Air Force Technical Training Detachment - Echelon Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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v'v.,'. W! , JI 1-'37 STRAWBRIDGE MEMORIAL OBSERVATORY ROBERTS HALL lv jfrugeisg ,Ji 1' s mr' asian.-w I FOUNDERS HALL LLOYD HALL

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PAST PERFECT HIS is a task for which an fl. llcnry or Frank Stockton would be better suited than a class historian. For this is a story without an ending, at least the ending is a matter of conjecture. XYhile this lady or the tiger element is the strongest handicap which we face, it is not the only circum- stance which makes the task a dirlicult one. No one preceded our unit whose history might serve as a guide and, most assuredly, none will follow to take advantage of our experiences, mistakes and difficulties. It was a hrisk Saturday morning in early lfehruary when the advance guard of the :Xir Forces, consisting of l,t. Superko and Sgt. 0'llanlon, arrived at llaverford-a Quaker institution with an enviahle academic reputation which, under the progressive leadership of President lklorley, was undertaking the difficult accommodation of tradition and principle to the current demands of a world at war. 'lihe first members of the new unit hegan to arrive on February 9th. From then until lXlarch lst new arrivals contimied to make their appearance, until finally the unit was all present and accounted for. 'lihe unit was typi- cally :Xmcrican in many respects--heing practically a small melting-pot in terms of regional, economic, educational, and social hackgrounds. About half of the men came from various .-Xir Corps Replacement Centers where they had acquired some training and an expressed sense of superiority over jet-ps fresh from civilian life. The remainder of the personnel came directly from civilian life-either as memhers of the IQRC or as civilians engaged in a wide variety of activities. Outhtted, more or less, as soldiers, and organized into a functioning unit, the men turned as with one mind to the task at hand. The men at Haverford soon learned that, despite their environment, they were not merely students. Nor were they to he exclusively regarded as sol- diers. Rather, their statins was a comhination of the two-clearly indicated hy the uniform they wore and the hooks they carried. 'lihe situation in which they found themselves prevented the rigorous training and strict discipline of the army camp, hut the exigencies of war necessitated conditioning and training in addition to the ahsorption ofa highly technical course. For twelve months their lives were to follow three distinct hut decidedly independent channels which, in order of increasing interest, were as follows: academic, military, and social. :Xcademically the men have undergone a rather strenuous schedule of some 44 hours of study each week. 'lihe studies undertaken included physics, mathematics ffroni algebra to calculus--it didn't make any differential to us J, vectorial mechanics, geography, and history and lfnglish. By means of an intensive hasic course in the scientific fields, rhe Air Force men who quali- fied would he prepared to undertake any field of advanced technical study wherein their services might he needed. 'lihe history of the academic program may he divided into the reigns of Richard the Lion-llearted and that of King Carl. During the reigns of these men, the wind tore many leaves from our family tree and there was frequent precipitation from the tear-ducts. However, the henevolence of these rulers revealed their sincere concern for the welfare of their charges. For twelve months our lives hecame a nightmarish succession of quizzes, tests, and examinations. ,Xfter a period of Saturday local quizzes and na- tional uniform examinations from Chicago, it was not unusual for the he- wildered lfal to inquire of the medical of'l:icer in what quartile he had placed