•It .m.i I ^^^^H ' __. ¦ .....•• . t-M —M ' ¦* n¦¦¦ n ' m—-it^—nti f I ------ ..+ Del. Certification Viewed by Reporter II MM BREVITIES iI . m Pres ident Andruss Elected Off ice r of P. S. E. A. This is the third of a series of articles discussing the requirements for — ® ¦ The highlight of the news on the certification in the various states. Session Recommends the ReapNEW FACULTY MEMBER R me front was the President's The State of Delaware requires the Beech. The President stated, "The pointment of Dr. Francis ¦senal of democra cy is making good." applicant to be at least twenty years B. Haas as Supt. Be cited production figures and stated of age. He must file a health record Bat although all our goals had not from a legally qualified physician At the annual session of the PennBen accomplished, the net results showing him to be free from any sylvania State Education Association, Kuld be told with pride. With refer- physical defect that will interfere President Harvey A. Andruss was Kce to the fighting in North Africa, with a successful teaching career. No elected vice-president of the college R e President stated that although the applicant who is not a resident of and university section of the Depart¦Hi ed forces are stalled on account of Delaware will be granted a certificate ment of Higher Education. Be rains and appalling mud and very who has a mark, a "D" or lower in This section is composed of college ¦mited communications he was con- the last two years of his college pre deans and presidents of sixty or sev¦den t that when the final Allied as- paration in more than 20 per cent of enty arts and teachers colleges and Bult came the last vestige of Axis his courses. institutions of Pennsylvania. technical driven from the ¦ower would be s Certifica te Each year this section sponsors a In them shores of the Mediterranean. A High School Teacher ' high meeting concerning the problems that WIn closing, Mr. Koosevelt expressed is required in all the senior high junior grades confront college education in Pennand valid in school cause, ¦is faitlt in the nation and its may be sylvania. This is the only group that grades. This certificate school m do not prophesy when this war will applicant who is a a meeting of the representgranted to an ¦nd ," he said, "but I do believe that Business Department promotes approved college or atives of all Pennsylvania colleges graduate of an Biis year of 1943 will give the United ¦r ations a very substantial advance university provided that he has had Secures New M emb er from time to time. This year they sponsored an address by Dr. Kelley, ¦long the roads that lead to Berlin at least eighteen semester hours work Methods of Secondin the Aims and ¦nd Rome and Tokyo." Bloomsburg State Teachers College Chief of Higher Education Division may include which ary Education, extends a warm hand of welcome to of the Office of Education at WashI The Pay-As-You-Go Tax method Philosophy of Education, Psychology, a new member of the faculty , Mr. ington , emphasizing wartime probpostered by Senator George is becomEducation, Principles of Secondary ng increasingly popular and it is exEarl A. Gehrig, who will begin his lems of education. They are especialpractice teaching of high school and lected that the people on Capitol Hill duties as an instructor in this institu- ly interested as to how colleges should of six semester extent branches to the vill.adopt this plan by March 15. tion at the beginning of the new se- be able to function when men will be experience called into the service. Bloomsburg year in hours. One s ' The great Russian offensive conmester. equivateaching is to be considered inues to roll forward, despite bitter Mr. Gehrig gradu ated from the is probably doing the most . work practice teaching lent to the usual Jerman resistance. Danville High School in 1933 and along this line, considering the size given schools and in the normal now The Royal Air Force using U. S. from B. S. T. C. in 1937. He is at of the college. applicant must also colleges. The pr esent coordinator and teacher of William C. Forney, representing milt bombers attacked the steel