

Maj. Shutter seems to be happiest near the water, and he teaches and coaches swimming, and runs the Junior School swimming meet. He and Maj. Garrett also join Col. Piper on the gridiron as referees. ^^laj. Mike Menneke teaches Junior School math, and

he ranks just behind Capt. Burgess in strictness on his subject. He feels there is no lattitude in math. “It’s black and white,” he says. “Either the numbers add up or they don’t. There’s no two ways about it.”

His students agree, but they say, they wonder how he always gets them to add up correctly. By the end of the year, they understand.

Maj. Menneke allows more latitude and creativity in wrestling, which he coaches during the winter. The same goes for horseback riding, which he supervises in the spring. There is less creativity here, he says, as there are only so many ways to ride a horse, “and safety comes first.”

Junior School cadets also take classes, or activities, with teachers of the high school. Lt. Col. Paul Cherches directs the band, which is known as the Junior School Late Afternoon Instrumental Society, Ltd., and gives private music lessons.

Mrs. Joan Mills, vocal music director, does the same with the Junior School glee club, which performs regularly at Sunday vespers and Christmas Evensong.

Col. Bob Johnson teaches typing to Junior School cadets, which prepares them for those high school term papers.

Cadets having a spot of trouble in academics see Mrs. Karen Spangler, who runs the learning resource center.

She also teaches remedial reading, a new activity this year.

Those in the Junior School really share the best of both MMA worlds. And when they graduate to the high school, they have little trouble making the change. There are still nightly study halls and weekly letters to write, although Capt. Burgess is no longer grading them before they are mailed. And, of course, there are still duties to stand, drill, and homework, which is just as hard as it was in the Junior School, and the classes are the same size.

The major difference is the size of the schools. This year there are about 70 Junior School cadets and more than 150 high schoolers. Yet the high school companies are the same size, and many high schoolers are already known, already friends, and many are Junior School graduates.

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Missouri Military Academy’s Centennial Class of 1989 is now in command of Bravo Company. These cadets, from left, Michael Misemer, Enrique Vilchis, Jorge Soriano, Randy Kelly, and Peter Orman, are getting their first real taste of leader-1 ship under the guidance of Lt. Cols. Derrill Kulhman, headmaster, left, and Bob Piper, commandant of cadets. What these cadets do, and what they learn, will set the stage for those cadets who will follow them as MM A marches into its second century.

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Flu shots are funl Most cadets received their flu shots in November, and all did their best to produce the weirdest faces for the nurses and, of course, the camera. Some of the faces were planned, and others were not, such as Tom Tiger's realization that Mrs. Velma Stalcup, head nurse, has, in a manner of speak­ ing, stuck him.

Some traditions never die, and for good reason,

hygiene for one. Back in 1929 and before, the nightly for­ mation that sends all Junior School cadets off to wash their hands and faces and brush their teeth was called, "Going to washroom."

Junior School cadets still have the same nightly forma­ tion, but now it is called “Toothbrush Formation,” or more commonly, "Toothbrush.” Regardless of what it is called, the purpose is still the same, to ensure proper hygiene and to instill good hygiene habits in the cadets.

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Understanding comes to saxophonist John Tassos, above, during a Junior School band practice for the Christmas program while Gino Castano gets a ride from Santa at that same show, which was held in the Junior School study hall, Dec. 19. While Castano's feet didn’t touch the ground during the party, Tim Hopmeier's and Ken Teasley’s feet were of major importance during dancing lessons, far right. Ice cream was on everyone’s mind, both cadets and teachers’, during the Junior School’s annual trip to Hannibal, and its Ice Cream Parlor, Oct. 4.

Cadets a taste of many disciplines Learning and developing interests depends on exposure

to many different experiences and disciplines. Junior School cadets get this exposure through extra curricular activities and field trips.

Activities are a regular part of the academic day.

Running Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, cadets pick two interests per semester. In addition to art, band, drama, glee club, penmanship, math, science, and typing, two new activities have been added this year: reading and newspaper.

Reading, taught by Mrs. Karen Spangler, helps those who are having a spot of trouble. Newspaper, supervised

by Capt. Tim Burgess, is responsible for the Junior School page in the Eagle.

Activities allow Junior School cadets to expand their knowledge and interest in different things. About half the activities are performance orientated. The glee club, which is directed by Mrs. Joan Mills, performs almost every Sunday at vespers. The band, which is called the Junior School Late Afternoon Instrumental Society, Ltd. by its director, Lt. Col. Paul Cherches, has fewer performances, and so does drama and speech, which are supervised by Lt. Col. Bob Piper. For all these groups, the biggest show of the 140

year is the Junior School Christmas party, which was held in the study hall, Dec. 19. Besides the Little Drummer Boy, which was performed by the drama activity, and When Pa Cut Down the Christmas Tree, which was performed by the speech activity, and the carols played and sung by band and glee club, Santa Claus made an appearance at the party, and he helped to distribute the presents.

Newspaper is the remaining performing activity. While it doesn’t take the stage or talk out loud, the work of its students is read by thousands across the country. Starting from scratch, the Junior School’s fledgling reporters learned to write leads and interview people; they then put it all together in stories that end up in the Eagle.

Junior School reporters covered almost everything in the school. Art, they reported, works all year for two big shows, the Epple Art Show, held Feb. 8-15, and the Festival of the Arts show, May 11, which also features band and glee club performances. They also reported that reading is more than “See Spot catch the ball,” and that science took soundings of Teardrop Lake as part of their oceanography studies.

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made its annual trip to Mark Twain’s boyhood home of Hannibal, Oct. 4, Junior School reporters were there. They explored the nooks and crannies of Twain’s home, Becky Thatcher’s house, which is a store and bookshop, and other sights. They made the pilgrimage to the Ice Cream Parlor, and tried not to drip chocolate banana fudge on their notebooks.

I hey ventured into the Mark Twain and Cameron caves,

following the Twain’s lighted route and exploring the Cameron by lantern light. They investigated the rumor that there were snakes in the Cameron and found it false.

Snakes don’t like the cave’s chill air.

Returning from Hannibal, the Junior School stopped at the new Clarence Cannon Dam, and Junior School reporters followed along, noting how the dam worked, how it was built, and what it does for Missouri. The stop was new this year, and it gave the reporters a whole new angle.

Reporters also covered the on-campus events, such as the cookouts held early in the year at Mismilaca. They learned always to be aware for something new, such as the break dancers, Don Abbey, Jorge Soriano, and Bill Thoma­ son, that premiered their act at the Sept. 21, cookout.

While Junior School cadets walked uack to Mismilaca for a cookout, seven cadets walked for the hungry in November. Dan Stork, Mike Misemer, J. W. Snyder, Russ Robertson, Jon Baker, Tom Dowler, and Randy Kelly found sponsors to pay 10 cents for each mile they covered in the CROP Walk. The group raised $25 for the world’s hungry, and the Junior School page had another story.

Marching, not walking, is the Junior School Brigadiers drill team’s forte. Commanded by Enrique Vilchis and supervised by Lt. Col. Bob Dorman, the Brigadiers work all year for two shows. The first is the biggest. The Brigadiers perform annually a halftime show for the University of Missouri Lady Tigers basketball team. This year the show was at the MU — K-State game, March 2. While the thousands of faces that filled the Hearnes Center in Columbia made the Brigadiers nervous, their nervousness didn’t hamper the performance.

he Brigadiers’ second show of the school year is the most important. The audience is smaller, but they aren’t strangers. It’s mom and dad and sister and brother, it’s aunt and uncle and grandma and grandpa. It’s friends in the corps, and the opinion of all counts, Brigadiers say.

