On the twenty-fourth day of May, 1957, the graduating senior cadets received their diplomas. On that same day Pillsbury Military Academy closed its doors not to open them again for the next Senior Class or the next. As for the dedication of one hundred and two years of the life of Pillsbury Academy, it will receive no diploma, but it will not go unrewarded.
Though there will be no succeeding graduating cadets, there will always remain the spirit of a great institution.
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THE OLD ACADEMY BUILDING
Many were the cadets who spent hours in this building and its class rooms, the chemistry lab, the auditorium, the secret stairs (we thought) to the tower. Was a cow really put up in the tower? Remember the smell of the wooden floors and the bugjuice used to keep them clean? It was also the site of the administration offices and the library.
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All cadets were taught the nomenclature and how to dissassemble their weapons. During inspections they were held responsible for this knowledge and were subject to demerits if they didn't know the answer. Do you remember your BAR?
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LINDSAY HALL
Lindsay Hall was the cadets gymnasium. The first floor housed a basketball court and the upper level had a suspended running track. I think 10,000 times around the track was about one mile. There was a regulation postage size swimming pool in the basement. This edifice was unfortunately torn down in 1999
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