preparation apin had the minimum vorks at Ij muiden and again raided defense courses which are being given the college faculty , was a member of study propriate academic indicated Sssen. at the Danville High School under the the house of delegates at the convention. Earl N. Rhodes represented the below in semester hours in the subauspices of State College. Allied Headquarters in India reject or subjects for which the certifiMr . Gehrig 's new duties here will college at the Association of State >ort that contact has been renewed English cate is issued. These include , vith the Japanese troops in Burma. be in the Business Education Depart- Teachers College Faculties. Professor eighteen semester hours; Mathematment. He will teach Accounting, S. I . Shortess and Professor George J. American planes sprt-ad destruction , fifteen semester h o u r s ; the ics Clerical Practice, and allied commer- KeJler were also present. hroughout Tunisia; hitting hard the The session passed a resolution reeighteen Sciences, semester hours; a cial subj ects. larbor at Bizerte. commending the. reappointment of Dr. Language, eighteen Foreign semester M ... . Although the Allied offensives seem Francis B. Haas as Superintendent of twentyhours; and Social Studies, o be rolling onward let us not forget Public Instruction in the Martin adincluding four semester hours, United Hie possibilities of a mass Japanese WALLER HALL NEWS ministration . holding History. Teachers ittack in the Pacific. The Japanese, States (Hi we are told , have a considerable sup- High School Certificates in specific A certain student from Marcus may be permitted to teach Hook has decided it does not pay to Bus. Education Club ply of raw materials and are making subjects lhe necessary adaptations to wartime one class in any other subj ect in be a gentleman for Waller Hall girls. Elects New Officers industry. The Japanese threat still which they had at least six semester At the close of the recent vacation he looms a great possibility and deserves hours of college credit, or two classes met two of our fair lasses down in in any subj ect in which they have had Harrisburg, Very gallantly he offered The Business Education Club held our immediate consideration . Iwl at least twelve semester hours of col- to check their baggage for them so the its first meeting of the month on Janm; lege credit. girls could get on the Bloomsburg bus. uary 7 at 3 P. M. in the Auditorium. Reser ve Students The Certificate of a teacher who re- In return they were to save him a The Business meeting was opened by ceives a rating of "D" or lower for seat. Lee checked the baggage all John Witkoski, the president. to Pass in Review two successive years shall be revoked, right, but he did not get the seat. As part of the business meeting and may be revived only upon the Girl s, is that a nice way to treat your Sara Wagner , vice-president who sucThe members of the United States satisfactory completion of one con- college men? ceeds John Witkoski, conducted the Naval Air Corps and the college re- tinuous year of additional professional One by one our girls are wearing a election of secretary and vice-presiservists, consisting of members of the training. Certificates issued by states ring on that fourth finger of the left dent. Lee Beaumont, who had been Army , Navy, Marine and Army Air which indicate qualifications equal or hand. We came back from the holi- secretary and who graduates in JanCorps Enlisted Reserve, will partici- superior to those required for secur- days to see that Margaret Kane has a uary, was succeeded by Betty Zong, pate in a review Saturday, January ing of a Certificate in Delaware may diamond. Congratulations.' and John Witkoski, president , who 16, at 8:30 A. M. in the Centennial be regarded as valuable supporting Speaking of engagements reminds likewise graduates in January, was Gymnasium. The public and the evidence for granting a Certificate for us of marriages. A lew of our Waller succeeded by Sara Wagner with Paul ' members of the college are invited to teaching in the State of Delaware. All Hall alumnae were married recently. Rowlands being elected