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Performance is the primary concern of the Brigadiers drill team and the Junior School glee club, right. The glee club, first row from left: Adrain Vega-Albela, Richard Stopczy; second row: Mariano Vertiz, Erik Schroeter, Beto Eboli, Randy Burch, Mrs. Joan Mills, director; third row: Jay Krupp, Erick Johnson, Rich Willis, Jorge Soriano, Dan Stork, Jon Baker, performs almost every Sunday at Vespers. The Brigadiers have two major shows, at the University of Missouri, below, and Commencement.

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In between all the big shows and events, such as the half-time show, there are smaller events and activities that add variety and spice to cadet life. After the first of the year there are dancing lessons, which are fun, participants say, but also nerve wracking. “You have to remember the right steps, listen to the music, not hold your partner too tight, and try not to look at your feet,” said one.

Despite those problems, the lessons are well attended, and a side benefit is that one can invite the dancing lesson partner to the Tulip and Final Balls.

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which gives the advantage to those with long legs, and racing. The races are divided into classes, such as fourth through sixth-graders, seventh-graders, and eighth-graders.

Whoever leads after four laps at the Wheels West Skating Rink is the winner.

FI or quieter times, there are general leaves and movies.

And several times a year, the entire Junior School, which is divided into upper and lower halves, will take a movie per­ mit. And then there are the Mismilaca campouts in the spr­ ing, which are good times for boating on Lake Mismilaca, eating hotdogs, and telling stories around the fireplace.

This year’s activities may end with a bang if the Junior School trip to Six Flags in St. Louis can be arranged. The possibilities look good, and cadets are already anticipating the roller coaster’s loop and plunge.

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Grid Eagles are undefeated and unscored upon in 84-85 caches of the Junior School Lions and Eagles football teams, Lt. Col. Bob Dorman and Capt. Tim Burgess, agree that the outcome of the season depends on the luck of the draw. All new boys are lined up at the season’s start, and the coaches select players until the line is gone.

“It’s just luck,” said Capt. Burgess. "Some years the Lions will have a winning season, and some years the Eagles will win. But everybody plays and has fun, and, of course, each team tries to win.”

This year it was the Eagles’ turn to win. At the end of the four-game season, the Eagles were undefeated and unscored upon. Part of the reason for this success was the luck of the draw. It included seventh-grader Ken Teasley.

Combined with returning Eagle Peter Orman, the pair accounted for the majority of the Eagles’ 68 season points.

The first game gave both teams an idea of what the season would be like. Orman scored two touchdowns in the Oct. 11, game’s first half, and Teasley scored two in the second half for a 30-0 victory. Lion players met with their coach and revamped their defense before the all-important Dad’s Weekend game, Oct. 19. Using a modified Brigham Young University defense, Col. Dorman said he hoped it would even out the two teams.

Indian summer exploded Dad’s Weekend. It was perfect football weather, clear, dry, crisp, and cool. Both teams were ready.

Teasley opened the game by scoring a touchdown and a safety for the Eagles in the first half. The Lions readjusted their defense over halftime, and they held Teasley and the Eagles to just another safety in the second half.

While the Lions were trying to hold the Eagles, they also were trying to score. Trying everything from passes and sweeps to draws, the Lions could get no closer to the line than the 20 or 15-yard line. At the same time, the Eagles were having their own problems, and the yellow flag, which spent a lot of time fluttering in the breeze, was the Eagles’ No. 1 nemesis.

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ideas were offered in all seriousness and others were of­ fered in humor. Regardless, said Col. Dorman, the Lions did not give up or surrender.

Lion determination held the Eagles to just 14 points in the third game, Oct. 25. Teasley scored first for the Eagles on a 25-yard sweep. The Lions shut down the Eagle offense for the rest of the first half.

Coverage on Teasley and Orman was intense during the second half, as it was in all games. Introducing a new threat worked around this problem. Mike Misemer scored the Eagles’ second touchdown by threading his way through the holes in the Lions’ line, which were caused by their concentration of Teasley and Orman. Once burned, it was the last time that play worked.

Redemption’s last chance faded with the season’s final game, Nov. 1. Even though the Lions pulled out all the stops, trying every conceivable play, using every legal means to stop the Eagles, the Lions fell prey to Orman and Teasley. Orman scored in the first, and Teasley did the same in the second half for a 12-0 final.

"The season was a good learning experience for the Lions,” said Col. Dorman at the sports banquet, Nov. 10.

"We played our best, and our players improved and honed their skills. We’re also thankful that we had a nice, safe season.”

Eagles’ coach, Capt. Burgess, grasping the title trophy, said: “Everyone on the Eagles gave 100 percent or more, and I’m well pleased with the team’s performance. The season depends on the luck of the draw, and this year it was the Eagles’ turn. I’m just glad that the trophy is back where it belongs.’’

Both coaches thanked each other for a good season, and they each congratulated the opposing teams. They concur­ red that the season depends on the luck of the draw. But in the end, it was Col. Dorman who had the final words.

Rallying to the cry used by all teams on the mend, Col. Dor­ man cried out from the floor as Capt. Burgess carried off the title trophy, "Just Wait Until Next Year!”

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The "A" Team wins big for the Junior Colonels Junior School basketball was a bit different this year. Yes, there were still the Lions and Eagles teams for the fourth through seventh-graders, but the eighth-graders, who usually play against each other as the Lions and the Eagles, played together as the junior Colonels.

Fielding “A” and “B” teams, the Junior Colonels took on teams from Mexico’s St. Brendan’s School and Mexico’s YMCA. Arranged by Maj. Jim Garrett, Junior School athletic director, the Junior Colonels did well in the games.

While the “B” team lost both its games, the “A” team fought two come-from-behind battles to earn a 2-0 record.

All eighth-graders were eligible for team tryouts at the season’s start. Lt. Col. Bob Dorman and Capt. Tim Burgess, who usually face each other from opposite sides of the court, coached the team and selected the players. Tryouts were intense, but the teams were selected at the end of the week.

Mike Misemer, Ken Teasley, Peter Orman, Russ Robertson, Enrique Vilchis, and Jorge Soriano comprised the “A” team. Randy Kelly, Bill Thomason, Nick Krueger, Jay Krupp, Dan Stork, Adrain Vega-Albela, Rich Smalligan, Shane Morrison, and Alejandro Paredes comprised the “B” team.

The Junior Colonels faced St. Brendan’s Feb. 6, and the “B” team played first. Things didn’t go well, and the cadets got off to a bad start. They couldn’t recover from their firsthalf deficit, and they lost, 24-14.

The “A” team was determined to make up for the loss, but they, too, got off to a bad start. St. Brendan’s led 14-9 at the half. The Junior Colonels started their comeback after the half, and it was a give and take game. But led by Ken Teasley and Peter Orman, who were the game’s top scorers with 12 and seven points respectively, the “A” team came out on top, 24-20.

“The team did a good job,” said Capt. Burgess after the game. “But we need to work on our defense a bit.”

After several days of practice, the Junior Colonels were ready to face the YMCA team, Feb.9. Both MMA teams made better showings. While the “B” team lost 20-14, it felt 146

better that the difference in scores wasn’t so great.

