Colonel Sylvanus Thayer, the "father of the Military Academy ," served as Superintendent from l8l7-l833. He upgraded academic standards, instilled military discipline and emphasized honorable conduct. Aware of our young nation's need for engineers, Thayer made civil engineering the foundation of the curriculum. For the first half century, USMA graduates were largely responsible for the construction of the bulk of the nation's initial railway lines, bridges, harbors and roads.
Europe H.S. scoreboard for January 8, 2009
Wrestling
Raider Takedown Tournament
(Saturday at Kaiserslautern)
Team scoring—Patch 137.5, Ramstein 133.5, Baumholder 130, Kaiserslautern 116,
Mannheim 35, Wiesbaden 27.5,...
Residents take a look at Yongsan’s renovation plan
SEOUL — Hannam Village residents can expect fewer parking spaces and a lot
more noise over the next 18 months as construction crews begin renovating the
housing area's three unoccupied high-ris...
Teams shake off the rust after holiday break
After being idle for as many as three weeks during the Christmas break, high
school basketball teams began shaking off the rust and putting the polish back
on their games.
Some found th...