to fill the vaattend. Certificates are valid throughout the Erma Wolfgang and Eda Bessie Beil- cant office of vice-president . The conclusion of the meeting was The drilling squad will consist of state for a period of three years, re- hartz were the last two. seven platoons; three officer platoons, newable for three-year periods on Judging from the smells that waft devoted to a spelling bee. Harold E. two Naval V 5 platoons, and two evidence of successful experience and through the halls round about ten Miller who out-spelled all competitors student platoons. professional spirit. Other conditions o'clock just about every night it was given a pass to the Capitol TheaThe features of the program will be nre necessary for renewal of other would seem that we girls do like to ter and Salvatore Mazzeo who ran a precision drill of one of the officer Certificates. The applicant is advised eat. And what is our favorite food? him a close second was given a pad of platoons in charge of Ensign Miller to write to the Director of Public Ed- Why cheese sandwiches, of course. typing paper. and the honoring of the graduating ucation , Department of Public In- Some one is going to make a fortune members of the college reservists who struction , Dover, Delaware, for furth- some day by collecting all the empty ing about our men in service but how expect to be called to active duty er information for Certification in soda bottles in the dorm. ^ about some news of what our alumshortly following their graduation. Delaware . We Waller Hall women enjoy read- nae are doing in the world? > , _ -j t - ifttaw mt atti i (Snlii Thoughtless Thou ghts Wonder if . . . Webster had Doc Collins in mind when he began "The Timid Soul" . . . the inventor of the barrage balloon got the idea after watching "Jolly Julian" Zinzarella . .. "Majo r Hoople's" creator created that column after meeting Demaree, personally . . . Al Capp was a personal Member fri end of "Terrible Tony " Valente, "The Macarone" T r a p a n i , and Plssociated Golle&ide Pre$$ "Sledgehammer" Sledgeski, before EDITOBIAI . STAFF attempting the "Scragg Family " . . . John Hubiak "Gobbling " Gottlieb and "Ham" FishEditor-in-Chief Lucille Martino Associated Editor Marilyn D. Sailer er severed relations after "Senator Managing Editor David M. Jones Make-up-Editor Millard C. Ludwig- Weidebottom" made his appearance Sports Editor Reba Henrie . . . Jaseph Rodger Chesney is a direct Feature Editor Bernard Kane descendant of Rip Van Winkle . . . Literary Editor George Piarote Exchange Editor a puppetteer taught "Legs" Washvilla Feature Writers , Irving Gottlieb, Florence uaust Jeanne how to dance . . . "Wild Bill" Selden Keller, June Keller, Reynold Pa^anelli, and "Old Man Mose" are blood broth- EOANGBS J ^ P o&Uy CHRISTMAS 1942 STYLE I No lights were on the Christmas Tree No candle, near the pane. No mistletoe was 'neath the eaves Before joining the staff as report- No metal 'lectric train . ers, students at State Teachers College, Salem, Massachusetts, are re- Priorities and ration books quired to serve as cubs for three Had got into the file months . This is accomplished by at- To greet Old Santa 's antics, tending newsboard classes sponsored And cramp Old Santa 's style,. No relatives for holidays; by the Log, student publication. © No little brats to nurse; Every night about this time . . . No false facades nor empty words Your roomie: "Lemme your pen. " r Twas a blessing not a curse! "Sure." The long treks home were all post Your roomie: "Got some paper?" poned "Here." The gas to be conserved. Your roomie: "Going past the mail Again we war; they asked for more. box?" "Sure." We'll do it right—not like before! Betty Hagenbuch, Leo Donn. firs Your roomie: "Wait 'til I finish this Reporters Bloomsburg Beauties: A gorgeous ? No, When victory comes we'll hold a feas Joyce Lohr, Irene Kulik , Salvatore Mazzeo , golden sun attempting to keep its letter—say do you have a stamp Royal Conrad, you let me pay The like of which was never I won't take it unless William W. Hummel, Robert Schram, Athamantia Comuntzis, head above enveloping waves of pur- for it." "You'll