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Some critics question whether West Point should exist at all. In an editorial titled "Is It Time to Abolish West Point?" the editor of the monthly Armed Forces Journal, Benjamin Schemmer, a West Point man ('54), noted that it costs taxpayers $226,190 a year to train and educate each cadet. Tongue in cheek, he went on to suggest that the West Point barracks be turned over to New York State as a prison facility...
...flattered to be quoted in your report on West Point, but I did not say that "it costs taxpayers $226,190 a year to train and educate each cadet." That figure applies to the cost per graduate, which by any standard makes the cadets very expensive students. Benjamin F. Schemmer, Editor Armed Forces Journal Washington...
Alexander K. Schemmer ’04, who portrays the emcee, functions perhaps as the most crucial character in the show, skillfully weaving in and out of scenes and unifying Cabaret’s various themes. The role requires a dynamic personality. “The emcee is definitely a bright, high-energy character but one with a dark side,” Schemmer says. “Balancing the two has been interesting.” The emcee is also the most recognizable character to anyone familiar with the show. Joel Grey won the Tony Award for his performance...
...Schemmer doesn’t appear daunted. Rather than sticking verbatim to Grey’s script, Schemmer utilizes his own talents at ad lib. “Victor and Bobby are just like twins,” he says of two of the dancers. “Whatever Victor does, Bobby does; whatever Bobby does, Victor does. It all gets very confusing when they do each other!” Schemmer’s performance résumé includes playing “Elvira L’Infection” in the 2001 Pudding Show, singing with...
...Pentagon did the exact opposite. It told Benjamin F. Schemmer, owner and editor of the widely respected Armed Forces Journal, that he could now publish a detailed story about Stealth that he had been sitting on for two years at the Government's request. Indeed, William J. Perry, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, briefed Schemmer with additional information...
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