Eastern Military Academy 1968 Yearbook (Cold Spring Hills, NY) - Full Access

MEMORIAM Mr. Withan wa u- perintendent of Ea tern Military cademy for the pa t ele en y ar and Pre ident of the Board of Tru . I e inee the death of th foun– der, .\1r. Robin on. H wa. born in K ty, .\lichigan t nded Yla .\1ichigan. a. gradual d it of ft r b i ng a o- iated with Oti and ompany brok r in D troit, th ational a h Regi t r ompany in Grand Rapid and Phillip and ~~ r ady CARLETON LEE WITHAM A.B. nivcrsity of \1i chigan , uperintendent B. :eptember 27. 1909 D. Augu · t 16, 1968 ompany in 1t. le· men , .\1i higan, he joined the academy in 1946 a ._ istant U· perintendent. He believed that the riaht type of military training-no pi be tem-wa a di . tinct advantage to a young man d iring to pur. ue a oil ae pr paratory our of tud . .\lr. Witham aL o beli ved that th e mc>-1 effective co l leg pre parat ion began in grad 6, 7, and 8. During hi . career he wa able to prove through tandardized te ting that a boy was able to impro hi LQ. with hard work, p r on· alized teaching. and the correct en ironm ·nt for tl·a hing and learning. During his 22 years ' it h Eastern he estab– lished a unique testing center and colleO'e ad vi– . oq center on campus. .\1r. Witham belie ed 1 hat a boy with average intelligence, knowlt>dgt' of hi . a ·ademic defi– ciencies, and a strong desire to O'O to collegc• could achieve this goal at a private . clwol where military routine would encourag a boy to do hi . chool work in regular up rvised tud period. . Be id-e. helpiog the cadet , the . ervices of both enters were madt· available to thousands of bo) s and gir ls in metropolitan \ t>w York and Long L land ' ho had 1wv<>r intended to s tud y at tiH• acad<·m}. E'eryone "ho app li ed for help was given advice in a ont· hour intervit'\ , and all who reque. 1 ed college advice \H'r<' placed in a college at no harge. large portion of the e>..pensc incurred in running these public services was assumed p rsonall by \lr . Withan and a fe,, al– umni.