The big difference was in the “A” team game. Although the Junior Colonels had a first-quarter deficit,they started their comeback earlier. Peter Orman had a hot line to the hoop, and he scored 27 points while leading the Junior Colonels to a 33-26 victory. Ken Teasley accounted for the Junior Colonel’s remaining six points.

“I’m very proud of both teams,” said Lt. Col. Dorman.

“The boys haven’t played together for that long, yet they formed an effective team.”

While the Junior Colonels took their game on the road, the fourth through seventh-grade Lions and Eagles prac­ ticed. Lt. Col. Dorman and Capt. Burgess also coached the Lions and Eagles while they coached the Junior Colonels.

Dividing their time wasn’t easy, they said, but they didn’t slight the Lions and Eagles. Most of the practices involved the Lions and Eagles in scrimmages with the “A” and “B” teams, which gave all participants a healthy dose of experience.

The Lions and Eagles also scrimmaged, and while no scores were kept, players from both teams claimed victory.

At the same time, their interests were directed to the Junior Colonels. Any many were working hard to improve their skills so that they might make the “A” or “B” teams next year.

It is too early to tell if the Junior School Colonels will face

outside teams next year, said Maj. Garrett. There are many details to be arranged, and unlike high school games, which are arranged a year in advance, those details won’t be arranged until the new school year starts.

All involved hope that the games can be arranged for next year, especially those in the seventh grade. They, too, would like to show what they can do, and they predict that they can match the “A” team’s record. Regardless of the outcome, though, and whether it’s the Junior Colonels or the Lions and Eagles, the players say that they will win.

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The Eagles are: Troy Miyake. Gino Catano, John Tassos, Tim Tiger, Dan Swartzendruber, Mike Miller. Second row: Don Abbey, Aaron Mc­ Cullough, Jim Capraro, Lance Burgess, coach; Jeff McCloskey, Willie Bunn, Jamie Chapin, Jon Baker, Ken Teasley, Tim Hopmeier, Jim McClelland.

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Coached by Maj. Duane Shutter, all the swimmers work on the strokes needed for the various events, the freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly. Even those who don’t know how to swim, and there aren't many, are doing the four strokes by the time the meet rolls around at the end of February.

In addition to the four strokes, basic diving is taught to those interested. It’s nothing fancy and Greg Louganis wouldn’t feel threatened, but the cadets perform creditable front and back dives. And several of the more adventurous have managed somesaults, reports Maj. Shutter.

One dive that all swimmers learn is the one used at the start of a race. Using the starting blocks just as the undefeated swimming Colonels do, Junior School swimmers say you can tell when the racing dive is done correctly: "You hear a loud plop, and your stomach tingles.”

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The fourth through sixth-graders started the meet with the 50-meter freestyle, and Don Abbey was the big winner.

He took the first race, the 25-meter butterfly, and the 25 free. John Tassos took the 25 breaststroke, and Mark Danielson took the 50 back. Jim Capraro was the No. 1 diver.

Ken Teasley was tops in the seventh grade. He took the 50 free and breatstroke. Tim Hopmeier took the 100 free; Gus Silva took the 100 back and Eric Schroeter took the 50 butterfly. There was no seventh-grade divers.

Peter Orman almost made a clean sweep of the eigthgrade events. He won the 50 freestyle, the 50 breaststroke, the lOOfreestyle, and the 100 backstroke. His streak was broken by Jorge Soriano who defeated him in the 50-meter butterfly and diving.

All the winners were awarded medals at the sports ban­ quet, and Maj. Ron Rosendahl, coach of the swim Col­ onels, was interested in seeing Orman’s times.

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Wrestling teaches patience, confidence \/\/restling is a solitary sport. Wrestlers may be part of a

team, but when on the mat, they’re alone. It’s just him and the opponent. How well one does as a grappler depends on the individual, said Maj. Mike Menneke, who coaches Junior School wrestling. “You get from it what you give to it.’’

Working in rotation with the other winter sports, cadets start by learning the basics, the takedowns, which gets the opponent off his feet, and the holds, which, one hopes, will terminate in a pin, which means a win. And then there are escapes,needed when things aren’t going well, that, if done correctly, will lead to a reversal.

Pinning the opponent is not the only way to win. Points are given for takedowns, reversals, and the like. If there is no pin at the end of the three two-minute periods, points determine the winner.

Wrestling is a solitary sport and a fair one. Skill and determination carries more weight than weight and size, Maj. Menneke said. The opponent is a member of the same weight class.

After introduction to the basics and the rules, Junior School wrestlers spend their practice time refining their moves and trying new ones. It’s common to practice with someone in the next highest weight class. “It presents a

greater challenge,” Maj. Menneke said.

All the practice bears fruition at the end of February when Junior School grapplers compete for medals at the only match. All cadets, regardless of grade, are divided into weight classes, and they wrestle in heats until there is but one left — the winner.

Kevin Clifford beat Tom Tiger to become the 65-79pound winner. Jim Capraro did the same to Randy Burch in the 80-88-pound class. Mike Ban beat Willie Bunn inthe 90-98 class, and Ron Voegele beat Craig White in the 104112-pound class. Enrique Vilchis beat Gus Silva in the 114-123-pound class, and Jorge Soriano beat Peter Orman in a long battle in the 127-136-pound class. Raul Gutierrez topped Ken Teasley in the 137-150-pound division, and Rich Smalligan, a heavyweight, was king of the mat when he beat Mike Misemer.

(Confidence is the No. 1 result from wrestling, said Maj.

Menneke. Win or lose, the wrestler knows that he was responsible for the outcome against an opponent of equal advantage. Wrestlers learn that they can handle themselves in different situations, and that translates to other activities.

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J unior Schoo) baseball had a short season this year — it lasted one game, and the Eagles won, 22-2. Weather slowed the season, and it took two weeks to play the seven-inning game, which started with the month of May. Both teams had a lot of practice prior to the game, although the practices were interrupted by the track and tennis competitions. When the game rolled around, the Eagles and Lions said they were ready.

The Eagles, it happened, were more ready than the Lions. Pitcher Ken Teasley went the distance, and he had a no-hitter until the bottom of the fifth inning. The Lions tallied their fist run on an Eagle error. They got their sec­ ond on another error in the seventh.

Although both teams had trouble in the outfield, pitching made the difference. The Lions used three hurlers during the game: Jorge Soriano, who traded off as catcher, Eldon Floyd, and Gus Silva, who surprised everyone with his 150

speed and control.

Hitting also made a difference, and the Eagles would spend one entire athletic period at bat. Capt. Tim Burgess, Eagles’ coach, said the time spent at batting practice was worth it. Lt. Col. Dorman, Lions’ coach, said the same.

Ihe difference in the teams’ successes was a matter of the

luck of the draw. As with the other Lions-Eagles’ sports, football and basketball, teams are selected at the start of the year, and some years the Eagles get the better end of the draw, and other years the Lions’ do.

Both coaches complimented their teams for doing their best, and the Lions said one more game would have evened the season. Regardless, the team agrees, the Eagles had bet­ ter watchout next year. If the Chicago Cubs can make a comeback, so can the Lions.

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I n addition to the honor of the game, its players earned medals and letters. Ken Teasley picked up a medal with his letter, and Mike Ban, Jim Capraro, Jaime Chapin, Tom Dowler, Mike Misemer, Troy Miyake, Pete Orman, and John Tassos also earned letters.

Jorge Soriano earned the Lions’ medal in addition to his letter, and Eldon Floyd, Gus Silva, and Mariano Vertiz also earned letters.

