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Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday, January 14,1943.
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had an opportunity to test and t<
formulate an opinion of each man
Men trained in this way are bet
ter soldiers and are better able t<
absorb additional technical instruc
tion more rapidly and with greatei
i lasting effect. Beginning in ths
The greatest laboratory in the a.m. his calisthenics and foot drill eighth week the battalion contro
world for doing things is the United keep him busy until 8:40 when with of the collegiate system is decen
States Army. Of necessity this others of his battalion he moves tralized to the batteries and is car
must i#e so, inducting as it does into his area to start school, the ried on by them in the same schol
hundreds of thousands of men collegiate way, for the day. He is arly manner of well prepared lex-
every month. Training this raw one of a group of 30, and, of course, sons, change of class rooms, short
material to be efficient, to do there are many such groups. He ■ | classes, and lots of individual at-
things in the shortest time pos- and his group move into a class i tention and instruction.
xible, is for the soldier’s own good room and begin the day. At a given i
Enlisted men praise the system
as well as for the national security. signal from Headquarters the 1 highly. Assigned to Division Ar-
In having soldiers really “do” groups are rotated so that by 3:80 j tillery is Pvt. Paul Vaka, selectee
something rather than merely hear p.m. each group will have attendisl learned and highly educated, and
about how it should be done is the nine of the 15 subjects. The next formerly head-master in the de
genius of the system used by the day they take the remaining six partment of languages at the fash
Timber Wolf Division Artillery. and three more.
ionable Choate school for boys at
The commanding general of the | Each selectee is provided with a Wallingford, Connecticut. Of this
division's artillery has proved that pencil and notebook, prior to at collegiate system of soldier train-
one act well done by a student tending any class. Oral examina- j ing he says:
soldier properly supervised is bet- tions each day help to grade the
“This Collegiate System is the
ter than 100,000 words without the men and show their progress,
fundamental pre-training requisite
opportunity to "do” or “see”.
| A group marcher is in charge ! to acquaint men not only with the
Advantages of this particular of each group, and is usually one general nomenclature that every
system of army training are in the ot the outstanding selectees of the ' soldier should know but also with
fact that the system incorporates group. He is responsible for the I the more basic information with
the very liest methods of industrial reporting of his group to the in- which each artillery man should
accomplishment and academic structors at the different class he familiar.
training. The quickest way to ad rooms each period. An apt enlisted
Rotating System of Classes
vance n any field of endeavor is man with previous service and
“The term ‘Collegiate’ is used
to take instruction from a spe training, acts as a counsellor to because of the rotating character
cialist in that field. Great indus ulear up any questions that may of the classes as it were like a
trial organizations are continually have been usked during the day.
university. There are fifteen dif
giving their employees specialized
Thus, through the days and ferent classes, such as military
training under direction of highly weeks, training progresses. When I discipline, personal hygiene, man-
trained instructors. The employee, one subject is completed those who j uni of arms, duties of cannoneers,
so prepared, is then uble to take taught make way for another j etc. Each class consists of u series
his pince, alily, in the well-organ group of specialist instructors in I of lectures or demonstrations. The
ized industrial machine. In the either a secondary or an advanced soldier has reviews and tests to as
modern teaching system, instruct class.
certain the progress he is making.
ors, highly specialized in u field,
Analysis
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of Every Man
) Also texts are given on motor ap
teach only one subject. The in-1 All through the instruction there titude to find out the potential in which one of the men gives a
struetor does not go from room to is a careful analysis of each man. abilities of the men as military lecture himself on his own special-
room but the student does the mov-( There is every effort to puss him vehicle drivers. Similar tests are j I ity. For example, in one branch of
ing, so thut the student has mental on according to his mental capa- given on radio aptitude. These tests ru(jjo Work n discussion follows,
and physical relaxation between bilities. Every effort is made to are so devised that not only men Th(.R(. BCt „„ refr„hers to make the
«■lasses.
! puss each man through the “col- who have had experience in motor'
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men more efficient
in their teach
So in this highly efficient chain legiate" course ns’ soon us pos or radio work are uncovered but ing of the enlisted men.”
assembly system of soldier truining sible und depending on his devel also those who, without previous
And so. in line with the best
»-id by the Timber Wolf Division opment and progress, to send him experience but with proper train known methods. Uncle Sam's sol
Artillery, the recruit moves about to his battery marked ax u poten ing, may be made into gunners, diers assigned to division artillery
from place to place, tuking his sub tial cunnoneer, or signal, or in mechanics, or communications spe at Camp Adair, make ready to fight
jects in small doses, under the di strument man, this evaluation be cialists.
your battle and mine.
ing based on the consensus of opin
"In» fact the general classifica
rection of trained men.
ion of the instructors that observed tions work developed through this
Like University Campus
The Division Artillery Area his work und the grades that he system is amazing in its ability
Cooking With Gas
could easily be said to resemble made. This gives the army n sec to find latent potentialities.
classification of each Through this collegiate system the
By Sgt. Rolland ('. Rogers
the campus of u gi-eat university, ondary
Of Cooks and Bakers School
the barracks being akin to dormi selectee and takes a great loud off division artillery, highly unified,
tories, lecture halls, and labora the shoulders of the buttery com coordinated and disciplined, takes
tories. If it were not that the mander. The battery commander recognisance of the individual ca
Ponce <le Leon failed to find the
subjects were of a military nature, is assured that his men have been pabilities and potentialities of each
fountain
of youth but he and his
instructor
by
the
beat
methods
and
soldier.