take it and lick it." And all the boys will be at home Carmel Sirianni , Jacqueline Shaffer. ple dusk . . . The heat of the Hall afenvelope?" an "Got Your roomie: To "Peace on Earth" forever! Typist s ter a marrow-chilling walk up the "Yeah. " Flora Guarna Oliver J. Ryan , Jr Irene Kornaski ¦ Jean Maschal hill . . . A basketball game in the new Your roomie: "Thanks. Now v what HI gym after so many in the old . . . O is your girl's address?" Letter to the Editor BUSINESS STAFF Steak and onions in the "beanery "— —Indiana Penn. Lee Roy Beaumont after a few personal appearances of Business Manager © Anne T. Sabol Advertising Manager Assistants: "shingles" . . . Persons and their get hamburger anymore, Dear Editor: If we can't Alvin Woodring, Edna Snyder , Elaine "alities" whom we have acquired as In the previous issue of the Marooi should students offer their services of Kreisher, Saramarie Dockey, Henry VonBlohn. life-time friends . . . Proud green catching various four-legged animals, and Gold, some student made thii O pines bowing to the will of the wind or adjust their diets to fit the war sit- statement, "it takes little brains to b( FACULTY ADVISERS . . . Huge white snowflakes camou- uation? —The Collegio. a dance musician," in a letter to th< Mr. S. W. Wilson Miss Pearl Mason editor. The student who wrote tha flaging every tree and shrub. • © © definitely had no criteria to maki Education—or is it: You who are Published weekly when college is in Bear Facts such a statement , in fact,, he certainh session. chasing a very elusive Ethics course A little bear sat on the ice knows very little about dance orches around will realize the following is a As cold as cold could be. JANUARY 15, 1943 tra leaders and their orchestras. very ethical problem. We have re- The bear got up and walked away— It may interest him to know tha ceived this from a very reliable "My tale is told ," said he. Kay Kayser is a graduate of the Uni source so never fear as to its veracity. —The Record. versity of North Carolina, and tha An unstudious student decided one © Harry James was studying music am day not to participate in a test his Louisiana State University has a playing trap drums at the tender ag "prof" was offering. In its stead he Red Head Club—and it's just what of four years. But, no, Harry Jame thought but to gaze around the room the name implies. TSpW——.. would not be considered . a chili and see the sights. Within his range prodigy, because his interest is ii vnaXkam iaBiw»n» 'inn |yi of vision were four so-called acaThe college girls who appear in dance music and not the so-callec demic aces pleasantly engaged in the open-toed shoes from which protrude . Ed i t o r i a l l y task of riding their "ponies " and ex- toenails lusciously covered with red "good music " These are only tw< example s of the many dance orches cercising a few .strange muscles so as paint have nothing on the Roman tra musicians who are supposedl; As the war conditions progress to provide business for a chiropractor . lassies. It was common practice not brainless. Benny Goodman and hi more and more will be demanded of Here are the statistics: All four were only to paint the fingernails but also band literally packed Carnegie Ha! all of us. As college students we have members of "POP ;" three of these in- the 'toenails all shades of the rainbow. on the two occasions they gave con a duty to fulfill. And as ' the Editorial telligentia—the males—were prominoMD © Staff of a college newspaper at a lime nent satellites in "Phi Sig;" two men Me leaving her raging I have talked with people who hav when such papers are rendering more and the girl also included Kappa Del- At the door played both types of music, an< service and are being called upon ta Pi among their conquests. The un- Me wish she wasn't played it well, people who certain!) more often than ever before to help studious observer quite naturally Quite so sore know as much about music and prob the country, we have pledged our- flunked the test due to his uncooper- Me go to kiss her ably more than the person who mad ation with his "boss." selves to the following: 9 But oh , dear my the erroneous statement . These peo i«A That is the problem. This is the She moved her head in. TXfi+l-t r\ -\ i4- c you can't make him think. ceived by the Indepehdent Women 's Q\pte of the week: "Irv wants to pressed in this column is not thfll —Elbert Hubbard, Dating Bureau at Penn State College. see you." of the Editorial Staff. By George Piarote ^( ¦ ( ¦ ¦skies Lose to ¦Lock Haven Five ft Eagles Roll Up 59-36 Score Bn Whipping College Quint et M Last Satu rday Night ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (^ ^ ^ g^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ TJ J ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ J j ^ ^ ^ ^ ifl! ¦¦•• Z^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ IIIUMIIII j IUmi , , J U J ¦ " TJ! !^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ <¦ <{ • Sp xvUi Sbi&uf , ¦¦ +>••• J^—J^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ • W W H ^ ^ ^ m^H^M* j ¦ ¦ — ¦ - ._ -_ — . . . — Courtm ,en Pla y Two Week-end Games ...4. Untested Red Raid ers and Strong f» Millers Appear Successive Nights By Millard Ludwig The loss at Lock Haven came as a played the Huskies year after year severe blow to the Huskies as they before 1936 and the relations proved greatest Lock Haven Hie of the set on their first attempt to annex the to be satisfactory . Bucknell has yet The Husky courtmen really get history unexpect¦tetball teams in 9~ ran rough shod over the B. S. teachers college title. However , this to play a recent Husky quintet , y et into the basketball wars, this weekShippensburg and MillersH . court unit by a score of 59-36 at may be a turn for the better. In years the university is only 30 miles away. end when vilie meet the Buchheit-coached quinThat 75-28 win posted on the scoreH place last Saturday evening. It past the Husky courtmen started off H the fifth consecutive win for the iast and on each occasion hit the skids board last Saturday evening as East tet in the Centennial Gymnasium Friday and Saturday. In an all out efHi Eagles and the third in teachers in February. The long sixteen day Stroudsburg took Kutztown over the vacation was one of the lengthiest coals and made fans once more sit up fort to get back in the win column afEge circles. ¦aptain Paul Coront, lanky Haven- ever experienced here, and the boys and take notice. Many fans may think ter the Lock Haven loss, Coach Buch¦center , led the scorers with eigh - had plenty of time to get out of con- Kutztown to be a weak sister in the heit will proBably bolster his first five, which is composed of Valente, and ¦ i points. He converted only four dition. In the last period at Lock basketball wars, but such is not the Washvilla at forwards, Chesney at team County lost to ¦fourteen fouls tried or his total Haven the team began to hit its stride case. The Berks center and Puinak and McCloskey at power of the east—AlHid have been much higher. Dick and if that can be taken as a criterion, a basketball guards, by inserting Shearer at sevonly afBarer, Husky substitute, paced the bigger and better things await Coach brigh t, by a 63-39 count, but ter a hard fight. Kutztown has- also eral intervals. Shearer came through ¦omsburgers with thirteen markers. Buchheit's aggregation. with flying colors last Saturday by It is true that B. S. T. C. probably beaten West Chester. sMock Haven pulled away fast and ¦ throughout the contest. They has some of the best basketball ma- Looking over the records of Sus- leading the weak Husky attack with Be ahead by a 27-16 count at the terial in history this season. For all quehanna and Bucknell, the Crusad- thirteen points. Shippensburg Second Game m and 42-18 at the close of the third around play it is hard to beat, and ers from Selinsgrove have recorded Until last night when Shippensburg rHiod. Then the Huskies got moving the reserve strength is tops. If the four wins and two losses and the met Shepherd State Teachers the , ft outscored the Bald Eagles in the fans give the boys a little time, Coach Bisons have racked up two victories Raiders had been untested. Coach ¦hi quarter. It was only in this Buchheit will produce another of