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Orchestra (1st Violin) 1905; Basketball 1906; Commissioned Cadet Major 1907; Track (Manager and Captain) 1907; President of MMA Alumni Association

Sergeant, Company B 1892, Baker-Vawter Co.

Commissioned 1st Lieutenant and Ordinance Officer 1903

Corporal, Company D 1886; 1st Lieutenant, Company B 1887; 1st Lieutenant and Quartermaster, Manager, J.J. Bagley & Co.

Captain 1879

Banking

Corporal, Company D 1892; Crack Company 1891, Research Chemist

Sergeant, Bugle and Drum Corps 1890

Sergeant, Company A 1890; Captain, Company A 1892; Senior Class Prophet 1892; Football (Right Half) 1892; Prize Contest in Declamation May 27, 1892 (2nd Prize: Chariot Race, from Ben Hur); MMA Minstrels Performance at Pontiac Opera House May 7, 1892; 2nd Sergeant, Crack Company, 1891 In 1905 was Manager of the U.S. Gypsum Co. Was board chairman and president of Montgomery Ward from 1931 to 1956.

Cadet 2nd Lieutenant and Ordnance Officer 1895; Band (Tuba) 1903. Harry Archer was born Harry Auracher on February 21, 1888, in Creston, IA, and died April 23, 1960, in New York, N.Y. During the 1920’s and the 1930’s, Archer was a very successful bandleader. While he is remembered as such today, he did score several Broadway shows, and also wrote some songs occasionally. Harry’s Mother taught him music, and he worked his way through the Michigan Military School playing the trombone in theater and pop music orchestras. He had advanced musical studies at Knox Colelge in Galesburg, IL, and at Princeton University. After schooling, he settled in Chicago, IL and formed his own band. His first Broadway score was written in 1912, the ‘Pearl Maiden’. He continued writing for Broadway shows, revues, etc., until, when in 1923, he had a huge success with his score for the show ‘Little Jesse James’. His song, I Love You, was written for this show. Among the other musicals for which Harry did scores are ‘My Girl’ (1924), ‘Paradise Alley’ (1924), ‘Merry, Merry’ (1915), and ‘Twinkle, Twinkle’. (1926).
He married actress Ruth Gillette and they had a happy life together, When he retired, he and his wife moved to New York City, where he died in 1960, age 72. Theme: I’ll Always Remember You Archer was a well educated musician, as a youngster he learned the trumpet and would go on to master all of the brass instruments. He attended the Michigan Military Academy, Princeton University and Knox College! In 1912, he worked with Paul Whiteman to write the score for the Broadway musical, The Pearl Maiden. He developed his songwriting abilities on such shows as Little Jessie James: 1923, My Girl: 1924, and Just A Minute: 1928. His hit songs included the often recorded, I Love You, A Girl Like You, Heigh-ho Cheerio, Alone In My Dreams and The Sweetest Girl This Side Of Heaven. After his work on Broadway, he formed his own dance band in Chicago. The band enjoyed the success of radio remotes at several Chicago ballrooms before signing a record deal with Brunswick. The recording sessions included the bands theme song, I’ll Always Remember You as well as Sunny, It Must Be Love, Thinking of You, My Heart Stood Still, and When Day Is Done. Their recording of There Ain’t No Maybe In My Baby’s Eyes was often heard on the 1980’s TV sit-com Empty Nest. The song was a favorite of the character played by Richard Mulligan. Above notes by Mr. Dan DelFiorentino

With Interstate National Bank

Corporal, Company C 1892, Assistant Teller First National Bank

Mining

Band (Bb Baritone) 1884

Corporal, Company D 1887, Editor, Leavenworth Times. Served as mayor of Leavenworth, Kansas, from 1903 to 1905 and sat in the House of Representatives from 1907 to 1929.

Doctor

Andrews & Hadley, Dentists

Deceased as of 1905

Orchestra (Euphonium) 1905; Band (Euphonium) 1905

Third Vice-President of MMA Alumni Association 1903, Lieutenant of the Constabulary, Phillippines

Band (1st Eb Alto) 1900

Attended ca. 1878

Attended ca. 1878

Band (Bass Drum) 1892

Corporal, Company B 1890

Student, Leland Stanford Junior University

Corporal 1883