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WW2 ERA MANLIUS MILITARY ACADEMY CADET MEDAL BAR - issued between ww2 and 1950s.
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three MANLIUS CADET medals:
MILITARY R.O.T.C. MERIT
GOOD CONDUCT
ATHLETIC MERIT
All stamped on rear: ROBINS CO. ATTLEBORO MASS
This excellent MILITARY ACADEMY CADET R.O.T.C. medal bar is a rare find. The ribbons are a bit worn, but still holding together. The MANLIUS ACADEMY (ST. JOHN'S MILITARY SCHOOL)played a crucial role in training cadets for military service.
SOME INFO FROM WEB:
The Manlius School was founded in 1869 by the Rt. Rev. Frederic Dan
Huntington, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Central New
York. On August 24th of that year the Bishop and nine other prominent
citizens of Central New York met and incorporated St. John's School.
A building of the former Manlius Academy, founded in 1835 in the
Manlius Village, was chosen as the school's home (this building still
stands in the village on the corner of Seneca and Academy Streets and
is presently used for classrooms and meetings by the Catholic Church).
The Academy building was taken over at an annual rental of one dollar a
year and a large residence nearby was bought for additional dormitory
space. Although considered a diocesan institution, there was no church
ownership then or at any time since, but the self-perpetuating Board of
Trustees was entirely composed of Episcopalians.
The first class entered on October 1, 1869, with Bishop Huntington
as President of the Board and Locke Richardson, A.M., a noted
Shakespearian scholar, in active charge as Headmaster. Headmasters were
changed frequently during the first few years, but Bishop Huntington
retained his presidency until his death in 1904. In January 1871, the
new building on the site of the present Comstock Hall was occupied.
Constructed of brick, this was in its day a modern and suitable
building for a civilian boarding school for sixty pupils.
By 1880, attendance had dwindled and there came insolvency. In 1881,
there was a new corporation, as "St. John's Military School." Soon
after, a three-story wing was added to the main building, the first
story being devoted to lavatories. The second story was an assembly
room for formations - since all formations were indoors until 1902 -
and a well-appointed and attractive chapel occupied the third floor. A
splendid gymnasium that served also as a drill hall was built on the
site later occupied by the school kitchen and the King Club.
The new head was the Rev. John W. Craig, a clergyman with
high-church tendencies. Either because Mr. Craig wrapped himself too
narrowly in the church or because he was not a leader and
disciplinarian, or for both reasons, the Trustees again found
themselves in 1887 with rapidly dwindling attendance and meager funds.
Discouraged by two failures, they looked for an individual who would
take over complete responsibility and the financial risk. They called
William Verbeck, at the time co-principal of a military academy in
Aurora, NY, on Cayuga Lake. Legality of the step was assured by
granting him a lease not only of the tangible property but also of all
the academic and other rights. He assumed all financial risks,
including an existing indebtedness, and was entitled to any profit he
could make in lieu of a salary.
Starting off with fewer than eighteen returning students, of whom he
eventually had to expel ten for various reasons, he filled the school
to its capacity of sixty before the end of the first year and within
five years he had doubled that attendance. Remodels, a new water
supply, and the installation of an electric light plant and other
improvements made the place livable, but it was Verbeck's enthusiasm,
energy, and ability to inspire and manage boys that enabled him to
build up the school and bring it to national prominence.
After a series of setbacks, including depressions and fires, from
each of which it emerged better than before, General Verbeck put the
school in a strong position, marred as yet only slightly by the
country's financial collapse of 1929. General Verbeck died in 1930
after a distinguished career taking the school from bankruptcy to one
of the top military educational institutions in the United States. His
son, Guido Verbeck, who had been associated with the school for many
years, then became the head of school. He raised the school's academic
standards and kept the school alive during the depression years. Guido
died in July 1940.
The innovations for which The Manlius School was well known
continued after the death of General William Verbeck. In 1937 The
Manlius School organized the first ski patrol in an educational
institution. This later became a model for the United States Army, with
many Manlius instructors and alumni serving as the nucleus for the army
program in World War II.
Following General Guido Verbeck's death, General Asa Singleton was
chosen to lead the school. He was forced to retire within two years due
to ill health. Colonel D. P. McCarthy '08 then led the school until his
death in 1946. Major General Ray Barker then became head of school and
served until 1960. Brigadier General James K. Wilson, Jr. replaced him
as superintendent and served Manlius from 1960 to 1969. Colonel Hughe
Irish, USMC, served as head for one year, until the merger with Pebble
Hill School when Richard Barter became the Headmaster of the merged
schools.
The Manlius Old Boys, as the school's alumni were known, served in a
number of wars including World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Memorials to those who did not return home exist on the Manlius Pebble
Hill School campus. Those who did not choose to enter the armed
services after graduating from Manlius, went on to colleges and
universities all over the country and have gone on to lead successful
careers in civilian life.
From History of The Manlius School
Harry C. Durston, January 1966
NOTE:
There is a small
amount of sticker residue on the rear of the center medal, and ribbon wear as shown in photos.
I have not attempted to clean these.
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