This,
especially,
is
what
to see the soldier's class schedule
would make one think the recruit the best tulent of the battalion, and General Dunckel is doing here at cohorts discovered a strange fruit
flourishing in their paths which
was it f res hie instead of n rookie. that the soldier hue appeared be Camp Adair,
“The non-commissioned officer | had all the elements that a youth
These various subjects are ar fore him as a potential specialist,
ranged to continue for a jwriod Hot on the opinion of one or two, cadre which was sent here had fountain should have.
“It is like butter," wrote the
of weeks and are taken a certain but aft< r some 45 instructors have been most highly trained in their
definite, regular number of times
during u week. As the rookie pro
gresses with his basic training he
is given in his various classes cer
tain aptitude tests. Hv is also
given tests to determine how much
knowledge he has acquired and to
what advantage he can apply it.
The men are grouped into small
units. Because of this, individual
instruction and attention can easily
be given. Questions ure encouraged.
Activity is in order. And, believe it
or not, u genuine uffevtion between
•tudent and instructor often man
ifests itself.
This greatly differs from the old
system of Army training which,
by the way, is still widely used.
In it. for example, an officer gives
u lecture on the nomenclature of
a 2S ton prime mover to men who
have never seen one und without
the prime mover even being ill
sight. Soldiers huve lierti overheard
to say, under thia old system, “—
and so help me when ! woke up
three hours later that — — was
still talking.”
The average soldier can concen
trate on a subject of instruction
for a period of about '10 minutes.
If that time is exceeded he may
have on his face an intense gaze
of interest but he is not "with I.
you.” He won't be "with you” after!
those fust 30 minutes. A change of (
subject ami class room will remedy
this situation and the soldier wdl
have, even at the close of the day
in his la-t class, more than just u
glimmer of intelligent attention.
lenMm» Carefull) Prepared
Each battalion has an officer and
tw ■ qualified non-commissioned nt-
fi< < rs assigned to teach a subject.
They go over carefully prepared
lessons thoroughly. They try ma
terial out on themselves and on
<>th< rs Each group of instructors
is unxious to have his training
course considered favorably.
This “Chain System” of training
induces specialisation in study. In
structors having one subject to
teach can master all of the source
material on that subject and pretty
well kes |> u|> with new pamphlets
constantly being issued In addi
tion they can and have developed
many training aids involving the
lure of the movies and the Com
petitive spirit of sport. Also many
out-standing charts are dewloped
so that the student has constantly
before him a picture, which as the
Chinese say, is worth 10.006 words.
Some of these aids to education
are shown in the attached pictures.
Chain Sytem of Training
Makes Our Army the Best
n
new world explorers, 'and is of
marvelous flavor, so good and
pleasing to the palate that it is
a marvelous thing. It nourisheth
and strengtheneth the body, cor-
roborating (big word for 16th cen.
tury explores) the vital spirits and
procuring vigor exceedingly."
What could the fountain of youth
have that the ahaucate (avocado
to you> didn’t have?
In fact even today this tropical
fruit is called “the staff of life”
in many I.atin American countries.
While people no longer look for
the Fountain of Youth, Uncle Sam
is highly interested in preserving
the youthful vigor of his soldier
nephews. Consequently he has
made arrangements to serve avo-
cados to his army men.
Here are some interesting avo-
cado recipes with an Army accent.
YOKUM HOKUM
From the
337 QM. Bat.
by
who now resembles Gargantua.
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Oregon university drubbed the
Idaho Vandals, 43-21, in opening
game of the northwest eonferenee
at Moscow, Ida., Tuesday night.
Roger Wiley, 6 foot 8 inch center
scored 16 points.
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Pvt. David Rosenfeld
Vi
The only casualty that resulted
from the company bivouac, held
last Wednesday night, was Cpl.
Fred J. Miller who has contracted
„ slight case of oak poisoning and
We are proud to welcome as new
members to our personnel Lt. Nor
ris and Lt. Coughlin. Lt. Norris
was recently transferred from
Camp White and Lt. Coughlin just
graduated from Officer Candidate
School at Ft. F. E. Warren, in
A somewhat belated Christmas
present came in a form of ratings
T00TH
for 32 men. Cpl. Walter H. River,
T/5 George L. Lalman and T 5
POWDER
Alan S. Welter having been ad- Wyoming.
vanced to the rank of Sergeant.
T/5 John E. Heibel is now T/4 Hills Add A Billy
and T/5 Fred J. Miller is a full- Grow to Beat Band
fledged Corporal.