his and three defeats. Bucknell has beaten Elizabethtown and Muhlenberg Doggie Julian expects to have anothBiod that Coach Buchheit's crew winning combinations. er strong team which will ¦wed any of the December form When Mansfield came out with the while losing to Penn State, Lafayette, Andrukitis and Giocobello be led by , both playSplayed against Fort Meade. announcement some weeks ago that and also Muhlenberg. ing their fourth year of varsity. Andf all of the Northern Tier schedule was Vilianova College leads all state rukitis was injured much, V Bald Eagles Ready last Whe boys of Coach Hubert Jack cancelled, this blotted out two games teams with a clean slate of eight wins and is expected to climax hiswinter court ¦re well-prepared to meet the Hus- from the Husky card. Mansfield had in a row. The Wildcats have beaten career with his best season. Bs, having practiced during the not been considered by opponents as Fort Dix, St. Francis, Albright, LoyMillers Lose Two Bristmas vacation and boasting four likely to drop basketball, partly be- ola, Coast Guard, Niagara, Geneva Millersville, although considerably Bnes under their belts. The Huskies cause the college had fielded a foot- and Princeton. All were soundly Bfered from a 16 day layoff and the ball team this past fall when several trounced except Albright which was weakened from loss of players, year Kk of practice was seen throughout teams dropped the sport for the dur- by only three points . . . The Camp in and year out presents strong clubs Meade team, which appeared here and as the season goes along the Lanation. B first three periods. December 12, lost to Pennsylvania caster County institution must be Maybe it would be possible for con ¦ Bloomsburg (36) only by 35-30 . . . Albright considered seriously as a contender. University tests to be arranged with Bucknell or ¦ G. F. G. Pts. took the soldiers last Saturday, 70-36. The Millers have lost to LaSalle Susquehanna. Neither of these uniBlente, F. 0 0-1 0 . . . Many teaches colleges are ex- and Lock Haven thus far , the latter Bshvilla, F. 3 0-2 6 versities is any great distance away, pected to drop baseball for the dur- by a 45-29 score. Pacing the Millersand this would fall in line with the 0 0-0 0 Bmetz, F. ville five will be Wray, Herr , Peters ation. Bagner, F. 0 0-0 0 transportation problem Susqueiionna and Neff , all veterans from the varBany, F. 0 0-0 0 sity a year ago. Wray will be rememBiesney, C. 4 0-0 8 bered for his accurate long shots. Bearer, C. 4 5-6 13 Gone are Reifsnyder and Mahoney ¦ifnak , G. 1 0-1 2 from the Millers' line up. Lock Haven 's Bald Eagles head the race for the mythical State Teachers ¦cCloskey , G. 2 1-1 5 icy hn, G. 1 0-0 2 College Championship with an unblemished record of three wins and no loss- Man is the measure of all things. >mboy, G. 0 0-0 0 es. The Havenites have racked up victories over Indiana, Millersville and —Pythagoras. Bloomsburg, none by less than a margin of fifteen points. H The powerful East Stroudsburg quintet, with a veteran team back, has ID O-J .1 OD Man is the only animal that blushmet only Kutztown at this writing but smothered them under by a lopsided es or needs to. —Mark Twain . Lock Haven (59) 75-28 count. Indiana and Kutztown are tied for third , each with one win ¦¦ ¦ M G. F. G. Fts. and one defeat . Men are but children of a larger laner , F. 3 1-6 7 Shippensburg and Slippery Rock have yet to meet teacher opponents growth. —Dryden . r , F. 6 3-5 15 and Mansfield has cancelled all its games. iront 7 4-14 18 W. L. Pet. Pts. Opp . jm—m—m nu—im—i i<—mi—iid— ««__ m,__¦_-»_-,,,, , Ietzle , C. itro , G. 3 0 1.000 146 92 ' 3 0-0 6 Lock Haven __ Compliments of Jrnard , G. 6 1-1 13 East Stroudsburg 1 0 1.000 75 28 — _ 1 _ tter, F. r 1 .500 69 71 au 0 0-0 0 Indiana _ cNutty, F . 1 1 .500 65 103 0 0-0 0 Kutztown irgan , C tores 0 1 .000 36 0 0-1 0 BLOOMSBURG 59 — _ _ 0 1 .000 28 'ons, G. 37 I 0 0-0 0 West Chester ______ Bloomsburg, Pa. a urer , G. ___ 0 1 .000 29 0 0-0 0 Millersville 45 [•«—mm—ou—nu—iin—>n~-un—u«—mi —tu^—i« _an—- ¦¦i 0 1 .000 29 California 42 t m— iiu<—-iin-—nil—-iii.