Columbus High School 1960 Yearbook (Columbus, GA) - Full Access

( 2f28 ) The member of the Columbu High ROTC Color Guard are, L. to R., Cadet J. omch, D. Baer, B. Blondheim and W. Fortson. Hup! Two, three, four! With this cry and the harsh click of rifles, the ROTC moved into the school term to turn out another fine group of military en– thusiasts. The year was filled with various changes in– cluding a new instructor. Sgt. Pennington, and a new roving instructor for the three Columbus schools, Sfc. Hendricks, who took Sfc. Ayars' position. ROTC training in the junior division at CHS closely parallels the in'Struction regular army personnel receive. Tht hasic concepts of military functions are provided at this level and enlarged upon on the senior level ROTC, in college or in actual military e tablish– ments such as Fort Benning. The purpose of the ROTC is to train the young men of today to be the future lead– er in our country's army for tomorrow. During football season the group marched at a halftime show in which girls serving as ROTC sponsors were presented to the student body. At this time the ROTC gave the general public a view of the fine mili– tary unit that represents our school. Topping of£ the social aspect of the ROTC for this year was the Columbus High School Military Ball. With a rustle of formals and soft music the evening wHs danced away and everyone agreed it WflS the he t military ball they had experienced. New instructor shapes course Capt. Marshall G. Engle Prof. Military Science and Tactics Sfc. J oedy L. Hendrick Roving Instructor Sfc. Huey B. Pennington Columbus High Military Instructor