Returning players, such as Teasley, will form the core for next year’s teams, and they will use their experience to mold and train the new players, chosen in the draw, to try and continue to win.

Sliding to safety, Teasley follows Ban's lead by adding another run to the Eagle's tally and slipping by Soriano.

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Final Net Getting the ball across it earned tennis medals I ennis is a tough game, especially in the Junior School.

The competition is intense. Only one medal is awarded, and it goes to the winner of the overall tournament.

Lt. Col. Bob Piper coaches the sport and runs the tourna­ ment. And after he teaches the basics, he sets them to prac­ ticing against each other. When a player gets good enough, he plays Col. Piper, who has rarely been beaten.

The talent was good this year, Col. Piper said, and four remained in the final seed of the tournament: Manola Alvarez, brother of high school tennis sensation Juan Carlos; Jon Baker, Randy Burch, and Nick Krueger. The four played each other until just one remained, the medal winner, Alvarez. A graduating eighth-grader, the tennis Colonels are looking forward to getting the brothers together on the court.

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With a service form that creates shadow art, John Wilson fires one at his opponent during the tennis tournament. As each player advanced, they could look forward to playing Lt. Col. Bob Piper, tennis coach. He took on all comers and his hat never went askew, win or lose.

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Eagles take track, soccer titles I rack and soccer are diverse sports with one thing in

common — running. The similarity ends there. Those in track spend their time running in circles, and heaving various lead balls and platters. Soccer players also run in circles, especially when the forward is good, and they try to kick the ball rather than heave it. In fact, only the goalkeeper may touch the ball with his hands.

Junior School track and soccer are divided into Eagles and Lions teams. And, following in the tradition of the other Lion-Eagle sports, football, basketball, baseball, the Eagles came out on top.

Soccer doesn’t have a season tournament like track does, but the games are fast-paced and intense. Players earn letters, and the best on the team, earns a medal.

Russ Robertson won the Eagles’ medal, and Adrain Vega-Albela did the same for the Lions.

Track does have a season tournament, and each win­ ner wins a medal. The events are divided by grade.

Coming from other sports, the tracksters competed dur­ ing late March.

The Eagles came out on top, 123-99.

Lion Rich Smalligan was the meet’s big winner. He took the shotput, 55-yard dash, and the 200-meter run for the eighth-graders. Jon Baker was the seventh-grade shotput winner, and Mike Ban took the fourth through sixth-grade title.

Jorge Soriano and Russ Robertson tied in the eighth­ grade high jump, and Ken Teasley and Jim Capraro took the remaining grade titles. Robertson also took the long jump, again followed by Teasley and Ban. Frank Davis took the seventh-grade 55-yard dash, and Ban also tallied another win. Smalligan set a new record in the 200 with a :24.72. Teasley won with a 25-flat, and Capraro earned his second win with a :28.31. Capraro also won the 400, as did Baker for the seventh-graders, and Pete Orman for the eighth-graders.

aj. Jim Garrett, Junior School athletic director, supervised the meet, and he was happy with the results.

“Everyone worked to their expectations, and some did better than they thought.”

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teaches its participants the ropes of riding. Instructed by Maj. Mike Menneke, the riders learn to groom and clean hooves, saddle and bridle, and how to ride safely. Riders must pass his muster in the paddock before they can ven­ ture to the back-campus trails.

Riders also learned about colts as two were born into the MMA stables this year. Like all newborns, they arrived early. Maggie’s colt arrived at 3 a.m., May 9, and Goldie’s arrived at 1:30 a.m., May 11. Lee Bertrand, MMA stableman, assisted with the deliveries, and he said all went well.

The colts will remain with MMA’s stables, and the ad­ vanced riders will get the experience of breaking them in future.

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Horses and horsemen come in all sizes and with different abilities.

While Mike Miller rides western, top, Tom Tiger goes bareback. And one of MMA's two new colts romps with its mother in the paddock. Many of the horsemen spent more time with the colt than on horseback.

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Here comes the Centennial I he 96th Commencement exercises were special beyond the normal excitement and honor of the day. The Centen­ nial Class, the Class of 1989 graduated from the Junior School.

One wonders if they know the significance of their class.

Certainly they will become aware of it as they march through their freshman, sophomore, and junior years. And one wonders what they will make of the Centennial, for it is they who determine each years successes.

If their eighth-grade year is any indication, the Centen­ nial should boggle the mind. The Class, currently number­ ing 31, has a strong core of leaders: out-going Bravo Com­ mander Mike Misemer, Dan Stork, Randy Kelly, Enrique Vilchis. They, and those who join them on their march, will ensure the Centennial is well lead and industrious.

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Plaque for Leadership, Cooperation, and Loyalty. Misemer by dint of his work, earned the Improvement Plaque, and Vilchis won the Harris Sheild for Most Soldierly Cadet in the Junior School. Kelly was eighth-grade valedictorian and winner of the Plaque for Highest Scholarship in the Centennial Class.

Richard Stopczy won the same plaque for the seventh grade, and Jim Capraro, for the second year in a row, won the Highest Scholarship Plaque for grades four through six.

He also won the Gov. Christopher S. Bond Award for Outstanding Junior School Underclassman.

The four also won athletic letters and medals, and classmate Jorge Soriano won the Maj. George Piper Outstanding Junior School Athlete Award. Kelly and Misemer also earned places in Delta Phi, the academic honor society. Kelly added another honor by winning the Discipline Trophy.

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Marching past a spot many will fill during the Centennial, the Junior School marches past the class of 1985 at Commencement's Senior Review, left. The Junior School gathered in the assembly hall for its awards assembly, and the glee club also gave a performance, above.

Class The Class of 1989 graduates from the eighth grade The majority of the Centennial Class will return for it's

freshman year, and although they will be starting at the bot­ tom of the high school ladder, they have a solid Junior School foundation on which to build. They know the routine, and know that to achieve something, one must set and work toward goals.

The Centennial Class also knows that it will get more at, tention than normal, but members say they won’t mind it, that it will make them work that much harder. They also know that high school will be a lot of work, but they also know that the best way to get it done is to take it one step at a time. And one always starts any march on the right foot, or more precisely, the correct foot.

Regardless of the demanding Commencement schedule, one Junior School cadet found time for a bit of one-by-himself basketball.

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Capt. Tim Burgess’ working the other end of the drill-down line is OK with Dan Swartzendruber. As the shadows tell, a few were caught making mistakes at the Commencement competition. Swarzendruber was

eliminated a few minutes later by Lt. Col. Bob Dorman, who is at the line’s other end.

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Rich Smalligan, joined here by his family, ended his Junior School career by winning the best-drilled eighth-grader plaque at Commencement.

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Led by the Honor Company flag, which it earned for many months, and the year. Delta marches forward to receive its award after winning the

company drill competition during Commencement exercises, May 25.

Doug Priestley is flag bearer and Eric Reeves is guidon.

Delta does it again!

Being named Honor Company is a monthly and yearly goal. A company’s standing in five criteria decides the honor, and for the second consecutive year, Delta earned the yearly award.

Delta had the highest disciplinary standing, the highest scholastic standing, the neatest quarters, and the highest military standing for 1984-85. Echo took the fifth category by having the best athletic record for the year.

But there is more to company life than striving for Honor company. Each is a family to which each member remains true. And all the companies are like part of a larger family that is called MMA, like cousins sharing a common family name.