--iii-—iiii-—n il—-mi—iin— ¦»__«¦-_, », 25 9-27 59 loomsburg 7 9 2 18—36 Compliments of ock Haven 13 14 15 17—59 Compliments of Referee—Singley. Umpire — Bol>n. Lock Haven Mythical Conference ; J . S. 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Many any in reality here." by Irvin g T. Gottlieb j ; sult, t[ people will think that working in the (Wri ter's note: Due to militafa office is a soft touch, but take my rules we cannot publish the name ic word for it, it certainly is not! We the station or country in which 1|] Abbreviations are really wonderful school. It is altogether different from work and spend most of our time Esmond refers. However, the issue things—provided you can read them. what I have ever done, but something doinghard j ust that. There is a definite the paper can be found in the In everyday life, they are used by all tells me that I am going to like it. shortage of office workers and con- brary) . of us, but the army is using them ex- "Two weeks ago, I missed out on a sequently, we in the office work every © tensively. To some people, shorthand teaching j ob here at camp. Kenneth day, including every Sunday—nearly X-Ray Expert is Greek; to others, Greek is bad Morse, a former Bloomsburg student, nigh t, too. The work is interesting Pvt. Mario Conte, enough ; but to most of us, army ab- now has the job —that of teaching though, whiqh is a maj or factor in Medical Detachment, breviations "take the cake." You do men classified as illiterates." our favor. Station Hospital, not believe me—well, see how much © O Daniel Field, Georgia. of the following paragraphs you can Flying Ensign Cavalry Mechanized "Since the last time I wrote, Iha understand. Ensign Thomas P. Grow, been transferred from the Air Cor Corp. John P. Hubiak, "The following EM, Pfc. James ^. VP 62 % Postmaster, to the Medical Detachment. In fa Hq. Tr. 113th Cav. (Mech.), Brown, 00000000, was indctd into OR Seattle, Washington. change this took place just two wee Camp Hood, Texas. in PI, then trfd for SD in TH. making inquiries the other "On ago. The work is mostly clerical ai army "His serv was av during 1st enlmt , day , I was surprised to find that out "To sum things up, this is my my place is in the X-ray departmei was attchd as aide to O Med Adm C. of our squadron , there are only two history thus far: June 14, 1941, 1 was I like it very much and am finding t He worked on I & IR; later acted as officers who get their college news- inducted at Fort Meade, Maryland. work exceedingly interesting. there I went to Fort Riley, Kanintpr for TH vols. paper. And I am one of those officers . Fromwhere I received my basic train- "I see by the basketball schedu sas , territorial further trs for "He jd sp sure, I'm if other colleges knew what Shippensbu asgmts; later sent to Calif, trfd as sp it meant for its students that are in ing. After four months I was sent to that we will be playing January and Millersville on 15 ai msgr for QMSO. While actg as msgr, the service to receive their college Camp Bowie, 113th Cavalry (Mech16. If my furlough comes through, he injured arm in MT near CAC cen- p aper, they would be only too glad to anized). Just recently, I have been do my darnest to come up to I s transferred to Camp Hood, Texas. ter. Then reed CDD." send one to them. boys the come through with a doub anything done exciting "Haven't a Need you make out? How did "Right now I am on a two weeks' little help? Well, just in case you do, leave and am staying with my wife in but I did have the opportunity of pa- victory ." O here is the way it reads in the army Seattle. The last four months I have trolling the Mexican Border from DeAnswer to last week's questio files: been on active duty with the fleet in cem ber 15, 1941, t o March 12, 1942." The regulations for a G. I. hairc Pri"The following enlisted man, © the Pacific. " are: clippers shall be used on bo vate First Class, James Q. Brown, New Field O sides and in the rear, and the "hair < Army serial number, 00000000, was Pvt. Robert Johnson , Instructor Administrative top shall not be longer than two ind inducted into the Organized Reserves 10 Q. M. T. R., Co. A, es. in the Philippine Islands, and