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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.
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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.
The book is based on the au
thor’s experience as an instruc
tor in one of the army training
centers, and an autographed copy
has been received by Mr. Mc
Clain.
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