When a member of the company family needs help, many brothers come to his aid. And the brothers unite in

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competition with another family, such as on the gridiron or basketball court. Yet cousins also unite for trips and for competitions with other family trees.

Much could be said about the company families and their members, but perhaps it’s best to steal a few pictures from their family albums and let those tell the story.

I he head of each family is the company commander, and how the family does depends, in part, on that person. But not everyone can be good at everything, and each company has its own forte. Delta's already been spoken for; Alpha won the Gold Boot at army day for the second consecutive year; Charlie shines with musical talent; and Echo, the largest family, shines in athletics.

Everyone knew this was Delta Company and who resided there thanks to the Advan provided by Jorge Infante's father's radio station, which was part of Delta's Homecoming decorations.

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\7 The Delta Company staff, is. from left: Guidon Carlos. Beracasa, Platoon Leader Diego Morales. Commander Maurice Johnson. Platoon Leader Ricardo Gonzalez, First Sergeant Eugenio Paras, and Maj. Sam Mounger. faculty adviser. Next year’s commander, Beracasa. stands behind Johnson after the reading of the Final Promotion Order.

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Alpha Company family members let everyone know that they are No. 1 and winners of army day's Gold Boot, the award that goes to the overall winner of the day's competitions.

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Alpha’s newest resident is Kip Horstmann, the battalion-commander designate for 1985-86. Here he is leading MMA’s cadet officers for 198485 into position for the Senior Review at Commencement.

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Speaking out on teenage suicide earned bandsman Bill Cornick the Fry Cup at Commencement’s W. Wallace Fry Public Speaking Contest.

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It's the end of one march and the start of another (Commencement has many different meanings, but to

most it is seen as the end, the end of Missouri Military Academy’s year-long march of academics, athletics, and leadership. It is the time for the W. Wallace Fry Public Speaking Contest, which started three days of commence­ ment exercises, May 24.

Commencement is the time of final inspections, final reviews and parades, final performances for the Fusileers, band, and glee clubs. It is the time of the final high school and Junior School awards assemblies. It is the time of the Final Ball.

It is the end of the school year. A time for introspection on accomplished goals and those that were almost made.

It’s saying goodbye to friends, many of whom will not be met for some time. It’s saying goodbye, for awhile, to a way

of life.

But commencement also is a beginning. Juniors, now knowing of their positions for next year, are formulating plans. For other underclassmen, it’s time to think of the next year’s challenges and goals. And the same can be said of the seniors, those who have changed their status from cadet to alumni. They will be facing college next year, star­ ting at the bottom again, and working out a new set of goals that will allow them to climb to their desired heights of fame.

Commencement is the senior’s time, for they are the ones embarking on a new adventure. They think of the senior review, which was held in their honor, and which was the first and only review they have seen from the spectators' side of the line. Perhaps they watched the designated leaders lead the corps, company, platoon, or squad that used to be theirs and wondered if it was in good hands, wondered if the new leaders will continue the tradition. Perhaps others thought that previous seniors

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thought the same about them. As they think, they play with the ring on their finger.

Much can be said about the Class of 1985. Its ac­ complishments could be recounted, and so could countless other stories that have become class legend. But, perhaps, it is better to let the seniors speak for themselves, to tell their history from their perspective. Following is the history of the Class of 1985 as written and told by Eric Aronowitz, class historian, at the senior banquet, May 1.

Everything starts small, starts with a seed. The Class of 1985 was planted in the fertile academic soil of Missouri Military Academy’s Junior School in 1978-79 when Maurice Johnson, John Stevens, Julio Urdaneta, Scott Lemons, and I, your historian, comprised the majority of the sixth grade.

It was a good year for some, and a bad one for others.

MMA got a new van, a blue Dodge, but unfortunately its maker, Chrysler, went broke. And while Maxie Anderson, Class of ’52, broke the bonds of gravity and flew his balloon on the winds of Europe, some Iranian students took the wind from America’s sails by taking our countrymen hostage.

Things didn’t change much in 1979-1980. The Russians invaded Afganistan and President Jimmy Carter boycotted the Moscow Olympics in return. On the up side, President Ronald Reagan was elected and the seeds of ’85 were transplanted to the seventh grade. Our numbers grew as Rich Taylor and Ricardo Mondragon joined us. The Class was slowly growing.

The American hostages were released in 1980-81 after 444 days, and after 274 days, the Class of ’85 moved up to the eighth grade and took over. And while Walter Cronkite

said his final “and that’s the way it was,” and retired, 1985's growth didn’t. Ashok Bodke and Bill Greenwell joined us, and Rodney Bruer returned after a year at another school.

We all joined ranks and marched with the corps in Gov. Kit Bond’s inaugural Parade. But the high note ended with a sour screech as the corps lost the gold star.

The gold star returned to its proper palce in 1981-82, and we like to think that our contribution as the new freshman class, which underwent a hugh growth spurt, made the difference.

Cjilbert Adams, Mike Davis, Dave Duringer, Bryant

Engles, Mark Guffey, the Twins, Paul and Scott Herndon, Jaime Herreo, Bruce Joslin, Ed Razim, Mark Robertson, Sean Stalnaker, and Tony Yannone joined the core that transferred from the Junior School, which showed them the ropes. We also named Lt. Col. Paul F. Cherches our class sponsor. Little did he know it would be a four-year job.

And while England went to war in the Falkland Islands and Leonid Breshnev died, the band and Fusileers copped the top award at the St. Patrick’s Day parade in St. Louis, and the Fusileers did the same to the Governor’s Trophy.

While the NFL was on strike and Extra Strength Tylenol cured more than headaches, neither stopped the growth of '85. Its hormones working, it went through another huge growth spurt as Jeff Bryden, Rodolfo Canamar, Justin Clark, Mike DeFrees, Rich Gathright, Ricardo Gonzalez, Oscar Ibanez, Hongjin Kim, Paul Kispert, Blas Maquivar, Craig Miller, Diego Morales, John Panos, Mark Prose, Eugenio Paras, Gus Rosado, Charlie Wood, and Jorge Zuniga joined the ranks. The class was complete from Adams to Zuniga, and all we had to do was fill out the middle.

On the athletic battlefront, the swimming Colonels went undefeated for the first time, and Paul Kispert and Jaime Herreo were at the helm. The Fusileers also took the Gover­ nor's Trophy again.

Two-thousand U.S. Marines joined their comrades in Lebanon in 1983-84 and 12 new boys joined the Class of 1985. While there were 3,400 Marines in Lebanon, our class, its growth slowed by maturity, numbered 52 after Craig Bar­ rett, Steve Chilton, Pepe Gonzalez, Paige Griffy, Andy Hall, Eduado Garza Rios, Jason Hunolt, Hunter Jenkins, Carlos Maciel, Jeff Rathbun, and Eric Reeves joined it.

While the class grew, there was one sad subtraction that year as Col. C. R. Stribling died, leaving an empty spot in the hearts of those that knew him. And while a Czech family escaped to Austria in a homemade balloon, Maxie Ander­ son, '52, died in a European balloon race while trying to keep his balloon from straying into East Germany.

Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America that year, and she later appeared nude in Penthouse magazine, which became a popular piece of contraband for awhile.

While U.S. forces were taking aim on the insurgents in Grenada, the MMA rifle team, captained by Bryant Engles, set its sights on something more important — the state title.

They bagged it too. And the Fusileers retired the Gover­ nor's Trophy with their third consecutive win.

