DEL MONTE MILITARY ACADEMY Oral History September 13, 1996 By Wendell R. Shipman. Retired Engineer Pacific Telephone Company During a telephone conversation with Mr. Wendell R. Shipman he reported that he had attended the Del Monte Military Academy from 1926 to 1929. He remembers Jimmy Warren, Joseph Small and Bill Buckman. Remembers Jimmy Warren as the son of Nina & Earl Warren. His mother and Nina Warren were friends. Remembers Monarchs on the Eucalyptus trees during 1926 - 1929 period. He remembers a few pines and many cypress trees. 1. Historical Background - William Buckman Mr. William Buckman who lives at 1109 Ripple gave a presentation and shared historical information based on his own experiences as a student at the Del Monte Military Academy during early 1920's. He shared brochures and described the structures that existed at the time which were the existing 2 story house at the motel, a caretaker's cottage and stables. The school was started in 1919 and was closed in 1929 due to the depression. At the time he attended, the present building at the Sanctuary site existed and was called Brokaw Hall which served as the instructors quarters. Lamb Hall, Inman Hall and Warren Hall were other buildings chat.were eventually integrated intothe Butterfly Grove Inn. At the time he was in attendance as a high school student, there were about 50 students and 8-10 instructors. He doesn't remember butterflies being present and said there were no trees on the site and you could see the ocean from the second story of the main house. / ,·61; 1-5, u -ZI:,4..43>21 /Z-.7 /-··26.. \ 0 0./.6/.P-/V\A/(e"U 19 ->s - 19 29 , OCR Text: DEL MONTE MILITARY ACADEMY Oral History September 13, 1996 By Wendell R. Shipman. Retired Engineer Pacific Telephone Company During a telephone conversation with Mr. Wendell R. Shipman he reported that he had attended the Del Monte Military Academy from 1926 to 1929. He remembers Jimmy Warren, Joseph Small and Bill Buckman. Remembers Jimmy Warren as the son of Nina & Earl Warren. His mother and Nina Warren were friends. Remembers Monarchs on the Eucalyptus trees during 1926 - 1929 period. He remembers a few pines and many cypress trees. 1. Historical Background - William Buckman Mr. William Buckman who lives at 1109 Ripple gave a presentation and shared historical information based on his own experiences as a student at the Del Monte Military Academy during early 1920's. He shared brochures and described the structures that existed at the time which were the existing 2 story house at the motel, a caretaker's cottage and stables. The school was started in 1919 and was closed in 1929 due to the depression. At the time he attended, the present building at the Sanctuary site existed and was called Brokaw Hall which served as the instructors quarters. Lamb Hall, Inman Hall and Warren Hall were other buildings chat.were eventually integrated intothe Butterfly Grove Inn. At the time he was in attendance as a high school student, there were about 50 students and 8-10 instructors. He doesn't remember butterflies being present and said there were no trees on the site and you could see the ocean from the second story of the main house. / ,·61; 1-5, u -ZI:,4..43>21 /Z-.7 /-··26.. \ 0 0./.6/.P-/V\A/(e"U 19 ->s - 19 29 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Historic Properties of Pacific Grove,Grove Acre,254 Grove Acre,254 GROVE ACRE AVE_010.pdf,254 GROVE ACRE AVE_010.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: 254 GROVE ACRE AVE_010.PDF, 254 GROVE ACRE AVE_010.pdf 1 Page 1