Only a week old, this Post’s
Five Privates first class received
Billy band,
T/5’s. They are Henry A. Saacks, Ozark Cowboys, Hill
Avocado Gelatin
Boris Guleff, Robert R. Boelson, have already added an artiste
Step 1: Cut avocadoes into Ervin C. Quist and Demont B. (what do you do about the
in this kind of a band, editor?)
halves and remove seeds and skin. Bassham.
Cut fruit into cubes.
Twenty-two privates who are in the person of Pvt. Raymond
Step 2: Prepare flavored gel- certainly proud to be Privates First Daniel, a fiddler. The “cowboys
atin according to directions, Add Class ure: Herman J. George, fiddle around at Service Club 2.
cubed avocado to cooled gelatin, I Aaron B. Collins, Joseph S. Mich-
using
flat of avocadoes (6% 'alik, Ernest C. Paulson, Cris Bass
pounds) for each 2 gallons of water ham, Don A. Manning, John H.
used. Chill until firm.
¡Harden, Alwyn Albright, Chas. J.
This gelatin is suitable for either Boudra, Raymond R. Beaty, Elton
dessert or a salad or an unflavored B. Chambliss, Ralph B. Gilbert,
gelatin using H water and % to-' Major B. Blucker, William Ed-
Reasonably Priced
niato juice (seasoned to taste) for wards, James W. Lentz, Reuben A.
also
liquid required can be served on Gonzales, William Spangenberg,
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lettuce as a salad.
John W. Popp, Wynn E. Osborne,
Avocado and Vegetable Salad
Delmer Henry, Lee C. Epps and
Step 1: Cut 1 flat (13 pounds) Frederick W. Sund.
ASK rOR IT AT YOUR PX
of avocadoes into halves and re
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On Sol« ot All Drug Counters
135 S. 2nd
Corvallis
move the seeds and skin. Cut fruit
A great deal of interest has been ,
into cubes.
centered on the checker tourna-
Step 2: Combine cubed avocado, ment which has been in full swing
with 3 heads lettuce (chopped), 4 for the past several weeks. Twelve
pounds of tomatoes (cubed) and ■ contestants entered the contest
Series ot Horse-Sense Bridge Lessons to be presented
1 quart of mayonnaise.
which will be terminated this week
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, January
Step 3: Add vinegar and salt to 1 in a final match between Pfc. Wei. I
18. 19 and 20—at 8 P. M.
taste and blend. Serve cold.
ton and Lotridge.
I
This salad is improved by the
Seventh Street Club House
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addition of 2 quarts of chopped
Mrs. Ray Jenkins, instructor, an accredited
Congratulations are in order for
raw carrots, 3 quarts of sliced ogi.
Culbertson and Sam Gordon teacher.
Sgt. main
Alan Welter
n euer whose
wnose marriage
radishes and 3 quarts of diced to Miss Lelain Johannes of St. |
SPONSORED BY CORVALLIS JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB
celery.
Joseph, Missouri, was announced 1
Admission: $4.00 for series or $2.00 one lesson.
on December 24 at Corvallis.
AMBULANCE CORPS
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DONATES MONEY
Incidently, Staff Sgt. Seeman
has been bragging somewhat about
The Corvallis Platoon of the the swell meals his future mother-
Oregon Women's Ambulance corps in-law in Portland can prepare. In
has donated $15 to the American case anyone would like to contact
UNIFORMS ... INSIGNIA ... SUPPLIES
Red Cross in their drive for “Ditty Sgt. Seeman any week end, contact
L. T. Chellis
1520 Jefferson SU Corvallis
Bags,” which are presented to ail this correspondent and he will
service men at the time they sail direct you to Miss Jean’s heme.
for overseas duty. These bags are Beware Sgt. Seeman, Army widows
compactly filled with stationery get sort of lonely.
and toilet articles, and have prov
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en very useful and popular with
We wonder what must be the
the men. The $15 will buy twenty attraction for Pvt. Herbert Stone i
Humphrey Bldg.. 557 Monroe—Corvallis—Phone 424-J
Ditty Bags.
to be going to Portland so often. I
FINE
PORTRAITS
Wilson Studio
LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE
ARMY CASH TAILORS
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Camp Adair on the Air
DR. CHAS. 0. ANDERSON
Optometrist
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Post Special Services Office Presents
KOIN - Columbia Broadcasting System
Monday Night, Jan. IS, 8:30, Field House
TIMBER WOLF DIVISION
presents the following artists :
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CAROL WORTH
Radio's
"Miss Oregon"
The Timber Wolf Artillery Band
Under the Direction of W. O. Rubell
Vocals by Pvt. Raymond Eisemen
PVT. BRUCE SHARITT
Of Attached Troops
SGT. JACK KNOTT
Major Leagues Baseball Pitcher
And Many Others
PVT. DOUGLAS JOHNSON
Wizard of the Piano
PVT. CECIL BURNKRANT
Of The 96th Division
No Tickets - Free Admission
9:00 to 9:30 on the Air over KOIN, Portland
FIELD HOUSE Monday Eve, 8:30 - Jan. 18
Let’s go to school with one of
these soldiers.
Starting at ?.3O
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