The Class of 1985 reached its full growth this year with the addition of Choong Wai Lim and Seong Lee Chen. At 54 strong, we marched for the governor again, this time for Gov. John D. Ashcroft. The swimmers, led by Paul Kispert, were undefeated, and so was the cross country team, which was captained by Mark Guffey. Mark was also named the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Cadet of the Year. Basketball, with the able help of six seniors, had its best season in the past three years. Wrestling was 5-7, but it sent five to state, including Capt. Craig Barrett, who made his second ap­ pearance there in as many years.

The seniors brought the night alive at the Tulip Ball, and Col. Cherches is still on duty as sponsor. Sir, you will be able to take a rest soon. But there is a rumor traveling through the Tell-A-Cadet network that the Centennial Class is planning to elect you its sponsor.

The seniors also sold themselves into slavery so they could take a trip to Six Flags, and they, too, could use a rest after that day.

And as the year winds down, and we seniors look forward to becoming alumni, we have much to appreciate. MMA is a finalist for the Exemplary School Program, but we’ve known that it’s been exemplary for at least seven years now.

The school got new' van, a white Dodge this time, and Chrysler, having repaid its government loans, couldn’t be stronger.

Lamar Hunt, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, will be our Commencement speaker. If he thought the halftime show the band, Fusileers, and color guards presented in December was the best of the year, wait until he sees Com­ mencement. Although it isn’t a show, it will certainly be the best part of our year, for it will mean the accomplishment of goals set seven years ago.

Each senior wears a distinctive ring, and it means different

things to the different wearers. To some it will incur memories of the 1983-84 Valentine Ball, which was only surpassed by this year’s Tulip Ball. It will bring to mind this year’s AG Night and how good John Panos and Dave Duringer looked as Janis and Debbie. It will mean class rank, positions held, accomplishments achieved, fun, and memories preserved. But for all it will be a reminder of the brotherhood to which all belong.

History will continue to be written after the Class of 1985 is gone and listed on the alumni rolls. It will be an individual history7, but those individual histories will be compiled and shared at Homecoming when the brothers of ’85 reunite.

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Commencement ISthe beginning, end, and continuaTION of life at Missouri Military Academy. The word itself means either the start of something, or the ceremonies at which diplomas are presented, which ends every school’s year.

It is a confusing time. Seniors are ending one part of their lives and beginning another.

Juniors are making another start that is part of their continuing MMA career. And while things are beginning and ending and staying the same, they also are changing.

Commencement is a time of goodbyes and hellos, and of plans for the future. Perhaps no one explained it better than Erasmus Darwin, the English physician and poet and grand­ father to naturalist Charles: Would it be too bold to imagine, that in the great length of time, since the earth began to exist, perhaps millions of ages before the commencement of mankind, would it be too bold to imagine, that all warm-blooded animals have arisen from one living filament which the Great First Cause endued with animality . . . and thus possessing the faculty of continuing to improve by its own inherent activity, and of delivering down those improvements by generation to its posterity, world without end!

May the same not be true as Missouri Military Academy marches toward its second century.

Commencement may mean the end of the year, but du­ ty still must be done, and M.P. Carl Elliott checks the roster to learn when and were he will be posted.

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Bag and baggage in tow, Ettore Nardoni heads off to the van that will take him to the airport and the flight home.

Seniors, who have marched many times in honor of others, see a review, their review, from a different perspective for the first time in their careers — as the honorees.

punctuation on the final command of MMA’s 96th year:

The final challenge of the year is to get all one’s personal belongings into the car for the journey home. Tod Thomp­ son, his mother, and a family friend, finally solved the puzzle.

Brotherly love lives, even at the drilldown. Tico and Julio Urdaneta were the final two, and Julio won.

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People on both sides of the teacher’s desk make MMA what it is. They have always been of the highest quality and integrity, and if they remain constant, so shall the Academy.

People come and go from the Academy. Many thousands of boys have become men at the school and passed through its gates as graduates. Another 54 passed through them this year. Several members of the staff, Col. Ardie E. McClure, senior army instructor, and Mrs. Velma V. Stalcup, LPN, head nurse, went with them in retirement. Although they will be missed, they have left a firm foundation on which to build.

Each of these individuals, past, present, and future, are part of that nebulous group called the MMA Family.

Perhaps it is the Family’s support that gives the school strength, like the Force in Star Wars, that is powered by all living souls.

MA is marching toward its second century of service,

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lem such as that again. But whatever the future brings, ex­ perience says that the Family will be there to share it, good or bad.

MMA’s future will see continued growth although it won’t be at the same rate remembered by those here in the 1950s. Refinement might be a better word for the growth, fine tuning. For regardless of the many changes MMA has seen since its establishment nearly 100 years ago, its central tenets are the same, to provide the best in college-prep education. And the changes were not made for the sake of change, only improvement.

Guessing the future, while fun, isn’t perhaps, as impor­ tant as living it and writing the plans, and the history, in the present tense.

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ferent, isn’t it? “E” Barracks, the academic building, and the Memorial Chapel are missing, and so is the Natatorium. The cadet hospital is where Delta’s parking lot now is, and a few scraggly trees fill the hospital’s cur­ rent site. Notice the trees, and how small they are com­ pared to now, and notice the football field across Grand St. where there are now houses.

There have been many changes to the campus in the past 50 years, and one can only wonder what changes the next 50 will bring.

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of so many triumphs. But the tribulations are more telling.

The Academy’s most severe trouble surfaced during the Depression. It was bankrupt. From all reports, the prog­ nosis wasn’t good. But there was the strength of the Family, and Family didn’t want it to die. It didn’t, thanks to a remarkable man, the late Col. C. R. Stribling, [r.

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B Bagby, David 6117 Camino Alegre El Paso, Texas 79912 Baker, Jon Edward 1510 Irene Drive Boulder City, Nev. 89005

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Bokde, Ashok Carlos 1502 Carney Mankato, Minn. 56001 Boschi Ricci, Giovanni 2120 Belisario Dominquez

Obispado, Monterrey, N.L. Mexico Brensing, Aaron Scott

Chen, Seong Lee No. 5 Lorong Nusa Dua Taman Duta, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Brensing, Henry George RFD Mullinville, Kan. 67109 Brice-Nash, Dale 7923 South Lamar Court Littleton, Colo. 80123

Chilton, Steven Stanley 510 South Main Salem, Mo. 65560 Clack, Justin Garnet Route 4, Box 18 Park Rapids, Minn. 56470

Brown IV, Joseph Gregory 4091 Fleur De Bois Florissant, Mo. 63034 Bruer, Rodney Joseph 4818 South Yorktown Court Tulsa, Okla. 74105

Clark, Richard 2 Stephanie Court Manchester, Mo. 63011 Clayberg, Phillip Lee 208 South Harpham Havana, III. 62644

Bruns, Jeffrey Lee 6716 Winters Hill Court Doraville, Ga. 30360 Bryden, Jeffrey Lee Bechtel Power Corporation Route 1, Box 550 Herald, Calif. 95638 Bueneman II, Thomas James Route #2, Box 263 Wright City, Mo. 63390 Bunn IV, Willard 1621 Wiggins Avenue Springfield, III. 62704

Clifford, Kevin Allen 5281 Lake Drive Owosso, Mich. 48867

Burch, Robert Randall 449 Forrest Shreveport, La. 71104

Butner, Steven James 1313 South 8th Street Pekin, 111.61554 Byrd, Cody Wade 1217 Elm Dalhart, Texas 79022