t hen Sgt. Theodore I. Harwood, Camp Lee, Virginia. Tng. Bn., © 106th Med. Co. A, in duty was transferred for special "I am stationed at the Quartermas- Question For The Arkansas. Camp Robinson, Week: Shou the Territory of Hawaii. ter Replacement Training Center for Army nurses be will be can never tell what he "One saluted by enlist "His service was average auring ms assigned to do in the army. Even my basic training. We had one month men? first enlistment. He was attached as though I attended a Teachers College, of basic and now I am going to Adm aide to officers of the Medical Admin- I never thought I would become an ministration and Supply School. I Served Him Right will complete the course in a few istrative Corps. He worked on inven- army instructor. Joe—"I met my wife a very fui tory and inspection reports ; later act- "However, for the past three weeks and then be assigned to a per- ny way. I ran over herinwith my c< ed as an interpreter for the Territory months it has been my duty to teach manent unit. and later married her. " "For the first time in my life, I envy of Hawaii Volunteers. army administration at Camp Robin- you commercial students at Bloom. I Jack—"If everybody had to do th; for furthtroops "H e joined special son s model, outstanding clerk school. there wouldn 't be so much reckle ' er territorial assignments ; and was The work is extremely interesting am taking typing and sure could use driving." later sent to California where he was and gratifying because all instructors some of that B. S. T. C. training." m © transferred as a special-messenger for are encouraged to develop and use No Heir Pictures—But No Girls! the Quartermaster S(upply officer. ini tiative and originality in all phases Tom—"Did your uncle rememb Lt. Stanley Esmond, While acting as messenger one day, of the teaching process." you when he made his will?" Btry. C, 250th C. A., he inj ured his arm in a motor transBill— guess "I so—he left me out! O A. P. O. 937 % Postmaster, port near a Coast Artillery Corps cenSize, What Please Seattle, Washington . ter. It was so serious an inj ury that •ft *¦"" ••¦"" -•«—"•«.—««—¦¦—•¦¦^—u ^_¦¦_¦¦_ ¦¦_¦¦__ "At present, we hardly see anyone he received a certificate of disability Paul N . Baker, Jr., S 2/ c, Ship 's Company Personnel , outside of service men. Probably peofor discharge. " ple realize this is no country to live How did you make out? Well, any - USNCTC N OB , Camp Allen, in , but then we're here on a mission. Nor f olk , Virginia. way, it was lots of fun! "Although it has been some time I enjoy it as it has been two years O since I have been here, you should since I have discarded my civilian New Instructor « have seen our group the first day. clothes for a uniform . Life as an ofEnsign Thurwald Gommer , We formed a line and got ready to re- ficer is swell—very much better than Vn. 2 D 8-B ceive our gear—necessities to you. an enlisted man 's life. I should know Saufley Field, Well, as I spent as I spent some time in the we received our mattresses, Pensacola, Florida. ranks. blankets, pillows, pillow cases, and "At the present I'm a little pushed for time. I recently checked in at next came the underwear . Th ey h ad "In return for the 'Maroon & Gold' Pensacola. My duty is instructing in one stack of underwear and we I am sending one of the papers that I basic trainers. (Valteese and North walked along while the storekeeper asked us what size we needed. No American). matter size we requested, it all "I am Hoping to find Bloom men came offwhat the same pile. You should coming through our squadron." RETURNING FROM have seen us when we tried it on! O That was only the first issue and after un, tor some scenery A HIKE? that, everything went smoothly. (We Pvt. Michael J. Chismar, STOP AT H. Q. Co. 2nd Bn. 187th Inf., THE A, P. O. 31, JACK GEIST WITE Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Camp Shelby "I've been here at A r r o w Sihirt Phot ograph er since October 4. It's all right here, 124 East Main Street but the scenery is terrible—j ust Band Bloomsbur ff, Fa . pine and trees. 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