The Manlius School 1946 Yearbook (Manlius, NY) - Full Access

THE MILITARY YEAR AT THE BEGI I G f the academic year 19 5-46, the Manlius Battalion had an enr ll– ment of 354 cadets, of whom 301 were eligible for the R.O.T. . unit, the remainder being largely under-age boys and those from foreign countrie . Although the unit boa ted a fairly normal complement, the number of enrollee this year wa slightly under that of last year. Returning old boy were urprised to find many changes in the military department, the main alteration being the appointment of a new Profe or of Military cience and Tactics. Because of Lt. ol. William H. ollette' ' ell-earned retirement, a newcomer to the chool, Lieutenant olonel Ralph Al paugh had been assigned there p n ibilities of carrying n military instruction of the Corp . He i a graduate of We t Point and a very capable officer and in tructor. Our hvo " ld reliable "Ma ter ergeant hade M. Go wick and taff ergeant John C. Lane, together with another ne~ member of the military staff, Technical ergeant Orri W. chauweker, furni hed able a istance to Colonel Alspaugh throughout the chool year. The return of Lieutenant olonel amuel . Verbeck, a graduate of fanliu and former instructor in cience and company commandant to an active position on the chool's executive taff, added greatly to the u ce of the year. Colonel Verbeck assumed charge of the third year clas in military cience and erved a ommandant of adets. The nature of t pic dealt with by the four military clas e " as little changed, mo t f the innovation having been made the previou year. reater empha i , however, wa placed on map reading ince it has been proved by ariou branche of our land and air forces to constitute an extremely e entia! phase of preparedne . The annual overnment In pection took place on May 16 and 17, condu ted by three