C Cadar, Richard 227 East Walton Chicago, 111.60611 Canales, Fabian Oscar Morelos 200 Fracc. San Pedro Miguel Aleman, Tam., 88300, Mexico Canamar, Rodolfo P.O. Box 6801 Laredo, Texas 78042-6801

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Cremeens, Kevin D. 8917 South Joplin Tulsa, Okla. 74137 Cunningham, Clifford Lee 125 Arcols #2 Inkster, Mich. 48141 Curtis, Jeffrey Sandford 2301 Westview Drive Springfield, III. 62704

Capraro, Jimmy Michael 506 Marlin Road North Palm Beach, Fla. 33408

Castano, Gino 100 NW 37th Ave. Suite 401 Coral Gables, Fla. 33125 Chalden, Jordan Matthew 1557 West Forrest Avenue Decatur, III. 62522 Chaney, Randall James 2203 Ingalls Avenue Joliet, III. 60435

Danileson, Mark G. 1101 North Lane, P.O. Box 2957 Estes Park, Colo. 80517 Davila Lopez, Efrain Apdo. Postal C-146 Tampico, Tamps., Mexico Davis II, Fred L. 688 Henry Manchester, Mo. 63011

Chapin, James Daniel 1 Melody Drive Rochester, III. 62563

Davis Jr., Michael Andrew Rural Route #2 Lincoln, III. 62656

De Alba, Juan Carlos De Alba, Luis Manuel Vasco de Quiroga 30 Queretaro, Qro., Mexico DeFrees, Michael Christopher 8107 Renmark Houston, Texas 77070

DeLeon Monteymayor, Jos6 Manuel Paseo Longoria 2302 Nuevo Laredo, Tams.. Mexico del Rio Ganoza, Diego Jos6 543 Av. Tacua Lima, Lima, Peru

Del Risco, Hernan Felipe Angamos Este 1120, Surquillo Lima, Peru

Della Malva, Robert Todd % ARAMCO POB 1598 Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia

Delgado Guajardo, Hector Federico P.O. Box 3672 Laredo, Texas 78044 Dixon, Scott Chaffin 16 Sleepy Hollow Mount Vernon, ill. 62864 Doughty, Scott Allan 909 Michigan Farmington, Mo. 63640 Dowler, Thomas James Coronado Shores ^84 Lincoln City, Ore. 97367 Drew, Joseph Ralph 1919 Vassar Drive Edwardsville, III. 62025

Duringer, David Charles 63 Lancaster Elk Grove Village. III. 60007

E Eagar, Thomas P. P.O. Box 961 Taipei, Taiwan, ROC Eboli Sanchez, Adalberto Paseos de los Alamos 18 Col. Paseos DeTasquena Mexico, 21, Mexico Elizondo Diaz, Ricardo Heron 12-A Xochitl Col. J.F.M.M. Nuevo Laredo, Tamps., Mexico

Elliott, Carl Peter TRWECC, 661 Glenn Avenue Wheeling. III. 60090 Elliott, Jeffrey Scott 1853 Stanhope Road Springfield. III. 63702 Emerson, Brian Jay 6375 Waterman St. Louis. Mo. 63130

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F Falbo-Gwinn, Jason Alexander 1439 South 33rd Street Kansas City, Kan. 66106 Farber, Steven James 1937 Carol Sue Gretna, La 70053 Feddick, Paul Anton 11 Marble Point Decatur, III 62521 Ferrara, Ernesto 1006 Obregon Nueva Laredo, Tamps., Mexico Feser, Matthew David 613 Yorkshire Drive Washington, III. 61571 Fisher, Danny Ray 605 Country Club Drive Edmond, Okla 73034 Floyd, Eldon Lee Box 69 Salem, Mo. 65560 Forrest, James Lewis % ARAMCO POB 10960 Dharan, Saudi Arabia Fox, Miguel Angel Lomas Anahuac Num. 133-102 B. Residencial Frondoso.

Huizquilucan, Edo. de Mexico, CP. 52760, Mexico Freeman II, Charles Herndon 211 Roulen Drive St. Louis. Mo. 63129-3833

French, Allan James R.R. #1 Princeton, Iowa 52768 Funderburg, Jack Edward 7694 Bel-Mar Drive Belvidere, III. 61008

Garcia-Villaloboa, Jorge Ricardo 1624 Homero Mexico D.F., 5, Mexico Garza Rios Eychenne, Eduardo Av. Homero - 1920, Los Morales Movien DF 11510. Mexico Gastelum, Juan Carlos POB 1438 San Ysidro. Calif. 92073 Gathright, Richard E. Gordon 1313 Greenmar Drive Fenton. Mo. 63026 Gehring, Christopher Joseph P.O. Box 167 Forrest City, Ark. 72335 Gentry, Christopher John A Bar C Ranch Hyannis, Neb 69350 Gentry, Mitchel L. 2225 East Sunset Springfield. Mo. 65804

Ginocchio, Matthew Frank 2412 Pompano Lane Wilmette, III. 60091 Goding, Thomas Roy 5395 Olde Stage Road Boulder, Colo 80302 Gonzalez, Elvis 8290 West 16th Avenue Hialeah, Fla. 33014 Gonzalez Barba, Felix Apartado Postal 17, Cancun, Quintana Roo, 77500, Mexico Gonzalez Hernandez, Gerardo Bosques de Jazmines 143 Bosques De Las Lomas, Mexico 11700, D.F., Mexico Gonzalez, No6 Jos6 P.O. Box 354 Roma, Texas 78584 Gonzalez Zuniga, Jos& Luciano Fray Diego de la Magdalena 885 San Luis Potosi, S.L.P. 78270 Mexico Gonzalez, Ricardo 109 California (Hillside) Laredo, Texas 78041 Gravlin, Scott Lyle 1640 North Bryant Oklahoma City, Okla. 73177

Grayeb Shehin, Yamil Alejandro Aconcagua 1733, Urupan, Mich., Mexico 60110 Green Jr., Stephen Alan 4501 Lindell Blvd. 15B St. Louis, Mo. 63108 Greenwell, Charley Michael Greenwell, Robert James

Gallagher, Brian Michael 1364 Forest Avenue Kirkwood, Mo. 63122

Gamble, John Timothy 4720 West 81st Street Prairie Village, Kan. 66208 Garcia Gamez, Edgar Arturo A. Gonzalez #2640 Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

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Guffey, Craig Loren Guffey, Mark Alan 1311 Eastfield Drive Conway, Ark. 72032 Guteirrez, Luis Raul 103 Espiritu Santo Queretary, Qro., Mexico Gutzman, Harlod Joseph P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pa. 15230 Guzman Ortiz, Jesus Fte. de Trueno -24, Tecamachalco, Edo. de Mexico 53950

H Haddad, Jorge Simon 40 Saintfield Avenue Ontario M3C 2M6 Canada Hall, Andy Gary 2772 Calle Bien Venido Thousand Oaks, Calif. 91360 Hall, John Joseph 7410 South Lewis 2-H Tulsa. Okla. 74136

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Herndon, Scott Michael 1464 Rio Blanco Drive Rancho Murieta, Calif. 95683 Herrero-Lopez, Jaime Casa Roda Industrial, C.A. Av. 5 de Diciembre Araure, Portuguesa, Venezuela Cod.

