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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1943)
Khaki Classes Step Nearer To Diplomas (Continued from page one) standards of behavior and scho lastic endeavor that the soldier students, now strangers no long er. have established. Dr. Norris imported that both the ASTTJ and pre-meteorology students have incorporated them selves into University life very smoothly. Their conduct has, in fact, been more commendable than that exhibited by “ordinary” men students, he said. “Everybody likes them, and they seem to like it here,” he smiled. “It's working much bet ter than we could possibly have hoped for.” Contrary to the view ex pressed by many uniformed former University students who expect to return. Dr. Norris ex pects quite a few civilian men back fall term. These enrollees will he mostly 4-F and 17-year old men, lie said. Still more army trainees to come to the University? Dr. Norris anticipates more of these special students, yes, but does not know when they will come, how many more there will be, or what branch of the army they will represent. It may be neces sary to open additional new quar ters for the soldiers, if more of them do arrive, he said. The two military programs now in effect at Oregon devel oped an enviable efficiency early in the summer, both academically and in extracurricular features. Each of them displays a marked individuality. A brief sketch of the latest activities of each will explain this: The pre-engineers comprise Company A of Army Special ized Training unit 3920, and number 2X0 men in all. The unit commander, Major YV. S. Averin, is assistea dj nrsi lieu tenants Richard E. Boles and Dwight E. Near. Each man in the personnel is prospective of ficer training material. The complete group is organ ized into Basic One and Basic Two divisions. These numbers correspond to the three terms of work which are being offered the men at the University of Oregon. Since some of the army enlistees on the campus had previously completed college work cor sponding to Basic One study, they went into the second term of the work immediately in Eugene. Each term of study lasts 12 weeks, with a week's “break" be tween terms. The first “break" for the engineers will begin Sep tember 4 . . . and most of the men plan trips either home, or to California or even closer, Major Averill reported. They will report back for their second-term work on September 13. The pre-engineers’ intensive study program is supplemented by more relaxing activities, in cluding competition in softball among the seven platoons which make up the group. The ASTU students also have one “company" softball team, which defeated the Eugene Junior Chamber of Com merce team twice this summer. Laudable achievement—since the Junior C of C’ers placed second high in the city league. Intramural games are played on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and out side games usually on Sundays at 10 a.m., on the field near the KOTC barracks. They are open to the public. These military students have no particular social program in effect now, but will resume one in the fall—probably offering dances every other week. During the summer they found them selves welcomed by hospitably Eugeneans, who invited them for dinners and picnics. Many of the men attend church functions frequently, the major said. The commandant of the ASTU setup on the campus is Col. C. L. Sampson, head of the University military department. * * * The detach in e n t of the AAFTTC (army air forces Hello! Students New and old students: you will find us r> as usual to assist you in solving all of banking' problems. rady, \ our \\ e welcome your checking accounts, and place our entire facilities at \ our disposal. EUGENE BRANCH OF T11K UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND Kl'GFXH. ORKGON MK.MBKR FDR: technical training command) on the campus now includes 230 students. Most of these were enlisted in the ERC in various colleges before they entered active duty, and ail have a background of high at tainment in mathematics and sciences, their commanding of ficer, Lt. Charles Cable, said. He is assisted by Lt. Max Punches, adjutant. Summer attainments of these air corps men have evoked con siderable attention from visiting officers and civilian authorities on the campus. In their first uni form examination in mathemat ics, the men at Oregon placed second nationally (“reflecting great credit on the faculty of the University”—Lieutenant Cable). Also, the detachment has or ganized a 40-piece band, which will be available for civic meet ings, especially those fostered for the sale of war bonds. John Stehn, Univei'sity band director, has been lending the band his services, and reported that it contains many fine musicians, most of whom played in college bands elsewhere. Recently the pre-meteorologists began glee-club practice, under the direction of Dean Theodore Kratt of the school of music. The glee club will be available for the same style of gatherings as the band. A branch of the Boeing air craft factory post exchange “PX” in military lingo) has been set up in the AAFTTC barracks, enabling the soldiers to purchase candy, gum, cig arettes, and articles of cloth ing. It is also open to purchas es by ASTU students. The army air corps students participate in round robin tourna ments in basketball, softball, touch football, and soccer each week, with competition keen among the eight flights. Each week one flight is designate as “the winner,” on the basis of ac ademic achievement, military performance and demeanor, and the results of the sports compe titions. Points are also won on weekly inspection. This “Number one” flight is allowed to go first in the chow line and is relieved of fatigue detail for the week.. During the summer the pre meteorologists’ social program was curtailed and the men left largely “on their own,” but they plan, like the engineers, to offer dances every other weekend, in the fall. The swing sessions^ will be held in their own quarters. Their first furlough since ar riving at Oregon was granted the men beginning August 21, with classes set to reopen on August 30, beginning of the second of four quarters of 12 weeks each. Appleqate Writes Book On Offensive Warfare Oregon alum Rex Applegate, ’41, recently completed a book titled “Kill or Get Killed,” a hand book on offensive fighting at close quarters with or without weapons. Applegate, now a major in the United States army, recently re- i turned from England where he i made a study of commando tac tics, according to M. F. McClain, manager of the Co-op store on the campus where Applegate worked for the four years while . he was in school here. 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