3303 Hindman, Travis Sean 230 South Oxford Road Springfield, III. 62704 Hoffman, Joseph Wayne P.O. Box 369 St. Charles, Mo. 63302 Holand, Brian Roy 1550 East Sunshine Springfield, Mo. 65804 Hopmeier, William Timothy 12345 North Forth Drive St. Louis, Mo. 63141 Horstmann, Kip Cristen Route 1, Box 109B Labadie, Mo. 63055 Hunolt, Jason Edmund 1007 East Chestnut Street

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I Ibanez Reyes, Oscar Manuel Av. Alvarez «72, Apartado Postal 130, Chilpancingo, Gro., 39000 Mexico Imboden, Joseph Patrick 13130 Weatherfield Creve Coeur, Mo. 63146 Infante, Jorge Xavier 1923 North 75th Avenue Elmwood Park, III. 60635

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Jones, Patrick Scott 69 Greentrail Chatham, III. 62629 Joslin, Bruce Wayne

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K Kannegiesser, Jeffrey Griffith 1446 Dietrich Oaks Drive Ballwin. Mo. 63011 Kelly, Randall Todd 1733 Beacon Mexico, Mo. 65265 Kim, Hongjin Casilla 3501 Santa Cruz. Bolivia Kingsbury, Jon Royce 9029 East 29th Court Tulsa, Okla. 74129 Kionka, David James 5 Rolling Acres Drive, Rt. 2 Murphysboro, III. 62966 Kispert, Paul David % ARAMCO, Box 865 Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia Krakar, James Nicholas 1006 Douglas Avenue Flossmoor, III 60422 Kraus, Marcus Rex P.O. Box 1526 Crestline, Calif. 92325 Krogh-Hansen, Hans Frederic Alencastre 225-PH, Lomas Virreyes, Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, 11000 Mexico, D.F. Mexico Krueger, Joseph

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M McClelland, James George Box 2, R.R. »3 Auburn, III. 62615 McCloskey, Jeffrey Thomas 20 St Roberts St. Peters. Mo. 63376 McCullough, Aaron Joseph Route 2. Box 129 Cassville, Mo. 65625 McDermott, Peter A. 1912 Cholo Mount Prospect. III. 60056 McKinney, Jeffrey Beck P.O. Box 384 Berryville. Ark. 72616 Maciel, Carlos Alberto 239 Rigel Contry Monterrey, N.L. Mexico Manzur, Gerardo Alfredo Loma Alta s2313 Col. Loma Larga Monterrey, N.L. 64710, Mexico Maquivar Gallardo, Blas B. de Lerma s73. Fracc. La Herradura, Mexico 10, D.F. Mexico Marichal, Maurice 5417 Del Monte Houston, Texas 77056 Marsicovetere, John Eugene Route 72. Box 12D Lake Ozark. Mo. 65049

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Nichols, Douglas Raymond 105 Hightide Drive Decatur. III. 62521

Lee, William Felix Route 7, Box 38-8 Amarillo, Texas 79118 Lehr, Lance Quinn 201 Elizabeth Drive Belleville, III. 62223

Martinez, Julio 3644 West 26th Chicago, III. 60623 Masaoay, Philip Russell 306 Youngs Seymour, Iowa 52590

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Mentler, Frederick James 9270 Cliffmere Dallas, Texas 74238

Miller, Craig Paul 221 Pleasant Ridge Road Fairview Heights, III. 62208

O'Neill II, James B. 1847 Fairfield Ave. Apt. 1209 Shreveport, La. 71106

Lipezker, Enrique Felix 6734 North Longmeadow Lincolnwood, III. 60646

Miller, Steven Michael 929 North Cooper Drive Columbia, Mo. 65201

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Meiger Jr., Donald Wayne American Consulate General Box 30 FPO San Francisco, Calif. 96659 Millas, Andrew Gerald 240 South 88th Street Centreville, III. 62207

Nussbaum, Robert Scott 3508 Lakeside Rockwall, Texas 75087

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Rohrer, Steven Charles R.R. «2 State Center, Iowa 50247 Rojas Candelas, Ricardo 111 Pipila, Salamanca, Gto., 37000, Mexico Rollings, Matthew Grant 100 South 3rd, P.O. Box H St. Charles, Mo. 63301

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Snyder, J. W. 1275 Baldwin Road, Unit 403 Palatine, III. 60067 Soriano, Jorge Javier Calle Vizcaya No. 10, Chirgua, Estado Carabobo, Venezuela

Thomason, William Max 7521 Meade Way Westminister, Colo. 80030 Thompson III, Charles Elliot 7905 North West Potomic Kansas City, Mo. 64152

Spurgeon, Andrew Glenn P.O. Box 205 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 Spurlock, Joel W. 276 South Pershing Wichita. Kan. 67218

Thompson, Tod Roy 1049 Joplin Joplin, Mo. 64801 Tiger, Thomas Lee 227 East 25th Street Tulsa, Okla. 74114

Werling, Michael Kirk P.O. Box 7 Forsyth, Mo. 65653

Stalnaker, Sean Douglas 304 Arrowhead Shorewood, III. 60435

Tilton, Paul Andrew 7415 South 77th East Avenue Tulsa, Okla. 74133 Travis III, Clifton Howell 3000 West Deborah Drive Monroe, La. 71201

White, Stephen Allen 2904 East La Monta Springfield, Mo. 65804 Williams, Christopher Michael 3 Lora Lane Hamilton, Ohio 45013

Slead, Randall Scott Route 2, Box 183-6 Osage Beach, Mo. 65065

Steinmetz, Gregory Kevin Box 187, Route 3 Mexico, Mo. 65265

Walker, William Dunston P.O. Box 705 Mims, Fla. 32754 Ware, Felix Monroe P.O. Box 1827 Uvalde, Texas 78801 Webb II, James Benjamin P.O. Box 705 Mims, Fla. 32754

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A night with 51-50 The night was to have been called the Battle of the Bands, but when the competition heard 51-50, which comprises Jason Thomas, vocals and keyboard, James Basa and Matt Portnoy, guitar, and John Marsicovetere, drums, they joined the audience at the MMA-Kemper basketball game halftime, Feb. 16. 51-50 played but one song, the long version of Led Zepplin’s A Stair­ way to Heaven. Regardless, the cadet corps was enthralled with the music and impressed with the talent. Lt. Col. Paul Cherches, music director, summed up the night: “51-50 is the best band I’ve heard since I’ve been here.”

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Bob’s Appliance Center Joe Monk Insurance Agency Mr. & Mrs. Allen Benson The Bike Rack Rowland Gravlin Mr. & Mrs. Jack Maholland Mrs. M. Magda R. Bagby Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Gallagher Dr. & Mrs. William A. Emerson Mr. & Mrs. Juan D. Williams Mr. & Mrs. John C. Hentze David B. and Karen K. Gwinn Mi. A Mrs. Donald W. Mieger, Sr. Dr. Michael & Barbara Gentry Weiss Dress Shop Willard Bunn III Elpedio & Barbara Basa George & Dorothy Elliott Ringo Studio Mr. & Mrs. Jos6 Aparicio William & Gracie Black Margaret L. Gibson O’Neill John & Patrica Rohrer Carl W. Stuber, ’55 Frank and Nancy Ginocchio Mr. & Mrs. Lydon Swatrzendruber Rutter’s Appliances Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Welsh Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. McCloskey Mr. & Mrs. Angelio Yannone Walter & Shirley Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Gutzman Mr. & Mrs. James W. Chaney, ’55

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